The Dublin council advised Essex to attack O'Neill's confederates in parts of Leinster adjacent to the Pale, where the rebels were reckoned at 3,000 plus 800 mercenaries sent from Ulster.
The Dublin council advised Essex to attack O'Neill's confederates in parts of Leinster adjacent to the Pale. The rebels were reckoned at 3,000 plus 800 mercenaries. These 800 mercenaries were sent from Ulster.