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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Through which causing of iustice thus to be execu|ted, in reliefe of his commons, he wan him woon|derfull loue, not onlie in Galloway, but also through I righteous king. out all his realme; and therewith were offendors put in such feare, that they durst in no place commit a|nie such misorders against the simple and meaner Offendors put in feare. people. And for the more increase of his subiects wealth, he also continued the league with the Picts, Britains, and Englishmen, accordinglie as his late predecessor had doone. But yet, as the nature of man through licentious libertie is euer readie to of|fend in one point or other, so it came to passe by this woorthie prince Eugenius, who in such wise as is be|fore expressed, reigning in peace and quietnesse a|mongest his louing subiects, yet fell into most vile lust to accomplish his vnsatiable fleshlie concupis|cence, Eugenius is peruerted with sensuall lust and con|cupiscence. séeking all means he could deuise to deflours yoong virgins and honest matrons, and that as well those of the nobilitie as other. And such companions as could best further his purpose in that behalfe, and deuise new means and waies of fleshlie companie, those he set by, and greatlie made of, deliting altogi|ther A filthie de|light. to haue them in his companie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Thus being drowned in lecherous lust, and filthie concupiscence, he fell dailie in more greeuous vices, as into excessiue couetousnesse and beastlie crueltie, Couetousnesse linked with crueltie. consenting to make awaie his wealthie subiects, to the end he might inioy their goods. This wickednes remained not long vnpunished, for the lords and péeres of his realme, perceiuing how he procéeded dailie in his abhominable and tyrannicall dooings, not once giuing eare to the wholesome aduertise|ments either of God or man, they slue him one day Eugenius is murthered. amongest them as he sat in iudgement about to haue condemned a great rich man, though not guil|tie in the crime whereof he was accused. They cau|sed also a great companie of those mates to be ap|prehended, which had béene of his councell, and pro|uokers vnto all his wicked and vile dooings. Which The end of Eugenius the eight. to the great contentation of the people were han|ged, as they had well deserued. And such was the end of Eugenius, after he had gouerned the king|dome about thrée yeares: his bodie was buried in Colmekill amongest his ancestors, though the peo|ple thought it little woorthie of that honor, which had misused it selfe so inordinatlie in this present life.