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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 About the ſame time ther liued in France .iij. brethren of greate holineſſe of life, being ſonnes vnto Philtan king of Ireland, the which he be|got of his wyfe Galghetes, deſcended of the ly|nage of the kings in Scotlande. The names of which .iij. brethren were as followeth, Furſeus, Foilanus,Fo [...]lianus. and Vltanus. Furſeus profeſſing him ſelf a monke of S. Benets order paſſed ouer in|to Fraunce, there to ſet forth & enlarge that pro|feſſion & being receyued of king Clowys began the fundation of a monaſterie there called Lati|nie, in the which he placed Monkes of that order and began to ſowe in thoſe parties the ſeedes of the Goſpel, but not without the darnell of mens traditions, as Io. Bale ſayth in the .xiiij. centu|rie of the Brittiſh writers. His two brethren Foillan & Vltan folowed him ouer into France, and both by worde and example inſtructed the Frenchmẽ to imbrace the faith of Chriſt, & to re|nounce ye religion of the Gentils: ſo yt it ſeemeth as yet, ſuch as profeſſed themſelues to be monks, & men of religiõ (as they were called) had not left of to labor in the Lords vineyard, ſpending their tyme in reading the ſcriptures, to inſtruct & teach others, and to exerciſe Prayer and thankeſgi|uing: So as no ſmall number by their wholſome doctrine and good example, were conuerted to the chriſtian faith.

Anno .854.

Sigebertus. Foſſenſe mo|naſterium.

Foillan at length was marti|red in a monaſterie whiche he hadde founded in France called Foſſe.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1148 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 147)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 S [...]ife aboute the celebra|ting of the feaſt of Eaſter.About the ſame tyme there was alſo a contẽ|tion amongſt them in Albion for keeping of the Eaſter day, the Scottiſhe byſhops & ſome of the Brytons varying in their account from all o|ther prelates of the Weſt: but at length through perſwaſion of the Pope they confeſſed their er|ror (if it ought ſo to be taken) and cõſented to ce|lebrate that feaſt according to the accompt of o|ther nations. Theſe things chaunced in the days of king Donwald.

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Fer|quhard.

Ferquhard the ſeconde of that parte treated king of Scot|lande.

Ferquhard be|ing king was [...] he was [...], he ſhew|eth libera| [...]tie.

AFter the deceſſe of Donwalde, his nephewe Ferquhard the ſonne of his brother, the other Ferquhard, ſucceeded in gouernemente of the Realme, a man of quicke & liuely ſpirit, but en|clined neuertheleſſe rather vnto euill than vnto good, ſpecially after he had atteyned the crowne, in ſomuch as it was commonly ſpoken of him, that from a liberal and moſt gentle humane per|ſon, he was ſodenly changed into an inſatiable & moſt cruell monſter. Before he came to ye crown he was liberall beyonde meaſure. There was no gentleman yt wanted money, eyther to redeeme his lands engaged, or to beſtow in dower for the mariage of his daughter, but if he had wherwith to helpe him, hee might accompte him ſelfe ſure thereof.

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