Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe ſightes being ſeene of ſome & declared to other, cauſed a wonderfull feare in the peoples harts, imagining ſome great alteration to enſue.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 Ambir|keleth. [figure appears here on page 152] AMbirkeleth the Nephew, or as ſome ſay, the ſon of Eugenius y^e fifth, ſucceeded Eugeni|us y^e ſixt in the go|uernment of the realme:Ambirkeleth ſucceedeth Eugenius the [...]. who after his attaynyng to the crowne, ſhortly chaunged therwith his maners & good diſpoſitiõ: for where before he ſhewed himſelfe to be an earneſt defendor of the [figure appears here on page 152] poore & ſimple, that al men iudged that he would haue proued a patrone of all vertue, he cõtrary to y^e expectatiõ,The king tur|ned from ver|tue vnto all licẽtiouſneſſe. became ſodẽly a paterne of al vices & couetouſneſſe, deliting in nothing but in follow|ing his ſenſuall luſtes, as in taking exceſſe of meates and drinkes, and wallowing in fleſhly concupiſcence of lecherous luſte. To bee briefe, when hee tooke nothing in hande woorthie of his eſtate and degree, it was thought that of neceſſi|tie the forme of the publike gouernement muſte needes through his negligent ſlouthfulneſſe fall into decay and ruine:Garnard king of the Pictes inuadeth Scot|land. wherevpon Garnard king of the Pictes ſuppoſing hee had a conuenient time to reuenge all former iniuries receyued at the Scottiſhe mennes handes, gathered a great hoſte of menne, and with the ſame entring into the Scottiſh confines, made right pitiful ſlaugh|ter of the inhabitants.Ambirkeleth gathered an armie againſt the Pictes. At length Ambirkeleth (being ſore blamed of his Nobles for his negli|gence in ſuffering his ſubiectes thus to be de|ſtroyed) gathered an armie togither, and with no ſmall feare to ſhewe his head amongſt his people, (as thoſe Princes whiche through theyr owne defaulte haue theyr people in miſtruſt, do euer ſtand in doubt of their owne ſafeties, and namely when any preſent daunger beginneth to appeare) foorth yet he goeth without any great good order (God wote) for what might be looked for at his handes, whiche was ſo ouerwhelmed with all kind of exceſſiue gluttonie, immoderate ſurfeting, inſatiable lecherie, and deliting altogi|ther in ſlouthfull eaſe, and ſluggiſhe idleneſſe, the roote from whence al ſuche filthie vices take their beginnings, are nouriſhed and mainteyned?Idelneſſe the breeder and nouriſher of ſenſuall luſtes. To conclude, he liued as one that tooke no maner of regard to that whiche chiefly apperteyned to his calling: whereby nowe when he ſhoulde come into the fielde, he was neither able through lacke of practiſe, to take paynes to ſee things done as was behouefull of himſelfe, neyther yet to giue order to others, how the ſame ought to be done. Neuertheles marching forward with his army, he came to the water of Tay, & neare to the bãks therof, he pight downe his tentes, where after he had ſupped, he was occaſioned to go foorth of his lodging to do the neceſſities of nature, and being only accompanied with two of his ſeruants that were groomes of his chãber, he was ſodenly ſhot thorow the head with an arrow, but frõ whence it came or who ſhotte it, there was neuer any knowen that could tel.The death of Ambirkeleth. Howbeit the king imme|diatly died of the hurt, after he had reygned not fully .ij. yeares. He was buried in Colmekill a|mongſt his noble aunceſtours.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 THe Lordes & peeres of the land not greatly lamenting the death of ſuche a monſtrous perſon,Euge|nius. bicauſe the army for want of a gouer|nour ſhould not fall into any daũnger, they elected EEBO page image 153 Eugenius the ſeuẽth,Eugenius the ſeuenth is e|lected king of Scottes. being the brother of the late foreſayde Ambirkeleth, to ſucceede as King in the gouernment of the Realme, a Prince of right comely port and perſonage, neyther deſtitute of honourable qualityes and good diſpoſition of mynde.