and that there shall be no peace betweene him and them without their mutuall consent thereunto Yet for all this is Britaine still neglected by the French King France in the very bowels thereof still labouring and neitheir yet could the Englishmen get so much as Pimpol or Breac a little Island for their retiring place but vpon extreame hard conditions to wit that they fortifie it not neither that they lodge either in the houses of Priests or Noblemen Yet for all this the States of Britaine humbly requested the Queene not to recall her forces which she had euen resolued on but euen ouer-entreated commanded them to stay and they dispersed and scattered vp and downe about the Country Villages and exposed both to the malice of the Heauen and their enemies were â—ainâ— to haue a lamentable wintering when Pimpol by reason it was so little could not containe them all Neither spared she her continuall admonitions to the King of France that he should consider how much it stood him vpon to protect and keepe in hold the Sea coasts which once being gotten into the power of the enemy opens a way for further losse and is not easily recouered againe she wished him by Sir Robert Sidney to protect in safety the professours of the reformed Religion He promised againe that as he had hitherto beene so he would alwaies be their Protector and Defendor although that euen the chiefest Nobles of them had already forsaken him But when Sidney would haue dealt with him about Brest for a retyring place for the English forces and a pawne for the monies he had already had which indeed the Queene greatly desired hee stopt his eares at that For truely the Frenchmen could not indure that the English should once set foot in any other possessions in France no not so much as in their Hauens noâ— being forgetfull how easily they a great while agoe hauing but once beene possessed of their Hauens victoriously ran ouer France and how hardly they resigned vp againe their possessions And thus miserably did the French turne the counsell of the Queene vpon her selfe and the English which she gaue them for a caution against the Spaniard The Queene that she might secure her own selfe from the Spaniard fortified the Islands of Silley in the British Ocean hauing erected a Fortresse in S. Mariâ—s Island which by reason of the fashion of a starre like to which it was made she called the Starre-Marie she fortified that also with a set Garrison Also she strengthened her Islands of Gaâ—nsey and Iersey opposite against France and other places besides with great cost and charges and as great courage and alacrity although the times then were very heauy For in that yeare Saturne running through the end of Cancer and the beginning of Leo as in the yeare 1563. the Pestilence or Plague miserably tormented the City of London insomuch that the rigour thereof in the whole course of one yeare mowed downe the people of the Citie and Suburbes to the number of 17890. besides Sir William Roe the Lord Major and three more Aldermen Bartholomew Faire was not kept that yeare in London and Michaelmas Terme at S. Albanes twenty miles from London At which Terme Richard Hesket was condemned and executed because he had perswaded Henry Earle of Darby whose Father Henry died not long before that he should claime the Crowne of England fetching his right from his great Grand-mother Mary the Daughter to Henry the seuenth largely promising moreouer assistance and money from the Spaniard withall threatning the Earles sudden destruction if hee kept it not secret and if he put it not in practise But the Earle fearing this to be a plot onely to bring him into danger betrayed his conspiratour who of his owne accord acknowledging his fault before the iudgement seat sorely cursed those that aduised him thereto and those also that hearkened to his aduise in it and indeed those curses fell vpon some body in all probability For the Earle within foure moneths after died of a miserable kinde of death as shall be spoken of shortly In this yeares space two famous Earles of England died both of the Order of the Garter Henry Stanley whom I now mentioned Earle of Darby the sonne of Edward by Dorothy the Daughter of Thomas Howard first Duke of Norfolke He got of Margaret the Daughter of Henry Clifford Earle of Cumberland of Elenor Brandon the Niece of Henry the eight by his Sister Mary two sonnes Ferdinand and William that in order succeded him The other Earle that died was Henry Ratcliffe Earle of Sussex Gouernour of Portsmouth hauing left onely one Sonne Robert which he had by Honor the Daughter of Anthony Pound At Portsmouth Charles Blunt afterwards Lord Montioy succeeded him Three Lords accompanied these Earles also into another life Arthur Grey of Wilton that famous Warriour and of the Order of the Garter to whom succeeded Thomas his sonne by Iane Sybill Morrison The second Henry Lord Cromwell the Nephew of that Thomas Earle of Essex so often spoken of that was the mocking-stocke of Fortune after him succeeded Edward his sonne by Mary the Daughter of Iohn Powlet Marquesse of Winchester The third Henry Lord Wentworth whom succeeded Thomas borne of Anne Hopton his sonne and heire Neither will we conceale the death of worthy Christopher Carlile whose warlike skill was sufficiently tried in the Low Countries France and Ireland and in America at Carthage and Santo Dominico in the yeare 1585. for he about this time accompanied the forenamed into a better life In Ireland O-Conor Dun Mac-Daâ—y and O-Brien Nobleman of Conaugh and others make complaints that they were vniustly gone to law withall about the possessions of the Mortimers Earles of March which they had no colour of pretence for but continuance of long time wherein they had onely vsurped the same Also about this time the Noblemen of the Prouince of Vlster who long before feared lest they should fal into a conformity to English lawes which they thought would be brought in vpon theÌ„ as they saw it done already in Monaghan and that they should loose much of their power thereby whereby sometimes they did euen tyraâ—â—ize ouer the people begin now to bring to light that rebellion which before long had beene conceiued and first of all Hugh O-Donell on a sudden surpriseth Montrosse Castle Now there had beene a grudge long betweene the Earle of Tir-Oen and Henry Bagnall Marshall of the Irish forces whose Sister the Earle had stolne for his wife The Earle he made his complaint before the Lord Deputy of Ireland the Chancellour and others that whatsoeuer he had brought in obedience to the Queene at Vlster by his continuall labour and euen hazard of his bloud that redounded onely to the commodity of the Marshall and not to himselfe that yet the Marshall had falsly accused him of treason and to that purpose had suborned base
fellowes sorely lamenting he went and brought it in his other hand into the Towne and shewing it to the Surgeon Behold said he the arme that to day at dinner serued all my body This siege brought the King of France to Cales from whence is a short iourney ouer into England on purpose to prouide and strengthen the borders of his Kingdome which when the Queene vnderstood she sent ouer to him Sir Thomas Edmonds to see him and congratulate his health with him He againe to acknowledge this courtesie sent ouer into England to the Queene Marshall Byrone Aruerne and Aumont and many other Noblemen These the Queene entertained at Basing with such humanity and dismissed them so courteously that they much blazoned forth her meeke affablenesse seasoned both with wisdome and eloquence That truely which the French Writers report that the Queene shewed to Marshall Byrone and the rest of the French the braines of the Earle of Essex in her priuy Chappell or as others will haue it fastened to a post or stake is most ridiculous for his braines and body were truely both buried together Indeed certaine it is that amongst her talke with them she very sharply blamed the Earle of Essex concerning his vngratitude towards her and his vnaduised consultations and his scornfull contumacy in not begging pardon for his offence and that she wished that the most Christian King of France would rather vse towards his Subiects a milde kinde of seuerity then a dissolute clemency and that he would in time cut off the heads also of those that intend or plot any innouations in the state or disturbe the publique quiet This aduise of the Queene might haue well frighted Marshall Byrone from his wicked designes which he had already plotted against his King had he not beene bewitched But the force of his destinie rushing on him so besotted his blind vnderstanding that within few moneths after hee suffered the same punishment that the Earle of Essex had lately done before him Shortly after the Queene hauing returned out of the Country assembles a Parliament wherein she makes good and wholsome Lawes concerning the poore the weake and lame Souldiers and Marriners concerning fraudulent ouerseers of Wills and Testaments Concerning the deceit of Clothiers and the preying that were woont to be on the borders of Scotland But when as there did come grieuous complaints into the Lower house of Parliament against Monopolies for many had bought to themselues the power of selling some certaine commodities alone confirmed by Letters Patents vnder pretence of the publique good but truely to the great losse of the Land The Queene presently set forth a Proclamation wherein she made all her formerly granted Letters Paâ—ents voyd partly and of no effect and partly to be examined according to the Law And this was so pleasing to the Lower house that 80. of them chosen out came vnto her and by the Speaker of the House humbly gaue her thankes The Queene entertaining theiâ—â—oues very ioyfully spake to them much after this manner IOwe to you all a peculiar thankes and commendations for your large good wills towards vs not in silent thought conceiued but in deeds amply and really expressed in that ye recalled my errour which was out of ignorance and not wilfulnesse These things would haue beene turned to my disgrace and infamy if such Harpies and Horse-leaches as those had not beene made knowne by you I had rather be maimed either in my hand or my minde then to giue consent with either to these priuiledges of Monopolies The brightnesse of a Princesse Maiesty hath not so blinded my eies that liberty or licentiousnesse should preuaile with me more then Iustice. The glorie of the very name of a King may deceiue vnskilfull and vndiscreet Kings as guilded pills doe a sicke patient But I am none of those for I know that the Common-wealth ought to be gouerned for the good only of theÌ„ that are committed to it and not of him to whom it is committed and that the King must giue account of it before another Iudgment seat I thinke my selfe most happie that by Gods helpe I haue so gouerned my Kingdome as I haue done and that I haue such Subiects for whose good I would leaue Kingdome or life it selfe I desire that what other men haue trespassed in by false suggestion be not imputed to me to whom the testimony of my cleare conscience is a sufficient excuse for me You cannot chuse but know that Princes seruants are alwaies most intent for the good of their owne affaires and that truth is concealed often from Princes neither can they looke through all things who are continually troubled with great throngs of greater businesses About the beginning of this yeare died Henry Herbert Earle of Pembroke the sonne of William made Knight of the Garter in 1574 President of the Councell in Wales after the death of Henry Sidney his Father in law By whose Daughter Marie he begat William now Earle of Pembroke and Philip now Earle of Montgomery and Anne that died in the very flower of her youth Also there died Henry Lord Norris of Ricot restored to his Lands after the death of his Father but vpon some strict conditions about the inheritance of his Grandmother which was one of the Heires of Viscount Louell But the Queene made him more compleatly Lord after his Embasie into France finished with great commendation of his wisedome He begat of his wife Marie one of the Heires of Iohn Lord Williams of Tame who was in the time of Henry 8. Treasurer of the Augmentation Office and priuy Counsellour to Queene Marie a warlike progeny William his eldest sonne Marshall of Barwicke that died in Ireland to whom was borne Francis that succeeded in his Vncles honour the second was Iohn so often spoken of before the third was Thomas President of Mounster and sometimes Iustice of Ireland that died by reason of neglect of a small wound the fourth Henry that died the same death about the same time and place the fift Maximilian slaine in the warres of Britaine and Edward Gouernour of Ostend who alone suruiued his Parents Within a few daies after died Peregrine Berty Lord Willoughby of Eresby Gouernour of Barwicke who had vndergone all the Offices of a Captaine both in the Low Countries and in France and Robert his sonne by Mary Sister to Edward Earle of Oxford succeeded him And now let vs returne a little to Ireland And then we shall obserue that about this time there came out a Proclamation which also Henry 7. had forbad by Law that no man should transport English money into Ireland by reason that either the Rebels get it to themselues and purchase their prouision with it or the Merchants conuey it into other forreigne Nations to the great losse and detriment of this Kingdome Wherefore now there was great deliberation about altering the money in Ireland and mingling some Brasse with it
be at anothers call or whistle Within the compasse of this yeare some of the greater sort and of the Nobility departed this life Amongst whom the best worthy memory were Iohn Puckering Lord Keeper of the great Seale who although he himselfe were a man of an vpright sincerity yet by reason of his corrupted seruants that set to faire Ecclesiasticall Benefices for the best price he was but hardly spoken of by the Clergy men Thomas Egerton the Queenes Attourney Generall succeeded him in his place who in the integrity of his vertues equallâ—d the great expectation that was of him Richard Fletcher Bishop of London a very famous Prelate who being sorely troubled with the displeasure of the Queene at his marriage as she was at the marriage of all the Clergy to get that away lost his life Henry Cary Lord Hunsdon Lord Chamberlaine of the Queenes Court Gouernour of Berwicke and Knight of the Order of S. George a man of a great stomacke but very cholericke and somewhat discontented that being somewhat of kinne to the Queene hee attained but meane honours and wealth departed also his Sonne George succeeded him in his dignities and the Lord Cobham in the Chamberlaines place who continued in it but few moneths Another was Francis Knolles who had married the Lord Hunsdons Sister and for the truth of the Gospell had beene banished into Germany first hee was Sub-Chamberlaine to the Queene afterwards Captaine of the Guard afterwards Treasurer of the Queenes Houshold and one of the Order of S. George In his Treasurer-ship Roger Lord North succeeded him and his Sonne William Knolles was made Comptroller of the Houshold Another towards the end of the yeere was Henry Hastings Earle of Huntingdon the third of that stocke President of the Councell in the Northerne quarters and being a man of a milde disposition but very earnest in the purity of his religion he spent most of his patrimony in costly succouring and cherishing of the more feruent sort of Ministers He was buried in the county of Leicester and Francis L. Hastings died then to And the Presidency of the Councell committed to Matthew Hutton Archbishop of Yorke but without the title of President Neither among so many men is the death of that worthy woman Margaret Clifford Countesse of Darby the onely daughter of Henry Clifford Earle of Cumberland which hee had by Elenor Brandon the Niece of Henry the Eight to bee concealed who out of a womanish curiosity and weakenes of her sexe being too credulous and somewhat ambitious of farre fetcht hopes dealt with Southsayers and in striuing to get the knowledge of things to come lost the presentfauour of the Queene and her life presently after THE FORTIETH Yeere OF HER REIGNE Anno Domini 1597. IN the beginning of this yeere how great prayse of their valor Robert Sidney and Francis Verâ— with the English forces in the battel at Turnholt in Brabant vnder the conduct of Maurice of Nâ—ssaw did deserue beare away hauing slaine 2000. Neapolitanes and Germanes the Low Countries historie doeth report I hasten and intend to greater matters The Queene being giuen credibly to vnderstand that the Spaniard was prouiding a new piece of warre out of the old decayed reliques and other ships which he intended against Ireland prepares her Nauy of ten of her owne Ships and as many Hollanders either to diuert his proiect or to delay it But when as this number seemed but very small there were more added fiue thousand Souldiers prest besides a thousand old Souldiers whom Vere brought out of the Low-Countries So that in all in this Nauy there were one hundred and twenty Ships Seuenteene of the Queenes three and forty little men of warre the rest to carry prouision The Nauy was diuided into three Squadrons Essex commanded the first who had the whole Expedition committed to his care Thomas Howard the second and Walter Rawleigh the third Charles Blunt Lord Montioy was Captaine of the Souldiers vnder the Earle of Essex and Sir Francis Vere Serieant Maior Sir George Carew master of the Ordnance and Engines and Sir Christopher Blunt chiefe Colonell To this warre also went the Earles of Rutland and Southampton the Lord Grey Cromwell and Rich with many other Knights and other Gentlemen These with their sailes displayed and other costly vanitie that is peculiar to the English when they goe to warre set forth from Plimmouth the ninth day of luly After two dayes to euery Ship was deliuered her Commission signed whither she should bend her course which way to Feroll and the Groyne that there they might expect the Spanish Nauy and assault it and surprize the Indy Nauy at Azores After mature deliberation this was thought most expedient to be done For so should England rest in security the Nauies of both the Indies being not defended should be easierly surprized the Islands Azores should be surprized where both the rich Nauies from the Iâ—dies in their returne arriue and water themselues The Queen should be made absolute Commandresse of the Sea The Spaniard dispoyled of his Nauy should either bee compelled to a peace vpon any equall tearmes or to his great dammage to renue his warres againe Essex had resolued as at least made shew and sometimes publiquely professed That he would either vanquish this Nauy that so hath threatned England the last yeare or else sacrifice himselfe to the good of his Countrey But they had scarâ—e gone forty leagues from Plimmouth when a fearefull tempest rushes vpon them Northâ—west and a mist takes away sight from them The Ayre with thunder and the water with tumultuous waues reflecting from the sides of the ships with a fearefull Eccho did so rage foure dayes together that the Mariners themselues were affraid the Souldiers trembled and the whole Nauy much diâ—â—ected not without great danger hardly recouered Plimmouth againe and other coasts thereabouts the Admirall it selfe was so battered that it was scarce of any â—se some of 〈◊〉 fresh-water Souldiers were so troubled with an â—nmannerly Stomack that they stole home againe secretly The Naâ—y being againe refresht and repayred although to the diminishing both of the number strength of the former forthwith puts forth againe but found the winds so contrary that for a whole moneth they could not get out of the Hauens And by that time prouisioÌ„ of victuals grew very scarce among them whereof they could haue no supply but out of the East part of England and that in no little time wherefore it seemed good vnto them to discharge all their Souldiers beside one thousand old ones and to dismisse most of their Ships of lesser weight and not to goe to Ferâ—ll or the Groyne And then it fell to be deliberated on whether or no they should make their expedition to the Islands Azores which all agreed vpon that they should but only Vere who said it would neither be for the profit nor the credit of the Queene since that
to the Queene after his rebellion and partly also out of hope of Protections if their purposes failed For now there had beene a most detestable custome very rife in Ireland whereby Rebels and the like malefactors purchased with monies that they had got by preying and robbing their Protection Tir-Oen the better to keepe on foot and nourish this new Reuolt in Mounster sends thither Ouny-Mac-Rory O-go-More and Tirill who though he were an Englishman originally yet he was a great enemy to the very English name and with them he â—ent M. villaines and robbers Against these came Thomas Norris as farre as Kilmaâ—ocke with an army strong enough to encounter them But when he perceiued that the very Irish that marched vnder his banner began to thinke of reuolting from him and that the new Farmers that came out of England could not furnish him with aboue two hundred and those vnweaponed hauing dispersed his Forces he betakes himselfe to Corke The Rebels all this while hauing their number encreased with continuall concourse by the priuiledge of being wicked lay wast all the ground about them prey euery where and set fire on all the English Castles and houses they could killing the owners most cruelly and ordinarily which they could not haue done if so be that they that hired those grounds had sent out their Farmers furnished and in that number as by their Couenants they ought to haue done The pride and vaine-glory of the Rebels thriuing along with their good successes brought them to such a passe that they themselues declared that Iames Fitz. Thomas one of the Family of the Earles of Desmond but a most filthy fellow Earle of Desmond but yet so that he be tributary to O-Neale that is the Earle of Tir-Oen And Tir-Oen for his part he trumpets out the glory of his fortune throughout all Spaine by his boasting Letters withall beseeching the Spaniard to giue no credit to it if he should chance to heare that he sought after a peace with England for certainly hee would stop his eares against all conditions thereof were they neuer so reasonable And yet in the meane time his dissembling was so palpable that he sent both Letters and Messengers to the Lieutenant to deale about his submission although therein hee asked most vnreasonable demands First of all to represse this his insolency Richard Bingham seemed best and fittest who had beene valiant and as fortunate against these Rebels heretore But being remoued from his President ship of Conaugh by reason of his Prouincials complaint of his too great seuerity and recalled to England he was thence committed to prison And now againe from thence was he sent backe againe with great honour and authority and the Title of Marshall of Ireland and Generall of Leinster But euen as soone almost as he arriued at Dublin he died Hee was a man of a famous house and an ancient in Dorset-shire but more famous was he for his Military honours and atchieuments for he was a Souldier at S. Quintins in Britaine in France at Leith in the Islands Hebrides in Scotland at the Island Candy at Chry against the Turke in France in the Low Countries besides what we haue heretofore said of him in Ireland THE TVVO AND Fortieth Yeere OF HER REIGNE Anno Domini 1599. ANd now Ireland was somewhat in a lamentable case for almost all the whole Nation had beene infected with this rebellion Some by reason of the iniuries done them by them that lay in Garrison Some by reason of feare of the aduerse party which was the strongest Some by reason of the prosperous successe of the rebellion Some perswaded thereto by the Priests and others drawen thereto by a scandalous rumour scattered euery where by the Arch-Rebell that the Queene had determined vtterly to vanquish and root out the memory of the Irish Nation In England now was there great consultation who would be fittest to bee sent ouer to represse and extinguish this fire The Queene and most of the Councell cast there eyes vpon Charles Blunt Lord Montioy But Essex closely gaue them to know that hee was of no experience that way onely but that he had beene a Captaine in Holland and Britaine that he had not meanes enough nor clients good store and that he was giuen too much to studie Said that they ought to send one ouer thither who was of great honour and as great wealth beloued of Souldiers and one that had beene a Generall heretofore and as much as if he had said they should doe well to send him ouer For the Queene easily perceiued it and resolued to make him Generall of her 〈◊〉 Ireland But yet hee would seeme in a manner to refuse it willing that so difficult an authoritie should bee rather bestowed on any one and yet if any man else had beene but nominated hee would haue quickely layeâ— some rub in his way To conclude the Earle bare himselfe so in this matter that his enemies easily perceiued that he desâ—red nothing more then the command of the armie that thereby he might vnite to himselfe the hearts of all the Souldiers and this he went about withall so strangely that some feared a monster would bee bred in his braine especially since the greater was the Queens beneficence the greater would be his arrogance Besides all this his Pages and followers would boast of great matters vp and downe viz. That hee descended from the family of the Kings of Scotland by the eldest daughter of 〈…〉 Neither were they contented to extoll the glorie of his pedegree but also euerie one exceedingly praised in him Religion Valour and Wisdome These things some in the Court that desired his roome more then his company aggrauated so much that they put spurres to him that run before propounding vnto him glory for euer with posteritie and the loue and good will of the present commonaltie Adiuring him for the great and euerlasting good of this commonwealth to take this hard taske vpon him promising to him very largely all their endeauours and the vtmost of their good wills Others a more craftie kind of his enemies vnder the colour of friendship by greatly extolling him and raising vp great expectation of him did the more vehemently as more secretly practise their old hatred and enuy against him well knowing that the fiercenesse of his youth would quickly runne it selfe to destruction and considering that there was to shew no better way of quite ouerthrowing his great popularitie and loue of the people then by putting him vpon a businesse which hee would not be able to goe through withall Indeed what need many words Hee although a man of a most perspicuous and quicksighted capacitie yet either perceiued it not or would not For first in the conceit of his followers and then in his owne also hee seemed able to go through the difficultest matters that were Hereupon to the great and publike ioy of all the people he was
of warre They I say tooke it very heinously as if the King suspected their loyalty and hereupon being also mooued with other suggestions thinking themselues to haue deserued better they began for to conspire to 〈◊〉 their Offices hereditary to them and their heires and wheâ— they could wring out that which they would they became â—iercer then the very enemies Of this number were they whom the King in his Letterâ—â—o the Queene was not ashamed 〈◊〉 defame very sharpely not onely as vngratefull but of a faint courage not hauing euer ouercome the enemy by any warlike valour but reconciled them rather by pay and promises But the Queene being very desirous of the safety of the King pittying the often and neadlesse reuolts of the French neuer gaue ouer celebrating him as the only preseruer of the fading French Monarchy These things I haue weaued into my discourse that posterity may hereafter iudge of the wisedome of the Queene in councelling the King and of her constant good will to her ancient friend and Professour of the same Religion Also at this time the Queene succoured Geneua the Seminary of the Reformed Religion which was now assaulted by trickes and open Armes by the Duke of Sauoy and great store of money was gathered to that intent throughout all England which was liberally bestowed both by the Clergy and Commonalty of the Land This yeare in February Alexander Nowell Doctor of Diuinity and Deane of Pauls surrendred his soule to God In the dayes of Queene Mary hee was banished into Germany for the truth of the Gospell which afterwards both in his laborious Sermons and his learned workes he strongly did maintaine He bestowed vpon Brasen-nose College in Oxford where he was brought vp 200. pounds yearely to maintaine therein 13. Fellowships seconding this his godly example with a religious life and conuersation 〈◊〉 Ouerall succeeded him professour of Diuinity in Cambridge a generall learned Scholler preferred to this Deanery by the commendations to the Queene of Sir Fulke Gâ—euill his Patron And now Ireland recalls me to an account of what hath passed there this yeare For after that the Spaniards were driuen out of Ireland Tir-Oen in a fearefull affright retires himselfe as fast as he could into his lurking holes in Vlster nimbly posting through the Desarts belonging thereunto but he lost many of his company whom the Riuers encreased with the Winters raine swallowed vp And yet for all that could he not rest in quiet without great care but worthily oppressed with the iniquiâ—y of his conscience hee distrusted euery man insomuch that he still changed holes and sought for new The Deputy to refresh his Army that was wearied hauing setlâ—d his affaires in Munster returned to Dublin and after the hard time of the yeare was past ouer he returned backe againe by small iourneyes with a puissant Army vnto Vlster with intent as before he had resolued to girâ— the Rebels in their Forts by placing Garrisons about them He bringeth ouer his Army at Blackewater ouer the Floats and at the first the Foord being vnknowne hauing found an old Fortresse a little below there he erects a Bulwarke which according to his owne Christian name hee called Charlemont Hereupon Tir-Oen being â—orely affrighted fired his owne house at Dunganon and lest it should be ransacked he burnt it The Deputy still marcheth forwards and assoon as Sir Henry Docwray with his Forces had come from Logh Foâ—l he distributed Souldiers into all quarters who burnt vp the Corne set fire on the Houses and Villages driuing home preyes daily Presently after the Forts in Logh-Carew Logh-Reah and Moherlecow where S. Iohn Barclay was shot through with a Bullet were yeelded vp to the Deputy who placed a Fort at Logh-Eaugh or Logh Sidney which after his name of Honour he called Montioy-Fort making Sir Arthur Chichester a man worthy to succeed him in his Office Gouernour thereof He sends backe Sir Henry Docwray to Diry who receiueth to mercy O-Chanan after great part of his Dominions had fell to the Queene onely vpon condition that by her Letters Patents he might quietly possesse the rest After that at the Deputies command he ouer-runs Omie with a miserable slaughter he driues away the Cattle of Cormac-Baron although with some danger And after that being sent for by the Deputy and Agar Castle being taken he sends him and Sir Henry Folliot home First making Folliot of authority vnder him and shortly after beyond all expectation making him absolute President of Ballashanon to the wonder of the English that he should be preferred before Docwray who by his great paines and industry had recouered Ballashanon And at the same time to the much admiration of the Irish receiues into protection Rodoricke O-dâ—â—ell a most famous Rebell as yet neglecting Oâ— Neale Garâ—e a faithfull friend to the English Insomuch as that O-Neale tooke it so heinously that he assumed to himselfe the title of O-donell and exercised tyranny ouer the people compelling them to sweare fealty to him and not to the Queene Now towards the end of the yeare Sir Arthur Chichester and Docwray determined to set vpon Tir-Oen on this side and on that side in the Vallies where he lay lurking But all their on-sets were so frustrated with the boggish grounds with the vncertainty of the weather and the perfidiousnesse of the spies that they were faine to giue ouer their enterprise But in a word the Garrisons disposed so by the Deputy on euery side with great Military skill and greater courage so vexed the Rebels with often onsets and crosse expeditions on this side and that side that at last seeing themselues begirt and all things harder and harder euery day and that now they must lurke like wilde Beasts in the Desarts many of them changed their loyalty to Tir-Oen with their fortune and secretly submitted themselues to the Deputy muttering speeches that Tir-Oen had exposed the whole Nation to ruine onely vpon his priuate hatred and that all this warre was onelâ— necessary for him alone but hurâ—full and lamentable to all the rest And truely the Deputy somewhat respected these yeelders more then was looked for neglecting those against his owne promise that had faithfully stucke to the Queene but it is likely he fauoured them so out of his Iudgement rather then affection knowing that it was better for the Kingdome being so wounded to be at rest then to haue those wounds greene againe with a seuere cure This yeelding daily encreased so much that Tir-Oen easily perceiued that by reason of his ill successes the loyalty and force of his Army much diminished wherefore being weary of his miseries he now resolued to preuent more vpon hope of life which euen will discourage the valiantest mindes that are Wherefore he sent most humble Letters both to the Queene and the Deputy both with teares and prayers crauing pardon for his offence bearing so great signes of sorrow before him
to Mounster against some petâ—y rebells neglecting his Commission Tir Oen and and Essex talk together Tir-Oen desireth to haue conference againe with Essex A truce made for sixe weekes The Queene is angry with the L. Deputy She writes backe to him The Deputy much discontented at the Queenes letters He plots secretly to take some indirect course An army of 6000 choice footmen mustered in London Essex vnlookt for returnes to England He comes and kneeles before the Queene He is committed to custody He remoues the suspitions conceiued by his returne When some would haue freed him out of custody by force hee would not Tir-Oen breakes the truce Tir-Oen beares himselfe very proudly A Feather oâ— a Phoenix sent to Tir-Oen from the Pope The Keeper of the Seale layes open the Earle of Essex his crimes The L. Treasurer layes them open And the L. Admirall And Secretary Cecill The Earle of Essex wholly denoted to pious meditations A peace with Spaine propounded The Spanish Gallies arriued at Flanders Charles K. of Swethland sends to excâ—se himselfe to the Queen Richard Hooker died this yeare 1600. Doubtfull law titles confirmed A proclamation that no gold nor siluer should be carried out of the Kingdome Vide Carlet p. 192. Tir-Oen confers honours on his followers Mac-Guyr and Warham of S. Leger are slaine Montioy arriued in Ireland The Pope of Rome encourageth the rebels by his Indulgence Essex most desirous to set vpoÌ„ Tir-Oen Tir-Oen preuents him He sends a Garrison to Vlster Derry is fortified Tir-Oen repulsed O-more is slaine The Earle of Essex sets forward again towards Vlster He breakes through many difficultis Mont-Norris Fort. Docwray chaseth the Rebels Essex restraines the fury of the rebels in Lagene He returnes to Vlster The Exploits of George Carew A new proposition concerning a peace to be made with Spaine Vpon what hopes this peace was propoâ—nded gathered out of a confeâ—ence held at Rome Boullâ—n or Bullen A treatie made at Bononia Obseruations of the precedency of England Spain Out of Volateran The Peores designed for the Queenes partie The instructions of the English Exceptions in the Commissions of the delegates on both sides The title Illustrious The English challenge the first place The Spanish will not yeeld them a place equall with them New instructions to the English from the Queene The Treaty is dissolued The skirmish at New-port Contentions betwixt the English and French about prizes Contentions with the Danes concerning traffique The East India company instituted Two Breues sent priâ—ily by the Pope of Rome against the King of Scots next heire to the Kingdome of England The treacherous plots of Earle Gowries Sons against him Great complaint in England for the scarcity of Corne. The Earle of Essex begins to repent him of his former purposes and actions Essex is commanded to his own house His appearance befoâ—e the Lords Commissioners The Earle makes answer for himselfe The L. Keeper interrupts his answer The hopes of his liberty gathered from the Queenes naturall inclination to pitty Next from tâ—e noblenesse and vertuous disposition of the Earle Thirdly from the diuers intents of his very aduersarins Considerations in what course of life the Earle 〈◊〉 best to imploy himsâ—â—fe The great humility of the Earle Cuffe railes at the Earle The Earles message to the Queene The Queens answer Cuffe againe intertained by the Earle The Earle is deafe to Cuffes bad counsell The Queene will not yeeld to Essex his petitions The Earle is much disconted at his deniall He hearkens to bad counsailes 1601 Embassadors from Mauritania and Russia Diuers Princes resorted to visit the Queene * I did purposely omit the genuine translation of these words because I vnderstand they were interserted since the body of this History was composed as may be seene in the Manuscript of M. Cambden himselfe which is now in the hands of that famous and worthy Scholler M. Iohn Selden Suspition daily increased of Essex his loyalty He plots new matters A great multitude assembled at Essex his house The Lords of the Priuie Councell sent to the Earle of Essex Essex his complaint The clamâ—ur of the multitude Essex enters London He is proclaimed Traitour The Earle thinkes of returning home againe Gorge sets the Councellours free that the Earle had lockt into a roome A conflict neere the Bishop of Londons He takes Boat at Queenehith and gets home to fortifie his house He is besieged He is commanded to yeeld himselfe The Earle â—etermines to â—â—ue forth He begins to thinke of yeelding They yeeld themselues Essex and Southampton imprisoned The loyall care of the Citizens is highly commended Thomas Lee is taken Lee is hang'd at Tiburne A proclamation against Vagabonds and run-awaies The conspirators complots are detected Essex and Southampton arraigned The heads of the accusations They are vnfolded by the Queenes Lawyers The Earles reply He excuseth his iniuries done to the Counsellours He layes open the iniuries done to himselfe The Earle seekes to extenuate Gorges testimony Southampton defends his owne cause Cases propounded to the Iudges assistants Essex accuseth his aduersaries Bacon remoues the accusations Essex interrupts his speech Cecill comes forth Cecill speakes to Essex Knolles is sent for Cecill inueighs against Essex Southampton againe excuseth himselfe The Iudges Assistants opinion concerning the Peeres protestations Sentence pronounced against Essex and South-hampton * Mr. Camden himselfe Others also arraigned Essex desires to speake with some of the Councell He accuseth Cuffe Essex reueales others that knew of the conspiracie Essex brought to execution He is beheaded His commendation His stocke and Ancestors His wife and issue Others are arraigned Blunt examined Danuers accused Dauis arraigned Cuffe arraigned The request of Sir Christopher Blunt and Sir Charles Danuers Cuffes execution and Mericks at Tiburne Blunt and Danuers beheaded Blunts confession Sir H. Neuill committed The punishment of Daniel an Imposter The Queens answer to the Embassadors of Scotland Gallies prepared The States thinke how to subdue Flanders They are preuented by the Arch Duke Vere made gouernour of Ostend The description and scituation of Ostend A parley about the yeelding vp of Ostend Vere breakes it off Marshall Birone sent ouer to England A Parliament at Westminster Monopolies restrained The Queenes speech concerning them The death of Henry Earle of Pembroke And of the Lord Norris The death of the Lord Willoughby A Proclamation against transporting money into Ireland Deliberation about altering the Irish Coine The Souldiers pay altered without any tumult or mutiny The Lord Deputy sets on towards the Rebels And Henry Docwray on the other part 500. English surprize Donegall Monastery Rumours concerning the Spaniards sailing towards Mounster calls the Deputy backe Ballashanon seized on The President intercepts the titular Earle of Desmond He findes out their consultation about the Spaniards conuenient landing He makes preparation to goe against them The President informes the Deputy of the affaires A consultation whether the Deputy should enter Mounster without his forces The Spaniards land in Ireland The reasons of their comming published The English beset them The Spaniards droue aut from Rincurran Castle Tir-Oen commeth into Mounster The Râ—bels determine to bring their forces into the Towne The English hinder them The Rebels retire The English persue them They fight the 24. of December The same day the Earthquake was in London The Rebels flie * Alferez The commodities of the victory The Spaniards desire a Parley Articles concerning yeelding 1602 Dumboy Castle assaulted by the President The Rebels reduced into order Bishop O-Hegan slaine A Nauie dispatcht to the Spanish shore The Gallies and Caracke set vpon in the Hauen of Cezimbra A Caracke and Gallies are set vpon The Gallies are put to flight Some of them taken A parley They yeeld The rest of the Gallies are for Flanders They light vpon the Queens ships They skirmish Their Gallies vaâ—quished The treaty at Bremen with the Danes They complaine of too much tribute paid for passing the Sounds Thâ—ir demands A controuersie discussed about the freenesse of the Sea The treaty breakes off Disagreements betwixt the Iesuites and Secular Priests See Watsons Quodlibets of Statâ— Iesuites and Secular Priests banished Marshall Byron beheaded The French King complaines of the D. of Bullen He askes Q. Elizabeths counsell what he should doe with him The Queens answere The French Kings reply The opinion of others concerning this matter Geneua relieued The death of Alexander Nowâ—ll Tir-Oeâ— feares both his owne power and his armies The Deputiâ— persues him He builds Charlemont And Fort Montioy Docwrâ—ay chaseth the Rebells Yet he is slightly regarded More of the Rebels submit themselues Tir-Oeâ— craues pardon Tir-Oen absolutely submits himselfe The Queene falls sicke * In the Kings preface to the Reader in his Basilicon Doron Pag. 1. lin 10. Lod. Lucius li. 4. Historiae Iesuiticae ca. 4. pa. 517. Basil. 1627. Rabad Append. schismat Anglican cap. 23. pag. 98.