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

Document 67

Florence MacCarthy to Sir Robert Cecil, 29 September 1594.

It may please your Honour to understand; where, at my beinge here, by reason of the longe continuance of my restraint and troble for the space of five yeres, havinge both wife and children here at my charges, I was constrayned not onely to morgadge and lease what livinge I had, but also to runn very farr indebted here, whereuppon it hath pleased my very good Lord the Lord Treasurrer and the rest of the councill to grant me a warrant that I might not be arrested or trobled untill I had receaved som benefitt of the suite well Her Majestie bestowed uppon me for the satisfieinge of my creditors, which beinge since hindered by myne adversaryeis last beinge here, wherby I could never since receiv any benefitt by the same, wherefore I humblie besech your Honour to be a mean that the sayd warrant (which I have sent here enclosed to your Honor to peruse) may be now renewed againe, for the well I shall think myselfe most bound to pray for your Honor and even so with the remebrance of my most bonden duetie I humblie take leue this 29th September 1594.

ffLOR McCARTHY.