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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18764	A scourge for rebels wherin are many notable seruices truly set out, and thorowly discoursed of, with euerie particular point touching the troubles of Ireland, as farre as the painfull and dutiful seruice of the Earle of Ormound in sundrie sortes is manifestfestly [sic] knowen. Written by Thomas Churchyard Gentleman.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1584 (1584)	STC 5255; ESTC S105092	11,611	24

A Scourge for Rebels Wherin are many notable seruices truly set out and thorowly discoursed of with euerie particular point touching the troubles of Ireland as farre as the painfull and dutiful seruice of the Earle of Ormound in sundrie sortes is manifestfestly knowen Written by Thomas Church-yard Gentleman Imprinted at London for Thomas Cadman 1584. Churchiards Armes To the Right honourable my verie good Lord the Lord Haward of Effingam Lorde Chamberlaine of the Queenes Maiesties houshold one of her Highnesse priuie Councell and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter Thomas Church-yard wisheth increase of honour and many happie newe yeeres AS all worldly giftes good tournes faithful friendship and true affection springs of good wil so my good Lord a certaine kind of seruiceable liking towards your Honour thrusteth me forwarde to this boldnesse in presenting your L. a little bare worke of mine being stirred thervnto First for the general fauour that the world beares you a loue not wonne without desert and next for the fauour your noble Parents shewed me I am encouraged not onely to proceede to present some matter meete for you to reade but likewise to shew my selfe thankefull for fauour receiued So in waying those causes as becomes me and knowing the good consideration your Lordship carries in sounde iudgement of friendes that time did plant trueth makes growe and triall doeth gather I bethought me of the Earle of Ormounde who honoured your Parentes and loueth your selfe in whiche conceite of mine I found that you hearing well of that woorthie friend by my meanes woulde beleeue I were zealous of your Honour and a fauourer of noble actions Wherefore and in respect a writer ought to be plaine I treate plainly in my booke of the Earle of Ormoundes seruices knowne to many and hid to a few naming him the scourge of Rebels as truely I proue Which presumption of mine in that regard and glorie of his in gayning good report I trust your Lordeship will peyze in ballaunce of equall weight iudging me to boldnes as I merite and his deseruings as they shal compell by proofe to credite So wishing great grace good happe to your L. I present this my first new yeeres gift in the latter time of mine age to your Honour and the worldes iudgement Your L. humblie at comment Thomas Church-yard To the louing Reader MY waking goodwil to the world first for the pleasuring of friends generally to please the multitude keepes my 〈◊〉 alwaies occupied in suche matter as the time bringeth forth whiche time is mother nurse aswel to bad causes as to good actiōs And it is sufferable to a true Writer to treate of both the ●●des as the maner and nature in thinges discoursed of giueth light vnto So finding plentie store of matter both to study on trauaile with I cannot but for easing my burden impart a peece of my study with thee of vertunous disposition good friendly Reader not that my wordes haue such effect to worke a common commodity leade thee to like my doinges voyde of cunning style eloquence but to winne thy fauour creeping as I may vnder thy sounde consideration I laye my selfe playne open to the iudgement and hastie opinions of many which sodainely condemne slowly allow the labour of willing writers The grounde whereof proceedes not of enuie but of further cause then I name Ignoraunce peraduenture a let for the true vnderstanding of matter well meant yet my hope is thy grauitie and goodnesse that beares with my ouerbolde presumption will accept my good meaning passe ouer the faults of my booke fantasies I had when I took in hand to write this Discourse The truth is in sleeping softly on the cushion or carpet of peace where age is contente to take a nappe the sounde of Drumme and Trumpet awakened my muse For a loude blast and brute of Irishe warres bade me looke about me and here what might be saide by good seruices for the scourging of Rebelles Then hearinge the fall or tragedie of Desmond the faithful seruices and noblenesse of Ormound with many more thinges then nowe I expresse I tooke pen and registred in memorie what was moste meete and fitte for thee to knowe in causes not yet published by anie true report or Writer doubting not though the matter be but little the trueth thereof shal greatly delight thee So commending all that followes to thy vpright iudgement I craue and earnestly desire thee wishingly to reade this small discourse called The Scourge for Rebels Promising out of hande to print another woorke called A rebuke to rebellion and a triumph to true Subiectes So farewell A Scourge for Rebels of matter touching duetifull seruices that merites immortall fame wherein rebels are scourged and discoursed of which seruices chiefly by the Earle of Ormound and noble Souldiers vnder his charge were manfully begunne worthily mainteined and happily ended WHereas men of good mindes studious to set out trueth Louers of vertue Haters of vice Fauourers of common weale haue framed themselues members of the state writers of good thinges woorthie memorie that craueth witnesse of the beste wittes haue taken paines in publishing manye volumes well penned and printing of bookes needefull for this time necessary for al ages to read behold in time to come and in manner written partly on reportes and partly on experience by viewe haue set downe not onely their owne opinions in matters treated of but also haue made rehearsall of many mens actions and last out the seruices of a very honourable and valiaunt Earle named the Earle of Ormounde whose noblenes both in nature and condition argues a great minde and commands a multitude to speake wel of For which cause the rather to encourage valiant hearts to continue in vertuous actions a thing looked for in eche degree and calling that may aduaunce the hardy and stoute parsonages I haue aduentured to put pen to paper in the behalfe especially of some heretofore long forgotten and others both presently to be praised and hereafter may be worthy of great renowne and credit And to be plaine writers are so small regarded worlde so enuious and people so greedy of their owne glorye that fewe goes about to blow the blast of good fame towardes any worthy mans aduancement Such is our weakenes of goodwill and shortnes of breath that we can spare no speeches wel spent and bestowed to the benefice of such as deserues wel whose doings claimes good liking and a generall good report of the world Yet commonly the best sort of companies being inclined to noble disposition are glad to heare the worthy commended with sweete wordes furthers the fame of any one that merits commendation The trueth of things is wel bestowed among such people nothing should be hid from their knowledge that so thankfully welcomes the wel doing of others And in effect no enterprise of value is taken in hand but in hope that labour and