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A43956	The history of the wars in Ireland, betwixt Their Majesties army and the forces of the late King James Giving an impartial relation of all the battles, sieges, rencounters, skirmishes and other material passages, revolutions and accidents that has happened in that kingdom since the year 1688. The second edition, corrected. To which is added, the siege of Lymerick, to the raising thereof; with the siege and surrender of Bandon, Cork, the Old and New Fort, and town of Kin-sale; with other material occurrences. By an officer in the Royal Army. Illustrated with the lively effigies of His Sacred Majesty, and the great commanders in the Army.	Officer in the Royal Army.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2190A; ESTC R218430	61,520	168

Great Britains David His Worthies Dr Walker Count Schonberg Col. Wolseley Pr. of Denmark King William III. Duke Schonberg Count de Solmes L. Gen. Douglas M. Gen. Kirk These Worthies Nine them selve shall Eternize Their Acts one Volume could not well Comprize Mongst whom Great William justly leads Th●●'ve their Thousands he has ten thou slain THE HISTORY OF THE Wars in Ireland Betwixt Their Majesties Army AND THE Forces of the late King Iames. GIVING An Impartial Relation of all the Battles Sieges Rencounters Skirmishes and other Material Passages Revolutions and Accidents that has happened in that Kingdom since the Year 1688. The Second Edition Corrected To which is added The Siege of Lymerick to the Raising thereof with the Siege and Surrender of Bandon Cork the Old and New Fort and Town of Kin-sale with other Material Occurrences By an Officer in the Royal Army Illustrated with the Lively Effigies of His Sacred Majesty and the Great Commanders in the Army London Printed for Benj. Johnson in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1691. Price bound One Shilling ADVERTISEMENT THE World is grown so Nice and Critical upon Dedications and Prefaces that it will needs be Judging the Book by what they call the Wit of either though the former are generally stuffed with fulsom Panegyricks extolling the Vertues of some Grand Debauchee or Leud Sinner of the Age and the latter are filled up with Apologies to the Reader pretending to give a Reason for the making their Work Publick tho it s not one time in a Thousand that the World has the true One The Matter herein contained is TRVTH of History which requires no Apology and as such I do here present it to the World without either Vanity or Complement Therefore instead of a canting Preface to fill a Vacancy and please the Stationer I have put the Contents or Table of Matters whereby the Reader may at once take a full view of what is contained in this Little History THE TABLE OF THE MATTERS Contain'd in this BOOK CHAP. I. TYrconnel made Lord Deputy The Foundation of the Irish Troubles The Protestants in general Disarm'd throughout Ireland The Irish Cut-Throats Sons and Grand-Sons of the Massakers of Forty One Armed The Irish Clergy reassume their Bishopricks and Livings Notorious Abuses committed on the Protestant-Clergy The Act of Settlement broken by the Paplsts in all parts of Ireland Tyrconnel raises the Irish Raparees upon the Late King 's Abdieating the Goverment in England c. The Protestants in the North Arm. The Gates of London-Derry shut Collonel Phillips made Governour Then Collonel Lundy The Men of Inniskilling c. Assemble and choose Gustavus Hamilton Esp their Governour A mutual Contract between Inniskilling and Derry King William and Queen Mary Proclaimed at Inniskilling CHAP. II CAptain Hamilton Arrives from the Prince of Orange Collonel Philips sent to England for Aid Cuningham and Richards Arrive in the Lough of Derry with their Regiments King James Arrives with his Army before the Walls of Derry suspecting Treachery the Army Fires their Cannon on them Major Baker and Dr. Walker chose Governours of Derry Siege of Crome raised by the Men of Inniskilling The Two Mock Cannons taken Collonel Lloyd takes the Castle of Augher Collonel Lloyd Defeats a Body of the Irish takes Mac Donel their Commander Prisoner The strong Castles of Redhil and Bellishany taken by Collonel Lloyd CHAP. III. A Party of the Enemy at Derry march to Pennybourn-hill Lord Strabane Summons the Town but they return a Gallant Answer The Besiegers raise several Batteries which are soon Dismounted by the Besieged The Besieged make many successful Sallies killing multitudes of the Enemies Major General Kirk with 300 Sail Arrive in the Lough of Derry General Rosen and Hamilton make great Offers to the Gariison are rejected Great numbers of all sorts of poor Protestants driven before the Walls The Garison reduced to the last extremity Derry relieved by Kirk and the Siege raised the numbers of Men killed CHAP. IV. THE Inniskilling Men pursue the Rear of the Derry Irish Army takes 400 Horses and 300 Cows The Town of Omagh Taken General Sarsfield and Collonel Southerland appears with 6000 Men. Collonel Lloyd Besieges and takes Belturbet The Garison made Prisoners of War A Message from General Kirk to Inniskilling A Supply from General Kirk of Ammunition and Officers sent to Inniskilling Collonel Woolsely Arrives in Inniskilling Regiments the Forces there General Mac Carty appears with his Army before the Town of Crom raises Batteries against the Castle CHAP. V. COllonel Berry Marches to Relieve Lisnaskea and succeeds Marches after the Enemy Collonel Berry Fights the Enemies Army Commanded by Major General Alexander Hamilton Defeats them kills 200 of the Enemy takes 30 Prisoners Collonel Woolsely with 2000 Inniskilling Men Fights Mac Carties Army of 6000 gives them a Total Rout kill 3300 of the Enemy takes Mac. Carty himself Prisoner with all their Artillery Arms Baggage c. CHAP. VI. DUke Schonberg with the Army Embarks at Highlake with Ninety Sail of Ships Lands at Bangor The Men lye on their Arms all Night The Castle of Antrim Taken The Enemy quits Belfast Carrick-fergus resolves to make a resolute Defence The Duke in the Trenches Batteries raised and the Town Bombarded Hot Firing on both sides Officers killed in the Trenches The Famous Ingineer Richards carried out Wounded The Town offers to Capitulate and Surrenders upon Articles after 20 days Siege The Army Decamps Marches to Newry on the approach of whom the Duke of Berwick Burns and quits the Place The Army Encamps on the Plains of Dundalk CHAP. VII DUke Schonberg on the Burning of the Newry sends a Trumpet to the Duke of Berwick The Enemy quit Dundalk without Burning it Our Army Encamp on the Plains of Dundalk The Enemy about Ardee Collonel Lloyd Defeats 5000 Irish near Slego Kills 700 and takes 300 Prisoners with their Commander A Conspiracy of French Papists discovered in the English Camp A Captain and Four others Hanged 50 more sent Prisoners to England Collonel Lloyd with a Party of Inniskilling-Men takes the Castle of Dramnasna and James-Town Great Mortality in the Irish Camp of which 15000 Die Dake Schonberg's Proclamation of Provisions The Irish March into Winter Quarters James-Town quitted The Fight at Slego between Collonel Lloyd a French Officer and Sarsfield The English Army Decamp and go into Winter Quarters The Actions of the Newry between a Party of Collonel Ingolsby's and 700 Irish Collonel Cambon's Action at Charlemont CHAP. VIII THE Irish Defeated at the Newry by Brigadeer Steward 30 Killed and 7 Taken Prisoners Collonel Woolsely takes Belturbet Lady Newcomens House Surrendred Duke Schonberg views Charlemont and takes Booty under the Walls Collonel Berry and St. John takes great Plunder Duke Schonberg's Proclamation against Cursing and Swearing Duke Schonberg with a Party goes to Dundalk Collonel Woolsely Defeats the Duke of Berwick at Cavan Kills 300 Takes great number of Officers Prisoners and 200 Common Souldiers Brigadeer

Nngent Mortally Wounded Four Thousand pound in Brass-Money taken from the Rebels Sir John Laneer takes Bedloe Castle Prince Wirtenburgh and the Danes Land at Belfast The Famour Action of Mounsieur Callimate at Charlemont 5000 French Land at Kingsale Collonel Hamilton's Tryal at Lisburn for the escape of General Mac-Carty CHAP. IX SIR Clovesly Shovel Arrives at Belfast with Money Armes and Ammunition for the Army The Famous Action of Sir Clovesly Shovel at the Bay of Dublin related Charlemont Surprized by an Ambuscade in the Night The Governour of Charlemont demands a Party and Surrenders May 13th the Articles of Capitulation The Duke views the Situation of Charlemont and the Garrison as they March out May 15th Collonel Woolsely with Twelve Hundred Men Besieges Bellingarny raises Works against it and beats the Enemy from their Out Works Preparations to Storm the Place The Garrison hang out a White Flag and after Capitulates The number Killed and Wounded in the Siege CHAP. X. BRief Accounts of the Transactions of the Late King James towards the Protestants in several parts of Ireland The sham Pardon of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon and the Cruelty afterwards used towards them The Transactions of the Earl of Seaforth Sir R. Neagle and Sir Tho. Southwel Particular Cruilties towards the Protestants at Limerick and Dublin The several sham Proclamations to ensnare the Protestants The particular Invoice of the Protestants Goods seized in Dublin and sent to the French King The Late King 's seizing the Farmers Bread-Corn to the almost starving of the Protestant Inhabitants The Inhumane and Barbarous Usage of the Protestants at Galway by Order of the Late King The Ravishing of the Farmers Daughter in Dublin at Noon-day before her Fathers Face The Murthering three Protestant Clothiers in the Suburbs of Dublin The Cruelties of the French towards the English Clergy c. CHAP. XI GReat Plunder taken by the English near Finagh and Kells 27 Miles of Dublin Castle-Blany and several Villages burnt The Rebels break down the Bridges between Newry and Dundalk Duke Schonberg goes to Belfast the 14th June expecting the King June 15th The King Lands at Carrickfergus His great Reception in all Places with several addresses presented to him June 24th His Majesty goes to Newry A Camp is there form'd The King's Message to the Irish The Irish quit Dundalk and retires to Ardee The whole English Army Encamps on the Plains of Dundalk The Irish quit Ardee post themselves on the Boyne June 30th the King Encamps within sight of the Irish Army Is Wounded with a Cannon Ball viewing the Enemies Camp July 1st Part of the English Army passes the Boyne The whole Irish Army Defeated and retires after their King to Dublin The Condition of Dublin on the Approach of the English Army King James retires to Waterford The English Army Encamp at Finglass from whence the King goes to Dublin CHAP. XII THE Kingss Declaration Pardoning the Irish Commonality Cavan and Slego Surrender Longford and Lord Longford's House Burnt Earl Tyrone displaced at Waterford and Lacy made Governour Four Hundred Head of Cattle taken from the Baparees Clonmell quitted and Sarsefield with Five Thousand Men retires from before it towards Lymerick Waterford Summoned by the King begins to Capitulate Surrenders on Articles Lord Dover and Howard Submit Limerick possessed by the French The King on His way for England alters His Resolutions Captain Buck Surrenders Duncannon Douglas and Kirk join the Army Yaughall Surrendred The Army before Lymerick The History of The Wars in Ireland CHAP. I. Tyrconnel made Lord Deputy The Foundation of the Irish Troubles The Protestants in general Disarm'd throughout Ireland The Irish Cut-Throats Sons and Grand-Sons of the Massakers of Forty One Armed The Irish Clergy re-assume their Bishopricks and Livings Notorious Abuses committed on the Protestant-Clergy The Act of Settlement broken by the Papists in all parts of Ireland Tyrconnel raises the Irish Raparees upon the late King 's Abdicating the Government in England c. The Protestants in the North Arm. The Gates of London-Derry shut Colonel Philips made Governor Then Colonel Lundy The Men of Inniskilling c. Assemble and choose Gustavus Hamilton Esq their Governor A mutual Contract between Inniskilling and Derry King William and Queen Mary Proclaimed at Inniskilling THE late King James sometime after his Accession to the Imperial Crown of these Kingdoms sending the Earl of Tyrconnel his Deputy into Ireland an Irish Papist and one who was known to be a mortal Hater of the English Interest the Protestants in that Kingdom soon groaned under the Fears of approaching Miseries for he was scarce warm in his Place before the Protestants in general were Disarm'd and Displac'd many of them after the most signal Services of their Fathers and themselves to the Crown and the Arms put into the hand of the Off-spring of the Bloody Murtherers of Forty One nay not only the Off-spring but many of the very hands that committed those Massacres were Arm'd by Authority at the same time that Protestants were thrust out of the Army on pretence that some one or other of their Relations had ingaged with the Usurpers tho' themselves had served the King to their utmost Extremities and many were cashiered against whom even that pretence could not be found and who had bought their Places with the King's License and laid out all they had upon it till at last being a Protestant was given for the reason And they were discouraged by all the Artifice of Jesuit or Irish and even threatn'd another Massacre by many of their lesser Polititians All the Bishopricks and Livings that fell in the King's Gift were kept Vacant and the Revenues given to the Popish Clergy Their Bishops kept publick Visitations in the Vacant Diocesses and assumed even the Title one of whom was made Secretary of State and signed himself by the Name of his Bishopricks in all his Warrants and Dispatches that none might plead Ignorance of the King's Intentions towards us And we were told by some of the prime Ministers of State That the King would fill no Protestant Vacancies in the Church so that we saw great part of the Churches in their Possession and nothing interpose for the remainder but the Lives of the present Clergy And for our Civil Rights our Judges Justices of the Peace Sheriffs and even Constables were for the most part made of Papists And the Act of Settlement was then doom'd in every Coffee-House to the same condemnation under which it has fall'n since And the Army being intirely in these worst of Popish Hands the most Barbarous Irish who had thrown off Humanity it self our prospect was all black and dismal In this condition we were in when the news came that the late King James had voluntary thrown up his Government Disbanded his Army and was retired some said to a Monastry some to Rome and some Dead as every Man's Fancy led him and which to believe we knew not At this

Pillag'd and from Clandes … Thievery to proceed to violent De … dation they thought it prudent to 〈◊〉 their Gates and avoid Plunder by … cessary Defence and Self-preservation This was the first Essay of the … cious Indulgence of a Popish King 〈…〉 Protestant Subjects This was a 〈◊〉 Specimen of what is to be exp … from him who will mortgage his … son to the humour of his Priests The business of Sir Thomas Southwel i●…●…together of another Nature and a●… … e repetition of it may justly cause an … horrence of those Blood-suckers who … light in the torment and ruin of such 〈…〉 call Hereticks so the Example may … monish all Men of State and Degree 〈◊〉 to truckle their Authority in Vassal … to their Servants and Inferiours The Earl of Seaforth taking a particu … fancy to Sir Thomas Southwel a very … eful young Gentleman and under … demnation for his reputed Rebelli … procur'd a Warrant from the Late … g to Sir Richard Neagle his Attorney … eral to pass a Pardon for him which said Earl shewed to Sir Richard but 〈◊〉 a most unmannerly and churlish … on refused to obey it saying it was 〈◊〉 than the King could do The Earl … ed to his Master and reported the … er of the Attorney-General who 〈◊〉 sent for owned it to the King and … ly told him It was not in his 〈◊〉 to grant him a Pardon where … the King passionately locked him … in his Closet 〈◊〉 who in England was flattered into … it of an absolute and unlimitted Power to dispence with the established Laws is not allowed in Ireland the priviledg inherent to all Soveraign Powers by the Law of Nations to pardon the Offences of a Subject But even in this it has appeared as by several other instances that he is permitted to pardon any Crime in a Roman Catholick but in relation to a Protestant the Law is indispenable And what favour Protestants are to expect under a Popish King and in a Kingdom where Popery is predominant let all men judge by their procedure in Ireland where almost all the Churches where the Irish Arms were prevalent except in Dublin were seized by Authority the Protestant Ministers were Deprived and Popish Priests setled and inducted into Livings and Ecclesiastical Preferments It is a matter not unworthy the Observation how dexterously the Government there could prevaricate in their dealings with the poor enslaved Protestants For upon any apprehention of Succours arriving from England or other pretext to fleece and squeeze them an Information was presently given how numerous the Protestants were and what danger may arise from thence and then they were forthwith confined and hurried away to Prison and their Houses and Goods exposed to the Rapine of the Irish and French At another time when it might be subservient to their designs to lessen the number and undervallue the strength of the Protestants then they give out that their number was but small and their interest inconsiderable And this is very remarkable in a late Passage at the City of Limorick where the Cabal of the Papists projecting to get the Churches there into their Hands Represented to the King and Council that the Protestants in that Place were so very few that there was no need to Assign them any more then one Church for their Meeting and this Suggestion was fortifyed by a Letter from the Earl of Limmerick attesting the same If at any time an Information was given to the Government of any Mony Plate or other things valuable in the hands of a Protestant tho guarded by the solemnity of a Protection this was soon seconded by the suspection of some Plot against the Government and immediately a Party was sent to seize their Persons to Search and Plunder their Houses and so after the Infliction of all ●orts of Misery and Distress they are admitted to Liberty under the Caution of Bonds for good behaviour but nothing left to sustain them or to prevent the Calamitous Assaults of Poverty and Famine At another time they proceed with a more Jesuitical Fierceness for having in their Eye a concealed purchase of Money or good Moveables in the Hands of a Protestant immediately an Order was secretly Granted to seize the Persons and secure their Goods and then to amuse the World with an Opinion of their Justice and Lenity a Proclamation was contrived with a plausible promise of Indemnity to all Protestants under their Protection and an invitation to all Men to rest secure under the Benignity of it But in the mean time the matter is so ordered that the Proclamation shall not be Published nor delivered into the Sherriffs Hands or other Officers tho anti-dated before the Issuing such Order till a certain Advertisement be receiv'd that the Order is Executed and the Work done What a miserable and an unexpected Oppression is it that the poor Subjects shall be compelled to part with their Goods and Merchandise for a contemtible lump of Brass or Pewter Yet such ever hath been the constant proceeding of the Late King towards his Subjects of Ireland whose Goods and Commodities he rather Seizeth than Buyeth and becoming the grand Merchant of the Kingdom he is the general ingrosser of all Trade which he Vents and Exports to his dear Correspondent in France Bargaining with the Owner at such a rate as the Buyer is pleased to make and discharging his Contract in Bills of Copper Pewter and Brass which can in no way avail the poor Seller or support him in the circulation of his Trade I will only present the Reader with one instance among innumerable others and give him an Authentick Account of what Goods were taken up in Dublin at one time for the Kings use i. e. were seized by Armed Force and a Price set upon them at the pleasure of the Taker Seized in the City of Dublin for the King's use February 6. 1689.   Tann'd Hides Raw Hides Stones of Wool at 18 ps in the Stone Tuns of Tallow stones of Butter In Oxmantown 00920 02140       St. Andrew's St. Peter's and St. Brides ●1166 02190       St. Catherins St. James and St. Nichol. without 05071 03192 61105 389 40 Within the City 11619 07192         18771. 14687. 61105. 389. 40. This with much more about the time Sir Clovesly Shovel stood before Dublin was a carrying on Board the Ships that lay in the Harbour to be transported to France which for that small time Sir Clovesly Shovel tarried there had some intermission but as soon as he was gone the same and many more hands were employed that all might be sent off whilst the like methods were a putting in Execution in all parts of the Country seizing and carrying away what the Protestants had in order to be sent after the former by the next opportunity beggering the Inhabitants and Impoverishing the Kingdom by a wilful Devastation of those staple Commodities for which no