Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Such also as went with him in this iournie, had Fergusius landed in Albion. A parlement. their wiues, their children, and all their substance with them, as the maner of the nation then was, when they went forth into any forren countrie. Now it came to passe that this Fergusius was no sooner come into Albion among the Scotishmen there, but that in a parlement called and assembled in Argile for the purpose, they first consulted after what sort they might mainteine themselues against their eni|mies, and what order for gouernment should be ob|serued amongst them. Where finallie for auoiding of such inconuentences, as might rise through manie A king is [...] to be obeied. gouernors, they decréed to choose onlie one, whome in all things, as their king & head, they would from thencefoorth follow and obeie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 BUt bicause there was none thought so méet to Fergusius. beare that office, as Fergusius, and that the EEBO page image 33 chaire of hope was also brought with him: they con|cluded by whole consent to commit that charge vnto him, and so to the great reioising of the people, he was placed vpon his marble stone, and crowned king, being the first of the Scotish nation that euer ruled in Albion as absolute gouernor, who began his reigne in the yeare after the creation of the world 3640, which is (as Harison saith in his chronologie) before the incarnation of our sauiour 327, after the building of Rome 420, and after the entring of Brutus into Britaine 790.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The kingdome of the Scotishmen being thus be|gun in Albion, Ferguse tooke vpon him to rule as king, making prouision on all sides to resist his enimies: who whilest these things were a dooing in Argile, had assembled their powers: vnto whom also The Bri|tains aid against the Scots. the Britains had ioined themselues, and were now entred into the Scotish borders. Ferguse hauing hereof knowledge, spéedilie got togither his people, and came with banners displaied to encounter his enimies. In king Ferguses banner, there was a red lion portraied rampant, with his rarle folden to|wards his backe, as though he did beat the same, which is the maner of them when they be mooued to displeasure. Ferguse was the first that bare this cog|nisance in Albion, which euer since hath béene borne by those kings that haue successiuelie reigned after him there.