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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38856	An Exact account of the most considerable transactions that hath occurred in Ireland, since the late K. Jame's arrival there		1689 (1689)	Wing E3575; ESTC R9149	3,500	2

An Exact ACCOUNT OF The most Considerable Transactions That ●●th Occurred in IRELAND SINCE The Late K. JAMES's Arrival there Licens'd and Enter'd according to Order Dear SIR I Left Doublin Iast Saturday-night and the Protestants there in a most confused and distracted condition That Morning Monsieur D'Aveaux made his Entry as Embassadour from the French King and with great Attendance and Guards from the Earl of Clancarty's House near the Colledge to the Castle of Doublin He had publick Audience between Eleven and Twelve he concluded his Speech to this effect That His Most Christian Majesty did heartily recommend to the Consideration of his Majesty of Great Britain the Innocency Merits and Losses of his Catholick Subjects of Ireland hoping that he would not only Restore them to their Estates so long possest by Hereticks and Vsurpers but also make and contrive some way to make them Amends for the great Damages they have so long sustained That which we generally understand by it is that the late King should give the Irish not only the Estates forfeited by the late Rebellion but indifferently all the Protestants Estates The same day 't was resolved on that the late King should go this week to London-Derry and carry the Earl of Granard with him hoping that by his presence they might be induced to surrender What the Event may be God knows but they are all mightily afraid unless speedy Succours and Encouragement be sent them they must submit to Mercy not to the Mercy of a King but of the French for the late King is to do nothing in the Government without the Advice of Monsieur D'Aveaux nothing in the Army without the Consent of the two French Lieutenant-Generals Roos Mamoon Leri and Pusignan the Major-Generals and to dispose of no Money but as the French King's Treasurer does direct The whole Irish Army now in Pay is something above 40000 of which 20000 lay last week before Colrain which is a Pass to London-Derry and 10000 are on their march the other way toward Derry through the Country of Monaghan and another 10000 ordered now to attend their King the former 10000 being led by the Duke of Berwick The Irish have now in their Hands the whole Kingdom except only Colrain London-Derry and Eniskillin They have seized upon all the Estates of those who are in England and the old Proprietors have possessed themselves of all the forfeited Estates whether the Owners be in Ireland or England All Munster and most part of Leinster is plundered so that the poor Protestants are generally in a most Miserable Perishing Condition Sir Thomas Southwell and 225 more most of them Gentlemen of good Estates are condemned for High-Treason and to be Hang'd drawn and Quarter'd Their Crimes were only endeavouring to Escape out of the County of Cork and Limrick where there was nothing but Plundering and Murthering into the North where all was Quier Their Estates are all declared forfeited They were in hopes of a Pardon but they are only Reprieved for some time and kept as Hostages Sir Lawrence Parsons of the Beir and a great number of his Tenants and Gentlemen his Neighbours were Condemned and Sentenced last week at Philipstown Their Crimes was that they kept their Doors shut a few days against the Rabble and Dragoons who plundered all about them Eleven Condemned upon some account at Mary-Burrough two of which are Hang'd and Quarter'd as also one Browne a Gentleman of an Estate at Cork was Hang'd and Quarter'd And if they have time I make no question but they will try and Condemn all the Gentlemen they can find upon one Pretence of other and they keep them with an intention to have such Prisoners of the Irish as th● English shall ●●●●after take Ex●●anged for them In the mean time the Ge●●lemen are under the Sentence of the Law and most barbarously used The 7th of May a Parliament is to sit in Dublin the House of Commons will not have one Protestant in it the House of Lords it may be three or four and I cannot think above six or seven They do design to confirm all the English Estates to the Irish to Attaint all the Re●●●s a● they call them that is ●●ll who are ●ow in ●ngland ●nd who they pl●●se in Ireland ●●d to ●stablish ●●●pery by an ●●ct of Parliament and give all the Livings to Papists leaving nothing to Protestants both Laity and Clergy only Liberty of Conscience as long as they please I had much Discourse last Friday with a Papist Lord who came from Brest with King James and was with him at St. Germains and be being in former times much obliged by some of my Friends and most of all being out of Humour by having some mean pitiful Fellows placed over his Head which he was not able to bear he told me all that was in his Heart and I am confident he had no design to deceive me In the first place he assured me That there are Spies who give the Duke of Tyrconnel an Account of every thing that was done and said in London and especially at White-Hall and therefore bid me be sure when ever I went to England to be upon my Guard for if I should chance to sp●nk my mind freely notice would be given of it into Ireland and immediately my Friends there would be ruined He told me the French King had made Solemn Protestations that he would never rest till he had effectually assisted the late King in order to which he lent him about 500000 l. Sterling in the hands of the French Treasurer and Arms for 25000 Men with Ammunition proportionable to bich are now in Ireland That they daily expect from Brest 30 Sail in which are about 5000 French Officers and Souldiers with more Arms which are to come to Kingsale and because the French King finds that his Friend ru●●ed himself by his own Miscarriage and being too merciful to the Protestants as he thought the Abdicated King is to do nothing without the Approbation of Monsieur D'Aveaux who every one says is a very Cunning Man But since he came to Dublin he has Declared himself already sufficiently against all Protestants He says the Design is That a considerable Body of the Irish Army as soon as Derry has submitted shall March directly into Scotland where some Forces are expected to joyn with him in Order to March into the North of England And to divert and amuse King William the French King has promised to pour into Flanders a great Army and at one time to Besiege several places which I have forgot And that he was resolved to do any thing in the World at this Juncture even to the going on his Knees to the Emperor and the Pope so that it might be but at Peace with them now He said he told me this out of meer Love and good Will and only with this Design that I might consider the Matter fairly and then take my Measures as far 〈◊〉 my own particular Concern goes from what I ●●●ld reasonably expect would be the Event of those Designs His own Opinion he told me was That Ireland would be perfectly under the Power of the French King and that England would have work enough Vpon the whole the Advised me to be as unconcern'd any way as I could possibly He added that King James has more Friends in England than he should have and that he makes no Que●●●on but very shortly to see all Protestants toge●●●her by the Ears Thus Dear Sir I have after a confused manner for my Head is still giddy with the Sea given you an Account of what I conceive is absolutely necessary should be known at London concerning the Affairs of Ireland If I thought my going up to London would do the least Service to that miserable undone Kingdom I would not stay here one Minute longer But since Men of so great Qualities and Parts and Eminency who have left Ireland are able to declare the Truth of what I say I cannot hope that such an obscure and ordinary a one as I am can say much more I am told some Men will not believe the bad condition of that Miserable Nation I know not whether it be true if it be I wish they were there to see the Misery and Calamities of those many Thousands of Miserable Plundred and Ruined Protestants who are not able to come away and are in the Jaws of the most Bloody and Barbarous People upon Earth A few days ago the Lord Galmoy took one Dean Dixies Son and another Young Gentleman both bred up in our Colledge and not in Arms and hanged them upon a Sign-Post A Gentleman was shot in the Head by two Souldiers at his own Door in Dublin last Thursday Night They Plundred all round Dublin at Noon-day tho' their King be there There is a Standard set upon the top of the Castle of Dublin with this Inscription NOW OR NEVER NOW AND FOR EVER They say the Duke of Tyrconnel is to go suddenly to France I find the People here are not very apt to believe that the late King is now in Dublin but I assure you I saw him several times and I know his Face as well as I do any mans and it is really he Yet for all this many Irish Officers are said to desert finding the French preferred before them on all Occasions and more regarded which puts them very much out of Humour and that they are like to fall absolutely under the French Power For God's sake let something be done suddenly Dublin has not above 1600 Souldiers now in it I am confident if 10000 Men were immediately sent thither and Arms for 10000 more they would be able to Defend Leinster There is now there Hay and Oats sufficient for 2000 Horse and therefore they need not stay for Forrage London Printed for Richard Baldwin next the Black Bull in the Old-Baily 1689.