Compare 1587 edition: 1 Fynnã biſhop. [figure appears here on page 149] In this Fer|quhardes daies Biſhop Aydan departed this worlde, & then was Fynnan ſente for, foorth of Scotland to take vppon him the gouernmẽt of the Churche of Lyndefern,Holy Iland. where the Biſhops of Northumberland as then had theyr ſee. This Fynnan was well learned, and no leſſe renowmed for his vertuous lyfe than his predeceſſour Aydan. He died anone af|ter the deceaſſe of Ferquhard,Biſhop Col|man conuer|ted the Saxõs. & then was Col|man remoued vnto that ſee of Lyndefern, who with his vertuous inſtructions and enſamples of holy life conuerted a great multitude of Saxons vnto the true worſhipping of the liuing God.Penda king of Mertia. And amongſt other was Penda ſonne to the former Penda, king of Mertia.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There be that wryte how Penda the father alſo was baptiſed by this Colman: and that the ſame Colman trauayled through the moſt parte of all the Engliſhe prouinces ſetting foorth the worde of life amõgſt the people, purchaſing him greate fame for his woorthie merites. He came to the church of Lyndefern in y^e daies of Maldwyn that ſucceeded the laſt mencioned Ferquharde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Mald|wyne. [figure appears here on page 149] THis Maldwyne was the ſonne of king Donewalde: and after that Ferquharde was dead and buried in Colmekill,Maldwyne in|ueſted king of Scottes. he was in|ueſted king: which fun|ction he right ſufficiẽt|ly diſcharged, ſtudying to mayntayne peace with his neighbors the P [...]ſts, Saxons, and Brytayns: giuing thereby a good enſample to be followed of his ſubiectes.A louer of peace and iuſtice. Hereto he had a ſpeciall care for the adminiſtra|tion of the lawes in due forme and order cauſing offendors to be puniſhed, that other harmeleſſe perſons mighte liue in quiet, ſo that by this meanes all things in the beginning of his reigne had proſperous ſucceſſe.