Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 In witnes of the thing, there remaineth vnto this day certeine of those great stones standing round ringwise, which places are called by the common people, The old chappels of the gods. A man would maruell by what shift, policie, or strength such migh|tie stones were raised in that maner. Amongst other the gods also, which the Scotishmen had in most re|uerence, Diana hono|red of the Scots. Diana god|desse of hun|ting. Diana was chiefe, whome they accounted as their peculiar patronesse, for that she was taken to be the goddesse of hunting, wherein consisted their chiefest exercise, pastime and delite. Unto hir there|fore he instituted monethlie sacrifice, by reason wher|of this vse was taken vp, that so soone as anie of them got sight of the new moone next after hir The new moone is wor|shipped. change, he saluted hir with certeine praiers or salu|tations most reuerentlie. Which custome indured a|mongst them manie hundred yéeres after. Mainus A liuing pro|uided for the priests. did also appoint foorth liuings for the priests to be ta|ken of such sacrifice as was offered vp to the gods. Finallie, when he had thus instructed his people in lawes and ordinances, aswell touching the religious seruice of the gods, as also for politike gouernment of his countrie, he ended his life, after he had reig|ned about 29 yéeres, leauing the estate to his sonne Doruadille, Elidurus reigning at the same time in Britaine, and Thaara amongst the Picts.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 DOruadille being crowned king of the Scots, Dorua|dille. Doruadille a louer of peace. Doruadille had pleasure in hunting. established a new league with the Britains, by sending his ambassadors vnto them: and with the Picts he renewed & confirmed the ancient aliance. He set all his pleasure on hunting and kéeping of hounds & greihounds, ordeining that euerie hous|holder should find him two hounds and one grei|hound. If a hunter chanced in following the game to lose an eie or a lim, so that he were not able to helpe himselfe after that time, he made a statute that he should be found of the common treasurie. He that The reward for killing of a woolfe. killed a woolfe should haue an oxe for his paines. This beast in déed the Scotishmen, euen from the begining, vsed to pursue in all they might deuise, bi|cause the same is such an enimie to cattell, wherein consisted the chiefest portion of all their wealth and substance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus the Scotishmen in this season, setting all their delite on hunting, began also to vse lawes and Lawes made for hunting. statutes in proces of time concerning the same. And first it was ordeined, that he whose dog did teise and go through to the end of the course with the deare, so that he were séene to be at the fall, should haue the skin; the head & hornes to remaine to him whose dog did best next. The body being drest & broken vp, should be distributed at the pleasure & discretion of the mai|ster of the game. The bowels and panch were cast The dogs rewarded. to the dogs as the case required. And if there rose a|anie doubt in anie of these points, they should choose by common consent, a iudge to determine of the matter. But whether these deuises were lawes made by the king as then for the further aduance|ment of his pleasure, or rather customes growne and ratified by long continuall vse, I cannot tell, but certeine it is, they were obserued through all the Scotish regions, as hauing the force of lawes, and so are vsed euen vnto these daies.