Divers remarkable Occurrences that have happened in the TOWER, LONDON, and Westminster, upon sundry occasions, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. July the 1, 2, 3, 4. Whereunto is added, A true Relation of Mr Thomas Baroms, of the state of Bandonbridge, (in Munster) and the places thereabouts. ALSO The death of Sir Win Saint Leger, Lord President of Munster, with other remarkable Passages. LONDON, Printed for NATH: BUTTER. July 8. 1642. Divers remarkable Occurrences that have happened in the Tower, London, and Westminster, upon sundry occasions, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; July 1, 2, 3, 4. ON Friday about five or six at night, came three Gentlemen into the Tower to speak with Sir John Coniers, Lieutenant of the said royal Castle and Magazine. He not being then within, one of the Gentlemen requested of the Yeoman-Usher, that if he knew he were near about, he will do him the favour to intimate unto him that there were some attending him which had business from the King: the yeoman usher caused the message to be delivered unto the Lieutenant of the Tower, where in a gentleman's house upon the hill he then was. The Lieutenant forthwith came; and in the mean time they got into their company, Master Binian long since committed for denying to submit unto the new order of Militia: they met the Lieutenant upon the Hill: and one of the three (as it seems, a Messenger) delivered a Warrant under the Great seal of England unto him, saying, The King greets you Sir. The Lieutenant demanded whom or what it might concern; it was answered by the Messenger, the speedy and present release of Master Binian, for whom his majesty had sent and must go along with him the Lieutenant desired some hour's space to consider of it, it was answered him that he could not grant it, having express charge to the contrary, and for that to take any delay, for an utter denial. Then the Lieutenant would have spoken a word in private with another Gentleman there present, who excusing himself denied it, desiring his ready answer, and to conceive what peril might or might not accrue unto himself upon the refusal. Upon those words, putting off their hats as taking leave; why quoth the Lieutenant (opening the Warrant and reading it, and once moving a little his head) than I obey, you may take him with you, and God bless you all. So Master Binian agreeing for his fees, forthwith takes horse and towards York. Had not Master Binian made such speedy dispatch he had haply seen Coulchester before Thursday, and a worshipful Citizen of London mude up in a county gaol: What thanks and commendation the honourable House shall think the Lieutenant worthy of for so speedy an execution of his majesty's command is not yet known. Saturday morning the commission of Admiralty was taken from the Lord of Northumberland, and the Register with all other officers summoned to give their personal presence at York. Sunday the King's Declaration was read in the cathedral of Paul's, where the first and second lessons are usually read; the reader where of turning himself unto the Communion Table, all men were commanded to stand up and to be uncovered. Monday morning my Lord of Salisbury gave notice that the King hath taken away his commission of being captain of the Pensioners: And my Lord of Leicester is discharged from his Lieutenant-ship of Ireland: A message will be sent to the Earl of Warwick to forbear the King's Ships, three captains with their ships revolted from him, viz. Cap. Price, Cap. straggling, Sir John M●nce. Mr Thomas Barom, Esquire, his Relation of the state of Bandonbridge in Ireland, and the places adjacent: who arrived at Bristol, June 28. being Tuesday, and came thence into London on Saturday, July the 2. 1642. THis Gentleman saith, that since the death of Sir Win Saint Leger, Lord President of Munster, who departed this life, June 17. at his Plantation and Castle of Downaray; the chiefest ground of his sickness being thought to be nothing so much as discontent, having had no supplies either of moneys or men out of England as he expected, and his need required: The Rebels began to grow very insolent in all those parts, have fired Clannakeltie, and pillaged all the English in that English Market Borough. Colonel Charles Davasor not being able to relieve them, lest he should hazard cork; the Lord precedents death not unlikely encouraging them to some daring attempt. Charles, mack Carty, ruth, appeared before Bandon bridge, June the nineteenth and twentieth, very boldly, and daringly with eight thousand Rebels, three little Field Pieces, and made show of a resolution to sit down about the town, wherewith the Inhabitants are very much amazed; for the Garrison under the command of my Lord Killan Meakei, and his Lieutenant Graves, is but four hundred; all English, and most townsmen: who by reason of the change of their wonted ordinary diet and lodging, now being forced to make meat of what they can get, not what they would have, and bound almost to nightly watching, are many of them fall'n into the disease of the country, viz. the Flux, and die twelve or fourteen a week: So that without speedy relief, that town (the fairest Plantation in all Munster) is like to be lost through disease and hunger: For this Gentleman affirmeth, (who perfectly knoweth the place, having lived within six miles of it above fifteen years) that although Mack Carty being of no force in ammunition considerable to take it by assault, most of his rabble being very ill armed, and Bandon very strongly fortified, yet he may starve them without being Master of the field, and all the country about; and the malady waxing strong (being held in that country of an infecting and contagious nature soon make their number grow small within. This Gentleman Master Barom, hath a Petition to deliver unto the honourable House, as touching the inconvenience, and as future; as present, as fatal to the child, as now unto the Father, by this new way of undertaking, shall it not please the House in seasonable time to put a remedy unto it: for the lands of the English being now all the country over seized by the Rebels, and in process of time (which God grant with all speed) the Rebels being vanquished, and their lands by the undertakers divided amongst them, according unto the proportion of their several sums of money by them disbursed, the said lands are now to be divided of all and entire by the Rebels, and not any part of them belonging at all unto the poor distressed English: and so they shall be in as bad a case for matter of livelihood after the conquest, as before; considering that in the Act newly made by both the honourable Houses, and confirmed by his Majesty, there is no mention had of them: So that they are out of all hope of ever recovering any thing in that Kingdom that was ever their own, shall not the high Court of Parliament with all conveniency take them into accustomed tender consideration. Mac Fynnen of Glanerogh, his countrimens' lamentation for him, being slain at blackwater, by the Lo: precedents Troops. June 10. 1642. THE DIRGE. OFinnen Mac donnel Mac Finnen a Cree, Why didst thou Crammacree come from Kerree? 'twas to show thy walliour, dou walliant young man, Surnamed of some to be captain Soogan. To wordy dow vast of such a brave name, But 'tis no great matter, thy deeds show the same. Dow fought like a warrior and only didst show, Dow vast te best soldier of all te great crew. Dow foughtest like a sou●dier, and dying didst fight, Whilst those that should help dee all took dem to flight. Thy general Barry of three pounds a day, With armed Lord Muskry, did both run away. And so did Mack Finnen of Cala have, Not wordy hereafter to eat * Cheese made of Buttermilk. Mola have. Mack Carty, Mack Donnagh, Mack Swinnins and all, Did run from the battle, and let deir arms fall. We cork men bewail d'ye, but yet for die glory, Think heaven to have pulled d'ye from purgatory. Denne Fynnen, Mac donnel, Mack Fynnen farewell, For all our Priests swear dow art not in hell. This Mack Fynnen was offered quarter by Captain Lindie: who prizing his valour, & perf●ctly knowing his friends of what great quality they were of at Cork, promised him to use him like a Gentleman, would ●e yield and submit to the King: he curs●ng in Irish his fellows that ran away, answered him in English, thnt he scorned either: and presently charging upon foot with his sword and pistol into captain Lindies Front, was there slain: By his order brought to Cork, and by his mediation unto the precedent, permitted to be buried after the request of his friends. FINIS.