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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49638	The last nevves from Ireland being a relation of the hostile and bloody proceedings of the rebellious papists there at this present vvherein is declared the many, great and cruell outrages committed by them both with fire and sword against the Protestants in severall parts of that kingdome : also the names of the townes and castles, they have suprized, taken the burnt : with a full discoverie of thier trayterous and wicked intentions : related in a letter and dated at Dublin, October 27, 1641, and read in Parliament here, Novemb. 5, 1641.		1641 (1641)	Wing L492; ESTC R1510	2,373	7

THE LAST NEVVES FROM IRELAND BEING A RELATION Of the Hostile and bloody proceedings of the Rebellious Papists there at this present VVherein is declared the many great and cruell outrages committed by them both with fire and Sword against the Protestants in severall parts of that Kingdome Also the names of the Townes and Castles they have surprized taken and burnt With a full Discoverie of their Trayterous and wicked intentions Related in a Letter and dated at Dublin October 27. 1641. And read in Parliament here Novemb. 5 1641. LONDON Printed for JOHN THOMAS 1641. THE Bloody Proceedings of the Irish Rebels related in a Letter dated at Dublin the 27. of Octob. 1641. THere was on Friday last a cruell plot of Treason discovered as great as the Gun-powder Treason my Lord Matquers and divers others taken and imprisoned in the Castle of Dublin my Lord Lenricole came to this Town on Munday night and is suspected he is privately layd for They plotted to surprise the Castle of Dublin on Sunday last in the evening at Prayer time and to have killed the Warders and possessed themselves of the Kings store and then to have mastered the English but God prevented their bloody intentions the Rebels have done much hurt in the North parts of Ireland they have burned Armagh Longnall the Neuery and seeke to make away my Lord Marre but he escaped them to Tredath they have burned Dundalke they Massacre the English in those parts men women and children my Lord Blaney fled to this Towne but they have taken his Castles and all that belong to him with his Lady and children this City is all up in Armes and all from 16. to 60. are warned to be in readinesse there was two Merchants in Christs Church-yard killed by the Rebels last Munday Mr. Champion and Mr. Hayward I heare to day that the Lord Burlasses Troope will bring twelve of the Rebels that they have taken The Neuery is taken and Dundalke is beaten downe they have lately killed one Mr. Iremonger Attorney of the Kings Bench Belterbat is taken for certaine all being inhabited with English they yeelded upon composition the Rebels are 5000 strong whereof 2000 are armed with the Armes they tooke forth of the Nevery A True and perfect Relation how this bloody and damnable Conspiracy was first discovered THe Execution of their bloody Tragedy intended against the Protestants both in Dublin and other parts of the Kingdome should have bin on Saturday but by Gods great mercy goodnesse their Hellish and damnable intention was brought to light being discovered on Friday night by Sir John Clotworthies man on Sunday after there was a great confusion in the City where was joy mixt with sorrow for our happy deliverance yet were we much perplexed troubled with the feares and terrors of our approaching Enemies expecting every moment when the City should be surprised and taken such is the greatnesse of our feares that wee take no rest neither day nor night these disloyall and wicked Rebels have taken two Castles in the North parts of this Kingdome besides two other Towns of great strength with much munition in it and it is thought they still increase in great Multitudes here is a Lord taken and divers others of note to the number of forty all which are now in Prison the Lords name is Maguere these Papists or Rebels call it a Religious Warre Ruine and Desolation they threaten to the poore Protestants for they are ten to one throughout this Kingdome so that unlesse the King and Parliament helpe and relieve us we shall utterly be destroyed and roted out of the Land GOD in his mercy looke upon us in these great straights and extremities and deliver us out of the hands of these viperous and blood-thirsty people who is satisfied with nothing but blood they increase daily committing most bloody and wicked outrages their first intention was to murder the two chiefe Iustices all the Privy Counsell that were Protestants likewise to seaze upon all the Kings Ports Castles and Magazins whatsoever and to murder all persons that should oppose them in their intentions and designes These are their pretences for the taking up of Armes 1. To have their Crowne not to be dependant upon England nor to be a conquered nation 2. To have their Irish Lawes established and such as should be made hereafter 3 To have free liberty of the exercise of Religion The Lord Matquers is one of the chiefest amongst these Trayterous Rebels and their intention was this 1. To murther the English and Protestants in the Kingdome of Ireland 2. To murder the 2. Lords chiefe Justices Privy Councell at Dublin 3. To seaze upon all the Kings Castles Forts and Magazins throughout all the Kingdome of Ireland 4. The City and Castle of Dublin First if they could get the Castle they then would make the City yeeld presently by shooting from the Castle the tops of the chinneys to affright them but if that prevailed not they would batter downe their houses about their eares the Lord chiefe Justices and privy Councellors sate in Consultation all night for the safe-guard and security of the City and Castle of Dublin and the next morning they apprehended many of these Traytors together with the Lord Matquers who the day before had forsaken his Lodgings and hid himselfe in a Garret there were found at his Lodgings great store of skaines Hammers and Hatchets without halves the same day newes was brought to Dublin that severall places and Forts was seized upon in conno and monno and in divers other places many Villages plundered whereupon 500 horse and 500 foote were raised to guard the city and 100 put into the Castle under the command of Sir Francis Willoughby for the defence and safety of the Castle This Conspiracy was first revealed to Sir John Burlacy and other Justices of the Peace by one who was servant to Sir John Clotworthy an Irish Knight and a Parliament man It is reported that some of these Rebels confessed they were to have an Army of 7000 men from severall parts of Ireland which should be all Papists and Jesuites and to surprise all the fortes and Castles about Dublin and to cut the throates of the chiefest Noble-men Gentry and others of this Kingdome that then were present The City of Dublin and the Townes and Castles adjoyning is in very great danger they are gathered to a strong head still approaching neerer unto it taking Townes and Castles in severall Provinces where they fall plundering all places they come into the Murders and out-rages daily committed by them is great and intolerable the Tyrannicall power they exercise upon the poore Protestants not to be parrallel'd amongst Pagans or Infidels so farre doe these bloody Miscreants degenerate from the name of Christians Thus much have I thought good to informe you of the miserable estate and condition of this Kingdome at this present FINIS