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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Trees & corne burnt.In Lonthian, Fife, and Angus, trees and corne were burned vp by fire, kindled no man knew how, nor from whence.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the dayes of this Malcolme Cammore, liued that famous hyſtoriographer Marianus a Scottiſh man borne,Marianus. but profeſſed a Monke in the Monaſterie of Fulda in Germany. Alſo Ve|remond a Spaniſh prieſt,Veremonde. but dwelling in Scot|land, floriſhed about the ſame time, and wrote the Scottiſh hiſtorie, whome Hector Boetius ſo much followeth.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſonnes of king Malcolm Cammore.Malcolme had by his wife Queene Margaret (otherwiſe called for hir holineſſe of life S. Mar|garet) vj. ſonnes, Edward (as is ſaid) was ſlain: Etheldred, which died in his tender age, and was buried in Dunfermling: and Edmond which re|nounced the world, & liued an holy life in Eng|land: the other three were named Edgar, Alex|ander and Dauid. There be that write how Ed|mond was taken, and put to death in priſon by his vncle Donalde Bane,Donald Bane. when he inuaded the kingdome, and vſurped the crowne, after the de|ceaſſe of his brother king Malcolme, and ſo then was Edgar next inheritour to the crowne.

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