Compare 1587 edition: 1 Dun|can.AFter Malcolme ſuc+ceeded his Nephew Duncan, the ſonne of his doughter Beatrice: for Malcolme had two daughters,Duncan king of Scotland. y^e one which was this Beatrice, be|ing giuen in mariage vnto one Abbanath Crinen, a man of great nobilitie, and Thane of the Iſles and weſt partes of Scotlande, bare of that mariage the foreſayd Duncan: The other called Doada, was maried vnto Synell the Thane of Glammis, by whom ſhe had iſſue one Makbeth a valiant gẽtleman,Makbeth. and one that if he had not bene ſomewhat cruell of nature, might haue bene thought moſt worthie the gouernmẽt of a realme. On the other parte,Duncan of too ſoft a nature. Duncan was ſo ſofte and gentle of nature, that the people wiſhed the inclinations & maners of theſe two confines to haue bene ſo tempered and enterchaungeably beſtowed betwixt them, that where the one had to much of clemẽcie, and the other of crueltie, the meane vertue betwixt theſe twoo extremities, might haue reygned by indifferent particion in them bothe, ſo ſhoulde Duncan haue proued a worthy king, and Makbeth an excellent cap|taine.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The beginning of Duncanes reigne was ve|ry quiet & peaceable, without any notable trou|ble, but after it was perceyued how negligent he was in puniſhing offenders, many miſruled per|ſons tooke occaſion thereof to trouble the peace and quiet ſtate of the common wealth, by ſedi|tious commotions whiche firſte had theyr be|ginnings in this wiſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Banquho the Thane of Lochquhaber,Banquho Thane of Lochquhaber. The houſe of the Stewards. of whõ the houſe of the Stewardes is diſcended, the whiche by order of lynage hath nowe for a long time enioyned the crowne of Scotlande, euen till theſe our dayes, as he gathered the finaunces due to the king, and further puniſhed ſomewhat ſharpely ſuche as were notorious offenders, be|ing aſſayled by a number of rebelles inhabiting in that countrey,A mutenie a|mongſt the people of Lochquhaber. and ſpoyled of the money and all other things, had muche ado to get away with life after he had receyued ſundry grituous woundes amongſt them. Yet eſcaping theyr handes after he was ſomewhat recouered of his hurtes and was able to ride, he repayred to the courte, where making his complaint to the king in moſt earneſt wiſe, he purchaſed at length that the offenders were ſente for by a Sergeant at armes, to appeare to make aunſwere vnto ſuche mater as ſhoulde be layde to theyr charge, but they augmenting theyr miſcheeuous acte with a more wicked deede, after they had mi [...] the meſſenger with ſundry kindes of reproches,A ſergeant at armes, ſlayne by the rebels. they finally ſlew him alſo.