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You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 4 of 4: The thirde Booke of the Hiſtorie of Ireland, compriſing the raigne of Henry the eyght: continued by Richard Stanihurſt, and vvritten to the right honorable Sir Henrie Sidney Knight, Lord Deputie of Ireland, Lord preſident of VVales, Knight of the moſt noble order of the Garter, and one of hir Maieſties priue Counſayle within hir Realme of Englande.
Snippet: 28 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 78)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In hys warres hee vſed, for policie,Kildares poli|cie in warre. a retch|leſſe kynde of diligence, or a bradye careleſ|neſſe, to the ende hys Souldyers ſhoulde not faynte in theyr attemptes, were the enimie neuer of ſo greate power. Beeyng generall in the fielde of Knocktowe, where in effect, all EEBO page image 79 the Iriſh [...]e [...]elles of Ireland were gathered a|gainſte the Engliſhe pale, one of the Earle hys Captaines preſented him a bad of Kearnes, euẽ as they wer ready to ioyne battayle, and with|all de [...]aunded of the Earle, in what ſeruice hee would haue them employd Mary (quoth hee) let them ſtande by and gyue vs the gaze.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 4 of 4: The thirde Booke of the Hiſtorie of Ireland, compriſing the raigne of Henry the eyght: continued by Richard Stanihurſt, and vvritten to the right honorable Sir Henrie Sidney Knight, Lord Deputie of Ireland, Lord preſident of VVales, Knight of the moſt noble order of the Garter, and one of hir Maieſties priue Counſayle within hir Realme of Englande.
Snippet: 29 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 79)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Suche was hys courage, that notwithſtan|ding his enimies were two [...] one, yet woulde hee ſeere ſo good a face on the matter, as hys Souldyers ſhoulde not once ſuſpect, that hee ey|ther needed, or longed for any further help.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 3 > Body Text: Section 4 of 4: The thirde Booke of the Hiſtorie of Ireland, compriſing the raigne of Henry the eyght: continued by Richard Stanihurſt, and vvritten to the right honorable Sir Henrie Sidney Knight, Lord Deputie of Ireland, Lord preſident of VVales, Knight of the moſt noble order of the Garter, and one of hir Maieſties priue Counſayle within hir Realme of Englande.
Snippet: 30 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 79)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hauing triumphantly vanquiſhed the Iriſhe in that conflict, hee was ſhortly after, as well for that, as other his valiãt exploytes, made knight of the garter,1514 and in the fifth yeare of Henry the eyght in that renowme and honoure hee dyed, wherein for the ſpace of manye yeares hee lyued.

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