peny sterling In Corke by Patent to Knights and Esquires and to their heires were granted 88037 Acres with Rents five hundred and twelve pounds seven shillings and six peace half pâ—ny sterling In Waterford and Tipperary 22910 Acres with Rents three hundred and three pounds three pence sterling But these Undertakers having got so large a proportion of Lands and so little care to plant them with English Colonies and build and fortifie them with Castles as by Patent they were tied but for private ends without any regard to the publick good or her Majesties bounty sold them either to Papists or to Irish ill affected unto the English which was a great prejudice to the State of that Kingdom and the seeds of the ensuing Rebellion raised by Tyrone Concerning which I will briefly shew unto the Reader such collections as I have gathered from divers Authors COncerning the name and title of O Neale it is in so much esteeme that even those honourable titles of Earles Marquesses Dukes and Princes are despised in regard of that and in such reverent regard among the Irish that it is thought hee deserves the greatest curse in the world to fall upon him that shall dare to lay violent hands upon him nor have any loyall subjects a more dreadfull awe to violate the person of their sacred Prince then these people have to touch their great O Neale So that two thousand pound being offered by Proclamation to any that should betray him in his vast Campe prevailed nothing at all although hee were proclaymed Traitour and held guilty of that crime by Act of Parliament to take that name upon him Neere Tâ—llogh Oge there was a stone Chaire placed in the open field wherein he sate down that was created then we whose office it was took an old shooe and cast it over his head proclayming him O Neale Henry O Neale and Câ—nmâ—re matching into the Family of the Earles of Kildare by this their good fortune grew so insolent and proud that by their cruell tyranny they grew intolerable Câ—n Batto because lame succeeded his father in the dignity of O Neale and cursed his posterity if any of them should learne English sow corne or build houses to entertain the English This mans greatnesse grew in suspition with Henry the eighth having been a party in the former Rebellion of the Earle of Kildare which hee perceiving went into England renounced the title of O Neale and surrendred his Lands unto the King Which not long after was regranted unto him by Henry the eighth to hold in fee together with the title of the Earl of Tyrone to him and to Matthew his reputed sonne and to the heires of their bodies lawfully begotten At which time also Matthew was created Baron of Dungannon This Matthew till hee was fifteene yeeres of age was reputed the sonne of a blacksmith of Dundalke whose Wife Con had formerly kept and she at her death gave him unto the said Con as being his sonne which hee did accept and appointed him to be Lord of Dungannon but hee was murthered in his fathers life time by Shant that is John O Neale the lawfull heire of Con but Matthew the base sonne left Brian who was murthered by O Donell at the instance of Shan And Hugh and Cormack who by the means and help of the English were preserved yet both proved Rebels Shan being barbarous and bloudy did â—ave and rage in a cruell manner over the Lords and people of Vlster Began to dispute that his father had no power to surrender to Henry the Eighth being but a termer that Mattheâ— was base borne that himselfe was O Neale and had Sovereigne power and authority over the Lords of Vlster Who taking armes overthrew O Really and took Callogh O Donnell Lord of Tir Conell cast him and his children into prison took his wife from him and bore himselfe as absolute King of Vlster But hee was soone quelled by the forces of the Earle of Sussex the then Lord Deputy and by perswasion of the Earle of Kildare went into England and made great submission to Queen Elizabeth and promising allegiance was received courteously And so returning conformed himselfe awhile in civill manner and did some good service against the Scots killed their Leader and drove them out of Vlster howbeit hee suddenly fell to his old byas and played the Tyrant over the Lords of Vlster who craved aid of the Lord Deputy to suppresse him but he grew the more outragious and with fire and sword drave Mac Guir Lord of Fermanagh out of his Country set fire on the Metropolitan Church of Armagh and laid siege to Dundalke but had the repulse by the Garrison and assistance of the Major But Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy taking the field with some forces sent Edw. Raldalph a brave Souldier to the North side of Ireland where at Derry at Coghfoyle in a pitchfield though hee lost his life yet gave the rebell such an overthrow that he was never able to appeare any more abroad so that hee was minded to have submitted with a halter about his neck to the Deputy but by the perswasion of his Secretary hee tried the friendship of the Scots who received him kindly but not long after slue him So that presently after Shan by a Parliament at Dublin was attainted of high Treason and all that hee had fell to the Queen Then Turlogh Linnogh took the title off O Neal for feare of the children of Shan and Matthew the bastard but being aged was quiet and lived peaceably Now Hugh son of the base son Matthew lived somtime in Ireland but much in the Court of England commonly called Baron of Dungannon who had served with a troop of horse under the Queen against the Lord of Desmond and behaved himselfe so valiantly that hee had given him a yeerly pension off a hundred marks He was a man of mean stature but of a strange body able to endure labours watching hunger and cold being industrious and active valiant affable and apt to manage great affaires and of a hgh dissembling subtile and profound wit He put up a Petition to the Parliament in Ireland that he might enjoy the inheritance of his Grandfather Con and his father granted to be Earles of Tirone which by the help of Sir John Perrot Lord Deputy was procured of the Queen And so hee handled the matter as well knowing the humour of the Court of England that through the Queenes mediation he got Turlogh Linnogh to surrender his government upon some conditions After whose death he usurped the title of O Neale which was capitall yet coloured it over with a pretence that it was only to hinder others In the yeer 1588 when that great Armado of Spaine was scattered by the English and many of the ships cast away on the Irish coast it is thought that this Hugh lodging and entertaining many of them was by them seduced and perswaded to Rebellion And going into England he was there
detained prisoner for that he came without the licence of the Lord Deputie Sir William Fitz Williams but on submission and certaine Articles proposed to him by the Lords and he willingly accepting promising to confirme them before the Lord Deputy in Ireland In the yeere 1590 it hapned that Con the sonne of Shan O Neale accused Hugh of treasonable practices before the Lords in England All which Hugh vehemently denied but after getting his accuser in his power he hanged him In August the same yeere Hugh Earle of Tyrone for so hereafter we must call him did promise under his hand before the Lord Deputy and counsell of Ireland to performe those Articles agreed upon in England but used many excuses to put off the execution of them And about this time Hugh Ror Mac Mahone was put to death by the Lord Deputy Williams very unjustly as some say to the great scandall of the Lord Deputy and it caused great complaints and out-cryes among the Irish who presently preferred their grievances against that Deputy and he driven to answer them And upon this fact the government of the English in the North became odious and they did strive what they could to shake it oft by expelling the Sheriffs from among them fearing the like usage as Mâ—c Mahone And 1593 Mao Guir chiefe of Fermanagh stood upon his guard accusing the Deputy of injustice in the businesse off Mahone and set upon Captain Willis and drove him and his guard being Sheriffe into a Church and would have put them all to the sword had not Tyrone interceded for them Whereupon the Deputy got into his hands Eniskillen Mac Guirs castle and proclaimed him a Traytor and likewise gave out some hard speeches concerning Tyrone which did much exasperate him and caused him to combine with the Lords of the North to defend their Honours Laws and Liberties and used two notable plots to assist him towards this Rebellion 1 To make his men skilfull hee profered to serve the Queen with 500 men of his own And for that end procured expert Captains to exercise them and so often changing these his men got most of his followers to be able Souldiers Secondly hee pretended to build a faire house at Dungannon and so got much lead to make Battlements which after he cast into bullets In the meane time Sir Henry Bagnal Marshall of Ireland whose Sister Tyrone had married did preferre many Articles against him unto which hee answered so cunningly saying that the Marshall did it out of spleen of purpose to detain his sisters portion and seemingly quitted himselfe but afterward he grew jealous of his owne safety At this time Gauranus a Priest whom the Pope had made Primate of all Ireland seduced certaine Irish Lords among which Mac Guir was chief and was overthrowne by Sir Richard Bingham and the Priest slaine in which service Tyrone was against Mac Guir with the Queens forces but secretly prepared for his Rebellion Then the sonnes of Shan O Neale were prisoners in Dublin Castle which had they been kept had been a bridle in Tyrones mouth but by connivance of Sir William Fitz Williams the Deputy were suffered to escape and so Tyrone got them into his custody nor would he release them although thereunto required But covering his Rebellion with feeming feares of his conceived enemies made daily complaints of the Marshals envy and what wrong he had done him In the yeere 1594 the Rebellion burst out Sir William Russel came in the place of Fitz Williams at which time Vlster men openly distressed her Majesties forces and Tyrone was supposed to countenance them Yet he appeared in person at Dublin before the new Lord Deputy desiring her Majesties favour out of which hee had falne rather by the calumny of them then any cause of his own But the Marshall charged him with great matters ready to prove them so that the Deputy thought fit to stay him but the Councell of Ireland were of the contrary opinion so he was let goe but the Queene was much displeased for it and sharply reproved the Deputy but he laid the fault on the Councell of Ireland And presently tooke the field with his Army to relieve Eniskillen in Ferminaght and in the Winter following there was little done because there was some Treaties of peace but the Rebels grew so peremptory in their demands that it was not liked by the Lords in England And therefore sent over two thousand old souldiers that had served in Britany and a thousand more taken up in England which news Tyrone hearing and that the Castle of Balishannan and Relike were to be planted with English Garisons Drew his forces together and tooke the Fort of Blackwater razed it and broke down the bridge there and now the Northerne Rebels appeare but Tyrone shewed a seeming desire of pardon This Lord Deputy fearing this storme might fall upon him desired the Counsel of England to send him an assistant of some experienced Souldiers which hee meant should be under his command but the Lords mistaking his meaning sent over Sir John Norris a great Commander and well experienced that would scarce give way to any who was styled Lord Generall and to command in chief in the absence of the Lord Deputy But the emulation that grew between these two hindered the businesse yet both of them went into the field with the Army towards Armagh Tyrone makes suit again by Letters for pardon but being intercepted came not unto the Deputies hands untill hee had proclaymed him Traytor But upon Tyrones instance Commissioners were appointed by the Queen to treat with the Rebels At which time Tyrone complained of the Marshall of many injuries And his demands were that hee might have his Wives portion of the Marshall and the free exercise of his Religion and many other But when Articles were propounded on the Queenes part they set so light of them and made such scorne that the Conference brake off though the Queen for sparing of bloud had resolved to give them any reasonable Conditions This parley ended the Lord Deputy and the Lord Generall comming to Armagh did so much terrifie the Rebels that Tyrone left the Fort of Blackwater burnt the Town of Dungannon and pull'd down his house there and betooke himselfe to the Woods Sept. the third Hugh Earle of Tyrone Hugh O Donel Brian O Rourk Hugh Mack Guir Brian Mac Mahone Sir Arthur O Neale Cormac Mach Baron Tyrones brother Con O Neale Tyrones base sonne Henry Oge O Neale Turlogh Mac Henry O Neale Brian Art Mac Bryan and one Francis Mountford were though absent indicted and condemned of high Treason Now the Lemster Rebels being revolted grew strong and forraged even to the gates of Dublin to the County of Wexford This Winter passed without any matter of moment because indeed Generall Norris not yet acquainted with Tyrones subtilties seemed to harken to peace thereby to reclayme him by faire means In the yeere 1596 the Queen granted another Commission for
Crowne 20l The Clerke of the Counsell 20l The Serjeant at Armes 20l The Provost Marshall 264l 12s 6. d. The increase of pay to the present CoÌ„missioners 282. l. 10s Sum. total 949l 12s 6d Certaine Bands of Irish Kerne 1579l 8s 9d For Warders in severall Provinces 3577l 2d For Commissaries of Musters 577l 18s 4d For Pensioners of all sorts 3249l 9. d. Lastly Almes men 88l 19. s. 4. d. The totall of the above-named charge not contained in the establishment 21328l 8s 7d To which adde the establishment 277782l 15s The totall of the yeerly charge was 299111l 3s 7d To which if you adde the great charge of all Forts of Munitions with the like extraordinary expences and consider that the 1300 horse and the 1600 foot by new supplyes were to be made up 20000. What a masse of expence is here in one yeere able to drain this Kingdome seeing nothing comes from Ireland but complaints It will require the wisdome and providence of those that undertake it and the patience of the people that beare it All this in a readinesse the Earle of Essex departs from London in March 1â—99 in the beginning of the yeere not providently foreseeing what a step hee then made to his ruine The Nobility and gallant Gentry accompanied him on his way And the Earle of Kildare made such haste in an ill Vessell that himselfe and many a brave man with him were all drowned in the passage The Earle being arrived in Ireland took the place of government and laboured to acquaint himself with the estate of that Kingdome what parts were quiet what in rebellion Who had certaine intelligence that the Rebels in the County of Dublin were in number of the chiefe Families 48 foot 20 horse In Kildare 220 foot three horse In the County of Carlogh being wholly wasted only six or seven Castles held for the Queen In the County of VVexford all wasted but the Castles held for the queen and some English Families but all the rest in rebellion In these two Counties 750 foot 50 horse In the County of Leaz most of the chiefe in rebellion 570 foot 30 horse Only a few Castles held for the queen In the County of Ophaly some Castles held for the queen others by the Rebels 468 foot 12 horse In the County of Kilkenny many great Families of the Irish the Butlers in Rebellion 130 foot 20 horse The Rebels held the Castle of Bellirage and Colekill The rest the Earle of Ormond held for the queene In the County of Meth the son and heire of Sir William Nugent in rebellion and the Rebels of Vlster had much wasted the heart of the Pale In the County of West Meth lying most waste and possessed by the Rebels 140 foot twenty horse Besides Captain Tirril a bold man of English Race who had of Vlster men and other Rebels 200 foot In the County of Lowth all wasted by the Rebels only an English Irish Baron the Townes and Castles stood for the queene In the County of Langford 120 foot The whole in this Province of Lemster and Meth joyned with it 3048 foot 182 horse In the Province of Vlster Consisting most of Irish except somewhat which the Scots held were all forced to give way to Tyrone Dundalke the Frontier Towne between the Pale and Ulster and Knocfergus a Frontier Towne towards Scotland were kept by the English and some few other Castles all the rest possessed by the Rebels In the upper and lower Clandebays the Rebels 160 foot 70 horse The Duffery had 20 foot Two more Rebels had 100 foot 20 horse The Captain of Kilwarben had 60 foot 10 horse Mac 60 foot 10 horse Beyond the Min Water 40 foot Sir Francis Mac Surlebay 400 foot 100 horse The Island of Magie belonging to the Earle of Essex was wasted Mac Guir in Fermannagh had 600 foot 100 horse Other Rebels thereabout had 500 foot â—â—0 horse The O Reylies in the Brenny or County of Cavan had 800 foot 100 horse O Cane in his Countrey 500 foot 2â—0 horse Seven other chief Rebels had 1180 foot 281 horse Tyrone the Arch traytour Tyrone his country 700. foot 200 horse And divers other Rebels with him So the whole forces of the Rebels in Vlster 1702 horse 7220 foot In the County of Tipperary the Baron of Caher a Butler with his Brother and followers 30 foot 12 horse And divers other great Families had in severall companies some not having above three or foure horse 1660 F. 79 Horse In the County of Corke James fitz Thomas the new created Earle of Desmond 250 foot 30 horse And divers other Families 820 foot 8 horse In the County of Luirick Fisz Lacy with others had 300 foot 15 horse In the County of Kerry the Lord Fitz-Morice and others 500 foot 30 horse In the County of Desmond Osuillinan Beare and others had 500 foot 6 horse In the County of Waterford 200 foot 10 horse The whole number of the Rebels in Munster 5030 foot 242 Horse The Rebels of Connagh were 3070 foot 220 horse In all the foure Provinces Meth being reckoned for a County in Lemster the strength of the Rebels were 18246 foot 2346 horse Concerning which in April the Earle of Essex sent intelligence into England by a Letter And in a second Letter of the resolutions of Tyrone first that he intended to hearten his Confederates and then to make head in Vlster with his own forces and O Donnel in Connagh that the Rebels had taken oath at a publick Crosse to be constant and none â—ought pardon but in such insolent manner that it was rather a contempt That the very subjects grew cold in the service that although on private revenge they could appeare with an 100. Horse and 300 Foot yet now pleaded their inability to ayd the Queen with sixe of each the Earle gathered some English forces together and against his owne advice in England and the Q. command deceived by some false counsell hee set not on the head but on a few weake Rebels in Munster a matter of no consequence being beaten as they were June 15. the Lord Lievtenant received Letters from a Captain out of the North of Vlster that Tyrone had received Amunition out of Spaine but no treasure as was reported that he did sollicite the Redshanks into his pay and had provision of armes and other assistance daily from the Scots And also advised the Earle of their strength and of their intention to protract the warre and weary the English in prevention whereof he wished his Lordship to procure foure thousand Redshanks which in their Boats might break in upon Tyrone which thing the Lord Bourgh had formerly undertaken to procure but was prevented by death Iu. 25. the Lord Lievtenant wrote unto the Queen of the state and condition of the Rebels shewing the cause of their rebellion with the meanes to reduce and keepe them in subjection and that as well by Sea as Land provision must bee made to reduce them
called it to answer all alarmes and were exempted from other duties The Horse 857. The Castle Niparke upon a breach made by our cannon yeelded only on condition of saving their lives sixteen being only left in it It stood in an Island beyond the water The Lord President returned with foure Regiments two he carryed out and two met him and comming to the Campe they quartered by themselves on the West side of Kinsale and were commanded by the Earle of Thomand for the Lord President went to the Lord Deputy The Towne with a Demi-Cannon played upon our Admirall and Vice-Admirall in the the harbour of Kinsale And shot them throughout But our Shippe peeces presently dismounted the Demi-cannon and hurt their chiefe Gunner Our battery lay so continually upon the Towne on all sides that did it much offend the enemy within who impatient that we built a fort close to the towne West gate Made a brave sally with 2000 men on our Ordinance on the East side and made most furious assault having brought with them tooles to cloy the Peeces and to dismount them if possible And indevoured to pull downe the Gabions in our trenches and baskets filled with earth for the safegard of our Gunners and Cannoneeres But they found such resistance by the great courage of our men that they were driven to retreate into the Towne leaving above 120 dead in the place and many slaine neere the towne some others taken prisoners But on our side not many hurt two Captaines and one Lievtenant killed Among the Spaniards at their shipping many of them were found to have Spells Characters and hallowed Medalls as preservatives against death A Drumme was sent to offer Don Jean to bury his slaine who returned thankes but withall prayed the Lord Deputie to see them buried promising to doe the like for ours when they fell in his power At this time newes came that sixe Spanish ships were put into Castle-haven neere Baltamore and sixe more were scattered from them by foule weather these six brought two thousand men and many Ordnance and Munition and news that 20000 more were comming Sir Richard Levison getting five or sixe ships out of the harbour of Kinsale got in little time into Castle-haven and and sunke one Spanish ship The Admirall of the Spaniard having 9 Foot water in her hould drave on a rocke and the Vice-Admirall and two others run aground most of the Spaniards quitting them And so our Fleet returned to Kinsale Into which harbour came a Scottish Barke laden with 80 Spaniards who were by the Master put all into the hands of the English so were landed and carryed into the Campe upon whose examination divers discoveries were made that great preparations were made for Ireland and that in Spain they doubted not but that it was taken already Now intelligence came to the Campe that O Donnell was joyned with the Spaniards that landed at Castle-haven that he together with all the forces that Tyrone could make would releeve Kinsale Upon which our Campes did more strongly fortifie and intrench themselves for their owne defence And so had not leasure to follow the batteryes as they had done before because the new supplies were much wasted with hard service and great sicknesse Two small Sconces were built at the West side of the Towne betweene the Earle of Thomands quarter and the water and so cast up trenches from place to place to invest the town to the land and hinder the driving in of the cattell into the town O Donnels forces are said to be 4000. and Tyrones 8000. which are all to joyne with the Spaniards and lye not above sixe miles from our Campe A Letter was intercepted sent to Oneale by the Spanish Generall To the Prince Oneale and Lord O Donnell J Thought your Excellencies would have come at Don Ricardos going since he had order from you to say that upon the Spaniards comming to you from Castle-haven you would doe me that favour And so I beseech you now you will do it and come as speedily and as well appointed as may be for I assure you that the enemy are tyred and very few and they cannot guard the third part of their trenches which shall not availe them for resisting their first fury all is ended The manner of your comming your Excellencies know better there then I to give here for I will give them enough to doe this way being alwayes watching to give the blow all that I can and with some resolution that your Excellency fighting as ye doe alwayes I hope in God the victory shall be ours without doubt because the cause is his And I more desire the victory for the interest of your Excellencie then mine owne And so there is nothing to be done but to bring your squadrons come well appointed and close withall that being mingled with the enemies their forts will doe as much harme to themselves as unto us The Lord keepe your Excell Kinsale Decemb. 18. after the old stile Though you be not well fitted I beseech your Excellen to dislodge and come towards the enemy for expedition imports it is needfull that we all be on horseback at once and the greater hast the better Signed by Don Iean de Aquila This newes made us ply our batteryes the more and the like importunitie made Tyrone advance within a mile of us in the way to Corke But some of our Foot drawing out of the Campe towards him for that time he drew himselfe into the wooâ—s Our Army was but weake at this time many sick and some run away in number 6595. Tyrone often shewed his Horse and Foot on a hill not â—aâ—e off and we had intelligence from one of Tyrones Commanders that both he and the Spaniards resolved to aâ—…t our Campe together on all sides in the night But Tyrones guides missing the way happened to be withâ—â— an houre of day when they were discried in a plain not far from our Campe where Tirrill led the vantgard wherin the Spaniards from Castle haven were Tyrone leading their battell and O Donnell their reare intending to force the great Campe But the Lord Deputy with the Lord President having sate in Counsell all that night drew out some regiments The Marshall Sir Richard Wingfield with 400 horse and Sir Henry Fowers regiment advanced within 20 score of the enemy resolving to give them battell two more regiments being come up which the enemy perceiving retyred over a foard somewhat disorderly and the Marshall seeing it desired leave of the Lord Deputy to fight which being granted to take occasion according to his discretion hee presently marched forward over the foard The enemy still retyring further over the bogge into a plaine hoping to find the bogge some safegard from us But the Marshall with some horse and foot went to the bogge side and gave them occasion of skirmish there their Battalians standing firme on the one side of the bogge and our foot on the other In
with his forces who came from Carickfergus at their meeting place his Lordship raised a Forâ— capable of a 1000 foot and 100 horse and called in Mountjoy after his own Barony And his Lordships resolutions were to follow Tyrone from place to place but that a scarcity of victuals hindred him so that he was faâ—â— for 20 days to goâ— elswhere to provide but leaving those Garrisons in the mean time so strong about Tyrone that he should not dare to venture on the plainâ— and they stirring about to seek after him in his fortress he should not feed his Câ—…is abroad Now fresh news came of new supplyes from Spaina and confirmed for that a ship of Spaine arrived at Ardea and brought O Swillivan Beare and other Captaines of the Rebels munition and store of money which made them grow somewhat resolute whereas before they were ready to sue for mercy this caused some obstructions in their proceeding But the Lord Deputy intending to take the field and have the Newry but hearing that Tyrone would send and disturbe the parts about Killultagh to hinder that himselfe should not be prosecuted His Lordship sent some Commanders to invest a strong Fort wherein lay all the goods of such Rebels as were fled into Tyrone called Enishlanghen which was seated in the midst of a great Bog and no way accessable but through thick Woods very hardly passable and the Fort had about it two deep ditches both compassed with strong Pallisado's a very high and thick Rampire of earth and timber and well flanked with Bulwarks and sixty souldiers for its defence who by the industry and valour of our men were made to yield and men brought to his Lordship at the Newly This done his Lordship took the field Aug. 20 marched towards Armagh and so spoyled Tyron's Country who was fled into Fermanagh from whence he went to a Fortresse at the bottome of Lough Earne so that hee could not be approched so that making wast thereabouts leaving Garrisons at the end of SuÌ„mer his Lordship returned to Dublin About October 20 many Rebels offered submission especially many of Tyrones Captains and Tyron himself writes an humble letter to the Lord Deputy Who begins a journey into Connagh to take the submission of other Rebels and to view the Towne of Galloway where he continued all Christmas and caused a fort to be built there The Lord President of Munster went to surprize the castle of Dunbay which Oswillivan Bear got from the Spaniard at Bearhaven where in were sixty Warders and three peeces of Ordnance neere unto which his Lordship pitched his camp having a rising hil between it the castle there were within it some Spaniards Italians But our battery making a breach was entred by the English and possessed part of it but the Rebels defended the rest all the day and night and part of the next day untill our men wonne it by force and slue and executed 134 men sparing 12 of good account which were kept to worke upon Tirrill Spanish Ordnance taken in this Fort one Demyculvering two Sacres and one Falcon all of brasse and two Sacres five Minions and one Falcon of iron the Castle was blown up and his Lordship returned to Corke Sir Samuel Bagual with a Regiment fell by night into Tirrils Campe lying in Muskerry killed 80 of his men made him flie away in his shirt took a thousand cattell 60 horses and hackneys and much rich spoyle And Sir Charles Wilmot brake by night into the quarters of the Knight of Kerry killed 40 of his men tooke 500 Cows 200 Garrais and two moneths provision of meale and meeting with other Rebels he took in all 2000 Cows 4000 sheep and 1000 Garrais so that the Rebels as bâ—oken men flew towards Pale About this time Captain Taffe commanding our Irish in Carbery assaulted a band of Rebels led by a Priest the Popes Nuntio who killed the Priest with most of his men and got his cattell Upon whose death Mac Carties all Cerbery submitted So the Lord President from Connagh returned to Munster and leaving two Commissioners to governe Munster in the beginning of March sailed into England And now Tyrone himself sues for the Queenes favour which she is very unwilling to grant supposing him not worthy to live who had cost so many lives and caused he so much charge and trouble yet the Deputy earnestly mediates but it doth not appeare that ever shee did yield unto it yet willing he should come in But Tyrone had little left but the grudging of the common people which alwayes followes disasters and exclaymed that he had ingaged the ruine of his whole Nation for his owne private discoâ—tents and that these warres howsoever beneficiall to him yet were they most peâ—nicious to them Thus Tyrone having almost if not altogether worne out and wasted his friends and fortune found it high time to seek â—avour and accept it upon any terms Which the Deputy having secret intelligence of the Queens death not yet publikely knowne made some haste to accept of his submission lest another should have taken the beast out that he had taken in his toyle And so March 30 1603 at Meâ—ifont hee made his humble submission to the Deputy sitting in a Chaire of State on his knees and in the company of the Deputy rode to Dublin April 4. At which time open tydings came of the death of that victorious Queen and the happy comming in of K. James do the Earle of Tyrone made a new submission to the Deputy as to King James King of England And now upon this change divers of the Towns and Cities as Cork Waterford and Wexford through the â—educing of the Priests and Jesuits had set up the Idolatrous Masse and brought in Popish superstition by force and violence on a â—aâ—â—e suggestion that K. James was a favourer of the same So the Deputy was â—ike to have a new businesse in hand by those that had not shewed themselves all this time who seeing their hope of gaine gone the rebellion growing to an end themselves will venture to continue it rather then let it â—â—â—ke As Limrick and Galloway but especially Corke grew exceeding insolent and by force to advance to the height the Romish Religion And for prevention hereof his Lordship first writes to the Maior and then drawes towards them with the Kings forces Hanged some of the Ring-leaders at Corke sware the other Cities to obedience leaving strong Garrisons in them Left Sir George Carem the Kings Deputy sent for Tyrone and carried him into England where he was joyfully welcomed and graciously entertained at the Court created Earle of Devonshire and made a privy Counsellour Tyrone having procured his pardon of the King and a Proclamation for his safegard in his return to Ireland being grown exceeding odious to our Nation there he stayed awhile but after being disloyall fled into Spain and there died The War ended the army List horse 1000 foot 11150 and