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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Agayne, they were yong ynough to begette and bryng [...] the newe chyldren, where they ſhould be neuer able to recouer honour once loſt, if by deliuering the towne into the enimies han|des, they ſhoulde ſeeme to betray their countrey, and falſe their faithe to their naturall prince and ſoueraigne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 With ſuche and many other [...]he lyke wor [...], thys noble and woorthie Ladye perſwaded hir huſbande to refrayne his inwarde griefe, and broughte hym with ryghte ſorowfull and hea|uie cheere vnto hir chamber, that through com|miſeration hadde of his ſonnes, he ſhould com|mit nothyng eyther agaynſt his honor or [...]ale of the towne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane tyme,Sir Alexander Seitons ſonnes executed. his two ſonnes were put to death, endyng their lyues ſayeth Hector Boetius) with moſte honour, for the righteous quarrell of their countrey.

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