366 DECLARATION OF THOMAS WOOD. 



speeches, by farther discourse the said Tyrone told 

 the said Sir William, and delivered it with an oath, 

 that within these two months he should see the great 

 est alteration, and the strangest, that he the said Sir 

 William could imagine, or ever saw in his life : and 

 said, that he hoped, before it was long, that he the said 

 Tyrone should have a good share in England : which 

 speeches of the alteration Tyrone reiterated two or 

 three several times. 



WILLIAM WARREN. 



Certified from the council of Ireland to 

 the lords of the council here. 



The declaration of THOMAS WOOD, 20 Januarii, 

 1599, taken before the lord BUCKHURST, lord 

 High Treasurer ; the earl of NOTTINGHAM, 

 lord High Admiral ; Sir ROBERT CECIL, prin 

 cipal Secretary ; and Sir J. FORTESCUE, Chan- 

 cellor of the Exchequer. 



The said Wood said, that happening to be with 

 the lord Fitzmorris baron of Licksnaw, at his house at 

 Licksnaw, between Michaelmas and Alhallowtide 

 last, the said baron walking abroad with the said 

 Wood, asked of him what force the earl of Essex was 

 of in England; he answered, he could not tell, but 

 said he was well beloved of the commonalty. Then 

 said the baron, that the earl was gone for England* 

 and had discharged many of the companies of Ireland* 

 and that it was agreed that he should be king of 

 England, and Onele to be viceroy of Ireland ; and 

 whensoever he should have occasion, and would send 



