Vol. 598. The Lord of Roche (Viscount of Armoye). The Lord of Delaunde (Dillon, no Baron). The Baron of Slane (Flemminge). The Baron of Dunbeyne (Butler). The Baron of Trymelston (Barnwel). The Lord of Lowthe (Plunket). The Baron of Odorne (Tegg. extinct; borne by Carew). The Lord Twyte (Extinct; borne by Carew). The Lord of Courcy (Corsey his heir married to Carew). 4. 1. Orelly. 2. Hew, Earl of Teyrone. 3. Sir Ocane. Omoroughe. 5. Macmurowgh. 6. Orowerk. 7. Ocaroll. 8. O'faroll. 9. O'hanlyn. 10. O'Towle. 11. Mackenos. 12. Obriane. 5. A TABLE OF NAMES in the French Manuscript intituled Depositio Regis R. II. Vol. 596, p. 1. Vol. 596. not paged Skirlaw. Stafford, co. Stafford. Spencer, co. Gloc. MANUSCRIPT in Quarto, partly in vellum, part paper, with 1. Fragment of a Metrical Chronicle of Ireland, commencing with these lines, Persoen de meine latimer A moi conta de lui lestorie Incomplete at the beginning and end. In double columns of 37 lines each, pages 46. In the fly leaf occurs the following note:-vellum. This old Frenche fragment wants bothe beginninge and endinge. Neverthelesse in the first tenne lynes it appears that this storie was written by one called Maurice Regan (some tymes mentioned in this discourse), who was servant and interpreter unto Dermot McMoroghe, King of Leinster, and put into French meeter by one of his familiar acquaintance. It endeth abruptlie at the winninge of Limerick, which was not full 3 years after Robert FitzStephen his first arrivall in Ireland. The original was published by Michel and Wright in 1838. See also Walter Harris in his edition of Ware's writers of Ireland, pt. I., p. 71. Folio Ed., Dublin, 1757. 2. NAMES mentioned in the foregoing CHRONICLE, and other documents contained in this volume. X Ralphe, Abbot. Purcell. Ralphe, Archdeacon. Ralphe, son to Robert Read, Archbishop of Cassell. 3. Fragmenta quædam ex chronicis Hiberniæ. (Latin.) A.D. 1264. Maurice, the son of Maurice Gerald, took Richard De Rupell, Justiciary of Ireland, John De Cogan, Theobald De Botteler, at Thristledermot, and incarcerated them at Ley. A.D. 1268. About the feast of St. James, died on the sea, Maurice FitzGerald, leaving an heir of three years and an half. Robert de Ufford, Justiciary of Ireland, in the same year. A.D. 1269. Peace made between the Burgeys and Geraldines. A.D. 1270. Returned from Ireland into England, Lord John De Vescy, Otho De Grandison, and Roger De Clifford. In the same year all the Irish waged war, and all the forts of Offali, except the Castle Lega, were destroyed, and the English expelled therefrom, and a great slaughter of each nation was made in Connaght. A.D. 1271. A great famine occurred in Ireland, and a great pestilence in Meath; many died. Walter De Burgo, Earl of Ulster, died. Fulco, archbishop of Dublin, died. The Lords Nicholas De Verdon and his brother were slain. A.D. 1272. The Lord James De Audeli, then Justiciary of Ireland, was slain in Totomonia. A.D. 1274. The Lord Thomas De Clare took the daughter of Maurice Fitz Maurice to wife. A.D. 1277. O'Brien taken by Thomas De Clare, and decapitated. In the same year the Lord Thomas De Clare was forced to eat the flesh of horses at Slewbleam. The Lord David De Barry died. A.D. 1278. John De Cogan died. The soldiers of the Lord Thomas De Clare are burnt, in the erection of Totomonia, by Tordelaghe. A.D. 1282. Dublin burned, in a great street. McMorroghe is slain. A.D. 1283. A great part of Dublin burnt. A.D. 1284. Norraghe burned. |
