What am I, my lord (quoth Patrike Fitzsimons) skipping in his shirt out of the tent, with both the heads in his hand? My lord, I am no coward, I stood to my tacklings when your men gaue me the slip, I rescued the cariage, and haue here sufficient tokens of my manhood, tumbling downe both the heads. Saist thou so Fitzsimons, quoth the lieutenant?I crie thée mercie, and by this George, I would to God A baliant wish. it had beene my good hap to haue béene in thy compa|nie in that skirmish. So drinking to Fitzsimons in a boll of wine, and honourablie rewarding him for his good seruice, he returned to his pauillion, where hauing knowledge of Omore his recule, he pursued him with a troope of horsmen. The lieutenant thus The earle of Surreie in danger to haue béene slaine. passing forwards, was espied a gunner of Omors, who lodged close in a wood side, and watching his time, he discharged his péece at the verie face of the lieutenant, strake the visor off his helmet, and pear|sed no further, as God would.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 This did he (retchlesse in maner what became of himselfe, so he might amaze the armie for a time) and surelie hereby he brake the swiftnesse of their following, & aduantaged the flight of his capteine, which thing he wan with the price of his owne bloud. For the souldiors would no further, till they had ran|sacked all the nookes of this wood, verelie suspecting some ambush thereabout, and in seuerall knots fer|retted out this gunner, whome Fitzwilliams and Fitzwilliams Bedlow. Bedlow of the Roch were faine to mangle and to hew in péeces, because the wretch would neuer yéeld. In the meane while, defiance was proclamed with 1523 Surreie sent for home. France and Scotland both at once, which mooued the king to call home Surreie out of Ireland, that he might imploie him in those wars. His prowesse, integritie, good nature, and course of gouernment, the countrie much commended. Piers Butler Piers But|ler earle of Ossorie lord deputie. earle of Ossorie was appointed lord deputie. In the meane time, Kildare attending the king his plea|sure for his dispatch, recouered fauour through the instance of the marques Dorset, whose daughter dame Elizabeth Greie he espoused, and so departed home. Now was partaker of all the deputies counsell one Robert Talbot of Belgard, whome the 1524 Robert Tal|bot of Bel|gard. Giraldines deadlie hated: him they procured to kéepe a kalendar of all their dooings, who incensed brother against brother. In which rage, Iames Fitz-Girald méeting the said gentleman beside Balli|more, slue him euen then vpon his iourneie toward the deputie to kéepe his Christmas with him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 With this despitefull murther both sides brake Margaret countesse of Ossorie. out into open enimitie, and especiallie the countesse of Ossorie, Kildare his sister, a rare woman, and a|ble for wisedome to rule a realme, had not hir sto|mach ouerruled hir knowledge. Here began infor|mations of new treasons, passing to and fro, with complaints and replies. But the marques Dorset had wrought so for his sonne in law, that he was suf|fered to rest at home, and onelie commissioners di|rected into Ireland, with authoritie to examine the root of their griefes: wherein if they found Kildare anie thing at all purged, their instructions were to depose the plaintiffe, and to sweare the other lord de|putie. Commissioners were these, sir Rafe Eger|ton, Commissio|ners sentis Ireland. a knight of Cheshire, Anthonie Fitzherbert, second iustice of the common plées, and Iames Denton, deane of Litchfield; who hauing exami|ned these accusations, suddenlie tooke the sword from the earle of Ossorie, sware Kildare lord deputie be|fore Kildare sworne lord deputie. whome Con Oneale bare the sword that [...].