May it please yor Lordship you shall receave by the hands of Florence MacCarthy a lettre, whereby Her Majesty hath geven you authority, to passe unto him, a grant of such lands of the Erle of Clancarthy his father-in-law, and with such reservations as were thought convenient upon the conference had when Her Majesty directed me the Secretary, to attend your Lordship in the consideration of that cause, assisted by two of Her Majesty's learned Counsell, the Master of the Roles, and the Sollicitor; since this tyme ther hath ben something written out of Munster, in generall terms from the President (though not alleadging any particuler cause, safe that his brother, and others, are out) tending rather to wish his stay, then his sending thether; Her Majesty, notwithstanding, finding the contrey so farr out as it is alredy, and the lands which he claymed, possessed by rebells, hath a gratious disposition rather to commit some trust to this man,—who hath long endured lack and want, and who undertaketh, or at the least offereth, to assiste her service with all the meanes he, and his frends can make,—then to make him desperate; having ben so long kept in confinement; she hath therfore ben pleased (according to your former opinion) to resolve to geve him an estate in those lands, according to the note subscribed by their hands, whereof your Lordship allowed before your going; nevertheles she hath commanded us, in private, to say thus much unto you, that if you shall, now that you are arrived in that kingdome, understand by further conference with our counsell, or any other, that this grant of ours may be likely tobe dangerous to our service, and that, in respect of that he shalbe heire to Mac Carthy lykewise, may geve him too great a greatness hereafter, and that these exemptions, and reservations of all those matters of rule and chiefryes, together with the imposition of rent and prohibition, and such other circumstances which doe abridge ye superiority over other Lords, which thEarle hath, do not now make a sufficient alteration in this man's state, and his father's that then, in this case Her Majestie is pleased your Lordship doe proceede with him to passe unto him ether more or lesse, so it be of these things limited in Her Majestie's letter; and where your Lordship shall receaue lykewise his petition, whereby it appeareth to Her Majestie your Lordship meant to make some use of his seruice Her Majestie hath thus despatched him; in yt respect leaveth him in all things to be used by you, and to receaue that benefyt by Her lettre which you in your wisdome shall thinke good.