Compare 1577 edition: 1 Reutha perceiuing furthermore that through vn|skilfull surgians and physicians manie wounded [...] [...]aw for phi|sicians and surgians. and diseased persons were oftentimes cast awaie, ordeined by the aduise and consent of his councell, that none should take vpon them as a surgion or physician, vnlesse they were by long experience well practised aforehand in those sciences. For before that time they vsed to carie foorth such persons as were sicke or otherwise hurt, and to lay them in some o|pen place in the streets or market sted, that all such as came by, might according to their knowledge declare their aduise, and shew (if they had béene vexed with the like disease) by what means they had esca|ped the danger, and recouered againe their health. For no man might without the note of high reproch passe by, kéeping silence in this behalfe. And this was according to the custome of the old Aegyptians.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Reutha thus studieng for the aduancement of the commonwealth of his subiects, continued in the estate with great prosperitie, till finallie perceiuing himselfe farre growen in age, and not so able to tra|uell in the affaires of the realme as he was before, he caused a parlement to be assembled, and there in presence of all the estates, required to be dischar|ged of the gouernement: and that the same might be committed vnto his coosin Thereus, who as then was not onelie of sufficient age to take it vpon him, but also of such towardnesse, as that in each mans opinion he was thought likelie to atteine vnto the prowesse of anie of his noble progenitors. Thus Reutha, after he had reigned 17 yeares, returned to a priuat life, resigning the whole rule of his realme vnto the aforesaid Thereus, being through his per|suasion receiued as king of all estates by common Reuthi resig|ned the estate vnto his coosin Thereus. Thereus. consent there in that present assemblie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 THis Thereus for the first six yeares was equall in all points of princelie gouernement to anie of his predecessors, but afterward he changed his copie in such maner, that iustice and all other kinds of vertue being set apart, he neither regarded the Iustice neg|lected and vice [...]mbraced. lawes of the gods, nor yet of men; but gaue him|selfe to all sorts of filthinesse and most detestable vi|ces, so farre forth, that his subiects (as their custome is in following the maners and vsages of their prin|ces) became so outragious in their licentious li|uings, and namelie the nobles and gentlemen, that thereof insued theft, murther, rape, spoiling, and all kinds of oppression of those sillie soules that had no meanes to resist, so as in fine, diuers gouernours of the tribes perceiuing no hope of amendment while Thereus should reigne, conspired togither, deuising meanes how to depose him of all kinglie authoritie. The nobles conspire a|gainst The| [...]s. But he hauing notice of their purposed intentions, and doubting the sequele thereof, conueied himselfe out of the way in most secret wise, fléeing for succout vnto the Britains, vnto whome though he made earnest sute for aid to be restored home againe, yet could he purchase no such fauour amongst them: so Thereus fled to the Bri|tains. that leding a miserable life a long time after within the citie of Yorke, he finallie there ended his daies. He reigned in Scotland about 12 yeares or more.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Craftes men brought into Scotlande to inſtruct the people.This Reutha alſo vnderſtandyng of the lacke of all maner of craftes men in his Realme, & of ſuche as were expert in the liberall ſciences, cauſed a great number of moſte perfect artificers to be ſent for, to inhabite amongſt his people, the better to inſtruct them in their occupatiõs. Vnto theſe alſo as vnto other profeſſing any liberall arte,Liuings ap|pointed forth vnto theſe craftes men. were appointed honeſt liuings, by way of fees aſſigned to be receiued, of ſuche oxen & beefes as were killed, to euery man of ſcience & artificer his parte. And further eche of them had certaine meaſures of Otes and Barly in ſteede of yearly annuities. For as yet the vſe of coigne was not knowen among the Scottiſh men. The whiche cuſtome of diſtributing theyr beaſts, which they killed in this wiſe, is ſtill vſed in the Weſterne Iſles euen vnto theſe our dayes. Reutha per|ceiuing furthermore that through vnſkilful Chi|rurgions & Phiſitions many wounded & diſeaſed perſons were oftentimes caſt away,A law for Phi|ſitions & Chi|rurgions. ordeined by the aduice and conſent of his counſell, that none ſhould take vpõ them as a Chirurgion or Phiſi|tion, vnleſſe they were by long experience well practiſed aforehand in thoſe ſciences. For before that time they vſed to carie foorth ſuch perſons as were ſicke or otherwiſe hurte, and to lay them in ſome open place in the ſtreetes or market ſ [...]edde, that al ſuch as came by, might according to their knowledge declare their aduiſe, and ſhew if they had bene vexed with the like diſeaſe) by what meanes they had eſcaped the daunger, & recoue|red agayn theyr health. For no mã might with|out the note of high reproche paſſe by in keeping ſilence in this behalf. And this was according to the cuſtome of the olde Egyptians.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Reutha thus ſtudying for the aduauncement of the common wealth of his ſubiects, continued in the eſtate with great proſperitie, til finally per|ceyuing himſelfe farre growen in age and not ſo able to trauell in the affayres of the realme as he was before, he cauſed a parliament to be aſſem|bled, and there in preſence of all the eſtates he re|quired to be diſcharged of the gouernment: and that the ſame might be cõmitted vnto his couſin Thereus, who as then was not onely of ſuffici|ent age to take it vpon him, but alſo of ſuche to|wardneſſe as that in eche mans opinion he was thought likely to atteyne vnto the proweſſe of any of his noble progenitours.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus, Reutha after he had raygned a .xvij. yeares, returned to a priuate lyfe,Reutha reſig|ned the eſtate vnto his co [...] Thereus. reſigning the whole rule of the realme vnto the foreſayd The|reus being through his perſwaſion receyued as king of all eſtates by common conſent there in that preſent aſſemble.