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A90547	A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland. With the additionall forces sent for reducing of that kingdome by His Maiesie [sic], and Paliament [sic]. Wherein every daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an eye-witnesse thereof, under the command of Alexander L. Forbes, Lieutenant General under the L. Brooke for that service; from the 29. of June to the 29. of September. 1642. Likewise, severall observations concerning that kingdome, and the warres there; as also, the interception of the enemies letters. It is ordered by the committe of the Commons House of Parliament concerning printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this booke intituled, A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland, be forthwith printed and published. Iohn White.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing P1722; Thomason E242_15; ESTC R2920	22,626	29

sufficiency remitting all further I rest as I desire to remaine From Mount-hay Road July 2. 1642. Your affectionate friend to serve you For Sir William Saintleger Lord President of Munster FORBES The next day we had the winde west and west and by North much winde we lost part of our fleet viz. Captain Richardson and Captaine Thompson the younger We had the winde west very fresh and after tempestuous we lost sight of Captaine Clark who had brought us newes of the land he had made which was Dongarvan The winde South west and west South west thicke weather we saw the high land and at night we were only five left of our fleet Captaine Zachary left us the day before and so did Mr. Daniel Being Sabboth we kept as we might thicke weather and stormy the winde West South West one of our small vessels made land againe This day in the morning we discovered the head of Kinsale though our Rendevous were long in land on Baltamore-hay yet not able to fetch either we went in that morning to Kinsale where we found the Swallow and the Bonaventure of the Kings Captain Kettleby commanding in the Admiral Sir Henry Stradling in the Vice-Admiral the day grew foggy and rainy and such weather is very frequent in that cuntry and coast we went on free to the castle and spoke with the commanders there three companies we also found appointed in that Towne by the Parliament for a garrison there every where we had spectacle sad enough the greater part of the Towne Irish and under much just suspicion others fled thither living in miserable holes and huts there we found Captaine Zachary Richardson and young Thompson of our fleet there we spake with some of Bandon being 8. miles from Kinsale and with some of Corke also by which we intimated our arrivall thither came Sir Edward Denny by whom we heard of his defeat at Trelee where in landing he lost forty or fifty men and was forced to retreat and craved our aid My Lord Kynalmachy one of my Lord of Corks sons Governour of Bandon came to see my Lord Forbes and promised to come againe next morning to speake further for the attempting something about Bandon since God by his providence had called us to these parts who by his Letters desired helpe of us 13. This day my Lord Kinalmachy came early and then was a Sermon preached by the Preacher of our Fleete after which Consultation was taken to march with our men to Raph-barry where one Mr: Freake with many English were beseiged and in greate danger wanting Foode and Ammunition c. and wee being possest with our duty though six of our Vessells were not yet arrived not to be wanting in any thing wherein such Forces as we had might be usefull and not knowing Raph-barry to be further than five myles beyond Bandon we were willing to strech our mens leggs though we suppose wee marched neere 25. miles out right of English miles 14. We marched to Bandon with 8. Colours and about 600. men whereof 100. Seamen commanded by the Captaine of the Admirall this whole number went to the worke most cheerefully two small brasse Pieces and our Ammunition with some Victualls were brought up by our Barges neere Bandon and so by Cart brought to the Towne where that night we were received with much joy and great acclamations houses and hearts open unto us and the rather because with our Fleete the Parliament had sent that Towne a good portion of Ammunition and provision for the Towne there were 7000 Soules and many ministers and very many poore they had foure Companies of Foot and one Troope of Horse whereby they had not onely held their owne but had taken 4. or 5. Castles from the Enemy The Towne is walled about and a fresh river runs thorough it but commanded by the hils about it three gates it hath beyond what greater Cities have for statelines and strength the water abounding with Salmon and other fish is no small refreshing to the Inhabitants by which and Mr. Pennoyers care we found the Town in a chearfull way This morning we intended early to march but were hindred partly with our owne provision not comming early enough partly through want of horse and accommodations to draw our Cannon and Baggage so that we march'd that day but two miles from the Towne and when it was late in the day we were in some measure fitted for our march but we drew to Councell the next day being Sabboth what we should doe and it being considered what a burden we might be to the Towne so full of poore and some of our Officers urging the dishonour of retreating being ingaged that it was thought meet to proceed especially since we were intreated by my Lord Kinalmaky and Bandon thither to come and doe somthing for the enlargement of them and their comfortable saving their harvest and Macchanty Reugh threatning the beleaguering of them that weeke our marching into the Countrey might be very usefull that night we had some horse from Bandon and two Foot-Companies and in the safest order we could we continued that night upoin a boggy hill The next morning we set forward in a great fogg and resolved to leave an old English Towne called Clonotikelty on the left hand and so on to the reliefe of Rafe-Barry but upon the way some of Bandon advised us of a great prey of Cattell at that Town which we should misse if we stopt it not in our back-returne because the Countrey would soone be upon knowledge of our passing that Towne and heard of 5 or 6 hundred of the Enemy lying in the way the chiefe Leaders of them were Maccharty-Reugh Tiege Douning Adonovaut one Arundel and some others but we saw none though it seems we marcht close by their Cabins before we came to the Towne we found divers Irish whom before their death wee examined by whom we were informed that the aforesaid Army were bound for the assistance of my Lord Muskerry against my Lord Encheqine Sir Charles Vavasor and our Army at Mallo and glad we were that we might so divert them when we came to Clono●●kelty we made an halt and many were taken and slaine there we found store of Cattell which were put into a pen and after lesse than an houre we marched on the Towne having onely poore people in it but a common Rendevous for the Enemy and those that were not suddenly surprized went out of their houses and hid themselves in Corne and bushes and tops of houses we had not marcht out a mile out of the Towne but the Commanders of the Bandon Companies whose counsell we depended upon being strangers assured us that all our Cattell would be driven away before our returne by a company of people that attend every Army and Force that march out they call pillagers who though not soldiers yet with some light Armes they follow the Campe on horse and

A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND WITH The additionall Forces sent for reducing of that KINGDOME by his MAIESIE and PALIAMENT Wherein every Daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an Eye-witnesse 〈◊〉 under the Command of ALEXANDER L. FORBES Lieutenant Generall under the L. BROOKE for that Service from the 29. of June to the 29. of September 1642. LIKEWISE Severall Observations concerning that KINGDOME and the Warres there As also the Interception of the Enemies LETTERS It is ordered by the Committee of the Commmons House of Parliament concerning Printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this Booke intituled A true Relation of the Passages of Gods providence in a Voyage for IRELAND be forthwith printed and published Iohn White LONDON Printed by LVKE NORTON for HENRY OVERTON in the Yeare MDCXLII A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND With the additionall forces sent for the reducing of that Kingdome by his Majesty and Parliament HIs Majesty and the State making it appeare by an act of Parliament that in the highest strength of their desires they laboured the quenching that fllame broke out upon the 23. of October 1641. in that miserable Kingdome and manifesting the great concernments of England wrapt up therein The good subjects made ready to concurre in the advancement of so pious a purpose and proportions of Rebels lands propounded divers Adventurers appeared some for land service onely some for the sea that the Rebels for so they are proclaimed by his Majesty and are so in trueth might not have fuell brought from forreigne parts to maintaine the fire and as there was an undertaking for five thousand foot and five hundred horse forthwith to be added to the other thousand sent over by the State so there were appointed for addition to the ships sent to guard the coast fifteen sayle of ships smal and great with a thousand land men under the command of Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall under the Lord Brooke and by the care of a faithfull Committee of the City they were made ready in the beginning of Iune in preparation whereof great was the care and paines of the said Committee who in fourteene dayes time compast this work for the maine and hardest parts of it such expedition not usuall in such expeditions sed vincit amor patriae The Names of the Committee Sir Nicholas Crisp Knight Maurice Thompson Thomas Chamberlaine Gregory Clement Richard Waring Iohn Wood Thomas Rainsborough Richard Hill Richard Shute George Thompson William Pennoyer Thomas Vincent William Thompson William Willoughby Samuel Moyer The Names of the chiefe Commanders by Land Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall Iohn Humphrey Sergeant Major Major Beton Quarter master Land Captaines Captain Crispe Weldon Price Hull Long Anderson Kempson Sea-Commanders Captaine Benjamin Peters of the Speedwell Admirall Captaine Thomas Rainsborough Zant-man Vice-Admirall Captaine Thompson of the Good-hope Rere-Admirall Zachery Richardson Simondson Clarke Thompson Andrewes Dorrington Chickener Richardson Daniel Seaman Eucrist The 29. of Iune the winde came faire and after the publike meeting it being a day of fasting and prayer we set sayle and had the winde at East the weather very faire and our whole fleet together off of Dover The next day the wind at east blew very hard and foule weather vve having ten barges for landing men rowing into rivers lost 2. of the in that storme The winde as before Captaine Rainsborough and two small vessels went for the Isle of Wight to take in Captaine Longs men and Captaine Andrewes for Falmouth for Captaine Hull and his Captaine Symondson for Weymouth for Major Humfrey and his so then we were left ten in number and that evening having chased some English-men bound for France we came up with the Lizard the winde skanting we had a Counsell aboard the Admirall what to doe and left all for that night to Gods providence in disposing the winde the next day whither to goe into Falmouth or keepe our course The next day Captaine Richardsons barge being almost stav'd we turned into Mounts-bay to repayre her having no winde to lay it along the day was very faire at ten of the clocke in the night we set sayle againe Being hardly able some of us to weather the rock at the bay the next day but forced to turn out as we could thorough an earnest desire of all hands to gain the Irish coast we then met one of the Kings ships coming with many poore people come from Limrike-castle newly taken which had been commanded by Captaine Courtney and not to say what the severall apprehensions of men were concerning the causes and consequences of that losse it most certaine if that supply of Ammunition sent them by the Parliament had bin delivered they might have preserved it to his Majesties use long which now will make Limricke the strongest hold of these Monsters this we found too evident that the Parliament had not their noble intentions answered by them in persons or things as might be made appeare in too many parti●ulars The next day faire weather Sylley bearing South ten leagues off some of our fleet fel among the seven stones were in much danger but came off wel The fift day we had the winde at west and got about fourteene or fifteene leagues from the Lands-end the weather faire we chas'd two Bristoll-men laden with salt and chang'd a man or two with them who told us of some French bound for Ireland The next day the winde W. S. W. Captaine Weldon was sent to Corke with a letter to my Lord President which was as followeth Much honoured Sir Since his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament have thought fit for reducing the Kingdome of Ireland to their due obedience to grant Commission to my Lord Brooke and certaine well affected Merchants and Citizens of London for sending some additionall forces by sea and land to relieve our distracted brethren that are besieged and to hinder any forreigne supplies from the Rebels over which additionall forces which may consist of a thousand land Souldiers at present and five or six hundred Sea-men The Lord Brooke and those that have the aforesaid Commission have nominated and appointed me to be Lieutenant Generall and now seeing through Gods mercy we are in readinesse to come to assist you waiting onely the opportunity of a faire winde I have thought good to send this bearer to crave your advice what places you would have us either to relieve or assault First where we can doe good and those who are to be instrusted it with the charge of the best service If I had not been afraid to be i●bayed I would have gladly come and salute you my selfe but I hope we shall have the occasion to meet ere long in the meane time I intreat you send me your free advice with this bearer whom you know and may trust to whose