Ouer-throvv of an Irish rebell, in a late battaile: or The death of Sir Carey Adoughertie who murdred Sir George Paulet in Ireland; and for his rebellion hath his head now standing ouer Newgate in Dublin.

THE Ouer-throw of an Irish rebell , in a late battaile : Or The death of Sir Carey Adoughertie , who murdred Sir George Paulet in Ireland ; and for his rebellion hath his head now standing ouer Newgate in Dublin .

depiction of Newgate prison, Dublin, with displayed heads of executed rebels

Imprinted at London for I. Wright , and are to be sold at his shop neere Christ Church gate . 1608.

by them : Yea to such a habit of Sauage tirany hath Rebellion brought that nation , that nothing hath beene or still is pleasing to a great part of them , but that which all ciuill kingdomes abhor , ( as beeing their onely plague ) and that is Ciuill Warre : Murders and Massacres and vprores are to them as Musick & Banquets : bloud as the most delicate cups of wine : Thou needest not ( O gallant country ) to boast that no venemous beast is bread within thee , for the hearts of thy disobedient children are full of rancke poyson : Thou hast deserued to bee called not one of the daughters of Britannia , but to bee reiected as a bastard : and albeit from time to time , she hath beene vnto thee as a louing Nurse and Mother , thou canst not condemne her of vnkindenesse if shee proue vnto thee a stepdame . How many hundreds of thousands of our English nation haue beene drowned in their owne bloud , sluc'de out by thy treachery how many of our Nobility haue lost their liues and beene confounded , whilst in their duety and allegiance they went about to enduce thee to ciuility , or to chastize thee for thy Stubburnnes ? how many widowes haue bewailed the losse of their husbands , butcherd by thy rebellious people ? how many sonnes and daughters by thy meanes haue been left fatherlesse ? Yet if thou lookest backe ( ô Ireland ) either vpon the fortunate reigne of thy late Queene and mistresse ( of happy memory ) or doest but number vp the daies of rest which thy now royall soueraigne ( our most gracious King ) hath in his peacefull and blessed gouernment bestowed vpon thee , thou canst not choose but confesse , that ( thy ill deseruings beeing so many ) thou hast beene fauorably dealt withall , in being not punished according to the measure of thy offendings : thou hast beene worthy to haue beene beaten with rods of Iron for thy vnrulinesse , and to haue had fire the sword playe the executioners vppon thee and thy nation for their stiff-necked rebellion . But our Princes haue beene vnto thee in their correction as fathers are to children , when they punish them , yet nothing can win thee to goodnesse or weane thee from thy bloudy and barbarous proceedings .

But let vs leaue this streame , and hoist vp sailes in that sea where our intent was at first to end our voiage . And that is to discouer the onset and ouerthrow of a Rebell , or rather conductor of Rebells , Sir Carey Adougherty .

You shall therefore vnderstand , that Sir Carey Adoughertie , hauing with his bloudie assotiate ( Fallin Reeah Mack Dauy ) committed that inhumaine murder vpon Sir George Paulet , and others the inhabitantes of the towne of Derry , thought with the Tragicall Poet , Tutum esse sceleribus per scelus itur , that the onely buckler to defend villanies was to ioyne the army of more of his Soueraigne ? Yet did Sir Carey Adoughertie in the heigth of his prowd ouer-weening , thinke that like a whirle-winde hee should throw downe all that with-stood his furie , and that like a storme at Sea , the whole kingdome of Ireland should vaile to him , to saue it selfe from shipwrack . But God , whose Angels , are the garde of Princes persons , and whose right hand steeres the helme , by which Kingdomes are gouerned , did arme the Lord Deputie , and the Councell of Ireland , not onelie with present courage to encounter this Rebell , but with wisedome to preuent , and to beat backe all stormes that by his boysterous and and turbulent spirits were threatned to disquiet the peaceable state of the country .

One thousand English are therefore forthwith leuied , and those diuided into three regiments , vnder the conducts of these Gentlemen and others , viz. Sir Thomas Ridgeway , Treasurer for Ireland . Sir Richard Wingfield , Knight Marshall of Ireland Sir Oliuer Lambert . Sir Richard Morrison . Sir Thomas Roper . Sir Francis Rush . Sir Toby Cofeild . Sir Iosias Bodley .

And besides these , diuerse gentlemen of name , all of them , vsing their best pollicie , to cut off the forces of the enemy : And because , they would bee sure , that hee should not escape out of the nettes prepared for him , those three thousand so diuided into three seuerall companies were directed to march three seuerall waies into the countrie , and by that meanes the Rebell , if hee durst come into the fielde , might bee encompassed and set vpon .

Before I proceede any further , it shall not bee amisse to set downe one matter , as an argument , to expresse the confidence that Sir Cary Adoughertie had in his forces , as also to shew the pride and highnesse of his spirit , and that was thus .

The Bishoppe of Derry and of those parts of the country had his wife surprized by Sir Carry & his accomplices , and by them held prisoner : no intreaty of the bishop , no nor the ransome of a thousand pound ( which hee offred ) could buy her out of their hands wherevpon the bishop ( who freely passed too & fro , aswel to Sir Cary as to the English that were his friends , without disturbance , because he was a church-man ) entred into speech with the rebell , about his vnnaturall ( proceedings against the peace of his country . But Adougherty being careles of his reprehension , in the end spake thus . I vnderstand ) quoth he ) they fought with answerable courage , and answerable fortune ; till at length , one of those three companies , into which the English troopes were diuided , secretly keeping aloofe , came vpon the suddaine and vnexpected of the enemy , on the back of the Rebell , so that hee was roundly be set with death and his officers . They were like a heard of lustie Deere encompassed with huntsmen , and euery minute looked to heare the knell of their deaths rung forth ; yet to shew that albeit they scorned life , they would not giue it away for nothing , they fought couragiouslie , because they purposed to sell their bloud deerely . But ( alas ! ) what strength of man can hold out when the finger of God is held vp against them ? God added vigor , and knitte the sinews of the loyall Subiect , that hoe might bee of power to confound the trayterous rebell . And that their pride might bee confounded euen in that person , that first made them faithlesse to their countrie , and foes to their Soueraigne : heauen opened the hand of diuine vengeance , and from it shotte a bullet , which strooke Sir Carey Adoughertie quite through the head . The wound was mortall , for with it , hee presently fell downe and dyed ; and so fell downe , that his hand laye directly vnder his cheeke , ( his head leaning vpon it ) and so was found slaine about some three houres after hee was shotte ; the head beeing afterwards out off from the shoulders by one of Sir Francis Rush his men , And from the field sent to Dublin , where to standeth ( fixed on a pole , ) ouer the East-gate of the citey , called New-gate .

In this skirmish were lost on the English side very few ; of the Irish many ; for the leader being cut off , those that were his followers in so dishonest and dishonorable an action , fainted , and felt the deserued inst●ed of the warres , so that in a short time , they were all either slaine or ( as chaff by a furious winde ) blowne away a dispersed to nothing . Since which defeat 〈◊〉 diuerse of the Rebels are come in of their owne accord , and daily more and more doe submit themselues to that mercy , which Sir Arthur Chichester ( the Lord deputy ) hath by proclamation offred vnto them .

Thus haue I set downe the ouer-throwe of a man , whose fortunes might haue bin better , had not a turbulent & reuenging spirit dwelt in his bosome : But as the course of his life was bloudy , so ( by the iust doome of heauen ) was the conclusion of it . God neuer suffers a hand that takes a pride to be embrewed in slaughter , to scape vnpunished . Note the ends of all such mutinous and barbarous-minded Rebels , that haue burn● vp their country with the fires of ciuill vproares , and haue layd wast the hopes of the poore hus-bandman , and you shall see that their deathes haue beene a suddaine , as bloudy ,

knowne , such forces as Ireland then had of the kings , were with some indifferent expedition made ready , and committed to the lending of the Marshall Sir Richard Winckfield , and Sir Oliuer Lambert , the whole number amounting to 600. or there about ▪ who passing to the Derrie without hearing of the rebell , made from thence to Culmore , a Forte some foure mile form it , which he had take from Captaine Harry Hart by treacherie before which was quit by those that kept it for the rebel , before our for 〈…〉 sit downe before it , so that it was got with as much case as lost , though more honorably : for O Doghertie being Captaine Harts gossip had vnder colour of friendship inuited him and his wife to his house ( as he had often done before ) and hauing him there , kept him prisoner , and swore to his wife vnlesse she would vse some meanes to deceiue the warders , and deliuer him the Castle , her husbands life should answer for it , which to saue she performed the night before the Derry was burnt . This Castle our forces , hauing againe gotten , they marched after him , to fight with him if he would endure , where they vnderstood hee was : but hee hauing no such purpose , quit his owne country , and went into Mack Swines , being place of more fastnesse . His wife , sister & daughter he had left in his country in a strong castle of his owne , whither after his flight our forces kept their course , and hauing summond it & receau'd a peremptori answer from the Constable thereof they brought a peece of Ordinance before it , from which the shot being made , & an offer of an assault giuen , did so daunt the defendants , that they yeelded both the castle and companie in it to the Kings mercy , where the Bishop of Derry ( a most valiant & worthy Prelate ) recouered his wife so long deteined by the rebels , and for whose ransome he had a few dayes before proferd 500. pound , which was refused O Dogherties Lady , sister & daughter being an infant , were with some others sent to the Castle of Dublin where they yet remaine . After this blow giuen him , his Kernes seeing their hope perish , earnestly prest him to do somthing against the kings forces , or there vowd to leaue him , which he vndertooke to do . This being concluded , they appointed to set vpon our men at the edge of a wood , as they should passe ( going them to besiege Doe castle which he held ) & there to cut off some of our forces . But notice being giuen , they found a hote welcome . When O Dogherty ( hauing valor fitting a better man ) thought to doe somthing worthy himselfe , and therefore caused his foster father Phelim Reugh to lead a wing of shot , and himselfe came vp in the reare , which was well performed , but in the going off , he being somthing to busie in shaking his Pike in a vaine florish , was by a soldier of sir Francis Rush his company noted ( though not for him ) and shotte through the head : Phelim Reuhg seeing him fall , wheeled back and bestrid the body , thinking to recouer it , which made the soldier gesse him to be a man of speciall note that was slaine , and therfore ( being not so sodainly able to charge his Peece againe ) hee put powder into his panne , and made a false proffer , which Reugh perceiuing , and fearing the like fortune , left the body and fledde , vppon which accident our men aduanced forward ,

that none of them do presume to relieue , entertaine , receiue , or protect any person or persons whatsoeuer , who hath beene Actors , Councellors , and Followers of the said O Doghertie in his late Action of rebellion , vpon pains to bee reynted and a iudged traitors in as higher degree as the sayd O Doghertie himselfe , or any his Adherents . Notwithstanding We doe promise , that whosoeuer shall deliuer or bring vnto vs the Lord Deputy , or any his Maiesties principall Commanders or Officers of his Armie , the body or bodies of any person or persons , dead or aliue , who haue been followers of the said O Doghertie in his sayd rebellion , beeing Sword-men or Owners of Goods or Creathes , shall haue for his reward , not onely his Maiesties gratious pardon , but also all the goods of such person or persons whom hee shall so deliuer or bring vnto vs ( Phelim Reough mac Dauid , and Shane mac Manus oge onely excepted ) who must expect , no pardon , but whosoeuer shall bring the said Phelims head , or deliuer his body aliue , shall haue the full benefit of our former Proclamation in that behalfe .

Giuen at Dundalke the vii of Iuly , 1608. God saue the King . Thomas Dublin Canc. H. Winche . Henry Harrington . Richard Morrison . Adam Loftus . Thom. Ridgeway . Oliuer St. Iohn . Geff. Fenton . H. Power . Rich. Cooke .

DVBLIN Printed by Iohn Franckton , Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie . 1608.