Catalogue description PROCEEDINGS of the DEPUTY AND COUNCIL.

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Title: PROCEEDINGS of the DEPUTY AND COUNCIL.
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At Dublin, 25 February 1556.

 

Rowry and Donought O'Connour, with the rest of the gentlemen and usurped inhabitants of Offally, appeared at the Dingham the 4th of October last past before us, the Lord Fitz Wauters, gentleman of the King's Privy Chamber, captain of all their Majesties' gentlemen pensioners and men at arms in England, and Lord Deputy of Ireland, "and there, in presence of the Earl of Kildare and others of the Council, humbly submitting themselves, desired that they might be received to their Majesties' mercy, and that being taken as true subjects from thenceforth they would clearly deliver the country of Offally, which they wrongfully kept, and receive at their Majesties' hands such portions of the said country and upon such sort and condition as we, the Lord Deputy, should in their Majesties' names appoint." The said Donoghe willingly yielded himself to remain in hand with us till all orders should be fully taken by us.

 

On the 15th December after, at the said fort, the said Rowry, with the rest of the gentlemen and usurped inhabitants, eftsones appeared before us and the Council, and together with the said Donoghe craved mercy at "her Majesty's" hands, with some portion of the country. They made oath to be true to their Majesties and to the crown of England for ever, to be obedient to the Deputy, to maintain no rebel or outlaw, to put away all strangers from them, and to persecute all such of the country as should refuse to stand to any order taken by the Lord Deputy. We took order that Donoghe, on delivering sufficient pledges, should be enlarged, and that Rowry and Donough with the rest should remain in the parts of Towgessell till their several portions were assigned them.

 

Rowry and Donogh, authorized for the rest, were appointed to repair to us at Laughlin on the Thursday in Christmas next after, there to receive for them and the rest, whose names they should bring with them written in a bill, such portions of the said country as we should appoint: but Donoghe appeared not on that day. For better assurance, on the said 15th day we "received their pledges; viz., Rosse McMorghe for Donough O'Connour, Brian McPhelim for Rory O'Connour, and Murghe Oge for the rest of the country, upon condition that Rosse McOwyn should come pledge in the place of Rosse McMorghe for Donogh, Lewghe Boy in the place of Brian McPheleme for Rowry, and in the place of Murghe Oge for the country the several pledges, and such as we should appoint of every man of the country that should receive of their Majesties' any part thereof; which done, the said Rosse McMurghe, Brian McPheleme, and Murghe Oge, with all other pledges that remained in the castle of Dublin before our first entering into Offaly, should be delivered." Also, by consent of both sides, we appointed the Earl of Kildare, then absent, with the Baron of Delvin, O'Molloy and Magogh Hagan, then present, "to be slanties upon to follow them to the uttermost upon breach of any of the premises; which slantye, the said Earl, being absent, did after, by his letters to us, take upon him, and the said Baron, O'Molloy and Magogh Hagan, being present, did then and there take upon them."

 

Since that time the said Donogh and others have not only broken divers days of their appearance before us, but also conspired with other rebels and traitors, and upon summons resolved not to come to us and the Council then being in Offally, but combined themselves together to keep out and make war against their Majesties. It is therefore thought good that sharp war should be made upon Donogh and all others that take his part, and that they should be proclaimed traitors. The Earl of Kildare, the Baron of Delvin, O'Molloye and Mogogh Hagan shall follow slantye to the uttermost.

 

Signed at the beginning: T. FitzWallters; at the end: H. Dublin., Cane.; Will'mus Miden.; G. Kildare; J. of Slane; P. of Trymleteston; H. Sidney; Henry Radecliffe; John Travers; James Bathe; John Plunkett.

 

Note at the end: This agreeth with th'original, exemplified by me, John Chaloner.

 

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Date: 25 Feb 1557
Held by: Lambeth Palace Library, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: MS 611, p. 102
Language: English
Physical description: 3 Pages.
Unpublished finding aids:

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 208.

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