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A LETTER Of great Conſequence; Sent by the Honorable, Robert Lord Monro, out of the Kingdom of IRELAND, To the Honorable, The Committee for the Iriſh affairs in ENGLAND, Concerning the ſtate of the Rebellion there.

Together with the Relation of a great Victory he obtained, and of his taking the Earl of Antrim, about whom ws found divers Papers, which diſcovered a dangerous PLOT Againſt the Proteſtants in all His Majeſties Do­minions, their Plot being ſet down by conſent of the QUEENS Majeſtie, for the Ruine of Religion, and overthrow of His Majeſties three Kingdoms.

ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Letter be forthwith printed and publiſhed:

H: Elſynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.

Printed for Edw. Husbands. July 8. 1643.

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A Letter of great conſequence, ſent by the Honorable, Robert Lord Monro, out of the Kingdom of Jreland, to the Honorable, the Committee for the Jriſh affairs in England, concerning the ſtate of the Rebellion there.

Right Honorable;

EXpect nothing from your Honours reall and faithfull Servant in this adverſe time, but what brings comfort; In my laſt Expedi­tion againſt the Rebells, occaſioned by ſud­den Intelligence, I went forth with two thou­ſand Foot, and three hundred Horſe, being provided for ten dayes at no greater allowance4 then ſeven Ounces of Meale a day for a Soul­dier, our ſcarcity being ſo great, that for want of Victualls and Shoes wee were un­able to do the ſervice wee wiſh, or your Honours expect from us; Nevertheleſſe our fortune was ſuch, that with this ſmall party, without Canon, for want of carriage Hor­ſes, we beat Owen Maccart Oneale, Sir Philome Oneale, and Owen Maccart the Generall his ſon, being all joyned together with their Forces, and forced them to return upon Charlemount, after quitting the Generalls houſe to be ſpoil­ed and burnt by us, with the whole houſes in Lochgall, being the beſt Plantation in Vlſter, and ſtraiteſt for defence of the Rebels: At the ſame time Colonell Hoome, with a party of five hundred men, was buſied in beleaguering the Caſtle of Newcastle; the receit of all the Intel­ligence comes from England to the Rebells in Vlſter, where it was my good fortune, in time of Treaty there, to truſt a Barque come from the Iſle of Man, with that treacherous Papiſt the Earl of Antrim, whoſe Brother Alexander was ſent before to the Queens Majeſtie from5 York, to make way for the Earl, in negotiating betwixt Her Majeſties Army in the North of England, and the Papiſts on the borders of Scotland, in the Iſles of Scotland and the North parts thereof, and with the Rebells in Ireland; their Plot being ſet down by the Queens Ma­jeſties conſent, for the ruine of Religion, and overthrow of His Majeſties loyall Subjects in all the three Dominions, as evidently doth appear by the Letters, Characters, Paſſes and Papers found with the Earl, directed by me to the Councell of Scotland and the Generall. It becometh me, as the ſervant of the Publique, intruſted with your Commiſsion under the Great Seal of England, to inform truly your Honours of the great prejudice, the Cauſe in hand ſuffers by your Honours neglect of this Army being unable to do ſervice as might be expected from them, if they received the half of the Allowance your Souldiers receive at Dublin, and had Allowance for ſome Horſes for Carriage; in my opinion, in ſix weeks time we could ſettle Garriſons in Vlſter, and thereafter overſway your Enemies elſwhere,4〈1 page duplicate〉5〈1 page duplicate〉6in any part within His MAjESTIES Do­minions, where your Enemies prevailed moſt.

Therefore my weak opinion is, this Ar­my be not neglected wherein conſiſts ſo much of your peace and ſafety, having no friends you can repoſe in o more then in us, who is deſirous to ſee Religion flouriſh, Rebells ſubjected to Obedience, and His MAjES­TIES Throne eſtabliſhed, in deſpite of Pa­piſts, and of wicked Councell miſ-leading His Majeſtie to the ruine of His Domini­ons, who could be the happieſt Prince in the World if the Lord could move his heart to harken to the counſell of thoſe which ſhed their bloud for his honour.

The Earle of ANTRIM ſhall God wil­ling be kept cloſe in the Caſtle of Carrickfer­gus, till I be acquainted from your Honors concerning him, what courſe ſhall be taken with him; and the Traitour conveyed him laſt away is to bee executed, ſince we can ex­tort no diſcovery from him then is contai­ned in the Papers ſent to SCOTLAND: So7 recommending your Honours, and your weighty Affaires to the Direction and Pro­tection of the Almighty, deſirous to heare from you, I remaine

Your moſt humble, truly affectio­nate, and reall Servant, Robert Monro, Generall Major.
To the Right Honorable; My very noble Friends, theſe on the Jriſh Committee of the Parliament of England, preſent theſe; With due reſpects.
FINIS.

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TextA letter of great consequence; sent by the Honorable, Robert Lord Monro, out of the Kingdom of Ireland, to the Honorable, the Committee for the Irish affairs in England, concerning the state of the rebellion there. Together with the relation of a great victory he obtained, and of his taking the Earl of Antrim, about whom w[a]s found divers papers, which discovered a dangerous plot against the Protestants in all his Majesties dominions, their plot being set down by consent of the Queens majestie, for the ruine of religion, and overthrow of His Majesties three Kingdoms. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.
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Bibliographic informationA letter of great consequence; sent by the Honorable, Robert Lord Monro, out of the Kingdom of Ireland, to the Honorable, the Committee for the Irish affairs in England, concerning the state of the rebellion there. Together with the relation of a great victory he obtained, and of his taking the Earl of Antrim, about whom w[a]s found divers papers, which discovered a dangerous plot against the Protestants in all his Majesties dominions, their plot being set down by consent of the Queens majestie, for the ruine of religion, and overthrow of His Majesties three Kingdoms. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com. Monro, Robert., England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut. 7, [1] p. Printed for Edw. Husbands,[London] :July 8. 1643.. (reproduction of the original in the British Library.)
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  • Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641 -- Early works to 1800.

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