Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Which wicked déed being once notified abroad, so mooued the harts of their friends and alies, that they procured the people to rebell: and so gathering them togither, they raised open and cruell warres against him. Natholocus informed of their determi|nations, withdrew himselfe priuilie into Murrey land, there to get togither an armie to resist his eni|mies, Natholocus sendeth vnto a witch to know the con|clusion of his enimies attempts. and for that he was desirous also to vnder|stand somwhat of the issue of this trouble, he sent one of his trustie seruants, being a gentleman of that countrie, vnto a woman that dwelt in the Ile of Colmekill (otherwise called Iona) estéemed verie skilfull in forshewing of things to come, to learne of hir what fortune should hap of this warre, which was alreadie begun.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The witch confulting with hir spirits, declared in the end how it should come shortlie to passe, that The witches answere. the king should be murthered, not by his open eni|mies, but by the hands of one of his most familiar friends, in whome he had reposed an especiall trust. The messenger demanding by whose hands that should be? Euen by thme saith she, as it shall be well knowen within these sew daies. The gentleman hearing these words, railed against hir verie bitter|lie, bidding hir go like an old witch; for he trusted to sée hir burnt before he should commit so villanous a déed, And departing from hir, he went by and by to signifie what answere he had receiued; but before he What happe|ned by giuing credit to the woords of a witch. came where the king lay, his mind was altered, so that what for doubt on the one side, that if he should declare the trueth as it was told him, the king might happilie conceiue some great suspicion, that it should follow by his means as she had declared, and there|vpon put him to death first; and for feare on the o|ther side, that if he kéepe it secret, it might happen to be reuealed by some other, and then he to run in as much danger of life as before; he determined with himselfe to worke the surest way, and so comming to the king, he was led aside by him into his priuie chamber, where all other being cõmanded to auoid, he declared how he had sped; and then falling foorth|with vpon Natholocus, with his dagger he slue him Natholocus murthered. outright, and threw his bodie into a priuie; and af|terwards getting out by a backe doore, and taking his horsse which he had there readie, he fled with all spéed vnto the campe of the conspirators, and was the first that brought news vnto them of this act thus by him atchiued. This chanced in the yeare of 252. H. B. our Lord 280, & in the eleuenth yeare after the first entring of Natholocus into the estate.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After Natholocus was thus dispatched, the péeres The lords of the realme as|semble togi|ther to chuse a new king. assembled togither to ordeine one for gouernement of the realme, where in the end it was amongest them concluded, that the sonnes of Athirco should be sent for into Pictland, and Findocke receiued for king. The Morauian that slue Natholocus was The sonnes of Athirco are sent for, and the eldest of them named Findocke cho|sen to reigne. appointed to fetch them, who (according to his com|mission) comming into Pictland, conueied them right honorablie into Argile, where Findocke being alreadie chosen king, was placed on the stone of marble, with all the ceremonies in that case apper|teining.