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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Three thou|ſand offenders put to death within two yeares ſpace.It is ſayde, that within the fyrſt two yeares of his raigne, there were three thouſande perſons executed by death, for ſundrie olde crymes and offences.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And though ſuch extreeme iuſtice might haue bene thought ſufficient to giue enſample to other to refourme their naughtie vſages,Angus Duffe. yet one An|gus Duffe of Strathem nothing afrayd therof, came with a company of theeues and robbers, and tooke a great pray of goodes out of the coun|treys of Murray and Cathnes: for recouerie whereof, one Angus Murrey followed with a great power, and ouertaking the ſayde Angus Duffe neare to Strachnauern, fiercely aſſayled him. Who with like manhoode made ſloute re|ſiſtance,A cruell fight. by reaſon whereof, there enſued ſuche a cruell fight betwixt the parties, that there remay|ned in the ende but onely .xij. perſons aliue, and thoſe ſo wounded, that they were vneth able to returne home to theyr houſes, and lyued but a few dayes after.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame tyme,Makdonalde Ros, a notable robber. there was alſo another notable theefe named Makdonalde Ros, whiche grew with ſpoyles and robberies to great riches.

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