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Show NOONE 306 3) Copood GIRAL ESTERhisfeeond SYdusLVCambrenlis; NKASE NSA + . & ORne eee -bookeoftheVaricinallhiftorieof the Conquest ofreland. ey ; ; } The Proheme of the author E bane thusfarre continuedour historte, in as penfeéd andfull onderaswe:could--haningomitted nothing worthie rhe memorie, asfarrecs the wmatcer feemed to re- quire : but being acenpied"andbifiedwith thegeneraland nece/fariecaufes inveligion, although we hadmat fufficient | |[Zea/ure and time tofollow andprofecute this our enterprife jal] audmatter begun, yet didnot we thinkeit meet togive the ‘ame ouer, and to leaueit balfe vndoone. Wehawe there- Zier [oresandyer doo conrinnethe bistorie but breefelie ;:not-im Seanie high or eloquent files but in a common phraft and plaine:fpeeches,giuing rather shorty anoccafion.to our pofteritiefor them tofetfoorth rhishiftorie, chanto dio it ourfelues. For indeedourleafure ws verie firall, anduch aS iti, if. #sturnedtotroubles.and.vnquietnelfe, our loue and Reale into hatred, our ioy into forrow,and olurve/t to moleStations . poldncs For nowfovrife not the honeft exercifes offtudies, but the bufie policies of warres: now thegoodftudies ofthe mind avecontemnedand the lusts ofthe bodie imbraced: now we haue noleafureto ferue the Mujes,but tobe hammering with weapons : quit minds are not now at leafure, but ghStering weapons and armors are in enerie mans ‘hands. Wherefore let not the reader looke now at our hands for anie goodorder, ¢loquence , or peasenonis in this our writing + forplace muft begiuen ofnece[fitie pute time, Andas the (ame is now'verie troublefome,fo can thefame bring foorth but trouble- fome matters. In thefe troubledtimes, and wanting conuenient leafure and quietne/f?, Ihaue trauelled with the more paines to abfolue andend this my worke : not after the manerof4/ludent > but as atraueller;whofe nature and condition is, that when he dooth Jet foorthon his iournie verieflacklie andflowlie, then dooth be make the more haf? ,and trauell the more {peedilie. Howfoeuer itfhallpleafé God to deale with vs inthefer uices now in hand, Fhaueas diligentlie as 1can compiledthis my hiStorie as alfo my\topographie , leauing the fame as a monument of our will, toremaine toourcountrie and pofteritie for euer. PELE SB ND BOOKE of the Conqueftof Ireland. Theearlcisfent backeagaineintoIreland, andts madegenerallofthe land, and Reimondis ioinedin com* miffion with him, pare tivo and thirtie barks of thefr otone fofne, and do tell man and furnif} them, being tbolie neters mined to fet bpon Keimond, and tf thep can to giue him theonerthzotw; thich thep did: bettiocene Hhom vasa cruell fight, the one part gining a flerce onfet with ones and (paths, ¢ the other defending thenw felnes twith botwrs and tocapons.gn the end the ment Bie wichard,be- of Cozke were overcome, and their capteine naniea Gilbert Mac Lurger twas there laine by a lnffte ZEB ive ing nol returned into Zreland , the 10 pong gentleman nantedBllip Wiel . Ano then Adam Werford, tho was the generall 2 admerall We <2 7]?people there being "ipawex apuertifes of the of fhat rante, being toell increafed and ladert titty Crone ~, great trubles ibid great preies, fatlen with great triumyp) to the citis of GHaterford, ; ie ¥ fuerte beyond the But weimond bimfelfe was not peefent at this +4 Seas, thep being a fight bpon the tater, and petbearing thereof, he \ people conftant one came in all batt and marched towards them, taking (go. Vie in tneonttancie, bis Wwaie bp the fea fine, bauing in bis companic Fr, ~ firme i iwauering AO) and fatthfallin tne tiwentie gentlemen,ad theefcorehoxfemen. And Wa REOLEZ xy W) trnths;theW (ap) 20 by the tuaie tn bis tourneie he met tvith Dermond AMD all the paices of that land,the earle at bis contming found to be revolted and to become rebels, Mac Artie prince of Defmond, tho twas comming witha great band of men fo helpe and refcue the ¥Fo2 the recouerte and fuppzetiing of kom,the earle then itholie beffirred himfelfe; and at length baning mon of Corke there thep fought togither ; but in the {pent and confunted all bis treafure, tbteh be bad brought oucrtuith him,bis folotozs fibo were Dnder the guiding of Uerucic being then conffable, lacked end Mac Artie hadthe tworle five, and tyas ouers fhzotone;andthen Retmond haning preted and takert about foure thonfandbead of neat, be marched and cant fo Wiaterfoxd. About this time allo as thep matdjed hometwards , certeine Irithmen in fhofe their pages andivere bnpaid ; and by reafortof the mulation bettvcene Weructe and Retmond,the fer parties lieng fhulbing ¢ lurking in the fomds, then 30 the prcies and cattell paffed by, thep (Mued out, hice and erploits to be dan againt the Ivif}zic was Derie facke and fender ; and by that meanes they take and carried atwafe certeine of the cattell ins Wanted {uch preies and {potles of neat and cattell to the wmds, there bdpon the cre twas bp, and came as farre as @Ulaterford. Wbherevpon the fouldiers 8S thep Were iwent fo haue for thefr bittels . The Guldiors inthis diftreffe , tvanting both monic for and moft part of the garifon {fued ont, among fous their wages and vittels for their foo, affembled Hetlerius toas the best and moft forward. For be themfeines and twent onto the carle , onto fhome With one voice they erclamed and faid; that onletle Wonld make awd apoint Kefmond to be their tapteine againe, they tvould without all Doubt for fakebim,and would either returne homie agaitte,o2 (that tbich is torte) would go and ferue budeEthe entinies, ‘ 3n this diffreffe was Keimond aypointed the cap teine,t forthivith haning muiteredbis foulviers, be Mave a rede o: iourneis nto Dyhalia bpon the te- _ bels there.ubere he tobe great pzetes, and were well being cometothe fans, and bauing in bis compas nte thenonelie one fouldier , put {pur to the bo:ftc, and abuentured in the toons, following the Brith men (bp the abetting of the fonlofer tthe was with 40 bim)euento the furthett ¢ thickeft part of the woos; bere be twas fo farre entered , that be twas in baw ger of the entmie : and the fonlbier being not able to retire was there taken, billed and betwed in preces. Metlerius then feing bimfelfe to be inuironed round abouttwith the enfmies, and he tn the like pee rill. as the other twas, bicanfe be alone againt a fhous {and twas netther able to refeue bis man , no3 helpe tecowered as tuell in hore as in armo?. From thenfe hintelfe, but in Danger to be taken as was the opezmarced toLitmore, there then thep han (pots ther, like a baliant gentleman palweth bis five20, D both the totpne andcountrie, they returned with Steat boties , taking the iwaie bute CHlaterford bp 50 and twith a luftie courage, eucnin befpite of their bps Gefta foe : and being cometo the fea thors, abere tacth maketh wate through them. And fu) as fet they found thirterne botes Latelie' coute front Tila oe as allo other's ofother places; all-thefe thep oon With thetr preies , nrinding to bane pated by ater onto Ul werford . Wut taricng there for a onbim be {paren not, but cut off an arme of this a thoulmant,a band of that man, headof one, and tithe per of another , ¢ heefcaped thoughout them out anie harme 0 burt to bis otone bodte, fauing Wind, the men of Carbe, abo had heardef their' ba, th xt he brought two darts in bis hielo , and thyee tn ings,ano being bnt ficteene miles from them,bw pre bis hore, v1 he : |