For though in her he settles well his tarse, Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse.

Hugh MacMahon out of the way, he in October 1591 partitioned Monaghan (with the exception of Donnamyne, which belonged to the Earl of Essex) among the principal gentlemen of the MacMahons, the termon or ecclesiastical lands being reserved for English officials.

He doubtless hoped for a sympathetic ruling from President Reagan, at 70 no spring chicken himself.

Coordinate term: JS