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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Sir Anthonie hauing ouerread the wry|tings, ſent Maiſter Baſnet in poſt haſt with the packet to Kylkenny, where the Earle of Or|monde kept his Chriſtmaſſe, requeſting hys Lordſhippe to take in good parte the opening of hys Letters, which was done rather to learne the effect of his complaynte, than in any ſort to invar his writings from comming to the coun|ſaile his handes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle anſwered that his quarell was ſo good, his dealing ſo opẽ, as he little weighed, who tooke a view of his letters. And for hys part, what he wrote hee ment not to vnwryte, but in ſuch ſort as they came from the Gouer|nour, they ſhould be ſent to the Counſaile, and if theyr honours woulde allow any Subiect to bee ſo bardie, as to entercepte and open Letters that were to them indorced, hee coulde not but dygeſt any ſuch iniurie, that they woulde ſeeme to beare.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lord De|putie and Or|mond ſent for to England.With this aunſwere Baſnet returned, and the Earle perfourmed his promiſe. Wherevpon the Gouernour and he were commaunded, to appeare before the priuie Counſaile in Eng|lande, where they were ſundrie tymes exami|ned, and their accuſations ripely debated. In fine, the Counſaile equallye to bothe partes in theyr complaints affected, and weighing with|all rather the due deſert of both their loyall ſer|uices, than the vaine preſumption of their mu|tuall accuſations,They are made friends. wrapped vp theyr quarelles, and made them both friendes, wyth ſuch indif|ferencie, as neyther part ſhould bee eyther with anye conqueſt exalted, or wyth anye foyle de|baced.

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