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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Then came diuerſe and ſundry perſons in moſt humble wife to make ſute for pardon to the king for their friends and kinſmen: but he made them plaine anſwere, that there was none to bee founde that would make interceſſion for the ſa|uing of his kinſmans life the day before, when he was led to execution, that had offended nothing ſo grieuouſly in compariſon to them for whome they now made ſute, & therefore he had them be contented, for they ſhoulde aſſuredly haue accor|ding to ye which they had deſerued.Execuſion w [...]thout re|ſpite. And therwith were the officers cõmaunded to make haſt with the execution, whiche was done incontinently without any further reſpite.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were ſome that were accuſed to bee partakers in this treaſon, but yet for that no eui|dent proues could be produced againſt them, they were diſmiſſed, as Walter Maxwel, with Wal|ter Berclay Shirif of Aberdene, Patrike Graim, Hameline Neydrinton, and Euſtace a Rathre, knights beſide eight others. But yet the Coũteſſe of S [...]atherne, and William de Soulis, were condemned to perpetuall priſon.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle of Buchquhanes landes, who ſuf|fred at that preſent, where deuided into two parts, the one being giuen to William Hay that was made Coneſtable of the realme in place of Iohn Quincie, who likewiſe ſuffred the ſame time: and the other part was giuẽ vnto William Reth, to|gither with the office of the Stewardſhip of the Realme.

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