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Show be withered by our finggtthnedie ; andthe glorte of theirprotwellebe buried inour cowardnefte? Shall toebe afratt of a fetp,and dnarmed,trben fhep twithfod infinit multitudes of the mot two2thiett and ba- lantet perfonages ther in all the to2ld2 Let it nes uerbefaid, that thebloud of the Zroians thall be Hained in ourpufillanimitic, and recetue repzoch in our follie. And that houghourenfmies be neuer fo manic, and ingin vefpedt of them-but a handfull; all toc therefore beaftated;as though bicorie fod in multi: tude, and conquett in great numbers?Qo no,kings henot fauedno2 princes do fo conquer: forafeto 30 tbe tumber-of two thoutand : infommnd) thatthere mit well d{fpofed.and a fmall number, tell incou pas not oneleft toreturneiith meffage to declare taged , are {ufficient.to incounter tutth a greater the fame? number,being tzetches and Auggards,soz fortune (2) -Leontoes was king of Sparta or Laceder though the be purtrated to be blind., as one boidof monta ,ftho being abnertifen that the mightie mo tightiudgement; and fo fand bpon rolling ffone, Nard Ferres minding to continne the toarres with as being altwates feeting.and moueable : pet fo:the bisfather Darius had appotnten andbegunagaink mof part the helpeth fuch as be of Volominos and of all Greece, ¢ that be bad madepreparation therefore haliant fomacs, $f time did ferue as matteris full fine peares togither, doth allo prepare bimfelfe te ad plentions, 3 could hereof recite maniepea inf fwithtand the fame. Andnottwithfanding that Xerniteeramples. (1) Dhomiris the Srithianquene, 4oikes had in bis armie three hundzen thoufand of bis Didnot the with a few hundzeds incounter: with the otone {ubiects , and tivo hundzed:thoufand offrat great monarchCyrus, bauing manie thoufands,ano Gers: pet Leonides hauing gotten €erres within toke im and fue him, Alerander ‘with a fety qaces the freictsof Dhermipolis, and be bauing butfours bontans,did not be overcome Darius the great mothonfandfoldiers gaue the onfet bpon the monarch, March of the Perfians , and take him, bis tife, ar and fought the battels thie dates togtther with bim, Daughters patfoners,, ¢ made a conquoettef all were and at length gavebim the oucrthzow, fia ¢ (2)ileonides the Spartan, do nothe. with fir ‘Hundzed men byeake into the campes of the mightic How Rothorike of Connagh, and all Herres,qny there Hate fine thoutand ofthem? Het ys Come alittle neerer ever to our felues, dbo haus bad {nour otpne perfons, and in this lann the like faccet: {es,namelie pou mp tight honourable eatle at Gla ferfoxd,ano nip bucle JFitsfeybans at Wierford; ann 3 ny felfe at Dundozogh: (mall were our compas mies, and little was our force in velpedt oftheirs, and Vet hefettho2ough our ballantnede aneccante ann yee being manie. i at Mall F trouble pou with therecitatl of ex- his whole armie was difonifited.: °o Chap.25. AHinediatite hpon the foyelaid perfuat: ons, cuerie mar iwith alifpeep bad smane bint dog Clfe readic and got on bis armoz, thinking . ttto long per thep nid bicher iwtth the entinte: and being all afembled and in god arraie,thep Dil amples , Mth tine, Halt foner cieainaae Deh them into thee pings o2 ards, though in sme benthepivere vericfel, In the fri tons Metmowd OUE nation, and our, felues alfo , sult perpetnall bin otberfelw folniers;anninthe third twas the earls Avant: and{hall tne then giooneraun be-tabite lites 6 With tinentic gentlemen and bis fev foloters.3n Se reb, 2 Shall tue like cowards coure our padgenie, fecond Piles Cogan with thirtic gentlemen and ame and infamie Gon frbio. Bymindthern anv opinion és, that we do (fue out dpon them ,/as fe Cretli¢ and as fuddentis as Awe maic,ad beldlic giur the onfet bpon them.Ann forfomuch as.othartse of AUD.Panrice HFitsacraly withforte gentlemen avd all thet (olpiasd. Aun in cuerte ward inere foreof albthe citisens,faving fuch as toere appointed for be Connaghis thegencrall ofthe field , én abou lieth gard aud (afetie of the citie. Thus all things being fet site the onerthaotw tuto bien,all thetedouetwill fic, themifeines, thothoulobane the fare ward, andgine the chicte farce,andon ahomall thevestvenepend;it hall be best-to begin wutth bien , and thervif. ine can and Wehall obteine a glostous victories, but if ine fhall fallinto thete banos and be billed, pet dhall wwe leaue anrbonourable Teport ad an tmmeztall fante to all ontpotteritic, WhenRetmondbadended bis dan oder, they fupdentie tr the amazing about ling them . 2Xothoribe the bing: himnfelfe truttea fo sim toconuete him atwate in fafetic,and all his onier the onfet bponi fo manie ag toere without. Andthers ving and auotueies;din forthinith pelo bimfelfe;bis mucin the great traps aid multitudes of bis peos tito Wales, before thecomming of that great mille ple; that be thought nothing leffe, than that fo fmall 20-fitude , bic) tere bis evtreante'and moztall ent anumberas tere within, ould ifucoutmdgive mites.Fitskephans gining cteoit to this thetrfineas fore taking his pleafute andpaffance, be was then . people,¢all that he fan bnto thenvandtheir cuftopies abathing : but when he heard how the game twent, but thep frorthivithimott trattozoniife, of thenr that and boty his mentere pifcomfited ¢ the mofk part thus peelded into their hands fome thep killen,, forme the} beat, (ome fhep wounded,andfome thep call ine Hed or fivig atwaie, be neither tarried fox his.chambetleine to ayparell bint,n02fo2 bis page tohelp him: top2ifon, WButalone as netoes twas bought, that Dublin was falfe, and that the earleivas marching with all the hat and pot hafthe could,he tarneth afatrepatre of becles ad runneth atvaie sand albeit tolwards them; thefe traitors (et the totpne on fire, be vere berie tharpelie purfuen, pet(though bardlie) 30 and thep themlelues toith bag anv baggage and iwith Deefeaped. At night all the companie being reture theit p2tfoners gat them ints the Fland Wegojie, Mbtch they call the holie Jland, and thich lieth in the hed,theprecouered themfelues into the citie agatne: hotonelie tnith the honor of ‘the field, but alo with mitdble of the banen there. f ; f Steatboties and prcies of bittels ,armoz, anpother Chap.27. ‘Wlerfnrdsand thefe were incampedon the fouth fine. Athetwife Dzorike of Meth,Dkarrell of Uriel,pac 40 Noble man,the onelte patterne of hertue; and the evample of true induftric: and las bours: iho baning tried the bartablenetfe Ahaghline and Deadtle abtch were incampedon the hovth oe raifed their campes md thiften for them felues.Onthe mozrotv,all things being fet ingad r of foxtune,bad tafted moze abuerfitie thart OYderjand gan watch a~pointed for the fafe keeping and chifovie of the citic,thep march towards Wier profperitie:! BD tuozthie man, tho. both in Areland and tn Wales had traced the tole conmpatie of fox f2qb,and takethe higher wate by Dozone. itunes tibele , and Had enduved tibathocuer godTor tuneo2 cull conld gine |' HitsMepharis j the device fecond an other(a) aparids;for &fpou pwconfiver bis The'ouilefull and treacheroustaking' profperitie, no imtah was more fortunate thaw bes ei sfisbesehiepipbien at the Karecke. go ab on thecontrarie, tf pon markebts abuerfitie, noiman was oz could be moze miferable. He was Cap.26, of alarge. and-full bovie ,' bis. countenance verte Fterthis veofuccetie, fortunewhacaw comelie ; and tn'ffature be twas fometbat moje ancane: be twas bountifall, Ubevall, and pleafant, Hot-continue firme in one fate, Dathnow but pet fometimes fomethat aboue moveftie gine ange hic comrfcand interlineth apnerfitie " -toith prolperition Fa whic,there'is neither to‘ wine and toomen', Mhe carie(as. ts afore fate faithSieme,noz felicitic‘permanent bpon the eartly, marehen With big arinie towards Wloptord,fal ‘Wertoouimen annthey of hensile , forgets Moone, obich asa place full of ttreias ,;' patew, andbogs,and verie harblic to be paleorough: but Gadbefore mhteanvalluren bnta ‘Mobert Go pot fhe thole power; foxceyand' Erortgty or alae fier came thither, anv metinv and -qaue binthe Fitshephnrs; senoteiaflemble. themfelues to the amber of three thonfand, and dw march tolvard the battell,betiudne thom there was'a great fightaie mante of the entmies Matne . But the carle toith the } theve to taeftege the fame, there. Robert as then: ubo iniffratting fearing loffe ofsheonelit: piangman recouctsdbintelfe tr fafetie to the plaineg,,.and there amongtt others, Rxthing,habbut Gnecgentieinen and a frtw-atchers aboutboar)Sheeniminsgine she adlalt, 4-110t poe Metlerius thetwed himletfe to be a right baltant Wailing atthe fick ; pmxencibthe (ame againe and man, tingthetepromite,cnnnothing regardingtheirfaith Again: ditoben' theyasxthat ail thet labours the onfet bpon the entmies , tho iuereinnamber & Pinere butiafein in number, :pet thep blediib boris ceadic tabsfend thea Done: and foxthtott ined ont eres FitzStephans. all the force of Leintter,faning 8 few of Jkenctle and tine of the clocke ted out , brit not without fore contentionandcontroueriie:fn thep firtucd among bontthirtiethoufann: neuerthelefiethepin the end & greed and appointed inazder botwali things Monto bs The defcription ofRobert trahh!. Ainmoedfatlic: al were difperlen theother camps; namelie the archbithops, Machlaghlin; a theleton; Gitlemebolockeand Dbencelos, abo hav hiranfe that Fitsephansand hiscoinpa: . Goes;ardcfpcctaitte one Wikiliam Pott, who tt Prvicent verie tollanyua;tbtlic acquit yim» {ltathey now bo féeke ta practite thett oloztabtib (2) this pains tab ramen CatusPartys-dis father was boine tn Arpinum , | fomthence came {Hakeino; ante there Uiveltbeing Apelateificetarp baidicratts man', but mud relieteb bp Mpetellus a nobls Roman,thiheleboule, ab taiver Mhom;b thokethes aw the Ganewere ferns: but ' given = ; - Agloptous triumphyShall the honozof onranceftors Gia, be minding to do the like inScithta ofp trade 4+ fhe fame: Xhomfris being then quéene thereof.dno ona certeine time baning pitched bis tents in afatre and pleafantfoile., fundenlie as thongh be bad bene afraied of bis enfmies be Hed, and left bis tents full of wines and bitfels . Which Hhen the queene beard, tHe fent bironelic fonne a pong gentleman twith the third partof hit bo and armie to follow and pure fue Cyrus: tha then be came to the foxfaken tents, and finding there fuc) abundance ¢ plentie of foine anv bitte hnito the Seithians had not before beeneaccuffomen, thepfell fo hungerlic to thetr vit: fels,, and deankefo liberallie of the tuines, that thep zo were oucrladers and ouercommed twith furfetting. hich hen Lp2us heard ofbe fuddenlie anv fecrets die in the night came bpon thent, and finding them all aflepe,killed them all.Lhomtris bearingof this, ‘twas not fo mud) grieucd toi foprow fo the neath cof bfr fone; as inflamed toith the defire to be renens ged. dnd the ltketwife faining bir felfe to fite, pins bp purfaing of bit toas beongbt into cerfetne nate roty freidts, there the taking the anuantage of him, foe him, Billed him, andfiueallhtscompante; to - ‘bs aftatdof them ; Oben in times pat all the princes (1) ‘Cpans the forne of Cambifes the ttt mor sricentoa hard of Perfia , after that be bad fubonen alt. A: fiminpe, mer,being Mtwares of theiccomming. Ketmond and biolence, po nolw bnder colour of peace come among the firt being the fir wasforemoft, ¢gaue toward the iaarecke and bring with them the bithop the fic®aduenture,and triking tivoof bis enimies of istlbare, the bithop of Wexford, + certetne other gh tith his lance o2 faffe fue theutboth. Wet religious perfons, abo brought with thema mates leviusalfoand Giraly and Aleranderthettwoformes bue,corps Dominsand certeine telikes : and attera of gpaurice,although they twere tuthereretward;pet fet (peeches of perfuafion ban with Fitstephans, thep were (abot bparrthe {purre,andfollowediniuc) they tocompatte theic matter , tobe theft coxpozail lnffic maner', that theywere asfoxtwardasthefore-othes, and {inoze bpon abmbe, thatthe citie of Dea: mot, and right baltantlie vid onerthzow and bill T°, blin was taken :and that the ecarle,; Maurice; et inane of the entmies, i mond, andall the Cnglifhmen were taken and bil The like balianit minds wercinallthe thole refi' len; that Kothoribke of Connagh, with all the ahole Die, tipo not friued eferued all forthe be game: potwer and arutie ofConnagh¢Leinfer., wascome and olufilie thep acquitted themfelues, that thee ming totwards Werford for the appzebenfion af him: nimies being afrato, were faine to tabetheir beles but for bis fake, and for the geod will trhich thep bate ambdtorunawate, WButthep fill follojucd and pure -wnto him, bicaufe they bad altwate found hint a cours fued them enen bntill night, fill murering ¢fpot teous anda ltberall peince, thep were come tnto : and therein allont anceffos baue bene verie fhils full and erpert, And thalwe nofw Ike fuggards degenetate from fo noblea race, andlike a fogtof cotw> ardsbe afvatd of thefe naked and bnarmedrafcalls, inabome is no baloz of buotpledge nio2 experience tnarmes » Shall {uch arabble of fanages pinne bs bp Wfthinthe walles of this little Dublin,ad make 10 The Conqueft of Ireland. Chap.2s,26,275 pon thete enimies ; father were outof arate and ties ano guiles, Hheplcauiing therefoie to bleforce = liken thereof , as toith one confentthep gaue ouer, And perlded te bis refolution and Spinion, bent to follote all exploits in protvefte and ehiualvic, of Greece kept ivarres for ten peares ¢op.moneths continualtic againf our anceffors in the. famous ch tieof Lrote, andcoulp not prenatle againf& them, Dutill thep bled treafousand. pracifen treacheries , Schich bed onto thenra moze infamons didorie than Chap.24,25 Tpeeches amd finiihed bis o2atfon; enerie one fo well Sapa TheConquett of Ireland. = Se2on 32> Sh - ; - f.ancient nobilitie ; but allo acerteine natural in, clinationof valfant minds , ¢ couragiousftomacs, |
