Compare 1587 edition: 1 But now to returne vnto Donald the Scot|tiſhe king, ye ſhall vnderſtande,Donald ſtudi|ous to main|teyne his ſub|iects in peace and concorde. that being dely|uered of forrayne trouble, he ſtudied chiefely how to preſerue his people in good peace and perfecte tranquilitie. Which minde our Sauiour Chriſt the authour of all peace and concorde had gyuen vnto him, being lately afore conuerted vnto the true faith from his wicked paganiſme and heath|niſhe Idolatrie.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 For as we finde in Hector Boetius,Donald con|uerted vnto Chriſtian be|liefe in the dayes of the Emperour Seuerus. in the dayes of the aboue mentioned Emperour Seue|rus, he ſent a meſſenger with letters vnto Pope Victor (Zephirinus ſayeth Hariſon) beeing the xv. in number, as they ſay, after Saint Peter, de|claring vnto him that hee was fully mynded to receyue the Chriſtian Religion, and vtterly to forſake the ſuperſtitious ſeruice of the Heathniſh Goddes, and therfore inſtantly requyred him to EEBO page image 73 ſende ouer into Scotlande ſome godly learned men, to inſtruct him in the right beliefe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pope hearing this, and being glad to increaſe the faith of Chriſt through all parties of the worlde, ſent with all ſpeede into Scotlande ſuch well diſpoſed perſons as he thought moſte meete for that purpoſe, who at theyr arriuall there, did theyr endeuour in ſuch diligẽt ſort, that not only the king, but alſo through his enſample a great number of the nobilitie were baptiſed,The Scottiſh men receyued the faith in the yere of our ſauiour. 203. 5399. H. B. 533. H. B. & clearely forſoke their former errours & idolatrie.