the Ford and Broken-Bridge defend Sir Arthur Roydons Horse and Foot went there Of all the Army the best Troops they were To Castlefin they sent three thousand Men To stop that pass and guard that Ford of Fin. Ballylessons and Skivingtons Men they be Who guard that Town and Ford from th' Enemy Sect. 19. The Engagement at Lifford THe Morn from South the Fin from West commence At Lifford they conjoin their confluence From thence to Dery in full streams they flow And guard the South of Dery from the Foe Therefore King James must pass the swoln Fin If he the City do's expect to win This to effect he sent some of his Horse To pass the Ford at Lifford with great Forcâ— The sound of Drums and Trumpets rent the air And th' Irish Forces to the Ford repair And boldly enter in when lo our Men Pour showers of Bullets from a Ravelin The Irish drop and with the purple gore Of dying Soldiers stain the waters o're From t'other side the En'my fiercely fire And reinforce their Troops as need require Till they got footing on the other shoar And with unequal Force our Men o're-power Then Death appear'd in many a dismal hue Our Men retreat the Enemy pursue Sect. 20. The Engagement at Cladyford SOme of our Forces unto Clady hye T' assist our Party ' gainst the Enemy ' Mongst whom great Murray with some friends ascends To Cladyford and stoutely it defends On t'other side King James's forces stood Upon a Hill which cover'd all the flood From whence they fired smartly on our Men Drawn up on t'other side upon a Plain This gall'd our Troops the Foot began to fly And quit the Pass clear to the Enemy Maimont to pass the Ford a Squadron sends Of his best Horse Murray the Pass defends Maior Nangle who led the Irish Force Dropt in the River headlong from his Horse And many a valiant Trouper floating lay Which the slow River scarce could bear away Thus he oppos'd the Foes till all his own Forsook the Ford and left him there alone Our Troops expected succour from the Camp But none being sent this did their courage damâ— To valiant Hero's flights a dismal sting Great Murray hopes to rectify the thing Paulus ashamed dy'd upon the spot Great Varro fled ' cause he despaired not To conquer Hannibal Our Forces fly And quit the passage to the Enemy Horror and Death our flying Troops pursue The Irish Horse our scatt'red Forces slew They intercept our Troops from Castlefin With Death and slaughter and that Country win Brave Wigton of Rapho at Long-Casey Oppos'd their Horse till the Foot got away The Irish Foot the broken Bridge repair And in few hours at Ballandret they were Sect. 21. Londee 's Treachery OUr beaten Troops the doleful Tidings bring Of both defeats which through our Camp did ring The dire Alarm Our rouzed Chiefs to Arms And nobly vow'd soon to revenge their harms Nature it self our Camp thus fortifies For on its Front a rapid River flies Each wing a Wood the Rear a bog do's stay Through which a narrow pass the long-Casey But false Londee had other Fish to Fry Thus in the Camp he uttered his mind Dear Friends you Row against the Tyde Wind Let 's fly to walls where we may safely fight Against our Foes and there support our right His words like Light'ning through the Camp did fly And daunted all their hearts immediately Some call him Coward some Traytor most do judge It most expedient and to Dery trudge At last the venom poyson'd each Mans breast Then all to Dery fly in greatest haste Londee himself rid Post to tell the News Of our defeat ne're spar'd his Horses Shoes Sect. 22. The March of the Irish Army to London-Dery OUr broken Forces into Dery fly And shut the Gates thereof immediately Some to England others to Scotland go And leave the Countrey naked to the Foe The Irish Troops ravage the Countrey round And carry away whatso'ere they found They march to Dery in a full career And in few days before the Walls appear King James took up his Quarters at St. Johnston And there dispatched what was fit to be done Londeriados LIB II. Containeth a description of London-Dery its Situation and Fortifications The Charter of London-Dery broken by Tyrconnel The Protestant Corporation turn'd out and a Papist Corporation chosen An Irish Convent built and a Papist Regiment put into the Garrison which being sent for to some Rendevouze the Protestants rise in Arms and expell all the Papists out of the Town They refuse to receive the Earl of Antrims Regiment The Lord Montjoys Mediation who obtains Londee to be their Governor and intreats the City to receive six Companies of his Regiment after the Papist Soldiers were disbanded out of it William III. Proclaimed King The Contributers towards the holding out of the City Their Application to England and Scotland for Aid K. James's offers to the City Londee the Governor's Capitulation Colonel Adam Murray moves the City to hold out and discharges Londee The General Council chuse Lieutenant Colonel Baker and Dr. Walker a Clergyman to be Governors The reformee of the broken Regiments Eight Regiments formed in the City The Irish Encampments before the Walls The Earl of Abercors Message to the City Sect. 1. ASsist me Muses with your Sacred flame That I may celebrate the mighty name Of this fam'd Town nor Troy nor Carthage are To be compar'd with thee in art of War For Troy was rais'd and Carthage burnt Thy name Out-lives the fury of more Stratagem 'Bove Rome it self thy praises I 'le extoll The Gaules burnt Rome all but the Capitol The Greeks sackt Troy the Romans Carthage strong The Gauls burnt Rome but thee they could not wrong Sect. 2. A Description of London-Dery DEry whose proud and stately Walls disdain By any Foreign En'my to be t'ane Betwixt surrounding Hills which it command On an ascending brow dos snugly stand Against those Hills the Walls rise equally And on strong Bastions planted Cannon lye The curtains likewise have an equal power T'annoy the Foes and the Town to secure A River deep and swift with flowing Tide Surrounds the East and South and guards that side A higher Wall and Bastions do defend The West and North from the Foes cruel end There 's a great Church from whose high Steeple goes Thunder and Lightning to annoy the Foes Near it 's a Sally-Port from whence they may Safely spring out to hurt the Enemy From whose high Bulwark sev'ral Cannon play The Town 's near Oval with four stately Gates The wholesome Air an Appetite creates The Shipkey-Gate receives the Merchants store There ride such Ships as Sail up from Kilmore To whose proud Flag all Ships must strike their Sails If not the Fort to sink them never fails From that to Dery it s a League and more The swifest River and the finest shoar For near this place the noble Salmon play Till the wise Fisher
Captain Freeman Thus in few hours they form'd a noble band Which did King James's Forces all withstand Which now begirt the City ev'ry where And these their several Encampments are Sect. 11. Galmoy's Ramsey's Camp near Balliugry hill West UPon the West the Danish Forts among They form'd a Camp of 13 thousand strong This stops relief from Lifford and Rapho Oppos'd the Wind-mill hill and Fields below Galmoy and Ramsey did this Camp command Which did the Town West and Nore-west withstand On each side Bishops-gate some Bastions be Which did this Camp annoy exceedingly Sect. 12. Gen'ral Hammilton's and Maimont's Camp at Brookhall North. A Second's form'd at Brookhall near Kilmore Which did consist of thousands 12 and more Of their best Horse and Foot the French beside Hamm'lton and Maimont did this Camp preside This Camp did awe the Town Nore-west Nore The fatal Boom lay here near to Kilmore Sect. 13. The Lord Lowth's Camp on the East over the Lough UPon the East another Camp was laid Beyond the Lough at Strong-Orchards They made A Trench and Batt'ry to annoy the Town From whence most Booms and red hot Balls were thrown Bellue Lowth commanded in this Plain With the forces that conquered Colerain Sir Michael Creagh did the Boom command To stop all succours from the Neighb'ring land The Boom was made of great long Oaken beams Together join'd with Iron athwart the Streams On top of which a mighty Cable run A cross the Lough through Staples of Iron The Boom on either side was fastened With a cross Beam in a Rock mortized In breadth the River's half a mile and more The floating Boom did reach from shore to shore Sect. 14. Brigadier Kearnie's Camp on the South ONeals Dragoons and Kearny Brigadier Did on the South a Trench Batt'ry rear The Town thus girt prepar'd for its Defence And with Heroick Deeds the Siege commence The Traytor Londee into Scotland flies From thence's sent Pris'ner to their Majesties Then from King James Lord Abercorn was sent To pay the Garison this Compliment That he would them a Gen'ral Pardon fign If they the Town immediately resign And to withdraw great Murray from their side A thousand pounds he offered beside An equal Post among the Irish Horse If he would quit the Town and join their Force Besides quoth he your Forces dare not fight To whom great Murray gave this Answer streight I 'll make no terms and you for to convince That we dare fight come meet us two days hence At Pennyburn-mill The Delegates do part And to their Friends the Intercourse impart Londeriados LIB III. Containeth the Battle of Pennyburn-Mill Col. Murray beats the Irish Horse and kills Maimont the French General with his own hands The fatal Pybald Horse taken by the Protestants Major Taffe slain The Governors encouraged by this Victory The Battle near Elah Pusinan Pontee and Barwick wounded General Hammilton takes Colonel Murray's Father Prisoner forces him to intercede with his Son to quit the Town Colonel Parker's oversight who for fear of Impeachment flies to the Enemy A Council added to the Governours upon some Grievances Colonel Lance obtains the Colerain Regiment Colonel Whitney tryed by a Court-Martial and Convicted Colonel Monroe obtains his Post Colonel Milchelburn confined The Battle of the Windmill-hill The Lord Netterfield Colonel Talbot Colonel Newcomb and Sir Gerard Ailmer taken Prisoners General Ramsey stain Colonel Murray Sullies forth and burns the Enemies Fascines The Irish Entrench themselves over the Bog Colonel Murray beats Col. Nugent in Pickeering The second Battle of Windmill-hill Two thousand of the Enemy slain Colonel Talbots Lady offers Five hundred pounds for his Ransom Sect. 1. NExt unto thee thy Hero's praise I 'll tell By whose great Deeds the Irish Army fell Assist me Muse Whilst I their praises sing With whose fam'd actions all the World doth ring Hector was by the stout Achilles slain Thrice his dead Corps around Troy walls he ta'n The Rutulan King great Aeneas slew From David's sling a weighty stone there flew Which sunk the proud Goliah down to Hell By Murray Maimont the French Gen'ral fell Sect. 2. The Battle of Penny-burn-Mill ON Sunday Morn th' appointed day commenc'd By break of day the Irish Horse advanc'd In 2 Squadrons their Horse prepar'd to fight On the left Wing their Foot were on the right Maimont their Horse Hammilton their Foot Command At Pennyburn River they began to stand The sound of Drums and Trumpets rend the Air The Flower of all King James's men were there Then noble Murray hastens to the Strand Who in like manner dos his Troops Command Foot against Foot Horse against Horse he plac'd In gallant order he the En'my fac'd He with a thousand Foot his Horse sustain'd Which noble Stratagem the Battle gain'd Mounted upon a gallant Steed that hour He fought the Irish with unequal power The loud Huzza's of both Hosts rent the sky Each side prepar'd to fight the Enemy Like to bold Lyons eager of their prey Roar to amuze it and then to it fly The French came on with glittering sword in hand But our smart Firing made their Horse to stand Maimont the French Murray our Horse led on Thirst of honour pusht their ambition Murray like thunder thro' their Squadron broke A gallant Monsieur fell at ev'ry stroke Maimont did likewise with like Terror ride Thorough our Troops slaying on ev'ry side Both Squadrons fight with equal force and rage And in close combate mutually engage Till death and wounds had cover'd all the shoar For both Reserves had fled the spot before For our Rerserve had fled into the Town And their Reserve could not keep their ground For the brave Luddle an English Buccaneer Who led the thousand Foot caus'd them retire In the pursuit brave Major Tasse was slain Brave Captain Coghran did that honour gain Lieutenant Carr the Laird of Gradons Son In the pursuit great reputation won Sect. 3. Col. Murray kills Maimont the French General THe Strand thus clear'd Murray and Maimont meet Who with dire threatnings one another greet For they had oft sought one another out But still were parted in the bloody rout First they discharg'd their Pistols on the spot In which first firing Murrays Horse was shot Yet the brave Beast n'ere felt the deadly wound But wheel'd and pranced on the bloody ground Redoubled blows they gave with sword in hand Which the strong Armour scarcely could withstand They thunder like the Cyclops at the Forge When they the Mettal on the Anvil urge At last their Swords in sev'ral pieces flew Then with their Rapiers they the Fight renew The brave Maimont began to falsify And thought the day his own immediately He wheel'd his Horse which then began to spurn But Noble Murray made a quick return For under his heav'd arm his Sword he thrust Till at his neck the purple gore out burst His fleeting Soul with the free blood expir'd And our great Hero to the
Force This great surprize did all our spirits damp Fearing our men were slain by to'ther Camp But Col'nell Murray and brave Aubery Oppos'd the fame and forc'd them back to fly Till all our men got safely into Town In which brisk action they gain'd great renown Baker and Hammil brought forth a great Gun Strengthned by Lieutenant Col'nell Wigton But their assistance came to us too late For Ramseys firing forc'd us to retreat But Col'nell Parker for some policy Fled the same night unto the Enemy His Coletain Reg'ment Col'nell Lance obtains Who in the present service Honour gains Sect. 9. A Council added to the Governours upon some Grievances UPon some Grievances we chang'd the powers And add a Council to the Governours First all the Col'nels and then four more Two for the Town two for the Countrey Boor Cocken and Squire were chosen for the Town For Countrey Doctor Jennings and Gladstone Jennings the Arch-Deacon of Ossory And now the learned Rector of Artree Then in this Council this a Law was made No â—ct should pass unless seven gave their aid Mogrige was Secretary to this power For Bennet was to England sent before To give their Majesties an Information Of what had hap'ned since the Sieg's formation He to their Camp as a Deserter flies And in few days himself from thence conveys And tells our case unto their Majesties Whitneys convict Monroe his Post obtain'd Who by his merits had that honour gain'd He 's Maâ—or Gen'ral Monroes Brother Son Who did oppose the Foe in forty one They likewise Col'nell Michelburn confine And by good Laws their Government maintain Sect. 10. The Battle of Windmill-Hill THen Gen'ral Ramsey with 5 thousand strong By break of day entrench'd himself upon The Windmill-Hill our liberty was gone They from their Trenches could kill ev'ry one That issu'd forth or entred Bishops-Gate This suddain motion did much hurt create To repell which we sent forth a strong Band Which Captain Bashford and Dumbar Command And Wilson Gunter Moor and Flemming they Attack their Trenches and the En'my slay Couragious Gunter past their Trenches end And flankt the Enemy with some valiant Men. Forbus like Thunder ' mongst their Forces flew And with his Sword a multitude he slew In that Attack Ramsey himself was slain Scarce of five thousand the one half remain Major Dobbin led on some valiant Men Who presently the Irish Trenches gain Then Captain Pogue fought most couragiously And with his Sword cut down the Enemy We took some Prisoners of Quality In this Attack and these their honours be Lord Netterfield Col'nell Talbot and Newcomb Sir Gerard Ailmer these we carry home At length our Horse came into the pursuit And then our Gen'ral put the En'my to 't To Bellimagrorty we the foe pursue And all along the Brow their forces slew Murdagh our Gen'rals Quarter masters slain Who in all actions did much honour gain For he could six or seven at least withstand And could effect a desperate command Though he be slain his Fame shall never dye Whilst Derry's Siege is told in Poetry We forc'd them to blow up a Magazine Of Powder for fear we the same should win Then we return'd with Glory and renown With chearful hearts unto the joyful Town Sect. 11. The burning of the Enemies Fascines IN a few days our Gen'ral sallies forth With 15 hundred Men towards the North Capt. Coningham and Noble he Commands T' attack a Fort which towards the Inch stands Which they possest with mighty strength force But were surpriz'd by my Lord Galmoys Horse Who beat them off and slew 'bove thirty men ' Mongst whom their valiant Captain Coningham After quarters giv'n then Noble he retreats Unto our Gen'ral who wrought mighty feats For he attackt their Trenches near Brookhall And beat them out and burnt their Fascines all In this great action Collonel Monroe Cut down the Irish with a mighty blow Captain Erwin acted above mans power But was disabl'd by a Shot that hour He 's Son to Cornet Erwin of forty one Who gain'd great praise in that Rebellion Into the City we retreat apace For us most boldly they began to chase Sect. 12. The Enemy Entrench themselves over the Bog WIthin few days the Enemy begin T' entrench themselves Hamilton Lozin Were Gen'rals it was just over the Bog Where they their Trenches in our presence dug This bold attempt rouz'd up our Gen'rals Soul For they their Trenches made without controul He chose three thousand Men and fally'd out And soundly beat the En'my without doubt Out of their Trenches but they reinforce And beat us still of with some Troops of Horse Thrice he their Trenches gain'd they regain them â—o reinforcement from the City came â—anghop against us came with fresh supplies â—ur beaten Forces to the City flyes This rais'd great anger to the Governours 〈◊〉 they sent aid the Trenches had been ours Our General did wonders every where Assisted by Lieutenant Coll'nel Blair Sect. 13. Coâ—â—nell Murray beats Col'nell Nugent in Picqueering IN a few days our Forces salley all To fight the Foe entrenched near Brookhall But they retreat without e're striking blow Then our Gen'ral dos a Picqueering go Col'nel Nugent had made a solemn vow That he would Col'nel Murray overthrow Then in a Danish Fort he and his friend To intercept our Gen'ral did intend As he return'd they challenge him to stand And who he 's for they boldly do demand For you quoth he and then at them let 's fly The one escap'd but tother there did dye He that fled his Scarlet Cloak had lost Which on our Gen'ral by the wind was tost Sect. 14. The second Battle of Wind-mill-Hill TO guard the Wind-mill-Hill from th'eâ— We rais'd strong Trenches up immedâ— From Columb's-Wells near to the flowing tyde And lin'd the same with Men on ev'ry side Col'nel Monroe was posted near the Walls Brave Campbels Post upon his left hand fallâ— Along the Trenches some brave Captains 〈◊〉 Who valiantly our Forces did command Near to the Lough Liuetenant Col'nel Caâ— Receives his standing who great honour eaâ— In a few hours their Granadeers came on Col'nel Nugent led the Battalion He briskly us attacqued at the Wells And brave Monroe as briskly him repells They fought like Lyons till their Col'nel fell Nugent was wounded then brave O farrel Upon his right with two Battalions Came fiercely up who fought like bold Lions â—ill he was slain Waughop and Buchan next With ten Battalions which our Trenches veâ— Yeâ— they could not our constant fire sustain â—or dead Mens Corps had cover'd all the plaâ— The Irish prest our Trenches at the Strand â—ill Noble Captain Ash did them withstand Captain Armstrong came boldly up to fight And put their bravest Heroes to the flight Brave Robert Porter his Pike away he threw And with round stones nine Irish Soldiers slew Gladstones and Baird encouraged our Foot And Captain Hannah the Foe stoutly fought Their Horse came stoutly up with
heart and hand And thought our Trenches could not them withstand Th'attack was fierce we briskly them repell For in this action many a Trooper fell Of th' enemy brave Captain Watson's slain Captain Mackdonnel and Captain Butler ta'ne A Captain of Horse and all his men were slain The Valiant Cairnes did wonders in the field Some of the bravest Foe did to him yield Brave Captain Lane encouraged our Men For on this place al multitude were slain Their Foot bore off their dead upon their back To save their Bodies from our fires attack In fine two thousand of th'enemy's slain For with our Troops we them pursue again Of ours brave Maxwell fell upon the spot For he was wounded with a Cannon Shot Whilst Col'nel Hammil dos the Foe pursue Thorough his Cheek a Pistol Bullet flew The Valiant Murray flew from Trench to Trench And helpt our Men in any deadly pinch Sect. 15. IN a few days a Trumpeter was sent To treat of Col'nel Talbots releasement â—ive Hundred pounds his Lady offered If we her Husband to her deliver'd The same in Council held some long debates Which 'twixt our Senators great heats creates â—or Baker he withstood the same boldly But Walker and the rest the same decree To whom great Baker opened his mind And with sound reasons did his arg'ments bind What would our Noble King hereunto say If we for lucre should his cause betray Great Murray would thereto have giv'n consent If she had Bullocks for the Money sent Yet the same Spring that mov'd the Loyal Town Sent back the Lady with Five hundred pound And presently without e're taking Bail Lockt up the Pris'ners in the common Goal Londeriados LIB IV. Containeth the Account of a Star which appeared in the day time during the Siâ—ge as a good Omen of their Relief Major-General Kirk's coming into the Lough with Forces and Provisions from England But Kilmore-Fort and the Boom hinder our Relief A Messenger sent to swim to the Fleet but is drowned A Barge built for Intelligence upon the News of Enniskilling Men being come for our Relief The Engagement of the Barge with two Irish Boats Glencarty's Bravado The scarcity of Food The Pestilential Feaver Governor Baker's Sickness and Death His Character Collonel Mitchelburn nam'd Governor by Baker before his Death The Bombarding of the City The driving of the Protestants to the Walls to move the City to yield The Famine A Treaty about Surrendring the City The Stoâ—m at Butchers-Gate Collonel Murray mounded with a Shot Captain Coghrans Salley Counsellor Cairne's Express to Kirk to Relieve the City Captain Browning breaks the Boom and is Shot but his Ship and Captain Douglasses Relieve the City The Service of the Gunners on the Walls The Irish Army raise their Siege and march to Dublin Kirk Lands near Inch and marches with the English Forces to Dery and appoints Collonel Mitchelburn Governor Sect. 1. ASsist me Muse whilst I his praises Sing Who is of all the everlasting Spring The Powerful God who led the Hebrews on Through thousand dangers from Gen'ration To Gene'ration till at length he brought Them to the Land of Canaan so long sought The same Jehovah kept this Garrison 'T was he alone who all these Battles won 'T was he that dispossest the Jebusite 'T was he alone that beat the Jacobite For as he led the Hebrews by a Fire â—n the dark Night when Phoebus did retire And as a Star foretold our Saviour's Birth Who brought Salvation to the Captive earth So at this time a glistering Star we have Which all day long a benign aspect gave From the South-East the learn'd thence did draw Hopes of Relief and our Success soresaw The thoughtless Mob ne're heed the glorious Star â—ut generally against good Omens War â—t shone till even from the bright morning-dawn At our Relief the Heavenly light 's withdrawn Sect. 2. T Was plain the Irish had Intelligence When we design'd our Sallies forth from hence Which to prevent and join in secrecy The Council took an Oath of Privacy To Salley forth on Monday Morn betimes And fight the En'my in their strongest Lines Nevertheless on Sunday even they cry Are you not ready for your great Salley Envy the bane of all Society Defeats designs of Magnaminity This treachery our design'd measures broke Then we our Preparations all revoke Sect. 3. The English Fleet-appears in the Lough MEan time some Transport Ships and Men of War Below Kilmore by us discover'd are But all in vain Kilmore was in the hands Of th' Enemy which Fort the Lough commands Besides the Irish Camp on each side stood The fatal Boom and Rope did cross the Flood We fir'd a Beacon on the Steeple head To give the Signal of our want of Bread Yet all in vain Kirk would not venture up Some say of Usquebaugh he had got a Cup. We likewise heard that Enniskilling Men For our Relief were come near to Strabane We sent a Man to swim to th' English Fleet As he swam hence he dy'd with cramp in 's feet He carry'd Letters in a Box with skrews But by his death they lost the dismal news Sect. 4. The Exploit of the Barge of Intelligence TO get Intelligence we built a Barge Of wondrous swiftnss which was long and large And plac'd a Drake therein or two beside When we had need to sail or row with tide To know the truth and let them understand Our great distress Great Murray did command Some of the ablest Seamen of the Town To Mann the Barge and sail to Donnelong With him ascend near thirty Officers Besides the Boys prepar'd for Messengers Noble and Holmes and the brave Dumbar His true Companions in the Feats of War Thus in the Even our valiant Gen'ral sail'd Tho' from their Battr'ies showers of bullets hail'd Which to eschew he made up to their shore Where they had planted some Dragoons before Those he beat off and sail'd to Donnelong Though at the Barge they fired all along The noise of Oars had giv'n them th'alar'm And yet we sail'd five Miles without all harm But all in vain their guards on every side Forc'd our Hero's return with ebbing tyde As we return'd the Enemy mann'd out Two large Boats fill'd with some Dragoons on foot Th' one Star-board the other us Lar-board hall'd But Pilot Pogue with his wide drake them Maul'd For as they thought to board our Barge then he Fir'd off small shot amongst their company Which Boat shear'd off with several persons slain We board the other and them Pris'ners ta'ne They fought us stoutly with their Swords in hand We slew the one half and their Boat Command At Sun-riseing we land at Ferry-Key And in their Boat near thirteen dead men lay Thirteen we took alive then straight we sail'd To to'ther side and Lord Louths Camp assail'd We beat them from a Trench took their Arms And some course Loaves this their whole Camp Alarms Yet we returned in safety to the Town