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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50168	A farther impartial account of the actions of the Inniskilling-men containing the reasons of their first rising, their declarations, oaths, and correspondencies with several parts of the kingdom : together with many other remarkable passages of their behaviour and management, not yet published / written by Capt. William Mc-Carmick, one of the first that took up arms in Inniskilling, for the defence of that place, and the Protestant interest.	McCarmick, William.	1691 (1691)	Wing M116; ESTC R11414	46,392	74

this we issued this following Declaration WE the Inhabitants of Iniskilling with our Associates having regard to the great and eminent danger hanging over our Heads Receiving frequent Intelligence from all parts of this Kingdom of Ireland That the Irish Papists are with all Diligence and Celerity arming themselves as is believed to our destruction and being with the Assistance of Almighty God resolved to stand upon our Guards we thereunto encouraged by a Declaration set forth by the Nobility and Gentry of the Counties of Antrim Down and Ardmagh satisfying us That they have taken up Arms in their own defence we therefore think fit and do hereby admonish all Protestants of this County and the Countrey adjacent to do the same And for their future security and preservation we desire that all the Inhabitants of this County and the adjacent parts may assemble themselves here with their Arms and Horses on Monday next to joyn with us in this so necessary an Vndertaking and there to be inlisted to the end that Men may be appointed to Command them VVe further desire That all the Neighbourhood may bring in their Provisions to be secured for them in this Place as a sure Refuge for them to fly to in time of Trouble And those that do not now lay up Provisions for themselves and families shall not be admitted to inhabit here or relieved from hence hereafter Dated at Iniskilling the 27th of January 1688. A Copy of this together with the following Letter and a Copy of the Declaration of the Lords of the North-East was sent to all the Gentlemen in our Countrey SIR WE have here inclosed the Resolutions of all the Gentlemen of the Counties of Down Antrim and Ardmagh together with what we resolve to do This day we had by Express from an eminent Person in this Countrey Directions to be upon our Guard and ready in Twelve Hours warning Our earnest Request to you is That you may give the same Instructions through your Countrey and to appear here on Monday next with what force you can raise both Horse and Foot to the end they may be inlisted and Officers appointed where we will discover more to you and consult what further Measures may be taken for our preservation according to the Emergency of Affairs Your Diligence and Compliance in this is not doubted by SIR Dated Jan. 27. 1688. Your loving Friends GVST AVVS HAMILTON And the rest of the Inhabitants of Iniskilling According to our defire in the above-Letter we had a General Rendezvous of our whole Countrey that joyned with us where we had a very pretty Appearance Gustavus Hamilton our Governour continued Colonel and Mr. Thomas Lloyd was made Lieutenant Colonel of our whole Forces After this we enjoyed a considerable quiet endeavouring to carry on our Fortifications the most part of January and February notwithstanding the Winter All this time we had frequent Correspondence with my Lord of Kingston who had raised a very considerable Force both of Horse and Foot in the Counties of Roscommon and Sligo and had made Sligo his Garrison which he endeavoured with all diligence to fortifie with a firm Resolution of holding out that Place against all Opposition but Ammunition being scarce with him and receiving in February Encouragement from Colonel Lundy who at that time commanded all to desert Sligo and march his Men to Derry where he should be accommodated with Provisions for his Men and forage for his Horses He left Sligo and marched as far as Ballishanon towards Derry He had no sooner left his Garrison than the Enemy was in it but he brave Gentleman met Assurance at Ballishanon that there was not any forage to be had at Derry for his Horses therefore constrained to continue where he was quartering his Men along the Frontier upon the North side of Loughhearne while April following In March we had intelligence That King James was by the Convention of Estates in England Voted to have Abdicated and had placed King William and Queen Mary in the Throne who upon the 11th of March we Proclaimed with all the Joy and Solemnity we could Immediately upon this we received a Letter from Colonel Lundy with one inclosed from the Lords of the North-East Colonel Lundy's was in these Words Gentlemen THE Inclosed is accompanied with several Letters intimating the March of the Irish Army Northward To oppose which we are making all the Preparations possible altho our Scarcity of Arms Ammunition and Moneys render us not so fit as we ought for the Vndertaking But we will do what we can and leave the Issue to Divine Providence which orders all Events On this occasion it is likely that you and all our friends may be alarmed if not formally attack'd by their Forces were it but to keep you from affording us your help or from giving them diversion in their Attempts wherefore you would do well to be strictly on your Guards and if possible by Espials to open their Counsels and Designs and what you know pray communicate to your friends in this Countrey and round about you who we hope will observe the like Care and continue a constant Correspondence with all friends in these dangerous Times I am resolved to march hence within a day or two with what force I can raise in this Countrey to Donganan and desire you to have all Men ready to march that were designed for it that as soon as I write for them they may come immediately to the place assigned for our Rendezvous I remain For Sir John Hume and the rest of the Gentlemen of the County of Farmanagh These Gentlemen Your faithful Servant ROBERT LVNDY The inclosed from the Lord Mountalexander and other Gentlemen of the North-East to Colonel Lundy Dated at Lough-brickland March the 9th 1688. was as followeth SIR SInce our last to you dated the 6th we have this day received the inclosed and Mr. Osburne was here himself and confirms the Contents with several Circumstances which perswades us of the Truth of it And therefore we most earnestly intreat you to march up towards Nury with all possible diligence with what Men you can with as much Provisions and Necessaries as can be carried and let us know by Express of their March and their Numbers We remain Sir You are desired to give notice to all Friends To the Honourable Col. Lundy in Derry Your Humble Servants Mountalexander James Hamilton William Cunningham Richard Johnston Mar. Midleton Mr. Osburn's Letter to Lord Mountalexander ON the 6th instant I was introduced by my Lord Granard to my Lord Deputy's Presence in the Castle of Dublin I have his Pass to come and go through and back from Ulster And tho I have not his Excellencies express Commission yet I assure you I am at least permitted by the Lord Deputy to acquaint the Chief and others of the Ulster Association with his discourse to me which was to the effect following Viz. That his Excellency doth not delight in the Blood of the