Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thrée yeares he sat in the primasie rather to dis|continue the horrible corruption before vsed, than For lineall descent of bi|shops. with intent to settle himselfe there. After he had re|moued the abuse, he procured Orlasius to succéed him in the archbishops sée, and he returned to his for|mer see of Downe, to the which as then was annexed the bishoprike of Coner. But Malachias vnderstan|ding that in times past they were six seuerall sées, he diuided them againe, and ordeined an other to the bi|shoprike of Coner, desirous rather to lessen his cure than to inlarge the fruits by taking more charge vp|pon him. Malachias being demanded of his bre|thren the monkes of Benchor, where and when he would wish to die and to be buried, if it laie in his choise? He answered: If in Ireland, beside the bodie of saint Patrike: if beyond the seas, at Clareuale where saint Barnard was then resiant, and in the feast of Alsoules. He purposed within few daies to sue to pope Eugenius for increase of the number of metropolitans, which request was shortlie after ac|complished. And in this viage which he thus made, he staied at Clareuale, and there diuerse times o|penlie foreshewed, that the yeare of his departure foorth of this world was come; and accordinglie when he had taken leaue of saint Barnard and the bre|thren, he went downe from his chamber to the church and there did communicat. Which doone, he retur|ned to his lodging, and there on Alsouls daie in the yeare of his age 54 he gaue vp the ghost, so mild|lie and quietlie, that it séemed rather a sléepe than a death.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Malchus, though borne in Ireland, yet he spent the most part of his time in the monasterie of Win|chester Malchus. in England, and from thense was taken and admitted bishop of Lismore. Saint Barnard re|membreth of him, by occasion he cured a lunatike child in confirming, else (as they termed it) in bishop|ping him. This miracle seene and confessed by ma|nie hundreds of people, was blowen through the world. The same time happened discord betwixt the Discord be|tweene the king of Mounster and his brother. king of Mounster and his brother, and as the mat|ter was handled, the king was ouermatched and fled into England, where he visited Malchus in his ab|beie, and would by no meanes depart from him; but remaine there vnder his rule and gouernment, so long as it pleased God to denie him quiet returne into his countrie: he contented himselfe with a poore cell, vsed dailie to bath himselfe in cold wa|ter, to asswage the wanton motions of his flesh, and for his diet receiued none other delicats than bread, water, and salt, day and night, sobbing and bewai|ling with great remorse of conscience his former misdemened life. At length the other kings and peo|ple of Ireland began to repine at the vsurper, set vp|on him with open war, vanquished him in a pitcht field, and called home the rightfull prince his brother againe, to resume his kingdome, who with manie earnest persuasions of Malchus and of Malachias could vneth be brought to forsake that trade of life and companie, the which he had with such delecta|tion inured himselfe vnto.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thus far of the Irish saints. Of the which, as some of them are to be estéemed right vertuous and god|lie men, so other of them are to be suspected as per|sons rather holie by the superstitious opinion of the people, than indued with anie such knowledge of true godlinesse and sincere religion, as are woorthie to be registred in the number of those that of right ought to passe for saints, as by certeine late writers may appeare. But this we leaue to the iudgement of the aduised reader, for that in such matters we Fox. Bale. mind not to preiudice anie mans opinion, but one|lie wish the reader to take héed how he giueth credit to that which oftentimes is found written by authors touching feigned miracles, and other vaine super|stitious dealings, wherethrough manie zealous per|sons haue often beene deceiued. Now therefore to leaue saints, and returne to other matters touching 586 The Norwe|gians scowre the seas, and inuade the Iles of Orke|neie. the Irish historie. In the yeare 586: the Norwegi|ans had got dominion ouer the Ilands in the north|west ocean called the Iles of Orkeneie, and scow|red the seas, that none other nation durst v [...]neth ap|peare in sight for dread of them. A people giuen greatlie to séeke the conquests of other realmes, as they that could not faile to find more warme and fruitfull places for to inhabit than their owne. These They inuade Ireland. hot fellowes chanced to light into Ireland by this meanes. Careticus the king of Britaine ran into such hatred of his people, that they raised warres a|gainst him. The Saxons that possessed now six seue|rall kingdomes in the Ile of Britaine, reioised not a litle at this ciuill discord betwixt the Britaine king and his subiects.