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in_o council_n what_o wâ—â—_n meet_v for_o the_o lord_n deputy_n to_o do_v the_o lord_n deputy_n assent_v to_o the_o lord_n precedent_n advise_v the_o lord_n president_n providence_n a_o dispatch_n into_o england_n of_o the_o spaniard_n arrival_n the_o lord_n deputy_n go_v with_o the_o lord_n precedent_n into_o monster_n none_o of_o the_o provincial_n of_o monster_n do_v adhere_v to_o the_o spaniard_n as_o their_o first_o land_n the_o report_n of_o a_o master_n of_o a_o scottish_a bark_n concern_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o spaniard_n captain_n flower_n send_v to_o view_n kinsale_n direction_n give_v for_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o corn_n near_o kinsale_n a_o letter_n from_o the_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n and_o don_n juan_n de_fw-fr aquila_n unto_o tyrone_n and_o o_o donnell_n the_o lord_n deputy_n and_o lord_n president_n etc._n etc._n go_v to_o view_v the_o town_n of_o kinsale_n the_o lord_n deputy_n with_o the_o army_n march_v towards_o kinsale_n at_o the_o instant_n when_o sir_n 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into_o linster_n and_o to_o armaghe_n to_o assemble_v the_o army_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o withal_o possible_a expedition_n into_o monster_n and_o letter_n be_v dispatch_v to_o sir_n charles_n wilmot_n to_o be_v well_o upon_o his_o guard_n and_o dispatch_v send_v into_o england_n by_o captain_n john_n roberts_n of_o the_o spaniard_n arrival_n arrival_n all_o thing_n be_v thus_o order_v doubt_n be_v make_v how_o the_o lord_n deputy_n can_v be_v convey_v safe_o to_o cork_n be_v attend_v by_o no_o other_o than_o his_o household_n servant_n in_o that_o dangerous_a time_n monster_n which_o be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o precedent_n who_o have_v then_o with_o he_o there_o one_o hundred_o horse_n and_o for_o the_o furnish_n of_o the_o lord_n deputy_n house_n at_o cork_n with_o stuff_n and_o utensil_n he_o undertake_v the_o care_n the_o same_o day_n the_o lord_n deputy_n and_o precedent_n sir_n robert_n gardiner_n depart_v from_o kilkenny_n and_o the_o same_o night_n they_o lodge_v at_o kilkenan_n 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to_o the_o marvel_n of_o all_o the_o beholder_n consider_v the_o multitude_n of_o shot_n make_v at_o they_o even_o upon_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o trench_n come_v off_o without_o hurt_n save_v only_o one_o horse_n kill_v and_o one_o man_n slight_o shoot_v of_o the_o enemy_n be_v kill_v four_o leave_v dead_a in_o the_o place_n and_o divers_a see_v carry_v off_o beside_o many_o other_o hurt_n captain_n thomas_n button_n octob._n who_o have_v the_o waft_v of_o the_o victual_n with_o munition_n from_o dublin_n with_o the_o queen_n pinnace_n victual_n the_o moon_n arrive_v at_o cork_n and_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n deputy_n at_o the_o camp_n signify_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o ship_n be_v come_v from_o dublin_n that_o have_v lie_v at_o waterford_n he_o be_v that_o night_n send_v away_o to_o bring_v his_o ship_n about_o into_o the_o harbour_n of_o kinsale_n and_o with_o captain_n ward_n ship_n which_o be_v direct_v to_o accompany_v he_o who_o we_o be_v enforce_v to_o make_v use_n of_o before_o to_o guard_v that_o victual_v and_o munition_n in_o oyster_n haven_n which_o we_o have_v bring_v with_o we_o from_o cork_n they_o be_v will_v to_o try_v if_o they_o can_v annoy_v the_o castle_n of_o rincorran_n seat_v close_o upon_o the_o harbour_n and_o possess_v by_o the_o spaniard_n but_o after_o they_o have_v spend_v many_o shot_n upon_o the_o castle_n and_o find_v they_o do_v they_o little_a hurt_n their_o ordnance_n be_v but_o small_a they_o lay_v still_o only_o to_o keep_v the_o harbour_n that_o neither_o the_o castle_n nor_o the_o town_n may_v be_v relieve_v by_o water_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o their_o send_v thither_o and_o which_o captain_n thomas_n button_n notwithstanding_o many_o attempt_n make_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o native_n very_o valiant_o to_o his_o high_a commendation_n perform_v we_o have_v news_n of_o the_o ship_n that_o come_v after_o captain_n button_n from_o waterford_n octob._n that_o they_o be_v put_v into_o the_o harbour_n at_o cork_n who_o present_o have_v direction_n to_o work_v about_o to_o another_o creak_n arrive_v call_v oyster_n haven_n lie_v between_o cork_n and_o kinsale_n from_o whence_o they_o may_v more_o commodious_o unlade_v their_o artillery_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o speedy_a use_n of_o the_o army_n we_o resolve_v to_o rise_v and_o lie_v before_o the_o town_n octob._n but_o the_o ship_n being_n not_o yet_o come_v about_o with_o the_o artillery_n and_o other_o necessary_n that_o day_n be_v spend_v in_o dispatch_v into_o england_n and_o make_v all_o thing_n fit_a to_o remove_v this_o night_n captain_n blaynie_n and_o captain_n flower_n be_v send_v out_o with_o five_o hundred_o foot_n upon_o discovery_n that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o so_o lie_v ready_a for_o they_o if_o they_o have_v come_v towards_o our_o quarter_n but_o they_o come_v not_o on_o the_o army_n be_v ready_a to_o rise_v octob._n but_o the_o weather_n fall_v out_o very_o foul_a direction_n be_v give_v to_o dislodge_v four_o natural_a spaniard_n come_v this_o day_n from_o the_o enemy_n choose_v rather_o to_o put_v themselves_o upon_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o state_n then_o to_o live_v under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o their_o own_o commander_n slay_v who_o the_o next_o day_n be_v send_v to_o cork_n this_o night_n sir_n john_n barkley_n go_v out_o with_o some_o three_o hundred_o foot_n have_v with_o he_o captain_n flower_n captain_n morris_n and_o captain_n bostock_n out_o of_o these_o be_v choose_v sixty_o pike_n and_o target_n to_o be_v the_o better_a undiscovered_a who_o fall_v into_o their_o trench_n beat_v they_o to_o the_o town_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o gate_n with_o they_o they_o kill_v and_o hurt_v above_o twenty_o of_o the_o spaniard_n between_o the_o inner_a and_o the_o outer_a gate_n and_o return_v have_v but_o three_o hurt_n the_o army_n dislodge_v early_o octob._n and_o encamp_v on_o a_o hill_n on_o the_o north_n side_n before_o kinsale_n call_v the_o hospital_n spaniard_n somewhat_o more_o than_o musket_n shoot_v from_o the_o town_n and_o there_o entrench_v strong_o when_o we_o sit_v down_o we_o discover_v that_o the_o spaniard_n have_v get_v a_o prey_n of_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o cow_n and_o many_o sheep_n which_o be_v in_o a_o island_n as_o it_o seem_v upon_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o town_n beyond_o the_o water_n which_o we_o can_v not_o come_v at_o but_o by_o send_v eight_o or_o nine_o mile_n about_o where_o there_o be_v a_o neck_n of_o land_n to_o go_v into_o it_o captain_n taffe_n be_v send_v with_o horse_n and_o foot_n use_v such_o expedition_n in_o that_o business_n as_o he_o attain_a the_o place_n before_o night_n and_o by_o hot_a skirmish_n recover_v the_o prey_n save_v only_o some_o two_o hundred_o cow_n that_o the_o spaniard_n have_v kill_v although_o they_o be_v under_o the_o guard_n of_o a_o castle_n call_v castle_n nigh_o park_n which_o the_o spaniard_n have_v man_v to_o defend_v those_o cattle_n chap._n xiii_o the_o castle_n of_o rincorran_n guard_v by_o the_o spaniard_n besiege_v and_o the_o spaniard_n repulse_v the_o castle_n of_o rincoâ—raâ—_n batter_v by_o the_o lord_n precedent_n a_o remarkable_a skirmish_n between_o we_o and_o the_o spaniard_n that_o attempt_v to_o relic_n rincorran_n the_o lord_n awdley_n sir_n oliver_n saint-iohn_n and_o sir_n garret_n harvy_n hurt_n a_o spanish_a commander_n take_v prisoner_n the_o enemy_n demand_v a_o parley_n but_o the_o lord_n precedent_n refuse_v to_o treat_v with_o the_o messenger_n the_o commander_n parley_v but_o his_o offer_n be_v not_o accept_v the_o enemy_n endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o escape_n wherein_o many_o be_v sâ—aine_a and_o take_v prisoner_n sir_n oliver_n saint-iohn_n send_v from_o the_o lord_n deputy_n with_o direction_n to_o the_o lord_n precedent_n the_o reason_n that_o induce_v the_o lord_n precedent_n to_o receive_v the_o spaniard_n that_o be_v in_o rincorran_n to_o mercy_n the_o agreement_n between_o the_o lord_n precedent_n and_o the_o 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against_o any_o attempt_n to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o spaniard_n a_o glorious_a victory_n a_o old_a irish_a pprophecy_n prove_v true_a 25._o decemb._n two_o sally_n make_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 26_o decemb._n another_o sally_n 27._o decemb._n 28._o decem._n zubiaur_n arrive_v at_o castlehaven_n and_o immediate_o return_v odonnell_n redmond_n burke_n etc._n etc._n embark_v for_o spain_n the_o name_n of_o such_o of_o the_o irish_a as_o flee_v into_o spain_n 29._o decem._n the_o loss_n which_o the_o rebel_n have_v in_o pass_v through_o monster_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o kinsale_n a_o parley_n desire_v by_o don_n juan_n and_o grant_v by_o the_o lord_n deputie_n don_n juan_n his_o proposition_n the_o answer_n don_n juan_n his_o reply_n the_o reason_n which_o move_v the_o lo._n deputie_n and_o council_n to_o yield_v to_o a_o composition_n build_v your_o enemy_n a_o silver_n bridge_n to_o waft_v he_o away_o if_o he_o be_v potent_a or_o not_o hopeless_a of_o supply_n the_o article_n of_o the_o composition_n the_o name_n of_o the_o hostage_n deliver_v by_o don_n juan._n don_n juan_n his_o demand_n of_o victual_n for_o the_o transportation_n of_o his_o man_n the_o victual_n which_o be_v deliver_v to_o don_n juan_n &_o their_o rate_n the_o number_n of_o the_o spaniard_n which_o be_v transport_v out_o of_o ireland_n 9_o januar._n the_o lo._n deputy_n break_v up_o his_o siege_n and_o return_v to_o cork_n 10._o januar._n captain_n harvies_n commission_n for_o his_o government_n january_n 11._o 14._o januar._n don_n juan_n his_o request_n to_o the_o lord_n deputie_n a_o resolution_n in_o council_n to_o erect_v certain_a fort_n in_o monster_n certain_a company_n cashier_v 4._o february_n the_o examination_n of_o richard_n owen_n 4._o febr._n rich._n owen_n his_o message_n from_o tyrone_n to_o the_o lord_n deputie_n instruction_n for_o captain_n geo_n blunt._n 10._o febr._n the_o king_n of_o spain_n letter_n intercept_v 10._o febr._n the_o king_n of_o spain_n letter_n intercept_v stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la postscript_n stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la 15._o feb._n odonnel_n land_v and_o reception_n in_o spain_n castle_n haven_n render_v by_o the_o spaniard_n the_o castle_n of_o doneshed_a and_o donelong_v render_v by_o the_o spaniard_n the_o castle_n of_o cape-cleere_a guard_v by_o captain_n harvy_n the_o illsuccesse_n of_o captain_n flower_n employment_n spaniard_n embark_v at_o kinsale_n the_o spaniard_n dispossess_v of_o dumboy_n by_o osulevan_n bear_v stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la odrischall_n stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la a_o interloquâ—tory_a discourse_n between_o captain_n roger_n harvie_n and_o pedro_n lopezde_v soto_n pedro_n lopez_n de_fw-fr soto_n his_o passport_n stilo_fw-it novo_fw-la 8._o march_n don_n juan_n embark_v at_o kinsale_n the_o lord_n deputy_n depart_v from_o cork_n towards_o kinsale_n 24._o march_n the_o lord_n deputy_n sicken_v on_o his_o way_n to_o dublin_n the_o lord_n precedent_n