From Cork in Ireland, June 4.
This is onely to give you notice of the Lord
Deputy and Councils progress. Upon Friday
the 25 of May, about nine of the clock, they left
the Phenix, came and dined at Figginstown, twelve
miles thence; that night cameto Carlow. Upon
their entrance into that Countrey, Col: Pritty,
with two Troops of Horse met them, who is
High Sheriff of that County and Kilkenny, with
24 men in Scarlet Livery, 4 whereof Trumpeters.
Upon their entring to the Town of Carlow, the
four Trumpeters were bare headed, sounding;
the next his men by two and two; the third the
High Sheriff, the fourth, the Governor of that
Town, with his Officers all bare headed; The
Lord Deputy, Mr. Corbet, Col: Thomlinson, the
Major General, and Col. Sankey, were in a Coach,
who were conducted to the Castle; where the
Sheriff gave them a galant Treatment. The night
being late, no business was presented. Saturday,
26 some Petitions in the morning being presented,
after dinner, their Honors left Carlow, being
accompanied with the High Sheriff, and at the
entrance to every County, fresh Troops met
them still, with the Countrey Gentlemen and
Officers. That night they came to Kilkenny, attended
as formerly by the High Sheriff; that
night, notwithstanding late, many petitions were
heard. The Sabboth day they stayed at Kilkenny.
Munday the 28 in the morning, what petitions
could be read, were answered; and when they
broke fast, the Lord Deputy having thought of
doing good, as he went about, gave godly exhortations