LETTER CXIV

ue Victory at Rathmines prolood Peru,al Vel, produced also a new specal Vou, on your hant-General Jones;1 which new Vote on. t

p again, the old one had don T; wtire.N etheil of State, whom we have already seen; peppery is not yet to vanish from this Hsy.

Of Be hil, Ser Business,' and the rest, there will be farther notice in which is of the same date with this.

4 THE HON. THOMAS SCOFT, OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE :

" THESE

Ross, 14th November 1649. -I hope you will excuse this trouble. I understand the had vote Lieutenant-General Jones Five-hundred pounds of lands of inheritance from Irish Lands, on the the Dfat given to the Enemy before Dublin, immedifore my coming over. I think it will be a te y goftark, and very well token at your hand t Fusce the for un immediate settlement thereef: it se very ent at this time.

her thing is this.

The Lord Broghil is now in Munnore he, I hope, will do very good offices: all his suit is hundred pounds to bring his Wife over: such a sum not be cast away. He hath a great interest in the men me from Inchiquin. I have made him and Sir William , Colonel Blake, and Colmel Deane,-who I believe, "at one of them, will be frequently in Cork Harbour; making victualling place for the Irish Fleet, instead of Milford

"I have made them" and Colonel Phayr, Comners for a temporary management of affairs there. as Business of Munster will empty your Treasury: there

Antea. p. 43.

That desert to us from Lord Inchiquin, the Ormond Chief in Munster.

LETTER CXIV

THE opportune Victory at Rathmines produced the revival of an old Vote, produced also a new special Vote, in favour of Lieutenant-General Jones;1 which new Vote ought not to fall asleep again, as the old one had done. Thomas Scott, of the Council of State, whom we have already seen; peppery “ Thomas,' is not yet to vanish from this History. Of Broghil, 'Munster Business,' and the rest, there will be farther notice in next Letter, which is of the same date with this.

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FOR THE HON. THOMAS SCOTT, OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE:

Ross, 14th November 1649.
I understand the

Sir,-I hope you will excuse this trouble. House did vote Lieutenant-General Jones Five-hundred pounds per annum of lands of inheritance from Irish Lands, upon the news of the Defeat given to the Enemy before Dublin, immediately before my coming over. I think it will be a very acceptable work, and very well taken at your hands, to move the House for an immediate settlement thereof: it will be very convenient at this time.

Another thing is this. The Lord Broghil is now in Munster; where he, I hope, will do very good offices: all his suit is for Two-hundred pounds to bring his Wife over: such a sum would not be cast away. He hath a great interest in the men that come from Inchiquin.2 I have made him and Sir William Fenton, Colonel Blake, and Colonel Deane,-who I believe," at least" one of them, will be frequently in Cork Harbour; making that a victualling place for the Irish Fleet, instead of Milford Haven,-"I have made them" and Colonel Phayr, Commissioners for a temporary management of affairs there.

This Business of Munster will empty your Treasury: there

1 Antea, p. 43.

? That desert to us from Lord Inchiquin, the Ormond Chief in Munster.

fore you have need to hasten our money allotted us; lest you put us to stand with our fingers in our mouths!—I rest, Sir, your servant,

OLIVER CROMWELL.*

LETTER CXV

THE General Blake' of this Letter, Colonel Blake' of the last, is Admiral Blake; he, with Ayscough, Deane and vigilant Sea-officers, coöperating with Oliver on land, now dominates these waters. Prince Rupert, with the residue of the Revolted Ships, is lying close, for shelter from him, under the guns of Kinsale;―verging, poor Prince, to a fugitive roaming sea-life, very like Piracy in some of its features. He abandoned it as desperate, before long. Poor Prince Maurice, sea-roving in like fashion, went to the bottom; sank, in the West Indies, mouse and man; and ended, none knows exactly where, when, or how. Rupert invented, or helped to invent, pinchbeck' in subsequent years, and did no other service to the public that I know of.

The defection of Cork and Youghal, full of English influences and complex distractions, followed naturally on Cromwell's successes. In Lady Fanshawe's Memoirs is a vivid account of the universal hurlyburly that took place at Cork, on the verge of this occurrence there: tremulous instant decision what you will do, which side you will join; swift packing in the dead of night; swift riding off, in any carriage, cart or ass-cart you can bargain with for love or money! Poor Lady Fanshawe got to Galway, there to try it yet a little longer.

FOR THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM LENTHALL, ESQUIRE, SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND:

THESE

Ross, 14th November 1649.

Sir, -About a fortnight since, I had some good assurance that Cork was returned to its obedience; and had refused

* Tanner Mss. (in Cary, ii. 188).

Inchiquin, who did strongly endeavour to redintegrate himself there, but without success.1 I did hear also that Colonel Townsend was coming to me with their submission and desires, but was interrupted by a Fort at the mouth of Cork Harbour. But having sufficient grounds upon the former information, and other confirmation out of the Enemy's camp that it was true, I desired General Blake, who was here with me, that he would repair thither in Captain Mildmay's Frigate, called the Nonsuch. Who, when they came thither, received such entertainment as these enclosed will let you see.

In the mean time the Garland, one of your third-rate Ships, coming happily into Waterford Bay, I ordered her, and a great Prize lately taken in that Bay, to transport Colonel Phayr2 to Cork; whitherward he went, having along with him near Fivehundred foot, which I spared him out of this poor Army, and 1,500l. in money; giving him such instructions as were proper for the promoting of your interest there. As they went with an intention for Cork, it pleased God the wind coming cross, they were forced to ride off from Dungarvan. Where they met Captain Mildmay returning with the Nonsuch Frigate, with Colonel Townsend aboard, coming to me; who advertised them that Youghal had also declared for the Parliament of England. Whereupon they steered their course thither; and sent for Colonel Gifford, Colonel Warden, Major Purden (who with Colonel Townsend have been very active instruments for the return both of Cork and Youghal to their obedience, having some of them ventured their lives twice or thrice to effect it), and the Mayor of Youghal aboard them; who, accordingly, immediately came and made tender of some propositions to be offered to me. But my Lord Broghil being on board the Ship, assuring them it would be more for their honour and advantage to desire no conditions, they said they would submit. upon my Lord Broghil Sir William Fenton, and Colonel Phayr, went to the Town; and were received,—I shall give you my Lord Broghil's own words, with all the real 1 See Carte, ii. 91. "He of the King's Death-Warrant.

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