Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ In this yeare in a manner throughout all the realme of England, old baie trées withered, Abr. Fl. out of Thom. Wa [...]. pag. 395. and af|terwards, contrarie to all mens thinking, grew greene againe, a strange sight, and supposed to import some vnknowne euent. Polydor. ¶ In this meane time the king being aduertised that the wild Irish dailie wa|sted and destroied the townes and villages within the English pale, and had slaine manie of the souldi|ers which laie there in garison for defense of that EEBO page image 497 countrie, determined to make eftsoones a voiage thi|ther, & prepared all things necessarie for his passage now against the spring. A little before his setting foorth, he caused a iusts to be holden at Windesor of fourtie knights and fourtie esquiers,A iusts at Windesor. against all com|mers, & they to be apparelled in gréene, with a white falcon, and the queene to be there well accompani|ed with ladies and damsels.

The king sai|leth ouer into Ireland with a great armie.

Fabian. Caxton.

The duke of Yorke lieute|nant generall of England, the king be|ing in Ireland.

H [...]n. Marl.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king also after he had remained about seuen daies at Waterford,Out of a French pam|phlet that be|longeth to master Iohn Dec. marched from thence towards Kilkennie, and comming thither, staied thereabout fourteene daies, looking for the duke of Aumarle that was appointed to haue met him, but he failed and came not, wherevpon the king on Midsummer euen set forward againe, marching streight towards the countrie of Macmur the principall rebell in that season within Ireland,Macmur. who kéeping himselfe among woods with three thousand right hardie men, seémed to passe little for any power that might be brought a|gainst him. Yet the king approching to the skirts of the woods, commanded his soldiers to fier the houses and villages: which was executed with great for|wardnesse of the men of war. And here for some va|liant act that he did, or some other fauourable respect, which the king bare to the lord Henrie sonne to the duke of Hereford, he made him knight. ¶ This Hen|rie was after king of England, succeeding his fa|ther, and called by the name of Henrie the fift. There were nine or ten others made knights also at the same time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Pioners set a worke to cut downe woods.Moreouer, there were two thousand & fiue hundred pioners set a worke to cut downe the woods, and to make passages through, and so then the Englishmen entred, and by force got through: for the Irishmen sore feared the English bowes, but yet now and then they espieng their aduantage, assailed oftentimes Englishmen with their darts, and slue diuerse that went abroad to fetch in forrage. The vncle of Mac|mur hauing a withie or with about his necke, came in and submitted himselfe, and likewise manie other naked and bare legged, so that the king seeming to pitie their miserable state, pardoned them, and after|ward he also sent vnto Macmur, promising that if he would come in and require pardon as his vncle had doone, he would receiue him to mercie: but Macmur vnderstanding that for want of vittels, the king must néeds retire within a short time, he refused the kings offer. The king with his armie remaining in those parts 11 daies, was in the end constreined to come backe, when all their vittels were spent: for more than they brought with them they could not get. They lost manie horsses in this iournie for want of prouision and forrage.