Compare 1587 edition: 1 Liſmore ſpoyled.The citie and prouince of Liſmore, they ſpoy|led, and meaning to returne vnto Waterforde by water, they fraught with ſpoyle .xiij. ſhippes, of the which ſome they founde there in the hauen, and the reſidue were come thither from Water|forde. Whileſt they ſtayed for a proſperous wind, there came .xxxij. ſhippes, which they of Corke had made forth, well appoynted and throughly manned, the which aſſayled the Engliſh men in their ſhips with great fury, ſo that the battail was right dangerous, whileſt the one part with ſtones and Axes, and the other with arrowes and other weapons, enforced to bring eche other to deſtruc|tion. At lẽgth yet the Iriſh were vanquiſhed, and their captain ſlain, ſo that the Engliſh men with their captaine Adam de Hereforde,Adam de Hereforde. hauing en|creaſed the number of their ſhips with thoſe which they toke from their enimies, returned with honor vnto Waterford. Reymond that was aduertiſed of this victory, marching thitherwards alõgſt the ſhore with .xx. knights, & .lx. other horſmen, met with Dermote K. of Deſmond cõming towards Liſmore with a great power to ayd thẽ of Corke,Reymonde diſcomfiteth the king of Deſmond. but Reymõd putting him to flight, got & brought w^t him to Waterf. a booty of .4000. head of cattel.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 About the ſame time, William Fitz Geralde, father to Reymond,William Fitz Gerald father of Reymond departeth this life. departed this life, and there|fore Reymond returned home into Wales, & in the meane time Heruey eftſoones tooke vpon him to gouerne the men of warre, & brought the Erle with his houſhold vnto Caſſhell. The Citizens of Dublin by appoyntment comming to theyr ayde,Donald of Ly|merike diſ|cõfiteth foure hundred men of Dublyn. and lodging one night in Oſſorie, Donald of Lymerike a prince in that nation not improui|dent about his buſineſſe, early in the morning aſ|ſayling them that thus were come from Dublyn in their lodging, tooke them ſo at vnwares, that he ſlue foure hundred of them, togither wyth foure knights that had the leading of them. By reaſon of this chance, the reſidue of the Iriſh princes toke ſuch courage and boldneſſe, that vp they ſtart in euery corner, tagge and ragge, in purpoſe to ex|pell the Engliſhmen out of the whole Countrey, ſo that the Erle being returned vnto Wa [...]e [...]ford, was kept ſo ſhort, that he durſt vneth peepe out.Rotherike king of Con|nagh. Rotherike king of Connagh paſſing ouer the ry|uer of Sheynyn, with a mightie power inuaded Meth, and finding the caſtels in that Countrey voyde without garde, he brought into aſhes and layd flat with the ground all that he met with by the way, euen hard to the walles of Dublyn.Earle Strang|bow ſendeth for Reymond promiſing him his ſiſter in mariage.