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184 campion's historie Vpon Saintleger came Sir lames Crqftes, of whose bounty and honourable dealing towards them, they yeeld at this day a generall good report. Crofts tar- ryed in office two yeares, and left Sir Thomas Cusack (who dyed five houres before the writing heereof,) and Gerald Kilmer, while they both were coursing Oneale from Dundalke. Queene Mary established in her Crowne, committed her government once more to Saintleger, whom sundry Noblemen pelted and lifted at, till they shouldered him quite out of all credite. e He to be counted forward and plyable to the taste of King Edward the sixt his raigne, rymed against the Reall Presence for his pas- time, and let the papers fall where Courtiers might light thereon, who greatly magnified the pith and conveyance of that noble sonnet. But the originall of his own hand-writing, had the same firmely (though contrary to his owne Iudgement) wandering in so many hands, that his adversary caught it, and tripped it in his way : the spot whereof he could never wipe out. Thus was he removed, a discreete Gentleman, very studious of the State of Ireland, enriched, stout enough, without gall. While the Deputy staggered uncertaine of conti- nuance, the Tooles, and the Cavenaghes waxed cockish in the Countie of Divelin, rangeing in flockes of seven f or eight score, on whom set forth the Marshall and 6 1553. I