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province_n of_o ulster_n where_o sir_n henry_n bagnal_n knight_n the_o marshal_n command_v five_o company_n which_o lay_v there_o continual_o in_o garrison_n but_o the_o archrebel_n tyrone_n hear_v of_o the_o lord_n deputy_n return_v back_o do_v purpose_n as_o it_o be_v think_v to_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o the_o pace_n before_o he_o that_o lie_v between_o the_o newry_n and_o dundalk_v aforesaid_a thereby_o to_o offend_v he_o in_o his_o passage_n word_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n deputie_n hereof_o and_o he_o know_v that_o the_o say_a archrebel_n purpose_v to_o pass_v within_o four_o or_o five_o mile_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n deputie_n encamp_v the_o next_o night_n thereupon_o there_o be_v scout_n send_v out_o &_o word_n bring_v by_o they_o that_o they_o have_v descry_v the_o say_v archrebel_n army_n whereupon_o order_n be_v give_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v certain_a horse_n and_o foot_n make_v ready_a to_o attend_v the_o lord_n deputie_n and_o sir_n john_n norice_n who_o go_v forward_o with_o those_o man_n until_o they_o come_v within_o sight_n of_o the_o archrebel_n whole_a army_n be_v then_o repute_v four_o thousand_o strong_a of_o horse_n and_o foot_n but_o whether_o the_o lord_n deputie_n be_v ill_o guide_v or_o whether_o the_o enemy_n in_o fear_n to_o save_v himself_o make_v more_o haste_n than_o the_o english_a can_v follow_v i_o know_v not_o but_o for_o that_o time_n they_o escape_v but_o it_o seem_v that_o fear_n serve_v to_o some_o good_a purpose_n for_o afterward_o in_o our_o passage_n through_o the_o place_n we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o intercept_v although_o the_o enemy_n may_v have_v do_v it_o with_o great_a advantage_n now_o after_o leave_v some_o company_n at_o the_o newry_n and_o calingford_n 1595._o the_o english_a return_v to_o dundalke_n where_o after_o the_o establish_n of_o that_o garrison_n august_n and_o other_o in_o the_o english_a pale_a the_o lord_n deputie_n with_o sir_n john_n norice_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o council_n go_v to_o dublin_n short_o after_o their_o be_v there_o it_o be_v conclude_v upon_o that_o sir_n john_n norice_n then_o general_n shall_v draw_v a_o army_n into_o the_o field_n the_o place_n for_o the_o company_n to_o join_v be_v appoint_v and_o other_o preparation_n for_o the_o army_n as_o carriage_n pioner_n victual_n etc._n etc._n spare_o provide_v not_o full_o so_o well_o provide_v as_o when_o the_o lord_n deputie_n go_v himself_o and_o therefore_o not_o so_o much_o expect_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o he_o as_o by_o the_o deputy_n although_o the_o number_n of_o man_n be_v leave_v unto_o himself_o for_o to_o name_n it_o be_v give_v out_o that_o the_o general_n shall_v go_v to_o victual_n armah_n whatsoever_o be_v beside_o pretend_v and_o indeed_o that_o charge_n be_v faithful_o perform_v by_o he_o and_o as_o much_o for_o the_o queen_n honour_n as_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v do_v since_o the_o archrebel_n tyrone_n first_o enter_v into_o his_o rebellion_n september_n for_o after_o that_o by_o a_o tedious_a travel_n with_o the_o whole_a army_n to_o and_o fro_o about_o four_o or_o five_o time_n from_o the_o newry_n to_o armah_n which_o the_o general_n be_v fain_o to_o do_v in_o regard_n he_o be_v but_o spare_o furnish_v of_o cariages_n beside_o his_o army_n which_o be_v but_o thirtéene_v hundred_o strong_a thereby_o much_o weaken_v at_o this_o time_n do_v the_o say_a tyrone_n take_v all_o the_o advantage_n he_o can_v and_o at_o the_o general_n last_o return_n from_o armah_n the_o enemy_n send_v three_o hundred_o of_o his_o best_a shot_n to_o lodge_v in_o a_o place_n where_o our_o english_a army_n shall_v pass_v through_o to_o meet_v the_o general_n and_o intercept_v he_o in_o his_o passage_n but_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o our_o man_n in_o their_o march_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o that_o pace_n before_o the_o enemy_n which_o the_o general_n perceive_v and_o withal_o know_v himself_o follow_v in_o the_o arriere_n of_o our_o army_n both_o with_o horse_n and_o foot_n of_o the_o enemy_n make_v a_o halt_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o perceive_v they_o to_o follow_v and_o so_o stay_v until_o two_o hundred_o of_o the_o archrebel_n horse_n come_v up_o to_o charge_v he_o but_o they_o find_v he_o as_o ready_a to_o join_v as_o they_o retire_v back_o to_o the_o archrebel_n who_o be_v ready_a with_o other_o horse_n to_o have_v second_v they_o if_o they_o have_v attempt_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o purpose_n hereupon_o tyrone_n send_v down_o of_o his_o foot_n 200._o scots_a and_o 300._o shot_n to_o have_v gall_v the_o general_n troop_n of_o horse_n but_o he_o although_o unarm_v make_v good_a that_o place_n where_o he_o first_o make_v a_o stand_n which_o be_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o of_o his_o best_a horse_n until_o he_o have_v send_v for_o three_o or_o four_o wing_n of_o shot_n from_o the_o colour_n himself_o in_o this_o stand_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n against_o tyrone_n whole_a army_n be_v shoot_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o in_o the_o belly_n his_o horse_n under_o he_o shoot_v in_o three_o or_o four_o place_n his_o brother_n sir_n thomas_n norice_n shoot_v through_o the_o thigh_n sir_n richard_n wingfield_n commander_n of_o the_o general_n horse_n have_v his_o arm_n break_v with_o a_o shot_n no_o other_o man_n hurt_v of_o any_o name_n only_o of_o horse_n and_o foot_n about_o eighteen_o slay_v beside_o some_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o hurt_n this_o stand_v so_o honourable_o make_v by_o he_o be_v to_o good_a purpose_n otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o that_o our_o whole_a army_n have_v be_v overthrow_v but_o how_o tyrone_n upon_o the_o slaughter_n of_o two_o hundred_o of_o his_o scot_n beside_o some_o of_o his_o best_a shot_n be_v follow_v he_o live_v to_o make_v report_n of_o it_o if_o he_o list_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a so_o bot_o that_o in_o four_o day_n he_o can_v not_o hear_v of_o twenty_o of_o his_o man_n together_o in_o a_o company_n they_o have_v so_o disperse_v themselves_o in_o the_o pursuit_n october_n after_o this_o service_n do_v by_o the_o general_n within_o short_a time_n he_o come_v to_o dublin_n where_o after_o a_o month_n of_o six_o week_n stay_v there_o he_o go_v down_o to_o his_o government_n of_o munster_n tyrone_n oftentimes_o after_o this_o conflict_n do_v send_v a_o feign_a show_n of_o submission_n unto_o the_o lord_n deputie_n namely_o while_o that_o the_o general_n be_v in_o munster_n and_o thereupon_o he_o be_v hearken_v unto_o november_n and_o commissioner_n be_v send_v from_o the_o lord_n deputy_n to_o talk_v with_o he_o upon_o some_o article_n beside_o sir_n henry_n warren_n knight_n be_v employ_v in_o that_o service_n and_o have_v free_a access_n to_o tyrone_n the_o cause_n why_o sir_n john_n norice_n the_o general_n retire_v himself_o from_o those_o public_a affair_n after_o his_o good_a