The coppie of a letter written from the Lo. Viscount of Gormanston unto Sir Phelim o' Neale. Which letter is all written by the Lord Gormanston's own hand, and was found in Sir Phelim O'Neale's cloak-bag, when on the 16. of Iune, 1642. the said Sir Phelim, Rory mac Gwyre, some of the mac Mahownes, the mac Genises, and mac Cartan, the o' Cahans, Coll Kittagh, mac Donells sons, and the rest of the rebells gathered from the severall counties of Tirone, Antrim, Armagh, Downe, Fermanagh and Donegall. : And also some out of the English pale, being in all 6000. foot and 500. horse were defeated in battle by Sir William Stewart, and by Sir Robert Stewart with part of their two regiments, 300. of Colonell Gore's regiment, foure companies from the Derry, and Capt. Dudley Phillips with his troope of 60. horse, in all not exceeding 2000. foot and 300. horse. : Whereunto is added Sir Robert Stewarts letter to the Right Honourable Sir Iohn Borlase knight, one of the lords iustices for the kingdome of Ireland. Gormanston, Nicholas Preston, Viscount, 1607 or 8-1643. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85459 of text R177552 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing G1303I). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. 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Which letter is all written by the Lord Gormanston's own hand, and was found in Sir Phelim O'Neale's cloak-bag, when on the 16. of Iune, 1642. the said Sir Phelim, Rory mac Gwyre, some of the mac Mahownes, the mac Genises, and mac Cartan, the o' Cahans, Coll Kittagh, mac Donells sons, and the rest of the rebells gathered from the severall counties of Tirone, Antrim, Armagh, Downe, Fermanagh and Donegall. : And also some out of the English pale, being in all 6000. foot and 500. horse were defeated in battle by Sir William Stewart, and by Sir Robert Stewart with part of their two regiments, 300. of Colonell Gore's regiment, foure companies from the Derry, and Capt. Dudley Phillips with his troope of 60. horse, in all not exceeding 2000. foot and 300. horse. : Whereunto is added Sir Robert Stewarts letter to the Right Honourable Sir Iohn Borlase knight, one of the lords iustices for the kingdome of Ireland. Gormanston, Nicholas Preston, Viscount, 1607 or 8-1643. Gormanston, Jenico Preston, Viscount, d. 1691. Stewart, Robert, Sir, d. 1670? [12] p. Printed by VVilliam Bladen., Dvblin: : 1642. NUC attributes to Nicholas Preston, Viscount Gormanston; Wing attributes to Jenico Preston, Viscount Gormanston. Reproduction of original in the Forster Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum. eng O'Neill, Phelim, -- Sir, 1604?-1653. Stewart, William, -- Sir, d. 1647? Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641. A85459 R177552 (Wing G1303I). civilwar no The coppie of a letter written from the Lo. Viscount of Gormanston unto Sir Phelim ô Neale. Which letter is all written by the Lord Gormans Gormanston, Nicholas Preston, Viscount 1642 1613 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE COPPIE OF A LETTER WRITTEN FROM the Lo. Viscount of Gormanston unto Sir Phelim ô Neale . Which Letter is all written by the Lord Gormanston's own hand , and was found in Sir Phelim ô Neale's Cloak-bag , when on the 16. of Iune 1642. the said Sir Phelim , Rory mac Gwyre , some of the mac Mahownes , the mac Genises , and mac Cartan , the ô Cahans , Coll Kittagh , mac Donells sons , and the rest of the Rebells gathered from the severall Counties of Tirone , Antrim , Armagh , Downe , Fermanagh and Donegall . And also some out of the English Pale , being in all 6000. foot and 500. horse were defeated in battle by Sir William Stewart , and by Sir Robert Stewart with part of their two Regiments , 300. of Colonell Gore 's Regiment , foure Companies from the Derry , and Capt. Dudly Phillips with his Troope of 60. horse , in all not exceeding 2000. foot and 300. horse . Whereunto is added Sir Robert Stewarts Letter to the Right Honourable Sir Iohn Borlase Knight , one of the Lords Iustices for the Government of the Kingdome of Ireland . DVBLIN : Printed by VVilliam Bladen . 1642. Lo. Viscount GORMANSTON'S LETTER TO Sir Phelim ô Neale . VVritten by his own hand , and was found in Sir Phelim ô Neale's Cloak-bagge on the 16. day of Iune . 1642. Noble Sir , IF I had received but the least notice or hope that you would have come to the meeting place ; I had stayed longer to expect you , though I did not part thence , till such time as I feared to be benighted by the way , and shall be ready upon all occasions to waite on you . I am very sorry to heare of the Arrivall of more Enemies , We having already more then We can suppresse , and doe presume to offer to your Consideration what incouragement it will be to our disanimated Enemies in those parts , and discouragement to Ours ; if they shall overthrow your forces at the first Encounter . Wherefore you will doe well to meete them with as strong forces as you can , thereby to defeate them , which will make them the more fearefull thenceforth . I have conferr'd with your Brother whom I have acquainted with what I know , to whose relation I referre you . Our forces here shall be ready to assist you on the least notice , which may be don from hence , for all places about Ardee are so consumed with fire , that there can be no meate had for the Souldiers , for want whereof they will doubtlesse disperse , they are so prompt thereunto upon the least occasion . Thus praying God to give us better successe then hitherto , I rest Your assured loving Kinsman and Servant , Gormanston . Navan this 15. of Aprill . 1642. I can write you no Newes from about Dublin , but that Ours have burned a street in the Suburbs , and have good store of forces about the English Army that is gone forth , I pray spare me some powder , for I protest we have not ten shots a peece . Directed thus on the backside , For his Noble and much respected Kinsman Sir Phelim ô Neale , Generall of the forces of Vlster . These THE COPPIE OF A LETTER VVRITTEN BY Sir ROBERT STEWART Knight : And directed To the Right Honourable Sir IOHN BORLASE Knight ; One of the Lords Iustices for the Government of the Kingdome of IRELAND . Right Honourble and my very good Lord , IPresume I need not informe your Lordship of the severall Encounters these Regiments have had with the Rebells , how in a place of the greatest advantage for the Rebells , of any in Vlster , after relief of the Castles of Donegall , Ballishanon and Castlerachan , and bringing off Sir Ralph Gore , his house being no place of Strength , in our returne we were assaulted in the middle of a wood growing upon steep Mountaines on every side , at a very strait passe , by neer two thousand Rebells , our forces not exceeding much twelve hundred , we forced the passage , and so beate them in their own known choise groūd , brought off all , after a skirmish continued five houres , and made a safe retreate , with little or no losse at all , having killed above a hundred of the Rebells . I presume also that your Lordship hath heard of our marching to ô Cahan's Countrey , where with some eighteen hundred , my own , Sir VVilliam Stewart , and Sir Ralph Gore 's Regiments , assisted with some foure Companies out of Derry , we did encounter two thousand foure hundred rebells beat them , killing two hundred , took nine or ten Colours , & took in the Castle of Dungiven , taking prisoner one of the chiefest of the Sept of the ô Cahans , releeved Colrane , and victualled the two Castles of Limavaddy and Ballicastell , yet defended by the Brittish , and so having killed some three hundred more , which we found in scattered Companies , by twenties and thirties at a place , called Macgillegin , we retired home with very little or no losse at all , as also how Sir Phelim ô Neale with some foure thousand coming strong to assault us the 25. of Aprill , was beat , & put to the flight by some two thousand of ours , having lost one hundred men , we were stopt from prosecuting the victory , and pursuing the Rebells , by reason of the boggs , impassable for our horses , That which now I would impart to your Lordship , is a late conflict which befell on the 16. day of this moneth of June , The Rebells being gathered from all quarters , chased by the English and Scots forces , from the severall Counties of Tirone , Antrim , Armagh , Downe , Fermanagh and Donegall , under the Comand of Sir Phelim ô Neale himself , Collonell a Caen , lately arrived from Spain , after twenty yeers travells abroad , assisted by Coll Kittaghs sons two Scots High-landers , with many high-landers more , making up in all six thousand foot and five hundred horse , the former night having stood in armes at a halfe a mile and lesse distance all the night , that morning about sun-rising our forces being drawn up in number not exceeding much two thousand foot and three hundred horse , after we had sent out some comanded Musquettiers , and horse , to view the rebells more neere , who being drawn up very orderly , upon the approach of our Commanded men from a hill opposite to us , where they lay the night preceding , and were then drawn up in two brigades , judging that our body should have faln down , to have seconded them , came on with a furious and swift March , making a terrible out-cry in their march according to their maner , but our men having received orders to retire to the body , if they were assaulted , did retire accordingly , and in retiring gave fire , the Rebells apprehending that retreat to be a flight , marcht streight close together in two brigades towards ours , which after we had perceived , having obtained our end , in drawing them towards that litle hill , where we were scituat , we began to march slowly , they still advancing , Coll Kittaghs sons ( cryed up for their valor as invincible Champions ) with their high-landers and some others assaulted my brigade fiercely , insomuch that they were not far from coming to push of pike but seeing the resolution and constancy of our men advancing still , and not loosing ground , galling them with continual shot , finding their reare to shrink back first , and then to flie at last , after a quarter of an houres stand , they turned faces , and so did all that Brigade flie , which that which was opposite to Sir William Stewart seeing , did beare their Countrey-men Company , and so fled confusedly , their troops ( never so much as offering once to draw near , far lesse to charge ) took the same course the foot took , we had the chase and execution of them for six or seven miles , killed as is thought five hundred , tooke some Colours , and gained divers Armes and Drums , besides the dead , many we heare are dangerously , if not mortally wounded , This is now the second time that the titular Generall Sir Phelim , with his farre greater forces hath been beaten in the field by us , with an happy successe , which I pray the Lord of Hosts to continue to ours , and all other Brittish forces in Ireland , that at last we may see our desire upon our Enemies , and the Crown of this Monarchy flourish upon our Kings head in peace . Culmore 21 Iunij . 1642. Your Lo. ps most humble faithfull and obedient Servant Robert Stewart .