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A true and impartial history of the most material occurrences in the kingdom of Ireland during the two last years with the present state of both armies : published to prevent mistakes, and to give the world a prospect of the future success of Their Majesties arms in that nation / written by an eye-witness to the most remarkable passages.
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Story, George Warter, d. 1721.
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That day we marched beyond the Devils Bit and all along as we passed we could see the Rapparees looking upon us from the Mountains but we had now so many Cattle Horses and Attenders on our marches as made us look as big nigh hand as the other part of the Army and the Souldiers used to say that the Cattle and Sheep themselves could tell by their different tones to whom they belonged From this place all down to Cashel and so towards Clonmel and Waterford one way and towards Tipperary and Limerick another is one of the finest Countries I ever saw if it had Inhabitants accordingly Great part of it is called the Goulden vale On the 4 Colonel Woolsleys Horse Colonel Tiffins and St. Johns Foot marched back from hence towards Mullingar to secure the Country they came so far lest the Enemy should attack us and now we being secure they marched back another way We marched on the 5. to Holy-Cross nigh Thurles which of old enjoyed several peculiar Priviledges and Freedomes granted in Honour of a piece of Christs Cross there found as the Story goes This place by K. Henry 8. gave the Title of Barons to the Buttlers The General I believe had heard that several people had enjoy'd great priviledges at this place in the days of old and therefore he gave his Souldiers liberty this afternoon to take what they pleased for their sustenance but the true reason was because we had no Bread The 6. we marched to a Village called Dundrum a little to the North of Cashel one of the most Ancient Cities in Ireland famous of old for the Preaching of St. Patrick where afterwards was built a very considerable Cathedral it was made an Archepiscopal dignity by Eugenius the third Bishop of Rome and had under it in times past many Bishopricks and Suffragons As you go up to this Church there is a Stone upon which Antiently all the Kings of Munster used to be Crowned I suppose it was after the same manner with the Ulster Kings which was by throwing an old shooâ— over their heads and sometimes by killing a white Cow c. There are several Monuments of good Antiquity in this Church In the year 1318. The Archb. of Cashel was both Lord Justice and Lord Chancellor and it was remarkable in the late Wars for my Lord Inchiqueens killing all the Priests that were got into it and pretended with a Body of the Irish to defend the place which naturally is pretty strong and it s called at this day the Rock because it stands on the top of one On the 7. We marched to Cullen and on the 8. to Carriganliss whither the Kings Army was gone from Goulden-Bridge It s therefore convenient that I should give the best Account I can of their march from Dublin thither month July The Kings march towards Limerick On the 9. of July His Majesty with his Army Encamped at Cromlin within two miles of Dublin westwards where he settled the method of granting Protections according to his Declaration And gave a Commission to the Bishop of Meath my Lord Longford Dr. Gorge Captain Fitz Gerald Mr. Coughland Dr. Davis and Captain Corker to save all forfeited goods and to see that those and the Corn upon the Estates of all Absentees were safely kept or disposed on for the Kings use The Bishop of Meath whether out of dislike to the proceedings of the rest or averseness to business soon forbore his Attendance at their meetings the rest went on in their Business but in such a method as was neither to the Kings advantage nor satisfaction and not much to their own Credits The 10. in the morning his Majesty set forth a Proclamation to put a stop to the passing of Brass mony only at the valuations following viz. Every large half Crown and new stampt Crown at a penny the small half Crown at three farthings the large Copper Shilling at an half penny the small Shillings and six pences at farthings c. And the same day the Army Encampt between the Ness and Racoole Little hapned remarkable except the Kings great care to keep the Souldiers from Plundring the Country and every night it was given out in orders that on pain of death no man should go beyond the line in the Camp or take violently to the lest value from either Protestant or Papist The 11. the Army marched to Kill Kullen Bridge the King this morning passing by the Ness saw a Souldier Robbing a poor Woman which inraged his Majesty so much that he beat him with his Cane and gave orders that he and several others guilty of the like disobedience should be Executed the Monday following some people were so wicked as put a bad construction on this Action of the Kings but it had so good an effect upon that part of the Army that the Country was secured from any violence done by the Souldiers during that whole march two of the other Sufferers were Iniskillin Dragoons On Sunday the Army rested and on Munday they marched to Tommalin several of the Country people and some Gentlemen that were Papists coming in to whom the King ordered Protections We heard all long on our march of the Confusion the Enemy was in and had Accounts daily of their resorts to Limerick and other strong places whilst we were here several came to us from Killkenny who gave his Majesty an Account of the State of that Garrison that part of the Enemies Horse and Foot were there still but with thoughts of quitting the Town upon our approach and at their going off they made the Inhabitants give them a sum of mony to save the Town from plundring From Tommalin we marched to Castle-Dermot where stood in old time two or three Religious Houses the Ruins of which as yet remain one of these was of the Fryars Minors Sackt and Plundred by the Scots under Bruce in the year 1316. In which year the Irish were here also overthrown by Edward Bottilar or Buttler Lord Justice of Ireland Here the King received some Packets from England giving him a further Account of his Fleet and Sea affairs which was easily understood not to be very grateful and as is supposed was the occasion of our slow marches Several Protestants every day came to the Camp all expressing their great Joy and Satisfaction for his Majesties Presence and their Deliverance We had also an Account here of some that took Protections and yet in the night made their escape to the Enemy having only got those Protections thereby to procure a better opportunity of going off with what they had upon which parties were lent out on all hands to clear the Mountains and Woods near the Army which kept the rest at home from hence Colonel Eppingar went with a party of 1000 Horse and Dragoons to secure Wexeford which some time before was deserted by the Irish Garrison this Town was first taken by Fitz Stephen in the Reign of King Hen. 2.
Foot began to march at one a Clock in the morning and their Horse followed in the Rear burning their Camp at the Bridg of Fane and removing to Ardee We had also an account That the Duke of Berwick with a considerable Body of Horse was gone towards Iniskillin to rescue Major General Maccarty upon which a Detatchment of the Iniskillin Horse and Foot Coll. Russels Horse and Eight Grenadeers out of every Regiment mounted on Horse-back were sent on the 8 th to keep a Pass between us and Sligo On the 9 th the General had an Account from one Hempson and Johnston with four more who came from Dublin in an open Boat on the 7 th and landed at Carlingford That King James had given Orders to victual that place for his Winter-Quarters and that the discourse was there of dividing the Army in order to quit the Field because they thought it was impossible for us to attempt any thing that Winter as indeed it was That night a Party of 100 Horse were sent out towards Ardee but coming near an old Castle where the Enemy had posted themselves they fired upon our men which occasioned some of the French Horse to retreat but all the harm that was done was one of the Troopers had his Thigh bruised An Honourable Quarrel About this time there hapned a Quarrel between two French Officers belonging to Duke Sconberg's Regiment of Horse they were afraid to fight nigh our Camp lest the General should have notice of it and so try them by a Court-martial therefore they agreed to ride out towards the Enemies Camp where they fought with Sword and Pistol and being both wounded they told at their return that it was the Enemy had done it Both Forage and Firing grew now very scarce and the Weather was mighty bad so that Mr. Shales had Orders to deliver out two Tuns of Coals to each Regiment About the 8 th or 9 th Sir John Lanier's Colonel Langston's Horse and Colonel Hefford's Dragoons with Colonel Hasting's Foot landed at Carlingford from Scotland We had an account that there were more landed with them and that when they joined us we should march forwards but now it was too late and they did not come to the Camp but were ordered to Armagh Clownish and Places thereabouts The General gave Orders that no Colonel or any one whatever should give Passes for any to go from the Camp and that the Officers should visit the Souldiers Tents night and morning to see what they wanted The Sick order'd on Board On the 13 th it was ordered that all the Sick should be sent on Board and that the Officers took care to see that those who were well should have Hutts made and the Quarter-masters were ordered to fetch Shoes Bread Cheese Brandy and Coals And all the Surgeons in the Army were appointed to meet Dr. Lawrence next day at 10 a Clock to consult I suppose what Methods could be taken to prevent the Flux and Feaver which then were very violent The General Count Solmes Lieut. Gen. Douglas Maj. Gen. Kirk and M. G. Scravenmore or some of them were out every day either to observe the Enemy or view our own Camp And on the 15 th we were told by three or four Deserters that the Enemy had entrenched themselves at Ardee and designed to continue there for some time but the first was a Mistake for it was the Town that they were fortifying whilst they lay there that they might leave a Garison in it when the Army went off to Quarters A Colonel was ordered to go the Rounds every night and a Brigadier once in three nights And we had at this time about 105 Ships at Carlingford besides those at Dundalk Our Horse encamp at Carlingford The 16 th all our Horse except the French the Inniskillin and Col. Levison's Dragoons march'd towards Carlingford for the conveniency of Forage That day Capt. Ralph Gore was buried in Dundalk-Church and the day following Col. Deering as had been several Officers before Sir Edward was very much lamented in the Army by all that knew him He left a good Fortune in England purely to serve the King in this Expedition as did three more of his Brothers one of which viz. Capt. John Deering died since at Taudrogee being a very ingenious young Gentleman On the 17 th a Party of Inniskillin Horse and some of Levison's Dragoons were got so nigh the Enemy that a Party of twenty Horse came behind them thinking to keep a Pass whilst others charged them in the Front Four Irish Men killed but our Men discovering their Error faced about and charged those in the Rear whereof they killed four and took six Prisoners A Priest hanged for a Spy The same day a Priest was hanged who came from the Enemy as a Deserter but proved a Spy he served then in station of a Captain And to be even with us they caught a Spy of ours some days after in Priests habit and hanged him The 20 th Capt. Withers of Maj. Gen. Kirk's Regiment was made Adjutant-General of Foot and next day it was again ordered that all our Sick should be sent on board at Dundalk and Carlingford though those Orders were not executed till a fortnight after We remove our Camp beyond the Town However we removed our Camps some beyond the Town and some towards the Artillery leaving the Huts that we had made full of sick Men. I know not the distinct number of the Sick in every Regiment at that time but besides what were dead and gone to Carlingford before as also some in the Town we had 67 that were not able to march about twice twelve score to fresh ground whom we put into those Huts leaving the Surgeon with an Officer and twelve Men purposely to attend them The Chaplain likewise went to see them once a day but always at his going found some dead Those that were alive seemed very sorry when the others were to be buried not that they were dead for they were the hardest-hearted one to another in the World but whilst they had them in their Huts they either served to lay between them and the cold Wind or at least were serviceable to sit or lie upon And since the Enemy were now drawn off the Guards were taken from the Ships and from Mortimer's Castle leaving only a Sergeant and twelve Men at the Gate that leads to Bedloes Castle and because some Companies were so thin that there were scarce twelve healthful Men in them it was therefore ordered that every Company should do Duty according to strength Tuesday the 22 d great part of the Army were marched beyond the Town and encamp'd some towards Bedloe's-Castle and some down towards the Shipping in so much that those that went over were ordered to do Duty as three Brigades and those that staid as one the Chirurgeon of each Regiment was ordered to see the Sick on Board An Officer was sent to take