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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Not long after, King Dauid called an o|ther Councell, wherein according to hys pro|myſe made to the King of Englande before hys delyueraunce,A demaunde proponed to the Lordes of Scotland. he moued the Lordes and Ba|rons of Scotlande in a matter whereof hee wy|ſhed not to haue of them anye towardlye aun|ſwere, and that was thys: Whether they coulde bee contented, that after his deceaſſe, the crowne of Scotlande ſhoulde bee tranſferred vnto the King of Englandes ſonne, and to hys lawfull heyres.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lordes hearing what was proponed vn|to them,Theyr an|ſwere. aunſwered wythoute anye long ſtu|die, that ſo long as anye of them were able to beare armour or weapon, they would neuer con|ſent thereto.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 355King Dauid right ioyfull to heare them at this poynt, thought himſelfe diſcharged, for that he was not bounde to labour further in this ſuite, bycauſe his promiſe made to the King of Eng|land touching this poynt, onely was, that if the Scottiſh Lordes would agree, then he ſhould [...]n|taile the crowne to his ſonne.

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