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Show 6f The Chronicles ofIreland. SMhete fuorns were notconttrucn ii the tor part, H of Ireland, &c. » Ugh de Lacie y) (of whom fac mer cendedof the eloer brother. And therefore riot orielte ‘the French king, bot alfocerteinelozds of England and Jreland fauozed bistitle ; and ten thep bnder fod that he twas made alwaic , thep tobe it in mar uelonsenill part. Ano Curcieeither of zeale to the Curclebie 7, morable mention FX is made hertofore) \ tbe rather to met truth ,o2 parcialitie ,abbozring {uch barbarous cra: Fe) ‘works ber& with {uch burlie eltie,thereofall menseares were full, fpabe blow gentking barlies as were die fuo2ds againt king Zohn,Mbich his lurking adZoyn, Ithe to put the fate uerfaries(that late readie to bndermiine bim)caught \\ Of the Zrifh couns # trie in Danger , if ro bptheend, and bled the fame ac amcane to lift bim Ont of credit: which thep did not onelie bring fo pafle, y/ the fame were not but alfo procured acommifiton to attach bis bodic, sei gents S / the foner brought Sk WS) AY to quiet , erected and to fendbimouer into Cnglam. Carle Curcie miftrutting bis part, and belike getting forme inkeand built a number of caftcls and forts in places ling of their vzift, kept bimfelfe alofe,til ugh Lar conuenientlie feated , twell and {ufficientlie garni: Bcafteii built (hey with men,munitions, and dittels , as one at cie lod iuftice was faine tolenie an armie andto in aADerwath, erinath, there dtuerfe of the Frith peated to be uade Ulffer, from hhenle be was oftentimes put backe : therebpon be proclaimed Curcic trattor, geig pots fet on woke fo2 wages . Hacie came fundzie times amd biced fundzie gentlemen with pronnife of great moira thither to further the twazke,full glad to fe them fall int b2e With anie {uch erercife , therein might thep 20 recompente, to being bimin etther quicke 02 Dead. They fought once at Dotone, in ebich battell there once begin to hauea delight, and tat the (uctnetle died no {mall number on both parts; but Curcie got of atruemans life, be thougbtit nofimall token of refopmation:fo2 hich canfe he difitea them the offfhe byper hand, and fo twas the lo7d fulfice foiled at Curcies banvs : but pet fo long be continued it ner, and nterilic ould command bis gentlemen to gine the labozerserample to take their tales in pradifing to haue him.that at length Curcies one Hand, and to tumzkea featon,thilett the poze foules captsins were inuctbed to betrate their otyne mat loking on might ret them. Wut this pattime grety fer: infomuch that bpon Good fridaic, ahited the catle ontof bis armour bifites barefwten certetne teligions honfes fo: penotionfake,thep latd for bint, toke binvasa rebel, ¢ Hiyped bins over into Cg' yes taker land the nert waie, where be toas adindged to perpe tuail prifon . Dne Seintleger addeth in bis collec tions (as Campionfaith) that Lacte pated the trav toatrattcall end. 3fo2 ona time, as each) man twas bufilie occupied , fome lading, fome beauing , fome plaffering, fome graning,the generalalfo bimfelfe 3 digging witha pickare: adefperat dillaine among them , ibote tale the noble man bfed, efpieng both 1186 bishands occupied, and bis bodie inclining dotons wards, Mill as be flroke watched then helo ftoped, aciers teats Md with anare clett his beadin funder , little efter tozoullie Gaine, mingthe torments that fo2 this traitozous act infucd, bis Wacie was reputed to be the conquero2 of on their monic, and foozthiwith therebpou banged m This Curcte trantlated the church and preberida $7 ries of the trinitie in Downe, to an abbeic of blacke 54¢5 tp Meth, for that be tuas the firk that broughtit to a 9 Monks beought thither from chefter, and caufed the nie due order of obedience bnto the Cnglifh power, fame to be confecrated tuto faint Patcibe : fos ‘Pisbodic the two arcybithops , Jobu of Dublin, fthich alteration , taking the namte from Cod fo & and Matthew of Cathill buried in the monafterie creature ; be deemed bimfelfe toasthilie punifhcd. of Wedie ,andbis head in faint Thomas abbete at ot longafter (as faic the Frith) certetne Frond wDublin. knights cameto king Zobns court , and one AMOUNT z chetens™ Wy occafion of this marthercommitten on the them required the combat fox trtall of the rigbt £0 « cone perfor of ugh Lacte,Jobn Curcie, and Uugh Las the Duchieof Pormandte. Ftivas not thought erpe br" cie the panger,totth thetr alltiants, pid freight ere Dientto icopard the title bpon one mans lucke , PE t jugs ecution bpon the rebels; and preuenting eucric wil the chalenge thep determined to anfincr . Some Curcteand chiefe per it fell , fated the realme from bp2ores. $° friend put them in mind of the earle impzifoned . 8 Pugh Lace hus they knitting themfclues togither in friends twarrio of notable conrage,andinpitch of bodte libe guraese thepanger hip continued tn twealth and bono: watill the firtt A giant, ing Fob demanded Curcie , whetber be fmereh Kerpe the peare of King Joba retane, tho fucedding bis bror quiet, ther king Richard, tobe bis weyhue Arthur , fon to aie 3oa his brother Geifreie earie of Writaine , and difpate faterty his nee "ED bint (Ome faid) twith his otwne bands , becaufe phne Srebar. He knew what clatne be made to the crofune, as def reolincin could becontent to figbt in bis quarrels 2ot fo: the 3% faid the erle,whofe perfon J efteeme tniwozthie8d:see uenture of mp bloud,but for the crotone ¢ Dignitic OF yen the realire, in {abich manic a gad man ttacth again® Fenn e thp will, Mall be contentedto pasavommylife. senw* Cele ting thefr mtfoemeano25, fled ints France difgntfen Chey fle tn- fnipoze apparel, anv ferued there inan abbeieas *° France. as procadinig from an offended niind of him that gardeners, till the abbat by thelr countenance ann fas therein eftcemed mozeplaine than wife, Lheres bebauto2 began to geffe their effates , and opofen fore being chevithed and much madeof , he wwasfen them fo farre that they difclofer &hat thep trere ; bes fo monderfullie(notw he cameto fo large allowance feeching the abbat to kepe their counfels, thocony fn Diet after bard Keeping) that the Jfrench chalens mending thetr repentant bumblenes, abutter them get toke bint for a moniter ;adfearing to oeale pet to makefute fo their princes fauo2, tf it might foith bint , priuilic fole atvaie into Spaine . Bt is behad,promifing todo that he conloin the matter, further reposted, that the Jfrench bing, being deft rous to { Curcie , requefted king Jobn that he 10 and fo toke bpon himto bea futer for them vnto the Bing that toas his govcept and tell acquainted with might cone before thens , and (hein of that frength him.ie traurllen fo earnefilie herein,that at length he was bp firiking a blow at an helmet . erevps he obteinen their pardons; butpet thep twere finen, TPePare on forth be twas bought , and prefenter before the Walter at foure thonfand, ano ugh at fine and freto there Bings,there twas an helmet fet bponablocke. Cartiuentie hundeed markes : and berebpon Walter Gues, tie taking a fivozdin bishand , and witha frerne ¢ fwas reffozed buto the loopthip of Meth, and Pugh frotuning countenance caft bpon the kings , gaue to the earledome of Uitter, fuch a ffroke to the helmet, that cleautng if in fur Ring Jobn appointed his ltenfenanfs in Gres der, thefvo2d ficken fo fatt in the log , that noman land,and returning bome, fubpued the TéHelfpmen, fhere tas able to plucke it fosth,ercept Curcie him: felfe.Cahen hetherefore had plucked foath the fvo2n, 20 andfone after with Pandulfus the legat of pope Annocentins the third, the came to releafe him of the kings afked him that be meant to lke bpon them with fach a avim ¢ frotvard countenance be- fore he gaue the bloty to the helmet v He anfivered, that if be bad miffed in bis froke , be would haue billed all the whole companie, as tuell the kings as others. Then twas be releafed of bonds,and crofiing the {eas toivards Areland abither he twas bound, twas fifteene times beaten backeagatueto the Gnas Ih hore, ¢ going into France to change the coat ae died there, his Curcie twas white of colour, mighPY Te vefcrip: fie of lims , with large bones and ftrong of finelus, waar: tall ¢bzoanin proportion of bovie, fo as bis frength the cenfure,therin he tod ercommunicat, to hom as to the popes legat he made a perforiall furrender of both realmes tn wate of fubniiffton ; aw after be fwas once abfolued,be recefued them againe. Some abdoe,that be gaue alwaic bis bingtomsto the fee of Romefor him and bis fucceflors recognifing to hold the famte of the popes in fre,pateng peatelie therefore one thoufand markes, as feauen bundzed for Crng- yn pondzep land, and thee bundzed for Jreland, Blondus faith, marks of Centumpro vtroque aurimarchias. Die Thomas Wore(as gold. Campionfaith)a manboth in calling ¢ office Itkelie Blondus. fo found the matter to theDepth, twziteth precifelie, toas thought to exceed, of boloneffe incomparable , that neither (uch twriting the pope can thetw , neither and a tyarrio2 enen from bis pouth; the formoft in fwere it effectual ifbecould. Polv farre forth, and the front of euerte battell ibere he came, and ener fufth ehatlfimifation a prince map 92 may not andid readie fo hazard himfelfe in place of moff danger, fo his realmefeobarie to another , John Maiora Secor fortvardin fight, that oftentimes forgetting the of fifth chronicler, amd a Sorbonift not onlearned parte fice of a capteine , be toke in band the part of a foul lie fcanneth,iho thinketh thee hundred markes for Dio2, prelfting forth twith the formoff,fo that tofth bis ouer rath biolence , and defive of bictorie , he might 4° Areland no verte hard pentivorth. Whe infrument (ag Campionthinketh ) abtch our Crglith tuziters fameto put all in danger . Wut although be twas rehearfe, might haypilie be motioned and dealwert, thus battie and hot tn the ficlo agatintt bis entmics, and pet not confirmed twifh anie feale, noz ratified ; John Bale tn pet twas be in conuerfation modeft and fober, ano but though the copie of this trziting remaine in re, bis apologie berie religions , baning churchmen in great reues cond, pot certetneit is, bing Fobns facceffors nener SME bow tence ,alcribingall to the goonesfe of God,then be patdit. After Jobn Comin archbithop of Eublin, badatehiued ante pratfe-twmathie enterprife , peel Ding thankes to bis dfuine maieffie accozdinglic, But as feldome times ante one man ts found pers fee inall things,(o thefe bertues tere {potted with fome vices; namelie,to much nigardneffe in {pa ting, and inconffancie. te maried the Daughter of Godzed king of Aan , and after mante conflicts and battels hav againt the Sith, he conquered (as bee foxe pe hae beard) the countrie of Uilfter , and butlDing diuerfe trong caffels therin, be eftablithen the fame bnoer bis quict rule andgouernment, till be aNd Laciefell ont,as before ts erpzeffed. After Curcies veceafe, becaule he left no beires, the earlevome of Ulfer twas giuen bnto Hugh La: tiein recompente of bis gad ferutce . Khere twas oneof the Curcies remaining in Areland that twas lord of Rathermie and iailbarrocke , Hhome (as an eiptall of all their pracifes and infozmer thereof to and founderof faint Patrits church fucceeded er rie Londozes in the fe,eho builoed the kings caftell there , being lozd cheefetuffice of Jretand, bim thep nicknamed(as the Jrith do commonlic giue adnitir ons in refpedt of fomefact o2 qualitie) Scorchniilein, that is,)Burnebill, becaule he required to perufe the twritings of bis tenants, colozablie pretending to learne the kind of ech mans fcucrall tenure,and burs neb the fame before thetr faces, canfing them etther to renetv their takings , 02 to hold at twill, 4n the peare one thoufand thos hundzen and fire tene king Zohn departedthis life. An his daics ob uerfe monaftertes were builded in Grelanp, as (bes five thofe that before are mentioned ) in the fourth peare of his reigne the abbeie of Dotith tas foun bed ; in the firt the abbete of WMetherham inthe countie of Limertke, by Lheobald le Watler lo20 of the king) Walter and iaugh the fons of Hugh La. Cacrachie , and in thetwelfe peare Wichard Dute builoed the monafferte of Orenard. Jn the ates yenric the etnefle infued : thofe Zacies bearing themfelues (Roto after the veceafe of their father) for gouerno23 Out of checke. Io fet the realme in quiet,bing John of Wenrie the third that {uccéededbis father hing thio. tie flue, by reafen thereof great trouble and Difqut- twas faine to pafle thither bumfelfe in perfon with a Sohn great twarres were ratfe tn Freland bettoirt wWarres be Hugh Lacie ¢ Gilliam gParthall, & that the coury enoapafiatl trie of Meth was greeuonilicafliacn. Jnthepeare 1428 maine armie, ban{thed the Lacies, fuboued the ref of our 202d 1228, after the death of Londozes The Gis Cuglih lates , coined monie of like balue currant bing Penrie the third bnderfanving the gad fernice done bp the Giraldines ener fince their fir geome bur of thecountrie pet not conquered, take plepgs Gag, C& $$, Purnithed malefactors,ettablithen the execution of Gerling in both realmes. Hye two Lacies repens archbithop of Dublin, that tas lord chiefeinffice, ralotnes, comming into Jrelano, although by tozong ree ©. jf. ports |