Compare 1587 edition: 1 But this Donald himſelfe,Donald of the Iſles inuadeth Scotland. deliuered the king of a great peece of that trauayle. For ſo ſoone as he hearde that the murther by him cõtriued was executed, he aſſembled a mightie power of the EEBO page image 78 Iland men, and tranſporting with them ouer into Roſſe, proclaymed himſelf king, perſecuting with fire and ſwoorde all ſuche as denied him o|bedience.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Donald being aduertiſed of that attẽpt of his aduerſarie, ſpeedily marcheth foorth with ſuch power as he had already aſſembled, ſending proclamations abroade, that all other appointed to ſerue, ſhould follow him with ſpeede.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus cõming into Murray land, he pitched downe his tents, purpoſing there to abide the cõ|ming of the reſidue of his armie: But Donalde of the Iſles vnderſtanding all his demeanour & whole intention, thought it beſt to aſſayle him within his campe,Donald of the Iſles ſodenly ſetteth vpõ the enimies. before all his power ſhoulde come vnto him, and being thus reſolued, hee ſet forewarde in the night time, and was vpon his enimies before that his cõming towardes them was once ſignified in their campe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 FIndocus being thus slaine in the tenth yeare of his reigne, and buried with great lamentation Donald. of the people at Dunsta [...]age, his brother Donald, the third son to Athirco, was admitted to the king|dome, who immediatlie vpon his entring into the estate, prepared to go into the Iles against Donald that common enimie of Scotland. But this Do|nald Donald of the I [...]es inua|deth Scot|land. himselfe deliuered the king of a great péece of that trauell: for so soone as he heard that the mur|ther by him contriued was executed, he assembled a mightie power of the Iland-men, and transporting with them ouer into Rosse, proclamed himselfe king, persecuting with fire and sword all such as de|nied him obedience. King Donald being aduertised of that attempt of his aduersarie, spéedilie mar|cheth foorth with such power as he had alreadie assem|bled, sending proclamations abroad, that all other appointed to serue, should follow him with speed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Thus comming into Murrey land, he pitched downe his tents, purposing there to abide the com|ming of the residue of his armie. But Donald of the Iles vnderstanding all his demeanour and whole intention, thought it best to assaile him within his campe, before all his power should come vnto him, Donald of the Iles sudenlie setteth vpon the en [...]es. and being thus resolued, he set forward in the night time, and was vpon his enimies, before that his comming towards them was once signified in their campe. The king then vnderstanding his aduersa|ries to be at hand, bringeth foorth his men, setteth them in arraie, and exhorteth them with many pithie words to receiue their enimies with manlie sto|machs. But the Iland-men incouraged also by their capteine, gaue the onset so roundlie, that the Sco|tishmen had not leasure to occupie their shot, but were inforced euen at the first to ioine at hand|blowes, which were bestowed in such furious sort, that in the end the Scots being oppressed with mul|titude, were constreined to giue backe, some sauing themselues by flight, and some standing at defense The Scots ouerthrowen. till they were beaten downe and killed in the place. There were slaine on the kings part thrée thousand men, and two thousand taken prisoners; amongest whome were thirtie personages of honorable estate, togither with the king himselfe being wounded so sore, that he died within thrée daies after the battell, Donald dpar|teth this world. rather through anguish of mind than of his hurts (as some haue written) in the same yeare that he began his reigne. Donald of the Iles hauing thus got the Donald of the Iles taketh vpon him as king. Donald. victorie, tooke vpon him as king, accordinglie as he had caused himselfe at the first to be proclamed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But because he came to the estate thus by bloud, he continued still in doubt and feare of new conspi|racies, being guiltie in conscience of his wrong|full vsurpation. Those prisoners also, which he had ta|ken Agusitie co [...] science. in the battell, he kept in perpetuall captiuitie, menacing them present death, if anie of their friends and allies attempted anie stirre against him. More|ouer he nourished priuie factions amongest the no|bilitie, supposing thereby that their powers would be the more féeble in anie publike exploit that was to be mooued against him; finallie, if anie mischiefe happened amongest them, he caused the matter thoroughlie to be looked vpon, but with such regard that he alwaies inriched his owne cofers with the forfeitures and penalties which he tooke vp amongst them. He seldome times went abroad, and when he stirred foorth anie whither, he had his gard about him, appointed with weapons in warlike sort for dout of treason. He aduanced diuers of base condition to great wealth and honor, and behaued himselfe so in sundrie sorts with his mi [...]ull crueltie, that manie there were which dread him, and but a few that loued him, so that in the end being in a maner run into the deadlie hatred of all men, he was mur|thered Donald of the Iles is mur|thered. Anno Christi. 273. H. B. one night at Enuerlachthée (whither he was come to haue passed ouer into the Iles) by certeine that had conspired his death in the twelfth yeare of his reigne.