G. George Flower Captaine 198 Sir George Bourcheir sent to Kilkenny 27 Sir George Bourchier comes to Corke 199 Sir George Thornton joynes with the Lord Barry 360 George Kingesmill maymed at Donboy 314 George Blunt 41 Glancoyne castle surprized by Sir Francis Barkley 84 Glin castle besieged and taken 63 64 Gregory Castle taken 297 Geoffrey Galway Major of Limricke fined imprisoned 110 And a new Major elected 111 H. Henrie Skipwith Captaine 15 315 Henry Malbie slaine 365 Sir Henry Folliot 233 Husseyes Report of the Rebellion in Mounster 146 Hopton dyed of a hurt 214 Hostages delivered by Don Iuan and their Names 247 Hugh Mostian 128 Sir Henrie Power 31 253 I. Iames Fits Thomas apprehended by Dermond O Conner 54 Iohn Power 55 Iohn Bostocke 30 Instructions for the Lord President of Mounster 6 Iames Archer Iesuite 26 InstructioÌ„s to the Earle of Thomond 287 Instructions for Capt. George Blunt 256 Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle taken prisoner 135 His Examination 174 His Relation to the Lord President 139 Iames fits Thomas Dermond Mac Gragh make a narrow escape 106 Don Iuan de Aguila his Declaration at Kinsale 200 His Request to the Lord Deputie for shipping 252 Intelligence of the Spanish Invasion 188 Irish in Mounster revolted to the Spaniards 224 Irish fled into Spaine with their Names 237 Iames Gold second Iustice of Mounster 6 Iohn fits Thomas his practice to deceiâ—e the Lord President 328 Iames fits Thomas the young Earle of Desmond commeth into Ireland 85 Returneth into England 122 Iames Grace 217 K. Kinsale summoned and Don Iuans Answere 219 Kinsale Burgesses desire their Charter 252 Kinsale receiues their Ensignes of Magistracie 359 Kilcow castle taken by Capt. Flower 383 Knight of Kerry protected 299 Defeated by Sir Charles Wilmâ—t 361 Makes his submission ibidem Kilcrey Castle and Abbey rendred 334 Kirton a Lieutenant hurt at Donboy 318 L. Lowghguyrre taken by the Rebells and recovered againe from them 45 Listoell Castle besieged and taken 97 List of the Captaines of the Spanish armie 191 List of the Army in Mounster 290 382 Lixnaw castle taken by coÌ„position 296 Leamâ—con castle taken 321 Lettertinlesse castle taken burnt ibid. Laghlin O Dallic 360 Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Captaine Boys 383 Letters Patents for Sir George Carew to be Lord President of Mounster 3 A Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell 24 A Letter from Iames Galde Butler to the Lord President 42 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 40 A Letter from the Mounster Rebells to O Dâ—nnell 58 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 62 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 70 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 48 Two Letters from William Burke and Moroghe ni Moe O Flartie to the Lord President 60 61 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lo President 86 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the Lord President 96 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 80 Letters Patents for Iames fits Gerald to be Earle of Desmond 89 A Letter from Cormock Mac Dermond vnto Tyrone 100 A Letter from the Earle of Clanrickard to Theobald ne long Burke 103 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Iames fits Thomas 111 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord Deputie 116 A Letter from the Lord President to the Lord Deputie 119 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the L. President with his Answers 128 A Letter from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie 132 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord President 132 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 141 Two Letters from Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle to the K. of Spaine 154 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President touching base Monies 147 A Letter from Thomas Shelton to Florence Mac Cartie 169 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Florence Mac Cartie 170 A Letter from Tirone Iames fits Thomas Florence Mac Cartie and Mac Donogh to the Pope 175 A Letter from Mr. Secretary Cecill to the Lord President with Spanish Intelligence 182 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lord President 185 A Letter from the Lord Deputie satisfactory to the Lord President 186 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 228 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to the Archbishop of Dublin 260 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 260 A Letter from the Secretary Ybarra to Don Iuan de Aguila 261 A Letter from the Secretary Franquesa to Don Iuan de Aguila ibid. A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 262 A Letter from the King of Spaine to Don Iuan de Aguila 263 A Letter from the L. Deputy and Councell to the Lords in England 264 A Letter from O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 269 A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan 307 A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Lord of Lixnaw 309 A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominicke Collins ibid. A Letter from Iames Archer to Dominicke Collins 308 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the Earle of Carazena 27â— A Letâ—er from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to Don Pedro Zubiaur 272 A Letter from the Lo. President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Donboy 294 A Letâ—er from Don Iuan de Aguila to Câ—ptaine Iuan de Albornos Y Andrada 227 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lo. Pâ—esident 209 A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President 339 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to Tirone and O Donnell 227 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 253 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 326 A Letter from Tege Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President 330 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell in England to the Lord President 336 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lord Pâ—esident 339 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie ibid. A Letter from Captaine Roger Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto 340 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President 344 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 345 A Letter from O Donnell to O Conner Kerry 343 A letter from her Majestie to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrikard 378 A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President 379 A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton 380 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lords in England 384 M. Maurice Stack sent into Kerry 67 Treacherously murthered 79 O Mulrians Countrey spoyled 47 Mac Awley spoyled by Sir Francis Barkley 108 Mocrumpe Castle besieged 334 Taken 351 Muskrey-quirke and Arloghe spoyled by the armie 106 Mounster in what state after the Siedge of Kinsale 283 Malachias the Popish Bishop of Kilmakow 380 N. Names of the Councellors of Mounster 19 Sir Nicholas
vpon the same which they would not doe vpon a Countrey not lying vpon the Sea You shall receiue what Newes of Spaniards came to these parts by Iohn fits Thomas and Donogh Mac Cormock and whatsoever they brought with them we impart with you and doe provide for the same men to send unto you if they may be had Our Commendations to Patrick Condon and to the rest of our friends in those parts Your very assured Friend Hugh Odonnell The Earle of Thomond at the request of the Lord President sent a Priest called Teg Mac Gillipatrick as a Spie into Vlster to learne what newes hee could get among the Rebels there returned the one and twentieth of February 1600 and came to the Lord President at Moyallo reporting that at his being at Donegall in the Christmas Holy dayes Tirone Odonnell and most of the Northerne Captaines being there present made a new combination to continue the Rebellion at which assembly the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin was present then ready to depart for Spaine with sixteene Irish Priests in his company for the better assurance of their confederacie the Sacrament was solemnely received by them all At the same time Teg Mac Gillipatrick the Priest aforesaid did see a Letter of Florence Mac Carties lately sent to Tirone by a Messenger of his owne which hee heard read openly the Contents whereof was That hee protested hee was not fallen from them but had made a peace with the Lo President of Mounster untill May next and that then he was at libertie One Dermond Mac Cartie a kinsman and dependanâ— upon Florence and by him as is supposed was sent into Spaine where hee continued his Intelligencer many yeeres and by the Spanyards called Don Dermutio Cartie wrote a Letter unto his Master Florence dated at the Groyne the ninth of March 1600. A long letter in Spanish the materiall poynts whereof are thus abstracted and Englished That hee was glad to heare that his Lordship upon the fiftâ—enth of December last was landed at Corke after his eleven yeeres restraint in England whereof three of them in the Tower of London that his Imprisonment was not for marrying of the Earle of Clan Cares daughter without leaue as was pretended but upon suspition which the State had of his loyaltie which he understood by Letters written from the Lord Deputie and Treasurer of Ireland to the Queene which was intercepted and brought into Spaine wherein it was suggested that hee having so many kinsmen friends and followers and himselfe who was knowne to beare affection to Spanyards it were fit hee were restrayned and that this onely was the cause of his eleven yeeres restraint Wherefore hee advised him not to put any confidence in the English for if they once againe lay hold upon him they would never enlarge him Hee advised him to certifie his Majestie how much hee was his Servant what Townes and places hee could put into his handes what number of men of warre hee could serue him withall and if he could surprize Corke he should bee well supplyed by the King of Spaine That hee might send his Letters written to the King unto Don Diego Brochero who is a great favourer of the Irish Nation and in great credit with the King by which meanes they would bee safely delivered as also his Letters unto him for the solicitation of his businesse That within three dayes hee might send him answere from the Groyne which hee could not doe unto Oneale and O Donnell who were so farre off in the North of the Kingdome and advised him to write unto them that they in like manner should direct their Letters to Don Diego Brochero but if he would not write unto him hee would advise with Don Diego and repaire himselfe unto him into Ireland Lastly hee hoped that the King of Spaine would the next Spring send an Armie into Ireland It would bee too tedious to set downe at large all the manifest proofes of Florâ—â—ce his juggling Treasons wherefore I will for brevitie sake relate but a few more Abstracts of Letters and Examinations which heere ensue The thirteenth of May 1600. Florence received Letters from Tyrone wherein hee prayeth him that hee would constantly presevere in the Catholike cause as hee had promised that aide should come unto him from the North by Lammas next That he had written in his favour to the King of Spaine commended his service and prayed the King to giue him assistance Tyrone wrote unto both the Osulevans requiring them to giue obedience unto Florence for hee had complained of them Tyrone threatning the said Osâ—levans that if they did not obey him as they ought hee would with his forces come into Mounster to destroy them Dated the thirtieth of October 1599. Tyrone to Florence dated the seventeenth of Aprill 1600. that according to the trust and confidence he had in him and his Confederats in Mounster they should fight valiantly against the English whereunto they were bound in conscience and for their Countries good Another from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie dated the second of May 1600. wherein hee signifieth unto him of the arrivall of the Popes Archbishop of Dublin And of present aides from Spaine he thanked God that the Earle of Ormond is taken hee incited him to entertaine as many Bonoghs as heâ— can against their enemies that hee hath acquainted the King of Spaine of his service unto whom hee hath sent his Sonne Henry Oneale and that hee would shortly send him aide Garret Liston of Skehanaghe in the County of Limerick Gentleman being examined upon oath said that Florence Mac Cartie met with Iames fits Thomas at Belaghafenan two miles from Castle Mayne where Iames challenged him for not comming unto him with his forces to fight with the Lord President as he had promised whom after hee had with smooth language pacified hee protested solemnly and tooke his oath in the presence of Iames fits Thomas Mac Awlife Thomas Oge Muriertaghe Mac Shihie Iohn Vlicke and this Examinat that hee would continue with Iames fits Thomas in this action And although Iames should giue over the rebellion which hee termed a just warte yet hee himselfe would keepe life in it so long as hee could get any to follow him c. This examination was taken by the Lord President the twentieth of August 1600. Another from Oâ—eâ—le to Florence dated the sixth of February 1600. wherein hee exhorteth him to serue valiantly against the Pagan Beast That before hee did write unto him againe hee should see trouble enough in England it selfe and that yeaâ—e May ensuing the warres of Irâ—land would bee easie And for that the cause of Mounster was left unto him hee wished that no imbecillity should bee found in him and that the time of helpe was neere Florence Mac Carties wife told Sir Charles Wilmot that her husbands heart was malitious to the State and that hee would never come in but upon necessitie
To all Admirals Viâ—eadmirals Governours Magistrates and Officers and to all other her Majesties loyall and obedient Subjects unto whom this shall or may appertaine A Letter from Odonnell to O Connor Kerry VVHat newes are here the Doctor and Dermond Odrischal may largely report unto you but of this one thing you may bee fully assured that the King will not omit the winning of Ireland if it cost him the most part of Spaine His Majestie doth send you money and munition I pray let our enformation of you bee found true and your service encoâ—rage our King to further merit you I pray you send mee the relation of the newes of our Countrey in such sort as if there be any bad it be concealed from the Spaniards and knowen to me where the Deputie with the Queenes forces are occupied or where they are in â—arrison At the Groyne the foure and twentieth of May 1602. Your loving Friend Hugh Odonnell To his loving Friend O Connor Kerry these giue in Ireland At the same time when Pedro Lopez de Soto the Veador wrote to Captaine Harvie Don Iohn de Aguila did write unto the Lord President and sent him a present of wines Lymmons Orenges c. And to doe him a farther curtesie hee gaue him assurance that his Passeports should bee sufficient for any man that hee would employ into Spaine if hee had any cause to send thither This Letter the President sent to the Lords of the Councell in England who authorised him both to write unto him and to returne him a Present if he were so disposed The copie of Don Iohns Letter and the Presidents unto him translated out of the Spanish doe here enâ—ue A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President MVy illustre Sennor To say the truth I am very glad that I am in Spaine and that the passage was good which I was to make I confesse unto your Lordship that I am so much obliged for the honourable and good tearmes which the Lord Deputy and your Lordship vsed there in the service of your Prince in all things which concerned me that I desire some apt occasion to manifest my selfe to be a good Paymaster as I ought for those curtesies and for the assurance thereof your Lordship may send securely to me to command any thing you please for your service And that your Ship and Passeport shall bee friendly received And for that in this Countrey there is no fruit of more estimation then Wines of Ripadavia Limmons and Orenges these few are sent to make a proofe thereof and the willingnesse I haue to serue your Lordships whom I commend to God From the Groyne the second of Aprill 1602. Muy illustre Sennor Beso las manos a V. S. Su Servidor Don Iuan de Aguila A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila MVy illustre Sennor I doubt not but that your Lordship hath received my Letters of the thirteenth of Iuly sent in answer of yours of the second of Aprill by the Captaines Suaço and Sigler and I rest so well satisfied of the good tearmes wherein wee stand as I am desirous to doe your Lordship some agreeable service at that time there was no occasion for mee to make use of the Passeport and offer your Lordship made me for security of that man or ship which I should send into those parts But now this bearer Captaine Walter Edney whose Sonne served Captaine Pedro Enriques de Tejada lately deceased having prayed mee to giue him licence and my Passeport to see his Sonne To supply him of his necessary wants I beseech your Lordship that he may according to your promise safely and securely passe and returne which favour I shall thankfully acknowledge And whensoever your Lordship shall haue occasion to send any of yours into these parts hee shall bee vsed with the like courtesie I haue received profit by the booke of fortification which your Lordship left mee at your departure and hold it as a Relique in memory of you and as a good Scholler I haue put some things in practise whereof your Lordship at your returne hither againe which I hope in God will be never may be a witnesse whether I haue committed any error in the art oâ— no. My greatest defect hath beene the want of the helpe of so great a Master as your Lordship is of whom I am desirous to learne not onely that art but in all else concerning military profession in the which I doe giue your Lordship the preheminence To conclude I rest in all I may my dutie reserved to the Queene my mistresse affectionatly ready at your Lordships service and so kissing your hands I beseech God to preserue you with many happy yeares From Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. Muy illustre Signior Beso las manos a V. S. su Serridor GEORGE CAREVV Although here is nothing to be had worthy the presenting unto your Lordship yet I make bold to present you with an ambling Hackney The man whom the Lord President made choise of to carry these Letters to Pedro Lopez de Soto and to Don Iohn de Aguila was Walter Edney Lieutenant unto Captaine Harvie who was an ingenious man of good discretion and well experienced aswell in Land as Sea service and the better to disguise his employment hee had a Sonne in Spaine a Page unto Captaine Pedro Enrique who after rendering of Kinsale the Captaine aforesaid casting an affection to the boy moved Don Iohn to entreate the President that hee might haue the youth to serue him which was granted and within a few moneths after the Spaniards returne the Captaine dyed and to put a farther maske upon his employment the President fraighted a small Barke loaden with Irish commodities and in it a choise Irish horse with a rich pad and furniture and some other trifles which hee sent to Don Iohn de Aguila and for his safetie hee had two Passeports with him the one from Captaine Harvie the other from the President the Presidents Passeport ensueth By the Lord President of Mounster in Ireland I Sir GEORGE CAREVV Lieutenant generall of the Artillery for her Sacred Majestie the Queene of England in that her kingdome and her Highnesse Lord President for the Province of Mounster in Ireland doe certifie that I haue licensed Captaine Walter Edney to goe into Spaine to visit his Sonne remayning there and to returne hither within two moneths after the date hereof this being agreeable with the allowance and power which Don Iohn de Aguila did giue me at his being here the coppy whereof is heereunto annexed Giuen at Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. G. C. Of these dispatches for Spaine enough being said it is time to reâ—â—â—ne to the passages in Mounster but first I must relate unto you the newes from Spaine sent in a Letter from Sir Robert Cecill unto the Lord Deputie and the same transcripted by master Secretaries direction unto the President the
owne home leaving the Earle to a desperate fortune who now perceived that the Provincials submitted themselues daily to the President and the strangers returned into their severall Countries and that no aide approached either from the South or North by Sea nor Land was compelled together with Iohn his Brother Maurice Mac Thomas Pierce Lacy and the Knight of the Glyn to leaue the Countrie of Corke and to fly into Tipperary and Ormond and from thence Iohn fits Thomas hasteth to Vlster CHAP. XIIII Supplies of Foote sent from England Osulevan More sent by the Lord Deputie to the Lord President The Castle of Glancoyne surprised by Sir Francis Barkley Florence Mac Carties Wife and Followers perswaded him to goe to the Lord President The young Earle of Desmond arrived at Yoghall A Letter from Her Majestie to the Lord President Her Maiesties Letters Patents for Iames Fitz-Gerald to be Earle of Desmond THE Lords of the Councell of England by their Letters bearing Date the twentie seventh advertised the President that there was sixe hundred Foote in a readinesse to be sent to Corke to supply the Armie and for that many Souldiers daily arrived in England by Passeports from their Captaines onely They gaue the President a straite Charge to take order with all the Maritime Townes that no Souldier should be transported out of any of them without a Passe under his owne Hand and Seale and the last of the same he had directions from their Lordships that good Bands with Sureties should be taken upon all Merchants of Ireland which traded with Spaine or France not only for their owne good behaviours and loyalties when they were beyond the Seas but to all such Passengers as they should carry with them which was presently put into execution Dermond O Conner at his late being in Mounster had caused Osulevan More a man aboue sixtie yeares of age and yet never knowen to be in action against Her Majestie neither in Iames fits Maurice his Warres nor in the old Earle of Desmonds nor in this last Rebellion This man I say Dermond O Conner had taken Prisoner not without Consent and Councell of Florence Mac Cartie because he refused to pay Bonnaght unto the Connaght men Captaine Tirrell by force or fraud I know not whether tooke the Prisoner from him and caried him into the North who escaped out of the Vlster mens hands was taken by Sir Theobald Dillon of Connaght and presented to the Lord Deputie by whom hee is committed to the Castle of Dublin untill his estate should be further knowen and not long after he sent him to the Earle of Ormond to be sent by him to the President to be disposed of according to his discretion He being about this time come to Corke raileth bitterly against Florence ascribing both the beginning and continuance of his troubles to him and relating to the Councell such intelligence as hee had learned in those parts where he had beene detained returneth into his owne Countrey The Arch-rebels Iames fits Thomas Fits Maurice and the Knight of the Glyn not finding as it should seeme the entertainement they expected in my Lord of Ormonds countrey or rather notintending at the first to make any long stay there but onely that thereby the President might thinke them quite gone and so make no further inquirie after them did in the beginning of this Moneth of October steale backe into the Countie of Limerick yet not so privily but the President had intelligence thereof for it was signified unto him the fourth of this instant that Desmond was about Arlogh having not aboue fiue in his Company and two of them came lately from the Pope with promise of Succours which came too late for his turne as hereafter shall be shewed In the meane time our Garrisons prospered so well that Sir Francis Barkley got the Castle of Glancoyne in Connilogh burning and spoyling great store of Corne in those parts and Sir Charles Wilmot in Kerry prevailed so farre that Castlemange held by Thomas Oge and Listoell defended by Fits Maurice were the only two Castles held against her Majestie which were both regained within short time and Captaine Flower at Lysmore wrought miracles against the Rebels in those parts as Sir Richard Aylward wrote to the President But Florence Mac Cartie notwithstanding his manifold Letters stuffed with abominable oathes came not as yet to the President nor indeed minded he to come as it was reported had not his Wife and some of his Countrey in a manner compelled him thereunto for she refused to come to his Bed untill he had reconciled himselfe to Her Majestie saying that she knew in what manner her Father had that Earledome from her Highnesse and though she be not pleased to bestow the same wholly upon her yet she doubted not to obtaine some part thereof but if neither of these could bee gotten yet was not she minded to goe a begging either unto Vlster nor into Spaine and to confirme this report it was certainely knowen that she with the helpe of her friends kept the Castle of the Lough in Desmond by force from him Her Majestie having evermore had a determination to send Iames fits Gerald Sonne unto the late Earle of Desmond attainted in Ireland and having found by experience that the attempt which Dermond O Conner made in the apprehension of Iames fits Thomas was at his Wifes suite in hope thereby to obtaine the restitution of her Brother to his old Title of Earle of Desmond and also unto some state of Inheritance for his maintenance did now resolue to put her determination in effect hoping that his presence in Ireland would draw the ancient Followers of the Earle of Desmond his Father from Iames fits Thomas the supposed Earle and therefore releasing him out of the Tower where from his infancie he had beene Prisoner shee not onely admitted him to her presence but stiled him Earle of Desmond and sent him conducted into Ireland by Captaine Price a sober discreet Gentleman and an ancient Commander in the Warres who landed with his charge at Youghall the fourteenth day of October from thence he brought him to Moyallo to the President upon the eighteenth where from Her Majestie he presented to his Lordship the young Earle Her Majesties Letters and Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England for his restitution in blood and Honour both which Letter and Letters Pattens I thinke it not unnecessary to set downe the true Copies which were as followeth A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President ELIZAB. R. TRustie and Welbeloved wee greet you well Wee haue now at the last resolved to send over Iames fits Gerald into Mounster after long debate with Our selfe what accidents might follow thereupon wherein although there might be many doubts to what hee may bee inveagled in times to come yet that opinion which wee conceiue of his owne good nature and disposition to gratefulnesse for
necessary for the sustenance of our Troopes because there came not such a quantitie of Bisquet as his Majestie commanded and was not more then for two Moneths or little more It is likewise convenient that there come a great summe of monie for it imports much to pay well for want whereof there rise no disorders that of friends wee gaine not enemies That others may come in the place of the Accounter and overseer that brought us to the Groyne It is convenient to send two Doctors because there is none in the regiment of Spaniards Likewise that an Auditor Generall bee sent to serue here because there is none It behooveth also to send Carpenters and Smiths or Farriers being very necessary And that his Majestie bee served that there might remaine here three or foâ—re ships to giue advise of whatsoever shall succeed there being none left here at this present The next day after Don Iuan was landed Sir Charles Wilmot sent Captaine Francis Slingesby with his â—oote Company and Sir Anthony Cooks Horse with directions to take the best view hee could of their fleete and forces who at his comming thither found them possessed both of the Towne of Kinsale and of the Castle of Rincorran neere adjoyning unto it and to bid him welcome they drew forth a Company or two of Foote and a skirmish for a little space was entertayned wherein there were some hurt but none slaine Captaine Slingsby having performed his directions returned to Corke CHAP. XI Second Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of the Spaniards in Kinsale Debate in Councell what wâ—â— meetest for the Lord Deputy to doe The Lord Deputy assented to the Lord Presidents advise The Lord Presidents providence A dispatch into England of the Spaniards arrivall The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord President into Mounster None of the Provincials of Mounster did adhere to the Spaniards as their first landing The report of a Master of a Scottish Barque concerning the strength of the Spaniard Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale Direction given for the burning of the Corne neere Kinsale A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila unto Tyrone and O Donnell The Lord Deputy and Lord President c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale The Lord Deputy with the Army marched towards Kinsale AT the instant when Sir Charles Wilmots Letters of the Spaniards arrivall came to Kilkenny which was upon the three and twentieth of September as afore mentioned the Lord Deputie the Earle of Ormond the Lord President Sir Richard Wingfielde Marshall of the Army of Ireland and Sir Robert Gardiner the chiefe Iustice were in Councell advising what course was fittest to take if the Spaniards should land But now Sir Charles Wilmots Letters gaue them cause to advise what should be done they being landed to confirme the same while they were in Councell second Letters came from Sir Charles Wilmot and the Major of Corke that the Spaniards had quitted the harbour of Corke and were all at an Anchor in the haven of Kinsale The question was then what the Lord Deputy should doe The Earle of Ormond the Marshall and the chiefe Iustice were of opinion that hee should doe well to hasten to Dublin and there to assemble his forces together and whilest they were drawing to a head to giue order for supplyes of victuals and munitions to bee sent to Corke and that the President should presently bee dispatched into the Province to defend the Citie of Corke untill the Lord Deputie came to his reliefe wherein all expedition was to bee vsed for their reasons were that if the Lord Deputie presented himselfe in the Province with small forces it would encourage the Enemy and put distrust and feare in the Provincials which were either well affected or neutrals The Presidents advise was opposite to theirs beseeching the Lord Deputy to goe presently into Mounster although hee had no more then his Page with him for said he if the Provincials shall see that you turne your backe towards them they will conceiue it proceeds of want of force and then undoubtedly a generall revolt will ensue but when they shall see you personally amongst them that doubt will be removed and besides the Armie now dispersed will make more haste after you then they would doe if you attended their comming to Dublin The Lord Deputy inclined to the Presidents Councell but said he what should I doe there not being able to mainetaine the Armie with victuals for the space of a weeke nor to furnish it with munitions of both which there is no remaine in the Magazines in Dublin The President willed him to take no care for those wants for hee would furnish him and the whole Armie for two or three moneths which indeed hee was able to doe for hee had spared the expence of victuals not consuming so much as a Bisquet for more then sixe moneths giving the Souldiers money and having beene evermore confident of the Spaniards arrivall had procured good supplyes of munitions which were frugally and sparingly issued The Lord Deputy like unto one that was overjoyed with such unexpected provisions rose from his Chaire embraced the President and said that if hee had not beene more then provident that himselfe did not know what to haue done and that his honour had beene indangered and ascribed to him what hee well deserved In conclusion the foure and twentieth the Marshall Sir Henry Davers and Sir Iohn Barkley were dispatched into Linster and to Armaghe to assemble the Army and to bring it withall possible expedition into Mounster and Letters were dispatched to Sir Charles Wilmot to bee well upon his guard and dispatches sent into England by Captaine Iohn Roberts of the Spaniards arrivall All things being thus ordered doubt was made how the Lord Deputy could be conveyed safely to Corke being attended by no other then his household servants in that dangerous time which was satisfied by the President who had then with him there one hundred Horse and for the furnishing of the Lord Deputies house at Corke with stuffe and vtensils hee undertooke the care The same day the Lord Deputy and President Sir Robert Gardiner departed from Kilkenny and the same night they lodged at Kilkenan the Lord Dunboynes house the next night at Clonmell the sixe and twentieth at Glanogher the Lord Roches house and the next day following they came to Corke Now are wee come to siege of Kinsale a place ordayned wherein the honour and safetie of Queene Elizabeth the reputation of the English nation the cause of Religion and the Crowne of Ireland must bee by Armes disputed for upon the successes of this siege as these great and important consequences depended And here the malice of Rome and Spaine if they had prevailed would not haue ceased for their purposes did extend it selfe Ireland having beene conquered to make it their bridge to haue invaded England the
conquest and ruine whereof was the maine marke whereat they aimed It was generally expected that upon the first landing of the Spaniards that the greatest part of Mounster would haue presently relapsed and haue declared themselues Spanish but the President had so well established the Province by the apprehending of all the Principals which hee mistrusted and by taking good pledges of the rest that when the Lord Deputy came to Corke hee presented unto him all the men of living and quality in the Province who stood firme untill the comming of supplyes to Castlehaven as hereafter you shall heare The eight and twentieth the Lord President brought the master of a Scottish barke to the Lord Deputy which came from Lisbon who confidently reported that the Spaniards when they were embarqued for Ireland were sixe thousand strong And the same day we heard that none of the Irish had repaired to Kinsale to tender their service to the Spaniards but onely some dependants of Florence Mac Carties and that Don Iohn and his Captaines were much grieved that Florence was sent prisoner into England of whose restraint they understood nothing untill they were arrived And also wee were advertised that at Kinsale fiue and thirtie ships arrived with Don Iohn and that the rest of his fleete were driven into Baltimore having in them seven hundred Souldiers and that they brought with them sixteene hundred Saddles hoping as they were promised to find horses in Ireland and a great surplus of Armes to furnish the Irish and the Companies with Don Iohn for most part were old Souldiers taken from the garisons of Italy and the Terceras and that there was but a few Besognies among them The same day Captaine George Flower Sergeant Major of the Province of Mounster was sent with certaine Companies to view the Towne of Kinsale to see what countenance the Enemy did hold hee no sooner approached the Towne but the Spaniards sallied our men beate them into the Towne and were so eager in pursuit as they came to the Port and would haue set fire unto it if Flower had not drawen them off in this skirmish wee had some men hurt and the Enemy both slaine and hurt Also the same day certaine Companies were directed to march into Kinaley to burne and spoyle all the corne in that Countrey and within fiue miles of Kinsale and to command all the Inhabitants in those parts to bring their Cattle on this side the river of Awneboy and Corke whereby the Enemy should want reliefe neere unto them To hasten the comming of Tyrone and Odonnell the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila wrote unto them as followeth A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila unto Tyrone and Odonnell PErvenimus in Kinsale cum classe exercitu Regis nostri Philippi expectamus vestras excellentias qualibet hora veniant ergo quà m velociter potuerint portantes equos quibus maximè indigemus jam alia via scripsimus non dico plura valete Frater Matheus Archiepiscopus Dublinens A Qui estamos guardando a vuestras Senorias illustrissimas Como largamente otra via hemos escritos A Dios. 12. Octob. 1601. Don Iuan de Aquila Excellentissimis Dominis Don Oneale and Odonnell This day the Lord Deputie the Lord President and Councell with divers others went to Kinsale to take a view thereof and found at their comming thither that the shipping had newly left the harbour and were under saile for Spaine so as they saw nothing was further to bee done till the comming of the forces The third of October Sir William Fortescu with his Company of Foot and Sir Beniamin Berry with the Lord deputies came to Corke The Marshall who was sent from Kilkenny to draw Companies out of the Pale came this day with Sir George Bourchier to Corke where at that time remained the Lord Deputie the Lord President Sir Robert Gardiner and Sir Nicholas Walsh Councellors expecting them and others Sir Iohn Barkley came that day also The Companies came to Corke that Sir Iohn Barkley had brought with him Sir Henrie Davers who was sent for the Forces about Armaghe came to Corke with Sir Henry Folliet captaine Blany and diuers other Captaines Master Marshall and Sir Iohn Barkley with some Horse and Foote went to Kinsale to view a fit place to encampe in The Companies that Sir Henry Davers went for came this day to Corke Some Horse and Foot sent foorth to keepe the Spanyards from Victuals Two Frenchmen were voluntarily taken that ranne away from the Spanyards who confessed their numbers to be three thousand fiue hundred besides those that were not yet come in It was resolved to take the field but no great Ordnance came yet to enable us thereunto The weather fell out so rainy as it was unfit to rise The Lord Deoutie left Corke and encamped with the Armie at a place called Owneboy fiue miles from Kinsale the Artillery Munition and Victualls which were to come from Dublin was not yet arrived yet was it thought fit being thereof supplyed by the Presidents store to take the field rather then the Countrie should discover those wants and so fall away CHAP. XII The Lord President requireth the Townes of Mounster to send Companies of Foot to the Campe. Don Iuan de Aquila his Declaration in answer of a Proclamation published by the Lord Deputy and Councell The Army encamped at Knockrobyn neere Kynsale The enemy attempted to disturbe our Quarter but were repulsed A skirmish betweene vs and the Spanyard Captaine Button arrived with Munition and Victuals A Skirmish in the night wherein twenty of the Spanyards were slayne The Army encamped close to Kynsale A prey of Cowes taken from the Spanyards THE Lord President in his providence before the Army was ready to march to Kinsale acquainted the Lo Deputie which hee well approoved that hee had sent to the Cities and great Townes of Mounster that every of them according to their proportions should send Companies of Foot from their severall Corporations to strengthen her Majesties Army which they accordingly but with some grudging did performe This he did not for any opinion he had to receiue fruite by their services but their being in the Campe was a good Pledge upon the Townes in these doubtfull times for their better loyalties the Lord Deputie not being able to spare any Companies to secure them The Lord Deputie and Councell before the Armie marched from Corke doubting as they had good cause that the Priests would leaue no practises unattempted that might animate or confirme the Irish in their Rebellion thought it necessary to giue notice to the world how uniust the pretended causes were that the Irish had taken Armes against their true annoynted Soveraigne and also how unjustly the same was maintained by the Pope and the King of Spaine which by Proclamation was
ships shall meet with this English ship either outward or homeward bound they shall permit her to passe without any detention it being convenient for his Majesties service so to doe Written at Baltimore the nineth of March 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto Pedro Lopez de Soto his Letter to Captaine Roger Harvie ALthough you be an Englishman and my selfe a Spaniard neverthelesse finding you to bee as it appeares unto mee a man of honour in all your actions I cannot but assure you that I am extreamely affectioned unto you and the cause that moues me to desire your friendship and correspondence is the just respect I haue to the good proceedings of the Lord Deputie and the Lord President and their Ministers towards the King my Master as also of you and the rest in the service of your Prince which hath obliged us to a good correspondence The Pasport which I left with you shall bee alwayes faithfully accomplished when occasion shall serue and of the same you may be confident for wee will fully obserue it And so God keepe you From the Groyne the nineth of Aprill 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto To Captaine Roger Harvie Governour of Castle-haven and Baltimore CHAP. XXX Don Iuan imbarqued at Kinsale The Lord Deputie departed from Corke towards Dublin A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England The Lord Deputie sickned in his Iournie to Dublin The Lord President surprised with a Feaver in his returne to Mounster THE eighth of March Don Iuan being at Kinsale hourely expecting a wind to bee gone and finding a flattering gale went aboard The Lord Deputie on the other side as desirous to bee at his worke in Vlster for the prosecution of Tyrone the day following hee began his Iourney towards Dublin on whom the Lord President attended untill hee had brought him out of the Province But Don Iohn for want of a faire wind departed not from Kinsale untill the sixteenth of the same Moneth The day before the Lord Deputies departure or the same day I know not whether his Lordship being mindfull of the sufficiencie blood and valour of Sir Richard Percy caused him to bee sworne a Councellor of the Province of Mounster and the night that he left Corke hee lodged at Clone a Towne and Mannor house sometimes belonging to the Bishop of that Sea but now passed in Fee farme to Master Iohn Fits Edmonds who gaue cheerefull and plentifull entertaynment to his Lordship and all such of the Nobilitie Captaines Gentlemen and others as attended upon him The Deputie as well to requiâ—e his perpetuall loyaltie to the Crowne of England as also to encourage others in the like at his departure did honour him with the Order of Knighthood and then continued his iourney towards Waterford where he bestowed the like honour vpon Edward Gough and Richard Aylward two ancient and well deseruing Citizens The President having attended the Lord Deputie to Kilkenny where they lodged in the Earle of Ormonds house and all things considered of which concerned the State of the Kingdome upon the foure and twentieth of March the last day of the yeare 1601 the Lord Deputie and Councell made a Dispatch into ENGLAND which heere ensues A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England IT may please your Lordships having certaine intelligence since our comming to this place that Don Iuan and all the rest of the Spaniards departed from Kinsale on Tuesday the sixteenth hereof and that the wind since that time hath served them so well as wee assure our selues by this they are neeâ—e the Coast of Spaine wee thought fit hereby to giue your Lordships notice thereof that you may know that wee are free now of them all Since our being â—ere there hath beene brâ—ught in a notorious Rebell one William Mac Hubbard lately taken in Vpperossery who of late hath done great spoyles and murders in these parts more then any other so as wee haue caused him to bee executed in this Towne to the great terror of many About the same time that hee was executed a Sonne of Garret Mac Mortaghes named Moris Mac Garret dyed of a hurt lately given him in fight who was a most dangerous young man like to trouble all the Countrey The death of these two Rebels as also of a notorious Rebell by birth of Mounster lately slaine called Dermot Mac Awley who was an inward man and a great practising instrument with Tyrone will greatly quiet these parts and your Lordships can hardly thinke what a great change wee find already by their â—o happy timely cutting off As for Sir Finnin Odrisâ—hall 〈◊〉 and the two Sonnes of Sir Owen Mac Cartie they and their Followers since their comming in are growne very odious to the Rebels of those parts and are so well divided in factions amongst themselues as they are fallen to preying and killing one an other which we conceiue will much availe to the quieting of these parts I the Deputie am this day going towards Dublin from whence your Lordships shall heare from mee according to the directions given mee by your Lordships And I the President am returning into Mounster to attend my charge there Wee haue beene much importuned by the Army in generall touching an abatement of halfe a pound of Beefe upon every flesh day from every particular Souldier and of two Herrings every fish day and the Horse troopes likewise find themselues agrieved that the Victualler chargeth them with two shillings sixe pence increase in the issuing of every Barrell of Oates without any other Warrant then a private Letter from Master Wade Clerke of the Councell which although we conceiue Master Wade hath signified over upon such purpose of your Lordships or other good ground yet in regard of importunities of the Captaines and to prevent a generall mutiny of the Army in regard the Souldiers are weake and much infeebled by the last siege of Kinsale and that the prices of all things are increased aboue all measure by reason of the new standard Coyne and that the Countrey is generally much harried and wasted and thereby great scarcitie and wants grow here wee hold it meet and accordingly gaue direction to the Commissary of the victuals to issue Oats as formerly at six shillings the barrel and allow the Souldier two pound of Beefe and eight Herrings a day according as it was formerly accustomed till your Lordships resolution were returned in that behalfe which wee humbly pray and expect And so having no other matter at this time worthy the presenting to your Lordships wee most humbly take leaue The same day after this Letter was signed the Lord Deputie tooke his Iourney towards Dublin but being surprised with an ill disposition of health which so increased upon him as that the next day he was enforced to bee caried in his Horse litter and so continued untill hee arrived there And the President the aforesaid day returned
his greatnesse who will by no meanes giue me a portion of Land to liue upon as was promised upon the delivery up of Kilcrey by your Honour wherein as of the rest I doe againe humbly beseech your favour and so as with a repentant and penitent transgressor of the Lawes I doe humbly submit my selfe to her Majesties grace and will endeavour my selfe hereafter by my good deeds and services to wipe out the memory of my former follies Expecting your favourable Answer I most humbly take my leaue From Carrigifuky this ninth of Iune 1602. Your Honours most humble to commaund Teg Mac Cormock Cartie The combination lately by Cormocke contracted with the Priest Owen Mac Eggan being manifestly prooved by severall witnesses subject to no Exceptions the Gentleman Porter called Master Raph Hammon was commaunded to bring the Prisoner before the President and Councâ—ll which were assembled at Shandon Castle who making his apparance was charged with the severall Treasons afore recited who insisted very much upon his Iustification pretending that those accusations were injuriously devised and slanderously suggested by his Enemies especially for the last Article concerning the Conspiracie with the Priest Mac Eggan which indeed was so cunningly and secretly caryed as he supposed that it was rather presumed then prooved against him Hee renounced all favour and pardon if it would bee justified by lawfull testimony The President replyed that this was the onely matter of substance that he was charged withall the former being pardoned since the perpetrating thereof being onely inducements and presumptions whereby they were the rather mooved to giue â—are and credit to the latter accusation But hee still persisting in his Innocencie was at last urged with this Dilemma namely that either hee should confesse his fault and so intreat her Majesties mercy or else in token of his loyall and guiltlesse heart he should deliver unto the State his Castle of Blarney upon condition that if the fact whereof he was charged were not evidently prooved against him the sayd Castle should be redelivered to him or his assignes by a day appoynted At first hee seemed very inclinable to the motion but in processe it was perceived that hee intended nothing but jugling and devices wherefore a Warrant from the whole Body of the Councell was directed to the sayd Gentleman Porter straightly charging and commanding that he should be kept in yrons closer then before untill he should demeane himselfe in more dutifull conformitie And besides they appoynted Captaine Taffe in whom Cormock reposed much trust to perswade him to surrender the sayd Castle into the Presidents hands undertaking upon his credit to retaine the same and all the goods in it or neere thereunto belonging either to himselfe or his followers from losse and danger either by Subject or Rebell Cormocke at last finding that the President was resolved either to make him bend or breake caused his Constable though much against his will to yeeld the said Castle to Captaine Taffe so that no other whatsoever might haue the charge or custodie thereof The Prisoner besides the Castle of Blarney had two places kept by his Dependants of good importance to commaund the Countrey the one an Abbey called Kilcrey distant from Corke sixe myles and the other a Castle called Mocrumpe sixteene miles distant from Corke the former scituated upon the South and the latter upon the North side of the River of Lee. The Castle and Abbey of Kilcrey was rendred to Captaine Francis Slingsbie sent thither by the President But Mocrumpe seated in the heart of Muskrey and invironed round about with woods and bogges could not be gotten without the countenance of an Armie therefore the President sent first Captaine Flower and afterwards Sir Charles Wilmott with competent numbers of Foot and Horse to lye before it untill such time as they might gaine it by Sapp or Myne or by some other stratageme as time and occasion should minister opportunity During this siege the President cast about for his wife and children and having gotten them likewise into his hands confined them within the walles of Corke These things thus accomplished the President dispatched Letters both to the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell of England and also to the Lord Deputie and Councell of Ireland relating unto them the apprehension of Cormocke and the reasons inducing him thereunto desiring also to receiue their Lordships pleasures for his further proceedings in this businesse but before answere could bee returned an unfortunate accident unexpected altered the whole platforme of this intended service For Cormocks followers had plotted his escape and likewise to procure Cormock Oge his eldest sonne who was then a Student in Oxford to bee convayed secretly out of the Vniversitie and to be brought into Ireland or as some thought to bee sent into Spaine for effecting whereof Iohn O Healy one of Cormocks old theeues was the next passage to be sent into England Advertisement hereof was brought to the President who for preventing of both these Designes first sent for the Gentleman Porter delivered unto him at large the great prejudice that should arise to her Majesties Service if the prisoner should escape that the Queenes charge and his owne paines and laborious travell were all frustrated yea if the Spaniards should arriue as they were expeâ—â—ed the whole kingdome of Ireland should receiue hazard and prejudice by it Wherefore he charged him upon his duty to the State his allegeance to her Majestie and in the loue he bare unto himselfe that hee would bee no lesse carefull of his safe keeping then of his owne life which in some sort depended thereon Answer was made by Hammon that his Lordship should not need to trouble his minde with any such imaginary doubts for if shackles of yron walles of stone and force of men for hee had certaine Souldiers allowed him for a Guard could make him sure then should the Prisoner bee forth-comming whensoever the State should bee pleased to call for him and for Iohn O Healy the President held a watchfull eye over him but it was not thought good to make stay of him untill he should be aboard the ship that such Instructions and Letters as should bee sent by him might with himselfe bee apprehended whereby the whole circumstance of these plots and the chiefe Agents therein might bee discovered to make short the wind was faire the Master hasteth aboard the Marriners and Passengers purposing to set saile the next tyde amongst the rest Iohn O Healy unregarded as hee thought is also on shipboard but hee was much deceived in his opinion for presently a Messenger sent from the State found him in the hold when he began to search him for his Letters he making shew to deliver them willingly upon a suddaine threw both his Letters and money into the Sea which although it did plainely demonstrate apparant guiltinesse yet could hee never afterwards bee wrought to confesse either the contents of the one or
Letter bare date the seventh of August and arrived at Corke the second of September following whereby the Reader may see that the King of Spaines eyes were yet still notwithstanding the rowt at Kinsale the dishonour hee received in the returnes of his troopes and the losse of Dunboy whereby his footing in Ireland was meerely loâ—t open upon that kingdome Although Queene Elizabeth of happie memory was dead before Lieutenant Edney returned yet I hold it not impertinent in this place to 〈◊〉 his sucâ—esses When hee was landed at the Groynt hee understood that Don Iohn de Aguila by the accusation of the Irish Fugitiues was in disgrace confined to his house where of griefe shortly after hee dyed His Letters and Pasports were taken from him by the Earle of Carazena and sent to the Court and himselfe stayed untill the Kings pleasure was knowen The Irish Traytors inveighed much against him â—aying That under pretext of Trade and bringing of Presents hee came as a Spie Neverthelesse he was well intreated and had the libertie of the Towne and to weare his Sword with allowance from the King of a Duccat per diem for his dyet His goods were solde for the best advantage and his Barque returned into Ireland But the Presidents present to Don Iohn the Earle of Carazena detayned to his owne use And after nine moneths restraint Edney was enlarged and returned into England in Iuly 1603. A little before this time Sir Robert Cecill her Majesties principall Secretary wrote unto the Lord Deputie the Newes of Spaine a branch of which hee also sent to the President dated upon the seventh of August and received the second of September I hold meet to insert wherby the Reader may understand that the King of Spaine had still his eyes open upon Ireland One great cause of my writing this private Letter is this that where I see how much it doth distract your mind to thinke of Spaine behinde you and of the North before you fearing to bee diverted from the conclusion of your labours you may perceiue in what estate the preparations of Spaine are now as I am certainly advertised by one of mine owne who is newly arrived from the Port of Lisbone where he tooke shipping the 21 of Iuly There are two great Ships each of them of a thousand Tunnes one called the Andrew the other which shall be the Viceadmirall the name forgotten Besides there are twelue ships of two hundred tunnes and downeward in which it is resolved to send some fifteene hundred men to haue releeved the siege at Bearehaven the Newes of the taking whereof was first knowen by a Ship from Waterford to Lisbon and not before Of the fifteene hundred men eight hundred came from the Groyne being part of those which were transported out of Ireland In the Groyne remaineth Odonnell and there is onely the great Saint Philip with ten small Barques with which he mightily importuned to be sent to the North. If these had been sent unto Beerehaven in Mounster hoping upon his arrivall with some fifteene hundred men to haue raised the siege possessed some parts and made a beginning of a plantation heereof great benefit must needs haue growen to the Rebels for as those small numbers which should haue been landed at Mounster with the bruite of the rest to follow which is alwayes multiplied would haue made a distraction of the Vlster prosecution c. Lastly in the said Letter he prayed the President to set downe his opinion what course were best to be taken in a Defensiue warre if the King of Spaine did invade Ireland with a Royall Armie The next passage to giue Master Secretarie satisfaction the Lord President wrote unto him a long Letter but because many private things were handled in the same I will onely relate so much of it as concernes his opinion touching a defensiue warre in Ireland The Lord Presidents Opinion sent to Master Secretary of a Defensiue Warre in Ireland GRanting that the Enemie will come no lesse powerfull then is reported and that the Irish will joyne with them whereof there is no doubt then consideration is to bee had what in such a Sea of troubles is meetest to bee done that may best preserue the Queenes army with lest charge and the way to weary the enemy and the countrey Because my opinion may perchance differ from other men whose Authority Greatnesse and better iudgement in the worldes opinion beares more sway I will forbeare to deale in so waightie a businesse any farther then to your selfe vsing the libertie you haue euer giuen me to say what I conceiue to be the best Counsaile if the army of Spaine be so great as is both reported by those that come from thence and expected heere let us make no doubt but he will bee Master of the field for the present and will so hold himselfe except the Armie of Ireland bee reenforced to a farre higher Liâ—t the charge whereof will make if I bee not deceived both England and Ireland to groane Wherefore the best way in my conceit to moderate such huge Expences is for the present to be carelesse of the Countreys generally throughout the kingdome for in seeking both to defend them and to make head against the Enemy will be too heavie a burden The principall regard which we ought to haue is of the Cities in every of which I doe wish a strong Garison both of Horse and foot able to defend a siege when the Enemie shall see that wee are dispersed into Garrisons either hee will presently in his best strength goe to besiege one of those places or else disperse because hee hath the Countrey to friend as wee doe if he attempt the besieging of any of our places aforesaid there is no doubt but in such a businesse he will unite all his forces in one then may wee be bold to draw all our forces from their severall Garrisons to a head to releeue that place and with Gods favour make no doubt but to enforce the Enemy to rise if hee disperse then those Garrisons will be able to master the Countries about them and leaue no habitation to releeue either Spanyard or Irish and upon occasion two or more of these Garrisons may assemble and meet to effect greater services then otherwise can bee done This fashion of a warre will in a short time destroy all the Countrey make the Irish to curse the Spaniard and themselues for drawing them hither driue the King to an inestimable charge and hazard by Sea to victuall and releeue his Army which otherwise will perish ease the Queenes charge and secure the chiefe Townes which is chiefely and aboue all other things to be respected Supposing the Army would land in Mounster in it I would haue principall regard of Corke Limerick and Waterford in either of which Cities I doe wish there might be a strong Garrison of three thousand foote and three hundred horses one thousand foote more to be dispersed
Carew Norris Norris Carew Carew Norris Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew 6 Martij Blunt The Lo Deputie and Councels instructions to the Lo. President Carew 7. Martij Carew Carew Carew Saxâ—y Gold Carew Carew Carew Carew Saxey Gold Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Carew Blunt Blunt Carew Carew Carew Blunt Carew Carew Carew Carew The Earle of Tyrone in MouÌ„ster his actions there The White Knight Tyrones prisoner FloreÌ„ce Mac Carty made Mac Cartie More and Donell Mac Carty displaced The L. Barry preyed and spoiled Sir Warham St leger and Mac Guire slaine 1600. Tyrones returne into Vâ—ster The PresideÌ„t left Dublin 7. April 10. Aprilis The Earle of Ormond taken prisoner by Owny mac Rory Oâ—more The manner of the Earle of Ormonds taking The narrow escape of the Lord President The Earle of Thomond wounded The order which was taken for the setling of the countrie after the Earle of Ormonds disaster 18. April The submissions of Tho. fits Iames Tho. Power 20. April 22. April The encounter of her Majesties forces with Flor. Mac Cartie The prey of the Brough taken 23. Aprill The state of the Province of Mounster when the Lo. President came into it The Lord Barry preyed 26. April Redmond Burke defeated by Odwire Odwires couÌ„try harrassed by Redmond Burke 29. April Loghguire preyed The submission of Barret and Condon 3. Maâ—â— The submission of Flor. Mac Carty Flor. Mac Carties demands The submission of Nugent The Brough burnt by Pierce Lacy. Redmond Burke departed out of Connologhe May. 16. Tenne of the Bownoghs slaine by Sir Richard Percy May. 17. 21. Maij. The Armie set out from Corke towards Limricke 23. Maij. The submission of the White Knight Cahir Castle surprised by Iames Galdie Butler 24. Maij. 25 Maij. Therendring of the Castle of Loghguire Nugents attempt upon Iohn fits Thomas Clanwilliam spoiled and burnt by the Armie 29. Maij. The submission of Iohn Burke The castle of Ballitrarsnie taken O Mulrians Countries burnt and spoiled by the Army O Sulevan More detained prisoner by the practise of Flor Mac Cartie The plot contrived by the Lo. President for the apprehension of Ia. fits Thomas Iune 11. Iunij 500 men sent to lye in garrison at Askeiton Supplies of money munition victuals c. The apprehension of Iames Fits Thomas by Dermond O Conner 19. Iunij 20. Iunij The Countrey of Thomond harassed and spoyled by O Donnell Forces sent into Thomond Iames fits Thomas set at liberty 26. Iunij 28. Iunij 29. Iunij Dermond O Conner and the Rebels agreed and reconciled The Castle of Crome taken by the Armie 30. Iunij 4. Iuly 7. Iulij The Knight of the Valley upâ—â—â—f conduct spake with the Earle of Thomond The Constable of Glyn Castle hiâ— advice to the Earle of Thomond for hiâ— safetie 8. Iulij A Breach made The breach assaulted A sally made by the rebels The Constable c. slaine 9. Iulij The Castle wonne and the rebels put to the sword AWard put into the castle of Glin by the L. President Carrigfoile rendred by Oconner Kerry Maurice Stacke sent into Kerry The Bonoghs obtained the Lord Presidents Passeport to depart the Province Sixty of the Bonoghs slaine by the Lo. Burke The Lord Presidents returne to Limerick The Castle of Corgrage rendred A Garrison left in Askeiton 15. Iulij The Castle of Kathmore rendred A Garrison placed at Kilmallock 16. Iulij The Rebels enforced to rise from the siege of Liskaghan Flor. Mac Carties perswasions unto the Ward to quit Liskaghan Florence Mac Carty attempted to câ—rrupt the Constable of Liskaghan 23. Iulij 28. Iulij Fits Gerald Knight of Kerry The L. President come to Carrigofoile 29. Iulij The Castles of Lixnaw Rathowine and Tralee surprized by Sir Charles Wilmot The Bonoghs defeated by Sir Gharles Wilmot 2. August The death of Patricke fits Maurice L. of Lixnaw Florence Mac Cartie being sent for would not come unto the L. President A Mariage practised by Florence for Iames fits Thomas Letters and Messages betweene Florence and Tyrone 16. Aug. Aug. 18. Aug. 20. 21. Aug. An Encounter betweene Captaine Harvie and the White Knights Sonne The White Knights Sonne defeated 23. Aug. The Knight of Kerry the Lord of Lixnaw made suite to be protected The Earle of ThomoÌ„d left to command the garrison at Askeiton Florence coÌ„tinueth his practise with Tyrone Lands given by Iames fits Thomas to Flor. Mac Cartie Donnel Mac Carty taken in upon protection The Castle of Mayne in Connologh taken Omaghon and the O Crowlies protected The intended Mariage of Iames fits Thomas frustrated Cahir Castle rendred 29 August Supplies of Horses and Monie sent for Mounster 26. August Dermond Mac Owen O keefe and Mac Awly made suite to be received as Subjects The submission of the Knight of Kerry Ia. fits Tho. and Pierce Lacy defeated by the Knight of Kerry The castle of Ardart taken by Sir Ch. Wilmot Maurice Stacke murdrâ—d treacherously Septemb. The Prey of Kilkoe taken by Sir Richard Percy Iames fits Tho defeated by the garrison of Kilmallocke 16. Sept. Supplies of Foote sent out of England Osulev an More sent by the Lord Deputie to the Lord President October 4. Octbe The Castle of Glan Coyne surprised by Sir Francis Barkley Florence Mac Carties wife and followers perswaded him to goe to the Lord President The young Earle of Desmond arrived at Yoghall 14. Octob. 18. Octob. The Inggling of Florence Mac Cartie Supplies of men apparell sent into Mounster The submission of Florence Mac Cartie Octob. 29. A skirmish betweene the Carties and the Oleries Olerie slaine 4. Novemb. The submission of Thomas Oge fits Gerald and the rendring of Castle Mange The Câ—stle of 〈◊〉 besieged and taken 5. Novemb. A prey taken in Kinalmekagh The Castle of the Dingle rendred The Abbey of Ratho burned and fourtie of the Bownoghs slaine by Sir Charles Wilmot A thousand Bownoghs levied by Florence Mac Carty Connaght and Vlster men being ready to invade Mounster suddenly brake their resolution and the cause why Dermond O Conner murdered by Theobald ne Long Burke 18. Nov. Sessions held at Limerick Cassell and Clonmell 26. Nov. The Lord President the Earle of Ormond meet at Clonmell December Muskry-quirke and Arloghe burnt preyed and spoyled by the Army The submission of the Burkes and Obriens The narrow escape of Iames fits Thomas and Dermond Mac Craghe the Popes Bishop of Corke In what good estate the province of Mounster was 15. Decemb. 20. Decemb. Mac Awly preyed upon by Sir Fra Barkley The Major of Limerick fined and imprisoned and a new Major elected 21. Decem. Kinalmâ—kaghe preyed by Sir Richard Percy He mâ—aneth Iohn fits Thomas brother to the titulary Earle Ianuary The Sheriffs men slaine by Flor. Mac Gartie Florence his excuses received for truths The L. President perswadeth Florence to goe into England Florence seemeth to like
of the motion but meaneth nothing lesse and the use he made of it 13. Ianuary The President adverti seth into England of the intended invasion of the Spaniards 〈…〉 munition victuals The Lord Deputie to pardon all such as hee should noâ—minate Certain persons excepted uncapable of Pardon 25. Ianuary Victuals and money arrived at Corke 30. Ianuary 1000. foot 50. horse to be sent out of Mounster to the Lord Deputie 2. February The Companies sent for by the L. Deputy stayed by his directions An abstract of the Lord Presidents Letter to the Lords of the Councell 6. March 22. March 1601. March Connaght Vlster men drawn to a head to invade Mounster A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght to assist Sir Ioh. Barkley 29. March Walt. Burke and Teg O-Brien slaine The Lo. President with the remainder of his forces came to Limricke The rising out of the Countrey drawen neere to Limricke and coÌ„manded by the L. Barry The Rebels distressed for want of victualls The Rebels defeated Donoghe Mac Cormock Carty slaine 21. Aprilis The Lord Presidents aâ—â—wer Intelligence of Spanish invasion Intelligence of Spanish invasion 26. Aprill The escape of Teg Obrien brother to the Earle of Thomond His submission Florence his preparation for Munition and men May 28. The report of Derm Mac Awlie touching the comming of Vlster men into Mounster Iames fiâ—s Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond taken by the White Knight and brought to the Lord President 29. May. 29. May. Iames fits Thomas kept Prisoner in the Lord Presidents house Iames fits Thomas arraigned and condemned 3. Iunij A Relation presented to the Lord President by Iames fits Thomas and sent into England 3. Iune The causes of the rebellion in Mounster as Iames fits Thomas alleaged Husseys report of the causes of the rebellion in Mounster A Proclamation concerniâ—g base moneys Artiâ—les betweene her Majestie and the Treasurer at warres for Ireland concerning base Monies A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght Intelligence of the Spaniards coÌ„ming for Ireland brought the Lo. Presiâ—ent sundry wayes Iam. fits Thoâ—â— his â—eport of Flo. Mac Carty The report which Dermond Mac Awley made of the Councell held in Vlster about the fittest place for the Spaniards landing in Ireland Meaning Florence Mac Carty Florence Mac Carty by the Lord President committed to prison Here followeth a briefe collection of Flor. Mac Carties treasons and practises with the Rebels and continueth unto the end of the chapter not touching anything formerly related The examination of Iohn Anias Collections out of the examination of Owen Osulevan Florence assumed the title of Mac Carty More Owen Osulevan preyed He joyneth with Tirone and is confirmed by him Mac Carty More A letter from Florence to Donogh Moâ—le Mac Carty He fought with her Majesties forces He gaue intelligence unto Iames fits Thomas His farther practises related by Owen Osulevan His malicious speeches He instituted a Sherife of his owne making in Desmond The examination of Donnell Ferrers The examination of Iames Welsh The message he sent by mistris Mac Donogh He practised a mâ—riage for Iames fits Thomas His practise to hinder the rendring of Castlemange 〈◊〉 Lacies children to her Majesty The examination of Thomas Oge He recals his Son that should haue beene his pledge upon advertisements from Tyrone He writeth Letters to the Traytors in Vlster Hâ— wrâ—te to O Dâ—nnell The examinatioÌ„ of Teg Maâ— Gillipatrick A letter abstracted wâ—itten out of Spaine froÌ„ Dermond Mac Carty unto FloreÌ„ce Tirone wrote to Florence Tyrone wrote to the Osulevans to obey Flor. Tyrone to Florence Tyrone to Florence The examination of Garret Liston Tyrone to Flâ—rence His wifes report to Sir Charles Wilmot His Sisters report of the Lord President The examination of Thomas Oge The examination of Iames fits Thomas The examination of Gillernow Okelly Tyrâ—ne Ia. fits Thâ—m Flor. Mac Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Teg Mac Dermond Moil Mo Omaghon arrested Dermond Moil Mac Cartie fled The answer of Dermond Mac Owen to the Lord President 9. August The services which the Mounster Regiment performed in Connaght under the conduct of Sir Francis Barkley Sixe thousand men demanded by the Lo. President to be sent into Mounster to withstand the intended invasion from Spaine The Lo. Presidents opinion sent to the Lords of the Councell of the likeliest place which the Spaniards would attempt to land their forces The effect of the Lords of the Councels answer to the Lord President A branch of the L. Presidents Letter to M. Secretary Câ—cill The intelligence M. Secretary Cecill had of the Spanish fleete comming for Ireland and by him sent to tâ—e Lord President A branch of M. Secretarie Cecils Letter to the Lord President dated the 12. of August 1601. The crosse accident which hapned to make the Lord Deputie to be offended with the Lord President A List of the Captaines of the Spanish Army Stilo novo Don Iuan his Certificate into Spaine after his landing in Kinsale Tyrone Odonnell Second Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of the Spaniards at Kinsale It was debated in Councell upon the receit of the Letters aforesaid what was meetest for the Lord Deputy to doe The Lord President differs in opinion from the rest The Lord Deputy assented to the Lâ— Presidents advise The providence of the Loâ—d President 24. Sept. A dispatch into England of the Spaniards arrivall The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord Prsident into Mounster 26. Sept. Not any of the Provincials of Mounster adhered to the Spaniards at the first landing 28. Sept. The report of the master of a Scottish barque concerning the strength of the Spaniards 28. Sept. Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale where he skirmished with the Spaniards The Corne neere adioyning to Kinsale burnt by direction Stilâ— novo 29 Septemb. The Lo. Deputy c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale 3. October 8. Octob. 9. Octob. 10. Octob. 11. Octob. 12. Octob. 13. Octob. 14. 15. Octob. 16. Octob. The Lo. Deputy with the army marched toward Kinsale The L. President required the towns of Mounster to send CoÌ„panies oâ— foot to the Camp 17. Oct. The Army encamped at Knock-robin neere Kinsale 18. Octob. 19. Octob. 20. Octob. The enemie attempted to disturbe our quarter but were repulsed 21. Octob. A skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards 22. Octob. Capt. Button arrived with munition victuall 23. Octob. More Munition and victuall arrived 24. Octob. 25. Octob. A skirmish in the night wherin 20 of the Spaniards were slaine 26. Octob. The Armie encaÌ„ped close to Kinsale A prey of Kiâ—â— taken from the Spaniards 27. Octob. The castle of Rincorran guarded by the Spaniards 28. Octob. 29. Octob. The Spaniards repulsed 30. Octob. The Castle of Rincorran besieged The Spaniards repulsed by Sir Richard Percy 31. Octob. The castle of Rancorran battered by the Lo. President A faire escape A remarkable skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards that