OCR Text |
Show - The Conqueft of Ireland. Chap.22 ys Chap.24.,29. TheConquett ofIreland. The defcription ofHugh land twas refereed to te hitig, faning that heptive -fhovitiein places of fernfceWut to fhe matter.buay had the cuftodie hereof. Thishingdonte in courte of de Lacie being a verie Life man,all bis cave teas to de Lacie: paughters.Xhe one of thomivas marricdte Carey and the other to Courcie, ethep in the rightof teie iwities inioied the fame During theiv liues; md aficr them their betres, bntill {uch time as bya dinifion fore {uch as were opefled o2 diver ont of thelr lands and territories,be reftozed them,and twit {uch courteous bebantout and gentle fpieches hedealt witty all men,that ina berte hort finte be dzete oy Chap.24, grotving amongett the Cnglif}men , the Frith to bini the hearts of the people, tho defirous to divelt rie expelled them, andrecoucred the countrie tits bnder his government,manured the grounds; bhicy themfelues. ro being then waft and dntilled, toas in thozt {pace full (2) Hheke Mac Arties are pet remaining in the Fo2red and franghted both twith come and cattell. fainpzouinceof Corke,and they be now difperfedine Andthen fox the fafetic of the people anv defenfeof fofundzie families butthechiefelt of themisnamed -thecountrte, be builocdtotones and erected caftels Mac Artic Pore ,mdbein tyetimeof king Hentte imencrieplace, madcozvers ¢effablithedlatwes fo, theetabt twas aduanced fo ths bonozanddegreeof the gouertmentof the peaple. And bythis it came to aneatle, being called theearle Clan Artie, obidin -_paffe, that ech man iniofed the labours ofbis otone common fpech by tnterpofition of the letter C is bands,andenerte manlined in peace one tvith the a pronounced Clancartie, ther, and enerie bonie loned bim , and be alluredof (2). 3n this point there isa barfeticamong the -_alimien. Wat haning thus bp bis twifepome,policic, inniters.{ome iwriting that Fitseyhans Houldtake 20 anid godgouernement reconered that nation fo goo atuaie the land from Uhil{p Warrieandgiue ittobis confoumnitic and obedifence, behold ennie (hich ale fon ikafe ; and to recouer this outof theirbands,the wates maligneth bertue) be twas had ina gealoutie faidzhilfp came ouce With (uch power andforce as -_and fulpiciorn,that his dgift and policte twas to appro: 2fat the Kbole land to bimfelfe, and as the latwfall hecoulo make.Doime twrite againe that the land ab kingand monard tyould crofone himielfe king of ferthat it mas ginen foWpil{p Warrie, he departing Areland. Which opinion twas fo receiucd ¢ falfe ru into Cngland lee it tn the cuffodie amd charge of moutfo fp2ed,that it was ina Gort time carted into Robert Fitsteyhans,tho then he lifted trot 02 coulo England; chic ahen if came to the kings cares,pou notbeepe it anie longer,delinered the cuffodie there: mate not thinke that he at allitkes thereof, 02 couly of to bis forne Rafe : Khoas bisfather fo tvas be incarie to kepe the fame. And for that cauleZilip 30 bywke the fame. Barrie minding to infote,and to make the beft ther: of with fuch force amd helpe as he hadgotter, came oucr both tobelpe bis bnele, ¢ alfo to fortifie ¢ build bolds¢cattels bpon bis fatoland, thereby be might be the better able to befend ard Keepe the fame : and this{emeth to be the truth of the btfforte, (4) Shis Philip of Warrte, hautng fetsed tyon Lands amd pofleffions in Ireland, bis pofteritie haue PHilip Barrie, and both the Weimonds were of bel countrieandfokepe tf in god order. And the more rienthe daughter. and heireof the baron of this D dione,¢f the Cares became¢ were for the courte fameand crepit in thefe dates. About thistimebefell -_caffels he buflocd,and the more Cnglithmenbe viv and baypened the two range wonders at sFether beffow and place therein, the foner and better din be in Meth, thereof te haucfpoken in our topograr 40 thinke to being the fame to palle andeftet, Among piesnamelie,of the woman diolentlie andperforce maniecaftels therfoze thich he bufloed,be made one abulenin-annill bp a foulvier, and of the otes there at Dachmehoin Ler,abich be gaue to Mellertus, as olen and caried awaie, alio gaue bim his nece to twife;al(oone caffell neere " to Abowie thich be gaue to Robert Wigaret, and areligions houle of Greic friers neere adfoining 0 the fat rattell , ubfch being fince didolucd in king Wenvie the eights time, the famefell into the kings Butbeing Dwelling there,forne one of ther builded hands,tbo made thereof a fozt,and kept there a per' petuall garifon, and thus twasit offfeuered from the bavonie. Dhere is allo one other Ucighlin viftant 50 fromthis about an Engltth mile, thereis the cathe ti Delmond, ugh deiLacie agmdanda {wife man bailoeth tandzie caftcls both iit f ALeinter and Meth, and fortifieth the fame Lerie fronglie: andamong others he builved ove at Djailebutch of that diceefe,ano thereof the bithop taketh his name being called the bithop of Leighlins but fo: d{fference Cake the fame is called old Leigh lin, and this otber Lefablin bridge, by reafort of 4 badgebuilved of fone oucr the riner at that place, and thereof the one end butteth vpor the fozefald Wiakecafell. bad the charge of , bntill begaue the fame oucr and forfobeit. D that worthie champions andfit marcy: Men Were this Powwse ¢ Fitsaloeline , to be fent to divell andrule in a nation , abicy is deftitutey and iwanteth noble and valiant men ! Wut aman maie fie the courte of fortune , tubo then the is dilpoted to red to Thomas Fleming. And not farrefrom thenfe he builoed. ong other cattell at the So2ach on the rt med Fitshenvic,eho was father to Penvie,Kobert, and this Peilerius. Mant and a noble gentleman, and ho bad tars a GAink Rbhelusthe fatherof this Pelka, and keptthe folpne and. caffell of qenb:obe again ff, bint and all force: but tn the end after-a peace concluned bes How Hugh de Lacie vponavaine fut Hureand the other Coite. This Warroto naps Hue by bir. pitionwaslent for into England,and ofhis bath bis courte through the countic of Ler, at pe fethtp the market totune of Athie bnto Carlow, ad from thente bute L efghlin,and fo to Xofle,a it tle aboue tbich totwne it mecteth anv ioineth with te Coire, and they togtther heepe their courfe about fis more pleature in chambering and plafeng theteary da (pringand rife out of one mounteine.toatter to? bnito the late abbeie of SDunbzadzie : aud as they a baue taken their fenerall courfes,thep mart togitet amb takeone twaie into the feas. Chey are all nan gableand all alike replentthed toith tannnzie fort Rindsof fithes, She ner of the Warrow, which Robert Hitsrichard had: befives in Meth be builved the caftels of Dunad (2). Zhis fame Petra hadtobirthirohutbandone 5. and of datlatre,as afo Adam Fucepost and Cilbert Gerald of wAlindtoze,and by him bad ifue hic fourth Migents caftels,and manie others,tbich Were now Gon named Maurice, tho was father to William twlongto be particularlée repeted andrecited, And about this tine was that frange talkeand @aine Hi Seralyanvd this Alerander, This Geralo was a bar beads'02 {prings of the tive ofher notable rimets miles,ontjll thep mat with the Sure, Midis - tons toithpong gitls,andte plaie bpon a harpe than to beate a thiely a2 ffatte,02 to toeare armour «And trulie ittvasto be marnelted,that fo noble a prince conlb fend (uchcowards to beare thle,and bancaw -_notfarre from thenle an other caftell bleh be delfue- thene them, be maried this ladic;and bad woathie ‘file; hotw ye. aduanceth and raifeth dp:men from bate eftate to bightocgrees : for bp,thefe too ban (0) Rela the daughter of the great Whelus bad tebutbands,by the fir named Denrte ebads s tho being named after bis name, twas nar (2) She Wartow ts agodlie and anotable riact, bauing bis bead o2 {pring in the bill called Hons (1) Leighlin vpon the riucrof (2) Barrow befins DF fopie, a place naturallie of it {clfe berie ftrong,which 6 Wlandina 02 Slogh wiome , in trich alfo are the place Robert Potwze by the kings commandement Thele things being thus donein the fununer fine, fuccefle.After the death of bis wifehetwasfomehbat Ibugh de dLacie toke bis paflage ouer4o England; lofe of life,being much ginen totvomen,of Gombe and made bis {peedie repatre to the kings prefence, made no great coffe she twas berie greedie andcor rere he fo Wwifelie and dutifullie bebaued bimfelfe, uetons of tusalth and poffetiions,butouermudany that the king not onelie tvas refolued of bis truth bitionsof bonour and reputation. At this time tir _ andfidelitie, but alfo putting efpectall confidence tn Leinfer forthen wobert. Fitshenrie brother onto him,he fent him backe againe.dnd calling homethe (}) Deilerins,aha in his pouthfall peares was verie -forefaid Jopn de coneffable and ieichard pet, made lnftie like the flower of the garden, which Gbenthe hint his generall and deputie of the land, and toke Winter dratveth andis cold,doth bade and fwither a 30 allurance of him fo2 bis truth in this bebalfe shotn- Sthich is the ancient inheritance of the Carews,tho of bono; do continue Hill. Wut would to God thep pile thele things were thusiadanitigy betie hatfic,he (ped not alivates.bett nozbad the bel fox John erfod. And as fox Uildare, ahich with _-the countrie adfoining twas before bp the earle in -His life time ginen to Weilerius, was taken front im; in exchangethe countrie of(4)Ler was giuen to btm,hich was a toil and fauage countrie,full of tomds,paffes,and bogs, and in the midole.of the ents mies, as alfo from ante fucconr 02 refcue : holwbeit not vnfit for this fuch achampton of Sars andf torthieafoulvier, bettg barons of Carew in Gales one of them mar Warroly,adit is a berie old ¢ ancient cattell called by the nayne of the iSlakecaftell,a fortin thofe Dates berie ftrong :it fandeth in the baronie of Doz0ne, Chap,23. alfo not fethie but fnetoit) and trongcompad; bis ffature was but fimall, and his proportion defoymed; bat in conditions he twas beric tober; truftie,and model. Ie toas berie carefull inbis otunepaiuat matters, but incanfesof government andinall pu blike affaires be was moff vigilant.anv carefull, Anodalbeit he were.a veric god fouldier,amdone of gteat erperfence in martial affaires;petinbis tune dole aduentures fberin be was fometimes ralhand 20 beit befoined in commiiffton tolthbim one Robert as all otherso2 the moft part of the Englith were. andfortifiedin Leinster and Afeth, F vyouwill know that manner of man fore thep butloed tio cattels in Fotheret of Dna» Qi ibugh de Lacte was,pou thall bnderttand bis lan, the one for (1) Retmond,and the other fo, Grits efes wereblacke anddepe,andbisnolelome -fith bis beother : the thiry twas at (2)Lreficloermont Ghat flat, and the right fine of bis facefrom -neere to Poroghs countrie for Walter of Widen the chin bpiwards bya mifchance twas Mzetwolis 10 fozd:the fourth for John(3)Clauill bpon the riuer of fkalled: bis necke teas Mhort,and his bovie hatrieas WBarroiw not far from Wetghlin; the Aft at Colac) _of Halifburie, tho thoulo in the kings bebalfe be a councelloz and a truffie alliftant bitto him in all bis odmings.Potw ough de Lacie being returned backe againe into Jreland,and there fettley and placed, _-thinketh: pon bis firit venties, how fo fortiffe the {rhofor their fidelitic an gud feruices , tere avuane cedto honour and made bicounts : and in that title How Hughi de Lacie buildedcaftels, bed inLeinfer : fox Meth was alredie mectlie well and indtfferentlie fortified ¢incatellen. Fitri theres Gnnes of anvice.And albeit Girald were aman butof meane fFature,pet berie wife, fober, andhor neff, Alfo Koger le Wotwze coneftableof Leighlin, ugh de Lacte,and William le Powe fenelchall of Waterford, Robert Warrie the pongerfonneocf ever fince continued in that land; and nothing ocges nerating fromtheir firft anceffo2, bauc from age 40 of {undzie peates,bntill i the troublefome times, im and toage bene noble and balfant gentlemen, and hing Richard the (econds time they twere erpellcd, incre not fonusled,rmted, and altogither feafoned in Frithpie | the name and honor being onelic Gugiity, all the reff fothe molt part rit, there thoulo oiuerfe caffels and fundgic forts be butls ihaie.Liketwtfe (2) Alerander and Oiralousthe tia () This Letghlin fandeth fall pon the river of 47 goataic,it mas aged bya common content, that ~ -_baing all things toa peace and quictnefie: and theres fime for pant of befres male of thei, cametotive tuttices of the land.ABut befose be thonio Depart ano returne againe from thenfe, Chap.25, : He lulpicionconceiuenefHughve La setedailie increafep moze¢ mozeyandasis before (aid came to the kings cares,tboas Princes in (nc canfes was beric gelous, BW couldnot like thereof, and therefore foxthwith $iBagh ve Lacieby John conettable af Cher and Richard Pet, ubome he aypointed totarrie 0 ferus in bisplace, # to be the goucrnazs 97 1o;08 communication fn a tomd in Weth , bettwwene a tweene a pret and a wolfe, therecf tue haue (poken in one pric ane topographte:tubfch thing thongh ft map feme verte 8 olf: flrange ¢ moft incredible,pet the fame tg not to be pifcredited,JF02.a8 S.Ferome fatth,pou thall find tr feriptare manie firange things; thtc.to a mang 6o {udgementthall feme to be nothing true at all; and pet nevertheles thep are mot true. Jfo2 nature caw not prenatle noz bw anie thing againt the dLa2n of nature: neither ought anie creature to. contemmne 02 fcome¢,but rather wlth great reurrence and honour to confider the workes of Gad bisereatar. pottong after this hing Wenrie;the ponger, theforrof king Wenvie the elaer, being feracey ecavied (the moze twas the pitie)by letun and:nangbtie countcls,rebel_-led the fecond time agatnit bis father, and hav got ten vntobimthe molt part of de bett noble ments all Poitiers, e the lattegentlemen inall France: -_beibes bis brother. Geftete the earle of Writaine -_the chiefe author anv caufe of this rebeliton, andmay nie others af-bis sonfeverates,. But in fhe em ie 0) |