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The Secretary, on the part of the Rev. William Reeves, 
D.D., read a notice of a record preserved in the Chapter- 
house, Westminster: the original of which is written on a 
piece of parchment, five inches seven-eighths long and nine- 
teen inches and a half wide, the names of the seals being 
written on the straps to which the seals are attached. 
** @q the kyng oure souverain lord. 
“ Meekly Beseecheth your mooste Noble Hieghnesse and pre- 
excellent grace youre humble Subiectes and servantes whose 
Seales vnto this presentes beth affixed with all the faithfull 
and trwe liege peaple of Therldome of V1ster whiche some tyme 
was named the third moost Rialle Erldome in Christiante and 
nowe in defaute of lordiship and peaple with youre enmyes 
daly destroied and under tribute constitute and thraldom je 
graciousely to considre the said thraldome and tribute with 
the importable werres vpon youre said liege peaple daly con- 
tinued both by see and land by see with Bretones and with 
Scottes of the oute Iles whiche beth w' Irishmen enmyes of 
the land confedered that is to say wt Oneyll bwy Okane 
m‘gwylyn henry Oneylle Con Oneylle m°gyunusse m‘cartan 
and the Offlynnes whiche with in shorte tyme fynally and 
vtterly woll destroye youre said Erldome and peaple withoute 
that it be by youre mooste gracious hieghnesse provided to 
send vnto theym a certain of peaple to inhabite and to defende 
youre said grounde othir to send vnto youre faithfull servant 
and trwe liege man Janico Savage youre Senescall of Vister 
whiche hath kept and defende youre said cuntray w' grete 
aventure daly in drede he and his men withe grete Care hunger 
thurste watching blodeshed and mannys slaghtie ayens youre 
said Enmyes mortell and yeven many grete slaghties and 
Scomfettes in the whiche his frendes that was to hym mooste 
socoure beth slayne and passed vnrewarded as yett : suche fees 
outhir suche rewarde wher with he may wage Sawdiours to 
resiste and to defende your said Enmyes and kepe youre said 
