First beinge appoynted by Sir Henry Power, chief comaunder of the forces here, to marche into Carbry; (ther to borne and spoyl all suche as were revolted from their loialty, yf they would not come in) and put in sufficient pleges for their subiection.
The first daye that I marched from Kynsale in our passage over the ryver of the Bandon we were enterteigned with a light skermishe by some of Florence Mc Carties men, where we slew 12 of them, wherof ther was three gent; and toke iiij cowes, borned Carregnase, wherin Florences ward was, and all that borders, with great store of corne belonginge to Dermond Moyle M'Cartie (Florence's brother) now a rebbell.
The third dayes march in our waye to Ross we borned a castell called the Muntan, belonginge to a foster father of Florence McCartie's, which was then as pledge with Tyrone for Florence's brother to him; with mayny townes belonging to the said castell, where was borned much corne; and our soldiers had great store of armes, and other spoyls.
From thence wee marched to Rosse, where we rested two dayes.
From Rosse we marched over, the Leape into O'Donovan's country, where we borned all those partes, and had the kylling of mayny of there churles and poore people, leavinge not therein any one grayne of corne within ten myles of our waye wherever we marched; and toke a praye of 500 cowes, which I caused to be drowned, and kylled, for that we would not trouble ourselves to dryve them in that jorney. Beyond the Leape we stayd three dayes; in which tyme we borned and spoyled all the Sept of the Clan Dermondes (Mac Carthys) then in accion and upon our marche into O'Mahon feins (Fin's) countrey, I had sertayne intelligence that Florence McCartie was prepared with 1,800 men to entercepte my passage backe to Rosse; upon which newes I retorned to Rosse; and the same night Florence came and camped within two myles of me, with parte of his forces; and Dermond O'Connor comaunder of the Conought men with 1,000 Connaughe souldiers camped one the other side of me, within iij myles of us, to entercept our passage to Corke (as they saied) but we were so troublesome neighbours to those Conought men, that we enforced them to draw their forces together, wher they remayned before us tene dayes, in which tyme Sir Henry Power sent me espetiall order to draw to Corke with all speed I coulde; upo which receipt I marched towards Kynsayle. The enemie understanding of my rysinge, followed us with all their force all that daye, but by reasone we gott the playnes, and a myle before them, I would never suffer them to brenge up their strength to fyght, but still kept them in with our horse; in that dayes marche we killed xlij wherof were fyfe gent.
When we came to Kynsayle, I received direction to marche to Corke, and leavinge 250 of th army behinde to gard that towne (in my jorney to Cork unexpected) wee were enterteigned with ther whole force, wher the inforced us, by reason of a bridge that they had gayned of us, to fight upon a retreate, for half a myle, and better, but after wardes, finding my advauntage, both of tyme and grounde I charged there first baitelle with some horse and brok them; and had the execution of them a myle. In that chardge we slewe dead 137, wherof 8 were captains, besides 37 sore wounded. Of them ther died the first night, which were hurt, sixtene. My self beinge at that time and in the beginninge hurt, uppon the first chardge, with a picke, nine inches into the thighe (by their generall). At that chardge I had one horse killed under me with three picks in his body, and tow bulletts. When we bracke them I fought hand to hand with their generall where I received my second hurt in my head, by one that carried their collors (I having one parte of them in my hand, and he th other). Her I had my second horse slayne with picke, under me. So I thank God we were masters of the feild, and in all that jorney we lost but one lyvetennant and nine soldiers being slayne, and myself with fiftene others hurt.