which sloted, but he soone found the enemy did so too, and that
though they wanted valour it self, yet they had the best part of
it discretion; or like unfortunate gamesters, they would stake
away their Rest, and never play for it.
But Inchiquin, who no man can say hath been unactive, though
it were only for the often changing of his Party, with neer 3000
Horse and Foot went to encounter a small handful of ours, coming
from Dublin, he took them tired Cap-a-pe, yet they gave
him so rude a salute for a gentleman that came so far to meet
them; that he took their usage so much to heart, as he vowed he
would never be guilty of the like civility again : In a word, he did
nothing considerable, but that he did nothing that was so, neither
can I think any thing in his defence, for his retreat, but that he is
deer to his mistris, and consequently beleeves she will value him
the more, for taking such care to preserve what the loved.
Our Armies being over that Barro, and the enemies not so
much as tempting to send them back, those of Instage beleeving
it was out of complement; to imitate their superiors quitted to
us that quarter, and the Magistrate of the Town of Carrick, loth
that any should transcend him in civility, received Col. Rainolds in
to his corporation, nay, though the Colonel had been so unkinde
as to give him no advertisement of his visit till he was
within the walls, Col. Raynolds, who is so just as to take the intention
for the act, and who was convinced, that had they
known of his coming they would have been better provided
for him, told the inhabitanis, it was better as it was.
His Excellency by the benefit of this place foords over the river
of Shoore, and advanceth towards, Waterford; but the soe
not daring to relieve it by sorce , endeavour it by divrsion,
and at noon day stormed Carrick, but the gallant Gentleman,
that had known how to take it, knew as gallantly how to defend
it, and having increast the Romish Martyrs by a recrute of 3 or
400, the rest very advisedly concluded there would be then no
room for any more of them in the Kalender, and so adjourned
their martyrdome till a convenienter opportunity; all the honour