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A50729	An exact relation of all such occurrences as have hapned in the severall covnties of Donegall, London-derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh in the north of Ireland since the beginning of this horrid, bloody, and unparaleld rebellion there, begun in October last / in all humility presented to the Honorable House of Commons in England by Avdeley Mervyn.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1642 (1642)	Wing M1881; ESTC R25496	13,000	18

such and such they have informed me they were all massacred The Blackwater in the County of Tyrone a most fertile soyle and inhabited with the English had its streames dyed in blood there being at one time above 200. soules murthered upon the Bridge and flung downe the River I could instance alike in many places but that we are to allow buryed miserie too timely a resurrection Master Speaker in these two last instances I have onely named the English not but that I please my selfe better in concluding both Enlish and Scotch under the title of British but that there seemeth to be some reason for in the Infancy of this Rebellion the Rebells made open Proclamations upon paine of death that no Scotch man should be stirred in body goods or Lands and that they should to this purpose write over the Lyntels of their doores that they were Scotch men and so destruction might passe over their families nay I read a Letter that was sent by two of the Rebels titulary Collonells Co●●●●● 〈…〉 a quarter of an houre be●●●● 〈…〉 Ballyshannon and there slew out-right 180. of their men without losse of one man on our side praised be God which was directed To our Honorable Friends the Gentlemen of the never conquered Scotch-Nation it exprest that they were both of one extraction in former times joynt-assistants that their quarrell if aright understood by them as by the best of Scotland they would be otherwise advised then to joyn with us and many other passages that I may seasonably forget here I onely touch this not as judging where there is smoke there is some fire but to observe their policie which though to some that were suddenly surprised might afford security to retreat into some place of safety yet it was ridiculously entertained and as resolutely scorned by the Scottish Nation Hitherto with your patience is rough drawn the generall estate and condition of the British who were now betaking themselves to better resolutions in opposition to the enemies fury I shall begin with the County of Fermanagh where those that had escaped the fire and sword of Rory Mac Guyre the Arch-Rebell in that County brother to the Lord of Eniskellen drew themselves into Eniskellen a place fortified by nature under the Command of Sir William Cole Colonell The Inhabitants or that County of the other side of the Loughearne resorted to Master Cathcart then High Sheriff of the County and Garrison'd in the Castle of Moneigh Lilgold and Tullagh Mac Guire having without any opposition in that Country wasted burnt killed and pillaged betook himself with the united forces thereof to beleaguer Eniskellen which divers times with great bodies and threats equall but with fictions exceeding them both as that Ireland was taken which for a great while we might all of us easily but with grief beleeve Howsoever it pleased God that Col Cole with great resolution and valour maintained the same and made divers sallies in the night upon his Quarter doing very good execution insomuch that Mac Guire thought it an unseasonable air to Quarter so neer Eniskellen and then began to adventure his fortunes upon the other side of the Lough where Master Cathcart and many brave Scottish Cavaliers against so great a Body though not able to maintain a field by divers resolute and discreet Sallies chased and slaughtered the enemy One I will particularize though not crowned with successe of execution equall to the former where 800 of the enemies being drawn up into three Bodies before their Quarters they sallyed out with 60 Horse routed their Battalions and killed 35 of their men further execution being prevented by a contiguous wood There were two Castles called Tullagh and Lisgold which by 〈…〉 〈…〉 prest by personall wants delivered themselves upon composition which taught succeeding Garrisons to stick unto their old Creed for after the surrender they were all massacred Master Speaker Having no notes of remembrance and much prest by my friends unto this disorderly discourse or were it not that the reverence of the place countenanced it I should esteem it like a tale beginning Once upon a time I shall a while leave the County of Fermanagh because these are passages precedent to the Commission for raising its Regiment of 500 Foot and recollect my memory in what posture the County of Tyrone stood most part of the British of the Barony of Omagh made their escape towards Newtown and Strebane both places being of the Barony of Strebane in the same County The Barony of Clogher resorted to the Agher The remaining Barony being the Barony of Dongarnon were marcht up by Sir Thomas Staples and Lieutenant Colonell Saunderson forth of that Barony to New-Town nigh twenty miles through the barbarous mountains of Monterlynny one of the greatest fastnesses of Ireland to joyn with Sir William Stewarts forces there where they were joyfully entertained and after 2 or 3 dayes stay there in a very unseasonable time of the yeer marcht to Agher being 600. in number but contrary to the perswasions of that Noble Lieutenant Colonell and the High Sheriff Captain Maxwell a Gentleman of singular forwardnesse were divided by one Master William Stewart of Fiagh a man of good parts but very unfortunately applyed into Dongannon back again where the greatest part of them were slain by two and three without satisfaction of one drop of Rebels blood in requitall of theirs and those Gentlemen that remained with Lieutenant Colonell Saunderson this unfortunate division happening in the face of Sir Phelomy O Neill encouraged the numerous Rebell so farre that he and his Company was forced to retreate towards the Omagh and so to New-towne the Towne of Agher being entred by the Rebells and burnt immediatly Yet I must not here forget the resolute attempt and manfull defending of the Agher Castle by Master Archibald Erskin Clarke Sonne and Heire to Sir James Erskin a Gentleman of 1000 pounds per annum of temporall estate who being beleaguerd a few dayes before by 2000. men with the assistance of Archibald Hamilton Esquire and his Tenants Sallyed out with 80 Horse and twelve Musqueteers upon a body of the Rebells being about 600 and routed them with the execution of above 100. of which some were considerable as any in those parts with the losse only of Captaine Barkley a yong Gentleman much lamented Master Archibald Hamilton afterward a zealous Gentleman both before and during his continuance in the Kingdome rounded with some others of note About two dayes after some twenty horse with Master Archibald Hamilton a bold Souldier forraged into the County of Monaghan where they encountred with a strong party commanded by the great Mac Kenna which they encountred very fiercely and at last routed the Rebell killed one of the speciall Commanders that had been a Commander in Spaine slew about 30 horsemen and 20. foot and recovered many of the British cattell having received wounds and dismounted in the skirmish but recovered both life and horse Some three

dayes before this Sir William Steward marcht out with some foote and horse from Newtowne pursued the Rebell and so marcht to the Agher and after some stay retired home with great store of cattell though both he and we could have wisht if we had the spirit of prophesie to have kept the fields longer For the O Neils and Mac Gwires who were then with their forces the leaders of the Rebellion discomfited by former service sought for protections but animated by Master William Stewarts division and this retiring march though grounded upon warrantable discipline beleaguered the Agher Castle Sir Phelomy O Neill and Collonell Rory Mac Gwire being personally present with 4000 men and though they seconded their attempts by promises of honourable quarter reinforced it by bloody threats in case of refusall planted a small field peece to batter and in a darke night storm the gate and bawne upon all parts Yet by the resolution of Master Erskin and the ready fire of Sir Henry Titchbourns old company beate them from their wals and scaling ladders with the losse of 200 of their resolutest men Sir Phelemy O Neill retired his journey burning along to Dongannon Mac Gwire in his retreat assaulted Aghatyan Castle commanded by Captain Maxwell who upon sight of Mac Gwires drawing up issued out some few musquetteers into the ditches and beate him off from any further attempt who in his march burnt all Fermanagh towards Eniskellen About that time Captain Thomas Newburgh with a few men he raised in great hazard of his owne person tooke in Castle Derrick a place of great consequence and strength killed the men possest their arms in his absence being gone for ammunition left the Castle to a yong Gentleman Master Durdo when Sir Phylomy O Neill immediatly besieged it with 3000 men but Master Durdo with great courage having onely 16 men to man the Castle and Bawne beate him off and slew more than 80 of his men and 9 dayes after sallyed out and killed out one prime Gentleman of the O Neils and ten more and took two Colours and a Drum with losse of three of his own men all which and himself afterwards for want of ammunition were forced to leave the Castle in a dark night and every one shift for himselfe where some mis-led upon the mountains happened upon the enemies quarters instead of ours and were killed Master Durdo with great hazard lying two nights upon the mountaines escaped unto us Sir William Stewart understanding of a party of the O Neals in the Kirrilrs woods sent out Captaine Balfour a deserving souldier with 100 men who skirmisht with them killed 50 Rebels lost four of his owne men and brought home 400 Cowes Some foure dayes after Sir William Stewart desired Lievetenant Colonell Sanderson my self and Serjeant Major Iames Galbraith to march from Newtowne to relieve Ageer and Aghatyan with 500 foot and 100 horse the second night in extremity of weather wee marcht to the Agher and quartered in Clogher a mile a halfe distant the enemy fell that night into one part of our quarters but upon the alarum of the Sentinels the maine Guard issued out kild some and chased the rest The next morning we marched out into Fermanagh where in taking 500 Cowes as many sheep and 300 horses we killed 70 Rebells upon our returne we besieged Colonell Donnogh Mac Gwires Castle being strongly imbattaild and flanckt after many shot past on both sides the wind turning upon the forepart of the house wee fired some out-houses in the smoake whereof we approached the gate set it on fire entred the Castle put the men to the sword and indeed I shall never expect to see more resolution either in Commanders or souldiers but I shall never insist upon that in this particular let their acts speake for themselves in which march wee relieved 6000 women and children which otherwise had perished In this service Ensigne Long behaved himself as if he had been Bullet proofe at hand whilst we were imployed in this service the Rebels drew downe upon Sir William Stewarts Newtowne and the Castle plaid off and kild 50 of their men in the streets and preserved the towne except one house or two at the furthermost end Master Speaker be pleased I may put you in remembrance these are the particulars that accurred in Permanagh and Tyrone before wee received any Commissions I shall now present unto you in the same method the occurrences of Donegall County Colonell Newgent a most seditious Instrument that married my Lord of Eniskellens mother drew about 600 men about Ballyshannon Castle a place of great strength and importance against whom my Colonell Sir Ralph Gore and Captaine Maxwell a forward Gentleman drew out some 200 men and 60 horse who encountred them routed them kild upwards of 180 Rebels tooke Collonels Newgents horse who left it and his bootes ript off behinde him besides many that came downe 〈…〉 which were killed by the foot and not one man 〈◊〉 upon our side Divers sallies were made by Captaine Iohn Follyot a Gentleman deserving much commendations for his courage and discretion as also by his Lievtenant William Ancktill Esquire a bold Comrade sometime killing 20 30. in which Captaine Follyot received a sore wound in his hand being at the sword entred and befit with the Rebels About a fortnight after their defeat at Ballyshaunon the Rebels mustred new forces and with assistance of Collonell Manus O Donnell and Collonell Turlogh Mac Caffrye O Donnell they besieged my Col●●●is Castle he being gone over the mountaines for Ammunition the Rebels fited some out-houses but were beaten off with losse of twenty men who attempted to burne the gate In the Barony of Boylagh about two dayes after the Mac Swynes and the O Boyles were encountred about Kilbegge by Master Andrew Knox a Minister who though very unequall in number to the Rebels held them up at push a Pike and killed about 80 of their men and put the whole body to flight and brought home a great prey In which skirmish the best Mac Swyne was killed These Master Speaker are the Occurrences in those three Counti●●● that were precedent unto any Commission granted for raising of Regiments and now I shall according to the rule I propounded unto my selfe first relate the exploits of every Regiment a part and then of such service as was done joyntly and as I began with Formanagh in what was performed before any Commission so I shall endevour the same in these subsequent Occurrences Tullagh and Lisgold Castles being formerly surrendred upon promise of quarters which was performed in this manner they stript old and young and bound them exposing them all night to the frost and snow and next day killed them Moneigh Castle joyned with Sir William Cole and marcht out into the fields to Lowthers-townes where they had intelligence they were drinking upon their march towards Eniskilling and surprised them unawares and pursued them some foure miles with slaughter above 200