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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 AFter him succéeded Ethodius the second, and sonne of the former Ethodius, which prince proo|ued so verie a foole, that the regiment of the realme was quite taken from him, and committed vnto The gouer|nance of the realme com|mitted to sun|drie noble men. certeine noble men, who being diuided into sundrie quarters of the realme, tooke verie good order for the due gouernment of the parties so to them limited, and vsed themselues verie vprightlie in all their doo|ings. As for cause of wars they had none, for Se|uerus before his death had giuen such order for the gouernement of the Britains, that they durst not once stir by reason of such pledges as were deliuered and conueied to Rome, which were the chéefest of all the British nobilitie. At length Ethodius being apt for nothing but to fill his cofers, as one though dol|tish, yet naturallie giuen to vnquenchable couetous|nesse, Ethodius being giuen to couetous|nesse is slaine by his owne seruants. Athirco. was slaine by those that were appointed to the gard of his person, in the 16 yeare of his reigne.