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agrement wilh the Earl he was to be satisfied therewith. The 

 sureties for the performance of said covenant are, God with his angels, 

 and Conmara to swear by every oath the most sacred before the 

 chief Justice of Ireland in the presence of the English and Irish of 

 Ireland. Furthermore, Mac Conmara with his heirs shall be bound 

 in a certain sum to be specified for the performance of the pre- 

 misest 



These are the condition and penalty upon which the Earl of 

 Thomond liberated Mac Conmara, together with the guarantees and 

 other hostages required, viz. O'Shaughnassy under the penalty of 20 

 marks, the son of O'Brien 40 marks, William O'Mulryan and his 

 son 40 marks, and Donat Mac Mahon O'Brien 20 marks, that 

 neither Mac Conmara nor his posterity shall be guilty of defection 

 from the Earl or his descendants for ever. I^hese are the Earl's 

 witnesses to said penalty, viz. Daniel Mac Murogh Mac Sweeny, 

 and Thomas Mac Cubag and Rory oge O'Fahy and Gilla Breeda 

 Mac Brody. 



These are the conditions upon which the son of O'Brien became 

 surety and liable to penalty for Mac Conmara, viz. that if he should 

 be liberated within a fortnight from this time he would become 

 bail for him and be subject to the penalty ; and these are the wit- 

 nesses thereto viz. Teige Mor Mac Carroll O'Mulgeehy and 

 Eugene O'Kennedy ; and if he shall not be set at liberty within the 

 said period, that the son of O'Brien shall not be subject to the 

 suretyship or penalty aforesaid unless something to the contrary may 

 appiear. 



' C^ His penalty is 40 marks. 



These are the conditions upon which William Q'Mulryan be- 

 came surely for Mac Conmara, viz. that if he should be set at 

 liberty within a fortnight, the said William would punish Mac 



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