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 1587 edition: 1 There were that counſayled him in the begynning of his raigne (which he beganne in Argile being placed there vpon the chaire of mar|ble) that he ſhoulde ſee in any wiſe the auctours of his Vncles death duely puniſhed,Regicides or kingquellers ought chiefly aboue al other to be puniſhed to giue en|ſample to other, that they ſhoulde not attempt the lyke hereafter agaynſte theyr liege Lorde and crowned King: but he contrarywiſe did not on|lye forgiue the offence, but alſo receyued the fore|named Donalde wyth other the murtherers in|to his ſeruice,Eugenius is ſuſpected of his predeceſ|ſours death. and made them of his priuie Coun|ſell, which cauſed many men to ſuſpect, leaſt he himſelfe had beene of counſell with them in com|mitting that murther. The talke wherof, was ſo common in all mens mouthes, namely amongſt the common people,The Queene Dowager fled with hir two ſonnes into Irelande. that the Queene Dowager late wife to king Conran, doubting not only the ſuretie of hir owne life, but alſo of hir two ſonnes (which ſhe had by the ſaid Cõran, the one named Reginan, and the other Aidan) fled with them ouer into Irelande, where within fewe yeares EEBO page image 132 after, ſhe dyed with the one of hir ſonnes, that is to wit Reginan: the other Aidane was honou|rably brought vp by the king of that Countrey, according to his byrth and degree.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Eugenius in the beginning of his raigne, to win thereby the peoples fauor, demeaned himſelf moſt gently in al his proceedings, doing nothing that taſted in any part of crueltie. He woulde of|tentimes ſit amongſt the Iudges himſelfe,The humanity and fauorable friendſhip of king Eugenius towardes his people. and if he ſuſpected leaſt any man had wrong, he wold licence them to pleade their caſe of new. And ſuch as he perceyued were not of abilitie to folow their ſuite in any cauſe of right, he would helpe them with money of the common treaſurie. He orday|ned alſo, that no orphane ſhould be compelled to anſwere any action, or otherwiſe bee vexed by ſuite of law.Commẽdable ordinances. Moreouer, that no widow ſhould be conſtrayned to come paſt a mile forth of hir own doores for any matter in controuerſie betwixt hir and any other perſon, to be heard afore any Iud|ges or publike officers. Robbers, theues, and their receptors he cauſed to be duly puniſhed, to refrain other from attempting the like offences. And alſo he had a ſpeciall regarde for the obſeruing of the league betwixt his ſubiects and the Pictes, with the Brytaynes, according to the tenour of the ſame.