A COLLECTION Of Some of the Murders and Massacres committed on the Irish IN IRELAND Since the 23d of October 1641. WITH Some Observations and Falsifications on a late Printed Abstract OF MURDERS Said to be committed by the Irish. Now Published by R. S. LONDON Printed for the Author 1662. A COLLECTION Of some of the Murders and Masacres committed on the Irish in Ireland, since the 23th. of October 1641. HAving with sad thoughts reflected on the continuance of my sufferings, amidst the many joys wherewith my fellow Soldiers with whom I served my Apprenticeship, under the Royal Banner in this Country, nay, all my fellow Subjects of all sorts, and sects, are duly solaced, I found thereby my afflictions became lesle tolerable than before the Royal Authority was established, so as I could not contain myself within my wont bonds of patience, without seeking after the causes of their joys and my miseries, and examining in my own thoughts wherefore I should not partake of the happiness of such, with whom I did undergo many hardships for the Royal Cause, or why such who either as primary causes or immediate actors imbrued their hands in the Royal blood, they who thought to pluck up by the roots Monarchy; Hirarchy, and the fundamentals of all Christian Piety, they who betrayed their trusts and prostituted for money, or other private advantage the Royal Interest, should now live in the condition of free borne Subjects, enjoy their Estates and Fortunes, some of them bear Offices, and promotions, and I who bestowed the Flowers of my youth, nay, all my life, since I could writ man (without the lest Appostacy) in the Royal service, and sought out all opportunities not only in England, as long as any held up for the King, but in all the parts of Ireland even in the utmost confines thereof to support the Royal Authority, should now after my long sufferings under the usurped power, be (very near two years after his Majesty's happy Restitution) still kept out of my Estate and livelihood, and deprived of my Birthright and liberty of a Subject. They who robbed me of these precious things always told me, that my Loyalty to my King was the cause thereof, and I was well pleased to loose all I had, and my life also for that cause, and now contrary to all principles of Philosophy that cause ceasing, the effects in me still holds. Having thus with perplexed thoughts ruinated upon the source of my miseries, and finding no natural cause thereof arising from my deportment during the late Wars, I at length bethought that the same may proceed from some constillation over that unhappy Country Ireland, wherein I was born; and that although I was not involved in the actings of my Country men, yet I may by influence of that constillation be rendered Subject to their misfortunes and this made me some what curious in the search of the ground and progress of the Rebellion in Ireland (which being very odious to me, all my knowledge thereof being deceived, at second hand from the Gassets' and Pamphlets printed at London, which ordinarily during my abode in the King's Garrison of Oxford, and elsewhere, came thither fraught with many execreable & heinous Murders said to be committed by my Country men, I had much difficulty to reconcile myself so far to them, as to admit any other information, until by chance I lighted on a printed Paper, entitled a Narrative etc. In which Narrative is set forth in several instances the odiousness of that Rebellion and of the barbarous actings of the Contrivers thereof in the eyes of all the Sober Catholics of Ireland, their votes and offers for suppressing thereof in its first rise, and the Artificies used and provocations for involving them therein, in it I found my first light of the assertions of the said Catholics in their own behalves touching that Rebellion, and it brought to some solitude; for better and further information in those matters, which I since had from discourses of several disinteressed persons aswell Protestants as Catholics, and being thus informed, it was my hap to light of a Pamphlet lately printed under the Title of an Abstract of some few of these Barbarous cruel Masacres and Murders of the Protestants and the English in some parts of Ireland, committed since the 23 of October 1641. upon perusal of which Abstract I was satisfied that the design of Printing the same in a time when the setlement of that Kingdom was under his Majesty's consideration, was for no other end than to tender all the Catholics there (in all good men's opinions) blasted and unfit to partake of his Majesty's grace and favour. The notions I had by my said former communication touching these matters did enable me to confute several particulars of that Pamphlet, and I found myself as a person suffering under the Calumny of my Country obliged to retort those Calumny's, and to vindicate the honest party of my Country men, in what I may without which (as I am verily persuaded) I must still continued under my wont afflictions. And this occasioned my publishing of the ensuing Collection, wherein the Reader may be assured, that I have not taken precedent from these scurrilous and lying Pamphlets, nor inserted any thing herein, but what is an undeniable truth to be justified by many thousands, for it is publicly known that Cromwel's pretended High Court of Justice passed through all the parts of Ireland, and picked out of the people all such as could be in any manner tainted with the spilling of English blood, with that rigour as may be esteemed rather sumum jus than moderate Justice, that upon trials in the said Court and examinations taken in order to those trials, there were but a few of the many thousands said to be murdered, in printed Pamphlets, found to be real, and it is well known that there were not so many Protestans of the British Nation, living in Ireland in the beginning of that Rebellion, as have been printed, to be Murdered, also it is undeniable that the first Massacres committed in the time of the said Rebellion (which occasioned all the mischiefs thereafter happening, was as done upon the Irish, and the several Murthes perpetrated in cold blood, upon them did twenty fold exceed these which were committed on the English, and that they who took in hand the publishing of the murders done upon the English, did raise the same to an immense number, and painted the hardness thereof with such barbarous circumstances, thereby to win compassionand secure from England, and to slain the unblemish able honour of his Sacred Majesty with some reflections from that Rebellion, as hath been manifested upon the trials of several persons in the said High Courts, and at the trial of Qualifications in Ashloane where the book, called the black book, being a Collection of the examinations taken in the year 1641. of Murders said to be than committed, being produced, the same was so falsified in most paticulars thereof, aswel by the witnesses pretended to be fond sworn, as also by some of the persons than and now living, who were in the said book sworn to be Murdered, that the said book was, for shame laid aside as no evidence, and several other persons who have taken examinations touching murders, have several times since acknowledged the falsity of the matters published by them, as being had by the false information of others, who in the hurry of these times and their own frights were so transported as they swore all their neighbours whom they left behind were all murdered, when all or most of them were afterwards found to be living, and yet all these mistakes although well known, remain yet unrectified. The truth is, that all sober and estated persons of the Irish Nation did desire nothing more than the punishment of those murders, and it was at their humble proposals that all murders were excepted out of the Articles of peace; they also desired lately (by their Agents) to except all murders out of the Act of Indemnity, and still desire the same, and think that until the blood maliciously spilt on both sides, shall be expiated by condign inflictions of punishment upon the Murderers, God's wrath will hardly be averted from that Land, and although the Irish have been in the highest degree aspersed by the many brutes raised of those Murders, yet the honest party of them found themselves so unconcerned therein, otherwise than that they were born in a Country where those heinous facts were committed, that they have not until this time writ a syllable in vindication of themselves, neither would I now if I had not been by my sufferings with them forced into it, and finding that a bore defence without some retort upon the offenders would not be deemed a good defence, I found a necessity immediately to lay open the falsehood of the said printed Pamphlet, and to publish a Collection of some of the many Murders committed on the Irish hereafter; ensuing, circumstanced with time, place and persons with as much certainty, as upon my best scrutiny here in Eng. I would inform myself. Which Circumstances I found for the most part omitted in the abstract, charging the Irish with Murders. And certainly were those Murders true which are accompanied with those horrid Circumstances mentioned in the said abstract, either the Murthes or murderers names in all likelihood would be known and set forth with some other marks of truth for the more belief. But I found the said Abstract is much mistaken and false as hereafter expressed, by which the impartial reader may judge of the rest, as of the verity of this Collection, published to undeceive the misled by the said Abstract and former Pamphlets set forth at first and now revived by those who always adheared to the usurped power. Wherein is observable that in the first and second page of that scandalous Abstract, is said that at Kilkeny in the year 1642. many Protestants were Murdered in a barbarous manner, and at Grag in the County of Kilkeny seventy Protestants were likewise murdered with most horrid circumstances, whereas there was at Kilkeny but one woman smothered in a tumult in 1641. and the late Lord of Mount Garret coming to appease it, found one Cantwel active therein, and shot him dead, and wounded others. As to Grag aforesaid there was not any murdered there during the War, the truth of both which is so confidently averred by persons of honour and quality, as that they are content to allow the whole Abstract for truth, if any protestant was murdered in either of those places other than the woman aforesaid. Other falsifications will be found in their proper places in the Province of Connaght which might have been done in most particularls, but that I would not retard the publishing of this at present in expectation of farther information out of Ireland. R. S. AS for such who in the Usurpers time have been unjustly executed by the pretended High Courts of justice, are omitted here for brevities sake only a few instances, viz. The Lord Viscount of Mayo under colour of being guilty of the murders committed at, Shruell was put to to death by a Court confistng of eleven officers, amongst whom there was not one Lawyer, whereof five did acquit him when the said murders was committed, the said Lord was a Protestant, had no command amongst the Irish, and urged at his Trial by good proofs, that he escaped the Murderers with his life by great providence. Col. Bagenal in 1652. a very loyal Gentleman, executed at Kilkeny for signing a Warrant to hung one John Stone a known spy, the said Col. being than left for a public hostage, for performance of Articles concluded there and not discharged before execution, Mr. Edward Butler son to the Lord of Mont Garret having notice sent him that some Protestants were a hanging at Ballaragad, came with all haste to preserve their lives, which he did of such as he overtook alive, yet was condemned and executed because he came not time enough to save two of them that were hanged upon a suspicion he might save them as well as the rest; how unjustly the Lady Roch was put to death for murdering an unknown person, is notoriously known; And Mistress Fitz. Patrick was executed on the testimony of one woman who afterwards did acknowledge she was set on by Col. Axtel, and had a sum of money from him for such prosecution. A Collection of some of the Massacres and Murders committed on the Irish in Ireland, since the 23 of October 1641. County of Antrim. ABout the beginning of November, the English 1641. and Scots forces in Cnockfergus and murdered in one night, all the Inhabitants of the territory of Island Mr. Gee to the number of above 3000 men women and children, all innocent persons, in a time when none of the Catholics of that County were in Arms or Rebellion. Note that this was the first Massacre committed in Ireland of either side. 1641. Mr. Mae Naghten having built a small fortress in the said County to preserve himself and his followers from outrages, until he had understood what the cause of the than rebellion was. As soon as Col. Campbel came near with part of the Army, he sent to let him know that he would come to him with his party, which he did, and they were next day murdered to the number of 80. by Sir john Clothworthy now Lord Masserin his Soldiers. About the same time 100 poor women and children were murdered in one night, at a place called Balliaghiun by direction of the English and Scots Officers commanding in that County. County of Derry. 1641. Some 300 men women and children of the Irish, having freely come under the protection of the Garrison of London Derry, were stripped plundered and killed by the said Garrison. 1644. Mr. Morris, Mc. Daniel Natural son to the late Earl of Antrins, was hanged at Coolrane by the Governors' orders, notwithstanding he had Col. Michael jones his pass. County of Down. 1641. The Burgesses and Inhabitants of the town of Newry, meeting the English Army on their march to besiege the Castle of the said Town, were received into protection, and after quarter given to the Garrison of the said Castle, the said Inhabitants and the Soldiers of the said Garrison, to the number of 500 and upwards, men, women and children were brought on the Bridge of the Newry and thrown into the River, and such of them as endeavoured to escape by swimming were murdered County of Donegal. 1641. About the 20 of Nou. Sir William Steward commanded the Gentry and Inhabitants of that County to join with his Forces in opposition to the Rebels, and accordingly they came to the place appointed where Captain Cunningham with a party of the said Sir William's Regiment, under pretence of incorporating with them, fell upon the Inhabitants with his armed Soldiers, and killed very many of them, among whom were Owen Mc Sherney Morris O Farey and Donnagh O Callan, Gentlemen of quality and Estates. About the same time Cap. Fleming and other Officers of the said Regiment, commanding a party, smothered to death 220. women and children in two Caves. About the same time the aforesaid Captain Cunnigham murdered about 63 women and children in the Isles of Rosse. 1641. The Governor of Letter Kenney, gathered together on a Sunday morning 53 poor people, most of them women and children, and caused them to be thrown of the Bridge into the River and drowned them all. 1641. In November, one Reading murdered the wife and three children of Shane O Morhghy in a place called Ballikenny of Ramalton, and after her death cut of her breasts with his sword. 1641. 1642. The Garrisons of Rapho, Drombo, Lifford, and Castle-raghen slaughtered no lesle than 1500 of the poor neighbouring Inhabitants, never in Arms, and three persons were chief noted among them for their barbarous cruelty, by name james Graham, Henry Dugan, and Robert Cunnigham, commonly called the killer of old women. 1641. 1642. About 2000 poor Labourers, women and children of the Barreny of Terhu were massacred by the Garrisons of Bellashanny and Donegal and Lieutenant Thomas Po, a Officer among them, coming under colour of friendship to visit a neighbour that lay sick in his bed and to whom he owed money) carried a naked Dagger under his Cloak which (whilst he seemed to bow towards the sick man in a friendly manner ask how he did) he thrust it into his body, and told his wife, her husband should be not longer sick, and so killed him. 1650. In the month of june about 3000 Horse and Foot of his Majesty's Army, being defeated near Letter Kenny, by the English Rebels adhering to Cromwell most of the principal Officers of the said party taken Prisoners, in the Battle were killed in cold blood, by order of Sir Charles Coot late Lord of Montrath, notwithstanding they had quarter from the Officers who took them Prisoners. County of Monagham. 1641. Captain Townsley Governor of Magherneckle, killed four Labourers and a woman being under protection. Captain Bromwel Governor of Clunes meeting upon the road with Mr. Charles O Connelly, a Gentleman living under his Protection, caused him to be shot to death. 1641. The Soldiers of the Garrisons of Dundalk and Trim, killed no lesle than 500 poor innocent persons, women and children in that County. 1641. 1642. The Armies of Montroe and the Legan in their several marches through that Country, slaughtered about 2000 poor old men women and children. 1652. Col. Barrow of Cromwel's Army having taken an Island defended by Lieutenant Col. Patrick, Mr. Mahon for his Majesty after killing the said Lieutenant Col. and his Soldiers, put all the women and children to the sword, to the number of 80. among whom a little pretty child of 6 years old, being spared by the Soldiers, was killed by order of the said Col. Barrow. County of Cavan. 1641. Mr. Dela Pool an English Gentleman having taken Lands in that County some years before the war, invited several of his friends to come out of England and sive with him, who were all murdered in their Houses by the Army (only the said Dela Pool who was brought into the Town of Cavan and there hanged) for no other reason, but their being Roman Catholics, and living among the Irish. 1641. Sir Alexander Gorden and his Lady being Scotch, but Roman Catholics, each of them above 70 years old were plundered of their goods and stripped naked. And all their Tenants, Servants, and all their Sons murdered. In the same year the English forces in this County drowned 600 men, women, and children, in and about Butlers-Bridge, no murders having been committed on any Protestants there although in the Pamphlet lately printed, several murders are said to be committed in that place. County of Mayo. In this County few murders were committed by either side, though the Lible saith that about 250 Protestants were murdered whereof at Bellicke 220, whereas not one person was murdered there, which the now Lady of Montrath can witness, her Ladyship, Sir Robert Hanna her father, with many others being retreated thither for security, were all conveyed safe to Manor Hamilton, and it is observable that the said Lady and the rest came to Mr. Owen O Rorrkes who kept a Garrison at Drumahier for the Irish, before they came to Manor Hamilton whose brother was prisoner with Sir Frederick Hamilton, and the said Mr Rorrk having so many persons of quality in his hand, sent to Sir Frederick to enlarge his brother, and that he would convey them all safe to him, Sir Frederick instead of an enlarging the brother, hanged him the next day after be received the message, which might have well provoked the Gentleman to a revenge, if he had not more humanity, than could be well expected upon such an occasion, and in times of so great confusion yet he sent them all safe where they desired. There was a murder committed near the Moyn on 27 Protestants which was all (and that too many) that was committed in that County, Buchanan said to be buried alive, was killed in a private quarrel, and he cut of his adversaries hand before himself was killed. County of Galway and Province of Connaght. Anno 1642. Seirjeant Redmond Burk of the Lord of Clanmorris his Foot Company and two more, were hanged by the than Governor of the fort of galway, the said Lord being than of his Majesty's Army, for which action no reparation being given to his Lordship, he pretended it to be the occasion of his Revolt from the Lord Marquis of Clanriccard. Anno 1642. A party of the Garrison of the said Fort, murdered six people in Rinveel, amongst whom one Geoffrey Fitz Thibot, aged about 70 years and in a burning , with his wife who was as old, were murdered in their beds, which action provoked many of the neighbours to stand on their guard against the said Fort. Anno. 52. Redmond Burke a Col. in his Majesty's Army had quarter given him by some of Col. Coats men he being taken in a skirmish between Col. Grace and some of Cromwel's party, and being prisoner for some time, Col. Henry Ingelsby caused his head to be cut of. Anno 52. 53. It was an usual practice with Col. Stubbers than Governor of Galway, and others commanding in the said County to take the people out of their beds at nights, and cell them for Slaves to the Indieses, and by computation sold out of the said County above 1000 souls. Murders committed in the said County of galway on Protestants. Anno 42. It is confessed that two Protestants were murdered in that County, whereof one was a Minister as the Libel says, but it is most certain, that the Lord Marquis of Clanriccard caused the three men who murdered one of them to be hanged in Gibbets in three several places, and by his Lordship's orders Sir Roger O Shaghnesy hanged the two Cowherds who murdered the other. Anno 42. It is confessed that the Lord of Clanmorris having declared against the said Fort, for hanging his Sergeant as above expressed, took Sergeant Rowleright, and two or three more of the Soldiers of the said Fort pilladging a village near galway, and hanged Rowleright and the other three. It is also confessed that a barbarous murder was committed by one Edmund Alta, an irreligious profane fellow of the County of Mayo, and his wicked complices on some Protestants at Shruel a place mearing with the county of galway on about 30 persons, and the Pamphleter might well remember that the neighbouring Gentry came with all expedition to rescue the said Protestants, and that they did rescue the Bishop of Killala (who by the Pamphlet seems to have been murdered) and his wife and children▪ with the most part of the said Protestants, and Bryen Kilkenny a Friar, than Guardian of the Abbey of Ross near Shruel, was of the first that made haste to that rescue, and brought the said Bishop's wife and children, with several others of the said distressed Protestants to his Monastery, where they found as much civility as was in the said Friar's Power to give them for several nights, until Mr. Burk of Castle Hacket brought the said Bishop, his wife and family to his own house where they wanted nothing he could afford them for some weeks, the like being done by several other neighbouring Gentlemen to the rest of the said Protestants, until they were sent to places of security by the Lord marquis Clanriccard his order, yet the said Friar hath been these eight years passed kept a Prisoner for his function or calling without any other crime laid to his charge, now being about 80 years of age. And it is observable that in this county of galway all the war time several Protestant Ministers viz. Dean York, Mr. Corroyn, Mr. Nelly, and other Ministers, had their Protestant Flocks and meetings without interruption living amongst the Irish, County of Roscoman. Not murders were committed by any party in this County only five persons at Bellanafada by one Roger O Conor; and no murder was committed at Bellalegue during the War, although in the Pamphlet the contrary is expressed, nor no such man as William Steward was known in that County, nor to have been murdered there though the said abstract sets forth his being murdered in a most barbarous manner. County of Leotrim. Anno 1641. It was commonly known to all sides how cruel the Governor of Manor Hamilton was in that County, how he usually invited Gentlemen to Dine with him, and hanged them after Dinner, and 'cause their thighs to be broke with hatchets before execution. Also the said Governor being in Ulster when than Rebellion broke forth, desired one Mr. Iraght (a Gentleman who professed much friendship to him) to do him the favour to guide him in safety to Manor Hamilton aforesaid which the Gentleman did, and came near upon a 100 miles with him, after being friendly treated for some days by the said Governor he hanged without the lest occasion, neither was the Gentleman in the rebellion, but was hanged lest he should. The Libel says three Protestants were murdered in this County, but on due examination it will be found three was none. County of Sligoe. Here is none at this time who can give any exact account of the murders committed in this County, but one remarkable murder, that in Creanes Castle in the Town of Sligo, the Irish had a party commanded by Mayor Richard Burke after obtaining quarter for them to march away, to the number of about 200 were murdered rendering the Castle, this Sir Audley Mervyne knoweth to be true. County of Dublin. 1641. About the beginning of November, 5 poor men (whereof two were Protestants) coming from the Market of Dublin, and lying that night at Santry 3 miles from thence, were Murdered upon their Beds by one Cap. Smith, and a party of the Garrison of Dublin, and their heads brought next day in triumph into the City, which occasioned Luke Nettervel and George King and others of the neighbours, to writ to the Lord Justices to know the cause of the said murder, whereupon their Lordships issued forth a Proclamation that within 5 days the Gentry should come to Dublin to receive satisfaction, and in the mean while (before the 5 days were expired) old Sir Charles Coote came out with a party plundered and burned the Town of Clontraffe distant 2 miles from Dublin belonging to the said Gorge King nominated in the Proclamation, and killed 16 of the Townsmen and women and 3 sucking Infants, which unexpected breach of the Proclamation (having deterred the Gentlemen from waiting of the Lords Justices) forced many of them to betake themselves to their natural defence, and others to abandon their houses. In the same week 56 men, women and children of the Village of Bullogge (being frighted at what was done at Clontarff, took boats and went to Sea, to eat the fury of a party of Soldiers come out of Dublin, under the command of Colonel Crafford, but being pursued by the soldiers in other Boats, were overtaken and thrown over board. One Russel a Baker in Dublin coming out of the Country, in company with Mr. Archbold of Clochram (who went to take hold of the said Proclamation of the Lords Justices) were both hanged and quartered. 1641. In March, a party of horse of the Garrison of Donsoghlin, murdered seven or eight poor people in Protection, Tenants to Mr. Dillon of Hunstowne having quartered in their houses the night before, and receiving such entertainment as the poor people could afford. About the same time, a party of the English quartered at Mallahyde, hanged a servant of Mr Robert Boynes at the Plough, and forced a poor Labourer to hung his own brother, and soon after they hanged fifteen of the Inhabitants of Swords who never bore Arms, in the Orchard of Mallahide, and hanged a woman for bemoaning her husband hanged amongst them. In the same year after quarter given by Lieutenant Colonel Gibson, to those of the castle of Carriggmain they were all put to the sword, being about three hundred and fifty, most of them women and children, and Colonel Washington endeavouring to save a pretty child of seven years of age, carried him under his cloak, but the child against his will was killed in his arms, which was a principal motive of his quitting that service. 1642. In April one Nicholas Hart and fourteen Labourers, going with corn to the market of Dublin, and having a pass, were all murdered upon the road, by a party commanded abroad by Lord Lambert. The same day Mr. Sarsfield of Lucan, sent his Groom to guide the Lord of Gesils' Troop, which the fellow having performed, was knocked in the head for his labour. The same day eighteen villages in Protection, the furthest within six miles to Dublin, were plundered and burned, and to the number of four hundred men women and children, were cruelly massacred. About the same time, a party of the Garrison of Swoards, having brought in thirty poor Labourers, forced them to dig their own graves and than killed them. Much about that time, one Benet Sheriff of the county, killed sixteen men and women coming from the market of Dublin in May. A party under the command of Colonel Crafford murdered one hundred forty women and children in Newcastle and Coolmine, being under protection. 1641. 1642. Many thousands more of the poor innocent people of that County, shunning the fury of the Soldiers fled several times into thickets of Firres which the Soldiers did usually fire, killing as many as endeavoured to escape, or forced them back again to be burnt, and the rest of the Inhabitants for the most part died of Famine. 1649. Captain Harrington a Protestant, and three hundred Officers and Soldiers, taken Prisoners at the defeat given his Majesty's Army before Dublin, were after quarter given, put to death by order of Colonel Michael jones. Mr. Wogan of Rathcoffie, having quarter given him in the same time, by Captain Ottoway, was killed by Lieutenant Tomson, as he rid behind one of Ottoways troopers, and one Mr. Hiny an aged person after dividing his goods to the value of fifteen hundred pound among the Soldiers, was knocked in the head, together with his daughter, her husband and four children after quarter. Note that no lesle than twelve thousand of the poor Inhabitants of that county, were cruelly massacred the first year of the War. County of Kildare. 1641. Captain Thomas Hues having summoned thirty three contributers to meet him at Hodgestowne, caused them all to be murdered. 1641. The said Hues murdered Mistress Eustare Aunt to Sir Robert Talbot ninty years old (with two gentlewomen that waited on her) after she entertained him friendly in her house. 1641. The Soldiers of Clongowes' wood and Rathcoffy yielding upon quarter, were conveyed to Dublin and hanged there & upwards of an hundred and fifty women and children, were found in the said places murdered. Anno 51. Capt. Hulet coming to Sir john Dongans house at Castle town, to search for a Priest, tortured a child of Sir john's of seven years of age with lighted matches, to force a confession from him where the Priest was, and the poor child not telling, or not knowing, Hulet hung him up with the Reins of his bridle, but the Troopers when Hulets back was turned, cut him down half dead, whereof the child died soon after. It is well known that the Commons of that county were for the most part destroyed and slaughtered by the English, in so much that there were not so many left living as could gather the 20th part of the harvest. County of Meath. 1642. In April Mrs Elinor Taaffe of Tullag hanoge, sixty years old, and 6 women more were murdered by the Soldiers of the Garrison of Trim, and a blind woman aged eighty years, was encompassed with straw by them, to which they set fire and so burnt her, the same day they hanged two women in Kilbride and two old decrepit men that begged Alms of them. In the same year Mr. Walter Dulin an old man, unable to stir, abroad many years before the war, was killed in his own house by Lieutenant Colonel Broughtons' troopers, notwithstanding the said Broughtons' Protection which the old man produced. 1642. Mr. Walter evers a Justice of peace and Coram, an aged man and bedrid of the Palsy long before the Rebellion, was carried in a Carr to Trim. and there hanged by the Governors' orders. Anno 1642. Many Ploughman were killed in Philbert-Stowne by the Garrison at Bective. 1642. 40. Men women and children in Protection reaping their harvest in Bonestowne were killed by a troop of the said Garrison, who upon the same day killed Mrs Alfon Read, at Donsaghiln being eighty nine years old, and forty persons more, most of them women and children shunning the fury of the said troop, were overtaken and slaughtered. 1642. About seventy men, women and children, tenants to Mr. Francis Mc O voy, and under protection, were killed by Greenvils Soldiers, and 160 more in the Parish of Rathcoare, whereof there was an aged couple blind fifteen years before. 1642. Cap. Sandford and his troopers, murdered in and about Mulhussey upwards of one hundred men, women and children, under protection, and caused one Conor Breslan to be stuck with a knife into the throat, and so bled to death, and one Eliner Cusaack one hundred years old, was tied about with lighted matches, and so tortured to death in Clonmoghan. 1642. james Dowlan about a hundred years old, Donagh Comen, Derby Dennis, Roger Bolan, and several other Labourers and women, to the number of a hundred and sixty making their harvest, were all slaughtered by the Garrison of Trim. 1642. Mr. Barnwal of Tobertinan, and Mr. john Husseg innocent persons were hanged at Trim, by old Sir Charles Cootes party. 1642. Gerrald Lynch of Donower aged eighty years, was killed by troopers of Trin being in protection. Mr. Thomas Talbot of Crawlstowne about eighty years old being protected, and a known servitor to the Crown, (having been Lieutenant of horse, to the Lord of Hoaths troop in the Battle of Kinsale, in Queen Eliz. Reign, was killed at his own door by some of Captain Marroes' troop. 1642. About the month of April, the Soldiers under the said Greenvils command, killed in and about the Navan eighty men, women and children, who lived under Protection. 1641. Captain Wentworth and his company, garrisoned at Donmo, killed no lesle than two hundred protected persons, in the Parish of Donamore Slain, and Barroni of Margellin and Oumorein, the town of Ardmulchan Kingstowne and Haristowne, all protected persons. 1642. Sir Richard Greenfields' troop killed forty two men, women and children, and eighteen Infants at Doramstowne. 2642. A woman in Protection was by Capt. Marrows Soldiers put into the stock of a Tuckmil and so tucked to death, in the town of Steedalte. Lieutenant Ponsonby put two aged protected persons to death at Dowanstone, each of them being about eighty years old. Captain Marrow caused about an hundred protected persons, men, women and children to be put to death in the Barony of Dooleek, and Lieutenant john Tench killed a protected person 70 years old near Duleek. Mr. Patrick White, son and heir of Mr. White of Clangil▪ in protection, was taken out of his bed and knocked in the head, by Lieu. Luaton of the Garrison of Trim. 1647. Three thousand Soldiers at the Battle of Donganshill, were killed after quarter given them, by Coll. Michael jones, and many Irish Officers taken in the battle, and deeply wounded were killed the next day after, when they could not march on foot. 1649. After the taking of Drogheda by Cromwell, the slaughterer of men, women and children, continued there for four or five days together in cold blood, to the number of about four thousand. Many thousands of the poor Inhabitants of this county were destroyed in the Sirs, as those in the county of Dublin, and the rest for the most part perished with Famine. County of Westmeath. 1642. About the latter end of March, Mr. Christopher Mac Gawley notwithstanding the protection of the Duke of Ormond, was killed in his own house with two of his servants, by a party of the English Aarmy marching to Athlone, who laying the said tection on the said Gawleys breast, shot him through his protection, to try whether it was proof against a buller. 1942. Mistress Ellis Dillon of Killenenin having the Lord Justice's protection for herself, and her tenants, was plundered and 40 of the said Tenants their wives and children were killed by soldiers under Sir Michael Earnely's command. County of Louth. 1641. In the month of February, about 300 poor people men women and Children were cruelly slaughtered in the wood of Deruer by a party of the Garrison of Dondalke and Tredath. 1641. About the beginning of March about 300 hundred Farmers and labourers never in Armos, with their wives and Children were masacred by a party of the Garrisons of Dondalke and Tredath in the Redmoore of Braganstowne. About the same time Captain Charles Townsly and Lieutenant faithful Townsly, with a party of the English Army and Garrison of Dundalke slaugtered at Dunmogham 220 Inhabitants of several Villag es commanded by the Officers of the said Army to live in that place for their greater security. A party of the said Garrison of Tredath and Dundalke, killed above 200 persons in the Castle of Reaghstowne after quarter given. 1641. One Anthony Townsly hanged Mr. Dromgole of Dromgoolstowne at his own gate, the said Townsley hanged upward of 30 poor men and women, going to the Markets of Dundalke and Tredath, on a tree commonly called eight mile Bush midway between the said Towns. 1642. A party of horse and foot of the Garrison of Tredah, killed and burnt in the firres above 160 men women and children of the Inhabitants of Termoufeighin, within three miles of Tredah not lesle than a 10000 of the poor Inhabitants of that County though they are not taxed with any murder committed on the Protestants according to their own abstract, were masacred. County of Wicklow. October 1641. Three women whereof, one Gentle woman big with Child, and a boy were hanged on the Bridge of Neuragh, by command of of old Sir Charles Coote in his first march to that County, and caused his guide to blow into his Pistol and so shot him dead, he also hanged a poor Butcher on the same march, called Thomas Mc William. 1641. Mr. Denis Conyam of Glanely aged and unable to bear Arms was roasted to death by Capt. Gee of Col. Craffords Regiment, & in all the marches in 41, 42, 43, the English Army killed all they met in this County though no murders are charged on the said County, to be committed on Protestants by the Abstract. In the Usurpers time Captain Barrington Garrisoned at Arcklow, Murdered Donnagh O Doyle of Killoarrow and above 500 more Protected by himself, and it is well known that most of the comonalty of this County were murdered. 1650. Mr. Birne of Munneg a Gentleman of an inoffensive Demeanour being than in protection, the Governor of Carloe, marched with a party to this County; the said Birne came to him and two of his servants produced his Protection, notwithstanding which he and his two servants were hanged, for no other reason than that the Gentleman had a great stood of Horses and Mares, besides a good stock of Cows which were out of hand seized on by the said Governor and his party. County of Kilkenny. 1641. The English Soldiers of the Garrison of Ballenekil burnt an old woman of ninety years old in her own house in Idough. 1642. The said Soldiers massacred a hundred eighty men, women and children, who were cutting their Corn near the said Garrison. They dragged Mr. Thomas She an innocent person out of his own house with five of his Servants, and hanged them all at Ballenekil. 1650. Col. Daniel Axtel cut of the head of of Mr. Fitz Gerret of Browneifords' Son, and hanged the sons of Mr. Butler of Ballikify and Mr. Butler of Boni'dstowne because their fathers inlisted themselves in his Majesty's Army. One Francis Frisby an English man and a Protestant, Butler to the Duke of Ormond having had quarter upon the Rendition of Killkenny to Cromwell was apprehended by the said Col. Axtel, and for not confessing his Lord's plate, was tortured to death by burning matches between his fingers, in the castle of Killkenny. 1651. Mayor Shertal, an Officer of his Majesty's Army having delivered the Castle of of Ballimay upon quarter of life and liberty to Col. Axtel, was run through the body by the said Col. and all his Soldiers to number of 190 were killed. 1651. Captain Thomas Shertel, a Captain of horse in his Majesty's Army coming to Killkenny upon a safe conduct, was hanged by the said Axtel, because he had a good estate, within 2 miles of Killkenny. 1650. Col. Axtel hanged 50 of the Inhabitants near Thomastowne, living under his protection, for no other reason but that a party of Cromwel's Army was defeated the day before in that place, by some of the Royalests. Col. Axtel meeting one day 40 men women and children near the Wood of Kildonan who were coming for greater security to live within his quarters caused them all to be killed. Some Soldiers of the King's army being taken in avillage in Grace's parish, Col. Axtel caused all the inhabitants of the said village to be apprehended, hanged three of them, and sold the rest to the Barbadoss. 1650. The said Axtel (as matter of recreation) commanded his troop to gather together a great number of the protected people near Kilkenny, and being all in a cluster, bid the troopers rush through them and to kill as many as happened on the left hand of the troop, and to spare the rest, 30 persons were murdered than on that account. County of Wexford. 1651. Col. Cook in one march out of Iniscorphy into the Barronyes of Ballaghkene and Goury, murdered a hundred poor Labourers in Protection, and five hundred women and children whom he caused to be locked up in their own houses, commanding his Soldiers to set fire unto them, and one woman having escaped out of a house, was killed, and her belly barbarously ripped up, others thrust their sucking babes out of the windows, hoping that their innocency might beget pity in the Soldiers, who by their Colonels command received the poor Infants upon the heads of their pikes and thrust them back into the fire. 1650. 1651. The said Coll. Cook in his several marches into the Baronyes of Bellaghkine and Skarawalsh, murdered upward of three hundred men women and children under protection, yet the wife and children of this Cook (notwithstanding all his barbarous cruelties committed against the King's Subjects, and having always emminently appeared against his Majesty and his Royal Father) have been so well befriended as to be provided for by special name in his Majesty's Declaration for the settlement of Ireland. 1650. 1651. Captain Thomas Barrington murdered no lesle than 300 men, women and children under protection in the Barronyes of Goury and Bellaghkin. 1650. The said Barrington killed fifty women and children at a place called Lain, he was so noted through Cromwel's Army for his cruelty, that they called him Barrington-kill all. The above Coll. Cook caused twenty two of Sir Walter Dongans men, taken at the fight at Clonigal to be killed after quarter given, and one Captain Birne of his Majesty's Army wounded in the fight, and much made of by some of Cook's men, who took him Prisoner, was soon after stripped and killed. Mayor Thomas Hart forced a country fellow under protection to leap into the River Bana, and took pleasure to see him drowned. 1650. Captain William Bolton of Colonel Prettys Regiment, slaughtered about two hundred & fifty men, women and children under protection, in the said Baronies of Karawalsh, Bellaghkine, Bantry and Gillmalere. 1650. The said Bolton gave quarter at Castle Kirk to nine Soldiers, who after delivering their Arms were slaughtered by his order. 1650. Mr. Pierce Butler, eldest son to the Lord of Galmoy, and Captain of horse in his Majesty's Army, being taken prisoner in the fight at Lampstowne, was killed in cold blood, and after quarter by the said Bolton. 1651. The said Bolton hanged Pierce Doran, who collected his contribution, at his own door and one of his servants to keep him company. 1651. Nicholas Lenagh a man known to be frantic, was killed in his own house by the said Boltons' orders. Daniel Birne and Morogh Redmond were murdered in their houses by Cap. Barrington, they being in Protection, and Collectors of the contribution. 1651. Colonel Pretty meeting one day upon the road with Mr. Philip Hill a Gentleman of his acquaintance, and his collector in the Barony of Ballagh Keen hanged him on the next Tree. Notwithstanding all those murders and massacres acted upon the Inhabitants of this county, it is observable that by the late Pamphlet and all the papers that have been published to that subject, they could not say that one English man was murdered in that county since the Rebellion. County of Typperary. 1641. On the 24. of October one Brown and Cap. Peasly murdered eleven men women and children in their own houses at Goldin Bridge, before any of the Catholics took up Arms in that county. About the same time the said Captain Peasely going through Cloneulty, Philip Ryan a peaceable Gentleman, and owner of the said Town, came out of his house to salute the Cap. who pulled out his Pistol and shot the poor harmless Gentleman dead at his own door. Note that these two murders occasioned the rising of the Gentry and inhabitants of that county. 1641. One john Wise of Balliowen, an English Soldier came several times in women's attire upon the road, and committed divers murders upon simple country people coming from the Market. 1649. A Soldier of Cromwel's being killed by some of the Irish Army, Col. jeremy Sankey summoned all the Inhabitants of the Parish wherein he was killed, being under his protection, to come to Feathered, where he put them to the Dices, and hanged five of them. One Lieutenant Mac. Gragh of his Majesty's Army, being taken prisoner by Captain john Godfroy, was five days after hanged in the town of Feathered by Colonel Sankey notwithstanding the said Godfroys' protection to have given him quarter. 1652. Seventeen poor women and children in Protection were murdered at Tullow by Mayor Elias Green and his party, and one of the Troopers refusing to kill a woman big with child, by name Eliz. Cugly, was wounded by the said Major, who thrust his own Sword through the woman's Bowels. Within a while after, thirty women and boys, ready to starve, & digging of Puttatoes in their own Gardens in the said Village of Tullo, were all killed by orders of the said Major Green. 1649. Captain Cantuel, and Captain Fitz. Gerrald of his Majesty's Army, were tied to a tree and shot to death by some Officers of Cromwel's Army after quarter given. 1651, Colonel Richard hanged Ed. Mockler a protected person, and also a woman big with child, saying he did it lest she should be delivered of a Traitor. Mayor Bolton, killed in the high way near Thurles, one Philip Pursel an honest Gentleman in Protection. Mayor William Moor murdered upon the highway near Thurles a servant of Mr. john Bryans, carrying provision to the Lady of Thurles. 1651. Morish English a Gentleman in Protection, was dragged out of his own house by the said Cap. john Godfroy, and brought to Cahirr where he was hanged next day. 1651. Sixteen Soldiers of his Majesty's Army taken Prisoners by Col. Abotts troop near Nenagh were all killed by them after quarter given. 1651. One Moran a Soldier after quarter promised, was by Colonel Abots command hanged three hours by the heels from the Battlement of the castle of Nenagh, and next day hanged by the neck until he died. 1651. Some of Abots troop having brought a Labourer out of Mr. Grace of Clogh Priory his house, to show them the way, cut of his head within a Musket shot to the house. Two Labourers thrashing of corn in Ballinanan were killed by Cap. Barker. In the year 1650. David Walsh Esquire, about eighty years old, was murdered by Mayor Morgan, now Sir Anthony Morgan, in the road between Clonmel and Waterford, and one of the said David's daughters endeavouring to preserve her Father, was murdered over him, and a Granchild of the said Davids, seven years of age, than in the company, was murdered by the said Sir Anthony's own hands. The troopers having absolutely refused to kill him, and several others of the said David's kindred were murdered for no other cause but that his children and relations were active in defending Clonmel for his Majesty against Cromwell, and for his son john Walsh Esquire, his attending on the Lord Lieutenant in order to his Majesty's service. Not lesle than 500 poor labourers and women were hanged at Clonmel, and other Garrisons in this County, guilty of no other crime but being found within the imaginary lines drawn by the Govenors of the several Garrisons in the said County. A woman being big with child, having in presence of all the people the child stirring in her womb, was hanged by Colo. Richard's at Clomnel. County of Clare. 1644. 40 families in protection were murdered by the Garrison of Inchicronan. 1646. several residing near Bunratty were Murdered by the Soldiers of that Garrison under Command of Lieutenant Col. Adams. 1651. Sir Hardress Waller, and Col. Ingoldsby commanding two parties into the Barronneg of Bueren than under protection killed in one day, upwards of 800 men women and children, and meeting with Squire Donogh O Bryan an aged Gentleman, and protected by the said Waller they locked him up in a Country house to which they set fire and burnt him to death. 1651. the said Colonel's Troop of Dragoones murdered in the Town of Quenne 30 aged and poor persons. 1651. The said Ingoldsby after giving quarter to 9 soldiers of his Majesty's Army, and a weeks imprisonment hanged them, 1651. The said Ingoldsby's men killed about 1000 poor labourers women and children in the Barronists of Corckromroe and Inchiquin being all under his Protection, Capt. Puerefoy and other officers commanded by the said Ingoldsby, murdered upward of 100 men women and children in the Barronies of Bunratty and Tullagh protected by the said Col. Captain Stafe and Capt Apers under the command of the said Ingoldsby murdered no lesle than 500 families in protection in the Baronies of Island I Brackane Cluandarala and Moyfarta. 1651. The said Ingoldsby's men when the were surfeited of killing, made it an ordinary practice to bridle the poor people, men and women to tie them to their horses tails like beasts and cell them to the Barbadoss. County of Limericke. Anno 1651. The said Col. Ingoldsby being one day with a party in the teritory of Cleanlish, slaughtered upward of 500 men women and Children, all under his protection. 1651. The said Ingoldsby and his Dragoons murdered in one day about 300 protected persons in the teritory of Tullagh hill. County of Kiery. 1653. The Inhabitant of the Barony of Dunkueran being ordered by Lieutenant Col. Nelson than Govenor of the County for Cromwell, to remove with their goods and Cattles near his Garrisons for their greater security were met by the said Nelson Mayor Peppard, Capt. Thomas Barrington, Capt. Hasset, and other Officers, with a party of horse and under colour to secure their removal, and on a sudden upon a sign given, the soldiers fell upon the poor people, and killed upwards of 300 men women and children, the cruelty of Barrington and Hasset in that massacre was remarkable, causing many women to be shamefully stripped naked, and afterwards most inhumanly butchered, the fingers of such as wore rings to be cut of, and the Babes and Infants to be tossed on Pikes and Halberds, in sight of their dying Parents. 1653. The said Nelson having granted his protection under hand and Seal to Tecig Morearty and Conor Mc Donogh Catholic Priests, until their transportation for Flanders by a time limited; before half that time was expired apprehended the said Priests, and hanged them with their Protection in their hands. 1653. The said Nelson and Captain Peter Cary meeting with one Thomas O Bryne a Butcher by trade, hanged him for being sometime a lay Friar. Many hundreds of the poor people of that county reduced by the exaction and cruelty of their Governors, to a starving condition, were by Nelsons orders for smelling of horseflesh which they were necessitated to eat or starve hanged. 1653. Captain Thomas Barrington aforesaid, caused the arm of a poor woman to be cut of with a hatchet, and perceiveing that she grasped with the other hand a sucking babe, she had at her breast, he caused that arm to be also cut of, and the Infant's head dashed against a Rock, in her presence. The said Barrington caused a Lieutenant and some Soldiers of his Majesty's Army, taken prisoners upon quarter, to be stripped naked, and their brains knocked out with a hatchet. County of Cork. Ann. 1641. In Condons' country above 300 Labourers, women and children, were murdered by some of the now Earl of Ororrys Soldiers. In the said country amongst others, they gelded one Denis Downey▪ and pulled out one of his eyes, and sent him in that posture to his wife. Anno 41. It. fifty six persons or thereabouts, were brought Prisoners to Castle Lions (most of them Labourers who did never bear arms) were put into a stable, and the women in that Garrison at night fired their beards and the hair of their heads, which so disfigured them and burned them, that their nearest friends could not know them next day when they were a hanging. Anno 42. In the same county 355 persons, men, women and children were murdered with clubbs and stones, being in protection. Ann. 42. Mr. Henly an English Gentleman, dwelling in Roches country, but a Roman Catholic, had his wife and children barbarously stripped, and most of his tenants inhumanly murdered by the adjacent English Garrisons. He the said Henly nor his tenants being never in Arms, and such cruelty was used, that they stabbed young Infants, and left them so half dead on their mother's dead carcases, in the said Henlystowne and in the adjacent villages, at that time there were murdered about nine hundred Labourets, women and children. Ann. 43. Cloghlegh being Garrisoned by the Irish and surrendered upon quarter of life to Sir Charles Vavasor were all inhumanly murdered, and the hearts of some of them pulled out and put into their mouths, and many other Massacres were committed the same time there on women and childred. Ann. 43. At Lislee 24 men in Protection were murdered by Col. Mynns Soldiers. At Beallavere the same year Teig O Mungan and David Broge blowing by command into Pistols, were shot to death by some of Cap. Bridges men, and eight poor Labourers more were killed by them being in Protection, and than employed in saving some harvest of English. Anno 42. At Clogheiulty about 238 men, women and children were murdered, of which number seventeen children weary taken by the legs by Soldiers who knocked out their brains against the walls, this was done by Phorbis his men, and the Garrison of Bandon bridge. At Garrane near Ross, Conor Kinedy, who had protection for himself and his Tenants to save their Harvest, were murdered by the said Garrison of Ross as they were ditching about their 〈◊〉 Anno 41. At Bandon bridge, the Garrison there tied 88 Irishmen of the said Town back to back and threw them of the bridge into the River, where they were all drowned. Anno 50. At Shiel there were 40 labours with women and children put on the edge of a great cliff over the Sea, a Rope being drawn about them with six Soldiers on each and and so thrown into the Sea, and drowned, this was done by Mayor Wallis and his party, who about the same time murdered in the west of Carbery upwards of 800 men, women and children. Anno 41. Patrick Hackett Master of a Ship in Waterford, the Duchess of Ormond being desireous to be conveyed by him to Dublin after leaving her safe with her family and goods there, the Lord Justices and the Duke of Ormond gave him a pass for his safe return who being driven by a storm into Dungarvan, the said Master and all his men were hanged by direction of the Commander in chief there, notwithstanding he produced his said pass. Anno 47. Sir Allexander Mc Donnel a known eminent serviture to his late Majesty in the wars of Scotland was murdered by Mayor Purdome after quarter. Anno 51. Charles Mc Carty of Killmydy being in a party with Coll. Phayre at the Grate of his Castle, Col. Ingoldsby rides up to the Grate with a spanned Pistol and shot him dead, at which action the said Phayre was much dissatisfied, being Commander in chief of that party. Anno 41. The English party of this County Burnt, O Sulevan Bear his house in Bantry, and all the rest of that Country, killed man, woman and child, turning many into their houses than on fire to be burnt therein, and amongst others, Thomas de Bucke a Cooper about 80 years old, and his wife being little lesle, and all this was done without provocation, the said O Sulevan being a known reliever of the English in that Country, observe that this County is not charged in the late Abstract with any Murders. County of Waterford. Anno 41. In Decy's Country the neighbouring English Garrisons of the County of Cork after burning and pilladging all that Country, they Murdered above 3000 persons, men women and Children, before any Rebellion began in Munster, and led a hundred labourers prisoners to Caperquine, where being tied by couples were cast into the River, & made sport to see them drowned; observe that this County is not charged with any murders to be committed on Protestants. ANd to conclude, how can any indifferent man believe that late Abstract of of murders said to be committed by the Irish to be true, when it concludeth with a passage so well known to be otherwise, as to charge the Roman Catholic Members of the Parliament held in Ireland in the year 1641 with obstructing the transportation of the disbanded soldiers of Straffords Army for the King of Spain's service, purposely to advance the said Rebellion. Whereas it is most certain that stop was put on them by orders sent out of England; and it is observable the said late Abstract and other Pamphlets say, that so many hundred thousand Protestants were murdered in Ireland in the year 1541. which can never be made to appear, nor that 4000 were murdered there of Protestants all the War time. And it is no small inducement for any impartial man to give credit to this allegation, when those who act for the Irish here have always and do still make it their request that the murderers of both sides be left to the due punishment of the Law. The scope and intent of the publishers of those pamphlets by feigning of so many cruel & inhuman murders upon that Nation being no other than to tender them odious to their natural Prince and fellow Subjects of Enland, whereby many have the easier access unto their estates. Faults escaped by the Printer. Pag. 4. line 13. r. Flower, p. 5. l. 6. r. ruminated, l. 18. r. derived, p. 8. l. 18. r. Athloane, l. 23. r. formerly. FINIS.