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120 campion's historie perished by shipwracke, the other submitting his cause to the processe of law tarryed at home, and sped. Theobald de Verdon Lord Iustice. Sixe thousand Scots fighting men, under the conduct of Edward Bruise t brother to Robert King of Scotland, also the Earle Murray, Iohn Menteith, Iohn Steivar'd, and others landed in the north of Ireland, u ioyned with the Irish, and conquered Vlster, gave the Englishmen three notable overthrowes, crowned the said Bruise King of Ireland, burned Churches and Abbeyes, with all the people found therein, men, women, and children. Then was Sir Edmund Butler chosen Lord Iustice, v who combined the Earle of Vlster, and the Geraldines in friendship, himselfe with Sir Iohn Mandevill, and preserved the rest of the Realme. In the necke of these troubles, arose foure Princes of Connaght, to impaire and scatter the English force. But then the Burclces and the Berninghams discomfited and slew the number of eleaven thousand besides Athenry. To Sir Richard Berningham be- longed a lusty young swayne, Iohn Hussee, whom his Lord commanded to take a view of the dead carcasses about the walles, and bring him word whether Okelly his mortall foe were slaine among them. Hussee passed forth with one man to turne up and peruse the bodies. All this marked Okelly, who lurking in a ' 1313. u 1314. T 1315.