G. George Flower Captaine 198 Sir George Bourcheir sent to Kilkenny 27 Sir George Bourchier comes to Corke 199 Sir George Thornton joynes with the Lord Barry 360 George Kingesmill maymed at Donboy 314 George Blunt 41 Glancoyne castle surprized by Sir Francis Barkley 84 Glin castle besieged and taken 63 64 Gregory Castle taken 297 Geoffrey Galway Major of Limricke fined imprisoned 110 And a new Major elected 111 H. Henrie Skipwith Captaine 15 315 Henry Malbie slaine 365 Sir Henry Folliot 233 Husseyes Report of the Rebellion in Mounster 146 Hopton dyed of a hurt 214 Hostages delivered by Don Iuan and their Names 247 Hugh Mostian 128 Sir Henrie Power 31 253 I. Iames Fits Thomas apprehended by Dermond O Conner 54 Iohn Power 55 Iohn Bostocke 30 Instructions for the Lord President of Mounster 6 Iames Archer Iesuite 26 InstructioÌ„s to the Earle of Thomond 287 Instructions for Capt. George Blunt 256 Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle taken prisoner 135 His Examination 174 His Relation to the Lord President 139 Iames fits Thomas Dermond Mac Gragh make a narrow escape 106 Don Iuan de Aguila his Declaration at Kinsale 200 His Request to the Lord Deputie for shipping 252 Intelligence of the Spanish Invasion 188 Irish in Mounster revolted to the Spaniards 224 Irish fled into Spaine with their Names 237 Iames Gold second Iustice of Mounster 6 Iohn fits Thomas his practice to deceiâ—e the Lord President 328 Iames fits Thomas the young Earle of Desmond commeth into Ireland 85 Returneth into England 122 Iames Grace 217 K. Kinsale summoned and Don Iuans Answere 219 Kinsale Burgesses desire their Charter 252 Kinsale receiues their Ensignes of Magistracie 359 Kilcow castle taken by Capt. Flower 383 Knight of Kerry protected 299 Defeated by Sir Charles Wilmâ—t 361 Makes his submission ibidem Kilcrey Castle and Abbey rendred 334 Kirton a Lieutenant hurt at Donboy 318 L. Lowghguyrre taken by the Rebells and recovered againe from them 45 Listoell Castle besieged and taken 97 List of the Captaines of the Spanish armie 191 List of the Army in Mounster 290 382 Lixnaw castle taken by coÌ„position 296 Leamâ—con castle taken 321 Lettertinlesse castle taken burnt ibid. Laghlin O Dallic 360 Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Captaine Boys 383 Letters Patents for Sir George Carew to be Lord President of Mounster 3 A Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell 24 A Letter from Iames Galde Butler to the Lord President 42 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 40 A Letter from the Mounster Rebells to O Dâ—nnell 58 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 62 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 70 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 48 Two Letters from William Burke and Moroghe ni Moe O Flartie to the Lord President 60 61 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lo President 86 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the Lord President 96 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 80 Letters Patents for Iames fits Gerald to be Earle of Desmond 89 A Letter from Cormock Mac Dermond vnto Tyrone 100 A Letter from the Earle of Clanrickard to Theobald ne long Burke 103 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Iames fits Thomas 111 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord Deputie 116 A Letter from the Lord President to the Lord Deputie 119 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the L. President with his Answers 128 A Letter from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie 132 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord President 132 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 141 Two Letters from Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle to the K. of Spaine 154 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President touching base Monies 147 A Letter from Thomas Shelton to Florence Mac Cartie 169 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Florence Mac Cartie 170 A Letter from Tirone Iames fits Thomas Florence Mac Cartie and Mac Donogh to the Pope 175 A Letter from Mr. Secretary Cecill to the Lord President with Spanish Intelligence 182 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lord President 185 A Letter from the Lord Deputie satisfactory to the Lord President 186 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 228 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to the Archbishop of Dublin 260 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 260 A Letter from the Secretary Ybarra to Don Iuan de Aguila 261 A Letter from the Secretary Franquesa to Don Iuan de Aguila ibid. A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 262 A Letter from the King of Spaine to Don Iuan de Aguila 263 A Letter from the L. Deputy and Councell to the Lords in England 264 A Letter from O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 269 A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan 307 A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Lord of Lixnaw 309 A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominicke Collins ibid. A Letter from Iames Archer to Dominicke Collins 308 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the Earle of Carazena 27â— A Letâ—er from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to Don Pedro Zubiaur 272 A Letter from the Lo. President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Donboy 294 A Letâ—er from Don Iuan de Aguila to Câ—ptaine Iuan de Albornos Y Andrada 227 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lo. Pâ—esident 209 A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President 339 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to Tirone and O Donnell 227 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 253 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 326 A Letter from Tege Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President 330 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell in England to the Lord President 336 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lord Pâ—esident 339 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie ibid. A Letter from Captaine Roger Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto 340 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President 344 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 345 A Letter from O Donnell to O Conner Kerry 343 A letter from her Majestie to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrikard 378 A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President 379 A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton 380 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lords in England 384 M. Maurice Stack sent into Kerry 67 Treacherously murthered 79 O Mulrians Countrey spoyled 47 Mac Awley spoyled by Sir Francis Barkley 108 Mocrumpe Castle besieged 334 Taken 351 Muskrey-quirke and Arloghe spoyled by the armie 106 Mounster in what state after the Siedge of Kinsale 283 Malachias the Popish Bishop of Kilmakow 380 N. Names of the Councellors of Mounster 19 Sir Nicholas
Walsh 199 O Earle of Ormond taken prisoner 24 O Sulevan repaires with Tirrell into Muskrey 352 Remaines in Beare 392 O Sulevan More sent by the Lord Deputie to the Lord President 84 Prisoner by the practice of Florence Mac Cartie 49 Olerie slaine 95 Owen Mac Eggan the Popes Viccar slaine 366 His qualitie and condition 367 P. Lord Presidents Letters Patents 3 His letter to Iames fits Thomas 51 Sent against O Donnell 210 Surprised with a Feaver 280 His opinion of a defensiue Warre in Ireland 348 Sends 1000. foot to the Lord Deputie 377 Meets the Earle of Ormond at Clonmell 105 Proclamation for publishing the new Money for Ireland 149 Principall men in Tyrones and O Donnells armie 212 Propositions made by Don Iuan. 241 Patrick fits Morris L. of Lixnaw died 71 Preyes taken from the enemy 293 R. Roger Harvey 29 Sir Richard Masterson 29 Sir Robert Gardiner 199 Sir Richard Levison his service at Castlehaven 225 Sir Richard Greame 232 Roger Harvey died of sorrow 257 Richard Power 43 Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght 159 Reply of Don Iuan to the propositions of the Lo. Deputie 241 Reasons mooving the Lo. Deputie and Councell to a Composition 244 Sir Richard Percie 40 His Service 111 Robert Tent. 30 Rincorran Castle battered by the Lord President 206 Yeelded and the Spanyards received to mercie 208 Lo. Roche coÌ„mended for his loyalty 377 Andrew Roche 144 Richard Ailward knighted 279 Rancoliskey Castle taken 324 Rathmore Castle rendred 68 Rahane taken 297 Ratho Abbey burnt by Sir Charles Wilmot 101 Redmond Burke defeated by O Dwyre 33 Richard Owen comes to Corke with a Message from Tyrone 254 Sir Richard Wingfield 199 S. Spanish Fleet discovered at sea by Captaine Lâ—ue. 189 Spaniards land at Kinsale 190 Spaniards make severall fallies 230 Spaniards make a great sally 221 Spaniards beateÌ„ out of their treÌ„ches 219 Spaniards landed at Castlehaven 223 Spaniards how many transported out of Ireland 248 Spaniards imbarqued at Kinsale 268 Spanish letters intercepted 258 Spanish Hostages licensed to depart 326 Spaniards make three sallies 236 Spaniards defeated at Kinsale in the time of Richard the second 359 Spanish ship arrived neere Ardea 306 Spanish money distributed amongst the Rebells ibid. Shandon Castle 333 Sessions held at Limerick Cashell and Clonmell 105 Selby a Lieutenant 363 Supplies of 1000 foot from England 323 T. Tirlogh Roâ— Mac Swiny 318 Tyrone comes into Mounster 20 Tyrone writes to the Lord Barry 20 Returnes into Vlster 23 Sir Thomas Norris 2 Townes of Mounster required to send Companies of foot to the campe 200 Earle of Thomond commands the Garison at Askeiton 75 Comes with supplies to the camp 216 Marches with an army into Carbry 287 Returned to Corke 289 Thomond spoyled by O Donnell 55 Sir George Thornton left a Commissioner of Mounster 383 Tirrell desires a Parley with the Earle of Thomond and fayles 307 His men executed at Donboy 320 Flies out of the Province 362 Tho. Taylor hangd in chaines at Cork 320 Tho. Oge makes his Submission 361 William Taffe Captaine 29 His Service against the Rebels in Carbery 366 V. Victuals delivered to Don Iuan. 248 Victuals money arrived at Corke 118 W. Warrant for the L. Presidents Patent 3 Sir Warham Saint Leger slaine by Mac Gwyre 〈◊〉 William Saxey Chiefe Iustice of Mounster 6 William Power Captaine his Service at Donboy 318 A Catalogue of the severall MAPPES contained in this HISTORIE In the first Booke 1 A Map of Mounster Page 1. 2 A Map of the Earle of Ormond taken prisoner between pa. 24. 25. 3 A Map of Cahir Castle betweene pag 42 and 43. 4 A Map of Askeiton Castle page 52 and 53. 5 A Map of Glin Castle page 62 and 63. 6 A Map of Carigfoyle Castle page 66 and 67. 7 A Map of Castle Mange page 96 and 97. 8 A Mapp of Limerick Castle pag 108 and 109. In the second Booke 9 A Map of the Siege of Kinsale betweene page 188 and 189. 10 A Map of the Fort of Hallibolyn pag. 252 and 253. In the third Booke 11. A Map of the Army in Beare betweene page 292 and 293. 12. A Map of the Siege of Dunboy page 310 and 311. 13 A Map of Muskrey page 330 and 331. 14 A Map of Castle-nigh-parke page 352 and 353. 15 A Map of Limerick page 362 and 363. 16 A Map of Yough-hall page 376 and 377. 17 A Map of Corke page 382 and 383. PACATA HIBERNIA THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE WARRES IN IRELAND CHAP. I. The Lord Deputie and the Lord Presidents landing in Ireland The Warrant for passing the Lord Presidents Patent The Patent The Lord Deputie and Councells Instructions to the Lord President THE Warres of Ireland having received their originall foundation in the North proceeded like unto a strong poyson which having infected one member without speedie prevention doth spred the contagion over the whole bodie for the Irish perceiving the prosperous successe of those first Rebels even beyond all expectation and hope of those that were ill affected and that her Majesties Forces had sustained many disasters which were never feared untill they happened the neighbour Provinces of Connaght and Leinster following the current of the present time begin to dismaske themselues of that cloake of subjection which before they pretended and to shew themselues partakers in that wicked action and furtherers of the rebellion And these being united in a strict Combination did verily perswade themselues that it would bee a matter very feasible to enable them to shake off the English Government and to make themselues absolute Commanders of all Ireland if the chiefe Lords of Mounster with their friends and followers would joyne with them to banish the English out of that Province They did account that Province to bee the key of the Kingdome both by reason of the Cities and walled Townes which are more then in all the Island besides the fruitfulnesse of the Country being reputed the garden of Ireland and the commodious Harbors lying open both to France and Spaine They devised many plots cast many projects and used many perswasions to animate the Provincials to begin to enterprise But currenti quid opus est calcaribus they were not so ready to yeeld reasons as those were to heare and their eares no more open to heare then their hearts to consent and their hands nothing backward in the execution thereof The Earle of Essex at his being in Ireland with his Army made a journey into Mounster in hope to compose the troubles thereof all that he performed at that time was the taking of Cahir Castle and receiving the Lord of Cahir and the Lord Roche with some others into protection Who after his departure did either openly partake or secretly combine with the rebells againe Her Majestie being resolved to send a new Lord Deputy into Ireland made choise of a worthy and noble Gentleman endued with excellent parts as well of body as
and goods which all are in hazard through your folly and want of due consideration Enter I beseech you into the closet of your Conscience and like a wise man weigh seriously the end of your actions and take advise of those that â—an instruct you and informe you better then your owne private judgement can leade you unto Consider and reade with attention and setled minde this Discourse I sende you that it may please God to set open your eyes and graunâ— you a better minde From the Campe this instant Tuesday the fixt of March according to the new Computation I pray you to send mee the Papers I sent you assoone as your Honour shall reade the same O Neale The Lord Barries Answer to Tyrone YOur Letters I received and if I had answered the same as rightfully they might be answered you should haue as little like therof as I should mislike or feare any thing by you threatned against me which manner of Answere leaving to the construction and consideration of all those that are fully possessed with the knowledge of the Law of duetie to God and Man You may understand hereby briefly my mind to your obiections in this manner How I am undoubtedly perswaded in my conscience that by the Law of God and his true religion I am bound to hold with her Maiestie Her Highnesse hath never restrained me for matters of religion and as I felt her Maiesties indifferencie and clemencie therein I haue not spared to releeue poore Catholikes with duetifull succour which well considered may assure any well disposed mind that if duety had not as it doth yet kindnesse and courtesie should bind me to remember and requite to my power the benefits by me received at her Maiesties hands You shall further understand that I hold my Lordships and Lands immediately under God of her Maiestie and her most noble Progenitors by corporall service and of none other by very ancient Tenour which Service and Tenour none may dispence withall but the true Possessor of the Crowne of England being now our Soveraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth And though yee by some over weening imaginations haue declined from your dutifull allegeance unto her Highnesse Yet I haue setled my selfe never to forsake Her Let fortune never so much rage against me shee being my annointed Prince and would to God you had not so farre ran to such desperate and erronious wayes offending God and her Maiestie who hath so well deserved of you and I would pray you to enter into consideration thereof and with penitent hearts to reclaime your selues hoping that her Highnesse of her accustomed clemency would be gracious to you wherein I leaue you to your owne compunction and consideration And this much I must challenge you for breach of your word in your Letter by implication inserted that your forces haue spoiled part of my countrey and preyed them to the number of foure thousand Kine and three thousand Mares and Gerrans and taken some of my followers Prisoners within the time by you assigned unto mee to come unto you by your said word if yee regarde it I require restitution of my spoile and Prisoners and after unlesse you bee better advised for your Loyalty use your discretions against mee and mine and spare not if you please for I doubt not with the helpe of God and my Prince to bee quit with some of you hereafter though now not able to use resistance And so wishing you to become true and faithfull Subiects to God and your Prince I end at Barry Court this twenty sixe of February 1599. While Tyrone was in Mounster a disasterous action hapned upon the day of February Tyrone with his Hell-hounds being not farre from Corke Sir Warham St Ledger and Sir Henry Power who after the death of Sir Thomas Norris Lord President of Mounster in the vacancie of a President had beene established Commissioners for the government of the Province riding out of the Citie for recreation to take the aire accompanied with sundry Captaines and Gentlemen with a few Horse for their Guard not dreaming of an enemie neere at hand carelesly riding every one as he thought good within a mile of the Towne or little more Sir Warham St leger and one of his servants a little stragling from his companie was in a narrow way suddenly charged by Mac Guire who with some Horse likewise dispersed had spread a good circuit of ground in hope either to get some bootie or to haue the killing of some Subjects they charged each other Sir Warham discharged his Pistoll and shot the Traytor and hee was strucken with the others Horsemans staffe in the head of which wounds either of them dyed but none else on either side was slaine Tyrone having dispatched his busines in Mounster turned his face towards Vlster The Earle of Ormond the Lord Lieuetenant generall of Her Maiesties Forces with a competent Army was before him with a purpose to fight with him in his retreat But by what accident hee missed of his intention I know not being a hard matter to fight with an enemy that is not disposed to put any thing in hazard He went through Ormond and stayed not untill he had passed through a part of Westmeth betweene Mollingar and Athlone The Lord Deputie on the 5. of March had intelligence that hee meant to passe through Westmeth Whereupon with all the force hee could presently aâ—â—emble hee marched from Dublin but his endeavour was fruitlesse for Tirone was past before his comming CHAP. III. The Lord President leâ—â—t Dublin The Earle of Ormond taken prisoner by Owny Mac Rory Omore A joynt Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell in England The manner of the Earle of Ormonds taking prisoner The narrow escape of the Lord President and wounding of the Earle of Thomond The order taken for the 〈◊〉 of the Countâ—ey after the Earle of Ormonds disaster The submission of Tho Fitz Iames and Tho Power THE Lord President having attended long at Dublin about his dispatches afore mentioned wherein he lost no time upon the seventh of Aprill being accompanied with the Earle of Thomond the Lo Audley Captaine Roger Harvy Captaine Thomas Browne Captaine Garret Dillon and some other Captaines and Gentlemen with seven hundred Foote and one hundred Horse Hee tooke his leaue of the Lord Deputie who with all the Councellors and Captaines then in the Citie to doe him honour rode with him about two miles out of the Towne and that night he lodged at the Naas the next night at Catherlogh and the day following hee came to Kilkenny to visit the Earle of Ormond being a noble man whom he much respected aswell for the honorable parts that were in him as for the long and familiar acquaintance which had beene betweene them After salutations and complements were past the Earle told the President that the next day hee was to parlie with the Rebell Owny Mac Rory
Omore at a place about eight miles from Kilkenny and hee was desirous that the President would goe with him whereunto he easily assented the next morning being the tenth of Aprill according to the appointment the Earle parlied with the Traitor and was there taken Prisoner To the end the Reader may truely understand the manner of that dayes misfortune behold the Letter which the President and the Earle of Thomond sent to the Lords of the Councell in England wherein the same is fully related A Ioint Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell IT may please your Lordships Although I the President haue by my Letters advertised the Lord Deputie the manner in what sort the Earle of Ormond was taken which I thinke is by his Lordship sent unto you yet wee thinke it our dueties to make relation thereof unto your Lordships and to make knowen unto your Honours how accidentally we were witnesses of his misfortune On Munday the seventh of Aprill wee departed from Dublin and upon Wednesday at night wee came to Kilkenny where wee found the Earle of Ormond In our company we had one hundred Horse dispersed in the Countrey ten or twelue miles distant from us by the Earles Officers as soone as we came unto him he acquainted us that he had appointed the next day to parlie with Owny Mac Rory vvee told his Lordship that vve vvould attend him And I the President desired his Lordship that my one hundred Horse might be sent for to goe vvith us for his Lordships better guard vvhich he refused thanking me for my offer saying that he had no need of them The next day being the tenth of this present after Dinner his Lordship not having in his company aboue the number of seventeene Horsemen of his followers armed and not little aboue the like number of all sorts whereof wee were part and the rest Lavvyers Merchants and others upon Hacknies with no other Weapons then our Swordes roade out to the place of meeting eight long Miles from Kilkenny called Corronneduffe upon the Borders of Ydough Leaving his Lordships owne Company of two hundred Footemen short of the place of Parlie assigned aboue two English Miles The place vvhere vvee met with the rebells was upon a Heath ground descending towards a narrow straight having on either side of us a lowe shrubbie boggie wood within three pikes length at the farthest from the place where wee parlyed and the like distance from the straight aforesaid the choyce whereof wee much misliked Owny Mac Rorye when hee came unto us brought with him a Troupe of choise Pikes leaving in a little plaine beyond the straight within halfe Culvering shot of us in our sight all his grosse beeing in all to the number as Redmond Keting one of the rebells did sweare unto mee the President fiue hundred Foot strong and twentie Horse whereof three hundred were Bonoughes the best furnished men for the warre and the best appoynted that wee haue seene in this Kingdome At our first meeting and so during the parley which was appoynted for some good causes best knowen to his Lordship they stood as they might every one trayling his Pike and holding the cheeke thereof in his hand ready to push The Earle himselfe was upon a little weake Hackney unarmed as all wee were that were about him standing so neere with the side of his Hackney to the rebells as they touched him After an hower and more was idly spent and nothing concluded wee and others did pray his Lordship to depart But hee desirous to see that infamous Iesuite Archer did cause him to bee sent for assoone as hee came the Earle and hee fell into an Argument wherein hee called Archer Traytor and reprooved him for sending under pretext of Religion her Majesties Subjects into rebellion In this meane time the grosse of the rebells had left their standing in the plaine and some crept into the shrubbes aforesayd and others did so mingle themselues among us that wee were environed and stood as if wee had been in a Faire whereof divers did advertise his Lordship And at last I the Earle of Thomond willed Ownye to put backe his men And I the President desired his Lordshipp to bee gone for that I did not like their mingling with us wherewith as his Lordship was turning his Horse at an instant they seised upon him and us two His Lordship was in a moment drawen from his Horse we had more hanging upon us then is credibly to bee beleeved but our horses were strong and by that meanes did breake through them in tumbling downe on all sides those that were before and behinde us and thankes be to God we escaped the push of their pikes which they freely bestowed and the flinging of their Skeines without any hurt saving that I the Earle of Thomond received with a Pike a wound in the back The Earles Horsemen which were armed were farre from us for every one was dispersed and talking with particular rebells about the bordering businesse so as wee doe protest unto your Lordships in all wee were not aboue tenne unarmed men neere unto him and assoone as the Allarme was raised every man of his followers came away without â—ooking behind him After wee had cleered our selues within a Butt length at the most wee made hault and called for the Trumpet and cried upon the Earles men for a Charge but none stood by us but Captaine Harvy Captaine Browne Master Comerford a Lawyer and three of our Servants which was all the company that we had then and all of us without Armour or other Weapon then our Swords so as for want of more company vvee were enforced by the Enemies shott to leaue them the ground But we doe assure your Lordships the place wherein we parlied was of such advantage to the Enemy that 500 Foote would not haue cared for 500 Horse and therefore his Lordship having no Foote with him it was unpossible to doe the Enemy any harme with Horse this treachery for so wee must terme it in respect of his Lordships confidence in the valour of his owne men and also in his opinion that the Enemy durst not shew him this foule measure was contrived by that Villaine Archer and none was made acquainted with it but Owny Mac Rory two Leinster men and fower Bonnaghes for if more had beene trusted there is no doubt but his Lordship should haue had knowledge of it Owny Mac Rory laid his hands on mee the President as they report and next unto God I must thanke the Earle of Thomond for my escape who thrust his Horse upon him and at my backe a Rebell newly protected at my suite called Brien Mac Donoghe Kevanaghe being a foote did me good service and wounded one of the Traitors that laid hands on the Earle of Ormond for the rest I must thanke my Horse whose strength bare downe all about him On our
owne home leaving the Earle to a desperate fortune who now perceived that the Provincials submitted themselues daily to the President and the strangers returned into their severall Countries and that no aide approached either from the South or North by Sea nor Land was compelled together with Iohn his Brother Maurice Mac Thomas Pierce Lacy and the Knight of the Glyn to leaue the Countrie of Corke and to fly into Tipperary and Ormond and from thence Iohn fits Thomas hasteth to Vlster CHAP. XIIII Supplies of Foote sent from England Osulevan More sent by the Lord Deputie to the Lord President The Castle of Glancoyne surprised by Sir Francis Barkley Florence Mac Carties Wife and Followers perswaded him to goe to the Lord President The young Earle of Desmond arrived at Yoghall A Letter from Her Majestie to the Lord President Her Maiesties Letters Patents for Iames Fitz-Gerald to be Earle of Desmond THE Lords of the Councell of England by their Letters bearing Date the twentie seventh advertised the President that there was sixe hundred Foote in a readinesse to be sent to Corke to supply the Armie and for that many Souldiers daily arrived in England by Passeports from their Captaines onely They gaue the President a straite Charge to take order with all the Maritime Townes that no Souldier should be transported out of any of them without a Passe under his owne Hand and Seale and the last of the same he had directions from their Lordships that good Bands with Sureties should be taken upon all Merchants of Ireland which traded with Spaine or France not only for their owne good behaviours and loyalties when they were beyond the Seas but to all such Passengers as they should carry with them which was presently put into execution Dermond O Conner at his late being in Mounster had caused Osulevan More a man aboue sixtie yeares of age and yet never knowen to be in action against Her Majestie neither in Iames fits Maurice his Warres nor in the old Earle of Desmonds nor in this last Rebellion This man I say Dermond O Conner had taken Prisoner not without Consent and Councell of Florence Mac Cartie because he refused to pay Bonnaght unto the Connaght men Captaine Tirrell by force or fraud I know not whether tooke the Prisoner from him and caried him into the North who escaped out of the Vlster mens hands was taken by Sir Theobald Dillon of Connaght and presented to the Lord Deputie by whom hee is committed to the Castle of Dublin untill his estate should be further knowen and not long after he sent him to the Earle of Ormond to be sent by him to the President to be disposed of according to his discretion He being about this time come to Corke raileth bitterly against Florence ascribing both the beginning and continuance of his troubles to him and relating to the Councell such intelligence as hee had learned in those parts where he had beene detained returneth into his owne Countrey The Arch-rebels Iames fits Thomas Fits Maurice and the Knight of the Glyn not finding as it should seeme the entertainement they expected in my Lord of Ormonds countrey or rather notintending at the first to make any long stay there but onely that thereby the President might thinke them quite gone and so make no further inquirie after them did in the beginning of this Moneth of October steale backe into the Countie of Limerick yet not so privily but the President had intelligence thereof for it was signified unto him the fourth of this instant that Desmond was about Arlogh having not aboue fiue in his Company and two of them came lately from the Pope with promise of Succours which came too late for his turne as hereafter shall be shewed In the meane time our Garrisons prospered so well that Sir Francis Barkley got the Castle of Glancoyne in Connilogh burning and spoyling great store of Corne in those parts and Sir Charles Wilmot in Kerry prevailed so farre that Castlemange held by Thomas Oge and Listoell defended by Fits Maurice were the only two Castles held against her Majestie which were both regained within short time and Captaine Flower at Lysmore wrought miracles against the Rebels in those parts as Sir Richard Aylward wrote to the President But Florence Mac Cartie notwithstanding his manifold Letters stuffed with abominable oathes came not as yet to the President nor indeed minded he to come as it was reported had not his Wife and some of his Countrey in a manner compelled him thereunto for she refused to come to his Bed untill he had reconciled himselfe to Her Majestie saying that she knew in what manner her Father had that Earledome from her Highnesse and though she be not pleased to bestow the same wholly upon her yet she doubted not to obtaine some part thereof but if neither of these could bee gotten yet was not she minded to goe a begging either unto Vlster nor into Spaine and to confirme this report it was certainely knowen that she with the helpe of her friends kept the Castle of the Lough in Desmond by force from him Her Majestie having evermore had a determination to send Iames fits Gerald Sonne unto the late Earle of Desmond attainted in Ireland and having found by experience that the attempt which Dermond O Conner made in the apprehension of Iames fits Thomas was at his Wifes suite in hope thereby to obtaine the restitution of her Brother to his old Title of Earle of Desmond and also unto some state of Inheritance for his maintenance did now resolue to put her determination in effect hoping that his presence in Ireland would draw the ancient Followers of the Earle of Desmond his Father from Iames fits Thomas the supposed Earle and therefore releasing him out of the Tower where from his infancie he had beene Prisoner shee not onely admitted him to her presence but stiled him Earle of Desmond and sent him conducted into Ireland by Captaine Price a sober discreet Gentleman and an ancient Commander in the Warres who landed with his charge at Youghall the fourteenth day of October from thence he brought him to Moyallo to the President upon the eighteenth where from Her Majestie he presented to his Lordship the young Earle Her Majesties Letters and Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England for his restitution in blood and Honour both which Letter and Letters Pattens I thinke it not unnecessary to set downe the true Copies which were as followeth A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President ELIZAB. R. TRustie and Welbeloved wee greet you well Wee haue now at the last resolved to send over Iames fits Gerald into Mounster after long debate with Our selfe what accidents might follow thereupon wherein although there might be many doubts to what hee may bee inveagled in times to come yet that opinion which wee conceiue of his owne good nature and disposition to gratefulnesse for
vpon the same which they would not doe vpon a Countrey not lying vpon the Sea You shall receiue what Newes of Spaniards came to these parts by Iohn fits Thomas and Donogh Mac Cormock and whatsoever they brought with them we impart with you and doe provide for the same men to send unto you if they may be had Our Commendations to Patrick Condon and to the rest of our friends in those parts Your very assured Friend Hugh Odonnell The Earle of Thomond at the request of the Lord President sent a Priest called Teg Mac Gillipatrick as a Spie into Vlster to learne what newes hee could get among the Rebels there returned the one and twentieth of February 1600 and came to the Lord President at Moyallo reporting that at his being at Donegall in the Christmas Holy dayes Tirone Odonnell and most of the Northerne Captaines being there present made a new combination to continue the Rebellion at which assembly the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin was present then ready to depart for Spaine with sixteene Irish Priests in his company for the better assurance of their confederacie the Sacrament was solemnely received by them all At the same time Teg Mac Gillipatrick the Priest aforesaid did see a Letter of Florence Mac Carties lately sent to Tirone by a Messenger of his owne which hee heard read openly the Contents whereof was That hee protested hee was not fallen from them but had made a peace with the Lo President of Mounster untill May next and that then he was at libertie One Dermond Mac Cartie a kinsman and dependanâ— upon Florence and by him as is supposed was sent into Spaine where hee continued his Intelligencer many yeeres and by the Spanyards called Don Dermutio Cartie wrote a Letter unto his Master Florence dated at the Groyne the ninth of March 1600. A long letter in Spanish the materiall poynts whereof are thus abstracted and Englished That hee was glad to heare that his Lordship upon the fiftâ—enth of December last was landed at Corke after his eleven yeeres restraint in England whereof three of them in the Tower of London that his Imprisonment was not for marrying of the Earle of Clan Cares daughter without leaue as was pretended but upon suspition which the State had of his loyaltie which he understood by Letters written from the Lord Deputie and Treasurer of Ireland to the Queene which was intercepted and brought into Spaine wherein it was suggested that hee having so many kinsmen friends and followers and himselfe who was knowne to beare affection to Spanyards it were fit hee were restrayned and that this onely was the cause of his eleven yeeres restraint Wherefore hee advised him not to put any confidence in the English for if they once againe lay hold upon him they would never enlarge him Hee advised him to certifie his Majestie how much hee was his Servant what Townes and places hee could put into his handes what number of men of warre hee could serue him withall and if he could surprize Corke he should bee well supplyed by the King of Spaine That hee might send his Letters written to the King unto Don Diego Brochero who is a great favourer of the Irish Nation and in great credit with the King by which meanes they would bee safely delivered as also his Letters unto him for the solicitation of his businesse That within three dayes hee might send him answere from the Groyne which hee could not doe unto Oneale and O Donnell who were so farre off in the North of the Kingdome and advised him to write unto them that they in like manner should direct their Letters to Don Diego Brochero but if he would not write unto him hee would advise with Don Diego and repaire himselfe unto him into Ireland Lastly hee hoped that the King of Spaine would the next Spring send an Armie into Ireland It would bee too tedious to set downe at large all the manifest proofes of Florâ—â—ce his juggling Treasons wherefore I will for brevitie sake relate but a few more Abstracts of Letters and Examinations which heere ensue The thirteenth of May 1600. Florence received Letters from Tyrone wherein hee prayeth him that hee would constantly presevere in the Catholike cause as hee had promised that aide should come unto him from the North by Lammas next That he had written in his favour to the King of Spaine commended his service and prayed the King to giue him assistance Tyrone wrote unto both the Osulevans requiring them to giue obedience unto Florence for hee had complained of them Tyrone threatning the said Osâ—levans that if they did not obey him as they ought hee would with his forces come into Mounster to destroy them Dated the thirtieth of October 1599. Tyrone to Florence dated the seventeenth of Aprill 1600. that according to the trust and confidence he had in him and his Confederats in Mounster they should fight valiantly against the English whereunto they were bound in conscience and for their Countries good Another from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie dated the second of May 1600. wherein hee signifieth unto him of the arrivall of the Popes Archbishop of Dublin And of present aides from Spaine he thanked God that the Earle of Ormond is taken hee incited him to entertaine as many Bonoghs as heâ— can against their enemies that hee hath acquainted the King of Spaine of his service unto whom hee hath sent his Sonne Henry Oneale and that hee would shortly send him aide Garret Liston of Skehanaghe in the County of Limerick Gentleman being examined upon oath said that Florence Mac Cartie met with Iames fits Thomas at Belaghafenan two miles from Castle Mayne where Iames challenged him for not comming unto him with his forces to fight with the Lord President as he had promised whom after hee had with smooth language pacified hee protested solemnly and tooke his oath in the presence of Iames fits Thomas Mac Awlife Thomas Oge Muriertaghe Mac Shihie Iohn Vlicke and this Examinat that hee would continue with Iames fits Thomas in this action And although Iames should giue over the rebellion which hee termed a just warte yet hee himselfe would keepe life in it so long as hee could get any to follow him c. This examination was taken by the Lord President the twentieth of August 1600. Another from Oâ—eâ—le to Florence dated the sixth of February 1600. wherein hee exhorteth him to serue valiantly against the Pagan Beast That before hee did write unto him againe hee should see trouble enough in England it selfe and that yeaâ—e May ensuing the warres of Irâ—land would bee easie And for that the cause of Mounster was left unto him hee wished that no imbecillity should bee found in him and that the time of helpe was neere Florence Mac Carties wife told Sir Charles Wilmot that her husbands heart was malitious to the State and that hee would never come in but upon necessitie
by all the best and speediest meanes that may be Wee haue thought it good in regard of the great knowledge and experience wee haue had and found in your faith and valour and in respect of the speciall trust confidence and sufficiencie wee repose in you Wee haue thought it good to grant and commit unto you during our pleasure the command and authority by the power granted us by her Majestie over the Castles of Baltimore and Castlehaven and the whole Countrey of Carbery and over all the Countries territories or places of Collemore Collibeg Ivagh Mounterbarry Slewghteagibane Slewghteage Roe Cloncahill Clondermot Clonloghten and Coshmore and over all the other Countries territories places by what name or names soever they bee called from the Towne of Rosse to the hither parts of the Meares and bounds of Beere and Bantry and so in compasse Northwards to Muskery And we doe giue you power and authority over the Queenes people and her Subjects and Inhabitants in all or any the said Countries appoynting and authorising you hereby to prosecute with fire and sword all Rebels Traytors or other capitall Offenders and all their Ayders Releevers Maintayners Receivers and Abettors or any other Offenders whatsoever that are not ameanable to her Majesties Lawes or haue combined or adhered themselues to any her Majesties enemies or to any now in actuall rebellion against her Highnesse and to make ceasure of all their goods and chattles to her Majesties use And for the better effecting of this her Highnesse service and the speciall trust reposed in you wee doe hereby giue unto you liberty to employ or send among the Enemies or Rebels now in action such Messengers and Espialls as you sâ—all thinke fit to use and to write to parley conferre or treate with them or any of them and to receiue Messengers or Letters from them and to keepe any of them in your company fourteene dayes to procure the doing of service or to gaine intelligences from them and upon assurance and good hopes that any of the said Rebels will doe service to her Majestie Wee doe hereby authorize you to safeconduct them by warrant under your hand for the like space of fourteene dayes so as in the meane time you send them unto us or to the chiefe Governour of the Province for the time being which your safeconduct shall bee duly observed to all those you grant it unto And for the better and speedier clensing and purging the Countrey from Rebels and Malefactors Wee doe hereby giue and commit unto you full power and authority to execute by Marshall Law all notable and apparant Offenders and Malefactors that can neither dispend fourtie shillings in Lands per Annum nor are worth ten pounds in goods and as for such Rebels and Malefactors as are not within compasse of Martiall Law them to apprehend and commit to the Sheere Goale there to remaine and attend their trials by due course of her Majesties common Lawes And for the better advancement of her Majesties service wee doe hereby authorise you to goe aboard any Ship Barque or other Vessell that shall bee or arriue in those parts and to make search in them for Traytors Iesuits Seminaries Letters or prohibited wares and to make stay of them if just occasion so require and to presse and take up any the Boats or Vessels that are or shall bee within the compasse of your command and them to send and employ to such place or places as her Majesties service shall giue you occasion or otherwise to use and dispose of them as you in your discretion shall thinke meetest And this our authority and Commission to you granted to haue continuance during the pleasure of us the Lord Deputie and if wee shall not recull the same during our aboad in this Province then the same to bee in force during the pleasure of the Lord President and no longer And therefore wee doe hereby straightly charge and command all her Majesties Officers Ministers and loving Subjects to be unto you in the due execution of the premisses aiding obedient and assisting at their uttermost perils and for such your whole doings herein These shall bee unto you sufficient warrant and discharge Giuen under her Majesties privie Signet at the Campe before Kinsale the seventh day of Ianuary 1601. George Carew Richard Wingfield George Bourchier To our well beloved Captaine Roger Harvy The eleaventh the Lord President had intelligence from England that Iames the late restored Earle of Desmond was dead and that eighteene hundred quarters of Oates were sent into Mounster for the releefe of our horses CHAP. XXV Don Iuan his request to the Lord Deputie A resolution in Councell to erect certaine Forts in Mounster The request of the Inhabitants of Kinsale to the Lord President Certaine Companies cashiered A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie The Examination of Richard Owen Richard Owen his Message from Tyrone to the Lord Deputie Instructions for Captaine George Blunt THE fourteenth Don Iuan wrote to the Lord Deputie to pray his Lordship that expedition might be made in taking up of shipping for his transportation and that his Lordship would commiserate the poore Spanish Prisoners in Corke who were like to perish for want of food During the siege there had beene taken at Rincorran Castle Ny Parke in sallyes and in the overthrow of Tyrone together with some runawayes that voluntary came unto us about two hundred rather more then lesse whereof some of them had been sent into ENGLAND About this time the Lord Deputie and the Lord President went by Boate to an Iland in the River of Corke called Halbolin sixe or seven miles from the Citie which upon view they thought fit to bee fortified being so seated as that no shipping of any burthen can passe the same but under the commaund thereof Whereupon direction was given to Paul Ive an Ingeneere to raise a Fortification there and also another at Castle Ny Parke to command the Haven at Kinsale Furthermore it was resolved in Councell that Forts should haue beene erected at Baltimore and Beere-haven as also Cittadells at Corke Limrick and Waterford to keepe the Citizens in some awe but none of these workes were performed saue onely the Forts at Halbolyn and Castle Ny Parke aforesayd From the fourteenth of Ianuary unto the last of the same no matter of any consequence hapned all which time was spent in civill causes in sending of dispatches into England as occasions did result in discharging of Companies which were growen weake whereof two thousand in List were casheerd in hastning away of the Spaniards and in setling of Garisons in the East part of Mounster among other private dispatches which the Lord President sent into England hee wrote this Letter unto her Majestie A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie SACRED MAIESTIE NOw that it hath pleased the omnipotent Director of all things to blesse you with a happie Victory over the mâ—licious
verumque Sacramentum sumi constanter teneo purgatorium esse animasque ibi detentas fidelium suffragijs iuvari similiter et sanctos unà cum Christo regnantes venerandos atque invocandos esse eosque orationes Deo pro nobis offerre atque eoruÌ„ reliquias esse venerandos firmissimè assero imagines Christi et Deiparae semper Virginis nec non aliorum SanctoruÌ„ habendas et retinendas esse ac eis debitum honorem venerationem esse impartiendum Indulgentiarum etiam potestatem Christo in Ecclesia relictam fuisse illarumque usum Christiano populo unanimi salutarem esse affirmo sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Romanam Ecclesiam omnium Ecclesiarum Matrem et magnam agnosco Romano Pontifici beati Petri Apostolorum principis successori ac Iesu Christi Vicario veram obedientiam spondeo ac Iuro Caetera item omnia à sacris Canonibus Oecumenicis Consilijs ac praecipuè â— Sacrosanctâ Tridentina Synodo tradita definita declarata indubitanter recipio profiteor simulque contraria omnia atque Haereses quascunque ab Ecclesia damnatas anathematizatas ego pariter damno rejicio anathematizo Hanc veram Catholicam Fidem extra quam nemo salvus esse potest quam in praesenti sponte profiteor veraciter teneo eandem integram et inviolatam vsque ad extremum vitae spiritum constantissimè Deo adjutante retinere confiteri atque à meis subditis vel illis quorum cura in munere meo spectabit teneri doceri praedicari quantum in me erit curaturum Ego idem Eugenius spondeo voueo juro sic me Deus adjuvet haec sancta Dei Evangelia Dat' Romae apud Sanctum Petrum Anno Incarnationis Domini 1595. Pridie Calend. Novemb ' pontificatus nostri Anno quarto Let the understanding Reader now surcease to marvell that the Bishop of Rome doth striue and struggle to depose Princes and to animate and incourage Subjects to heathenish and inhumane murders and rebellions since hee dareth like the ancient Gyants to attempt and assault Heaven it selfe and to displant and displace from the Throne of his Majestie Christ Iesus himselfe who is God to be blessed for evermore what is it else but to make the Precepts and Traditions of men equivalent with the doctrine and Commandements of God what is it else but to usurpe an absolute and universall power and authoritie over the flocke of Christ as his Lieutenant and Vicar for the warrant whereof hee hath no Commission nor was hee called thereunto as Aaron was Lastly what is it else but to remooue and pull downe the Son of God from his triumphant glory where he sitteth at the right hand of his Father and where he must abide the holy Apostle bearing witnesse till all his enemies be subdued under his feet and to bring backe his glorified body and Deified soule at the becke and word of every hedge Priest into their sacrilegious Sacrament of the Altar Surely a man need go no further for testimony seeing the Antichristian lowing of this prophane Bull doth liuely delineate and plainely demonstrate that purple Harlot which hath made all nations drunke with the dregs of her fornication having seated her selfe upon the seven hils of Rome I should be over troublesome to the Reader to shake up all the trumpery and rake in all the durt contayned in his Buls belly yet one thing more I cannot passe over with silence namely for as much as the Pope perceiveth that his kingdome cannot long stand but that Babell must fall and Antichrist must be consumed with the breath of the Lords mouth therefore with prudent care and politicke circumspection hee suffereth none to bee initiated into his holy Sacrament of orders nor preferred to any Ecclesiasticall promotion but hee is first bound by his hand word and corporall oath to mainetaine and defend the pompe honour priviledges prerogatiues and doctrines of the Sea of Rome especially and namely such as are contradictorily repugnant to the written word of God And that they shall persecute and impugne all those whether Prince or people that shall bee adjudged Heretikes or Schismatikes in the Popes consistory Consider therefore I beseech thee gentle Reader whether any Priest that taketh this oath for they all take it can bee accounted a good Subject to the Crowne of England but to proceed Many of the Traytors being put to the sword the strangers banished and the Provincials protected as you haue heard there were still remayning in action within Mounster left for example to perdition Fits Maurice the Lord of Lixnaw Iohn fits Thomas the brother of Iames the late titulary Earle the Knight of the Glynn and Thomas Oge a Geraldine all which with their forces joyned in one were not able to make two hundred men lurking about the Mountaine of Slewlugher and in the Fastnesse of Clanmorris CHAP. XIX False rumors divulged of the State of Mounster The Lord President sent one thousand foote munitioned and victâ—aâ—â—ed to the Lord Deputy A Letter from her Mâ—jesty tâ— the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanricard A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton A Certificate from a Popish Bishop in the behalfe of Iohn Burke The Lord Deputy having occasion to employ more forces into Connaght hee with the Councell of estate upon the eightâ—eâ—th of Ianuary wrote unto the President to pray and require him to spare out of his List of Mounster if hee might conveniently doe it one Regiment of one thousand foote with a competent proportion of victuals which not many dayes after was accomplished Also about this time the President received a Letter from her Majestie which although it doth concerne the Earle of Clanricard in his pâ—rticular yet that the Reader may informe himselfe how much that noble gentleman was esteemed and that worthily of his Soveraigne Mistris I doe thinke it meet to be related A Letter from her Majesty to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrickard Your most assured constantly affected Soveraigne E. R. RIGHT trusty and well beloved Wee greete you well wee need not use many arguments to you when wee resolue to recommend either man or matter seeing you haue made so good demonstration of your obedience and entire affection to performe our will and pleasure much lesse then the person or causes of this nobleman our cosen Clanriccard whose carriage here doth challenge our extraordinary good opinion as his merite there procured your owne plentifull testimony of the same even when all trees à id shew what fruits they bare His comming over was to doe his duty to us where hee was desirous as other Noble-men haue done to haue stayed some time unlesse some occasion for our seruice should necessarily require his returne Of which kind because the one hath presented it selfe by the going of our Deputy into that Province where his possessions lye and that the weake estate of his
fidei dâ—sertores in maximo vitae bonorum quae hereditario jure non sine multorum praesertim Catholicorum commendo vtilitate adhuc possidet terras peterâ— alienas eo animi decreto vt aliquandò in propriam reversus patriam patriae miles decus esse possit Proindè vos omnes pietatis et verae religionis a natores Cathol cum Regem Philippum Dominum Matheum supra dictos caeterosque cujuscunque nationuÌ„ conditionisue sitis quos vnafides vnum baptisma vnus spiritus adjunxit Oramus obsecramus obtestamur in Christi visceribus vt eum praedictum Iohannem Burke omni fide omni auxilio omni farore dignissinum Catholicum de repub ' optimè meritum accipiatis benigneque tractetis In cujus rei fidem testimonium Sigillum ac Chirographium apposui c. Malaâ—hias Duac ' Episcopus Another that calleth himselfe Fryer Simon de S. S â—â— hath these words writing to the said supposed Archbishop of Dublin A Certificate from a Popish Priest in the behalfe of Iohn Burke NOtum tibi facio vt hoc invictissimo Regi notum facere cures harum Latorem Iohannem Burke relictis bonis paternis te adire quo illi ad Regem aditum praebeas sui temporis opportunitatem ad peragenda negotia maximi ponderis momenti quae vnanimis hujus regionis saluti conducunt c. If then as in the former Letter hee tooke upon him this Iourney to make himselfe an expert Souldier whereby hee might proue in time a Champion and ornament to his Countrey or if the allegation of the later may bee credited namely that hee hath busines with the King of Spaine about affaires of great moment and consequence for the good of this nation then are his owne pretexts of religion vowes and pilgrimages devised onely for a blinder to conceale his trayterous complots To prevent therefore such mischiefes as might grow unto the State from his solicitations in Spaine the President was content that Sir George Thornton should send a messenger unto him being then in the Rebels Campe to revoke and recall him if it were possible from this irreligious expedition which at last was effected by the perswasions which his mother wife and friends vsed unto him CHAP. XX. The Lord Deputie sent to the Lord Pâ—esidâ—nâ— for men and munition and himselfe to 〈◊〉 unto him The List of her Majesties forcâ—s in Mounster Sir Edward Wingfield sent by the Lord President with fiue hundred foote into Câ—â—â—aght The Lord of Lixâ—aw defeated by Captaine Boys The Castle of Kilco tâ—kâ—n by Caâ—taine Flower The Castle of Berengary taken by Sir Charles Wilmot Sir Charles Wilmot and Sir George Thornton left by the Lord President Ioynt Commissioners for the government of Mounster A Letter sent by the Lord President from the Lord Deputy to the Lords of the Councell THE Lord Deputie understanding now in what state the Province of Mounster stood directed his Letters to the President requiring of him that if necessary occasions of present service did not forbid he would fend to Athlone for the warre of Connaght certaine foote Companies and a proportion of victuals from Limerick so much as forth of her Majesties store there might conveniently be spared and withall to repaire himselfe unto Dublin from whence hee was to take his Iourney into England The list of Mounster consisting at that time of Horse and Foote as followeth The List of Mounster as it stood Of Horse Lord President 100. Earle of Thomond 50. Captaine William Taffe 50. 200. Of Foot Lord President 200. Earle of Thomond 200. Lord Audley 150. Sir Charles Wilmot 150. Sir Richard Percye 150. Sir Francis Barâ—â—ley 150. Sir George Thornton 100. Captaine Francis Kingsmill 100. Captainâ— George Kingsmill 100. Captaine George Flower 100. Captaine Charles Câ—ote 100. Captaine Gawen Harâ—â—e 100. Captaine Thomas Boyce 100. Captaine Francis Slingsby 100. Captaine VVilliam Stafford 100. 1900. Although there was never weary Marriner in a violent and tempestuous storme more desired to arriue into his wished Harbour nor a virgin Bride after a lingering and desperate loue more longing for the celebration of her nuptiall then the Lord President was to goe for England yet was hee content to deferre his private affections in regard of the publike charge committed unto him and therefore first hee sent for Sir Charles Wilmot out of Kerry acquainting onely him with that Iourney because his purpose was having before hand had good experience of his sufficiencie to leaue him in speciall trust with the government in his absence Then hee tooke order for the satisfying of the Lord Deputie his demands and therefore appointed Sir Edward Wingfield with fiue hundred foote the three and twentieth of February to take his Iourney into Connaght And lastly having taken order how the other forces should be disposed he tooke his Iourney from Corke towards Dublin about the beginning of February being newly come to Dublin hee received Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot that the Lord of Lixnaw having assembled some two hundred foote and twenty horse in his Fastnesse neere Listall Captaine Thomas Bois left by Sir Charles to command the Garrisons in Kerry drew upon his quarter in the night killed eighty of his men tooke all his substance of Cowes Hacknies Garrans and all his provisions of Wheate Oatemell and Butter so that although his Company was not all slaine yet were they for ever after unable to assemble together in any number about the same time also Captaine George Flower tooke in the Castle of Kilcow being a place of great strength and the onely Castle in Carbery that held out in rebellion presently after this defeate Captaine Bois was advertised that the Lord of Lixnaw his brother Garret Roe Stack and some other Provinciall rebels were in the Castle of Berengary whereupon that night hee blocked up the Castle with a sufficient guard of men that none should issue forth untill the Governour his Collonell might be acquainted therewith Sir Charles receiving intelligence hereof being then holding the Sessions at Limerick instantly left the Citie and taking with him by Sea two small Peeces of Ordnance presented himselfe before the said Castle the Warders and the rest within perceiving no possible meanes to escape yeelded themselues to her Majesties mercy But the advertisement concerning the Lord of Lixnaw himselfe failed the remainder were all taken the principals presently executed and the rest were pardoned by the Lord Lieutenant at his comming to Corke The Lord President having thus left Mounster reestablished in a firme and vniuersall peace by the assent of the Lord Deputy having appoynted Sir Charles Wilmot and Sir George Thornton Ioynt Commissioners for governing the Province prepared himselfe for England but before his departure hee made an ample relation to the Lord Deputy and Councell in what estate he had left his Province and the Lord Deputy and Councell having likewise declared unto him the present estate of
Carew Norris Norris Carew Carew Norris Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew 6 Martij Blunt The Lo Deputie and Councels instructions to the Lo. President Carew 7. Martij Carew Carew Carew Saxâ—y Gold Carew Carew Carew Carew Saxey Gold Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Carew Blunt Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Carew The Earle of Tyrone in MouÌ„ster his actions there The White Knight Tyrones prisoner FloreÌ„ce Mac Carty made Mac Cartie More and Donell Mac Carty displaced The L. Barry preyed and spoiled Sir Warham St leger and Mac Guire slaine 1600. Tyrones returne into Vâ—ster The PresideÌ„t left Dublin 7. April 10. Aprilis The Earle of Ormond taken prisoner by Owny mac Rory Oâ—more The manner of the Earle of Ormonds taking The narrow escape of the Lord President The Earle of Thomond wounded The order which was taken for the setling of the countrie after the Earle of Ormonds disaster 18. April The submissions of Tho. fits Iames Tho. Power 20. April 22. April The encounter of her Majesties forces with Flor. Mac Cartie The prey of the Brough taken 23. Aprill The state of the Province of Mounster when the Lo. President came into it The Lord Barry preyed 26. April Redmond Burke defeated by Odwire Odwires couÌ„try harrassed by Redmond Burke 29. April Loghguire preyed The submission of Barret and Condon 3. Maâ—â— The submission of Flor. Mac Carty Flor. Mac Carties demands The submission of Nugent The Brough burnt by Pierce Lacy. Redmond Burke departed out of Connologhe May. 16. Tenne of the Bownoghs slaine by Sir Richard Percy May. 17. 21. Maij. The Armie set out from Corke towards Limricke 23. Maij. The submission of the White Knight Cahir Castle surprised by Iames Galdie Butler 24. Maij. 25 Maij. Therendring of the Castle of Loghguire Nugents attempt upon Iohn fits Thomas Clanwilliam spoiled and burnt by the Armie 29. Maij. The submission of Iohn Burke The castle of Ballitrarsnie taken O Mulrians Countries burnt and spoiled by the Army O Sulevan More detained prisoner by the practise of Flor Mac Cartie The plot contrived by the Lo. President for the apprehension of Ia. fits Thomas Iune 11. Iunij 500 men sent to lye in garrison at Askeiton Supplies of money munition victuals c. The apprehension of Iames Fits Thomas by Dermond O Conner 19. Iunij 20. Iunij The Countrey of Thomond harassed and spoyled by O Donnell Forces sent into Thomond Iames fits Thomas set at liberty 26. Iunij 28. Iunij 29. Iunij Dermond O Conner and the Rebels agreed and reconciled The Castle of Crome taken by the Armie 30. Iunij 4. Iuly 7. Iulij The Knight of the Valley upâ—â—â—f conduct spake with the Earle of Thomond The Constable of Glyn Castle hiâ— advice to the Earle of Thomond for hiâ— safetie 8. Iulij A Breach made The breach assaulted A sally made by the rebels The Constable c. slaine 9. Iulij The Castle wonne and the rebels put to the sword AWard put into the castle of Glin by the L. President Carrigfoile rendred by Oconner Kerry Maurice Stacke sent into Kerry The Bonoghs obtained the Lord Presidents Passeport to depart the Province Sixty of the Bonoghs slaine by the Lo. Burke The Lord Presidents returne to Limerick The Castle of Corgrage rendred A Garrison left in Askeiton 15. Iulij The Castle of Kathmore rendred A Garrison placed at Kilmallock 16. Iulij The Rebels enforced to rise from the siege of Liskaghan Flor. Mac Carties perswasions unto the Ward to quit Liskaghan Florence Mac Carty attempted to câ—rrupt the Constable of Liskaghan 23. Iulij 28. Iulij Fits Gerald Knight of Kerry The L. President come to Carrigofoile 29. Iulij The Castles of Lixnaw Rathowine and Tralee surprized by Sir Charles Wilmot The Bonoghs defeated by Sir Gharles Wilmot 2. August The death of Patricke fits Maurice L. of Lixnaw Florence Mac Cartie being sent for would not come unto the L. President A Mariage practised by Florence for Iames fits Thomas Letters and Messages betweene Florence and Tyrone 16. Aug. Aug. 18. Aug. 20. 21. Aug. An Encounter betweene Captaine Harvie and the White Knights Sonne The White Knights Sonne defeated 23. Aug. The Knight of Kerry the Lord of Lixnaw made suite to be protected The Earle of ThomoÌ„d left to command the garrison at Askeiton Florence coÌ„tinueth his practise with Tyrone Lands given by Iames fits Thomas to Flor. Mac Cartie Donnel Mac Carty taken in upon protection The Castle of Mayne in Connologh taken Omaghon and the O Crowlies protected The intended Mariage of Iames fits Thomas frustrated Cahir Castle rendred 29 August Supplies of Horses and Monie sent for Mounster 26. August Dermond Mac Owen O keefe and Mac Awly made suite to be received as Subjects The submission of the Knight of Kerry Ia. fits Tho. and Pierce Lacy defeated by the Knight of Kerry The castle of Ardart taken by Sir Ch. Wilmot Maurice Stacke murdrâ—d treacherously Septemb. The Prey of Kilkoe taken by Sir Richard Percy Iames fits Tho defeated by the garrison of Kilmallocke 16. Sept. Supplies of Foote sent out of England Osulev an More sent by the Lord Deputie to the Lord President October 4. Octbe The Castle of Glan Coyne surprised by Sir Francis Barkley Florence Mac Carties wife and followers perswaded him to goe to the Lord President The young Earle of Desmond arrived at Yoghall 14. Octob. 18. Octob. The Inggling of Florence Mac Cartie Supplies of men apparell sent into Mounster The submission of Florence Mac Cartie Octob. 29. A skirmish betweene the Carties and the Oleries Olerie slaine 4. Novemb. The submission of Thomas Oge fits Gerald and the rendring of Castle Mange The Câ—stle of 〈◊〉 besieged and taken 5. Novemb. A prey taken in Kinalmekagh The Castle of the Dingle rendred The Abbey of Ratho burned and fourtie of the Bownoghs slaine by Sir Charles Wilmot A thousand Bownoghs levied by Florence Mac Carty Connaght and Vlster men being ready to invade Mounster suddenly brake their resolution and the cause why Dermond O Conner murdered by Theobald ne Long Burke 18. Nov. Sessions held at Limerick Cassell and Clonmell 26. Nov. The Lord President the Earle of Ormond meet at Clonmell December Muskry-quirke and Arloghe burnt preyed and spoyled by the Army The submission of the Burkes and Obriens The narrow escape of Iames fits Thomas and Dermond Mac Craghe the Popes Bishop of Corke In what good estate the province of Mounster was 15. Decemb. 20. Decemb. Mac Awly preyed upon by Sir Fra Barkley The Major of Limerick fined and imprisoned and a new Major elected 21. Decem. Kinalmâ—kaghe preyed by Sir Richard Percy He mâ—aneth Iohn fits Thomas brother to the titulary Earle Ianuary The Sheriffs men slaine by Flor. Mac Gartie Florence his excuses received for truths The L. President perswadeth Florence to goe into England Florence seemeth to like
Talis erat vultu sed linguâ menteÌ„ manuque Qualis erat qui vult discere scripta legat Consulat aut famam qui linguâ menteÌ„ manuû̄ Vinceret hunc famâ iudiceÌ„ rarus erat VOERST FEâ— Hir Scepter sweet hir sword was seldomeÌ„ sharp Yet reâ—câ— subiects and invading foes It quaid repelling theis reclayming those Such cure did set in tune the farring Harp To this last Act of hir exploits glory A Plauaite reviveth by this story MAde bright and glorious by Afflictions flame Forth from a Prison to a Crowne she came Attempting and effecting harder things Then haue been reached by the greatest Kings Of all her Causes Religion was the prime Which shee reformed in a dangerous time And though her neighbouring Princes thereat stormed Did all her life defend what she reformed As watchfull in the State-Affaires was shee And oft from civill broyles her Realmes did free From Ireland shee the Spanish 〈◊〉 expeld And all the rude rebellious Irish queld In Scotland shee did marre the Frenchmens hope Shee fooled all the projects of the Pope And though his Bulls did roare in ev'ry place Turn'd all his thundrings to his owne disgrace Spaines furie without feare shee did oppose And gaue their Forces famous overthrowes Yea shee the huge Armado over came Which of Invincible usurp'd the name And though shee had at home great works to do Shee ayded France and saved Belgia too Her Coyneâ—hee â—hee to just values did reduce Her wholsome Lawes redressed much abuse By Trades abroad shee Riches did encrease By Providence at home establish'd Peace Then having till the fortie fifth yeere raign'd And to the seventieth of her age attain'd Shee dyed and lefâ— behind her such a Fame As shall be lov'd while England hath a Name G. W. Printed for Robert Milbourne 1633. PACATA HIBERNIA IRELAND APPEASED AND REDVCED OR AN HISTORIE OF THE LATE Warres of IRELAND especially within the Province of MOVNSTER vnder the Government of Sir George Carew Knight then Lord President of that Province and afterwards Lord CAREVV of CLOPTON and Earle of TOTNES c. Wherein the Siedge of Kinsale the Defeat of the Earle of TYRONE and his Armie The Expulsion and sending home of Don Iuan de Aguila the Spanish Generall with his Forces and many other remarkeable passages of that time are related Illustrated with Seventeene severall MAPPES for the better understanding of the Storie IUVENAL SAT. 10. Bellorum Exuviae truncis affixa trophaeis Lorica fractâ de Casside buccula pendens Humanis majora bonis creduntur LONDON Printed by AVG MATHEVVES for ROBERT MILBOVRNE at the Signe of the Grey-hound in Pauls Church-yard 1633. TO HIS MOST SACRED MAIESTIE SIR THE great Actions of worthie and eminent Persons haue ever been esteemed so powerfull for the instruction of succeeding times that all Civill States haue made it their principall care to preserue and transmit them to Posteritie for their Example and Imitation The Meanes by which this is done is HISTORY a powerfull suggester and Recorder of Gods providence in publike Blessings and Iudgements the Mother of Experience the Nurse of Truth the common bond and ligature which unites present times with all ages past and makes them one To manifest this if othâ—r Arguments fayle the Examples of the greatest Emperors and Generalls were sufficient who in the midst of their Conquests thought their publike dutie not discharged if they imployed not some time to leaue the immortall memory of their owne actions by writing to Posteritie The omission of this hath bin a great defect of some ages foregoing ours being the Middle times betweene learned Antiquitie and this latter age wherein Language Arts and Elegancie haue revived and flourished In those times though there haue been many Qui fecerunt scribenda yet there were few qui describerent facta I dare not say that this our Age and Nation are guiltie of the like errour or negligence in deciphering to the life the occurrences of our owne times and affayres by such as best knew and faithfully would relate them A want of which many haue complained but few haue laboured to supply That which I now in all humilitie present is your Majesties by many Titles First from the subject matter being the finall Dispersion of that cloud of Rebellion which hath so long hung over that Kingdome of Ireland which by undoubted title and lawfull succession is descended to your Majestie and that performed by the prudent fortitude of the English Nation which your Majestie now so happily governes Next from your Majesties late faithfull Servant the Earle of Totnes whose Actions are not the least part of the Argument of this Historie hee being at that time chiefe Governour of the Province of Mounster which was the Stage whereon the last and greatest Scene of that Tragedie was acted and since advanced by your Majesties Royall Father and your selfe to many Honourable Titles and Imployments of State And lastly from the Publisher through whose hands nothing can passe which to your Majestie is not justly due both by common All geance and particular Service Pardon gracious Soveraigne this presumption in aspiring to so high a Patronage and graciously accept this poore Tribute of Dutie and thankefulnesse from him who hath eternally bound himselfe Your Sacred Majesties most faithfully devoted Subject and Servant THO STAFFORD TO THE READER OVT of a necessitie imposed by powerfull Custome somewhat must bee sayd to you Reader both to prevent mistakings touching the publishing of this VVorke and to prepare you with some unprejudicate affection to the reading thereof The large space of time thirtie yeeres and upwards betweene the matters Acted Written and now published may beget some wonder in what obscure corner this Worke hath lyen all this while without notice given or taken or if knowne why so long kept from publike view For answere heereto understand indifferent Reader that it was composed while the Actions were fresh in the memories of men by the Direction and appoyntment of the Right Honourable Earle of Totnes late deceased then Lord President of Mounster so often mentioned in this Historie The Collection made was by him first reserved for his owne private Information Secondly preserved for the furtherance of a Generall Historie of that Kingdome of Ireland when it should please God to raise up some industrious Writer to undertake a compleat Description of those Affayres And lastly out of his retyred Modestie the rather by him held backe from the Stage of Publication lest himselfe being a principall Actor in many of the particulars might be perhaps thought under the Narration of publike proceedings to giue vent and utterance to his private merit and Services howsoever justly memorable He leaving the world left it among his Papers where it was found by the now Publisher thereof to whom they were bequeathed and by whom it hath beene offered to the view and censure of divers learned and judicious persons By them it hath been esteemed worthy the view
first entire give in the names of all and every the aforesaid Souldiers to the Clearke of the Cheque to bee entred in his booke and from time to time shall certifie the deaths and alterations of the same to the Lord Deputy and Cleark of the Checque in convenient time as the same may reasonably be done having regard to the distance of the place and as other Captaines of the army are bound to doe Item the said Iustice Saxey shall have for his stipend yearely one hundred pounds sterling and the said Iames Gold assistant or second Iustice one hundred markes sterling and the said Clark of the Councel twenty pounds sterling and which stipends and wages shall be payed quarterly by the hands of the Treasurer at warres or Vice-treasurer here of this Realme of Ireland And if the said Iustice or assistant and secondary Iustice shall depart out of the Limits of the Commission aforesaid without the speciall licence of the said Lord President or having leave shall tarry longer out then the time granted then without reasonable cause of excuse the said Lord President shall deduct and defalke out of their said severall entertainments so much as the said wages of so many dayes doth amount unto to the use of her Majestie towards her other charges to be extraordinarily sustained in the execution of their Commission at the discretion of The said Lord President Item for further reputation and honour of the same Office the said Lord President shall have continually attending upon him a Serjeant at Armes who shall beare the Mace of the Queenes Majesties Armes before him in such manner as the Serjeant at Armes doth beare the Mace before the President in Wales which Serjeant may at all times be sent by the said Lord President and Councell for th'apprehending and bringing in of any disobedient person receiving of every such person being of the degree of a Gentleman so commonly knowen and having yearely liuelihood by any meanes of tenne pounds for his arrest ten shillings and for the arrest of every particular person six shillings eight pence and six shillings eight pence for every dayes travell and not aboue Hee shall also haue his dyet in the Household of the said Lord President and towards his maintenance the ordinary wages of one of the thirtie Horsemen And forasmuch as there must bee of necessitie one Officer to whom all offenders and malefactors are to bee committed during the time of their Imprisonment it is thought meet that the said Lord President shall appoint one Porter to haue charge of the Goale who shall haue his dyet in the househould of the said Lord President and bee accounted as one of the twentie Footmen and receiue the wages due for the same and also such other profits upon every prisoner as ensueth viz. for the entry of every prisoner so to him committed having liuelihood of tenne pounds by the yeare three shillings foure pence and twelue pence by the day for his dyet during his abode in prison and for every other person of inferiour condition two shillings for his entry and six pence by the day for his dyet Item the said Lord President and Councell if oportunitie may serue monethly or once every two moneths at the least advertise us the Lo. Deputie and Councell here of the State of the Country within their Commission or oftner if they shall see cause And where the said Lo President and Councell shal haue by their Commission sufficient authoritie to heare and determine by their discretions all manner of complaints within any part of the province of Mounster as well guildeable as franchise yet they shall haue good regard that except great necessitie or other matters of conscience conceived upon the complaint shall moue him they shall not hinder nor impeach the good course and usage of the common Lawes of the Realme but shall to their power further the execution thereof nor shall without evident cause interrupt such Liberties and Franchises as haue lawfull commencement and continuance by the warrants of the Law other wayes then where any speciall complaint shall be made unto them of any manifest wrong or delay of Iustice done or used by the owners Officers or Ministers of the said Franchises or Liberties In which cases the said Lord President and Councell shall examine the said defaults so alledged by way of complaint to be counted in the Franchises and shall send for the Officers against whom complaint shall be made and finding the same to be true they shall not only heare and determine the particular principall causes of the parties complaints but shall also reforme punish according to their discretions the defaults of the said owners and Ministers of the said Liberties and if the matter shall so serue upon due information to be made to us of the abuses of the said Franchises and Liberties so as the same may be done by order according to the lawes tryed and upon just causes the Liberties resumed into the Queenes Majesties hands Item where the said Lo President and Councell shall haue Commission power and authoritie by Letters Patents under the Great Seale of this Realme of Ireland and of Oyer Determiner and Goale deliverie in as large and ample manner as any such Commission or Authoritie is graunted to any Commissioners for that purpose within the Realmes of England or Ireland Wee the said Lord Deputie and Councell doe earnestly require and charge the said Lord President and Councell that hee and they doe diligently and often severely and justly sit heare and determine by vertue of the same such causes as shall bee brought before them in such severall places as best may agree with the necessitie of the cause and the commoditie of the people Item where also the said Lord President hath full power and authoritie by Letters patents under the great Seale of this realme to execute the Martiall law when necessitie shall require in as large and ample manner as to any other it hath beene accustomed to bee graunted within this realme of Ireland The said Lord President shall haue good regard thereunto that no use be made of the Martiall lawe but when meere necessitie shall require for the exercise thereof is onely to bee allowed where other ordinarie administration of Iustice cannot take place foreseeing alwayes that no person having fiue pound of Freehold or goods to the value of tenne pound shall not bee tried by the order of the Martiall Law but by order of the common Law And yet if necessitie for service and terrour to others shall at any time require the Martiall Lawe to be executed vpon any one person or moe being of greater value in lands or goods then aboue is expressed the President in such speciall causes may use his discretion and thereof and of the causes that mooved him shall make us the Lord Deputie and Councell privie Item
Councell will that the sayd Lord President and Councell or two of them at least whereof the Lord President to bee one shall endeavour themselues to execute as well all and all manner Statues of this Realme Proclamâ—tions and to doe and execute all other Lawes and Statutes of this Realme and other Ordinances as to punish the transgressors of the same according to the said Statutes Ordinances and Proclamations And to leavie or cause to be leavied all and all manner of forfeitures contained in the same according to the order limitted by the sayd Lawes And if cause so require shall compound for reasonable causes for all and singular such forfeitureâ— and paines by their discretions Having therein regarde not to diminish the â—ines specially limited by the Lawes without great necessitie of the poverty of the parties to be ioyned with repentance and disposition of amendment in the partie for otherwise it is perâ—llous to giue example in weakening the iust terror of good Lawes Also the Lord President and Councell or two of them wherof the Lord President to be one shall and may assesse and taxe Costs and dammages aswell to the Plaintiffe as to the Defendant and shall awarde Executions for their doings Decrees and Orders And shall punish the Breakers of the same being parties therevnto by their discretions And the said Lord President and Councell shall immediately upon their repaire to some convenient place where they meane to reside within the Limits of their Commission appointing two sufficient men to bee Clearkes oâ— Attornies to that Councell for the making of Bils Answers and Proceses for all manner of Subiects and thâ—râ—n not multiply such Officers leâ—t also they be occasioÌ„ to multiply unnecessary suites and some trusty wise persons to examine witnesses betweene partie and partie which of necessitie would be chosen with good advise foreseeing expresly and charitably that no excessiue fees be by any of them taken of the Subiects but that their fees bee assessed by the Lord President and Councell and the same faire written upon a Table and fixed upon some publike place where the same may be seene and understood of all Suitors and that in the beginning the Fees may appeare and be meane and reasonable So as in no wise the prosecution of releefe by way of Iustice bee not so chargeable as the poore oppressed sort bee thereby discouraged to make their complaints And because it shall bee convenient that a Register bee daily kept for all the doings orders decrees and proceedings which from time to time shall passe by the said Lo. President and Councell The Lord Deputie and Councells pleasure is that the Clarke of the sayd Councell for the time being having reasonable allowance for the same of the parties having an interest thereby shall diligently execute and performe this charge without any further expences then shall bee specially directed unto him by the said Lord President to be sustained by her Majesties Subjects for enteries of Actes and Orders c. Also the said Lord Deputie and Councell haue thought it convenient that there shall bee one honest and sufficient man appointed to bee Clarke and receiver of the Fines at the nomination of the sayd Lord President who shall diligently and orderly keepe a Booke of all such Fines as shall bee taxed upon any person the fine to bee alwayes entred by the hand of the Lord President and shall haue full power to send out Processe for any person upon whom any such fine shal be so seased and to receiue all such fines and in every Michaelmasâ— Terme thereof to make a true and perfect account before the Barons and other Officers of the Queenes Majesties Exchequer for the time being to the end we may be assertained what fines haue bin acquired to the Queenes Majestie and how the same haue been imployed Provided alwayes and it shall be lawfull for the said Lord President and Councell to imploy of the said Fines reasonable summes for reward of Messengers and repairing the Queenes castles and houses and in building and reedifying Goales within each Countie in the precinct of their Commission where by Lawes of the Realme no other persons are thereto bound and chargeable and also for furnishing of necessary utensils for the houshold as to the said L. President and Councell or to any two of them whereof the Lord President to bee one shall seeme neâ—dfull and convenient In all which the said Lord President shall haue regard to moderate those allowances as of the Fines assessed and levied the Queenes Maiestie may be answered some reasonable yeerely Sommes towards her great chardges in maintaining of this Councell the same being to the Crowne of England a new chardge and any warrantmeÌ„t signed by the said Lord President or any one of the Councell for any such Somme or Soms shall be a sufficient dischardge to the said Clearke our Receiver of the said Fines for the issuing of the said Sommes And the said Clearke or Receiver shall haue full power for the sending out of Processe against any person upon whom any such Fine shall be cessed and to haue his Processe gratis from the Clearke of the Signet and hee to haue his diet in the house of the said Lord President and to bee accounted one of the number of this Horsemen and to receiue the wages and entertainement due for the same Also the said Lord Deputie and Councell haue thought meete there shall be a continuall housholde kept within the precinct and limits of the Commission aforesaid in such place as to the Lord President shall seeme most convenient All servants necessary for which houshold shall be at the Nomination of the said Lord President In which house each Councellor bound to continuall attendance and attending shall bee allowed their diets and the clearke of the Councell and every other Councellor being either sent for or comming for any needfull busines for the Queene or countrey shall be allowed during their aboad there their diet And for the more honourable porte of the said Houshold there shall be allowed unto the said Lord President and Councell after the rate of ten pounds sterling by the weeke to bee imployed upon the Table chardges of the said Household halfe yeerely to bee received at the hands of the Vice-treasurer and generall Receiver of the Queenes Maiesties revenewes of this Realme for payment of which there shall remaine in the hands of the said Vice-treasurer who is also Treasurer for the Warres as Warrant dormant whereby the said Vice-treasurer shall be authorized to pay to the said Lord President one halfe yeeres allowance alwayes before hand towards the making his necessary provision out of the revenew Or if he shall not haue sufficient Treasure then out of any other Treasure the said Lord President shall nominate and appoint one discreete and sufficient man of his servants to bee Steward or clearke of the same Houshold who shall weekely write and summe the chardges thereof and the same also shall
other difficultie then a light Skirmish the number of the Rebells to giue them resistance not exceeding two or three hundred at the most which otherwise could not haue beene effected without much blood I must here craue a little leaue to looke backe to time past as well to relate by what meanes the Armie in Mounster was from time to time enabled to subsist in this prosecution as to shew the actes and the progresse in the same No man is ignorant that Armies of mens bodies cannot subsist unlesse they bee continually supplyed with Money Munition and Victualls and especially in such a Kingdome as Ireland is which was exhausted of all meanes of those natures by the continuance of the Rebellion and particularly in Mounster before the President came thither so as unlesse hee had beene carefully supplyed of them out of England no service could haue beene performed and heerein I cannot but commend his care in demaunding as the Lords of the Councells readinesse to effect the same At his departure from the Court of England hee humbly prayed that against his comming into the Province for as you haue heard hee went by the way of Dublin some proportions of Money Munition and Victualls might bee sent thither whereof their Lordships were not unmindfull as by their Letters dated the eight and twentieth of March last past may appeare wherein they certified the President that they had sent for the Province of Mounster nine thousand pound in money three moneths victualls for three thousand Foot and two hundred and fiftie Horse which was the List of his Armie and as hee desired the one halfe of it was sent to Corke and the other moitie to Limricke Also fiue Lasts of Powder with Lead and Match proportionably with two hundred sixtie nine Quarters of Oates All which arrived in May following the Oates excepted which came to Corke in Aprill Moreover in the same moneth the Souldiers Summer Suites arrived at Corke Further as by their Lordshipps Letters to the President dated the seventeenth of Iune they had sent for the supply of the Province fiue Lasts more of Powder with Match and Lead And that shortly afterward there should bee sent unto him tenne thousand pound in Money and two moneths victualls for the Armie the one moitie to land at Corke the other at Limricke as hee had demaunded And for that they had heere certified that the Souldiers having had by her Majesties favour their Powder given unto them without any defalkation upon their entertainments made unnecessary use of the same and sometimes sold it to the Irish Merchants and others they required the President to let them know and to take order accordingly that they should not be allowed any expence of Powder but in dayes of trayning or service onely But to returne to Dermond O Conner who now perceiving that it was a fit time for his Designe sent a Messenger to the Earle of Desmond for so he called Iames Fits Thomas desiring him to meete him at a place of parlie upon the eighteenth of Iune to conferre about certaine matters concerning the Warres Iames Fits Thomas as hee since confessed to the President had received some secret intelligence of Dermond his intent which although he did not absolutely credit yet did it worke some jealousie in him and therefore brought with him to the Parlie some two hundred of his Foote Dermond O Conner brought one hundred and fiftie Bownoghs After some speech passed among the chiefe at last a Controversie did arise betweene Moroghe Mac Shihy Marshall to Iames Fits Thomas and the Marshall of Dermond about such Hides as were or should bee killed in the Armie the one deriving his authoritie from Tyrone the other from the Earle of Desmond in contention they grew warme and Dermond so blew the Coale that the kerne of the one and the Bonoghs of the other were ready to passe from words to blowes much did the Sugan Earle labour to quiet this Mutiny which could not bee throughly appeased untill the Companies on either part were severed and dispersed Iames Fits Thomas willing to giue all satisfaction to Dermond and the Bownoghs made offer to dismisse his owne men which was willingly accepted of the other and so sent them into the Countrie neere adjoyning They being departed and the Principals setled againe to parlie about the deciding of this controversie the Bownoghs by Dermonds appointment drew neere unto them Then Dermond O Conner layed hold upon Iames Fits Thomas and said My Lord you are in hand in hand answered he for whom or for what cause I haue taken you for Oneale saith he and I purpose to detaine you untill I bee certified of his pleasure for your selfe haue combined with the English and promised to the President to deliver me either aliue or dead into his hands and for Proofe thereof behold saith he Letters which were intercepted and brought to mee under the Presidents hand to confirme the same and therewithall produced them This colourable Pretence gaue a good satisfaction to the Companies for the present and yet for the better content hee gaue Thomas Oge of Kerry and two of the Clanshyhies Brethren whom he tooke also at the same time unto the chiefest of his Captaines to be reserved for their Ransomes Now Iames Fits Thomas and the other Prisoners being mounted upon poore Garrans are conveied through the Fastnesse in Connilogh to Castle Lyshin where they were no sooner bestowed but Dermond O Conner went presently to another Castle called Balliallinan belonging to Rory Mac Shihy Father to the two brethren of the Mac Shihies before mentioned which he also tooke and therein setled himselfe and sent with all speed to Castle Lishin for his Wife and the English Pledges which were there in Handlocks Leaving some sixteene Warders to guard the Prisoners these hee removed from thence either because they might more conveniently send some one of them with the relation of his doings to the Lord President or for feare lest the Friends and Followers of the Arch-Traitor Desmond reuniting themselues and his owne Bonoghs of whom hee was very uncertaine taking part with them they might joyne their Forces and at one push both rescue the Prisoners that he had taken and also take himselfe Prisoner and the fower English Pledges To the intent therefore that he might not adventure all his substance in one Shippe he divided them as before you haue heard These businesses thus contrived Dermond O Conner upon the nineteenth of Iune sent Iohn Power one of the Pledges before spoken of in all hast to the President at Limerick with a Message tending to this purpose That if the Lord President would instantly gather all the Forces he could make and draw to Kilmallock where the Lady Margaret should meete him for the receiving of one thousand pound which was promised him upon the delivery of the Prisoner praying withall that the President would not moue out of Kilmallock untill she were come unto him in
omitt because it may bee an Instruction to others whensoever the like accident should happen The Peece being thus cleared the President having the Knight of the Valleyes eldest sonne a childe of sixe yeares olde in his hands to terrifie the Warders hee caused the child to be set upon the topp of one of the Gabions sending them word That they should haue a faire marke to bestow their small shott upon The Constable returned answere That the feare of his life should not make them to forbeare to direct their Volleyes of shot to the batterie for said he in undecent termes not fit for me to write the place is open where he was borne and the Knight may haue more sonnes The President not intending as hee seemed caused the Infant to bee taken downe from the Gabion knowing that the discharging of the Cannon would haue shaken the poore childes bones in sunder and then presently hee commanded the battery to begin and the small shott did so incessantly burne powder as the Warders durst not stand to their fight untill a breach was made assaultable into the Seller under the great Hall of the castle all this was done with the losse of one onely man a Cannoniere Then was Captaine Flower commaunded by the President with certaine Companies assigned vnto him to enter the breach which hee valiantly performed and gained the Hall and enforced the Ward to returne into a Castle close adjoyning unto it where from out of a Spike they slewe foure of our men then hee ascended a paire of staires to gaine two turrets over the Hall in which attempt Captaine Bostocks Ensigne was slaine by the winning whereof they were in better securitie then before and there were our Colours placed and because it was by this time within night Captaine Slings by who was there with the Presidents Companie was commaunded to make it good till the morning during which time some whiles on either side small shott played but little or no harme done about midnight the Constable seeing no possibilitie to resist long and no hope of mercy left thought by the favour of the night in a sally to escape but the Guards were so vigilant as they slew him and some others neverthelesse two escaped the rest which were unslaine returned into the Castle and the Constables head was as the President formerly had told him put on a stake Early in the morning the Ward was gotten into the Tower of the Castle wherunto there was no comming unto them but up a narrow stayre which was so strait as no more then one at once might ascend and at the staire foot a strong wooden doore which being burnt the smoke in the staires was such as for two howers there was no ascending without hazard of stifling when the extremitie of the smoake was past one of the Rebels presented himselfe and said in the behalfe of himselfe and his fellowes That if their liues might be saved they would render but before any answere was made he voluntarily put himselfe into our hands The smoake being vanished a Muskettier and to his second a Halbardier Then Captaine Flower and Captaine Slingsbie Lieutenant Power Lieutenant to Sir Henrie Power Ensigne Power Sir Henry Powers Ensigne Lieutenant Nevill Lieutenant to Sir Garratt Harvie which was after killed in Connaght seconded by others ascended the staires in file where they found no resistance nor yet in the upper roomes for the Rebels were all gone to the Battlements of the Castle with resolution to sell their liues as deare as they could Our men purâ—ued the way to the Battlements whereunto there was but one Doore Captaine Flower entred upon one hand and Captaine Slingsbâ—e upon the other the gutters were very narrow betweene the Roofe of the Castle and the Battlements In conclusion some were slaine in the place and others leapt from the top of the Castle into the water underneath it where our Guards killed them In this Service eleven Souldiers were slaine whereof one was an Ensigne and one and twentie hurt of which number the Serjeant Major who served admirably well was one hee received three or foure wounds but none of them mortall there was also the Lieutenants of the Earle of Thomond and Sir Henry Powers hurt of the enemy of all sorts were slaine 80 or thereabouts whereof 23 were naturall borne followers to the Knight of the Valley in whom hee reposed greatest confidence The reasons which mooved the Knight thus obstinately to persist was partly the strength of the Castle which hee ignorantly thought defensible against the Cannon and also 〈◊〉 â—anifold oathes and protestations made unto him by his fellow Rebells that with their whole Forces they would giue reliefe and raise the Siege but how much hee fayled in expectation of the one and they in the protestation of the other yee haue already heard whereof if the protesters had had any feeling of their promised faith the provocation they had was great for they were eye-witnesses when the Castle was assaulted and wonne This Castle is a place of great importance and ever since the beginning of the rebellion one Anthony Arthur a Merchant of Limricke lay in it as a generall Factor for the citie to vent commodities to the Rebels CHAP. X. A Ward put into the Castle of Glynne by the Lord President Carrigfoyle rendred by O Conner Kerry Victuals and Munition sent out of England into Mounster Maurice Stacke sent into Kerry The Bâ—noghs obtained the Lord Presidents Passeport to depart the Province Sixty of the Bonnoghs slayne by the Lord Burke The Lord Presidents returne to Limericke The Castle of Corgrage rendred A garrison left in Aâ—keiton The Castle of Rathmore rendred A garrison placed at Kilmallock The Rebels enforced to rise from the siege of Lyskaghan Florence Mac Carrie's perswasions to the Ward to quit Lyskaghan Florence attempts againe to corrupt the Constable of Lyskaghan A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie THE President was constrained to stay heere fiue dayes after the taking of the Castle to place a Guard therein which was left to the charge of Captaine Nicholas Mordant with one and twentie Souldiers and to repayre the breach and ruines made by the Cannon which being finished hee intended to draw the Cannon to Carrigfoyle fiue miles distant from the Glinne which Castle was held then against her Majestie as it was in anno 1580 and wonne by Sir William Pelham the Lord Iustice under whom at that time the President was a Captaine of Foot But O Conner Kerry being advertised hereof desired a protection and for assurance of his future loyaltie offered to surrender his sayd Castle to bee kept unto her Majesties use His profer the Lord President accepted and a Ward of Sir Charles Wilmot his Company was placed therein The Earle of Thomond in his good affection to the service gaue unto Iohn O Conner during the Warres a Castle and thirteene Plow Lands for his Tenants
to my Lord of Thomond and upon this Answere the President rejected both the man and his suit The affaires of Kerry succeeding so well with the Governour it was supposed that the reputed Earle of Desmond would not long remaine in these parts lest the Protectees might offer him some false measure which if it should happen most likely it was that hee would passe the Mountaine and shelter himselfe in the Fastnes of Conniloe and therefore the Lord President intreated the Earle of Thomond to stay with the Garrison at Askeiton both to doe service upon such Rebels as should lurke in those woods as also to secure the goods of those that were newly become Subjects for as the manner of the Irish had they lost but twentie Cowes or tenne Garrans they would haue held it sufficient cause to haue relapsed againe My Lord of Thomond therefore lying there in Garrison received advertisement by certaine espialls whom hee used that Florence Mac Cartie had assuredly made a new combination with the Arch-Rebell Desmond and had sent second Letters to Tyrone about O Sulevan More his enlargement but in trueth the effect thereof was to implore ayde of that Egyptian Reed to underprop their ruinous and almost rotten Building Of this new and late combination the Lord President was also advertised by the Lord Barrie That Iames Mac Thomas to assure Florence unto him did giue him these Lands and Rents following viz. the Querinie Killaha the rents of Beare and Bantrie the Beoves of Carbry Carrigroaghan and Ballinry neere unto Corke all which Florence accepted and their place of meeting where this Agreement was made was at Rahinemroeg bordering upon Slewlogher Vpon this Intelligence the Governour of Kerry by direction from the President received into protection Donnell Mac Carty naturall sonne to the late Earle of Clancare and Brother to Florence his wife whom the Countrey in the beginning of this Rebellion saluted Mac Cartie More or chiefe Lord of Desmond But at Tyrone his late being in the Province he was deprived of that promotion and both the Title and Lands by him conferred upon the said Florence wherefore they thought this man to be a speciall fit Instrument of whom there might bee very good use when the President should beginne his prosecutions against Florence CHAP. XII The Castle of Mayne in Connologh taken Omaghon and the O Crowlyes protected Cahir Castle rendred Supplyes of Horses and Money sent for Mounster Dermond Mac Owen O Keefe and Mac Awley make suite to bee received as subjects The submission of the Knight of Kerry Iames fits Thomas and Pierce Lacie defeated by the Knight of Kerry THE Rebell that next bordered upon this Garrison of Askeiton was Garret fits Nicholas and some few Kerne that followed him whom Sir Francis Barkley so haunted and hunted that hee got from them all their prey their owne riding Horses and at last the Castle of Mayne held by them vvherein there was provision of Corne for all that yeare The President having disposed of his Garrisons in such sort that they were lodged either in the Rebels Countries or very neere thereunto sent unto them severall Letters willing the Commanders to imploy their Companies at this time especially about the standing Corne now ready for the Harvest to gather in for their owne vses what lay most conveniently for them and the rest to destroy with Man and Horse which was performed accordingly and this no doubt was one principall cause that they were unable to hold up their Heads the next yeare for presently hereupon Omaghon and the O Crowlies in Carbery sought to Sir Richard Percy lying at Kinsale that hee would bee a meanes to the Lord President for Her Majesties protection which being granted they remained Loyall Subjects with their Tenants and Followers untill the landing of the Spaniards In this interim the Lord President laboured with Cormuck Mac Dermond partly by promises and partly by menaces to frustrate the intended Mariage betweene Iames fits Thomas and his Sister which at last with some difficultie was frustrated by câ—using the said Cormuck to undertake for his Sisters apparance whensoever he or the Councell should call for her Towards the later end of this Moneth of August the Lord Deputy writing to the President about some other oâ—casions it pleased him to remember Cahir Castle which was lost as before you haue heard signifying that hee much desired to haue that Castle recovered from the Rebels the rather because the great Ordnance a Cannon and a Culverin being left there by the Earle of Essex were now possessed by the Rebels This Item from the Lord Deputie spurred on the President without further delay to take order therein and therefore presently by his Letters sent for the Lord of Cahir to repaire unto him who as before you haue heard was vehemently suspected to haue some hand both in the taking and keeping thereof The Barron of Cahir being come the Councell perswaded him to deale with Iames Butler nicknamed Iames Galde his Brother about the redelivering thereof to Her Majesties use but his Answer was that so little interest had hee in his Brother as the meanest Follower in all his Countrie might prevaile more with him then himselfe for hee was unwilling to haue the Castle regained by the State except it might againe be left wholly to him as it was before the first winning thereof which the President surmising told him that if it might speedily be yeelded up unto him he would become an humble Suiter to the Lord Deputie in his behalfe for the repossessing thereof otherwayes hee would presently march with his whole Armie into those parts and taking the same by force he would ruine and raze it to the very foundation and this he bound with no small protestations Hereupon Iustice Comerford being dispatched away with the Lord of Cahir they prevailed so farre with young Butler that the Castle upon the twentie nineth following was delivered to the State as also all the Munitions and the great Ordnance conveied to Clonmell and from thence to Watterford The nine and twentieth the Lord President among other things in his dispatch made for England advertised the Lords of the Councell that there was lately arrived at Limerick tenne thousand pounds in monie for the Armie in Mounster and that also at Corke thirtie sixe Horse for the supply of his Horse Troopes were landed at Corke for the which hee gaue their Lordships humble thankes The Horse sent were fourtie but the Conductor delivered no more then aforesaid While these things were in handling it hapned that a French Barke arrived at Dingle laden with Wine and some Munition which they sold to the Rebels and thereby ministred unto them no small reliefe being before in great want thereof Whereupon the President wrote his Letters to the Lords of Her Majesties Privie Councell intreating that it would please them to procure Her Majesties Letters to be directed to her
neweâ— of these parts are that the Sonne of Geralt the late Earle is arrived unto whom his Fathers old Followers doe much resort hee is an Heretike yet neverthelesse by the helpe of the English he will doe us great harme The right Earle of Desmond is forsaken of all men and not able to make Head and the lesse hope of his rising againe by the comming of young Iames who is the Queenes Earle and hath a Patent for his Earledome I pray your speedy Answer in the meane time I will dissemble with the President who deales sharpely with us the Letter which you sent with these to Mac Carty More I haue sent unto him by a Messenger of my owne who is lately agreed with the President and so we are deceived in him and therefore he is not to be firmely trusted with the commandement of all the Clan Carties Cormocke Cartie Sir Charles Wilmot in the meane time maâ—ching to an Abbey in Kerry called Ratho neere unto Lixnaw assoone as his Colours were descried was fired by the Enemy that lodged there from thence with his Horse onely he marched â—o Tralie where hee found one hundred Bonoghs of the Oâ—â—â—llies among whom was Moriertagh Mac Shighie and three or foure more of the lurking Earles chiefest Followers on horsebacke our Horse charged them the Horsemen by flight saved themselues but of the â—ooâ—e there was slaine about fourtie dead in the place the rest by the â—avour of a neighboâ—ring bogge and the Mountaine at hand escaped but all their Armes were left to our shares The perpetuall juggling which Florencâ— Mac Cartie continued towards the Lord President I haue so often touched as it needs no other proofe but for the better Testimonie of his ill â—ffection to the State even now when the Sugan Earle was in the estate of a fugitiue hiding himselfe from the sight of men Florence as the Lord President was advertised from Sir Charles Wilmot had raysed one thousand Bownoghs to bee placed upon Desmond foure hundred uâ—on Kerry and sixe hundred upon Carbry and concludes with these words Viz. assuredly hee purposeth to bee a Villaine though hee could be contented to liue in neutralitie as he doth if he could cary it cleanely Also at that time the Baron of Lixnaw who was banished Kerry was by him relieved in Desmond but obserue well I beseech you this wavering and unsetled companion who not knowing which way either to be a Subject or Rebell not many dayes afterwards as shall bee said came to the President with a smooth countenance full of Loyaltie but inwardly the same man hee had ever beene Nothing was more common now in Mounster then a bruite of the strangers from Connaght and Vlster comming to invade the Province with two thousand men and hereof the President received daily advertisement from the Earle of Thomond the Lord Barry Iustice Comerford and others and to verifie the same Pierce Lacy was come into the borders of Kilquig and had preyed Glanogre a Towne belonging to Sir George Bourchier Master of the Ordnance being a parcell of his Signiory and then in farme to Alexander Fitton this caused the President to assemble the greatest part of his Forces to Kilmallock attending there to behold what should become of this Cloud which threatned such a dangerous Tempest which at length vanished without any great disturbance for about the midst of this Moneth they withdâ—â—w themselues into Ormond within the Libertie of Tipperarie the cause why they departed before they had made any Bonfiers in Mounster which was their arrand as I haue since learned was two fould First because Redmond Burke could by no meanes bee drawen into the Province being in expectation of great favour from the President as appeareth by his Letters sent about this time which because it is but short and yet apparantly declareth this truth I thought not unfit here to bee recited in his owne words RIght Honourable I would long ere this be a Subject and will now shew my selfe worthy to be accepted if I be entertained and my Fathers Lands seized into your Honours hands till my Title bee tried this Countrey of Ely O Carrell being in your Honours Province is a parcell whereto I make claime wherein I would expect your Honour to right me first and thus requesting your Honour to accept my service and favour my right I take leaue this ninth of November 1600. Your Honours as you please Redmond Letrim The President to hold Redmond as I conceiue in some hope that hee might not joyne with the Northerne Forces then expected to come into Mounster returned him answer to this effect That his Demaunds seemed to bee somewhat reasonable and that hee was very sorry that it was not fully in his power to accomplish his request Notwithstanding there was no doubt but upon his Letters already dispatched to the Councell of England and to the Lord Deputie in his behalfe such order should bee taken as hee should hold himselfe well satisfied and surely whether the President dealt plainely and bona fide vvith the said Redmond or whether hee fed him vvith good vvords onely like a Courtier to serue his owne turne I know not but if I might deliver my poore opinion I thinke him to haue received some hard measure I meane in respect of his Fathers Lands upon whomsoever the fault lyeth but to returne This Redmond commanding the greatest part of the Forces now assembled depending this much upon the Presidents favour as by his Letter appeareth could by no allurements of these Mounster Rebels bee inticed to commit any outrage within that Province An other cause why these Rebels thus assembled came no further up into Mounster was because the wandring Earle Iames fits Thomas who should haue given them Bonnaght in the Province knowing that Lixnaw Redmond Burke Pierce Lacie and all of them were growen wearie of the Rebellion and that the President had commerce with all those durst not commit himselfe into their power they being so strong and hee so poore and weake fearing left they should haue delivered him being the marke the President chiefly aymed at to worke their owne peace Dermond O Conner having now heard that the young Earle of Desmond his Brother in law was arrived in Mounster according to the Presidents promise to him made that he should come was desirous that hee should repaire thither with intent to doe some acceptable service for her Majestie which being made knowen by the Lady Margaret his wife the Lord President sent him a Safe-conduct for himselfe and his followers and procured the like from Sir Arthur Saâ—age the chiefe Commissioner in Connaght and also from the Earle of Clanrickard to secure his passage through his Countrey and for his better safetie he sent an hundred Foot to guard him as soone as hee should enter into Thomond Hee being now past Clanrickard and comming to Oshafnesses Countrey within seventeene or eighteene miles of Limerick Theobald ne Long Burke who
had a Company of an hundred Foot in her Majesties pay notwithstanding all his Safe-guards assaulted him who for his safetie retired into an olde Church burnt it over his head and in comming foorth of the same hee killed about fourtie of his men and tooke him prisoner and the morning following cut off his head which being done Theobald sent to the Earle of Clanrickard for a protection pretending that what he did was done in revâ—nge of his Cousen the Lord Burkes death But the Earle misliking the Action in stead of a Protection returned him this Letter insuing A Letter from the Earle of Clanrickard to Theobald ne Long Burke I Doe understand that you haue yesternight assaulted Dermond O Conner and his Company which is both a very mighty impeachment of Her Majesties word in respect the Gentleman had her gratious Protection and safe Conduct from the Lord President of Mounster and the Governour of this Province for his safe passing and a perpetuall slaunder and abuse unto me and my posteritie considering the Gentleman was ceased in my Countrie and had my word at my very good Lord the Lord President of Mounsters request and the Governour of this Provinces direction which I little expected to bee by you resisted but rather imagined your comming into the Countrie to doe better service upon Her Majesties enemies which are daily threatning to come for us on all sides But if in lieu thereof your service bee to murther a Gentleman that is drawen for good considerations tending the advanâ—ement of Her Majesties service contemne her gratious protection which he hath and offer the Lord President of Mounster the Governour of this Province and my selfe the mightiest wrong and abuse that may be I take it such a coruse as I doe not doubt your selfe and your house to bee thereby ever overthrowne and everlastingly liue hopelesse of any favour 〈◊〉 kindnesse of me except you take such apt and present course as to send the Gentleman unto me released and all the rest of his people as many as you haue in hand of them with a full restitution of their goods otherwayes thinke of me as the greatest Enemy you haue in this world which with the permission of God I will make you and yours feele if you urge me thereunto and so expecting to see the Gentleman from you with expedition without hurt I leaue Doiehoway the foure and twentieth of October 1600. Your very loving Kinseman if you will Vlick Clanrickard Whilest Dermond was in Rebellion hee received no prejudice by Theobald ne Long but now being as hee knew a man fast lincked to the State and able to performe extraordinary service he is treacherously murdered to the great dishonour of Her Majestie in violating Her word solemnely and advisedly given The Lord President was exceedingly incensed against the Actors Abettors and Procurers of this murder writing his Letter both to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councell in England and also to the Lord Deputie and Councell of Ireland signifying how much Her Majesties honour was blemished and the Service hindred by this malitious and hatefull murther who considering of the fact besides sharpe rebukes and reprehensions the Lord Deputie was commanded presently to casheere and discharge him both of his Command and Entertainement CHAP. XVIII Sessions held at Limericke Cassell and Clonmell The Lord President and the Earle of Ormond meete at Clonmell Muskry Quirk and Arlogh burnt and spoyled by the Armie The submission of the Burkes and the Obryens The narrow escape of Iames fits Thomas and Dermond Mac Craghe the Popes Bishop of Corke In what good estate the Province of Mounster stood Mac Awley preyed by Sir Francis Barkley A Mariage practised betweene the Lady Ione Fitz Gerald and O Donnell but prevented by the Lord President NOtwithstanding the retiring of these Rebels as you haue heard yet the President thought it meete to spend some time in those parts before his Armie should be reduced In consideration whereof finding it expedient for furtherance of her Majesties service that Sessions of Gaole delivery should bee held as often as conveniently they might that the Course of civill Iustice might againe bee renewed whereunto of late yeeres they had not beene accustomed the eighteenth of November his Lordship left Kilmallock and marched to Limerick where hee kept Sessions from thence to Cashell and so to Clonmell in both which places he did the like doing exemplary iustice upon such Rebels as had afore beene apprehended thereabouts During the Sessions holden at Limerick as aforesaid the President sent a message to the Earle of Ormond signifying unto him his purposed comming to Clonmell wherein also hee besought his Lordship that if it might stand with his leasure and good liking it would please him to make a Iourney that way to the intent that upon their meeting some conference might be had about divers particularities concerning the service The Earle accorded both to time and place which was at Clonmell The sixe and twentieth of November amongst other matters there consulted betwixt them the President moved the Earle about some present order to be taken for the prosecution of those Rebels that had now for a good space remayned without impeachment in the borders of Ormond in Typperarie and for so much as his Lordship peradventure had not sufficient Forces to displant them he offered his owne service with such Companies as he had there assembled being the greatest part of the Armie of Mounster The Earle either unwilling to haue the President set foote within his Liberty or else desirous himselfe to haue the sole honour of that service did entreate the President to satisfie himselfe concerning that busines for he would undertake it and that within few dayes to make them repent that ever they set foote within his Libertie which I thinke had immediately beene performed had not the immature death of his most vertuous and honorable Lady the lamentable tydings whereof were now brought him to Clonmell oppressing his aged heart with immeasurable sorrow caused the same for a time to be deferred This service therefore thus undertaken by the Earle the President having received certaine information that the Mounster Fugitiues were harbored in those parts having before burned all the Houses and Corne and taken great preyes in Owny Omulrian and Kilquig a strong and fast Countrey not farre from Limerick diverted his Forces into East Clanwilliam Muskry-quirke where Pierce Lacy had lately beene succoured and harrasing the Countrey killed all mankind that were found therein for a terrour to those as should giue Reliefe to runnagate Traitors thence we came into Arloghe Woods where wee did the like not leaving behind us man or beast Corne or Cattle except such as had beene conveied into Castles The prosecution of this Service was committed to the care of Captaine Francis Slingesby who had under his Command fiue hundred foote whereupon the Burkes and Briens that inhabited those places came all
part of those Forces which at first were allotted unto him for this service and therefore besides those fiue hundred which were of late cashiered by direction from the Lord Deputie he was contented to spare one thousand more to bee disposed for the warres of Linster or other places neere adjoyning conditionally that they might remaine upon the List of Mounster aswell to countenance his proceedings as also that he might call them backe upon any occasion if new broyles should bee raised and so in effect reduced the Armie of that Province to fifteene hundred Foote and two hundred Horse You heare before that the Earle of Ormond upon conference with the President undertooke to driue Redmond Burke and the other Rebels his associats out of his libertie of Ormond within the liberty of Tipperary which although he oftentimes assaied to effect yet it sorted not to his desired end untill the beginning of this Moneth of Ianuary at which time he employed the Lord of Dunboyne Sir Walter Butler his Nephew and Captaine Marberry with such forces as he had of Her Majesties and the Countrey to so good purpose that besides fourty fighting men that were presently slaine and amongst them Thomas Burke brother to the said Redmond and the Armes of thirtie more gotten they forced Redmond and all his Company into the river of Nore being at that time very high and there drowned seventie of his men with their armes besides divers Churles and all their baggage certaine persons were also taken in this service amongst whom was Iohn Burke brother to the said Redmond who was shortly after executed in Kilkenny and William Burke an other of his brethren grievously wounded But to returne to the Presidents actions who desirous that the Countrey might grow acquainted with the civill governement whereunto of late it had beene a stranger thought it convenient that the Sherifes being necessary officers for the State should looke into the Countrey aswell to finde out such ill disposed Malefactors and idle Vagabonds as were pernitious to the government as also to levie at reasonable rates such provisions as the Countrey yeeldeth and the Garisons wanted for this cause Iohn Barry the Sheriffe of the County of Corke made a Iourney unto some of Florence Mac Cartie his lands who no sooner entered into his Countrie as hee termed it but presently he was resisted and before he could make his retreate some of his men were murthered the like measure was also offered to some of the Garison of Kerry who had no sooner set foote beyond the Mang a River that parteth Kerry and Desmond but they were instantly assaulted by Florence his Followers and two of his souldiers slaine The President receiving Advertisement of these malicious and traytourly practises of Florence still continued was exceeding desirous according unto directions sent him out of England to get him into his hands if it might bee effected without putting the Queene to a further charge which without some temporizing could not as yet conveniently be performed For Florence finding himselfe to haue notoriously incurred â—everall breaches of his former protection wrote divers Letters unto the President in excuse of these facts the same being stuffed as his phrase was with damnable oathes and execrable blasphemies that himselfe was never acquainted with the former slaughters and that his people were strangely overseene therein who mistaking the Souldiers for the Sheriffes men and the Sheriffes men for Traytors committed those offences at unawares Answere was remissed by the President that the State was well perswaded of his loyaltie and innocencie touching these disorders and therefore requested him very earnestly to make his repaire unto him that hee might by his presence and advice the better finde out and punish those malefactors but by no meanes or wayes could he be drawen foorth of his strong Countrey of Desmond before hee had gotten his protection to be renewed a plaine demonstration of his guiltie conscience Not long after upon his repaire to the President he mooved him to goe for England laying before his Iudgement divers commodities that might thereby accrew unto him First he should prooue these suggestions to be untrue which some of his Enemies had buzzed into the eares of the Councell of England That hee was a vowed enemy to the English Government and a devoted friend in his heart to the Spanish King Secondly that by his owne presence with the Councell he might get that Countrey of Desmond confirmed unto him which hee now held rather by courtesie then by right And lastly that the Queenes Majestie might understand out of his mouth the present estate of that Province to whose relation as he verily thought shee would giue attentiue eare and credit All this was urged to the end that the Province might be rid of so dangerous a member who vvas most likely to breed nevv commotions This Gentleman smelling the Presidents drift pretended himselfe to bee most willing and for that purpose would returne into Desmond and when his necessaries were provided hee would speedily proceed in his Iourney for England Within certaine dayes after he sent Messengers to the President signifying unto him that the Countrey of Desmond was so poore and beggerly as it could not possibly affoord him meanes for such necessaries as hee needed for his Iourney and therefore requested his Lordships Letters unto the chiefe Gentlemen of Carbery that they would bee contributors unto him in a businesse that did so neerely concerne him All this being graunted and effected hee neither went forward nor did he purpose at all to goe as the sequell of his doings manifestly declared CHAP. XX. The Lord President advertiseth into England of the intended invasion of the Spaniards Demaunds made by the Lord President for Money Munition Victuals A Letter from Her Majestie to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to pardon all such as the Lord President should nominate certaine persons excepted as uncapable of pardon A certaine branch of the Lords of the Councels Letters to the Lord President THE President having as is said reduced Mounster to good tearmes of obedience and had promised to lend the Lord Deputie at any time one thousand 〈◊〉 for the service of Linster yet he still insisted that they might remaine as part of the List of Mounster 〈◊〉 to that end upon the thirteenth of Ianuary hee wrote unto the Lords of the Councell in England Also hee advertised their Lordships that undoubtedly the Spaniards would invade Ireland for testimonie whereof he sent unto them many advertisements which came unto him out of Spaine and that many Romish Priests and Fryers which are the forerunners of mischiefes in this Countrey were lately come into Ireland to no other end then to withdraw the hearts of Her Majesties naturall Subjects from Her to the Spaniard Also for prevention of future mischiefes that hee might not bee unprovided if the kingdome were invaded although he should haue no more then fifteene hundred Foote left in
the Province when he had sent the one thousand promised to the Lord Deputie yet he humbly desired the Lords that they would bee pleased untill Michaelmas next following to continue the victuals to bee sent for Mounster as formerly was accustomed that is for three thousand two hundred and fiftie and for the same reason of innovation he besought them to send unto him fiue Lasts of powder with match and lead two thousand shovels and spades fiue hundred pickaxes and fiftie Crowes of Iron and lastly that they would be pleased to send a competent sâ—mme of money for the souldiers to liue upon for untill the expectation of the comming of Spaniards were past hee would preserue his victuals untoucht I formerly recounted unto you that the President by his Letters of the second of November humbly besought their Lordships that a generall pardon might be granted for the reasons then alleged which as it seemeth had good acceptance in England as by Her Majesties Letter to the Lord Deputie dated the one and twentieth of December may appeare which came to the Presidents hands the nineteenth of Ianuary the true Copie of which Letter is here inserted And also for the Lord Deputies farther discharge a draught of a Warrant to bee passed under the Great Seale of Ireland was sent unto him by Her Majestie A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord Deputie of Ireland ELIZABETH R. RIght Trustie and Welbeloved We greet you well Wee understand by such advertisements as wee haue received from Our President of Our Province of Mounster that it will bee very expedient for the reducing of Our Subjects dwelling in that Our Province to a setled obedience to graunt unto them our generall and gracious Pardon thereby to remooue from them all suspition of impeachment for their former offences whereunto the greatest part of them haue beene violently carried rather by the power of the arch-traytours then by any wilfull defection in their loyaltie Wee being therefore in Our princely Clemencie graciously pleased to accept the humble submission of such our Subjects within that Province as haue not out of their desperate and disloyall hearts entred into this horrible action of Rebellion against Vs doe thinke meet and hereby doe will and authorise you that from time to time you cause such generall and particular pardons to be passed in due forme of Law under our great Seale of that our Realme to all and everie the Inhabitants of that province of what condition or estate soever they bee either by ample words of our generall Pardon as wee understand hath beene graunted to some Counties in Connaght upon like occasion or by particular Names of peculiar persons as by Our said President and Councell or two of them with the President shall be desired of you excepting out of every pardon such persons and inserting such Conditions and Limitations for our service as by our said President and two of our Councell shall bee thought requisite And to the ende our people wasted with the miserie of these warres may not bee pardoned with expences in the obtaining their pardons or putting in Securitie for our peace in Causes where it may be needfull Our gracious pleasure is That the Fees of our Seale and all other Officers Fees in these cases of our affayres shall bee either wholly remitted or so moderated by you and Our Councell there that our Subjects may haue cause the more dutifully and gladly to imbrace our princely Clemency and Bountie in this our gracious and free Pardon Neverthelesse such is Our detestation of the Treasons and horrible Murders committed in this Rebellion that for a perpetuall memorie in every such pardon either generall or speciall there shall bee an expresse exception that the same extend not to pardon Iames Fits Thomas usurping the Title of Earle of Desmond Iohn his Brother Pierce Lacie the Knight of the Valley nor Thomas Fits Maurice sonne to the late Barron of Lixnaw who are knowen to haue beene the ringleaders to many monstrous and unnaturall outrages Neither shall our pardon bee availeable to any of the servants and followers of the persons so excepted unlesse those servants and followers shall fully and absolutely submit themselues to our President and Councell of that Province or to some of them to bee bound with Sureties for their future Loyaltie within twentie dayes after publique proclamation made of this Our gracious Pardon And for the doing heereof these Our Letters shall bee your sufficient Warrant and Discharge Given vnder Our Signet at Our Pallace of Westminster this one and twentieth of December one thousand sixe hundred in the three and fourtieth yeare of Our Reigne And at that time he received a Letter from the Lords of the Councell agreeing in substance with that of her Majesties to the Lord Deputie Wherefore I hold it needlesse to set it downe at large onely I will recite the first part of it whereby it is manifested how agreeable the Presidents proceeding was as well to her Majesties liking as to their Lordships A Branch of the Lords of the Councels Letters to the Lord President AFter our very heartie Commendations to your Lordship We haue received your Letters bearing date the second of November whereby you haue made us an orderly Relation of the state of that Province whereof wee haue informed her Majestie who hath commaunded us to giue you notice of her most gracious acceptation of your Endeavors in the whole course of your proceedings as that which hath prooved greatly to her Honour and the advancement of her Service wherein as wee haue beene alwayes ready to performe the best offices in respect of your discreet proceedings towards us in all things so it doth not a little content us for the loue wee beare you to bee messengers of her Majesties favour tovvards you then which wee know you can receiue no greater comfort c. From the Court at Whitehall the foureteenth of December 1600. CHAP. XXI Victuals and money arrived at Corke One thousand Foote and fiftie Horse to bee sent out of Mounster to the Lord Deputy A Letter from the Lord Presiâ—ent to the Lord Deputy The Companies sent for by the Lord Deputie and staied by his directions The effect of the Lords of the Councels Letters to the Lord President with an Abstract of his Letter to the Lords of the Councell THE fiue and twentieth the President advertised the Lords that there was arrived out of England at Corke a proportion of victuals and money and in the same dispatch he humbly besought their Lordships for that the Province was in a manner by the long warre throughly wasted and that the Horse having nothing but grasse to sustaine them grew weake and unserviceable That they would be pleased to send with the best expedition foure hundred quarters of Oates which should bee defalked upon the Horsemens entertainements Vpon the thirtieth the President received Letters from the Lord Deputie praying him to send
for the service of Linster one thousand Foote whereof the Companies of Sir Iohn Barkley and Sir Garret Harvies to bee part and with them Sir Richard Greames troope of Horse According to this direction he assembled them at Clonmell and gaue the Command of them unto the Lord Awdley and as they were ready to march hee received advertisement from the Earle of Thomond that a body of more then three thousand men of Vlster and Connaght were presently to enter into the Province whereupon hee wrote unto the Lord Deputie this ensuing Letter making stay of the Lord Awdley untill he should receiue answer thereof A Letter from the Lord President to the Lord Deputie IT may please your Lordship I am so infinitly distracted betweene the earnest desire I haue to satisfie your Lordships commandements and the present dangers which I see hangs over this Province if I should obserue them as that I stand amazed what Councell to take being in my selfe wholly addicted to obedience and by necessitie in a manner enforced to pause upon the same untill I may receiue your Lordships answer to these and then without farther protraction I will bee ready accordingly to obserue your commandements wherein I humbly pray your Lordship deliberatly to advise being as I take it especially materiall for the furtherance of Her Majesties service The next day after I received your Lordships Letter of the seven and twentieth of Ianuary being the thirtieth of the same for the better expediting of your directions I addressed severall warrants unto the Captaines residing neerest unto me commanding every of them to meete at the Townes of Clonmell and Fetherd by the sixth of this Moneth there to receiue such further directions as the Lord Awdley who I haue appointed to command them should direct The List consists of one thousand and fiftie Foote and Sir Richard Greames Horse Sir Garret Harvie lyes so farre remote in Kerry as I could not conveniently in so short a time draw them to the rest Wherefore for that particular I humbly pray to be excused and for Sir Iohn Barklies Company who are part of the List aboue-said I haue directed them by warrant according to your Lordships former pleasure signified unto me before the receipt of your Lordships last letters to repaire into Connaght but haue now countermanded them and doe hope they are not yet past Thus your Lordship may see my willingnesse to obey your directions which I did as gladly and affectionatly as your Lordship can desire But since having this day received these inclosed Letters from the Earle of Thomond and Master Comerford I doe make humbly bold to present the consideration of them unto your Lordships wisedome before I doe throughly accomplish your Commandements wherein my hope is that your Lordship will both giue me thankes and hold me excuâ—ed because the publike service doth violently urge me unto it In my judgement I am perswaded that this intelligence is true drawne thereunto by many and sundry the like advertisements from all parts and persons lately reconciled whereof I could send your Lordship bundels of papers of divers mens relations and now confirmed in the same by these inclosed Letters which as your Lordship sees threatens the present disturbance of this Province not yet well setled Yet neverthelesse that it may appeare unto your Lordship that I am not backward to accomplish any thing which your Lordship shall require I do yet continue though not without some hazard to this Province if these Northern Forces should presently invade us to send the Companies aforesaid to the Rendevous before mentioned with directions to remaine there until your Lordship shall returne me your pleasure in answer of these and then what you shall prescribe unto me I will dutifully and carefully effect assuring my selfe that your Lordship will haue such a speciall regard to the State of this Province as that you will not withdraw them but upon certaine knowledge of the untruth of these intelligence But as a Councellor to speake my opinion if your Lordship can other wayes follow the prosecution in Linâ—ter without calling Forces from hence it were very expedient to forbeare the same untill this Cloud be overpast which cannot long hold in suspence for all the danger is betweene this and the end of the next Moneth after which time untill the Cattle be strong and giue milke there is little doubt All which humbly referring to your Lordships better consideration I rest Moyallo the second of February 1600. G. C. Not many dayes after the Lord Deputie by his Letters so well approoved of the reasons why the President stayed the Lord Audley as hee thanked him for it and willed him to make Head against the Rebels descent and hereafter when they might be better spared then he prayed him to send them unto him The effect of the Lords of the Councells Letters to the Lord President IAnuary 28. the Lord President received Letters of great comfort from the Lords in England saying That they were exceeding glad to see that in so short a time hee had reduced the Province to such tearmes as that he could indure the cashiering of fiue hundred Foot and spare the Lord Deputie one thousand more of his List which was an evident demonstration of his Labours well spent in the Service and that his holding of Assises and Sessions so long dis-used was a manifest signe of a new life in the Province That they had written to the Lord Deputie to call Theobald ne Long Burke in question for the murdering of Dermond O Conner and had required him to see it punished That notwithstanding her Majesties pleasure was signified unto him that Iames fits Thomas his Brother Iohn the Baron of Lixnaw the Knight of the Valley and Pierce Lacie should not be received to mercie upon any condition but to be left as children of perdition unto destruction yet considering how long Rebells may continue by underhand friendships in Ireland shee was pleased that the Lord President should haue power if he saw cause to induce him thereunto to accept of the last three but with this caution That they should be pardoned for life onely and that not untill they had performed some signall services which might merit such gracious favour Lastly they admonished the President to carrie a strict hand upon the Commissaries of the Musters for by Certificate from Dublin they understood that they were very slacke in their duties The President knowing that it was a matter of no lesse moment to retaine and keepe the Provincialls in subjection and good order then it was at first to reduce them hereunto imployed now a great part of his time in devising such courses as might secure them from a future revolt and therefore first resumed into his owne hands all power of protecting and then protested never to renew any protections already granted whereby they were constrained to use all celerity and haste for the obtaining their Pardons In so much that
within lesse then two Moneths namely before the end of February the President had recommended aboue foure thousand by name unto the Lord Deputie for Pardons who had all put in such pledges or other Caution as by the State of the Province was thought convenient which indeed was such and so warily taken as no Governour in former times had ever done the like All which notwithstanding the President could not satisfie himselfe in the safetie of the one and so consequently in the securitie of the other so long as their pledges were remayning in the Cities of Corke and Limerick the places of their custodie not being of sufficient strength the Keepers many times negligent or corrupt in their charge and the Citizens so partiall as they had rather helpe to convey them into the Countrey then to retaine them within the Citie for prevention whereof the President became an humble Suitor to the Lords of the Councell of England that they would be pleased to giue commandement that the Pledges of greatest moment might by an order from them bee commanded to the Castle of Dublin which should not be any thing chargeable to Her Majestie and yet very profitable for the State As also that they would be pleased to giue Commandement to all such Vndertakers as hold land within the Province that they should make their immediate repaire unto their Signiories that thereby the Countrey might bee the better furnished with English upon any occasion As also that Her Majestie might from them receiue their rents in some part of that immeasurable treasure which was expended in these Warres And lastly being fully assured of a Spanish Invasion in all his dispatches for England He evermore put the Lords in mind of it sending unto them the intelligences hee had and for that he would not be taken unprovided hee continually in all his Letters besought supplies of Victuals and Munition And for that in his last dispatch he had intreated a large proportion of Victuals now in this of the sixth of March hee forbare the same requesting onely fiue Laste of powder and foure hundred quarters of Oates The young Earle of Desmond having beene tenderly brought up in England and not well agreeing with the manner and customes of Ireland and also seeing how much he was deceived in his hopes supposing that al his Fathers Followers would haue relied upon him and obeyed his directions whereof finding little or no appearance desired the Lord President to giue him leaue to goe into England whereunto for the reasons afore mentioned the President easily assented for in all the time of his being in Ireland no one Rebell did for his sake submit himselfe to Her Majestie Thomas Oge of Kerry onely excepted who at his request submitted himselfe and rendered Castle-mange whereof he was Constable by Iames fits Thomas his assignement into Her Majesties hands as formerly hath beene declared But it may be truely supposed that wit and necessitie did perswade him to submit and render the Castle as he did for Sir Charles Wilmot had so blockt him up with Garisons as at that present he was in feare of starving and if he had not taken the opportunity offered upon the Earles motion he was in danger to haue lost both his life and it This I write not to upbraid the Earle or to lessen him in any thing for I must confesse he was too good to liue amongst such traitorly Followers and no man living had a more willing desire to serue Her Majestie then himselfe but the truth is that this was all the service which hee did or could doe during his aboad in Mounster from whence he embarqued the two and twentieth of March and landed at Miniade in Somerset-shire and so to the Court of England where after a few Moneths he died The Letters Pattents which Her Majestie had granted for his restoration the President never delivered unto him where in my opinion he did discreetly and according to his directions for they were sent unto him by Her Majestie with caution not to deliver them except he saw sufficient cause so to doe and that his services or services done for his fake should merit the same of both which there was but weake and slender performance In this first Booke the Reader may behold in what a confused estate the Province of Mounster was in when the L. President entred into his government in the first yeare whereof these memorable accidents hapned the unfortunate death of Sir Warham St Ledger the departure of Tyrone out of Mounster The taking of the Earle of Ormond by the rebels The defeat of Florence Mac Cartie the losse and recovery of Cahir castle the submission of the White Knight the recovery of the Iland and castle of Loghgier the bold attempt of Nugent and the effects which followed therof the burning and spoiling of West Clanwilliam Omulrians countrey the taking and escape of Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond the siege and winning of the Castle of the Glinn the freeing of the Province of 2500 Bownoghs Odonnels harrasing of Thomond the encounter betwixt Captaine Roger Harvy and the White Knights sonne the planting of garrisons in Kerry the perpetuall juglings of Flo. Mac Cartie the taking of the Castle of Listoell in Kerry the defeat by the garrison of Kilmallock given to the Sugan Earle the poore and distressed estate he was driven unto the submission of Dermond Mac Owen L. of Dowalla and sundry others the comming into Mounster of the young Earle of Desmond the submission of Flor. Mac Cartie the rendring of Castle Mange the murdring of Dermond O Conner the burning and spoyling of East Clanwilliam and Arlogh the quiet setling of the Province and the restoring the civill government Whosoever with indifferencie will consider how much was done in such short time must acknowledge it to bee beyond expectation and say that God fought for vs and directed our Counsels otherwise it was not to bee hoped for And had not the comming of the Spaniards given new interruptions the worke of Mounster had beene throughly finished The Province fully reduced to a setled peace and in all likelihood so to haue continued The end of the first Booke PACATA HIBERNIA THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE WARRES IN IRELAND Whereby that Countrey was reduced to Subjection and Obedience CHAP. I. Connaght and Vlster men drawen to a head to invade Mounster A Regiment sent by the Lord President into Connaght to assist Sir Iohn Barkley Walter Burke and Teg O Bryen slaine The Lord President with the remainder of the Army come to Limrick The rising out of the Countrey commanded by the Lo. Barry drawne neere to Limericke The Rebels distressed for want of victualls and defeated Donogh Mac Cormocke Cartie slaine Redmond Burkes letter to the Lo. President with the Lord Presidents answer THE prosperous Successes of the last yeere did promise faire hopes that the malice of the Warre was spent and that the Province would within
Majestie professing to doe service such as should merit favour Humbly besought him not desiring any protection that hee might remaine with his Lordship The President granted his request and withall sent him a Protection which in an other Letter unto Richard Boyle the Clarke of the Councell hee besought The reason which moved the President to grant his request was the absence of the Earle of Thomond then in England that during the same the County of Clare might bee freed from Bonfires but now for a time we must leaue the President in Cork returne to Florence Mac Carty You heard before that Florence had a cutting as they call it upon Carberry towards his charges in the pretended journey for England but employed all the same and whatsoever more hee could procure to another end for about this time he provided a Barke which hee fraught with Hides Tallow and such commodities committing the care and trust thereof to some of Kinsale by whom the same merchandize should bee transported beyond the Seas and in liew thereof munition and abilliments of warre should be returned and and delivered unto him in the Harbour of Valentia Moreover about the same time hee did earnestly sollicit aide from the neighbour Provinces to resist Her Majesties forces and for the same purpose wrote a Letter in Irish which was read by Iames Welsh by whose relation I received this light unto one in Ormond called Cahir Mac Shane Glasse Omulrian desiring that he would leavy for him sixe hundred Foote in Linster which if hee could not then to procure Redmond Burke to come with so many to his aide and if hee failed likewise herein to deale with Captaine Terrill to the same effect and hee would pay them upon the Countrey of Desmond Lastly Donoghe Mac Cormuck called Mac Donoghe his Agent with Tyrone laboured so much at his hands and that so earnestly as he procured a Letter from Tyrone the Contents whereof were as followeth And thus translated out of the Irish. A Letter from Tyrone to Florence Mac Carty OVr commendations to yoâ— Mac Carty More I send shortly unto you according to our trust of you that you will doe a stout and hopefull thing against the pagan beast and thereupon our Armie is to goe into Mounster and with the will of God we consent unto you and will that you beleeue not any word from us for ever before wee write againe unto you for you shall see trouble enough in England by English men it selfe so as there shall be easinesse of suffering their warres at May next in respect of that it is now And since this cause of Mounster was left to you next under God let no weaknesse or imbecillitie bee found in you and the time of helpe is neere you and all the rest From Dongannon the sixth of February 1601. Stilo Novo Oneale The Armie mentioned in this Letter was the same which now you heard of taking their journey by the way of Connaght which as may appeare both by the examination of Iames Welsh and the Contents of those Letters were solicited and sent principally by the meanes promises and procurement of Florence he being then and before under protection the breach whereof hee nothing esteemed But surceasing farther to rake in the filthy Channels of his malicious practises like maladies immedicable lest it should be loathsome to the Reader I will leade him abroad into the open Aire to behold the hunting rousing and fall of a great Stag which was after sent into England to Her Majestie and by her received as a most acceptable Present although it was not Gods will that shee should liue to reward the chiefe Ranger About the middest of May the Lord President received a Letter from the Lords of the Councell in England which bare date the eight and twentieth of Aprill which for the Readers better vnderstanding how the Affaires of Mounster did sute with the Directions and Counsels in England I thinke it meet to be inserted A Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord President AFter our very heartie Commendations to your Lordship Although we haue before this time acquainted you with her Majesties gracious acceptation of your service because wee know you had no greater object then to deserue her Majesties grace and favour yet now vve vvill forbeare to touch it at this time because her Majestie giues you notice of it with her owne hand and for the present onely let you know what care vvee haue taken to satisfie all your demaunds for her Majesties service because it may appeare unto you seeing you doe orderly and carefully giue us account of your proceedings that wee will in no sort neglect such things as you in your discretion hold fit or necessary Wee haue therefore first by her Majesties Commandement sent you a supply of Munitions according to your request We haue likewise given order for Victuals in good proportion although it seemeth to us by the Certificate of the Victualler that you were better stored at your writing then you knew for Wee haue also given order for Oates to be presently sent you and because you haue so good use of a Ship for transporting of Victualls to and fro besides the service shee may doe in mastering those Barques and Boats which offend the Coast wee haue sent Captaine Harvie with a good Ship for that purpose And now that you may know what Letters wee haue intercepted out of Spaine concerning those bruits which wee perceiue are spread of Spanish succours you shall receiue the Copies of three Letters whereof wee haue the Originall which were committed to the charge of Peter Strong of Watterford whose Ship and Goods were taken in Famouth where they were put in by storme One of them comes from the Governour of the Groyne and another from a Fryer that resideth with him the third from one Sennock who as it seemeth being unwilling to haue Tyrone deceived sheweth him truely how little reason they haue to trust to any of the Spanish Succours as they expect of these you may make such use as you thinke good As concerning your desire to know what shall become of the Lady Ioane of Desmond wee thinke you should doe well to set her at libertie againe as shee was before referring the care of her well doing to some of her Sisters that may haue an eye over her We doe also require you still to foresee that her Majesties Forces being now so much diminished may not bee spent in maintaining private mens Castles and houses but where those places are of use for her Majesties service Lastly concerning the Fine imposed on the Major of Limrick for which we finde you had so just occasion wee wish you in no wise to remit it but rather to bestow it upon the repaire of her Majesties Castle there which as it seemeth will serue to so good purpose for her Maâ—esties service And so wee bid your Lordship very heartily farewell From the Court
who caried him to his Castle of Kilvenny and presently dispatched a Messenger to Sir George Thornton to pray him to send some of the Garison of Kilmallock to take the charge of him which employment was committed to the care of Captaine Francis Slingesby who marching with his Company to Kilvenny had the Prisoner delivered unto him and from thence with as much expedition as might bee the White Knight Sir George Thornton and Captaine Slingesby brought them unto the President then residing at Shandon Castle adjoyning to Corke But how the White Knight performed his promise to his Servant it may bee doubted though he had one thousand pound given him from Her Majestie for the service The President having thus gotten his long desired prey not adventuring to haue him kept in the Towne appointed him lodging and a Keeper within Shandon Castle where himselfe then remayned and there held him in Irons untill he was sent into England which was yet deferred for the President being informed by the Queenes learned Councell that if he should dye before his arraignement the Queene could not be interressed in his Lands but by act of Parliament and also his Brother Iohn was not debarred by the Law from the title which this Pretender holdeth to be good in the Earledome of Desmond When the White Knight had delivered his Prisoner Iames fits Thomas into Captaine Slingesbyes custody he told him now the house is yours take care and charge of him And in conference with Captaine Slingesby told him how much it grieved him that the Lord President should suspect him to bee a Releever of Iames fits Thomas contrary to his protestation of service to Her Majestie and to him and to make it the better appeare what infinite prejudice hee had received by his meanes For first at the comming of Tyrone into Mounster Iames fits Thomas having some jealousie and not without cause that the White Knight would quit the confederacie and humbly seeke Her Majesties gratious favour acquainted Tyrone with it who thereupon apprehended him and willed him either to put in his Sonne Iohn as Pledge of his perseverance or else hee must detaine him Prisoner which the White Knight being neither able nor willing to performe committed him to the custody of Redmond Burke who caried him out of the countrey making him lackie it by his horse side on foote like a common Horse-boy and that in his absence his Countrey being thus distracted for want of a Head the Earle of Ormond came with some forces preying burning and spoyling most part of his Countrey and that he was forced to pay unto Redmond Burke two hundred pound ransome after three moneths imprisonment with this ill vsage concluding that it might well be beleeved hee had small cause to doe those favours to Iames fits Thomas which were suspected considering hee had received those harmes and losses from him who was never able to repayr him of the least part thereof But it may well be conceived that the White Knight had not untill he was so pressed by the President made any diligent inquity after him and that if he had more timely sought it he might sooner haue effected it Captaine Slingesby having now the Prisoner and the whole house and keyes committed over to his charge and keeping setting his Guards and Sentinels both within the house and without as was fitting for the Guard of so welcome a Prisoner went to where the said Iames was to be his Watch that night and judging a man in his case not capable of any favour from Her Majestie as being the principall cause of all the rebellion of Mounster though otherwise none of the bloodiest enemies could take no comfort in discourse was silent by him not willing to grieue him with discoursing on that which hee thought could not bee pleasing unto him untill Iames fits Thomas himselfe first ministred occasion who having had some notice what Captaine Slingesby was after some complements began in fome sort to extenuate though not to excuse his former faults to Her Majestie how he was inforced to take that title upon him otherwise his brother Iohn would not haue beene so nice in the accepting and that hee never shed any English blood in the first insurrection nor suffered any to doe it that hee could withhold though many of his Followers did not so piously obserue it but with the best respect of humanity did cause them to be sent out of the Countrey to the next coast Townes with the least offence that might be and therefore hoped Her Majestie who had extended her clemencie to farre greater crimes though it was his hard fortune to bee so eminent a man in that action she would now retract nothing of Her wonted goodnesse and mercy Intimating withall his Father to bee elder brother to Gerrot Earle of Desmond who by the power of his Mother a second wife was disinherited and her sonne though a younger received and acknowledged for Earle of Desmond With these and other discourses they spent the whole night untill it was day when they made ready to goe to Corke to the Lord President to deliver the Prisoner Vpon these reasons the Prisoner at a Sessions holden in Corke for that purpose was indicted arraigned convicted and adjudged to bee executed as a notorious Traytor which being done the President advertised all the proceedings into England and desired that he might be sent to the Tower of London and there to remaine in prison humbly praying that his life might bee spared in policie of State for whilest hee lived his brother Iohn could not make any pretext to the Earledome whereas to the contrary he being dead it was very probable that the Rebels would set him up for a new Idoll in his place whereof what inconveniences might ensue was apparant These reasons although they are subject to every mans understanding that hath common sense and therefore no marvell that the Lord President should light upon them Behold here what the Captiue Earle himselfe doth say concerning that point who being Prisoner in the Presidents house having the favour to haue Paper and Inke upon the third of Iune one thousand sixe hundred and one wrote this which insueth humbly intreating the President to send it to Her Majestie or to the Lords of her Councell in England which hee performed in his next dispatch The Relation of Iames of Desmond to the Right Honourable Sir George Carew Lord President of Mounster most humbly beseeching your Honour to certifie Her Majesty and the Lords of her most Honourable Councell of the same Hoping in the Almighty that Her Highnesse of her accustomed clemencie and mercy by your intercession will take most gratious and mercifull consideration thereof to the end that Her Majesties Realme of Ireland shall be the better planted and maintained in good government by his release The third of Iune 1601. FIrst it may please your Honour to consider that this action at the beginning was never
pretended intended nor drawen by me nor my consent but by my Brother Iohn and Pierce Lacy having the oathes and promises of divers Noblemen and Gentlemen of this Province to maintaine the same and not ever consented unto by mee untill Sir Thomas Norris left Kilmallock and the Irish forces camped at Rekeloe in Connologh where they stayed fine or sixe dayes the most part of the Countrey combining and adjoyning with them and undertooke to hold with my Brother Iohn if I had not come to them the next Sessions before these proceedings at Corke Sir Thomas Norris arrested me in person therefore my Brother he being then suspected by him and intended to keepe me in perpetuall prison for him untill I made my escape by this the intent of Sir Thomas Norris being knowen the feare and terrification thereof drew me into this action and had I beene assured of my libeâ—ty and not clapt up in prison for my Brothers offence I had never entred into this action Further I was bordered with most English neighbours of the Gentlemen of this Province I defie any English that can charge me with hindring of them either in body or goods but as many as ever came in my presence I conveyed them away from time to time Also it is to bee expected that the Spanish Forces are to come into Ireland this Summer and Oneale will send up the strongest Army of Northren men into Mounster with my Brother Iohn the Lord of Lixnaw and Pierce Lacy and when they are footed in Mounster the most part of the Countrey will joyne with them Preventing this and many other circumstances of service the saving of my life is more beneficiall for Her Majestie then my death For if it may please Her Majestie to be gratious unto me I will reclaime my Brother the Lord of Lixnaw and Pierce Lacy if it please Her Majesty to bee gratious unto them or else so diligently worke against them with Her Majesties forces and your directions that they shall not be able to make head or stirre in Mounster at all for by the saving of my life Her Highnesse will winne the hearts in generall of all her Subjects and people in Ireland my owne service and continuance of my alliance in dutifull sort all the dayes of their liues Farther I most humbly beseech your Honour to foresee that there are three others of my Sept and race aliue the one is in England my Vncle Garrets Sonne Iames set at liberty by Her Majestie and in hope to obtaine Her Majesties favour my Brother in Vlster and my Cosen Maurice fits Iohn in Spaine wherewith it may be expected that either of these if I were gone by Her Majesties favour might be brought in credit and restored to the House It may therefore please Her Majestie to bee gratious unto me assuring to God and the world that I will bee true and faithfull to Her Majestie during life By which meanes Her Majesties government may bee the better setled my selfe and all others my Alliance for ever bound to pray for Her Majesties life long to continue But afterward being examined by the President and the Provinciall Councell He added some other reasons for his taking of Armes against her Majestie which in its due place shall bee mentioned In the dispatch which the President made into England upon his apprehension he wrote a Letter to her Majestie as followeth The Lord Presidents Letter to Her Majestie SACRED AND DREAD SOVERAIGNE TO my vnspeakeable Ioy I haue received your Majesties Letters signed with your Royall hand and blessed with an extraordinariâ— addition to the same which although it cannot inâ—rease my faith and zeale in your Majesties Serâ—ice which from my 〈◊〉 I thanke â—od for it was ingraffed in my Heart yet it infinitely multiplies my comforts in the same and wherein my 〈…〉 may bee since my time of banishment in this rebellious Kingdome for better then a banishment I cannot esteeme my fortune that depriues mee from beholding your Majesties Person although I haue not done as much as I desire in the charge I undergoe yet to make it appeare that I haue not been idle I thanke God for it I haue now at length bu the meanes of the White Knight gotten into my hands the bodie of Iames fits Thomas that Arch-traytour and usurping Earle whom for a present with the best conveniencie and safetie which I may finde I will by some trustie Gentleman send unto your Majestie whereby I hope this Province is made sure from any present defection And now that my taske is ended I doe in all humilitie beseech that in your Princely commiseration my exile may end protesting the same to bee a greater affliction to mee then I can well indure for as my faith is undivided and onely professed as by divine and humane Lawes the same is bound in vassalage to your Majestie so doth my heart covet nothing so much as to bee overmore attendant on your sacred Person accounting it a happinesse unto mee to dye at your feet not doubting but that your Majestie out of your princely and royall bountie will enable me by some meanes or other to sustaine the rest of my dayes in your service and that my fortune shall not be the worse in that I am not any importune ate craver Or yet in not using other arguments to mooue your Majestie thereunto then this Assai dimanda qui ben serve e face So most humbly beseeching your Majesties pardon in troubling you with these Lines unworthy your divine eyes doe kisse the shadowes of your Royall feet From your Majesties Citie of Corke this third of Iune 1601. I may well tearme him a notorious Traytour because hee was within one yeare before his apprehension the most mightie and potent Geraldine that had been of any the Earles of Desmond his predecessors For it is certainly reported that he had eight thousand men well armed under his commaund at one time all which hee imployed against his lawfull Soveraigne and secondly a notorious Traytour because hee sought to bring a most infamous slaunder upon a most vertuous and renowned Prince his Queene and Mistresse with his false suggestions unto forraine Princes and notwithstanding that her Name was eternized with the shrill sounding Trumpet of triumphant Fame for the meekest and mildest Prince that ever raigned yet was not hee ashamed so farre had the rancour of malice corrupted his venemous heart to inculcate into the Eares of the Pope and Spanish King that shee was more tyrannicall then Pharaoh and more blood-thirstie then Nero But because I may bee thought to faine these allegations to aggravate his treasons I will therefore for satisfaction of the Reader set downe the very words of two his Letters bearing one date which hee sent to the King of Spaine A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to the King of Spaine MOst mighty Monarch I humbly salute your imperiall Majesty giving your Highnesse to understand of our great misery and violent order
tâ— the Lâ—rd President A branch of Master Secretary Cecils Letter tâ— the Lord President THE Lord President from time to time certified aswell the Lords of her Majesties privie Councell in England as the Lord Deputie and Councell at Dublin of all such intelligences as hee received and probabilities as hee conceived of the Spanish preparations yet long it was before hee could induce them to conceit any such thing But now at the last even as a vehement and violent Tempest sometimes resoundeth in the aire for a good space before it falleth and the neerer it approacheth the more palpably and senseably is perceived such was this tempestuous storme of the Spaniards intended invasion which was now so vniuersally seconded from all places that it was generally expected both in England and Ireland and for this cause the President did earnestly sollicit the Councell of England that sixe thousand men might bee levied for this service whereof two thousand to bee sent presently for Waterford and the rest to bee in a readinesse at an houres warning to make speedy repaire to the Sea-coast upon the first notice of this invasion The President also thought fit to deliver his opinion to the Lords of the Councell what places within the Province were most likely for the Spanyards to attempt most necessary for her Majestie both in pollicie and honour to defend for to prevent their descent in any place where themselues thought meete was by him deemed impossible But it was to bee presumed that they would attempt such a place as should bee honourable for them to gaine and disadvantagious for her Majestie to loose And therefore hee thought that their discent most likely would be at Limerick Waterford or Corke as for the other Townes they were neither worth their labour to winne â—nor her Majesties charges to defend Limericke was farre seated within the land neither could they disimboge from thence without an Easterly winde which beeing rare it was not likely that they would hazzard their Fleet upon such disadvantage Waterford though weake and commodious for them it was so neere to England and especially lying so conveniently for her Majesties Forces within that Kingdome the Deputie on the one side and the President on the other being so neere at hand as it was not likely that they would land there Corke therefore hee supposed to bee most convenient for them to assaile and most necessary for her Majestie to defend for these reasons First because those that had beene the greatest dealers about this Invasion in Spaine namely one Dermond Mac Cartie a neere kinsman to Florence called by the Spaniards Don Dermutio did advise as aforesaid Florence by Letters which were intercepted to surprise Corke Secondly the said Florence did advise the Spanish Archbishop by his Agent Donogh Mac Cormock as you haue heard that Corke was the fittest place for this designe Whereunto both Tyrone and all the Northerne Rebels did subscribe Lastly her Majesties Magazines of Victualls Munition and Treasure residing there in great quantities could not without infinite trouble and great danger be remooved for besides if they should be removed either to Limrick or Waterford neither of those were altogether secure yet it would give an apparant testimony of feare conceived of their comming which would not onely amaze the best affected subjects through the Province but give occasion to the rest generally to revolt upon these reasons the President thought fit to assemble all the forces within the Province which was then but 1300 Foote and 200 Horse in List unto Corke or the places neere adjoyning for the manning and making good of that Citie which in it selfe by the naturall situation thereof was very weake and of small defence The Lords by his Letteâ—s understanding his resolution by their Letters dated the twentieth of Iuly which hee received in August following wrote unto him to this effect that they would presently send unto him 2000 Foote for his supply That they would not direct him what he should doe if the Spaniards landed leaving it to his owne judgement as occasion should be offered saying farther that where by his own Letters they perceived whereunto al mens judgement did agree with him that Corke was a weake towne not tenible against a powerfull enemy they thought fit to give him this generall rule that in case he should see such forces arrive applying themselves to a place of weake defence which in his judgemeÌ„t must in the end be carried that nothing can be more pernitious to her Majesties cause and therefore he should not doe well to venture his small Forces where they with Her Majesties provisions were sure to be lost howsoever he might peradventure thinke to dispute it for some few dayes But the President to make good his resolution answered their Lordships and maintaining the same as by his Letters of the sixth of August may appeare wherewith the Lords rested satisfied and left him to his owne judgement wherein it seemes hee did not erre for their intention of landing at Corke prooved true as hereafter shall appeare whereof for farther testimony of the same all the Letters which were sent from Spaine to Don Ioan de Aquila after his landing in Ireland were directed to Corke which is an evident argument that Corke was their designe and that in Spaine it was conceived that Don Iuan was possessed of it and also at the same time he wrote to M. Secretarie Cecill upon the same subject his very words were as followeth The resolution I held I still hold which is to defend and keepe Corke the reasons in my Letters to the Lords I have at large discoursed if Her Majestie shall relinquish any of her walled Cities as I am advised to doe all will be lost and a generall revolt will insue wherfore it were better to put somwhat in hazard then apparantly to lose all The towne I know to be infinite weake but many handes is a strong defence and when the 2000 aides shall come the enemy shall find it a tough piece of worke â—o gaine it To remoove the Queenes Magazines of victualls Munition and treasure as some doe advise into the Countrey I know no place capable of it nor yet is there any meanes of carriage especially in this Harvest time to convey it away betweene this and Michaelmas and to send it by sea must be either to Waterford or Limricke which as farre as I know may proue no lesse dangerous then at Corke no man certainely knowing where the Enemy will make his discent But if the worst should happen that the Towne must bee losâ— the treasure at least shall be saved and the rest the Enemy shall never enjoy The rasing of Shandon is to no purpose for every Hill and Ditch neere the Towne commands the Citie no lesse then it the defences of earth which by my directions are in making are onely made to winne time and I haue so provided that the charge of the workemen
is borne by the Towne and Countrey the Queenes expences is no more but the use of her Shovels Spades Pickaxes and Whildebarrowes c. Now wee may see how true a Prophet the President was that the Spaniards would invade Ireland but like unto Cassandra untill this time could never bee beleeved which proceeded out of the defects which both the Lords in England and the Lord Deputie of Ireland had of good intelligence whereof the President was better stored then either of them of the undoubted likelihood of their comming Sir Robert Cecill her Majesties Secretary wrote to the President as followeth A Letter from Master Secretary Cecill to the Lord President SIr George Carew on Wednesday last certaine Pinnaces of her Majesties met with a fleete of Spaniards to the number of fiftie saile whereof seventeene are men of warre the rest are transporting Ships as by this Note inclosed doth appeare which my Intelligencer sent me at their going out These Ships cannot bee but for Ireland from which Coast the storme kept them unlesse it should bee said that the King will land them in the Low-countries which I will never beleeue hee durst adventure knowing how long wee haue expected them and haue fourteene good ships out which if you compare with the note inclosed of his you shall find that wee might be ashamed to suffer his Fleete to land so quietly and our Fleete in the taile of them but which is more certaine to confirme my opinion ever for Ireland this proportion is fit for Ireland there it may worke mischiefe and besides that they which met them saw them set their course from the mouth of the sleeue where they were on wednesday just for Ireland and as I verily thinke they will fall for Limerick for in Spaine it was advertised me that their Rendezvous was for the Blaskys which you know is on that Coast about the Dingle or the Ventrey Lastly if they had meant to haue come hither they would haue beene here before this time being on wednesday at Silley and the wind having beene South-west since faire If therefore they bee not in Ireland they are certainely put Roomer with Spaine againe but that I dare not hope Now Sir what my Lord Deputy and you shall doe there is not our parts to tell you onely wee desire you to propound us possible things and then shall you haue them two thousand wee haue sent already into Mounster at least the want of wind hinders them in the imbarquing Ports if we know once where they are landed then must you also tell us where you will haue us second you for if you looke for our supplyes to come to you in the West side of Mounster or South parts then can we put them by Sea more properly and land neerer the parts of Accon then to send them to Dublin or to Corke but all this to you must bee referred to whom I wish as great happinesse as I wish to my owne heart And so I end from the Court at Windsore this twelfth of August 1601. Your loving and assured Friend Robert Cecill From Lisbona the fiue and twentieth of Iuly 1601. Here at Lisbon there are stayed about two hundred Sailes of Ships out of which number fiue and fourtie onely are selected for transportation of Souldiers The number of Souldiers are sixe thousand whereof three thousand are here kept aboard the ships left they should runne away the other three thousand are a comming from Andaluzia and those parts in a fleete of ships and gallies under the conduct of the Adâ—lâ—ntados sonne unto Lisbon The ships which carie the Souldiers are of the burthen of one hundred one hundred and fiftie and not aboue two hundred Tuns The Spaniards doe refuse greater ships of the East Countries which are stayed at Lisbon and make choise of the smallest Vessels they haue for their purpose Of their fiue and fourtie Saile of ships seventeene saile onely are fitted for men of warre whereof eleaven of them are but small ships the other sixe are Gallions the Saint Paul the Saint Peter the Saint Andrew and three smaller Gallions of the Kings whose names I know not For the manning of their ships fifteene hundred Sailors were sent hither out of Biskay The Marques of S. ta Croce goeth Admirall in the Saint Paul Sibiero alias Seriago Viceadmirall in the Saint Peter they make account to bee ready by the last of Iuly and ride with their yards a Crosse. The two ships of Dunkerke which haue remayned long at Lisbon doe make ready to come away with the Fleete By this Letter it appeares that they in England now were awake and confident of the Spanish invasion untill which time notwithstanding the Presidents daily calling upon them for Men Munition and Victuals they gaue a deafe eare also hee received an other of the same date a fragment whereof I thinke it not unnecessary to relate aswell to shew the assurance which was held in England of the invasion as the tender care her Majesties principall Secretary had of the President and of the deare affection he bare him My deere George now will I omit all the petty particulars of many things because the great storme which I presume is fallen upon Mounster drownes all my petty cares and wounds my soule for care of you of whom I know not what to expect but as a lost child for though I know you are not so mad as to runne to the enemies mouthes with a dozen persons in comparison yet I am desperatly affraid that the Provincials should betray you even those I meane that must or will seeme to be principally about you c. CHAP. IX The crosse Accidents which hapned to make the Lord Deputy to be offended with the Lord President The Lord Deputies Letter to the Lord President A satisfactory Letter from the Lord Deputy to the Lord President AS is formerly related Sir Francis Barkley being in the Province of Connaght with one thousand Foote and fiftie Horse of the List of Mounster when the President sent him thither among other instructions which hee gaue unto Sir Francis was that hee should not upon any direction goe out of that Province untill hee first heard from him the reason which moved him to insert this clause into his instructions was the confident assurance hee had of the Spanish invasion But yet to prevent the worst left the Lord Deputie might peradventure command him to march into Vlster or Linster hee presently dispatched a Letter to the Lord Deputie signifying unto him what direction hee had given unto Barkley and the reasons that moved him unto it beseeching his Lordship to allow thereof But see the mischiefe before the Presidents Letters came to the Lord Deputies hands hee had sent Captaine Henry Cosby with a peremptory commandement to Sir Francis Barkley to march to Ballisheman in Vlster Sir Francis being perplext what course to take at last resolved to obey his instructions hoping that the Lord
necessary for the sustenance of our Troopes because there came not such a quantitie of Bisquet as his Majestie commanded and was not more then for two Moneths or little more It is likewise convenient that there come a great summe of monie for it imports much to pay well for want whereof there rise no disorders that of friends wee gaine not enemies That others may come in the place of the Accounter and overseer that brought us to the Groyne It is convenient to send two Doctors because there is none in the regiment of Spaniards Likewise that an Auditor Generall bee sent to serue here because there is none It behooveth also to send Carpenters and Smiths or Farriers being very necessary And that his Majestie bee served that there might remaine here three or foâ—re ships to giue advise of whatsoever shall succeed there being none left here at this present The next day after Don Iuan was landed Sir Charles Wilmot sent Captaine Francis Slingesby with his â—oote Company and Sir Anthony Cooks Horse with directions to take the best view hee could of their fleete and forces who at his comming thither found them possessed both of the Towne of Kinsale and of the Castle of Rincorran neere adjoyning unto it and to bid him welcome they drew forth a Company or two of Foote and a skirmish for a little space was entertayned wherein there were some hurt but none slaine Captaine Slingsby having performed his directions returned to Corke CHAP. XI Second Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of the Spaniards in Kinsale Debate in Councell what wâ—â— meetest for the Lord Deputy to doe The Lord Deputy assented to the Lord Presidents advise The Lord Presidents providence A dispatch into England of the Spaniards arrivall The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord President into Mounster None of the Provincials of Mounster did adhere to the Spaniards as their first landing The report of a Master of a Scottish Barque concerning the strength of the Spaniard Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale Direction given for the burning of the Corne neere Kinsale A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila unto Tyrone and O Donnell The Lord Deputy and Lord President c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale The Lord Deputy with the Army marched towards Kinsale AT the instant when Sir Charles Wilmots Letters of the Spaniards arrivall came to Kilkenny which was upon the three and twentieth of September as afore mentioned the Lord Deputie the Earle of Ormond the Lord President Sir Richard Wingfielde Marshall of the Army of Ireland and Sir Robert Gardiner the chiefe Iustice were in Councell advising what course was fittest to take if the Spaniards should land But now Sir Charles Wilmots Letters gaue them cause to advise what should be done they being landed to confirme the same while they were in Councell second Letters came from Sir Charles Wilmot and the Major of Corke that the Spaniards had quitted the harbour of Corke and were all at an Anchor in the haven of Kinsale The question was then what the Lord Deputy should doe The Earle of Ormond the Marshall and the chiefe Iustice were of opinion that hee should doe well to hasten to Dublin and there to assemble his forces together and whilest they were drawing to a head to giue order for supplyes of victuals and munitions to bee sent to Corke and that the President should presently bee dispatched into the Province to defend the Citie of Corke untill the Lord Deputie came to his reliefe wherein all expedition was to bee vsed for their reasons were that if the Lord Deputie presented himselfe in the Province with small forces it would encourage the Enemy and put distrust and feare in the Provincials which were either well affected or neutrals The Presidents advise was opposite to theirs beseeching the Lord Deputy to goe presently into Mounster although hee had no more then his Page with him for said he if the Provincials shall see that you turne your backe towards them they will conceiue it proceeds of want of force and then undoubtedly a generall revolt will ensue but when they shall see you personally amongst them that doubt will be removed and besides the Armie now dispersed will make more haste after you then they would doe if you attended their comming to Dublin The Lord Deputy inclined to the Presidents Councell but said he what should I doe there not being able to mainetaine the Armie with victuals for the space of a weeke nor to furnish it with munitions of both which there is no remaine in the Magazines in Dublin The President willed him to take no care for those wants for hee would furnish him and the whole Armie for two or three moneths which indeed hee was able to doe for hee had spared the expence of victuals not consuming so much as a Bisquet for more then sixe moneths giving the Souldiers money and having beene evermore confident of the Spaniards arrivall had procured good supplyes of munitions which were frugally and sparingly issued The Lord Deputy like unto one that was overjoyed with such unexpected provisions rose from his Chaire embraced the President and said that if hee had not beene more then provident that himselfe did not know what to haue done and that his honour had beene indangered and ascribed to him what hee well deserved In conclusion the foure and twentieth the Marshall Sir Henry Davers and Sir Iohn Barkley were dispatched into Linster and to Armaghe to assemble the Army and to bring it withall possible expedition into Mounster and Letters were dispatched to Sir Charles Wilmot to bee well upon his guard and dispatches sent into England by Captaine Iohn Roberts of the Spaniards arrivall All things being thus ordered doubt was made how the Lord Deputy could be conveyed safely to Corke being attended by no other then his household servants in that dangerous time which was satisfied by the President who had then with him there one hundred Horse and for the furnishing of the Lord Deputies house at Corke with stuffe and vtensils hee undertooke the care The same day the Lord Deputy and President Sir Robert Gardiner departed from Kilkenny and the same night they lodged at Kilkenan the Lord Dunboynes house the next night at Clonmell the sixe and twentieth at Glanogher the Lord Roches house and the next day following they came to Corke Now are wee come to siege of Kinsale a place ordayned wherein the honour and safetie of Queene Elizabeth the reputation of the English nation the cause of Religion and the Crowne of Ireland must bee by Armes disputed for upon the successes of this siege as these great and important consequences depended And here the malice of Rome and Spaine if they had prevailed would not haue ceased for their purposes did extend it selfe Ireland having beene conquered to make it their bridge to haue invaded England the
of the towne The Irish Army as before present themselues The Enemy from the towne make another sally Intelligence of the Enemies designes brought to Captaine Taffe TOwards night Tyrone shewed himselfe with the most part of his Horse and Foot upon a hill betweene our campe and Corke about a mile from us and on the other side of the hill encamped that night where hee had a Fastnesse of wood and water Two Regiments of our Foot and some Horse being drawn out of our Campe made towards them and when they saw our men resolued to goe forwards they fell backe towards the place where they encamped This night the Spanyards sallyed againe and gaue upon a new Trench made a little beneath our Campe but were the sooner repelled because that night wee kept very strong Guards and every man was in a readinesse to bee in Armes by reason of Tyrones being so neere unto us Tyrones Horse and Foot kept still in sight in the place where they shewed themselues the day before and many Intelligences affirmed unto us that they had a purpose to force our Campes That night some of their Horse and fiue hundred of their Foot were discovered searching out a good way to the Towne which was not made knowen unto us untill the next day The Spanyards sallyed this night hotly and gaue upon a Trench so as a Sergeant that had the guard thereof quit it But Sir Christopher Saint-Laurence comming to his second beat them backe before they did any great hurt Our Artillery still played upon the Towne as it had done all that while that they might see wee went on with our businesse as if we cared not for Tyrones comming but it was withall carried on in such a fashion as wee had no meaning to make a Breach because we thought it not fit to offer to enter and so put all in a hazard untill wee might better discover what Tyrone meant to doe whose strength was assured to bee very great and wee found by Letters of Don Iohns which wee had newly intercepted that hee had advised Tyrone to set upon our Campes telling him that it could not bee chosen but our men were much decayed by the winters siege and so that wee could hardly be able to mainetaine so much ground as wee had taken when our strength was greater if we were well put too on the one side by them and on the other side by him which hee would not faile for his part to doe soundly Tyrone accompanied with Odonnell Orwrke Mac Guire Mac Maghon Randell Mac Sorly Redmond Burke O Conner Sligoes brothers and Captaine Tirrell with the choise force and in effect all the Rebels of Ireland being drawen into Mounster and joyned with Spaniards that landed at Castle-haven who brought to Tyrones Campe sixe Ensignes of Spaniards and the greatest part of the Irish of Mounster who being revolted were joyned with them and entertayned into the Kings pay in severall Companies and under their owne Lords resolved to releeue the Towne of Kinsale and to that purpose sate downe the one and twentieth of December a mile and a halfe from the Towne betweene the English Campe and Corke and on that side of the Army kept from them all passages and meanes for forage the other side over the River of Ownybuoy being wholly at their disposition by reason of the generall revolt of those parts it seemed they were drawen so farre by the importunity of Don Iuan de Aquila as wee perceived by some of his Letters intercepted wherein hee did intimate his owne necessitie their promise to succour him and the facility of the Enterprise our Armie being weake in numbers and tired as hee termed us with assurance from himselfe that whensoever hee should advance to our Quarter hee would giue the blow soundly from the Towne during the aboad of the Rebels in that place wee had continuall intelligence of their purpose to giue Alarmes from their party and sallies from the Towne but to little other effect then to weary our men by keeping them continually in Armes the weather being extreame tempestuous cold and wet on the three and twentieth of December late in the night Captaine Taffe enformed the Lord Deputie that one of the Rebels sent him word and confirmed it by a solemne oath to the bearer that the resolution of the Rebels was either that night or betweene that and the next to enterprise their uttermost for the releefe of the Towne with some particulars in what sort they intended to giue upon our Campe The intelligence which Captaine Taffe had was upon this occasion CHAP. XXI The meanes whereby Captaine Taffe had his Imelligence The Battell of Kinsale wherein the Rebels were overthrowen The Lord President directed by the Lord Deputie to guard the Campe against any attempt to be made by the Spaniards A glorious Victorie An old Irish Prophesie proved true Two sallies made by the Spanyards TVesday the two and twentieth of December Brian Mac Hugh Oge Mac Maghon a principall Commander in the Irish Army whose eldest sonne Brian had many yeares before been a Page in ENGLAND with the Lord President sent a Boy unto Captaine William Taffe praying him to speake unto the Lord President to bestow upon him a bottle of Aquavitae which the President for old acquaintance sent unto him the next night being the three and twentieth by the same Messenger hee sent him a Letter praying him to recommend his Loue vnto the President thanks for his Aquavitae and to wish him the next night following to stand well upon his Guard for himselfe was at the Councell wherein it was resolved that on the night aforesaid towards the breake of day the Lord Deputies Campe would bee assaulted both by Tyrones Armie which lay at their backes and by the Spanyards from the Towne who upon the first Allarme would bee in a readinesse to salley Whereupon the Lord Deputie gaue order to strengthen the ordinary Guards to put the rest of the Armie in a readinesse but not into Armes that about the falling of the Moone the Regiment volant commanded by Sir Henrie Power and appoynted onely to answere the first occasion without doing any other duties should draw out beyond the West part of the Campe and there to stand in Armes not farre from the maine guard of Horse A little before the breake of the day the Lord President went to the Lord Deputies house and as they two and the Marshall were in Councell one of the Lord Presidents horsemen came to the doore and calling upon him said My Lord it is time to arme for the enemy is neere unto the Campe and immediately Sir Richard Greame who had the guard of Horse that night sent word to the Lord Deputie that the Scouts had discovered the Rebells Matches in great numbers whereupon the Lord Deputie caused the Armie to draw presently into Armes sent a Corporall of the field to cause the like
necessary deductions could not bee but very neere wasted and that little remainder more fit for a prey to the poore Souldiers after this tedious travell then for a clause in the Composition Furthermore how needfull it was to embrace this accord may clearely bee seene by whosoever considereth the state of our Armie almost utterly tyred how full of danger and difficultie it was to attempt a Breach defended by so many hands how long time it might haue cost us if wee had lodged in the Breach before wee could haue carried the Towne being full of strong Castles how her Majesties Ships and others being in the Harbour should haue beene forced speedily to forsake us for want of victualls how our selues were not provided for aboue six dayes at the time of this parley that wee had neither Munition nor Artillerie but for one Battery in one place at once fiue of our Peeces being before crazed And finally that if wee had missed of our purpose the whole Countrey had been hazarded Furthermore that which seemed of greatest consequence to enduce his Lordship to this agreement was that the Spanyards in Baltemore Castlehaven and Beerehaven by vertue of this Contract were likewise to surrender those places and depart the Countrey which how hard a matter it would haue prooved and how long and dangerous a war it would haue drawn on to root them out they being strongly fortified and well stored with victuals Munition and Artillery may easily bee conjectured for that of necessitie the Armie for some space must haue rested and in the end haue been constrained after a new supply of necessaries to her Majesties intollerable charges to transport themselues thither by Sea the way by land being unpassable in which time their Succours out of Spaine in all likelihood would haue been come unto them the King being so farre engaged in his Honour to second his enterprise and wee barred of that prosecution of the Rebells which now by this Agreement wee may wholly intend For which considerations the Lo Deputie and Councell thought it in their wisdomes meet to condescend to more indifferent conditions which beeing propounded and agreed upon by Don Iuan these Articles ensuing were signed and sealed on both parts The Articles of Composition betweene the Lord Deputie and Councell and Don Iuan de Aquila Mountjoy In the Towne of Kinsale in the Kingdome of Ireland the second day of the Moneth of Ianuary 1601 betweene the Noble Lords the Lord Mountjoy Lord Deputie and Generall in the Kingdome of Ireland and Don Iuan de equild Captaâ—ne and Camp-master Generall and Governour of the Armie of his Majestie the King of Spaine the said Lord Deputie being enâ—amped and besieging the said town and the said Don Iuan within 〈…〉 respects and to avoyd shedding of blood these Condiâ—ions following were made betweene the said Lords Generalls and their Campes with the Articles that follow FIrst That the said Don Iuan de Aquila shall quit the places which hee holds in this Kingdome as well of the Towne of Kinsale as those which are held by the Souldiers under his command in Castlehaven Baltimore and the Castle of Beere-haven and other parts to the said Lord Deputie or to whom he shall appoynt giving him safe transportation and sufficient for the said people of ships and victualls with the which the said Don Iuan with them may go for Spaine if he can at one time if not in two shippings Item That the Souldiers at this present being under the command of Don Iuan in this Kingdome shall not beare Armes against her Majestie the Queene of England wheresoever supplyes shall come from Spaine till the said Souldiers be unshipâ—ed in some of the Ports of Spaine being dispatched as soone as may be by the Lord Deputy as he promiseth upon his Faith and Honour Item For the accomplishing whereof the Lord Deputie offereth to giue free pasport to the said Don Iuan and his Army aswell Spaniards as other nations whatsoever that are under his command and that hee may depart with all the things hee hath Armes Munitions Money Ensignes displayed Artillery and other whatsoever provisions of warre and any kind of stuffe aswell that which is in Castlehaven as Kinsale and other parts Item That they shall haue ships and victuals sufficient for their money according and at the prices which here they use to giue that all the people and the said things may bee shipped if it be possible at one time if not at two and that to bee within the time aboue named Item That if by contrary winds or by any other occasions there shall arriue at any Port of these kingdomes of Ireland or England any ships of these in which the said men goe they bee intreated as friends and may ride safely in the Harbour and bee victualled for their money and haue moreover things which they shall need to furnish them to their voyage Item During the time that they shall stay for shipping victuals shall be given to Don Iuans people at just and reasonable rates Item That of both parts shall be cessation of Armes and security that no wrong be offered any one Item That the ships in which they shall goe for Spaine may passe safely by any other ships whatsoever of her Majesties the Queene of England and so shall they of the said Queene and her Subjects by those that shall goe from hence and the said ships being arrived in Spaine shall returne assoone as they haue unshipped their men without any impediment given them by his Majestie or any other person in his name but rather they shall shew them favour and helpe them if they need any thing and for security of this they shall giue into the Lord Deputie hands three Captaines such as hee shall choose For the securitie of the performance of the Articles Don Iuan offereth that he wil confirme and sweare to accomplish this agreement And likewise some of the Captaines of his Charge shall sweare and confirme the same in a severall writing Item that hee in person shall abide in this Kingdome where the Lord Deputie shall appoynt till the last shipping upon his Lordships word And if it happen that his people be shipped all at once the said Don Iuan shall goe in the same Fleet without any impediment given him But rather the Lord Deputy shall giue a good ship in which hee may goe and if his said men be sent in two shippings then he shall goe in the last And in like sort the said Lord Deputie shall sweare and confirme and giue his word in the behalfe of her Majestie the Queene and his owne to keepe and accomplish this agreement and joyntly the Lord President the Lo. Marshall of the Campe and the other of the Councell of State and the Earles of Thomond and Clanricard shall sweare and confirme the same in a severall writing I doe promise and sweare to accomplish and keepe these Articles of Agreement and promise the same likewise
de Soto hath written and by the comming of the Earle Odonnell who is now in the Groyne wee haue understood of the overthrow of the Earles and from thence is gathered that all the forces are now bent against you and that your onely valour and wisedome hath beene able to resist them and let the great estimation his Majestie holdeth of you mitigate the care which this businesse may bring you his Majestie hath commanded me speedily to prepare gallant succours both by Land and Sea which is done and shall bee presently dispatched and this ship is onely sent to advertise you thereof to the end that you may with the more courage defend your selfe and to bring a true report in what state you stand which may more particularly appeare unto you by his Majesties Letter which with this you shall receiue whereunto hee hath commanded me to add this that hee hath in his favour made you one of his Councellers of his councell at warres which I congratulate with you assuring you on his part that God willing hee will conferre greater favours upon you wherefore proceed cheerefully as both now and heretofore in the course of your life you haue done taking every occasion to strengthen your selfe in this siege and to endammage the Enemy that hee may not hinder you and to assure the Army no man living hath received greater rewards from his Majestie then you shall I take upon my selfe the care of it and I pray you to write me such good newes as I desire whereof I hope in God In Manâ—illa the thirtieth of Ianuary 1602. El Duque de Lerma Marques de Denia God is my witnesse I neither eate nor sleepe with lesse care then any one of them that are with you and I would willingly be in the perill of every one of you and if the shedding of my blood might be advantageous I would readily giue it for you all that haue such need Doe your endeavours for presently succours shall be sent unto you To Don Iuan de Aguila Master of the Campe Generall of the men of warre in Ireland A Letter from the King of Spaine to Don Iuan de Aguila EL REY DOn Iuan de Aguila Master of the Campe Generall of my Army in Ireland by that which Pedro de Zubiare and Pedro Lopez de Soto haue written unto me I haue understood of the defeat of the Earles Oneale and Odonnell and likewise I now see that all your hopes remaines in your valour and wisedome wherein I haue such confidence that I hope in the middest of so many dangers and labours wherewith you are inuironed that you will preserue the Army untill more succours of shipping men armes and munitions be sent unto you which are with al possible expedition in preparing and shall bee speedily dispatched You may make vse of them and take reuenge of the Enemy and untill they come which shall be as I haue said with celerity preserue your selfe I doe not advise you of any particulars because I assure my selfe of your judgement and experience that knowes how to make your advantage of such occasions as the Enemy shall giue for the benefit of the siege And your selfe and the Army which is with you shall haue good testimony of my bounty thankfulnesse and honour I will doe unto you all and so much doe you signifie unto the Army from me The Duke of Lerma shall write more unto you from Manâ—illa the one and thirtie of Ianuary 1602. Yo El Rey. To Don Iuan de Aguila Master of the Campe Generall of our Army in Ireland Don Pedro Franquesa Not long after most of the Spaniards were imbarqued in Kinsale onely a few remayning which were to passe with Don Iohn the day before his departure the Lord Deputie shewed him the copie of the Letters saying that they were sent unto him out of Vlsterby a Priest who was his spy about Tyrone unto whom the Letters had beene caried Don Iuan taking this for good payment thanked the Lord Deputie for his favourable care All the while Don Iuan was at Corke every day the President and hee had familiar discourse together but for the most part their passages in speech was betweene jest and earnest somewhat sharpe and especially when they spake of religion their Soveraignes or the Nations But it seemes that hee caried a good respect of the President as by writing and presents sent which shall in its due place appeare The fifteenth the Lord Deputie and the President having acquainted the rest of the Councell with the effect of the Spanish Letters intercepted as aforesaid though not with the manner how they were gotten they thought it meete to write unto the Lords of the Councell in England this ensuing Letter whereby they might understand how things stood for the present as also to provide for the future since by the intercepted Letters it appeared that the King of Spaine had set his heart upon the warre of Ireland A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England MAy it please your Lordships The fourteenth of this Moneth we dispatched Sir Richard Morison with our Letters to your Lordships from this place and the nine and twentieth we wrote againe by Captaine Butler yet to this day the wind hath continued still so westerly as since the departure of Sir Richard no shipping is come to us either out of England from your Lordships as we desired or from Waterford Wexford and those parts as we directed to carry away the Spanyards hence nor yet untill Sunday the seventh hereof could those ships stirre that lay ready at Kinsale to be sent to Baltimore Castle-haven and Beere-haven but now they are gone Wee hope that the Service to bee done by them which is the possessing of the Castles and sending away of the Spaniards in them will bee presently accomplished although the winde hath served them so scantly as we feare they will hardly recover all the places whereunto they are directed There is onely one Scottish ship gone from Kinsale for Spaine which carried one hundred and sixtie Spaniards with part of the Artillerie but there lies now readie at the Harbour for the first winde so much shipping as will carrie away fifteene hundred more so as there will bee yet remaining in Kinsale aboue one thousand more which with the first shipping that comes from the other Ports shall be 〈◊〉 Don Iuan stayes to goe last It appeareth by some Letters intercepted which wee send her eâ—ithall unto your Lordships that the King of Spaine purposeth in send a larger supply hither with all expedition Don Iuan assâ—res 〈◊〉 to doe the best â—ee can to stay them and if he arriue first in Spainâ— hec makes no doubt to disswade their comming but if they should come before his 〈◊〉 hee promiseth to returne them according to his Covenant in the 〈…〉 if they doe not come under the command of some other that hath a 〈…〉 from his from the King
ships shall meet with this English ship either outward or homeward bound they shall permit her to passe without any detention it being convenient for his Majesties service so to doe Written at Baltimore the nineth of March 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto Pedro Lopez de Soto his Letter to Captaine Roger Harvie ALthough you be an Englishman and my selfe a Spaniard neverthelesse finding you to bee as it appeares unto mee a man of honour in all your actions I cannot but assure you that I am extreamely affectioned unto you and the cause that moues me to desire your friendship and correspondence is the just respect I haue to the good proceedings of the Lord Deputie and the Lord President and their Ministers towards the King my Master as also of you and the rest in the service of your Prince which hath obliged us to a good correspondence The Pasport which I left with you shall bee alwayes faithfully accomplished when occasion shall serue and of the same you may be confident for wee will fully obserue it And so God keepe you From the Groyne the nineth of Aprill 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto To Captaine Roger Harvie Governour of Castle-haven and Baltimore CHAP. XXX Don Iuan imbarqued at Kinsale The Lord Deputie departed from Corke towards Dublin A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England The Lord Deputie sickned in his Iournie to Dublin The Lord President surprised with a Feaver in his returne to Mounster THE eighth of March Don Iuan being at Kinsale hourely expecting a wind to bee gone and finding a flattering gale went aboard The Lord Deputie on the other side as desirous to bee at his worke in Vlster for the prosecution of Tyrone the day following hee began his Iourney towards Dublin on whom the Lord President attended untill hee had brought him out of the Province But Don Iohn for want of a faire wind departed not from Kinsale untill the sixteenth of the same Moneth The day before the Lord Deputies departure or the same day I know not whether his Lordship being mindfull of the sufficiencie blood and valour of Sir Richard Percy caused him to bee sworne a Councellor of the Province of Mounster and the night that he left Corke hee lodged at Clone a Towne and Mannor house sometimes belonging to the Bishop of that Sea but now passed in Fee farme to Master Iohn Fits Edmonds who gaue cheerefull and plentifull entertaynment to his Lordship and all such of the Nobilitie Captaines Gentlemen and others as attended upon him The Deputie as well to requiâ—e his perpetuall loyaltie to the Crowne of England as also to encourage others in the like at his departure did honour him with the Order of Knighthood and then continued his iourney towards Waterford where he bestowed the like honour vpon Edward Gough and Richard Aylward two ancient and well deseruing Citizens The President having attended the Lord Deputie to Kilkenny where they lodged in the Earle of Ormonds house and all things considered of which concerned the State of the Kingdome upon the foure and twentieth of March the last day of the yeare 1601 the Lord Deputie and Councell made a Dispatch into ENGLAND which heere ensues A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England IT may please your Lordships having certaine intelligence since our comming to this place that Don Iuan and all the rest of the Spaniards departed from Kinsale on Tuesday the sixteenth hereof and that the wind since that time hath served them so well as wee assure our selues by this they are neeâ—e the Coast of Spaine wee thought fit hereby to giue your Lordships notice thereof that you may know that wee are free now of them all Since our being â—ere there hath beene brâ—ught in a notorious Rebell one William Mac Hubbard lately taken in Vpperossery who of late hath done great spoyles and murders in these parts more then any other so as wee haue caused him to bee executed in this Towne to the great terror of many About the same time that hee was executed a Sonne of Garret Mac Mortaghes named Moris Mac Garret dyed of a hurt lately given him in fight who was a most dangerous young man like to trouble all the Countrey The death of these two Rebels as also of a notorious Rebell by birth of Mounster lately slaine called Dermot Mac Awley who was an inward man and a great practising instrument with Tyrone will greatly quiet these parts and your Lordships can hardly thinke what a great change wee find already by their â—o happy timely cutting off As for Sir Finnin Odrisâ—hall 〈◊〉 and the two Sonnes of Sir Owen Mac Cartie they and their Followers since their comming in are growne very odious to the Rebels of those parts and are so well divided in factions amongst themselues as they are fallen to preying and killing one an other which we conceiue will much availe to the quieting of these parts I the Deputie am this day going towards Dublin from whence your Lordships shall heare from mee according to the directions given mee by your Lordships And I the President am returning into Mounster to attend my charge there Wee haue beene much importuned by the Army in generall touching an abatement of halfe a pound of Beefe upon every flesh day from every particular Souldier and of two Herrings every fish day and the Horse troopes likewise find themselues agrieved that the Victualler chargeth them with two shillings sixe pence increase in the issuing of every Barrell of Oates without any other Warrant then a private Letter from Master Wade Clerke of the Councell which although we conceiue Master Wade hath signified over upon such purpose of your Lordships or other good ground yet in regard of importunities of the Captaines and to prevent a generall mutiny of the Army in regard the Souldiers are weake and much infeebled by the last siege of Kinsale and that the prices of all things are increased aboue all measure by reason of the new standard Coyne and that the Countrey is generally much harried and wasted and thereby great scarcitie and wants grow here wee hold it meet and accordingly gaue direction to the Commissary of the victuals to issue Oats as formerly at six shillings the barrel and allow the Souldier two pound of Beefe and eight Herrings a day according as it was formerly accustomed till your Lordships resolution were returned in that behalfe which wee humbly pray and expect And so having no other matter at this time worthy the presenting to your Lordships wee most humbly take leaue The same day after this Letter was signed the Lord Deputie tooke his Iourney towards Dublin but being surprised with an ill disposition of health which so increased upon him as that the next day he was enforced to bee caried in his Horse litter and so continued untill hee arrived there And the President the aforesaid day returned
towards Corke surprised with the like accident in so much as hee was not able that night to journey any farther then unto Master Geralt Comâ—rfords house not distant from Kilkenny aboue three miles and there it appeared that hee was in a burning feaver Neverthelesse being transported with a desire to bee in his Province the next day hee remooved and so by easie journeyes resting some dayes upon the way at last upon the third of Aprill hee came to Corke but exceeding weake and in many mens opinion in danger of death The Actions Accidents and Services of marke related in this second Booke for the Readers better memory I will briefly recount which were as followeth viz. The sending of Forces out of Mounster into Connaght to withstand the entrance of Connaght and Vlster men into Mounster The taking of Iames fits Thomas the reputed Earle of Desmond The apprehension of Florence Mac Cartie The sending of a Regiment into Connaght for the service of that Province The sending of Iames fits Thomas and Florence prisoners into England The restraint of certaine principall Gentlemen of Mounster that were apt to rebell The arrivall of the Spaniards at Kinsale The Lord Deputies comming into Mounster The siege of Kinsale The landing of seconds from Spaine at Castlehaven The remarkeable Sea-fight in that harbour The revolt of divers of the Provincials The comming of Tyrone and Odonnell to raise the siege at Kinsale The famous victory obtayned against them and the Spaniards The flight of Odonnell Redmond Burke c. into Spaine The honourable and advantagious Composition The rendering of Castle-haven and the Castles at Baltimore unto her Majestie The surprising of the Castle of Donboy by Osulevan Beare The transporting of the Spaniards into Spaine And the departure of the Lord Deputie out of Mounster The end of the second Booke PACATA HIBERNIA THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE WARRES IN IRELAND Whereby that Countrey was reduced to Subjection and Obedience CHAP. 1. The estate of the Province of Mounster after the siege of Kinsale The Warre of Ireland censured to bee lawfully maintained by the Rebells in the opinion of the learned men of Spaine The Names of the Doctors of Salamanca who censured the lawfulnesse of the Rebellion in Ireland ALthough the Spanyards as is related were sent away out of Ireland and the Province of Mounster cleared of strangers yet to regulate and draw into order the Provincials which were revolted was a taske of no small labour for the President to undergoe being not unlike unto the state of mens bodies wherein Relapses are farre more dangerous then the first sickenesse Before the comming of these Castillians the Province as you haue heard was in so good conformity as the civill Iustice without all contradiction had as currant passage as in any of the former yeares of Peace and every mans cattell without losse or danger lay day and night in the fields But now the Rebells and their hyred Bownoghs swarmed every where and especially in Carbery Beare Desmond and Kerry in so much as there was no place in them or adjoyning unto them free from these Catterpillers who beholding the grievousnesse of their offences grewe to bee desperate concluding themselues to bee the children of perdition and not capable of her Majesties gracious mercie whereby their obstinacie was increased In the tract of Land aforementioned there was no Castles which which held for the Queene but those which the Spanyards rendred and guarded by the two Captaine Harvies and Castle Mange in Kerry wherein a Guard of Sir Charles Wilmotts had continued all the time of the siege at Kinsale all the rest were in the possession of the Rebells In this distemper the Province remayned when the Lorâ— Deputie left the same But before I enter further into the progression of the affaires of Mounster I beseech the Reader to pardon me for this ensuing digression in the which hee may perceiue how the learned men of Spaine at Salamanca did maintaine and approoue the Rebellion in Ireland which was handled upon the seventh day of March 1602. Stilo novo IN the Name of God Amen The most renowned Prince Hugh Oneale doth make warre for the Defence of the Catholique faith with the Queene of England and the English people that is to say that it may be lawfull for him and the Irish freely to professe the Cathoâ—â—que Religion which libertie the Queene of England doth endeavour to take from them by force and Armes There are two matters now in question about this warre The one is whether it bee lawfull for the Irish Catholiques to favour the foresaid Prince Hugh with Armes and all other meanes in this warre The other is whether it bee lawfull for the same Catholiques to fight against the foresaid Prince without deadly sin and to favour the English in this warre either with Armes or by any other meanes especially when as if they deny this kinde of helpe unto the English they expose themselues to a manifest danger of their life or of loosing all their temporall goods And furthermore since it is permitted by the Pope that the Irish Catholiques may obey the foresayd Queene of England and acknowledge her as their lawfull Queene by paying tribute unto her for it seemeth that what belongeth unto Subjects to doe may be performed that is to say to fight against the Queenes Rebells which deny their due obedience to her and seeme to usurpe the Land which is subject to her Dominion That both these questions may be decided wee must hold it as for certaine that the Romish Bishop hath power to bridle and suppresse such as forsake the faith and those which oppose themselues with Armes against the Catholike faith when other meanes is not ministred to overthrow so great an evill And further it must bee concluded for infallible that the Queene of England doth oppugne the Catholike Religion neither doth permit the Irish publikely to embrace the Catholike faith and that for the same cause the foresaid Prince and others before him of whom the Letters Apostolicall of â—lement the eighth make mention did make warre against her These being thus set downe the first question is easily resolved for it is qustionlesse that any Catholikes whatsoever may favour the said Prince Hughe Oneale in the foresaid warre and the same with great merit and hope of most great and eternall reward for seeing that the foresaid Prince doth make warre by the authority of the high Bishop for the defence of Catholike religion and that the Pope doth exhort all the faithfull by his Letters thereto as by his Letters is manifest and that hee will extend his graces upon the Favourers of the Prince in that warre in as ample manner as if they did make warre against the Turkes no man will in equity doubt but that both the present warre is just and that to fight for defence of the Catholike religion which is the greatest thing of all is a matter of great merit
ready to come forth and Sir George Thornton the Sergeant Major Captaine Roger Harvie Captaine Power and others entering the Vault to receiue them Captaine Power found the said Richard Mac Goghegan lying there mortally wounded as before and perceiving Taylor and the rest ready to render themselues raised himselfe from the ground snatching a light Candle and staggering therewith to a barrell of powder which for that purpose was unheaded offering to cast it into the same Captaine Power tooke him and held him in his armes with intent to make him prisoner untill he was by our men who perceived his intent instantly killed and then Taylor and the rest were brought prisoners to the Campe. The same day fiftie eight were executed in the Market place but the Fryer Taylor and one Tirlagh Roe Mac Swiny a follower unto Sir Tirlagh O Brian and twelue more of Tirrels chiefe men the Lord President reserved aliue to trie whether he could draw them to doe some more acceptable service theÌ„ their liues were worth The whole number of the Ward consisted of one hundred fortie three selected fighting men being the best choice of all their Forces of the which no one man escaped but were either slaine executed or buried in the ruines and so obstinate and resolved a defence hath not bin seene within this kingdome On our part we lost in the place Thomas Smith Captaine Francis Slingsbies Lieutenant and some others many of our men were burnt with Powder and Fire-works which the enemie cast amongst them as they were in fight Men of note hurt Captaine Dodington shot with two Bullets in the body but not mortall his Lieutenant Francis Kirton shot in the arme and thigh divers 〈…〉 CHAP. IX 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 hee would never upon which answer this twelve Men before respited two dayes after were executed The cause wherfore he so suddainly swarâ—ed from his first promise of service was the hopes which hee received by Owen Mac Egan the Popes Bishop of Rosse lately arrived at Ardea in the Bay as aforesaid of Claâ—marrah The President therefore perceiving that they conceived great hope of Spaniards advised the day following with the chiefes of the Army what course was best to bee taken with the Castle of Dunboy halfe ruined who were all of opinion that a Garrison which should be left there could not defend themselves or give any great annoyance to the Spaniard if they should fortune to land there for being so remote from all Seconds and succours were unavoydably left to ruine And besides though the Spaniards came not the service that they could doe in that Countrey would not countervaile Her Majesties charge in maintayning them Therefore they resolved to bestow the Powder which was recovered in the Castle to blow up the same committed to the charge of Captaine Slingsbie The two and twentyeth the Castle of Dunboy was accordingly blowne up with Powder the out-Workes and Fortifications utterly destroyed and the same day Lieutenant Downings with our men and Boates returned from the Dorses to the Campe as also twelve of Terrills chiefe men formerly spoken of were executed But Taylor and Dominicke Collins the Fryer were carryed Prisoners to Corke where being found by due proofe that Taylor was one of the principall murderers of his Captaine George Bingham at Sâ—igo besides an infinite number of other foule and traytorly 〈◊〉 he was shortly after without the City of Corke not farre from the North Gate hanged in chaines and the Fryer in whom no penitence appeared for his detestable treasons nor yet would endeavour to merite his life either by discovering the Rebells intentions which was in his power or by doing of some service that might deserve favour was hanged at Youghall the Towne wherein he was borne The same day also all our carriage and baggage layed aboard at the enterance into our boats because wee were not able to carie the Cowes Horses and Mares which wee had taken being at least sixe or seven hundred heads the President commanded they should bee killed which was performed The three and twentieth wee shipped our whole Army backe from Dunboy who all arrived that day in the great Iland and from thence the Earle of Thomond and Sir Charles Wilmot and both their Regiments were transported by shipping to Killaminog being the place wee encamped in as wee went in Mainterbaie The same day the Lord President was advertised by Lieutenant Saunders that hee had taken a great boat belonging to Teg Mac Connor Odriscall brother to Connor Oge Odriscall of the Downings wherein there was slaine Dary Mac Connor his brother and three more of his best men and that two dayes after hee tooke the strong place of the Downings which is seated upon a high rock in the Sea disioyned from the land so as there is no comming unto it but over a little draw bridge of wood resembling the seat of Dunluce in Vlster The foure and twentieth the Lord President and Sir Richard Percy with their Regiments were embarqued aâ—d they arrived in the evening at the Iland of Whiddy where wee had no meanes for want of boats to unship our men and the night approaching were enforced to leaue our two Regiments a shipboard and the Lord President lay that night in the Iland The fiue and twentieth the Earle and Sir Charles with their Regiments marched by land from Killaminog to the old camping place at Carew Castle whither when the boats came to us wee unshipt the remayne of the Army and there wee encamped all that night The sixe and twentieth the Companies required by the Lord Deputie were assigned and commanded to prepare themselues and attend Sir Samuell Bagâ—all till hee brought them to his Lordship and the same day the Castle of Leamâ—con neere Crooke haven which the rebels warded was recovered from them by an officer and party of men of Captaine Roger Harvies Company The seven and twentieth the Earle of Thomond and Sir George Thornton were embarqued in the Queenes Pinnace to goe for England and the Army dislodged from Carew Castle and marched to a place in the Mountaine called Becarien Eltagh where wee encamped that night The eight and twentieth the Lord President departed thence taking the Captaines and Officers of those companies that were to goe into Vlster along with him that they might perclose their accounts and dispatch all things at Corke against their Companies should come thither and by the way the Castle of Lettertinlesse belonging to Conogher Sir Finnin Odriscals Sonne where the Enemy had a ward of seventeene men after some defence made and shot discharged when they saw the Army drawe before the Castle they sued for their liues which granted them they yeelded it up and after the Souldiers had made pillage of the goods wee burned and destroyed the Castle and stone hall and rod thence to Tymolagg leaving the Army behind us
entreth betweene the great Iland before mentioned and the Maine or Countrey called Beere or Osullevans Countrey At the entrance of the Harbour it is not above a Musket shot over I meane from the Castle of Dunboy to the great Iland being entred the Tydes are slack good Anchorage and convenient places to bring ships on ground smooth water five fadomes deepe at low water marke towards the North ende it groweth much larger at the least a league over and of capacitie sufficient to containe all the Ships of Europe The great Iland and the Maine as aforesaid makes the Haven which Iland is seven miles in length at the South end whereof it joyâ—eth with the Bay of Bantry When Donboy was unruined it commaunded this spacious and goodly Haven which affords no small profit to Osulevan â—eare whilest his Castle was standing for the coast yeelds such abundance of Sea fish as few places in Christendome doe the like and many Ships whereunto at the season of the yeare I meane at the fishing time there was such a resort of Fishermen of all Nations as Communibuâ— Aâ—nis although the duties which they payed unto osulevan was very little yet at the least it was worth unto him fiue hundred pounds yearely The second of these Harbours nominated is Baltimore called by the Spaniards Valentimore which is likewise caused by an Iland called Innisherkan two leagues to the Eastward of Cape-cleere the Havens mouth at the South end of the Iland aforesaid ten fathome at low water but exceeding narrow by reason of a great Rock that lyeth in the same alwayes aboue water which being within halfe Calliver shot of the better shoare givâ—â—h good opportunity to secure the port after you are entered there is a poole about halfe a league over where infinit numbers of ships may ride having small tides deepe water and a good place to Carene ships at the other end of this Iland with good pilotage a ship of two hundred Tunne by day may safely come in but by reason of many â—uncke Rocks that lye in this enterance it is not possible for the best Pilot in the world by night to assure his entrance The President for the safetie thereof thought it meere to erect Blockhouseâ— there which undoubtedly hee would haue done if he had continued any longtime in Mounster being so exceeding dangeroâ—s to fall into the hands of a powerfull Enemy as it would bee a worke of much difficulty after it were once fortified to displant him besides an Enemy there seated would command the best part of Carbery the soile whereof is good whereby hee might furnish himselfe with victuals at easie rates The last and indeed the least of these three Havens is Castlehaven by the Irish called Glanbaraghan renowned for that memorable Sea fight lately acted there by Sir Richard Lewson against Pedro de Zubiaur commonly called Suryagâ— the Spanish Admirall the passage into the Harbour is so narrow that a ship of great burden especially in a storme cannot safely enter and being entered there is no great space for any number of ships to ride in but for all other commodities like to the Havens before mentioned for there is eight faddomes at low water marke the Castle aptly commands every part of the Harbour but the grounds round about it so commands the Castle as it can by no reasonable charge bee made teneable against the Cannon but to proceed When the composition was made with Don Iohn de Aguila for the rendring of Kinsale among other Articles it was agreed that the Spanyards should be shipped away in English or Irish Bottomes and for the safe returne of the Ships into Ireland there was three Spanish Captaines as is formerly declared left in Corke as Hostages The Spanyards being all safely arrived at the Groyne and the Shippes returned the Lord President according to the Composition set the Pledges at libertie and having provided a Barque for their transportation he wrote unto Don Iohn de Aguila which letter Englished was as followeth A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila ACcording to the agreements made at Kinsale betweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship these two Captaines Pedro Suaço and Diego Gonzales Sigler which remained in Corke Pledges for the securitie of the Ships and the Subjects of the Queene my Mistresse which transported the Spanyards to the Groyne are now in this passage in a Ship called the Marie of Corke returned into Spaine The third Pledge Don Pedro Morijon went with the Lord Deputie to the Citie of Dublin from whence as I understand hee is departed into his owne Countrey Now the agreements which were made betweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship is on either part fully accomplished your Lordships Letter of the second of Aprill I haue received but the Wine and Fruits came not to my hands Neverthelesse I acknowledge my selfe much obliged and render your Lordship humble thankes for your favours and especially in that I am retained in your memorie the occasion I did not receiue them was my being at that time at the siege of the Castle of Beerehaven which I thanke God is taken as also many others possest and held by the Rebels and the Defendants of them chastised as appertaineth to Traitors Your Lordships Present unto mee was delivered by the Messenger to the Lord Deputie hee conceiving that it had beene directed to his Lordship whereof I am extreame glad and am as well satisfied with it as if it had come to my owne hands for the loue I beare unto his Lordship is no lesse then unto my selfe I am much grieved and at nothing more then to see that this Countrey produces not any thing worthy to bee presented to your Lordship that I might in some proportion manifest in what esteeme I holde the favour of a man of your qualitie Honour and Merit If Ireland may yeeld any thing which may bee to your Lordships liking you may bee assured that your Lordship hath power at your pleasure to commaund both it and mee So being ready to doe your Lordship all the possible service I may the differences betweene our Soveraignes reserved in the which both your Lordship and all the world shall evermore finde mee to bee a true Englishman and a faithfull servant to my Queene and Mistresse I recommend your Lordship to God bâ—seeching him to preserue you Corke the thirteenth of Iuly 1602. Muy Illustre Sennior Beso las Manos de V. S. Su Servidor GEORGE CAREVV CHAP. XI The taking of the Castle of Dunboy was the cause that the Army prepared in Spaine for Ireland was stayed Two thousand supplyes of foote were sent out of England for Moâ—â—ster Iohn fits Thomas his practise to deceiue the Lord President but failed A false rumour of a Spanish fleete on the Coast of Mounster Sir Samuell Bagnall with his Regiment commanded to stay in Mounster THE President daily received advertisement aswell by some of the Countrey that had
conference with Owen Mao Eggan as also by Merchants and their Agents out of Spaine which did all agree in one that succours being prepared and ready to embarque for Ireland understanding the losse which the Rebels had received in Beere and the Castle of Dunboy rased where they purposed to secure their landing new directions were brought from the Court of Spaine to the Earle of Carraâ—ena Governour of the Groyne to stay their proceedings in the voyage till the Kings pleasure were father knowen but yet the Army was not dissolved the examinations sent by the Lord President into England to the Lords were found to agree with the intelligence which was sent to her Majestie out of Spaine wherefore to prevent what danger hereby might ensue it pleased her Majestie to take present order that the fleete of ships some her owne and some Merchants that had beene upon the Coast of Spaine the most part of all the Summer should bee revictualled and lye off and on in the height of Cape-finister till towards Michaelmas that if they proceeded in the intended invasion either they might fight with them at Sea or at least follow them to such Harbours of Ireland where they should arriue and there distresse them but he happy successe in the siege of Dunboy altered the Spanish Councels for now they had no place in Ireland that held for them Neverthelesse the comming of new forces from Spaine for Ireland being still doubted there was sent from England two thousand foote for the supplying of the List. By this time Sir Charles Wilmot as hee was directed was come out of Kerry and all the Subjects with their goods and Cattle were drawen on this side the Mountaine of Slewlogher whereby the Bonnoghs that had lived these fiue moneths principally upon Osulevan Beare and by that meanes eaten him up began to consult about leaving of the Province there being no man now in action that was able for the Carties in Carbery had beene so much wasted and impoverished by the two Harvies as though their hearts were good yet their meanes failed them to uphold a warre or any long time to hold them together Therefore Iohn of Desmond brother to the Sugan Earle prisoner in the Tower of London laboured Terrill very instantly to take Bonnaght of them in Connilogh and for that purpose had inveighled Morris fits Thomas called the Lord of the Clenlis to deliver unto him the strong Castle of Glancoyne the custodie whereof to saue her Majesties charge had beene committed to him the yeare before and because no suspition might be conceived of the said Iohn fits Thomas practise hee now became a sutor by Iames Walsh who had beene his brothers Secretary for a protection desiring as hee pretended to become a Subject upon these conditions First if his brother Iames the titulary Earle might bee set at libertie hee would bee content to become a Pledge for him either in the Castle of Dublin or else where the State should appoynt which being refused and rejected hee offered to doe service so that hee might haue his pardon and some meanes to releeue him in the future But as the President would not bee drawen to accept any of these conditions so it was thought hee would haue flyen backe if they had been accepted But all this Negotiation was but to colour his practise laid for Glancoyne which Castle and the Fastnesse neere adjoyning would haue commaunded a great part of that Countrey But all these Iuglings were discovered by one V. B. whom the President without suspition maintained amongst them Wherefore hee sent Philip Northcot the Sherife of the Countie of Limericke with private Instructions to surprise both Maurice fits Thomas and the sayd Castle but either to take both at one instant or to meddle with neither The Sherife watching many opportunities and not speeding of his purpose the President to prevent future danger committed the custodie of the said Castle to Sir Francis Barkley and so disappointed the Rebels of that hope About the latter end of this moneth of August a rumour was generally divulged through the Province that the Spanyards were upon the coast and that certaine Ships were discovered from the olde Head of Kinsale and presently after that foure and twentie sayle were arrived at Bearehauen and hereupon you might see Horsemen galloping this way and that way to and fro with such signes of gladnes apparant joy as though the day of their deliverance were neere at hand but as it fell out this was but a false allarme the Ships that were discryed being a Fleet of Easterlings bound to the Southward The President heereby discerning with what assured hopes they apprehended their comming and with what glad hearts they should be welcome being come he became an earnest humble suitor to the Lord Deputie That Sir Samuel Bagnals Regiment lately called out of Mounster by his Lordships Command might with his favour bee returned againe The Lord Deputie taking an honourable care of that Province finding by his owne intelligence that the Spanyards were purposed to make their discent either in Mounster or in the parts of Connaght not far dis-joyned condiscended unto the Presidents request whereupon the said Colonell with his Regiment were directed to Limrick there to remaine in Garison During the siege of Kinsale there was a young Gentleman of the Carties called Teg Mac Cormock sonne to that well deserving Gentleman Sir Cormock Mac Teg who being of the Presidents Troope of Horse through the inticements of the Rebells and promises of the Spanyards was induced to combine with the Enemie and stealing away his Horse and Hackney entred into action But the successe of his Confederates not prooving so fortunate as they hoped hee grew weary of the Rebellion and made himselfe a Suitor to the President to be received to mercy as may appeare by his Letter here ensuing CHAP. XII A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President intreating the remission of his offences Cormock Mac Dermond Cartie accused of sundry treasons Cormock Mac Dermond committed The Castle of Blarny in the custody of Captaine Taffe The Castle and Abbey of Killâ—rey rendred to the Lord President Mocrumpe besieged Cormocks Wife and Children imprisoned Cormock Mac Dermond plotted his escape A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President intreating the remission of his Offences RIght Honourable my dutie most humbly remembred Having long forborne though thereby disquieted in mind and ashamed of my selfe to send unto your Honour Yet presuming upon her Majesties mercie and your favour I haue made bold to become a Petitioner to your Honour that it may please you to admit me therunto and to forgiue and forget my faults considering they were not malicious but youthfull and not of pretence to hurt her Majestie or her Subjects but in hope to recover against my Cosen Cormock Mac Dermody some meanes to maintaine my decayed estate and still likely to be suppressed by
his greatnesse who will by no meanes giue me a portion of Land to liue upon as was promised upon the delivery up of Kilcrey by your Honour wherein as of the rest I doe againe humbly beseech your favour and so as with a repentant and penitent transgressor of the Lawes I doe humbly submit my selfe to her Majesties grace and will endeavour my selfe hereafter by my good deeds and services to wipe out the memory of my former follies Expecting your favourable Answer I most humbly take my leaue From Carrigifuky this ninth of Iune 1602. Your Honours most humble to commaund Teg Mac Cormock Cartie The combination lately by Cormocke contracted with the Priest Owen Mac Eggan being manifestly prooved by severall witnesses subject to no Exceptions the Gentleman Porter called Master Raph Hammon was commaunded to bring the Prisoner before the President and Councâ—ll which were assembled at Shandon Castle who making his apparance was charged with the severall Treasons afore recited who insisted very much upon his Iustification pretending that those accusations were injuriously devised and slanderously suggested by his Enemies especially for the last Article concerning the Conspiracie with the Priest Mac Eggan which indeed was so cunningly and secretly caryed as he supposed that it was rather presumed then prooved against him Hee renounced all favour and pardon if it would bee justified by lawfull testimony The President replyed that this was the onely matter of substance that he was charged withall the former being pardoned since the perpetrating thereof being onely inducements and presumptions whereby they were the rather mooved to giue â—are and credit to the latter accusation But hee still persisting in his Innocencie was at last urged with this Dilemma namely that either hee should confesse his fault and so intreat her Majesties mercy or else in token of his loyall and guiltlesse heart he should deliver unto the State his Castle of Blarney upon condition that if the fact whereof he was charged were not evidently prooved against him the sayd Castle should be redelivered to him or his assignes by a day appoynted At first hee seemed very inclinable to the motion but in processe it was perceived that hee intended nothing but jugling and devices wherefore a Warrant from the whole Body of the Councell was directed to the sayd Gentleman Porter straightly charging and commanding that he should be kept in yrons closer then before untill he should demeane himselfe in more dutifull conformitie And besides they appoynted Captaine Taffe in whom Cormock reposed much trust to perswade him to surrender the sayd Castle into the Presidents hands undertaking upon his credit to retaine the same and all the goods in it or neere thereunto belonging either to himselfe or his followers from losse and danger either by Subject or Rebell Cormocke at last finding that the President was resolved either to make him bend or breake caused his Constable though much against his will to yeeld the said Castle to Captaine Taffe so that no other whatsoever might haue the charge or custodie thereof The Prisoner besides the Castle of Blarney had two places kept by his Dependants of good importance to commaund the Countrey the one an Abbey called Kilcrey distant from Corke sixe myles and the other a Castle called Mocrumpe sixteene miles distant from Corke the former scituated upon the South and the latter upon the North side of the River of Lee. The Castle and Abbey of Kilcrey was rendred to Captaine Francis Slingsbie sent thither by the President But Mocrumpe seated in the heart of Muskrey and invironed round about with woods and bogges could not be gotten without the countenance of an Armie therefore the President sent first Captaine Flower and afterwards Sir Charles Wilmott with competent numbers of Foot and Horse to lye before it untill such time as they might gaine it by Sapp or Myne or by some other stratageme as time and occasion should minister opportunity During this siege the President cast about for his wife and children and having gotten them likewise into his hands confined them within the walles of Corke These things thus accomplished the President dispatched Letters both to the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell of England and also to the Lord Deputie and Councell of Ireland relating unto them the apprehension of Cormocke and the reasons inducing him thereunto desiring also to receiue their Lordships pleasures for his further proceedings in this businesse but before answere could bee returned an unfortunate accident unexpected altered the whole platforme of this intended service For Cormocks followers had plotted his escape and likewise to procure Cormock Oge his eldest sonne who was then a Student in Oxford to bee convayed secretly out of the Vniversitie and to be brought into Ireland or as some thought to bee sent into Spaine for effecting whereof Iohn O Healy one of Cormocks old theeues was the next passage to be sent into England Advertisement hereof was brought to the President who for preventing of both these Designes first sent for the Gentleman Porter delivered unto him at large the great prejudice that should arise to her Majesties Service if the prisoner should escape that the Queenes charge and his owne paines and laborious travell were all frustrated yea if the Spaniards should arriue as they were expeâ—â—ed the whole kingdome of Ireland should receiue hazard and prejudice by it Wherefore he charged him upon his duty to the State his allegeance to her Majestie and in the loue he bare unto himselfe that hee would bee no lesse carefull of his safe keeping then of his owne life which in some sort depended thereon Answer was made by Hammon that his Lordship should not need to trouble his minde with any such imaginary doubts for if shackles of yron walles of stone and force of men for hee had certaine Souldiers allowed him for a Guard could make him sure then should the Prisoner bee forth-comming whensoever the State should bee pleased to call for him and for Iohn O Healy the President held a watchfull eye over him but it was not thought good to make stay of him untill he should be aboard the ship that such Instructions and Letters as should bee sent by him might with himselfe bee apprehended whereby the whole circumstance of these plots and the chiefe Agents therein might bee discovered to make short the wind was faire the Master hasteth aboard the Marriners and Passengers purposing to set saile the next tyde amongst the rest Iohn O Healy unregarded as hee thought is also on shipboard but hee was much deceived in his opinion for presently a Messenger sent from the State found him in the hold when he began to search him for his Letters he making shew to deliver them willingly upon a suddaine threw both his Letters and money into the Sea which although it did plainely demonstrate apparant guiltinesse yet could hee never afterwards bee wrought to confesse either the contents of the one or
not such a charge And therefore if you doe continue in the minde that Baltimore is like to bee of greatest use to the Enemie both in regard of the Haven it selfe and of the Countrey adjoyning and that some such Fortification may bee raysed as may commaund the Haven without any great charge her Maiestie is content that you doe proceed Otherwise if you doe thinke that whensoever any forces shall descend that the place so fortified cannot hold out for any time then her Maiestie doeth like it better both there and elsewhere that those Castles which you doe winne from the Irish seated upon the Sea bee utterly demolished rather then to bee left for the Rebells to nestle in at their first arrivall and easier to be furnished by them for their great advantage In which poynt of Fortifications because you may â—ee the temper of her Maiesties mind that useth meane in all things and knoweth when to spend and when to spare in both which never Prince was so little subiect to private â—umour either one way or other further then stood with the safetie of her state and people over which her care is rather to bee admired then matched Wee doe send you an extract of her owne Letter to the Lord Deputie how hee should governe himselfe in that poynt whereof wee feare you haue not yet had notice in respect that the distance betweene you and him is well neere the longitude of Ireland For the Artillery which you haue taken if you finde them necessarie for that Kingdome shee is well pleased that they bee detayned as well to serue for a scourge to them that brought them if againe they renew their attempt as to prevent the inconveniencie and charge of their transportation hither But if you finde them not necessary for that place but that Iron may doe as good service you may transport them in some of the Victuallers when they doe returne from that Province And so wee doe commit you to Gods protection From the Court at Greenwich this eighteenth of Iuly 1602. Your very loving Friends Thomas Egerton C. S. Notingham Robert Cecill Thomas Buchurst Iohn Stanhope Iohn Fortescue At the same time also he received a gracious Letter written by her Majestie with her owne hands which multiplied his comforts thinking all his laborious endeavours to bee fully recompensed in that they were so graciously accepted A Letter written by her Majesties owne hand to the Lord President Your Soveraigne E. R. MY Faithfull George how joyed Wee are that so good event hath followed so toylesome endeavors laborious cares and heedfull travells you may guesse but Wee can best witnesse and doe protest that your safetie hath equalled the most thereof And so God ever blesse you in all your actions Not many dayes after the receit of this gracious Letter the President in his next dispatch into England wrote vnto her Majestie this Letter following A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie SACRED MAIESTIE IF I could sufficiently expresse the Ioy which my heart conceived when I beheld a Letter written by your Royall hand and directed unto mee who in your service haue merited little though in zeale faith and loyaltie equall to any your Maiestie would not in your more then abounding Charitie mislike your paines having thereby â—aysed the deiected spirit of a poore Creature exiled from that blessing which others enioy in beholding your Royall Person whose beautie adornes the world and whose wisedome is the myracle of our age Gracious Soveraigne three yeares are now almost fully expired since my imploiment into this kingdome tooke his beginning during which time rest in body and minde hath been a stranger unto mee and overwearied in both I doe most humbly beseech your Maiestie if this Realme bee not invaded from Spaine whereof in a few dayes true Iudgement may be made to graunt mee leaue but onely for two moneths this Winter to attend you in your Court which small time of respiring and at that time of the yeare can bee no hinderance to the Service and yet sufficient to releeue my minde and enable my body which now is not so strong as I could wish to doâ— your Maiestie that service I ought Ireland is destitute of learned men of English birth and with Irish Physicians knowing the good will they beare mâ—â— if they were learned I dare not adventure The longer I am without remedy the lesse and the lesse time I shall bee able to serue you But as I am your Majesties Creature so I doe submit the consideration of my humble and just suite to your Princely consideration at whose Royall feete and in whose Service I am howerly ready to sacrifice my life From your Maiesties Citie of Corke the nine and twentieth of September 1602. Your Sacred Majesties most humble Vassall and Servant GEORGE CAREVV After the President had received their Lordships instructions in their Letters afore mentioned hee framed an answer for Captaine Harvie written in French to the Veador and also a French Passeport the copies whereof Englished I thinke it meete to relate and with them the Letter from Odonnell formerly touched by their Lordships A Letter from Captaine Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto the Spanish Veador SIr after your departure it pleased God to visit mee with such extreame sicknesse as all my thoughts were fixed upon another life supposing that my dayes had beene determined By reason whereof together with my feeblenesse and absence I had not the meanes to acquaint the Lord President with the passages betwixt us untill now that the time prefixed in your Passeport is almost expired which I could not by any meanes remedy Sir I haue of late received a Letter from you dated the ninth of Aprill 1602. by the which I perceiue that you are desirous that I should send a Messenger to giue you a taste as I conceiue concerning the discourse which passed betweene us which truely I would willingly haue done if I had not beene visited with sicknesse But now finding by the opinion of all men that his Majestie is resolved to continue the warre against the Sacred person of my Soveraigne Although in my heart as a Christian I wish a firme vnity betweene their Majesties the which by their Ancestors hath beene so long time to the comfort of their Subjects religiously continued Yet now understanding of the great preparations which the King is in making for the invasion of her Majesties Dominions I confesse I am not so passionate for the peace as I was and I haue no reason to make any overture of your discourse to the Lord President there being so little probability of a peace to ensue Wherefore if you thinke it good that the matter we speake of should be set on foote because you were the first mover of it wherein you manifest your zeale I pray you to write unto mee that I may understand whether his Majestie will giue eare to a peace or no whereof you need not be scrupulous to
To all Admirals Viâ—eadmirals Governours Magistrates and Officers and to all other her Majesties loyall and obedient Subjects unto whom this shall or may appertaine A Letter from Odonnell to O Connor Kerry VVHat newes are here the Doctor and Dermond Odrischal may largely report unto you but of this one thing you may bee fully assured that the King will not omit the winning of Ireland if it cost him the most part of Spaine His Majestie doth send you money and munition I pray let our enformation of you bee found true and your service encoâ—rage our King to further merit you I pray you send mee the relation of the newes of our Countrey in such sort as if there be any bad it be concealed from the Spaniards and knowen to me where the Deputie with the Queenes forces are occupied or where they are in â—arrison At the Groyne the foure and twentieth of May 1602. Your loving Friend Hugh Odonnell To his loving Friend O Connor Kerry these giue in Ireland At the same time when Pedro Lopez de Soto the Veador wrote to Captaine Harvie Don Iohn de Aguila did write unto the Lord President and sent him a present of wines Lymmons Orenges c. And to doe him a farther curtesie hee gaue him assurance that his Passeports should bee sufficient for any man that hee would employ into Spaine if hee had any cause to send thither This Letter the President sent to the Lords of the Councell in England who authorised him both to write unto him and to returne him a Present if he were so disposed The copie of Don Iohns Letter and the Presidents unto him translated out of the Spanish doe here enâ—ue A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President MVy illustre Sennor To say the truth I am very glad that I am in Spaine and that the passage was good which I was to make I confesse unto your Lordship that I am so much obliged for the honourable and good tearmes which the Lord Deputy and your Lordship vsed there in the service of your Prince in all things which concerned me that I desire some apt occasion to manifest my selfe to be a good Paymaster as I ought for those curtesies and for the assurance thereof your Lordship may send securely to me to command any thing you please for your service And that your Ship and Passeport shall bee friendly received And for that in this Countrey there is no fruit of more estimation then Wines of Ripadavia Limmons and Orenges these few are sent to make a proofe thereof and the willingnesse I haue to serue your Lordships whom I commend to God From the Groyne the second of Aprill 1602. Muy illustre Sennor Beso las manos a V. S. Su Servidor Don Iuan de Aguila A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila MVy illustre Sennor I doubt not but that your Lordship hath received my Letters of the thirteenth of Iuly sent in answer of yours of the second of Aprill by the Captaines Suaço and Sigler and I rest so well satisfied of the good tearmes wherein wee stand as I am desirous to doe your Lordship some agreeable service at that time there was no occasion for mee to make use of the Passeport and offer your Lordship made me for security of that man or ship which I should send into those parts But now this bearer Captaine Walter Edney whose Sonne served Captaine Pedro Enriques de Tejada lately deceased having prayed mee to giue him licence and my Passeport to see his Sonne To supply him of his necessary wants I beseech your Lordship that he may according to your promise safely and securely passe and returne which favour I shall thankfully acknowledge And whensoever your Lordship shall haue occasion to send any of yours into these parts hee shall bee vsed with the like courtesie I haue received profit by the booke of fortification which your Lordship left mee at your departure and hold it as a Relique in memory of you and as a good Scholler I haue put some things in practise whereof your Lordship at your returne hither againe which I hope in God will be never may be a witnesse whether I haue committed any error in the art oâ— no. My greatest defect hath beene the want of the helpe of so great a Master as your Lordship is of whom I am desirous to learne not onely that art but in all else concerning military profession in the which I doe giue your Lordship the preheminence To conclude I rest in all I may my dutie reserved to the Queene my mistresse affectionatly ready at your Lordships service and so kissing your hands I beseech God to preserue you with many happy yeares From Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. Muy illustre Signior Beso las manos a V. S. su Serridor GEORGE CAREVV Although here is nothing to be had worthy the presenting unto your Lordship yet I make bold to present you with an ambling Hackney The man whom the Lord President made choise of to carry these Letters to Pedro Lopez de Soto and to Don Iohn de Aguila was Walter Edney Lieutenant unto Captaine Harvie who was an ingenious man of good discretion and well experienced aswell in Land as Sea service and the better to disguise his employment hee had a Sonne in Spaine a Page unto Captaine Pedro Enrique who after rendering of Kinsale the Captaine aforesaid casting an affection to the boy moved Don Iohn to entreate the President that hee might haue the youth to serue him which was granted and within a few moneths after the Spaniards returne the Captaine dyed and to put a farther maske upon his employment the President fraighted a small Barke loaden with Irish commodities and in it a choise Irish horse with a rich pad and furniture and some other trifles which hee sent to Don Iohn de Aguila and for his safetie hee had two Passeports with him the one from Captaine Harvie the other from the President the Presidents Passeport ensueth By the Lord President of Mounster in Ireland I Sir GEORGE CAREVV Lieutenant generall of the Artillery for her Sacred Majestie the Queene of England in that her kingdome and her Highnesse Lord President for the Province of Mounster in Ireland doe certifie that I haue licensed Captaine Walter Edney to goe into Spaine to visit his Sonne remayning there and to returne hither within two moneths after the date hereof this being agreeable with the allowance and power which Don Iohn de Aguila did giue me at his being here the coppy whereof is heereunto annexed Giuen at Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. G. C. Of these dispatches for Spaine enough being said it is time to reâ—â—â—ne to the passages in Mounster but first I must relate unto you the newes from Spaine sent in a Letter from Sir Robert Cecill unto the Lord Deputie and the same transcripted by master Secretaries direction unto the President the
Letter bare date the seventh of August and arrived at Corke the second of September following whereby the Reader may see that the King of Spaines eyes were yet still notwithstanding the rowt at Kinsale the dishonour hee received in the returnes of his troopes and the losse of Dunboy whereby his footing in Ireland was meerely loâ—t open upon that kingdome Although Queene Elizabeth of happie memory was dead before Lieutenant Edney returned yet I hold it not impertinent in this place to 〈◊〉 his sucâ—esses When hee was landed at the Groynt hee understood that Don Iohn de Aguila by the accusation of the Irish Fugitiues was in disgrace confined to his house where of griefe shortly after hee dyed His Letters and Pasports were taken from him by the Earle of Carazena and sent to the Court and himselfe stayed untill the Kings pleasure was knowen The Irish Traytors inveighed much against him â—aying That under pretext of Trade and bringing of Presents hee came as a Spie Neverthelesse he was well intreated and had the libertie of the Towne and to weare his Sword with allowance from the King of a Duccat per diem for his dyet His goods were solde for the best advantage and his Barque returned into Ireland But the Presidents present to Don Iohn the Earle of Carazena detayned to his owne use And after nine moneths restraint Edney was enlarged and returned into England in Iuly 1603. A little before this time Sir Robert Cecill her Majesties principall Secretary wrote unto the Lord Deputie the Newes of Spaine a branch of which hee also sent to the President dated upon the seventh of August and received the second of September I hold meet to insert wherby the Reader may understand that the King of Spaine had still his eyes open upon Ireland One great cause of my writing this private Letter is this that where I see how much it doth distract your mind to thinke of Spaine behinde you and of the North before you fearing to bee diverted from the conclusion of your labours you may perceiue in what estate the preparations of Spaine are now as I am certainly advertised by one of mine owne who is newly arrived from the Port of Lisbone where he tooke shipping the 21 of Iuly There are two great Ships each of them of a thousand Tunnes one called the Andrew the other which shall be the Viceadmirall the name forgotten Besides there are twelue ships of two hundred tunnes and downeward in which it is resolved to send some fifteene hundred men to haue releeved the siege at Bearehaven the Newes of the taking whereof was first knowen by a Ship from Waterford to Lisbon and not before Of the fifteene hundred men eight hundred came from the Groyne being part of those which were transported out of Ireland In the Groyne remaineth Odonnell and there is onely the great Saint Philip with ten small Barques with which he mightily importuned to be sent to the North. If these had been sent unto Beerehaven in Mounster hoping upon his arrivall with some fifteene hundred men to haue raised the siege possessed some parts and made a beginning of a plantation heereof great benefit must needs haue growen to the Rebels for as those small numbers which should haue been landed at Mounster with the bruite of the rest to follow which is alwayes multiplied would haue made a distraction of the Vlster prosecution c. Lastly in the said Letter he prayed the President to set downe his opinion what course were best to be taken in a Defensiue warre if the King of Spaine did invade Ireland with a Royall Armie The next passage to giue Master Secretarie satisfaction the Lord President wrote unto him a long Letter but because many private things were handled in the same I will onely relate so much of it as concernes his opinion touching a defensiue warre in Ireland The Lord Presidents Opinion sent to Master Secretary of a Defensiue Warre in Ireland GRanting that the Enemie will come no lesse powerfull then is reported and that the Irish will joyne with them whereof there is no doubt then consideration is to bee had what in such a Sea of troubles is meetest to bee done that may best preserue the Queenes army with lest charge and the way to weary the enemy and the countrey Because my opinion may perchance differ from other men whose Authority Greatnesse and better iudgement in the worldes opinion beares more sway I will forbeare to deale in so waightie a businesse any farther then to your selfe vsing the libertie you haue euer giuen me to say what I conceiue to be the best Counsaile if the army of Spaine be so great as is both reported by those that come from thence and expected heere let us make no doubt but he will bee Master of the field for the present and will so hold himselfe except the Armie of Ireland bee reenforced to a farre higher Liâ—t the charge whereof will make if I bee not deceived both England and Ireland to groane Wherefore the best way in my conceit to moderate such huge Expences is for the present to be carelesse of the Countreys generally throughout the kingdome for in seeking both to defend them and to make head against the Enemy will be too heavie a burden The principall regard which we ought to haue is of the Cities in every of which I doe wish a strong Garison both of Horse and foot able to defend a siege when the Enemie shall see that wee are dispersed into Garrisons either hee will presently in his best strength goe to besiege one of those places or else disperse because hee hath the Countrey to friend as wee doe if he attempt the besieging of any of our places aforesaid there is no doubt but in such a businesse he will unite all his forces in one then may wee be bold to draw all our forces from their severall Garrisons to a head to releeue that place and with Gods favour make no doubt but to enforce the Enemy to rise if hee disperse then those Garrisons will be able to master the Countries about them and leaue no habitation to releeue either Spanyard or Irish and upon occasion two or more of these Garrisons may assemble and meet to effect greater services then otherwise can bee done This fashion of a warre will in a short time destroy all the Countrey make the Irish to curse the Spaniard and themselues for drawing them hither driue the King to an inestimable charge and hazard by Sea to victuall and releeue his Army which otherwise will perish ease the Queenes charge and secure the chiefe Townes which is chiefely and aboue all other things to be respected Supposing the Army would land in Mounster in it I would haue principall regard of Corke Limerick and Waterford in either of which Cities I doe wish there might be a strong Garrison of three thousand foote and three hundred horses one thousand foote more to be dispersed
the finishing of the Fort of Castle ny Parke That her Majestie was pleased at the Presidents request that a faire and strong house should be built for the President where hee thought it convenient to bee defrayed upon the fines and casualties of the Province That the fort of Haleboling should be presently finished Lastly thankes in her Majesties name for his services liking well of his proceedings with Cormock Mac Dermond and for the courses he had taken in his returne from Donboy and of the well disposing of the Garrisons and his raysing and making of fortifications c. By this Letter it appeares that the President was directed to redeliver unto the Burgesses of Kinsale their Charter and other their Ensignes of Magistracie among the which there was a faire large Standard of Damaske with the Armes of England in it This Standard aforesaid was first delivered unto them by the commandement of King Henry the eight by Sir George Carew the Lord Presidents cosen german when hee arrived at Kinsale who not long before the siege of Bollogne was Admirall of some of the Kings ships Into the hands of Sir George it was left in safe keeping when the Spaniards arrived there and by the same Sir George Carew by Queene Elizabeths commandement it was as is said redelivered unto them againe although this petty note may seeme to some scarce worth the relating yet for the rarenesse of the accident I thought it meet to bee remembred And that the Reader may also understand what a fatall place Kinsale hath beene unto the Spaniards in former times as well as now I thinke it not impertinent to relate what hapned unto them in that port in Anno 1380. and the fourth yeare of the Raigne of King Richard the second My Author is Thomas of Walsingham who lived in those dayes and thus Englished in Hollinshed IN this meane while that the Earle of Buckingham was passing through the Realme of France the French and Spanish gallies did much mischiefe on the Coast of England but about the later end of Iune by a flecte of Englishmen of the West Countries part of them were forced to retire and take harbour in an haven in Ireland called Kinsale where being assailed by the Englishmen and Irishmen they were vanquished so that to the number of foure hundred were slaine and their chiefe Captaines taken as Gonzales de vorse and his brother Martin de Motrigo Turgo Lord of Morrans Also the Lord of Reath Peers Martin of Vermew Iohn Moditt of Vermew the Seneschall of Wargarie the Seneschall of Saint Andrewes Cornellis of Saint Sebastiano Paschale de Biskaya Iohn Martinez Sopogorge of Saint Sebastiano and divers others There were taken foure of their Barges with a Ballenger and one and twenty English vessels recovered which they had robbed and taken away from their Owners There escaped yet foure of their notable Captaines from the hands of our men Martin Grantz Iohn Perez Mantago Iohn Husce Gitario and one Garcia of Sebastiano Thus farre Hollingshed â—raving the Readers patience for to some this old story may seeme to bee a needlesse curiositie but to proceed The President to make the speedier prosecution and expedition in the affaires of the Province caused the Rising out of the Countrey to bee assembled to the number of sixteene hundred at their owne charges under the conduct of the Lord Barry These Provinciall Forces were not prepared for any great need that was of their service it was thought meet to draw as many hands together as conveniently might bee who according to their manner for spoyles sake would not spare their dearest friends And also it was thought no ill policie to make the Irish draw bloud one upon another whereby their private quarrels might advance the publike service The President had first determined himselfe in person with fiue hundred English joyned to the Provincials to haue taken the field but his intentions were casually diverted by Letters from the Lord Deputie who signifying that his Lordship purposed to bee at Galway about the two and twentieth of December required him all other businesse set apart immediatly to repayre thither to consult about certaine affaires much importing the service of the State by reason whereof the President appointed Sir George Thornton with 500. English Souldiers Inhabitants as Vndertakers in Mounster to accompany the Lord Barry with the Provincialls and all these to meet together about the twentyeth of this present at Donkerran which was the place of their rendevous In this meane time the Rebell Tirrell not liking to stay any longer in the Aire of Mounster wherein hee had runne many dangers bethought himselfe of a retreat out of the Province hoping that the President would condiscend to any composition rather then to bee troubled with his company whereupon he sent his inward servant Laghlin Odallye afore mentioned in this discourse unto Corke who comming to the President told him that his Captaine meaning Tirrell would bee content to leaue the Province and would heereafter this so as hee might haue a Pardon a Pension and a Company of Foot in her Majesties pay serue the Queene and deserue the reward demaunded by his future services The President knowing that for want of food hee would be forced ere the spring of the yeare to depart And also assuring himselfe within that time to get some good draught to bee drawen upon him by some of the Provinciall Rebells who now being heart-broken would doe any thing for their Pardons or for a little money not onely sleightly rejected his offers but bid Odalley tell him That although hee were never so warie yet hee doubted not before it were long to haue his head sent unto him in a bag willing him to forbeare to send any more unto him While these forces aforesaid were gathering according to the directions afore-recited the Governor of Kerry losing no opportunity and forbearing no labour had the like fortune upon the Knight of Kerry as Sir Samuel Bagnall had upon Tirrell for being conducted to his Quarter in the night killed fortie of his men and tooke from him all his whole substance which consisted of fiue hundred cowes two hundred garrans and two moneths provision of Meale and Butter for his Souldiers which small spoyle was a great losse to the poore Knight for thereby hee being disfurnished of all his provision disabled to minister entertainment to his followers and having no Castle whereunto he might safely retreat was constrained like a Wolfe to shelter himselfe in waste woods and desolate mountaines untill he could worke meanes with Sir Charles to accept his humble submission which incontinently upon his defeat hee earnestly solicited by the meanes of Osulevan More And surely this Service was of good consequence for the setling of Kerry for Thomas Oge induced by the example of the Knight and likewise Donnell Osulevan Son to the said Osulevan More did all joyntly submit themselues and her Majesties
such Land If any of them heereafter be disobedient to her Lawes or breake foorth in Rebellion shee may when they shall bee more divided ruine them more easily for example unto others and if it be thought fit may plant English or other Irish in their Countreyes For although there ever haue beene and hereafter may bee small eruptions in some places which at the first may easily bee suppressed yet the suffering them to grow to that generall head and combination did questionlesse proceed from great errour in the judgement heere and may be easily as I thinke prevented hereafter And further it may please her Majestie to ground her resolution for the time and numbers of the next abatement of the List of her Armie somewhat upon our poore advise from hence and to beleeue that wee will not so farre corrupt our Iudgements with any private respects and without necessitie to continue her Charge seeing wee doe throughly conceiue how grievous it is unto her Estate and that wee may not bee precisely tyed to an Establishment that shall conclude the payments of the Treasure since it hath ever been thought fit to bee otherwise till the comming over of the Earle of Essex and some such extraordinarie Occasions may fall out that it will bee dangerous to attend your Lordships Resolutions and when it will bee safe to diminish the Armie heere that there may bee some course thought of by some other Employment to disburthen this Countrey of the idle Sword-men in whom I finde an inclination apt enough to bee carried elsewhere either by some of this Countrey of best reputation among them or in Companies as now they stand under English Captaines who may bee reinforced with the greatest part of Irish That it may bee left to our discretion to make Passages and Bridges into Countreyes otherwise unaccessable and to build little Pyles of stone in such Garrisons as shall bee thought fittest to bee continuall Bridles upon the people by the commoditie of which wee may at any time drawe the greatest part of the Armie together to make a Head against any part that shall first breake out and yet reserue the places onely with a Ward to put in greater Forces as occasion shall require which I am perswaded will prooue great Pledges upon this Countrey that upon any urgent cause the Queene may safely draw the greatest part of her Armie heere out of the Kingdome to bee employed at least for a time elsewhere wherein I beseech your Lordships to consider what a strength so many experienced Captaines and Souldiers would bee to any Armie of new men erected in England against an Invasion or sent abroad in any offensiue warre But untill these places bee built I cannot conceiue how her Majestie with any safetie can make any great diminution of her Armie Lastly I doe humbly desire your Lordships to receiue the further explanation of my meaning and confirmation of my reasons that doe induce mee unto these propositions for the Lord President of Mounster who as he hath been a very worthy Actor in the reducement and defence of this Kingdome so doe I thinke him to be the best able to giue you through account of the present Estate and future providence for the preservation thereof wherein it may please your Lordships to require his opinion of the hazard this Kingdome is like to runne in if it should by any mightie Power be invaded and how hard it will bee for us in any measure to provide for the present defence if any such bee intended and withall to goe on with the suppression of these that are left in rebellion so that wee must either adventure the kindling of this fire that is almost extinguished or intending onely that leaue the other to exceeding perill And thus having remembred to your Lordships the most materiall poynts as I conceiue that are fittest for the present to bee considered of I doe humbly recommend my selfe and them to your Lordships favour From her Majesties Castle of Dublin the sixe and twentieth of February 1602. After the Lord Deputie departed by reason of Easterly winds the President was stayed aboue three weekes in Dublin during which time every day Posts were emploied betweene them untill the twentieth of March which was the day the Lord President set saile for England the day following hee arrived at Bewmarris at his comming to Chester hee met with the lamentable newes of the decease of his good and gracious Mistresse Queene Elizabeth for whom as he had good cause he extreamely mourned But two dayes following being at Lichfield he assisted the Major in the proclaiming of King Iames which gaue him new life whom I beseech God long to preserue and continue his Posteritie for ever over his triumphant Monarchy of Great Brittaine and Ireland Although my VVorke bee finished yet according to the course I haue held in the end of the two former Bookes I may not omit to recount to the Reader the most memorable Services and accidents which hapned in this yeere 1602. In the Catalogue whereof I must first begin with the forces sent into Carbery with the Earle of Thomond The sending of Sir Charles Wilmot with his Regiment into Kerry The Lord Presidents departure from Corke with the Armie towards Donboy His long abode at Carew Castle expecting Munition and Victuals The difficulty he had in his approaching towards Donboy The defeat given to the Rebels The arrivall of a Spanish Caravell in Beare with Letters of Comfort Money and Munition from Spaine The siege of Donboy the winning and rasing of it The Presidents returne to Corke and Sir Charles Wilmots into Kerry The flight of Iames Archer the Iesuite and Connor Odrischall into Spaine The relapse of Sir Owen Mac Carties Sonnes The Spanish Hostages returned into Spaine The restraint of Cormock Lord of Muskery His escape and reduction The winning of the Castle of Mocrumpe The defeat of Tirrell and his Bonnoghs in Muskery The sending of Sir Samuell Bagnall with fifteene hundred men to the Lord Deputie The Service done upon the Knight of Kerry The flight of Tirrell with his Bonoghs out of the Province The defeat of the Rebells in Glangarne The flight of William Burke with his Bonoghs Osulevan Beare and Connor Kerry out of Mounster The overthrow of the Cartyes in Carbery And the killing of the Popes Apostolique Vicar Owen Mac Egan The sending of a Regiment with Munition and Victualls for the service in Connaght The defeat of the Lord of Lixnaw The finall Reduction of Mounster The appointing of Sir Charles Wilmot and Sir George Thornton joynt Commissioners for the Government of Mounster And the departure of the Lord President into ENGLAND FINIS 1599. Devoreux Butler Roche Blunt Carew The landing of the Lord Deputie and Lord President in Ireland St. Lawrence Carew The Warrant for the passing of letters Patents to the Lo. President Norris Carew Blunt Carew Norris Norris Norris Cary. The Lo. Presidents Letters Patents Norris Carew Carew Blunt Carew
of the motion but meaneth nothing lesse and the use he made of it 13. Ianuary The President adverti seth into England of the intended invasion of the Spaniards 〈…〉 munition victuals The Lord Deputie to pardon all such as hee should noâ—minate Certain persons excepted uncapable of Pardon 25. Ianuary Victuals and money arrived at Corke 30. Ianuary 1000. foot 50. horse to be sent out of Mounster to the Lord Deputie 2. February The Companies sent for by the L. Deputy stayed by his directions An abstract of the Lord Presidents Letter to the Lords of the Councell 6. March 22. March 1601. March Connaght Vlster men drawn to a head to invade Mounster A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght to assist Sir Ioh. Barkley 29. March Walt. Burke and Teg O-Brien slaine The Lo. President with the remainder of his forces came to Limricke The rising out of the Countrey drawen neere to Limricke and coÌ„manded by the L. Barry The Rebels distressed for want of victualls The Rebels defeated Donoghe Mac Cormock Carty slaine 21. Aprilis The Lord Presidents aâ—â—wer Intelligence of Spanish invasion Intelligence of Spanish invasion 26. Aprill The escape of Teg Obrien brother to the Earle of Thomond His submission Florence his preparation for Munition and men May 28. The report of Derm Mac Awlie touching the comming of Vlster men into Mounster Iames fiâ—s Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond taken by the White Knight and brought to the Lord President 29. May. 29. May. Iames fits Thomas kept Prisoner in the Lord Presidents house Iames fits Thomas arraigned and condemned 3. Iunij A Relation presented to the Lord President by Iames fits Thomas and sent into England 3. Iune The causes of the rebellion in Mounster as Iames fits Thomas alleaged Husseys report of the causes of the rebellion in Mounster A Proclamation concerniâ—g base moneys Artiâ—les betweene her Majestie and the Treasurer at warres for Ireland concerning base Monies A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght Intelligence of the Spaniards coÌ„ming for Ireland brought the Lo. Presiâ—ent sundry wayes Iam. fits Thoâ—â— his â—eport of Flo. Mac Carty The report which Dermond Mac Awley made of the Councell held in Vlster about the fittest place for the Spaniards landing in Ireland Meaning Florence Mac Carty Florence Mac Carty by the Lord President committed to prison Here followeth a briefe collection of Flor. Mac Carties treasons and practises with the Rebels and continueth unto the end of the chapter not touching anything formerly related The examination of Iohn Anias Collections out of the examination of Owen Osulevan Florence assumed the title of Mac Carty More Owen Osulevan preyed He joyneth with Tirone and is confirmed by him Mac Carty More A letter from Florence to Donogh Moâ—le Mac Carty He fought with her Majesties forces He gaue intelligence unto Iames fits Thomas His farther practises related by Owen Osulevan His malicious speeches He instituted a Sherife of his owne making in Desmond The examination of Donnell Ferrers The examination of Iames Welsh The message he sent by mistris Mac Donogh He practised a mâ—riage for Iames fits Thomas His practise to hinder the rendring of Castlemange 〈◊〉 Lacies children to her Majesty The examination of Thomas Oge He recals his Son that should haue beene his pledge upon advertisements from Tyrone He writeth Letters to the Traytors in Vlster Hâ— wrâ—te to O Dâ—nnell The examinatioÌ„ of Teg Maâ— Gillipatrick A letter abstracted wâ—itten out of Spaine froÌ„ Dermond Mac Carty unto FloreÌ„ce Tirone wrote to Florence Tyrone wrote to the Osulevans to obey Flor. Tyrone to Florence Tyrone to Florence The examination of Garret Liston Tyrone to Flâ—rence His wifes report to Sir Charles Wilmot His Sisters report of the Lord President The examination of Thomas Oge The examination of Iames fits Thomas The examination of Gillernow Okelly Tyrâ—ne Ia. fits Thâ—m Flor. Mac Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Teg Mac Dermond Moil Mo Omaghon arrested Dermond Moil Mac Cartie fled The answer of Dermond Mac Owen to the Lord President 9. August The services which the Mounster Regiment performed in Connaght under the conduct of Sir Francis Barkley Sixe thousand men demanded by the Lo. President to be sent into Mounster to withstand the intended invasion from Spaine The Lo. Presidents opinion sent to the Lords of the Councell of the likeliest place which the Spaniards would attempt to land their forces The effect of the Lords of the Councels answer to the Lord President A branch of the L. Presidents Letter to M. Secretary Câ—cill The intelligence M. Secretary Cecill had of the Spanish fleete comming for Ireland and by him sent to tâ—e Lord President A branch of M. Secretarie Cecils Letter to the Lord President dated the 12. of August 1601. The crosse accident which hapned to make the Lord Deputie to be offended with the Lord President A List of the Captaines of the Spanish Army Stilo novo Don Iuan his Certificate into Spaine after his landing in Kinsale Tyrone Odonnell Second Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of the Spaniards at Kinsale It was debated in Councell upon the receit of the Letters aforesaid what was meetest for the Lord Deputy to doe The Lord President differs in opinion from the rest The Lord Deputy assented to the Lâ— Presidents advise The providence of the Loâ—d President 24. Sept. A dispatch into England of the Spaniards arrivall The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord Prsident into Mounster 26. Sept. Not any of the Provincials of Mounster adhered to the Spaniards at the first landing 28. Sept. The report of the master of a Scottish barque concerning the strength of the Spaniards 28. Sept. Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale where he skirmished with the Spaniards The Corne neere adioyning to Kinsale burnt by direction Stilâ— novo 29 Septemb. The Lo. Deputy c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale 3. October 8. Octob. 9. Octob. 10. Octob. 11. Octob. 12. Octob. 13. Octob. 14. 15. Octob. 16. Octob. The Lo. Deputy with the army marched toward Kinsale The L. President required the towns of Mounster to send CoÌ„panies oâ— foot to the Camp 17. Oct. The Army encamped at Knock-robin neere Kinsale 18. Octob. 19. Octob. 20. Octob. The enemie attempted to disturbe our quarter but were repulsed 21. Octob. A skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards 22. Octob. Capt. Button arrived with munition victuall 23. Octob. More Munition and victuall arrived 24. Octob. 25. Octob. A skirmish in the night wherin 20 of the Spaniards were slaine 26. Octob. The Armie encaÌ„ped close to Kinsale A prey of Kiâ—â— taken from the Spaniards 27. Octob. The castle of Rincorran guarded by the Spaniards 28. Octob. 29. Octob. The Spaniards repulsed 30. Octob. The Castle of Rincorran besieged The Spaniards repulsed by Sir Richard Percy 31. Octob. The castle of Rancorran battered by the Lo. President A faire escape A remarkable skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards that