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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90193	A letter from the Lord Broghill to the honourable William Lenthall Esq; speaker of the Parliament of England. Containing a relation of the great successe it hath pleased God to give the Parliament forces under the command of the Lord Broghill, in defeating the army of the rebels in Ireland, under the command of the Lord Muskerry. Together with another letter touching the said defeat. Imprimatur Hen. Scobel Cleric. Parliamenti.	Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679.	1651 (1651)	Wing O486; Thomason E640_10; ESTC R206666	5,141	9

A LETTER FROM The Lord BROGHILL to the Honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the Parliament of ENGLAND Containing A Relation of the great Successe it hath pleased God to give the Parliament Forces under the Command of the Lord Broghill in defeating the Army of the Rebels in IRELAND under the Command of the Lord Muskerry Together With another Letter touching the said Defeat Imprimatur Hen. Scobel Cleric Parliamenti LONDON Printed for Robert Ibbitson dwelling in Smithfield neere Hosier Lane end 1651. A Letter from the Lord Broghill containing a Relation of the great success of the Parliaments Forces against the Rebels in Ireland THe Lord Broghill hath given battle to the Lord Muskerry's Army which consisted of 1000. horse and Dragoons and neer 2000 foot My Lord Broughill had but 400. horse and Dragoons and under 600 foot the charge was bloody on the Victors side For the Lord Broghill had 120 horse-men shot and 30 killed he charged him that led up the Irish opposite wing and killed him but the Irish did so overwing him that his own Troop that consisted of most Gent. Reformadoes was charged in Front Flank and Rear both by horse and foot Amongst which my Lord was so farre engaged that they offered him Quarter upon the refusal whereof they cried kill the fellow with the Gold lace coate which in all probability had been effected if a Reformado Leivtenant of his Troop had not come in to his rescue whose horse was killed on that account and himself twice shot The Lord Broghill got off with a dry Pike beating by the Pikemen but his horse received three shots The Irish lost 600 men among which many officers prisoners but few are taken besides some Officers of the field which are now in Corke the defeated Army had designed conjunction with the Lemster forces and the releif of Limrick where the siege still continues as also before Galloway but of their rendition I yet say nothing The Lord Deputies designe upon Limrick being as it is believed to reduce it by famine and therefore to prevent them from all relief is very diligent The Toryes do so infest all parts of this Dominion that without parties of horse all parts are dangerous The Plague I praise God is quite ceased at Youghall and is not at Bandon but hot extremely at Kinsale and in most of the rest of the townes in this Province except Corke where it decreaseth To morrow the Lord Broghill goeth again hence into the field to hinder the Irish from gathering in a body again Blairney 1. August SIR I Presume in this enclosed to give you the Relation of a late mercy the Lord was pleased to confer on a part of the Parliaments Army under my command it was truely a very seasonable one in respect of the consequence of it and by reason God had of late been pleased to withdraw his Favour from us in many though small encounters I trust this has taken away the expectation of relief from Limbrick who my Lo. Deputy the last night did acquaint with our Victory by 3 peals of Ordnance and three volleys of small shot round about the Leager I make bold also to send you a Copy of one of those many charmes which we found quilted in the doublets of many which were kild that you may see how miserably the poor creatures are deluded by their Preists and how impossible it is to keep the Natives of this Dominion out of Armes whilst such great seducers have so unquestioned a power over them I am not so vain to write this unto you as you are of so eminent and publike a capassity but only as you are a person which has placed so many signal obligations on me that I almost esteem it as highly my duty to give you an account of my actions as of being unalterably Sir Your most humble and most affectionate faithful servant BROGHIL Neer Malto the 28. of July 1651. SIR THere having been letters intercepted out of Limerick from the Governour the Bishop the Major and the other prime men in it that they were in a very low condition and that if not suddenly relieved the Commonalty of the town would force them to take conditions conjuring all their friends in armes over all Ireland to march day and night to their relief I instantly drew all the forces of this County together hearing that the Lord Muskery was marched out of the County of Kierry with all the Forces he had there and was drawing to him all the men he had in this County intending a general Randezvouz with the Forces of Lei●ster at Galbally a fast mountainous Country not above 15. mile from Limerick which was the place they intended to relieve upon my advance up to Mallow Muskerys forces not being formed retired westward into the mountains and woods neer Drishane the place wherein the beginning of the last winter he had defeated a considerable Party of ours under the Command of Lieut. Col. Elsing This made us not credit that their designe was for Limerick but rather for the destroying of our Quarters and that which inclined us the more to that faith was the certain intelligence we had of a strong Party of Horse being gone over the Black-water only to that end for we could not fancy if really they mean't any high thing they would voluntarily deny themselves such an assistance We therefore for the security of our Quarters div●ded our selves in two parts yet not so far asunder but that in six houres we could easily joyne and because those Horse gone over the Black-water might be timely looked after I marched all that night which was the most tempestuous night I ever was in in order thereunto In the morning by dawn of day a in thick mist their body got by us within Musket-shot but a Party of ours took two Lieutenants of Horse and some Troopers by whom we learn't as the same day I did by several intelligences that Muskery would instantly again come up to Droumagh a place about 12. miles from Mallow and there would be forming his Army This made me suddenly again Randezvouz at Castle-lyons where I received Orders from my Lord Deputy to make the fighting or dispersing of Muskery's Army my only designe The 21. therefore of this instant I marched to Mallow the 22. though we knew the enemy had treble our numbers both in Horse and Foot yet in regard if they were not suddenly fought with we might be necessitated to bring all our interest in Ireland to one Cast We resolved at a Councel of Warre on Horseback to go and seek them but we were not three miles on our March towards them but a Spy I had sent out brought me certain intelligence that the enemies Army was three houres before marched from Droumagh towards Castle-lishin one of the fastest places in Ireland and directly in the way to Limerick which was immediately confirmed by some Prisoners our Scouts brought in This made us hasten after them and