368 DECLARATION OF DAVID HETHRINGTON. 



many of their secret council, that the effect thereof 

 was, That the earl of Essex should be king of Eng^ 

 land, and Tyrone of Ireland. 



Afterwards I met with Turlagh mac Davy, the 

 messenger aforesaid, and asked him whether he 

 brought an answer of the letter from Tyrone. He 

 said he did, and delivered it to Owney. And then I 

 asked him what he thought of the wars. He told me 

 he had good hope the last year, and had none this 

 year : his reason was, as he said, that the earl of Essex 

 was to take their part, and they should aid him to 

 wards the conquest of England ; and now they were 

 hindered thereof by means of his apprehension. 



I, dwelling with the tanist of the country, my 

 mother s cousin german, heard him speak sundry times, 

 that now the earl of Essex had gotten one of the 

 swords, he would never forego his government until 

 he became king of England, which was near at hand. 



I saw a letter which the earl of Essex writ to 

 Owney, to this effect; That if Owney came to him, 

 he would speak with him about that, which if he 

 would follow, should be happy for him and his 

 country. 



JAMES KNOWD. 



Exam, per ANTHONY SAINTLEGER, 

 ROGER WILBRAHAM. 



The declaration of DAVID HETHRINGTON, an ancient 

 captain and servitor in Ireland, 6 Janurary, 1599, 

 taken before the lord BUCKHURST, lord High Trea- 



