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 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus ruling the realme at his will for certeine yéeres, at length fortune began to shew a change of Fortune fa|uoring Na|tholocus for a time began to change. Doorus wri|teth vnto certeine Sco|tish lords to moue them to rebellion. countenance after hir old accustomed guise. For Doorus the brother of Athirco (whome, as ye haue heard, Natholocus supposed to haue béene dead) wrote certeine letters, signifieng his owne estate with the welfare of his nephues the children of Athir|co vnto certeine Scotish lords, whom he knew to fauour his cause. Which letters he deliuered vnto a Pictish woman, appointing hir how and to whome she should deliuer the same, but the woman appre|hended by the waie, and brought vnto Natholocus, he caused hir secretlie to be sacked and throwne into a riuer. Afterwards sending for such of the nobles Natholocus putteth such to death as he suspecteth to fauour Do|orus. as the direction of the forsaid letters had giuen him occasion to haue in some suspicion, he committed them first to prison, and at length caused them to be secretlie strangled.