Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thys Satrahell was ſubtile of nature, and a greate diſſembler, whoſe purpoſe was to de|fraude the iſſue of hys brother Ethodius from attayning at any tyme vnto the rule of the king|dome,Satrahel ſee|keth to de|ſtroy ſuch as were in fauor with his pre|deceſſor. and therefore to bring hys purpoſe the better to paſſe, hee founde forged matter agaynſt all ſuch as were familier friends vnto Ethodius, thereby to put them vnto death. Neyther dealt hee any thing more ſincerely with a great num|ber of other of his wealthie ſubiectes, whoſe landes and goodes hee onely ſought to enioye at his owne will.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 By meanes whereof ſuche miſchefe enſued through the Realme,Diſcord riſeth among the people throgh the king [...] gouernour. and ſuch ciuil ſedition day|ly roſe amongſt the people, that pitie it was to beholde it: the king beeing not ſo bolde all the while, as once to ſhewe his face abrode for re|dreſſe thereof, by reaſon hee vnderſtoode well y|noughe what hatred the people bare towardes hym,Serrahel ſtra [...]|gled to death by his owne ſeruants. 197. H. B. neyther did his keeping within doores ſaue his lyfe any long tyme, for in the ende his owne ſeruauntes founde meanes to ſtrangle him, and that before hee had raigned fully foure yeares.

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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 IN his place succeeded his brother Donald, a prince of a farre contrarie nature and conditi|ons, for he was frée, courteous, and without all de|ceit, more righteous than rigorous, and afore all things destrous that peace and concord might pros|per among his subiects. Neither bare he with offen|dors, but such as were disobedient against the lawes and wholsome ordinances of the realme he caused to be dulie punished: finallie he tooke such order for re|formation of things, that he reduced his subiects as it had beene from a wild and sauage rudenesse, vnto a perfect ciuill trade of humanitie. About the same Donald stud [...]|eth to reduce his subiects vnto all ciui|litie. Lucius king of Britains dieth. time Lucius king of the Britains being dead, the Romans perceiuing that a kings authoritie among the Britains, did nothing else but diminish the ma|iestie of the imperiall iurisdiction amongst them, de|termined not to suffer any more of the British na|tion to inioy that title.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This thing mooued the Britains to such indignati|on, that by procurement of one Fulgentius, diuers of them rebelled, and choosing the same Fulgentius to their generall, they directed a messenger with let|ters The Bri|tains rebell and choose one Fulgentius to their cap|tein who sen|deth for a [...]d vnto the Sco tishmen. vnto Donald king of the Scots, requiring him to ioine with them in league against their ancient enimies the Romans, whose endeuor (as he knew) had euer béene from time to time, how to bring the whole Iland vnder their subiection, and to extinguish all the nobilitie and ancient inhabitors of the same: adding furthermore, that if he would now put to his helping hand, the time neuer serued better for the dispatching of them wholie out of the Ile, consi|dering the sundrie rebellions attempted as well by the people of Germanie and France, as also of the easterlie nations and countries.