[1] Thomas and his crew, ſuppoſing that in o|uerrunning the whole land, they ſhould finde no blocke to ſtumble at ſauing the Earle of Oſſo|rie, agreed to trie, if by any allurements he could be trayned to their cõfederacy. And for as much as the Lorde Iames Butler was linckt with Thomas Fitz Girald in great amitie and friẽd|ſhippe, it was thought beſt to giue him the on|ſette, who if he were wonne to ſway with them, they woulde not weigh two chippes the force of his father, the Earle of Oſſory.