Elizabeth I: volume 161, December 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 161, December 1591', in Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, 1588-1592, (London, 1885) pp. 440-451. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/ireland/1588-92/pp440-451 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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December 1591

Dec. 2. Dublin Castle.

25. Lord Deputy to Burghley. In accordance with your desire, the Archbishop of Cashel's brother and Matthew Rian have been enlarged, and the Archbishop's rents collected. The proceedings by law by which both the Penteneys were executed. It has transpired that "one William Bathe, a gentleman of the pale, dwelling near to Dublin, one known to your Lordship for his skill in music and for his late device of the new harp which he presented to Her Majesty," who has lately gone to Spain, did at his departure leave a cipher with William Nugent, whereby to carry on a correspondence on matters of State. There is an accusation against William Nugent preferred by Thomas Wakely of the Navan, brother-in-law of the said W. Nugent. There is a report that Sir Wm. Stanley has returned from Rome to the Court [of Spain], and will be here with an army by mid-Lent. Addresses this letter to Burghley only, as Chancellor Hatton is dead. For the office of the Master of the Ordnance here I recommend three, mine only brother, Brian Fitzwilliam, my brother-in-law, Sir George Delves, and Mr. Warham Sentleger. William Nugent is unmeet to approach near to Her Majesty's Royal person. pp. 2½. Incloses,

25. I. Note of Richard Penteney's trouble and the manner thereof from the beginning to his execution. He was found guilty and executed for having said: "The injury that is done in hanging my son is done by the Lord Deputy. I pray God I never die until I see him hanged and her also that made him Deputy." Also the causes why his son Patrick Penteney was executed by martial law. He was executed, for extorting cess money from the inhabitants of Cavan at the time that he was a lieutenant, and for saying "that he did not doubt but that one Martin Skurlock would have been here very shortly with a great company of Spaniards from the King, and that the bishops placed by the Queen should be displaced." [Under the hand of Nathaniel Dillon.] pp. 2.

25. II. Deposition of Thomas Wackly that his brother-in-law, William Nugent, replied as follows when he once urged him to seek a pension of the Queen: "It is against my conscience to go into England, for I have a pension of the King of Spain, and am sworn to him, and if I go into England I am afraid I shall against my conscience be put to take the oath of the supremacy." Dec. 1. [Autog.] p. 1.

Dec. 2. Dublin Castle.

26. Lord Deputy to Burghley on behalf of the bearer, the Earl of Thomond, who has been at suit with Sir Turlough O'Brien concerning some lands. Fears that Sir Turlough may seek to prejudice the Earl of Thomond in the matter. The Earl of Thomond's pension of 200l. payable out of the composition of Connaught, is refused him by Sir Richard Bingham, although he did good service in assisting Sir Richard in the prosecution of the traitor O'Rourke and the rebels of Mayo. [Autog.] p. 1.

Dec. 3.

27. Thos. Earl of Ormond to Burghley, on behalf of his niece, Mrs. Ellice [Alicia] Butler. The Lord Deputy refuses to return any answer to Burghley's order in her behalf. Her adversary, Richard Aylward, has made use of the authority of his office to prevent the tenants from payment of her rents of Mothill and St. Catherine's. Prays that Lovell's pension be stayed and that he be no more a justice of the peace. [Autog.] p. 1.

Dec. 4. Dublin.

28. Mr. Solicitor Roger Wilbraham to Burghley. "Ulster was never more inclinable to embrace law, if they might find present redress for open outrages, but the peace thereof will be daily disquieted, so long as the Earl of Tyrone has more territories than three Earls can manage, and others of his nation, that account themselves of more worthy blood, have no certain livelihood, but relieve themselves by rebellious rapines. The dependents of Sir Tirlogh Lenagh have burned, murdered, and spoiled in the very centre of the Earl's country very lately. Sir Tirlagh's impotency is a shadow of excuse. I fear neither he nor the Earl dare punish their followers for spoils, for so they might receive wrongs and want force to redress the same, if they cast off or severely correct the loose men."Before they incline to good government Ulster must be severely corrected. "And if a wise and stout president were appointed to give them speedy restitutions, the country were to bear the greatest charge thereof for their own defence. Every acre in Ulster ought to yield a rent or composition to the Queen, and where process is not current, the sound of drum will collect the revenue most exactly." "The good establishments of the counties of Longford, the Cavan, and this last and best of Monaghan, are great encouragements."

"God grant Her Majesty the due rents of the undertakers, for I never expected the reinhabitation with English, nor any benefit else of other the articles, since the Irish tenants are much more profitable tenants than the English, and so I have informed you heretofore. The contentions for those lands are infinite. If I had not obtained a mean to stop traverses, Her Majesty should lose much of that by false juries, which escheated to her by just attainders." The controversy between the pale and foreign shires for the composition is not ended. Since the arrearages grow daily thereby, I think a new composition may be made as beneficial as the first, and so the arrearages not to run any further and upon discussion of that old controversy to be paid.

"If Sir Robert Dillon's cause is to be re-examined here, as is reported, I think unless they bring new matter or better proofs, there can be no more effectual proceeding than hath been. I hold him innocent (in my fancy) of any wilful disloyalty; yet he is held suspected for inferior crimes dishonourable to a judge, which time will discover. But I take it no policy that such against whom he hath done service for Her Majesty should be countenanced to wrest anything hardly against him unless it be capital.

"Our exchequer causes multiply daily and so will law causes in every court, if the poor may have justice freely without fear or partiality in the magistrates, who, being generally allied or misled with other sinister affections, will not or dare not expedite causes according to right." [Hol.] pp. 1¼.

Dec. 5. Dublin.

29. Lord Chancellor Archbishop to Burghley. Good desert of the Earl of Thomond, his services against O'Rourk. [Autog.] p. ½.

Dec. 5. Dublin.

30. Sir R. Bingham to Burghley. His inability to satisfy the Earl of Thomond's pension out of the revenues of Connaught, as may be seen by a reference to his accounts of the last 3½. years lately passed. [Autog.] p. 1.

Dec. [7.] Dublin Castle.

31. Lord Deputy Fytzwylliam to Burghley. Has examined the parties in Mr. Dillon's information, as directed by the Privy Council's letters of Oct. 18. Sends over Edmund English in charge of Mr. Wiseman. Has sent for Mills, and if any matter of importance should be found on his examination he will inform Burghley of it. [Autog.] p. ½.

Dec. 8. The Passage, Waterford.

32. John Leonard, Mayor of Waterford, to the Lord Deputy. News brought from Bilboa and Santander by James Comerford. In the late fight, the "Revenge," one of our ships, sank three ships, and slew 1,500 Biscayans before she was taken, and ere she could be brought to any land she sank in the sea with such Spaniards as had been appointed to bring her to the shore. A tumultuous rebellion has risen in Arragon by the means of a certain woman who pretends to be Queen thereof. p. 1.

Dec. 10.

33. A note of certain causes preferred by Sir R. Bingham to the Lord Deputy [and sent by him to Burghley] for restoration to the house of Athlone of the half of the bawn or strength which Sir Edward Waterhouse hath gotten in fee farm, and likewise of some other ground. With postils by the Lord Deputy. p. 1.

Dec. 10.

34. Petition of Philip O'Reilly to Burghley by his agent, Robert Hill. Prays for his liberation after six years durance, and offers good bonds for his loyalty, and his son as a pledge. p. ½.

Dec. 11. Dublin.

35. Lord Deputy and Council to the Privy Council. That Her Majesty maybe moved to send direction to them, to pass the termon or sanctuary lands of Monaghan to such persons of ability as may build castles and inhabit the same, according to the enclosed list. [Autogs.] p. 1. Inclose,

35. I. Certificate by Her Majesty's Commissioners for the division of the termon lands in Monaghan of the names of such gentlemen as they wish to pass termon lands to, for the defence and security of the country, pp. 2½.

Dec. 11 Dublin Castle.

36. Lord Deputy to Burghley. It may please your Lordship, since my last, till Saturday the 4th of this month, there was no wind to serve for England, which day in the afternoon I despatched this bearer with a packet to your Lordship, as by my hand upon the same may appear. But so it pleased God with a storm to work the seas, and to hold the wind so contrary as the master of the bark by no mean could reach any part of Wales, England, or Man; but was forced (by the providence of God) to thrust his bark upon the bay of Dundrum by Ardglas, being upon the south end of Lecale. The mercy of God was such as he put them upon that bay in an ebbing water, the bark having two leaks in her, and with the rage of the waves torn in pieces there, all the goods lost, and the souls saved. On Friday at night, the 10th of the same, this bearer came to me, and having had in the meantime some occasion to trouble your Lordship further with a packet, I sent the same to the sea upon Tuesday, the 7th of this month, which by the contrariness of the weather was returned back the 8th at night tide, both which your Lordship shall now I trust by God's good favour receive together. I likewise sent by the latter packet Edmund English, in the custody of Mr. Robert Withesman, but for that my man will make more speed I do now send him by post with him.

It pleased your Lordship in your letter of the 23rd of last month, to write as touching O'Rourke's country, as follows, viz. :— And I think it convenient that Sir R. Bingham and your Lordship should enter into some consultation what course might be held to reduce that country to obedience, as the rest of Connaught is, by yielding to a composition; or rather to procure a division thereof, amongst the septs, of that nation, and to procure them to take estates of that country from Her Majesty, as of late you have done in the county of Monaghan. The state of that country has been delivered to me in a writing, whereof I send your Lordship a copy; but how truly it is collected I know not; and therefore your Lordship may do well to procure, by Sir Richard Bingham's means or otherwise, the judgement of this writing, to affirm or reform the same; and if it might be, for more understanding, to draw some rough plot of all the said countries, though the same be not in perfect measure. Whereupon I gave to Sir R. Bingham that division of the country which your Lordship sent me, and he has promised at his coming home (who this day departed thitherward) to furnish your Lordship's plot perfectly, if there be any defects: and, if he can get a man to do it, to make your Lordship a rough plot of it, having, for the satisfying of your Lordship touching the rest of that article, set down his opinion for O'Rourke's country, which herewith I send you under his hand.

And touching your pleasure in the same letter for a sharp letter to be written to the townsmen of Waterford for not finishing the Passage, the Council and I have so done, but till the season of the year come, to serve for stone works, which is in March, some think it cannot be finished. Touching the points concerning my Lord Chancellor Hatton's lands in Munster, I have written earnestly to Sir T. Norreys and Jessua Smythes, the Chief Justice there, to do the same presently and effectually, according to the particular points in your letter. For the Commissioners to be sent into Munster, I fear the season of the year is such, as Mr. Justice Gardener will loathly be drawn thither till the end of the next Hilary term. For that part of your letter of the 21st of the same month, as the matter of controversy between Shane M'Brian M'Phelim O'Neill, and Neale Oge M'Hugh M'Phelim O'Neill for the division of the land in Claneboy between them, Mr. Marshal Bagenall has very wisely, according to the order taken at Monaghan by me and the Council, finished it thoroughly, to both their contentments, in the division of the land and tenants. And the Castle of Edendowkerry, i.e., Shane's Castle in the Barony of Toome, remains still in Her Majesty's hands, but no land to it, the ward thereof to be found at their charges. And for their estates they shall (God pleased) be passed unto them according to Her Majesty's gracious pleasure, signified by her letter of the 19th of November.

Touching Mr. William Nugent's information in your Lordships' joint letter of the Council, dated the 22nd of November, that Sir Robert Dillon was restrained no further than to the liberties of the whole city of Dublin, it was nothing true. For, during the time of his whole examination, and the judges' resolution afterwards, he had not so much as the liberty of the walls of the castle, but remained a close prisoner. Howsoever Meyler Magrath, the Archbishop of Cashel, does still inform your Lordships of the former pretended Bishop from Rome, to have entered into his charge, I do assure you neither this Council nor myself can learn of any such matter, nor hear that any the like was done. So having by this occasion made humbly bold to trouble you with this discourse, in answer to the parts of your letters (as before) with the remembrance of my humble duty, I end. The tough heavy matter between the M'Geoghegans is ended, and God send love between them, which I fear will never be. [Autog.] pp. 2. Incloses,

36. I. Charge of the composition which Her Majesty receiveth out of the county of Leitrim. Also what rents and seignory O'Rourk had in the said county. Delivered to the Lord Deputy, 8 Dec. 1591. Copy. pp. 5.

Dec. 13. Dublin.

37. Geffrey Browne to Burghley to write to the Lord Deputy to allow him 81l. 8s. 6½d. on the impost of such wines as he shall bring into Ireland in payment for certain sack taken up by Might in the rebellion of Desmond. [Autog.] p. 1. Incloses.

37. I. Lord Burghley to the [Lord Deputy] to give order that Might's accounts be viewed that it may appear who is chargeable for the sack taken up from G. Browne. 1591, Sept. 17, Odiham. Copy. p. 1.

37. II. Petition of Geffrey Browne, of Galway, to Queen Elizabeth for consideration of his losses in certain tuns of sack furnished to the garrison in Munster in the rebellion of the late Earl of Desmond. Endorsed by Wallop and Gardiner certifying the correctness of the amount. Copy. pp. 1½.

37. III. N. Kenney to [the Lord Deputy]. Certifies that the sack taken up by Might in 1581 has been defaulked on the pays of the Captains to whom it was delivered. 1591, Dec. 4. Copy. p. 1.

Dec. 15. Clonin.

38. Lords Delvin and Howthe to William Nugent to procure a pardon for Walter Cusak on the condition of his proving the first article against Sir Robert Dillon. [Autogs.] Seal, with arms. p. ½.

Dec. 18.

39. Docket or note of Irish petitions, viz., the inhabitants of the King's and Queen's counties to bear the burden of composition with the pale; John Lye; Capt. Robert Fowle; Capt. Thomas Lea; Edward Harbert; Conor Sligo; Jo. Curran, that the inhabitants of Thomascourt may not be compelled to go out of their town to serve on juries in Kilkenny; Dame Honora Cartie; John O'Moynighan; Richard Swayne; Eliza Sherlocke; Patrick Crosbye; A. Gerald; Countess of Desmond, to have her pension increased; Morice Shighan; Jo. Wisham; Jo. Grace; Sir Richard, of the Upper Court; Richard Burghe, son of the late Earl of Clanricarde; Cormagh M'Dermond; Richard Brette; Charles M'Cartye; the Baron of Cahir, to be established in the quiet possession of his barony; Captain William Piers, for the abbey of Tristemaugh, where he hath dwelt 24 years; Philip O'Reilly; Jo. Rawson; Sir Robert Dillon; Edmund Brenan, of Adamstown; John Boussher; Gerald Aylmer; James Fitz John, of Polychere; William Doyne; Francis Jobson, for allowance of entertainment at 4 shillings per diem for measuring land; Nicholas Bevans; John Newton; Owen O'Reilly; Corporation of Athboye; Francis Jobson, 200l. for measuring land in Munster, and for a lease for 50 years in the English Pale; Stephen Baran, for 1,690l. due to divers persons for furniture, apparel, and victuals supplied to the soldiers and for which they have bills to be deducted from their entertainment when they have their full pay; and John Brown, of the Neale, to have the sheriffwick of Galway or Mayo. pp. 3.

Dec. 18.

40. Queen Elizabeth to the Lord Deputy. Relative to information given by Patrick Crosbie touching the advowson of Burreis and other parsonages passed to sundry persons in fee simple. Her Majesty's gracious wish that her subjects may have the benefit of that which at the beginning was meant they should have in consideration of their services. Copy. pp. 2.

Dec. 18.

41. Queen Elizabeth to the Lord Deputy for passing the fee farm of the Palace in the Queen's County to Patrick Crosbie. Copy. p. 1.

Dec. 23. Tower.

42. Sir J. Perrot to [qu. Burghley]. His memory impaired through grief and long, close, and strait imprisonment and the incommodity of the lodging he is in. Mr. Fowle's dealing for a very large charter of incorporation for the town of Athenry. Fowle's expenses in bringing in men for mineral causes and other arts for the benefit of Athenry to be recompensed with a fee farm of 30l. or 40l. a year. [Autog.] p. 1.

Dec. 26.

43. Wa. Stanyhurste to his sons, James and Nicholas Stanyhurste. To accompany the bearer, Christopher Roche, into England, where he has provided for their education in the Inns of Court. [Hol.] Seal, with device. p. 1.

Dec. 30. Dublin Castle.

44. Lord Deputy Fytzwylliam to Burghley. The bearer, Mr. Dannet, is worthy to be made Muster-master. Quiet of Monaghan under Capt. Thomas Henshaw. Sir Turlough Lynogh O'Neill's people have harried Tirone, and he is past government, being old and overcome with drink, which daily he is in. The Earl since his marriage has bestowed great cost of building at Dungannon, as also at London, to furnish and deck that house at Dungannon. The Archbishop of Cashel wrote a letter unto Patrick Crosbie attending upon your Lordship there for some causes, on whose behalf I have been humbly bold formerly to be a suitor to you. The letter is long, full of vanities and untruths in some parts, but for that it doth make so great promises of high services to Her Majesty, I am humbly bold to send you the original thereof; and although he is a man full of wit, and also as full of subtilty and cunning, yet howsoever he might here in Ireland halt with me and this Council between colour and matter, I am sure before your Lordship he shall be made, in the matter he speaketh of, to tread upright. Want of money to pay the soldiers. Their wretched condition. The country is full of Jesuits and seminary priests. Wishes 20 of the pale gentlemen were in the Tower of London till Michaelmas. Edward Cusack never delivered any bond to Dane. [Autog.] pp. 4. Incloses,

44 I. Milerus M'Grath, Archbishop of Cashel, to Patrick Crosby. Friend Patrick, I commend me unto you, marvelling much that I could not meet with you these many days, having occasion to confer with you, but finding not yourself, I thought to write unto you in few words that, although my business here is delayed before the Council, by reason of my Lord Deputy's displeasure signified against me, altogether undeserved, for I take God and yourself (who perfectly knoweth this to be true) to witness, that I have never pretended by deed or imagination itself to hinder his Lordship in credit or profit, yet I am sorry that his Lordship had given such hearing to his own very enemies, the subtle papists, being enticed by Sir Charles O'Carrol's [Note by the Lord Deputy, Sir Charles never moved me in any of the Archbishop's causes] flattering informations, that now an occasion of a mighty good service to the advancement of God's glory and Her Majesty's profit (which may work the augmentation of his Lordship's credit and favour, besides great private commodity, if the same were wrought by his Lordship) is to be detected to me, and to be committed to some others whom I know to be not so willing or able to bring the same to pass (and specially with mine own ease) as his Lordship, who no doubt will be more earnest in such matters than many others. The matters are so great [I humbly beseech your Lordship the Archbishop may declare this great service to your Lordship], that it is like the same to be as beneficial to Her Majesty as the attainder of the Earl of Desmond, if the matter be well handled, and that without wars, trouble, or great charge. But seeing that God has suffered (for my sins) so godly and perfect a man as his Lordship is to be carried away from me, who had the most confidence in his Lordship of the birth of Ireland, I must content myself with such prosperity or crosses as God will send me. And as I mean never (willingly) to return into Ireland during his Lordship's government without his Lordship's good liking and never to disquiet his Lordship's mind here or there, so I. must, according my duty to God and my prince, use some other means and ways to bring these services to pass, although not with such ease to myself and private profit to such as I would wish to have it. The great mischief pretended and wrought against me hitherto by my enemies there, has given occasion to my few friends yet augmented by God's providence, to be inquisitive of intelligences and means to serve Her Majesty and to recompense and prevent their wicked malice in such sort that I have received, since this trouble began against me, such informations of proofs that will bring the aforesaid matters (God willing) to perfect end, without great denial. And last of all I charge your conscience to remember hereafter to testify your knowledge of me concerning my lord deputy since my coming into England, yourself being (as I fully know) a spyer, and vigilant always to know [a most untruth to my knowledge], if anything were attempted against his Lordship. And further I protest unto you upon my salvation that, when his Lordship had written against me to my Lord Treasurer and the rest, that I thought that his Lordship's letters were in my commendation, for I hold such opinion [this showeth a piece of his Lordship's cunning] of his Lordship's sincere conscience and christian charity, and also his special care over all the professors of God's true religion, that his Lordship would not for the enemies' information, procure my discredit or hindrance. But God be thanked the worst is passed, and his Lordship hereafter (God willing) shall know that I am more to be trusted by him, than such as have informed his Lordship against me. And in the mean time, I have to show unto you, under good witnesses' hands, that Edmund Fleming and Mortagh Lyath O'Hiffernan had openly declared in Cashel and elsewhere, that my Lord Deputy and my lady his wife are so earnest to procure my destruction, as to be willing to bestow their proper goods and Her Majesty's pardons and commissions to every one (being never so bad) that will bring him any matter against me, of which the said Edmund has for his share (as he had bragged at the cross of Cashel) my lady Fitzwilliam's horse and her riding cloak, and. Murtagh Lyatha (being a traitor) has his pardon and large commissions, besides my Lord Deputy's own sword. And the said Murtagh, bragging and showing the said sword to a gentleman that is now here in the court, proffered him a pardon and certain persons in pay from my Lord Deputy if he would swear such oath as the said Murtagh has sworn against me [All these be of the Archbishop's own feigning, for every part touching me and my wife are most maliciously penned. I humbly beseech your Lordship [that] he may bring that man unto you who, he says, is now there, to verify them] in which case (although no reasonable man will think that my Lord Deputy had given such promises) each of them has misused his Lordship and my lady (as I take it). But for my part, I refer all to God, who knows what heart I carry towards his Lordship. And yet I know that by the other way that I must work to bring the aforesaid services to pass, you shall lose great gain that you might have about my Lord by reason of your office, if these were brought in question before him. [The Bishop here for his purpose flatters Crosby for gain.] But I am persuaded that you nor any other will blame me to enter where I may, when I am rejected where I would, praying you to impart me with all your good news from Ireland, and not to forsake me [May it please your Lordship, by this you may rather think Crosby to be a spyer for his Lordship than for me] for any jealousy betwixt my Lord Deputy and me, persuading myself, if his Lordship had known so much as you do, that he would not be so far offended with me as he seemeth to be. From my lodging at Paul's, 21 November 1591. Your assured loving friend, Milerus M'Grath Archipiscopvs Casselensis.

Addressed to his assured friend, Mr. Patrick Crosby, gentleman at Court. Indorsed. All written of his own hand. Damaged by damp. Seal broken, pp. 2.

Dec.

45. Names of chief officers and others in pay in Ireland, pp. 3½.

46. Note of all Her Majesty's castles and forts, with the number of warders allowed to every of them. p. 1.

About 1591.

47. Petition of Donnel O'Sullivan to Burghley. To examine his right to Beare and Bantry by the report of Sir Henry Wallop, Chief Justice Gardener, and Sir Geffery Fenton now attendant at the court. p. 1.

Map of the county of Monaghan. [Irish Maps, Vol. I., No. 12.]

1591.

A plat of Cloneyss, an abbey in M'Mahon's country, with a large portion of adjacent country from Cavan to the sea by the course of Lough Earne, with a sketch of the town of the Cavan and of O'Reilly's castle on the hill over the Cavan. [Irish Maps, Vol. I., No. 14.]

[1591.]

48. Petition of William Fildew to the Lord Treasurer. For the determining of the matter in question between his master, Sir Richard Bingham and Robert Fowle, Provost Marshal in Connaught. [After Feb. last, which could not be before 1589/90 Feb.] p. ].

About 1591.

49. Petition of Richard Power to the Privy Council. For a fee farm of escheated lands to the value of 50l. per annum, with a daily pension for his present relief. He hath attended here about the cause of Sir John Perrot these 18 months. Endorsed by Fenton: "The petitioner upon better advice is contented to take 50l. sterling per annum in reversion for 60 years." p. 1.

[1591.]

50. Same to same, similar petition, p. 1.

51. Notes by Sir Geff. Fenton to be considered upon for Ireland. That stores be accumulated at Limerick, Cork, or Waterford., That exportation of corn be prohibited. That the said stores be provided out of Ireland itself. Cheese and butter to be provided in Wales and Cheshire. That all suspected persons have their liberty restrained, but at the same time be permitted to enjoy the benefit of their lands and goods. That the places of strength in the corporate towns be viewed. pp. 2.

52. Discourse by [Henry Malbie ?] addressed to Lord Burghley on the evils arising from contrarieties in religion existing in Connaught and Thomond, with proposals for remedying the same. As to the Earl of Thomond, I never heard of service being used in his house agreeable to the Church of England or to any of the reformed churches. The next chief person is Moriertagh, or Maurice, O'Brien, the Bishop of Killaloe. He is busied in confiscating, selling, and reselling of benefices, and uncharitable handling of causes of matrimony. He is expert at gaming, music, and carousing. Next, the young Baron of Inchiquin has been prevailed upon by the "superstitious dexterity" of Friar James M'Philip. He loves to consort with his mother's family, who are of the Romish religion. The writer married this young Baron Inchiquin's sister. "The variety of dispositions has grown so far betwixt her and him, that she, resolving to break off society with him, has transferred herself to the government of her own will and her mother's." William Lealy, the Archbishop of Tuam, and Mulaghlin, or Malachias O'Moloney may be termed the English Romish Bishops of Connaught. There is no gentleman of the birth of Ireland "towards the law," saving one, who is reckoned among the favourers of the reformed church. In mitigation of these evils, he proposes that John Fitzjames Lynch, Bishop of Elphin; Rowland Lynch, Bishop of Kilmacduagh; Dennis Cambell, Dean of Limerick; and Nehemias O'Donnelane, a Connaught man, now resident in Munster, should be enjoined to expound the scriptures and preach in the Irish tongue. That the chief men of the several counties that can speak English shall receive into their society and families "some approved man for sincerity of religion of the ministry, to serve as chaplains and administer the sacraments in the English tongue." That their children shall be put under fit tutelage, and afterwards be sent to Oxford or Cambridge. That only such schoolmasters shall be suffered to teach as are approved by certain commissioners to be appointed. That no papistical books shall be used by any person in the province except such as profess the true religion. That all seminary priests and seducers of the people may be apprehended. [Sir Nicholas Malby married Honora, daughter of Ulick, Earl of Clanricarde.] pp. 11.

[1591.]

53. Interrogatories for Charles Trevor, touching Sir Denys Roughan, priest, and James Maghyne. Did he convey letters from O'Rourke to his son when at Oxford, or convey O'Rourke's son from Oxford ? Had he ever any conference with Sir John Perrot. p. 1½.

[1591.]

54. Interrogatories for Margaret Myglassen as to her knowledge of Sir Denys Roughan, priest, and Charles Trevor's escape out of Dublin Castle by means of Richard Meredyth, the Bishop of Leighlin. p. 1.

55. Petitions of Sir Geffery Fenton, amongst other things, for some allowance for his long attendance in England, and specially since he was employed as a commissioner in the cause of Sir John Perrot, which is one year and six months. Some hangings to furnish the council chamber, with a great cushion and a chair for the Lord Deputy to sit in, a new privy signet, for the other is broken, and a Council Seal. pp. 3.

[1591.]

56. Petition of George Harvie, Esq., to Lord Burghley, to grant him payment of 327l. 10s., due for his entertainment as Constable of Maryborough, p. 1.

[1591.]

57. Petition of Sir John O'Reilley, of the Cavan, to the Commissioners for Irish causes. For their letters signifying Her Majesty's pleasure that the four baronies of the Brenny, granted to him on his surrender of the whole in the deputation of Sir John Perrot, may be confirmed by patent according to the indentures, p. 1.

58. Petition of certain . . . . to Queen Elizabeth, to grant them commission with others to be chosen by Her Majesty, to compound with [religious] offenders. [Imperfect.] p. 1.

59. Note by John Dannett of certain captains checked, which he supposed to have been delivered to the Lord Treasurer, viz., Sir George Bowyer about 30l., Sir Walter Rawley about 142l., Sir Edward Fitton about 206l., Sir William Herbert about 14l., Sir George Carew about 220l., Sir Edward Barkley about 72l., Mr. John Popham, Attorney-General, and Mr. Rogers about 140l.; sum total, 820l., which is all I could possibly do, and that is more than I can find checked by my predecessors in four years, unless it be when a captain of 100 footmen was wont to come into the field to muster with 40, 30, 35—yea, and some with less: then the Clerk of the Cheque might cheque much, favour the captain, allow pays to such that never served, as the Lord Deputy's men, councillors, auditor, and others at their pleasure, and serve his own turn, which, if I have done, I refuse all favour, and doubt not but the Deputy and Council will certify under their hands that Her Majesty was never better served in that place than She now is to their knowledge. [Hol.] p 1.

[Dannett was deputy to Sir Thomas Williams, and after his death executed the office till the appointment of Sir Ralph Lane.]

60. Note of the lands of James Eustace, late Viscount Baltinglas, Maurice Eustace, of Castle marten, Thomas Eustace, and David Sutton, of Castleton Kildroght, in the counties of Kildare and Dublin, escheated to Her Majesty, pp. 4½.

[1591 ?]

61. Note of persons imprisoned for Sir John Perrot's cause, viz., the Bishop of Leighlin, Sir Nicholas White, Philip Williams, Theobald Dillon, Francis Barkeley, Nicholas Halye, Wm. Lombard, Thos. Clynton, Leonard Walker, John Evans, Walter Androwes, all prisoners, and Sir Edward Moore depending upon bond. p. 1.

[1591.]

62. Reasons proffered by Sir Henry Bagenall, the Marshal, to save 570l. on the charge of Claneboy and the Palace at Carrickfergus. Also to show how there may be saved to Her Majesty of the ordinary charge of Ireland 620l. per annum, and yet the service fully supplied, p. 1.

[1591 ?]

63. Petition of John Grace, of Grace's Court, to Burghley. For a pension in consideration of his wounds and services. Or 30l. land in fee farm. Or 50l. of concealed land. [See 1591, Dec. 18.] p. 1.

[1591.]

64. Brief of the petition of Sir Robert Dillon to the Privy Council in England. Concerning the causes proposed against him by William Nugent. He craves license to come before their Lordships to answer his adversary face to face. p. 1/2;.

[1591.]

65. Mr. Solicitor Wilbraham to the Lord Deputy. Touching the passing of M'Guire's country. Modern copy or extract. p. 1.

[1591.]

66. Book of the Lord Deputy FytzWylliam's expenses of household in Ireland, together with an account of the cesses of beeves, port-corn, wheat, bear malt, oaten malt, &c. for the same. pp. 26.