Compare 1587 edition: 1 Then was the rule of the Realme commyt|ted vnto one Argadus, a man of noble byrth,Argadus is choſen to go|uerne the Realme. and ruler of Argyle, who vnder the name of a Go|uernour tooke vpon him the publike regiment till other aduiſe might be taken.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 His ſtudie in the begynning was onely to clenſe the Countrey of all myſdoers, and to ſee the peace kept to the quiet of the people: and fi|nally in all his doings ſhewed a perfite patrone of an vpright Iuſticier.Argadus an vpright in|ſticier. But within a few yeares after (as it often happeneth) proſperous ſucceſſe chaunged his former mynde to an euill diſpoſi|tion, whereby he ordered things after his owne ſelfewill more than by reaſon,Proſperitie chaungeth conditions. without the aduiſe of his peeres.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And further to the manifeſt ruyne of the com|mon wealth, he nouriſhed ciuill diſcorde and ſe|dition amongſt the nobles, ſuppoſing it to make for his welfare, ſo long as they were at oddes. He alſo maryed a Pictiſh Ladie, the better to ſtreng|then himſelfe by this his forraine aliaunce.