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Ethodius mur|thered by a Muſitian.

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hee was murthered by him in the night time within his owne chamber. The mur|therer beeing apprehended, and examined vpon what occaſion hee did that heynous fact, for the which he had deſerued the moſt extreme kinde of puniſhment that might be deuiſed he anſwered: that in reuenge of the death of ſuche his kinſ|men and friendes as the King hadde cauſed to bee executed in Argyle, hee purpoſed long EEBO page image 70 before to doe that deede, and nowe that hee had accompliſhed hys purpoſe, hee was readie to re|ceyue what kynde of death they woulde ad|iudge him to. For ſure I am of this, ſayeth he, that howe terrible ſo euer my execution ſhall be, yet can it not be ſo painefull, but that I ſhall re|ioyce euen in the verie inſtaunt of my death, for that I haue in ſuche notable ſorte reuenged the deathes of all my kynſmen and friendes. Finally by commaundement of the Magiſtrates he was drawne in peeces with wilde horſes in moſte violent wiſe.