first entire give in the names of all and every the aforesaid Souldiers to the Clearke of the Cheque to bee entred in his booke and from time to time shall certifie the deaths and alterations of the same to the Lord Deputy and Cleark of the Checque in convenient time as the same may reasonably be done having regard to the distance of the place and as other Captaines of the army are bound to doe Item the said Iustice Saxey shall have for his stipend yearely one hundred pounds sterling and the said Iames Gold assistant or second Iustice one hundred markes sterling and the said Clark of the Councel twenty pounds sterling and which stipends and wages shall be payed quarterly by the hands of the Treasurer at warres or Vice-treasurer here of this Realme of Ireland And if the said Iustice or assistant and secondary Iustice shall depart out of the Limits of the Commission aforesaid without the speciall licence of the said Lord President or having leave shall tarry longer out then the time granted then without reasonable cause of excuse the said Lord President shall deduct and defalke out of their said severall entertainments so much as the said wages of so many dayes doth amount unto to the use of her Majestie towards her other charges to be extraordinarily sustained in the execution of their Commission at the discretion of The said Lord President Item for further reputation and honour of the same Office the said Lord President shall have continually attending upon him a Serjeant at Armes who shall beare the Mace of the Queenes Majesties Armes before him in such manner as the Serjeant at Armes doth beare the Mace before the President in Wales which Serjeant may at all times be sent by the said Lord President and Councell for th'apprehending and bringing in of any disobedient person receiving of every such person being of the degree of a Gentleman so commonly knowen and having yearely liuelihood by any meanes of tenne pounds for his arrest ten shillings and for the arrest of every particular person six shillings eight pence and six shillings eight pence for every dayes travell and not aboue Hee shall also haue his dyet in the Household of the said Lord President and towards his maintenance the ordinary wages of one of the thirtie Horsemen And forasmuch as there must bee of necessitie one Officer to whom all offenders and malefactors are to bee committed during the time of their Imprisonment it is thought meet that the said Lord President shall appoint one Porter to haue charge of the Goale who shall haue his dyet in the househould of the said Lord President and bee accounted as one of the twentie Footmen and receiue the wages due for the same and also such other profits upon every prisoner as ensueth viz. for the entry of every prisoner so to him committed having liuelihood of tenne pounds by the yeare three shillings foure pence and twelue pence by the day for his dyet during his abode in prison and for every other person of inferiour condition two shillings for his entry and six pence by the day for his dyet Item the said Lord President and Councell if oportunitie may serue monethly or once every two moneths at the least advertise us the Lo. Deputie and Councell here of the State of the Country within their Commission or oftner if they shall see cause And where the said Lo President and Councell shal haue by their Commission sufficient authoritie to heare and determine by their discretions all manner of complaints within any part of the province of Mounster as well guildeable as franchise yet they shall haue good regard that except great necessitie or other matters of conscience conceived upon the complaint shall moue him they shall not hinder nor impeach the good course and usage of the common Lawes of the Realme but shall to their power further the execution thereof nor shall without evident cause interrupt such Liberties and Franchises as haue lawfull commencement and continuance by the warrants of the Law other wayes then where any speciall complaint shall be made unto them of any manifest wrong or delay of Iustice done or used by the owners Officers or Ministers of the said Franchises or Liberties In which cases the said Lord President and Councell shall examine the said defaults so alledged by way of complaint to be counted in the Franchises and shall send for the Officers against whom complaint shall be made and finding the same to be true they shall not only heare and determine the particular principall causes of the parties complaints but shall also reforme punish according to their discretions the defaults of the said owners and Ministers of the said Liberties and if the matter shall so serue upon due information to be made to us of the abuses of the said Franchises and Liberties so as the same may be done by order according to the lawes tryed and upon just causes the Liberties resumed into the Queenes Majesties hands Item where the said Lo President and Councell shall haue Commission power and authoritie by Letters Patents under the Great Seale of this Realme of Ireland and of Oyer Determiner and Goale deliverie in as large and ample manner as any such Commission or Authoritie is graunted to any Commissioners for that purpose within the Realmes of England or Ireland Wee the said Lord Deputie and Councell doe earnestly require and charge the said Lord President and Councell that hee and they doe diligently and often severely and justly sit heare and determine by vertue of the same such causes as shall bee brought before them in such severall places as best may agree with the necessitie of the cause and the commoditie of the people Item where also the said Lord President hath full power and authoritie by Letters patents under the great Seale of this realme to execute the Martiall law when necessitie shall require in as large and ample manner as to any other it hath beene accustomed to bee graunted within this realme of Ireland The said Lord President shall haue good regard thereunto that no use be made of the Martiall lawe but when meere necessitie shall require for the exercise thereof is onely to bee allowed where other ordinarie administration of Iustice cannot take place foreseeing alwayes that no person having fiue pound of Freehold or goods to the value of tenne pound shall not bee tried by the order of the Martiall Law but by order of the common Law And yet if necessitie for service and terrour to others shall at any time require the Martiall Lawe to be executed vpon any one person or moe being of greater value in lands or goods then aboue is expressed the President in such speciall causes may use his discretion and thereof and of the causes that mooved him shall make us the Lord Deputie and Councell privie Item
such Land If any of them heereafter be disobedient to her Lawes or breake foorth in Rebellion shee may when they shall bee more divided ruine them more easily for example unto others and if it be thought fit may plant English or other Irish in their Countreyes For although there ever haue beene and hereafter may bee small eruptions in some places which at the first may easily bee suppressed yet the suffering them to grow to that generall head and combination did questionlesse proceed from great errour in the judgement heere and may be easily as I thinke prevented hereafter And further it may please her Majestie to ground her resolution for the time and numbers of the next abatement of the List of her Armie somewhat upon our poore advise from hence and to beleeue that wee will not so farre corrupt our Iudgements with any private respects and without necessitie to continue her Charge seeing wee doe throughly conceiue how grievous it is unto her Estate and that wee may not bee precisely tyed to an Establishment that shall conclude the payments of the Treasure since it hath ever been thought fit to bee otherwise till the comming over of the Earle of Essex and some such extraordinarie Occasions may fall out that it will bee dangerous to attend your Lordships Resolutions and when it will bee safe to diminish the Armie heere that there may bee some course thought of by some other Employment to disburthen this Countrey of the idle Sword-men in whom I finde an inclination apt enough to bee carried elsewhere either by some of this Countrey of best reputation among them or in Companies as now they stand under English Captaines who may bee reinforced with the greatest part of Irish That it may bee left to our discretion to make Passages and Bridges into Countreyes otherwise unaccessable and to build little Pyles of stone in such Garrisons as shall bee thought fittest to bee continuall Bridles upon the people by the commoditie of which wee may at any time drawe the greatest part of the Armie together to make a Head against any part that shall first breake out and yet reserue the places onely with a Ward to put in greater Forces as occasion shall require which I am perswaded will prooue great Pledges upon this Countrey that upon any urgent cause the Queene may safely draw the greatest part of her Armie heere out of the Kingdome to bee employed at least for a time elsewhere wherein I beseech your Lordships to consider what a strength so many experienced Captaines and Souldiers would bee to any Armie of new men erected in England against an Invasion or sent abroad in any offensiue warre But untill these places bee built I cannot conceiue how her Majestie with any safetie can make any great diminution of her Armie Lastly I doe humbly desire your Lordships to receiue the further explanation of my meaning and confirmation of my reasons that doe induce mee unto these propositions for the Lord President of Mounster who as he hath been a very worthy Actor in the reducement and defence of this Kingdome so doe I thinke him to be the best able to giue you through account of the present Estate and future providence for the preservation thereof wherein it may please your Lordships to require his opinion of the hazard this Kingdome is like to runne in if it should by any mightie Power be invaded and how hard it will bee for us in any measure to provide for the present defence if any such bee intended and withall to goe on with the suppression of these that are left in rebellion so that wee must either adventure the kindling of this fire that is almost extinguished or intending onely that leaue the other to exceeding perill And thus having remembred to your Lordships the most materiall poynts as I conceiue that are fittest for the present to bee considered of I doe humbly recommend my selfe and them to your Lordships favour From her Majesties Castle of Dublin the sixe and twentieth of February 1602. After the Lord Deputie departed by reason of Easterly winds the President was stayed aboue three weekes in Dublin during which time every day Posts were emploied betweene them untill the twentieth of March which was the day the Lord President set saile for England the day following hee arrived at Bewmarris at his comming to Chester hee met with the lamentable newes of the decease of his good and gracious Mistresse Queene Elizabeth for whom as he had good cause he extreamely mourned But two dayes following being at Lichfield he assisted the Major in the proclaiming of King Iames which gaue him new life whom I beseech God long to preserue and continue his Posteritie for ever over his triumphant Monarchy of Great Brittaine and Ireland Although my VVorke bee finished yet according to the course I haue held in the end of the two former Bookes I may not omit to recount to the Reader the most memorable Services and accidents which hapned in this yeere 1602. In the Catalogue whereof I must first begin with the forces sent into Carbery with the Earle of Thomond The sending of Sir Charles Wilmot with his Regiment into Kerry The Lord Presidents departure from Corke with the Armie towards Donboy His long abode at Carew Castle expecting Munition and Victuals The difficulty he had in his approaching towards Donboy The defeat given to the Rebels The arrivall of a Spanish Caravell in Beare with Letters of Comfort Money and Munition from Spaine The siege of Donboy the winning and rasing of it The Presidents returne to Corke and Sir Charles Wilmots into Kerry The flight of Iames Archer the Iesuite and Connor Odrischall into Spaine The relapse of Sir Owen Mac Carties Sonnes The Spanish Hostages returned into Spaine The restraint of Cormock Lord of Muskery His escape and reduction The winning of the Castle of Mocrumpe The defeat of Tirrell and his Bonnoghs in Muskery The sending of Sir Samuell Bagnall with fifteene hundred men to the Lord Deputie The Service done upon the Knight of Kerry The flight of Tirrell with his Bonoghs out of the Province The defeat of the Rebells in Glangarne The flight of William Burke with his Bonoghs Osulevan Beare and Connor Kerry out of Mounster The overthrow of the Cartyes in Carbery And the killing of the Popes Apostolique Vicar Owen Mac Egan The sending of a Regiment with Munition and Victualls for the service in Connaght The defeat of the Lord of Lixnaw The finall Reduction of Mounster The appointing of Sir Charles Wilmot and Sir George Thornton joynt Commissioners for the Government of Mounster And the departure of the Lord President into ENGLAND FINIS 1599. Devoreux Butler Roche Blunt Carew The landing of the Lord Deputie and Lord President in Ireland St. Lawrence Carew The Warrant for the passing of letters Patents to the Lo. President Norris Carew Blunt Carew Norris Norris Norris Cary. The Lo. Presidents Letters Patents Norris Carew Carew Blunt Carew
hee weekely present to the Lord President and Councell to be considered And because her Maiestie meaneth principally to benefit her Subiects not onely with the fruites of Iustice but with the delivery of them from all unnecessary burdens The Lord President and Councell shall foresee that no manner of extraordinary or excessiue charge bee put and layed upon any person against their Wils and Agreements by finding or sustaining of any Horsman or Footman or Horse-boy or Horse belonging of the said Lord President or any of the said Councell on any belonging to them And in the like manner shall see that the Subiects bee not oppressed with the like by any other contrary to the Lawes of the Realme for such causes provided Item considering the Queenes Maiestie hath title and right to no small quantity of possessions within Mounster aswell of auncient revenew of the Crowne and of other Seigniories devolued to the Crowne And also of the dissolved Monasteries and other Houses of religion the which are not duely answered to her Maiestie as reason would The said Lord President and Councell shall from time to time imploy their Labours by all their good discretions to procure that her Maiesties Officers or Farmors appointed for that purpose may peaceably and fully from time to time possesse and receiue the profits of the same The Oath to bee ministred by the Lord President to such as shall be admitted to bee of the Councell of Mounster being not already sworne of her Majesties Privie Councell in Ireland as well the oath provided in the Statute for swearing of Officers as also this heereunder written viz. You shall sweare to the uttermost of your power will and cunning you shall be true and faithfull to the Queenes Majestie our Soveraigne Lady and to her Heires and Successors You shall not know nor heare any thing that may in any wise be prejudiciall to her Highnes or the Commonwealth peace and quiet of this her Hignesse Realme but you shall with all diligence reveale and disclose the same to her Highnesse or to such other person or persons of her Majesties Privie Councell in Ireland as you shall thinke may and will soonest convey and bring it to her Highnesse knowledge You shall serue her Maiestie truely and faithfully in the roome and place of her Maiesties Councell in Mounster You shall in all things that bee moved treated and debated in any Councell faithfully and truely declare your mind and opinion according to your heart and conscience In no wise forbearing so to doe for any respect of Favour Meade Dreade Displeasure or corruption Yee shall faithfully and unrightly to the best of your power cause Iustice to bee duely and indifferently ministred to the Queenes Maiesties Subiects that shall haue cause to sue for the same according to equity and order of Lawes Finally you shall bee vigilant diligent and circumspect in all your doings and proceedings touching the Queenes Maiestie and her affaires All which points and Articles before expressed with all other Articles signed with the hands of the Lord Deputie and Councell of this Realme and delivered to mee the Lord President of her Highnesse Councell established in these parts You shall faithfully obserue keepe and fulfill to the uttermost of your Power Wit Will and cunning so helpe you God and the contents of this Booke THE NAMES OF THE COVNCELLORS TO BEE ASSISTANT to the Lord President of Mounster as they are directed under the hand of the Lord Deputie The Earle of Ormond The Earle of Kildare The Earle of Thomond The Vice-Co Barry The Lordâ—Audley The Bishop of Corke The Bishop of Limer Sir Nicholas Welsh Iustice Saxey Sir Francis Barkley Sir George Thornton Iustice Golde The Queenes Sergeant The Q. Attorney generall The Q. Solicitor Sir Charles Wilmot Garret Comerford Esquire Hugh Cuffe Esquire Adam Dublin Thom. Midens George Cary. Rich. Wingfield Anth. St leger George Bourcher Geof Fenton â—ra Stafford CHAP. II. The Earle of Tyrone in Mounster and his Actions there The White Knight Tyrones prisoner Florence Mac Carti made Mac Carti More and Donell Mac Carti displaced The Lord Barry spoyled Tyrones letter to the Lord Barry with the Lord Barry's answere Sir Warham Saint leger and Mac Guyre slaine Tyrones returne into Vlster A Little before the landing of the Lord Deputie in Ireland as is said the Arch-traytor Tyrone to unite the Rebels of Mounster and especially to conferre with Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond and Florence Mac Cartie at whose intreatie he made a journey into Mounster Those whom hee found obstinate in rebellion hee incouraged from such as hee held doubtfull hee tooke pledges or detained prisoners of which last sort was the White Knight and his sonne in law Donogh Mac Cormocke Cartie whom in hand-lockes he carried away with him And whereas Donell Mac Cartie the Earle of Clancares base sonne had been by the Mac Carties of Desmond advanced to the Stile title and authoritie of Mac Cartie More Him hee displaced and in his roome Florence Mac Cartie was surrogated being a man as hee conceived of farre more use then Donell Such as were or reputed good Subjects these hee prosecuted with sword and fire Amongst others which felt his heavie hand the Lord Barry was one upon whom when hee could not worke his desire to draw him into actuall rebellion by the perswasion of the Provinciall rebells him hee preyed burned and spoyled to make it manifest that hee was sollicited to enter into Rebellion both the Letters of Tyrone and the Lord Barries Answere are heere truly set downe the tenors whereof doe ensue Tyrones Letter to the Lord Barrie MY Lord Barry your impietie to God crueltie to your soule and body tyrannie ingratitude both to your followers and country are inexcusable intolerable You separated your selfe from the unitie of Christs mysticall Bodie the Catholike Church You know the Sword of Extirpation hangeth over your head as well as ours if things fall out other wayes then well you are the cause why all the Nobilitie of the South from the East part to the West you being linked unto each one of them either in affinitie or consanguinitie are not linked together to shake off the cruell yoake of Heresie and Tyrannie with which our Soules and Bodies are opprest All those aforesaid depending of your resolution and relying to your Iudgement in this common cause of our Religion and Countrey you might forsooth with their helpe and the rest that are combyned in this holy Action not onely defend your selfe from the incursion and invasion of the English but also by Gods assistance who miraculously and aboue all expectation gaue good successe to the cause principally undertaken for his glorie exaltation of religion next for the restauration of the ruines and preservation of the Countrey expell them and deliver them and us from most miserable and cruell exaction and subjection enjoy your religion safetie of Wife and children life lands
Omore at a place about eight miles from Kilkenny and hee was desirous that the President would goe with him whereunto he easily assented the next morning being the tenth of Aprill according to the appointment the Earle parlied with the Traitor and was there taken Prisoner To the end the Reader may truely understand the manner of that dayes misfortune behold the Letter which the President and the Earle of Thomond sent to the Lords of the Councell in England wherein the same is fully related A Ioint Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell IT may please your Lordships Although I the President haue by my Letters advertised the Lord Deputie the manner in what sort the Earle of Ormond was taken which I thinke is by his Lordship sent unto you yet wee thinke it our dueties to make relation thereof unto your Lordships and to make knowen unto your Honours how accidentally we were witnesses of his misfortune On Munday the seventh of Aprill wee departed from Dublin and upon Wednesday at night wee came to Kilkenny where wee found the Earle of Ormond In our company we had one hundred Horse dispersed in the Countrey ten or twelue miles distant from us by the Earles Officers as soone as we came unto him he acquainted us that he had appointed the next day to parlie with Owny Mac Rory vvee told his Lordship that vve vvould attend him And I the President desired his Lordship that my one hundred Horse might be sent for to goe vvith us for his Lordships better guard vvhich he refused thanking me for my offer saying that he had no need of them The next day being the tenth of this present after Dinner his Lordship not having in his company aboue the number of seventeene Horsemen of his followers armed and not little aboue the like number of all sorts whereof wee were part and the rest Lavvyers Merchants and others upon Hacknies with no other Weapons then our Swordes roade out to the place of meeting eight long Miles from Kilkenny called Corronneduffe upon the Borders of Ydough Leaving his Lordships owne Company of two hundred Footemen short of the place of Parlie assigned aboue two English Miles The place vvhere vvee met with the rebells was upon a Heath ground descending towards a narrow straight having on either side of us a lowe shrubbie boggie wood within three pikes length at the farthest from the place where wee parlyed and the like distance from the straight aforesaid the choyce whereof wee much misliked Owny Mac Rorye when hee came unto us brought with him a Troupe of choise Pikes leaving in a little plaine beyond the straight within halfe Culvering shot of us in our sight all his grosse beeing in all to the number as Redmond Keting one of the rebells did sweare unto mee the President fiue hundred Foot strong and twentie Horse whereof three hundred were Bonoughes the best furnished men for the warre and the best appoynted that wee haue seene in this Kingdome At our first meeting and so during the parley which was appoynted for some good causes best knowen to his Lordship they stood as they might every one trayling his Pike and holding the cheeke thereof in his hand ready to push The Earle himselfe was upon a little weake Hackney unarmed as all wee were that were about him standing so neere with the side of his Hackney to the rebells as they touched him After an hower and more was idly spent and nothing concluded wee and others did pray his Lordship to depart But hee desirous to see that infamous Iesuite Archer did cause him to bee sent for assoone as hee came the Earle and hee fell into an Argument wherein hee called Archer Traytor and reprooved him for sending under pretext of Religion her Majesties Subjects into rebellion In this meane time the grosse of the rebells had left their standing in the plaine and some crept into the shrubbes aforesayd and others did so mingle themselues among us that wee were environed and stood as if wee had been in a Faire whereof divers did advertise his Lordship And at last I the Earle of Thomond willed Ownye to put backe his men And I the President desired his Lordshipp to bee gone for that I did not like their mingling with us wherewith as his Lordship was turning his Horse at an instant they seised upon him and us two His Lordship was in a moment drawen from his Horse we had more hanging upon us then is credibly to bee beleeved but our horses were strong and by that meanes did breake through them in tumbling downe on all sides those that were before and behinde us and thankes be to God we escaped the push of their pikes which they freely bestowed and the flinging of their Skeines without any hurt saving that I the Earle of Thomond received with a Pike a wound in the back The Earles Horsemen which were armed were farre from us for every one was dispersed and talking with particular rebells about the bordering businesse so as wee doe protest unto your Lordships in all wee were not aboue tenne unarmed men neere unto him and assoone as the Allarme was raised every man of his followers came away without â—ooking behind him After wee had cleered our selues within a Butt length at the most wee made hault and called for the Trumpet and cried upon the Earles men for a Charge but none stood by us but Captaine Harvy Captaine Browne Master Comerford a Lawyer and three of our Servants which was all the company that we had then and all of us without Armour or other Weapon then our Swords so as for want of more company vvee were enforced by the Enemies shott to leaue them the ground But we doe assure your Lordships the place wherein we parlied was of such advantage to the Enemy that 500 Foote would not haue cared for 500 Horse and therefore his Lordship having no Foote with him it was unpossible to doe the Enemy any harme with Horse this treachery for so wee must terme it in respect of his Lordships confidence in the valour of his owne men and also in his opinion that the Enemy durst not shew him this foule measure was contrived by that Villaine Archer and none was made acquainted with it but Owny Mac Rory two Leinster men and fower Bonnaghes for if more had beene trusted there is no doubt but his Lordship should haue had knowledge of it Owny Mac Rory laid his hands on mee the President as they report and next unto God I must thanke the Earle of Thomond for my escape who thrust his Horse upon him and at my backe a Rebell newly protected at my suite called Brien Mac Donoghe Kevanaghe being a foote did me good service and wounded one of the Traitors that laid hands on the Earle of Ormond for the rest I must thanke my Horse whose strength bare downe all about him On our
chiefe of small Countreyes submitted themselues to her Majesties mercie But the principall marke which the Lord President aymed at before his entrance into the Field with his Armie was to reclaime if possible it might be Florence Mac Cartie before spoken of from further pursuing those hatefull and ingratefull courses which unadvisedly he had entred into This hee desired for divers reasons First and especially for the service which he foresaw might receiue some good countenance by his subjection Secondly because if hee continued in action of necessitie hee must bee constrained to imploy a great part of his Forces which hee thought both inconvenient and dangerous to bee divided to follow the prosecution of him and his Complices And lastly a good opinion which some his honourable friends in England and himselfe also had conceived of him For these causes was the President moved earnestly to desire that this Florence might bee stayed from further persisting in those exorbitant courses and the rather because the said Florence had written Letters unto him which upon his way into Mounster hee received that assoone as hee should come to Corke hee would present himselfe personally to him aud doe all his endeavours to advance the Service All which being made knowen by the Lord President to the Earle of Thomond he intreated the said Earle and Sir Nicholas Welsh to joyne with Iohn fits Edmonds Florence his Godfather a man very famous in those parts for his learning and liberall hospitalitie in entertaining of strangers to send a Messenger to signifie to Florence Mac Cartie that they were very desirous to conferre with him about certaine particularities concerning his owne good By his Letter remised in answer of this message hee appoynted both a time and place for their meeting which was accordingly performed After more then two houres spent and many Oathes passed as well by the Earle as Sir Nicholas Welsh that the President had promised his safe returne with fearefull guiltinesse hee came to Corke and from thence to Shandon Castle upon the third of May 1600 where the Lord President remained at that time before whom when hee had presented himselfe hee made his submission upon his knees with many protestations of the sinceritie of his Heart and the true loyaltie which hee alwayes bare towards her Majestie desiring that hee might bee received into her Majesties favour and hee would serue her as faithfully and unfainedly as any man in Mounster The Lord President reprooved him very sharply for his trayterous behaviours laying before him the odiousnesse and foulnesse of his faults and the monstrous ingratitude towards her Majestie from whom hee had received many great benefits and gracious favours These speeches finished the President bade him to stand up when as both hee and the Earle of Thomond Sir Nicholas Welsh and Iohn fits Edmund did every of them very feelingly preach Obedience unto him His answer being very generall carried great shew of loyaltie and obedience at that time Vpon the next morrow hee was called before the President and Councell who was againe urged by them all in generall not onely to desist from proceeding in evill but with alacritie of minde to doe some such service as might merit reward for assurance and performance whereof the President demaunded his eldest sonne in pledge for the avoydance whereof hee used many colourable reasons viz. That it would cause the Bonnoghs to forsake him yea and to driue him out of his Countrey erecting his wiues base Brother in his place That he had of long time tasted of miseries and wants That hee had lately recovered his Countrey of Desmond with great travell and charges and therefore like the burnt child hee feared to run into any such inconvenience as might cause his friends to relapse from him Adding moreover that it was needlesse in them to exact any such thing at hishands who was in his soule wholly addicted devoted to her Majesties service The weaknesse of these reasons were both wisely discovered and effectually answered but all that could bee said was no more pleasing to him then is delightfull musicke to deafe eares which being discerned the President betooke himselfe to a new devise for now hee vehemently threatned that leaving for a time all other services a sharpe prosecution of Hostilitie with fire and sword against himselfe his tenants and followers should speedily overtake him upon his returne into Desmond Much was hee amazed with this denunciation and therefore hauing made a short pawse answered thus Since my needlesse pledge is so earnestly desired I am content to leaue my eldest sonne in Corke upon these conditions That her Majestie would passe unto mee the Countrey of Desmond in as large and ample manner as before it was conveyed unto my Father in law the Earle of Clancare Secondly that shee would giue unto mee the Name and Title of Mac Cartie More or Earle of Clancare Thirdly that shee would giue unto mee three hundred men in pay for assuring my Countrey from all that would offend it These hyperbolicall demands were no sooner propounded but absolutely rejected Therefore he desired that Licence might bee graunted unto him to write to his honourable friends in England to worke for him the afore recited Conditions which without any great difficultie was permitted Lastly the President questioned with him what hee intended to doe if these his desires were not satisfied thereupon hee sware upon a Booke that hee would never beare Armes against her Majesties Forces except hee were assaulted in Desmond and that his followers should likewise abstaine from actuall rebellion and further that he would send him intelligence from time to time of the Rebells proceedings and doe him the best underhand-service that possibly hee could Now had the President effected a great part of his desires namely that by Florence his remaining in Neutralitie his Forces might be wholly imployed against Iames fits Thomas who being once slaine or banished it would bee an easie matter to teach him to speake in a more submissiue language and forget to capitulate either for Lands Title or Charge Florence is now departed towards his Countrey of Desmond where leaving him in suspence betwixt doubt and feare wee will proceed in the accidents of Corke Now the President discerning this Warre in Mounster to be like a Monster with many Heads or a Servant that must obey divers Masters did thinke thus that if the Heads themselues might bee set at variance they would proue the most fit Instruments to ruine one another The two chiefe Heads were the Sugan Earle for so they called Desmond Commander of the Provincials and Dermond O Conner Generall of the Bownoghs before mentioned This Dermond O Conner was a poore man in the beginning of his fortune and not Owner of two Plough Lands in Connaght his natiue Countrie his reputation grew partly by his wife who was daughter to the old Earle of Desmond and partly by his valour being reputed one of the most valiant Leaders and
more in his Companie then sixty men and comming to the Wall of the Bawne of the Castle undiscovered by the helpe of Ladders and some Masons that brake holes in some part of the Wall where it was weake got in and entered the Hall before they were perceived the Sergeant named Thomas Quayle which had the charge of the Castle made some little resistance and was wounded Three of the Warde were slaine the rest upon promise of their liues rendered their Armes and were sent to Clonmell Of this Surprize the Lord President had notice when he was at Kilmallocke whereupon hee sent direction for their imprisonment in Clonmell untill hee might haue leasure to try the delinquents by a Marshals Court Vpon the fourth day following Iames Butler who tooke the Castle wrote a large Letter to the President to excuse himselfe of his traitorly Act wherein there was not so many lines as lyes and written by the underhand working of the Lord of Cahir his Brother they conceiving it to bee the next way to haue the Castle restored to the Baron The copie of which Letter here ensueth A Letter from Iames Galdie Butler to the Lord President RIght Honourable hither came unto me yesterday my Lord my Brother accompanied with Mr. Patricke White and Nicholas White of Clonmell Gent. and M. Geonge Lea of Waterford who treated with me as they said by your Honors Commission what might be the causes why I should attempt the surprising of the castle of Cahir being kept as a garrison for her Majestie And albeit my good Lo I may not nor will not justifie what hath been done therein yet will I signifie the truth the which graciously being 〈…〉 mercie I doubt not to excuse whatsoever hath beene 〈◊〉 And therefore my Lord first your Lordship shall vnde◠〈…〉 where heretofore by youthfull instigation and as I must 〈…〉 together without the privitie of my Lord my Brother aforesaid I kept the said Castle untill the same was besieged by her Majesties Forces and battery layd thereunto the which I made choise rather to forsake then stand to the defence thereof which action my good Lord was so much raised to my contempt with the mouthes of her Highnesse enemies whom I then of force obeyed as they imagined nothing else would raise credit but the gaining thereof againe The next that mooved mee to enterprise the same was that publike report was made in the name of the Archbishop of Cassell who is well knowen to bee a professed enemy of my House to haue the keeping of the said Castle Thirdly that it was also reported that the Souldiers of late left in garrison therein purposed for want to sell the same for a piece of money unto Iohn of Desmond whom the Countrey knoweth not to bee my friend for the late killing of many of his men for which service my Lord of Dunboyne had only the thankes being no more assistant thereunto then your Lordship and last my good Lord when I considered the apparant wrongs as I thought proffered unto both my Brethren that your Honour and the State would countenance their knowen and vowed Enemies against them and to make their griefes the more corrosiue to bestow upon them the chiefe and dwelling Castle of the one of them being Cnocknamma to my Lo of Dunboyne which makes my poore brother to goe in a manner a begging and my Eldest Brothers Castle of Dorenlare upon Richard Power These being the principall causes that moveth this my desperate attempt I pray may be construed as if your Lordship or any other Gentleman were in my case and doe also request that your Honour and all others doe suspend to condemne me of my Disloyaltie in mind howsoever my youthfull actions doe deserue And that by example the same may the better appeare consider that having wonne the Castle aforesaid that unlesse it be such as by mischance were slaine I suffered not the blood of any other nor any part of their apparell to bee spilt or taken but send them conducted to the next incorporate Towne And for her Majesties Ordinance that here hath beene left I could wish your Lordship had them only that I know they must be removed by the force of many men the which I dare not adventure to trust as now I stand But let your Honor be well assured they shall be as safely kept as formerly they were for her Majestie Vnlesse your Honour or the State doe driue me to doe that I shall be unwilling Forasmuch therefore my good Lord as not only these but many else the causes of the rebellion of this Province haue hitherto and are well knowen to bee for want of considerate Iustice and clemencie of your Predecessors Governors sheweth liberally the benefit of her Majesties Proclamations and gratious authoritie given you And let the first example thereof be to withdraw the Castles of Darenlare and Cnocknamma aforesaid from the possession of such as the world doe know of pretended malice to haue sought them and to be bestowed wheresoever your Lordship doe thinke fit in Iustice they shall bee given And this much my very good Lord in excuse and as the simple truth of the Premises I am bold to signifie and now it resteth I must complaine against my Lord and Brother who as I suppose ought to maintaine both me and the rest whose wrongs hitherto proffered I will not forgiue nor forget having so sufficient a distresse as now I haue in possession the which I purpose to keepe untill our controversie be decided by friends or your Lordship or the State doe determine betweene us Holding the same with most assured safetie to her Majesties use and no hurt unto my countrey and to your Honours good liking and not otherwise all the premises concluded and considered it resteth now onely how I shall be maintained which my good Lord is to be supplied by that gratious entertainement that her Majestie hath and doeth bestovv upon lesse faithfull more unable to doe her service and not so vvilling as my selfe The vvhich in company vvith the rest I leaue to your favourable consideration Yet all these shall not satisfie me but that it may please your Lordship to forgiue and forget if in ignorance I haue either spoken or vvritten any thing that might giue you cause to be offended And so vvith my humble Duetie I take leaue Caher the tvventie seventh of May 1600. Your Lordships very assured to command Iames Butler The foure and twentieth the Armie encamped at the Brough where the President left a Ward partly to offend the Rebels of Loghguire three miles distant from thence and partly to open the way betwixt Kilmallocke and Limerick which for two yeares space had been impassible for any subject The fiue and twentieth the army passing neere Loghguire which was as yet held by the Rebels the President attended with a Troope of Horse rode to take a particular view of the strength and scituation thereof as also by what way
upon their knees beseeching to bee received into Her Majesties gratious Protection and promising to doe service upon any Rebels that should hide themselues in those Woods who putting in their pledges were received to mercy In this Iourney it chanced there was a youth taken Prisoner who had lately before beene servant to the imagined Earle who being brought to the President and examined tooke upon him to bring our Forces to the place where his Master was The Earle of Thomond Sir George Thornton and Captaine Roger Harvy with their Companies following the direction of this Guid were conducted to Lisbarry a parcell of Drumfinnim woods no sooner were they entred into the Faâ—tnesse but presently the Sentinells which were placed in the skirt of the wood raised the crie which as it should seeme rowsed the counterfeit Earle of Desmond and Dermond Mac Craghe the Popes Bishop of Corke who were lodged there in a poore ragged Cabbin Desmond fled away bare-foot having no leasure to pull on his shooes and was not discovered but Mac Craghe was met by some of the Souldiers cloathed in a simple mantle and torne trowses like an aged Churle and they neglecting so poore a creature not able to carry weapon suffered him to passe unregarded upon the end of this journey by the wiâ—e and painefull proceedings of the President Gods blessing alwayes accompanying the same it came to passe that there was not one Castle in Mounster held out against the Queene Nay which was more it was not knowen that there were fiue Rebells in a companie throughout the Province nor any one of note except these fiue lost sheepe the children of perdition Iames fits Thomas and his Brother Lixnaw Pierce Lacie and the Knight of the Glinne who lay lurking in desart uncouth and unknowen places yet notwithstanding there were divers vagabonds and loose people dispersed in sundry corners for whom no man would undertake that lived by stealth and badroagues disquieting the good Subjects being the reliques of the rebellion The President by his Letters dated the fifteenth signified unto the Lords of the Councell that now the Province was so much over-awed by her Majesties Forces that unlesse Northern Rebels came to infest it or that the Spaniards did invade it he was well able to containe the Provincials in obedience and although fiue hundred of his List was already cashier'd he would at any time lend the Lo. Deputie one thousand Foot to serue in Linster but with this caution for countenance sake that they might bee evermore in estimation of the List of Mounster which if the Reader doe well obserue he shall finde that the prosecution of the service in that Province had successes beyond expectation for in May last when the President first tooke the field the Rebels were no lesse then seven thousand strong and now the Subjects Cattle day and night lay abroad in the fields no Bodie of Rebels united and not one castle in all the province that did withstand her Majestie This was the vvorke of God and unto him onely it must be attributed Her Majestie as hath been said did by her Letters to the President command that one Companie of one hundred Foot should bee cashier'd for the sustentation of the young Earle of Desmond and of others vvhich vvere mentioned in that Letter The Lords of the Councell likewise by their Letters bearing date the tenth of November required the President to see the same performed which being done accordingly as was directed the President by his Letters of the twentieth of this December made an account how the partition was made Now you must understand that although one hundred Foot was discharged for the maintenance of the Earle and the rest yet her Majesties meaning was not that more should bee turned to that use then the ready money which was payed to the Companie yearely for their Lendings for their apparell was saved unto her Majestie the yearely lendings of one hundred men amounts unto no more then seven hundred eightie two pound two shillings and ten pence The Archbishop of Cassell who was a principall Agent in stirring up Dermond Oâ—Conner to make the attempt he did upon the titulary Earle had for his share one hundred twentie one pound thirteene shillings and three pence Iohn Power who was one of the Hostages as hath been related had thirtie sixe pound ten shillings the Lady Ellis sister to the Earle had thirtie three pound sixe shillings eight pence which was as much as her other sisters formerly had in pension from her Majestie the Lady Margaret the Earles sister also and wife to Dermond O Conner in regard of her forwardnesse to haue done the Queene service had an hundred pound and the remainder which was fiue hundred fortie pound twelue shillings ten pence was to the Earles owne use About the eighteenth of the same Sir Francis Barkley finding good cause and fitt opportunitie to plague Mac Awley and his Tenants who under protection relieved the heart-broken Rebells with the Garrison which hee commanded at Askeiton he harrassed all the Countrey of Clanowlie and tooke from thence one thousand Cowes two hundred Garrans besides Sheepe and other spoyle and had the killing of many Traitours which harboured themselues in the bogs and woods thereof CHAP. XIX The Maior of Limerick fined and imprisoned and a new Maior elected A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Iames fits Thomas The Sâ—eriffes men slaine by Florence Mac Cartie The Lord President perswadeth Florence to goe into England Florence seemeth to like of the motion and the use he made of it THE Countrey being now reduced to that outward obedience and conformitie as you haue heard the President and Councell returned unto Moyallo the thirteenth of December where they had some leasure to looke in the Corporate Townes whom they found to be principall ayders abettors and upholders of this unnaturall Rebellion which proceeded partly out of malice to the State for matters of Religion but principally for their owne benefit for in these turbulent times the greatest part of the Queenes Treasure sent over into this Kingdome is expended by the Captaines and Souldiers amongst them Againe they issue their Marchandise to the Rebells underhand at very excessiue rates and buy the Countrey Commodities at their owne prizes by reason whereof it was probably conjectured upon good grounds that the Townes of Mounster were more inritched within these three yeares of Warre then they were before almost in twentie yeares of peace Another thing also at this time was noted in the Townes namely that all the chiefe Cities made choyse of professed Lawyers to be their Maâ—ors Magistrates and chiefe Officers and such as before were Ring leaders of their Corporations These prepensed Elections whether they vvere made for feare left they should bee called to account for their former faults both in assisting the Rebells and resisting the Souldiers or to maintaine the Townes in obstinate superstition which before was much
at Whitehall the 28 of Aprill 1601. Your Lordships very loving Friends Thomaâ— Egerton C. Tho. Buckhurst W. Knowles Ro. Cecill Ioh. Fortescue I. Herbert The eight and twentieth day Dermond Mac Awlie who was lately come out of Vlster and daily conversant with the Traytors of Mounster and acquainted with all their proceedings and Councell by mediation of friends made his repaire to the President and being examined whether they intended to come againe with new forces into the Province hee affirmed that at his departure from them they were ready to come away and did particularize what Munitions and Money every one of them was furnished withall by Tyrone viz. The Lo. of Lixnaw Calievers 40. Powder Barrells 02. Lead one Sow 01 Match faddoms 120 Money 14. pound Iohn fits Thomas Calievers 25. Powder Barrels 01. Lead Sowes ½ Match faddoms  Money 10. li. Pierce Lacie Calievers 20. Powder Barrels 01. Lead Sowes ½ Match faddoms  Money 8. li. Mac Donogh Calievers 25. Powder Barrels 01. Lead Sowes â— Match  Money 12. li. Redmond Burke Calievers 150. Powder Barrels 10. Lead Sowes 05. Match  Money 500. li. Teg Orwrke Calievers 150. Powder Barrels 10. Lead Sowes 05. Match  Money 500. li. From Odonnell to Teg Kewgh Calievers 12 Powder Barrels 02 Lead Sowes ½ Match Fathomes  Money 40. li. CHAP. III. Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond taken Prisoner Iames fits Thomas kept Prisoner in the Lord Presidents house His 〈◊〉 and condemnation His relation presented to the Lord President The Lord Presidents Letter to Her Majesty Two Letters from Iames fits Thomas to the King of Spaine The causes of the Rebellion in Mounster as Iames fits Thomas alleaged Hussies report of the causes of the Rebellion in Mounster THere was no man of account in all Mounster whom the President had not oftentimes laboured about the taking of the reputed Earle still lurking secretly within this Province promising very bountifull and liberall rewards to all or any such as would draw such a draught whereby he might be gotten aliue or dead every man entertained these proffers as being resolute in performing the same service although they never conceived any such thought but at last it hapned after this manner The Lord Barry having one hundred men in pay from the Queene employed them many times about such service as either the President should command or himselfe thought requisit and namely about the fourteenth of May knowing that one Dermond Odogan a Harper dwelling at Garryduffe vsed to harbour this Arch-rebell or else upon occasion of some stealth that had beene made in his Countrey the thieues making towards this Fastnesse his Souldiers pursued them into this Wood where by good fortune this supposed Earle with two of the Baldones and this Dermond were gathered together being almost ready to goe to supper but having discovered these Souldiers they left their meate and made haste to shift for themselues they were no sooner gone out of the Cabbin but the Souldiers were come in and finding this provision and a Mantle which they knew belonged to Iames fits Thomas they followed the chase of the Stag now roused By this time the Harper had convaied the Sugan Earle into the thickest part of the Fastnesse and himselfe with his two other Companions of purpose discovered themselues to the Souldiers and left the Wood with the Lapwings policie that they being busied in pursuite of them the other might remaine secure within that Fastnesse and so indeed it fell out for the Souldiers supposing that Iames fits Thomas had beene of that Company made after them till Evening by what time they had recovered the White Knights Countrey where being past hope of any farther service they returned to Barry-court and informed the Lord Barry of all those accidents On the next morning the Lord Barry glad of so good a cause of complaint against the White Knight whom hee hated hasteth to the President and relating unto him all these particulars signifieth what a narrow escape the Arch-traytor had made and that if the White Knights people had assisted his Souldiers hee could not possibly haue escaped their hands Hereupon the White Knight was presently sent for who being called before the President was rebuked with sharpe words and bitter reprehensions for the negligence of his Countrey in so important a busines and was menaced that for so much as hee had undertaken for his whole Countrey therefore hee was answerable both with life and lands for any default by them made The White Knight receiving these threatnings to heart humbly intreated the President to suspend his judgement for a few dayes vowing upon his soule that if the said Desmond were now in his Countrey as was averted or should hereafter repaire thither hee would giue the President a good account of him aliue or dead otherwise he was contented that both his Lands and Goods should remaine at the Queenes mercy and with these protestations he departed And presently repairing to Sir George Thornton hee recounted unto him the sharpe reproofes which from the President hee had received Sir George finding him thus well netled tooke hold of the occasion never left urging him to performe the service untill he had taken his corporall oath upon a booke that he would employ all his endeavours to effect the same Assoone as he was returned to his house he made the like moane unto some of his faithfullest Followers as hee had done to Sir George Thornton and to stirre up their minds to helpe him in the perill hee stood hee promised him that could bring unto him word where Iames fits Thomas was he would giue him fiftie pound in money the inheritance of a Plough land to him and his Heires for ever with many immunities and freedomes One of his Followers which loved him dearely compassionating the perplexity hee was in but would you indeed said he lay hands upon Iames fits Thomas if you knew where to find him the Knight confirmed it with protestations then follow me said he and I will bring you where he is The White Knight and hee with sixe or seven more whereof Redmond Burke of Muskry-quirke was one presently upon the nine and twentie nineth of May tooke horse and were guided to a Caue in the Mountaine of Slewgort which had but a narrow mouth yet deepe in the ground where the Caytiffe Earle accompanied onely with one of his foster brothers called Thomas Opheghie was then lurking The White Knight called Iames fits Thomas requiring him to come out and render himselfe his Prisoner But contrariwise hee presuming upon the greatnes of his quality comming to the Caues mouth required Redmond â—urke and the rest to lay hands upon the Knight for both hee and they were his naturall Followers but the vvheele of his fortune being turned vvith their swords drawen they entred the Caue and without resistance disarming him and his foster Brother they delivered them bound to the White Knight
to bee throne from the Chaire of highest Majestie whereunto hee presumed into the lowest Dungeon of darke obscurity for ever to bee tormented so did hee suffer this aspiring Absolon to magnifie himselfe in the height of vaine glory Vt lapsu graviore ruat that being throwen headlong downe from the Pinnacle of ambition he might for ever bee poynted at as an exemplary mirror for all insolent Traytors Whilest hee remayned Prisoner in Shandon the President thought good to send for him oftentimes before himselfe and the Councell and there to examine him upon such particulars as they thought most materiall for the advancement of the present service And amongst the rest they questioned him concerning the originall causes and principall motiues that induced this late rebellion in Mounster hee answered that the foundation principally was religion then the Vndertakers encroaching upon Gentlemens lands the feare of English Iuries passing upon Irish mens liues the taking notice of slight evidence upon such arraignements the generall feare conceived of the safetie of their liues by the example of the execution of Redmond fits Gerald and Donoghe Mac Craghe and the great charge which was yeerely exacted for Her Majestie out of every Plough-land within the Province called the composition rent and because these his pretences doe not much vary from the allegations 〈◊〉 by Oliver Hussie a Schoole-master a most pernitious member in this traiterous combination I haue thought fit to interpose the same in this place This Hussie therefore examined upon the same Interrogatories answered as followeth First the Countrey was much against their wils driven to pay composition to the Queene for three yeares upon certaine Covenants These Covenants were not observed on Her Majesties part nor yet the composition ceased at the determination of the said tearme Wherefore they thought the Composition would not only bee continued but also augmented from time to time at the pleasure of their Superiors till they should bee weary of their Lands Many new and extraordinary wayes were sought out in concealements and such like to the great discomfort and feare of Landlordâ— and Freeholders The extortions and unlawfull dealings of Sherifs and other like officers to rob the Countrey-men of their goods for they did use to keepe many Courts for gaine and not for Iustice they did use to bring many Writs from Dublin for very small causes they did use to buy old caveling titles to receiue bribes for not going to poore Gentlemens houses and other like inconveniences The continuall vexation by Processes from the spirituall Court where by Fines and Bribes to saue mens consciences they were greatly grieved and specially by the High Commission The manner of execution of Donogâ—e Mac Craghe and Redmond fits Gerald and seeking of Thomas fits Maurice his blood did greatly discomfort them fearing that every of their liues were in like danger The severall examinations of these two being both deepely ingaged in the action â— haue therefore inserted into this present relation First that the world may bee satisfied upon what weake pretexts and imaginary supposed conjectures the Rebellion was grounded And therefore the former scandalous suggestions which Hell had devised and the Popes damned Legat had forged against Her Majestie were the more abominable And secondly that those Officers that should succeed in governing this kingdome might carefully shun and warily avoid all Bribery Corruption and Partiality that the exclayming mouths of these discontented people may bee either altogether shut or else opening the same they may spue out nothing but their owne shame But to proceed About the beginning of this Moneth of Iune the President received gratious Letters from Her sacred Majestie wherein she acknowledging her thankfulnesse for his services and signified her pleasure unto him concerning base monies and withall shee sent the Proclamation and the Articles betweene her and Sir George Cary Knight Treasurer of Ireland touching the exchange for the alteration of the said monies all which doe here ensue CHAP. IIII. A Letter from Her Majesty to the Lord President concerning base Monies A Proclamation concerning base Monies Articles betweene Her Majestie and the Treasurer at Warres for Ireland concerning base Monies A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President concerning base Moneys Your loving Soveraigne ELIZABETH R. TRustie and welbeloved Wee greet you well Although We haue forborne when we intended to haue made knowen vnto you by some expresse testimonie from Our selfe Our acceptation of your Services yet We haue given particular charge to Our Councell that they should in Our Name make you perceiue our liking of your proceedings in such sort as you might not conceiue that either the report of them came not to our eares or that you served a Prince not willing to acknowledge the good merits of her Servants But now that cause is ministred vnto vs to giue charge vnto you of other matters specially concerning our service We thought it convenient to incourage you to that which followeth by thankes-giving for that which is past and by assuring you by our owne Letters that as you haue not deceived our expectation of your sufficiencie or our trust reposed in your faith So will not wee be wanting on our part to manifest how acceptable these things are vnto vs whensoever Wee finde them in any one whom Wee haue conferred trust in imployment The matter that now Wee thinke meet to acquaint you with is that having found by long experience that the vsing of sterling moneys in the payment of our Aâ—mie there and for our other Services doeth bring marveilous inconveniences both to that Realme and to this And that the wisedome of all our Progenitors for the most part did maintaine a difference betweene the Coynes of both Realmes that in Ireland being ever inferiour in goodnesse to that of this Realme howsoever by errour of late crept in it hath beene otherwise tollerated to the infinite losse of this Kingdome Our Moneyes being out of that Realme transported into forraine Countreyes for lacke of Marchandise We haue thought it reason to reviue the ancient course of our Progenitors in that matter of Moneyes and haue caused a Coine proper for that Our realme of Ireland to be stamped heere of such a Standard as Wee finde to haue beene in use for the same and doe now send a great quantitie thereof thither by Our Treasurer at Warres to bee imployed for the payment of Our armie and for other vses and the same doe authorise by Our Proclamation and decrie all other Moneys In the establishing of which course as we doubt not but Our Deputie and Councell there will as they are by Vs commanded proceed according to such directions as wee haue given them So because the Province whereof you haue charge is a place of most Traffique of any other of that Kingdome and therefore in it it is most likely that Marchants at the first shew of such an Innovation will for private respects â—ee most opposite Wee haue thought
tâ— the Lâ—rd President A branch of Master Secretary Cecils Letter tâ— the Lord President THE Lord President from time to time certified aswell the Lords of her Majesties privie Councell in England as the Lord Deputie and Councell at Dublin of all such intelligences as hee received and probabilities as hee conceived of the Spanish preparations yet long it was before hee could induce them to conceit any such thing But now at the last even as a vehement and violent Tempest sometimes resoundeth in the aire for a good space before it falleth and the neerer it approacheth the more palpably and senseably is perceived such was this tempestuous storme of the Spaniards intended invasion which was now so vniuersally seconded from all places that it was generally expected both in England and Ireland and for this cause the President did earnestly sollicit the Councell of England that sixe thousand men might bee levied for this service whereof two thousand to bee sent presently for Waterford and the rest to bee in a readinesse at an houres warning to make speedy repaire to the Sea-coast upon the first notice of this invasion The President also thought fit to deliver his opinion to the Lords of the Councell what places within the Province were most likely for the Spanyards to attempt most necessary for her Majestie both in pollicie and honour to defend for to prevent their descent in any place where themselues thought meete was by him deemed impossible But it was to bee presumed that they would attempt such a place as should bee honourable for them to gaine and disadvantagious for her Majestie to loose And therefore hee thought that their discent most likely would be at Limerick Waterford or Corke as for the other Townes they were neither worth their labour to winne â—nor her Majesties charges to defend Limericke was farre seated within the land neither could they disimboge from thence without an Easterly winde which beeing rare it was not likely that they would hazzard their Fleet upon such disadvantage Waterford though weake and commodious for them it was so neere to England and especially lying so conveniently for her Majesties Forces within that Kingdome the Deputie on the one side and the President on the other being so neere at hand as it was not likely that they would land there Corke therefore hee supposed to bee most convenient for them to assaile and most necessary for her Majestie to defend for these reasons First because those that had beene the greatest dealers about this Invasion in Spaine namely one Dermond Mac Cartie a neere kinsman to Florence called by the Spaniards Don Dermutio did advise as aforesaid Florence by Letters which were intercepted to surprise Corke Secondly the said Florence did advise the Spanish Archbishop by his Agent Donogh Mac Cormock as you haue heard that Corke was the fittest place for this designe Whereunto both Tyrone and all the Northerne Rebels did subscribe Lastly her Majesties Magazines of Victualls Munition and Treasure residing there in great quantities could not without infinite trouble and great danger be remooved for besides if they should be removed either to Limrick or Waterford neither of those were altogether secure yet it would give an apparant testimony of feare conceived of their comming which would not onely amaze the best affected subjects through the Province but give occasion to the rest generally to revolt upon these reasons the President thought fit to assemble all the forces within the Province which was then but 1300 Foote and 200 Horse in List unto Corke or the places neere adjoyning for the manning and making good of that Citie which in it selfe by the naturall situation thereof was very weake and of small defence The Lords by his Letteâ—s understanding his resolution by their Letters dated the twentieth of Iuly which hee received in August following wrote unto him to this effect that they would presently send unto him 2000 Foote for his supply That they would not direct him what he should doe if the Spaniards landed leaving it to his owne judgement as occasion should be offered saying farther that where by his own Letters they perceived whereunto al mens judgement did agree with him that Corke was a weake towne not tenible against a powerfull enemy they thought fit to give him this generall rule that in case he should see such forces arrive applying themselves to a place of weake defence which in his judgemeÌ„t must in the end be carried that nothing can be more pernitious to her Majesties cause and therefore he should not doe well to venture his small Forces where they with Her Majesties provisions were sure to be lost howsoever he might peradventure thinke to dispute it for some few dayes But the President to make good his resolution answered their Lordships and maintaining the same as by his Letters of the sixth of August may appeare wherewith the Lords rested satisfied and left him to his owne judgement wherein it seemes hee did not erre for their intention of landing at Corke prooved true as hereafter shall appeare whereof for farther testimony of the same all the Letters which were sent from Spaine to Don Ioan de Aquila after his landing in Ireland were directed to Corke which is an evident argument that Corke was their designe and that in Spaine it was conceived that Don Iuan was possessed of it and also at the same time he wrote to M. Secretarie Cecill upon the same subject his very words were as followeth The resolution I held I still hold which is to defend and keepe Corke the reasons in my Letters to the Lords I have at large discoursed if Her Majestie shall relinquish any of her walled Cities as I am advised to doe all will be lost and a generall revolt will insue wherfore it were better to put somwhat in hazard then apparantly to lose all The towne I know to be infinite weake but many handes is a strong defence and when the 2000 aides shall come the enemy shall find it a tough piece of worke â—o gaine it To remoove the Queenes Magazines of victualls Munition and treasure as some doe advise into the Countrey I know no place capable of it nor yet is there any meanes of carriage especially in this Harvest time to convey it away betweene this and Michaelmas and to send it by sea must be either to Waterford or Limricke which as farre as I know may proue no lesse dangerous then at Corke no man certainely knowing where the Enemy will make his discent But if the worst should happen that the Towne must bee losâ— the treasure at least shall be saved and the rest the Enemy shall never enjoy The rasing of Shandon is to no purpose for every Hill and Ditch neere the Towne commands the Citie no lesse then it the defences of earth which by my directions are in making are onely made to winne time and I haue so provided that the charge of the workemen
President would bee able to make his peace with the Lord Deputie but so slow and negligent was the Presidents Messenger which afterwards was excused by sicknesse as the Lord Deputie had received Sir Francis Barklies refusall before hee had knowledge of the Presidents Letters whereupon hee stormed at the President and dispatched presently his Letters to the Lords of the Councell complayning of the President not sparing to tell them that rather then hee would undergoe so great an indignity by any man that served underneath him hee would quit his government And at the same time it fell out so crossely that another accident did no lesse moue the Deputie to bee enraged then the former for of the two thousand supplyes which were to come into Mounster the President to giue contentment to many worthy men that without charge had followed him in the former services had obtayned from the Lords in England that sixe hundred of them should bee bestowed upon such as he should make choice of to bee their Captaines this added to that aforementioned did so much increase his Lordships indignation to the President whereunto many ill disposed to increase the flame gaue fuell as his Lordship wrote this ensuing Letter to the President The Lord Deputies Letter to the Lord President MY Lord as I haue hitherto borne you as much affection and as truely as ever I did professe it unto you and I protest rejoyced in all your good successes as mine owne so must you giue mee leaue since I presume I haue so just cause to challenge you of unkindnesse and wrong in writing into England that in preferring your Followers Sir Henry Dockwray hath had more power from me then your selfe and consequently to sollicit the Queene to haue the nomination of some Captaines in this kingdome for the first I could haue wished you would haue beene better advised because upon mine honour hee never without my speciall warrant did apâ—oint but one who I after displaced and I doe not remember that ever since our comming over I haue denyed any thing which you haue recommended unto me with the marke of your owne desire to obtaine it and in your Province I haue not given any place as I thinke but at your instance For the other I thinke it is the first example that ever any under an other Generall desired or obtained the like suiâ—e And although I will not speake injuriously of your deserts nor immodestly of mine owne yet this disgrace cannot make me beleeue that I haue deserved worse then any that haue beene Generals before me But since it is the Queenes pleasure I must endure it and you choose a fit time to obtaine that or anything else against me Yet I will concurre with you in the service as long as it shall please her Majestie to employ us here but afterward I doubt not but to giue you satisfaction that I am not worthy of this wrong The Councell and my selfe upon occasion of extraordinary consequence sent for some of the Companies of Mounster out of Connaght when wee heard you were to be supplyed with two thousand out of England but wee received from them a flat deniall to come and the copie of your Letter to warrant them therein If you haue any authority from the Queene to countermand mine you may very well justifie it but it is more then you haue vowed to me to haue when I before my comming over protested unto you that if you had I would rather serue the Queene in prison then here My Lord these are great disgraces to me and so conceived and I thinke justly by all that know it which is and will be very shortly all Ireland My allegeance and owne honour are now engaged with all my burthens to goe on in this worke otherwayes no feare should make mee suffer thus much and what I doe it is onely loue doth moue me unto it For I know you are deare to one whom I am bound to respect with extraordinary affection And so my Lord I wish you well and will omit nothing while I am in this kingdome to giue you the best contentment I can and continue as Your assured Friend Mountioye In this meane time before these stormes came to the Presidents knowledge for yet hee had not received the Lord Deputies sharpe Letter hoping that the time of the Spaniards comming would admit Sir Francis his Regiment some longer absence sent him word to march to Ballishenan or elsewhere as it pleased the Deputie and withall by his Letters he acquainted his Lordship of his directions and beseeched his Lordship to haue a care of Mounster which hee was no way able his places of Garison guarded with his small forces remayning to confront Terrill and the Vlster aides then ready to enter into it much lesse to defend the Cities of Corke Limerick and Waterâ—ord against the Spaniards whose arrival hee daily expected After this second dispatch to the Lord Deputie the President received his Lordships thundering Letters but when the Lord Deputie by his answer saw how much hee was mistaken and had well considered upon what good ground the Presidents instructions were given to Sir Francis Barkley and also that he had retrenched the same before hee knew that his Lordship had sent for them And that although hee had gotten the favour to bestow sixe of the Companies that came out of England hee knew that they could stand no longer then hee pleased and so left them to be disposed of at his will he not onely blamed himselfe but wrote a satisfactory kindly unto him which to shew the good nature of that Noble-man I thinke I should doe him wrong if I did not relate it A satisfactory Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lord President MY Lord if my Letter did expresse some more then ordinary passion I will now desire you if you haue any opinion of my judgement or honesty to beleeue mee that at that time I had so much reason to bee so moved as I presume when I next speake with you I shall induce you to confesse that my expostulation did neither proceed from undervaluing you or overvaluing my selfe private respect to my owne ends vanity in desire of preheminences nor lightnesse or evill nature in quitting slightly so worthy a friend and if I can farther perswade you by the effect it tooke with me I protest the miserable tragedie of those I held here my dearest friends the unkindnesse I tooke by their shewing themselues my most mortall enemies the danger that I knew they brought my fortune into nor any thing which hath beene much that hath hapned to me since my comming into this kingdome did ever so much moue me as this and the circumstances that did accompany it the which being unfit to be trusted either to paper or at the least to this passage I will reserue for my owne defence till I speake with you or may send a more safe and assured Messenger unto you and so leaue my case
conquest and ruine whereof was the maine marke whereat they aimed It was generally expected that upon the first landing of the Spaniards that the greatest part of Mounster would haue presently relapsed and haue declared themselues Spanish but the President had so well established the Province by the apprehending of all the Principals which hee mistrusted and by taking good pledges of the rest that when the Lord Deputy came to Corke hee presented unto him all the men of living and quality in the Province who stood firme untill the comming of supplyes to Castlehaven as hereafter you shall heare The eight and twentieth the Lord President brought the master of a Scottish barke to the Lord Deputy which came from Lisbon who confidently reported that the Spaniards when they were embarqued for Ireland were sixe thousand strong And the same day we heard that none of the Irish had repaired to Kinsale to tender their service to the Spaniards but onely some dependants of Florence Mac Carties and that Don Iohn and his Captaines were much grieved that Florence was sent prisoner into England of whose restraint they understood nothing untill they were arrived And also wee were advertised that at Kinsale fiue and thirtie ships arrived with Don Iohn and that the rest of his fleete were driven into Baltimore having in them seven hundred Souldiers and that they brought with them sixteene hundred Saddles hoping as they were promised to find horses in Ireland and a great surplus of Armes to furnish the Irish and the Companies with Don Iohn for most part were old Souldiers taken from the garisons of Italy and the Terceras and that there was but a few Besognies among them The same day Captaine George Flower Sergeant Major of the Province of Mounster was sent with certaine Companies to view the Towne of Kinsale to see what countenance the Enemy did hold hee no sooner approached the Towne but the Spaniards sallied our men beate them into the Towne and were so eager in pursuit as they came to the Port and would haue set fire unto it if Flower had not drawen them off in this skirmish wee had some men hurt and the Enemy both slaine and hurt Also the same day certaine Companies were directed to march into Kinaley to burne and spoyle all the corne in that Countrey and within fiue miles of Kinsale and to command all the Inhabitants in those parts to bring their Cattle on this side the river of Awneboy and Corke whereby the Enemy should want reliefe neere unto them To hasten the comming of Tyrone and Odonnell the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila wrote unto them as followeth A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila unto Tyrone and Odonnell PErvenimus in Kinsale cum classe exercitu Regis nostri Philippi expectamus vestras excellentias qualibet hora veniant ergo quà m velociter potuerint portantes equos quibus maximè indigemus jam alia via scripsimus non dico plura valete Frater Matheus Archiepiscopus Dublinens A Qui estamos guardando a vuestras Senorias illustrissimas Como largamente otra via hemos escritos A Dios. 12. Octob. 1601. Don Iuan de Aquila Excellentissimis Dominis Don Oneale and Odonnell This day the Lord Deputie the Lord President and Councell with divers others went to Kinsale to take a view thereof and found at their comming thither that the shipping had newly left the harbour and were under saile for Spaine so as they saw nothing was further to bee done till the comming of the forces The third of October Sir William Fortescu with his Company of Foot and Sir Beniamin Berry with the Lord deputies came to Corke The Marshall who was sent from Kilkenny to draw Companies out of the Pale came this day with Sir George Bourchier to Corke where at that time remained the Lord Deputie the Lord President Sir Robert Gardiner and Sir Nicholas Walsh Councellors expecting them and others Sir Iohn Barkley came that day also The Companies came to Corke that Sir Iohn Barkley had brought with him Sir Henrie Davers who was sent for the Forces about Armaghe came to Corke with Sir Henry Folliet captaine Blany and diuers other Captaines Master Marshall and Sir Iohn Barkley with some Horse and Foote went to Kinsale to view a fit place to encampe in The Companies that Sir Henry Davers went for came this day to Corke Some Horse and Foot sent foorth to keepe the Spanyards from Victuals Two Frenchmen were voluntarily taken that ranne away from the Spanyards who confessed their numbers to be three thousand fiue hundred besides those that were not yet come in It was resolved to take the field but no great Ordnance came yet to enable us thereunto The weather fell out so rainy as it was unfit to rise The Lord Deoutie left Corke and encamped with the Armie at a place called Owneboy fiue miles from Kinsale the Artillery Munition and Victualls which were to come from Dublin was not yet arrived yet was it thought fit being thereof supplyed by the Presidents store to take the field rather then the Countrie should discover those wants and so fall away CHAP. XII The Lord President requireth the Townes of Mounster to send Companies of Foot to the Campe. Don Iuan de Aquila his Declaration in answer of a Proclamation published by the Lord Deputy and Councell The Army encamped at Knockrobyn neere Kynsale The enemy attempted to disturbe our Quarter but were repulsed A skirmish betweene vs and the Spanyard Captaine Button arrived with Munition and Victuals A Skirmish in the night wherein twenty of the Spanyards were slayne The Army encamped close to Kynsale A prey of Cowes taken from the Spanyards THE Lord President in his providence before the Army was ready to march to Kinsale acquainted the Lo Deputie which hee well approoved that hee had sent to the Cities and great Townes of Mounster that every of them according to their proportions should send Companies of Foot from their severall Corporations to strengthen her Majesties Army which they accordingly but with some grudging did performe This he did not for any opinion he had to receiue fruite by their services but their being in the Campe was a good Pledge upon the Townes in these doubtfull times for their better loyalties the Lord Deputie not being able to spare any Companies to secure them The Lord Deputie and Councell before the Armie marched from Corke doubting as they had good cause that the Priests would leaue no practises unattempted that might animate or confirme the Irish in their Rebellion thought it necessary to giue notice to the world how uniust the pretended causes were that the Irish had taken Armes against their true annoynted Soveraigne and also how unjustly the same was maintained by the Pope and the King of Spaine which by Proclamation was
Don Richardo his going unto you because hee had order from you to say that upon the Spanyards joyning with you from Castle haven you would doe mee that favour I beseech you so to doe with as much celeritie and as well furnished as you possibly may for I doe assure you the enemies are wearied and but few and that they cannot furnish with Guards the third part of their Trenches which shall little availe them their first fury resisted all is ended In what manner your Excellencies will come on is better known to you there then unto me here I will giue them enough to doe this way being ever attending to giue the blow in all that I can and with some good resolution that your Excellencies fighting as you are accustomed I hope in God the victorie shal be ours for that the cause is his I doe as much desire the victory for the interest which your Excellencies haue in it as for my owne There is nothing now to be done but that you would bring up your Troupes come well appoynted and in close Order and being once mingled with the enemies their Forts will doe them as much harme as us I salute Don Ricardo the Lord preserue your Excellencies From Kinsale the 28. of December 1601. Though you are not well prepared yet I beseech your Excellencies to hasten towards the enemie for it imports much I thinke it needfull to bee all at once on horseback the greater haste you make it is so much the better Don Iuan de Aquila A Letter from Don Iuan to Captaine Iuan de Albornos y Andrada I Was extreame glad of your Letter and of the health of your person when Don Ricardo went hee brought for resolution that when the Earles had met with the Spanyards they would come the ill passage for Messengers is the cause that you haue had no Letters from me Hasten their comming they know there better then wee doe the wayes and the newes I am ever in readinesse the enemies are few and wearied and by good resolution from thence their Trenches shall not availe them nor can they maintaine so much ground as they lodge in I will giue them their hands full from the Towne and their first furie resisted all is ended Commend mee to Don Ricardo and to Captaine Rius de Velasco to whome I write not because the Messenger should not carry too great a Pacquet I haue written to the Earles to hasten hither before the enemies haue bettered their Quarter it would profit much and wee being once mingled with them their Forts will doe them as much hurt as vs From Kinsale the eight and twentieth of December 1601. Don Iuan de Aquila The nineteenth by reason of stormie and foule weather nothing on either side was performed but the same day Donnell Osulevan Beare in thankfulnesse to the King of Spaine and to endeare himselfe the more into his favour wrote unto him this ensuing Letter the originall was in Irish and thus translated but the Reader may understand that it was long afterward before it came to the Lord Presidents hands yet here inserted in regard of the date thereof A Letter from Donnell Osulevan Beare unto the King of Spaine IT hath beene ever most mighty and renowned Prince and most gratious Catholike King from time to time manifestly proued by daily experience among vs the Irish that there is nothing worketh more forcibly in our hearts to winne and to draw our loue and affection then naturall inclination to our Progeny and Ofspring and the memoriall of the friendship which sticketh still in our minds chiefely the same being renewed cherished and kept iu use by mutuall affection and by shewing like friendship to vs also Wee the meere Irish long â—ithence deriving our roote and originall from the famous and most noble race of the Spaniards Viz. from Milecius sonne to Bile sonne to Breogwin and from Lwighe sonne to Lythy sonne to Breogwin by the testimony of our old ancient bookes of antiquities our Petigrees our Histories and our Cronicles Though there were no other matter wee came not as naturall branches of the famous tree whereof we grew but beare a hearty loue and a naturall affection and intire inclination of our hearts and minds to our ancient most loving kinsfolkes and the most noble race whereof wee descended Besides this my Soveraigne such is the abundance of your goodnesse and the bounty or greatnesse of your liberality now euery way undeserved of our parts as tokens of loue and affection by your Majestie shewed unto vs that it is not fit nor seemely for vs but to bestow our persons our men and our goods in the service of a Prince that dealeth so gratiously with vs that sendeth forces of men great treasure victuals and munition for our aide against our Enemies that seeke to overwhelme and extinguish the Catholike faith diabolically put to death our Chiefetaines tyrannously coveting our Lands and Livings unlawfully For the foresaid considerations and for many other commendable causes me moving I bequeath and offer in humblenesse of mind and with all my heart my owne person with all my forces perpetually to serue your Majestie not only in Ireland but in any other place where it shall please your Highnesse I commit also my Wife my Children my Mannors Townes Countrey and Lands and my Haven of Dunboy called Biara-haven next under God to the protection keeping and defence or Commericke of your Majestie to be and remaine in your hands and at your disposition Also at your pleasure bee it my Liege Lord to send defence and strong keeping of the haven of Dunboy first for your selfe my Soveraigne to receiue your ships and for mee also as your loving servant so that the Queene of Englands ships may not possesse the same before you while I follow the warres in your Highnesse behalfe I pray Almighty God to giue your Majestie a long life health of body and soule with increase of grace and prosperity So I betake you to the keeping of God From the Campe neere Kinsale the nine and twentieth of December 1601 Stilo novo Your most dutifull loving Servant Donnell Osulevan Beare This morning being faire the Ordnance played oftner and brake downe a good part of the wall and to the end wee might proceed the more roundly if Tyrones force came not the sooner upon us another great Trench was made beneath the Platforme to hinder which the Enemies made very many shott but all would not serue for by the next morning that worke was brought to good perfection though the night fell out stormie with great abundance of thunder and lightning to the wonder of all men considering the season of the yeare This night came certaine Intelligence that Tyrone would be the next night within a mile and halfe of us CHAP. XX. Tyrone with his Armie approached within view of our Campe but could not bee provoked to fight The enemy sallyed out
Captaine Ralfe Sidley 100 Captaine Thomas Bois 100 Captaine Holcroft 100 In all Horse 325 Foot 4400 The enterprise of the siege of Donboy was by the best Subjects of the land and by the Presidents particular friends disswaded the one in regard of the publique and the other in the loue they bare him and also out of England had hee advice that hee should be very wary how hee proceeded leâ—t hee should â—aile in the enterprise whereby the Queene and State should undergoe a fruitlesse charge and scorne for by all men it was thought that the place was impregnable by reason of the situation of it Whereunto no approach by land forces could be made neerer then the Bay of Bantry being short of Donboy foure and twenty miles the wayes being in many places so impassable for horse and cariages and in some places such straights and craggie rocks as it was impossible for men to march but in file whereby one hundred that were to make defence might forbid an Army to passe if hee purposed to transport his Army by Sea that hee should find no landing place for his Ordnance neere unto it and being landed the wit of man was not able without an infinite number of Pioners to draw them unto the Castle for all the grounds neere unto it were either bog or rocks and also that there was no conveniencie of ground to encampe in no good water neere not wood for necessary use or gabion stuffe within three miles of it The Eaâ—â—â— of Ormond in his loue boâ—h â—o the service and to the President â—rote unto him a disswâ—ding 〈◊〉 for the causes afore recited 〈◊〉 therefore advised him to 〈◊〉 the Enterprise But the Presideâ—t â—oreseeing the importance of the service and prophsying as it fâ—ll out that the wiâ—â—ing of that place would discourage the Spaniâ—rds from any new invasion gaue but a 〈◊〉 eare to all perswasions â—oping that hee should find â—he difficulties lesse then they were beleâ—â—â—d or related unto him The well affected Irish fearing the evâ—â—t solicited him vehemently not to atâ—empt it his answers were that bogs nor rocks should forbid the draught of the Cannon the 〈◊〉 hee would make passable by Faggots and Timber the other hee would breake and smooth with pyoners tooles and with this constaâ—t resolution hee caused the Army to bee assembled which at Corke was in list neere three thousand but by pole not exceeding fifteene hundred by reason the Companies had beene extreamely weakned by the long cold and hungry winter siege The President though feeble and weake in his owne estate of health drew forth of Corke the three and twentieth of Aprill 1602. and encamped that night at Owneboy being the very place where Tyrone lodged at such â—ime as hee received the great overthrow neere Kinsale The foure aâ—d twentieth wee rose and marched to Tymolegge where the Army lodged and three Rebels that were taken and 〈◊〉 before the Lord President were executed The fiue and twentieth wee drew to Roscarbry where our Army lodged The sixe and twentieth wee departed Rosse over the Leape to Glanbarahan neere Castle-haven where the Army encamped and the Lord President went to Castle-haven to view the Castle and harbour not removing Captaine Gaâ—en Harvie his Company who had the guard thereof from thence The seven and twentieth the Army dislodged and the Lord President with his Regiment drew to Baltimore and the Earle of Thomond and Sir Richard Percy with their Regiments drew to a Castle called the Ould court three miles from Baltimore where by reason of revictualling of the Army we lodged two nights in which time the Lord President tooke view of the Harbour thereof and was ferried over into the Iland of 〈◊〉 where hee likewise tooke view thereof and sent to the Iland of Cleere and the Sound betweene them not removing Captaine Roger Harvies Company thence they being divided to guard the Castles of Donneshed Donnelonge and Cape-Cleere The thirtieth the Army dislodged and drew to Carew Castle built in ancient time by the Lord Presidents Ancestors and by the Irish called Downe-marke or the Marques his house being two miles distant from the Abbey of Bantry where wee sate downe aswell to giue annoyance to the Rebels as to tarry the comming of the shipping with victuals munition and Ordnance at which place Captaine George Flower with his Garrison left there by the Earle of Thomond fâ—ll in unto us Câ—AP III. Divers spoylâ—s done to the Enemy A Letter from the Lord President to the Spanish Cannoâ—iers in Donboy Captaine Bostock and Captaine Bâ—rry sent to Sir Charles Wilmoâ— A Digression of Sir Charles Wilmots proceedings in Kerry Divers Rebels slaine A traitorly Souldier hanged A Ward put into Câ—rigâ—oile The Castle of Lixnâ—w taken by composition The Castle of Balliâ—ow taken and the Knight of Kerry defeated Castle Gregory and Rahane taken THE first of May Captaine Taffes troope of Horse with certaine light foote were sent from the Campe who returned with three hundred Cowes many Sheepe and a 〈◊〉 number of Garrans they got from the Rebels The second Captaine Iohn Barry brought into the Campe fiue hundred Cowes three hundred Sheepe three hundred Garrans and had the killing of fiue Rebels and the same day wee proâ—ured skirmish in the edge of their Fastnesse with the rebels but no hurt of our part The third Owen Osulevan and his Brothers Sonnes to Sir Owen Osulevan who stand firme and deserved well of her Majestie being Competitours with Osulevan Beare brought some fiftie Cowes and some sheepe from the Enemy into the Campe. The fourth Odalie was convented before the Lord President and Councell and in regard it was proved that hee came from the rebels with messages and offers to Owen Osulevan to adhere and combine with the Enemy which the said Owen did first reveale to Captaine Flower Sergeant Major of the Army and after publikely justified it to Odalies face the said Odaly was committed to attend his tryall at the next Sessions This Odalies Ancestor had the county of Moynterbary given unto him by the Lord Presidents Ancestor many hundred yeares past at which time Carew had to his inheritance the moity of the whole kingdome of Corke which was first given by King Henry the second unto Robert â—its Stephen the service which Odaly and his Progenie were to doe for so large a proportion of Lands unto Carew and his successors was according to the custome of that time to bee their Rimers or Chroniclers of their actions The fift and sixt the weather was so tempestuous that we could not stirre out of the quarter The seventh the Lord President understanding that the Spanish Cannoniers were still in Donboy as well in regard they were strangers but especially to depriue the Enemy of their service hee wrote a Letter in Spanish unto them to perswade them to relinquish the Rebells assuring them that they should not onely
order ready to fight then the President drew his owne and the Earle of Thomonds regiments to the boats not twelue score from them which the Rebels preceiving and too late finding their error in a disordered manner made towards our landing place but before they could compasse the fret or cleft rocky ground as aforesaid all our Army was landed Neverthelesse they came on brauely but our falcons made them hault our Vanguard made towards them and a good skirmish ensued which continued untill the other Regiments came up but then they brake and ran faster then wee could follow vpon the place eight and twentie of them was slaine whereof two were officers and thirtie wounded whereof Captaine Tirrell was one shot in the body but not deepe enough There was onely two prisoners taken and presently hanged whereof a servant of Iames Archer the infamous Iesuit was one and with him his masters sword and portace And if the Iesuit himselfe had not beene a light footed Priest hee had fallen into our hands and yet as nimble as hee was hee escaped with much difficulâ—ie and besides him great numbers of them would haue passed the edge of the sword had not they had a boggie Wood at hand wherein they were sheltered The losse of our side was onely the hurting of seven men but none of marke the skirmish being ended wee lodged that night upon the same ground neere unto Castle Dermond CHAP. VII The Spanish ship which arrived neere Ardea broâ—ght Passengers Munition and Money to â—he Rebels The distribâ—ters and distribution of same of the money A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan unto Richard Mac Goghagan at Donbay A Letter from Iames Archer Iesuit to Dominick Collins Iesuit at Donboy A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominick at Donboy A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Barrâ—n of Lixnaâ— a little before hiâ— execution WITHIN two houres after the skirmish aforesaid was ended the Rebels had intelligence that there was a Spanish patach landed the night before at the haven of Kilmokilloc not farre from Ardea in the Bay of Camnarra shee was purposely sent from Spaine to know the estate of the Castle of Donboy whether it held still for the King of Spaine some Irish passengers was in her namely a Fryer Iames Nelane a Thomond man belonging to Sir Tirlogh Obrian who had the charge of the treasure Owen Mac Eggan the Popes Bishop of Rosse and his vicarius Apostolicus with Letters to sundry Rebels and twelue thousand pounds as the President was credibly informed by one called Moylmurry Mac Edmond Boy Mac Swyny then a Rebell who saw it besides munition which did put such a fresh spirit into the Rebels who formerly were advising rather to breake and disperse then to endure a siege as they solemnly vowed to persevere in the defence of the Castle assuring the Messenger which they confirmed by their Letters that they would hold the same until Michaelmas within which time they prayed aid which the Messenger confidently promised for said hee two thousand men were drawen to the Groyne before I departed thence And the next morning being the fifteenth hee set saile for Spaine carrying with him Brian Okelly and Donnagh Mac Mahon Obrian The distribution of the money by appointment in Spaine as Moylemurry aforesaid affirmed was left principally to the disposition of Donnell Oulevan Beare Owen Mac Eggan Iames Archer and some others and Ellen Cartie wife to Owen Osulevan then a prisoner with Donnell Osulevan Beare did see some part of that treasure disbursed in manner following To Donnell Osulevan Beare 1500. li. To Iames Archer Iesuit 0150 To Donoghe Moyle Mac Cartie 0160 To Finnin Mac Cartie To Dermond Moyle Florence his Brother 0300. li. To Odonevan 0200 To Sir Finnin Odrischall and Conner his Son 0500 To Conner Mac Nemarra 0100 To Richard Blake To the Lord of Lixnaw 0100 To Iohn fits Thomas 0200 To O Conner Kerry 0100 To the Knight of the Valley To Donnell Mac Cartie the Baâ—t 0400 Â Summ. 3710. li. And likewise the said Moilmurry saw foure great Boat loads of wine munition and money taken out of the patach and caried on shore by Osulevan Beare into the Castle of Ardea but how much munition was brought he did not know part thereof was presently sent to Donboy to encourage the Rebels in the Castle Owen Mac Eggan wrote a Letter to Richard Mac Goghagan which is here ensuing truely related and an other written by Archer the Iesuit to Dominick Collins the Fryer and a third from Iohn Anias who conceived himselfe to be a good Ingeniere All which Letters doe here ensue A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan at Donboy MAster Richard I commend mee unto you being very glad of the good report I heare of you whereby I cannot but expect much with God his assistance in that lawfull and godly cause of you I am sorry but it was my lucke to conferre with you and with the rest of your company and informe you of all the State of the matters of Spaine but upon my credit and conscience there is no peece of service now in hand in all Christendome for the King of Spaine then the same that yee haue How great it is to God and necessary for our Countrey affaires you know Moreover within few dayes you shall haue releefe of men come to helpe you thither out of Spaine the great Army of fourteene thousand men are forth comming you shall all be aswell recompensed both by God and by the Kings Majestie as any Ward that is in all the world againe haue me I pray commended to all and especially to father Dominick and bid him bee of good courage there comes with the Army a father of the company an Italian for the Pope his Nuncius in whose company I came from Rome to the Court of Spaine and there hee expects the Armies comming hither hee shall giue all a benediction yea I hope within your Castle there spite of all the devils in hell From the Catholike Campe this present Wednesday 1602. Your assured Friend Owen Hegaine In my sacrifice and other poore prayers I will not faile but commend you and your good cause to God our shippe did arriue three dayes agon and our Letters is come to the King by this time Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem c. A Letter from Iames Archer Iesuite to Dominick Collins Iesuite at Donboy YOur Letters of Thursday last came to our hands but our disagreeing in some matters makes to bee slacke in performing your desire yet you must take better order for the premises in the meane while how ever becomes of our delayes or insufficiencies bee yee of heroicall minds for of such consequence is the keeping of that Caâ—tle that every one there shall surpasse in deserts any of us here and for Noble valiant Souldiers shall passe immortall throughout all ages to come for the better incouraging let these words be read in their hearing Out
verumque Sacramentum sumi constanter teneo purgatorium esse animasque ibi detentas fidelium suffragijs iuvari similiter et sanctos unà cum Christo regnantes venerandos atque invocandos esse eosque orationes Deo pro nobis offerre atque eoruÌ„ reliquias esse venerandos firmissimè assero imagines Christi et Deiparae semper Virginis nec non aliorum SanctoruÌ„ habendas et retinendas esse ac eis debitum honorem venerationem esse impartiendum Indulgentiarum etiam potestatem Christo in Ecclesia relictam fuisse illarumque usum Christiano populo unanimi salutarem esse affirmo sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Romanam Ecclesiam omnium Ecclesiarum Matrem et magnam agnosco Romano Pontifici beati Petri Apostolorum principis successori ac Iesu Christi Vicario veram obedientiam spondeo ac Iuro Caetera item omnia à sacris Canonibus Oecumenicis Consilijs ac praecipuè â— Sacrosanctâ Tridentina Synodo tradita definita declarata indubitanter recipio profiteor simulque contraria omnia atque Haereses quascunque ab Ecclesia damnatas anathematizatas ego pariter damno rejicio anathematizo Hanc veram Catholicam Fidem extra quam nemo salvus esse potest quam in praesenti sponte profiteor veraciter teneo eandem integram et inviolatam vsque ad extremum vitae spiritum constantissimè Deo adjutante retinere confiteri atque à meis subditis vel illis quorum cura in munere meo spectabit teneri doceri praedicari quantum in me erit curaturum Ego idem Eugenius spondeo voueo juro sic me Deus adjuvet haec sancta Dei Evangelia Dat' Romae apud Sanctum Petrum Anno Incarnationis Domini 1595. Pridie Calend. Novemb ' pontificatus nostri Anno quarto Let the understanding Reader now surcease to marvell that the Bishop of Rome doth striue and struggle to depose Princes and to animate and incourage Subjects to heathenish and inhumane murders and rebellions since hee dareth like the ancient Gyants to attempt and assault Heaven it selfe and to displant and displace from the Throne of his Majestie Christ Iesus himselfe who is God to be blessed for evermore what is it else but to make the Precepts and Traditions of men equivalent with the doctrine and Commandements of God what is it else but to usurpe an absolute and universall power and authoritie over the flocke of Christ as his Lieutenant and Vicar for the warrant whereof hee hath no Commission nor was hee called thereunto as Aaron was Lastly what is it else but to remooue and pull downe the Son of God from his triumphant glory where he sitteth at the right hand of his Father and where he must abide the holy Apostle bearing witnesse till all his enemies be subdued under his feet and to bring backe his glorified body and Deified soule at the becke and word of every hedge Priest into their sacrilegious Sacrament of the Altar Surely a man need go no further for testimony seeing the Antichristian lowing of this prophane Bull doth liuely delineate and plainely demonstrate that purple Harlot which hath made all nations drunke with the dregs of her fornication having seated her selfe upon the seven hils of Rome I should be over troublesome to the Reader to shake up all the trumpery and rake in all the durt contayned in his Buls belly yet one thing more I cannot passe over with silence namely for as much as the Pope perceiveth that his kingdome cannot long stand but that Babell must fall and Antichrist must be consumed with the breath of the Lords mouth therefore with prudent care and politicke circumspection hee suffereth none to bee initiated into his holy Sacrament of orders nor preferred to any Ecclesiasticall promotion but hee is first bound by his hand word and corporall oath to mainetaine and defend the pompe honour priviledges prerogatiues and doctrines of the Sea of Rome especially and namely such as are contradictorily repugnant to the written word of God And that they shall persecute and impugne all those whether Prince or people that shall bee adjudged Heretikes or Schismatikes in the Popes consistory Consider therefore I beseech thee gentle Reader whether any Priest that taketh this oath for they all take it can bee accounted a good Subject to the Crowne of England but to proceed Many of the Traytors being put to the sword the strangers banished and the Provincials protected as you haue heard there were still remayning in action within Mounster left for example to perdition Fits Maurice the Lord of Lixnaw Iohn fits Thomas the brother of Iames the late titulary Earle the Knight of the Glynn and Thomas Oge a Geraldine all which with their forces joyned in one were not able to make two hundred men lurking about the Mountaine of Slewlugher and in the Fastnesse of Clanmorris CHAP. XIX False rumors divulged of the State of Mounster The Lord President sent one thousand foote munitioned and victâ—aâ—â—ed to the Lord Deputy A Letter from her Mâ—jesty tâ— the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanricard A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton A Certificate from a Popish Bishop in the behalfe of Iohn Burke The Lord Deputy having occasion to employ more forces into Connaght hee with the Councell of estate upon the eightâ—eâ—th of Ianuary wrote unto the President to pray and require him to spare out of his List of Mounster if hee might conveniently doe it one Regiment of one thousand foote with a competent proportion of victuals which not many dayes after was accomplished Also about this time the President received a Letter from her Majestie which although it doth concerne the Earle of Clanricard in his pâ—rticular yet that the Reader may informe himselfe how much that noble gentleman was esteemed and that worthily of his Soveraigne Mistris I doe thinke it meet to be related A Letter from her Majesty to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrickard Your most assured constantly affected Soveraigne E. R. RIGHT trusty and well beloved Wee greete you well wee need not use many arguments to you when wee resolue to recommend either man or matter seeing you haue made so good demonstration of your obedience and entire affection to performe our will and pleasure much lesse then the person or causes of this nobleman our cosen Clanriccard whose carriage here doth challenge our extraordinary good opinion as his merite there procured your owne plentifull testimony of the same even when all trees à id shew what fruits they bare His comming over was to doe his duty to us where hee was desirous as other Noble-men haue done to haue stayed some time unlesse some occasion for our seruice should necessarily require his returne Of which kind because the one hath presented it selfe by the going of our Deputy into that Province where his possessions lye and that the weake estate of his