Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Finallie Seuerus dieth, though not so soone as his Seuerus dieth. son Antoninus wished, in hope after him to atteine the imperiall dignitie. Concluding therefore a leage Antoninus in hope to be em|peror conclu|deth a peace with the enimies. with the Scotishmen and Piers, and granting peace to Fulgentius, and other such British rebels as were fled with him into Pietland, he receiued sufficient pledges, and then returned towards London, where his mother with his brother Geta as then laie. Short|lie after both the brethren departed forth of the Ile, & went to Rome, as in the historie of England it ap|peereth. But now to returne vnto Donald the Sco|tish Donald studi|ous to main|teine his sub|iects in peace and concord. king, ye shall vnderstand, that being deliuered of forren trouble, he studied chéeflie how to preserue his people in good peace and perfect tranquillitie. Which mind our Sauiour Christ the author of all peace and concord had giuen vnto him, being latelie afore conuerted vnto the true faith from his wicked paganisine and heathenish idolatrie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 For as we find in Hector Boetius, in the daies of Donald con|uerced vnto christian be|leefe in the daies of the emperor Se|uerus. the aboue said emperor Seuerus, he sent a messen|ger with letters vnto pope Victor (Zepher [...]s saith Harison) being the [...] in number, as they sa [...], after saint Peter, declaring [...] him that he was [...] minded to receiue the christian religion, and vtterlie to forsake the superstitious [...] of the hea [...] EEBO page image 68 gods, and therefore instantlie required him to send ouer into Scotland some godlie learned men, to in|struct him in the right beléefe. The pope hearing this, and being glad to increase the faith of Christ through all parts of the world, sent with all spéed into Scot|land such well disposed persons as he thought most méet for that purpose, who at their arriuall there, did their endeuour in such diligent sort, that not onelie the king, but also through his example a great num|ber of the nobilitie were baptised, and cleerelie for|sooke their former errors and idolatrie. This was in The Scotish men receiued the faith in the péere of our Sauiour 203. 5399. H. B. 533 H. B. the yeare after the birth of our sauiour 203, from the creation of the world 4170, & after the first erection of the Scotish kingdome 330, as W. Harison in his chronologie dooth manifestlie confirme.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer this Donald was the first as the Sco|tish chronicles alledge, that caused siluer and gold to be coined in his realme. The stampe which he deuised for the same, was a crosse on the one side, and his face on the other. Before that time the Scots vsed no coine, but either exchanged and bartered ware for ware, either else occupied with British and Romane monie, as diuers marble chests full of the same which haue béene found of late yeeres in sundrie parts of Scotland doo verie well witnesse. Finallie K. Do|nald in the 21 yeare of his reigne departed out of this life, and was buried according to the maner of Donald depar teth out of this world. 216 H. B. Ethodius. our christian religion, without any heathenish cere|monies.