Compare 1577 edition: 1 The chiefe of the conspirators was one Crathlint Crathlint chiefe conspi|rator to the murthering of Donald. the sonne of king Findocke, who immediatlie after the déed doone, conueied himselfe secretlie out of the chamber, and repairing vnto certeine nobles and gentlemen inhabiting néere hand in the countrie, he declared vnto them the whole matter, exhorting them to aid him, in reuenging the iniuries doone not onelie to them priuatlie, as he knew verie well; but Crathlint pro cureth the no|bles of the countrie to oppresse the seruants of king Donald. also to the whole state of the Scotish common welth, by the naughtie suggestion of diuerse of the kings complices, who as yet vnderstood nothing of their maisters death, but were all quiet in their beds, as men suspecting nothing lesse than that which was EEBO page image 71 now happened.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The gentlemen hearing the newes, and reioising greatlie thereat, got them to their weapons, and earlie in the verie dawning of the day, comming vpon the kings houshold meanie they slue aboue two hundred of them in the place where they lodged, the residue escaping foorth of the house, and thinking to saue themselues, were beaten downe in the coun|trie as they passed by the people, who bare so deadlie and mortall hatred vnto the late king, that they not onelie reiossed much at his death, but thought them|selues sufficientlie reuenged, when they could kill anie that did belong vnto him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 AFter this, Crathlint being certeinelie knowne to be the sonne of king Findocke, by such eui|dent Crathlint tokens as were shewed by him that brought him vp, was (partlie in respect of his iust title, and Crathlint is made king. partlie for consideration of his good seruice in deli|uering his countrie of so detestable a tyrant) aduan|ced to the gouernement of the kingdome, by con|sent of all the estates, and so being confirmed king, he persuaded the people that all the linage of the late tyrant Donald might be plucked vp, euen as it were a trée by the roots, least anie of them happilie remaining aliue, should find meanes afterwards to disturbe the common-wealth. The people consented lightlie herevnto, as they that beside the mortall hate which they bare towards Donald, were now suddenlie in loue with Crathlint, not onelie for his wit and other qualities of the mind, but also by rea|son of his comelie personage and passing beautie, set|ting foorth all his dooings greatlie to his high praise and commendation.