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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Commiſsio|ners ſent to Irelande.Commiſſioners were theſe, Sir Raufe E|gerton, a Knighte of Cheſhire, Anthony Fitz Herbert, ſeconde Iuſtice of the common place, & Iames Dẽtõ, Deane of Liechfield, who hauing examined theſe accuſatiõs, ſuddaynely tooke the ſworde from the Earle of Oſſorie, ſware Kil|dare Lorde Deputie,Kildare ſworn L. Deputie. before whome, Con O|neale bare the ſword that day.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Concerning the murtherer whome they myght haue hanged, they brought him priſoner into Englande, preſented him to the Cardinall Wolſey,Cardinall Wolſey eni|mie to the Giraldines. who was ſayde to hate Kildare hys bloud: and the Cardinall intending to haue put him to execution, with more reproche and diſ|honour to the name, cauſed him to bee ledde a|bout the ſtreetes of London haltred, and hauing a taper in hys hande, which aſked ſo long time, that the Deane of Liechefielde ſtepped to the King, and begged the Gentleman hys par|don.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Pardon gran|ted.The Cardinall was ſore inflamed heere|with, and the malice not hitherto ſo ranke, was throughly ripened, and therefore hence fore|warde,Kildare acuſed The Articles Oſſorie broughte for the diuers profes of the Deputie his diſorder, for that (as hee alled|ged) the Deputie ſhoulde winke at the Earle of Deſmonde, whome by vertue of the King hys letters, he ought to haue attached.

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