Diary of Thomas Bellingham, an officer under William III . a temporary sojourning place, and it would beeither at Moira or a little south thereof. Ye 26th.—Very hott. K marchd to Newry, where I saw mybrother Rochfort att To Purcells. I waited on ye Genrll. Weencampd on ye s side of Newry. Rochfort was Robert Rochfort, the diarists brother-in-law. He marriedHannah Handcock, sister of Mrs. Bellingham. In a note on p. 2 somereference is made to him. Ye 27th.—Very hott. About 2 this morning 1 movd towardsDundalk, and entrd it about 6 wth Lewt Gennll Solmes and M. Ye towne is wholy deserte
Diary of Thomas Bellingham, an officer under William III . a temporary sojourning place, and it would beeither at Moira or a little south thereof. Ye 26th.—Very hott. K marchd to Newry, where I saw mybrother Rochfort att To Purcells. I waited on ye Genrll. Weencampd on ye s side of Newry. Rochfort was Robert Rochfort, the diarists brother-in-law. He marriedHannah Handcock, sister of Mrs. Bellingham. In a note on p. 2 somereference is made to him. Ye 27th.—Very hott. About 2 this morning 1 movd towardsDundalk, and entrd it about 6 wth Lewt Gennll Solmes and M. Ye towne is wholy deserted, but strongly fortifyd. Noinhabitants left but Capt Bolton and his wife, who are both army encampd about a mile south from Dundalke, being nowentire, Douglas party having joynd ours. J. White and I went asfarr as Lurgan race, and sate there some time eating bread andcheese. A race, of the sort here referred to, is a strong, quick-flowing current ofwater, or the channel for such-like current, or a water-course above a damto a water C/5 5 .^ s ^ -^ O ? ^ O .5 > J =< . S £ 2 ^ S - =• i j-^ ; UJ fc = OQ I ^. June, 1690.] The Bellingham Diary. 129 Ye 27th [supplementary entry].—The K[ing] resolvd to attackye enemy this night in their quarters att R D [Ardee] ; but,hearing by some Dragoons who were att ye very gate, and killd 2of theyr men there, yt ye enemy are retird, he putt off his resolu-tion. I waited on ye K att supper, and where he discoursd memost of ye time, and was extreamly pleasant and cheerfuU. I wrote to England. Ardee is about 12 miles of Dundalk. Ye 28th.—Very hott. I waited on ye King to Ardee. Fromthence was ordered by him to goe wth Ginkell and Camboon toview all the river for encamping. We went as farr as Cappockbridge, and so returnd to our camp near Dundalk. I stayd sometime by ye way att Gernonstown, and found severall of the tenantswth theyr cattle had stayd att home att my instance. I foundlittle Jenny very well. Ye
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