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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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 93 The Caſtell of Dublin be| [...]eged.The Caſtell beeyng wyth men, munition, and vittayles, abundantly furniſhed, aunſwere was returned to Thomas Fitz Girald, purpor|ting a conſent for ye receyuing of his Souldiers, which graunted,Field. Waffer. Teling. Roukes. he ſent thither Iames Field of Luſke. Nicholas Waffer, Iohan Teling, Ed|ward Roukes (who was likewiſe a Pirat, ſcou|ring the coaſt, and greatly annoying all paſſen|gers) Broade and Purſel with an hũdred ſoul|diers attendant on thẽ, as on their Captaynes. Theſe valiant ruttrekinnes planted neere Pre|ſton his Innes, right ouer againſte the Caſtell gate two or three Falcons, hauyng with ſuche ſtrong rampiers entrenched their company, as they little weighed the ſhot of the Caſtell, and to withdrawe the Conneſtable from diſcharging ye ordinance, they threatned to take the youth of ye Citie, and place them on the toppe of theyr trẽ|ches for maiſter Conſtable to ſhoote at, as at a marke he would be loath to [...]tte.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Engliſh pale in this wiſe weakened, the Citizens appeaſed, and the Caſtell beſieged, Thomas Fitz Girald and his confederates were reſolued to trie if the Lord Butler would ſtand to his doughty letter, and ſith he woulde not by faire meanes be allured, he ſhould be maugre his head by foule meanes compelled to aſſiſt them in this their generall attempt.

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