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 1587 edition: 1 His feare was great on eche ſide, and there|fore had ſmall affiance in any perſon,Eganus liueth in feare. doubting leaſt one or other ſhould ſeeke to reuenge his bro|thers death. He durſt neuer go any wayes forth abrode without a garde of men of warre aboute him, whome he had wonne and made his faſt friends by his paſſing great larges and dountifull liberalitie. At length yet, his wife in reuenge of hir former huſbandes death, founde meanes to ſtrangle him as he lay one night faſt a ſleepe, ha|uing drunke a little too muche in the euening be|fore,Eganus is ſtrangled of his Queene. and in this ſort he came to his ende after he had raigned much what about the ſpace of two yeares.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus both Eganus and Dorſtolorgus be|ing made away without leauing any iſſue behind them, for ſomuch as now there remayned none of the poſteritie of Hungus to ſurceede in gouern|ment EEBO page image 169 of the Pictiſhe kingdome, Alpine nephewe to the ſame. Hungus, by his ſiſter Ferguſiana, with the aduiſe of king Dongall, made clayme thervnto, and thervpon ſent his meſſengers vn|to the lords and peeres of the Pictiſh dominion, to require them on his behalfe,Ambaſſadour ſent vnto the Pictes. that he myght be receyued to the gouernemente of the kingdome due vnto him by lawfull inheritance, as they wel vnderſtode: and that if they throughly conſidered of the thing, they might perceiue it was the pro|uiſion of Almightie God, that for want of law|full ſucceſſion lineally deſcended from Hungus now to ſuccede in the eſtate of the Pictiſh king|dom, by this meanes both the nations Scottes and Pictes ſhould be ioyned in one, to the aboli|ſhing of all ſuch mortall warres, as by diſcorde and contention might aryſe betwixte thoſe two people, in lyke ſorte as before tyme there hadde done, to the great perill and danger of both their vtter ruines.

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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Pictish nobilitie, hauing knowledge that The Picts those Fere|deth to be king. these messengers with such kind of message should shortlie come from Alpine, with generall consent and whole agreement, chose one Feredeth to be their king, a man of great authoritie amongst them, sup|posing this to be a meane to defeat Alpines title, and that thereby he should séeme to be excluded from any further claime. Within few daies after, came vnto Camelon the Scotish ambassadors, where Feredeth The am [...]assa|dors come in|to the court. with his nobles at that present were assembled: they being admitted therefore to declare their message, when they began to enter into their matter of the right which Alpine had to the kingdome of the Picts, the people would not suffer them to proceed anie fur|ther therein, but began to make such an vprore, that to appease the noise, Feredeth himselfe tooke vpon him to make answer vnto the ambassadors: and thervpon commanding silence, declared vnto them that the Picts neither might nor ought to admit any stranger to reigne ouer them: for there was an an|cient King Fere|deth his an|swer vnto the Scotish am|bassadors. law among them, of most high authoritie, that in case of necessitie they might transpose the crowne from house to house: and further, that by the same law there was an ordenance decréed, that if anie man were once made and created king, he might not be deposed during his naturall life. And therfore though it were so, that Alpine were the nephue of Hungus by his sister Fergusiana: yet bicause he was a stranger borne, and considering withall, that the people by their full authoritie had translated the regall administration vnto an other house, of the which one was alredie proclamed and inuested king, there was no reason now, why Alpine should make anie further claime or demand vnto the kingdome.