PROSPEROUS PROCEED IN IRELAND: Being a Remonstrance, or exact Relation of the most distressed estate of the Inhabitants of Galloway, Arrowmoore, and Baltimoore, when that worthy Captain Captain THOMAS ASHLEY, Captain of the Employment of London first arrived there; showing the most inhuman, unparaleld cruelty of the Rebels to the Protestants, murdering them in the open Streets. As also, showing the happy success God hath given him, in defeating the Rebels, by taking of Castles from them, with many hundred head of Cattles, for the relief of the poor distressed PROTESTANTS. As was certified to the Honourable Houses of Parliament (the 15. of October 1642.) by three Certificates, under the hands of divers of the Gentry and Clergy, inhabiting within the said places (whose names are within mentioned) Presented as a means of his continuance for the further defence of the aforesaid places, with all his successful proceed since his first arrival to this present.  
All which good Services were thankfully accepted of both Houses of Parliament, and desired to be Printed.  
LONDON: Printed for John Hancocke, in Burchen-lane at the sign of the Bible. October 19 1642.   

PROSPEROUS PROCEED IN IRELAND.  
WHereas since the 22. of October 1641. (at which time broke forth in Ireland that fearful fire of a general Rebellion, long blown by the Priests, Friars and Jesuits, these great Incendiaries of Christendom) there hath been divers barbarous and inhuman cruelties, by robbing, burning, pillaging, stripping, torturing, wounding, and massacring, exercised upon the poor English, and distressed Protestants of the greatest part of this Kingdom, and in none more, then in the Counties of Mayo and Galloway (within the Province of Connaught) amongst many witnesses that one at Shrowle (which unmatchable Massacre was committed Feb. 13. 1641.) wherein without respect of days (it being upon the Lord's day, which might have put them in mind of better things) the bloody executioners having undertaken the safe conduct of a great number of poor distressed English to Galloway, contrary to the rights both of hospitality and honesty, fell upon them, no age, no sex, no profession finding the least favour with them, but promiscuously they slaughtered, or dangerously wounded, most of the men and women, old and young, Churchmen, and Laymen, and that in such a barbarous manner, that the Sicilian Evensong, and the Parisian Massacre (though formerly much spoken of) will be silenced, when this shall come in place; this though coming short of them, in the number of those that suffered, yet far exceeding them in the cruel manner of their sufferings; from which Massacre, as also from divers other parts of those Counties, many with their wives and children (who had formerly been able in a plentiful manner to entertain others) like Sheep escaped out of the jaws of the Wolf, came starved, stripped, and naked for secure to the Town of Galloway, where such as were able to serve his Majesty, were entertained by Captain Anthony Willoughby the Governor of the Fort, and by him ever since accordingly in a good manner maintained, the remainder repairing to the Town of Galloway, where for the time they received a fair outside of courtesy, in a devilish policy to draw them to assign to a Declaration of their humane and courteous entertainment amongst them, whereby the State might divert from these parts the supplies of men and munition intended for their relief; which was no sooner assigned (but as Masters of what they desired) they presently changed their countenances unto them, they denied them the benefit of their Markets, they inhibited them (by an Instrument in writing affixed upon their Church door) going into the Church upon pain of life and death they durst not appear abroad to buy necessaries, they were enforced for their safety to keep their houses, not daring to be seen abroad; the usual salutations they had, were English-Dogges, and English-Rogues; they were kept in those perpetual fears, that when they went to bed overnight, they knew not where to find their heads in the morning; they were disarmed of those poor weapons they had for their defence, in the assimulation of the proceeding of the State (as the Major himself avouched under his own hand) against the Irish in Dublin, Cork, and Yough Hall, where the English Protestants had for safety disarmed the Recusant Irish: therefore the Recusant Irish for the same reason would disarm the English Protestants, and (to make full expressions of their bloody purposes to the English Nation and Religion) they did entertain into the Town, and out of the ruder parts of the Country of Erconnaught, great number of the sons of belial, barbarous inhuman Kerns men who were never acquainted with civility or humanity, who were borne to do slaughter and execution) only to rob, pillage, and spoil, strip, and murder the poor English Protestants, which they did under the Town walls, and in the open streets in the day time, and in the sight and presence of the best of the Townsmen, who oftentimes did not only animate them thereunto, but accompanied them in the doing thereof; All which they did, and much more, and that in such a bloody and inhuman manner, that no History, ancient or modern, can exceed; few equal the same for cruelty. And to add further unto it, because Hamans' implacable rage against the Nation of the Jews, could receive no satisfaction so long as poor Mordecai sat at the King's gate, so long as his Majesty's Fort stood as an offence to their eyes, therefore finding their wicked plots for the surprisal thereof to fail them, they shut up the Town gates leading to the Fort, they took away the benefit of commerce with them, they made stay of what provision we in the Fort had in the Town, they kept within the walls divers of the Fort Soldiers employed thither for necessaries; they denied us Wine for the Communion at Easter, though earnestly desired, they treacherously possessed themselves of a fall ship of London, lying then in the Harbour (whereof Robert Clark was Master) for no other reason but because it was a defence to the Fort, they cruelly murdered his men, they carried his Ordinance into the Town to batter the Fort, they raised Mounts in the Town to annoy the Fort, they shot many shot at the King's Pinnace then being in the River, because assistant to the Fort, their whole resolution was to surprise us or to famish us; and knowing our scarcity both of victuals and Ammunition, to drive us to the greater straits, as they blocked us up in the Harbour, whereby we might not be relieved by water, so upon their own charges they drew several Companies out of the Country to besiege us by Land, which they did for divers weeks, they advancing the King of Spain's Colours, in their Camps, as the Town did a Flag of defiance upon their Gates; Into which straits having drawn us of the Fort, they were so confident of us, as if we had been already in their net, it being their daily glory and report, that the Fort was at their pleasures, and they could have it when they pleased. And the truth is, if our gracious God had not put extraordinary wisdom and strength into our provident Captain for the defence thereof, it could not in probability have held out so long.  
But it pleased God in his good time (when humane means began to fail us) to speak much comfort to our distressed souls, by sending Captain Tho. Ashley with one of his Majesty's ships (called the Employment) into this Harbour, with a good proportion of victual and Ammunition, whereby on a sudden the stream turned: The Fort was relieved, the Rebels were daunted, the poor English were revived, the Town made means for pacification; the Camp was dissoleed, their hopes were frustrated, the Sea became ours, we were Masters of the Harbour, and we will ever with thankfulness to God remember the happy delivery which upon a May morning we received by him, whose first coming to us was so auspicious, and whose stay with us hath been so prevalent to the heartening of the Subject, and terror of the Rebels, that our humble request is he (of whom we have had such plentiful experience, who hath brought such comfort to us, such fear to the Rebels, who understandeth the Nation, and knoweth the Rocks and Creeks of the Harbour (which to a stranger may be dangerous) who hath already since his coming possessed himself of two of their ships (which brought great Ordnance, Corn, and Ammunition to the Town from foreign parts) that he may be continued amongst us as a second to the Fort for the preservation of us from those miseries which this ill affected people (notwithstanding their pretended Pacification) upon the first advantage offered them (except seasonably prevented) are likely to bring upon us. Which our humble request, with this our knowledge and true remonstrance we do in all humility present under our hands.  


Richard Tuam.  
Thomas Reyton, Dean of Tuam.  
Michael Smith Archbishop of Clorfert.  
Tho Gilbert Archdeac. of Tuam.  
John Springham Collegii Regis Vicarius.  
William Harrioud.  
David Roberts.  
Tho. Bishop.  
Godfrey Daniel.  
Hugh Dunstervill.  
Anthony Willoughby.  
Richard Hall.  
Tho. Martin Lieuten.  
William Roose.  
Dutten Banbury.  
John Knowles.  
Alexander Moor.  
John Fisher.     

A Certificate from Baltimoore, 10. Sept. 1642.  
We whose names are here under written, in acknowledgement of our thankfulness, do hereby certify, That Captain Tho. Ashley hath twice come in unto this Port of Baltimoore, with his ship, and several ways relieved us, and in particular hath formerly helped us with two small Guns and powder, and drove away the enemy from us; and now furnished our poor with bread, and very nobly sent his Company on Land, and put the Rebels to the rout which was in Garrison within Musket shot of us; and divers times with the assistance of Captain Willoughby (of his Majesty's Fort of Gallaway) hath taken from the Rebels sometimes 200. sometimes 300. and sometimes 500 head of cattles, for the relief of the poor Protestants in and about the Fort aforesaid; having burnt seven or eight hundred houses of the Rebels, to the value of six thousand pound per annum, and never left shooting at the Town, till they hung out the white Flag for parley; and took five hundred Tun of Wheat from them, and gave it to the poor Protestants, and left six Pieces of Ordnance in the Fort for their protection, and burnt, and sunk, and spoilt nine sail of ships of the Rebel's part that came from foreign parts in the time of his being here; where people could have no water without prejudice of life, being none near the Town. Then five Springs came out of a Rock where never was known any before. He took one ship from the Town wall:  
All which we certify for truth, as witness our hands, 10. Sept. 1642. 

Tho. Newman.  
John Blythman.  
Charles White.     

The 29. July 1642. Captain Tho. Ashley Captain of the Employment, now employed for his Majesty's service, in and about the Fort of the Town of Gallaway, the day and year aforesaid, the Castle of Arrowmoore near Gallaway being then besieged by my Lord Cleremoris, and Captain Redmond Burse, and divers other great men: And their Soldiers being three Companies with their three several Colours, The said Captain sent his Skiffe and long Boat, with a great piece, and very well manned with Musketeers, which drove away the Rebels, and relieved the said Castle, wherein were upwards of thirty English souls, which were all in great distress.  
Witness some of our hands that dwelled in the said Castle. 4. Sept. 1642. 

William King.  
Humphrey King.  
John Hatley.  
William Tolly  
Tho Hawkesworth.    
FINIS.