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Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… territory in Ireland, and had taken away from the earl of Desmond 300 men who were his (Ormond's) vassals, and a great quantity of cattle. Desmond in view of these losses had been forced to ask for … because although some of Ormond's vassals who had followed Desmond in their lord's absence, have now left him, Desmond …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… coasts, and that Dr. Sanders and a brother of the earl of Desmond, James Fitzmaurice, Irishmen, were fitting out ships. …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… the earl of Clanrikarde, who was routed by the earl of Desmond, and not captured as they said here, has already been reconciled to Desmond by means of some of the Bishops and will be of the …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… has caused the Queen even greater suspicion. The earl of Desmond has been closely pressed by the English in a skirmish and Desmond had to fly to refuge in a forest on the coast ; Dr. …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… openly declare himself against the Queen, as he hears that Desmond and his men are coming to his aid. The Viceroy has …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… your Majesty. Although he is a claimant to the earldom of Desmond, and might be supposed to be at issue with the … more effectually." Maurice Fitzgerald, the direct heir of Desmond. He had got into some trouble in a riot at Lisbon and …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… Ireland ; and, since then, it has been reported that John Desmond, a brother of the earl of Desmond, who is now in Ireland, and whom she formerly kept in … captain named Davell, had murdered the latter in his, Desmond's, own house. The captain and his Englishmen had gone …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… have been brought hither, amongst whom are the earl of Desmond and a brother of his called John Desmond, who were taken to the Tower four days ago prisoners, …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… over to France leaving a fort which he had in the earl of Desmond's country in the hand of 14 French soldiers. They …
Calendar of State Papers, Spain (Simancas)
… that it might be a stratagem to keep him in check until Desmond arrived and attacked him in the rear ; since it was … with two thousand ducats for the insurgent camp, and Desmond arrived two days after the surrender, with six … say that if the fort had held out for four days until Desmond arrived, the Viceroy's retreat would have been cut …