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Compare 1587 edition: 1 This knotte (ſaith our Authour) might be vn|twyned with more facilitie thus. Gurmun|dus made much of that little he gotte, and wrote himſelfe King, which tytle our Hyſtories doe al|lowe him, bycauſe hee made the waye playne, enioyed it a whyle, and ſet open the gate vnto his Countreymen.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Turgeſius atchieued the whole exployte, and brought it to perfection, and in theſe reſpectes ey|ther of them may bee called King and Conque|rour of Irelande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Turgeſius therefore with hys Norwegyans the ſeconde tyme inuaded Irelande,Turgeſius what he did. ſuſteyned di|uerſe loſſes and ouerthrowes: but in the ende for|tefying himſelfe by the Sea coaſtes, and recey|uing thereby hys friendes at hys pleaſure, waxed ſo ſtrong that hee ſubdued the whole Ile,He buyldeth Fortreſſes. ſtyll erecting Caſtelles and Fortreſſes as hee wanne grounde, ſo to mayſter the Iriſhe, that with ſuch maner of ſtrengthes of Walles and Rampyres had not as yet beene acquaynted, for tyll thoſe dayes they knewe no defence but Woods, Bogs, or ſtrokes.

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