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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Hauing triumphantlie vanquished the Irish in that conflict, he was shortlie after, as well for that, as other his valiant exploits, made knight of the 1514 garter: and in the fift yeare of Henrie the eight in that renowme & honour he died, wherein for the space of manie yeares he liued. No maruell if this successe were a corsie to the aduerse part, which the longer it held aloofe, and bit the bridle, the more egerlie it follo|wed the course, hauing once got scope and roome at will, as shall be hereafter at full declared. Ormond bearing in mind the treacherie of the Dublinians, The Dubli|nians accused. procured such as were the grauest prelats of his cler|gie, to intimate to the court of Rome the heathenish riot of the citizens of Dublin, in rushing into the church armed, polluting with slaughter the consecra|ted place, defacing the images, prostrating the re|liks, rasing downe altars, with barbarous outcries, more like miscreant Saracens, than christian catho|likes. Wherevpon a legat was posted to Ireland, A legat sent from Rome. bending his course to Dublin, where soone after hee was solemnelie receiued by Walter Fitzsimons, archbishop of Dublin, a graue prelat, for his lerning Walter Fitz|simons. and wisedome chosen to be one of king Henrie the seuenth his chapleins, in which vocation he continued twelue yeares, and after was aduanced to be archbi|shop of Dublin.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The legat vpon his arriuall indicted the citie for his execrable offense: but at length, by the procure|ment as well of the archbishop as of all the cleargie, he was weighed to giue the citizens absolution with Penance in|ioined to the citizens of Dublin. this caueat, that in detestation of so horrible a fact, and Ad perpetuam rei memoriam, the maior of Dublin should go barefooted thoroughout the citie in open procession before the sacrament, on Corpus Christi daie: which penitent satisfaction was after in euerie such procession dulie accomplished. Girald Fitzgi|rald, sonne and heire to the aforesaid erle of Kildare, The earle of Kildare lord deputie. was shortlie after his fathers decease constituted lord deputie of Ireland, before whome in the seuenth yeare of Henrie the eight, there was a parlement A parlement holden at Dublin. holden at Dublin, wherein it was established, that all such as bring out of England the kings letters of priuat seale, for particular causes against anie of the king his subiects in Ireland, should find sufficient suerties in the king his chancerie in Ireland; to bée bound by recognisance, that the plaintife shall satis|fie the defendant, that purgeth or acquiteth himselfe of the matter to him alledged, for his costs and da|mages susteined by such wrongfull vexation. This noble man being valiant and well spoken, was no|thing inferior to his father in martiall prowesse, cha|sing in the time of his gouernment the familie of the Tooles, battering Ocarrell his castels, and bringing in awe all the Irish of the land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 This earle of good meaning, to vnite the houses in friendship, matched his sister Margaret Fitzgi|rald Piers Butler and Marga|ret Fitzgirald espoused. with Piers Butler earle of Ossorie, whome he also helped to recouer the earldome of Ormond, into the which, after the decease of the earle Iames, a ba|stard Butler had by abatement intruded. Great and EEBO page image 84 manifold were the miseries the ladie Margaret su|stemed, hir husband Piers Butler being so egerlie pursued by the vsurper, as he durst not beare vp hed, but was forced to houer and lurke in woods and for|rests. The noble woman being great with child, and vpon necessitie constreined to vse a spare diet (for hir onelie sustenance was milke) she longed sore for wine, and calling hir lord, and a trustie seruant of his, Iames White vnto hir, she requested them both Iames white to helpe hir to some wine, for she was not able anie longer to indure so strict a life. Trulie Margaret, quoth the earle of Ossorte, thou shalt haue store of wine within this foure and twentie houres, or else thou shalt féed alone on milke for me.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ormond bearing in minde the treachery of the Dublinians,The Dubli|nians accuſed. procured ſuch as were the gra|ueſt Prelates of his Cleargie, to intimate to the Court of Rome the heatheniſh riot of the Citi|zens of Dublin in ruſhing into the Churche ar|med, polluting with ſlaughter the conſecrated place, defacing the Images, proſtrating the re|liques, racing downe Aultars, with barbarous outcries, more like miſcreante Sarazens, than Chriſtian Catholiques.A Legate ſente from Rome. Wherevppon, a Le|gate was poſted to Ireland, bending his courſe to Dublin, where ſoone after, he was ſolemnely receyued by Walter Fitz Simons,Walter Fitz Simons. Archbyſhop of Dublin, a graue Prelate, for hys learnyng and wiſedome choſen to be one of King Henry the ſeuenth hys Chaplaynes, in which vocation hee continued twelue yeares, and after was ad|uanced to be Archbyſhop of Dublin.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Legate vppon his arriuall, indicted the Citie for his execrable offence: but at length, by the procurement as well of the Archbyſhoppe as of all the Cleargie, hee was weighed to gyue the Citizens abſolutiõ,Penaunce en|ioyned to the Citizens of Dublin. with this caueat, that in deteſtation of ſo horrible a fact, and ad perpetu|am rei memoriam, the Maior of Dublin ſhould goe barefooted through the Citie in open Pro|ceſſion before the Sacrament, on Corpus Chri|ſti day, whyche penitente ſatiſfaction was af|ter in euerye ſuche Proceſſion duely accompli|ſhed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Girald Fitz Girald,The Earle of Kildare Lorde Deputie. ſonne and heire to the a|foreſayd Earle of Kildare, was ſhortly after his father his deceaſſe, conſtituted Lorde Deputie of Irelande, before whome, in the ſeuenth yeare of Henry the eyght,A Parliamente holden at Dublin. there was a Parliamente holden at Dublin, wherein it was eſtabliſhed, that al ſuch, as bring out of England the kings letters of priuate ſeale, for particular cauſes a|gainſt any of the King his ſubiects in Irelande, ſhoulde finde ſufficient ſureties in the King hys Chancerie in Ireland, to bee bound by recogni|ſance, that the playntife ſhall ſatiſfye the de|fendante, that purgeth or acquiteth himſelfe of the matter to hym alledged for hys coſtes and damages ſuſteyned by ſuche wrongfull vexa|tion.