the Ford and Broken-Bridge defend Sir Arthur Roydons Horse and Foot went there Of all the Army the best Troops they were To Castlefin they sent three thousand Men To stop that pass and guard that Ford of Fin. Ballylessons and Skivingtons Men they be Who guard that Town and Ford from th' Enemy Sect. 19. The Engagement at Lifford THe Morn from South the Fin from West commence At Lifford they conjoin their confluence From thence to Dery in full streams they flow And guard the South of Dery from the Foe Therefore King James must pass the swoln Fin If he the City do's expect to win This to effect he sent some of his Horse To pass the Ford at Lifford with great Forcâ— The sound of Drums and Trumpets rent the air And th' Irish Forces to the Ford repair And boldly enter in when lo our Men Pour showers of Bullets from a Ravelin The Irish drop and with the purple gore Of dying Soldiers stain the waters o're From t'other side the En'my fiercely fire And reinforce their Troops as need require Till they got footing on the other shoar And with unequal Force our Men o're-power Then Death appear'd in many a dismal hue Our Men retreat the Enemy pursue Sect. 20. The Engagement at Cladyford SOme of our Forces unto Clady hye T' assist our Party ' gainst the Enemy ' Mongst whom great Murray with some friends ascends To Cladyford and stoutely it defends On t'other side King James's forces stood Upon a Hill which cover'd all the flood From whence they fired smartly on our Men Drawn up on t'other side upon a Plain This gall'd our Troops the Foot began to fly And quit the Pass clear to the Enemy Maimont to pass the Ford a Squadron sends Of his best Horse Murray the Pass defends Maior Nangle who led the Irish Force Dropt in the River headlong from his Horse And many a valiant Trouper floating lay Which the slow River scarce could bear away Thus he oppos'd the Foes till all his own Forsook the Ford and left him there alone Our Troops expected succour from the Camp But none being sent this did their courage damâ— To valiant Hero's flights a dismal sting Great Murray hopes to rectify the thing Paulus ashamed dy'd upon the spot Great Varro fled ' cause he despaired not To conquer Hannibal Our Forces fly And quit the passage to the Enemy Horror and Death our flying Troops pursue The Irish Horse our scatt'red Forces slew They intercept our Troops from Castlefin With Death and slaughter and that Country win Brave Wigton of Rapho at Long-Casey Oppos'd their Horse till the Foot got away The Irish Foot the broken Bridge repair And in few hours at Ballandret they were Sect. 21. Londee 's Treachery OUr beaten Troops the doleful Tidings bring Of both defeats which through our Camp did ring The dire Alarm Our rouzed Chiefs to Arms And nobly vow'd soon to revenge their harms Nature it self our Camp thus fortifies For on its Front a rapid River flies Each wing a Wood the Rear a bog do's stay Through which a narrow pass the long-Casey But false Londee had other Fish to Fry Thus in the Camp he uttered his mind Dear Friends you Row against the Tyde Wind Let 's fly to walls where we may safely fight Against our Foes and there support our right His words like Light'ning through the Camp did fly And daunted all their hearts immediately Some call him Coward some Traytor most do judge It most expedient and to Dery trudge At last the venom poyson'd each Mans breast Then all to Dery fly in greatest haste Londee himself rid Post to tell the News Of our defeat ne're spar'd his Horses Shoes Sect. 22. The March of the Irish Army to London-Dery OUr broken Forces into Dery fly And shut the Gates thereof immediately Some to England others to Scotland go And leave the Countrey naked to the Foe The Irish Troops ravage the Countrey round And carry away whatso'ere they found They march to Dery in a full career And in few days before the Walls appear King James took up his Quarters at St. Johnston And there dispatched what was fit to be done Londeriados LIB II. Containeth a description of London-Dery its Situation and Fortifications The Charter of London-Dery broken by Tyrconnel The Protestant Corporation turn'd out and a Papist Corporation chosen An Irish Convent built and a Papist Regiment put into the Garrison which being sent for to some Rendevouze the Protestants rise in Arms and expell all the Papists out of the Town They refuse to receive the Earl of Antrims Regiment The Lord Montjoys Mediation who obtains Londee to be their Governor and intreats the City to receive six Companies of his Regiment after the Papist Soldiers were disbanded out of it William III. Proclaimed King The Contributers towards the holding out of the City Their Application to England and Scotland for Aid K. James's offers to the City Londee the Governor's Capitulation Colonel Adam Murray moves the City to hold out and discharges Londee The General Council chuse Lieutenant Colonel Baker and Dr. Walker a Clergyman to be Governors The reformee of the broken Regiments Eight Regiments formed in the City The Irish Encampments before the Walls The Earl of Abercors Message to the City Sect. 1. ASsist me Muses with your Sacred flame That I may celebrate the mighty name Of this fam'd Town nor Troy nor Carthage are To be compar'd with thee in art of War For Troy was rais'd and Carthage burnt Thy name Out-lives the fury of more Stratagem 'Bove Rome it self thy praises I 'le extoll The Gaules burnt Rome all but the Capitol The Greeks sackt Troy the Romans Carthage strong The Gauls burnt Rome but thee they could not wrong Sect. 2. A Description of London-Dery DEry whose proud and stately Walls disdain By any Foreign En'my to be t'ane Betwixt surrounding Hills which it command On an ascending brow dos snugly stand Against those Hills the Walls rise equally And on strong Bastions planted Cannon lye The curtains likewise have an equal power T'annoy the Foes and the Town to secure A River deep and swift with flowing Tide Surrounds the East and South and guards that side A higher Wall and Bastions do defend The West and North from the Foes cruel end There 's a great Church from whose high Steeple goes Thunder and Lightning to annoy the Foes Near it 's a Sally-Port from whence they may Safely spring out to hurt the Enemy From whose high Bulwark sev'ral Cannon play The Town 's near Oval with four stately Gates The wholesome Air an Appetite creates The Shipkey-Gate receives the Merchants store There ride such Ships as Sail up from Kilmore To whose proud Flag all Ships must strike their Sails If not the Fort to sink them never fails From that to Dery it s a League and more The swifest River and the finest shoar For near this place the noble Salmon play Till the wise Fisher
Londerias OR A NARRATIVE Of the SIEGE of London-Dery Which was Formed by the Late King James the 18th of April and Raised the 1st of August Anno Dom. 1689 Written in Verse by Ioseph Atckin DVBLIN Printed by J. B. and S. P. at the back of Duâ—â—â— Coffee-House in Skinner-Row for the Autâ—â—â— and Sold by him at his â—â—ool near◠〈…〉 And by the Bookseller◠〈◊〉 Dublin 〈◊〉 1699. To the Worshipful the MAYOR To the Honourable ROBERT ROCHFORT Esq Attorney-General and Speaker of the Honourable House of COMMONS the Recorder And to the Aldermen Burgesses and Free-men of the City of LONDON-DERY Honoured Sirs I Thought it my Duty to Dedic 〈…〉 this Poem to Your Honours 〈◊〉 have had such a hand in the Subjectâ— it Your Loyalty and Sufferings for the Protestant Interest have exceeded that of any other Society of Men For when all the World judged the Protestant Cause in IRELAND lost Your Courage and Zeal Retriev'd it Had the Late King JAMES Subdued Your City the next Attack had been Fatal to all Protestant Countries But Your Courage and Conduct oppos'd the Torrent that was like to sweep the Protestant Religion away with it Your Sufferings likewise have sufficiently demonstrated Your Zeal for the Crown of ENGLAND But to attempt Your due Eulogy were to undertake an Herculean Labour let the following Poem speak the rest which deserved the Pen of a Homer or Virgil rather The Actions and Occurrences of this Famous Siege are so Heroick of themselves that they needed no strokes of Poetry to set them off He that considers the uncoath Names made use of 〈◊〉 this Poem and how unfit they are for Metre will easily pardon the unlâ—ftiness of the Stilâ— I have seen several Narratives of the Siege but all far short of the thing And I may boldly aver That no Material Passage is wanting in this having baâ—â— my Informations from good Hands besides the Advantage of the Printed Narratives I have Stiled Colonel Adam Murray Here and General which I am sure no Man that knew his particular Merits in the Siege will think unjust or unsuitable especially such as have Read the Printed Narratives But to Anticipate all Detraction I will Insert the Paragraph upon London-Dery out of the great Historical and Poetical Dictionary Published by Authority London-Dery was defended by Eight Sakers and Twelve Demiculverins the People at first were thereunto encouraged to hold out by Colonel Adam Murray who gave frequent proofs of an unheard of Valour in his Sallies upon the Enemies and killed the French General Maimont with his own hands before the Walls As Your Honours particular concern in the Subject of this Poem moved me to Dedicate it to You so also the Opportunity of knowing the Truth of the Actions encourages me to expect Your Protection For You are the best Judges of the Matter of Fact That Your City may be for ever Perserved from all such Popish Innovations and from all Insults of Foreign and Domestick Enemies shall be the daily Prayer of Your Honours Most Obedient Servant and Orator J. A. Londeriados Lib. I. Containeth the Occasion of the War viz. The great growth of Popery in England Scotland and Ireland in the late King James's Reign his attempting to repeal the Penal Laws and the committing the Bishops to the Tower for opposing it The Prince of Orange being invited enters England with an Army and rescues it from Popery and Slavery K. James flies to France and begs Aid to reinforce his Army in Ireland under Talbot He obtains Six Thousand French Lands in Ireland and calls a Parliament and breaks the English Establishment which forced the Protestants in the North of Ireland to rise in Arms to defend themselves Vpon which he calls a Council of War and sends an Army to reduce them The Number and Quality of K. James's Army their March to the North. The Number and Quality of the Protestant Forces Their General Londee's Treachery their defeat at Cladyford and Retreat to London-dery and the approach of the Irish and French Forces to London-dery Sect. 1. I Sing the Men who Dery did restore To the condition as it was before They taught the French that Cities might withstand Their Storms and Bombs under a good command Why should Heroick Deeds in silence be Since Poets are of the Fraternity Assist me Muse whilst I the Siege do sing Into my mem'ry all the matter bring Inspire my tongue when I the causes tell How the dire War how this fam'd Siege befell How the Townstands how the proud foe advance How they 're repuls'd and who great fame enhanse Sect. 2. The Occasion of the War THe Popish bigots did so far prevail As to attempt the Penal Laws repeal Which being oppos'd by the seven mitred lights King James commits them to the Tower to rights This daring Action open'd Englands Eye To see their loss of Truth and Liberty The Prince of Orange they did then Invite To enter England and support their Right The gen'rous Prince but now our lawful King Did only thirteen thousand with him bring Who rescu'd England soon from Popery And sent King James abroad immediately A second time to crave for Foreign Aid Who humbly thus to 's Gallick Brother pray'd Sect. 3. K. James's Application to the K. of France for Aid DRead Sir your poor distressed Brother James Succours according to the League he claims England again has forced me to fly For life and safety to your Majesty I trusted too much to their Non-resistance Which makes me now this treachery to instance The Prince of Orange has usurp't my Throne And now there 's nothing I can call my own Ireland excepted where Tyrconnel stands Loyal and Faithful to my just demands He forty thousand Native Irish hath Who in my Cause will spend their dearest breath There 's Maxwell Mackarty and Hamilton Brave Sarsfield Shelden and Teague-O Regan Fit to Conduct our Forces in that Land Who will be Faithful to Our just Command But in the North a stubborn City lies On which I 've cause to look with jealous eyes It's Dery call'd and fully cramb'd by those That Roman Doctrine and its Friends oppose Besides the Lord Montjoy I fear him more Than all the Subjects on the Irish shore Him the Scots-Party have chose for their Guide And vow'd to fight in no Command beside I Against those some veteran Troops demand To reinforce our Army in that Land Sect. 4. The King of France's Answer TO him great Lewis gave attentive ear And thus reply'd Dear Brother never fear With that he drew his Sword and nobly swore I 'le never sheath thee till I you restore I 'le transport over to the Irish Coast Six Thousand Horse and Foot out of my Host These will suffice to open the Campeign I 'le add some more to forward your design Maimont Lozin and Rose shall Gen'rals be Marquis Anlieur Boiston and brave Pontee And least the Prince should any Troops send o're I 'le cause my
and State both Regulate Alderman Hobson with Stores of Provision Supply'd the Forces of our Garrison Lennox and Leckey which are Aldermen For speedy succours went into Scotland Out of their Shops our Army Cloâ—ths receiv'd Thus all the Aldermen themselves behav'd Except Buchanan whose a Knave all o're For he had learn'd to tell his Beads before The Burgesses and Freemen gave their aid And for their Loyalty have nobly paid Lady a Merchant was at vast expence In Stores and Money for the Towns defence Brave Gemmit the Collector of the Town For its defence spent great Stores of his own Morrison and Shennan Apothecaries Were at a vast expence in remedies James Roe Cunningham and Master Brooks Gave great supplies as are seen by their Books Ewins and Wilson Merchants gave the same And forty Merchants which I cannot name Horrace Kennedy went into Scotland And mov'd the Council some relief to send Harvey a Tanner was a leading Man And John his Son now their Chamberlain The same and Curlew did attend the Store Dividing Portions both to Rich and Poor Master Mackay and Evins did assist And with their Substance did our Troops subsist Then Master Mogrige the Clerk of the Crown With Stores and Council did assist the Town Captain Moâ—crief rais'd a Company And Captain Morrison fought the Enemy Thus all the Town were at a vast expence In Stores and Money for the Towns defence The County likewise gave a helping hand And with their Forces did the Foe withstand Old Major Philips a chief in forty one In 's Ninetieth Year into the City came Endur'd the Siege with sound Councils taught Our brave Commanders who the En'my fought Next him brave Captain Godfrey of Colerain Into the City with a Comp'ny came Lieutenant Col'nel Stuart from Maghera Did to the City with a party draw Then Captain Thomas Lance came from Colerain From Prehend Captain Michael Conningham And Captain Bacon from Magilligan Captain Molholland came from Maghera From Tibbermore we Ensign Jackson saw Squire Forward helpt the Town most nobly With thousand Horsemen ' gainst the Enemy Squire Philips went to England to procure Some speedy succours the Town to secure The Learned Couns'ler Cairns to England hies To move that Court to send us fresh supplies Their Majesties like tender Parents sent Two Regiments and Stores for the intent James Hammilton the useful Stores did bring Who was entrusted therewith by the King He 's Son to the great Lady Hammilton Which hath Estates on either side the Town Richards and Cuningham the Reg'ments led The Stores were landed but the Col'nels fled For base Londee had packt them out of Town Misrepresenting our condition This hap'ned but four days before the King The Irish Army 'fore the Town did bring Sect. 6. The late King James's Offers to the City ARch-Deacon Hamm'lton by K. James is sent Unto the City with this Compliment If they in four days would yield up the Town All th' Inhabitants should enjoy their own With pardon for all past Rebellion And he in his Commission sped so well That Londee forc'd the Town to Article Th'Ingenious Nevil and the said Divine Went to King James to tell him they would sign In a few days to hasten which the King The Irish Army 'fore the Town did bring Delays are dang'rous and he pushes on The Town to sign the Capitulation Which being sign'd and ready to be sent Great Murray throws himself and Compliment Just to the Walls who lay then at Kilmore And bravely fought his way upon the Shoar Londee refus'd him entrance but the Town Open'd the Gate to their great renown The Loyal party knew his grand design Then to his conduct they themselves resign Then in a Moment all the Town rebells And curse the Author of the Articles For at the Guard a Proclamations made That all true hearts repair to the Parade With Handkerchiefs on Arms that all shall die Who would yield up the Town to Popery Then in a trice eight thousand Men conveen To whom great Murray did this Speech begin Sect. 7. Col. Murray moves the City to hold out DEar Friends this City is our last effort Let 's not quit this I earnestly exhort Least that in Albion t' our disgrace be spoke That we submitted to the Irish yoak Hold out brave boys England will succour send If we like Men the City do defend Here are sufficient to sustain a Siege If we to Loyalty our selves oblige Yet all 's in vain if we do not expell The Traytor Londee with his false Caball The Town consents huzza's do rend the Sky Then unto Londee all in haste did fly Sect. 8. Londee's Impeachment and Discharge TO whom great Murray spoke this fatal speech Of Treachery I do you now Impeach Both to the Prot'stant Cause and to our King A Popish Reign upon us you do bring You quit Tyrone unto the Enemy At Cladyford you caus'd our Army fly And now you think for to betray the Town By a Capitulation of your own Therefore lay down your Power for we will chose Such Loyal Men as shall oppose the Foes Lieutenant Cook who from fair Lisbon came Couragiously did the same Cause maintain Great Murray seiz'd the Guards the Keys and all They presently a Gen'ral Council call The Church and Kirk do thither jointly go In opposition to the common Foe Although in time of Peace they disagree Yet they sympathize in Adversity Sect. 9. Baker and Walker chosen Governours and Eight Regiments formed THem in like words great Murray thus adrest Dear Friends th'Intestine Foe I have supprest Here at your feet I 'll lay down all my Power If you 'll contrive how we may best secure This Loyal Town Then all with one consent Agreed upon this form of Government Baker and Walker Governours they chose And form'd eight Reg'ments to oppose the Foes The Horse to Col'nel Murray they bestow Him Gen'ral of the Field they do allow From Philiphaugh near Tweed his Fathers came Where they enjoy the Lairdship of that name The noble Name of Murray is well known For their great Service to the Royal Crown Cairnes of Knockmany's his Lieutenant Col'nel From County of Meath his brave Major Bull. Coghran Carleton Moor Stephen Herd and Murray His valliant Brother Captains to him be The Borderers did fill his Regiment Who to the Field with noble Courage went Sect. 10. The Reformee of the Foot THe Foot in manner foll'wing they dispose Baker and Walker Collonels they chose Whitney and Mitchelburn the same honour gain To Parker the brave Reg'ment of Colerain Crofton and Hammill the same Station grace These and the Voluntiers defend the place Out of the broken Regiments they chose The Soldiers which this Army did compose The Governours all matters soon dispose The Col'nels their Subaltern Off'cers chose Watson's made Master of th' Artillery Two hundred Gunners and Montrosses be James Murray was Conducter to the Train Our Ingenier was Adams of Strabane For Town-Major they chose