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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89097	An exact relation of all such occurrences as have happened in the severall counties of Donegall, London-Derry, Tyrone, & Fermanagh in the North of Ireland, since the beginning of this horid, bloody, and unparaleld rebellion there, begun in October last. In all humility presented to the Honourable House of Commons in England. By Lievetenant Collonell Audeley Mervyn, the 4 of Iune, 1642.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1642 (1642)	Wing M1880; Thomason E149_34; ESTC R212708	13,173	16

confidently affirme that out of the County of Fermanagh one of the best planted Counties with English I could never give an accompt of 20 men escaped except w ch is most improbable they should flye to Dublin as for the chiefest my owne estate meering upon the Marches of that County having inquired from prisoners by name for such and such they have informed me they were all massacred The Blackwater in the County of Tyrone a most fertile soyle and inhabited with the English had its streames dyed in blood there being at one time above 200. soules murthered upon the Bridge and flung downe the River I could instance alike in many places but that we are to allow buryed miserie too timely a resurrection Master Speaker in these two last instances I have onely named the English not but that I please my selfe better in concluding both Enlish and Scotch under the title of Brittish but that there seemeth to be some reason for in the Infancy of this Rebellion the Rebels made open Proclamations upon paine of death that no Scotch man should be stirred in body goods or Lands and that they should to this purpose write over the Lyntels of their doores that they were Scotch men and so destruction might passe over their families nay I read a Letter that was sent by two of the Rebels titulary Collonels Colonell Nugent and Colonell O Gallogher a quarter of an houre before my Colonell Sir Ralph Gore encountred with their forces at Ballyshannon and there slew out-right 180. of their men without losse of one man on our side praised be God which was directed to our Honourable Friends the Gentlemen of the never conquered Scotch-Nation it exprest that they were both of one extraction in former times joynt-assistants that their quarrell if aright understood by them as by the best of Scotland they would be otherwise advised then to joyne with us and many other passages that I may seasonably forget here I onely touch this not as judging where there is smoake there is some fire but to observe their policy which though to some that were suddenly surprized might afford security to retreate into some place of safety yet it was ridiculously entertained and as resolutely scorned by the Scottish Nation Hitherto with your patience is rough drawne the generall estate and condition of the Brittish who were now betaking themselves to better resolutions in opposition to the enemies fury I shall beginne with the County of Fermanagh where those that had escaped the fire and sword of Rory Mac Guyre the Arch-Rebell in that County brother to the Lord of Eniskellen drew themselves into Eniskillen a place fortifyed by nature under the Command of Sir William Cole Colonell The Inhabitants of that County of the other side of the L●ughearne resorted to Master Catheart then High Sheriffe of the County and Garrison'd in the Castle of Moneigh Lilgold and Tullagh Mac Guire having without any opposition in that Country wasted burnt killed and pillaged betooke himselfe with the united forces thereof to beleagre Eniskillen which divers times with great bodies and threates equall but with fictions exceeding them both as that all Ireland was taken which for a great while we might all of us easily but with griefe beleeve Howsoever ●t pleased God that Colonell Cole with great resolution and valour maintained the same and made divers fallyes in the night upon his Quarter doing very good execution Insomuch that Mac Guirc thought it an unseasonable aire to Quarter so neare Eniskillen and then began to adventure his fortunes upon the other side of the Lough where Master Catbcart and many brave Scotch Cavillieres against so great a body though not able to maintaine a field by divers resolute and discreete Sallies chased and slaughtered the enemy One I will particularize though not crowned with successe of execution equall to the former where 800. of the enemies being drawne up into three bodyes before their Quarter they Sallyed out with 60. Horse routed their Battalions and killed 35. of their men further execution being prevented by a contiguous wood There was two Castles called Tullagh and Lisgold which by an over-weaning affiance in the enemies promises yet indeed very much prest by personall wants delivered themselves upon composition which taught succeeding Garrisons to sticke unto their old Creed for after the surrender they were all massacred Master Speaker Having no notes of remembrance and much prest by my Friends unto this disorderly Discourse or were it not that the reverence of the place countenanced it I should esteeme it like a tale beginning once upon a time I shall a while leave the County of Fermanagh because these are passages precedent to the Commission for raising its Regiment of 500 foot and recollect my memory in what posture the County of Tyrone stood most part of the Brittish of the Barony of Omagh made their escape towards Newtowne and Strebane both places being of the Barony of Strebane in the same County The Barony of Clogher resorted to the Agber The remaining Barrony being the Barony of Dongannon were marcht up by Sir Thomas Staples and Lieutenant Colonell Saunderson forth of that Barony to New-Towne nigh twenty miles through the barbarous Mountaines of Monterlynny one of the greatest fastnesses of Jreland to joyne with Sir William Stewarts forces there where they were joyfully entertained and after 2 or 3 dayes stay there in a very unseasonable time of the yeare marcht to Agber being 600. in number but contrary to the perswasions of that Noble Liev. Colonell and the High Sheriffe Captaine Maxwell a Gent. of singular forwardnesse were divided by one Master William Stewart of Fiagh a man of good parts but very unfortunately applyed into Dongannon backe againe where the greatest part of them were slaine by two and three without satisfaction of one drop of Rebels blood in requitall of theirs and those Gentlemen that remained with Lieutenant Colonell Saunderson this unfortunate division happening in the face of Sir Phelomy O Neill encouraged the numerous Rebell so farre that he and his Company was forced to retreate towards the Omagh and so to New-towne the Towne of Agher being entred by the Rebels and burnt immediately Yet I must not here forget the resolute attempt and manfull defending of the Agber Castle by Master Archibald Aerskin Clarke Sonne and Heire to Sir James Aerskin a Gentleman of 1000. pound per annum of temporall estate who being beleagred a few dayes before by 2000. men with the assistance of Archibald Hamilton Esquire and his Tenants Sallyed out with 80. Horse and twelve Musketeers upon a body of the Rebels being about 600. and routed them with the execution of above 100. of which some were considerable as any in those parts with the losse onely of Captaine Barkley a young Gentleman much lamented Master Archibald Hamilton afterward a zealous Gentleman both before and during his continuance in the Kingdome wounded with some others of note About two dayes after some