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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Not long after king William ſente as Am|baſſadours Iohn Biſhop of ſaint Andrews,Ambaſſadours to the Pope. and Reignalde Abbot of Arbroth vnto Pope Alex|ander the thirde, to preſente vnto him his obey|ſance, according as he thought ſtoode with hys duetie.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 A roſe of goldThe Pope ſeeming to reioyce thereat, ſente ſhortly after vnto the king a Roſe of gold, filled with balme, and certaine newe priuiledges con|cerning the libertie of the Church of Scotlande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Gilcriſt mur|thereth his wyfe vpon ſu|ſpition of ad|ulterie.The ſame tyme Gilcriſt hauing his wyfe in ſuſpition of adulterie, droue hir out of doores, and afterwards ſtrangled hir in a village called Ma|nys, not paſt a myle from Dundee.

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