Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Ewin being returned from this iournie, determined to passe the residue of his life in rest and quietnesse, appointing iudges in euerie part of his realme, for the ministring of iustice and executing of lawes, according to the due forme and ordinance of the same. He appointed also such as should watch for the apprehension of théeues and robbers by the high waies, assigning them liuings of the common trea|surie to liue by. And there be euen vnto this day that hold still such liuings, though the office be worne out of vse and forgotten.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, he builded a castell not farre distant from Beregonium, which he named after his owne name Euonium: but afterwards it was called Dunstafage, which is as much to say, as Stéeuens Dunstafage is builded. castell, which name it beareth at this present. Final|lie, this Ewin, after he had reigned to the great weale of the realme, about 19 yéeres, he departed this life, leauing behind him a son base begotten, na|med Gillus, who causing his fathers funerals to be executed with all solemne pompe and ceremonies, raised vp soone after sundry obelisks about his graue neere vnto Dunstafage, where he was buried.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were present also at the buriall, two of Durstus his sonnes, whome Ewin in his life time had reuoked home out of Ireland, where they were in exile. Both these, as well the one as the other, bi|cause they were twins, and not knowne whether of them came first into the world, looked to be king af|ter Ewin: their names were Dothan and Dorgall. And such malicious emulation and enuious spite rose betwixt the two brethren, for the atteining of their purpose, that greater could not be deuised; which The craftie working of Gillus. Gillus, like a craftie & subtill fox, by couert means sought still to augment; and in the end causing them to come togither for some conclusion of agréement, at length when he had set them further at ods than they were before, he procured a number of souldiers appointed for the purpose to raise a tumult (as though it had bene in taking of contrarie parts) and there to slea them both.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 24He appointed alſo ſuch as ſhould watche for the apprehenſion of thieues and robbers by the high wayes, aſſigning them liuings of the com|mon treaſorie to liue by. And there be euen vnto this day that holde ſtill ſuch liuings, though the office be worne out of vſe and forgotten.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, he buylded a caſtell not far diſtaunt from Berigonium, whiche hee named after his owne name Euonium: but afterwardes it was called Dounſtafage,Dounſtafage is buylded. whiche is as muche to ſay, as Steuennes caſtell, whiche name it beareth at this preſent. Finally, this Ewyn after he had raygned to the great weale of the Realme, about xix. yeares, he departed this life, leauing behinde him a ſonne baſe begotten, named Gillus, who cauſing his fathers funerals to be executed with all ſolempne pompe and ceremonies, raiſed vp ſoone after ſundrie Obeliſkes aboute his graue neare vnto Dounſtafage, where he was buried.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 There were preſent alſo at the buriall, twoo of Durſtus his ſonnes, whome Ewyn in his life time had reuoked home out of Ireland where they were in exile. Bothe theſe, aſwell the one as the other, bicauſe they were twinnes and not knowẽ whether of thẽ came firſt into the world, looked to be king after Ewyn. Their names were Dothan & Dorgal. And ſuch malicious e|mulatiõ and enuious ſpite, roſe betwixt the two brethren for the attayning of their purpoſe, that greater could not be deuiſed,The crafty working of Gillus. whiche Gillus, like a craftie & ſubtill Foxe, by couert meanes ſought ſtill to augment: and in the end cauſing them to come togither for ſome concluſion of agreement, at length when he had ſet them further at oddes than they were before, he procured a number of Souldiers appoynted for the purpoſe to rayſe a tumult, (as though it had bene in taking of con|trary partes) and there to ſlea them bothe. Thus Gillus hauing brought to purpoſe that he came for,Durſtus twoo ſonnes are ſlaine. ſheweth in countenaunce as though he had bene much offended therewith, and done what he coulde to haue appeaſed the matter, and herewith he commeth running foorth with a highe voyce, declaring to his cõpanie, that if he had not made good ſhifte for himſelfe, he had bene ſlaine by the handes of Dothan and Dorgall, who fell into ſuche miſchiefe themſelues, as they had prepared for other. Herevpon alſo he required his friendes and ſeruaunts moſt earneſtly to conuey him in|to ſome ſure place where he might be out of daũ|ger, and in better ſecuritie: in ſo much that ma|ny of thoſe that hearde him, giuing credite to his woordes, went with him with all ſpeede vnto Dounſtafage, where being receyued into the ca|ſtell with diuers of the Nobles that followed him, he gotte him into a galery, and there ma|king an inuectiue oration againſt the Sonnes of Durſtus, and touching by the way what perill might enſue to the common wealth by ciuill di|uiſion, he perſwaded them to committe the rule vnto his handes, vntill it mighte be certainely knowen, vnto whom the ſame of right apper|tayned.