A true relation of severall overthrows given to the rebells, by Colonell Crayford, Colonell Gibson; and Captain Greams. The relation being sent from Dublin in two letters, by the last post, Septem. 13. 1642. Together with the names of the chief of the rebels that were slain at the said overthrow. Bacon, John, 17th cent. 1642 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A76972 Wing B347 Thomason E118_42 ESTC R12586 99859303 99859303 156115

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A76972) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 156115) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 21:E118[42]) A true relation of severall overthrows given to the rebells, by Colonell Crayford, Colonell Gibson; and Captain Greams. The relation being sent from Dublin in two letters, by the last post, Septem. 13. 1642. Together with the names of the chief of the rebels that were slain at the said overthrow. Bacon, John, 17th cent. 8 p. Sept. 26. London, Printed for Ioseph Hunscot, [London] : 1642. Signed at end: John Bacon. Copy from CSmH (UMI reel 2165) cropped at head with slight loss of print. Reproduction of original in the British Library.

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A True RELATION Of ſeverall OVER THROWS Given to the Rebells, BY Colonell Crayford, Colonell Gibſon; AND Captain Greams. The Relation being ſent from Dublin in two Letters, by the laſt Poſt, Septem. 13. 1642. Together with the Names of the chief of the Rebels that were ſlain at the ſaid Overthrow.

Sept. 26. London, Printed for Ioſeph Hunſcot. 1642.

Dublin, Septemb. 13. 1642. Sir.

I Have not written unto you theſe two laſt Poſts, for that there hath been nothing done worth remembring, or acquainting you withall. The Earl of Ormond hath been ſick of ate, and is now ſomwhat well amended, but doth not ſtir out of his chamber: This laſt week Col. Craford hath been in the County of Wicklow, relieved the black Caſtle of Wicklow, which was in great diſtreſſe, ſaw multitudes of the Rebells on the hills, but none of them came neer him; he went up to the hills, and charged them with his horſe, but they would not abide him, but fled, and would not fight: It muſt be ſtarving that muſt end the War, and therefore to begin that way, he hath fired all the Beer and Rye, which in this Country was already in Stack, and ſo returned.

About the beginning of the laſt week, the Garriſons of Athie and Maryburrough, with the aſſiſtance of Captain George Greames, made out 400 foot, and 80 horſe for to relieve the Burres in Oſſory, an houſe belonging to the Duke of Buckingham, in which were ſeverall Engliſh in great diſtreſſe; it was no ſooner reſolved on, but two of our own ſouldiers, being of that County, Iriſh, fled, and gave them notice of our coming; the Lord of upper Oſſory did prepare himſelf to give them reſiſtance, with above 800 foot, and 60 or 80 horſe, and on a ſtrait, on a Bogſide, ſet on our men; they received them with great reſolution, and 40 of Captain Greames Troop charged and routed them, with the aſſiſtance of Muskettiers which were ſent to clear the paſſage, yet they ſtood again and in the ſight our foot killed about 80 of theirs on the place; their horſe retreated farther off, on the Bogge ſide, made a ſtand; which being perceived by Cornet Wi row, Cornet to Sir Adam Loftus, he rid up to them, and ſeeing them ſtand ſo confidently, at firſt conceived them to be ſome part of our horſe; but coming more neer, and diſcovering them to be enemies. taking the advantage of the place, charged them home; they had the Bog at their back, and could not flee our horſe ſo beſtirred themſelves, that they ſlew 40 of the •• beſt Free-holders, and amongſt them a brother of the Lord of upper Oſſory was ſlain, and Florence Fitz-Patrick they ſay is dangerouſly wounded: this done, they marched quietly thorow the Country; the Free-holders being ſlain the poor made no reſiſtance; and in my opinion, if there were ſome courſe taken to take in the poor, their multitudes would quickly be leſſened, and the poor might be ſerviceable for a while, and might be well ordered afterwards, when things are better ſetled with you.

We are at this preſent making a great Trench about this City, to keep of the enemy for adventuring to fire us in the Winter. There is this morning a meeting of the Proteſtants of the beſt quality, of this City, on a Commiſſion directed to them, to ſearch the houſes of all ſuch as are Papiſts, or married to Papiſts, for Arms and 〈◊〉 , and to take it from them and deliver it 〈…〉 as likewiſe to enquire what ſtrangers or others are come to dwell in the Citie or Suburbs ſince the 〈◊〉 and twentieth of October laſt, and what Citizens have ſince that time gone out of the Cit e and returned againe, to enquire how many of the Town Papiſts are in the Army, and to conſider of the plucking down of thatched houſes in or neer the Citie, with ſome other particulars which for the p eſent I remember not: this Commiſſion is to be put in execution weekly, and the Commiſſioners have power to examine on Oath, I believe it will be duely executed.

So, praying God to compoſe the diſorders with you, as the onely probable way to make us happy, I reſt

Your aſſured loving friend, J. B.
The Names of the chief of the Rebels that were ſlain.

DErmot mac Teage fitz-Patrick, unkle to the Lord of upper Oſſory, and Dermot Oge his ſon, Captain Lager, a Low Country Souldier, and Burk his Lievtenant; Captain Dermot mac a Boy; Patrick Caſhin, of the Croſſe; Bryan Conner, heir to Patrick Conner; Capt. Iohn Caſhin, and Morgan Caſhin, Gent. Will. Ocaroll, a chief Free-holder; Donnogh fitz Patrick, Gent. Alſo a younger ſon of Brian mac William; beſides Lievtenant Bryan O More, priſoner at the Burrus, for the relief of which he was to be ranſomed; moreover were ſlain Loughlin, and Patrick Caſtigan, Frier Iohn Caſtigan; Patrick Hore, prieſt, Matthew Dulany, a ſub-Sheriff; Iohn Tebin, a Merchant of Kilkenny, beſides Serjeant Bryan Burk, now priſoner at Athie.

From DƲBLIN, this thirteenth of SEPTEMBER, 1642.

MOſt loving and kind friend goodman Randall, my love remembered unto you and to my mother and to my wife, this in brief, I recieved your Letter from Robert Willſon which you ſent me, but at that time I lay very ſick, for I came ſick out of the Army.

As for news, we were out the laſt bout two and twenty dayes, we were but ſeventeen Collours at the firſt, but afterwards there came nine Collours more to us, five from Dublin, and four with my Lord Moore from Tredagh, then we marched for Caſtle Suddane, where we made a Hundred ſhot with our great Ordnance and four, before we could take in the Caſtle, but we killed three hundred of the rogues and more, then we marched for the Caſtle of Newſtowne, and the rogues run away, there we left a Garriſon and likewiſe at Coakſtoane, theſe Caſtles are neer Dundalke within ſix or eight miles, then we marched for the Nubbar, neer the Navan and Kells where there lay an Army of the rogues horſe and foot, but we could not reach thither that night, but we lay a mile and a halfe ſhort of the Nubbar, the next morning ſent our forlorn Troop of horſe and foot out, and the rogues were all run away, then we returned home for Dublin. We are going to intrench Dublin round about, they are gone forwards with the worke allready: The rogues hath burned Reamines, two miles from Dublin, as fine a houſe as any was in Ireland; There is five hundred Muſquetiers gone for the Caſtle of Wicklow, Colonell Crayford is gone Commander of them, they tooke it from the Engliſh, but as yet they are not returned; But when we were at Caſtle Suddane, Colonell Gibſon my Colonell Commanded in chief. Remember my love to my Children, Friends, and Neighbours, and to all my Noble friends at Sir Iohns in generall, giving them thanks for their loves: And as for my coming home God knoweth when; but if God lend me life and ſend us mony, I will be with you at Chriſtmas or elſe neer Shroue-tide. I never recieved any means ſince I came in the Country, but one Months means, looke not for any Mony till I come my ſelf, for if I had any, I know not who to ſend it by with truſt; And thus I commit you to God.

Your ever-loving Husband, till death, JOHN BACON. FINIS.