Note 28 — Chapter XXII · THE WAR TO THE BATTLE OF ROSS, 1642-1643
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Creichton’s Faithful Account and that of Bellings, p. 130, give the official views on the two sides. The Aphorismical Discovery is much to the same effect, adding the usual bad language, and describing Preston as ‘either drunk, a fool, or a traitor.’ Creichton exaggerates the number of Preston’s army; while Bellings unduly diminishes the number of slain. ‘Scarce one hundred slain upon the place’ takes no account of the pursuit. See also Truth from Ireland expressed in Two Letters, London, April 22, 1643.