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Show pert fields tuith bis hoxlenwhaid feeing that the DE forians being there be had the advantage of themgt ueth mow fiertelie the onfer-opon them, any fluc a great number of them; and fuch as ftraiedand were tobe gitien but with qreat folemnities and cerentor niessand the pertort fo to be honozed,twas tobe ado2 Lo fcattered abode, they either Aue themo2 overtizely them; and fuch as tucre onetthrdiune; the fotmer ned tith (ud) omametits as do fpeciallie apperteittetoith their Galloglaties ares didtut oft their beans. tothe furniture offudy ferntce, as rainelic a fins, Andthus hauing gottewthe-vianrie j they gathered. Atarget, a hele, a patte of (parres, and fad th aaDdthepWhich tere thus aduanced tueretamed 277-* bpandbaought before Dertiton pac Mowah thee hundzed of their entities heads,Abich (hep tatd'¢ put Lrez'o2 nights , and thus the name of ferntce toas! atbis fet; tubo turning cucrie of themone bp tneta thrvien to the namic of two2thip't pea this degree DIDgitote anid war tobe Of fuchcredit,bond md eftinta:' Brow them , dfo then for top Holo. bp both bis bans, and fhith a lolwd voice thautkhes God mok highlie. tion; that bings and: paitices Inere'and twould be bee rigcttcamfped and abdutfed, before they tvould dub : Among thele there was Hehead of one, thomefpe np promote aniemian Co thisekate.Wherefore confi zo tlallte and aboueall the eebomoztallichaten. Ano be tabing bp that by thehearechno cares , with bis Deving the efkate, nature ¢ worhipof abnight, ard téeth mot hozviblic anv 'chtelliebit alate bis nofe iwefeng allo theiconrie of this biftorie, it cannot be and lips, intended that all'thep fbich went oucr and ferued in After hig; they made g rode through the tole this conquett, though thep Were nained azélires, hat" countrie, € trarajcd almolk to the bitermof parts, therfore thep ould be compted ¢ faken for Enights and fill as thep pafled thep mutthered the: people, of tworthip and bighcalling : balethat they twere fucy fpotlon, burned,aid twaffed the itbole countrie.and ag Were crpert and fhilfall to feruedf toarres accoz' therebpon the piinecof Diorie by the aduifeof bis pitig to thenattite OF the tor /eP< Uherefore J friends, maketh (ute and intreateth fox peace ; shih hauc anddo Celithe word azilei inthis hittozte a go obteined (although it berte deed it was but colon gentleman of feratce. red and a biffenibled peace on both fives) thep put tn (4) Afpic, not to watch the doings of bis com thett heffages,made fealtic, and were fiwozme to bee trimen, thereby to takethentinatetp, but to note, markeandconfioer the nature,maner, and difpoft, tion of the countrie and people : thereby to aduers fifethe earle how he Mould proutde and ower bis dws figs againt bis comming over into the land. faithfalt ano true to Dae Wo2.0gh, as bnto their lave full and true lod, Jn thefe fernices, as in all other, Robert of Warrie, and Weflerius bad the pricke andpraile., and thetved themfelucs of all others the moff valiant, 1Both thefe pong gentlemen tuere nes phues to.Fitsfteyhans(4) the one being bis beothers ahi geiritlemarn, ad bore and bcd tn Welk Wales, fonne,and the other his fitters fonne, Thep both were in od about the proatice of wBenbsoke.. We ts not iaiied no mentioned in fone bas of His hittorie, 40 of like balfantnette , but of (undzie difpofitions and (5) Daurtce of Wrendalgatt twas voubtletle a valt- bat 9 finding in {ach eremplars as 3 baucof bet credit oo thinke Z Mould haue pane toiong to haue omitted him, Lhere are pet of bis race potteritic amd nine; remaining at thefe daies tr the countic of natures, 362 Mellering being ambitious and dell» rous of honour, referred all bis doings fo that end; and thathheuer ye attempted, twas to aduance bis CHerford and clfethere, feo and hauethe name of a balfant mart , than tobe Ofthe ouerthrowgiuenin Offorie; and ofthefubmif%ion ofthe kingthereof, Chap.4. Hefe things thus Dore ad ended as (hep "twould themfelucs , thep tnereafe thetr are mie iwith the tolwnefinen of TWerfox, and a betng then about thre thouland men , thep mare towards (1) Diorte , whereof Donals was then the prince, ¢ hhoof all the rebels twas the mot nioztall enimie tric) Bac Morogh bad. Ffo2 ona fame and crevif, making move account to be repos fo int Deed. The other being of a certeine natural dif pofition both noble and baliant, was nefther a grar bie féeker of land anv praife; nop an ambitious cras uct of fante and honour; but being alivaies among so the belt, Did rather fekeanvtrauch to the bet, thar tobe ouelie counted the beft. WBefives, he was naturalliétnoued with (ach 8 maldenlic hamefatinede, anv no bragger 10; boar ffer,would netther glozifie bis dmings , no? pet ltke well of anie others ubich would fo do of bim.. By means thereoftt came to pale,that the lee amble tious and defirous be twas of honour, the moze the fame followed bint : for glozie and honourfollow al iwaics bertue, asthe thadotn the bodie , fhunning time be bauing the fatd Dermons eloeft fonin bis 60 them tho Dm molt feeke for bir,z fokotving them tho wardinrd handfaft was in gealontic of bim,and mits do left regard bit.anomante men are the move liked truffen him with bis wife: aherebpon be did not ons of manic, bicaufe they feeme not to like of anie + a0 lie (hut bine bp tita clofer p2ifon; bat alfo to be anens praife,fame, and honour mot commontic,tye tefl Ged thereof, and of other fuppofed inturics , putteth ts effcemed,the moze foner itis bade gotten. Ft fer ont both of bis(2) cies, Fir tyen Dermon and bis tuned on a time that the arimie thus being in Dio companie enter into DMorie, but thep durit not tie, thepdidon anigdt incampe themifclacs about ntateh oF adUenture anic further than to the midtt of thecountrte , becaufe the thole countric clfe was fall of wads, Mretits, paffes, and bogs, and no inate anoldcaffell. Shefe two gentlemen as they were tet ivant.late togittier, anv fuddentie there toas 8 gteat noife,as it were of an infinit number of men, at all for mento trauctl, Wat uber thep met andine comntored with the Dfortans, they found v0; coe {wards no; daltards, but valiant men , and Rho tod Luell to the defenfe of their countrie , and manfallie vetted thett enintes, sFo3 thep trnlted & much to tbich feemed fo breake in and ruth in among fem, inith great force mba tage, Deftroteng all that cut {was, and making a great noife twith clathing of their barneffe,ano ftriking of their bils togither, a0 theretwithall fuch a notfe and a (yotet, as thong ae Chap.4.,5- The Conqueft of [reland. nemand earth inould bane conte togfther, Thee hind of yhantafines and illufions vo offers times hagpen in Breland, efpectallie then there be a» nie hoftings.With this notfe the mozepart of the ars mie was fo afraid and difiriatd, that for the moff part thep all len, fome into the mds, and fome into the hogs, cherie one feking a place where to bide ano fuccour bimfelfe' Wut thefe twoonelte tarieng beHirid, ranght to their tocapons, and fopthtwith full manozfernant; bis armozis atkull,atacke, an ba: bergeon or fhirtof male,a fivo20 and a{parre;othertwtfe named a Galloglatie ar o2 balbert , ¢ this man 7 {s counted the beft foulbier on fot,and the frength of the battell, Dhete tr all hotkings baue attending vp: on thenta number of botes and dsernes, and tio oo fpoile and bill all (uch as be ouctthzotone and hurtin the Gelos, bololicran to Fitsteyhans tents, mocalledagaine 10 The confpiracie ofRothorike tio- © togither all {uch as tere thus fcatteredarid incotras narch ofIreland, and ofthe refidue gen then to fake their weapons, and te fand to bes feri(e, Wobort of Warrie tv all his hurlie burlietan: Dingalone bp hinifielfe mufingercept aman o2 tive Of hisdtone men bout him, did aboueall others not ofthe princes again{t Mac Morogh and Fitefephans. Chap. 5. tithout ante qecat admiration of nianie, and fo the gteat gtéefe of fach as cnuied him, beacquit hime 8 SA the meane time the wbhevic of fortune ts turned bpftde dolwne, wid hep trhtch before felfe. for among other gad gifts which were in dim, femed to and aloft , are not afrato offt thisivas (pectallie reported of him; that no feare, 02 ding ; and thep Hbtch were on high, in perill fonce,tta fudder mithap o2 ntifanuentare thatfoener, 20 COUID at anic tinte make him afraty 02 dtfcomfoyted, hol fo fall. Foz alfone as it twas noifen through the frbole land of the gud faccefle of Dermon, and of the ad to fie atwaie. Ffo2bowloener things fell out and comming in of rangers into fhe land, and ibercof bawoned,he was aliwates at hand, and ina readines fhep twere much afrald : Kothorke prince of (1)Coe With bis weapons to the fight. Andfuchbaoneas ts nagh, and (2) monard)of the trhole land , conteans altwates readie to abive thathoencr Hall happen, topreaent that mifchecfs maie infue,is bp all mens ting hotvof fmall things greatdm gro; anoconff: fedgerments courted the bet and baliantef man, Mis man was he,aboin this Frith wares was the fittt hho either ivas friken o2 burt, As concerning hole land was infomepertil, fendeth above bis meflengers, and {uimmoitety a parlement of the bering that bp the comming in of ftranger's , the thefoxefaid phantafine,this one thing ts much noted 56 tholeland: abebeing aflemblen , andthe matter at Of it; that m the mosning followingbenall things Wore pacified and quieted,the grafle and weeds Abich the night before fod there bpatght andof a great Heiaht, viv now in the movolwlic Dotorte flat bpot the ground, as though the fame bad bin trovenwith Gteat multitude of people, and pet ivas it mol cers feine that none ban beene there at all, full debated, thep do with ote voice and confent cor clude and determine fo make open warres, and to giue the battell bute Dac Moogh, And forthwith es therie manhauing made readie both men and armoz to his bttermoft polver, dw foine all theft forces and ftrengthstogtther,and with maine and firength om inuade thecountrie of Dkenfile in Leinfier, Dermon Pac Morogh in this dilktele was fone frhat aifquieted, and inagreat perpleritic ; partlie (1) Shore be tive DMortes,the ane named the bps Pet Oilorte,which is of the anctent miberitance of the 4o bicanfe fomeof bis (but glofing) frendsdifrufting the fequele, oid thainke from him, ¢ bid themfelues: Pacguilfatheikes and tho are the barons therof;aip fome of them moff traito2onfie, contrarie to their this heth in the ofoceffe of Lefgbling': the otherlieth ofh and promife, tuere fled to bis entmies : and fo int OM thenorxhof Oamond, ad is onderthe turifdicton this bis offtreife he had berie fet frends, faning on Of the earleof Demond, thots alfo the carle thereof, being rammed earle of Dzmond md Diforie. FE lie Kobert Fitsexhans and the Englifhmen with {Sadioceme ofit felfe, and the bithop thereof ts nas him.' ie therefore with fuch companie as be had, tent onto a certeine place notfarte from Ffernes, Mevdthe bityop of DMorie , whofe (e and boule fs at Rilkernte. Ft ts parcell of the pronince of Leinffer fihfd) was compaffed and inufroned round about with great thicke ods, bigh file hilles, and with a the obeifance then of Dermon Mac Wor (2) Zhis teas s conrteons bind of puntthing ; for Chmontie fach isthe reuenging nature of the mere Srihman, that albeit he can o2 vo late neuer fo mas Me plagues and punifyments bponbis enimie:pet is be never fatiffien, bnileffe he baue allo bis life, pea &HD manic not therewith contented, but till otter their ticken nature cucn bponthe dead carcafe, as doth apeare inthis chapter of the fame Mac Wo» o bogs and waters; a place fo rongofit (elfe , as it Wwas inva maner inacceffible , and not fo be entrep ihte.And as fone as thep were entred into the fanie, thep forthwith by the abutfe of FFitstteyhans (3) dfo fell Dotwnte tres plalhed the md, cal great tren, ches and ditthes round about , aid madeit {0 tric, narroty, cr@lied, and firong,tat there yas no pal fage noz entrie for the enimie ; and pet bp thetr art and induftrie it was made much moze Trong, togh,tho finding one of bis enimics heads, was not (1) Conagh,tn Latine Conacia,is one ofthe fine ed, bntill in moft cruell manerbe did with bis 60 postions of the lan, accozding to the ancient dintt tet bite awate bis note and bis lips. (3) Zhereare irr Zrelano thre forts 02 degrees of tS the firllis the ho: Tema,the commoniie is gentleman bome,and he is armed with fuch armo2 8S the {erutce of that countrie requiretty; the fecond a @ ts the Kernaugh, ¢ be alfo is a gentleman o2 . @bolver bome , but not of that abilitie to matnz b ihe abozfe with his furniture , and therefore he is "ight fontoter on fot ; bis armo2 fs both light ano ber, being afkull , a left gantlet o2 atarget, a Band fkeine, ann thre o2 foure darts : the third ps the Galloglaffe, tha tvas Siri brought in land bp the Cnalidhinen , and thereof taketh Hame. Fo: Callozias ts to fate,an Cnghity poor on. Sn it-are thirtte cantreds 02 baronies; and before and batill the conquelt thep were bidet the goucrn ment of the feptof the D Conners, the elpeftman of &bhich feptby the Frith tat twas over the princes but at-the conqueft it tas given to certeine noble menof England, ¢bycerteine velcents it came to fir Walter de Iurgo , tho twas 1070 of that thole prouitice and earle of Wolter. From thele Wurghs befcend the Burghs now being ft Conagh, thep _betng of abafe line, and firff were put onlie in trat to kepe that countrie to the bie of their los , abo then divelled and remained tn Cngland, Zhis coun, tric lieth betiweene Tiler in the nozth, Pounker tr the ae -= 7 > ses + create the crevitand eftimation thereof, it twas Not Chap.3,4, theit wanted ged fortune and fuceeffe in fuch like af faires, that they fhronke nota thit from them, but Dpane them perforce ‘out of the bogs and wars,, md follotucd them inte the champaine countrte,» Robert Fitseyhans being in the plate ado, - = The ConquettofIreland, lie gentleman. And for fortuch as feruice in the ficlds did carie atwaie twith it the greateft ono2 and credit, and princes willing ¢ defirous to incourage gentlemen to orcell that twate ano in that kind of fernice, thep deuileda third degree of honour nanied kuighthod. And this,as it ercelleth the others before and not to be ginett but for great defert: fo to ire |