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

Document 113

John Meade, mayor of Cork, to Cecil, 6 March 1600.

I am alsoe bold to aduertize your honour that one John Anias latelie where restrayned in the Towre,65 was found uppon the walls of this cittie, poorlie arraied, barefooted, and altogether disguized from his wonted attire; whou being brought before me, I examyned his name, and he said his name was John Magnes, whom I did know by eing him narrowlie, and omytted him to the gaole, where he is to remayne till he have his tryall by law, with whose aprehension I haue acquaynted the Lord President, for which he was verie thankfull, Your honour hath received notice heretofore of his behaviour since his last depture from thence, wherefore I thinke yt unecessarie to repeate the parex>ticulers.