Note 266 — Chapter XXXI · 1573 AND 1574.

Fitzgerald was despatched in Dec. 1573, and arrived in Ireland before Dec. 23; see Fitzwilliam’s letter of that date; Burghley’s notes in Murdin, p. 775. Edward Fitzgerald to Burghley, Feb. 13, 1574; Desmond to Lord Deputy and Council, and to E. Fitzgerald, Jan. 9. In the latter letter Desmond signs himself, ‘Your assured friend and loving cousin.’ The Privy Council to Desmond, Jan. 17, and the Queen to Fitzwilliam, Jan. 18, both in Carew. Instructions for the Lord Deputy of Ireland, March 30, in Carew.