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tested to make amendes for the same, not onelie by reforming but also by 
spending their lyves as occasion shoulde be offred in yo™ Ma" service. 
They gave some testimonie thereof in the late northern jorney. And 
as we heere do accordinglie frame them selfs nowe in their cuntrey, fall- 
ing to lyke of the plough. And therefore considring what stirring fel- 
lowes they are if anie occacon of sturr shoulde be offred, or that them selfs 
shoulde rayse anie, we are of opinion (under better reforma@on), that as 
things stand nowe, it were better to pardon them then either to pursue 
them, or (specially) anie lengre to protect them. And so, if they have 
but half the graves that they ought and seeme to have, be so thoroughlie 
devoted to yo" Ma* service and obedience as men that throughe yo" Ma* 
gracious clemencie have receaved a new lyef, and will accordinglie en- 
devor them selfs to deserve the same. 
The Countesse of Desmonde lay at Clonmel, where she was allowed 
a diet of viii° per diem for her self, her daughters, and weemen. Wee 
thought it not meet to continue that chardge to yo" Ma**, And therefore, 
both to cut it of, and to be the surer of her, we have cawsed her to be 
removed to this castle. We thincke her estate to be verie bare, and 
muche she lamenteth, and ernestlie desyreth to be sent over to yo" Ma‘. 
We have no warrant to proceede againste her by lawe, to send her over 
or releive her. We therefore humily beseche yo" Ma to geve some 
direction concerning her. 
By one article of yo" h. instructions to me yo" Deputie, yo" Ma‘ re- 
ferred to us to consider what course were best to be taken w™ the Erle 
of Clanricarde. Upon advised conference of all things depending upon 
that cawse, we thought it the best way and moast agreeing to yo" Ma“ 
service to grant unto him yo" Ma® pardon. His dutiful dealings since 
hath given us cawse to pray yo" Ma“*to think the same well bestowed upon 
him: he haying yelded good testimonie, not onelie of a well reformed, 
but also of a well affected subject. For being of late called upon by yo" 
Ma* chief Commissioner of Conaght to serve against Orwirk, who in 
delivering in of his pledges as was ordered made some stay, he attended 
w’ his forces readelie and served forwardlie, as the said chief Comissioner 
hath advertized. And further upon the furst demaunde agreed to de- 
livre in both his sonnes pledges. The younger he presentlie placed in 
Galloway at Schole. The eldre and his heir the Lo: of Dunkellen he 
hath sent hither to me yo" L: Deputie humily desyring me to send him 
over to yo" Ma®* w™ I have presumed to do, and with him Orwirk’s son 
(2 principal bands for Connaght,) not doubting but yo" Ma*®* will geeve 
ordre for their educacén, that they may hereafter serve God and yo 
Ma*® as they ought to do. 
We have thought good to make choise of this bearer S* Lucas Dillon, 
chief Baron of yo" Mat’s Exchequer as the fittest man to carrie over this 
dispache, as well because he hath ben a doer in the iorneys and services 
don, since I the Deputy receaved this chardge: and thereby can the 
more particlerlie declare all things w* their circumstances. As also for 
that he being learned in the lawes, and otherwise sufficientlie instructed 
is hable to confer w* suche as yo™ Ma‘ shall appoynt for settling downe 
of those Statutes that we haye sent over by him, or there shalbe thought 
