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and to our now Thrér, at warres of that realme, as to anie other o? De- 
putie, or chiefe Gov" nor, and to anie other o* Chancellor or keeper of 
o* greate seale of that realme, and anie other o* Thrér, at warres there, 
for the tyme being hereafter. Given, &c. 
Trtso CorrEsponDENcer, State Paprr Orricer, 
No. 109. (Indorsed) The humble peticin of the Countesse of Desmond, to 
the Right honnorable the Lis. of Her Ma** most ho. privie Counsell. 
Having no meanes to live but upon her pencion, w she cannot gett 
paid in Irland, Desyreth the same may be paid out of the Exchequer 
here. 
To the Right honno"able the lis. of her Mat* most hono"able privie 
Counsell. 
Most humbly maketh peti¢dn to your most ho: good Llps yo" poore 
and daylie Oratrix Elleanor Countesse of Desmond. Whereas it hath 
pleased the Quenes most excellent Ma* of her princely favo", in Marche 
1587, to bestowe upon you" poore supl. for her relief a yearly pen@on 
of II‘li to be paied in Ireland. So it is most honnorable that notwith- 
standing the same graunt yo" Oratrix doth live in most lamentable sort, by 
reason she is not duelie paied of her said pen@on; having receevid sine 
the graunt thereof but one hundreth pounds at Xpas last, w™ she did 
owe for her diet long before that tyme. Sins w™ tyme she ranne in 
creditt untyll Easter. Her creditors (being not paied of their former 
debt) would no further lett her have meate, drinke, nor eny other neces- 
saries. So that hitherto yo" Oratrix (being in the meane tyme spent 
even to the uttermost) feeleth suche extreame penury, as she and her 
poore famylie are more like to perishe for want of food, than longer 
contynewe the misery thereof, if honnorable compassion be not speedily 
extended therin. Yt maye therfore please yo" ho. Lips in relief of your 
poore supl. needy estate (considerig she hath nothing wherewith to 
mayntayne or comfort her but her penéon, and that ther is no hoape for 
her to receive it in Ireland), to be meanes unto her Ma* that the same 
penGon may be paied owtte of th’ Exchequer in this realme, where she 
maye be paied so moche of her penn as already is due, wherewith she 
maye paye her debts, and procure her further creditt. And she shall 
praye for yo" good Llps, &e. 
Triso CorRESPONDENCE, STaTE Paper OFFIcr. 
Wo. 109. (Indorsed,) A Note of the clere remayn due to the Countesse of 
Desmond upon her pencin ending xxx Marcit 1589. 
Ther is due to Dame Ellenor Countess of Des- 
mond for her pen@on of c" [cc] Ir. p. an™ due 
for ii whole yeares and a quarter begenyng 
from Xpas 1586 (at which tyme her La: was 
full paied,) and ending at the feast of th’ an- 
uncyacon of o* Ladie 1589, the some of. . ccexxy" Ifi. 
