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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 469 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 59)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus Galdus applying all his ſtudie and di|ligence to aduaunce the common wealth and quiet ſtate of his Countrey, lyued many yeares ſo highly in the fauour of all his ſubiects, that the like hath beene but ſeldome hearde of: finally to their greate griefe and diſpleaſure hee ended hys lyfe,Galde depar|teth this life at Epiake. more deare to them than theyr owne at E|piake, in the .xxxv. yeare of his raigne, (whiche was about the .xv. yeare of the Empyre of A|drian, the 4098. yeare after the worldes crea|tion, and from the byrth of our ſauiour .131.3. H.B. 5302. H.B. 103. H.B. and was buryed with greate lamentation in moſte pompous maner, and layde in a goodly Tumbe which was rayſed with mightie huge ſtones, ha|uing [figure appears here on page 59] a great number of obeliſkes ſet vp round a|bout it according to the maner. Furthermore to the ende his memorie ſhoulde euer endure, the Countrey where hee fought laſte with the Ro|mains was called Galdia,Galloway ta|keth the name of Galde. after his name, which by addition of a fewe letters is nowe called Gal|loway, and before that tyme Brygantia, as the Scottes do holde: but howe that ſeemeth to a|gree with a truth, ye may reade in the Hiſtorie of Englande.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 470 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 59)

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Lug|thake.

An vngracious force ſucce|deth after his worthy father.

[figure appears here on page 59] AFter this famous Prince was thus departed hence, his ſon Lugthake ſucceeded in rule of the Scottiſhe kingdome, no leſſe ab|horred of al men for his deteſtable and filthye vices ioyned with all kind of crueltie and co|uetouſneſſe, than his fa|ther was beloued for his noble and excellent ver|tues.The inconti|nencie of Lugthake. This Lugthake went ſo farre paſte the boundes of all continencie in following his ſen|ſuall luſtes, that he forced and rauiſhed not one|ly aunt, neece, and ſiſter, but euen his owne daughters alſo.

His ſmall re|garde to the nobilitie.

Fauor ſhewed to men of baſe condition.

 Such as were honourable per|ſonages and meete to gouerne in the common wealth he nothing regarded, but committed the adminiſtration of things vnto vile perſons, and ſuch as coulde beſt deuiſe home to inuent quarels agaynſt the riche, whereby they might be fleeſed of all whatſoeuer they had: and oftentymes vpon ſome forged cauſe cruelly put to death. So little did he prouide to ſee offenders in any wiſe cor|rected,Offenders mainteyned. that contrarily hee mainteyned them in ſuche ſorte therein, that iuſtice was quite bani|ſhed, and nothing but ſpoyle and rauine ex|erciſed.Iuſtice is ba|niſhed.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 471 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 59)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus he continued aboue two yeares, to the greate ruyne of the common wealth. Finally, when he went about to put vnto death ſuche as in an aſſemble called at Dunſtafage ſpake a|gainſt the miſordered gouernment of the realme,Lugthake woulde haue put to death ſuch as ſpake agaynſt his miſgouern|ment. Lugthake is murthered with a num|ber of his mẽ. he was there murthered amongeſt the people, with a number of thoſe alſo, whome he vſed to haue attendaunt on his perſon for ſafegarde of the ſame.

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