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and used for the parley was such, as there was the 

 depth of a brook between them, which made them 

 speak with some loudness, there were certain horse 

 men appointed by order from Essex, to keep all men 

 off a great distance from the place. 



It is true, that the secrecy of that parley, as it 

 gave to him the more liberty of treason, so it may 

 give any man the more liberty of surmise what was 

 then handled between them, inasmuch as nothing 

 can be known, but by report from one of them two, 

 either Essex or Tyrone. 



But although there were no proceeding against 

 Essex upon these treasons, and that it were a need 

 less thing to load more treasons upon him then, 

 whose burden was so great after ; yet, for truth s 

 sake, it is fit the world know what is testified touch 

 ing the speeches, letters, and reports of Tyrone, im 

 mediately following this conference, and observe 

 also what ensued likewise in the designs of Essex 

 himself. 



On Tyrone s part it fell out, that the very day 

 after that Essex came to the court of England, Ty 

 rone having conference with Sir William Warren at 

 Armagh, by way of discourse told him, and bound it 

 with an oath, and iterated it two or three several 

 times ; That within two or three months he should 

 see the greatest alterations and strangest that ever 

 he saw in his life, or could imagine : and that he the 

 said Tyrone hoped ere long to have a good share in 

 England. With this concurred fully the report of 

 Richard Bremingham, a gentleman of the pale, 



