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 1577 edition: 1 This Cadall, immediatlie vpon the great autho|ritie giuen him, gat first all the best fortresses into his hands, as Beregonium, Dunstafage, and other: then he passed ouer into the Ile of Ila, to prouide the better for the resisting of Gillus, if he shuld attempt anie thing by purchasing aid amongst them of the westerne Iles. Thither was brought vnhimto also, the yoong Ederus (by such of Durstus his friends as had escaped the cruell hands of Gillus) whome Ca|dall caused to be honorablie conueied vnto Epiake Leland and other take E|piake not to be so farre north. the chiefest citie of Galloway, there to be brought vp in princelie nurture, that comming to full age, hee might the better be able to take vpon him the go|uernance.