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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	speak_v	word_n	16,774	5	4.1389	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86109	A continuation of the last occurrences from Irland [sic], or, The copie of a letter sent from Lievtenant Haward, to Mr. Walter Fitz-Williams Esquire, lying neere the privie garden in White-Hall. Dated at Duncannon fort in Jreland, March 29. 1642. Both good and true.	Haward, Lazarus.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1165; Thomason E142_7; ESTC R21233	1,966	8

A Continuation of the last Occurrences from IRLAND OR The Copie of a Letter sent from Lievtenant Haward to Mr. Walter Fitz-Williams Esquire lying neere the Privie Garden in White-Hall Dated at Duncannon Fort in JRELAND March 29. 1642. Both Good and True London Printed for John Thomas 1642. Good Newes from Jreland Deare Friends YOur courtesies hath so tyed me that I cannot chuse but intimate to you of such Occurrences as hath hath happened to us since our departure from Bristoll from whence we departed with 200. men well appointed and with Colours flying arrived at the Fort of Duncannon in the mouth of the River of Waterford the 24. of the same where we found the good Lord Esmond in safe possession of the Forte who had endured many a shroud Bickering all the Winter with a Hundred men but many of them Sicke when we Arrived there what Ioy was in the good old Lord you may conceive having had 1000. Men of the Enemies lying against daily for many Monethes before when we Arrived The Lord Esmond granted a cessation of Armes for 5. dayes at the reuest of the Rebels for he alwayes kept them play And after that they sent for a Truce for 14. dayes more but my Lord refused then they desired a Parley with 4. of our best men with 4. of theirs which wee accepted of and as we were marching towards them came a Messenger desiring from Colonell Pierce Butler that hee might meet with my Lord and conferre with him but we sent him word that they had no man of quality good enough for him to to conferre with yet if he would come to the Fort he should speake with him but we heard no more of them The next day being the 22. of March our Souldiers being in much want of bedding or Bed-cloathes and the Rebels Quarters being little more then Musket shot from us we sallied forth my selfe and two Lievtenants more with onely 20. Mvsketiers a peece early in the morning in hope to have driven them from their quarters and burnt it but their numbers were to great for us yet wee fought with them about an houre what hurt we did them we know not as yet we had onely one man of my Squadron shot into the shoulder they having 9. Colours flying before vs but very slenderly armed with some Fowling-peeces Pikes made of Dale boards and some Darts and of a certaine they count their owne cases desperate not knowing whether to leape into the Fire or the Water the relieving of this Fort hath much appaled them their Gennerall is the Lord Mon-Garret The 26. of this Month we had another Skirmish where without doubt we did them much harme and received onely the hurt of one man being shot in the Face the same day at night the Fellowship of Bristoll arrived being a Man of Warre with a Pinnace shee having 24. Pieces of Ordnance and the Pinnace 6. with 16. Oares being appoynted for this servece And on Munday after we appoynted to Batter downe the Towne of Ballihacke and passage of both Townes upon the River of Waterfoard and full of good Pillage that they have robed the English of Waterford is revolted and the River of Waterford is of that large extent that it runnes through 9. severall Counties in 3. severall Armes and all those 9. Counties are in Rebellion Therefore I pray God put into the hearts of the King and Parliament to furnish vs alwayes with a Ship of good force with a small Pinnace and to furnish the Noble old Lord Esmond with a Regiment who is the last of those Valiant old Souldiers that reduced this Kingdome to Obedience in Queene Elizabeths dayes And is much awed by all this whole Countrey none except the Lord President of Munster is able to doe his Majesty like Service We heare for certaine by the Countrey People that the Lord President of Munster hath burned Dungarvin to the ground a Sea-port Towne within 12. Leagues of vs And slaine 300. of one Captaine Wises Regiment And driven Sir Nicholas Welch to Waterford the 28. of March we removed the Rebels further from us fired their Quarters and burnt some certaine housess and brought away their Corne we being not above 250 men have driven from these Quarters 9 Companies with their Colours flying blessed be God that fighteth our Battels we are very prosperous at this present The 29. of March we sent the great Ship and Pinnace to the passage and Balihacke to batter it downe the great Ship hath bestowed great store of great shot upon them what further they have done we cannot know till to morrow this is all I can acquaiut you with till my next Letter My Captaine is come for England to move about a Regiment for my Lord Esmond he being in hope to obtaine a Livetenant Colonels place he hath promised me to move for a company for me he can now report sufficiently of my ability I shall intreate you to asist him for me J doubt not but in due season I shall be able to give you a testimony of thankefulnesse thus having writ unto you by another Gentleman belonging to the Earle of Ormond and fearing it might faile I have written againe with an addition of what hath happened since I writ that Letter J will not faile you every oppertunity of writing I request I may be remembred to your little Gentleman Mr. Morgan and that I may heare from you touching the affayres of of our Church and Common wealth who together with his Majestie God prosper which God alwaies blesse and prosper you Your true and faithfull Friend Lazarus Hayward Duncannon Fort March 29. 1642. 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