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-person whomsoever, until he, the lord himself had returned, as he 

 most certainly would. Thus all the necessary preparations and 

 provisions having been made, we took up our post in the castle, 

 receiving in charge the ornaments and furniture of the church, as 

 also some relics which he had. We also took in three or four boat 

 loads of stones and six muskets, six arquebuses and other arms, and 

 then the lord having embraced us,^ withdrew to the mountains, 

 where had already preceded him his people. Immediately the 

 report went out through the whole country that Manglana's Castle 

 had been placed in a state of defence, and would not surrender to the 

 enemy, being defended by a Spanish captain and garrison, who had 

 fortified themselves within it. The entire country applauded our 

 courage, while the enemy was very much irritated at it, and came 

 down on the castle^ with all his force some 1800 men, taking up a 

 position about one and a-half miles from it, being the nearest they 

 could approach on account of the water which lies around it. From 

 that distance they menaced us, hanging two Spaniards, and doing 

 ■every other possible injury in order to frighten us. They summoned 

 •us several times by trumpet to surrender the castle, and that our 

 lives would be spared, and free passes given to us for Spain. "We 

 answered, asking them to come nearer to the tower, that we could 

 not understand what they were saying, and always making light of 

 their threats and promises. They kept us beseiged for seventeen 

 days, at the end of which our Lord Grod was pleased to bring aid to 

 Tis, and finally to free us from this enemy, by causing to prevail heavy 

 weather and snow storms which came with such violence, that they 

 were obliged to raise the siege, and with the whole force to take the 

 road back to Dublin (Duplin), where was the enemy's basis and his 

 garrisons. 



" From thence the Governor sent us a message warning us to keep 

 clear of his power, and not to fall into his hands, and that he would 

 in good time return to that district. We answered according to our 

 taste, and to that of the ' Chatelain,' who so soon as he learned that 

 the English had retired, returned to his town and castle, settled 

 down, and rested himself for the while, treating us very liberally. 

 He assured us that we were his most trusty friends, and placed at our 

 service all that belonged to him, as did also most liberally the chief 

 persons of the country. To me he offered a sister of his, that I might 

 have her for wife, for which I returned him my best thanks, but 



1 See note 10, p. 184. 2 ggg note 11, p. 184. 



