CHAPTER IX.
THE CONFISCATION OF ULSTER.
Sir Toby Caulfield, accompanied by the sheriffs of Tyrone and Tyrconnel, followed quickly the proclamation of the lord deputy to the people of Ulster, and took possession of the houses, goods, and chattels of the fugitive earls.

Sir Toby was further empowered to act as receiver over the estates, taking up the rents according to the Irish usage until other arrangements could be made.

His inventory of the effects of O'Neill in the castle of Dungannon is a curious document, showing that according to the ideas of those times in the matter of furniture 'man wants but little here below.' The following is a copy of the document taken from the memorandum roll of the exchequer by the late Mr.Ferguson.It is headed, '_The Earl of Tyrone's goods, viz._' The spelling is, however, modernised, and ordinary figures substituted for Roman numerals.
_The Earl of Tyrone's Goods, viz._ L.

s.

d.
Small steers, 9 at 10 s.