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(South Munster or Desmond,) by the appointment of the said Teige, 

 the office of Weareman, with the usual fees and rightes to the said 

 Cathel and his heires or Septe succeedinge him, as wearfemen, to 

 take the fishe of said weare, and to sende the same to the house or 

 , manor of the said Teige. — Now know ye that I Donell Earle of 

 / Clancare do herebye appointe Manus oge O'Rourke, weareman and 

 marshalle of all my houses ; and I the said Earle do manifestly de- 

 clare that the said Manus's duties and the fees of his saide offices are 



mean or can in any sort justify or defend by any color, so I, for the same, prostrate here before your 

 Lordship, with most penitent and humble mind, humbly with all reverence voluntarily and freely 

 yield and submit my body, life, goods and lands to the order and disposition of her Highness, 

 beseeching, with all humility and due reverence your good Lordship, ray gracious Lord and Go* 

 Ternor, and you the rest of the Lords and others of her Majesty's honorable council to take com- 

 passion upon me, and to be means to the Queen's Majesty, that her Highness, who hath been 

 ever, to her immortal fame, inclined to mercy and pity, will now vouchsafe to receive me 

 most vile and unworthy wretch of her creation to her clemency and mercy, and extend upon 

 me, above my deserts, her most gracious pardon, upon assured trust of my loyalty hereafter. 

 For, sith I came first to Sir Hum. Gilbert, and gave in my only son into his hands as a pledge 

 . of my loyalty, truth and fidelity, I have since continued a good, faithful and a true subject, and 

 ready at all times to employ myself in her Majesty's service, as far forth as my poor ability 

 would extend unto, as both the Earl of Ormond, when be had charge, and likewise Sir Hum. 

 Gilbert in the time of his charge, can well testify and declare, which 'jf her Majesty shall do, 

 by your good means, and the rather for that, I simply here prostrate upon my knees hefbn 

 your honors, submit myself, life, lands and goods, and am come in to present myself volunta- 

 rily before you without any pardon or protection, which if 1 had either, by word, letter or pro- 

 mise in any sort, I utterly relinquish and forsake, reposing myself in your merciful considera- 

 tion and pitiful regard of my poor and wretclied estate, and hoping that those demonstrations 

 and tokens of my loyalty hereafter may move your grave wisdoms to be means to the 

 Queen's Majesty for me, and I shall, according to my most bounden duty, pray to Almighty 

 God, to grant her Majesty a most prosperous and happy reign over all her dominions an^ 

 subjects and immortal triumph over all her enemies ; and likewise that it should please him 

 to unseal my eyes, and grant me grace, by my dutiful and humble service hereafter, which 

 I do dedicate to her Majesty to the last drop of my blood to be spent to acquit and recom- 

 pence some part of my grievous offences past, which I will endeavour myself to perform. In 

 testimony of all and singular the premises to be true, I the said Earl of Clancahir have hereunto* 

 subscribed my name.— DONYLL CLANCARE.— {«o^ Pat. 13 Eliz. d. r. 6.) 



