#Letter from English Commissioners for Ireland #### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition ### Background details and bibliographic information Letter from English Commissioners for Ireland ============================================= Author: John Jones ------------------ ### File Description John T. GilbertFunded by University College, Cork and The HEA via PRTLI4Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber 1. First draft, revised and corrected.Extent of text: 1200 words#### Publication CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of the History Department, University College Cork College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt (2009) Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland. Text ID Number: E650001-005Availability [RESTRICTED] Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only. #### Sources **Printed source**2. Several Proceedings in Parliament, London 1652, pp. 2230–31. **The edition used in the digital edition**2. **John T. Gilbert**, Letter from English Commissioners for Ireland in A Contemporary History of Affairs in Ireland. , Dublin, Irish Archaeological Society (1880) volume 3part 2page 322–23 ### Encoding #### Project Description CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts #### Sampling Declaration The present text covers pages 322–23 of the volume as part of the appendix. #### Editorial Declaration ##### Correction Text has been proof-read twice and parsed using SGMLS. ##### Normalization The electronic text represents the edited text. A few obsolete spellings have been regularized within the markup using the reg element. The original is given in the text. Text supplied by the editor is marked sup resp="JTG". Names and dates are tagged. Encoding is subject to revision. ##### Quotation There is no direct speech. ##### Hyphenation Soft hyphens are silently removed. 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By our last, of the 13 of May from **Kilkenny**, sent by **Captaine Vernon**, we gave you account of the treaty then newly concluded on with the **Earle of Westmeath**, and the **Leinster** officers of the enemies party. Since that we understanding that the **Lord of Muskery**, and his party in **Kerry**, that are very considerable did not accept thereof, but did expect some butter termes. --- p.323 The **Major Generall**, and the **Lord Broghil** drew to **Drumagh**,[1](javascript:footNote('E650001-005/note001.html')) the onely considerable castle the enemy held in the county of **Corke**, and was indeed a strong and a secure hold for them, but by the blessing and helpe of the Lord, that was rendred to you, of which the **Lieutenant Generall** gave you former account from **Youghal**, and finding that party of yours that reduced that place not to bee sufficient for reducing **Rosse**, where the strength of the enemy lay. Upon debate, and conference with **Sir Hardresse Waller**, and divers of your officers at **Corke**, it was resolved to draw out what forces could best be spared from these parts to march into **Kerry**, and having gotten what supplyes were necessary, and could be had, they marched hence to **Mallow**, and did expect to be at **Rosse** in **Kerry** on Sunday the 4 instant. Since their departure from us, wee doe heare there was some destraction amongst the enemy at **Rosse**, so as the clergy party, and such as adhered to that interest, drew out of **Rosse**, but my **Lord of Muskerry**, and such as stood to him, doe keep in **Rosse**, what may bee the issue is not known. The greatest body of the enemy is gathered together about **Balleshannon** in **Ulster**, under **Clanrickhard**. And by letters of the 30 of May, from **Commissary General Reynolds** from **Athlone**, and by others we do understand that the enemy hath besieged **Balleshannon**, a house of the **Lord Eliot**'s, and with two guns have made batteries against it, and having been two or three times repulsed, at last have gained it, and burnt it, before **Sir Charles Coot** could come to relieve it. And they have also taken the castle of **Donegale**, and all the enemies forces at **Vlster**, and **Conought** are there injoyned. But **Sir Charles Coote** with his owne party, and part of **Commissary Generall Reynolds** party, are in pursuit of them on one side, and **Colonel Venables**, and his party on the other side; and **Commissary General Reynolds** with a 100 horse from **Col. Sankey** is also marched up, and orders sent to **Col. Hewson** to draw downe that way also; so it is hoped (through the helpe of our Lord) they shall bee inabled to finde out that enemy, and to ingage with him. What horse and foot of the **Leinster** enemy doe come in, we cannot give you any account as yet, having not received our selves any account of the same, onely **Grace** his party which did infest your quarters in **Leinster**, most of his horse are come in, and submitted, and himselfe with twelve horse, and about seventy that marched before, are gone to **Clanrickhard**, and his foot being in all about 1000 are at present dispersed, but do lye scattered in the woods and bogs, and your forces in these parts do daily hunt and attend them. This is the present posture of your forces here, and in all parts their hands are full; and we doe hope you will not be unmindfull to continue your care in providing for them; the plentifull and good provisions you have formerly ordered to be sent hither, are for the most part all come hither, which is a great comfort to the poor souldiery, and we do wish we had more of the intended recruits, such of them as are come already being very able, and fit for your service, and were the residue that are appointed to come over (before the summer be too far spent) it would much advance your affaires as now they stand. Your humble servants, **Corke** 5, June 1652. **Miles Corbet**, **John Jones**.