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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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erle being examined vpon that article before the Counſaile, although he anſwered that the fewe potte Gunnes and Chambers hee tooke from thence, were placed in his Caſtell to ſtreng|then the borders agaynſt the inroades of the Iriſh enimie, and that if he intẽded any treaſon, he was not ſo fooliſh, as to fortifie walles and ſtones, and to commit his naked bones into their hands, yet notwithſtanding he deliuered his ſpeeches by reaſon of his Palſey, in ſuch ſtaggering and maf|fling wiſe, that ſuch of the Counſailes as were not his friends, perſwading the reſt that he had ſunke in his owne tale, by imputing his liſping and dragging anſwere, rather to the guilt of conſci|ence, than to the infirmitie of his late maime,Kildare com|mitted. had him committed, vntill the king his pleaſure were further knowne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But before we wade any further in this mat|ter, for the better opening of the whole ground, it woulde be noted, that the Earle of Kildare a|mong diuerſe hidden aduerſaries,Kildare his chiefe enimies had in theſe his later troubles foure principall enimies, that were EEBO page image 90 the Belweathers and Caterpyllers of his ouer|throw, as in thoſe dayes it was commonly bru|ted.

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