Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 17 Frotho the thirde.Secondly, Frotho King of Denmarke, the thirde of that name, after he had ſubdued the Bri|tons here in this Iſle, made a voyage into Ire|land alſo, where hee landed with ſome daunger, for the Iriſhmen had ſtrawed all alongſt y^e ſhore a great number of Caltroppes of iron,Caltrops ſtra|wed by the Iriſh to anoy the Danes. with ſharp prickes ſtanding vp to wounde the Danes in the feete as they ſhoulde come foorth of theyr Ships to follow them, for they meant to flee of a pretẽ|ſed policie for that purpoſe. But Frotho percey|uing their deceytfull craft, followed them more aduiſedly than raſhly, and ſo put their Captayne named Keruill to flighte,Keruil gouer|nor of the I|riſhmẽ ſlayne. and ſlewe him in the fielde, whoſe brother remayning in life, and mi|ſtruſting [figure appears here on page 17] his owne puiſſance, yeelded hymſelfe to Frotho, who deuiding y^e pray amõgſt his Soul|diers and men of warre, ſhewed thereby, that hee only ſought for glory, and not for gayne, reſer|uing not a peny of all the ſpoyle to his owne vſe. After this,Frotho the fourth. Starcater a Giant. Huglet King of Irelande. in the dayes of king Frotho the fourth of that name, which raigned ouer the Danes, one Starcater a Giant, in cõpany of Haco a Daniſh Captaine, made a iourney likewiſe into Ireland, where in the ſame ſeaſon, one Huglet raigned as Monarke ouer that Iſle, who hauing plentie of treaſure, was yet ſo giuen to couetouſneſſe, that by ſuch vnprincely partes as he played, to ſatiſfie his gredy deſire to fill his cofers, he became ryght odible, and farre out of all fauor with his ſub|iects, yet there were of his nobles, very valiaunte and worthy men,Gegathus and Suibdauns. namely two, Gegathus, and Suibdanus: wherevpon, when it came to paſſe that he ſhoulde ioyne in battell with his enimies the Danes, the moſt parte of all his people fledde out of the fielde, ſo that Gegath and Suibdaue were in maner left alone: for they regarding their honors and dutie that apperteyned to menne of their calling, woulde not flee, but manfully dyd what lay in theyr powers, to beate backe the e|nimies, in ſo much, that Gegathus raught Haco ſuch a wound,Haco woũded. Starcather wounded. that the vpper part of his liuer ap|peared bare. Hee alſo wounded Starcather in the head righte ſore, ſo that in all his life days, he had not before that time receyued the like hurt, in the ende yet Huglet the Monarke of Irelande was ſlayne,Huglet ſlaine. and Starcather obteyning the victory, made greate ſlaughter of the Iriſhe ſubiectes the which had followed their King to this battell, being menne through his corrupt example and ſlouthfull trade of lyfe, degenerate from all war|like order and vſe of manlike exerciſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, the Danes went to Dublin,Dublin wonne which towne they eaſily tooke, and founde ſuche ſtore of riches and treaſure therein, that euery man hadde ſomuche as hee coulde wiſhe or deſire, ſo as they needed not to fall out among themſelues for the partition, ſith there was ſo muche for each mans ſhare as hee coulde conueniently carrie away.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus hath Saxo Grammaticus written in effect of Starcaters comming into Irelande, of whome the Daniſh writers make ſuch mention, both for his huge ſtature and greate manhoode. Some haue thoughte, that Starcater was the very ſame man whiche the Scottes name Fin|mackcole, of whome in the Scottiſhe Hiſtorie we haue made mention: but where as the Scot|tiſh writers affirme that he was a Scottiſhman borne, the Daniſh writers reporte that hee was borne in Eaſtlande, among the people called Eſtones.