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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 He builded also the castell of Beregonium in Loughquhabre on the west side of Albion, ouer a|gainst Beregonium. the westerne Iles, where he appointed a court to be kept for the administration of iustice: that both the Albion Scots, and also those of the same Iles I place apoin|ted for iustice. might haue their accesse & resort thither for redresse of wrongs, and ending of all controuersies. The re|sidue of his life he past in rest and peace with his neighbors the Picts and Britains, indeuouring by all meanes to knit and couple the hearts of his sub|iects in one friendlie bond of inward loue and ami|tie. Finallie, sailing afterward into Ireland to be arbitrator in a matter of variance betwixt the no|bles Ferguse went into Ireland and in his returne was drowned. of that land, as he returned homewards by force of tempest, the ship wherein he was inbarked, was driuen vpon a rocke, where he perished, after he had reigned as king amongst the Scotishmen in Albion about 25 yeeres. The rocke where he was thus cast away, hath béene euer since called rocke Rocke Fer|guse, other|wise Knocke Ferguse. Ferguse, after his name.