Volume 1

The works of Sir Walter Ralegh, kt. political, commercial, and philosophical; together with his letters and poems. The whole never before collected together, and some never yet printed. To which is prefix'd, a new account of his life / by Tho. Birch ... Volume the first [-second].

  • Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Date:
1751
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Credit: The works of Sir Walter Ralegh, kt. political, commercial, and philosophical; together with his letters and poems. The whole never before collected together, and some never yet printed. To which is prefix'd, a new account of his life / by Tho. Birch ... Volume the first [-second]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to be punifli’d according to their Deferts He afiifted likewife at the Siege of the Fort Del Ore^ which the Spanijh Succours under San Jofepho their Comman¬ der, afiifted by their Irijh Confederates, had raifed and fortified, as a Place of Retreat, whenever they found themfelves diftrefs’d, as well as proper, by its Situa¬ tion upon the Bay of Smerwick in the County of Kerry^ for receiving fuch Supplies, as they expedled from Abroad. 1 he Lord Deputy Grey himfelf befieged this Fort by Land, while Sir William Winter^ Admiral of the Fleet, attack’d it by vSea; and Captain BMlegb commanded often in the Trenches, and contributed fo much to the Reduction of it, that it was at laft, on the 9th of November 1589, obliged to furrender at Difcretion ^ and the gi cateft Part of the Garrifon put to the Sv/ord, by Order of the Lord Deputy •, a necefifary Severity, the Execution of which fell to the Share of the Captains R.aleigh and Mackworth^ who had the Word of that Day, and firft enter’d the Caftle During the Winter of this Year, Ralegh had his Quarters afiign’d him at Cork^ where he hav¬ ing been an attentive Obferver of the feditious Prac¬ tices of David Lord Barry^ Patrick Condon^ and other Ringleaders of the Rebellion in thefe Parts, to diftrefs thofe, who were peaceably inclined, and to excite the DifaffeCced to an Infurredlion *, he took a Journey to Dublin to the Lord Deputy, and remonftrated to him the dangerous Confequences of thefe Pradices in fo ftrong a manner, that his Lordihip and the Council gave him a full Commifiion to feize the Caftle of Barry-Court^ with all the other Lands of Lord Barry^ and to reduce him to Peace and Subjedtion by fuch Means, as he fhould think proper; for which Purpofe he was furnifii’d with a Party of Horfe. But during this Interval, fuch Meafures were taken by thofe in Authority • Hooker, fob 167. Cox, fol. 376. Spenfer’s View rf the State of Ireland, in the 6th vol. of hi: Works, and Hooker’s ?,upp]y, fol. 17 I*