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DA PACATA HIBEHNIA. ?.7 335 57 7p CHAP. X. !A|6 Intelligence of the Spanish invasion. Two thousand Foole sent to the Lord President. The Spanish Fleete discovered at Sea htj Captaine Loue, whereof the Lord President advertised the Lord Deputy. The Lord President makes a lourneij to the Lord Deputy. The Lord Deputy and the Lord President meete at Leighlyn Sir Charles Wilmot adverliselh the Lord President of the discovery of the Spanish fleete, at the mouth of the Haven of Corke. The Spaniards land at Kinsale. A Proclamation made in Kinsale by Don luan de Aquila, to give contentment to the In' habitants. A list of the Captaines in the Spanish Army. Don luan his Certificate into Spainc after his landing at Kinsale. A HE President addressed himselfe forthwith to attend his Lordship, hut was suddainely stopped hj a double occasion. First Sir Francis l^arMey being at Galway with one thousand Foote, and fiftie Horse of the Mounster forces, sent him certaine word, that a Spanish ship was landed at Sleigo, which brought assured newes that sixe thousand men were assembled in Spaine ready to bee imbarqued, and with the first wind to come for Ireland, which caused him to recall the said Sir Francis Bavkley againe into Mounster, and Sir Charles TVilmot from Kerry, and to take order for the two thousand supplyes, that were now landed out of England ; and before lie could fully determine these affaires, there arrived one Captaine Thomas Loue at Corke Haven, in the West of Ireland, who sent him word by Letter dated the thirteenth of September, that bee had beene upon the Coast of Spaine in a small man of warre, and had discryed fiue and fourtie saile of the Spanish fleete at Sea, to the north of Capefinister, ^09435 336 PACATA HIBERKIA. standing to the Northward, l)y which hee conjectured, that they shaped tlieir course for Ireland ; whereupon the President sent a speedy dispatch to the Lord Deputie, heing then at Kilkenny, certifying his Lordship, by what suddaine occurrents hee was di- verted from his intended journey, where receiving notice thereof (having for a short time reposed him- selfe there) returned towards Dublin : These rumors being now noysed throughout all Ireland, evei*y man was in daily expectation of the Spanish fleete, and no sooner could there a ship appeare upon the Coast, but presently it was supposed to be a Spaniard ; but there none appeared before the seventeenth of the same Moneth, which the Lord President perceiving, and that tlie winds still were contrary, and the wea- ther very stormy and tempestuous, remembring how earnestly the Deputie solicited his Company, for causes very important, appoynting Sir Charles TVil- mot Governour of Corke ; and having set all things in good order as the time would permit ; notwith- standing the indisposition of his body being very much distempered, at that time with long and weary journies, made towards the Deputie, and through weaknesse not able to passe beyond Leighlin, there hee stayed, advertising the Lord Deputie (who was then at Rheban) of his being there, which was the nineteenth of September : His Lordship being very glad of his comming, when hee least expected his Company repayred untu him ; after congratulations, his Lordship consulted with the President, about sucii PACATA HIBERNIA. 337 services as hee thought most necessary at that time. In \vhlch consultation they spent some houres ; and that night they went to Kilkenny, both of them be- ing lodged by the Earle of Ormond in this house. The morrow being: the twentieth of that moneth of September, towards night, the Soveraigne of Kin- sale sent a Messenger to Sir Charles TVilmot^ then in Corke, with Letters importing that there was a fleete of fiue and fourtie ships discovered from the old head of Kinsale, and that they were past the river of Kinsale, bearing towards the harbour of Corke ; the Inhabitants likewise at Corke Harbour, brought him word that the said fleete was discovered afore that Havens mouth, and ready as they thought to put in- to it : Sir Charles incontinently dispatched a Horse- man with Letters to the President who came uftto him the three and twentieth, and also sendeth for all the forces of the Province, and Gentlemen of the Coun- trey, to repaire unto him. The Spaniards being close at the Havens mouth, the wind suddainely scanted, whereupon they tacked about, and made for Kinsale. Within the Towne Captaine TVilliam Saxeys Com- pany lay then in garison ; but because the Towne was of small strength, unable to withstand so powerfull an Enemy, order was given to Sir Charles JVilmot that they should quit the same, and retraite to Corke. Vpon the three and twentieth of this instant, the Enemy landed their forces in the haven of Kinsale, and marched with fiue and twentie Colours towards the Towne ; upon their approach the Townsmen not 338 PACATA HIBERNIA. being al)lc to make resistance (if they had beene wil- ling thereunto) set open their Gates, and permitted them, without impeachment or contradiction to enter the TouTie : The Soveraigne with his white rod in his hand, going to billet, and cease them in severall houses, more ready then if they had beene the Queenes forces. To encourage them to persevere, to banish feare, and to winne their loue by gentle and mild vsage, Don luan de Aquila, the Spanish Generall, pro- mised this which insueth, published the same, and confirmed it with his hand and Scale, which is thus Englished. A Proclamation made in Kinsale by Don luan de Aquila, to giue contentment to the Inhabitants of Kinsale. W^Ee Don luan de Aquila, Generall of the Armie to Philip King of Spaine ; by these presents doe pro- mise, that all the Inhabitants of the Towne of Kinsale, shall receiue no injury by any of our retinew, but rather shall bee vsed as our brethren and friends, and that it shall bee lawfuU for any of the Inhabitants that list to transport, without any molestation in body or goods, and as much as shall remaine, likewise without any hurt. Don luan de Aquila, PACATA HIBERNIA. 339 For testimony, that the forces which the said Spa- nish Generall, were no lesse, but rather more then is reported ; I thought it not impertinent for the Readers better satisfaction, to set downe the names of all the Commanders, Officers, and Captalnes that landed with him at Klnsale, and afterward. The names of the Spanish Commanders and Captalnes. Don luan de Aquila Maestro del Campo GeneralL Donfrancisco de Padilla maestro del CampOf Antonio Centeno maestro del Campo, Capitan Don Pedro Morijon. Captaine Francisco de Pinuoll. Captaine Pedro Munnez de Xaer. Captaine Miguel Caxa de Cuellar. Captaine Andres Leal. Captaine Don Luis de Vela. Captaine Doji Gomez de Vargas. Captaine Don Pedro Zuazo. Captaine Saint Viyicente. Captaine Don Gasper de Guevari^a. Captaine Diego Gonzales Sigler. Captaine Marcos de Porras. Captaine Cascarro. Captaine Don Philippo de Camonde. Captaine Pedro de Chauves. Captaine Don Diego de Viezina. 340 PACATA HIBERNIA. Captaine L,uis de Carrera. Captaine Francisco de Muniosa. Captaine Pedro Enriqucs de Tejada. Captaine Don Christouall de Ayala. Captaine luan Ymone% de Carata. Captaine Alonso de ZarameUe. Captaine Don Pedro de O Campo. Captaine Lids Diaz de Navarra. Captaine Alonso de Motina. Captaine Diego Palojneque* Captaine Maldonado. Captaine loseplio Escobar. Captaine Antonio de Tufo Italiano. Captaine Orlando Italiano. Captaine Christouall de Cardenosa. Captaine Y quart el Maestro Miguel Br iena. Captaine Diego de La Villa. Captaine Hernando Porragan. Captaine De O Campo. Captaine Francisco Ruiz de Vellasco. Captaine Pedro de Saavedra. Captaine Graneros. Caj)taine Andreas de A^^e. Captaine Alhornoz. Captaine Martin Riiyz Sarjento Mayor. Captaine Luis de Aquila Sarjento Mayor. Pedro Lopes de Soto Veador Y Contador de la iiifanteria. luan Ocho a Devasterra Contador de La Ar- tillei'ia. Diego Puyz de Salazar Pagador. PACATA HIBERNIA. 341 After that Don litem was landed and setled in the Towne of Kinsale ; by shipping which returned, hee sent into Spaine a relation of his present estate, which is as followeth, translated out of the Originall under his owne hand. A Discourse of the estate wherein Don luan de Aquila doth remaine, with the appointment of such things as liee advertiseth to be needfull for his succour, and good effect of his voyage ; translated out of a Spanish discourse. UN the first of October hee arrived at the Haven of Kinsale, and the day following, Don luan landed all his Souldiers ; whereof framing two squadrons, hee marched towards the said Towne, out of which there issued fiftie Foote and fourtie Horse, who leaving the place free, went towards the Towne of Corke ; the persons of better sort going with them, with all their goods ; whereupon there were presently sent in two Companies, and the day following entered all the rest of the Armie, and lodged there, to the end to shelter the Troopes and Munitions under covert, although with great straightnesse, the place contayning not aboue two hundred houses. The seat and foundation of Kinsale is in a side of a River, invironed in hils, and without any kind of defence, in so much as Don luan is of the mind, if the enemy should come (to quarter himselfe neere his front) to try his fortune, because otherwise hee should not bee able to make good the place. 2 z 342 PACATA HIBERNIA. There were cflsemljarqued two Field-Peeces, and two Demie-Cannoiis, leaving the rest of the Artillerie imlaiidcd, not having Munition sufficient for so much Artlllerv, for that the Powder and JVIateh which re- maines is little, and the greater quantltle came wett, as well as not to he encomhred Avith so much Artillery, without Horses to draw it, since that with the next succors may he sent munition enough. There is In the middle of the Haven of Quln- ^^ale, a certaine (almost an) Hand, on the which it seemeth good to Don luan to haue a Fort made, to secure and defend the Haven ; yet is there no convenient place to do it : for on the part tha* lookes towards the place, an Arme of the Sea divides it from the laud, continued some- what upwards into the land, without having Pin- naces, Boats, or other means to crosse it : and for that the Towne Qulnsale is of so great a Seat, and open in so many parts, and so weake, that it is needful to haue halfe the Troupes in guard at least, whensoever they should hee forced to draw out to some good effect, which notwithstanding would not hee in good securltie, tlie place (almost an island) not having sufficient water, nor is there any place of those adjacent, that yeeldeth means to fortlfie it, so that to is necessary to go else- where for it, having here nothing to m.ake Cisterns norPinnuses for a passage, or to hring bavins and TACATA HIBERNIA. 243 faggots, the river being somewhat farther upwards into the land. He sent to tell Don Diego Borchei'o^ that because the wav remayned so ill, hee should assist him be- fore hee went, in causing to be disimbarqued the Bis- quet, and afterwards, that all the boats should make three or foure voyages for bavins or gabions, whereof he had great need ; the River, as is aforesaid, being somewhat farre aboue, hee answered that he could not attend to this, or disimbarque the Biskets which came in the hulke, which were there, but to returne presently, and so with great haste caused the mu • nitions to bee landed, which they left upon the shore j without account or reason ; the Accounter, the Stew- ard of the Artillery remayning, which would not un- dertake to account for it ; and such was the haste, that on the durt and Ooes of the shore they were ill handled, and wet, as if the Enemy had beene already playing with their Artillery on their ships. So soon as Don luan had lodged himselfe in the place, hee dispatched to the Earles severall times, advising them of his arrivall; yet in nine dayes that passed until I was dispatched into Spainc, they received no answer: There is from Kinsale to the place where the Earles abide seventie fiue Leagues ; the naturals of the Countrey report the forces of the Earles to bee much lesse then was given out to us, and that the Enemy doth hold them in with forts : The enemies haue drawen together all 344 PACATA HIBERNIA. their Cattell and Corne, and with their Cavellerie breake the Mils, and because wee haue no Horse they presume to come every day up to our Wals, not being able to avoid or hinder it ; notwithstanding our sallies against them, insomuch that from without, wee receiue neither flesh nor any other thing, except some few Cowes from the poore people of the place, w hich they sell the rather unto us, because wee pay them what they demand, yet within few dayes there would bee no flesh had, by reason of the English, who haue engrossed and gathered the Crets together, and burned the houses of the naturals, Don Iiian doth procure to draw from the Countrey people, by loue and rewards all that he can ; yet withall this, findeth no assistance from them, neither dare they declare themselues, and the greater part haue no will, seeing the smjiU forces which haue beene landed, but seeing that there are more, they will bee still comming, and some of them receiue pay, it is very requisit to pay them and arme them ; because till now many of them are past to the Enemy: Since the writing of this by Don luan de Aquila^ there came a spy from Corke, where the Enemy doth joyne together, who saith that the Viceroy had already together more than foure thousand Foote and foure or flue hundred Horse, and that the Queene of England had received advertisement of the com- ming of the Sj)aniards into Ireland, whereupon were great preparations made for the expulsing them ; the PACATA HlBEllNIA. 345 Souldiers wliich were clislmbarqued, marclied to the number of three thousand and foure hundred ; be- sides those which came in a hulke, now arrived three Leagues from hence, but making a squadron of them, there was a lesse number found, so that it is thought fit to take the first muster with much rigour, taking note of the boyes, and such besides of tlie rest as are Besognies, \\ho not knowing the use of their Peece, nor how to discharofe them, are drawen out to exercise their Amies dayly, many fall sicke, and are already more than one hundred : It is fit that the succour which his Majesty mean- eth to send, should be dispatched with speed, be- cause the Enemy may not haue power to engage the places which Don Iiian hath designed to fortifie : It should bee a matter of great importance, and the whole for Horse, by reason of the difference of the Cavallerie, which commeth out of England and that of the Earles, for all that can bee levied in Ireland, or that they haue are small Horses, and the Souldiers are unarmed, which doe only fight \vith halfe Pikes, and Saddles without stirrops. Of powder and matches as Is aforesaid, there is small store, so that it is necessary to send some good quantitie together with Lead, because there passed but little, Bisquet and some wine Is necessary for the sus- tenance of our Troopes^ because there came not such, 3-J6 PACATA IIIBERNIA. a quantitle of Bisquet as his Majestic commaruleJ, and was not more than for two JMoneths or little more. It is likewise convenient that there come a great summe of monie, for it imports much to pay well, for want Avhcreof, there rise no disorders, that of friends wee gaine not enemies. That others may come in the place of the Ac- counter, and overseer that hrought us to the Groyne. It is convenient to send two Doctors, hecause there is none in the regiment of Spaniards. Likewise tiiat an Auditor Generall be sent to serue here, because there is none. It hehooveth also to send Carpenters and Smiths^ or Farriers being very necessary. And that his Majesty bee served, that there might remaine here three or foure ships to giue advise of Avhatsoever shall succeed, there being none left here at this present. The next day after Don luan was landed, Sir Charles JVilmot sent Captaine Francis Slingeshy with his foote Company, and Sir Anthony Cookes Horse, with directions to take the ])est view hee could of their fleete and forces, who at his coming P AC ATA HIBEUNIA. 547 thither, found them possessed both of the Towne of Kinsale, and of the Castle of Rlncorran, neere adjoining unto it ; and to bid him welcome, they drew forth a Company or two of Foote, and a skir- mish for a little space was entertayned, wherein there were some hurt, but none slaine ; Captaine Slings- hy having performed his directions returned to Corke. CHAP. XL Stcond Letter from Sir Charles Wilmot of the arrivall of all the Spa- niards in Kinsale. Debate in Councell what was meetest for tlie Lord Deputy to doe. The Lord Deputy assented to the Lord Pre- sidents advise. The Lord Presidents providence. A dispatch into Eng- land of the Spaniards arivall. The Lord Deputy goeth with the Lord President into Mounster. None of the Provincials of Mounster did adhere to the Spaniards at their first landing. Tlie Report of a Master of a Scottish Barque concerning the Strength of the Spa- niard. Captaine Flower sent to view Kinsale. Directions given for the burning of the Come neere Kinsale. A Letter from the Arch- bishop of Dublin, and Don luan de Aquila unto Tyrone and O Donnell. The Lord Deputy and Lord President S;c. went to view the Towne of Kinsale. The Lord Deputy with the Army marched towards Kinsale, xjLT the instant when Sir Charles TVilmots Letters of the Spaniards arrivall came to Kilkenny, which was upon the three and twentieth of September, as aforementioned ; the Lord Deputie, the Earl of Or- mond, the Lord President, Sir Richard TVmgfielde Marshall of the Army of Ireland, and Sir Robert Gardiner the chiefe Justice, were in Councell, ad- 348 PACATA HIBERMA- vising what course was to be taken if the Spaniards should land : but now Sir Charles IVilmot's Letters gaue them cause to advise what should be done, they being landed, & to confirme the same ; while they were in Councell, second Letters came from Sir Charles TVilmot^ and the Major of Corke, that the Spaniards had quitted the harbour of Corke, and were all at an Anchor in the haven of Kinsale : The question was then, what the Lord Deputy should doe : The Earle of Ormond, the Marshall, and the chiefe Justice were of opinion, that hee should doe well to hasten to Dublin, and there to assemble his forces together ; and whilest they were drawing to a head, to giue orders for supplyes, of victuals and munitions to bee sent to Corke ; and that the President should presently bee dispatched into the Province, to defend the Citie of Corke, untill the Lord Deputie came to his reliefe, wherein all expedition was to vsed, for the reasons were, that if the Lord Deputie presented himselfe in the Pro- vince with small forces, it would encourage the Enemy, and put distrust and feare in the provincials, which were either well affected or neutrals. The Presidents advise was opposite to theirs, be- seeching the Lord Deputy to goe presently into Mounster although hee had no more then his Page with him; for said he, if the Provincials shall see that you turne your backe towards them, the will conceiue it proceeds of want of force, and then PACATA HIBERNIA. 349 Undoubtedly a generall revolt will ensue, but wben tbey shall see you personally amongst them, that doubt will be removed; and besides, the Armie (now dispersed) will make more haste after you, then they would doe if you attended their comming to Dublin. The Lord Deputy inclined to the Presidents Councell, but said he, what should 1 doe there, not being able to mainetaine the Armie with victuals for the space of a weeke, nor to furnish it with munitions, of both which there is no remaine in the Magazines in Dublin: The President willed him to take no care for those wants, for bee would furnish him, and the whole Armie for two or three moneths, which indeed hee was able to doe,, for hee had spared the expence of victuals, not con- suming so much as a Bisquet, for more then sixe moneths, giving the Souldiers money, and having beene evermore confident of the Spaniards arrival], had procured good supplyes of munitions, which were frugally and sparingly issued : The Lord Deputy like unto one that was overjoyed with such unexpected provisions, rose from his Chaire, em- braced the President, and said, that if hee had not beene more then provident, that himselfe did not know what to haue done, and that his honour had beene indangered, and ascribed to him what hee well deserved. 3 a 350 PACATA HIBERNIA. In conclusion the foure and twcntletli, the Mar- shall Sir Henry Davers, and Sir lolin Barkley were dispatched into Linster and to Armag;he, to assemble the Army, and to bring it with all pos- sible expedition into Mounster, and Letters Avere dispatched to Sir Charles TVilmot to bee well upon his i^uard, and dispatches sent into England by Captaine lohn Boherfs of the Spaniards arrivall : All things being thus ordered, doubt was made how the Lord Deputy could be conveyed safely to Corke, being attended by no other then his household ser- vants in that dangerous time, which was satisfied by tlie President, who had then with him there one hundred Horse, and for the furnishing of the Lord Deputies house at Corke, with stuffe and vtensils hee undertooke the care. The same day the Lord Deputy and President, Sir Itohei't Gardiner departed from Kilkenny, and the same night they lodged at Kilkenan the Lord Dunhoynes house, the next night at Clonmell, the sixe and twentieth at Glan- ogher the Lord Roches house, and the next day following they came to Corke. Now are wee come to siege of Kinsale, a place ordnyned, wherein the honour and safetle of Queene Ii!,lizabeth, the reputation of the English nation, the cause of Religion, and the Crowne of Ireland must bee by Armes disputed ; for upon the successes of tills siege, as these great and important consequences depended : And here the malice P AC ATA HIBERNIA. 351 of Rome and Spaine (if they had prevailed) would not haue ceased, for their purposes did ex- tend it selfe ; (Ireland having heene conquered) to make it their bridge to haue invaded England, the conquest and ruine whereof was the maine marke, whereat they aimed. It was generally expected, that upon the first landing of the Spaniards, that the greatest part of Mounster would haue presently relapsed, and haue declared themselues Spanish ; but the President had so well established the Province, by the appre- hending of all the Princijmls which bee mistrusted and by taking good pledges of the rest ; that when the Lord Deputy came to Corke, bee presented unto him all the men of living, and quality in the Province who stood firme untill the coming of supplyes ta Castlehaven, as hereafter you shall heare. The eight and twentieth the Lord President brought the master of a Scottish barke to the Lord Deputy which came from Lisbon, \vho confidently reported, that the Spaniards (when they were em- barqued for Ireland) were sixe thousand strontr i to And the same day we heard that none of the Irish had repaired to Kinsale (to tender their service to the Spaniards) but onely some dependants of Flo- rence Mac Car ties, and that Don lohn and his^ Captaines were much grieved that Florence was sent prisoner into England, of whose restraint they under- 352 PACATA HIBERNIA. stood nothing untill they were arrived : And also wee were advertised, that at Kinsale flue and thirtie ships arrived with Don lolin, and that the rest of his fleete were driven into Baltimore having in them seven hundred Soiildiers, and that they hronght with them sixteene hundred Saddles, hoping (as they were promised) to find horses in Ireland, and a great sur, plus of Armes to furnish the Irish; and the Com- panies with Don lohn, for the most part were old Souldicrs taken from the garisons of Italy and the Terceras, and that there was but a few Besogniea amongst them. The same day Captaine George Floiver (Sergeant Major of the Province of Mounster) was sent with certaine Companies to view the Towne of Kinsale, to see what countenance the Enemy did hold, hee no sooner approached the Towne, but the Spaniards sallied, our men beate them into the Towne, and were so eager in pursuit, as they came to the Port, and would haue set fire unto it, if lloiuei' had not drawen them ofF; in this skirmish wee had some men hurt, and the Enemy both slaine and hurt : Also the same day, certaine Companies were directed to march into Kinaley, to bume and spoyle all the corne in that Countrey, and within fiue miles of Kinsale, and to command all the Inhal)itants in those parts, to bring their Cattle on this side the river of Awneboy and Corke, whereby the Enemy should want r^liefe nccre unto them. PACATA HIBERNIA. 353 To hasten the comming of Tyrone and O Donnell the Spanish Arch-bishop of Dublin, and Don luan de Aquila wrote unto them as folio weth. A Letter from the Archbishop of Dublin, and Don luan de Aquila, unto Tyrone and Odonnell. j^ervenimiLs in Kinsale^ cum classe %■ exercitu, Regis nostri Philippi; exj)ectamus vestras excel- lentias qualihet hora, veniant ergo quam velociter j)otue7'int, 'portantes equos, quibus maxime indi- gonus, Sf jam alia via scrip)simus, non dico jylut'^f" valet e. Frater Matheus Archiepiscopus Duhlinens, A^Qui estamos guardando a vuestras Senorias iU lustrissimas Como largamente otra via hemos escritos A Dios. 12. Octob. 1601. Don luan de Aquila, ExceJlentissimis Doininis Don Oneale and Odonnell, This day the Lord Deputle, the Lord President and Councell, with divers others went to Kinsale to take a view thereof, and found at their comminir thi- ther that the shipping had ne^^'ly left the harbour, 354 PACATA HIBERNIA. and were under salle for Spaine, so as they saw nothlni^ was further to bee done till the comming of the forces. The third of October Sir JVill'iam Fortescu v.ith his Company of Foot, and Sir Ueniamm JSei'jy with the Lord deputies came to Corke. The Marshall (who was sent from Kilkenny to draw Companies out of the Pale) came this day with Sir George ]3ourcluer to Corke, where at that time remained the Lord Deputie, the Lord President, Sir Robert Gardiner, and Sir NieJiolas JVahh, Councel- lors, expecting them and others ; Sir lohn J^arkleij came that day also The Companies came to Corke, that Sir lohn Barkley had brought with him. Sir Ilenrie Davers, who was sent for the Forces about Armaghe, came to Corke with Sir Henry JFulliet, captaine Blany and diuers other Captaines. Master Dlarshall and Sir lohn Barkley with some Ilorse and Foote went to Kinsale, to view a fit place to encampe in. The Companies that Sir Henry Dnvers went for, came this day to Corke. Some Horse and Foot sent foorth to keepe the Spanyards from Victuals. Two Frenchmen were voluntarily taken, that ranne away from the Spanyards, who confessed their uum- PACATA HIBERNIA. 355 bers to be three thousand fiue hundred, besides those that were not yet come in. It was resolved to take the field, but no great Ord- nance came yet to enable us thereunto. The \veather fell out so rainy, as it was unfit to rise. The Lord Deputie left Corke, and encamped with the Armie at a place called Owneboy, fiue miles from Kinsale ; the Artillery, Munition, and Victualls which were to come from Dublin was not yet arrived ; yet was it thought fit, (being thereof supplyed by the Pre- sidents store) to take the field, rather then the Coun- trie should discover those wants, and so fall away. CHAP. XII The Lord President requireth the Townes of Mounster to send Companies of Foot to the Campe. Don luaa de Aquila his Declaration in answer of a Proclamation published by the Lord Deputy and Councell. The: Army encamped at Knockrohyn neere Kynsale. The enemy attempted to disturhe our Quarter, but were repulsed. A skirmish betweene vs and the Spamjard. Captaine Button arrived with Munition and Victuals. A Skir- mish in the night, wherein twenty of the Spanyards were slayne. The Army encamped close to Kynsale. A prey of Cowes taken from the Spanyards. X HE Lord President (in his providence) before the Army was ready to march to Kinsale, acquainted the Lo : Deputie, (which hee well approoved) that hee had sent to the Cities and great Townes of Mounster, 356 PACATA HIBERNlA. tliat every of them, (according to their proportions) should send Companies of Foot from their severall Corporations, to strengthen her Majesties Army, which thev accordingly (hut with some grudging) did per- forme. This he did, not for any opinion he had to receiue fruite by their services, hut their being in the Campe, was a good Pledge upon the Townes (in these doubtfull times) for their better loyalties, the Lord Deputie not being able to spare any Companies to se- cure them. The Lord Deputie and Councell, before the Armie marched from Corke, doubting (as they had good cause) that the Priests would leaue no practises unattempted, that might animate or confirtne the Lish in their Rebellion, thought it necessary to giue notice to the world, how uniust the pretended causes were, that the Irish had taken Armes against their true annoynted Soveraigne ; and also how unjustly the same was main- tained by the Pope and the King of Spaine, which by Proclamation was divulged in the Citie of Corke ; In answere whereof Don luan de ylquila (assoone as it came to his eares) did likemse Proclaime this Decla- ration, or Apologie in Kinsale, and dispersed Copies thereof into sundry places, the tenour whereof ensueth. PACATA HIBERNIA. 357 Don luan cle Aquila his Declaration in anstuere of a Proclamation published by the Lord Dsputie and Councell, translated out of the Latine. X)0/i luan de Aquila, Generall of the Warre, and the Catholique Khig of Spaines chiefe Commander in Gods warre, which is made in Ireland for defence of the Faith. To all the Irish Catholiques living in Kinsale, the Citie of Corke, and in all other Villages, Cities and Castles, wisheth health in him who is the true happinesse. There is come unto our eares a Proclamation, or certains Lihell made in the Citie of Corke, in the Name of the Deputie ; which because it conteineth many untruths, and such things as offend the eares of honest men, lest they may leade and se- duce the mindes of simple men into errours, and turne them from the truth, 1 am compelled to shew their faLsehood, to lav open the trueth, and in fewe words to signiiie the pretence and intention of our most Excel- lent King Philip, in this Warre, which is with the Apostolique Authoritie, to be administred by us : and (to speake the truth) I could very easily retort vpon them those reproaches which they ol)ject to us, and make them lose the pleasure which they haue taken in ill speaking, by hearing of the like ; Notwithstanding, we will not (like unto weake and unarmed women) goe to reproachings : but setting these things aside, answer to those that are objected with sound truth aad Christian modestie. 3s 353 PACATA HIBERNIA. First of all, yee falne that wee would leade away the pretended Suhjects of the Queene of England from tlicir obedience, to bring them under our \oke, which is a very untruth ; for wee endeavour not to perswade any body, that bee should deny due obedience (accord- ing to the word of God) to liis Prince : But yee know well that for many yeares since, Elizabeth was deprived of her kingdonie, and all lier Subjects absolved from their fidelity by the Pope, unto whom, bee that raign- eth in the heavens, the King of Kings, hath committed all power, that bee should roote up, destroy, plant, and build in such sort, that bee may punish temporall Kings (if it shall be good for the spirituall building) even to their deposing, which thing hath becne done in the kingdomes of England and Ireland, by many Popes, viz. by Pius qiiintus, Gregorij the thirteenth, and now by Clement the eighth as it is well knowen. W hose Buls are extant amongst us ; I speake to Ca- tholikes, not to froward Heretikes, (who haue fallen from the faith of the Romane Church) seeing they are blind Leaders of the blind, and such as know not the grounds of the truth, it is no marvell that they doe also disagree from us in this thing : But our brethren the Catholikes, walking in the purenesse of the faith, and yeelding to the Catholike Church (which is the very Pillar of the truth) will easily understand all those things : Therefore it remayncth that the Irish (which adhere to us) doe worke with us nothin"" that is ajrainst Gods Lawes, or their due obedience, nay that which PACATA HIBERNIA. 359 they doe Is according to Gods word, and the obedi- ence which they owe the Pope. Secondly, yee affirme that wee Spaniards goe about to winne the Irish with allurements, and fained flat- teries (^which is a thing farre from our nature) and that wee doe it hut for a while ; that after wee haue drawen the minds of simple men unto us, wee might afterwards (^exercising our cruelty towards them) shew our bloody nature : O the immortall God ! who doth not w'onder at your bitter and unexpressible cruelty, and your boldnesse shewed in these words : For who is it that doth not know the great cruelty which you English haue exercised, and cease not to exercise towards the miserable Irish : You I say goe about to take from their soules the Catholike faith which their fathers held, in which consists eternall life ; truely vou are farre more cniell then Beares and Lyons, which take away the temporall life, for you woold depriue them of the eternall and spirituall life. Who is it that hath demolished all the temporalities of this most flou- rishing kingdome except the English ? iooke upon this and bee ashamed : whereas on the other side wee com- miserating the condition of the Catholikes here, haue left our most sweet and happy Countrey Spalne, that is replenished with all good things ; and being stirred with their cryes, which pierce the heavens, having reached to the eares of the Pope, and our King Philip : They haue (being moved with pitie) at last resolved to send unto you Souldiers, Silver, Gold, and Armes 3b*0 PACATA HIBERNIA. with a most llberall hand, not to the end they might (according as they faine) exercise cruelty towards you, O Irish Cathohkes, but that you may bee happily re- duced (being snatched out of the janes of the divell, and free from their tyranny) unto your owne pristine ini!;enultle, and that you may freely professe the Ca tliollke faith : Therefore my most beloved, seeing that nhlch YOU haue so many yeares before desired and begged for, with prayers and teares ; and that now, even now, the Pope Chrlsts Vicar on earth, doth com- mand vou to take Armes for the defence of your faith : I admonish, exhort, and beseech you all ; all I say unto whom these Letters shall come ; that as soone as possibly you can, you come to us with your friends and weapons ; whosoever shall doe this, shall find us pre- pared, and wee will communicate unto them, those things which wee possesse : And whosoever shall (des- pising our wholesome councell) doe otherwise, and remalne In the obedience of the English, wee will per- secute him as an Heretlke, and a hatefuU Enemy of the Church even unto death. The Army rose and marched within halfe a mile of KInsale, where they encamped under a hill (having not meanes to entrench) called Knock Robbin. Cap- talne Morgan came out of Eiigland, and lolly the Master Gunner from Waterford, whither some ship- ping was come from Dublin, with part of the provi- sions, but enforced to stay there, the wind being Southerly ; some few shot offered to disquiet tlie PACATA HIBERNIA. 361 Campe, but were soone beaten backe witb very little disturbance. The Army lay still there, many places viewed to sit downe fitly before the Towne, but the Artillery not yet come, no place was agreed upon. An other offer made by the Enemy to disturbe the Campe that night, much greater then the former; but being readily answered, were soone repelled vvithout hurt on our side. Wee lay still there expecting the Provisions, some slight skirmishes in viewing of the Towne : Sir loJin * l^ay'ldey was this night appointed to glue an AUarme to the Towne, who beat in all the guards (without the Towne) into their trenches. This night one thousand of the Spanyards, (or as eome that came from them say, fifteene hundred) were come to the top of the Hill neere (he Campe, to cut off some of the Scouts or Guards, or to attempt some- what upon that Quarter ; but being discovered by a partie of ours, (not much exceeding two hundred that were of purpose sent out to lye betweene the Towne and our Campe, commaunded by Sir lohn Barkley^ who had with him Captalne MorrisJ they set upon them, killed foure dead in the place, divers hurt, tooke some Armes, and other good spoyle, and beat them backe to the Towne ; without losse of any one of our men, and not aboue three hurt. 352 I'ACATA HIBERNIA. Cormocke Mac Dermond, chiefe Lord of a Coun- trey called Muskery, commliii;' with his Countrey rising out, to shew them to the Lord Dcputle, uas in his returne directed to inarch hard by the Spaniards trenches, which they had made upon the Hill without the Towne for their guards, which hee was willed to doe, the rather that the Spanyards might see the Irish serue on our sides. For this purpose were good se- conds appoynted, yet out of sight of the Enemies : The Irish at the first went on well, & beat the Spa- niards from their ground to the Towneward, but ac- cording to their custome soone fell off; by which meanes a Horseman (called Courcy) of the Lord Pre- sidents, who had charged two Spaniards upon some advantage, was ingaged, and unhorsed before hee cspyed himselfein danger; which ^\v TVilliam Godol- p/iin seeing, who had the command of the Lord De- puties Troupe, charged one way upon their whole Numbers, and Captalne Ilemy Barkley, Cornet of the same Troupe, an other way at the same instant, and (notwithstanding their many Shott) draue them out of their Trenches, rescuing the Horseman and horse ; and to the mar\ ell of all the beholders, (con- sidering the multitude of shot made at them, even upon the Qih^i}^ of the trench) came off without hurt, sauc onely one horse killed, and one man slightly shot : of the enemies were killed foure, left dead in the place, and divers scene caried off, besides many other hurt. PACATA HIBERNIA. 363 Captaine TJiomas JButton, who had the wafting of the victualls with Munition from Duhhn with the Queenes Pinnace, the Moone, arrived at Corke, and came to the Lord Deputie at the Campe, signifying the rest of the Shipping was commlng from Duhhn, that had layen at Waterford : He was that night sent away to bring his Ship about into the Harbour of Kinsale, and with Captaine Wards ship, which was directed to accompany him, whom wee were inforced to make use of before to o;uard that Vlctuall and Munition in Oyster Haven, which wee had brought with us from Corke, they were willed to trie if they could annoy the Castle of Rincorran, seated close upon the Harbour, and possessed by the Spanyard. But after they had spent many shott upon the Castle, and found they did them little hurt, their Ordnance being but small, they lay still onely to keepe the Har- bour, that neither the Castle nor the Towne might be relieved by water, which was the chiefe cause of their sending thither, and which Captaine Thomas Sutton, notwithstanding many attempts made by the Spanyards and Natiues, very valiantly to his high commendations performed. Wee had Newes of the shipping that came after Captaine JButton from Waterford, that they were put into the Harbour at Corke, who presently had direc- tion to worke about to another Creake, called Oyster Haven, lying betweene Corke and Kinsale, from whence they might more commodiously unlade their 364 PACATA HIBERNIA. Artillery and provisions, for the speedy use of the Army. Wee resolved to rise and lye before the Towne ; but the shipping being not yet come about with the Ar- tillery, and other necessaries, that day was spent in dispatching into England, and making all things fit to remooue. This night Captaine Blaynie, and Cap- taine Flowei^ were sent out with fiue hundred Foote upon Discoverie that the Spanyards were drawne out of the To\\Tie, and so lay readie for them, if they had come towards our Quarter, but they came not on. The Army was ready to rise, but the weather fall- ing out very fowle, direction was given to dislodge : foure naturall Spaniards came this day from the Enemv, choosing rather to put themselues upon the mercy of the State, then to Hue under the tyrannie of their owne Commanders, who the next day were sent to Corke. This night Sir lohn Barklei/ went out with some three hundred Foote, ha\'ing with him Captaine Floiuer, Captaine Moin^is, and Captaine JBostock, out of these were chosen slxtie Pikes and Targets, to be the better undiscovered, who fell into their trenches, beate them to the Towne, and fell into the Gate with them, they killed and hurt aboue twentie of the Spaniards, betweene the Inner and the owter Gate, and returned having but three hurt. The Army dislodged early, and encamped on a hill on the North side before Kinsale called the Spittle, somewhat more then musket shot from the Towne, PACATA HIBERNIA. 365 and there intrenched strongly : when we sate downe, wee discovered that the Spaniards had gotten a prey of two or three hundred Cowes, and many sheepe, which were (in an Hand as it seemed) upon the Southside of the Towne heyond the water, which wee could not come at, but by sending eight or nine miles about, where there was a necke of Land to goe into it ; Captaine Taff'e being sent with Horse and Foot, used such expedition in that businesse, as bee attayned the place before night, and by bote skirmish recovered the prey, saue onely some two hvmdred Cowes that the Spanyards had killed, although they ^vere under the guard of a Castle, called Castle Ny Parke, which the Spanyards had manned to defend those Cattle. CHAP. XIII. The Castle of Rincorran guarded by the Spaniards, besieged; and the Spaniards repulsed. The Castle of Rincorran battered by the Lord President. A remarkeable skirmish betweene us and the Spaiiiards that attempted to releeue Rincorran. The Lord Awdley, Sit Oliver Saint-Iohn, and Sir Garret Har^y liurt. A Spanish Commander taken prisoner. The Enemy demanded a parley, but the Lord Pre- sident refused to treat with the Messenger. The Commander parlied, but his offers were not accepted. The Enemy endeavoured to make an escape, wherein many were slaine and tuktn prisoners. Sir 01i\er Saint-Iohn sent from the Lord Deputy with direction to the Lord President. The reasons that induced the Lord President to receiue the Spaniards that were in Rincorran to mercy. The agreement be- tweene the Lord President, and the Spanish Commander that was in Rincorran. W' Ee attended all that dav for the landino: of the Artillery, and perfected the intrenchment about the 3 c 3^6 PACATA HIBERNIA. Armle, mIiIcIi was left iinperfected the day before through the extreame fowlenesse of the weather ; and at night Sh' lo/in JBfuklei/, Sir JVilliain Godolphin^ and Captaine 13ndly were sent to view the most com- modious place to plant the Artillery, for the battering of the Castle of Rincorran, which was situated upon the River of Kinsale, something more then a quarter of a mile from the Towne, very convenient to forbid our shipping to ride neere the same, wherein Don lo/in de Aqidla the Spanish Generall, had placed a Captaine with one hundred and fiftie Soukliers, whom hee promised to releeue if they were assayled, or bring them oflp in boats. The two Culverings were landed, and all meanes vsed to mount them, but it could not bee done till the next day, so ill was every thing fitted, by reason there had beene no use of them of a long time. These two Peeces were mounted, and all things put in a readinesse to batter the next day, the Spa- niards in the Towne discovering our purpose, did that night assay to releeue the Castle by Boats, and were valiantly repelled by Captaine Bidton, with shot out of his ship. The two Culverings began to play upon the Castle of Rincorran, but within two or three shot the cariage of the better Culvering brake, and about two of the clock in the afternoone^ the other received a PACATA HIBERNIA 36/ flavve, and by that meanes made unserviceable, so all that could bee done that day, was to mount the whole Quivering upon her cariage. The same day thev gaue an Alarme to our Campe, drawhig Artillery out of the Towne, and with it played into our Campe, kild two neere the Lord Deputies tent with a Demy Cannon shot, and through the next tent to it, brake two Hogsheads of the Lord Deputies beere, and every shot that was made fell still in the Lord Deputies quarter neere his owne tent. Don Iiian de Jlquila perceiving the Castle would be distressed, attempted to releeue it by Boats, but Sir Richard Percy beate them off, who had the command of the Lord Presidents regi- ment, that this night was appointed to guard. The Culvering in the morning began to play, and about nine of the clock the Demy Culvering was mounted^ which after a few shot brake her Axel- tree ; before three she was remounted, and by that time a Cannon likewise planted, and all the three Peeces without intermission played : The Lord Pre- sident misliking the manner of the making ol the battery, not being constantly made upon one place, but upon the Spikes of the Castle, requested the Lord Deputie to leaue that service to his care, where- unto he easily assented To shew that hee was well experienced in the profession of a cannonier, wherein he had beene (by 368 PACATA HIBERNIA. reason of his imployments) long practised, he per- formed the office of a Master-gunner, making some shot, and that the Artillery might play as well by night as day, himselfe did take and score out his ground-markes, and with his Quadrant tooke the true levell, so as the want of day-light was no hinder- ance ; but in doing thereof he fairely escaped two Musket shott : for as he was standing at the Breech of a Cannon busie about his worke, the one lighted upon the muzzle of the Peece, the otiier upon the CarrIao:e close to the Trunnions : While wee were busie attending the Battery, fiue hundred of the principall men drew out of Kinsale, with shew to goe to relieue Rincorran by land, toward a guard wee kept betweene Rincorran and the Towne, leav- ing a great grosse for the seconds under the walles, and under that colour to gaine a safe passage for their Boates thither ; whereupon out of the Regi- ments (being then in Armes in the Campe) divers broken Companies drew that way, amongst which Sir Olicer Saint -John sent Captalne Hoe his Lieu- tenant Colonell, and Sir u^rthur Savages Lieute- nant with one hundred men, and seeing them likely to draw on a round Skirmish, tooke thirtie shott of his owne Company, and went up to them, where hce found Captaine /?oe, and Carhery, (Lieutenant to Captaine lyiomas JButle?') skirmishing with Shot, the Enemy being hard by them with some two hun- dred men, and another grosse neere towards tliQ PACATA HIBERNIA. 369 Towne to second them. The Lord Audley who drew some of his Regiment out of the Campe, was then coming up ; assoone as Sir Oliver Saint-Iohn came where the skirmish was, hee saw the Enemies drawing up to giue a charge, comming close with their Pikes, whom they presently encountered, and beat them back towards their seconds, and made them retreat apace ; Notwithstanding they played upon them with their small shott out of every house in that quarter of the Towne, being full of Towers and Castles, In this Charge, Sir Oliver received on his Target and Body divers thrusts with the Pike, where- of one gaue him a very small hurt in the thigh ; he killed a Leader, and one other with his owns hands. The Lord Audley coming up to the charge was shot through the thigh. Sir Garret Harvie hurt in the hand, and his horse killed under him, Cap- taine Butlers Lieutenant was slaine, and foure other, Sir Arthur Savages Lieutenant shot through the Body, and thirtie other hurt ; the Enemy left ten or eleuen dead in the place, besides those that were hurt, which in all likelihood were many, by reason of the neemesse of the shot; and as one reporteth, (that came the next day from Kinsale, and had bin in the Ghesthouse amongst them) 70 were brought thither hurt, w^hereof eight dyed that night: In this skirmish was taken prisoner luan Hortensio de ContreraSy that had been Sergeant Major of tlie 370 PACATA HIBERNIA. forces ill Brittanv, and divers verv irood Armes, and Rapiers gotten from the Spaniards. All this while the three Peeces played upon the Castle, untill sixe of the clock at night, at which time they in the Castle sounded the Drum, and prayed admission of parley, which the Lord Pre- sident, (whom the Lord Deputie had left there* himselfe returning to take care of the Campe) ac- cepted, there came with their Drum an Lish man borne in Corke, who prayed in the name of the rest, that they might hee licensed to depart to Kinsale with their Armcs, hag and baggage ; this being denved by the Lord President (who would not con- clude with any, but the Commander of the place) hee returned the JNIessenger, willing him to tell the Commander that no other but himselfe should bee heard, and that hee had no commission to grant them any other composition then to yeeld to hef INIajesties mercy: Then immediately they sent the Drum againe, and with him a Serjeant called Pedro de Herodiaij cuacola ^^'hom the Lord President refused to speake Mithall, upon whose returne the Commander himselfe called JBartholomeo Paez de Clavijo nil jllf'ero^ came to the Lord President, but not agreeing upon the conditions, for hee still in- sisted to depart with their Armes to Kinsale (being put safe into the Castle) the batterv began afresh, ami the Defendants bestowed thicker vollles of shot then at any time before ; at length about two of the PACATA HIBERNIA. 371 clock, when they found the weake estate the Castle was growen into by furie of the battery, they sounded agalne their Drumme for an other parley, which not being accepted, many of them endeavoured to escape under the Rocke close to the water side, which being espied by us our men ran presently close to the Castle wals, and if the Lord President had not forbidden them (ahhough the breach was not suffi- ciently assaultable) they would have entered the house of those who attempted to escape, there were three and twentie Spaniards taken ; and of this Countrey birth a great multitude of Churles, wo- men and children, there was likewise slaine of the Spaniards towards thirtie ; all this while the Enemy shot not a shot, but as men amazed lay still ; of the Irish there was not a man taken that bare weapon, all of them being good Guids escaped, onely one Dermond Mac Cartle, by them called Don Der- fiiutio was taken, who was then a pensioner to the King of Spaine, and heretofore a servant to Florence Mac Cartie, A good while before day, the Lord Deputie sent Sir Oliver Saint-Iohn to the President, to slgnifie his pleasure unto him ; which was if they would render themselues, bee should accept of their offer, excepting the Irish ; not long after Sir Oliver Saint John was departed (that no error might bee com- mitted ; ) towards the morning the Lord President went to the Lord Deputie, to make relation of that 3^2 PACATA HIBERNIA. nights proceeding, and upon deliberation, it was thought convenient, if the Spaniards would quit their Armes and render the place, with promise of life onely to bee sent into Spaine, that they should bee received to mercy, the consideration whereof grew upon these reasons , the one because in forcing a breach it was likely many good men should bee lost, and also to intice others that are in Kinsale to leaue the place (wherein they felt misery) by the example of this mercifuU dealing with those of Rincorran, but especially because expedition in the taking of this Castle had many important conse- quences. About one houre after day, the Commander sent word to the Lord President that hee would render the place, and quit all their Armes, so as they might be sent to Kinsale, which being refused, hee entreat- ed onely that himselfe might hold his armes, and bee sent to Kinsale, which also being denyed, hee resolutely determined to bury himselfe in the Castle, and not to yeeld : his Company seeing his obsti- nacie, did threaten him to cast him out of the breach, so as they might be received to mercy ; in the end it was concluded that all his people should be disarmed in the house, which was done by Cap- taine Roger" Harvie, Captaine of the Guards that night, and himselfe to weare his sword untill hee came to the President, and then render it unto him, which PACATA HIBERNIA. 373 being performed upon his knees, they were brought prisoners into the Campe, and from thence imme- diately sent unto Corke. The last of October, the President received a gra- tious Letter from her Majestic, all written with her owne hand, it was short, but yet therein is liuely expressed in what a thankefull sort his service was accepted, the true Copie whereof ensueth. CHAPTER XIV. Her Majesties Letter to the Lord President. A supply of Munition and victuals. A resolution in Councell that Forces should be sent to encounter O Donnell, The Lord President of a contrary opinion, and his reasons. The reasons why this service was imposed upon the Lord President. The Lord President marcheth towards O Don- nell. O Donnell lodgeth neere the Holy Crosse, and the streu'jth of his quarter. O Donnell by themeanes of a great Frost, passed over the Moun- taine of Shewphelim, whereby he escaped from fighting with the Lord President. O Donnells hasty inarch. The principall men that were in O Donnells Army. The principall men in Tyrones Annie. Her Maiesties Letter unto the Lo. President. IfjLY faithfull George, if ever more service of ivorth were performed in shorter space, than you haue done^ TVee are deceived; among many eye- witnesses. Wee haue received the fruit thereof, and bid you faithfully credit, that what so TVitt, Courage, or Care may doe. Wee truely finde, they 3d -'U'^ 1»ACATA IIIBEKNIA hajic heme all trueli/ acted in all i/our C/iarge, and Jo?' the same beleene, that it shall neithei' bee vnre- memhered, nor imrewarded : And in meane while heleeue, my Helpe nor Prayers shall never faile yon. Your Soveralgne that best regards you, Eliz. R. The second of November the Ordnance was drawne from Rlucorran to the Campe. The third, the Spanish Sergeant Major M'hlch had been taken prisoner upon the last of October, and tlie Alj'eres^ which rendred himself upon the condition of life at RIncorran, obtained licence to write to Don luan^ and one of our Drummes was sent to carry their Letters. The fifth, foure Barques with Munitions and Victuals from Dublin, arrived in tlie Haven of Kinsale. The sixth, upon certaine knowledge that Tyrone and O Donnell were drawing towards Mounster, the trenches of the Campe were made deeper and higher. The seventh, the Lord Deputie having Intelli- gence that Odonnell with a great part of the Nor- threu forces was advanced neere unto the Province, PACATA HIBERNIA. 375 to joyne v»ith the Spanyards, and that Tyrone was but a few tlayes jounieyes short of him, it was tie- bated in Councell, whether it were necessary thut Forces should be sent towards liim, to divert his intention : It was agreed by the greater part, that two or three Regiments of Foot, and some Horse should bee employed in that service. The Presi- dent was of a contrary opinion, alledging for in- stance, that Tyrone, at his late being in Mounster, at whose returne the Earle of Ormond having good Fspecials, and very desirous to fight with him, yet could never haue sight of liim, or of any of his com- pany ; and the reasons (sayd he) are very apparant, for they are sure to haue the Countrey to friend, to giue them howerly intelligence of our lodging and marches, and they are so liglit-footed, as if they once ^at the start of us, be it never so little, wee shall hardly or never overtake them. Notwithstanding these rea- sons, it was concluded that Forces should be sent ; and for so much as the Countrey would be more wil- ling to giue assistance to the Lord President, then to any other; as also because bee was best ac- t[uainted with the passages, and places of advantage, to giue Odonnell impediment : Hee was commaunded with his owne Regiment, and Sir Charles Tf^ilmots^ which were in List two thousand one hundred and tiftie, (but not by pole aboue one thousand, and three hundred and fiftie Horse in List, which were by pole two hundred and fiftie) to undertake the Service ; and for his better sti-ength Sir ChristopJuyr 376 PACATA HIBERNIA. ISaint- Laurence (who with his Regiment was coming into Aloinister, and was to meet him upon the way) should Joyne with him, and also the Rising out of the Countrey. The President in Obedience, though without hope to meete with an Enemy, that hath no will to hazard his Troupes in fight, (for so hee conceived of OdoimeJl^ the seventh of November left the Campe, and never ceased travelling untill with long and weary Marclies hee came to Ardmaile in the Countie of Tipperary. Odonnell with his sharking Troupes, lodging not farre from the Holy Crosse, their (^ampes not being distant the one from the otiier aboue foure miles : But the Countrey stood so partially affected to the Tray tors, as by no promise of reward, or other satisfaction could they bee induced to drawe any draught upon them : by reason whereof, (but with great disadvantage) no probable attempt of good succcsse could bee made upon them, l)eing lodged (as they were) in a strong Fastnesse of Bogg and Wood, which w^as on every quarter plashed : For avoyding of confusion, I must aske some pardon of the Reader, to continue the Dis- course of the Presidents lourncy, untill I speake any more of the siege at Kinsale : Odonnell on the other side fearing our forces, (which were en- creased by a Regiment of Foot, and some Horse Mhich Sir Chmstopher Saint -Lawrence brought with liim, durst not enter farther into the Countrey, be- cause hee could not avoyd us, and at that time hee and no other way to passe ; for the Mountaine of PACATA HIBERNIA. 377 Slewphellm (which in Summer time is a good ground to passe over) was hy reason of great raines, so wett and boggye, as that no Carriage or Horse could passe it. This Mountaine is in the county of Typperarle, towards the Shenan, and from thence to come into the county of Limerick, the passage is through a straight, neere to the Abbey of Ownhy, which Abbey, from the place, where Odonnell incamped in Omagliers Countrey, is at the least twentie Irish miles, having (as wee thought by lodging where wee did) prevented his passage, there hapned a great frost, the like whereof hath beene seldome scene in Ireland, and the Enemy being desirous to avoid us, taking the advantage of the time, rose in the night and marched over the Mountaine aforesaid ; whereof as soone as wee were advertised, wee likewise rose from Cassell, ^^'hlther wee were drawen (mistrusting that they would take the advantage of the frost) fower hourcs before day, in hope to crosse him before hee should passe the Abbey of Ownhy ^ supposing that it had not beene possible for him to haue marched farther (with his cariage) without resting : The next morn- ing hy eleaven of the clock wee were hard by the Abbey, but then wee understood that Odonnell made no stav there, but hastned to a house of the Countesse of Kildares called Crome, twelue miles from the Abby of Ownhy, so as his march from OmagJiers Countrey to Crome (by the way which hee tooke) 378 PACATA HIBERNIA. without any rest was aboue two and thlrtie Irish miles, the greatest march with cariage (whereof hee left much upon the way) that hath heene heard of : To overtake him wee marched the same day from Cashell to Kilmallock, more then twentie Irish miles, but our labour was lost : The morning following, Odonnell with all his forces rose from Crome, and lodged that night in the straight of Conneloghe, where hee rested a few dayes to refresh his tired and surbated Troopes : The President seeing that this lijj^htfooted Generall could not bee overtaken, thou.o-ht it meet to hasten to the Campe at Kinsale to prevent his comming thither, wherein wee vsed such expedi- tion, as (if he had done his uttermost) we were sure to be there before him, or inforce him to fight with us, for wee tooke the next direct way, and he for his safety (to avoid us) marched a farther way about through Dowalla, and Muskr^^ which was very trou- blesome to passe with Horse and Baggage : the time of our returne to the Campe was the fiue and twen- tieth of the same Moneth : In our retreat towards Kinsale, l)etweene Kilmallock and Moyallo, we over- tooke the Earle of Clanricard (with his Regiment) marching towards the Campe, and also betweene Moyallo and Corke, wee met with the Earle of Tliomond, who was sent by the Lord Deputy with his Troope of Horse to follow the President. There came into Mounster with Odonnell^ these principall Gentlemen of Vlster and Connaght, viz. PACATA HIBERNIA. 379 Orivrke, Mac Swiny ne Doa, Odogherty, Ohoyle, the two 3fac Donoghes, Mac Dermond^ Okellie, Ohirne^ O Conner Roes two sonnes, Odonnels two brothers, Donnell O Conner Sligoes brother, the two OJlares, TViUiam Burke brother to Redmond, and Hughe Mostian, besides of Mounster men, the Lord of Lixnaw, lohn Jits Thomas, brother to the counter- feit Earle of Desmond, the Knight of the Valley,, Derm^nd moyle Mac Cartie^ brother to Fhr^ence, and many others : his whole number consisted neere unto foure thousand Foote and three hundred Horse ; this was related unto the President by one lames IF^elsh, who was with Odonnell, when he fled the incountering of the Presidents forces ; bee also af- firmed that Tyrone had in his Armie, Mac Gcnis, Mac Guire, Mac Alaghon, Randell Mac Lorly, Oneale, and all the chiefes of Vlster with their forces. CHAP. XV. ji part of Don Dermutio his Examination concerning a practise for ihf- taking or killing of the Lord President, A Sally made by the enemy in Kinsale. A Spanish Captaine slaine. Blaster Hopton dyed of a hurt. Hie Earle of Thomond landed at Castlehaven with supplies of Horse and Foot. Supplies of Horse and Foot landed at Waterford. The Queenes Fleet, and supplies of Foot with munitions, S;c. arrived at Corke. Castle Ny Parke attempted to be taken by us, kit the Enterprise fayled. A CounceU of IVarre called by the Lord Deputie, XHE dangerous hazard which the President was in, in this journey I may not omit to relate, as well for 380 PACATA HIBERNIA. the perlll hee ranne, as for his temper ; in not seeming to see that which hee perfectly knew, and despisii>g it ; for Dermond Mac Car tie called by the Spaniards Don Dei^mutio, taken as you haue heard at the siege of Rincorran, (being examined by the Councell) con- fessed to them, that Coj'mucJc Mac Dermond Lord of Muskery, had intelligence with Don lohn^ and cer- taine presents had beene mutually given and received, and that the said Cormuck had undertaken, and faith- fully promised, to deliver up the President to Don lohn aliue or dead ; the President was himselfe pre- sent at this examination, which notwithstanding, hee tooke the said Co7'7nuck, and ten Horsemen his Fol- lowers along with him; rode with him, eate and dranke with him, and many times had private con- ference with him ; not seeming to take notice of any treacherous intent ; besides his Army consisting of three thousand or there abouts, what with Countrcy risings out, and under Captalnes in pay, two thousand of these were of Irish birth, no lesse affected to the Rebels then to themselues ; and I can well assure the Reader upon good grounds, that if our forces had re- ceived any disaster, they would all haue turned Turkes, and cut the throats of their owne Commanders. The eighth, certaine Ships to the number of thirteene, were discovered, passing by Kinsale to the Westward, but afterward it prooved to bee the Supplyes sent out of England with the Earle of Thomond. PACATA HIBERNIA. 381 The Spanyard by that time had gotten knowledge of the departure of a good part of our Forces, and thereupon supposing us to be much weakened, (as it cannot be denyed but we were) and inferior to them in the Towne in bodies of men, they drew out (about noone) the most part of their Forces, and anon after sent some threescore Shott and Pike to the foot of the hill close by our Campe, leaving their Trenches very well lyned for their seconds : Some of ours were pre- sently drawen out to entertaine the skirmish with those that came up, and another strong party was sent out towards Rincorran, who from the Bushie hill played in flancke upon their trenches, and beate them from the same ; so as they that were first sent out close to our Campe, being beaten backe by our shot, and thinking to find the seconds they left behind them, were disappoynted by the quitting of their trenches, and by that meanes driven to follow the rest to the succour of the Towne ; our men follow! no; them with much furie, hurt and killed divers, amongst whom they brought off' the body of a Sergeant, and possessed the enemies trenches, the which the Enemy (being re-enforced) made many attempts to regaine, but were repulsed and beaten backe into the Towne ; we heard by divers that Don lolin committed the Sergeant Major (who commanded then in chiefe) presently after the fight, and threatned to take off" his head, commended highly the valor of our men, and cryed shame upon the cowardlse of his owne, who he said had beene the terror of all nations, but now had 3 E 382 P AC ATA HIBERNIA. lost that reputation, and he gaue straight commande- ment upon pauie of death (which hee caused to he set upon the Towne gates) that from thenceforth no man should come off from any service, untill hee should be fetoht off ])y his Officer, though his powder were spent or his Peece broken, but make good his place with his sword ; Captaine Soto^ one of their best Commanders was that day siaine, for whom they made very great moane, and some twentie more be- sides were hurt, which could not but bee many ; on our side onely some ten hurt and three killed ; among whom Master Hopton a Gentleman of the Lord De- puties, was sore hurt, and since dyed thereof : If this skirmish had not bin readily and resolutely answered on our part, the Spaniards had then discovered the smalnesse of our numbers, and would no doubt haue so plyed us with continuall sallies, as wee should hardly haue beene able to continue the siege. The same day wee had Newes of the Earle of Thomonds landing at Castlehaven, with one hundred horse, and one thousand foot of Supplies out of England in thlrteene Ships, which by violence of foule weather had beene driven to the westermost part of Ireland, and with great difficultie recovered Castlehaven aforesaid, from whence the fifth day following hee came with Horse and Foot to the Campe at Kinsale ; The next day being the eleventh, wee were advertised that S\v ^nthonie Cooke, and Patrick jlrthuv were landed at Waterford with two thousand foot, and some horse. PACATA HIBERNIA 383 The twelfth, Sir Richard Ltevison, Admirall, and Sir yimias Preston, Vice- A dm 1 rail of the Queenes Fleet for Ireland, with ten Shippes of Warre, arrived at Corke with two thousand Foot, besides Munitions, Cannoniers, Carpenters, Wheele-wrights, Smithes, &c. presently the Lord Deputie sent them direction to come for Kinsale. The thirteenth, nothing was done either by us of the enemy. The Queenes Ships with much difficultie recovered the harbour of Kinsale, the Admirall Sir Richard Levison, and the Vice-Admirall Sir Amias Preston^ came to the Lord Deputies Campe ; That day and the next day, the two thousand Land-forces were put on shoare, and before that wee had certaine newes of the arrivall of the other Forces from Barstable, and Bristoll, at Waterford, and Castlehaven : but they were not then come to the Campe, nor in many dayes . after. The Lord Deputie comming from aboard the Slilps, a great shott was made at him from the Towne, from whence they might discerne him in the head of a Troupe, and yet missed him very little. Some of the Queenes Ships (having direction) began to play upon a Castle in the Hand, called Castle Ny Parke, held fit next to bee taken, to invest the Towne on that side ; they brake off some part of the top, but finding that they did it no greater hurt, they 384 PACATA HIBERNIA. left shooting, and the rather because that day and the two next prooved so extreame stormle and foule, as the Onhiance could not bee landed, nor any thing else well done ; yet out of an extraordinary desire to effect somewhat, the seventeenth being the most happy day of her Majesties Coronation, which wee meant to haue solemnized with some extraordinary Adventure, if the weather would haue suffered us to looke abroad : wee sent at night when the storme was somewhat appeased, the Sergeant Major, and Captalne BodJy, with some foure hundred Foot to discover the ground of Castle Ny Parke, and to see whether it might be carried with the Pickaxe, which was accordingly attempted ; but the Engine w^ee had gotten to defend our men while they were at worke, being not so strong as it should haue beene, they within the Castle hauing store of very great stones on the top, tumbled them downe so fast as brake it, so as they returned with the losse of t\Ao men, and pro- ceeded no further in that course. The same day, the Lord Deputie called a Councell of warre, wherein it was propounded, that now that her Majestie had plentifully furnished us with men, munition, and victuals, we were to consider of our owne strength, and the best way either to attempt the Towne or to continue the siege, we were also to con- sider of the force of the Enemy within Kinsale, and what aides they were like to haue out of the Countrey, and of all other commodities, or Incommodities that were to happen on either side : The conclusion and PACATA HIBERNIA, 385 resolution was, that wee should invest the Towne with all celerity, to keepe it short of reliefe, and before the making of a breach to breake their houses, that they might find no safe tie in them, and thereby to bee exposed to the like incommoditie of cold and raine as wee felt in the Campe ; in doing whereof it was conceived that many would bee slaine, and in- danger the destroying their magazines of powder and victuals ; for if presently we should make a breach and attempt it by assault, there was no difference, betweene a weake place (stored with bodies of men) and a strong fortified Towne ; besides the Enemy had ground sufficient (if a breach were made) to cast up new earth workes, which would put us to more toyle and losse of men then an old stone wall ; and (in the opinion of all the chiefest of the Armie) it was con- cluded, that wee could not doe the Enemy a greater pleasure, or unto our selues a greater disadvantage, then to seeke to carie it by a breach, before the forces in the Towne, either by sword or sicknesse were weakned. CHAP. XVL The Earle of Thomond with his supplyes came to the Campe. Castle ny Parke rendred by the Spaniards. A Spanish Captaine wounded, whereof he dyed. A braiie Act of a private Souldier. Approaches made neerer to tJie Towne. The Lord President with the Earles of Thomond and Clanricard returned to the Campe. A sally made by the Spaniards. X HE Earle of Thomond also with one thousand Foote, and one hundred Horse (having beene by 386 PACATA HIBERNIA. force of weather driven farre to the Westward, and with much difficultie had recovered Castle-haven) came thence by Sea to the port of Kinsale : The Lord Deputle to refresh his men and horses, sent them to Corke, for in their healths they were impaired ; and that evening some Spaniards fled from Kinsale, and voluntarily came to our Campe. A Demy Cannon was unshipped assoone as it was calme, and placed on this side the water, which played most part of that day upon that Castle, and brake many places, but made no breach that was assaultable : In the night they of the Towne attempted to releeue the Castle by boat, but were repelled by Captaine Tolkern, and Captaine Ward, who lay with their Pinnaces betweene the Hand and the Towne. The Demy Cannon played againe, and a Cannon then landed and placed by it (with some Ordnance also out of the Ship) though they served to small purpose ; about noone one hundred men were sent with Captaine Yorke and Captaine Smithy to view if the breach were assaultable, and though they found it was not, yet the Spanyards within being no longer able to endure the fury of the shot, hung out a signe for parley, (upon the first shew of our men) and yeelded themselues and the Castle upon promise of their Hues onely ; which being accepted, they brought them presently to the Campe, being in number seven- teene : Before the Castle was yeelded, the Spanyards PACATA HIBERNIA. 38/ in the Tovvne made divers shot at Captaine Tolkernes Pinnace, with a piece of Ordnance which they mounted a day or two before close to the gate of the Towne, but did no hurt at all unto her ; the Pinnace warp- ing neerer to the other side under the hill, and at last rode safely without danger of the shott : The same day a Platforme was made upon a ground of advantage, (not farre from the Campe) that com- manded one part of the Towne, that under the favour thereof wee might the better make our neerer Approaches, which at that time wee could hardly haue done, by reason of the great extreame frost, and a Demy-Cannon mounted vpon it, with which some shot was made at the Towne, and a Sentinell taken anon after affirmed, that the first Piece shot off went through the house that Don lohn was in, and did otherwise great hurt. An other Cannon was brought up, and planted by the Demy-cannbn, which the night before was brought from the Ship, and this day the Lord De- putie went over into the Hand, to view how from thence the Towne might be best annoyed and invested. Also the Prisoners which were taken at Castle Parke, were sent to Corke, with direction to the Major, to send them, and all the former Prisoners into England, the Sergeant Major, and the Com- 388 PACATA HIBERNIA. manders of RTncorran, and Castle Ny Parke ex- cepted ; and this day a great number of Irish wo- men and children were put out of Kinsale, to try their fortunes in the Countrey. Foure other Peeces were planted by the Cannon and Demy Cannon, which altogether played into the Towne ; one of those shott killed foure men in the Market place, and strucke off a Captaines leg, called Don lohn de Saint-John, who is since dead of the hurt. That Evening one lames Grace, an Irishman, ran out of Kinsale, assuring the Lo: Deputie that Don lohn at his landing was fiue thousand men, and that bee was yet three thousand strong; that he had four Peeces of Ordnance well mounted ; that the Irish which were with him were so much aifrighted with our Artillery, as Don lohn had much to doe to hold them, whose departure, (if it should happen) would be a great want unto him, for by them bee received ease and comfort ; and that Don lohns house where bee lodged, had been shot through with a great shot. The sixe Peeces began againe about ten a clocke^ to batter upon the Towne, and so continued till night, in which time, and in all mens judgments, as by report of the Prisoners wee tooke, they did PACATA HTBERNIA. 389 great hurt to the Towne. This dav, while the Lord Deputie, the Marshall, and the Sergeant Major were viewing the ground where the approaches were intended, a private Souldler of Sir Fiancis Harklei/es, in the face of the Guards, attempting to steale, (as hee had done divers times before) a Spanish Sentinell, who was seconded with foure that hee saw not, fought with them all fiue, whereof one of them was the Sergeant Major, whom he had almost taken, and when he had found he could doe no good upon them all, hee came off without other hurt, then the cutting of his hand a little with the breaking of a thrust, which one of them made at him, and hurt the Sergeant Major. The Lord De- putie this night began to make his a])pr()aches neerer the towne, and for that purpose caused some 1000 Foot to be drawne out by Sir lohn Bai^kley ^ S[vl3e7i' Jamhi JBerry, and Captaine Sodleij, who continued the worke all night, and although the ground were extreame hard, (by reason of the frost) and the night very light, yet they brought the worke to very good perfection ; the Enemy played all the night upon them with great Volleyes, but hurt but three men neither in the Trenches, nor in divers Sallies they made, in the one whereof a Squadron of our new men beat thembacke to the gates: In the Eueniiighis Lordship sent direction to Sir Richard Levison to land three Culverings this night, and to plant them in the Hand, about Castle Ny Parke, that from thence they 3 F 390 PACATA HIBERNIA. might likewi*;e make Battery upon the Towne, and Sir Richard drewe in the Admlrall, and Vice-Admi- rall hetweene the Towne and the Hand, from whence they did great hurt in the Towne the next day. All the Artillery still played; but because tbe shot from the ships did but little hurt, (saue onely upon the base Towne) the Lord Deputle gaue direction to make very few shot, except it were at the high Towne. In the afternoone, the Lord President, the Earles of Tiiornond, and Clanricard, Sir Thomas Burke, and divers others returned to the Campe, Odonnell with his force being stollen by them ; This night di- rection was given to haue a Plat-forme made for the Artillery, upon the trench which was made on Mun- day night ; somewhat after midnight the Spaniards made a sudden salley, with purpose to force that trench, but were quickly repelled by Sir Francis JBarkley, who commanded there that night. The Companies that went with the Lord President returned, and with them two other Regiments of the Earle of Clanricards, and Sir Christopher Saint-Law» rence : the Regiments were that night quartered by themselues, upon the West side of Kinsale to invest the Towne, and keepe the Spaniards and Odonnell from joyning. This night the three Culverings from the Hand were planted on the povnt of the hil, neere the water, on this side behind the last trenches : Tliis morning the Spaniards played with a Demv PACATA HIBERNIA. 391 Cannon (from the Towne) xipon the Admlrall, which was twice shot, and the Viceadmirall once ; they riding hoth close by the Towne, and shot being made from those ships, they dismounted the Spaniards Peece within, and hurt their chlefe Gunner, so as it played no more. Betimes in the mornlno; those three Peeces from the poynt of the Hill, neere the water played upon the Towne, doing great hurt, by reason they were 60 neere planted, but because the day fell out ex- treame windy and rainy, they were enforced to leaue, and spent the rest of the day in drawing downe some other Peeces, that were planted upon the first plat- forme. CHAP. XVII. The Towne of Kinsale summoned, and Don luan his Answer. The Spaniards beaten out of their trenches. The Marshall went to view the Towne, to discover a fit place to batter. A skirmish entertayned for the viewing of the breach. An intrenchment made on the West side of the Towne A bold attempt of a Sergeant of ours, wherein he was slaine. A Souldier slaine standing betweene the Lord Deputy and Lord President. The great sally made by the Enemy with a furious charge, both upon the plat-forme where the battery was placed, and upon a new entrenchment on the West side of the towne; the Enemy repulsed and beaten. The Enemy gained our entrenchment on the West side of the towne. The entrenchment recovered from the Enemy. The losse on the Enemies part, and on our part. XN the morning a Trumpeter was sent to summon Kinsale, who was not suffered to enter into the 392 PACATA HIBERNIA. Towne, but receivlno- his answer at the Gate, viz. that they held the Towne first for Christ, and next for the King of Spaine, & so wouhl defend it, Contra tuttl iuimici: upon his returne wltli this answer, the Lord Deputie gaue direction to hegiiuie the l)attery with all the Artillery, who continued in shooting upon the Gate till towards night, and brake a great part threof, during the time the Ordnance played ; Sir Ckristopher Saint- Lawrence drew out from the other Campe some Foote, and gaue upon the Spaniards trenches, which they possessed (with great numbers ;) at the other end of the Towne beins; enforced to goe thereunto, through the furie of tlie shot, which thev could not endure in that part of the Towne, where the Ordnance played, at his first giving upon them, bee beate them out of the trenches following them to the very Gate of the Towne, and killed some of them returning, without losse on our side saue onely some hurt. All the Artillery still played, and brake downe most part of the Gate, and some part of a new worke made before the Gate. The Marshall taking some fiftie shot, went to the wall of the Towne to view, which was the best* place to make a breach, and found the wall close to the Gate on the right haiul to bee the fittest ; after he liad taken view, and made a slight skirmish with the S!)aniar(ls, bee returned without anv losse, saving some three hurt, and caused the Artillerv to beate P AC ATA HIBEllNIA. 393 upon that place, vvlio played upon it (without any intermission) and brake downe before night, a very great part of the Mall, which the Enemy attempted to make up in the night, but were beaten from it by our Guards, who played upon them most part of the night: A Spaniard ran away this day from Kinsale, who reported to the Lord Deputie, that our Artillery had killed divers Captaines in the Towne, besides pri- vate Souldiers. Resolved in Councell (and by the Councell of warre) that some Foote should be drawen out of the Campe to giue the Spaniards a bravadoe, and to view whether the breach was assaultable, and to cause the Spaniards to shew themselues, that our Artillery might the better play upon them ; whereupon two thousand Foote commanded by Sir lohn Barkley and Captaine Jilaynie were presently put in Armes, and drawen neere the w als of the Towne, who entertayned a very hot skirmish with the Spaniards, that had lodged themselues in a trench close to the breach without the Towne; during the continuance of this skirmish, our Artillery played upon those that shewed themselues, either on the breach or in the trench, and killed many of them, besides such as were killed and hurt bv our small shot; after an houres fight (or thereabouts) when full view was taken, in what manner the breach was, and found not to bee assaultable, our men were drawen off with little or no hurt on our side, saving some three hurt, and Captaine Guests horse killed 394 PACATA HIBERNIA. under him, who before killed two or three with his owne hands : This night the Marshall, Sir lohn Barklei/, Captaine Blaynie, and Captaine Badhj (the Lord Deputie leaving the President in the Campe, being almost all night present) drew out fiue and twentie of every Company, and intrenched themselues on a Hill, on the West side of the Towne, within lesse then halfe Callivers shot of the same, and cast up a small fort, to lodge some Foote to seme as seconds for the Artillery (that was to be planted) not farre from it ; our men being at worke, the Spaniards about mid- night began to play upon them from the wals, and from a trench, they possessed close to the West gate, and so continued very hotly till the morning ; our men (that guarded the Pioners) playing likewise upon them, and divers hurt and killed on either side. Our men continued still in that worke, and brought the same before night to very good perfection, though the Spanyards (from their high Castles, and other places of the Towne) sought to annoy them what they could. While our men were thus at worke, a Sergeant of Captaine Blai/nies drew out some seven or eight shott, and suddenly fell into a trench (that the Spa- niards possessed) close to the tov\me, wherein were some nine or ten Spaniards, of which the Sergeant killed two with his owne hands, and the rest every man one ; Not being contented therewith, he at- tempted to giue upon another Trench possessed by the Spanyards some good distance from it; but in PACATA HIBERNIA. 395 going on, the Sergeant was shott through the body, and his company in bringing him oflF had two hurt, and returned without any more losse. The same day the Lord Deputie, and the Lord President came to see the new Worke, and as they were discoursing very neere together, a Musket shot from the Towne passed betweene them, and brake the backe bone of a Souldier that stood close by them, whereof hee dyed. This night the Trenches where the Cannon was planted, being manned with the Lord Deputies Com- pany, (commanded by Captaine lames Blunt J Sir 27iomas JBurkes^ commaunded by his Lieutenant, Sir JBeiyamin Berries, commanded by his Lieutenant, Captaine Rotheram himselfe, and Captaine Hobble, Captaine Muses commanded by his Lieutenant, and Captaine Roger Harvie commanding in chiefe, being Captaine of the Watch : in a fort on the West neere the Towne betweene the two Campes, that was made the morning before, being manned by Captaine Flower^ with Sir Arthur Savages Company, Sir lohn Doivdalls Company, Captaine Dillon, Captaine Spencer, Cap- taine Mastersons Lieutenant, and Sir IVilliain Warrens Lieirtenant, with certaine Squadrons out of the Earle of Thomonds Quarter, who stood in guard without the Trenches : The Enemie sallyed about eight of the clocke in the night (being extreame darke and raynie) with about two thousand men, and first gaue sh'ghtly towards the new Trenches upon the West side, and 396 PACATA HIBERNIA. presently after with a great grosse upon the trench of the Cannon, continuing their resohition to force it with exceeding fury, having hroiight with them tooles of divers sorts, to pull downe the Gabions and Trenches, and Spikes to cloy the Artillery : The Allarme being taken in the Camp, the Marshall with Sir lohn J^arMey^ and Sir JViUiam Fortescue, Sir Francis Rush, and Captaine Hoe, with some fiue or slxe hundred sallyed presently towards the Cannon for their seconds, and Sir JJenjamin Betry fell out with some hundred directly towards the Poit of the Towne next to the Campc, to whose seconds the Lord Deputle sent Sir Oliver Saint-Iohn : Vpon the ar- rivall of the Marshall with his Forces the enemy brake, and our men did execution upon them ; Sir Benjamin Berry fell directly upon the Enemies seconds, whom he presently charged and brake, killed many of them, and tooke the Commander of that body, being an ancient Captaine of chlefe account with the enemy. At the same time the enemy gaue upon our new Trenches, and continued the attempt a long time with great fuiy, till Captaine Flower sally- ing out, and beating backe part of their forces, the enemy entred before his returne, and were possessed of the Trenches, in which time Sir TFiUiarti Godolphin gaue many charges, for the secoiuhng of our men, which continued fight in the field untill the Earle of Clmiricard, (being sent for their second) with Cap- taine Shipivith, Captaine Slingsby, Captaine Clare, Captaine Boise, and Captaine Thomas Burke, with some sixtle men, for the rest of his Regiment was not PACATA HIBERNIA. 39/ aclvanced, so farre charged a grosse of the Enemies without the fort, brake them, and did execution upon them towards the Towne, and returning entered the fort againe (which the Enemy abandoned) with Httle resistance, and made it good till bee was releeved : la this sally the Enemy left behind them aboue sixscore dead bodies, besides such as were killed neere the Towne, and wee tooke nine prisoners, of whom there was a Captaine, a Sergeant, and a Drum ; but since wee heard out of the Towne that they lost dead aboue two hundred of their best men, and two Captaines, and two Alfeeroes, and the Sergeant Major, being the second Commander to Don [ohn, and Don Carloes Carty, and aboue two hundred hurt ; of our part were hurt Captaine Flower, Captaine Shipivith (slightly in the face) theEarle of Clanricards Lieutenant, Captaine Dillon killed, Captaine Spencer, Captaine Flowers Lieutenant, and some fiue and twentie private Soul- diers; the Enemy at the Cannon, cloyed a Demy Culvering, which being a little erased was left without the fort, but the next morning it was made serviceable againe. There were some of them killed upon the Cannon, and upon the powder, and the trenches (in some places) filled with their dead bodies, and in that attempt (of the Cannon onely) seventy two dead bodies (were left in the place) of the best men the Spaniards had, whereof many of them were found with Spikes and Hammers, to cloy the Cannon : The Captaines, Officers, and Souldiers that defended the Cannon ac- quitted themselues singularly well. 3 G 3U8 PACATA HIBERNIA. CHAP. XVIII. J supply of Spaniards landed at Castle-haven. J Couneell of warre held. Good service done by a Scottish man. Odonnell jni/ned with the Spaniards at Castle-haven. All the Irish in the West of Mounster, and sojyie of the English race, revolted and adhered to the Spaniards. Sundry Castles rendred by the Irish into the Spaniards hands. Diver$ vf the Irish had Companies in pay given them by Don luan. The Castle of Carigfoile taken and the Hard murdered. I'yrones Armp discovered neere to our Campe. IXtclligence sent to the Lord Deputie, that sixe Spanish ships were put into Castle-haven, and that sixe more were sent with them from the Groyne, but in comming were severed by tempest, and no cer- tainetie what is become of them ; in these were said to bee two thousand Spaniards, come with great store of Ordnance and munition, and that two thousand more were comming presently after. A confirmation of the Spaniards being at Castle- haven, and that they were landed, whereupon it was resolved in Couneell, that our Campe should be strengthned, and the Artillery better intrenched and guarded, and to leaue battering : the other Campe to rise and sit downe close by the Towne, betweene the North and the West gate, adding one Regiment more to it, and all the Horse t(> be drawen into our Campe ; a Drum was sent to Don lo/in, to offer him to bury his dead bodies, which bee tooke thankfully, praying that we would bury them, and that hee would doe the PACATA HIBERNIA. 399 like for any of ours, if tliey hapned in liis po\Ac?r. And this day Sir Charles TVilmot with his Regiment, was commanded for the better streniJ:thni.)i): of the Earle of Thomonds quarter, to rise out of the Lord Deputies Campe and lodge there. Sir llichard Levison, with a good part of the Fleete with towing got out of the harbour, to seeke the Spanish fleete at Castlehaven, to take them if hee could, or otherwise to distresse them as much as hee might. A Scottishman that had some elghtie of those Spaniards aboard, put into Kinsale harbour in the morning, and getting a boat, acquainted Sir Amkis Preston (the Viceadmirall) therewith, and put them into his hands ; whereupon the said Scottishman, and foure of the chiefe Spaniards (being Officers) were brought to the Lord Deputy, and examined before his Lordship, the Lord President, and divers others of the Councell, their examinations were sent into England; the Ships were heard to be in fight that day. This day our Ordnance was drawen from the old platformes into our Campe, the better to intend the service of the Field, and to place them more commodiously towards the West side of the Towne, if wee should see cause. Newes came this Evenin"*, that Odonnell was joyned with the Spaniards landed at Castle-haven, and that Tirone with his Force was verv neere vs. The same day, the Ditches and Trenches of the Lord Deputies Campe, and the Earle of Thomonds 400 PACATA HIBERNIA. Quarter, were cast deeper and higher, and it was resolved, that two small Forts should bee raysed be- tweene the Earle of Thomonds Quarter, and the water side, so that the Towne might bee wholly invested, to forbid any accesse to or from it. Vntill this time none of the Provincialls of Mowutei', that had beene either protected or par- doned, relapsed ; but now upon the comming of these seconds to Castlehaven, Sir Finnin Odriscall, and all the Odriscalls, Sir Owen Mac Carties sonnes, and almost all the Carties in Carbrie, Donnell Osidevan J^care, Osu/evans Mores eldest son, Donnell Mac Cartie^ the Earle of Clan-Cares base sonne, vAih all the Carties of Desmond, John O Conner KeiTy, the Knight of Kerry , all the protected and pardoned men in Kerrv and Desmond, and all else from Kinsale and Limericke westwards, joyiied with Odonnell and the Spaniards ; whereat little wonder is to bee made, considering what power Religion and Gold hath in the hearts of men ; both which the Spaniards brought with them into Ireland. The sup- plies of Spaniards were but seven hun(h*ed, but more were promised to follow ; which mooved the wavering Jrish to conceiue, that now the time v\as come for their deliverance from the English CTOvernment ; whereupon they cast themselues into tl»e Span yards armes, and for testimonle of their truths, Donop'h Odrischall delivered unto them his Castle at Castle- haven, which commanded the Harbour, Sir Finnic PACATA HIBERNIA. 401 Odrischall, (who never in the course of his whole life had beene tainted with the least spot of disloyaltie) rendred unto them his Castle of Donneshed at Baltimore, and his Castle of Donnelong^ in the Hand of Inisherkan, betweene which Castles all entrances ipto that Haven was debarred ; and Donnell Osulevan surrendred unto them his strong Castle of Dunhoy, which absolutelv commaunds Beare Haven ; these three Harbours, beeing without all exception the best in the West of Mounster : For the guard of those places Don lohn assigned, that one hundred of the late supplies should remaine at Castle-haven, with a Magazine of Victualls and Munition, and eight Peeces of Ordnance ; unto Donneshed and Donyielong hee sent one hundred Foot, fiftie for each of the Castles, and two Peeces of Artillerie ; and unto Dunhoi) hee also sent one hundred Foot, and ten great Peeces : And to coniirme these revolters by liberality unto his Master the King of Spaine, hee bestowed upon Donnell Osulevan two hundred foote in the Kings pay, unto Donoghe Moi/le Mac Cartie, Sonne to Sir Owen Mac Cartie Reitghe one hundred, upon Finin Mac Cartie his brother one hundred and twentie, and upon Phelim Mac Cartie one hundred, and to Odonevan one hundred ; in all sixe hundred and twentie in the Kings entertainement, and upon others hee bestowed certaine summes of money. About this time also (not many dayes after this defec- tion) lohn O Conner Kerjy, found the meanes to betray the Castle of Carrigfoyle which was his, and 402 PACATA HIBERNIA, then guarded for her Majestle by a Sergeant, and tvveUie Souldiers of Captaine Saxies company. The other Campe strengthned their trenches, and a resolution to make two small forts be von d the Campe Westward, wholly to invest the Towne, the forts and the Campe one to flancke another. The Artillery was planted in severall places of the Campe, for the best defence thereof, and a fort almost made neere the Towne, a slight skirmish towards night, wherein Sir Francis Barklies Ancient, and some other were hurt : In the evening the rebels Horse were descried about two miles off, and (after supper) all the Army drawen into Arm^s, upon notice (given us by the skout) that the fcftels were discovered* CHAP. XIX. A briefe report of the good service done hij Sir Richard Levison, 7ipon the Spanish fieete at Castle-haven. A Letter from Don luan de AquUa to Tyrone and Odonnell. A Letter from Don luan to Captaine hian de Albomes y Andrada. A Letter from Odonnell Osulevan Beare to ilte King of Spaine. A HIS night late, Sir Richard Levison returned into the harbour of Kinsale, and the next day came to the Lord Deputie, unto whom hee imparted, that the sixth dav, with the Warrespit, the Defiance, the PACATA HIBERNIA. 403 Swifisure, the Marlln, one Merchant, and a CarvlU, he arrived at Castle-haven ahout ten of the clock in the forenoone, before foure a clock the same day, one ship of the Enemy was suncke, the Spanish Admirall with nine foote water in hold droue to the shore upon the rocks, the Viceadmirall with two others droue likewise a ground, most of the Spaniards quitting their ships ; the seventh of December the wind being extreamely at South-east, hee rode still at Castle- haven, the night following, with wind at West South- west, hee warped out wilh the ships, the eighth at niij-ht hee returned as aforesaid. Since wee are informed by the Lord Coursie, that they are all sunck but one ship, and great harme tlone both to their provisions and men. The Spaniards after their comming to Castle- haven, understanding the Queenes fleete was at Kinsale, ex- pecting their comming thither, to make themselues as strong as they could, landed fiue Peeces of Ordnance which they planted close by the water side for the securing the harbour ; but Sir Richard Levison did so ply the shipping, that hee suncke and driue a shore as is related, and having eft'ected as much as might be done by Sea, was willing to haue left the harbour and returne to Kinsale ; but the wind being contrary, hee was not able to get forth, but was forced to ride foure and twentie houres within the play of those fiue Peeces of Ordnance, and rjceived in that time aboue 404 PACATA HIBERNIA. three hundred shot, through Hulke, Mast and Tackis being by no industry able to avoid it, untill some calmer weather came, where by the helpe of some warpes layed forth by their boats, not without great danger and some losse, bee came to set saile and returned for Kinsale. All the shot were made par- ticularly at his ship, except some few at a Pinnace of the Queenes, wherein Captaine Flemming was Commander. All the time spent upon the nine ten and eleaven, was in erecting the two forts formerly resolved upon, also in casting up of trenches, betweene the Earle of Thomonds quarter, and the said forts, being more then thirtie score in length, and making of trenches neere to the Lord Deputies Campe : The Spaniards as well to interrupt, as to view our workes, made certaine light sallies, but they were easily beaten backe with- out any hurt on our side. The twelfth, the Enemy sallied againe, but altoge- ther fruitlesse. The thirteenth, the weather fell out to be extreame fowle and stormy ; and because of Tyrones drawing neere with all his forces, it was thought meet, not to attempt any thing of great moment, more then the removing of some Peeces of Ordnance, to a new plat- forme made on the West side of the Towne close unto it, to play upou the Castles, which might most PACATA HIBERNIA. 405 Milder our workes, when wee should resolue to make a breach. The fourteenth fowle weather, wherein nothing was performed. The fifteenth, our Artlllerv on the West side of the Towne did much annoy the enemy, in breaking downe the houses, wherein many were slaine. Tlie sixteenth, the Ordnance played into the Towne, as the day before. The seventeenth, fowle and stormy weather ; never- tiielesse at niijht the Enemv sallied, and brake downe a new platforme which wee had made. The eighteenth the Cannon (as in former dayes) plaved into the Towne, and annoyed the Enemy very much : And the same day, a Letter was intercepted, written from Do7i lohn to Tyrone and Odonnelly 'w hich is here inserted : And also a Letter to Captaiiie luan de Albornoz y Andrada^ both which were thus translated. Jl Letter from Don luan de Aquila, to Tyrone and Odonnell. J M'^as confident your Excellencies would haue come upon Don Richardo his going unto you, because hee had order from you to say that upon the Spanyards joyning with you ^ {from Castle- haven) you would doe 3 H 40r> PACATA HIBEKMA. mce that favour : I beseech yon so to Joe, with as much eeleritie^ and as wtll J'urnished as yon possibly mail : for I doe as»nre you^ the enemies are wearied^ Old bnt ftw^ and that they cannot furnish (ivith Guards^ the third part of their Trenches, ivhieh shall little availe them, their first fury resisted, all is ended. In what manner your Edcellencies will come on, is better known to you there, then unto me here ; / will giue them enough to doe this way, being ever attending to giue the blow in all that I can, and with some good resolution, that your Eoccellencicsfghiing as you arc accustomed^ J hope in God the victorie shal be om^s, for that the cause is his : I doe as much desire the victory for the interest luhich your Excellencies haue in it, as for my owne : There is nothing noiv to be done, but that you would bring up ijour Troupes^ come well appoynted, and in close Order, and being once iningled with the enemies, their Eorts will doe them as much harme as us. I salute Don Ricardo, the Lord pi'eserue your Excellencies. From Kinsale tlff^ 28. of December. 1601. Though you are not well prepared, yet I beseech your Excellencies to hasten towards the enemie, for it imports much : I thinke it neeclf'ull to bee all at once on horseback : the greater haste you make, it is so much the better. Don luun dc Atiuilu. PACATA HIBERNIA, 407 A Letter from Don Tuan to Captahie luan de Alboriios v Antlrada jL lP7is extreame glad of your Letter, and of the health of ymir person ; when Don ^\c2ly^o ivent , hee brought for resolution, that when the Earles had inet with the Spani/ards, they would come ; the ill passage for Messengers is the cause that you haue had no Letters from me : Hasten their comming, they know there (better then wee doe^ the wayes and the newes : I am ever in readinesse ; the enemies ai'e few, and wearied, and by good resolution (^from thence) their Trenches shall not availe them, nor can they maintaine go much ground, as they lodge in : I will giue them their handsfull from the Toivne, and their first furie resisted all is ended. Coonmend mee to Don Rlcardo, and to Captaine Rlus de Velasco, to ivhom I write not, because the Messenger should not carry too great a Pacqnet. I haue written to the Earles to hasten hither before the enemies haue bettered their Quarter, it woidd profit much, and wee being once tninyted with tJiem, their Forts will doe them as much hurt as vs : From Kinsale the eight and t^ventieth of Decem- ber. 1601. Don luan de Aqiilla. The nineteenth by reason of stormie and fere liee had a Fastnesse of wood and water. Two Regiments of our Foot, and some Horse being drawn out of our Campe, made towards them ; and when they saw our men resolued to goe forwards, they fell backe towards the place \vhere they encamped. This night the Spanyards sallyed againe, and gaue upon a new Trench made a little beneath our Campe, but were the sooner repelled, because that night wee kept very strong Guards, and everv man was in a readinesse to bee in Armes, by reason of Tyrones being so neere unto us. Tyrones Horse and Foot kept still in sight in the place where they shewed themselues the day before, and many Intelligences affirmed unto us, that they had a purpose to force our Campes. That night some of their Horse, and fiue hundred of their Foot were discovered searching out a good way to the Towne, 412 PACATA HIliERNlA. which was not made knowen unto us untill the next day. The Spanyards sallyed this night hotly, and gaue upon a Trench, so as a Sergeant that had the guard thereof, quit it : But Sir Christopher Saint- jLaurence comming to his second, heat them hacke before they did any great hurt. Our Artillery still played upon the Towne, (as it had done all that while) that they mlglit see wee went on with our businesse, as if we cared not for Tyrones comming ; but it was withall carried on in such a fashion, as wee had no meaning to make a Breach, because we thought it not fit to offer to enter, and so piit all in a hazard, untill wee might better discover what Tyrone meant to doe, whose strength was assured to bee very great, and wee found by Letters of Don Johns (which wee had newly intercepted) that bee had advised Tyrone to set upon our Campes, telling him that it could not bee chosen, but our men were much decayed by the winters siege, and so that wee could hardly be al)le to mainetaine so much ground (as wee had taken) when our strengtii was greater, if we were well put too, on the one side by them, and on the other side by him, which bee would not falle for his part to doe soundly. Tyrone accompanied with Odonnell, Orwrke, Mac Guire, ]\fac 3Iaghon, Jtamlell 3Iac Sorly, liedmond Burke^ O Conner Sligoes brothers, and Captaine Tirrell; with the choise force, and in effect all the PACATA HIBERNIA. 413 Reljels of Ireland being drawen into Mouiister, and joyned with Spaniards that landed at Castle-haven, who brought to Tyrones Campe sixe Ensignes of Spaniards, and the greatest part of the Irish of Moun- ster, who being revolted, were joyned with them; and entertayned into the Kings pay in severall Companies, and under their owne Lords, resolved to releeue the Towne of Kinsale, and to that purpose sate downe the one and twentieth of December, a mile and a halfe from the Towne, betweene the English Campe and Cork,e, and on that side of the Army, kept from them all passages and meanes for forage, the other side, over tile River of Ownybuov, beiuH* whollv at their disposition, by reason of the geneiall revolt of those parts, it seemed they were draweii so farre by the im- portunity oi Don luan de AquUa^ as wee perceived by some of his Letters intercepted, wherein bee did intimate his owne necessitie, their promise to succour him, and the facihty of the Enterprise ; our Armie being weake in numbers, and tired (as bee termed us) with assurance from himselfe, that whensoever bee should advance to our Quarter, he would giue the blow soundly from the Towne, during the aboad of the Rebels in that place, wee had continuall intelli- gence of their purpose to giue Alarmes from their party, and salUes from the Towne, but to little other effect then to weary our men, by keeping them con- tniually in Armes ; the weather being extreame tem- pestuous, cold and wet ; on the three and twentieth 3 I 414 r AC ATA HIBEIINIA of Decembtr, late in the niglit, Captaine Toffe en- formed the Lord Deputle, that one of the Rebels sent hhn word Cand confirmed it by a solemne oath) to the bearer, that the resolution of the Rebels was either that night, or betweene that and the next, to enter- prise their uttermost for the releefe of the Towne, with some particulars, in what sort they intended to giue upon our Campe. The intelligence which Captaine 2(iff'e had was upon this occasion. CHAP. XXI. TKe means icherdy Captaine Taffe had his Intelligence. The Battdl of Kiusale, uhtrein the Rebels were overthrown. The Lord Presi" . dent directed by the Lord Deputie to guard the Campe, agaiiut anij attempt to be made by the Spaniards. A glorious Victone. An old Irinh Fruphesie proved true. Two sallies made by the Spanyards. 3^Vesdav the two and twentieth of December, Brian Mac Hugh Oge Mac Maghuiiy a principal 1 Commander in the Irish Army, whose eldest sonne Urian had many yeares before been a Page in Eng- land with the Lord President, sent a Bov unto Captaine IVilUam Taffe, praying him to speake unto the Lord President to bestow upon him a bottle of ylquavitiCj '!\'hich tlie President for old acquaintance sent unto him j the next night being the three and twentieth, by the same Messenger bee sent him a Letter, uravins: him to recommend his Luue vnto PACATA HIBERNIA. 415 the President, thanks for his Aquavitce, and to wish him the next night following to stand well upon his Guard, for himselfe was at the Councell, wherein it was resolved, that on the night aforesaid, (towards the breake of day) the Lord Deputies Campe would hee assaulted, both by Tyvonts Armie, (which lay at their backes) and by the Spanyards from the Towne, who upon the first Allaime would bee in a readinesse to salley : Whereupon the Lord De- putie gaue order to strengthen the ordinary Guards, to put the rest of the Armie in a readinesse, but not into Armes, that about the falling of the Moone, the Regiment volant, (commanded by Sir Henrie Power, and appoynted onley to ansAvere the first occasion, without doing any other duties) should draw out beyond the West part of the Campe, and there to stand in Armes, not farre from the maine g-uard of Horse : A little before the breake of the day, the Lord President went to the Lord Deputies house, and as they two and the Marshall were in Councell, one of the Lord Presidents horsemen came to the doore, and calling upon him said, My Lord, it is time to arme, for the enemy is neere unto the Campe ; and immediately Sir Richai^d Gi'emne, who had the guard of Horse that night, sent word to the Lord Deputie, that the Scouts had discovered the Rebells ?4atches in great numbers; whereupon the Lord Deputie caused the Armie to draw presently into Armes, sent a Corporall of the field, to cause the like to be done in the. Earle of Thomonds cjuarter. 416 PACATA HIBERNIA. and that from thence they should draw out three hun- dred choise men, hetvveen that quarter and the Fort, built upon the West hill, neere a Barricade made (crosse a high way) to stop the Enemies suddaine passat^e in the night, and himselfe accompanied with the President, and the Marshall advanced forwards towards the scout, and having given direction to Sir Ilt'iiry Davers (who commanded the Horse un- der the Marshall) for the ordering of the Troopes, sent the Marshall to take view of the Enemy, who hrought him word, that Horse and Foote of theirs M ere advanced ; whereupon the Lord Deputie with Sir Oliver' I^ambert rid to view a peece of ground, between that and the Towne, which had on the hack of it a Trenche, drawen from the Earle of Thomonds quarter to the West fort : on the front a hoggish Glyn, and passable with Horse onely at one ford, m Inch before bee had intrenched : the ground whereupon the Enemy must haue drawen in grosse, to force the passage, was flankerd from the Earles quarter by the Cannon ; it was resolved to make that ground good, being of greater advantage for Horse and Foote, both to bee imbattled, and to fight : upon view whereof the Lord Deputie sent the Marshall N^ord, that on that place he \\as resoKed to giue the Enemie battaile, and sent the Sergeant Major (Sir lohn Barklei/^ to draw out Sir Hemy lolliots, and Sir Oliver Saint-Johns Regiments to that place ; O Campo (that commanded all the Spa- PACATA HIBERNIA. 417 nlards that came last out of Spaine) desired Tyrone that hee might imbattle his men, and presently giue on, to joyne that way with Don Iiian, for i their purpose was at that time, by that meanes to haue put into the Towne all the Spaniards with TirreJl, and eight hundred of their chiefe men, and the next night from the Towne, and their Army to haue forced both our quarters, of the successe whereof they were so confident, that they reckoned us already theirs, and were in contention, whose prisoners the Lord Deputie should bee, and whose the President, and so of the rest : But Tyrone (discovering the Marshall, and Sir Henry Davers to bee advanced with all the Horse, and Sir Henry Powers squadron of Foote) retired beyond a ford at the foote of that hill, with purpose (as he fained) till his whole Army were drawen more close ; instantly the Marshall sent the Lord Deputie word by Sir Francis Rush, that the Enemy retired in some disorder ; whereupon the Lord Deputie came up unto him, and gaue order that all the Foote should follow; when we were advanced to the Ford (but our Foote not wholly come to us) the Enemy drew off in three great bodies of foot, and all their horse in the reare : The Lord Deputie asked of some that understood the Countrey, whether beyond that ford, there were neere any ground of strength for the Enemy to make advantage of; but being answered that there was none, but a faire Champion, he drew after the Enemy, and then desired the Lord President; 418 PACATA HIBERNIA. to returne from thence, and secure the Campe, and attend the sallies of Don luaii, which hee did, with whom the Lord Deputie sent the Earle of Thomonds Horse, Sir ^nt/ioni/ Cookes, and Sir Oliver Lamberts , and only tooke with him betweene three or foure hun- dred Horse, and under tweliie hundred Foote, hut being drawen out some mile farther, we might per- ceiue the Enemy to stand firme, upon a ground of very good advantage for them, having a bog be- tweene us, and a deepe ford to passe, and in all appearance with a resolution to fight : the Marshall being advanced with the Horse neere unto the Ford, sent unto the Lord Deputie, that hee perceived the Enemy in some disorder; and that if hee would giue him leaue to charge, hee hoped to giue a very good account of it ; the Lord Deputie left it to his dis- cretion, to doe as he should find present occasion, out ot the disposition of the Enemy ; whereupon the Earle of Clanrickard that was with the Marshall, importuned him exceedinglv to fight, and the Lord Deputie sent to draw up the Foote (with all expe- dition) close together, who marched as fast as it m as possible for them to keepe their orders ; the Marshall assoone as a wing of the Foote of the Vaunt-guard was come up unto him, and Sir Henri/ Power with his Regiment drawen over the Ford, advanced with some hundred Horse, accompanied with the Earle of Clanrickard, and gaue occasion of skirmish upon the bog side, \\\i\\ some hundred hargubisheers ; the Enemy thereupon put out some of their loosq PACATA HIBERNIA. 419 shot from their battle, and entertayned the fight : their three battalions standing firme on the other side of the bog, at the first our shot were put close to the Horse, but with a second they beat the Ene- mies loose shot into their battle ; and withall the Marshall, \Aith the Earle of Clanrickard, and Sir Richard Greame, offered a charge on a battle of one thousand Foote, and finding them to stand firme, wheeled a little about : by this time Sir IVilliam GodoI])hiii with the Lord Deputies Horse, and Captaine Mynshall with the Lord Presidents Horse, (who were appointed to keepe still in grosse, to answer all accidents) was come up, and Sir lolm Barkley, with two of our three bodies of Foote : whereupon the Marshall with the Earle of Clan" rickard, vnlted themselues with Sir Henry Davers Captaine Taffe and Captaine Flemings charged againe the Horse, and the reare of the same battle, who presently thereupon, both Horse and Foote 'i<:\\ into disorder and brake. All this while the Vantgard of the Enemies in which was Terrill, and all the Spaniards, stood firme upon a bog on the right hand, unto whom, within Calievers shot the Lord Deputie had drawen up our Reare upon a little hill, and willed them to stand firme, till they received direction from him : but perceiving the grosse drawing betweene our men that were following the execution, and the other Bodies oi foot, he drew up that squadron, (commanded by 420 I'ACATA HIBERNIA. Captalne Roe) to charge them in Flanck ; wliere- upon they presently drew off, and in a great grosse marched to the top of the next hill, and there (for a little time) made a stand ; the Reare of the Enemy being in their retreat, the Van went off with few slaine, but with the losse of many of their Amies, their Battell (being the greatest Body) was put all to the sword, and not aboue some sixtle escaped : The Vant-guard who went last off, were broken on the top of the hill ; the Irish for the most part quit the Spanyards, who making a stand, were broken by the Lord Deputies Troopes, and mos^t of them killed, O Caiiipo the chiefe Commaunder taken prisoner by the Cornet, lohn Pj/Jcman, two Captaines 7" Alferoes, and 40. Souldlers taken pri- soners by such as followed the execution, which continued a mile & a halfe, and left there, onely tyred with killing : There were of the Irish rebclls twelue hundred dead bodies left in the place, and as we heard from themselues, about eight hundred hurt, whereof many of them dyed that night : they lost aboue two thousand Armes, their Powder, Drunimes, and nine Ensignes, which was more than ever they had together before ; of Captaines, (besides other men of marke) foureteene were slaine, and on our side onely Sir IticJiard Grenwes Cornctt was killed. Sir Henry Davers hurt with a sword slightly, Sir IFilliam Gudolphln a little rased on the thigh with a Halbert, Captalne Crofts the Scout-Master with a shot in the backe, and not aboue fiue or sL\e com- PACATA IIIBEKNIA. 421 mon Souldlers hurt, many of our horses killed, and more hurt : The Earle of Clanricard had many falre escapes, being shot through his Garments, and no man did bloody his sword more than his Lordshii) did that day, and would not suffer any man to take any of the Irish prisoners, hut bade them kill the Rebells. After the Retrelt was sounded, the Lord Deputle did glue the Order of Knighthood to the Earle of Clanricard, in the field in the midst of the dead bodies, and returning backe to the Campe, drew out the whole Armie, and gaue God thanke^ for this Victorie with their prayers ; At the ending whereof, and a volley of shott for joy discharged, Don luan (who was attentiue to heare of the Spa- nyards approach) hearing the volley, and conceiving that his Ayds were in fight with us, made a salley out of the Towne ; but when hee perceived the Spa- nish Colours to be carried by Englishmen in triumph, he made a speedy retreit. The Enemies Armie, as Alonso de o Campo doth assure us, was six thousand Foote, and fiue hundred Horse ; there were some of the Irish taken Prisoners, that offered great ran- somes, but presently upon their bringing to the Campe, they were hanged. Although no man is lesse credulous than mvselfe is of idle Prophesies, the most whereof are coyned after things are done, yet I make bold to relate this which succeeds, for long time before the thing I speake of was brought to light : myselfe was an eye 3 K 422 PAC ATA HIBEKMA. wltnesse when it was reported ; in concealing it I should wrong tlie trueth, which makes mee hold to rememher it : Many times I did heare the Earle of Thomond tell the Lord President, that in an old Booke of Irish prophesies which hee had seene, it was reported, that towards the latter dayes there should bee a hattell fought betweene the English and the Irish, in a place which the Booke nameth, neere unto Kinsale. The Earle of Thomond connning out of England, and landing first at Castlehaven, and after at Kinsale, as aforesaid : in the time of the siege, myselfe and divers others, heard him again re- port the Prophesie to the President, and named the place where (according to the Prophesie) the field sliould hee fought: the day whereupon the victorie was obtained, the Lord President and the Earle rode out to see the dead bodies of the vanquished, and the President asked some that were there present, by M'hat name that ground was called ; they not knowing to what end hee did demand it, told him the true name thereof, which was the same which the Earle so often before had reported to the President. I beseech the reader to belieue mee, for I deliver no- thing but trueth : but as one Swallow makes no Sum- mer, so shall not this one true Prophesie increase my creduletie in old Predictions of that kinde. The fiue and twentieth in the afternoone the Spa- nyards made a sally, but they were enforced to re- treat into the Towne j at nine in the night they sal" PACATA HIBERNIA. 423 lyed againe to hinder our workes in the Trenches, the skirmish continued two houres, in the end they were repulsed : on our side the Ensignes of Captaine Eope7^ and Captaine G/iest were hurtj what harnie they received, we know not. The sixe and twentieth in the night they gaue againe upon our Trenches, and enforced a Lieute- nant, (with his Guard) to quit them; and from thence they went to a little Fort of ours on the west side of the Towne : but there they found so good resistance, as they were enforced to retreat with the losse of foure men slaine, and eight hurt. The seven and twentieth nothing was done, and that whole day was (by the Lord Deputie, the Lord President, and the rest of the Councell then in the Campe) spent in making of Dispatches into Eng- land. CHAPTER XXIL Zubiaur arrived at Castlehaven, and immediately returned. ODonnell, Redmond Burke, &c. imbarqued for Spaine. The names of such of the Irish as fled into Spaine. The losse which the Retells had in passing through Mounster, after the battell of Kinsale. A. HE eight and twentieth, intelligence was brought to the Lord President, who related it to the Lord Deputy, that Pedro Zahiaur^ who was (as is said} a 424 PACATA HIBERNIA. great Conimiuuler in the Spanish fleete that came to Kiiisale, was lately laiulecl at Castlehaven, and hear- ing of Tyrone s overthrow, hee made no stay but set sail for Spaine, carrying with him O Donnelly JReciniond Burke^ Hugh Mostiwiy with others of their traine, whose names 1 will omit; hut for the better satisfaction of the Reader I thinke it meet, to set downe the names of sundry other Mounster men, who not long after fled into Spaine, whose names ejisue. A hist of the Names of such of the Jrish as have shipped themselves for Spaine out of Moun- ster^ besides divers othei's which attended ihesCy and whose names are not knowen, all ivhich set saile since December ^ 1601. From Castlehaven in December, 1601. OdonneU. , Hedmond JBurke. \ and their traine. Hugh 3I()stiun. ^ In a Pinnace of advice that brought the Kings Letters, which were intercepted by the President in February, 1601. Osulevan Beares sornies^ and with him one Trant of Dingle. Do)mell, Sonne to Sir Finnin OdrischalL PACATA HIBERNIA. 425 From Ardta in a Patache the seventh of lune, 1602. Donoghe, Bastard Brother to Flor^ence Mac Cartie. Donoghe Mac Maghon Obrieri Mac Enaspicke. Urian Okelly. From Kinsale with Don luan de Aquila, in March, 160L Teg Mac Donnell ne Contle. IVilliam Mac Shane, the Seneschals Sonne of Imo- killie. Dermond Mac Conoghor Odrischall of Castle- haven, together with his Brother and Sonnes. Thomas Omoroghoe aUas Thomas Keughe Mac Edmond of Muskry. Richarxl Meaghe, Sonne and Heire to lames Meaghe of Kinsale. Dominicke Wliite of Kinsale, a Carpenters Sonne, Melaghlen Moore of Kinsale, borne in Connaght. Conog/wr Omonowe of Kinsale, and there borne, Edmond Mac Shane of Kinsale. Dermond Mac Shane of Kinsale, Donoghe Deasoghe of Kinsale. j^ndreiu JButler a kerne borne at Galway. >Brothers IFilliam Butler a kerne J Maghan Mac Donogh Olery under Barry Oge, De7'mond Mac Owen. David Jits Garret Barry, and his wife and children dwelling at Rincorran. 426 PACATA HIBERNIA. sonnes to David Jits Garroi aforesaid. Garrot Barry Nicholas Barry lohn Barry David oge Barry IVilliam Hartilige of Rincorran. John Hartilige, son to TVilliam aforesaid. Dermond oge Osulevan of Rincorran. Dermond Ogriffien of Rincorran. lohn Mac Donell Kedie of Rincorran, (-n ^^ ' . /^jJrothers. Dermond Mac Donell Kedie,} Maurice Jloch Jits lohn of Ellin -"^ > Brothers. finchtowne in Kinalcy, John Jits lohn Roche. Conoghor Mag Donogh of Rathmore in Kinaley. Donogh Gowe, a Connaght man, dwelling at Rath- more in Kinaley. Hugo Ohellie, a Connaght man. Donogh Moel mac Enessis, Dermond Moel mac Carties man, Owen mac Donogh macFinnin Cartie of Curowrane, Donel oge MacDonel Carty, brother to Don Carlos slaine at Kinsale. Finnin oge Cartie, an other brother to Don Carlos. Conogher o Cullenan of Rathmore in Kinalle^^. Donell Ogriffien of the same. IPilliam mac Cormock, a Connaght man. Dermod mac Shane, a Connaght man ^Brothers. PACATA HIBERNIA. 42/ JEdmond Olavien, -. IVilliam Mac Ricard, >all Connaght men. Cormocke Olanahie, J Dermond Deaser'ghe, a Connaght man. Dermond Olongle of Muskry. Richard Coganjits Philip of Barnehelly in Kerry- wherle. Finin Mac Donoghe Cartie, a Cosen to Don Car^los. Dermond Mac Finin Cartie, of Skeaghe in Carbry. Donnell Mac Finin Cartie of the same. Donnell Mac Teg Cartie of the same. David SJcemnehan of Rincorran. lohn Mac Dermond Mac Shane, a Connaght man. Cormocke the Lord Presidents Footeman, of the JBirnes in Leinster. IVilliam Mac Shane of Rathmore, in the County of Limerick. Donnell Mac Shane O Cullenan of Rathmore iu Kinaley. lohn Oge Olenssie, a Connaght man. Teg IFelsh, ahas T'eg Brenaghe. Cormocke Mac Donoghe ne Mroen Oriardane. Dermond Mac Donoo-he ne Mroen o of Muskrv, brothers. Oriardane. Owen Mac Donoorhe ne Mroen o Oriardane. J Donnell Mac Shane Oriardane of Muskrv. lohn Feild Jits Maurice of Tracten Abbie. These came out of Spalne 428 PACATA HIBERNIA. lohn Roe Mac IVilliam, of the County of Limericke. Donnell O Sissiiane of Klnsale. Teg O Sissuane^ Sonne to Donnell aforesaid. Hugo Lacy. TValter Ley of Kilkenny. Richard Stacboll. >with Don luan, and re- One Master Fits lames I turned \\ith him. a Pensioner. j From Ardea with Connor Odrischall and jJrcher, the seventh of luly, 1602. Connei' Odrischall, eldest Sonne io Sir Finin Odrischall. lames u^rcher lesulte. Collie Mac Swine Mac Edmond^ of the Mac Swines of Carhr)', his Sonne was hanged at Don})oy in lune, 1602. Cormocke Mac Donoghe^ vie Doimell Rabaghe one of the Car ties. Donoghe Mac Conner, of Castlehaven, and owner of it. Dojinell Mac Connor, vie' Dermond OdrischalL Mac Con Mac Iffie Odrischall. Teg Mac Iffie Odrischall Morriertaghe Mac Iffie OdriscJiall. Dermond 3Iac Conner of Kilkoe,^of the Cartins, Dermond Oi^e of the same, j brothers. >brotl lers. Brotl lers. I'ACATA HIBERNIA. 429 Shane Mac Dermond Iholongliane of Bantrle. Shane Mac Gillicuddie Iholoughane of Beare. Tesr Osre ne 3Iockloon Iiiun and his Army, as well Spaniards as otlier nations whatsoever, that are under his command, and that hee mav depart with all the things hee hatli, Amies, Alunitions, Money, Ensignes displayed, Artillery, and other whatsoever provisions of warre, and any kind of stiiffe, as well that which is in Castlehaven, as Kinsale and other parts. Item, That they shall haue ships and victuals, suf- ficient for their monev, according and at the prices •v\hich here they use to giue, that all the people and the said things, may bee shipped (if it be possible) at one time, if not at two, and that to bee within the time aboue named. Item, That if bv contrarv winds, or by any other occasions, there shall arriue at any Port of these king- domes of Ireland, or England, any ships of these (in which the said men goe) they bee intreated as friends, and may ride safely in the Harbour, and bee victualled tor their money, and haue moreover things which they shall need, to furnish them to their voyage. Item, During the time that they shall stay for shipping, victuals shall !)e given to Don Iiians people, at just and reasonable rates. Item, That of both parts shall be cessation of Armes, and security that no wrong be offered any one. PACATA HIBERNIA. 441 Ttem, That the ships (in which they shall goe for Snaine) may passe safely, by any other ships whatso- ever, of her Majesties the Queetie of England ; and so shall they of tiie said Queene, and her Subjects by those that shall goe from hence, and the said ships being arrived in Spaine, shall returne assoone as they haue unshipped their men, without any impediment given them by his Majestic, or any other person in his name, but rather they shall shew them favour, and helpe them (if they need any thing ;) and for security of this, thev shall giue into the Lord Deputies hands, three Captaines such as bee shall choose. For the securitie of the performance of the Articles, Don luan offereth that he wil confirme, and sweare to accomplish this agreement : And likewise some of the Captaines of his Charge shall sweare and confirme the same in a severall writing. Item, that bee in person shall abide in this King' dome, where the Lord Deputie shall appoynt, (till the last shipping) upon his Lordships word: And if it happen that his people be shipped all at once, the said Don luan shall goe in the same Fleet, without any impediment given him : But rather the Lord Deputy shall giue a good ship, in which bee may goe ; and if his said men be sent in two shippings, then he shall goe in the last. And in like sort the said Lord Deputie shall sweare 442 PACATA HIBERNIA. and confirme, and glue his word in the behalfe of her Majestic the Queene and his owne, to keepe and ac- comphsh this agreement, and joyntly the Lord Presi- dent, the Lo. Marshall of the Campe, and the other of the Councell of State, and the Earles of Thomond and Clanricard, shall sweare and confirme the same in a severall writing. I doe promise and sweare to accomplish and keepe these Articles of Agreement, and promise the same likewise on the hehalfe of his Majestic Catholique, the King my Master. George Carew. Thomond. Clanricard. liichard Wingjield. Robert Gardiiier. George Boiirchier. Richard Levison. Don luan de Aguila. CHAP. XXIV. Tlxe itames of the Hostages delivered by Don luan. Don luan his demand of victuals for the transportation of his nun. Tlie victuals which u-as delivered to Don luan, and their rates. The number of Spaniards which were trans} orted out of Ireland. The Lord Deputie brake up hit siege and returned to Corke. Captainc Harvies Commission for his government. X HE day the Articles were Signed, Don luan dined with the Lord Deputie, and the next day after, the PACATA HIBERNIA. 443 Lord President (having Sir Richard Levison and Sir TV^illiam Godolphin in his company) was sent into the Tovvne of Kinsale, where he dyned with I>on luan to treate with him, about such shipping and vic- tuals as hee would demand, for the transportation of his men, and at what rates, for the which ready money was to bee payd : And also to demand of him, the three Captaines which the LordDeputie had made cholse of, which were Don Pedro Morijon, Captalne Pedro cuacoy and Captalne Diego Gonzales Sigler, to re- maine Pledges untlU the returne of the ships : The demands hee made of victuals, and tonnage for the victualling and transporting of three thousand and two hundred men (remayning in Kinsale, Castlehaven, Baltimore, and Donboy, whereof two thousand and sixe hundred in Kinsale, and sixe hundred at the places aforesaid) were as followeth. First his demands was sixe weekes victuals, in forme following. For every weeke foure dayes flesh, three dayes fish. For every flesh day, bread foure and twenty ownces for a man, and sixe of Beefe. For every fish day, foure and twenty ounces of Bread, sixe ounces of fish, and one ounce of Butter. For every hundred men, one Pipe of wine, besides water. / 444 PACATA HIUERNIA. For shipping for every three men, two Tuns, and hee to ir'nie fourtle shlllhiirs Ic Tun, and his men to bee landed at the first Port they can touch in Spaine. For the expediting of these demands, the Lord Deputie gaue present direction to all the Ports within the Province, for the taking up of shipping, and war- rant to ^lloi Apsley (the Commissary for the victuals in IMounster) to Issue out of the Queenes store, ac- cording to the demands made : Tlies^ quantities of victuals ensuing, for the which hee should receiue money of Don luan, whereby the Magazine might bee supplyed. Towards the accomplishing whereof, the Coujissary of the victuals delivered this ensuing proportion, viz. Bisquet 18()052 H. 2067 4 8 Butter 6304 157 12 3 Flesh 4/394 789 18 00 Fish 18339 305 13 00 Ryce 1235 30 17 6 S 117)17)1(1 tot. 3351 5 5 Which being with all possible convenience dispatcht, haste was made for their Embarquing at two sundry times : There was shipped at Kinsale, (the care where- of was committed to Captaine F')'(mcis S/higsbi/c^ 2070: at Baltimore, and at Castlehaven bv Captaine lio'tcr TACATA HIBERNIA. 445 Harvie 415, in all 3025, besides Captaines, inferior Officers, Priests, and religious men, and a great Company of Irish. The fourth of January a Spanish ship appeared by the old Head of Kinsale, hovering before the Harbor mouth. Tlie Lord Deputie having concluded the Com- position with Don lohn, for the rendring of the Towne of Kinsale, sent a Boat with some men in her to let them know that Don lohn and bee were good friends, and therefore liee might safely come in without any danger, (in which Boat was one Thomas Foster, a Nephew to Sir Jlntliony CooheJ which message as- soone as it was dehvered, the Captain e of the ship tooke in all the men, hoysed sayle, and stood away with all speed for Spaine. This might seeme to be an action performed with no good approbation, in putting those men into tlieir power ; but whether it be justifi- able or no, the successe prooved it to ])ee of very great consequence : for though the newes of the defeat of the Irish Armie were come into Spaine by O Donnelly and those with him, yet Don lohn stood firme in Kinsale without danger to be much pressed by the Deputy, soliciting new forces, hoping thereby to repaire their former losses, to reunite their dispersed Companies, and to overthrow the English forces, being much spent and sore weakened by their Winter siege : Before the arrivall of O Donnell Seconds were in preparing, and after his arrivall both increased, and much hastened, as may appeare by the Letters intercepted, which 3 N 446 PACATA HIBERNIA. came out of Spahie to Don lu/in, \vlien liec was at Corke, both from the King of Sj)aine, the Duke of luCi'ma, tlie Secretary Ibarra, and others : But when thcv understood by those men, that Don lohn had com[)ounded for the rendering of Kinsale, and for their returning into Spaine, it then put them to a stand for their proceedings, and at last concluded to glue over the attempt, finding so little assistance either in the power or courage of the Irish : And if this had not fallen out thus, and that those seconds had come and landed In Ireland, it might haue beene much doubted, or rather positiuely beleeved the contrary, that those Spanyards would not haue been bound by Don lohns Articles, but haue taken their best oppor- tunitle of their force and power, in kindling a new flame, and making that Klngdome againe in as des- perate an estate as ever heretofore it hath been, if not worse. These things being thus ordered, and no cause ap- pearing of longer stay in the Campe, the ninth of January the Lord Deputy rose, and the same day he rode to Corkc, having in his company Don Juan de jjgidla, and many of the Spanish Captaines, the grosse of his companies being left in Kinsale. The Lord Deputie lodged in the Bishop of Corkes house, Don luan in the Citie, and the President at Shandou Castle. The day following the Captaines received di- rections to repayre to sundry Towns In Mounster ap- poynted for tiieTr Garrisons ; And the same day Cap- PACATA HIBERNIA. 447 tame Roger Harvle, and Captalne George Flower were dispatched with certaine Companies to goe by Sea, to recelue the Castles of Castle-haven, Donneshed, and Donnelong at Baltimore, and Dun boy at Beerehaven in the West, all which were then in the possession of the Spanyards. Also the sayd Captalne Harvie had a Commission graunted unto him, for the government of all the Countreves betweene Rosse in Carbery, and the Bay of Bantrev, as followeth. A Commission from the Lord Deputie and Councell unto Captalne Roger Harvi/y for the government of Carbry. Mountjoye. VV -^^ g'i^eete you well : TVhereas wee haiie thought it very expedient for the furtherance of her Majesties service, and the drawing and setting the Inhabitants of the TVesterne parts, of the Province of Mounster (which lately revoltedj into her Majesties allegiance againe, which in regard that divers the Rebels which were vnited to Tyrone, and the Spaniards, iqion the overthrow given them^ made escape, and ay^e drawen to JBaltimore, Castlehaven, and those other If^eslerne par^ts : For t/ie better prosecution, cutting off, and apprehension of those, and of all other Rebels , Tray- tors, Fellons, and otheir capitall Offenders, by all the best and speediest meanes that may he : TVee haue thought it good, in regard of the great knowledge 448 PACATA HIBERNIA. and eapcricnce, ivce haue had and found in your faith and valour, and in respect of the speciall trust, confi- dence, and siifficiencie, ivee repose in you, TVee haue thought it good to grant and commit unto you^ (^dur- ing our plcasurej the command and authority (hy the power gi'anted us by her MaJestieJ over the Castles of Baltimore, and Castlehaven, and the whole Countrey of Carhery, and over all the Countries, territories or places of Collemore, Collibeg, Ivagh, Mounterharry y Slcughtcagibane, Sleughteage, Hoc, Cloncahill, Clondermot, Clonloghen, and Coshmore, and over all the other Countries, territories, places by what name or names soever they bee called, from the Towne of JRosse, to the hither- parts of the Meares, and bounds of JBeere and Bantry, and so in compasse Korthwards, to Muskcry : And we doe giue you power and autho- rity over the Qucencs people and her Subjects, and Inhabitants, in all, or any the said Countries, ap- poynting and authorising you hereby, to prosecide with fre and sward, all Rebels, Traytors, or other capitall Offenders, and all their yJyders, Beleevers, Main- taynersy Receivei's, and Abettors, or a)iy other Of- fenders ivhatsoever that are not amenable to her Ma- jesties lvalues, or haue combined, or adhered them- selues, to any her Majesties enemies, or to any now in actuall rebellion against hei' Highnesse^ and to make ceasure of all their goods and chatties to her Majesties use : And j'or the better effecting of thiji her Ilighiwssrs service, and the speciall trust reposed in you, luee doe hereby giue unto you liberty, to em- PACATA HIBERNIA. 449 ploy, or send among the Enemies, or Rebels (iioiv in actionj such Messengers and JEspialls, as you shall thinke Jit to use^ and to write to parley, conferre^ or treate ivith them^ or any of them, and to receive Messengers or Letter's from them^ and to keepe any of them in your company fourteen dayes, to pro- cure the doing of service^ or to gaine intelligences from them; and upon assurance and good hopes, that any of the said Rehells ivill do service to her Majestic; TVee doe hereby authorize you to safe conduct them by warrant under your hand^ for the like space of fourteene dayes, so as in the meane time you send them unto us, or to the chief e Gover- nour of the Province ffor the time beingj which ijour safe conduct shall bee duly observed^ to all those you srant it unto, jlnd for the better and speedier cleansing, and purging the Countrey from Rebels, and Malefactors; TVee doe hereby giue, and commit unto you, full power and authority to eocecute by Marshall Law, all notable and apparent Offenders and Alalef actors, that can neither dispeiul fourtie shillings in Lands per Annum, nor are worth ten pounds in goods^ and as for such Rebels and Malefactors, as are not within compasse of Martial Law, them to apprehend and commit to the Sheere Goale, ther'e to remaine and attend their trials by due com^se of her Majesties common Laives : And for the better advancement of her Majesties Service, tvee do hereby authorise you^ 450 PACATA HIBERNIA. to go aboard any Shipy JBarrjiie, or other VesseU that shall bee, or arrive in those parts, and to make search in them for Traytors, lesidts, Seminaries, Letters, or prohibited wares, and to make stay of them, if just occasion so require, and to presse and take uj) any the Boats, or Vessels, that are or shall bee luithin the compasse of your command, and them to send and employ, to such place or places, as her Majesties sei^vice shall giue you occasion, or otherwise to use and dispose of' them, as you in your discretion shall thinke meetest : And this our authority and Commis- sion to you granted, to haue continuance during the pleasure of us tJie Lord Deputie; and if icee shall not recall the same during our aboad in this Province, then the same to bee in force during the pleasure of the Lord President, and no longer. And therefore wee doe hereby straigJdly charge and command all her Majesties Officers, Ministers, and loviiig Subjects, to be unto you (^in the due execution of the pre?nisses^ aiding, obedient, and assisting at their uttermost perils ; and J'or such your whole doings herein: These shall bee unto you sujficicnt wairant and discharge : Giuen under her Majesties jirivie Signet, at the Campe bej'ore Kinsale^ ilic seventh day of lanuary^ 1()()1. George Carew. Rlcliard Wingfield. George Bourchicr. To our well beloved Cuptaiiie, Roger Ilarvy. PACATA HIBERNIA, 451 The eleaventh, the Lord President had intelligence from England, that lames (the late restored Earle of Desmond) was dead, and that eighteene hundred quarters of Oates were sent into Mounster for the releefe of our horses. CHAP. XXV. Don luan his request to the Lord Depntie. A resolution in Coiincell to erect certaine Forts in Mounster. The request of the Inhabitants of Kinsale to the Lord President. Certaine Companies cashiered. A Let- ter from the Lord President to her Majestie. The Examination of Richard Owen. Richard Owen his Message from Tyrone to the Lord Deputie. Instructions for Captaine George Blunt. X HE fourteenth, Don luan wrote to the Lord De- putie, to pray his Lordship, that expedition might be made in taking up of shipping for his transporta- tion, and that his Lordship would commisserate the poore Spanish Prisoners in Corke, who were like to perish for want of food : During the siege there had ])eene taken at Rincorran, Castle Ny Parke, in sallyes, and in the overthrow of Tyrone^ together with some runawaeys that voluntary came unto us, about two hundred, rather more than lesse, whereof some of them had been sent into England. About this time the Lord Deputie and the Lord President went by Boate to an Hand in the River of Corke, called Halbolhiy sixe or seven miles from the Citie, which upon view they thought fit to be fortified, bein^ sq 452 PACATA HIBERNIA. seated, as that no shipping of any hiirtheii can passe the same, but under the commaund thereof : Where- iipon direction was given to Paul Ive (an Ingeneere) to raise a fortification there, and also another at Castle Ny Parke, to command the Haven at Kinsale. Fur- thermore it was resolved in Councell, that Forts should haue beene erected at Baltimore and Eeerehaven, as also Cittadells at Corke, Limrick, and AA^iterford, to keepe the Citizens in some awe; but none of these \\ orkes were performed, saue onely the Forts at Hal- holvn and Castle Ny Parke aforesayd. And the same day the better sort of the Burgesses of Kinsale came to the Lord President, to beseech him to render unto them their Charter, Scale, Mace, and Standard, which some of them, upon the Spa- nyards arrivall at Kinsale, had delivered unto him (to bee safely kept) untill the Spanish storme was past; which they did not deliver unto him as a Surrender, but to shew and manifest their Dutys : The President ac- quainted the Lord Deputy with their Petition, and by agreement, the answer (which the President made) was, That before bee had received directions from England, he might not restore their Muniments unto them, for that bee conceived that they were forfeited : But bee would write in their belialfe, and so he did; And not long after he bad direction to deliver them, but with this caution, that they should at their owne charges recdifie their walls, and giue helpe of La- yo ^ ^, ALEBOUM J J^ -^fAs^T^^^ ■^^^^^'j© ts * \ % f A.pKBulwiarks imii Curteru £^rfirt< G-atawre ofkzjSfftirSoua.reH'.m tfu ■nU If' the a/ecntts by jtejirand a^JmaJl £>iawindae Q.Z,odoinas/cr the warders D. oatehmtje 'B.jard/itwp F.a mcuntylmtethnitc the lowerplMrme G.a steep dejcentfrtjiiiyp'tctotheplat/^nn H.Thcptatfl>rmr_firior6jreatfeeees I. The Gunners Uufe K.The diteAe Le.The -yfell i to understand, that according to my former Letters, it 488 TACATA HIBERNIA. hath manitestly appeared, heere the resolution oi Don luan de j^guila to haue been (by his composition \\ ith tlie Enghsh) to yeeld unto the Enemies hands, all the Forts, and Havens voluntarily delivered by the Lords and Gentlemen of this Land for his Majesties service, which will bee to the dishonour of the King, the prevention of his most godly attempt, and the utter ruine and destruction of thousands of this Countrey Gentlemen and Catholiques, who without compulsion entred into tliis Action : All which having considered, I haue of meere affection to my Religion, his Highncsse service, and loue to my people and Countrev, so endeavored the recovery of my Castle, as 1 did draw into the same some hundred of mv followers, whom although the Spanyards haue at- tempted to resist, and killed three of my best Gentle- men, yet durst none of my people kill any of them, but without harme forced them out of my said Castle, saving their Captaino, witli fine or sixe unto whom I liaue allowed certaine roomes in my House, to looke to the Kings Munition and Artillerie : which Castle and Haven I doe detaine, and will evei'more, for his IMajesties Service, to defend, untill his Highnessc pleasure, and your Lordships resolution unto mce shall bee further knowen : And for manifestation of my loyaltle, and faithfiUnesse to his Majestic, I haue sent my Sonne and Hcyre thither, whom I hope ere this time is present before your Lordship, and haue cessed all the Captaines Company upon my owne- people and charges, humbly beseeching it may please PACATA HlBERlsIA. 489 your Honour, to bee a mcane unto his most Catliollque Majestic, that hee may vouchsafe speedily to releeue this place, where many of his Royall Shipps in time of service may bee kept in safetie ; Or otherwayes to send some small Ship towards this coast, for to receiue mee and the rest of my Family, and Children, for to bee catryed into Spaine, for the saving of our lines out of the hands of these mercilesse, Hereticall Enemies, making choyce rather to forsake my ancient Inheri- tance, Friends, Followers, and Goods, tlien any way to trust to their most gracelesse Pardon or Promise. Thus much I hope your godly charitable Nature will draw you to doe for such a one as I am, who hazarded Life, Lands, Goods, and Follow^ers for the Catholique Faith, and the Kings Majesties Service : All which, leaving to your Honourable Discretion, through whose vertuous meanes I chiefely hope to receiue comfort, I humbly take leaue. From Beare-haven Castle the last of February, 1602. Your most Fait/ifuU and hounden, Donnell Osulevan Beare. To the Earle of Caracena, Governor and Captaine Generall for his Ma- Jest ie in the king dome of Galitiq, 4.90 I'ACATA HIBERNIA. A Letter from Osuhvan Beare to Don Pedro Zubiaur. jSjlY honorable good friend, your kind letters I haue of late received, & for your careful! furtherance, I cannot but rest beholden and thankfuU as before : Our state sithence your departing, notwithstanding many crosses was reasonable well ; partly because of the weaknesse of the English forces, untill a brute came unto us credibly, that Don Iitan cle Aguila did not onely agree and compound to yeeld the Towne of Kinsale, but also the other Castles and Havens, delivered voluntarily by the owners unto you, and the Veador to the King his use, during the occasion of service : which notwithstanding (being delivered to the Enemies hands) would mightily discourage and weaken all the Kings friends in Ireland ; namely my selfe, who by keeping my possessions belonging to my Castle, and Haven of Beerehaven, and able (God bee thanked) and ready at all times to find out for his Majesties service, upon warning and necessitie one thousand men, besides the ward of my owne Castle, where loosing the same so unexpected, and surren- dered to the hands of most hereticall enemies, I am not onely disappoynted of all power, but also driven to run to the Mountaines, there to Hue like Woolfes, for the safetie of my life, and to leaue to their mercllesse discretion all the poore men, women, and cbildren within the length of twenty Leagues contayning PACATA HIBERNIA. 491 of tmv ancient inheritance under my jurisdiction : I pray you as you haue begun, and in his Majesties name, past your promise unto me, to be a meane unto his Majestic, that such shameful! composition void of lawfull ground, may not bee an overthrow and dis- grace to the Kings service, and a perpetuall destruc- tion to my posterity for ever, whose Ancestors maln- tayned the credit and caUing of great Gentlemen these two thousand and sixe hundred yeares, sithence their first comming out of Spalne : I haue made offer to the Veador to mainetaine all the Spaniards that were at Castlehaven, Baltimore, and here, with Beefe, Fish, Come and Salt, till his Majesties pleasure were knowen, and to find upon my owne charges one thousand men to defend them : I would personally haue repaired thither, to make relation hereof to the King, his Majestic, but that I doe feare the warres might haue the worse expedition here by my absence . although you might thinke, I would for a while use some resistance against the Englishmen, with my people and the Fastnesse of my Countrey, yet I know you will pitty old Sir Finnin, forced by this compo- sition to yeeld his body to the mercilesse butchery of our Hereticall enemies, which leaving partly to bee prevented by your good meanes to the King his most Catholike Majestle : I take leaue, committing vou to God ; Beare-haven t^e twentieth of February, Ib'Oi?. Donnell Osulevan Beare. 492 PACATA HIBERNIA. It was first mucli doubted and feared, that the Castle of Diuiboy had beene voluntarily, not without the prlvitie and consent of the chiefe Commanders amongst the Spaniards, delivered unto Donnell Osulevan, there being such an excellent Haven for the Kings ships, if bee should send forces to repaire the ruines of his honour, so much shaken by the former proceedings ; but afterward understanding that the Castle was not surprised without some blood, and also intercepting those Letters which verified the contrary, it cleered the Spaniards of that suspltlon; but howsoever, the holding of this Castle gaue occa- sion to the countrey more obstinately to stand out in the action, because Osulevan Beare (for defence hereof) against the English, had according to the contents of these Letters, entertayned Tirrell, TVilliam JBurke, and otliers with one thousand Bonnoghs, which were by course employed about the fortifying of this Castle. Neere unto the mouth of the Haven of JBeai'e, there is a small Hand called the Durses, which is very strongly seated by nature, by reason of the difficulty of landing (which is conveniently) but in one narrow entrance, which may bee defended with a few hands, and besides it is impossible for any Boat to arriue at this enterance, except it bee in a dead calmc, the least gale of wind, raising such billowes, as doe endanger any Boat as shall come neere the shore : this impregnable place, was elected for their extreamc refuge, if Dunboy should bee wonne by the English ; and therefore the custody thereof was committed to PACATA HIBERNIA 493 Conner Odrlschall, Sonne and Helre to Sir Finn'm before mentioned, who procuring three Peeces of Spanish Ordnance to be convayed into the Hand, with certaine quantity of powder and shot, and having sixtie choise men, fortified the same (as they thoui^ht) against the most potent Enemy ; but wee leaue these Rebels busying their braines, and wearying their bodies about these fortifications, and returne to Cap- taine Harvie, who while the Veador Pedro Lopez de Soto, remayned at Baltimore, many curtesies and familiar conferences passed betweene them, wherein hee shewed himselfe to bee a man of great humanity, and a good statesman, able to relate many things, both concerning the State of England, and particu- larly of the Nobility in the same, as well as some that had spent their whole hues in that Realme ; but tbe end of all his conference, still tended towards a peace between our Soveralgne and his Master, whereby it may bee gathered, that the King of Spaine \\as wearey of the warre, which himselfe had injuriously begun : The substance of their discourse Captain Harvie related to the President, and also shewed him a Pasport of the Veadors, and a Letter which hee sent unto him after his arrivall in Spaine, all which are thus Englished. 3t 4D4: TACATA HlBERKIA. CHAP. XXIX. 4t1n Interloquutory discourse betwcene Captaine Roger Ilan-ie, and Poilra Loj)cz dc Soto. Pedro Lopez de Soto his Pasport. I'eJio Lopez de Soto his Letter to Captaine Roger Hanie. j/1 Discourse that passed betwiat Captain Roger Harvy, and Pedro Lopez de Soto the Spanish Peador, the sia: and twentieth of Fehruari/, 1601, in the //fl«fZ rT/" Tnnysliarkln, ivhilest the Spaniards were emharqidng their Munitions and ylrtiller}/, from thence the effect as followeth. Soto. oIR (salth hee) Is it not a miserable and la- mentable thing- (in any honest mans conscience) to see the daily effusion of blood and infinite expence of treasure, that this warre betwixt Spaine and England doth daily bring forth and consume ? Uarvie. I told him it was too high a mysterie for mee to censure, but I thought it to bee the judgment of God, for we must understand that Princes are Gods Ministers, and Agents upon earth, and what they doe Is beyond our lymlts to looke into : Notwith- standing I thought the pride of his Masters gold, s6 puffed him up, as either hee must haue all the world, or nothing can content him, or else his King would never haue sought out such a place as Ireland Is, to haue burled so many Crownes in, besides the losse of no small number of his Subjects, but it may be here- PACATA HIBERNTAo 495 after he will know us better, and perchance thinke our nation fitter to conquer, then to loose what we Iiaue. Soto. But doe you thinke that Gold is so abundant with us ? Har. The Indian world which you possesse, makes us beleeue so. Soto. Well, be not deceived, for my selfe haue ])een a dealer these many yeares in great Affaires for the King, and by that I doe somewhat understand his Hazienda, which I must confesse to bee very great^ and vet not so exceedini>: as the world thinkes : But if it were farre greater then it is, I assure you, the infinite number of Garrisons which he is daily forced tomain- taine, would devour another such Indies, if bee had them: for doe but looke into how many several! Branches his Treasure is divided into, and then you will beleeue mee; but yet of all the rest, his expences lu the warres of the Low-Countreyes is most cbargeablej and of greatest import unto him, and for the which hee may thanke your Queene of Englandy for had not shee assisted those Traitors, they long since had borne the yoke of their deserts, and neither Ireland nor England had ever been looked Into, or offended by us. Har. Why then I percelue it is not Religion, or Conscience that hath brought you hither to releeue the Irish, but onely Revenge, for ayding of the States of the Low-Countreyes against the Cardinall. 4^6 PACATA HIBERNIA. Sofo. But did vou ever tliinke otherwise ? I know you did not ; and if you say so, I know you dissemble with me : for tlie place where you haue been brought up in, hath better discipline. Hnr. Why, where haue I been brought up ? Soto. I heare that vou are neere in blood unto the President, and that from a child you haue followed him ; and I know that you are better instructed then you make shew of. liar. I must thanke you for vour good opinion of mce, but haue you ever scene the face of the Pre- sident ? Soio. T assure you no, and which I am very sory for : for J heare that he is a worthy Gentleman, and one of the M'lsest men In Ireland, and if 1 would take the Irish opinions for my beleefe of him, (they confidently beleeue that hce hath a familiar) for they say he knows all things, and that nothing can be hidden from him, besides he is so inward with the Secretary of England^ as his power thereby is the greater, (which strength- eneth much my beliefe of his worth ;) but I pray you Sir, is it so ? JIar. Truely I must confesse, that I am neerely allycd unto him, and that I am wholly his Creature horn my Childhood; but for your better batisfaction P AC ATA HIBETINPA. 4^7 of what you haue heard of him, unlesse in modestie I should wrong him, I cannot doe lesse then maintaine the same ophiion, which the world holds of his worth and sufficiencie : but for any familiar that he hath, more then a noble Spirit and ludgement, and as the long experience of this Nation may sufficiently giue him understanding (I assure you hee hath not any) and therefore the Irish in that doe wrong him : And as for the greatnesse with the Secretary of England I know in his Affections he hath been very neere him these many yeares, and to his uttermost hath wholly devoted himselfe unto him ; and in any reasonable matter I thinke Master Secretary will assone hearken unto his counsell, (as unto any) if hee were in England, Soto. But why would not the Secretary keepe him still with him, but suffer him to spend his time among this barbarous Nation, for which (I thinke) Christ never dyed ? Harvie. I cannot say but you object well ; but I assure you the necessitie of his coming hither was such, as for the publike good hee was enforced unto it, besides her Majesties opinion of his experience i^ such, as shee knew he was able to end all the warres in these parts, with expedition, which in fower Moneths my selfe can testifie hee had finished, and had not your Armies comming hither caused a new rupture, hee had good hopes to haue beene called 498 PACATA HIBERNIA. (long since) home agalne, which I know nothing under heaven hee desireth mor©, Sofo. That makes mee thhike tliat hee is wear)" of the warres, and would be contented now to hue ia peace, Harvie. I thinke not so, unlesse It were a very happy peace, otherwise warres is farre more ^velcome unto him (akhoiigh I thought not the Irish warres) but I thought a Spanish lourney royally undertaken, would please him so much almost as to bee sevea yeares younger. Soto. Since vour President loues a hot Clvmate so well, I would to God hee would bee a meanes to make a peace betwixt the two klngdomes, and tlien hee mlo'ht take his choice in w hether of them hee would o Hue, and bee a welcome man unto both, but was not hee in France with Master Secretary* when that busU nesse was a treating r liarvie. Yes. Soto. And were you there likewise ? Harvie. Xo. Soto. I assure vou there was excellent iufrhn": of vour side, and will be still where great personages PACATA HIBERNIA. 499 are tlie Actors, otherwise I imagine there had fallen out better successe; but wee haue some spirits in Spaine, as that of Essexes ivasin England, and will never rest, untill they haue either ruined the kingdome or themselues ; but dare you Sir impart this conference unto the President ? Harrie, I promise you if I liue I will. Soto. It may bee out of this, may proceed some good elFect, for of lesse beginnings then this haue greater matters risen. Harvie. 1 beleeue you, although I haue small hopes- of this, Soto. And why ? Cannot England stand without the Low Countries } Ilarvie. Yes against all the earth, but not so quiet if that were yours. Soto. Why? wee will not aske any assistance from the Queene, but onely haue her stand a Neuter, and for her safetie and the kingdomes, wee will })ut in pledge twentie of the best houses in Spaine ; such as your State will choose; and if the State of England will but looke judicially into it, they shall find the offer honest, and fit to bee accepted : Considering that the Queene of England is by nature as mortall a« 500 PACATA HIBERNIA. others of lesse quality: and if sbee were dead I know the next that sliall succeed will afford it, and bee glad of it upon lesse conditions, or else I am deceived. Howie. But God bee thanked wee haue no cause in England to dreame of succession, but hope she shall be eternall unto us. Soto. That were ill news unto him, who lookes to succeed. Harvie. But Sir to the matter, because I haue promised you to impart this conference unto the President, let mee intreat you to haue somewhat under your hand to justifie it. Soto. You shall haue a Passe (either for your selfe or any other) from me to come into Spaine, touching this business: The effect whereof I most humbly re- ferre unto God, and so bid you farewell. Pedro T^opez de Soto, Overseer generall of the Army of my Soveraigne the Cathollke King, &c. For certain due respects behooful for his Majesties service, this free Pasport(in his royall name) is assured for any English Ship, which shall bring any dispatch from lioi>'er Harvie Governour of the Garisons at Castle- haven and Baltimore, directed and superscribed to mcc, wliich shall happen to arriue in any Port iii PACATA HIBERNIA. 501 Spaine, from the date hereof unto the end of July next : By vertiie whereof, his Majesties chiefe Officer that shall governe the Province, or port where the said Ships shall arriue, shall glue commandement for the service of his Majestic, that both it, the Seafaring men, and all other persons with their goods, shall be freely received and enteriayned, and accommodated to their liking and content, untill the dispatch in the said ship, directed unto me, bee sent unto Don Pedro Franquesa, the said ship with her men and goods, may not only, freely returne to these Northren parts, without any impediment, but rather to bee intreated with all possible curtesies : And if any of his Majesties ships of warre, or any of his Subjects ships, shall meet with this English ship, either outward or home- ward bound, they shall permit her to passe without any detention, it being convenient for his Majesties service so to doe : Written at Baltimore the nineth of March, 1602. Pedro Lopez de Soto. Pedro Lopez de Soto his Letter to Captalne Roger Harvie. ^Lt hough you he an Englishman ^ and my selfe a Spaniard, neverthelesse (Jiriding you to hee (as it appear es unto mee) a man of honour in all your actions) I cannot hut assure you that I am extrea7nely affectioned unto you, and the cause that moues me to 3t7 502 PACATA HIBERNIA. (lesire your friendship and correspondence^ is the just respect I haue to the good proceedings of the Lord Deputie, and the Lord President^ and their Mini- sters towards the King my Master^ as also of you, and the rest (//i the sei^vice of your Prince') ivhich hath obliged us to a good correspondence: The Pas- port ivhich I left with ivith you, shall bee alwayes faithfully accomplished when occasion shall seme, and of the same you may he coiifident , for ivee willfully obseimeit: And so God keepe you : From the Groyne the nineth o/* April, 1G02. Pedro Lopez de Soto. To Captain Roger Harvie, Governour of Castle-haven and Baltimore. CHAPTER XXX. Don luan imharqued at Kinsale. The Lord Deputie departed from Corke towards Dublin, A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England, The Lord Deputie sickened in his lournie to Dublin. The Lord President surprised with a Feaver in his returne to Mounster. X HE eighth of March Don luan being at Kinsale, hourely expecting a wind to bee gone, and finding a flattering gale went aboard : The Lord Deputie on the other side, as desirous to bee at his worke In Vlster (for the prosecution of Tyrone ;) the day following PACATA HIBERNIA. 503 hee began his Tourney towards Dublin, on whom the Lord President attended, untill hee had brought hhn out of the Province : But Don lohn for want of a faire wind, departed not from KInsale untill the six- teenth of the same Moneth : The day before the Lord Deputies departure, or the same day (1 know not whether) his Lordship being mindfuU of the suf- ficiencie, blood, and valour of Sir llichard Percy ^^ caused him to bee sworne a Councellor of the Province of Mounster, and the night that he left Corke hee lodged at Clone, a Towne and Mannor house some- times belonging to the Bishop of that Sea, but now passed in Fee farme to Master lo/iii I'lts Edmonds y who gaue cheereful and plentifuU entertaynment to liis Lordship, and all such of the Nobilltie, Captalnes, Gentlemen, and others as attended upon him. Th*^ Deputie as well to requite his perpetuall loyaltle to the Crowne of Enij^land, as also to encourao-e others ia the like, at his departure, did honour him with the Order of Knighthood, and then continued his iourney towards Waterford, where he bestowed the like honour vpon Edivard Gougk, and Richard y^r/hvar'dj two ancient and well deseruing Citizens. The President having attended the Lord Deputie to Kilkenny, where they lodged In the Earle of Or- monds house, and all things considered of, which concerned the State of the Kingdome, upon the four 504 PACATA HIBERNIA. and twentieth of March, the last day of the yearc, 1601, the Lord Deputie andCouncell made a Dispatch into JIngland, which heere ensues. A Letter from the Lord Deputie and Councell to the Lords in England. It may please your Lordships, having certalne in- telligence since our comming to this place, that Don Juan and all the rest of the Spaniards departed from Kinsale on Tuesday the sixteenth hereof, and that the wind since that time hath served them so well, as wee assure our selues hy this, they are neere the Coast of Spaine; wee thought fit herehy to giue your Lordships notice thereof, that you may know that wee are free now of them all. Since our heing here, there hath beene hrought in a notorious Rehell, one PVilliam Mac Hubhard, lately taken in Vpperossery who of late hath done great spoyles and nmrders in these parts, more then any other, so as wee haue caused him to bee executed in this Towne to the great terror of many : About the same time that hee was executed, a Sonne of Garret Mac Mortaghes, named Morris Mfic Garret, dyed of a hurt lately given him in fight, who was a most dangerous young man, like to trouble all the Countrey : The death of these two Rebels, as also of a notorious Rehell by birth, of Mounster lately slaine (called Dermot Mac Awley , who was an inward man, and a great practising instrument with Tyrone) PACATA HIBERNIA. 505 will greatly quiet these parts, and your Lordships can hardly thinke, what a great change wee find already hy their so happy and timely cutting ofF. As for Sir Finnin O drischall, O Donnevan, and the two Sonnes of Sir Oiven Mac Cartie, they and their Followers since their comming in, are growne very odious to the Rehels of those parts, and are so well divided in factions amongst themselues, as they are fallen to preying and kilHng one an other, which we concelue will much availe, to the quieting of these parts. I the Deputie am this day going towards Dublin, from whence you Lordships shall heare from mee, according to the di- rections given mee by your Lordships: And I the President am returning into Mounster, to attend my charge there. Wee haue beene much importuned by the Army in generall, touching an abatement of halfe a pound of Beefe upon every flesh day, from every particular Souldier, and of two Herrings every fish day, and the Horse troopes likewise find themselues agrieved, that the Victuallers chargeth them with two shillings sixe pence increase in the issuing of every Barrell of Oates, without any other Warrant then a private Letter from Master JVade, Clerke of the Councell ; which although we concelue Master IVade hath signified over upon such purpose of your Lord- ships, or other good ground, yet in regard of impor~ tunities of the Captaines, and to prevent a generall mutiny of the Army, in regard the Souldiers are weake, and much infeebled, by the last siege of Kin-. 506 rACATA HIBERNIA sale, and that the prices of all tilings are Increased aboue all measure, by reason of the new standard Coyne, and that the Countrey is generally much har- ried and wasted, and thereby great scarcltle and wants grow here; wee hold it meet, and accordingly gaue direction to the Commissary of the victuals, to issue Oats (as formerly) at six shillings the barrel, and allow the Souldier two pound of Beefe, and eight Hen'ings a day, according as it was formerly accus- tomed, till your Lordships resolution were returned in that behalfe, which wee humbly pray and expect. And so having no other matter at this time worthy the presenting to your Lordships, wee most humbly tako leaue. The same day after this Letter was signed, the Lord Deputle tooke his lourney towards Dublin, but being surprised \\ 1th an ill disposition of health, which so increased upon him, as that the next day he was enforced to bee caried In his Horse-litter, and so con- tinued untill he arrived there. And the President the aforesaid day returned towards Corke, surprised with the like accident, in so much as hee was not able that night to journey any farther then unto Master Geralt Comerfords house, not distant from Kilkenny aboue three miles, and there it appeared that hee was in a burning fcaver: Neverthelesse being transported with a desire to bee in his Province, the next day hee remooued, and so by easie journeyes, resting^ some PACATA HIBERNIA. 507 dayes upon the way, at last upon the third of Aprils hee came to Corke, but exceeding weake, and in many mens opinion in danger of death. The Actions, Accidents, and Services of marke related in this second Booke, for the Readers better memory, I will briefly recount, which were as fol- loweth : viz. The sending of Forces out of Moun- ster into Connaght, to withstand the entrance of Con- naa;ht and Vlster men into Mounster: The taking: of lames Jits Thomas, the reputed Earle of Desmond . The apprehension of Flor^ence Mac Cartie: The send- ing of a Regiment into Connaght for the service of that Province: The sending of lames Jits Thomas and Florence prisoners into England : The restraint of certaine principall Gentlemen of Mounster that were apt to rebell : The arrivall of the Spaniards at Kinsale : The Lord Deputies comming into Mounster . The siege of Kinsale ; The landing of seconds from Spaine at Castlehaven : The remarkeable Sea-fight in that harbour: The revolt of divers of the Provin, cials: The comming of Tyrone and Odonnell to raise the siege at Kinsale : The famous victory obtayned against them, and the Spaniards : The flight of Odonnelly Redmond Burke, §'c. into Spaine : The honourable and advantagious Composition : The ren- dering of Castle-haven, and the Castles at Baltimore unto her Majestic : The surprising of the Castle of 508 PACATA HIBERNIA. Donboy Ijy Osulevan Beare : The transporting of the Spaniards into Spaine : And the departure of the Lord De- putie out of Moun* ster. The end of the second JBooJce. PACATA HIBERNIA. THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE WARRES IN IRELAND, Whereby that Countrey ivas reduced to Subjection and Obedience^ CHAP. I. 77(6 estafa of the Province of Moiinster after the siege of Kmsale. The Wane (f Ireland cemured to bee lawfully maintained by the Retells, in the opinion of the learned men of Spaine. The Names of the Doctors of Salamanca, who censured the lawfulnesss of the Rebellion in Ireland. ALthough the Spanyards, as Is related were sent away out of Ireland, and the Province of Mounster cleared of strangers, yet to regulate and draw into order the Provincials, which were revolted, was a taske (of no small labour) for the President to under- goe, being not unlike unto the state of mens bodies, wherein Relapses are farre more dangerous then the first sickenesse. Before the comming of these Cal- 3x 510 PACATA HIBERKIA. stllllans, the Province (as you haue heard) was in fo good conformity, as the clvill lustice (without all contradiction) had as cunant passage as in any of the former yeares of Peace, and every mans cattell (without losse or danger) lay day and night in the fields : But now the Rebells, and their hyred Bownoghs swarmed ever}^ where, and especially in Carbery, Beare, Des- mond, and Kerry, in so much as there was no place in them, or adjoynlng unto them, free from these Catterpillers, who beholding the grievousncsse of their offences, grewe to bee desperate, concluding them- selues to bee the children of perdition, and not capa- ble of her Majesties gracious mercie, wherehy their ohstlnacie was increased. In the tract of Land afore- mentioned, there was no Castles which was held for the Queene, but those which the Spanyards rendered, and guarded by the two Captaine HarvieSy and Castle IMange in Kerr^', (wherein a Guard of Sir Charles Tf^ihnotts had continued all the time of the siejre at Kin sale) all the rest were in the possession of the Rebells: In this distemper the Province remavned, when the Lord Deputie left the same. But before I enter further into the progression of the affaires of Mounster, I beseech the Reader to pardon me for this ensuing digression, in the which bee may percelue how the learned men of Spaine at Salnmanca, did maintaine and approoue the Rebellion in Ireland, which was handled upon the seventh day of March, 1602. St Ho novo. PACATA HIBERNIA. 511 In the Name of God Amen: The most renowned Prince Hugh Oneale doth make warre for the Defence of the Catholique faith with the Queene of England, and the EngUsh people ; that is to say, that it may be lawfull for him, and the Irish freely to professe .the Catholique Religion, which libertie the Queene of England doth endeavour to take from them by force and Armes. There are two matters now in question about this warre . The one is, whether it bee lawfull for the Irish Catholiques to favour the foresaid Prince Hugh with Armes, and all other meanes in this warre ; The other is, w hether it bee la\A full for the same Catholiques, to fight against the foresaid Prince, without deadly sin, and to favour the English in this warre, either with Armes, or by any other meanes, especially w^hen as if they deny this kinde of helpe unto the English, they expose themselues to a manifest danger of their life, or of loosing all their temporall goods : And furthermore, since it is permitted by the Pope, that the Irish Catholiques may obey the aforesayd Queene of England, and acknowledge her as their lawfull Queene, by paying tribute unto her ; for it seemeth that what belongeth unto Subjects to doe, maybe performed, that is to say, to fight against the Queenes Rebells, which deny their due obedience to her, and seeme to usurpe the Land which is subject to her Dominion. That both these questions may. be decided, wee must hold it as for certaine, that the Romish Bishop hath power to bridle and supprcsse, such as forsake 512 PACATA HIBERNIA. the faltli, and those which oppose themselucs with Armes against the CathoHke faith, when other meanes is not ministred to overthrow so great an evill : And further it must bee concluded for infalHble, that the Queene of Enghmd doth oppugne the Cathohke Ilchgion, neither doth permit the Irish puhhkcly to embrace the Cathohke faith, and that for the same cause, the foresaid Prince and others before him, of whom the Letters Apostolicall of Clement the eighth make mention, did make warre against her. These being thus set downe, the first question is easily re- solved, for it Is questionlesse, that any Catholikes M hatsoever, may favour the said Prince, Huge Oneale, in the foresaid warre, and the same with great merit, and hope of most great and eternall reward ; for seeing that the foresaid Prince doth make w^arre by the authority of the high Bishop, for the defence of Catholicke religion, and that the Pope doth exhort all the faithful! by his Letters thereto (as by his Let- ters is manifest) and that bee will extend his graces upon the Favourers of the Prince in that warre, in as ample a manner, as if they did make warre against the Turkcs, no man will in equity doubt, but that both the present warre is just, and that to fight for defence of the Catholike religion, (which is the greatest thing of all) is a matter of great merit : And concerning the second question, it is most certain, that all those Ca- tholikes doe sinne mortally, which doe follow the English Standard against the foresaid Prince, neither can they obtain eternall salvation, iior bee absolved TACATA HIBERNIA.. 513 of their sinnes by any Priest, except they first repent and forsake the English Army, and the same is to be censured, of those which in this vvarre favour the Enghsh, either with Armes or Victuals, or giue them any thing of like condition, besides those accustomed tributes which it is lawfull for them by vertue of the Popes indulgence and permission, to pay unto the Kings of England, or their officers, (so long as Catholike religion shall flourish in the same.) This assertion is confirmed by this most manifest reason, because it is sufficiently proved by the Letters of the high Bishop, that the English make unjust warre against the said Oneale, and those that favour him : For seeing that the Pope doth declare, that the Eng* lish doe fight against the Catholike Religion, and that they should bee resisted, as much as if they were Turkes, and that hee doth bestow the same graces upon those w hich doe resist them ; who doubteth the warre which the English make against the Catholike Army to be altogether unjust? But it is not lawfull for any to favour an unjust warre, or to be present thereat under the paine of eternall damnation. Tlie Catholikes doe therefore most grievously offend, which doe beare Armes in the Campes of Heretikes, against the foresaid Prince, in a warre so apparantly impious and unjust, and all those which doe assist the said warre, with Armes, Victuals, or by any other meanes, w^ich of themselues doe further the proceedings of the warre, and cannot giue account of their indifferent 514 PACATA hibernia. ol^edlence, neither doth it any thing availe them io scandall the ApostoHcall Letters of SurreptioTiy for Surreptlon cannot liappen wliere no petition of them is declared, in whose favour they were dispatched. But the high Bishop doth openly teach in those Let- ters, tliat hee and his Predlcessors, had exhorted the Irish Princes, and all faithfull men, to make that wane, and to provoke them the more thereto ; hee dotli enrich them u ith great favours, and indulgences : How may it then hee, that those Letters were sur- reptiue, which only containe in them an exhortation, strengthned with many great favours, for such as did fulHU them; neither therefore can the Catholikes which assist the English, defend themselues hy the reasons alleaged in the second question, for no mortall sinne is to hee committed; although either life or goods stand thereupon : but those things which fur- ther and helpe to execute an unjust warre are mani- festly deadly sinnes. It is permitted likewise to the Catholikes, to performe such kind of obedience to the Queene, as doth not oppugne Catholike religion, nei- ther ever was, or could it bee the meaning of the Pope, to allow them to use that obedience towards the Queene, which doth manifestly disagree with the end and scope, which hee had to spread the Catholike faith, and religion in Ireland; but that it was his meaning and scope, his Letters doe manifestly declare. By all which it remayneth sufficiently apparant, that the most famous Prince Hugh Oneale^ and other PACATA HIBERNIA. 515 Catliollkes of Ireland, making warre against an here- tlcall Quaene, who opposeth her selfe against the true faith, and no Rebels at all, neither doe deny due obedience, nor vsurpe unjustly the Queenes Dominions* but rather that they doe revenge themselues and their Countrey, from impious and wicked tyrannic by a most just warre, and defend and mainetaine the holy and right faith, with all their power, as becommeth Catholikes and Ciiristians. All ana every of which? wee underwriten, doe judge and approue, as most ccrtaine and true. Salamanca the seventh of March, 1<302. John of SeQ^vensa. Professor of divinitie in the Col- ledge of the society of lesus, of this famous Citie of Salamanca y doe so censure. I Emanuel of Royas, Professor of divinitie in the said Colledge of lesus, doe agree in the same. And I Gaspar of Mena, Professor of divinity and holy Scripture in the said Colledge, doe hold with the opinion of these Fathers, as being altogether true. I Peter OsorluSf Expounder for the sacred Canons in the same Colledge of the society of lesu, am alto- gether of the same opinion, with the foresaid Fathers, The President as is said, being returned to Corke, after a few dayes, began to recover^ and finding his 516 PACATA HIBERNIA. strength encreased, and consequently his health, began to apply himselfe to his busines : But before I speake farther of his progressions, I must looke a little backe, to say somewhat of things past. CHAP. II. The Earle of Thomond directed to march uith an Army into Carhury, and his Instructions. The Castle of Donboy fortified by the Rebels. The Earlc of Thomond having placed convenient Garrisons in the West, returned to Corke. The Lord President resolved to besiege the Castle of Donboy. The List of the Army in Mounster. The Lord President advised not to enterprise the winning of the Castle of Donboy, and the reasons why. The Lord President perseueres in his resolution, and causeth the Army to march towards Donboy. To make tryall whether the Rebels in the Countrey of Carbery, would submit themselues upon the sight of an Army, having beene lately wasted and spoyled by the Garrisons at Baltimore, Castle-haven, and Bantrv ; upon the ninth of March (which was the day the Lord Deputie departed from Corke;) the President directed the Earle of Thomond with two thousand and fiue hundred Foote in List (which were by the Pole but twelue hundred Foote, and fiftie Horse) to march into Carbery-, and from thence into Beare, there to view in what manner the Castle of Donboy was fortified, of the incredible strength whereof much was noysed; many other directions bee had, which for the better satisfaction of the Reader, I doe here insert the instructions themselues. TACATA HIIJERNIA. ol^ Instructions given to the Earle of Jlioniondi the n ineth of Mm 'ch^ 1 6*0 1 . X? Irst assooiie as possible you may, your I^ordship is to assemble your forces together, consisting of two thousand and fiue hundred foote in List, and fiftle Horse, and because they lye dispersed, for the more expeditions sake, to take them in your way Westward, as they are garrised. The service you are to performe, is to doe all your endeavour, to burne the rebels Corne in Carbery, Beare, and Bantry, take their Cowes, and to use all hostile prosecution upon the persons of the people, as in such cases of rebellion is accustomed Those that are in subjection, or lately protected (as Odrischally Odonevan, and Sir Owen Mac Car ties Sonnes) to afford them all kind and mild vsage. When you are in Beare, (if you may without any apparant perill) your Lordship shall doe well, to take a view of the Castle of Dunboy, whereby wee may be the better instructed how to proceed, for the taking of it, when time convenient shall be afforded, Captaine Floweras I thinke is now in Bantry, very weakely accompanied, for his relief, you are to hasten towards him, and for your beter understanding to 3y 518 PACATA HIBERNIA. kiiou In what state liee is, to send presently unto him, and accordingly to proceed- There is direction to the Victualler, to send three moncths Victuals for fiue hundred Foot to Baltimore, and the like proportion for Beare, and to the Master of the Ordnance, to send to either of those places, one Last of Powder, with Lead and Match propor- tionahly ; your Lordship is to call upon the Ministers of those Offices, to see the same presently sent away* The Powder and VIctuall sent for Beare, is directed to Baltimore, there to stay untill the place bee knowen where Captain e lloiuer resteth, and from thence to bee thither directed by your Lordship. When your Lordship hath met with Captainei^ozt'er, and depart from him, you are to leaue with him fiue hundred Foot (or more) if in your judgement you shall thinke it requisite, and likewise the like propor- tion of strength to Captaine Harvie, (more or lesse) as in vour opinion shall be thought meet. If the Abbey of Bantrey bee the place found fittest for Captaine Flown' to remaine in, and that the same ])ee so ruined, as of necessity (for the safe and well keeping of the Victualls and Munitions) cost must be bestowed, whatsoever your Lordship shall lay out for the repairing of it, upon your bill of disbursements, it shall be forthwith repaied unto you, alwayes praying you to use as little charge as possible you may : money to intelligencers, and messengers is likewise allowed. PACATA HIBERNIA. 519 For the Garrison at KInsale, VIctualls Is likewise ordained to bee sent, whereof the Victualler must be remembered. The capitall Rebells that are to resist you, is Osulevarij and Tirrell, your Lordship must leaue no meanes unassayed to i^Qt them aliue or dead ; the way (in my judgement.) how that service may bee effected, I haue already made knowne to your Lordship, wherein I pray you to use your best indeavours. Glue all the comfort you may to Owen Osulevan^ by whose meanes you know the affaires of those parts will be best composed. Dermond JSIoyle Mac Cartie is most assisted by the Ocrmulyes, haue a speciall care to prosecute and -. plague him and his assistants, and if you can finde any good meanes to worke upon him, spare not your endeavour : Sir Owen Mac Car ties sonnes (if they bee well handled) will proue the best meanes, knowing aS you doe, that bee stands betweene them and the Lord of the Countrev. If Teg Onorsies Castle, and JRannell Duffes shall in your opinion bee meet for the Service, doe you take them into your hands, and leaue wards in them ; but let not your intent bee discovered, untill you be possessed of them. 5-0 PACATA ITJBERMA. The like you are to doe ^vItll DonnesJwdy Sir Finnin Odrischalls house, in the which (of necessitie) I thiiike the store of Victuals and Munitions for the garrison of Baltimore, must he laved, for the Castle of Donnelong, where Jloger Harvle Is, is too little for that purpose. Lastly, I pray your Lordship, of all your pro- ccedini^s to giue me as often advertisement as you may, and haue corrcspondencie with Sir Charles If iluiofy for hetweene your tuo Forces, all the INIounster Rehels remaine. The Earle heing gone with his Armie, marched a» farre as the Al)hev of Bantrie, ahout tiireescore miles from Corke, and there had notice, that Donnell Osidevan Beare and his people, hy the advice of two Spanyards, an Italian, and a Fryer called Dominiclce ColUnSy did still continue their workes ahout the Castle of Dunhoy ; the Barhican whereof heing a stone wall of sixtccne foot in heiglit, they faced with soddcs intermingled with wood and faggots (aboue foure and twenty foot thick) for a defence against the Cannon ; they had also sunke a low Flat-forme to plant their Ordnance for a counter-battery, and left nothinir undone, either within or without the Castle, that in their opinions was meet for defence : But when it came to tryall, it appeared that their Judge- ments fayled, (as after you shall heare) For the Bar PACATA HIBERNIA. 521 blcan was not aboue six or eight foot distant from the Castle, the height whereof was exceeding high, not remembring that the ruines tliereof would quickly fill the voyd space betweene them, and make a faire assault when a breach was made, whereby all their earth and sodd workes prooved vaine and fruitlesse, not so much as one Cannon shott being bestowed upon them, but as neere as the Cannoniers could take their aymes aboue it, as the President had directed. Tirrell in this meane time with the other Bownoghs had so well placed themselues in the mountaines of Peare, that hee could not with his Armie passe anv farther without apparant danger : Heereupon the Earle left with Captaine George Flower, besides his owne Company, the Companies of Sir lohn Dowdall, the Lord Barri/, Captain Francis Kingsmill, Cap- taine JBostock, and Captaine Bradhuri/, which were seven hundred men in List, in the Whiddy, (an Hand lying within the Bay of Bantrie) very convenient for the Service, and himselfe with the rest of his Forces returned to Corke, where having made relation of the particulars of his journey, it was found necessary that the President without any protractions or delay, should draw all the Forces in the Province to a head ajrainst them ; And although the time of the yeere was not so convenient, (the Spring being newly begun) yet present order was taken for all the Armie to repaire unto Corke, except those which Sir Charles JVilmott did imploy for the reduction of Kerry : Vpon a longer 522 PACTA HIBERNIA. delay a double inconvenience depended: First, her Majestic should be burthened with a greater charge; and secondly, though the Spaniards had an intention of sending another Army, yet if they might bee certified that the Castle of Donboy was taken, which was the onely possession which they had in Ireland, and the Countrey reduced to her Majesties Obedience before they were put to Sea, it might peradventure perswade them to new Councels, and alter the former Determinations. But before I proceed any farther, it is pertinent to set downe the Forces which the Lord Deputy left for the prosecution of the warre in Mounster, which as they stood in List, (but very weake by the Pole) was as followeth : Of Horse. The Lord President. 100 The Earle of Thomond. 100 Sir Charles IVibnot. 25 Sir Anthony Coolce. 50 C'aptaine TViUiarn Taffc. 50 Of Foot. ti:^ Tlie Lord President. 200 tr^^ The Earle of Thomond. 200 PACATA HIBERNIA. 523 The Lord Barry. 100 ^ The Lord Audley. 150 a^ Sir Ricliard Percy, 1 50 ^ Sir Charles TVilmot, 150 Sir George Thormton. 100 Sir Gerard Harvie. 150 Sir Francis Barkley. 150 Sir John Dow dall. 150 Sir Samuel Bagnall. 150 Sir Anthony Cooke. 150 Sir Alexander Clifford. 150 Sir Arthur Savage. 150 T\iQ White Knight. 100 Captaine Roger Harvie. 150 Captaine George Flower. 150 Captaine William Saxey. 100 Captaine Francis Slingshy. 100 Captaine Henry Skipwith. 100 Captaine Francis Hohhy. 100 Captaine Francis Kingsmitl. 100 Captaine William Power. 100 Captaine George Kingsmill. 100 Captaine Robert Collome. 100 Captaine /oAw Bostock. 100 Captaine Gawen Harvie. 100 Captaine Charles Cooke. 100 Captaine William Stafford. 100 Captaine /oA?i Owsley. 100 Captaine George Blundell. 100 Captaine Edivard Dodington. 100 5-4 PACATA IIIBLRNIA. Captalne Bnlfe Sidlcy. 100 Captaine Thomas Bois. 100 Captalne Holcroft. 100 In all r Horse 325 Iroot 4400 The enterprise of the siege of Donboy was by the best Sul)ject3 of the land, and by the Presidents par- ticular friends disswaded; the one in regard of the publique, and the other in the loue the) bare him : and also out of England had bee advice, that bee should bee very wary how bee proceeded, lest bee should faile in the enterprise ; \vhereby the Queene and State, should undergoe a .fruitlesse charge and scorne ; for by all men it was thought, that the place was impregnable, by reason of the situation of it : Whereunto no approach by land forces could be made, neerer then the Bay of Bantry, being short of Donboy foure and twenty miles, the waves being in many places so impassable for horse and cariages, and in some places such straights and craggie rocks, as it was impossible for men to march but in file, whereby one hundred that were to make defence, might forbid an Anny to passe : if bee purposed to transport bis Army by Sea, that bee should find no landing place for bis Ordnance neere unto it, and being landed, the wit of man was not able (without an infinite number of Ploners) to draw them unto the Castle ; for all the r AC ATA HIBEKMA. 52o grounds neere unto It, were either bojr, or roclvs, and also that tliere was no convenieneie ot' ground to en- campe in, no good water neere, nor uood for necessary use, or gabion stufFe M'lthin three miles of it : The Earle of Ormond in his loue both to che service, and to the President, wrote unto him a disswadlns: Letter, for the causes afore recited, and therefore advised him to forbeare the Enterprise : But the President fore- seeing the importance of the service, and prophesying (as it fell out) that the winning of that place would discourage the Spaniards from any new invasion, gaue but a deafe eare to all perswasions, hoping that bee should find the difficulties lesse tlien they were be- leeved or related unto him : Tlie well affected Irish (^fearing the event) solicited hlni vehemently not to attempt it ; bis answers were, that bogs nor rocks, should torbid the draught of the Cannon ; the one bee would make passable by Faggots and Timber, the other hee vvould breake and smootli with pyoners tooles ; and w itli this constant resolution hee caused the Army to bee assem])]ed, which at Corke was in list neere three thousand, but by pole not exceeding fifteene hundred, by reason the Companies had beene extreamely weakned, by the long cold and hungry winter siege : Tiic President (though feeble and weake in his owne estate of health) drew forth of Corke the three and twentieth of Aprill, 1602. and encamped that night at Ou neboy, being the very place where 7)/ rone lodged, at such time as hee received the great overthrow neere Kinsale. 3 z r)2<) PACATA HIBERNIA. The fourc and twentieth wee rose and marched to Tvmolegge, where the Armv lodged, and three Rebels that were taken, and brought before the Lord Presi- dent were executed. The fiue and twentieth wee drew to Roscarbry, where our Armv lodged. The sixe and twentieth wee departed Rosse over the I^eape to Glanharahan neere Castle-haven, where the Armv encamped, and the Lord President went to Cnstle-liaven to view the Castle and harbour, not removing Caj)taine Gawen Ilarvie his Company (who had the guard thereof) from thence. The seven and twentieth the Army dislodged, and the Lord President w ith his Regiment drew to Balti- more, and the Eurle of Thomond and Sir Kichard Perci/y with their Regiments drew to a Castle called the Ould-court, three miles from Baltimore, where (by reason of revictualling of the Armv) we lodged two nights, in which time the Lord President tooke view of the Harbour thereof, and was ferried over into the Hand of Innisheseerkan, where bee likewise tooke view thereof, and sent to the Hand of Cleere, and the Sound betweene them not removing Captaine JRoger ITarvies Companv thence, thev ])eing divided to guard the (Castles of UonnesheJ ^ IJoinielong'c, and Capi'.- Clecre. PACATA HIBERNIA. 527 The nine and twentietli wee encamped on the INIountauie at a place called Recareneltaglie neere \into Kllcoa, heinir a Castle wherehi the Kehell Conoglior eldest Sonne to Sh* Finnin Ocb'iachaU Knight held a Ward. The thh'tletli the Armv dislodged, and drew to Carew Castle, hulit In ancient time hv the Lord Presidents Ancestors, and by the Irish called Doume- ■marke^ or the Marques his house, being two miles distant from the Abbey of Bantrv, where wee sate downe, aswell to glue annoyance to the Rebels, as to tarrv the comnilng of the shipping with victuals, munition, and Ordnance ; at which place Captaine George Flower \\\x\\ his Garrison (left there by the Earle of Thomond) fell in unto us. CHAP. III. DUfrs spoyks done to the Enemy. A Letter j\om the Lord President to the Spanish Connonitrs in Donboy. Captaine Bostock and Captaine Barry scut to Sir Charles Wilmot, A Digression of Sir Charles Wilaiots proctedings in Ktrry. Divers Rebels slaine. A traitorl'^ Souldier hanged. A Ward put into Carigfoik. The Castle of Lixnaw taken by composition. The Castle of Ballihoic taken, and the Knight of Kerry defeated. Castle Gregory and Rahane taken. XHE first of May, Captaine Taffes troop of Horse with certaine light foote were sent from the Camoe, who returned with three hundred Cowes, many Sheepe, and a great number of Garrans they got from the Rebels. 523 PACATA HIBERNIA. The seconti Captalne loJin 13arri/ brought Into the Campe fine hundred Cowes, three hundred Sheepc, tliree hundred Garrtms, and had the lulhng of fiue Rebels; and the same day wee procured skirmish in the edge of their Fastncsse with tlie rebels, hut n6 hurt of our part. The third Owen Osidevcn and his Brothers, Sonnes to Sir Owen Osulevan (who stand firme, and deserved well of her Majestie, being Competitours with Osu- levan J^eare^ brouglit some fiftie Cowes, and some sheepe from the Enemy into the Campe. The fourth, Odalie was convented before the Lord President and Coimcell, and in regard it was proved that hee eame from the rebels, with messages and offers to Owen Osulevan, to adhere and combine with the Enemv, which the said Owen did first reveale to Captaine Flowei\ Sergeant Major of the Army, and after publikely justified it to Odnlies face ; the said Odahj was committed to attend his tryall at the next Sessions. This Odalles Ancestor had the countv ol Movnter- bary given unto him by the Lord Presidents Ancestor, many hundred yeares past, at which time Carew had to his inheritance, the moity of the whole Iclngdome of Corke, which ^^as first given by King llvnry the second unto Ilohert Jits StepJien ; the service which Odaly arul his Progenie were to doe, for so large a PACATA HIBERNIA. 529 proportion of Lands unto Carew and liis successors, was (according to the custome of that time) to bee their Rimers, or Chroniclers of their actions. The fift and sixt, the weather was so tempestuous, that we could not stirre out of the quarter. The seventh, the Lord President understanding that the Spanish Cannoniers were still in Donboy, as well in regard they were strangers, but especially to depriue the Enemy of their service ; hee wrote a Letter in Spanish unto them, to perswade them to relinquish the Rebells, assuring them, that they should not onely come safe, and remaine safely with him, but that hee would embarque them for Spaine. This Letter by the meanes of Oiven Osulevan, was delivered unto them ; but as it appeared, they little deserved the favour proffered ; for if they had pleased they might haue made an escape : but at last when the Castle was taken, they payed the price of their inconsiderate obstinacie : The Letter (Englished) was thus. ^ Letter from the Lord President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Diinhoy. VV Hen Don luan de Aguila (Generall for the Spanish Armie for his Majestic in Ireland^ departed from the Citie of Corke, having a care of your safeties, requested mee to favour you, saying, That contrarv to your willes the Traytor Donnell Osulevan (by force) held you in his Castle of Dunboy, there to serue him 530 r AC ATA TIinERNIA as Cannonlers : I now calling to mind his desire, (in tlie lone I heare him, being so great a Captaine, and hO honourable a Person as he is) and in consideration of the promise I made him, doe write this I^etter unto von, promising (for the reasons before mentioned) that when I shall sit downe (with my forces) before the castle (nhere vou are) if then you will quitt the same a]"Kl come unto mee, I will, by the faith of a Gentle- man, and a Christian, make good my promise to Don JiKin de ylgrdia ; not onely to secure you in comming to me, and in the like safetie to bee with mee, but also to relieue and supply your wants, and likewise at your pleasure, to accommodate you with a Ship, and my Pasport, safelv to passe into Spaiue, in such manner as hath been already accomplished to the rest of tlic Spanyards that are returned to their Countrcy : This aboue written I am obliged by my promise to Don Jo/ill to fulfill. But if you haue a desire to finde or rcccluc further favours at my hands, you may with facilitie dcserue it, that is, when you ieaue the Castle to clov the Ordnance, or mayme their Carriages, that AA hen they shall haue need of them, they may prooue uselesse, for the which I will forthwith liberally re- compcnse you ansAverable to the qualitie of your merit. Lastly, if there bee in )our companies any strangers, (English and Irish excepted) Avhich are likewise by force held (as you are) these my letters shall be suihcient to secure their repairc to me, and also to depart, a> hath beene before mentioned, conditionally, that you and they prcifcnt your selucs unto mee, before P AC ATA HI BERN I A. 531 our Ordnance shall beoln to batter the Castle of Donboy aforesayd : But if on your part default be made, I holde mvselfe clearely acquitted of my promise made to Don loJm, and to bee free from breach of faith on my part, and you ever after incapable of this favour of my promised offer. Returne me your Answer by this Bearer in writing, or by some other in whom you haue more confidence. From the Campe neere Bantrie the seventh of May, 1602. To the Spanyards held hy force in the Castle of Dunhoy. The eighth, the Lord President sent foorth three hundred light Footmen secretly by night through the Enemies Fastnesse, under the commaund of Captaine lohn Bostock, and John Bm^ry, with commaundement that they should make their repayre to Ardentullv, ]\£ac Finnees house, and there joyne those Forces with Sir Charles TVilmotts Regiment; who being united. Terrill and the rest of the Irish Rebel Is, (who before had vaunted, that they would keepe our Armie from joyning together, and lay in a place of advantage fit for that purpose) were so discomforted, as they did quit the strength they possest, and sought onely to avoyd our Forces, but no way to resist or interrupt them. But now leaving the progression towards Donbov for a while, expecting faire weather and prosperous winds, to bring our provisions from Corke bv Sea : 532 PACATA IIIBERNIA. Wee will by wav of digression say somewhat of bilr Charles Uilinots proceedings in Kerry, before his comming into our Campe : It may ttierefore please the Reader to iniderstand, that the Army being risen from before Kinsale, the Irish defeated, the composi- tion made with the Spanish General 1, and the forces returned to Corke; The Lord President about the beginning of Februai'y dispatched Sir Charles JVilmot with a llejriment of one thousand and seven hundred Foote in hst, but by pole very weake, and a troope of Horse, into his former government of Kerry, not doubtinir but hee which had the skill to cure the former rehellious diseases of that Countrey, could also recure the reslduation thereof: In his passage be- tweene Askeiton and the Glen : HugJt Mac Sivyne (with the Oconners and Oncalcs^ possessed a place through which hee must necessarily passe, whereof being advertised, hee lodged sliort of the Wood an English mile, and rising before day light, heeassayled them in their quarter, where hee slew twelue of their men, tooke all their baggage and horses, with fiftie of their Armes, and chased them three miles, but they u ere too swift of foote ; had it not beene for a Con- naght man of the White Knights company, who purposely discharged his Peece to giue them warning, whereat thev tooke an alarme, thev had beene fas it was afterward confessed) all (to the number of two Inmdred) surprised sleeping : The Traytor (as he well deserved) was hanged for his labour : The Castle of Carrlgfoyle hee found empty and ruined ; ncverthe- P AC ATA HIBERNIA. 533 lesse hee left a Ward in it, and gaue the charge thereof unto Captalne Collum : when hee came to the river of Cassan, which he passed the same day with some difficukie, being enforced to swim his horses ; At which time John Jits Thomas, young Captaine Tirrell^ Hugh Mac Swyne, Oiven Omaylie, Rorle OconnoVy Phelim O Connor , and Gerald Jits Maurice, Brother to Fits Maurice the Barron of Lixnaw with •fiue hundred foote and a few horse, assembled at Lixnaw neere unto it, to haue stopped his passage over the Cassan ; Fitz Maurice himselfe being tlien gone into Desmond, to perswade Donnell Mac Cartie, Donnell Osulevan, and T4^illiam Burke, to draw to the rest, to hinder his passage as aforesaid ; but before they had knowledge of his being neere unto them, hee made such expedition as hee was gotten over the River. And within a few dayes after, hearing that the Lord of Lixnaw was in Lixnaw Castle hee marched thither, and ere hee was set downe before it; Fits Morris fearing to bee shut up in his Castle, although hee had a strong Guard of fiue and fourtle good men well victualled in it, leaving his Brother for his Constable, he posted into Desmond to procure aids from Osulevan J3eare, for the releefe of the same : The Castle stands close to the rivers side, there being but a Pikes length of ground betweene them, which made the Ward negligent to haue any store of water aforehand, thinking they might fetch it at their pleasure ; Sir 4 A 534 pacaTa hibernia. Charles having knowledge thereof, hv a woman which came from them, hee found tlie meanes to place a choise part of men upon that little plot of ground, whereby the Ward could get no water ; in which attempt, Lieutenant Hiissell who served under Cap- taine TViUlam Saxei/^ and one Souldler was slaine : The Ward by this meanes debarred of water, rendered the ])lace upon composition, which Sir Charles yeelded unto, that hee might prosecute services of more im- portance. And being now come to Castle-mange, therein hee had left a Ward before the siege of Kinsalc, sent the one halfe of his Companies of horse and foote into the Knight of Kerries countrey (who as the rest in those parts were relapsed into rebellion) to prey the same, and to driue the cattle (they should take) to the Dingle ; and for their succours (if need required) himselfe with the remainder of his forces marched after them, as farr as Ballyhow, ten miles from Castle- mange, Avhere hee found the Knight of Kerry with one hundred of his owne Followers, and two hundred Bonoghs, upon a bog not halfe a mile from the Castle, where the Knight had a Ward : To draw him to hard ground, in his sight a few men were appoynted to assault the Castle, himselfe with his foote and horse standing in a body without moving ; the Souldiers fired the Castle doore, and within three houres possest themselues of it : The Knight all this while stood at gaze : the Castle being wonne, Sir Charles dre\V PACATA HIBLRNIA. 535 towards him, to pocure him to fight, hee finding the advantage of the ground hee was in, where the Horse could not harme him, charged our troopes : Sir Charles seeing himselfe engaged, and in danger if hee shouhl retraite, drew up his Colours to the head of his Pikes, and joyned with the Enemy; it was long disputed whether should haue the better, and with pike and sword, betweene them twentie were hurt and slaine ; the Horsemen seeing how doubtful! the successe was, valiantly and resolutely alighted from their horses, upon whose comming the Enemy fled, and were chased more then a mile, but their footemanship was too good for us, and in the chase very few of them were slaine : in this Encounter Pkelim Oconnor was killed, and all the Chiefes amongst them (the Knight excepted^ were hurt : the next day Sir Charles leaving his foote at Ballihow, rode to the Dingle, at whose comming thither, numbers of people repaired unto him, humbly imploring her Majesties gratious protection: The filth of March hee also tooke from the Knight of Kerry, Castle Gregory, and the Rabane his chlefe mannor house : And lastly hunting him as a Fox (whose earth is stopped) pursued the sent so freshly, that he con- strained him to a new covert, following the Lord of Lixnaw into the Mourjtaines of DesmoncL 536 PACATA MIBERNIA. CHAP. IV. The forces which the Rebels had in Kerry in bonaght. The vohmtary submission of Donnell Mac Cartie. -Sir Charles Wilniot required by tli£ Lord Presid<:nt to come to the Campe at Caiew Castle. A great -prey taken from Osulevan Mores sonnes. The Knight of Kerry upon humble suite protected. Sir Chailes VVilmot with the forces of Kerry, and the munitions and victuals from Corke arrived at the Campe then at Carew Castle. Munition and victuals sent by the Lord President to the Lord Deputie. Dermond Moyle Mac Curtie brother to Florence Mac Cailie slaine. -After these good successes many of the Countrey (as their manner is to take part with the strongest) submitted themselues unto the Governour, the prin- cipal! amongst whom, was Detniond Osulevan., brother to Osulevan More, hy whom hee understood the force of the Rebels there, namely the Barron of Lixnaw, in his Countrey of Clanmorris, had entertayned TVilliam J^urke with three hundred Bonnoghs^ the Knight of Kerry as many under Mac Cabs Sonnes, and the Mac Swynes, and Donnell Mac Cartie (vsurping againe the title and possessions of Mac Cartie More^ with the helpe of the Osulevans^ gaue bonnaght to Captaine Tirrell with foure hundred men, so that their forces were one thousand strangers. At this time Sir Charles Jf^ilmot liad certaine traffique with IVilliam JBurke, who seemed very de- sirous to become a Subject : The Governour required bim to doe such service, as might merit both bis pardon and reward, which hee yeelded unto, yet with PACATA HIBERNIA. 537 limitations, namely that hee would never betray tlie liues of any, but hee would undertake to get into his hands all the prey of Kerry and Desmond, and deliver the one halfe to the Garrison, so that he might haue licence to depart into Connaght with the rest. The Governour in the interim of this entercourse surceased not to follow the prosecution of Fits Morris, and prevailed so well therein, that having slaine many of his kerne, and gotten all his Tenants into subjec- tion, hee banished him the Countrey of Clanmorris, and caused him to fly for his safetie into Desmond : Hereupon Donnell Mac Cartie, who bare a good affection to the Lord President (since his former sub- mission) and relying much also upon the Governours kindnesse, whereof before times hee had good expe- rience, without any capitulation or protection, came in his owne person to Sir Charles, and brought with him flue thousand Cowes, besides sheepe and gan*ans in great numbers : The Governour hereby perceiving his loyall simplicity, would take no advantages against him, but gaue him all countenance and contentment that his place could afford. The Governour having cleared all Kerry, so that no Enemy was left upon his backe, drew the forces towards Desmond about the middle of Aprill, to pursue such Services as that Mountainous and desolate Countrey would permit him to effect. But by reason of the dangerous passages (the whole Countrey being 538 PACATA HIBERNIA. notliliig else but mountaines, woods, and boggs) bee tbougbt it not safe to adventure any further then Listree, a Castle seated twelue myles within Desmond ; whilest bee remayned there in campe, bee received Letters from the President, giving him to understand of his journey to Donboy, and how farre bee was proceeded therein, willing him to take the best order that bee could for the speedy setling of those parts, that bee might rcpayre unto bim Cupon a day assigned) to Careiu Castle. The Rebells receiving also notice, that the President was marched so neere to the Countrey of Beare, withdrew tbemselues out of Desmond (as before) into Glangarve, whereby opportunitie was offered to the Governour of per- forming some good service : For Donnell Osulevaji, Sonne to Osulevan More^ a malicious Rebell, remained with great store of cattell, and certaine Kerne in luragb; wbicb being made knowen to Sir Charles, upon the fiftb of 3Iai/ beq secretly dispatched a partie of men, which burnt and spoyled all tbe Countrey, and returned with foure thousand Cowes, besides Sbeepe and Garrans. The Knight of Kerry finding that tbe Queenes forces prospered so well, and that tbe Rebells were daily impouerisbed and distressed, sought in all bumble and submissiue manner for protection, pro* mising the best security that could be deuised for bis future loyaltie, which the Governour was tbe more willing to accept, because those parts should enjoy thereby a more quiet establishment during bis ab- sence with the President. Tliese things thus ordurlanted ; from it to the Maine land, it was not aboue one hundred paces; and although the distance from the sandy PACATA HIBERNIA. 549 Bay to this place, was not foure and twenty score, yet to come unto it was more then halfe a mile, by reason of a Gurt, or cleft Rock, made by the Sea ; w^hlch ran up farre into the land, which the Enemy must compasse before hee could come unto it : By that time that the President had performed as much as hee intended in the small Hand, the Presidents and the Earle of Thomonds regiments were embarqued, and under saile, whom the President (when they came neere unto him) caused to land where hee stood in the small Hand, and drawing them to that end of the same which faced the sandy Bay to amuse the rebels, being not distant from them (as is said) a Musket shot, hee formed them into a battalllon ; and so stood firme confronting the Enemy, as if from thence hee would passe them into the Maine : Sir Richard Percy, and Sir Charles Tf^ilniot with the reare Regiments (by this time) were likewise em- barqued. For you must understand that wee had not Boats sufficient to transport all our Regiments at once, and they likewise made to the small Hand, but in steed of landing in the same, the President directed them to passe by the end of it (when hee had placed the faulcons) and to land directly in the Maine; before the Rebels found themselues deceived, the two reare Reo;inients were landed, and formed into order readv to fight; then the President drew his owne, and the Earle of Thomonds regiments to the boats, not twelue 4c 550 PACATA HIBLRNIA* score from them, which the Rehels perceiving, and too late finding their error, in a disordered manner made towards our landing place, hut hefore they could compasse the fret, or cleft rocky ground as aforesaid, all our Army was landed : Ncverthelcsse they came on hrauely, hut our falcons made them hault; our Vanguard made towards them, and a good skirmish ensued, which continued untill the other Regiments came up, but then they hrake, and ran faster then wee could follow: vpon the place eight and twentie of them was slaine, whereof two were officers, and thirtie wounded, whereof Captaine Tm'ell was one, shot in the body but not deepe enough : There was onely two prisoners taken, and presently hanged, whereof a servant of lames Archer (the infamous Jesuit) was one, and with him his masters sword and portace: And if the lesuit himselfe had not beene a light footed Priest, hee had fallen into our hands, and yet as nimble as hee was, hee escaped with much difficultie, and besides him, great immbers of them would haue passed the edge of the sword, had not they had a boggie Wood at hand, wherein they were sheltered: The losse of our side was onely the hurting of seven men, but none of marke ; the skirmish being ended, wee lodged that night upon the same ground iieere unto Castle Dermond. PACATA HIBEUNIA. 55i CHAP. VII. The Spanish ship which arrived neere Ardea brought Passengers, Munition, and Money to the Rebels. The distributers and distribution of some of the money. A Letter from Owen Mac Eggan unto Richard Mac Goghagan at Donboy. A Letter from lames Archer lesuit to Dominick Collins lesuit at Donboy. A Letter from John Anias to Dominick at Donboy. A Letter from lohn Anias to the Barron of Lixnaw a little before his execution. Within two houres after the skirmish aforesaid was ended, the Rebels had intelhgence that there was a Spanish patach hinded the night before at the haven of Kilmokilloc, not farre from Ardea, in the Bay of Camnarra, shee was purposely sent from Spaine, to know the estate of the Castle of Donboy, whether it held still for the King of Spaine ; some Irish passengers was in her, namely a Fryer lames JVelanCy a Tbomond man belonging to Sir Tirlog/i Obrian, who had the charge of the treasure ; Oweii Mac Eggan the Popes Bishop of Rosse, and his vicarius Apostolicus, with Letters to sundry Rebels, and twelue thousand pounds, as the President was credibly informed by one called jSIoylmurry Mac Edmond Boy Mac Siuyny, then a Rebell, who saw it, besides munition, which did put such a fresh spirit into the Rebels, (who formerly were advising rather to breake and disperse then to endure a siege) as they solemnly vowed to persevere in the defence of the Castle, assuring the Messenger (which they confirmed by tlieii'. Letters) that thev would hold the same until 552 PACATA HIBERNIA. Mlcliaclmas, within which time they prayed aid, which the Messenger confidently promised ; for (said hee) two thousand men were drawen to the Groyne, before I departed thence : And the next morning being the fifteenth, hee set saile for Spainc, cari-ying with hlni Brian Okelhf, and JJommgh J\Iac ]\Iahon Ohrian : The distribution of the money by appoint- ment in Spalne (as Moi/Iemiirri/ aforesaid affirmed) was left principally to the disposition of Donnell Osulevan Beare, Oiven Mac Eggan, lames Archer and some others, and Ellen Cartie, wife to Owen Osulevan then a prisoner with Donnell Osulevan JBeare, did see some part of that treasure disbursed in manner followlns;. To Donnell Osulevan JBeare. 1500.11. To lames Archer lesuit. 0150 To Donoghe Moyle Mac Cartie. '^ £wnr\ To Finnin Mac Cartie. J To Dermond Moyle, Florence his Brother. 0300. 11. To Odonevan. 0200 To Sir Finnin Odrischall, and Conner hisSon 0500 To Conner jMac Nemarra. "l To Richard Blake. j To Tlie Lord of Liocnaw. 0100 To John Jits Thomas. 0200 To O Conner Kerry. To the Knight of the Valley. To Donnell Mac Cartie the Bast. 0400 ^alle)!. J 0100 Sum. 3710. li. PACATA HIBERNIA. 553 And likewise the said MoUmurry, saw foure great Boat loads of wine, munition, and money, taken out of the patach, and caried on shore by Osulevan JBeare, into the Castle of A^'dea ; hut how much munition was brought he did not know, part thereof was pre- sently sent to Donboy, to encourage the Rebels in the Castle ; Given Mac Eggan wrote a Letter to Ilichard Mac Goghagan, which is here ensuing truely related, and an other written by jlrcher the Jesuit, to Domi- nick Collins the Fryer, and a third from lohn yinias, who conceived himselfe to be a good Ingeniere : All which Letters doe here ensue. A Letter fr'om Owen Mac Eggan to Richard Mac Goghagan at Donboy. JtJ- Aster Ilichard, I commend mee unto you, being very glad of the good report I heare of you, whereby I cannot but expect much (with God his assistance) in that lawfuU and godly cause of you : I am sorry, but it was my lucke to conferre with you, and with the rest of your company, and informe you of all the State of the matters of Spaine; but upon my credit and conscience, there is no peece of service now in hand in all Christendome for the King of Spaine, then the same that yee haue : How great it is to God, and necessary for our Countrey affaires you know : More- over within few dayes you shall haue releefe of men come to helpe you thither out of Spaine ; the great Army of fourteene thousand men are forth comming, 554 PACATA HIBERNIA. you shall all be aswell recompensed, both by God and by the Kings Majestle, as any Ward that is in all the world againe ; haue me I pray commended to all, and especially to father Dominick, and bid him bee of good courage ; there comes with the Army a father of the company an Italian, for the Pope his Nunclus, in -whose company I came from Rome to the Court of Spaine, and there hee expects the Armies comming hither, hee shall giue all a benediction, yea I hope within your Castle there, spite of all the devils in hell : From the Catholike Campe this present Wednesday. 1602. Your assured Friend, Oiven Hegaine, In my sacrifice and other poore prayers I will not faile, but commend you and your good cause to God ; our shippe did arriue three dayes agon, and our Letters is come to the King by this time, Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatemy §'c. ^ Lettet^ from lames Archer lesuite, to Dominick Collins, lesuite, at Donhorj. JL Our Letters of Thursday last came to our hands, but our disagreeing in some matters, makes to bee sJacke in performing vour desire, yet you must take better order for the premises ; in the meane while, how ever becomes of our delayes, or insufficiencies, beq PACATA HIBERNIA» 555 yee of herolcall minds, (for of such consequence is the keeping of that Castle, that every one there shall sur- passe in deserts any of us here ; and for Noble vahant Souldiers shall passe immortall throughout all ages to come ; for the hetter incouraging, let these words be read in their hearing : Out of Spaine we are in a vehement expectation, and for Powder, Lead, and Money, furnished : Now to come to more particular matters, vnderstand that there are but two wayes to attempt you, that is, scaling wdth ladders, or Battery : for scaling, I doubt not but your owne wits needs no direction; and for Battery, you may make up the breach by night. The higher you rayse your workes every way the better, but let it bee thicke and substan- tiall : raise of a greater height that worke Captaine TiiTell made, betwixt the house and the Cornell: make plaine the broken house on the South side : For fire-worke direction doe this, prime the holes, and stop in the balls with powder mlxt through the materlall well, and some powder vppermost that shall take fire ; the rest you know, as you haue heard mee declare there : by all meanes possible send me one Ball, and the rest of the Saltpeeter. This in haste till better leasure : Campe this Thursday. Yuur loving Cotisen^ Iames Archer. To Father Dominicke Collins, these in haste 556 PACATA IIIBERNIA. A Letter from lohn Anias^ to Domiiuck Collins, lesuite, at Doiibov. J^E carcfull of T/ourfoi'fifi/ing continually^ with a most speciall care raysc in height the TVest side of your Port ; Jill your Chambers on the South and North side with Hides, and earth; what Lattery is made suddenly repay re it like valiant Souldiers ; make plaine in the Soidh side the remnant of the broken houses; make ivayes out of the Hall to scowei^ and cast stones upon the Port, and if the Enemy would attempt the like, dig deepe that place wee first begun, and a trench aboue to dffend the same^ as I haue sayd unto you. Although wee expect speedie relief e out of Spalne, yet bee you wise to jn'eserue the store of T^ictuals discreetly: Devise your selues all the Invention possible to hold out this siege, which is the greatest honour in this Kingdome: with the next I shall prepare shooes for you: send me the cord or long line, and the 7'est of the Saltpeter, withall the yron borriers, seven peeces in all. Salute in my name Richard Magoghegane, prayiiig God to haue of his speciall Grace that care of your successe. Prom the Campe, the of June, 1602. \o\\v loving Coiisen, John Anias. To Father Dominick, Beerehaven, these. PACATA HIBERNIAd 55/ tn Novemher following, this loJin Anias, (who in October was taken prisoner by lohn Berri/, the Constable of Castle Mange) was executed by Martiall Law: Whether he was a Priest or no, it was held donbtfull : The day before his execution he wrote this ensuing Letter to the Lord of lAxnaiv. A Letter from lohn Anias to the Baron of Lixnaw^ ^ a little before his execution. XN trust is treason: So Wingfield hetrayed me; my death satisfies former suspitions^ and giites oc- casion heereafter to rememher mee; and as ever I aspire to immortallize my name Upon the earth, so I woidd request you hy vertue of that ardent affection I had toivard you in my hfe, you, woidd honour my death, in making mention of my name in the JRegister of your countrey : Let not my servant Cormock luant^ as a fait hfidl servant unto mee; Jet my Funerall and Service of the Catholique Church hee observed for the Soule. Heere I send you the Passe, and Letter of that faithlesse Wingfield, having charged the £earer upon his duetie to God, to deliver this unto your hands, Osulevan was strange to mee, hut inures hi^nselfe to want me. Commend mee to Captaine Tirrell, Oconnor, your sister Gerode Oge. This the night before my execution, the eight day of November, 1602. and upon this sudden I cannot write largely. Your loving Bedfellow sometimes, Is mar it 0. 4d - 558 PACATA HIBERNIA. CHAP. VIII. The Lo. President vleweth the Castle of Donboj/. The Lord President Jinds good ground toencompe in, and to plant tltv baltreij contrary to all metis opinions. Two EspiaU of the Rebels hanged. The Artillery landed. The Campe entrenched, and the Artillery drawen into the Market place. Our Approaches begun. The Hand of the Dursies taken, and in it divers Rebels slaine and taken prisoners besides Artillery, Munition, and much other spoyle. The Rebels taken in the Dorsies executed, and the fort rased. Captaine Kingsmill maymed with a shot. An attempt of the Rebels given on our Campe. Sir Samuell Bagnall brings Letters to the Lord President from the Lord Deputy, and from Don luan tie Aguila. A fare escape. The Artillery planted before Donboy, Donbny battered and a breach made. The breach assaulted. Divers of the Rebels slaine in seeking to escape by a salley. Others slaine in the icafer. The Lord Presidents colours placed on the top of the Castle, but the fault still mainetayned by the Rebels. Sundry Rebels voluntarily yeelded themselues. The remaynder made election of a new Captaine, tchose resolution u-as extraordinary. A battery made upon the Fault. The rest rendered themselues. A des' perate resolution of Richard IMac Gogliagan. Eight and fifty Rebels executed, the rest reserved for a time. The whole number of the Ward in Donboy. The losse wee received in the siege. Captaines, men of quality and others wounded. Artillery, Munition, and spoylcs gotten in the Castle. JL he seventli, the President drew his forces to a !iccke of land within a mile of Donhoy, opposite against it, an Arme of the Sea passing hetweene the Castle and the Campe : from whence the President taking Sir Charles JVilmot, and one hundred Foot for a Guard with him, stole out of the Campe, and marched directly to the Castle to view it, and the grounds adjoyning; in doing whereof some small shot{ wrs besto'.ved upon them, but none other hurt PACATA HIBERNIA. 559 done then Sir Chai'les TVilmots horse shot in the foot : There they found (contrary to the reports of all men that had seene the same) a faire place of good ground, and of capacity sufficient to encampe in, within twelue score of the Castle, and yet out of the sight of it, by reason of a rising ground inter- jacent, and also upon the top of a small asent in the midst of the rockes, a faire greene plot of ground, not an hundred and fortle yards distant from the Castle, like unto a naturall platforme, of a just largenesse to plant the Artillery upon: At their returne the report being made, it was hardly be- leeved : For the Lord JBarri/, the white Knight, Cormuclc Mac Dermondy Captalne lohn JBarri/y and Owen Osuhvaiiy who was borne and bred in the Castle ; all of them being in the Campe, did ever- more constantly aver, that there was no other then rocky ground neere unto it, and surely I conceiue they did thinke it to bee so, supposing that the plots of ground afore mentioned, were too little to lodge in, and to plant the Artillery : Further the President assured them, (with Gods favour) hee would plant the Ordnance without the losse of a man, and within seven dayes after the battery was begun, to bee master of all that place, hereatthe whole Army much rejovced: for the generall opinion was, that it would be a long siege, but afterwards (as you shall heare) the Pre- sident kept his promise aforesaid : The same dav> seven great shot was made from the Castle to the Campe, but no hai'me done. 560 PACATA HIBERKIA. The cii;luK wee plantetl two Falcons taken out of tlie Qucciics Pinnace, upon a poynt of land, on the North side of the Castle, hard hy our Campe, which beate upon the Enemy, who were then carying of turlFe, and earth to advance their ^vorkc5 : And the same dav, tlie Hoy was brought a ground, and two Culverings unshipt, and put into boats, and two spies sent bv the Enemv into our Campe were taken and hanged : And wee also sent Souldiers to the Wood, to cut Gabion stuffe, and to bring the rafters of an okl Church, to make loyces for the platforme, to plant the Ordnance on, The ninth, the Sergeant Major, Captaine George Flotver, was sent by Sea to take view of the Spanish bay neere Donboy, to see whether there were any good landing for the Ordnance there, and found the ground rocky and unfit for draught. The tenth, Captaine F]'ancls SIhigshi/ (whom I can- rot too much commend) in the Hoy with the Demy Cannon, and the three boats laden with two Culverings, and one Demy Culvering, past the poynt underneath the Castle, within one hundred foote of the same, from whence their great shot were made at tlic Hoy, but all without harme, for his Muskets so plyed the Artillery, tlie Gunners durst scarcely stand hy the same : And the same day wee landed the two Culverings, and the Demy Cannon, and encamped within nnisket shot, but not w ithin sight of the Castle, by reason of a rising PACATA HIBERNIA. 561 ground aforesaid which shadowed us, although often- times their great and small shot came over the Campe, and amongst us into the same. The Ordnance was not possible to hee drawne from the place where wee landed, unto the place where wee made our Quarter ; but there was a small Creeke very neere unto the Castle of Dunboy, which being once entred into, they might ride in safetie, being then covered with a hill betweene them and the Castle, but all the way of their coniming thither, was open to the play of the Ordnance of the Castle, untill they were within that Creeke, whose mouth was not aboue fortie yards distant from the Castle : The President com- manded the Ordnance to bee shipped into Boats, and to carry them into that Creeke, which by the helpe of darke nights, and still rowing, was effected undis- covered : But the Cannon and Culverings were of that weight, that no Boat there could carry them, and none durst adventure in the Hoy to carry them by night. In this difficulty Captaine Slwgshi/ did desire the President, that hee would commit that to his charge, and giue him but thirtie Shott, and he would (by Gods grace) carry that Ordnance by day light into that Creeke, or sinke by the way, if his Lordship would please to adventure the Ordnance ; which was accepted and performed the same day without the losse of any man, though many shot were made fron) the Castle : for hee had placed all his Shot in the hold upon the |?allast, so that the Decke was breast high abpue B62 PACATA HIBERNIA. them, so that they had onely then* Peeces and head and shoulders aboue the dccke, to play with their small shot, and he that steered the Hoy, might bee in safetie, (which much concerned the effecting of that service by his safe conducting) hee placed him in the hold, and ordered it so, that with two takles hee might steere the Hoy either to Starboard, or to Port, as hee was willed aboue by the Captaine, who stood aloft by the Misen Maste to order her course as he saw cause : but it was so fine and fresh a gale of winde, that though they sayled aboue halfe a league in play of the Ordnance and small shot of the Castle, yet shee made that way, that they could not aboue twice discharge and lade their Ordnance, before shee attained the Creeke, where she was then in securitie from any further annoyance of the Castle. The eleventh, wee entrenched our Campe, mounted our Ordnance, and drew them all into the market place ; and the same day about eight of the clock in the evening, the Lord President gaue direction to haue a Demy Culvering drawen within shot of the Castle, which made but two shot that night, and was with- drawen : The Spanish Cannoniers finding the shot, \^ illed the Irish to be of good courage, for that Peece would doe them no harme : Hee also caused two INIinnions to bee landed out of the Queenes ship, and placed them upon a poynt of ground on the Northwest side of the Castle, which overlooked it, to annoy the Rebels ; whilest we were about our worke, the same PACATA HIBERNIA. 563 liight wee began our approaches : the care whereof the President imposed upon Captaine Francis Sllngsb^y a discreete and dexterous Gentleman, making him Trench-master, who performed with commendations the charge which was laved upon him, having all the day before employed a great partie of men in the Wood (which was a long mile and halfe distant from the Campe) to fetch more wattle, to make Gabions, and was constrained to send a strong guard with them for their defence : This day the Enemy out of the Wood made a salley upon some of our guards, but were immediatly repulsed. The twelfth of the same, understanding that the Enemy had fortified the Hand of the Dorsies, and caried thither three Peeces of Spanish Ordnance, and placed a strong Ward of fourtie choice men in the same, reserving that as their last and surest refuge : The Lord President made speclall choice of Captaine lohn J3ostocJc, and sent him with Oiuen Osulevan, and Lieutenant Doivnings (officer to Sir Francis Barkley) and gaue them (as also to Captaine Thomas Flemings who had command of her Majesties Pinnace) secretly in charge ; (that now whilest their Army was occupied in besieging Dunboy, and making their trenches and approaches, and the Enemy secure from any suspition, that wee would glue any attempt else where) that they should presently take her Majesties Pinnace and foure boats, and put into them one hundred and sixtie foote men, and set saile for the Hand of the Dorsies, which 56 i PACATA HIBERNIA. charge tliey affected accorcUngly, and an'Ived tliers with the forces early the next day in the morning, and Lelng on land drew to the North poynt of the Hand, where they found the wals of a ruined Chappell ; Captaine J3osiocke under the safetie thereof lodged Lieutenant Downhgs, and a partie of men, and then returned ahoard the Queenes Pinnace, to giuc direction what hee would haue done, and thence tooke the Boat of the Pinnace and rowed about the Hand, to discover a fit landing place for himselfe, and the rest of h\3 Souldiers, then comming backe to the Pinnace (so soonc as the tide served) caused the Pinnace to warpe up neerer the place, and appoynted thirtie Souldiers and a Sergeant to attend her, and sent unto Lieute- nant Doirnhigs a shore, advising him, that at the very instant that hee should land in the East part of the fort, that hee should giue an attempt on the North side : Then hee divided his men into three Boats, and the Pinnace beating upon the fort with her Ordnance ; hee and Lieutenant Downings (at the other two places first agreed upon) assayled the uttermost fort, which after a good defence made, their resolution and valour caried it, and there they possest themselues of three Iron Pecces of the Spanish Ordnance, and forced the Rebels Into their second fort, where thev enter- tayned a good fight for the space of two bowers : But our men being encouraged with their first good for- tune, gaue on them so eagerly, as the Enemy amazed rendered themselues, and presently all the weaponed men came forth, and delivered him possession of the PACATA IIIBERNIA. 505 fort, which was a place of an exceeding great strength; and in the same, at the yeekhng up thereof, was the wife of Oiuen Osulevan^ who since Fehruary last had beene held prisoner hy Osulevan Beare : There were found within the fort seven barrels of powder, with a small proportion of Lead, and aboue threescore shot for their great Ordnance, as also a quantity of Wheat, Oyle, and Vinegar : In the Hand there were taken flue hundred milch Cowes ; of the Rebels foure were killed, two hurt, who with all the rest were brought into the Campe, and after executed : The fort for that it was conceived to bee an unnecessary charge, and unmeete to bee held ; the Lord President caused Lieutenant Doivnlngs to ruine, and lay it even with the ground. The same Night the Lord President, the Earle of Thomond, Sir Rkhard Percy, Sir Charles IVillmott^ Captaine Francis Slingsbi/, and Captaine George Khwmill, with others standing round together in con- ference, a Musket shott came amongst them from the Castle, and shott Captaine George Kinsmill through the left hand, and brake many of his bones. The thirteenth about midnight, Tirrell with the Rebells forces came as neere to our Campe as he durst, and gaue vs a bote alarme, powring shott into our Campe, shot through many of our tents and cabbins, which did us little or no hurl, who being resisted from the North side of our Campe, where, a little Sconce 4 E 5(J6 PACATA HIBERNIA. was the same day raysed to liold a Guard in, the charge whereof was imposed on Lieutenant leffercr/, and good Seconds sent from us, they ran away. This day Sir Samuell Bagnall arrived at the Campe hy Sea, and hrouiriit Letters unto the President from the Oeputie, commanding him to send all the Forces unto his Lordship; (except those of the old List of IVlounster) Hee also brought Avith him a Letter from I)on lokn de yigidla^ which had come by a Merchant of Duhlin to the Lord Deputies hands. The fourteenth and fifteenth, our men were busle making of gabions, and drawing the trenches neerer the Castle, Captaine Francis Slingsby being (as afore- said} Trenchmaster. The same day the President, the Earle of Thomondy and Sir Charles JVilmott, taking a guard of Foot with them, rode (for recreation) out of the Campe towards our last camping place, and riding softly by tlie Sea side, (all three in ranke) having left their Foot behinde them, they espied a Gunner in the Castle traversing of a Peece of Ordnance ; This fellow (said the Pre- sident) will make a shott at us; the word was no s and the day following they arose all from Corke, and marched thitherwards. The President in his returne from Dunhoy (as is said) passing through Carherry where many were still in action, not doubting but now they would haue submitted themselues, seeing their supposed impreg- nable Cittadell was destroyed, and Dermond Moyle Mac Cartie their Ante-Jjgnane slaine, hee found it much otherwise, for those which before offered to doe service for their pardons stood aloofe, and those which before were distracted, and prepared to fly either to Spaine or Vlster, had received new life, and made fast combinations to hold out, till their expect- ed aids from Spaine should arriue ; yea ^nd some also who before were subjects, and forward to giue the best intelligence, did now palpably bewray both by their countenance, their words, and their actions, that their hearts v/ere otherwise affected : All which alte- ration did arise from the arrivall of Owen Mac EiroYin SO often mentioned, who not onely bestowed the Spanish treasure, which hee l^rought with him bounti- 4 G 582 PACATA HIBERNIA. fully amongst them, hut put them in hope of more, with full assurance of a fresh Army to come to their siiccom's ; his credit, the feeling of a few duckets, and his persvvasions so prevailed, as they verily be- leeved, that they should within a few moneths bee so reinforced with Spanish aids, as to bee enabled to driuc the Englush out of Ireland. CHAP. X. Supplyes of a thousand Foote sent out of England Jor Mounsler. Sir Charles \Vilmot wilh his Regiment sent into Kernj. lames Archer and Connor Odriscall fled into Spaine. Sir Owen Mac Carties sonnes re- volt. Divers Castles taken in Carhery by the Garrisons there. The description of Beare-haven. The description of Baltimore-haven. The description of Castle-haven. The Spanish hostages licensed to depart. A Letter from the Lord President to Don luan de Aguila. JL HE President being come to Corke, he found Sir Echvard TVingJield with a thousand supplyes lately come forth of England, all which were disposed In the weake Companies that came from Dunhoy ; in the taking whereof, and the marching thither with the returne, ten weekes were consumed, many men lost by the way, and by sicknesse very much weakned : Notwithstanding so many of the Army, as were aboue the old List of Mounster were presently sent to the Lord Deputle by Sir Samuell Bagnall, who came for them (as aforesaid) whilst the President was at the sleo-e of Dunbov ; Sir Charles JVilmot with his Reo;i- PACATA HIBERNIA. 05.> ment was sent aga'me Into Kerry (which Countrey haviiiir therein irreat store of Corne and Cattle, woultl otherwise haue beene left open to the Rebels rehefe) with direction to remoue all the Inhabitants with their goods and cattle, over the Mountalne into the small county of Limerick, and such Corne as could not be presently reaped and convaied (as aforesaid) hee was commanded to burne and spoyle the same ; the reason whereof was, for that the President having occasion of service neere the heart of the Countrey, as you shall hereafter heare ; and also receiving dally intelligence of a great Army provided in Spalne, did not thinke it safe nor convenient, to employ so great a part of his forces in places so remote, considering that good and strong garrisons were needful in the chlefe Cities of the Province, which otherwise would bee open to the Enemy that should attempt them. But in effecting hereof, the Governour found great difficulty; for tlie harvest (by reason of that winterlike summer) was very backward, and (l/csides the Irish) the Bishop of Kerry, and certaine English families, which had of late planted themseiues there (whose whole estate consisted in that Summers profit) Importunately so- licited some longer stay: The President being acquainted herewith, unwilling to glue any just oc- casion of grievance to the Irish, and losse to the English, consented to tollerate their stay for the present, requiring the Governour (in the meane while) to put in execution such services upon the Rebels, as occasion might miuister: The fifth of luly, 584 TACATA HIBERNIA. James Archer the lesiiit, and Conner Odriscally the eldest Sonne of Sir Flnnin Odriscall, having gotten a small Barke fled into Spaine, The two Captaine Harries were left at their old Garrisons in Carherie, Captaine Hoger at Baltimore, the Lord Presidents Horse there, Captaine Gawin at Castlchaven, the Lord Barries Company at Lit- tertonlesse, the Treasurers Comj)any at the Ahbey of Stroiy, Captaine Stafford at Old Court, Captaine Slingesbi/ at the Church of Shadone, where they wasted and forraged the Countrey, as in a small time it was not ahle to giue tlie Rehels any reliefe, having spoiled and brought into their garisons the most part of tlicir corne being newly reaped; from whom the President was certified that the Carties of that Countrey did dayly relapse, insomuch as Donna/i Moyle Mac Cartie, and Finnie his Brother, with their followers, (who attended the President at the Siege of Dunbov) had received three hundred pounds Impresse, from Oiuen Mac JEggan, (commonly called the Apostolicall Vicar) in the name of the King of Spaine: They I say upon the tenth of luly 1602 joyned with the Rebells; hut in the end they couhl not greatly vaunt of their winnings, for Captaine Roger Harvy got severall Diaughts uj)on them, whereby bee tooke their preyes, and had the kilHng of many of their men ; besides bee tooke from them diverse Castles strongly seated, ncere unto the Sea, where Ships might safely ride, and fit jdaces for avi PACATA HIBERNIA. 585 (nemy to bold, as namely, the Castles of Donmanies, Leam-con; Donnegall, the Downlngs, Rancollskey, and Cape Cleere, and in a word, all that stood upon the Sea coast, betweene Dunboy and Castlehaven, except onely the Castles of Kilkoeand Clogban. But because we have had often occasions In this relation to speake of the three famous Harbours of Beerehaven, Baltemore, and Castlehaven, it seemes to mee necessary in this place to speake something more particularly thereof, according to an exact view taken by the Lord President, and by him remited to the Lords of Her Majesties Privy Counsell. First therefore, the Haven of Beere is situated twelve Miles to the Northward of that Promontory, or fore-land (so well knowne by the name) of Myssenhead, or Caronhead: That which wee properly call Beere- haven, is the Sea which entreth betweene the great Hand (before mentioned) and the Maine, or Coun- trey called Beere, or OsuUevans Countrey : At the entrance of the Harbour, it is not above a Musket shot over, I meane from the Castle of Dunboy to the great Hand, being entred ; the Tydes are slack, good Anchorage, and convenient places to bring ships on ground, smooth water, five fadomes (][eepe at low water marke; towards the North ende it groweth much larger, at the least a league over, and of capacitle sufficient to contain all the Ships of EuropCo 586 TACATA HIBERNIA. The great Hand and the Maine as aforesaid makflB tlie Haven, which Hand is seven miles in length, at the South end whereof it joyneth with the Bay of Bantry : When Donboy was unruined, it commaund- ed this spacious and goodly Haven, which affords no small profit to Osulevan Beare, whilest his Castle was standing : for the coast yeelds such abundance of Sea-fish, as few places in Christendome doe the like, and many Ships, whereunto at the season of the yeare, (I meane at the fiishing time) there was such a resort of Fishermen of all Nations, as Communibus ylnnis, (although the duties which they payed unto Osulevan Vv'as very little) yet at the least it was worth unto him £ue hundred pounds yearley The second of these Harbours nominated, is Balti- more, called by the Spaniards Valentimore, which Is likewise caused bv an Island called Innisherkin, two leagues to the Eastward of Cape-cleere, the Havens mouth (at the south end of the Hand aforesaid) ten fathome at low water, but exceeding narrow, by rea- son of a great Rock that lyeth in the same (always aboue the water) which being within halfe Calliver shot of the better shoare, giveth good opportunity to secure the port ; after you are entered, there is a poole about halfe a league over, where infinit numbers of ships may ride, having small tides, deepe water, and a good place to Carene ships ; at the other end of this Hand (with good pilotage) a ship of two hundred Tunne by day may safely come in, but by reason of PACATA HIBERNIA. 587 many suncke Rocks, that lye in this entrance, it is not possible for the best Pilot in the world (by nighty to assure his entrance. The President for the safetie thereof, thought it meete to erect Blockhouses there, which undoubtedly hee would haue done, if he had continued any long time in Mounster, being so exceed- ing dangerous to fall into the hands of a powerful! Enemy, as it would bee a worke of much difficulty (after it were once fortified) to displant him, besides an Enemy there seated would command the best part of Carbery, the solle whereof is good, whereby hee might furnish himselfe with victuals at easie rates. The last, and indeed the least of these three havens, is Castlehaven, by the Irish called Glanbarraghan, renowned for that memorable Sea fight (lately acted there) by Sir Richard Lewson against Pedro de Zuhiaur (commonly called Sicryagd) the Spanish Admlrall : the pasage into the Harbour is so narrow, that a ship of great burden, especially in a storme, cannot safely enter, and being entered, there Is no great space for any number of ships to ride in ; but for all other commodities like to the Havens before mentioned, for there is eight faddomes at low water marke, the Castle aptly commands every part of the Harbour, but the grounds round about it, so com- mands the Castle, as it can by no reasonable charge bee made teneable against the Cannon : but to pro- ceed. 588 PACATA HIBERNIA. When the composition was made with Don John de AgiiUay for the rendering of Kinsale, among otlior Articles it was agreed, that the Spanyards should he shipped away In English or Irish Bottomes, and for the safe retm*ne of the Ships into Ireland, there was three Spanish Captaines (as is formerly declared) left in Corke as Hostages: The Spanyards helng all safe- ly arrived at the Groyne, and the Shippes returned, the Lord President according to the Composition, set the Pledges at lihertie, and having provided a Barque for their transportation, he wrote unto Don John de y^guilaj which letter (Englished) was as followeth. A Letter from the Lord President to Don luan de Aguila. ^^Ccording to the agreements made at Kinsale^ he- tweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship, these two Captaines, Pedro Suaco, and Diego Gonzales SIgler, (which remained in Corke Pledges for the securitie of the Ships, and the Subjects of the Queene my Mistresse, which transported the Spanyards to the Groyne, are now in this passage in a Ship called the Marie of Corke) returned into Spalne : The third Pledge Don Pedro Morljon, went ivith the Lord Deputie to the Citie of Dublin, from ivhence (as I understand) hee is departed into his owne Countrey. Noiu the agreements ivhich were made hetweene the Lord Deputie and your Lordship is on either part fully accomplisJied ; your Lord&hips PACATA IlIBERMA. 589 Letter of the second of April! / haue received, hut the TVine and Fruits came not to mi/ Juinds: Never- thelesse I acknowledge my selfe Diuch obliged, and render your Lordship humble thankesfor your fa- vours, and especially in that I am retained in your memorie : the occasion I did not receiue them^ ivas my being at that time at the siege of the Castle of Beerehaven, which I fhanke God is taken, as also many others possest and held by the Ilebels, and the Defendants of them chastised, as appertaineth to Traitors : Your Lordships Present unto mee ivas delivered by the Messenger to the Lord Deputie, hee conceiving that it had beene directed to his Lordship, whereof I am extreame glad, and am as well satisfied with it, as if it had come to my owne hands, for the loue 1 beare unto his Lordship, is no lesse then unto my selfe: I am much grieved, (and at nothing more^ then to see that this Countrey pi'oduces not any thing ivorthy to bee presented to your Lordship, that I might in some proportion manifest in what esteeme I holde the favour of a 7nan of your qualitie. Honour, and 31erit. If L^eland may yeelcl any thing which may bee to your Lords! dps liking, you may bee assured that your Lordship hath power (at your pleasure) to commaund both it and mee : So being ready to doe your Lordship all the possible service I may, the differences betweene our Soveraignes reserved, in the which both your Lordship and all the world shall evermore fnde mee to bee a true 4 H 500 PACATA HIBERNIA. Kii^Iishmmi, and a faithfull servant to my Qiieene and Mistresse: I recommend yow Lordship to Gody beseeching' him to preserue you. Corke the thirteenth of My, \m2. ^luv Illustre Sennior. Beso las Manos de V. S. Su Servidor, George Carew. CHAraER XL The taking of the Castle of Dunhoy teas the cause that the Army pre- pared in Spaine for Ireland rcas stayed. Two thousand supplyes of foote were sent out of England for Mounsfcr. lohn fits Thomas Im practise to deceiue the Lord President, hut failed. A false rumour of a Spanish feete on the Coast of Mowister. Sir Samuell Bagnall uith his Regiment commanded to stay in Mounster. JLHE President daily received advertisement, aswell by some of the Countrey tliat had conference with Owen Mac Eo-^an. as also hv Merchants and their Agents out of Spaine, which did all ac;ree in one, that snccom's being prepared and ready to embarque for Ireland ; (understanding the losse which the Rebels had received in Beere. and the Castle of Dun- boy rased, where they purposed to secure their land- ing) new directions were brought from the Court of Spaine to the Earle of Carracena, Governour of the Groyne, to stay their proec^edings in the voyage, till Jif/2> MVSKRVE hetweerie Fa^e^QO^of. Seal a - mmm \ k hm i ih iii i i i um i i ii iMii mnwm. Mitiarmm + <■ S PACATA IIIBERNIA. 591 the Kings pleasure were farther kiiowen, but yet the Army was not dissolved : the examinations sent bv the Lord President into England to the Lords, were found to ao'ree with the intellig-ence which was sent to her Majestie out of Spaine ; wherefore to prevent what danger hereby might ensue, it pleased her Majestie to take present order, that the fleete of ships, some her owne, and some Merchants, that had beene upon the Coast of Spaine (the most part of all the Summer) should be revictualled, and lye off and on, in the height of Cape-finister, till towards Michael- mas ; that if they proceeded in the intended invasion, either they might fight with them at Sea, or at least follow them to such Harbours of Ireland, where they should arriue, and there distresse them : but the happy successe in the siege of Dunboy altered the Spanish Councels, for now they had no place in Ireland that held for them : Neverthelesse the com- ming of new forces from Spaine for Ireland, being still doubted, there was sent from England two thousand foote for the supplying of the List. By this time Sir Charles TVilmot, as bee was directed, was come out of KeiTy, and all the Subjects with their goods and Cattle, were drawen on this side the Mountalne of Slewlogher, whereby the Jionnog/is that had lived these fiue moneths, principally upon Osulevan Bear^e, (and by that meanes eaten him up) began to consult about leaving of the Province, there being no man now in action that was able ; (for the Carfies in Carberv had bcene so much wasted and ^^'2 r.vcATA iniii:UxMA. impoverished by the two Ilarcies) as though their hearts were good, yet their meanes failed them to uphold a \Aarrc, or any long time to hold them together : Tiierei'ore loJin of Desmond, brother to the Sugaii Earle, (prisoner in the Tower of London) laboured Tcrrill verv instantly, to take Bonnaa'ht of them in Connilogh, and for that purpose had inveigh- led Alorrisjits Thomas^ called the Lord of the Clen- lis to deliver unto him the strong Castle of Glancovne, the custodle whereof (to saue her Majesties charge) liad beene committed to him the yeare before, and be- cause no suspition might be conceived of the said lohnjits Thomas practise, bee now became a sutor by Tames ffalsh (who had beene his brothers Secret tary) for a protection, desiring, as bee pretended, to become a Subject upon these conditions: First, if his brother lames (the titulary Earle) might bee set at libertle, hee would bee content to become a Pledge for him, either in the Castle of Dublin, or else where the State should a})poynt ; which being refused and rejected, bee offered to doe service, so that hee might haue bis pardon, and some meanes to releeue bim in the future : But as the President would not bee drawen to accept any of these conditions; so it was thought that hee would haue Hycn backe if they had been accej)ted : But all this Negotiation was but to colour his practise laid for Glancoyne, which Castle and the Fastnesse neere adjovning would haue commaimded a great part of that Countrey. But all these I ugllngs were discovered bv one V, B. whom the President without TACATA HIBERNIA. 593 suspitlon maintained amongst them : Wherefore hee sent Philip Northcot, the Sherife of the Coimtie of Limericke, with private Instructions, to surprise hoth Maurice Jits Thomas, and the sayd Castle, but either to take both (at one instant) or to meddle with neither. The Sherife watching many opportunities, and not speeding of his purpose ; the President to prevent future danger, committed the custodie of the said Castle to Sir Francis JBarkely, and so disap- pointed the Rebels of that hope. About the latter end of this moneth of August^ a nimour was generally divulged through the Pro- vince, that the Spanyards were upon the coast, and that certaine Ships w^ere discovered from the olde Head of Kinsale, and presently after that foure and twentie sayle were arrived at Bearhauen, and hereupon you might see Horsemen galloping this way, and that way, to and fro, with such signes of gladnes & ap- parent joy, as though the day of their deliverance were neere at hand ; but as it fell out, this was but a false allarme, the Ships that were descryed being a Fleet of Easterlings bound to the Southward. The President heereby discerning with what assured hopes they apprehended their comming, and with what glad hearts they should be welcome, (being come) he be- came an earnest & humble suitor to the Lord Deputie . That Sir Samuel Bagnals Regiment lately called out of Mounster, ("by his Lordships Command) might with his favour bee returned againe. The Lord De- 594 PACATA HIBERNIA. pulie taking an honourable care of that Province, find- ing by his owne intelligence, that the Spanyards were purposed to make their discent, either in Mounster, or in the parts of Connaght, (not far dis-joyned) con- discended unto the Presidents request, whereupon the said Colonell with his Regiment were directed to Limrick, there to remaine in Garison. During the siege of Kinsale, there was a young Gentleman of the Carties, called Teg Mac Cormock, Sonne to that well deserving Gentleman, Sir Cormock Mac Teg, who being of the Presidents Troope of Horse, through the inticements of the Rebells, and promises of the Spanyards, was induced to combine with the Enemie, and stealing away his Horse and Hackney, entred into action ; But the successe of his Confederates not prooving so fortunate (as they hoped) hee grew weary of the Rebellion, and made himselfe a Suitor to the President to be received to mercy, a3 may appeare by his Letter here ensuing. PACATA HIBERNIA. 595 CHAP. XII. A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord PTCsident, intreat- ing the remission of his offences. Connock Mac Dermond Cartie acciised of sundry treaso7is. Cormock Mac Dermond committed. The Castle of Blarny in tlie custody of Captaine Taffe. The Castle and Abbey of Killcrey rendred to the Lord President. Mocrumpe besieged. Cormocks IVife and Children imprisoned. Cormock Mac Dennond plotted his escape. A Letter from Teg Mac Cormock Cartie to the Lord President, infreafing the remission of his Offences. B.Ig^t Honourable, my dutie most humbly remem- bred ; Having long forborne, though thereby dis- quieted in mind, and ashamed of my selfe to send unto your Honour : Yet presuming upon her Majestic^s mercie and your favour, I haue made bold to become a Petitioner to your Honour, that it may please you to admit me thereunto, and to forgive and forget my faults, considering they were not malicious, but youth- full, and not of pretence to hurt her Majestic or her Subjects, but in hope to recover against my Cosen Cormock Mac Dermody , some meanes to maintaine my decayed estate, and still likely to be suppressed by his greatnesse, who will by no meanes giue me a por- tion of Land to liue upon, as was promised upon the delivery up of Kilcrey by your Honour, wherein as of the rest, I doe againe humbly beseech your favour, and so as with a repentant and penitent transgressor of 596 PACATA HIBERNIA. the Lawes, I doe humbly submit my selfe to her Ma- jesties grace, and will endeavour my selfe hereafter by my good deeds and services, to wipe out the memory of my former follies : Expecting your favourable An- swer, I most humbly take my leaue. From Carrigi- fulcy this ninth of lune, 1602. Your Honours most humble to commaund, Teg Mac Cormock Cartie. But the President had conceived such a deepe dis- pleasure (and not undeserved) against him, as hee protested against all favour to be extended towards him, except hee did merite and deserue the same by some signall service. This young man finding him- selfe exposed to a desperate fortune, and abandoned to ruine, unlesse hee could worke his reconciliation ; and besides bearing no goodwill to his cosen Cormuck JSluc JDermond the Lord of Muskerry, for some coiitroversie about title of Lands betweene them, desired a safe conduct to come to the President, promising to rcvealc unto him, such matters of importance, as might hap- pily make satisfaction for his former offences; his motion was hearkned unto, and a protection granted for three dayes, within which time hee presented him- selfe before his Lordship, and delivered to him in private, that hee was able to avouch and proue divers capitall matters of notorious treasons, in his kinsmau PACATA HIBERNIA. 597 dormoch Mac JDermond: First that hee had under- hand traffique with Don lohn de Jlgidla, Letters ordinarily passing betweene him and the said Connock, and in particular, hee averred, that hee saw Don John himselfe to deliver unto lames Galde JButle?', (^CormocJcs wiues brother^ two Letters, the one from the King, and the other from the Church ; but from what particular Church -man hee could not certainely affirme, but by all probability It should seeme to bee from the Pope ; these two Letters were by him sent, to bee delivered to Cormock aforesaid, together with his owne commendations in these words : Commend me to your brother in law Cortnock, and deliver him these two Letters, the one from the King, and the other from the Church, which were the same night delivered : Moreover hee was deposed (by vertue of which oath he affirmed) that upon his knowledge, Connock had secret conference with Owen Mac Eggan, since his last arrivall out of Spaine, and that from him hee had received eitj-ht hundred duckets impresse, and thereupon had accorded to yeeld into the Spaniards hands (immediatly upon their landing) his strong Castle of the Blarny, situate within two miles of Corke, which deposition was afterwards con- firmed by the testimony and evidence of sundry other credible personages : these informations concurring with the examinations of Dermond Mac Cartie, by tlie Spaniards called Don Dermutio (executed at Corke, of whom before you haue heard) and also manvfold proofes, existing of his often combination 4 I 598 I'ACATA HIBEllNIA. v.ith Tyrone, Odomiell, Florence Mac Cartie, and lames Jits Thomas, with other trlvlall treasons, ordi- nary amonirst these Provincials : The President with the advice of the Provinciall Councell, thought it a matter of verv dangerous consequence, to permit such grosse and palpahle treasons to escape unpunished, the tolleration whertH)f miirlit breed such intollerahle hold- nesse in these people, that her Majesties politicke government, and authority temporall, would grow no lesse contemptible then the Ecclesiasticlve ; against the which the best seeming Subjects were refractory; to prevent therefore such future mischiefc as might ensue by longer protraction, it was thought fit, that during the time of these Sessions (then in haiul) the said Cormocke should bee apprehended, and committed to safe custody, untlll such time as the originall and depth of his offences (being found out) bee might bee brought to his triall, according to due course in Law : the day and time therefore being appoynted for his commitment, which was about the eighteenth of August, the President the same morning (to avovd all suspition) tooke a journey to Kinsale, to view the fortifications in Castle ny Parke, leaving behind him double directions concerning: Cormochx first for his Castle of Blarnev, which is one of the largest and strongest Castles within the Province of Mounster, for it is fower piles joyned in one, seated upon a malne Rock, so as it is free from mvning, the wall eighteeiie foote thicke, and well flancked, at each corner to the best advantage : considering therefore the difficult v TACATA HIBERNIA. 599 that might grow m taking this Castle hy force, the President gaue direction to Sir Charles TVllmot, and Captain e Roger liarvie (taking for their guard a Sergeant with foure and twenty foote) to make shew of going only to hunt the Bucke in the parts neere adjoyning, and beeing hot and weary, betweene the houres of ten and eleven of the clock in the forenoone, to take the said Castle in their way homeward, and calling for wine and vsquebagh (whereof Irish Gen- tlemen are seldome disfurnished) should (if it \\'ere possilde) themselues first, and their Souldiers after- ward draw into the Castle, and gaine possession thereof; and the chiefe Justice Saocey likewise had direction to call Cormock before him in the publicke Sessions ; and taking occasion of defect and delay, about certaine prisoners, whom bee should haue forth comming at these Assises, should at the same bower (before appoVnted) commit him to the Gentleman Porter, till the Presidents pleasure should be farthei knowen at his returne from Klnsale : this later ordei concerning his person was accordlivgly effected, but the former stratageme about the Castle was frustrated : for the Warders, whether out &f the jealous customs of the Nation in generall (which is not to admit any strangers in their masters a])sei>ce to come into their Castles,) or whether Cormock m his guiltinesse had given them such directions, I know not, lint sure I am that neither Sir CAwZe^, (though bee much importuned to see the roomey within) nor any of his company were permitted to goe into the Ciato of the ( ustle nor 600 PACATA HIBERNIA. hardly to loolve within the gate of the Bawne : The President was no sooner returned to Corke, but one of Cormocks Followers, saluted lilm with a Petition, relating at large the heard measure that his Master had received from the chiefe Justice, to whom answer was made, that hee would call for the chiefe Justice before him, and being satisfied from him of all parti- culars, order should bee taken that no unjust, nor sinister proceedings should be taken against him ; in the meane time hee must be content to submit him- selfe, and be menable unto Law : Now did the time better permit the offences formerly committed, to be pursued by course of Justice, for could he but haue gathered by probable conjecture, of the discovery of any part of these treacheries (before his apprehension) he had in readinesse one thousand men of his owne Followers) well armed to haue stept with him into action upon the first alarme. The combination lately by Cormocke contracted with the Priest Owen Mac Eggan, being manifestly prooved by severall witnesses, subject to no Excep- tions, the Gentleman Porter, (called Master Rapli Hainmoix) was commaunded to bring the Prisoner before the President and Councell, M-hlch were assembled at Shandon Castle, who making his ap^ parance, was charged with the severall Treasons afore recited, who insisted very much upon his Justification, pretending that those accusations were injuriously devised, and slanderously suggested by his Enemies^ TACATA HIBERNIA. 601 especially for the last Article concerning the Coii- spiracie with the Priest Mac Eggan^ (which indeed was so cunningly and secretly caryed, as he supposed, that it was rather presumed then prooved against him; Hee renounced all favour and pardon, if it would bee justified by lawful! testimony. The Pre- sident replyed, that this was the oneiy matter of sub- stance that he was charged withall, the former being pardoned since the perpetrating thereof, being onely inducements and presumptions whereby they were the rather mooved to giue eare and credit to the latter accusation : But hee still persisting in his Innocencie, was at last urged with this Dilemma^ namely, that either hee should confesse his fault, and so intreat her Majesties mercy, or else in token of his lovall and guiltlesse heart, he should deliver unto the State his Castle of Blarney, upon condition, that if the fact whereof he was charged, were not evidently prooved against him, the sayd Castle should be re- delivered to him or his assignes by a day appoynted. At first hee seemed very inclinable to the motion, but in processe it was perceived that hee intended nothin*'- butjugling and devices; wherefore a Warrant from the whole Body of the Councell, w^as directed to the sayd Gentleman Porter, straightly charging and commanding that he should be kept in yrons closer then before, untill he should demean e himselfe in more dutifuU conformitie; And besides, they ap- poynted Captaine Taffe, (in whom Coj^mock reposed much trust) to perswade him to surrender the sayd ^02 PACATA HIBERNIA. Castle into the Presidents hands, undertaking^ upon his credit, to retaine the same, and all the goods ill it, or neere thereunto, helonging cither to himsell'e or his followers, from losse and danger, either hy Suhject or Rehell. Cormocke at last finding that the President was resolued either to make him hend or hreake, caused his Constahle, (though much against his will) to yceld the said Castle to Captainc Ttijfc, so that no other (whatsoever) might haue the charge or custodie thereof. The Prisoner hesides the Castle of Blarney^ had two places (kept by his Dependants) of good importance to commaund the Countrey ; the one an Abbey called Kilcrey, distant from Corke six myles, and the other a Castle called Moerumpe, sixteene miles distant from Corke ; the former scitu- atcd upon the South, and the latter upon the North side of the River of Lee. The Castle and Abbey of Kilcrey was rendereil to Captaine Francis SUngsbiey sent thither by the President ; But Moerumpe seat-, ed in the heart of Muskrey, and invironed round about with woods and bogges, could not be gotten without the countenance of an Armie; therefore the President sent first Captaine Flower , and afterwards Sir Charles fFilmott, with competent numbers of Foot and Horse to lye before it, untill such time as they might gaine it by Sapp or Myne, or by some other stratageme, as t'nne and occasion should minister opportunity. During this siege the President cast about for his wife and children, and having gotten them likewise into his hands, confined them withlii PACATA HIBERNIA. 603 the walles of Corke. These things thus accomplished, the President dispatched Letters both to the Lords of her Majesties Privie Councell of England , and also to the Lord Deputie and Councell of Ireland, relating unto them the apprehension of Cormocke, and the reasons inducing him thereunto, desiring also to receiue their Lordships pleasures for his fur- ther proceedings in this businesse; but before answere could bee returned, an unfortunate accident unex- pected altered the whole platforme of this intended service: For Cormocks followers had plotted his escape, and likewise to procure Cormock Ogc his eldest Sonne, (who was then a Student in Oxford) to bee convayed secretly out of the Vniversitie, and to be brought into Ii'eland, or as some thought to bee sent into Spaine ; for effecting whereof, lohn O Heahj^ one of Cormocks old theeues, was (the next passage) to be sent into England: Adver- tisement hereof was brought to the President, who for preventing of both these Designes, first sent for the Gentleman Porter, deHvcred unto him at large the great prejudice that should arise to her Alajesties Service, if the prisoner should escape, that the Queenes charge, and his owne paines and laborious travell, were all frustrated: yea if the Spaniards should arriue (as they were expected) the vvhole kint^-- dome of Ireland should receiue. hazard and prejudice by it : Wherefore he charged him upon his duty to the State, his allegeance to her Majestic, and in tlie Joue he bare unto himself, that hee would bee no 604 r AC ATA HIBERNIA. lesse carefull of his safe keeping, then of his owne life, which in some sort depended thereon : Answer was made by Mammon, that his Lordship should not need to trouble his minde with any such imaginary doubts: for if shackles of yron, walles of stone, and force of men, (for hee had certaine Souldiers allowed him for a Guard) could make him sure, then should the Prisoner bee forth- comming, whensoever the State should bee pleased to call for him, and for lo/in O Heali/, the President held a watchful eye over him, but it was not thought good to make stay of him untill he should be aboard the ship, that such Instmctions and Letters as should bee sent by him, might with himselfe bee apprehended, where])y the whole circumstance of these plots, and the chiefe Agents therein might bee discovered : to make short, the wind was faire, the Master hasteth aboard, the Marriners and Passengers purposing to set saile the next tyde ; amongst the rest lohn O Healy unregarded (as hee thought) is also on shipboard, but liee was much deceived in his opinion, for presently a Messenger sent from the State, found him in the hold; Avhen he began to search him for his Letters, he mak- ing shew to deliver them willingly (upon a suddaine) threw both his Letters and money into the Sea; which although it did plainely demonstrate apparent gullti- ncsse, yet could hee never afterwards bee wrouirht to confesse either the contents of the one, or the summe of the other, pretending ignorance in both, whereupon hee was committed to the common Goalc. P AC ATA HIBERNIA. 605 But let US leaue Cormock for a while with the Gen- tleman Porter, and his man in the Goale, and speake of other accidents and matters of State, which at this time were handled. Upon the second of September, the Lord President received Letters from the Lords of the Councell, where- in they signified unto him, how well her Majestie and themselues liked of his services performed in Mounster, with many other things worthy to be remembred, which importeth me in this place to relate the true cople of the originall Letter. CHAP. XIII. A Letter from the Lords of the Cnuncell to the Lord President. Listruc- tionsfor Captaine Harvie to write into Spaine. A Letter written by her Majesties owne hand to the Lord President. A Letter from the Lord, President to her Majestie. A Letter from Captaine Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto, the Spanish Feador. A Letter from O Dnnnell to O Connor Kerry. A Letter from Don luan de Aguila to the Lord President. A Letter from the Lord President to Don luan de Aguila. Captain Harvies Passeport sent to the Feador. The Lord Presidents Passeport for Captaine Etlny into Spaine. • Spanish intelligence sent frovi Master Secretary Cecill to the Lord President. The Lord Presi' dents opinion sent to Master Secretary of a defensiue warre in Ireland. A Letter from tlie Lords of the Councell to the Lord President. A^FTER our Iieavi/ Commendations : Tf^ee haue (according to our ducfiesj imparted to her Majestie 4 K 606 PACATA HIBEKKIA. 7/0?/;* dispatch of the seven and tive)ifieth of luhj, who hath conceived so great likhig of your proceedings^ as she hath commanded us to take notice of the same, in the most gracious te(>rmes that our oivne heart could wish, being likewise most desirous that the Ariny (nndei' you) as well in generall, as those Gentlemen and Officers in particular^ who haue so valiantly ex- posed themselves to danger fas appeareth hy your particular relation^ may know, that they haue ven- tured their Hues for a Prince, who holdeth them so deare^ as if shee could preserue her estate and them, ivithout the losse and hazard of them, there is nothing which she possesseth fof her ownej ivhich she ivould spare to redeeme their trouble and danger. It re- mayneth now that wee acquaint ivhat is done by her JMaJestie^ to prevent the j^^^^'poses of the King of Spaine, tvherein wee cannot but much commend the apprehension you take oj those advertisements you haue, and the judgment you use in applying the same, for the safetie of that Province, the defection where- of, as wee arc sorry to find by so understanding a pei^son as you are : So doeivee hope when it shall ap- peare fas it doth daily in all parts of IrelandJ that God doth blesse her Majesties A.rmy against the Re- bels, and that the King of Spaine shall find himself e not so at ease, as to employ any Army tJiei-e in haste, that, that lacke of duefy and ingratitude f which doth now line in themj ivill either dye in it selfe, and tiume to the contraiy, or else that God will fas hee hath be- gimj confound them in their owne malitious inven- PACATA HIBERNIA. 60^ tioiis : tit is very truCf that her Majesties oivne adver- tisements doe coiifirmey that a Piyinace of /if tie Tunne, was sent ivith some of Odonnels Followers^ and some treasure^ to assure the Rebels of an Armi) to come into Ireland, which Pinnace heins^ once put to Sea, ivas forced bacJce a^aine to Vinera, but they parted thence againe ivithin three orfoiver dayes after ^ which is the same tliat landed at Ardea, whereof your Letters make mention : ivee haue also assured advertisements that her Majesties fleete^ (being kept on the Coast) hath much hindered the Spanish designes, not that they tvere fully ready to come forth, but because the Jleete kept their preparations from draiving to a head, for this neoct moneth is the time, which is the, fittest for them to put to Sea^ if her Majesties Jleete doe not hinder them : For which purpose, though now most of her ships (being long at Sea, and come in with the canick, yet tliey are going oid againe with all possible speed.) You shall further understand, that her Ma- jestic hath beene acquainted of the Letters of comple- meids, betweene Don lohn and you, the Copies being sent over by tJie Deputie, by Sir Oliver Saliit-Iohn, whereof you noio send the origiiudl. At which time, hee sent her Majestie his owne and kept no counsell, that hee had intercepted your great bribe : wee haiiQ also scene the Letter of Soto, to Captaine Harvle, and the Passeport of whose conference (from which Passeport also proceeded^ her Majesty coneeiueth that you may make some good use for her service, in this fbrmefolloiving : TFhere it doth appeare by Odonnels. 608 PACATA HIBERNIA. Lettei' to OConnor Kerry out of Spaine, that hee is desirous to understand the State of Ireland ; hut so as if there hee any had^ it may hee concealed from the Spaniards : Captaine Harvie may in requitall of the T'^eadors curtesie towards him use thisfreedome fqf a Gentleman.) thoup^h an enenii/, to let him see how much the King of Spaine is abused by the Rebels, who seeke to engage him upon false hopes, and conceale Just causes of doubts, for which jmrpose hee shall send him Odonnels owne Letter^ ivhich hee cannot deny, and withall in any case fit being well overseene by you) make him a relation of the successes of her Majesties Army ; now if it may bee said, that they will t hi nice this I^etter is aposted, and take this to be afinenesse in Harvie ; the ivorst that can come, is, that this good may e7isue : That under colour of sending that to hini^ tJiere may some person goe in the ship, who may discover what preparations there is in that place ; for the better colouring xvhereof, hee may re- ply, that where hee hath sent him a Passeport for the scfe conduct of any jjerson whatsoever, hee shoidd send to negotiate in the matter (luhich passed betiveene them ill conference) that he looked rather to haue received from, hini^ who was the Projxmnder of the same (with so great affection.) some such overture from that siclr, as might haue given him J'oundation to breake uith the Deputy, or your selfe, to send over to her Ma- jesty about it, for which pur pose he may offer him, as good a Passeport for any of his Messengers, as he halh sent to himsclfe, it being very great reason that PACATA HIBERNIA. 609 such a motion should proceed frorti that side rather , which hath opened itselfe with greatest violenccy then from any of her Majesties Ministers, who haue instead of their malicious attempt^ performed all offices of honour and humanity. And so mucJi for answer of that poynt. For your opinion concerning such places as are ft to hee fortified, Iter Majestic doeth very ivell apjirooue the reasons whereupon the same is grounded, being such indeed as ought to sway her Maiesties Judge- ments either one way or other ; for as it is true, that charge is well forborne which draweth with it perilly so it is a double danger to spend in any place, luhere scfetie followeth not such a charge : And therefore if you doe continue in the minde, that Baltimore is like to bee of greatest use to the Enemie, both in regard of the Haven it selfe, and of the Countrey adjoyning^ and that some such Fortification may bee raysed as may commaund the Haven^ icithout any great charge, her Maiestie is content that you doe proceed ; Other- wise if you doe thinJce that whensoever- any forces shall descend, that the place so fortified cannot hold out for any time, then her Maiestie doeth like it better ^ both there and else where, thai those Castles ivhich you doe winnefrom the Irish, seated upon the Sea, hee utterly demolished, rather then to bee left for the Rebells to nestle in at their first ari'ivall, and easier to be fur- nished by them for their gi^eat advantage. In which poynt of FoiHifications , because you may see the 610 PACATA HIBERNIA. tewpei^ of her Maiesties mind, that useth meanc in all things, and Icnoweth when to spend, and when to spare^ in both ivhich never Prince was so little suhiect to private humour, either one way or other ^ further then stood with the safetie of her state and people, over which her care is rather to bee admired then matched : TVee doe send you an ext7'act of her owne luctter to the Lord Depidie, how hee should governe himself e in that poynt, ivhereof wee feare you haue not yet had notice, in respect that the distance be- tweene you and him, is well neere the longitude of Ireland. For the Artillery which you haue taken, if you finde them necessarie for that Kingdome, shee is well pleased that they bee detayned, as well to serue for a scourge to them that brought them, (if againe they renew their attempt^ as to prevent the in con- veniencie and charge of their transportation hither: But if you finde them not necessary for that place, but that Iron may doe as good service, you may transport them in some of the Victuallers, when they doe returne from that Province; And so wee doe commit you to Gods protection. From the Court at Greenwich this eighteenth ofl\x\y, 1602. Your very loving Friends, Thomas Egerton. C. S. Thomas Buchurst^ Notingham. lohn Stanhope. Robert Cecill. lohn Fortescue. PACATA HIBERNIA. 611 At the same time also he received a gracious Letter written by her Majestic with her owne hands, which multipHed his comforts, thinking all his laborious endeavours to bee fully recompensed, in that they were so graciously accepted. A Letter ivritten hy her Majesties owne hand to the Lord President. Your Soveraigne, E. M, j\S^Y Faithjull George, how joyed Wee are^ that so good event hath followed so toylesome endeavors, labo- rious cares, and heedfull travells, you may gicesse, but TVee can best witnesse ; and doe protest, that your sqfetie hath equalhd the most thereof: jlnd so God ever blesse you in all your actions. Not many dayes after the receit of this gracious Letter, the President in his next dispatch into Eng- land, wrote vnto her Majestic this Letter following. A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestic. Sacred Maiestie, AjF / could sufficiently eocpresse the loy luhich my heart conceived, ivhen I beheld a Letter written by your Royall hand, and directed unto mee, (who in 612 PACxYTA HIBERNIA. 7}o\ir service haue merited little, tliovgh in zeale, faith and loi/altie cqnall to (tnj/^ your Maiestie would not in your more then abounding Charitie, mislike your poines, having thereby raysed the deiected spirit of a j)oore Creature, exiled from that blessing ivhich others enioi/ in beholding your lioyall Person, whose beautie adornes the world, and tvliose wisedome is the myracle of our age. Gracious Soveraigne, three yeares are now almost fully ea^pired, since my imploiment (jnto this kingdome^ tooke his beginning ; during ichich time, rest in body and minde hath been a stranger unto mee ; and overwearied in both, I doe most humbly beseech your Maiestie, (if this llealme bee not invaded f'om Spaine, whereof in a few dayes true ludgemtnt may be made^ to gi'aunt mee leaue, but onely for two moneths this Winter to attend you in your Court ; which small time of respiring, and at that time of the yeare, can bee no hinderance to the Service, and yet sufficient to releeue my miiidc, and enable my body, which noiv is not so strong (as I could wisJi) to doe your 3faiestie that sennce I ought. Ireland is destitute of learned men of English birtlie and with Irish Physicians (knowing the good luill they beare meej if they 7uere learned I dare not ad- venture : The longer I am without remedy, the lesse, and the lesse time I shall bee able to seme you : J3ut as I am your Majesties Cieature, so I doe submit the consideration of my humble and just suit^ to your Princely consideration, at whose Poy all fecte. PACATA HIBERNIA. 613 and in whose Service I am hoiverly ready to sacrifice my life. From your Majesties Citie of Corke, the nine and twentieth of September. 1602. Your Sacred Majesties most hmnbie Vassall and Servant, George Carew. After the President had received their Lordships instructions (in their Letters aforementioned) hee framed an answer for Captaine Harvie^ written in French to the Veador ; and also a French Passeport, the copies whereof Englished, I thinke it meete to relate, and with them the Letter from Odonnell, for- merly touched by their Lordships. A Letter from Captaine Harvle to Pedro Lopez de Soto, the Spanish Veador. Sir, after your departure It pleased God to visit mee with such extreame sicknesse, as all my thoughts were fixed upon another life, supposing that my dayes had beene determined : By reason whereof, together with my feeblenesse and absence, I had not the meanes to acquaint the Lord President, with the passages betwixt us untill now, that the time prefixed in your Passeport is almost expired^ 4 L 614 PACATA HIBERNIA. which I could not by any meanes remedy : Sir I haue ot late received a Letter from you, dated the ninth of Aprill, 1602. by the which I perceiue that you are desirous that I should send a JMessengcr, to giue you a taste (as I conceiue) concerning the discourse which passed betweenc us, which truely I wovdd wil- lingly haue done, if 1 had not beene visited with sick- nesse: But now finding by the opinion of all men, that his INIajestie Is resolved to continue the warre against the Sacred person of my Sovcraigne: Although in my heart (as a Christian) I wish a iirme unity betweene their jMajesties, the which by their An- cestors hath beene so long time (to the comfort of their subjects) religiously continued : Yet now under- standing the great preparations which the King is in making, for the invasion of her JMajesties Domini- ons : 1 confesse I am not so passionate for the peace as I was, and I haue no reason to make any over- ture of your discourse to the Lord President, there being so little probability of a peace to ensue; Wherefore if you thinke it good, that the matter we speake of, should be set on foote, because YOU were the first mover of it (wherein vou ma- nifest your zeale) I pray you to write unto mec, that 1 may understand, whether his INlaj'jstle will giue eare to a peace or no, whereof you need not be scrupulous to speake freely, since you see by ex- perience, that when your designe did giue us cause of revenge, we did intreat vou with honour and hu- manitv; when I shall know vour answer, I will dealr PACATA HIBERNIA. 015 effectually wltli the Lord President ; with whom aswell in kindred as in affection, I haue such interest as you haue heard, and of whose Morth and sufficiencie you haue bin well informed, assming you that if hee will put his hand unto it, it will much advance the busines : I am not in despaire of his inclination to a peace, if by your answer hee may perceiue, that you proceed roundly : I raarvell much that his Majestic and the Lords of his Councell, lends their eares so much unto this traitorlv barbarous nation, who from their Cradles haue beene nourished in falsehood and treasons, masking (of late) their actions under the vaiie of religion, whereof the truth is, that in their hearts thev haue neither feare of God, nor faith to men : And that from henceforth you may not bee blinded, and see their fraud, wherewith they beguile his Majestic, unto whom they protest sincerity. I doe send you here inclosed a Letter signed by the hand of the Traytor O donnelL written to a friend of his In this Province of Mounster, called O Conner Kei^ry, which was found in the Castle of Beerehaven, the which by her Majesties forces (under the conduct of the President in person) was within the space of seven dayes taken and razed, and the Rebels put to the s^vord, and their Companions with all their forces lodxVy illustre Sennor : To say the truths I am very glad that I am in Spaine^ and that the passage was good which I was to make. I cojifesse unto your Lordship^ that I am so much obliged, for the honour- able and goods; tearmes, ivhich the Lord Deputy and your Lordship vsed there in the sei^ic of your Prince^ in all things ivhich concerned me, that I desire some apt occasion to manifest my self'e to be a good pay- master fas I oughtj for those curtesies , and for the assurance thereof, your Lordship m.ay send securely to me, to command any thing you please for your service: And that your Ship and Passeport shall bee friendly received: And for that in this Countrey^ there is no fruit of more estimitlon then IVines of Ripadavia, Limmons and Orenges, these few are sent to make a proof e thereof, and the wilUngnesse I haue to sei'ue your Lordships ; whom I commend to God: From the Groyne the second of Aprill^ 1602. Muy illustre Seimor. Beso las manos a V. S. Su Servidor. 4 >[ Don luan de Affuila. 622 P AC ATA niBERNlA. A Ltiter from the L,ord President to Don luari de Aguila. 31 T^if illustrc Sennor, T doubt not but that your Lordbhip hath received my Letters of the thirteenth of Tulv, sent in answer of yours of the second of Aprill, by tlie Captaines Suaco and Sigler^ and I rest so well satisfied of the good tearmes, wherein wee stand, as I am desirous to doe your Lordship some agreeable service ; at that time there was no occasion for mee to make use of the Passes port, and offer your Lordship made me, for security of that man or ship which I should send into those parts : But now this bearer Captaine f fruiter Ednei/^ whose Sonne served Captaine Pedro Enriques de Tejada (lately deceased) having prayed mee to giue him licence, and my Passeport to see his Sonne : To supply him of his necessary wants, I be- seech your Lordship that he may (according to your promise) safely and securely passe and returne, which favour I shall thankfully acknowledge : And when- soever vour Lordship shall haue occasion, to send any of yours into these parts, hee shall bee vsed with the like courtesie : I haue received profit by the booke of fortification which your Lordship left me at your departure, and hold it as a Relique in memory of vou, and as a good Scholler 1 haue put some things in practise, whereof vour Lordship at your returne hither againe (which I hope in God will be never) PACATA HIBERNIA. 6J3 may be a witnesse, whether I haue committed any error in the art or no. My greatest detect hath beene the want of the helpe of so great a Master as your Lordship is, of whom I am desirous to learne, not onely that art, but in all else concerning military profession, in the which I doe giue your Lordship the preheminence: To conclude, I rest in all I may (my dutie reserved to the Queene my mistresse) affectionately ready at your Lordships service, and so kissing your hands. I beseech God to preserue you with many happy yeares : From Corke the seventeenth of September, 1602. Muy illustre Signior, Although here Is nothing to be Beso las manos a had worthy the presenting T^. S. sit Servldor. unto your Lordship, yet I make bold to present you with an ambling Hackney George Carew The man whom the Lord President made choise of, to carry these Letters to Pedro Lopez de Soto, and to Do7i lohn de Aguila, was Walter Edney, Lieu- tenant unto Captaine Hai^ie, who was an ingenious man of good discretion, and well experienced, aswell ill Land as Sea service, and the better to disguise his employment bee had a Sonne in Spaine, a Page unto Captaine Pedro Enrique^ who after rendering of Klnsale (the Captaine aforefaid) casting an affection to the boy, moved Don lohn, to entreate the Pre-. trident that hoG mijrht haue the vouth to serue hiui^ 624 r AC ATA HIBERNIA. which was granted, and within a few moneths after the Spaniards returne the Captalne dyed ; and to put farther maske upon his employment, the President fraighted a small Barkeloadeii with Irish commodities, and in it a choise Irish horse, with a rich pad and furniture, and some other trifles which he sent to Don lohn de Aguila : and for his safetie hee had two Passeports with him, the one from Cap tain e Harvie^ the other from the Presiflent; the Presidents Passe- port here ensueth. By the Lord President of INIounster, in Ireland. X Sir George Carew, Lieutenant generall of the Artilleyi/, for Jier Sacred Majestie the Qiieene of England, in that her kingdome, and hei' Highnesse Lord President for the Province of Monnster in Ireland, doe certifie that I haue licensed Captalne Walter Edjiey to goe into Spaine, to visit his Sonne remai/ning there, and to returne hither within two TtionetJis after the date hereof; this being ag7'eeable with the allowance and power which Don lohn de Aguila did giue me ('at his being here^ the copy whereof is heereunto annexed. Giuen at Corke tho ^evew/een^A o/* September, 1602. G. C. PACATAH IBERNIA. 625 Of these dispatches for Spalne enough being said, it is time to returne to the passages in Mounster, but first I must relate unto you, the newes from Spaine sent in a Letter from Sir Robert Cecill unto the Lord Depulie, and the same transcrlpted (by master Secretaries direction) unto the President : the Letter bare date the seuenth of August, and arrived at Corke the second of September following, whereby the Reader may see, that the King of Spaines eyes were yet still (notwithstanding the rowt at Kinsale, the dishonour hee received in the returnes of his troopes, and the losse of Dunboy, whereby his footing in Ireland was meerely lost) open npon that kingdome. Although Queene Elizabeth of happie memory was dead before Lieutenant Edney returned, yet I hold it not impertinent in this place to recount his successes: When hee was landed at the Groyne, hee understood that Don lohn de Jlguila, by the ac- cusation of the Irish Fugitiues, was in disgrace con- fined to his house, where (of grief) shortly after hee dyed. His Letters and Pasports were taken from him by the Earle of Carazena, and sent to the Court, and himselfe stayed untill the Kings pleasure was knowen. The Irish Traytors inveighed much against him, saying. That under pretext of Trade, and bringing of Presents, hee came as a Sple ; Neverthe- lesse he was well intreated, and had the libertie of the Towne, and to weare his Sword, with allowance from the King of a Duccat per diem for his dyet : 626 TACATA HIBERNIA. His goods were solde for the best advantage, and his Barque returned Into Ireland; But the Presidents present to Don lohn, the Earle of Carazena de- tayned to his owne use; And after nine moneths re- .straint, Edneij was enlarged, and returned into Eng- land in Iidy 1603. A little before this time Sir Robei^t Cecil!, her Ma- jesties principall Secretary, wrote unto the Lord De- putie the Newes of Spaine, a branch of which bee also sent to the President, dated upon the seventh of ylugiist, and received the second of September, 1 hold meet to insert, whereby the Reader may understand that the King of Spaine had still his eyes open upon Ireland. One great cause of my writing this private Letter, IS this, that where I see how much it doth distract your mind to thinke of Spaine behinde you, and of the North before you, fearing to bee diverted from the conclusion of your labours, you may perceiue in what estate the preparations of Spaine are now, as I am certainly advertised by one of mine owne, who is newly from the Port of Lisbone, where he tooke shipping the 21 of lull/. There are two great Ships, each of them of a thousand Tunnes, one called the Andrew, and the other (which shall be the Viceadmirall) the name forgotten : Besides, there are twcluc shps of two PACATA HIBERNIA. 62? hundred tunnes and downeward, in which it is re- solved to send some fifteene hundred men, to haue releeved the siege at Bearehaven ; the Newes of the taking whereof was first knowen by a Ship from Waterford to Lisbon, and not before: Of the fifteene hundred men, eight hundred came from the Groyne, being part of those which were transported out of Ireland. In the Groyne remaineth Odonnell, and there is onely the great Saint Philip, with ten small Barques, with which he mightily importuned to be sent to the North. If these had been sent unto Beerehaven in Mounster, hoping upon his arrivall with some fifteene hundred men, to haue raised the siege, possessed some parts, and made a beginning of a plantation, heereof great benefit must needs haue o-rowen to the Rebels : for as those small numbers which should haue beene landed at Mounster, with the bruite of the rest to follow, (which is alwayes multiplied) would haue made a distraction of the Vlster prosecution, &c. Lastly, in the said Letter he prayed the President to set downe his opinion, what course were best to be taken in a Defensiue warre, if the King of Spaine did invade Ireland with a Rov- all Armie. The next passage, to giue Master Secretarie satisfaction, the Lord President wrote unto him a long Letter ; but because manv private things were handled in the same, I will onely relate so much of it, as concernes his opinion, touching a defeiisiue warre in Ireland. 628 PACATA HIBERNIA. 21ie Lord Presidents Opinion sent to Master Secre^ tariff of a Defensiue IVarre in Ireland. VXRantlng that the Enemie will come no lesse power- full then is reported, and that the Irish will joyne witli them (whereof there is no doubt) then consi- deration is to bee had, \^ hat in such a Sea of troubles, is meetest to bee done, that may best preserue the Queencs army with lest charge, and the way to weary the enemy and the countrey. Because my opinion may perchance differ from other men, whose Au- thority, Grcatnesse, and better iudgement (in the worldes opinion) beares more sway, I will forbeare to deale in so waightie a businesse any farther, then to your selfe, vsing the libertie you haue euer giuen me, to say what I conceiue to be the best Counsaile, if the army of Spaine be so great as is both reported by those that come from thence, and expected heere, let us make no doubt, but he will bee Master of the field (for the present) and will so hold himselfe, ex- cept the Armie of Ireland bee reenforced to a farre higher List, the charge whereof will make (if I bee not deceived) both England and Ireland to groane : Wherefore, the best way (in my conceit) to moderate such huge Expences, is for the present to be carelesse of the Countreys generally throughout the kingdome; for in seeking both to defend them, and to make head against the Enemy, will bee too heavie a burden. The principall regard which we ought to haue, is of the Cities, in every of which I doe wish a strong PACATA HIBERNIA. 629 Garrison both of Horse and foot, able to defend a siege: when the Enemie shall see tliat wee are dis- persed into Garrisons, either hee will presently (in his best strength) goe to besiege one of those places, or else disperse, (because hee hath the Countrey to friend) as wee doe, if he attempt the besieging of any of our places aforesaid, there is no doulit, but in such a businesse he will unite all his forces in one, then may wee be bold to draw all our forces from their severall Garrisons, to a head to releeue that place ; and with Gods favour make no doubt but to enforce the Enemy to rise ; if hee disperse, then those Gar- risons will be able to master the Countries about them, and leaue no habitation to releeue either Spanvard or Irish; and upon occasion two or more of these Garrisons may assemble and meet, to eifect greater services, then otherwise can bee done : This fashion of a warre will in a short time destroy all the Countrey, make the Irish to curse the Spaniard and themselues, for drawing them hither, driue the King to an inestimable charge, and hazard by Sea, to victuall and releeue his Army, which otherwise will perish, ease the Queenes charge, and secure the chiefe Townes, which is chiefely (andaboue all other things) to be respected. Supposing the Army would land in Mounster, in it I would haue principall regard of Corke, Limerick, and Waterford, in either of which Cities I doe wisli there might be a strong Garrison of three thousand foote and three hundred horses, one thousand foote more to be dispersed for some poorer 4 N 630 TACATA HIBERNIA. places meet to be kept, so as the Queenes forcel should consist of ten thousand foote and one thousand horse; the rest of the kingdome (where the Spaniards are not) may hee held in awe with some Garrisons upon them as now they are: This manner of warre (in my conceit) would little or nothing increase the charge the Queene is now at, and Ih a short time weary both the Spaniard and the Irish. To make it appeare more probable unto you, that these Garrisons will be able to ruine all the Countrey at their pleasures, although the Enemy bee never so strong : it cannot bee denyed but sixe thousand foote and sixe hundred horse may bee drawen from the Gar- risons ; and yet those left against the Irish, and Townesmen sufficiently guarded ; with such a light Army, the Commander mav goe where hee list, and lodge as neere the Spaniard (without harme) as hee thinkes good : for wee haue the same advantage upon them, as the Irish in lightnesse haue of us, and with such an Army (of the Irish) there is no doubt to bee made, then it followes that wee shall be able to goe into every part of the Province, and retreat at our pleasures : To the contrary, if the Spaniard be strong, and wee in his strength doe fight with him, the event of the battels (being dangerous and uncertaine as they are) the losse of one field or one dayea disaster, would absolutely loose the kingdome, if hee come with like numbers as he did the last yeare, (which I cannot beleeue, because the example hath taught him more wit) yet I doe not wish that wee should (doe ai PACATA HIBERNIA. 631 wee did) presently besiege them; for KInsale \vas bought at so deare a rate (as^ while 1 liue) 1 will pro- test against a winter siege, if it may be avoided : I do^ speake within my compasse, I doe verily beleeue, that at that siege, and after (the sicknesse were gotten) we lost aboue sixe thousand men that dyed ; Thus may your honour see what a fashioned warre, I doe concelue to bee least in charge and most of use ; but for a farther helpe, it will be needful! for some of the Queenes ships, to bee evermore upon the coast, to keepe the Spaniard from reliefe of victuals ; and then there is an apparant hope, that a Spanish Army can- not any long time subsist in Ireland, for betweene Ug and them, and the swarmes of Irishrie that will draw into Mounster, the Province will be so harrassed, as neither the Spaniards nor Rebels can avoid starving. I protest unto your Honour, I doe not project thi^ manner of a warre for any particular respect unto my selfe, hoping thereby to haue the managing of it, being unmeet for the Lieutenant of the Kingdome^ to bee where there is not a royall Armie in the field to confront an Enemie ; and therefore lest I may bee mistaken, if the motion bee liked of, let it not bee mine: But the Reason that leads mee to that opinion, is, because lam sure it is the easiest warre for charge, the surest from hazard, and in the end must prevail^. Dat' II August, 1602, G. a 632 PACATA HIBERNIA CHAPTER XIV. Cormock Mac Dermond makes escape. The Castle of Mocrumpe taken, and most of the Ward put to the sword. Osulevan and Tirrell repayre with their forces into Mtiskrey. Cormock Mac Dermond makes meanes to bee received to her Majesties mercy. The Reasons that mooved the Lord President to accept of Cormocks submission. K^Ormock Mac Dermond being all this time in the Gentleman Porters custcdle, and his intended escape (as hath been said) made knowen to the Lo. Presi- dent, the same also came after to the eares of the Lo. Bishop of Corke, who according to his duty both of a subject and a Councellor, acquainted the Lord President with it, who made answer, that himselfe heretofore having Intel hgence thereof, and had seriously admonished the Gentleman Porter to take an extraordinary care of his Prisoner : Yet because that could not be too often repeated, that can never be too sufficiently learned, he intreated the Bishop, that he also for .Ahundans cautelci non noctt, would call for Hammon, and giue him warning to bee vigilant and circumspect in his charge, knowing how much it con- cerned both himselfe and the State. The Bishop hav- ing performed grauely and pathetically the Presidents desire, left the execution thereof to his future care. Lastly Dominicke Sarsfield (the Queenes Atturney for that Province) came to the President upon the same errand, agreeing in all Circumstances with the former intelligence : whereupon the sayd Officer wjvs PACATA HIBERNIA. 633 againe called, the practise revealed unto him, and for a perclose, commaunded to keepe him close pri- soner in an Hand-locke, either with his owne Servant, or some Souldler of especlall trust: Notwithstanding all these repetitions, and reiterations of warnings, within two dayes this last caution given, namely upon Michaelmas day betweene seven and eight of the clock at night, Cormock having no other attendant, hut his trusty Servant Maghon Oge Oti/ne, who had broken up a window that looked into the Streete, stripping himselfe forth of his clothes, creepetli in his shirt out of the window, wdiere were divers man- tlemen waytlng of purpose to receiue him ; an En- glish woman comming alongst the street (in the very instant) while he was creeping forth, perceived his w^hlte shirt, and thereupon raysed the cry, they within the house (hearing the cry) looked for the Prisoner, and finding the window open, and Cham- ber empty follow the pursuit, but all in valne, for he having the darke night, the Towne and Countrey to friend, was convaied over the Citie wals and so es- caped. The President although infinitely grieved with this unfortunate accident, yet thought it more neces. sary to prevent future dangers, then to lament passed disasters, and therefore Avrote presently, first to Sir Charlies TVilmot (being still before Mocrumpe ;) that if he could not gaine the Castle that night, bee should raise his siege, and retreat with his forces the next morning, for nothing was more certaine, that now (^Cormock being escaped) all his Followers and De- 634 PACATA HIBERNIA, pendants (who did Infinitely lone him) would presently turne Rebels, which if they should, and Joyne with Tirrelly and Domiell Osulevan (as most likely) th^ Mould intercept the places and passages twixt him and Corke, that he should not be able to retire without great danger and losse : These being sent aw^y by a Horseman, other Letters were instantly written to the Lord Bany, and the Lord Roch, that they should make stay of all Cormocks Followers and goods, that were as yet residing in their Countries, not suffering either the one or the other to start aside, till from himselfe they should receiue farther directions. Sir Charles was jcxceedins: much distracted with these Newes, being exceeding sorry to raise his siege hefore the worke were finished, yet purposed to obev his directions ; behold a meere casualty gaue him opportunitie to effect his desires : for the Warders having killed a Swine for their provision, and having no plentie of water to scald the same, were constrained to singe her (as the manner of some Countreyes is) with straw, fearne, and such like, as they had within the walls. This fire not carefully regarded, tooke hold upon a Cabin within the Bawn£ adjoyning to the Castle wall, and the thatch thereof (fired and flaming aloft) happened (through a window) to catch hold of certaine tallow, and such combustible matter within the Castle, raging so violently withall, that the Rebels were constrained to quit it, and to make the Bawne their List refuge, wherein they had little hope of pacata hibernia. 635 safety : for they saw the two Captaine Harvics^ brethren, and Captaine Thomas Boi/s, ready to assault it, wherefore (mistrusting that weake defence, which could not bee maintayned) they resolved to sally, and to adventure the recovery of the woods adjoynlng ; in which attempt, about fiftie of them were put to the sword, the rest were but few, who by favour of the darke night escaped ; at length the violence of the fire being somewhat appeased, all industry was vsed to make the Castle tenable, and a Company being left within, well victualled and furnished with all neces- saries, the Army the next day returned towards Corke : the rumor of Coi^mocks escape being come to the eares of Osulevan JBeare, and Captaine Terrill, they incon- tinently drew their forces forth of Kerry and Desmond into the borders of Muskerry, to conferre and joyne \^ith Cormock, making no question but their decaved party should recelue great strength and encouragement by the Lord of Muskerry, his strong Countrey, and multitude of dependants. The President both to ter- rific Cormock, and to secure the goods of the Subjects in the Lord Roches Countrev, sent for Sir Samuell Bagnull with his Regiment from Lymrick, to lye upon the confines of Muskerry, not making any other account, but to beginne a new warre, chargeable to her Majestic, painefuU to himselfe, and nothing pro- fitable to the Captaines or Souldiers, the Countrey being already much impoverished with the fonner siege, the Come destroyed, and the Cattle fled into places of greatest strength, when as it pleased God G36 PACATA HIBERNIA. contrary to all expectation, to glue this turbulent be- ginning a short and peaceable end, considering tliat the hopes of Spaine began to bee desperate and calme : For this Irish escaped Lord having conferred with Teiv'ill and his associates, and discerning that they licing very needful and halfe hungerstarved, (having been shut up so long within the Mountaines of Beare 8c Desmond) required bonnaglit upon his Countrey, which was grievously wasted already by the English, found the unavoydable ruine and destiiiction of him- selfe and his followers, if bee entertayned that course ; and secondly, finding the English possessed of all his strong holds, both on the sides, and in the very heart of his Countrey ; and lastly, his eldest sonne then by the procurement of the President prisoner in England, and his yonger son, with his wife, daughter, and some of his most respected followers close prisoners in Corke, thought it his wisest course to adhere unto the State, if his humble submission might bee ac- cepted. Vpon this resolution the twelfth of October^ he wrote severall Letters to the Bishop of Corke, to the Chiefe Justice, and to Captaine Taffe, earnestly solllciting every of these that thev would become Mediators and Intercessors in his behalfe to the Lord President, that licence might bee graunted unto him to make his repaire unto his Lordship, protesting that bee would doe any thing within his power to redeeme his former offences. The whole body of the Councell adjudging bis suite reasonable, the President would not dissent from their unanime opinion, and therefore PACATA HIBEIINIA. 637 his request was granted. The one and twentieth of Octoher he came to the President, falHng downe vpon his knees, he humbly (and indeed more passionately then I haue seene any) besought her Majesties mercie, no way standing upon his lustification, but promising that his future Services should deserue her gracious favours ; onely thus farre in modest tearmes hee alledged for his Excuse, (although he knew his Offences great, and himselfe thereby subject to Law) yet that in his heart he still retained the dutie of a Subject, and therein would remaine so long as life and breath should remaine within his body. The President and Councell beholding the man, and weighing his words, which proceeded from him not without evident testimony of inward griefe, and unfained sorrow, (although peradventure arising like Esaus teares from the sense of his losse, more then from Conscience, and feeling of his folly) thought good (upon advised deli- beration) to receiue him into her Majesties grace and favour : And as you haue already heard the Motiues inducinir him to demaund it : so shall ye briefelv understand the reasons, by the weight and validitle wdiereof the State was perswaded to graxint it. First, considering the insupportable losse which hee had sustained since his imprisonment, in the taking of two, and burning his third Castle, wherein (as being the place of his most especiall abode) his best moouc- ables (whereof hee was very well furnished) were consumed and burnt ; and that the harvest of his Countrey, betweene her Majesties forces, and the 4 o 638 P AC ATA HIBERNIA. Rebells, (for in the same they had made their abode for a whole moneth) was valued as might be esteemed at fine thousand pounds, which as a just punishment was tall en upon him. Secondly it was well weii;hed, what a helpe and courao^e his combination would haue afforded to the Rebels, if hce had obstinately run a rebellious course, for hee was at that time the strongest man of Followers of any one of the Irish in that Province, and his Countrey in strengtli and fastnesse equall with the worst part of the same, and that which required no lesse respect was the situation of his Countrey^ reaching even to the wals of Corke, whereby the greatest part of her Majesties forces, must of ne- cessity haue beene employed in Muskerry, which would haue given great impediment to the prose- cution of the service in other parts, whereas by re- ceiving him the warre would bee removed farther off, and the greatest tempest of disturbance avoyded : that hee was deepely infected, and fowly stained with ma- nifold treasons was too manifest, yet this difference was made betweene him and others, that thev were in publicke action professed Traytors, and he a lugling Traytor; and though hee had joined with a forraine Enemy, yet not in so hainous a manner as some other : for they solicited strangers to invade the kingdome, but strangers having invaded the king- dome, solicited him to partake with them ; the three Castles (Ijofore mentioned^ no doubt were great ii Tlitr Bulivarks an^ ^ampnrff ory/orte T/ie yate nctiy^ , a /tnatt Ji'rte welt ratnfiied u: 'a Stone ufalt 0/^76" foot e hy. . an tniiei' Sauare uk Soiiui^rrs Itc^atna, n njides a sl'oiict^^aU tin tnc /otirtfi . tin^ a. C ffu-rte tvil/t-tn m-^rKeti TLt tM>o S aua.re Castles J*' /lanckne SLe{/rs c inner iMcrl., atul Shoivre tkc ^rtc from tfic £attletitaiitT ev/'cuc. i. a ftixih>6nctae oii^criae iivicr clttcn-e ,n^/4 ^1 J-'ac Simile Of Oic Original c PACATA HIBERNIA. 6.30 bridles upon him, and in time (no doul^t) would haue wrought the effects desired, which was to ])u- nish him out of his Countrey : But considering the charge and incumbrance subject to some losse, that would grow in victualling of them, and many lewde and unsettled persons ready to joyne with him (if they had perceived him inclinable to continue a Re- bell) which might haue bred newe broyles, and pro- tracted the warres of Mounster in infinihcm : Againe the benefit, that by his prosecution and extirpation might haue redounded to her Majestv, was that thereby his Land should haue excheated unto her, which in the opinion of all wise men would haue proved too deare a purchase : Farther, besides his submission and his Sonne that was a prisoner in Eng- land, his second Son also and his Castle of Blar- ney were held as pledges upon him : And whereas the L. Deputie had devised the forme of an oath for the Northern Protectees, he was content to sweare and subscribe to the same oath, and lastly himselfe with foure of the best Barons of Parliament in Moun- ster, were bound in three thousand pounds for his future loyaltie and subjection, so that bee was bound in heaven and in Earth, before God and before man, by Law and by Nature, and nothing but onely hell was remayning for his farther assurance. 6^0 PACATA HIBERNIA. CHAPTER XV. 77ie Lord President offers the Lord Deputy to send him of his Lht «ne or two Regiments. Odonnels death. Tirrels quarter assay led by Sir Samuel Bagnall. The losse on the Rebels part. TiiTell ragetli in fury against the inhabitojUs of Muskry, and retireth into Beart and DeS' nond. The death of Cnptaine Harvie. Captaine Flower succeeded Captaine Hai'vie in the government of Carbry. Cloghane summoned. The Co)istahles brother hanged, and the Castle rendered. C^ Onyiocke being now reduced, the Lord President wrote to the Lord Deputie, signifying him thereof ; and withall, that if his Lordship had any use in Connaght for the forces of Mounster, that he might dispose of one or more of the regiment of the same as hee pleased : And also he certified him, that one called lames Blake., of Galway, lately arrived from Spalne, did constantly affirme, that Odonnell was dead, both which you may beleeue was welcome unto the Lord Deputie. The morning immediately following the day of his submission, which was the two and twentieth of October., Sir Samuel Bagnall placed (as you haue heard) with a Regiment of Foot, and one hundred Horse on the borders of Muskrey, had occasion of service by this meanes : Tlrrell with eight hundred Foot, and fortie Horse, was still remaining in the westermost confines of Muskrey, environed with such fastnesse of woods and hoggs, as he thought him- selfe secure : The cause of his stav was, for that lice r AC ATA HIBERNIA. 641 expected the returne of Cormock, by whom hee made account to he waged, for Cormock indeed had not acquainted him with his intent of submission ; Sir Samuel Bagnall therefore conjecturing, tbat so soone as hee should heare of this Lord of Muskery to be- come a Subject, hee would then retire himselfe to liis old haunt in the Mountaines of Beare and Des- mond, thought the time either now or never to doe service upon this lightfooted Enemy, and therefore hee called upon Owen Mac Teg of the Drisshan, one of the Mac Carties of Muskery (whom the Pre- sident had appointed to attend his directions) and requested him (in the edge of the evening) to make tryall if hee could goe unperceived to Tirrells Campe, and bring him word in what place, and in what manner the Rebels were lodged : This Owen Mac Teg very willingly and faithfully performed his employment, and about midnight returned, and re- ported, that hee had found the Rebels secure (as hee imagined) from all feare or suspition, and would undertake to conduct, and guid the forces directly to their Campe : upon this intelligence it was not long before Sir Samuell and his Companies were all in Armes, disposing them into two bodies, Captaine Sidley (who had the poynt) had fiue and twenty out of every Company, with officers proportionable for his numbers, and Sir Samuell himselfe, with the rest marched close up after them, and the Horse came in the reare, for the night was darke, the wayes deepe and woody, in this manner they held on 642 PACATA HIBERNIA. till they came so neere to the Rebels quarters, as that they might discerne their fires, then they made halte, and sent Owen Mac Teg^ with his cosen Owen Olough one of the Alac Swynes, to discover whether they could perceiue any stirring amongst them, and to descry more particularly the manner of their encamping; they gathering courage by the countenance of the Army, which approaclied so neere, as they precisely viewed every part thereof, and returning to the Colonell, certified him that they were lodged in three quarters, a little distant the one from the other, at their backe a strong wood, before their face a maine bog halfe a mile broad, and on either side cragged and rocky Mountaines : The Colonell therefore directed Captaine Sidly with the Vanguard to divide his troopes, and to giue on upon all the three quarters at one instant, and commanded the Sergeant Major, Captaine TVilliam Poiver, and Captaine JBostocke with the battle to be his seconds ; to make good their undertakings, himselfe marched in the reare, a very small distance from them ; and because there was no ground for the Horse to serue in neere the Campe, therefore they were commanded to attend Captaine Minshaw (Lieutenant of the Presi- dents Horse troope) upon the farther side of the bog to intercept them in their flight : These forces mar- shalled into this order, the foote were come up within lesse than a furlong of the Rebels quarter, and no doubt had surprised them unperceived, if a Peece by mischance had not fired by the stumbling of one of PACATA HIBERNIA. 643 the new supplyes, which giving the alarme, some of them drew speedily into Armes, yet our men killed eightie of them dead in the place ; Tirrell ran away in his shirt, leaving both his garments and weapons behind him, and his wife followed no better clothed : our men got fiftie horses and hacknies, one thousand Cowes, sheepe and garrans, great store of Armes and baggage, and that which seldome hath beene scene in Irish spoyles, some remnants of Velvet, Holland, Gold, and silver Lace, English apparell of Satten and Velvet, and some quantitie of Spanish coyn, amongst the rest there was a Portmanteau found by the Souldiers, wherein Twrelh Spanish money was confessed to haue bin, but they that got it had more wit then to proclaime it in the market place : But whosoever sweetened their mouthes with these Spanish drugs, sure 1 am that the Souldiers came all with good courage, well pleased to Corke, except only seventeene which were hurt in the skir- mish, all our Captaines and Commanders deserved well, and particularly Captaine Minshaw, who had his horse slaine under him, and himselfe wounded with a Pike : Tirrell finding^ himselfe to haue sustayned this irrecoverable losse of men, money, clothes and armes, and hearing withall that Cormock was with the President at Corke, imagining that this plot had beene contrived by him (in revenge of this defeate) wreaked his anger upon divers Churles and poore people in those Fastnesse : First burning their corne and cabbines, and afterwards put them to the sword, 644 PACATA' HIBERNIA. wherein he little offended the State ; these being onely guch as had fled from the Garrisons into those Fast- nesse, because they would not be subject to Law, and this was towards the latter end of October : Tirrell having found by this woefull experience, that the Fastnesse of Muskery could not secure him from the pursuit of the English, retired himselfe into his old lurking dens, in Beare and Desmond, not fearing but that bee might quietly spend the remainder of this winter in those desolate parts, and the rather because he committed no outrage upon the Subjects adjoyning. The President perceiving their resolution, being now freed from the cloud (he formerly conceived) of forraine Invasion, and knowing them to be much discouraged, and out of heart, by reason of their late overthrow, which now was past hope to bee re- covered, either by Spaine or Cor^nocke, thought it a fit time (in these respects) to make a speedy pro* secution, foreseeing, that the former good fortune effectually pursued, might strike a good stroke to breake the heart of the Rebellion in Mounster; to- wards the effecting whereof he incontinentlv resolved to invlron them with Garrisons; but the difficulties that did incounter him in this bublnesse, were many and great : the long wayes, being neere fourescore miles English from Corke to Beare, the Plaines so deepe and boggle, the INlountaines so rough and craggle, and tlie carringe Garrans, that are never PACATA HIBERNIA. 645 strong, were not able to travell sixe miles a day ; and besides Easterly winds are so seldome upon this coast, as it would aske a longtime to transport their Victualls and Munitions by Sea. Notwithstanding, wading throuo-h all those inconveniences with industrious travell, and. laborious diligence, bee bad planted Sir Charles TVilmott with one Regiment at Donkerran, Sir Richard Percie at Kinsale, Captaine George Flower, the Sergeant Major at Bantry, and Captaine Roger Harvie at Baltimore. But the present service re- ceived no small prejudice by meanes of the untimely departure of Captaine Roger Harvie, whose heart being overwhelmed with an inundation of sorrowes, and discontentments taken, (though in my Consci- ence not willingly given) by one that had beene his honourable Friend, as his heart blowen like a bladder, (as the Surgeons reported) was no longer able to minister heate to the vltall parts, and therefore yeelded to that irresistable fate, which at last over- taketh all mortall creatures : The untimely death of this young Gentleman was no small occasion of griefe to the Lord President, not onely that Nature had conjoyned them in the neerest degrees of Con- sangulnltle, but because his timely beginnings gaue apparent demonstration, that his contlnuall proceed- ings would haue given comfort to his Friends, profit to his Countrey, and a deserved Advancement of his owne Fortunes. Great were the services which these Garrisons performed : for Sir Richard Percie and Captaine George Flower with their Troupes, left neither Come nor borne, nor house unburnt, be- 4p Gl6 r AC AT A IIIBEKNIA. tweene Klnsale and llosse; Captaine Roger Ifarvie, who had with him his hrother Captaine Gawen Harvie^ Captaine i4'(7»m AS7/;/o-5Z>/e, Captaine ff^illiam Stafford with their Companies, and also the Companies of the Lord ISarri/, and the Treasurer, with the Presidents Horse, did the hke hetvveene llosse and Bap try. Not many dayes after the death of Captaine Roger Harvie, Captaine George JTlowei' having the charge of Baltimore, and the commanding of the Garrisons thereabouts, which formerly A\as under Harvies di- rection, understanding that the Castle of Cloghan \vas guarded by the Rehells, and that in the same there was a Romish Priest lately come from Rome, taking with him Captaine Francis Slingsbief and Captaine Ifllliam Stafford with their Companies of Foot, (besides his owne) he marched unto it, in hope to gaine it, the rather, because he had in his hands one called Donnell l}orrogh, a traytor, brother to the Constable that liad the charge thereof: Vpon his summons they refused to yeeld; then hee told the Ward, that if the Constable did not presently render the Castle unto hlm,y that hee would hang his bro- ther in their sight : they said the Constable was gone abroad (but therein they said untmely as after- ward it was proved} in conclusion to saue the Priest (whose life they tendered) they persevered obstinately not to yeeld; whereupon Captaine Flower in their sight hanged the Constables brother : Neverthelesse within fower dayes afterward the Priest being shifted PACATA HIBERNIA. 647 away In safetls, the Constable sued for a Protection and rendered the Castle to Captahie Flower. 1 doe relate this accident to the end the Reader may the more cleerely see, in what reverence and estimation these ignorant superstitious Irish doe hold a Popish Priest, in reguard of whose safetie the Constable was content to suffer his brother to perish. CHAP. XVI, A Branch of a Letter from the Lords of the Councell to the Lord Prt" « lent. The Ensignes of Magistracy redelivered to the Corporation of Kivsale. Of Spanyards defeated at Kinsale, in the time of King Richard the second. The Risi7ig out nj the Country committed to ths charge of the Lord Barry. The Lord Deputy re^/uires the Lord Presi- dent to meet him at Galway. Sir George Thornton appoynted tojoyne with the Lo. Barry. A Messenger from the Rebell Tii-ell to the Lord President, and his Answere. The Knight of Kerry defeated. The Knight of Kerry, Thomas Oge and Osulevan Mores Sonne make their submission. Afoule miirther committed by Osulevan Mores Sonne. A HE Lords of the Councell, by the Letters dated the sixteenth of December, signified their pleasures unto the President; that in regard Florence Mac Cartie was a prisoner in tlie Tower, his children (to avoyd her Majesties charges) should bee set at liber- tie, and also the children pledges of others (except the President saw cause to the contrary) to bee enlarged: That her Majestic was pleased that the 648 TACATA HIBERNIA. President should deliver unto the Corporation of Kin- aale, their Charter and other Ensignes of Magistracie, and to impose upon them in stead of a fine, the reedi- fying of their wals at their owne charges, and cer- taine workemen towards the finishing of the Fort of Castle nv Parke : That her Majestie was pleased at the Presidents request, that a faire and strong house should be built for the President, where hee thought it convenient, to bee defrayed upon the fines and casualties of the Province : That the fort of Hale- boling should be presently finished : Lastly, thankes in her Majesties name for his services, liking well of his proceedings with Cormock Mac Dermond, and for the courses he had taken in his returne from Don- boy, and of the well disposing of the Garrisons, and his raysing and making of fortifications, &c. By this Letter it appeares that the President was directed to redeliver unto the Burgesses of Kinsale their Charter, and other their Ensignes of Magistracie, among the which there was a faire large Standard of Damaske with the Armes of England in it : This Standard aforesaid was first delivered unto them (by the commandement of King Henry the eight) by Sir George Carew, the Lord Presidents cosen german, when hee arrived at Kinsale, who not long before the siege of Bollogne) was Admirall of some of the Kings ships : Into the hands of Sir Geoi^ge it was left in safe keeping, when the Spaniards arrived there , and by the same time Sir George Careiv, by Queene Elizabeths PACATA HIBERNIA. 649 commandement, it was (as is said) redelivered unto them againe : although this petty note may seeme to some scarce worth the relating, yet for the rarenesse of the accident, I thought it meet to bee rememhred : And that the Reader may also understand what a fatall place Kinsale hath beene unto the Spaniards in former times (as well as now) I thinke it not impertinent to relate, what hapned unto them in that port, in Anno 1380. and the fourth yeare of the Raigne of King Richard the second : My Author is Gliomas of TVal- singham. who lived in those dayes, and thus Englished in HoUinshed, l^N this meane while that the JEarle of Buckingham ivas passing through the JRealme of France, the French and Spanish gallies did much mischief e on the Coast of England, hut about the later end of lune, hy a fleete of Englishmeii of the West Coun- tries, part of them were forced to retire, and tuke harbour in an haven in Ireland called Kinsale, luhere being assailed by the Englishmen and Irishmen they ivere vanquished : so that to the number of foure hundred luere slaine, and their chief e Captaines taken^ as Gonzales de vorse, and his brother Martin de Motrigo, Turgo Lord of Morrans : Also the Lord of Reath, Peers Martin of Vermew, lohn Moditt of Vermew, the Seneschall of Wargarie, the Seneschall of Saint Andrewes, Cornelhs of Saint Sebastlano, Paschale de Biskaya, lohn Martinez, Sopogorge of Saint Sebastlano, and divers others : Thcfi^e were 650 PACATA HIBERNIA. taken foure of their Barges, with a Ballengery and one and twenty English vessels recovered, which they had robbed and taken away from their Owners : Thei^e escaped yet foure (of their notable Captaines^ from the hands of our men, Martin Grantz, lohn Perez Mantago, John Husce Gitario, and one Garcia o/Sebasti ano : Thus fan^e HoUiiigshed, craving the Headei's patience, for to some, this old story may seeme to bee a needlesse curiositie, but to proceed. The President to make the speedier prosecution, and expedition in the affaires of the Province, caused the Rising out of the Countrey to bee assembled to the number of sixteene hundred (at their owne charges^ under the conduct of the Lord Bany : These Provincial! Forces were not prepared for any great need that was of their service, it was thought meet to draw as many hands together as conveniently might bee, who according to their manner, for spoyles sake, would not spare their dearest friends. And also it was thought no ill policie to make the Irish draw bloud one upon another, whereby their private quarrels might advance the publike service. The President had first determined himselfe in person with fiuc hundred English, ( Joyned to the Provincials) to haue taken the field ; but his intentions were casually diverted })y Letters from the Lord Deputie, who sig- nifying that his Lordship purposed to bee at Gal way about the two and twentieth of J[)ecemZ)e7',required him (all other businesse set apart^ immediatly to PACATA HIBERNIA. 651 repayre thither, to consult ahout certaine affaires much importing the service of the State, by reason whereof the President appointed Sir George Thornton with 500. English Souldiers, Inhabitants as Vnder- takers in Mounster, to accompany the Lord Bari'y with the Provincialls, and all these to meet together, about the twentyeth of this present, at Donkerran, which was the place of their rendevous. In this meane time the Rebell TirrelL not likino" to stay any longer in the Aire of Mounster, wherein hee had runne many dangers, bethought himselfe of a retreat out of the Province, hoping that the President would condiscend to any composition, rather then to bee troubled with his company, whereupon he sent his inward servant Laglilin Odallye (afore mentioned in this discourse) unto Corke, who comming to the Pre- sident, told him, that his Captaine (meaning Tirrell ) would bee content to leaue the Province, and would heereafter this, (so as hee might haue a Pardon, a Pension, and a Company of Foot in her Majesties pay) serue the Queene, and deserue the reward de- maunded by his future services. The President knowing that for want of food hee would be forced ere the spring of the yeare to depart; And also assur- ing himselfe (within that time) to get some good draught to bee drawen upon him by some of the Pro- vinciall Rebells, who now being heart-broken, would doe any thing for their Pardons, or for a little money, not onely sleightly rejected his offers, but bid Odalley 652 PACATA HIBERNIA. tell him, That although hee were never so warie, yet hee doubted not before it were long, to haue his head sent unto him in a bag, wiUing him to forbeare to send any more unto him. While these forces aforesaid were gathering accord- ing to the directions afore-recited, the Governor of Kerry losing no opportunity, and forbearing no labour, had the like fortune upon the Knight of Kerry, as Sir Samuel JBagnall had upon Tlrrell ; for being con- ducted to his Quarter in the night, killed fortie of his men, and tooke from him all his whole substance, which consisted of fiue hundred cowes, two hundred garrans, and two moneths provision of Meale and Butter for his Souldiers ; which small spoyle was a great losse to the poore Knight : for thereby hee being disfurnished of all his provision, ^ disabled to minister entertainment to his followers, and having no Castle whereunto he might safely retreat, was con- strained (like a Wolfe) tx) shelter himselfe in waste woods and desolate mountaines, untill he could worke meanes with Sir Charles to accept his humble sub- mission, which incontinently (upon his defeat) hee earnestly solicited, by the meanes of Osulevan More. And surely this Service was of good consequence for the setling of Kerry : for Thomas Oge, induced by the example of the Knight, and likewise Donnell Osulevan, Son to the said Osulevan ]\Iore, did all joyntly submit themselues, and her Majesties Protec- tion graunted them : The former performed as much PACATA HIBERNIA. 653 as was promised ; but the latter, in the interim that hee should haue put in Sureties for his loyaltie, (ac- cording to a Clause inserted in his Protection) did in the malice of his heart to our Nation, commit a most base and traiterous murder upon a Sergeant and ten Souldlers going after Sir Charles towards Donkerran, who not suspecting any false measure at his hands, being lately protected, were most cruelly butchered by that inhumane perjured Rebell : His father, olde Osulevan conceived so great discontentemeiit against him for his damnable fact, as hee threatned to with- draw from him his favour, his Blessing and Birth- right ^ But of this sufficient. CHAP. XVII. Sir Charles Wilmot chief e Commander of the forces in the absence of the Lord President The Rebels make three divisiofis of their forces. Tirrell afraid ftijes the Province. The Lord Barry and Sir George Thornton joyne their forces with Sir Charles Wilmot. A skirmish entertayned. A prey taken from the Rebels out of the Fastnesse. Divers Rebels submitted themselues. William Bm-ke, lohn O Connor KeiTy, and Osnlevan Beare with the Bownoghs fed out of the Province. The Rebels losse in their passage through the county of Corke. And the hard shift they made over the Shenan. The good service done upon the Rebels by the Sherife of the county of Typperary. Captaine Henry Malby slaine. Beare, Bantry, and Dorsies spoyled, and the Castles of Ardea and Carrignesse rendrcd. Captaine Tatte employed against the Rebels in Carbry. The Popes Vicar slaine, and the Rebels defeated. The Carties of Carbry submit themselues to the Lord President, jL he Lord Barry, and Sir George Thornton were now upon this their third march towards their rendevous at 4q 654 TACATA HIBERNIA. Donkerran, there to attend the directions of Sir Charles Wilmoty who in the Presidents absence (for by this time hee was upon his way to Gal way) did command all that Army in chiefe, composed of the Garrison of Kerry, and of the Garrisons of Bantry, Kinsale, Baltimore, &c. aforementioned, who with great valour and discretion discharged the same : The Rebels understanding by continuall advertisement of the great preparations made, to rouse and hunt them out of their Fastnesse, thought fit in their Councels to divide themselues in three severall parts, to the intent that her ^lajesties forces then vnited, might likewise bee severed and divided in severall prosecutions, whereby each party might be the lesse indangered : For if the English should neglect any one part of them, they might harrasse and spoyle the Subject, for whose defence a good part of the Army must bee withdrawne : This resolution being taken, Osuhvan Heave and TVilliain J3iirke with seven hundred men were appoynted to remaine in Beare, other foure hundred was appoynted for Carbery, to bee com- manded by Sir Owen Mac Carties sonnes, and the third division (which was fine hundred strong) and commanded by Captaine TirreU, were to goe with the Lord lits Maurice into Kerry : But Tirrcll being upon his pretended march for Kerr^', fearing to runne so hard a fortune, suddenly altered his former deter- minations ; and notwithstanding that hee had lately received a great imprest of Spanish money from Osulcvan Bcare, and farther he promised unto him PACATA HIBERNIA. 655 1500. hundred more in good rials of plate, and one thousand Cowes to stay with him but three moneths longer, resolved with all possible expedition to leaue the Province, and therefore acquainting the Lord Fitz Maurice with his intention, without farther con- sultation, giving a deafe eare to any contrary per. swasions, leaving all his carriages, sicke men, and other impediments behind him, set forward on his hasty lourney, and never looked backe till hee came into O Carrels Countrey, which is from the Moun- taine of Shewlogher (where hee began his march) no lesse than sixtie Irish miles, and this his departure was the same day that our forces should meet at their rendevous, whose defection from the rest, made the worke in hand much more easie to bee effected. Our forces under the Lord Barry and Sir George Thornton met with Sir Charles PVilmot, upon the seven and twentieth of December ; the thirtieth wee camped in Glangarrem, on a little plot of dry ground, (environed with woods and bogs) of so small capacitie, as most of our Guards and Sentinels were held either on the bog or in the edge of the wood, and yet was there not so much firme ground together, within fiue miles of that place ; within two miles thereof en- camped Donnell Osulevan, and William JBurke with his Bonnaghts : Before the Campe was setled, the Rebels entertayned a skirmish for an houres space, and hurt three of our men, whereof Captaine Staffords Lieutenant, Jl^LUiam leffiies was one ; the same (>5G PACATA HIBERNIA. night they gaue us an alarme, and powred into our quarter a volley of shot, but being encountered with our Guards adjoyning were repulsed, and driven into the wood. The one and thirtieth, tliere was a Convoy sent to Donkerran for Victuals: and the same day Sir Charles If^ilmot sent foure hundred of the risings out under the command of Captaine lohn Bany, and two hun- dred of the Armie in List under the command of Thomas Selbi/, Lieutenant to Captaine Francis SlingS' hie^ to heat the Fastnesse where the Rebells with their cartell lodged ; their quarter was entred by our men, and their cartell seized, whereupon ensued a bitter fight, maintained without intermission for sixe liowers, neverthelesse thev kept the prey they had gotten ; the Enemy not leaving their pursuit, untill they came in sight of the Campe : for whose reliefe two Regiments were drawen forth, to giue counte- nance, and Downings, Lieutenant to !Sir Franci^ Barkley, was sent with one hundred and twenty choise men to the succour of Barry and Selh/, who in the reare were so hotely charged by the Rebells, that they came to the Sword and Pike, and the skirmish con- tinued till night parted them : many were slaine on either side, but the greatest losse fell upon the Tray- tors : there was taken from them in that dayes ser- vice, 2000 Covves, 4000 Sheepe, and 1000 Garrans. Immediately vpon this Defeat, many of the Coun- PACATA HIBERNIA. 65? trey that escaped, leaving the Rebels, having before lost all their goods, submitted themselues to the Go- vernour, and obtained mercie ; Hugh Mac Sivine and Owen Grayne, with eightie of their followers, and other of the Bownoghs likewise became suiters for her Majesties protection, (which to weaken the ad- verse partie) was also graunted ; whose revolt, or rather returne, so disturbed and distracted fViUiarn Burhe^ the chiefe Commander of Osulevans forces,* who did his endeavour, (by assaulting them in their way to Sir Charles} to resist their submission, wherin some men were lost ; and not prevayling in the same, purposed to follow the steps of Tirrell his forerunner; and therefore wished Osidevan Beare, either instant- ly to rise with him, or else to shift for himselfe as well as he could : for a longer stay in those parts could pro- mise him nothing but apparant mine and destruction. And when the other urged the intertainment that hee had given unto him and his Company before hand : JBurke answered, that hee had already lost, not that onely which of him was received, but whatsoever else he either brought into the Province, or gained there- in, besides the slaughter of many his Followers and neere kinsmen, whom he prized and valued (In his affection) aboue all the King of Spaines treasure ; and therefore with extreame passion (as was reported) cursing and damning himselfe for staying so long in Mounster ; in all hast with two hundred men (for the rest were all either slalne or protected) hee fled and followed Captaine Tirrell into OCarrols Countrev : 658 PACATA HIBERNIA. Osulevan finding his estate desperate, that either hee must starve in Mounster, or begge in Vlster, made choise of the lesse evill, and therefore himselfe and lohn O Connor Keiry kept Company with the Bon- noghs, content to partake with their fortunes, till hee might get to Tyrone, As they passed by the skirts of Muskery, they were skirmished withall by the sonnes of Teg 3Iac Owen Cartie, where they lost some of their men, and most of their carriage ; in passing by Liscarcell, lohn Barry ^ ])rother to the Vicecount, with eight Horsemen and fourty foote charged their reare at the foord of Bel- laghan, where he slew and hurt many of them, and of his part one Horseman was slaine. When they came to the River of the Shenan, they finding the River high, and no boats nor troughs to passe them over into Connaght, they killed many of their horses, and made shift with their hides to make certaine little boats, called in Irish Nevogs, in the which they transported their men and baggage : Ne- verthelesse before all were past the River, the Sherife of the county of Typperarie, fell upon their reare and slew many of them ; being in Coimaght they pass-ed safely through the county of Gal way, untill they came into the Kellies Countrey, where they were fought withall by Sir Thomas Burke, the Earle of Clanric- cards brother, and Captaine Henry Malhy, who were more in number then the Rebels : Neverthelesse when they saw that either they must make their way by the PACATA HIBERNIA, 659 sword or perish, they gaue a hraue charge upon our men, in the which Captain e Malbij was slaine, upon whose fall Sir Thomas and his Troopes fainting, with the losse of many men, studied their safeties hy flight, and the rebels with little harme marched into Orwykes Countrey. The next morning being the fourth of lanuary, 1602. Sir Charles comming to seeke the Enemy in their Campe, hee entered into their quarter without resistance, where hee found nothing but hurt and sicke men, whose paines and Hues by the Souldiers were both determined : The governour sent the Lord Sai'vy with some of his light foote after them, but all in vaine, for they flew so swift with the wings of feare, as passing by many preyes directly in the way (as they passed) yet they never made so n>uch stay as to molest either the Cattle or their Keepers. Heereupon Sir Charles with the English Regiments overran all Beare and Bantry, destroying all that they could find meet for the reliefs of men, so as that countrey was wholly \^ asted : He sent also Captaine Flemming with his Pinnace, and certaine Souldiers into Osulevans Hand ; Hee tooke there certaine Boats, and an English Barke, which Osulevan had gotten, and kept for his transportation into Spaine, when he should be enforced thereunto ; they tooke also from thence certaine Covves and Sheepe, which were re- served there as in a sure storehouse, and put the 650 PACATA HIBERNIA. Churles to the sword that inhahited therein. The Warders of the Castles of Ardea, and Carrlcknesse on the sixth of the same moneth dispayrlng of their iNIaster Osulevans returne, rendered both their Castles and their liues to the Queenes mercy: so that al- though hee should haue Animum revertendi^ he had neither place of safetie whereunto hee might retyre, nor Corne or Cattel to feed himselfe, much lesse to uphold or renew any warre against the State. The sharpnesse of this Winter journey did exceed- ingly weaken our Companies : for the Mountaines of Beare being at that time quite covered with snow, tasted the strong bodies, whereby many returned slcke, and some unable to endure the extreamity, dyed standing centinell : But whilest this service was in prosecution In Beare, the President on his journey towards the Lord Deputle, chanced to meet with some of the Countrey risings out, to the number of foure hundred foote or thereabouts, that came short of the rest, that were under the commands of the Lord JBa7Ti/, and Sir GeoTge Thornton: And understandlnof that the Sonnes of Sir Owen Mac Cdrtlcy and Donnogh Keugh^ brother to Florence Mac Carticy were retyred with their Creates and followers into the strengths of Carbery, his Lord- ship commanded Captaine Taffe (with the said risings out) fourtie of Sir Edward TVingsJjelds Company, and his owne troope of Horse to draw into those parts, and to endeavour the best service hee could PACATA IIIBERNIA. 661 upon them : Whilest the rest were husled hy the Governour of Kerry m Desmond as aforesaid, wherein it pleased God to giue him good successe, for on the fifth of January, his foote entering their Fastnesse, tooke a prey of two or three hundred Cowes and Gar- rans ; the Rebels in pursuit of their Cattle, gaue them so braue a charge, as they were disordered, whereby some of them were slaine, which Captaine Taffe per- ceiving, being in the head of his Horse troope, in the skirt of the Fastnesse, and espying some of their Horsemen to doe much hurt upon our foote, charge them into the wood, slew foure of their Horsemen, and put all the rest to rout, wherewith our men being encouraged pursued them : Owen Mac Eggan (the Popes Apostollke Vicar so often before mentioned) to put fresh heart into his Company, with his sword drawne in one hand, and his poriius and beades in the other, with one hundred men led by liimselfe, he came boldly up to the sword, and mainetayned a hot skirmish, untill hee was slaine with a shot, wliereupon his men (together with a fresh charge of our horse) were so amazed and terrified, partly by his death, and partly by their owne danger, that they brake instantly and for better expedition throwing away their Amies, leaped into the river Bandon, hoping by that meanes to escape, but that little availed them, for they all for the most part were either killed or drowned in the river ; there were slaine in this service (besides Owen ^fac Eggan, who was of more worth then all the rest) aboue one hundred and twenty llcl)el>, and" 4r Oii'2 PACATA HIBERNIA. of the Provincial! rising out of our part, a good num- ber lost their Hues, and many of Captaine Toffes horses hurt, wee got the Amies of 100. and fourtic, and all their horses, cowes, sheepe and garrans, that were in the Countrey neere adjoyning: There was also taken a Papist Priest, being as it seemed a Chap- laine to Mac Hggan, whom the President (shoi'tly after) caused to be executed in Corke. Vpon this discomfiture, the Cartles who formerly had beene Petitioners to the President for protection, but denyed, became suitors to Captaine Tajf'e in the like, who not knowing of the good successe, that the Governourhad against the other Rebels (according to direction before given him by the President, that bee should accept their submission, after a blow given them, if it were humbly sought) did grant protection to them and their Followers ; and upon the Presidents Teturne from Galway, Captaine Taffe having then in his company upon the high way, not farre from Moyallo, presented them to his Lordship, who with great shew of unfayned penitence, desired his allow- ance, and acceptation of their submission, who to gratifie the service of Captaine ToJfc\ and to ratifie liis promise assented thereunto, whereby all Carbery ( a very large and spacious Countrey) was wholly reduced to subjection, no one open Traytor remavning therein. A prmcipall meanes of this suddaine and vniuersall reduction, was the death of that traitorly Priest, Owen Mac JEggan, which doubtlesse was more bcncficiall PACATA HIBERNIA. bb^ to the State, th^n to liaue gotten the head of the most capltall Rehell in Mounster, for the respect that was borne unto hhn (^by reason of his authority from the Pope) and tlie credit which hee had obtayned in Spaine, was so great, as his power was in a manner absolute over them all, and he onely was the meanes of their obdurate obstinacie : his di^nitv in beln"^ thie Popes f^icarius ^postolicns, did hold them in vassal- age unto him, and the livings given him in Mounster by the Popes grant, were to be valued (if hee might quietly haue enjoyed them} at three thousand pounds peT Annum. And farther to ingage the Po})lsh Clergy of Ireland unto him, hee had power to riis- pose at his pleasure of all the spirituall livings in the Province of Mounster, by which authority, together with the credit he had gotten with the King of Spaine (well testified by the trust committed to him in trans- porting and disposing the Spanish money, last brought into Ireland) he had obtayned in a manner all power, both over the temporality and spirituality of Mounster, and to depaint him in his true colours, a more mahtioiis Traytor against the State and Crowne of England, never breathed, uhicli well appeared by the bar- barious tyranny lice exercised upon his owne Coun- triemen ; for assoone as any prisoners were taken (though of his owne Countrey, birth and religion) yet if thev had sei-ved the Queene, he caused them first (in piety as he pretended) to bee confessed and absolved, and instantly (in his owne sight) would hee cause them to bee murdered, which religious ^>^4 TACATA HIBERNIA. tyranny In lilm was held for sanctity. The President upon his returue to Corke, employed certalne Mes- sengers whom hee might trust, into the Countrey to make search in such places as Mac Eggan vsually resided, for such hookes and papers as were helonging unto him : divers bookes of schoole divinity (for the most part) were gotten, all which by the Presidents gift fell to my share, and certalne papers, amongst the which I will onely Insert three in this present relation ; the first contayning large indulgences, granted by P. Clement the eight, to such of the Irish as should beare Armcs against Gods chosen Servant, and their annoynted Soveraigne the Qucenes Majesty, the tenor whereof here ensueth. CHAP. XVIII. Pope Clement the eighth his Indulgence to the /rii/i that were in Rebel- lion. A Letter from Pope Clement the eighth unto Tyrone and the Irish Rebels, animating them to perserere in Rebellion. Pope Clement the eighth his Bull far the granting of spirituall livings unto Owen Mac Egan. Pope Clement the eighth his Indulgence to the Irish that were in Rebellion. ^Lemens P. 8. V-niversis, §- singulis ven€7'ahilibus frairihus, Archiejnscojns , Episcopis^ Sf Prelatis, nee non dilectis JUiJa, Principihus, Comitibus, Baro- 7iibus, ac 'popuUs Rcgni Ilibcnmv salntem^ et Aposto- PACATA HIBERNIA. 665 Ucam Benedictionem : cum jam diu, sicut accejmmts, vos Homanorurn Pontificum Prcedecessorum iioss tronun^ ac 7iostris §- Apostolice sedis Cohort at ionihu^ adducti, ad vestram libertatem recujyei^andam, eamq ; adversus Hereticos tuendam §• conser'V andean, bonce memorice Jacobo Glraldlno (^qui duru servitutis jiigu vohis ab Anglis sanctce ecclesice desertoribus imposi- turn, summo animi ardore depellei^e dum vixit pro viribus procuravit^ Deinde lohannl Glraldlno ejusdem lacobi ConsobrinOy §- novissime dilecto filio nobili viro Hugoni principi Onel, dicto Comiti Tironensi^ Baroni Dimgenanice^ et Capitaneo generali Eexer- cities Catholici in Hibemia conjimctis animis et viribus presto fueritis^ ac opem et auxiliu prestiteritis : ipsiq; Duces Sf eorum Milites^ nostrum Domini exercitum illis assistentes progressu temporis plurijna egregia facinora contra Jiostes viriliter pugnare perstiteiint, et in postermn prcestare parati sunt ; JVos, ut vos ac DuXj et Milites prcedicti alacrius in expeditionem hanc contra dictos Hereticos opem in posferum etiain prcestare studeatis, spiritualibus gratijs et favoi^ibus vos prosequi volentes, eorund^ Prcedeccssormin no- stroru exemplo adducti, ac de Omnipotentis Dei 7msericordid ac beatorum Petri et Paul! Apostoloi^um ejus authoritate conjisi^ vobis omnibus and singulis qui prcedictum Hugonem Tyronensem ducem ejusg exercitum Caiholicce fidei assertores §• propugna- tors sequiminiy acillis vos adjun^eritis , aut Consilioy Favore, Commeatibus, armis, alijsg bellicis rebus seic quacung ratione eis in hac expeditione operam de- 666 PACATA HIBERNIA. deritisy ipsig Hugoni Duci ejusg exei'citus Militibus vnivei'sis and singulis, si verb pcenltentes Sf confessi^ ac etlaniy sijierl poterit, sacra Communlone refer t Jueintis plenariam omnium peccatorum suorum veniam Sf remissionem, ac eandem que proficiscentibus ad helium contra Turcas, Sf ad recupei^ationem Terra* sanctce per Romanos Pontificcs concedi solita esty miser Icorditer in Domini concedi?nus, nonohstantibusy si opus sit, nostrls Decretis de non concedendis indul- gentijs ad instare, ac susceptionis Indulgentiariun occasiojie anni lubilaei alij'sg constitutionibus et ordi- iiationihus Apostolicis coetaisg corUrari/s quibuscuvg. lucrum quia difficile foret prcesentes nostras ad omnium quorum interest noticiam pervenire volumus, ut earum exemplis etiam impressis manu alicujus Notarij publici subscj^iptis ac Sigillo personce in dignitaf Ecclesiastica Constitutce munitis eadem fides iihig haheatur quce ijsdem prcesentihus haberetur. Datum Romaae apud Sanctum Petrum, sub anmdo Plscatoris^ die decimo octavo Aprilis, 1600. Pontifi- catus nostrij Anno Nono. Subscript. The second which was found among Mac Eggans Papers, was a Letter written from the holy Father Pope Clemens the eightli, unto Hugh Oneale Earle of Tyrone, to exhort him and all his Adherents, to persevere, (for the defence of the Catholique cause) in their unnaturall Rebellion; from the OnVinall whereof this following Copie is extracted. JPACATA HIBERNIA, 667 A Letter froi^ Pope Clement the eight unto Tyrone, and the Irish Rebells, animating them to persevere in Rehellion. Ilecte Fili Nobllis vir. Saluteni et yiposfolicam benedictionem cognovimus ex Uteris nohilitatis tuce Sf ex hijs qucB dilectus films Petnis Lombardus Civis nostrcB prcepositus Cameracensis nobis coram exposiiit saomm foedus, quod tu §* quamplures Principes Sf procereSy Sf Nobiles primarij regni istius Dei be- nignitate iniistis charitatis glutino Colligatum con- servari §• augeri quodque eiusdem Domini exercitum ope 8f virtute prospere a nobis pluries pitgnatum est adiiersiis Anglos Eeclesie Sf fidei deser tores magnam ex his voluptatem in Domini cepimus, ipsig Patri miserecordiar* Deo gratias egimus, qui ad/iuc in regno istoreliquit sibi multa millia virorum, qui non cnrvaverint genua sua ante Paal. Hi enim impias hcereses, Sf prophanas no vitates non sunt sequuti, imo eas detestati fortiter pugnant, pro hcereditate maiorum suorum, pro fidei salute, integritate et uni- tate cum ecclesia retinenda, quae una est Catholica et Apostolica extra quam non est salus; laudamus egregiam pietatem et fortitudinem tuanifili §* prin- cipum, et ccBteroruin omnium qui tecum juncti ac federati mdla pro Dei gloria pericida recusant, seg raajoribus suis qui bellicce virtutis Sf CatholiccB Re- ligionis studio, ac laude imprimis fioruerunt dignos nepoies §• justos Successores ostendunt et palam 6m PACATA HIBERNIA. prnfitcntur : conservate JiliJ hanc mentee, conseruaie vnionemy ef consenslonem vestram^ 8\ Dcus Omni- pofens, Dens Pads §* Concordice erit vohiscum, ^' pugJio^bit pro vohis, §- quemadmodum fecit pros- iemet inimicos suos ante faciem nostram ; Nos mifcm qui Nohilitatem tuam Ser, 1602, in the fiue and fourtieth yeare of our Raigne. Now although the present estate of this Province, did promise a present reduction and future quiet, yet to make it appeare, that the false hearts of the super- stitious Irish were no way addicted and inclined there, unto, omitting many instances that I might rememher; I will recite onely certaine particulars concerning lohn JBurke, a gentleman of the county of Limerick, of whom wee haue spoken before in the beginning of the first booke, who much grieved (as it should seeme) that their expectations had beene frustrated concerning Spanish hopes ; this last Summer would therefore take a lourney to the Court of Spaine, as a generall Agent to sollicit the King for supplyes against the next spring : And therefore suddenly leaving his wife (which was one of Sir George Thorntons daughters) and family, about the mlddest of December last fled to the rebels Campe, not doubting but from them to bee furnished with all necessaries for this his employ- ment : at his departure bee left certaine Letters with his wife to bee delivered to the President, and Sir George Thornton his Father in law, declaring his in- tention for a lourney into Spaine, but to disguise his treasons hee made Religion a maske, by pretending a pilgrimage to Saint- lames , of Compostellaand Rome ; but because his dissembling may the better appeare, 4 u 6B(> PACATA HIBERNIA. I will set downe the words of his own Letters written to the Lord President and Sir George. A Letter from lohn Biirke to the Lord President. AF you remember Right Honourable (and mv Tcry good Lord) the first time I met your honour, how desirous I was to forsake the world, and to follow the service of God, from which determination I was (through the weaknesse of my spirit) restravned by the simple perswasions of certaine of my friends ; sithence which time I haue beene so inamoured with the world, that I did not spare to walke in all the wayes where hee lead me either of envie, malice, de- ceit, flatterie or falshood (as I doubt not but your Lordship in some degree noted, when through envie and hatred I haue (for to procure their deaths) accused the Lord Burke and others of certaine Articles of treason, and now being bound to satisfaction, I ac- knowledge mine error in speaking euill of my Neigh' hours, I haue as I said by all meanes to curry fauour with the world ; so that by seeking to make my selfe a friend vnto the world, I was thereby made an enemy vnto God, but being now called to repentance by the especiall grace of God, I haue vowed to goe to the nilirrimaoe of Rome and Saint lames ; and doe assure ID O unto your Lordship, that I will carry alwayes as faithful a disposition to the State of England (to whom I wlbh all honour, dignity, and prosperity) as any PA C ATA HIBERXIA. 68 f other of my calling, and doe desire your Lordship not to beleeue aiiv thniiy; which should he said to the con- trary ; I haue left the little Lands and goods which I had with my wife, and doe desire your Lordship to mainetalne her in the same untill my comming : I would neuer come amongst these fellowes, but for fear my friends would perswade your Lordship not to grant mee your Passeport for to goe : But now seeing it that pleased your Lordship to grant mee her Majes- ties protection, I will remoue from this company, de- siring your Lordship to send mee your Passeport for to goe to this pilgrimagCj the which I will expect neere Corke And now taking my leaue with your Lord- ghip, I rest. Your Lordship's loving Friend John JBu7']ce. JL Letter from lolin 3arke to Sir George TJiornton Right Worshipfull, and my very loving Father, for that I know you would bee much troubled in mind to thinke, what should moue me to depart thus from my wife, friends and lands, I thought good to tell vou the verv truth, which I desire vou without any scruple to beleeue ; I haue taken upon me to be a Pilgrim for the space of two yeares. First T must visit Saint lago in Spaine, and from thence to Rome : T haue sought the Letters of favour from certaine Priests in this Countrey, to their fellowes beyond the Seas ; You nor mv Lord President may not thinkei 688 PACATA HIBERNIA. that I goe to procure any mischiefe to the English Sttite, to whom I should he more willing to doe good, than ahle to doe harme, I do not novv speake unto you in the spirit of flattery or feare, falsehood, or deceit, or for any wordly pollicie ; I speake before God, (and God knoweth that I speake the truth ;) I doe not goe with any intent to harme any person, hut onely to doe judgement upon myselfe, for a satis- faction unto God for my sinnes ; the httle Hvirig I haue, 1 doe leaue with my wife, the which and herselfe doe leaue to your fatherly care : And so I rest Your Sonne lohn JBurlce. Some man peradventure giving credit to these colourahle protestations, would perswade himselfe that this professed Pilgrimage was the true and onely end of this his journey, and so should I, were not these vizards dismasked, and these frauds detected, by certaine Letters from sundry Priests, and Popish Clergiemen, found and convaied to the President^ I will not trouble the Reader with needlesse trans- cripts of these severall Letters, I will onely relate one or two, which may apparently convince his deepe dissembling, written from a Popish Bishop. PACATA HIBERNIA. ^89 A Certificate from a Popish Bishop in the behalfe of lohn Burke. ISTo^ Mallachias Bel et Apostolicce Sedls gratia Diiacensls in Hihernla Episcopus, notum facbniis Ca- tholico ac hwictisshno Hispamarum Regi Phillipo, Domino Matheo de Oviedo, Archiepiscopo Duhlinensi, et MetropoUtano Hibernice : Omnibusg Christi Jideli- hus, tarn spiritualibus, sive regularihus, quani secu- larihus personis ac si propria nomine nominara Horum Latorem lohannem Burk, Nohile prcestanf virtutis virum propugnatore Htereticce pravitatis acerrimu, re- fugiimi, ac defensor religiosarum personarum esse, S^ oh id versari inter Anglos verce Jidei desertores, in maximo vitas, 8^ honor urn que hereditario Jure non sine multorum prcece7^tim Catholicorum commendo, 8^ vtilitate adkuc possidet, terras petere alienas eo aninii decreto vt aliquando in propriam reversus patriam, et patrice miles et decus esse possit. Proinde vos omnes pletatls et verce reUgionis ama- tores, CathoUcum Regem PhiUppum, Dominum Ma- thewn supra dictos cceterosg cujuscung nationu con- ditionisue sitis, quos vna fides vnum baptisma, vnus spiritus adjunxit. Oramus, ohsecramus, ^' ohet est amur in Christi viscerihus, vt cum prcedictum lo- hannem Burke, omni Jide, omni auxilio, omni Javoure, dignissimum CathoUcum, de repub' opdime merituniy accipiatis, benigneque tractetis. In cujus rei Jidem ^ testimonium, Sigillum ac Chirographium apposui, 8^c. Malachias Duac Episcopus. ^90 PACATA HIBERNIA. Another that calleth himselfeFryeriS/mo?zcle iS. 5''<'. hath these words, writing to the said supposed Arch- hishop of Diihlin. A Certificate from a Popish Priest in the behalfe of lohn Burke. ^\Ofum fihi facio, vt hoc invicfissimo Regi notum fa- cere cures harum Latorem lohanncm Burke, relictis honU paternis te adire^ quo illi ad Regem aditum prceheas sui temporl'^ opportunitatem, ad peragenda negotia inaxhni ponderis <&* momently quae vnaniniis hujus regionh saluti conducunty 8^c, If then as in a former Letter hee tooke upon him this lourney, to make himselfe an expert Souldler, whereby he might proue in time a Champion, and ornament to his Countrev, or if the alleo^ation of the latter may bee credited, namely, that he hath business with the King of Spaine, about affaires of great moment and consequence, for the good oi this nation, then are his owne pretexts of religion, vowes and pilgrimages, devised onely for a blinder to conceale his trayterous complots : To prevent therefore such mischiefs as might grow unto the State, from his solicitations in Spaine ; the President was content that Sir George Thornton should send a messenger unto him (being then in the Rebels Campe) to revoke and recall him if it \Aere pos- sible, from this irreligious expedition, which at last was effected by the perswaslons, which his mother, wife and friends vsed unto him. PACATA HIBERNIA> 691 CHAPTER XX. Tiie Lord Depictie sent to the Lord President for men and mu^ nition, and himselfe to repairs unto him. The List of her Ma- jesties forces in Mounster. Sir Edward Wingfield sent by the Lord Prisident with fine hundred foote into Connaght. The Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Captaine Boys, The Castle of Kilco taken by Captaine Flower. The Castle of Berengarry taken by Sir Charles Wilmot. -Sir Charles Wilmot and Sir George Thornton left by the Lord President loynt Commissioners for the government of Mounster. A Letter sent by the Lord President from the Lord Deputy to the Lords of the Councell. JLHE Lord Deputie understanding now In what state the Province of Mounster stood, directed his Letters to the President, requiring of him, that if necessary occasions of present service did not forbid, he would send to Athlone (for the warre of Connaght) certaine foote Companies and a proportion of victuals from Limerick, so much as forth of her Majesties store, there might conveniently be spared, and with- all to repaire himselfe unto Dublin, from whence he was to take his lourney into England : The list of Mounster consisting at that time of Horse and Foote as foUoweth. The List of Mounster a^ it stoocL Of Horse. Lord President, 100.^ Earle of Thomond, 50. Uoo. Captaine TVilliam Tqffe, 50- J 692 TACATA HIBERNIA- Of Foote. Lord President, 200. " Earle of Thomond, 200. Lord Audley, 1 50, Sir Charles JVilmot, 150. SI r Ilichard Percye, 150, Sir Francis JBarkeleii/, 150. Sir George Thornton, 100. Captainc Francis Kingsmill, 100. v, jgoo Captalne George Kingsmill, 100. Captaine George Floiuer, 100. Captalne Charles Coote, 100. Captalne Gawen ffarvie, 100. Captalne Thomas Boyce, 100. Captalne Francis Slingshy, 100. Captalne IVilliam Stafford, 100. J Although there was never weary Marrlner in a violent and tempestuous storme, more desired to arrlue into his wished Harbour, nor a virgin Bride, after a Hngering and desperate loue, more longing for the celebration of her nuptiall, then the Lord President was to goe for England, yet was hee content to de- ferre his private ajBPections, in reguard of the publike charge committed unto him ; and therefore first hee sent for Sir Charles Wihnot out of Kerry, acquainting onely him with that Journey, because his purpose was, having before hand had good experience of his suffi- PACATA HIBERNIA. 693 ciencie, to leaue him in speciall trust with the go- vernment in his absence. Then bee tooke order for the satisfying of the Lord Deputle his demands, and therefore appointed Sir Edward IVmgJield with fiue hundred foote, the three and twentieth of February to take his Journey into Connaght : And lastly, ha- ving taken order, how the other forces should be disposed, he tooke his lourney from Corke towards Dublin ; about the beginning of February being newly come to Dublin, bee received Letters from Sir Charles TVihnot, that the Lord of Lixnaw having assembled some two hundred foote and twenty horse, in his Fastnesse neere Listall, Captalne Thomas JBois left by Sir Charles to command the Garrisons in Kerry, drew upon his quarter in the night, killed eighty of his men, tooke all his substance of Cowes, Hacknies, Garrans, and all his provisions of Wheate, Oatemell, and Butter; so that although his Company, was not all slaine, yet were they for ever after unable to assemble together in any number: about the same time also Captaine George Flower tooke in the Castle of Kilcow, being a place of great strength, and the onely Castle in Carbery that held out in rebellion ; presently after this defeate, Captaine JBois was adver- tised that the Lord of Lixnaw his brother. Garret Hoe Stack, and some other Provinciall rebels were in the Castle of Berengary; whereupon that night bee blocked up the Castle with a sufficient guard of men, that none should issue forth, untlll the Governour his Collunell might be acquainted therewith : Sir 4 X 694 PACATA HIBERMA Charles receivins: lntellli*enne hereof, belnij:; then hohhn9'^ Archer the lesuite flies into Spaiiie 5b4 Army lodged before Donboy. 56'u B. Tege Brymsliimc. ' ^^.i Ballitrarsnie Castle taken. b '• Balliragget. 4;:i Battel of Kinsalc. 414 Berengary Castle t alien. G9:i Lord Barry joyues with Sir Charles Wilmot. 37.S Lord Barry command:^ the Risini,^ out of the Cou.it rey. O')** Captaine lohn Barry. "'">-ji Captaine Tho. Butioa his serv-ce Tege Brien makes an esc:i)>e. 9..', I lohn Burke make.s hio submis^iua. i^'S Walter Bur Ice slaine. ^'^'' Sir Thomas Burke. ^;'^H William Burke flyes out of the IV >- vince. ^ ' Ballihow Castle taken. 5.'>4 Sir lohn Barkley his services, 9.o,;, o'i4 Sir Francis Barkehf sent into Con- naght 280,354. & 41(>, n rough burnt by Piers Lacie. 69 Jieart; and BiiiK;A spoiled. 659 -•ir S'tmuc! lia-^yudl cummaundt-d to stay with Ids Regiment in Muun- ster. ' 593 His service against Tirrell 'n\ i\Ius- keny, t>4o Baltinjore desciibcd. 5t>i» Bearehaveu described. 585 Cahrie Conner TA Cahir Castle rendred. 140 Carigroyle taken by lohn Conner, readeied by him, 4!>1, I'.^O Castle ni Parke rend^'red by the Spaniards. 3t>f3 Castles delivered by the Irish ir.to the Spaay;\rds htmds. 4- vincf. ii'>S Clogl-.aii Castle rcn.lreJ. 647 Castle -haven deseiibed. 587 Carrikue~se c-istle rendred. fi! Cape Ch^ere castle guarded by Ca; - tain Harvey. 4^-1 La; dor Omir. ei-'-l Cormock Mac Dfrmcnd seruesagaiji.;t the Spanyards, 3(j2 Accused of sundry Tiea.:ons, f^C'O Commit led to pi ison, 599 Plotted Ids e?ca))e, G'03 Makes an escaue, 6'."'3 Makes hir, subuiLilon, C"7 Ills t;erv;.ce. 6b2 .1 Table Alphnheticall CsTrpe entrerrhcd, & approache made before Donix)y. 56*2 Sii" C'liarlts U'llmot commands tlic forces in the Lo. Presidents ab scncc. 6 '6 Siv diaries IVilmryt s^ent into Kerr. Clement VIII. Pope his Bull foi sp-rituall livings to Owen mm- Eu'nn. ' 670 His Letter or Breve to Tirone and the Iii-h Rebellion. ti64 His Indulgence to the Irish in Re- bellion. 667 D. Dernwnd HloylemacCarty slaine. 54' > iJeriuond O Conner n.urdered by Theobald ne lon^ Burne. 185 Discourse belwecne Capt. Rogtr Hany, and Fearo Lopez de Soto. 494 Lord Deputie raised his siege, and came to C)rke. 440 Sicknel in his journey to Dublin. 506 Sends for the Loid President ^^nth men, SiC- 691 Doctorsof tiolmiKtnc'i allowthe Tvarie of Ireland to be la\^full. 51J Dimirhc Irish an I-sland. 546 Dingle Castle rcnd.ed. 176 hvtr Henry Danreis. 354 Downngn, a Lieutenant at Dorsies. 5i)3 Dnvnuies. • 656 L'oh'O^h }lac Curniock Cc/rfie slaine. • 226 D-^ne.slied. and Donelong Castle^ rendred by tbe Spiiniards. 480 Dfxiuigtoii a Ca[»tuine shott at Don- boy. 5.4 Donbov taken fiom the Spanyaids hv Osulernn Bcire. 482 Donbov fortiiicd by the Rebels. ^20 Viewed by the Lo, President. 5.">8 Besieged, 560 " Ba!tered. 568 Dontiels ha«tie march. 377 lovned with the S[)aniards. 309 Shipped for Spaine with otheis. 424 H's landing & reception in Spain. l)\ed in Spaine. 47H Doni.cgill Castle m Carbrj- taken 584' Downings castle in Cat bry taken. 578 ')onmanusf astic in Carbry taken. 54^ Dillon a Cuptaine. 149 Oor^ics Ijjland taken. 563 Conner O Drischal flies into Spaine. 584 E. Walter Ednie gocth into Spaine. 624 Eduard Gough knighted. 503 >!)• Edward lV'Ln::fuild .-ent with five hundred foot in.o Coimaght. 093 Rorence Mac Ccrtie made by Tyrone Mac Car lie More. 35 Fights with her Majesties forces, 53 Makes a submission to the Lord President. 62 His (letnandf?. iliid. Pers'va.icd to goe into England. Makes ano her submission. 170 Hi.« jngling. 167 Francis SUn^s^'iy. 148 False ruinours of the state of Moim- ster. 681 Forces "ent into Thomond. 101 Forts to be erected in Moiuister 452 (George Flower, Cap*^aine. 352 Sir George Bourcheir sent to Kil- kenny. 49 Sir George Bourchier comes to Corke 354 Sir George Thornton ^oyna with the Lord Darry. 651 George Kingesmill maymed at Don- boy. 563 G'ancoyne castle surj rized by Sir Francis Barklfy. 153 G'in castle besieged and taken, 1 17 Gregory Catle taken. 535 Geofi'riy Galway Major of Limricke fined, imj'risoned, 198 And a new Major elected. id.i6 A Table Alphabeticall H. Metirie Skipwilh Captaine. 56? Hennj MalLie slaiae. 6']9 Sir- ijenry FolUot. 41': Hu^ieijes Report of the llebellion iu Mounsrer. 255 hopton dyed of a iui2-t. SS'2 ilostages deii'.ered cy Don luan, and their Names. 4i3 ilugh Mosti.tn. 9.'^G Sii- Henrie rower. 5^^: /. lames Fits Thomas apjjf'fehended bv Dernoud Conner. ^/ John Poiver. JO • Johfi Bot-tocke. 53 lastiuci-ions for the Lord Presideiit of iMounster. 10 lames Archer, lesidte. 44 lastjitccioria to the Eaile of TJkj- mond. 5i7 lastructJons for Captain George Blunt. 46'0 lames Jits Thomas the titulax-y Earle taken prisoner. 239 His Exim nation. 3i & Kinsale summoned, and Don luans Answeie. 331 Kinsale Burgesses desire their Char- ter. 4.!2 Kinsale icceiues their Eiisignes of Ma'i;istiJicie. ms Kilcovv casile taken by Capt .in Flower. " G'.Y6 Knight of Kerr ij prolcc'ed. r>39 Defeated b\ Sir Cli^'rlea l'>dinnt. ^.32 Makes his subaiissjon. ii/idem. Kiicrey Castie and Abbey )en- dred 602 Kirton, a Lieuteuaut liurt at Dun- buy. 5/4 to the Lord Pie^i- 239 His Relation dent. lames fits Tliomas & Dermvnd mac Grai^h make a narrow escape. 190 Loii-^hqintrre taken by the Rol^ells, aud recovered againe from them. 82 Listoel Castle besieged and taken.l/o List of the Cap'aiues of ihe S[.anih armie. 3:^0 List of the Aimy iu Mounster. 522.691 Lixnaiv castle taken by composi- tion. 533 Leam-con castle taken. 579 Letiertinlecse cattle taken & burnt. ih'd. Loghlin DoUie. 651 Don Iii'in de Avidia, his Declaiatiun Lord of Lixnau: defeated by Captaine at Kux-ale. 357 Binjs. CjS His Request to the Lord Deputie for Letters Patervts for '^ir Georse Or.ev, shipi.ing. 411 Intelligence of t "e Spanish Inva- sion. 335 Li>h in Moun^ter revolted to the Spaniards. 4^30 Irish tied into Spaine, A\ith their Names 424 lames Gold, second Justice of Moun- srer. 1 1 lohn fits Thcmns >:!■< practice to de- ceiue the Lord Presidt*nt. 592 lames fits Thomas tht^. youag Earle of Desmc/nd commeth inio Le- land. IS'') R':^turneth into Englapd. 2 i 8 l&tiuis Grace. ii^b | to be Lord Vi'es' dtnt of iyJoioutir. r> A Letter from the Loid President and the Earle of Thomond, to flie Lords of the Councell. 42 A Letter fVam lames Guide Budcr to the Lord President. ; (> A Letierfro.n I tmes fits Thomas to FloTt »C': Mac Cartie. Ji \ Letter from the Mounster liebells to Dmnell. 105 A Letter from lames fi'ts Thorn. i^ to Florence- Mac Cartie. 1 12 A Letter from lamas fits Thomas to Florence Jiac Cartie. 127 A Lettei' fi'om Tames fits Thomas \i} Florence Mui' Cartie. tG A Table j4lphabetlcall. 'Two Letters from JVilUam Burke. and Mo'.ogihe id Moe O Flarlie to the L >rd President. 1 10, 1 1 1 A Letter from her Majestic to the I^: Pi evident. L^o A Letter tioni Redmond Burke to the Lord President. 1*2 A Letter fjom lames fits Thomas to Florence .Mac Car tie. 145 Letters Pii'.ents for Icivies fUs Gerald t>» Ije Earle of Desmond 159 A I..ettLM' from Cormoclc MacDcrmond vnto Tyrone. 1/9 A Letter fi orn the Earle of Clanrick.ird to Thft)bald ne Img hvrke. ISG A Letter fioiu the Spani.sh Arch- bisluip of Dublin, lo lames Jits Tiioiiiris. 200 A Letter irom her Majestie to the Lord Dcjjutie. 2u; A Letter fiom the Lord President to the Loid Dopiitie. 211 A Lettei- fiom Redmond Burke to the L. Frti-idf lit, with his An^\veis.'.227 A Letter fionj Tyrone to Florence Mac Car tie. 233 A Letter iVoin the Lord.-' of the Ccun- ceil to the Lord President. 234 A l^etier from the Lord President to her Majt!^lie. 24y Two Letters from lames fits Thoma^f the titulary Earle to the King of Spahie. 2.52 A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President, touching ba-e Monies. 2t)0 A Lerier fiom Thomas Shclton to Florence Mac Car tic. 299 A Letter from the Spanish Arch- bishf)p ot' Dublin to Flortace Mac Car tie. 300 A Le'Ter from Tirone, Limes Jils Thomas, Florence Mac Carlie, and Mac Donoi^h to the Pope. 309 A Letter from Mr. Secretary CecillXo the Jxiid Pre.sidf-ut, with Spanish L-rteiliiirncc. 322 A Letter frum the I^rd Dcputie to the I^rd Prejident. 328 /i I.^^ttcr from the J^cjrd Deputie f-titisfuctory lo the Lord Presi- dtut. 331 A Letter from Donnell SuJevan beare to the King of Spainc. 408 ,A Letter from the IXike of Lerma to the Archbishop of Dublin. 467 A Letter from the Duke of Lerma to Don hum de Aguila. 470 A Letter from the Secretary Yburra to Don luan de Aguila. 4t)9 A Letter fiom the Secrctaiy Franqucsa to Don luan de Aguda. 4/0 A Letter fixmi the Duke of Lerma to Don luan de Aguila. ibid. A Letter from the King of Spaine to Don luan de Aguila. 472 .\ Letter from the J^ord Deputy and Councell, to the Loids in Eng- land. 474 A Letter from Sulecan Beare to the King of Spaine. 485 A Letter fnan Owen Mac Eggan to Rirltard Mac Goghagan. 553 A Letter from lohn Anias to the Lord of Lixnaiv. 557 A JvCtter from lohn Anias to Domi- nicke Collins. 556 A Letter from lames Archer to Do- rniniike Collins. 554 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to t he Earle of Cur ozena. 487 A Letter from Donnell O Sulevan Beare to Don Pedro Zuhiaur. 490 A J^etter from the Lo. President to the Spanish Cannoniers in Don- hoy. 529 A Letter from Don luan de Aguila, to Caplaine luan de Albornos Y Andrada. ^Olf \ l..etter IVcm her Majestie to the Lo. President. 3/3 A Letter from her Maicstie to the Lord Piesident. 61 1 A Letter fixmi Don luan de Aguila to Tirone. and O Donnell. 405 V Letter from the Lord President to her Maje>tie. 453 A L<.'t1er from the Lord President to Don luan de Aguila. 622 A Letter from Tege Mac Cormock turtle to tiie Lord Pre^ident. 595 A Letter from the Lfirds of the Connceil in England, to the LortJ . riesidcnt. ' 605. A Tahle AlphaheticalL A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President. 611 A Letter from the Lord President to her Majestie. ibid. A Letter from Captaine Roger Harvie to Pedro Lopez de Soto. 613 A Letter from Don luan de Aguila to tlie Lord President. 621 A Letter from the Lord President to Don Ivan de Aiiuila. G'i'-Z A Letter from Dunnell to Conner Kerry. C'2I A Letter from her Majestie to the Lord President concerning the Eaiie of Clanrikard. 683 A Letter from lohn Burke to the Lord Prer^ident. 686 A Letter from lohn Burke to Sir George Thornton. 687 A Letter fio.n the Lord Deputie to the Lords m England. 695 M. Maurice Stack sent into Kerry, 121 T. eachevously murthered. 143 Mulrians Ci,untrey spoyled. 8.5 Mac AiJdley spoyled by Sir Francis Barkley. 193 Mocrumpe Castie besieged. 602 Taken. 634 Munkrey-quirke, and Arloghe spoyletl by the armie. 189 Mounsler, in what state after the Siedge of Kinsale. 509 Mulachias the Popish Bishop of A'i/- makow. 689 Names of the Councellors of Monn- sCer. 34 Sir Nicholas IFalsh. 354 0. Earle of Ormond taken prisoner. 42 O Sulevan rcpaires with Tirrell into Mnskrey, 634 Remaines in Beare. 319 O Sulevan More sent by the Lord Doputic to the Lord President. 152 Prisoner by the practice of Rorence Mac Cartie. q^ Olerie slaine. i jj Oiven Mac Eggan, the Popes Viccar slaine. ggy His qualitie and condition. 662 Lord Presidents Letters Patents, 5 UU letter to lames Jits Thomas. 93 Sent against Donnell. 375 Surprised with a Feaver. 506 His opinion of a defensiue Wane in Ireland. g^S St-nds 1000 foot to the Lord De- putie. 682 INIeets the Earle of Ormond at Clonmell. isg Proclamat on for publishing the new Money for Ireland. , oj<-2 Principall men in Tyrones and O Donnells armie. 378 Propositions made by Don luan. 423 Patrick Jits Morris L. of Lixnaw died. 129 Preyes taken from the enemy. 527 R. Roger Harvey. 53 Sir Richard Masterson. ibid Sir Robert Gardiner. 347 Sir Richard Levison his service at Castle ha^en. 402 S\r Richard Greame. 415 Roger Harvey died of sorrow. 462 Richard Power. 78 Regunent sent by the L. Piesident into Connaght. Gl Jieply of Don luan to the propositions of the Lo. Deputie. 142 Reasons moo\-ing the Lo. Deputie and Councell to a Composition. 436 Sir Richard Pcrcie. 70 His Service. 199 Robert Tent. 54 Rincorran Castle battered by the Lord President. 366 Yeolded, and the Spanyards re- ceived to mercie. 371 Lo. Roche eomeuded for liis loyiUtv. ' 681 yl Table Alphabet Icall. An^retv Bnrhe. 255 Hicham -iHivurcI 'knighted. 503 Jixtcol's '€y t-'.isfle taKen. 583 H'ulnnore Castle readred. 123 Bilk me laken. 535 Bnliio Abhev burnt by Sir Charles Wiimot. ' 17Hni-h tetters intercepted. 4o4 Sjiauish liosta^eb licensed to depart. oSb Spaniarr^j) make three sallies A'^l'l Span ards dti'eaieii at Kcusale in the time of A'<'/irtr^/ the second. 649 S^iinish >hipanivedneere Ardea.h'SX Spanish money distributed amongst t he lltbe is. i'o'id. Sessions liold at Limerick, Cashell, 'dnd Clonniell. l^-B SeP^y 3i ^ACvtena.T\f, 65b" Sill plies of lUtK) foot from England. T'lrlos;!} Boe Mac Sirhnj. 574 Tyrone coiner- iu'O Mcuaster. 35 Tyrone writes to the Lord 3crry. 36 Come- -.viih suppiiea to the camp. 73 Reiurnes into VUicr. 40 Sir Thomas Norria. 3 Townesof .Wou/w^e;- required to send Co.npanies of foot to t iie cam e. 355 Eai le (,f Th'.inoud commar.ds t e Garison at A.ice'iton. 136 Marches witn au aimy into G./"- bry. ' 516 Rt turned to Cr-r^-i 521 Thomond ^poyled by Donnell. 101, Sir George Thomtoii left a Com- misaiouer of Mounsier. t;94 T'lrrcll de-ins a Parley ^vith the Eaileof Thomond, and fav.^s. 543 His men executed at Donhoy. 577 Fxie-> out of the Province. 6.14 Tho. Taylor handed in chaines it Cork. 579 Tho. 0^'f makes his Subaiission. 0'52 H'illidw Tajte Captain. r.2 His Service a^ain.st the Rebels in Carbery. 662 K Victuals delivered to Don luan. 444 Victuals & money arrived at Corne. 21a W. Warrant for the L. Presidents Patent. 5 Sir Warham Saint Leger slaine by Mac Gicyre. 39 Wiliiam Saxey Chief Justice of Moun- sler. 1 1 William Power Captaine^ his Service at Donboy. 574 A Catalogue of the severall Mappes con- tained in this HisTORiE. In the Jirst Booke, 1 A Map of Mounster. * Pase I. 2 A Aiap of the Earle of Ormond taken prisoner, betvveene /jw. 42 & 43. 3 A Map of Cahir Castle, betweene pa^t 16, aud 77. 4 A Map of Asfceiton Castle, pant ij4, and 95. 5 A Map of Giln Castle, page 1 12, and i 13. 6 A Map of Carlgfoyle Castje, — page 120, and 121. 7 A Ma^j of Castle Mange, page 172, an.l 173. £ A Map of Limerick Castle,. page 194, and 195. In the second Booke. 9 A Map of the Siege of Kinsale, betAveenepa;^e334, and 33.5. 10 A Map of the Fort of HaUibolya,..*. , .page 425, and 453. In the thir^d Dooke, 11 A Map of the Army in Beare, betweene page 526 and 527 12 A Map of the Siege of Dunboy,—. j'i-it 5?>8, and 559. 13 A Mat) of Muskrey,. . . .... . . . -'iia.-e G(X), and 6"()1, 14 \ Map of Castle-nigh-parke . ."pane 538.. and 639- 15 A Map of Limerick,. p' ge 652, and 653. 16 A Map of Yomh-hall, pi.ge 680, and f81. 17 A Mip of Corke,. ...page 6-)], and 692. 18. 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