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A trve and perfect diurnall: of the most remarkeable passages in Ireland, from the second of April to this present. / Sent over by a gentleman of very good worth, and an eye-witnesse. To a brother of his in London.
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Gentleman of very good worth and an eye-witnesse.
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three of the clock in the afternoone were hanged eight Rebels one of them was Brock an ancient English Papist and a most subtle Seducer of the English a man of acute wit and well spoken as also an Intelligencer of the Rebels abold and malapert knave not daring to tell the English in Athy that before Christmas next that he hopt to heare Masse said in the Church there nay that he would reade it there himselfe which is a marvell in a Romish Catholike their Church not allowing a married Clergy yet this Rebell having a wife at the Galhouse This night it was the generall report that the enemy would give us battell next morning whereupon order was given by the Lord Lievetenant Generall that wee should be ready to march by breake of day the next morning the newes giving cause of Ioy to all our Army they being all desirous to fight I conceive as to eate or drinke 15. About 6. a clock in the morning our army beganne to move in a faire and easie martch at which time were 3. hanged one Rebell by name Donne and the other two souldiers of ours who would have runne to the Rebels in our absence Two of the Kealings of Sir George Wentworths troope ranne to the Rebels before wee had fully marched 2. mile to a place called the Morter Ascull where it was supposed the enemy would ly in ambush by our scoutes the Rebels were discryed that they had passed the old Bridge and were marching on this side Kilkey a House of the Countesse Dowagers of Kildare a great Fortresse of the Rebellion as we thought to meet them on the Hill adjacent unto Kilsonan Castle which caused the Army to march faster whereby wee might obtaine it before them so to have the Hill wind and Sunne the enemy conceiving as was after confessed by one taken prisoner that wee did slie from there puisant power when in my hearing a Captaine unknowne to mee demanded of the Lord Lieutenant Generall why hee did not martch an other way as I conceive to the carrow of Kildare his Honour answered laughing hee would not boodge afoote out of the way hee came for all the Rogues not long after wee did see them apparently martch in three full bodies that so fast which caused us all to mend our pace for attaining the aforementioned Hill on which were already some of our troopes but wee drawing within halfe a mile of the foote of it the Rebels marched very fairely having about 40. Colours and pitched on the brow of a Hill adjacent to Castle Towne a Towne of the Lord Vicount of Elis having Hill wind and Sunne of us yet had wee a very faire champion to order our battle in the Rebell having set themselves ready to entertaine us in 3. bodies The Earle of Ormond taking infinite paines with much alacrity to give the enemies battle neither can I without injury forget the extraordinary care and industry of that checkmate of Rebels Sir Charles Coote now our army being devided into 3. bodies the outmost wings flanked with our horse and our 5. pieces of Ordnance marching betweene the bodies and two loose wings whereof that of the left hand was led by Captaine Prime Rochford each man committing himselfe to God and care of his duty Drums and Trumpets declaring our willingnesse to meet with the Rogues every man marcht forwards with as much joy as if hee went to a wedding our men approaching neare our enemy the Lord Generall gave order that if the Gunners thought they were within reach of execution they should let fly at the enemies middle body standing on a Hill the first shot out of a Saker Drake being 400. paces at the least being given fire unto by Captaine Stutvile Master Gunner of Ireland devided an ensignes body into two parts which was strange in regard the Rebels were seated on the brow of the Hill in a naturall Fort that we had no other marke but halfe head the Colour and pike and with two Drakes wee made eight shots which did little hurt in regard of the situation our two Sakers and Demi-Culverin playing on the enemies right hand body one of the Sakers whereof Will Hampton had the command making a lane by shattering the upper parts of the pikes the bodies of the men being secured as is related before hee shot seven shots and at the seventh shot beat downe three of the Rebels Colours immediately after which a shot made out of the Demi-Culverin put the Roges to astand like a heard of deare that gaze at the opening of a hound in the meane time our private souldiers being led on by the Lord Lieutenant Generall all came within musket shot of the Rebels which caused the two last Peeces to forbeare least they should hurt our owne men in there going on going on said I nay rather dancing such was there resolution and discharging so continually quick that there was not space of the motion of the heart or the twinckling of an eye for an houre and a halfe together such musick did they make that I am perswaded to a souldiers eare chamber fidling will bee hardly accepted but with little hurt to the Rebels in respect of the banke before them yet were they so astonished that to runne or stay they knew not and now behold an act of the Divine providence for at this very time the wind that was South East and so against us turned Northwards being a great help to us but the enemy seeing our men come on so couragiously turned tayle like hagard faulkon and likewise runne away our horse men and foot pursuing with might and mayne untill they came to a long Bog wherein the Rogues tooke but were bravely fetcht off with our firelocks and troopes part of our Troopes that flanked on the right thinking the Rebels would have tooke to Castle Towne rod that way but they not appearing fired the Towne and returned to the Chase in which was some 500. men amongst them slaine one Butler Sonne to the Viscount of Iberring and Sonne in Law to the Wolfe Mountgaret as also Birne a Lieutenant Collonell and Collonell Cavanaugh there was taken a Cart of the Rebels with three barrels of powder aqua vitae and other good provision drawne by eight Oxen which made mee wonder that they discharged no more shot at us but it was their policy not giving us I thinke a 100. shot for by an Englishman that was taken who was a Sumpter bearer to the Lord Viscount Iberring it is reported that hee confest there was a watch word that though with losse they should rush upon our army rout us and so become Masters both of the field and all our ammunition there Achitophell Mountgarret having set in order the day before how all the pillage should bee devided but having failed in his purpose I hope he will conclude as his former Projectour in a halter such ends God send the enemies of our Church King and State and let all true harted
May 3. A TRVE AND PERFECT Diurnall Of the most remarkeable Passages in Ireland from the second of April to this present Sent over by a Gentleman of very good worth and an eye-witnesse To a brother of his in LONDON Printed at London for Edward Blackmore at the signe of the Angel in Pauls Church-yard 1642. Aprill the second 1642. THe Army marched out lodged at Recoole and the next morning at our departure fired the whole Towne the 3. we marched by Punchington towards the Naas burning and pillaging all the Rebels houses in the way and hearing that at Tipper the Rebels had refortified themselves some of our Horse going on too securely a Trumpetter was slaine by the fall of a stone from the top of the Castle throwne at him whereupon at evening Sir Charles Coote tooke two foot Companies and two troops to force it and having by the Pioners broke the gate they entered the lower roomes the enemy tooke the higher and a barrell of powder was set in the Vault and they blowed up the Castle with them in it onely a Dutchman and others taking the staire case were taken and the Dutchman confessed that a Priest was there slaine who had 200. l. in his pocket that there was 500. pound in plate all which was buried in the ruines some pillages as Linnen and Cloath was got there the Dutchman hanged the next day in the Naas we lost there seven men The 4. Wee marched our troops burning and pillaging most of the Rebels Castles and Townes unto Kilcullen an ancient Burrough but now altogether ruinous and there we killed 3. Rogues all the rest being fled The 5. We came to Athy in the way were two Rebels hanged and a little on the further side of Ballisoneere Castle fortified by the Rebels the Earle of Antrim Earle of Castle-haven and Dutchesse of Buckingham met the Army who were entertained by Sir Charles with a volley of shot of Musketieres and 3. Peeces at our comming into Athy we found most part of the Towne burnt by the Inhabitants the day before because a great Company of the Rebels thought by the helpe of the standing to a forced the whole Castle standing on the Bridge on the gate wee found newly set up a head of one of their Captaines that was slaine which by the generall vote of all that knew him was the head of one of the Fitzgarrets a Fencer in Dublin The 6. Wee rested in Athy in the meane time Sir Charles Coote releeved Captaine George Grymes at Ballilyon who most valiantly did defend the Countrey according to his ability and brought Sir Iohn Bowen with him to Towne in the meane season some of the troopers went to Carlow of whose comming the Rebels hearing fired the Towne and fled yet not so fast but our troops slew about 70. of them this day at night were 4. Rebels hanged and one Luke Maly a great Receiver of the robbed English goods Also George Walters governor of the Town of Athy came in of himselfe who had reconciled himselfe to the Church of Rome as by a certificate found from a Priest was made knowne for which next day hee was hanged and after him eight others and one Pioner for firing his quarter without warrant The 7. Wee marched to Sradbelly and lay that night and hanged the next morning 14. Rogues and burnt all the Townes of the Rebels The 8. We marched to Maribrough where the people told us that the Rogues made an incursion or two upon them they slaying 22. of them but none of ours hurt and yet there hath dyed of miseries and diseases above 300 since these troubles Sir Charles hearing Ballanakill to bee straightly besiedged went that night thither put to flight 600. of them with a few troops of Horse killed 60 and odde brought home 4. muskets 6. Peeces some Pikes and Darts one of our Conductors being shot through the Arme with two bullets and one Trooper cleare through the thigh The 9. Wee rested in Mariborough and Richard Grace the Burgonor came in before having delivered up the Towne Castle and White-rod and as is supposed went to the Rebels there came in also George Fitzgarret whose sonne is in Rebellion and Captaine Crosby and others 10. Sir Charles with 400. Horse and 20. Muskettiers went to relieve the Burrage which was so hardly beset and almost famished having but foure horses left whereof one they had eaten Giving them into the Castle 40. Cowes beside sheepe and swine powder and shot in his progresse in the woods hee was set on by the Rebels who after two or three shots fled and in the chase there were killed two Commanders the head of one set on the gate of Burrage of them and neare 50. others Captaine Armestrong being shot thorough the buffe coat the bullet grased on his belly and Captaine Yarner with a bullet shot through his cap and his head only rased with the shot that night they rod through the Byr and relieved them which are now provided in the Castle for 12. moneths the enemy as yet not daring to approach them The 11. They returned with horse and men much wearied to Maribrough late at night having lost some of their horses in the bogs but the men came safe off not without divine providence for the Rebels thought to encompasse them but Leiut Hughes and some other going and firing divers Townes in the woods adjacent drew off the Rogues whereby they came off safe the same day some of our souldiers going out to forrage by their neglect lost one fire Lock and two Pioners by the Rogues The 12 Wee rested in Mariborough and that night were handged 3. poore Rogues one whereof a bastard of Iohn a Youghall that had hanged five English people in the same towne all dying without any shew of penitence Wee marched from Mariborough to Athy Captaine Hughes firing all the countrey with 300. men on the edge of Clanmelyra killing few of the Rogues they being fled into the woods in the mid way at Stradbally they found a smiths man his Master being a little before fled making Pike heads and skeanes for the Rebels whom they instantly hanged on a gate in our absence the Rebels made an approach towards Athy to the number of 58. others say 32 colours but the just number is uncertaine though our Scouts went out to descry they lying on the west-side of the Burrow a River running downe from Athy to Water-ford The 14 Captaine Armestrongs troop being quartered at Captaine Burrowes some of them issued out and found some of the Rebels Scouts who they put to flight killing and drowning 18. of them they having passed on this side the River and took from them 6. fowling Peeces one Musket In the after-noone the Lord Lievtenant of the Army with some troopers going to take a view of the Army a horse of Mr. Iames Cootes was shot in the fore-head and the enemies scouts rode betweene the bridge and them but nothing done and about