Compare 1587 edition: 1 And to acknowledge the diligence herein of the Lieutenant they did inſtitute publike plaies to be vſed and celebrate euery yere,A Lion crow|ned. wherin with many pompous ceremonies they crowne a Lion. And further that there ſhould be kept vpon the charges of the common treaſurie within the Citie certain Lions for the ſa [...]d Lord William gaue a Lion [figure appears here on page 164] for his cogniſance) and thervpon as the Scottiſh Chronicles affyrme,Lions kept at Florence. thoſe beaſtes grew to be had in ſuch honor amongſt the Florentines.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus this valiant Captain, the foreſayd Lord William, paſſing his time in noble exerciſes, and worthie feates of chiualrie vnder king Charles, is accounted in the number of thoſe .xij. martiall warriours, whiche are called commonly by the Scottiſh men, Scotteſgylmore.Scotteſgyl|more.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And for that he was continually occupied in warres, he was neuer maried,William vn|maried ma|keth Chriſt his heyre. Monaſteries of Scotiſhmen in Germanie. wherevpõ growing in age and purpoſing to make Chriſt his heyre, he buylded diuerſe Abbayes and monaſteries both in Italy & Germanie, richly indowing y^e ſame with landes and rents, ſufficient for the finding of ſuch number of Monkes, as he appoynted to be in the ſayd Abbayes, wherein none might be admitted, according to the auncient ordinance by him deui|ſed, except he were a Scottiſh man borne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The citie being thus restored to hir former estate and dignitie, through the bounteous benefit of king Charles, and the diligent administration of his lieu|tenant the foresaid William, the citizens to shew themselues thankefull, deuised for a perpetuall me|morie to beare in their armes a red lillie, resembling one of those which the kings of France giue, saue The armes of Florence. that it differed in colour, to testifie thereby, that their citie (after the destruction therof by the Goths) was reedified and restored to the former dignitie, by the benefit of the Frenchmen. And to acknowledge the diligence herein of the lieutenant, they did insti|tute publike plaies to be vsed and celebrated euerie yéere, wherein with manie pompous ceremonies they crowne a lion. And further that there should be A lion crow|ned. kept vpon the charges of the treasurie within the ci|tie certeine lions (for the foresaid lord William gaue a lion for his cognisance) and therevpon as the Sco|tish chronicles affirme, those beasts grew to be had Lions kept at Florence. in such honor amongest the Florentines. Thus this valiant capteine, the foresaid lord William, passing his time in notable exercises, and woorthie feats of chiualrie vnder king Charles, is accounted in the number of those twelue martiall warriours, which Scotesgil|more. are called commonlie by the Scotishmen, Scotes|gilmore.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 And for that he was continuallie occupied in William vn|maried ma|keth Christ his heire. Monasteries of Scotish|men in Ger|manie. warres, he was neuer maried, wherevpon growing in age, and purposing to make Christ his heire, he builded diuers abbies and monasteries both in Ita|lie and Germanie, richlie indowing the same with lands and rents, sufficient for the finding of such number of moonks, as he appointed to be in the said abbies, wherein none might be admitted, according to the ancient ordinance by him deuised, except he were a Scotishman borne. In witnesse of which ordinance, there are sundrie of these houses remai|ning in Almaine euen vnto this day, nothing chan|ged from the first order or institution. Before the ac|complishment of these things, by the foresaid lord William, brother (as is said) to the Scotish king Achaius, I find that the vniuersities of Paris and Pauia were instituted by king Charles, chiefelie by the helpe and means of these two fore-remembred Scotishmen, Iohn and Clement, insomuch that The vniuer|sitie of Paris and Pauia. Clement was appointed chiefe president of all the students at Paris, and Iohn of the other at Pauia.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to returne to the other dooings of Achai|us, Adelstane en|tereth into Deira. ye shall vnderstand, that about the same time, or not much differing from the same, Adelstane the sonne of Ethelwoolfe king of Westsaxons, taking vpon him the dominion of Kent, Eastsaxon, Mer|cia, and Northumberland (which Egbert his grand|father had receiued into his gouernement) desirous now to inlarge his kingdome, entred into that part of the Pictish dominion, which ancientlie hight Dei|ra, and conteined the marches about Berwike, al|ledging how the same apperteined to his kingdome of Northumberland, and had béene fraudulentlie ta|ken from his ancestors by the Picts: but forsomuch as there was a commotion raised the same time in Mercia, he was called backe to appease it, and here|vpon Deira wasted by fire and sword. putting all to the fire and sword in Deira, sa|uing such prisoners as he brought away with him, he returned. Hungus the Pictish king sore stoma|ching this iniurious enterprise of the Englishmen, determined to reuenge the same in all possible hast, and therefore made instant sute vnto Achaius (who Hungus ai|ded with Scotishmen inuadeth Northumber|land. had maried his sister) to haue his aid against them.