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A45771	Ireland's lamentation being a short, but perfect, full and true account of the scituation [sic], nature, constitution and product of Ireland : with an impartial historical relation of the most material transactions, revolutions, and miserable sufferings of the Protestants there, from the death of King Charles the second, to the latter end of April, 1689 : the time and manner of the late King's landing there : what men, monies, shipping, arms and ammunition he brought with him : the manner of his going up and into Dublin : his kneeling to the host : displacing all Protestants : the strength and defeat of his Army, and what else is of note : to which is added, a letter from a lieutenant in the Irish army, dated at Dublin, May 7. with an account of affairs to that time / written by an English Protestant that lately narrowly escaped with his life from thence.	English Protestant that lately narrowly escaped with his life from thence.; Fz. Ws., B.	1689 (1689)	Wing I1025; ESTC R10004	25,579	39

Hereticks so these poor Creatures had no sooner parted with their Arms but they were all bound and drove like Dogs to the Goal of Galloway and the last Assizes there condemn'd to be Drawn Hang'd and Quartered but upon the second of April got a Reprieve for a month One Brown a Man of considerable Fortune was going with them but fearing to get thorough returned back went to a neighbouring Justice and told him where he had been but disliking the Enterprize was returned in obedience to the Lord Deputy's Proclamation of Pardon to give Security for his future good Behaviour however was forthwith by a strong Guard sent prisoner to Cork and was there afterwards tryed and executed for High-Treason while King James was there And in Phillips-town in the Kings County there are Sir Laurence Parsons and about 50 more under the same condemnation and in Marisborough in the Queen's County 13 or 14 and in several other parts the like numbers whose particulars are not yet come to the Authors hands which were taken much after the same manner Other parts being thus reduced Mac-Carty Forthwith drew all the Forces in Munster against Bandon a Town which till these Times never permitted a Papist to dwell within its Wallt and likewise forced them to Surrender and give five of their Town Hostages for the payment of 1000l for the trouble they had given his Army 500l of which they paid down and the other five was remitted upon a Petition to King James upon his landing at Kingsale During these Hurries in other parts there was not any rising in the County or City of Dublin however all were not idle but several Active Spirits a knot of six or seven in particular whose Names are not convenient to be mentioned here being most still under the Papists Lash promoted as 't was thought principally by one who upon the landing of the now King William in England for his Religion was singled out to taste of Popish Mercy with an Intent to seize the Castle and Guards of Dublin and send Tyrconnel for England And for the better effecting thereof had by Stratagems caused most of the Protestants there to Arm themselves though at the same time they knew not what for further than in case any Attempt were made by the Papists upon their Lives by way of Massacre as they certainly intended till happily discovered by an unknown Hand of their own Party to a Protestant Lord on the 5th of December which so allarm'd all Protestants that it was in vain to attempt it after and especially while the Protestants were any where in Arms for that would have made all desperate and not so easily to be reduced as they were but before the Protestants of Dublin could bring their business to bear and get Ammunition enough to resist such Force as might be brought against them before they could expect Supplies from England Tyrconnel began to suspect them and forthwith call'd such Supplies and Numbers of Horse and Foot thither that with what was there before made up 14 or 15000 Men whose Number and Presence spoil'd that great Project which otherwise was so well laid that it had certainly taken effect if put in execution and brought Tyrconnel for England and so saved the extream Ruin and Devastation the Protestants have since suffered through his Villany For any time before that great Force came to Dublin which was at the beginning of February 5000 Men well Arm'd in that City and commanded had been sufficient with what was ready and might have bin raised there to reduce not only Dublin but all Ireland But the noise of the forementioned designed Massacre and the Sufferings of others put People to the flight for England so fast and made those that stayed so dubious that it was hard to know who to trust there under the Nose of the Government and there was not one Person of Quality then there that would undertake to Head them tho often importuned and assured of 4000 Men well Arm'd at two hours warning and many of them well exercised and so many resolute good Souldiers as would have attempted to seize the Guards About this time a French Man landed at Cork and rid post to Dublin with assurance from King James to Tyrconnel of his speedy coming to his relief and on Friday the 22d of Feb. two of his Officers that had escaped from the Isle of Wight came privately to the Castle of Dublin and continued there in cognito till Sunday following about 10 at night then on a suddain the noyse was spread all over the Kingdom that the King was landed with 5000 Men and that the two forementioned Officers came with the Express to the Lord Deputy which on a sudden put all into hurries and where Bonfires were not immediately made the Souldiers broke the Windows Signs and Doors and rifled the Houses and the next Morning by six of the Clock strong Guards were placed at the end of every Street and every Gate about the City and Suburbs of Dublin and all others of any Note and Strength So that it was generally concluded by the Protestants there were Forces landed from England but they were soon undeceived being all disarm'd and eis'd of their Horses which for the present was judged by every place to be only in it self but was soon known to be general to all parts where their Power could then reach In Dublin they seized all the Churches to put the Arms in which not being brought according to their expectation Tyrconnel issued out a Declaration that all such as had yet detain'd their Arms should forthwith deliver them up upon peril of being left to the mercy of his Souldiers and that Gentlemen might keep their wearing Swords however some broke them to pieces others flung them into Ditches and Rivers where many were afterwards found and some kept them still The two next days they sent Forces to suppress those of Summerhil before-mentioned and one Price who had been Treasurer formerly was with a Party of 4 or 500 Horse and Foot in a Castle in the County of Wicklow 20 miles on the other side of Dublin who took Price and several others and committed them Prisoners to Newgate in Dublin and the rest to Wicklow whither Price and the rest were after four days carried and Indicted for High-Treason but all the Irish being gone for Souldiers and the English fled out of the Country there could not be a Jury got but against whom they made Exceptions for want of Freehold so that their Trial was remitted to the Term now at the writing of this sitting in Dublin in the mean time all but seven were bailed and after with their Bail fled for England where most of them now are to confirm the Tragical Story Tyrconnel having thus easily succeeded so far the same week sent 24000 Men towards the North under the command of Lieutenant General Hamilton who was once a Prisoner here with several Field-pieces and Mortars who upon the first of

to their Estates But others are of Opinion an Irish Parliament cannot do it without the Advice of England and that the Sessions will be soon Prorogued to prevent such Disputes till the King hath got into England which we here seem to promise our selves about the beginning of June but cannot attempt it before for want of Forrage and Shipping which are coming from France to waft them over in the mean time there is 5000 foot ordered forthwith for Scotland to keep the Highlanders and others the King's Friends there from fainting till more can be sent them We conclude we can spare a formidable Army of Horse and Foot for England and the like for Scotland who with greater Supplies we expect at the same time to land in England from France and the King's Friends yet in England who want only our presence to join with us will with the loss of as little Blood as he lost them recover those his Kingdoms again We have as we hear sent you home Herbert by weeping Cross to resit his Shipping We received into this Kingdom since you left it 5 or 6 Regiments of English Scots and Irish Souldiers from France 250000l Sterling Arms for 20000 Men 300 Barrels of Powder several Mortars and a great quantity of Ball and Lead 36 Sail of Men of War 8 Fire-Ships several Tenders and daily expect as many more in all a Fleet of near 50 Sail and doubt not but before Herbert return to have sufficient to send him and the Dutch as fast back as they come to us There has none of the Persons that were Condemned when you went hence yet suffered but the King declares if he have not speedy Exchanges for them he will not spare one of them or any other that shall be found guilty of the like Crimes and if so most of the Protestants in the Kingdom will go to pot for there are but few if duly examined but will be by our Judges brought under the same Preliminaries There are some to be tried now at the King's Bench this Term and it 's thought Mr. Price the late Treasurer and his six Companions will be of the Number unless some Exchanges come suddenly for them There are Indictments already drawn up for them or rather to be preferr'd against them Some few People have had their Houses rifled and among the rest yours but not by Authority tho the King have declared That all such as are not returned shall forthwith have all their Effects seiz'd and converted toward maintaining his Army and such as fled hither from England However great care is taken for civilizing our Army but cannot make them quite forsake their old Trade some Injuries are here and there still continued but not so frequently as formerly the King having declared his Resolution severely to punish all Offenders of that kind and on Saturday last several that belonged to the Army were Indicted for Robberies committed upon Protestants but a good Jury will easily acquit them I have great hopes to retrieve some of your Losses again and not only so but in case you will return absolute Assurance of a Pardon and a Captain 's Commission and this from no less than the Ld Melfort and Bp of Clagher Secretaries of State and therefore considering how Things seem now to us if worthy would advise you not to neglect the Opportunity thus offered you for in our sense here we seem to promise our selves all we can desire and if it please God we succeed it will be too late for either you or others to comply otherwise than to your Ruin. All Friends here are well and many presents their Cordial Respects as doth he that was and ever is Sir your assured Friend and Servant B. Fz. Ws. The Publisher to the Reader REader be pleased to take notice that the Writer of the above Letter tho a Papist is of that sort a very honest ingenuous English-man and I am confident writes nothing but the naked Truth of their sense of Things there to the utmost of his Knowledg and therefore the foregoing Treatise hath been delayed to add this to it FINIS Errata Page 4. line 7. read than barely Plowing and Sowing will c.

above 1000000 Head of Cattel besides Corn and Houses and thereby utterly spoiled the most plentiful Country in these parts of Europe so that 20 Years of perfect Peace cannot be thought to restore it to the State in which it was at the Death of King Charles the Second The Protestants of Ireland alarm'd at these Devastations began to Arm and provide themselves against them and first the Citizens of London-derry understanding that two Companies of the new-rais'd Forces were marching to quarter in that City shut their Gates and resolved to stand upon their own Defence and when they came refused them entrance Whereupon the Lord Deputy Tyrconnel and the Privy Council thought it most expedient to send the Lord Mon●joy a Man of great esteem among the Protestants of that County with six Companies of his Regiment which he took from Dublins to reduce them who coming before the place demanded but was refused Entrance for two days In the interim it was concluded to receive him into the Town singly alone and being admitted it was concluded that provided he procured their Pardon within 14 days they would receive two Companies of his Men to he made up all Protestants to Garison in the Town and at the beginning of March as many Papists or as many more of any other Regiment which being perform'd on both hands the Lord Montjoy returned for Dublin and with the Lord Chief Baron Rice was sent for France to know the King's Pleasure but privately an Account was sent with him by Rice that he held correspondence with the Prince of Orange for which he was committed and still remains close Prisoner in the Bastile of Paris This Lord was no sooner gone for France but his two Companies left in London-derry with the City again revolted and John Hawkins Esq a young brisk zealous Protestant Gentleman of good Fortune and Interest in that Province accompanied with about 100 others well Armed and Mounted pursued the Example of the Lord Delamere in England and march'd from place to place to stir up the Protestants to Arm and Assemble together for their own Defence against the common Enemy and Abuses and in a short time was so succesful as to induce the whole Province of Vlster so to do except the Towns of Carigfergus and Ardmagh and among them the Lord Mount-Alexander Lord Blaney Sir Arthur Roden and several other Persons of Note and Quality And by their Example the Town and County of Sleigo in the Province of Connaught was moved to rise in like manner by the Lord Kingston and Chidly Coote Esq And soon after the Town of Ardmagh seized and disarmed a Troop of Dragoons that was quartered there and sent them away naked and several other Towns did the like And so and with Supplies they procured from Scotland armed themselves indifferently and formed themselves into Troops and Companies under the Command of the Persons of Quality afore-mentioned and began to take Reprizals for their Losses but Garrigfergus held out for the Irish all along In the mean time the Irish made it their Business to stop all Passages thither however many got to them some one way and some another and a little after Christmas about fifty Protestants that belonged to several Companies in Dublin about five at Night met and with their Arms marched toward the North all Night long and the next day till they had got about 40 Miles but being discovered Forces were sent to pursue them so that being over-powered they were taken and carryed Prisoners bound into Dublin Castle and thence commited to Goals where some of them still remain without tryal others were enlarged upon giving security for their good Behaviour and never to take up Arms against King James The next Day after they were brought in all the Protestants among the Horse were disbanded and their Horses Arms and Cloaths taken from them for which some of them had afterwards 5l for what cost them 20l. but many nothing to this day And Tyrconnel had all the Foot drawn out and at the head of them told them that such as pleased might lay down their Arms and Commissions upon which all the Protestant Officers and Souldiers that appear'd the next day did which much surprized his greatness but the Drums and Trumpets he would not permit not having any that were Papists to supply their places so that much against their wills they are forced yet to stay under them The Protestants in other parts being more intermingled with Irish than those of the North could not put themselves into so sudden a defensive posture however were not idle but as opportunity gave leave so that they might not be suspected provided such Arms and Ammunition as they could most conveniently procure till they were reasonably well Arm'd throughout the Kingdom and at the beginning of February at a place called Summerhill within 20 miles of Dublin there was got together about 300 Protestants and near the King's County under Sir Laurance Parsons such another Number At Charlevile the Seat of the Earl of Orrery within 12 miles of Limrick under Sir Thomas Southwell and Sir William King before mentioned 250 Horse and 160 Foot. At Mallow within 12 miles of Cork 300 Horse and 200 Foot under Esq Jephson and Captain C●llenger at Castlelions within 10 miles of Cork Under the Earl of Barrymore 200 Horse and 240 Foot. At Castle-Marter under Esq Boyle 60 or 80. And in most other Towns and Castles thereabouts the like numbers In Bandon 7 or 8000 Horse and foot all forming themselves into Troops and Companies and Exercising intending to put themselves under the Command of the Lord Inchiqueen and the aforesaid Boyle and had resolved and agreed that if any place were attacqued notice should be forthwith dispatch'd to all the rest and all were to join and march to its relief within 24 hours which Tyrconnel having notice of sent Express forthwith to Major General Mac-Carty then in Cork to draw out with three Pieces of Cannon against Castle-martyr who no sooner came before it but they received an express from those who intended to head them that it was thought fit and adviseable for them to surrender which they did upon Discretion and Boyle was taken and carried Prisoner to Cork and upon the surrender the like advice was given it is not convenient to tell here by who to all the rest thereabouts to depart to their respective Homes but Sir Thomas Southwell with 245 Horse marched directly towards the North but the Journey being-near 200 miles compleat and all through an Enemies Country and Expresses sent before to raise the whole Country and Forces every-where as they went which the poor Gentlemen pushed through till both they and their Horses being thoroughly spent for want of Meat and no longer able to hold were forced to submit and surrender up their Horses and Arms upon condition to have leave for themselves to return to their several Habitations But as there is no Faith to be kept with

March were got near 50 mile from Dublin and within five miles of the Protestant Forces who upon no ice of their approach forthwith assembled what they could together which were not 1500 near a place called Drummore but upon the Enemies approach they found them so numerous that the Lord Mount-Alexander thought fit to retire and accordingly did which the Irish perceiving pursued them about five miles and killed about 150 of the Protestants and many of them such as never were in Arms but running away in the hurry The Ld Mount-Alexander and many others got away for England some for Colerain and afterward to London-derry or Scotland In the mean time the Irish proceeded towards Colerain and found no opposition till they came thither but for the first 15 or 16 miles found nothing but ruin'd Houses and the Ditches fuil of Houshold-goods Meal and Corn thrown away by the Protestants to prevent its falling into the hands of their merciless devouring Enemy but afterwards they did not find so much the People having more time to carry it with them and so left the Irish without any Relief but what they brought with them so that both Men and Horses in the Popish Army were in a bad condition for want of Food and Forrage After all this Success King James landed at Kingsale on Tuesday March 12. and for want of Bells was welcomed with the Shouts and Acclamations of the People Bonfires c. and the next day went to Cork and stayed there till Tyrconnel came to him at Major Gen. Mac Carties on Wednesday the 20th set out from thence and lay that Night at the Earl of Cork's House at Lifmore on Thursday Night at Clonmel on Friday Night at Kilkenny in the Duke of Ormond's Castle and on Saturday night at Sir Maurice Eustaces near Kilkullen-Bridg 17 miles from Dublin and all along the Roads had the Lanes and Hedges lin'd with the Half-pike Bayonet-Rabble call'd Reparees At Carloe he was slabber'd with the kisses of the rude Country Irish Gentlewomen so that he was forced to beg to have them kept from him and on Saturday the 24th about Noon he entred the City of Dublin where all the Souldiers were placed from St. James's-Gate at his first entrance to the Castle-Gate all along for about a mile of Ground on both sides the Streets which were every where strewed with fresh Cravel And at his first entrance into the Liberty of the City there was a Stage built covered with Tapestry and thereon two playing on Welch-Harps and below a great number of Friers with a large Cross singing and about 40 Oyster-wenches Poultry and Herb-women in White and among them some known to have two or three Bastards yet passing for Maids dancing who thence ran along to the Castle by his side here and there strewing Flowers some hung out of their Balconies Tapestry and Cloath of Arras and others imitating them sewed together the Coverings of Turkey-work Chairs and Bandle-Cloth Blankets and hung them out likewise on each side of the Street He rid along through the whole Country mostly on Horse-back but chiefly through all the Towns and Villages About a mile from Dublin he call'd for a fresh Pad-Nag which turning about to be brought him got loose and forced him to stay which did in some measure vex him so that he said to Tyrconnel I think you are all boder'd but the Pad being soon brought him he mounted and marched forward and at the utmost Limits was met by the Lord Mayor Aldermen Common Council Master Wardens and Brethren of the several Companies in their Formalities the King and Herald at Arms Pursevants and Servants of the Houshold and there received the Sword of State which he gave to Tyrconnel who carried it before him through the City and the Sword and Keys of the City and there had a Speech made to welcome him to that Loyal City and People by Counsellor Dillion who that Morning was sworn Recorder in the room of Counsellor Barnwel From thence he set forward toward the Castle preceded by five or six Coaches with six Horses each two Callashes four or five Bung-Carts and one close Waggon attended by five or six French Troopers next them followed about 200 of the Straglers of the City that went out to meet him and after them the aformentioned Barker Major to the Royal Regiment bareheaded giving Orders to the Souldiers to keep the middle of the Street clear and stand with their Musquets shouldred then 29 Horsemen bare-headed shouting before Mr. Fitz-James who was alone in one of Tyrconnel's Coaches with six Horses close after him followed three Officers of the Guard on Horseback attended by 3 Led-Horses after them 15 or 16 Officers of the Army closely followed by the five Trumpets and Kettle-Drums of State in their Liveries after them about 20 of the Gentlemen at large on Horseback then the Messengers and Pursevants Servants of the Houshold next them the Herald and King at Arms close after them Tyrcounel carrying the Sword of State immediately before the late K. James who rid on the aforesaid Pad-Nag in a plain Cinnamon-colour'd Cloth Suit and black slouching Hat and a George hung over his Shoulder with a blew Ribbon he was attended by the Duke of Berwick Lord Granard and the aforesaid Maids running by him on his left hand the Lord Powis and Melfort on his Right with their Hats on close after him followed a Troop of Dragoons several Gentlemen and Officers two Troops of Horse and many Attendants after them six Lords Coaches with six Horses each then the aforesaid Judg Keating in Scarlet and next after his three other Gentlemens Coaches empty with six Horses each then three Coaches with two Horses each and then last of all the confused Rabble on Foot. As he was riding along in this Order one Flemming a pretended mad Scots-man in Skinner-row the middle of the City suddenly rushed through the Croud flung his Hat over the King's Head crying in French with a loud Voice Let the King live for ever caught suddenly mad-man like fast hold of the King's Hand and kist it and so ran capering after his Hat. As he marched thus along the Pipers of the several Companies played the Tune of The King enjoys his own again and the People shouting and crying God save the King And if any Protestants were observed not to shew their Zeal that way they were immediately revil'd and abused by the rude Papists And being come thus to the Castle alighted from his Horse and was met at the Gate by the Host over-shaded with a Canopy bore up by four Popish Bishops and accompanied with a numerous Train of Friers singing and others of that Clergy and among the rest the Titular Primate with a Triple Crown upon his Head representing the Pope who this unfortunate and by-gotted Prince no sooner saw but he forthwith went down upon his Knees to pray to the Image and for a Blessing from this Irish Pope And from thence

conducted into the Chappel there made by Tyrconnel of Hen. Cromwel's Riding-house where Te Deum was sung for his happy Arrival thence he retired into an Appartment prepared in a new House built before in the Castle by Tyrconnel and there din'd and refresh'd himself The next Morning he call'd a Council and having turn'd out the Earl of Granard Chairman Judg Keating c. and taken in their rooms M. D' Avaux the Bp of Chister and Lieut. Col. Darrington he ordered five several Proclamations to be published one for raising such Monies as passed there viz. a Guiny to 24s an English Shilling to 13d a Duccatoon which was 6s to 6s 3d. a Cob of 4s 9d to 5s a Cob of 4s 6d to 4s 9d a French Lewis of Gold to 19s and all others proportionably Another for a Parliament to meet at Dublin the 7th of May for regulating Matters Ecclesiastical A third to require all his Subjects of that Kingdom that had lately left the same upon any Pretence whatever to return Home with assurance of his Protection but no Penalty or Forfeiture for not returning or Pardon for any Offender that did and requiring all his Subjects of what Degree or Perswasion soever to join with him against the Prince of Orange A fourth commending all his Roman-Catholick Subjects for their Vigilancy and Care in arming themselves yet whereas it had incouraged some certain Robberies required all but such as were actually under Command and Pay in the Army to lay up their Arms in their several Abodes The fifth to invite the Country to carry Provision to his Army in the North requiring all Officers and Souldiers not to take any from them but what they made good pay for From thence went into the Field to see the Forces drawn out and there made Darrington Colonel of the Royal Regiment in the room of the Duke of Ormond and returning to the Castle created Tyrconnel Duke of Tyrconnel The next day he received an Express that his Forces in the North having sate down before Colerain were destroyed for want of Meat and Forrage and by a great Snow that then fell among them were beaten off with the loss of 5 or 600 Men one Morter and 3 Field-peices whereupon he call'd another Council and ordered 14000 Men more forthwith to be sent to reinforce the remainder of the 24000 that went before and on the first of April sent after them the Duke of Berwick and the two French Liutenant-Generals Roos and Mamoon and the Munday following about 8 in the Morning set out from Dublin towards the North himself but those of Coleraine knowing their infussiciency to resist so powerful a Force quitted the Town and got some for London-Derry some for Scotland and others for England so that all being clear there was nothing to hinder their Progress to London-Derry where being arrived the late King sent in a Letter to the Governor Col. Lundee who before they left Dublin they reported to be their own Creature to require him peaceably to surrender and that all with him should have free Pardon and Protection and not be molested or spoyl'd of any thing they had which being shown to the Mayor Aldermen and other Officers some inclin'd to surrender others not so that time was desired and granted to consider of it in the interim Col. Richards and Col. Cunningham with their Regiments arrived before the place and being inform'd that it was upon surrendering to King James returned back with 14 or 1500 persons that fled from the Town to them intending for Leverpool for which both the Colonels were turn'd out of Commission yet their Regiments with three others were forthwith ordered back and it s hoped have since entred the place which is in a good Condition for Defence and therein 20000 Men but not above 9000 Arm'd with Provision for three months resolved to defend it to the last having before their arrival committed the Governor and several others to Prison on pretence for endeavouring to betray it to their Enemies and made Mr. Walker a Minister their Governour The late King perceiving his Presence could not procure this Important Place at the easy rate he expected was forced to wave his speedy Design for Scotland and leaving his Army to prosecute the most convenient measures for its Recovery returned back towards Dublin to meet his Parliament where he was expected the last of April and where upon his first arrival he gave orders to disband Col. Russell Sir Thomas Newcome and such others Protestants as till then continued in that Army except Drums and Trumpets who are still continued per force There came with the late King to Kingsale 22 Ships great and small all with Guns of which 12 were Capital Ships and with them 4 Fireships and in them not above 50 persons of all sorts of which were the Kings two Sons the Bishop of Chester Lord Powis Lord Melfort Col. Darrington Sarsfeild 9 or 10 French-men 1 Footman and other Scoundrels that followed him from France That day week after his Arrival and before he left Cork the late King gave orders for the Fleet to return to Brest to joyn a Fleet of 13 Sail more which they left fitting out there and expected to bring them 5 or 6000 English Scots and Irish raised in France for that purpose but not yet come He brought with him a considerable quantity of Powder Ball and Lead and Arms for 15000 Men and 120000l Sterling and nothing more all which is said to be disposed of by one sent with him by the French King and who hath promised four Times as much more if that be well imployed The giving Ireland to the French is not certain but most sure that it is the Interest of France to give King James all the Assistance he can both by Sea and Land to keep England out of his own Bowels which without that Diversion he expects forthwith to make a violent Eruption therein and as certain that if any reasonable Force be in reasonable Time sent for Ireland its conquest will be both speedy and easy for tho the Irish Forces are with much pains and beating reasonably disciplin'd and numerous yet all that know the nature of them know they will not sight but upon great Advantage and if once broken all the Art of Man will never bring them together again And those of their present Army both Officers and Souldiers are mostly the very scum of the Country Cow-boys and such trash as tremble at the fireing a Musquet much more will at many and what one English Man used formerly to make nothing to beat 9 or 10 of and now are only like so many tied Dogs let loose which with a little Correction will soon be reduced to Obedience There are Protestants enow yet in Ireland to do the Work alone if they could but get together have Arms and good Officers to head them and will as fast as even they can join with the Army that comes to their relief

to be revenged upon the devouring Irish who having now all will be rich plunder for an Army and cannot hold out against 30000 Men besides what is already there till Michalmass next though now possest of the whole except London-Derry and Inneskillen in Dublin there is not now above 16 or 17 hundred Souldiers and yet at least 20000 Protestants fighting Men but all disarm'd or as good as disarm'd brave brisk curious Lads mad to be at work So that 4 or 5000 Men might take and secure that City and Province and be in one Month 20000 Men if Arms and Ammunition were sent with them in spight of any resistance the Irish could make Among the Irish the most mischievous Person is the Lord Galmoy who upon the late King 's coming to the Throne presum'd to enter in time of Divine Service St. Warborous Church in Dublin and debauchedly offered Abuses to some modest Women for which he was brought upon his Knees But in Revenge upon the first motion to the North he haug'd one Dix and another who belonged to the Colledg upon a Sign-post pretending he found them in Arms. Of Turn-coats there were many pittiful mean-spirited Fellows to keep and creep into Business none worth noting but one Marby Dean of London derry a Papist born but brought up in the Colledg of Dublin and one Turner who in his Time had turn'd through almost all Sects and Opinions and for his last turning got to be Recorder of Limerick However the Popish Clergy have not been wanting by all manner of ways to pervert whoever they could nor the Protestant Ministers to preach against their Heresy and Idolatry among the rest one Wilkinson Minister of Palmers Town near Dublin in Christ-Church briskly decrying their Idolatry was by the Bishop of Dublin silenc'd in the midst of his Sermon Many Persons endeavouring to bring Mony for England had it seiz'd by the Irish and among others one Lindon who all along sate with two Papists second Judg of the King's Bench to try several Protestants and punish them too for no other Crime out being Enemies to Popery and particularly one Whalley there famous for Astrology for publishing and spreading an Account of the Prince of Orange's Landing in England his Declaration and Success was by their worshipful Lordships singled out and made the first publick Sacrifice by their Popish Mercy for his Zeal to the Protestant Religion to the extream hazard of his Life and loss of all he had tho often craved denying him the common Rules of Court a Copy of the Indictment and what else might enable him to make his proper Defence Another proved to be Distracted fined 14l Sterling and others for like Crimes like Cases But whether for these or other good Service to be done here for his Friends there the good Judg got his Monies again while others came off with loss of theirs But what says Pluck About three or four days after King James Arrived at Dublin the few Fellows and others left in the Colledg waited upon him being introduced by the Bp of Chester since dead said to be poison'd by some of the Popish Clergy and received many Assurances of their Safety and Protection A LETTER from a Lieutenant in the late King James's Army in Ireland to the Author of Ireland's Lamentation Dated at Dublin May the 7th 1689. SIR HAving this Opportunity of a Friend of both yours and mine coming to Chester I thought fit not to omit giving you this brief Account of what has happened here since your departure Which is that before the Duke of Berwick got to Colerain it was quietly quitted by the Protestants who no sooner found themselves attaqued on all sides but most of the Men stole away by Night some one way and some another and left their Wives Children and Effects to the discretion of our Army who by the care of their Officers proved more kind and civil to them than their own People who running away pull'd down the Bridg to hinder their being pursued However that Defect was soon repair'd and our Forces having nothing more to hinder them marched directly for London-derry and upon the King 's coming up sate down before it on the 19th of the last Month and thereupon the King sent John Burton a Protestant one of the Trumpeters attending the State here to Summon the Town to Surrender with assurance of Pardon from the King and to let them know he was there in Person to sign and perform whatever was promised them Whereupon the Town returned Answer That they had sworn Allegiance to and kept the Town for King William and Queen Mary and neither owned knew or would obey any other and that if any more such Messengers came thither to frighten and terrify their People from their Allegiance they would hang or shoot them However the King had such Interest within the place as to keep out two Regiments sent thither from England But seeing they refused to submit ordered Batteries to be raised and his Canon and Bombs to be plaid at the Town and though much Mischief is done by the Bombs yet the new preaching Governor viz. the Minister Mr. Walker continues obstinate and in two or three brisk Sallies killed about 4 or 5000 of our Common Souldiers the French General Mamou one Major five Captains and several other Inferior Officers and wounded the Duke of Berwick in the Thigh Colonel Sheldon and some others are said to be mortally wounded but not without considerable loss on their side also In the mean time another Party of our Men commanded by Lieut. Gen. Hamilton took the Castle of Kilmore which will so cut off all hopes of Succour that it 's hoped Derry will also Surrender and receive Mercy for otherwise it 's resolved to put all to the Sword. The King finding them obstinate return'd to Dublin the 29th of April and this day met the Parliament where he made a short but pithy Speech setting forth how much they were obliged first to God and next to the King of France for contributing to that their happy Meeting and hoped they would not be wanting on their parts forthwith to consider of all convenient Measures to unite the Hearts of all his good Subjects of this Kingdom resist the intended Invasion from England and recover his Dominions for the Glory of God and Ease of his Subjects both in Church and State. Sir Richard Neagle the Attorney General is chosen Speaker of the House of Commons who made a Speech to the House telling them how much they were obliged to the French King and the Duke of Tyrconnel for that glorious Meeting and how meet it was to return both their Thanks The Speeches will be printed with a List of the Parliament till then I cannot be certain of the Particulars of either but believe there are not many Protestants among them It 's hoped that the King will consent to take off Poynings Acts dissolve the Act of Settlement and restore the ancient Proprietors