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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1821 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 253)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus whileſt Malcolme was buſied in ſet|ting orders amongſt his ſubiects, tydings came that one Lugtake ſurnamed the foole,Luktake. being ey|ther the ſonne, or as ſome write, the couſin of the late mentioned Makbeth, was conueyed wyth a great number of ſuch as had taken part with the ſayde Makbeth vnto Seone,Lugtake crow|ned at Scone. and there by their ſupport receyued the Crowne, as lawfull inhe|ritor thereto.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1822 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 253)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 To appeaſe this buſineſſe, was Makduffe Earle of Fife ſent with full commiſſion in the kings name,Lugtake is ſlaine. who encountering with Lugtake at a vyllage called Eſſen in Bogdale, ſlue him, and diſcomfited his whole power ordring the matter with them in ſuch wiſe, that afterwardes there was no more trouble attempted in that behalfe.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, the realme continued in peace cer|taine yeares,A bande of theeues. till it chaunced a great number of theeues and robbers aſſembling themſelues togi|ther at Cocbourne pethes, did much hurt by rob|bing and ſpoyling the people in the countreys of Mers:Patrike Dun|bar vanqui|ſheth the thee|ues and rob|bers of the countrey. and Louthian howbeit at length one Pa|tryke Dunbar of Dunbar, by commaundement of the king fought with them, ſlue their captaine, with ſix hundred of his companie, and tooke four|ſcore priſoners, the which he cauſed to be hanged. And thus hauing deliuered the countrey of thoſe pyllers, with loſſe of fortie of his owne men, hee returned to the king, with the head of the captain of that route,Patrike Dun|bar Earle of March. ſo that for his manhood herein ſhe|wed, he was made by the king Earle of March, and for the maintenaunce of his eſtate, had the landes of Cocbourne pethes, giuen to him and his heyres for euer, vpon this condition, that in tymes comming, the Earles of March ſhoulde purge Mers and Lonthian of all theeues and robbers. In memorie whereof,The heade of a theefe or fel|lon giuen in armes. hee was com|maunded to beare in his armes a fellons heade ſprinckled with bloud.

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