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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king being thus vertuouslie disposed, caused the whole number of his subiects by his example to be the better affectioned towards the aduancement of religion. The report and same whereof mooued that holie man saint Colme or Colombe, to come ouer foorth of Ireland (where he had the gouernance Saint Co [...] comuneth ou [...] forth of Ire|land into Scotland. of sundrie houses of moonks) with twelue other ver|tuous persons into Albion, and there gathering togi|ther a great number of moonks, being here and there dispersed abroad in the countrie, he placed them orderlie in such houses, as king Conuall had builded and founded for that purpose, appointing a|mongst them rulers & ministers, such as he thought most conuenient. But saint Colme himselfe, and the other twelue, which he brought ouer with him from Ireland, placing themselues to inhabit in the Ile of Iona, now called Colmekill, tooke great paines to instruct the Scots and Picts in the true ar|ticles of the faith.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Amongst the Picts at the same time the heresie of The heresis of Pelagius in Pictland. Pelagius had infected the minds of many, by meane that diuerse of that nation hauing dwelled a long time in Britaine, returning into their countrie, brought that pestilent doctrine home with them, and taught it vnto other. Saint Colme therefore infor|med hereof, passed into Louthian vnto Brudeus as then king of the Picts, earnestlie trauelling to in|struct both him and his people in the right beliefe, and to extirpe out of their hearts all erronious opinions of that damnable sect of the Pelagians lore. At the same time, that blessed man Kentigerne, otherwise Kentigerne bishop of Gla [...] cow, other|wise called Mungo bi|shop of [...]asco. called Mungo, gouerned the church of Glascow, as bishop of the same, who resorting into the companie of this saint Colme, had much conference with him, to both their comforts, concerning the true articles of our faith.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 This Kentigerne was descended of the bloud roi|all Thamew or Thametes r [...] uished by Eu|genius king of Scotland, of which ra|uishment she bare the fore|said Kenti|gerne. of the Pictish kings, as son vnto that vertuous woman Thametes or Thamew, daughter vnto Loth king of the Picts, whome a yoong lustie gentleman, or (as some haue written) the last mentioned Eu|genius the Scotish king rauished by force, and be|got of hir the said Kentigerne. He was greatlie in fauour with the foresaid Brudeus the Pictish king, as one that was néere of his bloud. For the same Brudeus was nephue vnto the foresaid Loth by his brother called Melethon, and therefore succéeded in the kingdome of the Picts, after that Mordred was EEBO page image 108 slaine, as before is expressed. Kentigerne went with saint Colme vnto the castell of Calidon, otherwise The castell of Calidon now Dounkeld. called Dounkeld, where they remained six moneths in a monasterie there, builded by king Conuall, tea|ching and preaching vnto the people of Athole, Cali|don, and Angus, that in great numbers came vnto them, to heare their godlie instructions. There is in the same place, where the said castell sometimes stood, a church dedicated vnto saint Colme, built of faire square stone, being at this day a bishops see, com|monlie called Dounkeld, indowed with manie faire The bishops seé of Doun|keld. reuenues and great possessions, for the maintenance of the bishop and his canons.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The king beeing thus vertuouſly diſpoſed, cauſed the whole number of his ſubiectes by his enſample to be the better affectioned towards the aduauncement of religion. The report and fame wherof, moued that holy man Saint Colme, or Colombe,Saint Colme commeth o|uer forth of Ireland into Scotlande. to come ouer forth of Irelande (where hee had the gouernaunce of ſundrie houſes of Monks) with twelue other vertuous perſons in|to Albion, and there gathering togither a great number of Monkes, being here and there diſper|ſed abrode in the Countrey, [...]ee placed them or|derly in ſuch houſes, as king Conuall had buyl|ded and founded for that purpoſe, appoynting a|mongſt them rulers and miniſters, ſuche as hee thought moſt conuenient.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But Saint Colme himſelfe, and the other EEBO page image 137 twelue, whiche he brought ouer with him from Ireland, placing themſelues to inhabite in the Iſle of Iona, now called Colmekill, tooke great paynes to inſtruct the Scottes and Pictes in the true articles of the faith.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Amongſt the Pictes the ſame time the hereſie of Pelagius had infected the mindes of many,The hereſie of Pelagius, in [...]ightland. by meane that diuers of that nation hauing dwel|led long time in Brytaine, returning into theyr countrey; brought that peſtilent doctrine home with them, and taught it vnto other. Saint Colme therefore informed hereof, paſſed into Louthian vnto Brudeus as then king of the Pictes, earneſtly traueling to inſtruct bothe him and his people in the right beliefe, and to extyrpe out of theyr heartes al erronious opinions of that damnable ſect of the Pelagians lore.