Compare 1587 edition: 1 It chaunced that a noble man in Argile (be|ing one of no ſmall authoritie amongſt the peo|ple of that countrey) named Natholocus, had twoo fayre yong Gentlewomen to his daugh|ters:The villanous acte of Athir|co, in abuſing a Noble mans daughters. now the king being very deſirous to ſatiſfie his luſt vpon them, forced them both the one af|ter the other, and not ſo content, deliuered them afterwardes to be abuſed in the ſemblable ſorte by his pages and ſeruaunts. The father vnder|ſtanding this villanie done to his daughters by theyr owne lamentable complaint, ſente for his friendes, and opening vnto them the whole mat|ter, he requyred theyr aſſiſtaunce.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 They being in a wonderfull furie to heare of ſuche an iniurie done to their bloud,The kinſmen and friends of the gentlewo|men conſpire againſt Athir|co. promiſed in reuenge thereof to ſpende bothe life, landes and goodes, and foorthwith departing in ſunder, they prepared themſelues to aſſemble theyr powers, procuring a greate number of other Noble men to ioyne with them in ſo neceſſarie an enterpriſe, as to rid the countrey of ſuche a caytife wretch, reſpecting nothing but the ſatiſfying of his fil|thie carnal luſtes, and the accompliſhment of his moſt beaſtly appetites.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It chanced that a noble man in Argile (being one of no small authoritie amongst the people of that The vila|nous act of Athirco in ebusing a no|ble mans daughters. countrie) named Natholocus, had two faire yoong gentlewomen to his daughters: now the king be|ing verie desirous to satisfie his lust vpon them, for|ced them both the one after the other, and not so con|tent, deliuered them afterwards to be abused in semblable sort by his pages and seruants. The fa|ther vnderstanding this vilanie doone to his daugh|ters, by their owne lamentable complaint, sent for his friends, and opening vnto them the whole mat|ter, he required their assistance. They being in a woonderfull furie to heare of such an iniurie doone to their bloud, promised in reuenge therof to spend life, The kinsmen and friends of the gentlewo|men conspire against A|thirco. lands & goods, and foorthwith departing in sunder, they prepared themselues to assemble their powers, procuring a great number of other noble men to ioine with them in so necessarie an enterprise, as to rid the countrie of such a catife wretch, respecting no|thing but the satisfieng of his filthie carnall lusts, and the accomplishment of his most beastlie appe|tites.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they were once got togither in a companie, they marched forth towards Dunstafage, where they vnderstood that the king as then did soiourne, a great multitude of people still resorting vnto them by the waie, after it was once knowne whereabout they went. Athirco hearing of their approch, called togither his power, supposing at the first to haue bea|ten downe his enimies; but when he had throughlie weied the matter, and considered of what force and Athirco [...] ting to be for|saken of his owne men [...] came to the triall of [...] conueied him|selfe from among them. Athirco slaeth himselfe. power they were, & how feeble his part was through want of good wils in his people, he priuilie stole a|waie from them, and would haue passed ouer into Ila, one of the westerne Iles, to haue procured some succor there, but being imbarked and set from the shore, he was by contrarie winds driuen backe againe to land, where doubting to come into his eni|mies hands, he chose rather to slea himselfe, and so ended his wretched life in such miserable extremitie after he had reigned the space of 12 yéeres. His reigne continued till the daies of the emperor Gor|dian the third, or (as others saie) till the time of the emperor Ualerian. But as William Harison hath 242 H. B. Doorus the brother of Athirco con|ueieth himself out of the [...] gathered, he reigned in the daies of the emperor Au|relius Claudius. Doorus the brother of Athirco vn|derstanding of the death of his brother, disguised himselfe in beggers weed for doubt of death, and went into Pictland with thrée of his nephues, sonnes to the same Athirco, whose names were Sindocke, Carance, and Donald.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, Natholocus hauing knowledge whi|ther Natholocus séeketh the li [...] of Doorus. he was fled, sent forth certeine of his seruants, with commandement to search him out, comman|ding furthermore verie streictlie, that if they found him, they should dispatch him out of life, for feare of further mischeefe. But they that were sent, finding one in all features and proportion of bodie resem|bling Doorus, slue the one in stead of the other, and so returning home to their maister, they made him verie ioifull of the newes, although indéed they came not néere to Doorus. Then Natholocus causing the estates of the realme to assemble, he handled the matter in such wise, by disuading them to choose any of Athircos bloud to reigne ouer them (for doubt least they should séeke any meanes how to reuenge Natholocus is chosen to be king. his death) that in the end this Natholocus was e|lected himselfe, more by force than by anie common consent of the nobles: for diuers of them doubting the craftie nature, which they knew to be in him, wished rather that the issue of Athirco (hauing de|serued nothing why to be defrauded of the kingdom, saue onlie in respect of the fathers offenses) might haue inioied that which of right they ought to haue had, that is, either one of them to be king, or else some néere kinsman of theirs to reigne as king, till the eldest of them might come to sufficient yeares to beare the rule himselfe.