Compare 1587 edition: 1 When all ſuche matters and proues as were proponed by the parties alleged by them for fur|therance of their titles were put in writing, as matter of recorde, he returned backe agayne in|to Englande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This report of the Scottiſhe writers ſmel|le [...] altoge|ther of malice conceyued a|gainſt him for that he ſcour|ged them ſo yeare for their [...]oths.Here the Scottiſhe writers reporte, that king Edwarde vſed himſelfe nothing vprightly in this matter, but accordingly as it often happe|neth, had the eyes of his conſcience blynded, vp|pon hope to gayne ſomewhat by this credit thus to him cõmitted. But how vniuſtly he is ſlaun|dered in this behalfe, I leaue to the indifferente readers to conſider, by conferring that whith the Scottes doe write thereof, with that which is to be founde in our Engliſhe hiſtorie. But to pro|ceede as we fynd it in the Scottiſh writers: king Edward to be ſatiſfied in knowledge of the truth, ſent into France for men lerned & of great expe|riẽce in the lawes, that he might haue their opini+ons in the demandes of y^e parties for their dout|full rightes. But (ſayth Hector Boetius) he firſt cõmaunded them in no wiſe to agree vpon any reſolute poynte, but rather to varie in opinions, that when the plea ſhould ſeme doubtfull by rea|ſon of their contrarietie in deciding thereof, he mighte the better vnder that colour, giue iudge|ment with which parte he thought moſt expedi|ent to ſerue his purpoſe.Reſpect of per+ſons in deci|ding controuerſies is not to be conſide|red.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Howbeit the moſt parte of the lawyees iud|ged with Robert Bruce, both for the worthines of his perſon, and alſo for that hee was come of the fyrſt iſſue male.