ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, ðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt bˈɪʃəp ʌv kˈɔːɹk, wˈɪljəm lˈaɪɑːn, kəmplˈeɪnd tə ðə lˈɔːɹd dˈɛpjuːɾi ðæt ðɛɹwˈʌz "ɐn ˈæbi æt bˈʌɾɛvənt wˌɛɹ dˈaɪvɚz fɹˈaɪɚz ɪn ðɛɹ hˈæbɪts ɡˌoʊ ˌʌp ænd dˌaʊn ðə kˈʌntɹi tə ðə ɡɹˈiːf ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdli, ɪn ɐ kˈɪŋdəm wˌɛɹ sˌoʊ ɡˈɑːdli ɐ kˈɪŋ æz hɪz mˈædʒᵻsti ɹˈeɪnəθ.
In March 1607, the Protestant bishop of Cork, William Lyon, complained to the Lord Deputy that there was "an abbey at Buttevant where divers friars in their habits go up and down the country to the grief of the godly, in a kingdom where so godly a king as his Majesty reigneth.