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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: 131 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 91)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ouer this, the weaker parte of the Rebelles would not penne vp themſelues within the Ci|tie walles, but ſtood houering aloofe off towards Oſtmantowne greene, on the toppe of the hyll where the gallouſe ſtoode (a fitte center for ſuche a circle) till tyme they were aduertiſed of theyr Captayne Thomas his returne.

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: 132 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 91)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This open Rebelliõ in this wiſe denounced, parte of the Counſell,Alen. Finglaſſe. namely Alen Archbyſhop of Dublin, Finglaſſe chiefe Baron, hyed wyth bagge and baggage to the Caſtell of Dublin, whereof Ioan White was Conſtable,Iohan White. who after was dubbed Knight by the Kyng in En|gland, for hys worthy ſeruice done in that vp|rore.

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: 133 of 344 (1577, Volume 3, p. 91)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thomas and his crew, ſuppoſing that in o|uerrunning the whole land, they ſhould finde no blocke to ſtumble at ſauing the Earle of Oſſo|rie, agreed to trie, if by any allurements he could be trayned to their cõfederacy. And for as much as the Lorde Iames Butler was linckt with Thomas Fitz Girald in great amitie and friẽd|ſhippe, it was thought beſt to giue him the on|ſette, who if he were wonne to ſway with them, they woulde not weigh two chippes the force of his father, the Earle of Oſſory.

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