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OF IRELAND. 103 the 3. gave in marriage to Leonel his second sonne, Duke of Clarence, who had issue a daughter Philippe, marryed to Edmund Mortymer, who had issue Ed- mund, Anne, Elinor. Edmund and Elinor died without issue, Anne was married to Richard, Earle of Cambridge, sonne to Edmund of Laugley Duke of Yorke, fift sonne to Edward the third, which said Richard had issue Richard Plantagenet, father to Edward the fourth, father to Elizabeth wife to Henry the seventh, and mother to Henry the eight, father to Mary, Edward the sixt, and Elizabeth. t Severall claimes to the Land of Ireland. 1. First that the Irish (for of the rest there is no question) were subjects to the Crowne of Brittaine, before they set foote in Ireland. Thus it appeareth. They dwelt on that side of Spaine, whereof Bayon was then cheife imperiall Citie, and the same then in posses- sion and obedience to Gurguntius 3^6. yeares ere Christ was borne, as it was to his successours many a day after, namely to Henry, the which as I finde noted in certaine precepts of govern em ent, dedicated to lames Young, to lames Butler Earle of Ormond, then Lieu- tenant of Ireland an. 1416. From this coast and Citty, now part of Gascoigne came the fleete of those Iberians, who in 60. ships met Gurguntius on the sea, returning from the con- quest of Denmarke, to whom they yeelded oath and