Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	time_n	year_n	9,128	5	4.5915	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53448	An exact relation of the persecutions, robberies, and losses, sustained by the Protestants of Killmare, in Ireland with an account of their erecting a fortress to defend themselves against the bloody insolencies of the papists : also, the way and manner of their happy escape into England : together with the reasons why the Protestants there did not regiment themselves, and take the field, or make their flight sooner : as likewise, some natural conclusions that plague and famine will arise forthwith in that kingdom / by a principal manager in that action.	Orpen, Richard, 1652-1716.	1689 (1689)	Wing O466; ESTC R7932	10,403	35

Killmare accounted themselves in their own Station no less Serviceable than others For when the Prince should please to send his Forces to quiet that unruly Kingdom it 's not to be doubted that great companys of Robbers Tories and Free Booters would flee into these Western parts for shelter as many did in the last Rebellion where they were never perfectly subdued nor the Laws of England duly Executed None could be more active in pursuing them in these deserts than the Protestants of Killmare that were well acquainted with every Nook and Corner in all the Glinns and Mountains for 20 and in some places 30 Miles round them Having as they thought secured themselves within this their new Fortification they acquainted Lieutenant General Mac Carthy and Sir Valentine Brown his Deputy Governour therewith who approved thereof and expressed themselves much grieved at the several Robberies and Villanies of the Natives which urged them to this way of safety against whom they desir'd the Governours again to proceed to have them brought in and punisht which they faithfully promised should be forthwith done But the Governours neglecting to suppress the Robbers R. O. resolved to put the Warrants in Execution which they formerly obtained upon their Petitions that these Governours might not have to say another day that they were not only complained unto but that their Warrants were also Executed upon the Malefactors and in the night he went out with a Party of the Garrisoners into the Glinns and Mountains where they took six of the known Robbers and found with them several of the Goods which were lately before Robbed and Stolen from some of the Garrisoners these together with the Goods were brought into the Garrison and afterwards the Prisoners were delivered to some Officers appointed by the Governours to take charge of them but were soon set at liberty again upon insolvent Bail. By this time the 25th of February was come being the day appointed for disarming all the Protestants in that Kingdom At one of the Clock in the Morning the Irish Souldiers to the number of 3000 commanded by Captain Phelin Mac Carthy and several other Captains came up to the Gates of the Garrison with intent to have surprized the Garrisoners in their Beds but by a shot made by one of the Watch they were Alarmed and the Souldiers stood off when 't was light the Garrisoners sent forth to know what they were and their business and admitted one of the Irish Captains into the Garrison who told them plainly that his Errand was to have from them their Horses Arms and Ammunition and delivered a Letter from Sir Valentine Browne to T. P. and R. O. importing the same and promising that if they would surrender to make good what ever conditions they should make with the Officers and produced an Authority under the Hand and Seal of the Governours impowering the Irish Captains in case of resistance to compel submission by Fire and Sword. The Garrisoners refused to submit and put themselves in readiness to receive the onset of the Besiegers who still lay before the Garrison a spy was also sent abroad into the County of Corke who in 4 Days time returned with an account that the Protestants in Corke were Disarmed That Castlemarter was Surrendered and that Bandon was but in little better condition Now the Garrisoners of Killmare began to see their misery approaching towards them all their hopes of speedy relief from England being blasted of which till then they were very confident for the Protestants were not only sure of it as they thought but even the Lord Deputy Lieutenant General Mac Carthy and all other Governours throughout the Kingdom seemed to be very fearful of of the Prince's Invading Ireland The Dublin News Letter about Christmas last gave an accompt that an English Army was Shipt off designed for Ireland which was confirm'd by other News giving a farther accompt that meeting with contrary Winds they put back again other Shams were likewise dispersed in all Places as that though they were daily raising new Forces in Ireland nevertheless the Lord Deputy had sent Proposals to the Prince for laying down the Sword c. Whilst indeed they were mannaging the grand design for Rooting out the Protestants and Establishing Popery in that Kingdom which delusions of the one party and credulity of the other proved afterwards to be of sad consequence to most of the Protestants of that disorded Nation For through the expectation of an Army out of England they made little or no manner of Provision for their Flight neither could they form themselves into Regiments partly because there were no Commissions sent to any of them from the Prince and partly that they were not too prone to make themselves the first Instruments of a War which perhaps was about being composed without drawing the Sword on either side and so by over-acting might have brought upon themselves the frowns rather than the countenace of their Prince Nevertheless they put themselves into some defensive posture to the end that they might be found together upon the Armies Landing and seeing they mist Surprizing the City of Corke which was once in agitation and had probably taken effect had not the design been discovered by one of their Bosome Friends It was to no purpose to endeavour what was aimed at in making Bandon a place to sit down in against so powerful an Enemy as appeared to the Solid and Wise Earl of Inchiqueen who though he concluded to Reinforce that Town with his party of Horse yet foreseeing the ill success that would follow the defending a Garrison of no Strength declined his Resolution and sent Advice to the Bandonian Gentlemen to surrender upon making good Terms lest they might Perish by their perseverance and though they blamed him abundantly for this Admonition 't is manifestly the best Counsel that ever they received for if he had assisted them with the Horse aforesaid they would have proved most ignorantly resolute though for Courage they were fit to serve the bravest of Princes and expired by their own fool-hardiness It 's also to be doubted that had they succeeded in their design of seizing the City of Corke they could have kept it but a short time with a parcel of people so unexperienced in Martial Affairs and among whom there was no Order or Government against the whole Army of the Kingdom of which great part were modell'd and exercis'd for some years before For if London-Derry whose Walls Water and whose People are Numerous and scituation are extraordinary hath been so closely beset with the French and Irish how could poor Corke whose Walls and Water are but ordinary and liable in several places for battery against it particularly Blarny Hill from whence the whole City in defiance of Shandon Castle could be laid to Ashes with Undisciplin'd people defend it self in the very heart of a Papist Country Another Question is also very common Why did not the Protestants in Munster and

thereabouts repair to London-Derry To which it 's Answer'd That soon after the Prince's Landing in England and the Protestants rising in the North of Ireland all the Passes to the North from the rest of the Kingdom were secured by the Papists and several sometimes thirty together of the Protestants were taken Prisoners as they were going from Dublin and other places towards the North and so carefully were these Passes kept that they would not suffer 3 men to travel together through the Kingdom and moreover who would flee from the West of Ireland to the North for refuge while the English Army was daily expected to Land in Munster Thus a distracted people for want of Head or Commissions to lead them or instructions out of England to direct them were brought to ruine and a prey to Ravenous and Merciless Papists Hereupon these Garrisons of Killmare finding themselves not able to make a long defence when the Cannon being not otherwise diverted could be brought against them by water concluded it to be more agreeable with honour and good conscience to yeild with safety of their lives in hopes another day to serve their Prince rather than rashly or obstinately to perish in defence of a Garrison which they could not maintain and therefore entered into the following Articles with the chief of the Besiegers I. That they were not to plunder nor suffer the Rabble to take away any goods belonging to the Garrisoners II. That the Garrisoners were to have their Swords left with them according to the Governours promise by his Letter concerning that particular III. That they were to have their Liberties to remain in their Garrison or their own Houses and to depart the Kingdom when they please Upon these Terms the Garrisoners delivered up their Horses Arms and Ammunition which was no sooner done but they found the Old Proverb of not keeping Faith with an Heretick preferred before strong promises and perfected Articles of Agreement for immediately after they had given up their Arms the Officers filled the Garrison with Souldiers and brought as many as could stand by one another into every Room of the House and having Plunder'd the Garrisoners of all their Provision and Goods did afterwards turn them out of their Garrison in a most miserable and starving condition It happened that a little before the Disarming of these Protestants the before-mentioned J. W Esquire who was then in London having regard to the condition that the English of that Country were in left behind him two small Barques of near 30 Tun both to carry off the English of that place in case they found themselves not able to keep together until such time of as an Army should come to their Relief Into these two Vessels to which under God these Protestants owe their deliverance they put themselves Men Women and Children except 8 Families which the Officers compelled to stay behind as Slaves to work for them at their Iron-works which none of the Natives were Skilful in Being thus got on Board the Irish Captains to leave not one Article unbroken ordered that the Sails should be taken away from both Ships to disable them from going to Sea. Home again they could not return for their Garrison and Dwelling Houses were possessed by the Natives and to Sea they were not suffered Here the Passengers were kept on Board for the space of 8 days in a very loathsome condition pack't like Fish one upon another the violence of the sharp weather forcing them to keep close under the Hatches and this Inhumane usage they received from these Barbarous Officers without shewing any sort of Reason why they should not proceed on their Voyage At last one Maurice Hussey Captain Lieutenant to Governour Browne a Man somewhat more compassionate than the rest told them that notwithstanding their Articles they were stopt for fear they would go for England Whereupon R. O. was forced to pass a Bond of 5000 l. Conditioned that they would Sail to Corke and that all the Passengers of these two Ships must deliver themselves up under the care of the Governour of that City The losses of R. O. are his Estate worth 170 l. per. Ann. and Iron-works furnished with Mine Coals and a stock of Bar and Sow-Iron worth 1500 l. Sterling In black Cattle Horses and Book Debts 1200 l. In Bonds for Money at Interest The losses of T. P. are his Livings worth 200 l. per Ann. in Cattle Goods and Debts 550 l. The rest of these Protestants lost among them in Black Cattle Horses Debts c. 1100 l. Sterling Notwithstanding the Robberies of Corn Cows Bullocks Sheep Swine and other provisions forced away by the Papists from the Protestants all over the Kingdom of Ireland It 's to be feared that God Almighty will in his good time punish that Nation with Hunger if not great Famine and that very soon unless it can be supplied from Foreign parts For the generality of the Robbers Filchers and Stealers especially abroad in the Country are most of them such as always fared very meanly perhaps not above 4 good Meals of Flesh in the Year and now abounding with plenty of the Ruines of the Protestants are in competition who shall spend most and make greatest havock The Protestants being among the rest Robbed of their Ploughing-Horses and Oxen and the Papists wholly imployed in taking their substance from them at the time when all should look to the Ploughing of their Ground It appears that little Provision is made for Corn against the ensuing Season so that 't is expected that there will be great scarcity of Grain and all other Food It may not be irrationally conjectured to have a Plague likewise to break forth among the Natives of that Kingdom before the end of this Summer 1689 by reason of the corruptions that may grow in their Bodies and in the Air of their Villages and Cottages that are still reaking with the slaughter of so much Meat handled and drest with too much nastiness of a people that from low Penury started into Pride and Plenty Glorying in their Beastiliness of greedy devouring and over-gorging themselves with Flesh half-raw-half-roasted sometimes half-boiled half-rotten and Stinking for want of Salt some times moving towards the Boyler by the assistance of the wriggling Crawlers that lately before received their Birth from the same piece of Flesh The afore-mentioned Bond of 5000 l. being perfected the Sails were restored and the Passengers slipping no opportunity Sailed thence on the 10th of March all the Provision which was allowed them for the Voyage and their Subsistence when they should come to Corke was only five Barrels of Beef Forty Gallons of Oatmeal and some unbaked Dough as is in the days of Old with the Israelites fleeing out of Aegypt but of Water they had enough and being got to Sea out of the reach of their Enemies they concluded to Sail for Bristol resolving without respect to an Extorted Bond to beg their Bread in England rather than come again under the Hands of the Papists whose Mercies are very Cruelties The Masters of these two Ships were not Expert in Navigation but were Skilful only in Coasting about those Western parts So that T. P. and R. O. having some insight therein took upon them to shape the Course and after the delays of some Calms and contrary Winds which met them at Sea both these Ships with Gods assistance arrived at Bristol on the 25th of March aforesaid where these Passengers were put on Shore in a very needy Condition and most of them great objects of Charity whereof the Mayor of that City was pleased to take notice and order'd Collections to be made for their Relief Soon after they Landed three of them Dyed through the Injury they receiv'd on Board for Twenty Days in Colds and Hats Soaking in their Cloaths and Stowed one upon another and through extream Thirst Drinking over much Water so distempered and infected their Blood that most of them were afflicted with violent Feavours Flux and a more than ordinary sort of Meazles The greatest part of them being come up to London are many of them Relieved and Entertained by the Right Honourable the Lady Baroness of Shelborne some are waiting before the Commissioners for distributing Relief to the Distressed Protestants of that Kingdom and the rest according to their several Capacities have disposed of themselves in the Army designed for reducing of Ireland FINIS Advertisement of Books lately Printed for Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-yard POpish Treachery or a Short and New Account of the Horrid Cruelties Exercised on the Protestants in France being a true Prospect of what is to be Expected from the most Solemn Promises of Roman Catholick Princes In a Letter from a Gentleman of that Nation to one in England A Critical History of the Text of the New Testament where is firmly Establisht the Truths of those Acts in which the Foundation of Christian Religion is laid by Father Simon A Justification of the Proceedings of their Majesties King William and Queen Mary of their Royal Highnesses Prince George and Princess Ann of the Convention Army Ministers of State and others in this great Revolution By Authority A True Narrative of all the Proceedings against the Lord Bishop of London in the Council-Chamber at White-Hall by the Lords Commissioners appointed by His Majesty for Ecclesiastical Affairs FINIS