Reasons delivered in Ireland, against the Cessation of Armes there so much pressed by the Rebels, the Treaty now broken off.

1. WHereas a Cessation is treated of, and the only reason thereof, because by that we must secke our subsistence; This must infallibly starve us and the Army, Now there being many hands and active wits in severall places, who doe often get something by force and so live, then they must take nothing, but must only trust to the dole of the false Rebels who themselves are poore and warning.

2. Now our Souldiers grow in martial exercises and action, then they shall grow dull, sick and idle to their destruction, sell their Armes not cared for by their Officers, who doe so ill looke to them now as they lose them and embesle them daily.

3. The English Souldiers will runne away into England, and Irish will be taken in their roomes, all will be Irish in a yeares space, which is the time of Ces­sation, especially a peace being expected, and so we shall have no Army English Horse or Foote, whereby we shall be altogether at the will of the Irish as is desi­red, or else the English will straggle to their old dwellings, and so be murthered here and there.

4. The Churles shall murther us in every corner, and the prime men not seene in it, where shall we have remedy, their being no judge nor party answerable, the Law not current, the Irish faithlesse and really tyed to nothing.

5. The Garrisons in sever all places have neither Corne nor Cattell, they must take none by force, how shall they live? the contribution cannot or will not come in, what remedy? The Rebels will have all the Corne this harvest, we must buy it of them, and are not able for want of money, how then?

6. The Rebell is now in great want of Corne, Ammunition, &c. this harvest and a whole yeares time, by the Sea will provide them of all things, and so if we shall have men to fight with them (which we may well doubt) they will by this furnish and enable themselves for 2 or 3 Yeares further at least, and so tire us and England, whereas it were our wisedome to lose no time.

7. The Irish will come into Dublin, and very likely surprise us, if not, they will sue us for any thing we owe, if we sue them, there is no Law nor Officers to execute judgements, and if they doe not surprize us or pinch us with suites, they will starve us.

8. Our little Ammunition we have will be spent before winter in ordinary watches, we have nothing to acquire more, so that if England helpe us not one wayes or other, this next winter we shall be at the will of the Irish as is desired.

9. Now they see our Army and Dublin only stands in the way, these two must by this devise unfallibly be destroyed by what is above said, So no helpe but a new conquest upon most extreame disadvantages if not impossible.

10. The Cessation is for a long time, and able to give scope to all manner of practises wherein they will never sleepe, and we by authority or inherent neg­ligence utterly lull asleepe; The blood of so many innocent English now in the heate of action being almost growne cold, by this devise a whole yeare will be given to wrap it into more oblivion, and so the Irish shall have their will both in Religion and possessions of our goods and Lands.

11. When our Army by this long idlenesse is made Irish or unserviceable, if it be said we will have new Armies, and not trust the Irish, Then must we fight with raw Souldiers against experienced and better armed men, which will be dangerous, besides the great increase of the charge more then now it would be.

12. Can any man expect that the Rebels whose onely aime is to extirpate the English and Religion, will keepe better faith with us now, when the English are wonderfull few and disabled, then they did when the English were in all parts, the governement strong, and the English inhabitants rich and in vigour.

13. The advantage is apparently now on our side, the Irish are every where beaten, they are distressed in Victuals and Ammunition, they have no For­raine aides, they feare our Armies every where, and undoubtedly by a little sub­sistence out of England, we are able to consume them, but by this devise all will be turned the other way.

14. If a peace should ensue this prologue, which is certainely expected, then the English are certainely destroyed, for the Irish continuing in their full mul­titudes and fully armed, will be masters both of governement and interest both of King and Subject, the English cannot inhabit here.

15. This Cessation cannot give us Corne till harvest, in the meane time wee starve, though they strive to send us in Cattell, which is much doubted they can very hardly doe.

16. The Cessation will provide onely for the Army, and that in a scant mea­sure, not enough to serve halfe the yeare, what shall the poore English robbed sub­jects doe, they have neither money nor meanes to buy foode, but the English must all be gone, which is the principall labour of the Irish and of those that have pro­moted this Cessation.

17. If all the Armes of the Irish mighe have bin delivered up, and the Towns rendered to us, we might perhaps have had a little breathing, but no security, so long as such huge numbers of the Irish remaine, and the English in such paucity and weakenesse.

18. This Cessation will utterly deface our Religion, and set up Popery in the full height.

19. The harvest saved to them and lost to us, will be of much greater value to them for the subsistence and advantage, then all that they can give us can be to us, besides the lengthening of the warre for many yeares.

20. Their malice is now more and their power more then at the beginning, can we thinke they will hold longer with us then they see their time.

21. This Cessation leades to a peace, and being as is principally pretènded by reason of our extreame necessities and the failer of the Parliament, even to save our lives: whereas in truth our lives are not worth the dishonour and detriment it will bring to the Crowne and English Nation, and it must worke to base ends, even to give the Irish all the Lands, and for ever keepe out the English, which is the thing mainely affected, and to worke the dissolving of the Act for the Adventurers, and to smother all the cruelties, murthers and rapines committed by the Irish.

22. It doth utterly discourage all the English, and makes them forsake the Kingdome all they can which will soone be done.

23. The Rogues of this Rebellion (though not seemingly countenanced by the great ones) being needy and in want, will steale all our Cowes, &c. from our garisons and no remedy.

24. The Cessation hath in pretence an aime at our subsistence, and to be foun­ded only on our necessities, which truly is a dangerous ground of peace, amongst so persidious a people: but the inward meaning is the preservation and restitution of the Irish, and keeping out the English and English governement, neither doth it seeme to be a thing so resolutely commanded by the King, for it hath bin said openly, if we would lend 10000 ^lb. there should be no Cessation, and yet the King should be satisfied, or if we would propound any other way for maintenance, the like should be done.

25. It is a certaine way to lose Ulster, which is now in a manner intirely in our hands, and we in a faire way to Connaught.

26. New the Cattell which we gaine though they be sold deare here, yet our Souldiers have the money who spend it amongst us, but if the Cessation proceed, then we must buy Corne and Cattell from the Rebels who will have all our money.

27. Lastly, Although we are truely in a most miserable case for subsistence, gasping daily for the last breath by samine or our owne enemies Sword, seeming for a time to be left by the Parliament through the intemperate exclamations of a wanting Army, and our Soveraigne Lord the King not able at the present to helpe us, Yet doubtlesse it is lesse dishonourable and shall render us lesse scandalous to posterity to die with our Swords in our hands, yet expecting Gods mercy, then by a craved Cessation and in a certaine destruction, to tye up our hands now hel­ping us a little, and yeild up our selves and the Kingdome against his Majesty [Page 8]and the Crowne of England, into the hands of barbarous Rebells, who thirst only to riot in the blood of innocent English, and the utter abolition of the Protestant Religion.

The new Oath made by the supreame Councell of the Rebels of IRELAND at Kilkenny.

WHereas the Romish Catholiques of this Kingdome of Ireland have bin enforced to take Armes, for the necessary defence and preservation as well of the Religion plotted, and by manifold practises endeavoured to be quite suppressed by the Puritan faction, as likewise the lives, estates and liberties, as also for the defence and safeguard of his Ma­jesties regall Powers, just Prerogatives, Honours, Estates and Rights in­vaded upon, And for that it is requisite that there should be an unani­mous consent and reall union between all the Catholiques of this Realme, to maintaine the premises, and strengthen them against the Adversaries; It is thought fit that they and whosoever shall adhere to their parties as a confederate, should for the better assurance of the adhering fidelity and constancy for the publike cause take this ensuing Oath.

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 [Page 17]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 great joy and com­fort, being sive Scotch-men and one Irish-man good Musketeeres bred with himselfe.

The Colonell makes up amongst his servants and Tenants, Nove [...] 7. a Troope of 50 good Horses, which doe duty day and night about the Garrison and Castle.

It is discoved to the Colonell, that one Conouroge Mac Shant, Nove [...] 9. Classe Mac Laughlin a most dangerous active man, and the chiefe of that name, was drawing of a Boate 8 miles over mountaines, thinking to have man­ned an Island in the Lough of great consequence, being in a great glynne called Glevedin, which Island in former Rebellions had much galled the English Forces, it lying convenient for the bordering Rebels both of Ʋl­ster and Connaught; Vpon this information a party of able Foote-men were sent out, who met with the said Connour upon the top of a great [Page 18]Mountaine, with a many Horse and Foote, drawing of his Boate, where himselfe was taken Prisoner, and his Boate broken all in pecces upon the Mountaine.

The Colonell received two Letters, [...]emb: [...] one from O Connour of Sligo, the other from Ballagh ô Rourke, both professing much loyalty, excusing their not waiting upon him, and congratulating his late and unexpected re­turne from the Derry. These Letters were kindly answered, with encou­ragement from the Colonell to persevere in their loyalty, though he little expected it, as it afterwards came to passe.

Con Mac Ternan bane ô Rourck, [...]emb: [...] the most active and most dangerous man of that name: It is informed that he and others had lately robbed an Endlish-Minister called Mr. Bushe apprehended by the Colonells order.

Bryan ô Rourke another prime Gentleman of that name, [...]emb: 6 and Brther in law to the fore-said Con ô Rourke, was likewise apprehended upon In­formation that he had rob'd another English-man, William Browne.

Being informed that many of the Rebels of Donegall all Firmannagh, [...]emb: [...]0 had their daily tandevous at an Ale-house kept 6 miles from our Colonels Castle neare the borders of Fermannagh: A party was sent thither in the night, where the Ale-house keeper Cahir Mac Caba with six Rogues more were apprehended and brought to our Colonell, with 60 Beeves from the County, who were all in Rebellion as all the other Counties a­bout us, only the two Barronyes neare to our Colonels, where his owne Jrish Tenants lived, made shew of loyalty, hoping thereby to have gotten greater advantage afterwards.

A Court was to have beene held by the Colonells Senesehall, [...]emb: expecting his Irish-Tenants should have made their appearance, as till that day they duly did, hee using all the meanes he could to preserve his owne in their Ioyalties, as many times they faithfully promised, but that day absenting themselves, he perceived them all traitors.

Hugh Mac Cahill Mac Murry the chiefe Irish-Tenant upon the Colo­nele Land, [...]mb: 30 who had jugled with his Brittish-Tenants, making them believe he was a guard for their Cattell, in preserving and recovering some of them which had beene stolne by the neighbouring Rebels, did this day joyne himselfe with the Cavan Rebels, who in a great body march't with Drumme and Colours within two miles of our Castle, drawing with them a many of the Brittish-Tenants Cattell, and taking with them one English-man whom they hanged.

The Colonell now perceiving their generall trecheries, [...]b: 4 leaves off any more to trust them, and seeing no order for reliefe either from the Lord Justices, or the Lord President: They having received advertisement from [Page 19]our Colonell not onely of the state of his owne Castle, but also of the Towne and Garrison of Sligo, where a part of the Lord Presidents owne Company lay, with a many Brittish, who were miserably murthered at the taking in of that Towne, being promised daily reliefe by the Lord Pre­sident, which promise and encouragement as some of themselves say, help't to destroy them, otherwise they could have joyned with us before the Rebellion there brake out in that height. This day by our Colonells command, a Gallowes was erected upon the top of an hill neare the Castle, and having about 24 Prisoners in the Castle, he caused 8 of them to be hanged up, which had beene at the burning of Ballyshannon in the County of Donegall, and at the burning of the Iron workes in the County of Fermannagh.

The same day our Horse-men scouring the sields, tooke two of the Rogues Centries, who were brought home and hanged.

A party was sent in the night to scoure Glansfarne Woods, Decem [...] [...] upon intelli­gence that Hugh Mac Cahill the righleader of the Colonells traiterous Tenants kept in those Woods, where indeed they were met withall, 3 of them killed, divers wounded, and their great leader narrowly escaping in the Woods through the darknesse of the night.

Our Horse-men scouring the fields, Decem [...] 14. met with another of the Rebels Centries, who was brought to the Castle and hanged.

One Thomas Abercromy being misled by a treacherous Jesuiticall kins­man of his owne, this day did for sake his owne house, Decem [...] 15. being a pretty stone House with a Barne, within a mile of our Colonells Castle, transports himselfe, his Wife and Children to the Castle of Con ô Rourk, apparently by this time in Rebellion, leaving in his owne house his said Rapisticall kinsman, married to an Irish-woman, with some of the said Con ô Rourks Irish Rogues, for maintaining of that house, which our Colonell held no good neighouthood; He many times neighbourly and kindly inviting the said Thomas Abercromy with his wife and children to take share with him in his Castle, and not to shame and dishonour himselfe and his Nation in such a kind: whose answer was, he was fully preswaded of the de­struction of this Castle and all in it, for it was so resolved, as he was credibly assured, not only by those of this County, but of all the bordering Counties neare it, and that he was promised by the favour of the said Con ô Rourke, to have his owne life with his wife and childrens preserved untill they were else-where transported.

Complaint was made to the Colonell, Decem [...] 16. that some of this Con ô Rourkes Rogues had robbed some of his Tenants, servants and gardens, who sen­ding after them, had some of the Rogues apprehended; where little Tho­mas [Page 20]Abercromy the Papist presumed to interpose himselfe for the rescuing of those Rogues, as they were brought by the house his Cosen left him in, upon this Information our Colonell caused him to be apprehended as a dangerous Instrument there, [...] the Rogues in the house with him running away, the house is demolished and made unserviceable.

A party in the night time was sent abroad towards Sligoe, [...]mb: [...]0 where we met with a number of Rogues, hurt divers, killed three, brought home thcirheads to our Colonell with a lusty Prisoner, who was hanged next day.

Owne ô Rourke, [...]ary 6. Bryan Ballagh his Brother, with the greatest strength of this County of Cavan, made a great shew this day, being about a 1000 or 1200 men, [...] e marcht with Musket shot to us, (where from the Castle we shot one of them dead, [...] 6 being a signe of good luck, making them march further off,) This night they encamped at Larganboye, where Abercro­myes house was lately destroyed, being disappointed of what they expe­cted for there, [...] their chiefe Commanders marching a mile further for their quarters to Con ô Rourke the then Sheriffe, who till that day had not pub­likely declared himselfe; there they found Thomas Aberoromy with his wife and children; The Rogues continued with their Campe at Lar­ganboy, within a mile to us, and their chiefe Officers at Con ô Rourkes, from Thursday till Tuesday following, daily drawing out their men to the hills about us, every day multiplying, making great shewes, thinking thereby to have scared us out of the Castle.

This morning the Sheriffe Con ô Rourke in the head of Rebels, [...]ary [...] marcht in a full body within halfe a mile to the Castle, as if he meant presently to have assaulted us, which the Colonell perceiving, drawes forth in person as strong as he could make, both Horse and Foote, being farre short of the sixth man of their number, yet made offer there to have fought with them, which the Rogues perceiving make a halt upon a Hill a River di­viding us, they calling to us that we were Rebels to the King and not they; Our Colonell wishing them, since their quarrell was so good and their number so much greater then ours, they would try it with us: In the meane time while we were thus parleying, men were sent out by the Colonell in severall quarters behind us, to set fire on a many goodly Houses and haggards belonging to his owne Tenants, least the Rogues with their multitudes should have quartered themselves most convcniently round about him, which sodaine fire the Rogues perceiving, presently imagined aide was come to us; The fires being up we advanct with grea­ter confidence, whereupon they retreated in disorder, and dispearst them­selves presently, some of our Horse-men imployed in the burning, appre­hended [Page 21]two of the Rogues, which were brought to the Colonell as we drew home to the Castle, which by his orders were that night hanged.

A party of Horse and Foote were sent towards the Sheriffe Con ô Rourkes Castle, to requite his kind visit towards ours the day before, Ianu [...] 12. where we found himselfe, with his wife, children and family sled that night, leaving Thomas Abercromy with his wife and children in possession of his Castle, whom our Souldiers turned out, victualling themselves with store of Poudred-Beefe, Butter, Meale and such like commodities, what they were able to carry away; afterwards setting fire in the Castle, and in many other thatched houses about it, burning all.

A party is sent towards the Castle of Drommahere, Ianua [...] 13. where their great Colonell Owen ô Rourke with all his strength lay; yet we burned many goodly houses and haggards of Corne within a mile of the Castle, burning all within five miles forwards.

Our party marcht Westwards 6 miles towards Sligo, Ianua [...] 14. burning many goodly houses and haggards that way, and amongst them the house and haggards of Bryan ballagh ô Rourke, Brother to the fore-said Con ô Rourke.

A party of Horse were sent North-westward 6 miles towards the bor­ders of Sligo, where we burned a strong stone house slated with a bawne, Ianua [...] 15. built by Sir Roger Iones, called Ʋnloanes Foart; This day we also burned many other Irish-houses and haggards, and in our retreat, we encountred amongst the Woods a prime Rebell called Ternan oge Mac Art ô Rourke, whose head was brought to the Castle that night.

A party of Foote are sent 6 miles Northwards towards the borders of the County of Fermannagh, Ianua [...] 16. burning all that way many houses and haggards belonging to the ô Menghons, Thomas Mac Loans, and the ô Frciles of Rossenner: The party marching homewards was betrayed by their guide, and were layed for in their march by above 300 of the Rogues, our par­ty not being 60, five of our men were killed, and 8 of the Rebels, so this march concluded the burning of all houses and Corne within 6 miles round about our Castle, not so much left as a Cabbin to campe in.

This day the greatest strength of the Conty with the assistance of the Lord Taffes sonne, and Captaine Bryan Mac Donnoghy, Ianua [...] 25. from the County of Sligoe, the Mac Gawrans from the County of Cavan, to the number of 1200, or 1400 men, encamped themselves at the old place Largenboy, where they lay in the Fields that night, and the next morning drave away all our Colonells Cowes to the number of 4 or 5 hundred.

Having gotten our Cowes, they who tooke them came this day againe, Ianua [...] 26. and encamped themselves at two houses, which our Colonell was per­swaded [Page 22]by his Licutenant to leave unburnt, within halfe a mile to the Castle, where was store of Corne at one of the houses, belonging to the Lieutenant himselfe, which Corne the Rogues fell a burning, which much vexed us, but they lying in that manner, burning of our Corne from Sun­day till Tuesday, our Colonell then with a party of Horse and Foote, did beate them from their quarters, killed 8 of them, and chased the rest being five times our number.

This day Owen ò Rourke, [...]ary [...] with the assistance of Colonell Con Mac Donnell ô Rourke and his Regiment from Iames Towne, with the ô Con­nors and Mac Gawrans from the Counties of Sligo and Cavan, to the number of 1500 or 1600 men burnt our Towne and Mills of Mannour Hamilton, sssar [...] which day upon the Rogues retreat from that good service, our Colonell not being provided otherwise to entertaine them, endeavou­ring the safety of his people, which that day God preserved within his Castle and bawne, yet caused he to be hanged upon the gallowes in their view, Con ô Rourke, Brother to their great Colonell Owen, and Connor Mac Laughlin chiefe of that Name, two of the ablest and most dangerous men in this County.

Owen ô Rourke with his Brother Bryan Ballagh, [...]uary and the Mac Glanna­hans to the number of 600 or 700 men from the Darty, encamped them­selves againe in the former place at our Lieutenants and Iohn Murrayes houses and haggards, falling to their old worke of burning, and sending a­way of our Corne: The next day with a party of Horse and Foote, we againe fell upon them as before, killing divers of them, their great Co­lonell being shot through the hat and through the Pike neare his hand; we brought home to the Castle 3 of their ablest mens heads, [...] The wives and boyes of our Souldiers loading themselves with the burnt Corne and pillage, we burnt those houses, and what Corne in the haggards we were not able to carry with us, to prevent their further company there, they be­ing too farre masters of the Field.

Our horsemen scouring the Fields apprehended two of the Rogues Cen­tries, [...]uary Owen Mac Thomas Mac Murray, and Ferries Mac Kegan, two lusty able Rogues, which were the next day hanged.

Our Colonell being informed that M ^r. Parke at New-Towne within 6 miles of our Castle, [...]uary and 12 miles from Sligo was strongly blockt up with a Campe about him in his Castle, sent a party of Horse and Foote under the command of our Lieutenant, with orders to view their strength, and if possible to relieve and speake with Mr. Parke; As we marcht to­wards New-Towne, we saw little danger, onely some scouting Rogues from hill to hill. But coming to M ^r. Parke, he tould our Lieutenant that [Page 23]he wisht us all home againe, holding us all lost men, as if he had beene ac­quainted with the plot; Our Lieutenant amazed at his speeches, percei­ving no such signe, upon his march admiring M ^r. Parkes intelligence, finding himselfe and his Castle free, desired M ^r. Parke, since for his re­liefe our Colonell had seut us thither, that he would therefore lend him 20 or 30 of his men for the strengthening of his party homewards, which M ^r. Parke would by no meanes doe, though perswaded thereunto by his owne Officers, and divers of his men, who told him it was shame for him and them all, he leaving men enough besides to defend him in his Castle, whose answer was, it was well for him if he could defend him­selfe and his till aide come, without Provoking or doing any thing to draw the County upon him: Our Colonell having in person upon his intreaty lately visited him with a small party of Horse, where since it is said, New-Towne should have beene the trap to have catcht us all for our kindnesse to it. On our march homewards we were beset from all quar­ters with neere a 1000 men, who within 3 miles to our Colonels Castle, gave us a most fierce charge in a most dangerous rocky place, where our Horses could make no play, yet did our men so bravely behave themselves being instantly ingaged upon push of Pike, our Musquetieres once having given fire in their bosomes, were so plyed with their stones wherewith they had provided themselves, and had such dexterity in throwing them, as we got not leave to charge againe; but we falling upon them pell mell with the but ends of our Mus­kets did so closely stand to it, as having by Gods great mercy and power broake through, disordered and routed them, killing a number, chasing them like doggs with our Horse and Foote from hill to hill; In the meane time our Souldies boyes stirpped neere 30 of their best men of the Counties of Sligo and Leitrim, of which number was Mulmurry Mac Ternan (chiefe of that name) a Justice of the Peace who had beene Sheriffe of this County, who with his eldest Sonne and heire, and his Sonne in law Carery ô Trower chiefe of that name, Cormack Mac Murray, Farlisse ô Deganan, Bryan ô Rourke, and John ô Crean, all of them that are named being prime Gentlemen of these two Counties, be­sides a many of their common Souldiers were killed, wherof is made small reckoning amongst them; It is thought that we cut off that day of all sorts above threescore of them: Our party not consisting of 80 Horse and Foote, of which we lost in that service only one Pike man and one Mus­quitiere, though many of us were sore bruised with stones, and sleight cu­rable wounds with push of Pike, the Rogues afterwards acknowledging that day they saw God was against them, they being ten times our num­ber, [Page 24]and most confident to have destroyed us all, yet it pleased God thus to preserve us from this great dammage which we were ingaged in, for that ungrate man Mr. Parke his sake, we brought home with us abun­dance of the Rogues Armes and Apparrell, which was a good supply to our Souldiers.

This day ô Connour Sligoe shewes himselfe from that County with his Regiment, [...]uary drawing to a Mountaine not much above halfe a mile from our Castle.

O Connour with his Regiment encamp'd themselves in Cornestacke-Woods, [...]ch 1. upon the side of a boggie Mountaine not much above halfe a mile from our Castle.

Owen ô Rourke with his Regiment and the assistance of the County, [...]ch 4. en­camp'd themselves on the right-hand of O Connours Regiment, in the same Woods neare together; O Connour sends a seeming friendly Letter by a Boy of 6 or 7 yeares old, advising our Colonell to yeeld to some Trea­ties with them, and to prevent the eminent ruine was threatned to­wards his Castle and all in it, which Letter was answered with con­tempt and disdaine by our Colonell, who scorned any Treaty with Rebels and Traitors.

Owen ô Rourke, [...]ch 8. O Connour Sligoe, and all they could then command, being a great multitude, marched towards our Castle from their Campe, as if that day they would have done great matters, but having shewed themselves, and marching about us, keeping without Musket-shot of our walls, they drew back to their quarters.

They againe that morning, [...]ch 9. [...] being supplied the night before with Colo­nell Con Mac Donnels Regiment, which as the day before with neere 2000 men, siring some Cabbins, and sheltring themselves as they set fire in the ditches of the Orchard, where of from the Castle walls our Colo­nell shot two of them with his owne hands, which they carried off retrea­ting to their old quarters.

Being their Patron S ^t. Patricks day, [...]ch 17. and the day they had prefixed for the destruction of our Castle and all in it, Our Colonell that morning with Trumpet, Drumme and Colours, marched out with Horse and Foote towards their unaccessible Campe with his small number, chal­lenging them that day to draw neare for performance of their great braggs, where we parlied and made some sport with them a while, a Ri­ver and a bogge dividing us; Our Colonell sending for one of his Priso­ners, the Rogues being drawne up in a body right before us, we called to them since they durst not come to performe their promise and take the Castle, they would rescue their Country-man who was there to be han­ged [Page 25]in honour of S ^t. Pattrick, which Prisoner being hanged and pro­ving but an old sack of straw, long stockings being sowed to it, as it was throwne over the gallowes, our Hang-man sitting on the gallowes, calling to them if they had charity in them to send the poore priso­ner a Priest, they imagining that sack to be a man, fell all on their knees in our view praying for the Prisoners soule.

Till this day our Campers lay quiet, April 2 our Colonell daily causing the Plough to goe in despight of them till this night, that all our plough-Horses through negligence of our Centries are stolne from us, they thin­king by that meanes they had overthrowne our ploughing, and the next morning we falling to geere our Ploughes our Colonell causeth his Troope-Horses which had beene kept in the house, to be made ready and fall to plowing and sowing with them faster then formerly, and ploweth and soweth neere fourescore Barrells of Corne, the Rogues not daring for all their strength to plow or sow for themselves within two or three miles of his Castle.

By this time the Rogues grew so consident of their securities in their Campe, April 7 that the Colonell ô Rourke brought his Cattell to graze upon some wast land within two miles of us, wherewith our Colonell being acquainted, that night sent out a party of Horse and Foote, and seized upon all their Cattell, driving them homewards by breake of day, where­upon they raising their Camp, brake out upon us, thinking to have destroy­ed us and rescued their Colonels cattell; but it pleased God we so paid them, that we not only made good our prey, but killed a number of their ablest men, bringing with us to the Castle, 6 of their chiefe Officers heads, of which number was James Murrah Mac Glannaghy the chiefe man of that name, chasing all the rest to their Campe, where we found 3 stand of Pike-mens Armes, 2 Drummes, 6 Muskets with Bandaliers, 2 Serjeants Halberts, with a many Pikes and Skeanes, most of those Armes formerly belonging to the Lord President of Connaughts Officers and Souldiers, having layne in Garrison at Sligo till it was lost and they cut off; Thus we destroyed their great Campe, where our Souldiers wives and boyes plentifully victualled themselves, bringing from the Rogues a many great Iron-crowes and such like instruments, made and marked with the signe of the Crosse, making their poore churles beleeve, that with those Irons they were to pull downe our Colonels Castle and Bawne.

A party of Foote was this night sent to Glenden, some 5 or 6 miles off, April 9 where we kil'd and burned in their houses neere 20 Rogues, bringing home a number of Cowes and Goates, and burning a many of Irish-houses.

Our Colonell this night in person, April 18 marched forth with a party of Horse [Page 26]and Foote into the County of Sligo, where within two miles of the Towne, he burnes of some Villages called Belfather, and other houses there, killed some Rogues, he returnes by M ^r. Parkes Castle of the New-Towne, finding that Towne and Castle untoucht or troubled, being in the bosome of the Rogues, where our Colonell being informed the Rogues were daily relieved by that Towne and Castle, their Cowes having gra­zed peaceably about the Castle all the while their Campe lay about Man­nour Hamilton, M ^r. Parke never permitting a man of his either to meddle with their cattell or themselves, as they went and came with their provi­sions from Sligo to their Campe, he having in his Castle neare 60 able men, which might have done good service if M. Parke and the ô Rourkes had not so made their bargaines, that untill our Colonels Castle were destroyed, he should not be medled withall, so as he made them no in­terruption whilest they were encampt about us; In the meane time M ^r. Parke causing his Weaver to weave 40 yards of broad-cloath for the use of M ^r. Bryan Ballagh ô Rourke, whilst he and his Brother Owen were lying in campe about us; And the next day after we had beate them from their campe, M ^r. Parke not only suffered them to carry away their cattell, which all that while they grazed neare to his Castle gates with­out any guard save one coward, as also that day lent Bryan Ballagh the cloath-weaver in his Castle, with divers such like informations proved by M ^r. Parkes owne servants, whereupon our Colonell thought fit presently to burne that Towne which so long had relieved and sheltred the Rogues, and killed some of them at that instant in the Towne.

Our Horse men this morning scouring the fields, [...]il 21. killed one of the Rogues centryes bringing his head home to the Castle.

This night a party was sent towards Dromahere, [...] 23. where we killed above 40 of the Rogues, burnt many good houses, brought home 7 or 8 score cowes, with many Horses, Sheepe and Goates, by this march we diverted another great gathering intended to have encampt about us the next day.

A party of Foote is sent into a Wood-land Mountaine countrey 10 mile from our Castle, May 1. where by the dawning of the day we fell upon some houses belonging to the great Lord of that Countrey Mac A Nawe, where we burnt and killed in the houses upwards of 3 score persons, taking Mac A Nawe himselfe, with his two Daughters, and a Kins-man Pri­soner, his Wife being killed unknowne to the Souldiers, amongst the rest we brought home our Prisoners with 8 or 9 score cowes, and neere 200 Sheepe and Goates.

That night a party of Horse and Foote are sent into the countrey of Sligoe, May 10. where we burnt the houses of Teig Mac Phelomy ô Connour, Teig [Page 27]bog ô Connour, neere Cozens and Captaines in O Connours Regiment, whilst he lay about us we kil'd some 10 or 12 of the Rogues themselves, being then at Sligo, most of the people of the Barrony being sled to the Towne for feare of our men; That Country being almost wast, we brought home onely a prey of Sheepe.

This night we marcht into the County of Fermannagh, May 13 where we kild the Wife of Donnogha Mac Flagherty Mac Gwire, with about 40 more, whom we surprised in houses before day, and brought with us 9 score Cowes, above 200 Sheepe and Goates, and 47 Horses and Mares, 30 Swine, and 5 Prisoners which we hanged.

Intending towards the Fryers of Crewly, we found that house unco­vered, May 18 and the Fryers fled; This morning we encountred a number of Owen ô Rourkes men neare to the Castle of Dromahere, where we killed above 20 of them, our Souldiers got good Pillage in their Cabbins, brought home above an 100, most of them Scotch and English Cowes, 7 or 8 score Sheepe, some lusty Mares and Horses, with a many Pikes, and the Lord President of Connaughts Halbert, his Serjeant being taken when they left Sligo.

This morning our Castle is attempted to be taken by 4 or 5 handred Rogues from the Dartey or Rosenver, May 20 but our Centries timely giving us the Alarmes, they are rescued, and the Rogues retyred to the Moun­taines.

In hope this night to meete the Rebels who attempted our Castle, May 21 a party is sent towards Glon [...]an 6 miles from the Castle, where we found a many faire Irish-houses, neither man nor beast neare them, all which we burnt, and marching homeward we perceived before Sun-rising a many Rebels at Largenboy, within lesse then a mile to our Castle, coming from the County of Sligo, with intention that morning to ass [...]ile our Ca­stle: Our party perceiving them, notwithstanding their sore chase in res­cuing the Castle the day before, and their hard march that night, yet did we advance towards them with Horse and Foote within speech of them, our Colonell calling to them from a hill, asked if their errand were for the Castle, for the rescuing their Lord Mac A Nawe and his Daughters, or was it Cowes they were seeking, they should have a venture for both, our Colonell causing a Prisoner to be brought out, told them it was Mac A Nawe, to be hanged for their welcome to their ould Campe, which Pri­soner was immediately hanged in their owne view, the gallowes stan­ding on the top of a hill, within lesse then two Musket-shots, where the Rogues were drawne up, as the Prisoner was throwne over the ladder, we could perceive the Rogues upon their knees, thinking we had hanged [Page 28] Mac a Nawe; After this our Colonell gives order presently to drive above two hundred milch Cowes towards them, telling them there was the cowes we had lately taken from their deare friend Colonell Owen ô Rourke, when they were last beaten from their campe, hoping this would have put more mettall in them, since they durst not fight for rescu­ing their friend, they being five times our number, and we unable to reach them as they stood on those wooddy boggs, keeping a mosse and a River betwixt us and them: Whilst our Colonell parlied with them, his Lady from the castle came to us (where we were drawne up over against the Rogues) furnishing us with good store of meate and drinke, which much refreshed us, having beene upon service two nights together, yet were our stomacks sharper set to have beene at the Rogues, then either to meate or sleepe; but seeing the Rogues so unwilling to come on, we were commanded on a sudden to draw towards the castle, which the Rogues perceiving fell to stripping themselves, and with a great noyse and a cry come running towards us, and over the River unto the middle of a mosse scarce Musket shot from the castle, as if they would have gotten betwixt us and home; which our Colonell perceiving, gives order to the Officers, commanding the Foote to wheele about upon them, which the Rogues no sooner perceiving, but they presently fell a running over the River, throwing one another into it; as they crost, our Musketeeres getting ground of them, gave sire amongst the thickest of them, killed diveis, hurt many, chast the rest neare 3 miles over Mountaines towards Sligo, bringing home their chiefe Commander at that time his head, our Soul­diers being furnished with above an 100 of their Mantles, coates and cloakes, 2 Drummes, a many of their Armes, and good store of Meale and other commodities which their Wives and boyes found in their campe, we being tould by 2 Prisoners that all the neghbouring Coun­ties had set up their rests with a resolution that night to have met, never to have given us over untill they had starved us or taken us out of our ca­stle, but God of his wonted mercy thus disappointed that damnable plot, without the losse of a man to us, to his everlasting glory and all our comforts.

Notwithstanding our severall sore marches the Weeke past, [...]ay 22. we were encouraged by the word of a Prisoner in hope of a speciall peece of service, this night to venture upon a fresh march, where we were conducted neare 14 or 16 miles into the County of Sligo, guiding us amongst most dangerous Rocks and glinns, intending to have betrayed us, as afterwards he confest; neverthelesse it pleased God to give us such strength and cou­rage, and sent us such a meeting with them, as we killed above 30 in three [Page 29]cabbins, brought home a fresh Prisoner, above an 100 cowes, and neere so many Sheepe; the crye and Countrey being up in all parts about us, yet never durst so much as venture to rescue the cattle; At our comming home we hanged our guide, who died a most desperate obdurate villaine.

A party of Foote was sent towards Mounter Kenny, May 27 that night we kil­led 10 or 12 in their cabbins amongst the Woods, brought home with us neere 200 cowes an 100 Sheepe, and in our returne we were set upon by Owen ô Rourke, and the sonnes of M [...]c Nawe, being neere 300 men, where it pleased God we not only defended our selves and our prey, but al­so killed and stript a many of their best men, bringing home a Prisoner with a many of their Armes.

This night a party of Horse and Foote are sent towards some Lands of Owen ô Rourkes called Cilkosh, where we kided 15 or 16 of his men, Iune 4. brought home a Prisoner, with some few Cowes, Horses, Sheepe and Goates.

A party of Foote is sent towards our Colonels Woods of Glansarne, Iune 12 where we killed 15 or 16 in those Woods, and brought home 4 Prisoners, with some foure-score cowes, and neere six-score Sheepe.

Our Colonell having by vertue of a Commission, Inne 23 made use of some 20 of M ^r. Parkes men in prosecution of Rebels, not thinking him to be so base a Traitour in correspondency with them as afterwards was proved. This night our Colonell sends his party with 20 Beeves for the supply and relieving Parke and his castle, with orders that Parkes 20 men should returne with our party, there being twice more men with him within his castle then was requisite for the defence thereof: But Parke recei­ving the Beeves, and getting his 20 men within his castle, would not suf­fer a man of them notwithstanding our Colonels commission and orders to that purpose to returne with us.

Our Colonell much resenting Parkes presumption the day before, Iune 24. this day sends his Lieutenant with a party of Horse and Foote, requesting Parke by vertue of our Colonels commission from the Lords Justices and Counsell, to draw forth and muster what strength that castle could make, leaving a competent number within it selfe for making good the walls; Our Lieutenant orders being that so many should be left within the ca­stle as his judgement should thinke fit, and the rest to march along with our party upon some speciall speedy peece of service intended, wherein Sir William Cole and his Regiment had severall times denied us assistance; This motion Parke denied to muster his men untill he perswaded our Lieu­tenant to come within his castle, where shutting the gates, he mustered neere 60 able men, whereof our Lieutenant demanded 30, which Parke [Page 30]denied, not suffering a man of his to come within the castle untill ours marcht away. July 11.

This night with Horse and Foote our Colonell thinkes fit in person to visit M ^r. Parke, who had so beastly neglected his Officers in contempt of the Lords Justices and Connsells commission, fearing Parke was incli­ning rather to submit himselfe and his castle into the hands of the Rogues whom he held the stronger party, and daily corresponded with them, which to prevent, we marcht this night about midnight to his Castle walls, requiring Parke if he were a subject, that upon his Allegiance he would come forth and speake with out Colonell, who after some shuf­sling excuses and delayes opens his gate, our Colonell commands him speedily to draw forth what men he had within the castle, and making choise of some 20 of them which he joyned to his owne party, caused pre­sently to apprehend Parke upon strong presumption of his disloyalty and his former contempts; Our Colonell presently puts in an Officer of his owne with the charge of that Castle and all in it, which being done, our Colonell marches straight towards the Towne of Sligo, Parkes castle being within 4 miles of it, none of us that followed him imagining that with so small a party he would have anned at such a march, but coming neare to the Towne, our Colonell commanding a halt to be made, and the party to be drawne up in abody, using some comfortable encouraging speeches, asking if our stomacks did serve us as his did, to attempt the burning of the Towne now so neare it, which maintained so many Re­bellious enemies, who had joyned in the burning our poore garrison, and so many times encampt about us and sought our destruction; This motion was no sooner made by our Colonell then cherefully embraced by us all, so recommending our selves to his divine mercy, who had many times assisted and delivered us, on we marcht towards the dawning of the day, our Colonell having no other Officers to assist him in this service, but his Serjeant Iaviston, his Lieutenant and Ensigne being most part of this yeare diseased and unserviceable, our Colonell coming at the Bridge gives orders to the Foote chearefully to follow their Serjeant with what silence and speed they were able, and once entring the Towne, no man presume upon paine of death to enter any honse for plunder, but with sire and sword to destroy all we could come at, calling all the streete if any Brittish Prisoners were amongst them they should draw to us, as divers did, Our Colonell with his Horse falling upon a many good houses full of people on this side of the Bridge, where he burned and destroyed all, ap­pointing his Randevowes with the Foote at the South-west end of the Towne, where he crost a Foard which brought him close to the Friery, [Page 31]where the foote met and fired their brave masse house and Fryery, where it is said, we burnt a many good things, which people had given in kee­ping for safety to the Fryars, and all their superstitious trumperies belon­ging to their Masse: It was thought some of the Fryers themselves were likewise burnt, two of them running out were killed in their habits: As we finished this worke, and giving God the praise for our successe, we were tould by some Prisoners that O Connour Sligo with what strength he could make in that County, was that night marcht to meete Owen ô Rourke and the rest of his old comrades from the County of Cavan, for the laying of a new campe about our Colonels castle, and the carrying away of our new supply of Cowes; upon which newes our Colonell held it fit to hast homewards, as we marcht hourely expecting to be in­countred; when we came within 3 miles of our Colonels castle, we descerned our Colonels Horse passiage strongly to be beset (being a straight passiage) with a number of men, having a Rocky-wood on our right-hand, and a great bogge on the left, so that our Horse-men by our Colonels or­ders are forced to try another way, where many of them were bogged their Horses breaking from them; In the meane-time our Foote-men couragiously charged a great body of them neere 300 which were layed for us that way; Those who had beset our Horse-passages, observing our Horse-men bogg'd, and our Foote engaged with 3 times our number, marcht hard after our Horse-men, where our Colonell amongst the rest was 3 times unhorst, that day the Rogues playing hard upon him, being well knowne by his Horse and habit, as some of their Prisoners afterwards confest; neverthelesse, it pleased God out of his wonted fatherly mercy, not only to deliver us safe out of their hands being a small handfull, not above 7 score Horse and Foote, who fought our selves with neere a 1000 of them from severall quarters, still skirmishing with us untill we came neare our Colonels castle, our Muskiteeres killing a many of them, with the lesse only of 3, and some few hurt; Notwithstanding our wearisome march and hot service that night in burning of the Towne of Sligo, where it is confest by themselves we destroyed that night neere 3 hundred soules by fire, sword and drowning, to Gods everlasting great honour and glory and our comforts.

James Wethersom a Scotch-man, married to an Irish-woman, being at Sli­go, Iuly 7 and confessing, himselfe to have beene one of O Connours Souldiers, was this day hanged.

A party of Horse and Foote was this night sent towards Killargy, Iuly 10. where the Rogues were strongly encampt within 4 miles to our Colo­nels castle; we falling on them before day, there we kild and stript [Page 32]above 20 of them, brought home above 8 score of their cowes, were set upon by a number of them, who thought to have reseued the cowes, gave us a most desperate charge, but we kil'd 7 or 8 more of them, and brought home our prey with a many of their Armes, we lost one of our best Muskiteeres in this service.

Our Colonell being advertized from the County of Fermanagh, [...] 25. that Sir William Cole had lately taken in upon protection above an 100 Irish Rogues, allowing them a Captaine of their owne Nation over them, quartering them neare to the way where our messengers used to passe towards Eniskillen, which much troubled our Colonell, such a thing should be done by Sir William Cole with whom he daily corresponded, without acquainting him with his warrant or reasons for that act: here­upon out Colonell fearing least that such like neighbours should be put up­on him by Sir William Cole, this night sends a party towards the borders of Fermanagh, where a many goodly Irish houses with an Iron worke were standing amongst the Woods, all which our Colonell this night cau­sed to be burned; In scouring those Woods we found a few cowes and a Prisoners.

Our Colonell having divers times by Letters advertised Sir William Cole whilest the Rogues lay encampt about him, [...] 26. desiring some aide from Sit William Regiment being most part Scotch-men, whom our Colonell had advised to submit to his command, being of that County which he lived in, yet Sir William did never since the beginning of these troubles, venture so much as one messenger to see what was become of us, for all our Colonell constantly twice or thrice a Moneth did adventure messen­gers to him, who was neere 10 times our number: And we being ad­vertized from Sir William Cole himselfe by our messengers, that some Pouder and Ammunition was sent from Dublin and London-derry to Do­negall, for the supply of Eniskillen and us both, Sir William promising by his meanes and his stronger party, that some course should be taken for the bringing our Ammunition from Donegall as for his owne, which our Colonell relyed upon: yet neverthelesse Sir William did make that meanes that his owne was brought to Ballishannon within 12 miles to our Co­lonels castle, and unknowne to our Colonell sends a party of 4 or 5 hundred to Ballishannon for his Ammunition, where he was well supplied with Salt, and marched at this time with this party neare to the borders of our Colonels Land, within 6 miles to his castle, where our small party might have conveniently met them, and have beene supplied as they were, if their intention and wishes had beene as neighbourcly towards us, as we were really towards them, who by this and other after carria­ges [Page 33]appeared rather to envy then to pitty our extremities whereof they were fully informed; yet hearing by our last messenger how God had blest and enabled us to doe for our selves, and that store of cowes were to be had in our county of Leytrim, whereof they heard that we got dai­ly store: This newes it seemes did more invite our neighbour Regi­ment then any stomack they had to relieve us in our severall distresses un­till this day; A party of neere 400 Horse and Foote are sent with Sit William Coles Letters to our Colonell, congratulating his severall good services, expressing he had now in accomplishment of our Colonels for­mer desires sent these Gentlemen and Souldiers, to be imployed in scou­ring of the Countrey, and such other services as by our Colonell should be thought fit, without limitation of time or other end mentioned in his Letter; upon reading whereof our Colonell bids their Lieutenant Colo­nell Acheson with the rest of their Captaines heartily welcome, there being in their company M ^r. Deane Barkeley, who had marired Sir William Coles Daughter, and had lately beene relieved by Sir William from the Rogues, in exchange of divers arch-Rebels, Priests, Captaines and others of great consequence; This M ^r. Deane so behaved himselfe at a conference betwixt our Colonell and their Officers, as if he had come with absolute power from his Father in law over this party, Officers and Souldiers, their Lieutenant Colonell alledging they were sent thither by Sir William Cole upon information of our messenger, that we were blockt up with a strong campe about the Castle, and that his orders were to stay no longer with out Colonell then the next day, allowing them perempto­rily 48 houres and no longer to be from their Garrison, they having in that time 40 long miles march through Woods and Mountaines to per­forme, let any man judge what service in the rest of that time was fit to be ventured on: upon this our COlonell advized them, since their private orders were such, contrary to the contents of Sir Williams Letters to him, that their best course was for that night, Commanders and Officer to refresh themselves with him in his Castle, taking order that their Soul­diers should be quartered and provided for amongst his Souldiers in their cabbins, which their Officers would not yeeld to, much urging and op­portuning our Colonell, that since they were come to him, and that they found the Fields cleare about him, as they had beene neere 3 Moneths before that, which they knew well enough whatsoever they pretended; that he should imploy them upon some peece of service under his com­mand before they returned: Our Colonell telling them, God had hither­to mercifully blest his undertakings with his owne handfull, that he was unwilling to engage the honour of what further service he intended up­on [Page 34]such strict orders, the successe and event not fit to be limited with their time; Their Officers still importuning that night to be imployed, whereupon upon their importunities, our Colonell resolved to try with the assistance of their strength, the taking of the Castle of Drumahere, wherein was Colonell Owen ô Rourke, with divers of the Irish Rebels of this County, hoping by that service to have relieved Sir Robert Han­ney with his Lady and children, who had beene long Prisoners in that castle, thinking Sir William Coles men being so earnest, and once en­gaged in the hopes of compassing so honourable a peece of service, they would not for shame have left it, and carried themselves so meanely whilst we were upon the service as unworthily they did: Our Colo­nell not only in hopes, but full of confidence and probable reasons, mar­ches in person with his Horse and Foote, leading them on neare the Ca­stle walls, where he entered his Masons, Carpenters and other worke­men with their instruments, who in short time did make a breach, where he placed some few Muskiteeres; The Rebels countermanding our work; play so hot upon our Muskiteeres as one of them were killed, another deadly shot the rest were beaten from the worke, our Colonels men being wearied out, and having no seconding or assistance from Sir Wil­liam Coles great number, their Lieutenant Colonell having no power to command them to relieve our men, whilst we were spending our lives and bloods in compassing this service; Deane Barkeley is publikely dis­couraging the Officers and Souldiers of Sir William Coles party, tel­ling them they were not sent by their Colonell and Governour to take in Castles, and that their time limited by their orders was come, wishing them at their perils to draw homewards: Our Colonell much grieved and ashamed to be thus engaged with the hopes of their helpe; advised the Deane not to meddle with what was out of his Element, desiring to dispute the condition of our estate with the Lieutenant Colonell and other Officers of the Regiment. The Deane replyed the Water was none of his Element, and yet he could swimme; and whosoever should com­mand that party further, should speake to him. Our Colonell thus dis­contented, contented, observing the unworthy carriage of their Souldiers, who whilst we were upon service, their Horse-men were rambling the Coun­trey, driving in Horses and Cowes, their Foote-men running after Mut­tons, catching, killing and wasting under every bush; Our Colonell en­deavouring after the lesse of his men to pelswade them only to lye that night about the Castle, knowing by the information of Prisoners, they could not possibly have held out 2 dayes, if they had not yeelded that night, as since we are informed they intended, and did that night, after [Page 35]our Colonell marcht from thence, all of them leave the castle, leaving Sir Robert Hanney with his Lady and children lock't in a roome all alone, till the next day we were not likely to come any more, and that out Fermannagh friend had left us in such disorder, who intended to have carried with them not onely what Cowes and Horses they had gathered in the fore-mentioned manner whilst we wore upon service, but also thought to have stolne with them divers of our Colonells cattell that morning they wero to part; wherewith our Colonell being acquainted, perceived that their intended kindnesse and visit to him, was only to have made use of his person and strength to have prey'd our Countrey for them, which he held no sitting imployment for his personall service, considering how unworthily they had carried themselves towards him in the time of our distresse, and particularly in this laft service; where­upon order was given by our Colonell, that not only his owne, cattell should be rescued from them, but what else they had taken whilst he was in the Fields, telling their Captaines it was shame for them, they being 6 times our number, to offer to take any thing from us, since they have made us the worse and not the better for them: This much vexed Deane Barkeley, who pretended a Horse to be taken from him, which he had catch't himselfe whilst we were upon service about the castle, our Colonell telling him, since he had deserved no better amongst us, he should carry no Horse from thence to bragge of; wishing the best 2 Horses on his stable, with 500 punds in money had beene sent his Father in law and himselfe to Eniskillen, so that the Deane had not come to this march, who carried himselfe more like a Devill then a Deane: For the. Captaines and Officers being ashamed of themselves, and ob­serving our Souldiers to be but a few, and daily imployed, were perswa­ded by our Colonell for his Majesties service, and as a small supply for the safety of our castle and Garrison, to lend our Colonell for some time 5 men out of every one of their Companies, making up 30 men to him, and having received these men from the severall Captaines, our Lieute­nant is commanded by the Colonell for the better grace and credit of their party, to march a part of their way with our Horse and Foote, and as our Lieutenant and they were a parting, Deane 'Barkley had like to have raised a mutiny, and have set their party and ours by the eares, threat­ning those men left with their Colonell by the Captaines consents, so as halfe of them at that instant presently ranne away from us with this un­worthy carriage of Sir William Coles party by the Deane of Cloghers, meanes. Our Colonell acquaints Sir William Cole by a Letter, hoping he would have resented his Sonne in lawes arrogant and presuptuous [Page 36]carriage, and have sent us some supply of more men, but farre other­wise then we expected, Sir William in his answer, rather justified his Sonne in lawes actions, condemning and censuring his Captaines for the few men they had lent our Colonell, denying the former, and ac­knowledging in this Letter for what he sent his party, desiring that those few men which had not runne away with the rest by his Sonne in lawes threatnings, should be speedily returned him, and accordingly they were: And after this unworthy usage of Sir William Cole, our Colonels Soul­dier observing the liberty and disorderly governement and discipline of those Eniskillen Souldiers, begun daily to runne away to Eniskillon, where they found shelter and imployment amongst their Captaines, to the great discomfort of our Colonell, and the hazard of us all.

A party of Foote is sent to the County of Cavan, [...]gust 8. where we kil'd above 20 Rogues, bringing home 2 Prisoners, and 7 or 8 score cowes, and above 200 Sheepe and Goates.

A party is sent towards Ballyshannon in the County of Donegall, [...]gust 22 where we kil'd 17 Rogues, and burned many houses in that Countrey, and brought home a few cowes.

Our Colonell being advertized that some 2 miles on this side Sligo, [...]gust 25 a guard of Horse-men did daily come forth with their Reapers of corne, and hoping to meete with them, this night a party of Horse and Foote was sent with some guides to lye in ambush for them, where having layne till noone, none appearing, that day our orders were to burne and prey what we could in that countrey, where we burned of severall Vil­liages, as Donoly, Formorley, Collrey and Lisduff, with a many other strag­ling houses in the countrey, where we met with 3 or 4 score cowes, and above an 100 Sheepe. By this time the countrey gathers, thinking to have rescued our prey and have beaten us, but it pleased the Lord so in his wonted mercy to stand for us, as that day we kil'd above 40 of their best men, stript them all, brought home a Prisoner, re­relieved the castle of the New-Towne with a share of our cowes and Sheepe, divers of their best Gentry, the ô Connours, and the ô Harts being thus killed; We marcht Horse and Foote towards the Rosse in the coun­ty of Sligo, whence we brought a prey of neere 6 or 7 score cowes, and above 300 Sheepe and Goates, where in our retreat we were set up­on by the greatest strength of the county, who were gotten into a great head to the Towne of Sligo, with intention that day to have layed a new C [...]npe about our Castle, which this encounter diverted, we killing as was afterwards acknowledged by Prisoners neere 60 of their ablest men, with two of their famous Priests, Connour ô Hart, and Donnell ô Lynch, [Page 37]bringing home 7 Prisoners, 5 whereof were hanged the next day, one of them called Captaine Conô Connour and the other Cormack ô Hoy who had beene a Minister amongst our Colonels Parishes, who since this Rebellion professed much loyalty, though a kindly traitour, his Father being Viccar generall in the county of Sligo, was som: yeares agoe quar­tered in the Towne of Sligo for treasonable speeches against the King and State.

The Colonell this day heares divers shot of Ordinance towards Sligo, Septem [...] 10. which put him in some hopes of some Army towards that place, or reliefe towards us.

This night a party of Horse and Foote was sent towards the Sea-coast to search for a Prisoner, Septem [...] 11. for intelligence what shooting it was we heard the day before, where we fell on, there the countrey gathered together to oppose the landing of men, where 2 Ships lay within the harbour of Sligo; we gave the Rogues the Alarme, who fled all to a strength of an old Castle neare the Sea-coast, we brought home one Prisoner, of whom we learned that some of the O Donnells and O Galloghers from Ʋlster were joyned with the county of Sligo Rebels to the number of 4 or 500 thinking those Ships carried men, Moncy, Victuals and Ammuni­tion for out reliese, but it seemed their greater errand thither, was to see for a Barque which the Merchants of Sligo had loaded with severall com­modities with corne and cattell from the Oyster-Island, where they landed some men, and burned divers houses, going to Sea afterwards, and as yet unknowne to us what they were.

This night we marcht againe into the County of Sligo, September 27. where within a little more then a mile to that Towne, we burnt a great village, Ennagh belonging to Andrew Crean the late Sheriffs of that County, we kild a number of Corne-reapers, and brought with us a Prisoner.

By reason of our daily service, October 2 never any wayes supplied or relieved now almost a yeare since the Rebellion begunne, our Colonell in this extremity, thinkes fit this night to send the most part of his men towards Eniskillen, for some Armes and Ammunition which was sent thither by the conveniency of Sir Robert Stewarts, guarding the Eniskillen party from the Derry, wherewith Sir Robert worthily and lovingly adverti­zed our Colonell from Eniskillen with what was left for him there with Sir William Cole, who had promised to give his best assistance for the speedy conveying and guarding of those necessaries to us: But our party coming to Eniskillen, relying upon the assistance of Sir William Coles Re­giment, not only for the guarding of our Armes and Ammunition, but [Page 38]also for the restoring and returning our runne-awayes which had beene unlawfully sheltered and employed amongst them. Our Officer deman­ding a guard for both those purposes, is offered the Armes and Ammu­nition if without a guard we would venture on them, our runne-awayes are so concealed and dispersed amongst them, as no helpe is made for us for them at all where there were 14 or 15 of them, Sir William Cole never appearing amongst us, but his gates shut against us, and his bridge drawne up as if we had beene Rebels come to take in his Castle, not offering us or our Officers so much as one bit of Bread, or cup of small Beere in his Castle or Garrison, our Colonell having formerly enter­tained 500 of his plentifully two nights though they wronged him; Thus not daring without a guard to venture upon the Kings Armes and Ammunition with so weake a party so farre a march through Woods and Mountaines, we were forced with no small hazard to make what speede we could from whence we came; Our Colonell being advertized before our coming that the Countrey was strongly gathered toge­ther to have layed for us in our coming home, but we missed of our errand.

Most of this Weeke was imployed by us Men, Women and Boyes, in fetching in of Corne from the Rebels, from the bordering counties of Sligo and Fermannagh, with what was neare us in our own countrey, whereof it pleased God we had a good supply without the lesse of a man, woman or child, though daily threatned with great bravadoes, yet they durst not cut any graine for themselves scarce on this side Sligo bridge, where abundance of Wheate, Rye and Barley rotted upon the ground for want of meanes and helpe for us to bring it from thence, which Fer­mannagh men might conveniently have done both for their owne supply and ours.

Seven of our Colonels men left at New-Towne for a guard within 4 miles of Sligo, [...]ctober 9. upon little Naggs chardged 50 or 60 reaping Corne neare Sligo, where they killed 4 of them, chased the rest, brought home a Prisoner, with 18 or 20 Horses and Carrs the Rogues had beene draw­ing corne withall; The Prisoner being brought to our Colonell, informes him that 2 Congans of the Ʋlster Rogues, under the command of Cap­taine Manus Mac Egnahan ô Donnell, and Captaine Ferdinando ô Gal­logher were joyned with Captaine Teig Mac Phelomy ô Connour, who lay at a Towne of ô Connors called Broad Culline, some 12 miles from us, with intention shortly to have a sling at our Castle.

Upon this intelligence, October 21. our Colonell thinkes fit this night to send a party of Horse and Foote to prevent these Gentlemens visit, where we [Page 39]met with them in the place our Prisoner informed us, having good sport with them for a while in killing neere 60 of them with all their 3 Cap­taines, & Captain Teig ô Connours Wife, his Brother having been formerly a Captaine, and brought hither Prisoner was hanged, we brought home this day neere 200 cowes with a Prisoner, burning the Towne of Broad Cul­line belonging to ô Connour, with divers other small Villiages neare it.

Our Colonell in expectation Sir William Cole and his Captaines would now have used some meanes to have guarded his Armes, Octob [...] 1 Ammunition and runne-awayes, as partly they promised within a weeke or 10 dayes of our last being with them, whereof seeing no performance, and our for­mer store in that kind, as also our salt being almost quite spent, and un­derstanding that Sir William Cole had lately beene supplied from Balli­shannon: In this extremity most of our company is againe commanded in a party to Eniskillen, with Letters to Sir William Cole mentioning our extremities, sending money by our Lieutenant for what salt could be had at any rate, either for love or money, which orders of Sir William inten­ded no better to us then in our last march to that purpose, that we should our selves venture upon the Armes and Ammunition, we were at a stand every way, and leaving it to God and better times, to judge and revenge our usage upon these last Letters, our Armes and Ammunition are deli­vered us with a Letter to our Colonell, but no guard nor supply of salt to be had; Thus it pleased God to bring us safe home with what we recei­ved, still deteyning our run-awayes, making use of them.

Our Souldiers being weary after their sore march for our Ammunition, Novem [...] 10. the weather being faire, all the Women and Boyes are sent towards Dro­mahere to looke for corne, where with a small guard of Horse and some fire-locks, they marched where they met with store of corne, coming all loaden home in spight of many Rogues that appeared to them upon seve­rall hills.

We are this day likely to be surprized by neere a 1000 Rogues from the counties of Fermannagh and Cavan, under the command of Serjeant Major Hugh Mac Bryan Mac Gwire; thinking to have carried away all our cattell, presuming on their multitudes against our handfull, which they thought had not recovered their last sore march from Eniskillen, and having layen in ambush all night, expecting the drawing out of our cat­tell in the morning; but finding themselves discovered by 2 of our Horse­men who scoured the Fields before our cattell, these two men were so engaged amongst the Rogues that they were both killed, we taking the Alarme, rescued our Cattell, where we had a sound encounter with the Rogues, who vvere neere 10 times our number, thinking to have svval­lowed [Page 40]us up; they giving the best fire, and coming the fierceliest for one charge, of most that we met withall this yeare: but after charge we did pepper them both with Horse and Foote, as that they made both aspeedy and disorderly retreat, we breaking the legge of the only best Souldier and Captaine amongst them called Charles Mac Gwier who had long ser­ved the King of Spaine, and led on some 4 score of their Musketeeres most desperately, and for his good service our Colonell to cure him, cau­sed him to be carried on a barrow to the gallowes, where he rayled at us all for that he could not obtaine a Souldiers death, to be shot at a post, having formerly beene twice ransomed in two Kings services, Spaine and France, and this morning commanding 300 proper men, not thinking that night to dye like a Dogge on Mannour Hamiltons gallowes, saying, he observed now God was against them, acknowledging themselves to be 10 times our number, and that it was the Devill brought him from his former honourable service to this base and miserable end. In this dayes service, we killed divers of the best men of both Counties, brin­ging home the heads of Shane Roe Mac Gwire, which Col: Conaught Mac Flagherty Mac Huc, sonne in law to Mac A Nawe who had beene long our Colonels Prisoner till this day, he was hanged for company with the Captaine and his sonne in lawes kind visit to him: We brought home Prisoners, Phelomy Mac Peirce Mac Gwire, who had beene Ser­jeant to the Serjeant Majors company, who scaped very narrowly, him­selfe being enforced to quit his Horse, and to goe away sore wounded by the benefit of a boggie Wood neere by him. Thus it pleased God to en­able us to deale with these Rogues.

A party is sent towards the borders of Monter Kenny, [...]ember where we killed 14 or 15 Rogues, burnt a many of houses, brought home a Prisoner with neere a 100 cowes.

Being in great distresse and want of Salt, [...]ember Sir William Cole having used us as before is mentioned, our Colonell resolves this night to adventure a party towards Ballishannon in hope there to be supplied: Our party marching in the night-time, is by the Rogues centryes discovered: Ne­verthelesse we marcht freely to Ballishannon before day, where Captaine Folliot hearing our Colonels trumpet and our Lieutenant, sends out the Boate for our Lieutenant, who delivering our Colonels Letter, desiring to be supplied with some salt, Captaine Folliot wishing he had sooner known our Colonels wants either of salt or Ammunition, there being 2 Barrels of Pouder with Match and Lead proportionable sent from Derry to Do­negall for our Colonels use, with the like proportion for Sir William Cole, who acquainted our Colonell therewith by his Letter, promising the [Page 41]like care should be taken by him for bringing our Ammunition from Do­negall as of his owne, which Captaine Folliot said might as well, as easily have beene done if Sir William Cole had but writ so much to him, when by Folliots meanes his was brought to Ballishannon, from thence by Sir William Coles party to Eniskillen; In which march they came within 6 miles of our Colonels castle, so it is easie to be judged what comfortable neighbourhood or assistance, either for his Majesties service or our safety we have had from Eniskillen: After disputing this particular with Cap­taine Felliot he shewes our Lieutenant what salt Sir William Cole had left him, being not above 4 Barrels, whereof he sent our Colonell two, who expected 20, sending money and Horses to that purpose with our party [...] by this occasion we brought with us for our Ladies use a good woman called Ʋnye Hale; As we marched homewards, we could perceive as we came within 6 miles to our Garrison, the fields fowle on all quarters, which set us the better upon our guard, not daring to disperse our selves in gathering of Cattell which we observed to be driven in our wayes, thinking to have tempted us for the greater advantage against us, we ha­ving gotten neere 3 score which we drave before us till we came neare the borders of our Colonels land, where on a suddaine we were engaged amongst the Regues, who had laid a strong ambush for us being within little more then push of Pike before we could perceive them, so as we were presently engaged to push of Pike before our Muskiteeres could give fire, which afterwads they did over our Pike-mens shoulders, the Rogues stan­dingmost desperately to it for almost half an houre, they being a pickt party of the best and ablest men that were of the borders of Fermanagh and Ley­trim, most of them O Flannigans, Mac Gwires and Mac Caffries, from the Barrony of Towro, with the Mac Glannaghies, Mac Glanghlins ô Freiles, and ô Meaghens of the Dartrye, and Rossonter, whereof we kil­led neere 3 score of their properest and best men, with their chiefe Com­mander, who had beene a Spanish Souldier, called Bryan Durrogh ô Tres­sey, with divers others of their Gentlemen whom our boyes stript, bringing home a number of their cloathes and Armes; This glorious victory broke the hearts of the most daring dangerous men of both those Counties, to Gods holy name be the praise and honour, who thus mercifully deli­vered us without the losse of a man, though a many hurt with push of Pike and darts; The service was performed upon S. Andrewes day, for the credit of our Scottish-Patron.

A party is sent to scoure the Woods of Rossender, and to search for corne, Dece [...] 15. whence we brought above an 100 Cowes, our women and boyes being well loaden with good store of burnt corne, where we kild 3 Rogues and brought home a prisoner.

This night our Colonell intends a party of his Christians to be kept at Ballymote, [...]mber where he hopes to burne of that Towne, not doubting by Gods former favour and mercy the performance thereof, had not a many of his Souliers beene seduced to a most damnable plot, to have runne away to Sir William Cole, being incouraged thereto by the report of a messenger our Colonell had lately come from thence, informing what liberty his Souldiers had there, who would not be commanded by Captaine or Officer, which damnable plot had so taken amongst a many of the party, that being marched but a small way, they pretend such faintnesse and wearinesse, that the like was never observed amongst them; not knowing what the mistery could meane, our Lieutenant is found contrary to his orders to march back againe, by this meanes was this service overthrowne, for which our Colonell thankes Eniskillen, on which retreat we encountred some Rogues, whereof we kil'd 6 or 7, and brought home neere 3 secre Cowes, which were no very welcome present to our Colonell, in comparison of what service that night he ex­pected to have beene done: This party no sooner came home, but our Co­lonell discovered the whole plot, where he tooke such course with them as he found the whole cause proceeded from Eniskillen, and the countenance was given his run-awayes there.

A party is sent towards Clanlogh on the borders of Mounter Kenny, [...] 9. where we kil'd divers Rogues, bringing home 2 Prisoners, above 200 Cowes, burnt a many houses in the Countrey, our women and boyes to a great number coming home loaded with store of burnt Corne.

We marcht into the County of Cavan, [...] [...] where in the Laragane we burnt some houses, kil'd some few Rogues, brought home a prisoner, and neere 9 score Cowes.

We were guided by a Prisoner to the County of Cavan, [...] where on our march through Glansarne, we apprehended a most Arch-rogue, called Cormack ô Quillan, who had all that yeere stolne a many of our Colonels Horses; from the County of Cavan we brought this night neere 200 very faire Cowes, most of them as fat as if it had beene at Michaelmas; Thus we retreated through Glanserne, killing some 5 Rogues, our women and boyes being loaded with Corne.

We marcht towards Mounter Kenny, [...] where this night we kil'd some Rogues, tooke Prisoner the Wife of Owen oge Mac Murray, the chiefe man of that name, himselfe scaping narrowly, we brought home 3 score Beeves a many of them very fat.

We marcht towards Dromahere, [...] 17. hearing a great gathering was there making ready for a new Campe against us, where on our march through [Page 43]a Wood within lesse then a mile to Dromahere, where their new 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.

THis day being Wednesday before Easter, [...]rch 29. having sent no party abroad since the 17 ^th. 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 [Page 45]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 the Rogues as they were advancing towards our Geldings and Cattell, perceiving our small number straglingly draw together, they with speed advance towards us, marching in 3 divisions, their first division being led-on by their Lieutenant Colonell Bryan Mac Donnoghy, and on the head of his owne Company Captaine Francis Taffe, and Captaine Cormaok ô Hawes Company, which division consists of 44 Muskiteeres besides Pike-men, the second division is led only by their Serjeant Major Teigreagh ô Dowde; In the head of his owne Com­pany Captaine David ô Dowde, and Captaine Bryan ô Hares Company consisting of 42 Muskiteeres; The third division lead-on by Captaine William Tyrrell, on the head of his owne Company Captaine Bryan Mac Swyne, and Captaine Roger ô Conners Company Consisting of 45 Mus­kiteeres besides Pike-men, which multitude thinking to have swallowed up our handfull, perceiving us draw up without Horse-men, thinking to cut those off before we joyne with the rest, their Lieutenant Colonell leading on most fariously along a Bridge, over a River, at the foote of the [Page 46]hill where our men were drawne up, we perceiving them all crosse the River, marching in a loose body towards us, giving fire upon us, we seeme a little to retreat, where we got the benefit of a ditch for all our Muskiteeres to play out of, whereupon the Rogues imagining we had taken the retreat, did with great shoutes crye out as if they had already beaten us; but our Muskiteeres did from that ditch so pepper them, that it is not to be beleeved what a sudden alteration our handfull made a­mongst their multitude, our Pike-men flying in upon them, where one M ^r. John Connigham himselfe was deadly shot with a Mukit bullet in the body, who lived 2 dayes after; Thus having kil'd their Lieutenant Co­lonell, who fought most desperately as ever man did, divers being with shot and Pike beaten to the ground, yet did he fight upon his knees, pit­ty so great courage should have beene in so Arch a Traitour, who was thought, to have beene one of the greatest fire-brands of Connaght in this Rebellion, and the bloudiest tyrant aganist our Clergy-men, having cau­sed 3 of them to be murthered, M ^r. Thowas Fullerton, M ^r. William Li­stowne, and Pattrick Dromond, who were bloudily kil'd by his orders, when they first lay about this Castle; Yet blessed be God this day who enabled us so to deale with them, as we put the Rogues after killing their Lieutenant Colonell, to such a disorderly and confused retreat over the River, where numbers of them threw one another into it, so as it is al­most incredible to speake or write what number of proper personable men as any Ireland affords, were kil'd that day by our weake handfull, to God alone be the glory. The next day our Colonell sending forth to search the Fields, to see if the Rogues had dar'd in the night time to carry off any of their dead bodies, but it did not appeare they durst meddle with any; whereupon order was given for burying of them all, which was 2 dayes labour for 20 men, there being neere 3 score found and buried, besides divers which had beene carried away by the River, there being then a great slood in it. Thus it pleased God to continue his former fa­vours and mercy towards us, with this great and miraculous victory with­out the losse of a man of ours, other then M ^r. Conningham, our Women and Boyes coming home loaden with Muskets, Pikes, Swords and Skeanes, enough to Arme 7 or 8 score men, and in hope to get more that were drowned in the River. And thus God hath done for us without the help of Eniskillen, whom we long waited for to have contributed for their sup­ply and reliefe, and all these men that were found kil'd, within Musket shot of our Castle.