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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67017	A true account of the siege of London-Derry by the Reverend Mr. George Walker ...	Walker, George, 1645?-1690.	1689 (1689)	Wing W352; ESTC R1982	39,146	68

meaning of such a Crowd but fearing they might be Enemies Fired upon them we were troubled when we found the mistake but it supported us to a great degree when we found that none of them were touch'd by our Shot which by the direction of Providence as if every Bullet had its Commission what to do spared them and found out and kill'd three of the Enemy that were some of those that drove the poor People into so great a danger There were some Thousands of them and they did move great Compassion in us but warm'd us with new rage and fury against the Enemy so that in sight of their Camp we immediately erect a Gallows and signified to them we were resolved to hang their Friends that were our Prisoners if they did not suffer these poor People to return to their own Houses We send to the Enemy that the Prisoners might have Priests to prepare them after their own Methods for death but none came We upbraid them with breach of Promises and the Prisoners detect their barbarity declaring They could not blame us to put them to death seeing their People exercis'd such Severity and Cruelty upon our poor Friends that were under their Protections They desired leave from the Governor to write to L.G. Hamilton they had a much better opinion of him than we cou'd be perswaded into yet we allow a Messenger to carry the following Letter to him from their Prisoners My Lord UPon the hard dealing the Protected as well as other Protestants have met withal in being sent under the Walls you have so incens'd the Governor and others of this Garrison that we are all condemn'd by a Court Martial to dye to morrow unless those poor People be withdrawn We have made application to Marshal General de Rosen but having received no Answer we make it our Request to you as knowing you are a person that does not delight in shedding innocent Blood that you will represent our condition to the Martial General The Lives of 20 Prisoners lye at stake and therefore require your diligence and care We are all willing to die with our Swords in our hands for His Majesty but to suffer like Malefactors is hard nor can we lay our Blood to the charge of the Garrison the Governor and the rest having used and treated us with all Civility imaginable We remain To L.G. Hamilton Your most dutiful and dying Friends Netervill Writ by another Hand he himself has lost the Fingers of his Right-hand E. Butler G. Aylmor Mac Donnel Darcy c In the Name of all the rest The Lieutenant General to shew his great concern for his Friends returns this Answer to our Prisoners Letter Gentlemen IN Answer to yours What those poor People are like to suffer they may thank themselves for being their own fault which they may prevent by accepting the Conditions have been offer'd them and if you suffer in this it cannot be help'd but shall be reveng'd on many Thousands of those People as well innocent as others within or without that City Yours R. Hamilton But however the sight of our Gallows and the Importunity of some Friends of those that were to Suffer upon them prevailed upon the Lieutenant General So that July 4. the poor Protestants have leave to repair to their several Habitations we took down the Gallows and order'd the Prisoners to their usual Apartments Our Garrison now consisted of 5709 Men and to lessen our number yet more we crowded 500 of our useless People among the Protestants under the Walls who pass'd undiscover'd with them thô the Enemy suspected the design and to distinguish them they pretended of finding them out by the smell We also got into our Garrison some Effectual Men out of their number They were in a most miserable condition yet dreaded nothing more than our pity of them and willingness to receive them begging of us on their knees not to take them into the Town but chose rather to perish under our Walls than to hazard us within them The Governour has several Intimations given him by a Friend in the Enemies Camp That he should look to himself that some mischief was intended him Soon after this he understood some Jealousy was entertain'd among the Souldiers That he had great quantity of Provisions hid in his House Some of the Garrison improv'd this to that degree that there was great danger of a Mutiny among the Men and that he then began to remember the Caution was given but by his Instructions to a Souldier that was to pretend he himself had the same Suspicion it was contriv'd that the House was privately search'd and their Curiosity being satisfied they return to the good Opinion of their Governour He observ'd likewise that the Enemy had endeavour'd to insinuate to the Garrison That he was to betray the Town to King James and was to be highly prefer'd for the Service This put them in mind of a Message that one Mr. Cole brought to Mr. Walker in the beginning of May last and however it was then supprest the Story is now reviv'd and the Governour in some danger Mr. Cole being taken by the Enemy and continuing their Prisoner for some time is at last admitted to some discourse with the Lieutenant General who enquired particularly what sort of person Mr. Walker was who he was most intimate with Mr. Cole among several of Mr. Walker's Friends at last names himself hoping by this means to be employ'd on a Message to him and to obtain his liberty The Lieutenant General ask●d Whether he wou'd do Service for K. James and carry some Proposals he had orders to make to Mr. Walker He told he wou'd and upon this immediately he has a Pass given him and is dispatch'd upon a Message to Mr. Walker Mr. Cole being got safe into the Town was receiv'd with great Joy and so well pleas'd with his liberty that he forgot his Business only casually mentions it to some of the Garrison with other discourse Mr. Walker after this meeting several of them they Saluted him by some great Names and Titles Mr. Walker easily saw the danger of this and finding it was occasion'd by Discourses of Mr. Cole he order'd him immediately to be confin'd and being examin'd he unriddles the Mystery and gave all People satisfaction so that they remain'd in no more doubt of their Governour But under these and many other such like difficulties the Governour not without some trouble and industry reassum'd his Credit with the Garrison which God was pleased to preserve to him in spight of all the inventiōs and designs to the contrary From our Works we cou'd talk with the Enemy several of our Men gave account of Discourses with the Irish That they express'd great prejudice and hatred of the French Cursing those Damn'd Fellows that walked in Trunks meaning their Jack-Boots that had all Preferments in the Army that fell and took the Bread out of their Mouths and they believ'd wou'd have all