Catalogue description The LORDS of ULSTER.

Articles indented and agreed upon between Sir John Perrot, Knight, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and the Council of the one party, and the Lords of Ulster on the other party.

18 Sept. 1584, 26 Eliz. -- Tyrloughe Lyneaghe O'Neall shall stand to an agreement formerly made between him and Sir Henry Sidney, then Lord Deputy of Ireland, concerning the limits and bounds of his country. O'Neale especially covenanted to withstand the incursion of the Scots, and to maintain 300 English footmen at 20s. each the quarter, either in money or in cattle. To give to every soldier one "medder" of butter for every five days, or to answer ready money for the same, and two "medders" of oaten meal for every five days. To give to every captain of 100 eight allowances, every lieutenant four allowances, and every ensign, serjeant, drummer, and surgeon two allowances. To give to every band of 100 footmen 50 fat beeves yearly. To send to her Majesty yearly one good chief horse and one cast of hawks.

20 Sept. 1584.--O'Donnell covenanted to find and maintain in Tyrconnell 200 footmen, with the same wages and allowances as O'Xeale.

20 Sept. 1584.--Theobald McGuilly, the chief of his name, covenanted to maintain 100 footmen in garrison at Colrane, and 25 horsemen, with the allowances aforementioned. Every horseman for his victual to have the same allowances as the footmen had, and for their horses he was to provide them oats sufficient.

6 October 1584.--Con McNeale Oge covenanted that upon the Upper Clanhughboy he would maintain the number of 80 horsemen. Shane McBrien McPhelim covenanted to maintain in his part of the Lower Clanhuboy 60 footmen. Hugh Oge McHugh McPhelim upon his part of the Lower Clanhuboy covenanted to maintain 60 footmen.

7 October 1584.--Cormucke McNeale McBrien, Captain of Kilultaghe, covenanted to maintain 13 footmen. Ever McRoory McBrien, Captain of Kilwarlin, 10 footmen. Oghye McCartan, chief of his name, 10 footmen. Sir Hugh McGennis, upon his country called Ivaghe, 40 footmen.

All these indentures were signed and sealed as well by these above-named lords and gent' of Ulster, as by Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy, Thomas Earl of Ormond and Ossory, Sir Lucas Dillon, Geoffrey Fenton, and Sir Henry Bagenall.

Abstracts.

Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, ed. J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen (6 vols., 1867-73), vol. II, document 533.