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Capt. Jenkin Conway in State Papers

Capt. Jenkin Conway appears in vols. 2 to 5 of the published Calendar of State Papers, Ireland.
References cover 1583 to 1596.
Letters from him, and mentions of him.
No mention in the other vols (vol.1 and vols. 6 to 11).

Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.2 (1574-1585)

Letter of 8 Mar 1583, from Sir Henry Wallop, Dublin, to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Refers to Conway as "Walsyngham's man".
Looks like this is when Conway came to Ireland.
From p.432 of vol.2.

Letter of 5 Apr 1583, from Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, Clonmel, to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Conway has joined Ormond.
From p.439 of vol.2.

Letter of 21 Oct 1584, from Jenkin Conway, Dublin, to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Writes about proposed grant to him of Killorglin.
From p.531 of vol.2.
Original is SP 63/112 f.56 in [NA.UK].

Letter of 10 July 1585, from Jenkin Conway, "Dinglecush" (Dingle, Co.Kerry), to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Lord Deputy Sir John Perrot has granted Conway "custodiam" of Killorglin.
From p.572 of vol.2.

Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.3 (1586 to July 1588)

Order against Jenkin Conway of 8 Sept 1585.
From p.110 of vol.3.

Letter of 10 Oct 1587 from Jenkin Conway in Killorglin Castle to Sir Francis Walsingham.
He has talked with Sir William Herbert and Sir Edward Fitton and Edward Denny about the unfolding Munster Plantation.
Conway is in possession of Killorglin Castle.
Castle Drom is a different castle to Killorglin Castle. Moriarty was allowed continue in possession of Castle Drom [Dodd, 1945, p.165].
From p.426 of vol.3.

Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.4 (Aug 1588 to Sept 1592)

Letter of 7 Jan 1589 (new style year) from Jenkin Conway to Sir Edward Denny.
"Dennyvale" is apparently the main Denny estate in Co.Kerry, centred on Tralee.
From p.107 of vol.4.

Jenkin Conway named as a Captain in a document of 4 Feb 1590 (new style year).
From p.303 of vol.4.
The reference would be to SP 65/12 (Entry Book 1587-1590) in [NA.UK].

Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.5 (Oct 1592 to June 1596)

Captain Conway appears in a survey of settlers in Munster. Report dated 21 Oct 1592.
From pp.2-12 of vol.5.

Capt. Jenkin Conway in a lengthy report on 31 Dec 1592.
From pp.44-60 of vol.5.

Letter of 1 Aug 1595 from Sir Richard Bingham to William Cecil, Baron Burghley.
Bingham is fighting a campaign against Hugh Roe O'Donnell. This was part of the Nine Years War.
Bingham says he has a company under Capt. Conway in his forces.
This is Capt. Jenkin Conway. See the following.
From p.355 of vol.5.

Capt. William Mostyn and Capt. Jenkin Conway write to the Privy Council, 12 Apr 1596.
They have been fighting in Bingham's campaign. They call for the execution of someone called Cotton.
From p.509 of vol.5.

Letter from Capt. Jenkin Conway and other military officers, 2 June 1596, about the progress of the war.
From p.530 of vol.5.