charging at the head of them) compelled Iones and his crew to retire
back to Dublin; who very politickly had sent those prisoners and the little
plunder he had taken (so soon as ever he surprised them) into the City, else
without question they had recovered all. there were lost of the Royall party
three hundred, two hundred of Iones his confederates and as many
wounded by the confession of their own. The next day Ormond sent exchanges
for those prisoners were taken the day before which was granted, and all
things returned to their wonted posture.
This is the summe of that great victory, so solemnly given thanks for,
though even those of their own party (many of them) forbare to celebrate
it, as not caring to mock God even to his face, not half a congregation seen
in five Churches in London, and not above ten opened, for the easily deluded
Brethren to enter in, and give thanks for they knew not what. The noble
Marquesse of Ormond is now at Tredagh uniting all his forces; soure thousand
gallant Horse are come to him from the Duke of Lorraigne, also five
thousand Swedish foot. So that Ormond, Inchequin, Oneal, and Flekerston,
(a Germane, a man of approved valour who commands the Switzers) are
in all fifty thousand fighting men, The Marquesse hath constituted
the Lord Moore Governour of Tredagh, and hath bestowed honours
upon many, Iones (presuming now he hath some ability because of the
Auxliarie aid Oliver hath brought him) hath quite forsaken his Cage, and
incamped himself with foure thousand men within three miles of Dublin,
while Oliver keeps his Snout warm over candles and cullises in Dublin, his
sea sick troops casting many a look towards the maine, wishing themselves
once more in England, Ile tell you my friends,
How you must fight like Dragons, or ye fall
Like Dogs, not suffer'd to have buriall.
Follow your masters Snowt, hee'll lead you on
(No doubt) to his and your confusion:
For sure for Charles his Cause and law full Right,
The stones, the bogges, the senselesse trees will fight
Him to restore, if Fates not hold it fit,
Give us the Alchoran, we will credit it.
For Scotland I can inform you nothing, but that the natives of that sterrill
soil are as barren of manly vertues, as their ground of vigour. Their
Parliament met, saw one another, controverted whether a King or no King,
and broke up Schoole, leaving the management of affairs in reference to His