Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also for the auoiding of enuious contention, and for the better assurance of euerie mans estate, he The land is parted. iudged it necessarie to haue a partition made of all the lands belonging vnto the Scotish dominion. For before they occupied the whole as in commune, without knowing to whome this péece or that did be|long. Which politike aduise of Ferguse, the Scotish|men Obedient subiects. praised most highlie, promising not onelie to follow his counsell herein in all that he should wish, but also in all that he should otherwise command.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wherevpon shortlie after there were chosen by his aduise seuen ancient personages, men of good conscience and great experience, which were appoin|ted Men diuide the land into portions. to be surueiors of the whole countrie, and to di|uide the same as néere as they could into a set num|ber of equall portions (but with this consideration, that according as the fruitfulnesse or barrennesse of the soile required, so they should inlarge or diminish the circuit of their bounds.) When they had viewed the countrie, and according to their commission se|uered foorth the same into parts, they returned into Argile, where Ferguse then soiourned, and there in The gouern|ment is giuen vnto the no|bles by lots. his presence, the names of all his noble men that were reputed as gouernors were put in lots, euerie of them to haue such part of the realme for his owne, EEBO page image 35 as should fall to him by good lucke and present hap.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By this meanes each of them being placed as his [...]hance fell, they inhabited their quarters with such people as they had the leading of, so that afterwards the countries tooke their names of those the first go|uernors: which names for the more part (being a little changed) remaine amongst them euen vnto this day. Ferguse hauing thus without occasion of enuie diuided his countrie amongst his nobles and Statutes and lawes are made. subiects, studied further more to deuise lawes for the maintenance of common quiet amongst them. And therefore amongst other ordinances he made sta|tutes against murther, robberie, burning of houses, and especiallie against theft.