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him, fell straight ways to make propositions answer 

 able to her majesty s ends, and answerable to his own 

 former discourses and ^opinions ; and chiefly did set 

 down one full and distinct resolution, that the de 

 sign and action, which of all others was most final 

 and summary towards an end of those troubles, and 

 which was worthy her majesty s enterprise with 

 great and puissant forces, was a prosecution to be 

 made upon the arch-traitor Tyrone in his own 

 strengths within the province of Ulster, whereby 

 both the inferior rebels which rely upon him, and 

 the foreigner upon whom he relieth, might be dis 

 couraged, and so to cut asunder both dependences : 

 and for the proceeding with greater strength and 

 policy in that action, that the main invasion and im 

 pression of her majesty s army should be accompa 

 nied and corresponded unto by the plantation of 

 strong garrisons in the north, as well upon the river 

 of Loghfoile as a postern of that province, as upon 

 the hither frontiers, both for the distracting and 

 bridling of the rebels forces during the action, and 

 again, for the keeping possession of the victory, if 

 God should send it. 



This proposition and project moving from my 

 lord, was debated in many consultations. The prin 

 cipal men of judgment and service in the wars, as a 

 council of war to assist a council of state, were called 

 at times unto it ; and this opinion of my lord was 

 by himself fortified and maintained against all con 

 tradiction and opposite argument ; and in the end, 



it was concluded and re- 



