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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84210	An exact relation of that famous and notable victorie obtained at Milford-Haven against the Earle of Carbery his forces; by the admirall and vice-admirall of the Irish Seas. The manner of the fight, the taking of the town of Tinby, two ships and foure castles with their ordnance. Also a list of the names of the commanders taken, with six or seven hundred common souldiers now prisoners: with their severall letters and summons sent to the abovesaid towne and castles, and their answers. Written by Captaine William Smith Vice-Admirall and Commander of his Majesties ship the Swallow imployed in that service; and by him presented to the Right Honourable Robert, Earle of Warwick, Lord High Admirall of England. Printed according to order.	Smith, William, Vice-Admiral.	1644 (1644)	Wing E3680; Thomason E3_12; ESTC R3730	10,165	16

An exact RELATION Of that famous and notable VICTORIE Obtained at Milford-Haven against the Earle of Carbery his Forces by the Admirall and Vice-Admirall of the Irish Seas The manner of the Fight the taking of the Town of Tinby two Ships and foure Castles with their Ordnance Also a List of the Names of the Commanders taken with six or seven hundred common Souldiers now prisoners With their severall Letters and Summons sent to the abovesaid Towne and Castles and their Answers Written by Captaine WILLIAM SMITH Vice-Admirall and Commander of his Majesties Ship the Swallow imployed in that Service And by him presented to the right Honourable ROBERT Earle of Warwick Lord high Admirall of ENGLAND Printed according to Order London printed by Moses Bell 25. Iuly 1644. Right Honourable and my very good Lord IN the proceed of the Fleet on our Irish Voyage you may be pleased to take notice that on the 18. January 1643. we set saile in Plimouth Sound and after much fowle weather and contrary winds beating about the Lands end it pleased God to bring part of the Fleet safe to Anchor in Milford-Haven on the 23. of the same viz. the Leopard Regent the Swallow the Leopard Merchant Providence Merchant and Crescent Frigot and within three dayes after the Prosperous and the two Lerpoole Vessels came to Milford But through the neglect of Captaine Plunket and Captaine Williams the said Vessels were necessitated to continue for the space of seven weeks at Milford it being their charge to have conveyed them to their desired Port. And at our arrivall we found at Anchor in the Haven the Globe of Bristoll and a small ship which arrived at Milford eight dayes before we came in and had brought from Bristoll Ammunition to fortifie the Harbour as great Guns Powder Bullet and other Provisions and had landed them at Prickspill which lyeth on the North side of the Harbour where the enemy had made a Fort and fortified it into which Pill the Globe and the other Ship having made us from the mouth of the Harbour let slip and run And my Admirall in pursuit came before the Pill where were exchanged divers Shots but no hurt done on either side The Admirall perceiving no considerable service or execution could be performed on the Fort or Ships they being drawne about a neck of Land behinde the Fort he came to Anchor before it within shot and the Swallow a head of him and the rest of the Fleet a head of the Swallow inclining to the Southside Some three dayes after in the night the enemy drew a Gun out of the Fort to the Westward of the Pill and at breake of the day began a morning salute to the Swallow who to gratifie their courtesie-answered them and after many shot their Gun split and so they withdrew it away At that time it proved very stormy weather in so much that our Ships hauled home their Anchors wherefore upon the first opportunity the Leopard and Swallow were inforced to weigh and come to Anchor on the South-side before Angle a Birth where usually the Kings Ships ride when they come into that Harbour But shortly after the Admirall sent the Prosperous and the Leopard Merchant to ride before the Pill to hinder if it were possible the strengthning of their Worke which dayly the enemy assaid to doe From the Ships were divers shots made daily at their Works as also from the Fort at the Ships but no considerable dammage received only the Leopard Merchant received a shot in her quarter which dropt into the Masters bed And to annoy the Fort the more the Admirall with the joynt consent of the Commanders built a Fort on the South side over against the Pill and placed therein a Demy-Cannon wherewith we played into their Works which was a great incouragement unto many in the County to adhere unto the well-affected party who at that time were very weake Thus having presented to your Lordship with our proceedings at Sea in and about the Harbour you may be pleased to take a view of the correspondence we held ashore both with the ill and well affected After our happy arivall I call it happy in respect of the great deliverance it pleased the most mighty Preserver of all things to afford to the distressed Inhabitants of Pembrooke and the well-affected Gentlemen of that County The next morning after we came to Anchor in the Haven Colonell Langborne and the Major of Pembrooke came aboard the Leopard and informed my Admirall with the feeble condition the well-affected party was in as also of the strength power and insolency of the adverse party For after the enemy had fortified the North side of the Harbour and intending to fortifie the South side within a day or two had not our arrivall frustrated that designe The Enemy presuming on their strength cast off their sheeps cloathing in which they had so long deluded the people and demonstrated themselves to be like unto the rest of their Confederates Ravening Wolves The Earle of Carbery having voted that after the Harbour was fortified hee would plunder the Towne of Pembrooke and the Houses of the Gentlemen who had adhered to that party and that their persons should be put to death by cruell tortures the Maior of Pembrooke they said should be put into a barrell of nailes and brought to Prickspill and from the top of a hill should be rolled downe into the Sea This report so terrified the Gentlemen that they fled from their houses and hid themselves in obscure places in disguise and sent their wives and children to Tinbie where his Lordship then lay humbly to supplicate his Lordship to grant them protections that their Houses might not be plundered nor their persons abused by the rude Souldiers among whom there was a reverent aged Gentlewoman the wife of one Master Griffith White who had in her house eight sonnes and eight daughters who were Virgins and foure small grand Children in all number 20. with divers servants both Male and Female This Gentlewoman pressing his Lordship to commiserate her sad estate in case her house should be plundered desired his protection assuring his Lordship that whensoever he would be pleased to give her husband leave to wait on him she did not doubt but that her husband would give his Lordship ample satisfaction in all his lawfull demands His Lordship replied Hee would finde a time to speake with her husband but as for a Protection he would grant her none The Gentlewoman with teares in her eyes desired his Lordship to look on her children who in point of honour hee stood ingaged to protect as also the chastity of Matrons and Virgins the which without his Lordships protection she said must undoubtedly be violated and her family perish To which his Lordship answered with divers reproaches and some Jeasts among That it were better her children and Family should perish then that the King should want means to perfect his designe To which she