ThearmyofthePrinceofOrangewassaidtoberapidlyapproachingthetown，inordertocommencethesiege。
Onhearingthis，andbeingmadeascertainasthevaguenessandunsatisfactorynatureofmyinformation，whichcamenotfromanyauthenticsource，wouldpermit；
atleast，beingsureofthemainpoint，whichallallowed——namely，thatLimerickwasheldfortheking——andbeingalsonaturallyfondofenterprise，andimpatientofidleness，Itooktheresolutiontotravelthither，and，ifpossible，tothrowmyselfintothecity，inordertolendwhatassistanceImighttomyformercompanionsinarms，wellknowingthatanymanofstrongconstitutionandofsomeexperiencemighteasilymakehimselfusefultoagarrisonintheirstraitenedsituation。
WhenIhadtakenthisresolution，Iwasnotlonginputtingitintoexecution；and，asthefirststepinthematter，Iturnedhalfofthemoneywhichremainedwithme，inallaboutseventeenpounds，intosmallwaresandmerchandisesuchastravellingtradersusedtodealin；andtherest，exceptingsomeshillingswhichIcarriedhomeformyimmediateexpenses，Isewedcarefullyintheliningofmybreecheswaistband，hopingthatthesaleofmycommoditiesmighteasilysupplymewithsubsistenceupontheroad。
IleftDublinuponaFridaymorninginthemonthofSeptember，withatolerablyheavypackuponmyback。