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Compare 1587 edition: 1 It chaunced yet, by the benefite of the darke night, that though the father were ſlaine,Banquho is ſlayne, but his ſonne eſcapeth the ſon yet by the helpe of almightie God reſeruing him to better fortune, eſcaped that daunger, & after|wardes hauing ſome inckling by the admoni|tion of ſome frendes which he had in the courte, howe his life was ſought no leſſe then his fa|thers, who was ſlayne not by chaunce medley (as by the hãdling of the mater Makbeth would haue had it to appeare,Fleaunce Ban|quhoes ſonne fleeth into Wales.) but euen vpon a prepen|ſed deuiſe, wherevpon to auoyde further perill he fledde into Wales.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But here I thinke it ſhall not much make a|gaynſt my purpoſe, if (according to the order which I find obſerued in the Scottiſh hiſtorie) I ſhall in fewe wordes here rehearſe the originall line of thoſe kings, whiche haue diſcended from the foreſayde Banquho, that they,The lyne of the Scottiſhe kings. whiche haue enioyed the kingdome by ſo long continuaunce of diſcent, from one to an other, & that euen vnto theſe our dayes may be knowen from whence EEBO page image 247 they had theyr firſt beginning.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Fleaunce therfore (as before is ſayd) fled into Wales, where ſhortly after by his curteous and amiable behauiour, he grew into ſuch fauour and eſtimation with the prince of that countrey, that he might vnneath haue wiſſhed any greater: at length alſo he came into ſuch familiar acquain|tance with the ſayd princes daughter,Fleaunce de|floureth the prince of Wales his daughter. that ſhe of courteſie in the ende ſuffred him to get hir with childe: whiche being once vnderſtood, hyr father the prince conceyued ſuch hatefull diſpleaſure to|wardes Fleaunce,Fleaunce is ſlayne. that he finally ſlewe him, and helde his daughter in moſte vile eſtate of ſerui|tude, for that ſhe had conſented to be on this wiſe defloured by a ſtraunger.

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