f. 69.

One knight made another knight.

R. de Brusse sent men to Olster.

Bridge of Baleboght made, towards the mill of Clontarff.

Bagnall, Treasurer.

Brusse wan the castle of Mane.

daughter, at the Green Castle; and Thomas, the son of John, did marry the said Earl's other daughter on the morrow on the Assumption in the said place. Also the Sunday next Holy Rood day the Earl of Glonden's daughter, wife to Sir John Bourcke, bare a son.

The year of our Lord 1313, Brother Roland Joce, Primate of Armaghe, went into England, and on the morrow of the Annunciation of Our Lady, and rose on the night privily, and did bear his own cross and took it with him to the Prince de Gratia Dey, with whom certain of the Bishop of Dublinge's servants did meet this said primate, confusly* laid hands upon him, and took the cross from him, and did flee into Leynester. Also there was a Parliament holden at London, in the which there was little or nought profitably concluded, and the Parliament dissolved. The King of England went into France, at the request of the French King; which did meet at Whitsuntide, at a marriage to be solemnised betwixt their children; in the which feast the King of England and the French King and many other nobles wore the token of the cross.

Also Sir Morishe FitzThomas made knights Nicholas the son of Morishe and Robert Deglanhold, at Adare in Mounester. Also in the last day of May Robert de Brusse did send certain of his pirates to Ulstere, to prey them; who resorting there, the Ulster men strongly did withstand them; and it was said that Robert enterprised the matter, having the Earl of Trante's licence. Also in the said summer Sir John Deledeser,† a citizen of Dublinge, caused a necessary bridge to be made besides the town of Balleboght unto the wears of the mill of Clontarffe, where oftentimes did chance and happen peril to the passengers; but with great cost and charges, by keeping back the water, he made the said bridge with arches.

Also Sir John Deleycke, Archbishop of Dublinge, a Saint Larans's day departed his transitory life; after whose death, for the election of a new bishop, there chanced discord betwixt Sir Walter Thorneberry, the King's Chancellor in Ireland, and Sir Alexander Bagnall, Treasurer of the same; but Sir Walter Thornbery and divers others, about the number of a 100 and fifty 6, went to sea, and the night following they were all drowned; after whose death the said Alexander Bagnall, getting the high Bishop's favour, was elected Bishop of Dublinge.

Also Sir Miles Devdonet did marry Richard de Osseny's daughter. Also the same year Robert le Bruce did win the Castle of Man, and did take prisoner Sir Danygan O'Donell at Saint Barnaby Apostle's day, and Sir John de Burgo the Earl

* Sic.

"Decer" in margin (by Carew).
"Verdon" in margin (by Carew).

Edmond Butler made 30 knights.

The Templar's land given, f. 159.

Genefeld, L. of the liberty of Methe.

Scots invaded Ireland with a great power anno Domini 1322.§

A field fought by the Scots.

f. 70. The Earl of Ulstere taken by the Scots.

A field fought by the Scots.

Edward le Brusse crowned King of Ireland.

of Ulester his heir Richard died at Galwe, a Saint Marcyll and Marcyliane's day. Also Sir Edmond Buttler made 30 knights in the Castle of Dubling, the Sunday being Saint Michael's day.

The year of our Lord 1314, the Hospitallers† received the lands of the Templars in Ireland. Also Sir John Pareis was killed at Drogheda. Also Theoball de Verdon came Justice into Ireland a Saint Silvester's day. Also Sir Geffrey de Genwelds died the 22 calends of November, and is buried in the abbey of the Friars Preachers in Trim, which was Lord of the liberty of Mythe. Also the same year at Saint Matthew's day Loghesewde was burnt, and the Friday after Sir Edmond Butler received his commission to be Lord Justice of Ireland.

The year of our Lord 1315, on Saint John the Baptist's day, the Earl of Glondine and many other without number was slain in Scotland by the Scots, for which cause they waxed very bold; they destroyed a good land, and took tribute of Northumberland; and soon after the Scots came to the town of Carly, which they did besiege, which was oppressed by misfortune by the falling of a piece of the wall of the town,‡ James Douglas. The same year the said Scots, not contented with their own territories, animated with too much pride, did invade the north parts of Ireland. At Clondome did land fighting knights skilful in the wars, that is to say, Lord Edward de Bruce, brother to Robert the King of Scots, and with him the Earl of Morres, John de Ventythe, John Steywarde, Sir John Cambell, Thomas Randoll, Fergus de Andersane, John de Bossco, and John Bysset. A'Ultagh took their part, and did repulse the Lord Thomas de Mandevelly and others, faithful subjects.

From their own land the Scots did enter first into Ireland about Augustine's day, and the Englishmen did meet them in the month of May by Cragfergus, betwixt whom, by the Bande, the first field was fought, where the Earl of Ulester was taken, and William de Burgo, John Stantone, and many others was killed of the English side; and the Scots wan the second field at Kellys in Mithe, where Roger Mortymer with all his followers fled. The third conflict was at Sketheres by Ardstoll, upon the morrow in the Conversion of St. Paul; the Englishmen fled, and the Scots had the over-hand. And the said Edward de la Bruse, a little after the feast of Philip and James, was crowned King of Ireland, and there took the Green Castle, and put his ward there. And within a little after that the citizens of Dublinge did expulse the said ward, and the said castle did take into the King's hands, and gat

*F. 69 b. commences here with a different handwriting, which continues through nearly the whole page.

"Hospitalis," MS.

There is a mark here, intended apparently to show that something is omitted.
This date is in a different handwriting from that of the marginal notes.

The suburbs of Doubling burne [d] by Scots.

The Scots filed.

one Mr. Robert de Coulrache, constable of the said castle, and brought him with them to Dublinge, and there imprisoned him, and brought till a new diet.

A Saint Peter's day the Scots came to Dundalke* and burnt and spoiled the town, and killed of the men of the town, and burned a great part of Uryell, and came to Saint Mary's church in Arde, that was full of men, women, and children, and burnt the church and all that was in it.

The same year Mr. Edmond Buttler, being Lord Justice of Ireland, abouts the feast of Saint Mary Maudelen did gather a great host out of Leynester and Mounester, and the Earl or Ulester with his helps innumerablet as he had, came to meet him from the parts of Connoght, coming to the parts of Doundalke. They came together, and took counsel how they might overcome the Scots. They that came first fled for very ignorance, for it was otherwise than they thought, and so was taken.

That so done the Earl of Ulester, with the said Lord Justice and other great men there, did undertake that Edward le Bruce they would take; and said further they would send him quick or dead to the Castle of Dublin. And the said Earl pursued the Scots to the water of the Bane; and after as the said Earl did draw back, who that perceiving, the Lord Bruce craftily and politicly gat over the water afore them, and that part of the Earl's men that followed him were slain, and some returned wounded, as George‡ de Rupe and Mr. John Stantone and Roger de Acombusco. Likewise of Bruce is said many were overthrown, and Lord William Burke was taken the tenth day of September, and that Earl was hurt by Conyers.

And then the Englishmen of Connoght and of Mid did make a[n] insurrection against the King and the Earl of Ulster, so that they burne[d] the castle of Alone and the castle of Radowne, and many other castles in the said wars; and Conall was burned. The Baron of Donoll did manfully wield himself against the Scots, but he lost much goods, and the said Scots did flee away unto Knocfergus. There they entered unto a certain castle, and did keep it manfully; and afterward there came ship men from the coasts of England, and did manly assault them a certain night, and did kill forty of them, and did take away their tents and many other things. And upon the morrow of Holy Rood day the Earl of Moret went into Scotland, and took William de Burgo with him, and many stout and warlike men, with four ships full of the goods of Ireland, which was drowned that time.

* Originally " Dublinge,” which has been altered as above by another hand. In the margin, " Doubling" remains unaltered.

"numyrable," MS.

"Geroge " (?) MS.

f. 71.

The Scots came to Dondalk, and so entered the country.

Contention in the
English camp.

The L. Morton, leading a great number of men, fled.

A[n] ill act of a true subject.

The Lord Bruce did besiege the castle of Knockfergus that same year. This same year Cathel Roche did break three castles of the Earl of Ulster's in Connoght, and did burn and spoiled many towns in Connoght. And this same very time they did enter into the said castle, at which time was killed very many Scots. And at that time Richard Delane Deofervell, a certain great Irishman, was slain. Also at Saint Nicholas's day the said Bruce departed from Knockefergus ; unto whom came the Earl of Moreth and 5 hundred men to the confines of Done-dalke, and many of that parts there And from thence they went fled, and other gave themselves.*

to the Nobber, where many of his* left him.

About the feast of Saint Andrewt next following the said Bruce did burn Kelles in Mythe, and Granard, and did spoil the abbey thereof; also did burn Fenan and the Nawan, and all the whole country thereabout, and kept their Christmas at Logsende, and did burn it, and after went through Totemoy to Rahangane and to Killdare; and from thence to Castle Dermot to Athey and to Robane, after this, great hurts doing. Then came Bruce at Sketon by Ardskel (?) in Leynester.

There met and would have fought with them the Lord Edward Butteler, Lord Justice of Ireland, Lord John FitzThomas, and Lord Arnalde Pouer, and divers great men of Leynester and Mounster. And where one of the foresaid Lords with his host was of power able to give battle to their enemies, there chanced in their camps contention betwixt themselves, by reason whereof the said Lord Edmond left them; and so the old proverb verified in them, that every kingdom in himself divided must go to ruin. By reason of which contention there was a noble and faithful subject to the prince and his realm slain, whose names was Hamon le Grace, Esquire, and William Prendercasse, which then fought with the Scots. And of the Scots' side were slain Lord Fergusse Andersane, L. Watter More, and many others, whose bodies was buried at Athy in the Abbey of the Friars|| Preachers.

And after, in the said Bruce's return towards Meithe, he did burn the castle of Leye; and the said Scots travelling through the country, the L. Mortone with a great host came to Arde with 15 thousand, and, as I believe, not faithful nor true among themselves, nor very loving to their prince, like unfaithful people did flee and turned their backs, and principally of the Lasceys, L. Roger, with a few more, whom he did enforce to flee towards Dublinge, and Lord Walter Cu

A number of the
Irish slain.

f. 72.

The Scots lay in
Ofayle, and the
English toward
Kyldare.

The Scots rested in
Olster.

sake did flee unto the castle of Treym, leaving all that country and the town of Kelles under the Scots.

Also this same time, the southern Irishmen, as the Tolles and Birns, did burn all the south country; this is to say, Arclow, Newcastell, Breye, and all the towns thereabout; and the A'Moverrus did burn and waste the parts by Ley in Leynstere, whom now Edmond Botteler, Lord Justice of Ireland, did meet, and did kill a number of them, and sent four score of their heads to the Castle of Dublinge.

Also the said year, about the feast of the Purification of the blessed Virgin Mary, certain of the nobility of Ireland, that is to say, Lord John FitzThomas, L. Richard de Clare, L. John le Pouer, and L. Arnalde le Pouer, by reason of peace [and]* security concluded between them and the Prince of England, came unto Lord John de Hocon, assigned there by the King of England; which said nobles did take upon them to the uttermost of their powers to help the Prince during their lives to the death, to banish and drive away the Scots, which to do, they took between [them]* and God; and so returned.. And if otherwise any noble man would work against the Prince, they would to the uttermost of their power revenge his quarrel.

Also then died Lord John Bisset in the new townt of Lexe; and the bells of the church was burned by the Scots, and the castle of North Carricke was taken by Scots.

Also Felome O'Connogher, King of Connoght, did kill Rore, the son of Cale O'Connore.

Also then died L. William Mandvell; and a Bishop of the Coverencis fled to the castle of Knockefergus, and the said bishop was interdicted; and Lord Dentone was killed in Connoght.

Also a Saint Valentine's day this said year the Scots did remain in Offaley, and the English host did lie in the borders of Kyldare; and the Scots had such famine among them that many of them died. By reason thereof privily they removed, and went into Myth; and the Sunday next following, what for travel and hunger, divers of them perished. And after the nobility came to a Parliament, and did little or nought there, but in their return home they spoiled the country, and Lord Walter Lace came to Dubling to make his purgation for certain articles that was laid unto his charge concerning the Prince, like as other nobles did; and the same time Edward le Bruce did peaceably remain in Ulester. Also the Tolles, Birnes, Aspols, and Harols confedered there together, and burned Wyclow and all the country there.‡

And the first of the week of Lent the Earl of Morreth transported himself into Scotland, and the said Bruce did

From" together" to the end of the sentence is interlined by a different hand.