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 OF IRELAND. 191 of succour, chased him and his into corners, spent him, cast him into such despaire, that he consulted with his Secretary Neale Mac Connor, to present himselfe un- knowne and disguised to the Deputy, with an halter about his necke, begging his pardon. Ere you doe so (quoth his Clarke) let us prove an extreame shift, and there he perswaded him to joynewith the Scots, whom he had lately banished : of whom, should he be refused or finde inconvenience, at any time, submission to the Deputy might then be used, when all faileth. Shane knew himselfe odious to the Scots, especially to them whom he thought to lincke with the brother and kin- dred of lames Mac Conill, yet in those hard oddes hee devised rather to assay their friendship, then to grate upon mercy, which so oft and so intollerably he had abused. Mac Conill whom Shane overthrew left two brethren, and a Sister, whereof one Suarly Torwy remained with Oneale, entertayned after his brothers death. The other was Alexander Oge, who with 600. Scots in- camped now in Claneboy. The woman was Agnes Ilye, whose husband Shane slew in the said discomfi- ture, Agnes had a sonne Mac Gillye Aspucke, who betrayed Oneale to avenge his Fathers and Vncles quar- rell. At the first meeting, (for thither he came accom- panied with Torwy and his Secretary, and 50. horse- men) the Captaines made him great cheere, and fell to quaffing, but Aspucke minding to enter into his pur- pose, there openly challenged his Secretary, as the