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A90547	A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland. With the additionall forces sent for reducing of that kingdome by His Maiesie [sic], and Paliament [sic]. Wherein every daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an eye-witnesse thereof, under the command of Alexander L. Forbes, Lieutenant General under the L. Brooke for that service; from the 29. of June to the 29. of September. 1642. Likewise, severall observations concerning that kingdome, and the warres there; as also, the interception of the enemies letters. It is ordered by the committe of the Commons House of Parliament concerning printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this booke intituled, A true relation of the passages of Gods providence in a voyage for Ireland, be forthwith printed and published. Iohn White.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing P1722; Thomason E242_15; ESTC R2920	22,626	29

A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND WITH The additionall Forces sent for reducing of that KINGDOME by his MAIESIE and PALIAMENT Wherein every Daye worke is set downe faithfully by H. P. an Eye-witnesse 〈◊〉 under the Command of ALEXANDER L. FORBES Lieutenant Generall under the L. BROOKE for that Service from the 29. of June to the 29. of September 1642. LIKEWISE Severall Observations concerning that KINGDOME and the Warres there As also the Interception of the Enemies LETTERS It is ordered by the Committee of the Commmons House of Parliament concerning Printing this 20. day of Octob. 1642. that this Booke intituled A true Relation of the Passages of Gods providence in a Voyage for IRELAND be forthwith printed and published Iohn White LONDON Printed by LVKE NORTON for HENRY OVERTON in the Yeare MDCXLII A TRVE RELATION OF THE PASSAGES OF Gods Providence in a VOYAGE for IRELAND With the additionall forces sent for the reducing of that Kingdome by his Majesty and Parliament HIs Majesty and the State making it appeare by an act of Parliament that in the highest strength of their desires they laboured the quenching that fllame broke out upon the 23. of October 1641. in that miserable Kingdome and manifesting the great concernments of England wrapt up therein The good subjects made ready to concurre in the advancement of so pious a purpose and proportions of Rebels lands propounded divers Adventurers appeared some for land service onely some for the sea that the Rebels for so they are proclaimed by his Majesty and are so in trueth might not have fuell brought from forreigne parts to maintaine the fire and as there was an undertaking for five thousand foot and five hundred horse forthwith to be added to the other thousand sent over by the State so there were appointed for addition to the ships sent to guard the coast fifteen sayle of ships smal and great with a thousand land men under the command of Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall under the Lord Brooke and by the care of a faithfull Committee of the City they were made ready in the beginning of Iune in preparation whereof great was the care and paines of the said Committee who in fourteene dayes time compast this work for the maine and hardest parts of it such expedition not usuall in such expeditions sed vincit amor patriae The Names of the Committee Sir Nicholas Crisp Knight Maurice Thompson Thomas Chamberlaine Gregory Clement Richard Waring Iohn Wood Thomas Rainsborough Richard Hill Richard Shute George Thompson William Pennoyer Thomas Vincent William Thompson William Willoughby Samuel Moyer The Names of the chiefe Commanders by Land Alexander Lord Forbes Lieutenant Generall Iohn Humphrey Sergeant Major Major Beton Quarter master Land Captaines Captain Crispe Weldon Price Hull Long Anderson Kempson Sea-Commanders Captaine Benjamin Peters of the Speedwell Admirall Captaine Thomas Rainsborough Zant-man Vice-Admirall Captaine Thompson of the Good-hope Rere-Admirall Zachery Richardson Simondson Clarke Thompson Andrewes Dorrington Chickener Richardson Daniel Seaman Eucrist The 29. of Iune the winde came faire and after the publike meeting it being a day of fasting and prayer we set sayle and had the winde at East the weather very faire and our whole fleet together off of Dover The next day the wind at east blew very hard and foule weather vve having ten barges for landing men rowing into rivers lost 2. of the in that storme The winde as before Captaine Rainsborough and two small vessels went for the Isle of Wight to take in Captaine Longs men and Captaine Andrewes for Falmouth for Captaine Hull and his Captaine Symondson for Weymouth for Major Humfrey and his so then we were left ten in number and that evening having chased some English-men bound for France we came up with the Lizard the winde skanting we had a Counsell aboard the Admirall what to doe and left all for that night to Gods providence in disposing the winde the next day whither to goe into Falmouth or keepe our course The next day Captaine Richardsons barge being almost stav'd we turned into Mounts-bay to repayre her having no winde to lay it along the day was very faire at ten of the clocke in the night we set sayle againe Being hardly able some of us to weather the rock at the bay the next day but forced to turn out as we could thorough an earnest desire of all hands to gain the Irish coast we then met one of the Kings ships coming with many poore people come from Limrike-castle newly taken which had been commanded by Captaine Courtney and not to say what the severall apprehensions of men were concerning the causes and consequences of that losse it most certaine if that supply of Ammunition sent them by the Parliament had bin delivered they might have preserved it to his Majesties use long which now will make Limricke the strongest hold of these Monsters this we found too evident that the Parliament had not their noble intentions answered by them in persons or things as might be made appeare in too many parti●ulars The next day faire weather Sylley bearing South ten leagues off some of our fleet fel among the seven stones were in much danger but came off wel The fift day we had the winde at west and got about fourteene or fifteene leagues from the Lands-end the weather faire we chas'd two Bristoll-men laden with salt and chang'd a man or two with them who told us of some French bound for Ireland The next day the winde W. S. W. Captaine Weldon was sent to Corke with a letter to my Lord President which was as followeth Much honoured Sir Since his Majesty and both Houses of Parliament have thought fit for reducing the Kingdome of Ireland to their due obedience to grant Commission to my Lord Brooke and certaine well affected Merchants and Citizens of London for sending some additionall forces by sea and land to relieve our distracted brethren that are besieged and to hinder any forreigne supplies from the Rebels over which additionall forces which may consist of a thousand land Souldiers at present and five or six hundred Sea-men The Lord Brooke and those that have the aforesaid Commission have nominated and appointed me to be Lieutenant Generall and now seeing through Gods mercy we are in readinesse to come to assist you waiting onely the opportunity of a faire winde I have thought good to send this bearer to crave your advice what places you would have us either to relieve or assault First where we can doe good and those who are to be instrusted it with the charge of the best service If I had not been afraid to be i●bayed I would have gladly come and salute you my selfe but I hope we shall have the occasion to meet ere long in the meane time I intreat you send me your free advice with this bearer whom you know and may trust to whose

Limrike being altogether left and Galloway Fort in some distresse that my Lord Forbes would write to my Lord of Esmond that he would speed to him as soon as he might this other work being done and Captaine Brooke assuring us a moneths time might be allow'd for us to returne to Duncannon my Lord wrote to my Lord of Esmond as appears G. and to my Lord Corke H. the Raph was sent backe to fetch Zachory's ship and to call at Ralph-Barry good service done in a Castle by the way Faire weather little or no winde Like weather and winde as the day before Our Vice-Admirall chased a vessell into the Bay of Kilmar and we were all forced to follow him which proved Captaine Clement a vessell set out by the State We were becalmed We had a fayre winde a little raine We lay of the Isles of Aran being Sabboth Wind East and North East We turned up towards Golloway and could not gaine it that night Wind East our Vice-admirals boat went a shore and tooke some cattell burnt some houses and kil'd some Rebels We came in and anchored before the Towne my Lord sent a letter to the Towne and another to my Lord Clanricard who is Governour of Towne and County following his owne commission therein viz. not to attempt any thing till he had first advised with the present Governour of the places he came unto Captaine Willoughby came aboord us that night and Captaine Ashly whom we found lying there to attend the Fort who seemed to clear any breach of the Pacification so far as concerned them The Towne answered the letter sent them with many protestations that they were loyall Subjects hung out upon one of their Towers the Kings colours and laboured to perswade us that Captain Willoughby onely had broken the trerm'd of Pacification The rest of our fleet came my Lord writ againe to the Towne to let them know that he meant to land his men and refresh them and if they of the Town would send a testimony of their loyalty by some fresh meats they should therby approve themselvs our men were on shore divers hours a counsel was held aboord us because we saw the Towne at worke by the bridge in which time two came aboord us from the Towne with a letter from the Towne they still professing their resolution not only to stick to their loyalty but also the terms of the Pacification made my L. Forbes being earnest to have the matters cleared they promised that next morning at eight two of the Town should come to him againe None comming from them my Lord sent his owne Ensigne to them againe letting them know they dallyed that day our souldiers went out for fresh meat and brought home some and burnt a whole Towne that night a letters came from my Lord Clanricard very well pen'd and shewing him a man of wisedome and parts wherein he cleared Galloway men and cast the imputation upon Captaine Willoughby for breaking the Pacification and in the same the Townesmen were confident Another letter was sent a shore from my Lord with articles as will appear wherein they were charged not to trifle but to shew themselves in their former allegiance and to correspond with the Fort A counsell was held for the landing our men at an Abby on the west side of the Towne within musket shot a place of singular consequence and advantage for the designe and so to proceed if matters were not well compos'd betweene the Fort and Town The Penington was sent to Sliego to take off a vessell of the Rebels of fourscore tun and to attend these parts as also three vessels sent to the river of Limrike to guard that it being left voyd by Cunstable and Coles departure especially against the French who we heard were comming thither with much ammunition for the River and Towne This night accordingly our men lodged in the Abby at the landing of eleven colours of ours some sculking varlets in bushes and some shot at our men it being on Eeroonnaght-side which standeth in open rebellion as Galloway men did acknowledg This day my Lord sent another letter to them to urge their answer to the Articles for wee durst not take upon us to be Judges my Lord of Clanricard being Governour of the Towne and County and one that had faithfully approved himselfe to Captaine Willoughby in raysing the siege when hee was beleaguered and for refreshing him in his necessities which bred much tendernesse in us to give him offence and being excommunicated by their Church with his followeth for his loyalty and fidelity since his arrivall into Ireland which hath 〈◊〉 but very late My Lord received a letter from the Towne in answer to his about the Articles but nothing satisfactory to which my Lord sent a reply viz. That if neither they nor my Lord of Cla●ricard would come to treate hee would write no more this day the weather foule and misty as it is usuall in these parts which prejudiced our work much especially time before our winter being so short for doubtlesse had this fleet beene forth in Aprill it had beene of extraordinary consequence Being Sab we kept it aboard my Lo having given notice to the Maior the day before he should have that day for rest and if he heard not from my Lord Clynriceard he would begin to worke In the Evening came Letters by the Captaine of the Fort from my Lord Rennelagh President of Connagh and my Lord Clinriccard the former desired forbearance of all hostility till Wednesday he came to us This night order was given that the next day 500. should into the Country of Eer-Conaugh to burne and spoyle because wee had no day-light to burne out My Lord and some others dinde a shore at the Fort where we found the Bishop of Tuam and his family 36. Ministers of which 26. served as souldiers and did duty and this day according to former order the 500. Foot and some Horse marched out and 80. possest the Abby and by this time wee had two halfe Culverins mounted or set upon Field-Carriages and all manner of preparations were made for the assaulting the Towne and great willingnesse there was in our men though the Towne be as strong and compact as most in Europe for house and walls Our men returned with about 100. cattell and as many sheepe having burnt some Ireish Townes and corne as they went by the way As they came out of a Castle three of our Horse-men were shot at whereof one dyed which was requited after by our killing six of them and one a Marchant of quality Another Letter from my Lord Clanricard that he and my Lord President were comming but it would be Friday ere they should be with us Our men still did maintaine the Abby though the last night some of them ran to it but beaten back by a shot from the Fort wee received 40. Beeves and

worke but advising what next to doe 28. Was the Sabboth which wee kept on shore and appointed a Fast for the next Wednesday 29. More letters from my Lord Clinriccard to assure us of the pacification to which it was advised if hee would and secure it wee would depart but till the Fort was provided for we would there stay and lay our bones by the walls of the Towne 30. Our men were imployde to fetch more Timber for our batteries for want where of wee were much streightned having neere 40. Gunns on shore to fit with platformes This day Letters came from the Major to Capt. Willoughby concerning the pacification answering his objections and resolving to stick to what they had promised by my Lord Clinnriccard in the meane time great were our cares what to doe lying wind-bound all this time and that Country being so barren in comparison of other places that wee were forced to travell further to burne their Corne and Houses than in other places Captaine Richardson had his Arme broken unhappily by a Gunner and Boatson of the Artillery though after well cured and they both gaining their credit by choice Service wee sent to Donnel-O-Brian a friend for cattle 31. Wee kept a Fast 1. We had Letters sent from my Lord Clinriccard by Ensigne Scot that he himselfe was sicke but that Mr. Burk his Kinsman and his owne Steward should come to us and end all controversies betweene Fort and Towne we then tooke our guns aboard but very unwillingly our Seamen readier to fall on nakedly than forsake the worke and the souldier no way backward for this testimony I must give them both that they have exceedingly honoured their Countrey and the cause even to the equalling any of their Progenitors in valour and all manner of forwardnes 2. We grew weary of expecting Sir Charles Coot having promised to stay 8. or 10. dayes for him and therefore thought of a sudden departure principally because there came a messenger to us out of Limrick River of the sad estate of the Castles there since Capt. Constables departure which emboldened them to bring downe the great Gun the sight of which affrighted our English out of their Castles as witnes Asketon that stately Castle unworthily given up without receiving a shot and being inforced by Sir Edward Denny who was with us that Trelee had but 10. dayes granted for the delivery of that Castle which they had defended to admiration till they were forced to eat hides c. We had this day the Gentlemen from the Lord Clinriccard with papers and Propositions to satisfie the Captaine of the Fort they brought with them 24. Oxen and 60. sheepe which were the first two weekes provision 3. This day we had 3. or 400. Souldiers went downe in some Ships to the Iles of Arram where they did singular service took 300. head of Cattell destroyed many with very good houses burnt their corne and Townes and slew and hung many of the Rebels all this day we waited the signing of the Propositions Being late wee spent on shore Letters past betwixt the Fort and Towne we had an Armorer came into the Towne and went to Masse we tooke five prisoners some of note 5. We went aboard making all hast for Trelee the Captaine of the Fort and the gentlemen came aboard with all things issued for their particulars as also two men that were sent to view the Towne for mining which they had threatned to the Fort We left a Ship and two vessels and a Barge to attend the Fort and river and so most ready to depart A small vessell came on from Corke one Lambert Captaine who brought some more powder to the Fort from Corke assigned by the state of England into which went 50. or 60. poore people come out of the Castle in Thomand the which he carried for Corke 6. We set saile but could not get into Limrick River two or three of our Ships followed us 7. We were in like condition beating at Sea 8. Letters came aboard us at Sea from my Lord Clynriccard with Letters to my Lord of Essex 9. Wee got within Loops-head and came to an anchor neere Captain Crosbies Castle who preserved himselfe and some hundreds with him stoutly a very deserving man hee hung out a flag to us we sent on shore and brought him a-board whom wee furnished with necessaries who tould us wee were come too late and that Trelee Asketon Clare and other Castles were given up and assured us of the Victory of my Lo Enchaquin in Munster over Musgray and his Forces with the slaughter of many men and taking 3. peices of Ordnance which made the English flye to him expecting dayly to be massacred and profest hee had already 150. which would perish if wee provided not for them all which wee found true to our great griefe and trouble and that the Earle of Thomond was in great danger at Bonnatty 10. Early in the morning my Lord Forbes writ to Daniel-O-Brian uncle to the Earle of Thomond who had his Sonne Captaine of the Rebels and himselfe professing a newtralitie or withall the rest that hee was the Kings good Subject my Lord advised him to meet him at the Earle of Thomonds by this time our Fleete came togeather 11. Being Sabboth wee continued a-board resolving that night to goe up with 2. or 300. men to Bonnatty there wee found our Rere-Admirall and the French prize of 150. Tunne laden with Ammunition for the Rebells and taken there by our aforesaid ship whose owner is Sir Nicholas Crispe heere wee hung five of our prisoners formerly taken At this time there came abord us one Capt. Vsher who had a Castle neer us and kept it well by all such men we were given to understand that without a strong standing garrison in every Province and Country if it were possible little would bee done as they conceived because the poore English Inhabitants would bee expos'd to constant danger upon removall of flying Armies This River of Limricke promis'd most unto us of any place wee had seene both for Land and Water This night wee went up to Bonnatty my Lord of Thomonds Castle with 200. men 4. Barges 2. Barkes and 2 Shallops where my Lord kindly welcomed us and there his uncle Sir Daniel-O-Brian met us 12. Wee spent in consultations with the Earle who certified us with much greife that since the River was left without shipping divers Castles were taken whereby the Enemy had bin furnished with 800. Armes and six Barrells of Powder and the way they used was by bringing the great Gunne called the Roaring Meg towards the English Castles through dread of which the English yeelded this Gunne one of our ships through want of winde mist in Limrick River it being in a boat but tooke the Carriages in another and wee have log'd this Gunne in a Cricke with one of our ships attending it there being no meanes for them to carry it backe but by water This night Sir