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meete to be enacted, and for yo" Ma‘* to geeve yo" royal consent unto 
at the Parliament to be here shortlie holden. Humily beseching yo" Ma‘® 
w' yo" accustomed favor in respect of his good deserts, to vouchesaf him 
yo" Ma* gracious speeche and presense, and to return him w* a gracious 
speedie dispache. God long blesse and preserve yo" Ma®*. From yo™ h: 
Castle of Dublin the xxiii" of Octobre, 1584. Yo" Ma‘ faythfull sub- 
iects and bounden servants, 
J. Perrot. 
Ad: Dublin Canc. 
Tuomas MipeEnsis. 
J. Norreys. 
Rozert Ditton. 
Ep. WatEernovs. 
To. te STRANGE. 
J. Garvey. 
Gerrray Fenton. 
TrisH CorrEsPonDENCE, STATE Paper OFFICE. 
Vo. 89. (Indorsed) Archb. of Dublin, 1585, Julii 18.—Countes of Des- 
mond.—(Directed) To the right honorable my singular good Lord, the 
L: Burghley L: high Treasorer of England. 
It may please yo" L. I am driven at this time to troble your L. by 
the importunacie of the Countesse of Desmond, ernestly requestinge me 
to signifie to yo" L. hir bare and miserable state heare; we> chefely 
movid me. She hath receavid pdon for hir lyfe, and have entrid into 
bonds of ten thousand pounds not to make clayme to any lands w™ were 
assured to hir by hir husband as a zointtor. I assure your L. hir case 
(being chargid w™ childrin) is so miserable that seldom the lyke hath 
bene sene in a woman of hir calling. All hir frends (I know not up- 
pon what consyderation,) have quite forsaken hir: so as if yo" L, w™ the 
rest of that honorable boord, be not a mean to hir Ma“ to graunt unto 
hir some portion to releve hir and hir childrin, there is no doubt but 
very shortly they all will goo a beginge : and although hir offence hath 
deserved severitie, yet she emongest the rest hopethe to tast of hir Ma 
clemencie ; so levying hir and hir misery to your L. goodly consideration 
TI humbly comitt your L. to the blessings of the Almightie God. From 
Dublin this 18" of July, 1585. 
Your L. most humbly at commandment. 
Ad: Dublin, Canc. 
Trish CoRRESPONDENCE, STATE Paper OFFICE. 
Wo. 90. (Indorsed) 1585, Sept. 4.—The Countes of Desmond.—(Directed) 
To the Right Honnorable my singler good Lord the Lo: Burghley, Lord 
high Treasorer of England. 
Right honnorable and singler good Lord, my humble duetie unto 
yo" honnor remembrid yt maye please the same Albiet her Ma‘ of her 
