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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1884 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 259)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Donalde Bane fled into the Iles.This Donald Bane, who (as before is men|tioned) fled into the Iles to eſchue the tyrannical malice of Makbeth, after he once heard that his brother king Malcolme was dead,Donalde Bane returneth into Scotlande. His couenant for the gift of the Iles to the king of Nor|way. returned into Scotland by ſupport of the K. of Norway, vnto whom he couenanted to giue the dominion of all the Iles, if by his meanes and furtheraunce hee might obteyne the crowne of Scotland.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1885 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 259)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herevpon landing with an armie in the Realme, he founde ſmall reſiſtance, and ſo with little a doe receyued the crowne, for many of the people abhorring the riotous maners and ſuper|fluous gurmandice brought in amongſt them by the Engliſh men,The reſpect that the people had to receyue Donald Bane for their king. were willing inough to receiue this Donalde for their king, truſting bycauſe hee had beene brought vp in the Iles with the olde cuſtomes and maners of their auncient Nation, without taſt of the Engliſh lykerous delicacies, they ſhoulde by his ſeuere order in gouernment, recouer againe the former temperancie of theyr olde progenitors.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 1886 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 259)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 As ſoone as Edgar Adeling brother to Queen Margaret was aduertiſed that Donalde Bane had thus vſurped the crowne of Scotland,K. Malcolmes ſonnes ſent for into Englande by Edgar their vncle. he ſent ſecretly for his thre nephews, Edgar, Alexander, and Dauid, with two ſiſters which they had, to come vnto him into England, where he had not kept thẽ any long while, but that a knight whoſe name was Organ, or Orgar,Orgarus, or one Organ ac|cuſeth Edgar Atheling of treaſon. accuſed him of treaſon, alledging howe he nouriſhed his ſiſters ſonnes and daughters within the realme, in hope to make them inheritors to the crowne: but the malice of this falſe ſurmiſe remayned not vnpu|niſhed, for one of Edgars friends, taking in hand to Darraine battaile with Organ, in defence of Edgars innocencie, ſlue him within lyſtes.Organ is ſlain within lyſtes.

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