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 i S 6 9 .j STA TE OF IRELAND. 243 that they would join the rebellion. Elizabeth, on hear- ing of the outbreak, sent Ormond back to take charge of his people, and so far as the Earl was concerned, she left him without a request ungratified, or a complaint unredressed. The Desmond cause was decided in his favour on every point. He was empowered to seize as many castles and manors as would compensate for the injuries which he professed to have received. He was relieved of all payments to the Crown upon his own vast estates. He was even allowed, and Sidney received strict orders not to interfere, to revive the abominable system of coyn and livery which had with so much dif- ficulty been abolished. The Deputy unfortunately did not like Ormond. He considered these extravagant concessions at once unjust and mischievous ; especially at a time when the peace of the country had been broken by his family. "While Ormond was hastening over from London, Sidney sum- moned the two brothers to Dublin, to answer for their rebellion. They appealed from the Deputy to the Queen, and refused to appear, and Sidney proclaimed them outlawed as contumacious. Carew, recovering courage, collected a party of English, attacked the Butlers near Kilkenny, and killed some hundreds of them. This done, he set upon Sir Edward's house, and massacred every man, woman, and child that he found within the walls, not sparing even a little boy of three years old. 1 It was 1 ' Sir Peter the third time ga- thered a great company, my brother being from home, and assaulted my brother's house having in it eight men and won it, and put them to the sword, and also did execution