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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Iriſh men will reuenge.Howbeit the Nobles of Irelande (for there was no king amongeſt them at that tyme as it chaunced) moued altogither with indignation for the ſlaughter of theyr Countrymen, made a direct anſwere, that they woulde ſurely be reuen|ged of the reproche which they had receyued, be|fore they woulde commune of any peace. And therefore whyleſt the Scottiſh Ambaſſadors re|turned out of Ireland with this anſwere, a great number of them in ſhippes and crayers paſſed o|uer into Ila,Iriſhmen take a pray in Ila. where getting togither a great pray, and fraughting theyr veſſelles therewith, as they were returning homewardes, they were ſuncke by force of tempeſt, ſo that neyther ſhip nor man returned to bring tydings home howe they had ſped in Scotlande.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſtoute ſtomackes of the Iriſhe Lordes and rulers beeing well qualified with this miſ|chaunce, they were glad to ſeeke for peace ſhortly after vnto Achaius.Iriſh men do ſeeke peace. Thoſe alſo that were ſent o|uer to treat of the ſame, found him at Enuerloch|thee. Where hauing declared their meſſage, and confeſſed howe iuſtly they had beene pur [...]ed by the righteous iudgement of almightie God for their wrongful attempting of the warres againſt them that had not deſerued it, Achaius anſwered how the Iriſh nation was ſo ſtubborne, that they knew not to vſe reaſõ, except they were through|ly ſcourged and therefore had the righteous God taken iuſt reuenge vpon them, to the enſample of other, for their continuacie in mouing warres a|gaynſt thẽ that had ſo earneſtly ſought for peace. Neuertheleſſe feſting a pure all iniuctes paſt, as well new as olde, to ſhewe himſelfe to be the fol|lower of Chriſt, who in ſo many paſſages had prayſed, commended and ſet forth vnto vs peace and tranquilitie, he was cõtented to graunt them peace which now they ſued for.

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