Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The erle of Chester in this meane while strengthened & fortified the castell of S.Iames de Bewmero(n), which (bicause it belonged to the right of his wife) the earle of Britaine had (sith the kings comming ouer) restored vnto him. In this yeare vpon the 14 of Maie, a maruellous eclipse of the sunne chanced immediatlie after the rising thereof, so that the earth seemed as it had beene couered againe with shade of night. On the 22 daie of Nouember, the moone was likewise eclipsed, being as then 13 daies old.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, whilest the king was in France, there came ouer into England the duke of Saxonie coosen to the king, and of the citizens of London was honourablie receiued. He was a man of such high and tall stature, that men tooke great pleasure to behold him. In the same yeare also in the moneth of Iulie, and Irish king that was gouernour of Connagh, vnderstanding that both the king of England, and the erle Marshall were gone ouer into France, and so Ireland left without anie great aid of men of warre on the English part, raised a mightie armie, and with the same entered into the marshes of the English dominion, spoiling and burning the countrie before him. Whereof when Geffrey de Maurish lord chiefe iustice of Ireland was aduertised, he called to him Walter de Lacie and Richard de Burgh, assembling therewithall a mightie armie, which he diuided into three parts, appointing the said Walter de Lacie, and Richard de Burgh, with the two first parts, to lie in ambush within certeine woods, thorough the which he purposed to draw the enimies, and marching foorth with the third, which he reserued to his owne gouernement, he profered battell to the Irishmen, the which when they saw but one battell of the Englishmen boldlie assaied the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen according to the order appointed, feigned as though they had fled, and so retired still backer and backer, till they had trained the Irish within danger of their other two battels, which comming foorth vpon them, did set on them egerlie, whilest the other which seemed before to flee returned backe againe, and set vpon them in like maner, by meanes whereof the Irishmen being in the midst, were EEBO page image 213 were beaten downe on all parts, and vtterlie van|quished, with losse of 20 thousand men (as it was cre|diblie reported.) The king of Connagh was also ta|ken and committed to prison.