Compare 1577 edition: 1 The allegati|on of the I|rishmen.The Irish men alleged for themselues, that his deuise therin could not be compassed, vnles the popes authoritie were therein first obteined: for they affir|med, that immediatlie vpon receiuing the christian faith, they did submit themselues, & all that they had, vnto the see of Rome, so that they could not acknow|ledge any for their souereigne lord, but onelie the pope. Which opinion some of them (although vaine|lie, haue holden vnto these our daies. King Henrie then vnderstanding this matter, dispatched ambassa|dours to Rome, requiring of pope Alexander, that he would by his authoritie grant him licence to ioine the countrie of Ireland vnto the realme of En|gland, who went thither with all expedition according to their charge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And certeinelie, these ambassadors whom the king sent now out of Ireland to Rome in this behalfe, re|turned with better spéed in their message, than did the other whom he had sent to him out of Norman|die, to excuse him of the death of the archbishop Tho|mas. For the pope vpon good aduice taken in this matter considering that he had now no profit grow|ing to him by that Ile, and that the Irish people be|ing wild and rude, were far off from all good order of christianitie in diuerse points) thought it would be a meane to bring some gaine to his cofers, and the peo|ple more easilie from their naughtie customes, if they were once made subiect vnto some christian prince of puissance able to tame them, and constreine them by force to be more meeke and tractable. In con|sideration wherof, he was content to grant vnto the king all that herein he required.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon, king Henrie considering in what re|spect the pope was so readie to accomplish his re|quest,A councell at Cassill called a councell of the bishops to assemble at Cassill, where manie things were decréed and ordei|ned for the reforming of diuerse customes vsed be|fore amongst the Irish men, and méerelie repugnant to the lawes of the christian religion. There were al|so appointed as solicitors in these matters, R. Houed. and to sit as assistants with the Irish bishops, one of the kings chaplaines named Nicholas,The archdea|con of Landaf. and one Rafe the arch|deacon of Landaf.