Compare 1587 edition: 1 The other vacant tyme, whileſt hee reſted from hunting, hee ſpent for the moſte parte in hearing of Muſick, hauing diuerſe cunning play|ers of ſundrie kindes of Inſtruments attending in his court.
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1 At length ſetting all his
pleaſure in hea|ring of a Muſition beeing horne in one of the weſt Iſles,
Ethodius mur|thered by a Muſitian. 194. H.B.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 He ordeined moreouer therevnto, that no man should presume to kill anie hind-calues, detesting nothing more than to haue such game destroied, as serued for the exercise and solace of him and his no|bles. The other vacant time, whilest he rested from hunting, he spent for the most part in hearing of musike, hauing diuerse cunning plaiers of sundrie kinds of instruments attending in his court. At length setting all his pleasure in hearing of a musi|cian being borne in one of the west Iles, he was murthered by him in the night time within his owne chamber. The murtherer being apprehended, and ex|amined Ethodius murthered by a musician. 194 H. B. vpon what occasion he did that heinous fact, for the which he had deserued the most extreme kind of punishment that might be deuised, he answered: that in reuenge of the death of such his kinsmen and friends as the king had caused to be executed in Ar|gile, he purposed long before to doo that déed, and now that he had accomplished his purpose, he was readie to receiue what kind of death they would ad|iudge him vnto. For sure I am of this, saith he, that how terrible soeuer my execution shall be, yet can it not bée so painfull, but that I shall reioise euen in the verie instant of my death, for that I haue in such notable sort reuenged the deaths of all my kinsmen & friends. Finallie by commandement of the magi|strates he was drawne in peeces with wild horsses in most violent wise.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Ethodius reigned 33 yéeres, vntill the latter daies of Caracalla the emperor. He was buried at Dun|stafage, Septimus Seuerus. H. B. with all such pompous ceremonies as was accustomed about the interrement of kings in that age. In his daies Lueius the king of Britaine re|ceiued Britaine re|ceiued the christian faith in the yéere 187. the faith with a great part of his people, being the yéere after the birth of our Sauior, as the Scots chronicles haue 187, but after the British 177.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 AFter the death of Ethodius, his brother Satra|hell Satrahell. or Serrahell (as some write him) was cho|sen to succéed by the common consent and voices of all the estates of the realme. For although Ethodius left a sonne behind him; yet bicause he was verie yoong in yéeres, he was thought insufficient to haue so great a charge as the rule of a kingdome com|mitted vnto his hands. This Satrahell was subtile of nature, and a great dissembler, whose pur|pose was to defraud the issue of his brother Ethodi|us Satrahel sée|keth to destroy such as were in fauor with his predecessor from atteining at anie time vnto the rule of the kingdome, and therefore to bring his purpose the better to passe, he found forged matter against all such as were familiar friends vnto Ethodius, there|by to put them vnto death. Neither dealt hee anie thing more sincerelie with a great number of other of his wealthie subiects, whose lands and goods hée onelie sought to inioy at his owne will. By means Discord ari|seth among the people through the kings misgo|uernment. whereof such mischéefe insued through the realme, and such ciuill sedition dailie rose amongst the peo|ple, that pitie it was to behold it: the king being not so bold all the while, as once to shew his face abroad for redresse thereof, by reason he vnderstood well i|nough what hatred the people bare towards him, Satrahell strangled to death by his owne ser|uants. 397 HB. Donald. neither did his kéeping within doores saue his life anie long time, for in the end his owne seruants found means to strangle him, and that before he had reigned full foure yéeres.