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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Wherevpon meaning to make a full conquest of the Britains, & vtterlie to expell them foorth of all the Ile, he assembled their powers, & ioined to the same Gurmundus, a notable rouer of the Norwegians, Gurmundus an archpirat of the nation of Norwaie. who hauing at all times a nauie in a readinesse, and men to furnish it, holpe the Saxons to chase the Bri|tains into the marches of Wales. For from thense (being retired into the mounteins and woods) they could not driue them. This Gurmound (as some thinke) builded at the same time the towne of Gur|mondchester, and after being assisted by the Saxons, made a viage into Ireland, where he sped not great|lie to his desire, and therefore the Irish account not this for anie of their conquests, as some of their an|tiquaries informed our author. Gurmound there|fore Campion. finding but sorrie successe, built a few slight ca|stels and forts in the frontiers, and so left the land, and sailed from thence into France, where at length he was slaine. Our chronicles in déed name him king of Ireland; but the Irish affirme that before Turgesius, there was none of the easterne people Turgesius. that obteined dominion in their countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Giraldus Cambrensis to make the matter whole (a Gods name) thinketh Turgesius to haue conque|red the land, as lieutenant or deputie vnder Gur|mundus. But this being granted, there ariseth a more manifest contradiction than the former: for he himselfe numbreth betwixt Laogirius king of Ire|land Laogirius. 430 that liued in the yéere foure hundred and thirtie, and Edlumding, whome Turgesius vanquished, 33 monarchs, whose reigns comprehended foure hun|dred yeares, so that Turgesius liued in the yeare af|ter the incarnation eight hundred and thirtie. Then it is too plaine that he could not haue anie dooings with Gurmundus, who ioined with the Saxons a|gainst Careticus, in the yeare fiue hundred foure score and six. This knot (saith our author) might be The doubt resolued. EEBO page image 56 vntwined with more facilitie thus. Gurmundus made much of that little he got, and wrote himselfe king, which title our histories doo allow him, because he made the waie plaine, inioied it a while, and set open the gate vnto his countrimen. Turgesius at|chiued the whole exploit, and brought it to perfection, and in these respects either of them may be called king and conqueror of Ireland.