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Show The Chronicles ofIreland. falie auother toate : txbich abuife tuas follotved, But Peter Carety, nd Coward Daze, ad bfinig orto devin} éer, then berte gov {peeches, toincourage and perfuade thet fo do bir maiefie gas fernice tt thefe bir af panies tobetwaie into the tumd¢ ferched tt through: ont, but there thep found nobodie, Jfo2 fir John had fome fectet knotwlenge of the lod iuftices comining, and fo fwag gonebefore. Dabbed them knights: abo accardinglte did acquit themfelnes , and fome of them twith the lofle of theis lines ended their dates in thisfernice. And be further al(o fo2 bis olune part the moze be biawne folwards , he incamped that night in the faine places there the rebelshanlien before, ethere He remained fomethat longer than be thought: bie -lata bpon hii,the more catefull he twas the fame required: there, in bis otone perfor be fo toiled and trauelied,and &oucrrame bimielfe with caute be fwould fperid and twaft the forage of that fudteng, fvatcinglabouring andtrauehing , that liefe that the cnimies hab, Andfrom thenfehe tent able to indure the fame : but bettig ouctcome OY Dore eng ling and trauclling toand fro, in allfudjferuices as f0 fake fone oder bereint for bit bighnefle feruite, -_e ouerttzew bis une health, andioas no longer icp -‘fichneffe,anddzinentto pelo therebinto, toas deter fcscsgut backe againe towards ailmallocke , tere beim mined to have diffolued bis compe, andfo fo baue ree to waterti campedbiméclfe at a place called Gilbons towne, tutnedto Waterford, and there to ftaie for a fine, ihich lieth tmthe plaines betpene Limevike and Jhilmallocke towards Cmelete and Wario; « there 3° MBut the capteins fering the neceflitie of He prefont -feru‘ce,perfuaded bimnotto diffolue the armte , but be continueabout nine tekes in continuall tot, fas Bailie offered to be done bponthe enimie,fromt Hhicdbe had uo cele neither Dapnornight.Wherdpon for the better fernice hedinfoedbisbands, mptoke ont of the Frith companies one hundied, andacliues feinte rebelschic hrowoed themlelues inthe great diffrutkbisotonerecouerie, ite: tibere ivas a tharpe fight betiwirt them, and the tive erat in efmod the Eng= capteins With the moff part of their companie faine: iocamerits € Fob of Delmond himlelfe was there hartin the lie ¢ defperailic fet hpou them afrety with the third bole , that thep were dffcomfited and had the succe thot giuen thest, and fled. Fobn of Delmond,as horinren,there to lie in garrifon, anda fpectall place 20 A lumridie Lerres, tio (as the hifortegrarhers iwrite met fothe fame, ¢ Hbtch the enimie mot (peciatlic of bint) teas Primus infuga, pofremus imbello, Cat bys toneted fopofiete, Wut the moze bis care toas that on bis hoote all thts tile and gaue the loking : tts iwaie,the like wastheir Diligence, bigtlancie,¢ cave foeuer furnen fitit , be was the firs that was gone: The Frith offhe other tuate tokepe the fame. Den with the rey for be put fpur to the hooMe ¢ led atwaic as fate as he 19 he fields Goue of the compante he marchen himielfeto the cfs conld , beivitg a faire paire of heles, tbtch twas fie of Limeribe, there he fFaicd and remained fo; a better to bimthas tivo patte of bands. Znthis fight fime fo reftefh bis fouldiors. focre manteMlaine, of tdich domor Alien wae one, Dortop Bite Chgonerno, Daring his abode aw being there,ttias thought and thee froze others of gavaccount., Aud in the ig Qaing, a fentyiog gadbp him andbiscapteins, to fendvnto the carle hate, thore tere Maine.and hurt, tbich died fhoatlic : Secarie of of Defmondfor bis repatre bnto hint, and to haue 3° alter, about tive Hundeedmew, This ooctor Allert conference with bint, to bnderffand bis bent and av; uife for bir maietties feruice again the entmics, The earle haning receiued the qouernours letters, gave Derie god wards, ¢ promifed much, but perfozs * med nothing. Wherefore be was againe and againe fent for fromtime to time, but became not, but laic fill at bis bonfe of Afketten,ta(ch ts about fourtens miles from iL imeribe, Fo2 albett as pet he toas not inanie acuall rebellion , pet it tas not bnknotwne then,hich as open traito2s tvere in open rebellion admerall of che fir hips, Thomas Perot fonne ad befve to fir John Werot, ar pwatrike Welly maior the gouerno?; but fill feo him with fafre tyo2ds amd of thecitie of Gtaterfoxd , ano gaue wnto them the frinolous anfivers. (Wherefore the goucrno3 thought God ts (pend no moze time in baine to lwke fo him, toonld not aduenture bimfelfe to come in perfon to order of kitighthmd, vfing the like 4perfuations eeas Nie fir bund2d fotmen bnoderthe enfignsof fir WU. © roar; liam Stanieic, capteine George Carew, capteine Meth tenes" Fither,capteine Furle, capteine Piers, ¢ capteine Wind;and he bimfelfe and capteine Apeflie referned Comras, One bundzed hor fermen betiwane them. Mow being aduertifed that a great companie of the rebels were Liyporarie,the countelfe of Defend met with bi, erDews, pated, andbe minding toda fome peceof fernice bpon him, made verie fecretlica fourneie thither: but Defmond wanting not bis god elpials, hadan -_earlesand beinga {ator in the bebalfe of bit bufban » tg net prefented him fo the loz fuffice to be a pledge ae truth and fiveliticof theearle bir hufband. For aller and brought twit bir bir onelte fone and bette to om cane fnkling and aknotlenge thereofmpfo thittenbim, the time that be twas (et at libertie in the a felfeatvaie, eberebpon theloztuttice returned to biscampe, The queens maiettieamdcouncell, being lord iulice, but fod bpon bis tyne keeptttg s nelves that the entmies weredailie fronger ang and obedience, bic be neuer meant. Fo2 im Ve Ye" truth be was(netinithttanding bisdiffenbling)a "- rieranke traito?, as in open fac andacion . Altwaies mtindfull of bir Jreland,andbp reafon of the Hit Foon -_reere 3axflmallocke,he neuer repaired anp maze ° fronger,the fentouer fir Jobu Perot late prefinent aesag of Pouritter , with Hr hips well tavsithen anv ap» -_{with{fanding by his letters he profelled all lots r the bictopic by his inchantments to be at bis come ve camnpe tg manvement , incouraged John of Defmono fow "8 iwards ; and tn the campe in the tuate of gad fpan fyould ne&ds frie mate, and as the prophets of Waal ty the time of king Achab, he offered to his Gov gpa 3im,and cried out Foz bis atd, but none twould come 5 withManding, be tod fo much bpon the credit of brs offrings and facrifices, that be altured themof a bics tozie, and that he bimfelfe would be the fir that fhould that date gine the firit blow ; but hbether be fh did 02 NOt, there twas he Maine ; ohere he bap the {uff retwardofa trafto2, iho moft tuickebdlic and ot fofallic forlmbkethe putie andallegtance,abtch by the fhe earle of Delmond himielfe toas not prefent in this fight , but he and the diffembling baron of Checarieot Lernew fodin (he view ¥ Nght of it , bponalittle a bill in a tod about a quarter of a mile from thenfes orepenigne but the abole companies tue re there, and bad part ot the brcakefat. Meamped in Connile onder their capteine John This baron of Lernetws cloeft fonne, named Pac of Defimond,be marcedtowards them, And being trike, was feruant to bir matelfie and fivorne,and he beron of Some neere to an abbete o2 monafferie called Mona, ferued tn the court ; bathad leaue of bir mateftle to Lexnews fon, Ser Penagh , feuen miles from Limerike, there 6 0 come into Jreland to fee bis father: but be tas no ramen Bweared a great companicin a plaine field both of borfemsn and fotmen, in eff{mation two thoufano 8? there abouts, marding in battell arate , and han Saf out thetr wings of thot, and placen cucric thing eric welt and o2derlic. Whenthe goucrnoz perceiued amd beheld this, _beene fatd) as he came towards Waterford W20099 Eq ot Connell, thich was about firtehe miles trom tye $e knelt fo be berie fkilful, and alfo dzeaming tcouragen but left 1 imerike,and fwentinto the fields, abere be tod of God he did ote buto bir highnele , and per incamped bimfelfe, and fo fet forwards to dw fome uoted bimfelfe a prafeticn Jefuit to the Komith antl feruice opon the enimie, bauing then tn bis compa 5 © chrilf and an open traito2 onto his lawfull prtince, heretofore be had done bnfo others in the like cafes campes and bis lordthip being well furntthe ¢ pres fuas an Fri man boone, andthe chiefet caule of this tight . 302 be trating to the Spantards.ahom wodoz Buen but that be twasfecretlie combined toith bis tive bres 4° fo2 bis God fwas allepe and could not heare . Mots ming,being the lait of September 1579, and allel ocean tama 4" drother,and capteine Dotwdale, tofeconmming at t foprcfent a diftrete iwas both toifull andalfoglan bis death bis bodie twas caried ‘onto Dublin, ubere i Go it was burien. fome.. Wat here bp the wate ( Lhich Kyould before ve And neére aboutthis time,if was aduertifen bi fo thelodinttice , that Jobnof Detmond was at euento the couciag of the pthes , that the matter sooo Hob berte doubtfall, wut the Englitynen fo fierees ; mallocke toith thre bundzed fotinen,and with fittie andinarmes againtt bir maieflic, Which the earle, fafpecting the fame might be lato onto bis charge, envoitcomfiz nofe, Thelofleof thofe tive capteins and their men so And albeit he were of a gwd heart and courage, pet {was a gteat weakening to the lord tuftice bis armnie; * that twas no faiicient pyplicke torecoucr bis belth of bodie, but that fill decated, And douting verte mod bis enimies being fteong and manie : and bis com of his recouerie, befent to Dublin to thelozd caw panic toeake and fewfaning at that inffant the fouls cello, and tothe ladie Zhamre his twife, for thete Spe Diers (ent out of Deusn and Coznewwall arrived at diecomming onto him,ahs accorvinglie fiatifien bis Waterford to the number of fir bundzedmen, ore vequeff.8ut he tnioied their conmpanie a berte thoxt -- TCheDeuon- der the leading of capteine George Wourdhler, caps time : for he died within twa Dates after thett com' Sr. Shire foulbiers feine peter Carew , capteine George Caretw bis banthe bolic ghoit at commandement,to giue them the bictorie, canted the popes banner to be difplaien; andthen marching fortvards in berie god order, bee ners toke aplaine ditch in the open field : and minding to plaicd, abidethefight ,vifpofety his hoxfemen, fotmen, @as feinte Dotwdall, and capteine Sentleger, vito tit And pet mindfall of birmatesies feruice, he to tiv niscd courage other therein, fent ¢ called before bina Cail pe Man Pelbamrefquier,Willian Oorge efquier bicer eth them, 159 things Were thus oxdered, be matched foxtuarts fo the eninites. Zohn of Defmond,Ghen he faiv that be mutt fight 02 flie, and that baags ‘would not beare out the matter, by the counceli of deco: Alten, aba greaterpertence in martiall affaires ; bauing bene fernito2 that wate bnder (undzie kings; ¢in firange > hationssas allo was berie totle,lerned,and of great knotvlenge in matters of policie,baning bene atiur ro lolglaffes,and bis fst fox bis belt frength and ane Dent in god letters, amid a great trauclicr tn fundzie nantage. nations, and thereii nid obferue the manerof the fer The gouernos {etteth onwards, ¢ qiueth the onfet eye natin Uerall goucrriments treuerie {uch place as Bhere be bpon themMth bis hot, sho baliantlie refitten the berweenc tye trauelled. be had onder him tn the tole an hundzen fir ¢ fecond doles, anfwered the fight berie well , STMond and fiftte hopMfemen , and nine bundzed fwtmen, to Command; anddiniding themaccord{ng to the fer: nice thenin band, be fent ir George Wonrdhter,caps tolwards Waterford , and fo2 the continuance sf the - -_fernice d{dcomrmit the gonernement to fir fridolas ° Palbte,tho was then gouernour bythe name of ca --ronellef Connagh; and then by cafietourneles be came to THaterford,and there he foundbimfelfceres vie daie tore tweaber than other , and in the nd Did Getenbre caftell, the fatd John of Defmond, ba te sin + late in ambufh fo; them,inet and incountered them, i andhe to {equefter bimfelfe for atime for bis health. 4. aise Upon tole aduites be prepared bimfelfe to travell 5, gate red them fo the guiving of capteine John Werbert,a matof berieqmd feruice, antdoneotherbundzenfo capteine Batfe. Mele two capteins had madefpfall bpon cer: 4° Wad called the blacke wad,bpon thom thep made a fallie,and did berie gad ferutce bpon them. Wutas fhep were to returne to the campe, tthich late befine perfornte the fame.Ifo2 be tas able todoit being of -_fatres,and in hopethey tyoutd performe the fame, be and charge She date being fpent to fmall purpote,t the night °° bethoughe bimielfe of thegreat ferutce todo fibat counttic, hic) was oneofthe chiefelt places of res raonofie --befaehim George Wourdhicr, Tiiiltam Stanteie, srissree bicaufe that place of the pzefent feru(cets.adtoining toagreat md, and therein were manie faftnete, the lord inffice did Diutde the ref of bis compante into five other parts,and focuerie of thete thzeecam: The Chroni cles of Ireland. hortlie apeate,fo his olone deferued confusicn, Wut fo returne to Fe Micholas Walbte, cho (ms mediatlie bpon the departure of fir Wtiliam Daw, tie Ditto Tat erfora,accorwing to the office charge Chrcommen: latd dpon hint, be fet in hand forthtwtth to follow anv. tee hte a Jana Reinay # being verie glad that fome perce offeruice was tov wards, be Itheipife conferreth with bis capteins,amo bp their avuifes fetteth bis companie in like govoy bet , and brought them into a quadzant propazfion, fetting out bis flankers in (euerallplaces according tothe (eruices,¢ arointed verie gad leadersfa; the : but bis cariages be placed in the rerewaro, WKS tho: (udictent fo; tetr (afegard.. Pow een all =TSSS marehed thitherivards,the earle then promuing that Hewould in perfon incounter andfight band to hand foith bisbaother, Pot abenthep tere conve to the place of feruice,the earle being belt acquainted ioith the countrie, gaueaduile to thelozdiuitice, that be fhould diutde the armiie into tivo parts , andthe lor fuffice (ould take one wate, and bethe cavle would pointed, tbereof be foas adinerall; and Willian Gorge matter porter of the totwer anda penfioner, Piceadmerall ; and all thefe arriucd bnto the citic of Corke. Whereofthe lord (uilice betug aduertifen, iuas berie glad, and did aypoint one hundred onto fir William Stanteie , tho before tas capteine of fn certeine hootemen , aid one other; hundzed he allige ted bufo capteine Hind. And feing now fome goo fernice towards, and to incourage certeine gentler 10 men to be the moze twiling to followthe fame, called foner come, andentred info bis fathers honfe and fost Weal bome , but be fo;fobke bis fatth and oth to bir high reth armes aq nefle, and became a Wicked rebell, and molt tral: gatnt ber, tozonfte bare armes againtt bir , and fo continucda ranke trattoz tothe berie end. CZherein aypeareth the nature of himfelfe, anv of the bmd of thar curfcb generation , among thome thercis neither faith, Motatth nog nortruth. And therefore they mate be verte tell te- poe fembled to anape , tic) (as the common pouerbe arith is) an ape is but an ape, albeit be be clothed in purple i‘ and veluet : encn fo this toicheo (mpe. F702 not» withftanding he was trained bp in the court of Gngtann, fiwo2ne feruant onto bir mateffie, in gad favour and countenance in the court , and ayparels G. kp = =a. a a= = 158 BHaok Del= John of Wefitrond twas incamped With a great wondincam= companie of the rebels bpon the borders of Stet ae lonaber. Theredpon bis lothip removed and |