Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 As the king was withdrawne towards Dublin, marching through the countrie,Macmur sen|deth to the K. offering a parlee. in despite of his eni|mies, that houered still about his armie, Macmur sent to the king, offering to talke of an agreement, if it should please him to send any noble man to méet him at a place appointed. The king herevpon com|manded the earle of Glocester to take with him two hundred lances, and a thousand archers, and to go to trie if he might by persuasion cause him to come in and submit himselfe. The earle went, and comming to talke with him, found him so obstinate,The earle of Glocester. that their parlée streightwaies brake off: so taking leaue each of other, they departed, and the earle returned to the king, to aduertise him what he had doone and percei|ued by the communication which he had had with Macmur.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king was sore offended with the obstinatnes of the rebell, that would not agree otherwise: but so as he might remaine still at libertie, without danger to suffer anie maner of punishment for his passed of|fenses. Wherevpon the king after his comming to Dublin, and that the armie had rested there, Anno Reg. 23. He came to Dublin the 28 of Iune as Henrie Marl. saith. and in the countrie neere to the citie, for the space of fiftéene daies, he diuided his people into three parts, and sent them abroad into the countrie to pursue the enimies and withall made proclamation, that who so euer could bring Macmur vnto his presence, should haue for his recompense a great reward: for he determi|ned not to depart the countrie, till he had him either dead or aliue. But he knew full little then what inci|dents to hinder his purposed intention would after follow.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same daie that he sent abroad his armie thus into three seuerall parts,The duke of Aumarle. the duke of Aumarle with an hundred saile arriued, of whose cõming the king was right ioifull; and although he had vsed no small negligence in that he came no sooner according to or|der before appointed, yet the king (as he was of a gentle nature) courteouslie accepted his excuse: whe|ther he was in fault or not, I haue not to saie; but verelie he was greatlie suspected, that he dealt not well in tarieng so long after his time assigned. But now whilest the king rested at Dublin, his people so demeaned themselues, that the most part of the re|bels, what by manhood and policie were subdued, and brought vnder subiection, and (as is to be thought) if no trouble had risen in England to haue called him backe, he meant to haue rid vp the woods, and made some notable conquest at that time vpon the rebels that yet held out. Neuerthelesse, during the time of his abode there, such was the prowesse of him and his, that the Irish were well tamed, and forced to submit themselues: and yet the kings power made no great slaughter of them, if it be true that Christ. Okl. saith, speaking hereof in few words as after followeth:
Pergit ad indomitos princeps Richardus Hibernos,In Angl. praelijs sub Rich. 2.In potestatem multo sine sanguine, saeuoMarte reluctantes.