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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29710	A letter sent to Mr. Speaker, from the commissioners in the county of Essex, concerning the militia together with a relation of diverse passages in Ireland, sent over in a letter.	Barrington, Thomas, Sir.; Brookhaven, John.	1642 (1642)	Wing B4971; ESTC R20819	2,478	8

A LETTER Sent To Mr. SPEAKER From the Commissioners in the County of ESSEX concerning the MILITIA Together with A Relation of diverse passages in Ireland sent over in a Letter June 8. 1642. Ordered by the House of Commons assembled in Parliament that these two Letters bee forthwith Printed and Published Henry Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Joseph Hunscott 1642. A Letter sent to Mr Speaker Mr. Speaker HAving in obedience to the Order of both Houses attended the Lo. Lieutenant of the County of Essex this day to Brent Wood for the putting of the Ordnance of the Militia of this County in execution his Lordship hath directed us to give you an accompt of the service so farre as it could be yet prosecuted as he hath himselfe done to the house of Lords There were five Companies of the ordinary Traine bond this day drawne into the field being about a 4th part of the trained bonds of his County and all that were directed to meet at this place their numbers were full their Armes compleat a supply being made by voluntiers of those Armes that were carried forth of the County upon the late expedition for Scorland and one of the said Companies being under the charge of Captaine Massam was doubled to the usuall proportion a sixth companie did appeare at this place consisting of about five hundred Volunteeres under command of Captaine Barrington youngest son of Sir Thomas Barington The Declaration of both Houses touchtheir indempnitie was read in the head of each Company and the Captaines Officers and Souldiers being req●ired by the Lord Lieutenant to observe such further directions as in pursuance of the said Ordinance should be hereafter given them in charge by his Lordship or us his Deputy Lieutenants for the service of his Maiesty and the Parliament in defence of the Kingdome they did unanimously expresse a resolution so to doe and in the same cheerfully to spend their lives and Fortunes Brentt Word 7 of Iune 1642. Thomas Barrington William Masham William Hicks Mars Loomley Thomas Cheek Henry Mildmay Har. Grimston Ric. Everard John Barrington Carlingford the 24. of May 1642. Master Maurice Tomson SIR HUmble salutes my last unto you was from Carrickvergus of the 25. past wherein I declared at large what I conceived of the affaires of this Country as also how that I was designed for this place laden with provision for the Army who then was designed to take the Newry It pleased God that on the 18. past I arrived here where I found my selfe surrounded with great companies of the Rebels whom I did know expected daily a supply of Munition wherefore to put them in hopes I displayed no Collours our men seeking the Channell came with their boats somewhat neere the shore whom the Rebels bid very welcome and demanded whence we came the one side of the Harbour my men answered from Hamborough and on the other side they said from France both which sayings was without my consent but fourteen of the Rebels soon came aboard in hopes to buy Powder and Armes whom I laid in Irons and presently shot divers guns as healths in hopes to get some more from the shore it being towards night my project failed wherefore the next morning I fell to battering the Towne of Carlingford but the same lay so far off that I could doe no great execution from our Ship she being almost without distance wherefore I presently raised a platforme upon a great open boat which the night before I had taken and thereon mounted two peeces of Ordnance and so with all my force I could spare leaving my Ship well manned I approached within a Musquet shot of the Town and battered the same with our two guns and being within call of the Kings Castle the Rebels challenged me to land promising they would meet me with halfe my number whereupon I forthwith drew to a poynt where I knew my selfe secure and their landed 64. men being within a Musquet shot of the Towne having my great guns ready to charge them at or as they should approach There I continued a long while in order of battle but the Enemy approached not though in great numbers but from that time began to burne the Towne and carry their goods into the Mountaines and the next day we had a Parley wherein I was resolved to have redeemed some English people against my prisoners But the next morning before day they fearing our comming a shore fired all the Towne and Castles and left them on fire unto us wherein are six Irish Castles and the Kings Castle besides being a strong hold wherein I forthwith put a garrison of my owne Seamen and kept the same about fifteene dayes unt ill I procured from Sir Henry Tichbourne reliefe from Dundalke unto whom I surrendred the said Towne and Castle about the time of our taking this place The Army was likewise come to the Newry which they tooke in without many shot the Souldiers flying away from them assoon as they heard the Army marched toward them the Ditto Army for want of some necesseries are marched to Carrickvergus where three dayes since they are arrived without any opposition being not above 3500 men under command of a gallant Souldier Colonell Mouro and for my owne part I am designed thither only wait for a faire wind where I hope to find some letters from you being exceedingly desirous to heare your Newes T is now daily more and more to be seene and expected that famine must doe that which our swords cannot for I doe now conceive they will never stand to fight any considerable battell but will continue in the Woods Bogs and Mountaines all day and in the night they steale fire and burne and will so continue still removing as the Army moves and will never fight except upon great advantage and indeed as yet they have very little powder and few armes and are daily more and more discouraged finding no supply As for the common poore people I beleeve a great part of them were at first forced to this action by the threats of the great ones and the curses of Priests if they did not it is beleeved most of them would lay downe their armes at the feet of the Brittish provided they might save their lives onely but this were dishonourable and soone would beget a new Rebellion they have great store of Cattell in the Mountaines with them but t is hoped this winter comming will shrinke them and their Garrons which they in holes have hid so that I doubt not but famine will soone come in among them afterward and doe much more execution then all our Armies if they were five times more especially if they bee deprived of this summers course by our forces as is hoped I have Cowes enough but as yet they are hardly mans meat nor will not be this two moneths The Ship Peter is guarding the North Coast and hath relieved Colraine and London Derry with ammunition Thus hoping to heare of your welfare I take leave for present and rest Your Humble Servant Iohn Brookhaven FINIS