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 156 campion's historic as the foresaid Earles, entred into this false quarrell, and within short time after the French King sent am- bassadours into Ireland, whose names were Lyot, Lucas, and Stephen Frayn, and thence I went into Fraunce, and from thence into Flanders, and from Flan- ders againe into Ireland, and from Ireland into Scot- land, and so into England. Thus was Perkins k bragge twighted, from a milpost to a pudding pricke, and hanged was he the next yeare after. Then in the yeare 1501. King Henry made Lieu- tenant of Ireland, his second sonne Henry as then Duke of Yorke, who afterwards raigned. To him was appointed Deputy, the aforesaid Gerald Earle of Kil- dare, l who accompanied with Iohn Blaclce Major of Divelin, warred upon William de Bur go, O-Brien, and Mac Nemarra, Ocarroll, and the greatest power of Irish men, that had beene scene together since the conquest, under the hill of Knoctoe, in English the hill of Axes, sixe miles from Galway, and two miles from Ballinclare, de Burgoes mannor towne. Mac William and his Complices were there taken, his Soul- diours that escaped the sword were pursued, flying five miles, great slaughter done, and many Captaines got- ten, not one English man killed. The Earle at his returne was created knight of the Noble Order, and 1 Recordes of Christ- Church 1504.
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