Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Fincomark, left behind him .ij. ſonnes, the one named Eugenius,Eugenius & E|thodius ſonnes to Fincomark. being as then aboute xviij. yeares of age, the other hight Ethodius, & was yonger thã his brother by one yeare, ſo that neyther of them might ſucceede theyr father by reaſon they were not of yeares ſufficient to rule, according to the auncient ordinance.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Romacus, Fe|thelmacus and Anguſianus, ſonnes to three ſeuerall bre|thren, pretende a right to the eſtate.Herevpon a councell was called in Argile, where there was hard holde betwixt the .iij. Ne|phewes to king Crathlynt, that were begotten by .iij. of his brethren, which of them ſhould go|uerne the lande: their names were Romacus, Fethelmacus, & Anguſianus. Romacus had a Pictiſh lady of the bloud royall of that nation to his mother, & for that his father was eldeſt bro|ther next vnto Crathlynt, he looked to be prefer|red, though he himſelf was yonger in yeares thã eyther Fethelmacus or Anguſianus. Fethel|macus gaue his conſent with ſuche voyces as he had vnto Anguſianus, wherwith Romacus be|ing not a little offended, ſought meanes to haue diſtroyed them both:Romacus ſee|keth meanes to diſtroy his couſins. but his practiſe being diſco|uered, cauſed many to withdrawe theyr good willes frõ him, whereby his aduerſaries were the more encouraged: & therevpon the councell brake vp, either parte deuiſing how to ſtrengthen thẽ|ſelues againſt the others practiſes.Anguſianus with vpright dealing pur|chaſeth the more friend|ſhippe. But for ſo much as Anguſianus vſed plaine meanes with|out any fraudulẽt dealing, he got the more frẽds, ſo that Romacus was conſtreyned in the end to require ayd of the king of Picts, who being neare of kinne to him, might not denie his requeſt.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Anguſianus therefore vnderſtanding what daunger he was in, if he fell into his aduerſaries hands, got togither an armie of ſuch as fauoured his cauſe,Romacus van|quiſheth An|guſianus. & encountring with him in battel was put to flight, & forced to flee into the Weſterne Iſles with his couſin Fethelmacus, where re|maining for a while, at length he was aduertiſed that the inhabitants had conſpired againſt him, for doubt whereof he got him ouer into Ireland.