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after the Irish and Spanish forces had come on, and 

 shewed themselves in some bravery, they were con 

 tent to give the English the honour as to charge 

 them first ; and when it came to the charge, there 

 appeared no other difference between the valour 

 of the Irish rebels and the Spaniards, but that the 

 one ran away before they were charged, and the 

 other straight after. And again, the Spaniards that 

 were in the town had so good memories of their 

 losses in their former sallies, as the confidence of an 

 army, which came for their deliverance, could not 

 draw them forth again. To conclude : there suc 

 ceeded an absolute victory for the English, with the 

 slaughter of above two thousand of the enemy ; the 

 taking of nine ensigns, whereof six Spanish ; the 

 taking of the Spanish general, d Ocampo, prisoner ; 

 and this with the loss of so few of the English as is 

 scarce credible ; being, as hath been rather con 

 fidently than credibly reported, but of one man, the 

 cornet of sir Richard Greame ; though not a few 

 hurt. There followed immediately after the defeat 

 a present yielding up of the town by composition ; 

 and not only so, but an avoiding, by express articles 

 of treaty accorded, of all other Spanish forces 

 throughout all Ireland, from the places and nests 

 where they had settled themselves in greater strength, 

 as in regard of the natural situation of the places, 

 than that was of Kinsale ; which were Castlehaven, 

 Baltimore, and Beerehaven. Indeed they went 

 away with sound of trumpet, for they did nothing 

 but publish and trumpet all the reproaches they could 



