OP IRELAND. 193 his title to certaine landes, whereof he held possession, whereunto Sir Peter Carew laide very direct and mani- fest claime, (for Carew is an ancient Barons house in Ireland) confedered with lames Fitz Morrice of the south, and others, began commotion, more dangerous to the Realme then the late stirre of Oneale, such was their opportunity of place, the rebels so friended, their number so furnished, that the Deputy passing forth against them in haste, requisite with such shift as the suddaine mischiefe asked, was thought to have put his person in great adventure, but in conclusion he wanne by that journey, great martiall honour, started them from hole to hole, and ransackt every veine of the land, so as the Butlers craving protection, shortly recoyled, and stand now at the Queenes mercy. To appease the country, & reforme the lewdnes of his Brethren, T'homas Earle of Ormond came from the Court of Eng- land home, and in quieting the said broyles, shewed also for his part, a right good peece of service, worthy to be remembred. After this ensued a Parliament, the particulars whereof, are expressed in the acts lately drawne, to be published in Print, somewhat before the last session, a seditious libell intituled, Tom Troth, (let fall in the streetes of Divelin) nipped by name di- verse honourable and worshipfull of the Realme, & certaine officers of the Deputyes houshold, for greeving the land with impositions of Cesse, whereupon foil owed a proclamation, bearing date the twenty-eight of Ja- nuary, which if it may bee executed in all points, would cut off many such murmures, and .leave a blessed 2 C