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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: 110 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 90)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 My Lorde, your houſe giueth the Marmo|ſet, whoſe propertie is to eate his owne tayle.The proper|tie of the Marmoſet. Meanyng thereby as the Lorde Thomas ſup|poſed, that Kildare did vſe to pill and poll hys friendes, tenants and reteyners. Theſe wordes were no ſooner ſpoken, than the Lorde Thomas ſtrikyng the ball to Alen agayne, anſwered, as one that was ſomewhat ſlipper tongued, in this wiſe.

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: 111 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 90)

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You ſay truth ſir, in deede I heard ſome ſay, that the Marmoſet eateth his owne tayle. But although you haue bene fedde by your tayle, yet I woulde aduiſe you to beware, that your tayle eate not you.

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: 112 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 90)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Shortly after this quippyng gamegall, the Lord Iuſtice and the Counſaile road to Drog|heda, where hauyng for the ſpace of three or foure daies ſoiourned, it happened that the Coũ|ſaylours awayted in the Counſayle Chamber the gouernour his commyng, vntill it was hard EEBO page image 91 vpon the ſtroke of .xij. The Archbiſhop of Dub|lyn rawly digeſtyng the Vice deputie his long abſence, ſayde:

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