now look, upon him as a godly minister (for, that title i[unr]
forfeited, if you'l beleeve what he confessed of his guilt, with
his own mouth, before the high Court;) but as a man who
(as it appeared out of his own very Defence) must give an
Accompt for the last year's bloud shed at Dunbarr, and since:
And so look upon him, as wallowing in the Bloud of those
many Thousands: Looke upon him also, as weltering in the
gore of those many thousands that are now like to be lost
again; yea, look upon him as dying the Purple-Robes of the
Parliament, the Counsel of state, and of all the well-affected,
into a Crimson colour, if God in mercy prevent not:
Looke upon him as one that hath labored to betray you,
your wives and Children, your Estates, and your Country,
into the hands of hungry forrainers: Consider also, ye that
lie here in plenty, and upon Beds of Down, the many leane
Bellies, cold nights, tedious, Marches and watchings, with
other hardships endured by the Soldiery, who might long
since have been at rest; nor must ye forget the Groanes and
Cries of the poor Country, who might now have been at
case from those Taxes that wee are forced to rais for maintenance
of this warr, had it not been for him, and such other
fatall Projectors. Behold M. Love in all these Respects,
and then what think you of his being a Godly minister.
This is not written to exasperate, and hinder mercy (if it
should be thought fit) but only to vindicate the Parliament
and those that act by their Authority, in case it be thought
meet he should be made an Example of Justice.
THURSDAY June 26. come this touching the lare si cress in Ireland.
SIR; in my last I told you we were preparing for Action: which
fell out to be towards the Shanon. Sir Cha. Coot being ordered to
march about, and attempt to come in at the North end of Conuaught:
The enemy having notice of our thus dividing and applying to the
Work, divided their strength accordingly; the g[unr]eatest part under
Clanrickard Northward, there being no River for th ir Refuge, as they
had on the South part: towards which Castlchaven, with about 2000
Horse and Foot was drawn to make good all passes upon it against
us: But we coming up, sell to work against them, and they against us
for 6 or 7 dayes, we being indeed most of that time staying for Cask
and Deal-boards, that Col. Zanchy was to bring up to us from Watersord,
to make a float bridgover the River.