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 OF IRELAND. 109 entirely bestowed upon Hugh cle Lacye for his good service. In Ireland remained one of the Courcyes, Lord of Rathenny and Kilbarrock, whom as a spye of all their practises, and an informer thereof to the King, Walter and Hugh the sonnes of Hugh had slaine, and great seditions raysed, bearing themselves after the decease of their father for Governours out of checke. To settle the Realme of Ireland, King Iohn brought thither a maine Armye, banished the Lacyes, subdued the remanents, tooke pledges, punished malefactours, established the execution of English Lawes, coyned money of like value currant sterling in both Realmes. t Tbe two Lacyes repentant of their follyes and tyran- nies, fled into France, dispoyled of sumptuous appa- rell, and unknowne, meekely they served in Saint Taurines Abbey, as gardners, untill the Abbot by their countenance and behaviour, beganne to smell their estates, and pressed them so farre, that they de- tected their offences, and the due desert of much harder chastisement, eft-soone beseeching the Abbot to keepe their counsells, who commending their humilities, yet advising them to laye holde upon their Princes favour, if it might be had, laboured the King his familiar and godsip earnestly for their pardons and obtained it. Each of them were fined, Walter at 4000. and Hugh at 2500. markes, and restored him to the Lord- ' Anno 1<210. Stow.