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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.

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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 His owne bodie was ſolemnly buryed by appoyntment of the Nobles, hauing reſpect to his fathers benefites, but the carkaſſes of hys Garde were caſt out into the fieldes, there to bee EEBO page image 60 deuoured of beaſtes and byrdes of rauyn.

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