Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At length there was occasion offered him to com|passe his purpose, by occasion of the earle of Kil|dare his comming out of Ireland. For the cardinall knowing he was well prouided of monie, sought occasion to fléece him of part thereof. The earle of Kildare being vnmarried, was desirous to haue an English woman to wife; and for that he was a suter to a widow contrarie to the cardinals mind, he ac|cused him to the king, of that he had not borne him|selfe vprightlie in his office in Ireland, where he was the kings lieutenant. Such accusations were fra|med against him when no bribes would come,The earle of Kildare com|mitted to+ward. that he was committed to prison, and then by the cardinals good preferment the earle of Surrie was sent into Ireland as the kings deputie, in lieu of the said earle of Kildare, there to remaine rather as an exile, than as lieutenant to the king, euen at the cardinals plea|sure, as he himselfe well perceiued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the beginning of Aprill, Edw. Hall. the said earle passed ouer into Ireland, and had with him diuerse gentle|men that had béene in the garrison of Tornaie, and one hundred yeomen of the kings gard, and others, to the number of a thousand men,Good seruice doone by the earle of Sur|rie. where he by his manhood and policie brought the earle of Desmond and diuerse other rebels to good conformitie and or|der. He continued there two yeares, in which space he had manie bickerings and skirmishes with the wild Irish. There rested yet the earle of Northum|berland, whome the cardinall doubted also, Polydor. least he might hinder his purpose, when he should go about to wreake his malice against the duke of Bucking|ham: and therefore he picked a quarell to him,The earle of Northumber|land commit|ted to prison. for that he had seized vpon certeine wards which the car|dinall said apperteined of right to the king. And bi|cause the earle would not giue ouer his title, he was also committed to prison, & after tooke it for a great benefit at the cardinals hands, that he might be deli|uered out of his danger.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Now in this meane while, the cardinall ceassed not to bring the duke out of the kings fauour, by EEBO page image 856 such forged tales, and contriued surmises, as he dai|lie put into the kings head: insomuch that (through the infelicitie of his fate) diuerse accidents fell out to the aduantage of the cardinall; which he not omit|ting, atchiued the thing whereat he so studiouslie (for the satisfieng of his canckered & malicious stomach) laid full aime. Now it chanced that the duke com|ming to London with his traine of men, to attend the king into France, went before into Kent vnto a manor place which he had there. And whilest he staid in that countrie till the king set forward, greeuous complaints were exhibited to him by his farmars and tenants against Charles Kneuet his surueiour, for such bribing as he had vsed there amongest them. Wherevpon the duke tooke such displeasure against him, that he depriued him of his office, not knowing how that in so dooing he procured his owne destruc|tion, as after appeared.