No. VIII. tinued for a long space, and the enemy behaved themselves far better than they did at Johnston. Yet we loft not that day above 4, but the enemy were altogether cut off, unless some few that hid themselves in the city. The riches of that town, and the riches they got before, hath made all our foldiers cavaliers. This battle being ended, only our manner of going down to battle, and how each commanded, I omit till it be drawn, and fet down in a more ample manner; now tendering only a brevity of our proceedings; for if I fhould write the whole truth, all that hath been done by our army would be accounted most miraculous; which I proteft I will but fhew in the least manner I can, leaving the reft to the report of the enemy themselves.

After this battle, we marched towards the Highlands again, fo far as to Castle-Blaire, where I was fent to Ardamuragh, with a party to relieve the caftle of Migary and the caftle of Laughaline; Migary caftle having a leaguer about it, which was raised two or three days before I could come to them; at which time the captain of Clanronald, with all his men joyned with Clencoe men, and others, who had an inclination to his majesty's fervice.

In the mean time, while I was intereffed upon the fervices, the Marquefs of Montrofe marched back to the Lowlands, almost the fame way that he marched before, till they came to a place called Fivy in the fhire of Aberdeen, where Argyle, with 16 troops of horse and 3000 foot marched up, and upon a very plain field Argyle was mott fhamefully beaten out of the field; and had it not been for his horfe, they had fuffered as deeply as the reft; so that there was not on our fide any hurt done, but on their fide, they lost many of their beft horfe, and most of all their commanders hurt, and the earl marefchal's brother killed. After the armies feparated, the lord marquefs marched again to Castle-Blaire, in Athol, where I met again with him and fuch of the Highlands as had joined with me; the day of Fivy was on October 28th.

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From Caftle-Blaire, we marched to Glanurghyes, called M'Callin, M'Conaghy, which lands we all burned and preyed from thence to Lares, alias Laufers; and burned and preyed all this country from thence to Aghenbracke's, whose lands and country were burned and preyed; and fo throughout all Argyle, left neither house nor hold unburned, nor corn nor cattle that belonged to the whole name of Campbell. Such of his majesty's friends as lived near them joined with us. We then marched to Loughaber, where Mr. Alane came and joined us, but had but few of his men with him. From thence we marched to Glengar ry, where the lord of Glengarry joined with us. At this place we got intelligence that Argyle, Aghenbracke, and the whole name of Campbell, with all their forces, and a great number of Lowlandnien with them, were come to Inverloughy in Loughaber,

Loughaber, following us. This caufed us to make a countermarch the nearest way over the mountains, till we came within musket shot of the caftle of Inverloughy, it then being night, fo that the enemy ftood to their arms all night, the fentries fkirmishing together. By this place of Inverloughy, the fea comes clofe, and that night Argyle embarked himself in his barge, and there lay till the next morning, fending his orders of difcipline to Aghenbracke and the rest of the officers there commanding the battle; which on all fides being pitched, and their cannon planted, the fight began; the enemy giving fire on us on both fides, both with cannon and muskets to their little avail. For only two regiments of our army, playing with musket-shot, advanced till they recovered Argyle's ftandard, and the standardbearer, at which their whole army broke; which were fo hotly pursued both with foot and horfe, that little or none of the whole army escaped us, the officers being the first that were cut off.

There Aghenbracke was killed, with 16 or 17 of the chief lords of Campbell: their other Low-land commanders (only two lieutenant-colonels) all cut off. Four others of the name of Campbell were taken prifoners, as Bearbrick, the young laird Carrindel, Inverleen captain, fon of Eniftefinth, and divers others that got quarter, being men of quality. We loft but two or three that day; this battle was fought the 2d of February.

From Carte's Life of the Duke of Ormond, vol. i. fol. 390.

[See Review, vol. i. p. 269.]

THE lords of the pale having received no answer from the

lords juftices to their propofal for a ceffation, fent by Colonel Read, on March 9th, 1641-2, they renewed that propofal by the Earl of Caftlehaven, on the 23d of the fame month. About the fame time, Sir Lucas Dillon, Hugh Oge O'Connor, and other gentlemen of Rofcommon, propofed a like ceffation to the Earl of Clanrickard, and the prefident of Conaught. In the following month the lords of the pale repeated the fame propofition. And Lord Clanrickard, at the requeft of the rebels in general, on May 19th, recommended to the state the agreeing to a general ceffation, until his majefty's pleasure was further declared, upon their humble fupplications. But the justices entertaining different fentiments, and refolving upon a fevere punifhment of all, without diftinction, abfolutely rejected the

ceffation.

NUM B.

NUM B. X.

[From Defiderat. Curiof. Hibernic.]

A Remonftrance of the Right Hon. James, Earl of Castlehaven and Lord Audley, addreffed to his Majefty King Charles II.

[See Review, vol. i. p. 269.]

WHEREAS my efcape out of sheriff Woodcock's house

in Dublin, where I was near twenty weeks a prifoner, is likely to occafion various difcourfes and conjectures, I have thought fit, by advice of my friends, to remonstrate the truth of my cafe.

After having, with the reft of the peerage of England, for the space of near a year, ferved his majefty there, first, in his great council at York, and then in the parliament; but still under the awe and terror, either of the Scottish army at Newcastle, or the rude rabble at London; at length many of the lords (as well wearied with that extream flavery, as unwilling to be any longer eye-witneffes of the affronts daily multiplied on the king and queen, and other intolerable infolencies tending to the deftruction of monarchy, and establishing of popular goverment) retired themselves to their several houses; and I, with his majesty's leave, approved by the lords of parliament, about the feaft of St. Michael the archangel, 1641, came into Ireland; where shortly after appeared the sparks of the ensuing war, that now by fire and fword doth rage throughout this kingdom. Upon the first discovery whereof, I with all poffible speed repaired to Dublin, and there not only offered my fervice, but fued to the ftate for employment, for the fuppreffing of that commotion; but it was refufed; answer being given me by one of the justices, and others of the council, that the character I bare of papist, made me uncapable of truft, nay even of arms, to defend my own house from robbers. At this time the county of Kildare (where I refided) was quiet, and held fo till about mid November. But now the tide of confufion began to overflow thofe banks alfo, which occafioned my fecond journey to the juftices and council; where after having made a faithful narration of the state of that county, I became an humble fuitor, that a troop of horse might be presently fent down, averring, that a small force would then do that, which the month following might be work for an army. But the effect of this journey, was only their lordships thanks, with an unanimous licence from the whole council, that until they were able to relieve me, I should make fair weather, and preserve myself and mine by

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the refpect they knew the country bare me. But this helped me little; for fhortly after, most of the chief of that county declared themselves: fo that the reft of the winter, I was enforced to ftand on my guard, with watch and ward, both day and night, keeping my brother M. Maruin Touchet, or some other, always at Dublin, from time to time, expecting the commands of the state. The winter now paft, and fair weather coming on, about Easter the English army (commanded by the lieutenant-general, now marquis of Ormond) in its march to Leix lodged fome four miles from my house, whither that night, by the refpect of the lieutenant general, was fent a fafe-guard. And in thankfulness, the duchefs of Buckingham, the Earl of Antrim and myself, went the next morning to falute his lordfhip and his army; where we were so received, as stood well with the honour of that great lord and noble commander. After fome days, his lordfhip having now relieved the places in distress, and finished his defign, in his return, and in fight of my house, though three miles from it, was the encounter betwixt the English army and the Irish, commonly called the battle of Kilrush; whither, because I in cuerpo, with my three or four men, without gun or powder, did not come, and being to pafs through thousands of the Irish, I am said, by the malicious, to have discountenanced the king's army. The evening after victory, his lordship's march being near my house, he was pleased, with fome of his chief commanders, to refresh themselves there; and in the night, his lordship wanting a guide to conduct him and his army fome four miles to their quarters, I would truft none with that charge but myself. Notwithstanding this my respect, it must be given out, that so great an entertainment was never intended for the lieutenant general and his followers, but rather for the Lord Viscount Mountgarret, and the rest of the rebels. To this point, divers witneffes were examined against me, though God knows, I expected not either of their coming thither.

By these misinterpretations of my actions, I thought I must no longer fleep, doubting that my quiet living in the country drew envy on my perfon, fo that I refolved to put myself into the fashion, that is, to leave my house to be burnt, my stock of all forts (being of great value) to be a prey to whosoever would take them; and to look at nothing, but to fave myself and people, with fome choice goods. To this purpose, I presently refolved to move the state at Dublin, that I might have licence to go for England, it being the custom of this kingdom not to depart without leave; but as I was dispatching the messenger, a letter unexpected fell into my hands, delivered me by one of my fervants; but the bearer never came to my presence. I opened it, never asking or confidering from whom it might come. I found it fubfcribed by the viscounts Gormanstown and Netervill, and the Lord of Ślane; it was to this effect; that in obe

dience to his majesty's proclamation, they, and other united lords and gentlemen, had laid down their arms; to intimate which to the state they had fent one Lieutenant Colonel Read, from whom they had not heard; and that nevertheless, daily their own and their tenants houses were burnt, their goods taken, and people killed. They defired that I would mediate with the ftate for a ceffation of arms; and that a place might be appointed, where they and their confederates might meet to draw up their grievances, and fo have free accefs, by way of petition, to prefent them to his majefty. With this letter, I prefently fent another from myself to the ftate, wherein I feemed to with fome good return might be made, but it happened otherwife; for answer to their lordships, they would make none at all, alledging they were rebels and traitors, and after many frivolous exceptions taken to my letter, as one, that I did not also call them rebels and traitors, they admonished me to have nothing to do with them, and inftead of licenfing me to go for England, they commanded I should not depart the kingdom without leave. All this while from the first opening the ways from Dublin to my houfe, I was frequently at the English garrisons, and had always with me, either troops or troopers of the English army.

And now finding my unhappiness, that how candid or fincere foever my actions or meaning was, I muft ftill be mistaken; I packed up all I could conveniently carry, and refolved presently to go to Dublin, where I would make my abode, till I had leave to pafs for England. But fome few days before my intended departure, news was brought me, that by chance fome of my friends at Dublin had discovered, that I ftood indicted of high treafon; for it was done with great fecrecy.

Amazed at this fad and unexpected news, the next morning by five of the clock, I pofted for Dublin, giving order, that all my beft furniture and linen fhould be prefently fent after, which accordingly was done. My ftock of all forts (as the Marquis of Ormond and Sir Arthur Loftus well know) I bestowed for the ufe of the English army, and defired nothing in recompence, but only that my people, with the remainder of my goods, might be brought fafe to Dublin, where I was now gone to purge myself.

But I continued there for many days, without any notice taken of me; though I prefently acquainted the lords juftices, and many of the council, of my arrival, and the cause; so that it was then thought, and may yet be believed, that they hoped by that indictment, rather to have frighted me, as they had done thousands of others, into rebellion, as they term it, than that they had any good evidence against me.

But I, not willing to lie long under that title of infamy, went myself to the council, took notice of my charge, and desired that with all convenient speed, I might be brought to my pur

gation.