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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90102	A true copy of a letter sent from Doe Castle in Ireland, from an Irish rebell, to Dunkerke. And from thence sent to London, by a well-wisher to the advancement of the Protestant religion. As also a copy of the league which the captaines of London-Derry have entred into, for the keeping thereof, and the county adjoyning.	Ocane, Donell.	1643 (1643)	Wing O123L; Thomason E84_46; ESTC R212803	2,470	7

A TRVE COPY OF A LETTER Sent from DOE Castle in Ireland from an Irish Rebell to DVNKERKE And from thence sent to London by a well-wisher to the advancement of the Protestant Religion As also a Copy of the League which the Captaines of London-Derry have entred into for the keeping thereof and the County adjoyning Jan 12 LONDON Printed for William Hope 1643. 1642 To my loving Cosin Captaine Donothy Ocane in DVNKERKE Loving Cosin MY former Letter about foure moneths since unto you informed you of the passages in these parts but doubting it came not to your hand in respect of the times I have here writ you the briefe of the same the Captaines of London-derry are entred in a League for defence of the City and Country adjoyning it is the truth as neare as I could attaine by my best intelligence from thence and I feare will prove the most materiall peece against our designe and cause in these parts their Companies being as valiant as any I can heare of in the Kingdome and is still upon service with the Regiments and oftentimes abroad by themselves in the County of London-derry and hath annoyed my Cosin Collonell Shane Ocane very much and doth keepe in Mishowne that they cannot do as they would Captaine Lawson and his Company hath beene severall times in our Country and hath done us much harme he hath our Cosin Captaine Ro. Rout Ocane prisoner in Derry he entred the Castle of Strabane and killed our good friend Captaine Shane Mac Chinee the next morning after our Cosin Sir Philemy O Neale left it unto Captaine Shane to ke●●e and one hundred of our men in it and most of them all ●●●●●d by the Regiments that same day and the Derry 〈◊〉 at wh●●h time our Cosin tooke the Lady of Strabane with him I wrote to you before that we might have stopped Captaine Lawson his journey when he came first from Lisnagarry about the last of November through our Country and spoke then with our Cosin Collonell Shane Ocane and was but three horse and himselfe at Muffe upon the way and now since we heare he left behind him a Foote company and a troope of Horse and was the first in those parts that opposed our Cosin Sir Con Mac Ginis of entering Lisnagarry when the Lord Conoway his Troope of Horse and al the townes people left it and the Country about and but for him we had had Balfast and most of those parts in possession we did little dreame any such action had beene in him if we had we would have cut him short of his journey but now no remedy We have burnt most of the Country about onely Tirconell doth us much mischiefe our Cosin Owen Mac Cart is landed here at Doe and hath taken a Puritan Barke with Armes we are glad of his Arrivall As also of the troubles in England I hope we shall see our desires upon our Enemies if Englands troubles continue and be possest of all our owne Lands we expect your assistance of Armes and Ammunition and that all our Countrymen will come and assist us I pray you write me all the newes from thence by Watterford or any way you can it will come to my hand in respect we are Masters of the Fields Commend me to all our Friends I rest Your loving Cosin DONELL OCANE From Doe Castle this first of August 1642. THE League of the Captaines of London-Derry for the keeping thereof and Country adjoyning FIRST IT is concluded by us whose names are subscribed that we will from this time forward stand together for the safe keeping of this City of Londonderry and Country adjoyning and be helpfull in all things concerning the same Secondly It is agreed that on the morrow morning we will all joyne together with a competent number of our men to expell all such Irish out of the City as wee shall conceive to be needfull for the safety of this City Thirdly That after this is done that a Proclamation be made that no man or woman so expelled the City shall upon paine of death returne unto this City or make their abode within two miles of the same Fourthly That the morrow morning we take the advise of Sir John Vaughan and Captaine Henry Vaughan we survey the Suburbs of this City and conclude what houses are to be pulled downe and what Gardens and Orchards to be cut for annoying the enemies approach and that the same be speedily put in execution Fifthly That forty men be spared every watch night to guard the Ordnance and the gates the next day that is twenty men of the maine guard and twenty men of the by guard out of the two hundred watches every night Sixthly It is thought fit all our Companies be drawne forth into the fields and that the Captaines and Officers shall take a Voluntary oath to be true to the King and State and to keep the City to the expence of his life and to leave it to the rest of the companies to doe the like if they please The division of the Walls for Each Captaines quarter to make good Seventhly Captaine Pitts to make good the Kings Bulwarke to the Ferrigate Eighthly Captaine Thornton from the Ferrigate to Master Wabions Bulwarke and they two to make good the Ferrigate Ninthly Captaine Kilner from Master Wabions Bulwarke to Chichesters Bulwarke and make good the Shipkeygate Tenthly Captaine Finch from the end of Chichester Bulwarke to the Butchersgate Eleventhly Captaine Osbourne from the end of Chichester Bulwarke to the Butchersgate Twelfthly Captaine Lawson to make good the Princes Bulwarke and the Bishops gate to the Kings Bulwarke 13. Who ever hath the Towne guard Captaine Lawson is to make good his quarter and the Captaine of the Townes guard to make good Captaine Lawsons quarter 14. Sir John Vaughan and Sir Robert Stewart to make good the maine guard and all inhabitants or residents within the said City not under the Captaines Commands to repair to the maine guard for the better strengthening thereof and issuing of supplies as occasion shall require 15. All women and Children to keep within doores and hang out lights in their severall houses 16. Every Captaine to allow so many men to the Canoneeres as shall be requisite and to give them their names the morrow morning 17. Every Captaine to take the overfight of his owne quarter for the repairing of the defects of their severall quarters or other fortifications with the Gabions for the Cannoneers which is to be done at the generall charge The Names of the Captaines Robert Thornton Simon Pits Henry Finch Henry Osburne John Kilmer Robert Lawson Hu. Finch Since the Honourable Citie of London hath sent us fifteene peeces of Ordnance and foure we had before in all nineteene peeces for which amongst other their goodnesse towards us wee pray the Lord reward them and preserve them and continue his mercie with them and divert his judgements in these evill times from them that it may still continue a City flowing with plenty for ever FINIS