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surrender_v the_o town_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n he_o receive_v no_o return_n till_o a_o battery_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o great_a cannon_n which_o play_v furious_o upon_o the_o town_n mollify_v the_o governor_n so_o that_o to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n other_o place_n have_v incur_v he_o deliver_v it_o up_o upon_o condition_n to_o march_v away_o with_o bag_n and_o baggage_n to_o kilkenny_n which_o fifteen_o hundred_o of_o they_o do_v but_o six_o hundred_o be_v english_a join_v with_o cromwell_n at_o which_o time_n bandon-bridge_n youghal_o cork_n kinsale_n and_o other_o garrison_n free_o declare_v for_o the_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o north_n sir_n charles_n coot_n and_o colonel_n venables_n succeed_v as_o well_o and_o so_o do_v l._n broghill_n and_o colonel_n hewson_n in_o other_o part_n cromwell_n have_v take_v ross_n by_o a_o bridge_n of_o boat_n over_o the_o river_n march_v his_o man_n to_o besiege_v dungannon_n a_o strong_a fort_n command_v by_o coll._n wogan_n but_o have_v little_a hope_n of_o reduce_v it_o quick_o they_o rise_v and_o march_v to_o kilkenny_n where_o the_o marquis_n of_o ormond_n and_o l._n inchiqueen_n declare_v they_o will_v fight_v he_o be_v much_o strong_a than_o cromwell_n yet_o upon_o his_o approach_n retreat_v without_o action_n whereupon_o enisteoge_n and_o carrick_n be_v take_v without_o loss_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o general_n march_v to_o waterford_n take_v passage-fort_n by_o the_o way_n hope_v to_o reduce_v it_o before_o winter_n but_o it_o be_v december_n and_o very_o wet_a the_o soldier_n be_v put_v into_o wiater-quarter_n till_o the_o spring_n during_o which_o the_o irish_a attempt_v to_o regain_v passage_n fort_n by_o a_o party_n from_o water_n oâ—d_v but_o colonel_n zankey_n meet_v they_o put_v they_o to_o the_o rout_n kill_v many_o and_o make_v three_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prisoner_n at_o this_o time_n lieutenant_n general_n jones_n die_v of_o a_o violent_a fever_n at_o dungannon_n and_o though_o it_o 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for_o his_o reception_n where_o he_o be_v visit_v by_o