Compare 1577 edition: 1 AFter this famous prince was thus departed hence, his sonne Lugthake succéeded in rule of Lugthake In vngrati|ous son suc|ceedeth after his woorthie father. the Scotish kingdome, no lesse abhorred of all men for his detestable and filthie vices, ioined with all kind of crueltie and couetousnesse, than his father was beloued for his noble and excellent vertues. This Lugthake went so farre past the bounds of all continencie in following his sensuall lusts, that hée The inconti|nencie of Lugthake. forced and rauished not onelie aunt, néece, and sister, but euen his owne daughters also. Such as were honorable personages, and méet to gouerne in the His small re|gard to the nobilitie. Fauor shewed to men of base condition. common-wealth he nothing regarded, but commit|ted the administration of things vnto vile persons, and such as could best deuise how to inuent quarels against the rich, whereby they might be fléeced of all whatsoeuer they had: and oftentimes vpon some forged cause cruellie put to death. So little did he prouide to sée offendors in anie wise corrected, that Offendors mainteined. contrarilie he mainteined them in such sort therein, that iustice was quite banished, and nothing but Iustice is banished. spoile and rauine exercised.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus hée continued aboue two yéeres, to the great ruine of the common-wealth. Finallie, when he went about to put vnto death such as in an as|semble called at Dunstafage spake against the mis|ordered Lugthake would haue put to death such as spake against his misgouern|ment. Lugthake is murthered with a num|ber of his men. Mogall ne|phue to Gal|dus is admit|ted king and studieth to redresse abu|ses. gouernement of the realme, he was there murthered amongst the people, with a number of those also whome he vsed to haue attendant on his person for safegard of the same. His owne bodie was solemnelie buried by appointment of the no|bles, hauing respect to his fathers benefits, but the carcasses of his gard were cast out into the fields, there to bée deuoured of beasts and birds of rauine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 AFter Lugthake was thus dispatched, one Mo|gall the nephue of Galdus by his daughter was admitted king in his place. His cheefest studie was to reforme the decaied state of his countrie, and first he caused such wicked councellors of his predecessors and vncle Lugthake, as had escaped with life (when their maister was made awaie) to be put to death, according to their iust deseruings. He restored also the due worshipping of the gods, in part as then neg|lected, by the wicked counsell of their former rulers. The Scotishmen in like maner conceiuing an assu|red hope of a good redresse in all their [...]réefes and op|pressions, by the means of such a well disposed prince, began to beare him incredible loue and fauor, euen Mogall is beloued of his subiects. The Picts desire aid of the Scots against the Romans. the like as they had doone his grandfather Galdus. In the meane time came certeine ambassadors from the Picts, vnto this Mogall, requiring him of aid a|gainst the Romans and Britains, who by a sudden inuasion had doon much hurt in Pictland, to the great distresse of the inhabitants.