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<P>March, 31.</P>
<P>A Great Defeat given TO THE Rebells in Ireland,</P>
<P>By Ma&s;ter <HI>George Courtney,</HI> Go|vernor of the Ca&s;tle of <HI>Limbrick:</HI></P>
<P>Wherein Colonell <HI>Geraldine,</HI> one of the chief Rebels, with diuers Captains and other Officers and above 130 Common Souldiers were &s;laine.</P>
<P>Whereunto is added, the Relation of the ta|king of the City of <HI>Corke</HI> by the Rebells.</P>
<P>All this being credibly Related in a Letter &s;ent from Ma&s;ter <HI>Francis Pur&s;ell,</HI> to his kin&s;man <HI>G. Buck</HI> <ABBR>Esq</ABBR></P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed Anno Dom. 1642.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Noble Cou&s;en,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_IN my la&s;t I made known unto you &s;ome part of my misfortunes and lo&s;&s;es; but they were not then grown unto their full maturity, as now they are; for my hou&s;e, at that time, was exempt from the flames, which &s;ince have de|voured it, together with all my Stables, Barns, and other hou&s;es of office, and adjacent Buildings: They have taken, kill'd, and driven away all my &s;tock of Cattell, and left me in that indigent condition, that I have nothing now to boa&s;t of, but my poverty, which indeed is the more bitter at this time, in re|&s;pect that I have not formerly been acquainted with it: and I finde, that upon all the e&s;tate which I had (for I cannot &s;ay that I have now one foot of Land in this Kingdom) I am not able to procure here 500^l. though I &s;hould peri&s;h through the want of &s;uch a &s;um: Wherefore let me entreat you to omit no time in the taking up, and &s;ending me tho&s;e moneys which I wrote the la&s;t week unto you for, upon the Bonds which lye in the Solicitors hands; and for o|ther particular bu&s;ine&s;&s;es, I have here &s;ent you an in|clo&s;ed Schedule, for your better direction. The Re|bells have put a &s;trong Garri&s;on into <HI>Cork,</HI> which like|wi&s;e they endeavour to fortifie. <HI>Tredagh</HI> yet holds out, but it is to be feared, will be &s;urrendered for want of Victualls, if we have not good &s;ucce&s;&s;e in
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the arrivall of our Pinnace, which is once more gone to &s;upply them, having twice already relieved them. Provi&s;ion begins to be here extremely dear, in regard of the multitudes that flock unto this place, and the great deva&s;tation of the Countrey round about. And we have not yet a competent Army to march with farre into the Countrey. There was news brought unto us the la&s;t night of an a&s;&s;ured defeat given unto the Rebells at <HI>Limbreck,</HI> by one Ma&s;ter <HI>George Courte|nay,</HI> who is Con&s;table of the Ca&s;tle, and hath there 1000 Foot of his own Tenants, and two Troops of Hor&s;e, which are commanded by two of his &s;onnes, for the Guard of the City and Ca&s;tle. On the four|teenth of this pre&s;ent, the enemy, to the number of 8000 men, marched under the conduct of one Colo|nell <HI>Geraldine,</HI> to take in this Place; and before they came within three Engli&s;h miles, &s;ent a Herald, to &s;um|mon it: The chief Officers of the City pre&s;ently en|tred into Coun&s;ell, to deliberate of the an&s;wer which they &s;hould return to the enemy. And it was <HI>Courte|nay's</HI> advice, that they &s;hould pretend a readine&s;&s;e to render the City up unto them, upon condition that they might enjoy their goods and E&s;tates peaceably, and without any mole&s;tation: and to this purpo&s;e they procured two &s;erving-men, of who&s;e fidelity they were well a&s;&s;ured, to go unto the enemy, and declare the re&s;olution of the City. The men being well ac|coutred, taking upon them to be Citizens of the be&s;t rank, who came thither to offer them&s;elves as pledges for the reall intentions of the City, gained &s;o much credit from the Colonell, that without further delay, he taking the&s;e two with him, marched with about
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1500 men to the City, leaving the re&s;t behinde him&punc; and when he came neer unto the gate, he found it open, and not any &s;igne of oppo&s;ition: and being met about a Mu&s;quet &s;hot from the gate, with divers of the chiefe&s;t Citizens, to receive his promi&s;e of peacea|bly enjoying their fortunes, which was conde&s;cended unto by him; he was entreated to march into the City with tho&s;e men which he brought with him, being de&s;irous they &s;hould be there in Garri&s;on, for the Guard of the City. He finding them &s;o (&s;eemingly) reall, and &s;u&s;pecting no fraud or treachery, went in|to the City, accompanied with the&s;e Burghers, and his Souldiers following him, untill &s;uch time as about 500 of them being entred, the Percullis was immedi|ately let fall, and Morters and Mu&s;quets fired, as well upon tho&s;e that were come in, as tho&s;e who were without. The Colonell him&s;elf was &s;hot in at the left eye, and thorow the head. There was al&s;o &s;lain one Captain <HI>Butler,</HI> and another of the Geraldines, who was a Cou&s;en to the Colonel, and had a Company under him: Captain <HI>Oro&s;e,</HI> Lievtenant <HI>Magroh,</HI> and divers other inferiour Officers, and not one man e&s;caping of tho&s;e who entred, and very few of tho&s;e who were without, for as &s;oon as the Mu&s;quet &s;hot which playd upon them from the Walls and Port had routed them, and put them to flight, the two Troops of Hor&s;e com|manded by Ma&s;ter <HI>Courtenay</HI> his &s;ons, &s;allied out, and cut off mo&s;t of them. This famous overthrow was atchieved by the di&s;cretion and wi&s;edome of Ma&s;ter <HI>Courtenay,</HI> who lodged his &s;ouldiers &s;o privately about the Port, that no notice was taken of them, untill the Watch-word was given; and then tho&s;e Burghers
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which accompanied the Colonell, retired them&s;elves in&s;tantly into hou&s;es on either hand, giving free liber|ty for the Shot (which was placed in convenient pla|ces) to play on the enemy. There were al&s;o &s;lain di|vers Officers of quality without the Town, in their flight, and to the number of 700 &s;ouldiers. I hope that this great and a&s;&s;ured Victory will much quell their bold and barbarous attempts, and give encou|ragement to ours, to obtain more of them. Would your di&s;tractions in <HI>England</HI> would give leave unto the Parliament to &s;end us &s;ome &s;peedy &s;upplyes of mo|neyes and Hor&s;es, for we want neither men nor cou|rages. I &s;hall expect dayly to hear from you; and as &s;oon as there is any thing worth writing, you &s;hall not fail to receive.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>From <HI>DUBLIN,</HI><DATE>this 15 of March, 1641.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your well-wi&s;hing friend, and loving Kin&s;man,
<HI>FRANCIS PURSELL.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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