Compare 1587 edition: 1 King William in his life time founded the Abbay of Balmernocht,The Abbay of Balmernocht founded. but his wife Queene Ermengard endowed it with landes and poſſeſ|ſions after his deceaſſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the .xlvj. yeare of this King Williams raigne, two Monkes of the Trinitie order were ſent into Scotlande by Pope Innocent, vnto whome King William gaue his Palace roy|all in Abirdene, to conuert the ſame into an Ab|bay for them to inhabite: and was in minde to haue gyuen them many other bountifull giftes, if he had liued any longer time.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 281] AFter the deceaſe of king Willi|am,Alex|ander. his ſonne Alexander the ſecond of that name ſuccee|ded,Alexander the ſecond is crow+ned at Scone. and was crowned at Scone wyth all due ſo|lemnitie, which beeing furniſhed, hee went vnto Abirbrothok, where he remayned .xiiij. dayes in attending the funerall obſequies of his father,A tyme of mourning. and commaunded that no publike playes, nor great feaſtes ſhould be vſed or kept of all that yeare, to the intent the death of his father might be lamen|ted through the whole Realme.