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A10713	A nevv description of Ireland vvherein is described the disposition of the Irish whereunto they are inclined. No lesse admirable to be perused then credible to be beleeued: neither vnprofitable nor vnpleasant to bee read and vnderstood, by those worthy cittizens of London that be now vndertakers in Ireland: by Barnabe Rich, Gent	Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.	1610 (1610)	STC 20992; ESTC S115922	72,130	134

A New Description OF IRELAND Wherein is described the disposition of the Irish whereunto they are inclined No lesse admirable to be perused then credible to be beleeued neither vnprofitable nor vnpleasant to bee read and vnderstood by those worthy Cittizens of London that be now vndertakers in Ireland By Barnabe Rich Gent Malui me diuitem esse quam vocari Printed at London for Thomas Adams 1610. The Contents of the Chapters contained in this Booke OF the little credite that is to bee giuen to their testimonies that haue hitherto written of Ireland Cap. 1. Of the temperature of the ayre and the fertility of the soile vniuersally through Ireland Cap. 2. Of the nature disposition of the Irish how they are inclined Cap. 3. From whence it proceedeth that the Irish are so repugnant to the English Cap. 4. That the Irish by nature are inclined to cruelty Cap. 5. Of the ingratitude of the Irish Cap. 6. Of the inciuilty both of manners and conditions vsed by the Irish Cap. 7. Of the Vulgar sotte of the Irish what account they make of an Oath Cap. 8 That a Conquest should draw after it Law Language and Habite Cap. 9. Of certain septs and degrees amongst the Irish Ca. 10. Of the manner of the Irish Coshering Cap. 11. How Ireland was purged from all venimous wormes by the praiers of Saint Patrick Cap. 12. Of the holy Saintes that hath beene borne bred and brought vp in Ireland Cap. 13. Of the superstitious conceit that is holden by the Irish about certaine Wels. Cap. 14. A true discription both of the Citty and Cittizens of Dubline Cap. 15. Of some defects in the gouernment of Dublin Ca. 16. Of the trade traffique that is vsed in Dublin Ca. 17. Of the ambition of the Irish Cap. 18. Of the Doctrine of the Pope how imbraced by the Irish Cap. 19. How the Papists of Ireland are neither ashamed nor afraid to manifest themselues Cap. 20. The inconuenience of Popery how it hurteth in Ireland Cap. 21. Whither there by any possibility that the Irish should be able to maintaine warre against the Kinges Maiestie Cap. 22. Of those lets and impedimentes that defeated our late gracious Qu. in her seruices against the Irish Ca. 23. Of Pardons and protections how hurtfull in Ireland Cap. 24. Of the dallying out the time of seruice and the delayes of Ireland Cap. 25. How Tyrone was still supplyed with Souldiors and all other prouisions for warre at the Queenes charges Cap. 26. That the Irish are more dangerous then necessary for his Maiestie seruice in Ireland Cap. 27. The conclusion To the Right Honourable Robert Earle of Salisbury Vicount Cranburn Baron Cecill of Essenden Lord High Treasurer of England principall Secretarie to his Maiestie one of the Lordes of his Honourable Priuie Councell and Knight of the Noble order of the Garter c. MOst Honorable and most worthie Earle the seuerall Bookes that are spread bearing the names and Titles of Histories of summaries of Chronicles of diuers other collections drawn from vnworthy Authors some of them printed some otherwise published here in Ireland by Papists by lieng Chroniclers by idle Poets by Bardes and Irish Rythmers all of them conteining matter of vntruth As the memories of superstitious foundations lies and Fables foolishly medled and compacted togither written rather in the maintenance and fauour of lewd misdemeanor of Superstition of Idolatry and do rather giue encouragement to wicked Subiects to enter the field of Rebellion to take Armes against the Prince to disobey to contemn to despise not onelie the Princes lawes and his Maiesties gracious proceedings but also setting open the wide gate that leadeth to many misdemeanors against the Prince himselfe I haue therefore thought it a matter much importing his Maiesties seruice to do my best endeuor to stop this gap thus broken downe that thus openeth the way to the wastfull spoile of Rebellion of Treason of Superstition of Idolatrie of Disobedience of Contempt and to giue a Booke to the well-disposed of that Realme of Ireland wherein they may behold that truth which they themselues haue heard with their eares haue seene with their eies and are able to testifie vpon dailie experience These lines thus squared out I durst not presume to present to your Honor in respect of anie abilitie that I acknowledge to be in my selfe I knowe there can come nothing from me that may be anie waies answerable to your exquisit iudgment or worthinesse but it is your owne vertue your owne affabilitie and Noble disposition that was yet neuer knowne to despice or discountenance any mans endeuours that were honestlie intended or vndertaken to a good end and purpose It is this your Honorable inclination that hath encouraged me this is it hath made me to presume of a fauorable acceptance To you therefore and to your honor alone I haue in most humble and submissiue manner bequeathed those experiments which forty yeares obseruation hath taught me to know To your Honor whose exquissite iudgment is best able to discerne and whose wisdome and knowledge is most fitting to redresse by whose Honorable care for the good of the common-weale England and Ireland are both made happie By whose prouidence and wisdome next vnder his Maiestie we haue hitherto reaped the fruits of a most happie and blessed gouernment To your Honor therefore I submit my labors my Loue my lines my seruice my selfe my endeuors all that I haue to be at your Honors dispose and thus will rest to praie for your Honour that GOD would still continue his blessinges vpon you as hitherto he hath done Your Honors in all humble and dutifull affection Barnabe Rych ❧ To the Curteous and friendly Reader either English or Irish either Protestant or Papist either learned or vnlearned or to any other whosoeuer I care not ONe of the diseases of this age is the multitude of Books that doth so ouercharge the worlde that it is not able to disgest the abundance of idle matter that is euery day hatched and brought into the world that are as diuers in their formes as their Authors be in their faces It is but a thriftlesse and a thankelesse occupation this writing of Bookes a man were better to sit singing in a Coblers shop for his pay is certaine a penny a patch but a Booke-writer if hee get sometimes a few commendations of the Iudicious he shall be sure to reape a thousande reproaches of the Malicious Bookes are like Cheese that is neuer well seasoned to euery mans tast for one will say it is too salt another wil say it is too fresh a thirde will say it is to tart another thinkes it to be too milde one will haue it too hard another too soft another too tough another too brittle it neuer pleaseth euery mans tast no more do Bookes I am censured for writing of a Book to be a malicious enemy to Ireland to poore Ireland that God knoweth is rather to be pittied

releeued from out the Queenes store somtimes by those Irish bands and companies that made more prouision for the rebels then they did for themselues Sometimes again by some Gentlemen of the countrey who vnder the pretence of making themselues strong against the Rebelles woulde fetch out of the Queenes store Powder Shot Armour Weapon and what besides was there to be had wherwith they still supplied Tyrone who otherwise had neuer beene able to haue maintained one good daies fight I might yet speake further how that euery pedling fellow that kept a Shoppe was suffered to sell Peeces Powder Swords and such other implements of War not allowable for euery man to sell considering the state of the Countrey not sufferable for euery man to buy I will heere couclude how all that extraordinarie Wisedome pollicie and valiance that was attributed vnto Tyrone was but our ouer-sights our negligences and our winking at that which was apparant vnto euerie Wise mans eyes and let the Irish proiect vnto themselues what they list I say if Tyrone had beene as well hunted after as Odougherty was he must haue come vnto the verie selfe-same Market that Odoughertie did CAP. XXVII That the Irish are more daungerous then necessary for his Maiesties seruice in Ireland IN euer read of any such pollicie where a rebellious people that were euerie day readie to reuoult from their dutie vnto their Soueraigne should be permitted to exercise chiualry or should be inured with the practise of Armes but I could set downe a number of presidents how prudent and pollitique Princes when they haue beene so continually vexed and vrged by rebellious Traitors haue not only prohibited them from the vse of weapons but haue also restrained and depriued them from all manner of practises appertaining vnto Warre by the seuerity of Lawes I knowe amongst the Nobilitie of Ireland there hath beene as there are still manie honourable persons so there are of manie other Gentlemen that without all doubt are as forward as readie and as willing to serue their Prince as any other whosoeuer But to speake truely sithence I haue knowne Ireland I neuer knew anie of the Nobilitie of that Realme that was able to performe anie seruice that was woorth the speaking off with their owne Countrey-men in the behalfe of their Prince no not against a mean Rebell such a one as in a priuate quarrell durst not lifte vppe a sword against anie Noble man that did dwell neer or border vpō him And this is a matter to be admired that any thred-bare Rebel should be so apt and hardie to oppose against the Prince and so timerous againe to offend a Nobleman of his owne Countrey and it is no lesse strange that euery Nobleman of Ireland should be potent enough to right his owne causes against anie of that ragged rabble that dares but look awry vpon him as I could shew may presidents and can performe nothing in the seruice of his prince no not against the most basest Rascall that euer marched vnder the Title of a Rebell The Misterie of this matter is easie to be decided for although I know that amongest the Nobilitie of Ireland there be some that would be both willing desirous to do the Prince vnfained seruice in their own persons yet they themselues know well enough that they shall neuer be followed in those indeuours their owne houshold seruantes would faile them in such a case and hee that could bring a thousand followers into the field in an action of Rebellion is not able to bring one hūdred in the seruice of his Prince they are so vowed and protested to the Pope that they will not be induced to serue their prince at the leastwise not in that due respect of loue that subiects are boūd and doe owe vnto their Soueraignes Perhaps in somptiuate quarrell between themselues they may perform som exployt the one against the other but it shall be don more in reuenge of their owne mallice then for any loue they owe to the seruice There is nothing wherein the Irish do more priuily deride vs then in this conceit that we haue of their helpe therfore they haue hatched vp this pretty intergatory Where was it euer knowne that one wolfe woulde prey vpon another And it hath euer beene thought a most daungerous thinge to haue friendes and enemies both of one Nation But I know the Irish did neuer want friends to perswade that their seruice is verie behoouefull it may sometimes serue indeed to help to stop a gap but I answer it will shortly after break down the whole hedge and it is but a madde part for him that would defend an entry to shut vp the wicket and then set ope the great gate The Irish do but betray the seruice and strengthen the enemie I speake of the multitude and to haue them trayned as heretofore they haue bin especially those that are so much addicted to the Pope I say it is dangerous and a grosse ouersight I haue hitherto displaied though not all that I know yet so much as I think necessary the which although it please not all yet I would bee glad it shoulde proue profitable to some I haue but glanced at things by giuing them a touch and awaie which if I shoulde inlarge but as they deserue I might write a whole volume in folio The vertue of things is not so much in their magnitude as in their qualitie and so likewise of reason which beeing wrapped in a few words haue the best tongue My purpose is to profit not to please to intice not to intrap to councell not to controle and I rather desire to make my friends penitent then leaue them insolent I haue directed my lines but to the forming of good manners and moderating of affections and who can be silent in these matters here handled if he loue his prince And yet I know that nothing can bee so well or prouidently spoken but mallice will finde matter whereat to carpe and repine yet I hope my good intent will be the rather born with al in that I do but set down precepts of good councell but not decrees to be resolued on I hope it will be accepted of by some that will reape profit by it and find fit aduertisements and examples for them to imitate which if it doe I shall thinke my time and labor the better bestowed if otherwise my care is the lesse because it hath contented my selfe in keeping me from Idlenesse But I know some will say it were as good be ydle as ill occupied T is true There is no endeuour wherein a man may busie himselfe that is more distastfull then the writing of books especially if they be of a reprehending humor but it is to those that haue guilty consciences but to men of pure and honest life they little force what any man can either write or speake against them I may speake something by experience for I my selfe haue been mistaken and am reputed