And therefore (as I yet vnderstande it) the makinge of O'Nele ryche and stronge, and the assuring of him of the Queene's Mat's favour and proteccion, woulde rather overthrowe O'Nele (whensoever her highnes woulde go about the vtter overthroweng of him indede), then the kepinge of him poore and doubtfull woulde doo. And yet in the meane tyme he may become so good a subiect as hereafter her Matie shall thinke mette rather to be cherisshed then throwen owt. And so craving aswell leave to declare to your honnor that I did never beare either to O'Donell or to O'Nele or to any other in this lande any kynde of love, hate or affeccion other then I thought mysellf dewtyfully bounden to beare for her Mat's beste servyce, and assuredly am indifferently affected to theim all meaning not muche to trust any of theim as allso to put your honnor in remembrance that I thinke it will be more expedient and behoofefull for her Matie (as thestate of this realme now standeth) rather to beare something with the weaknes of O'Nele (whoo must either be borne withall in some tryfells or hasarded to be loste) then with the renewing of the rebellion of the O'Cconnors and O'Mores (now all most vtterly subdued), to styrre vpp the Brenye, which is O'Reiglie's contry, the Tooles, the Byrnes, the Demsyes and a nomber of others allready bent to do whatsoever myschief they may be able to do, yf they either mought vnderstand {MS folio 62v} that they mought put their cattell backe into or toward O'Nele's contry when we shoulde go about to plague theim, or that O'Nele woulde not joyne with vs in her Mat's servyce when they were to be plagued, which oppynion of O'Nele's obedyence hathe bene and yet is the chief cawse of staye of theim all this doubtfull tyme from extremyties (allthogh they ceasse not daylie to do some myschief in one place or other of the Paale, as Cahir O'Reigly hathe lately done in Meathe, whiche I doubt not shall be recompenced shortly well ennoughe).