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alio conftituted him lord governor of Dublin, with a 
guard of twenty knights. Robert Fitz-Stephen and Mau¬ 
rice Fitz-Gerald were appointed his coadjutors, with an 
equal train ; and thefe, with others of the firlt adventurers, 
were thus obliged, under the pretence of an honourable 
-employment, to relide at Dublin, fubjeft to the immedi¬ 
ate infpeetion of de Lacy, in whom Henry fee nvs to have 
placed his chief confidence. Lands were affigned in the 
■neighbourhood of each city for the maintenance of the 
knights and foldiers. Orders were given to build a caftle 
in Dublin, and fortrefles in other convenient places; and 
to John de Courcey, a baron diftinguilhed by his enter- 
prifing genius and abilities for war, was granted the whole 
■province of Ulfter, provided he could reduce it by force 
•of arms. 
Henry was no looner gone, than his barons began to 
/.•contrive how they might belt ftrengthen their own in- 
terefts, and the Irilh how they might belt (hake oft’ the 
yoke to which they had fo readily lubmitted. De Lacy 
parcelled out the lands of Meath to his friends and adher¬ 
ents, and began to eredt forts to keep the old inhabitants 
in awe. This gave offence to O’Ruarc, who {till enjoyed 
the ealtern part of this territory as a tributary prince-. 
He repaired to Dublin, in order to obtain redrefs from 
Lacy for fome injuries real or pretended; but, as the par¬ 
ties could not come to an agreement, another conference 
■was appointed on a hill called Taragh. Both parties 
came with a confiderable train of armed followers ; and 
the event was a fcuffle, in which O’Ruarc and feveral of his 
retinue were killed. According to the Englifli accounts, 
he had formed an ambufcade lor the deftruClion of the 
chief governor, which by prudent precautions was coun¬ 
teracted ; while by the IriHi the charge of treachery is re¬ 
torted on the Englifh. 
The king had been obliged to weaken his forces in 
Ireland, by withdrawing feveral of his garrifons. This 
was occafioned by the rebellion of his Tons, as related un¬ 
der the article England, vol. vi. p. 573, 4, 5. The 
troops which remained in Ireland were all'o difcontented 
with their general, Hervey of Mountmorris, on account 
of his feverity in difcipline, and reftraining them from 
plunder, to which they imagined themfelves intitled on ac¬ 
count of the deficiences of their pay. Raymond le Gros, 
the fecond in command, was much more beloved by the 
foldiery ; and to fuch a height had the jealoufies between 
the commanders rifen, that all effectual oppolition to the 
Irilh chieftains was prevented; and the event might have 
been fatal to the Englifh intereft, had not Henry found 
out a remedy. He fummoned earl Richard to attend him 
at Rouen in Normandy, and communicated his intentions 
of committing the affairs of Ireland to his foie direction. 
The earl exprelfed the utmoft readinefs to fe'rve his mat¬ 
ter; but oblerved., that he had already experienced the 
envy and malignity of his fecret enemies; that, if he (hould 
appear in fuch a diftinguilhed character as that of the 
king’s deputy in Ireland, their infidious practices would 
be renewed, and his conduCt mifreprefented. 1 -Ie there¬ 
fore requelted that a colleague might be appointed in the 
commimon ; and recommended Raymond as a perfon of 
approved loyalty and abilities, as well as highly accepta¬ 
ble to the foldiery. The king replied, with an affected 
air of regard and confidence, that he had his free content 
to employ Raymond in any fervice he (hould deem necef- 
lary, not as a colleague, but as an affiftant ; but that he 
relied entirely on the earl himfelf, and implicitly trufted 
every thing to his direction. To reward his fervices, he 
granted him the town of Wexford, together witn'a fort 
erected at Wicklow; and then difmift'ed him with the molt 
gracious expreflions of favour. 
The earl landed at Dublin, where he was received with 
all the refpeCt due to the royal commiffion. He fignified 
the king’s pleafure, that Robert Fitz-Bernard, with the 
garrifon of Waterford, Ihould inftantly embark and repair 
to Normandy; that Robert Fitz-Stephen and Maurice 
jPwidergaft Ihould attend the fervice of their fovereign in 
England ; and, agreeably to the king’s inftruCtionsj took 
on him the cuftody of the cities of Dublin, Waterford, 
and Wexford. Hugh de Lacy and Milo de Cogan were, 
with the other lords, commanded to repair to England 
for the fervice of the king ; by which the earl's forces 
were confiderably weakened, and he foon found himfelf 
under a neceffity of' appointing Raymond to the chief 
command. The new general proved fuccefsful in fome 
enterprifes again!! the rebellious Irilh; but, having pre¬ 
fumed upon his merits to demand in marriage Bafilia the 
earl's filter, Richard refufed his confent, and Raymond 
retired into Wales. 
Thus the fupreme command again devolved upon Her¬ 
vey of Mountmorris ; who, being feniible that his cha¬ 
racter had fuftered much from a comparifon with that of 
Raymond, determined to emulate his fuccelfes by fome 
bold attempt againit the rebels. A detachment of four 
hundred of his men, however, had the misfortune to be 
furprifed and cut off by the enemy ; and this fuccefs 
ferved as a fignal for a general revolt. Several of the 
Leinfter chieftains, who had lately made their fubmiffion, 
and bound themfelves to the fervice of king Henry, now 
openly difclaimed alt engagements. Even Donald Ke- 
vanagh, fon to the late king Dermod, who had hitherto 
adhered to the Engliftv in their greateft difficulties, now 
declared againit them, and claimed a right to the kingdom 
of Leinfter; while Roderic, on his part, was aCtive in 
uniting the princes of Ulfter, the native lords of Meath, 
and other chiefs, againit their common enemy. This 
produced the immediate recal of Raymond ; and Richard 
no longer refuled his confent to the marriage with his fif- 
ter, which was folemnized immediately on Raymond’s 
arrival. The very next morning, the bridegroom was 
obliged to take the field againit Roderic, who had com¬ 
mitted great devastations in Meath. By the vigorous 
conduCt of the Englifh commander, who, after tranquil¬ 
lizing Leinfter, advanced to Limcric, and took that city, 
he was not only prevented from doing farther mifchief, 
but at lalt convinced of the folly of reliltance; and there-, 
fore determined to make a final fubmiffion. Yet, con- 
ftious of his dignity, he difdained to fubmit to a lubjeCt; 
and therefore, inltead of treating with earl Richard, he 
fent deputies direCtly to the king. The deputies were, 
Catholicus archbifnop of Tuam, the abbot of St. Brandari, 
and Ma/ler Lawrence, as he is ftyled, chancellor to the 
king of Connaught. 
The terms of this fubmiffion, by which Henry became 
foie monarch of Ireland, were as follow : Roderic con- 
fented to do homage and pay tribute, as liege-man to the 
king of England ; on which condition he was allowed to 
hold the kingdom of Connaught, as well as his other 
lands and fovereignties, in as ample a manner as he had 
enjoyed them before the arrival of Henry in Ireland. 
His vaflals were to hold under him in peace, as long as 
they paid their tribute and continued faithful to the king 
of England ; in which Roderic was to enforce their due 
obedience, and for this purpofe to call to his affiftance 
the Englifh government, if necelfary. The annual tribute 
to be paid was every tenth merchantable hide, as well 
from Connaught as from the reft of the illand; excepting 
thofe parts under the immediate dominion of the king of 
England and his barons, viz. Dublin and Meath with 
their appurtenances, Wexford and all Leinfter, and Wa¬ 
terford with its lands as far as Dungarvan inclufive ; in 
all which diltrifts Roderic was not to interfere, nor claim 
any power or authority. The Irilh who. had fled from 
thefe diltricts were to return, and either pay their tribute, 
or perform the fervices required by their tenures, at the 
option of their immediate lords ; and, if refractory, Ro¬ 
deric, at the requifition of their lords, was to compel them 
to return. He was to take hoftages from his vaftals, fuch 
as he and his liege-lord Ihould think proper; and on his 
part to deliver either thefe or others to the king, according 
to the royal pleafure. His vaffals were to furnilh hawks 
and hounds annually to the Englilh monarch ; and were 
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