Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn appointed his lieutenants in Ire|land, and returning home, subdued the Welshmen, and soone after with Pandulfus the legat of pope Innocentius the third, who came to release him of the censure, wherin he stood excommunicat, to whom as to the popes legat he made a personall surrender of both realmes in waie of submission; and after he was once absolued, he receiued them againe. Some adde, that he gaue awaie his kingdoms to the see of Rome for him and his successors, recognising to hold the same of the popes in fée, paieng yearelie therefore one thousand markes, as seauen hundred for Eng|land, and three hundred for Ireland. Blondus saith An hundred marks of gold. Blondus. Centum pro vtroque auri marchias. Sir Thomas More (as Campion saith) a man both in calling & office likelie to sound the matter to the depth, writeth preciselie, that neither such writing the pope can shew, neither were it effectuall if he could. How farre foorth, and with what limitation a prince may or may not addict his realme feodarie to another, Iohn Maior a Sco|tish chronicler, and a Sorbonist not vnlearned part|lie scanneth, who thinketh three hundred markes for Ireland no verie hard peniworth. The instrument (as Campion thinketh) which our English writers rehearse, might happilie be motioned and drawen, and yet not confirmed with anie seale, nor ratified: Iohn Bale in his apologie against bows. but though the copie of this writing remaine in re|cord, yet certeine it is, king Iohns successors neuer paid it. After Iohn Comin archbishop of Dublin, and founder of saint Patriks church succéeded Hen|rie Londores in the sée, who builded the kings castell there, being lord chéefe iustice of Ireland, him they nick named (as the Irish doo commonlie giue additi|ons in respect of some fact or qualitie) Scorchuille in, that is, But nobil, because he required to peruse the writings of his tenants, colorable pretending to learne the kind of ech mans seuerall tenure, and bur|ned the same before their faces, causing them [...] new their takings, or to hold at will.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the yeare one thousand two hundred and sixteene king Iohn departed this life. In his daies diuerse monasteries were builded in Ireland, as (beside those that before are mentioned) in the fourth yeare of his reigne the abbeie of Dowish was founded; in the sixt the abbeie of Wetherham in the countie of Limerike, by Theobald le Butler lord of Cacrackie, and in the twelfe yeare Richard Oute builded the monasterie of Grenard. In the daies of Henrie the third that succeeded his father king Henrie the third. warresbe|twixt Lacie and Marshall. 1228 The Gi|raldines. Iohn great warres were raised in Ireland betwixt Hugh Lacie & William Marshall, so that the countrie of Meth was greeuouslie afflicted. In the yeare of our Lord 1228, after the death of Londores archbishop of Dublin, that was lord cheefe iustice, king Henrie the third vnderstanding the good seruice doone by the Giraldines euer since their first comming into Ireland, although by wrong reports EEBO page image 62 the same had beene to their preiudice for a time sinisterlie misconstrued, so as the gentlemen had still béene kept backe, and not rewarded according to their deserts. The king now informed of the truth made Morice Fitzgerald the sonne of Morice afore|said Morice Fitz|girald. Lucas arch|bishop. lord chéefe iustice of Ireland. Lucas succeeded Londres in the archbishops sée, and was consecrated. In the yeare one thousand two hundred and thirtie, Richard Marshall was taken prisoner in battell at 1230 Kildare. Some write that he was wounded there, and within few daies after died of the hurt at Kil|kennie, 1234 and was buried there in the queere of the church of the friers preachers, néere to the place where his brother William was interred, who departed this life in the yeare one thousand two hundred thir|tie and one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the yeare one thousand two hundred fortie and 1241 one, Walter Lacie lord of Meth departed this life in England: he left two daughters behind him that were his heires, Margaret married to the lord Uer|don, The lord Uerdon. Geffreie Genuill. and Matild the wife of Geffrie Genuill. King Henrie in the six & thirtith yeare of his reigne, gaue to Edward his eldest sonne, Gascoigne, Ireland, 1252 and the countie of Chester. In the yeare following, Hugh Lacie earle of Ulster departed this life, and 1253 was buried at Cragfergus, in the church of the friers minors, leauing a daughter behind him, that was his heire, whome Walter de Burgh or Bourke married, and in right of hir was created earle of Ul|ster, as after shall appeare. Morice Fitzgirald lord iustice of Ireland, being requested by this prince to come and assist him with a power of men against the Welsh rebels, left a sufficient garrison of men in the castell of Scligath, which he had latelie builded, and then came ouer with Phelin Ochouher, and a lu|stie The castell of Scligath. band of souldiers: & méeting the prince at Chep|stow, behaued themselues so valiantlie, that retur|ning with victorie, they greatlie increased the fauor of the king and prince towards them; and vpon their returne into Ireland, they ioined with Cormacke Mac Dermot Mac Rorie, and made a notable iour|nie against Odonill the Irish enimie, that when La|cie was once dead, inuaded & sore a [...]ied the kings subiects of Ulster. Odonill being vanquished, the Odonill. lord iustice forced pledges and tribute of Oneale to keepe the kings peace, and diuerse other exploits praise-worthie d [...] he, during the time of his gouern|ment, as Flatsbu [...]e hath gathered in his notes for the lord Girald Fitzgirald earle of Kildare, in the yea [...] one thousand fiue hundred and [...]entéene. Af|ter Morice Fitzgirald succeeded in office of lord iu|stiee, Iohn Fitzge [...]rie knight, and after him Ala [...] Iohn Fitz|geffrie lord iustice. Alaine de la [...]ouch lord iustice. Stephan de long Espée. de la Zouch, [...] the earle of Surrie Fitzwarren fiue. And after de la Zouch, in the yeare one thousand two hundred fiftie and eight, being the two and for|tith of Henrie the third his reigne, was Stephan de long Esp [...]ent to supplie that [...], who [...]ue O|nea [...] with three hundred nine & two of his men in the stréets of Downe, and shortlie after departed this William Dene lord iustice. Gréene castell destroied. Mac Careie. life; then William Dene was made lord iustice, and Gréene castell was destroied. Also Mac Careie plaid the diuell in Desmond.