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Show The Chronicles of Ireland. - thers of Mounfer, tho before( ad bnivitting the Butlers)an fent the blurped bithops of Cathell and aes Ayountee @melie tagither with the ponged brotherof the erle inetheit be enefnonid write tyepope ¢ to the hing of Spaine, for reformation of the poptty religton,s forfreeing the land from the poffedion of bir maieftte and of the tmpertall crotwne. Gabi mater tn the endbyake put into ary opert and acuail rebellion, and the 1020 Te nedies deputie by proclamation publifjed thent all to be mené gen? fraitors,and againf hom beprepared ant boffing. ~---43nt befoxethe fame fons fullie peepared,be fent bis tiemen 1 meflengerS eee ers. Dit Comund Wuiler at this tnfant tas not fi the campe, but twas at bis bucles boule at div ner. She totunefnien of itikeunie Were bertefozte for this the haughter of f manie men.and pet ne uerthelefe not long after, James Fitsmovis.came to this tolune,and befieged itsbut the totwne being z tvell garontied with cevteine foloiers, ¢ thep them: Fames Fitz mous dele: geth Ri Fn loke fothemiclues, that thep defended and kept the folpue notivfihttanving all bis force. Wnt pet the countrie and ofher {mail Colones din not ( cfcape, forthe counticof Waterford, and the lord yotue, fhe countie of Dublin, and all the countrie tere fpoiled, pecied,and overrun;and among all others +ight then being af Letgblin,to enter into the act the old Fuico Nuimerforda gentlemait, of long Falco Op 3 snerford (poe tinte feruiant fo the earles of Dgmond,was robbe meet aed onof wwarres againt fir Comund Wutler, oho bes Eacwis co- ingaccompanicd with capteine Dilbert, capteine 20 in bishoufe at Callon of tivo thoufand pounds, in monie,plate,Houfhold fuffe, befives bis cone aibie, capteine MBafenet, awd others,latelie fent manded to amb cattell. When fhep han taken their pleafure in ferueagatntt eS pin oi the loz Depntie,follotnen his com this countrie, thep tent to the countic of Wexford, fhe Butlers. aubentent,and fictk atanlted the caftell ofClough, hbich thing bad not lightlie beene (ene before,and at SS gtiman in the Dullogh belonging to ic Comund "S5utler,andtokeit,anb gaue the fpotle ontothe foul * afaire kept then at Gnefcorth, there the fouldiers - committed mo hortbie outrages , lamentable ei \ ; dicrs, flaughters, filthie rapes, and oeGourings of pong "" From thenfe they remoucd fo iiilkennic fofone, fpoiling} the towne, ines, iwonten, abufing niens wines, wherea manof the carle here they laie t i for atime, ¢ Mlanghteringof the men,and fuch as did efcape a ae 5 efpieng ‘pon a cevfeine date fir ye» fer Carety to bewalking in the garden of the caifell 30 fhoovd were caried captiues ep2ifoners. From ben! thep went info Dilerie and inte the queenes counties 3 ; of Rilkennie alone,he charged bis peece,andleucleo and fpotlen the countrie, burned totonesano villaOh the fame bito tyefain Peter Careto,and minded to ges, muvthered the people : and ther they set With era haudifcharged it bpon bim out of a windoly in he the earle of Clancare, and James Fitsmoris D --cafell. At abich verte inanta chapleine of the fatd Sir Detce Caremin Dangerto vaeats «bis felward, comming bp dim, ¢ ulpecing : fore euill thing totvarts, furned bp the mouth of Definond,with ahom they then combined,and agrer 2d fo-cante Lirlough Leimough to prdfare in the Heots,thep Cent new meflergers to the'pape, and the fatre at Jnnelcorth. Inmedtatlie opon bis lan, bing, beaduertifeth vito the lozd deputie bis com tarlere: Mltig, and tufth all conuenient {ped maketh bis re: parethtothe patte bnto him, tho then was incamped andlaic mesa enimte, the gteat inconuentence thich grotweth bp the cone trarie toall commontwealths, and Pash member of the fame: and therefore lafeng before them thetr pres fent effate fo, erample,vid moue and perfuade them to bolp fatt the outic ¢ obedience bth thep stught thing tn pypfe falling out as toas anouched,the thace brethren committed to ward inte the caffe! of Dublin,out of hich ir Comundefcaped, and mave " byeadh: neuertheleffe the earle brought bim againe. dnodponthe latt of Feb2uarie 150 be bought al principal rebell , and combined with Zames Fits mots, had fpoiled and preted the whole countrie, and badalfo tuarded and bittelled his cattell of ssa, Balie thartps lic martp2, tbfch by bis tenure be tas of himfelfe Bate ot whe y fenefehal bound fo mainteine and defendit, be marched tht befiegedano camped about thace miles out of the totune, ¢ tuere there marching in berie gad o2ber.Wherevponfir Peter Caretv, being then the generali, ailemblea Englih pale anv the godcities ¢ totones excepted) LHbis tivo other brethzer , for Hhome he hav onder, 4° ther andlaidfiege to the fame, andin the end tele it taken, fullof vittels. Wut the fenefchall in the vead of the faken,and prefented them before the 102beputte and councell, there the matter being beard at large, the night fled outthrough a bole of the houte in a bog, Thetene: councell conferred bereef among themfelucs, and in the moff part, if not the Gbole land, twas fmbzued t tnfeded with this rebellion. os led befoze the lo2d Deputic and councell, and then and all the captetts, and taking thett aduife tat mas beff tobe done,thep concluded that Isenrie Dauels 4 beric bonef anda baliant Cnglif} gentleman, fabo had ferned long ih that countrie,an' was derie honour and nobllitic,was allthis time in cums but from timeto time twas aduertifed of the troub formefate inthat land s anv abeveof no little Detth miaried bis wife out of that tolune, and bim thep fent out to vifcouer the matter,tbo aboutther miles thatland tore fpotten and iwaffed,tiytd DID ame i : ta reat andinof partof all bis lo2othips throughout >, off had the bictw,and efpied a great companie of a» muchgrene hin as the follies of bis bethzen- -: midole of a plaine,being all armedand marching in greatwere bis gricfs , ¢berig much was be -_ bis fed theretwith : fox aber be bethought bimfelfeo Sul battell araie, When be returned iith this report, then fir Peter Carelo appointed the boward to caps _feine Gilbert , tho togither totth Henrie Danels and tivelue other perfons of bis companie galloped before the reft and finding as it was before adnerti: z and then capteine Malbie, and capteine Wafenct, feing and affured that all things tvere clare bes pon the ves bind them, follotwen fo neere,that all the companie belo thane _euci as tt tuere at one iniiant gaue the like charge, capteins gts neth charge Ohere thep Aue foure hundred Gallotwglattes at the leaft,befides others. Lhe refioue. of the companie Ywere fled into the mounteins fat by, and none o2 fein efcaped but the bo2fement and Leris. Gnd of bir maielies fide no one manGaine, buta man of caps teine Malbies was burt. _ Sic Peter Carety,hauing bad and obteinenthis Bicozie,and marching in ged o2der,did returne with there tneeling bpon theft knees,did confetfe thetr fol lies , and fubmitted themfelucs in all vutifulnemte felled them to thetr duties: and tn the end condefcen, bedin the nue confiveration of bit matetties rofall effate. And therebpon thep tere committed to fafe Keeping tithin bir maiefttes catfell of Dublin, at birbighneffe vifpofition; and not long after bpon peof amendment were pardoned, But to the mat, teragaine. Ehelozd veputie followen bis firft begun botting, from them, Gbic) irr ante tates Mould etther is cerniebic maiettic,c2 the dithonour of -bim vein tee aliwates found houte, whicho hitherto bath beene = at attet be cies,and defend their canfes, untill fad oe credible lettersaduertifements and repo ip= ayparant matter and manifelt profesof te ¢ wes tie. CUbtch reports albeit thep greeued bis om mud), pet(as Z faid)nothing greeacd ban - -" their Didofaltie. ano breach of Dntic agate bit HE ieffie, and the pityonoursf bis otone boule. -:: A: fore to acquite bimifeife ai bis bute tol: _ bighnes : be offereth to ferueegatntt tent bythe Cwozd,02 by fore other means, to reo af 3 teclaime them. Wiberedpon bir maiciie,Candis efture bis andthere efcaped, spel The fpoile was giuen to the fouloters,s the cate ruth. initha gardof tientie men twas giuen to Jalper Horlete , ¢ fo he returned to Corke, and from thenfe be tobe fourneie to ilmallocke , and finding that ad fimplicitte to the queens mercie : there the carle place moff neceflariefo2 a fort, be Appointed and na Geioem "Ot onlie naturallie asa brother made bumble peti, med Hamfreic Gilbert bir matefies feruant to be Sere ihe tion fo; them: but granelie as a father recited their 5° cozonell, and befives bis otpire band of ai hundzen tts £tto23,reproncd them of thefr outrages, and cour hozflemen be aypotnted foure hundzed fotmen > and brefhzen, nature maued him, and reafonperttare ( him, tat no fach outvagious pacts could - Sir Peter fed,gaue the charge. he refinue of the companie 60 andtrne. Wherefore, wert he beardof amie snocet Carewand followed with the like batt onder fir Peter Carey, again€ themberéin, be would plead foeit _ = HheEnght the end thep all the thre bretizen were againe cals he earle of Ormond bimtelfe, amamof great fwell acquainted,efpeciallie in thofe parts, for bead 5. ment redounded to bis lorothip, by reafor thats bout tivo theufand, refting dpon little hill in the the Dictorte.» nefent , he made a verte eloquent (peach, teaching them the outifalieme and obcotence of a fubted, any inpvepatic. neere ILimerike : and ther and there offereth bis fers uice tofth all bis bef power , and brought twith bim 10 tobi maieftie, and not to be difmato at the doings bisbzother Comund wWutler , who inthe open view of the rebels and difobedient; tho though fora time and fight of the hole campe did péeld and fubmit they badtheir will and pleature, pet Goo, tn ubore Sana Himielfe fimplie to bir maictties mercic, confetting _Ddandts the heartof the peince, and bnder frhome all bis follic and craniig pardon, And then twas he delis kings andprinces bw rule, bath bene altwaicg sts, faite, ueredto the carle bis bother bponbis bonds,to bee and twill be, a fift reuenger againt them fa, the forth comming before the fafd low deputte at bis fame s euen asofthe contrarte he (enideth bis mant tomming to Dublin; and alfa pzomifen to dm the folo bleftings ofpeace, wealth and paolperitieto the like With bis tho other bgothers, abich he din bpon obedfent and dufifull {ubiea. And fo bauing biea te firtenth of Drtober 1569. At thich time then fundzie and notable fentences and eramples to this fhepail appeared before the loz beputic and councell, 7° effect,be left them and returned to bis cape, thep tere dargen with manic and fundzie things: And from thenfe he remaued and marched fos but fit Comurd Wutler for himfelfe alledgen , that fwards Cathell, tbich lieth in the countic of Lipo StComnp others twere the caufers trhie be pio that Abich he div, tatle, néte onto thich place Comund Wutler hao = And for bimfelfe he alledged,firft that the lo2d bepu, warded acatfell ; iho thenbe fatv the armie appro fiedid not beoke nog ithe btm, for be could bane no ching,be fet all the out bonfeson fire aNd prepared toftice at bis hands , nozagaint fir Peter Carew, fhemfelucs to defendtheptle. The lor veputie tar hho claimed and bad entered bpon omepart of bis ing the fame asa defiance, arpzoched therevuto and lands,no2 pet againtt anpother perfon.ahenthat the beftegedit: and tbilett the affanlt was in preparing, fafd lob depatie had fhcatnen bim that be would ite tt as peeloed by compofition, and after reffozcd to in bis fhirts,and iwonld pull voturte bis lofticlokes, 3° one Cantrell the otynertherco r, From thente by Thirdlie , that the fatd loz deputie thould go about fourneies he marched aid went to Cozke, being wet tobill all (he i5utlers it Jreland,and would then go tn the tate bp the bicounties of Roch and Barrie, fhto England,anbd there ‘would do manie things. andbp fir Corman Mac Leege : and being apuers Uhen all thete things were heard at full,and no fifed that FFitseomund fenefehal! of Amokillie, a the perce,hich therewith twas difcharged, and fo no fo the kingof Spaine, Finallie, nothing was lef hodie hurt;and onderftanding the thing was meant bndone,thich might ante tates fend to the fuduers againf fir eter Carew,blamed the fellow,and for a time th:ut him out of the honle . Whilelt thele 49 fionof bir maiciics imperial crowne of Zrcland,, and to biftharge that land from all Cnglifhmen capteins late at iitbennte,if was aducrtifen onto and Englith gouernement, and by thefe means(the them, that agreat companie of the rebels toere ire a: thepcoulo, and gaue hima banket in thefe totter houtes abere, onto them ¢ the wbole muiltitose then Omondat that wicked matlaker toas committed andomneat, felucs tvell aypointed,oid fo carefullte andnarotulie iotters mndcommanventent-bute fir Peter Carel apountiet Proctened Himouer into Jreland, tho arriuen at Wierford the Ayemteot foureteenth of dugull 1 569,at that erie time ahen ares in bis band, but left the fpoile to their follotys certeine tkernes there to remaine. And there be ofo knit andcontofne bnitobimby oth , and buver god Hum'rete Gilbert mave Snell of prenaers pledges, the dicountics of ioc) and ellis,twit) the lozd Potwze, the tor Courcie, fir Corman gpac Lege,fic Donogh Clancartte, and Warrte Doe, and the moff part of the freeboloers in the counties of Limerike and Cozke, Ano this done be patted by fournetes to LLimertke , and from thenfe be went to GOalletwate, and there eftablithen a prefivent and a Sho eben he twas incampen necre Clomnell,tabere tt 5, councell, and placed fir Coward Fftton tobe lon tas thought be fhould hane bene fought withall, be wrote to the maio2 and his brethzen of the citie of prefident, the earles of Zhomond and Clanricarp, one ment Calaterford,to fend bnto bim the alliftanceof a fetw and all the noble men 4 fepts of gentlemen of that pzelivent of & : a ets onelie fothie Bates ; tho Did berie infor Wetcerees Lentlte and arrogantlic returne an anflwcr by toate Sn Gey fDiputing thetr liberties with bir maictties preros tye, See SAtine,and fo fent him no ald atall. Wherein the misre they thetven thetr affection to the rebels; the More tas their ingratitude ¢ Diflofaltic to bir bighs Bere: Nelle,he retware whereof thep felt in the end. Zhe ne we camp at this time being twithin balfa mile of Clom nell , the low deputte before his oiflodging from Senfe went into the totune, there the fouercigne BE bis byethzenrecetuen pim with all the honour SSS Gye rodle bis finelitie,and bantiig a fpectall tras in bin, font prouince perlding to the fame, Connagh, Thente he marched to Athlon, tabing tn the wate the caftell of Rofocomen,thtch he left with the wardof ttwentie ho2fenten,to Shomasle Strange, and then difmiffed the armie; but bimfctfe by toury neies traucked and came to Dublin, anv there res mained. Capteine Gilbert tn the meane tute, has uing a fpectall refpea and regard to bis charge, big baltancie and courage tas fuch, and bis gab hapfo Sains on well anflwering bts tomsthte ano for inard attempts, aiace" f that be in Cort time broke the hearts, and apalirn the = > Sorc Donagh, and the fonefthall of Xmokiitie and o» The Chronicles ofIreland, all bis compante to the totone of Ihilkennic, eucrie capteinevand fouldter caricng tivo Calloinglaties == and minding fo Fand bpon his defenfe and gard, ig. pe caobene the faid comimiilioners , but both be and bishzethzen combined themfclues with Zames Fitsnozis Doelmond, Pac Artie Wore, SS ke |