Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, he buylded a caſtell not far diſtaunt from Berigonium, whiche hee named after his owne name Euonium: but afterwardes it was called Dounſtafage,Dounſtafage is buylded. whiche is as muche to ſay, as Steuennes caſtell, whiche name it beareth at this preſent. Finally, this Ewyn after he had raygned to the great weale of the Realme, about xix. yeares, he departed this life, leauing behinde him a ſonne baſe begotten, named Gillus, who cauſing his fathers funerals to be executed with all ſolempne pompe and ceremonies, raiſed vp ſoone after ſundrie Obeliſkes aboute his graue neare vnto Dounſtafage, where he was buried.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 There were preſent alſo at the buriall, twoo of Durſtus his ſonnes, whome Ewyn in his life time had reuoked home out of Ireland where they were in exile. Bothe theſe, aſwell the one as the other, bicauſe they were twinnes and not knowẽ whether of thẽ came firſt into the world, looked to be king after Ewyn. Their names were Dothan & Dorgal. And ſuch malicious e|mulatiõ and enuious ſpite, roſe betwixt the two brethren for the attayning of their purpoſe, that greater could not be deuiſed,The crafty working of Gillus. whiche Gillus, like a craftie & ſubtill Foxe, by couert meanes ſought ſtill to augment: and in the end cauſing them to come togither for ſome concluſion of agreement, at length when he had ſet them further at oddes than they were before, he procured a number of Souldiers appoynted for the purpoſe to rayſe a tumult, (as though it had bene in taking of con|trary partes) and there to ſlea them bothe. Thus Gillus hauing brought to purpoſe that he came for,Durſtus twoo ſonnes are ſlaine. ſheweth in countenaunce as though he had bene much offended therewith, and done what he coulde to haue appeaſed the matter, and herewith he commeth running foorth with a highe voyce, declaring to his cõpanie, that if he had not made good ſhifte for himſelfe, he had bene ſlaine by the handes of Dothan and Dorgall, who fell into ſuche miſchiefe themſelues, as they had prepared for other. Herevpon alſo he required his friendes and ſeruaunts moſt earneſtly to conuey him in|to ſome ſure place where he might be out of daũ|ger, and in better ſecuritie: in ſo much that ma|ny of thoſe that hearde him, giuing credite to his woordes, went with him with all ſpeede vnto Dounſtafage, where being receyued into the ca|ſtell with diuers of the Nobles that followed him, he gotte him into a galery, and there ma|king an inuectiue oration againſt the Sonnes of Durſtus, and touching by the way what perill might enſue to the common wealth by ciuill di|uiſion, he perſwaded them to committe the rule vnto his handes, vntill it mighte be certainely knowen, vnto whom the ſame of right apper|tayned.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe that were preſent, perceyuing to what iſſue his paynted proceſſe tended,The Nobles through [...], conſented to cre [...] Gillus king. and doubting leaſt if they ſhoulde ſeeme to ſtande againſt him at that inſtant in this his demaunde, they might happely be the firſte that ſhoulde repent the bar|gaine, conſented to proclayme him king: wher|vpõ he required al ſuch as were preſent, to ſweare to him fealtie, and to do him homage according to the cuſtome. And herewith agreably as he had before promiſed, and according to his fathers will, (as he alledged) he diſtributed among them all ſuche cattell as belonged to his ſaide father: Whereby he wanne the greater fauour of many, but yet not iudging himſelfe altogether in ſure|tie, by reaſon that Dothan had left behinde him three ſonnes, as then remayning in the Iſle of Man, in the bringing vp of the Druides,Gillus goeth about to mur|ther Dotha [...] ſonnes alſo. he pur|poſed therefore to diſpatche them alſo for the bet|ter aſſurance of his eſtate, and therevpon made a iourney thither himſelfe, fayning as though he meant nothing but al loue and friendly affection towards the children, by whiche meanes he gat [...] twoo of them into his handes, the one named Liſmorus, being about twelue yeeres of age, and the other Cormacus that was twoo yeares yon|ger. The yongeſt of the three named Ederus, be|ing aboute ſeuen yeares olde, as his better happe was, chaunced to be ſicke at that time, by reaſon wherof he eſcaped his hands: Gillus feyning as though he wiſhed to haue the other two brought vp like the children of a Prince, he ledde them a|way with him into Scotland, leauing certaine of his ſeruants behinde him, to ridde Ederus the yongeſt out of the way at leyſure, and as for the other twaine, the night following after his com|ming home to Dounſtafage,A deteſtable murther. hee cauſed them to bee murthered, euen in their Tutors armes, whoſe ayde moſt pitifully they beſought and re|quired.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, he builded a castell not farre distant from Beregonium, which he named after his owne name Euonium: but afterwards it was called Dunstafage, which is as much to say, as Stéeuens Dunstafage is builded. castell, which name it beareth at this present. Final|lie, this Ewin, after he had reigned to the great weale of the realme, about 19 yéeres, he departed this life, leauing behind him a son base begotten, na|med Gillus, who causing his fathers funerals to be executed with all solemne pompe and ceremonies, raised vp soone after sundry obelisks about his graue neere vnto Dunstafage, where he was buried.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were present also at the buriall, two of Durstus his sonnes, whome Ewin in his life time had reuoked home out of Ireland, where they were in exile. Both these, as well the one as the other, bi|cause they were twins, and not knowne whether of them came first into the world, looked to be king af|ter Ewin: their names were Dothan and Dorgall. And such malicious emulation and enuious spite rose betwixt the two brethren, for the atteining of their purpose, that greater could not be deuised; which The craftie working of Gillus. Gillus, like a craftie & subtill fox, by couert means sought still to augment; and in the end causing them to come togither for some conclusion of agréement, at length when he had set them further at ods than they were before, he procured a number of souldiers appointed for the purpose to raise a tumult (as though it had bene in taking of contrarie parts) and there to slea them both.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus Gillus hauing brought to purpose that he came for, shewed in countenance as though he had Durstus two sonnes are slaine. béene much offended therewith, and done what hée EEBO page image 42 could to haue appeased the matter, and herewith he commeth running foorth with a high voice, declaring to his companie, that if he had not made good shift for himselfe, he had beene slaine by the hands of Do|than and Dorgall, who fell into such mischéefe them|selues, as they had prepared for other. Herevpon al|so he required his friends and seruants most earnest|lie to conueie him into some sure place, where he might be out of danger, and in better securitie: in somuch that manie of those that heard him, giuing credit to his words, went with him with all spéed vnto Dunstafage, where being receiued into the ca|stell with diuers of the nobles that followed him, he got him into a gallerie, and there making an inuec|tiue oration against the sonnes of Durstus, and tou|ching by the way what perill might insue to the com|monwealth by ciuill diuision, he persuaded them to commit the rule into his hands, vntill it might be certeinlie knowen, vnto whome the same of right apperteined.