It may pleaze your moste Honourable good Lordship to be advertized that this bearer Donell Mc Cartye, base Sonne to the late Earl of Clancare deceassed, myndinge to repayre into Englande desyred our lettres of testymonye of his carriadge sithence he was by us reclaymed to duetifull offyces, and also in commendacion of his suyte which he meaneth to make to Her Majestie. Truely he hath verye commendablie, eyvylle, and duetyfullie behaved hymselfe sithence his commynge in uppon Her Majesties protectyon. In regarde whereof we haue byn the rather moued for his better mayntenance to contynue his possession in the parcels of landes which he can shewe to have byn conveyed unto him by the said Earle in his liefe tyme (althoughe some ceremonyes wanted which the extremitye of the lawe in transmutation of possessions requyrytke) And nowe that wee understande the said Earle to have ben but tenant in Tayle of the said landes, the revertion in Her Majesty, and therefore uppon his deathe without yssue inherytable to the same, his intereste in the said lande verye weake, we humblye commende his suyte (which he meanythe to make to Her Highnes for the said landes) to your Honour's favourable consideratyon. And likewyes that yt will stande with your Lordships good pleasure to grant lettres for the passinge Her Highnes pardon unto him (yf it shall so seme good to your Honours which suyts beinge to him graunted wee thinck shalbe a verye good occasion to settle great quiett in the contrey of Desmonde. The consideracion whereof wee most humblye leave to your honourable regarde.