THE REBELS OF IRELANDS WICKED CONSPIRACIE AGAINST Kingsaile in the province of Mounst [...]ere, and County of Corke.
WITH The Relation of a bloudy Act committed upon the bodies of a Gentlewoman and her man, travelling that way.
ALSO, A SPEECH Spoken by the Earle of Tyrone to the Rebels in the Woods.
Here also is related the place of their abode, and how they got thithes being in the County of Dublin, five miles from the City, it being the South part of Ireland.
printed for William Field, 1641.
THE REBELS Conspiracie against Kingsaile in the Province Mounsteere, and the County of Corke.
VPon the 18. of December came the rebels towards Kingsale, thinking to have entred into the City by policy, but not knowing of the watch-word, which was, God protect true protestants, they were interrupted of their purpose.
Then they marched twenty miles from the City, and the next evening, their Colonell by name, Hankscomb, sent spyes abroad to see how they were fortified who were taken by Captain Roberts, an English-man.
Then did the aforesaid Colonell send other spyes which were taken also, then perceived hee how the matter went: wherefore hee resolutely went on, and at this time doth besiege Kingsaile, where without the Citty, they committed a bloody out-rage, to the terror of all those which [Page] have heard it, according to the Relation of many Ministers upon the last [...] day, beside the report which came from thence upon Tuesday, being the 20 of December.
A gentlewoman not knowing of the besiege, accompanied onely with her man, made toward Kingsaile, who were taken by the rebels: who first of all did hang up the man, then did they cea [...]e vpon the Gentlewoman, and plucking off her head covering, foure of them vvound the haire of their head about their skanes, and stuck them into the ground, and afterwards the aforesaid fovre had their will of her, and afterwards ript up her belly to see whether she were vvith child or no. This was done within foure miles of Kingsaile.
A SPEECH Made By the Earle of Tyrone to the Rebels in the woods.
HOvv it doth rejoyce me to s [...]e St. Patrick [...] Banner flourish, by noble and free spirits.
[Page] Hovv am I cloathed with admiration to see the noble actions by you so couragiously performed.
Goe on, goe on, brave spirits, and let the world tremble hearing of your undanted actions, and expert Chivalry.
Svvim, svvim, vnto your desires through Seas of blood, and let the Hereticks be the sole object of your hate: as yet you have done bravely, the God of Battell crovvning you with vnparallel'd victory.
As I said before, so I e [...]courage you againe to goe on, and daily delight my sence of seeing with bloody spectaeles: beare vpon your swords a bloody Ensigne, each point being covered with the heart of an Hereticke. It is not vnknovvne to you all how my Father suffered, and how I was forced to fly: it is not vnknovvne to you all, hovv vvilling I am in your defence to lose my deerest and blood: it is not vnknovvne to you all vvhat paines I have taken in your defence. First leaving of Spaine to succour you. Secondly, by providing forces to assist you, and thirdly, what affection I have borne toward you. Wherefore as you have bin, so alw [...]is be valiant, for my owne part I will out dare the bullets of your enemies, and will spit in the face of all cowards which are amongst you, I spoke it not because I feared your hitherto continued noble acts vvould cease from practice, but the more nobly to encourage you.
For your owne part Sir, I shall owe my future fortunes to your service, or rather friendship; for by you J live, by you I am in safety, to conclude, by you I hope to attaine unto that, which by my foes heretofore I was put by.
Wherefore as you have bin, so continue▪ so may you command him hereafter. which heretofore hath bin terrified by those, which we now will bend our forces against.
Those vvhich have debarred our friends of their accustomed freedome, and made them more then tributary slaves.
Wherefore take my words, as spoken from a friend, fight couragionsly, and liue famous eternally: consider that Religion urgeth you unto it: consider that freedome from bondage urgeth you vnto it: consider that your intimate friend intreats you vnto it, who desires to live no longer then you may be happy.
The place of most of the Rebels habitation heing Karloh in the County of Dublin.
THe rebels, most of them J mean at this present time have their habitation in Karloh, five miles from the City of Dublin: in the south [Page] part of Ireland, many villages thereabout they have burned downe by fire.
Very strong they are, and will not easily bee repelled, and have many Engines of war. At the first comming to that place, they shot downe most of the houses, the place now is their owne, and are like to keepe that, and they will have many other places, unlesse sudden ayd, which the Protestants pray may speedily bee sent vnto them; else are they like to be utterly destroyed and England lose its priviledge of Trafficke there.