Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus Gillus hauing brought to purpose that he came for, shewed in countenance as though he had Durstus two sonnes are slaine. béene much offended therewith, and done what hée EEBO page image 42 could to haue appeased the matter, and herewith he commeth running foorth with a high voice, declaring to his companie, that if he had not made good shift for himselfe, he had beene slaine by the hands of Do|than and Dorgall, who fell into such mischéefe them|selues, as they had prepared for other. Herevpon al|so he required his friends and seruants most earnest|lie to conueie him into some sure place, where he might be out of danger, and in better securitie: in somuch that manie of those that heard him, giuing credit to his words, went with him with all spéed vnto Dunstafage, where being receiued into the ca|stell with diuers of the nobles that followed him, he got him into a gallerie, and there making an inuec|tiue oration against the sonnes of Durstus, and tou|ching by the way what perill might insue to the com|monwealth by ciuill diuision, he persuaded them to commit the rule into his hands, vntill it might be certeinlie knowen, vnto whome the same of right apperteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Those that were present, perceiuing to what issue his painted processe tended, and doubting lest if they The nobles through feare consented to create Gillus king. should séeme to stand against him at that instant in this his demand, they might happilie be the first that should repent the bargaine, consented to proclaime him king: wherevpon he required all such as were present, to sweare vnto him fealtie, and to doo him homage according to the custome. And herewith a|gréeablie as he had before promised, and according to his fathers will (as he alledged) he distributed a|mong them all such cattell as belonged to his said father. Whereby he wan the greater fauour of ma|nie, but yet not iudging himselfe altogither in suer|tie, by reason that Dothan had left behind him three sonnes, as then remaining in the Ile of Man, in the bringing vp of the Druides, he purposed therefore to dispatch them also for the better assurance of his estate, and therevpon he made a iournie thither him|selfe, Gillus goeth about to mur|ther Dothans sonnes also. feigning as though he meant nothing but all loue and fréendlie affection towards the children, by which meanes he gat two of them into his hands, the one named Lismorus, being about twelue yeeres of age, and the other Cormacus that was two yéeres yoonger. The yoongest of the thrée named Ederus, be|ing about seuen yéeres old, as his better hap was, chanced to be sicke at that time, by reason whereof he escaped his hands: Gillus feigning as though he wished to haue the other two brought vp like the children of a prince, he led them away with him into Scotland, leauing certeine of his seruants behind him, to rid Ederus the yoongest out of the way at leisure; and as for the other twaine, the night follow|ing after his comming home to Dunstafage, he cau|sed them to be murthered, euen in their tutors ar|mes, A detestable murther. whose aid most pitifullie they besought and re|quired. But the woman that had the kéeping of E|derus now in his sicknesse, prouided more warilie for his safegard, for she smelling out what was the kings purpose, in the dead of the night got hir selfe togither with Ederus into a ship, and passed ouer in|to Ederus escapeth. Argile, where being set on land, she caried him on hir shoulders vp into the mounteins, and there with|in a secret den susteined his languishing life for cer|teine moneths in great care and miserie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Gillus notwithstanding these his cruell acts, shew|ed yet in outward apperance that no man was more Gillus coun|terfeiteth a zeale to iustice. desirous of the quiet state and prosperous successe of the commonwealth than he: euer reasoning among his nobles, and that in the presence of his commons touching the maintenance of iustice, & punishment of misdooers, whereas he himselfe thirsted continu|allie, and most of all after the bloud of those whom he doubted anie thing likelie to attempt the reuenge of his wicked misgouernance: insomuch that he can| [...]ed in one place and other, all such to be murthered and slaine as bare anie good will toward the lawfull line of Durstus.

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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe that were preſent, perceyuing to what iſſue his paynted proceſſe tended,The Nobles through [...], conſented to cre [...] Gillus king. and doubting leaſt if they ſhoulde ſeeme to ſtande againſt him at that inſtant in this his demaunde, they might happely be the firſte that ſhoulde repent the bar|gaine, conſented to proclayme him king: wher|vpõ he required al ſuch as were preſent, to ſweare to him fealtie, and to do him homage according to the cuſtome. And herewith agreably as he had before promiſed, and according to his fathers will, (as he alledged) he diſtributed among them all ſuche cattell as belonged to his ſaide father: Whereby he wanne the greater fauour of many, but yet not iudging himſelfe altogether in ſure|tie, by reaſon that Dothan had left behinde him three ſonnes, as then remayning in the Iſle of Man, in the bringing vp of the Druides,Gillus goeth about to mur|ther Dotha [...] ſonnes alſo. he pur|poſed therefore to diſpatche them alſo for the bet|ter aſſurance of his eſtate, and therevpon made a iourney thither himſelfe, fayning as though he meant nothing but al loue and friendly affection towards the children, by whiche meanes he gat [...] twoo of them into his handes, the one named Liſmorus, being about twelue yeeres of age, and the other Cormacus that was twoo yeares yon|ger. The yongeſt of the three named Ederus, be|ing aboute ſeuen yeares olde, as his better happe was, chaunced to be ſicke at that time, by reaſon wherof he eſcaped his hands: Gillus feyning as though he wiſhed to haue the other two brought vp like the children of a Prince, he ledde them a|way with him into Scotland, leauing certaine of his ſeruants behinde him, to ridde Ederus the yongeſt out of the way at leyſure, and as for the other twaine, the night following after his com|ming home to Dounſtafage,A deteſtable murther. hee cauſed them to bee murthered, euen in their Tutors armes, whoſe ayde moſt pitifully they beſought and re|quired.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But the woman that had the keeping of E|derus now in his ſickneſſe, prouided more ware|ly for his ſauegarde, for ſhee ſmelling out what was the kings purpoſe,Ederus eſca|peth. in the dead of the night gotte hir ſelfe togither with Ederus into a ſhip, and paſſed ouer into Argyle, where being ſet a lande, ſhe caried him on hyr ſhoulders vp into the mountaines, and there within a ſecrete denne ſuſteyned his languiſhing life for certaine mo|nethes in great care and miſery.