Admirable good Newes AGAINE FROM IRELAND OR, The Copie of a Letter written from Sir Thomas Lucas, one of the Commanders of our Army in Ireland, to a Worthy Member of the Houſe of Parliament here in England, bearing date, Fbruary, 24. 1641.
Wherein is a Relation of two great overthrowes which was given to the Rebels by the Engliſh and Scottiſh Forces.
The one before Tredarth within the Province of Munſter, February 23. 1641.
The other great Victorie was obtained by the Engliſh and Scots under the command of the Earle of Dungarvin and Generall Leſley, and others, in the Province of Corke, where 5000 Rebels were ſlaine, 100 taken priſoners and executed.
With the Eſtate of Ireland at this preſent.
Publiſhed by Authority.
London Printed by T. F. for I. Thomas. 1641.
BEing ever ingaged to you by the tye of mutuall favours from time to time received from you, in part of a ſmall requitall, I doe ſend theſe few lines, intimating to you thereby the preſent Eſtate of our Army and this Kingdome.
When we firſt arrived in this Kingdome we happily joyned our Regiment to the forces under command of that right valiant and worthy Captain Sir Symon Harcourt neere the City of Dublin, where many of the Rebels lay incamped, with whom we had many skirmiſhes, and by the bleſſing of God came of with advantage and loſſe to the2 adverſe party; There came on Munday was a ſeven-night laſt 9. Veſſels from Dunkirke; Laden with Proviſion of Victuals, and Ammunition; which was landed, and brought into Tredarth in the Province of Munſter, for the reliefe of that Towne, where was by the Scots and Engliſh a great overthrow given to the Rebels, in which skirmiſh was taken one Mr. White and his Sonne, and about 60. more of the Rebels, which were immediately by the Engliſh executed as Traytors; The whole Province of Munſter is now revolted to the Rebels, and they have proclaimed Philemy Oneale Generall of Jreland. There is alſo lately revolted to the Rebels Lord Mountgarret, the Lord Nettersfield, and his Sonne, whoſe other Son with Colonell Butler Brother to the Lord Mountgarret, and Sir George Hamilton, are happily retained in England; I beleeve it will prove very difficult to ſubdue the Rebels, and reduce this Kingdome to their due Subjection to the King and Crowne of England; without a ſtrong and ſpeedy ſupply of more Men, and Ammunition from England; We Rejoyce much at the care of the High Court of Parliament,3 whoſe endeavours & hearty affection are no waies wanting to aſſiſt and relieve vs in time if poſſible it can be effected; We alſo Rejoyce with Thankfulneſſe at the proffer of the City of LONDON of Money, (which we are given to vnderſtand, towards our aſſiſtance in ſubduing the Rebels.
There hath beene this laſt Weeke a Battell fought with the Rebels in the Province of Corke by the Engliſh and Scots, under the command of the Lord Dungarvan, Generall Leſley, and others; Wherein as we are informed were ſlaine 5000. of the Rebels and about 200. of Engliſh and Scots, about 100. taken Priſoners, the greateſt part of them Executed, and of Ammunition and Proviſion ſufficient to mainetaine 500. Men for 3. Moneths; We have Notice of a Roman Prieſt, that was ſent from the Pope, that is landed in England, and hath there wrought with divers Engliſh Catholiques, for to prepare themſelves in readineſſe to put in Execution any deſigne that ſhall bee propounded to them, for the defence of their Religion and deſtruction of the Proteſtants in that Kingdome, which Prieſt is (as4 is reported) intended to come for Ireland, and in his Journey did deale with a Papiſt skilfull in making of Granadoes, and all ſorts of Fire-workes, to practiſe the ſame Act, and to put the ſame in Execution againſt the chiefeſt Cities of England, for Conquering the ſame when the Rebels had Conquered Ireland, and landed their Forces in England, which Papiſt and Prieſt, we wiſh may in time be diſcovered and apprehended, leaſt their Diveliſh deſigns may take effect, which God forbid, and grant peace to his Iſrael under the lawfull juriſdiction of our gracious Soveraigne in all his Majeſties Kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the Savage cruelties and inhumane Maſſacres of the Proteſtants by the Rebels, are notorious to all men, I need no more to certifie them, onely ſtay, they ſtill continue the ſame, whereſoever they overcome any of the Proteſtants. We alſo returne humble and hearty thankes to the Parliament for their great care in the choiſe of able and faithfull Commanders for this ſervice, that are good Proteſtants, for there be but very few that are yet come over, that have any Alliance or friends in the5 Rebellion, or favourers of their cauſe, but eſpecially of that Religion, but are either revolted unto them, or put forth publiquely ſpeeches in favour of them, or are negligent and remiſſe in diſcharge of their duties to their King and Countrey, in places of truſt and command committed to their fidelity, by which opportunity of advantage is many times given to the Rebels; and proves great dammage to their Souldiers by which many are diſheartned and diſcouraged in their particular Offices; which we heartily wiſh may be Amended, and by the wiſedome of the Parliament, for future time prevented, And thus worthy Sir, not minding to bee too tedious to you, but wiſhing you and yours all Health and Happineſſe, both Spirituall and Corporall, and ſuch good ſucceſſe to the proceedings in Parliament, that it may prove the everlaſting peace both of his Sacred Majeſty and all his Kingdomes.
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