No less than twenty-seven persons hanged in Connaught and Tyrone were offered pardon on this condition.

He was at the same sessions called to the bar for hanging some wood-kerne, although he had authority from the king to execute martial law.

Shortly after, by the lord deputy's orders, the horse and foot soldiers under Docwra and Folliott were cessed upon the country, where they for four months remained, and paid nothing for their charges of horse-meat or man's meat.' In the year 1606 the lord deputy came to Ballyshannon, where, being at supper, he demanded of the earl what right he had to the several territories he claimed.

He replied that his ancestors had possessed them for 1,300 years, and that the duties, rents, and homages were duly paid during that time.

Whereupon the lord deputy said, 'the earl was unworthy to have them, he should never enjoy them, the State was sorry to have left so much in his possession, and he should take heed to himself or else the deputy would make his pate ache.' The matters in dispute between him and Sir Nial being referred on that occasion to the lord deputy, both parties having submitted their papers for examination, every case was decided against Tyrconnel, all his challenges frustrated, 300 l.