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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Chaunce|lor of Scotland ſlaine.In which yeare Iohn Lion Chauncelor of Scotlande was ſlaine by Iames Lyndeſay Erle of Crawford.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Iohn Lion grewe into ſo high fauour with king Robert, that he gaue to him his daugh|ter the Ladie Elizabeth in mariage, with diuerſe poſſeſſions and landes called Glammis. Of him the ſurname of the Lions is deſcended: and in memorie thereof they beare in their armes the Lion and Lillyes, wyth the treſſe in fourme and faſhion as the King of Scotlande beareth hys, ſaue that theyr Lions are placed in a blacke fielde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The cauſe why the Earle of Crawford thus ſlue the Chancelor, was only vpon enuy & ſpite,Enuie and ſpite. for that after he had maried the kings daughter, he atteyned to ſuch eſtimatiõ and authoritie, that he might do all things with the king according to his owne will and pleaſure.The Earle of Crawford in exile. For this offence the Erle of Crawford remayned in exile certaine yeares after, and durſt not returne home, til final|ly through earneſt ſute made to the king by the Erles of Dowglas, and March,His pardon is begged. his pardon was begged, and then at length he was reconciled to the kings fauour.

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