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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 MOgall being thus dispatched, as ye haue heard, his sonne Conarus was admitted king, who Conarus. Conarus the sonne of Mo|gell succéedeth his father. (as is reported) was priuie to the conspiracie deui|sed against his father, and as he came to the gouern|ment by wicked means, so in the end he vsed him|selfe much what accordinglie in the same; for after he had for a time dissembled his naughtie nature, he began at the last openlie to shew himselfe in his right colours, committing first of all the admini|stration of publike affaires vnto men of base condi|tion and vile nature. His chiefe delight was altogi|ther in banketting and costlie fare, not regarding the ancient temperancie in féeding, vsed amongest Conarus giuẽ to ex [...]essiue gluttonie. his woorthie ancestors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In wasting therefore his kinglie reuenues vpon such riotous excesse, he was nothing abashed to re|quire in an open assemblie of his nobles, a subsidie to be granted, towards the maintenance of such roi|all chéere, as he iudged to stand with his honor to haue dailie in his house. And therefore whereas the rents that belonged to the crowne were not suffici|ent to furnish the charges, he requested a generall contribution to be leuied through the realme, of eue|rie person according to their abilities, for the main|tenance of such superfluous expenses as he dailie vsed in excessiue banketting. The lords maruelling to heare him moue anie such demand, and consi|dering withall the occasion thereof, they asked re|spit The lords conspire a|gainst Cona|rus. to make their answer till the next day: which be|ing granted, in the night following they commu|ded secretlie togither, and in the end concluded, not onelie to denie his request, but also to depose him of all kinglie gouernement, sith his naughtie life re|quired no lesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The next day therefore when they were againe set downe in the councell-chamber, one of them in name of the residue tooke vpon him to speake, decla|ring that the lords and commons of the realme mar|uelled The answere of the lords to the demand of Conarus. not a little how it should come to passe, that the king hauing no warres wherewith to consume his treasure, should yet be inforced to demand a tallage for maintenance of his estate and charges of his houshold; but the fault was knowen well inough to rest in such as he most vnworthilie had preferred to rule things vnder him, who being come of naught did nothing but deuise means how to cause the king to spoile his naturall subiects of their goods and pos|sessions, therewith to inrich themselues, but (saith he) as they shalbe prouided for well inough yer long, and so aduanced as they shall not néed to thirst for other mens liuings, that is to wit, euen to a faire paire of gallowes, [...] to end their liues with shame, as a number of such other loosengers had of|ten doone before them: so it is conuenient that the K. sith his skill is so small in the administration of his office, should be [...] vp in some one chamber or o|ther, and such a one to haue the gouernance of the realme, as may be thought by common assent of the lords most meet to take it vpon him.

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