A Relation of the sundry occurrences in Ireland from the fleet of ships set out by the adventurers of the additionall forces by sea. With the names of the ships, and the commanders of them, and their severall burdens, and number of men in every ship. Also the names of the commanders of the land-forces, under the command of the Right Honorable Robert Lord Brooke, all set out by the said adventurers, also a true copy, of most wicked verses written in forme of a ballad, defying the English, being found in a rebels pocket, and sent among other papers to the adventurers. Hereunto is added, the true copy of a letter sent from Colonell Goring to his Majesty, which letter was intercepted by the way, and now published.

1642

A RELATION OF THE SVNDRY OCCVRRENCES IN IRELAND From the Fleet of Ships set out by the Adventurers of the Additionall Forces by SEA.

With the Names of the Ships, and the Commanders of them, and their severall burdens, and number of Men in every Ship.

Also the Names of the Commanders of the Land-Forces, under the command of the Right Honorable Robert Lord Brooke, all set out by the said Adventurers,

Also a true Copy, of most wicked Verses written in forme of a Ballad, defying the English, being found in a Rebels pocket, and sent among other papers to the Adventurers.

Hereunto is added, the true Copy of a Letter sent from Colonell Goring to his Majesty, which Letter was intercepted by the way, and now published.

LONDON, Printed by E. G. for Hen. Overton, 1642.

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A Relation of the sundry Occurrences in Ireland, from the Fleet of Ships set out by the Adventurers of the additionall Forces by Sea.

AFter a long passage from London we arrived the 10 of july last at Kinsale with 10 saile of our fleet, where the Right Honorable Alexander, Lord Forbes our Commander, next unto the Right Honorable Lord Brooke, received intelligence that the Town of Bandonbridge wherein were 7000 English Protestants was in great want of Amunition, and that the Lord Muskery (the chiefe Rebell) withall his Forces, intended within 5 or 6 dayes to set upon the said Town, to take it and to put all the English to the Sword, such is the rage malice and hatred of those Rebells against them that they would not spare man woman nor hild. But by the good providence of Almighty God, we arived in the very rick of time to the great joy and comfort of the English, and to the terror of the Rebells, preventing them from their intended designe.

The Lord Forbes lost no time in the exercising of his men, and the 15 of Iuly with 800 Land and Seamen corragiously marched towards Bandon for the reliefe of it, and other Castles thereabouts who were blockt up by the Rebells.

The inhabitants of Bandon upon sight of the reliefe came unto them from the Parliament, and the Adventurers in the additional Forces by Sea for Ireland, with good store of Amunition, as Muskets, Powder, Shot and other necessaries were much revived, leaping for joy, and returned publick thanks to Almighty God for his great mercy and goodnesse to them, in sending this supply in such their great straight and misery. Master Peters our Minister preached at Bandon, much incouraging the Inhabitants.

The 16 of July the Lord Forbes with his 800 men, and 200 Foote and 70 Horse of Ban [...]on, marched from thence to cleere the Country of Rebells, that the English might reap and gather in their harvest; As also for the reliefe of Raph Barry Castle being from King fale as we marched about 25 English miles; and in our march we set upon an English Towne called Cloughnieilty, which the Rebels formerly took and possessed, which Town we took, and killed of the Rebels about 200, and had much pillage in it of Corne and Cattell, and there the Lord Forbes left 3. Companies of his men to guard the Towne and village.

From thence we marched with 700 men, and the troope of Horse for Raph Barry Castle to relieve Master Feak, and about 100 English that were blockt up. We furnished them with Men, Cowe, Horse, Sheep, Amunition, &c. And left them in good condition to defend themselves against the Rebells, the Castle being very strong of it selfe, and lying within a mile of the Town of Rosse.

When our Souldiers were at dinner, newes came that Generall Maccarte Tego [Page] Downing, and some of Lord Muskery his Forces about 7000 Foote, and 300 Horse were falle upon our three Companies, left at Cloughnieilty, and that they were in great danger, whereupon the Lord Forbes together with his Captaine and Souldiers with more then ordinary valour, courage and resolution, hastened to relieve them: and comming in sight of the Rebels Army, and seeing two of our Colours playing in a little breast worke beleagured with 1000 Rebells about them; we marched up neer them, and gave five to one of our Feild Pieces of Ordnance, which made the Rebells retreate, whereby we rescued two of our sai [...] Companies, the third being Captaine Weldon an old Souldier, but over Adventurous and more relying upon his own valour, then hearkning to the advice of other Captaines to retreate, very valiantly set upon the Rebells, and after he had killed many of them in the battell was slaine himselfe, together with about h [...]lfe his Company.

As soone as we had rescued our two Companies, we fell upon the Rebels who were in faire order of battell with divers Colours flying, and after some fight with them, the Lord Forbes commanded to open to the right and left, and shot a piece of Ordinance at them, whereupon they run away and were so routed that we slew many of them upon our pursuit, and following them so close divers we forced into the Sea, others got into an Iland, some into Bogs and Mountaines, and it was miraculous, and the great mercy of God that so great a defeat, upon so many by so small a number was wrought in so short a time, and not one of our men lost, in this march we verily believe that there is 800 Rebels slaine, some thinke 12 or 500 and amongst them many of the cheife Rebels and Commanders were slaine in this Battell; the booty we took from the Rebels upon this defeate, was [...]000 Sheep 200 Cowes, and 50 Horse and Armes where with we marched to Bandon, and their left the booty to relieve the Town. From Bandon we marched to Timoleage and burnt the Town and Abby, and from thence came to Kingsale, where we found two of our other Ships returned, which were sent to guard the Coast, and to relieve Baltimore, and Castle-Haven, where were about 4. or 500. English.

The Frigat Penington. Captaine Clark Commander hath done very good service a Baltimore by a stratagem having taken 17. Rebels there, some were the principall of them one Captain Mac-Carte, Dermon and Clouke Tego Downing besides some others worth 500. l. Per Annum (as we are informed) they offer to supply provisions for our Fleet, and a good ransom only to spare their lives, we are now Shipping our men abord and so going to Baltimore.

We are informed that Galloway is out in Rebellion again so it is intended that so soone as the Lord Forbes meets with the rest of the Fleet, and is compleat, after he shall have releived some Castles in the way, and cleered the Country. We shall endeavour to releive Galloway Castle, and to set upon that Town if God prosper us we hope to carry it.

It is reported that the L. Randelo, Lord President of Conaught, hath done great service since the Rebellion, having got about 400 English, together at Atlon. And Roscoman and hath fired the Country, 20 or 40 miles about, and hath inriched his men with the spoyle taken from the Rebels, and upon a late supply of 2000. men from Dublin it is hoped he will cleere most part of that provence of Conaught, and march to Galloway to joyn with our Sea and Land forces, to beleager the Town.

[Page] The Lord Forbes with the other Commanders intend to lose no time, but to doe their uttermost in helping to reduce the Rebels to their due obedience to his Majesty, and the Crown of England, it being high time, their insolencies, and cruelties were curbed, they commonly calling us Parliament dogs, and London Prentises, and say their commission for their Rebellion is better then ours, but we hope God will inable us to help to quell their impudent cruelty.

Two of our Fleet are gon to Duncannon Castle and Dublin, to convoy some provisions and to bring advice of the state of the Country, the Lord Forbers is petioned from divers places for his aid and supply, his Lordship will give them the best aid he can one after another, we hope this Fleet will do much good to this bleeding Kingdom, and releive many poore drouping soules, and we hope our great Armies in Lempster, and Vlster, will with Gods blessing cleere those parts, and march into Monster to cleere those parts of these prosidious Rebels, which he of his infinite mercy grant for the advancement of the Gospell, and the good of all His Majesties Dominions.

The names of Ships imployed by the Adventurers in the Additionall forces by Sea for Ireland from London.

Ships.	Commanders.	Burden. Seamen.
1 Speedwell,	Cap. Benjamin Peters.	400 tun. 120.
2 Zant-Merchant,	Cap. Thomas Rainborow.	400 tun. 120.
3 Good Hope,	Cap. William Thomson.	400 tun. 120.
4 Achilles,	Cap. Nicholas Simonson.	260 tun. 78.
5 George Bonaventure,	Cap. Robert Sackrey.	240 tun. 72.
6 Mary Bonaventure,	Cap. George Richardson.	240 tun. 72,
7 Hope well,	Cap. Edward Thomson.	200 tun. 60.
8 Katherin,	Cap. Samuel Andrews.	180 tun. 54.
9 Penington,	Cap. Thomas Clark.	130 tun. 39.
10 Dolphin,	Cap. Edward Dorrington.	80 tun. 24.
11 Christopher,	Cap. Iohn Seaman.	70 tun. 21.
12 William and Thomas,	Cap. Iohn Daniel.	70 tun. 21.
13 Intelligence,	Cap. Anthony Euerist.	70 tun. 21.
14 Willing-mind.	Cap. Iohn Kichiner.	40 tun. 12.
15 Raphe,	Cap. Ralph Richardson.	40 tun. 12.
16 Lion,	Cap. Lodowick Dick.	500 tun. 150.
17 Lorne,	Cap. Andrew Raine.	100 tun. 30.
18 Prosperous,	Cap. Iohn Harison.	160 tun. 46.

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The Commanders of the Land-Forces, set out by the Adventurers in the additionall Forces by Sea for Ireland, under the command of the Right Honourable Robert Lord Brook.

RObert Lord Brooke, his Company 100 men.
Alexander Lord Forbes his Company 100 men.
Iohn Humphrey Serjeant-Major, his Company 100 men.
Captaine Giles Beaton, his Company 100 men.
Captaine Nicholas Crisp, his Company 100 men.
Captaine William Weldon, his Company 100 men.
Captaine Hugh Price, his Company 100 men.
Captaine William Hull, his Company 100 men.
Captaine Thomas Long, his Company 100 men.
Captaine Iohn Anderson, his Company 100 men,

One hundred men a Company, besides all Officers.

The 2 Companies 100 men a peece.

Captaine Lodowick Dick, with his Company of one hundred men.
Captaine Iohn Glen with his Company one hundred men.

To the meere irreligious murderer William Srintleger, Head and Governour of this paganicall English Army in the Kingdome of Ireland.

WHereas we the Peers and Nobles of Ireland have with mutuall minds consented to stand for our religion (God helping) and to maintaine this warre as well in the beginning as to the end thereof, against you Protestants and Puritants; the cause is just on our side, you wholly bent to extirpate us out of this Kingdome, our native soyle, and to draw us mistaken wretches, (our God and his Commandements despised) to puritanisme: and in so much as you alledge that we rebell against our King, (The Lord protect and save him and his excellent Lady by the grace of God Queen of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of of the Faith, &c, and his royall Crown) we answer that his Majesty well pleased with the true information of things formerly ill constituted by the unspeakable ignorance of the two never sufficiently torment, Luther and Calvin, with the liberty of religion and safety of poore Ireland long sunked in the bottomlesse debt of calamity by your means, now deemed to be exalted to the high ascence of felicity: to the sufficient proofe of the aforementioned premises, we wish your presence at an appointed time and place, either to shew your skilful experiment in martial discipline, or to avouch by a grant demonstrated your favour with His Majesty, which is absurd, considering your conwardize and defect of courage, & all hope banished, Your [Page] valour in despaire, the true presage of your utter overthrow and downefall, as you bold it a common proverb amonst your selves, Not to you onely this is im [...]ted, but also to your wicked confederates feared and presented in this. Kingdome. Therefore desiring you all in generall for your owne profit, and willing you in His Majesties name to submit your selves, and so by consequence to be converted to the holy Catholique; otherwise hide your heads under the sheltring wals of Cities, &c.

A kind of a Ballad, briefly expressing the pride of Englishmen in this Kingdome: an example to all men to be content with whatsoever they have; with their speech in the beginning of these Warres.

To the Tune of, Ha, for my pride I must perish.

THe mother of your evils your souls will receive,
Hither you came surely us poore to deceive,
But such a good token to you we will send
That soonly will teach you your lives to amend,
Your God
 [...]ars and Gamers, you rich that are most,
Your wives and children shall pay for th
 [...] rost.
Our anger weel write in blood of your men,
And bravely weel tune it in cries of women.
Your faith you have sold for pottage and bread.
In chese your sermons and songs you have read,
Your deeds in despaire: I need not to tell
The portent of your downfall, you know it full well:
Our souldiers and male men are valiant and stout,
Our women and female are faire and devout,
Our riches were Heaven, and you were the God,
And so we permitted untill you were sod.
From 
Ireland to 
England, but what to doe there?
Your pride and presumption not kept any where.
From 
England your succour I hardly beleeve,
Will come long longed such rogues to relieve,
Your King you have banished, and despised the Crowne,
But surely beleeve me your pride weel pull down.
Linckt in your Saddles a Horse you ride,
The sight of us Irish you dare not abide.
Away good man, good masters away,
On yonder great Hill are a hundred this day.


[Page] I vow and protest good Gossip tis well,
To old Master 
Langthon this wonder weel tell.
And stumbling and stambling away they do trot
Their wives being weake to hang the black pot.
The day you shall curse when first you begun,
And say with your selves our race we have run.
With Gentlemens murder our minds were content,
But fainting in heart, we lately repent.
In 
Corke my Lord President shunneth the field,
His souldiers in treason from harme to shield.
Of English bastards in Bandon a crew,
In prison enclosed for death is their due,
In Warlike affaires mongst all the rest,

William Hull Crookbackd accounted the best.
The chiefe to instruct to march with a rope,
In order of hanging, grant Jesu that scope.
Long time by mis-fortune we were your poore slaves,
You dancing in Courts, we mourning in Caves,
In some of our Lands, of our buildings of all,
When we should our selves you Lords we did call;
But being too much over-mastered by pride
At you and your folly we scoffe and deride.
For when the beginning of the Rebels began;
From one to another they oftentimes ran,
Prethee our Dermon come hither I say,
And tell me from market what heard you this day,
In troth good master of help is no way,
But that we must perish and wholly decay.
Why so? our Dermon, you make me to fret,
My limbs are trembling; on feare they are set
In 
Bandon proclaimed and fully set forth,
That many Rebels keep campes in the Norch.
These news amazd them when first he did blaze,
That the
 [...] were undone and in a bad case
Through feare and dispaire in Cities they heape,
The fruit of their mischeifes by dying to reape.
Good wife take some Bacon and bread, do not want,
I rather should perish than that should be scant.
Their Cows and their Oxen we took for the rent,
And they with the pox for the Divell are sent.
Weel hunt 
William Sintleger like a broune Fox,


[Page] And you 
Lewis Boyle goe shrub with a pox,
My Lord of 
Barrimore go charge to the Beefe;
In faith by your Kinsmen an arrant great thiefe.
By riches ill gotten preferment they gained,
They like to be killed by them disdained.
Your Statutes not setled on any sure ground.
Your wealth did augment, and others confound.
Your fashions are handsome, compleat I confesse,
But all being curious your fayth did oppresse.
But whether to kill them tis doubtfull to say,
Or else to ship them and send them away.

Cornelius Mahony.

A Letter sent from Colonell Goring to His Majesty.

SIR,

AS it is my duty, according to Your Majesties commands, I have ensured this Fort for Your Majestie, and will sacrifice my life in Your service; The Castle of Portland hath in like manner surrendered; so that if we be beleagured, we may notwithstanding be supplied out of Your Majesties fertile Iland, not doubting to cut off all obstacles to the contrary. Sir, we lie neere Your furious adversaries, who we now expect daily, therefore in my opinion your best designe will be to draw what Forces you can, or the greatest part thereof well appointed with Ammunition and provision towards () and there incamp where you shall see the flower of your English Chivalry repaire to Your Majesty, and this will divert their Forces, yet I leave these considerations to the more solid judgments of Your Majesty, and your Councell of War, Your Majesties Fly-boat is returned with good successe I hope of their last voyage, as I understand by Your Majesties intelligencer, I would not presume to open the packets, yet I had a copy of the Contents abstracted which puts me in a good hope of such auxiliarys as by divine assistance shall inthronize Your Majesty againe, Charles the first by Gods assistance the most puissant Monarch of any Prince that ever swayd the Scepter in these Occidentall Europian Iles in despight and maugre all antimonarchists, for which end the prayers and endeavours of your Majesties most humble and dutifull Subject and servant shall ever be intendent at your Majesties sacred feet,

Co. Goring.

FINIS.

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