Accepting the King's proposal, in addition to dealing with Munster and Leinster, he routed the O'Nolans and O'Murroughs, burned their lands in county Wicklow and forced them to give hostages.
After accepting the King's proposal, he initiated a campaign of conquest against Munster and Leinster, defeating the O'Nolans and O'Murroughs, destroying their property in Wicklow, and demanding hostages from them.