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Show The defcription of Ireland. The defcription of Ireland. raze Pag.48o, raldine varchicpiops zerdecadenfiobo Gourithes im Bing Denvic hhethicn bis time. Hhere was another Giraldine patrtarey of Zernfalens, inthe parcone fhoufand tive bundzen-tkveatieandnine, astwithel fel) Mattheus Parifentis. Chere twas one Giraln of *Berneill an excelicht poet in the Atalfan tong: another named Baptit Gtrald, was afamous citi' zen of Jferrara, anexpert ypfictan, andanerquifié pilofoyber, being publibe pzofettoz of philofoyhie it Giraldus Cambrenfis. that befend theirecuntrte 7 the Wiralvines Who ae -_thep that mabe the enintte quake ti bis thin 2 he loo fuffice,as he was gladtothe hartrot.Soneaf, tetas the nobles tn openaffemblic iwere ripping vp the faidcitie, during the {pace of ten peares. J baue 10 therto Canibyenfis. And fothlie,as ofteras Frall fo mind the fateng feene a loozke of one Gregorins Gtraldus Ferrarienfis de fier Giraldus Cambrenfis hath béene one of this fa: milie,neore of kin to fir Daurice Fitsgirald. This gentlemaniwas boznein Wales, and thereof bets of this Hiftoxograyber, F map not but mufe boty -_fumpe be hitteth the natle on the bead . And tho toil conferre thefr continual fucceffe from the pens &€ Ghereat tothat pour bolt. And trulie werempoce ningof this fentence(tbich was twzitten aboue 4oo " fertsfo heinous as J fuppofe poutwould with them fobe,pou would not labour tociond pour talke with peares amd bpiward)With this age of ours,fall fone -_ppercetue,that thefe foods tuere rather propbefies of named Cambrenfis, ofthe tp020 Cambria, thatinoly future mifhap,thancomplaints of former infortes, fime was adapted fothat part of aritannsa. Yewas Dericintwarn with Wenrte the fecond, conquerozof At this datelet them bebauc themfelnes daltantli¢ reland, betig at that time the kings fecretarte, 20 in tyarte,and lofallie in peacespet notivtthifanding, n fox that (pecfallaffiance bing ienrte repofedin {uch Manders are raffled, fuch rumors noifed , fuch him, belwasawotnten to accompante prince Zobn ~-tales bznted,{uch fables ttvitlen,fach ontrne reports cc foc darke rivles,as at this prefentpoubauedones but init plaine ¢flat Criglith, pourlorthip would &¢ fouereignes quarell afpiren to this typeof honour,in "é fbich at his naie( Goo and imp Bing be thankeo ) 9 Hand : {9 ponrlordthip taking the nigher waietothe -ttwatled,fuch malicious tnuentions forged , that inch as are inantheitie cannot but of force fufpeat them, "Chis gentleman wasberietwell learned, atol -onlefle thep twere able ,Itke gods , tote tn the bot cc Wad, bp charging ime tolth treafon, tonld glanlie lerable divine, acommendable yhilofoyher,notruse tome of each mans confctence . But hho fo witheth in phpfike., thilfull incofmograyhie, afingular goad -anie gadneffe to that nriferable conntrie,anod noble ¢< bloud,and bp catching mp lands into pour clouches, tripfgroundlie on my top, thatbptheadingof mp é that buft fo néere bpon pour manos of Isfloare and Rathimgan,as FJ oare fate thep are an ete-foze onto antiquarit, anozato2, trtndenorcomparable te the -_ppzogenie,{et bim With all the beines of bis heart bee betk , fn bis file not in thofe dates taken for the (eect) Dod, firik that the bigher powers be flotve in fwortk, rather efchetoing the name of a rude tuziter, 30 beleening the defpitefull reports of enufous backe then purcafing the fame of an eloquent czontcler, biters.Secondlie, that the Gtraldines beare then cofiumenti part prima gtanarij, Cambrenfs lib, conqu, Hib,rub,17, ned glofes twit arte probable colours. So thal row not,onlele be taketh the mantobeouerlauit and confequentlie the battered tweale-publike of of bis pen in freamptng of bis aduerfaries with quips ping tatonts, abich(as 3 gefle) flowed rather froma Greland reedified. Mhe familie is Cnglifh , and per gentleman. -fufpicion be abandoned, fo hall malfctons Manders thisclerke was fomeubat {pare in wows, andliber rallin{o&tences, What he meanethbp this berdia Ye {quatted, fo thail that noble bonfe be trufted, ce fathfon than to be thus malepertiie cocking ano bils it is fuel knotwne that the Irth rather feare thelt flanting oftentation of a rotting kindof rbetoztike, 40 force , than loue their perfons . Ano reafon god pardie. Fez the Irth bearing in mind,that the Ov than from anie great malice he bare ante one. Wolwraloine being thereto deputebp the prince , bath m beit,3 mate uot gainefaie,but as be was bind there allages conquered their lands, abated thetr conta hetmke , hewas fomevbat biting abere he ilt: gespifcomfited their men,vanquithed their armies, bed. tut ubat bis indgementis of the Ciraloins Daunted their potwer,fugretfed theirforce, cure made maie platulie apeare in his chontcle out of which ¥ them beconte true and tributarie fubieas to the baue culled this.praifetwogthie fentence infuing. crotone of Cngland: thep haue gad canfe fo beare Hee 8 busssgeneris omen (7 hat condstia, Semper in arr mata militia chari,femper proms femper rebusin A artys ais that fept butbolow bearts, that thelv fo ever thep make in outward ayperance. Lhns much generaltte nobult preflanticunr,Ceffante vero necefatatis articulo, facie pare, non potust. Padev{que sn hodsernum gens bac Giraldide . Lut fount 5 qui patriam conferwant £ Girale Maurice was loop of Lireconilie, and being entire Cua quae limordetractat ? Giraldide. Siprincipemtente frenuitas _‘tie therrof to Coumocke mac Dernret , mse dio at Mich time be builded the caltell of Stigagh. Lis aoe Vie fcised of the bole countrie,beigane the one mole! taymerita dieneipevloter reperiffent quam tranquillum, vie. Fread the Giratoine baron-of Dybalée, in the Band quam pacy jumolim Leherniafatum reddrdeffent ? Sed bo- prare'r270% Dhaur (ene it regiffred, that there eed ope propertic‘annercd to thishonte. Inwareeandmace fiallbgotles thepavedandalen, thepare called; thep are lutled,tho but they. ¢ hep vole the gos, Wut then thefe: martiall.garboites are aypeated, they @rovelther though falle informations tmongfullic bebated,o2 clfe bpennionscarpersGinitertic falpeee ted, Wolvbeit, enuie with all bir maliciousdstits, conld neuer bolic fuplant the fertill qroue of this couragious ¢noble progenie.dndmangre the beads of all nralicions promoters this fept, pea enen at this daiv beareth,twith the few Hips there ingraten, wofinalldroke in Feelend . Who are thep that fcale the ents fart ¢ Che Giralomes; Who are they aad Cherefore the trnth ¢ certemntie ts , chat Zobn Fu oe gitalo, forme to bomras Fitsgirald ; twas the fictt Larle of Litldare, md twas cteated carle wpon Hs eccation. of 08! Ju the peate 1290, mdin the cfabteenth pearee sant Cdivardthe fir ; CClilliam UWetste was made le20 a -_fultice of Jreland.T his manbeing either nogligeni 42 rat in the goucrnment ofthe countrie,emibolby ed the Frith enintie to tndamage the ings fubiecs moze eftfones than thep tere accuffomrd to De Cbele cnormities being fox the (pace of fours peses _tolerated,the {ubieas midiking of the Sacked af hele gousenour,gaue cut fac utter fpercoes oS Welcie after be had (ubfituten William aie in Tefcie fots bis rome, twas tmbarked, making as bot fot after lowethy, the baron as be could. The king and bis councell bry the end the trath Mould be brought to light, aypoins -_teda {et daie for the dectding oftheir controuerfie, and that cach of them fhould {peakse fobimfclfe abat be conld. Wherebpon Uelcie being commanded to begin,fpaketo thiseffect. My dread fouereigne, as J mulacknotplenge atefctes mrp felfe fometthat agreeucd,to be intangien in fo tre S28tton, -_-tricatea matter,fo Jam as glad as bart can thinke that fo wefghtie a controuerfic is brought to the decks oa tetof the kings entmntes, an bpbolder of traito2s, a in Cugland,that be kneeleth bere before pour high: 55 nelle ( pointing to the barorof Dyhalie) that isthe Yotand cropofall thefeenozmities . JFo2 tt is tuell >> She baron briveling with might amd maine bis _-ardie as once to peakeontof their cabbins, And 22 hole, bare bimfelfe as colo in countenance 348 the thereas bis force bath greatlie amase them thinks 5, I. Pp tor Jam verie glan, at at length pon rage them? Cote furtheranceof tehich it ts apa 7? poutfelfe out of that net, therein all this e¢ "ile pou matken.as foy mine anceffo2 , ioe pou a bankerupt, botv Tic) 02 hot paze be Mas rantlie knotone,andit thall be proned, that be hath »9 notoncliein hacker mucker , by fundzie meflages , {mboldened pour mateffics entmies, to {poile your ec Dpon bis repatre to Zreland 33 purpofe not at this -fnbtecs,but allo by bis perfonall prefence, in feeret 27 Maurice Fitsgirald , one of the earles pagenl womfine sau/a semper eft falpetaftrenuitas. This hath been so 8 Ciraldine the fourth earle of iildacr, inthe peate 1287.35ut % take that kalendar to bearea falfe bate. continnallie , faith Cambrentis ,a pettinie 02 fatall tng no2 facking bts matter,(quoded with all hatk in: -_-to England , there he tas no foner infhozed than - fo30s , J will make the eate a peece of mp 50 knowne,thathe beareth that froketoith the Frith, blade, asif he once but frotoneat them,thep Dave not be fo "" fo25, was lo2d inftice of Frelaw tr the peare Tage, Ty cab # dike Qui fiantsquosbeftesformidant? Grraldide Luifung, a great , factions on both foes tuere railed, toith bab and oe mightte too2ds, and deepe ofhes; till time either part inte England appeafedbis otwne. She baron of Dyhalie not hep. ¢« Muttherer of fabiets ,afirebzand of diffention,a é tanke thefe , an arranttraitoz : and before 3 eate treat of the bonfe of dktloare, Moides plantularam eccrementis vires\in-infula non modi~ 6166 haber -« Qui fonts, qui penetrant hoftium penitralia? to. giue pou the mattric in words, and to (uffer pou 2? -_iike a bealling curto barke,but then 3 {ee mp time ling with me that ant thp gouernout. Wherefore, Zo ding of fo dprightandmpite. And whereasit fod 5, ¢¢ albeit thy taunts are fuch as thep might force the pas ‘with pour maieffies pleatute,with the aoutle of this ‘ tlente® philoforyer that is , fo be chokt twfth choler + pour honourable councell, that, as bntvecthie, 22 © pet S tooulo hane thee ponder my (peeches,as though ould haue the gouernmentof pourrealine of Sres Z delineredthem in my mofffober and quiet mop, -_land;and during nip time, pour maiefties {nbiecs, >? I faic tothe face ofthee, aw J willauow bat fap ane bene,F map notdeniceit,dfuerfite annoied,fo2 c¢ Dito the,that thouarta fryorter of thenes,abolites -mtp difcharge,as ¥ (aid in Jreland: fo J auotw here exofi silatim vltiont » flation adima lwore deprofa « Ver §9 ofthe Gtraldines , now % purpofe pacticularliete watamen tanle generofitatis fluam liner ad plenum extir= _teberfall of thefe matters before our betters. ok>> -sbeit,buving the time pon beare office,T am refolucd ec PoU,pou might make mp maifer pour fonne a pros 30 derftanding the occafion of their fudden arrinals, to Tkienins A gentleman quoth the loxd tnffice: hou balo eerepticty, baron,3 tell thee the Wetcies were genflemenbefore c¢ the Oiraloines were barons of Dyhalie, pea and bes é foye that Welt bankruptthine anceffonr(he meant fit Paurice Fitsgtrald )fethered bis nefk tn Lei pe fer. And tihereas thou takett the matter farre id fnuffe,¥ twill teach thee thy lparfpupsafter an other felues in all theit affaires f dutifullie, that thele -curfousinferchers be not able to Depatnt their felge thereof. Zobn theabbatof faint Albons fatth, that well buderffann Hben Wwe both thall be brought to the <¢ not - eae of fellonte o2 treafon. 3fo2as 20 3 twill be {ure to bite. imine anceffozs tnih {pending of their bloud in their Mhele biting {perches palling fo and fro, the ings fone into Areland, asoneof bischiefe and Difcretett councellozs, Among ather bis works, be wzoteonebokeofthe Joannesdelo- Detciption. of Zreland , ather tivo of the conquet' thefe foo2ds proceed from pour lothip , as froma 9? by peccemele thefeuerall arms their tenants {uffe: magtifrate;¥ am a fubiect , to betrieo bp o2der of ted, the load iufttce Willing todifburden bimfelfe of -_latv,and am foprie that the gouernour,obo pught by 7" thectime,began with niftic kind of {peachestolaic -_vertueof bis publtke authozitie tobe my {udge,is bp the tole fault on the lod John Fitsgitalos thonls -_reafon of pziuat malice become mine acenfer, is ders,fateng in parable inife,that be was a great oc Wuttf peu btter thelefpeeches asa privat per: 99 caftonof thefe diforders,in that he bare bimfelfe i font,thon I John Fttsytralo, baron of Dyhalie, oo palnat quarrels as flerce asalfon, butinthefe pubs tell thee UaitlliamTefcie,a fingle foie gentleman, 2? likeintaties be tas as meéke asalambe. Lhe bar t0 that J antno traito2,no felon; athat thou art the ronof Dybalie {pelling ano putting thefe fyllables -_onelfe buttrefle,by tabled the Bings enimics are fup: ?? together,{pakeint this wife. pooted,the meane and inflrument bp abich his mtaic2 Tuo Giz Pp lord, Jam bartilie forte thatamong all his Mies fubicas are datlie {potled. Therefore F asalotnbsantwer. noble aflemblie, pou make me pour oneliemarke all {ubtect fate tratto2 to thp teeth,and that thalt thou 53 Ciraldines. And thoare thep theme ennie backbis -tethe The Ciraloines. Frit had tad with the gua -_fortuneof the Diralpines,thatthe hing tithyequalt balance wonldpoite thetr balure, long per this bap all Jreland betne put tn quiet and peaceable fate, iatthetebaltantueffe and potver batty bene from -_-tinte fotime twithont fufficient canfe fufpened. Ii, djs gentivm, dedicated to erculesdubeof Fertaaya pithicbokeand verte tell permed. AlfoSyluc- 35 felfc, that poureft pon reatort, not opatt ragé + ff - tuifice fas bot fr toozds , and replied in this ec poubut bis countenance doth tymnderfullie incow ane to debate , Bet thus much J map boldlie faie; 66 meetings,be gaue them fud courage, as neither the 29 became dither asa bier ,notasabegger . be rofaltie of pour bighnelfe,t10: the anthozitic of pour , a ra the enimies iano bp pending bis bloud:but fies -_deputic , netther the force of pour lates, nop the king like « fpider in bis coptueb to intrap ftrength of pour puiffant armie,twas able to quench °? a sendeuo? tobeg {ubietsiinings tongfullic,by the flame of thefe burlie burlies, that through bis 55 se charge metoithmalepertnes,inthatZ piefume -srtozmities through bis prtuie packing with rebels ?" Pour thappith onid,totth a knayptth ue, 3 wols gouernourin the hatred of the people,bis adherents ,, oe them of their innocentlines. Antheras «c ‘o@op loathe toith pon being goucrnour, by antes « aeaeee onderftand, noty , that vou put me iW ec folall authoritic,bnt asa nobleman %nefpife ae traitozous Driftwere inbindied. Thefe and the Ithe being vatlic committed,to bing me pour maictttes >2 both fecretlie muttered, and openlie erclamed a, oe difindion, that ¥ asaubiea honour -gatnffme and my gonernment,as though the re ?? Pour dungbill gentilitie.2aftlie,whereas pou charge ; ? @Cherebpon being in conference twith fuc as -_twere the chtefteinsof pour realme of Frelanp , al» °? fe om Oe odious termes of traito2,murtherer,and 2 and theretnithall pou with me torefoluemyp -_-dsefic of all thefe harmes ha tyolie Ken in mine >» banos, beit |