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 1577 edition: 1 Now the people séeing the dailie slaughter of the The Scots rise against Gillus. nobilitie, and at the last growing to be verie sore mooued against him, namelie those of Galloway, Kiley, Carrike, and Coningham, with them of Can|tire, Lorne, and Argile, they assembled their powers togither, and with all speed marched foorth towards the place where they thought to find the tyrant: who hearing of this their conspiracie, assembled such pu|issance as he could make, & hauing no other refuge but to trie the matter by battell, made towards his enimies with more spéed than good successe: for yer the two armies came to ioining, a great number of Gillus his friends fled to the contrarie part, so that herevpon doubting the issue if he were constreined to fight, he stale priuilie from amongst the residue of his folks, and getting into a fishers bote, conueied Gillus depar|teth secretlie and getteth o|uer into Ire|land. Cadall of Ga|loway is cho|sen gouernor of the realme. himselfe ouer into Ireland: whose departure being once knowne, his souldiors yeelded themselues vn|to Cadall gouernor of Galloway, who was capteine generall of all the conspirators, and now by the con|sent of all the estates created gouernor of the realme till they had chosen a king.

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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Gillus notwithſtanding theſe his cruel acts,Gillus coun|terfeyteth a zeale to iuſtice, ſhewed yet in outward apparaunce, that no man was more deſirous of the quiet ſtate and proſpe|rous ſucceſſe of the common wealth than hee: EEBO page image 25 euer reaſoning amongeſt his nobles, and that in the preſence of his cõmons, touching the main|tenance of iuſtice, and puniſhment of miſdo [...]s, whereas hee himſelfe thyrſted continually and moſt of all after the bloud of thoſe whõ he doub|ted any thing likely to attempt the reuenge of his wicked miſgouernance: inſomuch that he cauſed in one place and other, all ſuch to be murthered and ſlaine as bare any good wil toward the law|full line of Durſtus.