Compare 1587 edition: 1 The king hauing atchieued this victory, re|turned into Albanie: but the Iland men not ful|ly quieted with this ſlaughter of theyr fellowes, ſent ouer into Ireland, and got from thence cer|taine EEBO page image 77 Kernes, who vnder the leading of an other Donald, the ſonne of the former Donald, made ſtertes now and then into Argile and Cantyre, doing many ſhrewde turnes in the ſame, ere they could be ſuppreſſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Findock go|eth againe to ſubdue the re|bels of the Iſles.But Findock being ſoone enformed of theſe tidings, went ouer againe into the Iſles, & ſuche of his enimies as he founde, he cauſed to be han|ged, to giue other enſample, what to looke for when they ſhould rebel, but Donald eſcaped, and got ouer into Ireland, where he remayned till he heard that the king was returned backe into Al|banie, and then he came againe. But perceyuing himſelfe not able to worke ſuche feates as he ho|ped to haue done, he ſente a meſſenger vnto the king,Donald offe|reth to yeelde himſelf [...] vpon certaine con|ditions, but is not receyued. offering to yeelde himſelfe & to become his true ſubiect if he might get his pardon, and be at his owne libertie. But being anſweared that hee ſhould not be receyued, vnleſſe hee would come vnto Dunſtafage with other of his chiefeſt com|plices, and to ſtande fully at the kings mercie: he refuſed thus to do, deuiſing an other meane how to be reuenged.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Donald deui|ſeth how to murther king Findock, by two naughtie perſons.Therefore to beginne withal, he procured two naughtie perſons to go ouer into Albanie, and to fayne themſelues to haue fled from him, where alſo he willed them to offer theyr ſeruice vnto the king, and to diſcloſe vnto him certaine light ſe|cretes of the ſayde Donalds, thereby to winne credite if it might be, and in the ende to eſpie a time to ridde him out of the way.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Donald himselfe taking a bote, in hope to haue Donald is drowned. escaped, the prease was such at his entring into the same, that before they could get it off from the shore, it sunke by means of the ouerlading, and so he and The Iland|men with aid of the Irish Kerns, make often inuasi|ons into Ar|gile, and other of the Scotish countries. all they that were on boord were drowned there|withall. The king hauing atchiued this victorie, re|turned into Albanie; but the Iland-men not fullie quieted with this slaughter of their fellows, sent o|uer into Ireland, and got from thence certeine Kerns, who vnder the leading of an other Donald, the sonne of the former Donald, made starts now and then into Argile and Cantire, dooing manie shrewd turnes in the same, yer they could be sup|pressed. Findocke go|eth againe to subdue the re|bels of the Iles. But Findocke being soone informed of these tidings, went ouer againe into the Iles, and such of his enimies as he found, he caused to be hanged, to giue other example what to looke for when they should rebell, but Donald escaped, and got ouer in|to Ireland, where he remained, till he heard that the king was returned backe into Albanie, and then he came againe. But perceiuing himselfe not able to Donald offe|reth to yéeld himselfe v|pon certeine conditions, but is not re|ceiued. worke such feats as he hoped to haue doone, he sent a messenger vnto the king, offering to yéeld him|selfe, and to become his true subiect if he might get his pardon, and be at his owne libertie. But being answered that he should not be receiued, vnlesse he would come vnto Dunstafage with other of his chiefest complices, and to stand fullie at the kings mercie; he refused thus to doo, deuising an other EEBO page image 70 meane how to be reuenged.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Therefore to begin withall, he procured two Donald deui|seth how to murther king Findocke by two naughtie persons. naughtie persons to go ouer into Albaine, and to feine themselues to haue fled from him, where also he willed them to offer their seruice vnto the king, and to disclose vnto him certeine light secrets of the said Donalds, thereby to win credit if it might be, and in the end to espie a time to rid him out of the way. These crastie mates working according to Do|nalds wicked instructions, at length with much adoo they got credit, and after credit they got place so néere the king by the furtherance of Carantius the kings brother (whome they made priuie also vnto their intent) that finding all things correspondent vnto their purpose (one day as the king hunted) the one began to féed him with a tale of the hatred which the Ilanders bare towards him, whereto he gaue verie good eare, whilest the other smote him to the heart with a iaueline, & so leauing the iron sticking in his bodie, he fled away in hast with his traitorous companion and fellow. Those that were néere, see|ing Findocke is slaine. what had happened, some of them ran to him, to sée if they might relieue him as then strugling with the pangs of death; others followed the murtherers, and ouertaking them, brought them backe to receiue their meed according to that which they had iustlie de|serued; being also examined, they confessed how they were procured vnto it, not onelie by Donald The murthe|rers confesse by whose pro|curement they did the déed. A pretie in|duction (if not forged) to the historie that afterwards followeth of Carausius or Carantius as the Scots write him. of the Iles, but also by Carantius the kings owne brother, who of set purpose being out of the way at that present, and hauing knowledge that be was ac|cused of the kings death, fled out of the countrie as a banished man, first into Britaine, from whence (after he had remained there for a time) he went vn|to Rome, and seruing in the wars vnder the empe|rours, Aurelius Probus, Carus, and Dioclesianus, he became a right famous and a verie skilfull cap|teine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But if this report be true that Caraussus (of whom Eutropius maketh mention) were descended of so high parentage, maruell it is, that neither the same Eutropius, nor anie other of the Romane writers, could at no time come to the knowledge thereof, which if they had doone, no doubt they would haue spoken somewhat of the same; for although he might happilie vpon the consideration aforesaid counter|feit himselfe to be borne of some base kinred, and so for a time to dissemble what he was, yet afterwards that he atteined vnto so high degrée of honour, as to vsurpe the imperiall robes of purpure, and to pos|sesse the dominion of Britaine, it is not like but that to aduance his credit and authoritie roiall, he would haue set foorth to the vttermost the nobilitie of his birth, if he had beene come of anie, and that so apparantlie to the world, that aswell his enimies as friends should both haue knowen and spoken of it.