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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe that found him immediately ſtroke off his heade, and preſented the ſame vnto Cadal,Gillus be|headed. to the great reioycing of all the companie.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 26Thus after that Cadall had atchiued his en|terpriſe with good ſucceſſe, he tooke the [...] againe to returne into Scotlande,A ſhipwrake by a tempeſt. but by meanes of a grieuous tempeſt, he loſt the greateſt part of hys armie, with all the ſpoyle and ryches that they had gotten in that voyage. Whiche miſchaunce ſore blemiſhed the glorie of ſo famous a victorie, ſo that the reioyſing of many, was turned into dolefull mourning for the loſſe of their friendes and kinneſfolke,Cadal for his good and faythful ſer|uice is re|warded. but namely Cadall tooke it ſo grieuouſly, that nothing coulde [...]ee more offen|ſiue vnto him. Howe beeit, after he was come a lande, the King and other of the Nobles recom|forted him in all that they might, and the king gaue him alſo much fayre landes, with diuerſe Caſtelles in Galloway in recompence of hys good and faythfull ſeruice at ſundrie tymes ſhe|wed in defence of hys Countrey, and made hym Gouernour of Galloway alſo, whiche hee verye thankefully accepted.

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