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A87812	A letter from Lieutenant Colonel Knight in the province of Munster in Ireland, setting forth the extraordinary wants of the soldiery; and the carriage of the army since the Lord Lisle's coming thence.	Knight, R., Lieutenant Colonel.	1647 (1647)	Wing K692; Thomason E399_23; ESTC R201724	4,284	15

A LETTER From Lieutenant Colonel Knight IN The Province of Munster IN IRELAND Setting forth the Extraordinary wants of the Soldiery AND The carriage of the Army since the Lord Lisle's coming thence Printed in the Year 1647. July 22. SIR SInce my last Letter our Army are remaining in Garison when they ought to be in the Field but Soldiery is grown a Trade and if they can but get a good name at first by putting off ware at a very reasonable rate 't is no matter what they put off afterwards being but at first cryed up 't is so with my Lord Inchiquine The taking of Dungarvan we hear is lookt upon in England as an action of great concernment and so 't is thought here truly by many of the best Officers as causing in a maner the loss of the Army I am confident of this Summers work for at the departure of the Lord Lisle who by his great care had provided all things in readiness to take the Field and left the Army in a very good condition if we had at first marched into Butlers countrey we having then a moneths provision which swarmed at that time with cattel we had first annoyed the Rebels by being in their countrey Secondly our staying there had cut off all possibility of their joyning together Thirdly our Army lying so conveniently to intercept any party of theirs that should advance doubtless we being then so strong in horse and this Butlers countrey being not far off from Dongarvan if my Lord had but sent Five hundred horse to have blockt up the Town they must of necessity have been forced to yield they having but little provision in town and no fresh water at all Lastly his Lordship in all possibility if his Lordship would have been perswaded to this course allowing but a little more time had taken this place without the loss of any men had kept his Army together and half the Army had not been starved as now they are for his men wanted so much at that siege that the poor Soldiers were forced by hunger to run to the walls of the town to beg bread of the Rebells and the men starved so fast as my Lord said if they had not delivered up the town the same day they did he must have been forced to have drawn off and the Rebells when they marched out they said they could not have kept the town four and twenty hours longer for want of water I leave the conclusion to your self who by this may see the conscience of an Irish General who starves his Army here to feed his good name in England His Lordship as soon as he had taken this Town if I may so call it consisting but of twenty poor tiled houses returned to Cork with the remainder of his poor Soldiers that were not starved either at the siege or by the way in their return which every ditch can shew were many his Lordship rested here about a fortnight The 29 of May his Lordship marched no farther then Caperqueen with the Army a thing much wondred at being in a starving condition and such plenty of provisions to be had in the Rebells countrey without any apparent opposition by them The third of June 300 horse under the command of Major Vordham was sent the directest way to Karrick from thence to drive all the countrey to kill Mac Thomas where Major General Sterling one of the Lord Inchiquines new Model met with four Regiments of Foot who returned suddenly to Caperqueen where my Lord remained they got some cattel but 't was an inconsiderable prey for so considerable a party The fifth of June his Lordship commanded out one Captain Poor an Irish man with a good party of the choisest horse of the Army to discover the Enemy they having intelligence of the sign drew together a good body of horse and foot and advanced toward Captain Poor which the Scouts perceiving returned and advertised Captain Poor that they were advanced with a very great body but it seems that the said Captain Poor sent his Trumpeter to a Rebells Castle for drink and neglected the Alarm thus Irish men prefer the gains of a little Irish drink before the shedding a great deal of Protestants blood for in the interim the Rebells got between him and home charged our men routed them kild near sixty which they most cruelly butchered took twelve prisoners most that escaped loft their horses pursued our men till they came within half a mile to Caperqueen where my Lord remained with the Army Lieutenant Selby besides three Cornets lost one Colonel Grady that escaped out of London was a chief actor in this defeat which God be praised was never paraleld in this Province this Captain Poor is not at all questioned for this business my Lord said He hath got a great deal of Honor by it his Lordship having spent fifteen days provision at Caperqueen and performed this gallant Exploit is returned in the middle of Summer to his Winter-quarters at Cork having a great part of his Army starved to death great store for hunger run away to the Rebels and at least Twelve hundred fallen sick Colonel Needhams Regiment marched out of Cork toward Caperqueen Five hundred and seventy and marched in but One hundred another Colonel they report marched out Six hundred and returned but One hundred and twenty and Sic de ceteris many Officers report that the Army is no more able to march out this Summer Thus you see the greatest Army that ever was in Munster is metamorphosed to a little or nothing Truly our Soldiers are become the obstacles of so great misery as I believe could melt the hardest hearts into pity that should behold them which many much wonder at considering 't is but nine weeks since my Lord Lisle left this Province and his Lordship left behinde him 6500 l. in money a full moneths provision since arrived here 5000 l. in money and good store of provision the Contribution since Excise and other Rents cannot amount to less then 4000 l. the Cattel taken to 1500. which sums being cast up cannot amount to less then 20000 l. yet for all these great sums received the Officers want the Soldiers starve those Soldiers that are able to march have six penyworth in bread per week poor sick Soldiers have sometimes nothing but the best is the Lord Inchiquine is well and able to play at bouls on the Fast day to sit up whole nights a Feasting with Dancing and Fidling while the poor Soldiers daily starve under his window If this be Religion and Zeal to the Cause Good Lord deliver me from the like For all the starving condition yet his Lordship permits Officers and others licence to Transport Cows and some Oxen though they are extremely wanted to draw the Artillary a licence which doth dishearten many Sir Piercy Smith is made Quarter-master-General of the Field I could say much more of this nature but I am in haste to conclude The