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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The tenth of Februarie in the morning,K. of Scots murthered. Henrie Stuart lord of Darnleie before named K. of Scots, by Scots in Scotland was shamefullie murthered, the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hand of God. The two and twentith of Februarie, the la|die Margaret Dowglas countesse of Lineux,The countesse of Lineux de|liuered out of the tower. mo|ther to the said king of Scots, was discharged out of the tower of London. Within the space of ten mo|neths last past died seuen aldermen of London,Seuen alder|men deceassed in London. the first Edward Bankes deceassed the ninth of Iulie, An. 1566: Richard Chamberleine late shiriffe, sir Martin Bowes, sir Richard Mallorie, sir William Hewet, and sir Thomas White late maiors, then Ri|chard Lambert one of the shiriffes for that yeare, the EEBO page image 1210 fourth of Aprill 1567. The like mortalitie to haue happened among them about a ten or eleuen yeares before, [...] before pag. 1132. you shall read in the historie of queene Marie, in the fourth yeare of hir reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The two and twentith of Aprill by great misfor|tune of fire in the towne of Ossestrie in Wales,The towne of Ossestrie burnt thrise in thirtie yeares. twelue miles from Shrewsburie, to the number of two hundred houses, to wit, seuen score within the wals, and three score without in the suburbs, besides cloth, corne, cattell, &c: were consumed, which fire be|gan at two of the clocke in the after noone, and ended at foure, to the great maruell of manie, that so great a spoile in so short a time should happen. Two long stréets with great riches in that towne was burnt in the yeare 1542: and likewise or worse in the yeare 1564. The foure and twentith of Aprill the sergeants feast was kept at Greis inne néere vnto Holborne,Sergeants [...]. and there were at that time made se|uen new sergeants of the law. The seuenteenth of Maie in the towne of Milnall in Suffolke eight miles from Newmarket,Milnal in Suffolke burnt. thirtie seuen houses be|sides barnes, stables, and such like were consumed with fire in the space of two houres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shane Oneil, who had most traitorouslie rebelled against the quéenes maiestie in Ireland, and had doone manie great outrages in the parts of Ulster, was this yeare with his great losse manfullie repel|led from the siege of Dundalke by the garrison ther|of: and afterward through the great valiancie and foresight of sir Henrie Sidneie knight of the order,Shane Oneil discomfited. S [...]tuta regni H [...]berniae. Edm. C [...]pian. and lord deputie of Ireland, he was so discomfited in sundrie conflicts, with the losse of thrée thousand fiue hundred of his men, that now foreséeing his declina|tion to be imminent, he determined to put a collar a|bout his necke, and disguising himselfe, to repaire to the lord deputie, and penitentlie to require his par|don to haue his life. But Neil Mackeuer his secre|tarie, who had incited him to this rebellion, persua|ded him first to trie & treat the freendship of certeine wild Scots, that then laie incamped in Clan Iboie, vnder the conducting of Alexander Oge, and Mac Gilliam Buske, whose father and vncle Shane O|neil had latelie killed in an ouerthrow giuen to the Scots. Neuerthelesse he well liking this persuasion, went to the said campe the second of Iune, where af|ter a dissembled interteinement, & quaffing of wine, Gilliam Buske burning with desire of reuenge for his fathers and vncles death, and ministring quar|relling talke, issued out of the tent, and made a fraie vpon Oneils men, and then gathering togither his Scots in a throng,Shane Oneil mangled and backt in pée|ces. suddenlie entred the tent againe, who there with their slaughter swords hewed in pée|ces Shane Oneil, his secretarie, and all his compa|nie, except a verie few which escaped by flight.

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