dislodged from Carew Castle, and marched to a place in the Mountaine called Becarien Eltagh, where wee encamped that night.

The eight and twentieth the Lord President departed thence, taking the Captaines and Officers of those companies that were to goe into Vlster, along with him, that they might perclose their accounts, and dispatch all things at Corke, against their Companies should come thither, and by the way the Castle of Lettertinlesse, belonging to Conogher Sir Finnin Odriscals Sonne, where the Enemy had a ward of seventeene men; after some defence made and shot discharged, when they saw the Army drawe before the Castle, they sued for their liues, which granted them they yeelded it up; and after the Souldiers had made pillage of the goods, wee burned and destroyed the Castle, and stone hall, and rod thence to Tymolagg, leaving the Army behind us that night in Rosse.

The nine and twentieth the Lord President went to Kinsale, and tooke view of the fortifications at Castle-Parke, and gaue order and direction for the better forwarding and ending of the workes there, and thence rode that night to Corke, appoynting the Companies that were to depart the Province, to march the shortest way, and to lodge at Downdanyer, Donnell Mac Cartie Reughes Castle, and the rest to come to Kinsale.

The thirtieth, those Companies which were to goe with Sir Samuell Bagnall came to Corke, and had their supplyes delivered them, with order for their present departure.

The first of Iuly the Captaines that were to goe along with Sir Samuel Bagnall, spent the day in staying for their sicke men, which were comming after, and preparing themselues for their journey; and the day following they arose all from Corke, and marched thitherwards.

The President in his returne from Dunboy (as is said) passing through Carbery where many were still in action, not doubting but now they would haue submitted themselues, seeing their supposed impregnable Cittadell was destroyed, and Dermond Moyle Mac Cartie their Ante fignane slaine, hee found it much otherwise, for those which before offered to doe service for their pardons stood aloofe, and those which before were distracted, and prepared to fly either to Spaine or Vlster, had received new life, and made fast combinations to hold out, till their expected aids from Spaine should arriue; yea and some also who before were subjects, and forward to giue the best intelligence, did now palpably bewray both by their countenance, their words, and their actions, that their hearts were otherwise affected: All which alteration did arise from the arrivall of Owen Mac Eggan so often mentioned, who not onely bestowed the Spanish treasure, which hee brought with him bounti

succours;

fully amongst them, but put them in hope of more, with full assurance of a fresh Army to come to their his credit, the feeling of a few duckets, and his perswasions so prevailed, as they verily beleeved, that they shovld within a few moneths bee so reinforced with Spanish aids, as to bee enabled to driue the English out of Ireland.

CHAP. X.

Supplyes of a thousand Foote sent out of England for Mounster. Sir Charles Wilmot with his Regiment sent into Kerry. Iames Archer and Connor Odriscall fled into Spaine. Sir Owen Mac Carties sonnes revolt. Divers Castles taken in Carbery by the Garrisons there. The description of Beare-haven. The description of Baltimore-haven. The description of Castle-haven. The Spanish hostages licensed to depart A Letter from the Lord President to Don Iuan de Aguila.

THE President being come to Corke, he found Sir Edward Wing field with a thousand supplyes lately come forth of England, all which were disposed in the weake Companies that came from Dunboy; in the taking whereof, and the marching thither with the returne, ten weekes were consumed, many men lost by the way, and by sicknesse very much weakened: Notwithstanding so many of the Army as were aboue the old List of Mounster were presently sent to the Lord Deputie by Sir Samuell Bagnall, who came for them (as aforesaid) whilst the President was at the siege of Dunboy; Sir Charles Wilmot with his Regi

ment was sent againe into Kerry (which Countrey having therein great store of Corne and Cattle, would otherwise haue beene left open to the Rebels reliefe) with direction to remoue all the Inhabitants with their goods and cattle, over the Mountaine into the small county of Limerick, and such Corne as could not be presently reaped and convaid (as aforesaid) hee was commanded to burne and spoyle the same; the reason whereof was, for that the President having occasion of service neere the heart of the Countrey, as you shall hereafter heare; and also receiving daily intelligence of a great Army provided in Spaine, did not thinke it Safe nor convenient, to employ so great a part of his forces in places so remote, considering that good and strong garrisons were needful in the chiefe Cities of the Province, which otherwise would bee open to the Enemy that should attempt them. But in effecting hereof, the Governour found great difficulty, for the harvest (by reason of that winterlike summer) was very backward, and (besides the Irish) the Bishop of Kerry, and certaine English families, which had of late planted themselues there (whose whole estate consisted in that Summers profit) importunately solicited some longer stay: The President being acquainted herewith, unwilling to giue any just occasion of gievance to the Irish, and losse to the English, consented to tollerate their stay for the present, requiring the Governour (in the meane while) to put in execution such services upon the Rebels, as occasion might minister: The fifth of Iuly,

Iames Archer the Iesuit, and Connor Odriscall, the eldest Sonne of Sir Finnin Odrischall, having gotten a small Barke fled into Spaine.

The two Captaine Harvies were left at their old Garrisons in Carberie, Captaine Roger at Baltimore, the Lord Presidents Horse there, Captaine Gawin at Castlehaven, the Lord Barries Company at Littertonlesse, the Treasurers Company at the Abbey of Strory, Captaine Stafford at Old Court, Captaine Slingesby at the Church of Shadone, where they wasted and forraged the Countrey, as in a small time it was not able to giue the Rebels any reliefe, having spoiled and brought into their garisons the most part of their corne being newly reaped; from whom the President was certified that the Carties of that Countrey did dayly relapse, insomuch as Donnah Moyle Mac Cartie, and Finnie his Brother, with their followers, (who attended the President at the Siege of Dunboy) had received three hundred pounds Impresse, from Owen Mac Eggan, (commonly called the Apostolicall Vicar) in the name of the King of Spaine: They I say upon the tenth of July, 1602, joyned with the Rebells; but in the end they could not greatly vaunt of their winnings, for Captaine Roger Harvy got severall Draughts upon them, whereby hee tooke their preyes, and had the killing of many of their men; besides hee tooke from them diverse Castles strongly seated, neere unto the Sea, where Ships might safely ride, and fit places for an