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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76449	The whole proceedings of the siege of Drogheda in Ireland, vvith a thankfull remembrance for its wonderfull delivery. Raised with Gods speciall assistance by the prayers, and sole valour of the besieged, with a relation of such memorable passages as have falne out there, and in the parts neer adjoyning since this late rebellion. Written by Nicholas Bernard, Deane of Ardagh in Ireland.	Bernard, Nicholas, d. 1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing B2020; Thomason E110_1; ESTC R11178	79,934	118

first to his assistance and chased them up the Hill to the dropping of many of them and not long after each Captaine getting what number he could together every Lane was beset that they trod them downe with case many crying out for quarter had it whom some pretending to have been my servants gate the like favour others crept into by-corners and backsides and thus found some hunting worke for the souldiers most of the day after so that there was slaine within and without the Towne and taken prisoners about two hundred amongst whom one was presumed to be a Priest by his gilt Breviary found in his pocket and brought to me by his stripper And if we may give credence to a Letter which I have seen of their owne who usually in these relations shoot rather short then over some of the best of their Captaines were slaine hurt and lamed A dreadfull sight me thought it seemed to see the bodies of so many dead men lying naked up and downe the streets but more horrid to thinke whither their soules were posted even to a second death also and yet it could not be beheld without thanks to God who had returned their Designe for us upon themselves In whom we might view the draught of our owne condition if the day had bin theirs For the breach in the wall it was in such an obscure place in an Orchard between Saint James his Gate and the water that it could not be found out till the pursued directed us to it by their flight thither through which about two hundred sled who if knowne in time had bin prevented Such mistakes were there in this darke confusion that a Captaine meeting some twenty of them tooke them for his owne encouraged them and was leading them very confidently up to the Mill-mount till casually by laying his hand upon one or two of them and finding them wet and discerning a trouse apprehended his errour and made his way by his sword through some of them and so gate backe againe yet they proceeded so farre as to knocke downe the two Centinels in their way and were come just up to the Mount-Bridge before they were dispatched one of whom was killed upon the very Mount it selfe The Captaine who had then the command of the Mount mistooke one of our Companies for the Rebels who by their making haste up to the Hill being breathlesse and speechlesse in not answering what they were was just giving fire to a peece of Ordnance upon them had not one man being best winded by a timely answer saved the rest Without the Towne were many thousands at severall corners still confidently expecting the opening of a Port by their owne party within who stayed in sight an houre or two after day-light Which errour of theirs when ours apprehended they thought good to nourish and having taken a Bagg-piper of theirs caused him upon one of the Gates to daunce and play very merrily and call to them to make haste in that the Towne was theirs The like was confirmed at other Gates by holding up their Caps and using all other signes of triumph By this it was a mirth to see Companies of stragling fellowes leaping ditches for the shorter way and running out of breath for haste to the Gates like Birds to the snare or fishes to the net who should be first taken and so were brought in by dozens in a string till our prisons were glutted with them But at length seeing all going and none returning they judge it but to be but like beasts to the Lyons dennes and so that sport was ended and yet so strong were they of that beliefe that they still kept their standings till a Peece or two from the Mill-Mount shewed them their mistakes by sweeping away about thirty of them and so by that discourteous usage the rest of them tooke their leaves of us very ab●uptly many were slaine at the severall Ports by the Musket-shot from the wals divers found out by the souldiers within where they had been by their good brethren harboured some were men of good quality by their cloathes who when they were stripped were f●und double suited a faire skarlot disguised by a frizo keeping it I beleeve clean for the more glorious triumphing show after we had ●in all cut off but blessed be God who made us not a prey unto their teeth This deliverance was acknowledged by the worst of men to be Gods speciall handy-worke in their heartlesse delayes at their entrance the confasion in their proceedings the infatuating of their Councels for had they but either cut off the Guard at the Port near which they were entred who were most asleep and so opened the Gate to thousands of their owne Party there attending or made up to the Mill-Mount where foure or five Peeces were commanding the whole Towne and where a ●unner was not to be found or marched but to the Bridge and with the two Drakes there entred into the Body of the Towne and so cut off the maine Guard we had bin undone and slaine in our beds and indeed true and righteous had bin Gods Judgement for that deluge of drunkennesse wherein most were drowned But he shewed himselfe rather to delight in mercy in sparing us It was not unobserved neither that their shout of victory being our first Alarum should be our only preservation and that in this great hazard of us all and slaughter of so many of them there should be in fight but three of our men slaine in the place was most wonderfull in our eyes indeed some few walking in the streets unarmed and ignorant of their entrance were butchered by them as a footman a horseman and a Sentinell or two for the preventing their discovery as others by some other accidents afterwards but in fight no considerable number One of our souldiers that had run away being taken now and hanged confessed upon the Gibbet that a Fryer had laid the plot and others of that Fraternity had a hand in the prosecution as accordingly about the time of the shout there was seen halfe a dozen Muskets shot out of one Fryery at such as passed on the other side upon the Key Upon this inquisition was made into some of their Cloysters where Powder Match and Armes were found little becomming any of those Orders except the Loyallists whose Father had bin indeed a lame souldier Under this pretence of searching for Rebels some pillage was committed in the Towne against the will of the Governour who afterwards by Proclamation had restored to the owners what could be gotten and on paine of death that misdemeanor restrained though many of their Actions in this businesse had deserved a greater forfeiture This errour overpast without any dammage as it deserved of us a speciall day of thanks giving to God which accordingly was observed so ●● doubled the vigilancy of our watch ever after The former continu●ll duty of the souldiers was very great each Company with their Captaine and