'Kerns' were Irish foot soldiers. The word is also found in one of
the first scenes of *Macbeth*, to refer to Irish auxiliaries, unless my
memory fails. For the rest of the query, I don't have a cue, I'm afraid.
Yours,
Luc Borot
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