the faints were brought thither, and, in préfence of their facred reliques, anathemas were denounced against robbers, and other violators of the public peace. One of thefe forms of excommunication, iffued in the year 988, is ftill preferved, and is fo fingular, and compofed with eloquence of fuch a peculiar kind, that it will not perhaps appear unworthy of a place here. After the ufual introduction, and mentioning the outrage which gave occafion to the anathema, it runs thus: • Obtenebrefcant oculi veftri, qui concupiverunt; arefcant ma nus, quæ rapuerunt; debilitentur omnia membra, quæ adjuverunt. Semper laboretis, nec requiem inveniatis, fructuque veftri laboris privemini. Formidetis, & paveatis, a facie perfequentis, & non perfequentis hoftis, ut tabefcendo deficiatis. Sit portio veftra cum Juda traditore Domini, in terra mortis ac tenebrarum; donec corda veftra ad, fatisfactionem plenam Ne ceffent a vobis hæ maledictiones fcelerum veftrorum perfecutrices, quamdiu permanebitis in peccato pervafionis. Amen. Fiat, Fiat,'- Bouquet. Recueil des hift. tom. x. p. 517. convertantur. Englished.. "May your eyes, that have coveted, be darkened; may the hands be withered up, that have robbed; may all the limbs be infeebled, that have helped. May ye always labour, yet never find reft; and may ye be deprived of the fruit of your labour. May ye be in fear and dread from the face of the enemy, whether he purfues or does not purfue you, that, by wafting away, you may at length be confumed. May your portion be with Judas, who betrayed our Lord, in the land of death and darknefs; till your hearts are converted to make full fatisfaction. May thefe curfes, taking vengeance of your wickednefs, never cease their effect on you, fo long as you remain in the fin of robbery. Amen. So be it, So be it." Report of a Journey into the North of Ireland, written to Juftice Cary, by Sir John Harington, 1599. HAVING expected fhipping till the eighth of this month, and meeting with none convenient, in refpect that all were taken up with fick foldiers, or with my Lord Lieutenant's horfes, I was defirous to make fome ufe of the time that I fhould ftay here, and therefore was eafily perfuaded to go with Sir William Warren, my kind friend, with whom I had been formerly acquainted in England, and to fee fome part of the realm northward, and the arch-rebel himself, with whom Sir William was to treat. But ftaying at Dundalk till the 15th of this month, and no news certain of the earl's coming, I went to fee the Newry, and from thence to Darlingford, by the narrow water, and was hindered by waters that I could not come back to Sir William Warren before his first meeting with the earl Tyrone, which was on the 17th day; what time, how far they proceeded I know not, but it appeared that the earl was left in good difpofition, be caufe he kept his hour fo well, the next morning. And, as I found after, Sir William had told him of me, and given fuch report of me above my defert, that next day, when when I came, the earl used far greater refpect to me, than I expected; and began debafing his own manner of hard life, comparing himself to wolves, that fill their bellies fometime, and faft as long for it; then excufed himself to me that he could no better call to mind myself, and fome of my friends that had done him fome courtesy in England; and been oft in his company at my lord of Ormond's; faying, thefe troubles had made him forget almost all his friends. After this he fell to private communication with Sir William, to the effecting of the matters begun the day before: to which I thought it not fit to intrude myself, but took occafion the while to entertain his two fons, by pofing them in their learning, and their tutors, which were one Friar Nangle, a Francifcan, and a younger fcholar, whofe name I know not; and finding the two children of good towardly fpirit, their ages between thirteen and fifteen, in English cloths, like a nobleman's fons; with velvet gerkins and gold lace; of a good chearful afpect, freckled faced, not tall of ftature, but ftrong and well-fet, both of them their English tongue. I gave them, not without the ad vice of Sir William Warren, my English tranflation of Ariofto, which I got at Dublin: which their teachers took very thankfully, and foon after fhewed it the earl, who called to fee it openly, and would needs hear fome part of it read; I turned, as it had been by chance, to the beginning of the 45th canto, and fome other paffages of the book, which he feeined to like fo well, that he folemnly fwore his boys fhould read all the book over to him. Then they fell to communication again, and calling me to him, he faid, that I should witnefs, and tell my lord lieutenant, how, against all his confederates wills, Sir William had drawn him to a longer ceffation, which he would never have agreed to, but in confidence of my lord's honourable dealing with him ; for, faith he, now is my harvest time, now have my men their fix weeks pay afore-hand, that they have nothing to do but fight; and if I omit this opportunity, and then you fhall prepare to invade me the mean time, I may be condemned for a fool. Alfo one pretty thing I noted, that the paper being drawn for him to fign, and his figning it with O'Neal, Sir William (though with very great difficulty) made him to new write it, and fubfcribe Hugh Tyrone. Then we broke our falts with him, and at his meat he was very merry, and it was my hap to thwart one of his priests in an ar gument, to which he gave reafonable good ear, and fome approbation. He drank to my lord's health, and bade me tell him he loved him, and acknowledged this ceffation had been very honourably kept. He made likewife a folemn proteftation, that he was not ambitious, but fought only fafety of his life, and freedom of his confcience, without which he would not live though the queen would give him Ireland. Then he asked of Sir Henry Harington, and faid he heard he had much wrong, to have an imputation of want of courage, for the laft defeat at Arkloo: protefting. that himself had known Sir Henry ferve as valiantly as ever any man did, naming the time, place, and perfons, all known to Sir William L 3 Warren. Warren. Other pleafant and idle tales were needlefs and impertinent, or to defcribe his fern table, fern forms fpread under the stately canopy of heaven. His guard, for the most part, were beardlefs boys without fhirts; who, in the froft, wade as familiarly through rivers as water fpaniels. With what charm fuch a mafter makes them love him I know not; but, if he bid come, they come, if go, they do go; if he fay do this, they do it. He makes apparent fhow to be inclinable to peace; and fome of his nearest followers have it buzzed amongst them, that fome league of England with Spain or Scotland, or I know not where, may endanger them. But himself, no doubt, waits only to hear what my lord lieutenant intends, and according to that will bend his course. Fryar Nangle fwears all oaths, that he will do all the good he can, and that he is guiltless of the heinous crimes he is indited of; for, if he had his pardon, perhaps there might be made good ufe of him. This is all I remember any way worthy the writing to you, not doubting but Sir William Warren, that had the fole charge of this bufinefs, will give you much better account of the weightier affairs, than I that only went to fee their manner of parting. I remain in much duty, captains and our foldiers, in fum. mer heats and winter colds, in hunger and thirft, for our backs and our bellies. That is to fay, every captain of an hundred footmen doth receive weekly, upon every Saturday, his full entertainment of twenty-eight fhillings. In like cafe, every lieutenant fourteen fhillings; an enfign feven fhillings; our fer jeant, furgeon, drum, and fife, five fhillings pay by way of impreft; and every common foldier three fhillings delivered to all by the pole weekly. To the four lat lower officers two fhillings weekly, and for every common foldier twenty pence weekly is to be answered to the full value thereof, in good apparel of different kinds, part for winter, and part for fummer, which is ordered of good quality and ftuff for the prices; patterns whereof must be fent to the lord-deputy to be compared and prepared as fol loweth. Apparel for an officer in winter, A caffock of broad cloth with bays, and trimmed with filk lace, twenty-feven fhillings feven-pence. A doublet of canvafs with filk buttons, and lined with white linnen, fourteen fhillings five-pence. Two fhirts and two bands, nine fhillings and fix -pence. Three pair of kerfy ftockings, at two fhillings and four-pence a pair, feven fhillings. Three pair of fhoes neats leather, at two fhillings and four-pence per pair, feven fhillings. One pair of Venetians of broad Kentifh cloth, with filver lace, fifteen fhillings four-pence. Two pair of fhoes, four fhillings eight-pence. One pair of ftockings, two fhillings eight-pence. A felt hat and band, five fhillings five-pence. Apparel for a common foldier in winter. A caffock of Kentish broad cloth lined with cotton, and trimmed with buttons and loops, feventeen fhillings fix-pence. A doublet of canvafs, with white linnen lining, twelve fhillings fixpence. A hat cap coloured, feven fhillings. Two fhirts of Ofanbridge holland and bands, eight fhillings. Three pair neats leather fhoes, two fhillings four-pence each, seven fhillings. Three pair of kerfey ftockings, eight fhillings. One pair Venetians of Kentifh broad cloth, with buttons, loops, and lining of linnen, thirteen fhillings four-pence. In Summer. Two fhirts of Ofanbridge and two falling Holland bands, feven fhillings. Two pair of neats leather shoes, four fhillings eight-pence. One pair of ftockings, two fhillings eight-pence. A hat cap coloured, three fhillings. Thus, friend Thomas, her majefty, with wonted hath grace, graced our bodies, and may heaven's grace cloath her in everlafting robes of righteoufnefs, and on earth peace to her who always fheweth good will toward all men. So refteth thy loving master, JOHN HARINGETON. A Letter from King James the First, to Sir John Haringeton, in the original Spelling. To our trusty and Well-belovede Sir Johne Haringeton, Knight. YGHTE truftie and wel Rbelovite frinde, we greete yow heartily well. We have raiffavit your lanterne, with the poefie yow fende us be owr fervande Williame Hunter, gevinge yow hairtie thankes; as lykewayfe for yowr lafte letter, quhawin we perfaife the continuance of yowr loyall affectione to us and yowr fervyce; we shall not be unmyndefule to extende owr princelie favoure heirafter to yow and yowr perticulers, at all guid occafions. mitte yow to God. From our cowrte at Hallyruid-how fe, -April the thyrde, 1603. We com JAMES R. |