g ham h ain ▁U a ▁Ri ag ain , ▁who ▁exact ed ▁a ▁r ans om ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁c ows ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁Further ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁necess itated ▁payment ▁of ▁another ▁ 1 4 0 ▁British ▁horses , ▁ 6 0 ▁ oun ces ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁of ▁silver , ▁" the ▁sword ▁of ▁Carl us ", ▁the ▁Irish ▁host ages ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁Le ath ▁Cu inn , ▁" four ▁host ages ▁to ▁U a ▁Ri ag ain ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁for ▁peace , ▁and ▁the ▁full ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁host age ." ▁Added ▁to ▁the ▁total , ▁ 8 0 ▁c ows ▁" for ▁word ▁and ▁supp lication " ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁entre ated ▁for ▁Am la í b ' s ▁release . ▁The ▁incident ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁r ans oming ▁noble ▁capt ives , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁political ▁manip ulation , ▁increasing ▁one ' s ▁own ▁reven ues ▁and ▁exhaust ing ▁the ▁resources ▁of ▁one ' s ▁fo es . ▁The ▁demand ▁of ▁British ▁horses ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁Dublin ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁ports ▁for ▁importing ▁horses ▁into ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁that ▁Am la í b ' s ▁family ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁personally ▁involved ▁in ▁husband ry . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁Ann als ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Masters , ▁Am la í b ▁mac ▁Sit ri