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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: 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.

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

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thomas forthwith ſent his meſſengers and letters to his couſin the Lord Butler, couenan|ting to deuide wyth hym halfe the Kingdome, would be aſſociate him in this enterpriſe, wher|vpon, the Lorde Butler returned Thomas hys brokers with this letter.

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

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lorde Butler his let| [...] to Thomas [...] Girald.TAking penne in hand, to write you my re|ſolute aunſwere, I muſe in the very firſte line, by what name to call you, my Lord, or my Couſin: ſeeing your notorious treaſon hath di|ſteyned your honour, and your deſperate lewde|neſſe ſhamed youre kinred: you are ſo liberall in parting ſtakes with mee, that a man woulde weene, you had no right to the game: ſo impor|tunat in crauing my company, as if you would perſwade me to hang with you for good fellow|ſhip. Do you thinke that Iames was ſo madde, as to gape for Gogions, or ſo vngracious, as to ſell his trueth for a peece of Ireland? Were it ſo (as it cannot bee) that the chickens you recken, were both hatched and feathered, yet bee thou ſure, I had rather in this quarrell dye thine eni|mie, than liue thy partner: for the kindneſſe you proffer me, and good loue in the ende of your let|ter, the beſt way I can, I purpoſe to requite, that is, in aduiſing you, though you haue fetched your feaze, yet to looke well ere you leape. Igno|rance and errour wyth a certayne opinion of duetie, haue carried you vnawares to this fol|lie, not yet ſo ranke, but it may be cured. The King is a veſſell of bounty and mercy, youre wordes agaynſte his Maieſtie ſhall not be ac|compted malitious, but rather belched out for heate and impotency, except your ſelfe, by hea|ping offences, diſcouer a miſcheuous and wilfull meaning. Farewell.

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