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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75485	A copie of a letter from the Lord Intrim in Ireland to the Right Honourable the Earle of Rutland, bearing date the 25. day of Febr. Anno Dom. 1642. Wherein is contained the description of two battells fought between the English and the Irish rebels. : As also the number of those that were slaine on either side.	Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Earl of, 1609-1683.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3521A; ESTC R172493	1,379	5

A COPIE OF A LETTER FROM THE LORD INTRIM IN IRELAND TO THE right Honourable the Earle of Rutland bearing date the 25. day of Febr. Anno Dom. 1642. Wherein is contained the Description of Two Battells fought between the English and the Irish Rebels As also the Number of those that were slaine on either side London printed for T. P●●●l 1642. My Lord It is a great sorrow to me my name and honour should be so much defamed and scandalized by false and slanderous reports nay permitted to be published in print that I have revolted from my King and turned Rebell the very name wounds mee sore which never had the least thought of treason against my Soveraigne or disloyalty to my Country I am so farre from such imaginations that I will rather perish at his Majesties feet and suffer any punishment what ever shall be thought requisite to bring a period to my life and fortunes then live stained with such a horrid denomination as Traytor And am so farr incensed against these reports that I vow to God I will to the uttermost of my power mainetaine the rightfull power and prerogatives of his sacred Majesty to whom I desire to approve my selfe an obedient subject and servant and his Government as the undoubted and lawful King over his Maiesties Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland I desire not to be disobedient to any the Lawes and Ordinances of his Parliament for the good Government of his Kingdomes that may not abridge and restraine the free exercise of the Roman religion which I am devoted to and am ingaged to maintaine in duty to God and respect of my future happinesse and salvation Her Maiesty my Gracious Queene I will to my power endeavour to obey and her rightful raign in his Maiesties Dominions under his Governement endeavour to uphold and maintaine to the uttermost of my life and Fortune And such respect and honour I owe to my Lady whom my prayers are daily for and to whom I recommend my dearest affections that she may be confident I will intermeddle with any affaires that may I hope prove destructive to my selfe or Family or in defamation to mine or her Honour which I humbly desire your Honour to certifie her and to present his Maiesty with my unchangeable and dutifull Intentions My Lord Some passages of the affaires here in Ireland I thought good to present you with all which is necessary to be taken notice of There was a great Battell fought before the City of Dublin where was slaine 4000. English and Scotch and Sir Edward Denny one of our Captaines with his forces of 400. Souldiers hath Slaine Thomas Eger with five hundred more of his Souldiers and put all the rest besides some prisoners taken to Flight This is the greatest overthrow to the English as yet hath been And Sir Edward Denny having the Victory on the next morning being by his Souldiers saluted in a most Noble manner for their better encouragement gave to each Souldier five pounds and in vindication of his reputation made a royall Feast to entertaine his Souldiers in a deriding and scoffing manner to the English There was also another skirmish on saturday last which continued some 8. houres betweene the Forces under the command of the Lord Osmond Neterfield and others and the Forces under the Command of Sir Simon Harecourt Sir William Cootes Mr. Moore of the English the L. Douglas Sir Charles Bland Mr. Henry Stewart and others of the Scots where were Slaine 2000. Irish and about 100. Scotch and English the rest of the Irish being forced to retire great spoyles being left by them as a prey to the English of Ammunition and provision of Victuall sufficient to furnish and maintaine 500 men for 6. months which was a great weakning to the Catholike party And thus having no more at this present I will not be troublesome to your Honour but humbly take my leave Your Honours in all due observance INTRIM Lemster 25. Febr. 1642. FINIS