Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Amongſt other the violent doings of this Ton|cet, he cauſed diuerſe marchant men of the towne of Fores in Murreyland (as thẽ the chiefeſt town of all that countrey) to be accuſed of treaſon by a light information, and in the end executed with|out any apparant matter, onely vpon a couetous deſire to haue their goods and riches, bycauſe they were men of great wealth and ſubſtance. Diuerſe noble men of the countrey there aboutes, & name|ly of the towne of Fores, being partly of kin vn|to thoſe marchants, were ſore offended with this act, and herevpon they firſt came vnto Toncet, & reuiled him with many high reprochful wordes, & afterwards fell vpõ him in the place of opẽ iudge|ment where he ſat as then in his iudgement ſeat,A preſump|tuous act. and there murthered him, getting them forthwith vp into the moũtains to auoyd the danger, which they knewe vnpoſſible for them to eſcape, if they ſhould happen to be taken whileſt Conran ſhould be liuing. After this, they deuiſed how they might encreaſe their heynous deed and bolde enterpriſe with an other far more horrible & notable,The determi|nation of the murtherers to diſpatch the king alſo. which was to ſlea the king himſelf, as the original cauſe of all ſuch miſchief that then raigned in y^e realme through the vnworthie gouernment of his vniuſt miniſters & couetous magiſtrates, hoping with|all to obtain the fauor of ſome of the noble men, whom they knew to maligne the king & his coũ|ſell moſt extreemly, & thereby in ſhort time to be aſſured of their pardon. Shortly after it chaunced that one Donald alſo gouernor of Athol,Donald go|uernour of A|thol, conſpi|reth with the Outlawes to murther the king. a mã in great fauour and truſt with the king, had vnder|ſtanding what theſe outlawes intended, & there|vpon practiſed with them by priuie meſſengers, that they ſhould come in ſecret maner vnto En|uerlochtee, where the king ſoiourned, promiſing them by moſt aſſured meanes of othes & vowes, that they ſhuld haue al y^e furtherance he could de|uiſe towards the atchieuing of their enterpriſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hereupon theſe outlawes according to their in|ſtructions,The outlawes enter into the kings bed chamber. came in ſecret wiſe vnto Enuerlochtee and were cloſely conueyd into Conrans bed chã|ber by Donalds meanes, who as though he had knowne nothing of the matter, got himſelf quick|ly out of the way when he ſawe them once entred within the doore of the chamber. Conran the king perceiuing how he was betrayed, and that his eni|mies were got into his chamber ready to murther him, ſtept forth of his bed, & falling down vpõ his knees beſought them to take pitie of his age, & not to defile their handes in the bloud of their naturall lord and king, conſidering the fault was not his,

Conran is murthered within his bed chamber by trayterous meanes.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 131] AFter him ſucceeded his nephewe Euge|nius,Euge|nius. the ſon of his bro|ther Congall, the which Eugenius as aboue is ſayde,Eugenius is inueſted king of Scotland. was with Arthure in the laſte mentioned iourney agaynſte the Saxons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It chanced that there was one Toncet, a man of base birth, assigned by the kings commission to be chiefe iustice, or as it were chancelor for the admini|stration of the lawes in Murrey land, a person pas|sing full of rigorous crueltie, especiallie in iudge|ments of life and death, and in gathering vp of all manner of forfeitures of penall lawes, which he did onelie to purchase fauor of the king, by the inriching of his coffers, in respect whereof he had small regard An euill offi|cer. either of right or wrong, so that there were hope of somewhat to be gotten. Amongest other the violent dooings of this Toncet, he caused diuerse merchant|men of the towne of Fores in Murrey land (as then the chiefest towne of all that countrie) to be accused of treason by a light information, and in the end ex|ecuted without anie apparant matter, onelie vpon a couetous desire to haue their goods and riches, bicause they were men of great wealth and substance. Di|uerse noble men of the countrie there abouts, and namelie of the towne of Fores, being partlie of kin vnto those merchants, were sore offended with this act, and héerevpon they first came vnto Toncet, and reuiled him with manie high reprochfull woords, and afterwards fell vpon him in the place of open iudge|ment [...] presumptu|ous act. where he sat as then in his iudgement seate, & there murthered him, getting them foorthwith vp in|to the mounteins, to auoid the danger which they knew vnpossible for them to escape, if they should happen to be taken while Conrane should be liuing.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, they deuised how they might increase their heinous déed and bold enterprise with an other The determi|nation of the [...] to dispatch the king also. farre more horrible and notable, which was to s [...]ea the king himselfe, as the originall cause of all such mischiefe that then reigned in the realme through the vnwoorthie gouernment of his vniust ministers and couetous magistrats, hoping withall to obteine th [...] fauor of some of the noble men, whome they knew to maligne the king and his councell most extrem [...]lie, and thereby in short time to be assured of their par|don. Shortlie after it chanced that one Donald also Donald go|uerner of A|thol conspi|reth with th [...] outlawes to murther the king. gouernor of Atholl, a man in great fauor and trust with the king, had vnderstanding what these out|lawes intended, and therevpon practised with them by priuie messengers, that they should come in secret manner vnto Enuerlochtée, where the king so [...]orned, promising them by most assured meanes of oths and vowes, that they should haue all the furtherance he could deuise towards the atchiuing of their enter|prise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Héerevpon these outlawes, according to their in|structions, came in secret wise vnto Enuerlochtée, The outlaws enter into the kings bed|chamber. and were closelie conueied into Conrans bedcham|ber by Donalds meanes, who as though he had knowne nothing of the matter, got himselfe quicke|lie out of the waie when he saw them once entered within the doore of the chamber. Conrane the king perceiuing how he was betraied, and that his eni|mies were got into his chamber readie to murther him, stept foorth of his bed, and falling downe vpon his knées besought them to take pitie of his age, and not to de [...]ile their hands in the bloud of their naturall lord and king, considering the fault was not his, if they had béene anie waies wronged. Howbeit they Conrane is murthered within his bedchamber by traitoro [...] meanes. 35. H. B. 20. H. B. 535. H. B. doubting nothing but least he should escape their hands, streightwaies dispatched him out of life, and withall made haste awaie. This was the end of king Conranus, in the 20 yéere of his reigne, being the 16 of Arthurs dominion ouer the Britains, the fi [...] of the emperor Iustinianus, and in the yeere after the birth of our Sauior 531. But his corps was bu|ried in the abbeie of Iona, otherwise called Colme|kill, with such funerall pompe and exequies, as in those daies were vsed.