Catalogue description The EARL OF TYRONE and SIR TIRLAGH O'NELE.

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Title: The EARL OF TYRONE and SIR TIRLAGH O'NELE.
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Articles of agreement indented between Hugh Earl of Tyrone and Sir Tirlagh O'Nele, before Sir William FitzWilliams, Lord Deputy, and the Council, at Dondalke, 28 June 1593.

 

(1.) Whereas the said Earl has her Majesty's entertainment for 50 horsemen to serve under him (636l. 9s. 4½d. ster. a year), it is concluded that Sir Tirlagh shall receive the said entertainment to his proper use during his life, according to her Majesty's pleasure signified in the patents of the captainry of Tyrone passed to him, finding the said horsemen to serve her Majesty at the said Earl's charge.

 

(2.) Sir Tirlagh shall have the yearly rents and duties payable by Magwyre, according to her Majesty's grant; and the said Earl shall constrain the said Magwyre and his heirs to pay the same if they refuse to do so.

 

(3.) The said Earl is to pay to Sir Tirlagh so many cows yearly as shall, after the rate of 20s. ster. the cow, make up, together with the said entertainment and with Magwyre's rent, 2,000l., ster.; provided always, that if the said entertainment do, in the life of the said Sir Tirlagh, surcease by the death of the said Earl or otherwise, that thenceforth the said Earl, his heirs or assigns, shall pay to the said Sir Tirlagh, his servants or assigns, in lieu of it, and to make up the said 2,000l., the sum of 636l. 9s. 4½d. ster., or in default of money a choice cow for every 20s. ster.; such cows as shall be delivered at May yearly to be in calf, and the cows to be delivered at Hallowmas yearly to be sufficient beefs. 5s. extra to be paid for every cow not delivered at the said feasts. The said money or cows to be paid at Strabane or Bynnvorbe.

 

(4.) Sir Tirlagh shall have for life the towns and lands of Strabane and Large Virnevie, and also the lands adjoining Strabane (lying in length from Bundened in the north-east to Bundowglishe in the south-west, and in breadth from the river of Fynne to the river of Darge), free from all duties and charges by the Earl; "and also the town of Binvorbe or Curren, with the half Ballebetaghe, with their appurtenances next adjoining to such of the said towns as he shall choose; and the said Sir Tirlagh, taking his choice of the said house and land of Binvorbe, or of the said house and land of Curren, then such house of those as he shall make choice of to be required by the Earl for Sir Tirlagh in convenient time.

 

(5.) Sir Tirlagh shall quietly, without the disturbance of the Earl, receive three score cows yearly of O'Dogherty, and also the one half of the duties due from Logh Foile and the Bande; the other half to be received by the Earl.

 

(6.) Also, whereas Sir Tirlagh demands of the Earl some increase of pension over and above the said 2,000l., to be paid in manner as laid down, whereto the Earl was unwilling to yield, nevertheless the Earl and Sir Tirlagh have condescended and agreed to perform such order in that behalf as O'Cahan, Cormocke, the Earl's brother. Henry Oge O'Nele. and one of Sir Tirlagh's men, to be by him named, shall lay down. The said [Earl] also promises to stand to the order of the said arbitrators in the controversies betwixt Sir Tirlagh and Art O'Nele, his son, touching certain lands, parcel of Sir Tirlagh's ancient inheritance, now in the occupation of the said Arthur, and shall cause the said Arthur to perform the same.

 

(7.) The Earl will endeavour to recover such spoils and preys as Hugh Roe O'Donell hath taken from Ferdoroghe O'Nele, Shane McTole, Art Umolaghe, and others; all which preys are included in the number of 2,000 cows, whereof complaint was made by Sir Tirlagh in his articles of complaint preferred at this assembly against the Earl.

 

(8.) The Earl promises to assist Sir Tirlagh against O'Donell that now is or shall be, and other bad bordering neighbours, having licence of the State to use force. He also promises to restore Shane O'Donell, servant to Sir Tirlagh, to all such spiritual livings as he held by the presentation of the Lord Primate of Ardmaghe.

 

(9.) Sir Tirlagh shall receive such rents and duties out of the lands of Sleveshees as were due and payable at Easter or May last, and as yet not paid. The Earl shall cause payment to be made to him of all rents due to him by such as dwell in Tyreone, and shall cause Magwyre and O'Cahan to pay Sir Tirlagh the arrear due upon them. He shall permit Sir Tirlagh to receive such arrear as is behind this last year of the Earl's entertainment for the horsemen aforesaid, and pay to Sir Tirlagh such arrearages as are due "upon the lease determined above the said entertainment.

 

(10.) The Earl and his heirs shall hold the territory and lands of Tyreone against Sir Tirlagh and his heirs, discharged of all such title and demand as Sir Tirlagh claimeth to have in and to the same, or any part thereof, the castles, hereditaments, &c. hereby appointed to Sir Tirlagh excepted only for term of his life; and also excepted all the ancient inheritance of Sir Tirlagh, to him and his heirs, saving that the said ancient inheritance shall contribute pro rata as like lands in the county shall do.

 

(11.) If any question or doubt do arise upon the construction of these articles, the same shall be expounded and ordered by the Lord Deputy and Lord Chancellor, or such two of the Privy Council within this realm as the said parties shall choose.

 

Signed; W. FitzWilliam; Ad. Dublin., Canc.; Rob. Gardener; Tho. Midensis; Geff. Fenton; George Bourcher.

 

Ex', Geff. Fenton.

 

Copy.

Date: 28 June 1593
Held by: Lambeth Palace Library, not available at The National Archives
Former reference in its original department: MS 611, p. 230
Language: English
Physical description: 4 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. III, document 135.

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