AN EXACT RELATION OF All such Occurrences As have happened in the several COUNTIES OF Donegall, London-Derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh, in the North of IRELAND, Since the beginning of this horrid, bloody, and unparaleld REBELLION there, begun in October last.  
In all humility presented to the Honourable House of COMMONS in ENGLAND;  
By Lieutenant Colonel AUDELEY MERVYN, The Fourth of JUNE, 1642.  
Published by Order of the House of COMMONS.  
LONDON, Printed by Luke Norton and John Field, for Ralph Rounthwait.   

Die Sabbati, 4. junii, 1642.  
A Relation of such Occurrences as have happened in the several Counties of Donnegale, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and London-Derry, since the beginning of the Rebellion in Ireland in October last; presented to this House by Lieutenant Colonel Audeley Mervyn, was this day read. And it is ordered, That he be desired to Print it; And that no man shall Re-print it, but such as he shall appoint, without the particular Order of this House.  
H. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

A Relation OF SUCH OCCURRENCES as have happened in the several Counties of Donnegall, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and London-Derry, since the beginning of the Rebellion in Ireland, in October last; In all humility presented to the Honourable House of Commons in England, by Lieutenant Colonel Audeley Mervyn, June 4. 1642.  
Mr. SPEAKER:  
IF my wishes could prevail against the necessity of the times, or if by hieroglyphics I could express the sense of that trust, in which by a sympathy with my Country, and request of my friends I stand now engaged, I should be most unwilling to salute this Sense with a Tragedy, or to present unto the continued, yet unwearied labours of this Honourable Assembly, any out-bread discontents, since too too many are unfortunately hatched and nourished within your own climate; whilst the Ship sailed upon smooth waters, the Disciples lulled their Master asleep, but when the thunder broke forth, the lightnings flashed, waves crowded on heaps, than their fears pleaded an apology for their want of faith and manners to awaken him.  
Master Speaker, the times were when the Kingdom of Ireland sailed upon smooth waters; Leinster and Munster never disquieted in their estates; Connagh stretched forth itself in the happy assurance of its illegal settlement; Ulster, though wounded and in Capite by alteration of her tenors, yet was salved and recovered by the Royal promise for its reparation.  
Nationall grievances were ready for the ●●●kle (in which let me never forget the great assistance and respect our Committee received from this Honourable house) and by a favourable digression excuse our Kingdom from a suspicious Lethargy, that such a horrid monster, as this present Rebellion, should be conceived among us, and yet never felt to kick in the womb, nor struggle in the birth: Since that discontent in the Subject, which is the forerunner of Rebellion, 〈…〉  
But now (Master Speaker) the thunder roars from the Rebels Canons, the lightning flashes from their fireworks, the waves of innocent blood crowds up in heaps, then pardon our just fears if they address themselves to this House in these words, si deseris tu, perimus, only in this I must contradict the application; you have wanted no vigilancy nor we sense thereof, nor faith therein.  
Master Speaker, The relation I shall trouble your patience withal, will be of such particulars as are confined within the limits of the County of Tyrone, the County of London-Derry, the County of Fermanagh, and the County of Donegall, the greater part of the Province of Ulster; to all which, my eyes have been the witnesses, or else balanced with equal credit: for as for such passages that are grounded upon hear-saies, I esteem an unwarrantable discourse for the gravity of this audience; besides all ways of intelligence from our friends have received such obstructions by our enemies, that from the ninth of November, until the third of May, we never received one syllable from Dublin, in what condition those parts stood, which I doubt not, though uncertain to us in the same Kingdom, is but stolen and common in this: and by the selfsame rule I conceive the state in Ireland are as doubt full of our condition in those parts, and not able to know where our shoe pinches us, except they can say that it wrings the whole foot, which is too manifestly true.  
Though the poison of this Rebellion was diffused thorough the veins of the whole Kingdom, yet it broke the skin with its plague-tokens in the County of Tyrone and Fermanagh first.  
The suddenness of our surprisal, and the nature of it, was so unexpected, that the Inhabitants could scarcely believe themselves prisoners, though in their chains, and the Irish servant which overnight was undressing his Master in duty, the next morning was stripping Master and Mistress with a too-officious tyranny.  
Here in the twinkling of an eye, the Corporations, Towns and Villages proclaimed their Situation afar off by their fire and smoke; here you might see hundreds of men, women, children, of all conditions and estates, that had lived in most plentiful and secure habitations, exposed to the rock for shelter, to the Heavens for clothing, so that many hundreds in a few days starved upon the mountains.  
Where was here any expectation of relief? the husband could not relieve the wife, nor both, or either of them their children: the Master could not provide for his family, neither was there any reciprocal duty or service from these to be performed to the advantage mine stained every visage; The Landlords Paramount title over the Tenant, was with himself out of doors, and they which formerly were, and now should have been most beneficial to the distressed, were most burdensome to themselves and others, as being less read, in this hard and untutored Chapter, of personal and most necessary wants.  
Who can remember without grief, the general burden of each expression Give us bread, or else we perish? and their famishing demands only satisfied with a comfortless Echo of the same words?  
But this nakedness and famine, and their male and female issue (varletie of diseases) were adjudged overflow executioners, of the surviving British. Then entered the sword, destroying at the first, with the scabbard on. The Rebels under a fair and coulerable pretence of a Convoy inviting the hidden and scattered Protestants into a body, that so they might (as they most perfidionsly did) make each surviving man, an Executor to the last murdered in his presence, and so the whole live one by one extinguished, the Irish Priest as Ordinary, administered for all.  
This the Sword acted in a Fox-skinne scabbard, and then flourished in one of a Lion's skin; seeking whom it may devour, and devouring all that it sought after; for I can confidently affirm, that out of the County of Fermanagh one of the best planted Counties with English, I could never give an account of 20 men escaped, except (which is most improbable) they should fly to Dublin; as for the chiefest (my own estate meeting upon the Marches of that County) having inquired from prisoners, by name for such and such, they have informed me they were all massacred.  
The Blackwater in the County of Tyrone, a most fertile soil, and inhabited with the English had its streams died in blood, there being at one time above 200. souls murdered upon the Bridge, and fling down the River. I could instance alike in many places, but that we are to allow buried misery too timely a resurrection.  
Master Speaker, in these two last instances, I have only named the English, not but that I please myself better in concluding both Enlish and Scotch, under the title of British, but that there seemeth to be some reason; for in the Infancy of this Rebellion, the Rebels made open Proclamations upon pain of death that no Scotch man should be stirred in body, goods, or Lands, and that they should to this purpose write over the Lyntels of their doors, that they were Scotch men, and so destruction might pass over their families; nay, I read a Letter that was sent by two of the Rebels titulary Colonel's, Co●●●●● 〈…〉, a quarter of an hour be●●●● 〈…〉 Ballyshannon; and there slew outright 180. of their men, without loss of one man on our side, (praised be God) which was directed To our Honourable Friends, the Gentlemen of the never conquered Scotch-Nation, it expressed, that they were both of one extraction in former times, joynt-assistants, that their quarrel, if aright understood by them, as by the best of Scotland, they would be otherwise advised, then to join with us, and many other passages that I may seasonably forget here; I only touch this, not as judging where there is smoke, there is some fire, but to observe their policy, which, though to some that were suddenly surprised, might afford security to retreat into some place of safety, yet it was ridiculously entertained, and as resolutely scorned by the Scottish Nation.  
Hitherto (with your patience) is rough drawn the general estate, and condition of the British, who were now betaking themselves to better resolutions, in opposition to the enemy's fury.  
I shall begin with the County of Fermanagh, where those that had escaped the fire and sword of Rory Mac Guyre, the Arch-rebel in that County, brother to the Lord of Eniskellen, drew themselves into Eniskellen, a place fortified by nature, under the Command of Sir William Cole, Colonel. The Inhabitants or that County of the other side of the Loughearne, resorted to Master Cathcart, then High Sheriff of the County, and Garrisoned in the Castle of Moneigh, Lilgold, and Tullagh, Mac Guire having without any opposition in that Country, wasted, , killed, and pillaged, betook himself, with the united forces thereof to beleaguer Eniskellen, which divers times with great bodies, and threats equal, but with fictions exceeding them both, as that Ireland was taken, which for a great while we might all of us easily, but with grief, believe. Howsoever it pleased God, that Col: Cole, with great resolution and valour maintained the same, and made divers sallies in the night, upon his Quarter, doing very good execution, insomuch that Mac Guire thought it an unseasonable air to Quarter so near Eniskellen, and then began to adventure his fortunes upon the other side of the Lough, where Master Cathcart, and many brave Scottish Cavaliers, against so great a Body, though not able to maintain a field, by divers resolute and discreet Sallies, chased, and slaughtered the enemy.  
One I will particularise, though not crowned with success of execution, equal to the former, where 800 of the enemies, being drawn up into three Bodies, before their Quarters, they sallied out with 60 Horse, routed their Battalions, and killed 35 of their men, further execution being prevented by a contiguous wood.  
There were two Castles called Tullagh, and Lisgold, which by 〈…〉 〈…〉 pressed by personal wants, delivered themselves upon composition, which taught succeeding Garrisons to stick unto their old Creed, for after the surrender, they were all massacred.  
Master Speaker, Having no notes of remembrance, and much pressed by my friends unto this disorderly discourse, or were it not that the reverence of the place countenanced it, I should esteem it like a tale, beginning (Once upon a time.) I shall a while leave the County of Fermanagh, because these are passages precedent, to the Commission for raising its Regiment of 500 Foot, and recollect my memory, in what posture the County of Tyrone stood; most part of the British, of the Barony of Omagh, made their escape towards Newtown, and Strebane, both places being of the Barony of Strebane, in the same County. The Barony of Clogher resorted to the Agher; The remaining Barony being the Barony of Dongarnon, were marched up by Sir Thomas Staples, and Lieutenant Colonel Saunderson, forth of that Barony to New-Town, nigh twenty miles, through the barbarous mountains of Monterlynny, one of the greatest fastnesses of Ireland, to join with Sir William Stewarts forces there, where they were joyfully entertained, and after 2 or 3 days stay there, in a very unseasonable time of the year marched to Agher, being 600. in number, but contrary to the persuasions of that Noble Lieutenant Colonel, and the High Sheriff, Captain Maxwell, a Gentleman of singular forwardness, were divided by one Master William Stewart, of Fiagh, a man of good parts, but very unfortunately applied into Dongannon, back again, where the greatest part of them were slain by two and three, without satisfaction of one drop of Rebel's blood, in requital of theirs, and those Gentlemen that remained with Lieutenant Colonel Saunderson, this unfortunate division happening in the face of Sir Phelomy O neil, encouraged the numerous Rebel so fare, that he and his Company was forced to retreat towards the Omagh, and so to Newtowne, the Town of Agher being entered by the Rebels, and burned immediately: Yet I must not here forget the resolute attempt, and manful defending of the Agher Castle by Master Archibald Erskin, Clarke, Son and Heir to Sir James Erskin a Gentleman of 1000 pounds per annum, of temporal estate; who being beleaguered a few days before by 2000 men, with the assistance of Archibald Hamilton, Esquire, and his Tenants Sallied out with 80 Horse, and twelve Musqueteers upon a body of the Rebels, being about 600 and routed them with the execution of above 100 of which some were considerable as any in those parts, with the loss only of Captain Barkley a young Gentleman, much lamented. Master Archibald Hamilton afterward, a zealous Gentleman, both before and during his continuance in the Kingdom rounded with some others of note.  
About two days after, some twenty horse with Master Archibald Hamilton, a bold Soldier, foraged into the County of Monaghan, where they encountered with a strong party commanded by the great Mac Kenna, which they encountered very fiercely, and at last routed the Rebel, killed one of the special Commanders that had been a Commander in Spain, slew about 30 horsemen, and 20. foot, and recovered many of the British cattles having received wounds, and dismounted in the skirmish, but recovered both life and horse.  
Some three days before this, Sir William Steward marched out with some foot and horse from Newtowne, pursued the Rebel, and so marched to the Agher, and after some stay, retired home with great store of cattles; though both he and we could have wished (if we had the spirit of prophecy) to have kept the fields longer: For the O Neils and Mac Gwires who were then with their forces; the leaders of the Rebellion, discomfited by former service, sought for protections, but animated by Master William Stewarts division, (and this retiring march though grounded upon warrantable discipline) beleaguered the Agher Castle, Sir Phelomy O neil, and Colonel Rory, Mac Gwire being personally present with 4000 men; and though they seconded their attempts by promises of honourable quarter, reinforced it by bloody threats in case of refusal: planted a small field piece to batter, and in a dark night storm the gate and bawne upon all parts. Yet by the resolution of Master Erskin, and the ready fire of Sir Henry Titchbourns old company beat them from their walls and scaling ladders with the loss of 200 of their resolutest men.  
Sir Phelemy O neil retired his journey, burning along to Dongannon, Mac Gwire in his retreat assaulted Aghatyan Castle, commanded by Captain Maxwell, who upon sight of Mac Gwires drawing up, issued out some few musquetteers into the ditches, and beat him off from any further attempt, who in his march burnt all Fermanagh towards Eniskellen. About that time Captain Thomas Newburgh with a few men he raised in great hazard of his own person; took in Castle Derrick, a place of great consequence and strength, killed the men, possessed their arms: in his absence being gone for ammunition, left the Castle to a young Gentleman Master Durdo; when Sir Phylomy O neil immediately besieged it with 3000 men, but Master Durdo with great courage having only 16 men to man the Castle and Bawne, beat him off, and slew more than 80 of his men, and 9 days after sallied out and killed out one prime Gentleman of the O Neils, and ten more, and took two Colours and a Drum, with loss of three of his own men; all which and himself afterwards for want of ammunition were forced to leave the Castle in a dark night, and every one shift for himself, where some misled upon the mountains happened upon the enemy's quarters instead of ours and were killed. Master Durdo with great hazard lying two nights upon the mountains escaped unto us.  
Sir William Stewart understanding of a party of the O Neals in the Kirrilrs' woods, sent out Captain Balfour a deserving soldier, with 100 men, who skirmisht with them, killed 50 Rebels, lost four of his own men, and brought home 400 Cows.  
Some four days after Sir William Stewart desired Lieutenant Colonel Sanderson, myself, and Sergeant Major james Galbraith to march from Newtowne to relieve Ageer and Aghatyan, with 500 foot and 100 horse, the second night in extremity of weather, we marched to the Agher, and quartered in Clogher, a mile & a half distant; the enemy fell that night into one part of our quarters, but upon the alarm of the Sentinels, the main Guard issued out, killed some, and chased the rest. The next morning we marched out into Fermanagh, where in taking 500 Cows, as many sheep, and 300 horses, we killed 70 Rebels: upon our return we besieged Colonel Donnogh, Mac Gwires Castle, being strongly imbattaild and flanked, after many shot past on both sides, the wind turning upon the forepart of the house, we fired some outhouses, in the smoke whereof we approached the gate, set it on fire, entered the Castle, put the men to the sword: and indeed I shall never expect to see more resolution either in Commanders or soldiers: but I shall never insist upon that in this particular, let their acts speak for themselves; in which march we relieved 6000 women and children, which otherwise had perished.  
In this service Ensigne Long behaved himself as if he had been Bullet proof: at hand whilst we were employed in this service, the Rebels drew down upon Sir William Stewarts Newtowne, and the Castle played off and killed 50 of their men in the streets, and preserved the town, except one house or two at the furthermost end.  
Master Speaker be pleased I may put you in remembrance these are the particulars that accurred in Permanagh and Tyrone before we received any Commissions. I shall now present unto you in the same method the occurrences of Donegall County.  
Colonel Newgent a most seditious Instrument, that married my Lord of Eniskellens' mother drew about 600 men about Ballyshannon Castle, a place of great strength and importance, against whom my Colonel Sir Ralph Gore, and Captain Maxwell a forward Gentleman drew out some 200 men and 60 horse, who encountered them, routed them, killed upwards of 180 Rebels, took Colonels Newgents horse, who left it and his boots ripped off behind him, besides many that came down 〈…〉 which were killed by the foot, and not one man 〈◊〉 upon our side. Divers sallies were made by Captain john Follyot, a Gentleman deserving much commendations for his courage and discretion, as also by his Lieutenant William Ancktill Esquire, a bold Comrade, sometime killing 20, 30. in which Captain Follyot received a sore wound in his hand, being at the sword entered and befit with the Rebels.  
About a fortnight after their defeat at Ballyshaunon, the Rebels mustered new forces, and with assistance of Colonel Manus O donnel, and Colonel Turlogh, Mac Caffrye O donnel, they besieged my Col●●●is Castle, he being gone over the mountains for Ammunition, the Rebels fited some outhouses, but were beaten off with loss of twenty men, who attempted to burn the gate.  
In the Barony of Boylagh about two days after the Mac Swine, and the O Boyles, were encountered about Kilbegge by Master Andrew Knox, a Minister, who though very unequal in number to the Rebels held them up at push a Pike, and killed about 80 of their men, and put the whole body to flight, and brought home a great prey. In which skirmish the best Mac Swine was killed.  
These Master Speaker, are the Occurrences in those three County's that were precedent unto any Commission granted for raising of Regiments and now I shall according to the rule I propounded unto myself, first relate the exploits of every Regiment a part, and then of such service as was done jointly, and as I began with Formanagh, in what was performed before any Commission, so I shall endeavour the same in these subsequent Occurrences.  
Tullagh and Lisgold Castles, being formerly surrendered upon promise of quarters, which was performed in this manner, they stripped old and young, and bound them, exposing them all night to the frost and snow, and next day killed them, Moneigh Castle joined with Sir William Cole, and marched out into the fields to Lowthers-townes where they had intelligence, they were drinking upon their march towards Eniskilling, and surprised them unawares, and pursued them some four miles with slaughter above 200 men, took four Colours, some Drums, two Captains, one Mac Mahout, another Mac Guire, with store of Arms.  
After this he marched out with 400 men, and having burnt the corn and the enemy's garrisons, was met in his march homewards, by Mac Guire with 800 men, with great violence charging his Van, and unexpectedly 400 more of the Mac Mahou●●s, charged him on the 〈…〉 put them all to flight, killed up wards of a 100 men, got 60. 〈◊〉, and many Pikes, he hath taken all their boats u●on Long●●●●nty sunk their Cot●s, and both by land and water made 〈◊〉 This is what I can certainly 〈◊〉, enough we ●●ard many other passages of much credit, but I am certain that he is not ●●●cope when any opportunity shall require.  
I shall now leave Fermanagh in this discourse, and 〈…〉 in my prayers, and pass to Sir William 〈◊〉 Regiment, and 〈◊〉 Roberts Stewarts, whom though I but now name, hath given 〈◊〉 brave testimonies of Commanders every way well qualified. A●●es the unfortunate and unworthy loss of Strebane, these Regiments garrisoned upon such frontier places, as might secure the Ba●●ony 〈◊〉 Rapho, in which the safety of the City of London-dery was 〈◊〉 concerned, as also the Barony of Enishoen, in which 〈…〉 fight men of the Irish, ready then (though we conceive better of them now) to have fallen upon our backs upon the least invitation of any defeat unto us. Sir Ralph Gores Regiment being but 500 ●●●t, marched into the Baronies of Boylagh, and Bannagh, and ●irh●●gh, being Baronies that had been wholly wasted by the Rebels, where for 13. weeks we had no sustenance, but what we pul●● out of the Rebels mouths. These two Regiments were for the most part mingled in service, and having so great a scope as ●6. long 〈◊〉 ●illes to guard in the long winter nights, and every way passabl● for the enemy's entrance, and the charge of so many souls there residing, and following their vocations as in the time of peace; 〈◊〉 the con●●●● of thousand of pl●●●dred Pamilles, I believe in a 〈◊〉 construction it will deserve the tide of miraculous service for 〈◊〉 nights but the 〈◊〉 attempted in several places with light-house to burn the Country, which they never in the least way prevailed in, but many times returned with a weaker master than they 〈◊〉 forth. Yet Master Speaker, they spared no labour or industry, Sir Robert Stewart marched to Newtowne and relieved it, but the Enemy saved all their heads by their heels, but six men; afterwards marched up to ●●●●●e-d●rge, burned all the Enemy's Country, and killed div●●●, brought 100L. Cows, than marched up over against 〈◊〉, bu●●● that Country, and killed divers; afterwards fell over in the ●●ght upon the Rebels Quarters above Strebane, and killed about louthen. Sir William Stewart in the mean time was as busy in the Ba●r●●y of 〈…〉, fitting and burning.  
Captain Maxwell, and Captain George Stewart marched towards 〈◊〉 with 150 men, and killed 90 of the Rebels, and brought home 1800 Cows. Captain Basill about the same time, being New-year's day, marched over into the enemy's Country with 60 men and en●●●●tred 400 men, and killed 36.  
〈…〉 preserving of their own quarters, and scouring the neighbouring quarters of the enemies, that our Regiment on the other side of the mountains at that present, having no intelligence of their continual defeats, having marched seven days and nights upon mountains, where never horsemen road in a deep snow, 13. miles the least days march, where and when the best Commanders never tasted bread, bear, wine, salt, or Aquavitae, and at every night fought with the Rebels for his bedcloathes (God be praised with strange success) and being in the sight of the enemy, and for the most part upon the Ice (notwithstanding the weather) stripped in our shirts; upon our marching homewards met such a pack of them drawn out by the other two Regiments, that they beset us in our quarter at night, which we expecting, appointed a near Fort for our Alarm place for two Companies to draw unto, and the other two Companies into a wood, where if by God's mercy we should have the better of them, we were assured they should pass, all happened accordingly; for our Sentinels giving a timely Alarm, the two Companies took the Fort, beat them off until they fled the right way, where the two Companies unexpectedly met them with sharp fire, and the other two sallied out of the Fort upon their Rears, and did very terrible execution: Immediately after which we marched away in the night, and surprised many in the neighbouring houses; and lastly, burned the quarters, and all the corn in the whole march, which was out of command. And truly Sir Ralph Gore his zeal was very earnest, for the most tempestuous nights he would always choose to fall upon their quarters, which at last were upon every hand of our Garrison; for he having placed for the safety of those parts one Company at Kilbegge, another at Castle-Rabin, and one being left to maintain our own quarters, we had but two Companies for the Field; yet at divers times we would march out to them, being at the least 13. Colours; and overnight having taken the ditches with Musketeers, drew them in with counterfeit retreats, until we had discharged at 40. yard's distance; sometimes a 100 Musketeers, sometimes more, every Musket charged with 10. Pistol Bullets.  
But M. Speaker, our good success ended with our Ammunition, for all being spent to one Roll of Match, and sending a Letter for some supply; the Traitor run to the Rebels, delivered my Letter, and what I had but modestly put into the Text concerning our wants, he being a soldier in the Regiment made a large Comment upon, which heartened the Rebels so much, that we were like to perish for want of food, and certainly had, if Sir Robert Stewart with his Regiment, and three of Sir William Stewarts Companies had not 〈◊〉 by some lose, Files of the Enemy's shot, which he beat off, and so without much danger secured the march of the entire Body.  
But now Master Speaker, the Country being wasted by the Enemy, and ourselves, the day's beginning to grow longer, we thought best to join all three Regiments, leaving Ballyshannon, Castle of Donegall, and Castle Rahin well manned, and as well as we could provided otherwise, and so betook ourselves with what strength we could spare unto the Fields. And now Master Speaker, if I can borrow your patience, I presume I shall acquaint you with very good service. In our march over the mountains of Barnesmore homewards to the Barony of Ralph, this Barnesmore being known to every inhabitant in Ireland to be as dangerous a place as art and nature could devise. When the Vanguard of our Army entrod the Wood, we sent threescore lose shot upon each of our Flanks, half Calliver shot from our Body through the Woods, where they skirmished with the Enemy, having taken the Wood overnight, in very hot service upon both sides. The Rebels had placed thirteen Colours in a hollow, half a mile above us, who when they heard our shot shown themselves, thinking as they confessed to draw us out, whilst thirteen Colours more lay hidden in another hollow, that should suddenly fall in upon the remaining party, and had likewise placed nine Colours below to fall in upon the baggage, which was at least three thousand souls, which traveled below almost a mile off, in a narrow pass. We drew out (suspecting the worst) only some commanded Musketeers skirmished and beat away their first Body appeared, when immediately the other nine Colours fell in upon the baggage, to which we assigned eight and forty Musketeers, who held them up courageously in a straight pass. We that were with the main Body perceiving it, having a Wood and Boggeunderus, drew with more haste than order (as requisite it was) to their relief, so that we likewise put them to slight. In the mean time the thirteen Colours in ambush all this while fell into our Rear, and all their Forces in the twinkling of an eye fell round upon us, which we with countermanded Musketeers opposed, and during the space of seven hours and a half (by a watch) fought and killed four hundred of their men, besides what fell in our march of six miles, where having conveyed our baggage between two Divisions, were still charged in our Rear, and the extremities of Hankes that had thick shot returned by two hundred Musketeers of ours, so that as by a prisoner of theirs taken the next day that was present at the battle, seven hundred was confessed to be slain, in which we lost but nine men, and some hurt. That night we marched into our Quarters in the Barony of Rapho. This occurrence happened about eight weeks since.  
〈…〉 of several parties both of Horse and Foot into the Enemy's Country returning home both with the prey and the slaughter of the Enemy, I shall only trouble you with what occurences since the seventeenth of May, until the seven and twentieth, when I left London-dorry.  
Sir Philim O Neal drew down to Strebane about five thousand men besides Horse, intending to burn Rapho, and to raise Enishoen, and we being as he absolutely conceived defeated, to draw the other Forces on the contrary side of Logsoyle, and to assault the Derry. Our Regiments assisted with two strong Companies of Captain Pitts and Captain Lawsons' of the City of  drew over before day into the Rebel's Country, where presently the battles were ordered upon both sides, and so stood about a quarter of a miles distance, we drew out to them one Battalion, and a 100 Musketeers to try how they would answer them. The Rebels left their ground, and drew out to a Wood, which they filled with their Musketeers, we likewise by the earnest entreaty of our Soldiers, were contented to lose the advantage of our present embattelling, and marched over to them beat their Musketeers out of the Wood, and to omit circumstances, killed about five hundred of their men, and put them to their flight in which day there was great circumspection and discipline used by the Commanders, and as much obedience and resolution by the Soldiers, Master Cathcart Cornet to Sir Robers Stewarts Troop, and Lieutenant Colase one of his Lieutenants, and Lieutenant Galbraith one of our Regiment about seventeen years of age, doing very strange service with their commanded Musketeers.  
In pursuance (by God's mercy) of this victory, though we returned weary unto our Quarters, yet by break of day the Regiments were upon march, an unusual way to Strebane, thinking to have beset him and his Forces which quartered there visibly. To this purpose Horse and Foot entered the Town upon all Quarters; but Sir Phelomy was newly departed with his Forces, only the Castle he committed to Captain Hugh Murragh O Devyn a bloody fellow, and an hundred of his choice Musketeers, and a hundred Pikes to guard much of his own baggage, and my Lady Strebanes goods; but we easily forced the Castle, put the men to the sword, only Captain O Devyns life respited, who is now in the Derry Gaol. The Castle we left a Garrison in, commanded by Captain Wisher a discreet Gentleman under the command of Sir William Hamilton, who though formerly a strong rooted Papist (if any root can be in that titular Religion) hath renounced the same, and conforming himself unto the Protestant Church, judging upon this reason (as I have heard from himself) that neither faith, civil conversation, secure comma●●● 〈…〉 traitorous and inhuman designs are, or must be the propagators of it.  
From Strebane we having left 500 men to guard the Barony of Rapho, we marched up on the o Canes Country on the other side of Loghfoyle, and coming over against Derry, quartered in the fields that night, four Companies of the Derry joining with us to relieve Lymmavaddy Castle, and baly Castle, which had been ten weeks before strongly beleaguered by great forces, and yet had sallied forth and killed many hundred of the enemies, being commanded by a resolute young Gentleman Captain Thomas Phillips; his elder brother M. Dudley Philip's in the mean time being gone about with 3. Botes' for to carry their provision from Derry. That night we were welcome guests to the two Castles, who dispaired of all succour; and having conducted their provision in, the next morning assisted with very resolute Horse out of the two Castles, we advanced our march into the Enemy's Country, where at Magiligan we encountered the Enemy, the o Canes, the Magilligans, the o Hagans, and the o Neales', being joined together for our utter ruin, (God be praised) we killed upwards of 500 of them, and scattered the rest.  
Though we were now too fare in discretion engaged from our own Quarters, yet having received late Letters from Colrane of their miserable wants and narrow beleagure, we continued our march up towards the mountains to find some prey, that we might be the welcomer to almost famished Colrane; we met with 3000 Cows, but with thrice as many men, the Rebel having strengthened himself from the Army that beleaguered Colrane and other parts: Our Commanders cherished the Soldier, and the Soldier the Commander; but the Rebels having that morning (moved by the valiant preaching of a Friar) bound themselves by Oath of their Sacrament received thereupon, to fight this Battle to the last man, and to hunt us out of their Country, gave us a warm charge, and forced our Horse, and commanded Musketeers to retreat upon the wings of our Battalions, yet after our shone, yet earnest Prayers, we advanced towards them; and slanghtered above 800. of them; which being an unusual sight to them, they forgot the Friar's Doctrine, and their own application and fled; our Horse and Foot chase them a hundred ways with great slaughter: From thence with our prey and abundance of Horse, etc. we marched to Dungevin Castle, one of the King's Houses, which was kept by Colonel Manus mac qui ballagh, Mac Richard o Cane, who (though in this battle) had fled thither to his charge, upon parley he delivered up the Castle, and desired the Kings 〈…〉 was aftorded; the Arms and 〈…〉 every Regiment bestowed some upon the Town, the Soldiers at easy rates sold the rest, but such as were delivered to the right owners.  
At Castle Roe a mile from Colrane were lodged seven Colours of the Enemies to secure the band fishing to themselves: we took the Colours, put many to the sword, and the Town of Colrane hath a Garrison there now, and enjoys the fishing to themselves, being the greatest Salmon fishing in Christendom.  
From thence we made our speedy march home, where our Horse killed about an hundred stragglers, and found our own quarters invaded with above two thousand men, which our remaining party had with good resolution and success kept off, upon advertisement of our return, they deputed no longer stay.  
In all these particulars (all honour to God Almighty who fought our battles) amongst the three Regiments we lost not an hundred men since the first Rebellion to the last hour.  
We have at the present these Garrisons, Castle of Strebane, Lifford, Rapho, Drombo Castle, Litterkenny, Ramalton, Lymavaddy, baly Castle, Ballyshannor, Donagall, Castle Rahin, being places of great consequence by situation and strength.  
Master Speaker, this is a brief relation of so many passages in such a tract of time; an Epitome of that which was a large volume in our own sufferings and the construction of our Enemies, which in duty I suppose I was bound to present to this Honourable Assembly, in the port and haven of whose unparallelled labours we anchor our safety. You may be pleased (Master Speaker) to remember our sudden surprisal, our wants of all manner of supplies for preservation of our lives, much more for the defence of a Country, and such places of importance; you may consider the resolution of men encouraged by excercise of their Arms fleshed in the blond of their Enemies, emboldened by knowledge of the Country, provoked by the loss of their dearest pledges, wives children, and all; the hazard in transporting men saved, the charges in raising, levying, shipping, demurrage upon wind, and the like prevented; the great expenses of the Commanders amounting to above three thousand pounds for arms victuals, cloaches, &c their offensive service without loss of an hundred men, their defensive vigilancy of so much ground, the several Garrisons of consequence maintained, the weak instruments by which the service was effected, and the great mercy of God by which we were protected; then we doubt not, but the justice of this House will continue us in our Resolutions, encourage others to attempt better; all which we shall in our humble Petition more seasonably present.