"NOTES for the GOVERNMENT of IRELAND, 1600." [This heading is in Carew's hand.]

"NOTES for the GOVERNMENT of IRELAND, 1600." [This heading is in Carew's hand.]

1600

"A town to be builded at Castlemange or Traly ; but at Tralie rather, for that it is more open to the sea and land than the other, and more convenient for the whole shire.

"The bridges to be builded as your Lordship appointed ; and the bridge of Lixnawe, Castlemange, and the Gowlyn, near Caishell, to be repaired.

"A general order or concordatum for remission, as well of challenges and spoils committed in the last rebellion, as of arrearages of her Majesty's rents and composition since the rebellion.

"No man, of what condition soever, to hold any office of her Majesty either in town or country before he be first sworn to the Supremacy, and come to hear service and sermons according to her Majesty's injunctions.

"No priest to be admitted, nor any man suffered to keep a priest private in his house, but the common parish priest, that shall swear and do as aforesaid ; for these be they that hatch all rebellion.

"To build a bridge over the Barowe at Bealin, and another over the Oare at Watercastle or thereabouts, and another at Portnehinsh, between the forts of Phillipston and Mariborough.

"To build a bridge over the Eney in the borders of Weatmeath and Longfort, and another at Bealtarbart, in the borders of O'Reylie's, Maguyre's, and McMahowne's countries ; and to build a town and bridge at Bealashany, the passage between Ulster and Connaught.

"To extinguish the government of Connaught utterly upon the establishment of a President and State in Ulster, and the Deputy or General for the most part to reside at Athlone, whence he may be upon any occasion in any province of Ireland within 24 hours, and where with most convenience he may receive intelligence from all parts of the kingdom...

"Now that the Moores and Connors are fewer in number and poorer than ever they were, and therefore the easier to be removed to some foreign country, which will be the best means to quiet all Leinster, her Majesty thereupon may extinguish the two governments of Leise and Ophalie, and save all that charge, except only the wards of the two forts ; and the countries to be governed as the rest of the Pale.

"A fort in Feagh McHughe's country and another amongst the Cavaners.

"Dowa, with the lands of Cosfealie, belonging to Edmond FitzJames, containing six plowlands.

"Balligoddran and Galie, belonging to Thomas McKelgott, containing 11 plowlands.

"Fynallymore, and certain parcels in Crebronagh, belonging to one Browne, four plowlands.

"Rathkeney and Ballyobin, with other small parcels in Maghery O'Dorny, six plowlands, belonging to Shane Oge of Kilfinorigh."

Endorsed by Carew : Notes for Ireland.

MS 614, p. 277

English

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