Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Feritharis liued not passing thrée moneths af|ter this businesse, but died suddenlie in the night, the truth not being knowne whether by naturall death, or through treason of Ferlegus and certeine of his complices (whereof there was no small suspicion) for Feritharis suddenly died. that he togither with them found meanes to flée first to the Picts, and after to the Britains, where he pas|sed Ferlegus exiled. the residue of his life in great shame and igno|minie. Feritharis being thus dead in the 15 yéere of his reigne, the nobles assembled togither for the e|lection An election of a new king. of a new king, and in the end they agréed vp|on Mainus the yoonger sonne of king Ferguse, as then being about 24 yéeres of age.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 THis Mainus being of contrarie conditions to his brother Ferlegus, was thus aduanced to Mainus. the crowne by the whole consent of the nobles and commons, who yet kept in fresh memorie the noble gouernement of his father Ferguse. He therefore studieng to answere the peoples expectation in follo|wing Iustice main|teined. his said fathers worthie acts, mainteined iu|stice in all points, without suffering anie bearing or bolstering of wrong. If there were anie controuer|sie risen betwixt neighbour and neighbour within Small mat|ters redrest among neigh|bours. one hundred or cantred, he willed that the same might be taken vp and ended amongest them at home by order of some authorized court there. But if the matter were of such importance, as that it could Great mat|ters determi|ned by the king. not well be decided without authoritie of some high|er court, he would then haue the hearing thereof, at such time as he vsed euerie yéere once to haue a pub|liklie out of all parts of his realme, to conferre togi|ther for such purposes; at what time also such as were notorious offendors were arreigned and punished by death or otherwise, according to the fault which they earst had committed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also for the more quiet of his subiects, he confir|med Mainus con|firmed the league with the Picts. the ancient league with the Picts, their king named Chrinus requiring the same by his ambassa|dors sent vnto him. Moreouer this Mainus vpon a religious deuotion toward the gods, hauing an assu|red beliefe, that without their fauours all worldlie policies were but vaine, deuised sundrie new cere|monies to be added vnto the old: and also caused cer|teine Mainus a de|uout man in his religion. places in sundrie parts of his dominion to bée appointed out, and compassed about with great huge stones round like a ring; but towards the south was one mightie stone farre greater than all the rest, pit|ched vp in maner of an altar, whereon their priests might make their sacrifices in honor of their gods.