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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 84] ANguſianus beyng thus chaſed out of the realme,Roma|cus. Romacus was receyued by the moſt part of the nobles and cõmons for theyr king:Romacus is receyued for king. But as the accu|ſtomed manner of ty|rants cõming thus to the gouernement of a realme, through euill meanes is to rule with crueltie, ſo did he behaue himſelf, according to that ſemblable rate, ſo ſoone as hee thought himſelfe to be ſure of the eſtate. Wherefore ſuche as had borne any euill will to Fincomark, & were out of fauour in his dayes, thoſe did Romacus call vnto him, & afterwarde vſed their councel aboue al other mens, aduaun|cing them alſo to moſte high rule & riche offices. Againe thoſe whiche had bene in fauour with Fincomark,Romacus go|uerneth tyran|nically. or bare any affection towardes his iſſue, he ſought couertly to bereaue them both of life, landes, and goodes, ſo that by ſuche his do|ings, there was gathered no light ſuſpitiõ, that he would likewiſe ere long find meanes to diſpatch Ethodius and Eugenius the ſonnes of the ſame Fincomarke,Ethodius and Eugenius the ſonnes of Fin|comark, are conueyed into the Iſle of Mã. therby to be the more aſſured of the crowne & kingdome it ſelf. The two childrẽ alſo fearing aſmuch on their owne behalfe, by the ad|uiſe & help of their truſtie friendes, conueyed thẽ|ſelues into weſtmerlãd, & after ouer into the Iſle EEBO page image 85 of Man, where they remayned looking for a day.