O'Reilly — Remarks on Captain Cuellar''s Narrative. 191 



tmd company as was the custom in Queen Mary's days. The clergy there 

 have even changed the time according to the Pope's new invention. 

 He has been several times before the Grovernors of that land upon 

 protection, and yet he is suffered to enjoy his bishoprick these 26 

 years past and more." 



Id., p. 596, vol. clxv., 69, ii. Faculty by ''Eedmundus Derensis 

 Episcopus ac Primatis locum tenens, to "William Nugent, to hold, 

 lands, possessions, and tithes pertaining to churches, and monas- 

 teries. In coenobio de Lios Gabbail, 19 Aprilis, 1592 (Latin), 



p. 2- 



The christian name Pedmond, the episcopal title Derry, and the 

 fact of his being denounced as a harbourer of the wrecked Spaniards, 

 would point to Bishop 0' Gallagher, whilst the wording of the Latin 

 title as cited would explain how the word " Times '' came in. Cuellar 

 does not say how he learned the name or title of the bishop, nor does 

 he say that it was told him. On the other hand, the fact of his 

 having had long conversations with him, most probably in Latin, on 

 affairs of state, would point to his having learned the title in that 

 language, and quite probably in connection with some document of 

 which he was made the bearer, either to people in Scotland or to 

 people of importance in Spain. He caught up and understood the 

 name Pedmond, roughly read or understood Derensis to be the equi- 

 valent of Derni or Terni or Termi, did not understand or rightly read 

 the words " ac primatis locum," which may, if in writing, have been 

 in a contracted form ; and finally only roughly caught the sense or 

 sound of the word "tenens," which if obscurely written or pro- 

 nounced, might have appeared as if being "Times." Hence, the strange 

 title, " D. Pedmund Termi Obispo de Times." 



As to the subsequent movements of Cuellar, after having left 

 Ireland, it is unnecessary to follow them here. It may be, however, 

 of interest to make the two following citations from the State Papers 

 already quoted: p. 105, vol. cxl., 1589, January, i. 5. "Mcholas "White 

 to his father, Mr. John "White of Dublin, Merchant — Thomas 

 Kename reports that 500 Spaniards were conveyed to Scotland and 

 well received. The king of Scotland hath caused shipping to be 

 prepared towards the conveying of them into Spain." Strangford, 

 IJ^ovember 26 : p. 132, vol. cxlii. March 5, 12. ii. " Nine Spaniards 

 have come from Donegal to Strabane. Sorley Boy (M'Donnel) sent 

 18 Spaniards into Scotland the last week." Solomon Farenan, Sir 

 Tirlagh O'lSTeill's man to the Lord Deputy, 1588-9, February 18, 

 Extract, p. 1. 



