VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

This book is purchased from

The Schofield Fund

given in memory of

William Henry Schofield

Victoria College, B.A. 1889

Harvard University, Ph. D. 1895

Professor of Comparative Literature

Harvard University, 1906-20.

Harvard Exchange P rofessor at

University of Berlin, 1907

Lecturer at the Sorbonne and

University of Copenhagen, 1910.

Harvard Exchange Professor at

Western Colleges, 1918.

(English Conquest 0f Jnlantr.

HORACE HART, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY

107

fijton quest af JrdamlA.D. 1166-1185.

MA1M.Y nOM I HI'. 1XPUGNATIO HIBERXICA'

<>/' < IUALDUS CAMBRENSI8.

parallel ecvt

1. MS. Trinity College, Dublin, E. 2. 31, about 1425 A.D.

2. MS. Rawlinson. B. 490, Bodleian Library, about 1440 A.D.

PAKT I. THE TEXT.

1 1>MI !> M

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See opposite. Mr. Thomas Austin sends me some more forms worth notice

in the Dublin MS.: bethweri), between, 10/12; bolthenys, boldness, 75/15 ;

ather, either, 100/3 5ayse >

ease> 148/ J5behoud (? th), behoof, benefit, 112/30 ;

culuertnesse, falseness, 126/31 ; cytteyns, citizens, 122/27 ; dur?, door, 42/22 ;

ense, ends, 80/29; fale (fele), many, 74/io ; fobler,. feebler, 68/6; forume,

form, 39/12; ?heuedes (as in note), 14/17; hym J>riddesum, Greek euros

rpiros, 14/1, 32/2O ; I-shwerne, sworn, 24/a6 ;mich yuell, leprosy (comp.

great pox), 32/7 ; neyght, nigh, 74/i6 ; pynsynge (pinching), affliction, 88/6 ;

rechest, reckest, 108/Q ; ruthlynge, ? rattling, 16/13 ; schavnge, change, 51/6 ;

senne, synod, 120/15 ;senthe (? scathe), seventh, 68/30 ; senfte, 59/3; soine,

soon, 60/n ; soldrys, shoulders, 89/u; sortely, shortly, 149/22; shechynge,

seeking, 147/ip.

Vll

OKI-: wo I? i>s.

Tin-; lirst manuscript of this interesting story of " oure

knyghten i^estes yn Irlande" (^2/15), and of Henry I I's

Conquest of our sister Isle, was sent over to me from the

Library of Trinity College, Dublin, by Dr. John K. Ingram,to be copied, printed, and edited by him for the Early English'IV\f, Society. He hoped to do his work at it during his

July-September holiday (1893) in Scotland, on Loch Lomond,I having read his proofs with the MS. for him. But illness

prevented him ; and so I (as the Society's man-of-all-work)had to take the book up. Both the story told mainly,

though freely, from the Expngnacio llllcnnca of Giraldus

Cambrensis, and the forms of the words, interested me.

For the copier of the englisht text has often slipt into his

own Irish dialect, specially in the use of d and t for th, and

has written dyngel and tynge

2 for thing ; drogh3 and trogh

4

for through \ day for///<;//"';

idrow (18/i) for thrown; tanked

for thanked (14/19); lynke for think (6/26); toght for thought

(16/25,18/7); tough (as once in The Three Rings Sons) for

Unmgh (22/14); &c. At the same time he has used th for

t and //: thcdynge (10/7) and fythynge (6/15) for tidings ;

on ther (6/31) for under;rent (8/1) for ruth\ bethwen (10/12)

for behreeu; thwey (12/35) for ftro

;herth (2/8, 13, 22/28) for

hrart;ibansheth (24/i) for baniM

;lendeth (22/1 6) for tn<l, .1

;

*myt/t (24/i 2) for */;///', &c. The copier has other peculiarities,

both in the use of other consonants and vowels 6, which the

reader will note as he goes along, and which will be collected

for him in the Introduction by Dr. Douglas Bruce, of the

Ladies College at Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, that will form

1

88/27; 134/13.'24/14; 28/8; (no)tynge8/ia; 16/s ; 20/9 ; Ac,

422/6, 7; 26/i, &c. 10/19; 12/a J 24/10, n.

8 Both /tar' 128/ao doesn't at first look like But ere : still, you soon get accus-

tonul to tlu scribe's little weaknesses, //a ryHI, harm, is in the Kawlinson MS.

143/12 : cp. tarrif serve, in Misyn. E. E. T. Soc. The Southern infinitive in

-y or -ye occurs in both MSS. 58/27, &c - For other odd spellings, see opposite.

vill T1IUEE ENGLISH MSS. TWO EDITIONS OF THE KXl'UGA'AL'W.

Part II. of this book, when complete, and will no doubt be

finisht in 1894, or '95.

As it was now and then hard to understand the Dublin text,

and one nearer the standard tongue turnd up in the Rawlin-

son MS. B. 490 the MS. that contains one of Mr. Steele's

text of the prose Secreta I got Mrs. Parker to copy this

Bodleian MS. l

,and the Clarendon Press to set it opposite

the Dublin one. The comparison of the two versions is full

of interesting points, as the Rawlinson is generally less

archaic than the Dublin 2,while each helps to fill up the

other's occasional leavings-out. There is at least one other

MS. of the Conquest^ the later one in Trinity College, Dublin,

F. 4. 4, which is said to be a i6th century transcript of

J3. 2. 31. From it, an extract is given below, pp. xiv-xvi

as a specimen. Doubtless, other MSS. of the text exist

elsewhere. Luckily for us, the late Rev. Jas. F. Dimock

re-edited the Expugnatio Hibernica in vol. v. (1867) Giraldi

Camlrensis Opera in the Rolls Series of Chronicles and

Memorials;and his notes, dates, and Preface have been of the

greatest use to me. He says (p. xxix) that there are two

editions, and perhaps a third, of the Expugnacio: (i) that in

an early I3th century MS. at Lambeth, No. 371,'

probably

penned during Giraldus's lifetime" (p. xxxi), and in (R.) and

(B.), MSS. Bibl. Reg. 13 B. viii in the British Museum, and

Rawlinson B. 188 in the Bodleian. In treating the two

latter MSS. as of the first cast of the work, Mr. Dimock

neglects the marginal additions of the Royal MS. These

additions make (2) the second version of the Expiignacio

(pp. xxxii, xxxiv), shown in (R.), and MS. Ff. I. 27, in the

University Library, Cambridge, in which "there is one whole

chapter, (also in our English, p. 38-40 below) the eighteenthof the first book giving the account of the synod at Armaghin 1170, of which no other mention is known besides this,

1 Mr. George Parker has collated the proofs with the MS. Mr. ThomasAustin has made the Glossary and Indexes to both Texts. Dr. Ingram wrote

the English side-notes to the even pages 10-32, tho I've alterd 2 or 3 of em.2 I suppose the first englishing now represented by the Dublin MS. was

made in the I4th century.

Till; >HU|;TI-:\I> EXPUONACIO IN IIAKI.I-.IAN Ms. 177. IX

in (his chapter <l ( iiraldus - \\liich is not in Lambeth 371,

Imt, is in IJilil. I!e<4-. 15 \\. viii and Haulinson \\. 188."

\Ve now come to the MS. of most interest to us, Harleian 177,

for in it only (as I gather from Mr. Dimock's note 3, p. 236)is t he original <>f one of our Eni;-li>h lits on pp. 16, 18 belo\\ :

Trin. Coll. Dublin, E. 2. 31.

A \\omler was of that fanta-

sye : A-morowe, whan it was

day, the place ther this folk

iseye smyten vpon ham, the

wedes and the grase that stoden

al euen vpriirht, thay lay alle

id row adoune, and icast to grond.

Harl. 117, If. 14, lik. 15.

Minim aulem fantasmate tali,

(\uod in crastino die clarescente,

in loco uhi uidebatwr exercitws

ille in ipsos irruisse, herbe &vrtice, que prius alte fuerant,

& erecte, solotenu* prostrate

iacebant, & coroplauate.

For this, the other MSS., R. and B., have "primus hie

miles, jui in hac insula niso mansueto et domesticate Nisi

iiliam infestavit."

On this Harleian 177, Mr. Dimock says, at p. xxxv of his

Preface :

(it) "furnishes a copy of the Expugnaiio which, so far as it

goes, it has many and large omissions generally agrees closely

with the text of this second edition. . . . The omissions are more

i-sjurially of the extraneous matter, not relating to Ireland; but

there is much curtailing also of Irish matter, when not directly

historical. In the descriptions of the heroes, for instance, muchnl'trii is left out; and in the orations which Giraldus puts into

their mouths, still more. The compiler of it never condenses, but

simply omits. In an oration ... he will retain two or three

si nt( lu-es of the hi-gi lining, and two or three more of the end, with

perhaps another or two out of the middle, if not very much less

than all this, word for word as in the complete oration, without

much care about connection or sense ... it certainly is only an

abbreviation, sm-h as I describe it."

This is just the case with our English text !

, though here

and there it has bits not in Harl. 177. As to that MS.,Mr. Dimock continues, pp. xxxv-vi:

"It generally agrees closely, as I have taid, with the second

1 It stuj,- ;i t .

liapt, r ^ ,>f r,,iuk 11 75 "t "ur pages go to 171 of the I

TIIK SI10KTEN1) EXPUGNACIO IN IIAKI.KIAN MS. 177.

edition, as in (R.) and (F.); but it exhibits a gomewhat more

advanced text. For instance, the word Stadia of (L)ambeth MS.

occurs only twice instead of four times, out of eight as in

(R)awlinson MS.: and instead of Arcarii always, as in the early

manuscripts, it has the Satellites equestres of the later ones, in

about half the instances where the words occur. And, moreover,

in a few instances, it has a word or two that are not in the early

manuscripts, but are in the later ones.

This manuscript has no note whatever as to its history ;but it,

or its original perhaps, would seem to have been written by one of

the English settlers in Ireland, as it attempts occasionally, instead

of Giraldus's Latin of all the other manuscripts, to give an English

rendering of the Irish names. Thus, instead of Murcliardijilius,

or Dermitius, or MurcJiarelides, it has ' Macmorthit'

or ' Mac-

morhith'

;instead of Ororicitu,

'

Oroch.' In one instance the

writer appears to make a blunder in his Englishing : he renders

Otuethelis 'Oneyl' instead of O'Toole. ... It is not the work of

a very correct scribe."

As a sample of the cutting-down, by Harl. 177, of Giraldus's

descriptions of men, take the most trenchant instance, that of

Henry II. In the Rolls edition, this description takes nearly

six big octavo pages, Op. v. 301-6, the whole of Chapter 46,

Book I. Leaving out the first page, Harl. 177 and the

englisber start with the second, p. 302 :

Expuyn. Hibern. lib. i. cap. xlvi.

Harl. MS. 177, If. 44, bk. 45.

Descripsto anglorum regis

Hewrici sec?mdi.

t igitur anglorwra rex,

heimcws secundus, uir

sttb-ruffus, cesius; amplo capite

& rotundo;

ocitlis glausis ;ad

iraw toruis, & rubore suffusts;

facie ignea ;uoce qwassa ;

collo

ab humms aliqwantuluw de-

misso; pectore quadrate; bra-

chiis ualidis; corpore carnoso

;

Et natwre magis, qwam gule

Dubl. MS. E. 2. 31.

Page 88 below.

rrVie kynge henry the othe?f

was a man) sauwrede, roune

heed, & round grey eghen);

roghly lokynge, & rede yn

wreth; vysage rede bernynge,

grete speche, neke somdel logTi

of J?e sholdres, brest thyk, armes

Tllh >HOi;ilM> l\rit,.\.l I" IN II All! Kl \N M s. I 77 XI

uieio, ritra tinmiv/// \rm<l tu-

niomn|

rimrme/// ^ ti-rjH re ///

M////MDI; mmlenvta quudam i//<-

iiKxlo-anria nr/ttre JM /M///i>l.

Krai f\\im ribn potuqf'.'jm<>-

df-t^s ac H>hriu>. A: |i///-siin<./'ir

quo-ii( I I'/'iiirqii lie-nit. J"/* < nut\u

date*,

[//ere a yi/ /<</ a (juarter

/ tin full text, Oj>. v. 302-3, ?'*

Ay> OH/ Ay //,//7. 177, tliwnjh

our emjlis/ter gives a little of it'.]

Vrgeiitibw iwcomodis, nemo

: rcsu//qta sec?tri'

rii;i(liur. Acer in [ii]-

duinitos ; cleincns in swbactos;

I hnv/s in doiiR-.-ticos;

diffusus

i// i \traiioos; largtw in publico ;

1'arcug i/i priuato.

1 Et ut lianc naturae injuriain in-

lustria reprinicret ac mitigaret ....

iuniKxlerata corpus vexatione torque-

bat .... sibi ncc pacera ullam nee

ri<iui.ii in-lul^ebat. Venationi nam-

|iir trans modciitiain detlitus, summo

diluculo ecjuo cursore transvectup,

mine saltus lustrans, nunc silvas pene-

trans, nunc inontiuin juga transcen-

dens, dies ducebat inquietos : vespere

vero domi receptum, vel ante coenam

\1 jiust. rarissime eedentein con-

ppexeris. Post tantas nainqtic fatiga-

tiones, totnm statione continua cui iam

liissure cunsueverat.

more ..I Kyn.l.- than ct

L'l'ctL' <t \vcinl)o; for lie was, as

to prynce brlon^eth, [<t'|in. t.

& of drynkc 1'ul IIIL-I-II &

bi-ryiige; ....

Whan any vnhappes hym be-

Irllr, nonian meker; t-l'U: whan

he was yn sckcrne&se, no man

sterne?. Suert ayeyn the bold,

meke wyth ham that weren)

vnde? y-broght, hard amonge

hys owne, & prtuely large

amonge vnkouth.

&., for to a-quenche that gretncsse,

he put hymself to ful mych trauaylle,

that wnneth he lete hys body haue

tny reBte, ether by day othe? by

nyght ; fibr, wynter & somer, he

arose eur more yn the dawnynge, &herd fyrst hys geruyce of holy chyrch ;

ther-aftyr, most what al )>e day he

wold ben out, othe? wyth houndes

othe? wyth hawkes, for yn thay two

thynges he delyted hym swyth myohwythal ; & vnnethe he wold ryde any

amblynge hors, hot myche trottyngc

hors, for to trauaylle hys body the

more. Aftyr al hys trauaylle a-day,vnnethe he lete hys body haue a ly tell

reste for to syte to hys mete the whylethat he eete

;& anoon aftyr mete, &

namely aftyr soppe?, anoon he wold

aryse & stonde, & so dryue forth al \>e

meste parte of the nyght, so that al

)>e court \v;ib oft ennyede the?-of.

Xll THE SIIORTEND EXPUGKACIO IN HABLEIAN MS. 177,

semel exosuwi habuerdt,

nix in amore?/i; Quern semel

amaurnitjiiix inodimn reuocabat.

[Two-thirds of a page of the

full text is Jtere left out, on

Henry's" extreme delight in fal-

conry and hunting ; his open

violation of his marriage-vow ;

his untruthfulness ; his dila-

toriness in matters of justice ;

his simoniacal practises ; his

love of peace ; his almsgiving,

humility, <(?."]

Humilitatis amator;

nobili-

tatis oppressor, & guperbie cal-

cator.

[Nearly two pa^es of the full

text are here left out, on Henry's"usurpations in things of God ;

his inattention to divine service ;

his seizures of the revenues of

vacant churches; his treatment

of his sons ; his wonderful

memory," $c., $c. and Harl.

177 begins again with the final

paragraph, of which it gives the

first sentence, and the last six

words.]

sed \\aec [hjactenws, nee preter

rem tawe?i, cursim & breuite?-

hie delibasse sufficiat. [i i words

ofprint left out.] ad ncwlram de

cetero liiberniam reuertamwr.

J?eman that he ones hated,

vmiethe lie wold euer eft loue;

& man that he ones loued,

vnueth he wold euer eft hate.

& openly mekenesse & debonerte

he louede; piyde & hauteynesse

he hated, & wold brynge vnder

fote.

[not engliaht.]

It is not my business to follow up this question of our

nil. KN<;U<II COMI'II.I.I> H:O\I mi. / w ffO, xiii

engliflher's original. Mr. Broee will, I hope, do that, I note

only \vli:if I have just s<-<-n. llml Mr. Diino<-k printed j.:irtof

<.ur Dnl.liii MS., !]. 2. 31, in live pa^-e> (mi six) <,!' hi> vol. v.,

1'1>.\eiii-xcviii ',

our pp. 2-10, to line 14,'

prinee of \\alrs '; and

thai IVoni tin's part-.In- said (p. Ixxvii) our MS. "seems rather

a paraphrase of >ueh portions of the treatise \EaspUffHaeW\9Mthe writer, no doubt an An^lo-llilx-mian -. deemed most

worthy the notice of Anglo-H ilu -rnian readers"; while I'm!'.

1'arle held it "a truly intcre<t ini;- specimen of fifteenth

century Kn^lish"

well worthy of publication.

\Vliv didn't one of these excellent folk write to me about it

at the time?

F. J. FURNIVALL.MS. ROOM, BRITISH MOSKUM,

28 September, 1893.

On the authority of Giraldus, Mr. Dimock comments on

pages Ixxx-lxxxii of his Preface, and thus concludes :

" Recent Irish scholars have quietly received Giraldus for what

he is worth, as an impetuous, strongly biassed writer, whose state-

ments have generally more or less of truth in them, but with muchunfair one-sidedness. They have seen that his abuse is not con-

fined to Ireland and the Irish, but is almost equally as fully

lavished upon his own Wales and the Welsh; that, in fact, he has

praise for scarcely any thing or body except himself and his near

friends and relations. Some late Irish writers, under the reaction

1>(i haps of his having been found too much fault with, seem to me

to put more faith in Giraldus's history than it really deserves."

1 His 'blothcher,' xcvi/is, is the MS. '

blethelier,' 6/14 below ; big '

foden,'

xcvii/7 from foot, is the MS. fondene,' 8/28 ;his '

with,' xciv/19, is the MS.swith

'

\. TV, 4/3 below ; his 'onenth' (half), xcv/2, is the MS. 'euerich,' 4/i6;his *ich:uislu-il,' xcv/23, is the MS. '

ibanshed,' 4/34 below; his *inewe<l,'

xcviii/i;, is the MS. ' ineued'

moved, 10/12 below;and so on. The copier,

Mi. .). 1'. 1'rendergast, tli.ln't know hi> MB,J And evidently a strong Churchman. See how he makes Henry II attend

rlunvh service daily 86/27, when Giraldus e.'inplains of his neglect of services.

Other in-jt.-UK-es .ccur of like 1'its nut in liiraldus.

SAMPLE OF THE LATER MS.

F. 4. 4, Trinity College, Dublin, p. 7 (middle of page).

For comparison with Chapter XIII of the other MXS.

PP- 30-35 ^low.

When the kinge did knowe his entent, and whether he would

goe, he gave him fully leve, and warned him not. but with such

leave as he hadde, he dighte and made him ready the wyliter, till

the begininge of may, he sente before him into Irelande a knighte

that was called Reymonde le gras ; with him, tenn knights, and

fortye Squiers, and fourescore bowemen;

a man full hardy, and

well proved in weapon; Roberts nephewe, and Morices Eldeste

brothers sone. They arryved at a place called Dondoneuile, foure

myle besouthe the hawen of Waterforde;and there they arrearede

a diche, and a feble castell upon, of yards and turues p MS.

iureus]. The men of Waterforde, and with them Malaughlyne

Ofolane, they did understande that they had such Neighbourehede

wAt'ch them lothed : they concluded that they would upon them, or

enwy more weare to them come, they assembled them together,

well thre thowsande men, and wente over the water of sure, that

partethe the twoe counties of leynester and of Mounester, and sett

them in thre hosts, bouldely for to assaile the Englishmen within

there Castell. Reymounde and his men, thoughe they weare but

fewe, they weare not fainte to fighte with uneven hoste, they

assemblede them together ; But, as noe wonder was, soe fewe men

mighte nat fighte againste soe many ;theie turned them againe to

there receipte. the other, thinkinge that they departed in discom-

feture, they brake there sheldruw, and followed them: and they

weare not fully within the gate, but some of them weare rather in

[than] thenglyshe men. Reymonde sawe that he and his weare in

greate perill, and upon pointe to losse there lyves. he cried to his

fellowes, and turned worthely upon there foemen. and the firste

that came in, he clave his hedde, and throwly killed him : all thoste

.\\ll-l.l. ill Till. I.ATKi; \l>. I. 4. 4. Tl:l.\. toll... l>! IU.IV XV

dy-ronifittrd. and toke them t flight e. The others them

followed into all the )liine. and layde them one MX-, that in litle

while thr-y slowc of them lyve hundreth and nun-; and the moste

I'fjrte of thother Jell downe into tlu- Me from the hie roke, and drowne

themselves, in this fi^htr, was a knijjite that hei^hte WilhVini

IVerande, tliat did over well, and alum- all other, he was a man

that hade semblante as though* he weare one the much yuell ;and

therfore he put him-selfe whear the moste perill was; for [he]

raughte not whether death came betwen him and his yuell, or it

weave overmuch smitte [? MS. suirtte] upon him. here the pridr

of Waterforde fell; all there mighte went to noughte : herof came

the Englyshe hoppe and com forte ; and to the Iryshe, dredd and

wanhop ; for it was never therbefore harde, that, of soe fewe men,

soe greate a slaughter was done, but unwise counsaile they did

thereafter, that turned them to much crueltie ;ffor when the

Maystry was all there, mid all there foemen overcom, In the fighte

weare taken well threscore men and tenn, that them had yelded,

and weare the higheste and the richeste men of all the Cytty, such

that theye mighte have had the Citty deliuered for them, or els

asmuch Catell as they woulde desire. Henry of mountud, that to

tin-in was come, and Reymounde, upon diuerse domes stroven whate

they shoulde doe with there pr/soners; ffor Reymounde travailcde

alx)ute for to deliuer them, as a man of Rcwthefull mode, and thus

saidi to his lellowes :

"Lordings, whate is us beste to doe with oure

wreched prisoners ? I saye nat that one any manner one shoulde

spare his foemen;hut they he nat nowe oure foemene, but be men

nat rcbells, but in Battaile for to defende there county, overcome,

me thinke they are nowe in such state, that we oughte better to

have inercve of them, and gyve them lyfe, for to gyve others

example to he boxoni, then cruely to doe them to deathe, wheare-

throughe others, ffor feare of mybtruste, the lesse will yeld them to

us." When Reymonde had theise wourds saide, in all the folke

\\a- ann>te none to graunte them lyfe; Arose up Henry amonge

Xvi SAMPLE OF THE LATER MS. F. 4. 4, T1UN. COLL., DUBLIN.

them all, and this them saide :

"I-noughe Remounde openly to us

hathe spoken of mercy and almosedede,! how vnkcd 1 landes are

wonne ;and not with slaughter and burneinge. whether Alixandr

and Julius Cesar, that weare lords of all the wourde, wonne lands

by such way, I woulde Reymounde woulde me answers, when they

came to us well arrayed for to fighte, yf theie had wone the over-

hande and overcome us, woulde they, for almose and for rewth,

haue had mercy one us ? noe, I trowe not. therfore, but those one of

twoe wayes : eyther doe manly that thinge whea[re]fore we bene

come, and the folke that rebell againste us, with [out] any noyse,

with weapone heartely bringe owt of dawes; otherwise, yf we shall

doe almose-dede one them, and spare them, as Reymounde hath

saide, lett us wend to oure shippes, and turne agayne ;and lett we

the wreched men houlde there lande, and Brouke it, without any

challendge." Henries dome licked them better then Reymonds ;

and the Cittizens weare demed to death. They had noe wonte of

waritrees ;and therfore They ladd them to the clyffe of the see, and

putt them downe, and drowned them.

of the firste goode adventure that him befell, they that beste

weare worthye should haue there parte, and the hoste. all the

towne of wexforde, with the twoe nexte countyes, he gave to

Roberte Stephensson and to Moryce fitz Geraude, as forwarde was

to-for made, other twoe nexte counties, he gaue to Henry of Mount-

morthie, nexte thay twoe, one the syde towarde waterforde,

a knighte that came in that same flote, hym fridsorne of knights,

and came throughe thearle Richarde, more for to spye the land,

then for to fighte.

1-1 Afterwards written above the line in MS.

CORRECTIONS BY HENRY BRADLEY, M.A.

FOU

THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND.

EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY. No. 107.

Original Series, 1896.

Boxom-fastines 62/i8: this should be two words, buxom fastness, an

obsequious covenant, meant to render L.fucatofoedere.

Costes : part of far-costes below.

Ense 80/29: read Euse, eaves, edge, border: 'the wode evese (ms. hevese)voc. 159.' Bradley's Stratmann.

Far-costes 80/5 :

' O.N. farkostr ; means of conveyance, boat, ship, Engl. Metr.

Horn, xix.' ib.

Pawes 96/2 : perhaps the Irish fogha (O'ReiUy), a dart, O.Ir. fogae (Lat.

jacula).

Polk place 50/15 : the folk (for febyll in the Rawlinson MS.) was caughtfrom the ' lond-folk

'

in the next line.

Herrer 116/30 : the Latin is' et citra majoris auctoritatem urbem obten-

turum.' Gir. Cambr. Op. v. 342.

I-quenyted 86/35 : miswritten for Iquemed, pleased.

I-suywed 116/9' rea<^ I-snywed,

' snowed '

their arrows;the Latin is

'

sagit-

tarum . . . grandine perfuso.'

Lygne 102/17: aa fayre & lygne translates 'procerus et pulcher,' the word

must mean '

tall'

; perhaps it is a misreading for hyghe, high.

Lyme 62/i8: the Latin has amorem; the scribe must have misread luue

(love) as lime, and transcribed it lyme.

Ost 50/2 : cannot mean 'burnt.' The word is superfluous ; perhaps the

translator at first wrote lytell ost (little host), and then altered ost into ston-

wal, but did not clearly enough expunge the rejected word.

Priuisant 80/28 : cannot mean '

foreseeing'

; it is probably a mistake for pur-

siuant, pursuivant (the Latin is satelles).

Kyuely 128/12: rifely, abundantly.

Sheldrun 81/29 (R) : company-formation, O.E. scild-truma (whence shelter} ;

the Rawlinson MS. here preserves the right reading, that of the Dublin MS.

being unmeaning.

Spourges 112/3 : ?f r spronges, shoots, sprouts.

porwe 28/12 : ? through ;wel porwe 'well through,' urgently (the Latin is

' omnibus modis ').

Trukked 48/9 : ran short) trukien, O.E. trucian, fail, be lacking.

Wecchene 86/31 : cwecchen, to twitch, shake.

Wenttene 106/8 : for weten, know (pat is to weten = that is to say) ;the

scribe was misled by seeing wentten (went) in the line above.

Yonre 104/io: Youre 114/27 : yovre, seofre, 0. E. slfre, greedy.

THE ENGLISH CONQUESTOF IRELAND

FOUNDED ON THK SXFUONACIO I/f/lERXICA OF

GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS

A PARALLEL TEXT

FROM Two MSS., I. AB. 1425 A.D. MS. TRIN. COLL., DUBLIN, E. a. 31 ;

II. AB. 1440 A.D. MS. RAYVLINSON B. 490, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD

THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND

FOUNDED ON

GIRALDUS CAMBKENSIS.

(MS. Trin. Coll., Dublin, E. 2. 31.)

[CHAPTER I.]

[Pol. 1 a.] "VTN the tym that the kynge henry, fat was the kynges

He^ nA

fadyr Richard & the kynges fadyr lohii), regned in englaund1

reigned in well, & l

heigTie man) in Irland1

, fat het dermod Macmorgli, princes

DeraoT1'

of leynyster, that is I-told1

fe fifte porte of Irland. That dermod1

, 4

Macmurgh th t ^ faai he was jor(f of jon(ji & fofl ghold1

gouerne, heruled over

Leinster, went amcmge his heighe men), and1

so hard1 ham) biladde fat fay

A.^D.1135-

cagten grete hat to hym), and1

myche thay wax hym) ageyn) in

His folk hertti2, begti fey ne durst nat oppenly shewe. Whan) he hade 8

hated him ;

r1 & an a]

l nge wbifi fus bilad1

hym) amonge his men), bettidde an aduenture

[2heart], that turnede hym) fer-aftyr to mych harme

;ffor in mythe was a

but the kynge that hegtti Rowry, & a weH fay? womwian) to wif;and1

as

K/ngRorymefo tellede oft, and1

soth it is I-found1

,that soin) of heme ben 12

of Meath to vnstable of hertli2

, wher-throgfi many harmes ben ober-whiti,loved him,

fat ne ben) nat now al to rekne. This Rouryes wif worthen

to fe loue of Macmurgfi mo? fan hy? own) lord1

,and he hir also,

& this was longe; hot to-giddre ne myghtyn) fei nat com) as 16

the wold1

;for hit betid

1

a tym) fat hi? lord1 went owt of his contrey

in-to fer londes, for grete nedes fat he hade to don), his wif

and sent a-waitede full wett, & aspied1

fat hi? lord1 most longe be owt of

when^ *on<*' sen<*' to MacmurgTi, & bade hym), fat if he euer wold1

his 20

was away, witt hawe of hir, that he shold1

com) to hy?, for sho was redy

He took to do all fat hym) likede. C Macmorgn name powe? wiih hyin),

Ldnsteran^ wen^ ^na^ ^Q^s ^a^y was

> & as ni^ be-spoke was, he name

A. D. 1152, hi?, & broght hi? out of mytfi into leynest?, and hell hi? that to 24

OF THE CONQUESTE OF IliLAND

BY ENGLYSft

(AfN. i:,n,-l. l',. 49o, Bodl. Xifcr.)

[CHAPTER I.]

TN the tyme that Kynge Henry, that was the kynges Fadyr [Pol. 1 a.]-^

RychartT and the kynges Fadyr Ihofi, regned1

in England1

,

( 'Pitulmn

was an hey man in Irland, whos name was callycT Dermot Mac-

nuirgTi, IVincc of leynystre, that is y-tolde the fyfte Parte of Leinster

Irlnnde. That Dermot, from the tyme that he was lorde of lond, and"

sholde govern), lie werrct cruely amonge his hey men, and so Ireland.

liame lade, that thay castyn grete hate to hyw, and muche

they were ayennes hym in herte, theght they ne dvrste nat opynlyslu we. Whan he hadd thus longe tyme lade hym amonge hys

men, be-felle an aduenture that turned1

hym ther-aftyr to mycli

hanne; For in myth was a kynge, whos name was Roury, and Tiernan

hadd1

a wel fayre woman to wyffe ;and as men tellyth ofte, and sith k

-

^]>

e*

hit is y-found1

,that some of them ben vnstabill of hert, wherfore Breifny.

many harmys ben ofte-tymes, that ben nat now all to reherse//

This Rouries wyfe lowyd more Macmur^h than liyr owyn lorde;

' Varium

and he hyr also, and this was longe; but to-giddyr ne myght they ^n?prnot come as they wolde

;for hit be-felle in a tyme, that hyr lord femin*

'

went out of his contrey into fere loiidys, for grete neddes that he

hadde to done. His wyfe be-thoght hyr ful well, and, Supposyngethat hyr lord moste longe be out of londe, Sche sente to Mac-

murgTi, and sayde to hym, that yf he euer wolde his wille haue of

hyr, that he sholde cvme to hyr, for she was redy to do al that

hym lykydV/

Mcicmurgh toke wyth hym many men, and went there this lady O'Rourke's

was. and as hit was be-for spoke be-tweiD them both, he toke hyr

wyth hym out of myth into 1. yii>trr.\ and helde hyr tlierf to hys off".

I'. 2

4 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OP IRELAND (CH. l). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1152. his wilt. Nat for-faiD sho grad and cried, as thogh he nain) hi?

and kept a nraynes hi? will, as hit nas nat so. Than hir lord hit herde, heher there. fe J

was the?-of tened swith stronge, and mych mo? of the shawme

Rory and fat to hym) was don), fan of the harme ;all that he mygth do, 4

theKmg ne didde, for to awreke hym); he sent after his own) powe?,of Con-

aiY(k eke aft j,at he myght of other; and the kynge of Connagtti,

naught,

fat was that tym) lorde of IrlancT, coin) to hyin) wiih his powe? :

march into lie gadrede so mocTi folke (?) fat non) end1

nas, and com) into 8

leynest? for to wreke hyin) of his shame. Tho MocmorgTi this

herd1

,he sent to his men) fat fay sholde hyifD lielppe ayeyn) his

fomeiD fat fus weren) cowmyn^ toward hyin). They bethoghten

Mac- ham) of the ten) & the trayson) fat they hain) hade ydofD fcr- 12

meng?efuse

to-foreI

an<jl forsoke, al out of dout, fat fay nogtfi woH hym)

to help helpe ;and1

many of ham) openly turned1

to his fomen) ayeyns hym),

ffor to wreke ham) of the miurie fat he hain) had1

dofD. Macmorgli

saw fat powe? hym) faillecT, & euerich half he was amyde his 16

fomen) beset, he was mail) of hegli hert;and vriih fe litill powe?

fat he had1

,he werrede as lon^ as he myght; bot he ne myght

nat all-way all-oil) ayeyns all the lande folke]

he was so narowe

bilad1

fat nedes he most tholl detfi, othe? fe loncT leue;he saw 20

fat non) ofer remedy was : he went to the see, and1 fond1

shippe

BO he saila redy, and1

wynde at wiH, & passede oure into england1

,with well

D ^ev^ w*^* hyin) ; and1 on this man^r he sawit his lif, & lefte loud1

& lede & all his othe? good1

. Hereby fat meiD may witte, fat 24

be a man) of ueuer so mych power, bettre hym is fat hys men hywloue fane hate. C Whane Macmorgh was thus icome in-to

england, al hys thoght was how he myght hym best worck of the

schame fat hyme was done, & of fat fat he was so vilich out of 28

hys kynd lond I-dryue, he nyst of whom he myght bettre besech

[*Pol.lb.] help fane of fe kynge. And fe kynge was fane fer in the

and then realme of fraunce for grete nedes fat he hade to done. Macmorglito ask passed ouer to hym. fe kynge fayr hym vndrefynge,

* & with mych 32

rid mane shipg. and whan had he tolde hyme the enchesotm of hys

comynge to hym, and whar-for he was out of hys londe ibanshed,

fe kynge was swyth wo therfor, & good hert hadde hym to helpe,

na? ofer grete nedes fat he hade to done. Whane he ne myght 36

PAWL. MS.] MACMTIIOII IS WKLCOMD BY HKXKY II. 5

wyll.'. And ther-fore she Crye<r, aii<l mad morhe sorow and lemen- A.D. 1152.

tacioiD, as thogh he toke hyr aveymies hir wyll : As Iiit was not So/Than hyr lonle Iiit henf, he was ther-of full stronge a-greued

1

,and O'Rourke

niych more of tin; shame that to hym was don, than for the harme.JJ,^]^,*

1

Al tliat he inyght do. In- dyd", lorto be wroke on hyni. he Sente done him,

aftyr liis owyn men, and eke al that he myght of othyr ;and the

and

KyiiLre <>!' ( 'onnaght, that In that tyine was lorde of Irlaude, come to

hym wyth his Power. And he gaderiiTso myclie Pepyll, that they invade*

were vnnvmerable, Comyuge Into leynystw, forto be vengycTof hisLelnater -

shame//

Tho Macmurgh heifde therjof, he Sent to his men, that thay Mac-

sholde liym helpe ayeynes his foe-men, that thus weryn comyugemur&h '

to-warde hym.

Thay bethoghten them of cruelte and the traysouiD that to hamhe haduT done therto-fore, And forsoke al out of dowte that thaywoldc noght hym helpe. And many of them opynly turncirto his

Ennemys ayeynes hym, ifor to wroke tham of the Iniury that he

to them liadd done//

Macmurgh sawe that his men faillecT hym ; and on Euche halwe men fail

he was amyd1

his enuemys besegyd! He was a man of hey herte ;m>

and wyth the fewe Pepill that he hadJ, he werricT as longe as he

myght ;but he ne *

myght not alway dure ayennes the Londe folke. [*Fol.lb.]

He was so no-row bylade, that nedys he mvste suffyr deth, or the

londe leue. he saw that non othyr remedy was. He went to the

see, and fovnde shippe redy, and wynde at wyll, and passycTowyr BO he

into England1

,wzt/t wel fewe wi't/t hym ;

and on this maner he souycT E^}^,^his lyfe, and lefte lond and lede, and al othyr good

1

// Here-by men A.D. 1166,

may witte that, be a man" neuer of so mych Powere, bettjT hit is to

hym, that his men hym loue, than hate // Whon Macmurgli wasthus y-come Into England

1

,al his thoght was, how he myght hym

best wreke of the shame that hym was y-don), and of that that he

was so shainfully out of his kynde londe I-dryue. He wyst not of

whom he myght bettyr beseke helpe ami sokovre, than of the

kynge. And the kyiige was then fer in the reame of Frounce, for and then

gret nedys that he hadd1

to don). ^lacmurgti passyoT ouer to hym. J^JJ1106 '

the kynge fayre hym vndyrfonge, and wttA mych vyrcbipp. And Hen. II

when he hadde tolde hym the cause of hys comynge to hym, andthe cause wher-for he was out of his Land y-banesliyd

1

,the kynge

was sory therfor, and good-will hym hadd 1

to helpe, nere othyr grete

nedys that he hadde to don. Whan he nc myyht nut ellis do, he

6 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. l). [uUBL. MS.

A. D. nat elles do, lie name of liym homage, & othes, & lete liyme mak

hys lettres, that thus mych ben to vndrestond :

'

Henry, throgn

gode-is grace kynge of englond, due of normandy & of Acquitayne,

Henry & erl of angoy, to al hys liegemen, englyssfi, normannes, Walshe, 4

his sub- Scottes, and to al ofer that to hyin ben subiect, sendeth gretynge.

jects to \Vhan bese lettres to yow ben i-com), witte ye bat we, dermot,help Mac-

murgh, prince of leynester, in ou? grace and in ou? goode will hawe

receyuet ;wharfore fat all fay that hym) as ou? lawfull man) 8

hettfpe] willeth, into his loncThym) to restore, ou? grace and ou? goode

leue haue fay fer-to.' Whan) MacmorgTi hade the kynges lettres

thus y-purchasede fe kynge hym yaf also richely fat hyiin) nedet

who of his tresou? he nam) leue of the kynge, & wentt in-to engloud 1 2

Bristol,& con to Bristow, & soiournecf tha? a whill; & so mycn the

blethelie?, for fer com) oft shippes theder out of IrlancT, & men),

fat he myght hi? tythynge of the lon<T & of his folkis, for his hert

was mych there-to. The whiH fat he the? was, well oft he let rede 16

fe kynges wrytte to-for the peple ;& largely he beheght londes and1

rentes, & Rich yiftes, if any wer that hym) helpe wold. Bot he ne

fond1

noon) wzt/i-aH, that such tynge wolde ne durst vndirtake,

and agrees tiH fat the erle of Strugoill, Richard fe Erles son) Gilbert, coin) 20

hisgm to hym). Ther was fe parlement so longe y-dryue betwefD bain),

daughter & sekiritesse y-makyd, fat the Erie shold1

hym) helpe vrith all

ster to his powe? fe next somer fer-after, and he shold yeue fe Erie

Stri! oillkis doghtre, with all fe lon6T of leynestre. C Whane this was on 24

in return this man^r ypu[rueied, for the grete] talent fat Macmorogli had1

Macm "hto ben) nee? his lonoT as man) tynke [no place so

x

] mery lyghtly, as

goes to in his kynd? stidde, he went hym thennes in-to south walys, to

Wales, seynt dauyes toun, vp-on) fe see;& mych hit gladet his hert, 28

A.D. 1167, thogh he stronghly mourned1

, fat he myght in fay? weder haue

somdell syght of his loud1

.

where Rys C In that tyin) was prmce in wales, Rys, Gryffynes son), onfer2

lce '

the kyng of england ;& a swith good man) bisshoppe of seynt 32

dauy, and was his nam),'

abort dauy'

;& both fe prince & eke fe

1

Dermitius, desiderio visendae patriae plurimum accensus, eaque dulcedine,

qua natale solum cunctos ducere solet, amplius allectus. Gir. Camb., Expuy-nacio Hibernica, cap. ii, Op. v. 228, Rolls Series. 2 under.

KAWL. MS.] MACMURGH CJKTS PROMISE OF III 1.1. 7

tokc of hyin homage mid othis, nnd Ictto Iiyni make his letters, *'

that thus niyclu- hni/- to vndyrstond1

// Hniry, throw goddjt__

grace, kynge of England, Duke of Normandy and of uoinytanvr, Kyngyi

and Erie of angoy, to al his legemen, Englyssfi, normannes, Walshe,letl

Scotes, and to al othyr that to hym ben subiecte / Sendyth gretynge.

Whan this lettres ben to yow y-come, witte ye that we, Dermot in favour of

Prince of L yn\>tre, in oure grace and in oure goode-wyll, haue

rccouet;wherfor that al thay that hyin / as oure laufull man he[l]pc

will, Into his londe hym to restore, oure grace and oure good>wyll

luuie they therto'//* When Macmurgh hadcT the kynges Lettere*

thus y-PtiivhasyiT, (the kyng hym yafe also rychely, that hym nedyJ

of his tresoure,) He toke Leue at the kynge, and went into England1

,who comeback to

ami come to Brystow, and soyorned1

ther awhyle ;and myche radyr, England,

lor ther come oft shippis thedyr out oP IrlaucT, and men, that he

myght hyr thythynge of tlie Londe and of his Pepyll ;for his hert

was imvh therto // The whyle that he there was, well oft he made

to be red(F the kynges lettres to-for the Pepyll; and largely he

pn-inysYdMondys, and rentis, and othyr ryche yeftys, to them that

hym wolde he[l]pe. But he ne found1

none, wyth al that, that Suche

thynf? wolde ne druste vndyrtake, tyll that the Erie of Strugoill, and U

Kicharde, the Erlis Sonne Gylbert!

,come to hym. Ther was the

help by

ParU-mcnt " so longe y-dryue be-twen ham, anoTsekyrnesse y-makyd1

,

^JjJ1

^1'

that tin Erie sholde hym helpe wttA al his Powere the uexte Striguil.

somere ther-aftyr, And he sholde yeue the Erie his doghtyr, wt'tA

al the loniTof leynystre// "Whan this was on this maner purueyed13

,

l\i grete afieccion that MacmurgTi had1

to ben neere his londe, (as

man thynkyth no Place so Myrry lyghtly as in his KyucT*Place,) [*Foi.2a.]

he went fro thens Into Suthe Walis, to Seynt Dauyes touw vp-on

the see;and iiiyeh hit gladdyd

1

his heiie, thegh he strongly mornycT,

that he myght in fayre weddyr haue somdel Syght of his lond /

In that tyme was pryuce in walis, Rys, Gryfynes Sonne, vudyr the

kynge oi' England1

,And a wyrshipphul man, Bishope of Seynte

Dauy, ami also his name was dauy4. And* both the Prince and also

1 Camdi-n adds Mictus Streugbow,/or<j arc.' D. *Colloquium.

His itaque seriatim hoc online eoui|dcti'.*

Davidque secundo

Mciicviuu

8 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. II, III). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1167. bisshop well wyrshipfully vndrefynge MacmorgTi, & mych reut

had of his enemyte, & of his mycli lostes, & of fe mych shainwc

fat hym) was i-doiie.

[CHAPTER II.]

R/

s has in Tn ^ie tyme fat this was so, was in prison) with fe prince 4

Sir Robert -*- of wales, a knygfit fat heght Robert Stefenes-son), fat soin)

Stephen ^^ na(^ ^"^e cons^a^e f a^ south walys, & many il turnes had

once idofie vpon) fe princes men) whan) fay any thjnge mysdeden; &

of South frogh traison) of his owne men) he was I-take & delyuered1

to 8\Vales. ^e p^nce j

&j,re ye^ he was I-hold

1

in prisonwe ar Macmorghtheder cam). Oft

}>e prince hym) profrecT to delyuer hyin) out of

prison), so fat he wold1 be his helppa to werry vp-oii) fe kynge ;

bot Robert was a trew man), & for no tynge wold1 do thynge 13

wher-of he myght be fer-after I-wyteoTof wntrowth. Than) frogh

[*Fol.2a.] besechynge of *fe bisshope & of Moryce fitz-Geraud, fat weren)

He sets Robertes two bretherenJ on his mofer half, he was delyuered1 owt

free, on of prison) on this manere : fat he & Morice his brother shold, fe X 6

that he nex^ somerjwenoTin-to Irland

1

, with ar powe? to helppe Macmorgh ;

and his & he shold1

hym yeue fe ton) of weysforcT, vrith fe twey nextllfllt"

brother cantredes;& of this was good sekernes Imaked on ether1

half.

Fitz-"^- ^nan ^n^s thyng

1 was all thus bespokene, Macmorgh ne myght 20

gerald no lengere suffre fat he ne most to his land1 wend1

, thegh he ne fond

murgh. nat fe aduentures fat he soght, such as hyme lif we?, ne non

I1 MS. other powe? he ne broght with hyin) than he out ladde. He had

sn^PPe l'efy> an<^ good

1

wynd1

,and passed

1

ouer in-to Irland1

,& boldly 24

sails to aryued in lond fer he had many fomen) and fewe frendes. from) fe

and see he went to femes;and weH simply he lyued

1

fer all fe wyntty?winters at wi't& the Clergie of fe chirch, wiche well fay? hym) vndrefyuge,

and by hare powe? to hyin) & to his, foralen) fat hame was nede. 2 g

[C"APTEB -]

that tyme, Robert Steunes-soiD hym dyght to

Stephenwend in-to Irland, as a man) fat on all maner wold1

hold"

collectslawfully his trowthe and1

his behest . he hade pwrueied hyin) of

30 knights, xxxtjknyghtes and1

Ix skyers, & ccc of foot-men) with bowes and

and^oo68' arowes J

an(^ knyghtes and fe skyers well I-horsecT and well

foot-ineu y-wepened] all of his own) kyne and of his owne nurtur. Thay

KAWL. MS.] MAC.MIKCH KI.TIKNS TO IKKI.AND.

the l'.\>lmpe wrl wyrchipphully vndyrfonpe Macmurgti, nmt nm -lit- A.I..

Tite hadiTof his Eneinyte and of hia mych Lostys, And of the mych

shame that hym was done.

[CHAPTER II.]

INtlie tvine that this was so, was in Prisonne wyth the Prince C'pi/Um

/ 2m

of Walys, a knyght, whos Name was llobert Steues-Soimo, ^^that somrtynic luid<r y-he constabill of al Suthe Walis, and many tateK..]i

yll tvrnys hadd y-doiie vp-on tlie Prince* men, when thay eny ^ f

thyng1 mysdedyn ;and throgh tniysoun of his owyn men, he was qui

y-take and delyuerid1

to the Prince. And thre yere he was holde ^in prison, are MacmurgTi thedyr come. Oft the Prince hym) regionis

proleryd1

to delyuer hym out of pryson, So that he wolde be his ^P"^ &c -

helpe to wer vp-on the kynge ;but Hubert was a trew man, and for

nothyng woloT do thynge wher-of lie myglit be ther-uftyr reprovid1

of vntrowth //

Than, throgh be-sechynge of the Byshope and of Moryce fiz- Interv, ni-

Geraud1

,that weryn Ilobertys two bretheryn on his Modyr syde, lie S

t

l

ur

us

was delyueryd" out of Pryson on this mauere : That he and Morice uterinit

liis brodyr sholde, the nexte Somyr, wende Into Irlaiur, wft/t narf^u-ibus

Power*, to helpe Macmurgh ;and he sholde hym yeue the toun of &c.

weysford1

,wtt/t the twey nexte cantredes : and of this was good

1

Bwrte y-fondyof on euery syde. / AVhan this was al thus Spokyn,

Macmurgh myght not lengyr Suffyr that he ne mvste to his LonoT

wende, thegh he ne found1

uat the aduentures that he Soght, suche

as hym lykycT, ne none othyr Powere he ne broght wyth hym, than

he out-ladd1

. / he had1

shipe redy, and good1

wynd1

,and PassyoT ouer A clero

into Irland, and boldely arryued1

in loude ther-as he hadtT many

l-inomys and few frendys. / From the see he went to Fernys; and juxt

wel sympylly he lyued1

there al the wyntyr, wftA the Clergy of the

chyrchc, whych wel fay re hym vndyrfouge, and by bar Power to hym exhibitus,

ami to his, fuuudyn that ham was nede.

[CH.MTER III.]A.D. 1169.

\7~Nder that tyme, Kobert Steues-Sonwe hym dyght to wende Capttulin

Into Irland, as a man that on al maner wolde holde lawfully3"-

his throuth. and his behest .\ IU- had Purveyed1

hym of xxxti ^j^and Ix S<|uyeris, and CCC of fate-men wtt/t bowes and imrnemor,

;And tlie knyghtis and tin- S([uvr/6- wel y-horsyit and wel nec

j|j

>vepen\ (.t,al of' his owyn kyn) ami his owyn nurture. Thay dyddyii tor, &c.

10 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (dl. IV). [DUEL. MS.

and lands didden) hame to saitt att send dauyes, and aryueden) at Banow

MkrT' *n Irlauncn we^ vnsikere on euery halfe. thay vncharged hare

1169. shippes, & made hain) loges on lond. Thane was fulfilled a prophecie

Aprophecy ]>at merlyn) seid of this co?ranynge :

" A knyght with party armes 4

was thus" sna^ formost breke fe clos of Irland1

/' Such armes bare fatfulfild. Robert, he send son) to Dermod MacmorgTi, and didde hym) to

witt of his coramynge ;and1

Je thedynge spronge fort son) into all

j>elond

1

,what folke was to hym) Icom). and of fo that to-for hyin) 8

Macmurgh hade I-left, and lititt told1

by hyin), cowimyn son) to hym), so ]>at he

Stephen

2"had I-g^ered

1

fywe hundred1

men), he wentt witt this folk toJ?e

unite theirEnglysse-men) ;

and [when] f>ay com) to-gedd?, euery of hain) was the

gladder5 for other. Ther was the forward1 meued bethwen) hain), 12

and othes y-swo?, and1

sekernesse I-made to conferme attf>e

forward, as hit there-by-for was p^rueied by-for the prmce of wales.

[CHAPTEE IV.]

and march "V\Than this sekernesse was thus y-maked, fese twey maner

folkes'

wit1i oofi) wil1'anj wit/i oofi) hert >

wiih Baners l6

twelvei-lacet, nam the wey toward

1

weysford! The men) of fe self ton)

Banow. weren) ywar1 of ha? cowmyng, and1

tok bam) to rede forf>e

tother

weren) so few, & day so many that fay wold figtli with ham) in J>e

The towns- pleyne felde. They cam) owt of the ton) arraied1 on liar maner

;bot 20

resolve

firStwhan M sawe the Englismen), with hors I-hellecT wtt/t yren)

to meetharnes, hain)-self wett I-wepned

1 with haubergeons, and" Brightthem in the

field, but, helmes and sheldes, wic^ the sawe neuer fer-to-for, they toke

a-notlie? re(le an(J1 turned1

ayeyn) to ton);& att Jrat was with-owt Ipe *4

retire walles, thay sett a-fyr and1

brent, & redied1

ham) to hold1

ham)

city. with-yne the wallys with streynthe. KobeH with his men) went

strongly for to assaytt to ton), & sette the bowmen) for to wer the

[*Pol.2b.] fight of the kernels, and1 turned1

the wepned1 men) to fill fe *diches . 28

thay with-yn defendet hain) stalwarthly with stonnes and1

stakes,

wher-of they wer I-warned1

,and wer many I-hurt whit-yn and1 eke

The assault wit^-out, so that thay with-out mosten nedes leue of the assaut,

^ withdraw hain\ Among hain) was a yong kuyght \>at het 32

Robert de Barry, Ipat drogTi yong blodes hete, and1

for hys

Robert desta^war(lnes > 1'eght nat of his lif : as he wold1

with fe formoste

Barri has apasse ouer the wall, he hent a dynt with a greth stone vpoii fe

i:\\\l.. Ms.J Tin: nirsT .\--\ll.T <>\ \vi.\i'M:i> I- i:i.rii-'i. 11

liiun to >aylc at Smit 1 >unyrs, and londyiFat the Banow in Hand; A.I. n6>j.

\\t-l vnsykyr on eucry sycle. tliay vnchargiuT liar shippis, and made

ham logis on londe*. Than was l'uliilli<r a prophesy tliat Merlyn [*Pol.2b.]

!-eyd' of this comynge :

'A knygti[ tj

\v/t/< Tarty arrays shall fonuyst1>sl1

broke the clos of Irland1

.' Such annys l.aix that Robert. He sent & M-

sone to Dermot MacnmrgTi, and didde hym to vndyrstanof of his*^'.

cninyii^' ;And thvthyn^is spronge forth sone Into al the londe, wliat

IVjtill was to hym come. And many of them that to-forn) hymlmd(F forsake and lefte, and lytill seett by hym, comen sone to hym, an

S> that ho luuUrgaderid1

v. C. men./ He went vrith this pepyll to

tin- Kniihsh in. 'ii ; And when thay come to-geddre, eu7 of themt

was the gladdyr for othyr / Ther were the for-sayde couontis

rohrr-yd'and mevid1

betwen thorn, ond otliis sworn, and sekyrnesse

made, to conferme ull the forsayde, as hit was thor-to-fore Purveyed

be-for the Prince of Waive.

LfHAPTEB IV.]

Wllanthis sekyrnysse was thus madd1

,this two moner Capi7laui

Pepyll, wyth on wyll, and with ooiD herte, vriih boners 4l *

hu-yir, toke ther wey towarde weysford1

. The men of the toune

\vi ivii s -warr of thare comynge, and toke them to consayll, for the

uthyr weryn so few, and thay so mony, thot thoy wolde fighft] with

ham in the Playn felde. Thay come out of the toun arrayed

on thor maner; but when they sawe the Englysli men, wit/4 hors equestrem

y-hi-llycr w/t7i Iryn barneys, liam-Selfe wel wepenyd'wttA hauber-\OTic(6 et

geous, and brj-ght Salletis and sheldys, whycb thay sawe neuer^f^

18

ther<j-to-foriD, thay toke anothyr consayll, and turned* ayayn to fulgenti-

toun; and al that was wttA-out the wallis, thay sette afyre n^

1 .n-nti' : difl ai-iayrd thani to kepe ham wtt^-In the wallis wtt/*

St ivy nth. Kobert, wyth his men, went Strongly to assaylle the

toun, and sette the bowmen forto were the fygbt of the propugna-

cornelis, and turned1

the wepenycT men to fill the dichis. thay

wythin dof'endyd1 ham l.oldely with Stone* and Stakys, wher-of

tli.-y won- y-warnyd; [.....] and mosten nedis lewe the assaute, and bug ...

wythdrawe ham / Amonge ham was a yong1 knyght / whos name

mu KoluTt dr barry, that, thrush yonge blodis hette, and for his juvenili

l.oldnys, ruglit not to lesse the lyfe / As he wolde wyth the fryst J^^re . !

'lit/- the walk-, he hadd a stroke wtt/* a grctte stone vp-on

12 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(CII. IV). [DUBL. MS.

A. D. 1 169. lieued1

al witJt the helmc, fat he fel doun yn the ground1

of fe

narrow &{& & vnnethes he was I-draw vp throgTi his felowes, fat mych

put har lyf in aduentu? for to saw his lif. The cry was well

gret on every syde, for this knyght fat thus was I-hurt. Thay 4

wtA-drow ham) fro the wallys and1 wenten haifD to fe strond1

; and1

The assail- aft fe shippes ])ai fay fer fond1

, thay settene a-fyre. And . O . shippe

towVbura \er was'^iat was I~com owt f Brittayne aftyr cheffa?, and1 was

the ships y-charget wit/* whet & wit/* wynes, and? lay I-ancred in the 8

they find

on the hauene : the best parte of the englismeiD wentefD with bottes

strand.ftn<j, ^^ yg 8j1jppg t

j,e ghippmen) werne many, and1 saw that fer

weren hot a few englys in the shippe, & the wyncTwas of fe lond1

;

thay cutte the cable of the ankre, and1

fe wyncT bare the shippe 1 2

in toward1

the see : her fellowes saw this, and1

wenten) after with

bottys ;and1 vnnethe with rowyng, and1 with gret peril of all har

lyues, )my come ayeyn to lond. MacmorgH saw this, & weren)

sore amaied, for thay wend1

neuer more Ipat on [of] ham shold1 haw 16

coin) to lond1

a-lyue. The assaut was I-left all fat day. A-morowe,

whan masse was I-herd1

,al J>e host fay wentene to the assaut

wislyere anoT warliere fan thay didden the day befor, and strusten

Next day, as well to sleght as to streyntfi. The men of the ton sawe ham 20

townsmen cowmyng, and wer right so? aferd1

that day shold nat withstand

surrender, the assaute, and vndrestonden al-so that with wrong day holdeii

ayayn her lord1

; thay tok ham to red, and besoghten pees; &

drogli be-sechynge of twe bissoppes, that fat tym weren with-ju 24

the toun, and other possible men al-so with ham, thay yolden

ham) al to Macmorfgh] ;and fou? hostages, the best fat he wold1

chese, delyuered to hym) for the pees, and trywly with hym for

to hold1

frome fat tjm forward, as har kyndly lord. Macrnon^, 28

as wise & wa?, ifor-thy that he wold1

that fe out-commyn men

shold1 haw the bettre hert, and will, hym) for to serue, he bethoght

of tlie rst 00^ aduentu? ><& hm was T^^11.

that

grants best weren worthy shold1

hawe ha? parte, and fe host. Al fe 32

Maurice ton of weysford, with twey cantredes aller-next, he yaf to Robert,

steuenes sone and to Morice fitz-Geraud1

,as forward1 was to-fo?

Hervey of maked ;othere thwey cantredes he yaf heruy of Mountmorthy,

maurice. neghest thay tweyn on the syd toward Waterford, a kuyglit fat 36

IIAWI.. Ms.|

WKXFORD IS SURl:i-:NW M n TO M.UMMiMl. 13

tin- he.Me nl \\-ith the Sallet, that IK- i'rll dou// to the grovnde of the A.D.

d\ rhe;

;// \ nnethis he was vp-reritT thro^h his lellovys, thut myche

Put liar lyfi;in adiientmr forto sawe his lyfe. The cry was well

k'lvtte on euery syde. for this knyght that thus was y-hurtc. Thay

wxthdrow ham all from the wallis, and wenten to the stronde;and

.JHhip With

al the Uiij>i>is that they ther found; thay setten afyre. And oo wheat and

shi|>jie 1 her was, that was y-come out of Brytayn aftyr chefiar*, and j^^'J .

-rhar^r wtt/i wliete and \v?'t/< wynes, and lay y-ancretTin the K''.

I lawn. The heste Parte of the Englysli men wenten wyth lx>tis, jj^j^^and toke this slii].j)e : the Chippmcn weryn many, and saw that cut their

ther weryn hut a fewe Englysli men in the shipp*, and the wynd

was on the londo sydo : thay cvtte the Cabilys of the ancre, and the

wynd hair tlu (1

liij)pe to-ward the see. Her Fellouys sawe this, and rescued.

wentyn1

aftyr wyth botis ;and vnnethe wt'tA rowyng; and wyth ['

wcnt-

grette Perill of al ther lyues, they come ayeyn to londl Mocmurgliyl

saw this, mnl was sore aferde, for they wende neu^r * more that one [*Fol.3a.]

of 1 1 am sholde haue come to Londe a-Lyue. The assaute Was The allies

Lefte al that day. A-morrow, whan masse was hertT, al the Oste ^^^^

thfj n)

wenten to the assaute wyslyer and waryr than thay diddynWexford

tlir day to-fore, and trusten as well to sleght as to streynth. The

men of the tomi saw ham comyng, and were ryght sore aferde that

thay ne slmlde not wythstonde the assaut, and vndyrstodyn also

that w?"t/i wronir'' thay heldyn ayeyn her lorde. thay toke ham to

( . msayll,and besoghten Pees ; and, throgh besechynge of two Bisshopis

that that tyme weryn wythin the toune, and othir Pesibbill men

also \\i\h ham, thay yoldyn ham al to Macmurgh; and fourcbutitis

Hostagis, the beste that he wolde chese, delyuerid1

to hym for the JJem.

Pees, and trewely wyth hym forto holde from that tyme forward1

,for

har trew Lorde/ Nacmurgh, as wysse and ware, For cause that he

wolde that the strangere* sholde haue the bettyr hert and will, hymtorto serwe, he bethoght hym that, of the fryste good

1 aduenture that

to hym was fall, thay that best weryn worthy, they sholde haue

there I'arte. and the hegheste. All the toim of weysford1

,wt'tA It is given

twey cantrodes alther-nexte, he yafe to Robert Steuenes-sone and to Stephen

Moryce fi/.-CJeraiuT1

, as the Promes to-for was made / othyr twey

cantredoshe yal'e Heruey of Montmvrthy, nexte to thay two on the

14 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. v). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1169. com) in that same *flote, liym Jmddesum of knyghtes, and com)

[*Fol.3a.] frogfi the Erie Richard, more for to spye the lond1

than to fight.

[CHAPTER V.]

The unitedl"V T~hail tins was thus I-don al after ha? will, they tok wit/* hame

invade ^e ^^ ^ weysford1

,and1 wenteu ham) toward1

Ossery, with 4

Ossory, to fcrcf ag niyght by tre thousant men) : and was than prince ofthe prince .

of which Ossory, Macdonenild1

,a man f>at was Macmorogr/t switn lotfi and

Macmurgha^ *"s m^> * r mjc^ shame that thay had hyra i-do. At f>e

was a begjnynge, as thay com) in-to the contrey, in narrow weys drogli 8

enemy.woddes and1

mores, thay fonden the men) of the contrey stalwarth

for to defend1 ha? loud"; & mycli tene ham) didde, ar that day myght

[take] the pleyne ;and1

eke into the plejn thay folwed1

ham) fuH

freslj. the horsmafD saw this, and1 turned manly vp-on ham, & 12

anoon slowen right many of ham), & discomfited1

ham) euerychone.

TheyAnd1

thay j?at f>ehorsmen) kest to ground

1

wit^ speres and1

wit/i

defeat him, swerdes, f>e yrisshe fotemen) smotene of the heddes. Whanf>e

slaglit was all I-do, and1 har enymyes all our-comen, thay 16

broghten well ccc heudes 2,and kesten at Macmorgh feet, he

be-held1

hain), & tried euery of hain) by ham)-self, for to know hame,

& hild1

vp his handes and1 tanked1

god almyghty ful Inwardly.

and n ne(ie ther was, a-monge Ipe othe?, of a man that he ouer-dede 20

Macmurgh an^ mycn hated; he name hit be the hee? and1

by the eers, and1

triumphsin a brutal Vfiih girslicn bit, as no man) ne oweth to done

; wvtft his

he karue of his nose and" botn lippes. There-after f>ey wenten)

forthe? into the contrey, slowen, robeden, and branden full manly 24

al f>at hame withstonden, in-to the tym the prince of Ossory, by

consaiti of his men), send1

to ham), & be-soght pees : the pees was

graunted1 whan he hit bysoght, vp-on good ostages, and1

othes

Peace is I-swe?, fat he, to his lord1

MacmorgTi, shold1

be trew, and1 trowth 28

S^prince ^^> tr7wly serue fro tnat tyme forward1

, in these fightes as in

of Ossory. many othere, thogfi that in the englishe host noon we? bot good

Robert de and stalwarcT, Robert fe Bar? and Meiler fiz-henry weren thaj*11

^est ^e^en< Thay weren both jong knyghtes, and Robert 3 2

Fitzhenry Steuenes-sonnes neues; the oon his brothe? sone, the othe? hisfight best.

susteres sone;of diuerse inaners, both

3 of hardnes & of stalworthnes

1 a small w is inside the V. 2heuedes, heads. 3 but.

IfAWI.. MS|

gOfcl TAKEN'. MACMTIMUl's i-ITTAUTY. I"'

svdr toward1

\v:ii yrl'iinf1

, ;i knyijht tliat conic in tliat same ilittr. x .i. nfy.

IIYMI tliynlesum of knvLrhtr*, an<r come tlim-jli tin- Krlr i!y<7<"/-/,'arcoM-

ntore forto sj.y tin- londr than to lvL,dit.

v.]

Wli;ilitills was thus don al attyr liar will, thay toke w/t/<

tham the IVpill of \vrv.-toi d", and wenten ham to-ward1

Ossory,

wft/* oste as myght be ly thre Mt. mm 2. And was than Prince of

[a cum

Ossory, Macdonenylde, a man that was myche be-hatyd1

of Mac-

nmroh, for myche shame that thay hadd hym clonne. At the quasitriuin

IK LTvnnyn^e, as thay come into the contrey, in narrow weyes throgh

woddis and mores, thay foundyn the men of the contrey bolde forto

defende bar londe ;and mych SOITOW ham didtT, ar thay mygh[t]

take the Playne : and when thay come to the Playne, thay folwid1

ham ful fresly. the hors-men saw this, ami turned1

boldely vp-on

ham, and anoone slowyn rygh[t] many of ham, and dys-comfited1

ham eu< ryclion). And thay that the hors-men keste to ground1

\vyth Sperys and wyth Swerdis, the Iryssll footte-men Smoten o

the hedis. Whan the slaght was al y-do, and bar ennemys al brought to

our-come, tbay broghten wel ccc. hedis, and kesten at Macmwr^A murl|,

is fete, he behylde bam, and1

tvrnecTeutfry of tham sby hym-Selfe r>

than,

forto know tham, and hilde vp his handis, and thankyd almyghtyS^

god1

ful Inwardly. Gone hede ther was, amonge the othyr,of a man

that he gretly dreddicTarwi myche hat id1

;he toke hit by the heere* He bitea

and by the Ers, and grymly hit bitte, as no man sholde haue doun; nose an^

wyth his tethe he kutte of his nose and bothe lippis. Ther-aftyr Hpaofone.

tiny wentrn iourdyr Into the contrey, kildyn, robedynanrf brandyii) ^[f ^^ful Uddrly al that ham wythstodyn, into the tyme the Prynce of wil ulay,

ossory, by consaylle of his men, sent to ham, and besoght Pees, the donoughPus was graunted

1 whan he hit l^e-soght, vp-on good1

Ostagis, and 8Ue* for

othis y-Sworne,*that he, to His Lord Macmwr^A, shold be trewe, r*p i

and trowtn Hold, and trewcly Serwe fro that tyme forth. In this

us in many othyr, thoght that in the Englysh hoste noone

were but good1 and bolde, Robert de barry and Meyler fiz-henry

weryn thay that best diddyn : they wer both yong> knyghtes, and

Robert Steueues-sones emys4

both, the one his brodyr sonne, the *neveas,

othyr his Systyr Son?ie; Of dyuers maners, but of hardynes and nep0t

16 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH, v). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1169. mostdele al I-lycTi; ffor Meyler was a maiD that ouer mycfi

desyrecT to be I-preisede, and fat mefD sholden nrycTi speke of

his stalwardnes, and preisen hym. Robert was kjndlye, hardy,

[*Fol.3b.] & stalwarde, *and euer \\iih the forthmost in euery fight and 4

in euery peril, bot he hatede notynge so mycTi as that me

shold1

spek of his stalwardnes, ne hyme preiese. The whill the

host was thus in Ossory, befel fat fay wereiD a nyght I-loget

A phantom in an old1

castell, & aboute;and1

these twejn, as ha? wone was, 8

night

**weren botTi I-hosted to-gedderes: ffe? with-yn nyght come an

creates host vp-on ham, of so mycn folk as thegli hit were fele thousand1

,

among the on euery side smytynge vp the host as they wolden in wode

English; raag feriy ouersaift hame, al, with wepne ryngynge, speres and1

12

sparthes ruthlynge to-geddre, vrith cryynge so grysly that noon

[J MS. ende was of helf fa?, as

Jhoft-sithes was wonet to be-fall in ostynges

host.] in IrlancT; of whicne frightnes the most parte of the oste was so

[a MS. aferd

1

,that fay flowe 2 and hidden ham), some in wodnes, som in 16

slowe.mores. These twey stalwarcT men henten ha? wepene, & lep to

andFnors

>an(l wenten a-noon to Robertes tentes, (Steuenes sone,) and1

de Barn cryed vp-on ha? felowes bat day sholden withstand; and1 tak hertmanfullywithstand to hame, and1

defend1

ham-self ; bot few the? we? that so diden, 20ie panic. ^ they saw that this crie and1

fe noise was all I-left, & nas

bot fantasy. Whan the host hem gaddred ayayn to-geddre, thay

we? full so? ashamet that thay so argly put ham to f [IJight, and1

mycli speche was amonge ham, and1

many, hadden gret enuy, and1

24

mych wonder toght of Robert de bar?, that whan the host was

Character iii so gret frightnes, he was that man) fat stydfastly most hym

de Barri.^e^> an(^ most tym entise(l f r to wittistond

1 and1

fight ; and1

amonge att the goode thewes that in hym weren, J?isinamliche is 28

i-toloT of hym, that for no violence ne ferly aduentu? fat hym

mjght betid, he was neuer whan-hopefully argh, ne afercT, ne

amayed1

of hert, ne shamefully ne didde hym to flight, bot euer

mo? he was I-licti redy to weppen and1

to defend1

hym-self, and1

3 2

to helpen all of>er ;he the formost knjght that in this conqueste

of Irland1

first receyued1

dynt and1

hurtyng in battaill. A wonde?

was of that fantasye : A-morowe whan) hit was day, I the place,

ther this folk I-seye smyten vp-on hame, the wedes and1

the grase 36

K.YWL. MS.] OSSORY BEATIN. U \< M I KC ll's IMMTAMIY. 17

boldnys mo.stdel.' ;il y-lyke. For Meyler was a maii that gretly A.I. Ii6p

.I1

t<> l>e l'ra\>i<r, and that men shold myche Spcke of his

l.oldnys, mid lYrysyn hym.' Kolu-rt was kyndly, hardy and bold

1

,

w/t/* tin- lVy>t iii men- fyght / and in euery I'erill ;bn'

In- hatyd' nothynire so myche as tliat a man nholdf >j>eke i.f hi-, , (1 ,./or

,

l.oldnvs, nc livni 1'reyse. / The wlivll tln-h.ste was tliu- in ( >

'

J>l,/,nl<ll-t*

iM-fcll that tliay weryn a-nyudit y-logid1

in an olde castell, aWaboute. auci(r t,>,-.

Ami thus two, as they wer wonyd) weryn in one Plase to-gedderis.

Fer wttA-in nyglit, come an hoste vp-on liam of so mych Pepill, as A phantom

tln-y \\crc. many tliowsandis, on cu^ry syde Smytynge vp the hoste, ^a;

as they woldyn, in wode raas, fersly ouersayle hame al, wyth wepyii)

, Sju-i'is and sparris rntlyni:*' to-Lriddyr. wytli cryynge so

, tliat none cndt' was Of elf far*?, as ofte-tymes was wonet to j/J^

l-dall in hostyn^'is in Irlaiid11

. Ofwliych ferde, the moste Parte of frightens

the Oste was BO a-dml1

,tliat they How and liiddjTi ham ;

somme in Engliah-

\vod.iis, sunn- in mores This two holdr men token liar wepyn, andJJ^jJJj

10

lep to hors, awl wentvn anone to Robert Steuenes-sonne, and cried hide;

on luir lellowisthat *

they sholdyn wytstond1

,and take herte to hame,

and d fende ham-Selfe ;' hut fewe were that so diddyn), tyll they saw

that this cry ami this noyse was al cessicT, and nas hut a fantasy, but are

whan the host them gadericT ayeyn to-giddyr, they wer fill sore

asshamvirthat thay so fently Put ham to flyght; and mych Speche

was amonge hame;an<l many haddyn gretenuy, and mych wondyr all fancy.

thojjht of llohert de liarry, that Whan the host was in so gret ferde,

he was that man that moste stidfastly hym helde, and moste them

Myrrid'to wythstoiuraiur fyght. / And amonge al the goocTdedis

tliat in hym weryn, this Pryncipaly is of hym tolde, that for no

vyolence ne IVily aduenture that to hym chanssyd) he was neuer in

wanhope sette, ne agaste, ne aferd1

,ne abassid1 of herte, ne shame-

fully did hym to flyght ;but euar-more he was lyke redy to wepyn,

an<r to di feiu? hym-Selfe, And to helpyn al othyr. he was the

formyi-t knvLjht that, in this conqueste of Irlancf, fryst receyueo!1

1 Jiac

stroke and hurte in bataill // A wondyr was of that fantasy^a-morrow, whan hit was day: In the Playn ther this Pepill y-seye

iionf'

i j.liant.-wina in Hibcrnia circa expe<litimes frequons ease 84>lebat.

235.

c

18 THE EXOLISH CONQUEST OK (ctt-Vl)u |

DVBL.

[*Pol.4a.]

RodericO'Conortries to

raise the

whole

countryagainst

Macmurghand the

English.

Many of

Mac-

murgh'sfollowers

desert him,but Fitz-

stephenand his

men stand

by him.

Theyoccupy a

strong

positionnot far

fromFerns.

that stoden al euen vp-right, thay lay all I-drow a-doune and I-cast

to grond1

. [This grass, $c. only in HarL MS. 177. Op. v. 236.]

[CHAPTER VI.]

As this was on this maner I-don), the tythjnges sprongen

JTIL in-to al Irland1 hwow Macmorgn conquered his lond

1 *vpon 4

his men, and1

that no man myght hym withstond1

for out-comen

men that he lade with hym. Roryk O'Concow? of Connaght,

that was that tym kynge of al Irland1

,vndrestod hym, and1

toght

in his hert the gret peril that myght be-fall hjm and1

al the 8

lond1

folk, drogn the owt-comen folk fat was thus in-to the land1

I-cofn); he sent his messagers to al the gret men) of the loncT,

and1

in a lityll whitt gaddred ham to-geddre to a parlement,

and1

tok ham to rede that euery on his half shold1

gaddre al the 1 2

powe? Ipat they myght, for to we? vpon Macmorgn. And as

hit was pwrueied, so hit was don); Thay assemblet so many hostes

and1

so mych folk on euery half, that noon end1

was, and1

comefD

to Okensely for to weren vpon MacmorgTi. Whan this hostes 16

weren thus assemblet, the most parte of Macmorghis men), ayeyne

ha? trowth and1

ayejn ha? othes, some prtuely whithdrow hem

that day, nold nat to hym com, some al openly leften hym, and

wenten to his fomen ayeyn) hym) ;so that, in his most nede, trew 20

frendes ne fonde he non), sawe Robert, steuenes son), and his.

With the lityll folk that thay hadden, thay wenten in-to a place

nat fe? frome ffernes, a pleyn place bisette about with montaignes

and woddes, watres and mores, on euery side il to coin) [to], the 24

entrees that ther weren), by Robert-is deuice thay setten men) for

to stopen, in some place with trees I-cast don), and1

in other

places depe diches I-cast. thegn the place we? stronge of kynde,

thay maden) hit myen stronge [r] with engyn, so that hit was 2 8

I-now seke? recet to ham), and1

[to] he? enemyes ful strong to com)

to, and with litill folke hit myght be I-kept ;& derne weies thay

hadden pwrueied1

to hanD-self, owt to goo, ayeyiD In to com),

whan ham) liked. Whane the kynge of Connaght, with so many 32

hostes, was to ham) I-com), he send to Robert by Messangers,

and1

present hym vrith rych yiftes, and1

many mo he hym be-het,

and1

fast hym) be-soght that, owt off>e Contray, wyche no Right

1!.\\VF.. MS.|

MACMIIM.I! 1^ |,i>] .IITID l'.\ SOMK MIX. 1(.

sinvfyn vp-on liain, (lie wedis and1

the grasse that stcxlyn al ruyn \ i>. 1169.

\I- lyu'ht. thay lay al y-throw dovne and cast to ground

1

.

[CHAPTKB VI.]

As tins was thus doniie, the thythyngig Spronge Into nl (':\\>it<i\tnn

X~Y_ Irland1

,how Maemur^h conquerid

1

his londe vpon liis men, XJ

ml that no man iny.Lfht hyin wythstoud1

,for strange men that he

ladd1

wyth*Hym. Roryke Oconghoure, of Connaght, that was[*Fol.4a]

that tyme Kynge of al Irland, vndyrstode hym, and thoght in his

herte the grete Perel that myght be-fall hym and al the londe- tarn *H>i

IVpill, throgh the strangers that was thus in-to the lande come, J^/J^He sende his messangem to al the Lordis of the Londe, and in a *<>**

lytyll whylle gaddrecT ham to-gedre to a parlement, and toke ham

to consayll, that euery on his Syde sholde gaddyr al the Pepill

that thay myght, forto werre vpon Macmun/A. And as hit was

I'uiueNvd, so hit was doun. Thay assemblicT so many Hostis, and

so mych Pepill on euery syde, that were vnnowmmerahill, and

comynl to Okenseley forto werre vp-on Nacmurgh / Whan this f

1

onmym,

li-.xtis WITVM thus asEemblet, the moste parte of Macmwr^A-ismen,

ayeyn hare trowthe and here othis, Some priuely wttA-drow ham,

that tlu y nolde not to hym come. Some al opynly leften hym,a n<1 \\rnten to his ennemys ayeyfi hym ; so that, in his moste nede, , nw*i-trewe IV. mils ne fownde he none, Sawe Robert Steuenes-Sone

11 ltd his. wyth the Lytill Pepill that they haddyn, thay wentyn into

n place not fare frome Fernys, a pleyne place be-sette aboute wttA

nionttanys and woddis, watris and moris a,on euery Syde il to come ^

to. The entrees that ther weryn, by Robert-is deuyce thay setten

mi 11 forto stopyn ;in some Place with trees y-caste doune, and in

othir Placis depe dichis y-caste. thegh the Place were stronge of naturaJrm

Uyn.l; thay maddyn hit inych strongir with Engyn, So that hit1 wast fi

it to tham, anrto tlur ennemys stronge to come to, and dutMa

wit/t lytill pi-pill hit myght be kepte. And Erthe-weyes thay et arle

haddyn madd1

to tham-Selfe, out to goo, and ayeyfi In to come,mtininf -

when them Plesyd1

. Whan the kynge of connaght, wt'tA so manyhost is, was to tham come, he sende to Robert by Messangers, and

l>res(>ntiir hym w/t/t ryeh yeitys, and mych more hym Promysyd1

,

and gretly hym Losoght that, out of the contivy, \\hych no ryght

C 2

20 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. VI, VIl). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1169. he ne hadde to, ne no chalawge ne myght setten vp-on, he and

his, with pees and lou[e] shold departe. Mich they spek of this,

Roderic and litell thay sped. TheP-afty?, the messagers turned to Mac-

^iephento niorgh, and be-soghten hym) on the kynges half, OConghou?, 4

retire from that he forth, with ham), shold turne vp-on) the owt-comen) folk,tuG

country,ham) to slee and1

vndo. And if he so wold, thay wold delyuer

[*Pol.4b.] hym al leynest?, and stidfast pees and freucT- *shippe mak hym

in thislllng ^aue ^ *ke kynoe an(^ f a^ otner - Many reisons thay shewed, 8

tries in both for the land & for the land1

folk ;hot notynge thay ne spedde,

induce ne n O1 answa? ne hadden, that ham liket. Oconghou? saw and1

Macmurgh herd of his Messagers that he myght nat in such maner spede,to turn

against the and1

that he most witfi streyntTi do, that he myght nat with fair5

12

speche : he tok his wepne grymly, and stod1

vp a-monge his folk,

O'Conor and thus sayd to ham) ;

"Mighty men), and stalward1

in fight for

his to defende your lond1 and1

your franchise ! vndrestondefh, ayeyn)

followers, whice folk, and1

for what encheson), ye shoH this battaitt tak an 16

hond1

: al cure enemy, that afor thus was owt of lond1

I-dryw

for his wykkednesse, In commune confusion) of vs all, al be-tak

vriih owt-comen & wepned folk, is ayayn) commen for enuy and

harme of vs, & hath I-broght vnked1

folk vp-on) vs, that the harme 20

wicli he had1 no power5 to don) vs hym-self, throgh helpe of ham) &

and de- mayntenawnce, the better myght brynge to end1

; and1

hath dightnouncesthe bem to sheden his atty? so wide, that he rechet nat of his own)

deth) bot that al mowe^ nawe ou? bale troghe hym), and1

for 24

murgh. noon) shold1

be I-spared, and1 he ne spared hjm-self. Ther-for we

willen wttAstond1

the begynynge, and}>e yuel whil hit is cornyn,

ar hit be Iroted; ifor harme wexet euer with longe abiddynge.Patriot* Ou? lond & ou? fredom) defended we manly ;

so that the slaght 28

tuentes,et of f>ese fewe be ferdnesse to many; & be ensample of these, al

libertatem other out-lond1

men) to be adrede, such folies to begyn, and1

the

[' MS. mynd of vs, with-out end1

to rest1 "

best.]

[CHAPTER VII.]

Macmurgh It /Tacmorgll, on his halue, be-held his men), and saw ham) 32

-*^-*- amayed : vriih wordes that he myght, he conforted

Leinster. hafrD on this maner: "Men of leynester, which, sothfast trowt/i

& stidfaste kynd in al aduontures, vs hath felawes I-makod1

,

l:\UI.MS.] O'C I'l.I.CIl Tu III.AI/II.N Ills MIX. X! 1

lie hadd1

thei to. nc no calai^e ne. my^lit M-ltm YJXJJI, he <md 1.0.1169.

liis, wyth PITS and low, sin. Me- deperti-. Mych1

they spoke of ["Myth,

this, and lytyll thny Spede / There-aftyr, the messangers turned*

M/a-nnii-L'h. and bc-soghteii hyni on the kyngis be-halfe, Ocon-

no^houre, that he forth, wyth tham, sholde tnrne vpon the strangers, ut in

hame to kyll and vndo. And yf he so wolde, thay wolde delyuyr J^'.'

hyni all leynystere, and stydfuste Pees and frendshipp make liym d<i.i,d(u

liaue of the kynge and of al othyr. Many reysonys thay shewitT, J

11

^','

Itoth for the londe and for the lond-pepill ;but nothynge thay lie

,ne noone answers hadde, that ham Plesyd! Oconnoghour*

and herde of his messyngers, that he myght nat in suche

. and that he moste wttA streynth do that, that he

inyglit not \v/t/t fayre speche. He toke his wepyn grymly, and

stodf \i> aniongf Ins} -pill, and thus sayde to tham :

"Myghty

mm, and bolde in fyght forto defende your londe and youre putriae

irrdome! Vndyrstoudyth, ayeyfi) whych *Pepill, and for whate [*Fol.4b.]

cause, ye sholde this Bataill take on Honde. Al oure ennemy, tntort.-

that aior this was out of loude ydrywe for his wickidnes, In

ooinynne confusion of vs all, all be-take wyth strangers and

\\(]H-iu-d Pepyll, is ayeyu comyu, for Enuy and harme of vs, and

hath broght strange Pepill vp-on vs, that the harme whych he cuncii*

hadde no Powere to don vs hym-selfe, throgh helpe of them and /^"v**

ninyntenavnce, the bettyr myght brj-nge to ende ; and hath dyght /<***?*

by in to shedyu his wenym so wyde, that he takyth no fors to dye, purcatnr,

but that we al mow haue oure [e]will throgh hym, and for none^ %p**

sholdo be SpariiT, and he ne Sparyth hym-Selfe. Thew-for we will pepcrcii.

wy[th]stonde the begynnynge, and the Perel whyle hit is comyn,are rf<f

hit le i-otydl For harme wexeth euer wyth longe abydynge. Our ab

londe and oure fredome, defende we manly ; So that the slaght ^!of this fewe be ferde to many ;

and by Ensampill of thes, al othyr imper-

strangers sholde be afei de, suche folies to begynne, And the mynde ZJl?of vs, wyth-oute eude to abyde." antnr.

[CHAPTER VII. ]

l\/rAcmurgTi / on his syde, be-held his men, and Sawe hame-*^*^- sore a-bassytr. \\iih wordis that he myght, he confortict

V J

ham on this mauere :" ^feu of leynyster, wych, trusty troutli and

eom-

teg

stydlaste kynde in al adueiituivs, vs hath fellowis y-madc, wyth- indivito*

22 ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. VII, VIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1169. wtt/urat any partyng, a-re? we ou? hertes, styfly vs-self to defend.

The maistre of wreth and of Coueytise, that \viih streynth wold

Let us vs brynge vnderfoot, and ows ayeyn drjue out of lond, othe?, that

defend W0rs is, in the same lond1

. vs tynken vndo: that god shild1

! loo, he? 4ourselves !

is I-coifD vpon ou? hed", of his mycTi gaderynge of folke prowt &

hauteyn. he ye well vndrestond, \ai nat trogli gret tale of men

[*Pol.5a.] ne trogh greth streynth, both drogh *right and trowth that mail)

Right, notiiath Wjt/i hym, battailles doth ouercom). We haue for vs, ayeyn) 8

numbers,win ha? pryd, mekenes

; ayayns har vnryght, right and1

trouth; ayeyn

battles. j^ boidenesse and ouer-truste, mekenesse and maner. Thay

fighten for coueytise, for to get good ; and1

we, for to flee harme.

with al this we bene in strong place and1 wel I-warned1

. The mo? i :

that he? commeth, the more encombrement we shall do hame, by

Be of one lityll folk ham to ouercom), so that we be of on hert, and stiflyheart, and .,, , .}

fight!withston<T.

[CHAPTER VIIL]

Whan Macmorghe had1

his tale I-endeth in his speche, i6j

Robert Steuenes-son), spake to his felaws and1

to his

Fitz-

stephenmakes a

speech to meigne on this wise :"ffightyng fors, & yongelynges I-corne,

Enoiish-tnat so many p^illes hawe to-geddre I-soffrecT, and1

euer in al

men. aduentures, and1

of heigh hert ibe ! If we inly vndrestonde wiche 20\

men) we ben, witA what lodes-man), and1

for what thynge wethisper-

ille vndre-tok \viih stalwardnesse, as ou? [wone]ys, we shullen over-

come ;& the grace that ye I-haue i-hadde ar this of god

1

,ne shal vs

nat forlete. Of the folke of Troy we ben kyndlych y-come, on) Jrat 24^

From oon half, fro ]>e first begynnyge ;of ffraunce, we haue kynde on

gltboTd-otne? half' Thr gh kynd

1

of Troy, we owe to be hardy; throghness ; kynd of ffraunce, we ben vsed in wepene ; & so as we bene of double

France, mane kyndly, of good herth & weH y-wepne6T, & well y-lernet yn 28

fi ht wepne, ne dout no man, fiat such vnwepned1

rascayll any powe?

We come haw ows to wythstond1

: on) that othe? halue, we come nat yn-to

hire

f

or as ^^S ^&11^ as nvryn^ men'ne ^or DO couetyse of gold

1

,ne of syluy?,

pirates, ne galyot3 ne robbers; bott for to helpe thys heyth man that ys so 3a

help a- noble & so fre, &, frogh hys owne men. lodderly was of londT

noble many.^ryug. we hawe reuth of bys harm); & helpeth vp Ipai adoimwas

treated. y-bro3the ; to hys kyncT sted, bryngeth hym f>at vnkyndly was

i:.\\vi.. MS.] QtmtnrQ SFnOBM Ol M ACMI K<;II AND STI.\ i-NSON. 23

out i-ny partyngf, arrere we vp oure herte*, boldely vs to defende. A.D. nfy.

The maystyr of wreth and of couetyse, that wyth streynth \volle(ira

'

t

'-

OIl

vs brynge vndyrfote, and vs ayeyn dryue out of londe, Otliir, that lin laUjr

wore is, in the same londe Purposyth vs to vndo / that god

/ he holde, here is come vp-on oure liedd; of Ins mycha

gadrynge of pepill Proute and hauteyn. be ye wel vndyrstond,

that not wytli many men, ue wyth grete Streynth, bot by ryght

ami trouth that man hath wyth hyni, batalis doth ouercome. Weliane for VB, ayeyn harpryde, mekenys; ayeynes hare viiryght, ryght

and trouth; ayeyfl har boldnys and ouer-truste, mekenesse and

thay fyghtyn for couetyse, forto gete good1

;And we, to

mysclu-fe. wyth all this, we byth in strong* Place, and well <<" afc

warnyd1

. The more that here comyth, the more encombrement

wo shal do ham, by lytill folke ham to ouercome, So that we be of

ofie herte, and styfly wystonde.'*

[CHAPTER VIIL]

WHen MaCYmirgh hadd his tale y-endyd1

in his speche, Captfultim

Koberte Steuenes-Sofie spake to his fellowys, and to them vnjm '

in this maner Sayde :

"Fyghten feris, and yonglynges y-know, that

so many Perelis haue to-geddyr SofiericT, and euer in al aduentures, adole-

and of hey hert ben 1 If we Inwardly wndyrstonde what men we *****

ben; wyth what lodes-man, and for what thynge, we this Perel

vndirtoke;wit/t boldnys, as we were wonycT, we shall ouercome ; and

the grace that we haue hadd ar this of god, ne shall vs not forsake.

// Of* the folke of Troy we Ben Kynly come, on that one syde, fit) [*oL5.l

the fryste begyn[i]nge ;of Fraunce, we haue kynde on the othyr

halfe. Tlirogh the kynde of troy, we sholde be bolde; throgb

kynde of Fraunce, we ben wsyd in wepyn); and so as we ben of

doubil maner kyiidly, of good1

herte and wel wepenyd, and wel

It TUN (T in wepyfi, ne dout no man, that Suche vnwepenyd rascaill

any Powere haue to vs to wyth-stonde. One that ouer syde, we

come not into this londe as wagid1

men, ne for no couetyse of

golde, ne of Syluyr, ne of galiotj, ne robbers ; but forto nelpe Non ergo

this goode man that is so nobill and so fre, and, wyth his owyn SarT^'ro*-

inen, wickydly was out of his londe drywe. We haue Pite of his(fo"et *ICO

advcmmuf.harme

;and lielpytli vp that adoiui) was caste / to his kyiide state,

24 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. IX, x). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1169. thereof I-bansheth. And he, as largh man) & good1

prynce, hut

'i versus vs yeueu wyde londes & ryche townes, & ow? lond folke wyll

land. setten & planten stydfastly yn J?ys lond, nowe & euer 1. Therfor,

Oner 1 men, full [of] streynth & stalwartimes, such thyng y-magyneth 4

to-day hartly to do, that ow? kynred ne go nat out of kyncf1

,

We Ml win & yn thys, lyuynge o]>er dey, we manly wyn) the pryce, that

and glory.euer more torne to whyrshyppe vs & al our1 that afty? ws shulk-n

M Ocome.

[CHAPTER IX.]

TTTythe these wordes, & othe? suche, these heghe men)

T T comforted1 ha? folk, for day schulden) hawe the bettyr wyll

O'Conor,we^ f r to fyght. And whan) day were on) euery half redy for to

thefcsue

f sm^tn to-geddre, OConojwjr, be-thojghthjng that the aduentu? 12

makes of battaylle ben ofte doutouse & mjche vncerteyne, And as the

Mac- whysman) scythe 'all tynge me shall assay, rathe? than) fy3th,'

murgh, & all-so he & hys doutenden) well sere to assemble with folke

[*Fol.5b.] I-wepned1

,On al maner that he myjght,

* He was abowte thame 16

sholde make peas, thane, throgn besechyng of goode mend

that went betwene, & throgTi grace of the holy goste, was

the peas y-niade, ofDJ)is

rnaner;that thay sholde leve leynester

who, it is to AJaccmorghowe, & he sholde hitt holde of Oconoghou?, & 20

shalfhol.l ^ m ^nowlcch, & suget be to hym as to a kynge & pryncefrom of Irland: And bat thys shold

1

be stydfastly I-hold, MacmorghRoderic,and give bytok h_ym hys sone to astage, by so, fat yf he good

1

pees hold1

,

sdiTa^a& trewlJ n>m helde, Oconghu? shold hjm yeue hys doghter to 24

hostage. wyff. Whan) thys was comynly I-shewed & I-knowe, & othes

I-shwerne on) euery half, all thjs trewly to hold, Auothe? thyng

was bespoke bytwen ham, bott \>ak praiely, that Macmo/vj/t ne

shold1 nomore brynge vnked mon yn-to the lond, & thay that 28

he hade y-broght, as rathe as he had leynestre yn) good pees,

he shold1

anoon send ayenne home, & delyueryd j?elond of ham.

Maurice [CHAPTER X.]

Fitzgerald iftyr that f>6 pees was thys Imaket, J?ehost departed,

arrives,-*TjL euery on) hys half. Sone f>er-after come Moryce, Geraudes 32

* f "

'^^rtes brothe?, of whom we spoken) ar thys, wyth .x. kiiyghtesat

Wexibrd. & .xxx. Squyres & ijhoundred footmen, & ar[y]ued at weysford ;

i;\\\i..M.S.]

IM.UI. M.M.I: BRWm (/CONOR AND MAC.Mtin.ir. 25

liyin that vnkyndrly \v ; is tlu-rof y-banshrh And he, A. D. 1169.

nian and i,r"od IVinrr, hath vs vcvvii) wvdc laiidis and '''

" f"" /".''

Milltowiirs ;

inul our*' loodtflffl will Hctten and 1'lanti-iD i

st ult'aslly in this loud.-, nuwr and euer. Therior, men lullrfJJ

-ticynth and ol Imldin-s, Surhe thyn^ yniairynrth to-day hertely*"'

to do, that oure kynred ne go not outc of kyiide ;and in this,

)ieil.

lywe or dye, we manly wyim the Pryce, that euer-more shall

tourfn}; to ouiv wyrchippe, and to al oure that aftyr \s schalle

,, compa-conie -

[CHAPTER IX.]

"WITTy til this wordis, and othyr Suche, thes good men coufortyd Capt/l

f T har Pepill, for thay sholdyn haue the bettyr wyll, welllx '

forto fyght. And when thay were on euery halfe redy forto smy

to-geddre, Oconghoure bethoght liym that the aduenture of bataill

1) n ofte doutfull and mych vncertayn. Anfdl. as the "NVysmau Ter-

IV. vii. ly.

Seyth, "Althynge we oghte to assay, radyr than fyght"/ And also

he and his doutedeu well sore to fyght wyth Pepill wepenyd. On al

iimner that he niyght, he was besy to haue Pees. Then, by the

beseehynge of good1 men that wente betweue, and throgh grace of

the holy goste, was the Pees mad on this maner;that thay sholde

leue leynystere to Macmwr^r/t, and he sholde hite holde of Ocon-

ghouri, and hym knowlech, and Subiecte be to hym as to a kyngand Trynee of Irland

1

. And that this sholde be stydfastly holde,

MoemttryA toke hym his sone to hostage, by So, yf he good Pees^"wt> n t( t/i

belde, and tivwely hym helde, Oconghour sholde hym yeue his Cn*-

doghter to wyfe. whan this was comynly shevryd and know, and c*Mrl"H -

othis swonD on eu^ry Syde, al this trewely to kepe, Anothyr thyngwas spokyn be-twen them, bothe that Pryuely, that Mocmurgh ne

sholdi- no HUM < strangerea brynge into the londc; And thay that

he liadd broght, as Sone as he hadd leynystere in good1

Pees, he tah,,i

bhold Sende them home, and delyuere the londe of hame.

[CHAPTEB X.]

Aftyr that the Pees was thus made, the hoste deportycT, on Capftului

-L\_ his lialue. Sone there-aftyr come Morice. Geraudis Son?ie *, ?'

[ Fol.5b.JKobert-is Brodyr, of whom we Spokyn ar this, Wyth x Knyghtisand xxx t!

Stiuyrris, and two hundreoT fotemen, and londiir at

26 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. X, Xl). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1169. A man full queynt, trow trogti al tliynge, & stalwarth, & stydfast

of word, & of hert symple, & shamfFast as a mayd. War!) Macmorgr/t

& Robert hyt wysten, thay weren ful gjad, & bolde? fan thay

before were : thay come to ham sone wyth fe oste fat thay had. 4

Macmurgh Macmon/A be-thoght hym) of the mych vnryght that fe men of

to attack** deuelyng hym hadden done, & hys fade? ail-so, many sithe :

Dublin; jie assembled hys hostes, & redied hym to wend thedere. Bootand goes,accom- Robert byleft with somdell of fe meyne, fore to rere hym a castell 8

I?tz-

eat a P^ace ^)at me depeth fe karryke, & ys twey myle out

Stephen. Of weysford ; & Moryce went wyth hym. Macmor^r/i, as mayster

& leder of the host, & cheuetayn of al. In lytell whyle, all

fe contreys about dyuelyn, wyth robynge & bernyng & sleyng,12

[*MS. weren l

neght I-broght to nogTit. The sitejeyns of dyuylyn, whan

thay thys wysten, thay sentten to ham, & besoghten pees, & yaue

The ham so mych gold & syluer that non end was at har wylle,

submit and & good ostages, & othes I-[s]wore that fay sholden to Macmorgh 16

acknow-trew \)Q) & hym knowleche fan-forward as lord & prynce. Fro

Macmurgh that tyme that thys was y-do, ther was noon Iryshman yn

lord.

61

leynneste?, of hey kyne ne of low, that for semesse2 of englysse-

[2/or ferd- men ne yeldet hym to Macmor^A-, so J>at Iper was noght of

\>Q20

lonoT-folke fat all nas subyett to hym, & redy to hys wylle.

[CHAPTER XI.]

O'Conor T^ thys whyle, wax a grett wreth & a grete strj^fe betwyxmakes war _L

j,e kyng of Connaght, & donoll Obreyn), fe kyng [of] lym<?ryke,

ofLimerick & of thomond. the kyng of connaght, Oconoghu?, gaddered1

hys 24

[*Fol.6a.] hostes for to wer? vpon) Obreen. Obreen sent *to mamorrowj, for

and sends allyaunce that was betwen ham, that he shold hym helpe. he spakeFitz- "ber-of to Robert & to Moryce, & bad ham that bay shold

1

go thederStephen

f

and for to helpe Obreen. Thay name har men) wyth ham, & wenten 28

oppose*

t0ynto tnomon^ an^ ffonden) Oconoghu?, that stryffly stode ayeyii)

liim. ham, & many fyghtes ham yaue. Bot the dysconfitu? turned vpon)

^con gnu^j & many of hys men) wer I-sleyfD, so that wythe shame

and he most turne ayeyn) ynto Connaght. And fro that tym, Obreen 32

becomes wythdrow hym from) Oconoghu?, & neuer after was subyect to hym)inde- ag jie was tha?-by-fore ;

& the englysh hoste, wyth grett gettyngespcnciGntof him. & wt't& rych yiftes, turned ayeyne yn)-to leynestre.

,M.S.]

win. IN T\KI:N. O'CONOR BI:ATI:N r.v O'HKI: 27

wry-ford1

. A man full quent, trew throw al tliynge, l><>ldr, and A. 0.116.;.

ltjdfltt <>f word, a//,/ .if luM-t sympil, and shainefastc 88 a mayd //

\Vlian Macmurgh and Robert hadoT wyttynge of Morice-is comyuge,

they wi-ryn full glad, and boldyr than thay before were, thay

mine to tliain Si.c wyth the hoste that tluiy hadde /

of the mych wronge that the men of Deuelynto hyin .'/"'" *

hawydyn done, and lii.s fadyr also, many tymys : he assemblid1

hiswf

'

;

hostes, and made hym redy thedyr forto goo. But Robert li fte inj

wyth some of the meyngne forto rere hym a castel at a Place that

is callicT the Karryke, and is two myle out of weysforcT; AndMorice went wyth hym. ^lacmurgh as gouernoure and ledere

of the hoste and capytan of all. In lytell Processe of tyme, al

the contreis about deuelyn, wyth Robynge and brennyng and

kyllyngeof pepill, weryn al-meste broght to noght// The Citseynys atl exter-

of deuelyn), whan thay of this had wyttynge, thay Sendyn and2J.*

tar

besoght Pees, and yaue hame so inyche golde and Siluyr that none redacio.

ende was at har will, and1

good hostagis, and othis Sworne that thay

Sholdyn to Macmwr^r/t be trewe, and hym knowlege as lord and1

1'rynce. Fro that tyme that this was done / ther was none

Irysh-man in leynystre, of hey kyn ne of low, but that, for fere

of Englysti-men, thay yaue hame to Macmurgh, So that ther was

none of the loude-pepill, that al nas subiecte to hym, and redyto his wille /

[CHAPTEB XI.]

TN this tyme, rose grete debate ancT wrete be-twyxe the CaptVUm-*-

kynge of Connaghfr, and Donalde Obreyn, the kynge of'jm '

lymerike, and of thomonde. the kynge of Connaght, Oconghoure,

gaderiof his hostes forto werre vp-on obreyn. Obreyn Sende to

M'fcinttr<7/i, forallyaunce that was betwen ham, that he sholde hyin

hi'lpe. He Spake therof to Robert and to Morice, and bade them

t luvt th[a]y sholde go thedyr forto helpe obreyn. Thay, and har men

wyth hame, and wentyn Into thomonde, and1

foundyn oconghoure,tluit styfly stode a-yennes hame, and many fightes hame yaue. pott

But the dis-comfyture turneoT vp-on oconghoure; and many cf his^ar

!^.< <(,

men were sleyn, So that wyth shame he mvste tvrne into *biqu*

co.maght. / And fro that tyme, Obreyn wythdrowe hym from

oconghoure, and ncuer aftyr was subiecte to hym as he was

thrr-to-forn. And the Englysli hoste, wyth grete gettynges and

wytli ryd.c yftis. turned1

ayen Into Leynystre.

28 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(ell.

XIl). [DUBL. MS.

[CHAPTER XII.]

A.D. 1169. "1% yracmorO3W5cll sawe the englysshe-men so stalwarth that

asTr^to'1 no power m?ght llam wythstond

1

. he bethoght hym) of

be king of thyuge that was passed, & that sume of hys eldre to-fore byifi)1 Irelana.

haddefi) somtyme the kynge-dome of all Irlandl & that al the 4

lond was subyet to hym : he wold, by hys myght, by ryght of

hys eldreii), brynge hyt yn-to the self state, that alJ>e

lond1

shold

be vnde? hys lordshyppe, as hyt was wndre hys eldreiT) to-fore

hys tym. Of f>ys tynge) he spak pmiely wjth Robert, & wyth 8

Moryce, & besoght liar consayll therof;And f>ay hym) answerd,

& seiden), that '

lyghtly that myght be done, yf he wold make come

Fitz- more plente of englyssh mefD ynto }?e lond.' he bad ham well

.and f>orwe, that thay sholden yn al nianere genden after more of har ' 2

Maurice, Wn) & frendshype. & for thay shold1

the bettyre wyll haue the?-to,whom he

consults, he profrecf ham) to yeue hys eldest doghtre to on of ham, whych

tobrTnim

hyre so wold, wyth all hys lond aftyr hys day. bot, fore euery

evermore of ham had wyf & I-spoused that tyme, after mych spech, & 16

m^ 8

many dalyaunce ther-of at thys consaylle, thay thoght Ipat he, to

the erle Rychard, (of whom we haue ar thys I-spoke, & to whomhe behete the same doghter ther-to-fore at Brystowe,) hys lettres

He sends a shold send on thys maner :" C Dermot MacniO?^^, prz'ynce of 20

Earl leynestre, to Rychard, Gylbertes son), erle of strugoyl, sendeth

Eichardgrettynge. If f>ou rekenest the tyme that ys Igoo, as well as

to come we that nede haue, ou? mone nys ycome to}?e

no rather thaii)

hys tyme. Storkes & swalewes, & of>er somer foules, we haue 24

aftyre I-loked : thay comen), & wyth fe cold north-westre wynd

fay ben awey ywent. Bot thy comynge, that we so mych haue

desyred & so longe I-loked after, nether estren wyn[d]e, ne noon

other, vs ne hath I-send, as thou vs be-hete. ferfor, that thou ne 28

hast y-dene troght some grete lette, hastyly be about to do;for

that we? al ou? gladnes, that thou hast swyth. If fou stalwardly

comest, & wyth good myght, the fou? partyes of Irland shal sone

be turned to J?e fyft." Whan the erle had thys I-hard, he was 32

[*Fol.6b.] yn many thoghtes; & aftyr many selcouth * & dyuers redes, at the

last he bethoght hym, that so fewe mefD as weren) yn-to the lond

I-come the?-to-fore, hadden) yn) so lytyll whyll so well I-sped

of har aduentures : he name to hym the better herte, & thynge 36

KAW1.. MS.] MACMUtCH A-KS F<>1; Mnl.l I NCUS1I TH< - J.'i>

[('HAITI. i: XII

|A.D. i i

ft .

sawe tin- l-'.n-l y-n-men so l>ol<]e, that no man ('aj,i///lfn.i

inyght luini wythstoy.r. lie br-th..iL'ht hym of thynge

*'

tluit was pas-yd, and that some of his eldryn to-lov hym haddyn

some iyme tlie kyngedome of al Irlantr, and that al the land

suhirete, to hym. lie wolde, hy his my.trht / by ryght of eldryn," (/

hit Into the same state, that al the londe sholde be vndyr '".'',["'

his lordshipe, as hit was *Vndyr His eldryn to-fore His tyme. Of [*Pol.Ob.]

this thynge He Spake wyth Ilobert and wyth Moryce, and be-soghte

liar consayle vp-on this. And thay hym answericT, and sayd, that

1

lyghtly that myght be done, yf he wolde make come more Plente hocf< //,

of Englysti-men into the londe.' He Prayed ham, that in al haste^en po*

thay sholde sende aftyr more of hare kyn and hare frend is. and

for thay sholde haue the bettyr will therto, he proferecT hame to

y< uf Ins eldyst doghtyr to one of ham, whych hyr so wolde, wit A

ul the londe aftyr his day. but, for euery of hame hadd wyfe, and Itgi*

spoused that tyme, Aftyr mych spech, and many delyaunce therof

at this consayle, thay thoght that he, to the erle richard1

(of whomw- haue ar this spoke, and to whom he promysycT the same

doghtyr there-to-for at Brystowe,) his lettered sholde sende on this

manere //" Dermot Macmurgh, Prince of leynystere, to Richard

1

,

Cylhertes sone, Erie of strugoil, sendyth gretynge. If ye haue Ovi.l. /;/,.

rekenyd'the tyme that is I-goo, as wel as we that nede haue, oure' " ^

compleynte is not come to yow no radyr than this tyme. Storkys

and swale wes, and othyr Somyr fowlis, we haue aftyr a-waytiiT:

tliay corny n ; ami w/t/ the colde north weste wynde thay ben drciojam

away I-went. But youre comynge, that we so mych haue d^yrid1

-^^* "J^and so longe lokid aftyr, nethyr estryn wyncT, ne none othyr, vs ne nee eurui.

hath sende, ns ye vs promysid1

. Ther-for [as] ye ne haue this dofie

but throfjli some grete lette, hastely be a-but to do; for that were al

oure gladnys, that ye haste blywe. Yf ye boldely come, and wyth

iieynth. the four* Parties of IrlancT shal sone be turned1

to defacili

the fyfte" // Whan the Erie hadd this hard, he was in manytho^htis; and aftyr many and dyuers thoghtes, at the laste he

be-thn_i:ht hym, tlint so few men as weryn into the londe y-come

tlur-to-fore, haddyn in so lytill tyme so wel y-spede of bar

adiinitiuv> : lie hade the bettyr herte. and thyn.L'o that lie dowtted

30 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(ciI.

XIII). [DUEL. MS.

A.D.^that he douted myche the?-by-fore to begyne, he wax tho the

The Earl^^er to *a^ an hond. Fro that tyme, al hys thoght & all hys

resolveswylle was, nyghte & day, wyth aft h?/s my3th to wend1

in-to Irland".

enterprise.He went hyw to

f>e kyng henry, & hym swith be-soght f>at he shold 4

delyuer hym hys londes j?at sholden be hys by ryght of herytage,

other yeue hyw leue to do hym yn advewtu?, lonoTto pwrchace yiD

vnked land1

.

A. 0.1170. [CHAPTER Xni.}

ban the Kynge wyst hys entent, whoder he wold go, 8

he ne yaue hym fully leue, ne fully hym ne warned ; bot

wyth such leue as he had, he dight hym ]?e wynter tyH the

begynny[ra]ge of Maye. He sent to-for hym ynto Irland A knyght

He sends that was I-called Reymond1

le gras; wyth hyw, x knytghtes, & 12

f urty Squyers, & four score bowmen;A man ful hardy & stal-

W

Ireland, warde, & well proued yn) wepne, Robertis neueu, & Moryces, har

near eldest brother, sone. Thay arryued at a place i-called dun-

doneuile>four myle a soutli halfe Waterford; & ther thay arered 16

a dyche, & a feble castel vpon, of yardes and turues 1. The men

of Watterford, & wyth ham Malaghelyn) of olan, thys waren

I-ware that thay y-hadden such neghborhede ful loth, & toke

ham) to rede, j?at f>ay wolden vpon) ham), ar mo com to ham. Thay 20

assembled ham togeddre, well thre thousand men), & wentefD ouer

He is the wattyr of sur, that parteth the twey centres of leynestre

by the & f mounestre, & setten) ham) yn) thre hostes, ful boldely for to

^aterford agsayiie ^ne englysshe-men) wiih-In har castell. Reymond & hys 24

O'Phelan, men) thogh they fewe wer, they we? nat fejnt with vneuenly

host wenten) out & assembled wyth ham. Bot, as no wonde? was,

so few men ne myght nat all pnuely fjghten ajeyn) so many,

thay turned ham) aye to har recet. the other weneden) that thay 28

departed yn dyscomfyte ; thay brakefD har sheld. In), & wenttefD

and is aftyr : & thay war nat fully wythyn) J?e yate, that some of hafn)

retreat to re^ rathe? In than)J?e englyssh. Reymond saw that he & hys

his camp. weren) yfj) gret perylle, & vpon poynt to lese the lyfe. he be-cryed 32

hys felewes, & turned stalwarthly vpon) he? formen) 2

;&

j?e fyrste

that come yn), he claue hyfii) the heed, & throgh slaght of that

1 MS. iumes, or inrues. 2 men in front.

M&.) TllJt ENGLISH BEAT BACK THE WATEUFOKM H 31

mych ther-be-for to bepyn, lie wax than tne N4dyr to take an

li.mde. Fro that tyme, al his thoght and al his will was, nyglif

and day, wyth al his myght to wende into Irland1

. He went thru

to the kynge, and beso^ht hym that he ahold delyuere hym his **/

londis that sholdyn be his by ryght of heritage, othyr yeue hyni riim mit-

leue to do hym in aduenture, londe for to Purchase in vnkyd1 / 1^ .

land1

.daret.

[CHAPTER XIII.] A. D. 1 1 70.

Wlianthe kvnge vndyrstode his entente, whedyr he wolde Capf/lm

goo, he yaue hym not full leue, ne fully be-name hym not ;

*

but wtt/i suche leue as he hadiT, he dight hym the wyntyr till the lie

!( irynnyn^e of may / he Sende to-for hym into IrlancTa knyght that namque

was callid" Reymond Legras; wyth hym, x knyghtis and fourtym

Squyeris, and foure score bowmen;A man ful hardy and bolde rera.

dii'/ wel prouett1

in wepyn. Robert-is erne2, awd ATorices, hare eldyts t

2

uncle, is

brodyr, sone. Tliay londyd1

at a place that is y-callid DundonenylcT, nephew*

fourc Mile on the Sowth syde of watyrford1

;andthew they rend1

a^J

dyclie, and a febill castel vpon, of lardis and turues *. The men of [*p l.6b.]

A\'atyrii)rd, and wyth ham Malaghelyn Of olan, this warj'n y-ware ex virgi*

that thny baddyn such neghboris, that ham were loth 8; and toke

e

ham to consayle, that thay wolde vp-on ham, ar mo come to hame.

Thay gaderid ham to-gaddyr, wel iije

. ML men, and wentyn ouer

the watyr of Sure, that partyth the two contreis, that is to Say

leynyBtrc and mounestre, And settyn ham in thre hostis, ful

boldely forto assayle the Englysh-men wttA-In bar castel. Reymondand his men (thegh thay fewe wer, they were not feynte) wt'tA few

pepill wentyn out, and mete wt'tA hame. But, as no wouudyr bit

was, so few men myght not al plenary fyghteii ayeyn so many, that fa piano

turned ham to thare recette. the othyr wende that thay deperti<r nonpo/KiY.

in descomfite ; thay brakyn bar sbeldrun, and wentyn aftyr. and infra

thay were not fully wythin the gate, that some of hame nere ^^^radyr In than the English. Reymond saw that he and his were WPMMin grete Pereil, and on Poynte to lese here lyfe. he cried on his \*tran<lo

fellowis, and tvrned boldely vp-on here enemys. anofthefryst that

come In, he clewe his hede. and throgh deth of that o man, al the

1 R. Legra.3 Exteronim viciniani suspectam habentes, v. 248.

32 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. Xlll). [DUBL. MS.

A. D. 1170. maiD, all the ost was clyscomfyte, & tok haiTD to flyght. The

olper ham folwed yfD-to all f>e pleyiD, & leyd haiii) oil) so, Ipat yiD

He turns lytell why 11 thay slowe of- ham) fyfel hundred & mo

;& J?e most

assailants, Parte f fe othe? felleiD adofD yiD-to be see, of J>e heye rokes, & 4

and repels drent hamVselfe. In thys fyght, was a knyght that hete Wyllyam)

heavy loss, ferand, that dydde ouer-wett & aboue all othe?: he was a maiD

that hade semblant as thoght he we? on) the mich yuell, & )?er-fo?

[* Leaf 7.] he put hyinVselue2alwey the? * the most perille was

;ffor he ne 8

William raght thegh deth come betwene hym) & hys yuell, ar hyt wa? toJ^rftllQ

shows mych I-smyt vpon) hyinX He? ]>e pryd of waterford felle;he?

bravera^ ^s mj^^ went to noght ;

he?-of come the Englysshe hope

& comfort;& to the Iresshe, dred & wanhope ;

ffor hyt was neuer 1 2

the?-to-for I-herd, that of so fewe men, so grett a slaght was done.

Bot lyder consaylle thay dydden) fe?-after, that turned ham to

mych cruelte;

ffor whafD the maystry was al har, & al har fomen)

ouercome, In})e fyght werefi) ytake well thre score men) & teiD,

16

Seventy that ham yolden), & wereiD the heghest & the rychyst of al the site,

taken suc^ Va^ V2 mJSn^ n^^e had for ham the sit& delyuered, or els

prisoners; as myche catel as thay wolden desy?. Heruy oftno. it is

debated that to ham) was ycome, hym thrydsome of knyghtes, & Reymond, 20

withth^mVP dyugrs domes strouen) what men) shold

1 do wyth har prysons3

;

ffor Reymond trauayllet about for to dylyuere ham), as a man) of

reuthful mode, & j?us seyd to hys feres :

"lordynges, what ys vs

Reymond to done of ou? wreched prisoners ? I sey nat that man 4 shal on 24

save them any man^ sPa^ nys foman);bot thay beth nat now fomen, both 5

beth men) nat rebelle, bot yn) bataylle for to defend 6 har contrey

ouercome. Me thynketh thay beth now yn) such state, that me

oght bettyr haw mercy of ham) & yeve ham) lyfe, for to yeue othe? 28

ensample to be boxom), than) cruely to do ham) to deth, wha?-

throgh J?at othe?, throgh ferdnesse of trust, J>e lasse to yeld1

ham)

to vs." Whan) Reymond1 had such wordes I-seyde, yn al

f>e folke

butHervey was moste wi[lle]7 to graunt ham lyf, Arose vp Heruy amonge 3 2

opposeshim.

1 MS. lyfe.2 MS. sleue. 3

pryson = prisoner.* MS. maner.

5 but: Sed hi non hostes jam, Bed homines. Op. v. 250.6 MS. defoncl.

7 The ink has perisht :' et murmure populi cum quodam quasi favore sub-

secuto.' Gir. Camb., Harp. Hib. c. xv. Op. v. 252, "Rolls Scries.

l.'AWI.. MS.] I TTER DEFEAT OF Till-. WATI.i: ml: I> Mi 33

boste was dys-comfite arul toke ham to flyght / The oihyr ham A. D. 1170.

fcil wiit into al the Playfi, and leyde on ham. So that in lytyl

space of tyme thay kyllytT of ham v. C. and mo; and the most ab ///. /

Parte of tlie othyr fellyn adovn) into the see, of the hey Rokys, JJ'H"'j

and drrynt ham-selfe // In this fyght was a knyght that was

callid1 William ferrand, that did ful wel and abowe al othyr;

'he was a man that hade semblant as thegh he were on the

mych yuel ;and thei for he Putte hym-Selfe at tymys ther the

moste Peryl was. For he roght not thegh dethe come betwen

hym and his Sekenys, or bit were mych grow on hym1

/

!l r the Pryde of Watyrforde felle; here al his myght went

her-of come the Englysh hope and conford1

;and to the

cf

Irysfi, dred and wanhope. For htt was neuer tber-to-fore herde horror . .

that, of So few men, so grete a slaghte was done. But a lewid<* */* r"' 1

'

consayle thay diddyn, that ther-aftyr turned ham to myche

cruclto. For whan the Mastry was al hare, and al hare enemys

oiwcome, In the fyght weryn take wel iije score men and tefi that *fptu<*-

ham yeldyn, and weryn the beste and the rycheste of the Cite,

Such that thay myght haue hade for them the Cite delyuerid1

, or

els as mycb ryches as thay wolde desyre. Heruey of montmurthy, pf^niam

that to ham was come, bym thyrdsome of knyghtis, and ReymoncP,

vp-on dyuers consaylis thoghten what thay sholde do wyth bar

Prysoneris. For Reymond laborid1

for thar delyverance, as man

of pitefull herte / And thus sayd to his fellowis :

"Lordynges, what

is vs to done wyth oure wrechid1

presoners? I Sey not that man dec

shal on any maner spare his enemys ; but thay byth nat nowm

enemys ;but byth men not retail, but in bataill forto defende

bar contrey ouercome. Me-thynkytb thay byth now in such state,

that we owytb bettyr haue mercy of ham and yeue ham lyfe, forto potiu* . .

yeue othyr ensampill to be boxume, than cruely to do ham to

deth ; wher-for otheris wil truste the lasse to yelde ham to vs." ??"er^~

dehtas ad'Whan Keymond

1 Hade Suche Wordys y-Seyde, and al the fello- tormentum.

Was most about to graunt ham lyfe, Aros vp heruey ney*

- 1 vir carnc quidom infirmup, sed eonle firmissimus : innninentem, ut vide-

ur, leprae malitiam morte uiinirum praeveuire desiderans tarn praeinatura

iuain praeclara. Op. v. 249.

D

34 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XIV). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1170. hame al, & thys ham) seycl : "Inogli Reymond openly to vs hath

^Enoughof

Bp ke of mercy & almes-dedes, vnked landes I-wonne, & nat wyth

Did slagn & wyth brenny[V]ge. Whede? Alexander* & lulius Cesar,

andXCae&

6

ar that weren) lordes of al f>e world1

,vvonnen londes by such wey, 4

win by it ? j wold Reymond wold me answer. Whan thay comeiD to vs vel

arrayede to fyghten), If f>ay hadde I-won oiier-hand & vs ouercome,

wolden thay, for almesse & for reuth, haw had m^rcye of vs 1 nay,

I trow nat. }?erfor out-chese on) of two : Other* do manly thynge, g

Either kill wher'-fore we bene ycome ;& the folke }>at ys rebbeft ayeyn vs,

quietly

6 S

wyth-outten any noyse, wyth wepne hertely brynge out of dawes;

Other, yf we shollen) do alines dede on hem), & ham) sparen), as

or go Reymond hath seyd, out we wend to ou? shyppes, & turne ayeyn), 12

& let we the wreched men hold har lond, & brouken wythouten

As no any chalange." Heruyes dome lyket "bettre than Reymondes ;&

handy, the weren the Cyte3eyns to deth Idemed. Thay ne hadden no wonerebels are Of warytres ; & ferfor fey ladden ham) to pe clyf of J?e see, & put 16

ham) adoun, & drent ham.

[CHAPTER XIV.]

Earl nr^he men-tyme, the Eii Rychard, wyth the power9 that he

Struguilna(^ Brayed, was y-come to south wales

;& whan) he hadde

[*Fol.7b.] wyth*gret reuerence y-done hys pylrimage at sent dauyes, he put 20

hym to saylle, & hade good wynd, came jnto Irland wiih two

lands at hundret knythtes & other1

,mo? than a thousand. He arrjued at

Aug. 23,

'

weyseford on seynt Bertylmewes euen) : Than was fulfilled a

fulfilling prophecye that Merlyfi) seyd of hys comynge; 'J?e brond shal 24

ofMerlinScome to-fore fe borned fy?; And rygh as the spark maked the

and the brond come, Also be brond shal make the fyr come after.' AnofojrIrish Saint

Moling. prophecye, seynt Molynge seyd of that same :

' A mych man shall

erne to-fore;& J>e most heeddes of desmond & ek of leynestre 28

he shal defouly; & wyth streynth he shall noblych the wey

opne to the wepned.' Amorow, whan the tjthynge of ham) was

Reimund I-spronge, Reymond went hym to the Erie -with furt/ knyghtes

They" W*"M mych gladnes ;

& amorow, after Ipe holy-daye, Thay went 3 2

assaultcomynly al to J>e syte of Waterford, & assaylled the toun ful fersly ;

Tuesday,

'

& twyes thay weren) rebuked, & ful stalwarhlj, of ]>e Cyte$eyns.ug- 2 5-

Reymond, that by pwrueaunce & graunt of ham al was ymade

i;.\\vi.. MS.]KEBKI.S UKOWND. \V A 1 I.I: I < H: 1 .\ss\l I ; 33

;iiiiMi)!_'r liani ul, <in<! thus ham Saydr : 1-nowe Ileymond opynly to A.D. 1170.

vs liaili Spoke of mercy and almes-deddes, vn-kyd landis to wynfic

and iiat \vyth Slajjht mt-l wytli hretinynjj''. \vlu-dyr Alexandyr aruZ

lulyus Cesar, that weryn lordys of al the worlde, wonnen londis

hy such wey, I wold Keymond wolde me answere. whan thay Cum ,1,1

cotnrayn to vs wel arrayed1

to fyghten, If thay had the bettyr, and

vs had ouercome, woldyn thay, for almesse and for Pite, haue had

m< -rcy of vs 1 Nay, y trow not. ther-for chese ofie of two : Othyr adve-

to do manly thynge, wher-for we ben come; and the Pepill that is*

rebel ayeynnes vs, wythouten eny noyse, wyth wepyn hertely be-

ivwys ham of lyfe / Othyr, yf we shall do almysdede on them,

and ham spare, as Keymond hath Sayd, go we to ourc shippis, and

turnne ayeyne, and lete we the wrechycf pepil holde har lond1

,and

kepyn wttAout any chalange." Herueyes lugement Plesid bettyrmembri*

than Krymondes; and weryn the Citteseynnes to deth demydl ,-n

Thay had no galosis; and therfor thay laddyn ham to the

of the See, and put ham adoufl, and drovnde ham al.

[CHAPTKB XIV.]

e men-tvme, the Erie Rychard, wyth the Power that he

had1

arraied, was come to Suth Walls;and When he had

with grete reuerence done his Pylgryraage at Seynt Dauyes, he

Put hym to sayle, and had good wynd1

,come into Irland wy[th]

two hundryd1

knyghtis and othyr, more than a thousand1

, he

londid1

at Weysford on Seynt Bartolomewes evyn. Then was

I'uHillid1

a pprophesy that Merlynge Sayde of his comynge: "The

l>rond slial come to-for the brennynge fyre, And ryght as the

Sparke makid the brond come, Also the brond shall make the

fyre come aftyr." Anothyr prophesy, Molynge Sayd of that same : prophfl*u A mych man shal erne to-for

;and the moste hedis of desmond ^

also of leynystre ho shal defeuly ;and wyth streynth he shal capita eon-

iiol>elych the wey opyn to the wepenyd1

." A-morrow, whan the

thythyngis spronge, Ileymond went to the Erie vriih fourty

knyghtis with mych gladnys; and amorrow, aftyr the holy day

thay went holy to the Cite of Watyrford, and assaylid1

the touw w* n'rt-

ful fresly ;and twyes they weryn rebukyd

1

,and ful boldely, of the ^^^

lieyni.'iul, that ly Purueyauiicc and graunt of \\nni f*i***nt-

D 2

36 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XV). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1170. prtnce, & forman) of al the host, sawe & awayted a place good for

to assaylle : he cryed & cleped the wepned men to the assaut,

They take & j?ay egrely assaylledefD, & braken) yn-to f>e syte, & folke-mele)rt *

slowe the men) yn) weyes & yn) houses, & wan)Ipe Cyte. In 4

rathnyldes tou? weren) twey ryche men) ytake, hot j?rogh praye?

of Macmor<7#, that thede? was than) I-come, he was y-hold alyue.

Mac- Macmorgh broght hys doghty? with hym, Eue by name, & spoused

dauhter h?? to the Erle'& maden) fast sekernesse betwen) ham. Wan) thys 8

Eve is Was ydo al, be Erie left men) for to kepe the cyte, & turned hymmarried to

with the hoste to deuylyn)

[CHAPTER XV.]

11 /Tacmorgh wyst that myche of the powe? of ha? lond

jLTjL was I-come to helpen) ham) of dyuelyn), & hadden) beset i

They all J>ewodde weyes &

]>e narow weys thetherward: he left tlio

weyes, & lad the hoste throght the montaynes of Glyndelagli, al

Glenda- harmeles, ryght to the syte. These cyte3eyns, ouer al othe?, hated

to Dublin/ weren) of hym, & that was no wonde?;

ffor yn some tyme thay i

slowen) hys fady? yn) the cytfc ;& aft^r the harme, thay dydde hyin)

mych sham), fo? thay burryd an hounde with hym yn the pute

that he was yn I-leyde. Thay sent messagers to ]>e Erie, &

namely the Erchebysshop laurence, & besoghten) pees ;& as thay 2

Reimund weren) spekyng of pees, on oon half was Eeymond, & on the othe?

halue a ful hardy knyght, Myles of Cogan, with yonglynges well

assail and coueytouse of battaylle & of gettyng. Thay assaylled the Cyte,

Dublin. & breken In, & wan J)e Cyte, wyth gret slaght off>e sytjeyns. 2

[*Fol.8a.]*Natheles, the best parte of ham, wyth }:e rychest & the derwarthest

thyngys ]>at thay hadden), yn botes escapeden, & wenten yn-to ]>e

Hasculf north ylondes, wyth hastoyl, that was maystre yn the cyte, &

richest^olk^iar lodesman). That day byfel two Muracles yn the cyte : that 2

escape. on Of the Croice, yn the mode? chyrche ofj?e trynyte, whyche the

Cyt3eyns wolden) haue I-ladde with ham yn-to the ylandes ynthe see; & for nothyng, thay ne myghth yt wecchen) out of

Ipe

place. That othe?, of a sergeant that hadde I-robbet the erche- 3

bysshoppes paleys, & \>er-&fter come to-forf>e rode, & offred a peny :

fyrst, & efte-sone, & at euery tym, the peny stert ayeyne to hym.

he bethoght hym that god was nat wel I-quenyted of the robbery

i:\WL. MS.] WATKKlolII) AND DUBLIN AKK TAKKN. 37

ul was made Pryncc and l'nnan of al tin- ho-h\ S;i\v and a-wa\ t \d A.D. 1170.

a j.larr ^<<dr lorto assayle. lie cried <nt</ callid tlie w'p-nyd in-n

to the assaute and1

thay egyrly assaylid1

,and brakyn Into the Cite,

and kyllid the men in weyes and in houses, and wan the Cite, in

rathnyldys toinr woryn two ryche men take, and thay both wer

U-hedyd1

. Mactaghlyn of olan was also take, but throgh Prayer Melaghlin

of Mffcnmr^/*, that thor was than y-come, he was holde alyue.(

.^ j^.*11

Macmur</7t broght his doghtyr wyth hym, Eue by name, and but kept

S|M,usitT hyr to the Erie and madyn fast syckymys betwene *Ham//**lve>

\Yhan this was done al/the Erie Lefte men forto Kepe the Cite"'

and turnyde hym with the hoste to deuelyu //

[CHAPTER XV.]

Macmurgtivndyrstode that myche of the pepill of the cap#uim

contrey was come to helpe ham of the Cite of deuelyn,x>

and hadde be-sette al the wodd-weyes and the Narrow-weyes vuu nemo-

thrdyi-Nvard: He K-fte thay weyes, and lad the hoste throwtfctJJJJJ^

montanys of Glyndelagh, al holde and sound, tyl thay come to the

Cite. The Citteseynes oucr al othyr hatid MacmwnjA; and they

\\TI- hatyd of hym : and tliat was no wondyr. For in some tyme

thay sli. \vyn his fadyr in the Cite ; and aftyr the harme, thay dyd\\\ nt nioi-he shame, for thay buryed an hounde with hym in the cum cane

buryles that he was In-leyde. Thay send messangeris to the Erie, ^J"^^'an'/ namely the archebyschope Laurance, and besoghten Pees ;

and

as thay wiryn Spekyn of pees, on oon halue was Reymond and on

the othyr syde a i'ul hardy knyght, Miles de Cogan, wttA yonglynges\\t I couetos of batiiil and of getyng : They assaylid the Cite, and

brokyn In, ami toke the Cite with grete slaghte of the Citesenw.

Natheles, tlie beste parte of ham, with the rychest and the wourdyest

thyniys that thay hnddyn, in botis escapedyn, and wentyn into the naves et

north ylondes wyth hastoyl, that was Captayn in the Cite, and har \ anl^'

goutrnoure / That day befel two Miraclis in the Cite : that one, of

the cros in the Cee churche of the trynyte, wych the Citteseynw

wold ha no take wyth ham into the Ilandys in the see / And for

no thyng thay myght not take hit out of the place. That othyr,

of a Sergeant that had yrobycT the archebysshope-is Place;and TOUO-

thor-aftyr come to-for the rode, and offerid a peny: fryst, and9raf**"'altyr, and in euery tyme, the peny styrte ayeyff to hym. he ro/Mr

"

bcthoght hym that goil was not aplesid of the robery that he had Op. \. i ^j.

38 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XV, XVl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1170. that he had y-do: he turned hym than, & let take al that he

had y-nom1

,& ba? hyt ayeyn, & went to

J?erode & offred; &

Earl hy[8] ofFrynge the[r] abode. Whanf>e

Erl hade a few dayes

I- rdyned for the stat ofl>e Cy^> he left the? Myles de

force in keper of \>Q Cyte & of f>e contre, & a partye of j?e meyne wyth

hym. And by entycement of Macmorg^, that bethoght hym of

f>eold enmyte that he hade to the kynge of Mithe, he went hym

and toj?e contrey, branten, slowen, & robeden, & broghten the contre 8

Heath.3

to n ght, for none ne durst hym wythe-stond. Oconghu? of

O'Conor of Conaght saw that he was the next as man that seethe hysaug

neghbors hous berne, he may drede ofJ)e sparkes he sent

Messagers to ~M.aciD.orgh yn thys wordes :

"Ayeyne J>e fou?me 1 2

reproaches of ou? pees, thou hast imad come yn-to thys lond mych out-

murghcomefD folke.

}>e whjlle that thou held the yn thy leynystre,

we hyt tholleth euynly ;Now thou, as man that naght ne the

thynkest on thyn oth, ne no reuth ne hast of thyn ostage, the 16

merres I-sete of thyn eldren lond, vnryghtfullyo uergoste. Make

thyn out-comen men wyth-draw, & turne ayejne, or els sothly

we shul the send thy sones heede." Macmor^ thys herd, & yaf

hym) a prout answa?, & sent hym to sey, that he ham) wold hold, 20

& send after more & eke more; that he nold neuer reste tyl he

hadde I-wonne Connaght, wyth the kjnge-dome of alJ?e lond,

as hys eldren) suwtjni hyt hadden) to-fo? hym. Oconnoghu? had

and cuts he? of grete dyspyte, & sore was atened, & let smyth of sonnes 24

son's head. needj J

5^ ne -had hym Itake fore ostage.

[CHAPTER XVI.]

A Council A ftyr this, worth gret spech yn-to all f>e lond, &

jriah-jL mych ferdnesse of the out-comen) men). Than gaddered

clerics is ham al to-gedderes, al the clerkes & the wysmen) of]>e

lond at 28

Armagh, ardmagli ; & of thys folkes comyng, was mych I-spoke, & longe

, dalyaunce. AtJ?e laste, comynly thay accordeden) al he?-to, that,

ill has for the syn) ofJ?e folk, thys mesaduentu? ham ys bjfal ; namely,

enslaving^at whan thay fonden) englysshe-men) chyldren to syllen), that 32

^iSfdrenc^iePmen & robbers woldene brynge to the lond, thay

* were wonet

L*Fol.8b.] to by ham, & do ham yn) thraldome;& that throgh goddjs owne

1 MS. ymon.

KAUI.. M>.] MI.VIII WAVri.Ii.

dull'', lie tunir<r hym than, ami t<>ke al that lie tok; wyth hym, A.D. 1170.

and bare liit ayeyfl, and went to the rode, and oflerid;and his

oH'rrynge ther abode. / When the Erie had a few dayes y-ordaynvd

tor the state of the Cite, lie lefte there myles de Cogan, kepere of

the Cite and of the contrey, and a partey of the meynne wyth

hyiu. And by i ntycemeiitl of Macnmrv//i, that be-thoght hym of 1 \mtinrtn.

tlu- olde eneinyte that he had to the kynge of Myth, he wmt hym A Ma-

to the contivy, hraiityn, Slouedyfi and robedyfi, and broghten the hated

con trey to noght, for non ne durst hym wythstond. Oconghoure

of conuaght Saw that he was the nexte, (as a man that seth his (P- a~4)AfsAtll 18

evyncrystyfi his house brenne, he may dred the sparkys ;)he send wasted.

mcmangcK o to Maem?m//t in these wordis :

"Ayeyne the forume of in intulam

cure pees, thow haste made come into this londe mych strange

tin- whyle that thow helde the in thy leynystre we hit ".

toll id1

euyuly. Now thow, as man that noght rekyth of his m u*.

t nuitli, ne no pite hauest of thyn hostage, the merie y-sette* of-' ^

thyn eldryil lond, vnrj-ghtfully oucr-goste8. Make thy strangers

*L*'ol.8a.]

\\yth-draw, and turne ayeyne; othyr ellys Sothly we shall the3 intolenter

srnde thy Souuys hedc." Macm^^r^/t this herde, and to hym yaue

a I'lowte answers, and Sende hym to Say, that * he ham wold holde,

and si-nd at'tyr more, and eke more, / aiide that he wold neuer

irsti-. til hr had take and conquerid al connaght, wttA al the

1<\ iiLrd<mif of al the lond, as his predessessouris had to-for hym.'

Ooongbotm here-of had grete indignaciofi, and gretly ther-of was indignant

Ljrrw'ur; And he comandid to Smyte of his Sonw hede, that he ynfe

by in for an hostage.

[CHAPTER XVI.]

Aftyr this, Spronge grete Spech in-to al the lond, and CajH/ulum

XJL mych dredeo!1

the strange comen men. Than gadderid

ham to-gedere0 al the clerkys and the wysmen of the land1

at

ArdraagTi; and of this pepil-is comynge, was mych Speche and

longe delyaunce. At the last, comynly thay acordid" al herto,

that, for the syime of the Pepill, this mys-aduenture ham ys tarn a

by-fall, specialy that whan thay foundyn Englysfc-rnen childryn

to sill, that Marchandis and roberw wold brj-ng to the lond, praedowi-

tli.iy were woucd to by ham, and pute ham in thraldome; And

40 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XVII, XVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. ii 70. wreth hyt was, that as syllers weren) to-fore y-broght yn thraldome,

also the byggers sholderi after : fib? hyt was somtym) that the

The folke of englond The maner of har kyngdome was al I-holen 1S

' whan thay had non) other1

thynge that f>ay myghten take to, rathar 4

rather than than thay wold any myssayse tholy, Thay we? I-wont to syilen)

would sellka? cnyldren & na^ othe? kynnesmen), botlD ynto Irlond & ynto

their othe? londes. The?-fo? hyt may well be soth, that as the byggers,

also})e syllers, oft serued wel, tlu'ogh so loly gyltes to be y-broght yn 8

The Irish thraldome, The? hyt was yn Ipat consaylle be-heght, & by assent of al

free aTl

* comynly I-set, that al the englysshe-men) yn f>elond that yn thral-

English dome weren), shold ben) delyu^red, & frely let goo whody?so they wold.

[CHAPTER XVII.]

Reports TTer-aftrr spronge tythyngges of the Erie & ofj?e i

are spread , i

in England englysshe-men) ynto englond ; &, as maner ys, mycne me

made more;& that the Erl hade apropred to hym, nat only leynestre,

keeping bot othe? londes also, that, by no ryght ne by law, to hym) ne

'to hys wyf longen). The kynge sent anoon, & forebeed that, 'out 16

forbids no lond that were yn hys powe?, ne shold no shyppew passe yn-to

from Irland war" comen, shold ayeyn come yn-to englande, wyth-yn J)e

and orders nex^ estre, o? they sholden be dysheryted & ex[y]led out of lond

ne no nianer thynge for to brynge ;& al men) that yn-to

war" comen, shold ayeyn come yn-to englande,

tre, o? they sholden be dysheryted & ex[y]ledall English- for euer The Erl saw that he & h werefi) narowmen home.

of hys men that hym wold leue, & eke that nothynge ne most

hym come out of other" landes, of f>ynge that hym nede was : by

Fitz- comune rede of hys men, he sent Reymond oner to the kynge 24

sends tot*iat was fe? Yn gascoyne, & thus hym sent to say :

"By thy leue,

Henry II lord, yf y am welle vndyrstond, y went ynto Irland for to help'

thy trew man, Dermot Macmorgh ; ferfor, that al that of hys

and yields herytage, othe? of olpers yn \e lond, almyghty god me hath I-sent, 28

conquestsas n^ come ^ ^D7 gfaunt & of thy good wylle, also, I wyll that

to him.hyt to the turne, to do the?-wyth what the lyketh."

[CHAPTER XVIIL]

Reymondwent to the kynge with such mandement; & the

whyle that he folwed the kynges court, abydynge hys 32

martyrd. answe?, Thomas, the erchebysshoppe of Cantrebery \ was martyred1

(In margin, in a later hand : The archebushop of canterbury called Tho.

Beckett. 1171.)

|{.\\V|.. MS.]IIMI ILAfM. Ill.NKY Il's l.DICT. 41

that, throw godis his owyn wivth hit was, that as the sylh-ris A. i>. 1170.

\\vrvn t- for broght in thraldoi. 'la- hyrris sholdyn be

brogh[t] in thraldome ai'tyr / For hit was Hointyim- that tli--

pepil of England1

the man^r of bar kyngdorae was al y-bolde:

Wban thay bad none othyr thyng* that tbay mygbt take to,

lladyr tluin thay wulde suffyr any dyssc.'e, tliay wold syll li&r priutqn,n

rhildyr and liar othyr kyime-mni. both into Irland anl into"J^//," ',",,,

othyr landia. Therfor bit may wel be trouth that, as tbe byeris, ine.i

also tbe Silleris, ofte SeruycT well, throgb So wicked doynge, to be

brogbt in tbraldome. There hit was in tbat consayll promysyd1

,

and by assent of al coraynly y-Set, tbat al tbe Englysti-men

in the lond that in tbraldome weryn, sbold ben delyuerid, and

frely lette goo wbedyr So tbay wolde.

[CHAPTER XVII.]

HEre-aftyrspronge tythyngis of the Erie and of tbe Capttul/t

Englysli-men into Engloud ; and as the maner is, of mychXVIJ

m-

tbay mad more; and that the Erie had appropericT to hym, not oiily**h ynystere, but otbyr londis also, that, by no ryght ne lawe, to hymne to \n> wyi'- partenyd

1

// The kynge sende anone, and comandicT

that -no r-hipjn', out of no lond that Paiienyth to hym, sholde Passe

into Irland1

,Ne no maner thynge forto bryng; and al men tbat

Into Irland1 war comyn, sbolde ayeyfi goo into England

1

wythin the

nexte Estyr, Othyr they sbolde be disherytid and exilid1

out of

lond for eudr.' Tbe Erie saw that he and his weryn narrow bylad, tn aroto

l>otb of bis men that hym wold leue, and also that nothynge shold^ "*..

come out of othyr landis of thyngc tbat be had ned to / he toke

cousayle of his men, and Sente Reymond ouer to the kynge, that was

fere in gascoyfi, and thus hym Sende to say :

"By youre lycence *i bene

lord, yf y be wel vndyrstoiul, y weute into IrlaucTforto helpe yowrr*cor<*or

trew man, Dermot Macmurgh. Therfor, tbat al that of his[*^^b '

lu i itage, otbyr of otherea, that y baue in tbe Land, that almyghty tandem

god to me * Hath sende, as hit come of youre graunt and of youre*

good wyle,lalso y wille that Hit be turne to yow, to do ther-wyth nutuquc

whate Plese yow."

[CHAPTER XVIII.]

Eyrnond went to the kynge wtt/t such mandement ;and C

tlie whyle that he folwid the kynges couiie, abydynge his XVUJ

answers, Thomas, the archebissbope of Cantreberry, was martiricf

42 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1170. yn englond, nat wyth-out mych blame to alf>e lond-folk, both

Arch- lered & lewed. That erchebysshopp, after many-fold martyrdome

Beket that he Rolled, negh seuera ye? that he was banshed out of englond

seven** e-vrs* r ^e ryg^tes ^ noty chyurche, Iu sore & many wepynges, yn 4

in exile, double hee? about hys body f>at oiD, yn styd of shyrth ;that olper,

a y>yn stydde of breche nyght & day yn holy praye? & redynge

and also yn holy wrytte ;& o thynge that meste sorow broght to hys

persecutedliert

>that al hys ky^> men & wommen

> yonge & old>WOmmen 8

kinsfolk, lyggyne yn chyld-bed, & old men that fore eld yroked weren yn

he? cradelys, & all othe?, clerkes & lewed, that me myght wytt

that sybrede or othe? frendshypp hadden) to hym, al thay weren)

I-dryue out of englond ;& al they that weren) of eld that fay 1 2

myghty othes swer?, swaren vpon the masse-boke that, as sone

as thay come oner the see, thay shold go toJ?e erchebysshoppe,

[*Fol.9 a.] & shew hym the * wrechednesse that }?ay suffred for hys sake;

Wlff d

^or ^e s^^' f r reut^ f ham>turnen hys hert, & graunt fe 16

for him. kynges wylle of fynge that he desyred. After such martyrdomes,

and many othe? Ipai he tholled yn hys lyue, whyche no manly

Then came hert may bethynke to ful end, the hey martyrdome, that broght

Martyr- ^ys soule to\>Q blysse of heuyn, & hys body to wyrshyppe yn hert, 20

dom- othe? many fynges be-tydden that men Aght well vnderstond;

Jmt ayeyns hys fomen yede, opyn heed, & opened f>e chyrch dur?

wliyche the monkes hadden I-loke, & seyd j?at 'men) ne shold

no castell make of holy chyrche'; & hys holy croune bade ayeyn 24

He was the naked swerdes for to smyte, & that yn the modyr chyrche,

Ser11

- heghest of al J?e lond, & to-fo? the weued, that he of fou? knyghtes,

bury wode? than wood houndes, tolled fou? woundes yn the holy crouw,

by four & [n]on without, so as fe crouw oglit betokne of proteccion to 28

before^hecler y> ^at ^e ^e^ ^He(i yn tne north syde of

\>Q chyrche,

Altar. whyche betokneth Ihesn crystes passyon). & thus goddys owne

knyghte, wythouten any ferdnesse, tholled deth ; yn hys lyf of thys

world, chaunged wel selyly for j?e lyf that euer shal lest wit/iout 32

Apostle end. And as seynt Tomas-ys day, Apostle, ys j?e fyft day afor

dieTon8

y ld>so ys thys Tnomas day fe fyft day afte?. That Thomas

Dec. 21; was candel I-set yn J>e este of J>e world ; Thys Thomas yn J?e

west.

Dec. 29. [That] was lyght to aly chyrche yn hy? yough, as [Thys] yn hy? eld : 36

i:.\\VI.. M>.|

MAKTYKDOM OF TIIOM \s A 111 43

in Kn^land, not wyth-out LM-t<- r. ]>tvie to ;il the laiid-pepill, b-ith A.H. 1170.

Irrid and l.-uid. That jir-liel.i^h<.|,-, aftyr inanyfolde martyrdomc

tli it In- Sull.-rid, / ney vije

. yer that he was banneschicT out <!

I'in^lond for the ry.Ldit of holy church, In sore and many wepyngi.-,

In d.iuliill here about his body, that on in styd of shyrt, that tarnf

othyr in styd of breche, Nyght and day, in holy prayeris and

in holy writte. And o thyng that meste Sorrow wrog\iinec aetatl

to his hert, that id his kynnes-men, yonge and old, women lyggyng* nee

in chyldhed, and olde men that for elde yrokyd weryn in

cradelis, and al othyr, clerkys othyr lewid, that thay mygh[t] know, yuiirit

that wuryn of his kyn), Othyr freudshipe haddyn to hym, al thay protcnp.

\\vryn dryw out of Engloucf. And al thay that weryn of elde,

that thay myght othys swere, Swaryn on the masboke, that 'as Sone

as thay come ouer the See, thay shold go to the archebyschope, and

Shew hym the mesury that thay Sufferid for his Sake;* For he

shold, for Pite of ham, turnen his hert, and graunt the Kynge his

\\yll ;.f that, that he desyrid. Aftyr Such martirdomw, and many

othyr that he sufferid in his lyfe, the whych in no manner hert

may be thoght to ful end1

,The hey martirdome, that broght his

Soule to the blysse of hewyfi, and his body to vyrchip in Erth,

Othyr many thyugis be-fel that men aght wel vndyrstond ; that qu<*l i>.v.

H His euemys yede, opyn hede, and oppenyd the church-durre,

whych the Monkes haddyn y-loke, and sayd that 'men shold not no

castel make of holy church.' And his holy crovne bar ayeyn the apernit, et

nakyd Swerdes forto smyte, and that in the modyr chyrch, heghist

of al the loud, and to-for the autcr / tliat he of foure knyghtes,

wodyr than wode houudis, ^/tolled Foure woundw in the holy croun,

and [n]on wyth-out, So as the crovn) oght to be know tokyn of ' nmllum

protexcion to clergy, that he deth Sufferid in the north syde of the'"

i, whych be-tokenyth Ihesu crystes Passion, and thus god-

is owyn knyght, wyth-out eny ferd, sufieryd1

deth ; and his lyfe of

this world, chuinured' for the lyfe that euer shal leste wythout end1

.

And as soynte thomas-is day the apostyl, is the V. day afor yolde,*

ille

So is this Thomas-is day, the V. day aftyr. That thomas was candil

y-settc in the Este of the World;This thomas in the weste.

'

[That]

was lyght to holy churchc in hyr youth, as [This] in hyr elde ; and

44 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. & as he [the Apostle] commenced holy chyrche with hys blocle whan

As^theC^e was arerynge>

Also tnys> [Beket,] whan she had longe I-stond

Apostle & wox yn eld, & redy was to falle, wyth hys blode he ryght hyr vp,

blood for & sette hyr yn ryght stydde. And as he t[oke hym] selue to 4

the early quellers ffor to are? be seknes of holy chyrche, also thys ne doutenChurch, so *

Beket gave nat to taken) hym-self to kene swerdes, & lydde? men hondes, fo?

aged one. VQ fredome of holy chyrche to sawe vnwemmed. The fourme of

hys martyrdome, twey verses a latyn shortly comprehendeth, that 8

thus mych ben to vnderstond :"ffo? crystes spouse, vnder crystes

Among all tyme, yn crystes chyrche, crystes owne leman deyed." Amongeal the halwen) that almyghty god wroght yn erth, of selcouth

myracrys for to showen) ha? holynesse, as the blynd to see, the 12

lame to gon), J>edombe to speke, the deue to hy?, lasers to dense,

paralys to festnen, y-dropesie & al other5 manere yueles to helen),

the dede to areren, yuel gostes to quethen), & alf>e

fou? elementes

to ha? commaundement hadden), he alon) was y-wyrshypped with 16

C'tf1

^ al these, & more fer-to, tl^-to-fo? 1 was nat herd ne sey; ffo?

Beket a ma^ ^at ^de ^s egnen I-draw out of hys heed, & hys manlyalone were menbres y-kytte of & y-cast awey, come to hys tombe

;& J^rogTi

miracles besechyng of hym, god hym sent newe. Of thys holy marty?, 20

perfbrmd. ] er}yn sey(j thus yn hys prophecye :

" A newe marty? shal aryse

man fresh witft newe myracles, that yn the worldes endyng, yn the west

genitals.^

I36 world, by specyal vertue, mannys lymmes out I-draw & out

Merlin's I-corue, ayeyn shald make come. Sorow shal turne ynto yoye, 24

onLke? whan) fe sonnes shal sleJ?e fadj? yn hys mody? wombe

; prynces

[*Fol.9b.] & hey men *shal come out of fe este yn-to the weste, & lout ham

tof>e

newe martyres fot-stappes." Al J?ys was openly I-seyd of

J>e holy marty? seynt Thomas ;he was fe whet come \>at fel yn 28

erth>& my h ^y* forth broght. In fe ye? of burth-tyme .xlviij. ;

53-4]* of hys sacryfiynge .viij. ;of hys exil .vij. ; yn the end of Decembre,

1170.

'

yn J>e yere of ou? lordes yncarnacton .M.c.lxxj. ;& was poppe

rrp IVT^iQ

L T Ha ^ -^ome>Alexandre the thyrd ; Emp^rou? of Almayne, fFrytheryke ; 32

Cl. n. Op. kynge of fFraunce, lowys. Whan the wentyr was I-passed, Dermot

4]] Nacmorgh deyed, f>e begynenyng of may, & was bured at ffernes.

Macmurgh ^ man gre^ Of \j0({y hardy yn fyght amonge hys folke;of lange

May, 1171. & lome cryynge yn fyght, hys voys was somdcl hors;

leuer hym 36

RAWL. MS.] CHARACTER AND MIKACI.I.- n| MAHTYUI) I'.IKF.T. 1 .">

as he commencid holy church wytli his 11<><1 whan she was areryngf, A.P.

Also tliis, whan she had long stnl, and wox in elde, and redy was

to fall, wyth his blode he put hyr in good state, and tln-rin

ronirimyd hyr. And as he toke hym-selfe to them that liyni

berewid the lyfe, forto arere the sekenys of holy church, Also this

doutyd not to take hym-Selfe to s[h]arpe Swerdes, & wickvd men

homto,* For the fredorae of Holy church to Saue Vn-Wemmede. '

The fourme of His Holy inartirdome, two Versis of Lateyfi Sortely eonsenaret

comprehendyth, that thus mych ben to vndyrstond :

" For crystis

Spouse, vndyr crystis tyme, in crystis churche, crystes owyn leman vent*

<li d.'' / Among al the holy Seynte* that almyghty god wroght forit

in erth of voundyrfull miracles, for to Show har holynes, as the

blynd to se, the lame to gofle, the dombe to Speke, the deue to quod tepa-

hyre, lepere* to dense, Paralyse to festnen, ydropesye and al othyr ^^^ gt

inaiu-r sekenea to hele, the dede to arrere. the vickid Spyrytys toP** *60***,inaudito

ouercome, And al the iiij6

. elements to har comaundement haddyn morere-

he alon was y-wyrchippid with al thes. For a man, that his***

eghen was hym berewid, aiul his manly membris y-kute of and

cast away, come to his tonibe;and throw besechynge of hym, god

hym sende newe // Of this holy martyr, Merlynge sayd thus in his Note de

prophesy : "A new martyr shall ryse, with new Miracles, that in

the worldis endynge, in the weste of the world; by Special vertu,

manw lym^s out y-draw and out y-corue, a-yeyn shal make come.

Sorrow shal make come Into loy, whan the Sonwa shal sle the

Fadyr in his modyr wombe. Princes and hey men shal come out patrem

of the Este into the weste, and lout hame to the new martyr-is fote- ^,5^*j

stappis." Al this was opynly Sayd of the holy martyr Seynte

thomas. He was the whet-corne that fel in Erth, and mych frute

forth broght. In the yere of his berth-tyme, xlviij. ;of his Sacry-

fyyng^, viij.; of his exil, vije.; in the Ende of Decembre, in the yer

of cure lord-is Incamacion, Ml. Clxxj ;and was Pope of Rome,

Alexandra tlieiij

e.

; Emperoure of almane, Fryderik ; Kynge of

Fraunce, Lowys // Whan the wyntyr was ypassyd, Dermot Mac- Descripcto

miinjh dyed in the begynnynge of May, and was buried at Fernys. (Op. v.

A man grete of body; hardy in fyght amonge his Pepill ;of lange and

2 37-8

ofte crying? in fyght, his voyce was Somdel hors ;Leuer hym was

46 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OP IRELAND (CH. XIX). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1171.

Mac-

murgh'acharacter.

Hasculf,

withNorsemenin forty

ships, led

by Johnthe Mad,lands

& marchesto attack

Dublin.

Miles of

Cogan andthe Englishmeet him,

rout the

Norse, anddrive themto their

ships.John the

Madiaslain.

Hasculfthreatens

hia con-

querors,

was that man liym dredet than loued; }?e

noble & fe ryche he

wold brynge to noght ; the mek * & the pouer he wold rere;

al men

ayeyns hym, & he ayeyns al.

[CHAPTER XIX.]

Aftyr that, about whyt-sontyde, hastoyl, that was some

JL\~ tyme maystre of deuylyn, as man that fayn was about for

to awreke hys old tene, come wyt men of northwey & of J?enorth

ylondes, with ful grett folk, yn furty grett shyppes, & arryued

yn }?ehauen of amlyffy, with ha? lodes-man), that hete lohn the

Wood. Thay wenten out of ha? shyppes, men well I-wepned,

sum with longe swerdes, some with Iren pletes & round sheldes

well I-bound about with Iren, ewerdes & speres & axys ynowe,

& comefD well ordeynly fo? to assaylle the toun on the eest half.

Miles de Cogan, kepe? ofIpe Cyte, kyndly stalwardly, & hardy,

wyth wel chosen) folke, went out ayeyns ham, and yaf ham fyght ;

bot strong hyt was, to hold fyght ayayn so many with so fewe :

than) had he I-lost some of hys men); & O knyghtes theygn was

I-cut with fe kappe of hys haubergeon) wytht a dynt of a dennysTi

ax. nede he most turne yn) ayeyne atf>e yate, tyll that RycharcT

de Cogan, Myles brothe?, wythe few men, that whylle stylly went

out at the south yate, & sharply becryed ham behynd, & smote

vpon ham. throgh that, f>at he come so fersly vpon ham, thay we?

so afrygh, that thay wyst nat on) whych syde thay shold kepe the

fyght : yn a lytell whyl thay wa? dyssconfyte, & toke ham to flyght

toward ha? shyppes. these othe? come ham betwene, & slowe ful

many: the? was John the Wood I-slayn, & ful mych folk wyth

hym, throght Walter de Redlesford, that ful stalwarth was yn the

fyght. Hascoyl was I-take fro the shyppe the? he was to I-flow,

& I-broght alyues yn-to the Cyte, & hys lyf I-graunted for

raunceon) ;bot as he stode yn court to-fo? Myles, he put forth

lyddyrly a prout word & seyd,"wyt lytell powe? we comen now,

& thys nas bot assaye of our myght ; bo[t] yf I lyue, a? hyt be lange

to, shal come othe? so mych as f>ese." Whan thys was I-harcT for

yn) the mannys tonge hys oft lyf & deth, & me seyth eke,'

Tong

breketh bon), thegh hym-self ne hawe none'

Myles bad that

1 MS. mok. Lat. ' humilium erector.'

KAWL, MS.] THI; NOKSI: ATTACK ON DUBLIN is DEFEATIK 47

tha[t] a man hym dreddydMhnn Imvyd ;the nobil and tin- ry lie v.i>. i'7'-

he wold l>ryiiLr<<" noght; the meke and the Pouer In; wold uwauuce;

al men ayeynes hym, and1

lie ayeyne* al men //

[CHAPTER XIX.]

ftyr that, about whitsontyd, Hastoyl, that was Somtyme ra|./i/l/im

Maystyr of Deuelyn, as man that fayn* was about forto beX1

awengid of his old wreth, come wyth men of North-Wey and of

the North ylondys, wyth many pej>il, in lourty grete shippys, and

londyd in tin- hauyn of Amlyffy, with liar captayne that was callid

Ihoft the Woode !. Thay wentyn out of har shippis, men wel tel Vehe-

wepenyd, Some with longe Swerdys, Some wttA Iryfl Platys and^slu'ldys, wel bound aboute witA Iryfi, Swerdys and Spere* Ian

ami axes ynow, and comyn wel ordeynly forto assayle the toun on Con*u,ti.

the Eeste halue.*Myles de cogan, Keper of the Citey, Kynly [*Fol.0b.]

Bolde and Hardy, Wyth Welle schosyn pepill, went out ayeynnes

liain and vale ham fyght ;but stronge hit was to holde fyght ayeyn <'*

"/<-

so many \\ith so few; than had he lost Some of his men; and o

knyghtes thegh was kut wt'tA the lappe of his haubergeoB, with cum panno

a ^tioke of a dennysli axe. nedes he moste turne aye at the yate, praed*a.

tyl that Richard1

de cogan, Miles-Is brodyr, with few men, that

whyle went out at the south yate, and sharpely becryed hamtpo*a

do, and Smote vpon ham. throgh that, that he come so Fresly

ham, thay were BO aferde, that thay wyst not on what Syde

thay s-lu.lde kepe the fyght / In a lytyll whyle thay wer dyscom-

and toke ham to flyght toward har shippis. thes oper come

ham le-twen, and kyllid ful many, ther was Ihofi de woode Johanne

y-slayn, And ful mych pepil wttA hym, throw Water de Redeles- ^SSmenii.

fi.rd, that ful bolde was in that fyght. Hastoil was take fro the

shipe ther he was to flede, and brogh[t] alyues into the Cite, and

his lyfe gravntid for Raunceoun;but as he stode in courte to-for

Miles, he sayd lewidly a prowte worde :"Wyth lytil pepil we come

now. And this was not but assay of oure myght; but yf y lyue,

nr hit he lange to, shal come othir so mych as thes." Whan this

was herde, For in the manes tonge is ofte lyfe and deth;And as

hit is Sayd, Tong bn-kyth bone, tlu-gh hym-Selfe ne haue non,

Miles cowniiaiulid that he shold anone out be-ladde, and to Smyte xviii. ai.

48 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XX). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1171. men shold hym anoon) out lede, & smyte of ]>e heed. & thus, fo?

and ishys hauteyn & prout spech, he lost

J?e lyf that tha?-by-fo? mekely

hym was grauuted.

[CHAPTER XX.]

[FoLiOa.] O one aftyr thys, many of thay that weren y-come 4

As Henry ^ yn-to Irland wyth the Erl, & eke to-fore, for the kynges

that come to ham, as hyt ys to[l]d a-foo?, leften the

Struguil Erl, & wenten) yn-to england. The peple of yrland saw the erl

men and narow beladde, both of hys men) That hym left, & of vytalle that 8

food> trukked, whe?-of he hade grete plente the?-by-fore out of eng-

the Irish land. Thay gaddered ham to-gedders myche folk, al fe prynceera of the lond, wtt^ al ha? poe?, & besegeden deuelyn) on) euery

and besiege halue;& that was throgh procuryng of laurence, Erchebysshoppe 12

of dyuelyn), as men seyd, for lone of hys folk, he sent also hys

Gothred, lettres, with Oconghours lettres, kynge of Connaght, to Gothred,

King ofkyng of Manne, & to othe? prynces of be north ylondes, for to

JV1 <i71?

fill (I

others, be-sete the hauyn) of dyuelyn) ;& large yiftes & presentes ham 16

yaue, & myche more hem behete, for to helpe ham. &, for thay

drede ham of al such manere of aventwres, Throgh that, that the

englysshe-men hadden so wel I-conquered vpon) J?e yrysshe, Thay

with thirty comen) the rather ham to help ;& yn lytell whyle came .xxx*'. 20

DublineS6t

sliyPPys ful of stalwarth men wel arayed to fyght, & besetten) the

Harbour, hauen) of amlyffy. "Whan the Erl & hys men weren) well twey

After two monthes beleyn) yn the syte of dyuelyn, & to ham come non helpe,

riA^Md nethe? ofI76 lond ne on waty?, & vytaylle fast ham slaked; & (as hyt 24

when food ys Oft I-found, selde be-falleth oon) harme that more [ne come]) come

Donald, Macmorghes sone, of okenseley, to The Erl, & told hymnews for that Robert steuenes-son was beseget yn hys castell that he had

Robert*

rered a^ fe carryke, ofJ?e Cytejeyns of weysford & the men of ken- 28

Stevenson se\y}wen ,re thousand men

;& few men had wyth hym) ; [&, but

in Carrick hym] come socours by the )?ryd day, that of hym, ne thay that

with hym weren), neuer no more to thynke. In the syte of dyuelyn,

Maurice We? that tyme be-left with the erl, Mcryche fytz-Geraud & Reymond, 32

mund Fitz- that from) the kynge was comen) newly ; sory for ham-self & for

Gerald ^YS : & thegh fey weren yn grett angwysshe fo? ham-seleue, thay

Dublin. waren) yn) wel more fo?.ha? good brothe? & for hys, that amonge

KAWL. M>.I

orm.ix is BI;S!!:<,I> BY TIM IKI-II. 19

ofliis hole. And this had In- li,r his j.n.ud- Sj lt -cli lost' the lyfo A.D. 1171.

that thar-by-ior mekely hym was graunditr.

[CHAITKK XX.]

Soneaftyr this, many of them that wtryn come into Irland

\\-i\h the Erie, and also tofor, by the kyng comandement

that come to 1mm as hit is to-for told, leften the Erie, and wentvn

into midland. The pc-pil of Irland Saue the Erie narrow by-lad,

both of his men that hym lefte, and of vytayle that trukked;

wher-of he had grette plente ther-before out of Englond1

. Thayet *tt0*

tarn tuo~

gaderid ham to-gederis mych pepill, al the prince of the londe r*mjac-

\\-lth al har Power, and be-segedyn Deuelyn on euery syd. and

that was by procvryngc of laurance, Archebishop of Deuelyn, as.

men sayd, for loue of his Pepil / Also he sende his l#res, with

o-conghoure-is leres, kynge of connaght, to Gothrede, kynge of

Man, and to othyr Princes of the northe ylondw, for to be-Sette

the hauyn of Deuelyn ; and large yeftys and presentis ham yaue,

and mych mor ham pnunysid, forto helpe ham. and, for thay dred

ham of al Suche aventures, Throgh that, that the Englysti-men

hadclyn So wel conqueryd vpon the Irysli, Thay comyn the radyr

ham to helpe. and in lytyll whyle came xxxl. shippis, ful of bold

nun wel arrayid to fyght, and be-setten the hauyn of amlyffy.

whan the Erie and his men weryn wel two monthys besegid in the

Cite of Deuelyn, and to ham come no Soccovr on lond ne on watyr, [* Fol. 10

* And Vytayle ham falid, (and as Hit ys oft? founde, Selde befallyth J^j c*mu-

e Harme that more ne cornyth aftyr, and euer gaderyth to helpe^e*

f ^_and more,) Come Donald, Macmurghes sone of Okensely, to the commoda

rle, and tolde hym, for that Robert Steuenes-Sone was besegid i

castel that he had reriof at the Karrike, 06 the Citteseynw of

weysford, and the men of Okenseley, wel iije

. M*. men; And1

few

men had viiih hym ; and, but hym come Socoure by the thyrd day, w-

r(>ri<IH

that of hym, ne thay that wi'tA hym weryn, neucr no more to

thynke. In the Cite of Deuelyn, wer that tyme lefte with the Erie,

Morice fiz Geraucr, and Reymond, that from the kynge was come

Howdy, Sory for ham-Selfe and for haris. and thegh they wer in

grete nngrwysche for ham-Selfe, they weryn in wel more for har ,,a-

M0

good brodyr, and for his, that amonge his enemys was bcsegyd1

,in

K /.;'

50 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XX). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1171. hys fomen was beseyget, yn place febly I-garnset, but a dych & a

Maurice hegge of thornes vpon), & lytell ost ston-wal. Moryce arose vp

Gerald to-fore the erl & the knyghtes, & seyde: "Nat to delytes, ne

hnrangs ydelnes set to drawen, come we nat yn-to thys lande : both l for to 4his nun :

sechen aduentures, & prouen ou? streynth vpon peryl of ou?

" We were heedes. We haue I-stond awhyle & heghest, & now we bene

highest y-turned to the lowest, for so goth fe sykenesse of thys world ;

we areeuery gladnesse ys endet wyth sorowe, & euery selth hath wnselth 8

lowest. at Ipe end. After be bryght day, cometh the durke 2nyght ;

&

[* Fol. 10 after, the durknesse of *J?e nyght ys awey I-dryuen with Ipe lyght

of Ipe sone. Ar thys, the ouer-hand was yn all styddes ou?, &

plente of alle good ;nowe beth so beloken), that non help vs ne 1 2

" No help may come, nober by lond ne by waty?. On ober halue, Robert

to'us.

011

steuenes-sone, whos herdy berth opened vs Ipe wey yn-to )?ys land,

ys beseged fe? wyt hys fomen) yn) folk place. What ybyde we ?

haue we any hope that ou? lond-folk vs come to helpe ? tha?-to ne 1 6

tryst we nat; fo? we beth now yn such law I-sette, bat as fe

Iresshe we?, a? thys, to the englyshe, also be englysshe beth now" Let us to

J?eIresshe. tha?-fo? gow owt stalwartly, assaylien ou? fomen !

Tho' few thegh we few be, we ben) men) of herth, & wel I-wepned ! ne shal 20

we've neuer naked rascayll, thegh f>ey many be, haue myght ne powe? vs

can beat to wyt-stond." "Whan moryce hadde thys I-seyd, Reymond, fat

foes"*

'

was I'smy*e wyth the same sorow of herth, seyd to ham >e same

wordes, & mych mo?,' that thay wollden) allerformest smyth vpon 24

Ipe kyng of konnaght, & hym that was heed, & formest & heghest

The^

of ham alle.' Al that the? werefD, helden) herto, & ren astryf to

sally out wepne ham, & leppen) to hors, & deled ham a thre, thegh thayin three fewe Weren). In

J?e formest, was lleymond with twenty knyghtes ;8mdill

divisions InIpe othe?, myles wyth .xxx^.

;In

Ipe ])ryd, the Erl & morice, with

fourty knyghtes & Squyerys ;& men an-hors & a-foot, to euery of

Irish. these I-sete, as hyt wold by-falle : thay went ham out off>e syte

stylly, about noon-dayes, & with so few men) assayllyden) an)

Reimund hostes of .xxxti. thousand. Reymond, amonge the fyrsfc, smote vpon

Gerald ^am ^ ^eJ^ to-fo? al othe? : he smote tweyne throgh-out wyth a

fights best.spec?. Reymond & Moryce twey sonnes, Geraud & Alexande?,

1 but. 2 MS. druke.

i;\\\I.. MS.] TIIK IN. .1.1-11 SU.I.Y 01 '1 MMi.M Dl'IJI.IN'. 51

place It-billy ^'aniesyd. Init n dyche and a lir^r of thornys vpon, A.D. 1171.

and a lytil stone wal. Moryc<> an>s vj to-lor the Erie and tho

knyghtes, and sayd1

:

" Not to delytes, neydylnos, come we nat into Non ad

this land; but forto secliyn adventures, and proven oure Snvynth

}><ril of oure liedys. we haue stond

1

awhylr, and hygh ;and

now we l>en turuyd to tlie louyst; for So is the schavng of il

world. tlie end of curry gladne* is Sorrow. And euery Surnesse

hath vnsurnes at the ende. Aftyr the bryght day, comyth the

nyght ;and aftyr, the durkenea of the nyght is a-way dryven with

the lyght of the Sone. Afor this, the ouerhand was in al places

our, and pleute of al goode. Now ben we So belokkcn, that none AiuriHum

hclpe vs ne may come, nothyr by lond1

nc by watyr. On the* '

dthyr Syde, Robert Stenenes-Sone, whos bolde hert openyd vs the miftit, nee

way into this lond, is besegid fer wttA his fomen in febyll place.

AVhate abyde we? haue we any hoppe that oure lond-pepil wil

come to lielpe 1 tharto ne trust we not / for we byth now in Such

lawe y-Sette, thatl

as the Tryssti wer, or this, to the Englysfc, Also t ric*t

the Englysh byth now to the Iryssh. Wherfor go we out boldely

assaylyn oure enemys ! tliegh we fewe be, we ben men of herte and et

wel \VfjMMiyd ! in- shaft nru/r nakyd raskayl. th<^h they many be, ,/

hane myirht ne powere vs to wythstoncT." Whan Morice had this

sayd, Reymonde, that was Smyte wyth the Same Sorrow of herte,

i- to ham tin- same wordis, and mych mor, 'that thay woldynalth r-lo] mvst Smyte vpon the kynge of connaght / and he that was

hede n/i<! toi in\>t oi ham al.' Al that ther weryn, heldyn herto, and

went to wrpyn ham, and leppyn to hors, and delyd ham on thre,

thegh thay few were. In the formyst, was Reymond, v/iih twenty

knyghtes; In the othyr, Milis, wit/i xxx 1'. In the thyrd, the Erie

and Morice wy[th] fowrty knyghte*, and Morice with fourty

kn\ L'htis and Squyeris ;and men an-hors an[d] a-fote, to euery of

thys y-sette, as hit wolde befall, thay went ham out of the Cite hora quati

Sotti ly, alx)ut noon dayes, and wyth So few men assayledyn an Joia/w

hoste* of xxx'' M *". Iu ymonde, amonge the fyght, fryst Smote vpon [* Pol. 10

ham, and ferre to-for al othyr. he Smote two throgh-out wt'tA *J

a Spere. Reymond and Morices two Sonnes, Geraud and alex-

1 In the mnrgin, 'as w t-

liyth yn^lys on to the yryssh, BO we byth yryssh onto the ynglf/-.

12

52 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (dl. XXl). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1171. thegh thay we? fyrst y-sete yn Ipelatest of

f>e host, throgli kyndThe little stalwardnesse liertly smytteiD out to the formest, & many clyiklen

host rout ^ deth. Allef>e othe? fresshely foloweden afte?

;& yn lytell

Irisl?

'000 w^y^e dysconfited al

J?e hoste, & slower!) so many, that no tonge 4

ne myght tell. Oconnoghou?, fat that tym satte yn Lathe,

vnnethe escaped : thay folwed the dyscomfytu? oiD euery halue

and returntyll J?e nyght ham leth. Than thay turned ayeyne, & name ha?

with g-reat pelfre, gold & syluy?, clothes & wepne & hors, & wenteiD wyth 8

march (too' ^y6^ gladiiesse yn-to )?e syte. Amorow Jmy lefte good kypyngelate) to

yn the syte, & turneden toward weysford by Odroon, wyth banersaid Fitz-

Stephen, y-lacet, fo? to socou? Robert steuenes-sone.

[CHAPTEB XXI.]

[Fol.lia.] rilhe mene time, the folke of Weysford, wythe fe powe?

Fitz- JL of Okensely, wel thre Jxmsand men, ayeyn ha? othes I-swe?

scanty

11 *

& na^ trowth, Robert steuenesson) al vnwardly, with fyue knyghtes

garrison & a few bow-men I-found withjn hys feble castel, thay stynt nat todefendthemselves assaylle. thay defendet ham full stalwarthly, thegh they fewe we?

; ,5

bravely. & nameiy a knyght that hete Wyllyam Not, afty? Robert, ouer al

othe? best dydde. Whan thay myght nat wyth streynth spede,

thay bethoght ham that wyth falshed & wyth treyson they wold

The Irish come wyth-yn ham. Thay sent to\>Q dyche twey bysshoppes, 20

thern^ that on of Weysford, that othe? of kylda?, & othe? mo wyth ham

yn habyt of relygyofi); thay broght with ham massebokes, &

Corpus domini, & relykes many, & sworne vp-on ham al, & vpoiD

swear ha? owiie soules, that *

dyuelyn was Itak;& J>e

Erl & rnorice & 24

takeu^nd Rcmoncl> & the englisshe-men, euerychon I-slawe;

the host of

its Chiefsleynestre & of Connaght comyng to ham-ward; & for good of

hyw, thay we? to hym y-come ; that he shold yeld vp his castel,They offer

the & me shold saue hym lyf & lym, & al his & al har good ;for he 28

was ^am so re & so me^e ^or<^' me sno^ trewly brynge hymtransport & his oner in-to Wales ar the grete hoste of his fomerc to hym

Their false comen, that nothyng nold spa? hym/ Robg?*t leued ha? speche &^e came out & ye^efc nym & his, to ham & to ha?

and the trowth. Thay we? no raj>er out I-comen, that me ne name ham

are"lain euerychone ;& some thay slower yn \>

e place ;some fay vndide

or im- & betten lidderly & bonden ; & wyth ham selfe I-bounden, kestenprisond.

KAWI.. MS.] KOBI.I.'T 1 1 r/.-.sThriil.N is Dl.t lilYH AM' IAl 53

andyr, tliejjh they were fryst SrtU- in tin- hi-t.- >i tin- ho>t-, throgh A.D. 1171.

kynly holul'

hcrtcly Smvton out to the formyst, and many dyddyn innntae

to deth. Al the otliyr freschely folwedyn aftyr; And in lytyll ,/,7 /l

/

, / ,v,,// J,

Space of tyine dyscomfyted al the hostc, and slowyn so many, that " llcl "

no tonge myght tell. Oconghoure, that that tyme Satte in bathe, Ijy9,'MI net h EscapitT. thay folwid the dyscomfitnre on euery halue tyll 59/MO

the nyght ham lette. Than thay turned ayeync, and tokc liar rictualiini*

pilfre, gold and Syluyr, clothis, and wepyn and hors, and wentyn ^ /,-/x

wit/* myche gladne* into the Cite. A -morrow thay lefte good ^JJJJi,

kepynge in the cite, and turned toward Weysford by Odroofi, wytb o r

banerw ylacyd, forto Socoure Robert Steuenes-Sonne.

[CHAPTER XXI.]

The men-tyme, the pepil of weysforoT, wtt/t tbe Power o

okenseley, wel iije

. M* men, ayeyn bar otbis Swornc and bar* 3

tnmth, Ixobert Steuenes-Sonwe al vn-wittyngtf, wtt/t v. knyghtes

jind a few bowmen, fownde wit/tin his febil castel, thay etynte not

to assayle. thay defendyd ham ful boldely, tbegh they fewe were ;

and SJI.H inly a knyght that was callid William Not, aftyr Robert,

ou<r al othyr best dyd. Whan thay myght not wit/t streynth

, thay bethoght ham that wft/t falshede and wt/* treysonc ad con-

tliay wolde come wttAin ham. Thay Sende to the dycbe

bysshopis, tliat one of weysford, tbut othyr of kyldare, and othyr

mo vtiih ham in habit of religion), thay broght wttA ham masbokes dologaco*-

a* (I Corpus domini, and relykis many, and Sworn) vp-on ham al,Cl

and vpon har owyn Soulys, that'

Deuelyn was take; and the Erie,

and Mnriiv //<-/ Keymond, and the Englys^-men, euerycbofie wew

Slayn ;and the hoste of leynystre and of connaght comynge to ham-

ward;and for good of hym, thay were to bym come ;

that he sholde SlepKani-

yelde vp his castel, and thay wold Sawe his lyfe, and al his, and al

har jjood ;for he was to ham. so fre and So meke lorde, they wold <****<*

trewely brynge hym and his oucr into walis, or the grete oste of

his enemys to hym were come, that uothynge wolde hym Spare.'

belewid har Spech and har fals othys. He came out, and * alii rer-

yrldyd hym uud his, to ham and to har trouth. Thay were no

radyr out-come, than thay toke ham euerychone ; and Some thay

Slowyn in the Place; Some thay vmlide and bcttyii vickydly2

; and

54 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(('II. XXl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1171. willych In preson. Nat long the?-after, come soth tytliyngges of

t^ito8*1 ^ie dysconfytu? f dyuelyn, & tne Erles comyng toward ham.

burn Wex- the thraytours, whan thay hyt wysten), thay setten ha? own toim

go to 'the f weysford afy?, & barnen hyte ;& wenten) ham-self, with wyf & 4

Island of chyld, & al ha? ofer good & ha? presons, ynto fe Hand of begger-

with Fitz- yng, fat hys I-sete yn the entre of the hauen of Weysford. pe

InThe^ass^ost ^ ^ejnes^er come ayeyns nym yn Odrone, & yaf hym fyght

of Odroon, yn a paas of o thykke wood, strange yn hym selue, & comerous. 8

defeats a The? we? many of the Irysshe y-slaw yn that fyght ;& fe Erl &

Leinsterftj ^s camen) hole & sound yn-to fe pleyne, sawe o man that he

fer forlese;& meyle?, ou? al othe?, as hys worie was, stalwardly

The Wex- hym tha? byladde. C After that, as thay coniyn) toward Weys- 12

comen) mefD ayeyns ham, & tolden ham the aduentu? of

kill Fitz- Kobert, & of the touiies bernyng, & seyden) ham sykerly, that'

yf

&c. The fay to ham wold vend anoon, fay wold sle ha? presons, & send

Englishjiam ^e jjgg^jjgg/ Whan) thus was y-hard among the oste, who-so 16

loss of the had I-hard fe wepynge, & the wenynge, & the sorow that thay

garrison, mad, he myght wel sygge that ' neuer-more sych reuth was amongeand weep mej^ I-sey/ he was man) that noon othe? was hys eunynge In all

goodnesse \ & ensampell to all knyghtes that any stalwarthnesse 20

[* Pol. 11 wold begynnyge ;

*ffor yn -Wales & eke yn Irland many aduentures

both god & yuel had I-fond, that ofte? weren hys aduentures hard,

Kobert thegh thay som tyme welcomen) wyth hym. He was man mych

Stephenf bdy>

2

fayr vysage, soft & rody, nat ful becumliche; grele 24

described,meet-yeuer, large & fre throgh al thynge, & of grett solace yn

lappynge & pleynge ; bot to mych, & vnmesurable, he yaf hymself

Kichard, lecheryea

. The Erl was man of suche manere ;

3 he was samroed,

StriguilwitA grey eghen, wommanes vysage, & sproty, smal spech, 28

described, short nek 3;

on al othe? manere he was of fay? body, & alonge

fre & meke;ham that he hade nat to yeue to, he quemed ham

vfith fay? spech : out of wepne, he was as redy to otheres byddynge

1 O virum, virtutis unicum, verique laboris exemplum. Op. v. 271.2~2

vultuque decenti;

et statura paulo mediocritatem excedente : vir

dapsilis et largus, liberalis et jocundus, sed vino Venerique trans rnodestiam

clatus. Op. v. 271-2.3 3 Vir aubrufus, lentiginosus, oculis glaucis, facie feminea, voce exili, colls

contracto. Gir. Camb. Op. v. 272. Rolls Series.

J;\\VI.. MS.] MANY IKINVIIK MIX AKI. -LAIN'. 55

boundy[n]; and \\iih hvin-Si It'.- y-l.ound, kcsicii vnmercyably in A.D. 1171.

pryson *. Not lange ther-aftyr, come trcw tliytliyiiLr'. <>f the dyscom-

fyture of Deuelyn, and the Erlis comynge toward ham. the

traytnmvx, whan thay hit Vndyrstode, thay Setten har nuyn tonne

of \\vysfonr jifyiv. an.l hivntyn hit / And wenten hame-Selfe, wttA,

wyfe and chylde, and al hare othyr good and har prisonere*, into the ad intulam

Ihiiul of begeryn, that is at the Entrest of the hawyn of weysfordl qua* ti'

the Hoste of Leynystre come ayeynys hame in odroon, and yafe *"^*r

ham fyght in a paace of thyke wodde, strange in hym-* Selfe, and [* Fol. 11

comeros a. Ther wer many of the Iryssn Slayn in that fyght ; ande

the Erie and al his came hole and Sounde into the Playn, Saue

o man that he there forlese. And Meylere, oner al othyr, as he

was woned, boldely hym there bore / Aftyr that, as thay comeii t ex parte

< I weysford, came men toward hame, and toldyn ham the

aduenture of Robert and of the tounes brennynge, and t Sayd<t*.*' rent i f,

Surly, that *

yf thay wolde to ham wende anoone, thay wolde sle har quod ri

prisoners, and Send ham the hedys.' Whan this was herde amonge

be hoste, who-so hadoT herd the wepynge, and the lementacion m&gumatit,

the Sorrow that thay made, he myght wel say that ' Such Sorrow

Wm neuer amonge men Sey'

// He was man, that none othyr was

his eunynge in al goodnesse, and Ensampil of al knyghtys that any statim

boldnys wolde begynne. for in Walis, and also in IrlancT, many remittent.

aducntures both good and euyl had fovnde, that ofter weryn his Descripcto

aduentures hard, thegh thay Sometyme wel comyn wttA hym. he

was man myche of body, fayr vysage, Softe and rody, not ful be- A big man,

comlych ; good mette-yeuer, large and fre throgh al thynge, and of{H^jJ^"*

grete Solace in laypynge ;but to mych, and vnmesurably, he yafe

hym -Selfe to Lechery//The Erie was man of Such manere : he was wyth-out doute of Descxipcto

grey eighen, womanes visage, and Sproty, smale Speche, Short ?neke : on al othyr maner, he was a fayre body, and alouge fre and

meke. thay that he hacld not to yew, he plesyd witA fayr Spech*.

Out of wepyu, he was as redy to otheres byddynge, as thay to hym.1 in carceren, et vincula contruduntur. Op. v. 371.3

quamquam in sui natura arcto nimin et invio, concidibus tamen plurimumarte munilo. O^. \. 272.

8 Quod re non poterat, verborum auavitate componebat.~/ic/.

56 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IllELAND (dl. XXll). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1171. as othe? to hys: alle thynge he dydde by rede of hys meiD, &Descrip- nothynge wyth-out. Out of bataylle, he had more of knyght

Richard, than) of host-lede?; yn bataylle, more lede? than knyght ;

& yn

Strigufla^ a(*uenturs of bataylle, he was stydfast, ful connynge, & tokne of 4

recet to al hys host;& for noiD vnhap he ne amayed hymself, ne

yn \vanhope ne fel; ne for ne good chaunce, he ne made hymthe prutter ne \>Q more hautayn) ;

bot euer-more, yn al aduen[tu]rs,

of stydfast berth & trewe. 8

[CHAPTER XXII.]

of Stimuli \\7^an ^e 6r^ hadde I'hard tne trayson fat was I-done

f T to Kobert, wytht myche sorovv of hert he went hymwith the host to Watyrford ;

& \>er he fond heruy of mountmorthy,

that than) wase newen) I-comen) out of englond from)j?e kynge, 12

& broght wryttes, & eke by mych amonested the erl that he

sails to shold wend to the kynge. he hade shyppe redy, & good wynd ;

England,and finds ne name heruy with hym, & went oner

;come to the contre

^ c^an(^ecnes*re to Newenham, ther he fond the kynge with mychel 16

ham, host, redy to pass yn)-to Irland. & after myche speche betwene ham

shire ymade, & myche dalyaunce, throgh heruyes modelyng & comyngeready to about \e erle, & eke hys besechynge, the kynge name of hyra

Ireland. manred fo? to hold leynestre of hym ; & the Erl graunted f>e kynge, 20

yields

'

dyuelyn), & a^ the hauen tounes vpon) f?e see, v/ith ha? Candredes

Dublin and & castelles ber-vpon) y-set ; & that othe? parte of hys conquestre,all haven-towns to he & hys heyres sholden) holdefD of

J?e kynge & hys heyrs. WhanHenry>

thys was al on thys manure I-done, the kynge toke the wey yn-to 24

who goes south Wales, & cam to pembro&e ;& the? yn fe contre abode with

broke, and nys nost longe whyle, a? he had wynd fo? to passe. The whyle

there for a^a^ ^ie WaS ^^ ^6 ^ac^^e noull(les & haukes, as man that mych

favourable delyted yn suche game. .O. day he went by the strond ofJ?e see, 28

& bar1 a mych goshawke of northwey vpon) hys hand. Than sat

vp-ofD an hegh clyff over the strond, a faucon) gentel, negh hys nest,

[* Fol. 12 the? be was woned to brede. The *goshake sawe the facoiD, &a-bated to hym. the kynge that saw

;& kest hym of hys hand

;& 32

he narn hys flyght towarjl the facon), hym fore to henten : the

Henry's facon) sawe hym comynge, & nam hys flyght an heghe, & escaped

goshawkf hym > J

56 goshawke turned ayeyne to \Q kynges hand;& a?

11AWL. MS.] 1IJ.NKY II I'K I.l'A I; !> DO YIM'I 1 1; I.I.A N I >. ~>~

Al thynge he did by consayle !' his men, and nothyni/' w/t/tout / A.I). 1171.

Out of liiittayl, he had mmv of kiiVL'ht than of hoste-leder;

in

l.attavh' / more ledder than knyght / and in al aduentures

l...tt;iyle, he was stydfaste, ful conynge, and tokyn of recette to al hisyJ.,.

Mm ,'

lm>tr : and for no vnhupc he was not aferde hyra-Selfe, ne in van-

lioj.e no li lie ; ne for no good cliaunce, lie was not the Pruttyr, ne rtf

tlu- lu-yer ;but euer-raore, in al aduentures, of etydfaste hertf and ^J",^.

tivwr.

[CHAPTER XXIL]

W II ail the Erie bad herdethe traysoii that was done to Cap/Mum

liobert, viith myche Sorrow of herte he went wit/ al the

to watyiiord1

;and ther lie founde heruey of montmurthy,

that that tyrae was come out of England frome the kynge, and

broght writtes, and Eke mych araonneschyd the Erie that he sholde

wend to the kynge. he had ship redy, and good wynd1

;he toke

heniey wi"t/t hym, and went ouer; come to the contrey of claudecestre,

to New-Enham, ther he found the Kynge wttA grette hoste, redy to

l'a>se Into Irland1

. and aftyr mych Speche betwen ham made, and

inyi'hc delyaunce, throgh herueyes medlynge and comyuge about the

Erie, and also his besechynge, the kynge toke of hym coucayle forto

:

holde leynystrc of hym ;and the Erie graunted

1

the kyngc, deuelyn,'"'' '

and al the hawyn tounes vpon the see, witA hare candredes and

oast el is thertf-vpon) sette;and that othyr Parte of his conqueste,

* He [* **ol. Ua nd 1 lys heyrea sholde Holde of the Kynge and [his] Heyrys. Wlian

his \\'a^ on this manere done, the kyng toke the way into South

walis, and came to Pembroke l

; and ther in the contrey abode witA

his hoste longe tyine, ar thay had wynd to Passe. The whyle that

he was their, he hadd houndes and1

haukys, as man that mych

delytyth in Such game. O day, he went by f>e see stronde, and bar

a mych goshauke of Norwey on his hande. Than Sate vpon an hey

clyfe ouer the stronde, a faucon gentyll, ney his neste, ther he was

wonyd to brede. the goshauke Saw the faucon, and abated to hym laeva

hym tbrto amyto. tlie faucon saw hym comyngc, and toke his flyghtproj'c

an hey, and Escapid of hym. the goshauke turnycTayeyn to the

1 Et Fenbrocbiain venicns, pulcherrimain in l.iwi Milvcrdico jx)rtu [Milford

Haven] classem conjunxit. Gir. Cainb. Op. v. 273.

58 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (di. XXIII, XXIV). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1171. he myght fully take to hym, the facon) smote to hym from an

is kild by heyght, & forcleue hym the rygge, & kest hym adoune dede at the

falcon. kynges foote. Al thay that hyt saw, hadden thereof myche wondyr.

Than bade the kynge, that fro that tyme, the bryddes of that facons 4

neste shold euer-mo? be I-kepte to hys owne be-houe ;& so thay

we?, euery yeyr ;& yn al hys kynge-dome wer non) so good facons

I-found, ne so bold.

[CHAPTER XXIII.]

O'Rourke, fT^he while that thys was, Roueryke, the kynge of Myth, 8

Meatlf, awayted that the erl was out of lond;& Reymond &

lytel folk was beleft ar dyuelyn, the syte & Ipe contrey for to kepe,

assaults viith mych folke come to dyuelyn) about myd-heruest, & assaylied

earl Tn ^e wa^es f f6 sJ^e wit^ gret streynth & loly crye, & wend 12

September, we] to haue I-takeIpe syte, & al J?at Iper-In was. bote ther

beaten off streynthys & stalwarthnesse, hyt mote nedes shewe hymself :

by Miles]y[yies ^e Cogan) & hys men) preuely wenten out, & smote grymly

and his vpon ham, so Ipat yn lytell whyl thay weren) al dyscomfyted. Bot 16'

roury hymself vnnethe escaped ; & hys sone, a welle stalwarth man

amonge hys folk, was tha? I-slawe, wyth many other.

[CHAPTER XXIV.]

Nota : de l \ fti? this, whan the kynge had I-dyght al that nede

pnmo x\_ wag to so noble comynge ynto Irlond, he went to seynth 20

Hegis An- dauyes ;& besoght the holy man), seynt dauy, with grett deuocton

hibernmm & mych wurshyppe. And tho wede? hym come, & wynd at wylle.

Henry II He put hym to saylle ; passed the see, hool & sound ;& arryued at

Waterford Waterford on seynt lukes day, with fywe houndred knyghtes, 24

on Oct. 1 8, & men, an hors an a foot, fulle many. Than was fulfylled a pro-

fulfilling phycye that M^rlyn seyd :

" out ofIpe Este shal come a fy?

ofMerlin8bernynge, & shal Irlond al about for-swely." And seynt Molynge

and St. geyd f>us :

<{ Out of fe eeste shal come a stronge thondred, & shal 28

sinyte yn-to f>e weste, & al the streynth of Ormond adouw brynge."

He arryued, the ye? of hys kyngedome, senthe;of hys elde .xl. ;

1 Later note in right margin :

' For in Martilogis the king brought 400 great

shippe* into Irelande, and in short time subdued the whole lande, beinge

governed by 5 kinges, all wAich submitted to the king, except the king of

Connaght, who kept himself in woods and marishes.'

T

;:

KAWI.. MS.|

o'llol KKI. HI ILAII D. lll.NKY II I.ANI IN IKKI.ANH. .V.I

kyni/ys hand1

; and, Ar he myjjht fully take to liym, the faiic-m smote .\.K 1171.

to hym from an hey. and for-i-li-w hym tlie liake.and kest hym douneJ.^"^"^*

ded at the kynges fote. Al thay tliat hit Saw, ther-of had grete eirc

\vondyr.J Than comandid1

the kynirf, that fro that tyin ,l>irdis of

tempora?

that fatiron-is m->tf s-hi.ld en- r-m..iv l,e kepe to his owyn beh<.\v ; p/"pt*rn 9

and So thay wen-, m. ry yere. And in al his kyngdome wer terrae

none So good faucones y-found, ne so bolde.

[CHAPTER XXIII.]

He mene-tyme that this was / Roueryke, the kynge of

nivt he ', hi -helde his tyme, and that the Erie out of lond was, conwttit.

Reyinond1 and lytil peple was lefte at Deuelyn, the Cite and the

contrcy to kepe, wyth mych pepyl come to deuelyn about mydli. rvyst, and assaylid the wallis of the Cite \\iih gret Streynth and

^rymlycry, and \\end wt-1 to hauc take the Cite, and al that therin

was. But ther streynthis and bolnys, hit mote nede Schow hym- Sed quo-

Selfe : Miles de Cogan and his men priuely wentyn out, and smote

grymly vpon ham, so that in lytyll whyle thay weryn al dys-

romlytfd1

. But Roury hym-Selfe vnneth EscapycT; and hisSonne,

a wel bolde man amonge his pepil, was ther Slayn, with manyober. ^erumpit.

[CHAPTER XXIV.]

A ftyr this, whan the kynge had dygh al that nede was to So Capftulm

^L\. nobyl comynge into IrlancT, he went to Seynt Dauyes, and"

besoght the holy man, seynt Dauy, wit* gret deuocion and myche

yrchippe. and then wynde and weddyr hym come at wille. he Note de

putte hym to sayle, and passyd the see, holde and Sounde ;and

JJJuentu

loiulyd at WatyrforcT on Seynte Luke-is day, with fyue hundred Rg.

knyuhtes, and men an hors and a foote, ful many. Than was fulfillid hibernwm.

a pt-ophesy that Merlyn Sayd thus /" Out of the Este shal come

a fyre brennynge, and shal Irland al aboute forswely." And seynt

Molynge sayd thus," Out of the Este shal come a stronge thondyr, Ve*iet ab

and shal smyte into the weste, and al the streynth of Ormond"*

r

r

^r

adoune brynjjf." he londyt. the yen* of the kynge-dome, the Senfte ;validue.

of his ,1^0, the xl;of our lordys incarnacion, M*. Clxxij ;

and was

inonoculns Mcdcnais Ororicius . . . cum tnultitudine magna, circa

kalendas Scpteiubris, PuMiniaiu vcnit. On. v. 2~ \.

60 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil.

XX v). [uUBL. MS.

A.D. 1171. of ou? lordes Incarnacton .M.c.lxxij ; & was poppe, Alexander tlie

thryd ; Emperou?, ffryderyke ; kynge of ffraunce, lowyse.

[CHAPTER XXV.]

Henry II fTlhe kynge abode at "Waterford a fewe duyes. Thede?

Stephen-^- come tne sytjeyns of weysford, & broglit to hym Robert 4

steuenesse-sone, as for gret seruyce, & yn hope of good reward;

ffor as myche as he come yn-to Irlond, lond to conquer5

, wythout

auctoryte of heghe? prynce, & yaue othe?, ensample for to comen

ynto the lond. The kynge, at the byggynnyge, told of hym grete 8

[* Fol. 12 *vnworthynesse ;

& edwyte hym, with grete thretynge, of that grete

boldnesse;& lete take hym, y-bound as he was, & gyued hym to

put in anothe?, & put hym yn Rathnyldestou? for to kepen). Soine

TheKing J>er-afte? come the kynge of Corke, Dermot Maccarthy, & yeld 12

of Corkhym to the kynge, & dydde hym homage, & swa? hym hold

docs

homage to othes, & delyuered hym ostages for to be to hym hold & trew,eni^ ' & be? hym truage euery ye? of hys land, ffrom thus, the kynge

went wythe the hoste to lysmore, & the? was twey dayes; & fro 16

thus, went to Casshle. Thede? came donald ObreefD, kynge of

so do the lymeryke, to hym vpon) the waty? of ssur ;& for to hawe pees,

Limerick, yeld hym toJ?e kynge yn al manere as Maccathy hadde done.

The kynge set kepers both at Corke & at lymeryke ;& to hym 20

comen the hoste of both contrees aftyr Maccathy & Obreen, & yeld

and all ham toJ?e kynge, & becomen hys rneyn by othes & ostages ;

so that

folk of ^ne^ was none that wa? of any name yn al Monestre, that by hysMunster. gOO^ wylle ne yeld hym to the kynge. Whan thys was al I-done. 24

the kynge, with mych wyrsshyppe & wyth ryche yiftes, lete euery

Henry II raan wend yn-to hys owne lond, & went hym-self by Tybrach

Wate^ford&^e^ue to Waterford. \er was ayeyne Robert y-broght to-for hym.

The kynge saw hym, & bethoght hym of fe gret goodnesse fat 28

was yn hym, & of hys stalwarthnesse & hys hardy hert ;of many

good seruices that he & hys hadden I-done, wyth mych trauaylle

& grette perille of lyue : he had grett reuth of hym yn hys hert ;

pardons &? throgh besechynge of hegh men, al hys wreth, wyth good hert 3 2

Stephen, he hym foryaf, & delyueret hym out of pryson), & lete delyu^r

storeThimn^m n^s l u&GS Va^ nJm werefi) be-nomen), of Weysford & of

J?e

his land*.

KAW1.. MS.] TI1K IKISII (>] <n],'K I.T. . YII.ID To IIIM.'V II. <i 1

pope, Ah-xiiiidyr the thyrd; Kmproure, Frrd-rikr; kyn^r <,{ A.I.. n;i.

lYaumv, L<>\\

[CHAinK XXV.]

^I^Iff KYII^- iilxxl ;it WatvrfonU- a few Daves. Thedyr come [Pol. 12

-*tli" Qjtfc "i \\Vy.-lMpl, and broght to hym Robert*, .

Stetienes-Soime, as for grete Seruy>\ and in hope of good reward} xxvn.

f'or-as-inych as lie came into Irlund, lond to conquere, wythout

auctorite of heghyr Prince, and yaue othyr ensampil forto come

into londe. The kynge, at the begynnynge, tolde of hym gret ^.f"

Vnuorthynys ;and reprewid "hym, vrith grete tretynge, of that grete cilra tpriut

holdup : and lette take hym, bound as he was, and gywid hym to^Jm

anothyr, and Put hym in Itathnyldys toure forto kepyn. Sone * fraterit,

ther-aftyr come the kynge of Corke, Dermot Maccharthy, and maluj-

yelde hym to the kynge, and dyd hym homage, and Swar l\ym olde

this, and delyiu-rid hym liostagis forto be to hym holdea?*// trew, and prac*ti-

ber hym truage euery yere of his land. From thens the kynge went

\\i\h the lioste to Lysmor, and ther was two dayes; and fro thens J?'

went to Cassell. Thedyr came Donal Obreyne, kynge of Lymerik,

and to hym on the watyr of Sure;and for-to haue pees, yelde hym

to the kynge in al maner as Mocchardy hadtT done. The kynge

Sette keperes both at Corke and at Lymcrike ;and to hym come the

Best of both contreis aftyr maccharthy and Obrefi, and yelde ham

to the kynge, and be-comyn his men by othis and hostagys, so that

ther nas none that was holde of any reputacion) in al Monester, that

by his good wyll ne yelde hym to the kynge. Whan this was al

done, the kynge, vrith mych vyrchip and wyth ryche yeftys, lette

euery man wend into his owyn lond, And wente hym-Selfe by

Tyhrnght ayeyue to watyrford. ther was ayeyn Robert broght

to-for hym. The kynge Saw hym, and bethoght hym of the grete

goodnesse that was in hym, and of his boldnysand his hardy herte,

i>f many good seruyces that he and his haddyn done with mych

trauayl and prete Perel of lyfe. He had of hym grete Pite in his totie*,

herte; and, tlirow beseeliynge of good men, al his wreth vtith good

****

herte he hym for-yaue, and delyuerid hym out of prisone, and

delyuerid hym his londys that of hym wer take fro, of Weysford

62 THE ENOLISH CONQUEST W IRELAND (CH. XXVl). [DUEL. M.S.

A.D. 1171. contrey about. Some syggen) that the kynge lete to-draw the

(^aldtraytours that hym betrayed ; Bot Maystre Geroud ne telleth

says no- nothynge Iper-of ;& the?-fore I ne tel hyt nat to sothe, bot hyt

oght well be so. 4

being [CHAPTER XXVI.]

quarterd. "\TThan fe kynge had thus I-clo, he left at Waterford, Robert

T T beranardesson), wyth mych meyne ; &, by Ossery, name the

wey toward dyuelyn). In that wyage, the kynge of Ossery came

to hym, & yeld hym to the kynge ;& whan he hade I-bydde 8

awhylle at dyuelyn), thecle? come Al]:e heghest Iresshe-men) of

The Kings leynestre, & besogliten pees, & yolden) ham to the kyng. Roryke

naught O'conghou?, the kynge of Connaght, ayeyns the kynges messagers

j tne waty? shynnen, that ys to wytten), hugTi f>e lacy & wyllyam 12

Henry TI's Al-delines sone, the? he yeld hym to fe kynge ;& the kynge of

gers!

611

Myth Also;So that the? nas none heght man) yn Irland, that ne

come to the kynges owne body, or sent messagers for to be-comen)

hys man, & yeld hym to hym, sawe only thay of vlnestre. Than 16

Prophecies was fulfylled a prophecye that seynth Molynge seyd :" To-fo? hym

[* Fol. 13 shall foot-*falle f>e prynces, & troghl boxom-fastines 2 the lyme of

pees shul vnderfonge." Md>-lyn seyd an-other :

" Tho is lyght, the

of St. foules of the Hand shollen togedder fle;& the most of ham, with 20

and har wenges I-brant, shollen ouerthrowen yn thraldome;the fyf deles

Merlin. shollen be broght yn-to on, & the syxt shal ouercome the strongest

The Irish places of Irland." Whan the mydwyutter came, many of the heghest

d tcomen t fe kynges court to feste

;& myche wonder ham thoght 24

the fine of the noble seruice that f>ey ])er saw, & of the myche plente of

decorations mete & of drynke, of bordes I-sette, & fay? clothes vpon ;the hegh

Beruice ^ PanetlTe & buttellerie, & ryche vessels of gold & sylue? ;

the many manure metes of kechen, on the manere of Englond, 28

whych thay had neuer"j?er-to-fore I-sey. After that }>efest was

heghly & fay? I-hold, euery man went wyth gladnesse yn-to hys

owne. In that tyme, weren) bowemen) at ffynglas I-horberowed,

Sicri- & wenten ynto chyrche haye, & hewen) adouTz, trees, that seyntes 32

by old tyme hadden Iper I-sete : Iper came sodeyiD deth vpon ham,

die sud- euerychon). [See Giraldus's Topogr. Ilibern. Opera, v. 135.]denly.

1 A later overline h is above the ir of '

trogh.1 2 or ' fastmes.'

W

RAWL. MS.] ALL IKKI.\N|. P.l I ! I.-TKK IS ULNHv'?. C3

and ot (lie rontivy alxmtr. Some say IK* tliat tlie l<yn^ lette to- A.D. 1171.

draw the tro.ytouiv.s- that hyin Betrayed. lint Mo\ ~tvr < ii-roud lie

trllyth nothyiitf'' ther-ol ; and therfor y ne tell hit not for throuth,

lnit hit oght wel be so.

[CHA1T1K XXVI.]

li;ili tin- kynj,"' )i ; ,d thus done, he lefte at watyrford, Robert Capt/t<lmxxvj

m.

r.arna rdessoime, wtt/t mych pepill ; and, by Ossory, toke his

way to I >eiielyn. In thai vyage, the kynge of Ossory came to hyin,

ami ynldr hyin to the kynge. and whan he had bydd awhyle at

d iH-lyn, tin dyr came all the heghyst Irystj-men of leynystre, and

be-soghten pees, and yeldyn ham to the kynge. Roryke Oconghoufe,

the kynge ofconnaght, ayeynes the kynge* messaungeris at the watyr nunciit

of shynnyii, that is[to] Say, hugh de Lacy and Willam aldelines ocourrit.

Sone, ther he yelde hym to the kynge ;And the kynge of Myth also ;

So that ther was no man of any reputacioun that he ne come to the*

Ky'gys owyn Body, or Sent messangere* forto Becomyn Hys man, [*Fol. 12

Saue only thay of- vllyster // Than was fulfillid a prophesy thatb '^

Seynt Molyng sayd :

" To-for hym shal foote-fall the pryncys, and, proddent

throgh buxunifastnys, the lyme of pees shal vndyrfonge" // Merlynge rf/^^*'

sayd anothyr prophesy: "To his lyght, the foulys of the yland "*foeder

shullyn to-geddyr fle;and the mest of ham, wtt/i har wynges amorem

y-hrante, shullyn oiwr-thrmvyu in thraldome '. the fywe delys

shal be broght into one, and the Syxte shal ouercome the Strongyst

placis of Irland1"

/ Whan the Mydwyntyr came, many of the heghest ^men comyn to the kyngs courte to feste

; and mych wondyr thay subverttt.

had oi tlu- nonil s* / uyce that they ther Sawe, and of the mych plente

of mete and of drynke, of bordys sette, and fayre clothis vpofl ; the

hey Service of panetrye and buttellerye, and rych wesselis of golde

and Syluyr; the many maner raetys of kechen, on the maner ofEng-loiur. whyrli they had wiier ther-to-for Seyn*. Aft)T that the feste

was ryaly holde, euery man went wyth gladnys into his owyii. In

that tyinc w ryn bow-men at Fynglas y-herberowid1

,and wentyn

Into church-hay, and hewyu adovn trees that Seyntys by olde

tym had tlu-r S-ti : \]\cre came Sodayn deth vpon ham eueryon).

1 corruent in capturani.- \\ hy wasn't this crane bit englisht? 'came

gruina, quam hactenus aMioiruornnt, regia voluntate passim per aulam veaci

coeperunt.' Op. v. zSo.

64 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXVII, XXVIIl). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1172. nphe lond was than yn good pees by-fo? f>e kynge, &

Henry II, -1.J?e pees wel I-hold : the kynge had wel y-hard that J?e

purify

& flk of the lond was of vnclene lyf, & ayeyne god & holy chyrche ;

astembfeshe th ght that he wo

?d trynge the folk ynto bette? lyf, & myche 4

the Clergy desy? hadde the?-to;he leth assembly al f>e clergye of

J?elonde

at Casshell, & that me enquered & herd openly the fylthede of

the lond-folk yn whych thay ladde ha? lyf; & setten hyt yn) wrytte,

vnde? the bysshoppes sele of lysmore, that was eke legat of J?e 8

court of Rome, & heghest of dygnyte ouer al thay that the? we? ;

&f>e

statutes of holy chyrche Whych yit men) halte, yn J?e manere

\>ai holy chyrche ham holte yn Englond, he lete tha? sette : whych

statut^, yn the wordes that thay wereii) the? I-swewed, ys non 12

harme thegTi me expresse ham here :

NARACIO. [CHAPTER XXVIIl.]

NARACIO. Tn the yer of OU? lordes Incarnaczon) M.c.lxxij, the

-- forme ye? thatf>e kynge of england, henry, Irland wan

;

at'cas^r Crystyen), bysshoppe of lysmore, & legat ofj?e

court of Eome '

;i

under the Doughe?, Erchebysshoppe of Casshell; laurenj, Erchebysshoppe

Cathel, erchebysshoppe of Connaght ; wyth leed

the Bishop bysshoppes, Abbotes, p?-tours, & many other prelates of holy'

chyrche yn Irland, throgh the same kynges commaundement 2

comen) to-gedde? yn J?eSee of Casshel ; &, for

))estate of holy

chyrch to brynge yn-to bette? fowrme, helden the? ha? conssaylle.

To thys conseyl, comen) these frow the kynge I-sent : a noble manStatutes or Rolf, abbot of byldewdys ; Ralf, Erchedekene of landaf

; Nychol 2

tionsmade ^e Pres^> & othe? many, the kynges clerkes & hys messagers.at it: The statutes o? constytuczons of that consaylle ben) these here

men shall I-wrytten, & by the kynges auctoryte I-stablet. C The fyrst ys,

put away that crysten men In Irland shvllen leuen) ha? kynnes-wommen 2

[t Fol 13. f & he? sybbes, whyche fay have a? thys I-hold to ha? wylle out of

spoushode, & lawfully spouse othe? wowinen, & spousehede lawfully

concubine hold 2. That othe? ys, that the chyldren), at ])e chyrche dorre

shullen) beiD I-primseineds of the prestes hond, & yn Ipe holy 3

and marry fantstones yn ha? moder chyrches to be I-fulled4

. The thrydde,legally.2. Children

l Late sidenote in MS. :' Establishment of orders for the Clergy, and

shall be matters of Religion.'

baptized in 2repudiate cognatarum et affinium contubernio, legitima contrahant matri-

monia, et observent. Op. v. 282. *catezizentur. 4

bapt:'zentur.

KAWi,. MS.] CASIIEI. STATUTE Knl: IKISM BOCIA1 ^ fill IK If l;i.!nl:M.

loild was than in good jxv- hy-for the kynge, and the peeH

wel holde. the kyngo lierde that the pepil of tlie londe wasX5

of vnclen lyfc, ancTayeyil godd and holy churche. he thogh[t] that

In- \voldr bryng the ]>'jil Into bettyr lyfe ;and mych desyr had

t IiiTto. lie St-nde for al the clergy of the lond at Casshel ; and that

he Enquerid and herde opynly the fylthed of the lond-pepill in torn e*or-

whych thay lad har lyfe; and Settt-n hit in writ, vndyr the Bi- ,/(

/

schopis sele of lysmore, that was also legat of the courte of rome, andfPurC11

lieyghest of dygnyte ouer al thay that there were, and the Statutes Statute

of holy church, whyche yit men halte l in the maner that holy church^ham holte in England, he lette thare Sette : "Whych Statutes, in the

'

hue extant.

Wordis that thay weryn ther Shewyd, is none harme thegh y

expresse ham here :

[CHAPTER XXVIII.]

INthe yere of OUVe lord-is incarnacyon M*. Clxxij, the fryste CapVulm

xxviij 10.

yere that the kynge of En[g]land, henry, Irland conquerid8

,

( 'rystyn, Byschope of Lysmore, and Legate of the Courte of Rome ;

Dougher, Archebyschope of Cassel ; Laurance, Arcebishope of

Deuelyn ; Cathel, Arcebyschope of connaght ;with othyr Byschopis, Catholic**

abbotis, pryorys, and many othyr prelatys of holy church in Irland1

, nentif (po-

by the same kyngys comaundement comyn to-geddre in the Cee of

Casshel; and, for the State of holy church to bryng into bettyr state,

hcldyn ther har consayle. to this Consayle comyn thes frome the

kynge, that is to say : a nobyl-man Rolfe, Abbote of byldewais; Ralfe,

Archedekyn of landaf; Nycol the Preste, and othyr many of the

k yiiLrvs clerkys and his messagers // The Statutes or constytucione******

of that consayle ben this her writtyn, And by the kynges auctorite

Stain-lid1

// The fryst is, that crystyn men In Irland1

sholde lewe j.

har kynnys-women, whych thay haue ar this holde to har will out cognaia-

of Spoushode, and lawfully spouce othyr women,* and Spoushode affinium.

Lawfully Holde // The Seconde is, that the chyldryn at the church ij*.

dore sholde be y-primseined of the prestes honde, and in the holy ^-

lantstonys in hare niodyr chyrchis to be yfullid1

. The thyrde, thatiij*.

aconqucsiil, MS.

i

66 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXVIIl). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. that euery crysten man lawfullych' pay hys tetbynges to hys1171-2

paroche chyrche, of corne & of al othe? thynge that a ye? hym

to be paid, aneweth '. C The ferthe, that alj?e

londes of holy chyrche & ha?

4. Churchpossessions, of al herthly askynge be quyte ;

& namely, that no 4lands to be ,

left in kynges ne other heye men, ne he? sonnes, ne he? meygnees, mette

peace. ne iierbrowe yn chyrche londes, ne ask, ne wyth streynth ne be so

hardy to take;& that Cursed me[te] that four syth a ye? was wonet

to be asked yn) chyrche tounes, & of the next neghbors, neuer eft 8

5. Clergy be asked. C The fyft, that of manslaghttre that lewed men doth,

any of^ wnan man maketh fyn) with hys foman), the clerkes that ben hys

kinsmenskynnes-men), no >ynge ne yeue ne yeld ther-to

; bot, as thay ben)

Man- gyltles of the dede, also be thay harmles ofJ?e payement. C The i

slaughter. ^^ ^at wnaj^ a man yS seke) he shal make testament openly

be made to-fo? hys prestes of the parorcfi, & to-fore hys neghbors ;& after

openly. j^g (je^es & seruaitntes hyre out take, dele hys catel a thre ; yf

gotoflmilyhe hath wyf & chyldren), that on to hys spoused wyf, that other i

in thirds, ^0 hyg shyldren), The thryde to hys testament. And yf he hath

or halves, non chyldren by spouse, the good be y-deled bytwene hym & hys

wyf, euery Ilyche ;& yf the wyf deyeth, the goodes be I-deleth

a thre bytwene the housbond, & the chyldren, & the wyf. C The 2

7. A to .vij. that whan) a man othe? a woman deyeth, ha? wathe 2,& the

services seruyce of holy chyrche, & the buryeng, be man-shyply I-done.

8. All folk C The .viij. that al men) & woramen wyrshyppe holy chyrche, & oft

Church * cnyrc^e ?& hly chyrche yn) al seruyce be gouerned on the 2

All Ser- maner that hyt ys yn England. In al these thynges, the kyngeV1

th

toynto the lond come, many defautes we? yn the land I-found,

English & mych horynesse or oryble synnes that me ne aght nat to speke

of, that throgh grace of god, & by the kynges pwrueyaunce & hys 2

myght weren amendet, & yn bette? wonne I-brojth. C The

prymat of Ardmagh was nat at thys conssaylle, ne thede? myght

come, for he wase old Man & feble; Bot he come the?-after to

In winter, dyuelyn), & graunted yn al thyng the kynges pwrweyaunce. In 3

^aVgeTto ^ys tyme was the wede? so stronge, & the wynd so aweyward,Ireland. that yn al the wyntyr ne myght no shyppe com ouer yn-to Irland.

11 6th century side-note :

' the privileges and frydom gyven to the church, and

londa ther of.'a

? mistake for'

wache,' or th used for Jc, as on p. 67, 1. 4.

KAWI.. M>.]

( A-III.I. &TATI 1 1-

i "i: ii:i<n MX I u, & cm IK II KI:IOI:M. f,7

niery <T\>tyn man lawfully pay his thethis to his Parashe church, A.I>.

of corne, and of al othyr thymes that a y.-iv hyin aneweth // The !.!',/

iiij'

1

. that al the landis of holy church and liar Possessions of al rtM /,/;,/,*.

Krthly nskyng be quyte ;and namely, that no kyngest, ne othyr hey /

r'^um >

d(7V7fM ill~

men. nc her Sones, ne her meny. *. mete ne herbrow in churrh gucproren-

Iniidys, ne aske / ne with streynth ne be So hardy to take;and that f?"^

Cursed met that foure tymes a yere was wonyd to be askyd in nothyng*.]

church tounes, and of thp nexte neghborea, neuer aftyr to be axed *.

The V, that of manslaghtre that lewid men doth, whan men makyth v.

fyne with his enemy, the clerkys that ben his kynnys-inen, nothynge 7*"'

ne yeue therto; but, as thay ben gyltlesj of the dcde, also thay be inimici*

harmeles of the pament. The vje

. that whan a man is seke, he

shal make testament opynly, to-for his preste of the parasfi and vj.

to-for his evyncrystynnes and aftyr his dettis and his s^roawntes^JJJ'-i

vagis out-take, dele his catel athre. yf he haue wyfe and chyldryn,

that on to the Spousyd wyf, that othyr to his chyldryn, the thyrd

to his testament. And yf he haue no childe [by] Spouse, the good be*

y-delid1

betwen hym and his wyfe, eu^ry y-lyke. and yf the wyfe

deyeth, the good be y-delid at thre2,betwene the hosbonde, and the

chyldryn, and the wyfe / The vije

,that whan a man oj?er woman vij.

deyeth, bar wache, and the smiyce of holy church 8,and the burienga,

l>e wyrchiply don // The viije

. that al men and women wyrchip viija

.

holy church, and ofte go to church;and holy church in al smiyce be^ *f"^

goutf;*ne6T on al maner that hit is in England. In al thes thynges, K?

the kynge Into the lond come 4

, many defautes wer in the land found,

ami myrh felth or orribil synnys that y ne oght not to Speke of, malorum

that,- -by the grace of god and by the kyngc* purueyaunce and his

myght weryn amendid, and in bettyr state broght /./ The Primat

of Ardmagh was not at this cousail, ne thedyr myght come, for he

was nldo man and fcbill. But he come ther-aftyr to deuelyn, and chapter

graunted in al thynge the kynges Purueyaunce \ In this tyme was and leaver

the weddyr so stronge, and the wynd so awey^vard, that in al the

wyntyr no myght no shipp come ouer Into Irland. the kjmge white cow.]

1et quod tie villis ecclesiarum cibus ille cletestabilis, qui quater in anno

a vicinis coinitihug exigitur, de cetero nullatenus erigatur. Op. V. 282.

* ?abl. aba. Nam ante ipsius adveiitnin in IIil>onii;un <p. v. 283.

h 2

68 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D.

II?I~ 2 '

[* Pol. 14

Henr II

gets the

men orThis

side.

A.D. 1172-

He hears

bad news :

the proba-

dictl^his

land, and

the

conspiracyof his sons.

Heiagnevd,

a he

^rtif

land,

and keepit.

The kynge went to Watyrford, & abode the? a whyle, & ful mych

desyre adde for to hyr tytliynges from beyont see. & of the

knyghtes that he fond *yn Irland, he drogTi to hym sleghly for

coste ^ie ^este : as ^teymon<^j Myles de Cpgan, wyllyam Masturel, 4

& other, for to make hys part j?e strenge?, & the Erles parte the

fobler[o]. C After the myd-lente, come shyppes yn-to Irland, that

hard tythynges hym broght, & lydder, bothe out of engeland & out

fraunce And normande, & other londes ; ffor ynto Normandy 8

weren ycome twey cardinalles, from the poppe Alexander y-sent

(that oon heght Albertws, & that other Theodynus), for to serchen

& enqueren of the holy martyres deth, seynt Thomas: ryghtful

men, as me vnderstond, & to that lawfully y-chosen / natheles thay 12

weren Bomayns ;& such folweth oft coueytyse ; &, bot the kynge

come the rather to ham, the kyngedome of england, & al the londes

that he was lord of>8holden be entredyted. & (as me fynd oft \

good aduentures comen oft slowly & aloon, bot mesaduentures 16

ne cometh newr-more aloon ;) wyth thay tythynges comen othe?

mychel wers, & of more perylle ;ffor the kynges sone, henry, the

eldest, whyche he so fayne was obout to crowne kynge of England,

& other tweyn of hys bretheren, (that throgh yought & foolrede 20

^m f \we^ & many drogh to ham, both of england & of beyend

j?e see,) waren I-swore to-gredde? to entre vp-on the kynge, & bynyn

hys londes, The whyle that he was yn Irlaud : & wel may be

that hyt was I-pwrueyed bytwen ham, ar he ynto Irland wente. 24

C "Whan the kynge thys herd, he was 2yn grete anguysshe.

gory he wag at the t,egynnyge> ipat he, gyltles, was I-retted of the

holy mawnes deth;sore he was afred that hys londes shold bene

I-shent throght that lydder dede of hys sonne; sore hym for- 28

thoght, that he the lond of Irland so sone most fore-lete, whyche

he hade J-cast for to streynth with castell, & stable yn pees, the

next Somer that was to comen. Of al thys, he was yu many

thoghtes ;& spake thereof fyrst to hymself, Iper-after to hys men. 32

Afty? many redes, he sent some of hys ynto England by-fore hym ;

& the?-aftr he puruyed how he myght sykyrlychest kepe Irland.

1 MS. est.2 MS. way.

I.. M>.] mi. ( OMINC ivii.i:i>!< 'i . 00BBPHAOT O1 UN*1 [1*8 8OVI ' ''

wcntc to w;it\rl>i(l. nud alindi- tln-r awhile, :ii:d t/rettely dosyr hadd A.I>.

forto hyr tliytliviiLMs from he-yont see. And of t lie kiiy.iHitrs that

lie f(.und in Irland, lie drew to hym wylely for o Purpos, the beste,

as Raymond; Miles de cogan, Willain Masturel and othyr, forto A.I>. 117.-.

make his parte the strongyr, m.l tin- Krlis parte the fVl.elier / Aftyr

the inyd-lrynte, come shippis into Irland that1 screwid thythynge* nartt wl-

hy in hroght / out of England, and out of Fraunce, And Normandye, fam ,,"',.,-.

and othyr londes. For into Normandy weryn come two cardynalis, '?'"nul1

from the pope Alexandre Sende, that one wa8 callid Albert, and pravitatis.

that othyr Theodoin, forto serche and e[n]quere of the holy martires

deth, Si-ynt Thomas, (ryghtful men, as y-vndyrstode, and to that

lawfully chose.)*Natheles, they were Romanys ;

and such *folwyth [* Pol. 13

ofte covetys2

; and, But the Kynge come the Sondyr to Harne 8,the

$

'

. .

Kyngdome of England1

,and al the londys that he was lord of*, d, rex

Sholdyn be Entredytyd1

,and1

(as y fynd ofte, good aduentures comyn*

oftc Slowely and aloon, but mysaduentui-es ne comyth neuer more

al-oon,) Wyth thay thythyngys, comyu moche wors, and of moche

more Percy 1. For the kynges sone henry, the eldyst, whych he So

fayn was to crovne kynge of England, and othyr two of his

Invtheryri (that throw youuth and fooly hyin folwid1

,and many drew fratrum

to hame both of England and of beyonde See,) ware Swern to-giddre/

to Entyr vpon the kynge and take his landis, The whyle that hepravuttmo

was in Irland1

: And hit may wel be, that hit was Purveyed1

be-twen congilio.

ham, ar he into Irland went // Whan the kynge this herde, he was in

grete a[n]gwysche : Sory he was at the begynnynge, that he, gyltles,

was yretted of the holy inanys deth 4. Sore he was aferd, that his

londes sholde ben shente throw that vngoodly dede of his Sonnes.

Sore hym forthoght, that he the londe of IrlancTso sonemoste leue,

wliych he had Purposid to streynth wyth castelis, and stabil in pees, tarn ica*-

the nexte Somer that was to come. Of al this, he was in many qitam

thoghtys, and spake therof fryst to hym-Selfe, thei*aftyr to his men. jfrmartabi-lire p<ic

And ai'tyr many consalys, he Send Some of his men into England

to-for hym ;And thcre-aftyr he Pvrueyed

1 how he myght Svrly kepe

Irlande /

1

thad, MS. *- 8ed tamen Romani. Op. v. 285.4 se tanta tarn iiunitrito suspicione notari. IbitJ.

70 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (d[. XXIX). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1172. TTe left at dyuelyn, the cyte & the contray to kepe,

Henry II *--*hught de lassy, wyth .xx.^ knyghtes ;

Robert steuenes-sone,

Leaders& ^OJTce fytz Geraud, wytht other .xx. fci at Waterford ; hunfrey

at Dublin de boun, Robert Bernardesson), & hugh de Gundeuyl wyth .xU' 4

Ireland, knyghtes ;At weysford, wyllyam Al-delines-sone l & phylppe de

Breuse wyth .xx.ti knyghtes. And a morow after Estre dayand sails

from Wex- herly, he dydde hym to saylle at "Weysford, & arryued at

Easter

1

seynth dauyes, sone after none. "Whan he come a lond, he went 8

Monday, wyth grete deuocceon to the mody? chyrche, as a pylgrymage,

Davids in a-foot, with a burdofD yn hys hond. Come the chanons of the

v\ ales,chyrche ayeyne hym at the whyte yate, & with fayr processioun,

with mych reuerence, & with mych manshype, hym receyued. As 1 2

a Welsh-]pe processyoun yede a rewe to-for hym, come a walche woraman,

complains& ^ nym to

l?e ^eet & made a myche mone, yn hyre langage,

to him, Of the bysshope of that place. The [kynge] stode, & herd hyr

[Fol.l4b.] mone||of an ynterpretour-es mouth that hyt hym told; & fo? he 16

he goes on, went forth, & dydde hyr no ryght anoon as tho wolde, she smote

hy? handes to-gyddre, & bytterly began to crye tofore ham Al,

and she a walshe langage," A-wreke vs to-daye, lahlauar ! A-wreke ou?

for'ven- kynred & ou? folke of thys man !

"Thay that vnderstode hyr 20

geance onspeche, put hyr away, & fore-bade hyre cryynge ; & sho so myche

him, to the

stone of the more cryed yn the same manere, & hoped to an old prophecyeLechlavar, tb&t Merlyn geyd

. The kynge of englan(J that &%[ wyn Irland

'

speakings^al ^e I-woundet yn Irland of a man with a rede hond

;& as 24

stone j^ cometh ayeyne by south wales, he shal deye vpon lehlaua? :

"

of by pt was ]?e name of a stone, that lay ouer a streme by north the

chyrche heye of seynt dauyes, yn stydde of a brygge. The stonewhich lies

over a was of Marbel wel fay?, & smothe of maranes geynge, & hadde 28

of'thTN '

'x> feet yn%ntl1'& -vi - yn brede, & a foot thykke. And ys 'lehlaua?/

church a walshe, as mych to sygge as' a spekynge stone.' And hyt was

ytold, that som tyme as me ba? a dede body ouer that stone,.As 1 COFpS6was carried he began) to speke ;

& wyth the spech he claue throgliout; & yit 321

'C

jit yn-to thys day me be-bereth no dyddespoke. b dy ouer that stone. The kynge come to that stone, & bethoght

1

Weisefordiae, vero Guillelmo Aldelini filio, Philippo de Hastinges, et

Philippe de Breusa. Op. v. 286. [William Fitz-Audeline.]

. M>.] IIKNRY II LEAVKS IRELAND. THE ' SPEAKINO STONE.' 71

HE lefte at Deiielyn the Cite and the contray to kepc rapiVilm

Hu-h <lr Lacy \\i\h xx'i. knygbtes, Robert Steuenes-Sone"

and Morice fiz-geraud; wyth othyr xx*.;at WaterfortT Humfrey de A.

0^172.

bonn, Robert Baruardes-Sone and Hugh de Gondeuyl, wit/i xl. Ungone de

knvLjhtes / At Wey.*lonl, \VilUm Aldclines sone and Philip de" "

llru.-r, \\i\h xx li. knyghtcs. And amorrow, aftyr estyr-day, Erly

h<- did hym to Sayle at Weysford and londid at Seynt dauyes

sone aftyr noone. Whan he come alond he went wyth grete

deuocion to the modyr church as a Pylgrymage afoote wt'tA a devoto

slat.- in humle. Come the chanone* of the church ayeynes hym

at the white yate ;and wyth fayre processioun ', wyth mych ^

reuerence and wyth mych wiivhip, liym resceiwid. And as the baculogue

Procession yede arew to-for hym, come a Walch woman, and fel**

to-for his feete, and made mych mone in hyr Speche of the Bischop

of that Place. He stod, and herde hyr complaynte of an inter-

pretoure-es mouth that hit hym tolde ; and, for he wente forth, and 9yj futf ?

did hyr no ryght anoone as sho wolde, She smote hyr handis to-,ncon.

giddyr and bittyrly began to cry to-for ham al in walch Speche :

" A-wreke vs to-day, lathlauar ! wreke our kynrecT and our pepil

of this man !

"Thay that vndyrstode hyr Speche, Put hyr away,

and forbade hyr cryynge. She so mych the mor criecT in the cum rubra

8 maner, and hopid to an olde prophesy that Merlynge sayde* :

" The kynge of England that shal conquere Irland [shal be wounded vulnera-

in Ireland of a man 3

]wi'tA a rede hand, and as he comyth ayeyn by 4

M

JV trang

South walis, he shal dye vpon lethlauar": that was the name ofjtumm

a stone, that lay ouer a streme 4

by north the churchey of Seynte ^i<rw.

dauyes, instyd of a brige. The stone was of marbill,* Wei fayr

J*-,

Fo1 ' *'

and smoth of men goynge, and was of x fote in Leynth, and yj in

Li de, and O foote thykke. And is'

lethlauar'

in walch, as mych

to say as'

a spekynge stone'

: and hit was tolde, that Some tyme Lapi$

that whan ther wase a dede body y-bore ouer that stone, he began

to speke; and wyth the speche he clewe throgh5-out

;and yit the i>"

clyi'te as Seyn. And sithyn on-to this day, thay berryth no ded

body ouer that stone. The kynge come to that stone, and bethoghft]

canonicoruin ecclesiae processionem . . . invenit. Op. v. 286.

alludens illi fictitio vulgari, nee vero Mcrlini proverbio, quo dici solebat.

. v. ^87.sthroght, MS..

72 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXIX, XXX). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1172. hym of that prophecye. & he stode at j?e stones end & grymly hytHe"ry * be-hold

;& avvhyle ther-after, boldely yede ouer a good paas. & whan

the stone, he was ouer, he turned ayeyne toJ?e stone, & deynously fms seyd :

< Who'll" Who shal heten-forward beleue MeHyn the leye?

1

?

" A man stode 4

\er besyde & herd, & wold, hys thankes, saue J?e prophetes sawe,

liar Her- Answard the kynge & seyd," Thou art nat that kynge that shal

Irland conquer; ne Merlyn ne speketh nat of the." Thus the

kynge went yn-to the chyrch, yn seynt Andrees & seynt dauyes 8

He hears wyrshyppe I-sette, & herd hys masse of a preste that was I-found

goes to fastynge, as god wold. After masse, he eete hys mete ther, & after

Haverford, met,e wente to hauerford, than ouer .xl. myle ;ffrom thens he wente

Normandy, hastyly yn-to englande ;out of enland yn-to Normandy, & come 1 2

to-forJ?e cardynalls vrith mych buxumnesse at Custance. Ther,

He swears after myche dalyaunce & many wordes I-spoke, he excused hym

didn't

6

elay by othes ofJ?e holye Martyres deth, that he was nat by hym I-slaw

;

Beket, but b t he ne for-Sok nat that he nas for hym; & ferfor he vndretoke 16

penance, such penaunce as holy chyrche hym wold loke. pe cardynals, he

sent ayeyne wyth myche wyrshyppe ; & noon he went toJ?e marche,

& ther he spake with the kynge of ffraunce.J?er, (throgh besechynge

of hegH men, & namely of phylepe fe erl of flaundres, that from 20

and makes seynt James was ryght than I-come,) the pees was made betwene

King Lewis ^he twey kynges, of the wreth that was betwene ham for* the

of France,fo^eyd martyres deth; ffor-thy that Ipe kynge of ffraunce, wiih

othe? mychel & myghty men, name an hand to the erchebysshopp 24

whan he shold turne ayeyne yn-to England, [ayeyn] the pees

betwen the kynge & hym. fforj?er was pees thus y-made betwene

the kynges, al the harme fat the sones vriih ha? allyees hadden

throght to do, was I-lost tyl fe next yere the?aftyr. 28

[CHAPTER XXX.]

[Fol.lSa.] TTTrider this, as the lond of Irland was yn good pees

vnder ham that weren In lefte, the lond for to kepe,

byfelle that a day of parlement, at a certeyne place, was betaken

Hugh de by-twene hugli de lacy, whom the kynge had I-yeue dyuelyn to 32Xjici &nd

O'Rourke, kepe wt'tA trust, And J>e kynge of Myth, a nythe, whan the

MeSh pwlement shold ben a morow, a knygh[t] that was Moryce fytz

meet. Geraudes neuew, & Robert Gryffyn by name, thoght yn hys

UAWI.. M>.| IIKXKV II MAKI.S IT. Ml. WITH Till. Toll. \ND IKAVU.. 73

li\ in nl'that ji/vjiln-sy, ami lirstod at tin- stone his endf, and irmnly A.I. 117;.

hit br-hridr; and a whylij thcr-aftyr, l>ld<-ly yecle ouer a good

pace, and whan he was ouer, he turnycT ayeyne to the stone, <tn<f

drvnonsly thus saydc :

" Wlio slial, fro this forth, beleue Merlyng rerlum l c

thr Iyer?" A man stode ther bysyd, and lu-rde, and wolde, his ^ /('^"r

thankes, Sawe the prophet-is Saynge, Auswerid the kynge and tmisit.

Saydc," Ye ben not that kyng that shal Irland conquere, ne

Merlyng Spekyth not of yow"

/ Thus the kynge went into the

church of Seynt Androwis and seynte dauyes, and herde his

masse of a preste that was founde fastynge, as god wolde. Aftyrmasse he ette his mette and aftyr mette went to hauerford

1

than qwwi per

otliyr xv myle. Frome thens he went forth hastely Into England, J^?/mout of England into Normandy and come to-for the cardynals a'"

\\iih inych buxiwnesse at Custaunce. Ther, aftyr mych delyaunce' '

a nd many wordys spoke, he excusid hym by othys of the holy

martyris deth that lie was not by hym Slayn, but he forsoke

not that he was for hym. And ther-for he viidyrtoke such

Fenawnce as holy church wolde hym enyoyn. the Cardynalls,

he sende ayeyn wtt/t mych wirchip ; and anoone he went to the

marche, and there he spake wyth the kynge of Fraunce. There,

(throgh besechynge of good* men, and namely of Phylippe the Erie rege Lodo-

of Flandris, that frome Seynt lamys was than come,) the Pees wasnco ' ' '

made betweii the two kynges, of the wreth that was betwen hamfor the forsayd martires deth

;

!

For-they that the kynge of Fraunce, jmta

\\-iih othyr mychel men and myghty / And vndyrtoke to the ^"'archebischope, whan he shold turne Into Englan, ayeyfl the pees r?x archi-

be-twen the kynge and hym. For ther was Pees thus made ^^J^'"*

betwen the kynges, al the harme that the Sonnes, wt'tA hare redtlituro

allyenccs, haddyn thoght to do, was left til the nexte yere : ^r'e"

Jtl&&OFiH

ther-Aftyr. donaoerat.

[CHAPTER XXX.]

dyr this, as the lond of Irland was in good pees Capftalttin

vndyr ham that weryn lefte, the londe for-to kepe, by-fel

on a day, that a certayn Place, to a parlement was sette, be-twen

Hugh de Lacy, to whom the kynge had yewe Deuelyn to

kepe wyth truste, and the kynge of myth. On a nyght, whan et

the Parlement sholde ben amorrow, a knyght, that was Morice

fiz-geraudes emc, and Robert Gryffyn by name, thoght in his

74 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXx). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1172. slepe that he saw a mych flote of wylde swyne yernynge vp-onGriffith

hugh & inoryce ;& a boore amonge ham, myche & grysly ouer al

Fitz-

Gerald's othe?, come toward ham, & with hys tuskes wold haue smytten

& I-slawe, yf he stalwarthly ne had y-come betwene, & 4

De Laci, & I-slawe the bore, & I-holpe ham bothe. A morow, thay went to }>e

Fitz- place ther >e parlement was I-sette, at a place that me hath seth

Gerald.y-cleped

'

rorykes hylle'

: ff'yrst thay helden har parlement from

view is at ^er^ ^y messagers goynge betweiD;the?-after thay name sekernesse 8

Korik's of othes I-sworne, & comen to-geddre by forward;natheles few,

& ylych fale on ethe? halue, and thay vnwepened, bot the one, her

swerdes ;& the othe?, he? sparthes, & ether of har folke somdel

Griffith fer from ham. Gryffyn, that with Moryce was to the parlement 12

tl

6

u *Jl

sev 5nI-come, was ful thought-ful of the vysyon) that he sawe. he name

knights to hym seuyn) knyghtes of hys owne kyn, than that ho moost

truste to har stalwardnesse, & drowen ham on the on halfe of

the hylle, as neyght as thay myght leppen vpon har stedes, with 16

sheldes about ha? nekkes, & speres an-hond; & for a coste,

pleueden & prykkeden har hors ayeyn) other, so that, yn whych

halue the parlement turned, throght encheson of such pley thay

myght be fonden Eedy. Roryk & hugh helden ha? parlement 20

of many thynge ;bot of nothynge thay myght nat accord, & begyn

O'Rourke to departe a wrethe. The traytowr Roryk had yn hys thoght f>e

trayson) J?at he hadde I-purueyed. he made semblant, & draw hymtacks De

by-halues as for to pyssen, & made tokens to hys men that thay 24Laci.

hastely shold come to hym. Whan he thys hadde I-done, he

turned ayeyne wyth hys sparth an hegh, hys wysage al blak with

Maurice ful snel goynge. Moryce was Iwarned of hys neueu, of the

Gerald vysyon) that he sawe; stod, & beheld al thys. he hent out e 28

warng De swerd, & cryed vpon hugh, & mynyed hym, & dyd hym-self ayeyne

the traytour, for to defend hym. The traytoitr ran to hugh, hymfor to smyte ;

har latymer yed betwene hym & the dyut ;& he

who is smote hym of the oon arme, fast by the sholdre. Moryce stode, & 32

his inter- campled wyth hys swerd ayeyne the sparthe, & lowd cryed to har

preter, and men & ftr ^^ my^ foe yn any stat6j hym-self fo? to helpe,

t,'j

(

throgh grete hastynge, he felle twys || abak; & vnnethe, throghescapes helpe of Moryce, that hym defendet thus, Hugh escaped wyth hys 36Jill V6.

i;\\\I.. M>.| n'llOUUKh's TltKAt 111, If V. DI. I.\(I KIXIID. 7.")

Slepe that he Saw a niych flote of wylde Swyn yrrnyn:."' vpon

and Morice; ml a b<uv ainoiiL'c ham, invcli and grymly /'

ouer al other, come to ham, and wyth his tuskys woldc haue ra e a/it*.

Miiytten ham Sla\n, yt lir Ix.ldely ne had come betwrnc, nnd

Slayne*

tlie Boore, ami H.>lpyd Ilamc- I'.otli. Oh the morrow, [*Fol. 14

thay Went to the Place ther the Parlemcnt was sette, at a place

that Sedyn is callid" Iu.rike-is hille." Fryste thay heldyn har

Tail. incut fnmi fere, by messagere* goynge betwrn ; tlu-r-aftyr thay

toke Surtty, and othis Sware, and comyn to-giddyr aftyrward.

N at heles fewe,an<Z ylyke many on euery syde.anrf thay vnwepenycT,

hut the on, her Swerdys; the othyr, her Sparthes, and her felle- pratttr

cliij)in euery s\ d.- lere fro ham. Gryffyn, that wyth Moryce come to

</,-' /,,, (.

the PaiU-n.L-nt, was ful thoghtful of the vysion that he Saw; he <.*name to hym Sewyn knyghtis of his owyn kyn, tham that he

most truste to har bolthenys, and drowen ham on the one halfe

of the hille / as neye as thay myght, Leppen vpon har stedes,

\\iih sheldis about har nekke, and Sperre in honde, and for oo ex

I'uipos pleydyn and jirikktMlyn in the felde ayeyne othyr, So that

in what syde the Parlement turnedyn, throgh encheyson of Suche

Pley, thay myght be foundyn redy. Kourik and Hugh kepten har/acfcian<

Parlement of many thyngis ;but in nothynge thay myght acorde,

and begon to de-Pert, as in wrethe. The traytoure Rourik had

in his thoght / the trayson that he hadd Purueyed : he made

semblant, and drow hym be-sydis as forto Pissyn, and made tokyn simulan$

his men that thay hastely sholde come to hym. Whan he this ^m/Mm .

(1 done, he turned ayeyne \\ith his sparth an hey, his face al rultn

blake witA ful snel goynge. Morice was warnyd of his erne by the

on that he sawe; stode, and be-helde al this, he toke out

his Swerde, and cried vpon Hugh, and mynyd hym, and did hym- prae-

Srlic agayn the traytoure, forto defende hjnn. The traytour* raue

agayn hugh, hym forto smyte. har latymer yed betwen hym and rl ri\nter~

the stroke;and he smote of hym the oone harrae of, fast by the Mali

nhuldyr. Morice stode, and camplid wit/* his Swerde ayene the

Sparthe1

,and loude cried to har men. And ar hugh myght be

1 contrain any state 9

, hym-Selfe forto helpe, throgh grete hastyngr, he fel <.<,

i\vir> a-!'ar : and vnmtli. flinch lu'lpc of Morice. that hym dcfendid

*ttastc, M--.

76 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. XXXI-Il). [DUBL. MS.

A. D. 1172. lyf. The whyll that thys was, Rorykes men ful many come to hys

clepynge, out of dales & wodes about, yernynge to ham wyth

speres & with sparthes, for to brynge hugh & Moryce out of

dawes. Than Gryffyn & hys felewes comeiD yernynge vp on har 4

O'Rourke hors styffly to ham.f>e traytou? saw ham comynge, & lep to hors

that to hym was broght, & wold do hym to flyght ;& as he lep,

is slain by vp come Gryffyn), & wyth hys spere smote hym & hys hors throgh-

Fifz

Unout

>& slowe hem bothe. Wyth hym we? I-slayne fay that, yn so 8

Gerald. mych perylle, the hors hym broght ; & hy[s] heed I-smytten of, &

yn-to england fer-after to the kynge I-sent;& al hys men yn-to al

the feldes dyscomfyte, & I-slawe ful many. Rolf, Robertes sone fytz

Stephen, was the othe? stalwardthest that daye yn the felde \ 12

[CHAPTEII XXXI.]

[Fol.l6a.] "TV/Tonce was a mane ful wyrshypful & chamfaste; vysage

Maurice-^-*- wel colowred ; becomlyche ; lytel of body, swwlele more

Gerald ^an tytel) & lasse than metlycn - of hert, & body, wel I-thewed;

described, nothynge hauteyne. of k[i]ndly goodnes, he was good; & leuer 16

hym was be good, than) be sey good; hys maner was euer-more to

He spoke hold hym methelyche. man of short spech & lytel, bot of fay?

wordes, as he that more hadde yn hert than yn mouth, more of

wytte & reyson) J?an of spech.2 Nat forthy

8,whan tyme was, & nede 20

to sp[e]ken, to good reyson) forth brynge, as lettred as he was, as

bSdVbSb

Wytty he Was2' In thyn^e that b^fe11 to bataylle Jswytn hardy,

not fool- & vnnethes of stalwarthnesse any was hys bettre; natheles, oflr y'

perille to take, he was nat to hastyf ne to fool-hardy, bot as he was 24

thus, & of pwrueaunce thynge to begynne, Also he was stronge &was strong stydfast yn thynge Whan) he hyt hadde begune. he was sobre, wel

fast. I-thewed & chaste, lawful, & stydfast, without blame.

A. D. 1173. [CHAPTER XXXIL]

In April,^

Tn the next auril the?-after, J?e yonge? kynge henry, fe 28

three^ons^ kynges sone, the lyddernysse that he hadde I-thoght to hys

1 The twelve lines on the back of fol. 15,* a bak (p. 74, at foot) . . . felde,'

were first written by mistake on fol. 16, but afterwards struck out.a~a Et tamen, cum sermonem res exigebat, ad sententiara dicendam sicut

serus, sic scientissimus. G>p. v. 297.3

? MS. Kat fortly.

KAtt'L. MS.] MATI-If i: I IT7-CEKALD Dl^ri: I IHI> AM) PIIAISD. 77

tlm-, KHMJIH! wyth liis lyt\ tin- whyle that this was, Rourik his A.D. 1172.

mm, ful many, come to his callynge, out of dalis and woddis about,

rymmi^r to Inini \\/t// Spi-iv* aiuF Sj)arthes, forto berew hughMorice the lyfe. Than gryffyn and his fellouys come rynnynge

vpoii har hors styfly to ham. the traytoure'Saw ham comynge,

and lep to hors that to hym was broght, and wolde do hym to

flyght / And as he lep, vp come gryffyn, and wyth his sper*

smote hym an>l his hors throght-out, and slayne them both, wyth enm i

hym wriv Slayn thay that, in so myche Peril, the hors hym broght /

and his hed Smytten of / and into England theraftyr to the

kynge hit seude;and al his men into al the feldis discomfite, and

Slayn ful many / Rolfe, Robert-is Sone, fiz-Steuyfi, was the othyr

boldyste that day in the felde.

[CHAPTER XXXI.]

was a man ful wyrchipphula?wZshamefaste; U-ysage

wel coloricT; becomlych ; lytil of body, sume-whate more ^_than lytel and losse than metlycli. of herte and body, wel thewed

; Mauricifiz-

notliyngc couetynge. of* Kyndely goodnes, He was good1

;ande

Leuer lit Was to Hym to Be good, than to Be sayde good, his a.]

maner was uer-mor to holde hym methelyche. man of Shorte

Spt-che and lytyll, but of Fayre *wordis, as he that more had iupltupec-

herte than in mouthe, more of witte and Reyson than of speche.

Nat forthy, whan tyme was, aixi nede to Spekyn, to good reysonOr1'*

P\

i'oi tli brynge, as letterid as he was, as witty he was. In thyng that q*am ora-

befel to battayl, Swyth hardy. But as he was thus, and of/Purueyance, thynge to begyn, Also he was stronge and stydfast 9 m

fl-

in thynge whan he hit hadd begonne. "lie was sobyr, wel

condicionyd1 and chaste, lawful aad stidfaste, wyth-out blame* /

[CHAPTER XXXII.] A.D. 1173.

TN the nexte Aurel ther-aftyr, the yongyr kynge heniy, the Cpi/l/m

kynge* Sonne, the Wickidnys that he had thoght to his xxxljm '

fadyr done / nolde no longyr helle, wyth his two bretheryn that

1 vultu colorato, decentique; mediocri quadam modicitate, tarn medio-

cribus minor, quain modicis major ;vir tain animo quam corpora modificato,

noc illo elato, nee hoc diluiato; innata vir l>onitite bonus. Op. v. 297.

J-a Vir solirins, modestus ct castus; Ktabilis, firmus atque fidelis. Ibid.

78 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. XXXTTl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1173. fadyr nokl no lenger hellen;with hys twey brethereiD that ys to

Henry, wytte, the Erl of peytou & the erl of brytayiDl wenten to the

d G f kynge f ffraunce whose doghte? he hadde I-spoused, & purchased

frey, get helpe of hym for to wer? vpon hys fady?. The enchesoiD whe?-fo? 4

help, nd hyt was> Maystcr Geraud ne telleth nat, ne I ne can) nat sey ;

hot

rebel. many hegft & Ryche men he hadde to consaylle & to helpe, both

of England & of beyend the see; many openly & wel

; most, illy &

Henry II dernely. The old kynge, the yonge? kynges fady?, fo? the fortune 8

that hym come to on) euery lialue so vnwarly, was ful sorowful.

draws most C Nathales, throgh gret sleght & hegli berth, he made fay? semblant,

e? ^ heped to god ;& on) euery syde that he myght, yn al mane?* he

land. They besoght help. He sent messagers ynto Irland, & mad come ouer 1 2

him at to hym the meste parte of the knyghtes & of the good meygne fatRouen. ^ t|ier hadde I-lefte. Thay come to hym at the cyte of Ruem,

b.] & he bethogh hyin that thyt was perylle to leue har lond vnkepet;He com- ther he betoke be Erl Rychard al be lond to kepe, & sette to hym 16mits Ire-

land to Reymond as hys othe? hand;

ffor the erl for-soke al out & out, }>at

Striguilandne ^at kepynge wo^ nat receyue, bot yf he hadde Reymond with

Reimund hym for to helpe.Fitz- rrwA-PTU-w VYYTTT 1

Gerald.

Most Irish, rjlhe Erie [&] Reymond, with ha? powe?, wentten yn-to 20

of the*g Irland

; &, for the folk of yrland hade y-hard of the mychPrinces' re- stryff that was betwene the kynge & hys sonnys be-yent the see,

turn as folk jrat styddefast ys yn vnstedfastnesse, & lawfully ham holt

ifenrv II* vnlaw^u^nesse

>the most parte of the prynces of

f>e lond, ayeyn 24

har trouth I-found, fay turned ayeyn-to the kynge. The erl hadde

eone I-spend the traysou? that he broght ouer wyth hym ;& whan

the meygne lacked spendynge, & nat spedden yn prayes takynge

vnde? heruy, that was conestable ouer the meygne, & euer hadde 28

The Eng- enuy to Reymond, Thay wenten) ham to the erl cornynly by one

accorde, & sey hym wel, that ' bot yf he wold sete Reymond ouer

be put ham, thay wold leue hym euerychone, & wend yn-to england ; olper,

mund Fitz- that wel wore was, thay wold turnet to ha? enemyes ayeyns har 32

Gerald.heed.' As the meygne wold, Reymond was I-sette ouer ham

; thay

vadJ"

name than hert to ham, & wenten vpon the Ofolanes yn the dees,

Offaly, in

Leinster,* Pictaviae scilicet et Britanniae comitibus. Op. v. 297-8.

RAWI.. MS.|

!:I.1',I.I.I.IO\ <)1 IIIAIlY ll's Tllin > Illl. HUSH. 79

is to Say, the Krlf ol IVytmi and the Kil- <! \\\ ytayn. wriityn A. D. 1173.

to the kynge of Fraunce, whose doghtyr he had SpousitT, an<!

Purcliasid helpe of liym folio WWt vpon hi The ench< ncorum

wlnrioir hit was, Maystyr d.-rau.l n- U-llyth not / ne I ne can

not say; but many hey nu-n In- hade to consayl and to helpe,

both of Knulan<r and of l>eyonte see; many >pynly and we!;mullo

nlurS

[more] falthyr pryuely. Tlie olde kynge, the yongyr kynge* fadyr, Of ,.

i..r tin- iuitviK- that to hym was fal on euery syde so vnwyttyngly,

ful Sorroful. Neuer-the-las, by grete Sotylte and hey herte*

he made fayre semblante, and trystid to god ; and on euery syde

that he rayght, in al raaner he besoght helpe. he sende messager^

into I Hand, and made come ouer to hym the meste Parte of the

knyghtes and of tlie good mennye that he ther lefte. Thay come

to hym at the Cite of Ruem. and he be-thoght hym that hit was ad urbtm

Peril to leue har londe vnkepte : ther he be-toke the Erie Richard1

, gengem.

al the londe to kepe, and eette to hym Reymonde as his othyrjjj

hande;For the Erie forsoke out and out, that he that kepynge

wolde not rescewe, but yf he hadde Reymond wyth hym, hymforto helpe.

[CHAPTER XXXIII.]

TheErie and Reymond, with har men, wentyn Into Cpt<ulm

Irland ; and, for\>e Pepil of Irland had herde of the grette

stryfe that was betwene the kyng and his Sonwes be-yount the

See, as Pepyl that stydfast is in vnstydfastnes, and lawfully ham gen* tola

le to vnlawfulnes, the most Part of the Pryncis of the londe,

agayii har trouth y-founde, thay turned agayn the kynge. The

Erie had speiide the tresoure that he broght our wyth hym ;and dfAcion-

him the fellochipe lackid spendynge, and not Speddyn in Prayes-

takynge, Vndyr hcruey, that was constabil oucr the menny, and tipendii.

eucr had envy to Reymond; Thay wenten ham to the Erie

comynly by oone acorde, and sayde to hym wel,' but that he

wolde sette Reymonde ouer ham, thay wolde lewe hym euen'chone,

and wende Into Englande ; othyr, that wel wors was, thay wolde

turne to har enemys agaynw hame '

/ And as the menny desyrid,

Reymonde was sette ouer hame. thay take then herte to ham, n Offelanot

and wenten vp-on the Ofelanys in the deseses, and toke

80 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXITl). [DUEL. MS.

A. 0.1173.

Lismore,

&c., andtake muchPrey.

The

Englishfleet fight a

Cork fleet,

rout it, andkill itsmen,and take

their prizesto Water-ford.

Reimund

marches,

Dermotdaren't

face him.

Reimundhas 4,000cattle.

[|| Fol. 17

a.]

The Irish

take some.

He pur-pues theminto awood.

& name grett prayes, arrayed ham nobly wyth hors & wepne.

From thens thay wenttefD to lysmore, & the cyte, & alJ>e

centre

about, robbeden & prayeden, & by the see wey senten many grete

prayes to Watyrford ; & of pylfre & thynge that thay namen, thay 4

fylled .xiij. far costes that weren) I-come fro Waterford yn-to the

hauen of dongaruame. As thay we? wynd abydynge, the? come

Ipemen of Cork from by west, by the see, yn xxxij shyppys, & many

men the?-In, for to take thay other. The? was the fyght styffely 8

I-yeuen, of these twey fletes yn the see : That oon assaylled that

other grymlych vfith stones & with sparthes ;the othe? weren)

vvelle I-wepned, & wzt/t-stode styffly with arblastes & with bowes.

Atf>e end, thay of Corke weren descomfyted & oner-come; he? 12

shyppys I-take;he? men I-slawe, & I-caste yn the see. Adam de

herford & phylep de Wellsse, that weren I-sette ou^r thay yong-

lynges, with mo shyppes & grete beyetes of wepne & of pylfre, to

Watyrford wenten with grete yoye. Reymond herd speke of thys 16

fyght, & tythynges to hym come ; he toke with hym xx** knyghtes

& an hundreth bowmen, & went by the see wey thederward.

Than come to hym tythynges fat dermot, Ipe prynce of desmond,

was, with myche hostes, comen) to lysmore, to helpe ham of Cork. 20

Reymond went hym thederward. pe prynce that herd, & turned

ayeyne, & durst hym nat abyde. And Reymond went forthe? yn-to

the contrey, robbed & prayed, so that he hadde with hym at hys

turny[w]ge aye toward Watyrford, four thousand kyne ;& as thay 24

wer comynge || by narow weyes wyth har praye, come the Ireshe-

men of f>e contray, & henten a party of har kyne, & wenten al

quytten with ham to wodde. Ipe crye arose, & Reymondl

(as man

that euer was formost redy) went aftyr, with on) prmisant man an 28

hors wyth hym ; come to the woddes ense 2,the? the theues

weren an hydynge. Whan he hadde I-faylled ofJ)e preye, &

wolde turne ayeyne, hys felewes folyly entyced hym for to wende

yn-to f>e wodde, & he so dydde. Whan thay weren wel with-yn, 32

1 The Latin text gives this exploit to Meiler : Gir. Cambr. Op. v. 309-10,'et in primis Meilerius, ut erat praeceps semper et probus, satellite quodam

comitatus equestri, praedones usque ad silvae condensa est persecutus.'3 Ends.

UANVI.. MS.I

mi; Bream II.II-T IU:\TS THE con K ONE. 81

lY,i\r> arra\vd !i;im Mol.rly W/f/t hors and WrJ.yfi. From tllCHfi A.D. 1173.

thay weiityn to lysmore ;

* and the Cite and the mntrey id>out. [*Fol. 15

roMiodyn ttii-1 )i/vedvn, ti/nl, By the ny gret

l-rayis to wato-ford ; and of pi Ifre find of thynge thut tliay toke,

tliay fillioT xiij. furores that weryn rme from watyrford1

into ;.

the havyn of dolfii-garvan. As tliay weiv wynde al>ydyiig ther,

come tlio men of Corke from be weste, by the See, in xxxij1'. Shippis,

and many nun therin, forto take the othyr. ther was the fyght btllwoti*

frcssoly yrwyn of this two flittes in the See. That oone assaylid

the othyr grymly \\iih stones and vfiih Sparthis; the othyr wer

wel wepenycl,7t(Zwytlistod styfly wttA arblastesanrf wttA bowes 1.

At the nde, thay of Corke weryn dyscomfyted and ou^r-come ;

ll(i ^liipjiis tnko, her men slayne, and caste Into the See. Adamdc herforde and J'hilipjte

2 the wellsshe, that weryn eette ouer

thay yon-jlyn^i's, wit/* mo shipp^ and gret begetes of wepyn cum armit

and of Pylfre, to Watyrford wentyn w/t/i gret loy. Reymond1*

lierdc speke of this fiL'ht, and tythyngw to hym come : he toke

with hym xxw. knyghtes and an hundrid bowmen, and went by per *nnH-

tltc se -way tlu-dynvarde. Than com to hym tythyngis that

Dermot, tlie prince of desmonde, was witA myche hostys comynto lysmore, to helpe ham of Corke. lieymonde wentyn hymtliedyruard! the prince that herde, and turned agayn, and durst

livni not ahydo. And Reymonde wente Ferdyr Into the 8contrey,

l>lid a ml Prayed, So that he hadd vtiih hym at his turnynge

yn toward watyrford", iiije

. M*. kyne. and as thay were comyngenaroweis wyth liar Pray, come the Iryssh-men of the contray, ad film*

I tokyn ai arty of har kyne, and wentyn al quyte witA ham to epa

de. the cry aros, and Reymoud, as man that euer was formyst

ye, went aftyr, \vith one pryuisant man an hors vriih hym, come

to the woddys syd therthe thewis were an-hydynge. Whan he had

falid of the pray, ami wolde haue turne agayne, his fellowis folely juvene in-

Enticed hym forto wende into the wodd; and he BO dide. Whan

1iluiu isti lapidibus et securis acriter impctunt, illi vero, tain sagittis quam

laiuinis i\ rrois ({iiibus abuudabant, promptissiine resistant. Op. v. 309.

th-, th-. Ms.

82 THK ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXIV). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. the Iryeshe-men rysse to ham on euery halue, & leyd ham oiD,

Reiumnd is& anoo^-ryght the yonge man) was al to-hakked to-for hym ;

he

attackt, yarne to snellych for to socu? hym, & was assaylled on) euery

his way halue;& lie, as man, hent out the swerd & leyd on ahout hym, 4

& smot ojf that

heede by }?esholdres

;thus he opened hym the wey, & come out

to hys men, & broglit twey sparthes fast on hys sheld, & thre on

hys hors l

;bot all hool & sound, & harmeles of body, he escaped. 8

WA.D. 1 1 74.

[CHAPTER XXXIV.]

ban thys was y-done, & the meygne was noblych

arrayed both byl oncl & eke by waty?, come tythynges

to Reymond, that hys fady? Wyllyam fytz Geraud was dede.

Reimund Reymond went ouere yn-to Walys, to take seysyne yn hys fady? 12

Wales landys ;& heruy was the whyle eft

2y-made conestable of

f>e

Hervey is meygne : he wold fayne entremette hym to do some thynge the

stable. whyle that Reymond was out of londe, & made the Erl & the

meyne wend to Cassetl for to weren yn Monestre;he sent eke 16

after the meyne of dyuelyn to come to ham. And as thay come

throgh Ossery, & laye a nyght yn a place tha? thay supposed to

be al eyke?, Obreen, the kynge of thomone, was syke?, & awayted

Donnell ha? cornynge by good spies, he aroos wiih mych folk vpon hem 20

slaughterser^ a ^&^ ^n ^e morowenynge, & smot vpon ham vnwyttyngly,

the Dublin & slogh fou? knyghtes that weren) ougr ham, & fou? hundret

ostmen. Whan the tythynges he?-of come to the Erl, he turned

ayeyne to Watrford vrith mych shame, & held hym tha? as man 2

that was beseget, that he cam nat fro thennes. And for thys

The Irish aduentu?, the folk of Irland wyth oo hert al to-gyddre aresen vpon

th^En^ ^e en^yssneJ & sl w nam yn-to al the? thay myght ham fynd.

lish. The kynge of Connaght come eke ouer the shynen yn-to Myd, 2

& fond alJ?e

castels wast & voyde ;he brant & keste ham adoun

to ground, tyl he come ryght to dyuelyii). The Erl saw Ipat he

was narow by-ladde : by consaylle of hys men, as the last remedyof lyue, he sent hys lettrea to Reymond ouer yn-to Walys, yn these 3

1 tres secures Hibernicas in equo confiias, duasque in clipeo portans. Gir.

Camb. Op. v. 310.a MS. est.

RAWL. MS.] O'JIIUKN ANI> Till IIMSH SI.A* .MANY KMil.ISH. S3

thiiy \\TI- w/i/<-Iii the Irysh-mcn rys-se to ham on curry halue ami *"

leyde on hum, and anoone the yonge man was al to-hack id to-for

hym. He nine forto socour* hym, /"/ was a.-siylid on euery syde.

And he, as man, tokeout his Swerde, and leyde on aboute hyra, and erf

Smote of, that man the honde, that othyr the harrae, the thyrdr the;',,''

hede by tin- sholdris; thus he oppenyd the wey, and come out

his men, and broght tw< Spare* faste on his shelde, and thre on his bu* apt-

hors; but al holde and Sounde and harmeles of lx>dy he Eecapur.

[CHAPTER XXXIV.]~

Whanthis WHS done, and the meyne was nobely arrayed

both by londe and also by watyr / come thythyngis toXJ

Reymonde, that his Fadyr willam fiz-geraude was dede. Reymond

wente oucr into Walis, to take seysyne in his Fadyr landis ; And

heruey that tyme was made constabil of the meny. he wolde fayn aliquid

entivmitte hym to done sumthynge, the whyle that Reymonde vMerctur.

was out of londe;and made the Erie and meny wende to cassell

forto werryn in monestre. He sende also aftyr the meny of

deuelyn to come to ham. And As thay come throgh Ossory,

an<1 lay a-nyght in a place thar thay demyd to be al Sure,

Obreen, the kynge of Thomonde, was Sure, and awayted hare

*comynge By good Spies. He aroose, with mych Pepil, vppon [*Fol. 16

Haine, erly a day in the mornynge, and Smote vppon ham vn-

wittyngly, and killid iiije

. knyghtis and weryn ouer hame, and q*i o't"

CCCC men. Whan the thythynges herof come to the Erie, he

turned agayne to Watyrford1 with mych shame, and helde hym

ther as man that was besegid, that he came not fro thennes.

And for this adueuturc, the Pepil of Irland wttA oo herte al- unanimitrr

to-giddyr arysm vpon the Englysh, and Slowen ham in al place*"1

that thay ham myght fynde // The kynge of Connaght come also

ouer the shynnyfi into Myth, and found al the Castelis waste and

woyde. he braunt and keste ham doune to grounde, til he come

ryght to Dciu-lyn. The Erie Saw that he was narrow bylad : by in arcto

consail of his men, as the laste remedy of lyue, he sende his /,.

Irttres to Reymond, <-uo- into Walls, in thes wordis: "As rath as

G 1

84 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. XXXtv). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1174. wordes: "As rathe as thou hast I-sey these lettres, ne leue nat to

asksgRei

come to 80cour VB wy*^ Sd m7&hi : & tny desyr of basyle, mymund's sustre, lawfully for to spouse, anoue at J?y comynge, wythout faylle

promisesthou shalt haue." Whan Reymond hadde thys I-herd, both for the 4

him hismaydnes loue fat he so longe haddo desyred, & for to proue hys

83St6r

Basile. stalwardnesse, & socou? hys lord yn hys mychele nede, wyth Meyle?,

hys ernes sone, he dyght hym al fat he myght yn such hast, so

[||Fol. 17 that he hadde thretty || knyghtes of hys owne kyn, & thre hundert 8

'

. , bowmen, the choyse of al Wales : he put hym to saylle, & arryued at

sails, lands Weysford yn fyftene shyppes. That same tyme, the men of Weysfordflrt \VpX-

for(lhadden I-pwrueyed ham to vndo al fe englysshe, whe?-so me myght

ham fynde. Whan thay sawe the shyppes comynge yn fe hauyfi), & 12

baneres that thay wel knowe ; froght fat comynge so fersly, that

and brings trayson) was y-lefte ;& anoofi) Reymond went wyth hys men to

eafe^from Waterford, & broght thens the Erl stalwarthly to Weysford.Waterford.

ffregel, that was kepe? of Waterford, went after" the Erl by fe 16

water of Sur, yn botys wttA hys men; &, as fay we? yn the waty?,

the lydder gyddes that hym shold lode 1

,slowe hy[m] & al hys men,

& turned ayeyne to the Cyte, & gadered ham to-gedder al fe

The Irish Irysshe-men, & smyt vpofD f>e englesshe, & slowe al that thay 20

fordsl-vvTmy>ht fynd y11 hous & yn wey, men & wommew, yonge & old,

the English without any sparynge, saue thay that escaped yn-to Rathe-

vyldestou? ;& throgh ham was the toun I-saued, tyl the traytowrs

}>er-&fter come to pees, & euer ther-after the lasse beleued & loued. 24

Reymond, whan he hadde thys I-se[u]yd the Erl, he miniyed the

Striguil's Erl of hys beheste. The Erl sent anoon) to dyuelyn) aftyr hys

BasiHa suste?, and went neuer from Weysford, fort sho was with mychweds wyrshyppe I-spoused to Reymond. Whan he was I-spoused. & 28Reimnnd.

al )?e day was Ihold yn yoy, gladnesse, & mych plente of mete

& drynke, & the nyght aftyr, yn delytes of chambre as ham beste

King lyked, came tythynges that Oconghou?, kynge of Connaght,

destroyshadde I-destrued al myght, & was I-come wyth myche powe? 32

all Meath.yn_t the contrey of dyuelyn). Eeymond was nat slowe, nethe?

f hyS fay? Wyf D6 for the m che feste'bot anoofD

after him. a morowe he toke hys men) wyth hym, & went toward dyuelyiD.

1

for lede.

KAWI..M.S.]

STUJcilll. l.LM t i.D. 1,'J.IMl M> 1 I'l /-( , 1.1; A 1 1 \V1 I>I>U>.

ye haue .-ey th L't'i-s. m- l<tu- i.nt to c>me to socourc vs wit/* A. D. 117.1.

good myght: and yourede.yiv of I'.i-yl.- my Sustre, luwefully forto '',

, aiiinio at your comynge, wr't/*-out iayl ye shall luiue"// '"

go rare tneaWliaii Eteymood lnuld thin herdo, both i'ur the nmydes lowe that he tibi

so loiige had de>iryd, and forto prow his myght, and socoure his

lordc in hi.-* myehel m-de, \\iih Mrylrr, his emys Bone, he dight hymal that he myght in such haste, so that he myght haue / and

hndd- xxxti. knyghtes of his owyn kyne,and CCC bowmen, the coyse tie

of al Walis. he putte liym to eayle, and arryuedat Weysforde injUVt

.H i u tc.

xv. hhippis. that same tyme, f>e men of Weysforde hadd Purveyed

hum to vndo al the Englysh, wherso thay myght hum fynde.

\Ylmu thay Saue the chippis comynge Into hawyn, and banerea

that thay wel knew ; throw that comynge So Fresly, that trayson atlr-

wits lefte ;and anoone Reymonde went wyth his men to watyrforde,

and broght thens the erle boldely to Weysforde. Fresell, that was Fretellu*,

kei>er of watyrforde, wente by the watyr of Sure in botis wttA his cutto*.

men ; and, as they were in the watyr, the liddyr gides that hym aft \iq*i*

Sholde lede, slayfle hym and al his men, and turned agayn to the

Cite, and gaddricT ham to-geddyr al the Irysh-men, and smyte

vpon the Englysh-men, and slayne al thay that thay myght fynde

in hous, in wey, men and women, yonge and olde, wttA-out any in plaUig

sparynge, Saue thay that EscapicT into Rathevyldestoure ;'and

throgh ham was the toufie Sawid, tyl the traytorys ther-aftyr

come to Pees, and euer ther-aftyr the" lasse belewid and lowid. /

lleymond, when he hadd thus I-Sawid the Erie, he mvnyed the

Erie of his prornes. the erle sende anoone to deuelyn aftyr his revocatam

Buster;and "Wente neuer frome Weysforde titi that she was, wt'tA Bailiam t

mycho wyrchipp, Spousid to Reymonde. Whan he was spout il,

and til the day was holde in loy and gladnys, and mych Plente

of mette and drynke, and the nyght aftyr in delytes of chambyr, in thalami

as ham beste plesyde / Came tythyngis that o-conghour, kynge of nocte con-

I

Connaght, hadd destrued al Myth, and was come with grete hoste **mPta -

into the contrey of Deuelyn. Reymond was not Slow, nethyr for nee vino,

lowe of his fay re wyffe, ne* for the moche feste; But amorrow He re/an/a<wr

toke Hi* men \\VtA llyui, ciw.MVi-nt towarde Deuelyn. O-con- *oi. 10

86 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXV'). [DUBL. MS.

A.11.1174. Oconghou? hadde Jw-to-forne assayed hys mayne, y-douted hym

ert

n

g

rthe more

;he ne abode nat wyth hym, bot was gladde to take

Reimnnd homward. Reymond let restore & arere that was destrued throgh

Cwtlis and t56 wer?

> & fale castels ryght vp, & broght yn-to rather state; 4

restores & for dred of hym, the lond wax yn good pees a good whyle, thatpeace.

none Iresshe-inaiD ne durst hym styrre, wer to begynne.

~^ [CHAPTER XXXV.]11 ? 3

~4 ' T I ^his while the kynge was yn mych stryf, wel two yer,

Henry II -*-ayeyn) hys thre sonnes & ha? allyes, both yn englande 8

strife.& yn normandy & garioigne ;

& so was I-peyned vrith trauaylle

yn wepne & wakynge nyght & day, that no man ne myght more.

The worst Bot, for ne wors fomanne may be, JrnfD thay that man) moste

his trusted trusteth to, o thynge was, that meste tene hym dydde : thatf>e

1 2

Body- knyghtes that he hadde I-chose, hys body to kepe, yn whoseguarddeserted to hondes hys lyf & hys deth he be-taght, for the moste dele euery

nyght wenten to hys sones pryuely ; so that, whan the kynge

oft-tymes asked afty? ham, thay war nat I-founde. Natheles, the 16

bataylle that was of so dotous begynnyge, hadde so good endynge

that, for the vnryght that hys sonnes hym dedde so vnk[i]ndely,

But he won hyt semete bettre tha[t] he soght by power of god, than by erthly

power ;ffor yn al places, the overhand was hys. And as hyt semete 20

fyrste that hyt was for wreth of seynth Thomas-es deth that }>at

[||Fol. 18vnhape hym || betydde, Also hyt semed }w-afty?, Whan he

hadde I-done asseth to holy chyrche, & pees made wyth the

holy martyr, wyth teres & repentaimce of herte, al hys tene, 24

by God's throght goodys helpe, hym turned to gladnesse : ffor aftyr the

mych tene & traysoiD >at he hadde Itholled al two yer, atf>e

laste wasj?e bataylle I-smytten), at the whych, betwen the twey

His sons ostes, Ther war the kynges sonnes dyscomfyt, ]?rog1i Rauf de 28

routed, and Glanuyl, that was maystgr of Je kynges hoste. Ther was I-take

f>e kynge of Scotland, & fe erl of shestre, & }?eerl of leycestre,

& so fele gret men, bothe of england & of beyent see, that vnnethe

me fond prisons to ham. The?, aftyr al }>e trauayl f>at pe kynge 32

obliged to hadde, & }>e enuy, &f>e

costes al two yer, comej?e sonnes to

J?e

peace (a fadyres pees, & maden asseth, falbly, as hyt was J>r-afty? wel

false one). I8}iewed yn deede. Of }>UB vntrowth, spake Me-rlyn yn hys

RAWL. MS.] HENRY Jl'S TROUBLE WITH HIS SONS. 87

ghoure had thertofor assayed his ineny, and douted hym the more. A.D. 1174.

he wolde not abyde hym, but was glade to take homwarde. et cn$tri*

Ileymonde lette restore and arere that was deaf rued* by the werre;

And i'ale castelw rycht vpe, and broght into radyr state, and for^am.

rain et in

drnl of hym, the londe wax in good pees a goode whyle, tliat none ttatumredact it.

Irysn-man ne durst hym not etyre, werre to begynne. _[CHAPTBB XXXV.]

nnilis whyle the kynge was in myche stryfe, wel two yere,

ngayn his Sonnes and har allience, both in Englande and in

Normandy, and gascoygne ;and So was peyned wttA trawail in

wepyn, nyght and day, that no man ne myght more. But, for no

wors enemy may none be, than thay that a man trusteth moste to,

O thynge was, that most angyr hym didd : that the knyghtes that he ,// quoque

hadd chose his body to kepe, in Whoa handis his lyfe and his deth

he betoke, for the mor Party, euery nyght wentyn to his Sone* *** militet

priuely ;So that, whan the kynge ofte-tymys askyd aftyr hame, thay

were not founde. Natheles, the battayll that was of So doutos

begynnynge, hadd So good Endynge that, for the vnryght that his

Sones hym didde so vnkyndely, hit Semyd bettyr that he foght by

Towere ofgod1

,than by Erthely Powers. For in al Placys, the ouer-

hande was his. And as hit Semyd fryst, that hit was for wrethe of

Seynte Thomas-es deth that that vnhape hym befell, Also hit

Bemyd ther-aftyr, whan he hadd done asseth to holy churche, and

pees made witA the hooly martyr, with terys and repentaunce of propiti-

herte, al his tene (by godys helpe) hym turned to gladnys. Formartyr*

aftyr the mych tene and trayson that he hadd sufferid al two yer,>r?a

>

At the laste, was the battayl Smytten, at the whyche, be- 1wen the devotion*

two hostys, Ther were the kynges Sonnes dyscomfyte, by Ralfe de cato.

Glanvil, that was Maystyr of the kyngea hoste. Ther was take

the kynge of Scotlande, and the Erie of Chestre, and the Erie of

leycestre, and So many grete men, both of England and of beyonte

that vnneth thay found prisonys to ham. Ther, aftyr al the

trauail that the kynge hadde, and the Envy, and the coatys al two umbrafW-

yere, come the Sonnes to the faderis Pees, andmadyn asseth, falsly,

as hit was ther-aftyr wcl ShewiiF in dode. Of this vntrouth, Spake

88 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(ciI. XXXVl). [DUEL. MS.

Merlin of prophecyes, & scyde :" The Eonnes sliullen agylte ayeyn f>e f'acly?

prophecy of ^or nvs gyltes >& the rather gylte shal be enchesofi) of J?e gyltcs

the Rebel-^a ^ after sliullen comen. The sonnes shullen aryse vpon f>e fady? ;

Henry II's & for to awreke hys felonye ayeyne Ipe wombe, the tharmes shal 4

swer ham togydde?. In the man of blode, the blodc shall aryse,

& wanhoply shal hys pynsynge be, tyl that Scotlandf>e penawnce

of hys pylgrymage bewepe."

[CHAPTER XXXVL]Henry II T I ^foe kynge henry the othe?, was 1 a man) saimrede, roune 8

eyes, a red heed, & round grey eghen) ; roghly lokynge, & rede yn wreth;

acevysage rede bernynge, grete speche, neke somdel logti of Je

sholdres, brest thyk, armes staluarthe, of flesshy body ; &, more

and a big of kynde than of glotony, grete of wombe ; for he was, as to prynce 1 2

tho, to belongeth, [of] mete, & ofdrynke ful meen & for-berynge2

; &, for

h^hardlv^ a"

(luenc^e that gretnesse, he put hymself to ful mych trauaylle,

rest his*

that wnneth he lete hys body haue eny reste, ether* by day othe?

was ^J UJS^ >^or

t wynter, & somer, he arose euer more yn the dawn- 16

out hunt-ynge, & herd fyrst hys seruyce of holy chyrch ; the?-aftyr, most

rode a high what al fe day he wold ben out, other1

wyth houndes othe? wyther;

hawkes, for yn thay two thynges he delyted hym swyth mych

wythal ;& vnnethe he wold ryde any amblynge hors, bot myche 20

trottynge hors, for to trauaylle hys body the more. Aftyr al hys

trauaylle a-day, vnnethe he lete hys body haue a lytell reste for to

syte to hys mete the whyle that he eete ;& anoon aftyr mete,

at night he & namely aftyr soppe?, anoon he wold aryse & stonde, & so dryue 34

forth alJ?e meste parte of the nyght, so that al J?e court was

When once oft ennyede the?-of.)?e

man that he ones yn lych beheld, euer eft

man, he ne hadde knowleche of hym ;& dynge fat he hadde ones herd,

him euer eft he hyt wold vnderstond; fe man that he ones hated, 2 8

vnnethe he wold euer eft3 loue ; & man that he ones loued, vnneth

1 vir subrufus, caesius (= lentiginosus), aniplo capite et rotundo, oculis

glaucis, ad iram torvis, et rubore suffusis, facie ignea, voce quassa, collo abhumeris aliquantulum demisso . . . corpore carnoso, et naturae magis quain

gulae vitio, citra tumorem enormem et torporem omnem, moderata quadainimmoderantia ventre praeamplo. Gir. Carabr. Op. v. 302.

2 Erat enim cibo potuque modestus ac sobrius; et parcimoniae, quoadprincipi licuit, per oinnia datus. Gir. Cainbr. Op. v. 302.

3 MS. est.

RAWL. MS.] M-SLKll'TION OF KING HENKY II.

merlynge in hi.- j>/-"j'hrMrs and Sayde :

"Tin- Su.in I hullyn

a-ayn tlie Fadyr l'..r his {/yltoa ;and the ladyr ^ylte shall be i-nrhey-

son of the pyltes that aftyr shullyn c ( me. Tiie Sonw shall ar\

vpoii the ladyr; and forto aw[ rjeke his felony airayne the \vombe, the <t

tharmes shal Suviv ham to-Lr iddyr. in the man of Mode, the blodetilin in

bhal aryse ;and wanhoply ehal his Pynsyuge be *, til that Scotland

tho Penaunce of his Pylgrimage bewepe.'

jurubunt.

[CHAPTBB XXXVI.]

ri^he kvnge henry the othyr, was a man same rede, roune Cap</ium--

hede, and rounde grey eyyn ;row lokynge, and rede in wreth

; ^^J^Visage rede, brcnnynge ;

*grete Speche ;

neke somdel shorte of the H. :

Sohhys, breste thyke, of fleschy Body; ande, more of kynde, than of *+-, .

glotony, gret of wombe;

for he was, as to prynce belongyth, of a.]

mete and of drynke ful meen and for-berynge ; and forto aquenche

that gretnes, he put hym-Selfe to ful mych trauayl,9 that vnneth he iromo-

lette his body haue enny reste, othyr by day othyr by nyght. Forcorput

Wyntyr and Souier, he aros euer-more in the dawnynge, and herde J**^one

fryst his seruyce of holy church; theraftyr, most part al the day he

wolde be out, othyr wt'tA houndys or wttA haukea ;for in thay two

thyngys ho delyted gretly wttA-al / and vnneth he wolde ryde any

hamlynge hors, but mych trottynge hors, for to trauail his body the

more. Aftyr al his trauayl a-daye, vnneth he lette his body haue

a lytil reste forto sitte to his mette. the whyle that he ette, ami

anoone aftyr mette, and namely aftyr soper, anoone he wolde arysse

(ind stonde a,and So dryue forth al the inoste Parte of the nyght, So totam

that al tlie courte was ofte wery of his wakynge. the man that he

onys in lyche be-helde, euer he hadd knowlege of hym ; andthynge c*riam

that he hadoT ones herde, euer aftyr he wolde hit vndyrstonde. contut-

the man that he onys huttyd, vnneth he wolde euer aftyr loue ; andvt

man that he onys lowyd, vnneth he wolde euer aftyr hate. Whan1

t-t dMpefmbflil fiet ntHictio. Op. v. 301.'*-* sibi nee juxcfin ullain nee requiem indulgebat. Venationi namque

trang inodestiam deilitu?, suintno diluculo equo cursorc tranBvectus, nunc

sultus lustr.itiH, nunc silvns p. in-ti ms, nuuc montiuin juga transceiulens, dies

ducebat inquietos : \v-|.*-rv \ ro doini rccfptuin, vd ante coenam vel poet,

scdciilL-ui oonspf \eria. <>}>. v. 30^.

90 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXVIl). [DUEL. MS.

Henry II he wold euer eft hate. Whan any vnhappes hym befelle, noman

meker;efte whan he was yn sekernesse, no man sterne?. Suert

ayeyn the bold, meke wyth ham that weren) vnde? y-broght, hard

He lovd amonge hys owne, & priuely large amonge vnkouth;& openly 4

and hTtedme^enesse & debonerte he louede

; pryde & hauteynesse he hated,

pride. & wold brynge vnder fote.

"LT [CHAPTER XXXVII.]H74-5-

Hen7~IIrI ^hegll })Q kynge wer wel longe yn grete nuy & grete

does not -*-anguyshe throght hys sonnes, as hyt ys to-fore I-told, 8

Ireland

13

natheles, amonge othe? nedes, he ne foryet nat hys Irland. Helete take the lettreB that war* Imade yn the consaylle of Casshele,

of the vnclene lyf & the horyble synnes that the folk of Irland

[*Fol. 18 lyueden In, || other-wyse than crysten men oght lyuen ;& the i a

Zettres, al ensealed as thay wer, he Bent by hys messagers to the

He gets a Court of Rome, to the pope Alyxsande? that than was ; & tha?

he dydde the pwchace, that by auctoryte of the pope, & by hysof the Lord- concent, was to hym I-grounted the lordshype of the lond ; & J>e 16

land, and a lond-folke, that crysten shold be, & al clene was out of ryght

form thereu^e ^ crystendome & ryght byleue, to bryngen) yfi)-to ryght

folk to the lawe of holy chyrch, yn the manure of England. That pryuelege

Church, forth, wyth anothe?, that rathe? was pwrchaced off>e pope Adrian), ao

that was to-fore Alexander, was I-sent oner yn-to Irlande by

Nychole, pryou? of Walyngeford, & Wyllyam Aldelines sone;

& was a consaylle of al the clergye of Irland I-gaddered to-gyddre

No[ta] at "Waterford : the? we? the pryueleges I-shewed & I-radde 24

bSlee solempnelych to-fore ham, & I-graunted heghlygh by consente-

[A]drian. ment of al the comynes. The forme of thay pruyleges, as thay

wer endyted yn the Court of Rome a latyne, ne myght I nat

comly setten yn Englyshe, & J?erfor I hyt leue;bot the meste 28

streynth ys thys : Whan the pope Adryan hadde herd opynly

the euyle lyf, & fe synfule, that J?e folk of Irland ladden, wors than

wyld bestes, & out of constytueions of holy chyrch & ryght byleue,

to with-^e g?

'aun^ed the kynge that he shold ynto Irland wend, for to 32

stand sin, adresse & sprede f>etermes of holy chyrch, for to wythstond & lete

bad doings,the ruyne of syn, for to Amend the lyther thewes, & sette fe good,

i: \WI . MS.] -nil- POPE'S CHARGE TO HENRY II TO KEFOKM IRELAND. 91

any vnhappis hym bc-felle no mano mekyr. Whan he was in

sickyrnys, no man sternyr. Sm\ i tt aijayn tho bolde, meke wytli ham clement in

that weryn vndyr-broght ;harde amonge his owyn, ande Pryuely

**

large amonge strange men; and ojynly meknys ami d -lioiirrte he diffutut in

lowy

fete.

lowyd ; 1'ryde and hauteynesse he hatyd, and woldc 1 ryu-f vudyr-"

[CHAPTEB XXXVII.] 1174-5.

the kvnge were wel longe in gret angwysche throgh Caprtalwm

his sonnes, as hit is to-fore tolde, natheles, amonge othyrXJ

nedys, he foryate note his Irlande. he take the letteres that ware evae tamtn

made in the Consayl of CiiBsell, of the vnclene lyfe and the horribil

Synnys that the Pepil of Irland lyuedyn In / In othyr wyse than

crystyu men oght lyue ;and the kres, al EnsealicT as thay were, memor.

He sende his messagers to the Courte of Rome, to the Pope ab Alexan-

Alysandyr that than was, and thar he did Purchase that, by 7o r'auctorite of the Pope and by his concent, was to hym grauntyd the

lorchippe of the loude, and the londe-Pepill that crystyn shold be,

and al clene was out of Ryght rule of crystyndome and ryght^

belewe, to brynge into ryght lawe of holy church, in the maner of rexab

England. That pryvylege forth, wt'tA an othyr' that radyr

Purchasid of the Pope Adriane, that was to-fore Alexandyr, was era*.

sende ou*r Into Irlande by Nycole, pryoure of Walyngeforde, and

WTillam Aldelines-sone

;and was a consayle of al the clergy

Irland1

y-gadderid to-giddyr at Watyrford. ther wer the pryny- cum nni-'

legis y-shewyd,andy-radd Sollempnelych to-fore ham,am/ grauntyd

hyghlych of al the comynys. The fourme of thay Pryuylegis, as *olemni$

thay wer endyted1 At Rome a-latyne, y may not comly sette in facta fuit.

1'n^ly.sTi, and therfor y* Hit Leue

;But the nieststreynth is this : [*Pol. 17

Whan the Pope Adryan Hadd Herde opynly the evyl lyfe, and the "'

synfull, that the Pepell of Irland laddyn, wors than wilde bestis, rem bulle

and out of constitucioiitf* of holy churche and ryght be-lewe, he

the kynge, that he sholde into Irland wende, forto

and sprede the termys of holy church, forto wythstonde and *

U'tr tin- n:< 'me 2, forto a-mende the \\ickid dedis, and sette ta

the good1

;forto En[e]che ivligion of crystyndome, So that hit were ^JJ^

92 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IKELAND (CH. XXXVIIlJ. [l)UBL. MS.

A.D. for to eneche relygyouw of crystendome, so that hyt war wyrshype

to god, & hclte to the eoules;& the folke of fe londe, maushyply

hym shold vptake, & worthly as lorde;saue ryghtes of holy chyrche

But every vnwemmed ;& to seynt petyr & fe holy modyr chyrche of Rome, of 4

cuery hous a pany to rent, a yer, yn Irland, as yn England. Thysto pay the

pryuelege was I-pwchased of fe pope Adryan ;& a clerk hyt

year. purchased, that hettel InoH of Salusbury ;

& the pope, by the

same clerk, sent to the kynge a gulden rynge, yn name of Seysyne 8

of the lond. the pope Alexandre next aftyr hyin confermed that

All oppo- same yift ;& euery efer of ham amonested & parted from god

n^ t

a 6oalmyghty, & betheght fe deuyl al ham that yn any tyrne fer-

Devii. ayeyne wold come. 1

A.D~l774. [CHAPTER XXXVIII.]

Nowngain (~}^ ^e kvnge ^n( of hys 80nnes>& of ^e Purchace that

for our^ fe kynge dede, ys Inowe Itold shortlyche : now we

deeds in wyllen turne ayeyne to ou? knyghten gestes yn Irlande. TheIreland.

jon(j Of jrian^ wag yn gOO(j pees vnde? Reymond-ys kepynge ;bot 16

Mont- hemy of Mountynorthy, that euer hadde enuy to Reymond, & sawnaunce, ^&^ ^B selth & hys wyrshype wex eucr more & more, fore he ne

Keimund, durst nat openly ehowe the felony that was yn hys hert, he

bethoght that he wold dernely ;he made hym semblant of myche 20

loue ; besoght ful yorne fat he most allyaunce haue to har kynrede,

& namely, that he moste haue to wyue a gentyl-womman), Moryces

marries doghter, fytz Qereud, that hegn Neste. Thys mayd was hym

Fitz- Igraunted, & he hyr spoused ;& fat fe kynrede sholdon the 24

Gerald. faste? be Ibound togydyr, by procurynge. of Reymond & of hym

eke, J?eErl yaf helyn, hys sustre, to Wyllyam, Moryces eldest sone :

J?e erl sent eke aftyr Moryce, that was than Iwent ynto Walys ;

& at hys comynge, he yaue hym fe haluendele of OfelafD, &\>e 28

castel of wykyiilo ;& fat ofer haluendele he yaue Meyler. In the

O'Brien, tyme fat fe pees was, & fe lond yn good state, byfel that Obren,

Limerick,^ie kynge of Thomon, ayeyne hys trouth & ayeyri the kynges pees,

rebels.began to wtt^drawen hym from the kynge, & noght nold be 32

bowynge to hym, ne to ham that we? vnder hym yn fe lond.

1 MS. 'sette' for '

hight, hette, or hete,' p. 94, 1. 2 a below :

'

per Johannem

Salesberiensein,' v. 316.

HAWL. MS.] nuiVMY 01 Mn.vr.MArkK i. VM>S MST\ n I/-<;F.RALD. 93

vyrchipp to pod, ami ln-lth to tlio Sn\\lvs;nnd the IVpil of the A.M.

ionde, iiiaushiply hym sholde vp-takc, and wi.rtliy a^- lorde; Saue the

r\ulit of h.ly i-hurrh vmveinyd ; and to scynt iVtyr ,m.l the holy

modyr chuirho of Rome, of euery hous a pcny to rent, a yer, in fflcro-

Irlaml as in Kn^land". Thin pryuyh'ge was Purchapyd of the Pope"'

Adrian. / And a clerke hit Purcha.-id that was callid Ihon of

Salvshury ;and the Pope, by the Same clerke, Sende to the kynge Anglia *ic

a j/oldi- ryiiLM-, in tokyn of Seysyn of the londe. And the PPe

Alrxandyr nexte nftyr hym coufermyt that Same yfte ;And euery

othyr of ham amonessed and Purtid from god almyghty, and betoke

the deuyl ul ham that in any tymo ther-ayeynnes wolde come.

pentione.

[CHAPTSB XXXVIII.]A.D. 1174.

F the kynge and of his sonnes, and of the Purchas that

the kynge did, is y-now tolde Sortelych. Now we will

turne agayfle to oure knyghten gestia in Irlund1

// The londe in

1 1 laud was in good pees vndyr lleymonde-is kepynge ;but heruey of

montmorthy, that euer hadd envy to Reymonde, and Saw that his Vvden* . .

goodnea and his wyrchippe [wex] euer more and more, for he ne tucc**

drust not opynly show the felony that was in his herte, he be-thoght

that he wolde Pryuely / he made to hym semblant of mych loue :'

perar.

be-sogh[t] gretly that he sholde alyaunce haue to har kynryde, and No/a

namely, that he haue to wyue a gentyl woman, Morices doghtyr, Jj

fit7.-ceraude, that was callid Neste. This mayde was to hym Herueiumcontrahi ei

iand In- liyr Spoused

1

, and that the kynred sholde be fastyr Netam

-^iddyr, by procurynge of Reymonde and of hym also, the Manrlci

Eric yaue Ellyn his sustyr, to Willam, Morices Eldyst Sone. thefitz-eerau<r-

Erie sende also aftyr Moryce, that was than went into walis;and at

his comyugo, he yaue halfe to hym of Ofelan, and the castel of mfrfinm

wickylow ;and the othyr halfe he yaue to Meyler. In the tyme contort-

'

that the Pecs was, and the londe in good state, befel that Obreen,

the kynge of Thomonde, agayn his trouth and the kyngw Pees,

bcgnn to wyth-drawe hym frome the kynge, and wolde not be cattro.

to hym, ncthyr to liam that wrr vndyr hym in the londe.

94 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

[Fol. 19 Reymond told fxer-of myche vnworthynes, & yn lytyl whylegadered

to-dedderes [so] hys hoste, so that he hadde an hundert knyghtes

J_ '

& .xx. ti, thre hundret other an hois, & .cccc. bowmen afote, &

-halwen-tyde went toward lymeryke. Whan thay wer theder 4

Limerick; I-come, thay haddeiD grete lette of the grete watyr of be shynen,

stopUjy^at was betwen ham & be syte, so that thay myght nat oner

the Shan- -wende : the yonglynges that wel coueytouse wer ham self tonon.

auaunce, her stalwarthnesse to showe, & also wynnynge to gete & to 8

hawe, weren wel sore a-tened fat thay myght nat ouer to be syte

that was ham so neght, for be watyr bat was so depe & so streit

rennynge betwene, & eke so stony by the ground. As the formest

of ham waren houynge vpon be waterys brynk, was a yonge 12

His knyght amonge ham, newly I-dobbet, fayr & stalwa[r]th, E,eymondes

Davythe Neuowe, that hete Dauy the Welsse l: throgTi grete couetyse that

Welshman ne hadde, ouer al othe? to wyn the formest pryce, ne dredet nat to

do hym-self to so horyble perylle of deth;he smote hys hors vtiih 16

the spores, & our-threwe adoun ynto be watyr, bat was so depe

& so stony, the horse was myche & stronge, & come sone vpewiini the aboue the watyr wyth hym. he wyssed the hors sydlynge ayeyns

aslant ;

*^e watvr asquynt, & come ouer on the othe? syde, & cryed to hys ao

men, & seyd that he hadde a ford I-found. bot, for he fond no manbut as only bat hym wold felowe, bot o knyght that hete Geffrey ludas 2

,he

one knightfollows turned ayeyne by that same wey, & f>e knyght wt'tA hym. he come

uer ^ ^e & ^ound;bot

J?e knyght, frogh )?e streyntnesse of}?e 24

back. watyr, was I-throw adoun, he & hys hors, & y-drent to-for ham al.

Meiler Whan Meyle?, that theder was wyth Eeymond I-comen, bys saw,

he hadde grete enuy that such hardynesse shold be I-teld of any

other, & nat to hym : vpon the hors J?at hym ba?, he put hymself 28

crosses the yn the watyr, & hardylyche, wyth-outten any ferdnesse, passed ou^ron *

\>eother syde. The cytzeyns sawe hym comynge so al-oon

; thay

cornen ayeyn hym, gome for to kepe hyra vpward at hys comyngeout of be watyr, for to mak hym turne ayeyne; othe?, to vndo hym 32

ryght yn the watyr. The knyght was stalwarth, & boldly putte

hym vp bytwene twe perylle : on on halue, be wode-yernynge

1 David agnomine Walensis. Op. v. 321.s Galfridus Judas. Ibid.

RAWL.M.S.]

WELSH DAVY, ANI MI.II.I K, SWIM THE SHANKON.

Reymonde tolde therof ^n-t vnworthynys, and in lytyll whvle A.D. 1175.

gaddi id to-gidderis his hoste, So that he hadd an hundred knyghtes ^rea

mt>! xx, thre hundrid o)*r an how, and CCCC bowmen afoote;and ^;

aboute al-halwyn-tyde wentyn toward lyinerike. whan thay wer

thedyr come, thay hadd gret lette of*the watyr of the Shynnyfi, [*Fol. 18

that Was liftwen Ham and the Cite, So that thay myght not ouer-

wende. the yonglynges that wel couetos were ham-telfe

auaunce, hnr myght to show, and also wynnynge to gette and toquam

haue, wer sor grcuyd that thay myght not ouer to the cite thatjf

was ham so nyghe, for the watyr that was to depe, and so Streyte tanquam

rynnynge betwen, and also so stony by the grounde. As the 2 a"2^*

fryste of ham was abydynge vpon the watyres brynke, was po*ita.

a kuyght amonge ham newely dobbid, fayr and stalwarth, Rey-

mondes Erne, tlmt was callid Duuy the Welsse : throgh gret horrfn-

couetyse that he hadd, ouer al othyr to wyn the formyste price, he

dreddit not to do hym-Selfe to so horribill Perel of deth. he

smote his bora with the Sporis, and ouer-threw adoune Into theomorecon-

watyr, that was depe and ful of stonys. the hors was mych and

stronge, and come Sone vp abow the watyr wt'tA hym. he wissecT Curium

the hors sydlynge ayeynt* the watyr asquynt, and come ouer on t

othyr syde, and cried to his men, and seyde that he had a forde

founde. but, for he found no man that hym wolde follow, but

O knyght that [was] callid Geffrey ludas, he turned agayn by that

Same wey (and the knyght come wt'tA hym) holde and Sounde ; but miliiem

tlu- knyght, throgh the Strey[t]nys of the watyr, was caste doun, he redfundo,

and his hors, and drounde to-for ham all / whan Meyler, that

thi'dyr was wt'tA Reymonde come, this Sawe, he hadd gret envy violcntia

that Such boldnys sholde be tolde of any othyr, and uoght of hym : jwa ij,'.

vpon the hors that hym bar*, he Put hym-Selfe in the watyr,

boldely, wyth-out any ferde, Passid ouer the othyr pyde. The dux:t.

Citteseynys Saw hym cnmynge out of the watyr so al-oone: thay

came agayn hym, some forto kepe hym vpward at his comynge out

of the watyr, forto make hym turue agayn ; othyr, to vndo hym

ryght in tlu- watyr. The knyght was stronge, and boldely Putte

hym vp be-twen two Pere'is : on oone halue, tin wodc rynnynge

96 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(cil. XXXVIIl). [uUBL. MS.

A.D. 1175. watyr so grysly ;on othe? haluc, hys fomen, that vritk stonyp &

ttcM*A A^awes nym lyden on, both at

f>c watyr, & vpon the wallys of the

shot at by toim, \>at ryght vpon the watyr stode. He pute hys sheld & hys

erick men. nee^ wy^ tne kclme ayeyns the dyntes, & hertely held hym amydde 4

al j?at harme, alone, wythout any helpe, ful unseker on al syde : Ipe

Reiraund crye was ful horyble on euery halue. And Eeymoud, that was at]?e

last ofIpe hoste, as hede & lodesman & prynce of al

f>e hostc, herde

the crye, & wyst nat yit what hyt was. He come anoon hastyly 8

thrughe alIpe hoste, tyl he come to J?e watyr ;

& whm he sawe hys

neueu on that othe? syde, so narowe byladde, & on al syde besete

so narowe, he hadde grete angwysshe yn hys hert;& sharpe &

calls on his byttyrly bygan to cry to hys felowes : "Men) that so stalwarth 12

ben of ryght kynd, & yn so fele Anguysshes with vs hath you?

streynth assayed, cometh forth, men ! the way ys open to-for vs,

& the ford that noon of vs ne couth, throgti hardynesse of ou?

save y-found. folow we now the herfcy knyght, that so stronge ys 16

byladde, & let me hym neuer so neygn to-for our eghen be I-shent !

"

Heand all Wit A- that word, Reymond was))e fyrst that put hym yn fe watyr ;

swimthe & a*TPG noste a%r dyde nara yn aduentu?, & yn goddys grace,

Shannon, & wenten ou? al quyte, bot o knyght that hete Guy, & twey fote- 20

Limerick. men - nel> fomen flowen a to-fore hem ynto the Cyte, & thay braken

yn aftyr, & wan the cyt^, & slowen ful many ofIpe cytzeyns, &

dreyntten. Thay fonden ther so myche gold & sylue? & other

[II Pol. 10 rychesshe, that for that, & eke for the maystre ||that god ham sent, 24

thay told lytel of the perylle & the lostee that thay hadde ther-to-

,

w*8 fore. Nowe arede ye, whyche was the hardyest of these threiC3t

of the knyghtes? whether he, that wythout any man to-fore hym, put

hym yn-to the watyr for to techen al the other the weye ;Athe? 28

Meiler, or he, that, aftyr ensample of hym, & the horyble death of ham thatlleimund? T ,

weren 1-dreynt to-fore har eyghen, passed the watyr, & al-one sette

so hardyly hys body to mark amonge so many fomen; Other he,

that aftyr ham both, so hardyly & so boldly, \viih al the hoste, put 32

hym yn so gret perrylle ? Thus was, as the 8

tyme, lymeryk I-wonne

MS. fawes. Lat. creberrimis lapidum jaculorumque jactibus. Op. v. 322.2 MS. slowen. Lat. fugatis in urbem hostibus, v. 322.3 ?for 'at this.'

i;\\VI.. M^.| -II ||.. SHANNON >Wl\| |i V I || I. KM I I.I M I . I.I M I I: l( K l\ K I.N . '.)7

watyr so grymly ;on tlio othyr lydft,

hix cncmys, that wyth stones A.D. 117;.

\\i\1< fawi* liyiu h-ydyn ii. both at the watyr, nn>/ vj.oii tin-

\v:illis of the toun, that rv^ht VJIOM tin- watyr .-todr. In? Put his ,/,/, ,,,,--

shelde and his hrde w/t// tlie sallet ', agayn the strokys, am/ li.-rtt-K

heldr hym ainyd al tin- IVivlis al-one, w/t/t-out any helpe, fill'

vnsure on al sydis / the cry was ful horribill on euery syde. And

Iiryniond, that was at the laste of the hoste, as hede and ledder and

jiryncc of al the hoste, herde the cry, and wyst not what hit was.

he come anoone hastely throw al the hoste, til he come to the watyr ;

and whan he Saw his enu- <m that othyr syde, BO narrow besette, acriterex.

he liadd grete angwysche in his herte;and sharpe and bittyr began

C

p^.';

tn cry to his fellouys,"Men, that Sobolde ben, of ryght kynde, and ^* '

in so many angwyschis wtt/* vs hath youre streynth proued, come in*Hu,n

forth, men ! they way is oppenycT to-for vs ; and the forde that noone

of vs knew, throgh boldnys of our is founde. followe now the herty q*o

knyght that so stronge is by-ladde ;and lette we neu^r so ney to-for

g*ttii ani-

on iv I'.vyne be shente !

"wyth that worde, Reymonde was the fryste ^^

/

^[

l*

that* Put Hym in the Watyr; and al the Hoste aftyr did Ham in perti

adnentuir, and in goddys grace, and wenten ouer al quyte, (but N .

'

.

o knvLrht, that was callid Guy, and two footmen,)2 her enemys cptione>

kylK-dyn to-for hem, into the Cite 8,and Slowyn ful many of the

< 'itt M yn^x, and dreyntyn2. Thay foundyn ther so mych golde and [*Pol. 18

Siluyr, and othyr riches, that for that, and also for the Maystry thatb

'-'

trod ham sende, thay tolde lytel of the Perel and the lostis that thay

hadd ther-to-fore. Now ared fe, whyche was the boldyst of this

tlnv knyghtt's : Whedyr he that, witA-out any man to-for hym, put Elige,

hyui in the watyr forto techyn al the othyr the wey ; Othyr he that, ffiunt ri-

al'tyr Knsainpill of livin, and the horribil dcth of ham that weryn rorum an-

drovmlc to-for har eyyn, Passid the watyr, and al-one sette so mu .

hardy his body, to marke, amonge so many ennemys; Othyr he that,

aftyr hum both, so hardy and so boldely, wit/t al the hoste, Put hymin M grette Peril. Thus was as this tyme lymerike take on

~ 2fnpitis in iirln'iu hastihus, non sine gramli civium strage, muros statiin

irriiporunt : t-t urlx3 potiti cum victoria, spoliis plurimuni ditati et auro,

pcrii-iili iliinna lucri pinutl ct hnulis honore comptmsarunt. v. 322-3.; Thf Kn-lish copior of this MS. has juiupt fn.m the first 'Cite' to tbe

svoml.--gee Hnes 21, 22 opposite, rui.l put*

killedyn'

'slowen' L 22 opp.for '

tiowt'i).' 1. .M opp.

H

98 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XXXIX, XL). [DUBL. MS.

A. D. 1 1 75. one a tywesdayJ

; Watyrford I-wonne one a tywesdaye, & dyuelyn

Three Vic- aiso : lloght for o coste was that day awayted j*r-to, bot as hyt

Tuesday, byfelle by cas & by adwentu?; & nat wythout skyle, ffor the

Indicated tywesday, by hethen men day yn the old world, was I-sette to a god 4

by hea- that day cleped Mars, & was I-hold god of bataylle ;& on that day

Mars. thay fonden, ])at whoso bataylle besoght, he shold spede better9 than

yn cfyer dayes.

[CHAPTER XXXIX.]

Reimund IVTow I wille yowe telle these twey stalwarth knyghtes, 8

Q^~I(J-*-^ Eeymond & Meyler, whych thay weren. Reymond was

a man brod of body,2 somdel more than metlyche, yolowe he? &

sam-crysp, grey eyghen & depe, somdel heyghe nose, neb rody,

was a far- wel I-hewed, glad semblant & clee?2

;man of moche methe & of 12

restr?ind

lf'

grete pwueyaunce ; nothynge delycion, nother of mete ne of cloth ;

man> heet & cool, al I-lyche, wel he myght suffre; man of mych

trauaylle ;tholrnode yn wreth

;as redy he was to gerue, to queme

ham that he was ouer, as to be I-serued of ham. Whan he hoste 16

ladde, he was so besy about to kepe the host, that oft he left

watchful at slepe al the nyght, & wandredde about, spyenge & crynge for to

look \ai noon harme ne shold betyde, & for he wold eu^r fyrst be

redy, yf hyt nede wer. & shortlych to sygge hys thewes & hys 20

liberal, maneres, he was man free & meke, queynt & pwmeynge ;& thegn

he wer swyth hardy & wel taght yn wepne, of quenyntyse & of

and most sleyght yn syght, & of selth yn bataylle, he passed al othe? 3;&

war!1 in

tlie h he yn both we? mycne to Preyse> he was bette? leder f 24

hoste j?an knyght.

[CHAPTER XL.]

SC

dark 1\/re^er WaS a man f dUrk Semblant

'blak eShen '

&

and stem. -A^-i-rogli lokynge ;

sterne semblant ;of body, somdel more than

methlych ;ful stalwarth, wel I-brested, smal mydel

4,armes & other 28

1 Later note in margin :'

Ther-aftyre hyt was I-socoured one a tywsday.2- 3

staturaeque paulo plus quam mediocris; capillis flavis et subcrispis, oculis

grossis, glaucis et rotundis, naso mediocriter elato, vultu colorato, hilari, ac

sereno. Op. v. 323.8 et quanquam animosus plurimum, et armis instructus, prudentia tamen

rebus in martiis et providentia praecellebat. v. 324.4 staturae paulo mediocri plus pusillae ; corpore tamen pro quantitatis captu

pervalido; pectore quadrato, ventreque substricto. v. 324.

IIAWL. MS.] UI;IMIM> i IT/.-CI.K \:.h AND MI.IU.K ni-.x i:im.i.(

J'J

a tyvysday, th<Tatlyr lilt was socoui itT on ;i tywysday. \\ah-rionl A.I.. 1175.

was take on a iyvy-day. and d nrlyn also. noght lor oo Purpos nee/

hat day wayt-d thnto, but as hit befell by case and by ^aec ^adu. iitiur, and not w/t/t-out skylle. For the tyvysday, by hethyn

caw tola

men tymr in the olde worlde, was sette toagod that is callid Mais.

Was holde god of battayle ;And on fat day thay iovndyn. that

who-so buttayl be-soght, he sholde spede bettyr that day than in

othyr da yes.

IVT*"^

[CHAPTER XXXIX.]

Owe y wille you telk? thcs two bolde knyghtes, Reymond Capf7limi

ami Meyler, whych they weryn // Reymond1 was a man

x3

of l>ody, somdel more than metlych, yolowe here, and sam- Reynuu/.U

crysp ; grey eyyn and depe, Somdel hegh nose, face rody we[l] hewid,&1"*

glad, semblante, and clere;man of mych mette and of grete Puruey- Vir mo-

aunce / nothynge delycious, nothyr of mete ne of cloth;

* hette and

, al y-lyke, wel he myght suflyr ;man of mych trauail

;nee cibo

tholmode in wreth;as redy he was to Serve, to queme ham that he dflicat**.

was ouer, as to be smiyd of ham *. Whan he hadd host, he was so

byssy about to kepe the hoste, that ofte he lefte Slepe al the nyght,

ami Walkid about, Spyenge and crienge forto loke that noone harme

ne sholde befall, and for he wolde euer fryst be redy, yf hit nede

were. And Sortely to Say his condicionys and his manere*, he was

man fre and meke, queyut and Purueyynge ;and thegh he wer pron</,/.v

Swyth hardy, and wel taght in wepyn, of queyntyse and of Sleght ,

in fyghft], and of Selth in battayl, he Passid al othyr; and thegh he

in both wir mych to Preyse8

,he was bettyr ledder of hoste than

dncto.

[CHAPTER XL.]

K\ ItT was a manofdurkesemblant;3

blakeeyyneandrogh Capitulum

lokyng^ ;sterne Semblante ;

of body, somdel mor than sMnutlych, ful bolde, wel brestyde, smale myddyl, arrays and othyr

1-1 caloris et algoris ei patientia par : vir patiens irae, patiensque laboris.

Quibus pnu-si.lebat prodesse magis cuiam praeesse, potiusqne minister quammagister vidt-ri volens. Oy>. v. 324. (No Latin here for ' Whan . . . nede were.')

11 Z

100 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XL-XLl). [DUBL. MS.

lymmes ful bony, more synowy than fleysly. he was knyht ful

Meiler was hardy & enuyouse ;he was netter aferde ne agryse to begynne

afraid of thynge yn fyght that any man oght done hym on, Ather wythany enter- othe? y-meued *. In euery fyght, he was be fyrst to begynne, & the 4prise.He 'd laste that hyt wold leue. Al

J?e stalwarthnese that any man myght

But he and ^' ^e wo^ Passe 'or sun<re deth; the maystrye & prys to wynne,

all the othe? deye, nothynge he ne sette betwene. Of al thynge, bothe

robd the these knyghtes we? to preyse myche wyth-al, ne? hyt that thay, 8

Church.throgh couetyse, oft byname holy chyrch he? ryghtes; bot more

harme ys, & mychel to mourne, that defaute hadden) meste al ou?

Praises of knyghtes from the forme begynnynge. What was Robert

Stephenssteuenesson) & hys sonnes yn ha? tyme '{ what, Moryce fytz 1 2

Geraud & hys sones 1 what, Robert debarry, of whom ys to-fore

St. Davids, I-told 1 what, myles de seynt dauy ? both Robertes & Moryce

Henrys neueuen, that with Ipe formest boldly come ynto Irland? what,

Fitzhughs, Robert fyz henry, Meyleres brothe?? what, Reymond de Cante- 16

tone? what, Robert de barry the yonge? what, Reymond hues-

Tlie sone? what, othe? of the selue gentrye, many & I-nowe, whych

theirpluck ^yt wa^ stronge to namen al by nam ? for no mane ne myght hytand grand bethynk, bot ha? stalwarthnesse ne he? good deddes shold neuer 20deeds shall

never die wend out of mynd. Thay we? a folke & a kynrede, on two halue,

kyndly, stalwarth, & hardy ;on other halue, of

f>e kynde of ffraunce,

[*Pol.20 & the? of wel I-taght yn wepne of myche* nenbre

(?)of kynred

& kynd stalwarthnesse euer more to he? ende. Whan Reymonde 24A. D. 1175. hadde I-wonne the syt& of lymeryke, he ordeyned & pwrueyed

how the cytfc myght be best I-kept; he lete brynge thede?

Reimund vyttaylle on euery halue grete plente, & lefte ber Myles of seyntvictuals

Limerick, dauy, wttft fyfty knyghtes & squyers an-hors, & ccc bowmen, 2 8

Ws^uJin8 & iih ^e other Par<e of the hoste w^th yy & gladnesse al

Miles of harmles turned ayeyne vnto levnestre.St. David's,in charge of [CHAPTER XLL]

Hervey of' I^he lond was J?an yn good pees vnder Reymondes kep-

maurice ynge' S0 that non Iressne-man ne durst hym stur to 32

envies mysdom. Heruy of Mommorthy, that euer hadde enuy to hym,1 Miles animosus et aemulus

; nihil umquam abhorrens, quod aggredi quisvel solus debeat vel comitatus, v. 324.

HAWL. MS.] MHI.I.K Di:s< II! IJIII). IIIEI.AXI) AT I'EACE. 101

l\\\\iff full bony, metre syimwy than ilrsliy. he was knyght ful

hardy <m<l Knuyousr ; In- wa-i neu \ r< ;it rde DC agryse to br^'Vime

thyiiL'e in fyght tlitit any man o#h dmi hyin en,*Altliyr wyth [*Pol. 10

otliyr yiiirwyd. In euery fy^ht, lie \v;is the IVyst to Begynnc, and fe **

laste hit to leue;

til the holdnat that any man myght do, he wolde

nr MI fly re drthr. The nnv^try and 1'rysce to wyn othyr dye, inter mor-

nothyn^e he ne sette betwen. Of al thynge, both this knyghtes 1nttrti*

were to Preyse invoh \\vth-all, ncre hit that thay, throgh covetyse, //"""/ >/" >s

(ftf toke holy church ryghtes ;but more harme is, and gretly to

niorne, that defaute liaddyn meste al our knyghtes frome the

bftrynnynge. / AVhut was Hubert Steuenes-sone and his Sonnys ;

What, J!.brrt dc barry. ct wln.m is to-for tolde; What, Morice fiz-

geraud and his sonnes; What, Miles de seynte dauy; lx>th Robert

and Morices emys, that wyth the fryst boldely come into Irlaud;

what, lloln-rt fix-henry, Meyler-is brodyr; What, Reymonde de

( 'anti-ton; What, Robert de barry the yonge ; What, K. ymond Hues- Quid !<>

Sone ; What, othyr of the same gentil, many and y-now, whych hit

were stronge to telle by name ? for no man ne myght hit be-thynke,de

.m

but bar buldcnys ne her good dedys shold neuer go out of mynde.1

They wer a pepill and a kynred, on both sydys, be kynde, bolde and

hardy; on othyr halue of the kyude of Fraunce, and ther-of wel V6**"

tairht in wepyn, of mych nembre, of kynred and kynde bolde, euer- pot-

more to her ende !

// Whan Reymonde hadd take the Cite of lymerike*,

he ordeynyoT and Purueyed how the Cite myght be best kepte : he promereri f

lette brynge thnlyr wtayll, on euery halue, grete Pleute;and lefte

A * D<

tlu-r Milrs ul Srynt dauy, with fifty knyghtes and Squyerys an hors,

and CCC bowmen ; and wyth the othyr Parte of the hoste, wtt/t loy

mi'l .u'ladnys, al hanneles, turned ngayn Into Ic-ynystre.

[CHAPTER XLI.]

nPIIe londe was than in good Pees vndyr Reymondys kepjnige, Cap^ulum*- So that non Irysh-inan dui*st not styr hym to mysdone.

Heruey of Mounmorthv, that euer had Enuy to hym, ne lefte not,'' MonteMatincii.

*~ l O genua ! gens ! geniina Datura, a Trojauis anuiiositatem, a Gallia

:vrnu>rtim usum uriginuliUT traheus. Op. v. 326.

102 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLI,XLIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1175.

Reimund

Gerald, andsends lies

to Henry'

which the

believes

and des-

Messengersto bring

back.

de

poweren-ter in hi-

berntaw.

Herveyde

maurice

was as fair

hTwas foul

within.

lecherous,

trea-

a coward,

ne left nat, for the allyance that was ham betwene, fat he ne

dydde hym alf>e

harrne that he myght, & opynly shewed than

)>e felony that he longe hadde I-borne yn hys hert. He sent ouer

toj,e kynge by Messagers,

l & made hym to vnderstond that 4

Reymond was yu yndygnacton of the kynge ;& ayeyne hys owne

trouth, so hauteyn I-worth, that he wold al Irland take to hym& to hys

l

; &, for hys lesynges sholdf>e bettyr be y-leued, feel

J?ynges he made hym to vndrestond, & so fay? hyt slyked wyth 8

falsnesse, that hyt somet sothe, al that he seyde. The kynge as

^ manere ys that lydder tales ben bettyr1

I-leued, & lenger

I-thoght, that good he beleuedf>e fals mannys talys & wryynge,

& sent yn'to Irland fou? Messagers, that ys to wytten, Robert 1 2

the powe?, Osbern of herford, Wyllyam Berynge?, & Adam of

yarnemouth, of whych the twey shold abyde \\iih the Erie yn

Irland, & ]>e other tweyn shold wende ayeyne ynto England wyth

Reymond, as}>e kynge hym hadde C01/MAWNDET. 16

[CHAPTER XLII.]

TTeruy was a man fayr & lygne, eyghen grey & depe,^ouelyche lokynge, fayr semblaunt, of fayr spech & wordes

wel besete; of body more than methlych, of al lymmes ful

becomly ; bot as fay? & as becomly as he was wytout, as lydde? 20

& as ^a^s ^ many mane-r lastes he was wyt-In ; ffor, fro the tymethat he was chyld, he yaf hymself to lecherye ;

& nat only to many

sengle wommen ;bot he ne synned nefer spousbrych ne syblynges ;

he WaS nful & bakbyte?'

*wreyer, false & traytu?, duble of 24

tonge & nothyng stydfaste, butt yn2falsnesse hys speche thoght

as thogh hyt wer hony & mylk out of hys mouthe, bot euer hyt

was I-meygnet with attyr at pe ende. Som tym he was stalwarth,

as to knyght longeth ; bot aftyr, he yaue hym selue more to 28

cowerdyse than to knyghthode; & more he couth hym niaken,

thafi) he was worth 3; hegn of berynge yn hous, & noght of plente ;

of mych speche, & lytel sothnesse.

- 1illi sinistre rerum eventum indicarit : asseverans quoque Reimunduni,

contra regis honorem, et fidem debitam, non tantuni Limericum, veruui etiam

Hiberniamtotam, sibi suisquejam occupare proculdubio proposuisse. Op. v. 327.?-3 These words are in a different hand. 3 MS. wroth.

J;\\\I.. MS.|

IIJ.KVl.V I.II-.S Allot T KhlMTNl). 11KUVKY DKSCUIUED. 103

for the alyauncc that was ham betwi-n, that he ne did liyin al tlic A.D. 1175.

luirine that he myght, and opynly shewed than the felony that he

longe thoglit in herte. he sende over to the kynge by messan^

in/'/ did hyin to vndyrstimdr, that Ki-yniondf was in nidii/nanon of

tin.- kyiiLir ;n//'/ agayn his owyn tliroutli, so Hauteyn I- worth, that Et ut hoc

he wolde al Irland take to hyin mnl to lik And, for his lesyngys^/,')',

''''"'

sholde the bettyr be bt-lrwid,'

many lesyngys he made hym to refJ

vndyrstonde; ami So fay re hit glosyd wit/* lesyngis, that hit Semyd tutiiu et

trouth, al that he sayde '. The kyuge, as ofte maner is, that fals Ej^JJ*"1

talys bi-n bettyr belewid, cuw/lengyr thoght1

,than good, he belewid turet.

tlie fals mail' x talys and accusynge, And Seude Into Irland1

foure diuiurnior.

Messagers, that is to wittyn, liobert de Power, Osbern of Herforde, Note de

Willum Iteiynger, And adain of larnemouth 3; of the whych, two power.

sholde abyde with the Erie in Irland, and the othyr two sholde enciui in

Hiber-wende agayu in-to England, WttA reymond, as the kyuge hym hadd niam.

comandyd.

[CHAPTKB XLII.]

"tTEruey was a mail fayre and lygne, eyghyn grey and Capitulum-*--*-

de^xj4

, lolych lokyng, fayre semblant, of fayre Spechex

and wordys wel besette * of body more than metlych, of al Heruei.

Lynimys wel becomly ;But as fayre and as Becomly as he was [*Pol. 19

wyth-out, As wickyd and as fals of many maner lastes he was":Jromt-.

wyth-In. // Fro the tyme that he was chylde, he yaue hym-Selfe

to lechery, and not only to many Syngyl Women,but he ne amahili.

synnyd ueuer spousebrich ne siblynge ; he was onfull and bac-* nec

byter, wreyer, fals and trechour*, doubill of tonge, and nothynge Wlo*, nec

stydfast but in falsnesse ; his spech, as hit were honuy and

myIke out of the mouth, but euer hit was medlid witA wenym at *&* r?r

tlu KiuU-. Sometyin he was bolde, as longyth to a kuyght; but delator, et

aityr, he yafe hym [more] to cowardyse than to knyght-hode ; and

more ho made of hym-Selfe than he was worth; hey of beryi ge

in house, and not of plente ;of myche speche, awl lytyl trouth.

folios.'

'-' ad votuin effeciui inancipanduni, in Bra^niannorum raorein conjuratas ftd

hoc catervas Ueiuiuuduin asserit coiniK)suis*k^. v. 327.3 Robertum rocrimn, ut Osbertuui U 1 U rl .>tr:.i. (iulivlinum de Bendinge*,

.t Avlain (U' (Jorneincs. v. 328.

104- THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (cil. XLIIl). [iJUBL. MS.

[CHAPTER XLIIL]

A. D. 1176. IT) eymond Wni dyght for to wende ynto England, as the

Reimund kynge hym cowmandet ;& nothynge abode, bot wynd &

hears that wedyr at the see : come Messagers, hastyly I-sent from the meygne

O'Brien, of lyraeryke, & tolden that Obreen, the kynge of thomond, was 4

I/me- k belyggynge lymeryke with ful grete hostes; &, for f>ey hadden

is besieging all the wytaylle fat Reymond ham lefte & eke that thay hadden)

there.

'

the?-afty? I-puchassed yn the wenter-tyme, al I-spendet, me shold

ham hastyly send socoure. The Erie was ful anguysshous ham 8

for to socour, & spake Iper-of to the meygne, & besoght ham wel

yonre (yome ?) theder to go ;bot thay war so wroth & so sory

for Reymondes wendynge awey, that euerychon, \viih oo mouth,

for-soken alout, that, without Reymond, for nothynge theder thay 12

nold wend. The Erie toke consaylle he?, of the kynges messagers ;

marches &>^or ^e thynge was yn grett perryll, at

Ipe end, throgh bysy

T* *

IThesechynge of the erle & eke of ham, Reymond turned ayeyne

[*Fol.20 the baneres toward *lymeryke. And as thay come toward 16

Casshel wyth the hoste, as myght be, syxty knyghtes, & two

hundret squyers & thre hundret bowmen, wythout Iresshe-men

McMur- that comen eke wyth ham, as Macmorgli of okensely & dofnildr

?Ok*^ osserve

>me come to ham, & told ham, fore that J?ay of 20

and King thomon) hadde I-leftef>e sege of lymeryke, & wer I-comen ayeyus

Donnell ofjianij ^o kepe ham yn the paas of Casshel

;& thegTi the paaa

The men was s^ronge yn hymselfe, thay kesten adourz, tren, & made dychesof Tho- tha? tow?, & hegges vpon), for noon horsman) ne shold ou^r wend. 24

barricadeWnan thay weren) negti to the pas I-conien, Reymond deled the

the Pass hoste a thre. & downyld, f>e kynge of Ossery, that ful mychell

against^he^ate(^> & foman was to, ham of thomon, saw

lpe Englyshe hoste

English. thegfi thay fewe we? of ful good herte, & wel & semly I-wepned, 28

K. Donnell* r ^^y s^ld be

J?e trustyer, & the bettre herte haue to hem, &ofOssory seyd, "Men, that J>ys lond wyth stalwarthnesse haue I-wonne,

theAnglo-assayleth today styfly you? fomen ! ffor yf, ye, as you? won ys,

Irish force ouercometh, & the maystry haue;ou? sparthes, forth wyth yowr 3 a

bravely.Bwerdys, ou? fomen) smertly shulle folowen) aftyr ;

& yf ye that

god forbede ! ben ouercome, syke? be ye that we forth vriih ou?

fon:en) wyllen) turne vpon yowe. Take hede, knygthtes, & vnder-

stondeth, you? townes.& yo^r castels ben welle fer? Iiennes, & 3^

H\\V|.. MS.] KKIMl \J> flOES TO R.USK Till. SII.1,1. O] UMi;i;l(K. 10.")

u m XLIII.]

I > Kyiii<>li<lln;i<lc liYlii redy to iro into England as the r.-i|-iu,l,<m

* ^kyuge liyni oi//MMsiniidid <tn>f nothynge abode but wynde

X

ant/ wedyr at the See. Coim- DMMftgeri hastely send*- fn.nu- A - " ' I 7f>-

the nicny <!' lynu-rike, mt'l tddyn that Obreen, the kynge of

Tin inonde, was besegyn lymrrike \\i\k i'ul grete IHIH; and, lor quoniam

thay haddyn al the vytaill that Reymonde vfith ham had lefte,

also that thay purehasid sithenys, thay had al spende, And *** inventa

that thay >holde hastely .<ende ham Socoure. The Erie was ful tra

angwyschous ham for-to socour and Spake therof to the meny

and besoght ham wel ofte thedyr to go, but thay were so wroth c "*

and So sory for Roymondes goynge away, thay euerchone wyth o ** ,

\\-i.yse forsokyn al, that wyth-(.ut h'cymonde for no-thynge thedyr

thay wolde goo. / The Erie toke consayl her-of of the kyngw &*

messangers, and for the thynge was in gret Perel. at the Ende

throw besechynge of the Erie and also of ham Reymond turned c nt

a.irayn the baners toward lymerike. And as thay come to-ward

cassel \\iih the hostt as myght be, Sixti knyghtys and two hundrid

S.juveiv.s toffiij

c bowmen, wttAout Iryssh-men that comyn also

f /~\obfidione

WttA ham. as .Mannumn ol O-kcnsley and dofnyld of Ussery thay re / (

come to ham, and tolde ham,*fore that thay of Thomon hadd lefte

the sege of lymerike, and were comyn agaynes ham, to kepe ham in obcimn

the Paas of Caeshel ; and thegh the Paas was stronge in hym-Selfe, ^"^thay eastvn adoim trees, and made dichis thartowre, and heggys natura

vpoii, for noone hois-man ne sholde ouer-wende. When thay wer^~^y,,!.|

nev to the Paas y-come, Reymond delid the host a thre. And arboritm

d '\vnyld, the kynge of Ossory, that gretly hatid, and enemy was ^to liani of Tomonde, Saw the Englyssh host (thegh thay few were)

of ful good herte, and wel semely wepenyd ;and for thay sholde be

f0pemthe trustier, and the bettyr herte haue to them; and sayde, "Men, quoq*e

that wyth boldne* this londe haue conquerid, assaylyth this day^J^"st \ ily youiv i in mys ! For an ye, as youre w6~He is, ouercomyth, and tratureno

tin- maystry haue, our Sparrys, forth witA youre Swerdys, oure tJ^JJ"cttwenenivs Mnvrtly shall follow aftyr. And yf ye (that god forbede

!)*ottibn*

brn oner-come, syckyr be ye2 that we forth witA oure enemys wil ^ij^o con-

turne vpou yow. Take hede. knvLrhty-, and vndyrstondyth. youre rcrtentur.

*tounys and yo//r castelys Ben wel fenr llennes, and the flyght ful ^?

106 . THE ENGLISH CONQUST OF IRELAND (dl. XLIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1176. the flyglit ful longe, & ou? muner ys, to helpe ham that ben omost,

& folowe the fleynge. trysteth wel to vs;bot no lenger than the

Meiler ouer hand ys you?." .C Whane thys was yseyd, Meyle?, fat was

Henry Jn ^e ^ormeste f tne nost> smertly spronge out, as sparke out 4

leads the Of fyp. & a} tiie host aftyr stalwartly com to the pas; & nat

forces the wyt-out gret slaght of ham that wythstoden, opened the way,

EasterEve & wentten ouer an estre euen, & a thrydde ester day, that ys to

April 3. wentten), on a tywesday, as at the othe? tyme. Also nowe, the 8

Limerick, host come ynto lymeryk, Reymond lete ryght & are? that, throghand repair tke gege Qf j^ fomen) was I-wasted & destrued. & nat lange

Keimund, the?-aftyr, he held parlement wyth the kynge of Connaght & the

kynge of Thomon, bot yn oo day bot nat yn o place ;ffor the kynge 1 2

of Connaght held hym yn the watyr of the shynen, yn a myche

logli, yn botys, & the kynge of Thornon was tha? negli yn a

Killaloe, wodcle. Eeymond was betwene two, at kyldalo, as myght by,

syxten myle frome lymeryk. The? was the parlemerit so fer forth 16

induces the I-dryuen, that euery of ham delyuered to Reymond good hostages,

tTswear & othes many-fold sworne hold & trewe, yn good pees for to hold

euer efte to the k^n8e & to hys* Wnan tnys was I-done, &

IT. Eeymond turned ayeyne wyth hys hostages to lymeryke, }>e20

ae

ee8to Prynce of desmond, Dermot1

Maccarthy, sent by messagers to

help Der-Reymond, & besoght hym that he ayeyne hy[s] eldeste soi:e that

Carthy hete Cormoc Olethan) tha[t] wel negli hym out of hys kynge-

^ome I~Putte hym, as the kynges trew man, shold helpe ;& 24

mack. large yiftes he byhete, both to Reymond & the meygne, wyth that

that thay wold hym helpe. Reymond, as man) that had nat loth

wynnynges, ne hymself to auawnce, spake her-of to hys falawes,

Reimund & thay alle graunted to don) as he wold, & turned the baners 28

to Cork, toward the Contreys of Cork, by weyes as thay wentten), thay

^

ea

^s name many prayes, whe?-of the meynge was ful wel apayed, &

mych ther-of was oft I-sent to lymeryk, so longe, that throgh help

of Reymonde, Dermot recouered al hys kyngedome vpon) hys sone 32

of whyche he was negli I-pute owt : the sone was I-take &

who is put delyuered to the fadyr, & he hym pute yn pryssou?*, & nat longe

and'then' ^er-aftyre hym be-lete take out of pryssourc, & smyth of hysbeheaded, hede. 3<>

I'AUI. MS.] lilil.Ml.M) U.I1I.VI.S l.IMi;i;l(K. AM* JlK.\T> (OKMUK. 107

Longc. 'And our maner is, to helpe limn that ben <>m\>tc, and \.i>. 1176.

follow the ficyngc. trystyth wel to ve;but no luiij/yr than y- hunt

the oucr hande" / AVlmn this was eayde, Mryler, that was in the ^ l>f(l ,,,/

fonny*t of the botto, smyitly -tyrU- out, as f-parke of fyrf ;and

^"JJJjfal the host aftyr, boldrly coiiu- to the Paas; and not wyth-out gret amid H/M

of ham that wythstodyn, iH-nyd the way, and \\entyn ouerj}

an Estre-evyn, and the thyrd Estyr-day, that is to say, on a f (

lay, as at the othyr tyme. also nowf>

hoste come to

lynu-rik, lii-ymond k-tte rere that throw the sege of htir eutmys

was wastioT and destrued. and not lange ther-aftyr, he helde rmttt,

I'arh-iuent wyth the kynge of Connaght and the kynge ofjj'"' ;

Tlmiuiiude, botli in oo day, but not in oo Place; For the kynge /Mj/fr/.

of Connaght helde hym in the watyr of shynnyn, in a myche ,/

logh, in botis, and the kyuge of Thoraoude was tbar negh in aJJJJ^'*

wodd1

. lleymonde was betwen two at kyldalo, as mygbt by, torn.

syxtene mile from lymerik. Ther was tlie Parlement So fer

forth drywen, that euery of ham delyuerid to Reymond good JMeUtatem

hostagis, and othis manyfolde Sworn, holde and trew, in good r^ e

'

t ","),

Pees forto holde euer aftyr to the kynge and to his. Whan ** ^.^innolabt-

this was don, and Reymond turned agayu wt'tA his hostagis to liter eski-

lyraerike, the Prince of Desmonde, Dei mot Moccarthy, sende by

to R^ymonde, and besoght hym that he-agayn hiscorpora*

eldyst Sone that hete Coraiok Olethan, that wel ney hym out liter pra

of his kyngdome Putte, hym, as the kynge* trew man, sholde

lu Ipc ; an I large yftys he Promysyd, both to Reymond and the

iiu-ny, yf thay wolde hym helpe. Reymond, as man that had no

loth wyniiynges, ne hym-Selfe to auctorice, Spake herof to hisitqUe kirn

fellowis;and thay al graunted to do as he wolde, and turned the

baners toward the contreis of Corke. *by weyes as thay wentyn,

thay mid many Prayes, Wherof the meny was ful wel

ami wi-1 arrayed, and mych therof was ofte sende to lymerik.

So long^, that by thf helpe of Reymoud, Dermot recoverid al his alimen-

kyngdome vpon his sonc, of whom he was ney Putt out / the

Sone was take, and delyuerid to the Fadyr; and he Putt hymin prysone. and net l<>n-c tlnr-altyr. hym he lette take out of

1'ivson, ami smytc of his hede.

108 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLIV). [DUBL. MS.

A.D. 1176. [CHAPTER XLIV.]

[Foi.2ia.] rphe whyle that1

Raymond was in this maner ynFitz- desmon, come a Messager to hym ffrom dyuelyn,

hears from hastyty I-sent, & broght hym a lettre from basile, hys wyf; bot

his wife ne that hyt broght, wyst nat what hyt was. Reymond hadde 4

wyth hym a clerk that he wel tryst to;

he lete hym rede the

lettre pn'uelych, that thus inyehe hym seyde :" To hyre leue

lord & hyr spouse Reymond, hys basyle sendeth gretynge. as to

that her hy? selue, wyt thou, lef man, that the grete chek-toth that so sore 8

me ke' ys I'faUe - Wherfore, yf thou any thynge recheste of thy

self, other5 of me, ne leue nat to come hastyly to me." Whan

i.e. that Reymond thys herd, he vnderstode that the mych toth that hyr

was I'falle'bet kned

)>e Erles deth

;for he lefte hJm frl seke at 12

dead, tho' dyuelyne, whan he parted from hym. And thegft he lange the?-to-

is keptfore was ded, fo? drede of Iresshe-men he was for-hold tyl

Reymondes comes, & the meygnees, ynto leynestre. Reymondturned sone to lymeryke. & >e sorow that was yn hys hert 16

wttA-yn, he, for al hyt, as myche as he myght, with fayr semblant

makynge with-out;& ful fewe men, he shewed the aduentu? that

ReimuncTa so sodeynly was byfalle; & of ham that mooste good kouth, he

advise him besoght consaylle & rede, what was ham to done. Than was 20

to quit comeuly ha? rede such: "what fore the erles deth, what forLimerick,

J

and take Reymondes wendynge out of the lond, that the syte of lymeryke,his men to . , . - _.

Leinster.tnat was so *err

>& amonge so many enemyes, me snold leue voyde ;

& al the meygne holy led ynto leynestre, fe townes vpon Ipesee 24

& the castels for to kepe." R/eymond, thegn hym loth we?,

graunted thys, & stod to ha? rede; &, for he ne fond none that

So he com- aftyr hym wold the? abyde, he betoke Obreen), the kynge of

erick to thomon), the Cyte to kepe as the kynges baroun, & toke of hym 28

te ncwe nostages>& many new othes I-swore, the toura harmles

to keep it for to kepe, & the pees trewly for to hold. Vpon) thys forward,

buHbTonce tnay wentten al out of the Cyte, & lefte ObrefD & hys men wzt/i-yn ;

oatlfand& vnnetnes taay wa^ !-Passed the brygge, that \>e tothe? end nas 32

destroysI-brokeiD anoon ryght behynd ham, & ]>e toun, that wel & fast was

the Bridge. I-walled, & wel I-byld with good housses I-herlerged o wyttayllethat on euery half f>ether was I-broght well I-stoffe'

1

,nat without

RAWL. MS.] DEATH OP KAUI. STRIGUII.. TKK.UII I.It Y n| o'mil 109

[CHAPTER XLIV.] A.n. l, 7 6.

rPlie wliylu that Raymond was in tliis mancr in

desinonde, come a Messager to hym frome deuclyn.*

(

l*

Hnstly sendo, ami hro-Jit liyiu a lettyr fnnne basyle, his wyfe ; morte

but lie that hit broght, wyst not what hit was. Reymond hadd

w/t/< liyin a c-lrrko that lie trust wel to. / He mad him rede the

Kttyr priuely, \>at thus mycli hym sayde :" To hir welbelowid lorde

and Spouse, Reymond, his basylle sendyth gretynge. as to hyre-

Selfe, wit thou, lefe man, that tlie grete chektoth that so sore me quod dent

ii row id, is falle; Werfor, yf ye rekyth any-thynge of youre-Selfe, *$

othyr of nu', n- h u<> not t come hastely to me." When Reymond 9 t

this herde, he vndyrstod by the mych toth, that *Hyr was fall, tratjam

the Erlys deth;for He Lefte Hym ful seke at deuelyn

ceci'Hi -

when he h'fte hym. And thegh he lang therto-for was ded, forJ, i

fere of Irysli-men, he was for-holde tyl Reymondes comys and tuque ad

the menyes, in-to leynystere. Reymond1 turned sone to lymerike.

the Sorrow that was in his herte wythin, ^e, for al hit, astuin.

mych as he cowthe, made fayre semblant without 1

;and to ful few i

men he shewid the aduenture that so sodeynly was byfall ;and of riorevvltiu

ham that moste good couth, he besoght consayl awe? rede, what was

ham to done. Than was comynly har consail Such, "what for the

Erlys deth, what for Reymoudys8weudyng out of the londe, that

the Cite of lymerik, that was so ferre, and amonge so many enemys,

that they sholde leue woyde ;and al the meny, holy lede Into totamque

K \nystere, the tovnes and the castelys vpon the See fortokei>e."/^''

llrvmond, thegh loth hit was to hym, gravntyd this, and stode to

liar redr; and, for he ne found none that aftyr hym wolde byde Dvr

tli, iv, Ho yaue Obreyn, the kynge of Thomonde, the Cite to kepe ,^'?".as the kynges barovne, and toke of hym, fryst, new hostagis, and dpi.

many now othys Swar^, the toufie harmles forto kepe, and the Pees

tivwoly forto hold1

/ Vpon thys, thay wentyn al out of the Cite,

ini'l lofte obreen and his men wttAin / and vnnethys thay were3 ..- ..

! d the brige, that the othyr ende nas brokyn anoone ryght decenter

behynde ham ;and the tou, that wel and faste was wallicT,

9and wel ""

by lid wtt/i good houses, I-herbergid1

of wytalis, that on euery halfe

thoilyr was broght wel StuffiiP, not wythout gret Sorynys of herte,

3de[part

;

ng?] at first written here. rtftrtam.

110 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLV). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1176. grette sorynesse of hert, tbay sawe on fou? partyes I-sette afy?;

O'Brien & thys the traytowr Obren shewed openlych how me shal tryst

limerick to Iryshemen trouth. C Reymond, with all the meygne, wentt liym

Richard tho to dyuelyiD ;& the Erles body, that by hys byddynge was I-kept 4

Gilbert, vnburyed, [was buryed] yn the modyr-church ofIpe Trynyte, to-for

5*. M the swete rode, by procurynge of sent laurence, that was yn that

buried. tyme erchebysshoppe of dyuelyn).

[CHAPTER XLV.]

Henry ii's Aftjr that J?e Erie was dede, the kynges mes- 8

sioners go"^^

sagers, that weren) aftyr Reymond I-come, vpon newe

back to aduenturs toke new consaylle. Thay lefte Reymond keper of

Irland, & wentten ham ynto Engeland hastyly to the kynge, &

told hym of the erles deth, & the state of the lond. The kynge 1 2

Nora the

goodnesse sent than ynto Irlande, Wyllyam aldelinessesone, procurator* of theu *

lond, with x knyghtes of hys own) prtue meygne ;& with hym, IhofD

sends Win. de Courcy with other x;Robert steuenessone & Myles de Cogan),

i**

2

nd I*** a^ ^wo y6*1

yn enge^an(^ & yn gascoyne nobly haddeiD wiih the 16

others to kynge I-be, comeJ?an) ynto Irland with xxtj

knyghtes. Tythynges

come to Reymond that thay wa? arryned ;& he anoon-ryght went

[* FoL 21 ayeyns ham with mych gladnesse* & fayr felawshyppe of knyghtes

*-V to Weysford. Ther he yeld vp to Wyllyam, as to Seneschal from 20

yields all the kynge I-sent, al the kynges townes, & hys castels, & al the

j*j!

w^ ostages of Irland. Wylliam sawe Reymond wyth so many & so

ages. fayr yonglynges bylad, & beheld Meylle? & other knyghtes of hys

retinue kyn > fayr & rychely y-wepned of o maner vepne, wel thrytty, vpon 24

T?Clt(

A rl

^ ^a^ ^ors>sheldes about ha? nekkes, & spers yn hand, pleynge

line's envy, to-geddre ynto al the feldes : he turned hym to hys men, & seyd al

soft,"Thys pryd shal be pute In, ar hyt be lange, & J?ese

sheldes to-dreued." Ffro that tyme euer aftyr, these & meste al 28

othe? proc[ur]atours yn Irland, as thoght hyt we? by on oth

togeddre I-swore, throgh ond & enuy ne stynt neuer to besech

and he Reymond & Meille?, Robertes sones, & Moryce, & al tfcat kynrede,

works8

a* ^e enuy ^atl5^ mJS^ & durst

;for )?ys ys euermore ha? 32

against wayte & ha? aduentur : euer whan) grete nede byfelle yn tyme of

and the we?> thay war lef & derward, & the formeste to I-clepped, & to

Geraldmes. ^ataylle, throgh hardynes, formest & fyrst redy ;whaiD non ned was,

RAWL. MS.] FITZ-AI'DI.LINJ.'S BASF. ENVY OF THE CKRALDIXKS. Ill

thay Saw on four* Parties sette afyre. And thus tin- tray-touw A.D. 1176.

Ohreyn shewid opynly how we sholde trust to IrysnTi-men trotith // CftrJ> ,, x

I.Yx m.nd, wtt/t al the meny, went to dt-uelyfi ;and the Erlis body

JJJjf^that hy his byddynge was kepte vnburied [was buru'dj in j* modyr /^rojj*-church of the trynytc, to-for the Swete Rode, by procurynge of ... tn ec .

Seynt laurance. that was in that tyme Archebyschope of Deuelyn.

[CHAPTER XLV.]

A ftyr that the Erie was dede, the kynges mes- c*pitu\um

-^^-sangers, that weryn aftyr Reymond come, vpon new

*

^

nduentures toke new consail. Thay lefte Reymond keper ofgoodny*

Irland, and thay went into Inglande liastely to the kynge, and toldedyne^T

hym of the Erie-is deth, and the state of the londe // The kynge Note de

sende than into Irland, Willam Aldelinys Sone, Procuratour* of the

londe, x. knyghtisof his owyn Pryue meny ;And vriih hym Ihonde Addelli

Cursi, with othyr x;Robert Steuen-es [sone] and Miles de cogan, i h'annis

that al two yere in England1 and in gascoyn nobely haddyn witA ^ Hiber

the kynge be,come than Into Irland wttA xxtj. knyghtis. Thythynges niam.

come to Reymond that thay ware londicT; and he anone-ryght went,

agayne ham \\iih mych gladnys, and fayre felochipp of knyghtes, Wan*

to weysforde. Ther he yaue to Willam, as to Senescal from the

kynge sende, al the kynges townes, and his castelis, and al the

hostages of Irland. "Willam Saw Reymond wttA so many and so

fayw yonglynges*Bylad, And Be-Helde Meyler and Othyr

Knyghtes of His Kyn, fayre and riche wepenyd of o mancr L?

wepyn, wel xxxki, vpon ful fayre hors, sheldys aboute har neckys,

and sperris in honde, Pleyynge to-gaddere in-to al the feldys.

He turned hym to his men, and sayde al softe,w This Pryde shal Note de

be Put In l ar hit be lange, and this sheldys to-dreued." Fro that

tyme euer aftyr, and thes and most al othyr procuratourw in

Irland, as thegh hit were by one othe to-giddyr Sworne, tbrogh inter

hate and envy ne stynte thay neuer to malyngne agaynys Reymondand meyler, Robert-es Sonnes and Morices, and al the kynred

geraldines, al the envy that thay myght and durste ; for this is

euer-more har abydynge and har aduenture : Euer whan grete Semper in

nede bifel in tyme of werre, thay wer lefe and derwarde, and the

fryst to be callid for liolnv-. and to battail fiyst redy; whan no cor.

112 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF I IIELAND(cil, XLV). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1 176. anoofi) thay we? loth, & I-pute abake;he? felowsliyp I-left yn) yurne

to harme. Na the wodde of ha? gentryce, throgh non enuy ne

myght neuer be I-i-otet;

for euer hara spryngyth new spourges, of

Yet the whych the myght yn the lond nys nat lytelle. Who beth that 4CS

kepeth the contreys ? the Geraudynes : Who throgh f>urleth the

keP fc hostes 1 the Geraudynes : Who ben that fomen adredeth 1 beIreland.

Geraudines : Who ben that enuy bacbyteth 1]>e Geraudines.

Had justice Hade thay I-found prynce yn any tyme, that ha? stalwarthnesse 8

them"

nam na<^ y-yold, as thay worthy we?, yn good pees & stydfast

they'd hadden I-broght the state of Irland. Bot thegh thay nededen

the land in neuer so well, thay ne hade bot lytele thanke, othe? noon; ha?

trauaylle yuel I-yold, & ouerthrow yn ha? goodnesse, & mysbeleue 12

& bacbyttynge of ha? stalwarthnesse; & to othe?, the prynces

trysten, wyt whych no staluarthnese was T-founde, ne no powerhadde well to done without helpe & socou? of ham. And also

Fitz- Aldelinese-sone, at hys comynge ynto Irland, he wente from toun to 16

sought his t U71 VP0]^ fe see'& frogn soght the Cyttes the? plente was of

ease, and me (-e & drynke ; bot the monteynes, &f>e

londes wtt A-In, nold he

neuer come negli. gold & syluyre, wha?-of mych plente was yn pe

opprest lond, wel hungrylych he gaderede, to helpe-wttA pledynge & 20

not th^ PuHynge f Pees men, & nogh of theues ne of reuers. In that

thieves.tyme, about myd-heruest, Moryce fyzt-Geraud dej^ed, nat without

MauriceFitz- gret Soiynesse of al hys, & mych harme & lost to al Irland

;ffor

abou^SepT^e was a man metnefu^j suttell, & stalwarth : trewe? man ne 24

i. No stydfaster man), ne left he non yn Irland. C Wyllyam adelinese-truer manwas left in sone ran Moryce sones to harme anon, & ne stynt neuer tyl he

hadde I-take of hym \>e Castel of Wykelowe wyth falsnesse. of

line robs Reymond & Robert steuenesse-sone. he name the londes that thay 28

sons. hadden yn the vale of dyuelyn & yn Ophelayn ;& othe? that

hadden londes yiD pes, he name thay londes to the kynges behoud,

& delyuered ham londes furthyre yn) marche, & yn perryll nexth

No one is ha? fomen: al with vnryght, & by hys owne wyll; ffor the? ys 32

an upstart nothynge so bold ne so kene as ys that man) that ys of noghtset to rule. i.come

,Whan he ys an-hegli I-broght, & vnkyndely I-sette yn

maystry. C Wyllyam was a man mych of body, & of makynge ;

[*Fol. 22 *good met-yeu^r ;fre & corteys by semblant; bot al that he dyde any 36

a.]

UAWI.. MS.]

TIIK (JEKAI.IUNI.- i I: USD. IM-.A'I H (>l MAIIIK I KIT/- ( . I.H AI.D. 113

nede was anoon they \vf>w hatyd <//// I'uttc aliakc. ln-r fellochip A.D. 1176.

1. It n,,,l iuni<> to harm.-. / Na tlie wodd of bar gentryce, throgh Note de

iion envy ne myght, mwr be y-roted, for eur ham spryngyth jyneg.

new Spourgis, of whych tin- inyght in the londe is not lytell.

What l).-n thay tluit k.-j.vth tin- eontrayes? the Geraudynes. Who Qvi tint

throw iliurlyth the host is ? th<- Lferaudines. Who ben that Enemys ^ant^ott it

dreddyth ? the grraudyn.'s. What ben thay that envy bacbityth ? Penetralia?

\\\v ^eraudinrs. Hade thay found pryncc in any tyme that har Note the

shvyntli hum wolde yene, as thay worthy wer to haue / in good venture of

pees and styclfast thay haddyn broght the state of Irland. But Geraldinea.

tliegh thay euer so wel had done, thay hadd but lytyll change,

or noone, for her luboure. But eurthay profited in har goodnys ;

and mysbeleue and bacbitynge, of hare boldnys. And to othyr

the Fryncis trystyn, wyth whych no boldnys was founde, ne

Power liad wel to do / wttA-out helpe and Socoure of ham //

And also Aldelines Sonne, at his coraynge into Irland, he went

from toun to towi vpon the See-syde, and throw soght the Citteis Note qother Plente was of mette and drynke ;

but the montaynys and the ^ortuus

londt- wzt/i-In, he wolde neur come ney. / golde ancsyluer, wherof eratR}*

^1 R II riCltlJt

mych Plentey was in the lond, wel hungryly he gadderid to-giddyr, geraldi

w/'t/t pledynge and Pullyugc of peese men, and not of theuys ne of61

Robers. In fat tyme about Mid-hemest, Morice fiz-geraud deyed, Descripcio

not w/tA-out grette Sorrow of al his, and mych harme and lost^ to

al Irlande // For he was a man meteful, Suttyl and bolde : trewer (Set p. 76.

man, ne stydfastyr man, ne lefte he none in Irlande // WTillam

'

Aldelinys sone ran Morices sone to harme, and styntid neuer til he

hadd take of liyni the castel of Wickelow wyth falsnes. Qffraud*-

Reymond and of Robert Steuenes-sone, he toke the londys thatert>irt.

thay hadd in the vale of Deuelyn, and in Ophelan; and othyr that

hadd londis in Pees, he toke thay londys to the kynges be-howe,

ami di lyuerid ham landys furthyr in Marche, and in Peril nexte nikilest

har om-mys. al \\iiJi vnryght and by his owyn will. For ther is*Mml '

nothynge so bolde ne so kene, as is that man that is of noght come, in altum.

whan he is an-hey broght, and vnkyndely sette in Maystry*

// Eutrop. i.

Willam was a man mych of body and of makyuge, good mete- I

JI -

*yoii/r, fre and cort\M- l',y S,-ml>lant. P.ut ale that He did any b.]

114 II! I KNnLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (dl. XLVl). [DUEL. MS.

Bad char- to wyshype al hyt was yn spyinge, felonye, & trecherye ;euer he

shedde attyr vndyr hony. To-day he wold do the wyrshyp?,

de Fitz- to-morow he wold the reue & do shendshype ; the meke &f>e

lotles he vndedde, ]>esterne & the hawteyn he plessed ;

softe wiih 4

wyld men, & hard vrith pees men; of fayr spech, soft, fals,

trecheu?; argh & enuyous, dronklewe & lecheour.

A. D. 1177. [CHAPTER XLVI.]

john~de Tohan de Courcy saw that al thynge that Willyam"

dydde was COlietise And trecherye, & that he nas 8

Audelmesnothynge trewe to ham that vndyr hym we?, ne dredlyche to

the mysdoynge. he chase hym of the meygne of dyuelyn a few,

hot thay we? good & stalwarth & hardy throgh al thynge, so

He gets that he hadde xxtiij knyghtes, fyfty squyers, & fotmen as myght 1 2

Dublin be by ccc, & went hym ynto Vlneste?, whare non engeleshe-maninvades

I-wepned to-fo? hym was I-seye. Than was fulfylled a prophecye

of Merlyn, that thys seyd : "A whyt knyght, syttynge on a

whyt hors, berynge fowles yn hys sheld, shal formest assayll16

Vlnestre." Thys I lion was a m&n ful whyt, & rood fan vpon

a whyt hors, & ba? yn hys sheld, ernes I-peynted. he -went hym

throgh Myth & throgh Vryel thre dayes goynge ;& the forth

and takes day erlych, come to doune witftout any lete of any fomaiD. 20

'

Vnwyttynge he come;In he wente. dyuelyn, the kynge, was

Donlevy shorthlych a-fryght of so derne comynge, left the toim & flow;the

meygne, that was myssayse & hungry, fond ther mete & drynke

Inowe, & pylfre of gold & syluer & clothes, & eke wha?-wyth thay 24

wa? wel arrayed, & har hert wel comforted. Into the toun was

The Pope's than I-come a legat of Rome, that hete Vyuyen), & was y-come out

Vivian,'of Scotland. Thys legat was youre aboute, pees to make betwene

of myche he spake & mych he hym profred, & 28

De Courci, more he behete, & trewage to beren) euery ye? to Englyssh-men, byso that he wold the lond leue, & turne ayeyne. Myche he spake

the?-of, & mych hym bysoght ;bot noght he wold hym hy?, ffor hys

who means thoght was al I-turuecl, the lond for to wyn, or the lyf to forlese. 32

die. Donleue saw that he, wyth fay? spech ne fayr beheste, noght ne

myght spede ;he sent anoon aftyr hys folke, & withyn the viij day

he gadered to-gyddy? an hoste of ten thousand men, stalwarth

HAWI.. MS.] J.H\ hi. M.riM i i\\ \iii> i I-TI.I:. \M'T\Ki> I.OWN. 11")

to \\vrcliypjH-. al Hit \v;i- in Spying. feh>ny, and t iv<-liM \ .

In- shed Venvm vndyr hoiiy. Tim day In- woldr d<> tin- wyivhipp :

to-morrow he w.ilde tin- n-w. nn>l do i-hci^hipp. tin- meke and the

lmxu//< he vndid; the sterne and hawteyn he Plesyd ;Softe \\i\h

\\vlde men, lumlo \\i\h IVes men; of iayre spech, Softe, fals

l i-fcliourc; feynte <m>l Knvyou-. dnmklewe and lecherere.

[Cii.MMi: XLVI.]A - p "77

TOhan de Cursy Saw that al tliynge tliat willam did CHI-

was COlietvse and trecherjT

e, and that In? was nothyng

trew to liam that vndyr liym were, ne dredf'ull to his enemys.

He chose hym of the nicny of Deuelyn a few, but thay were good

and bolde, and hardy thr<L'h al tlijmge, So that he liadd xxijt

knyghtis, lylty Sijuyerw, and footmen as myght be liy tine liimdricT,

and wcnte hym to vllyster, whar noone EuglysTi-man wepenyd1

to-

for hym was seyn. Than was fulfillid a prophesy of merlynge, that argent

thus saycf :

" a whyte knyght, syttjTige on a whyte hors, berrynge djg^u^ed1

fowlis on his shelde, slial formyste assayle vllystere." This Ihon ?' '

was a man ful whyte, and rode vpon a whyte hors, and bare in his armed and

shelde, ernys y-peyntyd. he went throw myth and throw Vriel threjde

dayes goynge ;and the fourth day Erlych, come to doune, wythout

any lette of any enemy. Vn-wyttynge he come; In he wente.

Dunleue, the kynge, was schortlych agaste of so suddeyn comynge,

lefte the toun and flow; the mayny, that was myssaysid and

hungry, founde ther mette and drynke y-now, and Pylfre of

golde and Syluyr and clothis, and also wher-wttA thay wer wel

arrayed, and her hcrte wel confortid. In-to the toun was than

y-coine a legate of Rome that was call id Vyuyen and was come Romanae

out of scotlondc. this legate was besy about, Pees to make

be-twen the kynge and Ihon. mych he spake, and mych he hym'J

profericT, and more he promysyd, and trewage to bere euery yere to cfrba, sua-

I'.n-lyssTi-men, So that he wolde the lond lewe, and turne agayn.

gretly her-of he spoke and be-soght ;but noght he wolde hym hyre ;

For his thoght was nl turned, the londe forto wynne, or his lyfe

for-sake. Dounleue Saw that ho, wyth iayre speche ne fayre >fe verlns

promes, nothyngc myght spede1

. he send anoone aftyr his Pepill,

and wyth-in viijedayes he gaddrid to-ciddyr an hoste of x. M* mm.

\ 2

116 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (dl. XLVl). [DUEL. MS.

Mac Don- to fyght, & tosegete staluarthly the Cyte of doim \er lohiD was In;

e^or yn^& loud, as yn al othe?, the northeren men) ben stordyer &

C'ourci in ginerte? to fyght than othe?. lohiD saw thay hostes comynge to

hym-ward : thegti he fewe we?, natheles thay wa? al hardy & stal- 4

warth he chase; & leuer hym was, out wend, & with streynth

De Courci to assaye the aduenturs of battaylle, than yn the lytel feble fortelet

corner o? ^at ^e ^n & nerne f tne touw 7n so tyel whyle hadde arerede,

the town, amyd hys fomen, beseged & hungrod, deye. He went hym out to 8

hard f}T

ght : & whan thay hadde fyrste, from fer?, I-suywed har

arowes, thay smytten the? aftyre hertelych to-gydder, sper ayeyne

fights sper, swerd ayeyne sparth ;& many one the lyf ther forlese. Bot

y> who hadde y-sey loTmes dynttes with swerd, how he smote of fat man i 2

])&heed from the scholderes, that man the arme &

f>eshuldre from

[*Fol. 22Ipe body, that man the heed I-clouen fer doun *

ynto the body, he

myght wel sygge that hys myght & hys mayn oght wel be I-preysed.

backt well Thegh many wa? yn thys fyght that stalwarthly dydden, natheles, 16

lePoer** Rger the power, that the?-aftyr was of grete myght yn Osserye &

yn the Contrey of leghlyn, was the othe? that best dydde. Aftyr

and at last grete fyght & lange, \>at the? was of wel vnlyche hostes, at]>e

laste

the Iresshe host was ouercome & I-scomfyte ; many I-slawe by the 20

see strond whyder-ward they flowen : than was fulfilled a pro-

phecye that Colmkylle seyde of thys fyght : he seyd,* that so many

men) shold be I-slaw yn that place, that ha? fomen myght waden to

His men the knees yn her blode/ & so hyt was than;ffor as thay flowen to-for 24

t th ^P ^am ^n ^e s^me '

^ay folweden aftyr & slowen ham;& as thay

knees in dyueden 'adouw, the blode of ham that waren) I-slawe, & fleted

on the abouen, toke toj?e knee of ham that slowen ham. The same

slimy prophete seyd also, 'that a pouere mane, &as thoght he we? flow or 28

[' ?dyn ..]

banshed out of othe? landes, with lytel folk shold come ynto doun \

& the toun wynne, wythout soccoure of any herrer '; & othe? many

fyghtes & aduentures of thynge that yn that contray shold betyde,

De Courci whych al openly we? fulfylled yn lolin de Courcy. That same 32

victoryhoke, Ilion hadde an Iresshe I-wrytte, & was hym ther-aftyr as

Irish

6" ^ sllewer of al h^s dedys - In tne same hoke was eke I-found, that

a man) with folke I-wepned shold, with strenynth, the walles of

Waterford to-breken; & wit^grette slaght of fe cyt^eynes, the toun 36

RAW i.. MS.] UK (<)i i;< i |0UIt \.\i> 8I.AYS 'im. NMSM r.i.ioin. IM,\\\. 117

mm, hold.- t< fy.L'ht and bcMgyi boldely the Cfa of doun thcr

Ilion \V;M In For in this loud, as in nl otliyr. tin- nordryn menlu'ii sturdirr (in.l Miiyrt\r to tyu'lit than othyr. Ilion Saw the

liostyscoinyiiLr*' to-wanhx liyiu, 'Of/chost?; and lewyrwas,out wende,

nn'l \vytli stivynth to as-ay the adurnt un> oi' hattayl, than in the (jttam

lytrl h-hh' fortelet, that lie in // h.-nu- of the touw in so lytel ^tyine hadd arrerid, amyd his enemys be be-segid, and to dey wttA MrW*

r. he went out to hard fight, and when thay had fryste, teenier

fer shote her arrowys, thay smytten aftyr hertely to-giddyr,ert '

speiv,' a^aynys spere, Swerde aga\n\> Spare; and many ther the

iy!c loste. But who had y-sey Ihonys strokys wyth Swerd, how

li Hii..te Of that man the hede frome the sholdris, that man the

Anno and the shnldyr* frome the body, Hee myght wel Sey, that [*Pol. 22

His niyght and His mayn oght Wel to be Praysid. Thegh many*'

\\vi- iii this fyght that lx>ldely did, Natheles Roliere le Power, that

ther-altyi was of gret myght in Ossoiy and in the contrey of

Ir.Lrhlyn, was the othyr that best did. Aftyr grete and langef nimi*

fyghtynge of wel vulych hostis 1, at the last, the IrysTi hoste was er!

oucrcome and scomfited, and many slayne by the strondis syde ^whedyr thay flowe / than was fulfillid a p^-ophesy that colmekyl

* 3 Hibernici

Sayde of this fyght. He sayde,'

that So many men sholde be slayn

in that Place, that har enemys myght wadyn to the knees in her

blode'

/ And so hit was than. For as thay fleddyn to-for ham in dum ad

the Slyme, thay folwedyn aftyr and kyllid ham ; and as thay traret

dyuedyn done, the blode of ham that weryn elayne, and fletid

abow, toke to the knees of them that ham Slayne. The same **M,

Prophet cayde also, 'that a pouere man, and as thegh he were flow

or 1 mushed but of othyr landys, WttA lyj^el folke sholde come torofttttl

doune, and the touue wynne wyth-out Soccoure of any herrer '; and *uperfl-

otliyr many fightes and aduentures of thynge that in that contray tentm,

.sholde befalle, whych al opynly wer fulfillid in IhoTi de Cursy.

That same boke, ther-aftjT had Ihon de Cursy on Irysh writte,d<ff* li

pert\nyf-and was to hyin ther-al'tyr a.s merroww of al his dedys. In

\fibat.

sayde boke is also fovnde. that a man \\iih pepil wepenyd, sholde

w/t/t >treynth the wallis of watyrford brekr : nn>J wit/* i;ivt'

118 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLVl). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1177. wyn); & fro thenncs, by AVeysford, wend to dyuelyn wtt/tout any

ba;8

Co^n~

lette > & fe c?ib wyn: & al Pls ys lound fulf>rlled of the Erl : he

phecies Bcyd eke ' that the Cyte of lymeryke shold of Englysshe-men shold

Defi

Courci. be twyes I-lefte, & at the thrydde tyme y-hold'

: & so hyt was, on 4

tyme of Reymond, another of phylepe de Bruse, as hyt openlyer shal

be I-shewed yn hys own place. Ther-of Ipe prophecye was thys

y-seyd,'

fe cyte thrise I-soght, at J?e thryd tyme shal be I-hold.'

De Courci Twey grete fyglites, lolnD ther ledde & wan at doim;that oon aftyr 8

I

1

*!!1

2

hat candelmase, as hyt ys I-told, fat other at mydsomyre, wher he, wyth

Down ; fewe meilj ouercome the battaylle of fyftene thousand, & slow of ham

3. at Fir- ful many. The J>rydde was at ferly at a pmy-takynge : thar thay

he3

'was

efe come tnr S^ a narowe pas, and hadde so styf fyght, & so stronge, that

beaten; hys men) was, some y-slawe, & the olper dele so dyscomfyte ynto

al]?e woddes, that vnneth ther be-left hym wyth aleueth

thousande ;& he, as man wonderly stalwarth, with so fewe wyth

hym, whan thay hadde har hors I-loste, thay went a-fote al i<

y-wepned : a xxxti myl weye thay helden the fyght of har fomen;&

twey dayes & two nyght thay wa? fastynge, tyl thay come to hys

4. at Uriel; castel. The ferth fyght was yn vryel ;ther many of hys weren

f.atNewry I-sley, & the olper descomfyte, & put ham to flyght : the fyfte at

yueres brygge, as he come wyth fewe men out of England;

natheles, ther he ouercome, & slowe ful many, & come hoi & sond to

hys owne. Thus yn thre grete fyghtes he wan the ouer-hand;

& yu twey, thegh he harme tholled, he dydde hys fomen mychJn. de more. lolin was a maw whyte & fayre ;

of lyrames bony & synowy ;

described.myc^ f body ;

non hardyer than he, stalwarth, & fyghter stronge of

yought ; yn euerj fyght the fyrst, & the meste perrylie he wold

[*Pol. 23* euer be In

; he was so coueytouse of fyght, & so bernynge whan he 2i

He lovedh Ste 1&d> & C me ^ fyglltj that te neuer wold hym hold as lede?}

fighting, bot vfyfh the fyrst wold yn smyte, som whyle behynd, the? most

atteck

f

thi3 P^ry116 Wfts> that oft al the oste was the vnredye?, and thoght that

foe in rear, thay wer ouercome, and al hadden forlore : & thegfi he we? yn 3:

wepne vnmetly stordy, & sterne, out of wepne natheles, he was

meke and sobre, & mych wyrshypped god & holy chyrche, & yn al

thynge he leuet god and hys seruyce ;& al that hym betyd, he

thanked god that hym the grace sent. He spoused Godefreys

HA\VI.. MS.J JOHN DE COURCl's FIN I I ICIITS, AND HIS CIIAKAC 1 1(J

of the Citteseyn^a, the t<>u// wyn : And nl this fund fiilfillid of the A. i>. 1177.

Krle. He sayde also that the Cite of lymerike, of EnplysTi-nie./* /, A ,>,,!,,-

twyes sholde l.e h-fte, and the thyide tyme sholde be liolde. And ^"'

So hit was, on (vine of lleyiiionde, a-nothyr of Phylip de bruse, raw/am, ft

as hit opynlyer shal be shewid in his owyn Place. Therof the nendam.

prophesy was thus sayde :

" The Cite thryse soght, at the thyrde

tyme shal In.- holde," Two grete fyghtis, Ihon ther abode, and ham

oufrcomytT at doim / that oone aftyr candylraasse, as hit is tolde /

that othyr. ait vi mydsnnier, wher he, wtt/t few men, did outcome (June 24.)

the battail o xv. M*, and Slayne of ham ful many. The thyrd was

at ferly, at a pray takvn : tliar thay come throw a narrow Paas,nnd inpraedaecavtione.

had so styfe fyght, that his men was, some slayne, and othyr Part so

descomfite in-to al the woddys, that vnneth wt'tA hym was lefte M*;

and he, as man woundyrly bolde, wt'tA BO few wttA hym, Whan 7/>w tvro,

thay hadd har hors loste, thay went afoote al wepenyd : xxx*1 myle ]?',.

wey thay heldyn tlie fyght of har ennemys; and two dayes and ^ytan"

two nyghtes thay wer fastynge, til thay come to his castel. the nuorum

iiij6 fvLrlil was in Vriel, ther many of his were slayn, and the othyr

lkM

dyscomliU', and Put ham to flyght ;the v. fyght at yuores bryge, as apudpon^

he come wttA few men out of England, uatheles, ther he ouercome,

and slayne ful many, and come hole and Sounde to his owyn.

Thus in thro grete fyghtis he had the ouer-hande; and in two, Descripcio

he loste the our-hand, he did his enemys mych more //

Ihon was a man wliytc awl fayw ;of lymmes, bony and* Synowy ; [*Fol. 22

myche of Body; noone Hardier than Hee ; Bolde, and fyghter ^ forii9

strongo of youth : in euery fyght the fryst, and the meste peril* Mlator

lie wolde euer be In / he was So covetouse of fyght, and

bernynge whan he hoste ladd, and come to fyght, that he hymncuer wolde holde as ledere, but with the fryste wolde smyte,

cx*ens, et

Suintyiue l)e-hynnde, ther more Peril was, that ofte al the hoste militem

was the vnredyer, and thoght that thay wer ouercome, and al*"

haddyn t'or-loro. And tlie^li he were in wepyn vnmetly sturdy armi*

and Sterne, Out ..f wepyn uatheles he was meke and sobyr, and

inyi-h vyivliippitl rul and holy church, and in al thyng he lowid

god tinJ hiss. /-vice ; and all that hym U-fel. he thankyd good that

hym the urace >ende. lie Spu>yd (J<idliede> <liirhtyr. the

120 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (ell. XLVII-VIIl). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1177. doghte?, the kynges of Mane ;& afty? many selcouth battaylles that

At last, ue dydde, nat wythout grete labour & pmylle of lyf & myche

overcame myssayse, at the last he was all aboue, & clenlych hadde ouercomen.

all foes.jje cagteje(j the loud yn couenable places, & such pes made, that non 4

Not one of bette? ne myght be, ne stedfaster. Bot gret wonder ys, & nat bot

Pillar^of

i

as gd hyt wold, that thay fou? grete postes of the conquest of

the Con- lrland, namely, Robert steuenes-sone, heruy of Mountynorthy,

Ireland Eeymon le Gros, and Ihon de Courcy, mythten neuer haue 8

chyldren of her spoused wyues. Thus mych we haue shortly I-told

of ITion de Courcy ;& the other parte of hys stalwarth gestes,

we leueth to wryte to othe? that ham wrytte wyllen, & turneth

ayeyne the? we afore lefte. i a

[CHAPTEE XLVIL]

T^iuyen, that in-to Irlande was legat I-comen,

come to dyuelyn ; theder he made come to-for

Synod at J

Dublin, hym al the bysshoppes & the clergye of lrland & held hys sennc.

ther he fcnewe(l openly the kynges ryght of Engelond to lrland, 16

Il'sfavour, & the popes gnmnt, & hys confyrmacton ; &, vp mansynge, forbed

lered & lewed, that non neuere so hardy to ccmen ayeyns the

kynges trouth. &, fore the Iresshe-men we? I-woned to don) al

and gives liar vytayllys yn chyrches, he yawe the Englysshe-men leue, that 20

leavelo whan) me ladde hostes, & myghten nowhe? elles wytayll fynd,

fromf00d ^at ^ chyrch war I-found, me shold hardyly out take, & yeue

churches, the kepers of the chyrch the worth, as ryght we?.

[CHAPTER XLVIIL]

CWn^i h A^1 ^a^ Miles de Cogan, that vnder Aldelinesse- 24

500 men, -^J^- sone was keper & conestable of dyuelyn, \\yiU fowrty

J^v

n _

(

knyghtes, of whych Rolf, Robertes sone, fytz-esteuene, was one,

naught. I-sette mayster oner ham vnder Myles, & two hundret othe?

an hors, & thre hundret bowmen, passeden the water of shynnen, a 8

& wentten ynto Connaght, wlia? Englesshe-men was neu^re er

The Irish comen. The men of Connaght wer I-ware of har comes ; thay

earth- drowen ham ynto erth-hous many ;& al the vytaylle that thay

and'burn"e^^ nat take wyth ham

'thay Put yn chyrches; & tounnes & 3'

their chyrches thay setten al afy? & branten. & yn despyte of the En-mgs>

glesshe-men, & yn hope fat god shold take wrech of ham, thay toke

KAWL. MS.] \ 'IVlA.s's mill. IN >Y.\uI>. 11. ( ,AN INVM.I ^ r,m . 121

of man; nn>l al'tyr iiuiuy Srldiouth 1 attaly- that In- did, not A. n. 1177.

\\yth-out oR-te labours <m<l IVril of lyfe an<l niycli myssayse, And tamfemin

at the last lie was al abow, /// cl nly hadd ouercome. II-

castclid tlie londe in l>rh<i\\abvll 1'lacvs ; and Suclic IV.-- made,'iti'dt.s.

tliat noone bettyr ne my-jlit he, ne M vdla-t \ r. lint hit is grete

woi.dvr. and not hut as god hit woldo, that thay iiijegrete Post* Ai grnntkt

of the conqueste of Irland, Namely, Robert Steuenes-sone, heruey ^'"f""

of Mouiitinoi thy, Ixeymond le gras / and Ihon de Cursy, myghten

hauc childe of her Spousyd wyues /Thus niycli we liaue

Shortely tolde of Ihon de Curcy ;And the othyr Parte of hi-

Ix.lde j^estis, we lewyth to write to othere* that ham write will*-,

And turnyth agayne ther wt- ai\ re lefte.

[CHAPTER XLVII.]

TTIuyen,that into Irlandwas legate,come to deuelyn :

thedyr he made come to-for hym al the bkchopis and*

*

the clergy of Irland, and helde his Senne. ther he Shewid opynly the Dubliniae

kyngis ryght of England to Irland, and the Popis graunte and por^mhis confirmacion

; and, vpon Payn of Cursyng chargid both lerrid ^ w^.

and lewyd, that noono neuer so hardy to come agaynys the kyngis

trouthe. And, for the Irysti-men wer wonyd to do al har vitalys ^ ecclen-

in churchis, he yaue the EnglysTi-men leue, that whan thay ladd >.hostis, and myght no vytalis ellys fynde, that that in church were

fouude, thay sholde hardely out-take, and yeue the keperw of the

church the wi-rthe, as ryght were.Laptfulum

[CHAPTER XLVIII.] Xlviij'".ii

ti

A ftyr that, Miles de Cogan, that vndyr aldelineL-sone was^J\ keper and constabil of Deuelyn, wit/j xl. knyghtes, of wych

p 7/\

pr<tpf\o

Kolto, Kobort-es sone, fitz-Steuen, was one, y-sette Maystyr ouer ham rowbiufu;

vndyr Milis, and two C an hors, CCC bowmen, Passyd the watyr of

Slmmyn, and went Into Connaght / wher englyst-men was neiwr

therto-forne. The men of conuaght wer y-ware of har comynge /

1

thay divw ham into Erthe-hous many ;and al

))<> wytalis that thay

ne myght take wtt/t ham, thay Put in churches; and tounes and atcon<1ere

chuivhes thay f-ette afyre and brantyn1

. and in dyspyte of the ramt,

eiiglysti-meii: and in trutt that god wold do vengeance on ham, thayJJJ

conenmpti*.

122 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLIX), [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1177. fe rodes crucyfyed, & ymages of halowen), & kesten to-for ham ynto

The ai the feldes. The Englesshe meygne wentten tyl thay come to

ftdYftnoe to tuen, & the? thay abodde viij dayes yn bare lond & blote. And

buUiml nowlian tlmy m^llt no mane fynd >

ne llotnynge wher-by thay myght 4

food, and lyue, thay turned ayeyne to the shynnen. ther thay found ayeyns

safely to ham, Oconghou? yn a wodde, wyih thre grete hostes. the Engelesshe

Dublin,boldly smytten) vpoiD ham, & slowe of ham ful many, passeden on),

King & come to dyuelyn) al sound, out-tak J?re men), that yn that fyght 8

Roderic of _ T ,,,

Connaughtweren) I-lefte.

on the way. [CHAPTER XLIX.]

Fitz- Oone the? afty?, Aldelinessone was I-sent aftirAudeline L^ ,_,

1 TITgoes back ynto Engelonde, that no good yn Irland dydde

bot oon, that, by procurynge of hym, an holy baghell & of ia

p68"8 8

to 8re^e virtue, that me cleped Ibesus baghel, was I-broght

Dublin. from Ardmagti to dyuelyn), & yet ys at the chyrch of the Try-

[*Pol.23 nyte : & come *ynto Irland HugTi de Lacy, heye Seneshal of al

Hu<rh de*^e l nd> & Robert de Power5

wyth hym, Conestable of Water- 16

Laci and ford. Myles de Cogan) & Robert steuenesson) wentten also ouer

Poercome the see ynto Engeland; bot thay comen sone ayeyne, & phylepeto Ireland. ^e gruse \ryib ham

;& hadde the kynge I-yeuen ham thre, al

Miles de the lond of Desmond. Robert & Myles hadden the south Con- 20

lysmore a^ aboute Corke vii

Fitz- Cantredes, saue the kynge the Cyte of Corke, wyth ]>e next

get'cork.cantrede. Phylype de Bruse, the kynge yaf al the Contrey of

'saue the Cyte & n7s next cantred: these thre I-feffed 24

Limerick, to-gedde?, come ouer ynto Irland yn o felewshyppe, & arryueden

at Waterford, & fro thennes thay wentten) to Corke al harmles.

Thay wa? tha? fay? receyued of fe Cytteyns, & of a knyght that

They force was kepe? of the Cyte, that hete Rychard of Londone. Whan) 28

Dermot tnaJ hadde I-broght to pees Demot Mac charthy, prynce of

Carth desmone, & othe? many of the contrey of moche power, Robert and

and divide myles deled betwen ham the vij cantredes next the Cyte ; & felle

lamlsncar ty lot>1 to Robert, thre on the eeste syde ; Myles, four yn the weste; 32

mo to the on than to the othe?, for the lond was wors ; the kepyngeof the Cyte comune to ham bothe; the reuth & the trywage

1 MS. bot.

KAWL. MS.] THE ENGLISH CHIEFS SHARE CORK AND LIMERICK. 123

toke the roodys crucyfiecl, and ymagis of Saynli t-n to-for A. n. 1177.

liain into al the fehlys. Tlic Kn'Ji- -men wnityn tyl thay come to '

I'M

tin-in, Ami ther al>o<le viij dayesin bare * Londe ande Blote \ Ami''p

When thny myudit no man i'ynde, ne nothynge "Wht-rhy thay myght a.]

lyue, thay turned agayn to the Shynnyn. ther thay found agaynys(I ll tin li f is

ham / OoonghoON in a wodde, witA thre grete hostis. The vacuum

englysti boldely smytten vpon ham, and Slow of ham ful many,

Pa vd ouer, and come to Deuelyn al sounde, out-take thre men tant*m

.arearnt

that in that fyght weryn lefte. / amtou.

[CHAPTER XLIX.]

OOnc theraftyr, aldelines Sone was sende aftyr in-to Capi/im

England, that no good in Irland didde but oone, ^cuinm

that, by procurynge of hym, an holy baghel and of grete Vertu, that virtuoti*

is c.i Hid lesus* baghel, was broght frome Ardmagh to Deuelyu, and

yet is at the Trynyte church // And come Into Irland1

Hugh de

lacy, hey Seneschal of al the londe 8,And Robert de Power wt'tA hym

Constable of watyrtord1

. Miles de Cogan and Robert S[t]euenes-Sone*

wi'Mtyn ouer the See also in-to England ; but thay comyn Sone

Mirayn, and Philip de bruse wtt/i hame, and the kynge yaue ham

thre al the londe of Desmonde. Robert and Miles haddyn the

South contrey, that is to Say, from lysmorc al aboute Corke, vije

eandredes, Saue the kynge the Cite of Corke, wt'tA the nexte

candrede; Philip de Bruse the kynge yaue al \P contrey of

lymerik, Snue the Cite and his nexte Candrede: thes thre, feffyd Traiu-

to Lciddyr, come oucr Into Irland in oo fellochipp, and londyn at J

Watyrfonf, and fro thens thay wenten to Corke al harmeles. Thay\\-i-r thai- fayr rescewyd of the Citteseynys, and of a knyght that

was keper of the citte, that was callid Kieharde of london. AVhan f w *" jt ha\ hadd broght to pees Dermot Maccarthy, Prince of Desmon, and milin,tre&

othyr many of the contrey of mych Powere, Robert and Miles

n 1 am th vij Candredes nexte the Cite; and fell by lotte to

it. thiv on tho Kste syde ;Miles foure in the weste : mo to the deraii.

on than to tin- othyr. fur tin 1 lomK: was wors : the kopynge of the

corny M to ham both, the rent and the triwage of the othyr

3Itu-. MS

124 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. XLIX). [l)UBL. MS.

A Cantred ofi the othe? fou? & xx cantredes, as hyt wold falle, euyn to dele

townTamU. betwen ham: & ys a cantrede to sygge, an liundret ton) loud.

Robert Whan) thys was I-don), thay wentten wy\h Phelype to lymeryke.

Stephen, Robert hadde wyth hym xxxti knyghtes & Ix^ sweynes ; Myles, xxt;4

nd knyghtes & fyfty squyers; Phelyp*, xx knyghtes & xl squyers ;

Philip de & fotmen wyth euery of ham ful many : they came to the Cyte,J'irusc ifo to

Limerick. & noght was betwefi) ham bot the watyre of the shynnen);

'P & Robert & Myles baden Phylepe to wend oner & assaylle the 8

attack toun ; othyr, yf hym leuer we?, to re? hym a castele vpon the

buiTfunks sarae watyre afor the toim. Phelepe, thegli he knyght wer

stalwarth & hardy yn hym selue, natheles, throgTi feble consaylleret*routs t

he has such of ham that wyth hym, we? he chase ;& mych leuer hym was, leue 1 1

n the Contrey, & hannles turne ayeyne to hys own), Than amongehis force. BO many fomen) & so fer londes, yn so grete perrylle to abydde ;

& that no wonde? nas, thegli hym yn thyke vyage mys byfelle,

that so many lydde? men, theues, & manslaghtres of the marche 16

of Wales & thay to-fore al other hadde I-chose & I-draw to

hys felewshypp. Noght lange ther-aftyr, Meredus, Robertes sone,

yonge knyght & stalwarth, nat wyth-out myche wepynge & sorow

The Coun- oP many, deyed yn the Cyte of Corke. That whylle, was I-hold 20

afc ^ome tne cousaylle ofi latran, that men) so moche speketh of,

March yonder the pope Alyxsandy? the thyrdde. & was wyth-yn thre

3 eclipses ye?, thre eclypses of the sone. C Whan) Robert steuenesson) &J

Myles of Cogane, wel fyfe yeyr, al desmone yn good pees hadden) 24

Miles de to-gyddy? I-holde, Myles & hys Othome Rauf, Robertes son),

hisson-in- tnat a lytyll ther-to-fore hadde hys doghte? I-spoused, wentten

^ lysmor>to hold parlement wyih ham of

Waterford. & as thay saten) yn the feldes abydynge aftyr ham, 28

Mactyr, that theder was wyth ham I-come, & wyth whom thaysholdefi) that nygnt

1 be I-herbrowed, vnwyttyngly smot? vpon

ously dain, ham behyiid, & ham both, wyth fyue othe? knyghtes, the? slowen

Tire. wyth sparthes ; & othe? fewe that wer wyth ham vnneth escaped. 32

The Irish Throgfc that thyng, al the contrey forth the?-afty? worth so

a*]

P E

I -8torbet' that Demot Maccarthy & al the hegh men of * the

then rebel,coiitray, forth wyih Mactyre, ayeyne har trouth, wyt^-droweiD ham

1 MS. myght.

JIAWI.. MS.] TIII. I:N<;IISH \ri\iK <i\ M\n:i;i<K is IKI I:ATKI>. 125

lomv nml x\ li randivdrs. ns hit wnlde iallr, -IU-M to drlr l.e-twen

liain // And ft ( 'andivde is as mydie to Say as, an hundiid tou/i- (^ui.l egt

londe // \Vhan this was don, thay uvi.tyn \\i\h1'liilij*

to Lymerike. //RoWt had wylh hyiii xxx^i knyghtes and xl. S.|uyerrv ; Miles, xxt!

Unynhtrs. 1. SquyeiYA1

; aiioTPhilip.xx.kiiy^htys a?<</ xl.S<juyere;a9i</

footmi'ii \\t\h -m-ry of ham ful inai.y. Thay came to the Cite, and

noght \va> Iw-twen ham Imt the watyr of the Shynnyn. And Robert go/>t.

and Miles badyn Philip wende ouer, and assayle the toun ; Othyr,

yf liym leuer were, to rerc hym a castel vpon the same watyr afor -iptinlla-

thetouvi. 1'hilip, tliegh he VII ki.yght bolde and hardy in hym-Selfe,

natheles,l

throgh fehil consail of them that wvtli hvm, wer he chose;

connlio.

l">tiu$

and myche leuer hym was, leue the contrey, and harmeles turne imlemni*ad 91M

agayn to his owyn, Then amonge so many cnemys, and in BO few revert*,

londys, in So grete Peril to abyde '. and that no wondyrnas, thegh '/,',!''','

'

f

''

im

hym iu thylke vyage mys-be-felle, that * So many wyckyd men, con-

dicone and manequellerw of the marche of Walis (and thay to-for *<

fortunaeal othir) hadd y-chose and1

y-draw to his fellochipp. Not longe teiitarc

theraft \ r, >' ( i c dus, Rober[t]es-sone, yonge*Knyght and Bolde, not

wttA,-out mych wej)ynge and Sorrow of many, Dyed in the Cite of [* ^o1 - 23

b.]Corke. That tyme, was holde at Rome 3 the consail of latran, that s vfrog

men of mych Spekyth, vndyr the Pope Alysandyr the thyrde. and

was w/t/<in iije

yere, iije

Eclipsis of the Sonne 4. Whan Robert f/^

Steuenes-Sone and Miles de Cogan, wel ve yere al Desmond in good3

pees hadden to-gaddyr holde, Miles, and his Sone-in-law, Raufe, 4

Juiln-rt-es Sone, that a lytel thertofore to his doghtyr had epousioT, generatetamen, *fd

went on to the contrey of lysmore, to holde Parlement wt'tA ham

watyrforde. and as thaySatyn inthefeldys abydynge aftyr ham, Mac-

tyre, that thedyr with hame was come, and with whome thay sholde A - D>

be that nyijht Iodide, Yiiwyttyngly Smote vpon ham;and ham both, improri$i$

wythv. othyr knyghtes, thay Shiyn wyth Sparre*; and othyr few that feCt,Hnm

were wt'tA ham, ynneth escapid. Throght that thynge, al the contrey

was in weiv, Si) that Dermot Maccarthy and al the hey men of the

Controy forth wit/t Mactyre, agayn^ bar trouth, wj't/ulrowen al frome

126 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. L). [DUEL. MS.

A. D.I 1 82. al from the EnglysshemeiD, & turned vpon) Robert steuenes-sone,

" rt that oft hadde harde happes assayed ; & neuer eft, tyl Reymond

st, j.hen is to hym come, and helpe hym for to wyn the londe & worth to

Iri8h

kt ^herytage ; ffor Robert ne myght nat pees haue, as he rather hadde. 4

rebels. AS the noi thren me[n] loueth fyght, also the southren, falsness;

Irish are thay tnisteth to streynth, these to sleghtes; tliay to staluarth-

fThtMilienesse

>tnese to traysoune - Whan Reymond herd that Robert was

South are so narow byladde yn the touw of Corke, \fyth hys fomen al 8

.

tl "

about beseget, he put hym to shyppe yn the hauen of Watyrford,

Reimund vryih xxt!knyghtes & squyers, & bowmen), wel ccc

;leftene the

Gerald anils ^onc^ a^ ofi) tne rygnt noncl & wentten about by the see, fort he

to Cork to come to Cork, to gaddre hele to hys frendes, & vnhele to hys 12

help him.

fomen. Aftyr many & selcouth camplynges, many of ha? fomoiD

They put thay slow, & many out of contray thay dryuen), & the moste parte

rebellion

6 & tne ^este come to Pees ' & so *^e rete tempeste of that weddy?

hape, yn lytel whyle was I-queynt & I-stylled.16

A- D -

[CHAPTER L.]"

longe tlie? aftyr, come into Irland 'Richard

de Cogan, Miles brother, wytA fair meygne

e ^l^e I'sent'>& the?-afty?, yn the begynnyge of Marce,

^come Phylype de harry, a man) slegh & staluarth, w?/t/i moch 20

1183,^^ & ^ay^5 b^u f r to help Robert & Reymond, & fo? to

nd^ Olethane, whych Robert hym hadde I-yeue ;

Giraldua and yn the same flot come Maysty? Geraud, that phelypees

brothe? & Robcrtes neueu, ful good clerk, & a man) that al the 24

conqueste, & )?e state, & Ipewond7*es of Irland, & the kyndes of

Ireland. pepel from the begynnynge, ful Inly soght & oft greped, & thre

bokes the?-of maked vfyth grete trauayl, fywe ye? that he was

Hervey of the?, about that tyme, heruy of Mountnorthy yeldet hym monke 28

mauriceat crystes chyrch yn cantyrbery, to whych he hadde thar-to-

forne I-yeue hys chyrchee of hys lond be Waterford & Weys-ford. Wold god that he hadde I-chaunget hys culuertnesse ,

and he dydde hys knyghthode, and trecherye as he dydde hys 3 2

clothynge '.

1Qai utinam sicut habitum, sic et animum, sicut militiam sic et malitiam

depoauisset. Gir. Camb. Op. v. 352.

IIAWI.. MS.|

I1I1SI1 Kl.lil.l S |M IV! M>. (JIKAI.IM'S CA MIUJl.NsIs IN I!;l I.ANM. 1^

tin: Kn:_d\>h-nirn, and turned v]m Hubert StniriU'S-Soiir. that ol'ti- \. n.

had hard.- Adnmt in -is assayed ;and IH-UM- rltr, til l.Vyniond to hym

'^

conn- (iii'l liclj.yd hyin forto wyii the londe uml hn-irht to heritage ;A- -

For l!..l.iTt ne myght not pros haue, as he radyr hadd. AH they

',',,',

i.orthrmi men lowyth ly-ht, also the Sotithcryii, falsnys :

'

tlia>

tnistytli ti Streynth, thrs to slei;htes ; tliay to boldnys, thes to 70

traysone1

// AVh.-n Rrvnionde hml tliat I{..l>rrt was So narrow by-* *

ladde in the toim of corkc, wytli his Ennemys al about besegid,heobtl

Puthyin toshipp in tin- ha\\ yn of watyrworcTwitAxx. knyghtes and P/e] pri*-

Squycris arwZ lx.\\-HK n wel CCC, leften the londe al on the ryght ''"'.' "^

Jiandc and weniyn ahouti- l>y the See, fort he come to corke, to rtc*pe-

rladnys to his iVmdis, n<! Sorrow to his ennemys. Aftyr

many and selcouth Cnniplyn.L'ys, many of har enemys thay haue

Slaync, and many out of contray thay dryuen; and the meste Parte

and the beste come to Pees;and Sd the grete tempeste of that

\\edd\T liapid, in lytil whyle was broght to an f ende. / _[CHAPTER LI

A ' D- Il8a '

longe ther-aftyr, come Into Irland Eichard Capi/ium

de Cogan, Miles-is brothyr, with fayre maynny

frome the kynge y-Sende, and ther-aftyr, in the begynnynge of'

J_Man., i-oiiie Philip de barry, a man sley and bolde, wyth mych

pepill incf lay re, forto helpe both Robert and Reymond, and forto

hi> londe of olethane, whych Robert hym hade yeue. Andstej

in the same flytte come Maystyr Geraude, that Philippes brodyr ^

and Kol ert-is Erne, ful good clerke, and a man that al the conquest Philip-

and the state and the wondris of Irland, and the kynde of Pepill jy2?r.

from the begynnynge, ful Inwardly soght, and thre bokys therof ta amm~

makyd wyth grette trauayll, v. yere that he was ther-aboute // quam

About that tyme, Heruey of Montmorthy yeldyd hym monke

crystes church in cantyr-berry, to whych he had therto-forne yeue

his churchis of his loud bet wen Watyrforde* And Weysforde. r*Fol 24

Wolde irod tl at he hadd y-ehaunged His culuertnesse as he didd ]

his knyghthode, and his trayson as he didd his clothynge //

1-1 Ilia lamlis, liacc fraud is cupida ;ilia Martis, haec artis ope confisa; ilhv

virilms nititur, haec versutiis; ilia praeliis, haec proditionibus. Op. v. 350.

*and, MS.

THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. Li). [DUEL. MS.

A. D. 1177. rphe while that this was thus in Desmone I-done,

Hugh de Lassy, as man that queynth was &

staluartn >^oth ^ynester & meth !

nobely casteled, & yn many'

places ther other faylled to-fo? hym ;& fayn was about, to setten 4

yn ha? londes, Thay that wyth streynth & vnryghtly wereiD out

and makes I-dryue, both englysshe & Iresshe ;so that, yn lytyll stond, was

that men* so S00^ Pees tnat me") arre^en & tylleden ha? londes, and the

till their jon(j ynto al wel I-stored wyth corne. he drogTi to hym 8

skgthlych, vtyih wyrsshype doynge, & stydfaste forward makynge,

the heghest of the lond folk;

from place to place byled the

lond vryth castel ;& yn lytyll wliyll, so good pees made, toke

of othe?, & auawnced hys owne ryuely, & rych ham maked. 12

He so The folk of Irland, wyth frenesse & sleghtes, drogh so, & allyed

the Irish to hym, that men hadden) grete ortrow vpon hym, that he, ayeynethat he is the kynge & hys owne trouth, wold make hym self kynge I-crounedsuspectedof aiming of the lond. As thys was, & mych spech yn [

2 of thys >6

KingT

thy11^6 'comon ynto Irland twey knyghtes from the kynge I-sent,

that oon heet Ihon, the conestabel of chestre, & that othe?,A. D. 1181.

Rychard of the pek, for to receyue the kepynge of Irland, & that

Constablehugh shold wend ouer ynto Englond to the kynge ;

both ha? 3 he 20

of Chester, OUer went, by comyn red of ham al, thay arrereden yn that

Richard de somy? many castells yn leynester ;ffor a? that, Myth * was wel

Jl

e

Tloe '

castelled'& leynestre bot lytyl. Tha? fay reredefD a castel to

1 Fol. 4.2

b.] Reymond, yn forthred Onolan; Anothe? to Gryffyrie hys brothe?; 24

Many the thyrde, yn Omurthy, to Water de rydlesford a kylka ;the ferth,

are built^ ^- in the herford, at Tyllagh yn felmeth, & other many.

Meiler Meyller hadde that tyme kylda? of the erles yifte, & the contrey

Fitz-Henry about; bot that me toke of hym for oo coste, & yaf hym fe 28

dare, but contray of leys as yn chaunge. for hyt was smert lond, woddy,& of Marche, & ferr, me sette hym tha? as maw of marche,

that I-nowe couth theron.

1 MS. moch.*Space left for a word. A later hand has written something which is

illegible. The Latin has only fama' : see opp. and Gir. Camb. Op. v. 355.3 but ere : Sed antequam.

RAWL. MS.] HUGH DE I.ACY MAKES I>EA( I. IN' All !IM I.\M>. 12D

ICH.MTEH LI.]

rPlie Whyle tluit this \v;s tlms done in dcsmond, [y"

Ihi^li dr Lacy, as man that sly was and bol.lr. //,,<> t>ro

both leynyster and myth nol.rly he castelid, and in many I'lar-

thcrothvr lalid to-for livm ; ami i'avne was al.outr to Srttvn in liar ""'

</iin',vic

].nd..N-. Thay that wyth Stn-ynth tm>l vnryght / were out-dry we. /,

both Englysti and IrysTi, So that, in lytel whyle, was So good Pees*'

tliat men Erredyn and tillcdyn har landys, and the lond Into al ejectos, ad

wel Storid wtt/t corne. he drew to hym Slyly, wtU wyrchipp JJJJ

dnyiiLrc and Stidfast forward makynge, the heghest of the lond- ^IN pyll ;

and frome Place to Place byled the lound wttA castelis;

and in lytyll Whyle, so good Pees made, toke of othyr, and

auawnced his owyu ryuely, and ryche ham made. The Pepill of P11 *

Irland, wyth t'lriu-s and sleghtes, drow So, and allied to hym, that ruricolit

men haddyn grete exst \macion vpon hym, that he, agayn the kynge J^^^.and his owyn trouth, wolde make hjTn-Selfe kynge y-crouned of the

londe. As this was, and mych Spech in taale of thys thynge, comen et prne-

Into Irland, two knyghtes from the kynge y-sende : that oone was

callid Ihoil, the Constabill Of cestre, and that othyr, Richarde of

IVke, forto rescew the kepyngc of Irland;and that hugh Sholde

wend ouer Into Englande, to the kynge. but ar he ouer wente, by

comyn assente of ham all, thay arreredyn in that Somer many

castelys in leynyster ;For ar that, Itfythe was well castelid, and

leynyster but lytell. Thar thay reredyn a castell to ReymonoTin^

loth red o nolan l

; Anothyr to gryffyn his brodyr ; the thyrde in 2

i,ar0ny "f

Omurthy, to water de redelesford at kvlka;the iiij

e. to Ihon the Fothurtu,

now Forth,herford, at Tilla.irh in felmeth, and othyr many. Meylere hadd that inCarlow.]

tyme kyldare of the Erlis yfte, and the contrey about ; but that thay

tok. lit' h\ in for oo Purpos, and yaue hym the contray of leys in quam t

(haunge. for hit was wille londe and woddy, and of Marche, and e<mtu-

fenw, thay sette hym there as man of Marche, fat y-now kouth lerunt -

theroii.

- M>> t... l.:it. : tertiuin in Onum-thi, Gualtero de Ridencsfnr>li:i. apudTristi-nlrruiiith

; iuiirtuiu Johainii ilc C'hihulla super aquam Beruae, non procul

a L.clilinia : <niintuin Johauui Hen furdci. lacht. 0^.^.355.

130 THE. ENGLISH CONQUEST OF ICELAND (CH. LIl-LIIl). [DUBL. MS.

[CHAPTER LIL]

A - D - "ITThan tliis was I-don), in the somyr Hugh wente1181-2. \\

owr in-to Engelande. Ayeyne the wyntte?

Hugh de the kynge toke of hym sykernesse, & sent hym sone ayeyne kepe?

Wk uT^ of Irland, as he rathe? was sette ; wyt/t hym a clerk, Robert of 4

rule Ire- 8lepsbery \ that shold hym be an help & consaylle, & wytnesland ;

and .

John of of hys deddes. At thys comynge, hugh arered manye castells :

On to MeJlle? at tachmeho, & than) he yaue hym hys nece to

He builds wyue ;anothe? tha? negfi. yn Oboy, to Robert de Bygaj ;

& 8

othe? many, both yn leynestre & yn Myth, that longe hyt wa?

to namy al by name.

[CHAPTER LIU.]

Nofade About that tyme, befel a wonder aduentur yn alupo con- f-\

fitente.-**- wodde of Myth, of a preste that yede by weyes; 12

fa askt'to& as ne come tnr g^ tnat wodde, come a man* ayeyns hym, &

shrive a badde hym, for goddys loue, that he shold wend wyih hym for

woman. to shryue hys wyf, that lay seke \er negti. The preste turned

wyth hym ; & whan) he come somdel negh, he herd gronynge 16

He finds and wonynge, as thegh hyt we? of a woman) ;& whan) he come

wolf ryght to, than) was hyt a wolf that? lay ther & groned. pe preste

that saw, & was wel sore aferd, & turned hym aweyward : the

who talks man) and the wolfi both spake to hym, & bad hym that he ne 20

tohim:Bhold nat be adredde, & that he shold turne to shryue hy?. The

preste than toke herth to hym, & blessyt hywi, & yede sytte besyde

he shrives hy? : & the wolf spake to hym, & shroue to J>e preste. & whaiB

thay hadde Ipat I-don), }>e preste bethoght hym, and thoght that 24

thynge that was forshape, & hade gras to spek, that hyt myght also

wel haue grace & ynsyght of other thynge. he sette to, & asked

of the out-comen) men that ynto the lond we? comen, howe hytForthebins shold be of ham. The wolf answard & seyd, that

'

for the syn) 28

Irish, God ofJ?e lond-folke, almyghty gode tok wreche of ham, & sent that

^d

aher folk for to brynge ham yn thraldome

;& so thay shold be

wolf. tyl the same folk wa? efte encombret whyth2syn) ;

& than thayshold haue power for to done ham the same wrech, fo? ha? 3 2

synnes.'1

I. e. salopsbery, Salisbury.2 MS. whych.

'i.. MS.] inen ru: \.\c\ IUCK IN M;I:I.\M>. TIII. \\oi.i -\\OM\N. 131

[CilAlTEIl LI I.]

"VIST" 1 1 an this was dour, In the Some?* Hu^// went<;.-

t p///<inm

oucr Info Midland1

. a^avn thr Wyutyr, the A.D.

tokc of hym Surtc, and scnde hym Sone agayn kcpc-iv .t'nHl~ 3 -

1 1 land, as he to-for was. Sende w/'t/t hym a clerke, Robert ot

Slrp-lu-ry, that to liyin hlinldi- !> lu.-lpr and a.nsayl, and wytnes of burimti

dis. At this comynge, Hug/* lettc make many caste 1 is. On

to M< vlrrat tachiiK ho. and than In- yaiu- hym bis deth to rescew[!]

cui > f

Anothyr thai nt-y, in Obey, to Robert de Bigaz ; and Othyr many, J^,,

Ix.tli in leynystere and in Myth, that longe hit were to reherse ham <]" ilf

uxorem.al by name.

[CHAPTER LIIL]*

About that tyme, befel a merwelos aduenture in c*pitu\*m/% *liij

m.\ a wodd of Myth, of a Preste that went by weyes. Note de

And as he came throw that wodd, came a man agayne* hym1

,and

fiJ'.-mV

"

Prayed hym for the lowe of god, that* He sholde go wyth Hym [*Fol. 24

forto shrywe Hys wyfe, that Lay seke ther-By. The prest turned'

I 066 Ijrir*

wyth hym; and whan he came Somdel ney, he herde gronynge Camb.'s

and con-Playnynge, as hit were of a woman ;and whan he came ^

there wher she lay, than was hit a wolfe, that lay there and ch - J 9 Op-

irn-nyd. the prcst tliat Saw, and was sore aferde, and turnyd hym gives the

to goo / the man and the wolfe both spake wyth hym, and bade

hym that he sholde not be afferde, and that he sholde turne to details.]

shiysv hyre. The Prest toko herte to hym, and blessid hym, and

wente and satte be-syde hyre. And the Wolfe spake to hym, and ?* pro-

confeste hyr to the preste. and whan thay hadd that done, the preste c*mu ad

bethoght hym, and thoght that thynge that was in myse-lyckenys,~'"'

And hadd grace to speke, that hit mygh[t] also wel haue grace and

Insyght in othyr thynge. He enquerid of the strangere* that were

(.1110 Into londe, how hit sholde be of ham? The wolfe answerid **" counrtu

nail say.li-. that '

for the syn?ic of the londe-pepil, almyghty god was detcen-

j-d wyth ham, and sende that Pepill to brynge ham in

thraldomo ; M./ So thay sholde be, thil the Same Pepill were aftyre q*oq*e

cncDinl.rid' wyth Syiine2

. And tlu-n tliay sholde haue Power to do ^tibio

to l.nrn tlu- Samo Wm-hydnys. for har Synnes.'1 >TO- lupus ad t>os accoilfiH. Cir Canil'. <>i>

v. 101. bunt.

K 2

132 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. LIV-LVl). [DUBL. MS.

[CHAPTER LIV.]

uA

s^6. 1\Tat l nge ther-aftyr, ]?e yonge kynge henry, the

Henry II's 1 ^ o\^ kynge henrvCS SOne, & his brothe? Geffrey, thesons again

>

rebel. Erl of bretaynge, wyt/i-out many begTi men of thys balf pe see, and

yen half that ham weren an help & consaylle, the thyrde tyme 4

Prince ayeyne hys fader began) to aryse; bot sone the?-afty?, as thegli

dies^7

hyt we? throgh wrech of god, thay bothe deyeden, the on about

1 1 Junemydsomy? at Marcelle & J>at was the yonge kynge, & \e erl

Geoffrey sone ther-afty? deyed eke at parys : and thys fe kynges wei? 8

dies , . . , ,

19 Aug. ayeynes his 1 sones was y-endet.1186. [CHAPTER LV.]

s> laurence, Erchebisshope of Dyuelyne,

Archbp. of (that at the consaylle of the latran haddeDublin,

I-be, & as me seyde, ther he hadde pwrchased ayenys the 12

kynge for loue of hys lond-folke, whar-of the kynge hadde grete

ortrow vp-oiD hym, whe?-fo? he lete hym of hys passage ynto

dies at Eu Irland,) the xviij kalends of december, deyed at Oye yn nor-

u8oV

mandye; a good mane and holy; & j?at, gode almyghty sheweth, \6

[*Pol.25 ^7 many myracles Ipat he openly doth for hym). Me *redeB eke of hym, that he was seke thre dayes ar he thader come ;

and whan he sawe ou? lady-chyrch, that ys the mody?-chyrch of

after the toim, he seyd thys vers of the psauter, as prophecye, throgh 20

prophesied )>e ^ ^y goste

' ' Hec Requies mea in seculum seculi'

et cetera :

there

6*111 & ys ^1US myc^ * *Jgge an-englysshe,'

Thys ys my reste, world

wyth-out end; her I wyll wonne, for I hyt haue I-chose.'

John^

C Aftyr hym, was Erchebysshop of dyuelyne, Iton comyn, a 24

next Arch- man f England borne; & yn England, at euesham, of the clergye

bishop, dyueiyfj) ^y queyntyse and procurme?it of the kynge), by on

He is con- accorde I-chose;& of the pope lucye, at the Cyte of Wellet, the?-

Velletri,

aa%r I~nodet & I-sacred

;a man, good clerke & ryghtful; & by 28

A.D. 1182.hys myght, mych ryght laked

j?e stat of holy chyrch yn Irland.

[CHAPTER LVL]

givL17 " TTne kJnge henry, as he there - to - fore hadde

histnndt

I-thoght, yaue the Lond of Irland to hys

John. yongeste sone, lolin by name; & whan) he hyt hadde hym I-yeuc, 32

1overliiied later.

RAWL. MS.) I !; hi.AM) IS i.IVl.N i;Y III.MIV II TO II I^ s()\ JuHX. 133

Ni lAim LIV.)

Ot longe ther-aftyr, the yonge kynge lienry, tin- < .^nuium

olde kynge hen ryes Sone, and his brodyr Goflery, A .i>.

the Erie oi%

In-ytaynr, w/t/t othyr many hey men of this hallo thejaee,

and yen hsilf that liam \\vryn an holpc aii-1 cousayl, thr thynlr tyine ^^^agayn his fadyr be-gan to arryse ; hut Sone ther-aftyr, as hit were fktarfcw

throgh Sentence of god, thay both died, the one aboute Mid- cum

somyre at Marcellc, and that was the yonge kynge ;and the Erie

Sone thcr-uftyr clieile also at Paris : and thus the kynges

agaynes his Sonues was Endyd1

.

[CHAPTEB LV.]

TTNdyr this laurance, Archebischope of Deuelyn,

(that at the COHSail of the Latran hadd I-be, and as

thay Sayde, ther he had Purehasid agayne the kynge for loue of

hislondi-lVi>ill, wharof the kynge had grette artrow vpon hym,

Whcrfor he lette hym of his passage in-to Irland,) the xviij kalends 14 Nov.

of Decembyr died at Oye in Normandy, a good man and holy, andl ]

that god almyghty Shewid many Miraclis for / that he opynly

doth for hym. We rede also of hym, that he was seke iije dayes ar

he thadyr came ;and whan ho Saw our Ladyes churche, that is the

nuxlyr churche of the toun, he sayde this vers of the Sawter,

as prophesy throw the holy goste :" Hec requies mea in eecwlwm

seculi : Hie habitabo \ quouiaui elegi earn." And is thus mych to

Say in Englysli," This is my reste, worlde wythout Ende. Her

v \vy 1 dwele, for y hit haue chose"

// Aftyr hym, was Archebischope A. D. 1181.

el 1 >i IK lyn, Ihon Comyn, a man of England borne; and in England,

at euesham, of the clergi of deuelyn (by queyntyse and procunnent

of the kynge), by oone acorde chose;and of the Pope Lucie. at the * tcclesiae

Cite of wellet, ther-aftyr y-hodet and y-Sacrid ;a man, god clerke, gtatum

and ryghtful, and by his myght / mych ryght lakyd the state

holy churche In IrlaiuT 2. ma$set.

[CHAPTER LVI.]

e kynge Henry, as he there-tofor hadd thoght, ^'(al'r

yaue the londe of Irland1

to his yougestSone, Ihoii by [Pol. 25

Name. And whan he hit hadde hym yeue, he Sende the Arche-a<

1

habitobo, MS.

134 HO ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (oil. LVIl). [DUBL. MS.

A. D. 1184. he sentf>e Erchebysshope of dyuelyn oner

Ipe see, to ordeyn ayeyne

Archbp. hyg gones comynge. & sone aftyr fat, hugti de lassy was I-sent

scut to aftyr ynto Englond ;and come ynto Irland, Phelype of Wyrcestre,

Hi/gh de pcurato[ur] ofj?e lond, wyth fourty knyghtes ;

a ma?* that was 4

L*y isgood knyght, curteys, & good mete-yeuer ;

bot oj?er good ne dydderecald, and

riulip of he noon), saue fat he went from contray to contray, & asked,Worcester ^ Wyth streynth toke, both of letred & of lewed, J?e

cursed

place. tallages of gold & of sylu^r. & I wnderstond that he neuer good 8lli' took

tallage of dydde ferwyth ;ne neuer mane shalle, that so catell gadereth ;

for

all, and many crystes curs, & trew mannys & womaymes, pouer & ryche,

with it. thay gadereth eke ])er-\vyth : & wel vnsyker may man) be, to do

hys lyf yn aduentu? wyth ham that catel so wynnethe. J 2

[CHAPTER LVIL]

Thefyrst TTThan the kynges sone hadde arayed al dynge

oTkjJllgethat nede was, for to come yn-to Irland, he

lohn ynto , 11 -r i j nil ^ 1111Irland Pu^ nym * saylle a^ Melytord, a terth estre day. he hadde

He lands good wynd, & a-morow arryued at Waterford, w^tA thre hun- 16

at \Vater-

tbrd

"

^re^ knyghtys, & other an-hors, & a-fote ful many, he arryued,

25 April, the ye? of hys old .xxij. ;of hys faderes comynge ynto Irland

.xiij. ;of the Erles comynge .xiiij.; of Robertes comynge, fytz-

1185.steuen .xv.

;the yee? of ow? lordes Incarnacion .M. C. Ixxxv. 20

Steuenes-sone was forman, & opened the wey toJ?e Erl; the

Those who Erl to j?e kynge; the kynge to hys sone; & mych hyt ys to

theland Preyse > & gwte thynge he began, that fyrste ynto Irland so

before himboldly come, the thynge to begyn. Moch also to preysene, he, that 24

praise.a%^ the begynnynge, so nobely come for to eche thynge that

was begon; & most of al to preysen, he that al thynge fulle

Nofa the endet, & the lordshype clenlych wan ouer al other [Hy. IIJ. He?, men

tytyle tomowen well vndrestond, that the Englesshy-men) ne came nat 28

Irland. wyth so mych vnryght yn-to Irland as many folk weneth; for

Fi tz. Robert, steuenes-sone, &j?e Erl, wyth good ryght come to

Stephen Macmorgt ynto leynester ;the on, hys trouth for to hold, & hym

Striguil for to helpe; that other, for loue of hys doghtre; nathles, of 32

ri^ht^ Watrford, ne of Myth, ne of DesmofO, whych the Erl at the

Ireland"begynnynge name to hym, & conquered out of leyuestre, ne seyI noght that he hadde al fully ryght ther-to. Bot of the fyft

HAWL. MS.J PUIN'CE JOHN ARRIVES I\ 1KI.I.AND. 135

bischope of Deuelyn ouer the see, to ordt-yn ai/ayn IUH comyngtf. A. D. 1184.

Ami Sun.- ai'tyr that, huirh dr Lucy \v;is Sende ' into Midland'; And

come Into Irluiul, Piiilipp of \Yiir-tre, procuratowr of the londe, [Philip,

\v/l/< ii.urty knyvht/x; a man that was trl kny^ht curt. vs. andJj^jjukp-

goode mrtr-y< UT ; hut otliyr u'ood n- did lie nuonr; Sam- tliat in- t

went in. in rnntray to contn.y. and a>kyd, and \vytli ^tivynth tokf.,',

'

both of Icrid awl Icwid, tlu- cui>id tollagis of golde and Syluer.I 'i tn

And I vndyrstondr that he neuer good did ther-wttA;ne neuer man

shall, tliat So good gaddcrid ;for many crystis cui*s, atvl tn-\v inai:y-

and womawuys, Pouer and rych, thay gadderid also ther-wyth : and V*wel vnsure may a man to be, to do his lyfe in aduenture wyth them (>

lt. \ .

that So goode doth gette.

[CHAPTER LVII.]

TlTThan the kynges Sone hadd arrayed al thynge Cap7im

that nede was forto come Into Irland, he Putt hymto Sayl at MillefortTthe iiij

eday aftyr Estyr. He had good wynde, The fryst

and amorrow londid at Watyrforde, wyth CCC knyghtee, and othyr

an-hors and a-tbote ful many, he loiidyd, the yere of his age xxij,j

hort Into

Of his faderis comynge Into Irlande xiij, Of the Erlis comynge

xiiij, of Roheres comyng fitz Steuyn xv, the yere of Oure lordys

Incarnacion) M*. Clxxxv. Steuenes Sone was the fryst man, And [Op. v.

oppenyd the wey to the Erie : the Erie to the kynge ; the kynge to

his Sone;and gretly he is to Preyse, and grete thynge he began, that Mvltum

fryst in-to Irlaud So boldely come, the thyng* to begyn ; gretly also

he is to Preyse, that, aftyr the begynnynge, BO nobely come forto

execute the thynge that was begon ;And moste of al he is to

Preyse, that al thynge full Endyd, and the lorchip cleuly conquesyd

on- r al othyr''

' Here men mowen wel vndyrstond, that the Eng- No<n the

l\>h-nien caiuo not wyth so mych viiry^'ht into 1 1 land as many ti{jj^8

j)rj)ill wi-nyth. For Robert Steuenes-Sone and the Erie come to Irlande.

MacmurgTi into loynystre ;that oon, on his throuth forto holde, and

hym torto liclpe, that othyr, for loue of his doghtyr. Natheles, of

\\atyribrd, ne of Mytho. ncthyr of Desmon, wych the Erie at the

iH'iryiinyn^' toke to hym and coiKpierid out of leynystre, I Sey not fquintae

t hat he hadd ful ryght therto. But of the fryst Parte of the londe *

1 Sende aftyr, MS.

136 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (oil. LVII, LVIIl). [ntJBL. MS.

Henry 11*8 rarte of> tlie loncl tlmt was tJie Erles tlirog^ ^ys wyf, Thefivefold

lordshype clenly be erl yaf the kynge ;& al he prynces of the

right to * r

Ireland: lond ther-aftyr, by har good wyll, yoldeii) ham to the kynge, to

i. All the be euermo? sugget to hym & to hys. Vp*-on al thys, f>e pope of 4

Rome, that ys heede of al crystendome, and that hath a specyall

yielded to ryght of al the Ilondes of crystendome as wyde as the world

EI or ys >he yf plenerly, and conformed to the kynge, the lordshyp

IX Ol. c)

b.] of the lond, as hyt ys to-fore I-told. and of eldre ryght we 8

PoTh

of fyndeth eke I-wrytte, that the kynges of England haue to Irland

Rome Of Germon), Belynes sone, kynge of Brytaygne, that ys nowe

Ireland to Euglond, he come ynto Irland, & whan the lond; & many ye?

me ba? hym truage, and othe? afty? hym, ynto brytaygne. i*

guntius Ther-afty? the kynge Arthu? hadde truage eke out of Irland;

Ireland. & Gylmory the kynge, that than) was wyth other kynge of the

4. Arthurjion(jes was Wyt/A hym at the grete feste that he held at karlyoiD.

had truagefrom OiD other halue, the folk of Irland come formeste out of bastles 16

longeth now to gascoyne, wherof the kyngesIrish came Of england ben lordes. And thys me may wel vnderstond, thatfrom

Bayonne, both by old ryght & by newe, the kynges of Englond owen wel

to haue the lordshyp of Irland. And thegTi the folk of the lond 20

English neuer ne hadde be subyet ther-byfore, hyt oght be I-noght, ]:at

of right,

'

thay al by good wylle yold ham to kynge henry, by othes & byLords of

ostages, & al sykernesse that hymself lyked ;& fe popes that

fw-aftyr hym graunted & conformed the lordshyp of the lond, 24

No/a that & accorsed al ham that yn) any tyme thar-ayeyn come. And

l>ene false thegn thay, throgh kywd falsnesse & vnstablenesse that yn hamrf kynd.

yg^ j^^j ^ QfaeB & Of mansynge, natheles, thay wer neuer,

throgli no man that power hadde, the?-of assoylled ne vnbound. 28

Bot man may bynd hymself viyih such thynge, bot nat so lyghly

vnbynd.

[CHAPTER LVIIL]Giraidua -|t /Taysti? Geraud ne telleth no forther of thesays no

1 y I

the'con conquest ; bot of )?e lette where-throgh the lond 32

quest, but was [not] clenlych I-conquered, ne the folk fully I-broght yn thedone,

whPTwa8 he telleth such resons : Thay that fyrst comen), haddtiD ful wel

1" I"spedde w2^A- ut a y lette, yif fe kynge ne hadd so astyly

11AWL. MS.] VINDICATION OL1

IIKN'HY Il's TITI.K TO IIIKI.ANI). 137

thai. wa-- (lie Krlis l.y liys wyfe, Tin- h.rrhipp rlmly tin- Erie yauc

to the kyiiL''' ; Jnl ;il tin- I'ryii.y- !' the lmdr tlu-r-ai'tyr, by bar

good-will, \ol.lyn Imin to tlie kynge to be euer-more Hiihiecte to

li\ in and t-i h\s. VJ.MII al tlii-. the] <>i'<'

of Home, tbat isbede of al

crystyiidonif. nn>1 that hath a Sp. . -i.il rjghl of al the Ilmulys nl

. ndonie, as \viil as the worldr is, ho yaue Plenerly, and con-

It riuyd to t lie kyiiL''-. the lorchipp of the loud, as bit is to-fore tolde. '^And of eldyre ryj^bt we fyndytb also y-writte, that tbe kynge fpiciunt.

of Engliinde bane to Irlande *of Gornion, Belynes Soue, Kyng of [*Pol. 25

r.iytaiuMK- ', that is now England, he come Into Irland, and toke

the londc;ami many a yt-iv thay lnnv hyiu truage, and otbyr aftyr

byiii, Into lnytaigne. Ther-aftyr also, kynge Artoure badd truage nia>

out of Irland 2;:md (Jyhnory the kynge, tbat tbat tyme was wytb Tribu-

othyrc kynges of the Ilandis, was w?tA byiu at tbe grete feste tbat

In 1 t-lde at karlion. On othyr halue, tbe Pepil of Irlande come Pmeterta

fryste out of Bascles and out of Bayon, that longytb now to gas-

coyne, Wherof the kynges of Euglaude ben lordys. And tbus ye

may wi-1 vndyrstoiide that, botb by olde ryght and by new, the conlinet

kynges of England owen well to haue tbe lorchipp of Irland. And

thesjb the folkeof the londe neuer badd be Subiecte ther-by-fore, hit eaPu*IttHlfi

ogbt be y-now, tbat thay al, by good-will, yaue ham to the kynge Iliber-

henry by otbys and hostages, and by al maner Surte that he

li->y rid3

;and the Popis that ther-aftyr hym grawnted and confermyd

the lorchipp of the londe, and acorsyd al them that in any tyme

ther-agnyn come. ^f And thegb thay, by kynde falsnes and No<a that

that in ham is, lytel tell of otbys and of mansynge, ^^ fa is

thay were neuer, by noo man that Power hadd, tberof of^^assoilled ne vnbound. But a man may bynde hym-Selfe wt'tA Such

tbynge, but noght So lygbt vu-bynde.

1% /T

[CHAPTER LVIII.]

iiister geraud ne tellyth no ferdyr the conquest ;

but of the lette wherfor the londe was [not] clenlych

1-conquerid, ne the Pepil fully y-brogbt in tbeudom, be tellyth

Such resonys : Tbay that fryst comen, haddyn full well y-Spede

1

Brytaytaigne, MS. 3 finnis fidei sacramentique vinculis : v. 320.

138

i. Henry

comng

English,

a. His

after his

Ireland.

The Irish,

frightend,learnt to

fiijllt Illn I

shoot,

and often

English!

War comes

only for

ThTlrish

aind, but

[*Pol. 26

enslave

The four

say that

English

THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. LVIIl). [DUEL. MS.

I-sent, & forboden that no ma?i ne shold to ham come;&

tnay that we^ ynto l^c *on(* I'come

>shold the loud leue, &

turne ayeyne, othe? forlcse al that thay helden of the kynge

yn othe? londes. And whaifl the kynge was ynto the loud 4

hymself I-come wyth so moch power, hyt had he wel ynoght,

nai4 that he hadd so sone turned ayeyne, throgh the popes heste

&j>e cardyuals, & eke the lyddernesse that hys sones hadden

I-pwueyed to do hym, the whyll that he was out of loud, ffor 8

the folk that, at the begynnynge of so sodeyne comynge, was so

swyth amayed, & aferd & agrysed of the wepned men stalwarth-

nesse>anc* f the derne wondynge of arwes, throgh lange abydynge

& sleuyth of Maystres that no stalwarthnesse ne sykernesse was 12

wyth, by lytyll & lytel lerned, wepne to ber?, arwes to shote;

& so wel woned ham ther-to, that oft ham byfelle wonderly goode

happes yn fyght vporD englysshe-men) ;& on thys maner, that at

the begynnynge lyghly myght be I-shent & I-broght vnder fote, 16

worthen) bold & staluarth to wythstond, & defend ham-self. Me

may rede & ouerseche the boke of kynges, Ipe prophetes, al the

old rede fro end to othe?, & other tymes that afoor haue I-bc;

me shal neuer fynd that wer? & hate came vpon) folk, bot for 20

^a? synnes ;& so hyt may wel be of the folk of Irland, that oft

seruec* we*' * r na^ Bynnes>to haue werre & wrak of othe? out-

londes men; natheles, god almyghty was nat ham so wengeable

wrot, that he tholled ham fully, nether al to be vndone, ne fully 24

I-broght yn-to theudome, nether *thay clenly forelore grace ;

ne

the other clenlych hadden grace, the Maystrye to hawe, ham fully

& Preysebly yn theudome for to hold. Me fynt that }>e Iresshe-

men hadden) four prophetes, euery yn hys tyme, Patryk, Molynge, 28

Braken, & Colmkylly, whos bokes ben wyth ham an Iresshe

I"wrytte ; euery of ham speken) of the fyght of thys conqueste,& seyne that '

lange stryf & oft fyghtynge shal be for thys lond;

& oft the lond shal be I-horyed & I-steyned \vyih grete slaght of 32

men.' Bot vnnethe thay beheteth the Englyssh peple fully J?e

maystrye a lytell a? domesday, & that the lond shal from see to see

be I-casteUcd & fully I 'won - Bot the englysshe-men) shollen), ar

that, oft wel feble be, & rnyche desayse yn the lond so p se]. BarcaiD 36

RAWL. MS.] CAUSES OF Till (IIKCKT SUCCESS OF Till. i:\f;uSH. 139

w/t/t-out any lettc, yf the kynge nc hadd So ha-tely y-smde and *i *n

comaiidid that no mail ne slmlde to liani come; and thay that werej.

Into the londe y-come, sholde the londe lewe, and turne ayeyi<t' in n f

t Airs

othyr to lese :il that thay heldyn of the kyn.ire in othyp londys. r<

And whan the kyng was Into the land hym-Sclfe y-come w/t/t S<,\

inyrh IWer. hit hadd y-be w.-l y-now,' nar that he hadd So Sone

turnrd auayn. thr.^di the Popis conui//dim'Ht and the cardynalis. i /

And also the wickydnys that his Sones liaddyn y-Purueyed to dour

hyin, the \\hyle that he was out of londe. For the Pepil that, at,

the begyimyngc of So Sodeyn comynge, was So gretly aferde and '*''

agrisid the wrjiynnyd-nien Imldi-nys, and of the cruel woundyngc of ratio no*

ar;)\\e-, throw longe abydynge and Sleuth of Maysters, that norc

boldnys ne Sickyrnys was wyth, by lytell and lytell lemyd wepyn)

to berre, Arrowes to shote; and So wel vsyd hara therto, that

many tymys ham 1 y-frll wondyrly good happys in fyght vpon

englysTi-nien ;and on this manere, that at the begynnynge lygh[t]ly confundi

rayght be shente and broght vndyrfoote, AVeryu bolde and hardypo

to \\ytlistonde and defende ham-Selfe / AVe may rede and our-

seche the boke of kynges, the prophetis, al the olde rede fro ende to Mam . .

op>er,and othyr tymys that to-for haue y-be, We shal neuer

j\,g( meiln

fynde that were ne hate came vpon Pepill, but for har Synnes. *rem.

And So hit may wel be of the Pepil of Irland, that ofte smied

wel, for har Synnes, to haue werre * and wrake of othyr strange [*Fol. 20

comen men. Natheles, god almyghty was not ham so wengeabil

wroth that he wolde fully ham Putte out of londe, nethyre al to be l omnino

vndone, ne fully broght Into traldome, nethyr thay clenly forlorne ^ndt vel

grace. Nethyr ne othyr hadd not fully grace, the Maystry to haue,<W*fi

and ham fully and Pesabilly in thraldome to holde / H "We No/a

t'yndyth that the Irys^-men haddyn iiije

proph^is euery in his

tyme, Patrike, Molynge, Brakan and Colmkylle, Whos bokis ben

wyth ham in Iiysh writte. Euery of ham Spekyth of the fyght of

this conqueste, And Sayne that '

lange stryfe and of fyghtynge shal

1x3 for this Imide;and ofte the loud shal be defowlid awl y-steynyd

\v\tli 'jii'tr Sl.i-lit Pint vnnetlie thay grauntyth that the

h j-epil lidly the niaystry, a lytel ar the dayof Dome, and that~

^the lond >hal from See to See / be castelid and fully Knlmbited* / incat-

Butl

i1'

KiiL-lysh-nicn shal, ar that, ofte wel trl.il he. ami niychte

140 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IBKLAND (dl. Lix). [l)UBL. MS.

but they seyth, that'

throgti a kyngc that shal come out of the wyl nion-

troubUMl tayngiics of seynt patrykes fat me cleppeth slesto (slesco?),

bv. i Kinj & on a goneday-nyght ', a castel yn the wodd contreys of OfFalye

pHtrick's shal to-brek, most what al the Englysshe-men of Irland shullcn 4Mmm- t -f . ii>//tains. be'I-stourbet //

[CHAPTER LIX.]

I'll tell you "VTow and for whych thynge hit was, that the

joim" e -^

kynges sonnes trauaille, and bar mochel costes,

succeed in afc tnys tyme ne sped nat as tham ogh, hyt ys non) harme 8

Ireland.thegh me he? sette ;

for thegn of thynge that ys I-past ne be no

remedy, natheles, of thynge that ys to come, me may be wa?

When he by ensample of ha? dede. Whan the kynges sone was Icome

rich men to lond at Watcrford, thede? come to hyrn Iresshe-mefD of the i a

contray> ryh mei > and f Pees trew kym l*soght, & made hymhad their grete gladnesshe as hare lord, & profred hym to kysseiD. Thay

pulld byanoou ryght of tho new men), & namely of the Normawnes, wereiD

his young shame-fully receyued, & lothly I-hokred, & by the berdes whych, 16

yn the maner of the contrey, they haddeiD grete & long some of

ham shamly weren) I-shaken) & I-draw. As sone as thay comen to

The Irish ha? owne, wyth al that thay hadden thay WT/tA-drowen ham, & left

the contrey & wenten to the kynge of Thomon), and hym [told], & 20

and told also the kynge of desmon) & the kynge of Connaght, what thay

country-hadd receyued & found wyth the kynges sone. C A yonglynge al

vryih yonglynges gouerned ;& by yonge men) rede, al he wroght ;

no

wytte ne no staluarthnesse \\yiJi hym was found;no sekernese ne 24

The three trouth to IresshemeiD, thayr south nat behete. Whan) tythynges

Ireland (ofne?-of was I-spronge, thay thre cheftayns of Irland that we? the?

Limerick, re(jy to come to the kynges sone, & ham to hym, & do hym homage,

naught, thay thogthten that, afty? thay smal harmes, wolden) come more ; & 28

>r ') whan) me such thynge dydde to good mefi) & meke, wel wors

me wold do the prouth & the vnbuxum. Thay toke ham to

rec*e>& swor? to-gedde? that thay wolden) vpon ha? lyues wythstond

the r^btes of ha? old fredomes, & defende, for to be al to-hewen). 32

death. And for that thay shold 2

th[is] th[yng] the better to end brynge, thay

1 MS. sone myght.2 From this line to the end of the page, the enda

of the lines are missing, the corner of the page being torn off.

RAWL. M.S.] WHY HIINCI. .JoIlN I-'AILD IN IUH.ANI). 141

myssayse haue in tlic Imide. So Brakan Soyth, that '

a kyiiLCr that shal come of tin- wylde Mnntai-.-iK : riekes,

tliat is callid Seli'co, and on a son la\ -nyu'ht2

,a cnstel in the wode Sleft,

contreies of ()i-lan\v shal lireke, mo.st what al the Engly.-h-men

of Irland .*hal be htrobyd.'

X.]

"VTOw and for wyche thyngcj hit was, that the kynges Cap

-^ Sones travayll, and his grete costes, at this tyme sped v

noght as tham oght, Hit is none hurme thegh I her reherse. Forto

Bpeke of thynge that is Paste, is no remedy ; Nevyrthelasse, of thynge'

that is to come, we may be-ware by ensampil of har dede //*'"

1" \\ lian tlie kynges Sone was come to londe at Watyrforde, thedyr tanqnamcome to hym IrysTi-men of thecontrny, rj'ch men

8,and of trew Pees *

hym be-soght / and made hym grete gladnys as har lorde, and ~

profirid to kysse hym. Than anoone ryght / of two new men,4and

^ ^"m n

namely of the Normanes, waryn shamefully rescewid1

,and lewidly pad* ta-

Pullicf ham by the Berdys, whych, in the mancr of the contrey, thay J<pfc*<w-

haddyu gn-te and longe. Some of them wer Shamefully shaken nottru et

and ydi a\\en. As Soue as thay comen to har owyn, wyth all that

thay luulde, thay wythdrowen liam and lefte the contrey, and wente

to the kynge of Thomonde, and tolde hym, and also the kynge of tecnri-

Desmonde and the kynge of Connaght, what thay hadd rescewyd mittenln^

and found wit/t the kynges sone. IF A yonglynge al wyth6tret prin-

yonglynges gouernyd1

, and by yonge men consayl al didd"; AndJ^;

**

no \\itte ne boldnys wyth hym was founde; ne Surte, ue trouth,

t< yi\>!i-men thay couth not promyse5. 11 Whan tythyngys

*

was sprouge, thay iije

captaynys of Irland' that was that Limeri-

tynu' n-dy to come to the kynges sone, and yelde ham to hym, "^*J,^C.

and to do hym homage, thay thoghten, that aftyr thay smale tf*is, et

luinnys, wolde come more; and whan thay Such thynge did to

good men and meke, Wei wors thay wolde do to the Pnite

and the vnbuxum. Thay toke hame to*consail, and Swar [*Pol. 26

to--ad(lercs that thay woldyn vpon Har Lywes wythstond theb<

ryyhtes of har olde fredomys, and defende til thay were al w^/fch.-wyde. And for thay sholde this thynge the bettyr brynge to f*b

1

|<r ipu'indaxn regem, de desertis Patricii montibus venturum, et

Dominica, castrum (juoddain in ncniorusis Ophclanie partibus irrupturum, juraomnes fcro Anu'lid ;vl> Hihernia turbahtintur. Op.v. 385. tuemlttin.

ICE Q myijht (tin. same mistake, ;i- lof-Te. in l>th MSS.).

142 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (flL LTX LX). [otJBL. MS.

The Irish scntteiO about ynto al the lond, & allycd h . . . & maden frendes of

ham that wi? byfore foinejn], & thus throgh ham that th . . -nygc

friendsputte (jrogti pryde) from ham, both thaye & al other most dele

foes.

f

were .... pys folke, as euery othe? wyld folk, thegh thay no 4

2J

f *

wyrshyp* ne couthe .... me shold do ham wyrshype

selves, they manshype. And thegh thay nat be ...... wyth falsnesse,

natheles thay shonneth that othe? do ham [any falshede;] & thus

being falsethe good that thay loueth yn othe?, thay rech......... ham 8

to them.

[*Fol. 20 to-gydde? thay ..........*Euery wysman vnderstond hym

by Eoboam, Salomones sone, how mych harme falleth of pryde &John's

failure is ouertrowshyp^. whan) he, afty? hys fady?, was made kynge of Israel,

byPRe^ I

56 ^k come to hym, & bysoght hym that he shold ham somwhat 1 2

hoboain's, allegge of fe seruyces that thay we? I-woned to do hys fadyr. He

following was yonge ;and by yonge men) consaylle, answard & seyd,

' My

men^ fyn^ ?8 grette^ ^an was my faders ryggebone; & yf he yowadvice, bette wyth yardes, y,wyl yow bette wytA breres.' C Throgh that 16

ten Tribes answa?, the ten kynredes hym leften), & maden ham kynge of

of Israel.leroboam, & neuer afty? weren vnder hym ne noon) of hys : of al

John gave ]?e folk of Israel, non wyih hym abode, bot twey kynredes. Vpon

of faithful ^kys> J?e Iresshe-men londes, that, fro the tyme that Robert steuenes- 20

Irish, to sone fyrst come ynto })e lond, trewly wyth englysshe-men haddeiD

I-be, we? I-take fro ham, & yeuen to the newe men). And thay

So these anoon) turned to the Iresshe-men, & aspyed al the harme that thay

turndniygnti do to fe Englysshe ;

& wer?, so mych the more harme dydde, 24

against that thay so pryue wer? wyth ham ther-byforehim.

[CHAPTER LX.]

The coast ^l^he tonnes vp-on the see, and the castels, wythtowns and JL ,1 i

-,,

castles the londes that to ham belonget, & the truages

& tne rentes that shold be I-spende yn comyn nede of the 28

lond> & to ham> of rebelles tha7 wa? I-sette to such that wel

gold, and fayne gadered gold & syluer wyih-yn wowes, eten wel & drynken),

to peace^and laddefi) Idel ly & al thynge vnprofytably wasteden), to harmeof pees-men), & nat of fomen). Amonge othe? harmes betydde yit 32

more, that yn lond so smert & so kene, & folk so weyward & so

vnredy, & so mych harme doynge, The kepynge & the maystry toke

RAWL.MS.] CAUSES OF THI IIIISH ni.I'.l l.l.IOX .\C\INST l'KIN< E JOHN. 143

Knde, thay Sende about into al the h>nde, and allied ham toi/ad- Q

deris, ?/ madyn freiidy.s <f tham tliat \\CP nemy*. And thus tin "^ham. that t ha vat the beoynnyn-v Putte (throw Pryde) from them, /,,./

both thay and al others tor the m< was fro them st in id.',,','"' ]'/*,/

"

11 This Pcpyll, aseuery othyr wylde IV]. ill. theidi thay no wyrrhi]

kmvth net, Natheh-s thay uolde that hy sliolde do ham wvrchij.p "^"^ml maii-hiir. And tht-_di tiny le n..t aierde no a-hainyd to 1 ezcmplo

lounde \vyth falsnesse, Nathehs. thay Sh,,nnyth that any othyr ^'J","/,.,,,-.

sholde do ham any falshede : and thay lowyth troutli;and thus mug bonum

good that thay lowyth in others, thay thynke no fors wh<w lytill

be found in ham-Selfe therof . Eueiy vysman vndyrstond hyiu hy tiiliffunt,

Hobonm, Salomones Sone, how mych harym fallyth of Pryde. 2*rpi ,

Whan lie. attyr his iadyr, was made kynge of Israel, the Pepil no*

come to hym, and besoght hym tliat he sholde ham Somcwhate**

alli'.L'.Lfi! of the Servycea that thay were wonyd to do to his fadyr. egovot

11 was yniige ; aud, by yonge men consayl, answerid and Sayde,

^|" My fyniryr is more and grettyr then was my Fadyris bake-bone; nib**.

And yt he h. tto yow wyth yardes, y will bette you wt/t breris" /^jJJ^

K And for that answere, al the tene kynrede* lefte hym / and contra

made ham a kyngc of Jeroboam;and neuer aftyr werj

rn vndyr

hym, ne noone of his. Of al the Pepil of Israel, none \\iih hym /,-.,

abode, but two kynredis. Vpon this, the Irysh-men londes that a tanto

tro the tyine that Robert Steuenes Sone fryste come Into the londe, noeemiMm

trewely wyth en^lysh-men haddyn, wer take fro ham, and yewyn efficadoret,

to two new men *. And thay anoone turnyd to the Irysli-men, and l",'"x

aspied al the harme that thay myght do toj?e Englysti ; and/'

\verre, so mych the more harme didde, that thay were so Piyue /

\vyth ham therto-fore 2.

ett

[CHAPTER LX.] <u*ignata t

qui aurum

tonnes vpon the See, and the castelis, wyththe londjs that to ham Partenyd, and the truages

and tlie rentes that sholde be I-Spend in the comyn Profite of the intra

londe, and yaue hit to Rebellys *, and to suche thaj; well fayne

L'ad. rid -/oldc and Sylucr wyth-In wcwes, etten wel, and drouuken, . . . c*

iaddyn ydill lyfe, and al thxn.u'e vnprofytably wastyne, to grete ^*^W01

harme of Pees men, and noght to enemys. Amonge al othyr harmys ill

befell yit inoiv, that in the londe So Smyrte and So kene, and']

Pepil So weywar.r and So vnr. -dy. <in -I So mych harme doynge,

144 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND(oil. LX). [DUEL. MS.

The Eng- an hand, that Icuer' hadde har rych robes, than ham to wepne ;

Governors leuer to 8ytte at korde, fan hoste to leje'> redye? to fle fan to

Wward fyght

'

^euer to hold a &y^ mayd by the womb, than) spe? & sheld

and liked to be? an hand;

netlie? trewe to ha? vnderlynges, ne dredful to ha? 4womenbetter than enemyes. Thay had nat that good herte, ne of ky[nde] yt com) to

ham), for to spa? the meke, & wreke ham on the prout ;bot al ayeyrie

that, thay sp[arid &2

] lykled wylh the sterne, & pulled & strops

The Irish ham that noil) harme dydde. Vnder whych gouernours, the 8

slew and' Iresshe-men) begon) to pryde & take ouer-hand of the englysshe,

Th En"-kranten an^ slowen, robbeden) And stelleii); for the maystres wyth

lish of the h&j> meygne, helden) ham alwey yn the cytees vpon) tlie see, Ipercoast stuck

to wine plente was of wyn) & of women), to whych they weren al clenlych 1 2

&udwomen. I-yeue to. Bot the lond wyth-In, & the marches next ha? enemyes,

wasphm"^ ^e cas^es & the tounes that weren amyd, weren I-lefte &

thTlrishI"brant

'tlie men ^^bed & I-sleyn, w?/t7i-out any lette. The

good knyghtes & the eldre folk of the lond, as men) that me 16

noght told-by that whyle, wyth-drow ham al sleghtly, & held ham

al stylle, for to awayty al soft, what endynge such hyddous stormes

Every- wold ham. That whyle, j?estate of the lond was such, In al places

where was .

wailing ;

was weylynge & wonynge, yollynge & crynge ;Al

f>e weyes forlete;20

every day no man) ne trust to mete wyth other; euery day come newe

of fire and tythynges of bernynge & sleynge, robbynge & revyng3

yn the out

laughter. ion^eg . Vnneth a lytel shadow of pees was yn f>e bourgli tounes, \er

the wyn quenched alJ?e sorowe

;the gold & the syluer, al olper 24

harmes; tha? me shold yn so lydder world wend from contray to

Judges contray wyth folk I-wepned, and chasty ham that mysdeden. Thaysetten lustyces of bench yn ha? robes of scarlet & menyuer : men)

ruind wyth swerdes & battes ham for to kepe, ther no nede was. Than 28good menand true, was

J?e inotynge, the pledynge and reynnynge of good men and

[*Fol. 27 trewe that * non harme dydden : wors ham dydde the harme & the

worse thanten tliat^ t^-throgh haddeiD, fail) the robbynge & reuynge that

Irish foes tha? enemyes ham dydde. C Anothe? thynge that mych was to 321 MS. loucr. 2 Torn out3 The corner of p. 26 b was torn off before being written upon, so that there

are no words missing, and the lines follow each other as usual.

KAwr.. MS.] JOHN'S MI-I.TI.K iv IIU.T \\i>, wiin ii fOTWMMl i\:n\i IT. 145

V'm/the nion that wa Mayster^ to kepe the laiule, lie A. i>. n\=.

had h-wi-r his ryrh riot his (o \\viv than \vi-jyn to hcrre; anc/lowid'

/*'

hrttyr to sitte at Jxmle, than ho>te to Irde; and more redyer to 11.

than to t'vLrht ;leuer to holde a fayre mayde by the wombe, fchftn~,,

'"'

ip i- and Sliolde to her an liondo. And al-o they wer not tiv\\-

to bar Subii'ctis, no divdt'ull to liar enerays. Thay had not that ,,*

L'ood Ilci-tr, ne of good Kynde Hit come to Ham, fortoSpare tbe

moke, an'1 \\rckc Hani on the Prowte; but al the contrary tbay did. y 1 rtn.

Tliay Sparid ami fikyllid wyth the sterne, and toke and Pullid the C*FoL 27

mrke, and them that noone harme did // Vndyr whych gouernors,

the IrjrsTi-inen begon to be Prowde, and to haue the Maystry of the

Englysfi-men, and branten, and Slayne, and Stellen / For thay

i is. wyth har meny, heldyn2 ham at al tymys in the Citteis

*[ heldym

vpon the see-syde, ther Plente was of wyne and of women, to the vinoveneri-

wychc thay yaue ham cleuly to. But the lond wyth-In, and the^marchis nexte har enemys, and the castelis and the tounes that in

\vcryn a-myde, weryn lefte and brante, the men robyd and Slayn,

wyth-out any resistence. The good knyghtes and the eldyr

of the londe, as men that noght is tolde by, that tyme wythdrowJiam al Slyly, and held ham al stylle, for-to witte al Softe what

I'.ndc Suche grete Stormys sholde haue. That tyme, the state of i

the londe was Suche, In al Placis was wepynge and cryenge, and

nivche Sorrow. Aft the weyes was lefte, that no man trustid not viltoet

rtprob&ta.to mete wj't/t anothyr ; euery day come newe tythyngis of brennynge fatuit

and Sleynge, robbynge and rewynge in the out-landis. Vnneth aJJjJjJJ

m et

lytyll Sadow of Pees was in the burgage tounes 3, ther the wyne

quenchid al the Sorrow;the golde and the syluere, al the harmys.

lw

Thar thay Sholde, in so wyckyd a tyme, goo from contray

contray wyth Pepill y-wepenyd, and correcte ham that did amys ; ur*bra ri-

Thay Syttyn Justices of benche in hare Roobis of Scarlete and d^atur-

nunywd' : men wit/* Swerdis and battis forto kepe ham, ther [See the

no nede was. Than was the motynge, the pledynge, awc?reyuynge below.

of goode men nnd trew, that noone harme didde. Wors hame didd P* ! 5 a -]

the harme and tlie angyr that thay ther throgh haddyn / than the

robbynge and reuynge that har enemys ham dide // Anothyr

thyugo that trretly is to mowrne, be-felle also, wher-of god was

L

146 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. LX-LXl). [DUEL MS.

A.D. n85.rewe byfelle also, wha?-of gode was worste I-quemed: Ther

prince cometh newly to londtf hyt becometh welle that lie wyrshype

god & holy chyrch, mayntenynge the ryghtes, & yeue more there-to.

Prince Bot f>enewe prynce nat only held hym from that for to eche the 4

irooild the good of holy cn7rcll >^ot lou(les & rentes & pryuyleges that thay of

Irish Oid World hadde & vsed, at hys fyrst comynge yn many places he

bename al clene ; yn) othe? places he chaunged, & yaue wors & lasse

tha? fo? ; & hyt may wel be, f>at hys spede yn othere thynges was 8

The Irish euer the wors & noght J>e betty?. On thys man^r the englysshe

^|nto

weren) both argh & woke to assayllen and to fyght, f>eIresshe

stronge & bold to wythstonde, tyl that fe new prynce saue openly

that al thynge vnde? hys newe men) yede to loste;he chaunget 12

ham & renued, as men) that nothynge couth, & drogh to hym the

So John de old knyghtes & the good men) that waren) ther-to-fo? Ivsed to

made"^

fy&fit yn the m^ner ofIpe lond, & sette lohn de Curcy maystre &

Ruler, andchefteyne of al thynge that was to done

;vnder whom) }>e state & 16

mended fe pees of the lond, by as mych began anoon) ryght to amend, as

er8'

lohn, of hert & of staluarthnesshe, passed al othe?, passynge &

throgh sechynge the Inlondes, as Desmone, Thomone, Mouneste?,

Connaght ;& let nat the meygne vndo hamself wyth oft harme & 20

lostes, doynge to hys fomen, & oft to hym-self & to hys, as he that

noght was adredde to assaye fe vnsyke? aduewtures of fyght & of

baret.

[CHAPTER LXL]

Jonge prynce at the begynnynge hadde wyth 24

^m ^re manere f meygne, Normannes,Normans, Englysshe, & ]>e Englysshe that he found yn the lond. In wyr-

whome' sllyPe> 8ret frenshype, & loue, he hold the fyrst & the worst;In

most^alaS86> the mydmest & the better

; In allerleste, the latest & fe 28

the Engl beste. The fyrst ne myght nat lyue wyth-out wyn, yn whyche thay

broughtwerefi) fostre<i; & for-thy thay forsoken) on al wyse to ben) yn

with him; marches & yn castels fe? from the see I-sette

;no-whe? hot about

3. the Eng- ,

lish in Ire- ' B ynges sone & hys body, kepe thay myght nat be, & hym folwen, 32

& negh ^m be'w2/t^-out any departynge. fe? from the weste &

' The U8Ual large initial letter is omi"ed here, a space being left for it inwhich a small t is put.

HAW!. MS.] JOHN UK (.l i:< I KADI <;<\ I.KXOR OF IllKLAND. 147

niostc dysplrsyd. Tlirr Pryw' coinyth newdy to l>ndr. liit A. n. 1185.

becoinyth that lie wiirhippr r<d and h<>ly rhmvhi-. ni,i\ iitriiyiii

the ryghtes, and yeue more therto. But tlie new I'rym -, not oonl\

helde hym iVome that, forto eche the good of hooly church;but q^ni

hmdis ftiul rentis tni'l IVyuylr.u'is that thay of olde Worlde haddr

vsyd / At his fry-t comynge, in many Placis he toke al clene,

and in othyr Placis ho chaungid, and yaue Wors and lasse therfor. b^ViAnd hit may wrl be, ihat his Spede in othyr thyngis was euer the

wms, ami noLjlit the lettyr. On this manr the Englysli-men wer

both febill and feynte to assaylen and to fyght, and the Irysti-raen hottibii*

liolde am? strong^ to wytlistonde, till that the now Prynce opynlya "

}

Saw that al thyni:o vndyr his new men ycde to loste. he chaunged dumauda-

Iiam, and remewid as men that nothynge kowth, and drewe to hymthe olde kny.ijhtes, and the good men that weryn therto-for y-vsyd

to fyght in the maner of the londe, And Sette Ihon de Curcy, geren-

Ma\ styr and captayn of al thynge that was to doun, Vndyr Whom ^"^the State and the Pees of the londe, by as-mych began anoone conn

ry.L'ht t<. amende, as Ihon, of herte *and of Boldnys, Passid all [*Fol. 87

othyr, fassynge and throw shechyngc the In-Loudys, As Des-itima9

monde, Tlioinon, Mownyster, Connaght, and lette not the meny terrae

Vnd> ham-Selfe wyth ofte harme and lostis, doynge to his ennemys P****9'

and ofte to hym-Selfe and to his, as he that noght was adrede incertam

to assay the vnsure aduentures of fyght And of battaylle.

[CHAPTER LXI.]aUam '

nniic yonge Prynce at the begynnynge hadd vfith

hym thre maner of me?tny, Normanes, Englysst,lx

and the Englys^Ti that he founde in the londe / In grete wyrchipp, xn gumma

fivndshipp and loue, he helde the frysteand the worste. In lasse, /"'the Secounde and the bettyr. And in alltherleste, the latyste and habuimut.

the beste. The fryste myght not lyue wyth -out wyn, in whych they i 90iumIc-tn id

;And therfor thay forsoke to be in marchis and in ./*''' r 7t*

castelis ferre frome the See ysette!

/ and 2myght not be in no ^p^e,

Place but aboute tho kyn.iris Sone, (and [from] his body, kepe thay *ol*m filio

niy.ii'ht not !)-,) and hym followyn, ami ney to hym be, wt'tA-out any Wpara .

drpartynge. ferr from tin- \\Y-h-. and m -v to the Eeste; Fer from biliter

turidere.'

1'riini vino, quo nutriti fiuTant, carere non volentes, in retnotia mrchii,ct castris prooul a mari finistruotin, inorani fact-re nn>lis oinnibus recusabant.

Vl>- v - 394-5-

L 2

148 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. LXI-LXIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1185. negfc al eeste ;fe? from myssayse, & negh ayse, thay wyllet euer to

John's

'

be sette. C langlers & bosters, & of grette othes, and stronge

WT"~men

lyew, foderes, whybelers, Moch told by ham-self throgh pryde, &

boasters,]ytel by othe? .

y iftes & wyrshype to receyue, thay wer the fyrst; 4

takers" dout & perrylle to receyue, thay wa? euer the laste. The lytel good

that thay dydde that wyth hym comen), that was throgh the

englysshe that he wytA hym broght ;bot thay was no thynge

derward wyth hym ayeyns the other, that no good ne couth do. 8

He forsook And for the good knyghtes & the men) throgh whych the wey ynto

the pood ^ jon(j wag rgt i_ pened, we? vryih ham bot as forsaken) &old Eng-lishmen, forlete ;

non) I-cleppeth to conssaylle bot the newe;to non trusted

he bot to the newe ;to non) was wyrshype I-do bot to the newe. 1 2

Hyt byfelle, that whan) thay othe? wythdrowe ham for such thynge,

& lete ham I-worth, yn al thynge that thay dydde, lytel or noght

thay sp[ed]de. Such gyltes & so many, thegli thay both we? myche

the wise to wite, yong old & yonge rede, natheles j?e yonge lydde? rede was 1 6

rebels

^more Sy% ore koustyous lond and vnrecly, hadde al nede to be

needed. Irotet and I-kept throgh wyse men) & redy.

[CHAPTER LXIL]

builds three

1 F ^ia* ^e knes Sone ^ a(5^e tlie lordshype

Castles, at J-. of Irland, & ynto the lond was y-come, Aduentures byfelle20

Lismore"' tnat niaysty? Gerot shortly toucheth. Of thre castels that he

Tibragh. anoS) ryght lete rere, on at Ardfynaw, -anothe? at lysmore, the

[*Pol. 7 thyrd at Tybraghnych. Of thre staluarth*knyghtes that throgh

grete mesaduentu? weren I-slawe, Robert de Barry at Lysmore ;2 4

Knights Reymond, hughes sone, at Olethan) ; Reymon of Canteton) yn

R6

Fit^' Osserye. Of a partye of the meygne of Ardfynan that the kynge

Hugh, &c. of ThomofD descomfyted yn a wod \er negh on a mydsomy? day,

Men of And fou? knyghtes that the? we? y-slaw ;& thay of Tothmon) the a8

Bam day wer dyscomfyt to-fo? TybragTi ;& a grete Iresshe-man,

erick, Ograde, was ther I-slawe, wyth many othe? of the meygne of

O'Grady (?) Ardfynan), that pone afty?, yn a prey-takynge toward lymeryke

Kin of'weyes dyscomfyte, & xix knyghtes I-slawe. Of the prynee Of 3 2

Desmond Desmon), Dermot Maccarthy, that with many othe? yn a parlementdies.

1 The usual large initial letter is omitted, space being left for it.

HAW!.. M>.] J01I\'> rtUJR "1 li.M' NI.U" Ml.N AND Ni.CLECT OF Ol.lt. 149

myssayse, awc/uygh toaysc, thay wolde euer to be M-tto. V IaiiLr leris, \ n. 1185.

bosteris, and of jrivte nthis, >t rouge lyeris, lycheivs. \Vhv-beler, ?

Moche sette by hani-.-ell' lor 1'ridc, mid lytill by others: yiftis enonittmm

and wyrchipp to rescewr, thay were the fryst ;Dow to and IVril

to rescrwr. thay wc-r oiwr the laste. The lytill good that thay

didoT that wyth hun omiyn, that was throgh the Englyssti that i

In wyth hyiii hroght. But thay was nothyngd Derward wyth hym

agaynys the othyr, that no good ne couth do / And for the solum

good knyghtes and the men, throw whych the wey into the lond

was fryste oppenyd, wer wyth ham but as forsakyn and forlete /

nun callid to consaill, but the newe;to noone trustid he 1

, but to

the new;

to noone was wirchipp done, but to the newe. * Hit*

est ut illin

befel that, whan thay othyr wythdrow liame for Suche thynge, te rttrahen-

nnd Ictti; ham alone, wyth al thynge that thay did, Lytell or

noght thay Spede. Such gyltes and So many, thegh thay both opercunon

wer mych to witte, yonge elde and yonge rede, natheles the yonge %, 7u'

lowid consaylle was mor gj'lty ;For bostious, loude and vuredy,

ct <cfl *

hadd grete iiede to be y-rotid and y-kepete throgh wysmen and parum i*n

redy,

[OHAPTH LXII.]

4 ftyr that tyme that the kynges Sone hadde the

JLJL. lordshipp of Irland1

,and into the londe was come, ad-

uenturos befell that Maystyr geraude Sortely touchyth. Of th[r]e

castelis that he anoone rjr

ght lette rere, oone at ardfynan, anothyr

at lysmore, the thyrde at Tybraght. Of thre bolde and hardy

knyghtes, that throw gret mysaduenture weryn slayne, Robert-^JVde Barry at lysmore, Reymond Hughes-sone at Olethau, Beymond arer*.

of Canteton iu Ossory. Of a party of the meny of ardfynan, that

the kyngo of Thomon descomiited in a wodde ther neygh, On a Arch t,ld-

Mydsonwr day, And four knyghtes that were Slayn; and thay ofyami7a.

Thoinoiulo the same day wer discomfite to-*for tybraght; and a [*Fol. 28

grete IrysTi-mau, Odrado, Was ther Slayn, wyth many othyr Of the ^meny of ardfyuan, that Sone aftyr in a pray-takynge toward

lymerike weies Discomfite 3,and xix kuyghtes wer Slayu. Of the J*0; r

Pryncc of Desuiondc, Dermot Maccarthy, that wt'tA many othyr in

3 in praedae captione versus Liuicriouiu confecti*. Op. v. 386.

150 TIM- K.VGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND (CH. LXIl). [DUEL. MS.

A.D. 1185.

Ulstennen

Saints*

found!

Hugh de

Roger le

The Irish

'

ilently

destroy

besyde Corke, throgTi Tybaud wauter & the mcygne of Corke, was

I-slawe. Of the men) of kenalayne, that to boldely wenttefi) ynto

Mythe to preyeiD, & ther weren) I-slawe throgh Wyllyam le petyt,

& an hundert heedes of ham I-broght to dyuelyiD. Of othe? holy 4

bodyes, patryke, Bryde, &, Colmekyl, at doura I-found, & by lohn de

Courcy we? translated ;of hugh de lacy, that to trysty was vpon

kys Iresshe-men), & by trayson) of ham was I-heded at denmgti.

C Of thretteiD knyghtes, that vnde? Ihon de Courcy weren I-slawe 8

at a comynge out of Connaght. Of the staluarth yonge knyght

Roger the powe?, that wyth many of hys, throgh traysone, yn

Osserye was I-slawe;& throgh that thynge, al the Iresshe of the

loud stylly sworne ham to-gyddy? ayeyns the Englysshe ;whe? 1 2

throgh that,*castels yn many places weren) I-cast adoun, many

me") I-s^awe to g1"

6*6 perrylle to al the lond;& of many othe?

aduentures that betyddefi) aftyr that the kynges sone was lord of

Irland, of whyche maysty? Geraud, ham & ha? gestes leueth to 16

other that ham wrytte wold, & lust hadden) the?-to \ And as thys

An end maked of thys boke.

- 1destructis castris pluribus, gravi insulae universae perturbatione : non

indigna memoratu singula, translate in filium regis jam regni dominio, 6ua

suoruraque gesta suis assignando scriptoribus, ad ulteriora s:mul et utiliora

festinamus. Op. v. 387-8.

The unenglisht last Chapters.

Thus ends Ch. 35 of Giraldus's 2nd Book of his Expugnacio.His Ch. 36 is our 60, pp. 142-7, with an added Vision of 'Prince

John marking out the foundations of a church, with a large nave

and a very small chancel/ His Ch. 37 is our 61, pp. 146-9.In his Ch. 38, he states how the Irish are to be conquerd: in

Ch. 39, how they are to be governd. Mr. Dimock's side-notes to

these two Chapters are:

Ch. 38." In every expedition, the counsel of those ought to be

followed, who are best acquainted with the country and manners

i;\\vr. MS.] M.An;irn:i; <>i I.N.,U-II KNI<;HTS AND MI.N. I:I:I.K s ror.Nn. Ifil

a parlement besyde Corke, throgh Tyl.aml Wauter ami the meny A. i>. 1185.

o! Cork,-, was v-Slayn. Of the men ..I kyi.nalr.Mi, that Soknife!]

\\rntyn Into Myth, tln-r to take a pray, <//// tln-r weiyn >!a\ n 'yam, a

throgh Willuin le I .d an C, hed\> of hant bro-Jit t-

hruelyn // Of otliyr liooly l.o.li, s, I'atrike. liryde, ami rdiii.-kil /

at d<.u;/ y-toiiiid, (nut \>y Iln-n <l Curry \VIT< t/v/ii>latrl.

llu-li (I.- I; try, that to trysty was vpon his Irysli-men, And

MO of ham was hedid at Dernagh // Of xiije

knyghtes, V^remptit.

tliat vndyi Ihou de Curcy weryn Slayn at a comynge out o

coimaght; of tlie bolde yonge kny^lit, Roger the Powers, that

\\vtli many of his, tlirow trayson, in Ossory was Slayn; Aud

Tln-ow that thyii^-, att the Iry>!i-nien of the londe Pryuely Sworne

ham to-giddyrayeynes the Englyssli-mcn ; Wherthrow that, castelli>

in many Places weryn caste dovne, and many men Slayu, in Peril /

of al the londe. And of many othyr aduentures that by chanse

fell, aftvr that the kyuges sonne was lorde of Irlande, the whych ^ w^jurutione.

Maystyr Gerund, liain ami liar gestis lewyth to othyr that ham

write wille, and luste haw therto;And as thus an ende makyth of

this boke.

Et Sic finis est istius Libri.

Laus deo clementissimo.

of the people. The great difference between French warfare, and

that of Ireland and Wales [is]: In these countries, light-armed

troops [are] more especially necessary. In any expedition into

Inland or \Vales, the troops of the Welsh Marches [are] by far

the le>t. In \r'^\\ warfare, archers [ought] to be united with the

cavalry. The three parts of the island on this side the Shannon

[ought] to be well inrastellated;the other part won by degrees.

Ch. 39. The necessity of firm, severe, but moderate rulers.

In time of peace, castles [ought] to be built, and roads to be

152 THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF IRELAND : THE UNENGLISHT CHAPTERS.

improved. The Irish, once fully subjected, [ought] to be forbidden

the use of arms ; [and] meanwhile not to be allowed to bear the

axe. [They ought] to pay an annual tribute in gold or birds."

Giraldus's Third Book tells how he found and translated the

Prophecies of Merlin of Celidon.

When John became King of England, Giraldus sent him a copy

of his Tojiograpltia and Expugnacio, with a Proem or Dedicatory

Letter printed in the Rolls edition, v. 405-411. It reminds John

of Ireland, exhorts him not to forget it, the Golden Isle, in favour

of England, the Silver one; says it will form a kingdom for one of

his sons ;warns him that he must leave no danger behind him in

Ireland when he goes to recover the foreign possessions he has

lost; calls on him to fulfil Henry II's pledges to Pope Adrian,

that is, to exalt the Church in Ireland and pay Peter's pence;

instances God's vengeance on the non-keeping of these pledges;

says how miserable the state of the Irish Church is ;and advises

John to take an annual tribute of gold, birds, or trees, from the

Irish in token of subjection. Lastly, Giraldus asks that a scholar

may translate his books into French; gives Walter Map's opinion

on his own talk and Giraldus's writings; and says that he (Giraldus)

is now old, and ldesires only God's favour and the appreciation of

his labours by posterity/

pp. 144-5, lines 9-2 from foot. The side-note and Latin in

the Kolls edition, v. 392, are:

Prevalence Praeterea, quamquam hostilitatis instante procella, armatae

suits. militiae tempus ingruerit, non togatae, tanta tamen civilium

causarum urgebat importunitas, ut miles veteranus non tarn hoste

foris, quam intus foro vexaretur.

As to the state of Ireland in 1515, see the document printed

in my Ballads from MSS. (Ballad Soc.), p. 38-40.

GLOSSARY(MAINLY)

BY THOMAS AUSTIN.

& (and), an, a, 2/3, 116/7 > & noon,

nnon, 72/l8.

A, ,,/-,/,. on, 12/17, 16/35; ", 44/8;l>y, 66/2.

Abate, rb. flutter the wings, 66/32.Used like 7>'"A.

Aboue, <t(tr. above, he was all a., hadthe upper hand, 120/3 ; abouen,

116/37; bow, 117/26, 121/3.

Abydynge, sb. expectation, 111/33.

Abydynge, r?>. a. aftyr ham, waitingfor them, 124/28.

Adde, vb. had, 68/2.

A-fryght, i>j>. frightened, afraid, 114/22.

Agryse, ;>;>. terrified, 100/2.

Agylte, vb. sin, 88/1.

Aleueth, tium. adj. eleven, 118/14.Src opposite page.

Allerformest, foremost of all, 50/24 ;

alther-formyst, 51/24.

Allerleste, least of all, 146/28 ; all-

therleste, 147/28.

Aller-next, next of all, 12/33 J alther-

nexte, 18/34.

Allience, sb. all iance, allies, 73/27, 87/8.

Allyees, *b. allies, 72/27. Fr. allies.

Alouge, <ulr. nlways, 54/29.Alout, mlr. all out, or ? aloud, 104/12.Althyr, 101/3, 1 either.

Aly, adj. holy, 42/36.

Amaied, )>p. ainayed, dismayed, 12/i6;

amayed-, 16/31, 20/33, 56/5.

Amonneschyd, rb. admonished,warned, 57/13 ; amoneaaed, 93/io ;

amonested, 66/13, 92/io.An, prep. on: an-hegh?, on high, 112/34,

an-hey, 113/34 > an-hond, in hand,

74/17; an-hors, on horseback, 68/25,

100/28 ; an Iresahe, in Irish, 116/33.

Anguysshes, sb. anguishes, anxi

86/13; angwyschis, 07/13.

Anguysshous, tulj. anxious, 104/8.O.Fr. anguittuB.

Anone ryght, rtdr. straightway, 148/22; anoon-ryght, 82/2.

Aplesid,^/). a. of, pleased with, 87/35.Ar, pron. their, 8/17. See Ilnr.

AT, conj. ere, 8/9, 22/23, 74/34; are,

before, 9/io ; before, 58/IO.

Ared, vb. tell, declare, 97/25; arede,

96/26.

Arere, rb. lift up, stir up, 22/1 ; set

right, heal, restore, 44/5 ; restore,

rebuild, 106/9 ; areren, raise, 44/15 ;

arered, raised, 30/i6 ; arrere, 23/1.

Arew, arow, in a row, 71/13 ; a rewe,

70/13.

Argh, adj. timid, cowardly, 16/30,

114/6 (feinte, 115/6)1.

Argly, culv. timidly, in a cowardly way,

16/23 (fently, 17/23)l.

Arreden, rb. eared, ploughed, culti-

vated, 128/7 ; Erredyn, 129/7.

Artrow, fb. overtrow, mistrust, sus-

l>icion, 133/13 ; ortrow, 132/14-

1 In all old words like nnjh, tirylily, the reader should look on the opposite

page for the Rawlinson MS. equivalent, whirh is generally later, thv' for theDuMin ar[y]ial, 24/34, the Rawlinsoii has lomiid*.

151 GLOSSARY.

Aryse, vb. arise, rebel, 132/5 ; arryse,

133.

Aryued, vb. arrived, landed, 24/34-

As, row/, for c, but, 4/2.

Asquynt, adv. asquint, aslant, ob-

liquely, 94/20.

Assemble, vb. join battle, 24/15,

30/26.

Assembly, vb. assemble, 64/5.

Asseth, *b. satisfaction, penance, 86/23.

Astage, b. hostage, 24/23.

Astryf, adv. astrife, emulously, with

rivalry, 50/26.

Atene, vb. vex, irritate, 88/24.

Ather, conj. either, or, 100/3. Note

pronunciation.A thre, in three parts, 104/26 ;

at

thre, 67/19.

Attyre,*6. venom,20/23, 102/2;, 114/2.

Auctorice, rb. legalise, set in authority,

107/27 (avaunce, 106/27).

Aurel, sb. April, 77/28; auril, 76/28.

A-waitede, vb. watcht, expected, 2/19.

Aweyward, adv. awayward, off the

land, i. e. westwardly, 66/33; away,

130/19.

Awreke, vb. a. hym, awreak himself,

avenge himself^ 4/5.A yere, adv. yearly, 66/2.

Ayeyne, prep, against, on the approach

of, 130/2 ; adv. again, 130/3.

Ayeyns, prep, against, to meet, 54/13.

Ayse, sb. ease, 148/1.

Bad, vb. prayed, 28/n.Baghel, sb. bagle, crosier, 122/13,

123/12; baghell, 122/12. L. bacu-

litm.

Bale, *b. sorrow, evil, 20/24.Baret, sb. barrat, strife, battle, 146/23.Barnen, vb. burnt, 54/4.

Battes, sb. bats, sticks, staves, 144/28 ;

battis, 145/31.

Becomlyche, adj. becoming, comely,

76/14; becomly, 102/2O ; becum-

liche, 54/24.

Becryed, vb. cryed to, called on, 80/32,46/20.

Begetes, *b. begets, gains, 81/15; be-

yetes, 80/15.

Begynnyge, rb. begin, 54/21.

Be-heght,^). promised, 40/9; bc-het,

vb. promised, 18/34; behete, 28/19,

114/29.

Behoud, sb. behoof, benefit, 1 12/30.

Behowaybyll, adj. behovable, need-

ful, suitable, 121/4; covenable, D.

Belad, pp. narrow b., treated them

straitly or hardly, 40/21 ; bilacT

hym, led him, lived, 2/9 ;hard1

biladde, vb. treated hardly, 2/6;

bylatl, 41/22; by-ladde, conducted,

bore, 54/12.

Beleft, vb. remained, 118/14; pp. re-

maining, left, 58/IO.

Belokene,jt?p.shutin, 50/12 ; belokken,

51/12. See Eelouke, N. E. D.

Belyggynge, vb. beleaguing, beleaguer-

ing, 104/5.

Be-name, vb. forbad, 31/9 ; be-nomen,

pp. taken away, 60/34; byname,deprive of, 100/9.

Berewid, vb. bereft of, 45/5 J berewys,

bereave, imper., 35/io.

Berre, vb. bear, 145/2.

Besech, vb. beseek, try to get, cast at,

show to, 110/3O (malyngne agaynys,

111/30).

Besete, vb. beset, blockade, 48/i6 :

pp. set, possest, 102/19; besette,

103/19.

Be-taght, vb. betook, gave, committed,

entrusted, 86/14.

Be-tak, vb. accompanyed, 20/i8; be-

take, 21/1 8; betaken, settled, ar-

ranged, 72/31 ; betoke, entrusted to,

108/27.

Betheght, vb. betook, gave to, 92/1 1 ;

betoke, 93/n.Bethwene, prep, between, 10/12.

Blote, adj. soft, marshy, wet, 122/3.

Blywe,'od. belive, quickly, 29/3 o.

Bolnys, sb. boldness, 111/35.

Bolthenys, sb. boldness, 75/15.

Bostious, adj. rough, boisterous, 149/

17; boustyous, 148/17.

Bot, adj. both, 106/12.

Bot, conj. but, -unless, 68/13, 106/12;bot yf, unless, 78/3O.

Both, conj. but, 14/34, 22 /7> 82/ 2 5

50/4; bott, 22/32 ; bot, 106/12.

Boxome, adj. obedient, loyal, non-

rebellious, 82/29.

Boxom-fastines, sb. buxomfastness

GLOSSARY. 155

firm . 1>- .li. H.-O, 62/i8; buxutnfast-

n\s. i',:; i

Branden, vb. burnt, 14/24; brandyn,

15; brantrn, 1 'JO/33.

Brouken, rli. l>n."k. nj-.v. In. Id, 34/13.

Buryles, /. btiryels, burials, graves,

37/ai ; (pute, pits, 36/i 8).

Buttellerie, .*'<. ImtK ry, buttery, 62/27.( >. Kr. l. >//. ill'

By, rb.be, 106/15.

By, )n-cj). about, near, 15/6 ; by so, on

these terms, 24/23; by forward, by

agreement, 74/9 ; by-halues, besides,

aside, 74/24 ; by so that, on the

terms that, 24/a3.

Bygger, sb. buyer, 40/a, 7.

Byled, r/>. built, 128/IO.

Bynyn, rb. benime, take away, 68/22.

Byaay, adj. busy, 99/i8.

Byth, rb. beeth, are, 33/a6.

Cabilys, sb. cables, 13/1 2.

Calange, *b. challenge, claim, 21/1.O. Fr. Calanyer.

Campled, rb. wrangled, contended,

fought, 74/33; camplid, 75/33-

Camplynges, sb. wranglings, contests,

l.attles, 126/13.

Candrede, nb. cantred, hundred, 56/2 1 ;

cantred, 8/19, 12/33; Cantrede is

'an hundret toun lond' (100 town-

lands or townships), 124/2.

Caatel, vb. castle, fortify, 127/22;

castely, 126/22; casteled, 128/3.

Gee, *b. eee: Cee churche, Cathedral,

37/31-

Chamfaste, mlj. shnmefast, 76/13.

Chase, ;>/>. chosen, 124/12.

Cheffar, #b. trade, 12/7.

Chek-toth, tb. cheek-tooth, grinder,double tooth, 108/8.

Chepmen, gb. chapmen, 88/33.

Cheuetayn, sb. chieftain, 26/1 1.

Chippe, */'. ship, 13/13 ; chippis, ships,

13/6.

Chippmen, sb. shipnien, 13/1 o.

Churchey, tb. churchyard, 71/26;

ehmvh-hay, 03/32.

Clene,a</r. clean, quite, entirely, 146/7.

Clenly, adr. cleanly, .juite. wholly.

121/3, 145/I5J denlyeh, 120/3.

Clepynge, J>. calling, call, 76/2.

Clewe, vb. cleft, clave, 31/.U 7 1

Clos, sb. close, enclosed lain I. 10/5.

Come, sb. arrival, coming, 108/1 5,

120/30; comys, 109/15.

Comerous, adj. cumbrous, difficult to

pass, 54/8.

Comynly, n-lr. in common, together,

34/33, 88/30.

Condicones,#/. 125/15; theves, 124/15.

Conquestre, sb. conquest, 56/2 2. O.Fr.

Constytucions, gb. constitutions, laws,

64/26.

Cornelia, A. crenelles, battlements,

16/31.

Corpus domini, *b. mass-wafer, 52/23.

Coste, sb. purjx)e (R.), 68/4, 74/17.

Costea, *b. coasting-vessels ?, 80/5.

Croice, sb. cross, 86/29; cros, 87/29.O. Fr. crow.

Croon, sb. crown of the head, 42/27 ;

croune, 42/24.

Culuertnesse, sb. falseness, villainy,

126/31.

Cytteyna, sb. citizens, 122/27. O.Fr.citeien ; c<'

Dawea, sb. days, out of d. out of

life, 34/10, 76/4.

Defended, vb. = defendeth, let us de-

fend, imper.j 20/28.

Defeuly, t*. defoul, tread under foot,

35/29 J defouly, 34/29.

Dele, sb. "deal, part, 62/21.

Deled, r&. dealt, divided, 104/25.

Delyoion, ? sb. daintiness, 98/13.

Delycious, adj. delicate, dainty, 99/14.Demyd, pp. deemed, doomed, sen-

tenced, 35/15.

Dennyah, 46/17; Danish.

Derne, a*lj. hidden, 18/30, 114/22.

Dernely, ado. secretly, privily, 78/8.

Derward, CM//, dearworth, precious,

HO/34; derwarthest, most valuable,

86/25.

Destrued, pp. destroyed, 106/iaDeue, adj. deaf, 44/13.

Deynously, ode. disdainfully, 72/3.

Didden, dydde, r6. See Do.

Do, -b. put, 30/6, 88/34, 947l6 J turn >

76/6 ;done hym on, set him on,

100/3 J didde, pasl t. turned, 16/31 ;

diddt-n, set. 10 i; dyddc, set, 70/?.

156 GLOSSARY.

Dobbe, rb. dub, 94/13.

Dome, gb. judgment, 34/14.

Dotous, adj. doubtful, uncertain, 86/

17 ; doutos, 87/1? ; doutouse, 24/13.

Doute, vb. fear, 24/15-

Drawen, vb. protract, lead, 60/4.

Dredlyche, adj. dreadly, dreadful,

terrible, 114/9-

Drent, rb. drowned, 32/.Durke, a<lj. dark, 50/9-

Durknesse, sb. darkness, 50/IO.

Durr, sb. door, 42/22.

Dyd, vb. set, placed, 74/29. See Do.

Dynt, tb. dint, stroke, 46/17.

Dysheryted, vb. 40/2O ;disinherited.

D for th, 16/34.

Day, pron. they, 10/19, 12/21, 24/io.

Drogfi, prep, through, 12/24, 14/8,

18/9, 22/7-

I-Drow, pp. thrown, 18/1.

Dynge, sb. thing, 88/27.

Eche, vb. increase, 146/4.

Edwyte, vb. reproved, twitted, re-

buked, 60/9.

Eft, adv. after, 82/13, 88/26, 90/1

efte, 108/29.

Elde, sb. eld, age, 68/30.

Eldren, (adj.} ? sb. forefathers' (or an-

cestral), 88/17 ; eldryn, 39/17.

Eldrene, sb. ancestors, 28/6, 7 ; eldryn,

29/6, 7.

Elf (fare), 17/13; helf (fare), 16/14;elves' doings.

Erne, sb. earn, nephew, 81/14, 73/35 ;

emys, 15/33, 101/15-Enchesoun, sb. occasion, cause, 88/2,

20/i6.

Encombrement, sb. encumbennent,obstruction, annoyance, harm, 22/13.

Eneche, rb. (t increase) ineche, im-

plant, 92/1.

Engyn, sb. art, contrivance, 18/28.Ense, sb. ends, 80/29.Entre, sb. entry, 54/6 ; entrest, 55/7.Entredyte, vb. interdict, lay under

interdict, 68/15.

Enuy, sb. envy, 20/19.

Enuyouse, adj. envyous, 114/6; en-

vyouse, emulous, 100/2.Er, adv. ere, before, 120/29.Erne, vb. earn, mourn, 84/28.

Erne, *b. eagle, 114/1 8.

Era, sb. ears, 15/24.

Erthe-weyes, sb. ways under ground,

19/30.

Erth-hous, sb. underground dwelling,

120/31.

Estren, adj. eastern, east, 28/27.

Ette, vb. ate, 89/22.

Eunynge, sb. evening, equal, peer,

54/i 9.

Evyncrystyn, sb. fellow - Christian,

39/Ji, 67/14-

Exstymaciown, sb. suspicion, 129/14-O. Fr. exstimation.

Eygne, sb. eyes, 07/17.

Facon,.?J. falcon, 68/4; faucown gentel,

66/30.

Pale, adj. fele, many, 74/io, 86/4.

Falthyr, sb. fautors, favorers, parti-

sans, 79/7. Fr.fauteur.

Fantstones, sb. fontstones, stone fonts,

64/33 ; fantstonys, 65.

Farcostes, 6. far-coasters?, 80/5, 81/5-

Fawes, sb. falls ?, heavy, things dropt,

96/2 ; fawis, 97/2.

Febelier, adj. more feeble, 69/5.

Fele, adj. many, 16/io.

Felony, sb. villany, 102/3.

ffer, adv. f. vfithin-yn nyght, far into

the night, 16/9.

Ferd, sb. host, army, 14/5.

Ferde, sb. fear, 17/14.

Ferdnesse, *b. fear, fright, 20/29,

88/27.

Ferly, adj. strange, 16/29.

Ferly, adv. wonderfully?, 16/12.

Fersly, adv. fiercely, 17/n.Ferth, num. adj. fourth, 118/19.

Festnen, vb. make firm, restore, 44/14.

Feynte, adj. faint, idle, 115/6.

Feyre, adv. far, 60/34.

Fikyllid, vb. temporised, 145/9.

Fleted, vb. floated, 116/26.

Fletes, sb. fleets, 80/9 ; flittes, 81/9 ;

flot, 126/23 ; flytte, 127/23.

Fleysly, adj. fleshly, fleshy, 100/1.

Flittes, sb. See Fletes.

Flote, sb. fleet, herd of swine, 74/1.

Flowen, rb. fled, 96/21.

Fobler, adj. feebler, 68/6.

Foderes, sb. deceivers, 148/3-

GLOSSARY. 157

Folk, adj. t for foble, feeble, 50 i =.

Polke-mele, indisrrimiiKitely, 86/3.

Foolrede, *1>. fool's counwl. f

felly, r.H 'jo; fooly, 69.

Foot-falle, vb. prostrate oneself, 62/1 8.

For, fonj. in ordtT that, 104/24-

Foroloue, rl>. cleft, 68/2 ; for-clew,

59/2.

Fore-lete, vb. let go, 68/29.

For-hold,;>;>. withheld, kept unburied,

108/M.Forlese, rb. forelost, lost, 54/1 1.

Formanc, *b. leader, 36/1 ; fonnene,

front ranks, 80/33.

Fortne, adj. first, 64/15; fonnest,

ft'per., 50/28 ; formyst, 51.

Forshape, i>\>. misshapen, 130/j;.

Forsoke, vb. renounce, refuse, decline,

4/13, 78/17 ; for-sok, 72/i6.

Forsoken, vb. declined, 104/1 a.

Forswely, i-b. swallow up, 68/27.

Fort, conj. till, 84/27, 126/1 1.

Fortelet, sb. fortlet, 116/6.

Forth, (before' with ') adv. forthwith,

20/5, 90/20, 104/32.For- pane, conj. Nat f. notwithstanding,

4/1.

For-they, conj. therefore, 73/23 ;

ffor-thy, 72/23.

Forthmost, a<?j. foremost, 16/4.

Forume, sb. form, 39/12.

Forwarde, sb. bargain, 10/12 ; agree-

ment, 74/9, 108/30; forward-mak-

ynge, m. of agreements, 128/9.

Fourdyr, adi\ further, 15/25.

Franchise, *6. freedom, 20/15.

Fresly, ailr. fiercely, 14/12, 35/34;

fressely, 81/9-

Frightnes, *b. fright, 16/15, 26.

Fryst, num. firet, 17/4, 31/33-

Fyf, num. u<lj. five, 62/31 ; fywe, 68/21.

Fylthed(e), sb. filthhead, filthiness,

64/6, 65/6.

Fync, sb. fine, 66/10.

Oalosis, *b. gallows, 85/i6.

Galyotz, sb. pirates ?, 22/32.

Garnesyd, pp. garnished, fortified,

61/1. Fr. 'jn i- nir.

Oentil, sit. gentry, set, 101/1 7.

Qentryce, sb. set, clan, 112/a.

Oentrye, *1>. gentry, 100/i8.

Gestes, *b. deeds, 120/IO.

Gettynges, *1>. gettings, gain, plunder,

26/34.

Girnlichf, adv. terribly, 14/33 (Tad/).

Good, fc. goods, 54/5.

Grad, rl>. cried out, 4/1.

Greped, rl>. griped, gripped, 126/26.

Grewid, rb. grieved, pained, 109/9*,

grewid1

, pp. 89/35.

Grymly, adj. dreadful, terrible, 50/13.

Gylte, b. fault, 40/8.

Gyued, vb. gyved, fettered, 60/io;

gywid, 61/10.

Half, sb. side; ethere h., either side,

8/19; euerich h., every side, 4/i6;euche h., each side, 5/i8 ; hys h., his

side, 24/32 ;oon h., one side, 22/35 ;

a south h., on the south side, 30/i6 ;

on his mo>er half, on his mother's

side, 8/15 ; halue, pi. 100/21.

Halte, tb. held, 64/io; holte, hold,

64/n.Halowene, tb. saints, 122/1 ; halwem-,

44/u.Hame, pron. them, 4/13.

Hamlynge, adj. ambling, 89/21.

Hand,b. other h., second hand, 78/17.

Har, pron. their, 9/17, 10/2O, 74/31,

120/30; hare, 81/14; theirs, 82/15.

Har, adv. ere, sooner.

Hard, pp. heard, 29/32.Hardynes, sb. hardiness, boldness,

110/35.

Haris, pron. theirs, 49/33 5 hars, 48/34.

Hauteyne, wlj. haughty, 76/i6. O. Fr.

ha n(a in.

Haw, rb. have, 34/7; hawydyn, had,

27/7-

Haye, sb. hay, haw, churchyard, 63/33 5 62/32.

Hedid, pp. headed, beheaded, 151/8.

Heed, sb. ? head, 78/33 ; heeddes, heads,

princes ?, 34/28.

Heere, sb. hair, hair-cloth, 42/5 ; here,

43/5.

Hegfc, rb. hight ( was callid'), 92/23.

Hegheste, adj. highest (' host'

12/33),

13/33-

Heghlygh, m?r. highly, 90/25.Helf far, 16/14, *b. elves' doing.

158 GLOSSARY.

Hell*, vb. helde, 2/24.

Hellen, vb. conceal, hide, 78/1.

Kent, tb. received, 10/35; henten,

grasp, seize, 56/33. 80/a6.

Herbrowe, rb. harbour, seek shelter,

66/6.Her*1

, pron. their, 18/29.

Here, adv. here, 32/io.

Herly, adv. early, 70/7.

Herne, sb. nook, corner, 116/7-

Herrer, sb. herre, lord, 1 16/30.

Herth, sb. heart, 2/8, 22/28, 50/ao.

Herthly, adj. earthly, 66/4.

Hertly, adv. heartily, courageously,

52/a ; hertely, 53/2.

Hot, vb. was named, 2/3-

Heudes, sb. heads, 14/17.

Hey, adj. high, 67/29.

Heye, sb. 70/2;. See Church-hey.

Heyth, adj. high, noble, 22/32.

Hite, pron. it, 25/2O.

Hoft-sithes, adv. oftentimes, 16/14.

Hold, adj. whole, faithful, 60/14;

holde, whole, healthy, 59/24.

Homward,adf. take h., go home, 86/3.

Hoped, vb. looked to, trusted in, had

confidence in, 70/22.

Horynesse, sb. filthiness, 66/27. Comp.horoice, foul, used by Chaucer, pro-

nounced horry in Devon. H.

Host, sb. army, 16/io, II, 104/26,

144/2.

Host, adj. ? hest, hext, highest, largest,

12/32.

Hostyngis, sb. expeditions, armies,

17/14-

Hungrod, adj. hungered, hungry,

116/8.

Hurtyng, si. hurting, hurt, 16/34.

Hym, pron. him; hym )>riddesom,

comp. Gr. avrbs rpiros, 14/1, 82/2O.

Hyrynge, adj. hireling, waged, 22/31.

lappynge, sb. japing, jesting, 54/a6;laypynge, 66/27.

I-bansheth, pp. banished, 24/i ; y-banshet, 25/i.

I-bydde, pp. abided, stayd, 62/8.I-corne, pp. chosen, 22/i8.I-deleth, pp. dealt, divided, 66/19.I-destrued, pp. destroyed, 84/32.I-dobbed, pp. dubbed, 94/13.

I-drow, pp. thrown, d th, 18/1.

I-dyght, pp. prepared, 68/19.

I-endeth, pp. ended, 22/i6.

I-flow, pp. fled, 46/27.

I-fulled, pp. baptized, 64/33 ; yfullicT,

65/33-

I-garnset, pp. garnished, fortified,

50/i.

I-hard, pp. heard, 28/32.

I-heded, pp. beheaded, 150/7.

I-helled, pp. iheled, covered, 10/21.

I-herberged, pp. filled, stowed, 108/

34 ; I-herbergide, 108/34.

I-herberowide, pp. harboured, shel-

tered, 68/31 ; I-horberowed, 62/31.

I-hodet, pp. hooded, 132/28.

I-hokred, pp. insulted, 140/1 6.

I-horied, pp. defiled, 138/32.

I-hosted, pp. hosted, quartered, 16/9.

I-lacet, pp. laced, 10/1 7.

Illy, adv. in an ill way, 78/7.

Ilyche, adv. alike, 66/19.

I-meygnet, pp. mingled, 102/27.

Inamliche, adv. namely, especially,

16/28.

In-leyde, pp. laid in, 37/21.

I-primseined, pp. catechized, 64/32,

66/32.

I-quenyted, pp. pleased, 86/35.

I-retted, pp. charged with, 68/26.

I-roted, pp. rooted, 20/27, 112/3,

148/iS.

I-sacred, pp. sacred, consecrated, 132/28.

I-scomfyte, pp. discomfited, 116/2O.

I-shent, pp. ruined, 68/28, 88/16.

I-shwerne, pp. sworn, 24/2 6.

I-slawe, pp. slain, 80/13.

I-stablet, pp. established, 64/27.

I-storbet, pp. disturbed, 124/34.

I-suywed, pp. issued, shot, 116/9-

I-swewed, pp. showed, 64/12.

I-told, pp. reckoned, 2/4.

I-wepned, pp. armed, 80/n.I-worth, pp. become, 102/6, 148/14.

I-wyted, pp. blamed, 8/13.

Kappe, eh. 46/17 ; lappe, K. 47/17-

Karue, rb. k. of, cut off, 14/23.Kene, adj. keen, fierce, sharp, 112/33.

Kepynge, sb. keeping, watch, guard,

53/10 ; kypyngo, 52/9-

- UlY. 159

Kernel, i. battlement, 10/28.

Knyghten, sb. knight*'. '.''2/1 5.

Kyndtf, sit. kind, na'mv; of k., bynature-, naturally, 18/37 '> ^OHjf^k. of Ti-.y, Through our 'I

la, -J2/26.

Kyndf, //. natural, <>\vn, 0/37.

Kyndly, //. kin.lly, natural, 76/l6.

Kyndly, a/r. kindly, naturally, byl.irth, 22/28; kyndlych, 22/24.

Kynly, wlr. by kin, by birth, 28/24.

Kyndly.

Laked, rb. enjoyd, 182/29 ; lakyd,

188/29.

Large, adj. bounteous, generous, 25/2 ;

largh, 24/J.

Loser, sb. lazar, leper, 44/13.

Lastes, */*. faults, deceits, 102/21.

Latest, <idj. last in place, 52/1.

Lede, adj. folk, 4/24 ; leed, 64/1 8.

Lef, adj. dear, 108/8 ; lefe, 111/34.Lered, adj. learned, 42/2 ; lerid,48/3.

Leth, rb. let, hindered, 52/7; leth

allowed, causd, 64/5-

Lette, nb. 1. 1, hindrance, 94/5.

Leue, adj. dear, 108/6.

Leue, vb. leave, omit, 108/1 o.

Leuet, r/i. loved, 118/35-

Lowed, adj. lewd, uneducated, vulgar,

42/2 ; lewid, 43/2.

Lewidly, adr. lewdly, wickedly, 47/3O.

Leyden, vb. leyden on, laid on, at-

tacked, 96/2 ; leydyn, 97/2.

Lif, adj. lief, pleasing, 8/32.

Lodderly, adv. wickedly, 22/33.

Lodesmanc, sb. pilot, leader, 22/21 ;

86/28,

Loge, sb. lodge, wattled hut, 10/3.

Logh<>, adj. low, short, 88/10.

Loly, wlj. tfrim, terrible, 40/8, 58/13.Lolych, adj. lovely, affable, 103/i8;

louelyche, 102/1 8.

Lome, adv. often, frequently, 44/36.Lost, sb. loss, 112/23; loste, 146/12 ;

lostes, 8/2 ; loatis, 97/24; Lostys,9/2.Loth, ad/, hateful, unpleasant, 14/6,

80/19.

Lotles, ndj. buxom, obedient, 114/4.Lout, rb. 1. ham, lout themselves, do

obeisance, 44/26.Lowe, ./). love, 131/14.

Lych, */,. like, Ix-xly, 88/26 ; lyche, 8'J.

Lydder^, ailj. lith-rf had, ui.krd,

'.-7 ; ly.ler, 82/14.

Lyddyrly, adr. lithcrly, wickedly, 46/

30.

Lyddernysae, sb. litherness, wicked-

nette, 76/29.

Lygne, adj. gentle?, 102/1;.

Lyket, vb. was liked, pleaad, 34/14.Lyme, sb. limit, bond?, 62/l8.

Lyue, *6. life, 82/32.

Manequelleres, sb. mankillen, 125/1 6.

Maner, sb. manner; many m. metei,

many kind of meats, 62/28; manners,

politeness, 22/1 o.

Mane-snipe, sb. manship, courtesy,

4/33; manshype, 70/13.

Manly, adr. in a manly way, 24/6.

Manred, sb. homage, 56/3O.

Man-shyply, adv. worshipfully, rever-

ently, 66/22.

Manslaghtres, sb. manslaughterers,

124/16.

Mansjmge, sb. cursing, excommunica-

tion, 120/17.

Marche, sb. march, border, 72/i8;146/31.

Mayny, tb. 115/22. See Meignt.

Me, pron. men (comp. German man),

one, they, 16/5 , 24/i 4 , 32/2 7 , 42/10, 70/33.

Meet-yeuer, fb. meat-giver, 54/25 ;

met-yeuer, 112/36. Comp. mete-

gavttl.

Meigne, sb. household troops, 22/i8 ;

menny, 79/28 ; mennye, 79/13 ;

meny, 115/IO ; meygnees, 66/5 ;

meyne, 26/8 ; meynne, 89/5 ;

meyngne, 27/9. O. FT. meignee,

meyne.

Mekely, adv. humbly, kindly, 48/2.

Membres, xb. manly in., manly mem-bers, privy parts, 44/i8.

Merres, *b. meres, boundaries, 88/17.Meste, adv. most, 42/7.

Mesury, sb. misery, 43/15.

Meteful, adj. moderate, 118/24. See

M.lhefull.

Methe, sb. moderation, 98/12.

Mothefull, ndj. moderate, 112/24.Methelyche, adj. moderate, 70/l8;

ICO GLOSSARY.

methlych, 98/28 ; metlych, 76/15 ;

metlyche, 98/io ;middle-sized.

Mich, adj. much, large, 34/27; mich

yuell, much or great evil, leprosy,

32/7.

Modelyng, sb. meddling, 56/i8.

Mone, sb. moan, complaint, 28/23.

Morowenynge, sb. morning, 82/21.

Most, rb. must, could, 40/22.

Mostdele, adc. mostdeal, mostly, 16/1.

Mostwhat, adv. mostly, for the most

part, 88/17.

Mother-church, sb. cathedral, 86/29.

Motynge, sb. mooting, pleading, dis-

puting, 144/29.

Mych, adj. large, 56/29, 74/1 ; myche,

74/2.

Myght & mayn, might & main,

116/15-

Mynyed, rb. reminded, warned, 74/29,

84/25 .

Mys-byfelle, vb. misbefell, fell amiss,

124/15 ; mys-be-felle, 125/i6.

Mysdone, vb. misdo, 101/32.

Myse-lyckenys, sb. mislikeness, strange

shape (a wolf-woman), 131/25.

Myssayse, sb. misease, 40/5. 0. Fr.

mesaise.

Myssayse, adj. miseased, 114/23 ;

myssaysid, 115/22.

Na, adv. not, 112/2.

Name, si. name, 6/33.

Name, vb. took, 6/12 ; name, 2/22, 23 ;

n. an hand, 72/24; namen, 80/4;n. sekernesse, took surety, 74/8.

Namely, adv. especially, 52/17, 66/4.Namy, vb. name, 130/IO.

Narow, adv. narrowly, closely, 40/21 ;

narowe, 4/19 ; narrow, 41/22, 97/IO.Naroweis, narrow ways, 81/26.Nas, rb. ne was, was not, 16/2 1

, 26/2 r,

72/i6, 114/8.Nat forthy, conj. notwithstanding,

nevertheless, 76/2O, 77/22.Nathales, conj. nevertheless, 78/io.Neb, sb. (? nose), face, ruling, 98/n.Neght, adv. nigh, nearly, 26/13.Nembre, sb. number, 101/22 ; nenbre,

100/23.

Ner, rb. ne were, were not, 80/31,100/8.

Neue, sb. nephew, 14/33. See erne.

Neuer (ne were), vb. should never be,

121/i8; neuere, 120/1 8.

Never no more, 48/31.

Neyght, adv. nigh, near, 74/i6.

Nobelych, noblych, adv. nobly, 85/29,

34/29.

Noon-dayes, si), noonday, 50/32.

North, by n., to the north of, 70/26.

Nuy, xb. noy, vexation, affliction, 90/7.

Comp. noxia.

Nyst, ne wist, knew not, 4/29.

Nythe, sb. a nythe = at night, 72/33.

O, num. one, 106/12 ; oo, 89/26, 106/12.

O, prep, of, 108/34.

Of, adv. off, 12/n, 14/23, 32/4, 74/32.Oftere, adv. oftener, 54/22.

Oke, rb. ached, paind, 108/9-

Omost, omyste, adv. overmost, upper-

most, 106/1, 107/1.

Ond, sb. hatred, malice, 110/3O; onde,

111/30.

Onful, adj. ondfull, malicious, 102/24 ;

onfull, 103/24.

Onper, prep, under, 6/31.

Opyn, adj. open, uncovered, 42/22.

Ordeynly, adv. well o. = in good order,

46/12.

Ortrow, sb. overtrow, mistrust, sus-

picion, 128/14, 132/14; artrow, 133.

Ost, adj. burnt ?, 50/2.

Ostmen, sb. hostmen, soldiers, 82/23.

Ostynge, sb. hosting, expedition, 16/14;see Hostynais.

Oper, cow/, other, or, 24/6.

Other, adj. second, 60/29, ?6/I2 >88/8.

Ouerd[r]ede, vb. ouerdrede, over-

dreaded, 14/2O.

Ouergoste, vb. goest beyond, 88/17.

Ouer-hand, sb. upperhand, superiority,

34/6, 50/n, 106/3, 118/23.

Ouersaille, vb. sail over, upset ?, 16/12.

Ouerthrowen, vb. pass, be prostrated,

62/21.

Ouer-truste, sb. overboldness, presump-tion, 22/IO. Comp. Overkope.

Oure, pron. ours, 24/7, 96/i5.Out-chese, vb. choose out, 34/8.

Out-commyn, adj. come from foreign

parts, 12/29 5 out-comen, 18/5-

Out-tak, pp. outtaken, except, 122/8.

GLOSSARY. 1(51

Owne, adj.t own house, tent, 62/31.

Own, y.i-./i. over, 180/2.

Ows, pron. us, 22/3, 30.

Poas, el. pass, 104/22 ; pas, 104/25 ;

paace, 66/9.

Panetrye, *b. pantry, 62/27. Fr.

/.mi''

Pany, *l>. penny, 02/5.

Paralys, adj. paralysed folk, 44/14.

Parlement, *&. conference, 6/2 1, 18/1 1,

72/31. O. Fr. parleni' at.

Party, *l. part, Hide, 110/1.

Party arms, anus vertically divided,

10/4.

Pelfre, *b. pilfer, plunder, 52/8. O. Fr.

pelfrer.

Pledynge, sb. suing, 112/2O.

Plenary, adc. fully, openly, 81/27.

Pleneden, <',. >p..rt..-d, 74/i8 ; pleydyn,

75.

Plente, *1>. generosity, 102/31.

Plete, sb. plate, 46/io.

Poer<% sl>. power, 0. Fr. 48/u.Postes, sb. pillars, supports, 120/6.

Power?, sb. forces, 2/22, 4/17.

Prayes, fib. preys, booty, 80/1.

Prayes-takynge, b. taking of booty,

78/27; pray-takynge, 118/1 1.

Praye, vb. prey, plunder, 80/3, 23;

preedyn, plundered, 81/3.

Presons, sb. prisoners, 54/5, 15.

Primseine, vb. 'sign with the cross,

make a catechumen/ 64/32.

Prmisant, adj. foreseeing?, 80/28.

Prout, prowt, adj. proud, 22/5, 38/2O.

Prow, vl>. prove, 85/5.

Prutter, //. prouder, 66/7.

Pullid, rb. plundered, rubbed, 145/9-

Pullynge, sl>. pilling, plundering, 112/21.

Purueynge, adj. provident, prudent,

98/21.

Pute, sb. pit, 86/18.

Pylfre, *ft. pilfer, plunder, pillage, 80/4,

114/24. O. Fr. pelfrer.

Pynsyngc, sb. affliction, 88/6.

Queller, 1>. killer, 44/5.

Queme,r?. please, satisfy, 54/30, 98/1 5.

Quenyntyse, queyntyse, tb. cunning,

craft, 98/22, 99/22. O. Fr. quointite.

Quethone, vb. i, 44/15.

Queynt, adj. cutiniiiL,', Hly, wily, 26/1,ah, 128/2.

Quyte, adj. ijuit, clear, free, 96/2O.

Quytten, j>j>. free, clean away, 80/

27.

Raas, sb. race, rush, 16/12.

Radyr, adv. rather, more willingly,

7/13 ; earlier, before, 91/2O.

Raght, i*. raught, recked, 82/9.

Ran, 1:6. r. to harme, 112/26.

Rascayll, sb. rascal, rabble, 50/21.O. Fr. rngcayle.

Rathe, adr. scon, 24/29, 84/i ; rather,

sooner, 28/23, 68/14 ; before, 90/2O,

130/4.

Rather, tulj. earlier, previous, original,

86/4, 88/2.

Raunceo/m, sb. ransom, 46/29.

Rebuked, vb. repulsed, checked, 84/34.

Recet, sb. refuge, harbour, 18/29,

30/28, 56/5 J recette, 19/29, 31/28.

Recheste, rb. reckest, 108/9-

Rede, sb. counsel, 10/i8, 68/33.

Remewid, vb. removed, 147/13.

Rere, vb. rear, raise, exalt, 46/2 ; rend,

took, captured, lifted, 107/3.Rescewyd, vb. received, 123/27.

Reue, vb. rob, 114/3; rew >115/3-

Reuer, sb. riever, robber, 112/21.

Reut, sb. ruth, pity, 8/1 j reuth, 22/34,

54/i8.

Reuthful, adj. ruthful, 82/23.

Reuynge, sb. rieving, plundering, 144/

31 ; rewynge, 145/25 ; reyuynge,

145/32.Rewe, vb. rue, regret, 146/1.

Robbed, rb. plundered, 80/23.

Rodes, fb. r. crucyfyed, crucifixe*,

122/1.

Roghly, adv. r. lokynge, rough looking,

88/9.

Row, adv. r. lokynge, rough looking,

89/9. A- s- rtw.

Ruthlynge, sb. rattling, 16/13.

Rychesshe, sb. riches, 86/24. Fr.

richetse.

Rygge, sb. back, 58/2.

Ryght, rb. r. vp, raise up, 44/3; set

up again, restore, 86/4.

Ryuely, adv. especially ?, 128/12.

162 GLOSSARY.

Salletis, si. sallets, light helmets,

11/24.

Sam-crysp, adj. somewhat curled,

08/1 1 ; sam-Foed, adj. somewhat

ruddy, 54/27; same rede, 89/8; saun-

rede, 88/8. A. S. sam, half.

Saue, vb. saw, 49/6, 146/1 1.

B&we,prep. save, except, 18/21, 54/IO.

Sawe, vb. save, 73/6; sawit, saved,

4/23.

Schavnge, sb. change, 61/6.

Scomfited, pp. discomfited, 117/rp.

Screwid, adj. shrewd, cursed, bad,

evil, 69/6.See way, seaway (comp. highway, road-

way), 80/3.

Seke, adj. sick, 66/13.

Sekernesse, sb. security, 74/8 ; sykejr]-

nesse, 50/;.

Sekiritesse, sb. securities, bonds, 6/22.

Selcouth, adj. various, 28/33 ;won-

derful, 44/n, 120/J, 126/13.

Selth, sb. happiness, benefit, 50/8,

92/i8; success, 88/23.

Selue, adj. same, 100/i8.

Selyly, adv. happily, 42/32.Semblant, glad s., 98/12 ;

sterne s.,

98/37; %r B., 102/i8; semblant,

112/36 ; look, countenance.

Senne, sb. synod, 120/15.Senthe, adj. seventh, 68/30; Senfte,

59/a9.

Seysyne, sb. seisin, possession, 82/12.Sheldrun, sb. shields, 81/29.Shendshype, sb. injury, harm, 114/3 J

shenshipp, 115/3.

Sho, pron. she, 4/i.

Shorthlych, adv. shortly, presently,

114/22.

Shroue, vb. int. confessed, 180/23.Shyrth, sb. shirt, 42/5.Bill, vb. sell, 39/34. See Syllene.Site, *5. city, 32/17, 18.

Sithe, sb. times, 26/6.Skyer, sb. squire, 8/32, 33.

Slaght, *b. slaughter, 14/i6, 20/38, 116/36, 138/32.

Slaked, vb. slacked, failed, 48/24.Sleghly, adv. slily, 68/3.Sleghtes, sb. contrivances, 128/13.Slegthlych, adv. craftily, 128/g ;

sleghtly, 144/17.

Slouedyne, vl. slew, 39/8.

Smert, adj. smart, sharp, rough ; smert

lond, rough wild land, 128/29.

Smertly, adr. smartly, vigorously,

104/33 5 sinyrtly, 105/33.

Smyth, -vb. srnite, 24/12; pt. smote,

106/35.

Snel, adj. quick, active, 74/27.

Snellych, adv. quickly, 82/3.

Soine, adv. soon, 60/1 1.

Soldrys, sb. shoulders, 89/n.Solempnelych, adv. solemnly, 00/25.Soth, adj. sooth, true, 54/i.

Sortelych, adv. shortly,93/i4 ; Sortely,adv. shortly, 149/22.

Sorynesse, sb. sorriness, soreness, sor-

row, no/i, 112/23.

Spares, sb. battle-axe, 83/7 J sparris,

17/12. SeeSparth.Sparth, sb. battle-axe, 74/n, 26, 33;

sparthes, 16/13.

Spendynge, sb. spending, money, 78/27.

Spourges, sb. spurge, thing to get rid

of, scourge, 112/3. Comp. O. Fr.

espourger.

Spousbrych, sb. spousebreach, adul-

tery, 102/23.

Spousehede, spoushode, sb. wedded

state, 64/30.

Sproty, adj. thin, small, 54/28. Comp.Sprot, sprout, splinter.

Stabil, vb. establish, confirm, 69/2g;stable, 68/30.

Staluarthly, adv. stalwartly, sturdily,

116/1.

Stalwardnesse, sb. stalwartness,

strength, sturdiness, 52/2 ;stal-

warthnesse, 54/2O.Sted, sb. stead, place, state, 22/35 ;

'

state,' 23/35.

Stordy, adj. sturdy, 118/33 ; stordyer,

116/2.

Storkes, sb. storks, 28/24.

Strange, adj. strong, 54/8.

Streynth, vb. strength, strengthen,

68/30.

Streynth, sb. strength, force, meaning,

90/29, 96/14.

Streyntnesse, sb. strongness, strength,

94/24 ; streyntnys, 95/24.

Stronge, adj. strong, stormy, 66/33.

OLOSSAKY. 163

Stronge, cuh\ strongly, greatly, 4/3.

Stryffly, wlr. atrivingly (?for 'styffly'),

26/29. See Slyfly.

Styd, />. stead, place, 42/5; stydde,

42/6; styddus, places, f0/xi.

Styfly, adr. strongly, valiantly, 80/8,

104/31.

Stylly, atlr. stilly, in secret, 46/19,

150/12.

Btynte, vb. stopped, Ill/so; ttynt,

112/30.

Suget, adj. subject, 24/ai; subyect,

26/33 ; subyett, 26/ai. O. FT.

Suget.

Surnesso, *b. sureness, security, 51/7-

Surtey, swrte, *b. surety, 76/9. l-'r.

SilreU.

Sybbe, sb. relation, 64/29.

Syblyngea, wlc. kinwise, with rela-

tives, 102/23.

Sybrede, *b. relationship, 42/1 r.

Sydlynge, adv. sidling, obliquely, 94/

19.

Sygge, vb. say, 54/i8, 98/2O.

Sykornesse, sb. security, 50/7. See

Sekerneue.

Sykyrlychest, adr. most securely, 68/34-

Syllene, t*. sell, 88/32, 40/5.

Syller, sb. seller, 40/1.

Talent, tb. desire, wish, 6/25.

Tanked, pp. thanked, 14/19.

Ten*?, tb. tene, hatred, 4/ia.

Tened, pp. grieved, vexed, 4/3.

Tethynges, sb. tithing, tithes, 66/1.

Thar^, conj. there = where, 82/1 8.

Tharmes, sb. entrails, intestines, 88/4.

That, adv. ? read thar, 2/24, 66/5.

Thay, dem. those, 80/12, 14, 90/26,

116/3 ; they, the, 97/14-

Theghf, conj. though, 18/27, 82/9-

Ther, conj. where, 32/8, 67/30, 128/

4 ; ther-to-for, adr. before, 68/29.

Thewes, b. qualities, 16/28, 90/34.

Thewis, *!,. thieves, 81/30.

Thedynge, *?>. tiding, 10/7 i thythyngis,

ll/7,35/3i; tythynge,6/i5.this, adj. these, 21/29.

Tho, coiij. when, 4/9.

Tho, prt p. to, 62/19.

Thoght, cow/, though, 15/31, 32/7-

Thollc, rb. thole, endure, Buffer, 4/2O;lulled, 42/3, 118/24; th<,llrth, suf-

f.-rd, '^ If; th-.ly, infin. 40/5.

Tholmode, adj. forbearing, 08/15.Thondred, *l. thunder, 68/28.

porwe, ?gu through with it, 28/12.Thre, num. a thn

-,in three parta,

66/20; at thre, 67/2O; tre, 14/5.

Thretynge, sb. threatening, 60/9;tretynge, 70/9.

priddesum, wlj. third, 14/1 ; thryd-Bome, 82/20 ; thyrdesum, 15/a.

purleth, rb. thirleth, pierceth, 112/5.Thus, from t. = frotn this, thence, 60/15.Thwey, num. two, 12/35.

To, adv. too, 54/26, 82/3.

To, art. the, 10/27.

Toght, vb. thought, 16/5, 18/7-

To-hakked, rb. hackt to pieces, 82/2.

Toke, rb. reacht (to the knee), 116/27.Told, t. reckoned, 60/8; Moch told

by ham-self, thought much of them-

selves, 148/3; tolde, thought, 94/i,

96/25, 97/24.Tollid, p}>. sufferd, 80/15.

Ton, fb. town, 12/33 J*n land, town-

land, division of parish, 124/2.Toun londe, sb. townland, township,

division of parish, 125/2.

Tre, adj. three, 14/5.

Trewage, sb. tribute, 114/29 Jto3*^**

60/15. O. FT. treuage.

Trogh, prep, through, 22/6, 26/1, 62/18; trogh, 20/24; troght, 28/29.

Trukked, rb. trucked, was bartered ?,

48/9.

Trywly, atlv. truly, 12/27.Turnet to, vb. turn to, 78/32.

Turues, sb. turves, turfs, 80/17.

Twenty, num. twenty, 50/a8.

Tynge, sb. things, 24/14 ; thing, 28/8 ;

notynge, nothing, 16/5, ^0/9.

Tynke, i*. think, 6/26 ; tynken, 22/4.

Tywesday, tywesdaye, tyvysday,tywysday, sb. Tuesday, 98/1, 99/I, 2.

Vanhope, sb. wanhope, despair, 57/5.

Vend, rb. wend, 54/15.

Vepne, *b. weapon, 110/24.

Vickydly, adv. wickedly, 53/35.

Vncharged, vb. unloaded, 10/2.

\! 2

164 GLOSSARY.

Vndedde, rb. undid, ruined, 114/4;

vndid, 115/4. See Vndo.

Vnderfonge, rb. receive, 62/19 ; vndre-

fynge, 4/33, 8/1 ; vndyrfonge, re-

ceived, 9/1.

Vndo, vb. destroy, ruin, 20/6, 22/4,

84/u, 94/33.

Vndrestondeth, vb. understand ye, im-

per. 20/15.

Vneuenly, adj. uneven, unequal, in-

ferior, 30/35.

Vnhap, sb. mishap, 66/5.

Vnhele, sb. misfortune, 126/1 a.

Vnkede, adj. strange, 20/2O, 24/28;

vnkyde, 81/6, 85/2.

Vnkyndely, adv. unnaturally, 87/i8.

Vnmercyably, adv. unmerciably,

mercilessly, 55/1. Comp. 0. Fr.

merciable.

Vnmesurable, adv. unmeasurably, be-

yond measure, 54/26; vnmeasurably,

55/26.

Vnmetly, adv. unmeetly, immoderately,

118/33-

Vnnowmmerabill, adj. innumerable,

19/15-

Vnryght, sb. wrong, injustice, 86/1 8 ;

vnryght, 112/32.

Vnsikere, adj. unsure, 10/2.

Vnsurnes, sb. unsureness, insecurity,

51/8.

Vnwardly, adj. unwary, ignorant,

52/i4 .

Vnwarly, adv. unwarely, unexpectedly,

78/9 .

Vnwemmed, pp. unstained, undefiled,

44/7, 92/4 J vnwemyd, 88/3.Vpon, prep, from, against, 106/32.Vp-rerid, pp. raisd up, 18/a.

Vptake, vb. succour, help, support,

92/3-

Vreke, vb. wreak, avenge, 145/8.Vs-self, ourselves, 22/1.

Vyrchip, vb. worship, 43/2O.Vyrchipp, sb. worship, 5/32.

Wanhope, sb. despair, 17/29, 82/12.Wanhoply, adj. desperate, 88/6.Warliere, adv. more warily, 12/19.Waryr, adv. more cautiously, 18/19.Warytres, sb. cursed trees, gallows,

34/i6; 'galosis,' 35/16.

"Wax, vb. grew, turud, became, 2/7;arose, grew up, 26/22.

Wayte, sb. wait, expectation, 110/33.

Wecchene, vb. move, take, 86/31. A.S.

wecgan : comp. weigh anchor.

"Wei, adv. well, quite, 52/13; frankly,

78/30 ; much, 78/32; very, 2/ii.

Wenttene, vb. think, say ?, 106/8.

Wenynge, sb. whining, mourning,

54/17.

"Wepne, sb. weapon, out of w. = out of

harness, when not fighting, 54/31 ;

wepyn, 55/31.

"Wepne, vb. weapon, arm, 50/27;weppen, 16/32 ; wepyn, 17/30.

Wer, vb. war, 'wer the fight,' 10/27;were, 11/28 ; weren, inf. 82/i6 ;

werret, 3/6 ; werry, inf. 8/1 1; wer-

ryn, 83/i6.

Were, sb. war, 125/32.Weued, sb. altar, 42/26. A. S.

"Whan, r6. won, 136/1 1.

"Whan-hopefully, adv. unhopefully,

despairingly, 16/30."What for, on account of, 108/21.Whodyreso, adv. whithersoever, 40/

ii.

"Whybelers, sb. quibblers?, 148/3.

Whyle, sb. the w. = at that time ?,

82/13; =conj. while, 82/15; That

whylle = at that time, 124/ao.Whyth, prep, with, 130/31.Wille, adj. wild, rough, 129/29.Willych, adv. vilely, 54/1.

"Wndre, prep, under, 28/7-

Wnneth, conj. unneth, scarcely, 88/15.Wnselth, sb. disadvantage, 50/8."Wo, adj. sorry, 4/35.

Wode, adv. wildly, madly, 94/34.

Wodere, adj. wilder, madder, 42/27.

Woke, adj. weak, 146/io.

Wolf, woman turned into a, 130.

Wombe, sb. belly, 88/4.

Wonder, adj. wonderful, 130/1 1.

Wone, sb. custom, usage, 84/15.Wonet, pp. wont, accustomed, 88/33.

Wonne, sb. custom, 66/29. See Wone.

Wood, adj. mad, wild, 42/27.

Worth, vb. happened, existed, was,

88/26 ; became, 124/33.Worthly, (worthy, R.) vb. honor, 92/3.Worthy, vb. honor, 93/2.

GLOSSARY.

Wrec! -0/34?n/ 2i)'

Wrechydnys, *1>. vun^-ance, 131/33.

Wrethe, s\>. wrath, 74/32.

Wreyer, si. wr:iy-r, betrayer, 102/24.

"Wryttes, /-. writs, \\ritii

66/13; yii' \\rvtt., in writing, 64/7-

Wryynge, >/-. tli>t.rtiiiLT, falsifying,

102/n.Wsyd, pp. used, accustomed, practist,

skilful. -J3/27.

Wyage, *b. voyage, 62/7.Wylle, *>>. at w. - as he wished, 68/

j.'.

Wynd abydynge, wind-bound, wait-

ing for wind, bO/6.

Wyrchiply, adv. worshiply, worship-

fully, 67/22.

Wyssed, rl>. directed, guided, 94/19 5

ad*,1

.'5/ I 9-

Wyt,]rep. with, 60/15.

Wytht, prep, with, 46/17.

"Wyttaylle, eb. victual, 104/6.

Wyttynge, sb. witting, knowledge,

27/3-

-y, iiirin. : See assembly, castely, de-

fouly, forswely, namy, tholy, worry,8/1 1.

Yardes. hs, sticks, 80/17.Yarne, rl>. rushed, ran, 82/3.

Y-cast, ]>i>. purposed, 68/30.Y-douted hym, was afraid, 86/1.

Y-dene, pp. done, 28/29.Y dropesie, sb. dropsy, 44/14.

Yern, rh. ru.-b, hasten, 74/1, 76/2.

Yernynge, vb. running, rushing, 94/34.

Yew, rb. yeve, give, 66/32; \

pp. 81/9.Y lacet, pp. laced, 62/n.Y-leued, pp. believed, 102/IO.

Ymeuyd, pp. moved, 101/4.

Yold, sb. yule, Christinas, 42/34;

yolde, 43/34-

Yolowe, adj. yellow, 98/1 o.

Yorne, adv. gerne, eagerly, 92/2 x;

yonre, 104/IO.

Yought, Kb. youth, 68/20, 118/27.

Youre, <u?j. yare, active, 114/27.

Yoy, sb. joy, 100/29.

Yroked, pp. rocked, 42/9-

Y-rotid, />/>. rooted, 149/17.

Yuel, mich, much evil, leprosy, 82/7.

Yurne, sb. eagerness?, 112/1.

INDEX(MAINLY)

BY THOMAS AUSTIN.

(For a completer Index, see Mr. Dimock's, Qir. Camb. Op. v. 440-60.)

Adam of Yarnemouth (Yarmouth),sent with others to Ireland, 102.

Adrian, Pope, grants privileges in

Ireland to Henry II, 90; pledges to,

152-

Albertus, Cardinal, sent into Nor-

mandy to enquire into Becket's death,

68.

Aldelinesson, see Fitz-Audeline.

Alexander, Lord of the world, 34/3.Alexander III, Pope, 44 ; grants Ire-

land to Henry II by Bull, 90.

Amlyffy (?Queenstown), a harbour of

Dublin, John the Mad lands there.

46.

Angoy (Anjou), Henry II Earl of, 6.

Ardfynan (Archphinan), castle built

at, 148/32.

Armagh, Council of Irish Clergy held

there, 38; Archbishop too old toattend Synod of Cashel, 66.

Arms, the Irish to be forbidden, 152.Arthur, kings of Ireland paid him

tribute, 186/1 3.

Banow, Fitz-stephen lands there, 10.

Barry, Philip de (brother of Giraldus

Cambrensis), comes to Ireland in 1 183to help Fitz-stephen, 1 26.

Barry, Robert de, at siego of Wexford,10

; his bravery at Ossory, 14; his

character, 16; his courage, 100; is

nephew of Maurice and Robert Fitz-

Btephen, 100. (Was elder brother ofGiraldug Cambrensis.)

Barry, Robert de, son ofabove Robert,100.

Basile, or Basilia, sister of Earl Stri-

guil, marries Raymond Fitz-gerald,

84; writes to her husband, 108.

Bayonne, the Irish came from, 136.

Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is

murdered, 40-44.

Beggeryng, Isle of, at mouth of Wex-ford harbour, is occupied by the Irish

after burning Wexford, 54.

Belyn, King t>f Britain, 136.

Bernardson, Robert, left as a leader

in Ireland by Henry II, 70.

Berynger, "William, sent with others

to Ireland, 102.

Bohun, Humfrey de, left as a leader

in Ireland by Henry II, 70.

Bowmen, sacrilegious, die suddenly,62.

Braken, St., prophecy of, 138.

Breuse (Braose), Philip de, is left at

Wexford by Henry II, 70 ;has land

in Limerick granted him by the

king, 122 ; is afraid of attacking1

Limerick, 124.

Bride, St., his body found, 150.

Bristow (Bristol), Macmorgh goes

there, 6.

Brittayne, Brytayn (Britany or Bre-

tagne), story of a Breton ship, 1 2;

Earl of Bretagne (Richard) rebels

against his father Henry II, 78.

Byldewdya (Buildwas), Rolf, Abbot

of, attends Synod of Cashel, 64.

INDEX. ir,7

Canterbury, Becket murdered there,

40.

Cantetone, Reymond de, 100; slain,

148/2 5 .

Carrick (I'arnny, a rock), near Wex-t'.ird, Hubert Kitz-sti-|.hfii builds a

castle there, 26;

is besieged there,

48.

Caahel, the Archbishop of, and HenryII, attend Syii"d tlu-r-, 64 ; the Con-

stitutions of Cashel, 64 ; Earl Striguil

goes there, 82;account of the Synod

gent to the Pope, 90 ; the Pass

l>:irricadcd against the English, 104.

Castles built in Inland, 126, 128, 148.

Chester, Eurl of, 86 ; John, Constable

of, 128/12.Clandechestre (? Gloucestershire),

Henry II goes there, 56.

Cogan, Miles de, commands at Dublin,

46 ;drives O'Rourke off from it, 58 ;

returns to Ireland with Fitz-Aude-

line, no; invades Connaught, 120;

goes to England and returns, 122;has land in Cork given him, 122 ;

at Limerick, 124; is slain at Lis-

inore, 124.

Cogan, Richard de, brother of Miles,with a force into Ireland,

Columba, St., his prophecies, II 6, 1 1 8,

138; his b<ly found, 150.

Comyn, John, Archbishop of Dublin,

sent to Ireland to prepare the wayfor Prince John, 184/1.

Connaught, Cathel, Archbishop of, is

at Synod of Cashel, 64.

Connaught, K>ikru-k, King of, is an

ally of O'Rourke, 4 ; yields to HenryII, 62; ravages Meath, 82; holds

conference with Raymond Fitz-gerald,

106 ; his territory invaded by Miles

de Cogan, 120; Roderick beaten bythe English, 122.

Constitutions of Cashel, 64.

Cork, men of, defeated at sea by the

Knulisli, So; left in charge of Richard

of London, 122; lands there divided

:iinonur tin- English leaders, 122.

Cormack, son of the King of Cork,ivlx'ls ;tli"l is K-lu-.idi'd. IO6.

Courci, John de, sees Fitz-Audeline's

rascality, and sends for troops to

invade Ulster, 114; he takes l><-vn.

114; Vivian tries to get rid of him,

114; besieged, 116; beaten at Kirl.,,

but victorious elsewhere, 118; de-

scription of him, 118; is childless,

1 20; again made Ruler of Ireland,

146/i 5 .

Coutances, Henry II does penancethere for Becket's death, 72.

Cursed meat forbidden, 66.

Davy, a Welshman, nephew of Ray-mond Fitz-gerald, swims the Shannon .

94-

Dermot Maccarthy, King ofCork,does

homage to Henry II, 60 ; fears to

attack Raymond Fitz-gerald, 80;

helped by Raymond Fitz-gerald, 106 ;

his son Cormack beheaded, 106;

forced to make peace with the Eng-lish, 122; leaves them, 1 24 ; slain,

148-150.Dermot Macmorgh, King of Lt-in-

ster, seduces Rory'g wife, Devorgilla,2

;his men refuse to help him, and

he seeks foreign aid, 4 ; Henry 1 1

befriends him, 6; agrees to give hit;

daughter, and Leinster to Struguil in

return for help, 6; goes to Wales, 6

;

returns to Ireland and is joined byRobert Fitz-stephen, 8, 10; assaults

Wexford, and captures it, 1 2 ; invades

Ossory, and defeats the Prince, 14;

many of his men desert him, 18 ;is

urged to turn against the English,

20 ; harangues the men of Leinster,

20; O'Conor makes terms with him,

24; goes to attack Dublin, which

submits, 26; aspires to be King of

Ireland, 28 ; his daughter is married

to Earl Striguil, 36; marches to

Dublin, which is captured by him,

36; his son beheaded by 0'<

King of Connaught, 38 ;his death,

and burial at Ferns, 44 ;his charac-

ter, 44.

Desmond given to Miles de Cogan and

Sir Robert Fitz-stephen, 133, 124.

Deuelyn (Dublin), Laurence, Arch-

bishop of, attends Synod at Cashel,

64; i, 14 Nov., 1180, 132 ;

168 INDEX.

John Comyn, Archbishop of, 132/24,

134/1.

Deuelyn (Dublin), Macmorgh marches

there, and captures it, 26;taken by

Raymond Fitz-gerald and Miles of

Cogan, 36; Earl Striguil leaves a

force there, 38 ;Hasculf attacks it,

but is defeated, 46 ;the Irish besiege

it, 48 ;are defeated there, 52 ; given

up with other ports to Henry II by

Striguil, 56; O'Rourke assaults it,

58; chief men left there by Henry II,

to keep Ireland, 70 ;men of Dublin

slaughtered by Donald O'Brien, 82;

Trinity Church (Cathedral?), no.

Dosnild (Donnell), King of Ossory,

joins Raymond Fitz-gerald against

O'Brien, 104; his address to the

troops, 104.

Down taken by De Courcy, 114 ;he is

besieged there, 116;relics at, 150.

Dundonald, Raymond le Gros builds

a fort there, 30.

Eclipses, three in three years, 124.

England, the Silver Isle; Ireland, the

Golden, 152.

English, a phantom army scares them,

16; Fitz-stephen addresses them, 22;

the Irish enslave English children,

38 ;the English in Dublin defeat the

Irish, 50 ; Irish Services to be in the

English fashion, 66;the English in

Ireland demand to be set under Rei-

mund Fitz-gerald, 78 ; they invade

Offaly, 78; rout a Cork fleet, 80;

besieged in Limerick by O'Brien,

104 ; permitted to take food from the

churches, 120; advance to Tuam,

122;defeat King Roderick, 122.

Felmeth, 128/26.

Ferand, William, shows bravery at

Waterford, 32.

Ferns, Macmorgh winters there, 8;

holds a strong position near it, 18;his death and burial there, 44.

Firlee (a territory on the river Bann,co. Antrim), de Courci defeated there,118.

Fitz-Audeline, William de, sent to

Ireland by Henry II, no; envies

and hates the Geraldines, no; is

self-indulgent and a plunderer, 112;

robs Maurice Fitz-gerald's sons, 112;

is a bad character, 112-114; ^s recald

to England, 122.

Fitz-gerald, Alexander, son of

Maurice, his bravery, 50.

Fitz-gerald, Davy, nephew of Ray-

mond, 94.

Fitz-gerald, Gerald, son of Raymond,his bravery, 50.

Fitz-gerald, Maurice, half-brother to

Sir Robert Fitz-stephen, helps Mac-

morgh, 8;has land granted him by

Macmorgh, 1 2 ; arrives with forces

at Wexford, 24; at Dublin, 48;

harangues his men, 50; left as a

leader in Ireland by Henry II, 70 ;

warns de Lacy of coming treachery,

74; description of him, 76; his

courage, 100; his death, 112.

Fitz-gerald, TsTesta, daughter of

Maurice, marries Hervey of Mont-

maurice, 92.

Fitz-gerald, Kaymond (Le Gros), son

of Maurice Fitzgerald, and nephewof Sir Robert Fitz-stephen, sent to

Ireland by Henry II, 30 ; repels the

men of Waterford, 32 ; joins Earl

Striguil, 34; joins in taking Water-

ford and Dublin, 36 ;sent by Henry

II into Gascony, 40 ;is in Dublin,

48 ;his bravery at Dublin, 50 ;

left

as Viceroy in Ireland with Striguil,

and invades Oflaly, in command of

the English troops, 78 ;inarches

towards Waterford, 80; goes to

Wales, 82; lands at Wexford, and

saves Striguil, 84; marches against

O'Connor, 84 ;restores peace, 86

;

marches towards Limerick, 94 ;crosses

the Shannon and takes Limerick, 96;

description of him, 98 ;victuals

Limerick, 100;marches there against

O'Brien, 104 ; captures it, 106;

marches to Cork, and beats Cormack,106

;has a letter from his wife, 108 ;

commits Limerick to O'Brien, 108 ;

surrenders his government to Henry,no; is childless, 120; sails to Cork,and helps to put down the rebellion,

126.

INDEX. 169

Fitz-gerald, William, father of Ry-iiioinl, ilics, Si.

Fitz-gerald, William, eldest son of

Maurici',iii;irrii-.s 1 1 ( lt-n Fitz-gilbert^ 2.

Fitz-henry, Meiler, his bravery, 14,

loo; leads the attack on Limerick,

106; gets Kildare, 128.

Fitz-henry, Robert, brother of Meiler,100.

Fitz-hugh, Raymond, TOO, slain, 148,

Fitz-atephen, Sir Robert, Constable

of South Wales, is set free by Rys,the Prince, 8

;collects troops to help

Macmorgh, 8;lands at Banow, and

marches to Wexford with him, 10;

stand* firm to Macmorgh, 18; urged to

n tire from Ferns, 20; harangues the

English, 22; helps to defeat O'Conor,

26; advises Macmorgh to get more

English help, 28; isbesieged inCarrick

Castle, 48 ;his defence, 52 ;

deceived

into a surrender, 52; described, 54;

imprisoned by Henry II, but pardonedafter, 60; left by Henry II as a

leader in Ireland, 70; his courage,

loo; (?same) goes into Ireland with

Fitz-Audeline, 1 10;and is robbed of

lauds by him, 112;

is childless, 120;attacked by the Irish, 126; hia rightto come to Ireland, 134.

Fitz-stephen, Maurioe, 30.

Fitz-stephen, Meredus, son of Sir

Robert, dies at Cork, i j\.

Fitz-stephen, Raymond, loses some of

his lands, 112.

Fitz-stephen, Rolf, eon ofRobert, 120.

Forthred, Fothred, Fothurtu, now

Forth, in Carlow, 128/24.

Frederick, Emperor of Germany, 44.French warfare contrasted with Irish

and Welsh, 151.

Fresel, Keeper of Waterford, is slain

by his guides, 84.

Geoffrey, Earl of Bretagne, son of

Henry 1 1, ivUls, 76; is overcome, 86 ;

dies, 132.

Gerald de Barri (Giraldus Cambren-

sis), 62, 78; comes to Ireland, 126;his advice on the conquest and

government of In-hind, 150 2. His

brothers : see Barry.

Geraldines, the, envied, no; praisd,

"3-Germon, Gurguntius, 136/IO.

Glanuyl, Ralph de, defeats Henry II's

sons, 86.

Glyndelagft (Glendalough) hills, 36.

Golden Isle, Ireland, 152.

Goshawk, story of Henry II's, 56.

Gothred, King of Man, has luttPi

from Striguil, 48.

Griffin, Robert, nephew of Maurice

Fitz-gerald, has a dream, 73 ; saves

de Laci from Rory's treachery, 74 ;

slays Rory, 76 ; gets a castle, 128/24.

Gundeville, Hugh de, left as a leader

in Ireland by Henry II, 70.

Gurguntius, Belyn's son, 136/IO.

Gylmory, K., at Arthur's feast at

Karlyon, 186/14.

Hasculf, chief man in Dublin, escapesfrom it, 36 ; goes with forty Norse

ships to attack it, and is captured,

46 ;is beheaded, 48.

Haverford, 72.

Helen, sister of Earl Striguil, given to

William, son of Maurice Fitz-gerald,

92.

Henry II of England, 2 ; Macmorghseeks help from him, 4; appeals to

his subjects to aid Macmorgh, 6 ;

forbids trade with Ireland, 40; his

Irish edict, 48 ; lands at Waterford,

58 ; imprisons Fitz-stephen, 60 ; the

Kings of Cork and Limerick do

him homage, 60 ; the Kings of Con*

naught and Meath also yield to

him, 62;

feast given by him, 62 ;

assembles Clergy at Cashel, and hat

Constitutions made, 64 ;his Irish

affairs, 68;

leaves Ireland, 70 ; de-

spises the speaking stone of Lech-

lavar, 72 ; goes to Haverford, and

Normandy, and does penance for

Becket's death at Coutances, 72 ;

makes peace with the French king,

72 ;his sons rebel, 76; collects troops

at Rouen, 78; leaves Ireland to

viceroys, 78; overcomes his sons, 86;: lin's prophecy about his sons, 88 ;

description of him, 88; gets a grant

of the Lordship of Ireland from the

170 INDEX.

Pope, 90; recalls Raymond Fitz-

gerald, 102 ;his Irish Commissioners

return, no.

Henry, son of Henry II, rebels against

his father, 68, 76; overcome, 86;

dies, 132.

Hervey of Mountmaurice has land

granted him, 1 2;wishes prisoners to

be butchered (they 're drownd), 34 ;

atWaterford, 56; succeeds RaymondFitz-gerald as Constable, 82 ;

is

jealous of him, 92 ;marries Nesta

Fitz-gerald, 92 ;sends lies about

Raymond Fitz-gerald to Henry II,

102; his description, 102; childless,

1 20 ;turns monk, 1 26.

Irish Church, spoild by John, 146.

Irish folk, 52, 78, 82, 90, no;Northerners true, Southerners false,

126; are false, 136, 142; plunder,

144; conspire, 150; tribute to be

taken from, 152.

Jeroboam, 142/1 8.

John of Salisbury purchases privilegesin Ireland for Henry II from PopeAdrian, 92 ; goes to Ireland, 130.

John the Herford, 128/26.John the "Wood (mad) leads forty

Norse ships against Dublin, and is

slain, 46.

John, Constable of Chester, goes to

Ireland, ia8.

John, Prince, son of Henry II, sent to

Ireland, A.D. 1185, 134; his failure

there, and its causes, 136-149; badstate of Ireland under him, 144 ;

newedition of the Expugnacio sent him,152.

Julius Caesar, 34/3.

Kenalayne, men of, 150/2.Kildare, Bishop of, helps to deceive

the English, 52.

Kildare, given to Meyler, but changedfor Leix, 128/2?.

Kyldalo (Killaloe), 106.

Kylka, 128/2 5 .

Lateran Council (March 1179), 124.Lacy, Hugh de, goes with William

son of Aldeline as messenger to the

Kings of Connaught and Meath, 62;

left in Ireland as a leader by HenryII, 70; meets O'Rourke, 72;

treacherously attacked by him, 74;returns to Ireland as Seneschal, 122

;

fortifies Leinster and Meath, 128;is suspected of aiming at Kingdom,128; goes to England and returns,

130; is recald from Ireland, 134; is

slain A.D. 1 1 86, 150.

Llandaff, Ralph, Archdeacon of,

attends Synod of Cashel, 64.

Lechlavar, Stone of, speaks, 70.

Leix, changed for Kildare, 128/29.Leycestre (Leicester), Earl of, cap-

tured by Henry II, 86.

Leinster, governed by Macmorgh, 2;

Rory and the King of Connaughtinvade it, 4 ; Macmorgh haranguesthe men of Leinster, 20

; had few

castles, 128/23 ;some built, 1 28.

Limerick, O'Brien, King of, is warred

on by the King of Connaught, 26;

Limerick left in charge of Miles of

St. David's, 100; burnt by O'Brien,

no; Sir Robert Fitz-stephen andothers go there, but retreat, 122.

Lismore, Henry II goes there, 60;

Christian, Bishop of, and Papal

Legate, presides at Synod of Cashel,

64; Lismore attacked by the English,

80; Miles de Cogan goes there, 124;a castle built there, 148/22 (ruins

still in being. D.).

London, Bichard of, Governor of

Cork A.D. 1177, 122/28.

Louis, King of France, 44.

Maccarthy, see Dermot Maccarthy.Mac Donlevy, King of Ulster, flees

from de Courcy, 114; besieges de

Courcy in Down, 1 1 6 ;is defeated,

116.

Macdonough, Prince of Ossory, is de-

feated by Macmorgh, and sues for

peace, 14.

Macmorgh, see Dermot Macmorgh.Macmorgh, Eve, daughter of Dermot,

marries Earl Striguil, 36.

Macsaghlin of Olan, is taken prisonerat Waterfurd, 37.

INDEX, 171

Mac-Tire slays Miles do Cogan, 124.

Man, Isle of, gOTMrH6d l>v K in^'< ;<>th

n-d.

Marseilles, 132/7.

Masturel, William, join* H. nry II,

Meath, \lr\ king there, - ; ravaged byEarl SuiiMiil. 38, by O'Conor, 84;

yielded t< Mfiiry 1 I. '>j; \volf-\voni:m

in, 130; is well castled, 128/23,

130/9.

Merlin, prophecies of, 10, 34, 44, 58,

62, 70, 88.

Meyler, son of Raymond Fitz-gerald'scousin is at Wcxford, 84; swims the

Shannon, 94; description uf him, 98;castle built for, 130/7-

Miles of St. David's, cousin of Ray-mond Fitz-gerald, left in charge of

Limerick, 100.

Milford Haven, Wales, 124/15.Moling, St., prophecies of, 34, 58, 62,

138.

Mountmaurice, see Hervey.Myles ofCogan helps in taking 1 hiblin,

36 ; goes to Lismore, and is slain

there, ij.j.>'' Cogan.

Myght (Meath) destroyed by O'Connor,

84.

Newenham (Newnham), in Clande-

chestre, 56.

Newry, de Courci conquers at Ivor's

Bridge near, 1 18.

Nicol, a priest, attends Synod of

Cashel, 64; ? Prior of WaUingf..rd,

conveys Alexander's Bull into Ire-

land, 90.

Normans, John's young, pull the

beards of the Irish chiefs, 140; are

J< hn's \\or>t sidvi>iTs, 142, 146.

Norsemen attnck Dublin, 46.

Not, William, his bravery, 52.

Oboy, castle built in, 180/8.

O'Brien, Donald, King of Limerick

ami Thomond is warred against by the

King of Connaught, and defeats him,26

;does homage to Henry II, 60

;

slaughters the men of Dublin, 82;

rebels against Henry, 93 ; besieges

Limerick, 104 ;holds conference with

Raymond Fitz-gerald, 106; burns

Limerick, no.

O'Conor, Boderic, King of Con-

nauglit and Inland, tries to raise the

ntry against Macmorgh and th--'

:

.-h, 18;addresses his followers,

20; comes to terms, 24 ; makes war

on the King of Limerick, and is

defeated, 26; beheads Macmorgh'sson, 38 ; ravages Meath, 84.

Odrone (Odroon, a territory in on.

Carlow, 52), Striguil defeats a Lein-

ster force in a pas* near, 54.

Ofolanes (Offaly, in north of the pre-sent co. Kildare),Leinster, is invaded

by the English, 78.

Okenseley, Macmurgh there, 18; Mac-

inurgh of Okensely joins RaymondFitz-gerald, 104.

Olethan, 148/25.

Omurthy, 128/25.

Onolan, 128/24.O'Phelan (OUn), 30, 37.

Ophelayn, 112.

O'Rourke, see Bory.Osbern (Osborne) of Hereford, sent

into Ireland, 102.

Ossory (Kilkenny, etc., in Leinster)invaded by Macmorgh, 14, 62.

Paris, 133/8.Parliament (Conference) at Rorik's

Hill, 74-

Patrick, St., prophecy of, 138; hi*

body found, 150.

Pec, Bichard de, 128/19.

Pembroke, Henry II sails then.

Phantom army terrifies the English,16.

Philip of Worcester, 134.

Foitou, Earl of, Richard, son of

Henry II, rebels with his brothers,

78.

Pope : his right to all islands, 136 ;

grants Ireland to Henry II, 136.

Rathwyldes Tower, 36.

Bauf, son-in-law of Miles de Cogan,slain at Lismore, 124.

Baymond Fitzhugh (hue-sone), 100.

Baymond le Gras, tee Fitz-gerald,

Baymond.

172 IXDEX.

Redlesford, Walter de, kills John the

"Wood, 46; castle built to him, 128/

Behoboam: Prince John foolishly

imitates him, 142.

Richard, Earl of Poitou, son of Henry

II, rebels against his father, 78;

is overcome, 86.

Richard of London is in charge of

Cork, 132.

Richard of the pek (Peak) reaches

Ireland, 128/19.Robert de Bygaz, 130/8.

Robert de Po(w)er, Constable of

Waterford, comes to Ireland, 122.

Roger le Poer slain, 150.

Rolf, son of Robert Fitz-stephen, 76.

Rorik's Hill, Conference held there

with Rory, 74.

Rory (O'Rourke), King of Meath, left

by his wife, 2;marches into Leinster

to avenge his shame, 4; assaults Dub-

lin, 58 ; yields to Henry II, 62;has

a conference with de Lacy, 72 ;

treacherously attacks him, 74; is

slain by Maurice Fitz-gerald, 76.

Rys, son of Griffin, Prince of Wales,sets Fitz-stephen free, 8.

Salisbury, John of, 92, 130.

Scotland, King of, taken by Henry II,

86;a Papal Legate goes to Scotland,

114.

Shestre (Chester), Earl of, captured

by Henry II, 86.

Shynen (Shannon), borders Meath, 82;

the river swum, 94; King of Con-

naught there, 106.

St. James, 72.

Stevenson, see Fitz-stephen.

Striguil, Richard, Fitz-gilbert, Earl

of, agrees to aid Macmorgh, and has

Leinster given him, 6 ; receives let-

ters from him, 28; sends Raymond

le Gras to Ireland, 30 ;lands at

Waterford, and assaults the town,

34; captures it, and marries Mac-

morgh's daughter, 36 ; leaves a force

in Dublin, 38; his description, 54;sails to England, and yields Dublinand other ports to Henry II, 56;waits at Pembroke for favourable

wind, 56 ;left as Viceroy in Ireland

with Raymond Fitz-gerald, 78 ; asks

help of him, and promises him his

sister Basile, 84 ; saved by him, 84 ;

his death, 108; burial, no; his right

to come to Ireland, 134.

Sur, parts Leinster and Munster, 30 ;

King of Limerick comes there, 60;

Raymond there, 84.

Tachmeho, 130/7-

Theodinus, Cardinal, comes to Nor-

mandy, to Henry II, 68.

Troy, English sprung from, 22.

Tuam, in Galway, occupied by the

English, 122.

Tybraghnych, Tibraghny in S.W.

Kilkenny, 60.

Tyllagh, 128/26.

Ulster invaded by de Courci, 114.

Velletri, Archbishop Comyn consecra-

ted at, A.D. 1182, 132.

Vivian, a Papal Legate, comes to Down,

114 ;holds a Synod at Dublin, 120.

Vryel, in Ulster (^the present counties

of Louth, Armagh, and Monahan),

114; de Courci defeated there, 118.

'Wales, 6, 8.

Wallingford, Nichol, Prior ot, conveys

Papal Bull to Ireland, 90.

"Walter, Theobald, 150/1.

"Waterford, Raymond le Gras lands

near it, 30; capture by him of

seventy of its inhabitants, 32 ;and

butchery of them, 34 ;Earl Striguil

lands there, 34 ;assault of it by him,

and capture of it, 34, 36 ;the Irish

slay the English there, 84 ;Council

of Irish clergy gathered there, 90 ;

its walls, 1 1 6.

Weysford (Wexford) men threaten to

kill Fitz-stephen, 54 ; Henry II sails

thence to England, 70 ; Raymondlands there, 84.

Weysford (Wexford), Bishop of, de-

ceives the English, 52.

Wicklow, Castle, 112; Wykynlo, 92.

Worcester, Philip of, takes Hugh de

Laci's post, and is curst by the Irish,

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