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Show -fitles: The Gonquett ofIreland. Chapit6,17,18, Dontsannfundsietothe cfintesof -uetours,wid dID Nothing but for mrottie ; fo was he tis aes as hep continuedinthedtepsof theirancettars, thep terenot bonaurable as ters arcrous,and pid all things in. crag and deceitias.alf thatthe cnimie feared.bint not, and the: gad fabio Gngliyqouernmentliked thelofelifeor that viper -ersaund garrifonat Dublin, bp means.of rible-to the Sri nation: but then thepsleaning rous nation, then thepbranght in coine ad liueric, andarinmberof manigother Srith aupdinelifhiny pofitionsabc) bathbeent the raine of ihetebononr, the loffeefitheincredit, <mtheendiniihketbeoucts » Io throwof all their. bonfesmmpfamilies dak in(2) Shis Fitsgevald tonsbucied,:and-yetlieth tn amonatterte of Groieftiers:withont the iwallesaf thetohment Werfonkabich bouteisnotopifolucn, fouloyloud him not, -<nd confidering allo that the thet caps teins couctonfneffe were bupatdof their wages,and -byreafonvof hidouth and fnggitnede the vittels twarcdfcant,enoucivente fcouted ante moze abjone as they Were Somnt.to. get ante booties 2 weies; be fecvetite vealetiy twith forme of-thens; and by dis wife canterence,mmd twittic perfushons,allureth and inte -feth.Outo. Hinsenentuch.as-mmere the;daliantell,, ba -seftest anpidjoton muertof thems alltho were cone terttand berie gladito accompanie, and follow him. andthemonument of.Bisbuviall almost detivoten: --<Andbauing fagotten into bis campante: ting-and therethanting forrtegaDanD worthigmantoreftoe $rentiecgentlemert, and aboutthee bundzed others, thefameagaine. pedoferued tellofhisprtuce and be bololie entreth and inuadeth into the pronincesf therefozetanten Ger a-coumtrteWhich bitherts9 bap bad net tried the ibe found: mandeta iceoobetn trie rio one coe if Soe Eceandttrengthof the Englith nation . And then eam: See ight will not rettoz¢ fo. m2> wonthicakn thatofo : 20 {was fulfilled the prophetic of Merlin Celodine(as ts 2 prophetic t 3H6 thie mronumints())500 * » . faidsbotybeit 3 Will notlo affirmeit)A wbite knight of Bern sere? fitting opoma bite hoote,beaving birdsin bis hhieln, Shall be thefirteixbich with force.of aves fhall enter 5 The defeription of Wi fal *Fitzalaelme, ae aes Chaph ize ert cat ere auvofleantcor -pulent mary asivellinfiatoreastn pox portionbut ofateafanable boightsibetwasi « and inuate Gifer, 1 1) this Aobn:Courcie was fomekbat of a beotone colour,but theretnith fomenbat titi, andat that fine be robe bporra Hhite hose, as alfo did beare in bis Hiclotyepainten(x)bites, After that he bao -_palled theaDaies fourncie through the countrie of rcherte libecall nd conttlibes And albeit he 24 Welell,became thefourth date (being the kalends of Srebsuarie) to thecitte of (2) Downe, twithout anie Were ofgreat courtefic,and would gine fo anteman refiftance ofthe inbabitants thereof : be betnig ane sich honour aid reverence, pet was the fante altonéitie-and.a ghefk onloked for, And (3) Ddonell gither with. wiles am guiles: for ‘onder honte he then the ruler'of that countrie,being aftonted and a gaue benent, and his fugren foods were minglea mased atitheir fo funder comming, fled alate, Zhe inith poifon .. Andas abenemons ferpent conered fouldiersAhich before their comming from Dublin with arene leaues, ‘be With an outinard thetv of iwere balfepinedtwith famine, and bunger Marued, courtefie coucred bis ntindfull trecherte. Jfo2 to the: haning nok recoucted great boties and pretes of qutiward fhetw he wasdtberalland courteous;butis neat andcattels,were full and well refrefhed, wwarblie fultof ranco2 and malice. Br-counterance At this berie prefent time , there twas come hr pleafant,but ina finking breaft teas bina finking 40 ther out of;Scotland a legat from tome nanted bapoz:ontivardlie as make as a lambe,but tofthin. TWinlanns, ¢ betoke great pains to intreat ¢ make as twilie asa for : carieng bnder feet honie molt apeace betineene Doonell ¢ John de Courcic, ving bitter benem, Apis words as fmothas ofleano pet all the perfuattonsthat hecouly saffirming that if be tnded thep were deadlie ftrokes : khome be honow {would depart and go atwaie , there thould bea poate red and reuerenced this Daie, he tvould either {potle lie tribute patd fothe king of Gngland : but all bis or deftroie the nert daie,A crucll enimie-againt the. foods auatlea nothing. Ddonell (eing that words fweake and feeble; anda flatterer bnite the rebell anv mightic: gentleto thetiloand fanage;anocourfes could little auafle , afembleth all the forcesof the gusto the enimie; butertreame tothe gwdfnbied, countric: and toithin eight daies baning gotten am cruel to the bumble; and by that means be twas: 50 boutten thoufand fonloiors , swith force inuadetd, notfearefull to the one , no; fruftie totheother, @ ¢ With great courage commeth to enter ¢ beeake tiv tothe citie of Dotwne, FFo3 in Freland, asit is com man fullof datteric, and pet altogither cvaftie and beceitfull.ewasalo much given dntowineandts monticalfoinallother lands, thep tic inbabit The Conqueft of Ireland. Clidp. 18519520. fhetvedhimielfe, md fpectallic how Joh Courcie the great Manahter of fhe fotunfinens mozconer, mol balfantlic with the ftroke of his fiver mangs led mianizamen billing foe, but founded and matincoimanie , would and mull needs haue com emended bint for aright tomatic, noble, and right balfant warrio2, feritte the teaber , 02 {uch ag be erpert th fac Frith names. mate oz The commendation of Roger Power, andthe vittorie ofLahn de Courcie, and of the prophefies ofCelodine. ) ; Chap.r9. vas no one manfhe Did moze baliant acs than (x) Rogerle Wotwer, tho albeit he were but a fher to Wurke erie of Kent(as fore (aie) andbis to nrinds,, tho were fullic determined to inuade tbe cl AduANced sandot bin (being loxdof Connagh) det though they tere but fetw in refpect of their aductla luftie,baliant,¢ couragions gentleman;tho gretw amd difperfed abzoad in the fomds and fields, fo that hernmentof the countrie about Iefgblin, as alfo in Dilozie . This fight twas verie long ¢doubtfull, 4o be bad fcant elenen perfonsleft with bim. And noftolthfanding that be had thus loft bis men ano ach partie manfullie defending themfclues , and hoaffes, pet twas be.of {uch a valiant mind andconw None pelving the oneto the other. Wut as the come rage, that with thofe fetu hich tere left, be tent Mion pronerbe is,be the Bate neuer folong , pet at the length it ringeth at cuenfong : fo lketwife this Whoars the fame tere fo foft,that tith the tuefght knégo2tiifels 5 andfo the bloud Aeeting and lteng pen the locars, thep twere faid to be therein bp to temaine in Connagh,of chomistheearleof Clay with them, than tobe pinned ¢ that vp inabegger* Vifter. Chaps. : fore be ued out andioinen the battell with tent, OpnCourcic, wha (asis befaze fad) was toined in commiflion with Wiliam Fitsaloclme, then be fatv the courfe and nranct of bisdealings, whoas he was cor ling, be that han {ene botw valiantlie ead mart Se wals of Gaterfoy, anv conquer the fame twtth again lance , and the bill againt the fpar , and te -fvordagaint the fkeine: bo buckled fo Inftilie Ge baie to theduit.. And in this terrible fight ad buck theiwed (1) Lhe race ¢ iflue of the Powers hath ener fince and pet doth rematne in Zreland, abo nothing veges nerating from this their ancefto2 , haue fox their part hetved themfelues valiant and men of gad fer 60 nice,fo; tthich thep haue beene honozablie rewarded, and are now barons ano peeresofthe realme. Zhetr habitation and divelling isin the prouince 02 cours fie of Waterford,and not far fromthe citie of Wa ferfo;d. The defcription of Iohn de theeuents thereof , hid) were all fulfilled in ob oneagainf the other , that manic a man fell that onte fide and the Darts onthe other fide : then lance , tries, thoulo with a {mall potver cometo the citie of Dotone , anv againtt the will of the gouerno3 Hereof Gould take the fame. Wanie other things alfe he rote of fundrie battels to be waged , and of be Courcic. This bakethe faid John bad, and he fo eeemed the famne,thatfill be bad it about bins, and tibishanvs; ano din manie times , pea and for the mofpatt direc his dotnagsby the fame . Zt was als © Written in the fame boke, that a pong man twith tubere the fight tuas bot , the botpesa farre off on he ned both the loffe and hurt ; andvet in them did moje annoie the enimie , than tas burted bimfelfe. Of their bodies thep funke dotne bp to the hard - Pore franger,and one come ont from other coun: How Iohn de Courcie inuadeth the battels he had the bicorte , but infiwo he recet: mies perceiuing them Mould tvade bp tothe knees _-rries , pet thep tere fouldiors valiant ,cozagious,ane of god fernice ) to {fue ont and aduenture the fight and there fo wantof bittels to be famifhed. Tere Uiriell abere manie of bis men twere killed and mas Celovine the Frith prophet , tho forefpeabsing of 50 niefled. The filt toas at the biioge of u02, after and bpon bis comming from outof Cngland , anv thisbattell fain, that there fhoula be {uch a great therein of the Frith people, that the crt-g, pet therein be bad the vicozie and conquell. So in ceupedthe burgefles called Clanuicards abo tere the beft blondof the forefatd sichard,curd thele do pet lie ard madetwith turffes in acozner of the citte, fhaough bis enimies ,andin fpite of thent all trae uelled tipo daies and tive nights on fotin their ars mountWithout meat o2 dgittke thirtie long miles,one till be was paft vanger, ¢ fo camefafelie bnto his otonecaffell againe . She fourth battell tas at Hlerce, long, and cruel fight had bis end, and the bice torte fell fo Zohn de Conrcfe, and a great multitude Of the entinfes were flaine in the field , as alfo bpon the iooarsof the (eas as thep were Aleing and tury Ning atwaie . Then twas fulfilled the old prophefie of the bes. fhe fame man alto (asistatd ) oid trite that a 33 fones ouerfet by the entmies,and fo bad the wazfe; fome of bis men being billed, and fontfcatfered into (uch god credit, that aftertwards he bad the gos Richard twas (ent into Areland, mdtheregreatite 60 tie: thoughtit better with his {mall companie( abi vike now lining. the faking of apaeie, bere bp reaton ofthe fireia¢ narrow paffcs , he twas to much and euerte efis Pong manand beardleffe, pet he hetwed bimfelfe a perceiuing them and billing them bpon the -‘feluenimies; but alfo their baltant and coursgious of home be flue and ouertizety a great number, and had the Dictorfe. Lhe third was at FFerlie about butff it might: be fat totthont offente,there thers in other parts, John Courciefeing the courls amb confidence of ther great multitade againt & ‘Wiech then ta the battels of John de Conrcte , fire he had the bictorte in five notable batfels 02 fights Zo at Dublinsthe one try Ffeb2uarie,and the other in Jue lie ti ti hic) be Haning but a firall companie of PM this fiahtthere was manic a tumy men fought againt fiftecrie hundzed of bis enifinies, thie man, hich baliantlie acquited himfelfe: ainbitions flatterer, being altogither bentto the and bent of the enimies , txbo not onclie bpon a bops ument } was bp freadjerie and treafon deffroied, ano fo forfaken and eff; but afferipards reconered by Peilerins + cuet fice ahich timeit hath temained and beene keptinn the pollefiow of ‘the Ciiglifhmen. iG th blond, Gyfch thing came fo fo palle;for the Cnge (1) Shis William twas the fonneof Aloclme fa, ‘be alognies the tuliciavie there apointen ; fn hhole:tinte he fatd citie bettig Dnder his goucrn: ‘but thether this iatisie be trnlie fo interpeeten,3 ree thenozth, are moze warlike and cruell than ame 9 ‘ ‘tant)were fulfilten in earle Richard . Liketwile je innote itt the fame'boke , that the cifte of Linctike fhoulo be tiife left ann forlaken by the Cnglith: (1) Begtueth hae birds as this antho2 fatth, whic met; but the hird time tt houlo ve kept , abtey "byberalds are thug blafonen . Argent thee griyhs thing came fo fopatle, 3fo2firlk(as is before iwpitorgeives gules crotoned gold : this qrizh 02 getre is akind ofan eagle but fuchas tsrauenons,and fees Fo fen) Kelmond had tf and gaue tt ouer: the fecotn foas, then the bing badginen the fame to Yhilip ve beth more bpon carrer than bpon anie foule of bis Wrule,for be being bought thither by Fitstteyhans, "pivite prefenia : ¢ for bis cotpardnelle catieth neither and Wiles Cogan,te fake and entertito the fame , "the name nd} praife aperteining to fhe tine cagle, and being come fo the riuer foe of Shenin for the (2) Doone ts a totonelieng in the Ards, abtch fante putpole, foas there btterlie difcoxaged to pio 4emUiltter,a profitable anva fertile foile zt ts, the ‘ced anite farther, aid fo toithout ante thing onic, fee ‘of the bifhop of that diocetfe , abo beareth bis leaueth the faine ashe fotind it and cate backe a namne.of the fad totune , being called the bifhap of gainesas hereafter: tn bis place tt Mall be Hetved. na ey Downe. (3) Lhe Latine two. is Danlenvs, hich 2 do find "And thus (accoritig to this baticine) tiwile if was tobe Cnglithen Doonellabich ts the name of a o left , butthe third tints it Hall be kept. Wutthis isto be implied and meant of Damon reat familie 'o2 nationin the pronitite of Titer 5 women, He wasagrediecouctous man, andar one and the other, that the fame man thoulo come to Gierfnnn , + front thenfe to Dublin,aberehe Hould entevin withotit anie great refiffance; «all thefe thiags(as is appa, force and armes {hould breale and enter in though Courcie, Chap.20, < _ His Fohn ne Courcie was white ann palecf colour , but berie flerce and arrose gant , be tuas finowous anda berie trong made man,verte tall and mightte , anv of a Singular audacitic ; and being frombis verie pouth bent |