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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus being diſpoſed,Fiacre giueth himſelfe for to liue a ſolitary life in Fraũce. he got vpon him ſim|ple apparell, and went ouer into Fraunce, where ſeeking a ſolitarie place, Pharo the biſhoppe of Meaux gaue vnto him a peece of ground, in the whiche at this day he is woorſhipped with great deuotion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There hath gone a tale in that countrey, that no woman might enter into the Chapell where he lieth buried: for if any do, ſhe hath ſome mi|ſhap that falleth vnto hyr, as eyther the loſſe of ſight, priuation of wittes, or ſome ſuch like.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 As touching the ſtate of the Scottiſh cõmon wealth vnder the gouernment of Ferquhard, the ſame was quiet inough without trouble of out|ward enimies, but his ſubiectes among them|ſelues fell at ſuch diuiſion, that euery parte of the realme was full of murder, brenning, and other deſtructions of men and houſes, with ſuch ſpoy|ling, robbing, reuing, and al kindes of other miſ|chiefes, that no where was any ſuertie eyther of life or goodes: All the which miſorders ſprong, were nouriſhed and maynteyned through the EEBO page image 149 kings owne negligence, for he miſtaking his of|fice and duetie, [...] of this opinion, that ſo long as the nobles and eſtates of his realme were thus ready out to [...] other,Ferquhard mainteined ci+uil diſcorde. there was no likelyhood they ſhoulde haue tyme to practiſe any rebellion againſte him, and herevpon he rather holpe to f [...]rther ſuch diſcorde amongſt them, than tooke order for to appeaſe it. But it came to paſſe by this means, yt he was nothing regarded within awhyle amongſt them, ſo that by meanes of [...]|ther arbitratours whiche they choſe by common agreement, all matters in controuerſies were ta|ken vp and ended betwixte them, the kyng not once made priuie thervnto.King Fer|quhard ĩfected with the Pela|gians error.

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