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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Archbyſhop with his man ſtale ſecrete|ly to Tartayne, there meaning to lurke, vntyll the wind hadde ſerued to ſayle into Englande, where hee ſcantly ſixe houres ſoiourned, when Thomas Fitz Girald knew of his arriuall, and accompanyed with Iames Delahide, ſir Iohan Fitz Giralde, Oliuer Fitz Giralde his Vncles, timely in the morning, being the .28. of Iuly, he poſted to Tartayne,1534 beſet the houſe, commaun|ded Iohan Teling,Teling. Waffer. and Nicholas Waffer to apprehend the Archbiſhoppe, whome they halled out of his bedde, brought him naked in his ſhirt, barefooted and bare headed, to their Captayne, whome when the Archbyſhop eſpyed, inconti|nẽtly he kneeled, and with a pitiful countenãce, and lamentable voice, he beſought him for ye loue of God not to remember former iniuries, but to weigh his preſent calamitie, and what malice ſo euer he bare his perſon, yet to reſpect his calling and vocation, in that his enimie was a Chriſti|an, and hee among Chriſtians an Archbiſhop. As he ſpake thus, bequeathing his ſoule to God, his body to the enimies mercy. Thomas being ſtriken with ſome compaſſion, and withall in|flamed with deſire of reuenge, turned hys Horſe aſide, ſaying in Iriſh (Bir wem è boddeagh) which is as muche in Engliſhe, as awaye with the Churle, or take the Churle from mee, whyche doubtles he ſpake, as after he declared, meaning the Archbiſhop ſhould bee deteyned as priſoner. But ye caitiffes that were preſent, rather of ma|lice than of ignorance, miſcõſtruing his words, murthered ye Archbiſhop without further delay,Alen Archby|ſhop o [...] Dub|lin, murthered at Tartayne. brayned and hackt hym in gobbets, hys bloud with Abell crying to God for reuenge, whiche after befell to all ſuch as were principals to this horrible murther. The place is euer ſince hedged and embayed on euery ſide, ouergrowen and vn|frequented, for deteſtation of the fact. This Alen as before is declared, was in ſeruice with Car|dinall Wolſey, of deepe iudgement in the lawe Canon, the onely match of Stephan Gardiner, an other of Wolſeys Chaplaynes, for auoiding of which emulation, he was preferred in Irelãd, rough and rigorous in iuſtice, deadly behated of ye Giraldins, for his maiſters ſake and his owne, as he that croſſed them diuers times, and muche bridled both father and ſonne in their gouerne|ments, not vnlike to haue promoted their accu|ſations, and to haue bin a forger of the letter be|fore mentioned, whiche turned to his finall de|ſtruction.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Rebelles hauing in this execrable wiſe embrued their handes in the Archbiſhoppe hys bloud, they rode to Houth,The Lord of Houth taken priſoner. tooke Sir Chriſtofer Lord of Houth priſoner, and vpon their returne from thence, they apprehended Maiſter Luttrel,Iuſtice Luttrel taken. chiefe Iuſtice of the common place, conueying him with them as their priſoner.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Dublinians during this ſpace, hauing reſpite to pauſe, ſent into the Caſtell by nyghte ſufficient ſtore of victuals, at which time,Iohan Fitz Simons. Iohan Fitz Simons, one of theyr Aldermen, ſente to Maiſter Cunſtable twenty tunne of wine, four and twenty tunne of beere, two thouſande drye ling, ſixteene hoggeſheads of poudred beefe, and twenty chambers, with an iron chayne for the drawbridge of the Caſtell, yt was newly forged in his owne houſe, for ye auoiding of all ſuſpitiõ.

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