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.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Eganus mur|thereth his brother.Whileſt things paſſed thus in Scotlande, E|ganus the ſeconde ſonne of king Hungus the Pictiſh king, found meanes to murther his bro|ther Dorſtolorgus, to the ende he might raigne in his place: and through ſupport of ſome of the nobilitie he atteyned to his purpoſe. And for that he woulde aſſure himſelfe the more firmely in the eſtate, he frankly beſtowed his fathers treaſure a|mongſt his Lordes and chiefeſt peeres of hys realme, and tooke to wife alſo Brenna the king of Mertia his daughter, which his brother the fore|named Dorſtolorgus had maried, that thereby he might aſſwage the ſayde king of Mertia his diſ|pleaſure, which otherwiſe he ſhould happely haue conceyued for the death of his other ſonne in law the ſame Dorſtolorgus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Alpine giuing the king most hartie thanks, be|sought Alpine his ex|cuse vnto Dongall. him to continue in the administration, draw|ing God and the world to witnesse, that he minded nothing lesse than to be about to claime the gouerne|ment of the kingdome so long as he liued. For as touching his offense, in that he had gathered an ar|mie, and led the same into Argile, it was not his fault, but the conspirators which had forced him thereto, being determined to haue slaine him, if he had not consented vnto their desires. Within thrée Dongall ma|keth an armie against the re|bels. yeares after, there came messengers from the re|bels to excuse themselues also, & to put all the fault in Alpine: but king Dongall giuing small credit to their forged words, gathereth his power, and ma|keth such spéed towards the place where he vnderstood the said rebels were assembled togither, that he was vpon them yer they had anie knowledge of his set|ting forwards. So that before they could make anie shift to escape out of danger, which they went about to doo, they were apprehended, and immediatlie con|demned and put to death. Which execution put other presumptuous persons in feare, so that [...]he state of the realme remained afterward a great deale more in quiet.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest things passed thus in Scotland, Eganus Eganus murdereth his brother. the second sonne of Hungus the Pictish king, found means to murder his brother Dorstolorgus, to the end he might reigne in his place: and through sup|port of some of the nobilitie he atteined to his pur|pose. And for that he w [...]uld assure himselfe the more firmelie in the estate, he frankelie bestowed his fa|thers treasure amongest his lords and chiefest péers of his realme, and tooke to wife Brenna the king of Mercia his daughter, whom his brother the forena|med Dorstolorgus had maried, that thereby he might asswage the said king of Mercia his displea|sure, which otherwise he should happilie haue concei|ued for the death of his other sonne in law the same Dorstolorgus. His feare was great on ech side, and Eganus li|ueth in feare. therefore had small affiance in anie person, doubting lest one or other should séeke to reuenge his brothers death. He durst neuer go anie waies foorth abroad without a gard of men of warre about him, whome he had woone & made his fast friends by his passing great largesse and bountifull liberalitie. At length yet, his wife to reuenge hir former husbands death, found means to strangle him as he lay one night Eganus is strangled of his quéene. fast asléepe, hauing droonke a little too much in the euening before, and in this sort he came to his end, after he had reigned much what about the space of two yeares.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus both Eganus & Dorstolorgus being made away, without leauing anie issue behind them, for|somuch as now there remained none of the posteri|tie of Hungus to succéed in gouernement of the Pictish kingdome, Alpine nephue to the said Hun|gus, by his sister Fergusiana, with the aduise of king Dongall, made claime therevnto, and thervpon sent his messengers vnto the lords and péeres of the Pic|tish An ambassa|dor sent vnto the Picts. dominion, to require them on his behalfe, that he might be receiued to the gouernement of the king|dome due vnto him by lawfull inheritance, as they well vnderstood: and that if they throughlie conside|red of the thing, they might perceiue it was the pro|uision of almightie God, that for want of lawfull succession lineallie descended from Hungus, now to succéed in the estate of the Pictish kingdome, by this meanes both the nations Scots and Picts should be ioined in one, to the abolishing of all such mortall EEBO page image 126 warres, as by discord and contention might arise be|twixt those two people, in like sort as before time there had done, to the great perill and danger of both their vtter ruines.