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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 In witnes of the thing, there remaineth vnto this day certeine of those great stones standing round ringwise, which places are called by the common people, The old chappels of the gods. A man would maruell by what shift, policie, or strength such migh|tie stones were raised in that maner. Amongst other the gods also, which the Scotishmen had in most re|uerence, Diana hono|red of the Scots. Diana god|desse of hun|ting. Diana was chiefe, whome they accounted as their peculiar patronesse, for that she was taken to be the goddesse of hunting, wherein consisted their chiefest exercise, pastime and delite. Unto hir there|fore he instituted monethlie sacrifice, by reason wher|of this vse was taken vp, that so soone as anie of them got sight of the new moone next after hir The new moone is wor|shipped. change, he saluted hir with certeine praiers or salu|tations most reuerentlie. Which custome indured a|mongst them manie hundred yéeres after. Mainus A liuing pro|uided for the priests. did also appoint foorth liuings for the priests to be ta|ken of such sacrifice as was offered vp to the gods. Finallie, when he had thus instructed his people in lawes and ordinances, aswell touching the religious seruice of the gods, as also for politike gouernment of his countrie, he ended his life, after he had reig|ned about 29 yéeres, leauing the estate to his sonne Doruadille, Elidurus reigning at the same time in Britaine, and Thaara amongst the Picts.