Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Manie woonderfull visions were séene that yéere Woonderfull visions séene. in Albion, as the Scotish chronicles make mention. In the riuer of Humber there appéered in the sight of a great multitude of men, a number of ships vnder saile, as though they had béene furnished foorth for the warres. In the church at Camelon there was heard a noise, as it had béene the clattering of armor. Milke was turned into bloud in diuers places in Pictland, and chéese conuerted into a bloudie masse or cake. Corne as it was gathered in the haruest time appeered bloudie. In the furthermost parts of Scotland, it rained bloud. These sights being séene of some, & declared to other, caused a woonderfull feare in the peoples harts, imagining some great altera|tion to insue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 AMbirkeleth the nephue, or (as some say) the son Ambirke|leth. Ambirkeleth succéedeth Eugenius the sixt. of Eugenius the fift, succéeded Eugenius the sixt in the gouernment of the realme; who after his atteining to the crowne, shortlie changed therewith his manners and good disposition: for where before he shewed himselfe to be an earnest defendor of the poore and simple, that all men iudged that he would haue prooued a patrone of all vertue, he contrarie to The king turned from vertue vnto all licentious|nesse. that expectation, became suddenlie a paterne of all vices and couetousnesse, delighting in nothing but in following his sensuall lusts, as in taking excesse of meats and drinks, and wallowing in fleshlie con|cupiscence of lecherous lust. To be briefe, when he tooke nothing in hand woorthie of his estate and de|grée, it was thought that of necessitie the forme of the publike gouernement must néedes thorough his negligent slouthfulnesse fall into decaie and ruine: wherevpon Garnard king of the Picts, supposing he Garnard king of the Picts inuadeth Scotland. had conuenient time to reuenge all former iniuries receiued at the Scotishmens hands, gathered a great host of men, and with the same entring into the Scotish confines, made verie pitifull slaughter of the inhabitants.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length Ambirkeleth (being sore blamed of his Ambirkeleth gathered an armie against the Picts. his nobles for his negligence, in suffering his sub|iects thus to be destroied) gathered an armie togi|ther, & with no small feare to shew his head amongst his people (as those princes which through their owne default haue their people in mistrust, doo euer stand in doubt of their owne safeties, and namelie when anie present danger beginneth to appéere) foorth he goeth without anie great good order (God wot) for what might be looked for at his hands, which was so ouerwhelmed with all kind of excessiue gluttonie, immoderate surfeting, insatiable lecherie, and de|liting altogither in slouthfull ease, and sluggish idle|nesse, Idlenesse the bréeder and nourisher of sensuall lusts. the root from whence all such filthie vices ta|king their beginnings, are nourished & mainteined.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe ſightes being ſeene of ſome & declared to other, cauſed a wonderfull feare in the peoples harts, imagining ſome great alteration to enſue.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 Ambir|keleth. [figure appears here on page 152] AMbirkeleth the Nephew, or as ſome ſay, the ſon of Eugenius y^e fifth, ſucceeded Eugeni|us y^e ſixt in the go|uernment of the realme:Ambirkeleth ſucceedeth Eugenius the [...]. who after his attaynyng to the crowne, ſhortly chaunged therwith his maners & good diſpoſitiõ: for where before he ſhewed himſelfe to be an earneſt defendor of the [figure appears here on page 152] poore & ſimple, that al men iudged that he would haue proued a patrone of all vertue, he cõtrary to y^e expectatiõ,The king tur|ned from ver|tue vnto all licẽtiouſneſſe. became ſodẽly a paterne of al vices & couetouſneſſe, deliting in nothing but in follow|ing his ſenſuall luſtes, as in taking exceſſe of meates and drinkes, and wallowing in fleſhly concupiſcence of lecherous luſte. To bee briefe, when hee tooke nothing in hande woorthie of his eſtate and degree, it was thought that of neceſſi|tie the forme of the publike gouernement muſte needes through his negligent ſlouthfulneſſe fall into decay and ruine:Garnard king of the Pictes inuadeth Scot|land. wherevpon Garnard king of the Pictes ſuppoſing hee had a conuenient time to reuenge all former iniuries receyued at the Scottiſhe mennes handes, gathered a great hoſte of menne, and with the ſame entring into the Scottiſh confines, made right pitiful ſlaugh|ter of the inhabitants.Ambirkeleth gathered an armie againſt the Pictes. At length Ambirkeleth (being ſore blamed of his Nobles for his negli|gence in ſuffering his ſubiectes thus to be de|ſtroyed) gathered an armie togither, and with no ſmall feare to ſhewe his head amongſt his people, (as thoſe Princes whiche through theyr owne defaulte haue theyr people in miſtruſt, do euer ſtand in doubt of their owne ſafeties, and namely when any preſent daunger beginneth to appeare) foorth yet he goeth without any great good order (God wote) for what might be looked for at his handes, whiche was ſo ouerwhelmed with all kind of exceſſiue gluttonie, immoderate ſurfeting, inſatiable lecherie, and deliting altogi|ther in ſlouthfull eaſe, and ſluggiſhe idleneſſe, the roote from whence al ſuche filthie vices take their beginnings, are nouriſhed and mainteyned?Idelneſſe the breeder and nouriſher of ſenſuall luſtes. To conclude, he liued as one that tooke no maner of regard to that whiche chiefly apperteyned to his calling: whereby nowe when he ſhoulde come into the fielde, he was neither able through lacke of practiſe, to take paynes to ſee things done as was behouefull of himſelfe, neyther yet to giue order to others, how the ſame ought to be done. Neuertheles marching forward with his army, he came to the water of Tay, & neare to the bãks therof, he pight downe his tentes, where after he had ſupped, he was occaſioned to go foorth of his lodging to do the neceſſities of nature, and being only accompanied with two of his ſeruants that were groomes of his chãber, he was ſodenly ſhot thorow the head with an arrow, but frõ whence it came or who ſhotte it, there was neuer any knowen that could tel.The death of Ambirkeleth. Howbeit the king imme|diatly died of the hurt, after he had reygned not fully .ij. yeares. He was buried in Colmekill a|mongſt his noble aunceſtours.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 THe Lordes & peeres of the land not greatly lamenting the death of ſuche a monſtrous perſon,Euge|nius. bicauſe the army for want of a gouer|nour ſhould not fall into any daũnger, they elected EEBO page image 153 Eugenius the ſeuẽth,Eugenius the ſeuenth is e|lected king of Scottes. being the brother of the late foreſayde Ambirkeleth, to ſucceede as King in the gouernment of the Realme, a Prince of right comely port and perſonage, neyther deſtitute of honourable qualityes and good diſpoſition of mynde.