Elizabeth I: volume 158, June 1591

Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, 1588-1592. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1885.

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'Elizabeth I: volume 158, June 1591', in Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, 1588-1592, (London, 1885) pp. 396-403. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/ireland/1588-92/pp396-403 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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June 1591

June 3. Winchester House.

29. Sir H. Wallop to Burghley. To be favourable to Meyler Magrath, the Archbishop of Cashel, who has done very good service. The Bishoprick of Waterford taken from him and no recompense made. p. 1.

June 4. Athlone.

30. Sir Richard Bingham, Sir Thomas Dyllon, and George Bingham, to the Privy Council, in favour of Roger O'Flaherty of Moycullin. He has been imprisoned since 26 September 1590. They desire to employ him in Her Majesty's service, being the only man of the O'Flaherties of whom they may make sure reckoning [Autogs.] p. 1.

June 6. Winchester Place.

31. Sir Henry Wallop to Burghley. Sends certain reasons expressing the inconveniences that have already grown and might grow to Her Majesty and Wallop by Auditor Peyton's making of docquets and captains reckonings. Prays for Burghley's resolution thereon. [Autog.] pp. 1½.

June 8. Athlone.

32. Sir R. Bingham to Burghley. Mr. Comerford has been despatched with a collection of O'Rourke's treasons. He thinks but lightly of the coming of the Scots to Irris, seven hundred have landed from 13 gallies. Commends the suits of John Browen [Autog.] pp. 2¼. Incloses,

32. I. Sir R. Bingham to the Lord Deputy. He has sent his brother John to aid the Burkes in expelling the Scots that have arrived on the coast of Irris. Requires another band of soldiers. It would be dangerous to go to Irris with a small force lest the Burkes and the Scots should make up their quarrel and unite against Her Majesty's forces. 1591, June 4, Athlone. Copy. p. 1. Incloses,

32. II. Names of such of the Burkes as have been slain and hurt at the late conflict within Irris, in the county of Mayo, by the Scots which arrived upon their coasts. 1591, June 2. p. ½.

June. 9. Greenwich.

33. Donoghe O'Conor Sligo to Burghley. Has been grievously vexed with a sore and bitter ague these five weeks. Prays for some relief of money, without which he may not hope recovery, wanting every day that which he may not have without money. [Autog.] p. ½.

[June 9.]

34 Petition of Sir Henry Wallop for 136l. 3s. 6d. st. With an answer by Auditor Peyton, a replication of Sir Henry Wallop to Peyton's objection, and a report signed J. Fortescue. pp. 4½.

June 12. Dublin.

35. Lord Deputy and Council to the Privy Council. Hateful and traitorous speeches have been lately uttered by some gentlemen of the Pale. Some doubt conceived by Her Majesty's judges and learned counsel how far the speeches of Edward Cusack, son of the late Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas Cusack, do extend, and of what nature and quality his offence his. General hope of foreign invasion. Sundry persons arrived from Paris, Spain, and Rome whom the Deputy will apprehend. [Autog.] pp. 2. Incloses,

35. I. Mathie Dillon's letter to his brother. Information of the treasonable speeches uttered by Edward Cusack of Lismullin. With note of the depositions in support of it taken before the Lord Deputy and Council, and the opinion of the Irish judges recommending that it should be referred to Her Majesty's judges and learned counsel in England for resolution as to whether the offence amounts to high treason. 1591, May 23. [Autogs.] pp. 3.

June 12. Dublin.

36. Lord Deputy to Burghley. Traitorous speeches have been uttered by one Pentney and one Delahyde. Received Burghley's comfortable letter. Barret is a captain with Sir Tirlogh O'Neill, and is said to be a very bad man. [Autog.] p. 1. Incloses,

36. I. Copy of M. Dillon's letter. Calendared above, No. 35. I.

June 12. Athlone.

37. Sir R. Bingham to the Lord Deputy. Two of the Blind Abbott's sons and divers other notorious knaves were slain in the conflict with the Scots. Grany O'Maly is preparing herself to pursue the Scots with 20 boats. It is to be hoped the most part will take their journey towards heaven. John Bingham has repaired to Castlebar, which he bought of Brian Fytzwylliam. Enyse McEleane and Rory Mc E Neill Barre were the leaders of the Scots. The chiefest of those slain were Owen Mc E Neill Barre, and McEllod [McLeod]'s son. Copy. p. ½.

June 14. Dublin.

38. Lord Deputy and Council to the Privy Council. Great contempt of Mr. Garret Aylmer in departing without license. He was under a bond of 40l. to hear a sermon to be preached by the Archbishop Loftus on June 13. General revolt of the Irish to Popery, especially in time of Sir J. Perrot's government. Seven principal gentlemen convented and dealt with to come to church. Garland conformed, the rest hold out. They should be carried to England and there dealt with. To be imprisoned in Dublin is to them a cause of glory. Aylmer has gone over to solicit their cause. [Autogs.] pp. 3.

June 14. Winchester House.

39. Sir H. Wallop to Burghley. The whole of his petitions are exhibited by his appointment, and are such as he demands in truth and honesty. Allowance of portage. It is an unprecedented thing to swear a vice-treasurer to his accounts, but Wallop does not refuse it. He means to wait on Burghley before going to his own country for the benefit of the air. pp. 1½.

[June 14.]

40. Petition of Sir Henry Wallop to the Commissioners for passing his accounts, to give order to Auditor Payton no longer to linger his accounts as Vice-treasurer and General Receiver of Ireland. Also for the clerk of the check to make up warrants of full pay for the army. pp. 1½.

[June 14.]

41. Another like petition of same. pp. 1½.

June 14. Worksopp.

42. Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, to Burghley. To further the suit of his cousin the bearer, John Talbot of Ireland, whom he holds in very especial love and account. [Autog.] p. 1.

June 16. Court of Castle Chamber.

43. Order of Council sentencing Edward White, Clerk of the Council in Connaught to a fine of 20l and imprisonment during the Lord Deputy's pleasure for disclosing the matter whereof he had, been examined. Copy examined by A. Stoughton. p. 1.

June 17.

44. Petition of William Phillips, Clerk of the Hanaper in Ireland, to Burghley for a new great seal for Ireland and a purse to carry it. p. 1.

[June 17.]

45. Petition of William Phillips, Clerk of the Hanaper in Ireland, to the Lord Burghley. For a new great seal with a purse, also a new hanging of green cloth or tapestry with Her Majesty's name embroidered thereon. The hanging and cushions that now remain have been there ever since the reign of Queen Mary, and have her name on them. p. 1.

June 17.

46. Particulars of the lands and castles belonging to the O'Sullivans of Beare, situate in the countries commonly called by the names of Beare and Bantry. p. 1.

June 18. Dublin.

47. Lord Deputy to Burghley. The dutiful old knight Sir Turlough Lynagh O'Neill was shot through the shoulder with a bullet and stricken with a horseman's staff in the small of his back in a fray with the Earl of Tirone. Calendared in Carew MSS., Vol. III., p. 55, No. 119. [Autog.] pp. 2.

June 19. London.

48. Sir H. Wallop to Burghley. For a new commission for determining his accounts yearly. Burghley to command Peyton that Wallop may have the sight of such reckonings as he says he has, that he may be able to answer the objections to his petition. p. 1.

June 19–29. Antwerp.

49. Thomas Finglas to Mr. Nicholas Fitzwilliams, at the Inns of Court near London, touching a passport to be obtained for him and his family to come to London, and the loan of 60l. for which he has written to the Earl of Ormond. p. 1.

June 20. lmainham.

50. Lord Deputy to Burghley. For John Danett, the deputy clerk of the cheque, to be contined in that office for some few years till some other place fit for him may be found. [Autog.] p. 1.

June 21. Dublin.

51. Barnaby Ryche to Burghley. The gentlemen who were bound over to come to church have forfeited their bonds. Gerrot Aylmer gave the Lord Chancellor's son a horse to get leave for his going to England. Two years since Her Majesty bestowed on him gifts worth 1,000 marks, but he has never said amen where he has heard Her Majesty prayed for. Speeches of traitors against the Queen. Their punishment thought too lenient. [Hol] pp. 4.

June 22. ilmainham.

52. Lord Deputy to Burghley. Execution of Richard Pentney and Nicholas Doyne for treason. Delahide and John Beghane set on the pillory. Has refused to renew Paul Greene's leases of Kilmainham lands. Excessive dearth of the markets. Has committed Eggarton, of Knockfergus, who has ignorantly fallen into the offence of hiring a Scot. Intends to pardon him, both life and goods. Sir George Bourchier offers to pay the ward of Philipstown if he may have the land belonging thereto, which Sir Edward Moore obtained by a cunning trick. Sir Edward Moore's case is like Captain Eggarton's, for having entertained a Scot, who lately was killed by the sheriff of Meath. Exchequer causes. [Autog.] p. 1.

June 22. Dublin.

53. Lord Deputy to Burghley. Threat of Meyler Magrath, the Archbishop of Cashel, to prefer some complaints against him. Deputy mislikes his greedy mind to heap together large possessions, and also his quarrelsome disposition. Sir Charles O'Carrol worthy to depend on Her Majesty, and not on the Earl of Ormond. Mr. Pierce Butler's departure for England without leave. [Autog.] p. 1, Incloses,

53. I. Meyler Magrath, Archbishop of Cashel, to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He finds Burghley slothful in his matters. Complains that the Bishoprick of Lismore and Waterford was taken from him wrongfully. Prays him to confer with the Lord Deputy and desire him to write something favourable for him to the Privy Council. [Copy for Burghley sent by Thomas Chambers, 24th June, 1591.] 1591, June 3. Greenwich. p. 1.

June 22.

54. Cause of the imprisonment of Mr. Harvie, one of Her Majesty's pensioners in Ireland. He tried to procure the withdrawal of the accusation made by Roan against Pentney of uttering traitorous speeches. Harvie is set at liberty upon bail. Copy under Deputy Fytzwylliam's hand. p. 1.

June 24.

55. Sir Richard Shee to Burghley. For favour in his suit for the reversion of some few farms he holds in lease. [Autog.] p. ½.

June 26. Westminster.

56. Donoghe O'Conor Slygo to Burghley. His fever. The bearer, James Lawless, his dear friend, to solicit his suit at Court, which he has attended for these three years. Wants relief. [Autog.] p. 1.

June 27. Athlone.

57. Sir Richard Bingham to Burghley. Since my last, wherein I advertised you of the bickering that was between the Scots and the Burkes at the island of Clear, the said Scots are departed from the coasts of this province, and in their repair homewards landed in Ulster, where some like bickering happened, as I hear, between them and the inhabitants of that country. As the Burkes lost some of their chiefest men in the aforesaid conflict with the Scots as, namely, the Blind Abbot, had two notable ringleaders of his sons slain, together with divers others, so it has pleased God since that time to give them another blow, through their own villainous treachery, For upon the arrival of the Scots, the said Burkes offered great assurance to my brother John, if he would aid them against the Scots, and he promised thereupon to assist them, upon which they thought they had won such credit with him, as that as soon as the Scots were gone, the Burkes of Irris, called the Sept of Ulick (of which Sept is the Davil's Hook's son, the Blind Abbot, Edmund McRichard En Erin, and old Ulich Burke of Irris) did secretly combine themselves together, and agreed to lie in wait to murder my brother. And he passing one day the last week from Clonigassell, where he lies, to go see Castell Barry, distrusting nothing, was set upon by the aforesaid Burkes with 400 or 500 men, he having only with him 6O soldiers of the garrison footband, and in that conflict it pleased God to deliver him and all his company safe and without any hurt, only one man excepted, who was a little hurt with a bullet in the calf of his leg. And of the Burkes there was eight slain outright, and 35 sore wounded, the rest "taking them" to their heels; after which they sought earnestly for peace, and accordingly we have on Her Majesty's behalf granted the same upon some better conditions than was before. And for the assurance of the said peace, Ulick Burke, of Irris, has delivered in as pledge for himself and the Sept of Ulick, his best son, which is indeed a verygood tie upon them. Howbeit, we have experience how little they do now and then esteem of their pledges, being so faithless and so inconstant a race. But I hope we shall keep them under well enough, and the better a great deal after this discomfiture, for they be now ashamed of themselves to see 400 or 500 of them overthrown with 60 men. This broil is pacified, and all the province else remains in a peaceable stay, and such inhabitants as were departed from their several dwellings upon the beginning of the late rebellion daily return to their former homes. I am also to inform you of a matter concerning Edward White, Clerk of the Council of this province, prisoner four or five months in the castle of Dublin. On his examination upon the Irish Rhymes about Christmas last, it happened that Edward White, being committed to the Castle, wrote a letter to me, and he to whom he had delivered his letter brought the same to my Lord Deputy Fytzwylliam. This writing of the letter is now drawn to an act of perjury, for that White had sworn to keep secret the points whereupon he was examined. But, under correction, I see no matter of secret revealed in all his letter, and in any case his offence was the less in revealing so small a matter to me, a Councillor of the realm. However, he certainly offended ignorantly in that which be did, and I beseech you to stand his good lord. For besides his trouble and hindrance all this while, and his fine which by judgment in the Castle Chamber is assessed at 20l. and imprisonment during my Lord Deputy's pleasure, there is means made to displace him out of his office, and one Christopher Argall, who some while held the same in Sir Nicholas Malby's time, after Sir Nicholas had displaced White, is going into England, as I am informed, to be a suitor for the office. But I beseech you to have consideration of White, who is indeed better able to serve the place than Argall, both in respect of his long experience and the Irish language, and who besides purchased Argall's interest in the said office for 60l. three years ago. [Autog.] pp. 4.

June 27. Athlone.

58. Sir R. Bingham to Burghley. For favourable consideration of John Newton, who was very extremely dealt with when his whole living was given to another of small desert. [Autog.] p. ].

June 27.

59. Petition of Walter Smithe, ensign to Sir Henry Bagenall, to the Privy Council, for letters to the Lord Deputy and Clerk of the Check, that he be not checked of his pay for the time he has attended at Court about the common business of the soldiers by the command of his captain. With approval by Dr. Wm. Aubrey. p. 1.

June.

60. Petition of Christopher Peyton to Burghley for consideration for the extraordinary and foreign accounts which he has perfected, stating them particularly. p. 1.

June.

61. The answer of Sir Henry Wallop, Treasurer at Wars of Ireland, to the articles of information exhibited against him, to the Lords of the Council, by Mr. Auditor Peyton. pp. 19½.

[June.]

62. Petition of Donnogh O'Connor Sligo to Burghley, for his speedy dispatch. His disabled and imbecile estate by reason of his long continued sickness and want of maintenance. p. 1.

June.

63. Abstract of the lands disposed by Her Majesty to the undertakers. p. 1.

June.

64. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to Queen Elizabeth. His adversary hath corrupted Sir John Perrot, and the present Deputy crosses his suit. Prays that he may have justice according to his evidence. Phelim O'Tool to be sent hither to London to make his answer. The service he would do if he were restored to his inheritance of Power's Court. p. 1.

[June.]

65. Arthur Attoole (i.e., O'Tool) to Queen Elizabeth. The Lord Deputy hath made himself a confederate with mine adversary who keeps away my lands and living. The Lord Deputy consented to shed my blood innocently, for he proclaimed in Dublin upon pain of death that no man should draw weapon therein to the intent to do hurt in the same city, and I, fearing to offend, laid away all my weapons, for I knew that if he could have any matter against me I should have small mercy at his hands. And being thus without weapon there came one Woodford, a soldier, with divers others, with daggers, and fell upon me at once suddenly, contrary to your Majesty's proclamation, and wounded me. And yet with much ado I brake from them and ran for my weapon, and got those men apprehended, bringing them before the Lord Deputy, and showing my wounds, yet he did dismiss them without any punishment, and fell out with them before my face for that they killed me not, whereby men do think his Lordship was their setter on, they themselves asking me forgiveness, and confessing their faults. I dare not trust the Lord Deputy. He hath encouraged him that hath my lands in such sort that he caused fines to be laid on the followers heads of the country there, that if I should come they should rise against me, and destroy me with their weapons. And yet I went into my country all alone, saving one man, to see who durst attempt to strike me.

And when the people saw me in the country, what for fear and for the love they bear me, being unwilling to hurt me they all fled out of the champion [champaign] country into the Glen chosing rather to forfeit their fines than to do me any harm. Then I followed them, and stayed in the Glen two or three days persuading them not to fear me, and that I meant them no harm, and thereupon they returned to their houses.

These are the people who, the Lord Deputies say, would rebel if justice were done me. Phelim Attoole, their usurping leader, dare not lift a weapon against me, although Sir John Perrott and others of the Council did what they could to urge him thereunto. And they provoked me to offer to enter combat with him with one of my hands tied, and he would not; and, indeed, no Deputy could ever rule them, nor ever is like to do but by me, they are so mischievous a people. He that hath the government of them now will lead them to take the Spanish part as he did at the last rebellion, but if I have them I will cause them to take your Majesty's part according to their duty. Sir John Perrott and the present Deputy should be ordered to pay me all the damage I have suffered by the loss of my lands. Walsingham and others have spoken against me, and not one man will once vouchsafe either to help or to speak for me but rather against me, but withal I will prove my right.

A pension of 2s. per day is a poor recompense for all my lauds of Powerscourt and the Toules' country. That pension was given for services whereof I have testimonials. I beseech you, most excellent Queen, though my speeches be not pleasant, not having been brought up in the school to get advancement by words, but having spent my youth in the field against your Majesty's enemies, bear with me, yet I hope your Majesty will think that the simplest reason that I deliver is better than the allegations of mine and your Majesty's enemies. Autog. pp. 4.

[June.]

66. Petition of Arthur O'Tool, son of Brian O'Tool, to the Privy Council. Complains that he was wrongfully disseized of his inheritence by Phelim O'Tool. p. 1.

[June.]

67. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to the Privy Council. Does not desire that his adversary Phelim O'Tool should be condemned to lose the possession of his inheritance without having an opportunity to make his answer, p. 1¼.

[June.]

68. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to Queen Elizabeth. To have some remedy and assistance against Phelim O'Tool who keeps his inheritance from him, and is partaker with Feagh McHugh O'Byrne, whose sister he hath married, and yields relief to the rebels, p. 1.

June.

69. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to the Privy Council. Against Phelim O'Tool. Eighty traitors taken at one time in the house of Phelim O'Tool and executed together upon the Green at Dublin. Description of Phelim O'Tool's physiognomy, pp. 2.

[June.]

70. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to Queen Elizabeth for some speedy order against his adversary Phelim O'Tool having prosecuted his suit these 25 years, pp. 2.

June.

71. Petition of Arthur O'Tool to Queen Elizabeth. His answer to such objections as are alleged against him before the Privy Council. His 25 years suit. p. 1.

June.

72. Answer of Phelim O'Tool to the bill of complaint of Arthur O'Tool. With genealogical notes of the O'Tooles in Burghley's hand. p. 1.

June.

73. The replication of Arthur O'Tool to the answer of Phelim O'Tool before the Lords of the Privy Council, pp. 1½.

June.

74. Phelim O'Tool, of Powerscourt, in the county of Dublin, to Burghley. That the letters for deciding the cause between him and Arthur O'Tool may be directed to the Lord Deputy and Council. That he may have leave to attend and speak with Burghley touching a yearly rent. p. ½.