Catalogue description THE COUNCIL OF IRELAND to HENRY VIII.

Your Deputy and army, as you have been lately ascertained, repaired to the borders of O'Chonour's country, for invading the same, and persecuting of him for the receiving, maintaining, and succouring of your traitor and rebel Thomas FitzGerald and his complices. Both he and the same Thomas offered to commune with the Lord Leonard (Grey), "me, James Butler, and me, your Chief Justice." After communication, O'Chonour delivered hostages for redress of his offences, according as certain persons shall order. FitzGerald, in the presence of Sir Rice Maunsell, John Salisbury, and William Sentlowe, finally confessed his abominable offences towards you, and yielded himself into the hands of Lord Leonard, to be presented to you by Lord Leonard and Butler, and to be ordered "concerning his life and otherwise" as should please you. Lord Leonard repairs at this season to you for that purpose, bringing with him the said Thomas. We beseech you, "according the comfort of our words spoken to the same Thomas to allure him to yield him," to be merciful to him, "especially concerning his life."

"Your Council here, for such causes as the Master of your Rolls (whom we have appointed to repair to your Highness at this season) shall show your Grace, hath willed me, James Butler, to tarry here for defence of your land until the return of the said Lord Leonard, and not to resort to your Grace according my promise aforesaid." The Master of the Rolls will advertise you of the causes of the peace taken with O'Chonour, and the state of this land.

We also beseech you to give your thanks to Lord Leonard for his notable service at this season, for the said Thomas would yield to no other but him, and to return him hither again with speed, for the captains of your army, and the nobles and gentlemen of this land are contented gladly to be governed and led by him.

"From the camp of your host," 27 August. Signed: James Butler, J. Rawson, P. of Kylmaynam, R. B. of Delvyn, R. Manxell, John Salisbury, John Sentlowe, William Brabason, Gerard Aylmer, Justice.

Copy. Addressed.

Printed in "State Papers," vol. II. p. 275, from the original in the Record Office.

Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, ed. J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen (6 vols., 1867-73), vol. I, document 59.