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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50729	An exact relation of all such occurrences as have hapned in the severall covnties of Donegall, London-derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh in the north of Ireland since the beginning of this horrid, bloody, and unparaleld rebellion there, begun in October last / in all humility presented to the Honorable House of Commons in England by Avdeley Mervyn.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1642 (1642)	Wing M1881; ESTC R25496	13,000	18

dayes before this Sir William Steward marcht out with some foote and horse from Newtowne pursued the Rebell and so marcht to the Agher and after some stay retired home with great store of cattell though both he and we could have wisht if we had the spirit of prophesie to have kept the fields longer For the O Neils and Mac Gwires who were then with their forces the leaders of the Rebellion discomfited by former service sought for protections but animated by Master William Stewarts division and this retiring march though grounded upon warrantable discipline beleaguered the Agher Castle Sir Phelomy O Neill and Collonell Rory Mac Gwire being personally present with 4000 men and though they seconded their attempts by promises of honourable quarter reinforced it by bloody threats in case of refusall planted a small field peece to batter and in a darke night storm the gate and bawne upon all parts Yet by the resolution of Master Erskin and the ready fire of Sir Henry Titchbourns old company beate them from their wals and scaling ladders with the losse of 200 of their resolutest men Sir Phelemy O Neill retired his journey burning along to Dongannon Mac Gwire in his retreat assaulted Aghatyan Castle commanded by Captain Maxwell who upon sight of Mac Gwires drawing up issued out some few musquetteers into the ditches and beate him off from any further attempt who in his march burnt all Fermanagh towards Eniskellen About that time Captain Thomas Newburgh with a few men he raised in great hazard of his owne person tooke in Castle Derrick a place of great consequence and strength killed the men possest their arms in his absence being gone for ammunition left the Castle to a yong Gentleman Master Durdo when Sir Phylomy O Neill immediatly besieged it with 3000 men but Master Durdo with great courage having onely 16 men to man the Castle and Bawne beate him off and slew more than 80 of his men and 9 dayes after sallyed out and killed out one prime Gentleman of the O Neils and ten more and took two Colours and a Drum with losse of three of his own men all which and himself afterwards for want of ammunition were forced to leave the Castle in a dark night and every one shift for himselfe where some mis-led upon the mountains happened upon the enemies quarters instead of ours and were killed Master Durdo with great hazard lying two nights upon the mountaines escaped unto us Sir William Stewart understanding of a party of the O Neals in the Kirrilrs woods sent out Captaine Balfour a deserving souldier with 100 men who skirmisht with them killed 50 Rebels lost four of his owne men and brought home 400 Cowes Some foure dayes after Sir William Stewart desired Lievetenant Colonell Sanderson my self and Serjeant Major Iames Galbraith to march from Newtowne to relieve Ageer and Aghatyan with 500 foot and 100 horse the second night in extremity of weather wee marcht to the Agher and quartered in Clogher a mile a halfe distant the enemy fell that night into one part of our quarters but upon the alarum of the Sentinels the maine Guard issued out kild some and chased the rest The next morning we marched out into Fermanagh where in taking 500 Cowes as many sheep and 300 horses we killed 70 Rebells upon our returne we besieged Colonell Donnogh Mac Gwires Castle being strongly imbattaild and flanckt after many shot past on both sides the wind turning upon the forepart of the house wee fired some out-houses in the smoake whereof we approached the gate set it on fire entred the Castle put the men to the sword and indeed I shall never expect to see more resolution either in Commanders or souldiers but I shall never insist upon that in this particular let their acts speake for themselves in which march wee relieved 6000 women and children which otherwise had perished In this service Ensigne Long behaved himself as if he had been Bullet proofe at hand whilst we were imployed in this service the Rebels drew downe upon Sir William Stewarts Newtowne and the Castle plaid off and kild 50 of their men in the streets and preserved the towne except one house or two at the furthermost end Master Speaker be pleased I may put you in remembrance these are the particulars that accurred in Permanagh and Tyrone before wee received any Commissions I shall now present unto you in the same method the occurrences of Donegall County Colonell Newgent a most seditious Instrument that married my Lord of Eniskellens mother drew about 600 men about Ballyshannon Castle a place of great strength and importance against whom my Colonell Sir Ralph Gore and Captaine Maxwell a forward Gentleman drew out some 200 men and 60 horse who encountred them routed them kild upwards of 180 Rebels tooke Collonels Newgents horse who left it and his bootes ript off behinde him besides many that came downe 〈…〉 which were killed by the foot and not one man 〈◊〉 upon our side Divers sallies were made by Captaine Iohn Follyot a Gentleman deserving much commendations for his courage and discretion as also by his Lievtenant William Ancktill Esquire a bold Comrade sometime killing 20 30. in which Captaine Follyot received a sore wound in his hand being at the sword entred and befit with the Rebels About a fortnight after their defeat at Ballyshaunon the Rebels mustred new forces and with assistance of Collonell Manus O Donnell and Collonell Turlogh Mac Caffrye O Donnell they besieged my Col●●●is Castle he being gone over the mountaines for Ammunition the Rebels fited some out-houses but were beaten off with losse of twenty men who attempted to burne the gate In the Barony of Boylagh about two dayes after the Mac Swynes and the O Boyles were encountred about Kilbegge by Master Andrew Knox a Minister who though very unequall in number to the Rebels held them up at push a Pike and killed about 80 of their men and put the whole body to flight and brought home a great prey In which skirmish the best Mac Swyne was killed These Master Speaker are the Occurrences in those three Counti●●● that were precedent unto any Commission granted for raising of Regiments and now I shall according to the rule I propounded unto my selfe first relate the exploits of every Regiment a part and then of such service as was done joyntly and as I began with Formanagh in what was performed before any Commission so I shall endevour the same in these subsequent Occurrences Tullagh and Lisgold Castles being formerly surrendred upon promise of quarters which was performed in this manner they stript old and young and bound them exposing them all night to the frost and snow and next day killed them Moneigh Castle joyned with Sir William Cole and marcht out into the fields to Lowthers-townes where they had intelligence they were drinking upon their march towards Eniskilling and surprised them unawares and pursued them some foure miles with slaughter above 200