Compare 1577 edition: 1 By this meanes then were children excluded from obteining the crowne, least the publike libertie of the realme might chance to be put in danger. But yet was it afterwards perceiued that this deuise for choosing of kings, ministred occasion sometimes to the vncle to séeke the destruction of the nephue, and likewise to the nephue to procure the dispatch of the vncle and vncles sonnes, with the committing of The choosing of kings was not allowed. manie heinous murders of right worthie princes, to the no small danger of ouerthrowing the whole state of the commonwealth, so that finallie that or|dinance was clearelie abrogated, as you shall heare hereafter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 BUt now to my purpose. After Feritharis with Feritharis the full consent of all the people was thus elec|ted king, he was inthronized with all solemnitie in receiuing his kinglie ornaments, as his two edged A two edged sword. sword, his scepter roiall, and his crowne of gold fa|shioned in forme of a rampire made for defense of a towne or fortresse, signifieng that he tooke vpon him to preserue the libertie of his countrie, to sée offen|dors dulie punished, and the execution of lawes with equall punishment trulie ministred.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These ornaments of inuesture remained vnto the Scotish kings, without being in anie point chan|ged, till the daies of Achaius king of Scotland, who establishing a perpetuall league with Charles the The crowne changed. great, emperour and king of France, to indure for euer betwéene the Scots and Frenchmen, added vnto the crowne foure flower de lices, togither with foure crostets, diuided in sunder with equall spaces, rising somewhat higher than the flower de lices: that thereby the obseruing of the christian religion and sincere faith, mainteined by the Scotish nation, EEBO page image 36 might be the more euident to all men that beheld it. But now as touching Feritharis, shortlie after he The league with the Picts con|firmed. was thus inuested king, he came to an interuiew with the king of the Picts, where manie things be|ing communed of touching the wealth of both nati|ons, the league was in solemne wise confirmed, and such punished as had doone anie thing sounding to the breach of the same.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 By this meanes then were children exclu|ded from obtayning the crowne, leaſt the pu|blike libertie of the realme might chaunce to be put in daunger. But yet was it afterwardes per|ceyued that this deuiſe for chooſing of kings, mi|niſtred occaſion ſometimes to the vncle to ſeeke the deſtruction of the Nephew, and likewiſe to the Nephew to procure the diſpatche of the vn|cle and vncles Sonnes,The chooſing of kings was not alowed. with the committing of many haynous murders of right woorthie prin|ces, to the no ſmall daunger of ouerthrowing the whole ſtate of the commune wealth, ſo that finally that ordinance was clearly abrogated, as you ſhall heare hereafter.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 11] BVt nowe to my pur|poſe.Feri|tharis. After Feri|tharis with the full conſente of al the people was thus elected king, hee was inthro|nized with all ſo|lempnities in re|ceiuing his king|ly ornamẽts, as his two edged ſword,A two edged ſword. his Scep|ter royal, & his crown of gold faſhioned in forme of a rampire made for defence of a towne or for|treſſe, ſignifying that hee tooke vppon him to preſerue the libertie of his countrey to ſee of|fendours duely puniſhed, and the execution of lawes with equall iuſtice truely miniſtred.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe ornamentes of inueſture remayned vnto the Scottiſhe kings, without being in a|ny poinct chaunged, till the dayes of Achaius kyng of Scotlande, who eſtabliſhing a perpe|tuall league with Charles the greate Empe|rour and king of Fraunce,The crowne chaunged. to endure for euer betwixte the Scottes and French menne, ad|ded vnto the crowne foure Flower de Lyces to|gither with foure croſſelettes deuided in ſun|der by equall ſpaces, riſing ſomewhat higher than the Flower de Lyces that thereby the ob|ſeruing of the Chriſtian Religion and ſincere faithe, maynteined by the Scottiſhe nation, might be the more euident to all men that be|helde it.