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Coursey's dream.

15 times Coursey

came to sea.

Coursey dead.

The first night being there, he dreamed as tho' it were a vision, that came unto him and monished him that he should not go to Ireland. He asked why he should not go. "For that," said the vision, "that thou hast put down the master and put up the servant." "How so?" said Sir John. "I shall tell thee," said the vision. "The Trinity Blessed in Doune before thy coming into Ireland, and thou hast dedicated that church now to Saint Patricke; therefore God is offended with thee, and his pleasure is that thou shalt nevert into that country that thou hast so much pleasure in, that hath pulled down the master and put up the servant." And so awoke,

and told it to his friends that there was with him at that time, who said it was but a dream or a phantasy of the night that every man doth dream commonly, and no accompt is to be made of.

Sir John 15 times attempted the sea; amongst all once he took the sea and came to Ireland, and ere he could cast his anchors in the sea, meaning forthwith to land, the wind suddenly turned so vehement that he returned again into England. And that night after he saw the same vision as he saw afore, and told this same. And notwithstanding he went again, and came into Ireland, and did cast forth his anchors, and the rage of wind was such that he must have cut his cable and tried the sea, and so came to England again. Yet the third night he was monished again by the same vision as he was afore, but he would not, but did adventure again, and so came into Ireland so nigh that he had his boat forth out of the ship, and was going aboard this same little boat to the shore, and upon the sudden there arose such a tempest, that scarce could they take land in England again; and so promised to God upon these seas that he would never adventure this same enterprise again; and so landed, and took sickness incontinent, and died; on whose soul the Lord have mercy. Amen.

§ Redmond Bourke was called conqueror and Earl of Connaght, who had issue Richard, who had issue John, who had issue William, who was slain, who had issue Elizabeth, that married Lionel Duke of Clarence, the second son of E. 3, who had issue Philip, that married Edmond Mortymer, Earl of Marche, who had issue Roger, who had issue Anne, who is married to Richard Earl of Cambridge, son to Edmund, 5. son to E. 3, who had issue Richard Plantagenet, father to E. 4, father to Elizabeth, mother to Henry the 7, father to Harry the 8, father to Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth.

Dermot King of Korke; the nation of McCarties; Donald, King of Lymericke, the nations of the O'Brens; Donald, King

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Vide Cambden, pag. 710, et seq.

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A workman feigned.

Hue de Lasey slain.

A condign judg

ment.

His generation

was punished as here appeareth.

of Ossery; McShaghlen, King of Uphaly; O'Kerwell, King of Uryell; O'Royrke, King of Methe; Rodryke O'Konor Doun of Connaght, Chief King of Ireland; O'Neyll, King of Ulster, which Sir John Courcey['s] son after conquered. All those surrendered their title to the King of England. The Pope did the like, and all the clergy; and also the King was entitled to Ireland by Act of Parliament, 1555.

After the death of Sir John Courcey, Earl and conqueror of Ulster, the same earldom was given to Hw, son of Sir Hw de Lace, who procured the taking of this noble man.

This Sir Hue de Lasey, being a man of great favour amongst the people, after divers his enemies subverted as he thought, and principally Sir John de Coursey, which always his manly, stalworth and worthy doings was a mote or a beam in Sir Hue de Lasey's eye; after all things, as he thought, both forgotten and forgiven, he replenished the country with great buildings. Amongst other he was at the building of a castle or fortress in a place called Deyraghe or Derwath in A'Molmoye's country, or thereabouts, and there learning as it seemeth* a laborer to work, and took a pickaxe in both his hands, and began to work and wrought apace. One that stood by feigned himself to learn and play the workman, being a gentleman, grieved, and having good occasion, as he thought, to be revenged upon Sir Hue for offending him and other his friends aforetime, and not known there what he was by reason he was disguised in a workman's apparel, and in other kind of forms, having an axe in secret upon him; and as he stood by Sir Hue de Lasey, which then was with his head low a-down, after a stroke of the pickaxe, before he could lift himself, this man that so stood by, awaiting his time, took his axe with both his hands, and strack Sir Hue upon the neck, that his head flew off from his body; and with that this man ran away, and took the wood before any could come at him.

By this sign, a token all men may easily perceive that he not only loseth both his labour, travail, and industry, and further staineth and spotteth his life with a perpetual reproach,† which in evil and mischief assisteth, aideth, and committeth an evil disposed and a detestable act, considering that he and all such other that injustly would malign, disdain, and think evil of other men's good doings, shall receive condign reward and judgment at the High Judge of all his Court, and for his malicious doings received an infortunate chance. This was in the year of our Lord 1186. This punishment was both to him and to his posterity, as appeareth by his sequel and generation after, which did commit felony, murder, treason to the Crown, and banishment; and after died his sons without issue

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Hue's head brought to Doublinge.

Hue's body buried in the Bectue.

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male to enjoy the fruit that grew of his painful travail in the wars. And this did God show to this Sir Hue de Lacy for his reward, for that he did so maliciously wrought against Sir John Coursey and others more. And notwithstanding before his end he did many good buildings, and brought the country to great civility, and was like to do much more unless he had been thus slain; by reason whereof the Conquest of Ireland ceased and went no further. His head was brought to Dublinge, and was buried in Saint Thomas Court's Church without the New Gate, and his body was buried at the Bectyve towards Trimme. These funerals and doings was by Matthew Archbishop of Cassell and John Archbishop of Dubling, translated in 1195 of our Lord.

This much Cameransse left out in his book aforesaid with other things, more for displeasure than any truth to tell, the cause afore doth testify. God forgive them all. This much that is in this book more than Camerans did write of was translated by the Primate Doudall in the year of our Lord 1551 out of a Latin book into English, which was found with O'Nell in Armaghe. God have mercy upon them all. Amen, good L[ord].

Hic finiuntur opera Geraldi Cambriens de Conquest. hujus Regni Hiberniæ per hos, ut sequuntur, qui venerunt cum Dermicio Morcardi in Hiberniam-et après.* Robertus filius Stephani, qui et Stephanides: Herveus de Mounte Marisco: Mauricius Prendirgast: Robertus Barensis : Meylerius: Mauricius Geraldi filius: Remondus nepos Stephanide:† Willielmus Fernandus: Milo de Cogan: Ricardus de Cogan: Walterus de Ryndefordia:§ Geraldus et Alexandriet Mawricii filii: Willielmus Not: Ricardus Bernardi filius: Hugo de Lacy: Willielmus filius Adelmi: Johannes de Coursey: Amoricus de Sancto Laurencio: et Geffraye Mounegomrye: Willielmus Markarellus: Humfredus Bonensis: Hugo de Gonidemella : Philippus de Hastinge: Hugo Tyrellus; David Galensis: Remudi:† Robertus Poerius: Osbertus de Herlotera: Willielmus de Bendenges: Adam de Gernez:** Philippus de Brensa :†† Griffinus Stephanide nepos : Radulphus Stephani filius: Walterus Barensis: Philippus Wallensis: Adam Herfordensis.

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Of this Maurice the Bloudis came, and now Howth, as in the deeds of Arclo appeareth.

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Mauricii filii.

Johannis filii.

Thomæ filii.

Geraldi filii.

Geraldi filii.

Geraldi filii.

Callan, filii.

Mauricii filii.

Thomæ Syme filii.

1308. Mauricii Magni filii,

primi Comitis filii.

Geraldi Poet filii.

Jacoby filii.

Thomæ, in Ponte occisi,

filii.

Johannis filii.

Jacobi filii.

Geraldus filius.

Obiit Dominus Geraldus filius Mauricii, Justiciarius Hiberniæ, 1205.

Obiit Mauricius filius ejus, conventus Fratrum Minorum de Youghuld fundator, et frater minor in eodem, et ibi sepultus, 1257.

Obiit Thomas filius dicti Mauricii, 1260.

Obierunt felicis recordationis Johannes filius Thomæ, fundator conventus de Traly, et Mauricius frater ejus, occisi in Desmonya in loco qui vocatur Callan, et sepultus in eodem 126.† Obiit Thomas filius Mauricii, cognomine Syme, 1296. Obiit Mauricius filius Thomæ, Justiciarius Hiberniæ, Dublinii primus comes, 1355.

Obiit Mauricius filius Mauricii, secundus comes, 1349.
Obiit Geraldus filius Mauricii, tertius comes, qui erat poeta,
1398.

Obiit Johannes filius Geraldi, quartus comes, 1399.
Obiit Mauricius secundus filius Geraldi, quintus comes, 1410.
Obiit Thomas filius Johannis, sextus comes, in Normandia,
et sepultus est apud Rothoma.

Obiit Jacobus filius Geraldi Sym, et septimus comes, 1462. Obiit Thomas filius dicti Jacobi, Justiciarius Hiberniæ. occisus in Ponte, 1467.

Obiit Jacobus filius dicti Thomæ, nonus comes, occisus in
Rathele, 1487.

Obiit Mauricius Claudus, germanus predicti Jacobi, 1519.
Obiit Jacobus filius Mauricii, et sepultus in Traly, 1529.

This word is doubtful; but see below. † Sic.

Kyldare. 2.

Ormonde. 3.

Dessmond, ancient.

The conquest. 1.

H. 2.'s landing in
Ireland.

Beggars or Friars first.

Who was L. of
Kyldare this time.

Obiit Thomas frater dicti xxi. Mauricii, et sepultus in Youghull, 1534.

Obiit Jacobus filius Mauricii, filii predicti Thomæ, qui Mauricius mortuus erat vivente ejus patre, qu[a]nd[o] Jacobus fugam re[ci]piebat ad Angliam ob timorem et potestatem Johannis* Thomæ ejus advunculi, magni fratris prædicti Thomæ; et post ejus adventum ex Anglia, post mortem prædicti Johannis, interfectus erat per quendam Mauricium, filium secundum dicti Johannis, et sepultus apud Youghull; post cujus mortem Jacobus filius ejusdem Johannis, frater prædicti Thomæ, comes erat, qui sepultus est apud Tracni. Succedit ejus filius Geraldus, qui victoriam belli contra comites Thomondiæ et Chilrekerde habuit apud Thomounde, et contra quem Thomas Ormoniæ et Ossoriæ comes victoriam belli habuit in festo Sanctæ Brigidæ, 1564, apud Athmean in Desm[ond], ubi cclxxx. vel circiter homines interfecti fuerunt, quorum animabus propitietur Deus.

Creatio trium Comitum, viz., Kildaria, Ormoniæ, et
Desmonia.

Anno Domini millesimo tricentesimo decimo sexto,
Johannes filius Thomæ intravit Angliam, et creatus erat comes
Kildariæ.

Anno Domini millesimo tricentesimo vicesimo octavo, Jacobus Le Buttler factus est comes Ormonyæ in Anglia a Rege.

Anno Domini millesimo tricentesimo octavo, et intravit Angliam Mauricius filius Thomæ, et factus erat comes Desmoniæ.

Anno Domini millesimo centesimo septuagesimo, Anglici intraverunt Hiberniam circa kalendas Maij.-In another book appeareth 1163.‡

Anno Domini millesimo centesimo secundo,§ Henricus secundus applicavit apud Waterfordiam cum 300 mili[ti]bus.— In the book appeareth 1172.

Anno Domini millesimo ducentesimo decimo sexto, Ordo Prædicatorum confirmabatur.

It doth appear in the 20. year of King Edward the First, the Wednesday before the Purification of Our Lady, in an old deed, that one William de Vesay was L. of Kyldare at that time, 1291.

There bethe 32 shires in England.||

*"filii" omitted?

t "another" is written over "the," which is not struck out.

This last sentence, and the similar sentence in the next paragraph, are in a different hand.

§ Sic.

This line is inserted by another hand.

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