and State both Regulate Alderman Hobson with Stores of Provision Supply'd the Forces of our Garrison Lennox and Leckey which are Aldermen For speedy succours went into Scotland Out of their Shops our Army Cloâ—ths receiv'd Thus all the Aldermen themselves behav'd Except Buchanan whose a Knave all o're For he had learn'd to tell his Beads before The Burgesses and Freemen gave their aid And for their Loyalty have nobly paid Lady a Merchant was at vast expence In Stores and Money for the Towns defence Brave Gemmit the Collector of the Town For its defence spent great Stores of his own Morrison and Shennan Apothecaries Were at a vast expence in remedies James Roe Cunningham and Master Brooks Gave great supplies as are seen by their Books Ewins and Wilson Merchants gave the same And forty Merchants which I cannot name Horrace Kennedy went into Scotland And mov'd the Council some relief to send Harvey a Tanner was a leading Man And John his Son now their Chamberlain The same and Curlew did attend the Store Dividing Portions both to Rich and Poor Master Mackay and Evins did assist And with their Substance did our Troops subsist Then Master Mogrige the Clerk of the Crown With Stores and Council did assist the Town Captain Moâ—crief rais'd a Company And Captain Morrison fought the Enemy Thus all the Town were at a vast expence In Stores and Money for the Towns defence The County likewise gave a helping hand And with their Forces did the Foe withstand Old Major Philips a chief in forty one In 's Ninetieth Year into the City came Endur'd the Siege with sound Councils taught Our brave Commanders who the En'my fought Next him brave Captain Godfrey of Colerain Into the City with a Comp'ny came Lieutenant Col'nel Stuart from Maghera Did to the City with a party draw Then Captain Thomas Lance came from Colerain From Prehend Captain Michael Conningham And Captain Bacon from Magilligan Captain Molholland came from Maghera From Tibbermore we Ensign Jackson saw Squire Forward helpt the Town most nobly With thousand Horsemen ' gainst the Enemy Squire Philips went to England to procure Some speedy succours the Town to secure The Learned Couns'ler Cairns to England hies To move that Court to send us fresh supplies Their Majesties like tender Parents sent Two Regiments and Stores for the intent James Hammilton the useful Stores did bring Who was entrusted therewith by the King He 's Son to the great Lady Hammilton Which hath Estates on either side the Town Richards and Cuningham the Reg'ments led The Stores were landed but the Col'nels fled For base Londee had packt them out of Town Misrepresenting our condition This hap'ned but four days before the King The Irish Army 'fore the Town did bring Sect. 6. The late King James's Offers to the City ARch-Deacon Hamm'lton by K. James is sent Unto the City with this Compliment If they in four days would yield up the Town All th' Inhabitants should enjoy their own With pardon for all past Rebellion And he in his Commission sped so well That Londee forc'd the Town to Article Th'Ingenious Nevil and the said Divine Went to King James to tell him they would sign In a few days to hasten which the King The Irish Army 'fore the Town did bring Delays are dang'rous and he pushes on The Town to sign the Capitulation Which being sign'd and ready to be sent Great Murray throws himself and Compliment Just to the Walls who lay then at Kilmore And bravely fought his way upon the Shoar Londee refus'd him entrance but the Town Open'd the Gate to their great renown The Loyal party knew his grand design Then to his conduct they themselves resign Then in a Moment all the Town rebells And curse the Author of the Articles For at the Guard a Proclamations made That all true hearts repair to the Parade With Handkerchiefs on Arms that all shall die Who would yield up the Town to Popery Then in a trice eight thousand Men conveen To whom great Murray did this Speech begin Sect. 7. Col. Murray moves the City to hold out DEar Friends this City is our last effort Let 's not quit this I earnestly exhort Least that in Albion t' our disgrace be spoke That we submitted to the Irish yoak Hold out brave boys England will succour send If we like Men the City do defend Here are sufficient to sustain a Siege If we to Loyalty our selves oblige Yet all 's in vain if we do not expell The Traytor Londee with his false Caball The Town consents huzza's do rend the Sky Then unto Londee all in haste did fly Sect. 8. Londee's Impeachment and Discharge TO whom great Murray spoke this fatal speech Of Treachery I do you now Impeach Both to the Prot'stant Cause and to our King A Popish Reign upon us you do bring You quit Tyrone unto the Enemy At Cladyford you caus'd our Army fly And now you think for to betray the Town By a Capitulation of your own Therefore lay down your Power for we will chose Such Loyal Men as shall oppose the Foes Lieutenant Cook who from fair Lisbon came Couragiously did the same Cause maintain Great Murray seiz'd the Guards the Keys and all They presently a Gen'ral Council call The Church and Kirk do thither jointly go In opposition to the common Foe Although in time of Peace they disagree Yet they sympathize in Adversity Sect. 9. Baker and Walker chosen Governours and Eight Regiments formed THem in like words great Murray thus adrest Dear Friends th'Intestine Foe I have supprest Here at your feet I 'll lay down all my Power If you 'll contrive how we may best secure This Loyal Town Then all with one consent Agreed upon this form of Government Baker and Walker Governours they chose And form'd eight Reg'ments to oppose the Foes The Horse to Col'nel Murray they bestow Him Gen'ral of the Field they do allow From Philiphaugh near Tweed his Fathers came Where they enjoy the Lairdship of that name The noble Name of Murray is well known For their great Service to the Royal Crown Cairnes of Knockmany's his Lieutenant Col'nel From County of Meath his brave Major Bull. Coghran Carleton Moor Stephen Herd and Murray His valliant Brother Captains to him be The Borderers did fill his Regiment Who to the Field with noble Courage went Sect. 10. The Reformee of the Foot THe Foot in manner foll'wing they dispose Baker and Walker Collonels they chose Whitney and Mitchelburn the same honour gain To Parker the brave Reg'ment of Colerain Crofton and Hammill the same Station grace These and the Voluntiers defend the place Out of the broken Regiments they chose The Soldiers which this Army did compose The Governours all matters soon dispose The Col'nels their Subaltern Off'cers chose Watson's made Master of th' Artillery Two hundred Gunners and Montrosses be James Murray was Conducter to the Train Our Ingenier was Adams of Strabane For Town-Major they chose
heart and hand And thought our Trenches could not them withstand Th'attack was fierce we briskly them repell For in this action many a Trooper fell Of th' enemy brave Captain Watson's slain Captain Mackdonnel and Captain Butler ta'ne A Captain of Horse and all his men were slain The Valiant Cairnes did wonders in the field Some of the bravest Foe did to him yield Brave Captain Lane encouraged our Men For on this place al multitude were slain Their Foot bore off their dead upon their back To save their Bodies from our fires attack In fine two thousand of th'enemy's slain For with our Troops we them pursue again Of ours brave Maxwell fell upon the spot For he was wounded with a Cannon Shot Whilst Col'nel Hammil dos the Foe pursue Thorough his Cheek a Pistol Bullet flew The Valiant Murray flew from Trench to Trench And helpt our Men in any deadly pinch Sect. 15. IN a few days a Trumpeter was sent To treat of Col'nel Talbots releasement â—ive Hundred pounds his Lady offered If we her Husband to her deliver'd The same in Council held some long debates Which 'twixt our Senators great heats creates â—or Baker he withstood the same boldly But Walker and the rest the same decree To whom great Baker opened his mind And with sound reasons did his arg'ments bind What would our Noble King hereunto say If we for lucre should his cause betray Great Murray would thereto have giv'n consent If she had Bullocks for the Money sent Yet the same Spring that mov'd the Loyal Town Sent back the Lady with Five hundred pound And presently without e're taking Bail Lockt up the Pris'ners in the common Goal Londeriados LIB IV. Containeth the Account of a Star which appeared in the day time during the Siâ—ge as a good Omen of their Relief Major-General Kirk's coming into the Lough with Forces and Provisions from England But Kilmore-Fort and the Boom hinder our Relief A Messenger sent to swim to the Fleet but is drowned A Barge built for Intelligence upon the News of Enniskilling Men being come for our Relief The Engagement of the Barge with two Irish Boats Glencarty's Bravado The scarcity of Food The Pestilential Feaver Governor Baker's Sickness and Death His Character Collonel Mitchelburn nam'd Governor by Baker before his Death The Bombarding of the City The driving of the Protestants to the Walls to move the City to yield The Famine A Treaty about Surrendring the City The Stoâ—m at Butchers-Gate Collonel Murray mounded with a Shot Captain Coghrans Salley Counsellor Cairne's Express to Kirk to Relieve the City Captain Browning breaks the Boom and is Shot but his Ship and Captain Douglasses Relieve the City The Service of the Gunners on the Walls The Irish Army raise their Siege and march to Dublin Kirk Lands near Inch and marches with the English Forces to Dery and appoints Collonel Mitchelburn Governor Sect. 1. ASsist me Muse whilst I his praises Sing Who is of all the everlasting Spring The Powerful God who led the Hebrews on Through thousand dangers from Gen'ration To Gene'ration till at length he brought Them to the Land of Canaan so long sought The same Jehovah kept this Garrison 'T was he alone who all these Battles won 'T was he that dispossest the Jebusite 'T was he alone that beat the Jacobite For as he led the Hebrews by a Fire â—n the dark Night when Phoebus did retire And as a Star foretold our Saviour's Birth Who brought Salvation to the Captive earth So at this time a glistering Star we have Which all day long a benign aspect gave From the South-East the learn'd thence did draw Hopes of Relief and our Success soresaw The thoughtless Mob ne're heed the glorious Star â—ut generally against good Omens War â—t shone till even from the bright morning-dawn At our Relief the Heavenly light 's withdrawn Sect. 2. T Was plain the Irish had Intelligence When we design'd our Sallies forth from hence Which to prevent and join in secrecy The Council took an Oath of Privacy To Salley forth on Monday Morn betimes And fight the En'my in their strongest Lines Nevertheless on Sunday even they cry Are you not ready for your great Salley Envy the bane of all Society Defeats designs of Magnaminity This treachery our design'd measures broke Then we our Preparations all revoke Sect. 3. The English Fleet-appears in the Lough MEan time some Transport Ships and Men of War Below Kilmore by us discover'd are But all in vain Kilmore was in the hands Of th' Enemy which Fort the Lough commands Besides the Irish Camp on each side stood The fatal Boom and Rope did cross the Flood We fir'd a Beacon on the Steeple head To give the Signal of our want of Bread Yet all in vain Kirk would not venture up Some say of Usquebaugh he had got a Cup. We likewise heard that Enniskilling Men For our Relief were come near to Strabane We sent a Man to swim to th' English Fleet As he swam hence he dy'd with cramp in 's feet He carry'd Letters in a Box with skrews But by his death they lost the dismal news Sect. 4. The Exploit of the Barge of Intelligence TO get Intelligence we built a Barge Of wondrous swiftnss which was long and large And plac'd a Drake therein or two beside When we had need to sail or row with tide To know the truth and let them understand Our great distress Great Murray did command Some of the ablest Seamen of the Town To Mann the Barge and sail to Donnelong With him ascend near thirty Officers Besides the Boys prepar'd for Messengers Noble and Holmes and the brave Dumbar His true Companions in the Feats of War Thus in the Even our valiant Gen'ral sail'd Tho' from their Battr'ies showers of bullets hail'd Which to eschew he made up to their shore Where they had planted some Dragoons before Those he beat off and sail'd to Donnelong Though at the Barge they fired all along The noise of Oars had giv'n them th'alar'm And yet we sail'd five Miles without all harm But all in vain their guards on every side Forc'd our Hero's return with ebbing tyde As we return'd the Enemy mann'd out Two large Boats fill'd with some Dragoons on foot Th' one Star-board the other us Lar-board hall'd But Pilot Pogue with his wide drake them Maul'd For as they thought to board our Barge then he Fir'd off small shot amongst their company Which Boat shear'd off with several persons slain We board the other and them Pris'ners ta'ne They fought us stoutly with their Swords in hand We slew the one half and their Boat Command At Sun-riseing we land at Ferry-Key And in their Boat near thirteen dead men lay Thirteen we took alive then straight we sail'd To to'ther side and Lord Louths Camp assail'd We beat them from a Trench took their Arms And some course Loaves this their whole Camp Alarms Yet we returned in safety to the Town
the Ford and Broken-Bridge defend Sir Arthur Roydons Horse and Foot went there Of all the Army the best Troops they were To Castlefin they sent three thousand Men To stop that pass and guard that Ford of Fin. Ballylessons and Skivingtons Men they be Who guard that Town and Ford from th' Enemy Sect. 19. The Engagement at Lifford THe Morn from South the Fin from West commence At Lifford they conjoin their confluence From thence to Dery in full streams they flow And guard the South of Dery from the Foe Therefore King James must pass the swoln Fin If he the City do's expect to win This to effect he sent some of his Horse To pass the Ford at Lifford with great Forcâ— The sound of Drums and Trumpets rent the air And th' Irish Forces to the Ford repair And boldly enter in when lo our Men Pour showers of Bullets from a Ravelin The Irish drop and with the purple gore Of dying Soldiers stain the waters o're From t'other side the En'my fiercely fire And reinforce their Troops as need require Till they got footing on the other shoar And with unequal Force our Men o're-power Then Death appear'd in many a dismal hue Our Men retreat the Enemy pursue Sect. 20. The Engagement at Cladyford SOme of our Forces unto Clady hye T' assist our Party ' gainst the Enemy ' Mongst whom great Murray with some friends ascends To Cladyford and stoutely it defends On t'other side King James's forces stood Upon a Hill which cover'd all the flood From whence they fired smartly on our Men Drawn up on t'other side upon a Plain This gall'd our Troops the Foot began to fly And quit the Pass clear to the Enemy Maimont to pass the Ford a Squadron sends Of his best Horse Murray the Pass defends Maior Nangle who led the Irish Force Dropt in the River headlong from his Horse And many a valiant Trouper floating lay Which the slow River scarce could bear away Thus he oppos'd the Foes till all his own Forsook the Ford and left him there alone Our Troops expected succour from the Camp But none being sent this did their courage damâ— To valiant Hero's flights a dismal sting Great Murray hopes to rectify the thing Paulus ashamed dy'd upon the spot Great Varro fled ' cause he despaired not To conquer Hannibal Our Forces fly And quit the passage to the Enemy Horror and Death our flying Troops pursue The Irish Horse our scatt'red Forces slew They intercept our Troops from Castlefin With Death and slaughter and that Country win Brave Wigton of Rapho at Long-Casey Oppos'd their Horse till the Foot got away The Irish Foot the broken Bridge repair And in few hours at Ballandret they were Sect. 21. Londee 's Treachery OUr beaten Troops the doleful Tidings bring Of both defeats which through our Camp did ring The dire Alarm Our rouzed Chiefs to Arms And nobly vow'd soon to revenge their harms Nature it self our Camp thus fortifies For on its Front a rapid River flies Each wing a Wood the Rear a bog do's stay Through which a narrow pass the long-Casey But false Londee had other Fish to Fry Thus in the Camp he uttered his mind Dear Friends you Row against the Tyde Wind Let 's fly to walls where we may safely fight Against our Foes and there support our right His words like Light'ning through the Camp did fly And daunted all their hearts immediately Some call him Coward some Traytor most do judge It most expedient and to Dery trudge At last the venom poyson'd each Mans breast Then all to Dery fly in greatest haste Londee himself rid Post to tell the News Of our defeat ne're spar'd his Horses Shoes Sect. 22. The March of the Irish Army to London-Dery OUr broken Forces into Dery fly And shut the Gates thereof immediately Some to England others to Scotland go And leave the Countrey naked to the Foe The Irish Troops ravage the Countrey round And carry away whatso'ere they found They march to Dery in a full career And in few days before the Walls appear King James took up his Quarters at St. Johnston And there dispatched what was fit to be done Londeriados LIB II. Containeth a description of London-Dery its Situation and Fortifications The Charter of London-Dery broken by Tyrconnel The Protestant Corporation turn'd out and a Papist Corporation chosen An Irish Convent built and a Papist Regiment put into the Garrison which being sent for to some Rendevouze the Protestants rise in Arms and expell all the Papists out of the Town They refuse to receive the Earl of Antrims Regiment The Lord Montjoys Mediation who obtains Londee to be their Governor and intreats the City to receive six Companies of his Regiment after the Papist Soldiers were disbanded out of it William III. Proclaimed King The Contributers towards the holding out of the City Their Application to England and Scotland for Aid K. James's offers to the City Londee the Governor's Capitulation Colonel Adam Murray moves the City to hold out and discharges Londee The General Council chuse Lieutenant Colonel Baker and Dr. Walker a Clergyman to be Governors The reformee of the broken Regiments Eight Regiments formed in the City The Irish Encampments before the Walls The Earl of Abercors Message to the City Sect. 1. ASsist me Muses with your Sacred flame That I may celebrate the mighty name Of this fam'd Town nor Troy nor Carthage are To be compar'd with thee in art of War For Troy was rais'd and Carthage burnt Thy name Out-lives the fury of more Stratagem 'Bove Rome it self thy praises I 'le extoll The Gaules burnt Rome all but the Capitol The Greeks sackt Troy the Romans Carthage strong The Gauls burnt Rome but thee they could not wrong Sect. 2. A Description of London-Dery DEry whose proud and stately Walls disdain By any Foreign En'my to be t'ane Betwixt surrounding Hills which it command On an ascending brow dos snugly stand Against those Hills the Walls rise equally And on strong Bastions planted Cannon lye The curtains likewise have an equal power T'annoy the Foes and the Town to secure A River deep and swift with flowing Tide Surrounds the East and South and guards that side A higher Wall and Bastions do defend The West and North from the Foes cruel end There 's a great Church from whose high Steeple goes Thunder and Lightning to annoy the Foes Near it 's a Sally-Port from whence they may Safely spring out to hurt the Enemy From whose high Bulwark sev'ral Cannon play The Town 's near Oval with four stately Gates The wholesome Air an Appetite creates The Shipkey-Gate receives the Merchants store There ride such Ships as Sail up from Kilmore To whose proud Flag all Ships must strike their Sails If not the Fort to sink them never fails From that to Dery it s a League and more The swifest River and the finest shoar For near this place the noble Salmon play Till the wise Fisher