THe Earle of Barrimoore making a viſit here to mee to ſee his Lady and Children, had ten of his horſe and ten of his foot, all proper men and Engliſh, ſurpriſed in the night time at Coole by the Condons; Who ſet Mr. Baynards houſe afire wherin they were, which they defended and killed ſeverall of the Rebels, till the houſe began to fall down about their eares; The Rebels ſeeing their reſolution, offered them quarter, which they accepted, upon promiſe to depart with their horſes and Armes: But the Engliſh Souldiers no ſooner came forth, but they contrary to their promiſe, diſarmed and ſtripped them; the Rebels being three hundred in number, of which the principall Leaders were Richard and Iohn Condon, two Sons of David Condon, who is now in cuſtody in Dublin. I pray therefore move the Lords Juſtices, that he may be committed to the Caſtle, for thoſe two wicked bloody ſons of his & their Followers; after they had diſarmed and ſtripped the Soulders, and poſſeſſed themſelves of their Armes and their 〈◊〉 horſes; they moſt ſavagely hacked and hewed them in peeces, cutting out their tongues and their privie members and killed and ſpoyled all the reſt of the Engliſh in that my Towne; neither age nor ſex, exempted any; For they killed old women, blind men, and ſuch women as were with child, and ripped the children out of their bellies and left them lying dead together. The newes whereof being brought to the Earle of Barrimore, he preſently poſted home, and with his Forces burned and ſpoyled their whole Country, killing all hee could light upon; giving them no other quarter than the Condons gave his men at Coole.

Sir Robert Trevers his Caſtles of Rochfords Towne neere Corke, was the rendevouz of the Lord of Muskery, and for all the prime Gentlemen that were Rebels in the Werſtern parts, which they termed the Catholike Camp, and fortified it by the directions of old Colonell Garret Barry, who with the Lord of Muskery was a little before retyred to Kinſale, which unhappy Town is revolted and given up unto them. So as we have no Towns in Munſter, holds good for the Crown, but Cork, this Town Youghall, and Bandanbridge: For Limrick hath taken of the Wards of the Caſtle, impriſoned them, and M. Courtney Conſtable of the Caſtle; This City entertaines all Rebels that come to them, and therefore it is eaſie to be judged what their inclinations are.

The eleventh of this Month, Muskery employed a ſtrong party of men to take the prey that was under the walls of Cork, whereof they being poſſeſſed, and the Lord Preſident being ſick within the walls; the Lord of Inſequine, and Sir Charles Vaviſor, the one with the horſe, and the other with the foot, ſallyed out, but the nimble foot kerns got ſuch a ſtart of them, as our foot were not able to overtake them; whereupon the horſe galloped after them, and entertained them in fight till our foot recovered up, who with great courage ſet upon them, recovered the prey, and killed ſo many of them as they could ſerve upon; for the bog that was neere them; With which good ſucceſſe they being fleſhed, they reſolved in their return to attempt their beſt upon the Fortification and Caſtle of Rochfords Town; Whereunto they gave a great and fierce aſſault, and Captaine Seogave, Maſter Finunis Brother having chiefe command there, made a ſtrong defence, ſo long as his Powder laſted, (for thanks be to God, with that commodity they are ſparingly furniſhed) which is a great part of our happineſſe: But in in the end our mens courage overcame all oppoſion; So as they entred and gave them Condons quarter at Coole, for they killed their Captain, and all the reſt that were in it, being about foure hundred, except three Pipers, whom they cauſed to play before their Captaines head, which they brought upon a Pole to Cork, and there they were put out of tune and their muſick ended, for they were all hanged up; They found in the Caſtle very good booty and proviſion, and amongſt the reſt, choice Armor of the Lord of Muskeries, M. Carty Teaghe, and Swallirant; and all the choyce of them are retired into their ſevetal Countries, expecting to bee ſupplied with Powder by ſome ſhipping to come into the Weſt, and have left the Lord Roach in great diſcontent and diſtreſſe to ſhelter himſelfe, in an open Champion Countrey, where I hope we ſhall give him work enough. If we had more men and money, of which two principall materials we are very defective, and are likely to be till God ſends my ſonne Dungarven backe, who was employed by the Parliament to the King at Tork, which will retard his return with ſuch aydes as hinders many of our attempts.

The day following, this defeat given to the Lord Muſkery, my Caſtle of Rathgogg •• , wherein Sir Pierce Smiths Father-in-law, M. Robert Mend is my Conſtable, and wherein I keep a ſtrong Ward, being beſieged and diſtreſſed for want of fuell only, was relieved by Captain William Iepſ •• , and Lievtenant Downing, and their Forces, which being done, they burned and preyed the Countrey: and in their return, Sir Edward Fitz-Harris Bartonet, with ſome five hundred of the Lord Roaches tatter demallians, intended to intercept them and their prey, but they politikely drew them from their ſtrength, till they got them into plaine ground where their horſes might charge them, which they did ſo furiouſly, as they killed their Captaine, tooke the Lievtenant with the Enſigne and his Colours, and killed above two hundred and fourtie of them, and ſo returned without any great loſſe. Goggans Caſtle of Barnhely which ſtands upon the Sea in the Barrony of Kerry-wherry, was the Magazine of ſtore for the Rebels in that Barrony; On Friday laſt, Sir Charles Vaviſor boated from Cork two Pieces of Ordnance with a party of Musketiers, and failed thither, and landed one of his Pieces of Ordnance; The Lord Inſequine with his horſe went by land and met him there: And upon diſcharging of the firſt Piece, the Ward deſired quarter, which was given them to depart with their ſwords and skeins only: The Caſtle being ſurrendred, they found in it above one thouſand Barrels of wheat with other proviſion and vittuals; wherein they placed a Ward of fourty men, and returned to Corke unfought withall.

Thus you ſee how God in his mercy after the ſevere puniſhment hee hath laid upon us for our ſins, turnes his favourable countenance upon us, and goes out with our Armies, which I hope his grace and power will ſtrengthen and defend with like good ſucceſſe; If we might be ſupplied with more men and money hither before they receive more Powder and Munition. When the Lord of Muskery and Chieftaines in Carburry, and the reſt after their loſſe had ſeparated themſelves, as M. Carty Teagues people were marching neere Bandon Bridge; my Sonne Kinnalmeck with his Forces of horſe and foot, ſallied out of the Town and ſet upon them, and as I heare had a very good day, but the certainty therof is not yet come unto me, for the wayes are ſo blockt up with numerous Rebels, that I have not ſince heard from him, but what I have by flying reports, which I dare not certifie without better aſſurance, although God be prayſed in all his attemps hitherto he hath had good ſucceſſe. My Sonne Broghill hath drawn out all the Musketiers that can be ſpared out of my Wards of the ſeverall Caſtles, which I keep in thoſe part, Mocollop Connyge Caſtle, Mogally Bally ••• Caſtle, 〈◊〉 and Liſinny, with two Companies, which hee takes with him from Liſmoore and 〈◊〉 and two troops of horſe with two Companies, that I meane to ſend over this night by boat from hence to meet him about 〈◊〉 hath a deſigne tomorrow before day (God bleſſe him) to ſcoure all the Country to 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 and to try his beſt upon Sir Nicholas Welſh, Captain 〈◊〉 Captain Fitz-Gerrald and the reſt, that with their Banners diſpayed daily, affront us in the ſight of this Town, the good ſucceſſe I hope ſhortly to relate to the Lords Iuſtices and Counſell,