1586. 1587. Feb. Vol. 632, p. 96. 624. fortified places, the sufferance of the O'Neyles to usurp the government of the several captains and freeholders, the confining so near to the isles of Scotland, and the want of religion, justice, and civil instructions. The following remedies are proposed : (1.) Such revenues as this province may be made to yield to be employed upon fortifications in places most needful for certain years. (2.) "To apportionate both to Tur. Lenoghe and the Earl of Tyrone, being both of one surname, lands on the north side of Black Water to them and their heirs males indifferently, bounded by some well acquainted with those countries, wherewith they should only deal, and meddle no further, but leave the government of the rest for her Majesty to the Chief Commissioner or other her Highness' officers in that province.' (3.) "The people which most annoy Ulster from Scotland are the Clandonells, who are ever in continual wars with another sept of the people of the Isles, named McAlanes; and if on McAlan her Majesty would bestow some convenient pension, he will (I think) undertake to keep the Clandonells so continually occupied as they shall be able to send none of their people to disturb her Highness' subjects in Ulster.” (4.) These counties to be as well brought to the nature as well as to the names of shires; that is, the shires to be perfectly bounded, and the sheriffs of English education. There should be some preachers and free schools; and for the whole province a council to be established. "Since the writing of the premises, I do perceive, by letters lately received out of Ireland, that the Earl of Tyrone hath taken upon him the rule of Sir Hugh Mc[Genis?] and Sir Con McNeyle Oge, the captain of Kilwarlin and sundry others, who at my coming thence depended only upon the Queen." Copy. Pp. 9. The COUNCIL in ENGLAND to the LORD DEPUTY (PERROT). We understand from the Commissioners for surveying and measuring the lands attainted in Munster, and from such of the Undertakers as have been in Ireland and are lately returned, that the survey cannot be performed this winter time in such an exact sort of working by the line as by the Commissioners has been begun, so as they have surceased until the next spring, saving that they have appointed Thomas Wiseman, gent., and Arthur Robins to go forward in that service as the short days and weather will permit. Her Majesty doubts that this delay will not only stay the Undertakers in transporting their people and other necessaries, whereby the next summer will be lost as the last was, but utterly disable them. We find this the readiest way for expedition of the said 1587. service that the Queen should commission the persons already appointed to be surveyors to prosecute the survey in a more speedy and superficial sort by the eye or by the instrument, by persons skilful therein, to be sent from hence; and that in the meantime Wiseman and Robins should proceed in the service. The Undertakers have already agreed what special seignories or smaller parcels shall be allotted to each of them; and they are content to pay more or less than is limited according to the quantity of their lands. The Chancellor to pass letters patents to the Undertakers for all lands allotted by mutual consent. The Vice-President and Council of Munster to put them in possession, and to remove any occupiers of the same. The Vice-President to resign all parcels of the escheated lands, except such as are meet to be annexed to the presidentship. As the late seneschal of Imokelly and Patrick Condon may have some pretended interest in part of the lands that are to be delivered to the Undertakers, you shall consider how they may be agreed with. 66 Appoint some commissioners in the said province to treat as well with the present incumbents of such benefices as were collected (collated?) by any of the traitors whose lands are accrued to her Majesty by the late attainder, and also which are owners and possessors of parsonages impropriate mixed with attainted lands, for that it is to be supposed that the said benefices are for the most part occupied by persons either not sufficient, or not conformable in matters of religion, to draw them to some reasonable composition by moving the said incumbents (if they be not meet to enjoy the same) to resign their interest to the Undertakers, to be by them bestowed upon other persons of their own choice, reserving to the now incumbents a competent portion of the profits of the said benefices, by way of impropriations; [or they?] may be drawn to yield out of the tithes or other rents of their parsonages some reasonable yearly stipends, to be given to persons to be chosen by the Undertakers to celebrate divine service and execute other ecclesiastical functions among them; or else depart with their interests in the said parsonages impropriate, upon such reasonable offers as shall be made by the Undertakers to their contentment." The Undertakers to make their provision of cattle within any part of that realm. For the terrifying of malefactors, no pardon or protection is to be given for any offence in Munster, unless to prevent some public mischief. Instead of the footmen granted them, 120 horsemen shall be levied, and divided equally to four of the principal Undertakers. The President's soldiers not to be chargeable upon them; nor any provision or carriage. As a year has been lost, one year more shall be added for their recompense. Corn and other victual not to be transported out of Munster until Michaelmas twelvemonth. None to sow 1587. March 26. 625. Vol. 605, p. 91. Vol. 618, p. 11b. March 27. 626. Vol. 605, p. 93. corn there except the Undertakers. All of them who are knights shall be in commission with the President. The President to pay the ancient rents of such lands as shall be annexed to that office. "From the Court at Greenwich, &c." Heading in Carew's hand: A Minute of a letter from the * Copy. Pp. 8. ADAM [LOFTUS], ARCHBISHOP of DUBLIN and CHAN- I am sorry to have to state that on Tuesday last Dudley Bagnoll was slain by Walter Reaugh, to the great grief of his father and friends. "The cause that I write unto you is chiefly concerning the state of the bargain betwixt Dudley and you. I have seen covenants of yours, for performance whereof you are bound in great sums of money, especially that he and his assigns should enjoy the constableship of Laughlin during your interest." I recommend Mr. Marshal, † who is willing to undertake the payment of the money. "I am forced by divers causes to be the more earnest, chiefly that there grow no unkindnesses betwixt Mr. Marshal and you, so as he may draw back from performance of his covenants again, that you add not to his grief any new matter, which no doubt would greatly disquiet him." It has proved a hard bargain to this poor gentleman and his children. Rafarnan, 26 March 1587. Signed. P. 1. Addressed: To Sir George Carew, Knight, at the Court. Endorsed. 2. Copy of the preceding. LORD DEPUTY PERROT to SIR GEORGge Carew. Six days past certain of the Cavaners took 30 kine at Idrone, which Dudley Bagnall bought of you." The said Dudley, being a very unadvised man, as I told you, went forth with 18 or 19 bad fellows, almost all Irishmen, and came up with the robbers at Shelela, where they were attacked by Walter Rewghe, and Dudley was slain. This arises from his not keeping the proper number of English, and hiring poor Irishmen in Lawghlen at 40s. and 37. a year, putting the rest of the entertainment in his purse. Dublin, 27 March 1587. Signed. * The letter is evidently addressed to the Lord Deputy only. † Sir Nicholas Bagnall, Knight Marshal. 1587. April 18. Vol. 619, p. 68. 627. LORD DEPUTY PERROT to the EARL OF LEICESTER. I find by my son's letters the continuance of your good favours. If ever gentleman was misused in any place of government, it is I. “There is nothing that can be delivered, how untrue soever it be, against me, but is believed presently there before proof." No man's service can go forward well when he is discountenanced there. I will disprove all the accusations laid against me. I desire to come away by all means possible. "Ye there hold me here, writing some days fair words to me, and other days ye reprehend me beyond measure, and I never had comfort for any one thing that ever I did." I thank your Lordship that you have so honourably dealt with one of late that received letters from Sir Richard Bingham of many untruths. Is Sir Richard Bingham's credit and mine one now? He will not be contented to be governed by any; witness Sir William Wynter and Mr. Candishe. He is arrogant and hated, and "shall have 500l. given him by the country where he governeth towards his passage into England, so they may be rid of him." "He desireth to be rid; let him go in the name of God to Flanders." "He hath written that I have challenged the combat of him, and sent one with a truncheon in his hand to do the same. My Lord, the truth is, it was reported unto me by my Lord of Delvyn that Sir Richard Bingham had told Lieutenant Jaques that if I were out of office he would have the combat of me, which speeches were uttered abroad; and he told my cousin Barkeley also that I was the most ungrateful man living, and that he had made me Deputy; whereupon I sent Stephen Segar, the constable of the castle here (being my servant) unto him (because he remained six weeks in the town, and never came to me but at Council time), to ask him whether he had spoken these words of me, yea or no. Wherein I willed the said Stephen to deliver, that if he had said that he would have combat with me when I was out of office, he should not need to require it at my hands, for I would therefore then begin with him." The Earl of Ormond has procured some sharp letters to be written to me by my Lords. I will disprove them, under the testimony of all the Council's hands. "He is the fountain of all these fables, and crieth hiss to every discontented person. ... I will tell her Majesty such tales of his Lordship as perhaps will wring him as much as he hath done me." I have in this castle the White Knight, the Seneschal, Patrick Condon, and Donell McCormock, and have caused to be apprehended McAwley and Thomas Oge of the Island. I have sent for Patrick FitzMorice. "I caused to be hanged Conell McLysaghe O'More, Lisaghe McWilliam O'More, three notable men of the Kellies, and I have Conell McKedaghe O'More's head upon the top of the castle, so as there resteth 1587. May 16. Vol. 619, p. 16. June 19. Vol. 617, p. 3. 628. not one principal of the O'Mores, but Shane McRosse, who was within these four days sore hurt, and like to be killed; and so was Walter Roghe also; whose heads I am promised very shortly. I have also taken the young fry of all the Mores, saving one whom I am promised to have. So as I do not know one dangerous man of that sept left." 629. Dublin, 18 April 1587. Signed. Postscript in Perrot's own hand.-Beware, my good Lord, how you enter again to troublesome places. Help your poor friend out of his hell (?), and I may hap one day to stand your L. in stead, as you use me." Pp. 3. Addressed. Endorsed. * SIR NICHOLAS BAGENALL to the EARL OF LEICESTER. My advancement grew by your father, and upon your brother† and yourself hath been ever since my whole dependency. Your prosperities, next to her Majesty's, hath been my chiefest earthly joy. Permit me to unfold to you the most barbarous injury that ever was offered to any man of my sort. Being occasioned through some hard dealing of the Lord Deputy towards my son, Sir Henry Bagenall, to exhibit yesterday to his L. a petition drawn in dutiful terms (for the contents whereof I refer you to my letter to the Council), "his Lo., entering into most outrageous fury, and forgetting both his own place and my old years, not contented to have used me with unworthy and barbarous terms, laid violent hands upon me: he arose from the place where he sat, struck me with his hand, and beat me down to the ground; and had not Mr. Justice Gardener and Mr. Secretary Fenton been there present, God knoweth how it had further fared with me. Oh! that I live to endure this wrong, and that his place doth free him from my revenge!" Though I am nearly four score years of age, "yet I protest in the presence of the living God, and as I look for salvation by the shedding of the blood of Christ Jesus, that neither loss of goods, lands, or life, but only and solely the regard of her Highness' honour, which I hold more dear than life itself, doth contain me, but that I would take due revenge in his blood for this villainy, though it were to my own overthrow, and the utter ruin and destruction of my whole posterity." I therefore crave at her Majesty's gracious hands, and your Honours' of her Council, that my poor credit may not thus be defaced without due and convenient revenge. Dublin, 16 May 1587. Signed. P. 1. Addressed. Endorsed. CONOHOUR O'MAHOWNYE. Extract from an inquisition at Cork, 4 November, 26 Eliz., before Nicholas Welche, Chief Justice of Munster, John Myagh, * John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who was attainted in 1553. |