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CHAP. XVII.
A Letter from Cormocke Mac Dermond unto Tyron••. The Abbey of Rat••o burned, and fourti•• of the Bonoghs slaine. One thousand Bonoghs levied by Flo∣rence Mac Cartie. Connaght and Vlster men change their Resolution, for the in∣vading of Mounster, and th•• cause why. Dermond O Conner m••rdered by Theobald ne Long Burke. A 〈◊〉〈◊〉 f••••m the Ea••le of Clanrika••d to Theo∣bald ne Long.
A Letter from Cormock Mac Dermond unto Tyrone.
I Haue received your Letter of the twentieth of September, and doe thanke you for the great trust you repose in mee, which by the helpe of God shall bee by mee discharged to the uttermost of my power; But the English haue (in these parts) so much prevayled (by the sinister false dea∣ling of the Connaght men) as the President hath taken Pledges of most of the Gentlemen, and men of power in these parts. And besides, wee are so weake in men, as that wee are out of neces∣sitie constrained to yeeld to the yoke of the English Heretiques, from the which wee pray God to deliver us, according to our hearts desire; and therefore doe hope you will beare with our present ne∣cessities, being ready at all times to obey your directions, when you shall bee able to send us helpe; but because that we shall neither de∣ceiue you or our selues, we doe pray you to send us word, what num∣bers you will send us, and by what time, that accordingly wee may make our selues ready, to giue you our best assistance: But of one thing I thinke good to giue you particular notice, which is, not to put any confidence in any of Mounster, of the English Nation; for whatsoever they professe or protest unto you, they meane not to deale faithfully with us, but will forsake us in our greatest need. The newe•• of these parts are, that the Sonne of Geralt the late Earle is ar∣rived, unto whom, his Fathers old Followers doe much resort; hee is an Heretike, yet neverthelesse (by the helpe of the English) he will doe us great harme: The right Earle of Desmond is forsaken of all men, and not able to make Head, and the lesse hope of his rising a∣gaine by the comming of young Iames, who is the Queenes Earle, and hath a Patent for his Earledome; I pray your speedy Answer; in the meane time, I will dissemble with the President, who deales sharpely with us; the Letter which you sent with these to Mac Carty More, I haue sent unto him by a Messenger of my owne, who is