with his forces who came from Carickfergus at their meeting place his Lordship raised a Forâ— capable of a 1000 foot and 100 horse and called in Mountjoy after his own Barony And his Lordships resolutions were to follow Tyrone from place to place but that a scarcity of victuals hindred him so that he was faâ—â— for 20 days to goâ— elswhere to provide but leaving those Garrisons in the mean time so strong about Tyrone that he should not dare to venture on the plainâ— and they stirring about to seek after him in his fortress he should not feed his Câ—…is abroad Now fresh news came of new supplyes from Spaina and confirmed for that a ship of Spaine arrived at Ardea and brought O Swillivan Beare and other Captaines of the Rebels munition and store of money which made them grow somewhat resolute whereas before they were ready to sue for mercy this caused some obstructions in their proceeding But the Lord Deputy intending to take the field and have the Newry but hearing that Tyrone would send and disturbe the parts about Killultagh to hinder that himselfe should not be prosecuted His Lordship sent some Commanders to invest a strong Fort wherein lay all the goods of such Rebels as were fled into Tyrone called Enishlanghen which was seated in the midst of a great Bog and no way accessable but through thick Woods very hardly passable and the Fort had about it two deep ditches both compassed with strong Pallisado's a very high and thick Rampire of earth and timber and well flanked with Bulwarks and sixty souldiers for its defence who by the industry and valour of our men were made to yield and men brought to his Lordship at the Newly This done his Lordship took the field Aug. 20 marched towards Armagh and so spoyled Tyron's Country who was fled into Fermanagh from whence he went to a Fortresse at the bottome of Lough Earne so that hee could not be approched so that making wast thereabouts leaving Garrisons at the end of SuÌ„mer his Lordship returned to Dublin About October 20 many Rebels offered submission especially many of Tyrones Captains and Tyron himself writes an humble letter to the Lord Deputy Who begins a journey into Connagh to take the submission of other Rebels and to view the Towne of Galloway where he continued all Christmas and caused a fort to be built there The Lord President of Munster went to surprize the castle of Dunbay which Oswillivan Bear got from the Spaniard at Bearhaven where in were sixty Warders and three peeces of Ordnance neere unto which his Lordship pitched his camp having a rising hil between it the castle there were within it some Spaniards Italians But our battery making a breach was entred by the English and possessed part of it but the Rebels defended the rest all the day and night and part of the next day untill our men wonne it by force and slue and executed 134 men sparing 12 of good account which were kept to worke upon Tirrill Spanish Ordnance taken in this Fort one Demyculvering two Sacres and one Falcon all of brasse and two Sacres five Minions and one Falcon of iron the Castle was blown up and his Lordship returned to Corke Sir Samuel Bagual with a Regiment fell by night into Tirrils Campe lying in Muskerry killed 80 of his men made him flie away in his shirt took a thousand cattell 60 horses and hackneys and much rich spoyle And Sir Charles Wilmot brake by night into the quarters of the Knight of Kerry killed 40 of his men tooke 500 Cows 200 Garrais and two moneths provision of meale and meeting with other Rebels he took in all 2000 Cows 4000 sheep and 1000 Garrais so that the Rebels as bâ—oken men flew towards Pale About this time Captain Taffe commanding our Irish in Carbery assaulted a band of Rebels led by a Priest the Popes Nuntio who killed the Priest with most of his men and got his cattell Upon whose death Mac Carties all Cerbery submitted So the Lord President from Connagh returned to Munster and leaving two Commissioners to governe Munster in the beginning of March sailed into England And now Tyrone himself sues for the Queenes favour which she is very unwilling to grant supposing him not worthy to live who had cost so many lives and caused he so much charge and trouble yet the Deputy earnestly mediates but it doth not appeare that ever shee did yield unto it yet willing he should come in But Tyrone had little left but the grudging of the common people which alwayes followes disasters and exclaymed that he had ingaged the ruine of his whole Nation for his owne private discoâ—tents and that these warres howsoever beneficiall to him yet were they most peâ—nicious to them Thus Tyrone having almost if not altogether worne out and wasted his friends and fortune found it high time to seek â—avour and accept it upon any terms Which the Deputy having secret intelligence of the Queens death not yet publikely knowne made some haste to accept of his submission lest another should have taken the beast out that he had taken in his toyle And so March 30 1603 at Meâ—ifont hee made his humble submission to the Deputy sitting in a Chaire of State on his knees and in the company of the Deputy rode to Dublin April 4. At which time open tydings came of the death of that victorious Queen and the happy comming in of K. James do the Earle of Tyrone made a new submission to the Deputy as to King James King of England And now upon this change divers of the Towns and Cities as Cork Waterford and Wexford through the â—educing of the Priests and Jesuits had set up the Idolatrous Masse and brought in Popish superstition by force and violence on a â—aâ—â—e suggestion that K. James was a favourer of the same So the Deputy was â—ike to have a new businesse in hand by those that had not shewed themselves all this time who seeing their hope of gaine gone the rebellion growing to an end themselves will venture to continue it rather then let it â—â—â—ke As Limrick and Galloway but especially Corke grew exceeding insolent and by force to advance to the height the Romish Religion And for prevention hereof his Lordship first writes to the Maior and then drawes towards them with the Kings forces Hanged some of the Ring-leaders at Corke sware the other Cities to obedience leaving strong Garrisons in them Left Sir George Carem the Kings Deputy sent for Tyrone and carried him into England where he was joyfully welcomed and graciously entertained at the Court created Earle of Devonshire and made a privy Counsellour Tyrone having procured his pardon of the King and a Proclamation for his safegard in his return to Ireland being grown exceeding odious to our Nation there he stayed awhile but after being disloyall fled into Spain and there died The War ended the army List horse 1000 foot 11150 and
detained prisoner for that he came without the licence of the Lord Deputie Sir William Fitz Williams but on submission and certaine Articles proposed to him by the Lords and he willingly accepting promising to confirme them before the Lord Deputy in Ireland In the yeere 1590 it hapned that Con the sonne of Shan O Neale accused Hugh of treasonable practices before the Lords in England All which Hugh vehemently denied but after getting his accuser in his power he hanged him In August the same yeere Hugh Earle of Tyrone for so hereafter we must call him did promise under his hand before the Lord Deputy and counsell of Ireland to performe those Articles agreed upon in England but used many excuses to put off the execution of them And about this time Hugh Ror Mac Mahone was put to death by the Lord Deputy Williams very unjustly as some say to the great scandall of the Lord Deputy and it caused great complaints and out-cryes among the Irish who presently preferred their grievances against that Deputy and he driven to answer them And upon this fact the government of the English in the North became odious and they did strive what they could to shake it oft by expelling the Sheriffs from among them fearing the like usage as Mâ—c Mahone And 1593 Mao Guir chiefe of Fermanagh stood upon his guard accusing the Deputy of injustice in the businesse off Mahone and set upon Captain Willis and drove him and his guard being Sheriffe into a Church and would have put them all to the sword had not Tyrone interceded for them Whereupon the Deputy got into his hands Eniskillen Mac Guirs castle and proclaimed him a Traytor and likewise gave out some hard speeches concerning Tyrone which did much exasperate him and caused him to combine with the Lords of the North to defend their Honours Laws and Liberties and used two notable plots to assist him towards this Rebellion 1 To make his men skilfull hee profered to serve the Queen with 500 men of his own And for that end procured expert Captains to exercise them and so often changing these his men got most of his followers to be able Souldiers Secondly hee pretended to build a faire house at Dungannon and so got much lead to make Battlements which after he cast into bullets In the meane time Sir Henry Bagnal Marshall of Ireland whose Sister Tyrone had married did preferre many Articles against him unto which hee answered so cunningly saying that the Marshall did it out of spleen of purpose to detain his sisters portion and seemingly quitted himselfe but afterward he grew jealous of his owne safety At this time Gauranus a Priest whom the Pope had made Primate of all Ireland seduced certaine Irish Lords among which Mac Guir was chief and was overthrowne by Sir Richard Bingham and the Priest slaine in which service Tyrone was against Mac Guir with the Queens forces but secretly prepared for his Rebellion Then the sonnes of Shan O Neale were prisoners in Dublin Castle which had they been kept had been a bridle in Tyrones mouth but by connivance of Sir William Fitz Williams the Deputy were suffered to escape and so Tyrone got them into his custody nor would he release them although thereunto required But covering his Rebellion with feeming feares of his conceived enemies made daily complaints of the Marshals envy and what wrong he had done him In the yeere 1594 the Rebellion burst out Sir William Russel came in the place of Fitz Williams at which time Vlster men openly distressed her Majesties forces and Tyrone was supposed to countenance them Yet he appeared in person at Dublin before the new Lord Deputy desiring her Majesties favour out of which hee had falne rather by the calumny of them then any cause of his own But the Marshall charged him with great matters ready to prove them so that the Deputy thought fit to stay him but the Councell of Ireland were of the contrary opinion so he was let goe but the Queene was much displeased for it and sharply reproved the Deputy but he laid the fault on the Councell of Ireland And presently tooke the field with his Army to relieve Eniskillen in Ferminaght and in the Winter following there was little done because there was some Treaties of peace but the Rebels grew so peremptory in their demands that it was not liked by the Lords in England And therefore sent over two thousand old souldiers that had served in Britany and a thousand more taken up in England which news Tyrone hearing and that the Castle of Balishannan and Relike were to be planted with English Garisons Drew his forces together and tooke the Fort of Blackwater razed it and broke down the bridge there and now the Northerne Rebels appeare but Tyrone shewed a seeming desire of pardon This Lord Deputy fearing this storme might fall upon him desired the Counsel of England to send him an assistant of some experienced Souldiers which hee meant should be under his command but the Lords mistaking his meaning sent over Sir John Norris a great Commander and well experienced that would scarce give way to any who was styled Lord Generall and to command in chief in the absence of the Lord Deputy But the emulation that grew between these two hindered the businesse yet both of them went into the field with the Army towards Armagh Tyrone makes suit again by Letters for pardon but being intercepted came not unto the Deputies hands untill hee had proclaymed him Traytor But upon Tyrones instance Commissioners were appointed by the Queen to treat with the Rebels At which time Tyrone complained of the Marshall of many injuries And his demands were that hee might have his Wives portion of the Marshall and the free exercise of his Religion and many other But when Articles were propounded on the Queenes part they set so light of them and made such scorne that the Conference brake off though the Queen for sparing of bloud had resolved to give them any reasonable Conditions This parley ended the Lord Deputy and the Lord Generall comming to Armagh did so much terrifie the Rebels that Tyrone left the Fort of Blackwater burnt the Town of Dungannon and pull'd down his house there and betooke himselfe to the Woods Sept. the third Hugh Earle of Tyrone Hugh O Donel Brian O Rourk Hugh Mack Guir Brian Mac Mahone Sir Arthur O Neale Cormac Mach Baron Tyrones brother Con O Neale Tyrones base sonne Henry Oge O Neale Turlogh Mac Henry O Neale Brian Art Mac Bryan and one Francis Mountford were though absent indicted and condemned of high Treason Now the Lemster Rebels being revolted grew strong and forraged even to the gates of Dublin to the County of Wexford This Winter passed without any matter of moment because indeed Generall Norris not yet acquainted with Tyrones subtilties seemed to harken to peace thereby to reclayme him by faire means In the yeere 1596 the Queen granted another Commission for
the Treaty of Peace and offered very largely and at Dundalke Tyrone upon his knees made an humble submission to the Queen before these Commissioners and made many requests promising reformation and many circumstances and Ceremonies then passed But these inconveniences followed these delayes being no better then delusions that the Vlster Rebels had rest this Summer and O Neale in the midst of this Negotiation required aid from Spain Sir Richard Bingham a valiant wise man on some complaint of the Irish was sent for over into England and Sir Coniers Clifford sent in his place but afterwards Sir Richard was againe employed in great command in that service Again an other Treaty of Peace with Tyrone who layd the cause of his disloyalty on the wrongs that were offered him and so with many dissembling words oaths and protestations making answer to some questions concerning Spaine he departed This Lord Deputy being recalled into England and the Lord Bourgh or Borough was sent over in his place with absolute authority so that Sir John Norris was much disheartned thereby and was thought of purpose for that end sent over by the Earle of Essex whom Generall Norris had dipleased by undertaking an action with lesse force then the said Earle required At this Dep arriving Generall Norris was commanded to his charge which was Lord President of Munster and not to stirre thence without leave which thing did presently break his heart so that he died there in the armes of his brother Sir Thomas Norris Now Tyrone submitted or sweld as he saw occasion So that the Lord Deputy perceiving it presently made his way towards Tyrone thinking it best to strike at the head who encountred the Irish in a narrow path and made them give way hee tooke the Fort at Blackwater and left Souldiers in it which being not long after assailed by the Rebels was againe relieved by the Lord Deputy who immediatly fell sick as hee was passing to Tyrones house at Dungannon and not long after departed this world to the great joy of the Rebels who found his severity disadvantagious to them Then Sir Thomas Norris Lord President of Munster under the great Seale of England was made Lord Justice of Ireland who repaired to Dublin but being very ill through the great grief he conceived for the losse of his brother in a moneths space he made suit to be released So that Adam Loftus Lord Chancelour the Lord Archbishop of Ireland and Robert Gardiner chiefe Justice of Ireland by Patent from England were made Lord Justices for the Civill Government And the Earle of Ormond was made Lord Lievtenant and chief Generall of all Martiall affaires Tyrone again sues for pardon and proffers submission saying that it was offered injuries that compelled him thus to revolt So there was another meeting appointed at Dundalke Decemb. 22. where on his knees hee shewed great sorrow and made humble submission desiring a cessation from Armes eight weeks now this submission being sent into England the Lord Lievtenant received authority from the Queen to make a finall conclusion so that another meeting was appointed March 15 at Dundalke where many articles were propounded to the Rebels which they slightly regarded but for better deliberation Tyrone desired the tenth of April for another meeting But Tyrone with pretences did frustrate all these parleys and though hee had his generall pardon granted yet continued he in his disloyall courses so that on the former Indictment 1595 he is after out-lawed in 1600. But he being prepared and his men expert by trayning and often skirmishing whereas at the first two or three of them were employed in the discharge of a Musket hee left off to dissemble and submitted no more but gives incouragement and that with good successe unto his Confederates First he sends ayde to the Lemster Rebels to annoy the English and assaulted the Fort of Blackwater as being a hinderance in his passing too and fro But Captaine Williams valiantly defended it with great losse to Tyrone who went and lay further off but this Captaine and his Company continued their defence bravely untill August though much pinched with want of victuals when Sir Henry Bagnal Marshall of Ireland with foot and horse of the English endeavoured to relieve it and passing along the narrow passages through the thicke Woods beyond Armagh Where the Rebell with all his force assayled him and bearing a deadly hatred and malice against the Marshall against whom he bent his whole strength and commanded his Souldiers so to doe that he had the fortune to kill him yet like a valiant Gentleman he sold his life at a deare rate to many of the Rebels But his fall caused our mens hearts to fayle whereupon the Rebell had the greatest advantage against the English the like never hapning againe called The Defeat at Blackwater wherein we lost thirteen valiant Captains and fifteen hundred old Souldiers whereupon likewise the surrender of the Fort ensued It was thought this misfortune to happen from an oversight of the Marshall who made the Van of the army too suddenly to retreat and too sudden faces about puts feare in the Reare and makes them suppose it may be a running away For as Sir Walter Raleigh in his fifth book first part of the History of the World that as well in the Wars of these later ages as in former times it hath been found ever extreame dangerous to make a Retreat in the head of an enemies army as he renders the reason but I cannot digresse any further This overthrow much increased the insolencie of the Rebels the Rebells having gotten courage and armes thereby and Tyrone termed the Deliverer of his Countrey and the authour of their liberty All Vlster in Rebellion Connagh revolted and the Rebels in Lemster a continuall terrour and vexation to the English And now Tyrone sent forces into Munster where after the departure of Sir John Norris most of the County revolted and now brake out like Lightning making havock and destroying in a barbarous manner And for the better countenancing of the matter a new pretended Earle of Desmond is set up on condition to be Vassall to O Neale At this time a supply came out of England of a thousand and fifty old Souldiers from out the Low Countreys and nine hundred and fifty joyned to them of new raised in England sent under the command of Sir Samuel Bagnal Colonel and nine other Captains to strengthen the Queenes forces iâ—Lemster and a hundred under Colonel Bagnals command In the midst of these broyls the impudent Rebell is noâ— ashamed to intreat for pardon and sue for peace Although as appeared in his Letters sent to the King of Spaine he magnified his victories and vowed perseverance but his conditions were insolent and so not regarded And now the wound is growne so great and the case so desperate that it admits of no cure but by the hand of a valiant expert souldier And none found like Robert Earle of
A Geographicall DESCRIPTION Of the Kingdom of IRELAND According to the 5 Provinces and 32 Counties together with the Stations Creeks and Harbours belonging thereto fit for Gentlemen Souldiers and Sea-men to acquaint themselves withall As also Declaring the Right and Titles of the Kings of England unto that Kingdom Likewise Setting down a brief Relation of the former Rebellions and of their suppression especially that in Q. Elizabeths time by Tyrone whence many matters worth observing may be collected usefull for this present Service By a Well-willer to the peace of both Kingdoms London Printed by I. R. for Godfrey Emerson and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Swan in Little-Britain 1642. To the Reader Courteous Reader MAny have lately cast their Treasure do thou cast thine Eye upon distressed Ireland 't will be a way to shew thy Charity without any great venture Or if thou be in the number of Adventurers when thou shalt have read this thou wilt count thy part ensur'd The Advantage Knowledge and Delight thou mayst reap by it I referre to thine own apprehension and judgement Assuring thâ—e thou need'st not fear to engage thy purse in the survey of that Countrey where so good a King was willing to engage His Person Such is the engagement of Thy Friend and Well-wisher G. N. A Geographicall DESCRIPTION Of the Kingdom of IRELAND BEing in the North of England and desirous to passe into the Kingdom of Ireland and not willing to go more Northward although from Galloway in Scotland which Bede terms Candida casa the Vulgar White-herne there be but a short cut yet more willing to go the nearest way to Westchester but not finding the winde fair at my coming I travell'd along to Saint Davis in Pembroke-shire whence I had a speedy passage into Ireland but somewhat dangerous by reason of the sands and shelves which lye off into the sea but our putting into harbour worse because of the continuall mists that hang over the low flat land so that our Pilot could hardly discern his marks There are many fair Ports and Harbours for Ships on the East and South sides of what I shall speak in the Description of the particular Counties Concerning the names of severall Nations and Men they have their severall conceits it is known by the name Ireland to us It is an ancient Iland and not of little esteem in regard of the greatnesse of it being accounted the third Iland anciently known in the habitable world by good Geographers who say That of all Ilands for greatnesse the Indian Taprobane is chief the next after it is Britain and in a third degree another British Iland called Hibernia that is Ireland so that Ptolomie called it Little-Britain The situation is under the 10 and 12 Climats in Longitude extending 4 Degrees from the Meridian of 11 Degrees and half And the Latitude reacheth 4 Degrees from the paralel of 54 to that of 58 Degrees The Inhabitants are divided by the name of Wilde-Irish and the English Irish living in the English Pale where the English at their first going over did inclose themselves Formerly it was divided into 5 Kingdoms now Provinces namely Mounster lying Southward Lemster Eastward Connagh in the West Ulster in the North and Meth in the midst almost From North to South in length 400 miles in bredth 200 miles MOunster in Latine Mamonia the Irish Mown containeth 6 Counties besides the County of Holy crosse in Typperary the first is Kirry which lyeth near the mouth of the River Shannon and runneth out narrow at the entrance but towards the Sea with a broader promontory imbraced by the Sea on both sides A Countrey mountanous woody and wild loftily looking into the Ocean in which are many fruitfull fields and pleasant vallyes beset thick with woods A County Palatine granted to the Earle of Desmond by the speciall favour of Edward the third but being often ingratefull in their rebellious treasons and rebellions lost it Towards the Sea there is a territory called Clanmorris not farre off standeth Ardart a See of a poor Bishop called Ardfert Towards the South of this runneth a faire River named Dingle a commondious Port on the other side named Smirwick-sound or St. Marywick where the Spanyards to ayde the rebellious Earle of Desmond 1583. set footing Desmond Desmonia in Irish Deswown lyeth largely stretched out towards the South in which are three high promontories over-topping the Sea and contemning his proud waves running out into the South-west called west-Mounster The first promontory lyeth between Dingle-bay and the River Maire and is called Clan-car and hath a Castle built at Dunkeran by the Carews of England in it dwelt Donel mac Carty more a L of the Irish bloud The second lyeth inclosed within two bayes Maire and Bantre named Bear-haven This for the most part is a leane barren hungry soyle in which lived O Swillivant Beare and O Swillivant Bantre both of the same stock and high bloud in their Countrey The third called Eraugh situate between Bantre and Balatamore or Baltamore a bay or creeke famous for the multitude of Herrings that are taken there in this the O Mahouns by the gift of the Carews have large possessions the Calverts Lord Baltimort the South promontory called of the ancients Notium is at this day called Missen-head the Feildings are Earls of Desmond and Vicounts Callon The County of Corke anciently reputed a Kingdome contayning the whole space a long the Sea from Lismore unto St. Brend where it headeth Desmond westward in the bowells whereof lyeth Muskery a wild Forrest where Cormac mac xeg it is a great name and towards the Sea coast lyeth Carkray in which the mac Curties have the greatest power There lyeth towards the South Sea a Port and road anciently of good safegard for Shipps but by reason of a barre in the mouth of it it falls dry at the ebb and is now of little use it lyeth four leagues westward from the out-point of Kinsale Betweene Rosse and Kinsale there lyeth a small Iland in the Sea called Roem which may be fayled about having ten fathome water between that and the mayne three leagues from hence lieth cape de velho or Old-head from whence to England end is 46 leagues it is a high point reaching forth into the Sea from whence about a quarter of a league South-west lieth the mouth of the Haven of Kinsale a very commodious Port 10 and 15. fathome going in and 4 or 5 to the very towne which lieth up in the mouth of the river Bany in a fruitfull Soyle furnished with wood and other commodities Lord Courâ—y is Baron of Kinsale On the other side of Kinsale lyeth Kerry wherry a small territory once belonging to the E. of Desmond right before which lyeth the river Sauranus or Severanus which fetcheth its first originall from the mountaine of Muskerry and going along by the head city of the county Corke by the Irish Corcach honoured with a
Bishops See together with the See of Clumi annexed to it The river both roundeth and runneth through the middest of the towne not passible but by bridges lying in length in one broad street having a bridge over it It is a towne of great resort and populous but formerly subject to the injury of the Rebells which made them keep a carefull watch against them That religious and devout man Brioc who flourished among the Sauls was borne and bred here Below Corke the parting of the river maketh a sweet and pleasant Iland over against the chiefe dwelling house of the Barries called Barry Court derived from Robert de Barry an Englishman who behaved himselfe valiantly in the Irish warres and was the first that manned and brought the Hauke to hand in Ireland he had the title of Baron Barry but after of Vicount Beutiphant The former river empties into the Sea below Barry Court neare Imokelly a faire possession long since of the Earles of Desmond and containes a safe road in the mouth of it As this supplyes the lower part of the country so Black-water called anciently Even-more the great river moystneth the upper part upon which dwelleth the Noble familie of Roeh who went out of England and flourished there and enjoyed the title of Vicount Fermoy and were Parliament Barons in Edward the 2. time Yoghall standeth on this rivers mouth a Major town nor great but walled about builded in length and divided into two parts the upper reacheth Norwest and hath a Church in it and the lower part Southwest the commodiousnesse of the Key makes it much frequented by Merchants The County of Waterford lyeth in the East side of Ireland stretching out it self between the rivers Broadwater West and Shour East the Main on the South and Tipperary Norwest both delightsome and very profitable When Broadwater hath out-run the County of Cork behinde it Lismore presently sheweth it self an Episcopall See where Christian once sate that was of the same Cloyster with Saint Bernard and Pope Eugenius but now annexed unto Waterford The Lumly's are Vicounts of Waterford At the mouth of which river standeth Aidmore a small town so called because it standeth near the Sea Not far from hence standeth Dungarvan having a strong hold of good force It is a Tide-haven 8 leagues from Waterford full of rocks and deep within the harbour Vicount Dessee together with the Barony of Dungarvan King Henry the sixth granted to Iohn Talbut Earl of Shrewsbury but afterward seeing it lay conveniently to that part of Mounster that was to bee brought under and reduced into order it was by a Parliament annexed to the Crown of England On the side of the river Shour Waterford the principall City of this County maketh a fair shew the Irish and Britains call it Porthlargie the English Waterford 37 leagues from Englands end It was built by certain Pirats of Norway the ayr is grosse and unhealthy the soil not fertile the streets pent and narrow yet by reason of the commodiousnesse of the harbour which is fair and wide 10 or 11 fathom deep going in it is much frequented and of great resort driving a quick trade so that it is esteemed the second City in the Kingdom and hath continued alwaies true and loyall to the Crown of England ever since Richard Earl of Pembroke wan it first and hath received many favours and priviledges from the Kings of England for their good services And Henry the seventh augmented them much for their discreet carriage of themselves against the mock-Prince Perkin Warbeck who counterfeited Richard the third under which colour he couzened a great Peer of Scotland of his fair daughter This County of Waterford together with the City King Henry the sixth gave unto Iohn Talbut Earl of Shrewsbury But by reason of wars in France and the civil dissentions between the houses of York and Lancaster the Kings of England were busied and the Nobles so intangled in those broils that they could not intend the affairs of Ireland so that the Irish grew very insolent and powerfull So that in the 28 year of H. 8. though the fault were committed long before his dayes yet for punishment by Act of Parliament it was ordered That the heirs of many Noblemen as the Earl of Shrewsbury Ormond the Duke of Norfolk and Baron Barkley and all the Abbots and Priors for they were all found liable to this punishment with the rest should forfeit all their lands and demeans in Ireland into the Kings hands for such neglect and absence The County of Limrick is an inland County lying behinde that of Cork Northward between Kerry the river Shanon and the County of Tipperary a very fruitfull and populous place but not eminent for any thing of note The Western part of it is called Conilagh wherein there is Knoc Patrick a very high hill from whence there is a pleasant prospect into the Sea where you may see how Shanon fals in to the Virginian The head City is Limrick which Shanon by parting begirteth round the Irish call it Loumeagh and the English Limrick it is a chief Market-town of Mounster and the See of a Bishop and at this day called two Towns the upper wherein stands the Cathedrall Church and a Castle and hath two gates and each of them a stone Bridge with bulwarks the one leading into the West the other into the East unto which the lower Town joyneth fenced with a wall and a Castle thereto and a fore-gate at the entrance into it Lord Esmond is Baron of Limrick In the South of this County is Kilmallo the next Town to Limrick both in substance and inhabitants incompassed likewise with a wall Vicount Sarsfield of Kilmallo Not far off standeth Adare a little Town hard unto which lyeth Elan Gibbon where dwelt the White-Knight so called for his gray hairs The other inhabitants of note are the Lacyes Browns Hâ—rlyes Chacyes Sapells and Pourcells all of English race also the Mac Shee s Mac Brian O Brien of Irish blood The County of Tipperary is bounded Westward with Limrick and the river Shanon Eastward with the County of Kilkenny with the County of Corke and Waterford southward and North with the territories of the O Carolls The south-part hath much corne and many beautifull buildings and the river Glason runneth with a large course thorow the West-part of it not farre from whose bankes stands Emly or Awn a Bishops See thorow the middest of it glideth that goodly river Shour or Swire which issuing out of Bladin hills hasteth thorow the lower Ossery of which Hen. 8. dignified the Butlers with the title of Earles and thorow Thurles which honoureth the same Family with the dignity of Vicounts and so goeth into Holy-crosse termed the County of the Holy-crosse of Tipp Then Shour goeth besides Cassile honoured with the dignity of an Arch-bishop by Eugenius third Pope of Rome from thence runneth the River down Shreading Ilands here and there and fetcheth a round about Cahir
where it maketh a poole there lyeth Weisford the chiefe towne it is not of any great bignesse but yet memorable in that being assaulted by Fitz Stephen a valiant Captaine it yeelded it selfe unto his protection and became a Colony of the English so that still it useth the ancient apparrell of the English and their speech but somewhat mingled with Irish Eniscort is seated on the River Slane and Fernes is seated more inward an Episcopal See beyond which River dwelt the Cavenaghs Donels Montaghs and O Moores of Irish race stirring tumultuous-spirits and amongst them the Sinottes Roches and Peppers English Vicount Mount-garretto the Butlers are the men of note on this side Slane many more English of note as most of the common sort English The County of Divelin or Dublin on the East lyeth broad upon the Sea on the west bounded with the County of Kildare on the south on two small territories of Wicklo and Arcklo once the habitation of the O Tools and O Birns and now termed the Glimes and norwest limited with the County of Meth and Nanny a small River It is a very plentifull County both in corne and cattell abounding also with game for pleasure their greatest want is fuell which is a heavie turfe or English sea-coale but in the south side a barren soile hils and woods plenty many hollow valleyes over-run with trees which they call Glinus among which was the Bishoprick of Glandelaw but now annexed to the Archbishop of Dublin All the rest of the County is rich and plentious the people of a stately port and garbe in gentile neatnesse and carriage surpassing all the rest of Ireland and it is divided into five severall Baronies Rath-downe New-castle Castle-knoc Cowloc and Balrodry This whole County is Neptunes neighbor no part thereof being twenty miles distant from the Sea To the south of Dublin Haven standeth Wicklo a narrow Haven over which bends a rocke immured strongly with fortification in stead of a Castle whose command none ought to have but English borne Lord Maynard hath the title of Baron Then from the top of a hill New-castle looketh into the Sea in the sight of the three shelves which they call the south middle and north grounds lying in length yet shall you find betweene them and the shore seven or eight fathome of water A little higher where the River Bray disburdens into the Sea is seene Oldcourt the possessions of the Walshes of Carickmain who are a large and ancient stocke Next are Powers or Poerscourt belonging formerly to a Family of that name since the Wingfeilds have the title of Vicount Powerscourt A little Iland Saint Bennets belonging to the Archbishop of Dublin lyeth in an elbow of land which the River Bray maketh The creeke or bay is called Dublin Haven which is five leagues from Wexford into which Haven the greatest River of this County powreth it selfe called Liffy whose originall being but fifteene miles distance from that place yet through his many windings and turnings he watereth many countries First south by Saint Patricks land then westward after north watering the County of Kildare at length into the east by Castle-knoc and so by Kilmainam Dublin is seated seven miles from the mouth of Liffy it is the most famous towne of all Ireland the Irish call it Bala Cleigh that is the town set upon hurdles for the first foundation thereof was laid upon hurdles by reason of the soft unsetled ground like as Sivil in Spaine is said to bee built on piles Venice on woolsack or such like matter of foundation it is an ancient towne yet was much rent and defaced in the Danish warres after it became subject to Edgar King of England who in his Charter cals it The most noble City of Ireland Then the Norwegians got it in possession and at last it fell to the English who defended it against the Irish and was planted with a Colony of Bristow men on whom King Henry the second bestowed this City and all the liberties and franchises which the men of Bristow have of which City many write in praise and commendation one thus A City in regard of the people noble of the site most pleasant by reason of the Sea and River meeting together rich and plentifull in fish for traffick famous for the green plaines delightfull and lovely beset with woods of mastbearing-trees incompassed about with Parkes of Deere So another Develin a maritine towne is the mother City of all Ireland having to it an Haven passing well frequented for traffick and enter course of Merchants matchable with our London There are many Keyes and Wharfs along the River jetting out to stop the violence of the water A very strong wall of rough building stone reacheth along by the sides of it which openeth at six gates from whence there runne forth suburbs of great length Towards the east is Dammes gate and neere it the Kings Castle very strong both by art and nature and an Armory or storehouse built by Henry Lounders Archb. 1220. Saint Andrews Church stands in the east suburbs not farre from which is Trinity Colledge which queene Elizabeth honoured with the title and priviledges of an University The north gate openeth at the Bridge built by King John of Arch-worke and this uniteth Oustmans towne to the City for here the Easterlings that came out of Norway placed themselves about 1050. In the south quarter of the City stand two gates Ormonds and Newgate the common prison These lead into Saint Thomas street being large and long where there stands a great Abbey of that name founded by Henry the second for the expiation of the murder of Thomas A Becket as some say Into the south openeth Pauls gate and Saint Nicholas which maketh a way into Saint Patricks suburbs wherein standeth the Archbishops Palace called Saint Sepulchers and a stately Church dedicated unto Saint Patrick having an arched roofe of stone and a tall steeple It maintaines a Deane a Chaunter a Chauncellor a Treasurer two Archdeacons and 22 Prebendaries the only light and lampe as the Parliament of that Kingdome said of it of all godly and Ecclesiasticall discipline and order in Ireland There is another Cathedrall Church standing in the very heart of the city called Christ-church neere the south side of which standeth the towne Hall built of square stone and called the Tolestall where the Sessions of the city are kept The chiefe Officer was a Provost but Henry the fourth gave them liberty to choose a Major and two Bayliefes after King Edward the sixth changed the two Bayliefes into two Sheriffes No inconvenience save only that the ebbing and flowing of the Sea doth much choake the mouth of Liffy that hinder great vessels from going up and makes them to observe the high water for transporting of goods Where Liffy dyeth in the Ocean Houth standeth compassed in a manner round with the Sea of which those nobles Saint Lawrence hold the Barony Not farre off is Malehide or
for his pleasure Turgesius hearing that wished these Damsels Cupids wings for their more speedy arrivall But the other attired certaine young men of courage in womens apparell and had them conducted into the Kings Chamber from whence all his attendance were commanded but when hee expected more kinde embraces hee was suddenly slaine in the place so the Norwegians were destroyed and the Irish enjoyed their estate untill the yeere 1172. When Dermet Maâ— Morck King of Lemster having forced the wife of Maâ—rice O Rork King of Meth a light woman and with consent by whose husband the other was pursued so eagerly with the revenging sword that hee was driven to quite his Kingdome of Lemster and fly to England for succour to Henry the Second who very willingly entertained this occasion who had long sought occasion of getting Ireland Yet not willing to entertain it at the first in person being not a matter of that consequence for himself to undertake He gave Dermot licence to draw-what power of Voluntiers he could into that action Who applyed himself to Wales where he found a valiant Gentleman of Norman Race one Robert Fitz Stephen who willingly undertook the service with some Voluntiers whose happy and good successe caused Richard Earle of Pembroke called Strong-bow being the principall man invited by Dermot and that with the promise of his daughter and Kingdome in marriage the Earle himselfe with two hundred men at arms and a thousand other Souldiers who arrived in the Bay of Waterford 1171 and presently marched towards the town of Waterford and took it by force the next day to the exceeding terrour of that Nation Dermot then accomplishes the match giving the Earle his daughter Eva with which Ring of Mariage he affianced that Island unto this Kingdome for hee went on with such resolutions that hee in little space subdued much of Ireland Which news being carried unto Henry the Second hee made hast over thither that hee might have the glory of the Conquest and seemed to be displeased with the Earle for his forwardnesse and his rigorous using of that people recalling all from thence under pain of confiscation of their goods in England but the King seemed somewhat appeased before his going over which was 1172 at which time landing at Waterford hee imprisoned Robert Fitz Stephen as having gone over without his leave but not long after released him but took Weiford and other Territories from him Thus did hee receive the homage of divers Irish petty Kings willing to obtain them by gentle means And keeping his Christmasse there in great state and setling the Government of the Church hee is unexpectedly called into England leaving Hugh Lacy at Dublin Who in ensuing time rebelled and were brought under by King John who was the first that planted English Laws and Officers in Ireland and both annexed that Kingdome and fastned Wales to the Crown of England and was the first who enlarged the Royall style with Lord of Ireland In the yeere 1339 there was a generall warre betweene the English and Irish wherein many of the Irish perished after which time matters were quiet untill the eighteenth yeere of Richard the Second being 1400. Who went over then with a great Army but having accepted of the Rebels submission he returned into England during whose time and till the civill warres in England all matters were setled and composed without any charge or assistance out of this Kingdome But in the time of the wars between York and Lancaster wherein many Noble Families were quite extinguished in England many English came out of Ireland either to take part of possession of some inheritances which fell unto them by the death of their friends So they have but small regard of what they leave behind in Ireland The meere Irish rushed on the forsaken lands so that growing rich and proud they began to kick against authority willing to cast off the English yoke and the English Pale had its limits sometime more and sometimes lesse according as they were able to mayntaine But when those civill discords were blown over and all things became calme by the good successe of Henry the Seventh and leasure afforded to look towards Ireland which then harboured a Rebell against him one Perkin Warbeck who connterfeited himself Richard the Third but was suppressed by the sending over of 1000 men Again Henry the eighth sent over 500 souldiers to suppresse the Geraldines of English Race Afterward all peaceable untill Queene Elizabeths time when they saw themselves out of hope to plant Popish Superstition in any of her Dominions Then Religion never untill that age became the cloake for Rebellion and the Roman Locusts the incendiaries of Christendome to mayntaine the Popes usurped authority breathed every where fire and sword and worse against her sacred person and Dominions And taking advantage of the blinde zeale of the ignorant Irish unto Popery working on their variable condition Boulstering up their hopes and hearts with that old saying He that will England win must at Ireland first begin By which means they raised two dangerous Rebellions in that Country By the Earle of Desmond one 1578 the other of Tyrone about 1590 plotting and intending although it brake not out till afterward This Gerald Earle of Desmond of English Race whose Progenitours had done good service against the Irish and borderers of Wales in the behalfe of the English King had the Earldome of Kildare given them and Earles of Desmond by Edward the Third But in Henry the Eighth's days one of them being Lord Deputy and questioned for his ill government on which occasion Thomas Fitz Gerald his sonne took armes but was soon suppressed himselfe and five of his Uncles being taken and executed Queen Mary restored the Family to honour and estate But after Gerald Earle of Desmond 1578 rebelled against Queene Elizabeth unto whose aide came certaine bands of Italians and Spaniards sent by Pope Gregory the twelfth and Philip King of Spaine who landed at Swirâ—ic and built a Fort called Del ore wherein they were besieged by Arthur Grey Lord Deputy of Ireland soone taken and put to the sword And the Earle of Desmond flying into the Woods being betrayed by his own followers and his head cut off So this fire soon vanished into smoake and the Earldome by Parliament annexed to the Crowne and made a County with Sheriffs appointed yeerly to be chosen by the Lord Deputy Upon the Attainder of this Earle and his Confederates much land fell unto the Crown viz. 574628 acres English mesure wherof great part was restored to the offenders the rest divided into Signories was granted by Letters Patents unto certaine Knights and Esquires English who were called Undertakers In Kerry and Desmond by Patent to Knights 30560 Acres with yeerly rents 524 pounds six shillings and eight peace sterling In Limrick by Patent to Knights and Esquites and to their heirs were granted 96165 Acres with rents nine hundred thirty three pounds foure shillings half
peny sterling In Corke by Patent to Knights and Esquires and to their heires were granted 88037 Acres with Rents five hundred and twelve pounds seven shillings and six peace half pâ—ny sterling In Waterford and Tipperary 22910 Acres with Rents three hundred and three pounds three pence sterling But these Undertakers having got so large a proportion of Lands and so little care to plant them with English Colonies and build and fortifie them with Castles as by Patent they were tied but for private ends without any regard to the publick good or her Majesties bounty sold them either to Papists or to Irish ill affected unto the English which was a great prejudice to the State of that Kingdom and the seeds of the ensuing Rebellion raised by Tyrone Concerning which I will briefly shew unto the Reader such collections as I have gathered from divers Authors COncerning the name and title of O Neale it is in so much esteeme that even those honourable titles of Earles Marquesses Dukes and Princes are despised in regard of that and in such reverent regard among the Irish that it is thought hee deserves the greatest curse in the world to fall upon him that shall dare to lay violent hands upon him nor have any loyall subjects a more dreadfull awe to violate the person of their sacred Prince then these people have to touch their great O Neale So that two thousand pound being offered by Proclamation to any that should betray him in his vast Campe prevailed nothing at all although hee were proclaymed Traitour and held guilty of that crime by Act of Parliament to take that name upon him Neere Tâ—llogh Oge there was a stone Chaire placed in the open field wherein he sate down that was created then we whose office it was took an old shooe and cast it over his head proclayming him O Neale Henry O Neale and Câ—nmâ—re matching into the Family of the Earles of Kildare by this their good fortune grew so insolent and proud that by their cruell tyranny they grew intolerable Câ—n Batto because lame succeeded his father in the dignity of O Neale and cursed his posterity if any of them should learne English sow corne or build houses to entertain the English This mans greatnesse grew in suspition with Henry the eighth having been a party in the former Rebellion of the Earle of Kildare which hee perceiving went into England renounced the title of O Neale and surrendred his Lands unto the King Which not long after was regranted unto him by Henry the eighth to hold in fee together with the title of the Earl of Tyrone to him and to Matthew his reputed sonne and to the heires of their bodies lawfully begotten At which time also Matthew was created Baron of Dungannon This Matthew till hee was fifteene yeeres of age was reputed the sonne of a blacksmith of Dundalke whose Wife Con had formerly kept and she at her death gave him unto the said Con as being his sonne which hee did accept and appointed him to be Lord of Dungannon but hee was murthered in his fathers life time by Shant that is John O Neale the lawfull heire of Con but Matthew the base sonne left Brian who was murthered by O Donell at the instance of Shan And Hugh and Cormack who by the means and help of the English were preserved yet both proved Rebels Shan being barbarous and bloudy did â—ave and rage in a cruell manner over the Lords and people of Vlster Began to dispute that his father had no power to surrender to Henry the Eighth being but a termer that Mattheâ— was base borne that himselfe was O Neale and had Sovereigne power and authority over the Lords of Vlster Who taking armes overthrew O Really and took Callogh O Donnell Lord of Tir Conell cast him and his children into prison took his wife from him and bore himselfe as absolute King of Vlster But hee was soone quelled by the forces of the Earle of Sussex the then Lord Deputy and by perswasion of the Earle of Kildare went into England and made great submission to Queen Elizabeth and promising allegiance was received courteously And so returning conformed himselfe awhile in civill manner and did some good service against the Scots killed their Leader and drove them out of Vlster howbeit hee suddenly fell to his old byas and played the Tyrant over the Lords of Vlster who craved aid of the Lord Deputy to suppresse him but he grew the more outragious and with fire and sword drave Mac Guir Lord of Fermanagh out of his Country set fire on the Metropolitan Church of Armagh and laid siege to Dundalke but had the repulse by the Garrison and assistance of the Major But Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy taking the field with some forces sent Edw. Raldalph a brave Souldier to the North side of Ireland where at Derry at Coghfoyle in a pitchfield though hee lost his life yet gave the rebell such an overthrow that he was never able to appeare any more abroad so that hee was minded to have submitted with a halter about his neck to the Deputy but by the perswasion of his Secretary hee tried the friendship of the Scots who received him kindly but not long after slue him So that presently after Shan by a Parliament at Dublin was attainted of high Treason and all that hee had fell to the Queen Then Turlogh Linnogh took the title off O Neal for feare of the children of Shan and Matthew the bastard but being aged was quiet and lived peaceably Now Hugh son of the base son Matthew lived somtime in Ireland but much in the Court of England commonly called Baron of Dungannon who had served with a troop of horse under the Queen against the Lord of Desmond and behaved himselfe so valiantly that hee had given him a yeerly pension off a hundred marks He was a man of mean stature but of a strange body able to endure labours watching hunger and cold being industrious and active valiant affable and apt to manage great affaires and of a hgh dissembling subtile and profound wit He put up a Petition to the Parliament in Ireland that he might enjoy the inheritance of his Grandfather Con and his father granted to be Earles of Tirone which by the help of Sir John Perrot Lord Deputy was procured of the Queen And so hee handled the matter as well knowing the humour of the Court of England that through the Queenes mediation he got Turlogh Linnogh to surrender his government upon some conditions After whose death he usurped the title of O Neale which was capitall yet coloured it over with a pretence that it was only to hinder others In the yeer 1588 when that great Armado of Spaine was scattered by the English and many of the ships cast away on the Irish coast it is thought that this Hugh lodging and entertaining many of them was by them seduced and perswaded to Rebellion And going into England he was there
and afterward gives such direction to her Majestie as was followed in the ensuing warre though himselfe had not the good hap to put it in practice And in the conclusion bewayles his owne misfortune that his enemies whom he names had gotten so neere her Majesties elbow In the end of July his Lordship brought backe his forces into Lemster himselfe going to Dublin having done little but admitted some few to protection which afterward revolted againe In his absence 600. souldiers which were left in the Glinne had been beaten by the Irish for which his Lordship used great severity in punishing of them putting to death the tenth common souldier calling the Captaines to a Court Marshall caused an Irish Lievtenant to be shot for parlying with the Rebels By this time the Qu. advertised his Lordship of his errour in not setting on the chiefe Rebell Tyrone but he excused himselfe and layd the fault on the Counsell of Ireland and that his intention now was that way beat but yet that first hee must suppresse some neere Dublin which being done he took a view of his Army and found it so much impaired that hee sent to England for supply of 1000. new men to inable him presently to undertake the Vlster journey And now resolved to march Northwest he willed Sir Conyers Clifford Governour of Connagh to compell Tyrone to give resistance at Belike while himselfe set on him on the other side So that Sir Con. Clifford with one Troop of horse and 1400. foot came to the Curlew Mountaines where he left his carriages under the guard of his Horse untill he had tryed the passage forward Who was presently assaulted by the Rebels taking the advantage of the woods boggs and a stony Causey and although the English stoutly received the charge yet they being weary with a long march and their powder fayling them which they had about them they began to faint so to flye so that many were slain in the place and many hurt besides two worthy Commanders Sir Con. Clifford Alexand. Ratcliffe killed And had not Sir John Jepson valliantly succoured them with his Horse most of the rest had perished this happened by a great oversight as was thought By this time the 1000. men out of England were arrived in Ireland yet his Lordship wrote over that he could doe little this yeere but only goe to the borders of Vlster whether going in September Tyrone shewed himselfe two dayes together on severall hills some distance off whence hee sent to desire a parley with his Lordship Who rejected that offer also sent him word that on the morrow he should find him armed in the head of his Army The next day after a light skirmish one of Tyrones horsmen cryed that Tyrone would not fight but would speake with the Lord Lievtenant apart from the Army unarmed The next day also he was told that Tyrone desired the Qu. mercy and would faine speake with his Lordship at the foard Balla Elâ—nch neere the chiefe towne of the County of Louth Where they two only met and Tyrone saluted his Lordship very courtly many speeches passing betweene them Whether as being left not farre off his Lordship called sixe or seven of his chiefe Commanders and Tyrone as many of his friends and there was a Conference about a Treaty of peace and a truce made from sixe weekes to sixe weekes untill May with proviso that on 14. dayes warning given on either side it should be lawfull to resume armes againe Now the Queen having received his Lordships Letters what he had done which was nothing with such an Army in so long space She wrote him a tart Letter much blaming his proceedings and questioning his discretion Which did so gaule and wring his Lordship that presently he left Adam Loftus the Archbishop of Dublin and Sir George Carew Treasurer of the wars to governe Ireland so went into England And unexpected presented himselfe before the Qu. in her privy Chamber but had not that welcome that hee expected and after a few words was commanded to his Chamber and afterwards to the Lord Keepers house in the nature of a Prisoner And now a list of the Commanders and whole Army is taken and set downe both horse and foot how disposed of throughout the whole Kingdome and were 14422. Foote 1231. horse The truce continuing the helme was easily held by those hands in which it was put but Dec. 6. Tyrone began to practize acts of hostilitie upon that he had given as hee said 14. dayes warning and because the Earle of Essex was imprisoned in England on whom he did relye for safety and would not now trust the Counsell of Ireland that had so often deceived him before this intelligence posted into England that the Rebels were ready to assaile the Pale And a false rumour raysed by Essex enemies that England would suddenly be in a combustion which was no little prejudice to the said Earle The Queen hearing this and more that the Rebels daily increased and the English Irish discontented that the government was wholly out of their hands by sending English Deputies over That Tyrone grew proud bearing trust on the King of Spaine who had sent him somewhat but promised more and the Pope not wanting in his fatherly cate towards him sent him a crowne of Phenix feathers in imitation no doubt of Vrban the third who sent King John Lord of Ireland a crowne of Peacocks feathers Upon this Sir Charles Blunt Lord Montjoy is thought fit to be sent and was thought on by the Qu. before Essex came over who was forward to take the charge upon him and so turned the Queenes intentions This Lord was a tall comely man wise valiant and learned close in his counsels resolute in his determinations His courses were much contrary to other Deputies and so effected what they could not doe 1. He led our men warily on any service not willing to dis-hearten our men or incourage the enemie and himselfe ever at hand either to hearten or helpe hee ventured his own person often although it be a great question in Military discipline whether it be wisedome or no 2. His planting of Garrison in the Rebels countreys compassing Tyrone on every side so that they could not easily assist on the other Other Deputies made two or three journeys in the yeare and that with the whole Army which was discovered by the Rebels that they fled into the woods and bogges nor could the Army abide the field long for want of victuals being so many at one place where as the Lord Montjoy planting good Garrisons in many places taking the field with 1000 foot and 200. horse onely was able openly to affront Tyrone seeing he was compelled to leave many of his forces behind to guard his Countrey from those Garrisons which else would have forraged his Countrey Thus he did not only in Summer as others had done but in Winter also himselfe being five or sixe dayes in a weeke on horse-backe
Cow for a moneths pay or six pence per diem Which businesse was to be furthered by the Queens Agent in Scotland but it came to nothing being disliked in England Now the Deputy resolved to pursue the Rebels in many places at once both by the North Garrisons and the rest of the Army Aprill the third the Lord Deputy sent Master Secretary notice of the falsheartednesse of those that seemed most sure and that the Irish Commanders were dangerous to keep yet knew not how to remove them without certain losse of them And how he intended to send a thousand old Souldiers out of Dublin to Loghfoyle and others to lye in Garrison at Balishannan both places of great consequence and proved very advantageous to the English afterwards And informed likewise that Tyrone by his so suddain and hasty flight out of Munster had much disheartned many of his Confederates so that daily the heads of some Rebels or others were brought unto the Deputy And the Rebels of Lemster made suit to be received to mercy only the Towns where the Rebels had to do were very insolent And Tyrone by the arrivall of two ships wherein were many Priests did incourage his friends Lastly the Deputy complained to the Secretary that all places were bestowed in England so that he could gratifie no deserving man Further hee sent word that hee doubted of the Earle of Ormonds constancy to the Queenes cause and shewed his reasonsa name greatly followed in that Countrey In that Province of Munster the Rebels were very strong by reason Tyrone had been there and by the aide of Mac Carty more There hapned an ill chance about the time that Sir George Carew went to his charge of Munster whereof he was President Who comming to Kilkenney in his way from Dublin with the Earle of Thomond in his company and a hundred horse to attend him where the Earle of Ormond told them that he was to parley with some Rebels of those parts whereof Owâ—y Mâ—c Rory was chiefe and requested them to accompany him To which they consented and rode eight miles to the place of meeting with some twenty horse of the Earle of Ormonds and a few followers refusing the guard of the Lord Presidents 100 horse and the Earl of Ormond left his two hundred foot two miles short and with his other company met with Owny who came out of the Woods leaving five hundred men well appointed not farre off came up to him with some pikes but after an houre spent and nothing agreed on the Lord President wisht the Earle of Ormond to returne but he said hee would first speak with the Jesuit Archer and did much revile him calling him Traytor In the mean time the Rebels foot had incompassed the Earle and his company and presently tooke the Earle of Ormond prisoner and Mac Rory laid hands on the Lord President but the Earle of Thomound rushed on him with his horse and they both hardly escaped the Earle of Thom. being hurt in the thigh The Countesse of Ormond having one only daughter was much perplexed and distressed but the Lord Deputy sent her a Guard for her House There were severall conceits upon his surprisall some supposing it was not against his owne will but howsoever the Lord Deputy thought it a matter of no great consequence The Fort of Phillipstown in Ophaly was to be victualled and the Rebels gave cut that they would hinder it And through the emulation of a great Commander that had another preferred before him and strengthened by the Court faction in England It might have miscarried for the said Commander chose out some weake companies for this service to be led by the other but the Deputy being advertised thereof profered them to him that had made the choise of them but hee refused to goe with them And Sir Oliver Lambert with 14 companyes did with much valour and courage effect the businesse though strongly opposed May the fifth the Lord Deputy makes toward Tyrone in the North who had intelligence that he was lodged in the strong Fortresse of Coughlurkin where the Rebels had fortified three miles in length His Lordship drew towards Armagh with 1500 hundred foot and two hundred horse and sent Captain Edward Blany with five hundred foot and fifty horse to make good the passage through the Moyry for the Earle of Southampton and Sir Oliver Lambert who were to come that way to the Army and comming to the Faghard not far from Dundalke whether hee went to the Earle and told him of the convoy assuring him that the Lord Deputy would meet him by two of the clocke in the afternoon hereupon the Earle having with him besides the conuoy two foot companyes and fifty horse of Gentlemen Volunteers and so marched backe to the dangerous passage of the Moyry where the Rebels taking advantage of the Woods and Bogs assailed our men lying lurking on both sides our men being to passe over a Ford But by this time the Lord Deputy himselfe was come neere the place who sent two Regiments who beat backe the Rebels who left a few to skirmish with those two Regiments and the rest fell back into the Wood and issued out upon the Reare brought up by the Earle of Southampton with great fury both with horse and foot But Sir Henry Foliot made very good stand and Sir Oliver Lambert taking his colours in his own hand with some thirty of the Earle of Southamptons best men hastened towards the assaylants to second the Earle who behaved himselfe with great courage and made the Rebels give ground Tyrone was seene not farre off with great forces yet fell not on so that they marched to the Camp little hurt being done to the English but much to the Rebels May the 26 the Deputy had Letters from the Lords in England and it was only to answer the demands of some Irish Lords upon submission June the 19 the Lord Deputy sent to Master Secretary how that certain aide was come from Spaine to the Rebels and makes a request for a fleet to lie on the Coast of Ireland and some small Barks to hinder the Scots from relieving the Irish Now Sir Samuel Bagnal drew out of the Newry into Monaghan where he took some booty and slue six Commanders and many of the Rebels men with little damage to himselfe Many Rebels of Lemster now seek for mercy but are not admitted except some service done for the Queene against their companions Two chiefe Rebels offer to submit but neither could be received without the others head His Lordship now out of England required to doe some thing against the Lemster rebels in his way thither tooke two hundred Cowes seven hundred Garrais and five hundred sheep burning and wasting the corne all the way as he went to a most dangerous passage where Sir Oliver Lambert was appointed to meet him both being constrained to fight all the way with the rebels untill they met having done much harme unto the