Compare 1587 edition: 1 A Parliament at Perth.In the yeere following, a Parliamente was holden at Perth, in the whiche demonſtratiõ was made by King Roberte, that for aſmuche as hee was brokẽ by great age, and might not through feebleneſſe occaſioned thereof attende to his office in gouernemente of the Realme,Robert Earle of Fyfe is choſen gouer|noure of the Realme. it was neceſſary that ſome gouernoure ſhould be choſen, and ther|fore hee required that his ſeconded ſonne Roberte Earle of Fife might enioy that office, conſidering his eldeſt ſonne Iohn Earle of Carrike (by rea|ſon of a ſtripe which he had receyued on the legge by an horſe of Sir Iames Douglas of Dalketh) was not able to trauell, but kept his bed, & mighte ſturre no way foorth abroade.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lordes conſented to the Kings requeſt, and ſo the Earle of Fife was conſtituted gouer|nour of Scotland, by common conſente of all the Lords of the Realme.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alſo the Earle Marſhall of Englande,The Earle Marſhal of England, war|den of the Marches. was ſent by King Richard to the bordures, to remain there as Warden in the place of Henry Percye priſoner in Scotland. It is reported by y^e Scot|tiſhe writers, that this Earle ſhould make ſtoute bragges, that he woulde fighte with the Scottes the next time he mette with any power of them, whether he were like in number to them or not, but when it came to paſſe that Robert Steward the Scottiſhe gouernoure was entred into Nor|thumberlande with an Army,The gouer|nour of Scot|land inuadeth Northum|berlande. he withdrewe into places of ſauegard, and ſuffered the moſt parte of the Countrey to be harryed and brente. Indeede our Engliſh writers affirme, that the ſayd Earle hauing with him but fiue hundred men of armes, he was not able to accompliſh any great exploite auaylable againſt the greate multitude of hys e|nimies.