af our thrée bodies of foote vnder sir Iohn Barkeley Seriant maior of the Campe. Wherevpon the Marshall and Earle of Clanrickard seeing a second at hand vniting themselues with Sir Henrie Dauers hauing with him Captaine Taffe Captaine Flemming and other companies of horse charged againe the Enemies horse who not abiding the shocke fledde At the sight whereof the battell dismaying our menne thought it better to charge againe vpon them then to follow the horse and so coragiously doing vtterly brake them The rereward of the Enemie in which was Tyrrell and all the Spaniards stoode firme vpon the bogge on the right hand vnto whom within caliuer shot the Lorde Deputie had drawne vp our Rere which was Sir Oliuer Saint Iohns 3. companies commanded by Captaine Roe in absence of sir Oliuer dispatched few dayes before by the Lord Deputie and Counsaile for speciall affaires to her Maiesty charging him first not to stir till he receiued direction from him But séeing Tirrell and the Spaniards drawing betwéene our horse béeing on the execution and the bodies of our foote his Lo. hauing hitherto by direction set al other mēs swords on work himselfe now in the head of our said Rere where he had before resolued to fight charged the Enemy in flancke and put them to a disorderly retreite after their fellows to the toppe of the next hill where they made stand a little while But the Irish quiting the Spaniards the Spaniardes in short time were broken by the Lord Deputies horse commaunded by sir William Godolphin and most of them slaine The vantgarde of the Enemy with all the loose wings which were many séeing what happened threw away their armes and all our men being otherwise busie escaped The chiefe Commaunder of the Spaniards Don Alonso d'Ocampo was taken prisoner with three Captaines sixe Alferrez and fortie souldiers Tirone and Odonell with the rest of the Irish Lords ran apace and saued themselues Those of the battell were almost all slaine and there were of the Irish Rebelles onely found dead in the place about twelue hundred bodies and about eight hundred were hurt whereof many dyed that night and the chace continuing almost two miles was left off our men being tyred with killing The Enemy lost two thousand Armes brought to reckning besides great numbers imbezeled al their powder and drummes and ix ensigns whereof 6. Spanish Those of the Irish that were taken prisoners being brought to the Campe though they offered ransome were all hanged On our side onely one man was slaine the Cornet of sir Richard Greame Sir Henry Dauers was hurt with a sword slightly sir William Godolphin a little raced on the thigh with a holbert Captaine Crofts the Skowt-master with a shot in the back not aboue sixe moe common souldiers hurt Many of our horses were killed and moe hurt And thus were they vtterly ouerthrowne who but the very night before were so braue and confident of their owne good successe as that they reckoned vs already theirs and as wée since haue vnderstoode were in contention whose prisoner the Lord Deputy should be whose the the Lorde President and so of the rest The Earle of Clanrickard carried himselfe this day very valiantly and after the retreite sounded was Knighted by the Lorde Deputy in the field amongst the dead bodies So did all the rest of the Captaines Officers and Souldiers named and vnnamed and especially the Lo. Deputy himselfe who brake in person vpon the floure of the army the Spaniards and omitted no duety of a wise diligent Conductor and valiant souldier Vpon the fight ended he presently called together the Army and with prayers gaue God thankes for the victorie A victorie indéede giuen by the God of Hostes and maruellous in our eyes if all circumstances be duely considered and of such consequence for the preseruation and assuraunce to her Maiestie of this déepely endangered kingdome as I leaue to wiser consideration contenting my selfe with this that I sée the God of power and might disposed to protect the iust cause of his seruaunt our gratious Quéene Elizabeth against the pride malice and powerful disdain of the greatest potentates hir enemies To him be the glorie After this glorious victorie thus valiantly atchieued the Lord Deputy the same day hasted to his campe lest any thing in his absence might happely haue béene attempted there But not finding the Ennemy to haue made any sally which indéede had béene but vaine for him considering the small fruit he reaped by them heretofore euery one that he made hitherto redounding stil to his owne detriment and losse and euery place of our Camp at this time being so wel and sufficiently strengthened and prouided for against him as is sayd before The next day his Lordship commaunded Captayne Bodlegh Trench-maister generall of the Campe who as well in the fight as in the workes had deserued speciall commendation to sée the formerly begunne Forte and platforms to be vndertaken againe and néerer approches to be cast out towardes the towne But after fiue or sixe dayes labour Don Iohn d' lAquila captaine of the Towne and Forces within offered a parlée sending the Drumme maior of the Towne with a sealed letter to the Lord Deputy by which he required that some gentleman of speciall trust and sufficiencie might be sent into the towne from his Lordship to conferre with him whom he would acquaint with such conditions as hée then stoode vpon His Request being assented vnto by his Lordship sir William Godolphin was imployed in the negotiation which was carried in this forte word for word as it is taken out of the originalls here viz. Don Iohn tolde sir William that hauing found the Lord Deputy whome he termed the Viceroy although a sharpe and powerfull yet an honorable Enemy and the Irish not onely weake and barbarous but as hée feared perfidious friendes he was so farre in his affections reconciled to the one and distasted with the other as did inuite him to make an ouerture of such a composition as might be safe and profitable for the State of England with least preiudice to the Crowne of Spaine by deliuering into the Viceroy his power the Towne of Kynsale with all other places in Ireland held by the Spanish so as they might depart on honorable termes fitting such men of warre as are not by necessity inforced to receiue conditions but willingly induced for iust respects to dis-ingage themselues and to relinquish a people by whom their King and Master had bene so notoriously abused if not betrayed That if the Viceroy liked to entertaine further parley touching this point he would first be pleased to vnderstand them rightly to make his propositions such as might be sutable to men thorowly resolued rather to bury themselues aliue and to endure a thousand deaths then to giue way to one Article of accord that shuld taste of basenes or dishonour being so confident of their present strength and the royall Second of Spaine that they should
he sawe what would become of Tyrone and his Forces and therefore hadde an especiall eye by continuall espiall vpon his meanings and lest suddaine hurt should be taken from him or the Towne if both he without and they within should inuade at once he made Fortes and Barracadoes heightned the ditches déepened the Trenches stopped and strengthened all the Auenues to the Towne hadde the whole Army in a readinesse vppon euery suddaine warning and kept strong and watchfull guardes alwayes in all places And now late in the night of this Wednesday the thrée and twentieth day being assuredly enfourmed of their intent of attempt vpon his Campe that night or the morrow after his Lo. gaue order to strengthen the ordinary guards and to put the rest of his Army in readines but not as yet into Armes commaunding that the Regiment volant which was a squadron of viii Companies of foote selected out of al the old Bands conducted by Sir Hen. Poore and appointed to be alwayes in a readines to answere all Alarames and therefore exempted from all other duties should draw out beyond the west parte of the Campe and there stand in Armes not farre from the maine guard of horse A litle before the breake of day Sir Ric. Greame who had the guard of horse that night sent the Lo. Deputie word that the skowts had discouered the rebels matches in great numbers whervpon his Lo. caused the Armie presently to arme and 300. choise men to be drawne out of the quarter where the Earle of Thomond and 3. other Regiments lay to make stand betweene that quarter and the Fort vppon the west hill himselfe with Sir George Carow Lo. President of Munster Sir Richard Wingfield marshall of Ireland aduanced forward towards the skowt and hauing giuen order to Sir Hen. Dauers Liuetennant generall of the horse for the ordering of those troopes sent the Marshall to take view of the Enemy who sent word he was aduanced horse and foote néere the toppe of the hill where the Erle of Thomond first quartered within lesse then 2. musket shotte of the towne Whervpon the Lo deputie calling to him sir Oliuer Lambert Gouernor of Connaught who béeing there without Charge was commaunded to attend his Lo. that day made choise of a péece of ground béetwéene that and the towne of good aduauntage both to embattel and fight as hauing on the backe a Trench drawne from the Earle of Thomonds quarter and so secured from the Towne And on the front a boggish glyn passable with horse only at one foord The ground wheron the Enemy must haue drawn in grosse to force the passage flanckfered from the Earles quarter by the canon and situate in the midst of allour Forces and returned word to the Marshall that in that place hée was resolued to giue the Enemy battel if hée came forward commaunding further the Regiment of Sir H. Folya◠and thrée old Companies of the Regiment of Sir Oliuer Saint-Iohn to bée brought thither the rest of the Army being al ready in Armes together with fiue hundred Sea-men brought by Sir Richard Leueson to attend when and what he should command But Tirone whose meaning ouer night was to haue béene with vs before daie and as wee since learned to haue put al the Spaniards into the Towne with viii hundred of the best Irish vnder Tirrell séeing it now faire day light and discouering the Marshall and Sir Hen Dauers to bée aduaunced with all the horse and Sir Hen Poer with his Regiment stopt at the foote of the hill and anon thinking it to bée no day for him retired the Troopes he had aduanced againe to the bodie of his Armie beyond the Foord Presently the Marshall sent the Lord Deputie word that the Enemy retired in some disorder wherevpon his Lo commanding the forenamed troops to folow him with al spéed aduanced himselfe into the head of al to see with his owne eie the maner of the enemy in what sort thereupon he might determine to procéede But before he could either well view or direct a violent storme during some quarter of an hower gaue the enemy oportunitie not yet perfectly disconered to drawe off ouer a plaine in three great bodies of foote all their horse in the Rere and the wings with all their other loose men fallen vp into the head Which the L. Deputie the day now clearing perceiuing and dicsouering by this their disorderly March that they were in feare being certified also that there was not before them any place of so good aduantage to make head on as those they had passed and quited resolued to follow and to sée what profit might be made of an enemy thus troubledly retiring Whereupon dispatching presently Sir Geo. Carew Lo. President of Munster with thrée cornets of horse backe to the Campe to attend there against the Towne and whatsoeuer other attempt because he was to be the fittest Commaunder in his Lo. absence and because there had otherwise no horses bene left in the Campe himselfe hauing with him in al betwéene thrée and foure hundred horse and vnder 1200. foot made after the Enimy And aduancing some mile further on pressed him so hard that he was forced to stand firme in thrée bodies vpon a foorde of a bogge which bogge to assaile them we must of necessity passe and in all apparance with a Resolution there to abide vs and fight They maintained a good skirmish on our side the Bogge with their loose wings newly drawne out of their bodies and hurt some of our men and horses till with our wings they were at length beaten backe The Marshall being somewhat aduaūnced espied a Foord a musket shot off on the left hand neglected by their foote and onely guarded by their horse whereof aduertising the Lord Deputy with desire of leaue to force them that way the Lord Deputy approouing it and commaunding to drawe vp drawe vp the foote with all expedition the first wings of foote once arriued seconded with sir Henry Poers regiment the Marshall with the earle of Clanricard who neuer ceased vrging to fight taking with them sir Richard Greame and other companies of horse with them and those foote forcing the enemies horse that kept the passage passed ouer and with that aduantage finding themselues side by side with the enemies battell and further on then their rere charged their battell in flanke but finding them to stand firme whéeled about At which the enemies taking corage drew on their horse with a cry to a charge who came on brauely within fiftie or sixtie paces of our horse and there after their country fashion stopped shaking their staues and railingly vaunting but durst charge no further Which the Lord Deputy séeing sent presently ouer the Foorde to them his owne cornet of horse vnder sir William Godolphin and the Lord Presidents cornet vnder Captaine Minshow which twoo cornets he had appoynted before to kéepe stil a grosse in the Rere to answer all accidents together with twoo
so many men and other necessarie deductions could not but bee very néere wasted and that little remaynder more fit for a prey to the poore souldiour after his tedious trauell than for a clause in the composition Furthermore how needfull it was to embrace this accord may clearely bee seene by whosoeuer considereth the state of our Armie almost vtterly tyred how full of daunger and difficultie it was to attempt a breach defended by so many hands how long time it might haue cost vs if wee had lodged in the Breach before wee could haue carried the Towne it beeing full of strong castles how her Maiesties ships and others lying in the harbour should haue béen forced spéedily to forsake vs for want of victuals how by a long contrarietie of winds our selues were not prouided for aboue sixe daies at the time of this parley though within fewe dayes after good store arriued it being indéed worthy of obseruation that by her Maiesties great care the dilligence of her ministers so good prouidence was vsed as though this descent of Spanyards drew into that quarter all the forces of the kingdome which could be spared all which were onely to liue by prouision out of England notwithstanding all the difficulties of transportation in so vnseasonable a time no notorious wants were found in the Armie but that which is vnseparable from a Winter siege in that Climate that we had neyther munition nor Artillerie left but for one batterie in one place at once fiue of our péeces being before crazed and finally that if we had missed of our purpose the whole countrey had béen hazarded Furthermore that which seemeth of greatest consequence to induce his Lordship to this agréement was That the Spanyards in Baltymore Castle-hauen and Beerehauen by vertue of this contract were likewise to surrender those places and depart the countrey which would haue prooued a matter of more difficultie and haue drawne on a long warre in a corrupted kingdome to root them out béeing strongly fortified and well stored with victuals munition and artillerie for that of necessitie the Armie for some space must haue rested and in the end haue beene constrained after a new supplie of al necessaries to her Maiesties intollerable charge to transport themselues thither by sea the way by land being altogether vnpassbale In which time their succours out of Spaine in all likelyhood would haue béene come vnto them the king being so farre ingaged in his honour to second his enterprise and we barred of that prosecution of the Rebels which now by this Agréement we may wholly entend The Treatie therefore was thus concluded as by the Articles ensuing signed on both parts appeareth Mountioye IN the town of Kynsale in the kingdome of Ireland the second day of the month of Ianuarie 1601 betwéen the noble Lords the Lord Mountioye Lord Deputie and Generall in the kingdome of Ireland for her Maiesty the Quéen of England â—and Don Iohn d'L Aquila Captaine and Campe-maister Generall and Gouernour of the Armie of his Maiestie the king of Spaine the said Lord Deputie being encamped besieging the said towne and the said Don Iohn within it for iust respects and to auoid shedding of blood these conditions following were made betwéene the said Lords Generals and their campes with the Articles which follow First That the said Don Iohn d'L Aquila shall quit the places which he holds in this kingdome as well of the towne of Kynsale as those which are held by the soldiers vnder his command in Castle-hauen Baltymore and in the castle at Béerhauen and other parts to the said Lord Deputie or to whome he shall appoint giuing him safe transportation and sufficient for the saide people of Ships and victuals with the which the sayd Don Iohn with them may go for Spain if he can at one time if not in two shippings Item that the Souldiers at this present being vnder the commaunde of Don Iohn in this Kingdome shall not beare armes against her Maiestie the Quéene of England whersoeuer supplies shall come from Spaine till the said souldiers be vnshipped in some of the Ports of Spaine being dispatched as soone as may be by the Lord Deputie as hee promiseth vpon his faith and honor For the accomplishing whereof the Lord Deputie offereth to giue frée passeport to the said Don Iohn and his army aswell Spaniards as other nations whatsoeuer that are vnder his commaund and that he may depart with all the things he hath Armes Municions Money Ensignes displaied Artillery other whatsoeuer prouisions of warre and any kind of stuffe aswell that which is in Castlehauen as Kynsale and other parts Item that they shal haue ships and victuals sufficient for their money according and at the prices which here they vse to giue That al the people and the said things may be shipped if it be possible at one time if not at two and that to be within the time aboue named Item that if by contrary windes or by any other occasions there shal ariue at any Port of these kingdomes of Ireland or England any shippes of these in which the said men goe they be entreated as frendes and may ride safely in the harbor and be victualed for their mony and haue moreouer things which they shall néed to furnish theÌ„ to their voyage Item during the time that they shall stay for shipping victuals shal be giuen to Don Iohns people at iust and reasonable rates IteÌ„ that of both parts shal be cessation of armes and security that no wrong be offred any one Item That the Ships in which they shall goe for Spayne may passe safely by any other Ships whatsoeuer of her Maiestie the Quéene of England and so shall they of the sayd Quéene and her Subiects by those that shall goe from hence the sayde Shippes being arriued in Spaine shall returne assoone as they haue vnshipped their men without any impediment giuen them by his Maiestie or any other person in his name but rather they shall shewe them fauour and helpe them if they néede any thinge and for securitie of this they shall giue into the Lorde Deputies handes Thrée Captaines such as hee shall choose For the securitie of the perfourmance of these Articles Don Iohn offereth that hee will confirme and sweare to accomplish this Agreement and likewise some of the Captaines of his charge shall sweare and confirme the same in a seuerall writing Item that hee in person shall abide in this Kingdome where the Lord Deputie shall appoint till the last shipping vpon his Lordshippes word and if it happen that his people be shipped all at once the sayde Don Iohn shall goe in the same Fléete without any Impediment giuen him But rather the Lord Deputie shall giue a good Shippe in which he may goe and if his sayd men be sent in twoo shippinges then he shall goe in the last And in like sort the saide Lord Deputie shall sweare and confirme and giue his word