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Show The Congueft ofIreland. being the Ring of Gnqlatds fatthfull amo leige man Chap.14515,16, the ertreame parts of an ove, for fromthe ankles of thelegs and the writs of the armes , be baa he hofes of an ore, his bean was all bal, faving a fetp {mall ¢ thin bearesheere and there : bis etes great, round and blacke,like an ore; nofe he bad none but onelte tivo holes, {peake he coulo not butonelie bel lowedlikeacow. This montter df datli¢ refozt ou: Dp ¢downeatter their maner about the fields, 132 to the boule of Maurice Fttsgerald, abontdinner ennied thereatand turning backe to bis men , fata fectetlie brite them; ¥ till (hortlte cut off this pride, times, md {uch meate as was gtuen him be twonta ‘and quatle this branerie, Which inthe end it partlic 74 tabe inbishofes, and puttobis month,and fo fev ‘focame to palfe , fo; both be and-all the reft hich binitelfe,act but tovetarne to the matter.caitiam Sitsalocline, being now it' high authozttic,nn hav followed him fn that office,ofd as it tere by a fecret confpiracte, ernie and maligne at Keimond, Mets ning the gouernement aw charge.of the land in bis lerfug, Fitsmaurice,tonnes to Fitsfephans,andalt bands, ntarcbeth along the fea coatts, anv bietueth all the totunes,forts and caftels that watess bot fox other of thet race and kindzed. Jfo2 this' was alfwates the Inche'and fortuncof this bindzed and fa the fnnercountete, the maunteines and bits bport the mattie land; and bordering bpon the Arithete, be mulie. hefther carenno2 paleo fox the fame : but pet mitts Analforutces of wares thep-Awere therfhe foxer Moll, and had i betk price, audits all) martiall at bed notthe twelth and riches thereof,S02 being aves faites thep twete the belt and moff valiant men: 56 riegredie anda couctous man,andelpectaliie Hume but hhen there Was no fad fernice tnhand, and 19 gvie tohaue gold and treature , thereof as gon Hed of them,then were thep contemncd and no acs fore in that land, be grevdilie fcraped and {eratchen togitber thatfoener was to be gotten. count fuas made of. them; but bp' a. fecret malice albcié And About this time, Manrice(2)Fitsqerald tn the hae refuted, and reieced thep tuere abated, Great was thet malice, petivas thetr nobilitte fo lends of Septemberdied at Werford , abofe death twas lamented, ¢ bis departure betwailes of all the Honorable and great; that bp no nicanes , do Ghat thep could, was the fame to be ertirpated 02 rated counttie, Sfo2 thie, be was a berie graue ¢a balfant out. Foreuen at this date, {uch gwd fuccefle hath sman,¢ tho for bis conffancie,truth, courtefie ¢loue left not hislike bebind. After bis death, Willfans theittoble beginnings bap, that thet offpaing bath 4udieacompante about Weiniond, and tell mars ‘hing allo (peiloving, and others the nephuesof wet ‘mond, aboutthe number of thirtie perfons, moune ted bpon thott hotles , berie Inftie and braue, ana {well befeene tt like armo;, with their thielos about theit necks,and thetfaues tn thett hands;courfing again bis eloeft forne Conon Dlechan, tho tent about fo Deiue and erpell bim out of bis land and domintons¢ peomifed him gwd interteinment both for bimfelfe and for bis fouldio2s fox the fante, Reimond nothing refuling the offer , and deric dett: rous of hono2,taketh abduife of bis frends and com {ill and pleafure,as alfo in the ntcane timeto keepe panions; and by all theft confents, the fornete tor the peace, iwards Corke was liked. Wherebpon Wefmond oil Then Retmond and all his compante departed plateth bis banter, and mardjeth thitheripards, amd 10 and went atwaie : but thep had notfo fons paffen a: taketh by the twaie great pretes and booties of neat, uer the one endof the befdge, but that the other end Cattelland other things:ofthe cattels he fenta gad was forthinith beoken Dotwne, even at their eles; portion backe bnto Limeritke for bittelling of that and thecitie thie) twas tuell twalled, defended and Citic; ¢ in the end he conquered the tole countrie, Dittelien,twasfet onfire in foure fundsic partsrbth fubdued the rebellious fonne, and reffozed Dermon thep faty and bebeld with no fmall greefe of mind, the prince fo bis eftate and right.dndthus by reafon She falle traito2 then opentie thetving and teaching of Geimond Mac Artie,be was reffozed and recoues trhat credit was to be ginen thenfcforth tothe Frith ted, tho otherivife had bene in btfer delpaire,and nation,thofo tuickedlie , tmpudentlie, and perfidis out of allremedie. Andnolv to recompentebis fort HRormach,ahobefore thisby teate of apeace and an 20 oullie did periure themfelues. The king of Cngland notlong after, being aduertifen beereof, ts (aid to -tntreatie, both bninttlie ¢ guilefallie bad taken and baue thus faio: Poble twas the enterpatle inthe gt impzifoned him , be to acquite guile with guile, and ning ofthe fir aduenture bpon the citic , but grea the like twith the tke, tote bis fonne andcat him ite fer twas the refening and reconering thereof a fo prifon,and not long after {mote off bis bean, gaine: butit foas onelie twifenome , then they left and forfobe tt. efmond then returned bute Due The death of the earle blin with bis thole garvifon in fafetie, and then the Strangbow. erle, tote corps bp bis commiandement Was refers ued bntill Kefmonds comming, toas buried tn the Chap.r5. 30 church of the Lrinitie at Dublin, before the rod there ,by the awointment of Laurence the archbtr SNe tyele thinas were thus admits fhop, tho did erecute all the funerall feruices ant tn Defmond, there came a meffenger in obfequies, all bat from Dublin, with letters to Ret mond from bis twife iafilia , the effet * tubereof the meflenger knety not.dele letters Ret. The comming of William Fitzaldelme mond fo2thivith deltuered to a familfar frend of bis and oibers oner into Ireland. fo read them bnito him fecretlie, and apart from all others , the tenure of them twas as followwefh , Zo Chap.16. Tiyelavie MWattiasiets Reimond hit motk loutng loz and bufband, bis ter to hir buf olwne Balilia witheth health as to hie felfe . snow 40 ay Helethings thus dane, the kings mek band iets fengers.bpon thefe neto changes and chan pe mp dere lozd that mp great heeketmth, which shoub. ces tuere fo take new adutfes; and baning ivas wontto ake fo mudh,ts notw fallen out ; aberes thaoughlie debated the fate of the countric, foreif pee bane ante care 02 regard of me , 02 of pour felfe,come atoaic toith all (ped . %Xefmond bauing and the neceffitic of the time, they thought it bef and Did conclude that Mefmond fhonld tarie bebind, and confivered of this letter, of0 by the fallingof the tot fullie coniecure the death of the earle, for he late bee heepe the countric in god ftaie and oder ; but thep fhemfelues to returne backe to the king. ho accoy vie ficke at Dublin before bis comming atvaie Dinglie prepared themfclues, and at the nert twellers from thenfe, But be being thus peceaten, tbhich was about the kalends of June , thep at Dublin ofp lie toind then following,they tobe fhyipping and pal' fibat thepcould to Képe the fame fecret , for feare 5° fedouer into England;andbeing landed, dfd tn pow and irdoubt of the Jrifhmen , butill hat Reimond and with all the batt thepconld, make thetr repatre lwere conte twfth bis band of fonlofers bute them. bnto the king; brite abo thep declared the death Relmond hinfelfe forthwith returned onto Lines of theearle,¢ all other things concerning the tate tikes and nottuithtanping he tuere berie forrte and of that land, Zhe hing then bpon adutfe and deliber Mud greued twith this newes,, pet oiffembling the ration bad tn this matter, fentoner Gatilliam Fit}: fame,and bearing it out tity agas countenance, alvelme,with twentie gentlemen of bis bouthol,to Iwould not oz did beter o2dilclofe it to anie bopie, be bis lieutenant, ¢ioined Jobn de Courcie in com fauing toa fel tuife anodiferet menof bis familt. mifftor With bim, whobad attending vpon him tert ats andtrufiecouncellors « Andther bpongadad, men, Liketwile Robert Fitsexhans and Miles cher Gince (1) continuedi that land, tr much bor 20 Fitsaloelmefent forthe fonnesofthe fatd aurice, tor, foce and power, And to fate the truth, abo pers fed the force of the eninies in that land 2 Cuen the Geraldines. Who dtd belt keepe ¢ preferthe land in fafeticr The Geraloines.cho mane the entmies to go backes be afraid The Geraloines : Who be they and fo dealt twith thent,that be neuerleft themtontiit by one means 02 other be bad craftilie gotten trong thent the cattell of Ouendake, Hotwbeit afterivarns be gaue them 3fernes in erchange: which albeit i¢ twere in the mivole of thett entmies , pet like Inftie and couragions gentlemen, thep butloed there a Khich fo their gad deferts are moft maligned. anv Strong cattellabich thep kept ¢inbabiteo mangre all enuied ate The Geraldines.Snevlie, tf ft bad pleas according them, thefrentmtes, Walter Almane,(o called in name, of fed the prince to haue confinercd and notfo; that be twas ether innature 02 fature an fotheit deferts and worthinefle; no vont the tole fate ofJreland long per this had bene quietedand 40 Almanc, being neyhue to William JFfitsalocime, twas madefenefchall of WHlerfosd 5 Sho nothisig nee efablithen, Mut canfeletle tvere thep alates bad uing taken paines to recouer the citie of Limerike, bp bute Fitzaloelme, then the kings lieutenant,all be tas now neither able to keepe it bim{clfe, no2 pet badanp toleane bebind bim, bo Would take charge bponbim . Wut at length be fentt fo; Donald prince the cities and totones,as alt all {ach bottagesas be badwithin that land. and Fitsalvelme thenbe Caw and beb eld fo iolie_- actons ¢ doings, being couetons, proud, malicious Pet pe tvozthie and noble mer, tbe for to atteine to tonfioered, and tuithout pour deferts difoatned and maligned at :but go pe onwards, and proced i and erttrions.And {uerlie it is commonlie fene,that there is none lightlic tozle, than then a beggeriie rafcall from nothing, and from a bafe effate , is av uanced to twealth,credit and efttmation. 3fo2fach a oite altvates Donbting amd miffruffing all things, 50 fopprelheth all things, thinking all thingsto be laty Pour fownted freps of bertue. And ff mp pen cart full for bimtode, bfeth all ertremitics at bis twill Soaccopving to wozthinetle, J Mall be bappie, and teceiue the querdon of bertue ¢ tmmoztall fame: fo: vertue cannotfatle no; dic,but either in this life Spin the life to come , 02 in both, (hall haue bis iufk Tepardanddefert. Andalbeit pour balfant {ernice AND tyorthinelle, either by the dackenesofthe bing, &} by meanes of other mensfecret and ennfous Pradiles , haue HoT bene hitherto confivered nop cle,but twas one tho tas acoprupt man in all bis and pleafure.There cannot be (¥ fate) a tomate beat, than then a cruell rafcall and proud beggeris raifeo tocftate,and made a ruler oner bis betters, This Walter entered into acquaintance with sPor0gh prince of Lencile, and by him being corrups ted ith great bribes , did that be could to procure the otter veffrucion of 1cimond, and all bis fore fatd cofins and binfmen, And to begin the erecution Telwarded ; pet fhall not % fatle , toith mp pen to 6o of thelr pradtifes, the forefaid William fir toke a twaie from Ketmond all his lands about Dublin, publith, and in mp twritings to remember the faine. and about Werforv.and thereas he recetued letters And therefoye thrinke not now, netther dw pou giue Suet to labo: and trauell from Daie to daie togroto of commandement from the king , fo reffore onto and inereafe in hono2, fame and renotume.FFo2 the Fitsephans a cantredof land txbich be hav tn Dphes Memorialthereof(farre farpaflingall the treafures tthe two2tn) for a time thzongh malice mate be cos ueted, but nener fappreffed no2 ertinced : but as fire long bid, thall in the end beake ont into great inthe confines 0: marebes ofthe fame he met Fit loninglie faluted andimbgaced ; and fopthtwithaccor bing to the kings)pleafare, be peeloed and delivered liantneffe of ferutce, no; aftureonelic of tru. Wut felues: be not nifimaid,though pe be bricourteonflis beftene, and marebetd folpards Wlerford,and ther alvelme and the reff of bis companie, ahom be verte Mond fall much agatnt bis twill peeledto this their Aduile ad countell , being much greeued that bas generated from the manerse¢ conditions of bis bre Donor,bane not bene afrato of death; anid fo; to ab» teine fame and renofome, haue not effenred pour fwerearrived, and come toland, and Ketmond ba ning brdoritanding of the fame , allembletb " companie and foldiors, tibich was a companic ie totunes and forts bpon the fea coatts . here Vet: in fulpicton,¢ thetr two2thinetie Fill bad in geloufie ; and thep put intrut, as in thomte was neither bas uife and delfberation bad among thent, itiwas con, 60 Cogan, eho had noblic Cerucn him in bis wars ttve cluded and agreed bporr, that forfomuch as theearle pares, wereallo fent toith them, baning tieentie was Dead, andthat Reimond allo was to Depart as met attending bpon them. hele aflone as tee lwaie ouer into Cngland; that the citie of Limes tike ta)ich toas fo farre remoted andin the middle of mante eninties , Lhould fox the time be left, and the garrifor to be conducted and brought from thente in to Leinter, fothe nefenfe and fafe keeping of the The Conqueft of Ireland. Chap.16. of ihomiond , being fhe bings baron ¢ forme fabs tect, and brite him be committed the cnffodie and charge of the citie : tho fmethivith pretending all truthand fidelitie was contented therelvith; ans Did ot onelieput in boffages, but allo twkea corpar rail oth, and Was folemnlie fwoo2nefor the fafe kee ping and the reftitution of the fame at the kings eS , and for cuer rematne tn perpetuall mes lan, be being tell bziben, oetracted and lingered the erecution thereof ; but pet tn the end. appointed and affigned brite them other places thich were further off and remoted;andthe fame the moze perillous, bes Ventiny Me. caute thep tocre in the mitvole ofthe entmies, "Rec, Monstrous man, beqotten bya wicked manof that ener fince baue continued in thts land of Freland, countrie bpon acot,a bice then fo common tn that nation . Ht hav the bobie of a man, but all aid did Datlie grow and increafe to much honour: "8 ego, A00nt this time Ivas borne in Otwendelocke a (1) St isberie true , that thefe Ceraldines eucn there being at this inftant ftvo boufes aouanced to Cutis, the |