Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After that Edward Bruce had atchiued such en|terprises in other parts of Ireland, Rich. South. as in the last yéere yee haue heard, he went vnto Fenath, and to Ske|res in Leinister, and there the lord cheefe iustice Ed|mund Butler rose against him, with the lord Iohn fitz Thomas, that was after erle of Kildare, sir Ar|nold Power, and diuerse other, with a great armie. But by reason of discord that chanced amongst them, they scaled their armie, and departed out of the field on the 26 daie of Februarie. Edward Bruce then burned the castell of Leis, and after returning into Ulnester, he besieged the castell of Knockfergus, and slue Thomas Mandeuile, and his brother Iohn, at a place called Down, as they came thither out of England. After this the foresaid Edward returned into Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this season vittels were so scant and déere,A pitifull famine. and wheat and other graine brought to so high a price, that the poore people were constreined thorough fa|mine to eat the flesh of horsses, dogs, and other vile beasts, which is woonderfull to beléeue, Tho. Wals. Fabian. and yet for de|fault there died a great multitude of people in di|uers places of the land. Foure pence in bread of the courser sort would not suffice one man a daie. Wheat was sold at London for foure marks the quarter and aboue. Then after this dearth and scarsitie of vittels insued a great death and mortalitie of people,A sore morta|litie of people. so that what by warre of the Scots, and what by this mortalitie and death, the people of the land were woonderfullie wasted and consumed. O pitifull depo|pulation!

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Edward Bruce before the feast of Easter retur|ned againe into Ireland, with the earle of Murrey and other noble men of Scotland, hauing with them a great armie, and besieged the castell of Knockfer|gus, and after they went to another castell where they tooke a baron prisoner: & there Edward Bruce laie for a season. Also Richard earle of Ulnester lay in saint Maries abbie by Dublin, where the maior and communaltie of the citie tooke him, and put him in prison within the castell of Dublin. They also slue his men, and spoiled the abbie. After this the foresaid Edward Bruce went to Limerike, after the feast of saint Matthew the apostle, and there so|iourned till Easter was past.