Compare 1587 edition: 1 But now as touching Feritharis,The league with the Picts confirmed. ſhortly af|ter he was thus inueſted kyng he came to an en|ternew with the king of the Pictes, where many EEBO page image 12 things being communed of, touching the wealth of bothe nations,The league with the Picts confirmed. the league was in ſolempne wiſe confirmed, and ſuche puniſhed as had done any thing ſounding to the breache of the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, beyng returned home, he ordered himſelfe in the adminiſtration of his charge very vprightly, without giuyng iuſt occaſion vnto a|ny to finde himſelf grieued: and thus continued he certaine yeares in ſuch loue of all the eſtates of the realme, that afterwards when his Nephewe Ferlegus the eldeſt ſonne of king Ferguſe, beyng nowe come to full age, through inſtigation of ſome inſolent perſons, and ſuch as by alteration hoped for aduauncement, required contrary to the ordinance before eſtabliſhed, to haue of him the crowne: the mater was taken in ſuch ill part, that where before the ſame Ferlegus was highly beloued and honored of all the people, they were now ready (if Feritharis had not with authori|tie and gentle perſwaſions ſtayed them) to haue torne him all to peeces: but although their rage was ſomwhat appeaſed by Feritharis as is ſayd, yet woulde they not be pacified thorowly, till that all ſuch as had bene of councell with him in that practiſe, had ſuffred death, and new gouer|nours appointed to haue the ouerſight of him.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Feritharis lyued not paſſing a three moneths after this buſineſſe, but died ſodenly in the night, the trueth not beyng knowen whether by natu|rall death,Feritharis ſud|dainly died. or through treaſo [...] of Ferlegus and certaine of his complices, (whereof there was no ſmall ſuſpition) for that he togither with them found meanes to flee firſt to the Pictes, and after to the Brytaines,Ferlegus exi|led where he paſſed the reſidue of his lyfe in great ſhame and ignominie.