The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

[ A] ¶ The third Countie.

THe third countie of the prouince of Munster is called Clare, and it taketh the name of the Castle of Clare, now in the possession of the Earle of Twomond. It contai∣neth nine Lordships, and hath in it two small Bishoprickes: It hath for limits, from the Bay of Limericke to the Bay of Gallway, the sea: On the West, the countie of Gallway: to the North, and all the coast East and South it is enuironed with the riuer of Shenin: Some place this countie with the countie of Corke; others hold it to be the same that Twomond, in the prouince of Connaught.

The townes of note in this countie, are the towne of Inchequin,* 1.1 and the towne of [ B] Clare.

As for Castles, there is that of Clare, Inchequin, Ballwanghan, Bouraty, Clowrane,* 1.2 Bridgetowne, and Donsany.

The chiefe lords and gentlemen of this countie are, the Earle Twomond,* 1.3 the Bishop of Killmaco, the Bishop of Killalloe, Mac Macon, O Gardy Ochanch &c. the Baron of In∣chequin. The Earles eldest sonne is called Baron of Ibracan, Sir Turlo Obrien, Mac Ne Marro Reagh, Mac Ne Marro Fenn, O L••ughlin, O Veylane, and others.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Towne••
• * 1.2

  Castles.
• * 1.3

  Lords and Gentlemen.