Catalogue description LORD LEONARD GREY to HENRY VIII. [Printed in "State Papers," III. 57, from the original in the Record Office.]

It was concluded by your Council at Dublin that I should set forward a journey for 8 days' victuals to commune with James O'Desmonde according to your letters. I set forward towards Ofaley the 17th June last, accompanied by the Lord of Gormo[n]stowne, Thomas Nugent, son to the late Baron of Delvyn, John Darcye, and William Brymyngham, O'Chonour, the late O'More's sons, and other Irishmen, 25 of Mr. Brabazon's company, 6 with Renyll O'Bruton, and my own company, and lay in Ofaley that night. On the 18th I camped in the borders of O'Molmoy's country, and there took a castle called Eglys. On the 19th I went into O'Karrell's country, who came to me; and there I camped and remained till the 23rd. During that time I took, "in the said country of Ely O'Karell," the castles of Birr and Modrynnye, in the hands of others of the Karrells that would not be ordered. One of my men was slain, and 4 wounded. On the 24th I removed into O'Kennedye's country, called Ormonde, and there Dermonde O'Kenedye, chief captain of the same, submitted himself to your Grace. On the 25th I removed into McO'Bryne Aray's country; called Ara, who likewise submitted. On the 26th "I removed into the country of Dermond, called Owne, Dermond O'Morean, chief captain thereof, who likewise submitted." Ullycke O'Burgh, now chief captain of Clanricard, also came in and submitted. James O'Desmond came with a good band of men, who diligently served under me. Tybott Burgh, "chief captain of his [country,] called Clan William," also submitted to you.

On the 28th I removed, accompanied by "the said Earl," till I came within three miles of Limerick, and there the said Earl departed; and I went to Limerick, and remained there a week. I called the mayor and his brethren before me, and had them sworn to you according to the statute of supremacy, and sworn further to refuse the usurped power of the Bishop of Rome. I commanded the Mayor to have all the commonalty of the said city likewise sworn, and to certify their oaths into your Chancery. Then I had the Bishop of Limerick sworn, and commanded him to have all his clergy sworn.

After this, O'Bryne concluded to be at peace with you for a year, and to do you service "in going to break O'Bryne's bridge, which is with Morogh O'Bryne, brother to the said O'Bryne." He put his son into my hands, conditionally that he should be left at my departure in the custody of James O'Desmond. On 4th July I set forwards from Limerick towards the said bridge, "and by the way thitherward the said Morogh, being a great band of men, bickered with my men, who was beaten so that I had not one man hurt, and so came to the said bridge, where was re-edified one of the castles, and the other builded strongly, 15 or 16 foot high above the water, and 7 arches of the said bridge, which I brake down, both castle and bridge, hand smooth, and there camped two nights.

"Upon the next morrow I came to the said bridge, came to me the said James O'Desmond and O'Bryne with their retinue;" and on the 8th [I] removed with them into the country of Morogh O'Bryne, took his castles of Ballycolome and Clare, and burnt and destroyed his country, because he would not conform to any good order. Camped that night at the castle of Clare. On the 9th James O'Desmond and O'Bryne departed, and so I repaired to the Burghs' country, called Clanricard, and camped there that night. On the 10th I repaired to a castle called Bally Clare, belonging to Richard Ogh Burgh, who did much hurt to the town of Galway. I took it, and delivered it to Ullycke O'Burgh, lately made chief captain of that country, and a great friend to the town of Galway.

On the 11th I removed to Galway, where I was well received by the Mayor and his brethren, and remained there seven days, during which time the Mayor and his brethren would take no money from me or your English retinue, for meat, drink, or lodging; and Ullyck O'Burgh gave the same to my Irish retinue in his country. With the Mayor of Galway and his brethren and the Bishop I took like order as at Limerick. To the same town there came to me Hugh O'Flart, chief captain of his country, called Oyle, and also Hugh O'Madyn, chief captain of his country, called Sylamghnee, Molaghlyn O'Madyn of Silamghnee, and Thomas McYoris, chief captain of his country, called Athenry, and there submitted themselves to you.

On the 19th July I returned from Galway into Clanricard, 8 miles from Galway, and I took and brake two castles of the said Richard Ogh Burgh, and camped there two nights On the 21st I removed to the borders of O'Kelly's country. O'Chonour Roe, chief captain of his country, called McHenry, came in and submitted. On the 22nd I removed thence through O'Madyn's country, and so into Machoglan's country, who, after his submission, would not perform such things as he had agreed upon. I took a castle of his, which remains in my custody till he finish his promise; and there I camped that night. On the 23rd I removed into O'Molaghlyn's country, who did not perform his duty, as he promised by his last peace, for the security whereof I had his second son as pledge in my hands. Therefore at this time I caused him to put his eldest son into my hands as pledge. On the 22nd I removed thence with the ordnance through O'Mageochagan's country, and so to Terrell's country, where I left your ordnance safe, and so came to your castle [of] Mainuth the 25th July in the morning by 2 o'clock. All the aforesaid Irishmen have bound themselves by their indentures "both to yield you tribute yearly, and to "bear certain men of war yearly, and to cut certain passes in every of their countries;" and I have received a pledge of each of them, as will appear in a book which I send to my Lord Privy Seal.

While I was at Limerick, certain merchants of the same were "appeached of treason," for victualling and maintaining your Irish rebels, Morogh O'Bryne and others; sc., Stephen Harrolde, treasurer of Limerick, Perse Harrolde, Walter Harrold, James Harrold, Robert Lewes, Thomas Strich, Barthol. Stryche, and Edmund Harrold of Limerick, merchants. I took and examined them. Part of them confessed the matter laid to their charge. I have put them all and their goods in safeguard till your pleasure be known.

"In all my [proceedings] with the Irishmen in the said journey O'Chonour stake as fast unto your Grace and of [your] part against every of them, even as he had been one of your English subjects, and followed my advice in every point; for he and Stephen Appary was they whom I appointed to tract and commune with all the said Irishmen for your Majesty in all the premises."

Manor of Maynuth, 26 July. Signed.

Copy. Addressed.

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 127.