G. George Flower Captaine 198 Sir George Bourcheir sent to Kilkenny 27 Sir George Bourchier comes to Corke 199 Sir George Thornton joynes with the Lord Barry 360 George Kingesmill maymed at Donboy 314 George Blunt 41 Glancoyne castle surprized by Sir Francis Barkley 84 Glin castle besieged and taken 63 64 Gregory Castle taken 297 Geoffrey Galway Major of Limricke fined imprisoned 110 And a new Major elected 111 H. Henrie Skipwith Captaine 15 315 Henry Malbie slaine 365 Sir Henry Folliot 233 Husseyes Report of the Rebellion in Mounster 146 Hopton dyed of a hurt 214 Hostages delivered by Don Iuan and their Names 247 Hugh Mostian 128 Sir Henrie Power 31 253 I. Iames Fits Thomas apprehended by Dermond O Conner 54 Iohn Power 55 Iohn Bostocke 30 Instructions for the Lord President of Mounster 6 Iames Archer Iesuite 26 InstructioÌ„s to the Earle of Thomond 287 Instructions for Capt. George Blunt 256 Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle taken prisoner 135 His Examination 174 His Relation to the Lord President 139 Iames fits Thomas Dermond Mac Gragh make a narrow escape 106 Don Iuan de Aguila his Declaration at Kinsale 200 His Request to the Lord Deputie for shipping 252 Intelligence of the Spanish Invasion 188 Irish in Mounster revolted to the Spaniards 224 Irish fled into Spaine with their Names 237 Iames Gold second Iustice of Mounster 6 Iohn fits Thomas his practice to deceiâ—e the Lord President 328 Iames fits Thomas the young Earle of Desmond commeth into Ireland 85 Returneth into England 122 Iames Grace 217 K. Kinsale summoned and Don Iuans Answere 219 Kinsale Burgesses desire their Charter 252 Kinsale receiues their Ensignes of Magistracie 359 Kilcow castle taken by Capt. Flower 383 Knight of Kerry protected 299 Defeated by Sir Charles Wilmâ—t 361 Makes his submission ibidem Kilcrey Castle and Abbey rendred 334 Kirton a Lieutenant hurt at Donboy 318 L. Lowghguyrre taken by the Rebells and recovered againe from them 45 Listoell Castle besieged and taken 97 List of the Captaines of the Spanish armie 191 List of the Army in Mounster 290 382 Lixnaw castle taken by coÌ„position 296 Leamâ—con castle taken 321 Lettertinlesse castle taken burnt ibid. Laghlin O Dallic 360 Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Captaine Boys 383 Letters Patents for Sir George Carew to be Lord President of Mounster 3 A Letter from the Lord President and the Earle of Thomond to the Lords of the Councell 24 A Letter from Iames Galde Butler to the Lord President 42 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 40 A Letter from the Mounster Rebells to O Dâ—nnell 58 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 62 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 70 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 48 Two Letters from William Burke and Moroghe ni Moe O Flartie to the Lord President 60 61 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lo President 86 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the Lord President 96 A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie 80 Letters Patents for Iames fits Gerald to be Earle of Desmond 89 A Letter from Cormock Mac Dermond vnto Tyrone 100 A Letter from the Earle of Clanrickard to Theobald ne long Burke 103 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Iames fits Thomas 111 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord Deputie 116 A Letter from the Lord President to the Lord Deputie 119 A Letter from Redmond Burke to the L. President with his Answers 128 A Letter from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie 132 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord President 132 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 141 Two Letters from Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle to the K. of Spaine 154 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President touching base Monies 147 A Letter from Thomas Shelton to Florence Mac Cartie 169 A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Florence Mac Cartie 170 A Letter from Tirone Iames fits Thomas Florence Mac Cartie and Mac Donogh to the Pope 175 A Letter from Mr. Secretary Cecill to the Lord President with Spanish Intelligence 182 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lord President 185 A Letter from the Lord Deputie satisfactory to the Lord President 186 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 228 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to the Archbishop of Dublin 260 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 260 A Letter from the Secretary Ybarra to Don Iuan de Aguila 261 A Letter from the Secretary Franquesa to Don Iuan de Aguila ibid. A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don Iuan de Aguila 262 A Letter from the King of Spaine to Don Iuan de Aguila 263 A Letter from the L. Deputy and Councell to the Lords in England 264 A Letter from O Sulevan Beare to the King of Spaine 269 A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan 307 A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Lord of Lixnaw 309 A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominicke Collins ibid. A Letter from Iames Archer to Dominicke Collins 308 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to the Earle of Carazena 27â— A Letâ—er from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to Don Pedro Zubiaur 272 A Letter from the Lo. President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Donboy 294 A Letâ—er from Don Iuan de Aguila to Câ—ptaine Iuan de Albornos Y Andrada 227 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lo. Pâ—esident 209 A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord President 339 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to Tirone and O Donnell 227 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie 253 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 326 A Letter from Tege Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President 330 A Letter from the Lords of the Councell in England to the Lord President 336 A â—etter from her Majestie to the Lord Pâ—esident 339 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie ibid. A Letter from Captaine Roger Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto 340 A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President 344 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila 345 A Letter from O Donnell to O Conner Kerry 343 A letter from her Majestie to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrikard 378 A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President 379 A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton 380 A Letter from the Lord Deputie to the Lords in England 384 M. Maurice Stack sent into Kerry 67 Treacherously murthered 79 O Mulrians Countrey spoyled 47 Mac Awley spoyled by Sir Francis Barkley 108 Mocrumpe Castle besieged 334 Taken 351 Muskrey-quirke and Arloghe spoyled by the armie 106 Mounster in what state after the Siedge of Kinsale 283 Malachias the Popish Bishop of Kilmakow 380 N. Names of the Councellors of Mounster 19 Sir Nicholas
chiefe of small Countreyes submitted themselues to her Majesties mercie But the principall marke which the Lord President aymed at before his entrance into the Field with his Armie was to reclaime if possible it might be Florence Mac Cartie before spoken of from further pursuing those hatefull and ingratefull courses which unadvisedly he had entred into This hee desired for divers reasons First and especially for the service which he foresaw might receiue some good countenance by his subjection Secondly because if hee continued in action of necessitie hee must bee constrained to imploy a great part of his Forces which hee thought both inconvenient and dangerous to bee divided to follow the prosecution of him and his Complices And lastly a good opinion which some his honourable friends in England and himselfe also had conceived of him For these causes was the President moved earnestly to desire that this Florence might bee stayed from further persisting in those exorbitant courses and the rather because the said Florence had written Letters unto him which upon his way into Mounster hee received that assoone as hee should come to Corke hee would present himselfe personally to him aud doe all his endeavours to advance the Service All which being made knowen by the Lord President to the Earle of Thomond he intreated the said Earle and Sir Nicholas Welsh to joyne with Iohn fits Edmonds Florence his Godfather a man very famous in those parts for his learning and liberall hospitalitie in entertaining of strangers to send a Messenger to signifie to Florence Mac Cartie that they were very desirous to conferre with him about certaine particularities concerning his owne good By his Letter remised in answer of this message hee appoynted both a time and place for their meeting which was accordingly performed After more then two houres spent and many Oathes passed as well by the Earle as Sir Nicholas Welsh that the President had promised his safe returne with fearefull guiltinesse hee came to Corke and from thence to Shandon Castle upon the third of May 1600 where the Lord President remained at that time before whom when hee had presented himselfe hee made his submission upon his knees with many protestations of the sinceritie of his Heart and the true loyaltie which hee alwayes bare towards her Majestie desiring that hee might bee received into her Majesties favour and hee would serue her as faithfully and unfainedly as any man in Mounster The Lord President reprooved him very sharply for his trayterous behaviours laying before him the odiousnesse and foulnesse of his faults and the monstrous ingratitude towards her Majestie from whom hee had received many great benefits and gracious favours These speeches finished the President bade him to stand up when as both hee and the Earle of Thomond Sir Nicholas Welsh and Iohn fits Edmund did every of them very feelingly preach Obedience unto him His answer being very generall carried great shew of loyaltie and obedience at that time Vpon the next morrow hee was called before the President and Councell who was againe urged by them all in generall not onely to desist from proceeding in evill but with alacritie of minde to doe some such service as might merit reward for assurance and performance whereof the President demaunded his eldest sonne in pledge for the avoydance whereof hee used many colourable reasons viz. That it would cause the Bonnoghs to forsake him yea and to driue him out of his Countrey erecting his wiues base Brother in his place That he had of long time tasted of miseries and wants That hee had lately recovered his Countrey of Desmond with great travell and charges and therefore like the burnt child hee feared to run into any such inconvenience as might cause his friends to relapse from him Adding moreover that it was needlesse in them to exact any such thing at hishands who was in his soule wholly addicted devoted to her Majesties service The weaknesse of these reasons were both wisely discovered and effectually answered but all that could bee said was no more pleasing to him then is delightfull musicke to deafe eares which being discerned the President betooke himselfe to a new devise for now hee vehemently threatned that leaving for a time all other services a sharpe prosecution of Hostilitie with fire and sword against himselfe his tenants and followers should speedily overtake him upon his returne into Desmond Much was hee amazed with this denunciation and therefore hauing made a short pawse answered thus Since my needlesse pledge is so earnestly desired I am content to leaue my eldest sonne in Corke upon these conditions That her Majestie would passe unto mee the Countrey of Desmond in as large and ample manner as before it was conveyed unto my Father in law the Earle of Clancare Secondly that shee would giue unto mee the Name and Title of Mac Cartie More or Earle of Clancare Thirdly that shee would giue unto mee three hundred men in pay for assuring my Countrey from all that would offend it These hyperbolicall demands were no sooner propounded but absolutely rejected Therefore he desired that Licence might bee graunted unto him to write to his honourable friends in England to worke for him the afore recited Conditions which without any great difficultie was permitted Lastly the President questioned with him what hee intended to doe if these his desires were not satisfied thereupon hee sware upon a Booke that hee would never beare Armes against her Majesties Forces except hee were assaulted in Desmond and that his followers should likewise abstaine from actuall rebellion and further that he would send him intelligence from time to time of the Rebells proceedings and doe him the best underhand-service that possibly hee could Now had the President effected a great part of his desires namely that by Florence his remaining in Neutralitie his Forces might be wholly imployed against Iames fits Thomas who being once slaine or banished it would bee an easie matter to teach him to speake in a more submissiue language and forget to capitulate either for Lands Title or Charge Florence is now departed towards his Countrey of Desmond where leaving him in suspence betwixt doubt and feare wee will proceed in the accidents of Corke Now the President discerning this Warre in Mounster to be like a Monster with many Heads or a Servant that must obey divers Masters did thinke thus that if the Heads themselues might bee set at variance they would proue the most fit Instruments to ruine one another The two chiefe Heads were the Sugan Earle for so they called Desmond Commander of the Provincials and Dermond O Conner Generall of the Bownoghs before mentioned This Dermond O Conner was a poore man in the beginning of his fortune and not Owner of two Plough Lands in Connaght his natiue Countrie his reputation grew partly by his wife who was daughter to the old Earle of Desmond and partly by his valour being reputed one of the most valiant Leaders and
omitt because it may bee an Instruction to others whensoever the like accident should happen The Peece being thus cleared the President having the Knight of the Valleyes eldest sonne a childe of sixe yeares olde in his hands to terrifie the Warders hee caused the child to be set upon the topp of one of the Gabions sending them word That they should haue a faire marke to bestow their small shott upon The Constable returned answere That the feare of his life should not make them to forbeare to direct their Volleyes of shot to the batterie for said he in undecent termes not fit for me to write the place is open where he was borne and the Knight may haue more sonnes The President not intending as hee seemed caused the Infant to bee taken downe from the Gabion knowing that the discharging of the Cannon would haue shaken the poore childes bones in sunder and then presently hee commanded the battery to begin and the small shott did so incessantly burne powder as the Warders durst not stand to their fight untill a breach was made assaultable into the Seller under the great Hall of the castle all this was done with the losse of one onely man a Cannoniere Then was Captaine Flower commaunded by the President with certaine Companies assigned vnto him to enter the breach which hee valiantly performed and gained the Hall and enforced the Ward to returne into a Castle close adjoyning unto it where from out of a Spike they slewe foure of our men then hee ascended a paire of staires to gaine two turrets over the Hall in which attempt Captaine Bostocks Ensigne was slaine by the winning whereof they were in better securitie then before and there were our Colours placed and because it was by this time within night Captaine Slings by who was there with the Presidents Companie was commaunded to make it good till the morning during which time some whiles on either side small shott played but little or no harme done about midnight the Constable seeing no possibilitie to resist long and no hope of mercy left thought by the favour of the night in a sally to escape but the Guards were so vigilant as they slew him and some others neverthelesse two escaped the rest which were unslaine returned into the Castle and the Constables head was as the President formerly had told him put on a stake Early in the morning the Ward was gotten into the Tower of the Castle wherunto there was no comming unto them but up a narrow stayre which was so strait as no more then one at once might ascend and at the staire foot a strong wooden doore which being burnt the smoke in the staires was such as for two howers there was no ascending without hazard of stifling when the extremitie of the smoake was past one of the Rebels presented himselfe and said in the behalfe of himselfe and his fellowes That if their liues might be saved they would render but before any answere was made he voluntarily put himselfe into our hands The smoake being vanished a Muskettier and to his second a Halbardier Then Captaine Flower and Captaine Slingsbie Lieutenant Power Lieutenant to Sir Henrie Power Ensigne Power Sir Henry Powers Ensigne Lieutenant Nevill Lieutenant to Sir Garratt Harvie which was after killed in Connaght seconded by others ascended the staires in file where they found no resistance nor yet in the upper roomes for the Rebels were all gone to the Battlements of the Castle with resolution to sell their liues as deare as they could Our men purâ—ued the way to the Battlements whereunto there was but one Doore Captaine Flower entred upon one hand and Captaine Slingsbâ—e upon the other the gutters were very narrow betweene the Roofe of the Castle and the Battlements In conclusion some were slaine in the place and others leapt from the top of the Castle into the water underneath it where our Guards killed them In this Service eleven Souldiers were slaine whereof one was an Ensigne and one and twentie hurt of which number the Serjeant Major who served admirably well was one hee received three or foure wounds but none of them mortall there was also the Lieutenants of the Earle of Thomond and Sir Henry Powers hurt of the enemy of all sorts were slaine 80 or thereabouts whereof 23 were naturall borne followers to the Knight of the Valley in whom hee reposed greatest confidence The reasons which mooved the Knight thus obstinately to persist was partly the strength of the Castle which hee ignorantly thought defensible against the Cannon and also 〈◊〉 â—anifold oathes and protestations made unto him by his fellow Rebells that with their whole Forces they would giue reliefe and raise the Siege but how much hee fayled in expectation of the one and they in the protestation of the other yee haue already heard whereof if the protesters had had any feeling of their promised faith the provocation they had was great for they were eye-witnesses when the Castle was assaulted and wonne This Castle is a place of great importance and ever since the beginning of the rebellion one Anthony Arthur a Merchant of Limricke lay in it as a generall Factor for the citie to vent commodities to the Rebels CHAP. X. A Ward put into the Castle of Glynne by the Lord President Carrigfoyle rendred by O Conner Kerry Victuals and Munition sent out of England into Mounster Maurice Stacke sent into Kerry The Bâ—noghs obtained the Lord Presidents Passeport to depart the Province Sixty of the Bonnoghs slayne by the Lord Burke The Lord Presidents returne to Limericke The Castle of Corgrage rendred A garrison left in Aâ—keiton The Castle of Rathmore rendred A garrison placed at Kilmallock The Rebels enforced to rise from the siege of Lyskaghan Florence Mac Carrie's perswasions to the Ward to quit Lyskaghan Florence attempts againe to corrupt the Constable of Lyskaghan A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie THE President was constrained to stay heere fiue dayes after the taking of the Castle to place a Guard therein which was left to the charge of Captaine Nicholas Mordant with one and twentie Souldiers and to repayre the breach and ruines made by the Cannon which being finished hee intended to draw the Cannon to Carrigfoyle fiue miles distant from the Glinne which Castle was held then against her Majestie as it was in anno 1580 and wonne by Sir William Pelham the Lord Iustice under whom at that time the President was a Captaine of Foot But O Conner Kerry being advertised hereof desired a protection and for assurance of his future loyaltie offered to surrender his sayd Castle to bee kept unto her Majesties use His profer the Lord President accepted and a Ward of Sir Charles Wilmot his Company was placed therein The Earle of Thomond in his good affection to the service gaue unto Iohn O Conner during the Warres a Castle and thirteene Plow Lands for his Tenants
aâ—gmented by these Instruments or for some other hidden cause knowen onely to themselues I cannot certainely determine but sure I am it proceedeth not from any loyall or dutifull disposition Amongst these lawlesse Lawyers thus elected there was one Geoffrey Gallway Major of Limerick a man that had spent many yeares in England in studying of the Common Lawes and returning into Ireland about three yeares since did so pervert that Citie by his malicious counsell and perjurious example that hee withdrew the Major Aldermen and generally the whole Citie from comming to the Church which before they sometimes frequented Moreover about a yeare since there happened an affray in Limricke betweene the Souldiers and some of the Towne at what time this Gallway came to the then Major advising him to dis-arme all the Souldiers and told him that all their liues were in the Majors hands and at his mercy whereby a gapp was most apparantly opened by him to haue induced a wicked and barbarous massacre upon her Majesties Forces With this man therefore did the President take occasion to enter into the Lists upon a manifest contempt offered unto his Office and Government as followeth It came to passe that a Souldier of the Earle of Thomonds Company was imprisoned by the said Major for a supposed Pettie Larceny of a Hatchet The President being upon his journey against the Rebells that were now reported to haue invaded the Province required to haue the said Souldier delivered unto him that hee might receiue a present tryall and punishment for his default if hee were found guiltie or else to repayre to his Colours and to goe the journey The Major before hee would deliver the Prisoner desired that hee might conferre with his Brethren This being graunted hee returned answer that it was not thought fit by the Corporation to release the prisoner except his Lordshipp would make a Warrant enjoyning and commaunding them so to doe The President and Councell being assembled a Warrant was framed signed and directed to the Major but this Warrant was deemed unsufficient and therefore desired to haue the same amended in certaine particulars which without difficultie was yeelded unto and a second and a third framed according to the Majors owne directions and thus did hee dally untill hee saw the President ready to leaue the Towne some part of the Armie being already upon their March at which time the Major came to the President and utterly rejected all those Warrants affirming that the Authoritie given them by the Charter did sufficiently exempt them from the Iurisdiction and Commaund of the President and Councell The President much scorning to bee thus deluded and dallyed withall told the Major that hee would shortly find a time to call him to an account for his contempt offered not against his Person but against her Majestie and her Government established in the Province Who being now returned from the Service as you haue heard and abiding at Moyallo directed his Warrant to the said Gallway commaunding him upon his Alleageance that hee should immediately appeare before him and the Councell at a day assigned at Moyallo to answer unto such things as should bee objected against him on her Majesties behalfe where making his appearance hee was censured to liue as a prisoner in a Castle in the Countrey and not to come into the Citie of Limricke untill hee had payed a fine to her Majestie of foure hundred pound sterling which was designed for the reparation of Her Majesties Castle there which summe was imployed afterward to that use and lastly that a new Major should be placed in his roome The Townsemen presently sent an Agent as their manner is to make suite unto the Councell of England seeking to abuse their Lordships with counterfeit humility and false suggestions to get abatement either in whole or in part of this fine aforesaid but therein they failed of their expectation and having received a check for their proud contumacie against the President they were commanded from the Court. The one and twentieth of this Moneth of December Sir Richard Percy sent sixty of his Garison at Kinsale into Kinalmekaghe Omaghons Countrie to get the prey of the same whereunto he was encouraged by one who promised to guide them so as they should not misse of all the Cowes in the same Dermond Moyle Mac Cartâ—e Florence his Brother and Moylmo Omaghon the chiefe of his Sept having some intelligence of their comming with three hundred Foote and some Horse assailed them not doubting but to haue cut all their throats for the space of two houres a good skirmish was maintained but the Rebels not finding the Defendants to be Chikins to be afraid at the sight of every cloud or kite with some losse of slaine and hurt men soberly retreated of the Garison of Kinsaile onely two private men were hurt yet they returned ill pleased for that they missed of the booty expected About this time the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin wrote unto the lurking ritulary Earle of Desmond the Copie whereof I doe here verbatim relate translated out of Latine A Letter from the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin to Iames fits Thomas MY most Honourable good Lord having long desired a fit oportunity to write unto you the same iâ— now offered by M â— Iohn whereof I am very glad that by such a most sure and faithfull Messenger I might open my mind to your Lordship as also to shew that most certaine and undoubted hope of aide is shortly to come I would most willingly haue come unto your Lordships presence which lately I haue assayed and doubtlesse would haue done unlesse I had beene hindred by these Lords which told mee that present and imminent dangers were to be feared in my Iourney unlesse I had an Armie of souldiers to conduct me and now but that there is a necessitie of my returning into Spaine I would haue come to you in the company of Master Iohn But I hope that most speedily and most fortunately I shall returne unto you againe In the meane time I haue pretermitted nothing which might tend to your profit aswell to our Catholike Master as any other whosoever which now also in Spaine I will performe I would therefore intreate your excellencie that you would be of a good courage together with all other of your faction and that you would fight constantly and valiantly for the faith and the libertie of your Countrey knowing and firmely hoping that the helpe of my Lord the Catholike King is now comming which when it cometh all things shall bee prosperous and will place you in your former liberty and securitie that ye may possesse your desired peace and tranquillity The Almighty conserue your Lordship in safety long to continue From Donegall the thirteenth of Ianuary 1601. The Province of Mounster standing now in these good tearmes of Obedience and Conformitie as you haue heard the President thought good for the diminution of Her Majesties charge to spare some
by reason whereof but with great disadvantage no probable attempt of good successe could bee made upon them being lodged as they were in a strong Fastnesse of Bogg and Wood which was on every quarter plashed For avoyding of confusion I must aske some pardon of the Reader to continue the Discourse of the Presidents Iourney untill I speake any more of the siege at Kinsale Odonnell on the other side fearing our forces which were encreased by a Regiment of Foot and some Horse which Sir Christopher Saint-Lawrence brought with him durst not enter farther into the Countrey because hee could not avoyd us and at that time hee had no other way to passe for the Mountaine of Slewphelim which in Summer time is a good ground to passe over was by reason of great raines so wett and boggye as that no Carriage or Horse could passe it This Mountaine is in the county of Typperarie towards the Shenan and from thence to come into the county of Limerick the passage is through a straight neere to the Abbey of Ownâ—y which Abbey from the place where Odonnell incamped in Omaghers Countrey is at the least twentie Irish miles having as wee thought by lodging where wee did prevented his passage there hapned a great frost the like whereof hath beene seldome seene in Ireland and the Enemy being desirous to avoid us taking the advantage of the time rose in the night and marched over the Mountaine aforesaid whereof as soone as wee were advertised wee likewise rose from Cassell whither wee were drawen mistrusting that they would take the advantage of the frost fower houres before day in hope to crosse him before hee should passe the Abbey of Ownhy supposing that it had not beene possible for him to haue marched farther with his cariage without resting The next morning by eleaven of the clock wee were hard by the Abbey but then wee understood that Odonnell made no stay there but hastned to a house of the Countesse of Kildares called Crome twelue miles from the Abby of Ownhy so as his march from Omaghers Countrey to Crome by the way which hee tooke without any rest was aboue two and thirtie Irish miles the greatest march with cariage whereof hee left much upon the way that hath beene heard of To overtake him wee marched the same day from Cashell to Kilmallock more then twentie Irish miles but our labour was lost The morning following Odonnell with all his forces rose from Crome and lodged that night in the straight of Conneloghe where hee rested a few dayes to refresh his tired and surbated Troopes The President seeing that this lightâ—ooted Generall could not bee overtaken thought it meet to hasten to the Campe at Kinsale to prevent his comming thither wherein wee vsed such expedition as if he had done his uttermost we were sure to be there before him or inforce him to fight with us for wee tooke the next direct way and he for his safety to avoid us marched a farther way about through Dowalla and Muskry which was very troublesome to passe with Horse and Baggage the time of our returne to the Campe was the fiue and twentieth of the same Moneth In our retreat towards Kinsale betweene Kilmallock and Moyallo we overtooke the Earle of Clanricard with his Regiment marching towards the Campe and also betweene Moyallo and Corke wee met with the Earle of Thomond who was sent by the Lord Deputy with his Troope of Horse to follow the President There came into Mounster with Odonnell these principall Gentlemen of Vlster and Connaght viz. Orwrke Mac Swiny ne Doa Odogherty Oboyle the two Mac Donoghes Mac Dermond Okellie Obirne O Conner Roes two sonnes Odonnels two brothers Donnell O Conner Sligoes brother the two Oflares William Burke brother to Redmond and Hughe Mostian besides of Mounster men the Lord of Lixnaw Iohn fits Thomas brother to the counterfeit Earle of Desmond the Knight of the Valley Dermond moyle Mac Cartie brother to Florence and many others his whole number consisted neere unto foure thousand Foote and three hundred Horse this was related unto the President by one Iames Welsh who was with Odonnell when he fled the incountering of the Presidents forces hee also affirmed that Tyrone had in his Armie Mac Genis Mac Guire Mac Maghon Randell Mac Lorly Oneale and all the chiefes of Vlster with their forces CHAP. XV. A part of Don Dermuâ—io his Examination concerning a practise for the taking or killing of the Lord President A Sally made by the enemy in Kinsale A Spanish Captaine slaine Master Hopton dyed of a â—urt The Earle of Thomâ—nd landed at Castlehaven with supplies of Horse and Fâ—â—t Supplies of Horse and Foot landed at Waterford The Queeâ—es Fleet and supplies of Foot with munitions c. arrived at Corke Castle Ny Parke attemptâ—d to be taken by vs but the Enterprise fayled A Coâ—ncell of Warre called by the Lord Deputie THE dangerous hazard which the President was in in this journey I may not omit to relate aswell for the perill hee ranne as for his temper in not seeming to see that which hee perfectly knew and despising it for Dâ—rmond Mac Cartie called by the Spaniards Don Dermutio taken as you haue heard at the siege of Rincorran being examined by the Councell confessed to them that Cormuck Mac Dermond Lord of Muskery had intelligence with Don Iohn and certaine presents had beene mutually given and received and that the said Cormuck had undertaken and faithfully promised to deliver up the President to Don Iohn aliue or dead the President was himselfe present at this examination which notwithstanding hee tooke the said Cormuck and ten Horsemen his Followers along with him rode with him eate and dranke with him and many times had private conference with him not seeming to take notice of any treacherous intent besides his Army consisting of three thousand or there abouts what with Countrey risings out and under Captaines in pay two thousand of these were of Irish birth no lesse affected to the Rebels then to themselues and I can well assure the Reader upon good grounds that if our forces had received any disaster they would all haue turned Turkes and cut the throats of their owne Commanders The eighth certaine Ships to the number of thirteene were discovered passing by Kinsale to the Westward but afterward it prooved to bee the Supplyes sent out of ENGLAND with the Earle of Thomond The Spanyard by that time had gotten knowledge of the departure of a good part of our Forces and thereupon supposing us to be much weakened as it cannot be denyed but we were and inferior to them in the Towne in bodies of men they drew out about noone the most part of their Forces and anon after sent some threescore Shott and Pike to the foot of the hill close by our Campe leaving their Trenches very well lyned for their seconds Some of ours were presently drawen out to
to bee done in the Earle of Thomonds quarter and that from thence they should draw out three hundred choise men betweene that quarter and the Fort built upon the West hill neere a Barricado made crosse a high way to stop the Enemies suddaine passage in the night and himselfe accompanied with the President and the Marshall advanced forwards towards the scout and having given direction to Sir Henry Davers who commanded the Horse under the Marshall for the ordering of the Troopes sent the Marshall to take view of the Enemy who brought him word that Horse and Foote of theirs were advanced whereupon the Lord Deputie with Sir Oliver Lambert rid to view a peece of ground betweene that and the Towne which had on the backe of it a Trench drawen from the Earle of Thomonds quarter to the West for t on the front a boggish Glyn and passable with Horse onely at one ford which before hee had intrenched the ground whereupon the Enemy must haue drawen in grosse to force the passage was flankerd from the Earles quarter by the Cannon it was resolved to make that ground good being of greater advantage for Horse and Foote both to bee imbattled and to fight upon view whereof the Lord Deputie sent the Marshall word that on that place hee was resolved to giue the Enemy battaile and sent the Sergeant Major Sir Iohn Barkley to draw out Sir Henry Folliots and Sir Oliver Saint-Iohns Regiments to that place O Campo that commanded all the Spaniards that came last out of Spaine desired Tyrone that hee might imbattle his men and presently giue on to joyne that way with Don Iuan for their purpose was at that time by that meanes to haue put into the Towne all the Spaniards with Tirrell and eight hundred of their chiefe men and the next night from the Towne and their Army to haue forced both our quarters of the successe whereof they were so confident that they reckoned us already theirs and were in contention whose prisoners the Lord Deputie should bee and whose the President and so of the rest But Tyrone discovering the Marshall and Sir Henry Davers to bee advanced with all the Horse and Sir Henry Powers squadron of Foote retired beyond a ford at the foote of that hill with purpose as he fained till his whole Army were drawen more close instantly the Marshall sent the Lord Deputie word by Sir Francis Rush that the Enemy retired in some disorder whereupon the Lord Deputie came up unto him and gaue order that all the Foote should follow when we were advanced to the Ford but our Foote not wholly come to us the Enemy drew off in three great bodies of foot and all their horse in the reare The Lord Deputie asked of some that understood the Countrey whether beyond that ford there were neere any ground of strength for the Enemy to make advantage of but being answered that there was none but a faire Champion he drew after the Enemy and then desired the Lord President to returne from thence and secure the Campe and attend the sallies of Don Iuan which hee did with whom the Lord Deputie sent the Earle of Thomonds Horse Sir Anthony Cookes and Sir Oliver Lamberts and only tooke with him betweene three or foure hundred Horse and under twelue hundred Foote but being drawen out some mile farther we might perceiue the Enemy to stand firme upon a ground of very good advantage for them having a bog betweene us and a deepe ford to passe and in all apparance with a resolution to fight the Marshall being advanced with the Horse neere unto the Ford sent unto the Lord Deputie that hee perceived the Enemy in some disorder and that if hee would giue him leaue to charge hee hoped to giue a very good account of it the Lord Deputie left it to his discretion to doe as he should find present occasion out of the disposition of the Enemy whereupon the Earle of Clanrickard that was with the Marshall importuned him exceedingly to fight and the Lord Deputie sent to draw up the Foote with all expedition close together who marched as fast as it was possible for them to keepe their orders the Marshall assoone as a wing of the Foote of the Vaunt-guard was come up unto him and Sir Henry Power with his Regiment drawen over the Ford advanced with some hundred Horse accompanied with the Earle of Clanrickard and gaue occasion of skirmish upon the bog side with some hundred hargubisheers the Enemy thereupon put out some of their loose shot from their battle and entertayned the fight their three battalions standing firme on the other side of the bog at the first our shot were put close to the Horse but with a second they beat the enemies loose shot into their battle and withall the Marshall with the Earle of Clanrickard and Sir Richard Greame offered a charge on a battle of one thousand Foote and finding them to stand firme wheeled a little about by this time Sir William Godolphin with the Lord Deputies Horse and Captaine Mynshall with the Lord Presidents Horse who were appointed to keepe still in grosse to answer all accidents was come up and Sir Iohn Barkley with two of our three bodies of Foote whereupon the Marshall with the Earle of Clanrickard vnited themselues with Sir Henry Davers Captaine Taffe and Captaine Fleming charged againe the Horse and the reare of the same battle who presently thereupon both Horse and Foote fell into disorder and brake All this while the Vantgard of the Enemies in which was Terrill and all the Spaniards stood firme upon a Bog on the right hand unto whom within Calievers shotthe Lord Deputie had drawen up our Reare upon a little hill and willed them to stand firme till they received direction from him but perceiving the grosse drawing betweene our men that were following the execution and the other Bodies of foot he drew up that squadron commanded by Captaine Roe to charge them in Flanck whereupon they presently drew off and in a great grosse marched to the top of the next hill and there for a little time made a stand the Reare of the Enemy beeing in â—heir retreat the Van went off with few slaine but with the losse of many of their Armes their Battell being the greatest Body was put all to the sword and not aboue some sixtie escaped The Vantguard who went last off were broken on the top of the hill the Irish for the most part quit the Spanyards who making a stand were broken by the Lord Deputies Troopes and most of them killed O Campo the chiefe Commaunder taken prisoner by the Cornet Iohn Pykman two Captaines 7. Alferoes and 40. Souldiers taken prisoners by such as followed the execution which continued a mile a halfe and left there onely tyred with killing There were of the Irish rebells twelue hundred dead bodies left in the place and as we heard from themselues about eight hundred hurt whereof many
better understanding to know in what state hee is to send presently unto him and accordingly to proceed There is direction to the Victualler to send three moneths Victuals for fiue hundred Foot to Baltimore and the like proportion for Beare and to the Master of the Ordnance to send to either of those places one Last of Powder with Lead and Match proportionably your Lordship is to call upon the Ministers of those Offices to see the same presently sent away The Powder and Victuall sent for Beare is directed to Baltimore there to stay untill the place bee 〈◊〉 where Captaine Flower resteth and from thenâ—e to bee 〈◊〉 â—â—â—rected by your Lordship When your Lordship hath met with Captaine Flower 〈…〉 from him you are to leaue with him fiue hundred Foot or more if in your judgement you shall thinke it requisite and likewise the like proportion of strength to Captaine Harvie more or lesse as in your opinion shall be thought meet If the Abbey of Bantrey bee the place found fittest for Captaine Flower to remaine in and that the same bee so ruined as of necessity for the safe and well keeping of the Victualls and Munitions cost must be bestowed whatsoever your Lordship shall lay out for the repairing of it upon your bill of disbursements it shall be forthwith repaied unto you alwayes praying you to use as little charge as possible you may money to intelligencers and messengers is likewise allowed For the Garrison at Kinsale Victualls is likewise ordained to bee sent whereof the Victualler must be remembred The capitall Rebells that are to resist you is Osulevan and Tirrell your Lordship must leaue no meanes unassayed to get them aliue or dead the way in my judgement how that service may bee effected I haue already made knowne to your Lordship wherein I pray you to use your best indeavours â—iue all the comfort you may to Owen Osulevan by whose meanes you know the affaires of those parts will be best composed Dermond Moyle Mac Cartie is most assâ—sted by the Ocrawlyes haue a speciall care to prosecuâ—e and plagâ—e him and his assistants and if you can finde any good meanes to worke upon him spare not your endeavour Sir Owen Mac Carties sonnes if they bee well handled will proue the best meanes knowing as you doe that hee stands betweene them and the Lord of the Countrey If Tâ—g Onâ—rsies Castle and Rannell Dâ—ffes shall in your opinion bee meet for the Service doe you take them into your hands and leaue wards in them but let not youâ— intent bee discovered untill you be possessed of them The like you are to doe with 〈◊〉 Sir Fâ—nnin Odrischalls house in the which of necessiâ—ie I thinke the store of Victuals and Munitions for the garrison of Baltimore must be layed for the Castle of Donnelong where Roger 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 too little for that purpose Lastly I pray your Lordship of all your proceedings in giue me as often advertisement as you may and haue 〈◊〉 with Sir Charles Wilmot for betweene your two Forces all the Moâ—nster Rebels remaine The Earle being gone with his Armie 〈…〉 the Abbey of Bantrie about threescore miles 〈◊〉 â—orke and there had notice that Donnell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and his people by the 〈◊〉 of two Spanyards an Italian and a Fryer called 〈…〉 did still continue their workes about the Castle of Dunboy the Barbican whereof being a stone wall of siâ—teene foot in height they faced with soddes intermingled with wood and faggots aboue foure and twenty foot thick for a defence against the Cannon â— they had also sunke a low Plat-forme to plant their 〈◊〉 for a counter-battery and left nothing undone either within or without the Castle that in their opinions was meet for defence But when it came to tryall it appeared that their Iudgeâ—â—â—â—â—â—aylâ—d as after you shall heare For the Barbican was not aboue six or eight foot distant from the Castle the height whereof 〈◊〉 â—â—ceeding high not remembring that the ruines thereof would quickly fill the voyd space betweene them and make a faire assault when a 〈…〉 whereby all their earth and sodd workes prooved vainâ— and 〈◊〉 not so much as one Cannon shott being bestowed upon them but as neere as the Cannoniâ—rs could take their ayâ—â—â— aboue it â—s the President had directed Tirrell in this meane time with the other â—ownoghs had so well placed themselues in the mounâ—aines of Beare that hee could not with his Armie passe any farther withouâ— apparant danger Heereupon the Earle left with Captaine George Flower besides his owne Company the Companies of Sir Iohn Doâ—dall the Lord Barry Captaine Francis Kingsmill Captaine 〈◊〉 and Captaine Bradbury which were seven hundred 〈◊〉 in List in the Whiddy an Iland lying within the Bay of Bantrie very â—onvenient for the Service and himselfe with the rest of his Forces â—â—â—â—â—ned to Corke where having made relation of the particâ—lars of 〈◊〉 journey it was found necessary that the President without any protracâ—ions or delay should drâ—w all the Forces in the Province to a â—ead against them And altâ—ough the time of the yeere was noâ— so convenient the Spring being newly begun yet present order was taken for all the Armie to repaire unto Corke except those which Sir Charles Wilmott did imploy for the reduction of Kâ—rry Vpon a longâ—r delay a double inconvenience depended First her Majestie should be burthened with a greater charge and secondly though the Spaniards had an intention of sending another Army yet if they might bee certified that the Castle of Donboy was taken which was the onely possession which they had in Ireland and the Countrey reduced to her Majesties Obedience before they were put to Sea it might peradventure perswade them to new Councels and alter the former Determinations But before I proceed any farther it is pertinent to set downe the Forces which the Lord Deputy leâ—t for the prosecution of the warre in Mounster which as they stood in List but very weake by the Pole was as followeth of Horse The Lord President 100 The Earle of Thomond 100 Sir Charles Wilmot 25 Sir Anthony Cooke 50 Captaine William Taâ—â—e 50 Of Foot ☞ The Lord President 200 ☞ The Earle of Thomond 200 The Lord Barry 100 ☞ The Lord Audley 150 ☞ Sir Richard Percy 150 ☞ Sir Charles Wilmoâ— 150 Sir George Thornton 100 Sir Gerard Harvie 150 Sir Franciâ— Barkley 150 Sir Iohn Dowdall 150 Sir Samuell Bagnall 150 Sir Anthony Cooke 150 Sir Alexander Clifford 150 Sir Arthur Savage 150 The White Knight 100 Captaine Roger Harvie 150 Captaine George Flower 150 Captaine William Saxey 100 Captaine Francis Slingsby 100 Captaine Henry Skipwith 100 Captaine Francis Hobby 100 Captaine Francis Kingsmill 100 Captaine William Power 100 Captaine George Kingsmill 100 Captaine Robert Collome 100 Captaine Iohn Bostock 100 Captaine Gawen Harvie 100 Captaine Charles Cooke 100 Captaine William Stafford 100 Captaine Iohn Owsley 100 Captaine George Blundell 100 Captaine Edward Dodington 100
verumque Sacramentum sumi constanter teneo purgatorium esse animasque ibi detentas fidelium suffragijs iuvari similiter et sanctos unà cum Christo regnantes venerandos atque invocandos esse eosque orationes Deo pro nobis offerre atque eoruÌ„ reliquias esse venerandos firmissimè assero imagines Christi et Deiparae semper Virginis nec non aliorum SanctoruÌ„ habendas et retinendas esse ac eis debitum honorem venerationem esse impartiendum Indulgentiarum etiam potestatem Christo in Ecclesia relictam fuisse illarumque usum Christiano populo unanimi salutarem esse affirmo sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Romanam Ecclesiam omnium Ecclesiarum Matrem et magnam agnosco Romano Pontifici beati Petri Apostolorum principis successori ac Iesu Christi Vicario veram obedientiam spondeo ac Iuro Caetera item omnia à sacris Canonibus Oecumenicis Consilijs ac praecipuè â— Sacrosanctâ Tridentina Synodo tradita definita declarata indubitanter recipio profiteor simulque contraria omnia atque Haereses quascunque ab Ecclesia damnatas anathematizatas ego pariter damno rejicio anathematizo Hanc veram Catholicam Fidem extra quam nemo salvus esse potest quam in praesenti sponte profiteor veraciter teneo eandem integram et inviolatam vsque ad extremum vitae spiritum constantissimè Deo adjutante retinere confiteri atque à meis subditis vel illis quorum cura in munere meo spectabit teneri doceri praedicari quantum in me erit curaturum Ego idem Eugenius spondeo voueo juro sic me Deus adjuvet haec sancta Dei Evangelia Dat' Romae apud Sanctum Petrum Anno Incarnationis Domini 1595. Pridie Calend. Novemb ' pontificatus nostri Anno quarto Let the understanding Reader now surcease to marvell that the Bishop of Rome doth striue and struggle to depose Princes and to animate and incourage Subjects to heathenish and inhumane murders and rebellions since hee dareth like the ancient Gyants to attempt and assault Heaven it selfe and to displant and displace from the Throne of his Majestie Christ Iesus himselfe who is God to be blessed for evermore what is it else but to make the Precepts and Traditions of men equivalent with the doctrine and Commandements of God what is it else but to usurpe an absolute and universall power and authoritie over the flocke of Christ as his Lieutenant and Vicar for the warrant whereof hee hath no Commission nor was hee called thereunto as Aaron was Lastly what is it else but to remooue and pull downe the Son of God from his triumphant glory where he sitteth at the right hand of his Father and where he must abide the holy Apostle bearing witnesse till all his enemies be subdued under his feet and to bring backe his glorified body and Deified soule at the becke and word of every hedge Priest into their sacrilegious Sacrament of the Altar Surely a man need go no further for testimony seeing the Antichristian lowing of this prophane Bull doth liuely delineate and plainely demonstrate that purple Harlot which hath made all nations drunke with the dregs of her fornication having seated her selfe upon the seven hils of Rome I should be over troublesome to the Reader to shake up all the trumpery and rake in all the durt contayned in his Buls belly yet one thing more I cannot passe over with silence namely for as much as the Pope perceiveth that his kingdome cannot long stand but that Babell must fall and Antichrist must be consumed with the breath of the Lords mouth therefore with prudent care and politicke circumspection hee suffereth none to bee initiated into his holy Sacrament of orders nor preferred to any Ecclesiasticall promotion but hee is first bound by his hand word and corporall oath to mainetaine and defend the pompe honour priviledges prerogatiues and doctrines of the Sea of Rome especially and namely such as are contradictorily repugnant to the written word of God And that they shall persecute and impugne all those whether Prince or people that shall bee adjudged Heretikes or Schismatikes in the Popes consistory Consider therefore I beseech thee gentle Reader whether any Priest that taketh this oath for they all take it can bee accounted a good Subject to the Crowne of England but to proceed Many of the Traytors being put to the sword the strangers banished and the Provincials protected as you haue heard there were still remayning in action within Mounster left for example to perdition Fits Maurice the Lord of Lixnaw Iohn fits Thomas the brother of Iames the late titulary Earle the Knight of the Glynn and Thomas Oge a Geraldine all which with their forces joyned in one were not able to make two hundred men lurking about the Mountaine of Slewlugher and in the Fastnesse of Clanmorris CHAP. XIX False rumors divulged of the State of Mounster The Lord President sent one thousand foote munitioned and victâ—aâ—â—ed to the Lord Deputy A Letter from her Mâ—jesty tâ— the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanricard A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton A Certificate from a Popish Bishop in the behalfe of Iohn Burke The Lord Deputy having occasion to employ more forces into Connaght hee with the Councell of estate upon the eightâ—eâ—th of Ianuary wrote unto the President to pray and require him to spare out of his List of Mounster if hee might conveniently doe it one Regiment of one thousand foote with a competent proportion of victuals which not many dayes after was accomplished Also about this time the President received a Letter from her Majestie which although it doth concerne the Earle of Clanricard in his pâ—rticular yet that the Reader may informe himselfe how much that noble gentleman was esteemed and that worthily of his Soveraigne Mistris I doe thinke it meet to be related A Letter from her Majesty to the Lord President concerning the Earle of Clanrickard Your most assured constantly affected Soveraigne E. R. RIGHT trusty and well beloved Wee greete you well wee need not use many arguments to you when wee resolue to recommend either man or matter seeing you haue made so good demonstration of your obedience and entire affection to performe our will and pleasure much lesse then the person or causes of this nobleman our cosen Clanriccard whose carriage here doth challenge our extraordinary good opinion as his merite there procured your owne plentifull testimony of the same even when all trees à id shew what fruits they bare His comming over was to doe his duty to us where hee was desirous as other Noble-men haue done to haue stayed some time unlesse some occasion for our seruice should necessarily require his returne Of which kind because the one hath presented it selfe by the going of our Deputy into that Province where his possessions lye and that the weake estate of his
of the world that those of present and future times who desire not to be strangers to what hath passed and been acted at home may receiue true Information heereby In confidence whereof I presume that whether you bee English or Irish that shall reade this Historie you shall finde much matter of contentment to advance the Honour of both Nations If English behold the most dangerous and overgrowne Rebellion that ever was since the Kings of this Land were Lords of that Isle suppressed by the puissant valour of thy victorious Countreymen and a powerfull Invasion of a braue and warlike Nation repulsed and sent home to their Natiue Land Or if you bee of that other Nation you may obserue the loyall fidelitie of the greater part to their lawfull Prince though animated to disloyaltie by the strongest perswasions of their supreme Spirituall Pastor with promises of heavenly reward Heere also you may behold a fatall period given to the Rebellious Insurrections under whose burthen that Countrey hath groaned some hundreds of yeeres and a firme and assured Peace established to the comfort of them and their posteritie And whether English or Irish forget not next after the right hand of the most High bringing miâ—htie things to passe to acknowledge the Prudence Courage and Felicitie of that late Soveraigne who in her deepe and declining age did seale up the rest of all her worthy Actes with this accomplishment as if shee had thought that her taske would bee unfinished and Tombe unfurnished if there could not be deservedly engraven thereon PACATA HIBERNIA The lot whereof was cast and fell happily on our side by the prosperous successe of those Preparations and Encounters which befell this short time of about three yeeres recounted by way of Annalls and Iournalls in this present Narration whereto thou must adde the like acknowledgement of the Wisedome care and provision taken by our late Soveraigne of blessed memory King Iames in the establishment not onely of Peace but also of good Lawes and Iustice there flourishing and continued by the Providence and Piety of our present Soveraigne King CHARLES the true Inheritor of his renowned Fathers Vertues as well as Kingdomes For the storie it selfe it was collected not out of flying rumours and popular tales but as the Title promiseth out of the carefull and diligent Observations of the principall Actors in the services there related And for the truth of their Reports I hope it shall receiue the Approbation of many Honourable and Worthy Persons yet living who may justly challenge a large portion of the honour atchieved in those Warres But I will detaine you no longer Iudicious Reader but leaue you to the use of what is heere presented commending it and my selfe to your favourable censure T. S. A TABLE ALPHABETICALL A LOrd Audley Fol. 83 Ardart Castle taken 78 Sir Anthonie Cooke 31 319 Articles betweene the Queene and Sir George Carie Treasurer of Ireland â—54 Allen Appesley 248 Advertisements of the Spanyards arrivall 195 Armie encamped before Kinsale 205 Articles of Composition betweene Don Iuan de Aguila and the Lord Deputy and Councell 245 Ardea Castle rendred 365 Archer the lesuite flies into Spaine 324 Army lodged before Donboy 311 B. Tege â— Bryen slaine 126 Ballitrarsnie Castle taken 47 Balliragget 27 Batâ—ell of Kinsale 232 c. Berengary Castle taken 383 Lord Barry joynes with Sir Charles Wilmâ—t 363 Lord Barry commands the Rising out of the Countrey 360 Captaine Iohn Barry 295 Captaine Tho. Button his service 204 Tege â— Brien makes an enscape 131 Iohn Burke makes his submission 47 Intends a journey to Rome and Saint Iames of Compostella 329 Walter Burke slaine 126 Sir Thomas Burke 365 William Burke flyes out of the Province 364 Ballihow Castle taken 297 Sir Iohn Barkley his services 126 127 199 233 Sir Francis Barkeley sâ—nt into Connaght Fol. 159 Brough burnt by Piers Lacie 38 Beare and Bantry spoyled 365 Sir Samuel Bagnall commaunded to stay with his Regiment in Mounsteâ— 329 Blarnie Castle rendered to the custody of Captaine Taffe 126 His service against Tirrell in Mâ—skerry 355 Baltimore described 325 Bearehaven described 324 C. Carbrie O Conner 30 Cahir Castle rendred 76 Carigfoyle taken by Iohn O Conner 225 rendred by him 66 Castle ni Parke rendered by the Spaniards 216 Castles delivered by the Irish into the Spanyards hands 224 Certificate of Doâ— Iuan de Aguila into Spaine after his landing 192 Commission to Roger Harvey for the government of Carbry 250 Carties of Carbry submit theÌ„ selues 367 Clanwilliam spoyled by the army 46 O Conner Kerry flyes out of the Province 364 Cloghan Castle rendred 358 Castle-haven described 325 Cape Cleere castle taken 324 Carriknesse castle rendred 365 Cape Cleere castle guaâ—ded by Captain Harvey 267 Lord of Cahir 377 Câ—rmock Maâ— Dermond serues against the Spanyards 203 Accused of sundry Treasons 331 Committed to prison 332 Plotted his escape 334 Makes an escape 351 Makes his submission 353 His service 377 Campe entrenched approaches made before Donboy 311 Sir Charles Wilmot commands the forces in the Lo. Presidents absence 362 Sir Charles Wilmot sent into Kerry 323 Clement VIII Pope his Bull for spirituall livings to Owen mac Egan 371 His Letter or Breve to Tirone and the Irish Rebells 369 His Indulgence to the Irish in Rebellion 368 D. Dermond Moyle mac Garty slaine 300 Dermond O Conner murdred by Theobald ne long Burke 103 Discourse betweene Capt. Reger Harvy and Pedro Lopez de Sâ—to 274 Lord Deputie raised his siege and came to Corke 249 Sickned in his journey to Dublin 280 Sends for the Lord President with men c. 382 Doctors of Salamanca allow the warre of Ireland to be lawfull 284 Donghe Irish'an Island 304 Dingle Castle rendred 99 Sir Henry Danvers 199 233 Downings a Lieutenant at Dorsies 313 Downings 363 Donogh Mac Cormock Cartie slaine 128 Doneshed and Donelong Castles rendred by the Spaniards 267 Dodington a Captaine short at Donboy 318 Donboy taken from the Spanyards by Osulevan Beare 268 Donboy fortified by the Rebels 289 Viewed by the Lo. President 310 Besieged 315 Battered 315 O Donnels hastie march 211 Ioyned with the Spaniards 224 Shipped for Spaine with others 237 His landing reception in Spain 266 Dyed in Spaine 354 Donnegall Castle in Carbry taken 324 Downings castle in Carbry taken 321 Donmanus castle in Carbry taken 303 Dillon a Captaine 82 Dorsies Island taken 313 Connor O Drischal flies into Spaine 324 E. Walter Ednie goeth into Spaine 346 Edward Gough knighted 279 Sir Edward Wingfield sent with 500 foot into Connaght 383 F. Florence Mac Cartie made by Tyrone Mac Cartie More 20 Fights with her Majesties forces 29 Makes a submission to the Lord President 35 His demands ibid. Perswaded to goe into England 114 Makes another submission 94 His jugling 93 Franciâ— Slingsby 82 False rumours of a Spanish Fleet. 328 False rumours of the state of Mounster 376 Forces sent into Thomond 56 Forts to be erected in Mounster 252
long after the receit of this Letter hee left the Countie of Limericke severed himselfe from the Mounster Rebells and setled in Ormond and Tirrell stayed not long behinde inwardly doubting some practise upon himselfe but publikely pretending the cause of his departure for a mislike betweene him and Dermond O Conner The President had given foorth ever since his first comming to Corke that his Armie should bee on foot in the way to Limerick by the sixth of May his intention not being to rise untill the twentieth the bruit thereof caused the Rebells greatest strength to assemble together who by the day assigned had united their Forces in the great Wood called Kilmore betweene Moyallo and Kilmallock neere the place of Ballihawre through the which the Armie was to march There they continued the space of tenne dayes attending continually and hearkening daily for the Presidents comming but finding that hee stirred not in all this time imagining that he durst not take the field at all they dispersed their Companies and departed every one into his owne Countrey Heereupon some thought that the President had altered his determination for going to Limerick and intended to begin the prosecution in some other place others supposed that hee would not venture out of Corke untill hee had received new Supplies which were daily expected out of England But both the one and other were besides the marke for by this stay which from the beginning he determined hee saw divers commodious opportunities might accrue unto him as that heereby hee should receiue certaine advertisement of the strength of the enemy that was to confront him and also that it was impossible for them any long time to hold together for divers wants which of necessitie must accompany such an undisciplined and disordered multitude by meanes whereof they would bee constrained to breake with their owne weight wherein he nothing failed of his expectation for within a few dayes following they were all divided into so many places and those so farre distant that they could not speedily be reassembled Vpon the sixteenth of May the President was advertised by Sir Richard Percie who was Governour at 〈◊〉 that by his Horsemen in Kinalmekagh whom he had sent to forrage that Country ten of the Bownoghs were slaine and a farre greater slaughter had beene made of them if Florence Mac Cartie had not had some intelligence out of Kinsale of his intention who gaue the Bownoghs warning of their comming whereupon they fled and dispersed themselues Vpon the seventeenth of May Iames fits Thomas the usurping Earle of Desmond wrote a Letter to Florence Mac Cartie praying the ayde of his Forces the Copie whereof is here inserted A Letter from Iames fits Thomas to Florence Mac Cartie AFter my very heartie Commendations Having received Intelgence of your happie escape out of Corke it was very joyfull to mee and many other your Cosens and adherents heere the fruit of your conference with the President and the rest I hope shall purchase ripe experience and harvest of further knowledge to cut off the cruell yoke of bloody enemies who daily studie to worke our perpetuall destruction and exile I am given to understand that they pretend a journey towards the Countie of Limerick I am gathering the best force and rising out of these parts to resist their wicked desires Redmond Burke is bordering on the Confines of Ormond expecting to heare from me if occasion of important service should require I haue the other day received his Letters signifying his constant service to be ready whensoever I shall send to him what news you haue with your best advice in all causes tending to our generall Service I expect to heare and if the President doe rise out as it is thought I pray you good Cosen slacke not time with your best Force Provision of victuals to prosecute him freshly in the Reareward as you respect me the exaltation of the Catholike faith and the ease of our countrey I looke no excuse at your hands which I pray to lay apart wherein you shall further the service and bind me with all my Forces to second you at your need I haue retained Dermond Oconner in Kerry two hundred Souldiers this quarter besides the Clanshihies and other Bonoghs with the rising out of my country so as I think I shall make up sixteen or seventeene hundred strong well appointed together with the Force of Redmond Burke Thus for lacke of farther Novelties I commit you to the blessed guiding of God From Crome the seventeenth of May 1600. I am credibly informed that fiue Spanish ships are landed in the North with Treasure Munition and great Ordinance with a competent number of three thousand Souldiers Pioners and religious persons I expect every day advertisement in writing and the comming up of Captaine Terrell with the Munition sent me by Oneyle I appointed your Cosen Maurice Oge Fits Maurice Gerald to haue the charge of Kierrycorrie I pray you afford him your lawfull favour Your most assured Cosen Iames Desmond The same day Captaine Gawen Harvy who then had in her Majesties pay a man of Warre wherein for the payment of the Armie there was three thousand pound in monie Munition Victuals and Souldiers apparrell set saile with direction for the River of Shenan to meete the Lord President at Limericke The President the twentie one of May left Corke and with his Armie incamped that night within three miles of Moyallo The twentie two they lodged within fiue miles of Kilmallocke the twentie three the Armie came within a mile of Kilmallocke where the white Knight according to his former promises made his humble submission unto the President whereby the Faggot began to unloose which combined the Rebellion in Mounster but let us a little looke backeward CHAP. VI. Cahir Castle surprized by Iames Galdie Butler A letter from Iames Galdie Butler to the Lord President The rendring of the Castle of Loghguyrre Nugents attempt upon Iohn fits Thomas â—lanwilliam spâ—yled and burnt by the Armie THe President being at Yoghall in his journey to Corke sent Sir Iohn Dowâ—all an ancient Captaine in Ireland to Cahir Castle as well to see the same provided of a sufficient Ward out of Captaine George Blunts Companie as to take order for the furnishing of them with Victuall Munition and other warlike Provision there hee left the eighth or ninth of May a Sergeant with nine and twenty Souldiers and all necessary Provision for two moneths who notwithstanding upon the three and twentieth of the same were surprized by Iames Galdie alias Butler brother to the Lord of Cahir and as it was suspected by many pregnant presumptions not without the consent and working of the Lord himselfe which in after times proved to be true The carelesse securitie of the Warders together with the treachery of an Irish-man who was placed sentinell upon the top of the Castle were the causes of this Surprize Iames Galdie had no
for the service of Linster one thousand Foote whereof the Companies of Sir Iohn Barkley and Sir Garret Harvies to bee part and with them Sir Richard Greames troope of Horse According to this direction he assembled them at Clonmell and gaue the Command of them unto the Lord Awdley and as they were ready to march hee received advertisement from the Earle of Thomond that a body of more then three thousand men of Vlster and Connaght were presently to enter into the Province whereupon hee wrote unto the Lord Deputie this ensuing Letter making stay of the Lord Awdley untill he should receiue answer thereof A Letter from the Lord President to the Lord Deputie IT may please your Lordship I am so infinitly distracted betweene the earnest desire I haue to satisfie your Lordships commandements and the present dangers which I see hangs over this Province if I should obserue them as that I stand amazed what Councell to take being in my selfe wholly addicted to obedience and by necessitie in a manner enforced to pause upon the same untill I may receiue your Lordships answer to these and then without farther protraction I will bee ready accordingly to obserue your commandements wherein I humbly pray your Lordship deliberatly to advise being as I take it especially materiall for the furtherance of Her Majesties service The next day after I received your Lordships Letter of the seven and twentieth of Ianuary being the thirtieth of the same for the better expediting of your directions I addressed severall warrants unto the Captaines residing neerest unto me commanding every of them to meete at the Townes of Clonmell and Fetherd by the sixth of this Moneth there to receiue such further directions as the Lord Awdley who I haue appointed to command them should direct The List consists of one thousand and fiftie Foote and Sir Richard Greames Horse Sir Garret Harvie lyes so farre remote in Kerry as I could not conveniently in so short a time draw them to the rest Wherefore for that particular I humbly pray to be excused and for Sir Iohn Barklies Company who are part of the List aboue-said I haue directed them by warrant according to your Lordships former pleasure signified unto me before the receipt of your Lordships last letters to repaire into Connaght but haue now countermanded them and doe hope they are not yet past Thus your Lordship may see my willingnesse to obey your directions which I did as gladly and affectionatly as your Lordship can desire But since having this day received these inclosed Letters from the Earle of Thomond and Master Comerford I doe make humbly bold to present the consideration of them unto your Lordships wisedome before I doe throughly accomplish your Commandements wherein my hope is that your Lordship will both giue me thankes and hold me excuâ—ed because the publike service doth violently urge me unto it In my judgement I am perswaded that this intelligence is true drawne thereunto by many and sundry the like advertisements from all parts and persons lately reconciled whereof I could send your Lordship bundels of papers of divers mens relations and now confirmed in the same by these inclosed Letters which as your Lordship sees threatens the present disturbance of this Province not yet well setled Yet neverthelesse that it may appeare unto your Lordship that I am not backward to accomplish any thing which your Lordship shall require I do yet continue though not without some hazard to this Province if these Northern Forces should presently invade us to send the Companies aforesaid to the Rendevous before mentioned with directions to remaine there until your Lordship shall returne me your pleasure in answer of these and then what you shall prescribe unto me I will dutifully and carefully effect assuring my selfe that your Lordship will haue such a speciall regard to the State of this Province as that you will not withdraw them but upon certaine knowledge of the untruth of these intelligence But as a Councellor to speake my opinion if your Lordship can other wayes follow the prosecution in Linâ—ter without calling Forces from hence it were very expedient to forbeare the same untill this Cloud be overpast which cannot long hold in suspence for all the danger is betweene this and the end of the next Moneth after which time untill the Cattle be strong and giue milke there is little doubt All which humbly referring to your Lordships better consideration I rest Moyallo the second of February 1600. G. C. Not many dayes after the Lord Deputie by his Letters so well approoved of the reasons why the President stayed the Lord Audley as hee thanked him for it and willed him to make Head against the Rebels descent and hereafter when they might be better spared then he prayed him to send them unto him The effect of the Lords of the Councells Letters to the Lord President IAnuary 28. the Lord President received Letters of great comfort from the Lords in England saying That they were exceeding glad to see that in so short a time hee had reduced the Province to such tearmes as that he could indure the cashiering of fiue hundred Foot and spare the Lord Deputie one thousand more of his List which was an evident demonstration of his Labours well spent in the Service and that his holding of Assises and Sessions so long dis-used was a manifest signe of a new life in the Province That they had written to the Lord Deputie to call Theobald ne Long Burke in question for the murdering of Dermond O Conner and had required him to see it punished That notwithstanding her Majesties pleasure was signified unto him that Iames fits Thomas his Brother Iohn the Baron of Lixnaw the Knight of the Valley and Pierce Lacie should not be received to mercie upon any condition but to be left as children of perdition unto destruction yet considering how long Rebells may continue by underhand friendships in Ireland shee was pleased that the Lord President should haue power if he saw cause to induce him thereunto to accept of the last three but with this caution That they should be pardoned for life onely and that not untill they had performed some signall services which might merit such gracious favour Lastly they admonished the President to carrie a strict hand upon the Commissaries of the Musters for by Certificate from Dublin they understood that they were very slacke in their duties The President knowing that it was a matter of no lesse moment to retaine and keepe the Provincialls in subjection and good order then it was at first to reduce them hereunto imployed now a great part of his time in devising such courses as might secure them from a future revolt and therefore first resumed into his owne hands all power of protecting and then protested never to renew any protections already granted whereby they were constrained to use all celerity and haste for the obtaining their Pardons In so much that
within lesse then two Moneths namely before the end of February the President had recommended aboue foure thousand by name unto the Lord Deputie for Pardons who had all put in such pledges or other Caution as by the State of the Province was thought convenient which indeed was such and so warily taken as no Governour in former times had ever done the like All which notwithstanding the President could not satisfie himselfe in the safetie of the one and so consequently in the securitie of the other so long as their pledges were remayning in the Cities of Corke and Limerick the places of their custodie not being of sufficient strength the Keepers many times negligent or corrupt in their charge and the Citizens so partiall as they had rather helpe to convey them into the Countrey then to retaine them within the Citie for prevention whereof the President became an humble Suitor to the Lords of the Councell of England that they would be pleased to giue commandement that the Pledges of greatest moment might by an order from them bee commanded to the Castle of Dublin which should not be any thing chargeable to Her Majestie and yet very profitable for the State As also that they would be pleased to giue Commandement to all such Vndertakers as hold land within the Province that they should make their immediate repaire unto their Signiories that thereby the Countrey might bee the better furnished with English upon any occasion As also that Her Majestie might from them receiue their rents in some part of that immeasurable treasure which was expended in these Warres And lastly being fully assured of a Spanish Invasion in all his dispatches for England He evermore put the Lords in mind of it sending unto them the intelligences hee had and for that he would not be taken unprovided hee continually in all his Letters besought supplies of Victuals and Munition And for that in his last dispatch he had intreated a large proportion of Victuals now in this of the sixth of March hee forbare the same requesting onely fiue Laste of powder and foure hundred quarters of Oates The young Earle of Desmond having beene tenderly brought up in England and not well agreeing with the manner and customes of Ireland and also seeing how much he was deceived in his hopes supposing that al his Fathers Followers would haue relied upon him and obeyed his directions whereof finding little or no appearance desired the Lord President to giue him leaue to goe into England whereunto for the reasons afore mentioned the President easily assented for in all the time of his being in Ireland no one Rebell did for his sake submit himselfe to Her Majestie Thomas Oge of Kerry onely excepted who at his request submitted himselfe and rendered Castle-mange whereof he was Constable by Iames fits Thomas his assignement into Her Majesties hands as formerly hath beene declared But it may be truely supposed that wit and necessitie did perswade him to submit and render the Castle as he did for Sir Charles Wilmot had so blockt him up with Garisons as at that present he was in feare of starving and if he had not taken the opportunity offered upon the Earles motion he was in danger to haue lost both his life and it This I write not to upbraid the Earle or to lessen him in any thing for I must confesse he was too good to liue amongst such traitorly Followers and no man living had a more willing desire to serue Her Majestie then himselfe but the truth is that this was all the service which hee did or could doe during his aboad in Mounster from whence he embarqued the two and twentieth of March and landed at Miniade in Somerset-shire and so to the Court of England where after a few Moneths he died The Letters Pattents which Her Majestie had granted for his restoration the President never delivered unto him where in my opinion he did discreetly and according to his directions for they were sent unto him by Her Majestie with caution not to deliver them except he saw sufficient cause so to doe and that his services or services done for his fake should merit the same of both which there was but weake and slender performance In this first Booke the Reader may behold in what a confused estate the Province of Mounster was in when the L. President entred into his government in the first yeare whereof these memorable accidents hapned the unfortunate death of Sir Warham St Ledger the departure of Tyrone out of Mounster The taking of the Earle of Ormond by the rebels The defeat of Florence Mac Cartie the losse and recovery of Cahir castle the submission of the White Knight the recovery of the Iland and castle of Loghgier the bold attempt of Nugent and the effects which followed therof the burning and spoiling of West Clanwilliam Omulrians countrey the taking and escape of Iames fits Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond the siege and winning of the Castle of the Glinn the freeing of the Province of 2500 Bownoghs Odonnels harrasing of Thomond the encounter betwixt Captaine Roger Harvy and the White Knights sonne the planting of garrisons in Kerry the perpetuall juglings of Flo. Mac Cartie the taking of the Castle of Listoell in Kerry the defeat by the garrison of Kilmallock given to the Sugan Earle the poore and distressed estate he was driven unto the submission of Dermond Mac Owen L. of Dowalla and sundry others the comming into Mounster of the young Earle of Desmond the submission of Flor. Mac Cartie the rendring of Castle Mange the murdring of Dermond O Conner the burning and spoyling of East Clanwilliam and Arlogh the quiet setling of the Province and the restoring the civill government Whosoever with indifferencie will consider how much was done in such short time must acknowledge it to bee beyond expectation and say that God fought for vs and directed our Counsels otherwise it was not to bee hoped for And had not the comming of the Spaniards given new interruptions the worke of Mounster had beene throughly finished The Province fully reduced to a setled peace and in all likelihood so to haue continued The end of the first Booke PACATA HIBERNIA THE SECOND BOOKE OF THE WARRES IN IRELAND Whereby that Countrey was reduced to Subjection and Obedience CHAP. I. Connaght and Vlster men drawen to a head to invade Mounster A Regiment sent by the Lord President into Connaght to assist Sir Iohn Barkley Walter Burke and Teg O Bryen slaine The Lord President with the remainder of the Army come to Limrick The rising out of the Countrey commanded by the Lo. Barry drawne neere to Limericke The Rebels distressed for want of victualls and defeated Donogh Mac Cormocke Cartie slaine Redmond Burkes letter to the Lo. President with the Lord Presidents answer THE prosperous Successes of the last yeere did promise faire hopes that the malice of the Warre was spent and that the Province would within
in February last leaving great store of plate and other riches for a pledge behind him And being farther examined concerning Florence Mac Carty hee answered that the said Florence did ever by sight or otherwise acquaint him with what the President wrote unto him and did continually sweare protest and giue all outward assurance never to desist in this action but to persevere therein to the end and that the Spaniards and Rebels of Vlster did build their principall hopes of Mounster upon himselfe and Florence Mac Carty all this was also verified by certaine intelligences which the Lord Barry received from Dermond Mac Awley lately come from the North the effect whereof was thus much When the Spanish Arch-bishop was to returne into Spaine in February last there was a Councell holden in Vlster by Tyrone Odonnell the said Bishop and all the chiefe Traytors of those parts Iohn of Desmond Lixnaw Pierce Lacy Donoghe Mac Cormock and this Dâ—rmond Mac Awley being called thereupon the chiefest matter debated in this consultation was what place of Ireland was the most convenient where the Spanish forces should make their arrivall It was without much difficulty or gainesaying resolved for all respects Mounster was the fittest Province to be invaded then it remayned to consider what place in that Province they should first attempt and concerning this point the Mounster men were required to deliver their opinions Pierce Lacy began and urged certaine reasons why hee thought it most requisit for them first to gaine Limerick and plant there because the Provinces of Connaght and Linster were neere at hand to minister aide to the Spanish Armie and Vlster was not farre distant being also the place most remote from England especially for shipping All the rest being induced by these reasons to subscribe unto his opinion Donoghe Mac Cormock stood up and withstood this Councell saying that Mac Cartie More from whose mouth he said he spake it upon mature deliberation did advise their comming to Corke for the taking of that place would bee of most importance as well for the countenancing of the action where the President most resided as the magazins of victuals and munitions were placed there and also it being a farre better outlet then the River of Limerick the Citie weaker and sooner forced And lastly in landing there they should border upon Barry Roche Cormock Mac Dermond and Mac Carty Reughe all which for feare of their estates were partially affected to the English and by that meanes either constraine them to conjoyne with them in the action or else to make their Countrey and people a prey unto the Army After long disputation the Councell of Florence delivered by Donoghe Mac Cormock was most applauded and so they concluded to land the Spanish Armie in the River of Corke CHAP. VI. Florence Mac Cartie is by the Lord President committed to prison A briefe Collection of Florence Mac Carties treasons and practises with the Rebels not touching any thing formerly related VPON these and many other reasons that shall hereafter be alleaged the President thought that he could not possibly accomplish a service more acceptable to her Majestie nor profitable for the State and more availeable to divert the Spanish preparations then to commit unto prison and safe custody the body of this Florence which was accordingly effected about the beginning of Iune one thousand sixe hundred and one a man so pernitious and dangerous to the State which had sundry wayes broken his severall protections upon his apprehension which was in Corke the President tooke present order that search should bee made in the Pallace his chiefe house in Desmond and other places of his aboad for all such Letters and writings as could therein bee found whereby was discovered such a Sea of rebellious and traiterous practises as her Majestie and her hoâ—ourable Councell being acquainted therewith thought good that hee should be sent into England with the Arch-traytortitulary Earle of Desmond Iames fits Thomas The conduction of these two firebrands of Mounster upon the fourteenth of August 1601. was committed to the charge of Sir Anthony Cooke who brought them to the Tower of London where they yet remaine But for as much as this Florence hath sithence his commitment insisted upon his Iustification complayning of hard measure offered him by her Majestie and her Officers I am therefore constrained though much against my will for satisfaction of all indifferent men Welwillers and confutation of all malitious Cavillers to lay open briefely as I may his whole cariage and conversation since his late landing within this kingdome forbearing to insist upon such poynts as haue already bin touched in this relation Thou maiest bee pleased therefore to understand gentle Reader that the rebels of Mounster being growne to such an exceeding strength as you haue heard and amongst these Donnell Mac Cartie Florence his base brother in Law one of the chiefe her Majestie thought good to diminish their forces with sparing as much blood and expending as little treasure as conveniently might bee and therefore knowing that Florence Mac Cartie was better beloved in the Countrey then Donnell having made many solemne vowes and taken many voluntary oathes for his continued loyaltie was dispatched into Ireland in the moneth of May 1599. and to the end hee might bee the more encouraged and better enabled to doe her Highnesse service it pleased her Majestie to direct her favourable Letters to Robert Earle of Essex then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland authorising him to giue order for Letters Patents to bee made containing an effectuall graunt to the said Florence Mac Cartie and Ellen his wife and to the Heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten of all the Countrey of Desmond and such other Lands whereof hee had any estate of inheritance but withall authorising the said Lord Lieutenant and Councell to stay those Letters Pattents in the Hamper or deliver them according as they should see cause in the proofe they should make of the behaviour of the said Florence Now that yee may see in what dutifull manner hee requiâ—ed this trust in what gratefull manner this kindnesse and in what religious manner these oathes I will recite a part of the examination of Iohn Anias taken before Sir Nicholas Welsh and Iustice Comerford which may explaine the same the thirteenth of October 1600. He saith that in May last Florence Mac Cartie sent one Maur. More to him wishing him to repaire to his Lodging at Corke and that Florence was desirous to be acquainted with him whereupon hee came to Florence and in Florence his Chamber hee the said Florence and none other but they two being present said that he understood that this Examinate was an Enginer and one that had skill in devising and erecting of Fortifications and that he would willingly imploy him in the like Anias demanding of Florence what or where hee would haue his Workes raysed Hee answered at Dunkerran wherein hee might upon any
vpon the same which they would not doe vpon a Countrey not lying vpon the Sea You shall receiue what Newes of Spaniards came to these parts by Iohn fits Thomas and Donogh Mac Cormock and whatsoever they brought with them we impart with you and doe provide for the same men to send unto you if they may be had Our Commendations to Patrick Condon and to the rest of our friends in those parts Your very assured Friend Hugh Odonnell The Earle of Thomond at the request of the Lord President sent a Priest called Teg Mac Gillipatrick as a Spie into Vlster to learne what newes hee could get among the Rebels there returned the one and twentieth of February 1600 and came to the Lord President at Moyallo reporting that at his being at Donegall in the Christmas Holy dayes Tirone Odonnell and most of the Northerne Captaines being there present made a new combination to continue the Rebellion at which assembly the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin was present then ready to depart for Spaine with sixteene Irish Priests in his company for the better assurance of their confederacie the Sacrament was solemnely received by them all At the same time Teg Mac Gillipatrick the Priest aforesaid did see a Letter of Florence Mac Carties lately sent to Tirone by a Messenger of his owne which hee heard read openly the Contents whereof was That hee protested hee was not fallen from them but had made a peace with the Lo President of Mounster untill May next and that then he was at libertie One Dermond Mac Cartie a kinsman and dependanâ— upon Florence and by him as is supposed was sent into Spaine where hee continued his Intelligencer many yeeres and by the Spanyards called Don Dermutio Cartie wrote a Letter unto his Master Florence dated at the Groyne the ninth of March 1600. A long letter in Spanish the materiall poynts whereof are thus abstracted and Englished That hee was glad to heare that his Lordship upon the fiftâ—enth of December last was landed at Corke after his eleven yeeres restraint in England whereof three of them in the Tower of London that his Imprisonment was not for marrying of the Earle of Clan Cares daughter without leaue as was pretended but upon suspition which the State had of his loyaltie which he understood by Letters written from the Lord Deputie and Treasurer of Ireland to the Queene which was intercepted and brought into Spaine wherein it was suggested that hee having so many kinsmen friends and followers and himselfe who was knowne to beare affection to Spanyards it were fit hee were restrayned and that this onely was the cause of his eleven yeeres restraint Wherefore hee advised him not to put any confidence in the English for if they once againe lay hold upon him they would never enlarge him Hee advised him to certifie his Majestie how much hee was his Servant what Townes and places hee could put into his handes what number of men of warre hee could serue him withall and if he could surprize Corke he should bee well supplyed by the King of Spaine That hee might send his Letters written to the King unto Don Diego Brochero who is a great favourer of the Irish Nation and in great credit with the King by which meanes they would bee safely delivered as also his Letters unto him for the solicitation of his businesse That within three dayes hee might send him answere from the Groyne which hee could not doe unto Oneale and O Donnell who were so farre off in the North of the Kingdome and advised him to write unto them that they in like manner should direct their Letters to Don Diego Brochero but if he would not write unto him hee would advise with Don Diego and repaire himselfe unto him into Ireland Lastly hee hoped that the King of Spaine would the next Spring send an Armie into Ireland It would bee too tedious to set downe at large all the manifest proofes of Florâ—â—ce his juggling Treasons wherefore I will for brevitie sake relate but a few more Abstracts of Letters and Examinations which heere ensue The thirteenth of May 1600. Florence received Letters from Tyrone wherein hee prayeth him that hee would constantly presevere in the Catholike cause as hee had promised that aide should come unto him from the North by Lammas next That he had written in his favour to the King of Spaine commended his service and prayed the King to giue him assistance Tyrone wrote unto both the Osulevans requiring them to giue obedience unto Florence for hee had complained of them Tyrone threatning the said Osâ—levans that if they did not obey him as they ought hee would with his forces come into Mounster to destroy them Dated the thirtieth of October 1599. Tyrone to Florence dated the seventeenth of Aprill 1600. that according to the trust and confidence he had in him and his Confederats in Mounster they should fight valiantly against the English whereunto they were bound in conscience and for their Countries good Another from Tyrone to Florence Mac Cartie dated the second of May 1600. wherein hee signifieth unto him of the arrivall of the Popes Archbishop of Dublin And of present aides from Spaine he thanked God that the Earle of Ormond is taken hee incited him to entertaine as many Bonoghs as heâ— can against their enemies that hee hath acquainted the King of Spaine of his service unto whom hee hath sent his Sonne Henry Oneale and that hee would shortly send him aide Garret Liston of Skehanaghe in the County of Limerick Gentleman being examined upon oath said that Florence Mac Cartie met with Iames fits Thomas at Belaghafenan two miles from Castle Mayne where Iames challenged him for not comming unto him with his forces to fight with the Lord President as he had promised whom after hee had with smooth language pacified hee protested solemnly and tooke his oath in the presence of Iames fits Thomas Mac Awlife Thomas Oge Muriertaghe Mac Shihie Iohn Vlicke and this Examinat that hee would continue with Iames fits Thomas in this action And although Iames should giue over the rebellion which hee termed a just warte yet hee himselfe would keepe life in it so long as hee could get any to follow him c. This examination was taken by the Lord President the twentieth of August 1600. Another from Oâ—eâ—le to Florence dated the sixth of February 1600. wherein hee exhorteth him to serue valiantly against the Pagan Beast That before hee did write unto him againe hee should see trouble enough in England it selfe and that yeaâ—e May ensuing the warres of Irâ—land would bee easie And for that the cause of Mounster was left unto him hee wished that no imbecillity should bee found in him and that the time of helpe was neere Florence Mac Carties wife told Sir Charles Wilmot that her husbands heart was malitious to the State and that hee would never come in but upon necessitie
conquest and ruine whereof was the maine marke whereat they aimed It was generally expected that upon the first landing of the Spaniards that the greatest part of Mounster would haue presently relapsed and haue declared themselues Spanish but the President had so well established the Province by the apprehending of all the Principals which hee mistrusted and by taking good pledges of the rest that when the Lord Deputy came to Corke hee presented unto him all the men of living and quality in the Province who stood firme untill the comming of supplyes to Castlehaven as hereafter you shall heare The eight and twentieth the Lord President brought the master of a Scottish barke to the Lord Deputy which came from Lisbon who confidently reported that the Spaniards when they were embarqued for Ireland were sixe thousand strong And the same day we heard that none of the Irish had repaired to Kinsale to tender their service to the Spaniards but onely some dependants of Florence Mac Carties and that Don Iohn and his Captaines were much grieved that Florence was sent prisoner into England of whose restraint they understood nothing untill they were arrived And also wee were advertised that at Kinsale fiue and thirtie ships arrived with Don Iohn and that the rest of his fleete were driven into Baltimore having in them seven hundred Souldiers and that they brought with them sixteene hundred Saddles hoping as they were promised to find horses in Ireland and a great surplus of Armes to furnish the Irish and the Companies with Don Iohn for most part were old Souldiers taken from the garisons of Italy and the Terceras and that there was but a few Besognies among them The same day Captaine George Flower Sergeant Major of the Province of Mounster was sent with certaine Companies to view the Towne of Kinsale to see what countenance the Enemy did hold hee no sooner approached the Towne but the Spaniards sallied our men beate them into the Towne and were so eager in pursuit as they came to the Port and would haue set fire unto it if Flower had not drawen them off in this skirmish wee had some men hurt and the Enemy both slaine and hurt Also the same day certaine Companies were directed to march into Kinaley to burne and spoyle all the corne in that Countrey and within fiue miles of Kinsale and to command all the Inhabitants in those parts to bring their Cattle on this side the river of Awneboy and Corke whereby the Enemy should want reliefe neere unto them To hasten the comming of Tyrone and Odonnell the Spanish Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila wrote unto them as followeth A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin and Don Iuan de Aquila unto Tyrone and Odonnell PErvenimus in Kinsale cum classe exercitu Regis nostri Philippi expectamus vestras excellentias qualibet hora veniant ergo quà m velociter potuerint portantes equos quibus maximè indigemus jam alia via scripsimus non dico plura valete Frater Matheus Archiepiscopus Dublinens A Qui estamos guardando a vuestras Senorias illustrissimas Como largamente otra via hemos escritos A Dios. 12. Octob. 1601. Don Iuan de Aquila Excellentissimis Dominis Don Oneale and Odonnell This day the Lord Deputie the Lord President and Councell with divers others went to Kinsale to take a view thereof and found at their comming thither that the shipping had newly left the harbour and were under saile for Spaine so as they saw nothing was further to bee done till the comming of the forces The third of October Sir William Fortescu with his Company of Foot and Sir Beniamin Berry with the Lord deputies came to Corke The Marshall who was sent from Kilkenny to draw Companies out of the Pale came this day with Sir George Bourchier to Corke where at that time remained the Lord Deputie the Lord President Sir Robert Gardiner and Sir Nicholas Walsh Councellors expecting them and others Sir Iohn Barkley came that day also The Companies came to Corke that Sir Iohn Barkley had brought with him Sir Henrie Davers who was sent for the Forces about Armaghe came to Corke with Sir Henry Folliet captaine Blany and diuers other Captaines Master Marshall and Sir Iohn Barkley with some Horse and Foote went to Kinsale to view a fit place to encampe in The Companies that Sir Henry Davers went for came this day to Corke Some Horse and Foot sent foorth to keepe the Spanyards from Victuals Two Frenchmen were voluntarily taken that ranne away from the Spanyards who confessed their numbers to be three thousand fiue hundred besides those that were not yet come in It was resolved to take the field but no great Ordnance came yet to enable us thereunto The weather fell out so rainy as it was unfit to rise The Lord Deoutie left Corke and encamped with the Armie at a place called Owneboy fiue miles from Kinsale the Artillery Munition and Victualls which were to come from Dublin was not yet arrived yet was it thought fit being thereof supplyed by the Presidents store to take the field rather then the Countrie should discover those wants and so fall away CHAP. XII The Lord President requireth the Townes of Mounster to send Companies of Foot to the Campe. Don Iuan de Aquila his Declaration in answer of a Proclamation published by the Lord Deputy and Councell The Army encamped at Knockrobyn neere Kynsale The enemy attempted to disturbe our Quarter but were repulsed A skirmish betweene vs and the Spanyard Captaine Button arrived with Munition and Victuals A Skirmish in the night wherein twenty of the Spanyards were slayne The Army encamped close to Kynsale A prey of Cowes taken from the Spanyards THE Lord President in his providence before the Army was ready to march to Kinsale acquainted the Lo Deputie which hee well approoved that hee had sent to the Cities and great Townes of Mounster that every of them according to their proportions should send Companies of Foot from their severall Corporations to strengthen her Majesties Army which they accordingly but with some grudging did performe This he did not for any opinion he had to receiue fruite by their services but their being in the Campe was a good Pledge upon the Townes in these doubtfull times for their better loyalties the Lord Deputie not being able to spare any Companies to secure them The Lord Deputie and Councell before the Armie marched from Corke doubting as they had good cause that the Priests would leaue no practises unattempted that might animate or confirme the Irish in their Rebellion thought it necessary to giue notice to the world how uniust the pretended causes were that the Irish had taken Armes against their true annoynted Soveraigne and also how unjustly the same was maintained by the Pope and the King of Spaine which by Proclamation was
or Guards or to attempt somewhat upon that Quarter but being discovered by a partie of ours not much exceeding two hundred that were of purpose sent out to lye betweene the Towne and our Campe commaunded by Sir Iohn Barkley who had with him Captaine Morris they set upon them killed foure dead in the place divers hurt tooke some Armes and other good spoyle and beat them backe to the Towne without losse of any one of our men and not aboue three hurt Cormocke Mac Dermond chiefe Lord of a Countrey called Muskery comming with his Countrey rising out to shew them to the Lord Deputie was in his returne directed to march hard by the Spaniards trenches which they had made upon the Hill without the Towne for their guards which hee was willed to doe the rather that the Spanyards might see the Irish serue on our sides For this purpose were good seconds appoynted yet out of â—ight of the Enemies The Irish at the first went on well beat the Spaniards from their ground to the Towneward but according to their custome soone fell off by which meanes a Horseman called Courcy of the Lord Presidents who had charged two Spaniards upon some advantage was ingaged and unhorsed before hee espyed himselfe in danger which Sir William Godolphin seeing who had the command of the Lord Deputies Troupe charged one way upon their whole Numbers and Captaine Henry Barkley Cornet of the same Troupe another way at the same instant and notwithstanding their many Shott drane them out of their Trenches rescuing the Horseman and horse and to the marvell of all the beholders considering the multitude of shot made at them even upon the edge of the trench came off without hurt saue onely one horse killed and one man slightly shot of the enemies were killed foure left dead in the place and divers seene caried off besides many other hurt Captaine Thomas Button who had the wafting of the victualls with Munition from Dublin with the Queenes Pinnace the Moone arrived at Corke and came to the Lord Deputie at the Campe signifying the rest of the Shipping was comming from Dublin that had layen at Waterford He was that night sent away to bring his Ship about into the Harbour of Kinsale and with Captaine Wards ship which was directed to accompany him whom wee were inforced to make use of before to guard that Victuall and Munition in Oyster Haven which wee had brought with us from Corke they were willed to trie if they could annoy the Castle of Rincorran seated close upon the Harbour and possessed by the Spanyard But after they had spent many shott upon the Castle and found they did them little hurt their Ordnance being but small they lay still onely to keepe the Harbour that neither the Castle nor the Towne might be relieved by water which was the chiefe cause of their sending thither and which Captaine Thomas Button notwithstanding many attempts made by the Spanyards and Natiues very valiantly to his high commendations performed Wee had Newes of the shipping that came after Captaine Button from Waterford that they were put into the Harbour at Corke who presently had direction to worke about to another Creake called Oyster Haven lying betweene Corke and Kinsale from whence they might more commodiously unlade their Artillery and provisions for the speedy use of the Army Wee resolved to rise and lye before the Towne but the shipping being not yet come about with the Artillery and other necessaries that day was spent in dispatching into England and making all things fit to remooue This night Captaine Blaynie and Captaine Flower were sent out with fiue hundred Foote upon Discoverie that the Spanyards were drawne out of the Towne and so lay readie for them if they had come towards our Quarter but they came not on The Army was ready to rise but the weather falling out very fowle direction was given to dislodge foure naturall Spaniards came this day from the Enemy choosing rather to put themselues upon the mercy of the State then to liue under the tyrannie of their owne Commanders who the next day were sent to Corke This night Sir Iohn Barkley went out with some three hundred Foote having with him Captaine Flower Captaine Morris and Captaine Bostock out of these were chosen sixtie Pikes and Targets to be the better undiscovered who fell into their trenches beate them to the Towne and fell into the Gate with them they killed and hurt aboue twentie of the Spaniards betweene the Inner and the owter Gate and returned having but three hurt The Army dislodged early and encamped on a hill on the North side before Kinsale called the Spittle somewhat more then musket shot from the Towne and there intrenched strongly when we sate downe wee discovered that the Spaniards had gotten a prey of two or three hundred Cowes and many sheepe which were in an Iland as it seemed upon the Southside of the Towne beyond the water which wee could not come at but by sending eight or nine miles about where there was a necke of Land to goe into it Captaine Taffe being sent with Horse and Foot used such expedition in that businesse as hee attayned the place before night and by hote skirmish recovered the prey saue onely some two hundred Cowes that the Spanyards had killed although they were under the guard of a Castle called Castle Ny Parke which the Spanyards had manned to defend those Cattle CHAP. XIII The Castle of Rincorran guarded by the Spaniards besieged and the Spaniards repulsed The Castle of Rincoâ—raâ— battered by the Lord President A remarkeable skirmish betweene us and the Spaniards that attempted to relâ—â—ue Rincorran The Lord Awdley Sir Oliver Saint-Iohn and Sir Garret Harvy hurt A Spanish Commander taken prisoner The Enemy demanded a parley but the Lord President refused to treat with the Messenger The Commander parlied but his offers were not accepted The Enemy endeavoured to make an escape wherein many were sâ—aine and taken prisoners Sir Oliver Saint-Iohn sent from the Lord Deputy with direction to the Lord President The reasons that induced the Lord President to receiue the Spaniards that were in Rincorran to mercy The agreâ—ment betweene the Lord President and the Spanish Commander that was in Rincorran WEe attended all that day for the landing of the Artillery and perfected the intrenchment about the Armie which was left unperfected the day before through the extreame fowlenesse of the weather and at night Sir Iohn Barkley Sir William Godolphin and Captaine Bodly were sent to view the most commodious place to plant the Artillery for the battering of the Castle of Rincorran which was situated upon the River of Kinsale something more then a quarter of a mile from the Towne very convenient to forbid our shipping to ride neere the same wherein Don Iohn de Aquila the Spanish Generall had placed a Captaine with one hundred and
to the Westward and with much difficultie had recovered Castle-haven came thence by Sea to the port of Kinsale The Lord Deputie to refresh his men and horses sent them to Corke for in their healths they were impaired and that evening some Spaniards fled from Kinsale and voluntarily came to our Campe. A Demy Cannon was unshipped assoone as it was calme and placed on this side the water which played most part of that day upon that Castle and brake many places but made no breach that was assaultable In the night they of the Towne attempted to releeue the Castle by boat but were repelled by Captaine Tolkern and Captaine Ward who lay with their Pinnaces betweene the Iland and the Towne The Demy Cannon played againe and a Cannon then landed and placed by it with some Ordnance also out of the Ship though they served to small purpose about noone one hundred men were sent with Captaine Yorke and Captaine Smith to view if the breach were assaultable and though they found it was not yet the Spanyards within being no longer able to endure the fury of the shot hung out a signe for parley upon the first shew of our men and yeelded themselues and the Castle upon promise of their liues onely which being accepted they brought them presently to the Campe being in number seventeene Before the Castle was yeelded the Spanyards in the Towne made divers shot at Captaine Tolkernes Pinnace with a piece of Ordnance which they mounted a day or two before close to the gate of the Towne but did no hurt at all unto her the Pinnace warping neerer to the other side under the hill and at last rode safely without danger of the shott The same day a Platforme was made upon a ground of advantage not farre from the Campe that commanded one part of the Towne that under the favour thereof wee might the better make our neerer Approaches which at that time wee could hardly haue done by reason of the great extreame frost and a Demy-cannon mounted vpon it with which some shot was made at the Towne and a Sentinell taken anon after affirmed that the first Piece shot off went through the house that Don Iohn was in and did otherwise great hurt An other Cannon was brought up and planted by the Demy-cannon which the night before was brought from the Ship and this day the Lord Deputie went over into the Iland to view how from thence the Towne might be best annoyed and invested Also the Prisoners which were taken at Castle Parke were sent to Corke with direction to the Major to send them and all the former prisoners into England the Sergeant Major and the Commanders of Rincorran and Castle Ny Parke excepted and this day a great number of Irish women and children were put out of Kinsale to trie their fortunes in the Countrey Foure other Peeces were planted by the Cannon and Demy Cannon which altogether played into the Towne one of those short killed foure men in the Market place and strucke off a Captaines legge called Don Iohn de Saint-Iohn who is since dead of the hurt That Evening one Iames Grace an Irishman ran out of Kinsale assuring the Lo. Deputie that Don Iohn at his landing was fiue thousand men and that hee was yet three thousand strong that hee had foure Peeces of Ordnance well mounted that the Irish which were with him were so much affrighted with our Artillery as Don Iohn had much to doe to hold them whose departure if it should happen would be a great want unto him for by them hee received ease and comfort and that Don Iohns house where hee lodged had been shot through with a great shot The sixe Peeces began againe about ten a clocke to batter upon the Towne and so continued till night in which time and in all mens judgements as by report of the Prisoners wee tooke they did great hurt to the Towne This day while the Lord Deputie the Marshall and the Sergeant Major were viewing the ground where the Approaches were intended a private Souldiour of Sir Francis Barkleyes in the face of the Guards attempting to steale as hee had done divers times before a Spanish Sentinell who was seconded with foure that hee saw not fought with them all fiue whereof one of them was the Sergeant Major whom he had almost taken and when he had found he could doe no good upon them all hee came off without other hurt then the cutting of his hand a little with the breaking of a thrust which one of them made at him and hurt the Sergeant Major The Lord Deputie this night began to make his approaches neerer the towne and for that purpose caused some 1000 Foot to be drawne out by Sir Iohn Barkley Sir Benjamin Berry and Captaine Bodley who continued the worke all night and although the ground were extreame hard by reason of the frost and the night very light yet they brought the worke to very good perfection the Enemy played all the night upon them with great Volleyes but hurt but three men neither in the Trenches nor in divers Sallies they made in the one whereof a Squadron of our new men beat them backe to the gates In the Euening his Lordship sent direction to Sir Richard Levison to land three Culverings this night and to plant them in the Iland about Castle Ny Parke that from thence they might likewise make Battery upon the Towne and Sir Richard drewe in the Admirall and Vice-Admirall betweene the Towne and the Iland from whence they did great hurt in the Towne the next day All the Artillery still played but because the shot from the ships did but little hurt saue onely upon the base Towne the Lord Deputie gaue direction to make very few shot except it were at the high Towne In the afternoone the Lord President the Earles of Thomond and Clanricard Sir Thomas Burke and divers others returned to the Campe Odonnell with his force being stollen by them This night direction was given to haue a Plat-forme made for the Artillery upon the trench which was made on Munday night somewhat after midnight the Spaniards made a sudden salley with purpose to force that trench but were quickly repelled by Sir Francis Barkley who commanded there that night The Companies that went with the Lord President returned and with them two other Regiments of the Earle of Clanricards and Sir Christopher Saint-Lawrence the Regiments were that night quartered by themselues upon the West side of Kinsale to invest the Towne and keepe the Spaniards and Odonnell from joyning This night the three Culverings from the Iland were planted on the poynt of the hil neere the water on this side behind the last trenches This morning the Spaniards played with a Demy Cannon from the Towne upon the Admirall which was twice shot and the Viceadmirall once they riding both close by the Towne and
Connaght man Donogh Moel mac Enessis Dermond Moel mac Carties man Owen mac Donogh mac Finnin Cartie of Curowrane Donel oge Mac Donel Carty brother to Don Carlos slaine at Kinsale Finnin oge Cartie an other brother to Don Carlos Brothers Conoghor o Cullenan of Rathmore in Kinalley Donell Ogriffien of the same William mac Cormock a Connaght man Dermond mac Shane a Connaght man â—dmond Olavien William Mac Ricard Cormocke Olanahie all Connaght men Dermond Deaserghe a Connaght man Dermond Olongie of Muskry Richard Cogan fits Philip of Barnehelly in Kerry-wherie Finin Mac Donoghe Cartie a Cosen to Don Carlos Dermond Mac Finin Cartie of Skeaghe in Carbry Donnell Mac Finin Cartie of the same Donnell Mac Teg Cartie of the same David Skemnehan of Rincorran Iohn Mac Dermond Mac Shane a Connaght man Cormocke the Lord Presidents Footeman of the Birnes in Leinster William Mac Shane of Rathmore in the County of Limerick Donnell Mac Shane O Cullenan of Rathmore in Kinaley Iohn Oge Olenssie a Connaght man Teg Welsh alias Teg Brenaghe Cormocke Mac Donoghe ne Mroen Oriardane Dermond Mac Donoghe ne Mroen Oriardane Owen Mac Donoghe ne Mroen Oriardane of Muskry brothers Donnell Mac Shane Oriardane of Muskry Iohn Feild fits Maurice of Tracten Abbie Iohn Roe Mac William of the County of Limericke Donnell O Sissuane of Kinsale Teg O Sissuane Sonne to Donnell aforesaid Hugo Lacy. Walter Ley of Kilkenny Richard Stacboll One Master Fits Iames a Pensioner These came out of Spaine with Don Iuan and returned with him From Ardea with Connor Odrischall and Archer the seventh of Iuly 1602. Conner Odrischall eldest Sonne to Sir Finin Odrischall Iames Archer Iesuite Collie Mac Swine Mac Edmond of the Mac Swines of Carbry his Sonne was hanged at Donboy in Iune 1602. Cormocke Mac Donoghe vic' Donnell Rabaghe one of the Carties Donoghe Mac Conner of Castlehaven and owner of it Donnell Mac Connor vic' Dermond Odrischall brothers Mac Con Mac Iffie Odrischall Teg Mac Iffie Odrischall Morriertaghe Mac Iffie Odrischall Brothers Dermond Mac Conner of Kilkoe Dermond Oge of the same of the Carties brothers Shane Mac Dermond Iholonghane of Bantrie Shane Mac Gillicuddie Iholoughane of Beare Teg Oge ne Mockloghe Owen Mac Teg ne Mocklogâ—e of the Carties brothers Finnin mac Browne of the Odrischals Conner Omaghon of Lemâ—on one of the Omaghons of Ivagh One of the sonnes of Gilliduff of Cleere and one of the Odrischals Dermond Oge mac Dermond Odrischall Conner mac Finnin Roe of Bonnanie in Bantrie Tirlogh sonne to Teg Reugh mac Maghon of Thomond who slew his Father when Donboy was besieged his lands her Majestie hath given to the Earle of Thomonds brother Dowaltagh mac Morogh Icorromanie foster-brother to Odonnell Elline ny Donogh late wife to Dermond Moel mac Cartie brother to Florence Finnin Kearigh of the Fioll one of the Carties Dermond mac Shannaganie a Rimer Gilliduff a Thomond man Two Souldiers of Thomond which served Conner Odrischall David mac Shane of the Dingle servant to Iames Archer the Iesuite Shane mac Dermond vic' Donogh Oge o Cullenan Archers boy Conner Oge Odrischall heire to Conner Sir Finnins sonne nine yeares of age Thomas son and heire to the Knight of the Valley 14 yeares old Donnell Omaghon a Marriner that came in company with Owen mac Eggan Fiue Frenchmen that were taken by Teg Reughe when they tooke the Ship and Merchant of Gallway The nine and twentieth the Lord Deputy and the Lord President from sundry persons and divers wayes were advertised that Tyrone in passing the broad water lost many of his Carriages and one hundred and fortie of his men drowned those which tooke their way through Connologh for they brake into many parts had also losse of men and Carriages in the river of May and the like at the Abbey of Ownhy in Omulrians Countrey so as they lost of all sorts aboue two hundred The Footmen wearied in the flight to goe the lighter cast away their Armes and their hurt men carried upon weake and tyred garrans were by their fellowes left upon the way where they dyed their tyred horses were slaine by their Masters and the Countrey Inhabitants for spoyles sake upon advantages would not spare to take some of their heads but not in that proportion as they might haue done if they had been sound Subjects Lastly it was reported but how true it is I am somewhat doubtfull that Tyrone himselfe and Mac Mahon were both hurt in the battell and carryed away on Litters To conclude never men were more dismayed with extremitie of feare then these light-footed Traytors were CHAP. XXIII A Parley desired by Don Iuan and granted by the Lord Deputie Don Iuan his Prâ—positions with their Answeres and his Reply The Reasons which mooved the Lord Deputie and Councell to yeeld to a Composition The Articles of the Composition THE last of December Don Iuan offered a parley sending the Drum Major out of the Towne with a sealed Letter to the Lord Deputie by an Alfeeres by which he required as by the Copie thereof conveyed in the dispatch by Sir Richard Morison into England may appeare that some Gentleman of speciall trust and sufficiencie might bee sent into the Towne from his Lordship to conferre with him whom he would acquaint with such conditions as hee then stood upon which being granted by his Lordship Sir William Godolphin was employed in that negotiation which in what sort it was carried because it importeth much in respect of many particularities of speciall moment to bee considered it is thought necessary it should bee here more largely delivered his first conference with Sir William Godolphin tendeth to this That having found the Lord Deputie whom he termeth the Viceroy although a sharpe and powerfull Opposito yet an honourable Enemy and the Irish not onely weake and barbarous but as hee feared perfidious friends hee was so farre in his affection reconciled to the one and distasted with the other as did invite him to make an overture of such a composition as might bee safe and profitable for the State of England with lesse prejudice to the Crowne of Spaine by delivering into the Viceroyes power the Towne of Kinsale with all other places in Ireland held by the Spanish so as they might depart upon honourable termes fitting such men of warre as are not by necessitie enforced to receiue conditions but willingly enduced for just respects to disengage themselues and to relinquish a people by whom their King and Master had beene so notoriously abused if not betrayed That if the Viceroy liked to entertaine further parly touching this poynt he would first be pleased to understand them rightly and to make his propositions such as might bee sutable to men throughly resolved rather to bury themselues aliue and to endure a thousand deaths then that to giue way to one Article of accord that should tast of basenes or dishonour being so confident of their present strength and the Royall
on the behalfe of his Majestie Catholique the King my Master George Carew Thomond Clanricard Richard Wingfield Robert Gardiner George Bourchier Richard Levison Don Iuan de Aguila CHAP. XXIIII The names of the Hostages delivered by Don Iuan. Don Iuan his demand of victuals for the transporâ—ation of his men The victuals which was delivered to Don Iuan and their rates The number of Spaniards which were transported out of Ireland The Lord Deputie brake up his siege and returned to Corke Captaine Harvies Commission for his government THE day the Articles were Signed Don Iuan dined with the Lord Deputie and the next day after the Lord President having Sir Richard Levison and Sir William Godolphin in his company was sent into the Towne of Kinsale where he dyned with Don Iuan to treate with him about such shipping and victuals as hee would demand for the transportation of his men and at what rates for the which ready money was to bee payed And also to demand of him the three Captaines which the Lord Deputie had made choise of which were Don Pedro Morijon Captaine Pedro Suaco and Captaine Diego Gonzales Sigler to remaine Pledges untill the returne of the ships The demands hee made of victuals and tonnage for the victualling and transporting of three thousand and two hundred men remayning in Kinsale Castlehaven Baltimore and Donboy whereof two thousand and sixe hundred in Kinsale and sixe hundred at the places aforesaid were as followeth First his demands was sixe weekes victuals in forme following For every weeke foure dayes flesh three dayes fish For every flesh day bread foure and twenty ownces for a man and sixe of Beefe For every fish day foure and twenty ounces of Bread sixe ounces of fish and one ounce of Butter For every hundred men one Pipe of wine besides water For shipping for every three men two Tuns and hee to giue fourtie shillings le Tun and his men to bee landed at the first Port they can touch in Spaine For the expediting of these demands the Lord Deputie gaue present direction to all the Ports within the Province for the taking up of shipping and warrant to Allen Apsley the Commissary for the victuals in Mounster to issue out of the Queenes store according to the demands made These quantities of victuals ensuing for the which hee should receiue money of Don Iuan whereby the Magazine might bee supplyed Towards the accomplishing whereof the Comissary of the victuals delivered this ensuing proportion viz. Bisquet 186052 li. 2067 4 8 Butter 6304 157 12 3 Flesh 47394 789 18 00 Fish 18339 305 13 00 Ryce 1235 30 17 6 Â Summa tot 3351 5 5 Which being with all possible conveniencie despatcht haste was made for their Embarquing at two sundry times There was shipped at Kinsale the care whereof was committed to Captaine Francis Slingsbye 2070 at Baltimore and at Castlehaven by Captaine Roger Harvie 415 in all 3025 besides Captaines inferior Officers Priests and religious men and a great Company of Irish. The fourth of Ianuary a Spanish ship appeared by the old Head of Kinsale hovering before the Harbor mouth The Lord Deputie having concluded the Composition with Don Iohn for the rendring of the Towne of Kinsale sent a Boat with some men in her to let them know that Don Iohn and hee were good friends and therefore hee might safely come in without any danger in which Boat was one Thomas Foster a Nephew to Sir Anthony Cooke which message assoone as it was delivered the Captaine of the ship tooke in all the men hoysed sayle and stood away with all speed for Spaine This might seeme to be an action performed with no good approbation in putting those men into their power but whether it be justifiable or no the successe prooved it to bee of very great consequence for though the newes of the defeat of the Irish Armie were come into Spaine by O Donnell and those with him yet Don Iohn stood firme in Kinsale without danger to be much pressed by the Deputy soliciting new forces hoping thereby to repaire their former losses to reunite their dispersed Companies and to overthrow the English forces being much spent and sore weakened by their Winter siege Before the arrivall of O Donnell Seconds were in preparing and after his arrivall both increased and much hastened as may appeare by the Letters intercepted which came out of Spaine to Don Iohn when hee was at Corke both from the King of Spaine the Duke of Lerma the Secretary Ibarra and others But when they understood by those men that Don Iohn had compounded for the rendering of Kinsale and for their returning into Spaine it then put them to a stand for their proceedings and at last concluded to giue over the attempt finding so little assistance either in the power or courage of the Irish And if this had not fallen out thus and that those seconds had come and landed in Ireland it might haue beene much doubted or rather positiuely beleeved the contrary that those Spanyards would not haue been bound by Don Iohns Articles but haue taken their best opportunitie of their force and power in kindling a new flame and making that Kingdome againe in as desperate an estate as ever heretofore it hath been if not worse These things being thus ordered and no cause appearing of longer stay in the Campe the ninth of Ianuary the Lord Deputy rose and the same day he rode to Corke having in his company Don Iuan de Aguila and many of the Spanish Captaines the grosse of his companies being left in Kinsale The Lord Deputie lodged in the Bishop of Corkes house Don Iuan in the Citie and the President at Shandon Castle The day following the Captaines received directions to repayre to sundry Townes in Mounster appoynted for their Garrisons And the same day Captaine Roger Harvie and Captaine George Flower were dispatched with certaine Companies to goe by Sea to receiue the Castles of Castle-haven Donneshed and Donnelong at Baltimore and Dunboy at Beerehaven in the West all which were then in the possession of the Spanyards Also the sayd Captaine Harvie had a Commission graunted unto him for the government of all the Countreyes betweene Rosse in Carbery and the Bay of Bantrye as followeth A Commission from the Lord Deputie and Councell unto Captaine Roger Harvy for the government of Carbry Mountioye VVEe greete you well Whereas wee haue thought it very expedient for the furtherance of her Majesties service and the drawing and setling the Inhabitants of the Westerne parts of the Province of Mounster which lately revolted into her Majestie allegiance againe which in regard that divers the Rebels which were vnited to Tyrone and the Spaniards upon the overthrow given them made escape and are drawen to Baltimore Castlehaven and those other Westerne parts For the better prosecution cutting off and apprehension of those and of all other Rebels Traytors Fellons and other capitall Offenders
Traytors and for raine enemies which endeavored with all their forces to draw from your Imperiall Crowne this Realme of Ireland in the which by your Majesties expresse Commandement I haue been though farre unworthie imployed in a Charge wherein â—y weaknesse doth too much appeare yet since out of your Princely favour your Majestie hath beene pleased to accept of those poore services which by your Forces I haue formerly performed and with your royall hand to my unspeakeable comfort unto my selfe haue witnessed the same I am emboldened under the assurance of your gracious Pardon to present before your gracious eyes these unworthy Lines unworthy of your view as well in regard of him that writes them as the forme wherein they are written Since the victorie aforesaid the face of this Kingdome is strangely altered The Rebell formerly proud is now become a dismayed fugitiue the neutrall Subject which stood at a gaze better confirmed and the Spanyard which promised unto himselfe no lesse then a Conquest is glad to intreat Composition to depart This wonderfull worke of God for unto him it is wholly to bee ascribed hath brought this Realme so farre out of order in a fayrer way of reduction then ever I knew it When your Majestie employed me in this Service I then feared it was as now I understand it to bee a secret punishment from God for my sinnes for unto my selfe I had propoâ—â—ded that happinesse which others haue never to be farre distant from the comfort of your royall eyes which addes fulnesse of joy with admiration to the beholders Wherefore gracious Soveraigne commiserate my exile and let mee your poore Servant rich in faith and loyaltie unto you bee partaker of others happinesse that the remainder of my life therein may be blessed But if I be not capable of such abundant grace in so great measure which my Soule desires yet let my humble suite thus farre prevaile that in your Princely favour you will be pleased to giue mee leaue for a few moneths to behold that Majestie which is envyed but not equalled by any earthly Prince From your Majesties Citie of Corke the nineteenth of Ianuary 1601. Your Sacred Majesties vassall and creature GEORGE CAREVV The fourth of February one Richard Owen an ancient and inward Servant of Tyrones came unto Corke with a message from his Master unto the Lord Deputie but before I speake of his Negotiation I thinke it convenient to fall backe to the sixth of Ianuary at which time hee made meanes to haue accesse unto the President for you must understand hee had been with Don Iohn in Kinsale The President acquainting the Lord Deputy with it he was called before them both and was examined by them whereunto hee made answer as followeth He saith hee went out of Ireland with Sir William Stanley and was employed by him in the rendering of Deventer to Taxis Hee left Sir William upon a discontentment about fower yeares after being then a Lieutenant because Sir William did advance the English and not the Irish to charges and then put himselfe into the Kings pay as a Pensioner and there remayned in the Low-countries and France untill about three yeares since he came over into Ireland by the way of Scotland and landed at Dunluce with purpose to serue Oneale whose kinsman hee is by his mother and remayned with Tyrone untill by him hee was employed to carie his Sonne into Spaine Hee had Letters from Tyrone and Odonnell to the King and from Tyrone unto Don Iuan Idiaques the Duke of Lerma to Fray Gaspar de Cordoua the Kings Confessor the Secretarie Prado and to the Secretarie Estevan de y barra The contents of the Letters were to pray Aides to subsist the warre according to the promise made by the old King if the aides were sent for Vlster then Tyrone required but fower or fiue thousand men if the King did purpose to send an Army into Mounster then he should send strongly because neither Tyronâ— nor Odonnell could come to helpe them Hee saith that Fray Matheo de Oviedo the Archbishop of Dublin out of an ancient knowledge which hee had in this kingdome having beene before in this Realme in Iames fits Maurice his rebellion did solicit the sending of forces hither and came into the North purposely to see and understand the state of the Countrey Hee also saith that Tyrone sent his Sonne into Spaine to bee there brought up not being demanded of the King as a Pledgâ— Hee saith that all the Kings Councell were very forward to thrust on the invasion and for his owne particular he advised that the Spanish forces should land at Carlingâ—ord and if that Councell did not like them then hee perswaded that the forces should land at Galway or Sligo Hee saith that Oneales Sonne hath two hundred duckets pension of the King per mensem Hee saith that when the Army came for Ireland out of a desire to establish religion and to procure to the Irish Lords some greater government in the Realme he came voluntary hither without pay but protests that hee never wished that the Crowne of Ireland should be taken from the Queene Hee saith hee never heard of any of Ireland that by Letters did sollicit this invasion but Iames Mac Sorley who as hee heard writ to the King that Florence did write unto the King hee knowes not but Tyrone did write unto this Examinat that Florence would bee in Armes with him against her Majestie Hee saith that hee thinketh that if the Spaniards had prevailed in this Enterprise that their meaning was not to possesse themselues of Ireland but from hence to haue invaded England and to haue entertayned the Irish Nation in that enterprise Being demanded if the English had beene beaten out of Ireland what government should haue beene here established and who should haue governed hee answered that therein he is wholly ignorant but when Tyrone did write for aide he saith that hee thinketh that when the English were banished and expelled that then hee would submit himselfe to bee dealt withall as pleased the King Hee saith that in March next hee thinketh that supplyes should haue beene sent to Don Iuan but now hee is of opinion that never any more will bee sent into Ireland Hee saith that the reason that now hee desired the President to bring him to the Lord Deputie was because he was altogether weary to serue with the Irish and also commanded so to doe by Tyrone after his overthrow Hee was commanded by Tyrone the next morning after the overthrow to repaire to the Lord Deputie and to tell his Lordship that hee was willing and desirous to become a Subject if hee may bee received and justly dealt withall and to redeeme his errors past hee professed to doe all possible service to her Majestie but that he would not leaue his Sonne hostage for him Hee saith that hee thinketh upon his conscience that Odonnell went into Spaine without any advise of Tyrones and
foote The same day that Captaine Harvie came to Castle-haven the Odrischals who had the inheritance of the same by a slight got into the Castle and had made themselues masters of it the Spaniards to recover it againe assaulted it and were undermining the same when Captaine Harvie was entering into the Haven but upon the sight of his ships the Irish by composition to depart in safetie rendered it to the Spaniard who had lost two of their Souldiers in the attempt The one and twentieth Captaine Harvie having in his Company the Veador and some other Spaniards set saile for Baltimore whereupon the three and twentieth they went on land and were feasted in the Castle of Donelong by the Governour thereof called Andreas de Aervy and the next day by the direction of the Veador their Ordnance being seven in number in the Castle were shipped And the sixe and twentieth the said Castle and the Castle of Donneshed were with Spanish gravitie rendered to her Majesties use The second of March following they were all embarqued and set saile for Spaine while these things were in doing Captaine Roger Harvie sent a partie of men to Cape-Cleere the Castle whereof was guarded by Captaine Terrils men which they could not gaine but they pillaged the Iland and brought from thence three Boats and the second day following the Rebels not liking the neighbourhood of the English quitted the Castle wherein Captaine Harvie placed a Guard at this time Sir Finnin Odrischall came to Captaine Harvie and submitted himselfe The tenth of the same Moneth the Lord Barry Captaine Taffe and Captaine Iohn Barry chanced to light upon Donoghe Moyle Mac Carties men and slew eighteene of the best of them From Baltimore Captaine George Flower was shipped in a Hoy of one hundred and twentie Tuns with two Companies of two hundred in list but weake by pole to receiue from the Spaniards the Castle of Dunboy but doe all hee could by reason of fowle weather and contrary winds hee could never although hee was at the mouth of the Haven of Beere recover the Land and so enforced to returne effecting nothing in this short Navigation fiftie of his Souldiers by infection dyed and but seven of the Saylers living CHAP. XXVIII The Spanyards imbarqued at Kinsale The Spanyards dispossessed of Doxboy by Osulevan Beare A Letter from Osulevan Beare to the King of Spaine A Letter from Osulevan Beare to the Earle of Carazeâ—a A Letter from Osulevan Beare to Don Pedro de Zubeaur THE twentieth of Februarie twentie Spanish Captaines with one thousand three hundred seventie foure Souldiers set sayle from Kinsale for Spaine The Composition which Don Iuan did make when he surrendred Kinsale did infinitely grieue and offend the Irish and especially those who had voluntarily delivered into his hands their Castles but especially Donnell Osulevan who considering that if his Castle of Donboy should bee in the possession of the English hee was like to be banished his Countrey not having any hope of favour from her Majestie unto whose Crowne and Dignitie hee had manifested himselfe to bee a malicious Traytor resolved to set up his rest in regaining of it out of the Spanyards hands and afterwards to defend it against her Majesties Forces as well as hee might For accomplishing whereof they watched a fit opportunitie and surprized it in this sort Although the Spaniards were the Masters of the Castle yet evermore he had recourse into it lodged therein with such of his men as hee thought good In the dead time of the night when the Spanyards were soundly sleeping and the key of the Castle in the Captaines custody Osulevan caused his men amongst the which there were some Masons to breake a hole in the wall wherein fourescore of his men entered for by appoyntment he had drawne that night close unto the Castle Archer the Iesuite with another Priest Thomas fits Maurice the Lord of Lixnaâ— Donnell Mac Cartie Captaine Richard Tirrell and Captaine William Burke with a thousand men When day appeared Archer prayed Francesco de Saaredra the Spanish Captaine to goe with him to Osulevans chamber unto whom hee made relation that his men were entred the Castle that he meant no personall hurt either unto him or to any of his and that he would keepe the same for the King of Spaines use and also told him that hee had one thousand Foot within Harquebusse shott of the Castle The Captaine seeing himselfe surprized made no resistance and willed his men to doe the like But the Spanyards in furie discharged a few Musket shott amongst the Irish and slew three of them and hurt one but by the mediation of Osulevan and Francesco de Saavedra the Captaine all was pacified Osulevan being very carefull that no hurt might bee done to the Spanyards Afterward Osulevan disarmed them all kept the Captaine and a few of the better sort with three or foure Gunners in the nature of Prisoners and the rest hee sent to Baltimore to be imbarqued into Spaine He also seazed upon all the Spanish Ordnance Munitions and Victualls which was there in store The Captaine not long after was set at libertie and returned with the Veador from Baltimore into Spaine and with him the other souldiers which were detained but the Cannoniers Osulevan reserved When report was brought to Don Iohn de Aguila then in Corke of the surprize of Dunboy he tooke it for a great affront and would presently haue drawen from Kinsale the Spanish Companies there yet remayning and march to Dunboy to regaine it by force and to deliver it according to the Composition into her Majesties hands But the Lord Deputie and the President who were desirous to see his heeles towards Ireland wished him not to trouble himselfe with that businesse and when hee was gone the President should take order for the reducing of it into his hands the Castle of Dunboy was surprized as beforesayd in this moneth of February 1601 and held by Osulevan to the use of the King of Spaine but yet to excuse himselfe unto the King and to make it appeare unto him how much hee was his servant hee wrote unto him to the Earle of Carazena and to Pedro de Zubiare there being at that present in Beerehaven the Spanish Pinnace which brought the Pacquet from Spaine intercepted betweene Kinsale and Corke as aforesaid A Letter from Osulevan Beare to the King of Spaine My Lord and my King OVt of his loue to your kingly greatnesse your humble stedfast servant Donnell Osulevan Beare enforced through perill and constraint doth make bold to enforme unto your greatnesse that upon the landing in Castle-haven in the West of Ireland your Generall Pedro de Zubiar and Pedro Lopez de Soto with a fleet and men from your Greatnesse according to the inward conceit of mind I alwayes held which I manifested in my young yeares and would haue still followed unlesse disability had constrayned mee to the contrary finding a happy
ships shall meet with this English ship either outward or homeward bound they shall permit her to passe without any detention it being convenient for his Majesties service so to doe Written at Baltimore the nineth of March 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto Pedro Lopez de Soto his Letter to Captaine Roger Harvie ALthough you be an Englishman and my selfe a Spaniard neverthelesse finding you to bee as it appeares unto mee a man of honour in all your actions I cannot but assure you that I am extreamely affectioned unto you and the cause that moues me to desire your friendship and correspondence is the just respect I haue to the good proceedings of the Lord Deputie and the Lord President and their Ministers towards the King my Master as also of you and the rest in the service of your Prince which hath obliged us to a good correspondence The Pasport which I left with you shall bee alwayes faithfully accomplished when occasion shall serue and of the same you may be confident for wee will fully obserue it And so God keepe you From the Groyne the nineth of Aprill 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto To Captaine Roger Harvie Governour of Castle-haven and Baltimore CHAP. XXX Don Iuan imbarqued at Kinsale The Lord Deputie departed from Corke towards Dublin A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England The Lord Deputie sickned in his Iournie to Dublin The Lord President surprised with a Feaver in his returne to Mounster THE eighth of March Don Iuan being at Kinsale hourely expecting a wind to bee gone and finding a flattering gale went aboard The Lord Deputie on the other side as desirous to bee at his worke in Vlster for the prosecution of Tyrone the day following hee began his Iourney towards Dublin on whom the Lord President attended untill hee had brought him out of the Province But Don Iohn for want of a faire wind departed not from Kinsale untill the sixteenth of the same Moneth The day before the Lord Deputies departure or the same day I know not whether his Lordship being mindfull of the sufficiencie blood and valour of Sir Richard Percy caused him to bee sworne a Councellor of the Province of Mounster and the night that he left Corke hee lodged at Clone a Towne and Mannor house sometimes belonging to the Bishop of that Sea but now passed in Fee farme to Master Iohn Fits Edmonds who gaue cheerefull and plentifull entertaynment to his Lordship and all such of the Nobilitie Captaines Gentlemen and others as attended upon him The Deputie as well to requiâ—e his perpetuall loyaltie to the Crowne of England as also to encourage others in the like at his departure did honour him with the Order of Knighthood and then continued his iourney towards Waterford where he bestowed the like honour vpon Edward Gough and Richard Aylward two ancient and well deseruing Citizens The President having attended the Lord Deputie to Kilkenny where they lodged in the Earle of Ormonds house and all things considered of which concerned the State of the Kingdome upon the foure and twentieth of March the last day of the yeare 1601 the Lord Deputie and Councell made a Dispatch into ENGLAND which heere ensues A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England IT may please your Lordships having certaine intelligence since our comming to this place that Don Iuan and all the rest of the Spaniards departed from Kinsale on Tuesday the sixteenth hereof and that the wind since that time hath served them so well as wee assure our selues by this they are neeâ—e the Coast of Spaine wee thought fit hereby to giue your Lordships notice thereof that you may know that wee are free now of them all Since our being â—ere there hath beene brâ—ught in a notorious Rebell one William Mac Hubbard lately taken in Vpperossery who of late hath done great spoyles and murders in these parts more then any other so as wee haue caused him to bee executed in this Towne to the great terror of many About the same time that hee was executed a Sonne of Garret Mac Mortaghes named Moris Mac Garret dyed of a hurt lately given him in fight who was a most dangerous young man like to trouble all the Countrey The death of these two Rebels as also of a notorious Rebell by birth of Mounster lately slaine called Dermot Mac Awley who was an inward man and a great practising instrument with Tyrone will greatly quiet these parts and your Lordships can hardly thinke what a great change wee find already by their â—o happy timely cutting off As for Sir Finnin Odrisâ—hall 〈◊〉 and the two Sonnes of Sir Owen Mac Cartie they and their Followers since their comming in are growne very odious to the Rebels of those parts and are so well divided in factions amongst themselues as they are fallen to preying and killing one an other which we conceiue will much availe to the quieting of these parts I the Deputie am this day going towards Dublin from whence your Lordships shall heare from mee according to the directions given mee by your Lordships And I the President am returning into Mounster to attend my charge there Wee haue beene much importuned by the Army in generall touching an abatement of halfe a pound of Beefe upon every flesh day from every particular Souldier and of two Herrings every fish day and the Horse troopes likewise find themselues agrieved that the Victualler chargeth them with two shillings sixe pence increase in the issuing of every Barrell of Oates without any other Warrant then a private Letter from Master Wade Clerke of the Councell which although we conceiue Master Wade hath signified over upon such purpose of your Lordships or other good ground yet in regard of importunities of the Captaines and to prevent a generall mutiny of the Army in regard the Souldiers are weake and much infeebled by the last siege of Kinsale and that the prices of all things are increased aboue all measure by reason of the new standard Coyne and that the Countrey is generally much harried and wasted and thereby great scarcitie and wants grow here wee hold it meet and accordingly gaue direction to the Commissary of the victuals to issue Oats as formerly at six shillings the barrel and allow the Souldier two pound of Beefe and eight Herrings a day according as it was formerly accustomed till your Lordships resolution were returned in that behalfe which wee humbly pray and expect And so having no other matter at this time worthy the presenting to your Lordships wee most humbly take leaue The same day after this Letter was signed the Lord Deputie tooke his Iourney towards Dublin but being surprised with an ill disposition of health which so increased upon him as that the next day he was enforced to bee caried in his Horse litter and so continued untill hee arrived there And the President the aforesaid day returned
come safe and remaine safely with him but that hee would embarque them for Spaine This Letter by the meanes of Owen Osulevan was delivered unto them but as it appeared they little deserved the favour proffered for if they had pleased they might haue made an escape but at last when the Castle was taken they payed the price of their inconsiderate obstinacie The Letter Englished was thus A Letter from the Lord President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Dunboy â—Hen Don Iuan de Aguila Generall for the Spanish Armie for his Majestie in Ireland departed from the Citie of Corke having a care of your safeties requested mee to favour you saying That contrary to your willes the Traytor Donnell Osulevan by force held you in his Castle of Dunboy there to serue him as Cannoniers I now calling to mind his desire in the loue I beare him being so great a Captaine and so honourable a Person as he is and in consideration of the promise I made him doe write this Letter unto you promising for the reasons before mentioned that when I shall sit downe with my forces before the castle where you are if then you will quitt the same and come unto mee I will by the faith of a Gentleman and a Christian make good my promise to Don Iuan de Aguila not onely to secure you in comming to me and in the like safetie to bee with mee but also to relieue and supply your wants and likewise at your pleasure to accommodate you with a Ship and my Pasport safely to passe into Spaine in such manner as hath been already accomplished to the rest of the Spanyards that are returned to their Countrey This aboue written I am obliged by my promise to Don Iohn to fulfill But if you haue a desire to finde or receiue further favours at my hands you may with facilitie deserue it that is when you leaue the Castle to cloy the Ordnance or mayme their Carriages that when they shall haue need of them they may prooue uselesse for the which I will forthwith liberally recompense you answerable to the qualitie of your merit Lastly if there bee in your companies any strangers English and Irish excepted which are likewise by force held as you are these my letters shall be sufficient to secure their repaire to me and also to depart as hath beene before mentioned conditionally that you and they present your selues unto mee before our Ordnance shall begin to batter the Castle of Donboy aforesayd But if on your part default be made I holde my selfe clearely acquitted of my promise made to Don Iohn and to bee free from breach of faith on my part and you ever after incapable of this favour of my promised offer Returne me your Answer by this Bearer in writing or by some other in whom you haue more confidence From the Campe neere Bantrie the seventh of May 1602. To the Spanyards held by force in the Castle of Dunboy The eighth the Lord President sent foorth three hundred light Footmen secretly by night through the Enemies Fastnesse under the commaund of Captaine Iohn Bostock and Iohn Barry with commaundement that they should make their repayre to Ardentully Mac Fiâ—nees house and there joyne those Forces with Sir Charles Wilmotts Regiment who being united Terrill and the rest of the Irish Rebells who before had vaunted that they would keepe our Armie from joyning together and lay in a place of advantage fit for that purpose were so discomforted as they did quit the strength they possest and sought onely to avoyd our Forces but no way to resist or interrupt them But now leaving the progression towards Donboy for a while expecting faire weather and prosperous winds to bring our provisions from Corke by Sea Wee will by way of digression say somewhat of Sir Charles Wilmots proceedings in Kerry before his comming into our Campe It may therefore please the Reader to understand that the Army being risen from before Kinsale the Irish defeated the composition made with the Spanish Generall and the forces returned to Corke The Lord President about the beginning of February dispaâ—ched Sir Charles Wilmot with a Regiment of one thousand and seven hundred â—oote in list but by pole very weake and a troope of Horse into his former government of Kerry not doubting but hee which had the skill to cure the former rebellious diseases oâ— that Countrey could also recure the residuation thereof In his passage betweene Askeiton and the Glen Hugh Mac Sâ—â—ne with the Oconners and Oneales possessed a place through which hee must necessarily passe whereof being advertised hee lodged short of the Wood an English mile and rising before day light hee assayled thâ—m in their quarter where hee slew tâ—elue of their men tooke all their baggage and horses with fiftie of their Armes and chased them three miles but they were too swift of fooâ—e had it not beene for a Connaght man of the White Knights company who purposely discharged his Peece to giue them warning whereat they tooke an alarme they had beene as it was afterward confessed all to the number of two hundred surprised sleeping The Traytor as he well deserved was hanged for his labour The Castle of Carrigfoyle hee found empty and ruined neverthelesse bee left a Ward in it and gaue the charge thereof unto Captaine Collum when hee came to the river of Cassan which he passed the same day with some difficultie being enforced to swim his horses At which time Iohn fits Thomas young Captaine Tirrell Hugh Mac Swyne Owen Omaylie Roriâ— Oconnor Phelim O Connor and Gerald fits Maurice Brother to Fits Maurice the Barron of Lixnaw with fiue hundred foote and a few horse assembled at Lixnaw neere unto it to haue stopped his passage over the Cassan Fits Maurice himselfe being then gone into Desmond to perswade Donell Mac Cartie Donell Osuleâ—an and William Burkâ— to draw to the rest to hinder his passage as aforesaid but before they had knowledge of his being neere unto them hee made such expedition as hee was gotten over the River And within a few dayes after hearing that the Lord of Lixnaw was in Lixnaw Castle hee marched thither and ere hee was â—et downe before it Fits Morris fearing to bee shut up in his Castle although hee had a strong Guard of fiue and fourtie good men well victualled in it leaving his Brother for his Constable he posted into Desmond to procure aids from Osulevan Beaâ—e for the releefe of the same The Castle stands close to the rivers side there being but a Pikes length of ground betweene them which made the Ward negligent to haue any store of water aforehand thinking they might fetch it at their pleasure Sir Charles having knowledge thereof by a woman which came from them hee found the meanes to place a choise part of men upon that little plot of ground whereby the Ward could get â—o water in which attempt Lieutenant Russell who served
these forces should joyne and that there was no way for Sir Charles to march but by the Abbey of Erillah and so over the Mangart a most hideous and uncouth Mountaine they plashed and manned all the places straights and advantages thereof giving forth that they would set up their rest and either kill or bee killed before they would permit him to passe But to proceed The ninth the Lord President went over into the Iland Whiddy to take view thereof and returned to the Campe that night and the tenth rode towards the mouth of the harbour to see the entrie thereof The eleventh the President drew foorth all the Regiments leaving onely a competent number to guard the Quarter in his absence and marched two myles from the Campe beyond Carrigâ—esse to the edge of the Straight where Tirrâ—ll with the Rebells were lodged to giue disturbance to Sir Charles Wilmotts comming to the Campe to the intent if the Enemy had given upon Sir Charles hee might giue him Seconds But the passage was quitted and the Forces came through the same withouâ— any blowe and the very same day the Ships arrived in the Harbour which brought about the Victualls and Munitions from Corke it breeding great gladnesse to the Army then being in so great want as that wee must haue beene enforced within two dayes to haue returned towards Baltimore The twelfth the Lord President received Letters from the Lord Deputie by Iohn Pavie his servant whereby hee was required to send a great proportion of Munition and Victualls out of his Province to his Lordship which hee performed accordingly and returned his man The same day also the Hoy which brought about the Ordnance and the Trinitie belonging to Iames Goagh of Waterford with the remainder of the Munitions and victuals which was left for her Guard both safely arrived at Carew Castle where we still encamped The thirteenth whilest we were thus detained by unseasonable weather there was a notorious Rebell accidentally slaine upon this occasion The President at his comming from Corke had commaunded all the Subjects in Kinaâ—mecha Kirrywherry and Kinaley to draw the Cattell Northwards into the plaine towards Yoghall and Castleâ—lyons because if the Rebells should draw thitherwards while he was at the siege of Donboy they might not receiue any reliefe from those parts amongst the which Mac Cartie Reugh would not driue away his cattell pretending to keepe them secure from the Rebells under the garrison of Kinsale and indeed the reason was because the principall Rebells in Carbery being his deare friends and neere kinsmen he did not stand in feare to receiue any dammage from them But it fell out that Dermond Moyleâ—Mac Cartie Florence his brother being distressed for want of Victuall for himselfe and his followers having no other meanes to supply his wants thought to make bold with his Cozen Mac Cartia for a few Cowes and therefore came amongst his Tenants with thirtie men in his company and seazing upon some part of their prey offered to retyre toward his Faâ—â—nesse The Churles that attended those cattell rayâ—ed the crie whereupon some fourty of the Countrey with such furniture as â—ame next to â—and speedily followed in rescue of their goods The Rebells not fearing any Enemy made no great haste away and thereby being soone overtaken these sought to rescue their prey and they to defend them in such sort that in processe they fell to a light skirmish and not many shot made before one lighted upon the chiefe Rebell Dermond and killed him dead in the place which being knowen it bred no lesse astonishment in the one partie then in the other all the Countrey being equally grieved for the losse of such a principall Piller of the Catholique Cause and therefore conveying his corpes to the Abbey of Timoleg was there interred by a Fryet in great solemnitie Mac Cartie Reugh sent present Letters hereof to the President signifying the vigilant care and unpartiall regard that hee carried against the Rebells which his Lordship might well perceiue by his service against his neerest kinsman and the President was content to giue him thanks although he knew how little he had deserved the same CHAP. V. 〈…〉 THE 〈…〉 straights as the Enemy being first possest thereof they might with the twentieth part of the force they had there giue annoyance and impediment to the greatest Army for which and other reasons it was resolved by a generall consent that the Army should bee transported over the Arme of the Sea to the great Iland and from thence to passe to the Maine The fifteenth the Traytor Tirrell sent two of his most trusty friends into the Campe as Messengers to the Lord President to invite and pray a parley the day following with his Lordship which hee refused then hee desired that he might speake with the Earle of Thomond which was granted at a place upon the edge of a River about a mile distant from our Campe And the same day Captaine Taffe with his troope of Horse all our cariage gerrans and drivers and one hundred choise foote selected out of all our Regiments were sent backe to the Castle ny Parke to guard the Towne of Kinsale and the Ordnance there Captaine Hobbie and Captaine Skipwith being there before with their two weake Companies not thought sufficient in this uncertaine time to secure those places The sixteenth the Earle of Thomond well attended drew forth his Regiment and went to the assigned place but Tirrell failing to be there excused by his former Messengers his not comming by the approach of the evening praying his Lordships patience promising there to attend his Lordship the next morning The seventeenth the Earle the second time according to promise drew downe to the appoynted place where Tirrell onely made a shew of his whole force on the other side the River in the view of our Army but never came to the place where the Earle was whose treacherous intent the Earle perceiving and scorning to expect any other issue returned to the Campe Tirrell as afterwards wee understood would faine haue gone to the Earle but the Iusuit Archer Fits Morris and Donnell Osulevan would not permit him From the seventeenth to the sixe and twenty nothing hapned worthy note only we were detayned in our Campe with contrary winds and with strange unseasonable and tempestuous weather The sixe and twentieth the wind turned faire and the shipping drew forth but immediatly the weather proved so tempestuous that they were constrayned to returne to their former rode and the same day a Sergeant of the Earle of Tâ—omonds with a partie of his Company drew to Down-Manus whence hee brought a prey of three-score and sixe Cowes with a great many of Garrans The seven and twentieth the eight and twentieth the nine and twentieth and the thirtieth wee were detayned with like contrary winds and unseasonable fowle and stormy weather CHAP. VI. The
order ready to fight then the President drew his owne and the Earle of Thomonds regiments to the boats not twelue score from them which the Rebels preceiving and too late finding their error in a disordered manner made towards our landing place but before they could compasse the fret or cleft rocky ground as aforesaid all our Army was landed Neverthelesse they came on brauely but our falcons made them hault our Vanguard made towards them and a good skirmish ensued which continued untill the other Regiments came up but then they brake and ran faster then wee could follow vpon the place eight and twentie of them was slaine whereof two were officers and thirtie wounded whereof Captaine Tirrell was one shot in the body but not deepe enough There was onely two prisoners taken and presently hanged whereof a servant of Iames Archer the infamous Iesuit was one and with him his masters sword and portace And if the Iesuit himselfe had not beene a light footed Priest hee had fallen into our hands and yet as nimble as hee was hee escaped with much difficulâ—ie and besides him great numbers of them would haue passed the edge of the sword had not they had a boggie Wood at hand wherein they were sheltered The losse of our side was onely the hurting of seven men but none of marke the skirmish being ended wee lodged that night upon the same ground neere unto Castle Dermond CHAP. VII The Spanish ship which arrived neere Ardea broâ—ght Passengers Munition and Money to â—he Rebels The distribâ—ters and distribution of same of the money A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan unto Richard Mac Goghagan at Donbay A Letter from Iames Archer Iesuit to Dominick Collins Iesuit at Donboy A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominick at Donboy A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Barrâ—n of Lixnaâ— a little before hiâ— execution WITHIN two houres after the skirmish aforesaid was ended the Rebels had intelligence that there was a Spanish patach landed the night before at the haven of Kilmokilloc not farre from Ardea in the Bay of Camnarra shee was purposely sent from Spaine to know the estate of the Castle of Donboy whether it held still for the King of Spaine some Irish passengers was in her namely a Fryer Iames Nelane a Thomond man belonging to Sir Tirlogh Obrian who had the charge of the treasure Owen Mac Eggan the Popes Bishop of Rosse and his vicarius Apostolicus with Letters to sundry Rebels and twelue thousand pounds as the President was credibly informed by one called Moylmurry Mac Edmond Boy Mac Swyny then a Rebell who saw it besides munition which did put such a fresh spirit into the Rebels who formerly were advising rather to breake and disperse then to endure a siege as they solemnly vowed to persevere in the defence of the Castle assuring the Messenger which they confirmed by their Letters that they would hold the same until Michaelmas within which time they prayed aid which the Messenger confidently promised for said hee two thousand men were drawen to the Groyne before I departed thence And the next morning being the fifteenth hee set saile for Spaine carrying with him Brian Okelly and Donnagh Mac Mahon Obrian The distribution of the money by appointment in Spaine as Moylemurry aforesaid affirmed was left principally to the disposition of Donnell Oulevan Beare Owen Mac Eggan Iames Archer and some others and Ellen Cartie wife to Owen Osulevan then a prisoner with Donnell Osulevan Beare did see some part of that treasure disbursed in manner following To Donnell Osulevan Beare 1500. li. To Iames Archer Iesuit 0150 To Donoghe Moyle Mac Cartie 0160 To Finnin Mac Cartie To Dermond Moyle Florence his Brother 0300. li. To Odonevan 0200 To Sir Finnin Odrischall and Conner his Son 0500 To Conner Mac Nemarra 0100 To Richard Blake To the Lord of Lixnaw 0100 To Iohn fits Thomas 0200 To O Conner Kerry 0100 To the Knight of the Valley To Donnell Mac Cartie the Baâ—t 0400 Â Summ. 3710. li. And likewise the said Moilmurry saw foure great Boat loads of wine munition and money taken out of the patach and caried on shore by Osulevan Beare into the Castle of Ardea but how much munition was brought he did not know part thereof was presently sent to Donboy to encourage the Rebels in the Castle Owen Mac Eggan wrote a Letter to Richard Mac Goghagan which is here ensuing truely related and an other written by Archer the Iesuit to Dominick Collins the Fryer and a third from Iohn Anias who conceived himselfe to be a good Ingeniere All which Letters doe here ensue A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan at Donboy MAster Richard I commend mee unto you being very glad of the good report I heare of you whereby I cannot but expect much with God his assistance in that lawfull and godly cause of you I am sorry but it was my lucke to conferre with you and with the rest of your company and informe you of all the State of the matters of Spaine but upon my credit and conscience there is no peece of service now in hand in all Christendome for the King of Spaine then the same that yee haue How great it is to God and necessary for our Countrey affaires you know Moreover within few dayes you shall haue releefe of men come to helpe you thither out of Spaine the great Army of fourteene thousand men are forth comming you shall all be aswell recompensed both by God and by the Kings Majestie as any Ward that is in all the world againe haue me I pray commended to all and especially to father Dominick and bid him bee of good courage there comes with the Army a father of the company an Italian for the Pope his Nuncius in whose company I came from Rome to the Court of Spaine and there hee expects the Armies comming hither hee shall giue all a benediction yea I hope within your Castle there spite of all the devils in hell From the Catholike Campe this present Wednesday 1602. Your assured Friend Owen Hegaine In my sacrifice and other poore prayers I will not faile but commend you and your good cause to God our shippe did arriue three dayes agon and our Letters is come to the King by this time Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem c. A Letter from Iames Archer Iesuite to Dominick Collins Iesuite at Donboy YOur Letters of Thursday last came to our hands but our disagreeing in some matters makes to bee slacke in performing your desire yet you must take better order for the premises in the meane while how ever becomes of our delayes or insufficiencies bee yee of heroicall minds for of such consequence is the keeping of that Caâ—tle that every one there shall surpasse in deserts any of us here and for Noble valiant Souldiers shall passe immortall throughout all ages to come for the better incouraging let these words be read in their hearing Out
of Spaine we are in a vehement expectation and for Powder Lead and Money furnished Now to come to more particular matters vnderstand that there are but two wayes to attempt you that is scaling with ladders or Battery for scaling I doubt not but your owne wits needs no direction and for Batteâ—y you may make up the breach by night The higher you rayse your workes every way the better but let it bee thicke and substantiall raise of a greater height that worke Captaine Tirrell made betwixt the house and the cornell make plaine the broken house on the South side For fire-worke direction doe this prime the holes and stop in the balls with powder mixt through the materiall well and some powder vppermost that shall take fire the rest you know as you haue heard mee declare there by all meanes possible send me one Ball and the rest of the Saltpeeter This in haste till better leasure Campe this Thursday Your loving Cousen IAMES ARCHER To Father Dominicke Collins these in haste A Letter from Iohn Anias to Dominick Collins Iesuite at Donboy BE carefull of your fortifying continually with a most speciall care rayse in â—eight the West side of your Port fill your Chambers on the South and North side with Hides and earth what battery is made suddenly repayre it like valiant Souldiers make plaine in the South side the remnant of the broken houses make wayes out of the Hall to scower and cast stones upon the Port and if the Enemy would attempt the like dig deepe that place wee first begun and a trench aboue to defend the same as I haue sayd unto you Although wee expect speedie reliefe out of Spaine yet bee you wise to preserue the store of Victualls discreetly Devise your selues all the Invention possible to hold out this siege which is the greatest honour in this Kingdome with the next I shall prepare shooes for you send mee the corâ— or long line and the rest of the Saltpeter withall the yron borriers 〈◊〉 peeces in all Salute in my name Richard Maghoghegane praying God to haue of his speciall Grace that care of your successe From the Campe the 〈◊〉 of Iune 1602. Your loving Cousen Iohn Anias To Father Dominick Beere-haven these In November following this Iohn Anias who in October was taken prisoner by Iohn Berry the Constable of Caâ—tle Mange was executed by Martiall Law Whether he was a Priest or no it was held doubtfull The day before his execution â—e wrote this ensuing Letter to the Lord of Lixnaw A Letter from Iohn Anias to the Baron of Lixnâ—â— a little before his execution IN trust is treason So Wingfield betrayed me my dâ—ath satisfies former suspitions and giues occasion heereafter to remember mee and as â—â—er I aspire to immortallize my name upon the earth so I would request you by vertue of that ardent affection I had toward you in my life you would honour my death in making mention of my name in the Register of your countrey Let not my servant Cormock want as a faithfull â—ervant unto mee let my Funerall and Service of the Catholique Church bee observed for the Soule Heere I send you the Passe and Letter of that faithlesse Wingfield having charged the Bearer upon his duetie to God to deliver this unto your hands Osulevan was strange to mee but inures himselfe to want me Commend mee to Captaine Tirrell Oconnor your siâ—ter Gerode Oge This the night before my execution the eight day of November 1602. and upon this sudden I cannot write largely Your loving Bedfellow sometimes Ismarito CHAP. VIII The Lo. President vieweth the Castle of Donboy The Lord President finds good ground to â—ncampe in and to plant the battrey contrary to all mens opinions Two Espials of the Rebels hanged The Artillery landed The Campe entrenched and the Artillery drawen into the Market place Our Approaches begun The Iland of the Dâ—rsies taken and in it divers Rebels slaine and taken prisoners besides Artillery Munition and much other spoyle The Rebels taken in the Dorsies executed and the fort rased Captaine Kingsmill maymed with a shot An attempt of the Rebels given on our Campe. Sir Samuell Bagnall brings Letters to the Lord President from the Lord Deputy and from Don Iuan de Aguila A faire escape The Artillery planted before Donboy Donboy battered and a breach made The breach assaulted Divers of the Rebels slaine in seeking to escape by a salley Others slaine in the water The Lord Presidents colours placed on the top of the Castle but the Vault stâ—â— mainetayned by the Rebels Sundry Rebels voluntarily yeelded themselues The remaynder made election of a new Captaine whose resolution was extraordinary A battery made upon the Vaâ—lt The restrendered themselues A desperate resolution of Richard Mac Goghagan Eight and fifty Rebels executed the rest reserved for a time The whole number of the Ward in Donboy The losse wee received in the siege Captaines men of quality and others wounded Artillery Munition and spoyles gotten in the Castle The eighth wee planted two Falcons taken â—ut of the Queenes Pinnace upon a poynt of land on the North side of 〈…〉 hard by our Campe which beate upon the Eâ—emy who were then carying of turffe and earth to advance theiâ— workes And the same day the Hoy was brought a ground and â—wo Culverings unâ—â—hipt and put into boats and two spies sent by the Enemy into our Campe were taken and hanged 〈…〉 The Ordnance was not possible to bee 〈◊〉 from the place where wee landed unto the place where wee made our Quaâ—â—er but there was a small Creeke very neere unto the Castle of Dâ—â—boy which being once entred into they might ride in safetie bâ—ing then covered with a hill betweene them and the Castle but all the way of their comming thither was open to the play of the Ordnance of the Castle untill they were within that Creeke whose mouth was not aboue fortie yards distant from the Castle The President commanded the Ordnance to bee shipped into Boats and to carry them into that Creeke which by the helpe of darke nights and still rowing was effected undiscovered But the Cannon and Culverings were of that weight that no Boat there could carry them and none durst adventure in the Hoy to carry them by night In this difficulty Captaine Slingsby did desire the President that hee would commit that to his charge and giue him but thirtie Shott and he would by Gods grace carry that Ordnance by day light into that Creeke or sinke by the way if his Lordship would please to adventure the Ordnance which was accepted and performed the same day without the losse of any man though many shot were made from the Castle for hee had placed all his Shot in the hold upon the Ballast so that the Decke was breast high aboue them so that they had onely their Peeces and head and shoulders aboue the decke to play with their small shot and he that steered the
Hoy might bee in safetie which much concerned the effecting of that service by his safe conducting hee placed him in the hold and ordered it so that with two takles bee might steere the Hoy either to Starboard or to Port as hee was willed aboue by the Captaine who stood aloft by the Misen Maste to order her course as he saw cause but it was so fine and fresh a gale of winde that though they sayled aboue halfe a league in play of the Ordnance and small shot of the Castle yet shee made that way that they could not aboue twice discharge and lade their Ordnance before shee attained the Creeke where she was then in securitie from any further annoyance of the Castle The eleventh wee entrenched our Campe mounted our Ordnance and drew them all into the market place and the same day about eight of the clock in the evening the Lord President gaue direction to haue a Demy Culvering drawen within shot of the Castle which made but two shot that night and was withdrawen The Spanish Cannoniers finding the shot willed the Irish to be of good courage for that Peece would doe them no harme Hee also caused two Minnions to bee landed out of the Queenes ship and placed them upon a poynt of ground on the Northwest side of the Castle which overlooked it to annoy the Rebels whilest we were about our worke the same night wee began our approaches the care whereof the President imposed upon Captaine Francis Slingsby a discreete and dexterous Gentleman making him Trench-master who performed with commendations the charge which was layed upon him having all the day before employed a great partie of men to the Wood which was a long mile and halfe distant from the Campe to fetch more wattle to make Gabions and was constrained to send a strong guard with them for their defence This day the Enemy out of the Wood made a salley upon some of our guards but were immediatly repulsed The tâ—elfth of the same understanding that the Enemy had fortified the Iland of the Dorsies and caried thither three Peeces of Spanish Ordnance and placed a strong Ward of fouâ—â—ie choise men in the same reseâ—ving that as their last and surest refuge The Lord President made speciall choise of Captaine Iohn Bostock and sent him with 〈…〉 to Sir Francis Barkley and gaue them as also to Captaine Thomas Fleming who had command of her Majesties Pinnace secretly in charge that now whilest their Army was occupied in besieging Dunboy and making their trenches and approaches and the Enemy secure from any suspition that wee would giue any attempt else where that they should presently take her Majesties Pinnace and foure boats and put into them one hundred and sixtie foote men and set saile for the Iland of the Dorsies which charge they affected accordingly and arrived there with the forces early the next day in the morning and being on land drew to the North poynt of the Iland where they found the wals of a ruined Chappell Captaine Bostocke under the safetie thereof lodged Lieutenant Downings and a partie of men and then returned aboard the Queenes Pinnace to giue direction what hee would haue done and thence tooke the Boat of the Pinnace and â—owed about the Iland to discover a fit landing place for himselfe and the rest of his Souldiers then comming backe to the Pinnace so soone as the tide served caused the Pinnace to warpe up neerer the place and appoynted thirtie Souldiers and a Sergeant to attend her and sent unto Lieutenant Downings a shore advising him that at the very instant that hee should land in the East part of the sort that hee should giue an attempt on the North side Then hee divided his men into three Boats and the Pinnace beating upon the â—ort with her Ordnance hee and Lieutenant Downings at the other two places first agreed upon assayled the uttermost fort which after a good defence made their resolution and valour caried it and there they possest themselues of three Iron Peeces of the Spanish Ordnance and forced the Rebels into their second fort where they entertayned a good fight for the space of two howers But our men being encouraged with their first good fortune gaue on them so eagerly as the Enemy amazed rendered themselues and presently all the weaponed men came forth and delivered him possession of the fort which earth upon them The President glad to see them past danger laughing sayd That if they had been as good Mechanicall Cannoniers as they were Commaunders they would haue stood firme as hee did Also this day a whole Culvering was drawne out of the Campe and certaine shot was made the Bullets being found the Gunners liked it not and began to feare their successe The day following the whole Culvering having been formerly withdrawne certaine shott was made out of the Demy-culvering aforesaid Vpon sight of the shot they much rejoyced supposing that our Culvering had received some mischance and scorned at any offence wee could doe them The sixteenth the Gabions Trenches and Platformes were finished and in the night the Demy-Cannon and the two Culverings were drawen downe and planted against the Castle within 140 yards The seventeenth about fiue of the clocke in the morning our Battery consisting of one Demie-cannon two whole Culverings and one Demy-culvering began to play which continued without intermission till towards nine in the forenoone at which time a Turret annexed to the Castle on the Southwest part thereof was beaten downe in which there was a Falcon of yron placed upon the top of the Vault that continually played at our Artillery which also tumbled downe with the fall of that Tower many of the Rebels were buried therein That being ruinated the Ordnance played on the west front of the Castle which by one of the clocke in the afternoone was also forced downe Vpon the fall whereof the Enemy sent out a Messenger offering to surrender the place if they might haue their liues and depart with their Armes and a Pledge given for the assurance thereof Neverthelesse they continued shooting all the while the Messenger was comming betweene them and us whose Message being delivered the Lord President turned him over to the Marshall by whose direction hee was executed And then the Breach being in our apparance assaultable the Lord President gaue commandement to haue it entred Whereupon the Captaines of the Lord Presidents Regiments which were commanded by Captaine Henrie Skipwith Lieutenant Collonell thereof who were to giue the assault and cast the Dice for the poynt and who should giue seconds and it fell to Captaine Dodingtons chance and to be seconded by Sir Anth. Cooke their Lieutenants Francis Kirton and Thomas Mewtas to giue on first the rest of the Regiment to second them The Earle of Thomonds Regiment was to second the Lo. Presidents and during the assault the two Regiments of Sir Richard Percy
entreth betweene the great Iland before mentioned and the Maine or Countrey called Beere or Osullevans Countrey At the entrance of the Harbour it is not above a Musket shot over I meane from the Castle of Dunboy to the great Iland being entred the Tydes are slack good Anchorage and convenient places to bring ships on ground smooth water five fadomes deepe at low water marke towards the North ende it groweth much larger at the least a league over and of capacitie sufficient to containe all the Ships of Europe The great Iland and the Maine as aforesaid makes the Haven which Iland is seven miles in length at the South end whereof it joyâ—eth with the Bay of Bantry When Donboy was unruined it commaunded this spacious and goodly Haven which affords no small profit to Osulevan â—eare whilest his Castle was standing for the coast yeelds such abundance of Sea fish as few places in Christendome doe the like and many Ships whereunto at the season of the yeare I meane at the fishing time there was such a resort of Fishermen of all Nations as Communibuâ— Aâ—nis although the duties which they payed unto osulevan was very little yet at the least it was worth unto him fiue hundred pounds yearely The second of these Harbours nominated is Baltimore called by the Spaniards Valentimore which is likewise caused by an Iland called Innisherkan two leagues to the Eastward of Cape-cleere the Havens mouth at the South end of the Iland aforesaid ten fathome at low water but exceeding narrow by reason of a great Rock that lyeth in the same alwayes aboue water which being within halfe Calliver shot of the better shoare givâ—â—h good opportunity to secure the port after you are entered there is a poole about halfe a league over where infinit numbers of ships may ride having small tides deepe water and a good place to Carene ships at the other end of this Iland with good pilotage a ship of two hundred Tunne by day may safely come in but by reason of many â—uncke Rocks that lye in this enterance it is not possible for the best Pilot in the world by night to assure his entrance The President for the safetie thereof thought it meere to erect Blockhouseâ— there which undoubtedly hee would haue done if he had continued any longtime in Mounster being so exceeding dangeroâ—s to fall into the hands of a powerfull Enemy as it would bee a worke of much difficulty after it were once fortified to displant him besides an Enemy there seated would command the best part of Carbery the soile whereof is good whereby hee might furnish himselfe with victuals at easie rates The last and indeed the least of these three Havens is Castlehaven by the Irish called Glanbaraghan renowned for that memorable Sea fight lately acted there by Sir Richard Lewson against Pedro de Zubiaur commonly called Suryagâ— the Spanish Admirall the passage into the Harbour is so narrow that a ship of great burden especially in a storme cannot safely enter and being entered there is no great space for any number of ships to ride in but for all other commodities like to the Havens before mentioned for there is eight faddomes at low water marke the Castle aptly commands every part of the Harbour but the grounds round about it so commands the Castle as it can by no reasonable charge bee made teneable against the Cannon but to proceed When the composition was made with Don Iohn de Aguila for the rendring of Kinsale among other Articles it was agreed that the Spanyards should be shipped away in English or Irish Bottomes and for the safe returne of the Ships into Ireland there was three Spanish Captaines as is formerly declared left in Corke as Hostages The Spanyards being all safely arrived at the Groyne and the Shippes returned the Lord President according to the Composition set the Pledges at libertie and having provided a Barque for their transportation he wrote unto Don Iohn de Aguila which letter Englished was as followeth A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila ACcording to the agreements made at Kinsale betweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship these two Captaines Pedro Suaço and Diego Gonzales Sigler which remained in Corke Pledges for the securitie of the Ships and the Subjects of the Queene my Mistresse which transported the Spanyards to the Groyne are now in this passage in a Ship called the Marie of Corke returned into Spaine The third Pledge Don Pedro Morijon went with the Lord Deputie to the Citie of Dublin from whence as I understand hee is departed into his owne Countrey Now the agreements which were made betweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship is on either part fully accomplished your Lordships Letter of the second of Aprill I haue received but the Wine and Fruits came not to my hands Neverthelesse I acknowledge my selfe much obliged and render your Lordship humble thankes for your favours and especially in that I am retained in your memorie the occasion I did not receiue them was my being at that time at the siege of the Castle of Beerehaven which I thanke God is taken as also many others possest and held by the Rebels and the Defendants of them chastised as appertaineth to Traitors Your Lordships Present unto mee was delivered by the Messenger to the Lord Deputie hee conceiving that it had beene directed to his Lordship whereof I am extreame glad and am as well satisfied with it as if it had come to my owne hands for the loue I beare unto his Lordship is no lesse then unto my selfe I am much grieved and at nothing more then to see that this Countrey produces not any thing worthy to bee presented to your Lordship that I might in some proportion manifest in what esteeme I holde the favour of a man of your qualitie Honour and Merit If Ireland may yeeld any thing which may bee to your Lordships liking you may bee assured that your Lordship hath power at your pleasure to commaund both it and mee So being ready to doe your Lordship all the possible service I may the differences betweene our Soveraignes reserved in the which both your Lordship and all the world shall evermore finde mee to bee a true Englishman and a faithfull servant to my Queene and Mistresse I recommend your Lordship to God bâ—seeching him to preserue you Corke the thirteenth of Iuly 1602. Muy Illustre Sennior Beso las Manos de V. S. Su Servidor GEORGE CAREVV CHAP. XI The taking of the Castle of Dunboy was the cause that the Army prepared in Spaine for Ireland was stayed Two thousand supplyes of foote were sent out of England for Moâ—â—ster Iohn fits Thomas his practise to deceiue the Lord President but failed A false rumour of a Spanish fleete on the Coast of Mounster Sir Samuell Bagnall with his Regiment commanded to stay in Mounster THE President daily received advertisement aswell by some of the Countrey that had
conference with Owen Mao Eggan as also by Merchants and their Agents out of Spaine which did all agree in one that succours being prepared and ready to embarque for Ireland understanding the losse which the Rebels had received in Beere and the Castle of Dunboy rased where they purposed to secure their landing new directions were brought from the Court of Spaine to the Earle of Carraâ—ena Governour of the Groyne to stay their proceedings in the voyage till the Kings pleasure were father knowen but yet the Army was not dissolved the examinations sent by the Lord President into England to the Lords were found to agree with the intelligence which was sent to her Majestie out of Spaine wherefore to prevent what danger hereby might ensue it pleased her Majestie to take present order that the fleete of ships some her owne and some Merchants that had beene upon the Coast of Spaine the most part of all the Summer should bee revictualled and lye off and on in the height of Cape-finister till towards Michaelmas that if they proceeded in the intended invasion either they might fight with them at Sea or at least follow them to such Harbours of Ireland where they should arriue and there distresse them but he happy successe in the siege of Dunboy altered the Spanish Councels for now they had no place in Ireland that held for them Neverthelesse the comming of new forces from Spaine for Ireland being still doubted there was sent from England two thousand foote for the supplying of the List. By this time Sir Charles Wilmot as hee was directed was come out of Kerry and all the Subjects with their goods and Cattle were drawen on this side the Mountaine of Slewlogher whereby the Bonnoghs that had lived these fiue moneths principally upon Osulevan Beare and by that meanes eaten him up began to consult about leaving of the Province there being no man now in action that was able for the Carties in Carbery had beene so much wasted and impoverished by the two Harvies as though their hearts were good yet their meanes failed them to uphold a warre or any long time to hold them together Therefore Iohn of Desmond brother to the Sugan Earle prisoner in the Tower of London laboured Terrill very instantly to take Bonnaght of them in Connilogh and for that purpose had inveighled Morris fits Thomas called the Lord of the Clenlis to deliver unto him the strong Castle of Glancoyne the custodie whereof to saue her Majesties charge had beene committed to him the yeare before and because no suspition might be conceived of the said Iohn fits Thomas practise hee now became a sutor by Iames Walsh who had beene his brothers Secretary for a protection desiring as hee pretended to become a Subject upon these conditions First if his brother Iames the titulary Earle might bee set at libertie hee would bee content to become a Pledge for him either in the Castle of Dublin or else where the State should appoynt which being refused and rejected hee offered to doe service so that hee might haue his pardon and some meanes to releeue him in the future But as the President would not bee drawen to accept any of these conditions so it was thought hee would haue flyen backe if they had been accepted But all this Negotiation was but to colour his practise laid for Glancoyne which Castle and the Fastnesse neere adjoyning would haue commaunded a great part of that Countrey But all these Iuglings were discovered by one V. B. whom the President without suspition maintained amongst them Wherefore hee sent Philip Northcot the Sherife of the Countie of Limericke with private Instructions to surprise both Maurice fits Thomas and the sayd Castle but either to take both at one instant or to meddle with neither The Sherife watching many opportunities and not speeding of his purpose the President to prevent future danger committed the custodie of the said Castle to Sir Francis Barkley and so disappointed the Rebels of that hope About the latter end of this moneth of August a rumour was generally divulged through the Province that the Spanyards were upon the coast and that certaine Ships were discovered from the olde Head of Kinsale and presently after that foure and twentie sayle were arrived at Bearehauen and hereupon you might see Horsemen galloping this way and that way to and fro with such signes of gladnes apparant joy as though the day of their deliverance were neere at hand but as it fell out this was but a false allarme the Ships that were discryed being a Fleet of Easterlings bound to the Southward The President heereby discerning with what assured hopes they apprehended their comming and with what glad hearts they should be welcome being come he became an earnest humble suitor to the Lord Deputie That Sir Samuel Bagnals Regiment lately called out of Mounster by his Lordships Command might with his favour bee returned againe The Lord Deputie taking an honourable care of that Province finding by his owne intelligence that the Spanyards were purposed to make their discent either in Mounster or in the parts of Connaght not far dis-joyned condiscended unto the Presidents request whereupon the said Colonell with his Regiment were directed to Limrick there to remaine in Garison During the siege of Kinsale there was a young Gentleman of the Carties called Teg Mac Cormock sonne to that well deserving Gentleman Sir Cormock Mac Teg who being of the Presidents Troope of Horse through the inticements of the Rebells and promises of the Spanyards was induced to combine with the Enemie and stealing away his Horse and Hackney entred into action But the successe of his Confederates not prooving so fortunate as they hoped hee grew weary of the Rebellion and made himselfe a Suitor to the President to be received to mercy as may appeare by his Letter here ensuing CHAP. XII A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President intreating the remission of his offences Cormock Mac Dermond Cartie accused of sundry treasons Cormock Mac Dermond committed The Castle of Blarny in the custody of Captaine Taffe The Castle and Abbey of Killâ—rey rendred to the Lord President Mocrumpe besieged Cormocks Wife and Children imprisoned Cormock Mac Dermond plotted his escape A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President intreating the remission of his Offences RIght Honourable my dutie most humbly remembred Having long forborne though thereby disquieted in mind and ashamed of my selfe to send unto your Honour Yet presuming upon her Majesties mercie and your favour I haue made bold to become a Petitioner to your Honour that it may please you to admit me therunto and to forgiue and forget my faults considering they were not malicious but youthfull and not of pretence to hurt her Majestie or her Subjects but in hope to recover against my Cosen Cormock Mac Dermody some meanes to maintaine my decayed estate and still likely to be suppressed by
To all Admirals Viâ—eadmirals Governours Magistrates and Officers and to all other her Majesties loyall and obedient Subjects unto whom this shall or may appertaine A Letter from Odonnell to O Connor Kerry VVHat newes are here the Doctor and Dermond Odrischal may largely report unto you but of this one thing you may bee fully assured that the King will not omit the winning of Ireland if it cost him the most part of Spaine His Majestie doth send you money and munition I pray let our enformation of you bee found true and your service encoâ—rage our King to further merit you I pray you send mee the relation of the newes of our Countrey in such sort as if there be any bad it be concealed from the Spaniards and knowen to me where the Deputie with the Queenes forces are occupied or where they are in â—arrison At the Groyne the foure and twentieth of May 1602. Your loving Friend Hugh Odonnell To his loving Friend O Connor Kerry these giue in Ireland At the same time when Pedro Lopez de Soto the Veador wrote to Captaine Harvie Don Iohn de Aguila did write unto the Lord President and sent him a present of wines Lymmons Orenges c. And to doe him a farther curtesie hee gaue him assurance that his Passeports should bee sufficient for any man that hee would employ into Spaine if hee had any cause to send thither This Letter the President sent to the Lords of the Councell in England who authorised him both to write unto him and to returne him a Present if he were so disposed The copie of Don Iohns Letter and the Presidents unto him translated out of the Spanish doe here enâ—ue A Letter from Don Iuan de Aguila to the Lord President MVy illustre Sennor To say the truth I am very glad that I am in Spaine and that the passage was good which I was to make I confesse unto your Lordship that I am so much obliged for the honourable and good tearmes which the Lord Deputy and your Lordship vsed there in the service of your Prince in all things which concerned me that I desire some apt occasion to manifest my selfe to be a good Paymaster as I ought for those curtesies and for the assurance thereof your Lordship may send securely to me to command any thing you please for your service And that your Ship and Passeport shall bee friendly received And for that in this Countrey there is no fruit of more estimation then Wines of Ripadavia Limmons and Orenges these few are sent to make a proofe thereof and the willingnesse I haue to serue your Lordships whom I commend to God From the Groyne the second of Aprill 1602. Muy illustre Sennor Beso las manos a V. S. Su Servidor Don Iuan de Aguila A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila MVy illustre Sennor I doubt not but that your Lordship hath received my Letters of the thirteenth of Iuly sent in answer of yours of the second of Aprill by the Captaines Suaço and Sigler and I rest so well satisfied of the good tearmes wherein wee stand as I am desirous to doe your Lordship some agreeable service at that time there was no occasion for mee to make use of the Passeport and offer your Lordship made me for security of that man or ship which I should send into those parts But now this bearer Captaine Walter Edney whose Sonne served Captaine Pedro Enriques de Tejada lately deceased having prayed mee to giue him licence and my Passeport to see his Sonne To supply him of his necessary wants I beseech your Lordship that he may according to your promise safely and securely passe and returne which favour I shall thankfully acknowledge And whensoever your Lordship shall haue occasion to send any of yours into these parts hee shall bee vsed with the like courtesie I haue received profit by the booke of fortification which your Lordship left mee at your departure and hold it as a Relique in memory of you and as a good Scholler I haue put some things in practise whereof your Lordship at your returne hither againe which I hope in God will be never may be a witnesse whether I haue committed any error in the art oâ— no. My greatest defect hath beene the want of the helpe of so great a Master as your Lordship is of whom I am desirous to learne not onely that art but in all else concerning military profession in the which I doe giue your Lordship the preheminence To conclude I rest in all I may my dutie reserved to the Queene my mistresse affectionatly ready at your Lordships service and so kissing your hands I beseech God to preserue you with many happy yeares From Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. Muy illustre Signior Beso las manos a V. S. su Serridor GEORGE CAREVV Although here is nothing to be had worthy the presenting unto your Lordship yet I make bold to present you with an ambling Hackney The man whom the Lord President made choise of to carry these Letters to Pedro Lopez de Soto and to Don Iohn de Aguila was Walter Edney Lieutenant unto Captaine Harvie who was an ingenious man of good discretion and well experienced aswell in Land as Sea service and the better to disguise his employment hee had a Sonne in Spaine a Page unto Captaine Pedro Enrique who after rendering of Kinsale the Captaine aforesaid casting an affection to the boy moved Don Iohn to entreate the President that hee might haue the youth to serue him which was granted and within a few moneths after the Spaniards returne the Captaine dyed and to put a farther maske upon his employment the President fraighted a small Barke loaden with Irish commodities and in it a choise Irish horse with a rich pad and furniture and some other trifles which hee sent to Don Iohn de Aguila and for his safetie hee had two Passeports with him the one from Captaine Harvie the other from the President the Presidents Passeport ensueth By the Lord President of Mounster in Ireland I Sir GEORGE CAREVV Lieutenant generall of the Artillery for her Sacred Majestie the Queene of England in that her kingdome and her Highnesse Lord President for the Province of Mounster in Ireland doe certifie that I haue licensed Captaine Walter Edney to goe into Spaine to visit his Sonne remayning there and to returne hither within two moneths after the date hereof this being agreeable with the allowance and power which Don Iohn de Aguila did giue me at his being here the coppy whereof is heereunto annexed Giuen at Corke the seventeenth of September 1602. G. C. Of these dispatches for Spaine enough being said it is time to reâ—â—â—ne to the passages in Mounster but first I must relate unto you the newes from Spaine sent in a Letter from Sir Robert Cecill unto the Lord Deputie and the same transcripted by master Secretaries direction unto the President the
the finishing of the Fort of Castle ny Parke That her Majestie was pleased at the Presidents request that a faire and strong house should be built for the President where hee thought it convenient to bee defrayed upon the fines and casualties of the Province That the fort of Haleboling should be presently finished Lastly thankes in her Majesties name for his services liking well of his proceedings with Cormock Mac Dermond and for the courses he had taken in his returne from Donboy and of the well disposing of the Garrisons and his raysing and making of fortifications c. By this Letter it appeares that the President was directed to redeliver unto the Burgesses of Kinsale their Charter and other their Ensignes of Magistracie among the which there was a faire large Standard of Damaske with the Armes of England in it This Standard aforesaid was first delivered unto them by the commandement of King Henry the eight by Sir George Carew the Lord Presidents cosen german when hee arrived at Kinsale who not long before the siege of Bollogne was Admirall of some of the Kings ships Into the hands of Sir George it was left in safe keeping when the Spaniards arrived there and by the same Sir George Carew by Queene Elizabeths commandement it was as is said redelivered unto them againe although this petty note may seeme to some scarce worth the relating yet for the rarenesse of the accident I thought it meet to bee remembred And that the Reader may also understand what a fatall place Kinsale hath beene unto the Spaniards in former times as well as now I thinke it not impertinent to relate what hapned unto them in that port in Anno 1380. and the fourth yeare of the Raigne of King Richard the second My Author is Thomas of Walsingham who lived in those dayes and thus Englished in Hollinshed IN this meane while that the Earle of Buckingham was passing through the Realme of France the French and Spanish gallies did much mischiefe on the Coast of England but about the later end of Iune by a flecte of Englishmen of the West Countries part of them were forced to retire and take harbour in an haven in Ireland called Kinsale where being assailed by the Englishmen and Irishmen they were vanquished so that to the number of foure hundred were slaine and their chiefe Captaines taken as Gonzales de vorse and his brother Martin de Motrigo Turgo Lord of Morrans Also the Lord of Reath Peers Martin of Vermew Iohn Moditt of Vermew the Seneschall of Wargarie the Seneschall of Saint Andrewes Cornellis of Saint Sebastiano Paschale de Biskaya Iohn Martinez Sopogorge of Saint Sebastiano and divers others There were taken foure of their Barges with a Ballenger and one and twenty English vessels recovered which they had robbed and taken away from their Owners There escaped yet foure of their notable Captaines from the hands of our men Martin Grantz Iohn Perez Mantago Iohn Husce Gitario and one Garcia of Sebastiano Thus farre Hollingshed â—raving the Readers patience for to some this old story may seeme to bee a needlesse curiositie but to proceed The President to make the speedier prosecution and expedition in the affaires of the Province caused the Rising out of the Countrey to bee assembled to the number of sixteene hundred at their owne charges under the conduct of the Lord Barry These Provinciall Forces were not prepared for any great need that was of their service it was thought meet to draw as many hands together as conveniently might bee who according to their manner for spoyles sake would not spare their dearest friends And also it was thought no ill policie to make the Irish draw bloud one upon another whereby their private quarrels might advance the publike service The President had first determined himselfe in person with fiue hundred English joyned to the Provincials to haue taken the field but his intentions were casually diverted by Letters from the Lord Deputie who signifying that his Lordship purposed to bee at Galway about the two and twentieth of December required him all other businesse set apart immediatly to repayre thither to consult about certaine affaires much importing the service of the State by reason whereof the President appointed Sir George Thornton with 500. English Souldiers Inhabitants as Vndertakers in Mounster to accompany the Lord Barry with the Provincialls and all these to meet together about the twentyeth of this present at Donkerran which was the place of their rendevous In this meane time the Rebell Tirrell not liking to stay any longer in the Aire of Mounster wherein hee had runne many dangers bethought himselfe of a retreat out of the Province hoping that the President would condiscend to any composition rather then to bee troubled with his company whereupon he sent his inward servant Laghlin Odallye afore mentioned in this discourse unto Corke who comming to the President told him that his Captaine meaning Tirrell would bee content to leaue the Province and would heereafter this so as hee might haue a Pardon a Pension and a Company of Foot in her Majesties pay serue the Queene and deserue the reward demaunded by his future services The President knowing that for want of food hee would be forced ere the spring of the yeare to depart And also assuring himselfe within that time to get some good draught to bee drawen upon him by some of the Provinciall Rebells who now being heart-broken would doe any thing for their Pardons or for a little money not onely sleightly rejected his offers but bid Odalley tell him That although hee were never so warie yet hee doubted not before it were long to haue his head sent unto him in a bag willing him to forbeare to send any more unto him While these forces aforesaid were gathering according to the directions afore-recited the Governor of Kerry losing no opportunity and forbearing no labour had the like fortune upon the Knight of Kerry as Sir Samuel Bagnall had upon Tirrell for being conducted to his Quarter in the night killed fortie of his men and tooke from him all his whole substance which consisted of fiue hundred cowes two hundred garrans and two moneths provision of Meale and Butter for his Souldiers which small spoyle was a great losse to the poore Knight for thereby hee being disfurnished of all his provision disabled to minister entertainment to his followers and having no Castle whereunto he might safely retreat was constrained like a Wolfe to shelter himselfe in waste woods and desolate mountaines untill he could worke meanes with Sir Charles to accept his humble submission which incontinently upon his defeat hee earnestly solicited by the meanes of Osulevan More And surely this Service was of good consequence for the setling of Kerry for Thomas Oge induced by the example of the Knight and likewise Donnell Osulevan Son to the said Osulevan More did all joyntly submit themselues and her Majesties
Protection graunted them The former performed as much as was promised but the latter in the interim that hee should haue put in Sureties for his loyaltie according to a Clause inserted in his Protection did in the malice of his heart to our Nation commit a most base and traiterous murder upon a Sergeant and ten Souldiers going after Sir Charles towards Donkerran who not suspecting any false measure at his hands being lately protected were most cruelly but chered by that inhumane perjured Rebell His father olde Osulevan conceived so great discontentment against him for his damnable fact as hee threatned to withdraw from him his favour Blessing and Birthright But of this sufficient CHAP. XVII Sir Charles Wilmot chiefe Commander of the forces in the absence of the Lord President The Rebels make three divisions of their forces Tirrell afraid flyes the Prâ—vince The Lord Barry and Sir George Thornton joyne their fâ—rces with Sir Chaâ—les Wilmot A skirmish entertayned A prey taken from the Rebels out of the Fastnesse Divers Rebels submitted themselues William Burke Iohn O Connor Kerry and Osulevan Beare with the Bownoghs fled out of the Province The Rebels losse in their passage through the county of Corke And the hard shift they made â—ver the Shenan The good service done upon the Rebels by the Sherife of the county of Typperary Captaine Henry Malby slaine Beare Bantry and Dorsies spoyled and the Castles of Ardea and Carrignesse rendred Captaine Taffe employed against the Rebels in Carbry The Popes Vicar slaine and the Rebels defeated The Carties of Carbry submit themselues to the Lord President Our forces under the Lord Barry and Sir George Thornton met with Sir Charles Wilmot upon the seven and twentieth of December the thirtieth wee camped in Glangarrem on a little plot of dry ground environed with woods and bogs of so small capacitie as most of our Guards and Sentinels were held either on the bog or in the edge of the wood and yet was there not so much firme ground together within fiue miles of that place within two miles thereof encamped Donnell Osulevan and William Burke with his Bonnaghts Before the Campe was setled the Rebels entertayned a skirmish for an houres space and hurt three of our men whereof Captaine Staffords Lieutenant William Ieffries was one the same night they gaue us an alarme and powred into our quarter a volley of shot but being encountered with our Guards adjoyning were repulsed and driven into the wood The one and thirtieth there was a Convoy sent to Donkerran for Victuals and the same day Sir Charles Wilmot sent foure hundred of the risings out under the command of Captaine Iohn Barry and two hundred of the Armie in List under the command of Thomas Selby Lieutenant to Captaine Francis Slingsbie to beat the Fastnesse where the Rebells with their cattell lodged their quarter was entred by our men and their cattell seized whereupon ensued a bitter fight maintained without intermission for sixe howers neverthelesse they kept the prey they had gotten the Enemy not leaving their pursuit untill they came in sight of the Campe for whose reliefe two Regiments were drawen forth to giue countenance and Downings Lieutenant to Sir Francis Barkley was sent with one hundred and twenty choise men to the succour of Barry and Selby who in the reare were so hotely charged by the Rebells that they came to the Sword and Pike and the skirmish continued till night parted them many were slaine on either side but the greatest losse fell upon the Traytors there was taken from them in that dayes service 2000 Cowes 4000 Sheepe and 1000 Garrans Immediatly vpon this Defeat many of the Countrey that escaped leaving the Rebels having before lost all their goods submitted themselues to the Governour and obtained mercie Hugh Maâ— Swine and Owen Granye with eightie of their followers and other of the Bownoghs likewise became suiters for her Majesties protection which to weaken the adverse partie was also graunted whose revolt or rather returne so disturbed and distracted William Burke the chiefe Commander of Osulevans forces who did his endeavour by assaulting them in their way to Sir Charles to resist their submission wherin some men were lost and not prevayling in the same purposed to follow the steps of Tirrell his forerunner and therefore wished Osulevan Beare either instantly to rise with him or else to shift for himselfe as well as he could for a longer stay in those parts could promise him nothing but apparant ruine and destruction And when the other urged the intertainment that hee had given unto him and his Company before hand Burke answered that hee had already lost not that onely which of him was received but whatsoever else he either brought into the Province or gained therein besides the slaughter of many his Followers and neere kinsmen whom he prized and valued in his affection aboue all the King of Spaines treasure and therefore with extreame passion as was reported cursing and damning himselfe for staying so long in Mounster in all hast with two hundred men for the rest were all either slaine or protected hee fled and followed Captaine Tirrell into O Carrols Countrey Osulevan finding his estate desperate that either hee must starue in Mounster or begge in Vlster made choise of the lesse evill and therefore himselfe and Iohn O Connor Kerry kept Company with the Bonnoghs content to partake with their fortunes till hee might get to Tyrone As they passed by the skirts of Muskery they were skirmished withall by the sonnes of Teg Mac Owen Cartie where they lost some of their men and most of their carriage in passing by Liscarcell Iohn Barry brother to the Vicecount with eight Horsemen and fourty foote charged their reare at the foord of Bellaghan where he slew and hurt many of them and of his part one Horseman was slaine When they came to the River of the Shenan they finding the River high and no boats nor troughs to passe them over into Connaght they killed many of their horses and made shift with their hides to make certaine little boats called in Irish Nevogs in the which they transported their men and baggage Neverthelesse before all were past the River the Sherife of the county of Typperarie fell upon their reare and slew many of them being in Connaght they passed safely through the county of Galway nntill they came into the Kellies Countrey where they were fought withall by Sir Thomas Burke the Earle of Clanriccards brother and Captaine Henry Malby who were more in number then the Rebels Neverthelesse when they saw that either they must make their way by the sword or perish they gaue a braue charge upon our men in the which Captaine Malby was slaine upon whose fall Sir Thomas and his Troopes fainting with the losse of many men studied their safeties by flight and the rebels with little harme marched into Orwrkes Countrey
mother likewise falleth out to bee such as if Almighty God should call her before the same were better setled many inconveniences might fall to the house by his absence hee is now returned backe with as much expedition as hee can And therefore wee doe as to one of our principall Councellors in that state recommend him to you to be furthered and assisted in all his occasions wherein as we know that publicke triall which hee hath made of himselfe to the honour of the Nobility of that kingdome whereof so many scandalous rumours haue beene spred onely to invite our Enemies under that opinion of their ill affection both hath and will invite you to loue him so wee doe thinke that wee haue missed our markes in George if hee shall not haue the best fruits which either your publike credit or private friendship may afford whosoeuer wee shall recommend as now wee doe this Noble-man besides his publike desert for many other constant professions of his humble and reverent affections towards our selfe Let this therefore suffice for him and for your selfe of whom wee can say no more then heretofore wee haue done either of our good opinion of you or of our gratious thankes for all your great and honest services Given under our Signet at our Pallace of Westminster the seventeenth of December 1602. in the fiue and fourtieth yeare of our Raigne Now although the present estate of this Province did promise a present reduction and future quiet yet to make it appeare that the false hearts of the superstitious Irish were no way addicted and inclined thereunto omitting many instances that I might remember I will recite onely certaine particulars concerning Iohn Burke a gentleman of the county of Limerick of whom wee haue spoken before in the beginning of the first booke who much grieved as it should seeme that their expectations had beene frustrated concerning Spanish hopes this last Summer would therefore take a Iourney to the Court of Spaine as a generall Agent to sollicit the King for supplyes against the next spring And therefore suddenly leaving his wife which was one of Sir George Thorntons daughters and family aboâ—â— the middest of December last fled to the râ—bâ—ls Campe not doubtinâ— but from them to bee furnished with all necessaries for this his employment at his departure hee left certaine Lâ—tters with his wife to bee delivered to the President and Sir George Tâ—ornton his Father in law declaring his intention for a Iourney into Spaine but to disgâ—iâ—â— his reasons hee made Religion a maske by preâ—â—nding a â—â—lgrimage to Saint-Iames of Compostella and Rome but because his dissembling may the better appeare I will 〈◊〉 downe the wordâ— of his own Letters written to the Lord President and Sir George A Letter from Iohn Burke to the Lord President IF you remember Right Honourable and my very good Lord the 〈◊〉 time I met your honour how desirous I was to forsake 〈◊〉 world and to follow the service of God from which determination I was 〈…〉 weaknesse of my spirit restrayned by the simple 〈…〉 my friends sithence which time I haue beene so inamoured with the 〈◊〉 that I did not spare to walke in all the wayes where hee lead me either of envie malice deceit flatterie or falshood as I doubt not but your Lordship in some degree noted when through envie and hatred I haue for to procure their deaths accused the Lord Burke and otheâ—s 〈…〉 of treason and now being 〈◊〉 to satisfaction 〈…〉 speaking euill of my 〈…〉 with the world so that by seeking to make my selâ—e a 〈◊〉 vnto thâ— world I was thereby made an enemy vnto God 〈…〉 â—â—pentance by the especiall grace of God I 〈…〉 of Rome and Saint Iames and doe assure unto 〈…〉 carry alwayes as faithfull 〈…〉 wish all honour dignity and prosperity as any other of my calling 〈…〉 desire your Lordship not to beleeue any thing which should be said to the contrary I haue left the little Landâ— and goods I had 〈…〉 and doe desire your Lordship to mainetaine her in the same untill my comming I would neuer come amongst these fellowes but for feare my friendâ— would pâ—â—swade your Lordship not to grant mee your Passeport for to goe 〈…〉 seeing it hath pleased your Lordship to grant mee her Majesties protection I will remoue from this company desiring your Lordship to send mee your Passeport for to goe to this pilgrimage the which I will expect neere Corke And now taking my leaue with your Lordship I rest Your Lordships loving Friend Iohn Burke A Letter from Iohn Burke to Sir George Thornton RIght Worshipfull and my very loving Father for that I know you would bee much troubled in mind to thinke what should moue mee to depart thus from my wife friends and lands I thought good to tell you the very truth which I desire you without any scruple to beleeue I haue taken upon mee to be a Pilgrim for the space of two yeares First I must visit Saint Iago in Spaine and from thence to Rome I haue sought the Letters of favour from certaine Priests in this Countrey to their fellowes beyond the Seas You nor my Lord President may not thinke that I goe to procure any mischiefe to the English State to whom I should be more willing to doe good then able to doe harme I doe not now speake unto you in the spirit of flattery or feare falshood or deceit or for any worldly pollicie I speake before God and God knoweth that I speake the truth I doe not goe with any intent to harme any person but onely to doe judgement upon my selfe for a satisfaction unto God for my sinnes the little living I haue I doe leaue with my wife the which and her selfe I doe leaue to your fatherly care And so I rest Your Sonne Iohn Burke Some man peradventure giving credit to these colourable protestations would perswade himselfe that this professed Pilgrimage was the true and onely end of this his journey and so should I were not these vizards dismasked and these frauds detected by certaine Letters from sundry Priests and Popish Clergie men found and convaied to the President I will not trouble the Reader with needlesse transcripts of these severall Letters I will onely relate one or two which may apparantly convince his deepe dissembling written from a Popish Bishop A Certificate from a Popish Bishop in the behalfe of Iohn Burke NOs Mallachias Dei et Apostolicae Sedis gratia Duacensis in Hiberniâ Episcopus notum facimus Catholico ac invictissimo Hispaniarum Regi Philippo Domino Matheo de Oviedo Archiepisâ—opo Dublinensi et Metropolitano Hiberniae Omnibusque Christi fidelibus tam spiritualibus sive regularibus quà m secularibus personis ac si proprio nomine nominare Horum Latorem Iohannem Burk NobileÌ„ praestant ' virtutis virum propugnatoreÌ„ Haereticae pravitatis acerrimuÌ„ refugium ac defensor ' religiosarum personarum esse ob id versari inter Anglos verae
of the motion but meaneth nothing lesse and the use he made of it 13. Ianuary The President adverti seth into England of the intended invasion of the Spaniards 〈…〉 munition victuals The Lord Deputie to pardon all such as hee should noâ—minate Certain persons excepted uncapable of Pardon 25. Ianuary Victuals and money arrived at Corke 30. Ianuary 1000. foot 50. horse to be sent out of Mounster to the Lord Deputie 2. February The Companies sent for by the L. Deputy stayed by his directions An abstract of the Lord Presidents Letter to the Lords of the Councell 6. March 22. March 1601. March Connaght Vlster men drawn to a head to invade Mounster A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght to assist Sir Ioh. Barkley 29. March Walt. Burke and Teg O-Brien slaine The Lo. President with the remainder of his forces came to Limricke The rising out of the Countrey drawen neere to Limricke and coÌ„manded by the L. Barry The Rebels distressed for want of victualls The Rebels defeated Donoghe Mac Cormock Carty slaine 21. Aprilis The Lord Presidents aâ—â—wer Intelligence of Spanish invasion Intelligence of Spanish invasion 26. Aprill The escape of Teg Obrien brother to the Earle of Thomond His submission Florence his preparation for Munition and men May 28. The report of Derm Mac Awlie touching the comming of Vlster men into Mounster Iames fiâ—s Thomas the titulary Earle of Desmond taken by the White Knight and brought to the Lord President 29. May. 29. May. Iames fits Thomas kept Prisoner in the Lord Presidents house Iames fits Thomas arraigned and condemned 3. Iunij A Relation presented to the Lord President by Iames fits Thomas and sent into England 3. Iune The causes of the rebellion in Mounster as Iames fits Thomas alleaged Husseys report of the causes of the rebellion in Mounster A Proclamation concerniâ—g base moneys Artiâ—les betweene her Majestie and the Treasurer at warres for Ireland concerning base Monies A Regiment sent by the L. President into Connaght Intelligence of the Spaniards coÌ„ming for Ireland brought the Lo. Presiâ—ent sundry wayes Iam. fits Thoâ—â— his â—eport of Flo. Mac Carty The report which Dermond Mac Awley made of the Councell held in Vlster about the fittest place for the Spaniards landing in Ireland Meaning Florence Mac Carty Florence Mac Carty by the Lord President committed to prison Here followeth a briefe collection of Flor. Mac Carties treasons and practises with the Rebels and continueth unto the end of the chapter not touching anything formerly related The examination of Iohn Anias Collections out of the examination of Owen Osulevan Florence assumed the title of Mac Carty More Owen Osulevan preyed He joyneth with Tirone and is confirmed by him Mac Carty More A letter from Florence to Donogh Moâ—le Mac Carty He fought with her Majesties forces He gaue intelligence unto Iames fits Thomas His farther practises related by Owen Osulevan His malicious speeches He instituted a Sherife of his owne making in Desmond The examination of Donnell Ferrers The examination of Iames Welsh The message he sent by mistris Mac Donogh He practised a mâ—riage for Iames fits Thomas His practise to hinder the rendring of Castlemange 〈◊〉 Lacies children to her Majesty The examination of Thomas Oge He recals his Son that should haue beene his pledge upon advertisements from Tyrone He writeth Letters to the Traytors in Vlster Hâ— wrâ—te to O Dâ—nnell The examinatioÌ„ of Teg Maâ— Gillipatrick A letter abstracted wâ—itten out of Spaine froÌ„ Dermond Mac Carty unto FloreÌ„ce Tirone wrote to Florence Tyrone wrote to the Osulevans to obey Flor. Tyrone to Florence Tyrone to Florence The examination of Garret Liston Tyrone to Flâ—rence His wifes report to Sir Charles Wilmot His Sisters report of the Lord President The examination of Thomas Oge The examination of Iames fits Thomas The examination of Gillernow Okelly Tyrâ—ne Ia. fits Thâ—m Flor. Mac Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Cartie Dermond Mac Owen Teg Mac Dermond Moil Mo Omaghon arrested Dermond Moil Mac Cartie fled The answer of Dermond Mac Owen to the Lord President 9. August The services which the Mounster Regiment performed in Connaght under the conduct of Sir Francis Barkley Sixe thousand men demanded by the Lo. President to be sent into Mounster to withstand the intended invasion from Spaine The Lo. Presidents opinion sent to the Lords of the Councell of the likeliest place which the Spaniards would attempt to land their forces The effect of the Lords of the Councels answer to the Lord President A branch of the L. Presidents Letter to M. Secretary Câ—cill The intelligence M. Secretary Cecill had of the Spanish fleete comming for Ireland and by him sent to tâ—e Lord President A branch of M. Secretarie Cecils Letter to the Lord President dated the 12. of August 1601. The crosse accident which hapned to make the Lord Deputie to be offended with the Lord President A List of the Captaines of the Spanish Army Stilo novo Don Iuan his Certificate into Spaine after his landing in Kinsale Tyrone Odonnell Second Letters from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of the Spaniards at Kinsale It was debated in Councell upon the receit of the Letters aforesaid what was meetest for the Lord Deputy to doe The Lord President differs in opinion from the rest The Lord Deputy assented to the Lâ— Presidents advise The providence of the Loâ—d President 24. Sept. A dispatch into England of the Spaniards arrivall The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord Prsident into Mounster 26. Sept. Not any of the Provincials of Mounster adhered to the Spaniards at the first landing 28. Sept. The report of the master of a Scottish barque concerning the strength of the Spaniards 28. Sept. Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale where he skirmished with the Spaniards The Corne neere adioyning to Kinsale burnt by direction Stilâ— novo 29 Septemb. The Lo. Deputy c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale 3. October 8. Octob. 9. Octob. 10. Octob. 11. Octob. 12. Octob. 13. Octob. 14. 15. Octob. 16. Octob. The Lo. Deputy with the army marched toward Kinsale The L. President required the towns of Mounster to send CoÌ„panies oâ— foot to the Camp 17. Oct. The Army encamped at Knock-robin neere Kinsale 18. Octob. 19. Octob. 20. Octob. The enemie attempted to disturbe our quarter but were repulsed 21. Octob. A skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards 22. Octob. Capt. Button arrived with munition victuall 23. Octob. More Munition and victuall arrived 24. Octob. 25. Octob. A skirmish in the night wherin 20 of the Spaniards were slaine 26. Octob. The Armie encaÌ„ped close to Kinsale A prey of Kiâ—â— taken from the Spaniards 27. Octob. The castle of Rincorran guarded by the Spaniards 28. Octob. 29. Octob. The Spaniards repulsed 30. Octob. The Castle of Rincorran besieged The Spaniards repulsed by Sir Richard Percy 31. Octob. The castle of Rancorran battered by the Lo. President A faire escape A remarkable skirmish betweene vs and the Spaniards that
surprised with a feaver in his returne to Mounster 1602 In what estate the province of Mounster was in after the siege of Kinsal The warre of Ireland censured to bee lawfully maintained by the rebels in the opinion of the learned men in Spaine The names of the Doctors of Salamanca who ceâ—sured the lawfulnesse of the rebellion in Ireland The Earle of Thomond directed to march with an Army into Carbery His Instructions The castle of Dunboy fortified by the Rebells The Earle of ThomoÌ„d having placed convenient garisons in the West returned to Corke The L. President resolued to besiege the Castle of Doâ—boy A List of the Armie in Mounster Note that the names thus ☞ marked were Colonels of foot Regiments The L. President was advised not to enterprise the winning of the Castle of Donboy and the reasons why The L. President perseveres in his resolution 23. Aprill the Army began to march towards Donboy 24. Aprill 25. Aprill 26. Aprill 27. April 30. Aprill 1. May. Preyes taken from the Enemy 2. May. An other prey 3. May. A third preyâ— 4. May. 5. May. 7. May 8. May. Cap. Bostock and Captaine Barry sent to Sir Charles Wilmot A digression of Sir Char Wilmots proceedings in Kerry Divers rebels slaine by Sir Charles Wilmot A traâ—torly Souldier hanged A Ward put into Carigfoyle The castle of Lixnaw taken by Composition The Castle of Ballihow taken and the Knight of Kerry defeated Castle Gregory and Rahane taken The forces which the rebels had in Kerry in bonaght The Lord of Lixnaw banished out of Kerry The voluntary submission of Donnell Mac Cartie Sir Charles Wilmot required by the Lo. President to come to the Campe at Carew Castle A great prey taken from Osulevan More his sonne The Knight of Kerry upon humble sute protected 9. May. 11. May. Sir Charles Wilmot with the forces of Kerry the munition and victuals froÌ„ Corke arrived at the camp remaining then at Carew castle 12. May. Munition victuall sent by the Lord President to the Lor. Deputie 13. May. Dermond Moyleâ— Mac Carty brother to Florence slaine It was resolved in Councell that the army should be traÌ„sported by sea to the great Iland froÌ„ thence to the Maâ—n 15. May. The rebell Tirrell desired a parlâ—y with the Lo. President All our horse were sent froÌ„ the campe certaine foot to guard Kinsale 16. May. 17. May. Tirrel fayled twise to parley with the Earle of Thomond the cause why 26. May. Aprey taken 27. May. 31. May. The Army dislodged froÌ„ Carew Castle 1. Iune The Regiments transported into the great Iland 2. Iune 3. Iune Teg Keâ—gh mac Maghon slaine 4. Iune The castle of Donmanus surprized 5. Iune A Spanish ship arrived A conference betweene the Ear. of Thomond Ric. Mac Goghagan 6. Iune The L. President rode to view the place where the forces wâ—re to land Donghe Irish. The vigilant care of the Lord President Two RegimeÌ„ts landed in the little Iland The two 〈◊〉 ther Regiments landed in the Maine The Rebels deceived The Rebels defeated and Captaine Tirrell wounded The Spanish ship which arrived neer to Ardea brought passengers munition and money to the Rebels The distributers and the distribution of some of the mony Postscript 8. Iunij Two Espials of the Rebels hanged 11. Iunij The Campe entrenched and the Artillery drawen into the market place The approaches were begun to bee made 12. Iunij The Iland of the Dorsies taken and in it divers rebels slaine and taken prisoners besides munition artillery and much other spoyle 16. Iune The artillery plaÌ„ted befâ—â—e Donboy 17. Iune Donboy battered A breach made The breach assaulted Diuers of the rebels slaine in seeking to escape by a Salley Others that recouered the river were slaine in the water He which pulled the Ear of Ormond froÌ„ his horse wheÌ„ he was takeÌ„ prisoner was slaine The L. Presidents Colors placed on the top of the castle but the vault was stil maintained by the rebels 18. Iune Sundry of the rebels voluntarily yeeld themselues The remainder of them made election of a new captaine whose resolution was extraordinary A Battery made upon the vault For feare of bâ—ing buried in the ruines of the vault the rest of the rebels reÌ„dred themselues A desperate resolution of Mac Goghegan 58. executed the rest of the Rebels reserved for a time The whole number of the Ward in Donboy The losse wee received in the siege Captaines men of quality and others wounded The services propounded to Tirrell he refuseth The reasons of his refusal 22 Iunij The Castle of Donboy blowne up with powder Tirrells men which were respited executed 23. Iunij The Army shipped and transported into the great Iland The Downings taken 24. Iunij 25. Iunij 26. Iunij Leaâ—-â—on Castle takeÌ„ 27. Iunij 28. Iunâ—j The Castle of Lettertinlesse taken and burnt 29. Iunij The Lord President returned â—o Corke 30. Iune The Companies sent for by the Lord Deputie delivered over to Sir Samuell Bagnall 1. Iulij The confidence which the Irish had of supplyes from Spaine made them obstinate Supplyes of a thousand foote from England for Monster Sir Charles Wilmot with his Regiment sent into Kerry 5. Iul. Iames Archer and Conner Odriscall fled into Spaine Sir Owâ—n Mac Carties sonnes revolt 10. Iuly Divers Castles taken in Carbery by the Garrisons The description of Bear-haven The description of the haven of Baltimore The description of Castle haven The Spanish Hostages licensed to depart The taking of Donboy was the cause that the Army which was prepared in Spaine for Ireland was stayâ—d 2000. Supplies of Foot for MouÌ„ster Ioh. fits Thomas his practise to deceiue the Lo. President but failed in the same A false rumour of the Spanish fleet on the coast of Mounster Sir Samuell â—agnal with his RegimeÌ„t commanded to stay in Mounster The Castle of Blarney in the custoâ—y of Captaine Taffe The Castle and Abbey of Kilcrey rendred to the Lo. President but the Castle of Mocrumpe was detayned from him Mocrumpe besieged Cormocks wife children imprisoned Cormock Mac Dermond plotted his escape 2. Septemb. Instructions for Captaine Harvie to write into Spaine The Lord Presidents Passeport for Captaine Edâ—ie into Spaine Spanish intelligence sent from Master Secretary Cecill to the Lord President 29. Septemb. Cormocke Mac Dermond made an escape out of prison The L. President offers the L. Deputie to send him of his liâ—t one or two regimeÌ„ts He advertiseth of Odonnels death 22. Octob. Tirrels quarter assayled by Sir muell Sagnall The losse on the Rebels part Tirrell rageth in fury against the inhabitants of Muskery He retireth into Beare Desmond The death of Cap Harvie Cap. Flower succeeded Capt. Harvy in his government The Castle of Cloghan summoned The Constables brother hanged The castle of Cloghan rendred A branch of a Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord President The Ensignes of Magistracy redelivered to the Corporation of Kinsale The Spaniards defeated at Kinsale in King Richard the seconds time The Rising out of the country committed to the Lord Barries charge The L. Deputy requires the L. President to meete him at Galway Sir George Thornton appointed to joyne with the L. Barry A message froÌ„ the rebell Tirrel to the L. President and his answere The Knight of Kerry defeated by Sir Ch. Wilmot The Knight of Kerry Th. Oge Osulevan Mores sonne make their submissions A foule murder committed by Osulevan Mores sonne 27. Decem. 30. Decem. The Lord Barry and Sir George Thornton joyne their forces with Sir Charles Wilmot A skirmish 31. Decem. A prey taken from the rebels out of their Fastnesse Divers Rebels submit themselues William Burke Iohn O Connâ—r Kerry and Osulevan Beare with their Bonnoghs fled out of the Province The losses which they sustayned in their passage through the County of Corke The hard shift they made to passe over the Shenan The good service done upon them by the Sherife of the county of Tipperary Captaine Henry Malby slaine 4. Ianuarij Beare Bantry and the Dorsies spoâ—eled and left wast The Castles of Ardea and Carricknesse rendered 6. Ia. Cap. Taffe employed against the Rebels in Carbry The Popes Vicar slaine and the Rebels defeated The Carties of Carby submitted themselues to the Lord President The Lord President sent one thousand foote munitioned and victualled to the Lord Deputy The Lo. Deputy sent to the Lo. President for men munition and himselfe to repaire unto him The List of her Majesties Forces in Mounâ—â—er Sir Edward Wingfield sent by the Lord President with fiue hundred foote into Connaght 23. Febr. The Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Capt. Bois The Castle of Kilcow takeÌ„ by Captaine Flower The Castle of Berengary taken by Sir Charles Wilmot Sir Charles Wilmoâ— and Sir George Thornton left by the Lo. PresideÌ„t Ioynt Commissioners for the government of Mounster 26. Febr.
the Province when he had sent the one thousand promised to the Lord Deputie yet he humbly desired the Lords that they would bee pleased untill Michaelmas next following to continue the victuals to bee sent for Mounster as formerly was accustomed that is for three thousand two hundred and fiftie and for the same reason of innovation he besought them to send unto him fiue Lasts of powder with match and lead two thousand shovels and spades fiue hundred pickaxes and fiftie Crowes of Iron and lastly that they would be pleased to send a competent sâ—mme of money for the souldiers to liue upon for untill the expectation of the comming of Spaniards were past hee would preserue his victuals untoucht I formerly recounted unto you that the President by his Letters of the second of November humbly besought their Lordships that a generall pardon might be granted for the reasons then alleged which as it seemeth had good acceptance in England as by Her Majesties Letter to the Lord Deputie dated the one and twentieth of December may appeare which came to the Presidents hands the nineteenth of Ianuary the true Copie of which Letter is here inserted And also for the Lord Deputies farther discharge a draught of a Warrant to bee passed under the Great Seale of Ireland was sent unto him by Her Majestie A Letter from her Maiestie to the Lord Deputie of Ireland ELIZABETH R. RIght Trustie and Welbeloved We greet you well Wee understand by such advertisements as wee haue received from Our President of Our Province of Mounster that it will bee very expedient for the reducing of Our Subjects dwelling in that Our Province to a setled obedience to graunt unto them our generall and gracious Pardon thereby to remooue from them all suspition of impeachment for their former offences whereunto the greatest part of them haue beene violently carried rather by the power of the arch-traytours then by any wilfull defection in their loyaltie Wee being therefore in Our princely Clemencie graciously pleased to accept the humble submission of such our Subjects within that Province as haue not out of their desperate and disloyall hearts entred into this horrible action of Rebellion against Vs doe thinke meet and hereby doe will and authorise you that from time to time you cause such generall and particular pardons to be passed in due forme of Law under our great Seale of that our Realme to all and everie the Inhabitants of that province of what condition or estate soever they bee either by ample words of our generall Pardon as wee understand hath beene graunted to some Counties in Connaght upon like occasion or by particular Names of peculiar persons as by Our said President and Councell or two of them with the President shall be desired of you excepting out of every pardon such persons and inserting such Conditions and Limitations for our service as by our said President and two of our Councell shall bee thought requisite And to the ende our people wasted with the miserie of these warres may not bee pardoned with expences in the obtaining their pardons or putting in Securitie for our peace in Causes where it may be needfull Our gracious pleasure is That the Fees of our Seale and all other Officers Fees in these cases of our affayres shall bee either wholly remitted or so moderated by you and Our Councell there that our Subjects may haue cause the more dutifully and gladly to imbrace our princely Clemency and Bountie in this our gracious and free Pardon Neverthelesse such is Our detestation of the Treasons and horrible Murders committed in this Rebellion that for a perpetuall memorie in every such pardon either generall or speciall there shall bee an expresse exception that the same extend not to pardon Iames Fits Thomas usurping the Title of Earle of Desmond Iohn his Brother Pierce Lacie the Knight of the Valley nor Thomas Fits Maurice sonne to the late Barron of Lixnaw who are knowen to haue beene the ringleaders to many monstrous and unnaturall outrages Neither shall our pardon bee availeable to any of the servants and followers of the persons so excepted unlesse those servants and followers shall fully and absolutely submit themselues to our President and Councell of that Province or to some of them to bee bound with Sureties for their future Loyaltie within twentie dayes after publique proclamation made of this Our gracious Pardon And for the doing heereof these Our Letters shall bee your sufficient Warrant and Discharge Given vnder Our Signet at Our Pallace of Westminster this one and twentieth of December one thousand sixe hundred in the three and fourtieth yeare of Our Reigne And at that time he received a Letter from the Lords of the Councell agreeing in substance with that of her Majesties to the Lord Deputie Wherefore I hold it needlesse to set it downe at large onely I will recite the first part of it whereby it is manifested how agreeable the Presidents proceeding was as well to her Majesties liking as to their Lordships A Branch of the Lords of the Councels Letters to the Lord President AFter our very heartie Commendations to your Lordship We haue received your Letters bearing date the second of November whereby you haue made us an orderly Relation of the state of that Province whereof wee haue informed her Majestie who hath commaunded us to giue you notice of her most gracious acceptation of your Endeavors in the whole course of your proceedings as that which hath prooved greatly to her Honour and the advancement of her Service wherein as wee haue beene alwayes ready to performe the best offices in respect of your discreet proceedings towards us in all things so it doth not a little content us for the loue wee beare you to bee messengers of her Majesties favour tovvards you then which wee know you can receiue no greater comfort c. From the Court at Whitehall the foureteenth of December 1600. CHAP. XXI Victuals and money arrived at Corke One thousand Foote and fiftie Horse to bee sent out of Mounster to the Lord Deputy A Letter from the Lord Presiâ—ent to the Lord Deputy The Companies sent for by the Lord Deputie and staied by his directions The effect of the Lords of the Councels Letters to the Lord President with an Abstract of his Letter to the Lords of the Councell THE fiue and twentieth the President advertised the Lords that there was arrived out of England at Corke a proportion of victuals and money and in the same dispatch he humbly besought their Lordships for that the Province was in a manner by the long warre throughly wasted and that the Horse having nothing but grasse to sustaine them grew weake and unserviceable That they would be pleased to send with the best expedition foure hundred quarters of Oates which should bee defalked upon the Horsemens entertainements Vpon the thirtieth the President received Letters from the Lord Deputie praying him to send