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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10723	A true and a kinde excuse vvritten in defence of that booke, intituled A newe description of Irelande Wherein is freely confessed 1 The cause of the writing of that booke. 2 How that booke was brought into obloquy and slander 3 A reuocation of all ouersightes that through ignorance were published in that booke. 4 A bulwarke or defence of all truthes contayned in that booke. Pleasant and pleasing both to English, and Irish. By Barnabe Rych, Gent. Seruant to the Kinges most excellent Maiestie.	Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.	1612 (1612)	STC 21003; ESTC S115925	41,531	58

A TRVE AND A KINDE EXCVSE Written in Defence of that Booke intituled A Newe Description of Irelande Wherein is freely confessed 1 The cause of the writing of that Booke 2 How that Booke was brought into obloquy and slander 3 A Reuocation of all ouersightes that through ignorance were published in that Booke 4 A Bulwarke or Defence of all truthes contayned in that Booke Pleasant and pleasing both to English and Irish By Barnabe Rych Gent. Seruant to the Kinges most excellent Maiestie The rebukes of a Friend are better then the kisses of an Enemie Malui me diuitem esse quàm vocari LONDON Printed for Thomas Adams 1612. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Syr ARTHVR CHYCHESTER Knight Lord Deputy of Ireland And to the right Honorable Sir GEORGE CARIE Knight Barron of Clopton together with the Honorable Syr THOMAS RIDGEVVAY Knight Barrone● Viz-treasurer and Treasurer at Wars in his Maisties Realme of Irelande and one of his Maiesties pr●uie Councell in that Realme MOst Honorable Lords and most Worthy to be honored Knight Let it not seeme strang with all humblenes I beseech it that I haue thus presumed to couple you together in the patronizing of these lines that are neyther vnbeseeming your greatnes nor vnbefitting your worthines For to whom doth more properly belong the patronage of those things that after a certaine manner doe appertaine to the seruice of his Maiestie then to those that are well knowne to bee godly wise religious and that are best affected to the seruice of his Maiestie The matter that I haue taken in hand as time and occasion serueth requireth to be graced and countenanced not onely by those that are great but likewise by those that are good aswell by those that bee godly as by those that bee in greatest Authority and howe soeuer it may bee sayd it hath past the hands of a silly workman yet I am sure the stuffe is good the which although I haue not graced and garnished with that gorgious imbrodery that is looked after by curious eyes yet I haue clothed it with truth and plainenes I would be glad to arme these mine indeuours with better deserts then to present them vnder the presidents of the widowes mite or the smal pittance of water that was offered to Alexander the examples are stale too threedbare to bee presented to your viewe ouer worne indeede by euery bastard Poet Let mee then humbly offer them with a Souldiers faithfull heart that is still armed to the proofe to indeuour any thing that may tend to the glory of God to the seruice of my Soueraigne or to the good of this distressed Country of Irelande wherein I liue and drawe my breath Might it please you nowe but to vouchsafe mee a fauourable acceptance I shall number it amongst your many fauours towardes mee And I will still rest my selfe at your commandementes In all humble and dutifull affection BARNABE RICH TO THE VVHOLE NATION OF THE IRISH BARNABE RICH Souldiour sendeth all kinde and friendly salutations DEare friendes and Countrymen for so I may speak in generall without offence to any mans greatnesse or exceptions taken at mine owne vnworthynes I haue yet once againe betaken me to my penne to giue satisfaction if it will be to those discontentmēts that haue bin wrested and misconceiued against my booke Doe not thinke that I goe about to salue vpp matters with dissimulation for I confesse my selfe to bee the veryest bungler at this same flattery that ere putt penne to paper I coulde neuer dissemble cleanly and they say Qui nesciet dissimulare nesciet viuere he shall be sure to get no friendes and although friends in this age are but like to an after game at Irishe that is both wone lost with a cast yet these fewe that I haue I thank God are assured Men are beleeued as they are beloued and good counsayles are accepted as the party is esteemed that aduiseth whose meanesse many times doth wipe away beleefe Yet other whiles it hath pleased God to vse meane persons for the setting forth of his glory Hystoryes doe make mention of A Christian child named Frumelius that being taken prisoner and brought into the furthermost part of East India as he grewe in yeares won some of the Indians to the Christian faith calling to his assistance some fewe Christian Marchantes that were in those partes he erected a Church and brought many Indians to beleeue in Christ and to receiue Christendome We reade the like of the king of Iberia who by the instructions of a Christian woman beleued in Christ himself caused all his people to do the like And what was your great saint Patricke that you holde in such veneration if there be any credite to be giuen to your owne wryters he kept hogges and yet by Gods grace ordinance he was the first instrumēt that drew the Irish to the christiā faith But if it might haue passed for paiment in those dayes what you thinke to be currant now that you wil beleeue nothing but what your fathers haue beleeued before you Saint Patricke had beene better to haue kept hogges still then to haue spent his breath to such a froward generation But your priests will beare you beleeue that you retayne the same faith now that Saint Patrick first planted Do not beleeue thē they haue mocked you long it would be ouer tedious in an Epistle to set downe how Rome it selfe is declined nay how it is defiled poluted how the Pope with his whole Cleargy are fallen from the sincerity of true religion to maintaine their own traditiōs to set vp superstition idolatry that within these very few years whereof there are whole volumes extat for breuityes sake I will here let slip to speake of Fryer Mantu an of Albertus Magnus of Platina of Holcot and many other of the Popes owne broode that haue not onely exclaymed against the pope himselfe but in like manner against his whole cleargy And Palingenius an excelent author yet a Papist giueth this Item Let no Fryer Monke nor any Priest come within thy doores I could wish that euery married man in Ireland would be a little aduised by Palingenius to shut this baudy broode out of there doores for they haue euer more bine a leacherous generation These be they that be your sounders that haue had the guiding gouerning of your faith These be they that you beleeue and giue credite to these be they that you are perswaded their prayers will helpe you And these be they that do make deuotion a cloke for sedition that vnder the pretence of sowing religiō do hope indeed to reape rebelliō O that you could now but open your eyes to looke into this Romish Impietie but I will no longer hold you with an Epistle but will referre you to that which followeth A TRVE AND A KINDE EXCVSE Written in defence of that Booke intituled A Newe description of Ireland 1 The cause of the