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The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (v. 2)
The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork - v. 2 Author:Charles Smith Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Elizabeth In December, captain Taaf was sent into Carbery A. i. against the remainder of the rebels, who had assembled under some of the Mac Cartys, whom he enti... more »rely defeated," and among others, Owen Muc Egan, the pope's apostolical vicar, wtrs slain. He had been some time in the kingdom, and brought considerable sums to the Irish chiefs ; he fought in this battle at the head of 100 Irish, with his svvorxl in one hand, and his beads in the other. His chaplain was made prisoner, and, soon after, executed at Cork, by the president's orders (91). (91) Pacat. Hibern. James T. ' CHAP. IV. . ' . . . ' . . , Including the reign of King James 1. and part of Kins Charles I. to the breaking out of the rebellion in 1641. J-HE lord deputy Mount] oy, on the llth of April, sent captain Morgan to Cork, to proclaim king James I. Upon which occasion, sir George Thornton, one of the commissioners of Munster (1), applied to Thomas Sarsfield, then mayor; who anssvered, that by the charter, he might take time to consider of it. Sir George replied, that since they knew of the king's having a just right to the crown, and of his being proclaimed in Dublin, a delay would be taken very ill; but the mayor insolently answered, that Perkin Warbeck was also proclaimed in that city, and nevertheless, by their precipitation, much damage . - followed ...--.,, . ., v . (1) Upon sir George Carew, the late president's going into England, the government of Ihis province was committed into the hands of several commissioners, viz. sir Charles Wilmot sir George Thorntqn, the bishop of Cork, sir Nicholas Mr. justice Saxey, Mr. justice Comer/ord, and others. followed to the country. Upon which, Saxey, the James I. chief justice of Munster, said, they ought to be A- D' committed if they ...« less