The eight wee planted two Falcons taken out of the Queenes Pinnace, upon a poynt of land, on the North side of the Castle, hard by our Campe, which beate upon the Enemy, who were then carying of turffe, and earth to advance their workes: And the same day, the Hoy was brought a ground, and two Culverings unshipt, and put into boats, and two spies sent by the Enemy 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 old Church, to make Ioyces for the platforme, to plant the Ordnance on.

The ninth, the Sergeant Major, Captaine George Flower, 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 Francis Slingsby (whom I cannot 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 the Hoy, but all without harme, for his Muskets so plyed the Artillery, the Gunners durst scarsely stand by the same: And the same day wee landed the two Culverings, and the Demy Cannon, and encamped within musket shot, but not within sight of the Castle, by reason of a rising

ground aforesaid which shadowed us, although oftentimes their great and small shot came over the Campe, and amongst us into the same.

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The Ordnance was not possible to bee 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 comming 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 commanded the Ordnance to bee shipped into Boats, and carry them into that Creeke, which by the helpe of darke nights, and still rowing, was effected undiscovered: 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 Slingsby 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 from the Castle: for hee had placed all his Shot in the hold upon the Ballast, so that the Decke was breast high aboue

them, so that they had onely their Peeces and head and shoulders aboue the decke, 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 hee 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 withdrawen: The Spanish Cannoniers finding the shot, willed the Irish to be of good courage, for that Peece would doe them no harme: Hee also caused two Minnions 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

night wee began our approaches: the care whereof the President imposed upon Captaine Francis Slingsby, a discreete and dexterous Gentleman, making him Trench-master, who performed with commendations the charge which was layed 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 Iland 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 speciall choice of Captaine Iohn Bostock, and sent him with Owen Osulevan, and Lieutenant Downings (officer to Sir Francis Barkley) and gaue them (as also to Captaine Thomas Fleming, 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 giue 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 Iland of the Dorsies, which

charge they effected accordingly, and arrived there with the forces early the next day in the morning, and being on land drew to the North poynt of the Iland, where they found the wals of a ruined Chappell; Captaine Bostocke under the safetie thereof lodged Lieutenant Downings, and a partie of men, and then returned aboard the Queenes Pinnace, to giue direction what hee would haue done, and thence tooke the Boat of the Pinnace and rowed about the Iland, to discover a fit landing place for himselfe, and the rest of his Souldiers, then comming backe to the Pinnace (so soone 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 Lieutenant Downings 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 Peeces of the Spanish Ordnance, and forced the Rebels into their second fort, where they entertayned a good fight for the space of two howers: But our men being encouraged with their first good fortune, 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