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walker , &c. published by authority . london : printed for rob. clavel , at the peacock , at the west-end of st. pauls . . the publisher to the reader . i having been so often with m. walker that i could take notice of his great care that his account of the siege of derry should give as little offence as possible , do think it a piece of justice to him , to let the world know how far his intentions were from contriving that book , as is given out , to the injury of any party . he knew very well some dissenters of his own country had insinuated into their friends here , that they and their brethren were the people that did the work in derry , and that all others were but cyphers in the whole action . notwithstanding this mr. w. would rather take occasion by his private discourses to reprove them , than express their partiality in print , and therefore he gave them , particularly their ministers , the fairest character he could ; and when he gave the printer a list of the church of england clergy , he order'd a title to be prepared for a list of the names of the others , and did make all the enquiry he could , for fear they should think his omitting them , a design to make them inconsiderable there ; but not finding any way to be inform'd , he was forced to dismiss the book without their names ; but if he had thought it material , he was willing enough to oblige them , and did stay some days for some papers of theirs , they sent him word they desired might be inserted , but he heard nothing more of them . after the printing of the book he was loaded with many reproaches , which he has indured all this while , 'till his silence was counted an argument of his guilt , and that 't was said , he knew well enough how he had wronged them . he was still willing enough to pass by all this , 'till the scandal grew too heavy for him , and they interpreted the book as a design to set up a party , and the like , and to interest a country that he loves in their quarrel . they very well understand his behaviour in ireland , how far it was from any warmness or severity against them there ; and i do appeal to them , whether his affection to the scotish nation ( where he had his education and some honor done him ) as well as favor to themselves , and charity to some of them , has not formerly been a disservice to him . but since they have animated their friends here , and been such ill instruments to put them out of temper , when all things are preparing , with all imaginable calmness , for an accommodation , he does think himself obliged to undeceive those people that are lead by such men into mistakes , that may put them into a new ferment , and di●appoint the expectations of all good men of their moderation and willingness to unite with us . mr. walker would think himself the unhappiest man alive , if he should contribute any thing to so great a mischief ; and to clear himself , has at last been perswaded to write this vindication , in which he is forced to reprove and rebuke with some authority and resent , but hopes none will take it to themselves , but those he intended it for of his own country ; and such he hopes will be caution'd by it to find some other way of recommending themselves to the friendship and charity of their brethren in england , than by increasing their jealousies , and begetting new distances among persons of the same christian profession . a vindication of the account of the siege of derry . master walker being very sensible how ready some people have been to take advantage of some omissions in his book of the siege of london derry , and to improve them , not only into very angry reflections on himself , but to a disparagement of those actions providence was pleas'd to interest him in , to the preservation of the place , thinks himself under some obligation to publish this paper ; not so much to establish his own reputation , as to assert the truth of his account , and to do every man right ( as near as he can ) that is concern'd in it : and the rather , because he does without vanity believe it some disservice to the king , to suffer those things to lye under any doubt or aspersions , that have been done for his sake ; and because he finds some that are enemies to the government , very industrious in running down that business , to make it little in the opinion of the people , and to discourage the kings subjects in his service , and from the like undertakings . others he sees , that are very well pleas'd with the late happy change , but by their unkindness to mr walker , are too easily seduc'd into the like prejudices , and do unawares contribute to the ridiculing that and other great providences , that have attended these revolutions , and that are a mighty support to all good men in their approbation and love of the present constitution . mr. walker hopes , that under these considerations he may be allowed the liberty to remove any prejudices against him , and to endeavour , at least , to satisfie those readers that have us'd him with such severity , that the very errors of the printer are all accounted to him ; the importunity and forwardness of those offcers did get the book out of his hands much sooner than he intended , so that it was neither so perfect nor correct as it should have been ; but he considered it was all plain matter of fact , and so did require less art in the expression or method : and his aversness to make any thing publick , and the load of business then upon him , made him very unfit to prepare it against the assaults of criticks , or the reproach of those that were not his friends . he was indeed very uneasie to find so many mistakes of the press , ( which he 〈◊〉 o●dered to be corrected ) and was too willing to excuse them to himself , to avoid further labour , by flattering himself most people would be so kind , to give him those common allowances that persons may pretend to , that are not us'd to such adventures . to omit things of lesser moment . the first thing complained of was that insinuation ( as they call'd it ) in the preface , by what hand he would defend and maintain both , &c. by which expression our irish dissenters would incense their friends in england , and will have it , mr. walker intended to exclude them from their just pretentions to the credit of the service done the king and the protestant religion by their means and interest . god forbid he should go about to do so great a wrong to any party ; for it is not his business , no more than in his power , to set up one party , or to pull down another . it would please him much better to see some expedient that might unite them both . but his intelligence from england was not so good , that he could understand all the proceedings at that time , or be now so exact to distinguish between the merits of one man or another ; and when by gods providence the work was done , he was too well pleased to be troubled with any curiosity of that kind . indeed he owns the little correspondence he had , did afford great characters of the writings and sufferings of the church of england men under popery , thô the gazets were commonly fill'd with addresses , yet there was sometimes room left for such accounts ; but for want of correspondence with any of the other communion , he did not hear of the books , nor had accounts ( he has since met with ) of the performances of their great men against the common enemy . he did understand some of them were seduced into the councils of the late reign , that were never design'd for their good or ours ; but he always had charity to think , they closed with that and such like opportunities , and indur'd the favors of that government , with intention to do good service to the protestant religion , as well as to themselves in particular . but mr. walker is not willing to argue upon such matters , thò he must needs own , whether from the accounts he had from england , or the great esteem he had for those great men there , or the willingness most people have to favour their own principles , or from his observations in ireland , he did not think he did wrong to any by that expression , but rather believ'd , that he should find all people convinc'd of the truth of it ; and that the strength and interest of the protestant religion lay in the church of england , &c. the late reign he thought had determin'd that point ; but however , when he is better inform'd , he will be very willing to retract , and if in the mean time he has done wrong to any , will as heartily beg their pardon . these things , when mr. walker consider'd them , might very well incline him to use , at least so innocent an expression on behalf of the church of england . but he thinks fit to deal a little more plainly in the matter , so that whatever he says of this nature , will , he hopes , be more easily excus'd : he does confess , that in the writing that book , he thought it necessary for him , with as little offence as possible , to discover that he was a true son of the church of england , not without the greatest charity and tenderness for his fellow christians . but because the contrary was averr'd so positively , and generally receiv'd all over the kingdom , and prevail'd so much , that all the good services at derry were wholly appropriated to that party , with great wrong to the other ; he does acknowledge himself extreamly obliged to their people , and he will never , while he lives , neglect any opportunity of doing them justice ; but he knows they themselves would not desire any character that should exclude their fellow sufferers ; and however the matter may be disputed here , it was never contended at derry . and as for his own share , how much soever it may injure him in his advantage or reputation ; and though they may think themselves kind in their making him one of their opinion , and design him honor by it , for which he is very thankful to them , knowing very well that his known kindness and zeal for the scotch might give some colour to those discourses yet it cannot give him any fair character to suffer himself to be represented a person that would act so contrary to his profession , that he could dissemble to such a degree with god and his church ; therefore he hopes all people will be willing to pardon him if he shews some aversion to such an imputation , and is desirous to avoid the reproach of so fickle and unconstant a man. besides this , mr. w. was not a little concern'd to see some of his countrymen , of another communion , so forward in establishing themselves the great contrivers and promoters of the king's service and interest in ireland , he would not say any thing that should reflect upon their number or quality or performances there , that may make them seem unfit for such an undertaking ; he knows well what to attribute to them on those accounts , and it would be wrong to others to flatter them ; he would rather advise them to more moderation , and less partiality , and they will find very little reason to continue those pretensions . how considerable they were in derry mr. w. may be allow'd to judge : for the better sort , he knows them so modest , they will not contend for them , they being all good churchmen ; and as for others , they may be deceiv'd in their accounts of them , for many thousands deserted the garison , and took protections from the irish ; and what sort of people they were , they might inform themselves if they please , and find reason enough to abate of their severity against mr. walker for denying the credit of that whole affair to their friends or party . but one thing mr. walker desires leave to recommend to them , to consider their own temper and constitution , and ask themselves the question , if they were in derry , and were the greater number , and more considerable , whether they would have chosen church of england - men their governors , and been contented with so moderate a share of the church , and in the afternoons , and have suffer'd others to have the property in it , and to enjoy it all the rest of the week ? this , one should think , would convince them where it was the power and number lay , unless the air of england does dispose men to more modesty than other countries , which mr. walker would be glad for their sakes it had that virtue . these things consider'd , mr. w. does not see what reason they have to quarrel so much with him , that he did not give their ministers a higher character ; after he had pass'd the church of england men so slightly , how could he in justice to them say more for the others ? the wrong certainly , if any , was to the other side ; but that he could make more bold with his friends , and they had been used to dispense with him on the like occasions , he gave them the credit of an equal care ; and though their friends here , out of complement to themselves , may expect a greater character , he does not doubt but they are well pleas'd with it , if they are in the same temper he left them , and are not warm'd by the resents on this side the water , and the letters sent them . in their behaviour at derry , they were not only an example and credit , but a reproach to their brethren now in england , for the good of the publick ; they could lay aside their animosities and distinctions , and not contend for any thing , but were satisfied with the bare liberty of their own service on sundays in the afternoon in the church , which being the safest place , and most convenient for assemblies , would have been great cruelty to deny them , as well as mischief to the rest , to expose their friends to the danger of other places . mr. w. thought fit to make some addition to their character , by some reflexion on two others of a different behaviour , a liberty very common to illustrate and explain things by their contraries : as for mr. os. mr. w. is concern'd he had any occasion to name any to their disadvantage , but he did it with that notion that he had of him in the garison , and those of his own profession there , and thought it would on that account give the less offence , but he could not easily forget the effects of his letter which mr. w. had shar'd in to his sorrow , and that clause of the letter wherein my lord tyrconnel threatens to massacre all the english by sacrificing them to the rabble , made it very material to insert it . mr. w. will be very ready to give that gentleman all opportunity of justifying himself , and shall make him all imaginable satisfaction , if he has done him wrong . he has heard of the gentlemans good intentions in his proceedings , mr. w. is sorry they were no better understood , that he might clear him from the imputation of those mischiefs his management and advices brought upon that part of the kingdom ; but it is hard to serve too such masters , the brittish and the irish ; if he was not more industrious and serious , mr. w. is too sure he was more successful in his service to the latter , by his impression , not only on the meaner sort , but on some of the best quality . as for the other gentleman . mr w. thinks they do themselves a great deal of right , that they do not seem concern'd for him ; and since mr. o. is so much their care , he is sorry he plac'd his resentments no better but joyn'd them together , that are of so different a character among those ( they say ) they are better known to ; tho' he thinks it advisable they should not put him upon justifying himself any further in that particular . another thing that the same people think a great wrong to them , is , the not naming the non conforming ministers . mr. w. allows they might very justly reproach him if he had designedly omitted it ; but he really professes , he was not only unacquainted with their names , but , tho' he took some pains to inquire into them , could not be inform'd , and tho he has since that desired a friend to make a more narrow search for them among that have reflected on him on this account , he finds them still more teady to reproach him , then able to inform him better . but that this omission was not cut of any prejudice to the gentlemen , is very evident from the care he hastaken of them before and since that in his recommendations of them to an equal reward with those of his own communion ; and tho' some idle persons have insinuated his wilful neglect of them , he protests against it : but if it were not more out of regard to them , than those that concern themselves so much for them , he should not think he were obliged to give them this satisfaction but they might have prevented this themselves if they had pleas'd , mr. w. having waited several days for some thing he understood they would have inserted , and they are not strangers to this themselves , and therefore have the less reason to complain of mr walker in that matter , since they took so little care to inform him , when they had such opportunity to do it , and may have the like again if they please . mr. walker is sorry he has any occasion given to insist upon such little things as these for his vindication ; he little expected to meet such usage and reflexions any where , except it had been in an irish camp : and he does very much wonder how it proves to the reputation or interest of those people that would make themselves so considerable in the north of ireland , to shew themselves enemies to him that contbuted all he could to the defence of it , and their interest in it , some will be apt to think 't is a sign they had not much to thank him for . but if he had committed some mischiefs or faults , he had more reason to expect from such , that they would have conceal'd or excus'd them , than that they should be so industrious in exposing either him or them . mr. w. understands he is further accused for his neglect of naming those that died in the service of derry , his silence in that is injurious to their widows and children . but in hopes those that complain of him in this matter have some charitable intention towards them , and want mr. walker's direction , he does promise them he will publish a list of them as soon as he can make it perfect , and will in the mean time dispose their charity , if they please to contribute to their relief , with the best advantage he can . others , he thinks , that have no such occasion ( and are not relations ) may dispense with his neglect herein , and he has no reason to satisfie them . he did make an apology in the book for his not being more particular in the character of the dead , as well as the living , which he thought would excuse him to all but those that will never be pleased ; and he did not make any provision against the cavils of persons of that disposition . but all that were at derry , by the king's favour , have been largely consider'd , at the instance of mr. walker and they shall be his constant care as long as he lives , and he will never be wanting in doing all the right and service he can , which he thinks himself obliged to , not so much to avoid any mans reflexion , or to humor those that find fault without any design of friendship to him or to them , but out of a just sense he always must retain of their courage and sufferings in that cause he engaged them in . mr. walker does think he should be very impertinent to take notice of all their exceptions ; but every little thing is advanced by their industry so much to his disadvantage , that he is forced to triflle , as all men must do that speak for themselves , and to take notice of another quarrel they have against him about colonel philips , he could not well contrive how to omit the naming of him upon such an occasion , without doing him the greatest wrong ; and as to that letter which they say is a downright forgery , after he had seen it in the hands of colonel philips , in two several papers , acknowledged under mr. norman's own hand , one of which papers has not only been seen , but is subscribed to by his very accuser , he thinks he had authority enough to mention it . mr. walker does wonder with what forehead any man can dare to impose upon the world such impudent falshoods ; and what designs such men can have , that they drive on with so little regard to truth or honesty ? he is sorry he cannot pass by such things without resentments . others , mr. walker understands , reflect upon some passages of his book , not writ with that gravity that may be expected from him : he must confess ingenuously , that the difference was so great betwixt acting and writing that story , that he had much ado to forbear shewing it was some entertainment to him to feel the alteration , and so many comical passages occurr'd to him , that he had since time to laugh at that if they had not been very vulgar , he had disobliged his reader to a greater degree in that particular ; but mr. walker thought himself amongst his friends , and so has us'd a little freedom ; but since he has been mistaken , he will take care to make his next discourse more stoical and austere . but mr. walker does wonder how they come to expect all this management from a man they had represented with so different a character : but persons that take such liberty , sometimes forget themselves . for ( that ) mr. walker was very inconsiderable , alas ! he did nothing , mr. baker was the man , and such like stuff has been as common , as unkind discourses of these men. mr. walker has not been wanting in doing mr. baker right , his skill and conduct was of that advantage to the preserving of that place , that he cannot do him too much honor , but mr. walker's value for him is sufficiently testified by his care of his widow and children , yet ( if mr. walker may put them in mind of it ) the letter writ from derry to the king , subscribed by the officers in colonel baker's life time , mr. walker's name being the first , shews him to be a man of some consequence and authority : and if it had pleased god mr. baker had lived , other things would have been said for mr. walker , that it is not proper for himself to enlarge upon . the next grievance is , that mr. walker has concerned himself more than he needs with colonel lundy , and colonel cunningham : but mr. walker is of another opinion , and thinks it was a peice of justice he owed himself and profession , to explain the necessity he was under to take that government upon him ; for he well knows it did ingage him in some actions , that without such a necessity , he could not justifie , being obliged by his coat to be a man of peace . and some ancient canons are so severe upon clergy-mens taking arms , that they have been pronounced irregular upon doing it ; but at the same time , clergy-men are allowed to be capable of the privileges of mankind , and of all creatures in the world , they all may defend themselves , and there may such necessity lye upon them , that it is their duty to do it : we do not want examples of the best sort to make this out , and if they failed , there is so much reason to back that practice , that he is a felo de se that neglects it . the old canonists , indeed do look upon it as a great absurdity for clergy-men to meddle with arms , or to ingage themselves in war : and gratian is a little more particular , and states the case of a clergy-man in a siege , and under those circumstances that he cannot well avoid annoying his enemy . the judaical notions that christians retained in those days , made them look on such a one as polluted , and therefore he has some penance injoyned him , or sometimes only recommended to him : though some proceed to that severity upon this very foundation , that such a person must forbear exercising his function for some time . and all this is done to distinguish that sacred office from other professions , and to discourage those that are set apart , and dedicated to the more pure service of the altar , from concerning themselves in any other imploys ; and therefore you find those laws , not only forbiding clergy-men to turn soldiers , but also forbiding them to turn merchants or lawyers , &c. and all this with the greatest reason ; for god has a property in such persons , as he has also in places , and times , set apart for his worship , and they ought not to be put to any other use . but grotius brings the matter to a short issue , and after allowing all this , speaks of this very law that obliges a clergy man to that degree . quae tamen lex , ut omnes ejus generis summae necessitatis exceptione intelligendae , that in cases of the greatest necessity it is not binding , and that that , and all laws of that kind , are to be understood with exceptions in cases of great necessity , for in such cases he remains the same man still , and is discharged of all manner of guilt or impurity . now mr. walker thinks his case has all the authority that the greatest necessity in the world can give to any action , the lives of thousands , besides his own , were at stake , his religion that is dearer than them all , and the english and scotch , equally dear to him , next door to an utter extirpation out of that kingdom , not to speak of the danger of others : how can any imagin , there should be an obligation upon any man that can exempt , or excuse his unconcernedness in such a case ? mr. walker confesses such performances would have better become persons whose profession it was to do them , and he would never envied them the imploy ; but since the trouble came to his share , and god almighty has blesssed him with success in his undertaking , he hopes they will be the more willing to excuse him ; and to make it easie to them , that it might not be too great a favour to him , he thought fit to shew the occasion of his first taking the government of that town , or rather to shew the necessity that threw it upon him , which he is sorry he cannot justifie without reproaching others . another thing that mr. walker is upbraided with , is that his account is very imperfect , and for that matter he will not dispute with them ; for it is impossible it could be otherwise , or that the little time and convenience he had to be exact in such a thing could prevent it ; he is the more willing to allow this , because two very extraordinary things occur to him , which at the writing of that book he had forgot , and being so considerable in demonstrating that providence that attended the defence of that town , and that was so remarkable in our deliverance , he begs leave to insert them in this paper . in the account of the siege , you may find that people every day going out of derry , the enemy by that means had constant intelligence , and we had reason to be under great apprehension , and concern , more especially for our ammunition , we considered how to preserve that , and having a great quantity in mr. camsy's cellar , we removed it to another place : the very next day after we removed it , a bomb broke into the cellar , and if our powder had been there , we had certainly been destroyed . another thing of as great moment was omitted , and that was a bomb from the enemy broke into a cellar near bulchers gate ; some had the curiosity to examin what mischief it had done , and there they saw seven men lying dead , that had been working at a mine unknown to us , that if it had not been for so miraculous a countermine , might have gone on in their work , and have ruined us . mr. walker will not say , but there may be other as considerable things omitted , but they may too nearly concern mr. walker himself , and it would not become him to sound his own praises , no more than to reproach others . there are many other things objected against mr. walker , but he does not think them worth the notice , and especially since they come from papists and disaffected persons , whose interest it is to vilifie not only him , but all the kings friends , and make them despised , and to put a slight upon every thing that god is doing for the king and our religion against theirs , mr. walker has done his part against them already at derry , and for any thing that they can do to him here , he is as little concerned now , as he was at that time , because he cannot doubt but it will meet with the like success . — quid enim quamvis infida levisque caesare tam dextro possit fortuna timeri ? mr. walker understands that some people have a new quarrel to him , about a book writ in his defence , he thinks himself not at all accountable for any thing in that pamphlet , having never seen it before it was printed : he is obliged to the gentleman for his care and concern for him ; but he knows he cannot pretend to the character he gives him , and would never have let such a thing pass if he had known it , and he hopes the world will be so kind to believe him a man of less vanity than to suffer himself to be commended at such a rate . this he hopes will clear him of another imputation from the account the gentleman is pleased to give of his losses , as if he were privy to this , and instructed the author to lessen the kings favour and bounty to him , which he knows does not only exceed his losses , but his merit too , but if it had been below both ( as much as he owns it above them ) he hopes few will think him so ridiculous and ungrateful , after he was so willing to lose all , and himself too , in his service , but will be satisfied with what is said already in his defence ; that he was altogether unacquainted with the printing that book , yet knows very well the author did intend to justifie mr. walker , and that being his friend , and provoked by the discourses he met reflecting on him , he writ those observations , but is well assured without any design of exposing mr. walker to any constructions to his disadvantage , but mr. walker thinks his refusing such generous offers as have been made him , does demonstrate he has not served only for gain and interest ; and his leaving his four sons in that service , shows he has still the same zeal for it . all this put together , mr. walker cannot but admire , what it is he has done that should disoblige people so much , that he has been so tender of , that they should be so industrious in bespattering him upon such little occasions : if he knew his fault he would be glad to rectifie it , and save them that labour , and till he does know it , he cannot think them so just or kind as he expected to find them , to one that has done them all the service in his power , and since they do him the honor to say god was pleased to make him an instrument of some good to them , they have ( one should think ) the less reason to be angry at it . mr. walker has not taken this pains to satisfie them , or to establish himself in their esteem , as if it were so great a discouragement to want their good opinion ; he does not know whether it would be for his credit to have it , for there is a woe against him of whom all men speak well , and he is very well pleased to want that mark , and he knows that no man can be so innocent , but he must endure reflection and abuses , and that therefore the slanderers throat is called an open sepulchre , like death , that all men must submit to , and in such cases mr. walker is not so unreasonable to desire to be singular , only as he could not propose to get any reputation by writing , so he had some hopes he should not lose any . and he has not writ this , not that he thinks he has so great occasion to justifie himself , as to satisfie others , and that he thinks he ought in justice to all those poor gentlemen , and people , that were concerned with him in derry , to keep up the reputation of their services , that they may never receive any stain from the dirt , or scandals any envious persons can throw upon them , to prejudice them in the kings favour or sense he has been so often pleased to express of their fidelity and courage , as well as their sufferings in his service , and particularly in this following letter . to our trusty and well beloved george walker , and john michelbowrne , esq governors of londonderry . william r. trusty and well beloved , we greet you well , the eminent and extraordinary service , that you have performed unto us , and our kingdoms in general , by your late resolute and unparalleled defence , of that our city of londonderry : as it does oblige us in the first place , to an humble acknowledgement to almighty god , for his signal mercy in supporting the hearts and courages of our good subjects . amidst their great and various difficulties and distresses , arising from a furious opposition without , and a yet more pressing necessity within those walls , and sending them at last deliverance , and bringing them , by your conduct , to triumph over their enemies , which we cannot but attribute to an immediate divine assistance , inspiring them with a zeal for the true religion , and love for their country , and an unshaken fidelity towards us , and must ever own as a continuation of that miraculous providence , which hath hitherto conducted us throughout in our endeavours , to resettle these nations , in all their civil and religious rights and liberties . so in the next place , taking into a serious consideration , as well the importance of this success , as that constancy and bravery , by which it hath been brought to pass : we would not omit signifying unto you , the just sense we have of his whole action , in which having the greatest opportunity , that can be put into the hands of any subjects of obliging their prince , you have in all points acquitted your selves to our satisfaction , even beyond what could have been expected , insomuch , that it now lies on our parts to make such retribution , as well to you , the commanders in chief ( who have been the happy instruments under god of that deliverance ) as others who have signalized their loyalty , courage and patience in this time of tryal , that all our subjects being encouraged by this example , may be stirred up to the imitation of it in the like hazardous , but honourable enterprises . we will therefore that you rely on our royal favour towards you , and also , that in our name , you assure the officers , soldiers , and inhabitants of that our city , that we will take fitting occasions , to recompence their service and suffering , in our cause , so that neither they , nor any of our loving subjects , shall ever have reason to repent them of a faithful discharge of their duty , and so we bid you farewel . given at our court at hampton-court , this . of august , in the first year of our reign . by his majesties command . shrewsbury . immediately upon the reading of the kings letter , colonel mitchelbourn , ( mr. walker being in england ) forthwith ordered all things to be put in readiness for a day of joy , and the next day the drums to beat , and all the soldiers and inhabitants , being thereby assembled together in the market-place ; his majesties letter , to be read publickly to them , all the cannon to be fired round the walls , and from the shipping in the river , several barrels of ale to be placed at the market house , for all persons to drink to the health of their majesties , and prince and princess of denmark , the duke of gloucester , general schombergh , &c. and at every health a volly of small shot to be fired : and then treated all the officers and gentlemen , &c. mr. walker had left derry before this letter came thither , but his majesty has since been pleased to enlarge upon it , by his great bounty and favour to mr. walker in particular , colonel baker's widow and children , and with due consideration of every officer and soldier in the garison , giving them commissions , mony , and cloths , to the great incouragement of those poor men , as well officers , as all his majesties good subjects , that see they have a prince that knows both how to deserve and reward their services . of which the garison of derry have shewed themselves sensible by the following address to his majesty , which his majesty was graciously pleased to accept , and order to be printed . may it please your majesty , having made the most humble , hearty , and sincere tender of our loyalty , and duty to your majesty , by the hands of your majesties most faithful subject and servant colonel george walker , we did not think it would again be easily excusable , to importune your majesty by any other wrighting of that kind : but the lord general of your majesties army , and general governor , his grace the duke of schomberg , having transmitted hither your majesties letter of the . of august last ; it so raised and transported us , that we could scarce believe our eyes to see , or ears to hear , what is contained therein : and we should be as stupid and senseless as the walls we governed , if silent on so extraordinary occasion , for certainly , never did so great a prince , condescend so much to a poor handful of his unworthy subjects . never was sovereignty , and goodness , the wisdom of a king , and bowels of a father of the people , better manifested and exemplified , than by this example your majesty set to posterity , the like perhaps not known to former ages . your majesty without our motion or application , hath at once out-done , and prevented our expectations : nay , almost our very wishes . your majesty mentions services , to the performance of which our necessities , and extremity of dangers , as well as our loyalty , compelled us , and placed such a high value on them , as all our lives , had they been spent therein , would be too mean to answer : what we shall say on an occasion , for which we can find no suitable words , or expressions : even thus much truly , that those lives which your majesty , out of your transcendent goodness , is pleased to take care off , and to provide for in measure , so infinitely exceeding their worth , shall with all imaginable chearfulness , resolution , and loyalty , be laid down in your majesties service , whensoever your affairs can be advantaged thereby . in the mean time , that your majesty may be ever happy , and may triumph over your enemies , by your victorious arms , and ever be blest with obedient and faithful subjects , shall be some of those prayers , which the soldiers , and citizens , of this poor city , dayly and devoutly send to heaven on your majesties behalf : and which we shall never be so impious , and ingrateful as to neglect or omit , being most intirely and resolvedly , your majesties dutiful , faithful , and humble , subjects and servants , the names of the seven nonconformist ministers , which mr. walker at the writing of his book could not learn , when he printed the list of the eighteen church of england clergy . mr. w. kil-christ . mr. jo. machiny . mr. d. brown. mr. ro. wilson . mr. jo. hamilton . * mr. w. leston . mr. th. boyde . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e * whether he was one of them mr. walker 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng walker, george, ?- . -- siege of londonderry in . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history -- siege, - . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - lauren proux sampled and proofread - lauren proux text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion a narrative of the siege of london-derry : or , the late memorable transactions of that city . faithfully represented , to rectifie the mistakes , and supply the omissions of mr. walker's account . by john mackenzie , chaplain to a regiment there during the siege . the most material passages relating to other parts of ulster and sligo are also inserted from the memoirs of such as were chiefly concerned in them . with allowance . london , printed for the author , and are to be sold by richard baldwin , in the old baily . . the preface . the small city of london-derry having been the last year the scene of so great and remarkable actions , 't is hop'd that an impartial account of 'em will not be unacceptable to the publick . gratitude to almighty god obliges us to record so many signal instances of his power and goodness in the preservation of that people . and it is no more than justice to those who either lost or eminently hazarded their lives in that cause , to transmit the memory of those services by which they have so generously express'd their zeal for the protestant religion , and their affection to the present government : 't is true indeed , an account of the siege has been publisht several months ago ; and had there not been besides several material mistakes in it , many passages entirely omitted that were of great importance to set those affairs in their true and native light ; or had those faults of that account been since fairly corrected instead of being vindicated , it would have superseded my labour in preparing this narrative for the publick view ; in the writing whereof i am so far from being conscious to my self of being byass'd by any affection to a party , that i have been sparing in representing some matters of fact with all the advantage they were capable of , least they should have that aspect . i have in this narrative of derry inserted the most material passages in other parts of ulster ( except inniskillin , of which a distinct account has been given by another hand ) and of sligo , from the memoirs of some persons of quality , and others that were actors in 'em ; a piece of justice due to the nobility and gentry in those parts , who with so great expence of their fortunes , and some of 'em with no less hazard of their lives endeavoured the preservation of their countrey : for by this account the reader may see , they did all that could be expected from them , and the chief causes to which their ill success must be ascribed , were their too great confidence in collonel lundy's promises and conduct , and their too early expectations of relief from england . and the behaviour of those of them that stayed in derry , and made up almost the whole of that garrison , is sufficient to put that reproach of cowardise out of countenance , which some ( out of design to exclude them from being employed in the reduction of ireland ) have been so industrious to load them with : i have added in the end his majesties letters and instructions , because they so fully manifest his royal care and concern for the preservation , not only of derry , but of the whole kingdom . in the account of the siege it self , i have not only compared others diaries with what i was an eye-witness of , but for fuller satisfaction offered this part of the narrative to be review'd by such of the officers of derry as are now in town ; several of whom , as collonel crofton , collonel murray , lieutenant collonel blair , captain alexander sanderson , &c. having heard it read in the presence of sir arthur rawden , sir arthur langford , collonel upton and several other gentlemen , and being desired upon every material paragraph to object against any thing either misrepresented or omitted in the relation , freely profess'd their assent to it : and dr. walker was acquainted with the design of publishing it some time before he left the town . i foresee indeed that some who are concern'd may be offended with several passages that seem to reflect on some particular persons , especially coll. l — , dr. w — , and m. g. k — ; to which i need only say , that as i have mention'd nothing relating to 'em but matters of fact , that are capable of all the demonstration that can be reasonably expected , so this narrative would have been palpably imperfect and defective without ' em . what is said of coll. l — , is no more than what was necessary to vindicate the forces at clady from the imputation of cowardise , with which he endeavour'd to palliate his own conduct , to give the true reason why the chief officers left the place , and to justifie the multitude in casting off his authority , when they saw him resolv'd on giving up the town to k. james . i may alledge the same as to dr. w — ; it was necessary to take notice of the articles against him , because they occasion'd that material change in the government by the establishment of the council of . and the other passages were no more than requisite to disabuse the world that had been so grosly imposed on in the ridiculous attempts us'd to make not only a chief governour in the garrison , but a mighty hero of that gentleman , not only in the account publish'd in his own name , but in the papers of others who wrote their panegyricks upon him . i shall only produce one instance of this kind out of the observations printed on mr. w — 's account ; for among other links in the author's chain of miracles ( as he calls it ) this is the sixth : the unanimous suffrage of the people in electing and constituting mr. george walker their commander in chief , than whom they cou'd not have pitch'd on a person more compleatly adapted to so capricious an employment , being a man of exquisite parts , having a neat dexterity in accommodating the humour of the rabble , a discreet temper in moderating the diversity of perswasions , a prudent managery of the common provisions , a vigilant care in the order of guards , watches and exercise , and an undaunted courage in leading 'em on to the most dangerous enterprizes . a very eloquent paragraph , that gives us the true idea of a compleat governour ; only the author had done better to bestow it on dr. w — in some part of the world where he is not yet so well known ; for if all the other links in his chain of miracles were like this , i am afraid that even in london as well as at derry it wou'd be mistaken for a small legend : for he does not seem so much in this character to have considered what was true , as what wou'd represent his imaginary governour and general as great and extraordinary . but since governour baker has been thus injuriously pilfer'd of several of his deserved plumes , and dr. w — adorn'd with 'em , it was but common justice to restore 'em to the right owner . for what m. g. k — did after the siege , it could not be omitted without disappointing the just expectations of the reader , to know what treatment the greatest part of that deserving people met with from him , especially when so very different from his majesty's declared sense of their services : and the rather because his carriage since to the gentry , and other inhabitants of the north of ireland , has been but too agreeable to it . and i may justly add , that i have been so far from aggravating these matters beyond just bounds , that i have omitted several things relating to these three gentlemen , that were not inconsiderable , because not so necessary or pertinent to this narrative . least any shou'd think there is on the other hand too much said of some particular persons , who were active in the siege , i shall so far prevent that objection , as to assure the reader that as there is nothing mentioned concerning 'em , but what they really did , so several things have not been taken notice of , tho to their advantage , because less considerable than what is here related . one defect indeed i must acknowledge in this account , viz. that several especially of the inferior officers and common souldiers , did excellent service , and shewed great courage in the sallies , whose names and particular actions it was impossible for me to recover . but what i could learn , that was most remarkable , i have represented with all the impartialty i could , having been rather sparing than lavish in the few characters given of such as were most useful . having said , thus much to obviate any cavils against the ensuing relation , i shall conclude this preface with a few reflections on the contents of it . . the first attempts of derry for it's own preservation , were very justifiable . there were but too strong grounds to suspect a general design of the irish papists against the brittish protestants , and particularly of the ultogh's who had given the earliest demonstrations of their cruel disposition in the rebellion of . and engraven it in the most bloody characters ; of what sort of men the earl of antrim's regiment ( design'd to garrison there ) was made up , the narrative gives a short but true account . and as these presumptions of their extraordinary danger , were the only argument that induc't a few youths at first to shut the gates , and the graver citizens soon after to concur with them for ther own defence ; so the argument carries that weight and strength with it , that will sufficiently clear 'em from any imputation of disloyalty or sedition , in the judgment of all that are not bigots for unlimited non-resistance . to assert , that in these circumstances , they might not justly deny entrance to the irish souldiers , till they had remonstrated their danger to the government , is in effect to say , they should have taken no measures to prevent their own imminent ruine , but such as were sure to come too late . and perhaps if those gentlemen that have so freely censur'd 'em , had been in their case , their fears wou'd for once have brought 'em into their wits ; for whatever passion they seem to have for a notion they have so long valued themselves upon , as their shibboleth ; i do not see that they are more fond of slavery and destruction than other men , when themselves are in any danger of it . for what they did afterwards in proclaiming k. william and q. mary , and consequently in opposing king jame's army , the example of england , and the dependance that ireland has on it , sets those actions above the need of any apology for ' em . . t is not very easie to find a parallel instance in history , where so great issues depended on the defence or surrender of so small a place . had derry been surrendred , the whole kingdom of ireland had been entirely lost , and particularly that brave people of iniskillin ( whose resolute opposition did not a little contribute to the preservation of derry , ) had been unavoidably exposed as a sacrifice to the fury of the irish . k. james might have pour'd so considerable a force into scotland , as wou'd not only have embroyl'd that kingdom , ( for that was done by a few ) but in all human probability either overrun it , or at least turn'd it into a field of blood ; and how difficult a task it would have been in those circumstances to have secur'd the peace of england , where there were so many dangerous symptoms of disaffection among too many , and a strange ferment among all , is too easie to imagine . but the defence of that place , as it obviated all these dismal evils , so it has in a great measure blasted all the other designs of the popish faction against brittain , and facilitated the reduction of ireland , the very flower of k. james's army having perisht , and the courage of such as surviv'd sunk before those walls . . and yet scarce ever did a people defend so weak a place with so invincible resolution , under greater discouragements . the english forces sent for their assistance upon collonel lundy's representing the condition of the town as desperate , return'd , and all their principal officers perceiving how affairs were managed , came with them . after which collonel lundy and his council were only sollicitors to make the best terms they cou'd for themselves : when their authority was broke by the threats of those whom they call'd the rabble , there was scarce a man left of any considerable reputation for experience or conduct in military affairs . they had too great reason given 'em to fear some treacherous friends within , as well as a powerful enemy without their gates . they could scarce reasonably expect any assistance from england , when those sent before , had left the place as hopeless : the ships that came afterwards under the command of m. g. k. never made any attempt to come up , when they had no obstacle but what the castle of culmore cou'd give them , and had all the advantages of wind and tide to favour them . ( nor did they make any essay , till the time we were reliev'd ; notwithstanding the frequent signs we made to them of our distressed condition : ) and some weeks after their appearance in the lough , most of them were gone out of our sight , so that we had little hope of relief by them . and yet tho sickness and famine then daily swept off great numbers ( for 't is thought no less than ten thousand dyed during the siege , besides those that dyed soon after , ) we would not hear of surrendring , while there was any possibility for the garrison to subsist . . the conduct of divine providence , in the preservation of that city deserves our admiration , and thankful acknowledgments . besides what has been already suggested , or is more fully observed in the relation it self , i may add , that those few youths should first shut the gates against the earl of antrims regiment , when not one person of note in the town durst openly concur with them : that the multitude should obstruct the surrender of it when signed by collonel lundy and his council , after the principal officers had left it , and resolutely adventure on the defence of it , under so many and great disadvantages , looks like the effect of some extraordinary impulse on their minds . to what can we ascribe it , that in so many sallies , we should lose so very few men , ( not above in all , ) and kill so considerable numbers of the enemy , many more of whom are also reckoned to have died of their wounds than fell in the field , and 't is supposed betwixt and in all perisht during the siege : that so many bombs thrown into the town should do no more mischief , ( nay some of them by tearing open the ground , discovered some concealed provisions , which put us on searching for more with good success : ) that so many thousand protestants , whom the enemy had driven to the walls , should be so soon dismist again , and the shot we made at them , while at a distance and unknown , only single out their enemies : to what can we attribute this , but the immediate care and protection of heaven . and that when we were reduc't to such desperate necessities , those two ships should so boldly attempt , and so successfully ( even though the wind failed them , ) effect our releif after the enemy had made the utmost preparation to oppose them , looks as if the almighty chose our extemity , and the very difficulties of our deliverance , to enhance the glory of his power in it . the french cruelty in driving so many of our friends before the town , confirmed instead of weakning our resolution to maintain it : those many protestants that at the beginning of the siege left the city , and took protection , and even the great numbers that died the last six weeks of the siege , made those provisions last the longer , which had they failed sooner , necessity would have forc't us to submit to an enraged enemy , whose treaties we had so little ground to rely on , and from whom we could expect so little mercy after so obstinate an opposition . . how disingenuous , as well as foolish , have the attempts of some been , to engross the honour of those actions to a party . especially when this was done with so gross partiality , as to monopolize it to that party , which tho about equal to the other , in the number of field officers , yet was far exceeded by the other in the number of inferiour officers , and could not ( according to the exactest computation we could make , ) claim above one in of the common soldiers . i should not have taken the least notice of this , if the palpable misrepresentation in the ded. epistle of the former account renewed in the vindication of it , had not obliged me to do it . . the treatment that people met with from m. g. k. seems very hard and unaccountable : but on this and the former remark , 't is needless to enlarge : for where things so plainly speak themselves , 't is but officious impertinence to make any tedious comments upon them . several circumstances have concurred to delay the publication of this narrative ; i saw not dr. w's account till december , and could not come hither before the end of january , and have since spent same time in waiting for papers , and consulting such as were capable of giving me any further information . if i have omitted the mentioning of any persons names , who might have merited well in the garrison ; i declare it is not done of design , but for want of just information . the contents . the transactions of the city of derry , from the shutting of the gates , till the descent of the irish army , from page . to page . the affairs of the other parts of ulster , and of sligo , from p. . to p. . what pass't at derry , from the retreat of the brittish forces , from colerain thither , till the time that king james's army appeared before the town , from p. . to p. . the change of the government in derry , from p. . to p. . the siege , from p. . to p. . the new-establishment , by major general kirk , p. , . the papers referred to in the narrative , from p. . to the end . advertisement . the vindication of mr. alexander osborn from the aspersions cast upon him in mr. walker 's account of the siege of derry : written by mr. j. boyse , and sold by j. lawrence , and j. dunton , in the poultry . the late memorable transactions of the city of london-derry , &c. the noise of the prince of orange's intended descent into england in autumn , . and the preparations made in holland for that purpose , extreamly alarm'd the late k. james : he to strengthen himself the more effectually against this expected invasion , commanded over from ireland several regiments of the standing forces there , who were by that time so modell'd , that they consisted almost intirely of irish papists , and on these he seem'd to rely as his surest friends ; a fatal mistake in his politiques , though all of a piece with those other measures which his own inclinations as well as the great zeal of his priest-ridden cabal suggested to him ; for his army here could not bear it , to see themselves out-rivall'd by a crew of scullogues in their prince's favour , and he could not have brought any guests into the english nation more unwelcome to it than irish cut-throats . to supply the room of these regiments in ireland , the earl of tyrconnel , then lord deputy , issued out commissions for levying four new regiments in the four provinces of that kingdom : of that to be raised in ulster , the earl of antrim ( an eminent papist in the north ) was made collonel ; which regiment ( as 't was commonly reported ) he was ordered to have compleat and ready about the th . of november then ensuing . the lord mountjoy's regiment of foot ( a well-disciplin'd battallion ) was then garrison'd in and about london-derry , and their collonel , several of the officers , and some of the soldiers being protestants , the inhabitants of that city look'd on their being there as a great security to 'em , and dreaded the thoughts of their removal : but the lord tyrconnel , either out of design to secure himself the better at dublin , or ( as was said ) with an intent to send that regiment over to england , ordered them to march up from derry towards dublin by the d . of november . it was expected the lord of antrim's regiment would by that time be in a readiness to succeed them , and garrison in their stead , but it fell out very happily , that they were not compleatly raised , 'till above a fortnight after the lord mountjoy's left that city . some ascribe this delay , partly to a report then current among the irish , that the new levied souldiers were to be all transported for england , to which few of them had any great stomach ; ( their countrey-men having never made any lucky expeditions thither , and seldom returned back with a whole skin ) and therefore they came in but slowly : partly to the curiosity of the government , in appointing a standard for the stature of their new levied souldiers , who were to be all near six foot high ; t is probable , out of design of having their army the more uniform , and formidable for their bulk , whatever they were for their courage . but whatever occasioned that delay , it cannot but be own'd as a remarkable providence , that a vacancy so seldom known before , should so strangely happen there in this juncture . the lord mountjoy's regiment being gone , the care of the city was committed to john buchanan deputy mayor to the irish corporation , ( a person of no good reputation in the town ) who modell'd the town guards as he thought fit : but the news of this new regiment of the e. of antrim's , being intended to quarter there , was very unwelcome to the inhabitants . they had a certain account that they were all of them intirely papists , and many , both of the officers and souldiers , the offspring , or near relations of those who in the rebellion of . had so deeply embrued their hands in british and protestant blood : and they had too just reason to believe that these rake-hells ( who were the very scum of the countrey ) had the hereditary inclinations , as well as the blood of their ancestors running in their veins : and their particular aversion to this regiment was heightened by the apprehensions which they generally had of some mischievous project hatching among the irish papists , against the whole body of british protestants . and these fears did not want very probable grounds to support them ; some of which it will not be improper to suggest . many of their priests at their ordinary masses had declared publickly to their people , that they had some great design in hand , which would highly concern them and all their nation , whereof they should have particular notice , as soon as it was convenient ; that 't was their indispensible duty at the peril of their salvation , to do whatever their priests should direct and enjoyn them , requiring 'em in the mean time to buy and furnish themselves with the best weapons they cou'd . and the stories of this kind told by some of the irish themselves , gain'd the more credit , when it was observ'd , that generally through the whole kingdom , not only the men , but the women and boys too began to furnish themselves with skeanes , and half-pikes ; it being the great business of the irish smiths in the countrey to make this sort of arms for them : these were afterwards called rapparee's , a sort of irish vultures that follow their armies to prey on the spoil . i shall not mention the many bold and threatning discourses that often dropt from many of 'em , especially when good liquor had a little warm'd their blood , or upon occasional quarrels : but i must not omit , that as several consultations of the irish clergy were discovered , particularly in the county of donegal , not far from derry , where the great debates were said to arise betwixt the priests and fryars , about the execution of some great design ; so a particular sermon preach't by a certain fryar in derry it self to the popish part of the garrison in the open market-house , october . did not a little allarm the protestants there , some of whom were out of curiosity his hearers . the main subject of his discourse was about saul's destroying the amalekites , where he shewed how dangerous it was to spare one of those whom god had devoted to destruction , god having deserted saul , taken the kingdom from him , and ruined both him and his family , for that very reason , as he certainly wou'd all that were guilty of the like disobedience : and that they were obliged always ( as then from samuel ) to take their directions from their clergy as from god , and punctually observe the same at the peril of their souls . the application was thought very easie and obvious . some of their clergy also were observed to buy up fire-arms , and procured several chain-bridles to be made , some whereof were accidentally found and seized by george phillips , esq and thô the news of the prince of orange's landing in england , nov. th . gave the protestants a reviving prospect of the happy change of the government of that kingdom : yet it rather increas't their fears of their present danger , because they concluded , if the irish should make any attempt while england was in a combustion , they cou'd expect little relief from thence . but that which made the deepest impression on 'em was a a letter dropt at cumber , decemb. d , in the county of down , where the e. of mount-alexander then resided : the superscription thus — to my lord , this deliver with hast and care . the letter was as follows . december . d. good my lord , i have written to you , to let you know , that all our irish men through ireland is sworn , that on the ninth day of this month , they are all to fall on to kill and murder , man , wife , and child : and i desire your lordship to take care of your self , and all others that are judged by our men to be heads , for whosoever of 'em can kill any of you , they are to have a captains place : so my desire to your honour is , to look to your self , and give other noblemen warning , and go not out either night or day without a good guard with you , and let no irish man come near you , whatsoever he be : so this is all from him who was your fathers friend , and is your friend , and will be , tho i dare not be known , as yet , for fear of my life . there was no subscription , and the ill writing , as well as the style , seem'd to argue 't was penn'd by one of the meaner sort of the natives . there were letters written to others to the same purpose , as mr. brown of lisburn , and mr. maitland of hillsborough , besides divers informations . whether the first letter was really intended by some well-meaning irish man , as a warning , or was a contrivance , i shall not dispute : but the next day after this letter was dropt , sir w. franklin , arthur upton , esq w. conningham , esq and mr. tho. knox , sent an express to dublin with copies of it , not only to alarm the protestants in that city , but to give 'em the opportunity of communicating the notice of it to all other parts of the kingdom : ( letters were also dispers'd to the dissenting ministers of the adjacent counties to allarm the countrey . ) and accordingly the copies of it thus spread thro the several parts of the kingdom , ( added to the strong presumptions that the forementioned passages gave of such a design , ) frighted a great number of protestants out of it , especially about dublin , and other parts that were more entirely under the power of the irish . the memory of the miseries of was fresh , and they were loth to trust themselves in the same hands that seem'd to have now more power , and better pretence to act those barbarities over again . the copy of this letter was sent by will. cunningham , esq from belfast , inclosed in a letter of his own to george canning , esq ( desiring him to send this to derry with all expedition . ) mr. canning sent to alderman tomkins , a gentleman meeting with this messenger , was inform'd of it , and sent his information to george phillips , esq of newton limavad●● , on the th of decem. on which day a great part of the new irish regiment came to quarter in that village . mr. phillips late that night sent a messenger to the city with what account he had heard of the forementioned letter , and to acquaint them withal , what untoward guests they were like to have the day following : there being instead of or companies ( as they were called ) of irish and highlanders above double the number , besides a huge number of women , and boys , and what is remarkable , the messenger came into the town the next morning , being the th of decem. about the same time that alderman tomkins communicated to the city the copy of the letter to the lord mount-alexander . this morning early mr. phillips sent another messenger expressing his sence of their danger from so ill a crew , and advising 'em to take care of their own safety . the messenger also told 'em that he had left some of the formost companies within two miles of the town , the rest being on their way : these circumstances concurring , struck a mighty terror and consternation into the protestant inhabitants : several caballs are held in the streets ; all were perswaded there was such a design as the forementioned letter suggests , and they look'd on these new levied men as the most likely tools for the execution of it . alderman tomkins , who brought the copy of the forementioned letter , consulted mr. gordon a nonconformist minister what was expedient to be done , who not only advised to the shutting of the gates , but wrote that day to several neighbouring parishes , to put themselves into a posture for assisting the city , if there should be occasion for it . there was some muttering among the mobile about shutting the gates , which alderman tomkins at first privately encouraged : but when he with alderman norman , and some others had consulted the bishop , and found him altogether averse to it , they were unwilling to be concern'd : and indeed however divers of those who made some figure in the town , wisht the thing were done , yet none of them thought fit to be themselves active in it : but in the little caballs which several of the city youth had , when they put it to the question , whether they should shut the gates , most of them were inclined to it , so much the rather , because mr. gordon had encouraged and incited several of them thereto . by this time about three companies of the forementioned regiment were come to the water-side , with officers , a lieutenant , and ensign . the officers leaving the men , ferryed over , and came to the deputy mayor , and sheriffs , with their potent : one of the sheriffs ( mr. kennedy ) suspected the design of these youths , and intending to quarter the souldiers that night on the other side the water , had given 'em a secret hint to be prepared next morning , if they intended to prevent their coming in . but whilst they were about consulting their strength , the irish souldiers , having ( as is supposed ) some intimation of their design , made all the hast they cou'd over , and came to the landing-place , about yards from ferry-gate . the youth observing this , about or of 'em , ( viz. mr. henry campsie , mr. will. crookshanks , mr. robert sherrard , mr. dan. sherrard , mr. alexander irwin , mr. james steward , mr. robeet morison , mr. alexander cunningham , mr. sam. hunt , with whom soon joyned mr. james spike , mr. john conningham , mr. william cairns , mr. samuel harvy , and several others , ) drew their swords , ran to the main guard , seized the keys without any great opposition , and came with 'em to the ferry-gate , drew up the bridge , and lock't the gate , the irish souldiers being advanced within yards of it . from thence they went to secure the other gates , and having placed guards at each of them , met in the market : so happily did these resolute youths nick the very minute of their design , and upon so seemingly rash and desperate action , did the preservation of that important place out of the hands of the irish depend . the greatest events in the chain of providence being often so contrived by exquisite wisdom , as to hang upon the slenderest links in it . this sudden turn extreamly surpriz'd the graver citizens of the town , who tho loth enough the irish souldiers should enter in , yet dreaded the consequences of shutting 'em out : but the deputy mayor , the sheriffs , the irish officers , with other papists , and some protestants accompanying 'em , came to the market-place , and both by promises and by threats endeavour'd to prevail on the mobile to desist from so rash an enterprize , but all in vain . they had in the mean time sent some to secure the magazine , which the mobile perceiving sent a party to seize it ; one of whom ( viz. mr. campsie , ) being shot by the centinel , one linegar , a reputed papist , linegar was seized and sent to gaol , and the noise of campsie's being wounded encreased both the number and the resolution of the mob . in the mean time the bishop of derry , with others came to the market-place , and made a speech to the multitude to dissuade them from so inconsiderate an undertaking , wherein he represented to them both the danger of it to themselves , and the unwarrantableness of it , as it was a disobedience to their soveraign : but the dangers they saw at present made greater impression on 'em than any fear'd for the future : and their dull heads could not comprehend how it could be so great a crime to shut the gates against those whom they believ'd sent thither to cut their throats ; and they were too much concerned to make good what they had now done , to hear any long harangues about it : the deputy mayor also attempted once more to disswade them , but to no purpose . the irish souldiers in the mean time stood at the gate , fretting at their present disappoi●ment , that they should be forc'd to wait like scoundrels , where they hop'd to domineer as lords , till one mr. james morrison a citizen having in vain warn'd 'em to be gone , call'd out aloud , bring about a great gun here● ; the very name whereof sent 'em packing in great hast and fright to their fellows on the other side the water . hitherto the multitude acted without the least publick countenance from any of considerable note , or figure in the town , till that afternoon came in david cairns esq who having received a full account of what was done , and their inducements thereunto , declared openly his approbation of it , commending their courage , and assuring them of his utmost assistance ; and thereupon went round the walls , and to the gates , encouraging their guards and centinels , and returned to the main guard again , to shew his concurrence with them : he endeavoured also to possess others of note in the town , with a just sence of the necessity of taking this course to secure themselves at that dangerous juncture , and several began to appear more openly in the matter , as entertaining the same apprehensions , so as that night he , mr. norman , mr. jemmet , mr. thomas moncreiff , mr. james lennox , and several others , being come into the guard-house , upon some discourse there of their inability to defend themselves , without considerable assistance , wrote to several gentlemen in the countrey , to acquaint 'em with what was done , to represent their common hazard , and the necessity of their concurrence for their common defence and safety : to which letters they received various returns , some approving the action , and promising their assistance : others discouraging what they thought so bold an enterprize . besides these , one letter came afterwards , directed to mr. cairns , from a nonconformist minister in iniskilling , which because it shews how early the inhabitants of that town agreed with those of derry , both in their resolutions , and the reasons of 'em , i shall here insert . inniskillin , decemb. . . sir , after an allarm of an intended massacre , there are two foot-companies sent to be quartered in this small place , and though we be deserted by our magistrates , yet we intend to repulse 'em : you are therefore intreated in this common cause to look on our condition , and if we come to be made a leading-card , sit not still and see us sink . the bearer can more fully inform you of our condition . the lord direct and preserve you and us , who intend hurt to none , but sinless self-preservation : this from , yours , &c. robert kelso . about the same time , the principal inhabitants of inniskillin wrote a letter to the same purpose to their friends at derry : ( which see at the end . ) others in the town wrote to the government to excuse themselves , and lay the blame on the mobile . i should add here , that the potent being more narrowly inspected , was found defective ; for 't was in the body of it to provide quarters for the captains hereafter named , and their men , whereas there was no capt. named at all . and thus ended this remarkable th . of december . good guards are kept within and without the walls that night . and the next day , the th . of december , since they wanted both arms and ammunition , they broke open the magazine , and took out thence about musquets , with some quantity of match , and one barrel of powder , and bullets proportionable . there was in the magazine at that time but about or barrels of powder in all , and about more in the town ; ( or of those in the magazine were not fit for use . ) there were but few arms fixt , and those design'd for the irish regiment , the rest being about a thousand more were much out of order . the bishop that day left the town , and went to rapho : but the sight of several from the neighbouring parts of the countrey , whom the fear of an intended massacre drove thither for security ; the rumour of a design among the papists in town to fire the city ; and the rude carriage of some of the irish souldiers in their quarters over the water , drew many more of the town to joyn with the mob , for their common preservation . and yet i must add , that when towards the better setling of their guards , they took an exact account of all within the walls able to bear arms , they did not in all amount to , so depopulated was the town at that time ; the suburbs were not numbred , but it was believed they could not make near so many more . this day the city was clear'd of the greatest part of the papists in it , and a convent of dominican fryars pack'd off . the earl of antrim lodg'd that night at newton limavady , with mr. philips , whom he carried with him next day in his coach towards derry , ( being the th . the fatal day for the expected massacre . ) the post-letters that morning brought the news of the prince of denmark , and the duke of ormond's , &c. going over to the prince of orange , which gave us no small encouragement ; and alderman tomkins , by the assistance of mr. gordon's influence on his people , sent in a considerable number into town , under the command of young mr. tomkins , as their captain . for joy of their good news from england , the gunner was order'd to discharge two of their best guns , which he accordingly did ; this put the irish souldiers on the other side of the water into no small consternation ; about the same time one george cook , a butcher , drew up or boys on the shore at the r●rry-key , whom the irish took for laganeers , ( famous for the victories they obtained over the rebels in . ) soon after mr. tomkins and mr. gordon appear on a hill near 'em with about or horse , having no design of disturbing ' em . but all these circumstances so unluckily concurring to heighten their fears of some suddain destruction coming on 'em , put 'em on so hasty a flight , that many of their officers left their boots , and soldiers their coats behind them : their collonel , the earl of antrim , accompanied by mr. philips , met 'em about a mile off the town , and having heard from his men a very frightful story , thought fit to send mr. philips into town before him , to bring him word whether they wou'd admit himself , and who commanded the town ? mr. philips as coming from the enemy was with some difficulty admitted , under a guard , but finding he was no way disaffected to the design , but rather inclined to joyn with 'em in their own defence , the guard was taken off ; yet upon his desire to mr. cairns , who then commanded in town , that some colour of force might be put upon him in what he did , he was publickly threatned with confinement if he did not concurr with 'em : he was permitted to acquaint the earl with his being detain'd there , whom in his letter he discouraged from coming thither ; upon receipt thereof the earl went back to colerain , where he endeavour'd to rally his scatter'd regiment . and the city considering their own circumstances , to encourage the gentlemen in the country , whose aid they expected , and to engage mr. philips the more to their interest , with mr. cairns his concurrence , bestowed on him the title of their governour , which he accepted . in the mean time it was thought expedient to write up to the lord mountjoy then at dublin , ( in whose friendship they had great confidence ) some account of what had past , that he might interpose with the lord tyrconnel on their behalf , and do his utmost to allay his resentments ; and accordingly they sent his lordship a letter , ( which because it confirms the foregoing relation , i have annexed at the end ) expecting that he wou'd communicate it to the lord deputy . on the th . captain forward , and mr. william stewart brought about or horse into the city , and mr. john cowan of st. johns town a company of foot , which they offer'd to our service . but finding the need not only of more men , but chiefly of arms and ammunition , the city unanimously chose david cairns , esq to send over as their agent to england , giving him a large letter of credence , and full instructions under the hands and seals of the chief then in town . he had with him also a letter to the society in london , which i have in the end inserted ; a private key was also contrived to hold correspondence with ' em . this day the townsmen were form'd into six companies of foot , under the command of i. captain samuel norman . lieutenant william crooksbanks . ensign alexander irwin . ii. captain alexander leckey . lieutenant james lennox . ensign john harvey . iii. captain matthew cacken . lieutenant henry l●ng . ensign francis hunt. iv. capain warham jemmet . lieutenant robert morison . ensign daniel sherrard . v. captain john tomkins . lieutenant james spaight . ensign alexander coningham . vi. capt. thomas moncreiff . lieutenant james morison . ensign william mackee . december the th . mr. cairns went for london the same day governour philips went to newtown , and in a few dayes return'd with about or horse : william hamilton of moyagh brought near more , which they tendered to our service . soon after letters from dublin inform us that the lord tyrconnel had ordered the lord mountjoy and lieutenant collonel lundy with six companys of their regiment to come down and reduce this city to its former obedience : but our friends there caution'd us against the receiving of 'em , and the city was generally averse to it , and yet that their actions might not be mis-interpreted , they endeavoured to represent the reasons of 'em in a declaration , which they published about this time . — see in the end . when the lord mountjoy came to omagh , he sent captain mac-caustand with a message to this city , desiring two or three of their number to meet him at rapho , upon which captain norman , and mr. john mogredg were sent to hear his proposals , who at their return gave assurance of his lordships being fully impower'd to capitulate , and that he would on the surrender of the garrison , with our arms , procure a free and general pardon for what was pass't , ( these terms our two envoys did earnestly sollicit us to accept , tho in vain . ) but because these two had no power to conclude any thing , his lordship desired there might be commissioners with full power to treat with him at mount-gavelin . accordingly the governour george phillips esq captain alexander tomkins , horace kennedy esq lieutenant william crookshanks , and lieutenant james lennox , were impowr'd by the city to treat and conclude , who after a full hearing of his lordships proposals , would comply on no other terms than the getting a protestant garrison , and liberty to keep their watches and arms as formerly , as also a free and general pardon under the great seal , which his lordship declared he could not grant , and so they parted without any conclusion , his lordship then saying , he wou'd next morning come to the gates and demand entrance . they returning with the report of these passages , we began to examine again the stores of amunition , and found only six barrels of powder , a few arms unfix'd , and most of the guns unmounted for want of carriages . soon after his lordship appears at the bishops-gate , where for some time he was made to stand , ( upon a warm debate within , whether he should be admitted . ) at length out of respect to his lordship , he was suffered to enter , who being very importunate for an accommodation ; there were eleven persons of the city and country appointed to treat with him , viz. george phillips governour , horace kennedy esq captain alexander lecky , captain warham jemmet , captain john forward , captain george canning , lieutenant henry long , lieutenant james lennox , william coningham , esq and james steward : his lordship after some debate , that he might prevent any more forces coming down upon us , was at last prevail'd on to agree to such articles as the city proposed , which articles are annext in the end . upon the perfection of these articles , his lordship for our better satisfaction ordered leiutenant collonel lundy to repair to strabane , there to stop his six companies , till the full moyety being papists were turned off , and some officers of the city were sent to see it done , and protestants inlisted in their stead . yet there were but two companies ( all protestants , ) under command of leiutenant collonel lundy , and captain stewart , received at first into the city . the other four consisting of one half papists , were ordered to quarter at strabane , newton , stewart and rapho , till throughly reform'd ; which so fully satisfied us , that the protestant interest would be much strengthned , by the interposition of the lord mountjoy , that our governour freely resign'd his charge to him , and we all resolv'd to follow his orders and directions . accordingly his lordship heartily concurr'd with the citizens , advis'd 'em to repair the carriages of the guns , fix the old arms that lay in the stores , and every thing else that might be found necessary for the preservation of the city . whereupon there was a meeting in the guild-hall , of all the inhabitants in orto the levying of moneys for that purpose . and a voluntary subscription being there made ( about l. ) a select number was chosen to dispose thereof , as also to regulate the concerns of the city , viz. samuel norman alderman , alexander lecky alderman , matthew cocken alderman , horace kennedy sheriff , mr. francis nevill , mr. frederick coningham , and mr. james lennox , to whom mr. john mogredg was secretary , the lord massareene also some time after freely contributed a considerable sum of money towards the defence of the place . they studied all possible means for the preservation and safety of the city and countrey ; and since they still apprehended a desscent of the irish , they kept up a good correspondence with the neighbouring counties in what concern'd their common interest . and that our friends in the country might be incouraged with a speedy supply of powder and arms ; money was freely advanced ( by horace kennedy esq edw. ard brooks esq lieutenant henry long , will. crook shanks ensign , william mackee ensign , john harvey ensign , francis hunt , alexander gordon , hugh davey , and william maxwell , merchants , ) and sent with james hamilton merchant to scotland to buy powder and arms. he cou'd procure no more than barrels of powder , which ( except left in the county of down , ) happily came and was secured in the magazine : being also informed that a small bark which was sent from dublin , with barrels of powder for the earl of antrim , lay wind-bound at killagh in the county of down , there were persons appointed to seize and bring the same about for our use ; who did so , and leaving a share in some trusty hands for the countries service , brought the remainder being about barrels to this city . but all being too small a quantity , pressing letters were dispatch't to our agent at london , to sollicit their majesties for succours . the lord mountjoy is sent for to dublin , by the lord tyrconnell : his friends here all disswade him from going up . but the advice of some in dublin prevail'd more upon him : upon his coming there , it was proposed to him by the lord tyrconnell that he should go with lord chief baron rice , on a message to king james in france to desire leave of treating with england for that kingdom : upon which he procured the following articles on our behalf to be perfected , a copy of which he sent down to the north , with the ensuing letter , which i shall here add , because it discovers how miserably he , as well as many other well meaning gentlemen were imposed upon by tyrconnel ; who tho he was sufficiently afraid of the issue of things , yet was doing all he cou'd by the encrease of his new levies to defend king james his interest there , even while he pretended to others , that he was ready to surrender the sword to any commission'd to receive it . and this intreigue of sending to king james is said to be the contrivance of rice and neagle , to amuse and divert others of the popish party in the council , whose fears inclin'd 'em to an earlier submission . january th . / . until his majesties pleasure be further known , it is humbly proposed to your excellency , st . that no more levies be made in this kingdom ; no more arms given out , nor no commissions signed . d . that all the new rais'd forces be kept in their present quarters , ( if no enemy lands here , and that the kingdom is quiet , ) and that no more troops be commanded into ulster than are at present there . d. that no nobleman , gentleman , officer , or common man in the kingdom , shall be imprisoned , seized , or in any wise molested for any tumultuous meetings , arming of men , forming of troops , or attempting any thing that may be called riotous or rebellious before this present day . th . that no private gentlemans house shall be made a garrison , or soldiers quartered in it . dublin , january th . / . you have had an account how long i stopt on the way after i left you , and the reasons which made me since come forward , and whatever my jealousies were at my first arrival , i am now fully satisfied with my coming , and with gods blessing hope it will come to good to us all . as soon as i saw my lord deputy , he told me he intended to send me to the king , joyntly with the lord chief baron , to lay before him the state of the kingdom , and to tell him , if he pleased he would ruine it for him , and make it a heap of rubbish ; but it was impossible to preserve and make it of use to him ; and therefore to desire his leave to treat for it . the objections i made to this were two , my being not so well qualified for this , as another roman catholick , one to whom in all likelihood the king would sooner give credit , and the improbability of being able to perswade the king , who is now in the french hands , to a thing that is so plainly against their interest . to the first of these i was answered what is not fit for me to repeat ; and the other was so well answered , that all the most knowing english men here are satisfied with it , and have desired me to undertake this matter , which i have done this afteenoon : my lord deputy having first promised me upon his word and honour to perform the four particulars in the enclosed paper . now because a thing of this nature , cannot be done without being censured by some , who perhaps would be sorry to have their wishes by quiet means , and by others who think that all that statesmen do are tricks , and that there is no sincerity among them ; i would have such consider that it is more probable , i , and the most intelligent men in this place , without whose advice i do nothing , should judge righter of this , than they who are at a greater distance , and it is not likely we should be fooled : so i hope they will not believe we design to betray them , our selves , and our nation . i am morally assured , this must do our work without blood , or the misery of the kingdom : i am sure it is the way proposed in england , who depend so on it , that no forces are appointed to come hither ; and i am sure what i do , is not only what will be approved of in england , but what has its beginning from thence : i do therefore conjure you to give your friends and mine this account , and for the love of god keep them from any disorder or mischief , if any had such a design , which i hope they had not , i shall write to this effect to some other parts , and i desire you would let such in your county as you think fit , see this ; let the people fall to their labour , and think themselves in less danger than they believ'd . his lordship went soon after together with chief baron rice to france , where instead of obtaining an order for the irish to lay down their arms , he was made a prisoner in the bastile . the lord tyrconnel designing to muster up all his strength against us , orders lieutenant collonel lundy to send up the four companies which were not brought into the city , as well as the other two : but rather than lose so many good arms , we were induc'd to receive 'em ; and having well purg'd 'em of papists , we unanimously concur and keep our joynt-guards by detachments out of these companies , and our own town-companies ; which the lord tyrconnel being advertised of , issues a proclamation to all parts of the north , discharging the brittish therein from assembling together , by way of troops and companies , &c. but the protestants were too sensible of the necessity of defending themselves , to pay any great deference to such a proclamation : and particularly at derry , they went on with their preparations for their own safety , having been early encouraged thereto by the nobility and gentry of the counties of down and antrim , ( who by a message sent 'em by will. conningham , esq declared their approbation of what they had done , and assured 'em of their utmost assistance : ) but they were not altogether pleas'd with lundy's management of affairs . he had against the mind of the committee for the city , chose mr. norman lieutenant collonel , and one hill major to his regiment . he soon after discharged the city companies from keeping their guards , and refused 'em ammunition : and when upon complaint made , he restor'd 'em , he would but allow one city officer to the guards , and endeavour'd to bring 'em under the command of his own officers . these things disgusted the city , but they thought it not a fit time to contend about ' em . having given this brief account of what pass'd at derry , from the first shutting the gates , till the descent of the irish army ; it will not be improper to give some relation of the most material passages that happened in other parts of ulster , before they approach'd those walls . the news of the prince of orange's landing , was very acceptable to the generality of the protestants of ireland , whose success they hop'd would soon alter the scene of affairs in that kingdom . the presbyterian ministers in the province of ulster , with several gentlemen of good note there , were the first that agreed to send an address to the prince : to this end they impowered mr. osborn , and mr. hamilton , being then at dublin , to fix on the person , who sent dr. cummin , decemb. th . the purport of the address ( wherein they desired nothing in particular for themselves , ) was , to congratulate his arrival and success hitherto in so glorious an undertaking : to represent the deplorable condition of the protestants in that kingdom , and particularly in that province , and begg some speedy relief , assuring him of their readiness to serve his interest to the utmost of their power . all the mininisters afterwards in behalf of themselves , and their congregations sent another congratulatory address , dated january d . by two of their number , mr. patrick adair , and mr. john abernethy . the nobility and gentry of that province were universally sensible of the dangers that then threatned 'em : for besides those mentioned before , they observ'd that the lord tyrconnel was daily issuing out vast numbers of commissions for levying of men : that the collonels were empowered to make up as many companies as they could : that the captains were to maintain their own companies for months at their own charge , who were most of 'em so unable to support themselves , that the lord tyrconnel order'd they should have their commissions without paying any fees ; and many of 'em were forc'd to leave 'em in pawn , for what they had already run on the score . they soon saw how such a necessitous crew were designed to subsist . while they were only rapparee's , they were well vers'd in the arts of thefts and rapine : and being now listed in the army , they thought they might practise 'em with some kind of authority : so that in a month or two there was scarce a protestant in most counties ( where the brittish were not upon their own defence ) that had either any stock left on their land , or any horses in their stables . and all complaints of these villanies met with so little countenance or redress , that the lord deputy seemed to have rais'd so many swarms of banditti and robbers , rather than souldiers under discipline , and commission'd 'em to plunder and ruinate the countrey , rather than secure and defend it . all this allarm'd the protestants of the north , who saw their numbers were their only security against the same violences being as generally practised among them . they therefore consulted their own safety , and ordered strong guards to be kept : the first project they fell upon , was the disarming sir tho. newcomen's regiment , quarter'd at belfast , and lisburn , in order to their making themselves masters of carickfergus . sir arthur rawden discours'd and prevail'd on several of the protestant officers in the regiment , to concurr with 'em in this design . he had ordered also a considerable party to be ready at the same time for surprizing the irish garrison at the newry . the th of january was the day for putting it in execution , the protestant guards were advertised of it : sir athur rawden , and sir john mac gill , march't from moyra at the hour they had appointed , with horse and foot : lieutenants tubman and berry took the guard at lisburn , tubman put all the papists arms under the protestant guard. captain obrey of lisburn , had a small party of horse ready , and actually seized of the souldiers musquets : but when all things were thus ready , and the execution of this design , was as they thought , so easie and secure , sir arthur rawden , and sir john mac gill , were met within three miles of lisburn , by mr. hamilton of tillimore , who came to acquaint 'em that the gentlemen at belfast could not do what was desired from 'em ; they said they had not notice early enough , ( mr. hamilton not coming thither before a clock that night , when the souldiers were in their quarters : ) they objected the ill consequences might ensue from the doing of it to the town of belfast , if they should afterwards fail of securing carickfergus ; and therefore urged the delaying it till they had more fully concerted their measures , and put the countrey into a better posture of defence : upon this sir arthur rawden , and sir john mac gill , were forc'd to disperse their men , tho not without great reluctancy and regrett at the disappointment . mr. ham. of tillimore , upon his return thought fit to try sir tho. newcomen ( who profess'd himself a protestant ) to ingage him to joyn with him in their common defence : which discourse so allarm'd his suspution , that he put himself on his guard , barricadoed the streets of lisburn , sent to the garrison of carickfergus to take care of themselves , who upon this warning sent for the earl of antrim's regiment , and part of cormack oneil's to strengthen the garrison . but several of the protestant officers in sir tho. newcomens regiment , with souldiers deserted , and the officers sent their commissions to their collonel . sir tho. newcomen soon after took his opportunity when most of the gentlemen in that part of the countrey were at mount alexander , to march off with his regiment towards dublin , and he narrowly escaped being disarmed by the rabble themselves . the protestant nobility and gentry could not but foresee these proceedings would incense the government , and draw down an army on 'em as soon as the lord tyrconnel could be ready with his new levies : and therefore to be better prepared for what they expected , they agreed to enter into associations in the several counties for self-defence against these illegal outrages . ( see in the end . ) the counties of down and antrim nominated the lord mount alexander , ( and the latter added mr. skeffington , ) for their commander in chief , as those of ardmagh , and monagham , did the lord blany : those of derry , donegal , and tyrone , collonel lundy , and major gustavus hamilton : they chose councils or committees for every county , and appointed a general council of union , at hillsborough , for all the associated counties of ulster . these councils or committees chose the field officers , and applyed themselves to those ministers that had the greatest influence on the people for raising their men. some of the gentlemen that raised regiments , having no publick fund , arm'd and maintain'd 'em at their own charge . the consult order'd the following regiments to be raised in down and antrim . a regiment of horse , consisting of twelve troops , out of both these counties , the earl of mount alexander collonel . a regiment of dragoons , out of the county of down , sir arthur rawden collonel . a regiment of dragoons out of the county of antrim , mr. clotworthy skeffington collonel : but this regiment was not rais'd , but a regiment of foot instead of it . four regiments of foot , out of each of the said counties : in the county of antrim , sir william franklin , mr. upton , mr. lesley , and mr. adair rais'd each of them a regiment : there was another in and about lisburn , design'd for captain leighton , and foot were rais'd by mr. edmonston . in the county of down , sir john mac gill , sir robert colvil , james hamilton of tillimore , and james hamilton of bangor , esquires , raised each a regiment , and capt. francis annesley rais'd some horse and foot. the rest of the counties of ulster , were equally forward in their levies . it was resolved alfo in the general consult , to send a gentleman into england with an address to the then prince of orange , and captain baldwin leighton was chosen , who accordingly sail'd from belfast , january the th . the frontier garrisons of down , ( being but inconsiderable and unwalled villages , ) were at first maintained by sir arthur rawden , ( his lieutenant collonel mr. hawkins concurring with him ) but afterwards the countrey contributed to the expence . the consult had ordered the surprizal of carickfergus ; some protestants in the town were acquainted with it , and the design laid , febr. . in the night , foot march from belfast towards it , under the command of lieutenant collonel bremicham , and major baker ; but the weather being bad , and the way tedious , it was clear day before they reach'd the town ; when they were within a mile of it , bremicham stop'd 'em , on pretence of two passages in a letter he had from the lord mount alexander , sir william franklin , and mr. hamilton of tillimore : the one was , that he should do nothing in carickfergus , without mr. henry davis's advice , ( who was then in the town . ) the other that they would be with him at the hour of action . the garrison thro this delay , had so much notice of their approach , as enabled 'em to put themselves in some posture of defence . the earl of mount alexander , sir arthur rawden , and other gentlemen , came with or horse , not doubting the success of the foot , but found the foremost party of 'em , and those on the walls firing at one another . mark talbot , lieutenant collonel to the earl of antrim , came out to know the reason of this attempt . he was told the stores of carickfergus had been always under a protestant governour : that being now in other hands , they came to demand it for the prince of orange , especially to prevent the insolencies and robberies of the souldiers : they also offer'd terms to the garrison , which talbot promised to acquaint the earl of antrim with : upon his return it was agreed , that collonel cormack oneal , who had then his regiment in town , should disband it , and lay down his commission ; and he and they having protections to return to their several dwellings : that the garrison should be kept by a few of the earl of antrim's regiment , who should never have above a weeks provisions at once : that the protestants in town should have a guard as well as the papists , of equal number , without any disturbance from the castle : that the value of what had been plundered , should be restored : that all letters from the papists to dublin , should be sent open to the consult at hillsborough , and particularly such a letter sent from the earl of antrim , and cormack o neal , by one of their number , to give the lord tyrconnel an account of that affair as he protestants should approve of . a letter was accordingly sent , sign'd by both sides , but fryar o haggerty was ( upon mr. randal brice's recommendation ) suffered to be the bearer , who understood as much as any in the garrison could dictate to him , and gave the lord tyrconnel the following ( too true ) . account of the condition of the north , viz. [ that they were untrain'd , and had few experienced officers : that the most part were without arms , and such as had 'em , their arms were unfixt and unfit for service . they were very much scattered , and their number not near what had been written , and was confidently reported in dublin , that they wanted all ammunition , and necessary provisions for appearing in the field . ] the lord tyrconnel ( who had deferred for days to send down his army , after it had been first agreed on in council ) upon this information resolved to dispatch the most considerable and best trained part of it , under the command of lieutenant general hamilton . from the d . of february , to the th . of march , several skirmishes happened between the irish garrison at newry , or the rapparees , and the frontier garrisons of the north. the latter being frequently employ'd to rescue preys of cattel which those ravenous beasts seiz'd and endeavour'd to carry away . two letters from dublin , one of the d . the other of the th . of february , arrived in the north , one giving an account of the preparations making against 'em at dublin , the other relating the disarming the protestants there . but their confident expectation of succors from england , and their conceit of tyrconnels fears , made them too slow in their measures . they did indeed send to c. lundy at derry , to bring down what he cou'd spare of the forces of derry , tyrone , and donnegal to their assistance , and offer'd him the command of their whole army . c. lundy promised to bring with him men well appointed out of each of the three counties , with a train of artillery , and to be with 'em on a certain day , which was about a fortnight before the descent of the irish army . upon which the consult ordered hillsbrough to be stockt with all necessary provisions for an army : but c. lundy failed their expectations in this , as he did in every thing else afterwards , that concerned their common safety . the th . of march , captain leighton returned with a letter , [ see in the end ] from his majesty to the earl of mount alexander , to be communicated to the rest of the nobility and gentry , approving their endeavours for their own defence , &c. he brought over also commissions for all the regiments in the counties of antrim , down , ardmagh and monaghan , except two that were not raised when captain leighton left the north , and assured 'em of speedy relief , telling them some of the cannon and ammunition were shipt , and men ready at the waterside , &c. upon his coming king william and queen mary were proclaimed in the towns that were in the north-east part of ulster , ( with all the expressions of duty and affection , which became their high obligations to their majesties , as well as their hopes from 'em , ) and in some before his arrival . the same day mr. osborn arrived at hillsborough with a message which the lord tyrconnel had permitted him to deliver . but the real design of his coming was to prevent their being surprized with the descent of the irish army , to give 'em the best information and advice in order to their defence , to which he earnestly urged 'em ; a fuller account whereof the reader may see in his vindication . th . of march , the irish army came to newry , sir arthur rawden being then at loch-bricklan , sent to the consult for more forces to defend that place : but being that night informed that the whole irish army would be there next morning , and the consult acquainting him that they had no forces ready to be sent , and advising him to retire to dromore , he ordered the inhabitants that night to pack up their goods , sent his foot to guard them , and with his horse secured their retreat . the inhabitants went on to belfast and the sea coasts . th . of march , the garrison at rathfryland , with the inhabitants abandoned the place , and came to dromore , and that night the irish army came to loch-bricklan . this day cap. hugh mac-gill brought his troop of dragoons from the ardes to dromore ; sir arthur rawden sent to hillsbrough for an good musketeers , but they came not , nor the other forces expected from other parts . th . of march , the irish army marched towards dromore . this night major baker brought four companies of foot to dromore , but very ill armed : the officers put what horse and foot they had into the best posture they could , and sent to hillsbrough for powder and arms. th . of march , the express returned with some powder , but the bullets were unsuitable to their unsizable arms. the express also brought sir arthur rawden order to retire next night with his men to hillsbrough . upon which they resolved to quit the town , expecting that the rest of the forces of down and antrim would be that night at lisburn , and advance from thence the next day to hillsbrough . the same day the presbiterian ministers appeared before the consult with the proposals mentioned in mr. osborns vindication , and the country was summoned to appear the th , at blarismore . one of the scouts acquaints the officers at dromore , that about two troops of irish horse were marching towards the town , upon which the horse and dragoons were drawn up in the street ; the four companies of foot were also drawn up at the entry of the town . the horse and dragoons went on and fac't a party of the enemy , till they discovered the whole body of the irish army coming on them , and having no strength capable to oppose them , their foot went off , and their horse endeavoured to make good their retreat : some few of the horse and dragoons , and some of the country people that were carrying off their goods , were killed . the same day the lord mount alexander , collonel upton , and mr. hamilton of tillimore , upon advice hereof , got together what horse they could at hillsbrough , ( which were not many , ) and were marching out of town to assist those of dromore , when they met their foremost party on their retreat , they rallied as many as they could of that flying party , sent to lisburn for the forces that were there to the number of near . sir arthur rawden rode thither to hasten them up , but the precipitant motion of the irish army struck such a terror into the people who were but ill armed , that few would stay at hillsbrough , so that they were forced to leave it to the irish , who seized the provisions and the little ammunition laid up there , besides the papers of the consult . most of the forces also at lisburn shrunk and stole away ; their leaders in this confusion could not agree on any post thereabouts which they were able to defend against a well appointed army ; their hopes of speedy assistance from the other counties , as well as from england were frustrated , and so they resolved upon shifting for themselves . all the gentlemen of the lower parts of the county of down , ( except captain hugh mac-gill and his brother , ) endeavoured to transport themselves . others resolved to stay and defend their country to the last extremity , as sir arthur rawden and most of his regiment ; part of sir john mac-gills regiment , under the command of lieutenant collonel whitney : part of sir william franklins , under the command of major tubman : collonel arthur upton with part of his regiment , collonel adairs regiment , under the command of collonel edmonston , major stroud with his own troop , captain clotworthy upton with his troop , being one of the earl of mount alexander's regiment : one troop of belfast , commanded by captain white . all these forces being about in number , marched to colerain , the rest either removed into england , or took protections from the irish , but all the collonels went either to derry , or out of the kingdom , except collonel lesley , who chose rather to take protection ; and helpt to victual the irish camp before derry . of the garrison of dungannon , i need give only this short relation : dungannon in the county of tyrone , being in great danger from the irish garrison in charlemont , ( that had above companies in it , ) the defence of it by a good garrison was thought very necessary . and accordingly the counties of tyrone , derry , and donegall , sent in several troops and companies by turns , which were maintained partly by the country , partly by their officers . about the th . of february , the irish gathered together in great numbers near stewarts town and gleno . collonel stewart commanded a detach't party of our men ( about . some of captain stewart of killemonts troop , and some foot ) to go and view them , who killed some of the irish , and took or prisoners . soon after , a considerable party of the forces of charlemont , joyned with othey irish of the countrey near benburb : a party of our men both foot and horse , beat them off , and took a prey of cattel from them , as they did several afterwards . collonel lundy about the th . of march , sent his orders to collonel stewart to quit the town , which accordingly he did , tho against the opinion of most of the officers . nor was there any care taken to carry off that great quantity of provisions , which the country about had sent in , so that they fell into the enemies hands . about the th . or th . of march , some of the garrison marched towards colerain , others towards derry , as mr. walker and his company , &c. the th . a party of our men beat off a party of the irish , who had taken up the pass at toam . of the forces raised by the lord blaney , i shall give the reader a breif account out of a memoir of his own . being chosen by the counties of armagh , and monaghan , to command all the forces raised , and to be raised for the protestant service there , after the disarming the irish dragoons at armagh , i posted my self there , and at a general rendezvouz of the inhabitants of the county , found their number to be about men , indifferently well armed . there was at this time at the fort of charlemont , which is within miles of the town , near of the enemy , who were very insolent , upon the account they received of an armies being sent from dublin , to reduce the northern rebels ( as they call'd us ) to obedience . this made them for a forthnight together attempt the plundering all the protestants houses near the town , and being oblig'd to defend 'em , several skirmishes happened between our parties , the protestants always prevailing ; insomuch that considerable numbers of the enemy were every day kill'd , and we only suffer'd the loss of one man. thus it continued 'till wednesday the th . of march , at which time i heard that my own house at mona●●an was taken by the irish , that all the forces of the county were retreated to glasslough , and besieg'd there by the enemy : sir nicholas atchison came the same day from the north , and inform'd me that sir arthur rawden had quitted lough brickland , and that the irish army under the conduct of lieutenant general hamilton had possest themselves of that place . a council of war was then call'd of all the officers in the town , where it was resolved that we should the next day march towards the relief of those which were besieg'd at glasslough , and if we could bring off the protestant party there , we should march through dungannon to toam , and so to antrim , to joyn with our friends there . the same day a party of the enemy were beat off by the protestants at tonragee , and several of 'em kill'd . of the affair of glasslough , i shall begg leave to insert the following relation from another hand . those of glasslough having orders from my lord blaney to march towards antrim , notice was given to the country to be there that night or the next morning : the irish having intelligence of it , beset the roads to rob 'em ; upon which capt. ancktall mounted of his horse , and capt. richardson with files of foot went out and fell on the robbers , they kill'd , the rest flying to the woods and boggs . capt. cole with his troop of horse , and foot companies , came hither , and it was concluded to march that day : but we were immediately alarm'd with the account of a body of irish foot coming towards us : it was agreed to go out and fight 'em : the enemy had possess'd themselves of an old danish fort , within less than half a mile of the town . we detach'd fire-locks , and all the horse of troops fit for service : the enemy who had fired at us while at a great distance , upon our nearer approach , sally'd out and fir'd a volly at our men : but captain ancktall with his horse came so suddainly on them , and pursu'd 'em so close , as they were retreating into the fort , that the enemy within seeing several kill'd , and others trod under the horses feet , threw down their arms , and betook themselves to their heels : they were about five to one in number , and yet there were ( as mr. anthony who stay'd in the country told us ) of 'em kill'd , among whom was collonel mackennah , captains , lieutenants , and ensigns : we only lost that brave man capt. ancktall , who after the enemy was routed , was unfortunately shot by a fellow that lay in a bush . more of the enemy had been cut off , if they had not had a bogg to retreat to : but after this encounter , we had only so much ammunition left us , as serv'd to charge our arms on our march. — on fryday the th . i heard that the forces of the counties of down and antrim were broken , and retired to colerain , upon which advice i march'd thither with horse and as many foot , being all that were left me of the i mentioned before , the others having taken protection from the enemy . on the road between dungannon and monimore , i met at artrea of the enemy , who attacqued us , but we were so successful as to beat them , and kill of them ; all the country people thereabouts generally fled to colerain with the army , except a few . the gentlemen in the country in other parts were very active , particularly sir francis hamilton , and captain robert sanderson , in the county of cavan , who were of the excepted from pardon in the lord tyrconnel's proclamation . of the forces raised by the lord kingston , i had the following relation from his lordship . on the th . of january , . the gentlemen of the county of sligo met and associated themselves , and chose the right honourable robert lord baron of kingston , and the honourable capt. chidley coot , their chief commanders , and promised obedience to both or either of them , and then formed themselves into troops and companies , and furnished their men with horses , arms , ammunition and provisions , and order'd frontier garrisons to be kept , as grange in the way to ballyshanny , to hold correspondence with derry and the places adjacent : garrisons were also put into new-town and mannor hamilton , to keep correspondence with inniskillin , my lord bellimont's house at killoona , dr. leslie's and mr. cooper's at mercury , was the frontier garrisons toward the boyle and ballymoat , to prevent the incursions of the irish from those parts . there was also a garrison at cottlestown , in the farthest part of the county of sligo , to observe the motions of the new-rais'd army in the county of mayo , which was very numerous . soon after the bishop of killalla had quitted his house , there was one tremble , a servant to sir arthur gore barbarously murther'd by capt. walter bourk and his soldiers . coll. mackdonnel being garrison'd at boyle , and not permitting any of the protestants to pass with their goods and provisions towards the garrison of sligo , but ordering all such goods and provisions to be seized : — it was thought fit he should be writ to , desiring him to let the protestants have free passage to sligo , as all the papists had from thence to boyle , athlone , and other places , to their irish friends , without any molestation from the garrison of sligo ; but he not performing what was desired , it was resolved that the lord kingston , and captain chidley coote , should with a party of horse and foot march to boyle , and demand a free passage for the protestants , which the coll. readily granted , but never performed , though we lookt on him as one of the fairest reputation among the irish in those parts . it is to be observed , that the collonel upon the approach of our party , drew all his horse , foot and dragoons , within the walls of the lord kingston's house and gardens , though with his old troops and rapparees he had at least five to one in and about the place . about of our horse , commanded by captain arthur cooper , went to view what the irish design'd at ballimont , then garrison'd by a company of foot , under the command of capt. terence mac donogh , he drew 'em up to face our men ; but they firing on 'em , and with the shot of one blunderbuss killing one , and wounding five more , the irish threw down their arms and run to the castle , our men pursuing and beating 'em to the draw-bridge . about or shewed themselves before ballintober , dr. lesley's house , upon which he drew out about horse and foot , upon which the irish fled to the boggs . during the stay of the forces at sligo , frequent correspondence was kept with derry , sometimes with collonel lundy , and sometimes with the committee ; and at inniskillin with the governor of that place , coll. gustavus hamilton . many letters came to sligo , from coll. lundy and the committee , to march the forces to derry ; it being alledged by them , that if the northern forces were conquered , that must fall of course . by this time the stone-fort at sligo was finished , and the sodd-fort new made up , at the cost of the officers , and labour of the soldiers . whilst the english were at sligo , there was an open market kept , where the papists as well as the protestants had the selling and disposing of what commodities they brought thither : yet some time before sligo was quitted , several of the brittish coming thither , from tirrearagh , with great store of meal , cattle , &c. a party of irish that were got into an old castle , belonging to captain henry crofton , ( an inveterate roman catholick ) robbed and plundered all the brittish of their corn , &c. and made a store of it in the castle ; of which an account coming to the lord kingston , his lordship immediately sent in the night captain william ormsby , and captain francis gore , with a detached party of men out of every troop and company under their command , and the next morning before day the lord kingstone march't with another party to assist them ( if there had been occasion , ) but his lordship met cornet charles nicolson , who gave him an account that our party had got the castle by setting fire to the gate , and smoaking the enemy out , who at first fired very briskly upon our men , yet we lost none : — we found great store of provisions , of meal , &c. and seventeen muskets belonging to the irish army , with several half pikes , irish daggers , and rapparee's swords ; the protestants had their corn and cattle returned 'em , or a market rate paid them for so much of their corn as they could spare . several letters were written from time to time to collonel lundy , for a supply of arms and ammunition for the garrison of sligo , but none could be had ; 'till at last a ship came to derry from scotland with ammunition , and then coll. lundy consented to let sligo have three barrels of powder , and ballyshanny one , provided five pounds per barrel were paid for it ; but though a bill of twenty pounds was immediately sent for that end , yet none of it ever came to sligo . about the th . of march , an express came to sligo from coll. lundy , to hasten our march with all speed to derry ; which letter , as all others that came from coll. lundy or the committee , were communicated to all our officers , but the last letter that came was mislay'd by capt. coote ; and on the same day a council of war ( if then it might be so term'd ) was called , and a speedy march to derry was voted , by the officers who had no commission to make 'em so , but such as the gentlemen they had chosen for their chief had given 'em : the names of the subscribers of that council were , ( as follows ) major owen vaughan , major thomas hart , captain hugh morgan , captain piercy gethins , captain edward woods , captain william ormesby , captain william smith , captain william griffith , lieutenant richard brooke , lieutenant adam ormesby , and cornet oliver brookes . on the st . being the next day following , the council was called again , where it was hotly pressed and voted to march northward , and accordingly all things were prepared against the next day , and then a march began ; the foot , baggage , with some horse in the rear , march'd out early in the morning , the rest attending the lord kingston till they had broke the trunnions , and nailed the heavier guns , and sent off the smallest by boat , and staved all the rest they could find ; but those sent away were put into an island by storm , which next day were taken by the irish , by help of some boats that were concealed by them . on the th . the forces with bag and baggage arrived safe at ballyshanny , lieut. coll. connell farrell was ordered to hinder and oppose us with fire-locks from boyle , with the dartry-irish , to the number of four or five hundred , who attempted the breaking down of bondrons-bridg , which they quitted upon the approach of about fifty of our horse , and took the boggs , and never opposed us in one pass , though there were many dangerous ones , wherein a few might hinder the passage of a great many , had they had courage to do it . either on the way , or at ballyshanny , a letter came to the lord kingston from the committee at derry , with orders ( as they said ) from coll. lundy to stay at ballyshanny , and keep the passes on the earne water , ( which was obey'd , he having his present majesty's commission . ) the garrison of ballyshanny , under the command of capt. folliot , was now reinforced , and the ferry-boat of that place sunk , and the lord folliot's house , with other houses on connaught-side the water were burnt , to prevent the enemy's sheltring themselves therein , and from thence annoying us with their shot , and one arch more of balleek-bridge was pulled down , part being so served by sir james caldwell before , and a garrison left there under the command of major vaughan , and lieut. arthur cooper , and another garrison left at mulick , being the house of lieut. walter johnson , under the command of capt. william smith , capt. francis king , and lieut. toby mulloy , to observe and guard a ford at the mouth of lough-earn : and at the same time another party was ordered to keep the castle and town of dunnegal , being commanded by capt. francis gore , and capt. edward woods . during the time of the lord kingston and his party 's being at ballyshanny and the places before mentioned , there came several expresses , inviting the lord kingston with eighty of his choicest horse and three hundred foot to derry , with promises of provision should be made for 'em : but the party having been all along together , they were all of 'em against breaking , 'till something should happen , by which they might shew their zeal to his present majesty's service and the protestant religion ; and accordingly staid there 'till a letter came to the lord kingston , sign'd at a council of war at derry , april the th . ordering the forces under his command , as well as all others to be at clady , lifford , and long causey , or the places near to 'em , on monday the th of april , by a clock in the morning . this letter came not to the lord kingston till the th of april , at ten a clock that night , and the nearest of his forces were miles from the place of rendevouz . upon this the lord kingston called a council of war , wherein it was concluded , that tho it was impossible for the lord kingston and his party to be at any of the places abovementioned , in twice the time limited ; yet the lord kingston himself , with ten or twelve horse , should the next morning go towards derry , to see how matters were , and to give directions accordingly to his party : very early the next morning his lordship went , but when his lordship came to strannor-lane , within five miles of rapho , his lordship met with several of the brittish running from cladyford , who gave his lordship an account , that the brittish were fled with coll. lundy into derry , and the irish were got to rapho , between his lordship and that place ; whereupon his lordship hastened back to dunegal , and sent an express with orders for the horse , to secure themselves in iniskilling , and the foot at dunegal , ballishany , and other places : and then the lord kingston with some of his officers , went to killibeggs , and took shipping , and were put into scotland , from whence his lordship hastened to give his majesty an account of affairs , hoping to have made a quick return to his party , with his majesties commissions and orders . so unhappily were the designs of that noble lord , ( who inherits the courage as well as the honour of his father , ) for the preservation of that part of the countrey , which he prosecuted with extraordinary zeal and resolution , frustrated by the confused , but peremptory orders which he received from collonel lundy . what happened of moment from the time of the forces of antrim fleeing to colerain , to the time of their deserting , i shall extract out of a diary of sir arthur rawdea's , only the relation of what pass'd at bartglenoan , was drawn up by another hand . march . fryday th . the forces of the northeast parts of ulster , came to colerain , of which immediate notice was sent to collonel lundy , then at derry . saturday , th . the next day several ; of the north-east officers went to see collonel lundy , to advise what measures should be taken , and met with collonel lundy , about two or three miles from newton limavady , and turned back with collonel lundy , and collonel gustavus hamilton to colerain : collonel lundy said that he could not spare ammunition to defend colerain , and therefore thought it it adviseable to quitt the town as soon as it should be attacked , for he said he had not forty barrels of powder , but assured us he had provision to hold out a year : and further added , that he would take care to bring all the stacks of corn and hay into derry , which were then in great numbers on the road , but never did it . the commonalty at colerain suspected collonel lundy , and when he was going towards the bridge , to view the town , they imagin'd he was going away , and drew up the bridge , and the guard presented their muskets and pikes at him . it was concluded , that because there was much to do at derry , to fortifie and provide it with stores , that collonel lundy should remain in derry , and collonel gustavus hamilton manage the field , he having been chosen governour of the county of donegal before . monday th . lieutenant collonel whitney was ordered to be upon the guard , with his men at the bridge of colerain , fearing least the townsmen should again draw up their bridge to hinder lundy's going away , who that day went to derry . wednesday th . it was order'd by the committee of derry , that a ravelin should be built to defend the bishops gate , and money was ordered for it . several sums of money were also rais'd for the garrison of colerain . and because it was suspected and given out by some , that in case the forces were beaten at colerain , the town of derry would not let them into their gates ; a paper was drawn up by the committee , and signed by the chief of the inhabitants and officers , both of the town and countrey , being an agreement to stand together , and succour each other , and this was proclaimed in the market-house , to the great satisfaction of all . thursday st . captain james hamilton arriv'd with barrels of powder , arms and amunition , ( as was said for men ) money , and a commission to collonel lundy to be governour of derry . the instructions which captain hamilton had , were to summon the mayor , and all other officers , civil and military , on board him , and there before 'em all to give the oaths of fidelity to coll. lundy , before he should give him any arms , &c. but instead thereof , most of the gentlemen on board were desired to withdraw , on pretence of private business : so that if lundy was sworn , 't was very privately . and it was much wondered at , that when the committee of derry , and the officers , the next day desir'd that lundy might take the oaths before them all , for their greater satisfaction , he absolutely refused it on pretence of having taken 'em on board the day before . mr. charles hamilton , mr. william stewart , and others refnsed 'em ; but the mayor , sheriffs , aldermen , and all the officers were sworn , and the king and queen were proclaimed with great solemnity and joy , the bishop being present . it was not fully known what arms or money came to derry , nor how disposed of , there being but muskets given to each regiment , and tho ( besides the money which came over ) considerable summs were raised in town , yet 't was believed that little of it was disposed for the publick use . sunday th . colonel gustavus hamilton called a council of war at colerain , and represented to the officers , that the want of ammunition would make them a prey to the enemy , and that therefore it were best to quit the town , and retire to derry : in the mean time the enemy appeared with some squadrons of horse before the town , which made all repair to the ramparts , and hindered quitting of the town , which else had been done ; some rambling shot were made at the enemy , who thereupon retired . monday . about a clock in the morning a fire happened in an out-house near our magazine , which made us suspect treachery , and we all got to the ramparts ; but the fire being extinguished , and no enemy appearing , all was quieted . wednesday th . about eight in the morning , the whole army , under the command of lieutenant general hamilton , appeared before our ramparts , and advanced within about yards of them , under shelter and covert of hedges and ditches , which particular interest had hindered us from throwing down ; this was on blind-gate side ; and near the church , the mill sheltered them within yards of a bastion . they raised two batteries , one of three guns , which played upon the bridge , and blind-gate , their design being to break down the bridge , and hinder our escape , they not doubting of making themselves masters of the town , and to that end made several shot at the bridge , and several at blind-gate ; one of which split the upper beam , and broke the chain which captain archibald mac cullogh with great hazzard fastened , the enemy firing very warmly at him . the other battery did little mischief , but killing one man , and battering down a few chimneys , and making a few breaches in the church roof ; their gunner was killed with a musket shot , by captain hugh mac gill. about four of the clock in the afternoon there fell much snow , which covered the ground in an instant . about five the enemy retired in great confusion , but we ( having been forced to block up the gates with timber , earth and rubbish , which was not to be removed suddenly ) could not pursue them , only some of our men leaped over the ramparts , and took several prisoners , ( particularly one courney , who went to the enemy after ●hey came to derry ) with some arms , commissions , and red-coats , two tents , &c. we lost but three men , which is very much , considering the continual firing of the enemy ; what they lost is uncertain , because they carried off their dead ; 't was reported by the countrey people , that they burned many of their dead in a house . thursday th . we foraged within two miles of the enemies camp , and brought in cattle , &c. fryday th . sir arthur rawdens regiment was ordered to go to monimore , about twenty six miles from colerain , to oppose gordon o neile , who 't was said was marching towards colerain with men. mr. skeffington's regiment was ordered to ballaghy dawsons bridge , and the passes on the band above port-glenon : one battalion of that regiment , under the command of lieutenant collonel houston , was ordered to keep the pass at toam ; but because of the floods which overspread the woods of creagh , they could seldom get to their posts , or relieve their guards : the other part of it under the command of major michelburn , was sent to guard the pass at newferry , or miles below toam , to which there was easier access . collonel edmonston was ordered to defend and secure the pass of port glenon , by hindering the enemys repairing the bridge , which is miles from colerain . collonel canning's regiment was also ordered to maherafelt , and monimore , sir john mac gills was sent to killrea , and that part of the ban ; care had been taken before to sink most of the boats and cotts on the ban river . sir tristram berisford's regiment , with collonel francis hamilton's , and several detachments , to the number of men , were left to defend colerain . the protestants at fagivie , under command of captain blair , beat back some of the irish who had cross'd the river there . april , tuesday d . we went to monimore , the irish quitting it upon our approach , and we got great quantities of provision in the countrey , and saw no enemy . collonel edmonston sent word to sir arthur rawden , that his men were almost starved , for want of provisions , and that none could be had , unless he would furnish him , and withal desired to see him ; and accordingly he sent provisions , and went there late that night , ( fryday th . ) and found that he had intrenched himself so well , that the enemy could not annoy them , neither with great nor small shot , and he had destroyed great part of the bridge ; there was a contnual fireing on both sides . saturday th . we killed near of the enemy , and with hot iron bullets fired the town where they lay , and drove them all out of of it . — sunday th . about two a clock this morning we had notice , that the lord galmoy , coll. gordon o neal , and coll. mac mahon were come to dungannon , with foot , and horse , in order to surprize and cut off the garrison at monimore , and sir arthur rawden was desired to hasten thither , the letter being communicated to the officers , it was resolved sir arthur rawden should go towards monimore ; but he with major baker , capt. hugh mac gill , and captain dumbar had not rode above a mile before they had an account sent 'em , that the irish in five or six great boats , had in the night-time passed by the guards that were kept on the river-side , by coll. skeffingtons regiment , and were then coming down within a mile of collonel edmonston's trenches : sir arthur rawden immediately sent notice of it to collonel edmonston , to lieutenant collonel whitney , and to major michelburn . one company of collonel edminston's regiment , that lodged in some countrey houses , got to the river , and fired at them , till their powder was all spent . when the boats came within half a mile of the trenches , they landed the men , and took in more irish on the other side the river , till they had landed a considerable party . two or three companies of the granadeers advanced first thro the bogg , towards collonel edmonston's trenches ; he having but men in 'em , went out with of them to line a ditch on the side of the bogg towards the enemy , ( leaving lieutenant collonel will. shaw to guard the trenches , ) and vigorously opposed 'em till both their ammunition was spent , and the irish overpowered 'em with their numbers , which were continually increasing . about this time sir arthur rawden and captain dunbar came to the trenches ; and were surprized with a volley of shot from the irish , who immediately sent granadeers to line the hedges , on the way to that only pass by which they could retreat , and to keep that pass against a party of protestants that they saw marching towards it . this party was five companies of foot , under command of lieutenant collonel whitney , coming to collonel edmonston's assistance , who commanded three young captains to lead on the men ; but when he observed the enemy , he commanded his men to face about and retire , which all did except one captain james mac-gill , who ashamed of so base a retreat went on : about this time , sir arthur rawden , and captain dumbar came to the pass , and having no other way to escape , ventured through all the shot , powr'd in upon 'em from the hedges till they met captain james mac-gill , but as they were charging again , they spied another party of irish behind 'em , and they had not gone far before captain james mac-gill was unfortunately shot off his horse : a captain of the granadeers came up and run his sword several times through him , and another of 'em dashed out his brains with a musquet ; ( so barbarously did they kill that deserving young gentleman , whose early valour would have met with other treatment from any enemy but the irish . ) by that time sir arthur rawden had got over the pass , major baker and captain hugh mac-gill were come up with what men they could get together , and had stop'd collonel whitney's party . collonel edmonston also , and lieut. collonel shaw had by several ways got up to them ; but the soldiers having little ammunition or match left , the body of the irish being increased , and especially the lord galmoy's march towards monymore being confirmed , it was resolved that collonel edmonston , and lieutenant collonel whitney , shou'd march to colerain : that sir arthur rawden with his own regiment of dragoons , collonel skeffingtons , and collonel kennings regiments of foot , ( the last of them was under command of lieutenant collonel william cuningham , ) should march towards derry , which was accordingly done . besides captain james mac-gill , and several common soldiers which were lost , one captain henly was wounded and taken prisoner . and sir arthur rawden by continual fatigue and want of rest cast himself into a dangerous illness , which afterwards forced him to leave that kingdom . a gentleman who in all those affairs of the north of ireland , shewed himself a true lover and friend of his country , by his extraordinary zeal and courage ; his great expences and indefatigable diligence in the defence of it . collonel edmonston also contracted those distempers in the trenches at port-glenon , of which he afterwards died at cullmore , april the th . having behaved himself there , and on all other occasions with great gallantry and resolution . the irish having crossed the ban , all those of the army above at monymore and maghrifelt , ( except a few captains that took protection ) as well as those of toam , and newferry , fled over the mountains to derry . colerain was deserted least the irish should intercept betwixt the forces there , and those at derry ; part of the bridge was cut down , part of it burnt . and all the countrey came towards derry as their last refuge . april the th . the body of our army came to the ferry that leads over to the town , and it was no small trouble to see so many brave and resolute men both horse and foot without a general . the horse and dragoons were that day ordered by collonel lundy , to march to lifford and strabane , and the next the dragoons were ordered to march to letter-kenny : the horse and dragoons brought in good store of meale and other provisions to derry . april th . mr. cairns being sent from england , with instructions and a letter from the king to collonel lundy , came this day to derry ; he met some officers , and a great number of people going off : collonel lundy had offered passes to the officers , and spoke so discouragingly to many of them , concerning the indefensibleness of the place , that they strongly suspected he had a design to give it up ; and they could see little hope of preventing it , in such a confusion if he proved treacherous , and therefore were unwilling to stay , only to be betrayed into the enemies hands . mr. cairns delivered the kings letter to governour lundy , and acquainted him and others , with the cause of his coming , and the forces following him at sea for their aid ; and though this good news put new life and resolution into many of them , yet since others , and particularly some of the chief officers were said to be on the wing to depart ; he was earnest with governour lundy to take some speedy and effectual care to prevent it ; whereupon a council of war was held that night , to whom collonel lundy imparted his letter . [ see it in the end . ] mr. cairns's instructions were also read , and be pursuant thereto , represented to 'em his majesties great care and concern for 'em , and that whole kingdom ; the great preparations making in england for their relief , and the forces at present hastening to ' em . he therefore earnestly disswaded 'em from deserting the place , and desired according to his instructions a particular account of the present condition of the city as to men , arms , ammunition , &c. this had that effect , that the council drew up the following resolution , which collonel james hamilton proposed , and was active to promote . we the officers hereunto subscribing , pursuant to a resolution taken , and agreed upon at a council of war at london-derry held this day ; do hereby mutually promise and engage , to stand by each other with our forces against the common enemy , and will not leave the kingdom , nor desert the publick service , until our affairs are in a setled and secure posture . and if any of us shall do the contrary , the person so leaving the kingdom , or deserting the service , without consent of a council of war , is to be deemed a coward , and disaffected to their majesties service , and the protestant interest . dated the th . of april , . paulet phillips . hugh mac-gill . rich. croftor . jo. hill. geo. hamilton . arthur upton . ja. hamilton . nich. atchison . hugh montgommery . the. whitney . will. ponsonby . rich. johnson . robert lundy . blaney . ar. rawden . will. shaw. rich. whaley . dan. mac-neal . will. shaw. jo. forward . ger. squire . j. blaney . jo. tubman . this resolution was not only affixt on the market-house , but read next morning at head of every battallion , at which the soldiers expressed their great satisfaction with loud acclamations and huzza's . mr. cairns also wrote to several persons of note , that were then about going off at castledoe , to disswade 'em , but all in vain . at the same councel there were several articles agreed on . [ see 'em in the end ] the enemy being come to the lough , and threatning to come over with their boats , and there being no other vessel in the lough , but mr. cairne's , the council desired , and obtained his to be used as a privateer against them . the enemy thus hastning upon them , and some discontents appearing among the soldiers , who murmured especially against collonel lundy , for taking no more care to put 'em into a posture of defence , and expressed great readiness to fight the enemy if they were led on ; to allay these heats and provide for the common safety ; a council of war was held , april the th . in which they came to the following resolution . london-derry , april the th . . at a general council of war , resolved unanimously , that on monday next , by ten of the clock , all officers and soldiers , horse , dragoons , and foot , and all other armed men whatsoever of our forces and friends , inlisted or not inlisted , that can or will fight for their countrey and religion against popery , shall appear on the fittest ground near gladyford , lifford , and long-cauly , as shall be nearest to their several and respective quarters , there to draw up in battalions to be ready to fight the enemy ; and to preserve our lives , and all that is dear to us from them . and all officers and soldiers , of horse , foot , dragoons , and others that are armed , are required to be then there , in order to the purpose aforesaid , and to bring a weeks provision at least with them , for men , and as much forrage as they can for horses . robert lundy . william stuart . ja. hamilton . fran. hamilton . nich. atchison . hugh montgommery . geo. hamilton . fran. white . jo. tubman . jo. barry . c. fronde . hugh mac-gill . jo. hill. jo. hamilton . jo. forward . kilner brasier . walter dawson . pawlet phillips . at this councel collonel lundy was chosen to be commander in chief in the field , which he undertook . this day major stroud made some proposals to governour lundy , of which no notice was taken ; most of the suburbs on both sides the water were burnt or pulled down . april the th . the body of the enemies army marched up towards strabane , part of them within view of the city , whereupon mr. cairns went twice to governour lundy , pressing him to take some speedy effectual care for securing the passes of fin-water , least the enemy should get over before our men could meet : he replied in a careless manner , that he had given orders already , but how little was actually done towards the prevention of it , the next day gave us a sad demonstration . the same day several others sent word to governour lundy , that if he did not march the men that day , the enemy would certainly prevent their getting together in any orderly body , and therefore intreated him to be with the men that night at clady and lifford . but their advice was not regarded . our men had burnt all the corn and forrage on the road , so that if those passes had been maintained , the enemies horse could not have long subsisted there . this day we had news , that a fleet was seen off the coast near the lough-mouth , but were driven off by the wind to sea again . captain hamil , and major crofton with a party at lifford , did all this night repulse the enemy , ( who attempted to come over the ford , ) with great resolution and success , killing as we heard several of them , with their cannon and small shot . april the th collonel cuningham , and collonel richards , with the english ships and forces arrived in the lough , they had particular instructions to receive from time to time such orders as collonel lundy should give them in all things relating to his majesties service ; pursuant to which , collonel cuningham sent three several messages to him : by the first , ( which was from green-castle about ten in the morning , ) he acquainted him with his coming , and desired his orders about landing the two regiments on board ; by the second , ( from red-castle about two in the afternoon , ) having some information of their being gone out to fight the enemy at clady , he wrote the following letter . from on board the swallow near red-castle at two in the afternoon , april the th . . sir , hearing you have taken the field , in order to fight the enemy , i have thought it fit for their majesties service to let you know there are two well disciplin'd regiments here on board , that may joyn you in two days at farthest ; i am sure they will be of great use in any occasion , but especially for the encouragement of raw men , as i judge most of yours are , therefore it is my opinion that you only stop the passes at the fords of finn , till i can joyn you , and afterwards if giving battle be necessary , you will be in a much better posture for it than before . i must ask your pardon if i am too free in my advice ; according the remote prospect i have of things , this seems most reasonable to me ; but as their majesties have left the whole direction of matters to you , so you shall find that no man living will more chearfully obey you , than your most humble servant , john cuningham . having no answer to either , he sent a third messenger from culmore-castle , about nine at night , to desire his orders which he was ready to execute , but he received no answer from governour lundy till that evening , of which in its due order . this day a considerable party of the irish horse , marched from strabane to clady , some of their foot being there before them , our men had the week before broke down some arches of the bridge , and had made a breast-work at the end of it . our forces at derry marched about eight or nine in the morning towards long-causey , lifford , and clady ; many troops and companies were gathering from several parts to joyn them , in all above . a party of the enemy that attempted to ford the river at castle-fin , was repulsed by a party of collonel skeffingtons regiment posted there : another small party of our men , about dragoons of collonel stewarts regiment , commanded by captain murray , ( after most of the few foot posted there were beat off , ) opposed the enemies coming over at cladyford , till all their ammunition was spent . but there was no more ammunition sent them ; ( nay so strangely had the governour managed things , that most part of the ammunition was but coming from derry , about three or four miles out of it , when some part of our forces were fleeing thither upon their retreat : ) and major stroud who had some horse near the ford was so ill plac't , that he could not bring them on , where they were so exposed to the enemies shot , thô he earnestly endeavour'd it ; so that they were forc't to retire from the bridge , the enemy perceiving this , and observing the scatter'd condition of our men , several troops of their horse rush't into the river , and swam through ; ( one major nangle and another officer were drown'd . ) when they got over , they were ( as gordon o-neal since told me , ) in terrible fear least we should have fallen upon them , for the waters being high , they had scarce a dry shot left : but governour lundy , was so far from putting the protestant forces into any posture to oppose them , that upon notice of their entring the ford , he gave orders to all thereabouts , to flee to derry , himself leading the way , but sent none to other parts of the army , which never met in any considerable body . upon this news of the irish horse being got over , the foot posted at lifford , that were shooting at a party of irish cross the river at strabane , were called off , and retired to the pass at long causey . collonel franc. hamilton stopt those that fled there , and drew 'em up in good order behind that pass , expecting the irish would take that way , and lundy would come thither from rapho : but the irish horse chiefly pursued those that took the way to rapho , where they did great execution on coll. mountgomery's regiment of foot , there being no tolerable care taken to bring 'em off . and they had been all cut off , if they had not got into boggs , and marishy places , to secure themselves from the enemies horse . the forces at the long causey staid there till towards evening ; but fearing the enemy might come from rapho , to intercept their passage to derry , they retired thither : so inexcusable was the conduct of the general , both in abandoning so many passes , and those so easily defensible by a few men , if they had been either supplyed with ammunition , or constantly reliev'd , and in never so much as attempting to draw the forces into a body , when there were in the field above men , who ( whatever he pretended to the contrary ) wanted more care and resolution in their leader than courage in themselves : but whether this ill conduct must be ascrib'd to negligence or design , the reader must be left to judge by his following actions . governour lundy being come into town , order'd the centinels to shut the gates , so that many officers , soldiers and private gentlemen were forc'd that night to lye about the walls ; and the reason that he since publickly gave for it , is not unworthy the readers notice , viz. to preserve the provisions , which he knew to be sufficient for men for months , after the rate of pounds of fish , pounds of flesh , and quarts of meal per week , for each man. and though this was very far from being a just acconnt , yet how very different a one he gave the officers of the two regiments on board , will appear by what follows . governour lundy this night sent back major tiffin , captain lyndon , and captain cornwall commander of the swallow frigat ( as appears by a certificate annext at the end ) with the following answer to coll. cuningham's message . to coll. john cuningham . sir , i am come back much sooner than i expected , when i went forth ; for having numbers placed on fin-water , as i went to a pass , where a few might oppose a greater number than came to the place , i found them on the run before the enemy , who pursued with great vigour , and i fear march on with their forces ; so that i wish your men would march all night in good order , least they be surprized ; here they shall have all the accommodation the place will afford : in this hurry pardon me for this brevity , the rest the bearer will inform you . i rest sir , london-derry , april . . your faithful servant , robert lundy . if the men be not landed , let 'em land and march immediately . sir , since the writing of this , major tiffen is come here , and i have given him my opinion fully , which i believe when you hear , and see the place , you will both joyn with me ; that without an immediate supply of money and provisions , this place must fall very soon into the enemys hands : if you do not send your men here some time tomorrow , it will not be in your power to bring 'em at all : 'till we discourse the matter , i remain , dear sir , your most faithful servant , robert lundy . in the postscript he referrs coll. cuningham to the account he gave major tiffin , which was , ( as himself has since publickly own'd ) that there was not above days provision in town for men , though all unnecessary mouths were put out of it , and though what was in the town for private use were taken to the publick stores . accordingly he ordered coll. cuningham and coll. richards to leave their men still on board their ships , and to come with some of their officers to town , that they might resolve on what was fit to be done . accordingly april . coll. cuningham and coll. richards with some of their officers came to town , where coll. lundy call'd a council of war , composed of these sixteen persons , chidley coot . james hamilton . captains of cuning . reg. cornwall . echlin . traunter . lyndon . lundy . blany . cuningham . richards . hussey . tiffin . captains of richards ' s regim . pearson . pache. taylor . the two collonels with their officers were intire strangers to the state of the town , and the rest were in a great measure unacquainted with it ; for coll. lundy had call'd none of the inhabitants to it except mr. mogredge the clark ; and when , several of the principal officers ( who had some suspicion of coll. lundy's design ) as coll. franc. hamilton , coll. chichester , coll. crofton , lieut. coll. ponsonby , &c. desired to be admitted , they were absolutely refused , though at the same council he pretended he had sent for the two first , but said they could not be found , and for sir arthur rewdon , who he said was a dying . coll cuningham deliver'd to governor lundy his majesties letter and orders directed to him ; but the governour , who was president of the council , gave 'em the same account of the state of the town that he had before given to major tiffin , and therefore advised 'em all to quit it , for he said he would do so himself . those of the council who came from england , thinking it impossible the governour should be ignorant of the condition of the town , and observing the account to pass without any contradiction from those there who had been for some time in it , but had not it seems inform'd themselves better ; soon agreed in the opinion of returning for england , rather than stay in a place not to be victualled from the countrey , especially when as he further said the enemy were near their gates with men ; and there was no possibility of a return from england in so short a time as the governour affirm'd what provision they had must be spent , ( only coll. richards argued against it , because he look'd on the deserting that garrison not only as the quitting that city , but the whole kingdom , ) and accordingly they came to the following resolution : upon enquiry it appears , that there is not provision in the garrison of london-derry for the present garrison , and the two regiments on board , for above a week , or ten days at most : and it appearing that the place is not tenable against a well appointed army , therefore it is concluded upon , and resolved , that it is not convenient for his majesties service , but the contrary , to land the two regiments under col. cunningham , and col. richards , their command , now on board in the river of lough-foyle : that considering the present circumstances of affairs , and the likelihood the enemy will soon possess themselves of this place , it is thought most convenient , that the principal officers shall privately withdraw themselves , as well for their own preservation , as in hopes that the inhabitants by a timely capitulation may make terms the better with the enemy ; and that this we judge most convenient for his majesties service , as the present state of affairs now is . on the result of this council , collonel cunningham , and collonel richards , with their officers , went down to the ships , which that day fell down below red-castle : but collonel lundy , to delude both the officers and soldiers in town ( who were earnestly begging , that the english forces might land , that with their assistance they might take the field , and fight the enemy , before their cannon were brought over , in order to the preservation of that corner , into which the provisions and wealth of or counties was crouded ) told 'em publickly , it was resolved the english forces should immediately land , and when they were in their quarters , the gates should be opened , and all joyn in defence of the town : and to cloak the intreague the better , the sheriffs were ordered to go through the city , to provide quarters for 'em , who accordingly did so . but all this was meer sham to amuse the town , while they might get away with the greater ease and safety : this order was not publickly known till the th . but one of the officers of this council acquainted collonel franc. hamilton , and capt. hugh mac gill with it , and advised 'em to go off . captain mac gill discovered it to several friends , and particularly to sir arthur rawden , ( who then lay extreamly weak , and was the only person there by name excepted from mercy in the lord tyrconnel's proclamation . ) this made 'em look on the town as betrayed , and represented affairs so desperate to 'em , that they thought it madness in 'em to stay behind , meerly to be exposed as a sacrifice to the fury of the irish : and therefore many of 'em got off to the ships the day following . this day the body of our foot that retreated , by command from clady , and those parts , came in tolerable order to the gates , but were surprized to find 'em shut , by the governours order , who had but the day before commanded 'em to flee thither ; they called to the centries to open 'em , which they refused : but when one of the captains of collonel skeffingtons regiment fired at the centry , and call'd for fire to burn the gate , that and the other gates were thrown open , and all that had been kept out the night before , now entred the town , which made a considerarable body . there being no forrage in the town , the horse went all generally towards culmore , some both officers and souldiers , who had observed collonel lundy's ill conduct , and the confused posture their affairs were in , got to the ships ; those that stayed , gathered to captain murray , and resolved to sell their lives dear , rather than fall into the hands of an enemy , from whom they expected no mercy . governour lundy had plac'd captain jemmet governour of culmore , who afterwards by his order deserted it , though he had been formerly active in the service of the town ; a few irish poffest themselves of it , but it was soon recovered by a small artifice . april th . king james and his army being advanc'd as far as st. johnstown , ( five miles from derry , ) he , or lieutenant gen. hamilton , sends one mr. whitlow , a clergyman , to governour lundy , to know if they in the city would surrender on honourable terms , which they should have to prevent the effusion of christian blood : on this a council was held , who conclude to send to king james , to know what his majesties demands were , and what terms he would grant to the city : the messenger himself being allowed to sit and joyn in debates with them . the same gentleman had on the th . told cornet nicholsen ( his old acquaintance ) who inquired of him what collonel lundy intended , that the town would be delivered up before saturday following , and therefore advised him to shift for himself . he said the same to to mr. henry nicholson , arch-deacon hamilton , captain kinaston , and captain nevil were sent ; who had access to the king , and returned that night , but were refused entrance by the multitude . only the two former some way got in ; the last ( who had before been very active ) wrote in a letter the account of their negotiation , and departed . a little before this time mr. will. blacker , and ensign twinyo came to town , sent ( as was reported , and confirmed by an intercepted letter ) by king james from charlemount , to amuse the garrison with such accounts of the clemency of the king on the one hand , and the formidable strength of his army on the other , as might incline them to a surrender . this discourse soon exposed them to the suspition of the garrison , who seized and put them under restraint . blacker , while thus confined , writes a letter to the camp ( which was intercepted ) to this purpose : that he doubted not they knew he was detained a prisoner in town , but he served their interest as much there as if he were in their camp : they had many friends in town , especially captain darcy , mr. white , ( collector of strabane , ) &c. there was a council held upon them , but after some time they were both dismist . the common soldiers , who knew nothing of the forementioned order of the council , were so enraged at their officers , several of whom ( as was before hinted ) about this time left them and fled for england , that they could not forbear expressing it with some violence on some of them . one captain bell was shot dead , and another officer hurt , who had ( as was supposed with that design ) got into a boat with several other officers . this day some in the town sent one captain cole to coll. cunningham , to offer him the government of it , because they suspected coll. lundy's integrity . coll. cunningham's answer was , that he being ordered to apply himself to coll. lundy for direction in all things relating to their majesties service , could receive no application from any that opposed that authority . on the th . the ships fell down to green-castle , and on the th . sailed for england . on the th . about one a clock in the morning , a ship making towards the coast from whence they came , enquired whether they had met the english fleet ; upon which coll. cunningham hoping that some part of his majesties fleet might be near , from whom they might have provisions , resolved if he could procure from them provisions for one fortnight , to return to derry . upon which they gave the signal , and made after that ship , but found it to be the bonadventure frigat , that was convoying some ships with arms and ammunition to derry , but no provisions . this account i had from sir arthur rawden , and captain hugh mac gill , who were then on board the same vessel . there was none of the vessels , but only that wherein collonel richards was , that took the signal , and made after the bonadventure frigat . this night major crofion finding the gates open , and two of the keys wanting , doubled the guards , and changed the word . he was questioned for it the next day by coll. lundy ; but he thought not fit to infist on it , and so there was no more made of it . april th . what secret assurances were given king james , that first induc'd him to march his army down to the city , or to retire again , in expectation of the multitudes being brought to a complyance , those can give the best account that were most active for a surrender , and privy to all the clandestine transactions about it . but 't is certain , that the irish army came this day to the strand above the windmill , at the south end of derry hill , and there stop'd , waiting what answer or salutation the city would give them . the council had it the mean time given strict orders that none offer to fire from the walls on severe penalties , and some were sent about the walls to give intimation of it . but how little the council or their orders were valued by the soldiers , the event soon shew'd . it was at this council that mr. john mogredg , who had been clerk to the forementioned council , held by collonel lundy , collonel cunningham , &c. declared he would conceal no longer the result of that council , [ viz. that collonel cunningham should return with the two regiments , and all gentlemen and officers quitt the garrison , and go with him . ] he desired governour lundy to produce the order , which was a great surprize to this present council , who ( tho they generally agreed too well with collonel lundy about surrendering ) yet deeply resented the concealing so material a thing from them . but our men on the walls paid so little deference to either them or their orders , and so little regarded the secret treaties they were managing with the enemy , that when king james's forces were advancing towards them on the strand , they presently fired their great guns at them , and ( as was confidently reported ) kill'd one captain troy , near the kings person . this unnexpected salutation not only struck a strange terror into the irish camp , but put the king himself into some disorder , to find himself so roughly and unmannerly treated by those , from whom he expected so dutiful a compliance . and those who had encouraged him to try an experiment that proved so dangerous , thought themselves concern'd to make some apology for it . the council therefore resolved to send arch-deacon hamilton to the king , to excuse themselves for what had pass'd , and lay all the blame of it on the ungovernableness of the people , whose violent humour , they said they could not restrain , while his army continued there , and therefore begg'd his patience , till the present tumult was over : and because some of the council , as well as others , could hardly believe that king james was really there , captain white was sent with the arch-deacon ( having often seen the king ) to put them out of all doubt about it . captain white returned to them with assurance of it , but archdeacon hamilton took protection , ( that summer he sickned and died . ) but king james's being there , was an argument that had little force on our men on the walls , who were resolv'd to defend the protestant religion , and king williams interest , against him and his army to the utmost . nay , they now began to be impatient , to see themselves thus betrayed by such as should have been their leaders , and severely threatned both the governour and his council , for tampering with the enemy . the governour and council , though extreamly displeas'd at the boldness and resosolution of the soldiers , could not help it , having lost all authority and credit with them , of which this day produc'd a new instance , as considerable as this . capt. murray was advanc'd from culmere fort to the green field below penny-burn-mill , with a considerable party of horse , within view of the town , having left foot below at brook-hall . it was his appearing there had encouraged the men on the walls to accost the irish army so rudely . the governour and council perceiving his motion towards the city , dispatch'd one murray an express to him , with a line to this purport , that he should immediately upon sight thereof withdraw with his men to the back of the hill , out of the view of the city . he understood not the meaning of so strange an order ; but the messenger being his relation , explained the mystery to him ; that the governour and his council were about making terms with the enemy for surrendring the town ; and added , that several of his friends advis'd him to hasten to town , if he defign'd to make any effectual opposition to the enemy ; for if he came not , the town would certainly be delivered into the their hands : upon which he resolves to march with his horse straight to the city , where , with some difficulty from the enemy's dragoons , who fired at him in the way , he came to ship-key-gate ; mr. walker was sent from the council to discourse him , who would have had him alone to be taken up on the walls by a rope , which he refused with disdain ; but mr. james morison , captain of the guards , without any orders , opened the gates to him and his troops . his presence , when he came , struck a cold damp on the governour and his council , but inspir'd the men on the walls with vigour and resolution . this same council this day proceeded to conclude a surrender , and drew up a paper to that purpose , which most of them signed , and as far as i could ever learn , all of them , ( though many of the signers afterwards heartily joined with us in defence of the place . ) but to return to capt. murray , the multitude having eagerly desir'd and expected his coming , followed him through the streets with great expressions of their respect and affection . he assur'd them he would stand by them in defence of their lives and the protestant interest , and assist them immediately to suppress lundy and his council , to prevent their design of surrendring the city ; desiring all who would concurr with him herein , to put a white cloath on their left arm , which they generally did , being also encourag'd to it by capt. bashford , capt. noble , and others . this greatly alarm'd and perplex'd the governour and his council : they conclude to send for him , and try if they can prevail with him to sign the paper for surrendring the city : at their invitation he comes into the council , accompanied with some friends , ( though dissuaded by others . ) what pass'd betwixt him and governour lundy being of some importance to the right understanding that strange turn of affairs , on which the preservation of that city depended , i shall give the reader this short account of it . col. lundy desir'd to know the occasion of his jealoufies of him : capt. murray told him plainly , his late actions had declar'd him either fool. or knave ; and to make this charge good , he insisted on his gross neglect to secure the passes at strabane , lifford and clady , refusing ammunition when sent for , riding away from an army of or men , able and willing to have encounter'd the enemy , neglecting the advantageous passes of long-causey and carickins , which a few men might have defended , &c. he urg'd him to take the field , and fight the enemy , assuring him of the readiness of the soldiers , whom he vindlcated from those aspersions of cowardise which coll. lundy cast on 'em ; and when coll. lundy perswaded him to joyn with the gent. there present , who had sign'd a paper for surrendring the town , and offer'd several arguments to that purpose , drawn from their danger ; he absolutely refused it , unless it were agreed on in a general council of the officers , which he alledg'd that could not be , since there were as many absent as present . this discourse being ended , the governour and council go on with their design of surrendring . capt. murray leaves them , and returns to the soldiers that waited for him : he observed that the council were resolved to give up the city , which if they should do , it was impossible for him to keep culmore ; and having advised with his friends , he resolves to stay in town , and do his utmost to prevent what he saw the councel intended ; to which he was the more encouraged , by the entire interest he had in the affections of the common soldiers , whom he knew to be generally as averse to a surrender , and as resolute for defending the city as himself . the council goes on , after the paper for surrender was subscribed , to consider what methods were fit to be taken for capitulating with the king. they agree to send out men to him for that end , as the king by a messenger had proposed . but the men were not chosen this night ; but before the council was dismist , governour lundy sent for some of the n. c. ministers to come to the council ; none of them went , but one who refused to sit . the reasons of their being sent for , were partly to engage them to persuade captain murray , to comply with the rest for surrendring : partly that their appearance there to countenance those proceedings of the council might induce the multitude to comply also , who were generally of that persuasion ; but they not appearing , this project fail'd , and this prov'd the last session of the council . that these pernicious intentions of the council , might be the more effectually counteracted , captain murray and a party with him went this night to the main-guard , took the keys from one captain wigston , who then commanded the guard , and appointed guards that night at the gates , and on the walls . the soldiers and multitude thus headed by captain murray , renew their threats against the governour and his council , who were so justly apprehensive of their danger from them , that after that time collonel lundy kept his chamber till he stole away , and few of his council durst for a while appear in the streets , for fear of the armed multitude . i have insisted the more largely on the transactions of this day , betwixt captain murray , and the governour in council , because the opposition he made to their design , both in the council , and especially by his influence on the multitude , was the only thing that prevented the surrender of the city to king james , and altered the whole scene of affairs in it . and i must in justice add , that though the body of those that joyned with him were call'd the rabble , yet they were generally men as eminent for their great probity , as for their courage , acted with a hearty zeal to the protestant religion , and animated with the hopes of seeing it ere long flourish in that kingdom , under the happy government of king william and queen mary . and how much the main stress of the defence of that city lay on them , will appear in the following account of it . this evening king james with his army went back to st. johnstown , and stayed there till the th . waiting for an answer from the city . april the th . the multitude having thus broken the authority of the council , would have made captain murray both their general , and the sole governour of the town ; but he modestly refused it , because he judged himself fitter for action and service in the field , than for conduct or government in the town . and therefore when several gentlemen invited him to a council , that they might choose a governour , he very readily agreed to it . at this council , there were at first but about in all , where all the officers of the garrison ought to have been , as matters then stood . the persons nominated were major henry baker , major mitchelburn , and lieutenant collonel richard johnston : major baker had the majority of votes , and was chosen their governour . having done this , they immediately considered what regiments might be in town , and concluded on . governour baker to be collonel to sir arthur rawdens dragoons . major walker , to be collonel to the lord charlemonts regiment , the lieutenant collonel being gone . major parker , to command colerain regiment . major mitchelburn , to command mr. skeffingtons regiment . captain hamill , to be collonel to a regiment . lieutenant collonel whitney , to be collonel to francis hamiltons regiment . major crofton , to be collonel to collonel kanning's regiment . captain murray , to be collonel to the horse . this being done , the new chosen governour made a speech to acquaint them , that the work they had now laid on him , was too much for him to discharge , and therefore desired they would allow him an assistant for the stores and provisions : this he might have done of himself , and therefore they readily agreed to the motion , and desired him to nominate whom he pleased ; he named mr. george walker , to which they assented . the next thing the council fell on , ( many more being now come into it , ) was to prosecute and perfect what lundy had left unfinish't the night before , viz. the choice of men to go out and capitulate with king james . it was proposed to collonel murray to be one of them , but he refused and went to the walls . collonel lundy ( who kept his chamber , ) being informed that they had chosen a new governour , and were proceeding to choose the commissioners , sends mr. seth whittle , parson of balliachy , and mr. george hamilton to the council , to make all the interest they could there to have friends , ( as he called them , ) chosen to go to king james , which they earnestly endeavoured . the are chosen , and ready to go out : the multitude on the walls and at the gates hearing of it , are so inraged , that they threatned , that if a man of them offered to go out on that errand , they would treat them as betrayers of the town , the protestant religion , and king williams interest . upon which none of them durst offer to go , and so a stop was put to that dangerous capitulation , notwithstanding the orders of the governour and council . so little did the soldiers regard any commands , that seem'd to cross their resolutions of defending the city . now the soldiers , whom their officers had deserted , chose their captains , and each captain which of the collonels he would serve under , as they pleased themselves . what the number of men , women , and children , in the town might be is uncertain ; some of the aged people , women and children , with some few others , to the number of near a thousand , left us . this evening a trumpet comes to the walls from king james , to know why they sent not out commissioners to treat according to their proposals . the multitude having put a stop to that , collonel whitney wrote a few lines to excuse themselves to the king. april the th . a party of king james's horse and foot march't down to culmore , and from thence down through the barony of inishowen , and there rob'd a great number of people , that were waiting for passage to scotland . they plac't guards on the waterside , to stop all passage from this city to culmore by land , which debarr'd us of intelligence from that place . this day the lord strabare , came to the walls with many proposals , offering honourable terms to the city , if they would surrender . collonel murray waited on his lordship without the gate , and discoursed long with him . his lordship earnestly sollicited him to come over to their party , offering him a collonels place in their army , and a thousand pounds gratuity from the king ; but his offers being rejected , he took his leave : collonel murray conveying him through our out-guards . this evening a party of our horse and foot , marched out with a design to attack the enemy , but returned upon an information of some design against them in the town . about the same time collonel lundy brib'd a continel , with whom he stole away , and going to brook-hall , which was then in the enemies power , he wrote from thence a letter to a lieutenant in town , desiring him to leave the town , and bring off a crop-horse with him . april the th . the enemy placed a demiculverin , perches distant e. by n. from the town on the other side of the water , and begun early this morning to play upon us , but did little harm , though it was then a little more frightful to our people than afterwards , when they were more familiarized to it . this day our men sallied out both horse and foot towards penny-burn mill , the horse commanded by collonel murray , the foot by several captains , viz. captain arch. sanderson , captain beatty , captain thomas blaire , lieutenant david blair , &c. lieut. collonel john cairns , and capt. philip dumbar , &c. being plac'd on the hill with a reserve . coll. murray divides the horse , which were about in number , in two partys : with the first of these he charg'd himself , with great courage ; the second squadron was led on by major nathaniel bull , son to major samuel bull , of the county of meath ; ( who did us very good service , by his integrity to the interest of the garrison , and his influence on the souldiers to animate their courage . ) the rear of that squadron was brought up by capt. cochran , who when his squadron fled , advanc'd with a few to the party that was engaged , his horse being shot under him , and himself shot in the legg . the enemy divided their horse into two squadrons also : he that commanded the first party led them on with great bravery . coll. murray charg'd through that brigade , and had that day three personal encounters with their commander , in the last of which he kill'd him on the spot , whom the enemy themselves confess'd to be lieut. gen. mammau : it was also reported , that he kill'd his brother in the same action . in the mean time the rear of our horse fled towards the walls , the enemies horse being hot in the pursuit of them . our foot that were at the mill had done great execution on the enemy , but observing the horse were generally fled , ( except a small party which continued with coll. murray ) they came down to the strand-side , and lined the ditches : and the enemies horse that pursued ours having no other way to come back but that , our men fir'd so thick on them at their return , that very few of all that party escap'd . this day when this dispute was begun , the enemy in the afternoon brought the cannon they had ply'd us with , down to the point , opposite to our men on the strand , and play'd over warmly at them , ( though without any execution ) 'till one of our guns from the walls disabled their gun , and kill'd the gunner and others . we could have no certain account how many of the enemy were kill'd , they were said to be above : we lost or , viz. lieut. mac phedris , cornet brown , mr. mackee , one harkness , and or more private soldiers ; several were wounded . we got only one standard , but considerable spoil of horse , arms , cloaks , saddles , watches , money , &c. this prey did not a little quicken the appetites , and animate the resolutions of the soldiers in their sallies afterterwards ; the manner whereof ( to suggest that here ) was usually this , that when any officer of note , with a few more attending him was about to go out , all that were willing to hazard themselves in the enterprize followed them as volunteers . the persons of note said to be kill'd on the enemys side , were , general mammau , major taaff , major waggon , major general pusignian , quarter-master cassore , capt. fitzgerald . april . the enemy planted two cannons in the lower end of strong 's orchard , near perches distant from the town , on the other side the water , over against ship-key-street ; these threw ball of about ten pound weight each ; with these they play'd so incessantly on that street , piercing the garrets and walls , that some were hurt , and few durst stay above stairs . the besieged having made a blind in that street to preserve the people , repay them from the walls in the same coyn , and kill'd lieut. fitz-patrick , lieut. con oneal , serjeants , some soldiers , and ( as was reported ) lusty friars . april . collonel murray , with some horse , and a good party of foot , sally out and beat the besiegers that had got into the ditches out of them . some few of our foot had pursued too far : a party of the enemies horse coming suddenly about the end of the little hill , forc'd 'em to retire back to the rest of our party , who observing the enemies horse to advance so quick towards them , took themselves to the ditch by the way side , and fired so briskly and continually on them , that they were forc'd to flee . our men pursue them down to penny-burn-mill , and press'd so hard upon them , that their dragoons ( who were beat from the old mill , near an english mile up the same water that penny-burn-mill stands on ) left their horses , and came down to assist their foot and some horse who were in hazard at penny-burn-mill . our men kept them at warm service till towards the evening , and return'd when wearied without any loss . a party of men that went out late to be a rereguard to our men at the mill , were beat in by a party of horse that were dispatch'd ( with each a footman behind him ) from the enemies camp , but without loss . this day collonel murray , major nath. bull , capt. obrey , capt. john kennedy , capt. arch. sanderson , capt. mich. cunningham , capt. will. beatty , and capt. will moor , and others , behaved themselves with great bravery : the dispute at both the mills was very sharp , and lasted some time . what number of the enemy was kill'd we could not learn : we lost but two men , and had or wounded , who recovered . this night major parker left this city , and deserted their majesties service here on this occasion . a rereguard of foot had been left to defend our men from a party of the enemy , which we on the walls saw coming on them . these major parker was too slow and negligent in bringing off , according to his orders , whereby they were exposed to great danger from the enemy . for this misbehaviour he was threatned with a court-martial , which he took this course to avoid . the enemy planted their mortar-pieces first in strongs orchard , on the other side of the water , and threw into town some small bombs , which did not much hurt . our ammunition was put into several places , as the church , dry wells , cellars , &c. at this time , that there might be a good understanding and harmony among the besieged , it was agreed to by governour baker , that the conformists should have the cathedral-church the one half of the lord's day , during the whole time of the siege , and the non-conformists the other half ; the latter entering at , had two sermons there every afternoon , besides two or three other meetings in other parts of the city : in their assemblies there were every lords-day considerable collections for the relief of the poor people , and the sick and wounded soldiers , who had otherwise perisht for any care was taken of them : and they had the use of the cathedral every thursday . governour baker , together with coll. walker ( who was also complemented with the title of governour , but always understood with reference to the stores , the oversight whereof was ( besides his regiment ) the only trust committed to him by the garrison ) to examine the stores , and continue the old store-keepers in their several places , till our stores began to fail , and then all was put into one store-house , which was carefully kept by mr. jo. harvey , and his brother samuel all the time of the siege . there were persons appointed to search all cellars , and what provisions they found there , ( which had been plentifully laid in by private gentlemen and others of the country , ) they brought to the store , and these were the support of the garrison . some of the chief officers spoke to the n. c. ministers , to be chaplains to their regiments , as others to some of the conformists . collonel walker invited my self to be his , the generality of his officers as well as soldiers being nonconformists ; yet the nonconformist ministers received no allowance out of the stores . some of them had brought to town a considerable stock of provisions of their own , which was taken to the publick store-house , and others of them lived on their own money . the conformist ministers generally were maintained by the store for some time , and after that had s. d. a week paid them , while the others had no such allowance , which had like to have been resented to a high degree in the garrison , if some that considered our present circumstances had not been careful to prevent it . about the th . of april , captain darcy ( mentioned before , one that was brought from scotland by captain hamilton before the siege , and left prisoner here , having fled from england where he was one of king james's party , ) had a pass given him by our governour to go with horse and arms , which he accordingly did . lieutenant collonel whitney had sold him some horses , which were said to be none of his own : upon which and other misdemeanours , whitney was confined , and afterwards tried by a council of war , and found guilty of being no friend to this garrison , for which he was under confinement during the time of the siege . about this time , captain lance is chosen collonel to colerain regiment , which parker had deserted , and captain monro is chosen collonel to whitneys's regiment . so that now all the regiments had their collonels , which continued so during the whole time of the siege . governour bakers regiment of foot , consisting of companies . collonel mitchelburn's , of companies . collonel walker's , of companies . collonel monro's , of companies . collonel lance's , of companies . collonel hamill's , of companies . collonel croston's , of companies . collonel murray's , regiment of horse , consisting of troops . besides these men that were regimented , there were several volunteers in town who did good service , as captain joseph johnston , who was very careful to have good padrolls kept ; captain william crooke , and mr. david kennedy , and many others , who were frequently out upon service ; the first of these having his leg broke with a piece of a bomb , whereof he died . about the beginning of may , collonel mitchelburn was suspected by governour baker and the garrison . the governour confined him to his chamber , betwixt whom there was some little scuffle when he was apprehended . he continued under the rules of confinement , but was never tried by a council of war : what the grounds of the suspition were , is too tedious to relate , but he was afterwards nominated by baker governour during his sickness . about the same time , governour baker ( fearing lest enemies within the town should work mines in cellars near the walls , ) took with him mr. william mackie , one of the citizens that was very active and industrious for defence of the town : and they two search't all cellars near the walls , under pretence of examining the provisions , but found nothing of what they feared . few days pass'd ( while the enemies camp were coming nearer to us , ) but collonel murray , captain noble , captain dumbar , captain andr. adams , ( afterwards major , ) captain wilson , captain arch. hamilton , captain beatty , captain sanderson , junior , ( whose father captain alexander sanderson was very useful in the garrison ; so were also major alex. stuart , major john dobbins , cap. char. shaw , cap. sam. wright , cap. james mac-cormick : ) cap. bashford , cap. cuningham , lieut. dunlop , lieut. maghlin , or some of them , went out with small parties , ( and sometimes private soldiers only , ) and they seldom returned without doing some execution on the enemy , or bringing in some small prey . captain noble and others , found several letters in the pockets of the slain , giving them some intelligence , particularly about the surrender of culmore : we were informed that lundy as he passed by , sent a message to them that derrry was surrendred : this added to the discouragement they were under , ( having little ammunition , and of the guns being before sent up to town by captain jemmet on lundy's orders , ) is said to have inclin'd them to follow the example . may the th . about the middle of that night , the besiegers under the command of brigadeer ramsey , came to the wind-mill , and beat in our out-guards which were but few , and possessed themselves of that place , and before sun-rising had a line drawn from the bog to the water ; it was old ditches which they quickly made up . early on may the th . governour baker and other officers were about detaching out of every company to attack them , but the men were impatient and run out of their own accord , some at bishops-gate , others at ferry-key-gate , their number being thus encreased , they advanced on the enemy , who were come into the ditches and old walls , and beat them from ditch to ditch , till they were got into the line they had made , where they so continually fired on them , that they forced them to quit the line they had drawn , and flee for it . our men pursued them so close , that they came to club-musquet with it . but their foot and dragoons flee in great confusion . ramsey endeavoured to rally them , but to no purpose : for he and several other officers were killed on the place ; our men pursued them beyond all the ditches to the top of the hill , and drove foot and horse all before them : they returned about a clock . the enemy lost on the place about , ( many of them shot in the face , forehead , and breast over their own line , as they were firing , ) a great number also died of the wounds they then received . ) in this action we got or colours , several drums , fire-arms , some ammunition and good store of spades , shovels , and pick-axes . of the enemy these persons of note were killed , viz. brigadeer gen. ramsay , capt. barnwell , capt. fox , capt. flemming , lieutenant kelley , lieutenant welsh , ensign barnwell , ensign kadel . and the persons following were taken prisoners , lord nettervile , sir gerrard aylmer , lieutenant collonel talbot , lieutenant newcomen . we lost but or private men , and some wounded , particularly lieutenant douglass , who afterwards died . may the th . governour baker desires the enemy to send some private soldiers and an officer to bury their dead , which they did after a very careless manner . this week governour baker , with the advice of some officers , resolves on drawing a line cross the windmill hill from the bogg to the water . they set men to work and soon finish'd it , and afterwards secur'd it with redoubts , the better to defend our men from a cannon the enemy planted on the other side the water , directly opposite to the end of the works our men had made there : he also orders every regiment to be by turns on guard night and day at this new line on the windmill hill , but afterward the guard was kept by detachments out of each , occasioned by a suspicion of an officer on that out-guard . about this time the captains ( closses ) left us and took protection . may . lieutenant mitchel went away also , ( and came again with major gen. kirk into the lough . ) about the same time mr. john brisben a curate left the town , and took protection . a party of our men about , under the command of lieutenant coll. blair , were gone out , and were posted among the ditches , doing some execution on the enemy . a great party of the enemy were coming down on them , whom our men in the hollow could not see , but those on the walls seeing them , coll. murray rides a long bog street , and tho a party of the enemy behind a ditch fir'd incessantly at him , he went on to the place to warn them of the danger , so that they came off safely . capt. rickaby was shot in the arm. the besiegers soon after plac'd a camp at ballingry , and another at penny-burn-mill , and a third at the orchard beyond the water . they kept the guards so strictly along the water on each side , that we were barr'd up from all intelligence . after the placing of these camps , they brought their guns to ballyugry , and there successively discharg'd them all in the dusk of the evening : they also order'd their men in a long range in all their camps , and made them all fire round , with a design ( as we suppos'd ) to strike the greater terror into the hearts of the besieged . the enemy were busied in bearing faggots , and making forts or trenches , and in some parts piling up these faggots . our men sally out , came to their forts and piles of faggots , and burnt both them , and several little houses the enemy had for quarters , with many bridles , sadles , &c. and killed several both officers and souldiers . the besiegers had built a trench near penny-burn-mill , on which they planted some of their guns : our men resolv'd in the evening , that next morning early they would attacque that fort , and either bring away their guns , or nail them up , and accordingly they went out , about or men , but effected not their design ( which was afterwards thought might have been accomplish'd , if pursued . ) tho the enemy discharg'd their guns at our men , none were hurt , one only was shot through the leg with a small bullet . about this time our men went out , viz. capt. jo. cunningham , capt. noble , capt. arch. sanderson , and some others . these captain with about went too far out in the open fields , where they seiz'd a fort the enemy had made on the heathy-hill , and bear the foot out of it . in the mean time a party of the enemies horse came at full carrier betwixt our men and the town , took capt. cunningham prisoner , whom , after quarter given , they perfidiously murdered . ( they gave us other instances afterwards how faithless they were to their word . particularly , they desired one white might come over to some of his friends , engaging their word for his and the boats return ; but they detain'd both him and the boat , to our loss who had no other , but to their greater reproach and dishonour . ) capt. noble , and the rest came off being good footmen : we lost or men at that time . may st . being tuesday , the nonconformists kept a solemn fast , and had sermons in two places of the city besides the cathedral , where there were considerable collections made for the poor , who begun to stand in greater need of ' em . soon after the conformists also kept another . june th . being tuesday . the enemy approach to our works at the windmill with a great body of foot and horse : our men order'd themselves so , that in each redoubt there were four , and in some five reliefs , so that they were in a posture of firing continually . the irish divided their horse in parties , and their foot in . the first party of horse was commanded by capt. butler , ( the lord mountgarrets son , ) and consisted most of gentlemen , ( who 't is said had sworn to top our line : ) they attacque our lines at the water-side , and the other parties of horse were to follow the first : the one party of the foot attacques the lines betwixt the wind-mill and the water , and the other ( being granadeers ) the lines at the bogg-side , betwixt the windmill and the town . captain james and john gladstanes , capt. andrew adams , capt. francis boyd , capt. robert wallace , capt. john maghlin , and captain will. beatty , with their men , had taken their ground next the water . the first party of horse charg'd furiously , having faggots of wood carried before them ; they came on with a huzza , seconded with a huge shout from the irish camp : they came by the end of the line ( it being low water ) notwithstanding our firing constantly on them . our men , viz. capt. james gladstanes , capt. john gladstanes , with others next to them , left their redoubts , and took the strand with their musquets , pikes and scythes , and fell on them with that vigour , that soon spoiled the tune of their huzza's , for few of that party escap'd : many of them were driven into the river , and capt. butler himself taken prisoner by capt. john gladstanes . the rest of the horse seeing the first party so warmly receiv'd , had no great stomach to come on . in the mean time the foot ( who had also faggots of wood carried before them ) attacque the line betwixt the windmill and the water : they were as warmly received as the horse : and whereas they imagined our men would fire all together , finding that they fired successively , they soon wheeled about , and drew off ; only a few came furiously to the back of our works , and were either killed or hal'd over by the hair of their heads . in the mean time the other party of foot being granadeers , attacque our forts by the bogg-side , and came on fiercely , but were as vigorously repuls't by our men there . coll. monro did there acquit himself very well ; cap. mich. cunningham ( one of the citizens that had been always very active and zealous for the defence of the town ) was at the bogg-side with his company , kept our men to their posts , and opposed the granadeers with great courage . he narrowly escap'd with his life , a cannon bullet tearing up the ground about him , and he had a small bullet cut out of his back ; lieutenant james ker , lieutenant josias abernethy , and lieutenant clerk , did good service , the last being wounded . mr. tho. maxwell was kill'd about the same time on the walls . this day governour baker shew'd both his conduct and courage in ordering and bringing out frequent reliefs , where the greatest danger appeared . our women also did good service , carrying ammunition , match , bread and drink to our men ; and assisted to very good purpose at the bogg-side , in beating off the granadeers with stones , who came so near to our lines . the enemy lost a considerable number of men. most of their officers were either kill'd or taken prisoners . when they retreated , they carried away on their backs many of their dead and mortally wounded with them , ( as was supposed ) to shelter themselves the better from the storm of our shot . those of note kill'd on the enemies side , were lieutenant coll. farrell , two french captains , capt. graham , lieutenant bourk , quartermaster kelly , adjutant fahoy , ensign norris , ensign arthur . the prisoners were capt. butler , son to the lord mountgarret , capt. macdonel , cornet mac-danaghy , capt. watson , a french lieutenant , lieutenant eustace , serjant peggot . we lost or private men , and one captain maxwell had his arm broke with a cannon bullet , whereof he died within three weeks after . he had that day behaved himself with great courage . and one tho. gow had all the flesh shot off the calfe of his leg by a cannon bullet ; but the bone not being broken , he recovered . there were three of our collonels out that day , murray , monro , and hamil ; the last got a hurt on the cheek with a small bullet . the next day one mr. edmund stones in time of a parly went to a little well beyond the bogg , having leave from the irish first . but a french officer came , and put-his own hand to mr. stones's cartridg-box , with the other treacherously pulled out his sword to have killed him ; but he starting back the sword only pierced his side , and the wound proved not mortal : so meanly base were some of our enemies . from the th of may till near the end of the siege , we had many little parlies with the enemy ; sometimes to admit doctors to see the wounded prisoners , the lord nettervile and talbot ; sometimes to admit provisions to them , which we granted them . sometimes that we might have leave with safety to send messengers to the ships , or abroad for intelligence , but that we could not obtain . captain cole had been among the irish army for near a month together at the beginning of the siege , and about the th or th of may came into town again . governour baker being suspicious of his being an agent for the enemy , order'd him to be confin'd , till he was satisfied he had no ill design against the city , but had secretly made his escape from the enemy , who had detained him prisoner . about the end of may , most of the officers having been for some time suspicious of governour walker , drew up several articles against him , some of which were to the effect following , according to the account i had of them from the memories of some of the officers then present . one was , that he and others about the th of april had a secret caball , wherein they agreed , and privately sent a messenger to k. james , with proposals about getting the town to be delivered up . another was , that the said person being on his return confin'd on suspicion of this , was taken out privately by mr. walkers means , and sent over the walls : he went to culmore , which was soon after surrendred . another was , that on several days , especially about the latter end of april , mr. walker held a consultation with some others in the town , while our men were out against the enemy , to shut the gates upon them , to facilitate a surrender . another was , for selling or embezling the stores . another was , that he offer'd to betray the town for l in hand , and l. a year , which offer was approv'd by k. j. and the mony promised . another was , for abusing officers that went to the stores . others of them relating to personal vices , i shall not mention . but for a more particular and full account of these matters , i refer to the articles themselves , which were lodg'd in collonel hamills hands . there were several persons had examin'd witnesses , and undertook to prove these articles ; and collonel hamill , collonel murray , collonel crofton , and collonel monro , lieutenant collonel fortescue , captain noble , captain dumbarr , and above a hundred officers more , subscribed a resolution to prosecute him upon these articles , in order to the removing him from all trust either in the stores , or in the army . this occasioned a motion which governour baker readily assented to , viz. that all the government of the stores , as well as the garrison should be managed by a council of , of which he was to be president , and nothing be done but by them . but the meetings of this council were soon after , through the difficulty of the seige , especially the danger of the bombs , much interrupted , though the authority of it continued till the end of the siege . this being granted them , governour baker earnestly perswaded , and at last prevail'd with them to desist at that time from the prosecution of the forementioned articles . yet these articles were reviv'd , and increas'd to the number of , soon after governour bakers death . yet all this did not sufficiently caution mr. walker from what the garrison lookt on , as an intruding himself into that part of the government that was never intended him : for after governour bakers death , he call'd a court-martial , and appointed lieutenant-collonel campbell to be president of it . the officers hearing that the court was set , came in , and publickly discharg'd them from sitting any longer , declaring that he had no power that appointed them , and accordingly they were presently dissolv'd . there are but two things relating to the articles forementioned i would take notice of . those who most suspected the design mention'd in the third article to be real , privately agreed in all their sallies , afterwards to keep a good reserve in the town for the prevention of it , the care whereof was entrusted by turns to lieutenant collonel cairns and captain james gladstanes , ( two gentlemen that shew'd great fidelity and prudence in the council , as well as courage in several sallies for the defence of the city . ) and the th article occasion'd an order of council that mr. walkers note should not be accepted by the keepers , till sign'd by the governor or major adams . june th . the besiegers had thrown a great many small bombs before this , but they began about this time with great ones of l. weight , each of them being weigh'd after l. of powder had been taken out of it . some of these ( both great and small ) did not break , having lost their fire : those which they threw in the night , did not much hurt to people that were able to go to the walls ; because they were easily seen and shun'd : but several that were sick were kill'd in their houses . we were in greater hazard by those thrown in the day , it being more difficult to see them : the dread of them forc't our people to lye about the walls all night , and to go to the places remotest from houses , some out of ferry-key gate , some to the ravelin , and others to the wind-mill-hill ; and the cold which the men , especially the women and children contracted hereby , added to their want of rest and food , occasioned diseases in the garrison , as feavers , flux , &c. of which great numbers died . the bombs by throwing down some houses , furnisht us with fewel , which we then stood in great need of : one of these bombs fell into the house of captain james boyd , and broke down the side of it , killing himself ; but several officers who were then at dinner , escap'd the danger , tho it fell near the room where they din'd . another bomb kill'd mr. alexander lindsay the chirurgeon , who was very useful to the sick and wounded soldiers . and one major breme was kill'd with a canon-ball : another bomb killed mr. henry thompson a burgess of this city , who shewed great zeal for the defence of it : another killed men , and fir'd one or two barrels of powder in a back house . another killed , another killed of our men. june th . there came ships up to culmore , and fir'd at the castle several days , and one of them running a ground , or being left by the tide , was much endanger'd by the enemies canon . the enemy call'd to us from their lines , to send down carpenters to mend her : but we soon had the satisfaction of seeing her get off again . about this time governour baker was a little indisposed , and kept his chamber . june th . major general kirk appears with a fleet in the lough below culmore , which gave us at the present the joyful prospect , not only of the siege being soon rais'd , but of being furnisht with provisions , which then grew very scarce , as appears by the allowance our men then had from the stores . they were already reduc't to such straits , that where they could find a horse a grazing near the windmil , they would kill and eat him : but when we saw them lye in the lough without any attempt to come up , it cast a cold damp on our too confident hopes , and sunk us as low as we were rais'd at the first sight of them . upon the appearing of the ships , the enemy seem'd to be in a mighty consternation : we observ'd a great motion in their camp of pulling down tents , ( as we heard , ) in order to decamping ; and many of their common soldiers ( as the country people inform'd us ) changed their red coats , and ran away . but the terror was soon over , when they saw them make no great attempt to come up , tho they had both , wind and tide to assist them . and the enemy quickly began to draw down their cannon , and soon after to raise batteries at charlesfort , where they planted some of their guns to oppose the ships coming up to our relief : and some time after they begun to make a boom cross the river from that fort to brook-hall , directly opposite to it . this first boom was made of oak-beams , chain'd together with iron and great cables twisted about them : for a week together we saw them making some preparations for this boom cross the river , as drawing of timber , &c. we afterwards saw several boats on the water busied about it , but ( as the country people since inform'd us , ) it was not intirely finisht till about a fortnight after the ships appear'd in the lough . but this boom when finisht , was useless to their design , because it did not float , and it was broke by the great tides : after this they made another of fir-beams , chain'd as the other was . this floated , and serv'd their purpose better ; but this latter boom , or what was lest of it , the mountjoy of derry broke . june th . coll. walker had propos'd to agree with the enemy to take l. ransom for lieut. coll. talbot . a sort of council was held in gov. baker's chamber , wherein this was carried ; but gov. baker perceiving it to be ill resented in the garrison , declin'd it : but coll. walker urg'd it with some violence and threats against those that oppos'd it ; and order'd the bier that should carry him away to be this day brought to his lodging ; at which the multitude were so enrag'd , that mr. walker should take so much on him , that they took the bier and made a fire of it in the main-guard . they search'd for mr. walker , who had fled for sanctuary to baker's chamber in the bishop's house : not finding him immediately , they took all the prisoners that were able to walk from their several lodgings , and carried them to gaol : they had searcht mr. walker's own lodging , whence they took the beer , mum , & butter , which they found to the store : and being inform'd that mr. walker was in the bishops-house , they pursued him , some threatning to shoot him , others to send him to the gaol . governour baker , to whom they pay'd a great deference , came out ( though indispos'd ) to pacifie them , engag'd there should be no ransom taken for the prisoners , entreated them for his sake to pass by what mr. walker had done , and suffer the prisoners to go to their own lodgings again ; all which they ( with some difficulty ) consented to , at governour baker's entreaty . what construction the multitude put on this practice of mr. walker's , i think not fit to mention . we afterwards offer'd to release lieut. coll. talbot , on condition they would permit a messenger to go and return from the ships ; but this would not be granted , and soon after talbot died , and put an end to this dispute . about this time the feaver , flux , and other distempers grew rife , and a great mortality spread it self through the garrison , as well as the inhabitants , insomuch as it was observ'd , that captains or lieutenants died in one day : and the garrison being in great strait for want of provisions , some of the citizens and others concern'd for the publick good , met , call'd the captain of the gunners , alexander watson , and order'd the gunners ( who for the most part liv'd in town ) to make diligent search for provisions , which they did to good purpose ; for digging up cellars and other places , they got much provision under the ground , which some that went away , and others during the siege had hid : and many that saw how sincerely concern'd they were for the safety of the place , brought forth their provisions of their own accord . by this means the garrison was furnisht with bread ( though the allowance was little ) 'till the end of the siege . our iron-bullet was much spent , but this defect was supplied with lead-bullets made with pieces of brick in the middle of them . will. brown , adjutant to governour baker's regiment , was industrious and dexterous in this piece of service . there was oats , shilling , and malt in town , which could not be used for want of mills ; therefore capt. gregory and some other work men took care to have a horse-mill built , as also to have carriages made for the guns , some of which were so out of order , that sometimes we could not use them when we wanted them about this time , since the enemy had so barr'd us up from getting any messenger sent to the ships for intelligence , the besieged built a boat ( none being here ) to go down by water ; lieut. crookshanks took care of this , and some of our men in the night attempted to go down in it , but they were beat back by the enemies shot from each side of the water . june . or thereabouts , gover. baker's distemper encreases , and he becomes dangerously ill ; and coll. mitchelburn was deputed by baker governour during his sickness . june . coll. murray , capt. noble , capt. dumbar , capt. homes , two lieutenants , and about more went up the water in the night in our new boat ; 't was given out to rob the fish-houses in the isse , but the real design was to land a messenger or two in a wood about miles up the river , to send to inniskillin : but the enemy soon took the alarm , and as the boat pass'd by evans wood , they fir'd a great gun planted there at her , which narrowly miss'd her . as our men went further up , the enemy fir'd at them on both sides the shore : but when they came up to dunnelong wood , where they design'd to land their messengers , the boys were so terrified that they durst not venture ashore ; and it being now early in the morning , our men discovered two large boats behind them , which the enemy had set out and mann'd with dragoons to cut off their return : our men made towards them , and soon came to a very sharp engagement ; for after their shot being spent on both sides , one of the enemys boats came up close to theirs , thinking to have boarded them ; but as it happily fell out , they catcht a tartar ; for our men were as quickly in upon them , beat back some of them into the water , and kill'd or others , besides a lieutenant in the enemy's boat , whereupon the rest threw down their arms and call'd for quarter . we took prisoners in this boat : the enemy in the other boat seeing this ill success of their friends , made off with what haste they could . we carried our prisoners and some small prize towards the city , the enemy still firing at us from the shore ; yet in all this adventure not one of our men was hurt , ( except coll. murray , who received some shots in his head-piece that bruised his head , and for a while indisposed him for service ) but one of the prisoners that sat among them was wounded by a shot from the shore . so remarkable was the guard of divine providence about us . our men being encourag'd by this success , landed their prisoners near the city , deliver'd them to the guards , and return'd to attacque a party of the enemy who were at that time drawing off one of their guns ; but the enemy perceiving the resolute approach of our men , left her and fled : our men pursued them to the top of the hill , 'till they perceived another strong party marching under covert of the hill , to get betwixt them and their boats , upon which they retreated , and had scarce time to recover her before the enemy came up . about the th . of june , conrad de . rosen , mareschal general of k. james's forces , arriv'd at the enemies camp , and soon after rais'd several batteries in the night , and a line on the other side of the bogg opposite to the wind-mill , and brought their camp and trenches near to us , and run a line through the orchard , opposite to butchers-gate , within some few perches of it , and order'd the mortar-pieces to be taken from the orchard on the other side the water , and plac'd on the side of the hill above the bogg , on the west-side of the town , and planted their battering guns ( which threw a ball of or pounds weight ) at a convenient distance before the butchers-gate : they ply'd us hard both with their bombs and battering-guns : the bombs they threw some in the night , and some in the day , at uncertain hours , 'till the st . of july , after which time they threw no more . of the number of the bombs , and the time of their throwing , you 'l find an account annexed . and here began the close siege . we used all endeavours to get intelligence from the ships , but could have none . we made many signs from the steeple , both by canon-shot and drawing in our flagg , to represent our distressed condition to them . but june . one roch , a messenger , came to town from major general kirk ; when he came to the water-side , having no expectation of a boat , he swam over , and gave us an account of the ships , men , provisions and arms that were there for our relief ; adding , that 't was desir'd if he got safe to town , to give them in the ships notice of it by guns from the steeple , which was accordingly done . there came another messenger along with him , one cromy ; but because he cou'd not swim , he lay hid a day or two in the bushes , expecting a boat to be sent for him in the night , as the other had promised : but the enemies guards found him , and being in hazard of his life , they made him promise to give the besieged a discouraging account , and then hung out a flag for a parly , which was granted , and some were sent over the water to discourse him : he ( being sworn to do so ) repeated to them the words that had been put into his mouth ; but when lieut. coll. blair enquired why he gave a different account from what roch had done , he reply'd , he was in the enemy's camp , roch within the walls of derry . roch tried to go to major general kirk again , but was forc'd to come back because of the enemies guards on the water-side . this extreamly troubled us , that no messenger could get down to give the major general an account of our distressed condition . there came one mac gimpsy to coll. murray , and voluntarily offered to swim down the water with intelligence . coll. murray acquaints the deputy governour mitchelburn with it ; but he delaying , he resolved to send him down , promised a reward , and wrote by him a letter signed by himself , his lieutenant collo . cairns , and captain gladstanes , representing the great extremity they were reduced to , and with all imaginable earnestness importuning speedy relief . this letter was close tyed in a little bladder , in which were put musquet bullets , that if the enemy should take him , he might break the little string wherewith 't was tied about his neck , and so let it fink in the water . whether this messenger was taken alive by the enemy , or was killed by running himself against the boom ( as some reported ) is uncertain ; but within a day or two they hung up a man on a gallows in the view of the city on the other side the water , and called over to us to acquaint us it was our messenger . the enemy work every night to bring their trenches near the walls for mineing . our men were diligent to counter-line them , being incited to it every night by governour mitchelburn . these works were carried on by the care of capt. schambroon , and the indefatigable pains and charges of capt. michael cuningham , and mr. will. mackee , who both pay'd some of the soldiers for working out of their own pockets , and gave many of those that wrought meat at their own houses : hereby the enemy were kept from getting to the near side of the bogg , without which they could draw no mines : there was besides a blind rais'd by the persons forementioned before the butchers-gate , to defend it from the enemies battering guns , which had already done some hurt to it . a collection , by way of free-offering , was made among the inhabitants to carry on this work . june the th . the lord clancarty with his regiment comes to the besiegers camp , and that night attackt our out-works at the butchers-gate , and few of our men being out at that time , they soon possessed themselves of them . in the mean time , they were throwing their bombs , one of them coming short of the walls , fell among their own men , which discovered them on their march towards the said works : upon this , the few men that were out retired within the gate . the enemy was led on by their lieutenant collonel skelton , who had some detachments with him besides clancarties regiment : one on horseback comes close to the gate , and called for fire to burn it . captain noble , and dumbar sally out with our men , some at bishops-gate , and some at butchers-gate , to the number of or at first , more soon followed . the sallyers attack them so briskly , being well assisted from the walls by great and small shot , that they were forc't to quit our works , and run to their own lines , to their great dishonour as well as loss . the number of those killed on the place was about , how many were wounded , and afterwards died , we could not tell . some officers were killed , viz. a french lieutenant collonel , captain obrian , a french captain , an english captain , an english lieutenant , captain mackārtie , corporal mac-guire , and a private sōldier , were taken prisoners . at this time governour baker died , justly lamented by the garrison , in whose affections his prudent and resolute conduct had given him a great interest . after governour bakers death , there were several meetings appointed for the election of a governour , but continual action prevented them : however collonel mitchelburn , who had been deputy governour during bakers sickness , continued to act as governour , tho without any confirmation from the council . june the th . conrad de rosen , marshal general of king james's forces , ( who was said to swear by the belly of god , that he would demolish our town , and bury us in its ashes , ) sent in this following letter to the governour and officers . conrad de rozen , marshal general of all his majesties forces , declares by these presents , to the commanders , officers , soldiers , and inhabitants of the city of london-derry , that in case they do not betwixt this and munday next , at six of the clock in the afternoon , being the first of july , in the year of our lord , . agree to surrender the said place of london-derry unto the king , upon such conditions as may be granted them , according to the instructions and power , lieutenant general hamilton formerly received from his majesty , that he will forthwith issue out his orders from the barrony of innishowen , and the sea-coasts round about as far as charlemont , for the gathering together of those of their faction , whether protected or not , and cause them immediately to be brought to the walls of london-derry , where it shall be lawful for those in the same , ( in case they have any pity of them , ) to open the gates and receive them into the city , otherwise they will be forced to see their friends and nearest relations , all starved for want of food , he having resolved not to leave any of them at home , nor any thing to maintain them . he further declares , that in case they refuse to submit , he will forthwith cause all the said countrey to be immediately destroyed , that if any succour should be hereafter sent them from england , they may perish with them for want of sustenance ; besides which , he hath a very considerable army , as well for the opposing of them , in all places that shall be judged necessary , as for the protection of all the rest of his majesties dutiful subjects , whose goods and chattels he promises to secure , destroying all the rest that cannot conveniently be brought into such places as he shall judge fit to be preserved , and burning the houses and mills , not only of those that are in actual rebellion , but also of their friends and adherents , that no hopes of escaping may be left for any man , beginning this very day to send his necessary orders to all governours , and other commanders of his majesties forces , at colerain , antrim , carrickfergus , belfast , dungannon , charlemount , belturbet , sligo , and to collonel sarsfield , commanding a flying army beyond bellishanny ; collonel sutherland , commanding another towards inniskillin ; and the duke of berwick , another on the finwater ; to cause all the men , women and children , who are any wise related to those in london-derry , or any where else , in open rebellion , to be forthwith brought to this place , without hopes of withdrawing further into the kingdom . moreover he declares , that in case before the said munday , the first day of july , in the year of our lord . be expired , they do not send us hostages , and other deputies with a full and sufficient power to treat with us for the surrender of the said city of london-derry , on reasonable conditions ; they shall not after that time be admitted to any treaty whatsoever , and the army which shall continue the siege , and will with the assistance of god soon reduce it , shall have order to give no quarters , or spare either age or sex in case it is taken by force . but if they return to the obedience due to their natural prince , he promises them , that the conditions granted to them in his malesties name , shall be inviolably observed by all his majesties subjects , and that he himself will have a care to protect them on all occasions , even to take their part , if any injury contrary to agreement should be done them , making himself responsible for the performance of the conditions on which they shall agree to surrender the said place of london-derry to the king. given under my hand this th . day of june , in the year of our lord , . le marshal de rosen . par monseigneur , fetart . lieutenant general hamilton , had also a little before this letter , sent into town the following proposals . lientenant general hamiltons proposals . . that collonel o-neal , has a power to discourse with the governony of derry , from general hamilton , as appears by his sending this . . that the general has full power does appear by his commission . . that general rosen , has no power from the king to intermeddle with what lientenant general hamilton does as to the siege , being only sent to oppose the english succours and that all conditions and parlies are left to the said lieutenant general familton , that as to what articles shall be agreed on , they may see by the kings warrant he has full power to confirm them . notwithstanding , if they do not think this sufficient , he will give what other reasonable security they can demand . as to the english landing , such as had commissions from the triace of orange need not be apprehensive , since it will be the kings interest to take as much care of his pretestant subjects as of any other , he making no distinction of religion . . as to what concerns the inniskilling people , they shall have the same terms as those of derry on their submission , the king being willing to shew mercy to all his subjects , and quiet his kingdoms . . that the lieutenant general , desires no better than having it communicated to all the garrison , he being willing to imploy such as will freely swear to serve his majesty faithfully , and all such as have a desire to live in town shall have protection , and free liberty of goods and religion . as to the last point , such as have a mind to return to their homes , shall have a necessary guard with them to their respective habitations , and victuals to supply them , where they shall be restored to all they possessed formerly , not only by the sheriffs and justices of the peace , but also by governours and officers of the army , who from time to time will do them right , and give them reprizals of cattle from such as have taken them to the mountains at the camp at derry june th . . rich. hamilton . lest these proposals should be kept up from the garrison , ( they weakly imagining the soldiers more inclinable to comply , than the governour or officers , ) they threw them into us in a dead bomb , the better to disperse them . these proposals not being accepted , the french general issues out his orders , as he had threatned in his letter , and drove in all the protestants for near miles round , protected as well as unprotected , men , women , and children , the d. of july . many tender people , and some women with child , died by the rude and barbarous usage they met with on the road , ( being most strip't and guarded in dirty pounds and rotten houses , &c. ) when they first appear'd , we took them for a body of the enemy , and the guns were discharg'd at them , but the shot ( being directed by an unerring hand , ) touch't none of our friends , but as we afterwards heard , kill'd some of those merciless soldiers that were pushing them on . but it was dismal to us to hear their cryes , when we perceived who they were , and saw the fnemy driving them with their drawn swords down to the walls : our men resolved to put them without our lines at the wind-mill , and in the night many of them were brought within our lines ; it mov'd our compassion the more , when these poor people so earnestly entreated us , not to surrender out of pity to them , adding , that they knew they would save neither us nor them alive after it . this put the governour and officers on making the following experiment : they immediately ordered a gallows to be erected on the bastion next the camp , on which they threaten to hang all the prisoners ( now put into gaol ) if these people have not leave to go to their several habitations . lieutenant collonel campbell , and captain jenny a clergyman ( two gentlemen that were very faithful and active in the garrison ) are sent to remind them of preparing for death : upon which they writ this following letter , and have leave to send a messenger to carry it , and bring back an answer . my lord , upon the hard dealing the protected ( as well as other protestants ) have met withal , in being sent under the walls , you have so incensed the governours and others of this garrison , that we are all condemned by count-martial to dye to morrow , undess these poor people be withdrawn : we have made application to marshal general de rosen , but having received no answer , we make it our request to you , ( as knowing you are a person that does not delight in shedding innocent blood ) that you will represent our condition to the mares●bal general ; the lives of prisoners lye at stake , and therefore require your diligence and care. we are all willing to dye ( with our swords in our hands ) for his majesty , but to suffer like malefactors is hard : nor can we lay our blood to the charge of the garrison , the governours and the rest having used and treated us with all civility imaginable . we remain , your most dutiful and dying friends , nettervile , e. butler , g. aylmor , mac donall , in the name of all the rest . to lieutenant general hamilton . the lieutenant general returns to them this following answer . gent. in answer to yours , what these poor people are like to suffer , they may thank themselves for , being their own fault ; which they in town may prevent by accepting the conditions have been offered them ; and if you suffer in this , it cannot be helped , but shall be revenged on many thousand of these people , ( as well innocent , as others ) within or without the city . ric. hamilton . but notwithstanding this answer , we suppos'd the regard they had to their imprison'd friends prevail'd with them : for the poor people had liberty to return to their dwellings on the third of july , and many of our weak people , and women got away among them , tho they sent many back knowing them by their colour : we got some able men among them , which were driven in , who stay'd with us to the end of the siege . the enemy soon saw their error in this treatment of the poor people : the garrison had here a convincing instance before their eyes , how little trust there was to be repos'd in their promises : for many of these people had protections under the kings or lieutenant generals own hands : and this could not fail of making them obstinate against all proposals of surrendring , while it was possible to hold out . the people being sent away , the gallows was taken down , and the prisoners sent to their several lodgings : about this time , mr. andrew robinson left us , but the enemy stript and sent him back , because of some imprudent expressions . capt. beatty also went away , and took protection , and liv'd at mony-more . but the reason of it was , because he had a violent flux , which render'd him useless to the garrison , and he went to try if he could recover his health : for he had been at all the encounters and skirmishes with the enemy before , and ever behaved himself with great integrity and valour . about the th or th of july , we observ'd few men about their camps : governour mitchelburn by advice draws out the body of our men beyond our lines at the wind-mill , that we might know what body of men would appear to oppose them : some of our men go down to the old ditches , and fire at theirs in their lines . the enemy fir'd at them , collonel barker with about a dozen horse came to the strand , and stood at a distance : few of their foot , not above two companies appear marching down to the rest that were in the lines : but it growing dark , our men by mistaking the word of command , came within our own lines again in some confusion : collonel barker receiv'd a shot in his hand , which put him into an high feaver , whereof he was reported to have dyed . about this time , we heard a loud huzza in all the camps of the enemy round the city , which when we inquired the reason of , they told us it was for joy of inniskillin being taken . july the th . the enemy calls for a parly , and sends one to know if we wou'd treat with them for surrendring the city . we consider'd most of the ships were gone , we knew not whither , provisions grew extreamy scarce ; and therefore to gain time , it was thought advisable to agree to it : they desired that if we agree to treat , there may be commissioners chosen on each side , that we send the names of the we would choose , and the terms we would demand with some person the next day being the th , and they would send the names of their ● the same day , that they might have time to consider our terms . and saturday was appointed the day of treaty : all which was agreed to . the names of the commissioners , and the terms , you 'l find in the commission and articles annext in the end . these articles were sent to the enemy , with the names of the commissioners for the city , on the th of july , and on the th , the commissioners went out , being empowr'd to treat with the enemy . about their commission , there was great debate : some of the council of fourteen , would have had the commission run in their name ; because they had the power : mitchelburn and walker laid some claim to it ( though mr. walker had only his first post , and mitchelburn was only deputed governour by baker during his sickness ; but never confirm'd governour by a council . ) the collonels and other officers would have had it run in theirs ; because the interest was chiefly theirs . but at last the name of governours in general , without any particular application of it , was ( tho not without great opposition ) thought fit to be used , for this reason , that the enemy might not look upon us as a confused multitude without any government . july th . our commissioners went out to the enemies camp , and had a long debate till night with the commissioners on their side . the enemy consented to all things material demanded in the foresaid articles , except . viz. . the time for surrendring : they would grant no longer time than till monday the at a clock . . the securing of hostages , they would allow they should be kept in derry ; but not put into the ships that major gen. kirk brought . . the manner of marching out : they would allow no arms to our souldiers , but only to the officers and gentlemen in town . our commissioners return'd , and with great difficulty obtained time till next day at a clock to return an answer . that night , after the return of the commissioners , there was a council , where the commissioners gave an account of their negotiation that day , and a council was appointed at a clock the next . morning , to consider what answer they should return . while our commissioners were out on the treaty , collonel walker receiv'd a letter from lieutenant david mitchell out of the ships by a little boy , and transcribed it with some additions of his own : for whereas the letter mentioned major general kirks having sent some to encamp at inch , he wrote it horse , and foot ; this humour was the more unaccountable , because upon the return of the commissioners , he earnestly urg'd a complyance with the enemies demands , for surrendering the town the next day : and therefore when the contents of his letter from lieutenant mitchel were objected to him as a strong argument against surrendering , especially the numbers that were landed , he confess 't that part of the letter to have been fram'd by himself : which indiscretion , joyn'd with his ill advice , had like to have prov'd of as dangerous consequence to himself , as the advice had been to the garrison , if they had complyed with it . july th . the council met , and had some debate about the answer to be return'd : and the following answer was resolv'd upon ( not without renewed opposition from collonel walker , ) that unless the enemy would give us time till the th of july , and secure the hostages in the ships , we would not surrender : and for the manner of marching out , that was left to the commissioners to debate . the commissioners went out , and delivered this answer : but the enemy refusing absolutely to grant these terms , the treaty was ended . so evidently did that gracious god ( who had determined our deliverance , and to whose all-comprehending eye that particular season of it that would most illustrate his own glory was obvious ) infatuate the councils , and harden the hearts of our enemies : had they accepted the proposals , the city had been unavoidably surrendred ; and we could not have held out or days longer than the time we desired . july the th . about a clock , a small party of the enemy suddenly attack't our works without butchers gate ( none of our men being out ) and soon possest themselves of them ; but from the walls they were warmly repuls't , and beat off again . our men beat them with stones out of the old walls . some few were kill'd , and one taken prisoner in this action . two regiments of the enemy march't down from their camp in order , towards the works on the windmill-hill . our men go out chearfully to the works in considerable numbers , encourag'd thereto by governour mitchelburn the enemy when they came to the middle of the hill stopt , and wheel'd about , and march't back again up the other side of the park . our men rais'd an huzza from one end of the line to the other , waving their hats to them to come down , but they march't off . this day collonel murray , and about more with him , went down to flank the enemies trench before butchers gate , and continued firing till their ammunition was spent ; one of his men was kill'd , viz. james murray , and himself shot through both the thighs up near his body , which prov'd so dangerous to him , that he did not fully recover of it till near november . a few days after he was wounded , there fell out a sad accident in his chamber . lieutenant ross came there , to search as he pretended for some of sir arthur . rawden's saddles , &c. his unexpected rudeness , occasioned some heat betwixt him , and one of coll. murrays regiment , and the lieutenant , striking several times at him with his sword , the other took up a carbine and shot him dead . the enemy had play'd very smartly at the town and gate with their battering guns , and about this time , they took them away in the night down to brook-hall , where the boom was , and planted them there . there was no action of note from this time to the th of july : the enemy had several cows feeding behind their lines very near us ; our men resolve they will try to get so welcome a prey into their own hands , and accordingly july th . early in the morning they go out at shipkey , bishops and butchers gates , surpriz'd sir john fitzgerald's regiment who were in those lines , made havock of them , beat them from their trenches , kill'd lieutenant collonel fitzgerald ; and captain franc wilson took captain nugent prisoner . a party of the enemies from the nearest camp came quickly down , which forc't our men ( being then enfeebled with the scarcity of provision ) to retire without their desired prey . there was a considerable number of the enemy kill'd ; we lost one lieutenant fisher , who was kill'd by a shot from the enemies drake , as he was going out . we afterwards tried another experiment of tying a cow to a stake , and setting fire to her , in hope of drawing in some of theirs ; but she breaking loose that project fail'd . about the th of this month , provisions growing extreamly scarce ; one mr. james cunningham merchant , found out a way of supplying the garrison for six or seven days : he shew'd them where there was a good quantity of starch in the town , which they mixt with tallow , and made pancakes of : which proved not only good food , but physick too to many of those whom weariness and ill diet had cast into a flux . july . this morning captain charleton left us , and went to the enemy . mr. walker about this time had preacht a discouraging sermon : and indeed the desperate necessities that were growing upon us had almost sunk us all into a despair of relief . but the hour of our extremity was the fit season for divine providence to interpose , and render it self the more observable in our deliverance : for this evening about seven a clock we perceived ships ( viz. the mountjoy of derry , the phenix of colerain , and the dartmouth frig●●t , ) coming up the lough of culmore , betwixt whom and those in the fort there was desperate fireing : but when we perceiv'd they had passed the fort , our expectations of speedy succour raised us to a strange transport of joy. the enemy plyed them with cannon and small shot from both sides the river , and the ships made them good returns : but when the formost vessel came ( as 't is supposed ) to the boom , she made some stop , the little wind they had while they pass'd the fort entirely failing , and a dead calm succeeding . the smoak of the shot both from the land and from the ships clouded her from our sight , and she was ( as we afterwards learnt ) unhappily run a ground . and when the enemy , who gathered in swarms to the water-side , rais'd a loud huzza along the shore , telling us , our ships were taken , and we perceiv'd them both firing their guns at them , and preparing boats to board them , this struck such a sudden terror into our hearts , as appeared in the very blackness of our countenances . our spirits sunk , and our hopes were expiring . but this did not continue long : for the mountjoy by firing a broad-side , with the help of the encreasing tide , got off from the shore . and we soon perceiv'd the ships firing at them , and advancing towards us , tho but slowly , which made the enemy draw their guns from place to to place after them . but at last they came up to the key , to the inexpressible joy of our garrison , that was at this time reduc'd to that distress , that 't was scarce possible for them to subsist above or days longer . the first that broke or pass'd the boom was the mountjoy of derry , commanded by capt. micaiah browning , who was to our great regrett kill'd by the enemies shot . ( a gentleman , whose memory should never be forgotten by the garrison and inhabitants of derry , who generously sacrtfic'd his own life for the preservation of theirs , and had freely offer'd to make this attempt sooner , if the major gen. would have permitted him : ) but the phoenix of colerain came first to the key , capt. andrew douglass master , laden with bowls of meal from scotland . the ships came in late : and that we might the better secure the people employed in bringing in the provisions to the stores , there was a blind made along the key of casks and hogsheads fill'd with earth . the enemy continued to fire at us from their trenches , as before , till the st of july . that day we perceiv'd them firing several parts of the countrey about . in the night they burnt all the tents and hutts of their camp round the city , and before the day-light had gone off towards lifford and strabane , keeping a strong rereguard of horse . we had no horse left to pursue them , and our foot were in no condition to make such an attempt . they encamp'd at lifford and strabane , till they heard the unwelcome news of their forces under the command of major general maccarty , being routed by the iniskilling men. this so allarm'd them , that for hast they burst some of their big guns , threw waggons of arms into the river , and left many of their army that were sick behind them . some few of our men went out , and brought in some granadeers prisoners , that were firing houses at or miles distance from the city . others of them went to inch , where collonel stewart having received orders to ship all his men and come off , had called a council of his officers , and by their advice delay'd the execution of them , till he had sent to acquaint the major general with the condition of the protestants there , and should receive his further orders , as being loth to expose so considerable a body of them as had come in to him to the merciless fury of an enraged enemy . and thus was the siege of derry raised , to the admiration of our friends , who had given us over for lost , and to the disappointment of our enemies , who were no less confident they should soon make themselves masters of so weak and indefensible a place . the glory of it being entirely due to the almighty , who inspir'd a garrison for the most part made up of a few raw and untrain'd men , and those labouring under all possible discouragements , with that resolution that enabled them to defeat all the attempts of a numerous army to reduce them . their zeal and affection for the just cause they had undertaken , supplying all the defects of military discipline . so singular has been the favour of god to that city ( as well as inniskilling ) in making it once more a sanctuary to the distressed protestants of the province of ulster . aug. . capt. white , capt. dobbin , capt. j. hamilton , capt. jenny , and mr. knox were sent to the major general , who that day came to town . coll. crofton had waited on him at inch , and desir'd leave to draw out or hundred men , to go out into the county at large , to preserve the houses of the protestants from being burnt , promising also to bring in a vast quantity of cattle : but his proposal was rejected . and near a week after that some small parties of irish that stay'd behind burnt newton limavady , and several gentlemens houses in the county . the major general put out several proclamations , one , that all persons not in arms , who had fled to that place , should leave the city ( the country being now clear ) and repair to their respective habitations , without taking any of their goods with them , unless they had a particular order . hereby the bedding of many was detain'd from them . another was , that no person dying should be buried within the walls . great droves of the country peoples cattle were brought near the town , upon pretence of their belonging to the enemy , and so few could recover their own again , that many families were deprived thereby of the only considerable means of their subsistence . coll. mitchelburn was made governour by the major general , in whose hands the cattle were left , who fold them according to the major general 's orders for good rates to the butchers and others . an address was prepar'd to be presented to the king : and coll. walker was appointed by the the major general to go with it . many of those that sign'd it neither knew of the bearer , nor were well pleas'd with the great complement pafs'd on the major general in it , but were not willing at that time to make any disturbance by any publick opposition to it . the men were all drawn out to the field , and every collonel's regiment by it self . the soldiers went out the more chearfully , because it was reported the major general would that day distribute l. amongst them . but they soon found themselves mistaken , not only in that , but in their hopes of continuing in their present posts . collonel mitchelburn's , and collonel crofton's regiments were joyned , and croston reduced . collonel walker's and collonel hamil's were joyned , walker demitted , and hamil reduced , capt. white boing made collonel to it , ( who died september following . ) collonel monro's and collonel lance's regiment joyned , collonel monro reduc'd , lance made collonel , ( who died september following . ) collonel baker's and collonel murray's regiment were designed to be joyned , but all of collonel murray's ( except a very few ) refused , and went off into the country with their carrabines and pistols , and the major general seized their saddles , as he also did col. murrays horse , which he had preserv'd with great care during all the siege . st. johns was made col. of bakers regiment : this being done , the major general named new captains to most of the companies , leaving them to choose their lieutenants and ensigns . so that a great many of those captains , who had not only rais'd and arm'd their companies almost wholly at their own charge , but had done the greatest service in the defence of the town , were either disbanded or reduced : and their companies were given to others , that had neither expended any thing of their fortunes , nor hazarded their lives in that cause . this was ill resented in the garrison , but when one of these captains took the liberty to complain of it , instead of any redress , he was ( as himself inform'd several of us ) threatned with the new gallows , which was ordered to be set up without the ravelin . there were orders also given to the centries at the gates , that none should be suffered to go out with any arms , and some that were walking out at the gates had their arms seized by the guards plac'd there . this unexpected treatment seemed very harsh and strange to them , that they could not be trusted to bear those arms about them which they had so lately employed in the vigorous defence of their countrey . the weak and sick souldiers had nothing allowed them to subsist on out of the stores , whereby they were forced to travel , and beg their bread in the countrey , which being extreamly depopulated , many of them perish'd for want . the lieutenants and ensigns far'd no better than the captains , many of them being turn'd out , and others , who had at least never been in the siege , put in their places . nay , some that continued captains , had detachments of men taken out of their companies , and put into the regiments of such as could not raise men , and then the captains were threatned to be turn'd out if they made not up their companies . nay some of them were turn'd off , after they had been made use of to do that piece of service for such as were intended to succeed them . and even the new modell'd regiments of derry , that were received into the generals army , had only the following subsistence .   l. s. d.   collonel per diem lieutenant collonel major captain lieutenant ensign serjeants , corporals , drummers , and private men d. per diem each , besides bread , and without bread d. the inniskillin foot had the same allowance . and their horse had only . d. a day for every private trooper , and . d. a day for each of the dragoons . but however they have been used by the major generals influence , they have always had a deep and grateful sense of his majesties extraordinary care and concern for their preservation . and the honourable chararacter which he was graciously pleas'd to give of them and their services in his letter to them , was it self thought a valuable reward , and resented with the highest affections that subjects can pay to a prince who has an entire soveraignty in their hearts , and from whose generous goodness they still expect all the favour and encouragement , that may put them into a capacity of giving more evident proofs to the world of their zeal for the protestant religion , and affection to his majesties government . the letter to my lord mountjoy , from the inhabitants of derry . right honourable , the last post carried up to his excellency the news of what our rabble had done in the town , how they had shut the gates against some of the earl of antrim 's regiment , which we then blamed them for , though we could not restrain them ; but yesterday and this day , being on all hands informed that a general massacre was determined , at least in ulster , to be executed on the brittish protestants : and having certain intelligence that the priests and friers of late bought up great numbers and quantities of horses and arms , and other habiliments of war , as chain-bridles ; ( whereof dean cahan for his part bought up twelve : ) recollecting further many dark speeches in ordinary conversation of late , and very odd sermons by the priests and friers preached in this neighbourhood : and hearing that the very soldiers that were to quarter there , had been overheard to utter terrible threats against us , as to burn houses , &c. and several outrages being committed by some of them on several persons , particularly one of them , without any provocation , cut one of the ferry-men almost to the loss of his hand ; 〈◊〉 of them broke open houses , and took provisions thence by force , &c. and when we were certainly informed , that under pretence of companies , consisting of men , that were to come to this town , there were at least on the road to this place , besides great numbers of women and-boys ( which the ultoghs always carry along with them , when they expect spoil : ) and lastly , when we caused the potent to be inspected , and found that it referred in the body thereof to the names of the captains underneath , and yet not one named : we cannot but think it a most wonderful providence of god , to stir up the mobile for our safety , and preservation of the peace of the kingdom against such bloody attempts as these northern people had formed against us , which we doubt not but his excellency will look upon as a great and very acceptable service to his majesty , to whom we resolve always to bear true faith and allegiance against all disturbers of his government whatsoever ; and only to act in our own defence , without the least disturbance or prejudice to any that will live peaceably with us . and we doubt not but all that are alarm'd and terrified with the like danger , in this and adjacent countys , and hereupon have put themselves also upon their defence , ( to the number , as we are informed from several parts , of near horse and foot ) will do the same , if they be not assaulted . the rabble in their heat sound means to get into the magazine , and thence took some arms and ammunition : but we have caused it to be locked up , and a guard set thereon , and an account taken of what is taken thence , and what left therein . our request is , that your lordship will represent our danger to his excellency , the necessity we are under , and obtain from him his allowance and countenance , for secuing our selves from these ulster - enemies , that will never be obedient , when they have power in their hand . your lordship's kindness herein will be a perpetual obligation on the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood , and very much tend to his majesties service in preserving the lives of thousands of his good and innocent subjects , that were design'd for slaughter . we remain , london-derry , dec. . . your lordships most obedient humble servants , john campsie , samuel norman , &c. the letter to the society at london , sent from derry by mr. cairns . right worshipful , in our sad calamity , and under the greatest apprehensions of our total excision by the irish in these parts of the kingdom which border upon us , we thought it necessary for us immediately to dispatch david cairns , esq ( a very worthy citizen of this city , and lately a member of this corporation ) into england , to report our case to you , and to use his endeavours by all just means for our speedy relief . and we have eternal obligations laid on us to bless god , whose mercy and providence rescued us from the designs of wicked men , that conspired our ruine , without any provocation on our parts , whose inclinations as well as interest it was to live peaceably with all men. on fryday the th . instant , several intimamations came to several hands hereabout , that on the sunday following a massacre was designed by the irish in ulster ; and although it caused great thoughts of heart to the most assured amongst us ; yet none of the more aged and grave came to any other resolution than to submit to the divine providence , whatever the event might be : and just in that juncture , whilst the younger and more inconsiderate were consulting their own safety , ( and it seems had resolved on the means ) a part of the earl of antrim's regiment ( newly levied , and all composed of highlanders and ulster papists ) came to the river side , and their officers came over into the city to the sheriffs , for quarters and lodgings for them : we confess our fears on the occasion became more pungent , but we still remained silent , except our prayers and devotions . but just as the soldiers were approaching the gates , the youthhood by a strange impulse ran in one body and shut the gates , and put themselves in the best posture of defence they could . we blamed , but could not guide or perswade them to any less resolution that night ; and so the soldiers retired , and were quartered in the neighbourhood , where , although they did not murther or destroy any , yet many threats they uttered , and outrages they committed . the next day we hoped to prevail with those that assumed the power of the city , to open the gates and receive the garrison ; but the news and intimations of the general design came so fast , so full from all quarters , that we then blessed god for our present escape , effected by means unforeseen , and against our wills . in the general hurry and consternation of not us only , but all the neighbouring counties , when we have but scarce time to hear the repeated informations of our danger , it is not possible for us to furnish the bearer with all requisite testimonials to evince this sad truth ; nor will it consist with our safety to protract his stay 'till it can be done , the vessel that carries him being just ready for sail . we must refer you to his report , and copies of papers carryed over by him ( sign'd by us ) for your further satisfaction in particulars ; but do most humbly and heartily beseech you , as you are men of bowels and charity to assist this gentleman how best you can to secure us from the common danger , and that we may peaceably live obeying his majesty and the laws , doing injury to no man , nor wishing it to any . your interest here is now no argument worthy to engage you , the lives of thousands of innocent men , women and children are at stake . if you can , and will not now afford your help to the utmost , we shall never be able to use a motive to induce you , or to prevail upon you . may the lord send deliverance to us , and preserve you all in peace and tranquility , is the hearty prayer of london-derry , dec. . . ( gentlemen ) your most obedient servants , george phillips , john campsie , samuel norman , alexander tomkins , matthew cotken , &c. a letter from inniskillin , directed to david cairns , esq or the other officers commanding in chief now in london-derry . gentlemen , the frequent intelligence we have from all parts of this kingdom of a general massacre of the protestants , and two companies of foot , of sir thomas newcom's regiment , viz. capt. nugent's , and capt. shurloe's , being upon their march to garrison here , and now within ten miles , hath put us upon a resolution of refusing them entrance , our desire being only to preserve our own lives and the lives of our neighbours , this place being the most considerable pass between conoght and ulster , and hearing of your resolutions we thought it convenient to impart this to you , as likewise to begg your assistance both in your advice and relief , especially in helping us with some powder , and in carrying on a correspondence with us hereafter , as we shall with gods assistance do with you ; which is all at present from from inniskillin , dec. . . ( gentlemen ) your faithful friends and fellow christians , the inhabitants of inniskillin . we are not now in a condition to spare men for a guard , therefore must entreat your assistance in that . allan cathcart . will. browning . tho. shore . william smyth . arch. hamilton , malc . cathcant . ja. ewart . robert clarke . the declaration of the inhabitants of derry . to all christian people to whom these presents shall come , the mayors , sheriffs and citizens of the city of london-derry send greeting . having received intimation from several credible persons , that an insurrection of the irish was intended , and by them a general massacre of the protestants in this kingdom , and the same to be acted and perpetrated on or about the th . day of this instant december . and being confirmed in our fear and jealousie of so horrible a design , by many palpable insinuations , dubious expressions , monitory letters , and positive informations , all conducing and concurring to beget in us a trembling expectation of a suddain and inevitable ruine and destruction . we disposed our selves to a patient and tame resignation to the divine providence , quietly hoping for some deliverance and diversion of this impending misery , or to receive from the hand of god such measure of constancy and courage , as might enable us to possess our souls in patience , and submissively to wait the issue of so severe a tryal . accordingly , when on the seventh instant , part of the earl of antrims forces advanced to take possesion of this place , tho we looked on our selves as sheep appointed for slaughter , and on them as the executioners of vengance upon us ; yet we contrived no other means of escape than by flight , and with all precipitation to hurry away our families into other places and countries . but it pleased the lord who watcheth over us , so to order things , that when they were ready to enter the city , a great number of the younger , and some of the meaner sort of the inhabitants ran hastily to the gates and shut them , loudly denying entrance to such guests , and obstinately refusing obedience to us . at first we were amazed at the enterprise , and apprehensive of the many ill consequences that might result from so rash an vndertaking : but since that , having received repeated advertisements of the general design , and particular informations , which may rationally induce us to believe it ; and being credibly assared , that under the pretence of six companies to quarter among us , a vast swarm of highland and irish papists were on the ways and roads appreaching to us ; that some of the popish clergy in our neighbourhood had bought up arms , and provided an unusual furniture of iron chains for bridles ( whereof sixty were bespoke in one place , and some of them stized , and now in our custody : ) we began to consider it as an especial instance of gods mercy towards us , that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them , and that it pleased him to stir up the spirits of the people so unexpectedly to provide for their and our common safety and preservation . wherefore we do declare and remonstrate to the world , that as we have resolved to stand upon our guard , and defend our walls , and not to admit of any papists whatsoever to quarter among us : so we have firmly and sincerely determined to persevere in our duty and loyalty to our soveraign lord the king , without the least vmbrage of mutiny , or seditious opposition to his royal commands . and sin●● n●●ther motives have prompted us to this resolution but the preservation of our lives , and to prevent the plots and machinations of the enemies of the protestant religion , we are encouraged to hope that the government will vouchsafe a candid and favo●rable interpretation of our proceedings , and that all 〈◊〉 maj●●ties protestant subjects will interp●●● with their prayers to god , their solicitations to 〈◊〉 king , and their advice and assistance to us , on this 〈◊〉 ext●aordinary and emergent an occasion ; which may not holy have an influence on the rest of the king 〈◊〉 , but 〈◊〉 have a probable aspect toward the interest of the protestant religion , and may deserv● a savourable regard from all the professors thereof within his majesties dominions . god save the king. the lord mountjoys articles , with the city of derry , dec. . articles of agreement indented made and concluded by and between the right honourable lord viscount mountjoy master of the the ordnance , and one of his majesties most honourable privy coun●il , of 〈◊〉 part , and the major and sheriffs of 〈…〉 londonderry , in behalf of themselves , and the i●●●bitants of the said ●ity , and their adherents , of the other part , at londonderry this st of december . . that the said lord mountjoy shall with all possible expedition , and at furthest within days after the date hereof , procure a free and general pardon to all and every the inhabitants of the city , suburbs and liberties of the city of londonderry , and to all and every person and persons within the province of vlster , that have abetted or adhered unto them , for all matters and things relating to the late commotion and revolution in the said city ; and for all offences done against the law , murder excepted , and all penalties thereby incident and incurred ; the same to be perfected under the great seal , and delivered to the sheriffs of the said city , or their order , within the time before limited , and published by proclamations . . that until the said pardon be so perfected and delivered , no more or other souldiers shall be garrisoned in the said city , or quartered in the liberties thereof , except the two companies commanded by lieutenant collonel robert lundy , and captain william stewart . and that whatsoever companies shall after that time , and until the first day of march next be quartered in the said city and liberties , shall consist of one half protestants at the least . . that until the pardon be delivered as aforesaid , the inhabitants of the said city , shall not be disturbed in keeping their guards and watches ; and that no stranger or unknown person shall be permitted to come within the city with fire-arms or swords , or to lodge within the gates all night , unless he be allowed by collonel lundy , and the two sheriffs . . that if at any time before the first of march next , the soldiers of the lord mountjoys regiment shall by potent , or other order be required to remove , the said lord or his officer commanding in chief , shall leave the said city free to their own guards and watches . . that if at any time any inhabitant or inhabitants of the said city and suburbs , shall desire to remove with his or their family and goods , he or they shall be freely permitted ; and that the ships now in the harbour , or which shall be hereafter loaden , shall not be stopt by any embargo ; and if any ship or ships which have sailed from this port since the seventh day of this instant december , shall be arrested or stopt in any port or harbour within this kingdom , on account of the late commotion , the said ship or ships shall be immediately releas'd . . that until the twenty sixth day of march next , no souldiers of the earl of antrims regiment , shall be quartered in the city or liberties of londonderry , to prevent all animosities and disorders that may arise between them and the people . . that the lord mountjoy shall interpose with the commissioners of his majesties revenue on behalf of warham jemm●t esquire , and other officers of the customs , that no imputation or blame may remain on them , for the involuntary complyance with the people of derry in the late commotion ; and that his lordship may be pleased to pardon william h●nsworth clerk of the stores , and alexander watson gunner for the like offences . . that the two sons of the lord mountjoy now resident in londonderry , shall remain in the said city , as pledges for the full and final performance of these articles . . that the said two companies commanded by collonel lundy and captain stewart shall be permitted to enter the city , and be quartered therein by the sheriffs of the said city , whensoever the lord mountjoy shall appoint it , and the keys of the gates and magazine delivered to his order . . that in the mean time all arms taken out of his majesties stores shall be gathered , and after the pardon delivered as aforesaid , shall be returned to the clerk of the stores fixt and in good order . the inhabitants of the said city no wise doubting or mistrusting , that since their undertaking and late actions took their rise from self-preservation , and to avoid eminent danger , they shall be absolved before god and the world from all tincture of rebellion , perverseness and wilful disobedience to the kings authority , and the established laws of the land. the antrim association . it being notoriously known , not only to the protestant inhabitants of the northern counties , but to those throughout this whole kingdom of ireland , that the peace and quiet of this nation is now in great and imminent danger ; and that it is absolutely necessary for all protestants to agree within their several counties , upon some speedy and effectual methods for their own defence , and for securing ( as much as in them lies , ) the protestant religion , their lives , liberties , and properties , and the peace of this kingdom , which are so much endeavoured to be disturbed by popish and illegal counsellors , and their abettors . and in as much as union and dispatch are necessary for effecting the same : we the nobility and gentry of the county of antrim do associate together , firmly resolving to adhere to the laws of this kingdom and the protestant religion , and to act in subordination to the government of england , and the promoting of a free parliament . and we do declare , if we be forced to take up arms , as it will be contrary to our inclination , so it shall be only defensive , not in the least to invade the lives , liberties , or estates of any of our fellow subjects , no not of the popish perswasion , whilst they demean themselves peaceably with us . the reasons which induce us to put our selves in some necessary posture of defence , are so obvious and urgent upon us , when we consider of the great levies daily made of popish soldiers , and at this time especially when the king is retired , and their arming can in no wise be servicable to his majesties interest : it were inconsistent with common prudence , not to suspect their designs to be such as will tend , if not to the destruction , yet to the great endangering of the lives , liberties , and properties of the protestant subjects of this kingdom , if not prevented . and we do declare , tho at present we will admit none but protestants into our association , yet we will to our power protect even papists from violence , whilst their behaviour amongst us is peaceable and quiet : and we doubt not but all good protestants in this kingdom will in their several stations , joyn with us in the same publick desence : and that god will bless these our just , innocent and necessary undertakings , for our lives , laws , and religion . and whereas it will be necessary , for the more effectual and successful carrying on these mutual endeavours for the preservation of our religion and properties , and to avoid confusions and distractions , which in such cases may otherwise happen , to appoint some eminent person or persons , to whose conduct we may intirely submit our selves in this our undertaking : we do therefore by these presents , unanimously elect and appoint the right honourable hugh earl of mount alexander , and the honourable clotworthy skeffington , esq or either of them , joyntly or severally as they shall think fit , to be our commander or commanders in chief of all the forces in the said county of antrim . and do hereby oblige our felves to serve under their , or either of their command , in such manner , place , and station , as they or one of them , in their discretion and judgment shall direct . and that we will from time to time , observe and obey , all such orders and methods , for the better carrying on this enterprize , and procuring of horse and foot , and such numbers of men , arms , and ammunition , as our county council of five shall think fit ; and that with all expedition , immediately to be arrayed and formed into troops and companies , and to be disposed of from time to time according to their , or either of their orders : they , or one of them , acting with the advice and consent of the said county council of five , or the major part thereof . massareene . will. franklin . arthur upton . rob. adaire . will. lesley . char. stewart . edw. harrison . pat. shaw. john donelson . will. cuningham . will. shaw. james mac-cartney . will. shaw. hen. mac-collogh . john guest . geo. butthell . geo. johnston . hen. clements . edw. clements . rich. dobb junior . will. shaw. mich. harrison . james shaw. the kings letter to ireland , by captain leighton . having received an account from capt. leighton , of what be was intrusted to represent to us , in relation to the condition of the protestants in ireland : we have directed him to assure you in our name , how sensibly we are affected with the hazards you are exposed to , by the illegal power the papists have of late usurped in that kingdom , and that we are resolved to imploy the most speedy and effectual means in our power , for rescuing you from the oppressions and terrours you lie under ; that in the mean time we do well approve of the endeavours we understand you are using , to put your selves into a posture of defence , that you may not be surprized , wherein you may expect all the encouragements and assistance that can be given you from hence . and because we are perswaded , that there are even of the romish communion , many who are desirous to live peaceably , and do not approve of the violent and arbitrary proceedings of some who pretend to be in authority ; and we thinking it just to make distinctions of persons , according to their behaviour and deserts ; do hereby authorize you to promise in our name , to all such who shall demean themselves hereafter peaceably and inoffensively , our protection and exemption from those pains and forfeitures , which those only shall incurr who are the maintainers and abetters of the said illegal authority , assumed and continued contrary to law : or who shall act any thing to the prejudice of the protestant interest , or the disturbance of the publick peace in that kingdom . and for further particulars , we refer you to the report you shall receive from captain leighton , ( who hath acquitted himself with fidelity and diligence in your concerns , ) of the sincerity of our intentions towards you . and so we recommend you to the protection of almighty god. given at st. james's the th . day of febr. . will. h. orange . to the earl of mount-alexander , to be communicated to the protestant nobility and gentry , in the north of ireland . by his highnesses command . will. jephson . the declaration of the protestants of sligo , january the th . / . we the protestants of the county of sligo , at present assembled for our common safety , do hereby declare the occasions and motives of this our association , and what is intended by it . . we resolve to adhere to the laws of the land , and the protestant religion . . we shall as we ought , unite our selves accordingly with england , and hold to the lawful government thereof , and to a free parliament . . we declare , that our taking up arms is only defensive , and not in the least to invade the lives , liberties , or estates , of any of our fellow subjects , whether roman catholicks or others , while they demean themselves in peaceable manner to us . . our reasons for thus doing are so urgent , that we could no longer with prudence forbear putting our selves in some necessary posture of defence . for the roman catholicks arming in such vast numbers throughout all the kingdom , do give us just apprehensions of ill designs in them ; they pretending the kings commission for what they do , whereas we are assured that the king has commanded all roman catholicks to lay down their arms , which we conceive should as well extend to ireland as england . and therefore we doubt , that the leaders of this irish army do act from their own heads , upon designs of their own , which we may justly fear will be prejudicial to the lives , liberties , and properties , of the protestant subjects of this kingdom , if not prevented . lastly , we declare , that as we will assault none that molest not us , so we will to our powers protect all from violence , even roman catholicks themselves , whilst they behave themselves peaceably and neighbourly amongst us , ( tho we will admit none , but protestants into our association , ) until we be ascertained from the lawful authority and government of england , what further orders we are to obey . and we doubt not , but that all good protestants in this kingdom will , where they are able , joyn with us in the same publick defence , and that god will bless this so just , innocent and necessary undertaking , for our lives , laws , and religion . and whereas it will be necessary , for the more effectual and successful carrying on of these our mutual endeavours , for the preservation of our laws , religion and country , and the security of our lives and properties , and to avoid confusions and distractions , which in such cases might otherwise happen , to appoint some eminent person or persons to whose conduct we may intirely submit our selves in this our undertaking : we do therefore by these presents unanimously nominate , elect and appoint the right honourable robert lord baron of kingston , and the honourable chidley coot , esq or either , or both of them , joyntly and severally , as they shall think fit , to be commander or commanders , in chief of all the forces in the said county of sligo . and do hereby oblige our selves to serve under his or their command , in such manner , and in such place and station , as they or one of them , in their discretion and judgment shall direct . and that we will procure such horse and foot , and such a number of men , arms , and ammunition , as we or any of us can possibly provide ; and that with all expedition , immediately to be arrayed and formed into troops and companies , and to be disposed of from time to time according to their , or either of their orders . in witness whereof , we have hereunto subscribed our hands . at sligo this th . of january , / . collonel lundy's instructions . instructions to our trusty and wellbeloved lieutenant collonel lundy , commander in chief of the town and garrison of london-derry , or in his absence , to the commander in chief there . having taken into our consideration , the danger that at present threatens the protestant interest in that kingdom , and how much it concerns the good of our subjects , that all our garrisons there be in as good a posture of defence as may be : we therefore reposing trust and confidence in your good affection and courage , have thought fit hereby to direct you : . that you do upon receipt hereof , buy and furnish that garrison with such necessary provisions and ammunition , as may enable it to subsist and make defence for some time , in case of any attack . . that for its better defence , you do break down such bridges , and cut up such dikes and sluces , as in your judgment shall be thought necessary . . that you take special care , in preserving the gates of the town , the guns with their carriages , as well as the fortifications of the place in good order and repair , and that you add such works as you shall find necessary . . that on prospect of any more imminent danger , you do pull down such houses , and fell and cut down such trees , as may prove in the least a prejudice to its defence . . that you put and set up palisadoes in such places as shall be thought necessary ; and that you do , and provide for the defence of that place , what else you shall upon due consideration judge requisite . . and to that end , you are to receive and dispose of the thousand pounds which shall be remitted to you , to the best advantage of our service , and the safety of that garrison , and to transmit an account thereof hither . . that you also send hither from time to time , as opportunities offer , a true and particular account of the condition of that place to one of our principal secretaries of state. . that you also cause the oath herewith sent you , to be taken by all the officers both civil and military , in that town and garrison . given , &c. . febr. . mr. hamiltons instructions . instructions to our trusty and well-beloved james hamilton , esquire , appointed by us to carry arms and other provisions of war to the town of london-derry , in our kingdom of ireland . william r. you are to receive into your charge , as soon as they shall be put on ship-board , the arms ammunition and stores of war , which we have directed to be sent to ireland , with a commission and instructions to lieutenant costonel lundy , and the sum of one thousand pounds , which we have ordered the officers of the customs and excise at chester to pay unto you , to be delivered by you to the said lieutenant collonel lundy , who is to dispose thereof for the necessary occasions of that garrison . and you are to take care , that the ship on which the said arms and stores of war shall be laden , do not leave the english c●ast without the convoy of a frigat ; which we have app●inted to accompany the said ship to the said town of londonderry . and at your arrival with the said ships upon or near the coast● of ireland , you are if you see convenient to deliver barrels of powder to any officer commassionated by us within the county of down or thereabouts , in order to the better defence of those parts , taking the receipt of the said officer for the same . and you are as soon as may be , to inform your self in the best manner , at what distance the enemy stall be as that time from london-derry ; and with what safety the said arms and provision of war may be put on shore , at or near that place , and secured within the said town , for the use and defence of the protestants against the papists , according to your directions in that behalf . and in case the same may be done without apparent danger , you are to proceed accordingly in the execution thereof , and to deliver the said commission and instructions , mony , arms and stores to the said lievtenant collonel lundy , or the commander in chief of the said town , taking his receipt for the same . provided nevertheless , that before you deliver the said commission , instructions , mony , arms , and stores of war to the said lieutenant collonel lundy or to the commander in chief of the said town , you first cause him to take the oaths herewith sent , on board the ship wherein you shall arrive there , in the presence of the mayor or chief civil magistrate of london-derry . but if he shall refuse the said oaths , or any one of them ; or that you shall find the approach to the said town difficult , and the landing or delivery of the said arms and stores insecure , you are then not to land the said stores , or part with the said commission , instructions and mony ; but to cause them to be brought back on board the said ship under the same convoy , to some port in england : whereupon notice thereof given to us , we shall signifie our further orders thereupon , and for so doing , &c. given &c. whitehall the . of febr. . by his majesties command , shrewsbury . the kings letter to collonel lundy , by mr. cairns . whitehall th . march , . sir , i am commanded by the king to acquaint you , that his majesties greatest concern bath been for ireland , and particularly for the province of ulster , which he looks upon as most capable to desend it self against the common exemy . and that they might be the better enobled to do it , there are two regiments already at the sea-s●de ready to embark , in order to their transportation into that province , with which will be sent a good quantity of arms and ammunition . and they will be speedily followed by 〈◊〉 considerable a body , as ( by the blessing of god ) may be able to rescue the whole kingdom , and re-settle the protestant interest there . his majesty does very much rely upon your fidelity and resolution , not only that you should acquit your self according to the character he has received of you , but that you should encourage and influence others in this difficult conjuncture to discharge their duty to their countrey , their religion , and their posterity , all which call upon them for a more than ordinary vigour , to keep out that deluge of popery and slavery which so nearly threatens them . and you may assure them , that besides his majesties care for their preservation , who hath a due tenderness and regard for them , ( as well in consideration that they are his subjects , as that they are now exposed for the sake of that religion which he himself professes : ) the whole bent of this nation inclines them to imploy their utmost endeavours for their deliverance : and it was but this very morning that his majesty hath most effectually recommended the case of ireland to the two houses of parliament . and i do not doubt but they will thereupon immediately come to such resolutions , as will shew to all the world that they espouse their interest as their own . as to your own particular , you will always find the king graciously disposed to own and reward the services you shall do him in such a time of trial. and for my part , whatever i can contribute either to the general service of that kingdom , or to your own particular satisfaction , i shall never be wanting in : sir , your very humble servant , shrewsbury . subscribed for coll. lundy , governour of london-derry . instructions to mr. david cairnes . you are with what convenient speed you can , forthwith to repair to londonderry in the kingdom of ireland . at your arrival there , you are to acquaint the governour and magistrates of the said city , of his majesties great care and concern for their security ; which he hath shewn not only in sending thither at this time men , arms and ammunition , but in the further great preparations he is making , as well for the particular defence of that place , as for the safety and protection of that whole kingdom . you are particularly to inform your self of the present condition of londonderry , both as to men , arms and ammunition ; and whether the country thereabout can be able to furnish provisions , for a greater force intended to be sent thither , without carrying provisions from england . an exact account whereof you are to bring your self with the best speed you can , or to send it with the first conveniency to me , or to the committee of council appointed for irish affairs . you are to get the best informations you can , what force the enemy has , as well horse as foot ; in what condition the troops are , and how armed , and what care is taken for their subsistance , whether by providing magazines and stores , or by trusting to the provisions they shall find where they march. you are to enquire what new levies have been made , of horse , foot or dragoons , by those collonels who had their commissions sent them some time since by captain layton , of what numbers they are , and how disposed of . given at the court of white-hall , this th . day of march , / . shrewsbury . mr. cairns certificate . charles earl of shrewsbury , waterford and wexford , &c. one of the lords of his majesties most honourable privy council , and principal secretary of state. mr. david cairns , the bearer hereof , being appointed by the committee for irish affairs forthwith to repair to london-derry ; these are to certifie whom it may concern , that the said mr. cairns hath for these two months last past attended constantly his majesty and the council in behalf of the said city , and that he hath behaved himself with prudence , diligence and faithfulness . given at the court at whitehall this th day of march. / . shrewsbury . articles at a council of war , at derry , april th . . at a council of war at london-derry , present , coll. robert lundy , coll. james hamilton , coll. hugh mongomery , lieut. coll. whitney , lieut. coll. white , lieut. coll. johnsten . lieut. coll. shaw. major barry , major tubman . lord blayney , sir nich. atchison , coll. francis hamilton , lieut. coll. ponsonby , major crofton , major hill , major phillips . capt. hugh mac gill. . resolved , that a mutual engagement be made between all the officers of this garrison and the forces adjoining , and to be signed by every man. that none shall desert or forsake the service , or depart the kingdom without leave of a council of war : if any do , he or they shall be lookt upon as a coward and disaffected to the service . . that a thousand men shall be chosen to be part of this garrison , and joined with the soldiers already herein , to defend the city ; the officers of which thousand , and the garrison officers , are to enter into the engagement aforesaid . . that all officers and soldiers of any of our forces , in the neighbourhood , not of this garrison , shall forthwith repair to their respective quarters and commands . . that all collonels and commanders of every regiment , or independent troop or company be now armed and fitted , that so we may take up resolutions for field-service accordingly : the lists to be sent hither by saturday next . . that the several officers in their respective quarters , shall take care to send in privisions to the magazines of this garrison , for supply thereof : and take care that they leave with the owner thereof some of their victuals and provisions for their own supports , and to send in spades , shovels and pick-axes . . that the thousand men to be taken into this garrison shall have the old houses about the walls and ditches without the gates divided among them , to be levelled with all possible speed . . that the several battalions and companies in the city shall have their several stations and posts assigned them , to which they shall repair upon any suddain alarm . . that all persons of this garrison , upon beating of the retreat every night , shall repair to their several quarters and lodgings . . that a pair of gallows shall be erected in one of the bastions , upon the southwest of the city , whereupon all mutinous or treacherous persons of this garrison shall be executed , who shall be condemned thereunto by a court martial . . that the articles of war shall be read at the head of every regiment , battalion , troop or company ; and that all soldiers shall be punished for their transgressing them , according to the said articles . . that every soldier of the garrison , and non-commissioned officers shall be weekly allowed out of the magazines eight quarts of meal , four pound of fish , and three pound of flesh , for his weekly subsistence . . that every soldier , and non-commissioned officer shall be allowed a quart of small beer per diem , as soon as the same can be provided , until some money shall come to allow them pay . agreed upon at the said council of war , and ordered to be copied . william r. orders and instructions for our trusty and well-beloved john cunningham , esquire , coll. of our regiments of foot , and upon his death or absence to collonel solomon richards , or the officer in chief with the regiments whereof they are collonels . you are without delay to repair to the quarters of the regiment under your command , and to take care that it be in a readiness to march to liverpoole at such time as you shall appoint . whereupon you are to go to liverpoole , and to enquire what ships there are in that port appointed to carry over the two regiments , whereof you and solomon richards are collonels , to the town of london-derry , and whether the frigat order'd for their convoy be arrived there . and as soon as the said ships and frigat shall be in a readiness to sail , and fitted with all provisions necessary for the sustenance of the said regiments , in their passage to the said town , and for their return from thence if there be occasion ; you are to cause collonel richards regiment to go on board , and at the same time to order the regiment whereof you are collonel to march to liverpoole , and to embark with all speed . and whereas we have ordered a thousand arms to be carried to liverpoole , you are to cause such a number of the said arms as shall be wanting in the said regiments to be delivered unto them ; and the residue of the said arms and stores , now there , to be put on shipboard , and carried to london-derry , to be there employed for our service , as the governour of the said town and you shall think fit . and we having also directed the sum of l. sterling , to be paid unto you at chester by matb . anderton esquire , collector of our customs there ; you are hereby authorized and required to receive the same , and to dispose of the said sum towards the necessary subsistence of the said regiments , and for the defence of the said place , in preparing and providing what shall be defective therein ; and to such other uses as you with the governour of the said city , with whom you are to entertain a good correspondence and friendship , shall find necessary for our service . of all which expences you are to give us an account the first opportunity . when the particulars necessary for the voyage shall be fully complyed with ; you are then , wind and weather permitting , with the regiments under your command , to make the best of your way to london-derry : and being arrived there , or near that place , you are to make enquiry whether the said city be yet in the hands of the protestants , and whether you may with safety put our said regiments into the same : and in that case you are immediately to acquaint lieutenant collonel robert lundy our governour thereof , or the commander in chief for the time being , with our care in sending those regiments and stores for the further relief of our protestant subjects in those parts ; and delivering him our letter and orders to him directed , you are to land the said regiments and stores , and to take care that they be well quartered and disposed of in the said city , following such directions as you shall receive during your stay there , from our said governour lieutenant collonel robert lundy , in all things relating to our service . you are to assure the governour and inhabitants of london-derry of further and greater succours of men , arms , money and provisions of war coming speedily from england for their relief , and the security of those parts . and in the mean time you are to make the best defence you can against all persons that shall attempt to besiege the said city , or to annoy our protestant subjects within the same . you are to give us an account soon after your arrival ( and so from time to time ) of the condition of the place , the fortifications , number , quality and affection of the people , soldiers , and others therein , or in the countrey thereabouts ; and what quantity of provisions of all sorts , for horse , foot and dragoons , shall or may be bought up or secured in those parts for our service , without the necessity of bringing any from england , upon sending more forces thither . you are to inform us whether captain james hamilton be arrived at london-derry , and how he has disposed of the money and stores committed to his charge . and in general you are to return us an account of every thing , which you in your discretion shall think requisite for our service . in case you shall find it unsafe to land the regiments at or near london-derry , so as to put them into the town , which you are to endeavour by all reasonable and prudent means , you are not to expose them to extraordinary hazard in so doing ; but to take care that they be carried in the same ships , and under the same convoy , with the arms , stores , money and provisions above mentioned to carickfergus ; and to endeavour the landing of them there , if the same may be done with safety , or otherwise to strangford ; at both or either of which places you are to use the same caution , and to follow as near as may be the like directions , as are now given you in relation to london-derry : but in case you do not find it for our service to land the said regiments at any of the said places , you are then to take care that they be brought back to the port of liverpoole , giving us speedy notice for our further orders . given at our court at whitehall this th . day of march , / . by his majesties command , shrewsbury . in the first year of our reign . william r. a●●itimal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for our trusty and well b●●●●ed collon●l john cunningham , or the officer in chief , with our two regiments of foot , whereof he and collonel richards are collo●●s . whereas we have ordered l. sterling to be paid unto you by several bills of exchange , over and above the l. you shall receive from our collector in the port of 〈◊〉 ; you are accordingly to receive the same : and upon your arrival at our city of londonderry , to pay l. thereof to our trusty and well beloved robert lundie esquire governour thereof , as of our royal bounty , in part of the reward we intend him for his faithful services : and the residue of the said l. you are to apply towards the defraying the contingeut charges , which our said governour , your self and collonel richards shall find requisite for the security of that garrison , or of such other place where our said regiments shall arrive , or be put on shoar . provided always , that you do not in any manner put off or delay the departure of our said two regiments from liverpoole to londonderry , in cafe the said sum be not immediately paid unto you by the respective persons , from whom it is to be received . given at our court at whitehall , the th of march / in the first year of our reign . by his majesties command . shrewsbury . collonel tiffins and captain lyndons certificate to collonel cunningham . this is to certifie whom it may concern , that we z●cha●ah tiffin collonel of one of their majesties rigiments of foot , and john lyndon captain in one collonel stuarts regiment , together with captain wolfrane cornwall commander of the swallow frigat , were sent by collonel cunningham on the th day of april last , from 〈◊〉 castle to londonderry , with a letter he then wrote to collonel lundy , to desire his orders and directions , for the best and securest way of putting into the town the two regiments then on board the fleet at anchor near the castle , where the tide had failed so as they could not sail up that night . we accordingly went to londonderry , where collonel lundy having read the letter , told us affairs were in great confusion , and a much worse posture than could be imagined : therefore desired collonel cunningham would leave the fleet , with the souldiers on board still at anchor , and come next morning to town with collonel richards , and what other officers they thought fit ; where he intended to call a council of war , and give a further account of the condition of the garrison . with these orders we returned that night to collonel cunningham , who in pursuance thereto , with collonel richards and several of their officers , went up next morning to the town . all which we certifie under our hands the th day of september . zathariah tiffin . john lyndon . from the english camp near dundalk in ireland . i do also testifie this certificate to be true , dated the th of october , . wolfranc cornwall . instructions for our trusty and well beloved robert lundy esquire , governour of our city and garrison of london-derry in our kingdom of ireland . whereas we have thought fit to send two of our regiments of foot , under the command of collonel cunningham and collonel solomon richards , for the relief of our city of london-derry ; we do hereby authorize and impower you to admit the said regiments into our said city , and to give such orders concerning their quarters , duty and service , during their stay in those parts , as you shall think fit for the security of the said city and country thereabouts . and whereas we are sending to our said city of london-derry further succours of mony , men , arms and provisions of war ; we do expect from your courage , prudence and conduct , that in the mean time you make the best defence you can against all persons that shall attempt to besiege the said city , or to annoy our protestant subjects within the same , or within the neighbouring parts ; and that you hinder the enemy from possessing themselves of any passes near or leading to the said city ; giving all aid and assistance you may with safety to such as shall desire it , and receiving into the said town such protestant officers , and men able and fit to bear arms , as you may confide in ; whom you are to form into companies , and to cause to be well exercised and disciplined . taking care withal , that you do not take in more unuseful people , women and children into the said city , than there shall be a provision sufficient to maintain , besides the garrison . you are to give us an account as soon as may be , and so from time to time , of the condition of our city of london-derry , the fortifications , number , quality and affections of the people , souldiers and others therein , or in the country thereabouts ; and what quantity of provisions of all sorts , for horse , foot , and dragoons , shall or may be bought up or secured in those-parts for our service , without the necessity of bringing the same from england , upon sending of more forces thither . lastly , we do recommend unto you , that you entertain good correspondence and frienship with the officers of the said regiments , and more especially with the respective collonels of the same : not doubting but by your joint councels , and by your known courage , as well as your affection to the protestant religion ; which we shall not fail to reward with our royal favour and bounty , the said city will continue under our obedidience , until upon the arrival of an army , which we are sending from england , all things shall be in such a posture , as that we may there with the blessing of god , restore in a short time our kingdom of ireland to its sormer peace and tranquility . given at our court at whitehall , the th day of march / ● in the first year of our reign . by his majesties command . proposals of articles to be made to the right honourable lientenant g●neral hunnston by the governours , commanders , officers , soulaiers and citizens of the city and garrison of london-derry , the th of july . imprimis , that all persons , as well officers and souldiers , clergymen and laymen , as others , that now are in the said city , or have been in the same since the th day of december last , or that have born arms against his majesty king james the second , in the provinces of vlster and connaught , or either of them ; or that have been aiding , abetting , counselling , adviseing , or in any ways assisting to them , or any of them , or any way deemed of that party , shall be pardoned and forgiven until the th day of july instant , of and from all treasons , rebellions , robberies , felonies and other offences whatsoever , by them or any of them , commited against his said majesty , or any person or persons whatsoever . and that such of the said persons now alive , or which shall be alive the said th day of july , and the heirs , executors , administrators or assigns of such of them that are dead , or shall before that time be killed or dye , shall be immediately restored to all their personal and real estates ; as if they or any of them had never taken up arms , or committed any offence against his said majesty , or any other person or persons whatsoever . and that they and every one of them shall , and may have , hold and enjoy their said estates , with other their rights , liberties and priviledges , notwithstanding any act or acts by them committed or done , or to be committed or done , against his said majesty , or any other person or persons whatsoever , untill the th of july instant . and that they , their heirs executors , administrators or assigns , shall have their estates personal and real put in their actual possession immediately after the said th of july instant . and that from the date hereof , there shall no wast or harm be committed , suffered or done , on any of their lands , iaheritances , possessions , woods , farms , houses , mills , barns , kills , stables , or other houses , or on any of their corns , and other goods and chattels . . that all ecclesiastical persons of the protestant religion within the said-provinces , shall immediately have the possession of their several churches , chappels , tithes , and other ecclesiastical dues , and enjoy the same , as they did before the th day of december last . and that all other protestants , as well ministers as others , shall from the said th of july instant , have the full and free benefit and exercise of their religion , as they had before the said th of december . . that all persons whatsoever now in lendon-derry , shall have free liberty to depart this kingdom for england or scotland : and those that are willing to remain in this kingdom , shall have safe conducts to dublin , or any other part in ireland , with their goods and chattels . and those that have a mind to transport themselves by the shipping under the power of the said king , or by other english or scottish ships , shall have passports from time to time allowed them , and liberty of boats from england or scotland to transport them . . that all persons to be pardoned , that please , shall transport and carry with them their goods and chattels , unless they have a mind to sell them here , and that then they may have liberty to dispose of them to their best advantage . and likewise those that depart the kingdom , shall be put in possession of their goods and chattels , lands and tenements , by their attornies , which they formerly enjoyed , and reprisals of goods and chattels , if not to be found in specie . . that such persons , men , women , and children , as are not able to travel to their respective habitations , shall have a sufficient competency of provisions to maintain them , until they be able to depart and get to their several dwellings . and that all officers and soldiers that are sick or wounded , now in the garrison of london-derry , or shall be there the th . of july instant , shall have the same allowance and provision , and as great care taken for their recovery , as those of the said kings army ; and that from time to time , they shall be sent into england or scotland , or to any part in ireland , as they shall think fit , and conveniency shall offer , with provisions and safe passes . . that all persons here designed to be pardoned , shall have reprisals of their goods and chattels immediately after the said th . of july instant , given them by the said lieutenant general ; and until they shall be so reprised , they shall have sufficient provisions of meat , drink , and bedding allowed and given them . . that no person or persons hereby designed to be pardoned , shall be forced to take any oath to his majesty , but those that voluntarily enter into his service in the army , or shall take on him some office or place of trust , nor shall they be compelled to enter into his majesties service . . that if any prince or state , shall land an army in this kingdom against the said king , the persons hereby designed to be pardoned , and which shall remain in the same , shall not be molested any ways in his body , goods , or estate , they not taking up arms against his majesty . . that no person or persons hereby designed to be pardoned , shall hereafter be sued , arrested , impleaded , or imprisoned , at the suit of the king , for any debt due to his majesty before the date hereof . and that none of the persons aforesaid , hereafter shall be sued , arrested , impleaded , or imprisoned , for any wounding , maiming , trespassing , taking of goods or chattels , or for any other cause whatsoever accrued , or which shall accrue , before the said th . of july , by any party or person whatsoever , other than for debt , and not for debt for twelve months from the date hereof . and that his majesty shall not call for , or receive any of his crown-rents , quit-rents , hearth-money , excise or license of wine , ale , beer , strong-waters due , or which shall fall due unto him , by any of the persons aforesaid , before the said of july . . that no interest of money , shall be allowed or paid , from the first of may , , until the first of november , , and then but a moderate interest , and not according to the rate of ten pound per cent . per annum . . that the officers and gentlemen , hereby designed to be pardoned , that will remain in this kingdom , and each one of them a servant , shall have liberty to keep and wear pistols and swords , and keep their fuzees without molestation ; and the citizens and townsmen to have the like liberty : and that the rest of the people may keep their swords , and wear them . . that the said half-pike-men , and rabble of the meer irish in the said provinces , be disarmed , and care taken that they kill not , rob or spoil the protestants in the said provinces ; and that they be sent to their habitations , and not suffered to cotier and wander in the country , or use reproachful language to the protestants . . that all troops and companies , now in the city of london-derry , which please , shall have liberty to depart , either by land or water , to culmore , or any part near the same for conveniency of shipping , and that with their arms , colours flying , drums beating , light matches , and a suitable quantity of ammunition , and there to ship or embark ; and shall before their departure , deliver up to the said lieutenant general , or to such whom he shall appoint for his majesties use , the possession of the said city , with all stores , ammunition , artillery , and other implements and habiliments of war , other than the arms herein before excepted . that all and every person and persons whatsoever , that have taken the possession of the lands , houses , farms , of the persons hereby designed to be pardored , shall immediately duit the possession of the same , and restore them to the owners , or their agents and assigns , with their goods and chattels now in their possession ; and that the said owners , their agents and assigns , may cut and carry home their corn and hay . . that all the said articles and conditions , or such of them as shall be thought needful , by those that are designed to be pardoned , shall within _____ be confirmed by act of parliament , to be passed in this kingdom , or by the king , under the great seal of ireland . provided always , that no person or persons , now in arms against the king , in or about inniskillin , bellishanny , donegall , or killebeggs , that will accept of these or the like articles , before the said th . day of july , shall have the benefit of them , they or their chief commanders , having eight days notice of these articles before the said th . of july , by having delivered to them copies of them , which are to be sent them by the said lieutenant general , by some of his party , and some of this garrison . . that a convenient number of persons be appointed as commissioners in this city , and in each county of the said provinces , before the th . of july , by the said lieutenant general and the governours , commanders , off●cers and soldiers of this garrison , with sufficient authority , to see these articles made good and performed . . that hostages be given , by the said lieutenant general to the garrison of derry , to be kept there , or on board of the english ships now in the river of foile , viz. and for the garrison of derry to be given as hostages , and kept in their camp , or at strabane , lifford , or raphoe . . that during the time of treaty , and until the said th . day of july , ( if in the mean time no army shall come to relieve the city , ) there shall be a cessation of arms between the besiegers and the besieged , and that no acts of hostility shall be committed by either side , provided that none of either party , ( but such as shall have licenses , ) shall come within the lines of the other . . that as well the persons that are in this garrison , or shall be there the th of july , as shall embarque or ship for england or scotland , as those that go to the country , shall at their departure hence , have horses and boats allowed them , for carrying the officers , sickmen , women , and children home to their several habitations , or places whither they have a mind to resort . provided always , that these articles shall not be binding on either party , in case the said city shall be relieved , by the english or some other army before the said th . day of july , and if it shall be so relieved , that then the said hostages delivered on both sides , shall be delivered to each other in safety . the commission . to all christian people to whom these presents shall come : know ye , that we the governours , commanders , officers , soldiers , and citizens , now in the city and garrison of london-derry , have nominated , constituted , appointed and authorized , and by these presents do nominate , constitute , appoint and authorize , collonel hugh hamil , collonel thomas lance , captain robert white , captain william dobbin , matthew cockins , esquire , and mr. john mac-kenzey , as commissioners for us , and in our name , to repair to , and treat with the right honourable lieutenant general richard hamilton , now encamped against london-derry , with an army of his majesty's king james the second , besieging the said city and garrison , or to somewhere near the said camp and city , or to collonel dominick sheldon , coll. gordon o neal , sir neal o-neal , sir edw. vaudry , lieutenant collonel skelton , and captain francis marow , commissioners nominated , constitutted , appointed and authorized by the said lieutenant general hamilton , and there to treat with him or them , concerning the rendering up of the said city and garrison to the said lieutenant general , for his majesties use , with all the stores , ammunition , artillery , arms , implements , and habiliments of war , according to the annexed instructions and articles , and such other instructions and articles as you shall from time to time have from us ; and on such other articles , matters and things , as shall be proposed to you our said commissioners , by the said lieutenant general , or by his said commissioners . and on such treaty to conclude on such articles , matters and things ▪ for the delivering up of the said city , to the said lieutenant general , or whom he shall appoint , with the said stores , ammunition , artillery , arms , implements and habiliments of war , for his majesties use ; and for the giving and receiving of hostages , for the performance of what shall be stipulated and agreed upon : and the same to reduce into writing , and sign and seal , and to receive the counterpart thereof signed and sealed by the said lieut. gen. or the said commissioners for us and in our behalf . and what articles , matters and things you shall agree upon , and reduce into writing , and sign and seal , for us , and on our behalf , we by these presents bind and oblige our selves to observe , keep and perform entirely . in witness whereof , we hereunto put our hands and seals , at london-derry , this th . day of july , . signed and delivered in the presence of francis hamilton . robert cockrane . james young , stephen herd . david ross . robert wallace . christophilus jenney . arth. noble . adam downey . arch. hamilton . henry arkwright . tho. ash . theophilus morison . will. ragston . will. hamilton . warren godfre● . geo. holmes . j● . hender●on . hercules burleigh . * george walker . john mitchelb●rn . richard crofton . adam murray . hemy monroe , stephen miller . alexander stewart . john crooks . will. campbell . will. draper . james grabame . john cockrane . fran. ●brey . john crof●on . john thompson . will. mare . richard aplin . * i should not take notice of so trivial a thing as mr. w●●●er's signing first , if it had not been improved into an argument of his being governour of the garrison , as well as the stores . but , as the foremen●ioned debates about this very commission , as well as the whole story of the seige , evidently shew the contrary : so to obviate this objection against the truth of those passages , i am obliged to add , that mr. walker's signing first in some papers during the siege , was partly owing to the modesty and complaisance of governour baker , and afterwards governour mitchelburn , but much more to the forward temper of collonel walker ; who when governour baker or mitchelburn sign'd first , seldom failed to croud in his name before them . of which i could produce several notorious instances , but shall only mention a late one : several certificates were sign'd by mitchelburn in nov. last to some officers of baker's regiment , which , when brought here , he not only thrust in his name above him , but blotted out of each of these certificates these words , collonel baker , [ governour of the said city . ] these are to certifie all whom it may concern , that the bearer hereof , robert louther , served during the late siege of london-derry , in the station or post of a lieutenant , in captain nicholas holmes 's company , under the command and regiment of collonel henry baker ; ( late governour of the foresaid city ) and also after under the command of collonel st. john , and continued in the said regiment till the th day of october , during which siege he behaved himself with good conduct and courage , both in the sallies that were made against the enemy , and the preservation of the said city . given under my hand at london-derry the th day of november . . george walker . i. mitchelburn . and how far he was from being esteem'd as governour of the garrison , even after governour baker's death , may appear by the following testimony of one of major general kirk's officers , ( who commanded the soldiers in the phoenix , when derry was reliev'd , and shew'd great resolution in that eminent piece of service , ) and i insert it the rather , because it cannot be reasonably suspected of the least partiality . as i was commanded in person with my detachments by collonel mitchelburn , governour of derry ; so during my stay there i observed in every particular , and upon all occasions he not only was , but acted as sole governour , and was the only person that application was made to as such . — fiennes twisleton the same gentleman confirms the account given before concerning the boom , and even when the ships came up to our relief , they saw boats working at it to repair it , for some days before they made the attempt . an account of officers killed and taken by the besieged in derry , during the siege . april . captain troy killed , as was considently reported . killed at penny-burn-mill , april . general mammau . major taaffe . major waggon . major general pusignian . quartermaster cassore . captain fitz-gerald . killed at the wind-mill , may . brigadier general ramsey . captain barnwell . captain fox . captain flemming . lieutenant kelley . lieutenant welsh . ensign barnwell . ensign kadel . prisoners taken . lord nettervile . sir gerrard aylmer . lieutenant collonel talbott . lieutenant newcomen . killed at the wind-mill , june the th . lieutenant collonel farrel . two french captains . captain graham . lieutenant bourk . quartermaster kelly . adjutant faboy . ensign norris . ensign arthur . prisoners taken at the same time . capt. butler son to my lord mountgarret . captain mac donnel . captain mac donnaghy . captain wa●s●n . a french lieutenant . lieutenant eustace . serjant peggot . killed at the butchers gate , june . a french lieutenant collonel . captain o bryan . a french captain . an english captain . an english lieutenant . captain maccarty . taken prisoners . one corporal mac guire . and one private soldier . officers killed in several places about the town . lieutenant fitzpatrick in the orchard on the other side the water . lieutenant grneral o neal. ensign connelly killed in the boat. two fryars killed in their habits . ensign ambrose on the mountains . lieutenant talbot had his arm shot off at culmore from the ships . drowned coming over to clady , major nangle , and one ensign as was reported . an account of all the enemies officers killed during the siege . generals brig . generals maj. generals lieut. collonels majors captains lieutenants ensigns serjeants corporals cornets quarter-masters adjutant in all , and fryars . an account of the bombs .     big . small . april .   .   . from the . till the of may , at several times —   june .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   . july .   .   .   .   .   .   , & .   .   .   , & .   , & .   .   .   total , 'till the d . of july . memorand . that one of the great bombs being brought to the scale did weigh l. pound , after pound of powder was emptied out of it . and that one of the smallest being emptied , did weigh pound . july . cannon ball thrown into the city , about l. weight apiece , before of the clock in the morning : more six the same evening . july . more before noon . an account of the subsistance delivered out of the stores to the soldiers , by the store-keepers . april . to each company a barrel of beef and a boll of meal . . to each man pounds of beef , quarts of meal , and pounds of salmon . may . to each company a barrel of beef , pound of meal , half a hundred weight of butter . . six pounds of meal for each private man. . two pounds of wheat to each man. ● . half a barrel of beef to each company , pound of meal , half a barrel of barley . june . to each regiment barrels of wheat , and barrrels of shillin , to be divided proportionably according to the number of companies in each regiment . . one pound and a half of meal to each man , and half a barrel of barley to each company . . half a barrel of barley to each company , and a pound of meal to each man. . one pound of meal , and one pound and a half of wheat to each man. . one pound and a half of wheat to each man. . one pound of tallow to each man , one pound of meal , and half a pound of beef , the army consisting of men. july . to each man one pound of meal , one pound of french-butter , and two pound of ginger , the army being men . . to each man one pound of meal , one pound of french-butter ; two pounds of anniseeds to each company , and one quarter of a pound of tobacco , the army being reduced by death to men. . to each man half a pound of meal , half a pound of shillin , half a pound of beef , the army consisting of . . to each man half a pound of meal , half a pound of shillin , half a pound of tallow , pound of salt hides , the army being . . to each man half a pound of starch , a quarter of a pound of tallow . one pound of anniseeds to a company , the army being . . to each man half a pound of tallow , half a pound of shillin , three quarters of a pound of dry hides , the army being men. . to each man half a pound of meal , one pound and a half of beef , with two pecks of bay-salt to each company , the army being men . . to each man three pound of meal , two pound of beef , one pint of pease , the army being men. there was subsistance delivered out to the officers beside , though the allowance was but very small . the names of the clergy that stayed in london-derry , in the time of the siege . conformists . mr. george walker of donoghmore , near dungannon . mr. christophilus jinny of mullahbroak . mr. moses davis of donaghendrie . mr. john knox of glaslogh . mr. bartho . black of aghalow . mr. tho. sempell of donaghmore , near cladyford . mr. robert morgan of cappy . mr. john campbell of sego . mr. andrew robertson of derriloran . mr. mich. mac clenachan of derry . mr. christy of monaghan . mr. seth whittell of balliagby . dead . mr. will. cuningham of killishandra . dead . mr. rich. crowther of comber . dead . mr. james watmough of arigal . dead . mr. john rowan of balteagh . dead . mr. — elingsworth near newry . dead . non-conformists . mr. tho. boyd of aghadowy . mr. will. crooks of ballykelly . mr. john rowat of lifford . mr. john mackenzie of derilleran . mr. john hamilton of donachedie . dead . mr. robert wilson of strabane . dead . mr. david brown of urney . dead . mr. will. gilchrist of kilrea . dead . finis . a true account of the siege of london-derry by the reverend mr. george walker ... walker, george, ?- . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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earl of shrewsbury , principal secretary of state. sept. . . j. vernon . a true account of the siege of london-derry . by the reverend mr. george walker , rector of donogh-moore in the county of tirone , and late governour of derry in ireland . the second edition corrected . london , printed for robert clavel , and ralph simpson , in st. paul's church-yard . mdclxxxix . also published , a new and exact map of london-derry , and culmore fort , drawn with great exactness , by captain macullach , who was there during the siege . price d. sold by robert clavel , and ralph simpson . to their sacred majesties , william and mary , king and queen of england , scotland , france , and ireland . may it please your majesties , next to the pleasure of doing well , there is no greater satisfaction than where the performance meets with a favourable reception from those for whose sake it is designed . i thank god i have this double comfort in the testimony of a good conscience , and your majesties gracious acceptance of the poor services god enabled me to doe for your majesties interest , and the safety of those protestants , whom the fury of the papists drove into london-derry . nor am i more pleased with your majesties royal bounty to me , much above not only my merit , but expectation , than with your majesties tenderness for my poor fellow sufferers and partners in that action , whom i doubt not but your majesties will find as brave in the field , and in taking other towns , as in defending that , which neither the number , nor rage of their enemies without , nor those more cruel ones within , of famine and sickness , could ever make them think of surrendring . the part i acted in this service might more properly have been done by other hands ; but that necessity which threw it upon me , will i hope justifie me before god and the world , from the irregularity of interessing my self in such an affair , for which i was neither by education or function qualified ; especially since the necessity which called me to it , was no sooner over , than i resigned more chearfully than ever i undertook the employment , that i might apply my self to the plow to which i had put my hand . i am not at all angry with the reflexions that some make , as they think , to my disparagement ; because all they say of this kind , gives god the greater honour , in whose almighty hand no instrument is weak , in whose presence no flesh must glory . but as the whole conduct of this matter must be ascribed to providence alone , as it ought , this should then give them occasion to consider that god has espoused your majesties cause , and fights your battels , and for the protestant religion ; and by making use of a poor minister , the unworthiest of the whole communion , of which he is a member , would intimate to the world , by what hand he will defend and maintain both your majesties interest , and the religion you have delivered from those that were ready to swallow both up . that which i here presume to lay at your majesties feet , is indeed very unfit for your royal view ; but that since importunity would have it publick , i thought it sacrilege to entitle any other to the copy , than those to whom the original was devoted . the picture cannot be commended for the workmanship , but it may possibly be the more acceptable , for that because more resembling the life from which 't is drawn : there is little skill , or art , in either , but there are ornaments much more valuable in both , natural simplicity , sincerity , and a plain truth , in which character i humbly beg your majesties will always consider , and accept of the endeavours of your majesties most obliged , most faithfull , and most obedient subject and servant , george walker . a description of the city of london-derry . the form of the town comes somewhat near an oblong or long square ; and its situation lengthways , is n. w. and s. e. or a diagonal drawn from the church through the market-house , to the magazine , is near upon a n. and s. line . the length of the town through the middle from ship-key gate to bishops-gate , is about paces , or feet . the wall on the w. side the town paces ; the wall on the e. about . the breadth at the n. w. end ; at the s. e. end ; from butchers-gate to ferry-key-gate , where the town is broadest , paces . the wall is generally or foot thick ; but the out-side wall of stone , or battlements above the terra-plene , is not more than two foot in thickness . the four corners have each of them a bastion ; on the long side to the west-ward are two other bastions ; and on the side to the east-ward , one bastion , one demi-bastion , and two other works which are commonly call'd flat-forms . there are four gates ; bishops-gate at the s. e. end , ship-key-gate at the end opposite to it : butchers-gate at the n. e. side , and ferry-key-gate over against it . in the middle of the town is a square , call'd the diamond ; where the market-house stands ( during the siege , turn'd into a guard-house . ) near the s. w. end of the town , stands the church ; on the top whereof , being a flat roof , were placed two of our guns , which were of great use in annoying the enemy . in the s. e. angle of the town , was the principal magazine . within the town also were several wells , &c. and before bishops-gate was a ravelin built by col. lundy ; and the ground on forwards to the wind-mill-hill , was taken in by the besieged to the distance of paces from the town , and about the same distance a cross from the river ; and for fear this ground should be taken from the besieged by the enemy , another line was industriously drawn from the s. w. quarter of the town , to the river , to secure their retreat . the number of guns planted on the bastions and lines , was sakers and demi-culverins the whole town stands upon an easy ascent , and exposed most of the houses to the enemies guns . a diary of the siege of london-derry . being prevail'd on , to give an account of the siege of london-derry , it is convenient , by way of preliminary , to take notice how that town came to be out of the hands of the irish , when all places of the kingdom of any strength or consideration were possessed by them . it pleased god so to infatuate the councils of my lord tyrcounel , that when the three thousand men were sent to england to assist his master against the invasion of the prince of orange , he took particular care to send away the whole regiment quartered in and about this city ; he soon saw his error , and endeavoured to repair it , by commanding my lord antrim to quarter there with his regiment , consisting of a numerous swarm of irish and highlanders ; upon the th . of december , they were on their march in and about new-town ( a market-town belonging to col. george philips , miles distant from derry ) col. philips having notice of this , and joining with it the apprehensions they were under , of a general insurrection of the irish intended on the th . of december , and considering that derry as well as other places was to be presently possessed by the irish , and having several informations brought him , and some taken before him that gave some credit to the fear and jealousies they were under , and encreased his suspicion of some damnable design against the british of those parts ; he immediately dispatches a letter to alderman norman , giving an account of these matters , and his opinion of them , and importuning him to consult with the sober people of the town , and to set out the danger of admitting such guests among them : the next day he sent an express , advising him to cause the gates of the city to be shut , and assured them he would be with them with his friends the day following , and would stand by them and serve them to the hazard of his life and fortune . alderman norman and the rest of the graver citizens were under great disorder and consternation , and knew not what to resolve upon . one of the companies was already in view of the town , and two of the officers within it , but the younger sort who are seldom so dilatory in their resolutions , got together , run in all hast to the main-guard , snatcht up the keys , and immediately shut up all the four gates , and the magazine . on the th day , col. philips comes into london-derry , he had been governour of that town , as also of the fort of culmore in king charles's time , and therefore the inhabitants desire him to resume the government , and immediately delivered him the keys of the gates and the magazine : he being well acquainted with proceedings in england , with the advice of the gravest sort , dispatches mr. david kerns as their agent thither , to represent their condition and resolutions , and to procure some speedy relief . news being carried to dublin of this revolt , as they call'd it , the lord montjoy with his lieutenant-collonel lundy and six companies , are sent down to reduce the place the governour had already form'd eight companies of good effectual men in the city , and armed them out of the stores , and with some management , quieted all factions and tumults , and reduced all things to good order , so that all were unanimously resolved to stand it out till they received a return to their address sent into england . my lord montjoy appears before the town ; his interest among us , and the consideration of our own circumstances , that there was no appearance of any sudden relief from england , no provisions in the town , and ( which was worst of all ) but two barrels of powder in the magazine , which my lord montjoy must needs understand , being master of the ordnance ; made it thought most adviseable to listen to a treaty ; so the governour with the consent of the city-council agreed upon certain capitulations ; that only two companies should enter the town , and they to be all protestants , and that the town-companies should be allow'd to keep their arms , and to do duty with the others , & that no stranger is to be admitted into the city , without license from the governour and sheriffs . having obtained conditions of so easy a nature , and of so probable advantage to the town , they receiv'd my lord montjoy , who made lieutenant-collonel lundy , governour of the town . the gentlemen of the other parts of the north of ireland , being well acquainted with the proceedings at dublin ; that particularly , commissions were given out to raise many thousands of irish , all over the kingdom ; and all to be maintained at the expence of their officers ( who were not able to support themselves ) for the space of three months . they were with good reason equally apprehensive , this was not intended for their safety or advantage ; and therefore they generally resolved to put themselves in the best posture they could to defend themselves against any inconveniences such methods might bring upon them : they had several consultations with their neighbours , and some great men were not wanting in their advice and encouragement . one left some instructions with mr. george walker rector of donaghmore in the county of tyrone , recommending the necessity of securing dungannon by a garrison of their own , and of victualling that town ; in order to which , mr. walker saw it not only excuseable , but necessary to concern himself , and raise men , out of which he form'd a regiment , and to apply what interest he could make towards the preservation of that town . gordon o neale , observing those preparations , sends his priest to inquire into the meaning of them , which was readily interpreted to him : so many irish were arm'd in the country , they thought fit to put themselves in a posture of defence against the danger they saw themselves exposed to . the men complain of want of powder , but by the contrivance of their officer , a bag of mustard-seed was laid upon the carriages , which by its resemblance , easily obtained the credit of a bag of powder , and immediately gave motion to the souldiers . in order to settle a correspondence with london-derry , mr. walker rides to that town , and consults collonel lundy . the opinion they had of his experience in war , and zeal for the cause they were to maintain , gave all people great expectation from his conduct ; he approves and encourages the design , sends two files of his disciplin'd men to dungannon , and afterwards two troops of dragoons . march . orders are sent to col. steward ( who was very considerable among us ) from col. lundy , that the garrison at dungannon should break up ; some considering the advantagious situation of the place , and the great quantity of provisions already laid in , and the consequence of leaving both , to give strength to their enemies , shew'd some unwillingness to comply with commands so different from the measures they had hitherto pursued ; but at last , agreed to march to colrain or derry according to collonel lundy's orders . march . we march'd as far as strabane , and there met our order from collonel lundy to return to omagh , and the rash. five companies of the above regiment are quartered at rash , under command of mr. walker ; and five at omagh , commanded by lieutenant-collonel mervin : a fortnight after , we receiv'd a potent to march to st. johnstown , five miles from derry . march . captain james hamilton arrived from england , with ammunition and arms , barrels of powder , and arms for men , and a commission from the king and queen for col. lundy to be governour of the city , together with instructions to swear all officers military and civil , and assurance of speedy supplies from england . the king and queen are publickly proclaimed with great joy and solemnity . about this time the irish made a descent into vlster , and drove great numbers of poor protestants before them , who took shelter in colrain and london-derry . march . col. philips is sent to england with an address to the king , and to sollicit a speedy supply . col. lundy goes to colrain to give his advice and assistance to that place . the rest of this month , and the beginning of the next , is spent in preparations against the enemy ; they had possessed themselves of colrain , & drove all before them till they came to clody-bridge , of which i shall give this short account . april . mr. walker receiving intelligence , that the enemy was drawing towards derry , he rides in all hast thither , and gives col. lundy an account of it , but the collonel believed it only a false alarm ; mr. walker returns from him to lyfford , where he joined col. b. crofton ; the enemy come to clody-ford ; all night long the enemy and we fired at one another ; and in the morning , mr. walker took his post at the long cawsey as commanded by col. lundy , leaving col. crofton to maintain the post against the enemy , which he performed with good resolution . the souldiers having spent all their ammunition , viz. three charges of powder a man , are forced to give way ; major stroud rallies the horse in order , to bring off the foot : the regiment at the long-cawsy was in some danger , having staid too long , expecting orders , but got off under the shelter of some horse , & followed the army , which was strong , and make good their retreat to derry ; col. lundy and several of quality being then at the head of them . mr. walker found the gates shut against him and his regiment , and staid all night without the gates ; next day with much difficulty and some violence upon the centry they got in : mr. walker waited on col. lundy , and press'd the taking the field ; but he not being satisfied with the behaviour of his army the day before , gave advice of a different nature , which did not agree with mr. walkers sentiments , who thought himself obliged to stand by his men that he had brought from their own homes , and not to expose them again to the enemy , by dismissing them . april . col. cunningham and col. richards came into the lough from england , with two regiments and other necessaries for supply of derry . there were several remarkable passages might be here inserted , relating to those that came from drumore and colrain ; but as i would not reproach any , so i cannot do right to all ; and whatever mis-fortune the difficulty of those places brought upon them , the behaviour of such of them as staid in the garrison of derry , sets them above apologys for any miscarriage ; for certainly there could not be better men in the world ; and many of those that left us , have been exposed to censure ; but i hope the world will be so just , not to give characters from things done in such a confusion . april . upon the news of king james's army being on their march towards london-derry , colonel lundy , our governour , thought fit to call a councel ; and that col· cuningham , and col. richards , that were sent from england , to our assistance , should be members of it ; accordingly they met , and with other gentlemen equally unacquainted with the condition of the town , or the inclination and resolution of the people , they make this following order . vpon inquiry it appears , that there is not provision in the garrison of london-derry , for the present garrison , and the two regiments on board , for above a week , or ten days at most , and it appearing that the place is not tenable against a well appointed army ; therefore it is concluded upon , and resolv'd , that it is not convenient for his majesties service , but the contrary , to land the two regiments under col. cuningham & col. richards , their command now on board in the river of lough-foyle . — that considering the present circumstances of affairs , & the likelihood the enemy will soon possess themselves of this place , it is thought most convenient , that the principal officers shall privately withdraw themselves , as well for their own preservation , as in hopes that the inhabitants , by a timely capitulation , may make terms the better with the enemy ; and that this we judge most convenient for his majesties service , as the present state of affairs now is . after this resolution , an instrument was prepar'd to be subscribed by the gentlemen of the councel , and to be sent to king james , who was advanced in person with his army as far as st. john's town ; it was recommended with this encouragement ; there was no doubt , but upon surrender of the town , king james would grant a general pardon , and order restitution of all that had been plunder'd from them . some gentlemen were influenced by these considerations to subscribe , others did not only refuse but began to conceive some jealousies of their governour ; and some , tho' they did but guess at their proceedings , express'd themselves after a ruder manner , threatning to hang both the governour and his council . captain white is sent out to the king , to receive proposals from him ; and it was at the same time agreed with lieutenant general hamilton , that he should not march the army within four miles of the town . notwithstanding which , king james having some confidence given him , that the town , upon his majesties approach , would undoubtedly surrender to him ; and that the very sight of so formidable an army would fright them into a compliance : upon the th . of april advances , with his army , before our walls , with flying colours ; his majesty thinking it discretion , to use the shelter of a party of horse on south-end of derry-hill , the more safely to observe what salutation his forces had from the garrison . orders were given , that none should dare to fire till the king's demands were first known , by another messenger to be sent to his majesty for that purpose ; but our men on the walls , wondering to see lieut. gen. hamelton ( contrary to his engagement , not to come within four miles of the town ) approaching our walls in such order , they imagining they were by some means or other betray'd , thought it reasonable to consider their own safety , and to keep the enemy at distance , by firing their guns upon them , which they accordingly did . the enemy that were great strangers to this sort of exercise , upon this could not be kept in any order by their officers , but some took to their heels , others with less labour could hide themselves , and a great many were kill'd . king james did shew himself in some disorder , and much surprised to find the behaviour of his army , as well as of the besieged , so different from the character he had receiv'd of both ; some were apprehensive of the king's displeasure upon such a disappointment , and sent arch-deacon hamilton , and mr. nevil , to beg his majesties pardon for having drawn his majesty into so dangerous and unsuccessful an undertaking , and to signify to him the difficulty of commanding or perswading so tumultuous and untractable a rabble , to any moderation or complyance ; but if his majesty drew off his army , till those gentlemen return'd , and brought assurance of his majesties presence with it ( of which some question was yet made ) they doubted not but they could bring them to a better understanding . this evening king james retired with his army to st. john's-town . in the mean time mr. muckcridge the town - clark sees it absolutely necessary , to give some intimation of proceedings at the council of war , which ( tho' every mans concern ) care was taken not to make too publick , viz. that colonel cuningham , his ships , men , and provision should return to england , and all gentlemen and others in arms should quit the garrison , and goe along with him : this discovery occasion'd great uneasiness and disorder in the town , which had like to have had very ill effects upon the governour and some of his council ; it did also add much to the rage and violence of the garrison , when they heard some wrong had been done my lord kingston and his party , by the indirect measures of some within our walls ; their concern for him being as great as their expectations from him . the governour and his council finding themselves of little interest in the town , and that they could not be further serviceable , &c. thought fit to retire , and not to press the matter further . some of the gentlemen left us in all this confusion , and made their escape to the ships at kilmore , tho' not without some hazard ; for the souldiers were under great discontent , to find themselves deserted by those that engaged them in the difficulties they were then under , and were not easily kept from expressing it with violence upon some persons ; but it was the care of others to keep them in temper , and from those outrages , as well as to support them against such discouragements . sir arthur royden protested against the proceedings of the council , and would not have left the town , but that he was dangerously sick , and was forc'd from us by the advice of his physitian , and his friends . governour lundy could not so easily make his escape , being conceiv'd more obnoxious than any of the rest , but sound it convenient to keep his chamber ; a council being appointed , mr. walker and major baker meeting him there , desired him to continue his government ; and that he might be assur'd of all the assistance they could give him ; but he positively refused to concern himself any further . the commission he bore , as well as their respect for his person , made it a duty in them to contribute all they could to his safety ; and therefore , finding him desirous to escape the danger of such a tumult , they suffered him to disguise himself , and in a sally , for the relief of culmore , to pass in a boat with a load of match on his back , from whence he got to the shipping . april . the garrison seeing they were deserted , and left without a governour , and having resolv'd to maintain the town , and to defend it against the enemy , they considered of some person they could have confidence in , to direct them in the management of this affair , and unanimously resolv'd to choose mr. walker , and major baker , to be their governours dureing the seige ; but these gentlemen considering the importance , as well as the uncertainty of such an office , acquainted , by letter , col. cunningham ( whose business they thought it was to take care of them ) with this matter , and desired him to undertake the charge ; but he being obliged , by his instructions , to obey the orders of collonel lundy , thought fit to take other measures . they then accepted the government of the garrison . these gentlemen chose eight collonels , and regimented the men in this order : col. walker companies . colonel baker companies . col. crofton comp. col. michelturn comp. formerly col. skivingtons regiment . col. lance comp. col. mountro comp. formerly col. whitneys . col. hamil . comp. col. murrey comp. in all companies , each comp. consisting of men. in all men , officers . this was our complement after having form'd our selves , as above mentioned ; but the number of men , women and children in the town , was about thirty thousand . upon a declaration of the enemy to receive and protect all that would desert us , and return to their dwellings , ten thousand left us ; after that many more grew weary of us , and seven thousand died of diseases . the same day our governours view the stores , and give other necessary orders and directions : in the mean time they observe the motion of the enemy , and that their guns were so placed , that they could not draw out to their usual place of exercising , therefore they divide the outline into eight parts ; each regiment had its own ground , and each company knew their own bastion . the drummers were all enjoyned to quarter in one house , so that on the least notice they repair'd to the respective post of the company they belong'd to ; and upon all alarms , without any parademg , all officers and private men came into their own ground and places , without the least disorder or confusion . there were eighteen clergy-men in the town of the communion of the church , who in their turns , when they were not in action , had prayers and sermon every day ; the seven nonconforming ministers were equally careful of their people , and kept them very obedient and quiet , much different from the behaviour of their brother mr. osborn , who was a spy upon the whole north , imployed by my lord tyrconnel , and mr. hewson , who was very troublesome , and would admit none to fight for the protestant religion till they had first taken the covenant . after injoyning all parties to forget their distinctions , and to joyn as one man , in defence of the interest of k. william and q. mary , and the protestant religion , against the enemies of both ; we betake our selves , in the first place , by order , to our several devotions , and recommend our selves , and the cause we undertook , to the protection and care of the almighty ; for we might then truly say , with the church in the liturgy , there is none other that fighteth for us , but only thou , o god. it did beget some disorder amongst us , & confusion , when we look'd about us , and saw what we were doing ; our enemies all about us and our friends running away from us ; a garrison we had compos'd of a number of poor people , frightned from their own homes , and seem'd more fit to hide themselves , than to face an enemy ; when we consider'd we had no persons of any experience in war among us , and those very persons that were sent to assist us , had so little confidence in the place , that they no sooner saw it , but they thought fit to leave it : that we had but few horse to sally out with , and no forage ; no engineers to instruct us in our works ; no fire-works , not as much as a hand-granado to annoy the enemy ; not a gun well mounted in the whole town ; that we had so many mouths to feed , and not above ten days provision for them , in the opinion of our former governours ; that every day several left us , and gave constant intelligence to the enemy ; that they had so many opportunities to divide us , and so often endeavour'd it , and to betray the governours ; that they were so numerous , so powerful and well appointed an army , that in all human probability we could not think our selves in less danger , than the israelites at the red sea. when we considered all this , it was obvious enough what a dangerous undertaking we had ventur'd upon ; but the resolution and courage of our people , and the necessity we were under , and the great confidence and dependance among us on god almighty , that he would take care of us , and preserve us , made us overlook all those difficulties . and god was pleased to make us the happy instruments of preserving this place , and to him we give the glory , and no one need goe about to undervalue or lessen those he was pleas'd to choose for so great a work ; we do allow our selves to be as unfit for it as they can make us , and that god has only glorified himself in working so great a wonder with his own right hand , and his holy arm getting himself the victory april . a part of the enemy march'd towards peny-burn hill , a place about a mile distant from the town n.b.e. on the side of the river , there they pitch'd their tents , & by that means hinder'd all passage to , & correspondence with , culmore . we sent mr. bennet out of the garrison , with orders to go to england , and to give account of our resolutions to defend the town against the enemy . our men were order'd to fire after him , that the enemy might think he had deserted us . this day my lord strabane came up to our walls , makeing us many proposals , and offering his kings pardon , protection and favour , if we would surrender town ; but these fine words had no place with the garrison . at that very time of his capitulating with us , we observ'd the enemy using that opportunity to draw their canon to a convenient stand , we therefore desired his lordship to withdraw , otherwise we would make bold to fire at his lordship ; his lordship continued in his complements , till we plainly told him we would never deliver the town to any but k. william and q. mary , or their order . my lord having ended all his insinuations , found himself at last obliged to retire . several trumpets were likewise sent to us from the enemy , but with as little success . april . the enemy placed a demi-culverin , perches distant from the town , e. b. n. on the other side the water : they play'd at the houses in the town , but did little or no mischief only to the market-house . this day our men sallied out , as many as pleased , and what officers were at leasure , not in any commendable order , yet they killed above of the enemies souldiers , besides mamow the french general , and several other officers whose names you will fi●d in the annexed list. a party of horse came with great fury upon the salliers , and forced their retreat , which they made good with the loss of four private men , and one lieutenant mac. phedris , whom our men brought off ; and having leisure and more concern then upon us for the loss , then afterwards on such occasions ; we buried them with some ceremony . we had at this time horse commanded by col. murry ; upon whom they press'd so hard at first , that some of his horse were beaten to the very gates ; so that mr. walker found it necessary to mount one of the horses and make them rally , and to relieve col. murry , whom he saw surrounded with the enemy , and with great courage laying about him . in this action we took three pair of colours . april . the besiegers planted four demi-culverins in the lower end of mr. strongs orchard , near perches distant from the town , opposite to ship-key-street : these playing incessantly , hurt several people in the houses , battered the walls and garrets , so that none could lodge safely above stairs . the besieged make due returns to their firing from the bastions , kill'd lieut. fitz patrick , lieut. col. o neale , two serjeants , and several souldiers ; and besides these , two friars in their habits , to the great grief of the enemy , that the blood of those holy men should be spilt by such an heretical rabble , as they call the besieged . april . they plac'd their mortar-pieces in the said orchard , and from thence play'd a few small bombs , which did little hurt to the town , all of them lighting in the streets , except one which kill'd an old woman in a garret ; from the same place they threw afterwards many larger bombs , the first of which fell into a house while several officers were at dinner ; it fell upon the bed of the room they were in , but did not touch any of them ; forced into a lower room , and kill'd the landlord , and broke down one side of the house , and made a large passage for the guests to come out at instead of the doors it had choaked up . april . the besieged made another sally , and killed several of the enemy at penyburn-hill , but were forced to retreat , being pressed by the enemies horse , who charged us on all sides . in this action , we lost only two men , had eight or ten wounded , which in few days recovered , and were fit for service . this day by a shot from one of our bastions , the enemies gunner was kill'd , and one of his guns broken . may . this night the besiegers draw a trench cross the wind-mill hill , from the bog to the river , and there begin a battery ; from that they endeavour'd to annoy our walls , but they were too strong for the guns they us'd , and our men were not afraid to advise them to save all that labour and expence ; that they always kept the gates open , and they might use that passage if they pleas'd , which was wider than any breach they could make in the walls . may . the besieged fearing that battery might incommode that part of the town nearest to it , consult how to put a stop to their further proceeding in that work ; mr. walker draws a detachment out of each company , of ten men , and after putting them into the best order their impatience could allow , he sallies out at the head of them ( with all imaginable silence ) at ferry-key gate , at four of the clock in the morning . one part of them beat the enemies dragoons from the hedges , while the other possesses their trenches . the dispute was soon over , and the enemy , thô a very considerable detachment , are so pressed by the forwardness of our men , and discouraged at the sight of so many lying in their blood , that they fled away , and left us the ground we contended for , and some booty , besides the plunder of the dead . the salliers in this action kill'd two hundred of their men , most of which were shot through the breast or head ; five hundred were wounded , three hundred of them within few days died of their wounds , as we were informed by messengers , and the prisoners we took afterwards . the account of the officers kill'd , or taken prisoners in this action , you will find in the bill annexed . our side lost three men , and had only twenty wounded . at this time we took five pair of colours . we sent a drummer to desire the enemy to send an officer with men to bury their dead , which they did perform very negligently , scarce covering their bodies with earth . after this performance , the enemies want of courage , and our want of horse occasion'd , that some weeks produced but little of action , except skirmishes ; in which captain noble was very active and successful ; kills several of their officers , and finds letters about them that afforded some intelligence , and particularly instructed us about the surrender of culmore ; but upon what conditions , and for how much mony , we could not understand . our sallies many times began but with small parties ; capt. noble , and sometimes other officers , when they saw the enemy make an approach , wou'd run out with about ten or twelve men at their heels , and skirmish'd a while with them : when the besieged saw them engaged , and in any danger , they issued out in greater numbers to their relief , and always came off with great execution on the enemy , and with very little loss to themselves . in all these sallies we lost none of any note , but lieutenant douglas and captain cuningham , whom the enemy took prisoner , and after quarter given , basely murdred . they did not want being reproach'd with so signal an instance of their cruelty and breach of faith , neither did they want impudence to deny it by the addition of many bloody oaths and protestations ; but it was too evident by the testimony of their own officers and souldiers , that were afterwards our prisoners . but this sort of proceeding was very usual with them , and agreeable to an account we had of their obligation by oath and resolutions , not to keep faith with us , and to break whatever articles were given us : which a prisoner with us , ( troubled in conscience , that he had engaged himself with so wicked and perfidious men ) discover'd to us . we were convinced of the truth of it by some examples they gave us after this : when they hung out a white flag to invite us to a treaty , mr. walker ventur'd out to come within hearing of my lord lowth and colonel o neale , and in his passage had an hundred shot fired at him ; he got the shelter of a house , and upbraiding them with this treachery , bid them order their men to be quiet or he wou'd order all the guns on the walls to fire at them ; they deny'd they knew any thing of it : and this was all the satisfaction to be expected from persons of such a principle . at another time the enemy desired one white might have leave to come to them ; the besieged sent him in a little boat , with two men , upon parol , which they broke very dishonourably , keeping both the men and boat with them . the loss of the boat was considerable to us , for the gentlemen that left us took all our boats , and left them to the sea and wind , and this was the only boat we had remaining . the enemy remove their main body from st. johnstown , and pitch their tents upon bely ugry-hill , about two miles distant from derry s.s.w. they place guards on all sides of the town , so that the besieged found it impossible to receive or convey any intelligence , and great difficulty to come to the wells for water , which they often fought for , and cost some of them their blood. one gentleman had a bottle broke at his mouth by a shot ; yet the water of the town was so muddy and troubled with our continual-firing , and so many going to it , that we were forced to run those hazards . june . the besiegers make an attack at the wind-mill works , with a body of foot and horse ; the horse they divided into three squadrons , and assaulted us at the rivers side , it being low water ; the foot attack the rest of our line . the front of the horse was composed of gentlemen that had bound themselves by an oath , that they wou'd mount our line ; they were commanded by captain butler , second son to my lord montgarret . our men place themselves within our line in three ranks , so advantageously that one rank was always ready to march up and relieve the other , and discharge successively upon the enemy , which ( thô 't is strange how they could think otherwise ) was great surprize and astonishment to them ; for they it seems expected we should make but one single volley , and then they cou'd fall in upon us . their foot had fagots laid before them for a defence against our shot ; they and the horse began with a loud huzza , which was seconded from all parts of their camp with most dreadful shrieks and howlings of a numerous rabble that attended the enemy . the fagot-men are not able to stand before our shot , but are forced to quit their new defence and run for it : capt. butler tops our work , which was but a dry bank of foot high at the water side , and thirty of his sworn party of horse follow him . our men wondred to find they had spent so many shot , and that none of them fell : but capt. crooke observed they had armour on and then commanded to fire at their horses , which turn'd to so good account ▪ that but three of these bold men with much difficulty made their escape . we wonder'd the foot did not ( according to custom ) run faster , till we took notice that in their retreat they took the dead on their backs , and so preserv'd their own bodies from the remainder of our shot , which was more service than they did when alive . the enemy in this action lost of their fighting men , most of their officers were kill'd captain butler was taken prisoner , and several others , which are mentioned in the list. we lost on our side six private men , and one captain maxwell : two of the men were kill'd by a shot of a great gun from the other side the water , opposit to the wind-mill works . this night the enemy from strong-orchard play their bombs which were pound weight apiece , and contained several pounds of powder in the shell ; they plowed up our streets , and broke down our houses , so that there was no passing the streets nor staying within doors , but all flock to the walls , and the remotest parts of the town , where we continued very safe , while many of our sick were killed being not able to leave their houses : they plied the besieged so close with great guns in the day time , and bombs in the night ▪ and somtimes in the day , that they could not enjoy their rest , but were hurry'd from place to place , and tyer'd into faintness and diseases , which destroy'd many of the garison , which was reduced to men the of this month ; these bombs were some advantage to us , on one account , for being under great want of fuel , they supply'd us plentifully from the houses they threw down , and the timber they broke for us . june . three ships came up to killmore f●rt , and fired at the castle , and attempted coming up the river ; but one of them unfortunately run aground , and lay some time at the mercy of the enemies shot , and so much on her side , she could not make any return ; but at length with some pleasure we saw her get off , and , as we believed , without much loss or damage . june . we discovered a fleet of sail of ships in the lough , which we believed came from england for our relief , but we could not propose any method to get intelligence from them , and we did fear it was impossible they could get to us ; and the enemy now begin to watch us more narrowly . they raise batteries opposite to the ships , and line both sides of the river with great numbers of fire locks . they draw down their guns to charles-fort , a place of some strength upon the narrow part of the river , where the ships were to pass ; here they contrived to place a boom of timber , joyned by iron chains , and fortified by a cable of inches thick twisted round it ; they made this boom first of oak , but that could not float , and was soon broke by the force of the water : then they made one of firr-beams which answered their purpose better ; it was fastned at one end through the arch of a bridg , at the other by a piece of timber forced into the ground and fortified with a piece of stone work . this account , as we had it from the prisoners , did much trouble us , and scarce left us any hopes ; we made several signs to the ships from the steeple , and they to us from their ships , but with very little information to either . at last a messenger got to us , one roch , from major general kirk , who gor to the water-side over-against us , and then swam cross the river ; he gave us an account of the ships , men , provision and arms in them for our relief ; the great concern of the major general for us , and his care and desire to get with his ships up to the town . he sent another messenger along with this , one crumy a scotch man , to give us this account , and to know the condition of our garison , but he was taken prisoner : there was soon an understanding between him and the enemy , he is instructed to frame a message much differing from the other ; they hang out a white flag , inviteing us to a parlee ; they tell us we are under great mistakes about the major general , and our expectation of relief from england , that they were all there in confusion , and that we might have leave to inform our selves further from the messenger they had taken , either in private or publick : we sent some to that purpose , but they soon discovered the cheat , and returned to us with other particular accounts of his treachery . we received further intelligence in july by a little boy , that with great ingenuity made two dispatches to us from the major general at inch. one letter he brought ty'd in his garter , another at his second coming within a cloth button . we sent our first answer made up within a piece of a bladder , in the shape of a suppositor , and the same way applied to the boy ; our second answer he carry'd within the folding of his breeches , and falling among the enemy , for fear of a discovery he swallowed the letter , and after some short confinement and endeavour to extort some thing from him , he made his escape again to the major general . major general kirk's letter to mr. walker . sir , i have received yours by the way of inch : i writ to you sunday last , that i would endeavour all means imaginable for your relief , and find it impossible by the river , which made me send a party to inch , where i am going my self to try if i can beat off their camp , or divert them , so that they shall not press you . i have sent officers , ammunition , arms , great guns , &c. to iniskillin , who have foot and horse , and a regiment of dragoons , that has promised to come to their relief , and at the same time i will attack the enemy by inch ; i expect men from england every minute , they having bin shipt these days ; i have stores and victuals for you , and am resolved to relieve you . england and scotland are in a good posture , and all things very well setled ; be good husbands of your victuals , and by gods help we shall overcome these barbarous people : let me hear from you as often as you can , and the messenger shall have what reward he will. i have several of the enemy has deserted to me , who all assure me they cannot stay long : i hear from iniskillin the duke of barwick is beaten , i pray god it be true , for then nothing can hinder them joyning you or me . sir , to mr. george walker . your faithful servant , j. kirke . but to return to our story , the besieged send many a longing look towards the ships , their allowance being very small , as you may see by the account of allowances out of the store : they build a boat of oars a side , and man it well , with intent to make to the fleet , and give the major general an account of the sad condition we were in ; they set out with the best of our wishes and prayers but were forced to return , it being impossible they could indure the showers of shot that were poured in upon them from each side the river . june . captain noble went up the river , and took twenty men along with him , with a design to rob the fish-house , but was prevented by alarum from the enemies boats ; however he engaged them , killed a lieutenant , one ensign , and five private men , took fourteen prisoners and both their boats. the boats we offer'd to return , and to give the best prisoner we had , for leave to send a messenger to the ships ; but we could not prevail : we had agreed for five hundred pound for l. col. t●lbot's ransom , ( commonly called wicked will ) we profer'd him his liberty , and to remit the mony on the same score , but we could not obtain this favour upon any terms : soon after the lieutenant col. died of his wounds , and we lost the benefit of our bargain ; tho' we took all imaginable care to keep him alive , permitted him his chirurgeon and diet from the enemy , at times agreed on , favours that we allow'd all the prisoners , when we were starving our selves , which we did not put any great value on , but that the enemy so ill deserv'd them . at this time governor baker is very dangerously ill , and col. michelburn is chosen and appointed to assist governor walker , that when one cōmanded in sallies the other might take care of the town ; and if one shou'd fall the town might not be left without a government , and to the hazard of new elections . june . or thereabouts , conrad de rosen , marshal general of the irish forces , is received into the enemies camp ; and finding how little the enemy had prevail'd against us , expressed him self with great fury against us , and swore by the belly of god , he would demolish our town and bury us in its ashes , putting all to the sword , without consideration of age or sex , and wou'd study the most exquisite torments to lengthen the misery and pain of all he found obstinate , or active in opposing his commands and pleasure : but these threatnings , as well as his promises , in which he was very eloquent and obliging ▪ had very little power with us ; god having under all our difficulties establish'd us with a spirit and resolution above all fear or temptation to any mean compliances , we having devoted our lives to the defence of our city , our religion , and the interest of king william and queen mary . for fear any one should contrive surrendring the town , or move it to the garrison ▪ the governour made an order , that no such thing should be mention'd upon pain of death . every day some or other deserted the garrison , so that the enemy receiv'd constant intelligence of our proceedings . this gave some trouble and made us remove our ammunition very often , and contrive many other amusements . our iron ball is now all spent , and instead of them we make balls of brick , cast over with lead , to the weight and size of our iron-ball . the gunners did not pretend to be great artists , yet they were very industrious and scarce spent a shot without doing some remarkable execution . the marshal de rosen orders mortar pieces and several pieces of ordnance against the windmill side of the town , as also two culverins opposite to butchers-gate ; he runs a line out of bog-street up within ten perches of the half bastion of that gate , in order to prepare matters for laying and springing a mine ; he made approaches to our line , designing to hinder the relief of our out guards , and to give us trouble in fetching water from colum kills well ; he defends his line with a strong guard in hopes to seize our out-works , if we shou'd chance to be negligent in our posts and neglect keeping good guards . by the contrivance of our governour and colonel michelburn , and the directions and care of captain shomberg , or rather being instructed by the working , motions and example of the enemy , as well as we could observe them ; we countermine the enemy before the butchers-gate , the governour contrives a blind to preserve our work , from the enemies battery . the enemy fired continually from their trenches , and we make them due returns with sufficient damage to them ; for few days passed , but some of the choice and most forward of their men fell by our arms and firing . june . at ten of the clock at n●ght my l. clancarty at the head of a regiment , and with some detachments , possesses himself of our line , and enters some miners in a low cellar under the half bastion . capt. noble , capt. dunbar and several other gentlemen fally by order at the bishops-gate , and creep along the wall till they came very near the enemies guards ; our men receive their firing quietly , til they got to a right di●●●nce , and then thundred upon them . our case-shot from the bastion and small shot off the walls second the salliers firing so effectually , that his lordship was forc'd to quit his post , and hasten to the main body of the enemy , and to leave his miners and an hundred of his best men dead upon the place ; besides , several officers and souldiers were wounded ▪ and died of their wounds some days after this action , as we were informed . we were often told , that some great thing was to be perform'd by this lord ; and they had a prophecy among them , that a clancarty should knock at the gates of derry ; the credulity and superstition of his country , with the vanity of so brave an attempt , and some good liquor , easily warm'd him to this bold undertaking ; but we see how little value is to be put on irish prophesies , or courage so supported . june . governor baker dies , his death was a sensible loss to us , and generally lamented , being a valiant person ; in all his actions among us shew'd the greatest honour , courage and conduct , and would it suit a design of a journal , might fill a great share of this account with his character . and indeed there were so many great things done by all our officers and men , and so often , that 't is impossible to account them all ; but certainly never people in the world behaved themselves better , and they cannot want mentioning upon other occasion , where it may be more to their advantage than to fill this paper with their story . about this time lieutenant gen. hamilton offers conditions to the garrison , and they seem to hearken to them ▪ till they had us'd that opportunity to search for provision to support the great necessity of the garrison , which was now brought to that extremity , that they were forc'd to feed upon horse flesh , dogs , cats , rats and mice , greaves of a year old , tallow , and starch , of which they had good quantities as also salted and dried hides , &c. yet they unanimously resolv'd to eat the irish , and then one another , rather than surrender to any but their own king william and queen mary . our answer to the lieutenant general was , that we much wonder'd he shou'd expect we cou'd place any confidence in him , that had so unwort●ily broke faith with our king ; that he was once generously trusted , thô an enemy , yet betray'd his trus● , and we cou'd not believe that he had learn'd more sincerity in an irish camp. general rosen sends us a letter to this effect , that if we did not deliver the town to him by six of the clock in the afternoon on the st day of july , according to lieutenant gen. hamilton 's proposals , he wou'd dispatch his orders as far as balishanny , charlimont , belfast , and the barony of inishowen , and rob all protected , as well as vnprotected protestants , that were either related to us , or of our faction , and that they shou'd be driven under the walls of derry , where they should perish , if not reliev'd by the besieged . he threatned , to burn and lay waste all our country , if there should appear the least probability of any troops coming for our relief : yet , if the garrison would become loyalists ( as they termed it ) and surrender the town on any tolerable conditions , he would protect them from all injuries and give them his favour . but the besieged receive all these proposals with contempt and some indignation , which did produce some heat and disorder in the mareschal . among the bombs thrown into town , there was one dead shell , in which was a letter declaring to the souldiers the proposals made by the lieutenant general ; for they imagined them strangers to their condescensions , and that their officers wou'd not communicate such things to them . copies also of these proposals were conveyed into town by villains , who disperse them about the town , but all to no purpose ; for they will not entertain the least thought of surrendring , and it would cost a mans life to speak of it , it was so much abhor'd . july . the enemy drive the poor protestants , according to their threatning , under our walls , protected and unprotected , men , women and children , and under great distresses . our men at first did not understand the meaning of such a crowd , but fearing they might be enemies , fired upon them ; we were troubled when we found the mistake , but it supported us to a great degree , when we found that none of them were touch'd by our shot , which by the direction of providence ( as if every bullet had its commission what to do ) spared them , and found out and kill'd three of the enemy , that were some of those that drove the poor people into so great a danger . there were some thousands of them , and they did move great compassion in us , but warm'd us with new rage and fury against the enemy , so that in sight of their camp we immediately erect a gallows , and signified to them we were resolved to hang their friends that were our prisoners , if they did not suffer these poor people to return to their own houses . we send to the enemy , that the prisoners might have priests to prepare them after their own methods for death ; but none came . we upbraid them with breach of promises , and the prisoners detect their barbarity , declaring , they could not blame us to put them to death , seeing their people exercis'd such severity and cruelty upon our poor friends , that were under their protections . they desired leave from the governor ▪ to write to l.g. hamilton ; they had a much better opinion of him than we cou'd be perswaded into ; yet we allow a messenger to carry the following letter to him from their prisoners . my lord , upon the hard dealing the protected ( as well as other protestants ) have met withal in being sent under the walls , you have so incens'd the governor and others of this garrison , that we are all condemn'd by a court martial to dye to morrow , unless those poor people be withdrawn . we have made application to marshal general de rosen ; but having received no answer , we make it our request to you ( as knowing you are a person that does not delight in shedding innocent blood ) that you will represent our condition to the martial general . the lives of prisoners lye at stake , and therefore require your diligence and care . we are all willing to die ( with our swords in our hands ) for his majesty ; but to suffer like malefactors is hard , nor can we lay our blood to the charge of the garrison , the governor and the rest having used and treated us with all civility imaginable . we remain to l.g. hamilton . your most dutiful and dying friends , netervill , writ by another hand , he himself has lost the fingers of his right-hand . e. butler , g. aylmor , — mac donnel , — darcy , &c in the name of all the rest . the lieutenant general , to shew his great concern for his friends , returns this answer to our prisoners letter . gentlemen , in answer to yours ; what those poor people are like to suffer , they may thank themselves for , being their own fault ; which they may prevent by accepting the conditions have been offer'd them ; and if you suffer in this it cannot be help'd , but shall be reveng'd on many thousands of those people ( as well innocent as others ) within or without that city . yours r. hamilton . but however the sight of our gallows and the importunity of some friends of those that were to suffer upon them , prevailed upon the lieutenant general : so that july . the poor protestants have leave to repair to their several habitations ; we took down the gallows , and order'd the prisoners to their usual apartments . our garrison now consisted of men , and to lessen our number yet more , we crowded of our useless people among the protestants under the walls , who pass'd undiscover'd with them , thô the enemy suspected the design ; and to distinguish them , they pretended of finding them out by the smell . we also got into our garrison some effectual men out of their number : they were in a most miserable condition , yet dreaded nothing more than our pity of them , and willingness to receive them ; begging of us on their knees , not to take them into the town , but chose rather to perish under our walls , than to hazard us within them . the governour has several intimations given him by a friend in the enemies camp , that he should look to himself , that some mischief was intended him . soon after this he understood some jealousy was entertain'd among the souldiers , that he had great quantity of provisions hid in his house . some of the garrison improv'd this to that degree , that there was great danger of a mutiny among the men , and that he then began to remember the caution was given ; but by his instructions to a souldier , that was to pretend , he himself had the same suspicion ; it was contriv'd that the house was privately search'd , and their curiosity being satisfied , they return to the good opinion of their governour . he observ'd likewise , that the enemy had endeavour'd to insinuate to the garrison , that he was to betray the town to king james , and was to be highly prefer'd for the service . this put them in mind of a message that one mr. cole brought to mr. walker in the beginning of may last , and however it was then supprest , the story is now reviv'd , and the governour in some danger . — mr. cole being taken by the enemy , and continuing their prisoner for some time , is at last admitted to some discourse with the lieutenant general , who enquired particularly , what sort of person mr. walker was ; who he was most intimate with ? mr. cole ( among several of mr. walker's friends ) at last names himself , hoping by this means to be employ'd on a message to him and to obtain his liberty . the lieutenant general ask●d , whether he wou'd do service for k. james , and carry some proposals he had orders to make to mr. walker ? he told he wou'd ; and upon this immediately he has a pass given him , and is dispatch'd upon a message to mr. walker . mr. cole being got safe into the town , was receiv'd with great joy , and so well pleas'd with his liberty that he forgot his business , only casually mentions it to some of the garrison , with other discourse . mr. walker ( after this ) meeting several of them , they saluted him by some great names and titles . mr. walker easily saw the danger of this , and finding it was occasion'd by discourses of mr. cole , he order'd him immediately to be confin'd ; and being examin'd , he unriddles the mystery , and gave all people satisfaction , so that they remain'd in no more doubt of their governour . but under these , and many other such like difficulties , the governour ( not without some trouble and industry ) reassum'd his credit with the garrison , which god was pleased to preserve to him in spight of all the inventiōs and designs to the contrary . from our works we cou'd talk with the enemy ; several of our men gave account of discourses with the irish , that they express'd great prejudice and hatred of the french , cursing those damn'd fellows that walked in trunks , ( meaning their jack-boots ) that had all preferments in the army that fell , and took the bread out of their mouths , and they believ'd wou'd have all the kingdom to themselves at last . july . the garrison now is reduced to men. july . the garrison reduced to — men. july . the garrison is reduced to — men. july . the garrison reduced to — men. july . the garrison reduced to — men. this day the besieged made another sally , which was performed after this manner : the day before we had a council of war , and all sworn to secresie ; the result of which was , that the ne●t day at three in the morning men should sally out of bishops-gate , men at butchers-gate , and should be ready within the ravelin for a reserve . our design was to bring in some of the enemies cattle ; they surprized the enemy in their trenches . one regiment draws up against them in good order , but had only three of their matches lighted ; we came upon them over against butchers-gate and kill'd of their men , besides officers . the execution had been much greater , but many of our men being much weakned with hunger were not able to pursue them , some falling with their own blows . we return'd without any purchase of cattle , but were advis'd to a more easie experiment ; having one cow left we ty'd her to a stake , and set fire to her . we had hopes given us , that by the cry and noise she wou'd make , the enemies cattle would be disturbed and come to her relief ; and they began to move and set up their tails , so that we hoped to have gain'd our point ; but the cow got loose , and turn'd to no account , only the danger of losing her . july . the garrison is reduced to men , and under the greatest extremity for want of provision , which does appear by this account taken by a gentleman in the garrison , of the price of our food .   l. s. d.   horse-flesh sold for per pound . fatned by eating the bodies of the slain irish. a quarter of a dog a dogs-head a cat a rat a mouse a small flook taken in the river , not to be bought for mony , or purchased under the rate of a quantity of meal . a pound of greaves a pound of tallow a pound of salted hides   a quart of horse blood a horse-pudding an handful of sea wreck   of chick-weed   a quart of meal when found ,   we were under so great necessity , that we had nothing left unless we could prey upon one another : a certain fat gentleman conceived himself in the greatest danger , and fancying several of the garrison lookt on him with a greedy eye , thought fit to hide himself for three days . our drink was nothing but water , which we paid very dear for , and cou'd not get without great danger ; we mixt in it ginger and anniseeds , of which we had great plenty ; our necessity of eating the composition of tallow and starch , did not only nourish and support us , but was an infallible cure of the looseness ; and recovered a great many that were strangely reduced by that distemper , and preserved others from it . † the governour being with good reason apprehensive , that these discouragements might at length overcome that resolution the garrison had so long continued , considers of all imaginable methods to support them , and finding in himself still that confidence . that god would not ( after so long and miraculous a preservation ) suffer them to be a prey to their enemies , preaches in the cathedral , and encourages their constancy , and endeavours to establish them in it , by reminding them of several instances of providence given them since they first came into that place , and of what consideration it was to the protestant religion at this time ; and that they need not doubt , but that god would at last deliver them from the difficulties they were under . july . about an hour after sermon being in the midst of our extremity , we saw some ships in the lough make towards us , and we soon discovered they were the ships major general kirk had sent us , according to his promise , when we could hold out no longer , that he would be sure to relieve us , to the hazard of himself , his men and his ships . the mountjoy of derry , captain browning commander , the phoenix of colrain , captain douglas master ; being both loaden with provision , were convoy'd by the dartmouth-frigat . the enemy fired most desperately upon them from the fort of culmore , and both sides the river ; and they made sufficient returns , and with the greatest bravery . the mountjoy made a little stop at the boom , occasioned by her rebound after striking and breaking it , so that she was run a-ground ; upon this the enemy set up the loudest huzza's , and the most dreadful to the besieged that ever we heard : fired all their guns upon her , and were preparing their boats to board her ; our trouble is not to be expressed at this dismal prospect , but by great providence firing a broad side , the shock loosned her so that she got clear , and passed their boom . captain douglas all this while was engaged , and the dartmouth gave them very warm entertainment : at length the ships got to us , to the unexpressible joy and transport of our distressed garrison , for we only reckon'd upon two days life , and had only nine lean horses left , and among us all one pint of meal to each man ; hunger and the fatigue of war had so prevail'd among us , that of men regimented , we had now alive but about , whereof at least one fourth part were rendered unserviceable . this brave undertaking added to the great success god had blessed us with in all our attempts , so discourag'd the enemy , that on the last of july , they ran away in the night time , rob'd and burnt all before them for several miles , leaving nothing with the country people , but what they hid the night before , in which their care was so great , that provision grew very plentiful after it . in the next morning our men , after refreshment with a proper share of our new provisions , went out to see what was become of the enemy ; they saw them on their march , and pursued them a little too far , so that the rear-guard of the enemies horse turned upon them , and killed seven of our men. they encamped at strabane , but hearing of the defeat of their forces under l. general maccarty , by the innis killing men , they removed their camp , and thought fit to make some haste to get farther off ; they broke into pieces four of their great guns , and threw twelve cartloads of arms and ammunition into the river . thus after days , being close besieged by near men constantly supplied from dublin , god almighty was pleassed in our greatest extremity to send relief , to the admiration and joy of all good people , and to the great disappointment of so powerful and inveterate an enemy ; who were concerned in point of interest , as well as reputation to have rendered themselves masters of that town . the enemy lost between eight or nine thousand men before our walls , and a hundred of their best officers , according to the best computation we could make of both , by the information of the prisoners we took , most of these fell by the sword , the rest of fevers and flux , and the french pox , which was very remarkable on the bodies of several of their dead officers and soldiers . we are now under some impatience , to see major-general kirk , under god and the king , our deliverer . aug. . the governor orders c. white , c. dobbin , c. j. hamilton . capt. jenny and mr. jo. fox , both clergy-men , to wait on the major-general at inch , to give him an account of the raising the siege , and to carry him our thanks , and desire him to come and receive the garrison . the next day the major-general sent to us col. steward , and col. richards the engineer , to congratulate our deliverance . on sunday the major-general came into the town , and was received by the governor , and the whole garrison , with the greatest joy and acclamations . the governor presents him with the keys , but he wou'd not receive them . the next day the governor ( with several of his officers ) dined with the major-general at inch ; he complemented the major-general with his regiment , that after doing the king all the service in his power , he might return to his own profession : but the major-general desired him to dispose of it as he pleased , and accordingly he gave it to captain white , as a mark of his respect , and the gentleman 's known merit . upon this , we call a council at derry , the governor is prevailed on to go to the king , and to carry an address from the garrison . the garrison is now form'd , and of eight regiments made into six . after assurance from the major-general , of his care and favor to his men , and particularly to his own regiment , he took leave of them and embarked for england . to the most excellent majesty of william and mary , king and queen of england , scotland , france , and ireland , defenders of the faith , &c. the humble address of the governors , officers , clergy , and other gentlemen , in the city and garrison of londonderry . we the most dutiful and loyal subscribers of this address , ( out of a deep sense of our late miserable estate and condition ) do hereby return our due acknowledgments to almighty god , and to your sacred majesty , and , under you , to the indefatigable care of major-general kirk , for our unexpected relief by sea , in spight of all the opposition of our industrious , but bloody and implacable enemies ; which relief was no less wonderfully , than seasonably , conveyed to us , and that , at the very nick of time , when we ( who survived many thousands that died here of famine during the siege ) were just ready to be cut off , and perish , by the hands of barbarous , cruel , and inhuman wretches ; who no sooner saw us delivered , and that they could not compass their wicked designs against this your majesties city , and our lives , ( for which they thirsted ) immediately set all the country round us on fire , after having plundered , robbed , and stripped all the protestants therein , as well those persons they themselves granted protections to , as others : we do therefore most sincerely rejoice with all our souls , and bless god for all his singular and repeated mercies and deliverances ; and do for ever adore the divine providence for your majesties rightful and peaceable accession to the imperial crown of these kingdoms ( the proclaiming of which was justly celebrated in these parts with vniversal joy ; ) and we do with all humble submission present to your sacred majesty our unfeigned loyalty , the most valuable tribute we can give , or your majesty receive from us . and since the same providence has ( through much difficulty ) made us so happy as to be your subjects , we come in the like humility to lay our selves intirely at your royal feet , and do most heartily and resolvedly offer and engage our lives and fortunes to your service . and further , we do most unanimously join in a firm and unchangeable vow and resolution of improving all occasions of becoming serviceable to your majesty , in what station soever it shall please god and your majesty to place us ; and will expose our selves to all hazards and extremities to serve your majesty against the common enemy . from all which promises , vows and services , we and every of us promise ( without any exception or reserve ) not to recede unto our lives end . in testimony of all which , we have hereunto subscribed our names at londonderry this th day of july , anno dom. . george walker john michelbourn richard crofton thomas lane hugh hamill charles kinaston william campbell gervase squire henry monry henry campsie adam morrow john dobbin alexander steward thomas gughtredge thomas johnston thomas newcomen edward davyes john hamilton thomas ash robert boyd ralph fullerton michael cunningham joseph johnston robert bayley william grove john m c clelland james graham william thompson james young richard cormach oliver apton alex. knox patt moore john humes robert dennison marmaduke stewart james fleming andrew grigson christopher jenny thomas smyth bartholomew black john campbell robert morgan michael clenaghan richard fane stephen godfrey william hamilton robert rogers jame galtworth richard islen arthur hamilton michael rullack james stiles james cunningham archibald mc. culloch francis obre alexander sanderson archibald sanderson arthur noble philip dunbarr george white thomas white ja. gledstanes john maghlin james tracy john halshton joseph gordon james hairs andrew hamilton adam ardock robert wallace george church richard flemin henry cust john crofton benjamin wilkins thomas lane james blair dudley phillips john buchanan edward curling william church dalway clements albert hall matthew cocken thomas brunett william stewart franc. wilson matt. mc. clellany george crofton william babington robert king john logan alexander rankin edmund rice robert walker james mc. carmick john cochran james mc. cartny warren godfrey john cunningham henry lane george walker hannston andrew bailly daniel mons. cuistion john bailly robert lyndsie francis boyd james carr william montgomery james moore nicholas white john fuller thomas key frederick kye thomas baker john hering james hufton adam downing abraham hilhouse john mucholland robert bennet william dobbin george garnet james barrington henry pearse alexander ratliffe thomas odayre john hamilton henry — verett daniel fisher john cross william cross bernard mulhollan david mulhollan thomas conlay robert skinner richard robinson robert maghlin matthew clarke john clements vvilliam manson theophilus manson james manson the declaration of the gentlemen of derry , upon the news of a general massacre intended of the protestants , decemb. . to all christian people to whom these presents shall come , the mayor , sheriffs , and citizens of the city of london-derry , send greeting . having received intimation from several creditable persons , that an insurrection of the irish-papists was intended , and by them a general massacre of the protestants in this kingdom , and the same to be acted and perpetrated on or about the th . of this instant december ; and being confirmed in our fear and jealousie of so horrible a design by many palpable insinuations , dubious expressions , monitory letters , and positive informations , all conducing and concurring to beget in us a trembling expectation of a sudden and inevitable ruin and destruction ; we disposed our selves to a patient and quiet resignation to the divine providence , hoping for some deliverance and diversion of this impending misery , or to receive from the hands of god such a measure of constancy and courage as might inable us to possess our souls in patience , and submissively to wait the issue of so severe a trial : accordingly , when on the th . instant part of the earl of antrim's forces advanced to take possession of this place , though we looked on our selves as sheep appointed for slaughter , and on them as the executioners of vengeance on us , yet we contrived no other means of escape than by flight , and with all precipitation to hurry away our families into other places and countries . but it pleased god , who watches over us , so to order things , that when they were ready to enter the city , a great number of the younger , and some of the meaner sort of the inhabitants , run happily to the gates and shut them , loudly denying entrance to such guests , and obstinately refusing obedience to us . at first we were amazed at the enterprise , and apprehensive of the many ill circumstances and consequences , that might result from so rash an vndertaking ; but since that , having received repeated advertisements of the general design , and particular informations , which may rationally induce us to believe it ; and being credibly assured , that under the pretence of six companies to quarter amongst us , a vast swarm of highland and irish papists , were on the ways and roads approaching to us ; that some of the popish clergy in our neighbour-hood , had bought up arms , and provided an unusual furniture of iron chains for bridles , ( whereof sixty were bespoke in one place ) and some of them seized , and now in our custody ; we began to consider it as an especial instance of god's mercy towards us , that we were not delivered over as a prey unto them , and that it pleased him to stir up the spirits of the people so unexpectedly to provide for their and our common safety , and preservation : wherefore we do declare and remonstrate to the world , that as we have resolved to stand upon our guards , and defend our walls ; and not to admit of any papist whatsoever to quarter amongst us , so we have firmly and sincerely determined to persevere in our duty and loyalty to our sovereign lord the king , without the least breach of mutiny , or seditious opposition to his royal commands . and since no other motives have prompt us to this resolution , but the preservation of our lives ▪ and to prevent the plots and machinations of the enemies of the protestant religion ; we are encouraged to hope that the government will vouchsafe a candid and favourable interpretation of our proceedings , and that all his majesties protestant subjects will interpose with their prayers to god , their sollicitations to the king , and their advice and assistance to us on this so extraordinary and immergent an occasion , which not only have an influence on the rest of the kingdom , but may have a probable aspect towards the interest of the protestant religion , and may deserve a favourable regard from all the professors thereof in his majesties dominions . god save the king. an order of the council of war before the defeat at claudyford . londonderry , april . . at a general council of war then held , it was resolved unanimously , that on munday morning then next following , at ten of the clock , all officers and soldiers of horse , dragoons and foot , and all other armed men whatsoever of our forces and friends , inlisted and not inlisted , that can and will fight for their country and religion , against popery , shall appear in the fittest ground near claudyford , lifford , and long-kawsy , as shall be nearest to their several and respective quarters , there to draw up in battalions to be ready to fight the enemy , and preserve our lives , and all that is dear to us , from them ; and all officers and soldiers of horse and foot , and dragoons , and others that are arm'd , are requir'd to be then and there in order to the purpose aforesaid , and to bring a weeks provision at least with them for men , and as much forage as they can for horses . proposals made to collonel lundee , governour of derry , by major stroud . april . as aforesaid . i. the said major proposed to the said governor , to defend the castle of raphoe , or demolish it . ii. how inconsiderable every troop and company were , that went by the names of troops and companies , instancing the regiment of my lord mount-allexander , all then dispersed except his own troop , and capt. vpton's troop ; which both joined would not make one good troop . iii. that the said major proposed to the said governor , that harrows should be thrown into the fords , and for want thereof , the instruments called round-head , which would have answered the same purpose ; and fearing that the proposals aforesaid might be neglected that night , the said major stroud writ also to the same effect and purpose to the governor by captain whaley , who delivered the same letter accordingly ; and if these propositions had been observed , the enemy could not have passed the ford : but not being observed , and on monday following , finding the enemy in good posture on the other side of the water , drawing battalions down to the ford , he drew up what men he could to make opposition , who cried out , that they wanted powder , and most of them arms ; and in like manner the major applying to the fort near claudy bridge , they also cried out for want of powder ; and from thence returning to the horse , he found them breaking , and after retreating near a mile , prevailed with them to rally , in order to bring off the foot , especially the regiment of antrim's , which was accordingly done . at the same time the souldiers told me , that the governor was gone by , and some others , which made him very earnest to be gone ; saying , i would keep them there to be cut off . declaration of vnion , march . . whereas either by folly , or weakness of friends , or craft and stratagem of enemies , some rumours and reflections are spread abroad among the vulgar , that the right honourable the lord blaney , sir arthur rawdon , lieutenant - colonel maxwel , and other gentlemen and officers of quality , are resolved to take protections from the irish , and desert the general service for defence of the protestant party in this kingdom , to the great discouragement of such who are so weak , as to give credit to so false , scandalous , and malicious a report . for wiping off which aspersion , and clearing the minds of all protestant friends wheresoever , from all suspicions and jealousies of that kind or otherwise , it is hereby unanimously declared , protested , and published to all men , by col. robert lundy , governour of derry , the said lord blaney , sir arthur rawdon , and other officers and gentlemen , subscribing hereunto , that they and their forces and souldiers are entirely united among themselves , and fully , and absolutely resolved to oppose the irish enemy with their utmost force , and to continue the war against them to the last , for their own and all protestants preservation in this kingdom . and the committee of london-derry , for themselves , and for all the citizens of the said city , do hereby declare , protest , and publish to all men , that they are heartily and sincerely united with the said col. robert lundy , lord blaney , sir arthur rawdon , and all others that joyn in this common cause , and with all their force and utmost power will labour to carry on the said war. and if it should happen that our party should be so oppress'd by the irish enemy , that they should be forced to retire into this city for shelter against them , ( which god forbid ) the said lord blaney , sir arthur rawdon , and their forces , and all other protestant friends , shall be readily received into this city , and as much as in us lies , be cherished and supported by us . dated at london-derry the st . of march , . robert lundy . blaney . william stewart . arthur rawdon . george maxwell . james curry . john forward . hugh mac gill. william ponsonby . h. baker . chich. fortescus . james brabazon . john hill. samuel norman . alexander tomkins . matt. cocken . horas kennedy , sheriffs . edward brookes , sheriffs . alexander lecky . francis nevill . james lennox . frederick cowsingham . john leslie . henry long. william crookshanks . massareene . clot. sheffington . arthur vpton . samuel morrison . thomas cole . francis ferster . ed. cary. john cowan . kilner brasier . james hamilton . john sinclare . from on board the swallow , near red-castle , at two afternoon , the th . of april , . sir , hearing you have taken the field , in order to fight the enemy , i have thought it necessary for his majesty's service , to let you know there are two well-disciplined regiments here on board , that may joyn you in two days at farthest , i am sure they will be of great use in any occasion , but especially for the encouragement of raw men , as i judge most of yours are : therefore it is my opinion , that you only stop the passage of the enemy at the foords of finn , till i can joyn you , and afterwards , if giving battel be necessary , you will be in a much better posture for it than before . i must ask your pardon if i am too free in my advice ; according to the remote prospect i have of things , this seems most reasonable to me ; but as his majesty has left the whole direction of matters to you , so you shall find that no man living shall more chearfully obey you , than your most humble servant . john cunningham . orders and instructions for our trusty and well-beloved , john cunningham esquire , colonel of one of our regiments of foot , and upon his death or absence , to col. solomon richards , or to the officer in chief , with the regiments whereof they are colonels . william , r. you are without delay to repair to the quarters of the regiment under your command , and take care that it be in a readiness to march to liverpool at such a time as you shall appoint . whereupon you are to go to liverpool , and to enquire what ships there are in that port appointed to carry over the two regiments , whereof you and solomon richards are colonels , to the town of london-derry ; and whether the frigat , ordered for their convoy , be arrived there ; and as soon as the said ships and frigat shall be in a readiness to sail , and fitted with all provisions necessary for the sustenance of the said regiments in their passage to the said town , and for their return from thence , if there be occasion . you are to cause col. richards regiment to go on board , and at the same time to order the regiment whereof you are colonel , to march to liverpool , and to embarque with all speed . and whereas we have ordered one thousand arms to be carried to liverpool , you are to cause such a number of the said arms as shall be wanting in the said regiments to be delivered unto them , and the residue of the said arms and stores now there to be put on shipboard , and carried to londonderry , to be there employed for our service as the governour of the said town and you shall think fit . and we having also directed the sum of two thousand pounds sterling , to be paid unto you at chester , by matthew anderton esq collector of our customs there , you are hereby authorised and required to receive the same , and ●o dispose of the said sum towards the necessary subsistance of the said regiments , and for the defence of the place , in repairing and providing what shall be defective therein , and to such other uses as you with the governour of the said city , with whom you are to entertain a good correspondence and friendship as you shall find necessary for our service ; of all which expences you are to give us an account by the first opportunity . when the particulars necessary for the voyage shall be fully complied with , you are then , wind and weather permitting , with the regiments under your command , to make the best of your way to londonderry , and being arrived there , or near that place , you are to make enquiry , whether the said city be yet in the hands of the protestants ? and whether you may with safety put our said regiments into the same ? and in that case you are immediately to acquaint lieutenant colonel robert lundy our governour thereof , or the commander in chief for the time being , with our care in sending those regiments and stores ; and for the further relief of our protestant subjects in those parts , and delivering him our letters and orders to him directed , you are to land the said regiments and stores , and to take care that they be well quartered and disposed of in the said city , following such directions as you shall receive during your stay there from our said governour lieutenant colonel robert lundy , in all things relating to our service . you are to assure the governour and inhabitants of londonderry ; of further and greater succours of men , arms , money , and provisions of war coming speedily from england for their relief , and the security of those parts , and in the mean time you are to make the best defence you can against all persons that shall attempt to besiege the said city , or to annoy our protestant subjects within the same . you are to give us an account soon after you arrival ( and so from time to time ) of the condition of the place , the fortifications , number , quality and affection of the people , soldiers and others therein , or in the country thereabouts , and what quantity of provisions of all sorts for horse and foot , and dragoons , shall or may be bought up or secur'd , in those parts for our service , without the necessity of bringing any from england , upon sending more forces thither . you are to inform us whether captain james hamilton be arrived at londonderry , and how he has disposed of the money and stores committed to his charge , and in general you are to return us an account of every thing which you in your discretion shall think requisite for our service . in case you shall find it unsafe to land the said regiments at or near londonderry , so as to put them into the town , which you are to endeavour by all reasonable and prudent means , you are not to expose them to extraordinary hazard in so doing , but to take care that they be carried in the same ships , and under the the same convoy , with the same armes , stores , money , and provisions above mentioned , to carrickfergus , and to endeavour the landing of them there , if the same may be done with safety , or otherwise to strangford , at both or either of which places you are to use the same caution , and to follow as near as may be the like directions , as are now given you in relation to londonderry , but in case you do not find it for our service to land the said regiments at any of the said places , you are then to take care that they be brought back to the port of liverpool , giving us speedy notice for our further orders . given at our court at whitehall the twelfth of march / , in the first year of our reign . by his majesties command . shrewsbvry . mr. osburn's letter to sir arthur royden . hilsburgh , march th , / sir , on the th . instant i was introduced by my lord granard into my lord deputies presence , in the castle of dublin , and have his pass to come and go to , through and back from vlster , and though i have not his excellencies direct commission , yet i assure your honour , i am at least permitted by the lord deputy to acquaint the chief and others of those of the vlster association with his discourse to me , which was to the effect following , to wit , that his excellency , . doth not delight in the blood and devastation of the said province , but however highly resents their taking and continuing in arms , and the affronts done by them to his majesties government thereby , and by some indignities done to the late proclamation of clemency , issued and dated the _____ day of _____ . notwithstanding whereof is willing to receive the said province into protection , provided they immediately deliver up to his army for his majesties use their arms and serviceable horses , and provided they deliver up to his excellency these three persons , to wit , _____ if they remain in this kingdom , and can be had . . and for further manifestation of his design to prevent blood , is willing to grant safe conduct even to the said three persons , or any other of their party to and from his excellency , or to and from lieutenant general hamilton , commander of a part of his army hereafter mentioned , if they intend any peaceable and reasonable treaty ; but withal , will not upon the said or any other account stop the march of the said part of his army , no not for one hour ; and if it shall appear in such treaty , that they took up arms meerly for self-preservation , then he will pardon even the said three persons also , but is hopeless that any such thing can be made appear , seeing many of them have already received and accepted of commissions from the prince of orange , and display his colours in the field , as his excellency is credibly informed . . if these terms be not immediately agreed unto , he will with a part of his army fight them , which part he intends shall be at newry on monday the th . instant , which will from thence march to belfast , and from thence to colerain and londonderry , as his excellency intends . and that the country irish ( not of the army ) men , women and boys , now all armed with half-pikes and baggonets , in the counties of cavan , monaghan , tyrone , londonderry , &c. will upon the approach of the said part of the army , and resistance thereunto made , immediately enter upon a massacree of the british in the said counties ; which force and violence of the rabble , his excellency says , he cannot restrain . these are the heads of what i can offer to you to the best of my memory from his excellencies own mouth , but i intend to stay here this night , where if you think fit , i shall fully discourse with you of all the above particulars , whereof i hope you will give immediate notice to all chiefly concerned in your neighbourhood . this in haste is all from sir , your most humble servant , alexander osborn . conrard de rosen , marshal general of all his majesties forces , declares by these presents , to the commanders , officers , soldiers , and inhabitants of the city of london-derry , that in case they do not betwixt this and munday next , at six of the clock in the afternoon , being the first of july in the year of our lord . agree to surrender the said place of london-derry unto the king upon such conditions as may be granted them according to the instructions and power lieutenant general hamilton formerly received from the king ; that he will forthwith issue out his orders from the barony of innishowen , and the sea-costs round about , as far as charlemont , for the gathering together of those of their faction , whether protected or not , and cause them immediately to be brought to the walls of london-derry , where it shall be lawful for those that are in the town ( in case they have any pity of them ) to open the gates and receive them into the town , otherwise they will be forced to see their friends and nearest relations al starved for want of food , he having resolved not to leave one of them at home , nor any thing to maintain them : and that all hopes of succor may be taken away , by the landing of any troops in these parts from england , he further declares , that in case they refuse to submit , he will forthwith cause all the said country to be immediately destroyed , that if any succors should be hereafter sent them from england , they may perish with them for want of food ; besides which he has a very considerable army , as well for the opposing of them in all places , that shall be judged necessary , as for the protection of all the rest of his majesties dutiful subjects , whose goods and chattles he promises to secure , destroying all the rest that cannot be conveniently brought into such places as he shall judge necessary to be preserved ; and burning the houses and mills , not only of those that are in actual rebellion , but also of their friends and adherents , that no hopes of escaping may be left for any man ; beginning this very day to send his necessary orders to all governors and other commanders of his majesties forces , at colerain , antrim , carrigfergus , belfast , dunganon , charlemont , belturbat , sligo , to colonel sarsefield commanding a flying army beyond ballishany , col. sutherland commanding another towards inniskellin , and the duke of berwick another on fynwather , to cause all the men , women and children , who are any ways related to those in london-derry , or anywhere else in open rebellion , to be forthwith brought to this place , without hopes of withdrawing further into the kingdom ; that in case before the said munday , the first of july in the year of our lord . be expired , they do not send us hostages , and other deputies , with a full and sufficient power to treat with us for the surrender of the said city of london-derry , on reasonable conditions , they shall not after that time be admitted to any treaty whatsoever ; and the army which shall continue the siege , and will with the assistance of god soon reduce them , shall have orders to give no quarter , or spare either age or sex in case they are taken by force ; but if they return to the obedience due to their natural prince , he promises them that the conditions granted to them in his majesties name , shall be inviolably observed by all his majesties subjects ; and that he himself will have a care to protect them on all occasions , even to take their part , if any injury , contrary to agreement , should be done them , making himself responseable for the performance of the conditions on which they shall agree to surrender the said place of london-derry to the king. given under my hand this th of june , in the year of lord . le mareshal de rosen col. hamilton's proposals . i. that col. oneil has a power to discourse with the governours of derry from general hamilton , as appears by his sending of this . ii. that the general has full power , does appear by his commission . iii. that general rose has no power from the king to intermeddle with what lieutenant general hamilton does , as to the siege , being only sent to oppose the english succour ; and that all conditions and parlies is left to the said lieutenant general hamilton : that as to what articles shall be agreed on , they may may see by the kings warrant he has full power to confirm them : notwithstanding , if they do not think this sufficient , he will give what other reasonable security they can demand . as to the english landing , such as had commissions from the prince of orange , need not be apprehensive , since it will be the kings interest to take as much care of his protestant subjects , as of any other , he making no distinction of religion . iv. as to what concerns the inneskillin people , they shall have the same terms as those of derry , on their submission , the king being willing to shew mercy to all his subjects , and quiet his kingdoms . v. that the lieutenant general desires no better , than having it communicated to all the garrison ; he being willing to employ such as will freely swear to serve his majesty faithfully ; and all such as have a desire to live in town , shall have protection , and free liberty of goods and religion . as to the last point , such as have a mind to return to their homes , shall have a necessary guard with them to their respective habitations , and victuals to supply them ; where they shall be restored to all they possess'd formerly , not only by the sheriffs and justices of the peace , but also by governours and officers of the army , who from time to time will do them right , and give them reprisals of cattle from such as have taken them to the mountains . at the camp at derry , june , . rich. hamilton . an account of officers killed and taken by the besieged in london-derry during the siege in , whose names we could learn. at penny-burn-mill . general mommune a frenchman kill'd . major tafe kill'd . major waggun kill'd . major general pusinan kill'd . capt. fitzgerald kill'd . quartermaster cassore , a frenchman . kill'd . at the windmil , may the th . brigadeer general ramsey kill'd . capt. fleaming kill'd . capt. fox kill'd . lieutenant welch kill'd . lieutenant kelly kill'd . ensign kadel kill'd . captain barnwel kill'd . ensign barnwel kill'd . prisoners . sir george aylmer prisoners . lieutenant colonel talbot prisoners . lieutenant netervel prisoners . lieutenant newcomen prisoners . at the windmill , june the th . lieutenant colonel farwel kill'd . two french captains kill'd . adjutant fahey kill'd . quartermaster kelley kill'd . ensign noris kill'd . capt. graham kill'd . lieutenant burcke kill'd . ensign arthor kill'd . prisoners at the same . captain butler , second son to my lord mountgerret , led on the forlorn hope of horse . captain mac donnell . captain mac donogh . captain watson . lieutenant eustice . sergeant peggot . a french lieutenant . at the attempt of the walls , june . a french leiutenant colonel kill'd . cap●ain mac carlie kill'd . captain o breayen kill'd . a french captain kill'd . an english captain kill'd . an english lieutenant . kill'd . prisoners . a corporal and private centinel . officers killed in several places about the town . lieutenant fitz patrick in the orchard on other side of the walls . lieutenant con o neal. ensign conelly kill'd in a boat , and prisoners taken . two friers kill'd in their h●bits in the same orchard . ensign ambross on the mountains . lieutenant talbot had his arm shot off at colmore , from the ships . drowned coming over at liford . major nangle an ensign . generals ensigns brigadeer generals sargents major generals corporals lieutenant colonels cornets majors quartermasters captains adjutants lieutenants     in all and two fryers .   an accompt of the subsistance delivered to the soldiers , and how many companies and regiments received . col. bakers companies . col. walker   col. craston   col. skiventon col. michelbourn col. lance   col. mount-ro   col. hamill   col. morea   in all companies . each company consisting of sixty men ; in all seven thousand and twenty private men , and three hundred and fifty one officers . april . to each company a barrel of beef , and a boll of meal . in all barrels of beef , and bolls of meal . april . to each man pounds of beef , and quarts of meal , and pounds of salmon . in all l. of salmon , quarts of meal , l. of beef . may . to each company a barrel of beef , l. of meal , half a hundred weight of butter . in all barrels of beef , l. of meal , ½ hundreds and a half of butter . may . six pounds of meal for each private man. in all l. of meal . may . two pounds of wheat to each man. in all l. may . half a barrel of beef to each company , l. of meal , half a barrel of barley . in all ½ barrels of beef , ½ barrels of barley , l. of meal . june . to each regiment barrels of wheat , and barrels of shilling . in all barrels of wheat , and barrels of shilling . june . one pound and a half of meal to each man , and half a barrel of barley to each company . in all l. of meal , of barley l. of wheat . june . half a barrel of barley to each company , and a pound of meal to each man. in all ½ barrels of barley , and l. of meal . june . one pound of meal , and one pound and half of wheat to each man. in all l. of meal . june . one pound and an half of wheat to each man. june . one pound of tallow to each man , one pound of meal , and half a pound of beef , the army consisting of men. july . allowance to the army being men , to each man one pound of meal , one pound of french butter , and two pound of ginger , per com. being l. of ginger . july . to the army being men , to each man one pound of meal , one pound of french butter , two pounds of anniseeds , to each company , being l. and one quarter of a pound of tobacco . july . to the army , consisting of . to each man half a pound of meal , half a pound of shilling , half a pound of beef . july . to the army , consisting of , to each man half a pound of meal , half a pound of shilling , half a pound of tallow , pound of salt hides . july . the army being , to each half a pound of starch , a quarter of a pound of tallow , one pound of anniseeds , to a company , being . july . the army being . half a pound of tallow , half a pound of shilling , three quarters of a pound of dry hides . july . the army being men , to each man half a pound of meal , one pound and an half of horse flesh , with two pecks of bay salt to each company , being an companies . july . the army being men , to each man pound of meal , pound of beef , one pint of pease . may . to the officers of mr. skiventon's regiment , barrels of beef , barrels of meal , firkins of butter . may . to colonel mountros's officers pound of beef , pound of salmon , pound of meal to each officer . may . colonel hamill's officers one firkin of butter . july . to officers , to each pound of meal , and pound of salmon . july . to officers , to each pound of meal , and one pound and a half of butter . july . to officers , to each one pound of wheat , one pound of groats . july . to officers , to each half a pound of tobacco . july . to each officer one pound and a half of horse-flesh , one pound and a half of barley , being officers . the names of the clergy-men that stayed in london-derry during the siege , . mr. g. walker governor of london-derry of the diocess of derry . mr. mich. clenakan minister of the same of the diocess of derry . mr. seth whittel of bellioghy , dead of the diocess of derry . mr. james watmough of arigal , dead of the diocess of derry . mr. john rowen of belteagh , dead of the diocess of derry . mr. rich. crowther , curat of comber , dead of the diocess of derry . mr. tho. sempel curat of donaghmore of the diocess of derry . mr. robert morgan curat of cappy of the diocess of derry . mr. christ. jinny prebend of mullahbracke of the diocess of ardmah . mr. john campbel of segoe of the diocess of ardmah . mr. moses davies of stewart town of the diocess of ardmah . mr. andrew robison of stewar town of the diocess of ardmah . mr. bartholomew black curat of aghalon of the diocess of ardmah . mr. ellingsworth , from besides newry , dead of the diocess of ardmah . mr. john knox minister of glascogh , &c. of the diocess of clogher . mr. _____ johnson of _____ of the diocess of clogher . mr. christy curat of monaghan of the diocess of clogher . mr. william cunningham of killishondra in the diocess of kilmore . as also nonconforming ministers , to the number of seven , whose names i cannot learn , four of which dyed in the siege . the number of bombs thrown into the city of london-derry , since the beginning of the siege .   big . small .   april .   memorandum that one of the great bombs being brought to the scale did weigh l. after l. of pouder was emptied out of it . and that one of the smallest bombs being emptied , did weigh l. april .   april .   from april the th till the th of may , at several times   june . june .   june .   june . ●   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   june .   july .   july .   july .   july . july . july .   july . and tenth   july .   july .   july .   july .   july .   july .   july .   july .     total till the th of july . july . cannon ball thrown into the city about l. weight a piece , before nine of the clock in the morning . more , the same evening . july . more before dinner , and we could not compute them afterwards , they came so thick upon us . a letter writ by an iniskellin-man , about the wrong done my lord kingston by drawing him from his garrison at sligo , to one at derry . sir , having this opportunity , i think fit to let you know the great and most lamentable disappointment we are under . my lord kingston is basely us'd by your officers ; they have drawn him from the garrison of sligo , which he had so bravely fortify'd , and had such a number of disciplin'd men both horse and foot in , and so well arm'd , that he could not but have done service with them , and have made good that post against the enemy : but col. londy writ to him , that the blood of all the protestants of the north will lie upon him , if he does not quit the garrison of sligo , and come to their assistance . upon this he marches from sligo , and at balishanny meets a letter of col. londy's , telling him , there was no provision for him at derry , and that he must quarter there . my lord takes horse , rides twenty miles in the night to understand the meaning of these things , but finds the enemy had stop't all passages to derry ; so he returns to his men , and there finds that sligo was possessed also by the enemy . you may imagine what a distraction we were in upon this ; but with the most earnest entreaty we prevailed with my lord to go for england , to solicit for relief from thence , and are resolv'd to to take our shelter in iniskellin ; if any thing happen amiss to us , our children , if they survive , may curse your great men for it ; &c. finis . advertisement . the trial of mr. price and one hundred protestants at wicklow before chief justice keating , with the condemnation of about two hundred protestant gentlemen at galloway , price d. the journal of the proceedings of the parliament in ireland , beginning may . , price d a true account of the present state of ireland , price d . the history of gustavus adolphus , in o. translated by ferrand spence . the delucidator , or reflections upon modern transactions . spanhemius's panegyrick on k. william and q. mary . the detestable designs of france exposed ; or , the true sentiments of the spanish netherlands , representing the injustice of the king of france by his declaration of war against his catholick majesty , and the justice of the counter-declaration of the marquess of gastanuaga , his governor general of the low countries . printed for robert clavel at the peacock in st. pauls church-yard . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e † note , that in the midst of this extremity , the spirit and courage of the men was so great , that they were often heard discourse confidently and with some anger contend , whether they should take their debentures in ireland or in france , when alas ! they cou'd not promise themselves hours life . the besieged had only men slain by the enemy . the besieged took above arms from the enemy , besides money and cloths , & c· notes for div a -e vid. p. . notes for div a -e vid. p. notes for div a -e vide page . notes for div a -e vide page . notes for div a -e try'd tallow , so call'd . oats after grinding unsifted notes for div a -e page . mr. john mackenzyes narrative of the siege of london-derry a false libel, in defence of dr. george walker written by a friend in his absence. clark, joseph wilkinson. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing c estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng mackenzie, john, ?- . -- narrative of the siege of london-derry. walker, george, ?- . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history -- siege, - . great britain -- history -- william and mary, - . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - celeste ng sampled and proofread - celeste ng text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion mr. john mackenzyes narrative of the siege of london-derry a false libel : in defence of dr. george walker . written by his friend in his absence . london , printed for r. simpson at the harp in st. pauls church-yard , . mr. john mackenzyes narrative of the siege of london-derry a false libel , &c. and indeed is it come out at last ? have the zealous hammer-men at length beaten it into some shape ? is this the accurate journal of the siege , which by the unanimous verdict of the club , was voted to be published in the mock-apology , for the failures in mr. walkers narrative ? or , is it a comment on mr. boys's vindication of mr. osborn ? in which he pretending moderation , and a calmness of spirit , with sly insinuations , detracts from the credit of dr. walker , and lessens his reputation , while he commends his care and fidelity , in over-seeing the stores , and distributing the provisions of derry , and being a notable marks man , at one shot , he knocks down the ambitious governour , and the credulous gentleman , who writ the observations on the narrative . just so , when dr. king , and peter mamby were picqueering , he took up a flaile , and thresht them both ; and while the dr. was engaged in a duel , with a pernicious apostate from the protestant religion , he came behind his back , and stab'd him , only because he incidentally reflected on that perswasion , of which mr. boys is ambitious to be thought the celebrated champion ; with the same dexterity he manageth the vindication of mr. osborn , that by the priviledge of that opportunity , he may with ingenious sarcasms , disparage dr. walker , and vilify his friend ; but if he has no better luck at his lectures , than he has at writing of prefaces , ( for i am perswaded there was no other part assign'd to him in mr. mackenzyes farce , but to speak the prologue ) he will have just reason to wish he had been better inform'd , and not suffered his zeal to transport him beyond the limits of truth . as for the malicious and satyrical pamphlet , which passeth under the name of mr. john mackenzy , ( but at best , can be but a translation , since he is not capable of writing so many leaves in true and proper english ) though it pretend to be a true and exact diary of the siege ; it is really intended for an invective against dr. walker . it would fain be accounted an impartial narrative of the particular actions of those gallant men , who defended the place , but it insensibly degenerates into a palpable partiality , and an ungenerous design , to magnify a party , and exclude the rest ; it is a long-winded paraphrase upon a short text , and the whole substance of the book may be resolved into two lines , viz. all the brave and glorions actions in that siege , were performed by the dissenters , and collonel murray at the head of them ; all inglorions actions and treacherous attempts , are to be imputed to the other part of the garrison , and principally to dr. walker . i do not intend to set out an anti-narrative , or to trouble my self with a confutation of many passages in that scurrilous account , wherein the chaplain takes upon him , the place of a field officer , and recites the particular proceedings of particular men in the management of their sallies , directly contrary to what has been related by those very persons who were ingaged in them . i shall only apply my self to demonstrate to the world , what a dangerous spirit of lying is in the mouth of this small prophet , and how this chaplain in quirpo , does piously obtrude upon us such things , as are evidently and inexcusably false , in point of fact. i shall , according to due method , begin with the preface , and take the liberty , under the protection of innocence and truth , positively to contradict the most material points in it , howsoever it be ushered in , under a bold asseveration , with a brassy impudence : the penner of the preface , personating mr. mackenzy , will have the poor man to say , i have offered this part of the narrative to be reviewed by such of the officers of derry , as are now in town , several of whom , as , collonel crofton , collonel murray , lieutenant collonel blair , captain alexander sanderson , &c. having heard it read , &c. freely professed their assent to it : i admire that men who pretend to integrity and strictness of life , can presume thus grosly to prevaricate . the word such is commonly used by way of exception , but in this place it must be meant by way of comprehension , such of the officers as are now in town , i. e. the officers now in town . i have spoke with them all but five at most , and am fully satisfied , that that part of the preface is a studyed and deliberate lye ; for as to the four persons who are particularly named , two of them did solemnly aver in my hearing , and in the hearing of many credible persons , that they did not hear that part of the narrative wholly read , and what was read , they did not approve of ; and a third hath ingenuously certified under his hand , as follows , and one of the three has descended to particulars . we the under-subscribers , officers of london-derry in the following list mentioned , do hereby declare , that mr. john mackenzy , or any for him , never read all that part of his pamphlet , intituled , a narrative of the siege of london-derry , &c. to them that related to london-derry , before the same was printed , as in the preface to the said pamphlet is set forth , nor did the said subscribers assent to what they heard read , but on the contrary , objected against several things they heard read , and having seen the said pamphlet since it was printed , do not assent to , or approve of it . as witness our hands this th . day of april , . richard crofton . i the under-written did not assent to two particulars in mr. mackenzy's book , viz. the articles against dr. walker , and the discouraging sermon , not knowing any thing of them . alex. sanderson . and if by his , &c. he means such of the officers of derry as are now in town , i shall for the satisfaction of the reader , and the everlasting shame of the preface monger , present first a list of the london-derry officers now in london , who are in number twenty four , and then a certificate under the hands of seventeen of them , in perfect contradiction to that paragraph in the preface . a list of the london-derry officers that are in london . col. hamills's regiment . col. hugh hamil . capt. rich. aplen , capt. rob. rogers , ensi . oliver aplen , serje . james linsy . col. bakers regiment . capt. william ruxton , capt. archib . maculloch , lieut. michael reed , lieut. robert lowther , lieut. thomas keise . col. crofton's regiment . col. rich. crofton , lieut. mich. boyer , ensign john brush . col. murray's regiment . col. ad. murray , capt. sa. murray , q. m. w. anderson q. m. alex. heron , capt. alexander watson , captain of the gunners , and chief engineer . richard skamon , gunner . col. lance's regiment . l. c. tho. blayer , cap. steph. godfry , lieu. mat. clarck , edward carling , store-keeper of provision . col. walker's regiment . capt. alex. sanderson we the under-named subscribers , london-derry officers , in the above list mentioned , do hereby declare , that we never saw a pamphlet , entituled , a narrative of the siege of london-derry , &c. or any part of it published by mr. john mackenzy , until after it was printed ; and having perused it since , do not approve of it , as witness our hands this nineth day of april , . edward curling , robert rogers , michael reed , john brush , oliver aplen , richard skamon , richard aplen , robert lowther , thomas baker , james linsy , stephen godfrey , hugh hamill , alexander watson , william ruxton , michael boyer , archib . macullocb . but good mr. mackenzy , or whosoever else was so courteous to write that elaborate preface , did you really find it necessary to expose dr. walker at such a rate , by taking notice of the articles against him ? did you find it requisite so bluntly to scorn and ridicule him to represent him as a jack-a-lent , a sancho pancha , or a fabulous hero ? this is rudeness in the abstract , this is a language that deserves a more severe reprehension , than the lash of a pen. as for this latter part , wherein you so magisterially degrade him from his station of governour , and so spitefully detract from his fame and reputation , i shall presently confront you with the concurrent testimonies of many of the officers of the garrison , acknowledging and owning him to be governour from the very beginning of the siege , as well as attesting his singular prudence and circumspection in the management of the provisions and stores . for the other part of the libel which impeacheth him of treachery , and asperseth him with a train of articles , which never were exhibited but in mr. mackenzy's defamatory narrative , it is a matter of too great importance to be answered , only with a bare denyal , it toucheth to the quick , and it will concern dr. walker to labour in the justification of himself , and i am fully perswaded that mr. mackenzy and his accomplices will find to their cost , that tho' dr. walker do not arrogate to himself the title of a hero , yet he will not be found so tame and insensible an animal , to suffer himself to lie under such intollerable calumnies , but will use all legal means to obtain a reparation , and a competent recompence for the exorbitant damages he sustains by a scandal so highly injurious . i say , that tho' dr. walker do not arrogate to himself the title of an hero , yet i can tell who they are that would have made him one , when they advised him to enter the city of london publickly , that so he might be huzza'd into town like a champion indeed ; which he modestly declined , ordering the coach-man to drive him to his lodgings by all the private ways he could , which accordingly he did , by going out of the usual road , and so disappointed the expectation of many ; for the truth of which , i appeal to that worthy gentleman , sir robert cotton knight , of the shire of chester , in whose coach he was conveyed into town . i can tell further who that noble lord was ( for i was present ) who next morning after the dr's coming to london , would have made him a hero indeed , and of his own party , by advising him to wait on his majesty in a souldiers habit , and as became the governour of london-derry ; but the dr. begg'd his pardon , and quickly crept into the black-coat , which disappointment has occasioned all this cry ; and ever since , that party have proclaimed open hostility against him , and are not to be reconciled upon any other terms , than a compliance with their extravagant humours , and verifying what they writ from scotland to their brethren in england , upon the dr's first arrival there from derry , that governour walker had laid aside both his gown , and his principles of the church of england ; this was inserted as well in publick as private letters . i must retreat again to the preface , for there the venom lies . in the body of the narrative ; i find no positive assertion , that dr. walker was not governour of london-derry , he seems to be past over in silence , and we are to believe him not to have been so from the negative authority of the narrator ; for so page th . speaking of the council met for electing of a governor , he tells us what persons were nominated , and major baker had the majority of votes , and was chosen their governour , and this , according to his journal , was on the th . of april , besides a brief insinuation , page . that he was not governour , tho' he was wont to crowd in his name . now i shall produce a certificate under the hands of seventeen officers actually in service in london-derry , during the whole siege , and now in london , who in all reason may be presumed to know who was the governour of that garrison , wherein they so frankly adventured their lives , as well as he who fosters the narrative , or as he who penn'd the preface ; and it is thus ; these are to certify , that dr. george walker , during the whole time of the siege of the city of london-derry , and until major general kirke came into the said city , executed the place & office of governour of the same , joynt with collonel henry baker , until the said bakers sickness ( whereof he died ) and after with col. john michelbourn ( who was in a general meeting of the field , and other officers of the said garison elected to act as governour in the said col. bakers place during his sickness ) as well in all things , relating to the military affairs of the said city , as in seeing the provisions gathered and distributed , the management of the provisions being a great means by which the said city held out so long . witness our hands this nineth of april , anno domini , . edward curling , robert rogers , michael reed , john brush , oliver aplen , richard skamon , richard aplen , robert lowther , thomas baker , james linsy , stephen godfry , alex. watson , hugh hamill , alex. sanderson , william ruxton , michael boyer , archib . maculloch . in the next place i will shew you a certificate from captain joseph bennet , who commands a company in his majesties army , whose declaration ought to be regarded as much at least as mr. mackenzy's . these are to certify , that i being in the garrison of london-derry , in the beginning of the siege laid before that town , by the late king james and his forces , & when col. robert lundy absconded , the forces in the said garison , chose dr. george walker , and col. henry baker their governours , who were in pursuance of such election , sworn governours of the said garison , to defend and hold out the same for their present majesties king william and queen mary , and the protestant religion , that after the said governours were sworn , i saw dr. walker , and col. baker , sign several writings as joynt-governours , some of which writings were sent out of the town to col. richard hamilton , then lieutenant-general of the late king james his forces in that province , in answer to some letters of his , directed to the said governours , for the releasment of capt. darcy , mr. blacker , and lieut. twinihow , then prisoners in london-derry ; and afterwards i was sent by the said governours to king william , for relief to the said garison , and made my way through the enemies camp , but being first taken prisoner , was brought before the said col ▪ richard hamilton , and heard both the duke of berwick , and him , call the said dr. walker , & col. baker , governours : i further certify , that at my leaving london-derry , the said dr. walker gave me money to bear my charges in the presence of the other governour col. baker , and upon my coming to london , acquainted the king with the same , and never heard that the said dr. walker was denied to be one of the governours till of late . witness my hand this thirteenth day of april , . jos . bennet . but to drive the nail home , take the testimonial of gervase squire , esq ; present mayor of london-derry , and who acted and suffered in it during the whole siege , a person of that integrity and candor , that his bare asseveration would influence and sway a jury in his own country . i do hereby certify , that dr. george walker , during all the time of the siege of the city of london-derry , & until major general kirke came into the said city , executed the office and place of governour of the same , joynt with col. henry baker , until the said bakers sickning ( of which he died ) and after , with col. john michelbourn who was in a general meeting of the field , & other officers of the said garison elected to act as governour in the said bakers place during his sickness ) as well in all things relating to military affairs , as in seeing the provisions gathered and distributed : the management of the provisions to the best advantage was a great means by which the said city held out so long ; and i do also certifie , that it being agreed upon by the said governours and council , that i should administer an oath of fidelity , ( then agreed upon to be taken by the said governours and council ) i administred the said oath to the said dr. walker and coll. baker as governours of the said city , ( the said dr. walker having the precedency ) as well as to the members of the said council , all which i am ready to depose upon oath , if required : and i farther certifie that i never saw a pamphlet intituled a narrative of the siege of london-derry , or any part of it , published by mr. john mackenzy , until after it was printed , and having perused since , i do not approve of it . witness my hand the th . day of april , . ger. squire , mayor . i do not think it either necessary or requisite to multiply any more instances in this case to confirm what i have undertaken , and to disprove the unjust scandals suggested in mr. mackenzy's libel , nevertheless i shall ex abundanti , subjoyn two or three passages in letters formerly written , which are now in my hands , the first is from alex. saunderson , one of the captains in london-derry . london-derry , th . of august , . sir , understanding that you were at london , i give you these from this sad besieged place : it were long and tedious to give you a full account of all our tragedies , seeing you may have a full account of the whole particulars from our noble and worthy governour walker , which i am sure will much astonish you , when you hear of it , of the streights and difficulties we endured , and yet by the providence of god , who was on our side , and the extraordinary good guidance of our worthy governour , who managed affairs in this garrison to a most extraordinary advantage for our preservation and subsistence , which the end hath proven , &c. — my pen wou'd fain lead me on to give you a farther account of particulars , but as i said before , he only can give it you at large , being privy to all by night and by day . yours , &c. alex. sanderson . the next is from thomas blayre , a lieutenant collonel in london-derry . london-derry , the th . of october , . sir , i vnderstand by the kings letter , that of the four regiments major general kirk left unreduced , at london-derry , there is now but three of them to stand , &c. i humbly intreat that you would among the rest of your many favours add this one , of being an instrument of preserving us , by dealing effectually with the king that we may be continued , which we doubt not by your care therein , and by giving an account of our more than ordinary necessity , you will prevail to the relief of the whole regiment , and also put a singular oblgation on sir your obedient and humble servant , tho. blayre . to the reverend george walker , governour of london-derry , at old-jury , london . the other is from the officers in collonel lance's regiment . strabane , the th . of november , . worthy sir , we your fellow sufferers of coll. lance's regiment , have sent over to wait on you capt. stephen godfrey , one of the captains of our regiment , to give you to understand , how thankful we are to god , that he hath been pleased to give you favour in their majesties eyes to reward and promote you according to your deserts , which is to our knowledge but part of what you deserve , and it shall always be our prayers , that you may continue in that favour , that you and yours may flourish to all eternity , &c. your own servants , signed by order of the whole regiment tho. blair . stephen miller . george holmes . to the honourable coll. george walker , governour of london-derry , at his lodgings in old-jury , london . these things i have the rather mentioned , because lieutenant collonel blayr , and captain alexander sanderson are two of the four persons , who are so confidently mentioned in that religious preface , to have freely profest their assent to the narrative ; and being well known to be men of approved honesty and integrity , it can be look't upon as no other than a malicious libel against their credit , of which i presume , they will be so tender , as to consult a proper vindication of it . nay , what is very fit to be taken notice of , i can shew a certificate in favour of coll. hamil , subscribed by . officers in london-derry , whereof . are collonels , august the th . . wherein they testifie , that the said hamil was made a collonel of foot , by collonel henery baker , and collonel george walker then governours of that city , and among them , not only collonel crofton , and lieutenant collonel blair , and captain saunderson , but even collonel adam murray himself hath subscribed his name . there is no need to say any more on this occasion , but because in that libellous narrative , pag. . one of the articles against doctor walker , is for selling or embezling the stores , and that this supposed article , occasioned an order of council , that mr. walkers note , should not be accepted by the keepers , till signed by the governor , or major adams , i shall produce a certificate under the very hand of the keeper of the stores , who in a very indifferent mans judgment , will be allowed to know , and presumed to speak the truth . these are to certifie , that whereas in a late pamphlet written by mr. j. makenzy , intituled a narrative of the siege of london-derry ; it is mentioned ( amongst other things ) that dr. walker late governour of the said city , did fell and embezle the stores of the said garrison , and that the said dr. was so inconsiderable there , that his note was not accepted by the store-keepers of provisions for delivery of any out , unless the same was first signed by the governor and major adams , thereby insinuating that the said dr. was not governour of the said city : i do hereby declare , that the said dr. neither did or could fell or embezle any of the stores , the same being in the custody of the store keepers , and never delivered out to any , but for the necessary use of the garrison , by order from the governours ; and i do further declare , that i was made store keeper of the provisions at the beginning of the siege , and continued so to the end . and did from time to time deliver out provisions upon the said dr. walkers order as governour , in which station he continued in great esteem among us , until the said city was relieved by major general kirk , and i never knew his orders disputed ( as in the said pamphlet is expressed , ) during the whole time of the siege , and i do look upon the said pamphlet , as to what relates to the said dr. to be not only false , but scandalous and malicious : and lastly , i do declare that some persons ( concerned in putting out this pamphlet , as i presume ) since i came to london , did come to me , and would have drawn me by great promises to have bespattered and abused the reputation of the said dr. witness my hand the th day of april . . edw. curling . and now do not your ears tingle ? are not your faces covered with a blush , who have plotted , caballed , and contrived such a scandalous libel , and a more calumniating preface ? and now to hear that some of you have been tampering to pervert truth , and to add subornation to bearing false witness ? to use the words of the narrative for once , i shou'd not take notice of so trivial a thing as mr. walkers signing first ; but that it is improved into an argument of his forward temper , to croud in his name : and this is instanced in the case of robert lowther , pag. . i cannot tell whether he crowded in his name above mitchelbourn , or whether mitchelbourn in modesty left room for him to write over his name : but this i know , that robert louther is one of those who have attested dr. walkers being governour , and since collonel baker dyed , in june , i cannot in my small reason apprehend , what should move dr. walker to expunge the mention of baker being governour in november following . i have said enough to satisfie all manner of persons , but such as are resolved never to be satisfyed , that dr. walker was from first to last one of the governours of london-derry , and principal overseer of the stores and magazines : by the before mentioned certificate and letters , it evidently appears , that he was not a nominal or titular governour , but an active and successful manager of his trust ; and therefore it can never be enough wondred at , that men who profess the protestant religion , who pretend meekness and moderation , who pass as teachers of flocks ( as the writer of the preface , and the owner of the narrative ) shou'd with so much bitterness , malice and scorn , not only taunt and satyrize at random , and by conjectures , upon a protestant , a clergy-man and a gentleman of a good family in york-shire ; who cannot be denyed to have been an actor and sufferer in that memorable siege , but by loose and uncertain suggestions , by false asseverations , and down-right untruths degrade him from his station , eclipse his reputation , and unchristianly grudge him common right and justice . and now if any man desire to be farther satisfyed in the reality and truth of the certificates , testimonials , and letters before mentioned and transcribed , he may be pleased to repair to joseph wilkinson clerk , at his lodging at the sign of the harp in st. pauls-church-yard , where he may view the respective originals , which will sufficiently vouch for the truth of what has bin said . what i have said , was purely designed to undeceive ordinary persons , and credulous people , who are often imposed on , by incoherent cant , antick gestures , a whining tone , and distorted face : as for men of better judgments , and of the best quality in the kingdom , i am very well assured , they never believed dr. walker to be an impostor . can any one of sense imagine , that the king and queens majesties are such easie persons , as to give dr. walker thanks for his good service , and reward him so highly as they have done , if he were a cheat ? nay , would the king have again imployed him , as now he has done within these few weeks , in sending him to ireland , by his positive orders , to negotiate publick affairs ? at which happy juncture , very couragiously appears on the stage , mr. mackenzy's new farce , when the gentleman was not in town to answer for himself . no , no , never believe it , the king did not send him , he is run away , and absconds for shame , or for fear of a halter , or the pillory ; which he , ( or some body else ) deserves . but what think you of the lords of the privy council , who gave him solemn thanks for his excellent management of affairs , as governour of london-derry ? were they likewise imposed on ? i never yet heard that they were called or reputed weak men. but oh! this villain walker , he trickt the honourable house of commons , who in a full assembly , returned him thanks by their speaker as governour ! will not after ages say , there was not one wise man among them to detect the fraud ? but how came the city of london to be caught in the noose , how came they to be thus bubled ? lord-mayor , sheriffs , society of the plantation in the county of london-derry , all congratulate his arrival , and treat him afterwards as governour of derry . the english rogue , spanish gusman , and crafty clansy , are all fools to this walker , sileat miracula memphis . scotland had once the name of a sagacious people , but now to their everlasting infamy , they must be reputed no better then ideots , for walker has cajol'd them , at edinburgh he was received as governour of london-derry , created and made free of that city , as you may perceive by what follows , and which is more , some part of that instrument written in letters of gold. edinburgh the fourteen day of august , one thousand sex hundred eighty nine years . the which day in presence of the right honourable sir john hall of dunglas knight and barronet , lord provost of the city of edinburgh , charles chartery , james maclurge , andrew bruce , and john robertsone bailiffs , thomas crauford dean of gilde , and guilde council , collonel george walker governour of derry , compeer , and is made burgess , and gild brother of this city , in the most ample form , extract it furth of the new lockit , gild-book of the city of edinburgh , be me aeneas maclod , conjunct clerk thereof . witnessing hereunto my sign mannual , like as the common seal of the said city is hereunto appended . ae. maclod . for collonel george walker governour of derry , burgess and gild brother of edinburgh . nay and glasgow is in no better circumstances . apud decimo tertio die mensis augusti , millesimo sexentesimo octogesimo nono . the which day in presence of the honourable the magistrates of the city of glasgow , william nappier dean of gilde thereof , and the said dean of gild his councel , collonel george walker , governour of the city of london-derry , within the kingdom of ireland , is admitted and received burgess and gild-brother of the foresaid city of glasgow , and the hail liberties , priviledges and immunities belonging to , and burgess and gild-brother thereof , are granted to him in most ample form , who has given his oath of fidelity , as use is : extracted furth of the gild-books of the said city , be me george andersone , town-clerk thereof : witnissing hereunto my sign and subscription manual . g. andersone . but pray how came the universities of england to be so gull'd ? 't is unaccountable that they should unanimously conferr on him the honourable degree of doctor in divinity . cambridge begins , and presents him with his degree , though absent ; it was done when the king was there last summer at the commencement . oxford makes him a a solemn invitation to give them a visit , and on the th . of february , . he is created doctor in divinity , and since his going to ireland , the university has sent him a diploma , wherein are these words , reverendus vir , georgius walker , strenuus ipse ac invictus civitatis derensis propugnator , atque eodem facto totius hibermiae , uti speramus conservator atque vindex . dat. martii o. . what a grand cheat is this walker , and what a great number of inconsiderable things are here , king and queen , privy council and house of commons , edinburgh , glasgow , london , cambridge and oxford so easily imposed on ! i could dwell much longer on this subject , but to those who have a will to understand the truth , this is sufficient , to those who have not , 't is too much . appendix . after the conveighing of these papers to the press , the following certificate relating to that worthy gentleman , captain james hamilton , came to my hands , a person who thrô the sole series of his life , has manifested his zeal to the protestant interest , and to whose excellent management of affairs that importaut place of london-derry owes its preservation in a great measure . mr. mackenzy's sincerity and impartial way of handling the subject he treats of is very obvious , by his setting forth every particular passage in its true and native light ; and as he relates nothing but matters of fact , so what he says of them he proves by as plain demonstration as that is capable of , and better cannot reasonably be expected . thus far mr. mackenzy speaks for himself in his preface ; and after his having so substantially barricado'd the credit of his book , it seems not to be attacqu'd with any reasonable prospect of success ; yet this boldly asserted impregnable fortress hath an unguardable breach , and to which he himself is a guide in his index : i mean the papers referr'd to in his narrative . it is true , most readers that peruse such pamphlets as his , will not trouble themselves with running over so long ( and little diverting ) a postscript , as those papers make , but will be contented with the abstract he gives of them , in the series of his relation ; not thinking it possible , a man who professes himself the champion of injur'd truth , can have the confidence to defie the world to answer what he writes , and at the same time to refer the reader to papers at the end of his book that detect his malice , and confute him of wresting ( even to forgery ) some authentick testimonies to palliate or rather to support his slanderous insinuations ; yet after this indirect manner he hath bespatter'd capt. james hamilton , a gentleman who in the critical juncture of the late happy revolution , manifested his zeal to the protestant interest , by his early and indefatigable solicitations to have relief sent to the protestants then in arms in the north of ireland : and by his working through the many * obstructions and difficulties he met with from several , who in the then infancy of the present government slighted the orders he obtained for his dispatch , as to that supply of arms , ammunition , and money , his majesty entrusted him with to that effect , according to the purport of the instructions given him the said james hamilton , a copy whereof is inserted in the th . page of mr. mackenzy's narrative ; and how little the said instructions agree in the very essential point , with what he says they were in his th page , is evident to whosoever will take the trouble of comparing them . the instructions which capt. hamilton had , ( page the th . he tells you ) were to summon the mayor and all other officers , civil and military , on board him , and there before them all to give the oaths of fidelity to coll. lundy , before he should give him any arms , &c. but page . you will really find that capt. hamilton was only impower'd to summon the mayor or chief civil magistrate to be a witness to his administring the said oaths to coll. lundy , without so much as mentioning all officers civil and military . this howsoever may seem but a trivial variation , if the consequences are not considered , which are deducted from thence with an innuendo , but mr. mackenzy did not prevaricate here to no purpose ; for he proceeds page the th . in these words ; but instead thereof ( that is of swearing coll. lundy before all officers military and civil ) most of the gentlemen on board were desired to withdraw , on pretence of private business ; so that if lundy was sworn , it was very privately . now if capt. hamilton's instructions had been to swear coll. lundy before them all , and he had notwithstanding on pretence of private business desired them to withdraw , he had certainly deserved to be called to an account , and severely punished for so doing ; but it is apparent , his instructions were not such : and though it is purposely left as dubious , who desired the company to withdraw , yet it is notorious , capt. hamilton , whom the king was pleased to intrust , must have been a mad-man , if after his having so publickly devoted himself to king william's service , he should have been so whimsically scrupulous , as to be fond of swearing coll. lundy in private , ( if at all ) as is insinuated ; but that capt. hamilton did administer the said oaths of fidelity to coll. lundy is testified by the following certificate , which is attested by two gentlemen of good estates in the north of ireland , and of unquestionable reputation ; and they are the only persons now in london that were present when coll. lundy was sworn . the certificate . we whose names are underwritten , do hereby certifie , that we were present when capt. james hamilton administred to coll. lundy both the oaths of fidelity mentioned in his instructions : and do likewise testifie that he administer'd them to him before he deliver'd up to the said coll. lundy any part of his trust . in witness to the truth whereof , we have hereunto set ouy hands , this one and twentieth day of april , . hen. mervyn . james corry . but it may be objected , why was not the mayor or chief civil magistate present ? the reason was , because the said mayor was one cormock oneal , who was then actually a collonel in the late king's irish army , and one of his privy council , and whose deputation to mr. buchanan , a suspected person , was consequently also void , and indeed the entire management of all affairs was by election devolv'd to coll. lundy ; so that if capt. hamilton , without considering the intention of what he was sent about , had followed the letter of his instructions to a tittle in the particular objected ; he must according to a clause in them ( notwithstanding the enemy happened to be upon ( as then ) an uninterrupted march to london-derry ) have return'd to england with the design'd relief he brought ? which if he had done , i do not know how well it would have pleas'd this caviller . but i appeal to men of reason , if since capt. hamilton was under an impossibility of swearing coll. lundy , as he was ordered in his instructions , before the mayor or chief civil magistrate , he did not answer the drift of them in administring the oaths of fidelity to coll. lundy before persons of quality and substance , and considerable interest in that country ; and if it was not the best expedient could be found in that juncture , which would admit of no delay ; to enable capt. hamilton to deliver up his trust , which was absolutely necessary should be done , london-derry not being able , without the succour capt. hamilton brought , to make the least defence . now it is not probable that mr. mackenzy could be ignorant of all this ; for he who searched so critically after all could be turn'd to his ends , must needs have heard that what hath been here recited relating to capt. hamilton's swearing of coll. lundy , and acquitting himself of his commission , was made appear before a committee of the last house of commons ; and that so clearly , that several of the members , were pleased thereupon to express in obligeing terms , the sence they had of capt. hamilton's behaviour . i shall now subjoyn the following letter from a worthy and serious gentleman , to whom i communicated these papers : i pray god it may have its desired effect , which is in laying aside our animosities , and uniting us all against the common adversary . april . . sir , i return your papers , in answer to mr. mackenzy , and am sorry there is as you say , a necessity of publishing them . it is strange the world should be so impos'd upon , to believe dr. walker governour of london-derry , if he were not , or that any should now so soon deny it , if he were ; but 't is more strange , that they who allow'd and asserted it , and then celebrated him as the hero of the age , should now so soon disparage him as the greatest villain and impostor ; but i remember , it was then also reported , with as much confidence , that he was a dissenting minister ; but the scene is chang'd , they that would have him once what he never was , will not allow him to be what they affirmed him ; but they that were then mistaken in one of his characters , may now be so in what they say of his other ; and that they are so , these certificates will possibly prove so full a conviction , that we may no more hear any thing upon this subject ; but if mr. m. should reply , it will be a justice to the publick to let him have the last word . the action was great , and allows every instrument in it a proportion of the glory , without arrogating it entirely to any party , if not so great as to deprive them all of any ; for the more it is consider'd the more does a miraculous providence shine in it . it seems , the●● were not so united ( even in their danger ) as i thought they were ; but 〈◊〉 weakly argued , that dr. walker was not governour , because some would have had the government out of his hands : every discontented party in a kingdom does not unthrone the king , nor every mutiny in a garrison deprive the governour of his authority , and all attempts of that kind rather add to them derogate from the prudence and steddiness of his conduct : and dr. walker maintain'd his authority against the wills of some , even for theirs , as well as the common good of all . but as they will not allow him ever to have been more than governour , or rather imbezeller of the stores , so neither will they his being author of his narrative of the siege , which some would perswade the world was written by the a. b. of t. to whom they are very kind , in making the thing pass for a lye , and him for the author of it . i have often heard him say , he could safely be depos'd be never read half of it before it was printed , nor the whole since , nor ever alter'd one word of what he read , and that if he had no other reason , their mistake in this would make him doubt what they say of dr. w. in other points . sir , i have nothing to add , but my prayers , that god would give all of us meek and humble hearts , and rebuke that spirit of bitterness and evil speaking which exposes us to the scorn of our common adversary , and the contempt of all , but especially to the just displeasure of almighty god , who is calling us to peace by those judgments under which our countrey groans , and from which we cannot hope for deliverance , while we continue in this vnchristian temper . i am , sir , your humble servant . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e * it would have been too tedious to have inserted here what those obstructions and difficultys were capt. hamilton met with , the curious are therefore referr'd to what was taken in writing relating thereto , from capt. hamilton's own mouth , and that before a committee of the last house of commons , where capt. hamilton gave an account of where he was from day to day , and how he employed himself towards the dischargeing himself of the trust repos'd in him , from the very day he received his instructions , to the day of his arrival with his charge at london-derry . the protestant's crums of comfort containing i. prayers and meditations, with ejaculations for every day in the week, and other occasions. ii. thanksgivings for deliverances from popery, tyranny, and arbitrary power. iii. the rebellion in ireland, and massacre of paris. iv. the learned bishop usher's prophecy, concerning ireland, and the downfall of rome. v. advice to the late besieged in london-derry, under that reverend divine and valiant commander, coll. george walker. illustrated with pictures suitable to each particular occasion. walker, george, of londonderry. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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[ ], , [ ] p., [ ] leaves of plates : port. printed by w.w. for nicholas bodington at the golden ball in duck-lane, london : . with a licence to print on verso of title page dated december th. . dedication signed: g.w.; attributed by wing to george walker. each part of the text headed by a caption title; on p. : "the protestants manual of prayers and meditations"; on p. : "ejaculations upon several occasions out of the holy scriptures"; on p. : "a short account of the massacre in ireland & paris"; on p. : "strange and remarkable predictions of that holy, learned, and excellent bishop, james usher, late lord primate of ireland"; on p. : "thanksgivings for god's wonderful deliverances"; on p. : "christian courage in affliction". frontis. = plate; consists of medallion portraits of queen elizabeth, king james i, king william iii and queen mary; the three folded plates include woodcuts of the coronation of william and mary, the reverend bishop usher, the irish rebellion, and french massacre, the downfall of rome, the spanish invasion, the gun powder plot, and the arrival of the prince of orange. reproduction of the original in the british library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng walker, george, ?- -- early works to . ussher, james, - -- early works to . prayers -- early works to . protestants -- ireland -- early works to . protestants -- france -- early works to . prophecies -- early works to . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history -- early works to . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - jonathan blaney sampled and proofread - jonathan blaney text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the protestant's crums of comfort : containing i. prayers and meditations , with ejaculations for every day in the week , and other occasions . ii. thanksgivings for deliverances from popery , tyranny , and arbitrary power . iii. the rebellion in ireland , and massacre of paris . iv. the learned bishop usher's prophecy , concerning ireland and the downfall of rome . v. advice to the late besieged in london-derry , under that reverend divine and valiant commander coll. george walker . ilustrated with pictures sutable to each particular occasion . london ; printed by w. w. for nicholas bodington at the golden ball in duck-lane . defenders of y e protestant religio● q. elizabeth . k. william . k. james q. mary ii. of sam. xxiii v. . he that ruleth ore men must be just ruling in y e fear of god. licensed , december th . . to the honourable the lady p. t. madam , where true piety inhabites , charity always ●ims a priviledge in ●owning religious actions ▪ ●d , like the good samaritan , ●ords the oil of relief to the ●ounds of the distressed . such tender compassion al●●ys attends the great and ●st , of whom , madam , you ● a perfect pattern ; your ●…nty has been unlimited to 〈…〉 distressed and afflicted , to 〈…〉 fatherless and the widow , ●…t even commiseration it self has been your daily delight and practice . divine souls , like yours can never be free from humbl● addressers , which creates ● pr●sumption in me to lay th●… tract at your la●●ships door where i humbly conceive yo● will honour it so far , as 〈◊〉 take it into your closet . that heaven may prosp●… you with length of days here and reward you with a cro●… of glory hereafter , is t●… hearty prayer of , madam , your most obedient servan● g. w. the protestant's manual , of prayers and meditations ▪ when we first awake . o god , thou art my god , early will i seek thee . i will sing of thy power , ●…d will praise thy mercy becomes in the morning ; for ●…ou hast been , and wilt be 〈…〉 defence and refuge in the ●…y of my trouble . a prayer for the morning o eternal god , whose providence has protected m● the night past , & brought me t● the beginning of this day ; defend me , o lord , in the same by thy almighty power , an● grant that this day i fall into n● sin , neither run into any kin● of danger , but that all m● doings may be ordered by th● governance , to do alway● that which is righteous in th● sight , through jesus christ. ii. i praise thy name , th●● thou hast still continued to 〈◊〉 the opportunity of servin● thee , and advancing my hop● of a blessed eternity ; preser●●●● me this day from all violence and snares of my enemies , visible and invisible ; keep me from all pride , self-love , and vain-glory ; all obstinacy and disobedience ; all fraudulency and dissimulation , and let the graces of thy holy spirit take an absolute possession of my soul , and all its faculties , that i may finally tread down satan under my feet ; all this i beg for thy son jesus christ his sake , amen . a prayer for the evening . almighty god , i praise and magnifie thy holy name , for thy preservation of me this day , and all the days of my life ; for unless thy mercy had withheld me , i had committed ▪ more and more grievous sins , and had been overwhelmed by thy just wrath , and severest judgments : pardon , o lord , i beseech thee , the sins and offences of my youth , and the irregularity of all my actions , either in thought , word , or deed . ii. let thy heavenly grace be present with me , that though my body sleep , yet let my soul be vigilant , lest i sleep in sin , and be forgetfull of my duty towards thee ; let thy goodness and loving kindness never slip out of my remembrance , but so unite my heart unto thee with fervent charity , that whatever i do , may redound to thy glory . iii. grant that whether i sleep or wake , live or dye , i may never lose the light of thy countenance , but evermore live in thy favour ; that escaping from the darkness of this world , i may at last arrive at the land of everlasting peace and happiness , to behold thy power and glory , amen . meditations for sunday morning . let god arise , and let his enemies be scattered ; let them also that hate him , flee before him . like as the smoak vanisheth , so shalt thou drive them away ; and like as wax melteth at the fire , so let the ungodly perish at the presence of god. but let the righteous be glad and rejoyce before god ; let them also be merry and joyfull . ii. o sing unto god , and sing praises unto his name ; magnifie him that rideth upon the heavens as it were upon an horse ; praise him in his name , yea , and rejoyce before him . he is a father of the fatherless , and defendeth the cause of the widows ; even god in his holy habitation . he is the god that maketh men to be of one mind in an house , and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity , but letteth the runnagates continue in scarceness . iii. o god , when thou wentest forth before the people , when thou wentest through the wilderness : the earth shook , and the heavens dropped at the presence of god , even as sina● also was moved at the presence of god , which is the god of israel . thou , o god , sentest a gracious rain upon thine in heritance , and refreshed'st i● when it was weary . thy congregation shall dwell therein ; for thou , o god , hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor . iv. the lord gave the word : great was the company of the preachers . kings with their armies did flee , and were discomfited , and they of the household divided the spoil . though ye have li●n among the pots , yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove , that is covered with silver wings , and her feathers like gold. v. when the almighty scattered kings for their sake , then were they as white as snow in salmon . as the hill of basan , so is god's hill ; even an high hill , as the hill of basan . why hop ye so , ye high hills ? this is god's hill , in which it pleaseth him to dwell ; yea , the lord will abide in it for ever . vi. the chariots of god are twenty thousand , even thousands of angels , and the lord is among them , as in the holy place of sin●i . thou art gone up on high , ●hou hast led captivity captive , and received gifts for men ; yea , even for thine enemies , that the lord god might dwell among them . vii . praised be the lord daily , even the god which helpeth us , and poureth his benefits upon us . he is our god , even the god of whom cometh ●alvation : god is the lord by whom we escape death . god shall wound the head of his enemies , and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on s●ill in his wickedness . viii . the lord hath said , i will bring my people again , as i did from basan : mine own will i bring again , as i did sometime from the deep of the sea. that thy foot may be dipped in the bloud of thine enemies ; and that the tongue of thy dogs may be red through the same . ix . it is well seen , o god , how thou goest ; how thou , my god , and my king , goest in the sanctuary . the singers go before , the minstrels follow after ; in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels . give thanks , o israel , unto god the lord in the congregations , from the ground of the heart . there is little benjamin their ruler , and the princes of juda● , their counsel ; the princes of zabul●n , and the princes of napthali . x. thy god hath sent forth strength for thee : stablish the thing , o god , that thou hast wrought in us . for thy temples sake at jerusalem ; so shall kings bring presents unto thee . when the company of the spear-men and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people , ( so that they humbly bring pieces of silver , ) and when he hath scattered the people that delight in war. then shall the princes come out of egypt ; the morians land shall soon stretch out her hands unto god. the prayer . most gracious god , who art ● father of the fatherless , and pleadest the cause of the wido● , have mercy upon thy holy catholick church , and since her lord is ●scended up on high , even to his heavenly mansions , leave us not alone comfortless , but send thy holy spirit into our hearts , that by his assistance we may escape spiritual , and the bitterness of the temporal . ii. send a gracious showre , even the dew of thy divine favours , to refresh our weariness in this calamity ; make thy people as doves , innocent and chast , and adorn them with the beauty of inward sanctity : let all kings , princes , and rulers of the earth , confess thy name , and thy honour ; that thy gospel extending forth into all lands , peace , and all thy blessings may follow it , and thy praise be encreased from generation to generation , through christ our lord and saviour , amen . sunday noons meditations . sing unto god , o ye kingdoms of the earth : o sing praises unto the lord , who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning : lo , he doth send forth his voice , yea , and that a mighty voice . ascribe ye the power to god over israel ; his worship and strength is in the clouds . o god , wonderfull art thou in thy holy places ! even the god of israel ; he will give strength unto his people , blessed be god. ii. o clap your hands together , all ye people ; o sing unto god with the voice of melody . for the lord is high , and to be feared ; he is the great king upon all the earth . he shall subdue the people under us , and the nations under our feet . he shall chuse out an heritage for us ; even the worship of jacob whom he loved . iii. god is gone up with a merry noise , and the lord with the sound of the trump . o sing praises , sing praises unto our god : o sing praises , sing praises unto our king. for god is the king of all the earth : sing ye praises with understanding . the prayer . o lord god , celestial king , who reign●st potentate in all the world , thou art exalted above all creatures , and art to be feared in all the dominions of the earth ; let the seed of thy glorious gospel be planted in all parts of the habitable world , that thy saving health may be known unto all nations . ii. let thy grace pull down all the strong holds of sin and satan , that any ways oppose thy holy name and word ; subdue all thy people unto thee , and the nations under thy feet , so that we that are thy people , and sheep of thy hands , may become one sheepfold under one shepherd , jesus christ , our blessed lord and saviour . meditations for sunday night . i will magnifie thee , o god , my king ; and i will praise thy name for ever and ever . every day will i give thanks unto thee , and praise thy name for ever and ever . great is the lord , and marvellous worthy to be praised ; there is no end of his greatness . ii. one generation shall praise thy works unto another , and declare thy power . as for me i will be talking of thy worship , thy glory , thy praise , and wondrous works . so that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts ; and i will also tell of thy greatness . the memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed , and men shall sing of thy righteousness . iii. the lord is gracious and mercifull , long-suffering , and of great goodness . the lord is loving unto every one , and his mercy is over all his works . all thy works praise thee , o lord , and thy saints give thanks unto thee . they shew the glory of thy kingdom , and talk of thy power . that thy power , thy glory , and mightiness of thy kingdom might be known unto men. thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom ; and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages . the prayer . most mighty god , marvellous worthy art thou to be praised , and of thy greatness there is no end ; give us sanctified hearts , and lips , that we may express thy righteousness , and magnifie thy glory , worship , and wondrous works . ii. all the earth praises thee , o lord , and thy saints give thanks unto thee : make us religious and sincere before thee , and to lay aside all hypocrisie . protect us , o lord , by thy hand of providence , that we fall not , and raise us up when we are down . iii. give us spiritual and temporal meat in thy o●n due time for our souls and bodies ; that we being filled abundantly with thy mercies here , we may have our hearts desire fulfilled , and satisfied hereafter , among such as fear thee , and praise thy holy name for evermore . amen . monday mornings meditations . the lord upholdeth all such as fall , and lifteth up all those that be down . for he shall deliver the poor when he cryeth ; the needy also , and him that hath no helper . he shall be favourable to the simple and needy , and shall preserve the souls of the poor . he shall deliver their souls from wrong , and falshood , and dear shall their bloud be in his sight . ii. there shall be a heap of corn in the earth , high upon the hills : his fruit shall shake like li●anus , and he shall be green in the city , like grass upon the earth . his name shall endure for ever ; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities , which shall be blessed through him , and all the heathen shall praise him . iii. blessed be the lord god of israel , who only doth wondrous things . and blessed be the name of his majesty for ever , and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty , amen . the prayer . o eternal god , thou that defendest the children and poor , but pu●ishest the wrong doer , have mercy upon thy people under affliction ; extend thy mercy and compassion from ●ne sea to another , even unto the worlds end . ii. make thy people , who love thy name , flourish ; and subdue their enemies under them , that neither ●alshood nor wrong may any ways ●p●ress them . bless them with peace ●nd tranquillity , and satisfie them with thy righteousness and salvation , through thy mercy , o blessed ●esu , amen . mōnday noon's meditations . not unto us , o lord , not unto us , but unto thy name give the praise , for thy loving mercy , and for thy truths sake . wherefore shall the heathen say , where is now their god ? as for our god , he is in heaven ; he hath done whatsoever pleaseth him . ii. their idols are silver and gold , even the work of mens hands . they have mouths and speak not ; eyes have they , and see not . they have ears and hear not ; noses have they and smell not . they have hands , and handle not : feet have they , and walk not ; neither speak they through their throat . they that make them are like unto them ; and so are all such as put their trust in them . iii. but thou house of israel , trust thou in the lord : he is ●●eir succour and defender . ye house of aaron , put your trust in the lord : he is ●heir helper and defender . the lord hath been mind●ull of us , and he shall bless ●…s : even he shall bless the ●ouse of israel , he shall bless ●●e house of aaron . he shall bless them that ●…ar the lord , both small and ●…reat . the prayer . almighty god , whose dwelling is in the highest heavens , and ●st whatsoever pleaseth thee both in heaven and on earth ; give grace , 〈…〉 beavenly father , that in all our ●…ubles and calamities , we may put 〈…〉 who le trust in thee , who art our ●…y succour , defender , and deliver . ii. let us evermore praise thy holy name , and never ascribe to our selves any honour , and glory , or thank● of any good action , or prosper o● success ; but to thee alone who a●● the author and giver of all good things . keep us from idolatry from worshipping vain imagination● and any thing which is contrary to t●● gospel . bless us in all our way● that when we go from hence , we 〈…〉 inherit thy kingdom . amen . meditations for monday night . i will lift up mine eyes un● the hills , from when cometh my help . my help cometh even from the lord , which hath ma● heaven and earth . ii. he will not suffer thy fo● to be moved : and he th● keepeth thee will not sleep . behold he that keepeth israel shall neither slumber nor ●●eep . iii. the lord himself is thy keeper : the lord is thy defence upon the right hand . so that the sun shall not ●urn thee by day , nor the moon by night . iv. the lord shall preserve thee ●●om evil : yea , it is even he ●hat shall keep thy soul. the lord shall preserve thy ●oing out , and thy coming in , ●●om this time forth for evermore . the prayer . o god , from whence cometh all our help and succour , pre●…ve us by thy power and providence , ●…at nothing either by day or night ●…ay molest our peace , or disturh our ●afety ; suffer not the vanities of ●…e one to allure us , nor the terrours 〈…〉 the other to amaze and affright us . ii. let our feet be immoveable , an● fixed upon the rock and foundation christ jesus ; and so dispose of o● going out , and coming in , that ● may not swerve from thy commandments : but walk according to t● holy rule in all things , who art o● lord and saviour . meditations for tuesday morning . they that put their tr●… in the lord shall be ev●… as the mount sion , which m●… not be removed , but stande●… fast for ever . the hills stand about jerusalem : even so standeth t●… lord round about his peop●… from this time forth for ev●… more . ii. for the rod of the ungo●… cometh not into the lot of t●… righteous ; lest the righteous out their hands unto wickedness . do well , o lord , unto ●hose that be good and true of heart . as for such as turn back un●o their own wickedness , the ●ord shall lead them forth with the evil-doers : but ●eace shall be upon israel . the prayer . merciful god , our ▪ only trust and confidence , and whosoever ●usteth in thee shall not be removed , ●●t stand fast for ever ; let thy pow●● and glory stand round about us , ●nd all thy holy people , like hills ●…r our protection and safety , that ●…e may be sheltered from our enemies . ii. permit us not to put our hands to wickedness , neither let us partake 〈◊〉 the lot of the ungodly , whom thou or dainest for destruction : b●… let us receive that blessing which o●… lord and saviour hath left 〈…〉 church , even the peace of god t●… father , son , and holy ghost : 〈…〉 whom be all honour and glory , wor●… without end . amen . meditations for tuesday noon . when the lord turned again the captivity 〈…〉 sion , then were we like unt●… them that dream . then was our mouth fil●…ed with laughter , and o●… tongue with joy. ii. then said they among th● heathen , the lord hath do●… great things for them . yea , the lord hath do●… great things for us already whereof we rejoyce . iii. turn thou our captivity , o lord , as the rivers in the south . they that sow in tears shall ●eap in joy. he that now goeth on his way weeping , and beareth ●orth good seed , shall doubt●ess come again with joy , and ●ring his sheaves with him . the prayer . gracious god , who hast promised life and salvation to thy cho●en servants , and hast wrought ●ighty things for them already , ●hereof they rejoyce . deliver us we ●eseech thee , from the slavery and ●etters of sin and misery ; dissipate ●nd scatter all our enemies which ●ay close siege to us , seeking to destroy us . ii. fill our hearts with con̄t●ition , ●or having trespassed against thee ; teach us that divine art of self denial , to mo●tifie our affection 〈◊〉 our lust , and extinguish a●●●●shly temptations ; that when th● great harvest shall come , ●e may 〈◊〉 admitted as fellow labourers 〈◊〉 work in thy spiritual kingdom through jesus christ. amen . meditations for tuesday night . out of the deep have called unto thee , o lord lord hear my voice . oh let thine ears conside● well the voice of my complaint . ii. if thou , lord , wilt be extream to mark what is done a● miss , o lord , who may a● bide it ? for there is mercy with thee : therefore snalt thou b● feared . i look for the lord , my soul doth wait for him ; in his word is my trust. iii. my soul flieth unto the lord before the morning watch : i say before the morning watch. o israel trust in the lord : for with the lord there is mercy , and with him is plenteous redemption . and he shall redeem israel from all his sins . the prayer . o blessed lord , who with thy most precious blood , didst pay ●ur ransom , to purchase for us freedom , and salvation . with thee , ●here is mercy and plenteous redemption ; o let the height of that mercy ●ake us out of the bottomless pit of ●in and misery . ii. be not extream , o lord , in marking out what we have done amiss in our life time , but rather blot out th● hand-writing which is against us ▪ and as thy boundless mercy pardon● what is past , so let the sweetness of i● create thy fear in our hearts , that we may never more dare to offend s● gracious and merciful a saviour a● thou art to us . grant this , o lord , i beseech thee , for thy alone sake . amen . meditations for wednesday morning . deliver me , o lord , from the evil man , and preserve me from the wicked man. which imagine mischief i● their hearts , and stir up stris● all the day long . they have sharpened their tongues like a serpent : adders poyson is under their lips. ii. keep me , o lord , from the hands of the ungodly , preserve me from the wicked men , which are purposed to overthrow my going . the proud have laid a s●are for me , and spread a net abroad with cords ; yea , and set traps in my way . iii. i said unto the lord , thou art my god : hear the voice of my prayers , o lord. o lord god , thou strength of my health , thou hast covered my head in the day of battle . iv. let not the ungodly have his desire , o lord : let not his mischievous imagination prosper , lest they be too proud. let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them that compass me about . a man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth : evil shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow him . the prayer . o lord god , the strength of all those that depend upon thee ; deliver us from evil and wicked men : that neither their examples may corrupt us , nor their counsels misguide us , or their mischief disturb our safety . ii. but do thou , o lord , cover our heads in the day of battle and strife against all our bodily and ghostly enemies ; that though they pursue us to overthrow us , yet we may be safe on earth under thy favour and almighty protection , and at the last being removed from all fears and dangers , we may appear in thy sight amongst the righteous for evermore . meditations for wednesday noon . hear my prayer , o lord , and consider my desire : hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness sake . and enter not into judgment with thy servant : for in thy sight shall no one living be justified . ii. for the enemy hath persecuted my soul , he hath smitten my life down to the ground , he hath laid me in the darkness , as the men that have been long dead . therefore is my spirit vexed within me , and my heart within me is desolate . iii. yet do i remember the time past , i muse upon all thy works : yea , i exercise my self in the works of thy hands . i stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. the prayer . most righteous judge and dear redeemer , hear us for thy truth and mercies sake ; free us from the hainous guilt of all our sins , and renounce those punishments due to us for the same . ii. enter not at any time into judgment with us , for in thy sight no flesh can be justified by its own worthiness . fortifie our souls with the holiness of a lively faith , which worketh by charity , that at last we enter into thy holy of holies , even life everlasting . amen . meditations for wednesday night . hear me , o lord , and that soon , for my spirit waxeth faint : hide not thy face from me , lest i be like unto them that go down into the pit. o let me hear thy loving kindness betimes in the morning , for in thee is my trust : shew thou me the way that i should walk in , for i lift up my soul unto thee . ii. deliver me , o lord , from mine enemies : for i flie unto thee to hide me . teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee , for thou art my god : let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness . iii. quicken me , o lord , for thy names sake : and for thy righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble . and of thy goodness slay mine enemies , and destroy all them that vex my soul ; for i am thy servant . the prayer . bow down thine ear , o lord , and hear my complaint , support my weak spirit with thy heavenly grace , which is sufficient for me . hide not the light of thy countenance from me , but replenish me with the beams of thy mercy and goodness . ii. direct me in the way that i should walk in ; instruct me to do whatsoever pleaseth thee , quicken my soul in thy paths which lead to life eternal ; and so continue the conduct of thy blessed spirit to me , that it may never depart from me , till i am brought out of this temporal world , and am safely arrived at thy spiritual kingdom . amen . meditations for thursday morning . praise the lord , o my soul ; while i live will i praise the lord ; yea , as long as i have any being , will i sing praises unto my god. o put not your trust in princes , nor in any child of man : ●or there is no help in them . for when the breath of man goeth out , he shall turn again to his earth : and then all his thoughts perish . ii. blessed is he that hath the god of jacob for his help , and whose hope is in the lord his god. which made heaven and earth , the sea and all that therein is ; which keepeth his promise for ever . which helpeth them to right that suffer wrong ; which feedeth the hungry . iii. the lord looseth men out of prison : the lord giveth sight to the blind . the lord helpeth them that are fallen : the lord careth for the righteous . the lord careth for the strangers ; he defendeth the fatherless and widow : as for the way of the ungodly , he turneth it upside down . the lord thy god , o sion , shall be king for evermore , and throughout all generations . the prayer . great god , who art king for everlasting , world without end , vouchsafe us thy grace , and assist us with thy ready help , that we may fix all our hopes in thee ; for thou alone art able to grant deliverance . ii. lord , feed our souls , and satisfie us with thy salvation , when we hunger and thirst after thee ; revenge our cause , when we suffer wrong ; and heal our back-slidings . enlighten our darkness , that we walk not in the shadow of death , and let thy hand of providence take care of us in all our necessities , that when our life is expired , and we return to that earth from whence we were taken , we may reign with thee for evermore . meditations for thursday noon . i cryed unto the lord with my voice , yea , even unto the lord did i make my supplication . i poured out my complaints before him , and shewed him of my trouble . when my spirit was in heaviness , thou knewest my path : in the way wherein i walked have they privily laid a snare for me . ii. i looked also upon my right hand , and saw there was no man that would know me . i had no place to flie unto : and no man cared for my soul. i cried unto thee , o lord , and said , thou art my hope , and my portion in the land of the living . iii. consider my complaint : for i am brought very low . o deliver me from my persecutors , for they are too strong for me . bring my soul out of prison , that i may give thanks unto thy name ; which thing if thou wilt grant me , then shall the righteous resort unto my company . the prayer . thou art our place , o lord to flee unto , and the only sanctuary wherein is safety : o hide us under the shadow of thy wings , keep us from all those dangers which increase upon us when our spirits are in heaviness , and our bodies bowed down with infirmities . ii. stand thou evermore at our right hand , and aid us so with the power of thy grace , that our temptations and enemies may at no time molest and disturb us : grant that our souls in thy good time may depart out of the prison of the body with joy and not with grief , and enter into thine eternal joy to reign with thee for evermore , amen . meditations for thursday night . o lord , thou hast searched me out , and known me ; thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising ; thou understandest my thoughts long before . thou art about my bed , and about my path , and spiest out all my ways . for lo , there is not a word in my tongue , but thou , o lord , knowest it altogether . thou hast fashioned me behind and before , and laid thine hand upon me . ii. such knowledge is too wonderfull and excellent for me , i cannot attain unto it . whither shall i go then from thy spirit ? or whither shall i go then from thy presence ? if i climb up into heaven , thou art there : if i go down to hell , thou art there also . if i take the wings of the morning , and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea. iii. even there also shall thy hand lead me , and thy right hand shall hold me . if i say , peradventure the darkness shall cover me ; then shall my night be turned into day . yea , the darkness is no darkness with thee , but the night is as clear as the day ; the darkness and light to thee are both alike . for my reins are thine ; thou hast covered me in my mothers womb. the prayer . infinite art thou , o lord , in wisedom , and omnipresent in all places ; thou fillest heaven and earth with majesty , and the effects of thy glory : hell feels thy mighty power , but thou communicatest to us thy poor creatures thy boundless mercy . ii. and , o lord , as thou art present with us , so we humbly beseech thee be president amongst us ; teach us thy holy laws , and so guide us by thy golden rule , and divine precepts , that we wander not in the darkness of our own errors , but in thy light whom no clouds can overcast , nor darkness eclipse : preserve us , o lord , from falling into utter darkness , where there is weeping , and wailing and gnashing of teeth . meditations for friday morning . i will give thanks unto thee , o lord , for i am fearfully and wonderfully made ; marvellous are thy works , and that my soul knoweth right well . my bones are not hid from thee , though i am made secretly , and fashioned beneath in the earth . thine eyes did see my substance , yet being unperfect , and in thy book were all my members written . which day by day were fashioned , when as yet there was none of them . ii. how dear are thy counsels unto me , o god! o how great is the summe of them ! if i tell them , they are more ●n number than the sand : when i awake up , i am pre●ent with thee . wilt thou not slay the wick●d , o god ? depart from me ●e bloud-thirsty men. for they speak unrighte●usly against thee , and thine enemies take thy name in ●ain . iii. do not i hate them , o lord that hate thee ? and am not grieved with those that ri●● up against thee ? yea , i hate them right sor● even as though they we●● mine enemies . try me , o god , and se●● the ground of my heart prove me , and examine m● thoughts . look well if there be a● way of wickedness in m● and lead me in the way ev●● lasting . the prayer . o lord , thy works are marvell● for thou hast done great thi● for my soul ; it is thou that hast 〈◊〉 med me in the womb , and thy 〈◊〉 der care hath preserved me to 〈◊〉 moment : teach me to hate and hor all iniquity , und to love counsells as my dearest treasure , we may be as fearfull of committing sins in secret , with that circumspection , as in the eye of the world. ii. lead me in thy truth , and guide me in the paths of a holy life , that i may examine my self strictly of what sins i stand guilty off , and earnestly repent of those offences : make me to shun all wicked ways , and conduct me into the way everlasting , through christ our lord , amen . friday noon's meditations . o god , my heart is ready , my heart is ready , i will sing , and give praise with the best member i have . awake thou lute and harp , i my self will awake right early . i will give thanks unto thee , o lord , among the people : i will sing praises unto thee among the nations . ii. for thy mercy is greater than the heavens , and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds . set up thy self , o god , above the heavens ; and thy glory above all the earth . that thy beloved may be delivered , let thy right hand save them , and hear thou me . iii. god hath spoken in his holiness , i will rejoyce therefore and divide sic●em , and meet out the valley of succoth . gilead is mine , and mana●se● is mine ; ephraim also is the strength of mine head . juda is my law-giver ; moab is my wash-pot ; over edom will i ●ast out my shoe ; upon the philistines will i triumph . iii. who will lead me into the strong city ? and who will bring me into edom ? hast not thou forsaken us , o god ? and wilt not thou , o god , go forth with our hosts ? o help us against the enemy ; for vain is the help of man. through god we shall do great acts ; and it is he that shall tread down our enemies . the prayer . early , o my god , to thee will i make my prayer and supplication ! for thy mercy in extent is greater than the heavens , and thy glory above all the earth ; for ever be thou exalted in thine own strength , and magnifie thy power , and thy never-failing mercy in defending us and all thy holy church against all our enemies temporal and spiritual . ii. leave us not , nor forsake us , o god , who art our strong tower and defence , for in vain is man's help , unless thou strengthen us ; fortifie us , and go forth with our hosts to battel , that we being defended and armed by thee , may perform acts great and good , fighting thy battels , and place our confidence in thy righteousness only , and thy salvation , amen . meditations for friday evening . in jury is god known ; his name is great in israel ; at salem is his tabernacle , and his dwelling in sion . there he brake the arrows of the bow , the shield , the sword , and the battel . thou art of more honour and might than the hills of the robbers . ii. the proud are robbed , they have slept their sleep ; and all the men , whose hands were mighty , have found nothing . at thy rebuke , o god of jacob , both the chariot and horse are fallen . thou even thou , art to be ●cared , and who may stand ●n thy sight when thou art angry ? thou didst cause thy judgments to be heard from heaven : the earth trembled and was still . iii. when god arose to judgment , and to help all the meek upon earth . the fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise , and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain . promise unto the lord your god , and keep it , all ye that be round about him : bring presents unto him that ought to be feared . he shall refrain the spirit of princes ; and is wonderful among the kings of the earth . the prayer . great is thy name , o lord , and thy dwelling in the highest heavens ; give a deep impression of a dread and reverence of thee and thy power in our hearts : let thy threatnings and judgments which descend from heaven , and are executed upon stubborn and disobedient people ; make us loath sin , or the thoughts of it , and shun all the occasions and alluring baits of it . ii. o let thy continued mercies , and loving kindnesses be ever in our remembrance ; and make our hearts still , full of smoothness and tranquillity , that we may not fear the rigour of man , or the cruel wrath of those whose spirits thou canst refrain , lest we be hindred in our duty towards thee ; but let us so fear to offend thee , that we may press forwards from fear to love , from apprehensions of thy wrath , to the sense and comfort of thy mercies . meditations for saturday morning . unto thee , o god , do we give thanks ; yea , unto thee do we give thanks . thy name also is so nigh ; and that do thy wondrous works declare . when i receive the congregation , i shall judge according unto right . the earth is weak , and all the inhabitants thereof : i bear up the pillars of it . ii. i said unto the fools , deal not so madly : and to the ungodly , set not up your horn. set not up your horn on high , and speak not with a stiff neck . for promotion cometh neither from the east , nor from the west , nor yet from the south . and why ? god is the judge : he putteth down one , and setteth up another . iii. for in the hand of the lord there is a cup , and the wine is red : it is full mixt , and he poureth out of the same . as for the dregs thereof , all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them , and suck them out . but i will talk of the god of jacob , and praise him for ever . all the horns of the ungodly also will i break : and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted . the prayer . great judge of the whole universe , from whom proceeds all promotion and punishment , extend thy mercy now upon us , at the hour of death , and in the day of judgment , when thou shalt judge all the society of men and angels according to right . ii. o give us thy powerful grace , that we may expect thy coming in humility and perfect charity , and not be puft up and exalted in our fancies and imaginations , but may submit to thy will with meekness and holy obedience ; that when thou shalt pour forth thy wrath upon the ungodly , we may not be numbered amongst them , but partake of those mercies thou hast provided for those that love and fear thee . amen . meditations for saturday noon . hast thee , o god , to deliver me : make hast to help me , o lord. let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul : let them be turned back-ward , and put to confusion that wish me evil. let them , for their reward , be soon brought to shame that cry over me , there , there . ii. but let all those that seek thee , be joyful and glad in thee : and let all such as delight in thy salvation , say always , the lord be praised . as for me , i am poor and in misery : hast thee unto me , o god. thou art my helper and my redeemer : o lord , make no long tarrying . the prayer . thou , o god , art our deliverer , helper , and redeemer , have mercy upon us , and all those which serve thee , in sincerity and truth ; help us , o god , against those that seek to destroy our souls : let our delight be , to wait for thy salvation , and to trust in thy never-failing mercies , that our feet being guided by thy direction , we may remain safe under thy providence . ii. suffer us not , o thou , who art a god of power and great glory , to be a prey to our enemies ; but dissipate and scatter them , as offensive clouds to the light of thy gospel . strengthen our weakness by thy power , pardon our sins by thy mercies , and justifie our souls by thy free grace , that we may now , and evermore with the humble addresses of devotion , give thee praise , not only with our lips , but in our lives , through jesus christ our lord. amen . meditations for saturday night . god be merciful unto us , and bless us , and shew us the light of his countenance , and be merciful unto us . that thy way may be known upon earth , thy saving health among all nations . let the people praise thee , o god ; yea , let all the people praise thee . ii. o let the nations rejoyce and be glad ; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously , and govern the nations upon earth . let the people praise thee , o god ; let all the people praise thee . then shall the earth bring forth her encrease , and god , even our own god , shall give us his blessing . god shall bless us , and all the ends of the world shall fear him . the prayer . o god , thou great governour of all mankind , and judge of the whole earth , have mercy upon us , and bless us . thou makest the resplendent beams of thy unwearied sun to shine , and cast his lustre upon all corners of the habitable world , bestowing his light both on the good and bad. ii. let the blessed light of thy bright countenance , spread it self to all nations , and to all people : lighten all our darknesses with the radiant beams of thy divine favour , teach thy ways to all people , and give thy saving health to all nations ; that all may joyn with one consent to fear thee , and praise thy name for evermore . amen . ejaculations upon several occasions out of the holy scriptures ▪ in the morning my voice shalt thou hear betimes , o lord : early in the morning will i direct my prayer unto thee , and will look up , psal. . . my days are like the days of an hireling . untill the day break , and the shadows flie away , job . . cant. . . at going forth . the lord preserve my going out , and my coming in : from this time forth , and for evermore , psal. . . o hold thou up my goings in thy paths ; that my footsteps slip not , psal. . . beginning a good work. in the volume of the book it is written of me : i delight to do thy will , o my god ; yea , thy law is within my heart , psal. . , . in good inspirations . the lord god hath opened my ear , and i was not rebellious against him , isa. . . at church . o how amiable are thy tabernacles , o lord of hosts , psal. . . before reading . speak , lord , for thy servant heareth , sam. . . speaking . my heart is inditing a good matter ; i speak of the things which i have made touching the king , psalm . . . when you go about worldly affairs . o let not my heart be inclined to any evil thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly works , with the men that work wickedness , lest i eat of such things as please them . psalm . . deliver me , o lord , from every evil work : and establish me in every good word and work . . tim. . . god shall bring every work into judgment , with every secret thing ; whether it be good , or whether it be evil . before eating . thou openest thine hand , and satisfiest the desire of every living thing . psalm . . ● . after eating . the lord is to be praised , who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; making thee young and lusty as an eagle ▪ psal. . . in prosperity . if i do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth , if i prefer not thee above my chie● joy. psal. . . adversity . the lord killeth and maketh alive , . sam. . . shall we receive good at the hand of god ? and shall we no● receive evil ? job . . ought not christ to have suffered these things , and to enter into his glory ? luk● . . troubles . surely man walketh in ● vain shew ; surely they are disquieted in vain . psalm . . . calumnies . if i pleased men , i should not be the servant of christ , gal. . . praises . not unto us , o lord , not unto us , but unto thy name give glory , psal. . . against vain hope . as a dream when one awaketh ; so , o lord , when thou awakest , thou shalt de●pise their image , psal. . ● . pride . whosoever exalteth himself , shall be abased , luke . . covetousness . it is more blessed to give than to receive , acts . . luxury . know ye not that your bodies are the members of christ , cor. . . envy . he that loveth not his brother , abideth in sin , john ● . gluttony . the kingdom of god is n● meat and drink , rom. . ● anger . learn of me , for i am me● and lowly in heart , mat. ● . sloth . cursed be he that doth t● work of the lord negligentl● jer. . . rules of faith. remove not the anci● bounds which thy fath● have set , prov. . . acts of faith. lord , i believe , help th● my unbelief , mark . . i know that my redeem● liveth , &c. job . . hope . though i walk through t● valley of the shadow of death i will fear no evil ; for thou art with me , psal. . . i will be with him in trouble ; i will deliver him , and honour him , psal. . . charity . whom have i in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that i desire in comparison of thee . my flesh and my heart faileth ; but god is the strength of my heart , and my portion for ever , psal. . , . against worshipping of idols . to whom will you liken god ? or what likeness will ye compare unto him ? isa. . . woe unto him that saith to the wood , awake ; to the dumb stone , arise , it shall teach ; behold it is laid over with gold and silver , and there is no breath at all in the midst of it , hab. . . if ye do return unto the lord with all your hearts ; then put away the strange gods , and ashtaroth from among you , and prepare your hearts unto the lord , and serve him only . then the children of israel did put away baalim and ashtaroth , and served the lord only ▪ sam. . , . against popish tradition . for as much as this people draw near me with their mouth , and with their lip● do honour me , but have removed their heart far from me , isa. . . in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines th● commandments of men , ma● ▪ . . take heed and beware o● the leaven of the pharisees an● of the sadduces . against praying to saints . whosoever shall call upon the name of the lord , shall be saved . rom. . . when you pray , say , our father which art in heaven , &c. luke . . against antichrist . little children , it is the last time , and as you have heard that antichrist shall come ; even now are there many antichrists , whereby we know it is the last time , i john . . let no man deceive you by any means ; for that day shall not come , except there come ● falling away first , and that man of sin be revealed , the son of perdition : who opposeth and exal●eth himself above all that is called god , or that is worshipped ; so that he , as god , ●itteth in the temple of god , ●he wing himself that he is god. and for this cause god shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lie , that they all might be damned who believed not the truth , but had pleasure in unrighteousness . . thes. , , , , . divine breathings of the soul , towards the evening . as the hart panteth after the vvater-brooks , so longeth my soul after thee , o god. my soul is athirst for god , even for the living god ▪ when shall i ▪ come to appear before the presence of god ▪ ●salm . . . . thy loving kindness is better than life it self ; therefore my lips shall praise thee . psal . . a prayer for a family , that may serve for morning or evening . o eternal , lord god , we thy poor and unworthy servants , prostrate our selves before thee , in all humility ; to ask pardon for all our sins and offences : thou art a god of purer eyes , than to behold iniquity , yet so infinitely gracious , that none ever trusted in thee , and was confounded : thou hadst an eye upon us , in the womb , and notwithstanding our unworthiness , thou still relievest us , giving us our daily food , and hourly breath . ii. what can we render unto thee , o lord , for all thy mercies which thou continually bestowest upon us : o let the ocean of this thy mercy be a partition betwixt us and our sins , and betwixt thee and thy judgments ; remove from us whatsoever displeaseth thee ; and we beseech thee be not extream in marking our imperfections ; thou hast gone along with us , and hast kept us and preserved us this night past , from fire , water , robbery , sudden death , and desolation : day past from wilful snining , frights , and fears , maiming , drowning , and fire , from bad company , and false witnesses , which might lay to our charge , things that we know not , and from all other sad accidents which might have be●aln us . iii. bless our gracious deliverers , and sovereign lord and lady , k william and q. mary , defend their persons , uphold their crown , and maintain their state , give them continual peace , length of days , and much happiness : bless catherine the queen dowager , her royal highness , the princess anne of denmark , and the rest of the royal family : let thy blessing be upon this family , guide us in our ways , and lead us in thy truth : bless all our relations and friends , guide and govern us by thy good spirit of grace ; and whatsoever thou knowest to be needful and convenient for us , we beseech thee grant it . iv. lastly , we come unto thee for a blessing , for all that are distressed either in body , mind , or estate , especially those who suffer persecution , for enjoying the light of thy gospel , and fly into this land for succour : hear us , o lord , for them , and thy whole church , and hear christ for us all , in whose name , and word , we further call upon thee , saying , our father , &c. a prayer before the communion . o merciful jesu , who diedst an ignominious death upon the cross for my sins , and didst bequeath in thy last will and testament , this holy sacrament for my souls nourishment : my sins , o lord , are great , but i lament my uncleanness , and renounce my unworthiness . ii. i come not to thy holy table , because worthy , but necessitous ; i come to be made clean and purged from my dross and filthiness ; thy body and bloud can make me clean , thy merits can make me a worthy receiver ; and here is a conveyance of thy blessed body and bloud in this holy sacrament : give my sins thy pardon , my soul thy heavenly grace , and what thou dost convey , seal unto me , for thy alone sake , my only saviour and redeemer . amen . at receiving the bread. blessed jesu , as thou hast given thy flesh to be the bread of life and salvation ; so vouchsafe to work in me by a lively faith , that i receiving the same , may evermore continue in thee , and thou in me , amen . at receiving the cup. lord , grant , that as thy bloud was shed to wash me a poor sinner ; so grant , that it may through a lively faith take effect in me , that i may become a fit member of thee , and live , and die in thee for ever . a prayer after the communion . glory , honour , and praise be given unto thee , o lord , most holy , for all thy mercies bestowed upon me : i have now been partaker of bread and wine : lord make me partaker of thy body and bloud : the one turns to the nourishment of my body ; but the other , with thy grace , is the nourishment of my soul. ii. o let not thy precious bloud be shed in vain for my sins , but let my hearty repentance , with thy grace , fully purge me from all uncleanness : i have this day been put in mind of the benefit by christ's death ; let me every day learn to die unto sin , and live the life of the righteous ; that at last i may become a new creature : unto thee , o father , my creator and preserver ; unto thee , o christ , my redeemer and justifier ; unto thee , o holy ghost , my sanctifier and instructer , be ascribed , all honour , power , and glory , now and for evermore . amen . for the church . we beseech thee , o lord , graciously to accept the prayers of thy church ; that she being delivered from all adversity and errour , may serve thee in safety and freedom , through jesus christ our lord. amen . for the king and queen . o lord , we beseech thee ▪ bless our sovereign lord and lady , king william ▪ and queen mary , by thy gracious appointment our supream governours ; enrich them with all increase of vertues , whereby they may be able to eschew evil , and to follow thee , the way , the truth , and the life , through jesus christ our lord. amen . for the royal family . we beseech thee , o lord , to bless catherine the queen dowager , her royal highness the princess anne of denmark , and the rest of the royal family : grant that they may walk in the ways of thy holy commandments , all the days of their lives , through christ our lord. amen . for the high court of parliament . o lord , bless the great council of the nation , direct the joyfull coronation of king william and queen mary at westminster abby , april the th . april ●he th . . their majesties went from 〈…〉 c-hall to westminster , 〈…〉 heralds being ready , 〈…〉 peers in the lords house , and the p●eresses in the painted chamber , so that 〈…〉 even in the morning the● majesties , and the wh●… proceeding were conducted to westminster-hall , where a throne being erected , 〈…〉 majesties took their sea● and after the ceremon● was ended , the proceeding began from westminster-hall to the abby , where bein●…d in order , the lord ●ishop of london began ●…th the recognition , which ended with an universal acclam●tion of joy ; then the 〈…〉 of st. asaph and ban●r sung the l●●t●ny ▪ 〈…〉 ended , the communion service began , the epistle taken out of the . pet. . 〈…〉 . . read by the bishop o● carlisle ; the gospel , 〈…〉 . . . . read by the bishop of st. asaph ; then followed the sermon by the 〈…〉 of salisbury , whose tex● was . sam. . . . 〈…〉 god of israel said , the roc● of israel spake , &c. s●●mon being ended , t●… majesties took the oath , a●d were solnmnly anoi●…nd 〈…〉 crowns placed on their heads by the lord bishop of london , assisted by 〈…〉 lord bishop of rochest● upon which the dr●…t , the trumpets sounded , the great guns were fired , yet were drowned , in a man●…y the loud shouts and ●…lamations of the peopl●… many other royal ceremonies ●as used , too tedious to insert in this narrow 〈…〉 about eight in the eve●ing their majesties r●…d to white-hall . and prosper all their consultations , grant that what they do , may be to the advancement of thy glory , the good of thy church , the safety , honour , and welfare of our sovereign lord and lady , and their kingdoms ; that all things may be so well ordered , and firmly settled by their good endeavours upon the best and surest foundations , that peace and happiness , truth and justice , religion and piety may be established among us , for all generations . these and all other necessaries for them , for us , and thy whole church , we humbly beg for thy son's sake , our saviour . amen . for the clergy . almighty and everlasting god , who by thy spirit dost sanctifie and govern the whole body of thy church , graciously hear our prayers , for all those whom thou hast ordained , and called to the publick service of thy sanctuary ; that by the help of thy grace , they may faithfully serve thee in their several degrees , through jesus christ our lord. for friends . i beseech thee , o lord , for all those to whom i am indebted , for my birth , education , instruction , promotion ; their necessities are known unto thee ; thou art rich in all things ; reward them for these benefits , with blessings both temporal and eternal . for a family . almighty and everlasting god , send down thy holy angel from heaven , to visit , protect , and defend all that dwell in this house , through christ our lord. for a friend . almighty and everlasting lord god , have mercy upon thy . servant n. and direct him by thy goodness into the way of eternal salvation ; that through thy grace , he may desire those things which please thee , and with his whole endeavour perform the same , through jesus christ our lord. for peace . o god , from whom all holy desires , all good counsels , and all just works do proceed , give unto us thy servants that peace which the world cannot give , that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments , and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies , may pass our time , in rest and quietness , through the merits of jesus christ our saviour . in the time of plague . let thy anger cease , o lord , and be appeased for the inquity of thy people , as thou hast sworn by thy self . o holy god , holy and strong , holy and immortal , have mercy upon us . for a city . compass this city , o lord , with thy protection , and let thy holy angels guard the walls thereof : o lord , mercifully hear thy people . for grace . lord from whom all good things do come , grant unto us thy humble servants , that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good , and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same , through our lord jesus christ. for enemies . o god the lover and preserver of peace and charity , give unto all our enemies thy true peace and love , and remission of sins ; and mightily deliver us from their snares , through jesus christ our lord. for the afflicted . o almighty god , the afflicted soul , the troubled spirit crieth unto thee : hear , o lord , and have mercy , for thou art a merciful god. for travellers . assist us mercifully , o lord , in our supplications and prayers ; and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation , that among all the changes and chances of this mortal life , they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help , through christ our lord. for the fruits of the earth . o god , in whom we live , move , and have our being , open thy treasure , in the due season , and give a blessing to the works of thy hands , through jesus christ our lord. against temptation . almighty god , which doth see that we have no power of our selves , to help our selves , keep us both outwardly in our bodies , and inwardly in our souls , that we may be defended from all adversities , which may happen to the body , and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul , through jesus christ. for misbelievers and sinners . almighty and everlasting god who desirest not the death of a sinner , mercifully look upon all that are deceived by the subtilty of satan , that all evil prejudice laid aside , they may return to the unity of thy truth and love. for temporal necessities . replenish those , o lord , we beseech thee with temporal nourishment , whom thou hast refreshed with thy blessed ▪ sacraments . against tempests . drive spiritual wickedness from thy house , o lord , and preserve it from the malignity of tempestuous weather . for women in travel . o lord , of thy abundant goodness , and mercy , help thy servants who are in great pains and perils of child-birth ; that being delivered out of their present danger , they may glorifie thy holy name , who art blessed for evermore . for the sick. o god , the only refuge of our infirmities , by thy mighty power relieve thy sick servants , that they , with thy gracious assistance , may be able to give thanks unto thee , in thy holy church , through jesus christ. for prisoners . o god , who deliveredst thy apostle peter from his chains , and restoredst him to liberty , have pity upon thy servants in captivity , release their bonds , and grant them freedom and safety : accept of the hearty repentance of those that are appointed to dye , and save their souls for his merits who liveth and reigneth with thee , and the holy ghost , ever one god , vvorld without end . for the dying . father of all flesh , and god of all spirits , receive the souls which thou hast redeemed with thy bloud , returning to thee . a prayer before study . o unspeakable creatour , who , out of the treasure of thy vvisdom , hast ordained hierarchies of angels , and hast placed them above the highest heaven in a wonderfull order , and disposed them sweetly for all parts of the vvorld ; thou , the true fountain and incomprehensible principle of light and vvisdom , vouchsafe to illuminate the darkness of my understanding with a beam of thy light ; remove the darkness wherein i was born ▪ , sin and ignorance ; thou , who makest the tongues of infants eloquent , loosen my tongue , and pour forth the grace of thy spirit upon my lips , give me acuteness to apprehend , capacity to retain , subtilty to interpret , aptness to learn , readiness to speak ; direct my beginning , farther my progression , and perfect my conclusion . when the bell tolls for a dying person . o gracious god , be with this person in the holy operations of thy grace , and in the yearnings of thy tenderest mercies ; in the dreadfull moment when the soul shall depart from the body , and conduct this thy dying creature through the valley of the shadow of death unto the land of everlasting life , through jesus christ our lord , amen . a concluding prayer . almighty god , who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy son's name ; we beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us , who have now made our supplications and prayers unto thee ; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy vvill , may be effectually obtained to the relief of our necessities , and to the setting forth of thy glory , through jesus christ our lord. the peace of god which passeth all understanding , keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of god , and of his son jesus christ , our lord ; and the blessing of god almighty , the father , son , and holy ghost , be with us now , at the hour of death , and at the day of judgment . king edward the sixth's prayer against popery . lord god , deliver me out of this miserable and wretched life , and take me among thy chosen : howbeit not my will , but thy will be done : lord i commit my spirit to thee : o lord , thou knowest how happy it were for me to be with thee ; yet for thy chosen's sake ; send me life and health , that i may truly serve thee . ii. o my lord god , bless thy people , and save thine inheritance : o lord god , save thy chosen people of england : o my lord god defend this realm from papistry ; and maintain thy true religion , that i and my people may praise thy holy name , amen . for god's mercies upon their majesties forces , under the command and conduct of his grace the duke of schomberg . o most powerfull and great god , mighty in battel , fearfull in praises , doing wonders ; thou hast done mighty things already for us , whereof we rejoice : o be pleased still to continue thy undeserved mercies towards us , and accomplish what thou hast already begun for us : go forth we humbly beseech thee , with our armies against those who would make a prey of thy people . ii. protect and guide our great governour and commander , whose commission is to fight thy battel ; guide him , and counsel him in all his undertakings , and cover his head in the day of battel ; cause those that hate thy name and people , to flee before him , and scatter them as the dust before the wind ; crown him with victory and great success , that at the last he may return home in peace and safety , to thy glory , their majesties comfort , his own satisfaction , and all the nation 's happiness ; this we beg for the merits of jesus christ , amen . for mercy to the whole nation . o lord god , who art full of mercy and compassion to all thy people , bless us , we beseech thee , from all domestick and foreign enemies , that would endeavour to ruine our souls , and betray our lives : let thy goodness and loving kindness evermore watch over us to defend , protect , and keep us from all assaults and temptations of the enemy , and grant that we may live sober , godly , quiet lives , to the glory of thy holy name , amen . a short account of the massacre in ireland & paris . the popish party in ireland pretending the english unjustly detained their lands from 'em , which were justly forfeited to the laws , by their continual rebellions and treasons ; they did at last resolve to stir up all the cursed romish faction , to shew their utmost zeal , for the protestant's destruction . when their business was well laid , in their publick prayers , they recommended the good success of a great design , to advance their catholick cause ; and to stir up the people to act this villany , with the greater cruelty , they publickly discoursed , that the english protestants were hereticks , and not to be suffered to live any longer amongst them ; that it was no more sin to kill one of them , than to kill a dog : and a mortal sin to protect , or relieve any one of them . when their plot was ripe for execution , they proceeded against the english in divers methods ; some of the papists only stripping the protestants , and turn'd them out of doors naked ; others murdering men , women , and children , without mercy ; they all agreed ●o root out all the protestants the most reverend bishop usher . the irish rebellion , and french massacre . the downfall of rome . the massacre in ireland happened in the year , which by the learned bishop usher was predicted in . at which time the irish and english papists , by all manner of cursed cruelties , murdered near three hundred thousand innocent english protestants , without the least cause or provocation given them ▪ whose bloud yet cries for vengeance from heaven against them , and which we doubt not but the god of vengeance will judge in his due time . the massacre of paris was in the time of bloudy king charles the ninth , the papists used divers means to draw the chief of the protestants to paris , under pretence of a marriage between the king of navarre , a protestant , and the lady margaret , sister to the french king. admral coligni , a protestant gentleman , 〈◊〉 invited to the wedding , and in the evening the duke of guise sent for the captain of the switzers , and shewed him the king's commission , for murdering the admiral , and at midnight the provosts , sheriffs , and captains of every ward had the same commission shewed them ; the watch-word for the general massacre was , the tolling of the bel in the king's pallace a break of day , and that the executioners should be known by white handkerchiefs tied on their arms , and a white cross in their hats ; no s●oner was the watch wo●●● given , but they felt to their barbarity , and murdered the admiral , and in two days there was slain in paris above ten thousand men , women , and children . popery , slavery , and arbitrary power being vanquished , rome's idolatry must expect its downfall ; the multitude being got together begun to root out their damnable religion here in england , by falling down , burning , and demolishing most of their chappels and houses ; but the utter ruine of rome will be when she thinks her self most secure , as the learned bishop usher mentions in his prophesie . in that kingdom ; and so great was their violence , that they would not permit the english language to be spoke , but punished all that used it ; they likewise changed the names of all english places , killing , or maiming all sorts of cattle , which belonged to the english protestants . the popish priests gave their sacrament to several irish , on condition they should spare none of the protestants , but wash their hands in their bloud . they also excommunicated those that afforded any relief , so that many were ●●●●ved and perished ; their friars and monks exhorted them with tears not to spare any of the english , and boasted when they had destroyed them 〈◊〉 ireland , they would go into england , & do the like ; for they ●●ld it as lawsull to kill an english man , as to kill a sheep or a dog ; and that it was no more conscience to deprive them of their lives and ●s●ates , than to take a bone from ● dog 's mouth . the day before this bloudy massacre ; the priests gave them admission after mass , telling them , they had now fre● liberty to go and take possession of their lands , and 〈◊〉 strip , rob , and despoil all the english , of whatever they had that killing them was a mentorious act , and would preserve them from the pains 〈…〉 purgatory ; which cause some of these murtherous v●…lains , after they had ●lain multitude of the english , pu●… lickly to boast , that if the should die immediately , th●● were sure of heaven , and escape purgatory . they then proceeded commit all manner of cru●…ties and villanies imaginabl● stripping naked man , woman , and child , driving eight hundred and odd into a river , where they were drowned , and put one hundred and fifty into a castle , and burned them altogether . an abstract of their popish tortures , and cruelties against the protestants in ireland and paris . a protestant woman being delivered in the fields , they gave the new born infant to the dogs to be devoured . the irish women followed the camp , and stirred up the men to cruelty , crying , kill them all ; spare neither man , woman , or child ; yea , such was their detestable malice , that they taught their children to kill english children . an irish woman was very angry with a soldier , that he did not bring the grease of a ●at english gentlewoman , who was murdered , to make candles with ; which they barbarously did in many places . by all manner of cursed cruelties , the irish and english papists , in a short time , murdered near three hundred thousand protestants , without the least cause or provocation , whose bloud yet crys loud for vengeance from heaven against them , and doubt not but god will avenge it in his due time . children have been cast to dogs and swine to be devoured by them . women great with child have been hanged up , and their bellies ripped open , that the infant has dropped out , and been thrown into a ditch . youths have had their brains dashedout against trees , and some have been trampled to death . some infants have been found sucking the breasts of their dead mother . a great commander took delight to ●lea off the skins of men , and to head his drums with them . some have been driven to a river where the bridge has been broken down , and there drowned ; if any of them could swim , they either shot at them with musquets , or knocked them on the head , as they came near the land. some were put into dungeons full of mire and dirt , and having bolts put on their legs there perish'd with hunger . some had their eyes plucked out , and their hands cut off , and so let go , to pine away in misery . many have been stoned to death , and some have been stripped stark naked , and driven into the woods and mountains in the extremity of frost and snow , and there starved . some have been compelled to carry their own parents to execution , others to give fire to the wood that burnt them . mothers have been forced to throw their own children into the water ; wives to hang their own husbands ; children to hang up their own parents ; and when they have done all this , in hope , and upon promise of life , they themselves were barbarously murthered . some have been boiled alive in cauldrons ; some have been put into a hole in the ground , all but the head , and there forc'd to continue till they died . some have been driven through the streets naked ; and if , through weakness , they kept not their pace , they were pricked forward with spears and swords . some have been so rack'd and tormented , that worms have bred in their putrified sores ; infants have been closed again in their mothers bellies , which the villains had ript up , and there strangled , some have been wounded deadly , and then hung upon tenter-hooks , and others have been hung by the arms , that the souldiers might try their valour , and the strength of their swords upon them . some have been ript up , and their guts let out to trail about their heels , others have been dragged with wythes and ropes about their necks , through the vvaters , bogs , woods , and streets , to force them to confess their treasure , which when they had gotten , they were basely murdered . one hundred and four sheltred themselves in caves , and by smoak , made with wet straw , at the mouth thereof , have been smothered . the same cruelties we must have expected again to have ●aln upon all protestants , if god in his great mercy had not prevented them . strange and remarkable predictions of that holy , learned , and excellent bishop , james usher , late lord primate of ireland . the author of the life of this worthy archbishop relates , that amongst other extraordinary gifts and graces , the almighty had bestowed upon him , he was wonderfully endued with a prophetick spirit , whereby he predicted several things sometime long before they came to pass , whereof some we have seen fulfilled , and others remain yet to be accomplished : and though he was one that abhorr'd enthusiastick noti●●s , being too learned , rational , and knowing , to admit such idle freaks and whimsies : yet he profest , that several times in his life he had many things imprest upon his mind , concerning future events , with so much warmness and importunity , that he was not able to keep them secret , but lay under an un●voidable necessity to make them known . from which spirit he foretold the irish rebellion forty years before it came , with the time when it should break forth , in a sermon at dublin , in ; where from ezek. . . discoursing concerning the prophets bearing the iniquity of judah forty days , the lord therein appointed a day for a year : he made this direct application in relation to the connivance of popery at that time . from this year , says he , will i ●eckon the sin of ireland , that those whom you now embrace , shall be your ruine , and you shall bear this iniquity . which prediction proved exactly true ; for from that time , to the year , was forty years , in which it is notoriously known , that the rebellion and destruction of ireland happened , which was acted by those popish emissaries , which were then connived at . and of this sermon the bishop reserved the notes , and made a remark of it in the margent of his bible ; and for years before , he lived in the expectation of the fulfilling of it , and the nearer the time was , the more he was confident it was near accomplishment ; though as yet , there was no visible appearance . the year before the rebellion brokeforth , ( says dr. bernard ) the bishop taking his leave of me , being going from ireland to england , he advised me to a serious preparation ; for i should see heavy sorrows and miseries before i saw him again ; which he delivered with as great confidence , as if he had seen it ▪ which seems to verifie that of the prophet , amos . . surely the lord will do nothing , but he will reveal it to his servants , the prophets . from this prophetick spirit he foresaw the changes and miseries of england in church and state ; for having in one of his books , ( de prim. eccl. brit. ) given a large account of the destruction of the britains , by the saxons , about years after christ , he gives this among other reasons , why he insisted so largely upon it ; that he foresaw that a like judgment was yet behind , if timely repentance and reformation did not prevent it ; and he would often mourn upon the foresight of this , long before it came . from this spirit he gave mournfull intimations of the death of king charles the i ▪ of whom he would be often speaking with fear and trembling , even when the king had the greatest success ; and would therefore constantly pray , and gave all advice possible , to prevent any such thing . from this spirit he foresaw his own poverty in worldly things ; and this he would often speak of , with admiration to the hearers , when he was in his greatest prosperity , which the event did most certainly verifie . from this spirit he predicted the divisions and confusions in england , about religion , and the sad consequences of it ; some of which we have seen fulfilled , and i pray god the rest , which he feared , may not also be accomplished . lastly , from this spirit he foretold , that the greatest stroke upon the reformed churches was yet to come ; and the time of the utter ruine of rome should be when she thought her self most secure ; and to this last , i shall add a brief account from the person 's own hand who was concern'd . the year before the primate's death , i went to him , and earnestly desired him to grant me in writing his apprehensions of justification , and sanctification by christ , because i had formerly heard him preach upon those points , wherein he seemed to make those great mysteries more intelligible to my mean capacity , than any discourse i had heard from others ; but by reason i had an imperfect memory of the particulars , i took the boldness to importune him , that he would please to give me a brief account of them in writing , whereby i might the better imprint them in my memory ; o● which he would willingly have excused himself , by declaring , his intentions of not writing any more ; adding , that if he did write any thing , it should not exceed a sheet or two : but upon my continued importunity , i at last obtained his promise . he coming to town some time after , was pleased to give me a visit ; where i failed not to challenge the benefit of his promise made to me ; to which he replyed , that he had not writ , and yet could not charge himself with any breach of promise ; for ( said he ) i did begin to write , but when i came to write of sanctification , that is , of the new creature , which god formeth by his spirit in every soul , which he doth truly regenerate , i found so little of it wrought in my self , that i could speak of it only as parrots by rote , and without the knowledge and understanding of what i might have exprest ; and therefore i durst not presume to proceed any farther upon it . when i seemed to stand amaz'd to hear such an humble confession , from so great and experienced a christian. he added : i must tell you , we do not well understand what sanctification , and the new creature are ; it is no less , than for a man to be brought to an entire resignation of his will to the will of god , and to live in the offering up of his soul , continually in the flames of love , as a whole burnt-offering to christ , and how little ( says he ) are many of those who profess christianity experimentally acquainted with this work on their souls . by this discourse , i conceived he had very excellently and clearly discovered to me that part of sanctification , which he was unwilling to write . i then presumed to enquire of him , what his present apprehensions were , concerning a great persecution which should fall upon the church of god in these nations of england , scotland , and ireland , of which this reverend primate had spoken many years before , when we were in peace and settlement . i ask'd him whether he did believe those sad times were past , or to come , he told me , they were to come , and that he did as fully expect it , as ever he had done : adding , that this sad persecution would fall upon all the protestant churches in europe . i replyed , i hoped it might be past , as to these nations of ours , since i thought , that though we have been punished much less than our sins have deserved , and that our late wars have made far less devastations , than war commonly brings where it pleaseth god in judgment to suffer it ; yet we must needs acknowledge , that many great houses have been burnt , ruined , and left without inhabitants ; many great families impoverithed and undone , and many thousand lives also had been lost in that bloudy war , and that ireland , and scotland , as well as england , had drunk very deep of the cup of god's anger , even to the overthrow of the government , and the utter desolation almost of a very great part of those countries . but this holy man turning to me , and fixing his eyes upon me with that serious and irefull look which he usually had , when he spoke god's word , and not his own ; and when the power of god seemed to be upon him , and to constrain him to speak , which i could easily discern much to differ from the countenance wherewith he usually spake to me . he said thus : fool not your self with such hopes ; for i tell you , all you have yet seen , hath been but the beginning of sorrows , to what is yet to come upon the protestant churches of christ , who will e'er long fall under a sharper persecution than ever yet has upon them ; and therefore ( said he to me ) look you be not found in the outward court , but a worshipper in the temple before the altar , for christ will measure all those that profess his name , and call themselves his people ; and the outward worshippers he will leave out , to be trodden down by the gentiles . the outward court ( says he ) is the formal christian , whose religion lies in performing the out-side duties of christianity , without having an inward life and power of faith , and love , uniting them to christ , and these god will leave to be trodden down and swept away by the gentiles ; but the worshippers within the temple , and before the altar , are those who do indeed worship god in spirit and in truth , whose souls are made his temples , and he is honoured and adored in the most inward thoughts of their hearts , and they sacrifice their lusts and vile affections , yea , and their own wills to him ; and these god will hide in the hollow of his hand , and under the shadow of his wings . and this shall be one great difference between this last , and all the other preceeding persecutions ; for in the former , the most eminent and spiritual ministers , and christians did generally suffer most , and were most violently fallen upon ; but in this last persecution , these shall be preserved by god , as ● seed to partake of that glory , which shall immediately follow , and come upon the church , as soon as ever this storm shall be over ; for as it shall be the sharpest , so it shall be the shortest persecution of them all , and shall only take away the gross hypocrites , and formal professors , but the true spiritual believers shall be preserved till the calamity be over-past . i then asked him by what means or instruments this great tryal should be brough● on . he answered , by th● papists . i replyed , th●● it seemed to me very improbable they should be able t● do it , since they were no●● little countenanced , and b●● few in these nations , and that ●he hearts of the people were ●ore set against them , than e●er since the reformation . he answered again , that it would be , by the hands of papists , and in the way of a sudden massacre ; and that the then pope should be the chief instrument of it . all this he spake with so great assurance , and with the same serious and concerned countenance , which i have before observed him to have , when i have heard him foretel some things which in all humane appearance were very unlikely to come to pass , which yet i my self have lived to see happen according to his prediction : and this made me give the more earnest attention to what he then uttered . he then added , that the papists were in his opinion the gentiles spoken of in the eleventh of the revelations ; to whom the outward court should be left , that they might tread it under foot ; they having received the gentiles worship , in their adoring images , and saints departed , and in taking to themselves many mediators : and this ( said he ) the papists are now designing among themselves , and therefore be sure you be ready . this was the substance , and i think ( for the greatest part ) the very same words which this holy man spake to me , not long before his death , and which i writ down , that so great and notable a prediction might not be lost by my self or others . this gracious man repeated the same things in substance to his only daughter the lady tyrrel , and that with many tears , and much about the same time that he had exprest the aforesaid to me , and which ●…e lady tyrrel assured me of ●…ith her own mouth to this ●…rpose : that opening the door of ●…s chamber , she found him ●…ith his eyes lift up to heaven , ●…d the tears running apace ●…own his cheeks , and that ●…e seemed to be in an ecstasie , ●…herein he continued for a●…out half an hour , not taking ●…e least notice of her , though ●…e came into the room ; but 〈…〉 last turning to her , he told ●…er , that his thoughts had ●…en taken up about the mi●…ries and persecutions that ●…ere coming upon the chur●…es of christ , which would ●…e so sharp and bitter , that ●…e contemplation of them ●…d fetched those tears from ●…s eyes , and that he hoped ●…e should not live to see it , ●…ut possibly she might , for it ●…as even at the door ; therefore take heed ( says he ) that y●… be not found sleeping . the same things he also r●…peated to the lady bysse 〈…〉 wife to the lord chief . b●…ron of ireland ; but addin●… this circumstance , that 〈…〉 they brought back the king , 〈…〉 might be delayed a little longer , but ( said he ) it will s●r●… come ; therefore be sure to look th●… you be not found unprepared for it . to conclude in the wor●… of dr. bernard , speaking 〈…〉 this excellent person : no●… howsoever i am far fro●… heeding of prophecies , ye●… with me it is not improbabl●… that so great a prophet , s●… sanctified from his youth 〈…〉 so knowing , and emine●… throughout the univers●… church , might have , at som●… special times , more than o●…dinary motions and impu●…ses in doing the watch-man 〈…〉 part , of giving warning o●… judgments approaching . the spanish inv●ion , . gun powder treason , nov . . the arrival of the prince of orange nov. . . the thanksgiving for the deliverance from the spanish ar●ada , was august . . their fleet was ships , and galleons , which were to join the duke of parma , who had ships of war , flat-bottoms , and ● boats which lay in newport haven , with empty cas●s to cho●k havens , and make bridges : to this design the pope contribute● a million of gold. november the . was our great deliverance from the hellish powder-plot , and ●e miraculous finding of it out , was by a letter sent to the lord mounteagle , to advise him to take care of himself , for the parliame●● should receive such a blow , and not see who hurt them : the con●ir●●ors were everard digby knight , robert catesby esq ambrose rockwood esq francis tresham esq robert vvinter esq tho. piercy gent. tho. vvinter gent. john vvright gent. christ. wright gent. john grant gent. robert keys gent. g●y fa●x , and bates , catesby's man : provisions for this horrid design was barrels of powder , faggots , and billets . november the . , was our happy deliverance from popery , slavery , and arbitrary power , by the arrival of the prince of orange , who landed with a considerable army at brixam key in devonshire , where the whole country congratulated him , and brought plenty of provisions and necessaries for the s●diers . thanksgivings for god's wonderful deliverances . from the spanish invasion . we laud and magnifie thy holy name for this wonderfull deliverance wrought for our ancestors , which were surrounded with fear of roman slavery , and popish usurpation , which would have destroyed both queen and kingdom , when their gallies and ships came to assault us , with murthering pieces , and instruments of cruelty , which none but satan and themselves could invent ; as whips to scourge us , seals to mark us , and fetters to manacle us . ii. they were full of pride calling themselves invincible and had hemm'd us in on every side , trusting in their own arm of flesh , and pursuing our ruine and destruction ; then , o lord , thou didst awake as one out of sleep , and , as a giant , refreshed with wine , and smotest our enemies in the hinder parts , putting them all to confusion : blessed be thy name for this , and all other mercies bestowed upon us , and grant that we may never want thankfull ▪ hearts to praise thee . from the gun-powder treason , november th . . blessed lord , whose eye of providence watched over us , and didst discover to us those hellish contrivances which were laid in the dark , but not hid from thine all-seeing eye ; rome's factors were then busie in contriving to blow up the bodies of our king and nobles with a most barbarous and unnatural invention . ii. what had they done to them to be adjudged to so strange a death ? and what had they done for thee , to be so graciously preserved ? as we consider their inhumanity in laying their cruel project , so we must acknowledge thy goodness in revealing the same , to whom be glory , now , and for ever , amen . for our deliverance from popery , tyranny , and arbitrary power . o eternal god , who hast wrought so great a deliverance to all thy people , by raising up happy instruments for thy glory , and our peace and safety , even thy servants , our dear and dread soveraign lord and lady k. william and q. mary , who , like moses , stood in the gap , between us and pharaoh's cruelties . ii. thou hast delivered us , o lord , thou god of mercy , when we were even ready for destruction , tyranny , and what else their roman malice could invent , or slavish yoke have imposed upon us ; but blessed be thy holy name , that thou hast snatched us as a brand out of the burning , and hast restored those good laws and liberties , which our forefathers l●ave enjoyed ; teach us to prize & value this great mercy , that all nations may say , happy are the people , that are in such a case , yea happy is the people whose god is their lord. for the relief of london-derry . in ireland . o lord of heaven and earth , who didst in thy great mercy remember thy poor servants when they were in trouble , and besieged round about , being in great necessity s ●race the duke of sc●●mberg . the valiant governour walker . the siege of london-derry , . the irish and french forces being leaded by the late king james , laid close siege to london-derry , at which time collonel lundy , and others , 〈◊〉 driven away by fear , they were destitute of a governour , the town then consisting of about nine thousand fighting men , they 〈◊〉 chose col. vvalker their governour , and preserved the place couragiously , enduring great extremity ; but at last they were supplie● with provisions by way of the river , and the besiegers , after great loss sustained , drew off and left them , august the th . his grace 〈◊〉 duke of schombergh l●nded his forces in ireland , near carrickfergus , and reduced divers places to obedience , causing the french and irish army to retrea● . not long after , governour walker safely arrived in england , and waited upon their majesties at hampton-court , with an humble address from the governours , officers , clergy , and gentlemen in the city and garison of london-derry , at which time his majesty was pleased , as a mark of his royal ●ounty , to order him five thousand pounds , with this assurance , that it should not at all lessen his kindness to him and his family . for want of food , and other necessaries , thou didst in thy due time send them relief and succour , else they had perished in their affliction . ii. and what can we render , o lord , sufficient for these things ; our best thanks we can pay , o god , are less than the least of all thy mercies ; yet in the mean time we desire to acknowledge thine abundant goodness , and loving kindness to us , and to praise thy name for evermore . for the gifts of god. i yield thee all humble and hearty thanks , o mercifull god , that by the death of thine only son hast redeemed us from death to life , and hast continually a care of us , preserving us as the apple of thine eye from the dangerous assaults of satan , and providest for us all things necessary , that more thanks and praise is due unto thee , than the tongue of men or angels can declare . ii. accept these my praises and thanksgivings , o lord , ibeseech thee , and encrease in me a daily desire to praise thy goodness , acknowledging every good and perfect gift to come from thee ; to whom with the son and the holy ghost , be all honour and glory , now and for evermore , amen . to god for all his benefits . most merciful god , we yield thee humble thanks for thy continual favour and kindness towards us thy poor and unworthy creatures , for whose salvation , when we were lost , thou wert pleased , even of thy mere love , to send thine only beloved son , christ jesus , into the world , taking humane nature upon him , and suffering most bitter pangs of death upon the cross , to redeem us again to thy favour . ii. such , o lord , was thine unspeakable love , for which we are never able to pay the least recompence ; but give us , o lord , thankfull and obedient hearts , that we may yield thee praises not only with our lips , but in our lives ; not only in giving thy son for us , but in leaving unto us a continual remembrance of the same thine unspeakable love , thy holy gospel , wherein consists the rule whereby we are directed ; and though heaven and earth pass away , yet not one tittle of that shall decay or diminish ; for without which we should have been in our accustomed ignorance : accept us , we beseech thee , in thy son , our blessed lord and saviour . amen . christian courage in affliction . a prayer before the following advice to the besieged souldiers in london-derry , under the command of that worthy divine and most loyal and valiant commander col. walker . o most eternal lord god , whose providence never fails those who trust in thy name and word , mercifully we beseech thee to cast down thy eyes of pity and compassion upon us miserable sinners which are here met together ; we do in all humility prostrate our selves before thy divine majesty , beseeching thee to pardon all our sins , and help our infirmities ; o lord , we are not able of our selves to do any thing , but offend thee , committing daily and hourly sins without number : but , o lord , hear thy son christ jesus for us , and nail them to his cross , that they may never rise up in judgment against us , either to shame us in this world , or condemn us in the world to come ; bury them in the bottomless sea of thy mercy and forgetfulness , that they may never appear before thee , to hinder thy favours unto us ; seal the remission of them to our souls and consciences , that they may not disturb or distract us in our devotions and duty ; pour thy grace and holy spirit into us , that may enable us to walk before thee in holiness , righteousness , and in sobriety , all the days of our lives . bless we beseech thee , our dear and dread soveraign lord and lady , king william and queen mary , katherine the queen dowager , the princess anne of denmark , and the rest of the royal family : bless the archbishops , and bishops , with the rest of the dispencers of thy holy sacraments , and grant that the light of thy gospel may never depart from us . and lastly , we come unto thee for a blessing upon our governours , commanders , and fellow souldiers ; guide and conduct them in this calamity , fortifie them with courage and strength against our romish adversaries , that thy name may be glorified , our lives preserved , and our souls eternally saved , in the great day of the lord jesus , when all flesh shall appear . grant that our meeting at this time may be for the better , and not for the worse ; to praise and glorifie thy holy name , in whose holy name and word we put up these our imperfect prayers , in that most absolute and perfect form of prayer which christ himself bath taught us . our father , &c. christian courage in affliction . a discourse by way of advice to the besieged in london-derry . chron. . chap. verse . latter part of it . be not afraid nor dismay'd by ▪ reason of this great multitude ; for the battel is not yours , but god's . the context runs thus , and he said , hearken ye , all judah , and ye inhabitants of jerusalem , and thou king jehoshaphat : thus saith the lord unto you , be not afraid , nor dismaied by reason of this great multitude ; for the battel is not yours , but god's . these are the words of god , which he commanded jahaziel the prophet to deliver to jehoshaphat king of judah . when the moabites and ammonites came to make war against him , to dispossess him of his kingdom , verse the th of this chapter , and may be a seasonable text for this auditory . our sins indeed are many , which have justly provoked god's heavy wrath against us : and our enemies are very numerous which surround us , therefore now let us cry mightily unto god , earnestly beseeching him , that he would pardon all our sins , blot out all our iniquities , and receive us graciously ; let us sincerely repent and be heartily sorry for our manifold transgressions committed against him , so shall we by his divine assistance be in a readiness to encounter with roman malice , these moabites and ammonites , who are enemies to our lives , religion , laws , and liberties ; and be animated with courage to go out cheerfully against rome's force and cruelties , fighting manfully the lord's battel , every one of us , laying his hand upon his heart , with this comfortable expression in our mouths , be not afraid , nor dismaied by reason of this great multitude , for the battel is not ours , but god's . servile fear is the harbinger of the guilty , and a slavish timorousness belongs not to the strong and couragious , but a god like fear attends upon the vertuous , and produces success in their undertakings . holy job that great proficient in god's school , and great example of christian patience tells you , job . . the fear of the lord , that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil is understanding . this is the only supream good and fear , which secures us from committing , shameful acts , and creates a circumspection in our lives ; for as the shadow of the body is followed by the sun , so doth glory attend vertue in our progress to christ. let us then put our whole trust in god , in this time of danger , and take the royal prophets resolution , psal. . . not to fear what man can do unto us ; but rather fear the lord , who pitieth those that fear him , psal. . . it is the duty of every one of us to be circumspect in our lives , but more especially at this season and time of affliction , when the hand of god is stretched out against us ; when the enemy waits even at our doors ready to devour us , when they stand gaping ready to swallow us up quick , and none of us can prognosticate how soon his life may be lost , or be in danger ; therefore it behoves us to lay hold on that advice which st. paul gave the ephesians , ephes. . , . be ye strong in the lord , and in the power of his might . put on the whole armour of god , that ye may be able to stand . so shall we be fortified with that courage which is mentioned here in my text , of being not afraid , or dismaied by reason of this great multitude , for the battel is not ours , but god's . be not afraid , or dismaied by reason of this great multitude , is the command of god , and therefore in obedience to his command let us humbly obey his divine order , and valiantly fight under his protection . a multitude there is , and very great ; what then , the battel is god's , and david tells us , chron. . . great is the lord , and greatly to be praised ; he is also to be feared above all gods. the multitude here in my text were moabites , and ammonites ; but the multitude which layeth close siege to us , are jesuits and bloudy papists , whose damnable principles , and hellish doctrines are to quench the light of the gospel , to root and destroy all christianity , who blasphemously think to gain heaven by massacring god ' people , and triumph in the effussion of shedding innocent bloud : it is their glory to lay kingdoms wast , and countries desolate , reduce cities to ashes , and ruine families those which will not fall down to worship their idols , false gods of wood and stone , are fit objects of their fury ; their cruelty is beyond what malice can invent , or hell imagine , and solomon gives a true character of them , prov. . . wrath is cruel , and anger is outragious ; but who is able to stand before envy ? but god will pour out his wrath upon them , and shoot at them with his arrows , that they shall be wounded , his vengeance will speedily overtake , and drown them , like harden'd pharaob in the red sea of perdition ; let him who hath provoked god to anger , lay his hand on his heart , and now say with nehemiah , shall such an one as i flie ? shall i whom god hath honoured so much , dishonour him by oaths so greatly ? who am placed in an higher sphere than others , be either a dim or a wandering star ? shall i who am most obliged to god by the bonds of wealth and power , exceed the bounds of truth and justice ? whom he hath made a ruler of the people , not rule my self and my own kingdoms according to his golden rule ? god forbid . god will not permit their romish policy to overthrow our christian piety , he will not suffer them to break the bruised reed of the distressed , nor quench the smoaking flax of their necessities , he will be a lamp unto our feet , and a light unto our path in this extremity ; therefore be not afraid , or dismaied by reason of this great multitude , &c. we must every one of us look upon this great affliction as sent from god , for he knows what is better for us , than we do for our selves ; and that which seems most evil at present , may turn at last to our greatest benefit . none of us ought to despair of god's mercy , for when our weak apprehensions of god are such as drive us from him , we overthrow the main end of religion , which is to bring god , and our selves nearer together . none ought to exclude themselves from god's mercy , whom he excludes not from it ; and god excludes none , whom he invites to repent , with a promise of forgiveness , if they do it : and the goodness and long suffering , and forbearance of us sinners , is on purpose design'd to lead us to repentance ; so that after all this , to despair , and fail in our courage , is only to reject the mercy which god offers , but to question his truth and sincerity , to slight his patience , to disparage his goodness , and to look upon him as a most revengeful and implacable being , is to admit and entertain most dishonourable and unworthy thoughts of the best , the wisest , the most merciful and compassionate being in the world , who hath proclaim'd himself , exod. . , . to be a god merciful and gracious , long-suffering , and abundant in goodness and truth , keeping mercy for thousands , for giving iniquity , transgresson , and sin ; that is , to all that truly repent : so that when we consider , we have no reason to despair of his mercy to us , but readily and willingly to obey his command , and not shrink from those principles which prompt us to his honour and glory , in whose service is perfect freedom ; but to rouse up our selves like men , stand upon our guard , fortifie our selves and be vigilant , not being afraid , or dismaied by reason of this great multitude ; for it is god's cause which we fight for , and our lives cannot be better imployed than in his service , from whom we received all we have , or can pretend to ; therefore let us press forwards in obedience to his command , for the battel is not yours , but god's . when the lord's battel is to be fought , we must endeavour to follow his holy order and discipline , and not our own sinfull lusts and appetires , like brute beasts , which have no understanding : let us seriously consider , i beseech you , what it is we fight for ? it is to defend our religion , and oppose idolatry ? to maintain truth , and beat down falshood ? to exalt glory , and decry shame ? and to enjoy our freedom , and not espouse slavery ? let happy england now be our pattern for loyalty magnanimity & courage ; then shall we arrive at that serene state , which holy david expresses , psal. . . where mercy and truth are met together , righteousness and peace have kissed each other ; if on the contrary we revolt , nothing can be expected but parisian slavery to ●●thrall us , and romish idolatry to attend us : have we not felt the smarting rod of popery for many years ? yea , within a few years , when legality was changed into arbitrary government ; orthodox religion grosly invaded and innovated ; popish doctrines publickly preached ; crucifixes erected ; adoration to saints and altars practised , and ten ave maria's said for one pater nesler ? the same may be said of ireland , as once a reverend divine wittily said of england : though it was but a little place , yet there was a great deal of rome in it . and shall not i visit for these things ? saith the lord , shall not my soul be a●enged on such a nation as this ? jer. . . yes surely , god will avenge himself , and defeat all their policies ; he will laugh a● their galamity , and meek when the ●●●● cometh , when their fear come as desolation , and destruction as whirlwind . prov. . , , . he is able , and will deliver us , if we trust in him ; he has promised us , who will not break his word : psal. . . call upon me in the time of trouble : i will deliver thee , and thou shalt glorifie me . therefore let us be all of one mind , and not halt between two opinions , but stand fast , fear not , nor be dismayed , for the battel is not ours , but god's . is it god's battel we are to fight ? let not sloth then seize upon us , or a supine carelessness take hold of us ; but let us quit our selves like men , and fight , sam. . . securing to our selves that religion , the light of that glorious gospel god hath given us , not forgetting to take the prophet jeremiah's counsel , in the . w●ap . of his prophecy , ver . . pe●nd ye in the way , and see and ask 〈◊〉 the good old paths , where is the good way , and walk therein , and you shall find rest unto your souls . the well compacted hedge of our laws was trodden down : let us therefore be diligent , and repair those breaches our sins have made , by our earnest supplications to the throne of grace ; so true is that maxime , inter arma , silent leges , the voice of law cannot be heard for the noise of drums , and the threatning cannon . o let policy now amongst us ever give place to piety ; and now let me exhort the chiefest amongst us , beseeching you to let your private affections be swallowed up in the common cause , as small rivers lose their name in the ocean . that practice of pompey deserveth well your observation and imitation , who when his soldiers would needs leave the camp , threw himself down at the narrow passage , and bid them goe , but they should tread first upon their general . so let your pious resolutions , and valiant examples stir up the courage of our weak brethren ; expose your selves to the worst of dangers , and endure the bru●●t , that they may not desert you ; may it be your glory in after ages , to be loudly proclaimed , that you were the champions of the lord to fight his battel ; that you stood in defence of your religion against gross idolatry ; that you promoted peace against bloudy persecution ; and rather choose to endure affliction with the people of god , than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season . in our duty in matters of religion , we are no farther to walk after ruler's commands , than they walk after god's ; fatherly power is the rise of all authority ; and yet our saviour tells us , he that loves father or mother more than him , is not worthy of him , mat. . . parents must be honoured , but god preferred ; it is as true in regard of regal as paternal authority ; the instances of the hebrew midwives , exod. . . the three worthies , and daniel , are obvious to all , dan. . . . . that epithete that was given to b●c●n of doctor resolutus , in this case well becomes every christian. it was a just resolve of luther in divine matters , cedo nulli ; and a remarkable speech of the apostles . acts . . . . that we ought to obey god rather than men ; it is true , when the supream authority enjoins what god inhibits , we must patiently undergo the punishment inflicted , but not willingly walk after the commandment prescribed . it was a pious speech of king henry the eighth to sir thomas more , when he made him chancellour , look first at god , then at me . st. augustine's rule is excellent , the supream power hath a superiour in heaven ; for fear of one , we must contemn the other ; the one may threaten the prison , but the other has ordained hell. in a word , neither must princes leave the people to their own will , nor the people conform themselves to the prince's will , but both to god's will in matters of religion , lest otherways both prince and people be consumed . but , o lord , we have sinned against thee , and as the prophet david says psal. . . who can stand in thy sight , when thou art angry ? no bounds could keep us from sinning , and therefore god's wrath knows no bounds in punishin●… our transgression was above measure , so god's judgment is without measure . it is st. chrysostom's note , concerning that fiery shower which god rained upon sodom , that as the sodomites inverted the course of nature , to seek woman in man ; so god changed the order , by showring down fire instead of water . thus doth the almighty's justice ever proportion the smart to the fault ; so that here we may at once behold the greatness of our sin in the punishment , and the fitness of the punishment to the sin ; invasion , and being besieged by romish adversaries , for our neglecting god's commands , which ought to be our rule , and despising of his goodness , which should lead us sinners to repentance . but as the water that is poured on the earth , can never be gathered up again ; so let us pour out all our sins , and god will not pour out all his wrath : let us speedily cast away the filth of our transgressions , and he will soon stop the current of his indignation ; let us cheerfully reform , and he will willingly assist us , let us repent of our provocations , and he will bring us out of this calamity ; may this our great work , be wisely and speedily accomplished , and by the divine assistance , and our weak endeavours faithfully performed , that the power of religion may be advanced , the name of god honoured , the fury of our enemies suppressed , the hearts of gospel-friends comforted , and which is above all , and beyond all , christ over antichrist , in the purity of his gospel among us and our posterity for ever . which god of his infinite mercy grant us , to whom be ascribed , as most due , all honour , power , and glory , adoration and subjection , now , and for evermore . the prayer afterwards . blessed , lord , who a●t our strength , hope , and fortress , our castle , and deliverer , our defender in whom we trust ; how the heavens , o lord , come down and save us , send down thine hand from above , deliver us , and take us from the great waters , from those miseries and afflictions which come upon us , by reason of our sins , and from the condition of mortality , and from the hand of strange children , whose right hand is a right hand of wickedness . give us , o lord , victory and peace , and all the blessings belonging to it , with which thou usest to adorn and bea●tifie the dwellings of the righteous , that we may be happy in the continual descent of thy favours ; but above all , that our happiness may consist in being thy people , and thou being our god , that we may be blessed for ever in so happy a union , through jesus christ our lord , and saviour . amen . a prayer for the preservation of our most gracious soveraign lord king william , in his royal undertaking to subdue ireland , and for his safe return to england , o most mighty god , the great creatour of the world , and the preserver of all mankind ; preserve , we beseech thee , our most gracious soveraign lord , king william , whom thou hast made the happy instrument of our mighty deliverance : let thy blessing accompany him in his journey , and voyage ; protect him from all dangers ; visit him as thou didst moses in the bush , joshua in the battel , gid●on in the field , and samuel in the temple : let the dew of thy never failing mercies fall upon his head , and give him the blessing of david and solomon . ii. be unto him an helmet of salvation , and cover him with thy grace , as with a buckler against the face of his enemies ; dissipate , and scatter all those which shall oppose him , as the dust before the wind , and as the clay in the streets , direct him in all his counsels , to the end , that being blessed with success in this great design , he may employ all that great power which thy omnipotence shall ●ntrust him with , to the honour of thy holy name , the establishment and advancement of the true religion , and to the peace , and happiness of thine , and his people , and the perfect deliverance of our poor distressed brethren in ireland , that they may rejoice together with us , and triumph in thy praise . iii. grant him in this enterprize a good event , that he may return home with joy and victory : let his reign be prosperous , and his days many ; let peace , and love , and holiness , let justice , and truth , and all christian vertues , flourish in his time : let his people serve him with honour and obedience ; and let him so duly serve thee here on earth , that he may hereafter everlastingly reign with thee in heaven , through jesus christ , our lord , amen . the contents . when we first awake pag. . a prayer for the morning , . a prayer for the evening sunday mornings meditations the prayer sunday noons meditations the prayer sunday nights meditations the prayer monday mornings meditations the prayer monday noons meditations ibid. the prayer monday nights meditations the prayer tuesday mornings meditations the prayer tuesday noons meditations the prayer tuesday nights meditations the prayer wednesday mornings meditations the prayer . wednesday noons meditations the prayer wednesday nights meditations the prayer thursday mornings meditations the prayer thursday noons meditations the prayer thursday nights meditations the prayer friday mornings meditations the prayer friday noons meditations the prayer friday nights meditations the prayer saturday mornings meditations the prayer saturday noons meditations the prayer . saturday nights meditations the prayer ejaculations upon several occasions out of the holy scriptures ▪ in the morning at going forth beginning a good work ibid. in good inspirations ibid. at church ibid. before reading ibid. speaking when you go about worldly affairs ibid. before eating ibid. after eating in prosperity ibid. adversity ibid. troubles ibid. galumnies praises ibid. against vain hope ibid. pride ibid. covetousness ibid. luxury ibid. envy gluttony ibid. anger ibid. sloth ibid. rules of faith ibid. acts of faith ibid. hope ibid. charity against worshipping of idols ibid. popish tradition praying to saints antichrist ibid. divine breathings of the soul towards the evening . a prayer for a family , that may serve for morning or evening a prayer before the communion at receiving the bread at receiving the cup ibid. a prayer after the communion for the church for the king and queen for the royal family ibid. for the high court of parliament ibid. for the clergy for friends for a family ibid. for a friend for peace ibid. in time of the plague for a city ibid. for grace ibid. for enemies ibid. for the afflicted ● for travellers ibid. for the fruits of the earth ibid. a prayer against temptations for misbelievers and sinners ibid. for temporal necessities ibid. against tempests for women in travel ibid. for the sick ibid. for prisoners for the dying ibid. a prayer before study ibid. when the bell tolls for a dying person a concluding prayer . king edward the sixth's prayer against popery . a prayer for god's mercies upon their majesties forces under the command and conduct of his grace the duke of schomberg a prayer for mercy to the whole nation a short account of the massacre in ireland an abstract of their popish tortures and cruelties bishop usher's prophecy concerning rome's downfal thanksgivings for god's wonderful deliverances . a thanksgiving for our deliverances from the spanish invasion from the powder treason ▪ november the th . for our deliverance from popery , slavery , and arbitrary power for the relief of london-derry in ireland for the gifts of god to god for all his benefits a prayer before the following discourse . christian courage in affliction , a discourse by way of advice to the besieged in london-derry , under the command of that worthy divine , and valiant commander , col. walker the prayer afterwards a prayer for the preservation of our most gracious saveraign lord king william , in his royal vndertaking to subdue ireland , and for his safe return to england . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e in the morning . in the evening . a new letter from london-derry giving a farther account of the late good success, obtain'd by the protestants in ireland, against the french and irish papists: with the speech of that reverend divine, and protestant champion, mr. vvalker, to the soldiers of that garrison, before they made that last great sally upon the enemy. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng protestants -- ireland -- early works to . ireland -- history -- war of - -- early works to . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history -- early works to . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - judith siefring sampled and proofread - judith siefring text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion ●ew letter from london-derry : giving a farther account of the late good success , obtain'd by the protestants in ireland , against the french and irish papists : with the speech of that 〈◊〉 divine , and protestant champion , mr. walker , 〈◊〉 soldiers of that garrison , before they made that last great sally upon the enemy . licensed , and enter'd according to order . 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 our last fortunate and truly ●ictorious sally upon the enemy , 〈◊〉 action that must ever resound 〈◊〉 of our valiant and no less pi●●●mander , that truly christian 〈◊〉 , mr. walker our governour , 〈◊〉 little of present moment more to 〈◊〉 , by reason that the 〈◊〉 of the french and irish from 〈◊〉 walls , with the intire ruining 〈◊〉 works , and indeed the whole 〈◊〉 ( which god be praised ) we have 〈◊〉 them , has so disabled them , that 〈◊〉 at present in great quiet and rest , 〈◊〉 all our business now is only our 〈◊〉 preparation for the welcome 〈◊〉 of major general kirk , with his gallant english succours , whose approach is here the subject of vniversal joy within our walls of london-derry , and possibly of as much terrour without them . however , sir , as the glory of that heroick action , and indeed the whole conduct , courage , and gallantry of this small , but formidable town , will remain a lasting and recorded monument to the fame of our valiant leader ; so his generous and noble speech to the soldiers , that not a little contributed to our conquest , by animating that resolution that gain'd it , will be no disacceptable present to you , which i have here sent you , being as faithfully taken , as the hurry at the delivery of it would permit . the speech . gentlemen , and fellow-soldiers , as so extraordinary an occasion has at this time invited me to summon you together , i shall not consult the ordinary methods of ancient or modern gene●●ls , so much to instruct you in all the criticisms 〈◊〉 marshal discipline , as to inflame your hearts to a chearful resolution , and to incourage humility , vigilance , and constancy in your undertakings ; and being by several late proofs , convinc'd of your steady inclinations to live and die for that cause , which by god's signal providence , and our endeavours , we have with advantage hitherto maintain'd , i thought it a double duty incumbent on me , both as your pastor and captain , to lay before you those motives ●hat might at once enlighten your understanding , and excite your perseverance . how far we are obliged by the common principles of nature , and self-preservation , to defend our selves against all manifest and intended injuries against our persons and just interest , i need not here repeat : ( the meanest beast either by flight or resistance demonstrating their fixt aversion to all manner of hurt , and injurious dealing ; ) but when persons that are circumscrib'd , and ought to be protected by the just institution of laws , and the solemnity of oaths , promises , and conditions , are enchroach'd upon , and mark'd out as sacrifices to an arbitrary and unlimited power ; then i say , the laws of nature and of god , do warrant our resistance , and not only our country , but our consciences exact our utmost resolutions . what ? are we christians , protestants , and english-men , and shall we doubt to defend our religion , our country , and our liberties ? see how our numerous foes insult , and laugh , and please themselves with our destruction : hark! how they divide our lands , and cast lots for our proper habitations : mark but their faith to our distressed country-men , and see what usage we are like to trust to ; england was scarce secure , tho' ten to one against them ; can we then trust their power , being now not one to an hundred ; they broke through the sacred tyes that could be m●de by man to them ; and can we hope for faith in their performance ? what , has their new french piety , mixt with their irish punick faith and clemency , encouraged us to wear their well-known easie yoak ? are we so destitute of honest morals , as that we need to be dragoon'd into civility ? no , dear country-men , we know their ways , and are not now to be cajol'd into destruction ; scarce forty years are yet expir'd since we had pregnant proofs of their humanity : some mothers even in this town are living yet that now afresh lament the loss of fathers , husbands , brothers , children , not kill'd in heat of battel or assault , but in cold blood , and upon quarter given . possession of an horse , a cow , a coat , a piece of money , was crime enoug● exact the poor offenders life ; nay , when 〈◊〉 avarice could ask no more , tortures and 〈◊〉 have been apply'd for sport , and infants 〈◊〉 from their lamenting mothers breasts , have 〈◊〉 seen dangling on their cowards swords 〈◊〉 make the brutes diversion : cowards , 〈◊〉 country-men , we well may tearm them , 〈◊〉 they stood an equal combate , ( or 〈◊〉 now our great encouragement ) maintain'd a 〈◊〉 and rightful cause : 't is truth , they boast 〈◊〉 numbers and their strength , but we have 〈◊〉 and justice on our sides : god , that with 〈◊〉 small handful of men , hath baffled all their co●●sels and their force . let us therefore with courage and constan● dear brethren , go on and make answerable 〈◊〉 turns to that peculiar providence that hath hith●●to protected us : let us now raise the glory this little town , and prove it the worthy 〈◊〉 of our great patroness : england will ●●●tainly , and with speed assist us , nor will 〈◊〉 gracious sovereigns forget us , their goodnes● 〈◊〉 well as interest are engaged for us , and they 〈◊〉 soon make us rejoyce in our deliverance ; 〈◊〉 wants as yet are no way desperate , and we 〈◊〉 hitherto rather seen than felt the miseries 〈◊〉 hard seige ; when we think , fit we beat th●● from our walls , and often in our sallysclear 〈◊〉 trenches ; we have look'd their bugbear ge●●ral in the face , and broke their boasted 〈◊〉 into peices ; we have laugh'd at their 〈◊〉 granadoes ; their pretended almighty bombs 〈◊〉 not affright us ; our consciences are clear in 〈◊〉 we do , and the almighty god will to the 〈◊〉 defend us ; keep up your valiant hearts 〈◊〉 dear fellow-soldiers , if you have any 〈◊〉 for your wives , your children , your 〈◊〉 your liberties : but above all , if you have 〈◊〉 hope to enjoy that holy reform'd religion you 〈◊〉 , take courage : 't is for that chiefly we 〈◊〉 hunted and persecuted ; and 't is for that 〈◊〉 we shall , to the last , glory to suffer , and 〈◊〉 in the mean time , to the last drop of blood , ma●●tain and defend . so help us god. at which , all the garrison , wit● loud acclamations , cry'd amen london , printed by w. downing , . the christian champion being the substance of a second discourse to the besieged soldiers in london-derry ... / by col. w----. walker, george, ?- . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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(eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (early english books, - ; : ) the christian champion being the substance of a second discourse to the besieged soldiers in london-derry ... / by col. w----. walker, george, ?- . p. printed for p. brooksby, j. deacon, j. blare, j. back, [london?] : . reproduction of original in the cambridge university library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng londonderry (northern ireland) -- history -- siege, . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the christian champion ; being the substance of a second discourse to the besieged soldiers in london-derry : first , to exhort them to put away every evil thing , that god may be mercifull to them in this time of trouble . secondly , that they should be couragious in this christian undertaking , not fearing the fury , or the force of rome . portrait printed for p. br●●●sby . j. deacon . j. blare . j. back . . licensed according to order . july the th . . the christian champion , &c. deuteronomy xxiii . chap. ix . ver. when the host goeth forth against thine enemies then keep thee from every wickesd thing : ver. . for the lord thy god walketh in the midst of the camp to deliver thee , and to give up thine enemies before thee ; therefore shall thy camp be holy , that he see no unclean thing in thee , and turn away from thee . this is an exhortation given from the word of god , and if we would be happy we must be holy ; we trust not only to an arm of flesh , but to the gracious dealing of a powerfull god , whose all-seeing eye is over all our actions ; and put case we sin against him , how can we then expect a blessing from him , who is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity with approbation ? therefore let no evil attend our actions , we are here besieged with enemies who studies the overthrow of the people of god , and would likewise triumph over our destruction , but keep close to your duty in the service of the living god , then will he prove your protectour , psalm . . for the lord god is a sun and a shield , the lord will give grace and glory , no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly . it is our duty , at all times to live cireumspect in this present life , but especially at this time when we are exercised under this sharp tryall of affliction , being closely besieged by a powerfull enemy , and when we shall make our sally forth , what man is certain he shall return again ? therefore let our actions be seasoned with grace , and holiness , that whether we live or dye we may be acceptable in the sight of god ; therefore when we go forth let us keep clear from every evil thing : this war which we are engaged in , is not designed by us for the destroying of cities , or the destruction of countries , but for the maintaining of the gospel-truth against the common enemy of christianity , those that count they merit heaven by massacring and murthering the people of god , and glory in the shedding of innocent bloud ; therefore as god shall bless us in this undertaking let us keep our selves free from evil ; it is for the glory of heaven we venture our lives , and who falls in the field his reward will be greater than his loss , it being in the just defence of true religion and piety ; let not our foes affright us , nor any fears attend us , for god will give the victory to them that serve him , and make their enemies fly before them , as chaff before the wind. how many signal mercies have we been partakers off in our successfull sallies against our enemies ? and shall we now despair of god's mercies ( no , no , ) he is able to deliver us at the last moment , when we seem to stand tottering on the brink of utter ruine ; nothing is impossible with our great creator ; nothing can seperate us from the love of god but our sins ; therefore let us make war against our corrupt nature ; let us destroy those sins which makes us enemies to god ; for , what is our sighs , our tears , and prayers , if we still continue to hug our darling sins ? for , as the psalmist saith , if i regard iniquity in my heart the lord will not hear me ; therefore let us be sincere in what we profess , and not to go from praying to our pollutions , or from hearing the word of god to the breach of his commandments ; he in his holy word hath afforded us many gracious promises to support our spirits in the greatest troubles and tryalls ; therefore be of good comfort , and lay hold on the promises of god by faith. joshua . . and the lord your god , he shall expell them from before you , and drive them from out of your sight , and ye shall possess their land , as the lord your god hath promised unto you ; therefore be exhorted like christian champions to goe forth with courage , deuteronomy . . be strong and of a good courage ; fear not ; nor be afraid of them ; for the lord thy god , he it is that doth goe with thee he will not fail thee nor forsake thee . these most gracious promises may be sufficient for us to rely upon they are the sayings of a god that is not only willing but able ; no forces , nor power is able to disappoint him in his purpose ; it is not the great and mighty but the humble and meek that he hath a regard to ; therefore put away every evil thing and it will go well with us , isaiah . . if ye be willing and obedient you shall eat the good of the land , yet observe what is threatened to persons on the contrary , ver . . but if ye refuse and rebell ye shall be devoured with the sword , for the mouth of the lord hath spoken it . here you may see what is required by god , and how gracious he will be upon the performance of your duty ; therefore , as in the text , when the host goeth forth against thine enemy then keep thee from every wicked thing : our war is holy , and therefore we must be holy ; our sword must not be accompanied with sins , which go forth in the fear of god , and the just defence of the pure religion ; therefore while we pursue the enemies of righteousness our actions will be crown'd with victory , as the prophet isaiah hath it in chap. and the latter part of the . ver. they that war against thee shall be as nothing , and as a thing of nought : the scriptures are full of these comfortable sayings , so that though our enemy may come against us with a strong and powerfull armed host , and threaten this city with ruine and destruction , yet if god be for us who can be against us . romans chap. . and the latter part of the . ver. for when pharaoh and his host pursued after the children of is●ael , the lord stretch'd forth his hand and show'd his power in overthrowing him and his chariots in the red-sea , when at the same time his power preserved his chosen people : what shall we say then ? can we not put our trust in him who is able to deliver his servants at the greatest time of danger ? here we read of wonderfull things which he hath performed for your fathers of old , and he is the same god now as then ; let us be but faithfull servants , and then we may assure our selves he will be a shield of defence , and a present help in the time of trouble : when david was pursued by saul , and hunted after like a partridge upon the mountains , yet god being with him his life was preserved , and his cruel adversary could not wrong him , his heart was upright , his conscience was clear , therefore he had comfort in his afflictions . thus it may be with every soul here , who labours to cleanse his heart from sin , for nothing can burthen our consciences more , in a time of distress , than a fearfull remembrance of our iniquities ; therefore keep your selves free from every evil thing ; it ought to be the care of every one present to cease from evil , and learn to doe well ; a good christian makes a good souldier , that will not fear to venture his life in a good cause , and if god be pleased to require it , patiently submit , and then will he give you a crown of glory for your reward , . tim. . . now therefore endure hardness as a good souldier of jesus cbrist . put away every evil thing , god would have the camp as pure as any college , or christian-society ; the reasons are plain , he that fights for the glory of god , must be carefull that at the same time he does not sin against that divine majesty for whose righteousness he seems to contend , lest his wrath wax hot against us , and we are delivered up to the fury of our enemies , as a just reward of our impiety ; put away every evil thing , ephesians . at the latter part of the ver . for because of these thing cometh the wrath of god upon the children of disobedience . again , the souldier ought to be prepared for another world before he goes out to face an enemy ; for why , when we enter the battel , who is he that is certain to return again ? you have every one a soul to be saved , and how dismal a state would it be to be cut off in the midst of your iniquities , without having the opportunity of saying , lord have mercy upon me ? thus do you see how necessary it is to put away every evil thing , when you see how soon the slender thread of life may be broke , and you be hurried into everlasting misery , therefore i hope you will all be exhorted , this day , to quit your selves as christian champions both in the sight of god and man ; this war of ours is a necessary war , and not like those restless spirits who will not be at ease , but daily endeavours to intrench upon the priviledges of his neighbouring countries , as ahab who covered naboth's vineyard , and could not be at peace in his mind till he had enjoy'd it , because it lay near him , as you may find in . kings . we desire nothing more than peace , and the true religion , laws , and liberties which we at present are denied by that french and romish enemy , the common disturber of ▪ europe , and persecuter of the people of god , but good lord , ●n thy due time . look on him that is proud and bring him low , and tread down the wicked in their place . job . . . so shall these kingdoms flourish once again , and the gospel-truth shine in it's full power ; but let us all walk worthy of that heavenly blessing , that peace may be our portion after the victory over our enemies which we do not doubt but the lord will give us , if our sins do not provoke him to anger ; therefore let our camp be holy , that he see no unclean thing that may cause him to turn away from us again ; be strong and couragious in the lord , fear not the force of your foes , for their bounds are limited , and they can go no farther than god will give them leave , though they may resolve for ruine and destruction , yet they shall be disappointed in their designs , for god will still have a regard to his people , whose hearts are upright before him , and will preserve them under the shadow of his wings from the violence and cruelty of wicked and perverse men , he will be in the midst of our camp , where his strength and power will appear , if we by faith and patience can but wait a while to behold the salvation of the lord , he will be with us ; and defend us from danger , as he did his faithfull servant daniel in the lyon's den ; his power is great , and his love is nothing less ; he will not be wanting to those who serve him with an upright heart ; he will be their friend to comfort them , and will be a present help in time of trouble ; therefore be of good courage , and lay hold on those gracious promises of our good god ; through his blessing and assistance we hope in due time we shall be able to weather the storm of our present miseries , and live to enjoy a sweet and pleasant calm , and the bright sun-shine of prosperity in this land and nation whereunto we do belong let none be found to murmur or repine at the divine providence of god , for this his sharp rod of correction upon us ; we have sinned , therefore we may well say , it is good for us that we have been afflicted ; for it 's a proper means to take us home : we read in luke . that the prodigal never returned to his father's house until he was afflicted with want , and then coming to himself , he said , how many hired servants of my father's hath bread enough , and to spare , and i perish with hunger ; i will arise , and go to my father , and say unto him , father i have sinned against heaven , and in thy sight , and am no more worthy to be called thy son , make me as one of thy hired servants . this his sufferings brought him to a true sense of his sins , so that he humbled himself before his father , and was graciously received . thus we see how the lord deals with his servants when he finds them stubborn and disobedient , he will not destroy them but chastise them and correct them , even as a father do's his son in whom he delighteth . prov. . . therefore let us draw near to him whose love and kindness never fails , he will be in the midst of our camp , and fight for us ; then fear not but we shall have the victory over all our enemies ; by one word of his mouth he is able to do more than many armed hosts , for they are but men , whose lives are in his hand , he can deal with them as it pleaseth him best : shall they fight against his church and people , his truth and gospel , and set up an idol-worship , contrary to his holy word ? i say , shall they doe all this , and yet go unpunished ? no , the lord will be avenged of them , and suffer them to fall before his chosen people ; therefore let us not be in the least dismay'd , it is good for us that we have the lord on our side , who has guarded , governed , and defended this city for these many months past , and hath given us many instances of his love and kindnesses , in bearing up our drooping spirits to a miracle , during the time of this close siege ; likewise affording us a happy success against our enemies , he is gracious , and his mercies endure for ever ; he will not suffer his people to become a prey to the enemy , but will walk in the midst of the camp for their defence ; thy right hand , o lord , is become glorious in thy power , thy right hand , o lord hath dashed in pieces the enemy , and in the greatness of thine excellency thou hath overthrown them that arose up against thee , thou sentest forth thy wrath which consumed them as stubble , exodus . . . hear may we learn how the lord did appear in his power for his people in former ages , and he will not be wanting to us now , if our sins doth not separate us from his divine love ; he has loved us , and it is likewise our duty to worship him ; the life of a good christian is seasoned with heavenly meditations , all the days of his life he makes a preparation for the hour of his death ; let every soul present examine his heart , and labour to bring his soul into such a frame and temper as may be acceptable in the sight of the lord , and by so doing he will become our friend , and will fight for us , so that our enemies shall soon be scattered ; this is the only way and method every good christian souldier ●ght to take ; for let me tell you , that souldier that fights for religion ought indeed to be a good christian , and then live or dye he is certainly happy . holy david was a warriour , and yet a man after god's own heart ; in a righteous cause the sword may be drawn , when it is to oppose the enemies to religion and piety , such that can commit every barbarous outrage upon poor innocent people , without any remorse of conscience , but on the contrary count their horrid villanies just and meritorious ; but , he that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh ; the lord shall have them in derision . psalms . . yet let us keep free from every evil thing , for the lord is in the midst of us , and seeth all our actions , and searcheth into the secrets of our hearts , there can be nothing hid from his eyes ; therefore how pure and holy ought our lives to be , when we certainly know that we are always in the presence of that god which will bring us to judgment ; it is appointed for all men once to die , and after death to judgment . again , what hardship we undergoe we must embrace it willingly , suffer chearfully , and wait the lord's time for our deliverance , which we hope will shortly be accomplish'd ; in ●he m●an while let us continue in our duties , standing upon our christian guard , constantly praying and making our supplications to that great god who will not suffer us to fall ; though we may be afflicted let us chearfully undergoe our present miseries , and then we shall not fail of a reward ; the greater and more grievous our crosses are in this life , the brighter and more weightier shall our crown of glory be ; he that suffers most in this world for his saviour's sake , shall one day sit the nearest to his throne in the presence of saints , angels , and the spirits of just men made perfect . to which end god of his infinite mercy bring us all . amen . a prayer . almighty and glorious lord god , who never fails to succour those that put their trust in thee , look down with an eye of pity and compassion upon thy poor servants , and suffer us not to sink under the weighty burthen of our sorrows ; lift up the light of thy countenance upon us , and speak peace to us , and say , i will deliver you for my name sake : let our enemies be scattered before us , who stands in defiance of thee and thy truth , arise , lord , and help us by the power of thy out-stretched arm , and let them know that thou art a god that can and will pull down the pride of those that would not suffer thy people to live in peace . oh that our hearts may be so upright before thee that every one of us may be worthy of those mercies which we so earnestly desire , neither let us pray only for mercies to come , but return our humble and hearty thanks for those favours already received , that we have hitherto been preserved , and not delivered up as a prey to our enemies ; and for other mercies , as , health , strength , succour and relief , it is of thy mercy that we are not destroyed . lord give us thankfull hearts that we may make a sutable return for all thy gracious dealing towards us , that one blessing may make way for another . lord hear us , and answer us , and grant what we ask , and whatever else is needfull for us , through the merits of thy dearly beloved son , and our alone saviour jesus christ , amen . finis . a true and impartial account of the most material passages in ireland since december, with a particular relation of the forces of londonderry / being taken from the notes of a gentleman who was eyewitness to most of the actions mention'd therein during his residing there, and now being in england is desired to publish the same for the further satisfaction of this nation ; to which is added a description and map of londonderry as he took it upon the place. bennet, joseph. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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"licens'd july , ; j. fraser." reproduction of original in huntington library. created by converting tcp files to tei p using tcp tei.xsl, tei @ oxford. re-processed by university of nebraska-lincoln and northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. eebo-tcp is a partnership between the universities of michigan and oxford and the publisher proquest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by proquest via their early english books online (eebo) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). the general aim of eebo-tcp is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic english-language title published between and available in eebo. eebo-tcp aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the text encoding initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). the eebo-tcp project was divided into two phases. the , texts created during phase of the project have been released into the public domain as of january . anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source. users should be aware of the process of creating the tcp texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data. text selection was based on the new cambridge bibliography of english literature (ncbel). if an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in ncbel, then their works are eligible for inclusion. selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. in general, first editions of a works in english were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably latin and welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in oxford and michigan. % (or pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet qa standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. after proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of instances per text. any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of tcp data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a tcp editor. the texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level of the tei in libraries guidelines. copies of the texts have been issued variously as sgml (tcp schema; ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng ireland -- history -- war of - . great britain -- history -- william and mary, - . great britain -- history -- - . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread - emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion londonderry the new fortified spur prnited for iohn amery at the sign of the peacock in fleet street . a true and impartial account of the most material passages in ireland since december . with a particular relation of the forces of londonderry : being taken from the notes of a gentleman who was eye-witness to most of the actions mention'd therein , during his residing there ; and now being in england , is desired to publish the same , for the further satisfaction of this nation . to which is added a description and map of londonderrry , as he took it upon the place . licens'd july . . j. fraser . london : printed for john amery , at the peacock , against st. dunstan's church , in fleetstreet . . a true and impartial account of the most remarkable passages in ireland , &c. in december last , the protestants of ireland had very great expectation of an army suddenly to be sent over into that kingdom for their relief , and were privately arming themselves , and securing what ammunition they could to prepare to join with the english forces , assoon as they should land ; and to make the people more earnest to put themselves in a posture of defence , in case the earl of tyrconnel , the then lord deputy , should offer any violence to them , there was by way of letter a relation given from some persons of note in the north to two or three lords in dublin , and to several persons of quality throughout the kingdom , that the irish were generally to rise on the th of december , with intent to massacre and totally destory the whole body of english , and all of the protestant religion in that kingdom . these letters did so run about the nation , that in few days all the protestants were upon their defence , and every private man making his house a garrison , by keeping great and strong guards in the night-time , insomuch that if their nearest relations had come to visit after night , they were answered out of casements , spike-holes , or windows , with blunder busses on guns at their breasts , to know their business : and particularly on the th of december ( as is mention'd before ) it was credibly reported , that there was not a protestant in the whole kingdom , but was on his guard that whole night in his own respective dwelling , or joined with some neighbours in some sort of strength . the earl tyrconnel finding the whole kingdom in this great consternation , sent to some of the gentlemen in dublin , who had received this advice , and assured them with oaths and execrations , that there was no such thing intended against the protestants ; but being doubtful that the english of that nation had but very small regard to his oaths , did call a grand council , in order to propose some way to appease the people : the result of which was , that a proclamation should be immediately issued out , commanding all people to repair to their respective dwellings , assuring them that no injury was intended against them , making it penal for any man afterward to desert his own house , or associate himself with any riotous people in any garrison-town or strong houses . but notwithstanding all these fair promises and threats , the people were so universally alarmed by these circular letters ( whether true or false ) that they daily joined themselves in greater numbers , and many of them went into england , scotland , and the isle of man for safety , carrying with them what they conveniently could . the earl of tyrconnel observing the humour of the people , and how apprehensive they were of the irish cruelty , and likewise being informed of the vast number of people daily leaving dublin , and many considerable merchants and house-keepers lying at rings-end for a wind to carry them off , sent the earl of roscommon and the lord mountjoy to rings-end to discourse to the people , and endeavour to prevail with them to return to their own dwellings , and follow their employments ; but what they said either at rings-end , or elsewhere , made no greater impression on the minds of the people than the former proclamations he had issued out , which occasioned his excellency to redouble his oaths , and burn some hats and wigs , that being his accustomed way of appeasing his rage and passion : during all this time , the people having advice of the great success of his present majesty against the late king james's forces , were encouraged to appear more bare-fac'd ; and they appeared in greater bodies than formerly in munster , connaght , and vlster , and the protestants of leinster daily made their escapes into the north , leaving all their substance to the disposal of the insatiable ravenous irish , who would impudently in the day-time drive horses and cows , with thousands of sheep , from the owners thereof before their faces , who dared not to ask them what they did ; and the protestants of the counties of dublin , east-meath , west-meath , longford , lowth , and the upper part of the county of cavan , being the greatest sufferers , repaired with this great loss quietly to the north , esteeming it the mercy of god that they escaped with their lives . the very great success of his present majesty , and the late king 's abdicating his kingdom , so much encouraged the protestants , that then they began to appear in great bodies of horse and foot , and take possession of towns and forts , and declare their design . and now being londonderry and iniskilling were the first that shut their gates against the irish , it 's necessary that i give an account of them , before i proceed to speak of other places of the same country . the news of his present majesty's design in landing an army in england , did so alarm the earl of tyrconnel , that he very speedily put what forces was then in arms , into such garrisons as he thought fit ; but it seems , upon some orders from the late king james , two regiments of foot , and one of dragoons , were to be forthwith sent into england ; whereupon his excellency gave directions for the regiment of foot , quartered in londonderry , belonging to the lord mountjoy , to march up to dublin , in order for their embarquing for england , which was accordingly marcht to dublin , and a new regiment belonging to the earl of antrim , newly raised , was ordered to march into londonderry , to secure that garrison ( the same being left to the government of the townsmen and inhabitants of that place ) but whether it was , that these new levies looked so dreadfully starved , or the townsmen had an inclination to keep popery out , they shut the gates of the town on the appearance of this new regiment , and utterly denied them entrance ; but some of the officers being desirous to go into the town , the inhabitants allowed them that priviledge , and upon some debate the inhabitants declared , they would secure the garrison for the king and their own preservation , and sent the gentlemen out with this answer to the earl of antrim . this coming by an express to his excellency , and considering how indiscreetly he had commanded the whole regiment to march out of the garrison before others were ordered to possess that place , he burned another wigg , and then thought to retake that strong hold with about companies of the lord mountjoy's regiment with pike and musket , who were within three days after their arrival at dublin , and after a long march of miles , being the depth of winter , ordered to march back again ; but indeed it was altogether needless , until the lord mountjoy came in person , and proposed to the inhabitants . that if they would admit of any of the army to quarter in that town , he would disband all the papists in those six companies , and put protestants in their places , and that colonel robert lundy should be their governour ; to which the whole town agreed , and after that time there were six companies of protestants belonging to the lord mountjoy , who are now it that place , and colonel lundy continued governour until of late . the little town of iniskilling being situated in an island in a great lake , so that there was no access but by water , the inhabitants thereof did no less gallantly secure that place , opposing two foot-companies which were sent by the earl of tyrconnel to secure that garrison , looking on it as a most advantageous place bordering on connaght ; but not timing his intrigue well , the inhabitants of iniskilling never suffered these two companies to come nearer than two miles of the town , and so sent them back again with as much shame as the earl of antrim's regiment left londonderry , and very soon after the said town of iniskilling declared for the prince of orange ( the now king ) and the protestant religion , and have very gallantly ever since defended that place with great courage and zeal , altho' they were like to have been surprised by some of the disaffected gentlemen in that country several times . since which time this town has not been idle ; for after the army had marched against the counties of downe , antrim , &c. under the command of lieutenant general hamilton and colonel sheldon , the lord galmoy with about horse and foot , was ordered to march against this place , and the country thereabouts being boggy , and very bad way to bring great guns against the place , there was a contrivance of a tin gun covered with leather , and this was drawn by eight horses to the top of a hill near the town : after this great bugbear ( for so it might be term'd ) was fairly planted against the town , the lord galmoy sends a trumpet with a summons for surrendring the garrison , offering large conditions , but the town refused him entrance , and set his lordship and his great gun at defiance ( not knowing but the same was real ) and sallied out in the night , killed about thirty six , took some prisoners , and this extream weighty gun , which one man triumphantly brought into town on his shoulder , that was drawn by eight horses the day before . this defeat so much shamed the lord and his party , that they drew off , and never troubled the place more , nor dare they ever since come near the town , but permit the souldiers of it to ride thirty or forty miles in the best planted countries , driving before them such cattle , and bringing such provisions as they think most convenient for the use of the garrison , without the least obstruction . when the lord galmoy was on his march towards iniskilling with his tin gun , he happened to take one wolston dixie , eldest son to the dean of kilmore , and one edward charleton , as they were carrying off some concerns of the dean's ; and this young gentleman coming but newly from the colledge , and being with a party of horse , the lord galmoy said he was a captain , and instrumental in making so much trouble in the north ; the gentleman disowned it , and said he only was securing his father's goods ; but in short , he and mr. charleton were hanged at belturbet ; and there being an accident , either by the breaking of the rope , or the gate whereon they were hanged , this young gentleman fell down alive , and then the question was put , whether he would turn roman catholick , and pray for king james ? he said he would not alter his opinion , but would pray for the king : whereupon command was given to hang him up again , and being half dead , was cut down , his head and mr. charleton's being kicked about the streets , and afterwards fixed on the market-house . this piece of cruelty was done by that bloody villain the lord galmoy at belturbet in the county of cavan . after the towns of londonderry and iniskilling had thus opposed the earl of tyrconnel and his proclamations , the county of cavan being the neighbouring county , began to appear very briskly ; for on the th of january there being a quarter-sessions to be held at the town of cavan , and there also being many irish justices of the peace on the bench , one captain robert sanderson , of castle sanderson , came with about eighty horse into that town . after the country had met , this gentleman demanded of the irish justices to shew by what commission they sat there ? they replied , it was by king james his commission ; whereupon captain sanderson told them , that was no good authority at that time of day , and ordered the country to return to their own dwellings ; some of the reilys , being great men of that country , and justices of the peace , began to thwart him , which controversie had been ended by the captain 's cane , if the justice had not fled off the bench , and escaped his fury ; this so alarmed the whole court and town , that the quarter-sessions were broke up , and none kept there ever since . this news went very soon to the earl of tyrconnel's ears , who threatned to send some troops of horse into that rebellious country ( as 't was then termed ) which so much terrified the people , that almost every man was in arms. the irish then began even to break and plunder houses in corporation-towns , and take away the protestants goods at pleasure . not long after this , one sir gerrard irwin having gone to dublin , was made lieutenant colonel to the earl of granard's regiment of horse to be then raised , and in order to the better raising of the same in the county of fermanagh , the said sir gerrard brought with him several cases of pistols , holsters , and other furniture , with carbines , swords , &c. from dublin , with powder and ball , which did so much terrifie the hearts of the english thereabouts , that they resolved to seize both the knight and his arms , &c. which was accordingly done by one mr. dan. french and mr. hen. gwillyms , who came from belturbet to the town of cavan with about sixty horse , and there seized on the arms , and took sir gerrard prisoner to belturbet , who was delivered to the lord blany's disposal , being there at that time , upon his viewing the forces of that country , who sent sir gerrard prisoner to iniskilling , the country wherein he purposed to raise his men , to be secured by them . this was not long from the earl of tyrconnel's ears ( viz. that the protestants had broke the county-goal at cavan , and discharged the protestant prisoners , who were hourly threatned to have their throats cut by the papists in the said goal ) who was exceedingly troubled at it , but dared not to send any forces into that countrey , lest they would be served with the same sauce , as sir gerrard irwin was : so that he did only send some troops of horse and dragoons to navan and kells , in order to prevent captain sanderson's motion to dublin with his horse , being by this time alarm'd on the other side of his head by the lord mount alexander , my lord blany , sir arthur rawdon , and several other persons of quality , being all up in arms in the counties of downe , antrim , &c. and having the standing army but in a very bad condition at that time ( the best whereof being sent for england on the prince's landing ) and few or no new men raised , seemed to be so apprehensive of the scotch army marching to dublin , that he had scouts for fifty or threescore miles together , to observe the motion of the rebels in the north ( as he termed them ) , and it is most certain , that if some troops had marcht up towards dublin , the earl of tyrconnel would certainly either have fled , or surrendred the castle , not having above ten companies of foot , and some few horse in dublin , and these being all new rais'd raw men. but the gentlemen of the north , although they were in an indifferent condition , and had a great desire to effect this , yet were unwilling to appear any otherwise than in their own defence , until commissions should come out of england . the earl of tyrconnel considering how numerous the scotch in the north were , and how weak and insignificant the standing army was , and how useless the rabble of the irish would be to him , very cunningly engag'd the lord mountjoy to send letters to his friends in the north , to be very careful of affairs ; assuring them , that no forces should be sent into the north , or any new levies made , or soldiers quartered upon private houses ; and that all things would be very well , to their own satisfaction ; for , that he was going into france , to receive orders from king james , to make tyrconnel lay down the sword. this so much pleased the people , that all things began to grow pretty still and quiet again ; in which time the earl of tyrconnel was raising men , and sending arms , privately into the countrey , to such as he had given commission ; and in a very short time , notwithstanding his promises to the lord mountjoy , had raised and armed several regiments of dragoons , and foot , and secured the town of newry , being a great pass , and very disadvantageous to the protestants in the norths . the irish having secured this pass of newry , the earl of tyrconnel thought himself very safe , and then daily sent down arms to all that countrey , and secured the towns of drogheda and dundalke , by leaving great parties both of horse and foot in them . so that the protestants had no manner of correspondence that way ; and likewise had taken care , that all other by-passes cunningly should be secured ; which was the only mischief the protestants met with ; for by this means the earl of tyrconnel could march down his army against them when he pleased , and at his own leisure , and they never have the least account of their motion , which has proved too true , as you shall hear hereafter . the irish having got this considerable strength ( as i have mentioned before ) , then it was their business , and indeed the positive commands from the respective parish-priests , and under the danger of a curse too , that they should endeavour to secure and seize all strong castles , or gentlemens houses of any strength , as soon as possible they could , which indeed they effected with much integrity , either by cunningly stealing into them by nights , or setting fire to their gates . while the earl of tyrconnel was fortifying the newry , and re-enforcing several other garrisons , there were several odd companies of foot , and troops of dragoons quartered about the countrey , who indeed were willing to be gone from amongst the scotch army ; and amongst the rest , ( i cannot pass by giving you an account of the troop of dragoons quartered in armagh ) it seems lieutenant aspoll , commanding in chief in that town , perceiving how vastly numerous the protestants were in that countrey , and how vigorously they armed themselves , was apprehensive of some danger ; therefore gave private orders to all the men to be ready against a certain hour , and march out of the garrison with all the privacy imaginable . but this was not so secretly managed , but it took wind in the town , and the very morning the dragoons were to march away , the townsmen surprized the officers in their chambers , and secured all the horses and arms they could find ; and there being about ten of the dragoons on the guard that night , posted themselves in the session-house , and endeavoured to secure that place ; but the townsmen were so forward and resolute , that they came up to the doors of the house , fireing on both sides very smartly : but at last the dragoons surrendered , after a serjeant was shot in the arm , and they with the rest of the troop , all sent prisoners to the church , after having lost both horse and arms , which were distributed amongst the men who performed this service ; and the dragoons after some days confinement , discharg'd , who upon their march in the county of lowth , got near the value of all their horse and arms at captain blany's house , having taken all his best horses and houshold-goods , to a very considerable value . this late action at armagh much stir'd up his excellency's passion ; insomuch , that he swore , he would send down a very powerful army against the north ; but being awed by a considerable force under the lord inchiqueen , in munster , and by another under the lord kingston in connaught , durst not send so great an army as he would ; and therefore for some time rested quiet . the northern gentlemen understanding , that the earl of tyrconnel did not intend an army to divert them , so soon as expected , were willing to give themselves some recreation ; and the taking of carrickfergus ( where the earl of antrim was governour , and mark talbot , natural son to the earl of tyrconnel , commander of the forces there ) was the subject ; and it was reported on all hands , that if there had not been a mis-management in the matter , the design had taken effect ; but since it did not , i shall not trouble the reader with a relation of the manner of besieging that town , or how they left it . after the forces were drawn back which went against the town of carrickfergus , the council at hilburragh thought convenient to send some forces to secure the pass at loghbricklan , and other places thereabouts , lying within some few miles of newry , where the irish had made a considerable strength , both by manning the bridge , and intrenching the town ; and at armagh the lord blany , with about a regiment of horse , and a regiment of foot , secured that pass , in case the enemy should move that way . things being ordered in this manner , there happened several skirmishes both between the enemy at newry , and that part of the protestant army at loghbricklan , in some part of which a very worthy gentleman , one captain poe , was slain , with about nine more , as they went a forraging , by an ambuscade ; as also several skirmishes between the lord blany's party , and the enemy at charlimount , and other flying parties who were pillaging the countrey : so that scarcely a day passed without killing and taking some . this being about the beginning of march , things arrived to a very great pitch , and the irish grew more insolent than formerly : insomuch that many people fled from their concerns , leaving all , or most of their substance behind , to the disposal of the enemy , and grew almost impatient for relief out of england , expecting every fair wind would bring over an army , which would settle that kingdom : and indeed a very small number of men , with arms and ammunition , might have effected it , when the prince of orange ( the now king ) his proclamation came over , requiring the irish to surrender themselves and their arms by the th of april : which proclamation was sent by the lord blany to the garrison of charlimount : and the said lord blany had his majesty proclaimed at armagh , with all the solemnity imaginable , which was likewise done at hillsburrough , and several other places in the north. when the earl of tyrconnel had advice , that our present king william was proclaimed in armagh , and several other places , he by this time had put his army into some better condition than before , and ordered some horse and dragoons , commanded by collonel dominick sheldon , with a considerable body of foot , commanded by collonel richard hamilton ( who was sent out of england , with conditions for the irish ) to march towards the north : and having stopt all correspondence from the protestants , from newry downwards , that army marched within some few miles of loghbricklan , before any particular account came to the lord mount alexander , or the council at hillsburrough : whereupon it was thought fit to withdraw what forces were quartered at loghbricklan , and thereabouts , nearer drumore and hillsburrough , and to burn and destroy all the countrey they marched through , to make the same uneasie for the earl of tyrconnel's horse , in regard there was not much forrage in that countrey . however , collonel hamilton and sheldon finding the garrison of loghbricklan deserted , immediately moved forward ; and having some troops in the forlorn , marched within some few miles of drumore : sir arthur rawdon then commanding at drumore , sent out some scouts , to observe the motion of the enemy , and to discover their number : the scouts informed him , that there could not be above three or four troops of horse , and that they approached near the town : whereupon sir arthur rawdon drew out about five hundred men , or thereabouts , to prevent the enemies coming farther into that countrey ) and upon view of the body of horse ( the rest of the army lying obscurely under a great hill ) , resolved to charge them ; but before there was any close engagement , the great army which lay secure behind the hill , moved forward , and were much too strong for sir arthur's party : whereupon the protestants fled , and made their way through hillsburrough , the enemy killing several , having the pursuit of them for about five or six miles , and getting great plunder of rich portmantions , and other things left on the way ; but finding themselves near hillsburrough , and not knowing but the body of the protestant army were in a reserve thereabouts , thought it convenient to make a halt until they had brought up the rest of the army . but to give sir arthur rawdon his due , he behaved himself with as much courage as any man could do in this engagement ; and had there been but reasonable odds , he and major baker , now one of the governours of londonderry , had defeated the enemy ; but the loss of the protestants was not much ( considering the advantage of the pursuit the enemy might have made ) losing about . upon the news of this , most of the people about hillsburrough fled ; but some kept the castle , being a place of a reasonable good strength , and having about a thousand pound in money , and an incredible store of oatmeal , and other provision , were resolved to defend the place ; but in a very little time surrendred it , and all the money , &c. to the enemy , col. hamilton and sheldon giving protections to all people who desired them , on his march , which was their policy ; for thereupon many remained in their own houses . after the break of drumore , sir arthur rawdon brought what horse and foot he could with him to colerain ; and thereupon what forces were in lisnegarvy , belfast , antrim , and other places thereabouts , made their way to that garrison , thinking to secure that pass , and prevent the enemy going over the ban water , having cut down the bridge at porteglanone , about ten miles from colerain , and ordered all the boats on lough neagh , and the river to be burnt , which was esteemed the only way to retard the enemies march into the county of londonderry and donegall ( having no way to pass but by a tedious march by charlimount ) : but the great oversight of not sinking or burning these boats , proved very fatal , as you shall hear hereafter . the garrison at hillburrough being surrendred , and all the protestant forces making their way to colerain , there was nothing left to oppose the irish army in all that country , where they got very great plunder , especially in lisnegarvy , belfast and antrim , besides to the value of or l. belonging to the lord massereen in money and plate , hid about his house , and discovered by his own servant , for a reward of guinies ; and besides this , they got all the furniture of his house , as it stood , to a very great value : and in this plentiful country the enemy thought fit for some time to refresh themselves , which indeed they did . now i must return to armagh , monaghar and glasslogh , to give account of the forces there , under the command of the lord blany , and the other forces of the counties of cavan and fermanaugh , commanded by capt. francis hamilton , now sir francis hamilton , who for the good of his country and religion , deserted the late king james's army , and brought off about or of the best men in his troop , and forced his way , escaping several imminent dangers . the irish of the north-west having advice , that the army had conquered all before them in the north-east country , very violently prest the taking in of strong houses and castles : wherefore the protestants thought good to make a fair escape to iniskilling , where many of them now are , to the number of about of good men , under the command of gustavus hamilton , some time cornet to the lord galmoy ; and many of the protestants got into the castle of monaghan ; but the irish were so numerous about that place , and so very earnest in getting it , that the protestants were forced to desert it , and make to glasslogh ; but this was no resting place for them long ; for one john macanna came against it with about men , and intended to have seized the lady blany , and some other persons of quality in the castle , if matthew auctle , esq ; a person of undaunted courage , had not drawn out what forces were in that small village , consisting not of above two troops of horse , and three companies of foot , to fight the enemy , who advantageously lined a large fort on the top of a hill , and gauled the protestants as they advanced ; but this gentleman , mr. auctle , very bravely forced his way into the fort , notwithstanding their fire , and put them to the rout , where there was about kill'd , besides macanna himself , his son , and another son taken prisoner ; and immediately after this passage a rogue lay behind a bush ; and shot mr. auctle dead , being the only person lost in this skirmish . but the enemy being thus routed , the lady blany , and the other persons in the castle , with the two troops and three foot companies , had afair opportunity of making their escape , and quitting that place , made their way to londonderry . then what forces were left in this country , were at armagh with the lord blany , to secure that frontier garrison ; but coll. lundy not sending any men to re-enforce the place , as was expected , and the enemy in a manner surrounding the town , before the lord blany would stir , or quit it , was at length forced to make his way to colerain , with about troops of horse , and companies of foot , with which his lordship did narrowly escape ; for the garrisons of charlimount and mountjoy , having notice of his march , ordered about men , on the th of march , to get the pass at ardea-bridge ; and if that was done , more were to fall on in the rear , and so destroy the whole party ; but my lord marching his men in good order , and with all the speed he could , by good fortune got the bridge , not a quarter of an hour before the enemy appeared , and fired in the rear : whereupon the horse and foot were drawn up , and about two companies sent out for the forlorn , to the bridge , to make a handsome engagement of it ; but the enemy at the very first fire ran . upon which the horse fell on , and killed about , as was then found on the spot , besides several that were drowned : and in this exploit there was not a man killed or wounded of the lord blany's party , nor any harm done , save two horses lost ; so that party marched forward to colerain . there was seven companies of foot more which belonged to the lord blany ; but they thinking to make a nearer way to colerain , were all disarmed near antrim , and no other harm done them , as i gave you an account before . about this time arms , and barrels of powder , with l. for coll. lundy's good service , arrived at derry , which came most seasonably for the use of the protestants . during this encounter , hamilton and sheldon were refreshing their men in that plentiful country ; for it pleased them so well , that they did not very eagerly press forward towards colerain , until that garrison was made very strong by great bodies of horse and foot of the protestants , coming daily to them : and the first thing the enemy did , was to secure all the boats which were drawn up ( as i formerly told you ) , and then about two troops of horse came to view the place , and went so near , that their leader was shot by one from the garrison , which caused the rest to retreat , after they had taken a good view of the situation of the town , and the fortification of it , being a mud wall of a considerable height , and a deep wet ditch round three parts of the town , and the ban water , with a draw-bridge on it , fortifying the other th part . the chief commander of the place was major gastavus hamilton , who did not spare any charge or labour to make the place tenable . the enemy having thus received the garrison , sent word , that they would give them a visit the next day about ten a clock ; and indeed they were as good as their promise ; for about the same hour they marched up with five pieces of cannon , three whereof they planted against the gate near the river , attended with a body of dragoons , and the other two guns were planted against king's-gate , attended by a body of horse , and their foot drawn up in the centre : they began to play very warmly at the town , and the town as hotly at them ; but there being many hedges and gardens near the works , the enemies foot got into them ; which much preserv'd them from the shot of the town ; as also did a water-mill very near the town , where about thirty or forty of the granadeers got , near night , and when they found there was no good to be done with the town , marched off their foot in a shower of snow , so that the town could not observe their motion ; when the foot were clearly drawn off , the dragoons followed , and then the horse marched ; but in such confusion and disorder they were , that had the town sallied out with some troops of house , and a brisk party of foot , they certainly had ruined the enemy , who were so terrify'd at a great body of horse , being the lord blany's regiment , and some foot drawn out on a hill beyond the town , that they dropt two of their cannon on the road , with much of their baggage and luggage , and the next morning came and brought them away , having lost about sixty men the day before , and several wounded ; amongst whom , sir gregory birne was shot in the head , but recovered of the wound . the enemy meeting with this repulse , contrary to expectation , ( for they really thought to get the town on their first appearance ) marched back to balymony , balymenagh , antrim , and other towns thereabouts : and now , since they could not pass the ban-water at colrain , and the bridge at portglanone being cut down , ( as i mentioned before , ) they make use of the boats which should have been burned , and attempted in a few days to get over their forces ; but there being some troops of horse and dragoons , and about two regiments of foot attending their motion , along the river-side , could not easily make their way , sir arthur rawdon taking such great care to prevent them : however , this matter was not long in dispute ; for col. nugent ( son to the earl of west-meath ) with about sixty granadeers , on the th of april , before day , came over a little above the bridge of portglanone in a boat , and marched his men so close , and firing in such good order , that he soon gained the trench , where about forty of the protestants were , who deserted the same for want of ammunition ( as it was reported , ) and then the rest of the foot fled ; arthur rawdon , capt. james magill , capt. dunbar , and capt. henly stood , and charged nugent and his sixty men , ( although their men left them ; ) and disputed the matter for a short time , where capt. magill was slain , and capt. henly desperately wounded ; and then sir arthur , after a close engagement with nugent , the bullets flying thick about him , was forced to retreat as gallantly as col. nugent's attempt was great . the business being over , on viewing the body of capt. henly , being strangely mangled , col. nugent observed him to move ; and asking whether he was not dead , capt. henly said , he was not ; and therefore desired honourable quarters , which was given ; and he sent to the hospital near colrain , and well recovered of his wounds , by the particular directions of col. nugent ; and the lord of duntreath , either out of fear or vexation , that the army was broken , died at kilmore . this news of the enemies passing the river , coming to col. lundy , the governor of london-derry , he forthwith ordered all the forces at and about colrain , to march into the laggan , and to quit the garrison of colrain , although it might have been kept for a considerable time ; but his orders were observed , and all the forces marched to london-derry ( burning and destroying all the country between colrain and derry , before them ; where col. lundy assured the army that they should fight the enemy very soon ; and to that end a proclamation was set forth , which very much encouraged both officers and soldiers . within some few days the enemy began to appear on the other side of the river of derry , which was not much regarded , or taken notice of ; but within two days the whole army was observed to march towards strabawne , of which col. lundy had a full account , and was advised , that the enemy could not stay in that country , which was ruined before by the protestant army , and therefore must of necessity press and force their way into the laggan , being a plentiful countrey ; wherefore col. lundy was desired to march even with the enemy on the one side of the river , that they may be at the passes as soon or sooner than the enemy ; and if lifford , claydy and fin-waters were secured , there was no danger of the enemy getting into that good country , where the whole army may be maintain'd till relief came out of england ; but these reasons made no sound in his ears , or at least seemed little to regard them , and suffered the enemy to have a days march before him ; so that when he had ordered some few regiments of foot to secure these passes , the enemies whole body were drawn up near these places , and broke in at claydy-ford , ( whether upon a sign from col. lundy or not , i cannot positively say , ) and then col. lundy fled , crying out , you are all cut off , shift for your selves ; suffering about two hundred of the protestants to be cut off , he making his way to london-derry , and indeed the whole regiment posted at lifford , had certainly been lost , had not some gentlemen of greater courage or more honesty , made a a halt with the horse , and brought up the foot , after the loss of of them ; and then according to col. lundy's directions , all the army marched with what haste they could to derry ; but when they came there , the gates were shut , and about kept out of the walls , and dispersed about the country ; so that if the enemy had pursued , all these poor souls might have been lost ; but as it was , many of them were lost , for they made down to evishein , where several of them were killed , as well by the rabble of the country , as the army , besides getting a great many good arms. when the enemies horse and foot , that were drawn up at claydy , observed the protestants to run , the horse eagerly pressed over , by swimming the river , dragging the foot by tail and mane after them , very few being lost , save only major robert nangle , and two troopers drowned . the next day ( and as all looked upon as a great providence ) col. cunningham and col. richards appeared in loghfoyle , about four miles from the town , with nine sail and a man of war , which brought over two regiments for the relief of derry : this indeed comforted the people ; but alas ! it was to little purpose ; for as soon as col. cunningham and richards came up to the town , col. lundy assured them there was not ten days provision in the garrison ; and thereupon a council of war was called , and 't was concluded , that the town was not tenable , for want of provisions : upon which , cunningham and richards immediately returned to their men on board , and waited two days to bring off col. lundy , leaving the town to make conditions for themselves , having before brought off most of the considerable men of the army , who , neither through fear , or disaffection to the cause they had espoused , left the place , but meerly cheated and deluded by this blind council of war. this sudden resolution of the relief going back , amazed the town , and especially those who knew nothing of the design , and the town being in a good condition , both as to provision and a considerable army both of horse and foot in it , sent three several messengers to col. cunningham and richards , that if they would accept of the garrison , and secure it for their present majesties , what horse and foot were in town , would take the field , and leave the town to themselves , ( for in that time they were in a condition to do it , but they returned no answer , nor did the messengers return ever since , while col. cunningham and richards were in the logh , the late king james marched all his forces within a small way of london-derry , and thought to get the garrison without the least opposition ; but upon his approach , the townsmen gave him a warm salute with their great guns , and kill'd three of his horse with a cannon-ball ; which put a stop to his career . col. lundy observing how violent the men were , sent col. thomas whitney round the walls , to command the men not to fire any more ; which orders the said whitney delivered ; but had he not made soon off , he had certainly been thrown over the walls : col lundy finding how resolute the men were , resolved to let them take their own measures ; and within some few hours after , the earl of abbercorne was sent with a parly from the late king , for to surrender , permitting them their lives , estates , religion , and a free pardon for all offences past ; but all this would not work with the people , who utterly denied to surrender on any conditions . col. lundy , seeing this way would not do what he designed ( as the town had strong presumptions to believe , ) it seems the key of the ferry-gate was lost , and the gun before the gate uncharged , and the gunner not to be found ; this being discovered , the whole town was allarm'd , and every man repair'd to the wall , and col murray appointed governor that night , upon which , col. lundy secur'd himself in his house under a guard of his own red-coats , fearing the soldiers of the town would use violence against him . the next day , it appearing that col. lundy had absconded , the town unanimously chose mr. george walker clerk , and lieut. hen. baker , their governors , and col. murray the general in the field upon all sallies . this election mightily pleas'd the people , and were , notwithstanding col. cunningham and richards had left them , resolved to defend the place . now there was a hot discourse in the garrison , that king james was in person before the town , and that if they would not believe it , two gent. who knew him , might go out and see : whereupon , mr. arch-deacon hamilton , and capt. nevil were appointed ; who returned not again to the garrison . then another paper came , under the hand and seal of the late king , to desire the garrison to send out any number under twenty , to see him ; but answer was return'd , that whether he was there or not , the town should not be surrendred . when the late king found himself thus slighted by the town , he did then tamper with capt. robert galbreath , capt. william and benjamin adaire , for the surrender of the fort of kilmore , which indeed took effect ; but before this , col. lundy , one giluer brasier , and lieut. wildman , made their escapes in disguise , and went down to kilmore , with benjamin adaire , who came for powder to the town , and so got off to scotland . this news of the surrender of kilmore , was a second surprize to the town ; but all this would not perswade them to surrender , and by this time most of the horse in the town were forced to be turned out for want of forage , and only one hundred kept , being two troops , col. murray capt. of the one , and nathanael bull capt. of the other : and now the town being surrounded , they came to examine their provision and number of fighting men , and upon search , it plainly appear'd there was provision for men for ten or twelve weeks : whereupon the men were regimented , and brought to an allowance , and have ever since most gallantly defended the place , their sallies being frequent and brave . i will only say , that by the prudent government of these two gentlement , being encouraged by many in the garrison , the town has been preserved . in munster the lord inchequin commanded the protestants ; but being surprized by major general macarty , were all disarmed , and no farther harm done them . before i proceed any farther to give an account of the town of london-derry , and the situation of the place , i must give a relation how that honourable person , the lord kingston , with about horse and foot , were decoyed out of the two strong forts at sligoe , which might very well have held out as long as derry , and been a great relief to many of the protestants in connaught . col. lundy , governor of london-derry , writes to this honourable person , to march his men to joyn the protestants in the laggan ; upon this letter , the lord kingston accordingly marched his men as far as ballyshannan and donegall ; but when his lordship had come that length , he had advice , that there was no room for his men , or forage for his horse in london-derry , and therefore desired him to shift for himself , and that his men might take the late king james's protection . upon which , the lord kingston made for england , forcing a french vessel that lay near castledoe , and brought some of his men with him , and the rest got into iniskilling : this carries the face of contrivance , in regard his lordship was not able to make his way to london-derry , nor to return to sligoe , the enemy possessing themselves of those forts so soon as they were deserted . and now i must return to london-derry : as i have informed you how the late king james used all means to get that town , so there was one expedient more found out , ( which was thus ; ) a sham-letter was sent into the garrison , that the lord kingston's party had engaged some of the enemy at fin-water , and routed them , and therefore earnestly pressed the governor to send foot , with twenty barrels of powder to meet him about raphoe , and that his lordship doubted not to repel the enemy ; but the governors very discreetly considering the unreasonableness of that letter , inasmuch as the greatest part of the irish army lay between the town and raphoe , looked upon it as a trick to get the powder and arms ; the truth of which was afterwards made very plain , in regard the lord kingston had not writ any such letter , nor was he near that place , or ever engaged any part of the irish army . the town , by this time , was very well allarm'd by the approach of the enemy , and having an account of a considerable quantity of salmon , about sixty tun , belonging to the lord massereen , in a ware-house near the town , made a shift to get it all , excepting forty barrels , which afterwards came to the hands of the enemy , and a great stack of hay , which stood within a quarter of a mile of the town , which might easily have been brought in , but was not . the enemy having now got the fort of kilmore by surrender , ( which lies on the mouth of the river ) wherein was foot , belongnig to the town , and some powder and salmon , the soldiers made conditions to carry out their swords and baggage , ( leaving their fire-arms behind ; ) but these conditions were not performed , for most of them had their swords , hats , &c. taken from them in the garrisons of colrain , balymenagh and antrim , for want of guards to conduct them from garrison to garrison , as agreed upon ; upon which complaint being made to general hamilton , all the satisfaction he gave , was , that if the persons wronged could discover who plundered them , they should be punished ( if soldiers , ) but was not able to prevent the barbarous actions of the rabble . after the fort of kilmore was surrendred , the irish army were quartered from st. johnstons along the country , about eight miles in length , and brook-hall was ordered for the duke of berwick , mr. fitz-james , and general hamilton's quarters . they also placed about men in the fort of kilmore , and about two batallions of foot at pennyburne-mill , lying a mile from the tomn ; so that most of their foot were near that place , and the greatest body of their horse , consisting of two regiments , belonging to the lord gallmoy and sir maurice eustace of castlemartin , and a regiment of dragoons , belonging to the lord duleeke , were quartered about st. johnstons and the carrigans ; all which did not amount to more than on derry side , and about attending a battery raised near strongs-mill , in view of the whole town , on the other side of the water ; in which battery were seven cannon , which play'd very warmly against the town , and especially against the walls , but did no great prejudice ; the governors ordering blinds to be built on the walls , to prevent the enemy's shot against the men who were posted on the works : the harm they did against the town , was very small , and only brake some slates and tiles on the tops of houses . the governors being apprehensive of some bombs to be thrown into the town , ordered a great part of the pavements to be pulled up , lest the fall of a bomb might do some injury by breaking of the streets , and casting the stones about ; and this was done by the advice of an experienced old soldier , and all the timber which was saved out of houses pull'd down without the gates , laid round on the walls to be flung over in case of a storm : besides this , there is a wind-mill within a small space of that garrison , in which was posted about fire-locks , which indeed kept the enemy at some distance , and was of good use to the besieged . the enemy having thus encamped themselves , ( if i may call it so , ) the besieged began to make some sallies ; but little execution was done , ( for want of horse , ) having turned their whole body of horse , save , out of the gates , for want of forage , until the th of april ; at which time our new general murray , had a very great desire to take a breathing to blood his soldiers ; the manner of it was pretty ingenious , ( if so designed , ) and therefore will ask leave to give some account of it , and of his behaviour in the enterprize . as i said on the th of april he ordered fire-locks to march out by small numbers , as secretly as they could , and lodge themselves in the ditches between the town and pennyburn-mill ; this being done with great secrecy , he , and one captain nathaniel bull , marched out with two troops , and moved towards this mill , where two batallions of the enemies foot lay , who immediately received the allarm , and ordered a body of horse to advance and charge general murray ; but he finding them too many for him , made a halt , and ordered fire-locks more to march out , who were drawn upon the top of the hill , in view of the enemy ; upon which the foot at pennyburn-mill , drew out in two bodies , and the besiegers horse advanced on the strand to charge colonel murray , but received some prejudice by the men lodged in the ditches , who flanked their horse ; and altho' several of them dropp'd , yet the rest made good the charge against the towns-men , who at the first fire ran in the rere , leaving the general , with captain bull , and some others , engaged ; but whether colonel murray , and these with him , knew that the party retreated , i cannot justly say , however he charged through the enemies horse , and forced his way back , without receiving any prejudice , only his horse shot in the counter ; and to give the party who engaged them their due , about pursued , pistolling and slashing the protestant horse , within carbine-shot of the gates ; but some of them never returned to brag of their valour , being all slain but two by the men who had lined the ditches near the strand ; in this skirmish monsieur mamoe , the french general of horse , was killed ; major toafe , brother to the earl of carlingford , captain fitzger●●● captain bourke , and officers more , with private men ; and now the fire-locks , posted on the top of the hill with the foot which lined the ditches , made their retreat towards the town , ( having an account of the lord gallmoy , and sir eustace's regiments of horse , marching with all speed to get between them and home , ) and narrowly escaped , with the loss of men , and a lieutenant ; and then the guns from the town forced the enemies horse to retreat . within three or four days after , there was another sally , wherein the duke of berwick received a slight wound on his back , monsieur puscinian , and the french general of foot killed , and monsieur pontee , the chief ingeneer , wounded in the head , the earl of abbercorn's horse killed under him , and he very narrowly escaping , leaving his scarlet cloak , saddle , &c. for a prey to the besieged ; some others were killed and wounded , but their names i cannot particularly mention ; but such was the execution done by the protestants , that by some few sallies many of the besieged were richly clothed in the late king jame's livery , which afforded great diversion to the governors to see their soldiers strut in scarlet laced with silver and gold , and others in buff , whose fortune afforded them no better . these sallies proving so successful , and the men seeing some action , occasioned the whole town to be greatly satisfied with their new governors , and general murray ; in so much that they often importuned their officers to go out ; and the great freedom and familiarity of the governors and officers , had so prevailing a power over the soldiers , that nothing was dearer than their commanders , and the defence of the town ; whereupon a firm resolution was set up to defend the place to the utmost extremity ; and therefore certain rules were agreed upon , ( by a general council of war , ) to be observed in the garison , of which i must beg leave to give the reader some short account . there being men in arms in the town , it was ordered , that two entire regiments should be on the guard each night . that each regiment had a post assigned on the walls , where they were to repair on all allarms without farther order , and there remain till drawn off . that every regiment should have their quarters assigned them to be together ; and all the drums of that regiment to be quartered in one house in case of allarms . that the adjutants of the whole g●rrison should be quartered together , that they may be found on all occasions ; and that the adjutant of each regiment should remain on the main guard till the regiment would be relieved from duty to which he belonged . that no tipling or drinking should be after eight of the clock at night , or candles lighted , which might direct the enemy to fire their cannon against the town in the night-time . that each private soldier should have a salmon and a half , two pounds of salt beef , and four quarts of oatmeal in the week , and the inn-keepers not to take more than a peny a quart for beer , in regard the soldiers receiv'd no pay. that the ammunition should be removed out of the grand store , and lodged in four several places , in case of accidental fire , or treachery ; so that all might not be lost at one time . that the keys of the gates should be lodged on the main-guard , and the same to be delivered to no person under the degree of a captain , there being two to attend at each gate every night . that all merchants goods belonging to the merchants who went away , should be brought into common stores , and inventories taken of them , to prevent soldiers from breaking shops and cellars . that no soldier should fire a shot in the garrison needlesly , to waste powder and ball , until there should be occasion . all which orders and rules were duly observed by the soldiers , as well for their own safety , as by the command of the governors . after the garrison was brought to this good order , and the hearts of the people a little at rest , ( after some suspected had left the town , ) they now unanimously resolve to stand to their work , and consider , that if they had surrendred , and taken protections to go to their own dwellings , all was gone from thence before they came , and then they would be exposed to the mercy of the rabble , who would not only plunder them of what they had , but might barbarously murther them ; and if they escaped murthering , must of necessity perish for want ; and therefore of the two chose rather to die on the walls , than run those hazards ; so that now all thoughts of surrendring was quite removed from them , and a siege began to grow something familiar . the governors finding the humor of the people , and that london-derry was likely to be some time besieged before relief was sent from england , considered what places about the town could annoy them most , and from what part of the town the guns could most conveniently prejudice the besiegers . the first thing they went upon , was the burning of all the houses clear round the town without the walls , and levelling their rubbish and ditches , so that the enemy might not sculk in them , and gall the men on the walls ; and also considering that the great quick-set hedge round alderman tompkins's orchard , and the orchard it self , might be prejudicial likewise to the walls , ordered the same to be razed . these things were no sooner thought of , and orders given , but the soldiers as readily and chearfully put them in execution , and in a very small time perfected this work to admiration . and as the wise governors and officers considered what might be disadvantageous to themselves , resolve upon something to be equally prejudicial to the enemy , and knowing there were some guns to spare , which were brought up from the fort of kilmore , ordered two of them to be mounted on the top of the steeple of the church , being a great heighth , commanding all places about the town within cannon-shot : this work was no sooner ordered , but in a manner finished , and indeed to the satisfaction of the whole garrison ; for those guns exceedingly gall'd the enemy in the battery on the other side of the water , insomuch that their battery was several times broken , and at length , when they discovered a gun to be fired from the steeple , the soldiers would either run out of the works in great disorder , or fall flat on their bellies to avoid the shot . now the town being a very strong place by its natural situation , built on the extream north-point of a long tract of ground environed on the east-side with the river about yards broad , on the west with a bogg or marsh ground , and on the south is the way leading to it , which is but very narrow , and a sort of a fort cast up at the wind-mill , to secure that entrance : besides this , the town is oval in its form , and a regular fortification being built by the londoners in the time of queen elizabeth , or the beginning of the reign of king james the first , the outward wall being about or foot high , and of a great thickness , and the inward wall rising as high or near the heighth of a man of the outward wall , and between these two , earth filled up in the middle , whereon eight or ten men may walk in breast , so that no gun can batter it to make a breach to storm : there are four gates belonging to this town , viz. bishopsgate , ferry-key-gate , ship-key-gate , and butchers-gate ; they stand directly opposite to each other , there being a square in the centre of the town , in which square the market-house stands , and a large street answering every gate from this square ; at every gate there is a gun planted within twenty yards of the gate , and four guns planted at the market-house , one directly against each gate , to clear the streets : there are nine bastions about the town , and about three or four guns on each bastion ; besides this , there is a dry ditch round the town , over which there are two draw-bridges , one at bishopsgate , and the other at ferry-key-gate ; but in some places this ditch is filled up , not being kept clean for a long time : but to satisfie the reader 's curiosity of the place , i have here given a draught or map of the town . but to return to my former discourse , i must again proceed to give some account of the trouble the governors and the officers were under , fearing his present majesty would not send relief to them in the time they were really able to maintain that garrison ; for it was but reasonable to think his majesty would imagine the place was either lost , or not able to hold out long , in regard col. cunningham and richards had returned with the relief they brought thither : and now the fort of kilmore being surrendred , which commanded the river , and the irish army lying round the town on both sides of the river , a council of war was called , and a proposal made by the governors , that it was absolutely necessary to give the king an account of the state and condition of that garrison ; but there being no manner of way to effect this , but by sending some person who durst adventure to make his way through the irish camp , and take shipping at the next port he could compass ; which service was undertaken by one then present , and by a contrivance in making some of the townsmen , posted at the windmill , fire some loose shot after him in view of the enemies scouts , was received by them as a deserter , who afterwards , ( as i have been informed , ) made his way into scotland , and so to england , escaping several imminent dangers ; and after his departure from london-derry , the ensuing action happened in the county of downe . the irish army having run through all the north , and many of the protestants having taken protections from lieut. gen. hamilton , all the ards-isle of kele , and the lower part of the county of downe were forced to give a certain quantity of oatmeal , and other grain out of every parish , to be delivered at the garrisons of charlimont , or carrickfergus , before they could get protections , and upon delivering such meal , &c. they were not to be disturbed in their dwellings , and that those who did molest them , should be deem'd as common robbers . the poor protestants being filled with great hopes of peace , immediately sent in their composition-meal , &c. and indeed before the time limited , ( although some of them wanted to support their families , ) thinking to get the greater favour : but this agreement was not unlike the articles with the protestants at kilmore , ( which were broke as soon as the castle was surrendred ; ) for the lord evagh's regiment of mountaniers , newly rais'd in the upper part of the county of downe , ( of meer wild irish , ) came down and plundered all the ards and isle of kele , notwithstanding the conditions which were exactly performed by the protestants . at this time one hen. hunter , one of the seven captains disarm'd near antrim , ( as i mention'd before , ) being in the county of downe , when those outrages were committed by the lord evagh's ragged regiment , informed the people , that it was lawful to kill any person who should rob or plunder them after their conditions were fulfilled ; and having some acquaintance in that country , and troubled for being disarmed , prevailed upon the people to stand on their own defence against these common plunderers : this advice soon fastned upon the poor oppressed protestants , insomuch that in some few days capt. hunter got near horse and foot in a body , with what arms they had , and were fully resolved to defend that country until an army landed out of england ; and sir maxwel's house at killeleagh , was the chief garrison , where capt. hunter brought an old iron gun which lay some years at downe-patrick , and mounted it there . the news of this soon was with the late king james at dublin , and and thereupon the whole royal regiment , then before london-derry , part of the lord gallmoy's regiment of horse , sir eustace's regiment of horse , and the lord duleeke's regiment of dragoons , were ordered to march immediately from the camp against this hunter , and to joyn some foot quartered at antrim , carikfergus , belfast and lislegarvey , under the command of major general bouchar , and lieut. col. mark talbot ; this was so suddenly done , and all correspondence being stopt with col. hunter , about the th of april , the enemy surprized capt. hunter , falling in between his horse and foot , near comlir , putting them to the rout , killing about , besides several wounded , and taken prisoners ; captain hunter himself making his escape in a small boat into the isle of man. in this business some of the enemy were slain , and especially cornet lock , who it's thought was killed by some of his own party , who had a design on his place , he being a protestant ; for he was shot in the back with a brace of bullets , which could not be done by the protestant party , in regard the cornet was in the centre , and the ranks never broke ; which fully demonstrates the good will of papists to protestants , although they fight under the same general , and the same cause . this rebellion of the protestants in the ards , ( as it was called ) gave a fair opportunity for the lord evagh's regiment , which indeed did not let it pass them ; for in a very short time most of the protestants thereabouts were plundered , and turned out of their own houses , and afterwards chased by the lord duleeke's dragoons to donaghadee , driving them into the sea ; but one agnew riding at anchor , and having four small guns on board , and observing how barbarously the irish were forcing the poor wretches into the sea , fired two guns at the enemy ; upon which they halted ; so that capt. agnew brought on board , and landed them in scotland , without taking one penny fraight . the enemy having met with these repulses against the town and finding the place impregnable by storm , and believing the garrison wanted both commanders , provisions , and were scarce of fresh water , now resolved to block it up , and stop all manner of correspondence between the besiegers and england , by which means they hoped they would surrender , and the rather that they were discouraged by col. cunningham and richards going away , and afterwards by the loss of kilmore ; and therefore from the th of april , till the th or th of may , there was little or no action , except the townsmen now and then killing some of the enemy , who too eagerly came into alderman tompkins's orchard , and the meadows and parks about the town , to take away the horses before they had eaten the grass thereabouts : about this time the besieged made a sally , and defeated a small party of foot , and then forced into the town , and upon their retreat , they were protected by the guns of the town-walls ; in this sally some small booty was had , but not so much as generally reported . some few days before this , the enemy had a warm salute by a detached party out of the garrison , who beat off col. ramsey and his party , coming to secure the small rivulet near the town , thinking the besieged had their fresh water there ; in which sally some officers and soldiers fell of the enemies party . this , with the several other defeats , disheartned the irish army very much , who were indeed weary of that long fatigue of a siege , generally drinking water , and but very indifferent meat : whereupon it was resolved , that they should draw off some small distance from the town , ( and level all the ditches wherein the besiegers frequently gall'd them , ) until a supply of provisions came from dublin to the camp. about this time the men of iniskilling , having advice of some provisions going towards london-derry with a convoy , under the command of col. sarsfield , intercepted them , took all the provisions , and kill'd some of the convoy , the rest escaping narrowly . the town of london-derry being thus successful in all their enterprizes , now daily expect relief from england , and at length major general kirk , with about three regiments , appeared in logh-foile , with three and twenty sail , and three frigats ; some few days after capt. richards the engineer , had got off with his vessel , which ran on the sands for want of a skilful pilot ; he lost some men , and came for england , but major general kirk still remains in the logh , about a mile from kilmore , and four miles off the town , in view of the besiegers , to their great satisfaction , although he cannot get into the town , the river being boomb'd between the castle of kilmore and the garrison , and durst not land his men , they not being able to fight their way through the enemies camp , and therefore expect farther relief to be able to take the field . finis . advertisement . an exact and perfect list of their majesties royal fleet , now actually at sea , with the number of men and guns which every ship carries ; and also the names of all the commanders of the said fleet. printed for john amery at the peacock against st. dunstans-church in fleet-street ; and are to be sold by randal taylor , near stationers-hall , price d. newes from london-derry in ireland, or, a true and sad relation of the deplorable and lamentable estate of london-derry which is much distressed by reason of the rebels neare approaches unto it : and the menaces and treats they daily send unto them to make them deliver up their city : also how they burnt the towne of strabam with many people in it / related in a letter from one mr. william griffin to one mr. iames humphry of stuke in berkshire gent. febr. . . griffin, william, th cent. this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (wing g ). 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. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing g estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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[ ], p. printed for william ley, london : . reproduction of original in thomason collection, british library. eng ireland -- history -- rebellion of . londonderry (northern ireland) -- history. a r (wing g ). civilwar no nevves from london-derry in ireland: or, a true and sad relation of the deplorable and lamentable estate of london-derry, which is much dist griffin, william b the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - spi global keyed and coded from proquest page images - mona logarbo sampled and proofread - mona logarbo text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion newes from london-derry in ireland : or , a true and sad relation of the deplorable and lamentable estate of london-derry , which is much distressed by reason of the rebels neare approaches unto it , and the menaces and threats they daily send unto them , to make them deliver up their city . also how they burnt the towne of strabam , with many people in it . related in a letter from one mr william griffin , to one mr iames humphry of stuke in berkshire , gent. febr. . . london , printed for william ley . newes from london-derry in ireland ; or , a true and sad relation of the deplorable and lamentable estate of london-derry . my beloved cousen , i hope my last letters of ianuary . sent by a scotch gentleman , are come in safety unto your hands ; for i perceive that by meanes of our sending into scotland , and from thence by post or such assured speedy conveyance unto london , ( if life and safety here permit , ) you may sometimes understand the passages here . by my last letters , i intimated my being here in london-derry , and that i have been here since december ; and i mentioned unto you the most inhumane cruelty and bloody practices that the rebels have inflicted upon the poor protestants here ; how they have dealt with our ministers , worse than the turkes doe by their mutes and eunuchs ; how barbarously they have dealt with ladies and modest gentlewomen , as others of that sex ; how many children they have burnt , taken by the heels and dasht out their braines : and of that diabolicall and unchristian-like practice , when they have by menacing perswasions prevailed upon the weaknesse of some protestants , to goe to their masse and partake of their sacrament , and then cause that they be hanged with scoffings , that they are fitted and prepa●ed for death . i did also let you know the present distresse that wee then were in , and yet are , here within this city of london-derry ; you shall understand that within these wals are above foure thousand persons , which never heretofore endured such misery and hardnesse ; sweet dispositioned vertuous ladies , and gentlewomen of singular quality , many of them ready to famish , some without cloaths , all without money , and what is necessary for their sustenance , but that wee share in common upon hopes of reliefe from england , if wee bee not wholly forsaken ( as the rebels say we are . ) this is a very strong city , and may hold out for our safety and the good of all this kingdome , if it be speedily supplied as is necessary , with victuals , men , armes and ammunition ; without which we have no hopes to subsist , but must bee made a prey to the mercilesse rebels . o , that england would lay it to heart and consider our distresse ! although we are a particular , yet very considerable , as well for the generall good as for the preservation of us miserable abjects ; ( if not objects of pitty : ) we had not been exposed to this misery , had not that divellish invention defeated the city of london from their just possessions , or surely wee had ere this beene comforted in some measure : o , as i said formerly , wee are wholly deserted and left , as a people not worthy the mentioning ; and in truth if it hold thus for a while longer , you may be assured of our utter destruction ; for the rebels have vowed , and by their messages threatned , that unlesse wee render unto them , they will not spare either man , woman or childe : and truly for us to accept their conditions is as dangerous ; for they hold no faith with any . they shew themselves of an infinite number upon a hill over against the ferry , and have possest themselves of all the boats from a place called ballakelley , to strabam , burnt the town of strabam , where they destroyed many in the fire , and took from us there one great piece of ordnance ; and they have another , which they got further in the countrey , with which and their force they may beat downe all the houses in this towne ; for wee have in strength of men and armes to oppose them now , but foure pieces of ordnance great and small ; this towne doth need at least twenty pieces of ordnance , and a thousand men . good cosen proclaime our distresses farre and neere . wee have sent to dublin twice , and no remedy , but our last messengers returne with this ; that our former are gone for england , but what they doe there , god knoweth ; we can heare of no comfort or reliefe from thence . o-neale , mac-guyrr , mac-gennes , and o-gallows are joyned in one body of at least a thousand men , to assaile us : connaught hath advanced above so many more to their assistance : we expect them every day to assault us , and wee are in admiration that they shew themselves , and no way as yet assault us , although very neere unto us . i did formerly write of the great losse at garvagley , above two hundred of our men were staine , in which master rayley and master canning were lost : great men are in this rebellion ; the irish , make new lawes and statutes amongst themselves , and yet they say they are true and loyall subjects : they plough and seeme to be absolute and secure amongst themselves , and vow never to suffer the english againe amongst them . in this little city are many families , some famished , others grievously pined and annoyed ; so that as i believe the rebels policy is , that without blowes the place must bee forsaken although the people bee exposed to death or more barbarous cruelty . are we not of england very flesh and very bone , and shall we thus suffer for want of help ! we hear that that arch-rebell mac-maghon is taken , and o-relly hanged at dublin : but all lemster is so strong of rebels , that dublin , droghedaugh and youghall is in aparent danger : all vlster is lost , excepting london-derry , colraine and carric-fergus . i shall not bee more tedious at this present , pray for us all , amongst which you cannot forget your distressed poore kinsman , wil . griffin . february , . . finis .