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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28312	A true and exact relation of the chiefe passages in Ireland, since the first rising of the rebels sent by an alderman of Dublin to his sonne, now resident in London, dated 14 of January, 1641, as also a letter of the rebels, subscribed with divers of their hands, written to the Lady Offalia, mother to the Lord Digby, to deliver up her castle of Geshel, she with the Lord Digby's children and others being therein, with her resolute and modest answer thereunto.	Digby, Lettice, Lady, 1588?-1658.; Bladen, W. (William)	1642 (1642)	Wing B3107; ESTC R15503	4,304	7

on horseback his footeman behinde him holding him up in the saddle which an Irishwoman on the Key seeing said it was pitty that no more were served so which the souldiers hearing in a rage threw the woman into the river where she was drowned The Rebels have burned all the plantation Towns in the County of London Derry but Derry and Coltaine stand out stoutly The last night they went out towards the Mountaines beyond Tallow and burnt two or three Villages whereby those Rebels should not have any shelter so neare us 〈◊〉 when our men came they ranne away and would not abide above two 〈◊〉 so that till we have supply from England and Scotland no good is to be done with them whereby we may follow them to the full notwithstanding many Papists 〈◊〉 the Iesuits Priests and Fryers and say in plaine tearmes they have beene the cause of all this and no question to the contrary the Lord in mercy convert or confound them We are all much bound to God for our Gracious King the Honourable Parliament of England the mercifull and pious City of London and the whole Kingdomes of England and Scotland for their care and pitty upon us although as yet we have but little help to this great worke but of that which we have received we are much comforted and we doe not doubt of the rest which doth not a little strike to the hearts of our enemies as we heare by this you may see in part our calamities but blessed bee God our Lords Iustices and Councell have provided for this City that under God we hope to bee as safe as you in London and so wee hope of Drohedah where a worthy Governour Sir Henry Tichborne holds out valiantly although the Rebells have made many asssaults upon the Towne Provision is sent by sea to Drohedah and we trust in God it will be safely delivered to them but if not they will be hard besteed but if it please God to send us more strength we make no question by Gods assistance but to cleer the passage by land to succour them These miseries are great the Lord be mercifull unto us but this is not all the most of our rich men and great men are fled from us into England and have carried their estates with them they have not left one penny to succour the poore distressed stript people who are come hither for reliefe whereof we have at this present neer three thousand besides many hundreds are starved to death since they came onely with want for we are not able to doe more then we doe we do relieve them far beyond our abilities for my own part I pay much weekly for billiting money besides what I give to the poore the rich being gone lest their houses without any helpe at all unto us not so much as common charges for the safety of this City but all lyeth upon the poorer sort The Lord in mercy forgive them this sinne this great sinne that the bloud of so many hundreds which have perished by want be not required at their hands Thus with my praiers to God to blesse you I rest Your loving Father W. Bladen IF you think fit you may have this Relation Printed for I have written nothing but 〈…〉 so many false Pamphlets 〈…〉 printed at London The Rebells Letter to the Lady Offalia in her Castle at Geshel To the Honourable and thrice vertuous Lady the Lady Digby these give Honourable WEE his Majesties loyall subjects being at the present employed in his Highnesse Service for the taking of this your Castle you are therefore to deliver unto us free possession of your said Castle promising faithfully that your Ladyship together with the rest in the said Castle restant shall have a reasonable composition otherwise upon the not yeelding of the Castle we doe assure you that we will burne the whole Towne kill all the Protestants and spare neither man woman nor child upon taking the Castle consider Madam of this our offer and impute not the blame of your owne folly unto us think not that here we brag your Ladysship upon submission shall have a safe convoy to secure you from the hands of your enemies and to lead you where you please a speedy reply is desired with all expedition and thus we surcease Henry Dempsy Charles Dempsy Andrew fitz Patrick Conn Dempsy Phelim Dempsy Iohn Vicars Iames m' Donel The Lady Offalia her answer to the Rebells For my Cosin Henry Dempsy and the rest I Received your Letter wherein you threaten to sack this my Castle by his Majesties authority I am and ever have beene a loyall subject and a good neighbour amongst you and therefore cannot but wonder at such an assault I thank you for your offer of a convoy wherein I hold little safety and therefore my resolution is that being free from offending his Majesty or doing wrong to any of you I will live and dye innocently and will doe my best to defend my owne leaving the issue to God and though I have been and still am desirous to avoid the shedding of Christian bloud yet being provoked your threats shall no whit dismay me Lettice Offalia