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Show Chap.9,10,11,n, | The Conquett of Ireland. fwonta neuer 02 berie felbome laie biolent bands bpon ante,of thom be had charge 02 toere buder bis goucrnement,alihough be had rathlie o2 onaduifed. lie onertizotwne himfelfc, ¢ trated outof the aie. ibe twas derie wife, modeff,and tuarte, being nos thing delfcatin bis fare, nor curtous of bis ayparell. Be could atwaie with all tethers, both hot and cold; and indure aniepaines: be was allo berie patient, €could verie tell rule bis affections. etwas move defitous fodm gadto {uch as he gouerned,than to be 10 glorious of bis qgouernement : for be would thetv faie of Robert Fitshenvic, s the brother onto Meiles tins,tho tf be bad not fo fone bene dead and cnt, be Wonld doubtiee haue bene nothing behind bis bao, ther? iat thall tue (peake of Wetmond of Rantune eof Mobert Warrte tye ponger ,thep both tuere veric Woathte, tall,bandfonre,and twoathte mene What alto Mall be fain of Reimond FFitshugh,tho although be Were but of alittle fature, pet for bis bonettie ¢ ppus Denice rot tobe forgotteny Thele thee laftlie fpoken of for their baliantneffe and prolwelle done in the parties of Defmond , deferue great hono2 and come menbdation , and great is the pittie that though ta mud) bardineffe their Daics twere fo Thortened, and thettinte fo cut off 2 What did.alfo a numberof our gentlemen of the fane their kindjed ¢ coufenage dex ferue, thofe noble acs tuere fuch , and deferued {neh & perpetuall fame and memocte, that if 3 padabuw Deedtongs, abundzed mouthes , and fomanie bole cesof pzon ; pet could ¥ not beter and at full des Himbelfe miore like tobe a feruant hana maffer. Ft+ nallie and to conclude,be fas a verte liberal, toile, gentle, and acircumfpect man. And albeit he were a berie baltant capteine,and a noble foloio2 ; petin all martial affaires, he pafled andercelled in tite Dome ¢ promiderice . A man Doubtles tn both refpecs much to be pratfed and commended : baning tn hint hbatfoener apperteined toa valiant fonld{o2, but er celling in all things belonging to a god capteine. 2° clare theic wozthineffe anddeferts. Dkindzed , D nation,&bich tt Double refpects art noble! for of the Keotans bya naturall difpofition thou art baliant, Thedefcription of Meilerius. of the French nation Hou art mofk erpert and tile Chap. 10, full of armes and ch{ualrie. D tyo2thte nation and MN Cflerius was ainan ofa hootwnehet Bindzed ! trhtch of thy felfe art {uffictent and able to Hane conquered ante nation,if enute and malice bad and complerton, bis etes blacks , bis loke not maligned at thy worthinelle . Well then Kets -& grim,and bis countenance fotwze ¢ fharpe, mond bad taken ober for the Keeping of the citic, and of a meane ffatare; bis bodie for the and had twell bittelled the fame,be left therein.a gas bigneffe berie frong,bz0ad beefted, ¢ he was {mall bellied . His armes and other lims mozefinewous 3° rifon of bis ofyne men, fiffte gentlemen , tivo bury Deed hozemen, anv tivo bundzed bomen ; over thanflethic,a fout and a baliant gentlewtan be was fhome he appointed Miles of S. Dautds his cofine and emulous. ieneuer refufedanie adnenture 02 tobe leiutenant : and fo as a noble conqueroz be enterpzife tich were efther to be Done bp one alone, fafelie returned into the bo2ders of Leinfter. Butfe o2bp mo; be fwouldbe the firit hat would enter the the nature of enuie , iho nener cealeth to perfecnte field, and the laft that tvonld depart from the fame, bertue, Jfo2 Werute of Mount Maurice, nottwithJn all (erutces be would either bane the garland o2 ffanding by imeanes of the late affinitie be were die inthe place , and fo bnpatient be fas tn all cx thought tobeagod frend, pet could be not forget ploits,that he wonldefther bane bis purpofe,o: lie in bis olo malicious mind and tofcked aentles ; fo Mill the duff : and fo ambiffous and deffrons be twas to haue horior,that to atteine theretnto,there was no 4° be fecretlie from time to time fent bis mefengers Incans 1102 mild thing but that be would {uerlie haue the fante either in death o2 in life : for if he could not Haueit and live, be tyould fuerlie haue it by dieng. And berelie both heand Retmondhane ben worthie of to fo much pratfe ad commendation,if thep ban beene feffe ambitions of tworlolie honozs , and moze carefull of Ghziftes church , and denont in deitian religion, therebp the ancient rights thereof might baue bene prefered and kept fafe and found : and alfo in conffveration of their f mante conquefts amb blondie bicozies , and of the fptlling of fo much tnntocent blod,and murthering of fomante chyitian people,thep bad beene thankefull to Godandliberal: lie contributed forme geod portion for the furtherance of bis church and religton . Wut that (all ¥ faies FE ts not fo ftrange but much moze to belamented, that this bnthankefulnede enen fromour firft comming into this lend,bntill thefe prefents , this bath. bene the generall and commonfaultof all ournicn, andletters to the king of Cngland,ano full ontrulie bid aduertife the Mate , enent , and fuccelle of all things, affirming that 3eimond contrarie to the hings hono2 and bis otone allegfance had determi hed to have afumed and chalenged ento bimlelfe not onelie the citie of Limerike , but allo the tbhols land of 3reland. And to make this the moze proba ble, and bimfelfe of moze crevit be aducrtifetly that Reimond had placed and ayointen garrifons for the purpofe;and bad flvozne the whole armie to obferus certeinearticles bp him pielertben, to the great pre fudice ofthe Bing . Cahich bis aduertifment being ur terlined with manic god words, the king fo credited the fame,that be beleencdit to be mioft true : fo as tt ts Well feene , alittle fafptcton of an iniurie done 0 offered tobedane bntoa prince , doth moze fiche in bis mind, than manie benefits agod fernices before Donecdhe bing therefoye after the winter fol lowing; fent ouerfoure of bis fernants in meflage to Freland;namelic Robert Potwze,Dkert of Were The commendation arid praife of RG- © loter 02 Werford,Till fam Wenderer, and Adam of bert Fitzftephans,andofhis confins, Chap.11, Hat Mall we theake or frie, howw gS Robert Fit}teyans and his he me - deferucd: What of Maurice Hitsgeraloz What Hall J (aie of Robert of warrie,a man berie honeand baliant, thofe tworthie come mendations by the pzemifles are to be knotwne 2 What Hhall be fato of Piles of Cogan,the nezhue vie to Fitsfeyhans and Maurice , tho as be came over twtth the firto in commendation and for bis feratee deterneth to be the chefe! and frit 2 What Hail we The Conquett of Ireland. Chap.12,13,14.4 podhe was ginen toletherie , being readte and fo3Sardfo perfoymetn twanton¢ filthte acfons , what focuer ised Hirt o2 ante others,tho tere of the like difpofition : and therefore he forbare neither incett ho? adulteries ,noz anie other fic like filthinedte, Chap, 12. makeann fet footh the defcription of Herute. Wetwas of ftature a tall anda comelie mau, bis tes grate anfamekibat big , anviable of face and pleafant of countenance,an elequent man, paving a long and a round necke . bis a Je- the place ubere his enimies tate dimideo bis hoat o2 armize into three parts 02 compa: o nies, and determined to gitte the onfet o2 aduentute. Gherebpon Donold prince of Diforte, tho was a mortalentmie to the prince of Zhamond, and now verie oefirous that fome gaderploit Hua be done; and beboloing the Cughiymen nov alfo fetin gadaraie, for though twp were but felw tr far from anie fort 02 place of refuge, anid therefore The fuccouring ofthe garrifon at Limerike. Chap, 13. Seda Hautiny recefued the kings Dee termination bp the forefatd foure meflerv Dy gers,prepared all things ina readinetfefor bis paflage ouer accosdinglie, andnothing wanted therebntobut onelie a welkwind. I5ut bes fore the fate hawened, mecfengers cante from the Gattifon at Utmertke , aducrtifing that Donolo prince of Thomond had befieqed the citie roundas bout With a great armie, and that thet bitiels tibicy thep had int the totune, afivell that abich thep found at theirconnning thither , as allo that fo ener was ffpon fhould be deinento flee,the fame will be long anddangerons to pou: as for bs pe map Hot trust pnto bs,for tue are determined to fficke to them tho {hall haue the bictozte aid till purfue and be on the facks of themhho fall de and run atwaiesand thers forebenolonger afured of bs than thilett pee be conquerors. SPeilerins tho ban the fore ward, heas ring thefe words, being armed whith the fame, fuds Denlic like a hurling anda binilering wind entered into the patle,pulled dotwne the faitnede, anv beake Downethe heoges,and fo made toate, toith nofmatl flaughterof the entmics ,ubereby the pally was rer coucredand the enimies ouercome . And thep then marded without perill bnto Zimerthe , obere they enteredthe third date tn the Cater werke, being om tuefoaie.And as the fir conquett of Limertke vas bpona tucfdate, fo was the fecond alfo,, abere fo; 8 fee requettedthat thep might with ail fperd be refeus reffozedall things by the ents Vand holpert, The earle,who twas bere forte t per so fime thep trated , and the fame in gwdorber . The mies before fpotled,fet tlfe prouided,tuere all fpent and confemicd;anbd theres fife for thefe neiwes , and dentfing all the tates be contd tohelpe thent , caufed a mutter to be taken of allbis fonlnters; tho were fo greeucd forthe going entmies finding themfelues to be tw tweake,and that it twas better to bow than to breake,practife to haue alvaie and departure of Refmond , that thep otters aparle aida communtcation with Ketmond; ¢ in lie denied ann refuted to go and to ferue that tate, bnles Retmond were their captcine and lientenant. Weredpon they tobe adutle with the kings meflenSets that were bet to he done in this difirefle . At nagh, anvof Donoldof Ahomand, did obteine the famesand a paclée was appointed for them both,chic length it teas thought belt , that Hetmond thoulo takethe enterpztfe in banvsann be though verie loth, . Gentlemenof fernice, two hundzed harlmen, ¢ thee ° Chap.14, reCanond being now alma come te number in refpect of the others, pet thep tuere ptked and abdouble man,vncerteine,baine, and altogither men,valiant and couragions ; be alfs to incourage teontant , faning in inconttancte ; a erie (ubtill them , to thet themfelues like valiant men, dfeth man and a deceitfall : tuder bis tong be had both and maketh thefe fpeeches bitte them ee baopthie, milke and bonie, but both of them twere mien with 20 Noble,andbalfant conquerarsof thisland, pou are Poiton, Ie tvas fometimes in great profperitic,and this daie baliantlie to giue the onfet bpon pour ents all things fell out according to bis otone defire; and mies,Gbhich if pou dw after pout old and accuffomed fuvertlie fortune turning bir thele, be bad ind) a manner, 110 Doubtthe bicozte Will be pours ; for tue fall,that bein neuer recouer the fame againe. be {with our fpars , and pou with pour ftwords, will fo fas fometimesa berie ged foldfo2, and hadgaders fharpite them purfue, as thep hall berie hardlie ef perience in the feats of wars,after the maner ofed cape our bands, and ancid our force. JButtf it fo fall in France;but be wasfo fuddenlie altred ¢ changed, out,ahich God forbid,that pou beoucrtheotwne and fhat be becanze moze fhilfull in malice than baltant hane the waplle five : be pou aflured that ine twill inprowetle, moze fullof decett than rendtonted in leane pou andturne toonr enimies , and take part Hono? , ntore puftcd bp in patde tharendotved with fworhip, moze attic tian baypte, and moze full of 30 withthem, Wherefore be of god conrages,and lake {well to pourfelues , and confider that pou are noto {yozds than abounding tn truth, and remaine bebind with theearle. S we hatie ofothers , foict vs allo now the recoucrie ofthe citie ofLimertke. Welives , he was a prinie and au cnufous accufer, Pet at the requeft ofthe earle andthe forefatd gentle Men,veeldeth himfelfe to that (erutce , and marched forth totvard Limcerike,baning with him fonre {coe The defcription of Heruie. The oration ofDonold to his foldierss iwere corrupt ¢ difozoered. Fo2cuen frombis chile Gernemiesof wich,two of them tocome atwste ao to bring Keimonsd with thems,and the other to farce porimencaul ctiher enter oi patfe throughthe fame, Hmedhat low, hisarmes and hards fomthing long, He tas bidad breffed,but {nrall tt wake , thoughthe fame being big in others ts thought to be commen nable, bis bellie was fometbat big and round, bis fhighes,legs,and feet being twell poportionated ano aifiverable tobisbonie ; of fature he was indifies tent . Wut as in boote he was well befet ¢ compact, foonthe contrarie, his mind, life, and conuerfation bundzd archers , befines Morogh of aencile , and Donoldof Dilsrie,and certeine other Irithmen,tho ferued and attended Sint. And as be was marching and comming toward Cathill, tidings twas brought bim that the prince of Thomond had raifed bis fiege and has comming totwards him to met bim, and foas note come to the pate of Cathiil:xhich pafle ab though naturallic of it {clfc it were berie ftrong,pet ? means of neto trenching, plathing of tris, and making of beoges, it was made fo Hrong,that no the end the meffengers of Kothorike king of Cons twas inone date,but notin one placesfor Kothorike of Connagh came by boates bpon the riuer of Shee nin, as far as the great logh ef Dirigtd,¢ there fats eb, Aid Donold not farfrom thenle kept himifelfe and bis companie inacerteine od.ut Retmond chofe a-place notfar from Lillalo,which is about fear nenténe miles from 1 tinerthe,and inthe mivle bes tweene them both. <be parler betivcenethele conti, nueva pretie thile,but in theend both kings fabmits ten ¢peclded themfcluesgaue boftages »mane feals fie,amnd were fiworne to be true from thentcfo2th fox euer,to the king of Englandand to bis betres, Thete things thus done aro concluded, Hetmony retarneth in great triumy) and (olitie, bafo dime, rike . Anvbp and bp there came meflengers onto imfrom Dermon Wac Artic prince of Defmonv, prateng and requefling fim toald and belpe bim, CH, being |