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A37250 Certaine and good news from the west of Ireland and city of Cork sent in a letter from John Davis ... ; concerning the taking and besieging of the town of Dungarven and the overthrow of many hundred of the Irish rebells ; with some other shirmishes as they marcht from Youghall. Davis, John, Attendant on Sir Charles Vavasour. 1642 (1642) Wing D419; ESTC R21252 1,962 8

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Certaine and good NEWS From the West of IRELAND and City of Cork Sent in a Letter from John Davis Attendant on Sir Charles Vavasour who is there resident under the Lord President of Munster unto his Father Master Nelson living in the new Pallace yard at Westminster Concerning the taking and besieging of the Town of Dungarven and the overthrow of many hundred of the Irish Rebells With some other skirmishes as they marcht from Youghall London Printed for F. Coule Certaine and good Newes from the west of Ireland and City of Corke c. SIR AFTER my Duty remembred unto you and my Mother with my blessing to my Children and my love unto all my friends This is to certifie you that I my wife and my brother are very well and desire to heare from you by these Bearers As concerning our voyage was this Sunday being the twentieth day of February wee loosed from Mynhard with all our men On the Tuesday following wee landed in Yohell there we remained untill the first of March then wee had a Command from the Lord President of Munster to march away towards Dungarring a Port Towne scituated by the Sea side the which the Rebells had taken about a moneth before we came there On Wednesday night wee came neare it but by reason of the ill weather that night we were inforc't to returne backe to a Towne called White Church The next morning wee advanc'd towards the Towne with our Regiment of foot and foure Troops of Horse and came before it about ten of the Clock in the morning Then wee sent a Trumpeter and summoned the Towne and their Answer was that they would come out and fight with us Then wee drew our men into Battalia and so wayted about an houre but no enemie came Then did wee summon them the second time and their Answer was that they would not yield but stand upon their guard within the town The Trumpeter returning with this Answer we immediately sent two Troops of Horse and two companies of foot to assault the Towne the which they did very bravely and after some two houres fight they were relieved with as many more the which did assaile the towne so hotly that they did kill a number of the Rebells and set fire on one of the gates and whilst the Rebells were a putting out of the fire our men gained one of the other Gates and entred the Towne The Rebells perceiving this forsook the Walls and retreated all into strong stoned houses and there maintained sight a great while but in the end they were constrained for to yield with their lives onely saved and so t● be sent out of the Towne the which was granted and they went away that night Then we placed strong Guards in all the Towne for that night On the morrow we summoned the Castle for to yeeld but they Answered us againe by their shot so wee assaulted the Castle the same day twice but were forced to retreat with the losse of onely one man The night drawing on all that night was spent with exchange of Shot on both sides but little hurt done on either side The next day they sent to us by one of their Captaines his name was Butler that wee would give them leave to march out with their Armes and Colours flying they would deliver up the Castle So there was a Counsell held about it and it was agreed on by my Lord and the rest that by reason we wanted Beere and other provisio● they should So the next day being saturday and the fifth day of March they marched away their Armes and Colours flying And some two houres after we left the Towne and marched after them they on the one side of the water and we on the other Wee left in the Castle a Garrison of threescore Souldiers Then wee marched back againe to a towne called Capperquin where wee lay that night in the towne I have left my Brother with Captaine Thornton and have preferred him to be his Barber and to wait on him in his Chamber His Captaine is left for to command that towne and Castle as their Garrison with their Company which consisteth of an hundred men The next day we marched towards Cork and that night wee lay at a Castle of my Lord Baltimores The next day we marched towards Cork and we heard by the way that the enemy was comming against us with eight thousand men For all that wee marched on and came to Cork that night where I remaine as yet untill wee doe goe unto our Garrison of Kinsale when I know not by reason that my Lord of Musgrave is betwixt us and Kinsale and we are not of sufficient strength to oppose him The Rebells doe increase dayly but if strength comes over in any time wee make no question by the assistance of the Lord of Hosts who is the giver of all victory but to reduce this Province to her former state for the Rogues are very cowardly and dare not doe any thing but on great advantages that is five to one More Newes have I none as yet but that wee are all well and desire to heare from you by this Bearer You may direct your Letter to Kinsaile to me to Sir Charles Vavasour my Colonell Pray send me word how my Children doe and how you all do Thus with my prayers to the Almighty for your long life here and eternall happinesse hereafter I rest Your dutifull sonne till death doth dissolve me IOHN DAVIS FINIS