and that from thence they should draw out three hundred choise men, between that quarter and the Fort, built upon the West hill, neere a Barricado made (crosse a high way) to stop the Enemies suddaine passage in the night, and himselfe accompanied with the President, and the Marshall advanced forwards towards the scout, and having given direction to Sir Henry Davers (who commanded the Horse under the Marshall) for the ordering of the Troopes, sent the Marshall to take view of the Enemy, who brought him word, that Horse and Foote of theirs were advanced; whereupon the Lord Deputie with Sir Oliver Lambert rid to view a peece of ground, between that and the Towne, which had on the back of it a Trenche, drawen from the Earle of Thomonds quarter to the West fort: on the front a boggish Glyn, and passable with Horse onely at one ford, which before hee 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 word, that on that place he was resolved to giue the Enemie battaile, and sent the Sergeant Major (Sir John Barkley) to draw out Sir Henry Folliots, and Sir Oliver Saint-Iohns Regiments to that place: O Campo (that commanded all the Spa

niards that came last out of Spaine) desired Tyrone that hee might imbattle his men, and presently giue on, to joyne that way with Don Juan, for their purpose was at that time, by that meanes to haue put into the Towne all the Spaniards with Tirrell, 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

to returne from thence, and secure the Campe, and attend the sallies of Don Iuan, which hee did, with whom the Lord Deputie sent the Earle of Thomonds Horse, Sir Anthony Cookes, and Sir Oliver Lamberts, and only tooke with him betweene three or foure hundred Horse, and under twelue hundred Foote, but being drawen out some mile farther, we might perceiue the Enemy to stand firme, upon a ground of very good advantage for them, having a bog betweene 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 discretion, to doe as he should find present occasion, out of the disposition of the Enemy; whereupon the Earle of Clanrickard that was with the Marshall, importuned him exceedingly to fight, and the Lord Deputie sent to draw the Foote (with all expedition) close together, who marched as fast as it was 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 Henry 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, with some hundred hargubisheers; the Enemy thereupon put out some of their loose

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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 Enemies loose shot into their battle; and withall the Marshall, with 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 William Godolphin 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 Iohn Barkley, with two of our three bodies of Foote : whereupon the Marshall with the Earle of Clanrickard, vnited themselues with Sir Henry Davers, Captaine Taffe and Captaine Fleming, charged againe the Horse, and the reare of the same battle, who presently thereupon, both Horse and Foote fell 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 of foot, he drew up that squadron, (commanded by

Captaine Roe) to charge them in Flanck; whereupon 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 Armes, their Battell (being the greatest Body) was put all to the sword, and not aboue some sixtie 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 most of them killed, O Campo the chiefe Commaunder taken prisoner by the Cornet, Iohn Pykman, two Captaines 7. Alferoes, and 40. Souldiers taken prisoners by such as followed the execution, which continued a mile & a halfe, and left there, onely tyred with killing: There were of the Irish rebells 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, Drummes, 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 Richard Greames Cornett was killed, Sir Henry Davers hurt with a sword slightly, Sir William Godolphin a little rased on the thigh with a Halbert, Captaine Crofts the Scout-Master with a shot in the backe, and not aboue fiue or sixe com