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You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 3 of 4: The ſeconde Booke of the Hiſtories of Irelande, in which the conqueſt made by Henry the ſecond of that name, King of Englande, is comprehended.
Snippet: 131 of 200 (1577, Volume 3, p. 40)

In the yeare .1183.

1183

The death of king Henrie the ſonne.

died king Henrie the ſonne reconciled to his father, but preparing a new war agaynſt his brother Richard Duke of Aquitaine. And ſhortly after died another of king Henries ſonnes named Geffrey Erle of Brytaine.

Ireland giuen to Iohn the ſonne of king Henrie.

1185

 And ſo were left Richard, and Iohn that was after Erle of Glouceſter, ſurnamed without land, to whome the father conueyed all his intereſt and Lordeſhip of Irelande, and ſent him thither honourably ac|companied, being then but .xij. yeares olde, & with him in eſpecial truſt Geraldus Cambrenſis a ler|ned man, and a diligent ſearcher of antiquities.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 3 of 4: The ſeconde Booke of the Hiſtories of Irelande, in which the conqueſt made by Henry the ſecond of that name, King of Englande, is comprehended.
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About this yong gentleman were placed ſer|uants & Counſellers of three ſundry ſortes,Counſellers about the lord Iohn the kings ſonne. fyrſt Normãs great quaffers, ſlouthful perſõs, prowd, gluttons, trayned vp in extorcions & briberie, to whom he moſt leaned. Secondly Engliſh men, that went ouer with him, bad ynough and vn|ſkilfull. Thirdly the Engliſhe men whiche hee founde in the land, whom being beſt worthy and moſte forwarde in all good ſeruice, hee leaſt re|garded.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 3 of 4: The ſeconde Booke of the Hiſtories of Irelande, in which the conqueſt made by Henry the ſecond of that name, King of Englande, is comprehended.
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Hereof ſprung factions and diſdaine, ſo that the knightes whiche were moſte valiant and rea|dieſt to doe their duetyes, were greatly diſcoura|ged, and the enimies in hope highly recomforted.

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