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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THen was his sonne Athirco elected by the gene|rall voices of all the estates, who in the begin|ning of his reigne shewed himselfe verie sober, gen|tle, courteous, and friendlie of behauiour, exercising himselfe in all laudable pastimes conuenient for his estate, and herewith he was so frée and liberall to|wards all men, that he wan him woonderfull much praise and loue amongest his people. But these his noble vertues increased not in him togither with his age, but contrarilie decaied, in such sort, that after he had reigned eight yéeres, he was quite al|tered: Athirco chan|ged in conditi ons from good to bad. in place of liberalitie, imbracing auarice: for courtesie and amiable countenance, he vsed sterne and loftie lookes: for commendable exercises, he gaue himselfe wholie to filthie pleasures and sensuall lusts of the bodie: and such as could further his pur|pose most in these his beastlie affections, he cherished Athirco regar deth not his nobles. and had them most in estimation, not regarding at all the nobilitie of his realme, but was as readie to wrong them by vilanous iniurie, as he was anie other of the lowest and meanest degrée.