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Show TheConqueft of Ireland. Lands,abich they quietlte eld and infofed, trrtitl [this time of the comming ouer ofthe king bis forme : for notv fhe faute tuere fake from them, and giuen to {uch as were neko come ouer, contraric to the p20 mife ¢qrant to them befoye made . Uheredpon they forfoke bs and fled fo our enimies , and became not onelie {pies bpon bs,but were alfoguiders and cons Ducto2s of themagaing bs : thep being fo much the miozeableto burt andannoie bs, bicanfethep tere Chaps) ynurthetedand no netves but that the btteraetrnes tion of the tijolelandiwas athand. Anvinthis i: relic and neceMitie tt had bane verte requifit and needfull that the fouloters thoulo have taken vpthrir iueapons,ferued againt the enintie,and haue defen: bed the common fiate : but tt was faree offertuite, fo} there vas {neh latwing ¢ beration in the folons, one dailie {ning and troubling another, thatthe be -terane was moze troubled twit latwing twithinthe "igre before our fariliars, and kuely all our orders and ro folic, than he was in peril at large with the ent: sorring, mie. And thus our men,giuenouer to this trade and fecrets.Befives this,the cities and totones bpon and kindoflife,became faintbarfed, and afvato to loke nee the feacoatts , with all {uch lands, renenuess pon the enfinte :and on the contrarie the enfinte tribates,and commodities as to the fame did belong midft ffrovig ,ffout , and bold . Thus fas the land and apperteine, and hich before tuas tmplofed and then governed , and thus the fame potted towards {pent fox the vefenfe of the commontucalth ¢ coun: fhe deffrucion of the Cnglif} nation and govern: trie, ano in the feruice againthe enimies , were ment , thich bad doubflefle berie thoztlie folloty. noivall affigned and beffotved pon {uch as were edand infued,bad not the king peoufded a {pedie re: given to pilling and polling ,and fholatc Hill with: mebie for the fame, Jfo2 the king being aduertifen in the tones,{pending their tole time,and all that thep bad in d2unbennelle and {urfetting , to the lofle 20 Hote dilozoerlie things framed,andconfiocring with and Damageof the god citizens and inbabitants, -bimlelfe im that perill the fate of bis realme and and not fo the annotanceof theenimics.andbelines people ffad, be twith all {ped fendeth forall thefe fundzie other commodities, thistvasone,andafpes neto comefouldfozs,in thomte ( other than the name ciall onesthat at the beric firft entrieofthekingbis of a fouloio2 was nothitig of anie balue adcony fonneinto this onrulte ann rebelifoustann, the peor mendafion) and commandeth them fo repatre and ple being barbarous,md not knowing that ittwas conte Home, and fendeth overin their places thefe Aheinconne: tobe afubiec,noz thatapertetnethtogouernment, olobeaten and twell tried foloiozs , by txhole feruice tntences fol= {uch men twere appointed fo baue the charge,rule the land before pad bene conquered andbept among nrboca amd governement, as tho were moze meet to talke ome oie and the heefelt toas John de Courcie, Gouerninent. fh avarlo2 than to fight in the fields, befter fkill to 30 tho twas made loz deputie, and had the goucrne mentof the land committen onto him : tho,acco2 becladina warme gotune than to be throtvded in Ding to bis office and dutie,fetteth in band the refors armo2,and iho kneto better boty fo pill and poll the miattonof all things met and requiftt to be redzcf god fubieds than to refit and incounter the enimie: fen:ixbo the moze baliant and fortward be was tn bis yea for thetr baltantneffe and prowefle thep might fatd affatres and fernfces,the moze the land grew to iwell be refembled buto Wiillfam Fitsaloelme,bry god o2der,and infoied peace ¢ quietnelle. F702 Hbie, dev tole gouernement both Jreland and Wiaies be would not be tole bimfelfe,netther would be fuffer iwere almoff viterlie deftroted ¢ loft, Foz kthie, thep bis fouldters to lie idle like lotterers and Nuggards: were rietther fatthfull to they otone people no2 dgcads butivas altwaies labouring and trauelling abzoa, full to their eninties ; pea thep Were btterlic bofd of fhat. affect, abich is naturallie ingrafied in man, 4o and marching fill totardsthe enfmies , tome bo follotved andpurfued enen through the tole land,to hbich is to be pittifull to the bumble and proftrate, and fo refit the proud and obfinat;but rather of the the bttermoft parts thereofas twell in Corke , Loe contrarie, thep {poten theft otune citizens , and Swinked at thetr eninties: fo) to refift anv withftand thent nothing was done, no caffels no fortreffes bufloeb,to pales fo, fafetie mande,t10 waies fo fers nice opened,but althings tent to ruine,and the cont mon ffate fo acke . Pozeouer,the feruingmen andthe (oldicrs thfch were in garrifon, thep liking mond,Connagh,and elfetberesand tfbp anp means be couly baue ante abuantage of then , be would Itfe,gaue themfelues to the like,{pending thetr tthole fime in riotingbanketingwhoredome, and all other thofe places martial affaires were. and are toont to be mofererctfen ) thep would notcome neve the fight thereof, and. by that means thepeople there ther! Wut to mp former purpofe. Among the mante and fardzie"inconnentences: bayiened by enill go uernimentof thefe ney officers (as ts before fald) there twas none greater jnozmoze to be lamented fhant twas. this: that nothitytanding God of bis The Sr% gadnetle dio giue the vidorie, and fend the bapie Fs faccelein this noble conquett +-pet was there nel Poegeotat ther due thanks attributed into' Dod, nop are Te gnp eto membzante giuen bato bis church); but to increale D: thereof twas nothing elfe to be awaited fo} quele therof (fo the courte of fuiidzie pears)oio Hew anddeclare, {was hotvling andineping , the manured Helosbe» came oatke Gecatels deltraied.,and the people fine in theirayparell, and delicate in thelr dietshep The Moz ligaweared that it tas fingulargatne ¢p2taat por fit tbich thep (hot at :forbaning obteincd that,thep neuer renemb;ed theft oh to thefr lozd, noz cared meat Digeff tuffhouttine at each mneale ; pet toonld ann delicat itt -thep not ferue inthe mardyes,o2 ante remote place a- their dict. -gatnif the enimie, nefther would thep Ite in gatrifon tures for the fame. fo thought of that land, ibtch of tf felfe being rude and barbarous,ts committen to the gonernementof Three forts ofpeople which came fuch as be not onelie rade and barbarous, but alfo to andferuedin Ireland. led and enill dffpofed. Andthat this ofo fo baypen Chap.39. andcomte fo pafle ttt Areland,all twifemendo know ; it, mb the elder fort doconfelfett fo be trnesalthough pa thoee funtate forts of fertits pong men to couer thetr folies, would reiect tt to tors abich ferucd in the realme of Zreland, fome other caufes ¢fmpediments. Jfo2 abie, fuck of (1) Moumans, Englithmen, ad the Can them as bad procured bnto themfelues great It buans,obicy twere the firl conquerors of uings, loathips ano territosies , thep pretended at fhe land; the firff were in moff credit and effimatt the firtt that they twould be readie to ferue thebing on,the fecond tere nert; but the lat tere not ace bis fonne,to defend the countrie,to refit fheentmie, and that thep would dm this and that tith mante 20 counted io; regarbedof. The Pozmans were berie Wwould,andhao that thep fought for,then tt mantfett could notfervbut pon deintics, neither could thett there ood fox the common ffate,t102 patlen for the fafetie and to keepe ante remotecaffell 02 fort but tvould be fill and this bead of batre thep call a glibe, and therein fwas firft entred into and conquered, were thus had about thetr lozds fide to ferne and gard his perfons thep twonld be trere thep might befull and hatte plentie,thep could falke and bag, fineare and fare, (1) Zhe Brith nation and people enen from the 30 andffanding in thetrotne teputation, difdaine alt others. Abep receiued great interfeinement and beginning baue beenealivates of a hard bringing ~{uere Uiberallie retwarded, and lef no meanes bry bp, ¢are not onelie rude in ayparell but alforough¢ fought hotw thep might rule the roff, bearethe fivay, ouglie in thefr bodies: theft beards and heads thep andbeadnanced dnto high efate and bonour, 3 neuer wath, clenfe, noz cut, efpectallie their heads, -_thefe things thep tuere the firft and formoff, but to theatre thereof they (nffer to grow, fauing that -_ferue in hofting, to tncountertwitthe enfmie,to defomedo bfe toround it: and'bp reafon the fameis -fend the publike Mate,¢ to folloty ante martialaf neuer kembed, if qrotweth fatktogither, and in pros -fatres, thep twere the laff and furthett off. And for celle of time it matteth fo thicke and fatttogtther, -afmnch as thofe noble and {uorthie feruifors, bp that it is in feed of abat,and keepeth thebeadberie foarme, ¢ alto twill beare off agreat blow 02 froke, 4o whofe ferufce, travels and tnduftrie, the fatd land pefenfe of the countrie, tbicb in dutie thep ought shiefelie to haue conffaered. thep baue a greatpleafure. (2) Zhe hitorie is weitten inthe firtbokeof the kingsthe tielfe chapter, and in the fecond of the dronicles the tenth chapter the effec therof is, that tncontempt, difdaine, and fofpicfon, and onelie the net comes calledtocountell, and thep oneliecredts tedand honoied: it came to pafle that tr all theft botngs thep had {mall (ueceffe, ¢ by tubole and lit¢le the fmart. And twould to God be bad bane as pi Denta capteine as be tuas a balfant foulofoz ; and as ftom the fame their lands and poffeffions, as all Serewh wears of the landat large fpas mof miter and lamentable. Fo2 euerte where god mozolves,But then thep had gotten hbat thep godlie and bpzightlic, he ts commended in the ferip> bles and miferies (5) boty much mozethen ts tt to be Gtieuons burdens ad beanie poke thich bis father (1) This king,befives England and Scotland, laied bpon them,tho leaning the countell of the olp counfellors , gaue them anflwer bp the aduile of 5° badinbisrule andgouernement the duchte of Por mandie, and the earledomes of Gafcoine, Outen, Pong heads,as in this place ts recited. cattels therebyiloed,were altogether deftroien , toa Hod,{poiled, andbarned. And thus. the pzotvefe of thenld capteing; the gad (eruices of the veterans #well experimentedfoloicrs by the infolent, Ditters » And Lotwd life of thefe nety comes twas Difcres chonlife,eneric daie being a bolic daie to Barcus -_-is toto of that granitic, wifenome,and mateftte as isrequiedin apzince and gourrniour. For Foias fiben be was crotoned hing of Aehuda, was but bight peares of agesand pet bicaule he Did that ahicy was right in the fight of God,and ruled the land alter the death of Salomon the people of Afracll ree hich for themot part vas fo their ouerftzotwe, though beand bis fometimes tere galled , and felt Diwelling and {eated,, the fotles there manured,the 6° a further ingratitude, thep toke and fpoilen stale butatter fuchcdlines mutt neds infue formes and tempetts,and albeit thop thus eng tn tbe totones An fccuritic and at reft, wallowing in lofe and wart The Conqueft ofIreland. dons and prudent governement to baue bene ge Horited andrepucedto ged order and confoyntitie, Foz thie,if a realine ehich by toffe and pendent gor nernement ts bought and reoucedtoa perfect ttate, pet being committed to the gouernement ofachily is curfed and brought to mantfolp offfrefles, trou fueclie-giue the onfet and aduenture bponthem: Avell of their capteins and matters maners andlofe 5° prontdent in'the one as fhilfull and hardie tm the o * pDiffolute ad wanto orders,tarvieng Till Lofthin the fotones and places faroff from the eninties , Foras fo) the mardjes (fo called bicanfe the fame bo2oered ‘pon their entries 302 rather of Spars, bicanfe in Chap38;39,40. minded to absidge them of their oly andancient pol hileges ¢ Itberties . Xm greatia note of ingratitade, and an argumentof te mach bithankfulues there of bat tnquictneffe and troubles ntp.intue, the fe Quefted Kehoboam bis fonne,to gate them of the (3) What thefe Arithmen were, there arediuerfe opinions, Some thinke that thep Were {uch asdio inhabit about Wlerford, fome thinke that thep were thep of %encelo,for they faithfullie ferued the Eng» -their crevit decaied,and nolhing came to effect 07 -_pperfection ubtch thep tole in band. Antou,e Poitiers, befine the loffe of that abc) came «to Him by theright of bistife, Ano albett be tras -fted the Cnglifhnren well inough, pet being boone on the other fide of fhe feas, be was more affeatar men bnider their capteine named Morogh at Lt merike, oben the earle of Keimond recovered the nated to the people of thofe prouinces there fubied tuto Himm: for of them he chofe both them tibtch fuere fame.But % findit to be noted of the Drians, ho are of bis councell tt peaceable gouernntent,as allo bis how dwelling twithin the baronie of Dozon, any _-fernitors in mactiallaffaives. And albeit he ban of bad afeat there bp the gift of the thauenaughs, but 6o cucrie of thefe proninces fome, pet bicanfe sro2 Gince refitting againf them and Denteng to pate accuftomable ceuerie,peloed themicluesbn manbdie twasthe chicfett ann he onke thereof, they wentall onder the name of Rozmans, md fotatien totheearleof Dimond, pafengbntobimacerteine ghozmans. blacke rent to be thetr vefendo2 againtt the ato tes Uenanghs, but in right thep are tenants to the bas tons of Doron. (4) Shisis meant of that tibich is before fpobkert the twentie chapter in the oefcription of this Sobn de Curcie, ahere bis to much rathnes isn How orby wharmanner the land of Ireland is throughlie to be conquer. Chap.4o: So manie outrages ¢ diforders, tubich vib créepe int bp the Difozn2¢0 gouernement vrider the king DIS feb tobe a great fault in bim. foune, were not fo mud to be tiputed tobis pony and tender peares,as butothe enill countets and DY rections of fud)as tere about him, and bad the {pe Gis be onto thee D thou Lad whole king ts but a léuen: ¢f0 in this matter thep ave fpectallie fob aonc ube (asa dilojpaty aneuillaficaion,and -_tranellers anv feruitozs in and about the firff reco' ctail charge thereof : for {ach fanage,rude,and bat batons nation twas by ‘god countels ,oricret bite (s) 3tis written bp the preacher, 02 Ecclefiattess Gould . hich is not ment abfolutelie of a child,but of sy © is anoly faieng,that enerie man fp bis otpne artis beff of crevit ¢ moff to be bee to be crevite, trho haue bene the chtefett verte |