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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: 97 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 89)

Compare 1587 edition: 1

My ſonne, you know that my late maimes ſtirffeth my talke: otherwiſe I would haue gra|ted longer on this matter. For a good tale may be twiſe tolde, and a ſounde aduiſe eftſoones itera|ted, taketh the deeper impreſſion in the attentiue hearet his minde. But although my fatherly af|fection requireth my diſcourſe to be longer, yet I truſt your good inclination aſketh it to be ſhorter, and vpon that aſſurance, here in the preſence of this honourable aſſembly, I delyuer you thys ſworde.

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: 98 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 89)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus he ſpake for his laſt farewell with tric|kling teares, and hauing ended, he ſtoode,Kildare ſay|leth into Eng|lande. embra|ced the Counſaile, committed them to God, and immediately after he was embarked.

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: 99 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 89)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But although with his graue exhortation the frozen heartes of his aduerſaries for a ſhort ſpirt thawed, yet notwithſtanding they turned ſoone after all this gay Gloria patri, to a further fetche,His oration miſconſtrued. ſaying that this was nothing elſe but to dazell their eyes with ſome lugling knacke, to the ende they ſhoulde aduertiſe the king of his loyall ſpee|ches, adding further, that he was too too euill, that coulde not ſpeake well. And to force the prepen|ſed treaſons, they layde to his charge, with fur|ther ſurmiſes, they certified the counſaile of Eng|lande, that the Erle before his departure,He is accuſed for taking the king his ar|tillerie. furni|ſhed his owne Piles and fortes with the King his Artillerie and Munition taken forth of the Caſtel of Dublin.

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