1.1. A Full and Perfect
ACCOUNT
OF THE
State and Condition
OF THE
Province of Ulster in Ireland:
In a LETTER from
WEXFORD
Of the 15th of January, 1689/0
Licensed and Entred according to Order.

I Make use of this opportunity of this small Vessel entred, for France, to let you know the sad Condition we who are in these parts are in: Both Protestants and Papists are quite weary of their Government, we are all so oppressed with Souldiers: they have hardly left an Englishman the value of a Farthing; and such Wast is committed by them, that we all dread a Famine next Summer; so that we are all a thinking to get away as soon as the weather may favour, and the nights grow shorter a we have here a Fisher-boat by our house, which will make a hard shift for that purpose. I have often repented my riot going over with you; all you have here, as well as of all Absenters in Seized, and the old Proprietors are got into part; the rest King James keeps for those who Behave themselves well this next Campagne. I have no great reason to fear any great effect it will make upon their Courage. For one while the Protestants were all in Jayl, which gave the Villians an opportunity to plunder their Houses, and Rifle them of what they had, at present they are let out, but how [Page 2] they will subsist I know not in the condition they are in, and now that Provisions are growing dear, I am endeavouring to dispose of what little I had, in order to come off, but here is not a penny of Money to be had for Goods; we are forced to give eight or ten shillings in the pound to exchange Brass for Silver, and glad we can meet with it so to.

Here are very few or no Plows agoing, the silly Irish never thinking of the morrow, or what Misery must inevitably attend them thereby.

The Souldiers here are extreamly sickly, and dye of a kind of Spotted Feaver some haye gone to bed well at night and found dead in the morning: and the Souldiers being sent throughout the Country to Quarter, have brought the Infection along with them.

We hear that [...] is certainly gon to Dublin for which there were Bonfires and great Rejoycings.

Collonel Butler who is Governor of this place now and had a Regiment, brought but Eighty Men from the Campagne; he is daily getting Recruits; but hose who now Lift themselves in hopes of a little Winters Plunder, will I am sure desert when they know they are to go upon Service.

Captain Poor who brought over my Lord Dover from France, is turned out of his Command, his Lordship having accused him, for being the cause why a certain Ship of Arms which accompayned them was taken.

King James has disposed of the Ship, but I hear not to who. The Irish here are daily looking out for French Succors. I wish the English Fleet did but appear upon the Coast, and had any Landing Men on Board, it might do great Execution upon them, now at a time they expect and only rely upon what Forreign Force they shall have and are provided to receive such Guds. Remember me to your good Family, and believe me always.

LONDON
Printed for H. Tomgo near Endgate. 1690.