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Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Ewyn being returned from this iour|ney, determined to paſſe the reſidue of his lyfe in reſte and quietneſſe, appointyng iudges in e|uery parte of his Realme, for the miniſtring of iuſtice and executing of the lawes according to the due forme and ordinance of the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 24He appointed alſo ſuch as ſhould watche for the apprehenſion of thieues and robbers by the high wayes, aſſigning them liuings of the com|mon treaſorie to liue by. And there be euen vnto this day that holde ſtill ſuch liuings, though the office be worne out of vſe and forgotten.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, he buylded a caſtell not far diſtaunt from Berigonium, whiche hee named after his owne name Euonium: but afterwardes it was called Dounſtafage,Dounſtafage is buylded. whiche is as muche to ſay, as Steuennes caſtell, whiche name it beareth at this preſent. Finally, this Ewyn after he had raygned to the great weale of the Realme, about xix. yeares, he departed this life, leauing behinde him a ſonne baſe begotten, named Gillus, who cauſing his fathers funerals to be executed with all ſolempne pompe and ceremonies, raiſed vp ſoone after ſundrie Obeliſkes aboute his graue neare vnto Dounſtafage, where he was buried.

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