Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Roderike pretended to be the chéefe king of Ireland,Roderike K. of Connagh. and therefore kept continuall war with the other rulers, which was partlie the cause wherefore they submitted themselues so soone vnto king Hen|rie. The said Roderike held that part of Ireland which lieth toward the west, Matth. Paris. Polydor. The nature of the countrie of Connagh. being full of great and thicke woods, and defended with verie high & great mountaines, closed also with waters and marishes, so that it should be verie hard, and speciallie in the winter season, to bring an armie vnto it: which was the onelie cause whie king Henrie attempted no|thing against Roderike at that time, but tooke in hand to plant garisons of souldiers in places con|uenient to kéepe the land in quiet, which he had woone alreadie, and to giue order for the gouernement of the whole estate of the countrie to his behoofe and commoditie. Hervpon going to Dublin, which is the cheefest citie of all Ireland, he assembled all the ru|lers EEBO page image 82 and lords as well spirituall as temporall togi|ther in councell, consulting with them for the as|surance of the dominion of the land to him and his heires for euermore.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The allegati|on of the I|rishmen.The Irish men alleged for themselues, that his deuise therin could not be compassed, vnles the popes authoritie were therein first obteined: for they affir|med, that immediatlie vpon receiuing the christian faith, they did submit themselues, & all that they had, vnto the see of Rome, so that they could not acknow|ledge any for their souereigne lord, but onelie the pope. Which opinion some of them (although vaine|lie, haue holden vnto these our daies. King Henrie then vnderstanding this matter, dispatched ambassa|dours to Rome, requiring of pope Alexander, that he would by his authoritie grant him licence to ioine the countrie of Ireland vnto the realme of En|gland, who went thither with all expedition according to their charge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And certeinelie, these ambassadors whom the king sent now out of Ireland to Rome in this behalfe, re|turned with better spéed in their message, than did the other whom he had sent to him out of Norman|die, to excuse him of the death of the archbishop Tho|mas. For the pope vpon good aduice taken in this matter considering that he had now no profit grow|ing to him by that Ile, and that the Irish people be|ing wild and rude, were far off from all good order of christianitie in diuerse points) thought it would be a meane to bring some gaine to his cofers, and the peo|ple more easilie from their naughtie customes, if they were once made subiect vnto some christian prince of puissance able to tame them, and constreine them by force to be more meeke and tractable. In con|sideration wherof, he was content to grant vnto the king all that herein he required.