'I know not,' said Chichester, 'what aid or supportation the fugitives shall receive from the Spaniard or Archduke, but the kind entertainment they have received compared with the multitude of pensions given to base and discontented men of this nation, makes them there and their associates and well wishers here to give out largely, and all wise and good subjects to conceive the worst. I am many ways assured that Tyrone and Tyrconnel will return if they live, albeit they should have no other assistance nor supportation than a quantity of money, arms, and munition, with which they will be sufficiently enabled to kindle such a fire here (where so many hearts and actors affect and attend alteration) as will take up much time with expense of men and treasure to quench it.' These rumours continued while Tyrone lived, and after his death his son was expected. Exiles are generally sanguine, and the friars and Jesuits kept up constant communication with Spain and the Netherlands; but the decadent Spanish monarchy could never make an attempt on Ireland or give any serious trouble until England was at war with herself.[45] FOOTNOTES: [28] John Byrd to Devonshire, September 8, 1603, with enclosure; Meehan's _Tyrone and Tyrconnel_, p. 36; _Fynes Moryson_, book iii. chap. 2; Harrington's _Nugæ Antiquæ_. [29] Davies to Cecil, April 10, 1604. [30] Docwra's _Narration_, pp. 260-277; Lord Deputy and Council to the Privy Council, October 4, 1605; Davies to Salisbury, November 12, 1606; agreement between Tyrone and O'Cahan, February 17, 1606-7; Bishop Montgomery of Derry to Chichester, March 4; Chichester's instructions to Ley and Davies, October 14, 1608, p. 60. [31] Petition of O'Cahan, May 2, 1607; Chichester to Salisbury, June 8; Lord Deputy and Council to the Privy Council, June 26; Davies to Salisbury July 1; Docwra's _Narration_, 284. [32] Docwra's _Narration_, p. 249; Davies to Cecil, December 1, 1603; _Four Masters_, 1608. [33] Davies to Cecil, December 8, 1604; Chichester to Devonshire, February 26, 1605-6, endorsing Caulfield's report; to Devonshire, April 23; to the Privy Council, August 4, 1607; examination of Sir Neill O'Neill, August 7, 1606 (State Papers, _Ireland_); Carleton to James I., March 18/28, 1614, in Hist. MSS. Comm. (_Buccleuch_), 1899. [34] Examination of Gawen Moore and William Kilmeny, mariners of Glasgow, August 30, 1606; Chichester to Salisbury, September 12, with enclosures; examination of John Loach, under 1607, No. 493; Davies to Salisbury, September 12, 1607; notes to O'Donovan's _Four Masters_ under 1607; _Meehan_, chap. iv. As to O'Cahan see Chichester's statement calendared at 1608, No. 98.