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A87382	A iournall of the most memorable passages in Ireland. Especially that victorious battell at Munster, beginning the 25. of August 1642. and continued. Wherein is related the siege of Ardmore Castle; together with a true and perfect description of the famous battell of Liscarroll. Written by a worthy gentleman, who was present at both these services.	Worthy gentleman who was present at both these services.	1642 (1642)	Wing J1100; Thomason E123_15; ESTC R15628	7,529	12

A IOVRNALL OF The most Memorable Passages in IRELAND Especially that Victorious Battell at Munster beginning the 2● of August 1642. and continued Wherein is related the Siege of Ardmore Castle Together with a true and perfect Description of the famous Battell of Liscarroll Written by a worthy Gentleman who was present at both these Services LONDON Printed for T. S. October 19. 1642. A Iournall of the most memorable Passages in Ireland especially that victorious battell at Munster beginning the 26 of August 1642. and continued AFter the Irish had gathered together the greatest part of their Forces about Killmallocke with intention to passe the Mountaines into the County of Corke and found they should receive opposition by our Army which was drawne up to Duneraile and Mallo with resolution to encounter them if they once descended into the Plaines they againe retreated towards Limmericke and we about the 20. of August Disbanded and went to our severall Garrisons both with like intentions of gathering the Harvest of the Countrey Sir John Paulets and Sir William Ogles Regiments went to Corke and Kingsale the old Regiment was Garrison'd about Duneraile part of Sir Charles Vavasors lay at Malle the rest that went to Youghall were commanded to obey the Lords Dungarvan and Broghils who having procured a Culverine to be sent along with them resolved as soone as our men were refreshed after their March to take in the Castle of Ardmore The Fort is of its owne nature strong and defensible it was well manned with 100. able Souldiers besides the people of the Countrey it had munition sufficient so we expected not to gaine it but after a long Siege Notwithstanding it being a place of good consequence affording the Enemy meanes of getting the Harvest on that side in security and blocking us up in Piltowne and Youghall so that a man durst not appeare on the other part of the River we resolved the taking of it and upon Fryday being the 26. of August we marched from Lismore towards the Castle Our Forces were about 400. all Muskets besides 60. Horse part of the two Lords Troopes by the way we summoned the Castle of Glogh Ballydonus which promised to yeeld and receive our Garrison if Mr. Fitzgerard of Dromany would permit we were satisfied with the answer Mr. Fitzgerard being yet our Friend and the place being of no great importance so that it was not thought convenient to lose time there but Marched away and sate downe before Ardmore The same day about three of the clocke in the afternoone we summon●d it but they not admitting of a Parley we Quartered our selves about the Castle expecting our Culverine which we sent downe by water In the meane time our men possessed themselves of some out-houses belonging to the Castle whereby we with more security might play upon the Enemies Spikes and they in the evening fired the rest All the beginning of the night they played from the Castle very hotly upon us but neverthelesse we ran up and tooke the Church from them so that now we were within Pistoll shot of the Castle this did much advantage us for besides provision whereof there was good quantity the Church standing high beate into their Bawne so that from hence they lost the use of it and were forced to containe themselves within the Walls of the Castle There was yet the Steeple of the Church something dis-joyned from the body of it yet remaining which was well manned Powder and Bullets they had sufficient but wanted Guns there being no more then two Muskets onely among forty men the Church cut off all hope of supplies from them so that we were confident to have it surrendred either for want of provision or Ammunition Thus we spent that night next morning there appeared about 100. Horse and 300. Foote of the Enemy and it was generally beleeved there was a more considerable number following we received the Alarme with joy and courage and leaving onely sufficient to continue the Siege drew forth the rest of our men resolving to encounter them but as our men advanced they retreated towards Dungarvan our Horse could not follow by reason of a Glinne betwixt us and them and our Foot would have beene too slow to overtake theirs We returned therefore to our Quarters where we received intelligence from M●llo that all the Enemies Forces were againe drawne into a Body and upon their march towards Duneraile whereupon we were commanded to be at an houres warning this troubled us onely because we feared we should raise the Sieges and now more then ever we wished for our great Artillery which came about noone to us And such diligence we used that before three of the clock we drew it up within halfe Musket shot of the Castle and there planted it though they played upon us all the way both from the Castle and Steeple which we so carefully avoyded by wooll-packes we carryed before us that there was not one man shot in that Service We placed our peece to ruine one of the Flankers first but when it was ready to play the Castle desired a Parley wherein they asked Quarter for goods and life but that being denyed they were content to submit themselves to the mercy of the Lords who gave the Women and Children their cloathes lives and liberty to depart the men we kept prisoners All this while the Steeple held out nor would they yeeld untill they had conferred with their Captaine after which they submitted to mercy In the Castle were found 114. able men besides 183. Women and Children 22. pound of Powder and Bullets answerable in the Steeple were onely 40. men who had about 12 pound of powder and shot enough The next day we hanged 117. The English Prisoners we freed the rest we kept for exchange of such of ours as were with the Enemy Thus was this Castle delivered unto us after one dayes Siege only wherein we lost not a man The next day we left a Guard of 40. men in the Castle and marched away to our severall Garrisons expecting further command from our Generall which we received upon Wednesday being the last of August Upon Thursday the first of September we Marched to Mallo where we were advertised from Liscarroll that the Castle was straitly besieged and that it was impossible without reliefe they should hold it more then three dayes the messenger was rewarded and dispatched with answer they should expect us within foure and twenty houres and that night we mounted our Artillery two Sakers two Minions two Falconets upon their Carriages and on Friday the second of September we came about eleven in the forenoone to Bontinant our Rendezvous being a Village about foure miles distant from Mallo and as farre from the enemy where in regard the greatest part of the Army had beene wearied with the former daies March we encamped that night Here we were now with the Lord Inchequin our Generals forces full 1700. foote and sixe tropes out of which

forty commanded horse were sent with Captaine Bridges to view their forces but they returned without any perfect discovery About two in the afternoone their Artillery beganne to play against the Castle which continued till night it was determined therefore by a Councell of Warre that we should the next morning shew our selves before the Castle with resolution to adventure a battell rather then not to raise the siege here they ordered that the Lord Inchequin should command the horse Sir Charles Vavasor the foote and Mynne his Lieutenant Colonell should be Serjeant Major Generall for that service But because the ground where the enemy stood was extremely disadvantageous they determined a full troope should March a a good distance before our men with orders as the enemy advanced to retreat this we did to draw them from their Quarters which we heard they had fortified Thus we spent the day at night orders came we should refresh our selves with rest a while and be ready to March the next morning before day The Irish who have still quicke intelligence of all our actions resolve to use all diligence to take in the Castle first after which they thought to set upon us in our owne Quarters promising themselves a victory which would secure the whole Province to them and indeed it was not to be doubted but Youghall Corke and Kingsale in all which were not more then foure hundred Souldiers left would have cut the throats of their Garrisons and declared themselves for the Rebels had it succeeded herein for their mutuall encouragement they bound themselves by oath receiving the Sacrament upon it not to quit the field without the victory The next morning about two houres before day when we were in readinesse to March we sent our forlorne hope before us consisting of thirty commanded horse led by Master Sturges a Gentleman of King sale the whole Army marched about halfe a mile distance after them according to our resolution the night before About break of day they discovered a troop of the enemies which staied not the encounter but fled to their maine body wee continued our March and about halfe an houre after we came in sight of the Castle the maine body of our horse was here commanded to make a stand on a hill side a good English mile distant from it the Lords Inchequin Dungarvan Kinalmeaky and Brogbill Master Francis Boyle Captaine Jepson and Bridges went with the Lord Inchequins troope to our forlorne hope which stood upon a little rising ground in middle way betwixt us and the Castle of Liscarroll the whole Army of the Irish lay about a mile from them which upon our first appearing was drawne out in perfect good order and this was the first time we saw their whole strength which was I beleeve about sixe thousand foote and three hundred horse The enemies horse beganne now to advance toward our forlorne troopes who being now a little nearer the Castle were unkindly saluted with a peale of shot from the place we came to relieve whereby we first discovered we had lost the Castle Their horse which came on in good order were all lin'd with Musqueteeres so that our forlorne hope and the Lord Inchequins troope were commanded to retreat which they performed with much bravery by making frequent stands and facing about to expresse how little they feared them the enemy plied them with continuall shot and got ground of them yet they kept a most perfect order in their retreat the foure Lords Inchequin Dundarvan Kinalmeakie and Broghil marching still in the reare and in this height of gallantry fell the valiant Gentleman the Lord Kinalmeakie his horse was brought off by his brother Master Francis Boyle as his body had beene had any life at all remained in him but that they were forced to leave a prey to the enemy and retreat to us who stood all this time on the side of the hill But this could not stop the current of their good fortune for they still pursued their Musqueteeres running before to bushes and ditches from whence with security they played upon us their body of horse following to second their Musquets and their whole Army ready to relieve their horse upon all engagements the order the enemy here used was excellent and certainely they had that day Commanders of greater judgement then valour otherwise both we and the whole Province had suffered All our horse was now forced to retreat toward our foote but so slowly that their grand Body of sixe thousand advanced faster then we went off we retreated thus more then halfe a mile till our foote came to us out of which we drew sixty Musqueteers of Sir John Brownes company to beate off their Ambushes they plaid hotly upon us at first ours did the like the Lord Inchequin standing by them on foote giving directions till the Ambuscadoes fled whereupon their whole Army retreated to the place where they first stood neare the Castle in their retreat they lodged shot in divers places to play on us as we advanced which were all beaten backe by Captaine Saint-Leger Captaine Thornton and Lieutenant Rowning who were commanded upon that service And now both sides beganne to prepare for battell resolving that place should decide all doubts betwixt them they divided their foote into three bodies each consisting of near two thousand men the right Wing was placed upon the top of a little ri●ing ground neare a fortification they had made which was well manned with store of shot their left Wing stood neare the Castle within halfe Musquet shot of another worke wherein their Artillery was planted as a guard to it betwixt these two a little behinde them stood their maine body consisting most of pikes thus were their foote ordered the horse advanced all in one entire body and made a stand neare their right Wing upon the brow of the hi●l Accordingly we divided our men into three parts our battell which was composed of Pikes and Musquets being about eight hundred stood upon a little hill where our Artillery was planted almost opposite to their greatest body our right wingled by Sir Charles Vavasor wherein were about 600. all Musqueteers stood ore against their left Wing and just opposite to their right Wing we drew forth three hundred Musquets led by Captaine Cooper and Hutton Lieutenant to Serjeant Major Appl●yard on the left hand of these we placed our horse to encounter theirs thus were the two Armies ranged in Battalia betweene which was a plaine flat valley interposed about twenty scoare in breadth You see upon what disadvantages we fought they had advantage in number three to one advantage in ground besides two Forts and the Castle to any of which upon a dy faster they might have retreated the Sunne was for them too onely God was for us Et si Deus nobiscum it was the word of one of the Colours we tooke quis contra nos In this posture we stood about halfe an houre in which time they