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

Document 150

Carew to the privy council, Moyallo, 25 January 1601.

Florence Mc Carthy is now with me, and to cleare himself of all his transgressions, doth promise me ymmediatly to sue out his pardon, and to send me his eldest Sonne, upon receipt of whome I must retorne unto him the pledges that now I have; but such was his feares accompanied with knowen guiltyness of his breech of proteccions since he was receaved into her Majesty's grace, as he plainely confessed unto me that the same was broken, and therefore did before his cominge humbly pray unto me the renewinge of yt, with promise hereafter religiously to keepe the same; unto which request (albeyt I was fair unwillinge) yet least the denyall thereof shold have made diversion in the harts of others in Desmond, inclyned to peace, who then with him were repayring unto me to give assurance for their future loyalties, as namely O'Sulyvan More, McFynen, and the Twoe O'Donnoughoes, I thought it meete in discretion to remitt the errors past, and to beginn a new accompt, with whome generally I have now taken sufficient order.