The English Conquest of Ireland. A.D. 1166-1185 Volume 1; Mainly from the 'Expugnatio Hibernica' of Giraldus Cambrensis (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...went by the see wey thederward. Than come to hym tythynges pat dermot, pe prynce of desmond, was, witA myche hostes, comen to lysmore, to helpe ham of Cork. 20 Dermot Reymond went hym thederward. pe prynce that herd, & turned face him. ayeyne, & durst hym nat abyde. And Reymond went forthe? yn-to Reimund the contrey, robbed & prayed, so that he hadde witA hym at hys cattle'. turnywge aye toward Watyrford, four thousand kyne; & as thay 24 II Fol. 17 wer comynge by narow weyes wyth har praye, come the IresheThe Irish men of pe contray, & henten a party of har kyne, & wenten al take some, quytten witA ham to wodde. pe crye arose, & Reymond i (as man that euer was formost redy) went aftyr, wttA on) priuisant man an 28 He pur-hors wyth hym; come to the woddes ense, the? the theues into ai6"1 weren &n hydynge. Whan he hadde I-faylled of pe preye, & wood. wolde turne ayeyne, hys felewes folyly entyced hym for to wende yn-to pe wodde, & he so dydde. Whan thay weren wel witA-yn, 32 i The Latin text gives this exploit to Meiler: Gir. Cambr. Op. v. 309-10, 'et in primis Meilerius, ut erat praeceps semper et probus, satellite quodam comitatus equestri, praedones usque ad silvae condensa est persecutus.' - Ends. Prayes arrayed ham nobely witA hors and wepyn. From thons A.d. 73. thay wentyn to lysmore; and the Cite and the contrey about, Foi. 16 robbodyn and preedyn, and, By the See-wey, Sendyne many grett'"' prayis to waterford; and of pilfre and of thynge that thay toke, thay fillid1 xiije. farcostes that weryn come from watyrford1 into naviculas the havyn of douS-garvan. As thay were wynde abydynge ther, tree: im come the men of Corke from be weste, by the See, in xxxijt. Shippis, ...