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The Secretary, on the part of the Rev. William Reeves, 

 D. D., read a notice of a record preserved in the Chapter- 

 house, Westminster : the original of which is written on a 

 rjiece of parchment, five inches seven-eighths long and nine- 

 teen inches and a half wide, the names of the seals being 

 written on the straps to which the seals are attached. 



" ®o the kyng oure souverain lord. 

 " Meekly Beseecheth your mooste Noble Hieghnesse and pre- 

 excellent grace youre 'humble Subiectes and servantes whose 

 Seales vnto this presentes beth affixed with all the faithfull 

 and trwe liege peaple of Therldome of Vlster whiche some tyme 

 was named the third moost Rialle Erldome in Christiante and 

 nowe in defaute of lordiship and peaple with youre enmyes 

 daly destroied and under tribute constitute and thraldom je 

 graciousely to considre the said thraldome and tribute with 

 the importable werres vpon youre said liege peaple daly con- 

 tinued both by see and land by see with Bretones and with 

 Scottes of the oute lies Avhiche beth w* Irishmen enmyes of 

 the land confedered that is to say w* Oneyll bwy Okane 

 m e gwylyn henry Oneylle Con Oneylle m c gyunusse m c cartan 

 and the Offlynnes whiche with in shorte tyme fynally and 

 vtterly woll destroye youre said Erldome and peaple withoute 

 that it be by youre mooste gracious hieghnesse provided to 

 send vnto theym a certain of peaple to inhabite and to defende 

 youre said grounde othir to send vnto youre faithfull servant 

 and trwe liege man Janico Savage youre Senescall of Vlster 

 whiche hath kept and defende youre said cuntray w* grete 

 aventure daly in drede he and his men withe grete Care hunger 

 thurste watching blodeshed and mannys slaghtie ayens youre 

 said Enmyes mortell and yeven many grete slaghties and 

 Scomfettes in the whiche his frendes that was to hym mooste 

 socoure beth slayne and passed vnrewarded as yett : suche fees 

 outhir suche rewarde wher with he may wage Sawdiours to 

 resiste and to defende your said Enmyes and kepe youre said 



