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enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,115	5	9.3142	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63718	A trve relation of the proceedings of the Scottish armie now in Ireland by three letters / the first sent from General Major Monroe to Generall Leslie his excellence ; the second writ by the Major and aldermen of London-Derry to Generall Major Monroe ; the third sent by the Earle of Antrvm to Generall Major Monroe ; which letters were sent by Generall Major Monroe to Generall Leslie his excellence.	Monro, Robert.; Leven, Alexander Leslie, Earl of, 1580?-1661.; Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Earl of, 1609-1683.; Thornton, Robert, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing T3026; ESTC R4135	7,868	12

Wednesday the fourth of May the Captaine was sent away with a Convoy and the towns-men detained till triall should be had of their behaviours as also the garison of Carlingford fled away for feare and the Captaine of the Kings ship made booty there and man●ed the Castle of Carlingford This day I did write to Dundaak● to Sir Henry ●●gburne to come to the Newrie to learn of him the estate of the Country beyond him who came to us on thursday the fift of M●y of whom I could learn nothing who being returned we entred in e●amination of the towns-men if all were Papists and the indifferent being severed from the bad whereof 60. with two Priests were shot and hanged the indifferent are banished which being done finding the place comodious for our Army I resolved to place Lievtenant Colone●l Sinkler with his men to maintain the place having joyned with them ●00 of my Lord Ards and my Lord Clannebowies men till the rest of their owne regiment might be sent to them by woter from Carrickfergus And in my simple judgement your Exce●lence shall finde that place a convenient part to draw the third of the Army there being neerest the strength of the Enemy in the Counties of Ardmach Tyran Monacan and Cavan otherwise it will be impossible ●o transport your Army from Carrickfergus for lack of ca●iage and toylsome wayes for in this last march five of my cariages were broken being but fielding peeces which are the onely Cannon for use in this service and our horses also in the most parts of the Country will not be usefull but rather a toyle to the foot to guard them for it will be a War in my judgement very strange for in the whole march I had never any alarme given us being quartered in the fields untrenched Friday the sixt of May having setled the Garison I resolved to march towards the enemy to Ardmach and having sent forth one strong party of Horse and Dragoneers towards their Army they thinking the whole Army was marching retired back on Ardmach and burnt the town puttingall the Brittish to the sword and retired to the straits of Tyron whereupon we being scarce of victuals and our body weakned our souldiers burthened with unnecessary trash of baggage I resolved to returne with the Army home marching through my Lord Evankes Countrey Mackartan and Slawtneils being onely the considerable Enemy in the Countrey of Doun And in our March I resolved my selfe with 800. Musketeers to put them from their strengths in the Mountains of Monrue and to rob them of their cattell which we did I marching through the Mountains on the right hand and the Army Horse and foot and Artillary marching through the Valley on the left hand where we joyned together On Sunday the eight at night foure miles from the Passe of Durdrum bordering betwixt my Lord Evanks Lands Mackartans Munday the ninth we divided our Army in three Colonel Home with 500. commanded Musketeers two troops of Dragoneers and one troope of Horse to Connoway the Artillary cattell and baggage safest way towards Mackartanes owne house the rest of the Horse● Lievtenant Colonell Montgomrie and 200. commanded Muskateers were sent about the Mountaines to run through betwixt Kilwarning woods and Killernie woods to the randevous the next day at Mackartanes house and hearing Mackartane with his forces and cattell were lying in one strait in the woods of Killernie I marched thither my selfe with the body of the foot and Colours and having quartered on Munday at night within three miles of the Enemy came upon them the next morning unawares without sound of Drum so they were scattered And having commanded further three bodies of Musketeers to severall parts appointing one randevow for all we brought together to our quarters at night above foure thousand cattel and joyned all together at night at Mack●r●anes house and divers were killed of the Rebels being scattered on all hands and one strong body of them on one passe in the woods fore-gathered with the horsmen and Lievtenant Colonel Montgomrie where the foot behooved to guard the horse they being unskilfull in their l●ding having lost foure horses and five men Wednesday the 11. hearing the Enemy was resolved to fight with us in the wood we marched with our Artillery and commanded men in the Van-guard our two divisions marching after with commanded men in the flanks we were forced to make severall stopt to cleere the passages they had stopped with wood to keepe us up our cattell marched next to the Army being guarded with Pike-men and Muskateers on all quarters our baggage next to them our horsemen and Dragonee●s in the Rere of all The Rebels being drawne up on the hils perceiving our order of march durst not ingage with us so cumming free off we quartered at night in Drumbo and the next morning divided our cattell such as remained unstolen by the horsemen and plunderers being an infinite number of poor contemptible country-men which could not be reduced to order And on thursday the twelfth we returned to our severall quarters all our victuals being spent except our cowes At my returne I received one letter f●om my Lord Marquesse of Argile craving advice where he should land his men in the County of Antrum likewise one other letter from the Earle of Antrum rather to intrap me then to approve himselfe a loyall Subject the third I received from the town of London-Derry shewing their necessities which letters I have answered severally as I could best for the time And for answer to your Excellence of this fourth of May I finde Companies cumming over and no provision with them which questionlesse except it be prevented will breed disorders amongsts us for there is not provision here for the Forces already come to give them bread and if I had not had meale that came from Scotland and some Bisket borrowed from the Kings Ships I had not intended the Expedition for the Newrie and I did thinke in sixteen dayes time the most part being out of the Garison that the Major should have had store of bread for a new Expedition in readinesse to goe into the County of Antrum to assist the Marques of Argiles forces at their landing against the Rebels being dangerous for them except we be able to divert the Enemy toward the band-water in regard my Lord Antrum is joyned strong with the Rebels making a pretext of laying downe of Armes in the meane time doth what he can to cut our throats and except the men come suddenly I cannot draw to the fields to assist Argile neither can I get Sinclers regiment well provided who are at the Newrie for in ten dayes time all the provision thereabouts will be eaten up till more forces joyne with them to enlarge his freedome And my Lord Linsies men I have quartered in Broad Iland and Ylmagie where they have houses but no victuals and if all should be trusted to the Major of Carrickf●rgus his furnishing one