He deposeth this Article of his owne knowledge to be

true.

5. Item, the said Sir Richard, seinge the contynuall treason and inclynation which the said Sir Bryan had to retayne the said Scotts, and beinge specially comaunded by the Lo. Deputie, Sir John Perrot, to temporise and beare with hym, and not to make any roode upon hym, was forced to worke some other meanes for the cuttinge of the said Scotts, and comytted the charge thereof to John McKiggan, an officer then in that contrie, whoe had the killinge of Donell McEvye, a pryncipall leader of the said Scotts and others of that company; whereupon the rest of the said Scotts fled into Scotland, and theire goods, which ought to have escheted to her Maty, was fathered by the said Sir Bryan, and ever sithence detayned to his owne use.

He deposeth this Article to be true of his owne knowledge.

6. Item,—the said Sir Bryan O'Rourke was heighly offended for the killinge and banyshinge of the said Scotts, and in revenge thereof did most traterously comaund and procure Gilleballaghe McLoghlyn, Thomas Dorman McLoghlyn, Tyrloghe O'Loghlyn, and divers other traytors, howshold servantes to the said Sir Bryan, trayterously to murder the said John McKiggan, which they accordingly did; and presentlie after in open wordes, and by letters, did forbyd and threaten William Clyfford, whoe was a pryncipall officer there, that he should not medle any more within his contrey, and sent hym away in greate contempt of her Mates authoritie; and for the mylde course which the said Sir Richard was directed to beare with hym, he was constrayned to wyncke at his traytorus actions.

The declaration of the manner of the killinge of John McKiggan is true upon Sir Richard Bingham's owne knowledge. To the rest of the Article he can say no

thinge of his knowledge, but the same is proved by the testymony of William Clifford in writinge, then subsherif of Letrym, which examination is sent herewith.

7. Item,—all such prysoners as the said Clifford did apprehend for capitall or crymenall offences, duringe his beinge there, were reskewed and put at liberty by the said Sir Bryan.

He verefieth this Article to be true, not of his knowledge, but by the said testymony of the said Clifford in writinge.

8. Item, where a provinciall order was taken that all the fortes and holdes standinge in Ilandes within Loghes, where divers malefactors were contynewally releved, should be defaced and throwne downe, the said Sir Bryan, in contempt of the said order, have fortefied sondry Ilandes and holdes within his contrey, and therein mayntayned and releved the Clanshees, McGwyres, and others oute of Mounster, whoe were in actuall rebellion with the archtraytor therle of Desmonde.

Sir Richard verefieth this Article of his owne knowledge.

9. Item,―yt appereth by advertisement from Thomas Mostin, gent. beinge Sherif in Farmanaghe, that Sir Bryan O'Rourke had, at the self same tyme, conspyred and practised with O'Donnell to bringe in Scotts into the province, and to enter armes against the Queenes Maty,

He saieth the Article is true, and he hath delivered the advertisement of Capten Tho. Mostin mentioned in the Article, and the Scotts cam (as he saieth) into Conoght accordinge to the advertisement, and O'Rourk retained them in his owne contrey, and gave them the ayde of the Scotts he kept in his contrey.

10. Item, the said Sir Bryan, contrary to the lawes of the

Churche of Englande and Irland, did selebrate and keepe the feaste of the Natyvitie of our Lord God accordinge to the Romishe and Popishe computation; and moste trayterously and wickedly caused a woman's pycture to be drawne and draged after a horsse tayle through his owne towne, where then he kept his Xpmas, in the very pudle and myre and like most fylthy places, and did publishe and declare to the voulgare people that the same was her highnes pycture, and that he caused the same to be soe used in despighte and contempte of her Maty, tearmynge her highnes the mother and nurse of all herisies and heretiques, as more at lardge appereth by twoe severall attestations subscribed by Sir George Byngham, knight, and other credable persons, namely, John Ball, gent., Serjant at Armes, whoe was present and sawe this most wycked traytorus and abhomynable acte.

Sir Richard can say nothinge to this Article of his knowledge, but referreth yt to the depositions of suche as are deposed in that matter of John Ball and others. [These attestations are sent amongst the depositions concerninge the image.]

11. Item,-when the Bourkes of Maio did revolt, the said Sir Bryan did contynually send his messingers unto them to anymate and encorage them to enter into rebellyon, as appereth by the confession of whoe was executed at Roscoman, and by divers other profes and cyrcumstances which appereth

unto us.

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He can say nothinge of knowledge to this Article ; neither knoweth he the name of the person executed that made the confession; neither knoweth before whome he was examyned, neither whether he was executed by comon lawe or marshall lawe: and more of any profes or testymony mentioned in the Article he cannot say.

12. Item,-about the said tyme Sir Bryan did prohibit and for

bid Mr. Glannath, a principall gent. dwellinge under hym, to submyt hym self to her Matie, or to acknowledge any dutie to Sir Richard Byngham, her Maties officer, as appereth by Mr. Glannathes letter and submyssion made afterwardes to the said Sir Richard.

To this Sir Richard can say no more than Mr. Glanaghes letter purporteth, the which letter now he hath delivered.

13. Item,-in Aprill, 1586, the said Sir Brian O'Rourke sent one Ashernan, his gallyglasse, to Surloghe boy his sonn, called Alexander, to come to hym with such force as he could make, and that he would retayne hym, and would presently after his comynge enter into action of rebellion against her Maty. Also Gillaspicke, a galliglasse, was likewyse sent to Alexander McSurloy to intreate to joyne with the said O'Rourke, who had obtained his good will and consent, and had com to the said O'Rourke, yff Capt. Meryman with his company had not by good hap met with the said Alexander, and slew hym and divers of his company and confederates. This appereth more perticularly by the confession and examynation of Donoghe Og, testified under his hand in the presence of Mr. John Marbury and John Byrt.

To this he can say nothing, but hath delivered the testymony of Donoghe Oge in writing, dated the 26th of Aprill, 1586, testefied under the hand of John Marbury and John Byrt.

14. Item, when Donnell Gorme and Alexander Corraghe were retayned with theire greate bandes of Scotts by the Bourkes of Maio and brought into Connoght, the said Sir Bryan did relyve and ayde the said Scotts in his contrey, in theire going towards Maio, givinge them lx beeves (traytorusly) and other help upon his contrey for theire present reliefe, as is notoriously knowen

unto us.

He affirmeth this Article to be true of his knowledge.

15. Item,—after the overthrowe gevin to the said Scotts by Sir Richard Byngham, some xl of them escapinge from the battayle, the said Sir Bryan did releve them in his contrey againe, and sent them saufe out of the same.

This Article he saieth he knoweth to be true.

16. Item,-in Ao. 1587, the said Sir Bryan sent a Fryer or Priste into Spayne with letters to the traytors Castell Barry his sonnes, advisinge them to procure forrayne ayde, and retorne to theire contrey agayne, and that hym self would joyne with them with all his forces, as we were credibly informed by divers intelligence.

He saieth the matters specified in this 16 Article were comonlie bruted abroade in the Province, but he cannot call to remembrance any intelligence thereof, and more he cannot say.

17. Item, when the Spanyshe shippes were cast away at Sligo, the said Sir Bryan did relyve, comfort, and succour some iiijxx of the said distressed Spaniardes; and notwithstanding that proclamation was made, upon payne of death, that none should relyve or keepe any of the said distressed Spanyardes in his custody above xxiiij howers, but should send them to the Lo. Deputy or to the Governor of the Province; and moreover, the said Sir Bryan being expressly wrytten unto, both from the Lo. Deputy and the said Sir Richard, to send in and delyver up the said Spanyardes, he most traytorusly and contemptusly refused soe to doe, and after detayning of them a good whyle in his contrey, understandinge that the Lo. Deputy and the said Sir Richard were determyned to drawe towards his contrey, he conveyed all the said Spanyardes into the North, and did soe carefully deale for them, as that some of them were shypped from thence into Spayne with secret advertisments from the said Sir Bryan to the Kinge of Spayne, as we were credably enformed.