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A96313	A true relation of all the proceedings in Ireland, from the end of April last, to this present: sent from Tristram Whetcombe, mayor of Kinsale, to his brother Benjamine Whetcombe, merchant in London. With a certificate under the hand and seal of Sir William Saint-Leger, lord president of Munster. As also the copy of an oath which was found in a trunck in Kilbrittaine Castle neer Kinsale, after the rebels were fled from thence, the first of June, 1642. Presented to the high Court of Parliament, and by them ordered forthwith to be printed. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Whetcombe, Tristram.; Saintliger, W., Sir (William), d.1642.	1642 (1642)	Wing W1640; Thomason E151_9; ESTC R15225	8,265	16

A True RELATION OF ALL THE PROCEEDINGS IN IRELAND FROM The end of April last to this present SENT From Tristram Whetcombe Mayor of Kinsale to his Brother Benjamine Whetcombe Merchant in Low LONDON With A Certificate under the Hand and Seal of Sir William Saint-Leger Lord President of MUNSTER As also The Copy of an Oath which was found in a Trunck in Kilbrittaine Castle neer Kinsale after the Rebels were fled from thence the first of June 1642. Presented to the high Court of Parliament and by them Ordered forthwith to be Printed Hen. Elfinge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Ioseph Hunscott 164● This Oath was found in a Trunck in Kilbrittaine Castle neer Kinsale after the Rebells were fled from thence Iune 1. 1642. I A.B.C. D c. With firm faith believe and professe all and singular the Articles and Points which the holy Catholike and Apostolicall Roman Church believeth and professeth and to my dying day will by Gods grace defend the same Faith against all Sectaries Sects Atheists and Enemies thereof whatsoever even with the losse of my Life Estate and Goods I vow also and in my conscience sincerely believe and acknowledge King CHARLES to be my Soveraign Lord and King of England Scotland Ireland and France whose Priviledges Prerogatives and Attributes Royall due to His Imperiall Crown and Royall Dignity I promise and vow to God to maintain and defend by Gods grace against all evill-affected persons be they of what Countrey soever or Sect even with the losse of my Life Goods and Estate I promise and vow likewise to be true to my poor oppressed Countrey and Kingdom of Ireland with the losse of my Life Goods and Estate and endeavour to free it from the bondage and tyrannous Government and oppressions under which it groneth by the means of evill Officers and Ministers of Iustice contrary to His Majesties gracious intentions I do promise and vow to God to wrong no Catholique nor challenge any Estate of Lands of his so he be possessed therewith before the last Plantations beginning in the yeer 1610. nor any Lands possessed by any of them since then which he or they bought or purchased for their Moneyes or otherwise And further I do promise and vow to make no difference or disparaty between them of the meer English and them of the Pale between the old Irish and new Irish be they of what Standing Calling or Quality whstsoever so they be Professors of the holy Catholike Church and maintainers of their Countries Liberties All these and every of these present Articles I the said A. B c. Do promise vow and swear to maintain and defend inviolably by Gods grace So God be my help and the Contents of his holy Gospels Amen From Kingsale the 30 of May and 1 Iune 1642. Brother Benjamin Whetcombe MY last unto you was of 22. April by Master Iohn Brooks who I hope in few dayes after his departure from hence was with you and that he hath procured imployment for our Ship Charles and some recompence for the great charge we have been at lying for the defence of the Harbour To that time I then gave you a full Relation of the Passages of these parts The next being the 23. Ditto going abroad to meet Captain Aderly that commandeth our Town Troop of horse for the examination of thirteen Rebels that were brought in a day or two before some of the Kings Shipmen came into the Room where I was and most uncivilly abused themselves and me threatning to fire the Town unlesse those Rebels were presently hanged or delivered over unto them one of these I caused to be disarmed and committed untill upon his extraordinary submission I was moved to release him the particulars at that time and the sequell of that day I referie you to a Copy of a Letter written to my Lord President which I send inclofed and to it can only adde this that four of these men had laine a shoare five or sixe dayes before and never aboard but pillaging and keeping disorders by night and we durst not to punish them as they deserved But presently it was cast forth 160. of them should come shoar at a call and burn our Town and indeed some complaint was made to the Admirall of their insolencies and whether they were punished or rebuked for the same in private we know not but the appearance to us was that he gave more credit to his Seamen then to those that complained of them But no more of this I wish the thirty sail of Ships were come and the Earl of Warwick or some other Nobleman Commander of them it must needs be much better then when men of lower degree do govern My Lord President was much troubled at the murther of the said Mellifont and half our time since hath been in examination of witnesses for the Seamen cleer themselves and lay it upon the Townsmen and the Admirall adviseth the Lord President that there were but four of his men in the Act when there were neer fourscore If the man had been a Rebell and not protected by the Lord President yet the affront taking the man by violence from me was equall with the murthering of him only the latter did aggravate the former We went abroad daily and did little good only brought in provisions the division whereof did often breed difference among the pillagers until the second present We besieged a very strong Castle standing upon the River of Bandon called Carganas carryed a Piece of Ordnance by Boat and the people of Bandon brought a small Iron Piece from the Town with both we continued about thirty houres without doing any great hurt for it was a very strong built and well contrived Castle for defence as most in the Province Our forces were about thirty Seamen with the Piece of Ordnance in the Boat about 300. Horse and Foot from Randon and about 150. Horse and Foot from this Town in all could not make 500. fighting men who seeing the Ordnance did no good and that the service wasted so much Powder which we could not well spare our men fell desperately upon the businesse made way thorow the Walls of the Bane to come to the Gate and Iron Grate in short time unhung the Grate fired the Gate and entred the Castle under an Arch the Rebels were gotten over the Arch and being impossible for our people to go up to them we proffered them quarter which they most resolutely refused So we had no other means but to gather what straw and fewell we could and made such a fire under the Arch as it grew in few houres to hot for them that some of them made thorow the Rouse in hope to escape but they killed them all as they came down only two were kept a day or two to try whether they would discover any thing worthy of their lives the fire continued all night and the next day till at last were brought forth such a pack of rosted

Rogues as never were in mans life time seen and at last as many as were not rosted enough were hanged we did at the same time with the number of men aforesaid environ the Castle of Polelong lying on this other side of the River and not two Musket shot distance from Carganas they were very resolute for a long time and refused both quarter and speech with us untill they saw what successe we had upon their neighbours they sent to entreat a parley and yeilded upon quarter to go away with their lives and their cloaths upon their backs but without any Arms. These two Castles were taken in three dayes and found in them aboundance of good provisions chiefly Wheat Malt and Oat-Meal and in Carganas Castle aboundance was burned It is thought there was susticient to victuall five or sixe thousand men for many moneths together and it lay for their purpose very commodiously if they had besieged this Town-Fort Cork and Bandon there was a third Castle upon the River possessed by them who hearing of their Neighbours fear did very valiantly run away by night and carryed away with them what they could so the Castle of Kilgobane was left voyd and in our Retreat we took away what was left and fired the Castle so that now the River is clear and two men can now passe better then 100 could before and in all this we lost but three men many mens clothes shot and no hurt in their bodies others but very few were hurt and since well recovered The 16 Ditto Bandon men marched forth towards Cork 2 Companies and about 40 horse set upon an Island they call it an Island because it is environed with such a Bog as the Kingdom hath not another like it they held it the strongest Hold they had in all their possessions it hath but one way to go into it upon which passage they had cast up Forts and Sconces in such maner that 20 men might have kept out 1000 Our people coming to the place set the Horse round the Bog fearing any of them should escape The Foot made no stand but entered resolutely put them from their works and they all ran presently into the Bogs where it was impossible for our Nation to follow them they killed many men amongst which was one Captain mac Swinn who was taken and killed by a boy of 14 yeers of age that had but a little Staff in manner of a half Pike brought away the Captains Sword Musket and Head they brought away about 16 Muskets more the rest were drowned in the Bog and abundance of the Rebels drowned with them They fired all the Cabbins upon the Island which were neer 200 and brought away what Cattell they found which were not many for upon some apprehension of fear or advice of their coming they had driven away most part of the Cattle three dayes before into Muskrie The 18 The Lord Insiquin and Captain Iepsonns Forces took a Castle in Condons Countrey not far from Donneraile where they found great store of Provisions and that night or the next day provided carriage to remove it from thence having about 200 Horse and Foot to convey these Carriages Condon and my Lord Roch his Forces in number 700. at least lay in ambush with much confidence they should have a day of it but so it pleased the Almighty that it proved dismall and shamefull to them at least 150. of them kill'd upon the place and the rest running away were pursued to the very Gates of Roch his Castle where our people burnt all the Cabbins round about it in despight of all they could do from the Castle and came back to their Carriages lodged all things where they desired and not passing a man or two hurt none kill'd Such was the work of our great God The 19 here landed Lievtenant Brokett with 480 souldiers part of Sir Iohn Pawlets Regiment and hath brought with him Commission to be Governour of this Town and Fort which is here confirmed unto him by the Lord President and yeelded up by the Admirall yet no other Souldiers placed in the Fort then what were formerly and those Captain Thomas Kettleby the younger doth command as formerly but by order from Governour Brokett The said Governour is a discreet Gentleman and deserving his Command He doth honour me in making of my poor Cottage to be his abode The 25 We marched forth about 300 men to besiege Mountlong Castle and coming thither we found nothing to do the people were all run away before we came and had carryed away the best of their Provisions with them onely a few empty Chests Stools Bed-steeds Hutches and the like were left It was made a very defensive place had their cause been good and they hearts to maintain it might have wearied us but it is Gods Work It is a very stately Building the like cannot be built for 2000l which would be a commodity for him that should enjoy the Land hereafter But my Lord President not willing to scatter his Forces upon trifles hath given order to demolish it but till then we keep a Ward in it of 32 Muskettiers About the same time the Lord President marched out of Cork and took in two very strong Castles Bully and Bullycollick without the losse of a man of his This day came in the Heart Pynnace from the River of Lymrick where she left Sir Henry Stradling and Captain Cole of Bristoll employed to relieve the Castle that wanteth Powder and Ammunition they did what could be done but not what they desired It was so blockt up and the river on each side so placed with Muskettiers that they could not come within a mile of the Key neither durst they stay long in the place where they were without endangering their Ships and therefore a necessity of having or sending of Land-Forces to joyn with the Ships and to cleer the upper part of the River Whereupon my Lord President is resolved to march thither with about 4000 Foot and 600 Horse and carries with him 3 or 4 Pieces Field-Ordnance We are now at the first of Iune Yesterday our Governour Lievtenant Colonell Brocket by my Lords Command marched towards the river with his own Company and Lievtenant Byrne commanding the Foot Company of my Lord of Baltinglas I believe they are to be joyned with the Forces that march to Limricke we have still in Garrison 300 Souldiers This instant have received certain advise from Bandonbridge That yesterday very early they marched forth from thence four Companies towards the Castles of Colemaine and Kilbrittaine one of the Companies commanded by Captain Hooper to whose lot it fell went directly to Colemaine and approaching something neer espied aboundance of people upon the top of it but presently vanished away left the Castle and betook themselves to Boats which lay neer them for the purpose they rowed up the River of Tymeleague and it is supposed they sheltred themselves for the present in Tymeleague Castle

Captain Hooper left in Colemaine a ward of 18. Souldiers and marched to Kilbrittaine where my Lord Kinalmeakie proffered quarter but they refused it only desired to have two dayes respect untill they could send to Mac Cartie which was denyed them whereupon our forces began to play their Piece of Ordnance upon the Castle and a Sow carrying towards the Walls to set the Myners a work they began to make signes and cryed for quarter and it was granted and agreed upon That they should march away with their cloaths two horses and two or three swords for some of the chiefest of them The Rebels at the first were very busie with their small shot but did none of ours any harm a ward of 32. Muskettiers were left in the said Castle untill the Provisions and booty be brought away which they valew in both Castles to be worth 1000 l. ster at least My Lord of Muskry Generall Barrie with all the chiefest of their Associates and the greatest part of their forces of this Province are gone to besiege the Castle of Lymrick which if they should take it would in my opinion be in great advantage unto them my reason is That our Ships are and will be Masters of the River so that no relief can go to them by Sea neither will they be able to run away by water and my Lord coming round about by Land with his forces will take them all in a Net which could never be so well done by any other means So that now if the forces intended for these parts come away timely that we may reap the Harvest and bring the Cattle from Mnskry by Gods affistance we shall make short work with them which will better then to make another yeers work of it The great desire I have to make you acquainted with all passages taketh away the scruple of being tedious I will now adde a line or two of businesse in answer of yours 16. March 19. April 3. and 16. May which came to hand all in one day the 22. past being very glad my rude stile yet true relation came so seasonable to that honourable House my request unto you is you will continue your humble supplications in my behalf for the giving of allowance for our Ship Charles The Admirall hath not yet given us a Certificate but at first made some scruple of doing it because he had news some had written scandously of him into England and had a jealousie of me but now is of another opinion and will grant what we justly desire but it will be these three or four dayes before we shall get it done if he shall deny it we will send a Certificate of 200. English Inhabitants of the Town That the said Ship was a Seller for the best of the Goods and a sanctuary for their persons but of this more at large when I have seen how farre I shall prevail with him Touching that Noble promise of those worthy Members to be a means to procure me the Farm of Polelong it would be a favour and a perpetuall obligation to me and mine to remember them and the rest of that honourable House in our prayers which is our only and best way to expresse our thankfulnesse But I beseech you with as much modesty as you may put them sometimes in minde thereof Touching the Certificate for the debts owing me I know not in what manner to draw it or by whom it can be certified I beleeve it would be held folly for me being Soveraign to certifie any thing under my hand and Town Seal that concerns my self it is between 6 or 7000 l. ster as I have formerly written and the most part by specialties I am glad Governour Brisket found so good a fortune if God send him home I know he will pay me the news is consirmed by a Ship that came in yesterday A Holland man of warre from whom the said Brisket had his Commission came from Saint Christophers about eight weeks since upon here is one Secretary Robinson and some other English passengers who report that Saint Christophers and all the rest of the Carribia Ilands are in Arms complaining of their Governours and manner of government I am glad the London Merchants have undertaken so good a work as the setting forth of 15. sail and 1500. Land-men for a running Army I wish they were come and shall pray for their good successe if what I wrote were any means to induce them thereunto I shall accompt my self the more happy towards God and Man Severall men that have written and are come out of England do report that many base scandalous reports and speeches hath been given of me England especially by Iohn Barker Iohn Treglyne and a lewd women Borly Long late wife to one faithfull Bishop whom if she had not gone away as she did I had caused her to be carted and whipped out of Town one hearing such report I wrote inclosed to my Lord President who presently sent me a Certificate which goeth heer which I pray if it be needfull shew it to the Lords Commissioners for Irish affairs and if it must remain there take out a Copy under the Clerk of the Parliament hand and send it down to your Friends in Bristoll that these people may be enquired after and sent back to be examined by my Lord President whereby if they prove what they report I may suffer according to my desert but if they wrong me they way receive such punishment as my Lord shall think sit to inflict upon them It is generally reported that His Majesty hath an intent to come for this Kingdom which to my poor understanding is most strange and terrible the Lord of his mercy direct his heart and the hearts of that grave Councell sure I am that all things will be for the best to those that love and fear God in whom I remain Your loving Brother Tristram Whetcombe The humble Petition to the Right Honourable the Lord President May the seventh in Kinsale Right Honourable YEsterday advised your Lordship by an expresse of the taking of the Castles of Carganas and Polelouge the Messenger not yet returned and now Captain Aderly goeth to give your Lordship a full relation Viva voce May it please your Lordship that a Barque came from Bristoll brought severall Letters to my self and some of this Town advising that divers malicious people which lately stoal away from hence and gone thither especially one Iohn Treglyne and a lewd woman known by the name of Borly Long a late pretended wife to faithfull Bishop now in Cork whom your Lordship ordered to be sent hither and pillored for his misdemeanors towards the Corporation but never came hither have divulged in all Bristoll and fully possessed the whole City that I am a rebell and more dangerous then any of those openly declared themselves and that their escape or going over was chiefly to make it known to the Parliament My most humble suite unto your Lordship is in regard they made not complaint to your Lordship before they went away nor had no leave to depart being house-keepers in the Town and ought to have staid to help bear the charge that lyeth upon us And for as much as I weekly or dayly gave when the passage was open a due accompt to your Lordship of my actions that you would be honourably pleased to look upon your poor servant By giving two or three lines that I may send for England of my loyalty to His Majestie and obedience to your Lordships commands which I will ever continue thereby to take away the pernitious scandall and that they may with the rest be sent back to be examined by your Lordships appointment That if any crime be by them proved against me I may suffer according to my deserts to the utmost rigour of the Law or if it be maliciously done as indeed it is they may receive condign punishment as your Lordships grave wisedome shall think fit and your Petitioner shall ever pray and remain Your Honours humble servant Tristram Whetcombe By The Lord President Of MUNSTER WHereas Tristram Whetcombe Esquire hath been for this last yeer elected and chosen Soveraign of the Town of Kinsale the said Soveraign being both an Englishman and a good Protestant which sort of men have not been accustomed to bear office in that Corporation And whereas divers ill affected persons have divulged severall scandalous and calumnious reports in prejudice of the loyalty and the fidelity of the said Soveraign These are to certifie and testifie unto all persons whom it may concern or to whom these presents shall come That the said Tristram Whetcombe Soveraign of Kinsale aforesaid hath in all his Actions and Demeanors touching the Magistracy of that place carryed himself with singular Iudgement Discretion and Moderation towards the Inhabitants of the said Town the affairs whereof he hath mannaged with good advantage and security to the place in these times of danger And hath not only expressed singular Charity and Christian affection towards his Countrymen by relieving and supporting very many poor and pillaged Protestant English But hath also manifested his Zeal to the publike Cause and His Majesties service by expending a great part of his Estate and livelyhood in means and materialls tending to the safety and security of the place committed to his charge and His Majesties good people therein Of his proceedings wherein he hath from time to time given me a good and satisfactory accompt of his integrity wherein I could not at his instance refuse to give him this testimony Whereunto I have subscribed my hand and Seal at Cork the 10. of May. 1642. William Saint-Legere FINIS