Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, with these and the like dooings of the earle, king Henrie tooke such displeasure (but chéeflie for disobeieng his commandement) that he confined him the realme,Strangbow confined. seized his lands as forfeited, and by proclamation restreined all his subiects from passing into Ireland with any kind of merchandize, prouisi|on of vittels, or other commodities whatsoeuer. By reason whereof, earle Strangbow, partlie by con|streint, and partlie in hope to returne into fauour with king Henrie, and for other respects as may be coniectured,He séeketh to procure the kings fauour. aduertised him of the whole state of the countrie of Ireland, promising him, that if it would please his grace to come ouer thither, he would so worke that he should be admitted souereigne lord of all the land. Heerevpon king Henrie pardoned him of all former trespasses, and restored vnto him all his lands and inheritances within England and Nor|mandie:The king pardoneth him. N. Triuet. and further, confirmed to him such liuings abroad in Ireland out of the walled townes, as he held alreadie in right of his wife: and furthermore ordeined, that he should be high steward of Ire|land vnder him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie then returning out of Normandie into England about the sixt day of August (as is a|foresaid) caused a nauie of 400. ships to be made readie, and to assemble at Milford hauen in Pen|brokshire, Rog. Houed. with all such prouision and furniture as was thought necessarie for such a iournie. Herewith also he leuied a great armie both of horssemen and footmen,Milford hauen. King Henrie landeth in Ireland. and came forward with the same vnto Pen|broke, and so when all his prouision and ships were readie, he entred the sea at Milford hauen aforesaid the sixtéenth daie of October, and landed in Ireland, at a place called Crowch,Crowch. not past seauen miles from Waterford the day next folowing, about nine of the clocke: and on the morrow after being S. Luke the euangelists day, he with all his armie marched foorth to Waterford, where he found William Fitz Al|delme his sewer, and Robert Fitz Bernard, with other whome he had sent thither before him for such purposes as he thought most conuenient. He re|mained at Waterford fiftéene daies, during which time, there came in vnto him the king of Corke, the king of Limerike, the king of Ossorie, the king of Méeth, Reignald de Waterford, and diuerse other great princes of Ireland. At his first arriuall,The surren|der made by erle Strang|bow. the foresaid earle Richard surrendred into his hands all those townes and places which he had subdued in that countrie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herewithall the whole land began to tremble, so that the rulers of townes and countries sent vnto him messengers; offering to become tributaries, and to deliuer hostages: for whilest euerie of those rulers which had the gouernment of Ireland in their hands,Sundrie ru|lers in a land what weake|nes it causeth. feared their owne estate, and mistrusted their owne powers, they all in maner submitted themselues, so that this victorie chanced to king Henrie, without the drawing foorth of his sword, and in such wise, that he could not haue wished for better or more speedie successe therein. For whereas the whole Iland was diuided into sundrie dominions, and ruled by sundrie gouernours, not drawing all one waie, but through factions and contrarie studies one enuieng an others wealth (for
nothing more hindred the fierce and vnquiet na|tion from making resistance, than in that they could not agrée to take councell togither for defending of their liberties, and entier state of the commonwelth. Whervpon, whilest euerie of them apart by himselfe was in doubt to attempt the hazard of war against so mightie a king, they were all ouercome, as were the Britons likewise in the time of Cesar and the Saxons. King Henrie therefore gladlie receiued their humble submission, and they dooing homage vnto him, sware to be his liege and faithfull subiects. Onelie Roderike gouernour of Connagh refused to submit himselfe.Non bene cum socijs regna venúsque manent,Ouid. li. 3. de [...]rr. Siat. 1. Th.—Socijs comes discordia regnis)