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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bond of peace begun betwixt the kings, was the more stronglie confirmed by meanes of aliance, Spontana the daughter of king Garnard being coo|pled in mariage with Eugenius: she in the yéere following being great with child, was murthered The quéene slaine in stéed of hir husband one night within the kings bed-chamber, in stéed of the king himselfe, by two brethren of the countrie of Athole, who mooued to displeasure for their fathers death, had conspired to murther the king, and had slaine him in deed, had he not through his good hap laien foorth of his owne chamber the same night. Eugenius being suspected of the murther, and euill spoken of for the same amongst his subiects, was at length with great danger of life and honor inforced The king is suspected of the murther. to make answer by waie of arrainment for clearing of himselfe, before the nobles of his realme, appoin|ted as competent iudges in that case: so greatlie be|loued was Spontana amongst all the degrées of the Scotish nation. But in the end being found gilt|lesse of the crime (for at the time that iudgement should haue passed, the offendors were apprehended and brought in) he was acquit, to the great reioising of all honest men. Those that had doone the déed, were condemned and hanged vp naked on gibbets by the héeles, togither with certeine cruell mastiue dogs, The murthe|rers are han|ged. the which might so deuoure them.

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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Being once proclaymed king, he cauſed ge|neral muſters to be takẽ of the whole armie, and perceyuing by ſuruey thereof, that he was not a|ble to match with his enimyes,A peace con|cluded. he founde mea|nes to conclude a peace with the Pictiſhe king, pledges being deliuered on eyther ſide, for redreſſe to be had of al wrongs and iniuries that had bene committed betwixt them.