Bishops See together with the See of Clumi annexed to it The river both roundeth and runneth through the middest of the towne not passible but by bridges lying in length in one broad street having a bridge over it It is a towne of great resort and populous but formerly subject to the injury of the Rebells which made them keep a carefull watch against them That religious and devout man Brioc who flourished among the Sauls was borne and bred here Below Corke the parting of the river maketh a sweet and pleasant Iland over against the chiefe dwelling house of the Barries called Barry Court derived from Robert de Barry an Englishman who behaved himselfe valiantly in the Irish warres and was the first that manned and brought the Hauke to hand in Ireland he had the title of Baron Barry but after of Vicount Beutiphant The former river empties into the Sea below Barry Court neare Imokelly a faire possession long since of the Earles of Desmond and containes a safe road in the mouth of it As this supplyes the lower part of the country so Black-water called anciently Even-more the great river moystneth the upper part upon which dwelleth the Noble familie of Roeh who went out of England and flourished there and enjoyed the title of Vicount Fermoy and were Parliament Barons in Edward the 2. time Yoghall standeth on this rivers mouth a Major town nor great but walled about builded in length and divided into two parts the upper reacheth Norwest and hath a Church in it and the lower part Southwest the commodiousnesse of the Key makes it much frequented by Merchants The County of Waterford lyeth in the East side of Ireland stretching out it self between the rivers Broadwater West and Shour East the Main on the South and Tipperary Norwest both delightsome and very profitable When Broadwater hath out-run the County of Cork behinde it Lismore presently sheweth it self an Episcopall See where Christian once sate that was of the same Cloyster with Saint Bernard and Pope Eugenius but now annexed unto Waterford The Lumly's are Vicounts of Waterford At the mouth of which river standeth Aidmore a small town so called because it standeth near the Sea Not far from hence standeth Dungarvan having a strong hold of good force It is a Tide-haven 8 leagues from Waterford full of rocks and deep within the harbour Vicount Dessee together with the Barony of Dungarvan King Henry the sixth granted to Iohn Talbut Earl of Shrewsbury but afterward seeing it lay conveniently to that part of Mounster that was to bee brought under and reduced into order it was by a Parliament annexed to the Crown of England On the side of the river Shour Waterford the principall City of this County maketh a fair shew the Irish and Britains call it Porthlargie the English Waterford 37 leagues from Englands end It was built by certain Pirats of Norway the ayr is grosse and unhealthy the soil not fertile the streets pent and narrow yet by reason of the commodiousnesse of the harbour which is fair and wide 10 or 11 fathom deep going in it is much frequented and of great resort driving a quick trade so that it is esteemed the second City in the Kingdom and hath continued alwaies true and loyall to the Crown of England ever since Richard Earl of Pembroke wan it first and hath received many favours and priviledges from the Kings of England for their good services And Henry the seventh augmented them much for their discreet carriage of themselves against the mock-Prince Perkin Warbeck who counterfeited Richard the third under which colour he couzened a great Peer of Scotland of his fair daughter This County of Waterford together with the City King Henry the sixth gave unto Iohn Talbut Earl of Shrewsbury But by reason of wars in France and the civil dissentions between the houses of York and Lancaster the Kings of England were busied and the Nobles so intangled in those broils that they could not intend the affairs of Ireland so that the Irish grew very insolent and powerfull So that in the 28 year of H. 8. though the fault were committed long before his dayes yet for punishment by Act of Parliament it was ordered That the heirs of many Noblemen as the Earl of Shrewsbury Ormond the Duke of Norfolk and Baron Barkley and all the Abbots and Priors for they were all found liable to this punishment with the rest should forfeit all their lands and demeans in Ireland into the Kings hands for such neglect and absence The County of Limrick is an inland County lying behinde that of Cork Northward between Kerry the river Shanon and the County of Tipperary a very fruitfull and populous place but not eminent for any thing of note The Western part of it is called Conilagh wherein there is Knoc Patrick a very high hill from whence there is a pleasant prospect into the Sea where you may see how Shanon fals in to the Virginian The head City is Limrick which Shanon by parting begirteth round the Irish call it Loumeagh and the English Limrick it is a chief Market-town of Mounster and the See of a Bishop and at this day called two Towns the upper wherein stands the Cathedrall Church and a Castle and hath two gates and each of them a stone Bridge with bulwarks the one leading into the West the other into the East unto which the lower Town joyneth fenced with a wall and a Castle thereto and a fore-gate at the entrance into it Lord Esmond is Baron of Limrick In the South of this County is Kilmallo the next Town to Limrick both in substance and inhabitants incompassed likewise with a wall Vicount Sarsfield of Kilmallo Not far off standeth Adare a little Town hard unto which lyeth Elan Gibbon where dwelt the White-Knight so called for his gray hairs The other inhabitants of note are the Lacyes Browns Hâ—rlyes Chacyes Sapells and Pourcells all of English race also the Mac Shee s Mac Brian O Brien of Irish blood The County of Tipperary is bounded Westward with Limrick and the river Shanon Eastward with the County of Kilkenny with the County of Corke and Waterford southward and North with the territories of the O Carolls The south-part hath much corne and many beautifull buildings and the river Glason runneth with a large course thorow the West-part of it not farre from whose bankes stands Emly or Awn a Bishops See thorow the middest of it glideth that goodly river Shour or Swire which issuing out of Bladin hills hasteth thorow the lower Ossery of which Hen. 8. dignified the Butlers with the title of Earles and thorow Thurles which honoureth the same Family with the dignity of Vicounts and so goeth into Holy-crosse termed the County of the Holy-crosse of Tipp Then Shour goeth besides Cassile honoured with the dignity of an Arch-bishop by Eugenius third Pope of Rome from thence runneth the River down Shreading Ilands here and there and fetcheth a round about Cahir
peny sterling In Corke by Patent to Knights and Esquires and to their heires were granted 88037 Acres with Rents five hundred and twelve pounds seven shillings and six peace half pâ—ny sterling In Waterford and Tipperary 22910 Acres with Rents three hundred and three pounds three pence sterling But these Undertakers having got so large a proportion of Lands and so little care to plant them with English Colonies and build and fortifie them with Castles as by Patent they were tied but for private ends without any regard to the publick good or her Majesties bounty sold them either to Papists or to Irish ill affected unto the English which was a great prejudice to the State of that Kingdom and the seeds of the ensuing Rebellion raised by Tyrone Concerning which I will briefly shew unto the Reader such collections as I have gathered from divers Authors COncerning the name and title of O Neale it is in so much esteeme that even those honourable titles of Earles Marquesses Dukes and Princes are despised in regard of that and in such reverent regard among the Irish that it is thought hee deserves the greatest curse in the world to fall upon him that shall dare to lay violent hands upon him nor have any loyall subjects a more dreadfull awe to violate the person of their sacred Prince then these people have to touch their great O Neale So that two thousand pound being offered by Proclamation to any that should betray him in his vast Campe prevailed nothing at all although hee were proclaymed Traitour and held guilty of that crime by Act of Parliament to take that name upon him Neere Tâ—llogh Oge there was a stone Chaire placed in the open field wherein he sate down that was created then we whose office it was took an old shooe and cast it over his head proclayming him O Neale Henry O Neale and Câ—nmâ—re matching into the Family of the Earles of Kildare by this their good fortune grew so insolent and proud that by their cruell tyranny they grew intolerable Câ—n Batto because lame succeeded his father in the dignity of O Neale and cursed his posterity if any of them should learne English sow corne or build houses to entertain the English This mans greatnesse grew in suspition with Henry the eighth having been a party in the former Rebellion of the Earle of Kildare which hee perceiving went into England renounced the title of O Neale and surrendred his Lands unto the King Which not long after was regranted unto him by Henry the eighth to hold in fee together with the title of the Earl of Tyrone to him and to Matthew his reputed sonne and to the heires of their bodies lawfully begotten At which time also Matthew was created Baron of Dungannon This Matthew till hee was fifteene yeeres of age was reputed the sonne of a blacksmith of Dundalke whose Wife Con had formerly kept and she at her death gave him unto the said Con as being his sonne which hee did accept and appointed him to be Lord of Dungannon but hee was murthered in his fathers life time by Shant that is John O Neale the lawfull heire of Con but Matthew the base sonne left Brian who was murthered by O Donell at the instance of Shan And Hugh and Cormack who by the means and help of the English were preserved yet both proved Rebels Shan being barbarous and bloudy did â—ave and rage in a cruell manner over the Lords and people of Vlster Began to dispute that his father had no power to surrender to Henry the Eighth being but a termer that Mattheâ— was base borne that himselfe was O Neale and had Sovereigne power and authority over the Lords of Vlster Who taking armes overthrew O Really and took Callogh O Donnell Lord of Tir Conell cast him and his children into prison took his wife from him and bore himselfe as absolute King of Vlster But hee was soone quelled by the forces of the Earle of Sussex the then Lord Deputy and by perswasion of the Earle of Kildare went into England and made great submission to Queen Elizabeth and promising allegiance was received courteously And so returning conformed himselfe awhile in civill manner and did some good service against the Scots killed their Leader and drove them out of Vlster howbeit hee suddenly fell to his old byas and played the Tyrant over the Lords of Vlster who craved aid of the Lord Deputy to suppresse him but he grew the more outragious and with fire and sword drave Mac Guir Lord of Fermanagh out of his Country set fire on the Metropolitan Church of Armagh and laid siege to Dundalke but had the repulse by the Garrison and assistance of the Major But Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy taking the field with some forces sent Edw. Raldalph a brave Souldier to the North side of Ireland where at Derry at Coghfoyle in a pitchfield though hee lost his life yet gave the rebell such an overthrow that he was never able to appeare any more abroad so that hee was minded to have submitted with a halter about his neck to the Deputy but by the perswasion of his Secretary hee tried the friendship of the Scots who received him kindly but not long after slue him So that presently after Shan by a Parliament at Dublin was attainted of high Treason and all that hee had fell to the Queen Then Turlogh Linnogh took the title off O Neal for feare of the children of Shan and Matthew the bastard but being aged was quiet and lived peaceably Now Hugh son of the base son Matthew lived somtime in Ireland but much in the Court of England commonly called Baron of Dungannon who had served with a troop of horse under the Queen against the Lord of Desmond and behaved himselfe so valiantly that hee had given him a yeerly pension off a hundred marks He was a man of mean stature but of a strange body able to endure labours watching hunger and cold being industrious and active valiant affable and apt to manage great affaires and of a hgh dissembling subtile and profound wit He put up a Petition to the Parliament in Ireland that he might enjoy the inheritance of his Grandfather Con and his father granted to be Earles of Tirone which by the help of Sir John Perrot Lord Deputy was procured of the Queen And so hee handled the matter as well knowing the humour of the Court of England that through the Queenes mediation he got Turlogh Linnogh to surrender his government upon some conditions After whose death he usurped the title of O Neale which was capitall yet coloured it over with a pretence that it was only to hinder others In the yeer 1588 when that great Armado of Spaine was scattered by the English and many of the ships cast away on the Irish coast it is thought that this Hugh lodging and entertaining many of them was by them seduced and perswaded to Rebellion And going into England he was there
detained prisoner for that he came without the licence of the Lord Deputie Sir William Fitz Williams but on submission and certaine Articles proposed to him by the Lords and he willingly accepting promising to confirme them before the Lord Deputy in Ireland In the yeere 1590 it hapned that Con the sonne of Shan O Neale accused Hugh of treasonable practices before the Lords in England All which Hugh vehemently denied but after getting his accuser in his power he hanged him In August the same yeere Hugh Earle of Tyrone for so hereafter we must call him did promise under his hand before the Lord Deputy and counsell of Ireland to performe those Articles agreed upon in England but used many excuses to put off the execution of them And about this time Hugh Ror Mac Mahone was put to death by the Lord Deputy Williams very unjustly as some say to the great scandall of the Lord Deputy and it caused great complaints and out-cryes among the Irish who presently preferred their grievances against that Deputy and he driven to answer them And upon this fact the government of the English in the North became odious and they did strive what they could to shake it oft by expelling the Sheriffs from among them fearing the like usage as Mâ—c Mahone And 1593 Mao Guir chiefe of Fermanagh stood upon his guard accusing the Deputy of injustice in the businesse off Mahone and set upon Captain Willis and drove him and his guard being Sheriffe into a Church and would have put them all to the sword had not Tyrone interceded for them Whereupon the Deputy got into his hands Eniskillen Mac Guirs castle and proclaimed him a Traytor and likewise gave out some hard speeches concerning Tyrone which did much exasperate him and caused him to combine with the Lords of the North to defend their Honours Laws and Liberties and used two notable plots to assist him towards this Rebellion 1 To make his men skilfull hee profered to serve the Queen with 500 men of his own And for that end procured expert Captains to exercise them and so often changing these his men got most of his followers to be able Souldiers Secondly hee pretended to build a faire house at Dungannon and so got much lead to make Battlements which after he cast into bullets In the meane time Sir Henry Bagnal Marshall of Ireland whose Sister Tyrone had married did preferre many Articles against him unto which hee answered so cunningly saying that the Marshall did it out of spleen of purpose to detain his sisters portion and seemingly quitted himselfe but afterward he grew jealous of his owne safety At this time Gauranus a Priest whom the Pope had made Primate of all Ireland seduced certaine Irish Lords among which Mac Guir was chief and was overthrowne by Sir Richard Bingham and the Priest slaine in which service Tyrone was against Mac Guir with the Queens forces but secretly prepared for his Rebellion Then the sonnes of Shan O Neale were prisoners in Dublin Castle which had they been kept had been a bridle in Tyrones mouth but by connivance of Sir William Fitz Williams the Deputy were suffered to escape and so Tyrone got them into his custody nor would he release them although thereunto required But covering his Rebellion with feeming feares of his conceived enemies made daily complaints of the Marshals envy and what wrong he had done him In the yeere 1594 the Rebellion burst out Sir William Russel came in the place of Fitz Williams at which time Vlster men openly distressed her Majesties forces and Tyrone was supposed to countenance them Yet he appeared in person at Dublin before the new Lord Deputy desiring her Majesties favour out of which hee had falne rather by the calumny of them then any cause of his own But the Marshall charged him with great matters ready to prove them so that the Deputy thought fit to stay him but the Councell of Ireland were of the contrary opinion so he was let goe but the Queene was much displeased for it and sharply reproved the Deputy but he laid the fault on the Councell of Ireland And presently tooke the field with his Army to relieve Eniskillen in Ferminaght and in the Winter following there was little done because there was some Treaties of peace but the Rebels grew so peremptory in their demands that it was not liked by the Lords in England And therefore sent over two thousand old souldiers that had served in Britany and a thousand more taken up in England which news Tyrone hearing and that the Castle of Balishannan and Relike were to be planted with English Garisons Drew his forces together and tooke the Fort of Blackwater razed it and broke down the bridge there and now the Northerne Rebels appeare but Tyrone shewed a seeming desire of pardon This Lord Deputy fearing this storme might fall upon him desired the Counsel of England to send him an assistant of some experienced Souldiers which hee meant should be under his command but the Lords mistaking his meaning sent over Sir John Norris a great Commander and well experienced that would scarce give way to any who was styled Lord Generall and to command in chief in the absence of the Lord Deputy But the emulation that grew between these two hindered the businesse yet both of them went into the field with the Army towards Armagh Tyrone makes suit again by Letters for pardon but being intercepted came not unto the Deputies hands untill hee had proclaymed him Traytor But upon Tyrones instance Commissioners were appointed by the Queen to treat with the Rebels At which time Tyrone complained of the Marshall of many injuries And his demands were that hee might have his Wives portion of the Marshall and the free exercise of his Religion and many other But when Articles were propounded on the Queenes part they set so light of them and made such scorne that the Conference brake off though the Queen for sparing of bloud had resolved to give them any reasonable Conditions This parley ended the Lord Deputy and the Lord Generall comming to Armagh did so much terrifie the Rebels that Tyrone left the Fort of Blackwater burnt the Town of Dungannon and pull'd down his house there and betooke himselfe to the Woods Sept. the third Hugh Earle of Tyrone Hugh O Donel Brian O Rourk Hugh Mack Guir Brian Mac Mahone Sir Arthur O Neale Cormac Mach Baron Tyrones brother Con O Neale Tyrones base sonne Henry Oge O Neale Turlogh Mac Henry O Neale Brian Art Mac Bryan and one Francis Mountford were though absent indicted and condemned of high Treason Now the Lemster Rebels being revolted grew strong and forraged even to the gates of Dublin to the County of Wexford This Winter passed without any matter of moment because indeed Generall Norris not yet acquainted with Tyrones subtilties seemed to harken to peace thereby to reclayme him by faire means In the yeere 1596 the Queen granted another Commission for
the Treaty of Peace and offered very largely and at Dundalke Tyrone upon his knees made an humble submission to the Queen before these Commissioners and made many requests promising reformation and many circumstances and Ceremonies then passed But these inconveniences followed these delayes being no better then delusions that the Vlster Rebels had rest this Summer and O Neale in the midst of this Negotiation required aid from Spain Sir Richard Bingham a valiant wise man on some complaint of the Irish was sent for over into England and Sir Coniers Clifford sent in his place but afterwards Sir Richard was againe employed in great command in that service Again an other Treaty of Peace with Tyrone who layd the cause of his disloyalty on the wrongs that were offered him and so with many dissembling words oaths and protestations making answer to some questions concerning Spaine he departed This Lord Deputy being recalled into England and the Lord Bourgh or Borough was sent over in his place with absolute authority so that Sir John Norris was much disheartned thereby and was thought of purpose for that end sent over by the Earle of Essex whom Generall Norris had dipleased by undertaking an action with lesse force then the said Earle required At this Dep arriving Generall Norris was commanded to his charge which was Lord President of Munster and not to stirre thence without leave which thing did presently break his heart so that he died there in the armes of his brother Sir Thomas Norris Now Tyrone submitted or sweld as he saw occasion So that the Lord Deputy perceiving it presently made his way towards Tyrone thinking it best to strike at the head who encountred the Irish in a narrow path and made them give way hee tooke the Fort at Blackwater and left Souldiers in it which being not long after assailed by the Rebels was againe relieved by the Lord Deputy who immediatly fell sick as hee was passing to Tyrones house at Dungannon and not long after departed this world to the great joy of the Rebels who found his severity disadvantagious to them Then Sir Thomas Norris Lord President of Munster under the great Seale of England was made Lord Justice of Ireland who repaired to Dublin but being very ill through the great grief he conceived for the losse of his brother in a moneths space he made suit to be released So that Adam Loftus Lord Chancelour the Lord Archbishop of Ireland and Robert Gardiner chiefe Justice of Ireland by Patent from England were made Lord Justices for the Civill Government And the Earle of Ormond was made Lord Lievtenant and chief Generall of all Martiall affaires Tyrone again sues for pardon and proffers submission saying that it was offered injuries that compelled him thus to revolt So there was another meeting appointed at Dundalke Decemb. 22. where on his knees hee shewed great sorrow and made humble submission desiring a cessation from Armes eight weeks now this submission being sent into England the Lord Lievtenant received authority from the Queen to make a finall conclusion so that another meeting was appointed March 15 at Dundalke where many articles were propounded to the Rebels which they slightly regarded but for better deliberation Tyrone desired the tenth of April for another meeting But Tyrone with pretences did frustrate all these parleys and though hee had his generall pardon granted yet continued he in his disloyall courses so that on the former Indictment 1595 he is after out-lawed in 1600. But he being prepared and his men expert by trayning and often skirmishing whereas at the first two or three of them were employed in the discharge of a Musket hee left off to dissemble and submitted no more but gives incouragement and that with good successe unto his Confederates First he sends ayde to the Lemster Rebels to annoy the English and assaulted the Fort of Blackwater as being a hinderance in his passing too and fro But Captaine Williams valiantly defended it with great losse to Tyrone who went and lay further off but this Captaine and his Company continued their defence bravely untill August though much pinched with want of victuals when Sir Henry Bagnal Marshall of Ireland with foot and horse of the English endeavoured to relieve it and passing along the narrow passages through the thicke Woods beyond Armagh Where the Rebell with all his force assayled him and bearing a deadly hatred and malice against the Marshall against whom he bent his whole strength and commanded his Souldiers so to doe that he had the fortune to kill him yet like a valiant Gentleman he sold his life at a deare rate to many of the Rebels But his fall caused our mens hearts to fayle whereupon the Rebell had the greatest advantage against the English the like never hapning againe called The Defeat at Blackwater wherein we lost thirteen valiant Captains and fifteen hundred old Souldiers whereupon likewise the surrender of the Fort ensued It was thought this misfortune to happen from an oversight of the Marshall who made the Van of the army too suddenly to retreat and too sudden faces about puts feare in the Reare and makes them suppose it may be a running away For as Sir Walter Raleigh in his fifth book first part of the History of the World that as well in the Wars of these later ages as in former times it hath been found ever extreame dangerous to make a Retreat in the head of an enemies army as he renders the reason but I cannot digresse any further This overthrow much increased the insolencie of the Rebels the Rebells having gotten courage and armes thereby and Tyrone termed the Deliverer of his Countrey and the authour of their liberty All Vlster in Rebellion Connagh revolted and the Rebels in Lemster a continuall terrour and vexation to the English And now Tyrone sent forces into Munster where after the departure of Sir John Norris most of the County revolted and now brake out like Lightning making havock and destroying in a barbarous manner And for the better countenancing of the matter a new pretended Earle of Desmond is set up on condition to be Vassall to O Neale At this time a supply came out of England of a thousand and fifty old Souldiers from out the Low Countreys and nine hundred and fifty joyned to them of new raised in England sent under the command of Sir Samuel Bagnal Colonel and nine other Captains to strengthen the Queenes forces iâ—Lemster and a hundred under Colonel Bagnals command In the midst of these broyls the impudent Rebell is noâ— ashamed to intreat for pardon and sue for peace Although as appeared in his Letters sent to the King of Spaine he magnified his victories and vowed perseverance but his conditions were insolent and so not regarded And now the wound is growne so great and the case so desperate that it admits of no cure but by the hand of a valiant expert souldier And none found like Robert Earle of
which course did so vexe the Rebels who were driven to lye in the woods without shelter for themselves or cowes which allowing them not milk they wanted present provision nor could they save their corne for the future 4. Againe he had a speciall care to cut the passages open and plaine that our forces might the more secure meet together 5. Further he was not easie to grant Pardons and Protections but to such who had drawne blood on their fellowes and so lost the hope of reconciliation to the Rebels and forbad all parlyes with them But as the Rebels were many at the Earle of Essex comming so now much more increased In the County of Dublin increased one hundred And in many other Countreys besides five Castles lately taken by the Irish In the Province of Lemster increased 1280. Rebels In the Province of Connagh increased 300. Rebels besides the doubt of Tibot ne Longe Who had one hundred Irish men in the Queenes pay So that now the Enemie strongest the English weakest and many other disasters made the businesse very difficult In this case the Lord Montjoy undertooke the businesse about Ian. 1599. A little before whose comming Tyrone marcheth out of the North in a vaunting manner unto Munster to incourage and countenance the Rebels but under a religious pretence to visite a peece of the Crosse at a Monastery in Tipperary County and so accompanied with the Lemster rebels went on his devotion Now the army of English reduced to 12000. foot 1200. horse for whose payment order is given to the Treasurer and Chamberlaine of the Exchequer of England to pay the Treasurer of the Warres of Ireland after the rate of the former establishment and other extraordinaries So there was signed an establishment by the Queene Ian. 1. 1599. for the pay of Commanders and Souldiers And the Lord Deputy hasting away for Ireland Ian. 10. 1599. in his way wrote backe to master Secretary that he might have more Forces in regard the Rebels were so strong A second establishment signed by the Lords 11. Feb. 1599. wherein every Officers and Souldiers pay and other charges the whole yearely charge 14055 pounds 4 shillings 8 pence farre short of that allowance which the Earle of Essex had February 26. the Lord Deputy landed in Ireland when Sir George Carew was made Lord President of Munster Tyrone did not expect such a sudden arrivall so that hee was still in West Munster where he might be surprised as the Earle of Ormond thought if things hapned well And that he could not thence escape without engaging himselfe if the passages were watched So that daily newes came that Tyrone now or never was to be ruinated and how many Lords and others of the Irish which were for the Queene had layed waite for him and would stop his passage back but all this vanished into Irish ostentation of service which seldome use to take effect and many times are not truly intended as this businesse did shew And that his Lordship should not expect any helpe from divers of the Nobilitie and Gentry of the Pale they preferred a Petition to him that they were not able by reason of the spoyles the souldiers had made upon them but a meere excuse as Essex shewed before Then his Lordship wrote to Secretary Cecill to excuse himselfe for not reducing the 14000 which hee found in the Army unto 12000 and the cause thereof as he had done before And upon that receives an answer from the Queen that she doth accept of his reasons for the present but would have him effect it by degrees And not to entertain many Irish Commanders who are of small fidelity and being employed to use them far from their own countrey and useth some other advertisements and so concludeth And now for all the great hopes Tyrone escaped into the North passing over the Enny in great hast and marcheth 27 miles in one day more then he had gone in five before so that he could not be over-taken And at his being there he sent out a Mandate by which hee summoned the Subjects of Munster to appeare before him in this forme O Neal commendeth himself unto you Moris Fitz Thomas O Neal requesteth you in Gods name to take part with him and fight for your conscience and right and in so doing O Neale will spend his life to see you righted in all your affaires and will help you And if you come not to O Neale between this and 12 of the clocke tomorrow and take his part O Neale is not beholding to you and will doe to the uttermost of his power to overthrow you if you come not to him by Saturday noon at the furthest from Knoc Dumain in Calrye the fourth of Feb. 1599. O Neale requesteth you to come and speak with him and doth give you his word that you shall receive no harme neither in comming or going from him whether you be friend or not and bring with you to O Neale Gerald Fitz Gerald subscribed O Neale March the 7 the Lord Deputy had intelligence that Tyrone was come to his house at Dungannon and that the Earle of Clanrichard had sworn that when his sonne came out off England in May he would enter into action for so they call Rebellion and that the Plantation at Logh foyle was endeavoured to be hindered by the Rebell The 20 of March the Secretary informed his Lordship of the relaxation of the Earle of Essex who sued earnestly in his behalfe to the Secretary even so far as to make his excuse for the matter in Ireland The Lord Deputy makes a List of his army about the beginning of the yeare 1600 and casts up the allowances Generall Officers for the army as in the former establishment Collonels 12 apiece per diem 10 s. Twenty six troops of horse in some more in some lesse at severall rates of pay in number 1200. In Loghfoyle Garrison 4000 foot In Carickfergus Garrison 700 foot In the Province of Connagh 1400 foot In the Province of Munster 2950 foot In the Province of Lemster 4500 foot Totall of Foot 1400. Likewise a List which the Deputy drew out of the Companies formerly mentioned which lay in Lemster Newry and Carbugford for to prosecute Tyrone in his Country horse 325 foot 3200. Out of these taken to guard places and passages while the Army did return foot 810 horse 20. Besides deduct the six dead pays allowed to each Company of foot which is 288 and foure out of fifty horse which is 26 and other deductions of sicke and unsufficient men for service There remayns for his army in field 2102 foot horse 279 which is but a small handfull for so great a service Divers others there were which had pay as his Lordships chief Chaplain five l. a week and ten other Preachers at forty shillings a week his Doctor of Physick five pound a week In Aprill it was consulted about entertayning of 2000 Scots and that each man should have a
Cow for a moneths pay or six pence per diem Which businesse was to be furthered by the Queens Agent in Scotland but it came to nothing being disliked in England Now the Deputy resolved to pursue the Rebels in many places at once both by the North Garrisons and the rest of the Army Aprill the third the Lord Deputy sent Master Secretary notice of the falsheartednesse of those that seemed most sure and that the Irish Commanders were dangerous to keep yet knew not how to remove them without certain losse of them And how he intended to send a thousand old Souldiers out of Dublin to Loghfoyle and others to lye in Garrison at Balishannan both places of great consequence and proved very advantageous to the English afterwards And informed likewise that Tyrone by his so suddain and hasty flight out of Munster had much disheartned many of his Confederates so that daily the heads of some Rebels or others were brought unto the Deputy And the Rebels of Lemster made suit to be received to mercy only the Towns where the Rebels had to do were very insolent And Tyrone by the arrivall of two ships wherein were many Priests did incourage his friends Lastly the Deputy complained to the Secretary that all places were bestowed in England so that he could gratifie no deserving man Further hee sent word that hee doubted of the Earle of Ormonds constancy to the Queenes cause and shewed his reasonsa name greatly followed in that Countrey In that Province of Munster the Rebels were very strong by reason Tyrone had been there and by the aide of Mac Carty more There hapned an ill chance about the time that Sir George Carew went to his charge of Munster whereof he was President Who comming to Kilkenney in his way from Dublin with the Earle of Thomond in his company and a hundred horse to attend him where the Earle of Ormond told them that he was to parley with some Rebels of those parts whereof Owâ—y Mâ—c Rory was chiefe and requested them to accompany him To which they consented and rode eight miles to the place of meeting with some twenty horse of the Earle of Ormonds and a few followers refusing the guard of the Lord Presidents 100 horse and the Earl of Ormond left his two hundred foot two miles short and with his other company met with Owny who came out of the Woods leaving five hundred men well appointed not farre off came up to him with some pikes but after an houre spent and nothing agreed on the Lord President wisht the Earle of Ormond to returne but he said hee would first speak with the Jesuit Archer and did much revile him calling him Traytor In the mean time the Rebels foot had incompassed the Earle and his company and presently tooke the Earle of Ormond prisoner and Mac Rory laid hands on the Lord President but the Earle of Thomound rushed on him with his horse and they both hardly escaped the Earle of Thom. being hurt in the thigh The Countesse of Ormond having one only daughter was much perplexed and distressed but the Lord Deputy sent her a Guard for her House There were severall conceits upon his surprisall some supposing it was not against his owne will but howsoever the Lord Deputy thought it a matter of no great consequence The Fort of Phillipstown in Ophaly was to be victualled and the Rebels gave cut that they would hinder it And through the emulation of a great Commander that had another preferred before him and strengthened by the Court faction in England It might have miscarried for the said Commander chose out some weake companies for this service to be led by the other but the Deputy being advertised thereof profered them to him that had made the choise of them but hee refused to goe with them And Sir Oliver Lambert with 14 companyes did with much valour and courage effect the businesse though strongly opposed May the fifth the Lord Deputy makes toward Tyrone in the North who had intelligence that he was lodged in the strong Fortresse of Coughlurkin where the Rebels had fortified three miles in length His Lordship drew towards Armagh with 1500 hundred foot and two hundred horse and sent Captain Edward Blany with five hundred foot and fifty horse to make good the passage through the Moyry for the Earle of Southampton and Sir Oliver Lambert who were to come that way to the Army and comming to the Faghard not far from Dundalke whether hee went to the Earle and told him of the convoy assuring him that the Lord Deputy would meet him by two of the clocke in the afternoon hereupon the Earle having with him besides the conuoy two foot companyes and fifty horse of Gentlemen Volunteers and so marched backe to the dangerous passage of the Moyry where the Rebels taking advantage of the Woods and Bogs assailed our men lying lurking on both sides our men being to passe over a Ford But by this time the Lord Deputy himselfe was come neere the place who sent two Regiments who beat backe the Rebels who left a few to skirmish with those two Regiments and the rest fell back into the Wood and issued out upon the Reare brought up by the Earle of Southampton with great fury both with horse and foot But Sir Henry Foliot made very good stand and Sir Oliver Lambert taking his colours in his own hand with some thirty of the Earle of Southamptons best men hastened towards the assaylants to second the Earle who behaved himselfe with great courage and made the Rebels give ground Tyrone was seene not farre off with great forces yet fell not on so that they marched to the Camp little hurt being done to the English but much to the Rebels May the 26 the Deputy had Letters from the Lords in England and it was only to answer the demands of some Irish Lords upon submission June the 19 the Lord Deputy sent to Master Secretary how that certain aide was come from Spaine to the Rebels and makes a request for a fleet to lie on the Coast of Ireland and some small Barks to hinder the Scots from relieving the Irish Now Sir Samuel Bagnal drew out of the Newry into Monaghan where he took some booty and slue six Commanders and many of the Rebels men with little damage to himselfe Many Rebels of Lemster now seek for mercy but are not admitted except some service done for the Queene against their companions Two chiefe Rebels offer to submit but neither could be received without the others head His Lordship now out of England required to doe some thing against the Lemster rebels in his way thither tooke two hundred Cowes seven hundred Garrais and five hundred sheep burning and wasting the corne all the way as he went to a most dangerous passage where Sir Oliver Lambert was appointed to meet him both being constrained to fight all the way with the rebels untill they met having done much harme unto the
for his pleasure Turgesius hearing that wished these Damsels Cupids wings for their more speedy arrivall But the other attired certaine young men of courage in womens apparell and had them conducted into the Kings Chamber from whence all his attendance were commanded but when hee expected more kinde embraces hee was suddenly slaine in the place so the Norwegians were destroyed and the Irish enjoyed their estate untill the yeere 1172. When Dermet Maâ— Morck King of Lemster having forced the wife of Maâ—rice O Rork King of Meth a light woman and with consent by whose husband the other was pursued so eagerly with the revenging sword that hee was driven to quite his Kingdome of Lemster and fly to England for succour to Henry the Second who very willingly entertained this occasion who had long sought occasion of getting Ireland Yet not willing to entertain it at the first in person being not a matter of that consequence for himself to undertake He gave Dermot licence to draw-what power of Voluntiers he could into that action Who applyed himself to Wales where he found a valiant Gentleman of Norman Race one Robert Fitz Stephen who willingly undertook the service with some Voluntiers whose happy and good successe caused Richard Earle of Pembroke called Strong-bow being the principall man invited by Dermot and that with the promise of his daughter and Kingdome in marriage the Earle himselfe with two hundred men at arms and a thousand other Souldiers who arrived in the Bay of Waterford 1171 and presently marched towards the town of Waterford and took it by force the next day to the exceeding terrour of that Nation Dermot then accomplishes the match giving the Earle his daughter Eva with which Ring of Mariage he affianced that Island unto this Kingdome for hee went on with such resolutions that hee in little space subdued much of Ireland Which news being carried unto Henry the Second hee made hast over thither that hee might have the glory of the Conquest and seemed to be displeased with the Earle for his forwardnesse and his rigorous using of that people recalling all from thence under pain of confiscation of their goods in England but the King seemed somewhat appeased before his going over which was 1172 at which time landing at Waterford hee imprisoned Robert Fitz Stephen as having gone over without his leave but not long after released him but took Weiford and other Territories from him Thus did hee receive the homage of divers Irish petty Kings willing to obtain them by gentle means And keeping his Christmasse there in great state and setling the Government of the Church hee is unexpectedly called into England leaving Hugh Lacy at Dublin Who in ensuing time rebelled and were brought under by King John who was the first that planted English Laws and Officers in Ireland and both annexed that Kingdome and fastned Wales to the Crown of England and was the first who enlarged the Royall style with Lord of Ireland In the yeere 1339 there was a generall warre betweene the English and Irish wherein many of the Irish perished after which time matters were quiet untill the eighteenth yeere of Richard the Second being 1400. Who went over then with a great Army but having accepted of the Rebels submission he returned into England during whose time and till the civill warres in England all matters were setled and composed without any charge or assistance out of this Kingdome But in the time of the wars between York and Lancaster wherein many Noble Families were quite extinguished in England many English came out of Ireland either to take part of possession of some inheritances which fell unto them by the death of their friends So they have but small regard of what they leave behind in Ireland The meere Irish rushed on the forsaken lands so that growing rich and proud they began to kick against authority willing to cast off the English yoke and the English Pale had its limits sometime more and sometimes lesse according as they were able to mayntaine But when those civill discords were blown over and all things became calme by the good successe of Henry the Seventh and leasure afforded to look towards Ireland which then harboured a Rebell against him one Perkin Warbeck who connterfeited himself Richard the Third but was suppressed by the sending over of 1000 men Again Henry the eighth sent over 500 souldiers to suppresse the Geraldines of English Race Afterward all peaceable untill Queene Elizabeths time when they saw themselves out of hope to plant Popish Superstition in any of her Dominions Then Religion never untill that age became the cloake for Rebellion and the Roman Locusts the incendiaries of Christendome to mayntaine the Popes usurped authority breathed every where fire and sword and worse against her sacred person and Dominions And taking advantage of the blinde zeale of the ignorant Irish unto Popery working on their variable condition Boulstering up their hopes and hearts with that old saying He that will England win must at Ireland first begin By which means they raised two dangerous Rebellions in that Country By the Earle of Desmond one 1578 the other of Tyrone about 1590 plotting and intending although it brake not out till afterward This Gerald Earle of Desmond of English Race whose Progenitours had done good service against the Irish and borderers of Wales in the behalfe of the English King had the Earldome of Kildare given them and Earles of Desmond by Edward the Third But in Henry the Eighth's days one of them being Lord Deputy and questioned for his ill government on which occasion Thomas Fitz Gerald his sonne took armes but was soon suppressed himselfe and five of his Uncles being taken and executed Queen Mary restored the Family to honour and estate But after Gerald Earle of Desmond 1578 rebelled against Queene Elizabeth unto whose aide came certaine bands of Italians and Spaniards sent by Pope Gregory the twelfth and Philip King of Spaine who landed at Swirâ—ic and built a Fort called Del ore wherein they were besieged by Arthur Grey Lord Deputy of Ireland soone taken and put to the sword And the Earle of Desmond flying into the Woods being betrayed by his own followers and his head cut off So this fire soon vanished into smoake and the Earldome by Parliament annexed to the Crowne and made a County with Sheriffs appointed yeerly to be chosen by the Lord Deputy Upon the Attainder of this Earle and his Confederates much land fell unto the Crown viz. 574628 acres English mesure wherof great part was restored to the offenders the rest divided into Signories was granted by Letters Patents unto certaine Knights and Esquires English who were called Undertakers In Kerry and Desmond by Patent to Knights 30560 Acres with yeerly rents 524 pounds six shillings and eight peace sterling In Limrick by Patent to Knights and Esquites and to their heirs were granted 96165 Acres with rents nine hundred thirty three pounds foure shillings half
Crowne 20l The Clerke of the Counsell 20l The Serjeant at Armes 20l The Provost Marshall 264l 12s 6. d. The increase of pay to the present CoÌ„missioners 282. l. 10s Sum. total 949l 12s 6d Certaine Bands of Irish Kerne 1579l 8s 9d For Warders in severall Provinces 3577l 2d For Commissaries of Musters 577l 18s 4d For Pensioners of all sorts 3249l 9. d. Lastly Almes men 88l 19. s. 4. d. The totall of the above-named charge not contained in the establishment 21328l 8s 7d To which adde the establishment 277782l 15s The totall of the yeerly charge was 299111l 3s 7d To which if you adde the great charge of all Forts of Munitions with the like extraordinary expences and consider that the 1300 horse and the 1600 foot by new supplyes were to be made up 20000. What a masse of expence is here in one yeere able to drain this Kingdome seeing nothing comes from Ireland but complaints It will require the wisdome and providence of those that undertake it and the patience of the people that beare it All this in a readinesse the Earle of Essex departs from London in March 1â—99 in the beginning of the yeere not providently foreseeing what a step hee then made to his ruine The Nobility and gallant Gentry accompanied him on his way And the Earle of Kildare made such haste in an ill Vessell that himselfe and many a brave man with him were all drowned in the passage The Earle being arrived in Ireland took the place of government and laboured to acquaint himself with the estate of that Kingdome what parts were quiet what in rebellion Who had certaine intelligence that the Rebels in the County of Dublin were in number of the chiefe Families 48 foot 20 horse In Kildare 220 foot three horse In the County of Carlogh being wholly wasted only six or seven Castles held for the Queen In the County of VVexford all wasted but the Castles held for the queen and some English Families but all the rest in rebellion In these two Counties 750 foot 50 horse In the County of Leaz most of the chiefe in rebellion 570 foot 30 horse Only a few Castles held for the queen In the County of Ophaly some Castles held for the queen others by the Rebels 468 foot 12 horse In the County of Kilkenny many great Families of the Irish the Butlers in Rebellion 130 foot 20 horse The Rebels held the Castle of Bellirage and Colekill The rest the Earle of Ormond held for the queene In the County of Meth the son and heire of Sir William Nugent in rebellion and the Rebels of Vlster had much wasted the heart of the Pale In the County of West Meth lying most waste and possessed by the Rebels 140 foot twenty horse Besides Captain Tirril a bold man of English Race who had of Vlster men and other Rebels 200 foot In the County of Lowth all wasted by the Rebels only an English Irish Baron the Townes and Castles stood for the queene In the County of Langford 120 foot The whole in this Province of Lemster and Meth joyned with it 3048 foot 182 horse In the Province of Vlster Consisting most of Irish except somewhat which the Scots held were all forced to give way to Tyrone Dundalke the Frontier Towne between the Pale and Ulster and Knocfergus a Frontier Towne towards Scotland were kept by the English and some few other Castles all the rest possessed by the Rebels In the upper and lower Clandebays the Rebels 160 foot 70 horse The Duffery had 20 foot Two more Rebels had 100 foot 20 horse The Captain of Kilwarben had 60 foot 10 horse Mac 60 foot 10 horse Beyond the Min Water 40 foot Sir Francis Mac Surlebay 400 foot 100 horse The Island of Magie belonging to the Earle of Essex was wasted Mac Guir in Fermannagh had 600 foot 100 horse Other Rebels thereabout had 500 foot â—â—0 horse The O Reylies in the Brenny or County of Cavan had 800 foot 100 horse O Cane in his Countrey 500 foot 2â—0 horse Seven other chief Rebels had 1180 foot 281 horse Tyrone the Arch traytour Tyrone his country 700. foot 200 horse And divers other Rebels with him So the whole forces of the Rebels in Vlster 1702 horse 7220 foot In the County of Tipperary the Baron of Caher a Butler with his Brother and followers 30 foot 12 horse And divers other great Families had in severall companies some not having above three or foure horse 1660 F. 79 Horse In the County of Corke James fitz Thomas the new created Earle of Desmond 250 foot 30 horse And divers other Families 820 foot 8 horse In the County of Luirick Fisz Lacy with others had 300 foot 15 horse In the County of Kerry the Lord Fitz-Morice and others 500 foot 30 horse In the County of Desmond Osuillinan Beare and others had 500 foot 6 horse In the County of Waterford 200 foot 10 horse The whole number of the Rebels in Munster 5030 foot 242 Horse The Rebels of Connagh were 3070 foot 220 horse In all the foure Provinces Meth being reckoned for a County in Lemster the strength of the Rebels were 18246 foot 2346 horse Concerning which in April the Earle of Essex sent intelligence into England by a Letter And in a second Letter of the resolutions of Tyrone first that he intended to hearten his Confederates and then to make head in Vlster with his own forces and O Donnel in Connagh that the Rebels had taken oath at a publick Crosse to be constant and none â—ought pardon but in such insolent manner that it was rather a contempt That the very subjects grew cold in the service that although on private revenge they could appeare with an 100. Horse and 300 Foot yet now pleaded their inability to ayd the Queen with sixe of each the Earle gathered some English forces together and against his owne advice in England and the Q. command deceived by some false counsell hee set not on the head but on a few weake Rebels in Munster a matter of no consequence being beaten as they were June 15. the Lord Lievtenant received Letters from a Captain out of the North of Vlster that Tyrone had received Amunition out of Spaine but no treasure as was reported that he did sollicite the Redshanks into his pay and had provision of armes and other assistance daily from the Scots And also advised the Earle of their strength and of their intention to protract the warre and weary the English in prevention whereof he wished his Lordship to procure foure thousand Redshanks which in their Boats might break in upon Tyrone which thing the Lord Bourgh had formerly undertaken to procure but was prevented by death Iu. 25. the Lord Lievtenant wrote unto the Queen of the state and condition of the Rebels shewing the cause of their rebellion with the meanes to reduce and keepe them in subjection and that as well by Sea as Land provision must bee made to reduce them
and afterward gives such direction to her Majestie as was followed in the ensuing warre though himselfe had not the good hap to put it in practice And in the conclusion bewayles his owne misfortune that his enemies whom he names had gotten so neere her Majesties elbow In the end of July his Lordship brought backe his forces into Lemster himselfe going to Dublin having done little but admitted some few to protection which afterward revolted againe In his absence 600. souldiers which were left in the Glinne had been beaten by the Irish for which his Lordship used great severity in punishing of them putting to death the tenth common souldier calling the Captaines to a Court Marshall caused an Irish Lievtenant to be shot for parlying with the Rebels By this time the Qu. advertised his Lordship of his errour in not setting on the chiefe Rebell Tyrone but he excused himselfe and layd the fault on the Counsell of Ireland and that his intention now was that way beat but yet that first hee must suppresse some neere Dublin which being done he took a view of his Army and found it so much impaired that hee sent to England for supply of 1000. new men to inable him presently to undertake the Vlster journey And now resolved to march Northwest he willed Sir Conyers Clifford Governour of Connagh to compell Tyrone to give resistance at Belike while himselfe set on him on the other side So that Sir Con. Clifford with one Troop of horse and 1400. foot came to the Curlew Mountaines where he left his carriages under the guard of his Horse untill he had tryed the passage forward Who was presently assaulted by the Rebels taking the advantage of the woods boggs and a stony Causey and although the English stoutly received the charge yet they being weary with a long march and their powder fayling them which they had about them they began to faint so to flye so that many were slain in the place and many hurt besides two worthy Commanders Sir Con. Clifford Alexand. Ratcliffe killed And had not Sir John Jepson valliantly succoured them with his Horse most of the rest had perished this happened by a great oversight as was thought By this time the 1000. men out of England were arrived in Ireland yet his Lordship wrote over that he could doe little this yeere but only goe to the borders of Vlster whether going in September Tyrone shewed himselfe two dayes together on severall hills some distance off whence hee sent to desire a parley with his Lordship Who rejected that offer also sent him word that on the morrow he should find him armed in the head of his Army The next day after a light skirmish one of Tyrones horsmen cryed that Tyrone would not fight but would speake with the Lord Lievtenant apart from the Army unarmed The next day also he was told that Tyrone desired the Qu. mercy and would faine speake with his Lordship at the foard Balla Elâ—nch neere the chiefe towne of the County of Louth Where they two only met and Tyrone saluted his Lordship very courtly many speeches passing betweene them Whether as being left not farre off his Lordship called sixe or seven of his chiefe Commanders and Tyrone as many of his friends and there was a Conference about a Treaty of peace and a truce made from sixe weekes to sixe weekes untill May with proviso that on 14. dayes warning given on either side it should be lawfull to resume armes againe Now the Queen having received his Lordships Letters what he had done which was nothing with such an Army in so long space She wrote him a tart Letter much blaming his proceedings and questioning his discretion Which did so gaule and wring his Lordship that presently he left Adam Loftus the Archbishop of Dublin and Sir George Carew Treasurer of the wars to governe Ireland so went into England And unexpected presented himselfe before the Qu. in her privy Chamber but had not that welcome that hee expected and after a few words was commanded to his Chamber and afterwards to the Lord Keepers house in the nature of a Prisoner And now a list of the Commanders and whole Army is taken and set downe both horse and foot how disposed of throughout the whole Kingdome and were 14422. Foote 1231. horse The truce continuing the helme was easily held by those hands in which it was put but Dec. 6. Tyrone began to practize acts of hostilitie upon that he had given as hee said 14. dayes warning and because the Earle of Essex was imprisoned in England on whom he did relye for safety and would not now trust the Counsell of Ireland that had so often deceived him before this intelligence posted into England that the Rebels were ready to assaile the Pale And a false rumour raysed by Essex enemies that England would suddenly be in a combustion which was no little prejudice to the said Earle The Queen hearing this and more that the Rebels daily increased and the English Irish discontented that the government was wholly out of their hands by sending English Deputies over That Tyrone grew proud bearing trust on the King of Spaine who had sent him somewhat but promised more and the Pope not wanting in his fatherly cate towards him sent him a crowne of Phenix feathers in imitation no doubt of Vrban the third who sent King John Lord of Ireland a crowne of Peacocks feathers Upon this Sir Charles Blunt Lord Montjoy is thought fit to be sent and was thought on by the Qu. before Essex came over who was forward to take the charge upon him and so turned the Queenes intentions This Lord was a tall comely man wise valiant and learned close in his counsels resolute in his determinations His courses were much contrary to other Deputies and so effected what they could not doe 1. He led our men warily on any service not willing to dis-hearten our men or incourage the enemie and himselfe ever at hand either to hearten or helpe hee ventured his own person often although it be a great question in Military discipline whether it be wisedome or no 2. His planting of Garrison in the Rebels countreys compassing Tyrone on every side so that they could not easily assist on the other Other Deputies made two or three journeys in the yeare and that with the whole Army which was discovered by the Rebels that they fled into the woods and bogges nor could the Army abide the field long for want of victuals being so many at one place where as the Lord Montjoy planting good Garrisons in many places taking the field with 1000 foot and 200. horse onely was able openly to affront Tyrone seeing he was compelled to leave many of his forces behind to guard his Countrey from those Garrisons which else would have forraged his Countrey Thus he did not only in Summer as others had done but in Winter also himselfe being five or sixe dayes in a weeke on horse-backe
also other letters from the Councell in England that his Lordship would aske what supplyes were needfull and that in convenient time September the nineteenth two thousand men out of England arrived some in Corke and some in Waterford And his Lordship writes for store of munition and victuals to be with all speed sent to Dublin telling Master Secretary that Tyrones very friends would faile with his fortune and many others when they could rid themselves of the feare of him And that the Irish submitted Lords desired to continue subjects if they might see appearance of defence though perchance not so much out of their honest disposition as for the smart they yet feele of a bitter persecution In June the Queene wrote to the Lord Deputy with her own hand a most gracious acceptance and a free commendations of his good service September the three and twentieth the Spanish Fleet came into Kinsale lying between Rosse and Corke Bay out into the South Sea the Lord Deputy and Lord President of Munster being both together with the Councell at Kilkenny whence they road both to Corke Where they understood the number of the Spaniards to be about six thousand under the command of Don Jean de Aquila who was one of the chiefest Commanders of the King of Spaine and had been Generall in Britany And that a thousand of them scattered by foul weather were landed at Baltamore to the Westward of Kinsale And that they expected according to promise great aid and assistance from the pretended Earle of Desmond and Florence Mac Carty who were both taken prisoners and already sent into England And that they had brought sixteene hundred great Saddles for which Tyrone had promised to furnish them with horse and then they would keepe the field for they had likewise many armes in hope the Irish Rebels would supply them with men which would revolt at their first appearance About October many letters are sent into England to the Counsell and to Master Secretary And he tels them that seeing the occasions are so great good supplies are to be sent with all speed because defence must be made for the subject that hath means And money also because the Swordmen which have no means will goe to the enemy if wee entertain them not Thus his Lordship streightned for want of men to suppresse the rebels in the North and oppose the forreigne enemy in the South but that God who accounts rebellion as the sin of Witchcraft and an evill thought against lawfull Soveraignty impiety did so counsell and incourage him that collecting a small force together to Corke hee shews himselfe in field and presently marched within five miles of Kinsale and on the 17 of October within halfe a mile of the walls and sate down under a hill called Knâ—c Robin whither the Spaniard out of the Towne made some shot to hinder his encamping but could not And the next night made a great salley but were beaten back again Many skirmishes hapned between the English Spaniard who always went backe by weeping crosse by Gods providence and the valour of our stout Commanders So that Don Jean himselfe said hee never saw men come more willingly to the sword then ours There was little done by reason our artillery were not come to the Campe But the 26 our Campe rose and intrenched themselves very strongly on Spittle Hill on the North side of Kinsale a little above Musket shot of the Town Sir John Barkley with three other Captains the night before falling into the Spaniards Trenches made them forsake them and fell into the gate of the Towne with them and killed and hurt above 20 of them having but three of our men hurt The disposall of the whole army in Forts Garrisons Left at Loughfoyle horse 100 foot 3000 under severall Captains Left at Caricfergus horse 150 foot 850. In Lecale foot 150. Left in the North Garrisons horse 100. Foot in No Garrisons 800. Left in the Pale and places adjoyning 175. Foot in the Pale under severall Captains 3150. Left in Connagh 62 horse Foot left there 1150. Tot. 587 horse foot 9100. A list of the Army with his Lordship at Kinsale The old Munster list Horse 175. Foote 1950. New Companies 2000 Foot Brought from the North and the Pale to Kinsale 436 horse more foote 950. more foot 2080. tot at Kinsale horse 611. Foot 6900. The whole Army in Ireland 1198 horse 1600 foot But many of these Companies were very deficient the the 27. our Artilery were landed at Oyster haven and brought into the Campe and two Culverings were planted to batter the Castle of Rincovaur which the Spaniards possessed from their first comming which Castle commanded the harbour of Kinsale but one of the Peeces presently brake so we planted two more which grew so hot that the enemy seeing they could not bee releeved neither by water nor land for both had beene tryed but in vaine sent out a parly for Conditions that would not bee accepted but presently after for life only which was granted being 86 in number and some 30 had beene slaine in the defence of it The Spaniards drew a demi Cannon out of the Towne and did play into our Campe the first shot killed two men and indangered many piercing his Lordships tent the shot altogether falling about his quarter some supplies of men munition and â—â—ctuals came out of England at this time brought by the Earle of Thomond and being noysed that Tyrone was comming downe with a great Army to joyne with the Spanyard the campe was strongely fortified on the north side from the Towne and the next day the Lord President with 2100. Foot and 325 horse drew out into the borders of the Province to stop him at least hinder his passage But the Spaniards getting intelligence of the Lord Presidents going out of the Campe and supposing us thereby to be much weakned about noone they drew out most of their forces and sent 60. shot and pikes to the foot of the hill neere our Campe leaving their â—â—enches very well lined Some entertained skirmish with those that did approach so neere Others of our men went about and set upon the trenches and beat the Spaniards out of them so that when the formost retyred supposing to have reliefe of their seconds which they left in the Trenches they were deceived and faine to make haste into the Towne many of them hurt and killed a Serjant taken so that Don Jean committed the Serjant major commended the valour of our men and that his owne had lost their reputation And commanded that no man should after come off from his service except he were fetched off by an Officer The 13. day ten great ships came into Kinsale under the command of Sir Riâ—h. Leveson who brought 2000. Foot with Munition and Artillery and Officers of all kinds to attend the same A list of the Army at Kinsale Foot 11800. Out of which was chosen a flying Regiment as they
with his forces who came from Carickfergus at their meeting place his Lordship raised a Forâ— capable of a 1000 foot and 100 horse and called in Mountjoy after his own Barony And his Lordships resolutions were to follow Tyrone from place to place but that a scarcity of victuals hindred him so that he was faâ—â— for 20 days to goâ— elswhere to provide but leaving those Garrisons in the mean time so strong about Tyrone that he should not dare to venture on the plainâ— and they stirring about to seek after him in his fortress he should not feed his Câ—…is abroad Now fresh news came of new supplyes from Spaina and confirmed for that a ship of Spaine arrived at Ardea and brought O Swillivan Beare and other Captaines of the Rebels munition and store of money which made them grow somewhat resolute whereas before they were ready to sue for mercy this caused some obstructions in their proceeding But the Lord Deputy intending to take the field and have the Newry but hearing that Tyrone would send and disturbe the parts about Killultagh to hinder that himselfe should not be prosecuted His Lordship sent some Commanders to invest a strong Fort wherein lay all the goods of such Rebels as were fled into Tyrone called Enishlanghen which was seated in the midst of a great Bog and no way accessable but through thick Woods very hardly passable and the Fort had about it two deep ditches both compassed with strong Pallisado's a very high and thick Rampire of earth and timber and well flanked with Bulwarks and sixty souldiers for its defence who by the industry and valour of our men were made to yield and men brought to his Lordship at the Newly This done his Lordship took the field Aug. 20 marched towards Armagh and so spoyled Tyron's Country who was fled into Fermanagh from whence he went to a Fortresse at the bottome of Lough Earne so that hee could not be approched so that making wast thereabouts leaving Garrisons at the end of SuÌ„mer his Lordship returned to Dublin About October 20 many Rebels offered submission especially many of Tyrones Captains and Tyron himself writes an humble letter to the Lord Deputy Who begins a journey into Connagh to take the submission of other Rebels and to view the Towne of Galloway where he continued all Christmas and caused a fort to be built there The Lord President of Munster went to surprize the castle of Dunbay which Oswillivan Bear got from the Spaniard at Bearhaven where in were sixty Warders and three peeces of Ordnance neere unto which his Lordship pitched his camp having a rising hil between it the castle there were within it some Spaniards Italians But our battery making a breach was entred by the English and possessed part of it but the Rebels defended the rest all the day and night and part of the next day untill our men wonne it by force and slue and executed 134 men sparing 12 of good account which were kept to worke upon Tirrill Spanish Ordnance taken in this Fort one Demyculvering two Sacres and one Falcon all of brasse and two Sacres five Minions and one Falcon of iron the Castle was blown up and his Lordship returned to Corke Sir Samuel Bagual with a Regiment fell by night into Tirrils Campe lying in Muskerry killed 80 of his men made him flie away in his shirt took a thousand cattell 60 horses and hackneys and much rich spoyle And Sir Charles Wilmot brake by night into the quarters of the Knight of Kerry killed 40 of his men tooke 500 Cows 200 Garrais and two moneths provision of meale and meeting with other Rebels he took in all 2000 Cows 4000 sheep and 1000 Garrais so that the Rebels as bâ—oken men flew towards Pale About this time Captain Taffe commanding our Irish in Carbery assaulted a band of Rebels led by a Priest the Popes Nuntio who killed the Priest with most of his men and got his cattell Upon whose death Mac Carties all Cerbery submitted So the Lord President from Connagh returned to Munster and leaving two Commissioners to governe Munster in the beginning of March sailed into England And now Tyrone himself sues for the Queenes favour which she is very unwilling to grant supposing him not worthy to live who had cost so many lives and caused he so much charge and trouble yet the Deputy earnestly mediates but it doth not appeare that ever shee did yield unto it yet willing he should come in But Tyrone had little left but the grudging of the common people which alwayes followes disasters and exclaymed that he had ingaged the ruine of his whole Nation for his owne private discoâ—tents and that these warres howsoever beneficiall to him yet were they most peâ—nicious to them Thus Tyrone having almost if not altogether worne out and wasted his friends and fortune found it high time to seek â—avour and accept it upon any terms Which the Deputy having secret intelligence of the Queens death not yet publikely knowne made some haste to accept of his submission lest another should have taken the beast out that he had taken in his toyle And so March 30 1603 at Meâ—ifont hee made his humble submission to the Deputy sitting in a Chaire of State on his knees and in the company of the Deputy rode to Dublin April 4. At which time open tydings came of the death of that victorious Queen and the happy comming in of K. James do the Earle of Tyrone made a new submission to the Deputy as to King James King of England And now upon this change divers of the Towns and Cities as Cork Waterford and Wexford through the â—educing of the Priests and Jesuits had set up the Idolatrous Masse and brought in Popish superstition by force and violence on a â—aâ—â—e suggestion that K. James was a favourer of the same So the Deputy was â—ike to have a new businesse in hand by those that had not shewed themselves all this time who seeing their hope of gaine gone the rebellion growing to an end themselves will venture to continue it rather then let it â—â—â—ke As Limrick and Galloway but especially Corke grew exceeding insolent and by force to advance to the height the Romish Religion And for prevention hereof his Lordship first writes to the Maior and then drawes towards them with the Kings forces Hanged some of the Ring-leaders at Corke sware the other Cities to obedience leaving strong Garrisons in them Left Sir George Carem the Kings Deputy sent for Tyrone and carried him into England where he was joyfully welcomed and graciously entertained at the Court created Earle of Devonshire and made a privy Counsellour Tyrone having procured his pardon of the King and a Proclamation for his safegard in his return to Ireland being grown exceeding odious to our Nation there he stayed awhile but after being disloyall fled into Spain and there died The War ended the army List horse 1000 foot 11150 and