Wednesday August I.
THe House of Commons passed the Accounts of Mr. Smith, &c. Orders passed for
admitting double on Deans and Chapters Lands: An Act passed for continuance
of the Assesments of 60000 l. per mensem, for 3. months Longer, with some aments
to the form of the former Act, as to pound, rates, as to removing obstructions
in raysing the monie, and some names are altered in severall Counties, of Committees
for the Counties.
The house passed the names of some new Justices for the Peace, for severall places and Instructions therein.
An Act was brought in concerning Felt-makers, Hatband-Makers, &c. which
was read the first and second time, and upon the question, referred to a committee.
An Act was brought in and read the first and second time, about the raysing of
monies, (according to a former Order,) out of the Estates and Compositions of
new Delinquents in the North, for the pay of the Forces disbanded in the County
of York, &c. Also letters were read from York, of the severall disorders of the disbanded
Souldiers there, mutinying for not receiving monies.
But the house considering that time was now expired for expectation of those
Compositions upon the day set, which was to have been August 1. And other considerations,
it was thought fit to lay that bill aside.
The house thereupon ordered, that on Tuesday next should be considered what
to do in proceeding against those that have not compounded, with the times limitted.
And the Act then to be brought in, for proceeding to Sequestrations of
such as pay not in their Compositions.
There came this day letters by a messenger that came from Dublin Thursday Lasts
which together with other letters, and severall persons from Dublin and other part,
of Ireland, amounts to [unr] much.
Droheda Being taken, The Lord Inchiquin marched from thence towards Dundalk
where Col. Monke then was, and Governour of the place, Monke having concluded
a truce with Owen Roe, sent to have him come to appose; Owen Roe sent for
powder, Monk sent 16 barrels (which action is disclaimed by the Lord Lieut. now
going thither) Inchiqueen way-laid it, fell upon the Convoy, killed HughOneal, L. G.
and some other eminent Officers, and killed and took 500. and only 200. escaped to
Owen Roe.
The Lord Inchiquin then marched up against Dundalk, out of which place, 3.
Troops of Col. Munks horse were marched, of the best affected, searing a Revole
of the rest, and some others to Munks: Officers disserted him, and went to the Lord
Inchiquin, who laid siege to the Town, and made some batteries. Captain Downs
Governour of the Castle, seeing one of his Souldiers legs broak, and another hurt
by some stones that sell from one of the battlements (by a battery) he ran out (with
his Cap in his hand) from all his Souldiers to Inchiqueen, where he had quarter, but
was taken prisoner, and they marched up, and took the Castle. And most of the
men turned to them, but some are prisoners . Col. Monk upon a parley with Inchiqueen
concluded upon Articles, that all should be surrendred to Inchiqueen, only