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Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, the citizens of Waterford in Ireland, Anno Reg. 10. 1097 perceiuing that by reason of the great multitude of people in that citie, it was necessarie for them to haue a bishop, Eadmerus. Waterford in Ireland made a bishoprike. obteined licence of their king and rulers to erect in their citie a bishops sée, and besought them that it might please them to write vnto Anselme the archbishop of Canturburie their primate, to haue his consent therein, so as it might stand with his pleasure to institute and ordeine such a one bishop, to haue gouernement of their church,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie pri|mate of Ire|land. as they should name, knowing him to be a man of such learning, knowledge, discretion, and worthines, as were fit for the roome. Herevpon were letters sent by messengers from Murcherdach king of Ireland vnto Anselme,Murcherdach K. of Ireland. informing him of the whole matter: wherein one Malchus was commended and presented vnto him to be admitted and consecra|ted, if he thought good. These letters were subscribed with the hands, not onelie of king Murcherdach, but also of his brother duke Dermeth, bishop Duf|nald, Idiman bishop of Methe, Samuell bishop of Dublin, Ferdomnachus bishop of Laginia or Lei|nister, and many others both of the spiritualtie and temporaltie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anselme considering their request to be iust and necessarie, granted to fulfill their desires, and so vpon examination had of the man, and taking of him his oth of obedience, according to the maner, he conse|crated the same Malchus,Malchus consecrated bishop of Wa|terford. and so ordeined him to rule the church of Waterford as bishop. This was d [...]one at Canturburie the 28. day of October, Rafe bishop of Chichester, and Gundulfe bishop of Rochester hel|ping Anselme in the consecration as ministers vnto him in that behalfe. The said Malchus was a monke, EEBO page image 23 and sometime vnder Walkhelme bishop of Win|chester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But to the purpose, king William after his re|turne into England, remembring what damage he had susteined two yéeres before at the hands of the Welshmen, determined eftsoones to inuade their countrie, and therefore doubling his power, com|meth into the marshes,The king eft|soones inua|deth the Welshmen. Polydor. pitcheth his field, and consul|teth with his capteines what order he were best to vse in that his enterprise, for the taming of his eni|mies. The Welshmen hearing of the kings approch, and that his armie was farre greater than the last which he brought into their countrie, fell to their woonted policie,The Welsh|men with|draw into the woods. H. Hunt. and got them into the woods, there to lie in wait, trusting more to the aduantage of starting holes, than to their owne force & puissance.

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