Catalogue description THE LORD DEPUTY and COUNCIL to HENRY VIII. [Their letter to Cromwell of the same date is printed in "State Papers," II. 468.]

Since our other letters concerning our proceedings against O'Conner, upon the wilful proceedings of the Kevanaghes ("of whom we have made so oft mention to be exiled, and that place to be inhabited by your Grace"), I your Deputy marched towards them with 14 days' victuals, and took two piles of the O'Nolans their adherents, which we prostrated. Thus the Kevanaghes were constrained to put in their pledges. Remembering that O'Carrell received and succoured O'Conner, your outlaw, we sent for the Earl of Ossorie to us, and marching through O'More's and McGillipatricke's lands, and with their assistance on the one side, and the aid of Cahir O'Conner, governor of O'Conner's country, O'Maloy, and McGoghagan on the other side, we invaded O'Carrell. Notwithstanding the comfort he had of O'Brien and of Connaught, we constrained him to deliver hostages; and after we had won a castle in O'Magher's country, and taken the gentleman owner thereof and all that were therein prisoners, we forced O'Magher to deliver hostages. O'Conner, upon safeconduct, came and spake with us, and for 300 marks of money redeemed his son, who was in hostage with us. He made humble supplication to be restored to his country, promising that he would never demand tributes or black rents of your subjects, but yield out of his country a certain sum yearly to your Grace. Our answer was that we would never grant it, until he obtained your pardon. Our advice is that you should not grant it, for you shall never find him true. So much has never been done with 14 days' victuals, but if your army had been furnished with money at all seasons in due time since their coming hither, it had proceeded after a far higher sort. "We begin to come to such knowledge of Irishmen and their countries, that we consider no such difficulty to subdue or exile them as hath been thought."

O'Donnell is deceased, whose place Manus his son has obtained by the assent of that country and the favours of O'Neale, "whose two strengths joined together is a great power and to be feared of your subjects." The Chief Baron of the Exchequer [Patrick Fynglas.] is departed this present life, and if you appoint your Sergeant at Laws [Patrick Barnewall.] to his room, it will be requisite to appoint as Serjeant a man of good honesty and learning. We beseech you to furnish us with a battery piece and artillery.

Kilmaynham, 12 August, 29 Hen. VIII.

Signed: Leonard Gray; John Lord, of Trimleteston, Chancr.; Edward Miden.; John Rawson, Prior of Kilmaynham; William Brabason; Gerald Aylmer, Justice; John Allen; Thomas Hothe, Justice.

Copy.

The original letter is in MS 607, p. 22.

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 102.