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take_v their_o ensign_n and_o no_o loss_n of_o we_o p._n 51._o the_o woeful_a extremity_n of_o famine_n after_o the_o town_n have_v be_v sift_v and_o all_o possible_a relief_n near_o hand_n adventure_v for_o p._n 36._o our_o relief_n the_o second_o time_n february_n 20._o wherein_o god_n special_a hand_n be_v evident_a in_o divers_a particular_n pag._n 57_o the_o same_o day_n the_o rebel_n beat_v off_o from_o our_o wall_n when_o they_o have_v mount_v many_o of_o their_o scale_a ladder_n pag._n 59_o divers_a horrible_a cruel_a act_n commit_v upon_o the_o english_a protestant_n near_o we_o pag._n 20._o the_o kill_n of_o three_o hundred_o of_o the_o rebel_n at_o the_o bridge_n of_o gillingstone_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o like_a number_n of_o we_o at_o the_o same_o place_n p._n 62._o the_o burn_a of_o morlenton_n and_o colpe_n with_o divers_a of_o the_o like_a and_o rout_v they_o on_o the_o south_n side_n p._n 64._o march_z the_o 5_o their_o rout_v on_o the_o north_n side_n at_o tallagh-holland_n when_o seven_o of_o their_o captain_n with_o three_o hundred_o other_o be_v slay_v p._n â—7_n the_o take_a possession_n of_o four_o of_o their_o castle_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o river_n of_o the_o take_n of_o atherdee_o about_o eight_o mile_n from_o we_o with_o the_o battle_n there_o when_o four_o hundred_o of_o they_o be_v kill_v p._n 74._o the_o admirable_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o quick_a take_n of_o dundalke_n about_o 16_o mile_n from_o we_o march_v 26._o with_o which_o we_o account_v our_o siege_n full_o raise_v pag._n 75._o a_o appendix_n of_o some_o other_o occurrence_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o our_o victory_n since_o which_o give_v some_o light_n to_o the_o former_a pag._n 80._o the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a captain_n as_o they_o come_v in_o for_o our_o defence_n at_o droghedah_n octob._n 26._o 1641._o the_o lord_n viscount_n moor_n of_o droghedah_n with_o his_o troop_n of_o horse_n consist_v of_o sixty_o six_o sir_n john_n 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