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Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the yeare nexte enſuyng was more dearth felte in Scotlande, than euer was hearde off be|fore: for a meaſure of Barley in Scottiſhe called a bolle, was ſold for fiue crownes, and yet in the yeare next following, accompted from the Na|tiuitie of our ſauiour .1199. was more plenty|full abundance than euer had bin ſeene afore.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame yeare kyng Williams wife Er|mengarde,Alexander the prince of Scot+lande. was deliuered of a yong ſonne na|med Alexander.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame yeare alſo, dyed Richarde kyng of England, and his brother Iohn ſucceeded in his place. About three yeres after this, was the for|ſayd Alexander the kings ſonne created prince of Scotland, And the ſame yeare came a legate frõ the Pope ſent to king William,A legate ſent from the pope preſenting vnto him a ſworde, with a ſheath and hiltes of gold, ſet full of riche precious ſtones.

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