not been for the treasonable Apostacy of Inchiquin, in the Province of
Munster, who made first a Cessation with his Fellow Irish, and after
joyned with them; the better to oppose the Independents and Sectaries,
keeping also a correspondency with Scotland and for that purpose.
By meanes hereof all the Rebels were at leafure to fall into his Quarters,
which they did, making wast and spoyle, but durst not, though in
vast inequality of numbers, look him in the face; they knew him too well
to tarry near him, and therfore when they knew he had drawn his Garrsons
together, and had taken the Field, they marched away an Irish pace,
& suffered small parties of his Van, to tread on their heels, and never had
the boldnesse to face upon them. After this, Ormond being returned, and
the Apostate English and Irish joyned, and the Priests as Belfast having
also published their treasonable Libell by them, called A Declaration, and
drawne all the North to revolt, the whole Kingdome was lost to the
English Interest, except only Dublin and Derry, and they both besieged:
Even then God was pleased to give almost a miraculous successe
to the Forces under his command, which is yet fresh in every
memory.
How unshaken his sidelity was to the Parliament, his answers to Inobiquin
first, and after to Ormond, when they follicited him to revole,
do sufficiently manifest, which are both of them printed; how impartiall
he was to al where there might be danger to the Common-wealth appeared
in that Act of his, in sending into England as Prisoners, some who
had been his intimate friends and acquaintance, who were knowne to
have too much good will to Ormand, and upon whom at his returne,
he might have had too great an influence.
For his Justice, most remarkable was that Act of his, in causing to be
condemned the Executed, his neer kinfman (said to be his Sisters Son)
who had played the Renegado, a little before the siege of Dublin,
when some whole Troops and Companyes revolted and runne away.
He wore out his body with vigilant and restlesse Action, he spent his own
particular freely at his table, therby to keep the hearts of his officers, when
they sometimes wanted encouragement; shortly, he had so much virtue as
he durst be poor (a gallantry not too common in practise) & whatfoever
endeavours he used to recover a Kingdom to the obedience of this Commonwealth,
he took very little care to procure ought for himself. He was a
faithfull and a valiant Souldier, and one whom God blessed with such
successe, as it is not remembred that ever he was put to the worth, wherefoever
he ingaged; this, though extreamely shore of his due, and not a
picture to the life, may yet be an adumbration in parvo, a brief Character