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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Galdus hauing thus ended the warres with the Romans, tooke order to set good directions amongst his people for the quiet and peaceable gouernement of the commonwealth, visiting dailie the countries abroad, the better to vnderstand the state of them, and to reforme the same where it was needfull. Fur|ther Galdus studi|eth to preserue his subiects in good quiet now after the warres were ended. considering that as warre bréedeth good souldi|ers, so peace by iustice riddeth them out of the way, if they be not the better prouided for. Such as had serued long time in the last wars, and had not anie trade now in time of peace whereby to get their li|uing, he placed in garrisons néere to the borders of the Britains for defense of the countrie. After this, Such as sought to trou ble the peace were punished hee came to an interuiew with Garnard king of the Picts at Calidon, or Kalendar, to represse cer|teine troubles raised betwixt their subiects being borderers, concerning the limits of their countrie: where perceiuing a sort of euill disposed persons to EEBO page image 61 be wholie in the fault, vpon a naughtie intent to steale, and trouble the peace, which they had with such trauell and labour sought to restore, they puni|shed the offendors, and set all things in good qui|et, and so departed in sunder with great loue and friendship.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus Galdus applieng all his studie and diligence to aduance the common-wealth and quiet state of his countrie, liued manie yéeres so highlie in the fa|uour of all his subiects, that the like hath béene but seldome heard of: finallie, to their great griefe and displeasure he ended his life, more déere to them than their owne at Epiake, in the 35 yéere of his Gald depar|teth this life at Epiake. reigne, which was about the 15 yéere of the empire of Adrian, the 4098 yéere after the worlds creation, and from the birth of our Sauiour 131, and was 3. H. B. 5302. H. B. 130. H. B. buried with great lamentation in most pompous maner, and laid in a goodlie toome which was raised with mightie huge stones, hauing a great number of obelisks set vp round about it according to the maner. Furthermore, to the end his memorie should euer indure, the countrie where he fought last with Galloway ta|keth the name [...] Gald. the Romans was called Galdia, after his name, which by addition of a few letters is now called Gal|loway, and before that time Brigantia, as the Scots doo hold: but how that séemeth to agrée with a truth, ye may read in the historie of England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 AFter this famous prince was thus departed hence, his sonne Lugthake succéeded in rule of Lugthake In vngrati|ous son suc|ceedeth after his woorthie father. the Scotish kingdome, no lesse abhorred of all men for his detestable and filthie vices, ioined with all kind of crueltie and couetousnesse, than his father was beloued for his noble and excellent vertues. This Lugthake went so farre past the bounds of all continencie in following his sensuall lusts, that hée The inconti|nencie of Lugthake. forced and rauished not onelie aunt, néece, and sister, but euen his owne daughters also. Such as were honorable personages, and méet to gouerne in the His small re|gard to the nobilitie. Fauor shewed to men of base condition. common-wealth he nothing regarded, but commit|ted the administration of things vnto vile persons, and such as could best deuise how to inuent quarels against the rich, whereby they might be fléeced of all whatsoeuer they had: and oftentimes vpon some forged cause cruellie put to death. So little did he prouide to sée offendors in anie wise corrected, that Offendors mainteined. contrarilie he mainteined them in such sort therein, that iustice was quite banished, and nothing but Iustice is banished. spoile and rauine exercised.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, hee came to an enteruewe wyth Garnarde king of Pictes at Calidone, or Ka|lendar, to redreſſe certain troubles rayſed betwixt their ſubiectes being borderers concerning the li|mittes of their Countrey: where perceyuing a ſort of euill diſpoſed perſons to bee wholy in the fault, vpon a naughtie intent to ſteale and trou|ble the peace whiche they had with ſuch trauaile and labour ſought to reſtore, they puniſhed the offenders, and ſet al things in good quiet, and ſo departed in ſunder with great loue & friendſhip.

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.

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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.