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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottiſh king Eugenius alſo lyued in peace the reſidue of hys lyfe, wythout any trou|ble, eyther by forrayne enimies, or inteſtine ſe|dition,Eugenius the Scottiſh King dyeth. and at length dyed in the 38. yeare of hys raigne, and after the byrth of our Sa|uiour .569.568. H.B.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 136] AFter his funeral ob|ſequies finiſhed in Colmekill,Conual. where he ly|eth buried amongeſt his aunceſters,Conual elec|ted king of Scotlande. his brother Conuall was choſen to ſucceed him in admini|niſtration of the king|dome, a Prince of ſuche inclinatiõ to vertue and godlineſſe, as all men may iuſtly wonder thereat. He bare ſuch zealous deuotion towardes the worſhipping of the croſſe (a thing to put men in remembrance of Chriſtes paſſion as he tooke it) that which may ſoeuer hee [figure appears here on page 136] rode as it is reported he had ye ſame borne before him,Conuals de|uotion to the Croſſe and at his getting vp and lighting downe from his horſe, he with all the multitude of peo|ple ſtanding about him, woulde worſhippe it in kneeling downe, and reuerently kiſſe it.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Croſſe was of ſiluer with a Crucifix thereon, and letters grauen in a plate faſtened to the ſtaffe, conteyning theſe two wordes: Chri|ſtianorum gloria.

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