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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25486	Another extract of more letters sent out of Ireland, informing the condition of the kingdome as it now stands		1643 (1643)	Wing A3258; ESTC R19326	56,423	64

Campe lay over against it at Crewly we brought from those Woods some 3 or 4 score principall Beeves killed some Rogues and brought home 2 Prisoners returning one of them being a wench of some 10 or 12 yeares old with a Letter of our Colonels Irish-Souldiers to their Countrymen in Campe neare the Abbey of Crewley the coppy of which Letter here followeth To the most unworthy cowardly Colonels Captaines and such like ragged Regiment now gazing for our Colonels Easter Provision neare Dromahere and Crewley MOst disloyall dishonourable and unworthy Countrymen we are much ashamed of your base cowardlinesse that makes us so long expect your threatning to steale away our Colonels Cowes If you had followed the counsell of that perjured dastard Owen Mac a Bryan you had made more hast who thought it time to runne away himselfe after we found him in a bush whilst we were upon service against the Rogues your friends of Fermannagh but if you make no great hast our Cowes are few enough to eate till those be fat you now Herd for us neare Cromahere where you lye destroying your owne poore Churles and devising lyes to keepe them in heart your selves keeping the Castle untill wee rouse you up as we did the last morning whilst wee gave you a visit looking for our breake fast Tell Teig and Turlogh Mac A Nawe with their Nephew Hugh that would be ô Rourke that their Sister his neece feares there to Beeve in the Lent time is like to bring their two Sisters to their Father and whensoever they came within sight of his Castle where the signe steale Mac A Nawe two Daughters upon Mannour Hamiltons Gallowes which worship may be timely challenged by the Brothers and Gr●●d-child Commend us to that Lowsie Lords Sonne Luke Taffe and Bryan Mac Donnoghy his base Brother in law who the last yeare lost their owne County to helpe to steale our Colonels Cowes which many a lusty lad and poore Churle with their Cowes and Sheepe of that County hath well paid for since though they be wise enough to keepe themselves from danger untill their turne come to doe sacrifice to our Gallowes which hath well flourished since they were here with their friends and Country-men in hope to doe themselves service at last The Country cry out they will complaine to Owen Roe ô Neale for your carelesse blowing away your Pouder blest and sent by the Pope to other purpose then to shoote at our Colonels Castle from the top of Benbowe thinking your braggs will carry it here as in other places where you are not so well tryed or knowne So wishing your speedy conversion which is downefall but rather confusion who have beene the actors and instruments in this abhominable barbarous and detestable Rebellion advising your poore ignorant Country-men churles to forsake longer following such lying and seducing leaders and trust to our meanes for ever so once more fare-well-and be hanged You loyall disaffected Country-men Shane Roe Mac Roy Hugh ô Fellan Cormack ô Clery Edmond ô Kelly Bryan ô Fellan Conner ô Fynny Cum ceteris in Culnia Castle Hamilton this 17 of February 1643. THis day being Wednesday before Easter ●●rch 29. having sent no party abroad since the 17th of Feb in expectation of Sir William Coles men from Eniskillen who our Colonell was informed were in great distresse there both for Corne and Cattell neither being to be had for venturing in that County wherefore our Colonell advertised Sir William Cole and his Captaines that here was faire hopes to be supplied if they would with their party of 4 or 500 men secretly hast to us who should be ready to joyne with them for falling upon the Rogues campe who lay neare and about the Castle of Dremahere 6 miles from us where the Rogues were plentifully provided in the Campe both from the County of Sligo and this County having above 7 or 8000 Cowes about this time grazing about them and that countrey full of Corne whereof both Eniskillen and we at this time stand in great need The Captaines of Eniskillen in their answer acknowledge the extremity of their wants and our Colonels invitation but are in such confusion and disorder amongst themselves as they neither denied to come or promise any thing plainely when we deferring all this while unwilling to feare their Campe or venture our handfull against 10 or 12 Companies commanded by Colonell Lucas Taffe and his Lieutenant Colonell Bryan Mac Donnoghye with the assistance of Colonell Owen ô Rourke who lyes in the Castle of Drom here but now seeing no appearance of Eniskillen men and our owne Cowes and provision growne very short against Easter our Colonell is necessitated to venture with his owne small party which adventure it pleased the Lord this day so to blesse as to enable us to bring from the very Castle walls of Dromahere neere 400 Cowes with pretty store of Sheeps Goates and Mares with some small supply of Butter and Meale fighting our selvs through a great body of the Rogues where we kild divers hurt above 40 as appeares by one of their Officers Letters found in their Lieutenant Col pocket being kild by us 3 dayes after chast the rest into Woods and boggs bringing home our prey and 3 Prisoners without the losse of a man one Muskiteere only hurt on the shoulder so that if Eniskillen men had beene advised by our Colonell we had undoubtedly had a faire pull of at least 7 or 8000 Cowes with abundance of Wheate and other corne besides what good service might have beene done upon the Rogues how they can answer the neglect of this and other such like service whereunto they have severall times beene invited and advertized by our Colonell both for his Majesties service the common good and their owne partcular relife as more clearely it shall appeare hereafter God sending us aide and indifferent Judges to heare us both Being Easter-eve April 1. our Hay for Horses growing short by reason of the number we and our Colonell kept within the Castle all Winter he is forced to venture 24 of his trowse Geraldmes to graze neare 2 miles from the Castles with a guard of neere 50 of his men to take charge of his Plow-horses and his Cowes hoping till after Easter the Rogues being so lately beaten by us they would not have ventured as this day they did a great body of them appeare within a short mile to our Castle before our Centries descried them We taking the Alarme most of our best Horse and best Pike-men being so farre from us divers others of our Souldiers being imployed about fire-wood and such like necessaires so as we are not able in this extremity to make up above 50 fighting men if so many with which number we were commanded to endeavour the rescuing of the rest guarding our Horses and Cattell having no other way or meanes to save all or loose all where it pleased the Lord so to direct us boldly to march towards

expedition your Lordship shall have the true Relation of it as followeth and first when Sir William Stewarts Regiment Colonell Mervins and mine owne with five Companies out of Derry had marched a day or two together we had intelligence that Owen Mac Art ô Neale the Rebels great titulary Generall had drawn all the Forces in Vlster together with their whole Cowes and was upon their march for Connoght of purpose as we were informed to leave his weake people there and all their Cattell and to returne himselfe with a strong Army to assault us and the rest of the Brittish Army in Vlster upon which intelligence we hastned our march to a place where we heard that he was to march through a place called Clownys in the County of Monnoghan being upon the roade way from Tirone to Connaught and about some 25 miles distant from Charlemount and through Gods providence it fell out that upon the 13 of this instant June a Scout of Horse which I sent out I having the Van that day discovered the Irish Army upon the which I gave order that our Army in regard of their hard march formerly should refresh themselves with one houre or two's rest which was done accordingly and so we strengthened our Porlorne guard and so continued our march towards them whenas we advanced neare unto them we discovered their Horse drawne up upon a peece of ground of advantage and from them were commanded out a party of their best Horse very well mounted which in a daring insulting way came up and charged some of my Troope which they received very resolutely and after a whiles dispute they were put to a retreate in this interim a party of the Rebels Foote had drawne up into a place where was a narrow stone causey and straight passe where they thought to keepe up our Horse but was put from it by our commanded men and so the passe was cleered and my Troope being seconded by Sir William Stewarts Troope and Sir William Belfores advanced forward upon their Horses and our commanded men on both sides gave very good fire upon one another the way where the rest of our Army marched was very narrow so that none of them came to doe service excēpt only the sirst division of my Regiment which I led on my selfe and before ever the second division came to my service notwithstanding that there was 11 Colours of the Rebels upon service all the while the Rebels was routed both Foote and Horse and our light wings and Cannons did very good service and many of the chiefest and best of their Forraigne Officers were either killed in the filds or taken prisoners for our Horse had the killing of them for 8 or 9 miles together upon all hands and our Foote for 5 miles or thereabouts where was done great execution upon the best of their men Owen Mac Art ô Neale himselfe very narrowly escaped for the Captaine of my Troope was in gripes with him but his Horse stumbled and he was hurt with a shot and Owen Mac Art was releeved by one of his Captaines One ô Mellane who is now prisoned with me severall other prisoners I have as one Colonell Brother sonne to Owen Mac Art and bred a Souldier borne in Brussels another Lieutenanr Colonell who hath bin an Officer abroad this 24 Yeares cal Shane ô Neale 3 Captaines Named Art ô Neale Shane ô Neale and Pattick ô Mullin and 3 Gentlemen of quality Named William ô Clenton Manns ô Sheale and Con ô Neale great store of Armes we had both for Horse and Foote and I beleeve they carried few with them for my Regiment had 300 Muskets for their share besides many Swords Petronels and Pistolls besides all that the rest of the Regiments had That night Owen Mac Art himselfe betooke him to a Wood where was a Friery within 7 or 8 miles to Charlemount where he lodged that night with six only in his company as I was informed by a party of mine which I sent out the next morning to that same Wood but before they came they were unfortunately escaped and my men burnt the Friery and brought away a great prey of Cowes with them and so spent 7 or 8 dayes in ranging the Countrey good numbers every day of scattered Roagues we killed in woods Boggs and Mountaines the strength of the Rebels Army was neere 3000 good men by relation of some of themselves who now are Prisoners besides those that were with the Cowes thus giving glory to God Almighty in whose power it is with few to defeate a great many this being the true Relation wishing your Lordship all health and happinesse I rest Your Lordships loving and obedient servant Robert Stewart They had 32 Colours with 3000 Foote and 300 Horse A Letter written by Owen Mac Art ô Neale the day after they lost this Batell unto Sir Robert Stewart SIR I Should intreate you to be pleased for to certifie unto me by this bearer what prisoners you have taken or have in restraint of ours since the other day together with your demands whether you will exchange them for any Prisoners wee have or if for Ransome how much wherein you shall doe me a curtesie and to your selfe no hurt for now though Fortune be favourable unto you it may chance fall out hereafter that your kindnesse and favour therein may be requited if ever it comes in the way of Your assured Friend as I find you Owen ô Neale From our Campe the 16 of June 1643. This Campe was only himselfe and 5 or 6 more I pray let this bearer see the prisoners By a Letter dated the 20 of June 1643. From London-derry it is thus written by Captaine Henry Finch of the said City THat upon the twelfth of the said June 600 chosen men out of that City and 60 Horse joyned with Regunents of Sir Robert and Sir William Stewart and Colonell Audley Mervin who met with Art Mac ô Neale the Generall of the Irish Forces in Vlster and all his strength neare a Towne called Clownes about 50 miles from our said City of London-derry where but a part of our Army being drawne up had a glorious day slew 500 of the Rebles in the place whereof 150 Commanders and Gentlemen of their prime who fought couragiously for their lives We tooke prisoners who are now in our Jayle Hugh ô Neale Colonell Shane ô Neale Lieutenant Colonell Art ô Neale Captaines Shane ô Neale Captaines Pattrick ô Mullin Captaines William O clinton Lieutenant Manus ô Sheile Gentlemen Con ô Neale Gentlemen All men of prime note and very considerable we lost only 6 or 8 Troopers but many dangerously hurt where of Sir William Stewarts some was and Captaine Garthconte Captaine of Sir Roberts Troope and other men who came bravely on that day It was a great Victory and neere a breake-neck to the Northerne Forces of the Irish Rebels It was Gods doing 500 of our men did not fight for it the greatest part of our Army