Catalogue description TIRLOUGH LENAGH O'NEILL.

Concord and peace made between the Queen's commissioners Justice Dowdall [James Dowdall, Second Justice of the King's Bench.] and the Dean of Armagh, [Terence Daniel.] by authority of the Lord Deputy, of the one part, and Tirlough (Terentius) O'Neill, chief of his nation and name, of the other part, in the camp of the said Tirlough, at Dromgarrowe, 20 Jan. 1570, 13 Eliz.

(1.) O'Neill will keep the peace generally towards all the English subjects of the Queen. O'Donell, O'Reighlie, Bernard, son of Phelem O'Neill, Magnassa O'Hanlon, the sons of the Baron, [Matthew O'Neill, Baron of Dungannon.] and Arthur McDonell, shall remain upon the peace of the Lord Deputy; and the said Tirlough may not invade them. Should any controversy arise between him and any of them, he will make his complaint before the Lord Deputy, who will send commissioners to determine the matter. If they who are upon the peace of the Lord Deputy violate the peace, a marshal shall immediately, by authority of the Lord Deputy, compel the party to restore the spoils, together with four animals as a penalty for every animal taken away. The said Tirlough shall be bound to do likewise on his part. This peace shall be inviolably observed until the return from the Queen of the messengers whom he will send with certain petitions.

(2.) The said Tirlough desired to have McGwier Mahon and Collo McBrian upon his peace, as urraghs, [Uriachus in MS. Qy. mistake for uriachos?] until the return of his messengers, for that they willingly came to him during the war, as (according to him) they were bound to do by ancient custom; but this was refused by the commissioners. Nevertheless it was promised him that the Lord Deputy should not invade them or any other in the North until the return of the said messengers, unless for debts respecting which there is no dispute, ["Liquida debita jam judicata."] or on account of future offences; and as to the proof of the said debts, it is ordained that they shall be fully proved before the commissioners, who shall limit a certain time within which the party condemned shall pay before any invasion or pledges. Future offences are committed to the determination of the commissioners; and if any offender should not pay according to their decree, it shall be lawful to prosecute him in an hostile manner.

(3.) Whereas many spoils have been committed by the subjects of the said Tirlough upon those who depended upon the peace of the Lord Deputy, and in like manner upon the subjects of the said Tirlough by the sons of the Baron and others depending upon the peace of the Lord Deputy, during the truce made by the said Dean and others in the Lord Deputy's name, full restitution shall be made in all things as was ordered by the commissioners.

(4.) It is ordered that in determining all controversies, two discreet persons of the men of the said Tirlough shall assist the commissioners.

The said Tirlough swears to fulfil the premises by the holy Gospels. Present: Justice Dowdall; the Lord Dean of Armagh; Tirlough, son of Henry Y'Nyle; Tirlough, son of Phelem; Arthur, son of Henry McGwier McMahon; and Collo McBrian, and other gentlemen.

All these gentlemen whose names are subscribed, "unacum sua uxore," have solemnly sworn to observe the said peace.

At the humble petition of Tirlough O'Neill, we the Lord Deputy and Council have set our hands to this concord or peace, and affixed the Privy Seal of this kingdom, 3 March 1570, 13 Elix.

"Ex. L. Bruskett."

Copy.

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 274.