Certaine and good news from the west of Ireland and city of Cork sent in a letter from John Davis ... ; concerning the taking and besieging of the town of Dungarven and the overthrow of many hundred of the Irish rebells ; with some other shirmishes as they marcht from Youghall.
         Davis, John, Attendant on Sir Charles Vavasour.
      
       
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             Certaine and good news from the west of Ireland and city of Cork sent in a letter from John Davis ... ; concerning the taking and besieging of the town of Dungarven and the overthrow of many hundred of the Irish rebells ; with some other shirmishes as they marcht from Youghall.
             Davis, John, Attendant on Sir Charles Vavasour.
          
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             [1642]
          
           
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           Dungarven (Waterford, Ireland) -- Siege, 1642.
           Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641.
        
      
    
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           Certaine
           and
           good
           NEWS
           From
           the
           West
           of
           IRELAND
           ,
           and
           City
           of
           Cork
           .
        
         
           Sent
           in
           a
           Letter
           from
           
             John
             Davis
             ,
          
           Attendant
           on
           Sir
           
             Charles
             Vavasour
             ,
          
           who
           is
           there
           resident
           under
           the
           Lord
           President
           of
           
             Munster
             ,
          
           unto
           his
           Father
           ,
           Master
           
             Nelson
             ,
          
           living
           in
           the
           new
           Pallace
           yard
           at
           
             Westminster
             .
          
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           taking
           and
           besieging
           of
           the
           Town
           of
           
             Dungarven
             ,
          
           and
           the
           overthrow
           of
           many
           hundred
           of
           the
           Irish
           Rebells
           .
           With
           some
           other
           skirmishes
           ,
           as
           they
           marcht
           from
           
             Youghall
             .
          
        
         
         
           London
           ,
           
             Printed
             for
          
           F.
           Coule
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Certaine
           and
           good
           Newes
           from
           the
           west
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           City
           of
           Corke
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           AFTER
           my
           Duty
           remembred
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           my
           Mother
           ,
           with
           my
           blessing
           to
           my
           Children
           ,
           and
           my
           love
           unto
           all
           my
           friends
           :
           This
           is
           to
           certifie
           you
           ,
           that
           I
           ,
           my
           wife
           ,
           and
           my
           brother
           are
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           desire
           to
           heare
           from
           you
           by
           these
           Bearers
           .
           As
           concerning
           our
           voyage
           ,
           was
           this
           Sunday
           ;
           being
           the
           twentieth
           day
           of
           February
           ,
           wee
           loosed
           from
           Mynhard
           with
           all
           our
           men
           :
           
           On
           the
           Tuesday
           following
           wee
           landed
           in
           Yohell
           ,
           there
           we
           remained
           untill
           the
           first
           of
           March
           ,
           then
           wee
           had
           a
           Command
           from
           the
           Lord
           President
           of
           Munster
           to
           march
           away
           towards
           Dungarring
           ,
           a
           Port
           Towne
           scituated
           by
           the
           Sea
           side
           ,
           the
           which
           the
           Rebells
           had
           taken
           about
           a
           moneth
           before
           we
           came
           there
           .
           On
           Wednesday
           night
           wee
           came
           neare
           it
           ,
           but
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           ill
           weather
           that
           night
           we
           were
           inforc't
           to
           returne
           backe
           to
           a
           Towne
           called
           White
           Church
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           morning
           wee
           advanc'd
           towards
           the
           Towne
           with
           our
           Regiment
           of
           foot
           ,
           and
           foure
           Troops
           of
           Horse
           ,
           and
           came
           before
           it
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           Clock
           in
           the
           morning
           .
           Then
           wee
           sent
           a
           Trumpeter
           and
           summoned
           the
           Towne
           ;
           and
           their
           Answer
           was
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           come
           out
           and
           fight
           with
           us
           .
           Then
           wee
           drew
           our
           men
           into
           Battalia
           ,
           and
           so
           wayted
           about
           an
           houre
           ,
           but
           no
           enemie
           came
           :
           Then
           did
           wee
           summon
           them
           the
           second
           time
           ;
           and
           their
           Answer
           was
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           not
           yield
           ,
           but
           stand
           upon
           their
           guard
           within
           the
           town
           .
           The
           Trumpeter
           returning
           with
           this
           Answer
           ,
           we
           immediately
           sent
           two
           Troops
           of
           Horse
           ,
           and
           two
           companies
           of
           foot
           to
           assault
           the
           Towne
           ,
           the
           which
           they
           did
           very
           bravely
           ,
           and
           after
           some
           two
           houres
           fight
           ,
           they
           were
           relieved
           with
           as
           many
           more
           :
           the
           which
           did
           assaile
           the
           towne
           so
           hotly
           that
           they
           did
           kill
           a
           number
           of
           the
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           set
           fire
           on
           one
           of
           the
           gates
           :
           and
           whilst
           the
           Rebells
           were
           a
           putting
           out
           of
           the
           fire
           ,
           our
           men
           gained
           one
           of
           the
           
           other
           Gates
           ,
           and
           entred
           the
           Towne
           .
           The
           Rebells
           perceiving
           this
           ,
           forsook
           the
           Walls
           ,
           and
           retreated
           all
           into
           strong
           stoned
           houses
           ,
           and
           there
           maintained
           sight
           a
           great
           while
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           they
           were
           constrained
           for
           to
           yield
           ,
           with
           their
           lives
           onely
           saved
           ,
           and
           so
           t●
           be
           sent
           out
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           the
           which
           was
           granted
           ,
           and
           they
           went
           away
           that
           night
           .
           Then
           we
           placed
           strong
           Guards
           in
           all
           the
           Towne
           for
           that
           night
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           morrow
           we
           summoned
           the
           Castle
           for
           to
           yeeld
           ;
           but
           they
           Answered
           us
           againe
           by
           their
           shot
           :
           so
           wee
           assaulted
           the
           Castle
           the
           same
           day
           twice
           ,
           but
           were
           forced
           to
           retreat
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           onely
           one
           man
           .
        
         
           The
           night
           drawing
           on
           ,
           all
           that
           night
           was
           spent
           with
           exchange
           of
           Shot
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           but
           little
           hurt
           done
           on
           either
           side
           .
           The
           next
           day
           they
           sent
           to
           us
           by
           one
           of
           their
           Captaines
           ,
           his
           name
           was
           
             Butler
             ,
          
           that
           wee
           would
           give
           them
           leave
           to
           march
           out
           with
           their
           Armes
           ,
           and
           Colours
           flying
           ,
           they
           would
           deliver
           up
           the
           Castle
           .
        
         
           So
           there
           was
           a
           Counsell
           held
           about
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           was
           agreed
           on
           by
           my
           Lord
           and
           the
           rest
           ,
           that
           by
           reason
           we
           wanted
           Beere
           and
           other
           provisio●
           they
           should
           .
           So
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           saturday
           ,
           and
           the
           fifth
           day
           of
           March
           ,
           they
           marched
           away
           their
           Armes
           ,
           and
           Colours
           flying
           .
           And
           some
           two
           houres
           after
           ,
           we
           left
           the
           Towne
           ,
           and
           
           marched
           after
           them
           ,
           they
           on
           the
           one
           side
           of
           the
           water
           ,
           and
           we
           on
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           Wee
           left
           in
           the
           Castle
           a
           Garrison
           of
           threescore
           Souldiers
           .
           Then
           wee
           marched
           back
           againe
           to
           a
           towne
           called
           Capperquin
           ,
           where
           wee
           lay
           that
           night
           in
           the
           towne
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           left
           my
           Brother
           with
           Captaine
           
             Thornton
             ,
          
           and
           have
           preferred
           him
           to
           be
           his
           Barber
           ,
           and
           to
           wait
           on
           him
           in
           his
           Chamber
           .
           His
           Captaine
           is
           left
           for
           to
           command
           that
           towne
           and
           Castle
           as
           their
           Garrison
           ,
           with
           their
           Company
           ,
           which
           consisteth
           of
           an
           hundred
           men
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           day
           we
           marched
           towards
           Cork
           ,
           and
           that
           night
           wee
           lay
           at
           a
           Castle
           of
           my
           Lord
           
             Baltimores
             .
          
           The
           next
           day
           we
           marched
           towards
           Cork
           ,
           and
           we
           heard
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           that
           the
           enemy
           was
           comming
           against
           us
           with
           eight
           thousand
           men
           :
           For
           all
           that
           wee
           marched
           on
           ,
           and
           came
           to
           Cork
           that
           night
           ,
           where
           I
           remaine
           as
           yet
           ,
           untill
           wee
           doe
           goe
           unto
           our
           Garrison
           of
           Kinsale
           ,
           when
           I
           know
           not
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Musgrave
          
           is
           betwixt
           us
           and
           Kinsale
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           not
           of
           sufficient
           strength
           to
           oppose
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           Rebells
           doe
           increase
           dayly
           ,
           but
           if
           strength
           comes
           over
           in
           any
           time
           ,
           wee
           make
           no
           question
           ,
           by
           the
           assistance
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           giver
           of
           all
           victory
           ,
           but
           to
           reduce
           this
           Province
           to
           her
           former
           state
           ,
           for
           the
           Rogues
           are
           very
           cowardly
           ,
           and
           dare
           not
           doe
           any
           thing
           but
           on
           great
           advantages
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           five
           to
           one
           .
        
         
         
           More
           Newes
           have
           I
           none
           as
           yet
           ,
           but
           that
           wee
           are
           all
           well
           ,
           and
           desire
           to
           heare
           from
           you
           by
           this
           Bearer
           .
           You
           may
           direct
           your
           Letter
           to
           Kinsaile
           to
           me
           ,
           to
           Sir
           
             Charles
             Vavasour
          
           my
           Colonell
           .
           Pray
           send
           me
           word
           how
           my
           Children
           doe
           ,
           and
           how
           you
           all
           do
           .
           Thus
           with
           my
           prayers
           to
           the
           Almighty
           for
           your
           long
           life
           here
           ,
           and
           eternall
           happinesse
           hereafter
           :
           I
           rest
        
         
           
             Your
             dutifull
             sonne
             till
             death
             doth
             dissolve
             me
             ,
             IOHN
             DAVIS
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .