Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Patrike of a child was brought vp in learning, and well instructed in the faith, and much giuen to The life of saint Patrike in briefe. deuotion. The Irishmen in those daies assisted with Scots and Picts were become archpirats, sore dis|quieting the seas about the coasts of Britaine, and vsed to sacke litle small villages that laie scattered along the shore, and would often lead awaie captiue the inhabitants home into their countrie. And as it chanced, Patrike being a lad of sixtéene yeares old, S. Patrike was takẽ pri|soner when he was yoong. and a scholer then in secular learning, was taken a|mong other, and became slaue to an Irish lord called Machuaine, from whome after six yeares terme he redéemed himself with a peece of gold which he found in a clod of earth, that the swine had newlie turned vp as he followed them in that time of his captiuitie, being appointed by his maister to kéepe them. And as affliction commonlie maketh men religious, the Affliction ma|keth men re|ligious regard of his former education printed in him such remorse and humilitie, that being thensefoorth wea|ned from the world, he betooke himselfe to contem|plation, euer lamenting the lacke of grace and truth in that land: and herewith not despairing, but that in continuance some good might be wrought vpon them, he learned their toong perfectlie. And alluring one of that nation to beare him companie for exer|cise sake, he departed from thense, and got him into France, euer hauing in his mind a desire to sée the conuersion of the Irish people, whose babes yet vn|borne séemed to him in his dreames (from out of their mothers wombs) to call for christendome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this purpose he sought out his vncle Martine, by whose means he was placed with Germanus the bishop of Aurerre, continuing with him as scholer or disciple for the space of fortie yeares: all which time He passeth in|to France. he bestowed in like studie of the holie scriptures, praiers, and such godlie exercises. Then at the age of threescore and two yeares, being renowmed through the Latine church for his wisedome, vertue and skill, he came to Rome, bringing letters with him in his commendation from the French bishops vnto pope Celestine, to whom he vttered his full mind and se|cret vow, which long since he had conceiued touching Ireland. Celestine inuested him archbishop and pri|mat Patrike to in|uested archbi|shop of Ire|land. of the whole Iland, set him forward with all fa|uour he could deuise, and brought him and his disci|ples onward to their countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the thrée and twentith yeare therefore of the emperor Theodosius the yoonger, being the yeare of our Lord 430, Patrike landed in Ireland, & bicause he spake the toong perfectlie, and withall being a re|uerend 430 personage in the eies of all men, manie liste|ned and gaue good care to his preaching, the rather for that (as writers haue recorded) he confirmed his doctrine with diuerse miracles: but speciallie those regarded his words before all others, that had some tast of the christian faith aforehand, either by the com|ming into those parties of Paladius, and his disciple Albius an I|rish bishop, disciple to Paladius. one Albius an Irish bishop, or otherwise by some o|ther: for it is to be thought, that continuallie there remained some sparke of knowledge of christiani|tie euer since the first preaching of the gospell (which was shortlie after the ascension of our sauiour) by saint Iames (as before is mentioned.) In continu|ance of time Patrike wan the better part of that kingdome to the faith.