Part 9 of Letter Book of Florence Mac Carthy Reagh, Tanist of Carbery, Mac Carthy Mór

'A briefe selection of suche payments as Sir Owen McCarthy Knight and his Countrey of Caribrie in the Countie of Cork haue paid for the furtherance of Her Majeties service sence the first of the rebelion of James Fitz Mores'; circa 1583.

In primes. In the tyme of the Governement of Sir John Perot Lord President of Mounster, for the better mainteynance of Hir Majeties Garisons being then here, paid in byfs, and cesse taken upp of the said countrey, the som of a thousand Pounds sterling.
Item, after to the Earle of Ormonde, being then Lord General of Mounster, in money and byfs taken upp of the said contrey, the sum of £700 sterling.
Item, to Sir William Drury Lord president of Mounster for cesse of 10 horsmen, being to we yeares in the said coutrey, viz. to every horsman 5 shillings. sterling per diem, amountith to the som of £1147 sterling.
Item, more to the said Sir William in money towards Hir Majeties charges, and to be released of the cesse of the said horsmen £1000 sterling.
Item, the said Sir Owen McCartie paid to Patrick Shearlock of Waterford for the nomber of thrie score kerne cessed upon his said contrey £50.
Item, beseds the promisses the said Sir Owen (of his owne goode will) for the better furtherance of Hir Majesties Service, have kept in his contrey aforesaid sence the begynning of the rebellion of the Earle of Desmond 100 Englishe soldiers footmen, and paid there Capteyns yearly £1200 vizt.
Item to Capteyn William Apsley £1200
Item to Capteyn Fenton 1200
Item to Capteyn Barkley 1200
The totall Som amounteth to £7497