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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Eugenius the Scotish king did louinglie receiue the sonnes of Edelfred, though their father had euer béene a cruell enimie against the Scotish nation; and within a while after their comming into Scot|land, hearing oftentimes the godlie sermons and preachings of the bishops and moonks (who in those daies continuallie gaue themselues vnto that exer|cise) they finallie abhorred their superstitious idola|trie, and receiued baptisme, that salutiferous signe and sacrament of our christian religion. Those chur|ches also, which the Saxons in time of the warres had ouerthrowen and destroied in Galloway and other countries thereabouts, Eugenius caused to be re|pared; moreouer also he reedified sundrie castels in those marches, and placed in them garisons of soul|diers, to defend them against all inuasions that might happen. Thus continuing his reigne the space of fiftéene yeares or thereabouts in honorable peace, to the great aduancement of the commonwealth of his subiects, he lastlie died in the yeare 620, and was 620 buried amongest his elders in the Ile of Iona, with|in the monasterie of Colmekill.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 112 About this time, that reuerend father and bishop Bonifacius a godlie prea|cher. Bonifacius Quirinus came foorth of Italie into Scotland, to instruct the people in the faith of Christ there. Whether he were pope, and resigning vp the papalitie came thus into Scotland (as some haue supposed) or whether he was sent from the pope cal|led Bonifacius that succeeded Sauinianus, it is not certeinlie knowne; but certeine it is, as the Scotish writers affirme, that vpon his first comming into Scotland he arriued in the water of Taie, comming on land at the mouth of a little riuer, which diuideth the countrie of Gowrie from Angus. His name is yet famous amongest the Scots euen vnto this day, for that he trauelled through the most part of the land, in preaching and instructing the people to their confirmation in the faith, and erecting diuers chur|ches in the honor of almightie God, which he dedica|ted to the name of saint Peter. And amongst other he built one at the place where he came on land, an o|ther at a village called Tulline, not passing [...]ee miles from Dundée, and the third at Restennoth, where afterwards an house of chanons of saint Au|gustines order was builded. At length he came into Rosse, continuing there the residue of his life, and is buried at Rossemarken.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There was also at the same time amongest the Scots an ancient godlie man named Molocke, who Molocke a preacher. following such rules & doctrine as in his youth he had learned of Brandon that reuerend abbat, he ceassed not to exhort the people of Mar and Argile (in which countries he was most resident) to flée and forsake their vicious liuing, and to indeuour themselues to Moonks were preachers in those daies. imbrace vertue, to the comfort and health of their soules. This Molocke kept continuall companie with the forenamed Bonifacius after his comming into Scotland: and finallie died also in Rosse, being about 94 yeares of age, and was buried in the church where Bonifacius lieth, though they of Argile say that his relikes rest among them in the church of Lismore, which is dedicated to his name.

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