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 80 campion's historie in his greatest neede, so as with much difficulty he caught his boate, and fled over for succour to Henry the 2. King of England, then warring upon theFrench men, within his Dukedome of Aquitaine. Somewhat before this season sate in the See of Rome, Adrianus l 4. an English man borne, who having in his youth taken a painefull pilgrimage into Norway, and reduced the whole Hand unto Christianity, learned distinctly the state of Ireland, and how their countrymen which dayly repaired thither, being themselves the most part infidels, meeting with a people there, wilde and furious, were like very shortly (but if God found remedy) to deface religion : for though Christ were beleeved and taught, yet the multitude eft soone, grew to a shame- lesse kinde of liberty, making no more of necessary points of Doctrine, then served their loose humour. Besides these occasions Henry the 2. builded upon the Popes favour, his borne subject, hadiSent Ambassadours to Rome, in the first yeare of his raigne, asking leaue to attempt the conquest of Ireland. Adrian trusting and requiring a diligent reformation of the premisses, graunted his Bull, which Alexander his Successour confirmed, and ratified upon the same conditions. Now when Dermot was come in the very necke of these con- sultations, and put up his complaint, wherein he pre- ferred the interest of his Crowne, and craved a restitu- tion of some peece of his lands, the matter did seeme not all untowardly broached, Henry having his hands full with the French, because Mac Murrough urged 1 Polichron. Plat, in Adr. 4. Io. Stell. in Chr.