THE Overthrow of an Irish rebel, in a late battle: Or The death of Sir Carey Adoughertie, who murdered Sir George Paulet in Ireland; and for his rebellion hath his head now standing over Newgate in Dublin.   depiction of Newgate prison, Dublin, with displayed heads of executed rebels 
Imprinted at London for I. Wright, and are to be sold at his shop near Christ Church gate. 1608.   

by them: Yea to such a habit of Savage tyranny hath Rebellion brought that nation, that nothing hath been or still is pleasing to a great part of them, but that which all civil kingdoms abhor, (as being their only plague) and that is Civil War: Murders and Massacres and uproars are to them as Music & Banquets: blood as the most delicate cups of wine: Thou needest not (O gallant country) to boast that no venomous beast is bread within thee, for the hearts of thy disobedient children are full of rank poison: Thou hast deserved to be called not one of the daughters of Britannia, but to be rejected as a bastard: and albeit from time to time, she hath been unto thee as a loving Nurse and Mother, thou canst not condemn her of unkindness if she prove unto thee a stepdame. How many hundreds of thousands of our English nation have been drowned in their own blood, sluc'de out by thy treachery how many of our Nobility have lost their lives and been confounded, whilst in their duty and allegiance they went about to induce thee to civility, or to chastise thee for thy Stubbornness? how many widows have bewailed the loss of their husbands, butchered by thy rebellious people? how many sons and daughters by thy means have been left fatherless? Yet if thou lookest back (o Ireland) either upon the fortunate reign of thy late Queen and mistress (of happy memory) or dost but number up the days of rest which thy now royal sovereign (our most gracious King) hath in his peaceful and blessed government bestowed upon thee, thou canst not choose but confess, that (thy ill deservings being so many) thou hast been favourably dealt withal, in being not punished according to the measure of thy offendings: thou hast been worthy to have been beaten with rods of Iron for thy unruliness, and to have had fire the sword play the executioners upon thee and thy nation for their stiffnecked rebellion. But our Princes have been unto thee in their correction as fathers are to children, when they punish them, yet nothing can win thee to goodness or wean thee from thy bloody and barbarous proceed.  
But let us leave this stream, and hoist up sails in that sea where our intent was at first to end our voyage. And that is to discover the onset and overthrow of a Rebel, or rather conductor of Rebels, Sir Carey Adougherty.  
You shall therefore understand, that Sir Carey Adoughertie, having with his bloody assotiate (Fallin Reeah Mack Davy) committed that inhuman murder upon Sir George Paulet, and others the inhabitants of the town of Derry, thought with the Tragical Poet, Tutum esse sceleribus per scelus itur, that the only buckler to defend villainies was to join the army of more of his Sovereign? Yet did Sir Carey Adoughertie in the height of his proud overweening, think that like a whirlwind he should throw down all that withstood his fury, and that like a storm at Sea, the whole kingdom of Ireland should vail to him, to save itself from shipwreck. But God, whose Angels, are the guard of Prince's persons, and whose right hand steers the helm, by which Kingdoms are governed, did arm the Lord deputy, and the Council of Ireland, not only with present courage to encounter this Rebel, but with wisdom to prevent, and to beat back all storms that by his boisterous and and turbulent spirits were threatened to disquiet the peaceable state of the country.  
One thousand English are therefore forthwith levied, and those divided into three regiments, under the conducts of these Gentlemen and others, viz. 

Sir Thomas Ridgeway, Treasurer for Ireland.  
Sir Richard Wingfield, Knight Martial of Ireland  
Sir Oliver Lambert.  
Sir Richard Morrison.  
Sir Thomas Roper.  
Sir Francis Rush.  
Sir Toby Cofeild.  
Sir josias Bodley.    
And besides these, diverse gentlemen of name, all of them, using their best policy, to cut off the forces of the enemy: And because, they would be sure, that he should not escape out of the nets prepared for him, those three thousand so divided into three several companies were directed to march three several ways into the country, and by that means the Rebel, if he durst come into the field, might be encompassed and set upon.  
Before I proceed any further, it shall not be amiss to set down one matter, as an argument, to express the confidence that Sir Cary Adoughertie had in his forces, as also to show the pride and highness of his spirit, and that was thus.  
The Bishop of Derry and of those parts of the country had his wife surprised by Sir Carry & his accomplices, and by them held prisoner: no entreaty of the bishop, no nor the ransom of a thousand pound (which he offered) could buy her out of their hands whereupon the bishop (who freely passed too & fro, aswell to Sir Cary as to the English that were his friends, without disturbance, because he was a churchman) entered into speech with the rebel, about his unnatural (proceed against the peace of his country. But Adougherty being careless of his reprehension, in the end spoke thus. I understand) quoth he) they fought with answerable courage, and answerable fortune; till at length, one of those three companies, into which the English troops were divided, secretly keeping aloof, came upon the sudden and unexpected of the enemy, on the back of the Rebel, so that he was roundly be set with death and his officers. They were like a heard of lusty Deer encompassed with huntsmen, and every minute looked to hear the knell of their deaths rung forth; yet to show that albeit they scorned life, they would not give it away for nothing, they fought courageously, because they purposed to sell their blood dearly. But (alas!) what strength of man can hold out when the finger of God is held up against them? God added vigour, and knit the sinews of the loyal Subject, that ho might be of power to confound the traitorous rebel. And that their pride might be confounded even in that person, that first made them faithless to their country, and foes to their Sovereign: heaven opened the hand of divine vengeance, and from it shot a bullet, which struck Sir Carey Adoughertie quite through the head. The wound was mortal, for with it, he presently fell down and died; and so fell down, that his hand lay directly under his cheek, (his head leaning upon it) and so was found slain about some three hours after he was shot; the head being afterwards out off from the shoulders by one of Sir Francis Rush his men, And from the field sent to Dublin, where to standeth (fixed on a pole,) over the East-gate of the citey, called Newgate.  
In this skirmish were lost on the English side very few; of the Irish many; for the leader being cut off, those that were his followers in so dishonest and dishonourable an action, fainted, and felt the deserved instead of the wars, so that in a short time, they were all either slain or (as chaff by a furious wind) blown away a dispersed to nothing. Since which defeat 〈◊〉 diverse of the Rebels are come in of their own accord, and daily more and more do submit themselves to that mercy, which Sir Arthur Chichester (the Lord deputy) hath by proclamation offered unto them.  
Thus have I set down the overthrow of a man, whose fortunes might have been better, had not a turbulent & revenging spirit dwelled in his bosom: But as the course of his life was bloody, so (by the just doom of heaven) was the conclusion of it. God never suffers a hand that takes a pride to be imbrued in slaughter, to scape unpunished. Note the ends of all such mutinous and barbarous-minded Rebels, that have burn● up their country with the fires of civil uproars, and have laid waste the hopes of the poor hus-bandman, and you shall see that their deaths have been a sudden, as bloody,   

known, such forces as Ireland then had of the kings, were with some indifferent expedition made ready, and committed to the lending of the Marshal Sir Richard Winckfield, and Sir Oliver Lambert, the whole number amounting to 600. or there about▪ who passing to the Derrie without hearing of the rebel, made from thence to Culmore, a Fort some four mile form it, which he had take from Captain Harry heart by treachery before which was quit by those that kept it for the rebel, before our for 〈…〉 sit down before it, so that it was got with as much case as lost, though more honourably: for O Doghertie being Captain Hearts gossip had under colour of friendship invited him and his wife to his house (as he had often done before) and having him there, kept him prisoner, and swore to his wife unless she would use some means to deceive the warders, and deliver him the Castle, her husband's life should answer for it, which to save she performed the night before the Derry was burnt. This Castle our forces, having again gotten, they marched after him, to fight with him if he would endure, where they understood he was: but he having no such purpose, quit his own country, and went into Mack Swine's, being place of more fastness. His wife, sister & daughter he had left in his country in a strong castle of his own, whither after his flight our forces kept their course, and having summoned it & received a peremptori answer from the Constable thereof they brought a piece of Ordinance before it, from which the shot being made, & an offer of an assault given, did so daunt the defendants, that they yielded both the castle and company in it to the King's mercy, where the Bishop of Derry (a most valiant & worthy Prelate) recovered his wife so long detained by the rebels, and for whose ransom he had a few days before proffered 500 pound, which was refused O Dogherties Lady, sister & daughter being an infant, were with some others sent to the Castle of Dublin where they yet remain. After this blow given him, his Kerns seeing their hope perish, earnestly priest him to do something against the king's forces, or there vowed to leave him, which he undertook to do. This being concluded, they appointed to set upon our men at the edge of a wood, as they should pass (going them to besiege Do castle which he held) & there to cut off some of our forces. But notice being given, they found a hot welcome. When O Dogherty (having valour fitting a better man) thought to do something worthy himself, and therefore caused his foster father Phelim Reugh to lead a wing of shot, and himself came up in the rear, which was well performed, but in the going off, he being something to busy in shaking his Pike in a vain flourish, was by a soldier of sir Francis Rush his company noted (though not for him) and shot through the head: Phelim Reuhg seeing him fall, wheeled back and bestrid the body, thinking to recover it, which made the soldier guess him to be a man of special note that was slain, and therefore (being not so suddenly able to charge his Piece again) he put powder into his pan, and made a false proffer, which Reugh perceiving, and fearing the like fortune, left the body and fled, upon which accident our men advanced forward,   

that none of them do presume to relieve, entertain, receive, or protect any person or persons whatsoever, who hath been Actors, Councillors, and Followers of the said O Doghertie in his late Action of rebellion, upon pains to be reynted and a judged traitors in as higher degree as the said O Doghertie himself, or any his Adherents. Notwithstanding We do promise, that whosoever shall deliver or bring unto us the Lord Deputy, or any his majesties principal Commanders or Officers of his Army, the body or bodies of any person or persons, dead or alive, who have been followers of the said O Doghertie in his said rebellion, being Swordmen or Owners of Goods or Creathes, shall have for his reward, not only his majesties gracious pardon, but also all the goods of such person or persons whom he shall so deliver or bring unto us (Phelim Reough mac David, and Shane mac Manus oge only excepted) who must expect, no pardon, but whosoever shall bring the said Phelims' head, or deliver his body alive, shall have the full benefit of our former Proclamation in that behalf.  
Given at Dundalke the seven of july, 1608.  
God save the King.  


Thomas Dublin Canc.  
H. Winche.  
Henry Harrington.  
Richard Morrison.  
Adam Loftus.  
Thom. Ridgeway.  
Oliver St. john.  
Geff. Fenton.  
H. Power.  
Rich. Cook.     

DUBLIN Printed by john Franckton, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty. 1608.