The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-24


processes, utterly Feuourced.
That his grandfather was Tat Spen
ser, who, by bis writings touching the re
duciion OF the Irish to ciyili,y, brought or
him the odium Of that nation; ana .tor
these srosds, and lis other goal services.
Queen Elizabeth conferred on him The cS
tde ,ch;ch the sad Uiltiam .Speaser nor
claims.
We have also been informed that the
that the extrenijies his wants haze
brought him to, have not prevailed over
him 70 put him upon any indirect or evil |
practjses for his likelihood. And if, nippon |
inquiry, you shall find his case to be such
We judge it just and reasonable, aud do J
therefore desire aud authorize you thai he !
be forthwith restored to his csla,e. and /
that reprisal lands be giver TO the soldiers
elsewhere. And in doing whereof our
satisfaction will be greater, by the contin~
uation Of that estate TO the issue Of his
grandfather, for whose eminent deserts
and services to the Commonwealth that
estate wss first given him.
We rest your loving friend,
OLIVER p"
We discover from this letter of tie
! Protector to the Council in Ireland, see
the portion that we have put in itaLics,-
! that it was for Sponsors Views,'
; touching the reduction Of the Irish 20
civiIity," or rather for explaining how
they might be starved out q work which
few have ever read and bot for his
"Faerie Queene," that "Queen Elizabeth
conferred on him the estate OF ki.eolman."
But we need not be surprised at this,
when we bear in mind that John Milton
sold the first edition of his Paradise
Lost for i've pounds. The CeciIs thought
more Of clever piece Of state-craft than
ali the poems ever penned.
The kiicolu an estate was restored, hav-
ing been wrenched out Of the hands of
CIornweifs soldiers, to whom it had been
gwen in satisfaction Of their arrears, but
not until after the restoration Of the
S,uarts.
On July 3lst, 1918, William Spenser
the poets grandson, obtained Il royal
grant Of other property, to the extent Of
nearly two thousand acres, in the coan-
ties Of GALWAY and koscOGimou, among
which Was Ba.llnaaloe, so famous at the
{ present day for its fair. At tbs Itevoiu
ION tie jOued the standard of the Prince
of Orange and II IS stated, in rcnrescn
tatlous Of his claims, drawn up about L.
100. that he rendered important public
services by acting as guide to Genera!
Glncke afterwards Earl OF Alh,oue in
his military operations III The south. For
ms zeal III this way he lost 800 head Of
. back cattle, 1900 sheep, had his house
pIundeIed, and lis only son wounded in
twenty places" by The Irish. IN cohs.d
! GRAFTON Of his services aud sutlcrirgs, W.
f liam HI. granted him the forfeited lands
: of Kenny, which bad been made over by
: SyivaLus Spenseg, the poets eIdes. son, OF
5 his brother Ieregriue, aud which lie lad
/ llf: to his son l!ugo,:n, the FIRST cousin oil
= William. His title TO these lands was
{ d sputeG in 100 by the Board of I!us
c tees, appointed 70 determine tie valiIlt,
, OF all such grants. lie, like clever fell
= low, went to England, to urge bis suit
got introduced 10 lie poet Congreye, " ho
introduced him to Montague, afterwards
i Ear Of Halifax, then at the Treasury, 10y
whose means tie Grant was ratified, and
bis nanjs, cousin. ilurol;n, cut out Of Ii.
rioh',hII inheritance Of Kenny.
Pm Incl, d,4 nat come of his robbery
q There j, an EXPRESSION in irish which ma,
4 La translated :" that Which come, owe,
. the devils back goes uuaer Lis ueily," III,
q devil, i ], 10 be Understood, L,iar in IT,,
. form oG the Phooka, or Spiri, Horse
5 William Spenser had by his wife. Barbara
a son called Na,lauigl, and a daughre
;. SusarDah. Nathaniel. we conclude wa
-, tie son WHO received Tie "tucun
. wounds" from ile Irish who made y raj,
vnop ms fathers sheep and black cattle
=, y G find This son united with the father il
= executing uerfoaue on their estates il
ro,k Galway and KoscoumoD fp
,, 21V0L and on February 2I.t l7f6, ~
+. find them selling the lands Of Ba.lna,Io,
n 10 Frederick Trench, ancestor 10 the pre-
y sent posse,sor. the Eall of Clancarty.
q This Nathaniel was called Snen.ar O
{ Reunv. aud R,nny seems 20 have heer
n the last por;ion Of the poel's propc.l,
which remained in the Sptnser family.
+ NAV here mention. that the Right Honor
s able Francis B'ackburne, the present Lor,