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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Not long after this, Edward Ballyol came to Rainfrewe, and there receyuyng the people into his obeyſaunce,The caſtels of Rothſay and Dunnone de|liuered to the Ballyoll. hadde the keyes of the ca|ſtell of Rothſaye and Dunnone broughte vn|to hym by ſir Alane Lyle Sheriffe of Bute.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus didde the Ballyoll encreaſe in puiſ|ſaunce by ſuche confluence of people, as day|lye ſubmitted them ſelues vnto hym, and hee enryched them liberally wyth landes and goo|des ſtill as they came vnto him, therby to winne their good willes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 He ſoughte by all meanes poſſible to haue gotten Roberte Stewarde into hys handes,Robert Ste|warde. as the perſone whome hee knewe to haue moſte ryghte next vnto kyng Dauid to the Crowne of Scotlande: but thorough the dyligent for|ſyghte of hys friendes: Thys Roberte Ste|warde beeyng aboute the age of fyfteene yea|res, was conueyed to the caſtell of Dunbreton, where hee was ioyefully receyued by Malcolme Flemyng the Captais.

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