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 1577 edition: 1 To conclude, he liued as one that tooke no maner of regard to that which chieflie apperteined to his cal|ling: whereby now when he should come into the field, he was neither able through lacke of practise to take paines to sée things doone as was behouefull, of himselfe, neither yet to giue order to others how the same ought to be doone. Neuerthelesse marching for|ward with his armie, he came to the water of Tay, and neere to the banks thereof, he pitched downe his tents, where after he had supped, he was occasioned EEBO page image 117 to go foorth of his lodging to doo the necessities of nature, and being onelie accompanied with two of his seruants that were groomes of his chamber, he was suddenlie shot through the head with an arrow, but from whence it came, or who shot it, there was neuer anie knowne that could tell. Howbeit, the The death of Ambirkeleth. king immediatlie died of the hurt, after he had reig|ned not fullie two yéeres. He was buried in Colme|kill amongst his noble ancestors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 THe lords and peeres of the land not greatlie la|menting the death of such a monstrous person, Eugenius. bicause the armie for want of a gouernor should not fall into anie danger, they elected Eugenius the se|uenth, being the brother of the late foresaid Ambir|keleth, Eugenius the seuenth is e|lected king of Scots. to succeed as king in the gouernment of the realme; a prince of verie comelie port & personage, neither destitute of honorable qualities and good dis|position of mind. Being once proclamed king, he caused generall musters to be taken of the whole ar|mie, and perceiuing by surueie thereof, that he was not able to match with his enimies, he found means to conclude a peace with the Pictish king, pledges being deliuered on either side, for redresse to be had A peace con|cluded. of all wrongs and iniuries that had beene committed betwixt them. The Picts returning home, and the Scotish armie dissolued, Eugenius with the most part of the nobilitie went into Argile, where he re|ceiued his inuesture of the kingdome, sitting vpon the stone of marble, according to the custome and The king is crowned. maner.