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<P><DATE>March <HI>18.</HI></DATE> A LETTER <HI>SENT FROM</HI> S^r. Simon Harcourt, To a worthy Member of the Hou&s;e of <HI>COMMONS.</HI></P>
<P>With a true Relation of the proceedings of the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Army, under his command, to this pre&s;ent <HI>March.</HI></P>
<P>Whereunto is added the many miraculous delive|rances, in the Relieving and Defending the City of <HI>Tredagh,</HI> by the providence of <HI>God.</HI></P>
<P>Exactly Related, by the Mini&s;ter of the &s;ame Town, who was an eye witne&s;&s;e thereof, and is &s;till re&s;ident there.</P>
<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Jo&s;eph Hun&s;cott.</HI> 1641.</P>
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<HEAD>A Letter.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Hope by this time, you are fully &s;at&s;fied by the receipt of my Letters, that I have made it my care to uphold my &s;elfe in your good opinion, which I &s;hall ever value at a high rate: Therfore I will never prove &s;o great an enemy unto my &s;elfe, as to loo&s;e by the neglect and omi&s;sion of the tender of my due re&s;pects, which &s;hall on all oppertunities attend you in a mo&s;t affectionate manner. And now give me leave to give you a briefe accompt of a piece of &s;ervice which hath lately bin acted on the Rebels, at a place called <HI>Kill&s;haughall,</HI> &s;ome &s;even or eight miles from <HI>Dublin,</HI> where lodged neere upon <HI>2000.</HI> as we had intelligence. The &s;cituation of the place as naturally &s;trong as I have &s;een any Ca&s;tle in <HI>Ireland,</HI> having moori&s;h an<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> boggy ground on the one &s;ide, the other invironed with thick Woods, quick-&s;et heages, high bancks, and deep Ditches (inacce&s;&s;ible) but as we forced our way by Pyoners (under the favour of our Mu&s;quetiers) in the middle of which Woods &s;tood the Ca&s;tle, which had but one Aveneu unto it; on that &s;ide we approached it, on wh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ch they had <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> a rever&s;e or Barricadoe, which we beate them from. That done, I &s;ent Capta<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ne <HI>Congrave</HI> with <HI>100.</HI> Mu&s;quetiers, to fall on them in the, Church|yard in which they were <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> and &s;tood oppo&s;ite unto the Ca&s;tle gate, he found the<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> all re&s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ce; and then in great di&s;order fledde, taking their way (<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span">) unto the bogge ground; Tho&s;e which betooke them&s;elves unto the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> <HI>Borla&s;les</HI> Troop in cha&s;e of them, who had the cut|ting of &s;ome 60 or 70; of <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> and about as many more were killed in the in the W<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="3 letters"> by the <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word">. The Ca&s;tle was maintained again&s;t us (&s;ome of their be&s;t men have <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> o<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">fer Sanctuary.) And we having no pieces of Battery, were forced to leave it. In this expedition was my Lord of <HI>Ormond,</HI> the Lord <HI>Lambert,</HI> in <HI>Charles Coote,</HI> and my &s;elfe having with us <HI>500.</HI> foote, and 300 Hor&s;e, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> le&s;t one Captaine <HI>Rochford,</HI> who led the forlorne hope, being of Sir <HI>Charles Coote</HI> his Regiment, with &s;ome five or &s;ix of my Rigiment, and as many bu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">. And this is all that for the pre&s;ent I can acquint you with, only that to morrow we make a vi&s;it unto the Lords and Gentry of the Pale with <HI>3000.</HI> Foot, and between, <HI>5.</HI> and <HI>600</HI> Hor&s;e, and this we are forced to doe for the relie&s;e of our Souldiers who have bin kept this tenne weekes upon a meane allowance of &s;alt Beef, and Herring, which had cau&s;ed great &s;ickne&s;&s;e and mortality among&s;t them; But I hope that your care of this poore Army here, wilbe &s;uch, that the may be &s;peeddy &s;upplyed with M<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ney Clothes and Victuals for them. I &s;peake of their mi&s;ery as briefly as I can, but the Lord Iu&s;tices better will more <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> informe you. I am confident you will doe all the friendly offices (in your power, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> Souldiers here, whereby you &s;hall ing<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ge t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">em and me, mo&s;t faithfully and affectionately to remain,</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>Dubl<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">n <HI>6.</HI> Martii. <HI>1641.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>
<SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE> <SIGNED>your humble Servant,
<HI>HARCOURT.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>An Ab&s;tract of <HI>Newes</HI> Since our re|liefe <HI>Ianuary.</HI> 11. to the 20^t^h of <HI>February.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_AFter much mi&s;ery we were relieved by the Pinnace with &s;ome Bi&s;quet and Am|munition, extremity of want drawing on of both, that it was not unob&s;erved, that where we had bin &s;olemly praying for it. The Rebells had &s;unck a Barque in the Channell, but two or three daies before the winde and tide had driven her out to Sea, they had hoy&s;ted an iron chaine, but that hindred not her pa&s;&s;age over it 1000 &s;hot were &s;ent from either &s;ide the River, and had double returnes from ours, yet not one of our men lo&s;t, with what joy|full acclamations the Pinace and her Shallope were re|ceived within the Bay, what mutuall &s;alutations of &s;hot were given and an&s;wered; how the Streets rang againe with thanks and Prayers to God from all &s;orts, tho&s;e who were eye and eare witne&s;&s;es can never forget, at this reliefe the countenances of the Towne&s;men told a&s;much, upon &s;econd thoughts towards night, they &s;eemed to be very glad, and for an expre&s;&s;ion were very kinde to the Souldiers, offering them drinke upon every guard on free co&s;t; the poore men not u&s;ing to receive &s;o liberally without their Officers knowledge, two parts of the Watch were drunke, about mid-night, (mo&s;t being a|&s;leepe) a breach was made in the wall, in an our orchard betwixt St. James gate, and the water, in which, as was confe&s;&s;ed by one hanged the next day, an Officer had a chiefe hand in; about 3 of the clock 500 entred and con|tinued an houre or two undi&s;covered, till being marched upon the key they &s;houted, which was either for a&s;ure|ance of victory, or to invite the Towne to their promi&s;ed a&s;&s;i&s;tance, &s;ome of them had adventured up to the Mill|mount,
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and killed the fir&s;t Centinell, others had entred the Bridge. This &s;hout being our fir&s;t Allarum, the Go|vernour ran out unarmed, and was the fir&s;t that cau&s;ed a Drum to beat, and in that ha&s;t, was compelled to take the maine guard, who were his owne company, and com|manded men from by-guards, the&s;e were his pre&s;ent &s;trength, fir&s;t po&s;ted downe &s;ome Pikes commanded by his En&s;igne, to make good the Bridge, untill the Mu&s;que|teeres could make ready; we met the enemy upon the fir&s;t entry, and finding them re&s;i&s;ted by a guatd of ours charged home, and &s;oone compelled them to retreate, the Governor immediatly relieved his En&s;igne with Mu&s;|queteeres, who met not farre from the Bridge, another company of the Rebells, but being in the darke, tooke them by their an &s;were to be friends, untill hee found the contrary by a &s;hot made at him, which went throw the brims of anothers hat next him. As &s;oon as we gave fire it proved &s;o effectuall, that they in&s;tantly &s;cattered &amp; were cha&s;ed through the &s;trees, leaving their dead bodies as &s;tumbling blocks in our way. And now my Lord <HI>Moore</HI> with what Hor&s;e he could make ready, came to his a&s;&s;i|&s;tance, who cha&s;ed the re&s;idue of them up the Hill, where they dropped a pa&s;e, but where the breach was, could not yet be found, till they directed us by their flight, through which 100 e&s;caped: and now each Captaine had got together Forces, and environ'd them in each quarter and with ea&s;e layd them on heapes in every corner, &s;o that the &s;lain within the walls and pri&s;oners taken with|out, were 200. This deliverance the wor&s;t of men ac|knowlege to be the hand of God, for had they marched towards the next Port, and cut the guard off there, who were mo&s;t &s;leeping: one thou&s;and of their owne men were there ready to enter, and we had bin lo&s;t. 'Twas Gods hand that their &s;houts gave us the fir&s;t Allarum to our &s;afety and their de&s;truction. In this hot skirmi&s;h we lo&s;t but few, the mo&s;t being butcher'd by them at their
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fir&s;t entrance unarm'd to prevent their giving <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ice, only three were lo&s;t in fight. This was the only night (of any neglected) which the joy of the pre&s;ent reliefe occa|&s;ioned, but for the future doubled our Watches, forty Hor&s;e in &s;everall Divi&s;lons &s;till riding the Rounds, and by their often vi&s;its, a Sentinel hath &s;carce time to wink. My Lord Moore one night, and the Governor another (as &s;upervi&s;ors of the whole) have not failed &s;ince, con|&s;tantly to watch in their owne per&s;ons. The enemy with|out, on the South-&s;ide of the Towne, &s;eemed to be about 3000 who in &s;everall bodies &s;tayd one houre or two after day, believing the Towne to be taken, expecting the o|pening of a Port, which we perceiving, and having taken, a Piper of theirs, cau&s;ed him to play very merily on one of the Plat-formes, and to call out in Iri&s;h, that the Towne was theirs. It was good &s;port to &s;ee them &s;horten the way by leaping ditches, and runing them&s;elves out of breath, who &s;hould be fir&s;t taken, and &s;o were brought in by tens. This extraordinary ble&s;&s;ing, I conceive, de&s;erv'd a &s;peci|all &s;olemne thankes-giving, which wee performed two daies after. A faire winde inviting the Pinnace next day to returne, pa&s;t with as many praiers for &s;afety by the Soldiers on the walls, as &s;he had bin received with prai|&s;es. But a &s;mall Fi&s;her-boate, as a full judgement of God for the former nights worke, by the unskillfulne&s;&s;e of the Pilate, ranne aground, and that nigh<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> was taken by the enemy, with foureteene Pri&s;oners: al&s;o about three miles off, at Alermine Towne, the Pinnace fell into the like hazard, being mo&s;t fal&s;ely left by the Shallopes, to the mercy of the enemy, who played upon her on both &s;ides, 100 of the Rebells, under the &s;helter of Carre-loads of Furs, de&s;peratly approached &s;o neere, that they got under the Sterne, and with Crowes and Pike-axes began to bulge her, neither Pike nor Mu&s;quet could offend them: in this &s;treight Captaine <HI>Stutvile</HI> (who hath much
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de&s;erv'd) in the adventure of relieving us twice, threw &s;ome Granadoes among&s;t them; they indured the break|ing of &s;ix, but when the &s;eventh was throwne, they ranne away and never attempted their de&s;igne after.</P>
<P>The number of the &s;laine is uncertaine, but by the mighty &s;treame of blood it is conjectured 60. Whil&s;t we &s;aw this danger we cea&s;ed not in publique to pray for her &s;afety, who&s;e lo&s;&s;e was likely to be our ruine: That night &s;hee was freed into the Poole, and one the Mun|day with a faire wind bid us farewell; We had another friggat which a&s;i&s;ting the Pinnace in burning &s;ome Barques ranne the &s;ame ca&s;ualitie and lay under the &s;ame advantage to the Enemie. Who having made a bre&s;t worke played on her all night, but returned with our a|ny harme &s;ave the lo&s;&s;e of one man.</P>
<P>Many Drums were &s;ent by the Rebels for exchange of Pri&s;oners, till theirs here being &s;pent, they were for|ced to &s;end for more to <HI>Amagh,</HI> who have beene cheri&s;h|ed by the Towne&s;-men. as if they had beene Martyrs. they giving them good Victuals Caddoes and Capps, &s;oe that they make no &s;ute to be realea&s;ed. In 14. <HI>dayes</HI> our former &s;upplies were wa&s;ted and a great Scarcitie began to grow among us: The whole de&s;igne of the Rebels we &s;aw was to &s;tarve us, by burning all the Corne and Hay within two Miles of us, they drew often nigh us, in the darke Nights, and in mockerie a&s;ked our Sentinall, if we had yet eaten up our Cabidge &s;talks, and Hor&s;e hides, and indeed the Famine was &s;uch at length with the common Souldiers that Hor&s;es, Catts and Dogs were good meat. Some provi&s;ions by &s;earching were found hid in Cellors this &s;ufficed not but we were forced to Sallie out which was alwaies ble&s;t with &s;ome releife and without the lo&s;&s;e of any Souldiers <HI>February</HI> the 7th. we &s;allied out 40. mu&s;|queteers and 25. Hor&s;e to &s;ecure others, appointed to bring in provi&s;ion, who were unexpectedly &s;et upon by 400. newly come out of the North; we in&s;tantly charged
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them, kild 80. tooke two of their Cullors kil'd a Lieute|nant, and on en&s;igne and took another, and 9. Pri&s;oners, one dyed as &s;oone as he came to Towne, and being un|buttoned he was begirt with a Saint. <HI>Francis Girdle</HI> next his skin, not one of our men being hurt: Another time we marched out 100. Foot and a Troope of Hor&s;e, we were &s;et upon by 500. but we having notice by &s;ome of their owne Partie, of their intention, we made a faire retreate through them and killed many of them, of ours not one hurt, one was &s;hot through the Dublet and Shirt and had his skin ra&s;ed: At length our &s;tore failed us, &s;o that from the hartie&s;t nothing could be heard but inten|tions of de&s;perate cour&s;es, our <HI>Friggatts</HI> and our <HI>Agents</HI> had beene long in <HI>Dublin</HI> but heard nothing of their re|turne, and by the continuance of contrary winds our hopes wee &s;aw were da&s;hed from thence, al&s;o in this ex|tremity (be&s;ides our ordinary meeting on <HI>Wen&s;day</HI>) wee appointed the next <HI>Friday</HI> as a day extraordinary onely to begg our bread of God for my Subject I tooke the 4^t^h. <HI>Petition</HI> of the Lords Prayer, That day we continued in the Church from morning till evening, which was ble&s;t with much affection and teares, wherein &s;ome confident pa&s;&s;ages fell in a&s;&s;uring &s;ome pre&s;ent extraordinary an|&s;wer, it might have &s;eemed to have bin without warrant, but &s;ee the event: That very night, the winde inclined, and the next morning &s;uddenly changed to as fair a wind and weather as we could wi&s;h and &s;o continued, that eve|ning we received notice that our Supplie aproached on Sunday morning we met at church earlier then we u&s;ed in the continuance of the &s;ame Subject, aad Petition and at the couclu&s;ion of the Sermon, a me&s;&s;enger came into the Church with the glad tidings of our releif within the barre; it being &s;o received in Gods hou&s;e we tooke it as from God him&s;elfe: And &s;o with thankes given to him from whom every good gift de&s;cendeth, we went and &s;aw the &s;alvation of God, I mu&s;t not forget another delive|rance
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the &s;ame Sunday morning, the Enemy about foure a clock with their whole &s;trength made a bold atempt with &s;caling Ladders to the wals, 2 or 3 were fixed in one place and &s;ome were gotten up the &s;entinall mi&s;&s;ing fire at one, knockt him downe with the butt end of his Mus|ket, and crying out to the Guard who was nigh my cham|ber window I was the fir&s;t that heard him, and the clat|tering of the Ladders, we in&s;tantly gave them their fill of Shot, and they left their ladders with &s;ome of their blood, the number of the &s;laine is uncertain they having drawn them away, but an Engli&s;h boy taking this op|portunity e&s;caped from them: &s;aid he &s;aw 3 lying in one ditch, by which may be conjectured, what was &s;laine of them, on our &s;ide not one hurt, &s;o that in the word of P&s;almi&s;t, <HI>P&s;almes.</HI> 136. <HI>ver&s;e</HI> 24. Wee may prai&s;e God for that one day, who gives food to all fle&s;h, and who delivers us from our enemies, for his mercy en|dureth for ever. And get a farther deliverance, we are now quitting the Towne of the <HI>Papi&s;ts,</HI> who have bin the cau&s;e of all this evill, &s;ome of the Aldermen are par|ting, &s;ome have offered to go to Church, but it is thought with the &s;ame affection as the <HI>Capernaites</HI> (for the <HI>Loaues</HI>) An <HI>Inventory</HI> of all their goods are taken and &s;uch of men and women as have bin &s;u&s;pected to &s;ide with the <HI>Rebells,</HI> have their dayly pa&s;&s;es to them, &s;ome &s;ober &s;oules, and of good fa&s;hion have de&s;ir'd to be inform'd, in which worke &s;hall be glad to be employed all day, and eyery day. A prize was al&s;o taken by the <HI>Pinnace</HI> laden with herring, Bi&s;quets, and other provi&s;ions, which hath added &s;ome|what to our &s;tore, we have 4. companies more &s;o that we have in all 2000. Foote and 200. Hor&s;e more I could have writ but the unexpected ha&s;te of your Pinnaces returne, who is now ready to weigh Anchor cau&s;es me to breake off.</P>
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