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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: 53 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 80)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lieutenant thus paſſing forward,The Earle of Surrey in daunger to haue bin ſlai [...]. was eſpyed by a gunner of Omores, who lodged cloſe in a woodde ſide, and watching hys time, hee diſcharged his peece at the verye face of the Lieutenante, ſtrake the viſer off hys helmet, and pierced no further as God would.

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: 54 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 80)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This did he (retchleſſe in manner what be|came of himſelfe, ſo hee might amaze the armye for a time) and ſurely hereby he brake the ſwift|nes of their following, and aduantaged the flight of his Captaine, which thing hee wanne with the price of his owne bloud. For the Soul|dyers would no further, till they hadde ranſackt all the nookes of thys woodde, verily ſuſpecting ſome ambuſh thereabout, and in ſeueral knottes ferretted out thys gunner,Fitz Williams Bedlowe. whome Fitz Willi|ams and Bedlowe of the Roche, were fayne to mangle and hew in peeces, bycauſe the wretche would neuer yeelde.

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: 55 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 80)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane whyle,

1523

Surrey ſent for home.

defyance was proclay|med with Fraunce and Scotlande both at once, whiche moued the Kyng to call home Surrey out of Irelande, that hee myghte em|ploy hym in thoſe warres. Hys proweſſe, integritie, good nature, and courſe of gouerne|ment, the Countrey muche commended.

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