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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Unto two Irish lords he granted the kingdome of Corke for the seruice of fortie knights, and to other three lords he gaue the kingdome of Limerike for the seruice of the like number of knights to be held of him & his sonne Iohn, reseruing to himselfe & to his heires the citie of Limerike with one cantred. To William Fitz Adelme his sewer,William Fitz Adelme. Robert de Poer. Hugh Lacie. he gaue the citie of Wesseford with the appurtenances and seruices: and to Robert de Poer his marshall, he gaue the ci|tie of Waterford; and to Hugh Lacie, he committed the safe keeping of the citie of Diueline. And these persons, to whome such gifts and assignations were made, receiued othes of fealtie to beare their allegi|ance vnto him and to his sonne for those lands and possessions in Ireland, in maner and forme as was requisite.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The cardinall Uiuian hauing dispatched his bu|sinesse in Ireland, came backe into England, and by the kings safe conduct returned againe into Scot|land, where in a councell holden at Edenburgh, he suspended the bishop of Whiterne, bicause he did re|fuse to come to that councell: but the bishop made no account of that suspension, hauing a defense good inough by the bishop of Yorke, whose suffragane he was.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the king had dissolued and broken vp his parlement at Oxenford, he came to Marleborrough, and there granted vnto Philip de Breause all the kingdome of Limerike for the seruice of fortie knights:Philip de Breause. for Hubert and William the brethren of Reignold earle of Cornewall, and Iohn de la Pu|meray their nephue, refused the gift thereof, bicause it was not as yet conquered. For the king thereof, surnamed Monoculus, that is, with one eie, who had held that kingdome of the king of England, being latelie slaine, one of his kinsemen got possession of that kingdome, and held it without acknowledging any subiection to king Henrie, nor would obeie his officers, bicause of the losses and damages which they did practise against the Irish people, without occasi|on (as they alleadged) by reason whereof the king of Corke also rebelled against the king of England and his people, and so that realme was full of trouble.

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