Elizabeth I: volume 172, December 1593

December 1593

Dec. 1. Dublin.

31. Sir W. Weston to Burghley. Disorders in the Court of Common Pleas. Imbezzlement of records. Bartholomew Talbot and others refuse the oath of obedience to Her Majesty. The office of Pregnatory void. Autog. pp. 2.

Dec. 1.

32. Sir Ralph Lane to Burghley. Whereas I have made an inscription at the foot of my book of this half-year's charge, by my Lord Deputy now sent unto you ; and therein been bold to remember you of a project by myself sent unto you before Michaelmas last past, of a certain form concerning the musters, and records of of the musters of these garrisons, fit to be induced for the meeting with the gross abuses that in the usual manner they are at the present, and ever have been heretofore, subject unto, for reasons therein and in my letter to you set down. It may please you to be advertised, that the scope of that my endeavour in the duty of that my charge of the musters then was, and still is, to make it not only difficult, but also impossible for a clerk of any band, upon whose sole oath depends at this day the knowledge of the mustermaster of the strength and weakness of every band, to "deliver a false musters" without being discovered, for that in my propounded form, not only the clerk, but also six several persons in every horseband of 50, together with 13 chiefs of "camarades" and in every footband of 100, eight several persons with 21 chiefs of "camarades," are jointly and severally "interessed" to the privities both of the alterations, entries, and vacancies that there can be no fraud undiscovered without a combination of so many unto it, which is impossible. Yet I do assure myself that out of these garrisons Her Majesty shall not hereby be advantaged any wit in cheques, unless Her Majesty shall have cause to send at any time an army over, for that truly the bands are full, and it is the Captain's profit to keep them full whilst they lie in garrison, for reasons known here to the world, and when they are in action of service, the soldiers themselves will mutiny upon their officers when for their full numbers they find their watches to come oftener about than otherwise they should do. Besides, one whole fourth part of the standing garrisons here is exempted from cheque for cause set down in a view of the cheques of the same, sent unto you before Michaelmas last under Mr. Dannett's hand; who now hath left the place of my deputy clerk of the Cheque letting me to know that he could not discharge the same for less than 80l. per annum, to be paid him by me quarterly or half-yearly, which I finding myself unable to perform to him and another, that both can and is bound to discharge the place with all sufficiency, being though a meaner man, and therefore the more fit for me, yet both a very good clerk and an auditor, one Chambers, bred up all his time under Sir Henry Wallop, that hath undertaken it for a great deal less, I have deputed the place unto him, humbly beseeching your favourable allowance in this behalf. And that you will be pleased to accept in good part the two past years' deputation by me, bestowed upon Mr. Dannett freely and wholly in regard of Sir Robert Cecil and my Lady Russell, their good liking severally signified unto me by themselves at the Court then being at Whitehall, that I should so do; to whom, as it becometh me, I was then and continually will be ready to do service unto the uttermost of my small power.

And touching the reformation of the musters being a service at this time especially appertaining to my care, I would be more glad of the good proceeding of the same, and that only for my duty's sake, than I find myself any way happy in a late degree [of knighthood] by my Lord Deputy conferred upon me, though the same partly in his kindness towards me, yet most especially in your most honourable known favour unto me, which with all humble thankfulness I acknowledge to you. Albeit Right Honourable scarcely the honour of Her Majesty's day, though perhaps in this country it would not have passed without some imputation to me, could have made me have done less than even that day to have fled from it in like sort as divers days before in the eyes of many I was seen to have done, and that day likewise intended to have done, if in the midst of the sermon I had not expressly, and that publicly, been sent unto from my Lord Deputy himself, not to depart the church before his Lordship had spoken with me, but that a certain hope did in some measure edge me unto it, which was to be by the countenance thereof, hereafter in Her Majesty's service thought more worthy place of some command to show, in my willingness to the same, either virtue or the want thereof in me, than otherwise without the same perhaps I should have been, which since my marrying days be now spent, being the only use that I look to make of it; my most humble suit to you is in that behalf, as occasion may serve, either at land or sea, in this land or elsewhere soever, to be therein furthered in your most honourable usual favour unto me. [Note:—Notwithstanding Lane narrates in this letter how he was knighted, it is indorsed "Mr. R. Lane to my Lord." This note is only to point out that many letters in this collection are indorsed Mr. when the writers have been long knighted. This is a useful consideration when attempting to fix the approximate date of an undated letter.] Autog. pp. 3.

Dec. 2. Dublin.

33. Sir Geff. Fenton to Burghley. Maguire hath lost a few of his best men by an attempt of the garrison watching him upon the Lough. One of the boats is nearly ready. The Lord Deputy is preparing to draw down to the Cavan to put the boat to her service. p. 1. Incloses,

33. I. Sir G. Fenton to Burghley. Duplicate. The original is calendared. 1593, Nov. 15. p. 1.

Dec. 4. Dublin.

34. Sir Ralph Lane to Sir Robert Cecil. Having at my being in Connaught this last summer by my letters advertised your Honour of the "occurrents" of that time, rather to put you in remembrance of my affectionate good will to do you service than in opinion that any matter that this poor soil doth of ordinary afford, can give you any contentment at all, to be troubled with the advertisements of; I have nevertheless emboldened myself at this time also to certify you of such particularities as at the instant are in some regard here concerning the broils which this beggar Maguire with the new M'Mahon have made in their "neighbour provinces" specially in Connaught, from whence I have received a letter from my old good friend Sir Richard Bingham, which because I will not be tedious in mine own to you, I have therefore thought good to send the letter itself unto you. And as touching Maguire it is certified hither by letters from the garrison there, under Captain Dowdall, that he hath gathered again a head of 1,000, having indeed lost very few of his own followers at the Passage of Beleek by the Marshal, and that Hugh Roe O'Donnell's mother hath sent him 300 Scots, with assurance of 1,000 more. And Brian Oge O'Rourke has left the province of Connaught and is come unto him with 300 followers, and so also would the Devil's Hook have done having prepared himself with 300 of his, in like sort to have joined with him, but that the Governor of Connaught's beagles had them in chase, and at two encounters within one month hath cut his train shorter by nine score of his beggars, as in that letter may partly appear unto you. And truly, sir, these two days work of the Provincials hath done more service to her Majesty, and good to the subject, and more weakened Maguire and his chiefest and stoutest friends which were the Bourkes of Mayo than any blow he yet took. And even so, sir, resting your Honours to be disposed of to the uttermost of my small ability, I take my leave.

P.S.—It may please your Honour, Mr. Dannet whom I at your motion, the Court being at Whitehall, made my Deputy in the clerkship of the cheque of this realm, without any consideration of him for it at all. Who having exercised the place under me these two years to be complete the 15th of January next, doth now to continue the same, demand of me the entertainment of four score pound per annum in ready money to be paid him half yearly, which I finding myself unable to do, and another willing and sufficient though a meaner man, and therefore the fitter for me, ready with good security to perform that service with far less wages ; which offer, as more agreeable to my case, having accepted of, I have thought my duty to acquaint you with it, hoping that you will with your favour tolerate with my present necessity in this behalf, and also accept in good part my passed courtesy unto him, to me at that time a mere stranger, and admitted of me to the place only in regard of your good liking signified therein. Autog. pp. 2. Incloses,

34. I. Sir R. Bingham to Ralph Lane. Thirty heads of traiterous Burkes of the sept of Ulick taken by Henry Strete and his company. None can tell what is become of "the Devil himself," or whether he be dead or alive. 1593, Nov. 18, Clonigashall. p. 1.

Dec. 6. Dublin.

35. Sir Ralph Lane to Burghley. Special service performed by David Bourk and the Gentlemen of Tyrawley upon the Devil's Hook's followers in Mayo. Feriagh M'Hugh and his train cut off by the English inhabitants of Roscommon. The Lord Deputy's intention of seeing the boat launched and the culverin in the same. pp. 2½.

Dec. 6. Dublin.

36. Chr. Peyton to Burghley. Question touching the arrearages of rent in the abbey of Morne in the county of Cork. Teig M'Cartie's pension. Donnogh M'Cartie. The new clerk of the Pipe.

Dec. 6. The Court at Hampton Court.

37. Sir H. Wallop to Burghley. The payment of patentees out of the ordinary revenue of Ireland. The sum now to be sent must be as great as may be. He is injured in that Sir Thomas Norreys and Sir Richard Bingham receive the revenues of Munster and Connaught. pp. 2.

Dec. 23. Dublin.

38. Sir Ralph Lane to Lord Burghley. It may please your Lordship to be advertised that since my last unto you of the 4th instant which I hope before this time has arrived, that my Lord Deputy went on his purposed journey unto the Cavan, whither by easy journeys, yet through very foul ways and deep fords by reason of continual rain, he arrived within five days after his departure from Dublin. Finding by the experience of our travel that the culverin and sacre will have very hard passage till the latter end of February next if passage at all. But certain falcons, falconets, and fowlers are presently on the way to the Cavan. But the use of them unless it be to beat the parapets of the Castle of Enniskillen and for the furnishing of the new boats launched at my Lord Deputy's now being at the Cavan, I cannot for my own part give you any account of, though I do persuade myself the charge thereof is not undertaken, but upon good ground, albeit not known to me nor others of the common sort. His Lordship remained at the Cavan from Sunday until the Friday next following, to whom the Marshal came, and three half companies to have relieved the garrison of 300 under Captain Dowdall appointed chief for the prosecution of Maguire, being supposed and so certified by Dowdall that the same his garrison was grown very weak by sickness and not able without supply to continue the place, yet in the end it appeared not so to my Lord Deputy, neither found he cause to leave any new supply at all, but sent the three half companies back again to the place from whence they came. Capt. Dowdall had taken 600 cows from Maguire eight days before my Lord Deputy's coming, which we take here to be a good service, and indeed so it is for that the rebel thereby is made the more unable to maintain his rascals, which are reported to be some 800, but very much dispersed, yet so as the wild rogue will cluck them together upon an occasion soon enough to do a mischief.

My Lord Deputy returned to Dublin the 18th of this month, having been in reasonable health all the way outward and during the time of his being at the Cavan. But homeward and at home ill at ease, and at the writing hereof not able to come out of his chamber nor to sit in Council since his return home, having a strong heart but in truth a weak body. I have thought good to send unto you herein inclosed a late letter to myself which I received from Sir Richard Bingham, together with a copy of a letter which Sir George Bingham wrote unto him, of a good service lately done in Connaught. And truly Right Honourable, Maguire the archtraitor, since the late general hosting and the Marshal's giving over of the charge and prosecution of him unto Captain Dowdall, hath lost more men by the Governor's employment of himself and his companies upon Connaught side, and that without any assistance from hence, than all the garrison bands of Ulster side have afforded, and far better men than any he hath left, which I will be bold particularly to set down unto you.

First Feriagh M'Hugh, cast off by Maguire into the county of Roscommon with four score beggars following of him, by Capt. Anthony Brabson and others at the appointment of the Governor, all cut in pieces, taken or hanged, and he himself only with four more following him, maimed upon one of his hands, hardly escaped, and is come again hither to the mountains by Dublin to his old friend Feagh M'Hugh O'Byrne.

The Devil's Hook, by him in like sort cast off into Mayo, with 300 following him after whom he sent his brother Captain John Bingham, Theobald Dillon and Capt. Henry Street, and at their first entry into the country made his tale shorter by three score. After that the Bourkes of Tyrawley burnt three score more in a house upon a draught made by themselves. And lastly Capt. Henry Street upon the Erres meeting with the remainder of his forces which was seven score left not ten of them alive, although it cost him dear in sundry of his best men, both hurt and slain.

Sir George Bingham with Her Majesty's garrison band of the Province together with Captain George Bingham made two great preys in Winterfodden, and had the cutting off of sundry the best sort of the traitor's retinue. And now lastly Tumultagh Bane, Edmond Duff, of the I Clan Dermond Reaghes of the Curliews, in like sort cut off. So, as it is seen to all the world here, that the Governor neither spareth his travail, peril, or purse, to do Her Majesty service. But he as wise as all men here take him to be shall nevertheless be a beggar if honourable favours assist him not towards some gracious mean of maintenance in Her Majesty's princely bounty. Thus Right Honourable craving pardon of your Lordship and favourable acceptance of my good meaning not to leave you unadvertised of every the occurrents of these parts to the uttermost of my knowledge, for this time I humbly take my leave. Autog. pp. 3. Incloses,

38. I. Sir Richard Bingham to Sir Ralph Lane. Intends to lay his cousin George Bingham and Henry Strete's bands upon the barony of Carrickallen. Maguire's beggars are much dispersed. To counsel the Lord Deputy to continue the prosecution as the people of that part of Ireland have never in our time acknowledged Her Majesty for their Princess. 1593, Dec. 16. pp. 3.

38. II. Sir George Bingham to his brother Sir Richard Bingham. Sends Reynoldes with a horse load of heads of Tumultaghe Bane, Edmonde Duffe, and 30 knaves more. The draught was by a man from whom they had taken ten cows when they spoiled William M'Costello, and following the villains for his cows could get none, yet they going into the North to Maguire and O'Donnell he staid in Terehale till they returned, and now Tumultagh Bane having his friends about him this Christmas lacked butter; to supply which want this poor man promised his help, and came in all haste unto me. He handled the matter wonderfully well, for the place is twelve miles from the Boyle, and my cousin Martenie and the soldiers behaved themselves very gallantly and painfully, who departed about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and by 8 o'clock had despatched their business. The Boyle, 1593, Dec. 17. Copy. pp. 2.

Dec. 23. Dublin.

39. Sir Geff. Fenton to Burghley. It may please your Lordship, being now returned from the journey of the Cavan, I am bold, according to my last letter, to acquaint you with these notes following, being the chief events of that journey and the principal matters to be advertised. The two boats mentioned in the late joint letter written from hence to you were finished and launched the 18th of this month, the one of them being of the burden of 18 tons, and the other of 5 tons and upwards. The greatest was sent to the camp in Maguire's country with her lading of victuals and munition two days before his Lordship left the Cavan, and the lesser, being furnished with other necessaries for the soldiers, followed after within 4 days, so as both of them have before this showed themselves upon the Lough and searched some of the traitor's islands, which was the principal end that they were made. There is now sent from hence certain falcons and falconets of brass, which I hope will be at the camp within 8 days, notwithstanding the unseasonableness of the time, to carry ordnance overland in this realm, the use of these, being shipped in a great boat, will be to scour all parts of the Lough and command the islands therein, not leaving to the traitor any refuge, either for himself and people or for his creats, other than in his main castle of Enniskillen, which, nevertheless, cannot long preserve him, for that it is intended to bring before it the culverin if in the meanwhile he do not abandon it, as is thought he will, so soon as he shall hear of the preparation of great artillery, if he do it not before. The success and speedy end of this war against Maguire rests now in the diligence of Captain Dowdall, who has charge of the garrison and the whole action, if he have good espial upon the traitor, whereby he may take the benefit of every opportunity and occasion of service, it cannot be long ere he finish the war, being supplied at full with all things needful according to his own desire; yet lest by some infirmity in the gentleman, being now well spent in years and almost past the age of stirring in such an action as this, the service might be drawn to some inconvenient length of time, with an extraordinary increase of charges to Her Majesty, it were good, under your better opinion, that a letter were written from you [of the Council] to the Lord Deputy and Council, requiring them to take special care to expedite this war against Maguire with all possible speed, and that by virtue of that letter they charge Dowdall to eschew all delays and to proceed with resolution and fidelity, otherwise that his Lordship and the Council fail not to make choice of some other to take charge in his place, for that Her Majesty will not have this war protracted, neither is it safe that it should suffer protraction, considering what a gap is thereby kept open for the Spaniard or other foreign enemy to execute any attempts against this realm at the opening of the year. But the sure way to extirpate Maguire and prevent all dangers by access of foreign force is, as in my last letter I noted to you, to draw into England the Earl of Tyrone, by whose absence all the staggering potentates in Ulster will be far better assured than if he were present amongst them, for he being a good pledge of them all there is none of them that will dare to break the rule of duty so long as they see him continued in England. This I humbly leave to your grave consideration, beseeching you that I may be secreted in the devise lest it turn hereafter to my trouble and reproof. Seal with arms. Autog. pp. 1½.

Dec. 26. Dublin.

40. Sir Ralph Lane to Burghley. Arrival of a bark out of Spain belonging to the Mayor of Dublin without her lading. The master had secret warning of an embargo and weighed anchor suddenly. The Mayor has lost 1,000 marks. Autog. p. 1.

Dec. 27. Dublin Castle.

41. Lord Deputy to Burghley. Captain Dowdall and Connor Roe Maguire report that the rebel cannot make 200 of all sorts. A supply of 300 or 400 men for a few months. The realm is generally well and quiet. p. 1¼. Incloses,

41. I. Advertisements from Spain. A Cardinal is going into Flanders to procure peace with England for 10 years. The Turk has taken two holds on the coast of Barbary which belonged to the King of Spain. Copy. p. 1.

Dec. 30. Cashel.

42. Archbishop of Cashel to Burghley. Right honourable and my very good Lord. Pardon I most humbly beseech you my plain and true discourse following; necessity and grief of conscience urging the same, and vouchsafe your countenance accordingly. How my adversaries, by the Lord Deputy's encouragement, have for the space of these four years continually persecuted me, and how from time to time I have most graciously been protected by her Majesty, your Honour and the rest [of the Privy Council], none better knoweth than yourself; as also I hope the root and grounds thereof, being none other I protest than for the earnest zeal I carry in promoting God and her Majesty's causes. As I doubt not but my adversaries now come over protected by his Lordship, fled from the Commissioners, disobeying their warrants, do make of every mole-hill a mountain to you, so I assure myself you, according to your old rule, will in matters of justice carry an indifferent hand, respect no persons but let truth take place. And would to God your other most weighty affairs would license you, but to sound the depth of all a better judge I would never require, God doth know what persons they are that are made the instruments of my trouble, and would to God you did none otherwise know them than the testimonies of themselves touching themselves in their own letters doth decipher them. On my conscience, my Lord, such they are as deserve no credit, but able to disgrace them that repose credit in them.

A small piece of service is that they intend in working my overthrow, greater matters I wiss they suggested and undertook, Her Majesty maintains far worse than the poor Archbishop of Cashel, and shall miss him, at least shall lose a most faithful subject unto Her. A life I owe, ready at God and her Majesty's appointment, be it whensoever, it is welcome; but yet I beseech you to consider whether in any my demeanours formerly past, since my first incorporating unto her Majesty's subjection, I have given but a glimmering suspicion of disloyalty to her sacred person or state, and if in your judgment I have, I renounce all benefit of law and favour, and willingly offer my head to the block, so unpartial I know your judgment. The Lord Deputy still carrieth a most heavy hand against me, nothing will satisfy him but my blood, the cause whereof I am utterly ignorant, and God knoweth my conscience free; they who have so incensed him do it not for love of his Lordship but for hate of me, being as indifferently ready to spurn against him as against myself, and yet that he heapeth on them all extraordinary favours is too apparent, for God doth know how unable they are to undertake these actions without his liberality and countenance; but I pray God he fostereth not snakes in his own bosom. Her Majesty hath interested private Commissioners in all my causes, methinks his Lordship should be resolved by their resolution; one word from your Honour would end all; with me it should rest as an absolute command. His Lordship is reputed zealous in religion, and the adversaries note me to be so; our jar doth grow too scandalous, encouraging the enemy, discouraging the subject. Small is my glory God knoweth, and little my ease to be jarring with my Governour, but yet to digest everlasting oppressions is a burden intolerable. In God's cause, therefore, I beseech you to consider my case, as ever in all my extremities I found you my most honourable Lord, so vouchsafe to continue still till my demerits shall force the contrary, God will reward you though I be not able, to whose blessed protection I commit you, and wholly remit myself to your disposition, and so humbly take leave. Autog. p. 1.

qy. 1593.

43. Opinion touching the prosecution of the war against Maguire. The country not to be depopulated of the common people, who will surely yield more to Her Majesty than English people can do. p. 1¾.

After 1593. Sept. 18.

44. Articles containing a brief recital of the molestations and vexations of Pat. Condon, his imprisonment, travel, trouble, and suit sustained these 11 years. p. 1.

[1593.]

45. Notes relative to the opinions of John Cusack and the Baron Delvin, that it was no breach of conscience to cut off Sir Robert Dillon because he was a Protestant. Indorsed reasons to prevent subornation. p. 1.

1593.

46. Names of the Privy Councillors in Ireland, including Edward Brabazon, Esq. as nineteenth. p. 1.

1593.

47. Remembrances for Her Majesty concerning the better regulation of sheriffs, pardons, execution of martial law. Such as shall be admitted to any charge of church livings to keep residence upon them. pp. 3.

qy. 1593.

48. Grounds for an instruction touching the Surveyor's office in Ireland. pp. 3.

About 1593.

49. Inconvenience of appointing the new Deputy long before the recal of the existing one. Evil consequences of the sale of offices. A lady deputy might very well be spared. The late accident through the firing of the gunpowder at Dublin. Many soldiers die of hunger through the abuses of the victualler. pp. 5.

About 1593.

50. An information of certain disorders continued in Ireland since Sir William Fytzwylliam's last government until this time. The causes that moved the Irish to rebellion. p. 1.

About 1593.

51. Information of disorders in Ireland. Plan to repress the rebellion. p. ¾.

qy. 1593.

52. Petition of the mayor, &c. of Limerick by their agent Richard White to the Lord Treasurer. Their patent of 40 ploughlands for their burgage granted by King John. Pray that they may have Her Majesty's approval of a grant to them of all concealments within their city and liberties. p. 1.

About 1593.

53. Petition of Richard Harding to Burghley. His long imprisonment for Sir John Perrot's cause. Distress. Prays for a reversion of 40l. of Her Majesty's land in Ireland for 40 years. p. 1.

1593.

54. Petition of Brian More to the Queen. In all humble manner showeth to your Highness your faithful subject Bryan Moore of Kyllyennye, born in Leix alias the Queen's County. That as his father lost his life in serving upon Rory Oge O'More a rebel in his time, when he took Sir Henry Harrington prisoner. So your suppliant having spent all the course of his youth in your Highness' service, against his own name and kindred, then your Majesty's enemies, regarding more your Highness' favour and credit with your State, than his private lucre. And as Sir R. Bingham knoweth having but 20 to join with him charged upon the traitor Brian O'Rourke accompanied with 60 kerne, wounding him and killing many of his men, putting the rest to flight, not without dangerous hurts by him then received; at another time he killed a dangerous rebel called McWilliam Burke. Then, continuing under the command of the said Sir R. Bingham 18 weeks with 60 of his own followers, without any pay given or desired. At another time also in face of the camp, upon a challenged combat between him and Marhy Oke a hardy rebel, son to M'Mahon, who lately raised wars in the north parts of Ireland, there, wounding him and being rescued by his brother's son, slew him, as all the camp will witness, to be also witnessed by Sir Henry Bagenall then also in [the] field. Also under the government of Sir Thomas Norreys served 21 weeks against Donnell M'Carthy. Leaving to his report what services he and his men did without pay or reward hitherto craved, for two years, also serving as a private man under Captain Thos. Lee who can report of his service upon Brian M'Cahir Achavenaghe [Kavannagh] to whom he gave his death's wound. Two years also under Captain Thomas Hunt, lieutenant to Sir Edward Denny the elder. By which his services and voluntary charges being drawn into hope of your Majesty's favour and desirous to see your princely person, for whose sake, he hath lost his blood and spent his patrimony, holding all but done of duty, without any intention to become a suitor for recompense as others do, preferring your Highness' favour with the good opinions of your [Privy] Council for his further employment against any rebels there, before any treasure or increase of possessions. On the first night of his arrival at London for a welcome, by what practise he knoweth not, he was committed close prisoner to the Compter by Sir William Webb then Lord Mayor, where in miserable estate he was kept two years and three months, as if he had been a traitor, and no trial at all had been made of his loyalty, until at length it pleased the Right Honourable the Lord Treasurer, upon suit made and advertisement out of Ireland of his serviceable duty to give order to Sir R. Marten for his enlargment, enjoining him within a month to return into Ireland, but never making known to him the crime whereof he hath been thus underhand accused to the end that, being faulty, upon his submission and confession he might amend it, or being innocent, as he knoweth himself to be and dare stand upon his purgation against all accusers, that he might be restored to his credit by letters to the Lord Deputy and Council there, for satisfaction of his friends and retinue. In consideration therefore that his 27 months undeserved imprisonment hath impaired his credit, weakened his body and consumed his purse and garments, being far from his country and friends to supply his wants, being also indebted 30l. for charges, but chiefly for the better manifestation to your Highness of his loyalty. He craveth that the accuser or informer by whom his imprisonment grew, failing in due proof of the crimes suggested, may be compelled to make good his charges and hindrances, and as your Highness may be persuaded of his innocency, that he may dwell upon your princely favour, for better deserving whereof hereafter, and approbation of his serviceable loyalty, he humbly offereth his service with 200 able men to join with him against any rebel to whom your Highness will assign him in Ireland, without any charges to your Majesty or grievance to your subjects, protesting either to send his head to your Deputy there, or to leave his own behind him for a token of his serviceable willingness, and before he have exploited such acceptable service he craveth no more but your gracious letters to the Lord Deputy for such recompense as he may then be thought worthy, most humbly craving by one of your Honourable Lords of your Majesty's Council, he may receive your princely resolution (if so your Majesty may be pleased) for his speedier return to follow such services as his mind and means do serve him for; not doubting but the same will prove to be such as your Highness and many of your oppressed subjects there, will acknowledge his serviceable zeal in preferring the good of your Majesty and welfare of his native country, before his own particular life or living, which for your honour and favour, he thinketh ever well spent. As witnesseth God to whom he faileth not to pray for your eternal happiness. Endorsed to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty Bryan Moore, your Majesty's loyal and native born subject in a part of Ireland called the Queen's County humbly prayeth in regard of your Majesty's and his country's public good, as his own particular good, your Grace's favourable consideration hereof. p. 1.

55. Petition of Brian More of Leix alias the Queen's County to the Privy Council. His repair to London to learn English fashions. On the first night of his being in London Sir William Webb, then Lord Mayor, laid him in the Compter where he hath endured great miseries two years and three months. Prays for a reward for his many services in Ireland. p. 1.

qy. 1593.

56. Petition of Ulick Bourke son of the late Lord Bourke of Castle Connell to the Privy Council. To have some recompense for his service to repair his decayed estate, and to be employed in some principal office in the field.

qy. 1593.

57. Petition of Constantine McGilpatrick McMahon to the Lord Treasurer. For letters to the Lord Deputy and Council that the ballebeta called Balle Dromgovry in the Barony of Cremorne Co. Monaghan, granted as 1,000 acres may be surveyed, as it is but about 600 acres. p. 1.

[1593.]

58. Book of the Inquisitions, the undertakers' patents and the orders for the lands in Munster. About 1593, see 1592–3 Jan. 24. pp. 52.