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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Within three dayes after,Dongall ma|keth an army againſt the rebelles. there came meſſen|gers from the rebelles to excuſe themſelues alſo, and to put all the fault in Alpine: but king Don|gall giuing ſmall credite to their forged wordes, gathereth his power, and maketh ſuch ſpeede to|wardes the place where he vnderſtood the ſayd re|bels were aſſembled togither, that he was vpon them ere they had any knowledge of his ſetting forwarde. So that before they coulde make any ſhift to eſcape out of daunger, which they went a|bout to do, they were apprehended, and immedi|ately condemned and put to death. Which exe|cution put other preſumptuous perſons in feare, ſo that the ſtate of the Realme remayned after|wards a great deale the more in quiet.