Soul.—Duald Mac Firbis.—Annals.
History.—The scene is laid at the Abbey of Bury. A Poste enters and exclaims—
"Poste.—Great lords, from Ireland am I come amain,
To signify that rebels there are up,
And put the Englishmen unto the sword.
Send succours (lords), and stop the rage betime,
Before the wound do grow uncurable;
For being green, there is great hope of help."
—King Henry VI. Part ii. Act 3.
People.—"I twise bore rule in Normandy and Fraunce,
And last lieutenant in Ireland, where my hart
Found remedy for every kinde of smart;
For through the love my doings there did breede,
I had my helpe at all times in my neede."
—Mirrour for Magistrates, vol. ii. p. 189.