Compare 1587 edition: 1 Generally vnto all men he ſhewed himſelfe very gentle and tractable, thereby to winne their loues, for the better eſtabliſhment of his newe EEBO page image 75 atchieued eſtate: And hereto he employed ſuche riches as the former kings had heaped togither amongſt the Nobles; ſtudying by all meanes to auoyde all ſeditious quarels and ſecrete diſ|cordes amongſt them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus [...]ling the realme at his will for cer|taine yeares,Fortune fauo|ring Natho|l [...]cus for a [...] began to chaunge coũ|tenance. at length fortune began to ſhewe a chaunge of countenance after hir olde accuſto|mes guile. For Doorus the brother of Arthirco (whom as ye haue heard Natholocus ſuppoſed to haue bene dead wrote certaine letters ſigni|fying his owne eſtate with the welfare of his Nephewes the children of Athirco vnto certaine Scottiſhe Lordes,Doorus wry|teth vnto cer|taine Scottiſh lords, to moue them to rebel| [...]. whome hee knewe to fauour his cauſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whiche letters hee deliuered vnto a Pictiſhe woman, appoynting hyr how and to whome ſhe ſhoulde deliuer the ſame, but the woman appre|hended by the way, and brought vnto Natho|locus, hee cauſed hyr ſecretely to be ſacked and throwen into a riuer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 BUt Natholocus being once proclamed king by Natholo|cns. the multitude, and Athircos bloud attainted of EEBO page image 69 treason, and so published, according to the custome Natholocus goeth vnto Dunstafage to be inthroni|zed. he tooke the othes of those that were present, and then repaired vnto Dunstafage, there to be inuested according to the maner. This doone, he called such aside as he suspected, and talking with them alone, he erhorted them to be faithfull, promising to be their assured good lord and maister, and for an earnest thereof, he gaue vnto diuerse of them verie great Natholocus seeketh to pro|cure loue of the nobilitie through bribes. rewards. Generallie vnto all men he shewed him|selfe verie gentle and tractable, thereby to win their loues, for the better establishment of his new at|chiued estate: and hereto he imploied such riches as the former kings had heaped togither amongst the nobles, studieng by all meanes to auoid all sediti|ous quarels and secret discords amongst them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus ruling the realme at his will for certeine yéeres, at length fortune began to shew a change of Fortune fa|uoring Na|tholocus for a time began to change. Doorus wri|teth vnto certeine Sco|tish lords to moue them to rebellion. countenance after hir old accustomed guise. For Doorus the brother of Athirco (whome, as ye haue heard, Natholocus supposed to haue béene dead) wrote certeine letters, signifieng his owne estate with the welfare of his nephues the children of Athir|co vnto certeine Scotish lords, whom he knew to fauour his cause. Which letters he deliuered vnto a Pictish woman, appointing hir how and to whome she should deliuer the same, but the woman appre|hended by the waie, and brought vnto Natholocus, he caused hir secretlie to be sacked and throwne into a riuer. Afterwards sending for such of the nobles Natholocus putteth such to death as he suspecteth to fauour Do|orus. as the direction of the forsaid letters had giuen him occasion to haue in some suspicion, he committed them first to prison, and at length caused them to be secretlie strangled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Which wicked déed being once notified abroad, so mooued the harts of their friends and alies, that they procured the people to rebell: and so gathering them togither, they raised open and cruell warres against him. Natholocus informed of their determi|nations, withdrew himselfe priuilie into Murrey land, there to get togither an armie to resist his eni|mies, Natholocus sendeth vnto a witch to know the con|clusion of his enimies attempts. and for that he was desirous also to vnder|stand somwhat of the issue of this trouble, he sent one of his trustie seruants, being a gentleman of that countrie, vnto a woman that dwelt in the Ile of Colmekill (otherwise called Iona) estéemed verie skilfull in forshewing of things to come, to learne of hir what fortune should hap of this warre, which was alreadie begun.