over us so to order things that when they were ready to enter the City a great Number of the younger and some of the meaner sort of the Inhabitants ran hastily to the Gates and shut them loudly denying Entrance to such Guests and obstinately refusing Obedience to us At first we were amazed at the Enterprise and Apprehensive of the many ill Consequences that might result from so rash an Vndertaking But since that having received repeated Advertisements of the general Design and particular Informations which may rationally induce us to believe it And being credibly assared that under the pretence of six Companies to quarter among us a vast swarm of Highland and Irish Papists were on the ways and Roads appreaching to us That some of the Popish Clergy in our Neighbourhood had bought up Arms and provided an unusual furniture of Iron Chains for Bridles whereof sixty were bespoke in one place and some of them stized and now in our Custody We began to consider it as an especial Instance of Gods Mercy towards us that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them and that it pleased him to stir up the Spirits of the People so unexpectedly to provide for their and our common Safety and Preservation Wherefore we do Declare and Remonstrate to the World that as we have resolved to stand upon our Guard and Defend our Walls and not to admit of any Papists whatsoever to Quarter among us So we have firmly and sincerely determined to persevere in our Duty and Loyalty to our Soveraign Lord the King without the least Vmbrage of Mutiny or Seditious Opposition to his Royal Commands And sinâ—â— nâ—â—ther Motives have prompted us to this Resolution but the Preservation of our Lives and to prevent the Plots and Machinations of the Enemies of the Protestant Religion we are encouraged to hope that the Government will vouchsafe a candid and favoâ—rable Interpretation of our proceedings and that all 〈◊〉 Majâ—â—ties Protestant Subjects will interpâ—â—â— with their Prayers to God their Solicitations to 〈◊〉 King and their Advice and Assistance to us on this 〈◊〉 extâ—aordinary and emergent an Occasion which may not holy have an influence on the rest of the King 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 have a probable Aspect toward the Interest of the Protestant Religion and may deservâ— a savourable regard from all the Professors thereof within his Majesties Dominions God Save the King The Lord Mountjoys Articles with the City of Derry 21 Dec. 1688. Articles of Agreement Indented made and concluded by and between the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Mountjoy Master of the the Ordnance and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Counâ—il of 〈◊〉 part and the Major and Sheriffs of 〈…〉 Londonderry in behalf of themselves and the Iâ—â—â—bitants of the said â—ity and their Adherents of the other part at Londonderry this 21st of December 1688. 1. THat the said Lord Mountjoy shall with all possible Expedition and at furthest within 15 days after the date hereof procure a free and general Pardon to all and every the Inhabitants of the City Suburbs and Liberties of the City of Londonderry and to all and every Person and Persons within the Province of Vlster that have Abetted or Adhered unto them for all matters and things relating to the late Commotion and Revolution in the said City And for all Offences done against the Law Murder excepted and all penalties thereby incident and incurred The same to be perfected under the great Seal and delivered to the Sheriffs of the said City or their Order within the time before limited and Published by Proclamations 2. That until the said Pardon be so perfected and delivered no more or other Souldiers shall be Garrisoned in the said City or quartered in the Liberties thereof except the two Companies Commanded by Lieutenant Collonel Robert Lundy and Captain William Stewart And that whatsoever Companies shall after that time and until the first day of March next be quartered in the said City and Liberties shall consist of one half Protestants at the least 3. That until the Pardon be delivered as aforesaid the Inhabitants of the said City shall not be disturbed in keeping their Guards and Watches And that no stranger or unknown Person shall be permitted to come within the City with Fire-Arms or Swords or to lodge within the Gates all Night unless he be allowed by Collonel Lundy and the two Sheriffs 4. That if at any time before the first of March next the Soldiers of the Lord Mountjoys Regiment shall by potent or other order be required to remove the said Lord or his Officer Commanding in chief shall leave the said City free to their own Guards and Watches 5. That if at any time any Inhabitant or Inhabitants of the said City and Suburbs shall desire to remove with his or their Family and Goods he or they shall be freely permitted And that the Ships now in the Harbour or which shall be hereafter Loaden shall not be stopt by any Embargo And if any Ship or Ships which have Sailed from this Port since the seventh day of this Instant December shall be arrested or stopt in any Port or Harbour within this Kingdom on account of the late Commotion the said Ship or Ships shall be immediately releas'd 6. That until the twenty sixth day of March next no Souldiers of the Earl of Antrims Regiment shall be quartered in the City or Liberties of Londonderry to prevent all Animosities and Disorders that may arise between them and the people 7. That the Lord Mountjoy shall interpose with the Commissioners of his Majesties Revenue on behalf of Warham Jemmâ—t Esquire and other Officers of the Customs that no Imputation or Blame may remain on them for the involuntary Complyance with the people of Derry in the late Commotion and that his Lordship may be pleased to pardon William Hâ—nsworth Clerk of the Stores and Alexander Watson Gunner for the like Offences 8. That the two Sons of the Lord Mountjoy now Resident in Londonderry shall remain in the said City as pledges for the full and final performance of these Articles 9. That the said two Companies commanded by Collonel Lundy and Captain Stewart shall be permitted to enter the City and be quartered therein by the Sheriffs of the said City whensoever the Lord Mountjoy shall appoint it and the keys of the Gates and Magazine delivered to his order 10. That in the mean time all Arms taken out of his Majesties Stores shall be gathered and after the pardon delivered as aforesaid shall be returned to the Clerk of the Stores fixt and in good order The Inhabitants of the said City no wise doubting or mistrusting that since their undertaking and late Actions took their rise from self-preservation and to avoid eminent danger they shall be absolved before God and the World from all Tincture of Rebellion perverseness and wilful Disobedience to the Kings Authority and the established Laws of the Land The Antrim Association IT being notoriously known
Seal of Ireland Provided always that no person or persons now in Arms against the King in or about Inniskillin Bellishanny Donegall or Killebeggs that will accept of these or the like Articles before the said 26th day of July shall have the benefit of them they or their chief Commanders having eight days notice of these Articles before the said 26th of July by having delivered to them Copies of them which are to be sent them by the said Lieutenant General by some of his party and some of this Garrison 16. That a convenient number of persons be appointed as Commissioners in this City and in each County of the said Provinces before the 26th of July by the said Lieutenant General and the Governours Commanders Offâ—cers and Soldiers of this Garrison with sufficient Authority to see these Articles made good and performed 17. That Hostages be given by the said Lieutenant General to the Garrison of Derry to be kept there or on Board of the English Ships now in the River of Foile viz. And for the Garrison of Derry to be given as Hostages and kept in their Camp or at Strabane Lifford or Raphoe 18. That during the time of Treaty and until the said 26th day of July if in the mean time no Army shall come to relieve the City there shall be a Cessation of Arms between the Besiegers and the Besieged and that no Acts of Hostility shall be committed by either side provided that none of either party but such as shall have Licenses shall come within the Lines of the other 19. That as well the Persons that are in this Garrison or shall be there the 26th of July as shall embarque or Ship for England or Scotland as those that go to the Country shall at their departure hence have Horses and Boats allowed them for carrying the Officers Sickmen Women and Children home to their several Habitations or places whither they have a mind to resort Provided always that these Articles shall not be binding on either Party in case the said City shall be relieved by the English or some other Army before the said 26th day of July and if it shall be so relieved that then the said Hostages delivered on both sides shall be delivered to each other in safety The COMMISSION TO all Christian people to whom these presents shall come Know ye that we the Governours Commanders Officers Soldiers and Citizens now in the City and Garrison of London-Derry have nominated constituted appointed and authorized and by these presents do nominate constitute appoint and authorize Collonel Hugh Hamil Collonel Thomas Lance Captain Robert White Captain William Dobbin Matthew Cockins Esquire and Mr. John Mac-Kenzey as Commissioners for us and in our Name to repair to and treat with the Right Honourable Lieutenant General Richard Hamilton now encamped against London-Derry with an Army of his Majesty's King James the Second besieging the said City and Garrison or to somewhere near the said Camp and City or to Collonel Dominick Sheldon Coll. Gordon O Neal Sir Neal O-Neal Sir Edw. Vaudry Lieutenant Collonel Skelton and Captain Francis Marow Commissioners nominated constitutted appointed and authorized by the said Lieutenant General Hamilton and there to treat with him or them concerning the rendering up of the said City and Garrison to the said Lieutenant General for his Majesties use with all the Stores Ammunition Artillery Arms Implements and Habiliments of War according to the annexed Instructions and Articles and such other Instructions and Articles as you shall from time to time have from us and on such other Articles matters and things as shall be proposed to you our said Commissioners by the said Lieutenant General or by his said Commissioners And on such Treaty to conclude on such Articles matters and things for the delivering up of the said City to the said Lieutenant General or whom he shall appoint with the said Stores Ammunition Artillery Arms Implements and Habiliments of War for his Majesties use and for the giving and receiving of Hostages for the performance of what shall be stipulated and agreed upon And the same to reduce into Writing and Sign and Seal and to receive the counterpart thereof Signed and Sealed by the said Lieut. Gen. or the said Commissioners for us and in our behalf And what Articles Matters and things you shall agree upon and reduce into Writing and Sign and Seal for us and on our behalf We by these Presents bind and oblige our selves to observe keep and perform entirely In Witness whereof we hereunto put our Hands and Seals at London-Derry this 12th Day of July 1689. Signed and Delivered in the Presence of Francis Hamilton Robert Cockrane James Young Stephen Herd David Ross Robert Wallace Christophilus Jenney Arth. Noble Adam Downey Arch. Hamilton Henry Arkwright Tho. Ash Theophilus Morison Will. Ragston Will. Hamilton Warren Godfreâ— Geo. Holmes Jâ— Henderâ—on Hercules Burleigh * George Walker John Mitchelbâ—rn Richard Crofton Adam Murray Hemy Monroe Stephen Miller Alexander Stewart John Crooks Will. Campbell Will. Draper James Grabame John Cockrane Fran. â—brey John Crofâ—on John Thompson Will. Mare Richard Aplin * I should not take notice of so trivial a thing as Mr. Wâ—â—â—er's signing first if it had not been improved into an Argument of his being Governour of the Garrison as well as the Stores But as the foremenâ—ioned Debates about this very Commission as well as the whole Story of the Seige evidently shew the contrary So to obviate this Objection against the Truth of those passages I am obliged to add That Mr. Walker's signing first in some Papers during the Siege was partly owing to the Modesty and Complaisance of Governour Baker and afterwards Governour Mitchelburn but much more to the forward Temper of Collonel Walker who when Governour Baker or Mitchelburn sign'd first seldom failed to croud in his Name before them Of which I could produce several notorious Instances but shall only mention a late one Several Certificates were sign'd by Mitchelburn in Nov. last to some Officers of Baker's Regiment which when brought here he not only thrust in his Name above him but blotted out of each of these Certificates these words Collonel Baker Governour of the said City THese are to Certifie all whom it may concern That the Bearer hereof Robert Louther served during the late Siege of London-Derry in the Station or Post of a Lieutenant in Captain Nicholas Holmes 's Company under the Command and Regiment of Collonel Henry Baker late Governour of the foresaid City and also after under the Command of Collonel St. John and continued in the said Regiment till the 9th Day of October during which Siege he behaved himself with good Conduct and Courage both in the Sallies that were made against the Enemy and the Preservation of the said City Given under my hand at London-Derry the 27th Day of November 1689. George Walker I. Mitchelburn And how far he was from being esteem'd as Governour of the Garrison even after Governour
men here some time tomorrow it will not be in your power to bring 'em at all 'Till we discourse the matter I remain Dear Sir Your most faithful Servant Robert Lundy In the Postscript he referrs Coll. Cuningham to the account he gave Major Tiffin which was as himself has since publickly own'd That there was not above 10 days Provision in Town for 3000 Men though all unnecessary Mouths were put out of it and though what was in the Town for private use were taken to the publick Stores Accordingly he ordered Coll. Cuningham and Coll. Richards to leave their Men still on board their Ships and to come with some of their Officers to Town that they might resolve on what was fit to be done Accordingly April 16. Coll. Cuningham and Coll. Richards with some of their Officers came to Town where Coll. Lundy call'd a Council of War composed of these sixteen Persons Chidley Coot James Hamilton Captains of Cuning Reg. Cornwall Echlin Traunter Lyndon Lundy Blany Cuningham Richards Hussey Tiffin Captains of Richards ' s Regim Pearson Pache. Taylor The two Collonels with their Officers were intire strangers to the State of the Town and the rest were in a great measure unacquainted with it for Coll. Lundy had call'd none of the Inhabitants to it except Mr. Mogredge the Clark and when several of the principal Officers who had some suspicion of Coll. Lundy's design as Coll. Franc. Hamilton Coll. Chichester Coll. Crofton Lieut. Coll. Ponsonby c. desired to be admitted they were absolutely refused though at the same Council he pretended he had sent for the two first but said they could not be found and for Sir Arthur Rewdon who he said was a dying Coll Cuningham deliver'd to Governor Lundy his Majesties Letter and Orders directed to him but the Governour who was President of the Council gave 'em the same account of the State of the Town that he had before given to Major Tiffin and therefore advised 'em all to quit it for he said he would do so himself Those of the Council who came from England thinking it impossible the Governour should be ignorant of the Condition of the Town and observing the account to pass without any contradiction from those there who had been for some time in it but had not it seems inform'd themselves better soon agreed in the Opinion of returning for England rather than stay in a place not to be Victualled from the Countrey especially when as he further said the Enemy were near their Gates with 25000 Men and there was no possibility of a return from England in so short a time as the Governour affirm'd what Provision they had must be spent only Coll. Richards argued against it because he look'd on the deserting that Garrison not only as the quitting that City but the whole Kingdom and accordingly they came to the following Resolution Upon Enquiry it appears that there is not Provision in the Garrison of London-Derry for the present Garrison and the two Regiments on board for above a week or ten days at most and it appearing that the Place is not tenable against a well appointed Army therefore it is concluded upon and resolved That it is not convenient for his Majesties Service but the contrary to land the two Regiments under Col. Cunningham and Col. Richards their Command now on board in the River of Lough-foyle That considering the present circumstances of Affairs and the likelihood the Enemy will soon possess themselves of this Place it is thought most convenient that the Principal Officers shall privately withdraw themselves as well for their own preservation as in hopes that the Inhabitants by a timely Capitulation may make terms the better with the Enemy and that this we judge most convenient for his Majesties Service as the present State of Affairs now is On the Result of this Council Collonel Cunningham and Collonel Richards with their Officers went down to the Ships which that day fell down below Red-Castle But Collonel Lundy to delude both the Officers and Soldiers in Town who were earnestly begging that the English Forces might land that with their Assistance they might take the Field and fight the Enemy before their Cannon were brought over in order to the Preservation of that corner into which the Provisions and Wealth of 3 or 4 Counties was crouded told 'em publickly It was resolved the English Forces should immediately land and when they were in their Quarters the Gates should be opened and all joyn in defence of the Town And to cloak the Intreague the better the Sheriffs were ordered to go through the City to provide Quarters for 'em who accordingly did so But all this was meer sham to amuse the Town while they might get away with the greater Ease and Safety This Order was not publickly known till the 18th But one of the Officers of this Council acquainted Collonel Franc. Hamilton and Capt. Hugh Mac Gill with it and advised 'em to go off Captain Mac Gill discovered it to several Friends and particularly to Sir Arthur Rawden who then lay extreamly weak and was the only Person there by Name excepted from Mercy in the Lord Tyrconnel's Proclamation This made 'em look on the Town as betrayed and represented affairs so desperate to 'em that they thought it madness in 'em to stay behind meerly to be exposed as a Sacrifice to the Fury of the Irish And therefore many of 'em got off to the Ships the day following This Day the Body of our Foot that retreated by command from Clady and those parts came in tolerable Order to the Gates but were surprized to find 'em shut by the Governours Order who had but the Day before commanded 'em to flee thither they called to the Centries to open 'em which they refused But when one of the Captains of Collonel Skeffingtons Regiment fired at the Centry and call'd for Fire to burn the Gate that and the other Gates were thrown open and all that had been kept out the Night before now entred the Town which made a considerarable Body There being no Forrage in the Town the Horse went all generally towards Culmore some both Officers and Souldiers who had observed Collonel Lundy's ill Conduct and the confused Posture their Affairs were in got to the Ships those that stayed gathered to Captain Murray and resolved to sell their lives dear rather than fall into the hands of an Enemy from whom they expected no Mercy Governour Lundy had plac'd Captain Jemmet Governour of Culmore who afterwards by his Order deserted it though he had been formerly active in the service of the Town a few Irish poffest themselves of it but it was soon recovered by a small Artifice April 17th King James and his Army being advanc'd as far as St. Johnstown five miles from Derry he or Lieutenant Gen. Hamilton sends one Mr. Whitlow a Clergyman to Governour Lundy to know if they in the City would surrender on honourable terms which they should
have to prevent the effusion of Christian Blood On this a Council was held who conclude to send to King James to know what his Majesties Demands were and what terms he would grant to the City The Messenger himself being allowed to sit and joyn in Debates with them The same Gentleman had on the 16th told Cornet Nicholsen his old Acquaintance who inquired of him what Collonel Lundy intended That the Town would be delivered up before Saturday following and therefore advised him to shift for himself He said the same to to Mr. Henry Nicholson Arch-deacon Hamilton Captain Kinaston and Captain Nevil were sent who had access to the King and returned that Night but were refused entrance by the Multitude Only the two former some way got in the last who had before been very active wrote in a Letter the Account of their Negotiation and departed A little before this time Mr. Will. Blacker and Ensign Twinyo came to Town sent as was reported and confirmed by an intercepted Letter by King James from Charlemount to amuse the Garrison with such accounts of the Clemency of the King on the one hand and the formidable strength of his Army on the other as might incline them to a surrender This Discourse soon exposed them to the suspition of the Garrison who seized and put them under restraint Blacker while thus confined writes a Letter to the Camp which was intercepted to this purpose That he doubted not they knew he was detained a Prisoner in Town but he served their Interest as much there as if he were in their Camp They had many Friends in Town especially Captain Darcy Mr. White Collector of Strabane c. There was a Council held upon them but after some time they were both dismist The common Soldiers who knew nothing of the forementioned Order of the Council were so enraged at their Officers several of whom as was before hinted about this time left them and fled for England that they could not forbear expressing it with some violence on some of them One Captain Bell was shot dead and another Officer hurt who had as was supposed with that Design got into a Boat with several other Officers This Day some in the Town sent one Captain Cole to Coll. Cunningham to offer him the Government of it because they suspected Coll. Lundy's Integrity Coll. Cunningham's Answer was That he being ordered to apply himself to Coll. Lundy for direction in all things relating to their Majesties Service could receive no Application from any that opposed that Authority On the 18th the Ships fell down to Green-Castle and on the 19th sailed for England On the 20th about one a clock in the Morning a Ship making towards the Coast from whence they came enquired whether they had met the English Fleet upon which Coll. Cunningham hoping that some part of his Majesties Fleet might be near from whom they might have Provisions resolved if he could procure from them Provisions for one Fortnight to return to Derry Upon which they gave the signal and made after that Ship but found it to be the Bonadventure Frigat that was convoying some Ships with Arms and Ammunition to Derry but no Provisions This Account I had from Sir Arthur Rawden and Captain Hugh Mac Gill who were then on board the same Vessel There was none of the Vessels but only that wherein Collonel Richards was that took the signal and made after the Bonadventure Frigat This Night Major Crofion finding the Gates open and two of the Keys wanting doubled the Guards and changed the word He was questioned for it the next day by Coll. Lundy but he thought not fit to infist on it and so there was no more made of it April 18th What secret Assurances were given King James that first induc'd him to march his Army down to the City or to retire again in expectation of the multitudes being brought to a complyance those can give the best Account that were most active for a surrender and privy to all the clandestine transactions about it But 't is certain that the Irish Army came this day to the Strand above the Windmill at the South end of Derry hill and there stop'd waiting what Answer or Salutation the City would give them The Council had it the mean time given strict Orders that none offer to fire from the Walls on severe penalties and some were sent about the Walls to give intimation of it But how little the Council or their Orders were valued by the Soldiers the event soon shew'd It was at this Council that Mr. John Mogredg who had been Clerk to the forementioned Council held by Collonel Lundy Collonel Cunningham c. declared he would conceal no longer the Result of that Council viz. That Collonel Cunningham should return with the two Regiments and all Gentlemen and Officers quitt the Garrison and go with him He desired Governour Lundy to produce the Order which was a great surprize to this present Council who tho they generally agreed too well with Collonel Lundy about surrendering yet deeply resented the concealing so material a thing from them But our Men on the Walls paid so little Deference to either them or their Orders and so little regarded the secret Treaties they were managing with the Enemy that when King James's Forces were advancing towards them on the Strand they presently fired their great Guns at them and as was confidently reported kill'd one Captain Troy near the Kings Person This unnexpected Salutation not only struck a strange Terror into the Irish Camp but put the King himself into some disorder to find himself so roughly and unmannerly treated by those from whom he expected so dutiful a Compliance And those who had encouraged him to try an Experiment that proved so dangerous thought themselves concern'd to make some Apology for it The Council therefore resolved to send Arch-deacon Hamilton to the King to excuse themselves for what had pass'd and lay all the blame of it on the ungovernableness of the People whose violent humour they said they could not restrain while his Army continued there and therefore begg'd his patience till the present tumult was over And because some of the Council as well as others could hardly believe that King James was really there Captain White was sent with the Arch-deacon having often seen the King to put them out of all doubt about it Captain White returned to them with assurance of it but Archdeacon Hamilton took Protection that Summer he sickned and died But King James's being there was an Argument that had little force on our Men on the Walls who were resolv'd to defend the Protestant Religion and King Williams Interest against him and his Army to the utmost Nay they now began to be impatient to see themselves thus betrayed by such as should have been their Leaders and severely threatned both the Governour and his Council for tampering with the Enemy The Governour and Council though extreamly displeas'd at