The state of the town and county of Wexford
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of the estate of the Toun and Country of wexford sythence the beginninge of this wars
ffirst the Irish of the Morous did begine to pillage the prostestants about the first of desember. from the fferre banck of wexford to glaskarge Teige mcConnell with his Companie Moragh mcBrein with his Companie Arthur Synnott of Ballemore with his Companie Edmond Synnott of the Ouldart with his Companie Bran mc Hew Ballough with his Companie John deverox and Richard Deverox of the Dippis and ther Companie in all not aboue 260 men Sir morgan kevenough 400 The English Pale first James Bryan of the Skearr Captain went in rebllion about the 2 of dece and did seeke to Robe the ffortt of Doncanane of ther Corne and Cattele and was Killed the 20th of December with thre gentell men of his Companie Edward Synnott of TommcDire Captein The rest of the English Pale wente in rebellion the 28th of December william Brome of malranckan Coronell Perce Butler of Clonliraugh Coronell Nicholas Stafford of Ballemacchatharn Governor John Rawsether of Rathinckne Captain Gorge Chevers of Killian Captain Robart Synnott of Bellearran Captain Phillip Lamport of Ballehoore Captain John Stafford of BalleConnor Cap James Codd of Cleaist Cap Robart hay of Tacomshan Cap Petter Esmond of Jonstoun Captain Antonie Hore of Harperstoun Capt Christover Hore fforlonge Cap John Coklough of Poule Darge Cap Dudle Coklough of the Duffere Cap John Deverox of the parish of Tamhagger Capt Arthur keating of Killkavan Capt Luc{ke} Keating sonn and heair of the same Capt william Sutton of Ballekerocke Capt James Downsnow in the Castell of ffethert Captaine in all about 1500
<Edward Synnott of Tom mc Dire is lickwise a Captain, Sir morgan Cavanough Coronell of 400 Company whoe went in rebellion about Christenmas holie Daies Thomas Codd of Ballemonie Captain in the tyme aforesaid.
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Concerning the Countie &
Towne of Wexford
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The Toun of wexford went in rebllion the 21 of December 1641
Marten Whitt Captaine of St mares parish and St Twollutts parish
Patricke ffrinch Capt of St Patricks parish
Nicholas hay Captaine of St Iborise
Nicholas Chevers maire Captain of Selsker parishe
Richard Stafford fizt Richard Captain of the Kings mayesties Castell
ther whole armye: 800
ther first prosedings Sir Hanry wallugh Knight Sent 4 Barrells of Powder to releue the Castell of Eniscorthei the wich they of wexford detained
morover the State of this Kingdome did send 4 Barrells of Powder by mr Jacsonn on of the Costomers of wexford the to fortefie the ffortt of Doncannan the wich thei detained
Thei haue threnched ther wales round about the toun with eight ffoote deepe and 24 ffoote broade
lickwise thei haue throwen doune eight ffootte within the toun howsses and pales from end to end
Thei haue Piched great timber from the fferre banke Southwards till thei reach against the Pole key: and thence westwards into the side of the Chennell and after thei took a good Shipp of on mr Nugions of Dublen and did sinke in the side of the Chennell within the tymbers with hir Staern to the toun with hir mysomemaste standing for the tying of the seabourd end of ther Chaines to stope
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The other end is to be brought to a great Capston by ther ffortt vpon the pale key the masts of Captain Bartle his Shipp thei are Chained with Iron betwem each two of them being nine in number and 60: fathume longe: and the Cables of his Shipp thei haue tourned to that vse they found 4 peces of ordonence in mr Nugions Shipp of 6. ffoote longe or ther abouts: the feild brasse peice wich was found in ff the Castell of ffernes nine ffoote long of king Henry the eight these five are sett in ther ffort
Ther was an English Shipp bound for Dublen loden with wheat butter and Cheese was misecaried against the land of the Bannoe whoe had fiue Iron Peces of 9 ffoote longe and 2 Barrells of powder: the powder the Country detained and the Peces thei sent to wexford to fortefie ther wales
mr ffrances Talbott Esquire mr Hanry masterson and Donough Connors Cleark were taken vp to Killkennie to be tried for vpon death and life garded by mr walter Roch of new Castell marshall of the the Country of wexford the forsaid Connors was in the Castell of wexford for the space of 14 weicks wearinge a paire of ffecters 16 pound weight boeth night and day
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a note of all such names as are reconsiled by the sword and not by the worde
1Tho Edward masterson of ffernes gentleman
2 Nicholas ffrinch of Balletory whoe is sworne to the oath of Subpremacy
3 Sir Thomas Esmond knight Baronett whose house was beseaged [ ] 4 daies before Christenmas with thre thousand of the Companies of Coronell luicke birn Sir morgan Cavanough Coronell Perce Butler Coronell with the whole fforce of the morous and Kenselough
4 Symon whitt of the trommer
5 hanry Row of the windmill of Balletory
6 Adame Hay Parson of Killscorane
7 morish Dorcy Parson of Killmanan
8 Richard Synnott of Ballebrenan gent
9 Bele Roch wife vnto James Prendergast Clearke late diseased
10 Austace Redmond wife vnto Thomas vnderwood viccer of Rathmakne
11 [Ougle] Row wife vnto Nicholas Row viccer of Malranckan
12 Daved Powell of wexford with his wife
13 Steven langon with his Doughter
14 S John Stillings and his wife
15 An halloway alias Konnay widdow
16 An Joise widdow
17 John Ban and his sone
18 the wife of Nicholas Roth
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with divers more in toun and Country wich I can not relate
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