It may please yor Honourable Lordsships since my last written in Ross I contynued in that countrey untill the xvj of this present, but cold not heare any confirmation of the arryval of the Spaniards, mentioned in a lettre, the copie whereof I then sent. I compelled those traytors that invaded that countrey to withdrawe themselves from thence, and have taken pledges and assuraunce of all the Gentlemen and inhabitants, saving O'Donouan Fininen Mc Ouen, Mc Charty, and Dermot Moyle Mc Chartye, Mr. Florence Mc Charties brother, who before my cominge had given their pledges and oths to those traytors, and therefore refused to come at me; whereupon I caused their castles, and howses to be taken and razed, and their people and landes to be spoyled, and have taken order that McChartye and the rest of that countrey shall menteyne of their owne people, at their owne chardges, 300 men contynnally in armes, with which, and with such assistaunce as upon any extraordinary occasion I shall give them I hope they wilbe hable to defend themselves, and annoye the traytors. It is there spoken that this Dermod Moyle doeth nothinge without his Brother Florence's his counsell; but I cold not get any particuler prooffe thereof, nevertheles (under favour), I thinke yt very convenient that he remayne there.