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A51585	A journal of the three months royal campaign of His Majesty in Ireland together, with a true and perfect diary of the siege of Lymerick / by Samuel Mullenaux.	Mullenaux, Samuel.	1690 (1690)	Wing M3058; ESTC R212	30,044	26

de la Meloniere gave Protections to a great many Papists who expected to have been plundered and marched to joyn the Army whom we shall leave for a little time and give the Reader here an account of the Movements of the late King and his Troops and the Affairs in and about Dublin and the Protestants therein Friday June 13. The Protestants in Dublin receiv'd the certain Account of King William's Landing Before this a Camp had been laid out by the Irish about Atherde● and the late King James had ordered his Army to Rendezvouz there from several parts of the Kingdom On Monday the 16th King James marched out of Dublin to joyn them with about 6000 French Foot most old Soldiers excellently well Arm'd and Clad one Regiment of these were Dutch and Protestants and were observed carefully for fear of Deserting The whole Irish Army encamped made about 36000 all well Clad and in good heart both Horse and Foot The same day King James left Dublin there marched in 6000 of the Countrey Militia and Collonel Luterel and Mac Gillicuddy as his Assistant were left Governors It was expected the Irish would have been much cast down upon King James's leaving Dublin and the certain News of King Williams's Landing but they were much the contrary they Triumphed and rejoyced as if they had got King William in a Pound and the Day were their own They were assured either that the French Fleet would cut of King William from England or that an Insurrection would be made there for we were told that an hundred thousand Men were ready to rise under the Notion of declaring for a Common-wealth The Protestants in Dublin knew not what to think of these things for they were kept as Prisoners of War and suffered to know no more nor enjoy any more than what the others pleased But this the Protestants feared most because the Irish spoke least of it that some desperate Persons had undertaken to Destroy King William as soon as he should come ashoar For the great assurance of the Irish could not be imputed to any other thing than this Some were so open as to tell their Protestant Friends very lately That they would be glad to go to Mass within this Twelve Month with several other Expressions of the like nature The great concern of the Protestants in Dublin was how they should be preserved from being Plundered and Burnt in case of the Defeat of the Irish Army this they thought could be done only by the English pursuing the Victory close for by a particular Providence the Irish had neglected all this time to fortifie Dublin or else by sending a Party by Sea to Land at the Bay at the time of the Engagement neither of which as it afterward happen'd was done But God alone preserv'd the Protestants of Dublin by an extraordinary Deliverance On Thursday June 19. After King James was gone to Encamp about Twelve at Noon the Governour ordered all Persons walking the Streets without Swords or Bayonets which was the Badge of Protestants to be taken up and secured in Parades At Night he pickt out whom he thought fit and sent them to several Prisons where they were considerably incommoded After this followed a Proclamation That not above Five Protestants should meet in any place above the Family on pain of Death By which they were from that time shut out from our Churches which by an extraordinary Providence they had enjoyed all these times except Christ Churh Most of them were frequented twice every Day at Prayers The Church-men who stayed in the City though they had lost all their Subsistance by the Irish Parliament except what People voluntarily contributed acquitted themselves with a great deal of Zeal and Diligence being particularly influenc'd by the Bishop of Meath and Dr. King Dean of St. Patricks who have been the Bulwark of the Protestants in these sad times On Tuesday 24. Dr. King was clapt up in the Castle and many other of the principal Protestants in the College which was now a Garison and other publick places The Galway Protestants being about 200 these were they of Sir Thomas Southwel's party which were lately brought to Dublin in order to be exchanged were removed from White Fryars to the Round Church and all the Newgate Prisoners were put to them where they were near stifled The Prisoners of War were brought from Kilmainham to St. John's Church the publick Contributions which hitherto had been very liberal every Lord's Day to their Relief were now intercepted and the Poor began to suffer much few Protestants daring to walk the Streets Saturday the 28th News came to Dublin That the Irish Army retreated and the English Army were come towards Droghedah and seemed to press forward for Dublin On Sunday the 29th the Irish Army came on this side the Boyne and King James as it should seem distrusting the Issue Sir Patrick Trant First Commissioner of the Revenue and another Gentleman were ordered to go from Dublin on Monday Morning to Waterford to prepare Ships July 1st Early in the Morning the Protestants in Dublin were wakened by an Alarm and the News that there would be a Battle The Gates of the City were kept strictly Guarded and the Protestants kept their Houses The Issue they expected with the greatest apprehensions Several Reports were spread abroad every Hour one while that the French Fleet were in the Bay another that a French Express was come from Waterford with the news of taking the Isle of Wight by the French and of their being gone to Dover then that the English Right Wing was quite routed then that the P. of Orange was taken Prisoner But at Five that Afternoon some that had made their escape on tired Horses told the Protestants The Irish were much worsted and others at Six That they were totally defeated from hence till One that Night all the Entries of the Town were filled with dusty wounded and tired Soldiers and Carriages perpetually coming in After these several of King James's Horse Guards came in stragling without Pistols or Swords and could not tell what was become of himself Near ten that Night he came in with about 200 Horse all in disorder The Protestants concluded now that it was a total rout and that the English Army were just ready to come into Town but were greatly Surprised when an hour or two after they heard the whole Body of the Irish Horse coming in in very good order with Kettle-Drums Haut boys and Trumpets and early the next Morning the French and a great Party of the Irish Foot These being a little rested Marched out again as they gave out to meet the Enemy which were supposed to draw nigh Wednesday July 2d About five this Mornning King James having sent for the Irish Lord Mayor and some Principle Persons to the Castle made a Speech to them to this purpose Gentlemen I had a very good Army in England and when I had the greatest occasion for them they

Their hast and disorder was so great that they could carry nothing away with them but left behind them several things untoucht as also the Carriage Horses which were loose at Grass Sir Albert Cunningham with part of his Regiment of Inniskilling Dragoons that lay not far from thence being timely Alarm'd by a Deserter march'd immediately towards the Enemy charged them killed about Twenty with a Major and a Captain and pursued them as far as was safe Sir John Lanier who upon the news of Sarsfield's March was by the Kings Order sent from the Camp with a Detatchment of Horse came within Three Miles of them and being informed of what had happened struck off to Kilcullen Bridge to cut off their Retreat but the Enemy retired by the way of Athlone This accident hindred us five or six days which we spent in preparing our Batteries and put all things in a good posture for a vigorous Attack of the Town On the 14. An Express came to our Camp from Youghal giving an account that the Garrison there consisting of 50 Foot and 36 Dragoons hearing what mischief the Raparies did in the Country and that there was a great number of them at Castle-Martyr the Officers that Commanded drew out both the Horse and Foot and Marched to Attack them but the Foot not being able to March so fast as the Dragoons the latter met near Castle-Martyr 300 Raparies Horse and Foot and immediately Routed them killing 60. and taking 17. Prisoners and the Foot being come up they Summoned the Castle which Surrendred upon Liberty to go to Cork but without their Horses and Arms which being done the Soldiers took the Horses and the Arms were given to the Protestant Inhabitants and so they returned to Youghal While this was doing Captain Price and Captain Whetstone Commanders of the Bristol Men of War who were then at Youghal being informed That there were Two Ships in Cork Harbour Laden with Hides and Tallow for France they Sailed to the Harbours Mouth and sending in their Boats brought away the Two Ships and carried them to Waterford August 16. This Morning was Published in the Camp the following Proclamation A Proclamation by the King and Queens most excellent Majestie● William Rex WHereas We are informed That divers Persons either through Disaffection to the Clergy of the Church of Ireland as by Law Established or from a Design to take advantage of the present Disturbances in this Kingdom do delay or refuse to pay their Tythes and other Ecclesiastical Duties to the aforesaid Clergy as by Law they ought to do We having a gracious Regard to the distressed condition of the Church and Clergy and being stedfast in Our Resolution to preserve the benefit of the Law to all Our Subjects in the due Execution thereof do hereby strictly Command and Require all Our Loving Subjects of what Rank or Condition soever That they yield set forth and pay unto the Archbishops Bishops Deans Arch-deacons Prebends Rectors Parsons Vicars Curates and all others that have Ecclesiastical Dignities or Cure of Souls the Tythes and other Ecclesiastical Duties that are or shall become due or payable to them respectively according to the Laws and Customs of this Our Realm of Ireland Given at Our Royal Camp before Lymerick this Fifteenth day of August 1690. In the Second Year of Our Reign On the 17th The whole day was spent in making the necessary Preparations and getting all things ready for the opening of the Trenches which in the Evening was put in Execution the Trenches were opened with Seven Battallions consisting of English French and Danish Infantry Commanded by the Prince of Wirtemberg Lieutenant General Major General Kirk Major General Petteau and Sir Henry Bellassis Brigadeer We advanced this Night about 300 paces and took Two Redoubts from the Enemy from whence they might have disturbed our Workmen The 18th about 10 at Night the Trenches were Relieved by Lieutenant General Douglas my Lord Sidney and Count Nassau Major Generals and Brigadeer Stewart with Seven Battallions of Foot and this Night we made our regular approaches towards another strong Redoubt of the Enemies notwithstanding the Night was exceeding dark that had it not been prevented by the extraordinary care and dilligence of the Officers our Men had certainly fallen foul on one another thro' mistake The 19. The Trenches were Reliev'd by the Prince of Wirtemburg Lieutenant General Major General Kirk and Petteau and Sir Henry Bellassis Brigadeer and we continued our Approaches towards the said Redoubt which the King gave Order should be Attack'd the next day The 20. The Trenches were Reliev'd by Lieutenant General Douglas my Lord Sidny and Count Nassau Major Generals and Brigadeer Stewart the Signal was given by Three Guns about Two in the Afternoon when our Men that were Detached for this Service to the number of about 150 choice Select Men besides Officers immediately fell on and with extraordinary Courage entred the Fort and drave out the Enemy killing about 40 of them After we had been about half an hour in possession of the Fort the Enemy made a great Sally Horse and Foot in all about Two Thousand but they were so warmly receiv'd by our Men that after a short Dispute they were beaten back our Horse pursuing them to the very Walls of the Town The 21. We carried on our Trenches and finished them to that degree so as to hinder any more Sallies The 22. We raised a Battery of Eight Guns and Twenty four pound Ball and two of Eighteen against the Enemies high Towers from whence they Fired upon our Men and we have quite levelled them The Night following we threw great numbers of Bombs and Carcasses into the Town and Burnt many of the Houses The 23. This Morning one of Gilmey's Troopers came over to us and brought with him a Boy and Four very good Horses About Noon Two Captains a Lieutenant a Priest and Seventy common Soldiers of the Enemy were brought in Prisoners from Nighua a considerable Castle Two Miles from our Camp where General Gnikle Marcht with Two Thousand Horse Six Hundred Dragoons a Regiment of Foot and Two Guns the Castle indured a Siege of Twenty Four hours and then Surrendred on Discretion This Afternoon Two French-Men came over to us and brought with them Two as good Horses as any in our Army they gave us an account that the Rogues in the City are in a miserable condition for want of Bread and Drink but that Meat is plenty among them This Night about Seven in the Evening we Played furiously into the Town with our Bombs Red hot Balls and other Fire-Engines which Fired the Town in several Places one fell into their great Magazine of Hay which was consumed and several Houses Burnt the Fire lasting there about Six hours another set Fire to a place near the Church which was not consumed till Five the next Morning and as that was quenched we Fired another place which was Blown up by the Enemy The