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.

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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes riſe againſt Gillus.Nowe the people ſeeing the dayly ſlaughter of the nobilitie, and at the laſt growing to be ve|rie ſore moued againſt him, namely thoſe of Gal|loway, Kyle, Carrike, and Coningham, wyth them of Cantyr, Lorne, and Argyle, they aſſem|bled their powers togyther, and with all ſpeede marched forth towardes the place where they thought to finde the Tyrant: who hearing of this their conſpiracie, aſſembled ſuch puiſſance as he could make, and hauing no other refuge but to trie the matter by battell, made towardes hys enimies with more ſpeede than good ſucceſſe: for ere the two armies came to ioyning, a greate number of Gillus his friendes fled to the contra|rie part, ſo that herevpon doubting the iſſue if hee were conſtrayned to fight,Gillus depar|teth ſecretely and getteth ouer into Ire|lande. hee ſtale priuily from amongſt the reſidue of his folkes, and getting in|to a fiſhers boate, conueyed himſelfe ouer into Irelande: whoſe departure being once knowne, his Souldiours yelded themſelues vnto Cadall, gouernour of Galloway,Cadal of Ga|loway is cho|ſen gouernor of the realme. who was Captain ge|nerall of all the conſpirators, and nowe by con|ſent of all the eſtates created gouernour of the realme, till they had choſen a king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 This Cadall immediately vpon the greate authoritie giuẽ him, gat firſt al the beſt fortreſſes into his handes, as Berigonium, Dunſtafage, and other: then hee paſſed ouer into the Iſle of Ila; to prouide the better for the reſiſting of Gil|lus, if hee ſhoulde attempt any thing by purcha|ſing ayde amongſt them of the weſterne Iſles. Thither was brought vnto him alſo, the yong Ederus by ſuch of Durſtus his friendes, as had eſcaped the cruel handes of Gillus) whom Ca|dall cauſed to be honourably conueyed vnto E|piake the chiefeſt Citie of Galloway,Lelande and other take E|piake not to be ſo farre north. there to bee brought vp in princely nuriture, that cõming to full age he might the better bee able to take vpon him the gouernance.Gillus pur|chaſeth ayde in Irelande. In whiche meane while Gillus made all the friendes in Irelande that he could, inſomuch that vpon ſuch golden promiſes as hee made vnto the chiefeſt gouernours there, they conſented to ayde him with all their forces. Whereof Cadall being aduertiſed, he thought it beſt that a king ſhould be choſen, and thereby an vnitie to be framed amongſt all the eſtates of the realme, wherevpon cauſing a counſell to be assembled for the same intent, by common agreement, one Ewen, a man of worthie fame, Ewyn the ſe|conde of that name choſen king. nephew to king Finnane by his brother Douall, was in the end proclaimed king: who was lately come fro(m) the Isle of Gowere into Albion, in co(m)pany with Cadall, & kepte himselfe close hitherto within the sayde Isle, for doubte of Gillus that fought amongst other to haue destroyd him also.