Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But after he was once fallen into age, he appoin|ted foure péeres in his realme to haue the chiefe go|uernance vnder him; as Donald the treasuror of Foure gouer|nors vnder the king. Argile, Collane of Athole, and Mordake of Gallo|way his lieutenants, and Conrath the thane of Murrey land. These hauing the procuration of all things touching the gouernement of the realme, v|sed not themselues so vprightlie in manie points as Uniust go|uernement. they ought to haue doone; but winked now and then at faults & trespasses committed by their kinsfolks and alies, permitting the nobilitie to liue according to their old accustomed maner of licentious liber|tie, to the small ease or commoditie of the other in|feriour states. Donald of the westerne Iles, a man of goodlie personage, but of disposition inclined to all naughtinesse, mainteined a great number of Donald of the Iles maintei|neth robbers. robbers and spoilers of the countrie, liuing onelie vpon rauine. For looke what they wanted, they would not faile to catch it, if it were in anie place a|broad where they might laie hands on it: so that all the husbandmen and commons of Galloway, in which countrie they most haunted, were brought in|to The oppres|sion of the commons of Galloway. woonderfull thraldome and miserie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Neither did Mordake the kings lieutenant there, go about to chastise such insolent misdemenors, either for that he was of Donalds aliance, either Mordake the kings lieute|nant beareth with often|dors. else priuie to his dooings, and partaker of the spoile. The people hereby vexed with continuall iniuries, brought manie pitifull complaints before Mordake, who nothing regarded their lamentable sutes and supplications, but the more they complained, the woorse they were handled. Neither was there anie hope of redresse or amendment, till Eugenius the eight was admitted to the kinglie administration after the death of king Ethsine, who in the latter end of his daies continuallie being sicke and diseased, could not attend to take order for the publike go|uernement, by reason whereof such wilfull misorders insued. He died in the yeare of our Lord 764, af|ter he had continued his reigne ouer the Scotish|men The deceasse of Ethfine, 762. H. B. the space of thirtie yeares, his bodie being bu|ried in Colmekill with all funerall obsequies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 HIs successor, the foresaid Eugenius the eight that was the sonne of king Mordake, was in|uested king in Argile with such pompe and ceremo|nies Eugenius. Eugenius the eight in|uested king of Scots. Donald of the Iles appre|hended. as in that case apperteined, and immediatlie therevpon he hasted foorth to catch Donald of the Iles, not resting till at length he had caught him, though that came not to passe without some losse of his people. After he had taken both him and his chie|fest complices, he put them openlie to death; neither so satisfied, he caused Mordake to be arraigned, who confessing himselfe partlie guiltie of such things as Donald and his complices put to death. were laid to his charge for mainteining of the fore|said Donald, he likewise suffered death, and his goods being valued and diuided into parts, were be|stowed amongest the commons of Galloway, in re|compense Mordake lieutenant of Galloway is put to death. The com|mons recom|pensed. of such losses, as through his contriued falshood they had susteined. Also he did put Donald, Collan, and Conrath to their fines, for that they did suffer Donald to rob & spoile without chastisement.