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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whileſt this miſchiefe fell vpon Bren and his people, Cornelius with his folkes curſing that in|fortunate day, left their lodgings, and marched their wayes in good order of battaile til they were farre ynough out of daunger.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 197The bodie of Bren alſo was founde amongſt o|ther in the ryfling of the campe,Bren was ſlain. with the heade bruyſed in peeces, and the braynes paſhed oute with ſome ſtone throwne downe by the Scottiſh men from the hyll ſide. Which Gregorie at the requeſt of ſome of the priſoners cauſed to bee bu|ryed in Chriſtian Sepulture.Women and children are kept harmles. He cauſed alſo women and children to be ſent away harmleſſe, onely retayning the men of able age priſoners. Furthermore he commaunded that they ſhoulde vſe neyther fire nor ſworde,Vnarmed men were ſpared. but agaynſt ſuch on|ly as with weapon in hande made any reſiſtance.Vitailes were commaunded to be pro|uided. and cõmaunded them alſo that they ſhoulde pro|uide themſelues of vittayles to ſerue them why|leſt they ſhoulde lie abrode and remaine there in that countrey. And herevpon many of the Iriſh people thus taſting the mercifull clemencie of the Scottiſh king, yeelded themſelues vnto him with ſundrie Fortreſſes, ſo that Gregorie finding ſuf|ficient prouiſion of vyttayles to ſerue his hoſt for a long ſeaſon, he went vnto the ſtrong Citie of Doungarge,Doungarge or Doungard be|ſieged. or Doungarde, which he enuironed aboute with a ſtrong ſiege, and continuing the ſame certaine dayes, at length they within wea|ryed wyth continuall trauayle and lacke of vit|tayles,The town was yeelded. opened the gate, and ſuffered him to en|ter. He woulde not permit his men to meddle wyth anye of the ſpoyle,A gentle ran|ſome. but appoynted the Townes men to redeeme the ſame (theyr ar|mour except) of hys Souldiers for a peece of money.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Afterwarde tarying in this Citie by the ſpace of three dayes, hee departed and came afore ano|ther Citie called Pontus,Pontus was ſurrendred alſo. whiche he receyued by ſurrender, and therefore preſerued the Citizens from all hurt and annoyance. From thence hee purpoſed to haue gone vnto Dubline, about .xiiij. myles diſtant from Pontus, but as he marched thitherwardes,Cornelius came with an large armie. he was aduertiſed that Cornelius was comming towardes him with ſuch an huge armie, as the like had not beene ſeene within the memorie of man in that Ile. Wherevpon Gre|gorie chaunging his purpoſe of goyng to Dub|lin, vpon report of theſe newes, he got him vp in|to the next mountaine.The Iriſhmen came in three battayles. The next daye came the Iriſh men raunged in three battayles. In the firſt,Kernes. there was a great multitude of Kernes with Dartes and Bowes: In the ſecond were a great number of mightie tall men,Theſe might we name Gal|lowglaſſes, if they had bene furniſhed with Axes. armed in coates of male, with Bucklers and great long Swordes, which they caryed vpon their right ſhoulders. In the thirde battaile, wherein ſtoode their gene|rall Cornelius with all the chiefeſt Nobles of the Countrey, were an infinite companie of all ſortes of Souldiers, choſen forth of all the whole numbers.The Scottes came in two wings. The Scottes (according to their cu|ſtome) deuided themſelues into two wings and a middle warde, in euerie of the which were three ſortes of Souldiers: as fyrſt Archers, and thoſe with long Speares, then Bylmen, and laſt of all, ſuche as bare long Swordes and leaden Malles.

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