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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The French wyth this extraordinarie kind of warfarring aſtonyed, ſent an Ambaſſadour to King Henrie, to learne whether he brought meane wyth hym or Diuelles, that coulde neyther bee woonne wyth rewardes, nor paci|fyed by pitie: whiche when the King had tur|ned to a [...]eaſt, the French menne euer after, if they coulde take anye of the Iriſhe ſcatte|ring from the companie, vſed fyrſt to cutte off theyr genitours, and after to tormente them with as greate and as lingring paine as they could deuiſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 French cha| [...]ger vanqui| [...]ed.After that Bollongne was ſurrendred to the King, there encamped on the Weſt ſyde of the Towne beyonde the Hauen an armye of French menne, among whome there was a Thraſonicall Golias, that departed from the armye, and came to the brincke of the Ha|uen, and there in letting and daring wiſe cha|lenged anye one of the Engliſhe armye that durſt be ſo hardie, as to bicker with him hand to hande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And albecit the diſtaunce of the place, the depth of the Hauen, the nearneſſe of hys com|panie emboldned him to thys chalenge, more than any great valour or pithe that reſted in him to indure a combate, yet all this notwith|ſtanding, an Iriſhe manne named Nicholl Welſhe,Nichol VVelsh. who after reteyned to the Earle of Kyldare, loathing and diſdeyning his prowde bragges, flung into the water, and ſwamme ouer the Ryuer, fought wyth the chalenger, ſtroke him for dead, and returned backe to Bol|longne wyth the Frenchman his heade in hys mouth, before the armie coulde ouertake hym. For which exployte, as hee was of all his com|panie highly commended, ſo by the Lieutenant he was bountifully rewarded.

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