HUGH and EDMUND O'REIGLY.

HUGH and EDMUND O'REIGLY.

28 Nov 1566

Indenture between Sir Henry Sydney, K.G., President of the Council of Wales and Deputy General in Ireland, with the Council, of the one part, and Hugh O'Reigly, captain of his nation, and Edmund, his brother, tanist of the country of Brenny, of the other part.

(1.) They promise to prosecute their brothers Cahir, Owen, and John O'Reigly, now the Queen's rebels, and to punish them with fire and sword.

(2.) Whatever the commissioners appointed by the Lord Deputy shall adjudicate respecting spoils between the English parts and the inhabitants of the Brenny, O'Reiglye will perform and observe.

(3.) Whereas a contention exists between the Baron of Delvyn and O'Reiglye respecting titles and demands between them and their countries, O'Reiglye shall observe all the decrees and judgments which shall be adjudicated by the Lord Deputy's commissioners.

(4.) He shall likewise perform whatever shall be decreed by the Deputy's commissioners between the inhabitants of the country of Annaly and those of the country of Brenny, with reference to injuries both future and past.

(5.) Whereas O'Reiglye was bound to pay to the Earl of Sussex 1,100 martes, a great part of which has not yet been delivered to the Earl's use, O'Reiglye shall deliver the rest of the martes not paid to the Lord Deputy before the Feast of St. John the Baptist next.

(6.) Whereas O'Reiglye's son John took a prey of 300 kine from the rebels, [Prædam rebellicam.] O'Reigly promises that within 15 days he will deliver the same to the Lord Deputy in the town of Kellys, in Meath; or else he shall send his son John to the Lord Deputy, to be kept in ward until payment be made of the said martes.

(7.) Whereas the Lord Deputy took possession of the castle of Tullevyn, lately in the occupation of Owen O'Reiglye, and has now committed it to Edmund O'Reiglye for the Queen's use, O'Reiglye will take care that the said Edmund shall not harbour the said Owen or any other rebel, or their goods, in the said castle or elsewhere. He shall maintain the said Edmund in possession of the castle.

(8.) O'Reiglye promises to dwell on the borders of this country and of the English parts, at the pleasure of the Lord Deputy, during the war and rebellion of his brothers and John (Shane) O'Neyll, in order that the English parts may be secured by his protection against the said rebels.

(9.) Within 15 days he will place in the Lord Deputy's hands the pledge who shall be privately agreed upon between them. Meanwhile the pledges now in custody of Patrick Cusake shall remain for the performance of these and all other articles.

In the camp at Loghfillen, 28 Nov., 9 Eliz.

The preceding portion is in Latin: the rest in English.

"The sign manual + of O'Reiglye.

"Edmund & clubs; O'Reiglye's sign manual.

"Miz Philip O'Raill.

"According to these indentures, John O'Reighly, son to old O'Reighly, was delivered to the Lord Deputy, as a pledge for the performance of these and all other articles, and now remaineth prisoner in the castle of Dublin.

"This is a true copy.--H. Sydney."

Endorsed.

MS 614, p. 156

English

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