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Letter Book of Florence Mac Carthy Reagh, Tanist of Carbery, Mac Carthy Mór (Author: Various)

Document 51

William Lyon, bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross to Sir Warham St. Leger, 24 February 1592.

Rightt Woorshippfull. my veree hartie and humble commendacions don to your self with my good Lady. Such newes as the other weeke I had intelligence of I thought good to certifie your woorshipp, namely I was certainly let to understand that Florence McCartie, a man whose disposition is already verie well knowen to your Woorshipp, had a boy called John Teig, or John Donovan, the boy I know verie well, and the three maisters he served before he was Florence his boy; this same boy hath he sent on his message into Spayne: let your Woorship judge for what cause; no good you may be suer! Whether he be yet returned I cannot learne. Other newes have I none save that the Earle of Clancar his wife is with chield! The remembrance of my self I leave to your Woorshippes consideracion.

WM. CORK CLOYNE & Ross.


Cork,

this 24 February, 1591.
[Endorsed:] the Bishop of Cork to Sir Warham St. Leger.