Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the same season there reigned amongst the Britains one Enanius, named by Hector Boetius Esdadus, and amongst the Picts one Cruthneus Camelonus that builded a famous citie vpon the Esdadus. Cruthneus Camelonus. This citie the Scotish wri|ters take to be Camelodu|nu [...], of the which there is so often mention made in the Roman writers: but verelie herein they doo great|lie erre. Agneda now called Eden|brough. The castell of Maidens. banke of the riuer called Caron, as the Scotish wri|ters affirme, appointing it to be the chiefe citie of all the Pictish kingdome, where in times past there was a faire commodious hauen apt to harbour ships in at all seasons, but now it is dammed vp in such sort, that vneath there appeareth anie token where that hauen was: and the citie it selfe was finallie subuerted by Kenneth king of Scotland, as after shall appeare. The forenamed Cruthneus builded also the towne of Agneda, afterwards called Eden|brough, of Ethus king of the Picts, the castell was named the castell of Maidens, for that the daugh|ters of the Pictish kings were there kept vnder strait custodie, appointed to learue to sow & woorke, till they came to yéeres of mariage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne to the Scotishmen. After the death of Ferguse, the nobles of the realme assem|bled togither, to take counsell whome they might The Scots consult about an other elec|tion of a king. choose to succéed in his place. Manie of them, in re|spect of the high benefits which their nation had re|ceiued by the politike gouernement of king Fer|guse, would not in anie wise that his sonnes, though yoong of yéeres, should be forgotten; but that accor|ding to reason and equitie, the eldest of them should be elected, sith they might not otherwise deliuer them selues of the note of ingratitude towards his fa|ther, vnto whome they were more bound than with toong can be well expressed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Other hauing a speciall regard to the quiet of their commonwealth, doubted least if they crowned a child to their king, during his minoritie, it could not be but that there should follow strife, enuie, and contention for the gouernance of his person and realme amongst the nobles; and that in such wise, as the people being diuided into sundrie factions, the due administration of iustice should be neglected, the nobles bearing and bolstering vp all kinds of iniuries doone or committed by anie of their par|takers.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The forenamed Cruthneus buylded alſo the Towne of Agneda,Agneda nowe called Edyn|brough. The caſtell of maydens. afterwardes called E|dynbrough, of Ethus kyng of the Pictes, the caſtell was named, the caſtell of Maydens, for that the daughters of the Pictiſhe kings, were there kept vnder ſtrayte cuſtodie, appoynted to learne to ſow and worke, till they came to yeares of mariage.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But nowe to returne to the Scottiſh men. After the death of Ferguſe, the Nobles of the EEBO page image 11 Realme aſſembled togyther, to take councell whom they might chooſe to ſucceede in his place.The Scots cõ|ſ [...]lt about an other election of a king. Many of them in reſpect of the highe benefites whiche theyr nation had receyued by the politike gouernment of kyng Ferguſe, would not in any wiſe that his ſonnes, though young of yeares, ſhould be forgotten, but that according to reaſon & equitie, the eldeſt of them ſhould be elected, ſ [...]h they might not otherwiſe deliuer themſelues of the note of ingratitude towards his father, vnto whom they were more bounde than with toung might well be expreſſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Other hauing a ſpeciall regarde to the quiet of theyr common wealth, doubted leaſt if they crowned a chylde to theyr kyng during his mi|noritie, it coulde not be, but that there ſhoulde follow ſtryfe, enuie, and contention, for the go|uernaunce of his perſon and realme amõgſt the Nobles, and that in ſuche wiſe, as the people be|ing diuided into ſundrie factions, the due admi|niſtration of iuſtice ſhoulde be neglected, the Nobles bearing and bolſtering vp all kindes of iniuries done or committed by any of their par|takers.