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 OF IRELAND. 189 of English men, whom he so detested, that he hanged a Souldiour for eating English bisket, another by the feete mistrusted for a spy, another Captaine of the Galloglaghes he slew with torture. After this usur- pation and tyranny, hee was yet perswaded by Melchior Husse sent unto him from Gerald Earle of Kildare, to reconcile himselfe to good order, and to remember the honourable estate wherein King Henri/ placed his fa- ther, which monition he accepted, besought his pro- tection, and made a voyage into England, where the Courtiers noting his haugh tines and barbarity, devised his stile thus. Oneale the great, Cousin to S. Pa- tricke, friend to the Queene of England, enemy to all the world besides. Thence he sped home againe, gra- tiously dealt with, used Civility, expelled the Scots out of all Vlster, where they intended a conquest, wounded and tooke prisoner, Captaine lames Mac Conill their Chieftaine, whereof the said lames deceased: ordered the North so properly, that if any subject could approve the losse of money or goods within his precinct, he would assuredly either force the robber to restitution, or of his owne cost redeeme the harme to the loosers contentation. Sitting at meate, before he put one mor- sell into his mouth, he used to slice a portion above the dayly almes, and send it namely to some begger at his gate, saying, it was meete to serve Christ first : But the Lords of Vlster, and elsewhere, whom he yoked and spoiled at pleasure, abhorring his pride and extortion, craved assistance of the Deputy, for re- dresse thereof: Oneale advertised, increaseth his rage,