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A90547	A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland. With the additionall forces sent for reducing of that kingdome by His Maiesie [sic], and Paliament [sic]. Wherein every daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an eye-witnesse thereof, under the command of Alexander L. Forbes, Lieutenant General under the L. Brooke for that service; from the 29. of June to the 29. of September. 1642. Likewise, severall observations concerning that kingdome, and the warres there; as also, the interception of the enemies letters. It is ordered by the committe of the Commons House of Parliament concerning printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this booke intituled, A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland, be forthwith printed and published. Iohn White.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing P1722; Thomason E242_15; ESTC R2920	22,626	29

A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND WITH The additionall Forces sent for reducing of that KINGDOME by his MAIESIE and PALIAMENT Wherein every Daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an Eye-witnesse 〈◊〉 under the Command of ALEXANDER L. FORBES Lieutenant Generall under the L. BROOKE for that Service from the 29. of June to the 29. of September 1642. LIKEWISE Severall Observations concerning that KINGDOME and the Warres there As also the Interception of the Enemies LETTERS It is ordered by the Committee of the Commmons House of Parliament concerning Printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this Booke intituled A true Relation of the Passages of Gods providence in a Voyage for IRELAND be forthwith printed and published Iohn White LONDON Printed by LVKE NORTON for HENRY OVERTON in the Yeare MDCXLII A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND With the additionall forces sent for the reducing of that Kingdome by his Majesty and Parliament HIs Majesty and the State making it appeare by an act of Parliament that in the highest strength of their desires they laboured the quenching that fllame broke out upon the 23. of October 1641. in that miserable Kingdome and manifesting the great concernments of England wrapt up therein The good subjects made ready to concurre in the advancement of so pious a purpose and proportions of Rebels lands propounded divers Adventurers appeared some for land service onely some for the sea that the Rebels for so they are proclaimed by his Majesty and are so in trueth might not have fuell brought from forreigne parts to maintaine the fire and as there was an undertaking for five thousand foot and five hundred horse forthwith to be added to the other thousand sent over by the State so there were appointed for addition to the ships sent to guard the coast fifteen sayle of ships smal and great with a thousand land men under the command of Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall under the Lord Brooke and by the care of a faithfull Committee of the City they were made ready in the beginning of Iune in preparation whereof great was the care and paines of the said Committee who in fourteene dayes time compast this work for the maine and hardest parts of it such expedition not usuall in such expeditions sed vincit amor patriae The Names of the Committee Sir Nicholas Crisp Knight Maurice Thompson Thomas Chamberlaine Gregory Clement Richard Waring Iohn Wood Thomas Rainsborough Richard Hill Richard Shute George Thompson William Pennoyer Thomas Vincent William Thompson William Willoughby Samuel Moyer The Names of the chiefe Commanders by Land Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall Iohn Humphrey Sergeant Major Major Beton Quarter master Land Captaines Captain Crispe Weldon Price Hull Long Anderson Kempson Sea-Commanders Captaine Benjamin Peters of the Speedwell Admirall Captaine Thomas Rainsborough Zant-man Vice-Admirall Captaine Thompson of the Good-hope Rere-Admirall Zachery Richardson Simondson Clarke Thompson Andrewes Dorrington Chickener Richardson Daniel Seaman Eucrist The 29. of Iune the winde came faire and after the publike meeting it being a day of fasting and prayer we set sayle and had the winde at East the weather very faire and our whole fleet together off of Dover The next day the wind at east blew very hard and foule weather vve having ten barges for landing men rowing into rivers lost 2. of the in that storme The winde as before Captaine Rainsborough and two small vessels went for the Isle of Wight to take in Captaine Longs men and Captaine Andrewes for Falmouth for Captaine Hull and his Captaine Symondson for Weymouth for Major Humfrey and his so then we were left ten in number and that evening having chased some English-men bound for France we came up with the Lizard the winde skanting we had a Counsell aboard the Admirall what to doe and left all for that night to Gods providence in disposing the winde the next day whither to goe into Falmouth or keepe our course The next day Captaine Richardsons barge being almost stav'd we turned into Mounts-bay to repayre her having no winde to lay it along the day was very faire at ten of the clocke in the night we set sayle againe Being hardly able some of us to weather the rock at the bay the next day but forced to turn out as we could thorough an earnest desire of all hands to gain the Irish coast we then met one of the Kings ships coming with many poore people come from Limrike-castle newly taken which had been commanded by Captaine Courtney and not to say what the severall apprehensions of men were concerning the causes and consequences of that losse it most certaine if that supply of Ammunition sent them by the Parliament had bin delivered they might have preserved it to his Majesties use long which now will make Limricke the strongest hold of these Monsters this we found too evident that the Parliament had not their noble intentions answered by them in persons or things as might be made appeare in too many parti●ulars The next day faire weather Sylley bearing South ten leagues off some of our fleet fel among the seven stones were in much danger but came off wel The fift day we had the winde at west and got about fourteene or fifteene leagues from the Lands-end the weather faire we chas'd two Bristoll-men laden with salt and chang'd a man or two with them who told us of some French bound for Ireland The next day the winde W. S. W. Captaine Weldon was sent to Corke with a letter to my Lord President which was as followeth Much honoured Sir Since his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament have thought fit for reducing the Kingdome of Ireland to their due obedience to grant Commission to my Lord Brooke and certaine well affected Merchants and Citizens of London for sending some additionall forces by sea and land to relieve our distracted brethren that are besieged and to hinder any forreigne supplies from the Rebels over which additionall forces which may consist of a thousand land Souldiers at present and five or six hundred Sea-men The Lord Brooke and those that have the aforesaid Commission have nominated and appointed me to be Lieutenant Generall and now seeing through Gods mercy we are in readinesse to come to assist you waiting onely the opportunity of a faire winde I have thought good to send this bearer to crave your advice what places you would have us either to relieve or assault First where we can doe good and those who are to be instrusted it with the charge of the best service If I had not been afraid to be i●bayed I would have gladly come and salute you my selfe but I hope we shall have the occasion to meet ere long in the meane time I intreat you send me your free advice with this bearer whom you know and may trust to whose

sufficiency remitting all further I rest as I desire to remaine From Mount-hay Road July 2. 1642. Your affectionate friend to serve you For Sir William Saintleger Lord President of Munster FORBES The next day we had the winde west and west and by North much winde we lost part of our fleet viz. Captain Richardson and Captaine Thompson the younger We had the winde west very fresh and after tempestuous we lost sight of Captaine Clark who had brought us newes of the land he had made which was Dongarvan The winde South west and west South west thicke weather we saw the high land and at night we were only five left of our fleet Captaine Zachary left us the day before and so did Mr. Daniel Being Sabboth we kept as we might thicke weather and stormy the winde West South West one of our small vessels made land againe This day in the morning we discovered the head of Kinsale though our Rendevous were long in land on Baltamore-hay yet not able to fetch either we went in that morning to Kinsale where we found the Swallow and the Bonaventure of the Kings Captain Kettleby commanding in the Admiral Sir Henry Stradling in the Vice-Admiral the day grew foggy and rainy and such weather is very frequent in that cuntry and coast we went on free to the castle and spoke with the commanders there three companies we also found appointed in that Towne by the Parliament for a garrison there every where we had spectacle sad enough the greater part of the Towne Irish and under much just suspicion others fled thither living in miserable holes and huts there we found Captaine Zachary Richardson and young Thompson of our fleet there we spake with some of Bandon being 8. miles from Kinsale and with some of Corke also by which we intimated our arrivall thither came Sir Edward Denny by whom we heard of his defeat at Trelee where in landing he lost forty or fifty men and was forced to retreat and craved our aid My Lord Kynalmachy one of my Lord of Corks sons Governour of Bandon came to see my Lord Forbes and promised to come againe next morning to speake further for the attempting something about Bandon since God by his providence had called us to these parts who by his Letters desired helpe of us 13. This day my Lord Kinalmachy came early and then was a Sermon preached by the Preacher of our Fleete after which Consultation was taken to march with our men to Raph-barry where one Mr: Freake with many English were beseiged and in greate danger wanting Foode and Ammunition c. and wee being possest with our duty though six of our Vessells were not yet arrived not to be wanting in any thing wherein such Forces as we had might be usefull and not knowing Raph-barry to be further than five myles beyond Bandon we were willing to strech our mens leggs though we suppose wee marched neere 25. miles out right of English miles 14. We marched to Bandon with 8. Colours and about 600. men whereof 100. Seamen commanded by the Captaine of the Admirall this whole number went to the worke most cheerefully two small brasse Pieces and our Ammunition with some Victualls were brought up by our Barges neere Bandon and so by Cart brought to the Towne where that night we were received with much joy and great acclamations houses and hearts open unto us and the rather because with our Fleete the Parliament had sent that Towne a good portion of Ammunition and provision for the Towne there were 7000 Soules and many ministers and very many poore they had foure Companies of Foot and one Troope of Horse whereby they had not onely held their owne but had taken 4. or 5. Castles from the Enemy The Towne is walled about and a fresh river runs thorough it but commanded by the hils about it three gates it hath beyond what greater Cities have for statelines and strength the water abounding with Salmon and other fish is no small refreshing to the Inhabitants by which and Mr. Pennoyers care we found the Town in a chearfull way This morning we intended early to march but were hindred partly with our owne provision not comming early enough partly through want of horse and accommodations to draw our Cannon and Baggage so that we march'd that day but two miles from the Towne and when it was late in the day we were in some measure fitted for our march but we drew to Councell the next day being Sabboth what we should doe and it being considered what a burden we might be to the Towne so full of poore and some of our Officers urging the dishonour of retreating being ingaged that it was thought meet to proceed especially since we were intreated by my Lord Kinalmaky and Bandon thither to come and doe somthing for the enlargement of them and their comfortable saving their harvest and Macchanty Reugh threatning the beleaguering of them that weeke our marching into the Countrey might be very usefull that night we had some horse from Bandon and two Foot-Companies and in the safest order we could we continued that night upoin a boggy hill The next morning we set forward in a great fogg and resolved to leave an old English Towne called Clonotikelty on the left hand and so on to the reliefe of Rafe-Barry but upon the way some of Bandon advised us of a great prey of Cattell at that Town which we should misse if we stopt it not in our back-returne because the Countrey would soone be upon knowledge of our passing that Towne and heard of 5 or 6 hundred of the Enemy lying in the way the chiefe Leaders of them were Maccharty-Reugh Tiege Douning Adonovaut one Arundel and some others but we saw none though it seems we marcht close by their Cabins before we came to the Towne we found divers Irish whom before their death wee examined by whom we were informed that the aforesaid Army were bound for the assistance of my Lord Muskerry against my Lord Encheqine Sir Charles Vavasor and our Army at Mallo and glad we were that we might so divert them when we came to Clono●●kelty we made an halt and many were taken and slaine there we found store of Cattell which were put into a pen and after lesse than an houre we marched on the Towne having onely poore people in it but a common Rendevous for the Enemy and those that were not suddenly surprized went out of their houses and hid themselves in Corne and bushes and tops of houses we had not marcht out a mile out of the Towne but the Commanders of the Bandon Companies whose counsell we depended upon being strangers assured us that all our Cattell would be driven away before our returne by a company of people that attend every Army and Force that march out they call pillagers who though not soldiers yet with some light Armes they follow the Campe on horse and

to his utmost knowledge Three companies of us being left at Clinokeltey my Lord gave order that Weldon being the eldest Captaine I should assist him with charge to give account of the pillage till he returne we set our guards upon every point of the Towne and tooke full view of the Towne how we might be upon defence and offence whereupon Weldon answered that we were to guard three streets I told him that was the next way to overthrow us but he would not heare so I view'd the Towne my selfe and found three places fit for offence and defence viz. Sir Will. Hulls-house or the Church-yard or the hill betwixt Rafe-barry and the Towne which after all I retreated unto but hee had not an eare open to counsaile Then I marched to an Island my Lord had sent me unto for 1500. Sheep and other Cattle to keepe a guard on it which I did with twenty Musketteers I met thirty horse of the enemy and sixty foot marching towards the Towne I marched and charged them they ranne away so then from the island I brought off fifteene hundred sheepe twenty cattell and thirty horse twenty two hogges and brought them to the Towne by that time the enemy approached upon the hill rounding the Towne being five or six thousand in three companies to come downe upon the severall streets I advised Weldon and the other officers as before to which all agreed but himselfe his owne Lieutenant said that else we were undone where upon he said we were all cowards and of the three streets I wished him to take his choice and he should not finde us cowards I march't out towards the enemy my souldiers flung up their caps and gave a shout and gave fire bravely with a brace of bullets and made their foot and two troops of horse retreat without any losse of ours but some hundred of theirs as themselves after confest Then they assaulted Bandon men which when I saw I went to their reliefe and comming on their reare they of Bandon ran away without shooting one shot and came through the Towne with confusion with divers pillages and so disordered us I in the reare with ten Muskettiers charged the enemy then pursuing at hand who dividing to compasse me forced me to retreat out of the Towne to a little old brest-worke and there we gathered in our forces and held them play till my Lord brought up his Regiment We march't to Bandon in much raine and carried our two thousand sheep horse and cattell to that Towne which was a great refreshing to them there We rested at Bandon the weather being very foule and there my Lord received letters from my Lord Inchiquine and divers officers from Don-o-reale and the letters you may finde hereafter marked by letters A. my Lords answer B. We marched to Kilbritton Castle three or foure miles from Bandon with two of Bandon companies with a purpose to goe to Timilege which we heard was an harbour to our enemies the Castle belonging to my Lady ●shafnesse this night we lodged at Kilobutton and sent out for the best intelligence we could get We march't to Timelege with assurance from our friends of Bandon that my Lady would willingly take in a garrison when we came my Lord summon'd the Castle and she answered we were strangers but she vvould yeeld it to my Lord Kinalmachy or Sir William Hull whereupon we burnt the Tovvn brought avvay neere an hundred cattell and five hundred sheep and returned that nigt to Kilbritton We march't to Kinsale to our ships One of our vessels wvich was sent to Baltamore of vvhich Captaine Clark was Commander came in having taken fourteen Rebels under colour of a Dunkirk and they comming to buy powder whereof some vvere hanged some drovvned and three of the chiefe taken prisoners one of them Dermon Mac-Carti who took in Crook-haven and these parts That same day the Katharin came from Falmouth divers passages there were betvveene my Lord Forbes and my Lord Consey Lord of Kinsale vvho came himselfe at last and offered to take into his castle a garrison to his Majesties use and service This day being sabboth and faire weather vve kept on shore We sayled from Kinsale in the evening and left some ships to bring avvay our horses and other things We came into Castle-haven in the afternoone and saw aboundance of Rebels about the hills the chiefe of them there is Adonovant In the morning our barges went a shore to Adonovants Castle which they were nevvly fled from and fired where our souldiers burnt many houses and a mill of much concernement to them spoyled corne fired many boates and with one barrell of powder blew up his Castle dividing it selfe into tvvo parts and vvas 60. foot high and very thick as thick as their castle it use to be thereappeared a thousand of the enemy but would not give us fight called us Parliament dogs Puritan-dogs sayd wee fought against the King and the Church c. Here my Lord committed a Priest of my Lord Castlehaven to the custody of Mr. Salmon the chiefe man there We sayled to Baltamore and there found Captaine Bennet in the Castle with many English vvho before had been vvith us and Mr. Salmon of Castle-haven succored in divers things they wanted the wind North-east we expected our fleet out of England and those left behinde us we sent a shore to vievv a Castle and saw many of the enemies horse and foot Some of our vessels came from Kinsale Our men vvent a shore and fired Adriscoles Castle spoyled much come and burnt divers houses We man'd out our boats to search the islands and got some horses hogs c. this day Captaine Rainsborough came to us from England and Captaine Brooke in one of the Kings ships with letters from Waterford-side viz. the Fort of Duncannon my Lord of Corke C. and my Lord Corks to my Lord Forbes D. then we heard of the story of Captaine Astons losse of sixty men by Don-Cannoun being cut off in a fogge we had letters from Captaine Ashly E. and Captaine Willoughby from Galloway requiring helpe this day we savv Captaine Cunstable Captaine Cole and others comming from Limrike leaving the River wholly unguarded This day being Sabboth we kept it on shore most of us together We heard of the Achilles at long island our Sergeant Major comming aboard us so that now all our first fleet that came out of the Downes were on this side and neere but a smal vessell sent to Dublin with a Scotch-man under much suspicion that his ship was furnished for the Rebels of which ship we had a long time no tydings this day our men were all mustred by Captaine Rausborough one of the Committee We had taken a counsel of Warre whither to go to Doncannou or Galloway and finding by all advise that if we took not this season we could not go to Galloway at all and

50. Muttons from Donnell Brian who dwelt on Thomond side and profest himselfe a Protestant and loyall for the price hee refer'd himselfe to my Lord this day a Councell was held and 36. pieces of ordinance landed being resolved to fall on two dayes after The Weather very ill misty and rainy 200. of our men had order to pull downe the timber of the Abby to make Platformes which accordingly they did but could not make bring away that night the weather was so foule at midnight 7. or 8. Musquet shot from the Towne in the morning they saw 3. Pieces mounted in the Towne which the Enemy cleared A very rainy day wherein nothing remarkable but that some shot past betweene the Towne and the Abby we stood all day in expectation of the Lords who appointed this for the last day of traveling towards us and our people growing impatient of all delayes The Lords came Clinriccard to Terilan a faire house of his on the one side of the Towne and the president to the Fort with 60. Horse our men made a guard for him The president consulted with my Lord Forbes and Captaine Willoughby and offerd to be a mediator and pressing that the faith of the Lords of Dublin were past upon that pacification and if that should not hould how should matters be carried in any part of the Kingdome or difference made betweene man and man place and place and he departed that night to Terilan to conferre with my Lord Clinriccard and the Townes-men This day Captain Zacharies ship came from Kinsale for himselfe being shot in the back we left at Banden to be cured by whom wee heard of Captaine Kettlebies removeall from Kinsale but no man was certaine whither hee went that time there came a Letter from Sir Charles Coote who gave us hope we might have his presence with his men Zacharies Ship freed the English out of a Castle with one Shot and put the Reb to flight Being Sabboth the President came to us to the Fort and came to the Sermon which was in the fields din'd in the Fort with my Lord Forbes two things are mainly driven at first that the Fort should be victualled for eight moneth and secondly that sufficient hostages should be given out of the Town for securing it to the King In the afternoone he rid to Terelan with Captain Willougbies Propositions The Evening our packet-boat came in called the Rafe by whom we had newes from Limrick and other parts from my Lords Castell Steward who writ for supply which accodingly was sent him this night order was given for a counsell of War next morning Foure of our Barges were sent to get plank from a rack a mile or two from us to make Platformes for our Ordnance Wee tooke 3. Rebels over night our officers were early at a Counsell of Warre when all both Seamen and others under-writ to stand to my Lord to the utmost and it was resolv'd to try our strength upon the Towne if the Kings Fort might not enjoy fit conditions The President came to the Fort from Terelan and my Lord Clynriccard writ that he would also come to my Lord Forbes thither but after much expectation he did not which we suspect fell out through doubt how matters would stand if we proceeded in hostility and his Lordship wanting a sufficient guard for himselfe being excommunicate by the Rebels and told by the titular B. of the place that not a man there would draw his sword for him Then we received Captaine Willoughhies Propositions answered by the Gentlemen of the Country for the supply of the Fort according to his desire My Lord Clynriccard being upon his return gave my Lord Forb● a meeting a half mile from the Fort where many things past betwixt them tending to the publike and my L. Forb● urging him much to joyn with and take such a share as God should allot us assuring him he should be as safe as himselfe and that his Kinred did but watch opportunities to mischiefe him he still complained of power wanting and thought we were not strong enough and was earnest that pacification might not be broken assuring us if it were the Countrey would be longer in reducing and with much more charge to the State My L. Forbes earnestly prest my L. President who had 2500. men from the State that he would joyne with us or lend us but 500. men he told us that his men were almost in a mutiny through want of pay and necessaries and those he had were appointed for the safety of my Lord Clynriccard but but yet if we would come to Sliego his men should joyne with us and then especiall service might be done Thus these Lords departed and we returned to a Counsell of Warre where Captaine Willoughby perswaded us hee having knowledge of the Towne that we were too weake most of their houses being like Castles and the wall strong and hard to mine we considered many of our men were then fallen sick of the Countrey-disease and that wee long wanted of three ships of provisions of all sorts that we thought to send presently two Ships to Bristoll for supply especially of them we fought for other diet and tooke 6. or 700. Cattell at least This night all men were desired to consider by the morning what were best to doe by way of counsell this night secretly dispatcht away a Messenger for Sir Charles Coot and his company which would have beeene 500. or 600. men with which help we made no question of gaining the Towne though we had a strong enemy round about us except to Sea-ward and as strong within but that we lookt at our cause our mens valour and their cowardise This night the Enemy out of the Countrey fell upon our men in the Abby were well beaten fled leaving their broges and trouses behind them Counsell was taken with the Seamen to goe for Sliego and them to joyne with the Presidents men and bring with us 500. or 1000. Scots to dispatch the businesse of Galloway but we found such difficultie in that Northeren though but 30. or 40. leauges that it was desisted from 25. Most of this day was spent about 3. of our men that were condemned for severall offences and pardoned at the Gallowes this night a prize was brought us by one of our ships a Barhado-man laden with Tobacco and trading with the Rebells in Limrick River a ship 140. Tunn These two ruines of Galloway and Limrick we resolved because we had strong intelligence that the French were resolved forcibly to bring in Ammunition thether more Letters came from my Lord President and my L. Clinriccard to assure us of the agreement to be stood unto for supplying the Fort nor have we omitted to present all those Letters as wil appeare This night the Earle Connaghs Rebels fell againe upon us with like losse to themselves and hurt us not a man 27. The foulnes of the weather hindred us from my

worke but advising what next to doe 28. Was the Sabboth which wee kept on shore and appointed a Fast for the next Wednesday 29. More letters from my Lord Clinriccard to assure us of the pacification to which it was advised if hee would and secure it wee would depart but till the Fort was provided for we would there stay and lay our bones by the walls of the Towne 30. Our men were imployde to fetch more Timber for our batteries for want where of wee were much streightned having neere 40. Gunns on shore to fit with platformes This day Letters came from the Major to Capt. Willoughby concerning the pacification answering his objections and resolving to stick to what they had promised by my Lord Clinnriccard in the meane time great were our cares what to doe lying wind-bound all this time and that Country being so barren in comparison of other places that wee were forced to travell further to burne their Corne and Houses than in other places Captaine Richardson had his Arme broken unhappily by a Gunner and Boatson of the Artillery though after well cured and they both gaining their credit by choice Service wee sent to Donnel-O-Brian a friend for cattle 31. Wee kept a Fast 1. We had Letters sent from my Lord Clinriccard by Ensigne Scot that he himselfe was sicke but that Mr. Burk his Kinsman and his owne Steward should come to us and end all controversies betweene Fort and Towne we then tooke our guns aboard but very unwillingly our Seamen readier to fall on nakedly than forsake the worke and the souldier no way backward for this testimony I must give them both that they have exceedingly honoured their Countrey and the cause even to the equalling any of their Progenitors in valour and all manner of forwardnes 2. We grew weary of expecting Sir Charles Coot having promised to stay 8. or 10. dayes for him and therefore thought of a sudden departure principally because there came a messenger to us out of Limrick River of the sad estate of the Castles there since Capt. Constables departure which emboldened them to bring downe the great Gun the sight of which affrighted our English out of their Castles as witnes Asketon that stately Castle unworthily given up without receiving a shot and being inforced by Sir Edward Denny who was with us that Trelee had but 10. dayes granted for the delivery of that Castle which they had defended to admiration till they were forced to eat hides c. We had this day the Gentlemen from the Lord Clinriccard with papers and Propositions to satisfie the Captaine of the Fort they brought with them 24. Oxen and 60. sheepe which were the first two weekes provision 3. This day we had 3. or 400. Souldiers went downe in some Ships to the Iles of Arram where they did singular service took 300. head of Cattell destroyed many with very good houses burnt their corne and Townes and slew and hung many of the Rebels all this day we waited the signing of the Propositions Being late wee spent on shore Letters past betwixt the Fort and Towne we had an Armorer came into the Towne and went to Masse we tooke five prisoners some of note 5. We went aboard making all hast for Trelee the Captaine of the Fort and the gentlemen came aboard with all things issued for their particulars as also two men that were sent to view the Towne for mining which they had threatned to the Fort We left a Ship and two vessels and a Barge to attend the Fort and river and so most ready to depart A small vessell came on from Corke one Lambert Captaine who brought some more powder to the Fort from Corke assigned by the state of England into which went 50. or 60. poore people come out of the Castle in Thomand the which he carried for Corke 6. We set saile but could not get into Limrick River two or three of our Ships followed us 7. We were in like condition beating at Sea 8. Letters came aboard us at Sea from my Lord Clynriccard with Letters to my Lord of Essex 9. Wee got within Loops-head and came to an anchor neere Captain Crosbies Castle who preserved himselfe and some hundreds with him stoutly a very deserving man hee hung out a flag to us we sent on shore and brought him a-board whom wee furnished with necessaries who tould us wee were come too late and that Trelee Asketon Clare and other Castles were given up and assured us of the Victory of my Lo Enchaquin in Munster over Musgray and his Forces with the slaughter of many men and taking 3. peices of Ordnance which made the English flye to him expecting dayly to be massacred and profest hee had already 150. which would perish if wee provided not for them all which wee found true to our great griefe and trouble and that the Earle of Thomond was in great danger at Bonnatty 10. Early in the morning my Lord Forbes writ to Daniel-O-Brian uncle to the Earle of Thomond who had his Sonne Captaine of the Rebels and himselfe professing a newtralitie or withall the rest that hee was the Kings good Subject my Lord advised him to meet him at the Earle of Thomonds by this time our Fleete came togeather 11. Being Sabboth wee continued a-board resolving that night to goe up with 2. or 300. men to Bonnatty there wee found our Rere-Admirall and the French prize of 150. Tunne laden with Ammunition for the Rebells and taken there by our aforesaid ship whose owner is Sir Nicholas Crispe heere wee hung five of our prisoners formerly taken At this time there came abord us one Capt. Vsher who had a Castle neer us and kept it well by all such men we were given to understand that without a strong standing garrison in every Province and Country if it were possible little would bee done as they conceived because the poore English Inhabitants would bee expos'd to constant danger upon removall of flying Armies This River of Limricke promis'd most unto us of any place wee had seene both for Land and Water This night wee went up to Bonnatty my Lord of Thomonds Castle with 200. men 4. Barges 2. Barkes and 2 Shallops where my Lord kindly welcomed us and there his uncle Sir Daniel-O-Brian met us 12. Wee spent in consultations with the Earle who certified us with much greife that since the River was left without shipping divers Castles were taken whereby the Enemy had bin furnished with 800. Armes and six Barrells of Powder and the way they used was by bringing the great Gunne called the Roaring Meg towards the English Castles through dread of which the English yeelded this Gunne one of our ships through want of winde mist in Limrick River it being in a boat but tooke the Carriages in another and wee have log'd this Gunne in a Cricke with one of our ships attending it there being no meanes for them to carry it backe but by water This night Sir

Daniel-o-Brians man was sent to Clare to the Gentrie to come to Bonnattre the next day at nine in the morning some war me speches past betwixt some of our Commanders and Sir Daniel which put him into a shaking fit 13. An answer of the Letter sent wherein the Gentry desired 3. in the afternoone for their apearance which was granted but Sir Daniel went away very early without taking leave out of feare and horror doubtles having been told that wee were desirous hee should make good his Loyaltie before the Parliament over night 100. Rebels lay at my Lords Parke-pale who wee suppose waited to fetch Sir Daniel off These retardings made us advise and conclude to fall upon Sir Daniels Houses and Clare Castle in which we found my Lord of Thomond doubtfull and intruth his case is nice the chiefe of the County being his Kinred and himselfe without power saving 50. Horse in his Stable part of this day was spent in preaching 14. We heard the Gentry would come in but they failed as their manner we heard this night of 300. Rebels againe at my Lords Parke which we would have beene upon and earnestly prest it but my Lord of Thomond would have us yet wait longer on the Gentry ere wee exercis'd hostility against Thomond At last wee made our Propositions to the Castle being about to goe downe to our Ships which came to this That his Lordship continuing a Protestant and loyall his danger must needs be great and that this Rebellion did not distinguish Relation nor Greatnesse and therefore if hee pleased wee would either continue there with all our force and joyne with him at Bonatty and so try what wee might doe in ioyning with himselfe to reduce Clare and Thomond or if he suspected us too weake that he might take all he had and was portable into our best ships together with his owne person and we would adventure our selves in his Castle to maintaine that place and infest the Enemy what wee could this wee left with his Lordship 15. We departed and a few miles from thence we came to an Anchor in the River and landed 300. men on Limrick side where our men fought both with Horse and Foot burnt abundance of Corne and foure of their Castles and amongst others kild the foster Brother of Mr. Steevenson wee lost two sick men that could not follow their Companies but had no armes At night our men retreated safely to their boats from two thousand of them We sail'd downe lower in the River and called at Fitz-Gerralds the Knight of the Valley or Glyn whom my Lord summoned by writing our Messenger at landing met a Letter with a Horse-man at the waters side who had a Letter from my Lord Clinriccard in favour of his Kinsman the Knight of the Valley an answer was sent him and we departed my Lord sent to Sir Tege Macmahun who is a good friend but could not come to us in regard of his weaknesse of body This night the Earle of Thomond came to us and lay aboard the Vice-Admrall with whom three of the chiefe Rebels of Thomond had been and promised to come with the Gentry aboard our Ships 17. Div●rs Letters came from the shore from Sir Daniel-O-brian concerning the comming of the gentry of the Countrey who were under much feare by the 〈◊〉 of Ships scatter'd thorough the River 18. We 〈…〉 from the Shore the Gentry excusing themselves from the distance of their dwelling The Knight of the valley sent my Lord present of Beeves which he would not accept unlesse hee would appeare himselfe and shew his loyalty and to that purpose my Lord went unto him 19. We stayd in expectation of the Gentry from the shore who had their time enlarged two dayes 20. VVe had Letters from the snore from Sir Daniel-O-Brian and th Rebels to my Lord of Thomond answering the propositions proudly enough as will appeare in their Letters hereto annexed VVe had a counsell wherein it was concluded the next day to attempt the Knight of the Valley with 6. Vessels and all things answerable It was also agreed that Captaine Peters and Mr. Daniel should carry away the poore naked people that we found in much distresse being about 500. many of our Souldiers and Seamen grew very sick of the Countrey disease 21. VVe set saile for the Valley being 3. Leagues up and comming by the place in the evening went beyond a mile or two and anchored 22. Early we began to land 15. Horse first and then our Foot who were entertained with 30. Musquettiers of the enemy playing upon them but hurt none but a boy in the Shoulder The Enemy fled into Castle two or three of our Ships playd upon the place till we landed two halfe Cannon The Enemy in great numbers appeared on the side of the hill with whom our Horse fought with the losse of one of ours and many of theirs multitudes of them comming on wee strengthened our guards and kept them waking all the night with Demi-culverin in one of our Ships the night was very rainy 23. Our Cannon plaid up upon it but none from the Ships tore downe part of the maine house and tooke very good effect the Enemy shot faintly After dinner my Lord resolved to storme it but first march'd round and fought the enemy on the side of the hill who appeared in three Bodies of Horse and Foot ours put them soone to their wonted posture of flight Some commanded men were appointed to enter where the sea-men had much honour they presently came to push of pike at a narrow hole a gunner of ours with a cantridge of powder blew off two or three of them the rest would not take quarter one leapt out of the Castle window twenty five of them were slaine upon the place this is remarkeable that most matters fell out as at the last siege forty yeares since but that we lost fewer men and won it in lesse time with lesse meanes we took the knights sisters son prisoner who acquainted us with the knights flying away two daies before and calling in the force of the country upon us not thinking the castle should bee taken so soone The place is rich pleasant and profitable for all the merchandize of the river of Lymrike it having sixteene hundred pounds per annum about it in faire lands we found the place furnished with all utensils and provisions for a family The plate and silver was gone for Lymrike which receives most of which is in Ireland it seemes they wanted bullets in the Castle by their shooting window-lead and small stones in the siege we lost but foure men 25. Being Sabboth we spent on shore and some of us aboard the weather was rainy and windy 26. We stript our cannon and landed two Sakers for defence of the place 27. Councell was taken what garrison to leave there and how to dispose of our sicke men 28. Our men went aboard and burnt much corne fought with many hundreds