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Irish did help the English. This difference of
naturall inclination and loue, did plainly
appeare in the last warrs, w[ch] the Irish holpen
by his Catholike maiestie, made against the
English: for the anncient Irish and also the moste
and noblest of the mixt Irish, held for the kinge
of Spaine: and almost all the Englished Irish
held wth the kinge of England; yett after that
peace was confirmed betwixt Spaine and
England; great persecution was used against
all three sorts of Irish, wthout exception; wherby
the Englished Irish myght p~ceave howe farre
they weare overs[ene?], in helpinge the English
in resistinge the anncient Irish and myxt;
and nowe at this present they repent it very
much and are very desirous to gett occasion, to
make sattisfaccion, and to serve the catholyke
kinge of Spaine: But if they weare shutt of
there p~secution, and trubles, theire naturall
inclination, cariethe them more towardes the
English kinge and nation; And to the end
that the Lords of the counsell, and officers of
his ma~tie, may knowe of what Irish they may
make use of, in the kings occasion, we will
lay downe a table of theire names, and
estats of such as hathe beene bred theare, and
speake the Spanyshe tonge, and serve his
ma~tie in several places in his domynions