Captaine Thomas Button, who had the wafting of the victualls with Munition from Dublin 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 comming from Dublin, 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 guard that Victuall 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 Harbour, 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 Button, 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 Button from Waterford, that they were put into the Harbour at Corke, who presently had direction to worke about to another Creake, called Oyster Haven, lying betweene Corke and Kinsale, from whence they might more commodiously unlade their

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 Artillery, and other necessaries, that day was spent in dispatching into England, and making all things fit This night Captaine Blaynie, and Captaine Flower were sent out with fiue hundred Foote upon Discoverie that the Spanyards were drawne out of the Towne, and so lay readie for them, if they had come towards our Quarter, but they came not on.

to remooue.

The Army was ready to rise, but the weather falling out very fowle, direction was given to dislodge: foure naturall Spaniards came this day from the Enemy, choosing rather to put themselues upon the mercy of the State, then to liue under the tyrannie of their owne Commanders, who the next day were sent to Corke. This night Sir John Barkley went out with some three hundred Foote, having with him Captaine Flower, Captaine Morris, and Captaine Bostock, out of these were chosen sixtie 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,

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 Iland as it seemed) upon the Southside of the Towne beyond 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 Taffe being sent with Horse and Foot, used such expedition in that businesse, as hee attayned the place before night, and by hote skirmish recovered prey, saue onely some two hundred Cowes that the Spanyards had killed, although they were under the guard of a Castle, called Castle Ny Parke, which the Spanyards had manned to defend those Cattle.

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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 Spaniards that attempted to releeue Rincorran. The Lord Awdley, Sir Oliver Saint-John, and Sir Garret Harvy hurt. 4 Spanish Commander taken prisoner. The Enemy demanded a parley, but the Lord President 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 taken prisoners. Sir Oliver Saint-John sent from the Lord Deputy with direction to the Lord President. The reasons that induced the Lord President to receive the Spaniards that were in Rincorran to mercy. The agreement betweene the Lord President, and the Spanish Commander that was in Rincorran.

WEe attended all that day for the landing of the Artillery, and perfected the intrenchment about the