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Londerias, or, A narrative of the siege of London-Dery which was formed by the late King James the 18th of April, and raised the 1st of August, Anno Dom. 1689 : written in verse / by Joseph Aickin.
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Aickin, Joseph.
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Fleet ride on the Irish shoar Sect. 5. The Lord Montjoy Prisoner in France WHilst one thus prays t'other thus replies Behold Expresses from Tyrconnel flyes To the French Court ' mongst whom for to decoy They sent the Brave and Noble Lord Montjoy Pretending to consult King James's mind If Talbot might the Government resign But he could scarce his Errand fully tell Till he was sent Pris'ner to the Bastile The Dery Party their great loss solace And all their hopes in Adam Murray place For Londee he was treacherous and base And thus our Hero secretly prepares All things convenient for the bloody Wars He view'd Londee with a careful eye And daily checks his subtile treachery Sect 6. King James lands in Ireland MEan time K. James lands on the Irish Coast In greatest spendor with his Gallick Host Great was the joy and triumphs of that day For th' Irish began to divide the prey Nor King nor Talbot could restrain their pride For they did all the English lands divide This being done the next and greatest care Was to take measures for the future War The English Lords People and Clergy fly Who leave the Kingdom to the Irish sway And Mass is sung in Christ-Church ev'ry day Only the North withstands their furious rage And does bad success to their arms presage Which to reduce they us'd a thousand tricks But all in vain were th' Irish Politicks Threats and rewards with them will take no place Nought can force them th' Irish yoak t' embrace Sect. 7. King James's Council of War THerefore King James calls a Council of War And plainly states the matter as they are You know my Friends the Northern Hereticks Have still withstood our milder Politicks There 's nought can conquer them but dint of sword We must use force I see upon my word I 've call'd you hither for your sound advice Le ts think how we may do it in a trice If England such true Friends as you had bred I ne're had bow'd unto the French for aid Sect. 8. Tyrconnels Speech UP starts Tyrconnel and he thus declaim'd In my Opinion we may be asham'd To suffer such a Boâ—rish number stand In opposition to our just Command Ten Thousand of your Maiesty's best Troops Will them reduce and frustrate all their hopes Send all the French and our best Cavalry Thus we may end the War immediately Sect. 9. Sarsfield 's Opinion ' GAinst whose Opinion Sarsfield do's enveigh And states the matter clear another way My Liege Ten thousand thrice will scarce suffice To grapple with such stubborn Enemies For we must first oppose them in the Plain And then suppose some of our Troops be slain Where 's a just number to push on a Siege Dery will certainly hold out my Liege The valiant Murray's Friends dwell in the Town And all the neighb'ring Scotsmen are his own He 's a stout Man his Trade of late hath bin To hunt the Tories and their Heads bring in Let 's to the North a puissant Army send If we that City to obtain intend Sect. 10. Teague Oregan 's Speech THus the brave Sarsfield Next spoke Teague Oregan In short my Liege I am of his Opinion Wer 't to sustain a Siege I may boldly tell No Man in Ireland could my self excell To Mann the Counterscrap and line the breach These nobler Arts my better genii teach But to pickeer and skirmish I know not These are as facil as to drink a Pot. Thus Berwick Shelden and thus all the rest Approve great Sarsfield's Sentence as the best Sect. 11. The General 's Ordered THen in all haste Maimont is order'd forth With thirty thousand to reduce the North Maimont whose early valour on the Rhine 'Bove all the Gallick Officers did shine Him the French King sent to assist King James ' Gainst each such Subject as his reign declaimes Hamilton likewise was next worthy found To head the Army on the Irish ground He that young Temple had out-witted so That nought but death could expiate the blow The wretched Youth ' gainst his false friend exclaims And in despair drown'd himself in the Thames Sect. 12. King James 's Horse KIng James display'd his Royal Banner then To which repair'd these Military Men. The sound of Drums and Trumpets fills the air And every Warlike chief do's hasten there Both Horse and Foot crow'd daily to the Plain And all appear with a most gaudy Train Mars never look't so big in any Field With polisht Armour and bright glittering shield Of all the gallant Troops that crowded there None did so brave as Sarsfield's Horse appear Those he had rais'd upon the swift Liffee And out of Connaught where his Friends they be Next him came valiant Parker with his Men On stately Geldings prancing o're the plain Those he at Kailes and Navan quickly rais'd Then Tarah County Meath him greatly prais'd Next those Tirconnel's Royal Regiment came Who from Minuth obtain'd a mighty name Though they were of another core of old But in Kildare great Talbot's praise is told Next unto those my Lord Strabanes did prance Fagan of Filtrim did his Horse advance His Fathers Friends had him forsaken all Then for Assistance he fled to Fingall My Lord Galmoy's did from Kilkenny ride But most were rais'd upon the Barahs side His Friends the Butlers did his Regiment fill And for his Honour did obey his will Luttrell's Reg'ment's from Kings-County brought Southerland's Reg'ment's from Tirconnel sought Sect. 13. King James 's Dragoons THe swift Dragoons came next unto the ground And plac'd their Standards as they Storage found My Lord Obryan his Dragoons did raise Upon the banks of Shannon to whose praise Let future ages their great actions tell For they the Danes from Ireland did expell County of Lowth Lord Dungan rais'd his Men And from Tradath and County of Dublin The County Clare Lord Clifford's Troops advance Who to the Camp in noble manner prance To Antrim and Loughneat Sir Neal Oneal Did for his Reg'ment of Dragoons appeal In Tipperary Purcell rais'd his Men Who in brave order rode into the Plain In Kings and Queens County brave Luttrel rais'd His Regiment who for his valour 's prais'd The last Dragoons that came into the plain Were Col'nel Cottrel's all brave lufty Men Sect. 14. King James 's Foot THe Drums did beat and Hautboys sweetly play'd The gallant Foot marcht next unto the aid Ramsey marcht first with his tall Regiment To him Tirconnel did the same present Near Cork Glencarty rais'd his Regiment Who skipt and danced all the way they went In antient times his Ancestors were Kings O're all that Country which his praises Sings Gordon Oneal came next with Heart and Hand To fight for 's King against his Native Land Most of his Foot he rais'd in Tyrone Ocane his Nephew join'd some of his own Gordon Oneal is that dire Traytor 's Son Who rais'd a great Rebellion in Tyrone In Westmeath Nugent rais'd his Regiment Who to the Camp
Captain Freeman Thus in few hours they form'd a noble band Which did King James's Forces all withstand Which now begirt the City ev'ry where And these their several Encampments are Sect. 11. Galmoy's Ramsey's Camp near Balliugry hill West UPon the West the Danish Forts among They form'd a Camp of 13 thousand strong This stops relief from Lifford and Rapho Oppos'd the Wind-mill hill and Fields below Galmoy and Ramsey did this Camp command Which did the Town West and Nore-west withstand On each side Bishops-gate some Bastions be Which did this Camp annoy exceedingly Sect. 12. Gen'ral Hammilton's and Maimont's Camp at Brookhall North. A Second's form'd at Brookhall near Kilmore Which did consist of thousands 12 and more Of their best Horse and Foot the French beside Hamm'lton and Maimont did this Camp preside This Camp did awe the Town Nore-west Nore The fatal Boom lay here near to Kilmore Sect. 13. The Lord Lowth's Camp on the East over the Lough UPon the East another Camp was laid Beyond the Lough at Strong-Orchards They made A Trench and Batt'ry to annoy the Town From whence most Booms and red hot Balls were thrown Bellue Lowth commanded in this Plain With the forces that conquered Colerain Sir Michael Creagh did the Boom command To stop all succours from the Neighb'ring land The Boom was made of great long Oaken beams Together join'd with Iron athwart the Streams On top of which a mighty Cable run A cross the Lough through Staples of Iron The Boom on either side was fastened With a cross Beam in a Rock mortized In breadth the River's half a mile and more The floating Boom did reach from shore to shore Sect. 14. Brigadier Kearnie's Camp on the South ONeals Dragoons and Kearny Brigadier Did on the South a Trench Batt'ry rear The Town thus girt prepar'd for its Defence And with Heroick Deeds the Siege commence The Traytor Londee into Scotland flies From thence's sent Pris'ner to their Majesties Then from King James Lord Abercorn was sent To pay the Garison this Compliment That he would them a Gen'ral Pardon fign If they the Town immediately resign And to withdraw great Murray from their side A thousand pounds he offered beside An equal Post among the Irish Horse If he would quit the Town and join their Force Besides quoth he your Forces dare not fight To whom great Murray gave this Answer streight I 'll make no terms and you for to convince That we dare fight come meet us two days hence At Pennyburn-mill The Delegates do part And to their Friends the Intercourse impart Londeriados LIB III. Containeth the Battle of Pennyburn-Mill Col. Murray beats the Irish Horse and kills Maimont the French General with his own hands The fatal Pybald Horse taken by the Protestants Major Taffe slain The Governors encouraged by this Victory The Battle near Elah Pusinan Pontee and Barwick wounded General Hammilton takes Colonel Murray's Father Prisoner forces him to intercede with his Son to quit the Town Colonel Parker's oversight who for fear of Impeachment flies to the Enemy A Council added to the Governours upon some Grievances Colonel Lance obtains the Colerain Regiment Colonel Whitney tryed by a Court-Martial and Convicted Colonel Monroe obtains his Post Colonel Milchelburn confined The Battle of the Windmill-hill The Lord Netterfield Colonel Talbot Colonel Newcomb and Sir Gerard Ailmer taken Prisoners General Ramsey stain Colonel Murray Sullies forth and burns the Enemies Fascines The Irish Entrench themselves over the Bog Colonel Murray beats Col. Nugent in Pickeering The second Battle of Windmill-hill Two thousand of the Enemy slain Colonel Talbots Lady offers Five hundred pounds for his Ransom Sect. 1. NExt unto thee thy Hero's praise I 'll tell By whose great Deeds the Irish Army fell Assist me Muse Whilst I their praises sing With whose fam'd actions all the World doth ring Hector was by the stout Achilles slain Thrice his dead Corps around Troy walls he ta'n The Rutulan King great Aeneas slew From David's sling a weighty stone there flew Which sunk the proud Goliah down to Hell By Murray Maimont the French Gen'ral fell Sect. 2. The Battle of Penny-burn-Mill ON Sunday Morn th' appointed day commenc'd By break of day the Irish Horse advanc'd In 2 Squadrons their Horse prepar'd to fight On the left Wing their Foot were on the right Maimont their Horse Hammilton their Foot Command At Pennyburn River they began to stand The sound of Drums and Trumpets rend the Air The Flower of all King James's men were there Then noble Murray hastens to the Strand Who in like manner dos his Troops Command Foot against Foot Horse against Horse he plac'd In gallant order he the En'my fac'd He with a thousand Foot his Horse sustain'd Which noble Stratagem the Battle gain'd Mounted upon a gallant Steed that hour He fought the Irish with unequal power The loud Huzza's of both Hosts rent the sky Each side prepar'd to fight the Enemy Like to bold Lyons eager of their prey Roar to amuze it and then to it fly The French came on with glittering sword in hand But our smart Firing made their Horse to stand Maimont the French Murray our Horse led on Thirst of honour pusht their ambition Murray like thunder thro' their Squadron broke A gallant Monsieur fell at ev'ry stroke Maimont did likewise with like Terror ride Thorough our Troops slaying on ev'ry side Both Squadrons fight with equal force and rage And in close combate mutually engage Till death and wounds had cover'd all the shoar For both Reserves had fled the spot before For our Rerserve had fled into the Town And their Reserve could not keep their ground For the brave Luddle an English Buccaneer Who led the thousand Foot caus'd them retire In the pursuit brave Major Tasse was slain Brave Captain Coghran did that honour gain Lieutenant Carr the Laird of Gradons Son In the pursuit great reputation won Sect. 3. Col. Murray kills Maimont the French General THe Strand thus clear'd Murray and Maimont meet Who with dire threatnings one another greet For they had oft sought one another out But still were parted in the bloody rout First they discharg'd their Pistols on the spot In which first firing Murrays Horse was shot Yet the brave Beast n'ere felt the deadly wound But wheel'd and pranced on the bloody ground Redoubled blows they gave with sword in hand Which the strong Armour scarcely could withstand They thunder like the Cyclops at the Forge When they the Mettal on the Anvil urge At last their Swords in sev'ral pieces flew Then with their Rapiers they the Fight renew The brave Maimont began to falsify And thought the day his own immediately He wheel'd his Horse which then began to spurn But Noble Murray made a quick return For under his heav'd arm his Sword he thrust Till at his neck the purple gore out burst His fleeting Soul with the free blood expir'd And our great Hero to the