this attempt to perfection, and in these respects each of them may be called first King and Conqueror.
Secondly therefore Turgesius with his Normans, assaultedlreland,[1] sustained losse and many overthrowes, but in the end fastening his power to the sea coasts, and receiving in his friends at will, he subdued the land through and through, ever as he went building up Castles and fortresses, vvherewith the Irish had not beene yet acquainted, for hitherto they knevv no fence, but vvoods or bogges, or strokes. Turgesius bridled the Kings, and avved them so, that vvithout interruption he raigned thirty yeares, cryed havocke & spoile vvhere any vvealth was heaped, spared neither Lay nor Clergy, nor Church, nor Chappell, but very insolently abused his victory. O malaghlien king of Meth, vvas in some trust vvith the Tyrant, his onely Daughter Turgesius craved for his concubine. The father having a present vvitt, and vvatching some subtle oportunities, Saving your fancie, my Lord, quoth hee, there are diverse Ladies of my bloud sweeter bed-fellovves for a king, then that brovvne girle; and then he began to count neeces and cousins a number forsooth, endowed vvith angell-like beauties, painted so lively with his Tale, that the Tyrant doted already upon them ere hee savv them: But ever he doubted, lest O-malaghlien extolled them to exempt his ovvne, and the vvise father cloaked his drift vvith modestie in ansvveres, and lingering his graunt to enflame the leachers folly, as hee
- ↑ 830.
