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A63665	A true relation of severall acts, passages and proceedings, done, undertaken, suffered and performed, by Captaine Robert Lawson, now one of the sheriffes of the city and county of London-Derry upon and since the first beginning of the great and generall rebellion in Ireland, in severall parts and places within the province of Ulster. With a true copy of his commission at Lysnegarvy, a copy of a letter to Sir Robert Stewart from the commissioners, and copies of his warrants to his two lieutenants and quarter-master to command in his absence, with a true copy of another commission for raysing of men in London-Derry, with a true certificate under the hands of the colonels, commissioners, and captaines in generall, touching his carriage in and about London-Derry, with his commission of agencie from the city of London-Derry during his abode in London.		1643 (1643)	Wing T2914B; ESTC R222394	10,563	16

hath supplied us being destitute of any meanes of sending intelligence to the State with a Ship though it was bound for France A true Copy of a Licence to transport my wife and goods to Derry KNow all men by these presents that we have licenced Captaine Robert Lawson to convey and bring his wife and family with their goods to the Towne of London-derry and doe therefore straightly require all his Majesties Officers and loving Subjects to assist and aid them in their journey with their said goods as they will answer the contrary at their perils Given under our hands at Carrickefergus the sixth day of November 1641. Arthur Chichester Arthur Tirringham A true Copy of London derry Commission VVHereas by his Majesties Commission under the hands of the Right Honourable Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlase Knights now Lords Justices of this Kingdome of Ireland and others of the Honourable Privy Councell of the same Kingdome to us and others directed bearing date the eighteenth day of November last past whereby we or any one of us joyntly or severally are required and authorised to levie arme and array all such forces both of foote and horse of the British Nation within the severall Counties of Tyrone London-derry Donnagall Cavan Armagh and Fermanagh all or any of them and also to divide distribute and dispose the said forces into Troopes or severall Companies and to appoint Officers and Commanders over them Now by vertue of the foresaid Commission we doe hereby nominate ordaine and appoint Robert Lawson Merchant and one of the Burgesses of the City of London-derry to be Captaine and Commander of one hundred men of the British Nation and he to appoint such Officers under him for the commanding and due ordering of his said company as he shall know and approve to be men of discretion care and trust to discharge the Offices whereunto they shall be elected and appointed by him And we doe hereby authorize the said Robert Lawson to joyne his said company with any other his Majesties forces for the defence of the foresaid City of London-derry or in pursuing slaying and destroying any of the Rebels and for the taking and surprising any of the Holds or Forts now possessed by them or any of them if occasion shall so require And we doe hereby require and command all such persons as shall be entred in the List and under the command of the said Robert Lawson to render all due obedience to him and his Officers as by them in point of Martiall affaires they or any of them shall be commanded and required as they will answer at their perils Given under our hands and seales at the City of London-Derry the fifth day of December 1641. John Vaughan Henry Vaughan Dudley Phillips To Robert Lawson Burgesse A true Copy of a Commission from the City of London-derry to London VVE the Major of the City of London-Derry in the Kingdome of Ireland and Sir John Vaughan Knight one of his Majesties Honourable Privy Councell of the said Kingdome and others the Aldermen and Captaine of the aforesaid City hereunto subscribing having important occasion at this present to imploy an Agent of especiall trust into England for the publike good and better safety of this City and the Countrey adjoyning in regard of the eminent danger the same are in in respect of the generall Rebellion of the Natives of this Kingdome Have thought fit to imploy the Bearer hereof Robert Lawson one of the Sheriffes of the said City and Captaine of a foote company of Souldiers now ingarrisoned in the same City to be our Agent in the foresaid businesse who intendeth by the assistance of Almighty God with all possible speede to passe into the Kingdome of England there to expedite our affaires and afterwards to make his returne hither We therefore doe pray and desire all his Majesties Officers Ministers and loving Subjects of any his Highnesse Realmes and Dominions to whom these Presents shall come to be seene to take notice hereof and to permit the said Robert Lawson to passe and repasse both by Sea and Land without trouble or molestation either in body or goods and to assist him if need require with Post-horses or any other thing need full in his journey and returne hither as they as every of them tender his Majesties service and the welfare of this part of his Majesties Kingdome in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the Seale of Maioralty of the foresaid City of be hereto affixed at the said City the 23. day of September Anno Dom. 1642. Annoque Reg. Car. 18. John Vaughan Henry Vaughan John Kilner Robert Thorneton Major Simon Pits Henry Finch A true Copy of a Certificate of the Commissioners Colonels Captaines and Commanders of Captaine Lawsons carriage in and about London-derry and Lisnegarvy and the Country adjoyning TO all Christian people unto whom these Presents shall come We Sir William Stewart Knight and Baronet Sir John Vaughan Knight two of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell of Ireland Sir Robert Stewart Knight and other his Majesties Commissioners Captaines and Commanders of the severall Regiments under the command of the said Sir William Stewart Sir Robert Stewart and Sir Ralph Gore Knight and Colonell lately deceased here under subscribing doe hereby certifie That whereas by vertue of severall Commissions to some of us and others directed from the Right Honourable the Lords Justices and Councell of Ireland bearing date the 27. of October last a Commission issued amongst others to Robert Lawson one of the Sheriffes of the City and County of London-derry to raise and arme a company and number of men to consist of one hundred and upwards for the safe keeping of the said City and County and the Countrey adjoyning and apposing the Rebels who thereupon with great expedition care and carriage raised armed and maintained from the first of December last past at his owne cost and charges one foote company of 150. foote and a Troope of eleven horse which have beene so lately mustered have by the Commissary with which company of foot being joyned with other companies within the City he hath carefully watched and guarded the said City being a place of great important and joyned with the other companies in repairing the decayed wals rampiers and gates thereof and hath also at all needfull times and upon all offered occasions by himselfe in person and with his company of horse and foote marched forth and joyned with our Regiments and given battell to the Enemies with us in the greatest services that have beene done in the Countries of Tyrone Donnegall and London-derry alwayes furnishing his men and carrying victuals and provisions for them without putting the Countrey to any charge having accompanied us at many good skirmishes set battels and hard encounters with the Rebels and some time adventured abroad and done good service with his owne company And we doe hereby sincerely acknowledge that the said Captaine Lawson with other the City companies have under God beene no small meanes for the preservation not onely of the said City but of this part of Vlster And that we without the assistance of the said City companies could not have so well subsisted And we doe further declare that Captaine Lawson hath taken great care in training and exercising his company that they are expert ready Souldiers and if it please his Majesty and his Honourable Court of Parliament so to esteeme of him and his company he hath well demerited good pay and reward as well for his service done in these parts as for the like by him done and performed at Lisnegarvy and the parts thereabouts at the first Insurrection of this Rebellion as is intimated and signified unto some of us under the hands of divers Honourable persons in this Kingdome which we have seene and perused and give good credit thereunto and we do also certifie on the behalfe of the said Captaine Lawson that he hath issued and delivered without any payment or satisfaction the number of 4000. Deale-boards together with Timber Iron and Nailes wherewith to erect and set up severall houses for the lodging and receiving of the Souldiers other poore distressed people within the City resorting thither for reliefe in the dead time of winter without which many of them otherwise had perished and beene lost the most part of the houses in the Suburbs being pulled downe in feare of the Enemies approach And having a Ship laden at Derry upon the first beginning of this Rebellion with a great quantity of Butter to be transported for France did afterwards unlade the same Butter and distributed the same by times by our order amongst the Souldiers and others for their reliefe without any payment By which meanes he lost 30. li. of Advance-money to the Master of the Ship the losse of the benefit of his markets abroad and preservation of his credit at home and abroad besides his losse at the Iron workes above Belfast amounting to a great value and his losse and dammage sustained by severall houses goods and commodities burned and consumed at Strabane of great worth and great debts abroad in the Rebels hands much on the behalfe of the said Captaine Lawson we doe certifie to be true besides other good services performed by his owne hands in killing and cutting of some of the Arch-rebels and in testimony of the truth hereof we have here under subscribed this 16. day of September Anno Dom. 1642. An. R. Car. Angl. c. decimo octavo Robert Thorneton Major Henry Vaughan Robert Culbreth Simon Pitts Henry Finch John Vaughan Robert Stewart Edward Maxwell Thomas Fairefax John Stewart William Stewart William Simpill James Gulbreth Thomas Dutton

A TRVE RELATION OF Severall Acts Passages and Proceedings done undertaken suffered and performed by Captaine Robert Lawson now one of the Sheriffes of the City and County of London-Derry upon and since the first beginning of the great and generall Rebellion in Ireland in severall parts and places within the Province of Vlster With a true Copy of his Commission at Lysnegarvy a Copy of a Letter to Sir Robert Stewart from the Commissioners and Copies of his warrants to his two Lievtenants and Quarter-master to Command in his absence with a true Copy of another Commission for raysing of men in London-Derry with a true Certificate under the hands of the Colonels Commissioners and Captaines in generall touching his carriage in and about London-Derry with his Commission of agencie from the City of London-Derry during his abode in London Printed at London 1643. A true relation of severall Acts passages and proceedings done undertaken suffered and performed by Captaine Robert Lawson now one of the Sheriffes of the City and County of London-Derry c. ABout the sixteenth of October 1641. before any notice of an Insurrection of this great and generall Rebellion Captaine Lawson having occasion to take a journey from London-derry unto Dublin and to to travell by way of Belfast to the iron workes within two miles thereof wherein he had some stocke and interest tooke his journey from thence with intent to goe for Dublin upon Friday the 21. of October following and came and rested that night in safety at Drummore where arising early the next morning being Saturday tooke his journey towards Newry when upon the way he happened to meete with a sonne of Sir Edward Trevers comming from thence who related unto him upon enquiry that the Countrey there was rising in Rebellion which he not giving much credit to went forwards untill he came within a mile of Newry to the Bridge there observing and seeing upon the way upon severall hils ten and twenty men in a company and the Bridge guarded with about 80. men who offered to assault this Captaine whereupon he observing great danger being accompanied onely with his man returned backe to Loughbrickelane where he happened to meete with Sir Thomas Lucas and Captaine Armestrong where after long conference betweene them a messenger approaches and comes who did relate the truth of a generall Rebellion in all those parts upon further conference it was agreed and concluded that the said Captaine Lawson with the rest should repaire for their reliefe to a house of Sir Edward Trevers whither being come they found there his sonne Marke Trevers and his wife and a maid and an Irish Agent of his who was well mounted and had served his Father sixteene yeeres and five Irish footmen ready to depart thence into another house of his Fathers about twelve miles distant his Father being gone in his Coach about an houre before a by-way from Newry but yet not above a mile or two from Newry So demanding what to doe for best safety it was agreed amongst them that they should goe into Sir Edward Trevers house it being a place of some defence and comming within a mile thereof they sent their footmen before to the house and stayed themselves upon the side of a hill to have intelligence if the house were safe whereupon one of the boyes in company with them the rest being fled to the Enemy returned and acquainted them that Sir Conn Mackgennis had newly taken his Fathers house and himselfe prisoner so considering what to doe it drawing towards night it was resolved they should ride all night and goe Downe-patricke way when they presently espied a horseman comming from Newry whereupon Captaine Lawson and the Irish Agent stayed to enquire for newes and the rest of the company going forwards but seeing the Enemies horse halt on the way and the rest of the company being about a quarter of a mile before Captaine Lawson desired the Irish Agent to come along with him forwards in their company but being well mounted he leaves Captaine Lawson and ridde to the Enemy to Newry and presently rose 80. men and followed Captaine Lawson and his company to Dondromme where they stayed for a short time in and about halfe an houre after they left it came the Enemy and tooke it in where in pleased God to give them a great deliverance that night being Saturday and the next morning being Sunday about breake of the day they came to Downe-patricke where they stayed to heare a Sermon all the Towne being in a great affright After which they went forwards and came that night to Killeleagh to the Lord Hamiltons where Sir Thomas Lucas and the rest stayed and Captaine Lawson thereupon that night procured a man with him from thence and came in the night by Comber through the Lord of Ardes Countrey about by litttle Belfast and came to great Belfast and up to the Iron workes neare thereunto about three of the clocke in the morning where his wife was then resident and having sent severall messengers before to enquire after him who were taken and robbed But Captaine Lawson not having rested there above two houres arose calling two horsemen with him And in the morning being Munday went downe backe againe to great Belfast where they found most part of the inhabitants fled and flying and carrying away their goods to Carrickefergus and the old Lord Chichester shipped aboard in a Ship So Captaine Lawson went throughout the Towne and blamed them much for offering to leave the Towne and intreated for some Armes either by buying or lending but could not prevaile At last he found in Master Lesquires house seven Musquets and eight Halberts ready in the streets to be shipped for Carrickefergus which Armes he tooke and bought a Drumme and beating the same through the Towne ●aised about twenty men who came with him againe up to the Iron works having Mr. Forbus some number with him joyned with Cap. Lawson where also he gathered in-all about 160. horse foot who about two of the clocke upon the same Munday in the afternoone being the 25. of October the second day after the rebellion marched unto Lisnegarvy and there entred the Towne about foure of the clocke the same day all the people with the Troope there engarrisond having before left the Towne to the Enemies mercy the Sunday before and they quartered all that night in the house the Bishop of Downe lived in and put many Candles in the Market-house and Centries out in every quarter of the Towne making shew of sixe or seven lighted matches for every piece to astonish the Enemy who came to the Centries that night intending to have burnt the Town but our shew and carriage was more then our force the Enemy being strong and many in number by which meanes they were affrighted and beaten off that night And The next morning being Tuesday the Enemy appeared by the Townes end and drived before them about 400. Cowes whereupon