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LIBRARY
Vol. II
DONNELt, O'SILKVAX BKAKK.
From a jioitiait in Ihc Nalional GMery, Dublin.
Frontispiece.
PACATA HIBERNTA
OR
A HISTORY OF
THE WARS IN IRELAND
BDIUNG THE EEIGN OF
(Si u c e n E I i 5 a I) e 1 1)
KSPECIALLY WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF MUNSTER UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF
SIR GEORGE CAREW
AND COMPILED BY HIS DIRECTION AND APPOINTMENT
EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY
STANDTSH OTtRADY
WITH PORTRAITS, MAPS AND PLANS
VOL. 11.
JjOW2s^EY .^' CO. LniiTKD
12, YORK STREET, COA^ENT GARDEN, LONDON
1896
LONDON:
PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, LD.,
ST. John's house, clerkenwell, k.c.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
THE SECOND BOOK— {continued).
CHAPTER XIII.
t.
The Castle of Rincorran, guarded by the Spaniards, besieged ;
and the Spaniards repulsed — The Castle of Rincorran
battered by the Lord President — A remarkable skirmish
between us and the Spaniards that attempted to relieve
Rincorran — The Lord Audley, Sir Oliver Saint-John, and
Sir Garret Harvy hurt — A Spanish commander taken
prisoner — The enemy demanded a; parley, but the Lord
President refused to treat with the messenger — The com-
mander parleyed, but his offers were not accepted — The
enemy endeavoured to make an escape, wherein many were
slain and taken Prisoners — Sir Oliver Saint-John sent from
the Lord Deputy with directions to the Lord President —
The reasons that induced the Lord President to receive the
Spaniards that were in Rincorran to mercy — The agreement
between the Lord President and the Spanish commander
that was in Rincorran ..... ^ ..
CHAPTER XIV.
Her Majesty's letter to the Lord President — A supply of
munition and victuals — A resolution in Council that forces
should be sent to encounter O'Donnell — The Lord President
of a contrary opinion, and his reasons — The reasons why
this service was imposed upon the Lord President — The
Lord President marcheth towards O'Donnell — O'Donnell
lodgeth near the Holy Cross, and the strength of his
quarter — O'Donnell, by means of a great frost, passed over
the mountain of Slieve Felim, whereby he escaped from
fighting with the Lord President — O'Donnell's hasty march
— The principal men that were in O'Donnell's army — The
principal men in Tyrone's army .....
CHAPTER XV.
A part of Don Dermutio's examination concerning a practice
for the taking or killing of the Lord President — A sally
246
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iv Contents.
made by the enemy in Kinsale — A Spanish captain slain —
iMastpr Hopton died of a hurt — The Earl of Thomond
landed at Castlehaven with supplies of horse and foot —
Supplies of horse and foot landed at Waterford — The
Queen's fleet and supplies of foot with munhions, etc.,
arrived at Cork — Castle ny Park attempted to be taken by
us, but the enterprise failed — A council of war called by the
Lord Deputy
CHAPTER XVI.
The Earl of Thomond with his supplies came to the camp —
Castle ny Park surrendered by the Spaniards — A Spanish
captain wounded, whereof he died — A brave act of a private
soldier — Approaches made nearer to the town — The Lord
President with the Earls of Thomond and Clanricard
returned to the camp — A sally made by the Spaniards
CHAPTER XVII.
The town of Kinsale summoned, and Don Juan's answer — The
Spaniards beaten out of their trenches — The Marshal went
to view the town to discover a fit place to batter — A skirmish
entertained for the viewing of the breach — An entrenchment
made on the west side of the town — A bold attempt of a
sergeant of ours, wherein he was slain — A soldier slain
standing between the Lord Deputj'' and Lord President —
The great sally made by the enemy with a furious charge,
both upon the platform where the batter)' was placed and
upon a new entrenchment on the Avest side of the town ;
the enemy repulsed and beaten — The enemy gained our
entrenchment on the west side of the town — The entrench-
ment recovered from the enemy — The loss on the enemy's
part and on our part ....... 30
CHAPTER XA'IIL
supply of Spaniards landed at Castlehaven — A Council of
War held — Good service done by a Scotsman — O'Donuell
joined with the Spaniards at Castlehaven — All the Irish in
the west of Mun.ster and some of the English race revolted
and adhered to the Spaniards — Sundry ca.stles rendered by
the Irish into the Spaniards' hands — Divers of the Irish
had companies in pay given them by J-)on Juan — The Castle
of Carrickfoyle taken and the ward murdered — Tyrone's
aimy discovered near our camp ...... 38
Contents. v
CHAPTER XIX.
VAttK
A brief report of the good service done by Sir Richard Levison
upon the Spanish fleet at Castlehaven — A letter from Don
Juan de Aguila to Tyrone and O'Donnell — A letter from
Don Juan to Captain Juan de Abornoz y Andrada — A
letter from Donnell O'Sulevan Beare to the King of
Spain .......... 43
CHAPTER XX.
Tyrone with his army approached within view of our camp, but
could not be provoked to fight — The enemy sallied out of
the town — The Irish army as before present themselves —
The enemy from the town make another sally — Intelligence
of the enemy's designs brought to Captain Taflfe . . 50
CHAPTER XXI.
The means whereby Captain Tafife had his intelligence — The
Battle of Kinsale, wherein the rebels were overthrown —
The Lord President directed by the Lord Deputy to guard
the camp against any attempt to be made by the Spaniards
— A glorious victory — An old Irish prophecy proved true —
Two sallies made by the Spaniards . . . . .54
CHAPTER XXII.
Zubiaur arrived at Castlehaven and immediately returned —
O'Donnell^ Redmund Burke, etc., embarked for Spain — The
names of such of the Irish as fled into Spain — The loss
which the rebels had in passing through Munster after the
Battle of Kinsale ........ 64
CHAPTER XXIII.
A parley desired by Don Juan, and granted by the Lord Deputy
— Don Juan's propositions, with their answers and his
reply — The reasons which moved the Lord Deputy and
Council to yield to a composition — The articles of the
composition . . . . . . . . .71
CHAPTER XXIV.
The names of the hostages delivered by Don Juan — Don Juan's
demand of victuals for the transportation of his men — The
victuals which were delivered to Don Juan and their rate.s
— The number of Spaniards who were transported out of
Ireland — The Lord Deputy broke up his siege and returned
to Cork — Captain Harvey's commission for his government. 82
vi Contents.
CHAPTER XXV.
PACK
L)on Juan's request to the Lord Deputy — A resolution in Council
to erect certain forts in ]\Iunster — The request of the
inhabitants of Kinsale to the Lord President — Certain
companies cashiered — A letter from the Lord President to
Her Majesty — The examination of Richard Owen — Richard
Owen's message from Tyrone to the Lord Deputy — Instruc-
tions for Captain George Blunt ...... 90
CHAPTER XXVI.
The King of Spain's letters intercepted — A letter from the
Duke of Lerma to Don Juan de Aguila — A letter from the
Duko of Lerma to the Archbishop of Dublin — A letter
from the Secretary Ybarra to Don Juan de Aguila — A letter
from the Secretary Fragursa to Don Juan de Aguila — A
letter from the King of Spain to Don Juan de Aguda . 101
CHAPTER XXVII.
The Spaniards embarked at Kinsale — The Spaniards dispossessed
of Donboy by O'Sulevan Beare — A letter from O'Sulevan
Beare to the King of Spain — A letter from O'Sulevan
Beare to the Earl of Cara^ena — A letter from O'Sulevan
Beare to Don Pedro do Zubiare. . . . . .118
CHAPTER XXVIIL
An interlocutory discourse between Captain Roger Harvy and
Pedro Lopez do Soto — Pedro Lopez de Soto's passport —
Pedro Lopez de Soto's letter to Captain Roger Harvy . . 129
CHAPTER XXIX.
Don Juan embarked at Kinsale — The Lord Deputy departed
from Cork towards Dublin — A letter from the Lord Di'i)uty
and Council to the Lords in England — The Lord Deputy
sickened in his journey to Dublin — The Lord President
surprised Avith a fever in his return to Munster . . .136
THE THIRD BOOK OF THE WARS IN IRELAND.
CHAPTER L
The estate of the province of Munster after the siege of Kinsale
— The war of Ireland censured to be lawfully n;ainlauied
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by tho rebels in the opinion of the learned men of Spain —
The names of the doctors of Salamanca who censured the
lawfulness of the rebellion in Ireland . . . .141
CHAPTER II.
The Earl of Thoraond directed to march with an army into
Carborry, and his instructions — The Castle of Donboy
fortified by the rebels — The Earl of Thomond having
placed convenient garrisons in the west, returned to Cork —
The Lord President resolved to besiege the Castle of
Donboy — The list of the army in Munster — The Lord
President advised not to enterprise the winning of the
Castle of Donboy, and the reasons why — The Lord President
perseveres in his resolution, and causeth the army to march
towards Donboy . . . . . • • .148
CHAPTER III.
Divers spoils done to the enemy — A letter from the Lord Presi-
dent to the Spanish cannoneers in Donboy — Captain
Bostock and Captain Barry sent to Sir Charles Wilmot — A
digression of Sir Charles Wilmot's proceedings in Kerry —
Divers rebels slain — A traitorly soldier hanged — A ward
put into Carrickfoyle — The Castle of Lixnaw taken ^ by
composition — The Castle of Ballihow taken and the Knight
of Kerry defeated — Castle Gregory and Rahun taken . 160
CHAPTER IV.
The forces which the rebels had in Kerry in bonaght — The
voluntary submission of Donnell MacCarty — Sir Charles
Wilmot required by the Lord President to come to the
camp at Carew Castle — A great prey taken from O'Sulevan
More's sons — The Knight of Kerry upon humble suit
protected — Sir Charles Wilmot with the forces of Kerry and
the munitions and victuals from Cork arrived at the camp
then at Carew Castle — Munition and victuals sent by
the Lord President to the Lord Deputy — Dermond Moyle
MacCarty, brother to Florence MacCarty, slain . . .168
CHAPTER V.
A resolution in Council that the army should be transported by
soa to the great, island and thence to the main — The rebel
Tirrell desirous to parley with the Lord President — All our
hor.^e sent from the camp to guard Kinsale, and likewise
certain foot — Tirrell failed twice to parley with the Eai-1 of
Thomond, and the reason why . . . . . .174
viii Contents.
CHAPTER VL
PAOE
The Army dislodged from Carew Castle — The regiments trans-
ported to the Great Island — Teg Reugh IMacMaghon slain —
The Castle of Donraanus surprised — A Spanish ship arrived
— The conference between the Earl of Thomond and Richard
jNIacGoghagan — The Lord President rides to the place
■where the forces were to land — The vigilant care of the
Lord President — Two regiments directed to land in the
Little Island, the other two to make to the main — The
rebels deceived — The rebels defeated, and Captain Tirrell
wounded . . . . . • • • • .1/7
CHAPTER VIL
The Spanish ship which arrived near Ardea brought passengers,
munition and money to the rebels — The distributors and
distribution of some of the money — A letter from Owen
MacEggan to Richard MacGoghagan at Donboy — A letter
from James Archer, Jesuit, to Dominic Collins, Jesuit, at
Donboy — A letter from John Anias to Dominic at Donboy
— A letter from John Anias to the Baron of Lixnaw a little
before his execution. . . . . . . .183
CHAPTER VIII.
The Lord President vieweth the castle of Donboy — The Lord
President tinds good ground to encamp in and to plant the
battery, contrary to all men's opinions — Two spies of the
rebels hanged — The artillery landed — The camp intrenched
and the artillery drawn into the market place — Our ap-
proaches begun — The Island of the Dorseys taken, and in
it divers rebels slain and taken prisoners, besides artillery,
munition, and much other spoil — The rebels taken in
Dorseys executed and the fort razed — Captain Kingsmill
maimed with a shot — An attempt of the rebels given on
our camp — Sir Samuel Bagnall brings letters to the Lord
President from the Lord Deputy and from Don Juan de
Aguila — A fair escape — The artillery planted before Donboy
— -Donboy battered and a breach made — The breach assaulted
— Divers of the rebels slain in seeking to escape by a
sally — Others slain in the water — The Lord President's
colours placed on the top of the Cistlo, but the vault still
maintained by the rebels — Sundry roliels voluntarily yielded
themselves — The remainder made election of anew captain,
whose resolution was extraordinary — A battery made upon
the vault — The rest surrendered themselves — A desperate
resolution of Richard MacGoghagan — Eiglit and fifty rebels
executed ; the rest reserved for a time — The whole number
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of the ward in Donboy — The loss we received in the
siege — Captains, men of quality, and others wounded
Artillery, munition, and spoils got in the castle . .190
CHAPTER IX.
Tirrell's proffers for the redeeming of his men — Our ordnance
(with those which were gained there) shipped — The services
propounded to Tirrell he refuseth, and the reasons of his
refusal — The castle of Donboy blown up with powder
Tirrell's men who were respited executed — The army shipped
and transported into the Great Island — The Downings
taken — Leamcon Castle taken — The castle of Lettertinless
taken and burnt — The Lord President returned to Cork
The companies sent for by the Lord Deputy delivered over
to Sir Samuel Bagnall — The confidence the Irish had of
supplies from Spain made them obstinate . . . 206
CHAPTER X.
Supplies of a thousand foot sent out of England for Munster
Sir Charles Wilmot with his regiment sent into Kerry
—James Archer and Connor O'Driscall fled into Spain —
Sir Owen MacCarty's sons revolt — Divers castles taken
in Carberry by the garrisons there — The description of
Bearehaven — The description of Baltimore Haven — The
description of Castlehaven — The Spanish hostages licensed
to depart — A letter from the Lord President to Don Juan
de Aguila .... 019
CHAPTER XL
The taking of the Castle of Donboy was the cause that the army
prepared in Spain for Ireland was stayed — Two thousand
supplies of foot were sent out of England for Munster — John
Fitz Thomas's practice to deceive the Lord President, but
failed — A false rumour of a Spanish fleet on the coast of
Munster — Sir Samuel Bagnall with his regiment commanded
to stay in Munster . . 219
CHAPTER XII.
A letter from Teg MacCormock Carty to the Lord President,
entreating the remission of his "offences— Cormock Mac'
Dermond Carty accused of sundry treasons — Cormock
MacDermond committed— The Castle of Blarney in the
custody of Captain Taffe— The Castle and Abbey of Kill-
crey rendered to the Lord President — Mocrumpe besieged
Cormock's wife and children imprisoned — Cormock ^Mac-
Dermond plotted his escape ... . . 224
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CHAPTER XIII.
A letter from the Lords of the Council to the Lord President
— Instructions for Captain Harvy to write to Spain — A
letter written by Her Majesty's own hand to the Lord
President — A letter from the Lord President to Her
Majesty — A letter from Captain Harvy to Pedro Lopez de
Soto, the Spanish Yeador — A letter from O'Donnell to
O'Connor Kerry — A letter from Don Juan de Aguila to the
Lord President — A letter from the Lord President to
Don Juan de Aguila — Captain Harvy's passport sent to the
Veador — The Lord President's passport for Captain Edny
into Spain — Spanish intelligence sent from ]\Iaster Secretary
Cecil to the Lord President — The Lord President's opinion
sent to Master Secretary of a defensive war in Ireland . 234
CHAPTER XIV.
Cormock ^^lacDermond escapes — The Castle of Mocrumpe taken
and most of the ward put to the sword — O'Sulevan and
Tirrell repair with their forces into Muskerry — Cormock
MacDermond makes means to be received to Her Majesty's
mercy — The reasons that moved the Lord President to
accept Cormock 's submission 258
CHAPTER XV.
The Lord President offers the Lord Deputy to send him of his
list one or two regiments — O'Donnell's death — Tirrell's
quarters assailed by Sir Samuel Bagnall — The loss on the
rebels' part — Tirrell rageth in fury against the inhabitants
of Muskerry and retireth into Beare and Desmond — The
death of Captain Ilarvy — Captain Flower succeeded Captain
Harvy in the government of Carberry — Cloghan summoned
— The Constable's brother hanged, and the castle rendered. 266
CHAPTER XVI.
A branch of a letter from the Lords of the Council to the Lord
President — The ensigns of magistracy re-delivered to the
Corporation of Kinsale — Of Spaniards defeated at Kinsale
in the time of King Richard the Second — The risingf-out of
tlie country committed to the charge of the Lord Larry —
The Lord Deputy requires the Lord President to meet him
at Galway — Sir George Thornton appointed to join the
Lord Barry — A messenger from the rebel Tirroll to the
Lord President, and his answer — The Knight of Kerry de-
feated — The Knight of Kerry, Tliomas Oge, and O'Sulevan
More's son make their submission — A foul murder com-
mitted by O'Sulevan More's son ..... 273
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CHAPTER XVII.
PAOS
Sir Charles "Wilmot Chief Commander of the forces in the ab-
sence of the Lord President — The rebels make three divisions
of their forces — Tirrell, afraid, flies the province — The Lord
Barry and Sir George Thornton join tlieir forces with Sir
Charles AVilmot — A skirmish entertained — A prey taken
from the rebels out of the fastness — Divers rebels submitted
themselves — William Burke, John O'Connor Kerry, and
O'Sulevan Beare with the bonoghs fled out of the province
— The rebels' loss in their passage through the County of
Cork, and the hard shift they made over the Shannon — The
good service done upon the rebels by the Sheriff" of the
County of Tipperary — Captain Henry Malby slain — Beare,
Bantry, and Dorseys spoiled^ and the Castles of Ardea and
Carrigness rendered — Captain Taff"e employed against the
rebels in Carberry — The Pope's vicar slain and the rebels
defeated — The Cartys of Carberry submit themselves to the
Lord President . 279
CHAPTER XVIII.
False rumours divulged of the state of Munster — The Lord
President sent one thousand foot munitioned and victualled
to the Lord Deputy — A letter from Her Majesty to the Lord
President concerning the Earl of Clanricard — A letter from
John Burke to the Lord President — A letter from John
Burke to Sir George Thornton — A certificate from a Popish
Bishop in behalf of John Burke . . . . .291
CHAPTER XIX.
The Lord Deputy sent to the Lord President for men and
munition, and himself to repair to him — The list of Her
Majesty's forces in Munster — Sir Edward Wingfield sent
by the Lord President with five hundred foot into Connaught
— The Lord of Lixnaw defeated by Captain Boys — The
Castle of Kilco taken by Captain Flower — The Castle of
Berengarry taken by Sir Charles Wilmot — Sir Charles
Wilmot and Sir George Thornton left by the Lord President
Joint Commissioners for the Government of Munster — A
letter sent by the Lord President from the Lord Deputy to
the Lords of the Council 299
Appendix .......... 321
Index 353
LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS TO
VOLUME II.
Donnell O'Sulevan Beare ....
Frontispiece
Map of the Kingdom of Ireland divided into Foui
Provinces ......
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Map of Castleny Park .....
25
Map of the Fort of Haulbowlin
91
Map of Cork .......
137
Map of the Army on the Beare Country .
141
Map of the Siege of Dunboy ....
191
Map of Muskerry ......
267
Turlough Lynagh
317
The Kin/dome of IRELANU
Devide^into Tower PROVINCES
Lemftcr. Munfter.VlfteuA Conna^n..
Vol. II.
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PACATA HI BERN I A.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Castle of Rincorran, guarded by the Spaniards, besieged ; and
the Spaniards repulsed — The Castle of Rincorran battered by
the Lord President — A remarkable skirmish between us and the
Spaniards that attempted to relieve Rincorran — The Lord Audley,
Sir Oliver Saint-John, and Sir Garret Harvy hurt — A Spanish
commander taken prisoner — The enemy demanded a parley, but
the Lord President refused to treat with the messenger — The
commander parleyed, but his offers were not accepted — The enemy
endeavoured to make an escape, wherein many were slain and
taken prisoners — Sir Oliver Saint-John sent from the Lord
Deputy with directions to the Lord President — The reasons
that induced the Lord President to receive the Spaniards that
were in Rincorran to mercy — 'The agreement between the Lord
President and the Spanish commander that was in Rincorran.
We attended all that day for the landing of the
artillery, and perfected the entrenchment about the
army, which was left unperfected the day before
through the extreme foulness of the weather ; and at
night Sir John Barkley, Sir William Godolphin, and
Captain Bodly were sent to view the most commodious
place to plant the artillery for the battering of the
Castle of Rincorran, which was situated upon the
River of Kinsale, something more chan a quarter of a
mile from the town, very convenient to forbid our
shipping to ride near the same, wherein Don Juan de
Aquila, the Spanish general, had placed a captain with
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one hundred and fifty soldiers, whom he promised to
relieve if they were assailed, or bring them off in
boats.
The two culverins were landed, and all means used
to mount them ; but it could not be done till the next
day, so ill was everything fitted, by reason there had
been no use of them for a long time.
These two pieces were mounted, and all things put
in readiness to batter the next day. The Spaniards
in the town, discovering our purpose, that night
essayed to relieve the castle by boats, and were
valiantly repelled by Captain Button with shot out of
his ship.
The two culverins began to play upon the Castle of
Rincorran, but within two or three shot the carriage
of the better culverin broke, and about two o'clock
in the afternoon the other developed a flaw, and by
that means was made unserviceable, so all that could be
done that day was to mount the whole culverin
upon her carriage.
The same day they gave an alarm to our camp,
drawing artillery out of the town, and with it played
into our camp, killed two near the Lord Deputy's tent
with a demi-cannon shot, and through the next tent
to it broke two hogsheads of the Lord Deputy's beer,
and every shot that was made fell still in the Lord
Deputy's quarter near his own tent. Don Juan de
Aquila, perceiving the castle would be distressed,
attempted to relieve it by boats, but Sir Richard Percy
beat them off, who had the command of the Lord
President's regiment that this night was appointed
to guard.
The culverin in the morning began to play, and
about nine o'clock the demi-culverin was mounted,
Pacata Hibernia. 3
whicl) after a few shots broke her axle-tree : before
three she was remounted, and by that time a cannon
likewise planted ; and all the three pieces without
intermission played. The Lord President, disliking
the manner of the making of the battery, not being
constantly made upon one place, but upon the spikes
of the castle, requested the Lord Deputy to leave that
service to his care, whereto he easily assented.
To show that he was well experienced in the
profession of a cannoneer, wherein he had been, by
reason of his employments,^ long practised, he
performed the office of a master-gunner, making some
shot, and, that the artillery might play as well by
night as day, himself did take and score out his ground
marks, and with his quadrant took the true level, so
that the want of daylight was no hindrance ; but in
doing thereof he fairly escaped two musket shot ; for,
as he was standing at the breech of a cannon busy
about his work, the one lighted upon the muzzle of the
piece, the other upon the carriage close to the trunnions.
While we were busy attending the battery, five