Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There hath gone a tale in that countrie, that no woman might enter into the chappell where he lieth buried; for if anie doo, she hath some mishap that fal|leth vnto hir, as either the losse of sight, priuation of wits, or some such like. As touching the state of the Scotish commonwealth, vnder the gouerne|ment of Ferquhard, the same was quiet inough, & without trouble of outward enimies; but his sub|iects among themselues fell at such diuision, that e|uerie part of the realme was full of murther, bur|ning, and other destructions of men and houses, with such spoiling, robbing, reuing, and all kinds of other mischiefs, that no where was any suertieeither of life or goods: all the which misorders sproong, were nou|rished and mainteined through the kings owne di|ligence: for he mistaking his office and dutie, was of this opinion, that so long as the nobles and states of his realme were thus readie one to kill an other, Ferquhard mainteined ci|uill discord. there was no likelihood they should haue time to practise anie rebellion against him; and herevpon he rather holpe to further such discord amongest them, than tooke order for to appease it. But it came to passe by this means, that he was nothing regarded within a while amongest them, so that by means of other arbitrators which they chose by common agrée|ment, all matters in controuersie were taken vp & ended betwixt them, the king not once made priuie therevnto.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the same time it was noised abroad in the King Ferqu|hard infected with the Pe|lagian error. realme, that Ferquhard, besides other his wicked behauiours, was also infected with the erronious o|pinions of the Pelagian heresie. Which suspicion was the more increased, for that he vsed to haue sun|drie British priests in his companie: the which na|tion had béene euer noted with the spot of that dam|nable infection. The nobilitie of the realme mooued The king is summoned by an herald. He is taken prisoner. herewith, summoned him by an herald to come to a councell, which they had appointed to hold of all the states, that they might there vnderstand, if it were true or not which was commonlie reported of him. But he refusing to come at such summons, they assembled togither, and besieged him in the castell wherein he had inclosed himselfe, and winning the place, got him into their hands, and immediatlie therevpon committed him to safe kéeping. This Ambassadors sent into France to Fiacre. doone, they consult togither for the administration of the realme, whether they should quite depose Ferqu|hard, or restore him to his place. In fine they rest vpon this agréement, to send an honorable ambas|sage into France vnto Fiacre, to require him to re|turne home into his countrie, and there to receiue the gouernement of the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Fiacre (as the report goeth) hearing that there Fiacre his praier. were diuers of the Scotish nobilitie comming to|wards him vppon this message, in his praiers desi|red feruentlie of almightie God, that it might please him so to woorke for him, that he might continue in his contemplatiue life still, and not be occasioned to resort vnto the troubles of the world, which all con|templatiue godlie men ought to abhorre. And euen as he had wished, it came to passe. For when those that were sent vnto him, came to the heremitage wherein he had his lodging, they found him (as ap|peared vnto them) so dissigured with the leprosie, that vpon his earnest refusall to forsake his solitarie life (which he professed to lead as an heremite) for anie worldlie preferment of kinglie gouernement, they were content to returne with that answere, sith his infirmitie (as they supposed) was such, as was not conuenient for him that should haue anie publike gouernement. This Fiacre had a sister named Si|ra, which hearing of hir brothers vertuous trade of life, came vnto him with a companie of godlie vir|gins, and being of him confirmed in hir purposed intent of chastitie, she repaired into Champaigne in France, where she with hir fellowes remained in great holinesse of life, leauing in those parties a woorthie memorie not forgotten amongest them there till this day.