Lord O Donnel who was incamped with Sir Albert Coningham near to Killowny and that his Lordship desired him to march against Sligoe as soon as posible he could and that Sir Albert Coningham was incamped with him and withall produced the Lord O Donnels Pass a also a Pass from Sir Teige O Regan The Lord O Donnels Pass WHereas Father Petton and Edward Wade have submitted to King William and Queen Mary and their Government and have desired this my Pass to go into the County of Dunigal These are therefore to require all persons not to Hinder or Molest them either in Body or Goods Given at Killowny the 2d day of September O Donnel Sir Teige O Regans Pass PErmit Father James Petton and Mr. Edward Wade to pass towards the County of Dunigal without Hurt or Molestation either in Body Goods or Arms with their Servants Given at Sligoe this 3d of Septemb. 1691. Teige O Regan This put the Collonel to a stand knowing that Sir Teige O Regan and O Donnel was at variance and how they should get a Pass from Sligoe to come to Ballyshanan he knew not he askt them if they had any Letters from O Donnel or Sir Albert they answered none but produced a Letter from Captain Mountgomery to Charles Hamilton of Cavan which made him the more suspitions of them he askt them how they came to get a Pass from Sir Teige who made answer that the Priest had a Brother in Sligoe which was Leiutenant Collonel who procured it from Sir Teige to pass 'm into the County of Dunigal the Collonel being apprehensive this was a Decoy to draw him into some inconvenience confin'd them till he heard farther from O Donnel or Sir Albert Coningham beause the Country lay open between Killwony and Ballyshanan by way of Mannor Hamilton and that in few hours they might have inteiligence from one to the other and not run the hazard of coming by Sligoe but this suspition he had of Wade and the Priest was soon over for about Evening came a Dragoon of Sir Alberts party and a Gunner that deserted Sligoe giving an account of Sir Alberts being Routed and some of his men being taken which soon after was confirmed by Letter of O Donnels who gave this following account The Account given by the Gunner and Dragoon THey both being sick in Killowny soon after Day they heard of a great Out-cry by the Women in the Town that Ballderrog was taken prisoner and Sir Albart Coningham's party beaten which made them with all speed get out of the House and make their Escape into a Ditch in a Garden that was near hand they heard some Shoutings afar off and saw several Women coming into the Town stript that belonged to Sir Albert's party and one of these Men stole into the Town where he had News that Sir Albert was killed they immediately got two Horses whose they were they knew not but supposed them to belong to the Dragoons and rid away to Manner-Hamilton and so came to Ballyshannon The Lieutenant belonging to O Donnel confirm'd what these two said the ill news of Sir Albert's Death was soon Confirm'd These following Letters are to the Lord Granard as also to Collonel Michelburne to provide Bread for the Northern Forces Charles Porter Tho. Coningsby YOU are hereby required from time to time to deliver unto such person or persons as the Right Honourable the Earl of Granard and Coll. Michelburne or either of them shall appoint to receive the same the usual Allowance of Bread or Meal according to the proportion of I pound a day for each for such a number of the Northern Militia now Order'd to March to Ballyshannon as shall be directed by the said Earl of Granard and Coll. John Michelburne or either of them and for so doing this with a Receipt for the same from the person or persons so appointed shall be your sufficient Warrant Given at Their Majesties Castle of Dublin the 24th Day of August 1691. To Isaac Pereira Esq Commissary General of the Stores of Ireland By the Lords Justices Command John Davis Dublin-Castle the 25th August 1691. My Lord INclosed is a Copy of an Order to Mr. Pereira to deliver Bread to the Northern Militia as shall be directed by your Lordship or Coll. Michelburn which Mr. Pereira sends by this Post to the Store-keeper of Belturbet whence the Provisions must be had if your Lordship or Coll. Michelburne will please to appoint Persons to receive the same from time to time and to Certifie the Store-keeper what number of Militia are upon Duty This by the Lords Justices Command is signified to you Lordship by My Lord Your Lordships most Humble Servant John Davis Castle Forbass Septemb. 13th 1691. SIR I Had an Account from the Lord Justices that there is a proportion of Meal arrived at Belturbit designed for the support of your Northern Militia you need no Order from me since you have power to call for what you find requisite God willing I intend to march the Forces from Dublin which arâ— now at Athlone to Morrow being Friday through Connaugh to Boyle where I intend to be with them the 8th Day of this Instant without fail I must desire you to send me notice thither where and with most conveniency I may joyn the Forces under your Gommand which I desire may be with all the Expedition imaginable I am Your Affectionate and Humble Servant Granard I desire you will bring the 980 l. with you which you received from Jemmitte the Collector at Londonderry and which is designed for the support of the Men. Here follows an Account of the last Besieging Sligoe with the taking of the Town and Out-works by the Forces under the Command of Coll. John Michelburne and the Surrender of the two Forts to Right Honourable the Earl of Granard the 15th of Septemb. 1691. A List of the Forces that joyn'd Collonel Michelburne as Ballyshannon the 8th of Septemb. 1691. County of Dunigall Dragoons Capt. Charles Hamilton of Cavan 50 Capt. William Stewart 50 Capt. Vaughan 25 Capt. Murvough Hamilton 50 County of Derry Capt. Tristrim Berrisford 50 Capt Hugh Rowly 50 I Troop of Dragoons of Coll. Winn 50 County of Formannah I Troop of Horse Commanded by Capt. Erwin 50 County of Autrim A Troop of Horse Commanded by Capt. Harrison 50 County of Mannoghan Capt. Dawson 50 Of the Standing Army Part of Coll. Michelburne's Regiment 600 I Troop of Dragoons of Sir Albert Coningham's 50 County of Autrim I Foot Company Commanded by Capt. Adaire 60 County of Tyron I Foot Company Commanded by Oliver Mac Cashlin 60 Capt. Patr. Hamilton 60 For the better understanding of the following Discourse 't is to be understood that Coll. Michelburne had brought the Garrison of Sligoe to Articles which were approved on by General Ginkell and Signed and Sealed The Garrison was to be delivered up to the said Collonel the 15th of August last past but for the falseness of O Donnel who
if he be in our Service as it plainly appears 't is no Relief and the Articles are still in force SIR Your humble Servant John Michelburne I desire 20 Cows for my Money for Provision for my Men which pray order Sir Teige's second Letter in Answer to Coll. Michelburnes second Letter SIR I Had your by the Drummer As to the leaving all to my Lord O Donnel I do not design any such thing but being a Brigadier of our Army we might expect to be relieved by him As to the Capitulation agreed upon we are willing to Surrender this place to you accordingly but we expect that your part of it shall be performed also that is to get us the Horses and all things mentioned in the Articles towards our Marching together with the Horses that have been taken from Collonel Scott and other Officers of the Garison If you have not a mind to delay let this be done and then you will find how we are inclin'd and without which we will not Surrender which we will justifie before any General And the Prisoners you promised to Collonel Scott and mentioned in the Articles are not yet set at Liberty I have no Cows but am willing you should buy so many Cows for your Men as you think necessary and may send any Man to buy them I am Your very humble Servan Tiege O Regan To Coll. John Michelburne The Collonel did not much dislike this Letter and there fore sends his Major into Town to acquaint them that all things were in a readiness and for their Horses that were taken from them in time of our Parley when the Articles were signed he would pay for them according to his promise and for the Prisoners it is a solly for them to think that he would part with them 'till they perform Articles with him The Collonel thought how he was in a fair way of closing up all but whilst the Major and they were discoursing O Donnel arrives from the Camp and to satisfie them in their doubts signs this following Certificate I Do Certifie upon my Honour That my sole intent in Marching the Forces under my Command to this place was intirely to relieve the Garison of Sligoe and notwithstanding whatsoever Treaty past betwen General Ginkell and my self it was purely to delay the Affair in this Juncture and to forward K. J. Interest And I do promise and ingage to stick by you against any Force General Ginkell shall send Given under my Hand at Sligoe this 18th August 1691. O Donnel This is the Contents of what was produc'd to me under the hand of my Lord O Donnel by Coll. Scott at Sligoe when we parted Given under my Hand this 18th August 1691. John Hamilton As soon as this was done all things were broke off the Major returned to the Camp the Garison began to be very Insolent and sent word to remove our Camp or else they would beat us out of it disdaining the smallness of our number they having 10 to 1. The Collonel made answer That he would remove when he pleas'd and that in few days he would come and beat them out of the Fort. About one a Clock he ordered the Tents to be taken down and the Baggage to march in the Front and the Foot to March in the Rear of the Baggage and about an Hour after the Collonel brought up the Rear having with him four Troops of Horse and two Troops of Dragoons That Night they Incamped at Mullonghmore 10 Miles from Sligoe and the next day came to Ballyshanan This is the end of the third Journey Collonel Michelburne made against Sligoe That Night he sends away this following Letter by an Express to the General as also one to the same Effect to the Lords Justices SIR MY Major whom I sent with the Articles to your Excellney to be signed returned on the 14th The Town was to be delivered the next Morning I sent Sir Teige the inclosed who answered mine on the back and according to Sir Teige's desire I diseours'd Ballderrog called amongst them my Lord O Donnel who signified by his Discourse That as the Garison was in dispute his advice was That a middle Person meaning h mself between both be placed in the Town and Fort and withal did acknowledge that there had been some Treaty between him and General Ginkel in behalf of Himself and Followers and if I would condescend he would be put in possession of the Town and Forts and I to perform Articles to conduct the said Garrison to Limrick I told him as to any thing else I was ready to serve his Lordship but my business there was to performe Articles with the Garrison and I expected they would do the same with me after some discourse I rid off with Ballderrog and shew'd him your Excellencies Letter and presented him with one hundred Guineas of the two hundred your Excellency order'd me to pay him and the other hundred should be at his Lordships Service in a day or two His discourse was still to be in possession of the Garrison I told him your Letter mention'd no more than to joyn me in case they were Refractory And since there was no occasion either his saying he would not relieve them or drawing off his men would be sufficient I put it to him to know if he came there to relieve or not and to know whether he was our Friend or Enemy he told me next morning he would give me full satis faction in every thing I desired then there might be a Cessation of Arms. My Lord Ballderrog went that night to the Camp early in the morning I sent the second Letter to Sir Teige whose Answer is inclosed and finding him so inlinable I sent my Major to compound all those little Businesses between us and to satisfie them fully in money but when he came there unexpected he found the Lord Ballderrog who sent away the Major immediately to me to meet his Lordship between the two Lines where we again met and after some discourses we again rid off he told me that he was so far ingag'd to K. William that he could not with Honour break off but however several of his Officers expected good Terms and as much advantage as others I told him that the Surrender of the Garrison to me would be no hindrance for that you were easier dealt with by fair means than foul and that I must acquaint you that he was the only person that did obstruct the Surrender and appeared our open Enemy after tasting so largly of your favours He told me he could not agree to the Surrender till his Officers were satisfied as well as himself I have sent inclosed an Instrument of Ballderrogs without which they would have surrendred when the Major saw his falseness to your Excellency and taking money and yet acting as an open Enemy he gave Sir Teige and Col. Scott an account of his ingagement to you and his receiving money from me They blest
much upon that as to loose the Town I am SIR Your most Humble Servant Bar de Ginkell In the mean time the Lord Granard advanced with his Party in sight and sent for Coll. Michelburne who with some other of his Officers attended his Lordship and gave him an account of the progress he had made as well in pinning them up who consisted of 28 Companies of Foot in so small a compass as also how all things were in a manner concluded His Lordship was by the Collonel and several others attended into Town to the House of Sir Arthur Goore Soon after Sir Francis Hamilton Major Hamilton and Major Tichburne attended his Lordship giving him account That all was concluded on between the Fort of Sligoe and Coll. Michelburne if it might be with his Lordship's Approbation except some small Additions which Sir Teige desired the Commissaries might report to his Lordship who granted it His Lordship ordered the Collonel and Major Hamilton to compleat the Articles which accordingly was done Sir Teige desiring a further time for as they were to Surrender at 12 on Sunday his Lordship agreed to give them leave till 7 next Morning being Monday the 14th which accordingly was done as followeth According to Capitulation they were furnish'd with 28 Truckle Carrs and two Horses to each Company for their Baggage which took some time to bring out of the Fort after them marched 28 Companies such as they were which done Sir Teige delivered up the Keys to Coll. Michelburne who immediately marched in at the Head of a Battalion of his own Regiment after which the Lord Granard rode in with a considerable number of Officers and Gentlemen of the Countrey Collonel Michelburne with the Keys in his hand complimented his Lordship with them in the Name of Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary who return'd him the Keys and wish'd him joy of his new Government The Lord O Donnel about this time delivered the Collonel a Letter of old date which should have come to his hands about the 21th of August and it was not delivered till the 14th of September A Letter from Coll. Richards bearing date from Cushin-Town the 19 of Aug. 91. SIR MY Lord O Donnel and I have now regulated all Matters and will to the utmost of his power do what shall most contribute to Their Majesties Service I do not doubt but that you will supply him with what necessarys you can after Sligoe is in your hands my Lord I suppose will March towards the General or according to what Directions he shall receive from him I shall take care for his Supplies of what we have in our Stores when he comes to Gallway or any other of our places where we have Stores Your wants at Sligoe may be supplied from Ballyshanan if any there otherwise upon your notice and the General 's Order Collonel Goore or my self will send you by Sea what is to be had from us I am satisfied my Lord O Donnel will do his best for reducing Sligoe and therefore it will not be amiss to consult him in difficulties I am SIR Your most humble Servant Ja. Richards Just now I have advice That Sarsfield with the Horse is come on this side so that Sir Albert Coningham has Orders to march his Dragoons to Clare-Gallway I expect to be this Night at Gallway and if any thing extraordinary happens shall advise you Capt. Otway had Orders to take an account of the Stores of Ammunition and Provision according to the Capitulation which follows A List taken the 15th day of September 1691. of the Guns Ammunition and Stores of War in the Sodd Fort of Sligoe Ordinances Brass mounted on Brick and stand Carriages 12 Pounder 1 Chamber Piece 1 Iron Ordinances Mounted on Brick and stand Carriages Deme Coulver 1 Minion 3 3 Pounders 10 Power 30 bar Ball for French Fusies 6½ bar Ditto for Pistol 1 bar Match 8 hog per est Ball proportionable Culvering 109 Bastard Cannon 72 12 Pounders 36 9 Pounders 144 Saker 267 Minion 332 Fallcon 054 Ladles and Spunges for Demy Culvering 1 1 3 Pounders 10 10 12 Pounders 1 1 Menion 3 3 Crows of Iron 2 Syaths 18 Handbarrows 21 Wheel-barrows 30 Pitch 25 Peices 40 Floot barrs of Iron 40½ Old Iron 8 C. Hand Granadas fixt 200 Ditto unfixt 328 Scales 1 Weights 5 Shovels and S pades 38 Received the day and year above mention'd by the Order of the Right Honourable the Earl of Granard the Guns Ammunition and Stores of War above mentioned As Witness my Hand John Michelburne Sodd Fort Sligoe the 15th September 1691. Provisions for the Mouth Oate-meal 24 bar Beef 200 bar Salt 1 bar Meal 11 bar Oates 150 bar Barrly 60 bar Received the day and year above mention'd by Order of the Right Honourable the Earl of Granard the Provision and Stores above mentioned As Witness my Hand John Michelburne The account Received of the The Train of Artillery from Captain Richard Swan as followeth Powder in Barrels 25 Ball in Barrels 35 Match in Bundels 15 Wheel-barrows 21 Iron Crows 3 Baskets 45 3 Pounder Balls 183 A Small parcel Killkenny Coals in a Case Hammer Hatchits 20 Bill Hooks 24 1 A barral Kit Granadas fixt 100 Shells unfixt 482 Handbarrows 48 Pickaxes 23 Rep-hooks 5 Syaths 2 Whetstones 4 Turn Pikes 18 Horse Harnssing 18 Clouts 12 Shafts 2 Linchpins 12 Tar Tub 1 1 Wheel for the big Gun 1 1 Axil-tree 1 Swingle Trees 4 Hurters and Wassers 13 1 Jack 1 8 Sand Bagg 1 12 Pounder Balls 98 1 Dark Lanthorn 1 Long Spikes in a Box 500 2 Shilling Nais 500 Of mens Harnessing 2 Riges Ropes ' 2 Fadams of 2 inch Rope 10 ½ A Goyl of Small Rope ½ 1 Brass 12 Pounder 1 2 brass 3 Pounders 2 And all necessaries belonging to them An Account of Coll. Michelburne's appearing Three several times before the Lords Justices to make answer to Mr. Foward's Information a Militia Captain November the 19th the 30th and the 17th of December 1691. BY the fore-going Narrative where all things were acted to the full Satisfaction as well of the Lords Justices as the General as by their many Letters do appear 't is strange what grounds there could be found out for the calling to Account this Faithful Trusty Person that the Queen should be acquainted with his great Miscarriage and after that the King in Council the Order from the Queen was answered in these Words by the Lords Justices in a Letter to the Lord Nottingham as in the Close of the Book Sometimes since we received Her Majesties Command by your Lordship to inquire into the rerson of Coll. Michelburne's withdrawing the Blockade of Sligo c. That the General and Lords Justices knew of no Miscarriage and that he should be so vilely represented to Her Majesty and with that secrecy and privacy that it cannot be known who were the Villanous Actors of this scandalous false Aspersion by which the best deserving Men may unknown be
Hancocke Counsellor Donnelsley The Witnesses on Forward's side were Capt. Vaughan Capt. Pa. Hamilton 2 Troopers of Forward's Troops Forward's Boy and Vaughan's Boy This Vaughan was one of Forward's Party and Deserted the same time that he did and promised his Men a Barrel of Beere when they came home Hamilton was in Prison on Execution for about 36 l. the Night before the first hearing and the Money was paid or ingag'd for to William Groves Esq by Forward for his inlargement The two Troopeas were Parties and fled with Forward when he Deferted his Post and Plunder'd the Country so that of all the worthy Gentlemen in the North of Ireland Forward had none that would concern themselves knowing his Actions to be so base and villainous The Witnesses on the Collonel's side were as followeth Major-John Hamilton Capt. Hugh Colwell Capt. And. Nisbet Capt. James Manson Capt. Anth. Shomberge Capt. Mich. Cunningham Capt. Stephen Miller Lieut. Ferguson Lieut. Tho. Bennet Doctor Magee Besides the Letters of Sir Fr. Hamilton and the Certificate which of it self were sufficient against Forward or those Emissaries he brought with him That which Forward would have endeavour'd to have made out was that he and his Men wanted Provisions which was the reason they were forced to draw off from the Siege when it was sufficiently prov'd that of the Prey that was brought in for the Subsistence of the Army the Militia of Forward's Troops kill'd the Sheep and let the Carcases stink in the Field and sould the Skins for 2 d. a piece The Lords Justices made a strict inquiry what became of the 6000 Cattle as they were informed were taken and brought to Sligo See the Evidence made by Capt. William Stewart by order of Coll. Michelburne As also the Certificate sworn to by Capt. Bickerstaff and Capt. Cunningham which is reserr'd to the Narrative Before half the Witnesses of the Coll. side were sworn the Lord Chancellor threw the Pen out of his Ear and spoke thus Here the Militia complains that they were starved and that Coll. Michelburne converted the Prey to his own use when we find plainly that the Militia plunder'd and took all away and so the Court rose And all People were fully satisfied what a piece of Roguery and Villany was design'd to ruine a worthy honest Gentleman who all a long during the War of Ireland made it his study and care to act and do what was most necessary for Their Majesties Service Here followeth the Journal that was given in before the Lords Justices the last day of Trial. A Journal of Coll. Michelburne's second Expedition against Sligo from July the 30th to his return August the 8th 1691. THE 30th of July Thursday the Collonel began his March from Ballyshannon which was about 3 in the Afternoon and arrived at Mannor Hamilton about 12 that Night and incamped on the South-side of the Town from whence he dispatched an Express to Major Hamilton to follow him with an 100 Fire-locks to join him at Collowny The Van-Guard commanded by Sir Francis Hamilton Bar. the Rear-Guard commanded by Capt. Hugh Caldwell Friday The 31st of July about 6 that Morning we decamped from Maunor Hamilton and about 12 came to Drummaleavie being 8 miles where the Coll. formed his Horse and Foot in a complear Body and marched in Battallion all the Afternoon about 5 we discovered the out-Scouts and Centinels of the Enemy about 7 we arrived at Collowny and were most advautagiously posted in a Peninsula having the Castle and River of Collowny on our lest Wing and a Bog on the right Saturday The 1st of August we began our March about 6 in the morning the Van-Guard commanded by Capt. Hugh Caldwell and the Rear-Guard by Capt. Andrew Nisbet Sir Francis Hamilton led the Militia about 10 the Enemies out-Guards were beaten in by a Detachement from the Van Guard about 11 we drew up about a Cannon Shot from the Town of Sligo The Enemy saluted us with 15 Shot of 18 Pounders from the great Fort but did us no damage about 1 the Col. beat a Parley which continued till towards evening where it was concluded that a Messenger from the Enemy should go with an Officer of ours to the General to get leave to go to Limericke to Tyrconnel for Terms to Surrender Sligo about 7 we marched back to Collowney and incamped on the same Ground we did the night before and in out way 8 Men of a Troop were ordered under the command of Captain Anthony Shonberge to match into the Enemies Country to bring in Provisions for his Men and commanded them to be back that night or the next morning Sunday The 2d of August about 3 in the Afternoon Major Hamilton joined us with 100 Fire-locks from Belturbet and about this time Captain Shomberge returned with a Prey of about 1000 some Cowes Sheep and some Horses on which we mounted the Company of Granadeers The Collonel ordered the Quartermasters to deliver a fat Sheep between each four of their Men and to be ready to march early the next morning Monday The 3d. Instant we advanced the second time against Sligo and the same Orders to be observed as was on Saturday Lieut. Ferguson and 20 Men more were lest to guard the Baggage and Prey which was order'd to march in the Rear about 12 we took up our former ground against Sligo about 3 Coll. Michelburne divided his Men into two Divisions leaving the Major and Sir Francis Hamilton to command the Right Division on that side and when the Tide served led the Lest Division forced the Passage over the River and Besieged Sligo on the other side that night he dispatched away an Express to Ballyshannon for Ammunition and Bread Tuesday The 4th Instant the Coll. ordered the Souldiers to build Barrackes and Provisions of Cowes and Sheep were given to the Men as much as they pleased to have Wednesday The 5th Instant an Express arrived at the Camp from the Lords Justices to Coll. Michelburne not to make any further attempt against Sligo for that the General had taken other Measures without his Excellencies or their particular Order which commands were signified to him from their Lordships between 11 and 12 the Garrison beat a Parley Thursday morning being the 6th Instant Capt. Forward and his Troop Capt. Vaughan and his Troopes with others of the Militia deserted their Posts the former forces his Passage at Ballysadeare-Bridge and plunders the Country and about 60 miles through the Mountains makes to his home This day about 3 in the afternoon being the 6th of this Instant Articles were concluded with the Garrison and the Major and Coll. Scot's Brother dispatch'd away with the said Articles to be sign'd by the General This evening Capt. William Stewart was ordered to divide what Prey was left equal amongst the Militia and standing Army and the same night the Militia seized on the whole as well what belonged to the standing Army as their own and intirely Deserted the
1691. Phil. Cox Law de Butts George Croston Provost William Cranford Ja. Barret This from the Sheriff of the County I Have known George Robb these several Years and always knew him to have the Character of a shifting knavish Fellow in his Dealings more I cannot say then that I am satisfied this is Truth William Nicholson So much for George Robb Merchant The Charge against John Forward a Militia Captain sworn by the several Persons under-written COllonel Michelburne having received Orders from his Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ginkel to Summons Sligo did on the first of August last appear before the Town and delivered his message to Sir Teige O Regan the Governour but finding his Advantage then appearing so great did on Monday following prosecute his Siege which had so great Success that he brought them to Articles and that the Garrison had been undoubtedly in the Obedience of Their Majesties had not Capt. Forward as an Exampse to the rest of the Militia deserted his Post at the noon time of the day with his whole Troop Stephen Miller And. Nisbet That at Ballisadoe-Bridge be forced his passage against the Out-guards and went and plundered the protected Persons Robert Wilson Robert Robinson That he willfully maliciously and contrary to Order broke the Articles that were signed and sealed by the General 's command in behalf of Their sacred Majesties in Order to the delivery of the Garrison and Forts of Sligo that he violated the General 's and Michelburne's Protections that he plunder'd stripp'd and prey'd the protected as well as those not protected notwithstanding the Protections were produc'd and that without respect of Persons Samuel Ferguson That he drove away to the number of 800 black Cattle besides 100 Horses and Mares and loaded 38 Horses of the plunder of several sufficient mens Houses with Beds Blankets Sheets Ruggs Pors Kettles and with all sorts of Mens and Womens Cloathes and a great quantity of woollen and Linnen Yarn notwithstanding he was commanded the contrary Samuel Ferguson That when Coll. Michelburne heard of the said Capt. Forward's return with the Prey so unjustly gotten he sent Capt. Manson with a small party of men to stop the said Forward who in a Rebellious and Mutinous manner drew up his Troop in defiance of the said Collonel and said he cared not one F for him the said Coll. or any Authority he had James Manson That when the said Officer returned and gave an account to the said Coll. Michelburne of Capt. Forward's mutiny he the said Coll. was forced to send two Troops of Dragoons after him 13 miles before he could be brought to deliver back part of the Cattle he had carried away John Hamilton Andrew Nisbett This is the greatest part of what was alledged against him before the Lords Justices All this considered Coll. Michelburne had very good reason to send such a man Prisoner to Lieut. Gen. Ginkel Boyl December the 9th 1691. The Lord Kingston's Letter THere is a Trial to be the 15th of this month betwixt Coll. Michelburne and Capt. Forward of the County of Donnygall concerning a Prey taken by the latter near this Town the 6th of August last my Tenants were for the most part concerned and all that were had Protections and Certificates of claiming the benefit of the Lords Justices Proclamation in July Forward was most barbarous in the thing and vallued no good Qualification the People were under then which none in the Kingdom could be under better their Submission being as early as it could be and their Behaviour since the War worthy of Justice at least my printed Protection from the General in their Favour produced at the taking of the Prey met equal dis-reguard some Informations taken by me on this occasion will be found in the hands of Mr. John Brett now in Dublin my request to you is to appear against Forward at the Trial and keep him at least under such Circumstances as may find the poor oppressed Subjects earliest Justice you shall not want sufficient Proof to this purpose on your reasonable warning at any time and your care shall have the Acknowledgement of SIR Your Friend Kingston To Mr. William Donnelly in Dublin Mr. Brett will be found at Mr. Bradys at the Black Lyon Pill Lane Be sure to retain a good smart Council and let me find you omit nothing and that you are very active therein Commissioners Sligo The Examination of Jasper Brett of Brickcliffe in the said County taken before the Right Honourable Lord Baron of Kingston THE said Examinant being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists and examined on his Oath deposeth That Capt. Forward high sheriff of the County of Dunnigall and his Militia Troops on or about the Sixteenth of August last preffed this Examinant and leveral other protected Persons in the said County who lived either in their dwelling Houses or other Places assigned them by Coll. Wasehearth from whom they took Protections and Certificates of submitting some Weeks before to the Lords Justices Declaration that this Examinant being that day at the time of the taking the Prey on his return from the Boyl to his own House did meet the said Forward and part of the Prey near Bellanafad within three miles of the Boyl to whom this Examinant complained of the Injustice done him particularly therein having Coll. Wisehearth's Protection and Certificate of the twentieth of July his Landlord Gilbert Ormsby of Toberraddy in the County of Roscomen Esq his Protection Licensed thereunto by his Excellency Lieutenant General Ginkle and one Collonel Michelburne's Protection to whom this Examinant applied himself upon his first Appearance before Sligo and who was farther tollerated by him by way of Protection in Writing to live in his own House to whom the said Forward replied That he did not value not would regard his Protection but would be civil to him as a Gentleman that this Examinant insisted more particularly on his Protection from Coll. Michelburne under whose command the said Forward came into the County the said Forward replied he would not obey it that he thought himself as sufficient as Michelburne that that night he would not suffer this Examinant to stay with him where the Prey was kept that this Examinant attended him the next morning he found him with Capt Francis King one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County and one Mr. Johnson Servant to the Right Honourable the Lord Baron of Kingston pleading in favour of the protected Country affirming their due Subjection to Their Majesties Government and offering my Lord Kingston's Protection from his Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ginkel in favour of his Lordships Tenants all which met disregard from the said Forward Consenting only at length to run through the Prey and leave as it were a moiety but short thereof as Charity to the infinite number of poor people that followed This Examinant further saith that the said Forward took then from him and his Tenants forty two Cowes besides Calves and