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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Men of occu|patiõ brought into Scotland to inſtruct the Scottiſhmen therein.After this, King Iames perceyuing how the knowledge of handicraftes and manuall occupa|tions was decayed in Scotlande, through conti|nuall exerciſe of warres, ſithe the dayes of Alex|ander the thirde, to the further aduauncement of the common wealth, and that his ſubiects might haue occaſion to auoyde ſlouth and ydleneſſe (the roote of all miſchiefe) he brought a great number of cunning crafteſmen out of Germanie, [...]eneſſe the roote of all miſchiefe. France, and other parties, to inſtruct his people in theyr artes and faculties.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Paule Craw burnt.Not long after, one Paule Craw a Bohe|mian borne, was burnt at Saint Androwes, for preaching and ſetting forth the doctrine of Iohn Hus, and Iohn Wikclife.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Iohn Fogo.Iohn Fogo beeing one of them that helped chiefely to condemne him, was made for his great and earneſt diligence therein ſhewed, Abbot of Melros.

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