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remain but the name. * Numbers of both parties 

 fell in battle. Some hundreds fuffered death or 

 torture; many betook themfelves to a voluntary 

 exile among their friends in the north of Ireland ; f 



others 



200, and 100 pounds apiece. None of them but are well paid 

 for their fervice. " 



* The prefbyterians were promifcuoufly called covenanters^ from 

 their having figned a folemn league and covenant j or -johigamores^ 

 from whig, an acid blueifli liquor drawn from the churn, the 

 wiual drink of the peafantry at that time, and at preient. And now 

 arole the diftinction of whig and tory, and the averiion to the 

 Stuart family, which ftiil prevails among the former ia Scotland. 



f The northern Irifli had never fubmitted completely to the 

 Englifh arms. They were therefore profcribed as barbarians and 

 aliens, living without the Englifh pale, and who took every 

 opportunity to harrafs the Englifli intereft. On the other hand, 

 they kept up a correfpondence with the Scots, whom theyconli- 

 dered as their countrymen and friends. In 1315, Edward Bruce, 

 brother to Robert king of Scotland, having invaded Ireland at the 

 head of a coniiderable army, made an impreffion on the Englifh 

 intereft, and was formally crowned king of Ireland, at Dundalk f 

 but loiing, foon after, his crown and life, the adminillration of 

 the kingdom reverted to the Englilh government. The conne&ioa 

 and intercourfc was, however, llillkept up between the Scots and 

 northern Irifh. In 1505, Henry VII. king of England, propoiedaa 

 interview with James IV. to fettle the affairs of Ireland, and other pur- 

 pofes. This report reaching the Irifh chiefs of the north, oneOdoa 

 Odongnoil, who feems to have entered into a league with James or 

 his father, feat one Heneas Macdowal from the town of Druman^ 

 geil, to notify to James the death of his ally, Ocion's father, and 

 to require from James, by virtue of the alliance between then}, 

 4000 men, to be commanded by John, the ion of Alexander M<u> 

 kcan. Healfo befeeched James that he would not go out of hi* 

 f>vvn kingdom, to meet with the king of England. 



About the year 1540, there being a great coldnefs between 

 Henry VIII. and James V. the latter prepared a navy of 1 5 fhips r 

 with 2000 men, for arfecret enterprize. Lord Herbert " does not 

 pretend certainly to know James's defign in thole preparations* 

 though, fays his Lordfhip, it looked as if he hoped to annex lre-< 

 land to his crown, fmce, about this time, certain Irilh gentler 

 men came to invite him over to their country, promiftng to ac- 

 knowledge him for their king ; and that divers' noblemen and gen- 

 tlemen of Ireland mould come over to do him homage. " Henry 

 kavuig at tliis time declared himielf king of Ireland, of which he 

 v,*$ before only ityled the lord, thereby gave umbrage to James^ 



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