". ▁ ▁Eng ly she ▁reb elles ▁The ▁following ▁belongs ▁to ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁list ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 5 , ▁before ▁the ▁T ud or ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁for ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁of ▁England ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁families ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁both ▁of ▁G ael ic ▁and ▁other ▁line age , ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁under ▁English ▁control . ▁These ▁were ▁the ▁strong est ▁families ▁of ▁whom ▁his ▁officials ▁had ▁knowledge . ▁First ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁families ▁are ▁listed , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Norman ▁families ▁who ▁have ▁gone ▁G ael ic : ▁ ▁Later ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁document ▁Ul ster ▁is ▁discussed ▁again . ▁This ▁time ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁families ▁mentioned : ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁list , ▁of ▁contemporary ▁or ▁slightly ▁later ▁date , ▁made ▁itself ▁into ▁the ▁circa ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁compilation ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁How th . ▁The ▁edit ors ▁of ▁the ▁manuscript ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁list ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁hand ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁text : ▁ ▁The ▁reference ▁in ▁both ▁to ▁Capt ains ▁is ▁very ▁important . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁English ▁term ▁for ▁those ▁families ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁effectively ▁total ▁so vere ig nt y ▁within ▁their ▁territ ories , ▁even ▁if ▁these ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁extensive . ▁In ▁describing ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Capt ains ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁document , ▁the ▁officials ▁report ▁that ▁"... ▁some ▁c ally th ▁them sel ff es ▁Ky ng es ,