Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they were once got togither in a companie, they marched forth towards Dunstafage, where they vnderstood that the king as then did soiourne, a great multitude of people still resorting vnto them by the waie, after it was once knowne whereabout they went. Athirco hearing of their approch, called togither his power, supposing at the first to haue bea|ten downe his enimies; but when he had throughlie weied the matter, and considered of what force and Athirco [...] ting to be for|saken of his owne men [...] came to the triall of [...] conueied him|selfe from among them. Athirco slaeth himselfe. power they were, & how feeble his part was through want of good wils in his people, he priuilie stole a|waie from them, and would haue passed ouer into Ila, one of the westerne Iles, to haue procured some succor there, but being imbarked and set from the shore, he was by contrarie winds driuen backe againe to land, where doubting to come into his eni|mies hands, he chose rather to slea himselfe, and so ended his wretched life in such miserable extremitie after he had reigned the space of 12 yéeres. His reigne continued till the daies of the emperor Gor|dian the third, or (as others saie) till the time of the emperor Ualerian. But as William Harison hath 242 H. B. Doorus the brother of Athirco con|ueieth himself out of the [...] gathered, he reigned in the daies of the emperor Au|relius Claudius. Doorus the brother of Athirco vn|derstanding of the death of his brother, disguised himselfe in beggers weed for doubt of death, and went into Pictland with thrée of his nephues, sonnes to the same Athirco, whose names were Sindocke, Carance, and Donald.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, Natholocus hauing knowledge whi|ther Natholocus séeketh the li [...] of Doorus. he was fled, sent forth certeine of his seruants, with commandement to search him out, comman|ding furthermore verie streictlie, that if they found him, they should dispatch him out of life, for feare of further mischeefe. But they that were sent, finding one in all features and proportion of bodie resem|bling Doorus, slue the one in stead of the other, and so returning home to their maister, they made him verie ioifull of the newes, although indéed they came not néere to Doorus. Then Natholocus causing the estates of the realme to assemble, he handled the matter in such wise, by disuading them to choose any of Athircos bloud to reigne ouer them (for doubt least they should séeke any meanes how to reuenge Natholocus is chosen to be king. his death) that in the end this Natholocus was e|lected himselfe, more by force than by anie common consent of the nobles: for diuers of them doubting the craftie nature, which they knew to be in him, wished rather that the issue of Athirco (hauing de|serued nothing why to be defrauded of the kingdom, saue onlie in respect of the fathers offenses) might haue inioied that which of right they ought to haue had, that is, either one of them to be king, or else some néere kinsman of theirs to reigne as king, till the eldest of them might come to sufficient yeares to beare the rule himselfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 BUt Natholocus being once proclamed king by Natholo|cns. the multitude, and Athircos bloud attainted of EEBO page image 69 treason, and so published, according to the custome Natholocus goeth vnto Dunstafage to be inthroni|zed. he tooke the othes of those that were present, and then repaired vnto Dunstafage, there to be inuested according to the maner. This doone, he called such aside as he suspected, and talking with them alone, he erhorted them to be faithfull, promising to be their assured good lord and maister, and for an earnest thereof, he gaue vnto diuerse of them verie great Natholocus seeketh to pro|cure loue of the nobilitie through bribes. rewards. Generallie vnto all men he shewed him|selfe verie gentle and tractable, thereby to win their loues, for the better establishment of his new at|chiued estate: and hereto he imploied such riches as the former kings had heaped togither amongst the nobles, studieng by all meanes to auoid all sediti|ous quarels and secret discords amongst them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 When they were once got togither in a com|panie, they marched forth towards Dunſtafage, where they vnderſtoode that the king as then did ſoiourne, a great multitude of people ſtill reſor|ting vnto them by the way, after it was once knowen whereabout they went. Athirco hearing of theyr approche, called togither his power ſup|poſing at the firſt to haue beaten downe his eni|mies, but when hee had throughly wayed the matter,Athirco doub|ting to be for|ſaken of his owne mẽ, if it came to the triall of bat|taile, cõu [...]yed himſelfe from amõgſt them. and conſidered of what force and power they were, and how feeble his part was through want of good willes in his people, hee priuily ſtale away from them, and woulde haue paſſed ouer into Ila, one of the weſterne Iſles, to haue procured ſome ſuccour there, but being embar|qued and ſet from the ſhore, he was by contrarie windes driuẽ backe againe to land, where doub|ting to come into his enimies handes, hee choſe rather to ſlea himſelfe,Athirco ſlay|eth himſelfe. and ſo ended his wretched life in ſuche miſerable extremitie after hee had raigned the ſpace of. xij. yeares. His raigne con|tinued till the dayes of the Emperour Gordian the third, or as other ſay, till the time of the Em|perour Valerian.242. H. B. But as Maſter Hariſon hath gathered, hee raigned in the dayes of the Empe|rour Aurelius Claudius.Doorus the brother of A|thirco co [...]y|eth himſelfe out of the way Doorus the brother of Athirco vnderſtãding of the death of his brother, diſguiſed himſelfe in beggers weede for doubte of death, and went into Pictlande with .iij. of his Nephewes, ſonnes to the ſame Athirco, whoſe names were Sindock, Carance, and Donald.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Howebeit Natholocus hauing knowledge whither he was fled,Natholocus ſeeketh the life of Doorus ſent forth certaine of his ſer|uants with cõmaundement to ſearche him out, commaunding furthermore very ſtraightly, that if they founde him, they ſhould diſpatch him out of life, for feare of further miſchiefe. But they that were ſent, finding one in all features & pro|portiõ of body reſembling Doorus, ſlew the one in ſteede of the other, & ſo returning home to their Maſter, they made him very ioyfull of y^e newes, although in deede they came not neare to Doo|rus. Then Natholocus cauſing the eſtates of the Realme to aſſemble, he handled the mater in ſuch wiſe, by diſſwading thẽ to chooſe any of A|thircos bloud to raigne ouer thẽ, (for doubt leaſt they ſhould ſeeke any meanes how to reuẽge his death,) that in the ende,Natholocus is choſen to be king. this Natholocus was e|lected himſelf, more by force, than by any cõmon cõſent of the nobles: for diuers of them doubting y^e craftie nature (whiche they knew to be in him) wiſhed rather that the iſſue of Athirco (hauing deſerued nothing why to be defrauded of y^e king|dome, ſaue only in reſpect of the fathers offences) might haue enioyed that whiche of right they ought to haue had, that is, either one of thẽ to be king, or els ſome neare kinſman of theyrs to raigne as king, til the eldeſt of them might come to ſufficient yeares, to beare the rule himſelfe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 BVt Natholocus beyng once proclaymed king by the multitude,Na|tholocus and Athircos bloud attaynted of treaſon, and ſo publiſhed, accor|ding to the cuſtome, he tooke the othes of thoſe that were preſent,Natholocus goeth vnto Dunſtafage to be [...]ſed. and then repayred vnto Dun|ſtafage, there to be inueſted according to the manner.