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overbalance_v by_o their_o bigotry_n and_o national_a malice_n which_o open_v one_o of_o the_o bloody_a scene_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v in_o the_o world_n for_o on_o saturday_n the_o twenty_o three_o of_o october_n 1641._o be_v a_o day_n dedicate_v to_o st._n ignatius_n 16._o temple_n 16._o a_o fit_a patron_n for_o such_o a_o villainy_n break_v out_o a_o most_o desperate_a and_o formidable_a rebellion_n a_o universal_a defection_n and_o general_a revolt_n wherein_o not_o only_o all_o the_o mere_a irish_a but_o almost_o all_o the_o old_a english_a that_o adhere_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v open_o or_o secret_o involve_v the_o conspirator_n pitch_v upon_o the_o day_n because_o it_o be_v market-day_n at_o dublin_n and_o therefore_o a_o concourse_n of_o people_n will_v the_o less_o be_v perceive_v or_o suspect_v and_o they_o choose_v the_o time_n of_o year_n because_o harvest_n be_v in_o and_o the_o half-year_n rend_v general_o in_o the_o tenant_n hand_n and_o because_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n will_v hinder_v relief_n from_o england_n until_o the_o next_o spring_n before_o which_o time_n they_o hope_v to_o have_v effect_v all_o their_o design_n it_o be_v a_o premeditate_a rebellion_n letter_n lord_z justices_z and_o council_n letter_n foretell_v by_o sir_n henry_n bedingfeild_n a_o roman_n catholic_n of_o norfolk_n in_o april_n before_o and_o suspect_v by_o the_o king_n as_o appear_v by_o sir_n henry_n vane_n letter_n ante_fw-la pag._n 64._o and_o it_o be_v in_o contrivance_n partly_o at_o home_n and_o partly_o abroad_o before_o the_o trouble_v either_o of_o england_n or_o scotland_n begin_v 22._o memoirs_fw-fr 22._o it_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o english_a papist_n by_o the_o popish_a part_n of_o the_o irish_a committee_n then_o in_o england_n 247._o husband_n 2._o part_n 247._o and_o it_o be_v final_o conclude_v and_o resolve_v on_o at_o the_o abbey_n of_o multifernam_fw-la and_o the_o 9_o the_o dr._n jones_n examination_n appendix_n 9_o scheme_n of_o the_o government_n
sometime_o tear_v and_o burn_v they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v inhuman_o cruel_a in_o several_a instance_n of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o much_o more_o of_o the_o same_o sort_n for_o which_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o remonstrance_n itself_o which_o be_v already_o in_o print_n with_o the_o examination_n annex_v thereunto_o but_o because_o there_o be_v great_a noise_n make_v about_o the_o king_n swear_v servant_n sir_n john_n read_v and_o the_o question_n demand_v of_o he_o upon_o the_o rack_n it_o be_v fit_a i_o shall_v give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o that_o matter_n and_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v thus_o lieutenant_n colonel_n read_n be_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o december_n entrust_v with_o a_o message_n to_o the_o king_n from_o three_o lord_n and_o four_o chief_a gentleman_n of_o the_o pale_a but_o they_o find_v that_o succour_n come_v out_o of_o england_n but_o slow_o and_o be_v in_o great_a hope_n to_o take_v tredagh_o keep_v road_n with_o they_o to_o attend_v the_o success_n of_o that_o siege_n which_o not_o happen_v according_o to_o their_o expectation_n they_o be_v force_v to_o raise_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o march_n and_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v read_v surrender_v himself_o as_o a_o prisoner_n to_o the_o english_a army_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n abroad_o under_o the_o marquis_n of_o ormond_n and_o he_o be_v immediate_o send_v to_o dublin_n with_o a_o guard_n of_o twenty_o horse_n and_o have_v with_o many_o oath_n curse_n and_o imprecation_n deny_v any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o irish_a rebellion_n he_o be_v together_o with_o captain_n mac_n mahow_v put_v upon_o the_o rack_n where_o they_o be_v ask_v these_o three_o question_n 1._o who_o be_v the_o chief_a complotter_n in_o this_o rebellion_n 2._o the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v plot_v 3._o the_o place_n where_o and_o how_o to_o be_v act_v to_o which_o they_o answer_v that_o sir_n philemy_n o_o neal_n macguire_n and_o philip_n o_o rely_v be_v the_o chief_a conspirator_n and_o that_o the_o plot_n be_v lay_v present_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o north_n and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v act_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o kill_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n of_o the_o protestant_n utter_o to_o root_v they_o out_o and_o that_o all_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o pale_a have_v consent_v to_o it_o and_o promise_v their_o assistance_n to_o their_o utmost_a power_n but_o on_o saturday_n the_o second_o of_o april_n the_o lieutenant_n general_n ormond_n march_v out_o with_o five_o hundred_o horse_n three_o thousand_o foot_n and_o five_o field_n piece_n and_o encamp_v that_o night_n at_o rathcoole_n and_o though_o he_o receive_v a_o express_a there_o that_o his_o lady_n and_o child_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v in_o six_o month_n before_o be_v arrive_v at_o dublin_n yet_o prefer_v the_o public_a before_o his_o private_a concern_v he_o march_v without_o see_v they_o to_o naas_n and_o burn_v the_o country_n as_o he_o go_v and_o have_v lose_v a_o trumpeter_n and_o four_o soldier_n by_o the_o garrison_n of_o tipper_n he_o cause_v that_o castle_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o to_o be_v blow_v up_o and_o send_v his_o wound_a man_n on_o car_n to_o dublin_n with_o a_o guard_n of_o twelve_o horse_n but_o they_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o the_o rebel_n and_o though_o the_o horse_n escape_v yet_o the_o wound_a man_n and_o car-man_n be_v take_v and_o murder_v and_o by_o this_o accident_n all_o intercourse_n be_v stop_v between_o the_o state_n and_o the_o army_n but_o when_o the_o army_n come_v near_o killcullen_n the_o lord_n of_o castlehaven_n and_o antrim_n and_o the_o duchess_n of_o buckingham_n come_v in_o a_o coach_n to_o visit_v the_o lieutenant_n general_n and_o be_v kind_o receive_v by_o he_o and_o the_o whole_a army_n pass_v by_o salute_v they_o which_o i_o note_v to_o show_v the_o reader_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o castlehaven_n be_v not_o under_o any_o necessity_n of_o join_v in_o the_o irish_a 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he_o come_v out_o for_o by_o relieve_v the_o aforesaid_a garrison_n he_o think_v it_o imprudent_a to_o fight_v at_o such_o disadvantage_n or_o upon_o such_o odds_o to_o hazard_v his_o army_n and_o consequent_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o intend_v to_o march_v towards_o dublin_n without_o seek_v the_o enemy_n and_o yet_o resolve_v not_o to_o shun_v they_o if_o they_o come_v in_o his_o way_n but_o the_o rebel_n have_v by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o get_v notice_n of_o his_o design_n and_o therefore_o pass_v the_o barrow_n by_o the_o bridge_n of_o moygan_n with_o intention_n to_o disturb_v the_o march_n of_o the_o english_a nevertheless_o kilrâ—sh_n bettel_n of_o kilrâ—sh_n on_o friday_n morning_n about_o seven_o a_o clock_n 15_o of_o april_n ormond_n rise_v from_o athy_n and_o keep_v on_o the_o direct_a road_n to_o dublin_n the_o rebel_n keep_v another_o way_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n divide_v from_o the_o former_a by_o a_o bog_n about_o a_o mile_n broad_a and_o four_o mile_n 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first_o essay_n be_v to_o relieve_v the_o castle_n of_o geashill_n which_o with_o three_o hundred_o horse_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o foot_n he_o easy_o effect_v he_o be_v accompany_v by_o old_a sir_n charles_n coot_n in_o this_o action_n who_o at_o a_o council_n of_o war_n tell_v the_o rest_n that_o if_o they_o make_v haste_n they_o may_v easy_o pass_v the_o defile_v and_o causeway_n before_o the_o enemy_n can_v get_v together_o to_o oppose_v they_o whereto_o another_o reply_v that_o perhaps_o that_o may_v be_v so_o but_o when_o the_o country_n be_v alarm_v how_o shall_v they_o get_v back_o i_o protest_v say_v sir_n charles_n coot_n i_o never_o think_v of_o that_o in_o my_o life_n i_o always_o consider_v how_o to_o do_v my_o business_n and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v i_o get_v home_o again_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v and_o hitherto_o i_o have_v not_o miss_v of_o force_v my_o way_n and_z according_o they_o go_v and_o their_o march_n be_v so_o swift_a that_o they_o come_v 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