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Show The Conqueft ofIreland. The Conqueft of Ireland; Chap.s,6,7. Chap.7,8. thon it ts i great flantes , tt ts the harder to be. The fpeeches and 6rationwhich the fouth, and the feasin the tvell. Che checfetk and Rothorike O Connor made onelie metdant towne 02 emporium thereof ts yntohis foldiors, Gailowaic. (2). Shere twas altvates onepainefpall gouerio2 and ; Chap.7. among the 3rith,hom they named & monarch he twas commonlic etther-of the ac Carthies tu the ee Cthortke D Connoz, fering thathy of 02 , einer MPounfier, o20f the Pozoahs in > thefc bis dentfes and pradifes be couldda D Connors in Connagh, as this Rothortke was, no god at all, and thinking that foxfomuch 4e twas elededs chafen by the common confent of as hecould not auaile with words, be with All.thenobilitic of the land: 4 being once chofen, all ao force and armes,asbis laff remcdie and belpe, pre Did homage and fealtie tuto him . The pros pareth bis armo2, and maketh for the battell; and ab mee of Meth, thich twas the leat of the fitte fences fembling bis people togither, maketh onto them rall portions, twas referued aliwais brito bim for bis thefe (peeches.38¢ right noble and baltant oefendors diet. F02 hough the Omolaghlins id divell in of pourcountrte alibertic , let bs confiver-tuith Hoth, and iwere great inheritors 02 poffeffioners fibat peopie,and for that canfes tue are nol to fight there,pet thep tuere not counted faz peinces as oand twage the battell . hat enimte of bis owne ther tuere.Chis monarch Did gouerne the. tole land countrte, that tpzant ouer bis otwne people, and an sntuerfaliie, ¢ all the princes Wwere Directed by bim: oper cnimic bnto all men, and tho femetimes was in him it laie tether. if ould be peace 92 iwarte 5 20 anerilea man; fe how be being inuironed wih the and tbat hecommmanded toas altwaies Done. them keepe force of rangers, isnot returnes, ¢ mindeth the to is (3) Shemaner ofthe Zrithgie bfter beffrucion of bs all, and of this bis nation.be felucs from force of theeninties, 02 tit the bags, 03 enuicng the fafetic of bis countrie and countrimen, inthe ods: the one ofbis nature is fo rong as no bath procured andlzought inaftrange nation bpon poreman is to aduentureinto the fame; the other %3,that bp the belpe of a batefull people be might fac foith induftric hep make Mrong,by felling of trees tiffie and move effectuallic accomplith bis malice, plathing of the ioods;and by thefe means the bozfes frhich otherwife byno means be could haue brought tarres) their mien (in abomris all the firength of but topafte. ie then being anenimie,bath brought ttt enimte, the fo canhaueno pallage 102 entrie that enimic thich bath beene eucr batefull both bnto mufk either retire, or goon fot, 03 {eke fore other waic. Sf they Will md mu neds palle that tate, 30 bint,and bnito bs; and tbo are moft greedie fo bane the fouerefgntie ¢dominfonouer bs all, protefting thep muttofneceflitie goon fot, and then thep are and opentie affirming,that by a certeine fatall nett tm weake,and cafilie to be oucrcome by the Liernes, do thep nie thep are to be rulers ouer this land: pea ,¢ (0 far {rhofe feruice isonclie on fot : therefoye there as bath be thea ont bis benome, and almoff cuerte man places, {uch checfelie keepe themfelues int is fo inuenomed theretoith, that not no fauo; noz thep can fake the abuantage of others, andnotos mercte is fo be Mhetued. D cruell beatk,yaa moze cr thers of thet. ell than cucr tuas beat! fox to fatilfie bis infatiable andto be auenged with the bloudtheding of The defcription of Dermon Mac Mo- malice, bis otone people, be (pareth netther bimfelfe,no2 bis rogh, and ofthe mefjage ofRothorike O 4° countric,nozfer. Dhisis he uhois amott crucil ty: Connorfentvntohimfor peace. tant over his otune people: thists he tho with the force and belpeof frangers bieth all force and cra Cap. 6. Ermon Wac Worogh was a tatt manof ffature, and of alarge and great CSbodic,a valiant anda bolo toarrio: in bis " nation: and bp reafonof bis continuall bas lowing and crieng bis voice twas hoarfe : herather elticagaint all men. ide deferueth feel therefore to be bated ofall, thich aketh to be an enimie buto all. Woke therefore (pee wworthie citizens) toell to pont(clues; 3 faic loke and confiner well boty by thefe meanes, 3 meanebyciuill difcozd,all realmes € nations haute fothe moff part beene onerthzotwent chofe and defired to be feared thar to beloucd : a ¢ banquithed . (1.) Julius Cefar minding to tnaade great opeffo2 of bis nobilitie,buta great abuancer 5° $Weitaine bad the repulte ttwife, ¢ was dzivert out by of the pmze and tucabe, Lobis owne people he was Lough and greenons, and batefull bnto frangers;be Would be agatni all men, and allmenagaing bin. Rothorke minding to attempt anie wate that foes uet,rather than to aduentute and twage the battell, fondeth firit his meflongers with great prefents bis to FitsMeyhans, to perfuade and intreat bim: that the Writons. Wut then Andzogeus fell at barfance With the king, be then tobe renenged, fent againe fox Julius,to therbponreturned and conquered the land,(2)be fame Fults alfo conqtierdall the welt partsof the tuoalo, but tben be toared ¢ became ante bitions,¢ would be a fole monarch , ¢haue the whole governement in bimfelfe,then difto2d twas railed,€ debate wasrife,s by that meanes all Ftalie was flv land, that be wonld quierlic, and in peace returne led with murthers and flaugbters. (3)Sbe Wzitons homeagatne into bis ownecountric , but it auailen 6o being at difcord with thete king,procured Corman not. Men thep went orto Pac Morogh bimlelfe,¢ bus,iho then twas aterro: toall the ocean Fles,that perfuaded him to takepart tutih Wothorike, andto be totth the Sarons thouly purine amd make wears toine both their forces and armies tir one, and then bporfoeir king, tro f vid : but in the end to theit twith might and maine to qiue the onfet vponthe oloneconfufion and deftruction. Liketutfe not long Hrangers, and fo vtterlte to deftroie them, And after (4) Sembertus the French bing,being an 6 fo. & much as be made no chalenge nor title to the quenched. Jtis ged therefore to meet twit things at the beginning,and to prevent ficknetle at the firt groting : fox difeates by long continuance haning taken deperoit,ate hardlic to becured. Ute theres fore,abo are to Defend our countrie andlibertieand: fo leaue to our pofferitie an immostall fame; let bs palfantlie, and toftha god courage aduenture and giue the onfet, that the ouerthotw of afeto may be a ferro; bnto manie;and that by this erample all other forren nations map beafratd fo aduenture the like attempt, (1) Julins Cefar hauing recefued tivo repulfes, retired ¢ tobe thiping , being in an biter defpatre ¢ Tlie oration and {peechesof Mac Mo« Hot minding to returne ante moze. Wherbpon Cal rogh to hisfouldiors andpeople. fibelan then Bing of the land called ¢ affembled all bis nobles to London, there for {ote he kept a great Cap.8. anvafolemne feat, andat the fante tere died all fuch games and paftimes, as in thofe dates tvere 0 Ae HPorogh bebelobismen, ¢ percefuing moft accuffomed. And at a tw2effling game then it ( { them to be fonetbat difmated and outof heart,framedbis {peed to recomfort thent, thancentive porg gentlemen,the one being neyhue and fhus fatth brite them.3e men of Wein tothe king, and the other confine fo the erle of Low fer, truth and bindzed in alladuentures bath bithere don (kent) to fall at barfance, ¢ in fhe end the kings fofoined bs in one felloihip : therefore let bs now heyhue as Maine. The king much grieucd therwith plucke bp our bearts and like men and to on dee fent fo; the earle, ahofe name was Andzogeus : and fente. Jfo2 thy,that tofcked-and ambitious man itobicaufe he wonld not come bnito him he made wars thovike,the antho2 ofall tofckeorieffe ¢ mifchiefe, tho bpon hint. he eatle confinertng in Hhat diftretle be defirous fo baue the fole fouerefgnetie a Dominion foas, and botv farre bnable to incounter the potver and WithFand the difpleature of the bing,fendeth bis 3° doth nowy oefermine ( fhid) Gov forbid) either to drtue bs cleaneont of onrcountric, 02 dtterlie fodes meffenger with bis letters tnto Julius Cefar, and befought bim mot earnefflic to returne twith bis ftrote bs: and marke pou now howw belifteth vp bis head andloketh aloft. iets fo proudand glosteth fo arntie, and he would ato and belpe bim againt the much in bis great multitude, that bp ambition ano Bing twith all the potwer he gad. Julius Cefar gan patde he mealureth ¢ balueth bis force and Frength: of thefe tinings returneth with all fped, andin the but pet ( foall that) mante times a {mall number end hath the bidogte and thus by meanes of debate and dinifion the relme,tbich otbertvile was thought being valiant and toell aypointed are better amd baue : : tmpegnable, twas {ubuerted and made tribu: avie. prenailed againgreattraps, being but luggards that according fo the ancient gouernement of the anceffozs bane beenethe fale gonerito2s ¢ monards, MBut to the purpofe anv to fpeake plainelie, he feketh ambitioullie faking the fame, be became dzeadfull not to rule and to refgne as amonard),but to dfurps and oeftroie as a tpzant,to drive bs ont of ont con trie,to fucceed into euerie mans right ¢ inberitances and fo alone to rule fhe roff, ann to be maffer over all. Wanie there are tehich dw beagoftheir great male and bnarimed. Ff he make chalenge and peetendtitle (2) Julius Cefar bauing baie and fortunate 4° to deiner, bicanle the fame fometimes bath bens facceffe in all bis affaires, grety into fuch a liking of tributarte to fonte one bing of Conagh, then by the Dimfelfe, that he toould needs bethe fole monarch fame reafon (1) Wwe alfo mate Demand and chalenge andempero3 ouer the hole told,tabing foule cuill all Conagh ; for both thereof and of all Areland out Homans anie one thould be toined with him : and to the people, lothfometo his friends, and in the dif> Pleafure of the fenat; abo maligningat bis afptring and miffrutting the fequele thereof, confptred bis death, and in the end he comming into the fenat en mifraging nothing,was muctheren and (3) At this time Carcticus twas king andruled Suet Writaine, now named England, tho twas fo Ditions a man in all refpedts , that be becamebate: fall both to God and man : and bis fubiedts not abts ding bis tprannie, noz brokingbis twickeonelte,fell at Dintfion with bim. Wherebpon Gurmunonsthen if Of Areland tas procured (formefate bp the Syitons and fone(aie by the Sarons)ubho being eww fered into the land, and fecking by all the meanes the bing ont of bis realme into (ales. And of people, but by bertues. The latwesof all nations te land abich be vip, andby the belpe of the Sarons nimieto bis otnnepeople , and at difcozd twith tent, ladof wyitaine, nip inbabit themfcines in @ales, fons alfo thepalledged cons be procured the fatd Garmunbdto aid and belpe burt tofuboue bis people, tubo fo ofd: but thereof be bad but bad (ucceffe, Ueber fore let bs twtth one mrind like and nation; but all twas to no pars pote. our countrie, and conragionflie giue the onfet bport our enimies, And tiles thele Mrangers be but few innumber, tet bs luffilie {fue ont bpon them + fo fire ubiles itis but in (partes is fone coucred - ut rpcis our fides again p2fde , bane bumilitie : again® twz0ngs,equitic: againf arrogancte, moveffie : and againft intemperance,bifcretion ¢ moderation and thefe bertues are to fight fo; bs. pen donot alate inthis doing be thontd bane Rothouke to bis qed frend,and all Leinfter in reft and quietneffe : manic rea: to thefe Frenchmen fandfrontlie to the efenfe of titndes, and put their truf therein: but let them be tell aflured that te Leintter men though the be but fetu in number ; pet toc neuer tuere nopet are afe frat fo incounter euen totth the beft ¢ proudelf. FFo2 aby, didorietsnot gotten, netther doth it fanvals Wwaiesin the great multitude of people,but in bertue and baliantneffe , in ftrength and courage. We on thep coula to be the (ole lors of theland, to inuade Se Saronshaning thus their toils Doucalfo all the cerning theit countrie the land being then in great troubles,this Jfembert manetitle bite tf,and febingbp all te meanes and Iaies be could hotw to compatfe the fame , procures Gurmundes to belpe and aio him, promifing him Great rewards. Wherebpon Gurmundus pallens uer into France', abere be had but an enill fucceffe: fo} there twas heflaine, Ifembert onerthotone and the French nation prenatled, And herebpon sxothotike taketh an occaffon to inconrage bis people to Sand to thetr tackle,and baltantlic to withitand Mac %o20gh, tio as Blembert bad procured in Gure mundus; fobad he flocked in Cnglifymento suck tun bis countete, j ' out, tho from thenfefm2th baning loff the atteine bnto btcozte by great trops and multituoes do grant and allow to refift and tofthftand force and infuvie with force and firength : tt isa fanourablé canfe to fight fo2 our countrie,and to defend our par Coznetpail, and elferdyere,tuhere thep might baue res and faccour, And thus though they were reuens trimonie. And foxfomuch as thep contend for the Ft thereof ; for they twere all beftroied 02 bans is naturallie verte ftrongof tt (elfe , as alfo bp our induftrte made moze ftrong : but bp reafon of the StdoF their king, pet thev themfelues in the endfelt {uch are the fraits of piffention an debate. (4) Zhis Hembertus was not king of France, a3 (Gaufred faith) tas nephue to the king + and gaine, but tue to efthetw the loffe ; let bs be of aga courage ; Wwe ffand bpon a gwd ground, and ourfeat ftreidneffe thereof,the greater the companic is thers in,the moze comberous and tronblefome tt will be + an |