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

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Letter of Sir Thomas Edmonds, 28 July 1624.

According to His Majestie's pleasure and direction at Oatlands the 5th of this present, under your hand concerninge Florence MacCarthy I have taken bonde:—

In £500 a-piece.

Of The Earle of Thomonde,
The Earle of Clanrickarde,
The Lord of Delvin,
Sir Patrick Barnewall,

In £250 a-piece.

Of Sir Randulp McDonell,
Sir Donell O'Brien,
Dermott McDonogh MacCarthy,
David Condon,

And of Florence in £2000.

The condicion is in haec verba, 'That whereas Florence MacCarthy of Desmonde, Esquire in the Kingdom of Ireland, is upon humble suite made to His Majestie, released out of the Tower of London (where he remained prisoner) and confined to the cittie of London. If, therefore, the said Florence MacCarthy shall not depart out of the realme of England without His Majesties Lycence first had and obtained, nor travaile above one daie's jorney from the cittie of London, without Lycence under the hands of six of His Majestie's Privie Councill, that then the obligation bee voyde, &c.