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21 October. 201. Vol. 607, p. 207.

"what price or satisfaction for killing of any of the posterity
"of Rabririghoda had been due, it ought to be given to the
"next of his kindred in Ireland or in Scotland. He ordained
"likewise that what Scottish fearht or daoun, which word
"fearth signifies a regiment of men which ordinarily exceeds
"700 or 800, and daoun a great troop of poets and
" antiquaries. His meaning herein is that what regiment
"of men or great troop of poets or antiquaries came out of
"Scotland into Ireland that Dalriada should give them meat
"and should send them into Scotland if they found no other
means. St. Colomb and all the rest commended that judg-
"ment that was passed by Columban, whereby St. Columbe's
"prophecy of Columban was so verified in everything that
" he said, of which judgment a poet said this verse.
“lumban, the son of Connghall, without denial did pass
"concerning Dalriada the royal judgment who reached over
"the seas and gave their duties to the King of Ireland.
"Columban passed this judgment betwixt Hugh the son of
Ainimireach, King of Ireland, and Heughan the son of
"Glaunran, King of Scotland, before St. Columb and the
men of Ireland at the assembly of Drom Ceatt, in the
year of our Lord 563.

"From Dann Linusi, the 13th day of October 1618.

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Cuchorgceryhe O'Duinngeanan hath drawn this judgment "out of the life of St. Columb."

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On the same page is the following:

Here is the genealogy of Randall MacDomhnoyll, Viscount of Downelinuge, as is here down, meaning underwritten.

Then follows the pedigree. Among other things it states, "That Erin begat another Eoin, called Eoin More or Eoin the Great, whose mother was Margaret Stuard, daughter to Robert King of Scotland, and whose wife was Mary Bised that was heir of the seven troohes or cantreds of the Glinns, by which wife had Donell Ballagh, who had his mother's right to the seven troohes of Glinnes, whereof Rachroin was parcel. This Donell Ballagh died seized of the seven troohes or cantreds of the Glinnes, in the year 1476, &c."

I fear Flaha O'Gninn wrote this, as I have found it in the ancient books of Ireland and Scotland.

CERTIFICATE from LORD GEORGE CAREW, Baron of Clopton, Captain and Governor of the Isle of Guernesey, Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen, &c., General of Artillery, and Councillor of State of the King of Great Britain.

That when he was Governor and President of Munster temp. Elizabeth, and when Don Juan de Aguila, with certain Spanish forces were in that kingdom to give aid to the Irish rebels,

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28 October. 202. Vol, 607, p. 211.

the Viceroy of that kingdom sent Carew with cavalry, &c. to lay siege to the castle of Rincoran, then in possession of the Spaniards. Fnding the castle could not resist the artillery, sent to Carew a sergeant, Don Pedro de Henedia y Cuacolo, to treat for their surrender; but Carew, understanding that there was in the castle an Alferez, in whose charge it was, refused to treat with the sergeant and sent him back to the castle, and continued the battery. Then came forth the Alferez named Bartholome Perez de Clavijo, to whom Carew proposed conditions, which were received, and the Spaniards were conducted to Cork where they embarked. During the negociations several persons issued from the castle, some of whom were killed and others were taken prisoners, amongst whom were the said Don Pedro and an Irishman named Der mot MacCartie, whom Carew determined to put to death, but the Viceroy requested that the sergeant should be pardoned as he was a stranger, and afterwards set at liberty with his other companions. The Irishman was put to death as a rebel. This is what Carew testifies in this matter, but having understood by a letter from the said sergeant that he had been many years detained in Flanders in prison in the castle of Gent for certain suspicion which the King of Spain and his ministers had touching the said Don Pedro with respect to that affair in Ireland, Carew testifies that he acted as a man of honour faithfully and loyally to his King. Carew puts his name and seal of arms hereto. London, 21st of October 1618.

Spanish. Copy. Pp. 3. Endorsed.

The EARL of THOMOND, L. President of Mounster, to the
LORDS of the KING'S PRIVY COUNCIL,

Requests that the King's pleasure may be known touching the particulars following.

Whereas the inferior sort and far greater number of the inhabitants of the province of Mounster, being by civil or ecclesiastical censures enforced to repair to their churches, are for the most part ignorant of the English tongue and therefore incapble of instruction and other comforts that are meant unto them; that a course may be prescribed for furnishing the churches with readers and interpreters in either language, and also with means of maintenance.

Where the greatest part of the cities and towns within that province have been and are like to continue resolute in the choice of their principal officers, bearing themselves upon the letter of the laws in force in that kingdom, that it may be resolved what course of enforcement, or (if need be) chastisment, shall be holden with them hereafter.

Whereas divers English recusants daily repaire into the province, who do much ill in giving encouragement to the natives that are ill-affected and in corrupting others, that it

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may be resolved whether it be fitter to remand them hither, or to proceed against them there.

Whereas the forts of Halbowlinge near Cork, the castle and fort of Limerick and Castle Park, near Kinsale, are much ruined, their ordinance fallen to the ground, carriages rotten, platforms and storehouses much decayed, that the King's pleasure may be signified what means shall be used for their reparation.

Whereas all the seigniory undertakers within the province are tied by their covenants, expressed in their letters patent, to people the same with English inhabitants and religion, and to furnish certain proportions of men and armour upon occasion of service, civil and martial, wherein many are defective, that it may be considered what cause shall be held in case of continued neglect.

Whereas the natives of that province, as also of the whole kingdom, are for the most part given to idleness, the true ground of vanity and consequently of all mischiefs and disorders, that it may be considered whether the fines of recusants, after repairing the churches, might not be employed upon houses of correction and some stocks to set them to work, and for that purpose the statutes that prohibit transportation of unwrought wares may be put in execution.

Whereas the hospitals and other alms houses have by corrupt courses of the preceding heads and governors thereof been disinherited of their means, that there might be prescribed by the King's favour some charitable and speedy course for their remedy.

Whereas the several court houses and jails are partly ruined and partly never erected, by means whereof neither the honour of that service is preserved nor the prisoners secured, that there may be some direction for repairing or building them.

That the King's pleasure may be known concerning the liberties of Tipperary, which is the usual rendezvous of priests and Jesuits and other ill-affected persons.

Whereas the Lords, knights, gents, and merchants of that province do usually send their children to the schools and universities in foreign parts to have them instructed in the Romish religion, that order may be set down for recalling such as are abroad, and returning those that are at home to be taught in our own universities, and that under some pain.

Star Chamber, on Wednesday Oct. the 28th 1618. The consideration of the within-mentioned particulars are referred by the board unto the Archbishop of Cant., the Earl of Arundell, the L. Carew, and Mr. Secretary Nanton, who are prayed to report their opinion thereof to the board.

Signed: Clem. Edmonds.

Copy. Pp. 2. Endorsed.

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Vol. 613, p. 89, A. 203. The LORDS COMMISSIONERS' REPORT TO HIS MAJESTY, concerning the plantation of Longford and O'Carroll's country, upon the escheated lands in those counties.

We to whom the business of Longford and O'Carroll's country was referred, with the advice and approbation of the rest of your Privy Council, offer these propositions following, to be observed in the plantation there to be made.

(1.) According to the survey now taken, the escheated lands of all sorts in Longford amount together to 130,356 acres, and in O'Carroll's country to 54,199; total 184,555.

(2.) Out of which, allowance being made of the glebes, abbey lands, lands formerly granted to patentees, which are not to be meddled with, unprofitable mountain, wood, and bog as they are found by the survey, there will remain of good land and profitable wood to be disposed in Longford, 66,190 ac.; in O'Carroll's country, 36,872; total 103,062.

Then follow a number of suggestions, of which the following are the most important:

(5.) It is best for the King's service that the undertakers, according to their several qualities, should have proportions of profitable land, some of 1,000 acres, others of 600, 500, 400, 300, and 200 a piece, besides bog, barren mountain, and unprofitable woods, of which there is likewise division to be made amongst them, by which course the buildings will be more, the bodies of men in greater numbers, and consequently the plantations will be stronger and better settled. The same order to be held in planting of the natives, but with this caution, that none of the better sort shall have more than a fourth part taken from them.

(8.) Every ancient pretended possessor who shall be now made a freeholder shall part with at least a fourth part of the lands he formerly possessed, besides a ratable proportion towards the compounding for the two yearly rents, now taken upon the country; that is of 2001. composition to Malbie's heirs, 120 beeves to the manor of Graynard.

(9.) Many of the principal natives are civil men, have built good houses and bawns, and some of them strong castles, and to these it may well stand with the King's goodness (if it may with the conveniency of the plantation) to regrant them their houses and castles again, with lands about them, upon the same conditions that the other natives have theirs. Your Deputy and Commissioners to be required to have a special care to give contentment to the best gentlemen and chiefs of several septs, by making good provision for them, that the clamours of the multitude may be restrained.

(10.) The places where the undertakers should be planted may be left to the discretion of the Deputy and Commissioners, though we are of opinion that it would sooner civilize the people and keep them from their private meetings, to have

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the undertakers mixed among them than to be designed to any place by themselves.

(11.) We desire that your Majesty should rather gain a good people and make a strong country than a rackrent, and therefore we do not advise a greater rent should be taken for this land than 24d. an acre of the undertakers and natives one with another, all alike, for the good land in respect of the charge of the building and planting, and for the bog, barren mountain, and unprofitable wood (of which every native and undertaker is to have an addition to their other proportions). The Lord Deputy and Commissioners to be appointed are to set rents upon the same by the acre, both to the natives and undertakers, according to the goodness and quality thereof.

(12.) Every undertaker and native of 1,000 acres is to hold of you in capite, others of the lesser proportions to hold of your castle in Dublin in free and common soccage.

(13.) That every undertaker and native of 1,000 ac. shall be bound within three years to build a castle 30 foot in length, 20 in breadth, and 25 in height, to be built of stone or brick with lime, and compassed in with a bawn of 300 foot in compass of stone or brick with lime; and every undertaker of 600 and so to 1,000 ac. to be bound to build a strong house of stone or brick with lime within a bawn of 200 feet in compass; and every undertaker of a quantity under 600 ac. to build a good house of stone or brick with lime. The natives of these two last named proportions to be left to themselves.

(14.) That every proportion of 1,000 ac. shall have a manor with a court baron, with power to create tenures, and a leet, and every proportion of 600 and so to 1,000 ac. shall have a manor with a court baron, with power to create tenures. The proportions under 600 ac. to have neither.

(15.) That among all the undertakers and natives there may be grants made of 6 market towns, in the most convenient places, and no more, and fairs in so moderate a number, and rents to be reserved upon both.

(16.) That no native shall have granted unto him less than 100 ac. except very few upon good consideration, and none at all under 60; and all of them to hold immediately from your Majesty to lessen the dependency upon their lords.

(17.) That every undertaker and native that is bound to build may have liberty to take a proportionable quantity of timber and other materials for his building in any place within the plantation, by warrant of the Lord Deputy and Commissioners, within a limitation of the time of that liberty.

(20.) That the natives may be left at liberty to alien to British without licence, but be tied by a proviso of forfeiture in their patents not to sell their lands in fee simple or fee tail, or lease them above 40 years or 3 lives, to any of the Irish, lest the old landlords should grow great again; and