Yet that the suddaine Alarms, and Miscarriage of the rest, caused
the Body of the Army to withdraw for some few miles, wee will not
deny, though not so farre as Kilkenny, as the Diurnad, Tuesdayes Journall,
Weekely Account, and Impartiall Intelligencer doe all bluster abroad,
to infect the eares of the credulous vulgar: Much lesse to Balishanon
which the Moderate Intelligencer tells us they fell upon and
tooke in their haste to Kilkenny; very like they were fore Routed,
in great haste, and forcely pursued when they could and durst stay to
storms and take Balishanon; and 'its as strange too that Balishanon
should bee removed to a twelve miles distance from Dublin, and to the
South part there of betwixt that and Kilkenny which before this victory
and ever since, it was a Towne lay upon the North-West of Dublin
and no lesse than 115. miles distant, in the Province of ulster.
But this wee will forgive him, because has acknowledges 12000. (of
the 13000. escaped) to bee already Rallied and Recruited with fressa
forces from severall Parts and within twelve miles of Dublin which
is nearer the Kilkenny by 40. miles at the least.
And if no nearer I see not but they have time enough wherein to
re-visit Dublin before King Oliver Come to disturbe them: for notwithstanding
the great use they have made of this huge victory to
encourage the Souldiers to Imbarque, yet doe they still discert him,
especially the Horse, 300. whereof came together in a Body on Wednesday
last, to the Head Quarters; nor in Oliver satisfied by being
made Generall and Lord Governour of Ireland, unlesse they also make
him Lord Protector of England (for as yet hee dares not assume the
Title (though hee already exercised the Power and Prerogative) of
King, which is another reason of his dilatorienesse.
Nor doe the Godly Party Account it safe, either for him or them
to leave the Common-Wealth at sixes and seavens whilest the Kirkmen
at Edenburgh indeavour so heartily to sow the seedes of Sedition,
both heare and in England, as 'tis supposed they have done in their
Remonstrance of the 27. of July last, first published there, and here [unr]
Printed to alienate (as they feare) the hearts of the well-affected
from the present Government, which the Scots [unr] New-Jangled
and Monstrous, calling them Bloody and per Persidi[unr] Sectaries, who have
corrupted the Truth, Despised the Covenant forced the Parliament.
Murthered the King, changed the Civil Government, and established
so vast a Tolleration in Religion as cannot hee she Spirit of Righteousnesse
and Holynesse, because is teaches not men to live Godly and Righteously,
but drawee them aside into Error, and makes them to bring forth the
fruits of Impicty and Iniquity, and therefore ought to be avoided. Which