Sacrificed in Tredagh, Men, Women, and Children to their
cursed Rage, yet could not take the white Tower, nor the
Windmill-Mount, Where upon (my letter faith) That their
Commanders (a thing odious so much as to be mentioned) [unr]
four of the Commanders Wives, and their sucking infants, and
placed them before them where they thought their Cannon
should play most and finding they would not refrain shooting
Ravished them in the sight of their Husbands and new
their tender Infants [unr]a Fact: odionsto God and [unr] But
what wickedness is it that such grace [unr] Monster will not
Commit? they account Murder and Adu[unr] may the breath
of all the Commandment no more [unr] [as [unr] heard some
of them say] then after they had [learned [unr]] Lesso[unr] their
school, master to leave [unr]ding to school was Then barbardous
Cruelty in that abhorrid Act not be pa[unr] by any of
the former Massacrees of the Irish,sparing neither women
not Children, but putting them all to the Sword 103000 indeed
they killed; but 2000 were Women and Children, and divers
aged Persons that were not able to support themselves, much
less unable to Resist them: the Towu thus gamed with the lose
of 5000 of their own, they were gallantly Resisted by the
Windmill-Fort, and White-Tower, both by the great skill of
that gallant Engineer Sir Arthur Asbton made inpregnable,
and held out four dayes after they had the Town, Crommel
thinking to starve them out: in the mean time they sent Venable
with 500 to take in Trim and Dundalk which were both
delivered unto them, and some Offers of the Governor of
Killkenny of 20000.l. To Spare that place from Plunder: the enemy
going confidently on; the Marquess of Ormond in the
Night had put into that Garrison 2000 foot, and 500 Horse;
Venable Summons the Town, they Deny to yeeld, whereupon
he falls to Strom; Montross comes in the Rear of them with
3000 Foot, and 1000 Horse; the Town Sallyed out, and
Charged them very desperarely, and a hot Dispute was for
four Hours, many falling on both sides, till at last Cromwel
finding himself over-powred, flies out in two Wings, but be
fore he could get his men in Order, one wing was Rowted,
500 killed, the rest run; the other Wing stood to it about an