A collection of some of the murthers and massacres committed on the Irish in Ireland since the 23d of October 1641 with some observations and falsifications on a late printed abstract of murthers said to be committed by the Irish / new published by R.S.

A COLLECTION Of ſome of the Murthers and Maſacres committed on the Iriſh in Ireland, ſince the 23th. of October 1641.

HAving with ſad thoughts reflected on the continuance of my ſufferings, amidſt the many joyes wherewith my fellow Souldiers with whom I ſerved my Apprentiſhip, under the Royal Banner in this Country, nay, all my fellow Subjects of all ſorts, and ſects, are duly ſolaced, I found thereby my afflictions became leſs tollerable then before the Royal Authority was eſtabliſhed, ſo as I could not containe my ſelfe within my wonted bonds of patience, whithout ſeeking after the cauſes of their joyes and my miſeries, and examining in my own thoughts wherefore I ſhould not pertake of the happineſs of ſuch, with whom I did undergo many hardſhips for the Royal Cauſe, or why ſuch who either as primary cauſes or imediate actors imbrued their hands in the Royal blood, they who thought to pluck up by the roots Monarchy; Hirarchy, and the fundamentals of all Chriſtian Piety, they who betrayed their truſts and proſtituted for money, or other private advantage the Royal Intreſt, ſhould now live in the condition of free borne Subjects, enjoy their Eſtates and Fortunes, ſome of them beare Offices, and promotions, and I who beſtowed the Flowers of my youth, nay, all my life, ſince I could write man (without the leaſt Appoſtacy) in the Royal ſervice, and ſought out all opportunities not only in England, as long as any held up for the King, but in all the parts of Ireland even in the utmoſt confines thereof to ſupport the Royal Authority, ſhould now after my long ſufferings under the uſurped power, be (very neer two years after his Majeſties happy Reſtitution) ſtill kept out of my Eſtate and livelyhood, and deprived of my Birthright and liberty of a Subject. They who rob'd me of theſe pretious things alwaies told me, that my Loyalty to my King was the cauſe thereof, and I was well pleaſed to loſe all I had, and my life alſo for that cauſe, and now contrary to all principles of Philoſophy that cauſe ceaſing, the effects in me ſtill holds.

Having thus with perplex't thoughts ruinated upon the ſourſe of my miſeries, and finding no natural cauſe thereof ariſing from my deportment during the late Wars, I at length bethought that the ſame may proceed from ſome conſtillation over that unhappy Country Ireland, wherein I was born; and that although I was not involved in the actings of my Country men, yet I may by influence of that conſtillation be rendred Subject to their misfortunes and this made me ſome what curious in the ſearch of the ground and progreſs of the Rebellion in Ireland (which being very odious to me, all my knowledge therof being deceived, at ſecond hand from the Gaſſets and Pamphlets printed at London, which ordinarily during my aboad in the Kings Garriſon of Oxford, and elſewhere, came thither fraught with many execreable & haynous Murthers ſaid to be committed by my Country men, I had much difficulty to reconcile my ſelfe ſo far to them, as to admit any other information, untill by chance I lighted on a printed Paper, intitled a Narrative &c. In which Narrative is ſet forth in ſeveral inſtances the odiouſneſs of that Rebellion and of the barbarous actings of the Contrivers thereof in the eyes of all the Sober Catholiques of Ireland, their votes and offers for ſuppreſſing thereof in its firſt riſe, and the Artificies uſed and provocations for involving them therein, in it I found my firſt light of the aſſertions of the ſaid Catholiques in their own behalfes touching that Rebellion, and it brought to ſome ſolitude; for better and further information in thoſe matters, which I ſince had from diſcourſes of ſeveral diſintereſſed perſons aswell Proteſtants as Catholiques, and being thus informed, it was my hap to light of a Pamphlet lately printed under the Title of an Abſtract of ſome few of theſe Barbarous cruel Maſacres and Murthers of the Proteſtants and the Engliſh in ſome parts of Ireland, committed ſince the 23 of October 1641. upon peruſal of which Abſtract I was ſatisfied that the deſign of Printing the ſame in a time when the ſetlement of that Kingdome was under his Majeſties conſideration, was for no other end then to render all the Catholiques there (in all good mens opinions) blaſted and unfit to partake of his Majeſties grace and favour. The notions I had by my ſaid former communication touching theſe matters did enable me to confute ſeveral particulars of that Pamphlet, and I found my ſelf as a perſon ſuffering under the Calumny of my Country obliged to retort thoſe Calumny's, and to vindicate the honeſt party of my Country men, in what I may without which (as I am verily perſwaded) I muſt ſtill continue under my wonted afflictions. And this occaſioned my publiſhing of the enſuing Collection, wherein the Reader may be aſſured, that I have not taken preſident from theſe ſcurrilous and lying Pamphlets, nor inſerted any thing herein, but what is an undenyable truth to be juſtified by many thouſands, for it is publiquely known that Cromwels pretended High Court of Juſtice paſt through all the parts of Ireland, and pickt out of the people all ſuch as could be in any manner tainted with the ſpilling of Engliſh blood, with that rigour as may be eſteemed rather ſumum jus then moderate Juſtice, that upon tryals in the ſaid Court and examinations taken in order to thoſe tryals, there were but a few of the many thouſands ſaid to be murthered, in printed Pamphlets, found to be real, and it is well known that there were not ſo many Proteſtans of the Britiſh Nation, living in Ireland in the beginning of that Rebellion, as have been printed, to be Murthered, alſo it is undeniable that the firſt Maſſacres committed in the time of the ſaid Rebellion (which occaſioned all the miſchiefs thereafter happening, was as done upon the Iriſh, and the ſeveral Murthes perpetrated in cold blood, upon them did twenty fould exceed theſe which were committed on the Engliſh, and that they who took in hand the publiſhing of the murthers done upon the Engliſh, did raiſe the ſame to an immenſe number, and painted the hardneſs therof with ſuch barbarous circumſtances, thereby to win compaſſionand ſuccour from England, and to ſtain the unblemiſh able honour of his Sacred Majeſty with ſome reflections from that Rebellion, as hath been manifeſted upon the tryals of ſeveral perſons in the ſaid High Courts, and at the tryal of Qualifications in Aſhloane where the book, called the black book, being a Collection of the examinations taken in the year 1641. of Murthers ſaid to be then committed, being produced, the ſame was ſo falſified in moſt paticulars thereof, aſwel by the witneſſes pretended to be fondly ſworn, as alſo by ſome of the perſons then and now living, who were in the ſaid book ſworn to be Murthered, that the ſaid book was, for ſhame laid aſide as no evidence, and ſeveral other perſons who have taken examinations touching murthers, have ſeveral times ſince acknowledged the falſity of the matters publiſhed by them, as being had by the falſe information of others, who in the hurry of theſe times and their own frights were ſo tranſported as they ſwore all their neighbours whom they left behind were all murthered, when all or moſt of them were afterwards found to be living, and yet all theſe miſtakes although well known, remaine yet unrectified. The truth is, that all ſober and eſtated perſons of the Iriſh Nation did deſire nothing more then the puniſhment of thoſe murthers, and it was at their humble propoſals that all murthers were excepted out of the Articles of peace; they alſo deſired lately (by their Agents) to except all murthers out of the Act of Indempnity, and ſtill deſire the ſame, and think that until the blood maliciouſly ſpilt on both ſides, ſhall be expiated by condign inflictions of puniſhment upon the Murtherers, Gods wrath will hardly be averted from that Land, and although the Iriſh have been in the higheſt degree aſperſed by the many brutes raiſed of thoſe Murthers, yet the honeſt party of them found themſelves ſo unconcerned therin, otherwiſe then that they were born in a Country where thoſe hainous facts were committed, that they have not until this time writ a ſylable in vindication of themſelves, neither would I now if I had not been by my ſufferings with them forced into it, and finding that a bare defence without ſome retort upon the offenders would not be deemed a good defence, I found a neceſſity immediatly to lay open the falſhood of the ſaid printed Pamphlet, and to publiſh a Collection of ſome of the many Murthers committed on the Iriſh hereafter; enſuing, circumſtanced with time, place and perſons with as much certainty, as upon my beſt ſcrutiny here in Eng. I would inform my ſelf. Which Circumſtances I find for the moſt part omitted in the abſtract, charging the Iriſh with Murthers. And certainly were thoſe Murthers true which are accompanied with thoſe horrid Circumſtances mentioned in the ſaid abſtract, either the Murthes or murtherers names in all likelyhood would be known and ſet forth with ſome other marks of truth for the more beliefe. But I find the ſaid Abſtract is much miſtaken and falſe as hereafter expreſſed, by which the impartial reader may judge of the reſt, as of the verity of this Collection, publiſhed to undeceive the miſled by the ſaid Abſtract and former Pamphlets ſet forth at firſt and now revived by thoſe who always adheared to the uſurped power. Wherein is obſervable that in the firſt and ſecond page of that ſcandalous Abſtract, is ſaid that at Kilkeny in the year 1642. many Proteſtants were Murthered in a barbarous manner, and at Grag in the County of Kilkeny ſeventy Proteſtants were likewiſe murthered with moſt horrid circumſtances, whereas there was at Kilkeny but one woman ſmothered in a tumult in 1641. and the late Lord of Mount Garret coming to appeaſe it, found one Cantwel active therein, and ſhot him dead, and wounded others. As to Grag aforeſaid there was not any murthered there during the War, the truth of both which is ſo confidently averred by perſons of honour and quality, as that they are content to allow the whole Abſtract for truth, if any proteſtant was murthered in either of thoſe places other then the woman aforeſaid. Other falſifications will be found in their proper places in the Province of Connaght which might have been done in moſt particularls, but that I would not retard the publiſhing of this at preſent in expectation of farther information out of Ireland.

R. S.

A Collection of ſome of the Maſsacres and Murthers committed on the Iriſh in Ireland, ſince the 23 of October 1641.

County of Antrim.

ABout the beginning of November, the Engliſh 1641. and Scots forces in Cnockfergus and murthered in one night, all the Inhabitants of the territory of Iſland Mr. Gee to the number of above 3000 men women and children, all innocent perſons, in a time when none of the Catholikes of that County were in Armes or Rebellion. Note that this was the firſt Maſſacre committed in Ireland of either ſide.

1641. Mr. Mae Naghten having built a ſmall fortreſs in the ſaid County to preſerve himſelf and his followers from outrages, until he had underſtood what the cauſe of the then rebellion was. As ſoon as Col. Campbel came neer with part of the Army, he ſent to let him know that he would come to him with his party, which he did, and they were next day murthered to the number of 80. by Sir Iohn Clothworthy now Lord Maſſerin his Souldiers.

About the ſame time 100 poor women and children were murthered in one night, at a place called Balliaghiun by direction of the Engliſh and Scots Officers commanding in that County.

County of Derry.

1641. Some 300 men women and children of the Iriſh, having freely come under the protection of the Garriſon of London Derry, were ſtript plundred and killed by the ſaid Garriſon.

1644. Mr. Morris, Mc. Daniel Natural ſon to the late Earle of Antrins, was hanged at Coolrane by the Governours orders, notwithſtanding he had Col. Michael Iones his paſs.

County of Down.

1641. The Burgeſſes and Inhabitants of the town of Newry, meeting the Engliſh Army on their march to beſiedge the Caſtle of the ſaid Town, were received into protection, and after quarter given to the Garriſon of the ſaid Caſtle, the ſaid Inhabitants and the Souldiers of the ſaid Garriſon, to the number of 500 and upwards, men, women and children were brought on the Bridge of the Newry and thrown into the River, and ſuch of them as indeavoured to eſcape by ſwimming were murthered

County of Donegal.

1641. About the 20 of Nov. Sir William Steward commanded the Gentry and Inhabitants of that County to joyn with his Forces in oppoſition to the Rebels, and accordingly they came to the place appointed where Captain Cunningham with a party of the ſaid Sir Williams Regiment, under pretence of incorporating with them, fell upon the Inhabitants with his armed Souldiers, and killed very many of them, among whom were Owen Mc Sherney Morris O Farey and Donnagh O Callan, Gentlemen of quality and Eſtates.

About the ſame time Cap. Flemming and other Officers of the ſaid Regiment, commanding a party, ſmothered to death 220. women and children in two Caves.

About the ſame time the aforeſaid Captain Cunnigham murthered about 63 women and children in the Iſles of Roſſe.

1641. The Governour of Letter Kenney, gathered together on a Sunday morning 53 poor people, moſt of them women and children, and cauſed them to be throwne off the Bridge into the River and drowned them all.

1641. In November, one Reading murthered the wife and three children of Shane O Morhghy in a place called Ballikenny of Ramalton, and after her death cut off her breaſts with his ſword.

1641. 1642. The Garriſons of Rapho, Drombo, Lifford, and Caſtle-raghen ſlaughtered no leſs then 1500 of the poor neighbouring Inhabitants, never in Arms, and three perſons were chiefly noted among them for their barbarous cruelty, by name Iames Graham, Henry Dugan, and Robert Cunnigham, commonly called the killer of old women.

1641. 1642. About 2000 poor Labourers, women and children of the Barreny of Terhu were maſſacred by the Garriſons of Bellaſhanny and Donegal and Lieutenant Thomas Poe, an Officer among them, coming under colour of friendſhip to viſit a neighbour that lay ſick in his bed and to whom he owed money) carried a naked Dagger under his Cloak which (whilſt he ſeemed to bow towards the ſick man in a friendly manner asking how he did) he thruſt it into his body, and told his wife, her husband ſhould be no longer ſick, and ſo killed him.

1650. In the month of Iune about 3000 Horſe and Foot of his Majeſties Army, being defeated near Letter Kenny, by the Engliſh Rebels adhering to Cromwel moſt of the principal Officers of the ſaid party taken Priſoners, in the Battail were killed in cold blood, by order of Sir Charles Coot late Lord of Montrath, notwithſtanding they had quarter from the Officers who took them Priſoners.

County of Monagham.

1641. Captain Townſley Governour of Magherneckle, killed four Labourers and a woman being under protection.

Captain Bromwel Governour of Clunes meeting upon the road with Mr. Charles O Connelly, a Gentleman living under his Protection, cauſed him to be ſhot to death.

1641. The Souldiers of the Garriſons of Dundalk and Trim, killed no leſs then 500 poor innocent perſons, women and children in that County.

1641. 1642. The Armies of Montroe and the Legan in their ſeveral marches through that Country, ſlaughtered about 2000 poor old men women and children.

1652. Col. Barrow of Cromwels Army having taken an Iſland defended by Lieutenant Col. Patrick, Mr. Mahon for his Majeſty after killing the ſaid Lieutenant Col. and his Souldiers, put all the women and children to the ſword, to the number of 80. among whom a little pretty child of 6 years old, being ſpared by the Souldiers, was killed by order of the ſaid Col. Barrow.

County of Cavan.

1641. Mr. Dela Pool an Engliſh Gentleman having taken Lands in that County ſome years before the warr, invited ſeveral of his friends to come out of England and ſive with him, who were all murthered in their Houſes by the Army (only the ſaid Dela Pool who was brought into the Town of Cavan and there hanged) for no other reaſon, but their being Roman Catholiques, and living among the Iriſh.

1641. Sir Alexander Gorden and his Lady being Scotch, but Roman Catholiques, each of them above 70 years old were plundred of their goods and ſtript naked. And all their Tennants, Servants, and all their Sons murthered.

In the ſame year the Engliſh forces in this County drowned 600 men, women, and children, in and about Butlers-Bridge, no murthers having been committed on any Proteſtants there although in the Pamphlet lately printed, ſeveral murthers are ſaid to be committed in that place.

County of Mayo.

In this County few murthers were committed by either ſide, though the Lible ſaith that about 250 Proteſtants were murthered whereof at Bellicke 220, whereas not one perſon was muthered there, which the now Lady of Montrath can witneſs, her Ladyſhip, Sir Robert Hanna her father, with many others being retreated thither for ſecurity, were all conveyed ſafe to Mannor Hamilton, and it is obſervable that the ſaid Lady and the reſt came to Mr. Owen O Rorrkes who kept a Garriſon at Drumahier for the Iriſh, before they came to Mannor Hamilton whoſe brother was priſoner with Sir Frederick Hamilton, and the ſaid Mr Rorrk having ſo many perſons of quality in his hand, ſent to Sir Frederick to enlarge his brother, and that he would convey them all ſafe to him, Sir Frederick inſteed of an enlarging the brother, hanged him the next day after be received the meſſage, which might have well provoked the Gentleman to a revenge, if he had not more humanity, then could be well expected upon ſuch an occaſion, and in times of ſo great confuſion yet he ſent them all ſafe where they deſired.

There was a murder committed neer the Moyn on 27 Proteſtants which was all (and that too many) that was committed in that County, Buchanan ſaid to be buried alive, was killed in a private quarrel, and he cut off his adverſaries hand before himſelf was killed.

County of Galway and Province of Connaght.

Anno 1642. Seirjeant Redmond Burk of the Lord of Clanmorris his Foot Company and two more, were hanged by the then Governour of the fort of Gallway, the ſaid Lord being then of his Majeſties Army, for which action no reparation being given to his Lordſhip, he pretended it to be the occaſion of his Revolt from the Lord Marqueſs of Clanriccard.

Anno 1642. A party of the Garriſon of the ſaid Fort, murthered ſix people in Rinveel, amongſt whom one Geffery Fitz Thibot, aged about 70 years and in a burning Feavour, with his wife who was as old, were murthered in their beds, which action provoked many of the neighbours to ſtand on their guard againſt the ſaid Fort.

Anno. 52. Redmond Burke a Col. in his Majeſties Army had quarter given him by ſome of Col. Coots men he being taken in a skirmiſh between Col. Grace and ſome of Cromwels party, and being priſoner for ſome time, Col. Henry Ingelsby cauſed his head to be cut off.

Anno 52. 53. It was an uſual practiſe with Col. Stubbers then Governour of Galway, and others commanding in the ſaid County to take the people out of their beds at nights, and ſell them for Slaves to the Indies, and by computation ſould out of the ſaid County above 1000 ſoules.

Murthers committed in the ſaid County of Gallway on Proteſtants.

Anno 42. It is confeſſed that two Proteſtants were murthered in that County, whereof one was a Miniſter as the Libel ſayes, but it is moſt certain, that the Lord Marqueſs of Clanriccard cauſed the three men who murthered one of them to be hanged in Gibbets in three ſeveral places, and by his Lordſhips orders Sir Roger O Shaghneſy hanged the two Cow-heards who murthered the other.

Anno 42. It is confeſſed that the Lord of Clanmorris having declared againſt the ſaid Fort, for hanging his Serjeant as above expreſſed, took Serjeant Rowleright, and two or three more of the Souldiers of the ſaid Fort pilladging a village neer Gallway, and hanged Rowleright and the other three.

It is alſo confeſſed that a barbarous murther was committed by one Edmund Alta, an irreligious prophane fellow of the County of Mayo, and his wicked complices on ſome Proteſtants at Shruel a place mearing with the county of Gallway on about 30 perſons, and the Pamphleter might well remember that the neighbouring Gentry came with all expedition to reſcue the ſaid Proteſtants, and that they did reſcue the Biſhop of Killala (who by the Pamphlet ſeems to have been murthered) and his wife and children▪ with the moſt part of the ſaid Proteſtants, and Bryen Kilkenny a Fryer, then Guardian of the Abby of Roſs neer Shruel, was of the firſt that made haſt to that reſcue, and brought the ſaid Biſhops wife and children, with ſeveral others of the ſaid diſtreſſed Proteſtants to his Monaſtry, where they found as much civility as was in the ſaid Fryers Power to give them for ſeveral nights, until Mr. Burk of Caſtle Hacket brought the ſaid Biſhop, his wife and family to his own houſe where they wanted nothing he could afford them for ſome weeks, the like being done by ſeveral other neighbouring Gentlemen to the reſt of the ſaid Proteſtants, until they were ſent to places of ſecurity by the Lord Marqueſſe Clanriccard his order, yet the ſaid Fryar hath been theſe eight years paſt kept a Priſoner for his function or calling without any other crime laid to his charge, now being about 80 years of age.

And it is obſervable that in this county of Gallway all the war time ſeveral Proteſtant Miniſters viz. Dean York, Mr. Corroyn, Mr. Nelly, and other Miniſters, had their Proteſtant Flocks and meetings without interruption living amongſt the Iriſh,

County of Roſcoman.

No murthers were committed by any party in this County only five perſons at Bellanafada by one Roger O Conor; and no murther was committed at Bellalegue during the War, although in the Pamphlet the contrary is expreſſed, nor no ſuch man as William Steward was known in that County, nor to have been murthered there though the ſaid abſtract ſets forth his being murthered in a moſt barbarous manner.

County of Leotrim.

Anno 1641. It was commonly known to all ſides how cruel the Governour of Mannor Hamilton was in that County, how he uſually invited Gentlemen to Dine with him, and hanged them after Dinner, and cauſe their thighes to be broke with hatchets before execution.

Alſo the ſaid Governour being in Vlſter when then Rebellion broke forth, deſired one Mr. Iraght (a Gentleman who profeſſed much friendſhip to him) to do him the favour to guide him in ſafety to Mannor Hamilton aforeſaid which the Gentleman did, and came neer upon a 100 miles with him, after being friendly treated for ſome days by the ſaid Governor he hanged without the leaſt occaſion, neither was the Gentleman in the Rebelion, but was hanged leaſt he ſhould. The Libel ſayes three Proteſtants were murthered in this County, but on due examination it will be found three was none.

County of Sligoe.

Here is none at this time who can give any exact account of the murthers committed in this County, but one remarkable murther, that in Creanes Caſtle in the Town of Sligo, the Iriſh had a partie commanded by Major Richard Burke after obteining quarter for them to march away, to the number of about 200 were murthered rendering the Caſtle, this Sir Audley Mervyne knoweth to be true.

County of Dublin.

1641. About the begining of November, 5 poor men (whereof two were Proteſtants) coming from the Market of Dublin, and lying that night at Santry 3 miles from thence, were Murthered upon their Beds by one Cap. Smith, and a party of the Gariſon of Dublin, and their heads brought next day in tryumph into the Citty, which occaſioned Luke Nettervel and George King and others of the neighbours, to write to the Lord Juſtices to know the cauſe of the ſaid murther, whereupon their Lordſhips iſſued forth a Proclamation that within 5 days the Gentry ſhould come to Dublin to receive ſatisfaction, and in the mean while (before the 5 days were expired) old Sir Charles Coote came out with a party plundred and burned the Town of Clontraffe diſtant 2 miles from Dublin belonging to the ſaid Gorge King nominated in the Proclamation, and killed 16 of the Townſmen and women and 3 ſucking Infants, which unexpected breach of the Proclamation (having deterred the Gentlemen from waiting of the Lords Juſtices) forced many of them to betake themſelves to their natural defence, and others to abandon their houſes.

In the ſame week 56 men, women and children of the Village of Bullogge (being frighted at what was done at Clontarff, took boates and went to Sea, to ſhun the fury of a party of Souldiers come out of Dublin, under the command of Collonel Crafford, but being purſued by the ſouldiers in other Boats, were overtaken and thrown over board.

One Ruſſel a Baker in Dublin coming out of the Countrey, in company with Mr. Archbold of Clochram (who went to take hold of the ſaid Proclamation of the Lords Juſtices) were both hanged and quartered.

1641. In March, a party of horſe of the Garriſon of Donſoghlin, murthered ſeven or eight poor people in Protection, Tennants to Mr. Dillon of Hunſtowne having quartered in their houſes the night before, and receiving ſuch entertainment as the poor people could afford.

About the ſame time, a party of the Engliſh quartered at Mallahyde, hanged a ſervant of Mr Robert Boynes at the Plough, and forced a poor Labourer to hang his own brother, and ſoon after they hanged fifteen of the Inhabitants of Swords who never bore Armes, in the Orchard of Mallahide, and hanged a woman for bemoaning her husband hanged amonſt them.

In the ſame year after quarter given by Lieutenant Colonel Gibſon, to thoſe of the caſtle of Carriggmain they were all put to the ſword, being about three hundred and fifty, moſt of them women and children, and Collonel Waſhington endeavouring to ſave a pretty child of ſeven years of age, carryed him under his cloake, but the child againſt his will was killed in his armes, which was a principal motive of his quitting that ſervice.

1642. In April one Nicholas Hart and fourteen Labourers, going with corn to the market of Dublin, and having a paſs, were all murthered upon the road, by a party commanded abroad by Lord Lambert. The ſame day Mr. Sarsfield of Lucan, ſent his Groom to guide the Lord of Geſils Troop, which the fellow having performed, was knocked in the head for his labour. The ſame day eighteen villages in Protection, the furtheſt within ſix miles to Dublin, were plundered and burned, and to the number of four hundred men women and children, were cruelly maſſacred.

About the ſame time, a party of the Garriſon of Swoards, having brought in thirty poor Labourers, forced them to digg their own graves and then killed them.

Much about that time, one Benet Sheriff of the county, kill'd ſixteen men and women coming from the market of Dublin in May. A party under the command of Collonel Crafford murthered one hundred forty women and children in Newcaſtle and Coolmine, being under protection.

1641. 1642. Many thouſands more of the poor innocent people of that County, ſhunning the fury of the Souldiers fled ſeveral times into thickets of Firres which the Souldiers did uſually fire, killing as many as endeavoured to eſcape, or forced them back again to be burnt, and the reſt of the Inhabitants for the moſt part dyed of Famine.

1649. Captain Harrington a Proteſtant, and three hundred Officers and Souldiers, taken Priſoners at the defeat given his Majeſties Army before Dublin, were after quarter given, put to death by order of Collonel Michael Iones.

Mr. Wogan of Rathcoffie, having quarter given him in the ſame time, by Captain Ottoway, was killed by Lieutenant Tomſon, as he rid behind one of Ottoways troopers, and one Mr. Hiny an aged perſon after dividing his goods to the value of fifteen hundred pound among the Souldiers, was knocked in the head, together with his daughter, her husband and four children after quarter.

Note that no leſs then twelve thouſand of the poor Inhabitants of that county, were cruelly maſſacred the firſt year of the War.

County of Kildare.

1641. Captain Thomas Hues having ſummoned thirty three contributers to meet him at Hodgeſtowne, cauſed them all to be murthered.

1641. The ſaid Hues murthered Mrs. Euſtare Aunt to Sir Robert Talbot ninty years old (with two gentlewomen that waited on her) after ſhe entertained him friendly in her houſe.

1641. The Souldiers of Clongowes wood and Rathcoffy yeilding upon quarter, were conveyed to Dublin and hanged there & upwards of an hundred and fifty women and children, were found in the ſaid places murthered.

Anno 51. Capt. Hulet coming to Sir Iohn Dongans houſe at Caſtle town, to ſearch for a Prieſt, tortured a child of Sir Iohns of ſeven years of age with lighted matches, to force a confeſſion from him where the Prieſt was, and the poor child not telling, or not knowing, Hulet hung him up with the Reines of his bridle, but the Troopers when Hulets back was turnd, cut him down half dead, whereof the child dyed ſoon after.

It is well known that the Commons of that county were for the moſt part deſtroyed and ſlaughtered by the Engliſh, in ſo much that there were not ſo many left living as could gather the 20th part of the harveſt.

County of Meath.

1642. In April Mrs Elinor Taaffe of Tullag hanoge, ſixty years old, and 6 women more were murthered by the Souldiers of the Garriſon of Trim, and a blind woman aged eighty years, was incompaſſed with ſtraw by them, to which they ſet fire and ſo burnt her, the ſame day they hanged two women in Kilbride and two old decrepit men that begged Almes of them.

In the ſame year Mr. Walter Dulin an old man, unable to ſtir, abroad many years before the war, was killed in his own houſe by Lieutenant Collonel Broughtons troopers, notwithſtanding the ſaid Broughtons Protection which the old man produced.

1642. Mr. Walter Euers a Juſtice of peace and Coram, an aged man and bedrid of the Palſie long before the Rebellion, was carryed in a Carr to Trim. and there hanged by the Governours orders.

Anno 1642. Many Ploughmen were killed in Philbert-Stowne by the Garriſon at Bective.

1642. 40. Men women and children in Protection reaping their harveſt in Boneſtowne were killed by a troop of the ſaid Garriſon, who upon the ſame day killed Mrs Alfon Read, at Donſaghiln being eighty nine years old, and forty perſons more, moſt of them women and children ſhunning the fury of the ſaid troop, were overtaken and ſlaughtered.

1642. About ſeventy men, women and children, tenants to Mr. Francis Mc O voy, and under protection, were killed by Greenvils Souldiers, and 160 more in the Pariſh of Rathcoare, whereof there was an aged couple blind fifteen years before.

1642. Cap. Sandford and his troopers, murthered in and about Mulhuſſey upwards of one hundred men, women and children, under protection, and cauſed one Conor Breſlan to be ſtuck with a knife into the throat, and ſo bled to death, and one Eliner Cuſaack one hundred years old, was tyed about with lighted matches, and ſo tortured to death in Clonmoghan.

1642. Iames Dowlan about a hundred years old, Donagh Comen, Derby Dennis, Roger Bolan, and ſeveral other Labourers and women, to the number of a hundred and ſixty making their harveſt, were all ſlaughtered by the Garriſon of Trim.

1642. Mr. Barnwal of Tobertinan, and Mr. Iohn Huſſeg innocent perſons were hanged at Trim, by old Sir Charles Cootes party.

1642. Gerrald Lynch of Donower aged eighty years, was killed by troopers of Trin being in protection.

Mr. Thomas Talbot of Crawlſtowne about eighty years old being protected, and a known ſervitor to the Crown, (having been Lieutenant of horſe, to the Lord of Hoaths troop in the Battail of Kinſale, in Queen Eliz. Raigne, was killed at his own door by ſome of Captain Marroes troop.

1642. About the month of April, the Souldiers under the ſaid Greenvils command, killed in and about the Navan eighty men, women and children, who lived under Protection.

1641. Captain Wentworth and his company, garriſoned at Donmo, killed no leſs then two hundred protected perſons, in the Pariſh of Donamore Slane, and Barroni of Margellin and Ovmorein, the town of Ardmulchan Kingſtowne and Hariſtowne, all protected perſons.

1642. Sir Richard Greenfields troop killed forty two men, women and children, and eighteen Infants at Doramſtowne.

2642. A woman in Protection was by Capt. Marrowes Souldiers put into the ſtocke of a Tuckmil and ſo tuckt to death, in the town of Steedalte.

Lieutenant Ponſonby put two aged protected perſons to death at Dowanſtone, each of them being about eighty years old.

Captain Marrow cauſed about an hundred protected perſons, men, women and children to be put to death in the Barrony of Dooleek, and Lieutenant Iohn Tench killed a protected perſon 70 years old neer Duleek.

Mr. Patrick White, ſon and heir of Mr. White of Clangil▪ in protection, was taken out of his bed and knockt in the head, by Lieu. Luaton of the Garriſon of Trim.

1647. Three thouſand Souldiers at the Battail of Donganshill, were killed after quarter given them, by Coll. Michael Iones, and many Iriſh Officers taken in the battail, and deeply wounded were killed the next day after, when they could not march on foot.

1649. After the taking of Drogheda by Cromwel, the ſlaughterer of men, women and children, continued there for four or five days together in cold blood, to the number of about four thouſand.

Many thouſands of the poor Inhabitants of this county were deſtroyed in the Firrs, as thoſe in the county of Dublin, and the reſt for the moſt part periſhed with Famine.

County of Weſtmeath.

1642. About the latter end of March, Mr. Chriſtopher Mac Gawley notwithſtanding the protection of the Duke of Ormond, was killed in his own houſe with two of his ſervants, by a party of the Engliſh Aarmy marching to Athlone, who laying the ſaid tection on the ſaid Gawleys breſt, ſhot him through his protection, to try whether it was proof againſt a buller.

1942. Mrs. Ellis Dillon of Killenenin having the Lord Juſtices protection for her ſelf, and her tennants, was plundred and 40 of the ſaid Tennants their wives and children were killed by ſouldiers under Sir Michael Earnely's command.

County of Louth.

1641. In the month of February, about 300 poor people men women and Children were cruelly ſlaughtered in the wood of Deruer by a party of the Garriſon of Dondalke and Tredath.

1641. About the beginning of March about 300 hundred Farmers and labourers never in Armos, with their wives and Children were maſacred by a party of the Garriſons of Dondalke and Tredath in the Redmoore of Braganſtowne.

About the ſame time Captain Charles Townſly and Lievtenant faithful Townſly, with a party of the Engliſh Army and Garriſon of Dundalke ſlaugtered at Dunmogham 220 Inhabitants of ſeveral Villag es commanded by the Officers of the ſaid Army to live in that place for their greater ſecurity.

A party of the ſaid Garriſon of Tredath and Dundalke, killed above 200 perſons in the Caſtle of Reaghſtowne after quarter given.

1641. One Anthony Townſly hanged Mr. Dromgole of Dromgoolſtowne at his own gate, the ſaid Townſley hanged upward of 30 poor men and women, going to the Markets of Dundalke and Tredath, on a tree commonly called eight mile Buſh midway between the ſaid Townes.

1642. A party of horſe and foot of the Gariſon of Tredah, kill'd and burnt in the firres above 160 men women and children of the Inhabitants of Termoufeighin, within three miles of Tredah no leſs then a 10000 of the poor Inhabitants of that County though they are not taxed with any murther committed on the Proteſtants according to their own abſtract, were maſacred.

County of Wicklow.

October 1641. Three women whereof, one Gentle woman big with Child, and a boy were hanged on the Bridge of Neuragh, by command of of old Sir Charles Coote in his firſt march to that County, and cauſed his guid to blow into his Piſtol and ſo ſhot him dead, he alſo hang'd a poor Butcher on the ſame march, called Thomas Mc William.

1641. Mr. Denis Conyam of Glanely aged and unable to bear Armes was roſted to death by Capt. Gee of Col. Craffords Regiment, & in all the marches in 41, 42, 43, the Engliſh Army killed all they met in this County though no murthers are charged on the ſaid County, to be committed on Proteſtants by the Abſtract.

In the Uſurpers time Captain Barrington Garriſoned at Arcklow, Murthered Donnagh O Doyle of Killoarrow and above 500 more Protected by himſelf, and it is well known that moſt of the comonalty of this County were murthered.

1650. Mr. Birne of Munneg a Gentleman of an inoffenſive Demeanor being then in protection, the Governour of Carloe, marched with a party to this County; the ſaid Birne came to him and two of his ſervants produced his Protection, notwithſtanding which he and his two ſervants were hanged, for no other reaſon then that the Gentleman had a great ſtood of Horſes and Mares, beſides a good ſtock of Cows which were out of hand ſeized on by the ſaid Governor and his party.

County of Kilkenny.

1641. The Engliſh Souldiers of the Garriſon of Ballenekil burnt an old woman of ninety years old in her own houſe in Idough.

1642. The ſaid Souldiers maſſacred a hundred eighty men, women and children, who were cutting their Corn neer the ſaid Garriſon. They dragged Mr. Thomas Shee an innocent perſon out of his own houſe with five of his Servants, and hanged them all at Ballenekil.

1650. Col. Daniel Axtel cut of the head of of Mr. Fitz Gerret of Browneifords Son, and hanged the ſons of Mr. Butler of Ballikify and Mr. Butler of Boni'dſtowne becauſe their fathers inliſted themſelves in his Majeſties Army.

One Francis Frisby an Engliſh man and a Proteſtant, Butler to the Duke of Ormond having had quarter upon the Rendition of Killkenny to Cromwel was apprehended by the ſaid Col. Axtel, and for not confeſſing his Lords plate, was tortured to death by burning matches between his fingers, in the caſtle of Killkenny.

1651. Major Shertal, an Officer of his Majeſties Army having delivered the Caſtle of of Ballimay upon quarter of life and liberty to Col. Axtel, was run through the body by the ſaid Col. and all his Souldiers to number of 190 were killed.

1651. Captain Thomas Shertel, a Captain of horſe in his Maieſties Army coming to Killkenny upon a ſafe conduct, was hang'd by the ſaid Axtel, becauſe he had a good eſtate, within 2 miles of Killkenny.

1650. Col. Axtel hanged 50 of the Inhabitants neere Thomaſtowne, living under his protection, for no other reaſon but that a party of Cromwels Army was defeated the day before in that place, by ſome of the Royaleſts.

Col. Axtel meeting one day 40 men women and children neer the Wood of Kildonan who were coming for greater ſecurity to live within his quarters cauſed them all to be killed.

Some Souldiers of the Kings army being taken in avillage in Graces pariſh, Col. Axtel cauſed all the inhabitants of the ſaid village to be apprehended, hanged three of them, and ſold the reſt to the Barbadoes.

1650. The ſaid Axtel (as matter of recreation) commanded his troop to gather together a great number of the protected people neer Kilkenny, and being all in a cluſter, bid the troopers ruſh through them and to kill as many as hapened on the left hand of the troop, and to ſpare the reſt, 30 perſons were murthered then on that account.

County of Wexford.

1651. Col. Cook in one march out of Iniſcorphy into the Barronyes of Ballaghkene and Goury, murthered a hundred poor Labourers in Protection, and five hundred women and children whom he cauſed to be lock't up in their own houſes, commanding his Souldiers to ſet fire unto them, and one woman having eſcaped out of a houſe, was killed, and her belly barbarouſly ript up, others thruſt their ſucking babes out of the windowes, hoping that their innocency might beget pitty in the Souldiers, who by their Collonels command received the poor Infants upon the heads of their pikes and thruſt them back into the fire.

1650. 1651. The ſaid Coll. Cook in his ſeveral marches into the Baronyes of Bellaghkine and Skarawalſh, murthered upward of three hundred men women and children under protection, yet the wife and children of this Cook (notwithſtanding all his barbarous cruelties committed againſt the Kings Subjects, and having alwaies emminently appeared againſt his Majeſty and his Royal Father) have been ſo well befriended as to be provided for by ſpecial name in his Majeſties Declaration for the ſettlement of Ireland.

1650. 1651. Captain Thomas Barrington murthered no leſs then 300 men, women and children under protection in the Barronyes of Goury and Bellaghkin.

1650. The ſaid Barrington killed fifty women and children at a place called Layen, he was ſo noted through Cromwels Army for his cruelty, that they called him Barrington-kill all.

The above Coll. Cook cauſed twenty two of Sir Walter Dongans men, taken at the fight at Clonigal to be killed after quarter given, and one Captain Birne of his Majeſties Army wounded in the fight, and much made of by ſome of Cookes men, who took him Priſoner, was ſoon after ſtript and killed.

Major Thomas Hart forced a country fellow under protection to leap into the River Bana, and took pleaſure to ſee him drowned.

1650. Captain William Bolton of Colonel Prettys Regiment, ſlaughtered about two hundred & fifty men, women and children under protection, in the ſaid Barronies of Karawalſh, Bellaghkine, Bantry and Gillmalere.

1650. The ſaid Bolton gave quarter at Caſtle Kirk to nine Souldiers, who after delivering their Arms were ſlaughtered by his order.

1650. Mr. Pierſe Butler, eldeſt ſon to the Lord of Galmoy, and Captain of horſe in his Majeſties Army, being taken priſoner in the fight at Lampſtowne, was killed in cold blood, and after quarter by the ſaid Bolton.

1651. The ſaid Bolton hanged Pierſe Doran, who collected his contribution, at his own door and one of his ſervants to keep him company.

1651. Nicholas Lenagh a man known to be frantick, was killed in his own houſe by the ſaid Boltons orders.

Daniel Birne and Morogh Redmond were murthered in their houſes by Cap. Barrington, they being in Protection, and Collectors of the contribution.

1651. Colonel Pretty meeting one day upon the road with Mr. Phillip Hill a Gentleman of his acquaintance, and his collector in the Barrony of Ballagh Keen hanged him on the next Tree.

Notwithſtanding all thoſe murthers and maſſacres acted upon the Inhabitants of this county, it is obſervable that by the late Pamphlet and all the papers that have been publiſhed to that ſubject, they could not ſay that one Engliſh man was murthered in that county ſince the Rebellion.

County of Typperary.

1641. On the 24. of October one Brown and Cap. Peaſly murthered eleven men women and children in their own houſes at Goldin Bridge, before any of the Catholikes took up Arms in that county.

About the ſame time the ſaid Captain Peaſely going through Cloneulty, Phillip Ryan a peaceable Gentleman, and owner of the ſaid Town, came out of his houſe to ſalute the Cap. who pulled out his Piſtol and ſhot the poor harmleſs Gentleman dead at his own door.

Note that theſe two murthers occaſioned the riſing of the Gentry and inhabitants of that county.

1641. One Iohn Wiſe of Balliowen, an Engliſh Souldier came ſeveral times in womens attire upon the road, and committed divers murders upon ſymple countrey people coming from the Market.

1649. A Souldier of Cromwels being killed by ſome of the Iriſh Army, Col. Ieremy Sankey ſummoned all the Inhabitants of the Pariſh wherein he was killed, being under his protection, to come to Fethered, where he put them to the Dice, and hanged five of them.

One Lieutenant Mac. Gragh of his Majeſties Army, being taken priſoner by Captain Iohn Godfroy, was five dayes after hanged in the town of Fetherd by Colonel Sankey notwithſtanding the ſaid Godfroys protection to have given him quarter.

1652. Seventeen poor women and children in Protection were murthered at Tullow by Major Elias Green and his party, and one of the Troopers refuſing to kill a woman big with child, by name Eliz. Cugly, was wounded by the ſaid Major, who thruſt his own Sword through the womans Bowels.

Within a while after, thirty women and boyes, ready to ſtarve, & digging of Puttatoes in their own Gardens in the ſaid Village of Tullo, were all killed by orders of the ſaid Major Green.

1649. Captain Cantuel, and Captain Fitz. Gerrald of his Majeſties Army, were tyed to a tree and ſhot to death by ſome Officers of Cromwels Army after quarter given.

1651, Colonel Richard hanged Ed. Mockler a protected perſon, and alſo a woman bigg with child, ſaying he did it leaſt ſhe ſhould be delivered of a Traytor.

Major Bolton, killed in the high way neer Thurles, one Phillip Purſel an honeſt Gentleman in Protection.

Major William Moor murthered upon the highway neer Thurles a ſervant of Mr. Iohn Bryans, carrying proviſion to the Lady of Thurles.

1651. Moriſh Engliſh a Gentleman in Protection, was dragg'd out of his own houſe by the ſaid Cap. Iohn Godfroy, and brought to Cahirr where he was hanged next day.

1651. Sixteen Souldiers of his Majeſties Army taken Priſoners by Col. Abotts troop neer Nenagh were all killed by them after quarter given.

1651. One Moran a Souldier after quarter promiſed, was by Colonel Abots command hanged three houres by the heels from the Battlement of the caſtle of Nenagh, and next day hanged by the neck until he dyed.

1651. Some of Abots troop having brought a Labourer out of Mr. Grace of Clogh Priory his houſe, to ſhew them the way, cut off his head within a Musket ſhot to the houſe.

Two Labourers thraſhing of corne in Ballinanan were killed by Cap. Barker.

In the year 1650. David Walſh Eſquire, about eighty years old, was murthered by Major Morgan, now Sir Anthony Morgan, in the road between Clonmel and Waterford, and one of the ſaid Davids daughters endeavouring to preſerve her Father, was murthered over him, and a Granchild of the ſaid Davids, ſeven years of age, then in the company, was murthered by the ſaid Sir Anthonies own hands.

The troopers having abſolutely refuſed to kill him, and ſeveral others of rhe ſaid Davids kindred were murthered for no other cauſe but that his children and relations were active in defending Clonmel for his Majeſty againſt Cromwel, and for his ſon Iohn Walſh Eſquire, his attending on the Lord Lieutenant in order to his Majeſties ſervice.

No leſs then 500 poor labourers and women were hang'd at Clonmel, and other Garriſons in this County, guilty of no other crime but being found within the imaginary lines drawn by the Govenors of the ſeveral Gariſons in the ſaid County.

A woman being big with child, having in preſence of all the people the child ſtirring in her womb, was hanged by Colo. Richards at Clomnel.

County of Clare.

1644. 40 families in protection were murthered by the Garriſon of Inchicronan.

1646. ſeveral reſiding neer Bunratty were Murthered by the Souldiers of that Garriſon under Command of Lievetenant Col. Adams.

1651. Sir Hardreſs Waller, and Col. Ingoldsby commanding two parties into the Barronneg of Bueren then under protection killed in one day, upwards of 800 men women and children, and meeting with Squire Donogh O Bryan an aged Gentleman, and protected by the ſaid Waller they lockt him up in a Country houſe to which they ſet fire and burnt him to death.

1651. the ſaid Colonels Troope of Dragoones murthered in the Town of Quenne 30 aged and poor perſons.

1651. The ſaid Ingoldsby after giving quarter to 9 ſouldiers of his Majeſties Army, and a weeks impriſonment hang'd them,

1651. The ſaid Ingoldsby's men killed about 1000 poor labourers women and children in the Barroniſts of Corckromroe and Inchiquin being all under his Protection, Capt. Puerefoy and other officers commanded by the ſaid Ingoldsby, murthered upward of 100 men women and children in the Barrony's of Bunratty and Tullagh protected by the ſaid Col.

Captaine Stafe and Capt Apers under the command of the ſaid Ingoldsby murthered no leſs then 500 families in protection in the Barronies of Iſland I Brackane Cluandarala and Moyfarta.

1651. The ſaid Ingoldsby's men when the were ſurfeited of killing, made it an ordinary practiſe to bridle the poor people, men and women to tye them to their horſes tailes like beaſts and ſell them to the Barbadoes.

County of Limericke.

Anno 1651. The ſaid Col. Ingoldsby being one day with a party in the teritory of Cleanliſh, ſlaughtered upward of 500 men women and Children, all under his protection.

1651. The ſaid Ingoldsby and his Dragoons murthered in one day about 300 protected perſons in the teritory of Tullagh hill.

County of Kiery.

1653. The Inhabitance of the Barrony of Dunkueran being ordred by Lievtenant Col. Nelſon then Govenor of the County for Cromwel, to remove with their goods and Cattels neer his Garriſons for their greater ſecurity were met by the ſaid Nelſon Major Peppard, Capt. Thomas Barrington, Capt. Haſſet, and other Officers, with a party of horſe and under colour to ſecure their removeal, and on a ſudden upon a ſign given, the ſouldiers fell upon the poor people, and killed upwards of 300 men women and children, the cruelty of Barrington and Haſſet in that maſſacre was remarkable, cauſing many women to be ſhamefully ſtript naked, and afterwards moſt inhumanly butchered, the fingers of ſuch as wore rings to be cut off, and the Babes and Infants to be toſſed on Pikes and Halberts, in ſight of their dying Parents.

1653. The ſaid Nelſon having granted his protection under hand and Seal to Tecig Morearty and Conor Mc Donogh Catholick Prieſts, until their tranſportation for Flanders by a time limitted; before half that time was expired apprehended the ſaid Prieſts, and hang'd them with their Protection in their hands.

1653. The ſaid Nelſon and Captain Peeter Cary meeting with one Thomas O Bryne a Butcher by trade, hanged him for being ſometime a lay Fryer.

Many hundreds of the poor people of that county reduced by the exaction and cruelty of their Governours, to a ſtarving condition, were by Nelſons orders for ſmelling of horſefleſh which they were neceſſitated to eat or ſtarve hanged.

1653. Captain Thomas Barrington aforeſaid, cauſed the arm of a poor woman to be cut off with a hatchet, and perceiveing that ſhe graſped with the other hand a ſucking babe, ſhe had at her breaſt, he cauſed that arm to be alſo cut off, and the Infants head daſhed againſt a Rock, in her preſence.

The ſaid Barrington cauſed a Lieutenant and ſome Souldiers of his Majeſties Army, taken priſoners upon quarter, to be ſtript naked, and their braines knocked out with a hatchet.

County of Corke.

Ann. 1641. In Condons countrey above 300 Labourers, women and children, were murthered by ſome of the now Earl of Ororrys Souldiers.

In the ſaid country amongſt others, they guelded one Denis Downey▪ and puld out one of his eyes, and ſent him in that poſture to his wife.

Anno 41. It. fifty ſix perſons or thereabouts, were brought Priſoners to Caſtle Lyons (moſt of them Labourers who did never bear armes) were put into a ſtable, and the women in that Garriſon at night fired their beards and the hair of their heads, which ſo diſfigured them and burnt them, that their neereſt friends could not know them next day when they were a hanging.

Anno 42. In the ſame county 355 perſons, men, women and children were murthered with clubbs and ſtones, being in protection.

Ann. 42. Mr. Henly an Engliſh Gentleman, dwelling in Roches countrey, but a Roman Catholick, had his wife and children barbarouſly ſtript, and moſt of his tenants inhumanly murthered by the adjacent Engliſh Garriſons. He the ſaid Henly nor his tenants being never in Armes, and ſuch cruelty was uſed, that they ſtab'd young Infants, and left them ſo half dead on their mothers dead carcaſſes, in the ſaid Henlystowne and in the adjacent villages, at that time there were murthered about nine hundred Labourets, women and children.

Ann. 43. Cloghlegh being Garriſoned by the Iriſh and ſurrendred upon quarter of life to Sir Charles Vavaſor were all inhumanly murthered, and the hearts of ſome of them pul'd out and put into their mouthes, and many other Maſſacres were committed the ſame time there on women and childred.

Ann. 43. At Liſlee 24 men in Protection were murthered by Col. Mynns Souldiers.

At Beallauere the ſame year Teig O Mungan and David Broge blowing by command into Piſtols, were ſhot to death by ſome of Cap. Bridges men, and eight poor Labourers more were killed by them being in Protection, and then imployed in ſaving ſome harveſt of Engliſh.

Anno 42. At Clogheiulty about 238 men, women and children were murthered, of which number ſeventeen children werie taken by the legs by Souldiers who knockt out their brains againſt the walls, this was done by Phorbis his men, and the Garriſon of Bandon bridge.

At Garrane neer Roſs, Conor Kinedy, who had protection for himſelf and his Tennants to ſave their Harveſt, were murthered by the ſaid Garriſon of Roſs as they were ditching about their 〈◊〉

Anno 41. At Bandon bridge, the Garriſon there tyed 88 Iriſhmen of the ſaid Town back to back and threw them off the bridge into the River, where they were all drowned.

Anno 50. At Shiel there were 40 laboures with women and children put on the edge of a great cliff over the Sea, a Rope being drawn about them with ſix Souldiers on each and and ſo thrown into the Sea, and drowned, this was done by Major Wallis and his party, who about the ſame time murthered in the weſt of Carbery upwards of 800 men, women and children.

Anno 41. Patrick Hackett Maſter of a Ship in Waterford, the Dutches of Ormond being deſireous to be conveyed by him to Dublin after leaving her ſafe with her family and goods there, the Lord Juſtices and the Duke of Ormond gave him a paſs for his ſafe returne who being driven by a ſtorme into Dungarvan, the ſaid Maſter and all his men were hanged by direction of the Commander in cheife there, notwithſtanding he produced his ſaid paſs.

Anno 47. Sir Allexander Mc Donnel a known eminent ſerviture to his late Majeſtie in the wars of Scotland was murthered by Major Purdome after quarter.

Anno 51. Charles Mc Carty of Killmydy being in a party with Coll. Phayre at the Grate of his Caſtle, Col. Ingoldsby rides up to the Grate with a ſpan'd Piſtol and ſhot him dead, at which action the ſaid Phayre was much diſſatisfied, being Commander in cheif of that party.

Anno 41. The Engliſh party of this County Burnt, O Sulevan Beare his houſe in Bantry, and all the reſt of that Country, killed man, woman and child, turning many into their houſes then on fire to be burnt therein, and amongſt others, Thomas de Bucke a Cooper about 80 years old, and his wife being little leſs, and all this was done without provocation, the ſaid O Sulevan being a known reliever of the Engliſh in that Country, obſerve that this County is not charged in the late Abſtract with any Murthers.

County of Waterford.

Anno 41. In Decy's Country the neighbouring Engliſh Gariſons of the County of Corke after burning and pilladging all that Country, they Murthered above 3000 perſons, men women and Children, before any Rebellion began in Munſter, and led a hundred labourers priſoners to Caperquine, where being tyed by couples were caſt into the River, & made ſport to ſee them drowned; obſerve that this County is not charged with any murthers to be committed on Proteſtants.