Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 If I ſhoulde ſaye (quoth hee) that I gaue you my ſole daughter wyth good wyll to be de|flowred, your highe wiſedome woulde ſoone geſſe that I didde but flatter you, and yet if tenne Daughters were dearer to mee than your good pleaſure and contentation, by whoſe boun|tifull goodneſſe both ſhee and I, and wee all are EEBO page image 15 ſupported, I were vnworthie that ſecrete and neare frendſhip wherin it lyketh you to vſe me. As for the wenche it will be in parte honourable to hir to be required to the bedde of ſuch a prince, ſith Queenes haue not ſticked to come from far and yelde the vſe of their bodyes to noble con|querors, in hope by them to haue iſſue: and how ſoeuer it be taken, tyme will weare it out, and re|deeme it: but ſuche a friende as you are to mee and myne, neyther I nor myne ſhall lyue to ſee. And verily I mean not to hazard your diſpleſure if it were for a greater matter than the value of twentie maydenheads, ſeeyng fathers haue not ſticked to giue vp their own wiues to quench the luſtes of their ſonnes. Therefore am I thus a|greed, name the daye and place, ſeparate youre ſelfe from the viewe of your court, confeere with thoſe that haue a deyntie inſight and ſkilfull eyes in diſcerning beauties, I wil ſend you my daugh+ter, and with hir the choyce of .xij. or .xvj. gentle|womẽ, the meaneſt of the which may be an Em|preſſe in compariſon: when they are before you, make youre game as you lyke. And then if my chylde pleaſe your fantaſy, ſhe is not too good to be at your cõmaundement. Only my requeſt is, that if any other ſhall preſume vpon youre lea|uings, your maieſtie will remember whoſe chyld ſhe is. This liberal proſfer was of Turgeſius ac|cepted (whoſe deſire was inſactable) with many good wordes, thankes and faire promiſes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 To be ſhorte, the ſame day Omalaglilen put his daughter in princelyke apparell, attired af|ter the trimmeſt wyſe, and with hir .xvj. proper yong men,The lyke vvas practiſed by Alexander, ſon to Amyneas king of Mace|donie agaynſte the Perſian ambaſſadours. Carion. lib. 3. [...]. 109. beautifull and amiable to behold: and ſo being ſent to the king were preſented vnto him in his priuie chamber, hauyng none aboute him but a fewe diſſolute youthfull perſons whervpon thoſe diſguiſed yong ſtriplyngs drew foorth from vnder their long womanniſhe garmentes theyr ſkeynes, and valiauntly beſturring them ſelues, firſt ſtabbed their weapon poyntes, thorough the bodie of the tyrant, and then ſerued all thoſe you|thes that were aboute him with the lyke ſawce, they making ſmall or no reſiſtance at all.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The bruite of this murder was quickly blo|wen abroade thoroughe all Irelande, and the Princes readye to catche holde on ſuche ad|uauntage, roſe in armes wyth one aſſente in purpoſe to delyuer themſelues from bondage, and recouer libertie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At length, when Turgesius séemed to take his de|laieng thus of time somewhat displeasantlie, he vsed this or the like speech:

If I should saie (quoth he) that I gaue you my sole daughter with goodwill to be de|floured, your high wisdome would soone ghesse that I did but flatter you; and yet if ten daughters were déerer to me than your good pleasure and contentati|on, by whose bountifull goodnes both she, & I, and we all are supported, I were vnwoorthie that secret and nere fréendship wherin it liketh you to vse me. As for the wench, it will be in part honorable for hir to be re|quired to the bed of such a prince, sith quéenes haue not sticked to come from farre, and yeeld the vse of their bodies to noble conquerors, in hope by them to haue issue. And howsoeuer it be taken, time will weare it out, and redéeme it; but such a fréend as you are to me and mine, neither I nor mine shall liue to see. And verelie I meane not to hazard your displeasure, if it were for a greater matter than the value of twentie maidenheads; séeing fathers haue not sticked to giue vp their owne wiues to quench the lusts of their sons. Therefore am I thus agréed, name the daie and place, separat your selfe from the view of your court, conferre with those that haue a deintie insight, & skilfull eies in discerning beuties; I will send you my daughter, & with hir the choise of twelue or sixteene gentlewomen, the meanest of the which may be an empresse in comparison. When they are before you, make your game as you like, and then if my child please your fantasie best, she is not too good to be at your commandement: onelie my request is, that if anie other shall presume vpon your leauings, your maiestie will remember whose child she is.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This liberall proffer was of Turgesius accepted (whose desire was most insatiable) with manie good words, thanks, & faire promises. To be short, the same daie Omalaghlilen put his daughter in prince|like apparell, attired after the trimmest wise, and with hir sixteene proper yoong men beautifull and a|miable to behold: and so being sent to the king were The like was practised by Alexander son to Amyn|tas king of Macedon a|gainst the Persian ara|bassadors. Carion lib. 3. fol. 109. presented vnto him in his priuie chamber, hauing none about him but a few dissolute youthfull per|sons; whervpon those disguised yoong striplings drew foorth from vnder their long womanish garments their skeins, and valiantlie bestirring themselues, first stabbed their weapons points through the bodie of the tyrant, and then serued all those youths that were about him with the like sawce, they making small or no resistance at all. The brute of this mur|ther was quicklie blowne abrode through all Ire|land: and the princes readie to catch hold on such ad|uantage, rose in armes with one assent, in purpose to deliuer themselues from bondage, and recouer li|bertie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 All Meth and Leinster were speedilie got togi|ther, The persuasi|on of Oma|laghlilen. resorting vnto Omalaghlilen the author of this practise, who lightlie leapt to horsse, and commending their forward redinesse in so naturall a quarell, said:

My lords and fréends, this case neither admitteth de|laie, nor requireth policie; hart and hast is all in all. Whilest the matter is fresh and greene, and that some of our enimies lie still and sléepe, some lament, some cursse, some are togither in councell, and all the whole number dismaied: let vs preuent their furie, dis|member their force, cut off their flight, seize vpon their places of refuge and succour. It is no victorie to plucke their feathers, but to breake their necks; not to chase them in, but to rowse them out; to weed them, not to rake them; not to tread them downe, but to root them vp. This lesson the tyrant himselfe did teach me. I once demanded of him as it were in a parable, by what good husbandrie the land might be rid of certeine rauening foules that annoied it. He aduised vs to watch where they bred, and to fire their nests about their eares. Go we then vpon these cor|uorants which shrowd themselues in our possessions, and let vs so destroie them, that neither nest nor root, neither séed nor stalke, neither branch nor stumpe shall remaine of this vngratious generation.