Right Honourable & our Singler good Lords, most humblie cravinge pardon we have presumed, understandinge that Florence McCartie prepareth himself to be a suiter under Her Majestie and your Honors for the landes and honor of the late deceasede Earle of Clancartie, to sett downe unto your Honors the state of the Countrie, as allso the condition of the partie, with the nature of the people, the trobles maie ensue unto Her Majestie and State, with the miseries lieke to fale uppon us poore English Gentlemen, and all Englishe inhabitants heere dwellinge. The Countrie, a great continent of greate fastnes and strenghes, and the saied Florence alreadie Taniste of Carberie, a countrie allmoste as great as the Earle's, and all these whose names are heere inclosed being Lordes of Countries, and great commanders, his allies or followers: The Gentleman himselfe a moste notable papiste, and a favorer of all superstitious maner of livinge, broughte upp with his uncle James Fitz Morris, and his conversation hath bene much with men not well affected unto Her Majestie, as with Jacques, and such lieke: Himselfe and all his Howse come out of Spaine. The natures of the people and his followers, are only to followe then Lord not respectinge anie alleagens unto ther prince, as good prooffe hath bine made by a follower of O'Sullevant Moores who deliuered in open sessions 'He knewe no prince but O'Sullevant More' —for which he loste his ears. The danger wee poore Englishemen stande in cannot be but great, for a man of his greatnes if he obtaine his suite, cannot forgeat in his own nature the losse of so manie his neer kinsemen and frinds; if he woulde, his followers and kinsemen who have ever beene bluddie and desierous of revenge, woulde never forgeat; wherefore our humble sute unto your Honors is that it maie be divided amongste Gentlemen of good sorte and condition, and such as alwaies have byne, and are lieke to continew good subiects and moste to the benefite of Her Majestye, and not to be a strenghe in one man's handes, in whome their is great presumption of troble unto Her Majestie and State, and so an utter subvertion and overthrowe unto us Her Majesties most trew and obediente poore subjectes. And thus humblie submittinge ourselves and our cause unto your Honourable consideration we humbly take leave this. Your Lordships to be comaunded.