188 campion's historic received at his hands the Earledome of Ter-ovven, commonly called Tirone, to be held of the King of English forme and tenure : Armes he gave the bloody hand a terrible cognizance. This Oneale had two sonnes, Matthew a bastard, and Shane legitimate, but because Matthew was a lusty horseman, welbeloved, and a tryed Souldiour, Shane but a Boy, and not of much hope, the father obtained the Barony of Don- ganon, and the remainder of his Earledome to Mat- thew. When Shane and his foster brethren grew to yeares, they considered of the injury and tyranny, done by policie of the base Oneale, & with rearing hue and cry at the side of a Castle where he lay that night, when the Gentleman ran suddainely forth to answere the cry, as the custome is, they betrayed and murdered him. The father not utterly discontent with his dis- patch, when he saw the proofe of his lawfull sonne and heire, thenceforward fancied Shane Oneale, put him in trust with all, himselfe being but a Cripple, notwith- standing that Matthew left issue male which liveth, to whom the inheritance appertained, yet after his fathers decease, Shane was reputed for the rightfull Oneale, tooke it, kept it, challenged superiority over the Irish Lords of Vlster, warred also upon the English part, subdued Oveyly, imprisoned Odonil, his wife, and his sonne, enriched himselfe with all Odonils forts, cas- tles, and plate, by way of ransome, detained pledges of obedience, the wife (whom he carnally abused) and the Childe, fortified a strong Hand in Tyrone, which he named spitefully, Foogh-ni-Gall, that is, the hate