Compare 1587 edition: 1 But the woman that had the keeping of E|derus now in his ſickneſſe, prouided more ware|ly for his ſauegarde, for ſhee ſmelling out what was the kings purpoſe,Ederus eſca|peth. in the dead of the night gotte hir ſelfe togither with Ederus into a ſhip, and paſſed ouer into Argyle, where being ſet a lande, ſhe caried him on hyr ſhoulders vp into the mountaines, and there within a ſecrete denne ſuſteyned his languiſhing life for certaine mo|nethes in great care and miſery.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Gillus notwithſtanding theſe his cruel acts,Gillus coun|terfeyteth a zeale to iuſtice, ſhewed yet in outward apparaunce, that no man was more deſirous of the quiet ſtate and proſpe|rous ſucceſſe of the common wealth than hee: EEBO page image 25 euer reaſoning amongeſt his nobles, and that in the preſence of his cõmons, touching the main|tenance of iuſtice, and puniſhment of miſdo [...]s, whereas hee himſelfe thyrſted continually and moſt of all after the bloud of thoſe whõ he doub|ted any thing likely to attempt the reuenge of his wicked miſgouernance: inſomuch that he cauſed in one place and other, all ſuch to be murthered and ſlaine as bare any good wil toward the law|full line of Durſtus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes riſe againſt Gillus.Nowe the people ſeeing the dayly ſlaughter of the nobilitie, and at the laſt growing to be ve|rie ſore moued againſt him, namely thoſe of Gal|loway, Kyle, Carrike, and Coningham, wyth them of Cantyr, Lorne, and Argyle, they aſſem|bled their powers togyther, and with all ſpeede marched forth towardes the place where they thought to finde the Tyrant: who hearing of this their conſpiracie, aſſembled ſuch puiſſance as he could make, and hauing no other refuge but to trie the matter by battell, made towardes hys enimies with more ſpeede than good ſucceſſe: for ere the two armies came to ioyning, a greate number of Gillus his friendes fled to the contra|rie part, ſo that herevpon doubting the iſſue if hee were conſtrayned to fight,Gillus depar|teth ſecretely and getteth ouer into Ire|lande. hee ſtale priuily from amongſt the reſidue of his folkes, and getting in|to a fiſhers boate, conueyed himſelfe ouer into Irelande: whoſe departure being once knowne, his Souldiours yelded themſelues vnto Cadall, gouernour of Galloway,Cadal of Ga|loway is cho|ſen gouernor of the realme. who was Captain ge|nerall of all the conſpirators, and nowe by con|ſent of all the eſtates created gouernour of the realme, till they had choſen a king.