Compare 1587 edition: 1 DOngall the ſonne of king Saluathius was receyued to ſucceede by the common con|ſent of the eſtates of all the Realme,Dongall ſuc|ceedeth after Conuall. a man of ſin|gular wiſdome and great knowledge.A ſeuere puni|ſher of male|factors. But for that hee was ſomewhat ſeuere in puniſhing the myſor [...]ed behauiours of the Nobilitie and miſ|gouerned youth of hys Realme, dyuerſe of the Nobles conſpyred agaynſte hym,Alpine con|ſtrained by the nobles, taketh vpon him to be crowned king. forcing one Alpyne the ſonne of Achaius to make claym [...] to the Crowne, who perceyuing there was no remedie but eyther to follow their mindes, or elſe to be murthered amongeſt them conſented to goe with them into Argyle, where they purpoſed to crowne him king ſitting vpon the Chayre of Marble, according to the maner.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 168 Alpine vnwil|ing to receiue the crowne, fied.Howbeit at his comming into that cou [...]rey, he found meanes to conuey himſelf from amogſt them, leaſt through his meanes the quiet ſtate of his countrey ſhould be brought into [...]rouble [...] and forthwith being, eſcaped out of their handes with a few other that were priuy to his intention, hee maketh all the haſt he coulde, till he came to the preſence of Dongall,Alpine was ioyfully re|ceyued of Dongall. who receyued him in moſt ioyfulwiſe, promiſing that if it ſhould be thought neceſſarie by the eſtates of the realme, he woulde gladly reſigne vnto him his whole crowne and dignitie, deſirous of nothing more than to ſee the aduauncement of the houſe of Achaius, Suche ſayth he were the merites of that famous prince towardes the preſeruation of the Scottiſh com|mon wealth, that it were too much wickedneſſe to goe about to defraude his iſſue of the inheritance of the realme.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alpine his ex|cuſe vnto Dongall.Alpine giuing the king moſt hartie thankes, beſought him to continue in the adminiſtration, drawing God and the worlde to witneſſe, that he minded nothing leſſe than to be about to clayme the gouernment of the kingdome ſo long as hee liued. For as touching his offence, in that he had gathered an armie and ledde the ſame into Ar|gyle, it was not his fault, but the conſpiratours which had forced him thereto, being determined to haue ſlaine him, if he had not conſented vnto theyr deſires.