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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

not so much as seeing the Enemy but upon the flight and dead we had the chase 6 or 8 miles in good ground in the march out and home we killed above 500 more of the Rebels We have now no considerable Enemy within 40 or 50 miles of us but we are so straightned for provision Victuals and Match Pouder and all other Ammunition that we cannot keepe the Fields long had our Army bin there or provided we had cleered Tyrone before our returne but we had no bread in three dayes and our Match Pouder and other provisions were spent so against our wills for want thereof were forced to returne home We have made so many marches this Summer into Donagale Tyrone and London-derry that there is little or no provisions left in the Countrey and few or no Rogues to be seen all either killed or fled into Connought but great store of women and children whereof few Cabbins in our march was empty in some 5 in some 10 and in some 20 found dead in a Cabbin part of them eaten by the living it is a most lamentable case they have brought themselves unto Dublin 12 July From another hand I Have bin out with the Army this 5 Weekes or els I had written unto you before now whiles we were abroad we tooke the Lord Dempsyes Castle and blew it up which was a very strong hold and nurserie of Rebels and one Fitz Garrets Castle of Clorboly we tooke and blew up and one other of the Fitz Garrets yeelded his upon quarter and had halfe his Armes and as much goods as he could carry away we got above 2000 Cowes in Wickloe the Lord Moore hath gotten 7000 Cowes another way the poore Rogues are starving for they have nothing in most parts hereabours but Horses and Weedes to live on A Letter from Dublin of the 12 of July 1643. from a man of worth to his Friend in London Concerning the Earle of Ormends carriage in the matter of Cessation desired by the Rebels SIR SOme Letters of yours I have received but divers I beleeve have miscarried through the Sea Captaine Mr. Plunkets mistake or knowing for to both he is very subject I am shrewdly tempted to tell you that mine to you have runne the same fortune but the truth is this is the first I could find time or reason to write since you went I know you have heard gallant things of the Lord Marquesse of Ormond there touching a Treaty he had with the Rebels about a Cessation of Armes and I make no doubt he is set forth from hence in the true shape and colour of a Rebell or at least a lover of Rebels there is no man to whom he hath more cleerely decared himselfe touching his thoughts of and intentions towards them then my selfe And beleeve me hee is just where you left him nothing changed either in good will or bitternesse towards them when he went to Treate with them he had by the favour of the Lords Justices and Counsell some of the Board to goe with him and he desired some chiefe Officers of the Army with them to be witnesses of his carriage through the whole matter which what ever end it take I beleeve it will be printed when first some of his good friends here have written their conjectures of it in the meane time the maine matter that is like to be suggested to his prejudice is that this Treaty was not only performed but desired and wholy gained from the King by his meanes and advice His Lordship hath learnt by Sir Benjamin Rudyards speech about the beginning of this Parliament how unhansome it is to justifie unpleasing things by putting them upon the King and therefore I should say nothing of that in his behalfe but that to you I desire to give satisfaction that there is nothing falser except him that shall write it and having said this I shall trouble you no more in that point One other thing is so much talked of here that I owe his Lordship the right and you who are my friend the satisfaction To acquaint you with his carriage in it Very soon after your departure hence the Captaine of the Swallow and others of that company came ashoare amongst the rest the Master who stayed late at the Globe Taverne so late that the Master of the house against his owne profit desired him and his company to depart which when they refused he likewise refused to give them wine and at length being desirous to be quit of them he sent for a guard to take them away which accordingly was done and the Master sent to the Main-guard where the Captaine being in like disorder as I heare not only misused the man but spake disgracefully of the Parliament the Earles of Essex and Warwick as is alledged now his Lordships share of the matter is as followes the Captaine came to him and complained of this usage and when his Lordship told him he was ready to doe him justice as soone as the matter would give him ground for it by petitioning he said he tooke it to be the better way to passe it over sithence he found the Officers were generally so discontened as that the stirring of this might prove the occasion of more disorder and be a meanes to spread the matter further then hee desired to that his Lordship answered that hee knew best what hee had to doe but that hee was ready upon complaint as afore-said to doe his part towards the vindication of the justice of this place and of any person injured here but approved of his mclinations to smother a businesse of that unpleasing nature this discourse past betweene his Lordship and him in my hearing when it was ended he went away as I thought resolved to say no more of the matter but a little before his going hence when he had taken other advice he preferred an Information into the Martiall Court against him who was the Captaine of the watch night but there left it without any man to follow it where it still remaines ready for further scanning when any man shall call upon it and so much for that If I should take upon me to answer all the lies raised on his Lordship here by the father of lies and his hopefull issue I should become the greatest writer of this age and therefore I leave them to the shame I know will one day overtake them resting Your most faithfull friend and humble servant I B. Another Letter from the same man from Dublin 20 July 1643. SIR I Have according to my improvident custome deserted writing till this last minute of time haveing bin for some dayes imployed in setting on a present march which hath bin infinitely retarded and distracted through the miserable want of all things now at length the businesse hath proceeded that together with some Forces appointed to meete from Drogheda Trim and Dundalke and a party sent hence afore there will be about 4000 sighting men Horse and Foote the

latter pittifull poore but as they are I hope they will stop Preston in the course of his proceeding against our Garrisons whereof he hath possessed himselfe of one which was deserted by the men and burnt other places where there were wards belonging to private persons were rendered without resistance as Edenderry and Techrohan and now Castle Jordan and another place is in danger which to prevent my Lord Marquesse doth goe after the Army to morrow but his proportion of victuall not being for many weekes he is tyed to a very short time for the worke which his Lordship will attempt and leave the successe to God this I tell you that your expectation be not raised above what is possible to be effected two packquets from hence were taken by the Wexford men wherein they boast to have found great miseries and I feare by those Letters they have found too much of division amongst us for calumnies complaints and accusations are so frequent Theames of some dispatches thether which may incourage the Rebels and dispose them to unite in much the worser cause for even now I have adverisement that Preston hath possest himselfe of all the passages into that fast Countrey except what lyeth behind him whereto I feare his Lordship shall want bread to march nor were it fit to leave him neerer this Towne then our selves the condition of the inhabitants duly considered and Castle Jordan for Dublin being but a bad exchange so that upon the whole matter hard are the tearmes his Lordship goes upon and in this harder then any mans in that the good shall be imputed to others if it please God to blesse the Army with successe and if any mischance happens which is not impossible his Lordship I feare must beare it withall the malitious constructions that can be made these have bin his Lordships incouragements since he had the honour to serve the King in these imployments but I can assure you that doth not discourage him nor will any thing else that can be raise or done here or there I am Your very faithfull friend and servant I. B. Another Letter from a very good hand in Dublin dated 19 July 1633. YOur Letter lately received here and some small quantity of victuals sent hither perswades me that we are not wholly deserted by the Parliament though I must tell you so barely and coldly remembred that if a better and ferventer regard be not timely had of us nothing in humane reason can be expected but absolute ruine and destruction of the best parts of the Kingdome Preston with his Forces of 7000 Foote and 800 Horse superiour unto us in Cavelry and Armes doubling our strength that is here or that can conveniently be drawn together from or neerest Garrisons is now in the County of Meath hath taken Sir William Coolies Castle and severall other holds have endeavoured to block up Castle Jordan and is quartered at this time about Tecrohan Sir Lucas Fitz Gerralds with intention as our intelligence brings us to take in Trim Manooth or both of them peradventure vaster purposes Ten dayes we have travelled in all the faire and foule wayes that can be invented to raise a small summe of money to set forth our Army but are not yet at the end of our journey two dayes more I hope will finish it and then my Lord Marquesse goes forth in person I pray God prosper him The harvest is now beginning but before the sickle comes to the Corne most of it is devoured by the starving people and that in truth is the best expedient to end this Warre and soone will doe it if our Army and the small remnant of our Nation remaining here may be ascertained of food from England and Pouder and Armes are all most as necessary labour these two as you love the peace of Ierusalem such is the sute and desire of Your humble servant T. H. A true Relation of the manner of our Collonell Sir Frederick Hamiltons returne from London-derry in Ireland being 60 miles from his Castle and Garrison where he was at the beginning and breaking out of this Rebellion with the particular services performed by the Horse and Foote Companies which he commandes garrison'd at Manor Hamilton in the County of Leinim in the Province of Connaught THe Iron workes called the Garrison within six miles to Hamilton Castle ●●tober 24 was by the O flannygans of the County of Fermannagh and the Mac Laughlins and Mac Murrayes of the the County of Leytrim set on sire and all burned Seven or eight score men ●●●ober 24 women and children most of them English belonging to those Iron workes were divers of them sore wounded all of them robbed came flying for reliefe to Castle Hamilton where the Collonels Lady charitably received them himselfe and his two sonnes at that time being at London-derry This newes coming this day fortunately by a messenger from his Lady ●●●ober he desperately adventured homewards with 10 or 12 Horse of his owne servants passing over Barnesmore in the night time with every Horseman his Calliver and his Match light at both ends with sound of Trumpet most part of the night as we marched making a great shew and a noyse as if an Army had followed us Thus it pleased Gos we passed 30 miles of our way that night coming to Donegall the next morning At Donegall we found Sir Raph Gore Mr. Brooke Octobr 〈◊〉 and all the Brittish of that part of the County robbed of their Cattell shortly expecting themselves to be destroyed much admiring if we had bin 500 men how we durst have past Barnesmore advising our Colonell to adventure no further homewards Ballyshannon Castle in his way homewards being block't up with a great many English in it and that Towne bruned That night neverthelesse did we passe with a Convoy only of 20 Scottish Horsemen to Ballyshannon relieving that Castle presently calling out Captaine Follyot with some few men for our guides went a hunting for the Rogues who had beene lately about the Castle where that night ere we lighted we killed some of them and brought home 22 Prisoners That night out Colonell dispatched a messenger to his Lady being 12 miles It pleased God so to blesse his messenger that the next morning by day his Lady sent him a good guard of his owne Souldiers and servants before the Countrey could heare of our being upon the way which otherwise it had bin impossible for us to passe having the borders of 3 Counties to march through and that the most dangerous way in Ireland Our Colonell is visited by Connour ô Rourke the High Sheriff of the County of Leytrim congratulating his safe returne beyond expectation Octobe● 31. then professing much loyalty and neighbourly love which not long lasted Came from Dublin with the Lords Justices passe six of our Colonells Souldiers from Carlisle who miraculously passed without losse of Armes Nove●● 6. Cleathes or what else they carried to our Colonells