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A trve report of the late good svccesse in Ireland from thence received in London, May 2, 1642.
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were there before and came homeward and about a mile from thence as they marched they perceived a very great Army of foot and horse of the Rebells within two miles of our Army and as our Army and Carriage marcht along so did they the same way and were at length neerer so that the one Army and the other marcht together about foure miles there being a little valley betweene them Each striving for one passage which had they taken it it would have much endangered our Army but before they or we came together there was a desire of each side to have a Battell in some convenient field and within a mile and halfe from Mr Pearce Fits Gerralds Castle called Balleshanon the Armies joyned Battell the Enemies had as some affirme fiftie-two Colours some fiftie-five Colours it was related by one of them that were taken that they had sixty-two hundred foot and seven Troops of Horse but for their Horse I beleeve they were not all Souldiers but did all they could to make a shew whether they were Souldiers or such as followed the Campe. And for Commanders they had in chiefe my Lord Mountgarret my Lord Dunboyne my Lord of Icaren Lord Roagnald and some other Lords and besides my Lord of Ormonds Brother Collonell Bourne and many more Commanders of the County of Wicklowe but I understand that their Army was not there which cōsists of 8000 more which were to come the next day as themselves reported but I know it not and hardly beleeve that they have so many more in one Army but our Army expected a second Battle Their Army being drawne up into severall bodies very well ordered and came at first valiantly on and having the hill the wind ditches to intrench themselves they gave a very fierce onset and Collonell Craffords Regiment gave them battle it was not needfull to command our Souldiers to goe on they were forward enough of themselves upon the onset our Ordnance went off but hurt not a man of them for I beleeve the Gunners were much mistaken in the ground however it struck some terrour and the fiercenesse of our mens comming on and the multitude of the shot that our men made upon them made them within halfe an houre to retire to the Bogge which was nigh them where our Horse ventured as far after them as they could there were slaine of them on the Hill and in the Bogge above 600 men our Souldiers recovered all their Carriage from them loaden with provision some powder there was taken from them that day some 8 baggs of powder each containing about an English peck one with another but little els of any consequence onely 5 Colours and a great number of Pikes and some Musquets and Fowling peices but what number I cannot learne but I understand they had above 1000 Musquets Fowling peices in their Army and in viewing of the dead bodies they took three heads and brought them home which are thought to be Collonell Cavenagh his head he is a neere kinsman to Sir Morgan Cavenagh of the Countie of Wicklowe Sergeant Major Bournes head and the head of one Butler thought to be the sonne of my Lord of Icarin This battle was fought on Friday last being the 15th of Aprill about 3 of the Clock in the afternoone the battle begun and it was two houres after untill our Horsmen returned from pursuing the Rebells On Saturday the 16 came our Army backe to the Nase in safetie with losse of a very few men In the great Battle wee lost onely 3 men but some run away to the Rebells of which I heare there were 8 three troopers and 5 footmen At the Nase Sir Charles Coot yet remaines with his own Regiment and some of our English and 3 pieces of Ordnance and on Sunday the 21 in the afternoone came the rest of our Army home in great triumph joy for the good mercy of God toward them and us Wee cannot heare from Mounster further then our Army went we can get no intelligence neither did we heare from our Army all the while they were out untill the Saturday they came next day onely once when our men had taken the Castle by the Nase some of our men were comming home wounded and were met by the Rebells and slaine But from Carrickfargus as in the vulgar name Knockfargus we understand that on Sunday the 3 Aprill my Lord Mountro with 2500 Souldiers were landed and the eighth 1000 more Scots men before my Lords comming thither it is uncredible how cruell the Scots were there against the Protestants they regarded neither English nor Irish nor the Ministers themselves but upon my Lords comming over they are fled that did the wrong I pray God grant us unitie amongst our selves and then I doubt not but the enemy will soone be brought under but not untill we have men enough to lay Garrisons abroad that we have them on every side what excessive expence would it have to preserve so much Corne as is sowen in the Countrey might it fall to our Souldiers lot to reape the same what charges and adventure by Sea what carriage to and fro in the Countrey it will be an excessive charge to the King to carry all provision hence three or foure score miles into the Countrey In briefe a little expedition now will gaine profit much hereafter and save us from all feares of forraigne Invasion We heare of great matters in England great summe◠presented on the Rebels Land we see it onely printed in a piece of payer as yet I hope to have it in very deed In the meane time we want it and we are afraid we shall more want it ere i◠come and provision of Corne much more for winde and tyde waits no mans leasure I have seene a Declaration set forth by his Majestie touching divers great matters at which I greatly rejoyce hoping that there will be a renewed affection between his Majestie and the people according to the old Proverbe The falling out of Lovers is the renewing of love which I pray God wee may truly and heartily pray for continually Thus humbly craving leave I rest Your dutifull Sonne till death R. C. FINIS
A TRVE REPORT OF THE LATE GOOD SVCCESSE JN IRELAND From thence received in London May 2. 1642. LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons 1642. DVBLIN the 20th of Aprill 1642. GOOD SIR I Wrote you a Letter by Mrs James a Gentlewoman by way of London and inclosed the same unto my Brother acquainting you with the going forth of our Army and some other passages then hapning since which here is come to passe blessed be God that which is worthily to be taken notice of concerning the proceedings of our Army which as yet I must omit giving you to understand what hapned before viZ. the 15 of Aprill came in my Lord Moore with his Troope consisting of 130 Horse and brought with him Sir Theadoras Duffs sonne and heire prisoner from Dundalke and some others they were found there at the taking thereof The same day came the Rebells and played their prankes about Dublin they burnt two or three Houses about Tallowe and the same night came some of them to the end of Newstreet in the Suburbs and doubtlesse intended to have burnt it but were discovered and put off The sixt they came againe and burnt some places about Donnibrook within a mile of Dublin and carried away some Cattle the same night they came with about fiftie foote and some horse and burnt two Houses in Kilmaynham and set fire in diverse other Houses but running away againe suddenly the fire was quenched but the two Houses were burnt to the ground and that is but a mile and halfe from St James gate in Dublin The night following they burnt Robuck a very faire House built by Alderman Smith of this Citie two miles off but my Lord Lambert who was left Governour of our Citie in St Charles Coots absence went forth the seventh and tooke as is reported some of them that burnt Kilmaynham and killed hanged them and as many more as they mer withall not sparing young or old He did very good service that day as is reported and returned againe before night came After that came Post to Towne from Dunshoghan a Castle where we have a slender Garrison to keep the Castle foure miles hence who reported there were 1000 Rebells there and that night we had a very straight watch kept here and a strong watch without the Citie but thankes be to God we heare no more of such a great number about Dublin The 14 of Aprill came unto our Harbour two Troops of Horse and 15th three Troops and the 16th two Troops in all seven Troops of Horse which was a very great rejoycing of our hearts For wee stood in very great need of men and money and here arrived ten thousand pounds but God knows what need we have of it a great deale more if any thing undoe us all our proceedings it will be the want of money and provision for our provision which is but very little left for the Enemy burnes on the one side and our Souldiers on the other that it will make a great scarcitie if wee have not a speedy supply out of England I doe not thinke that this Citie hath Corne and Malt for one moneth for all that are in it neither doe I know from whence it is possible to fetch so much more from any place of the Kingdom by Land as the times are and the next going forth of our Army will be the consuming of what is yet left by fire and for money what we have lent the Souldiers to pay for their dyet and what we have lent besides to pay the Souldiers withall which the Lords Justices had from us we are quite out of money but we have not to buy any thing if it were to be had for money for this is every honest mans resolution amongst us rather to goe halfe clothed and with a hungry belly then to have the service of God the service of the King and the service of the Countrey neglected but we have a true Proverbe ultro posse non est esse a man can do no more then what lies in him to doe I hope that England will not see us want wee have found great and good tokens of their affections to the cause in hand And to come to the businesse that I chiefly intended to acquaint you withall touching our Army that went forth I will onely touch upon the chiefe heads according to the truest Relation You may conceive it must be various as it is received from many all men not being eye-witnesses to every particular passage but wherein I finde most to agree I shall declare unto you for all doe agree in the maine busines I wrote you before of our Armies going forth and comming unto a Castle a mile from the Nase about twelve miles hence they beset the Castle and from it some of our men were slaine and others wounded at length our Souldiers as they have approved themselves ever valiant made to the Castle gate and came within the Castle walls and comming toward the inner gate were not able to get that open but undermining the wall they set a barrell of powder match to it within a short time blew up the Castle there they got some booty And from thence they came to the Nase where they entred without any to oppose them from thence went toward Artly which is 27 miles from hence where the Rebells the night before made an assault against the Towne and the Townsmen for the safetie of themselves were forced to set many of the dwelling houses on fire and kept themselves in the Castles and thence put off the Enemy with their Muskets it seemes there were false Brethren amongst them as I thinke there are few Papists but are Rebells in heart yet we have many of them in our Army for Sir Charles Coot hanged up the Soveraigne of the Towne and some others for their kinde entertaining of him there was Collonell Craford left with six hundred of his Regiment whiles my Lord of Ormond Sir Charles Coot went with the rest of our Army to the Fort of Lease to relieve it and in their absence the Rebels thinking to set on Colonell Crafford assayed to repaire a Bridge some three miles from the Towne which the Townsmen had broken downe and because they could not get over they assayed to goe over by Cott which is a kinde of a Boate but were valiantly put off by our Souldiers from the Fort of Lease some of our Souldiers went to Mountrath and by the way they met with severall Companies of the Rebells and were once in great danger of loosing of men but thanks be to God they lost very few onely some horses for the Rebells have made themselves strong places thereabouts in Bogges where our Horse cannot come neare them From thence they returned after some few dayes the sooner because our Army wanted victuals and came againe to Artly leaving men and ammunition at the Fort and going from Artly they left a Garrison of 300 men there besides what