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.

¶ The third Countie.

THe third countie of ••his prouince is the county of Gallway; this countie containeth a great quantitie of land lying in manner square, betweene Maio and Twomond, North and South, and the Shenin East and West, sauing the Northerly part thereof, it hath the riuer of Sacke and Roscomen to the East. It hath three Islands in the sea within ken••ing of the towne of G••llway.

* 1.1The chiefe towne i•• Gallway, which is exceeding ••aire, and that of Artheury an aunci∣ent towne, but ruined and in decay, and there is also that of Toam. [ E]

* 1.2There are in this countie the Castles of Clanfer••, Mileeke, Gort, Portumno, Ouram Diuilaughlin, Letrim, Balliloughreugh, and Louford.

* 1.3The lords and chief•• gentlemen of this countie▪ are, the A••••hbishop of Toam the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Clanrica••••, the Lord Brunegham, Sir H••bbert Mac Dauy, the Bishop of Clonfert vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Shenin, the Bishop of Kil••aco, the Baron of Letrim, Ma•• C••ug••, & the Burkes. The Ea•••••• eldest sonne is Lord Burke, baron of Dunkellin or Ekelline.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Tow••••••.
• * 1.2

  C••••tle••.
• * 1.3

  Lo••ds and Ge••tlemen.