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Poor people meeting Desmond cursed him bitterly for this war. His 
promises to them. Receipt of William Burke’s patent of creation, and 
his own as Justice Requests to be discharged. All Limerick and Kerry 
in rebellion. Devotion of Ormond, Councillors, Captains, Gentlemen, 
and Soldiers. 
1580.—Apr. 5. Askeaton.—Lord Justice Pelham to Sir F. Walsingham. 
The whole of the shires of Limerick and Kerry now at her Majesty’s 
devotion. They might be made to bear the whote charge of the garrison 
in Ireland. Pleasantness and commodity of the Shannon. The people 
of Munster docile and reformable. The practise for saving Desmond 
scorned by the Countess, who sent Dunboyne’s letter to Sanders. 
Trish CorrEsponDENCE, STATE Paper Orrice. 
No. 81. (ndorsed) 1583, June 18.—To hir Ma“, from the Erle of Or- 
; mond, (directed) to the Queen’s most excellent Maiesty. 
My duetye most humblye remembered to your most exsellent Ma- 
iestye, sins the dispatch of my servant Tegg to your Highness ther wear 
22 traytors put to the sword and taken, of those feaw that folloed 
Desmond. The Senischall of Imokillye (being the man of most account 
amongst the rebells) cam to me the eleventh of this month acknowleginge 
his great and grevose offences, most humblye craving your hignes 
marcye, whom I receaved for cawses tending the sarvice of your Ma- 
iestye. 
The Brownes (being th’erles trostiest folloers in all these bad actions) 
have this day submitted them to your Highness. The Countes of 
Desmond being for some cawses protected, to manifest her humble duetye 
the more, forsoke the benefitt thereof, and put her self holye to your 
Maiestyes marcye. To conclude, for avoyding your highnes farther 
troble, God hath geven your sarvice that success as your good subiectes 
may saflye travell in anye part of this province without danger. 
Now craving pardon for these my rude lines I committ your Maiestye 
to the blessed guyding of God, who make your life long and your raygne 
most hapye From your highnes toune of Cashel the 18th of June, 1583. 
Yo" Maiesties most humble and obedient subiect and sarvant during 
lyfe. 
? THomas Ormép & OSs. 
Trish CorrEsPoNDENCE, STATE Paper OFFICE. 
No. 81. (Indorsed) 1583, June 18.—Erle of Ormond.—(Directed) to 
the right honorable my veray good 11 | lords | of her Ma* most honnorable 
privy Counsell in hast hast. 
May it please yo" most honnorable good 1] to be advertised that since 
the dispach of my servant Teig Mac Carty there were xxi of the fewe 
traitors that remained abrode put to the sword and taken. The Senisciall 
of Imokilly (being the chefe man of servic among them) came to me the 
