there were English well placed among them, they should not bee able once to stirre or to murmure, hut that it should be knowne, and they shortened according to their demerites.
Eudox. You have good reason; but what rating of rents meane you? to what end doe you purpose the same?
Iren. My purpose is to rate the rent of all those lands of her Maiestie, in such sort unto those Englishmen which shall take them, as they shall be well able to live thereupon, [o 1] to yeeld her Maiesty reasonable chiefrie, and also give a competent maintenance unto the garrisons, which shall be there left amongst them; for those souldiours (as I tolde you) remaining of the former garrisons, I cast to maintaine upon the rent of those landes, which shall bee escheated, and to have them divided thorough all Ireland, in such places as shalbe thought most convenient, and occasion may require. And this was the course which the Romanes observed in the conquest of England, for they planted some of their legions in all places convenient, the which they caused the countrey to maintaine, cutting upon every portion of land a reasonable rent, which they called Romeecot, the which might not surcharge the tennant or free-holder, and might defray the pay of the garrison: and this hath beene al waves observed
- ↑ to yeeld her Maiesty reasonable chiefrie.] Chiefrie is a small rent paid to the Lord paramount. Johnson
