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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 640 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 79)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The people cõſented lightly herevnto, as they that beſide the mortall hate whiche they bare to|wards Donald, were now ſodenly in loue with Crathlynt, not only for his witte and other qua|lities of the mind, but alſo by reaſon of his come|ly perſonage and paſſing beautie, ſetting foorth all his doings greatly to his high prayſe & com|mendation.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 641 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 79)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The iſſue therfore with other the kinſmen and alies of Donald were ſought for,The kinſmen and friends of Donald of the Iſles are per|ſecuted. and thoſe that were found, without any difference or reſpect of age or ſexe, were cruelly put vnto death.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 642 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 79)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Whiche done Crathlynt appoynted foorth iudges and other adminiſtratours of iuſtice to ſee the lawes executed,The politike gouernment of Crathlynt. and the countreys gouer|ned in good and quiet order, euery man being aſ|ſigned to his owne proper circuite. Theſe hee chooſe out of the moſt ancient peares and barons of his realme. The yonger ſorte he reſerued to attend vpon his perſon.

Crathlynt go|eth to hunt in the mountains of Granzbene, anciently cal|led Grampeus mons.

An ambaſſade frõ the Pictes.

When he had taken di|rection in this wiſe for the rule of his kingdome, he went vp into the mountains of Granzebene, there to paſſe the time for a whyle in hunting the harte, and other wilde beaſtes, whether came vnto him ambaſſadours from Thelargus king of the Pictes, declaring the ioye whiche theyr maiſter had conceyued for the ſlaughter of Do|nald, and the reſtoring of the right bloud againe vnto the eſtate,The Pictes re|quire the league to be renewed. requiring that the ancient league betwixt the Pictes and Scottiſhmen might be once againe renewed.

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