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 God to afflict him, he would live there under his governement, and ensue his conversation, he contented himselfe with a poore Cell, used dayly a cold hathe to represse the wantonnesse of his flesh, dieted himselfe with none other fare, then bread, water and salt, passed dayes and nights in sobbing and remorse of sinne. At length the Kings and Nobles of Ireland began to stomacke the usurper, vanquished him, called home the good King to his right, who with many perswasions of Malchas and Malachias could scarcely be gotten to forsake ghostly company, & trade of life.

CAP. XV.

The most notable events in Jreland, betweene the time of Saint Patriclce, and the conquest under Henry the 2.

the yeare of Christ 586. the people of Norway were Lordes and victours of the Ilandes in the West Ocean called Orchades, and great scowrers of the seas: A nation desperate in attempting the conquest of other Realmes: as being sure to finde warmer dwelling any where, then at their owne home. These fellowes lighted into Ireland by this meanes, Careticus King of Brittaine (odious to his subjects) fell with them at civill warre. Ioyfull was the newes hereof to the Saxons, who then in the six severall kingdomes,