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Show The Conquett ofTreland. Chap,3 an ptt,pet fHep fhontd not therefore bauethe tole em pire and entire Coucreigntie suct them: fox both tvere finfull people and merited tot anie favour at Coos hand,but deferued fo be fenerelie punithed,and therfore netther the one (albeit be fyerea conquero, and bab the oucr band)could pet obteine a feat(2)in Pal: las caftell, 103 petthe other be fullie {ubnucd ¢ bzogbt into perfec fubiecton . The Irith people are fatdto haue the foure men tome thep account to be great bit excellent gift in inuention, is fatd and fained bp the poets to be bone of the baatne of Jupiter tith, put anie mother, the tnnented the oder of twarres, and deuifen the mancr of fightings,the maketh men to beboland giucth the bicorte. And bicaute Eng: glifgmen could not obteine afall anda perfea tics: rie : therefoxe thep tuere faid not to fit in Pallas caftell, (2) There were tive Perlins, md both tere pro andcredit (3) Merlin, Bracton, Patrike, and Columkill, ehofe boks and pophefies thep haue among themfelues in their otone language, and all thep ine treating and fpeabingof the conquett of this land, Do affirme that the fame thal be affatten twith offer fwarres,the Orifes (hall be continnall,and the daugtfers great. Sut pet thep do not allure n02 tuarrant anie perfecto full conquett nto the Englith nation (4)not much befoxe dDomts date, And albeit the Hbole land of Sreland,fromt fea to fea,baue fo, the moff part bene in the potver of the Cnglitymen, andbp them fortified and replenifhed with fundzie and mae niccalfels, though fometimes to thefrpertiles and fmarts : pet Bracton faith, that the king tho Mall make the abfolute and finall conqueff, thall come from out ofthe deferts and mounteinsof faint pas trike, and bpona fundate at night thall toith force bzeake into a caftell builoed in the faftnelle of Dybar Sylvestris, bicaufe bis divelling and babttatton was neere o2 bp a fwmd called Calidoncs, He twas borne in the marejesof Scotland, buta man berie ercellent: lie twell learned in philofoybie, and in buotolengeof all naturall canfes; and by diligent obferuations be fwould gefle maruelloniite at the enents of manic things. Wherebpon be twas taken fo3 a popbefier, and reputed fox a magictan 02a dDiainoz. He was in the time of king Arthur, about fhe peare fue bune 20 dzed and theefcoze , andofthis Merlin tt ts fpoken in this bifforie. The other Merlin twas before this man and in the time of Gostiger : aboutthe peare af our Lozdfoure handzed and theeefcore , and be twas prorhets, and tthome thep bane tn great beneration 19 pheffers:: the one tuas named Azerlinus Calidomins, 02 lie : and bntill that time the Cnglith nation thall from time to time be incontinuall troubles with the Frithaie, fauing that they Hall hold and infote the fhole land bodering bpon the cat coatts of the feas, (1) the courfe of this bittorte noth at fall ves namedAmbrofins Merlinus, tho was alfo excellentlie iwell learned , both in philofophie andthe art magthe; but bis fentences tuere fo darkelie couched , that nos thing conlo be concefued 1102 uberfied bp them ber fore the event. (4) Much ado Here hath bene, andmante boks 3.0 tvzitten, concerttingthefull conqueff of this land: fo mante heads, fo manie reafons.But if men would haue the truth plainelic toln, it is fone tobe fens botw the beriecaufe proceedeth and ts continued for hantof a generalrefozmation. x5nt ylato bath f clare in particulars, boty the fict abuenturers were maligned, ¢ as much as might be velcredited. Fir Robert Fitstexhans,thole fernice was counted nos table, and bis fidelitie to his prince and king traftie and affured : pet fell be into the kings oifpleature, 40 blinded menseies,that feing thep can not n02will not fee : but hereof J (hall move at large tuzite iran other place, A breefe repetition of certeine things done within the cour[e ofthe historie {was calf into prifonand albeit delivered out againe, ; that are omitted. pet the king conceining fome gelonfie of him, ban bim ouer into Mozmandie, where be ferued twa Chap.37: pearesin bis warres: and although be lwere againe aftertward fentoner into Ireland, pet was benot Creby the wateit were not anifie betel' lie to touch ¢ declare of certeine things which fn anie authozitte 2 office. The earle Strangbow although be cante over totth the king bis fpeciall lt happened, ¢ Ghtch(fo2 certeine caufes)are not cence,pet bis qmd fuccelle yas fo ennied atthat the at full vifcourfen tn this forte, as tue toifhed hing made proclamation, that all bis {ubtecs be« that we might bane bad the opoztunttic fo to bauer ing ih Steland twith the earle, houlo returne ¢come so dane. Firk therfoxe pou hall pnderftano,that John the kings fonneat bis firft comming over butlocd home; and that no bittels, 19 munition,no2 anie re: leefe fhould be tranfpozted ont of ante of bis Domintthe caffels , one at Librach, an other at Archer onsinto Jreland. Andalbeit the earle atterivards phinan, andthe thirdat Uifemore, Liketotle the inere reconciled to the bing,pet was be fatne to peeln twozthie gentlemen were loft and killed ; nameltt, bnto him all his landand Dominion of Leinter vie Robert Warrie at Utfemaze, Reimond Fitsbughat tothe kings venotion, ¢ to recetue the fame againe Ditthan, and Retmond diantume at Diozte. BO tobe holden of the king. Metmonpd tho could not be bo Donaldthe prince of Utmertte fecretlie Mole charged,102 {potted toith anie bntruth: pet the trea: bpon the earles armie in Dfovie,as thep tuere cour cherous izeruie with bis falfe informations fo ins ming front Dnblin towards Limerfke, and Has ueigled and falfelie infoymed the king agatntt him, foure bundzed Dffomans,, and foure noble gentle that be twas fent for bome, and not trutten with ante ©° men,trbich Were their capteines; among them was Hourrnement. Hugh deLacie; aho(asthebitoxie DgtanicanArihman, Anvallo Dermond pac faith) twas the fivtt that made wwaicinto iltter,sho foptified the ponince of Leintter and Meth with mar Artie prince of Detmond , beingat parler with cet _teine men of Cozke not farve from the faid towne, frie toa peaccable Mate; be toas falpected to baug -_bal JFitstwalterand there tas be and the most part nie drong bolds ¢cattels, andbougbtallthecouns meant the impzopziation of the tole land to bis oloneble, and twas difiniled of bis charge amngor Rermement, and font fey homre:mvin place andliew of fhete were (entouer Gilliam Fitsaloelme, qh Upof Chetter,and others, inthome wasnovalueat all,but onelieto pill and poll the people,amdtobeape bp tteafure andriches, (2) Pallas ions the danghter of Xupiter,ho fo, {was there (et bpon bythe fab Corkemen ¢ (1) Sew of bis companie Haine, The like bapencd in Pet, -uberethepof Ikencole ¢ their capteine made s TOD, and being fet pon by one TAilltam the initice of that countrie , thep were all Maine and a bundzcd oF theft beads fent wnto Dublin. gporcoucr Zobi de Courcie found the bodies of faint watribe , faut Mrigtd,md faint Colome at Detne,awd mene themfrom thenfe,ogh ve acie.butlded bis cater x The Conquett ofIreland. Chap.37,38. at Deraach; thas there trattozouflie Aaine. Jobnoe Courcie at bis returne from out of Connagh lot our neto men ¢ Porzmans, tho bad not before bene in thofe parties, making {mall accountof them , dio not onelfemocke them,andlangh them to fcoane fox the manner of theft apparel, as allo fo, thefrlong beards and great glibs, tbich thep vid then Weare and ble accozding to the bfage of their countrie: but alfo thep dtd barolle neale andill intreat mante of them. hele men nothing liking fuch intertefnment hifted themfelues out of the towne , ¢ with all hak firtéeneof bis belt gentlemen.Koger le Potwre a bas liant,and a luftie pong gentleman, toas bp treafon faken and murfhered in Dilorie, oberebpon the > rithmen forthivith brake ont from their nue obets fance to the Bing of Grigland, and rebelled agatntt the Cnglithmen,deftrofed mane caftels, ab fet the frhole realme in.a great furre and bnquietnefe, Ds ther {andzie things happened trhich Were to long to to fped themfelnes home : enerie one into bis ofpne recite ; and therefore leaning the fame, toe twill rev botsfe; ¢ from thente they twitth their tines, chilozen, turne to ont bfifozie. and boufholo, departed and twent fome to the prince of Limertke , fometo the prince of Corke, fome to (1) Hhisiheobald Fitstvalter, ho by his nation Rothortke pziice of Connagh,and fome fo one lorv, foas named IBecket but bp bis office Wutler , was and fome fo an other : and to thefe thep aeclared o2¢ the fonne of Walter the fonne of Dilbert :¢ was the berlic ote thep bad bene at Waterford, and what fic Wutler that came into Zreland, tho being a thep had féene there, and hotw thep tuere intreated ; iwife andanerpert man, twas firlk (ent toith Tilt and bot that a pong man twas comethither garded am Fitsaloelme. Affertwards be twas ent ouer bp iwith pong men, and gufoed bp the counfeis of Bing Zobn fo bietw and ferch the countrie ; and in the 20 pong men: fn thom there tas nofate,no fobzietie; end be grete into {uch credit , that be tpas infeoffen no ffeofattnedte , no afloreonetie, thereby thep and with great luings there,as alfo abuanced (and bis thetr countrie might be afured of ante fafetie, policritie after bint) to great borio2s ¢ promotions, hele princes and namelie thep thee of Connagh, hich nofo are named earles of Dymond and Dl Cozke, and Limerike,apo were the chefett, and tho te, iwere then preparing themfelues tit a readinefle to bane come and falnted the kings forne,and to hane The caufes why England could not make thefull and finallconque/t ofIreland. peeloed biito him the dutiful obetfance of faithfull fubieds : then thep beard thefe netwes,thep began fireightwates to imagine, that of {uch enill begins 3° nings tore endings would infue: and reafoning Chap.38 the matter among themlelucs,did conclude,that if thep thusat the firft ofp ovale fo pifcourteanite with 8 © were not amifle , that we note nin the bumble, quiet, and peaceable ment: fat tyould } ments,thythe kings fonne ban notthe belt {would be loth to recefue {uch oifcourtefies at their confider the canfes,anbd declare the tmpedt- ~ fucceffe in this bis fo honourable a fonrnie, a tiberefore bis fo famous attempttobe not effea: that albeit the fame cant not reuoke and remedie that abich is paft and done,pet that it mate bea fore Warning to that txbich maie follow and infue. Dhe 4° fhep dm to {uch as teremightie and ffout, and frho bands? Wherefore tolth one confent thep concluded principal and chiefe caufe J {uypole and thinke to be, bicanfe that fbereas the patriard of Jerufalem to and and loine togither againt the Cnglith natic on, and to thefe bttermoff to aduenture thet Lines, and toftand te the defenfe of their countrie and li bertie, And fox the performance thereof, thep enter into a neto league among themfelues , and fore rach one fo the other,and by that means enimics bes Hamed Weraclius came tan ambatlage onto bint, fore are noty made frends andreconciled, This we inthename and bebalfeof all the whole land of yar bnolv to be truc,and therefore tue (peakeit, and that thich tue fa toe do boldlic tvitnete . And for fo leftine called the bolte land,requeffing that be twould mud as toe thus fondlie and in our pafte oid abufe take bpon bim tobe their belpe , and defending the them,tho in bumbleneffe came bnto bs: therefme fame againt the Salavine then king of Cgppt and bid Wwe well deferue bp Godsinf tudgement (tho of Damaice ; sho bauing bent his tole force a hateth the proud and bigh minded)fo lofe the others, Saint them, twas like tolthin two peares following Btterlie to be overrun, the fatd bolie land, onlede 5° for by thiserample they were dtterlie ifcouraged to like of 0s, And this people and nation thongh it bs fme refene f11 the meaite time and twith erpedition were proutded : be btterlie dented and. refufed the fame. anobeing further bzged to fend oneof bis Snnes,althoughit were the pongett : he vented that :making no accountneithetof the cauteit felfe, hich tas hz If ;n02 of the people , trhich twere chzt Gians :netther pet of the perfon , hich was a renee Tend and honourable perfonage, And pet nenerthelele be fentforth bis ponger barbarous and rade not knowing that apperteineth bnto honour; pet mot and aboue all others do thep' defire to be exalted and honoured. And although thep be not albained to be found falfe of thetr tyo2d, and bniutt in thetdealings : pet will thep greaflte vif commenditeng aid commend truth , loning thattre others, tbichts not to be found in themfelnes. 15ut to the matter, What great enils and inconuenter> fra fenrnie 02 boffing, moze fumptuous than 60 res d@grow bp lucy follies and infolencies, a twife man map fone learne by the erample of Rehoboam Ste needful 02 profitable And thither Z prate pour Gas it into the eat and againtt the Saracens anv the fornne of Salomon, ¢ fo by an other mans harme learne to betware of bis otone.(2) 30? be being lead Micteants ? fo, no,it was into the we , 4 againt biseuen dxittian , nothing faking the abuancing of Sods glorie, no2 promoting of bis caule, but onelte {3 bis otone prinat incre and fingular commobitte. An other canfe twas this. Atthe firft landing and ew arieof the kings fonne at GAaterfow, a great mas ile of the ctefelt of the Frtfhmen in thofe parties, and bho fince thetr fir (ubmiffion to king tyenrie bao fatthfull ato true , thep being abucrtt feb of this bis arriuall, 10 come and refozt onto bimin peaceable mancr , and affer their beft o2dcc tefalate btm, ano congratulate bis comming, ‘Sut and carried by pong mens councels, gate ayong mans anfiver bnito bis people, faieng bute them 5 @p finger is greater than was mp fathers loins, ans thereas he beat pon twith rods, F twill tcourge pou with (corpiaiis,by reaton whereof ten tribes Foz. fobe him fox eticr', amb followed after Feroboam, Another caufe ts this, Abert Mobert Fitstepjans came firft ower, and alfo'the earle 5 there tere cers teine Irithmen tichtwkepart with thent,and fart: fulite feruewtrvet them; and hele were tewarded and had gluon vitethem fo) tocompente er' |