Compare 1577 edition: 1 THis Nothatus had vneath reigned two yéeres, when all the people began to crie out vpon him, Nothatus for such tyrannicall parts as he practised as well a|gainst the meane estates as the high. And for somuch as he being admonished of his duetie, and required to reforme certeine dishonorable vsages by him ex|ercised, he would giue no eare thereto: therefore one Brigantia, now called as the Scots say Galloway. Doualus gouernor of Brigantia, conspiring with other nobles of the realme to depose him, intised Reuther king Doruadilles sonne, to take part with them, and to claime the crowne as due to him by des|cent from his father. And so assembling a companie of their faction sufficient for their enterprise, they en|tered the palace where Nothatus lay, and after rea|soning with him of certeine points touching his mis|gouernment in the estate, diuers of their companie not tarieng till they were commanded, rashlie fell Nothatus murdered. vpon him, and murthered him togither with diuers of such nobles and gentlemen, as they knew to be enimies to Doualus and his friends.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 AFter this they proclaimed Reuther king, and crowned him with all due solemnitie, diuers of Reuther. the nobles of the realme being highlie displeased Reuther crow+ned king. Diuers lords offended. therewith, for that they iudged it not onelie a great offense to haue the king thus traitoroustie murthe|red, but also saw hereby the ancient ordinance of choosing their king through consent of the people, to be broken by the wicked attempt of a priuat person, & an vnskilfull yoong man aduanced to the crowne, contrarie to the decree of an autentike law. Among other one Ferquhard the sonne in law of Nothatus Nouantia. gouernor of Lorne and Cantir, called an assemblie I conspiracie of Ferquhard against Do|ualus. Ferquhard fled into Ila. of the people, and began to declare what enormities were like to insue through this tyrannicall attempt of Doualus. Doualus hearing whereabout Fer|quhard went, hastilie came to the place where this as|semblie was made, and there sleaing diuers of the chiefe, he did put Ferquhard also in great hazard of his life, who by flieng yet escaped his hands, and got him ouer into the Ile of Ila, whither resorted vnto him diuers of the nobles (that fauored not Douale) with a great number of the commons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the end, Ferquhard persuaded his compani|ons to set all feare apart, and to returne with him Ferquhard re+turneth into Scotland for to reuenge his iniurie. into Scotland to take reuenge of Douale and his complices, being traitors and enimies to the realme and common-wealth, so that first ioining hands, which they did wet in mans bloud (according to the custome then vsed) they promised one to another to liue and die in the quarell, and after imbarking themselues in certeine vessels, they entred the sea, and passed ouer into Scotland, where gathering to|gither no small number of such as willinglie resor|ted vnto them to their aid, they encountred with Douale in battell, whose host twise in one daie was put to flight néere to the citie Beregonium with the losse of eight thousand men.