Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At length, when he had béene vexed in this sort for the space of two yéeres togither, or thereabouts, he began to call himselfe to remembrance, and to con|sider how this punishment was worthilie fallen vp|on him for his sinnes, and therevpon causing bishop He sent for his confessor. Colman to be fetched vnto him, being as then about 20 miles off, he confessed vnto him the whole summe of his offenses, declaring himselfe right penitent for the same. Colman reioising hereat, did not onelie release him of the sentence of excommunication, pro|nounced The king be|ing exco [...]|nicated is released. against him; but also willed him to be of comfort, and to put his confidence in the mercie of almightie God, who was readie to receiue all such sinners as turned vnto him with repentant hearts: so that being put in hope by these & the like words of Colman to haue forgiuenesse of his sinnes, with bitter teares he besought God to haue mercie vpon him: and humblie receiuing the sacrament, got him into simple clothing of heare and sackecloth. Then causing himselfe to be borne into the next fields, hée there yelded vp the ghost in the presence of Colman, Ferquhard yéeldeth vp the ghost. who (according to the dutie of a good ghostlie father) was still about him, in exhorting him to commit himselfe wholie to the mercie of God, & not to doubt but he should be sure to atteine the same. Thus Fer|quhard ended his life, in the 18 yéere after he began his reigne ouer the Scotishmen, and in the yéere of Grace 664. 664 Finnan bishop.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this Ferquhards daies bishop Aidan depar|ted this world, and then was Finnan sent for foorth of Scotland, to take vpon him the gouernement of the church of Lindesferne, where the bishops of Nor|thumberland Holie Iland. as then had their sée. This Finnan was well learned, and no lesse renowmed for his vertuous life than his predecessor Aidan. He died a|non after the deceasse of Ferquhard, and then was Bishop Col|man cõuerted the Saxons. Colman remooued vnto that sée of Lindesserne, who with his vertuous instructions and examples of ho|lie life conuerted a great multitude of Saxons vn|to the true worshipping of the liuing God. And a|mongst Penda king of Mercia. other was Penda sonne to the former Pen|da, king of Mercia. There be that write how Pen|da the father also was baptised by this Colman: and that the same Colman trauelled through the most part of all the English prouinces, setting foorth the word of life amongest the people, purchasing him great fame for his worthie merits. He came to the church of Lindesferne in the daies of Maldwin that succéeded the last mentioned Ferquhard.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THis Maldwin was the sonne of king Done|wald: Maldwin and after that Ferquhard was dead and buried in Colmekill, he was inuested king: which Maldwin in|uested king of Scots. function he right sufficientlie discharged, studieng to mainteine peace with his neighbors the Picts, Sax|ons and Britains: giuing thereby a good example to A louer of peace & iustice be followed of his subiects. Hereto he had a speciall care for the administration of the lawes in due forme and order, causing offendors to be punished, that o|ther harmelesse persons might liue in quiet, so that by this meanes all things in the beginning of his reigne had prosperous successe. Afterwards there Lennox and Argile are at variance. fell no small discord betwixt them of Lennox and Argile: for first through bralling among the heard|men, their maisters made a fraie, whereof rose such EEBO page image 115 deadlie enimitie betwixt the parties, by reason that the inhabitants of the westerne Iles aided them of The westerne Iles take part with Ar|gile, Galoway with Lennox. Argile, and the people of Galloway the other of Len|nox: that if the king had not come into those parties to appease the businesse, and to haue punished the of|fendors, there had insuer much manslaughter, vnto the great danger of the vtter ruine of those coun|tries.