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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63396	A true and good relation of the valliant exploits, and victorious enterprises of Sir Simon Harcourt and Sir Charles Coote with their valliant overthrow of at least 5000 rebels, with the burning of three towns, where the rebels lay incamped neare Dublin : and also, the relief of Droghedaugh and other particulars related in a letter dated Jan. 20, 1641, from Mr. Chappell of Dublin, to his friend, a draper in London, and brought by the last post, Ian. 25 : whereunto is added another relation concerning these particulars, the taking of the towne and castle of Enishannon from the rebels by Sir Simon Harcourt and Sir Thomas Temple, with a notable victory over the rebell Mac-Carty at Enishannon Foord, Mac-Con the rebels attempt upon the towne of Bundon Bridge, and their happy defeate by Sir Richard Grinfield.	Chappell, Mr. (Richard)	1642 (1642)	Wing T2486; ESTC R11982	6,752	10

wife being in the street with him she with her hands put his bowels into his belly again and with the help of some other drew him a little way where there was straw with which she covered him and run to the house to see her children which the Rebels were striping and in pulling off of one of the children cots they brok the childes neck she run again to her husband and found him to have received a wound in his head to the very braines she run to seek again but whilst she was gone the Surgeon past by and Mr. Traford spoke to him and he replyed that he durst not medle with him his wife was meet by others of the Rebels which stript her stark naked she returning in that case to her husband put away the straw and found him dead with his throt cut they have barbarously murdered hanged and destroyed divers others of our Ministers now say Mase in their Churches It is too tedious for me to writ the tithe of their cruell and mercilesse dealing which dayly I heare of and with my own eyes see those people that have been stript stark naked and come through frost snow and rain to this City for succour have here died for want 30 of them in a day night there are at this instant between 4 and 500 of them shipt to be sent to West Chester Should you see the multitudes of them and their miseries and know the plenty that most of them lately lived in it could not but make the hardest heart to grieve God in mercy comfort them send them reliefe according to their severall wants If there be so many in this City how many may there be through the whole Kingdome and have and do perish in the high ways and open fields besides those that the Rebels have in prison and are dayly like to fall into their merciles hands If that they have not speedy relief from England and Scotland the which I pray God send us in due time otherwise many that at this time which are in Castles and other holes being environed with their enemies will be forc'd out of them or starved to death there are very few Papists but they are Rebels either in part or wish well unto their proceedings I meane in this Kingdome and I pray God to turn the hearts of all those which seem to be what indeed they are not but more especiall those If there be any such brearing Office in our Armies and to roote them out from amongst us which wish well to this Rebellion yet seem other wayes For many have promist faire which ment nothing lesse than open Rebellion as dayly they discover themselves for one day they come as good and loyall subjects and the next being returned into the Countrey shew themselves to be Rebels and this is too usuall a thing amongst us God in mercy a●end it Many of our Citizens and most of the richest sort that are Papist have sent their goods wives and children into the Countrey some to their Countrey houses other to their friends But all amongst the Rebels where no Protestant may live or come except with strength and what differ these from Rebels thinke you Some of our Aldermen are returned to Dublin and some others whose wives and children are not as I take it Alde●man Joanes who was the last Summer at London and brought over a Pattent to make a Lord Major of our City I dare sweare rejoyceth to heare that his son is a Captaine amongst the Rebels and should you meet those men as I do dayly and heare their discourse You would say they had brasen faces indeed for should we go into the Countrey amongst them there were no death or misery bad enough for us and as long as such false brethren are amongst us I feare there is but little quietnesse or peace to be expected There are 4 Lords whose names are Butler that are Rebels I pray God the sift who I feare is to curtious and favorable to his Countreymen may never affect their Religion or covertly countenance or other wayes violate the trust reposed in him Hereafter I may chance write you more as the time gives occasion but for the present with my love and best respects to your selfe and the rest of my friends I remaine Your loving friend Richard Chappell SInce that I had ended this Letter I am now told that Captain Bartlet hath relieved Droghedaugh with the victuals that were sent from hence and that he is now come to Dublin again with 2 prisoners that he brought from thence upon the relieving of the Town the Rebels made a breach in the wall thereof and there came in of them above 400 who were quickly for the most part slain to the number of 360 or there about the rest taken prisoners and how many were slaine by the long Boats Gaboards and Pinnases that went to the Town is not known for they were furnished with store of Musketiers and small pieces of Ordenance the which they discharg'd towards the rebels on the shore who thought to have stopt their passage as fast as they could let fly for 2 miles space we lost not a man but their could not so being so thick 2000 on the shore More nevves from Corke in Ireland the 16. of Ian. 1641. SVnday Jan. 16. Sir Simon Harcourt and Sir Thomas Temple hearing that the late risen Rebell Dominick Mack Carty was drawing toward the Towne and Castle of Enishannon with intent to victuall and man it better as we conceived considering how neere that Castle stands unto Kingsale lately recovered and how bad an enemy likely to prove if we should suffer the Rebels not only to nestle there but even to passe by our doore and to relieve them in a Bravado desired of God dispensation for breach of the Sabbath and after some short prayers and recommending our selves unto God with refreshing our bodies with such food as the condition of the time and place would permit We advanced 200. Horses and 115. Foot and five small field Peeces with this equipage we came unto the foord of Enishannon being very exceeding broad but not very deep hard chalky clay being the siedge of the Foord An arme of the Sea flowing up from Kingsale three Irish miles we must needs pasle this Foord unto Enishannon other way there is none Monsieur Mack-Carty passed along the other side of the Foord upon the Strand in passing good order as ever saw Rebels since I came over his Horses being at least foure or five hundred compleately armed his Foot two thousand and about sixe or seven hundred compleatly armed with Pike half Pike Musked or Calliver which makes me suspect something seeing that a Rebeell but lately risen and of no great note this being the very first exploit that ever he took in hand as we heare of should in so short a time be able to raise so many men and in that manner to furnish them we expected not till he