1580. July 30. Vol. 597, p. 406. 443. "That the goods of the churches shall be returned out of the hands of those which occupy the same; and that good and wise men of the country be created bishops, and abbots, and such like, who with the example of their life and with preaching may reduce the people to the religion. "That the King of Spain shall not pretend anything otherwise than to make league and alliance, if he will, with the King so to be chosen, to th' end that being joined together they may take order upon the matters of the island of Flanders. "That the Queen] of S[cots] shall be set at liberty, and helped again to her own kingdom, if she had need. "That his Holiness will treat with the French King, to th' end that neither he nor Monsieur his brother shall help the Queen nor Flemings against Spain. "That the bull of excommunication which Pius Quintus, of happy memory, did give out against the same Queen, shall be published in every church and Christian court. "That the Catholic Englishmen be received into the army, and convenient pay given them according to the qualities of the persons. "These articles were brought by the Prince of Condy to to the Q. Majesty and her Council. Contemp. copy. Pp. 23. "PATRICKE DOBEN, Majore."* VISCOUNT BALTINGLAS to the EARL OF ORMOND. Received from the said Earl the 27th July, and sent the 30th day from my Lord Justice to the Council in England by Mr. Markham. I have received your letter. Whereas you hear that I assemble great companies of men together, you know I am not of such power, but whatsoever I can make it shall be to maintain truth. Injuries though I have received, yet I forget them. The highest power on earth commands us to take the sword. "Questionless it is great want of knowledge, and more of grace, to think and believe, that a woman, uncapax of all holy orders, should be the supreme governor of Christ's Church; a thing that Christ did not grant unto his own mother. If the Queen's pleasure be, as you allege, to minister justice, it were time to begin; for in this 20 years past of her reign we have seen more damnable doctrine maintained, more oppressing of poor subjects, under pretence of justice, within this land, than ever we read or heard (since England first received the faith) done by Christian princes. You counsel me to remain quiet, and you will be occupied in persecuting the poor members of Christ. I would you should learn and consider by what means your predecessors came up * Sir Patrick Doben, Mayor of Waterford. 1580. July 30, 444. Vol. 597, p. 407a. July 30. Vol. 597, p. 408. 445. July 30. 446. Vol. 597, p. 409. to be Earl of Ormond. Truly you should find that if Thomas Undated. Signed: James Baltinglas. Addressed. VISCOUNT BALTINGLAS to a MERCHANT of WATERFORD. Received by the Mayor of that city, and sent from my Lord Justice to the Council by Mr. Marckehame the 30th of July. "Praying you to send the 40 crowns which you have in your hands unto my brother Richard, which is at Paris, lest occasion should be so ministered that I could not farther him with any more exhibition in this great while." 'Requiring you also to find the means whereby you may provide for me the greatest store of wine and powder you may, and to send it by a very trusty, good, and Catholic messenger." Baltinglas, 18 July 1580. Signed. Postscript.--I mean to take this holy enterprise in hand by the authority of the Supreme Head of the Church; praying you to assist us to your power from time to time. Addressed: "To my very loving friend that did send unto me my brother Richard's letter and his own at Waterward, this give. "Vera copia, Patrick Doben, Major." PELHAM to the MAYOR OF WATERFORD. I have received your letter, and a copy of a letter from the traitorous Viscount to Robert Walshe. His foolish enterprise is like to fall out to his ruin, by the prosecutions of the Earls of Ormond and Kildare, and other forces. Touching the messenger whom you have imprisoned, I require you to cause him to be executed presently and hanged in chains. The man of Fiderte shall be brought to me hither, to be farther examined. Asketten, 30 July 1580. Signed. Postscript.-I pray you preserve carefully the original letter. Contemp. copy. P. 13. PELHAM to the LORD CHANCELLOR of IRELAND (GERRARD.) I have received your letters of the 21st and 28th," and am glad to hear that you are well arrived, and more* happily escaped 1580. July 30. Vol. 597, p. 410a. July 30. Vol. 597, p. 411. Aug. 1. 447. 448. from the danger that you fell in at your landing; which accident, being compared with the rest of the Viscount of Baltinglas' doings, doth argue that both he and his followers be the most foolish traitors that ever I heard of, for out of such pledges he might have made his own peace as he had listed." 449. I long to hear the success of the parley between my Lord of Kildare and the Viscount. My Lord cannot long want the assistance of English soldiers and the presence of my Lord Graie, now every day expected. I have sent you your licence. I see your determination to return before winter. We shall either pass at one instant or meet there about one time. We are here daily spoiling, and diminishing the numbers of the rebels. I will cause enquiry to be made for two of your servants that committed a robbery upon you. Hockenhull will inform me under whom they serve. The Earl of Leicester and Sir Francis Walsingham persuade an union and consonancy between you and me. In Leinster there has not been one string out of tune. Commendations to the Archbishop of Dublin and my Lord of Kildare. The LORD JUSTICE and COUNCIL to DONOUGH O'BRIAN. Having received your letter of the 27th with the present* you sent me, I heartily thank you for it. We again require you to come to us forthwith. Asketten, 30 July 1580. Signed. PELHAM to the LORD FITZ MORRIS. Will your son Patrick to repair hither, and send with him your younger son lately come from the traitors. I have sent this boat to conduct them. Send also the parties who were owners of the prey taken by the garrison of this place. As I purpose presently to march into those parts, I require you within one hour's warning to be prepared for service, and to bring with you the 200 beefs I left with you. Asketten, 30 July 1580. Signed. Contemp. copy. P. 1. A PROTECTION to DAVID OGE and his BROTHER. "Upon certain conditions secretly agreed upon by David Oge FitzLoughe, we are contented under our word and hand to give assurance to the said David and his brother * In the margin, "For the heads he sent." 1580. Aug. 5. Aug. 11. Aug. 12. Vol. 597, p. 413. 450. 451. 452. William Oge Horloughe, and their followers, so far forth as Asketten, 1 August 1580. Signed by the Lord Justice. PELHAM to SIR GEORGE BOURCHER and the rest of the "Being informed of the service lately done upon the traitor John of Desmond and of his hard escape, and how you have apprehended Sanders his man and a friar, I do accept it in most thankful part." * You, Sir George Bourcher, are not to repair to this place, as the traitors intend to pass to Harlow. On Monday next, at night, meet me at Gortentobery with your companies. I shall take Clancune in my way, and will beat and search all the woods. Send the friar and the other companion whom you have taken to Limerick, to the Council there. Asketten, 5 August 1580. Signed. PELHAM to LORD FITZMORRIS. It agrees not with your promise to be so slow in doing service. You have had in your country the traitor Earl, his wife, his brother, and Sanders, whom you might have apprehended if you had listed. For sundry accusations and ill arguments brought against your two sons I detain them until I may see some service done by you in delivering up some of the principal conspirators above named, dead or on live. Apprehend forthwith David Oge FitzDavid Harbert and all his goods and chattel[s], and send him to me; and seize all goods and chattel[s] belonging to traitors. Send by this bearer the galley I have formerly written to you for. Asketten, 11 August 1580. Signed. LORD JUSTICE PELHAM to the QUEEN. I have received your letters by Ferraie, your pursuivant, together with your direction in Mr. Secretary's letter in cipher. "The traitor Sir James of Desmond is mortally wounded and taken prisoner, and the most part of his forces slain and over * "Arlowe woods" in the margin. 1580. Aug. 12. Vol. 597, p. 414a. 453. thrown, the 4th of this month, by Sir Cormoke McTeige, sheriff of your county of Cork.” Some other encounters have been since the arrival of your pursuivant, wherein the rebels have sustained loss by your garrison of Kilmalloke; in one of which Doctor Sanders and John of Desmond did make a strange escape, being in the night above an hour in their company preserved in the dark by speaking English, and crying upon the English to execute the Irish. Sanders' man (born in Chester) and an Irish friar, standard bearer (as he was termed) unto James Fitz Morris, were apprehended, whereof the first slain by the fury of the soldiers, and the other reserved to farther examination. Touching my manner of prosecuting, it is thus: I give the rebels no breath to relieve themselves, but by one of your garrisons or other they be continually hunted. I keep them from their harvest, and have taken great preys of cattle from them, by which it seemeth the poor people that lived only upon labour, and fed by their milch cows, are so distressed, as they follow their goods and offer themselves with their wives and children rather to be slain by the army than to suffer the famine that now in extremity beginneth to pinch them. And the calamity of these things have made a division between the Earl and John of Desmond, John and Sanders seeking for relief to fall into the company and fellowship of the Viscount Baltinglas; and the Earl, without rest anywhere, flieth from place to place, and maketh mediation for peace by the Countess, who yesterday I licensed to have speech with me here, whose abundance of tears betrayed sufficiently the miserable estate both of herself, her husband, and their followers, whereof I write more in cipher to Mr. Secretary." Asketten, 12 August 1580. Signed. PELHAM to SECRETARY WALSINGHAM. In cipher. Sent by Farraie, the Pursuivant. I had anticipated her Majesty's pleasure concerning the nobility of Munster. "For the Earl of Clancartie, so far forth as I may have in my power his wife, the Earl of Desmond's sister, and his only son, I think may with safety return him into his country, where, being thus tied, he may do acceptable service." From the detaining of these lords many good effects have ensued. The wars of Munster are reduced to a declining state; the traitors suffering privation of many succours which they before enjoyed. "By this, Sir Cormoke McTeige, being enlarged upon pledges, and having promised to do service, hath haply imblooded his hands upon Sir James of Desmond, whom we have in hand, and the chiefest flowers of his followers slain. John, likewise, and Sanders are so terrified to tarry in Munster, as they have |