A LETTER From The LORD DEPUTY - GENERAL Of IRELAND, Unto the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Parliament of England: Concerning the Rendition of the City of Limerick:; Together with the Articles Formerly Offered, and the Articles upon which the Same was Surrendred: as also a Particular of the Persons Excepted, the Ammunition and Ordnance in the Town delivered upon the Surrender of the said City. Ordered by the Parliament, that the Letter from the Deputy-General of Ireland, and Articles, Together with the Particulars Inclosed, be Forthwith Printed and Published; and Read by the Ministers on the Day Appointed for Thanks to be Given in the Several Congregations. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
London: Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1651. 1st Printing (Wing I-1032). 24 pp. 7-1/8" x 5-1/2" Bound in modern marbled paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Paper quite age-toned & shows signs of wear from the last 3-1/2 centuries. An About VG survivor. Item #49959
Limerick, in western Ireland was the scene of two sieges during the Irish Confederate Wars. The second and largest of these took place during Cromwell's conquest of Ireland, 1650–51. Limerick was one of the last fortified cities held by an alliance of Irish Irish Confederates and Royalists against the forces of the English Parliament. Its garrison, led by Hugh Dubh O'Neill, surrendered to Henry Ireton after a protracted and bitter siege. Over 2,000 soldiers of Cromwell's New Model Army were killed at Limerick, and Henry Ireton, Cromwell's son-in-law, died of the plague.
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