Compare 1587 edition: 1 A woman of the Pictiſh bloud, chaunced (ſay they) to ſerue in thoſe dayes the Queene of Ire|lande, whiche woman being a chriſtian hir ſelfe, firſt inſtructed hir miſtreſſe in the faith and true pointes of Chriſtianitie, and the queene hir huſ|bande, who conuerted the whole Iriſhe nation. Howbeit, by report of y^e Iriſh writers thẽſelues, this ſhoulde not ſeeme altogether true: for they affirme, that their countrey was rather ſtil eſte|med as one of the vnchriſtened Iſles, tyll about the yeare foure hundred twentie and ſixe, whileſt Celeſtine the firſt of that name, gouerned the ſea of Rome, whõ vpon conference hadde wyth his Clergie, touching the reſtoring of the chriſtian Faythe in the Weaſte partes of the Worlde EEBO page image 10 greatly decayed there by the hereſie of Pelagius, vnderſtode that Ireland alſo by reſon of diſtance from the hart of Chriſtendome, and rudeneſſe of the nation, had receyued little fruite at all of true religion, a thing muche to be lamented.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Paladius offe|eth to go into Irelande.Among other that then were aſſembled to treate of thoſe matters was one Paladius Arch|deacon of Rome, who offered his charitable tra|uayle towardes the conuerſion of any of thoſe landes whether it ſhould pleaſe them to appoynt hym to goe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Celeſtine knowing the ſufficiencie of the mã, conſecrated him Biſhop,He is conſecra|ted bishop. authoriſed his iourney by letters vnder his ſeale, furniſhed his wantes, and aſſociating to him ſuche Religious perſones and other, as were thoughte neceſſarie to aſſiſte him, deliuered to him the Bible with greate ſo|lemnitie and other monumentes in furtherance of his good ſpeede.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A woman of the Pictish bloud chanced (saie they) to serue in those daies the queene of Ireland, which woman being a christian hir selfe, first instructed hir mistresse in the faith and true points of christianitie; and the quéene hir husband, who conuerted the whole Irish nation. Howbeit, by the report of the Irish writers themselues, this should not seeme altogither true: for they affirme, that their countrie was rather still estéemed as one of the vnchristened Iles, till a|bout the yeare foure hundred twentie and six, whilest Celestine the first of that name gouerned the sée of Rome, who vpon conference had with his cleargie, touching the restoring of the christian faith in the west parts of the world, greatlie decaied there by the heresie of Pelagius, vnderstood that Ireland also by reason of distance from the hart of christendome, and rudenesse of the nation, had receiued little fruit at all of true religion, a thing much to be lamented.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Among other that then were assembled to treat of those matters was one Paladius archdeacon of [...] of|fereth to go into Ireland. Rome, who offered his charitable trauell towards the conuersion of anie of those lands whither it shuld please them to appoint him to go. Celestine know|ing He is conse|crated bisho [...] the sufficiencie of the man consecrated him bi|shop, authorised his iourneie by letters vnder his EEBO page image 53 seale, furnished his wants, and associating to him such religious persons and others as were thought necessarie to assist him, deliuered to him the bible with great solemnitie, & other monuments in fur|therance of his good spéed. At length he landed in Paladius landed in Ireland. the north of Ireland, from whense he escaped right hardlie with his life into the Iles adioining, where he preached the gospell, and conuerted no small number of Scots to the christian beliefe, and purged that part that was christened from the infection of the Pelagians, as in the Scotish historie more at large appéereth. He was required by the Scots that inhabited here in Britaine, to leaue the Iles and come ouer vnto them, there to instruct the people in the waie of true saluation, to the which with the popes licence he séemed willing enough: and the bi|shop of Rome the more readilie condescended there|to for that in the instant time, when Paladius was to depart, one Patrike attended at Rome, suing for licence to be sent into Ireland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The pope therefore granted that Paladius might passe ouer to the Scots in Britaine, and appointed Patrike sent into Ireland. Patrike to go with authoritie from him into Ire|land; where, vpon his arriuall he found the people so Paladius ap|pointed to go into Scotlãd. well bent to heare his admonitions, contrarie to their accustomed frowardnesse, that a man would haue thought that had seene their readines, how that the land had beene reserued for him to conuert. And The toward|nesse of the I|rishmen to heare Pa|triks prea|ching. bicause it pleased God to bestow such an vniuersall benefit to this land by his meanes, we haue thought good in following our author herein, to touch some part of the course of his life. This Patrike in Latine called Patricius, was borne in the marches betwixt where saint Patrike was borne. England and Scotland, in a towne by the sea side called Eiburne, whose father hight Calphurnius, a deacon and sonne to a priest: his mother named Conches, was sister to saint Martine that famous bishop of Towers in France.