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A70933	The True state and condition of the kingdom of Ireland sent to the House of Commons from their committee there whose names are signed thereto viz. Robert Reynolds, Robert Goodwyn, both members of the said House : also the true relation of the great victory the Protestants in that kingdom lately had against the rebels there : sent in a letter by Sir Richard Greenvill to the said committee who hath since commended it to the House of Commons : together with a letter from Sir John Chicester of great consequence, to Sir John Clotworthy a member of the said House / all which are appointed by the House of Commons to be printed to prevent false copies : and for the true satisfaction of all His Majesties loving subjects.	Reynolds, Robert, ca. 1601-1661?; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing R1322; Wing T3103; ESTC R19051	8,464	10

Scouts whereat the rest being very well mounted escaped away leaving their consort to be slain in the place And being come nigh Tobbercormick where we lay that night some of our Horse took a Gentlewoman of some quality prisoner who stood on a hill there by guarded with some Muskettiers Munday the 30 being come within 5 miles of Athlone we took one M. Richard Dillon prisoner who informed Sir Richard That Generall Preston was sending all the Forces he could make to hinder our coming to Athlone and therefore wished us to make all the haste thither we could Presently thereon a Horse-man of our forlorn hope came back and informed Sir Richard That seven Colours of the enemies Forces were then marching towards us Sir Richard then presently commanded forth more of his Horse to hasten to second the fore-Troop which in that Intrim charged the enemy who retreated to a Bog where most of them might have been cut off had not the care of the Safe-Conduct of the provisions appointed for the relief of Athlone forbidden it That night we all came safe at Athlone wher● we all stayed the next day following Wednesday the 31 Sir Richard sent all our Horse and Foot to quarter at Kilkenny-West four miles thence untill such time as 300 of the Lord Rannelaugh's Regiment and three hundred of Sir Michael Earnlyes Regiment could be drawn thither from their out-Garrisons to march back with us And when our Horse approached nigh unto Kilkenny they discovered that it was strongly manned by Sir Iames Dillons Forces Captain Thomas his Troop and Colonell Farrel●'s Regiment of the County of Longford whereat Captain Vaughan with some of our Horse fell into their Quarters and killed a Captain and some other Officers and also about 50 of their Souldiers and took many of their Arms and possest their Quarters untill Saturday Saturday the 4 of Febr we all quartered at and about a place called The Moat at which time the 600 of the Lord Rannelaugh's and Sir Michael Earnlyes Regiments were lodged with ours where Captain Vaughan found in his Quarters an English mans wife who told him that the generall report of the Countrey was That the Irish had gathered all the Forces they could get together and were confident to compasse us in on every side and to cut us all off resolving and vowing not to leave a man of us alive saying also That if we should get the Victory the heart of their Wars would be broken for that there was an ancient Prophesie much talked of among the Irish That that side which should win the Battell at Rathconnell should be Conquerers of the Kingdom it being a Tradition superstitiously held amongst the Native Irish On Munday the 5 and 6 we marched towards Trym meeting with no opposition but very foul weather and wayes which greatly disheartned the Souldiers and killed divers of them in which time we took severall of the Countrey people w●o all confirmed the former reports of the enemies Forces and intentions Sir Richard Greenvill notwithstanding said He was resolved not to march a foot out of his way were the enemy never so strong Tuesday the 7 proceeding in our March we understood of divers Troops of Horse and Foot that daily had followed our Rear which then was guarded by a Troop of Horse commanded by Lievtenant Hatcher who charged certain Forces of the enemy which were advanced somewhat nigh him and then cut off about twenty of them Afterwards about ●1 of the clock the same day being come nigh Mollingar we took a prisoner who told us that the Irish Forces possest our Passe of Rathconnell a mile before us being very strong in number of men and the prime Officers and Gentry of of the Countrey Whereupon Sir Richard hastened the advance of his Forces towards the foresaid Passe and being come nigh in view of it saw the Passe to be somewhat narrow and that it was cut off by a broad and deep Trench being compast in on each side with great Boggs and having adjoyning to it on a very steep hill a strong Castle and divers other Works well manned by which there appeared no passage for either Horse or Foot Then did Sir Richard draw all his Forces into Battell-Order before it which consisted of a forlorn hope of 50 Muskettiers commanded by Lievtenant Dikes and two Wings of sixty shot more commanded by two Ensignes one of them a coward the forlorn hope being seconded with a Division of 200 Muskettiers which was commanded by Sir Iohn Sherlocke which was the Van-Guard of our little Army whereof the first Division was led by Captain Verncy and Lievtenant Oliver and the second Division of it by Lievtenant Williams and also the third Division by Major Morris The rest of the Forces consisted of three Divisions of Pikes flanckt with shot which were for the Battell of the Army each containing about 300 men whereof the first was led by Captain Honywood the second by Major Sir Abraham Shipman the third by Sir Michael Earnely after which followed another Division of 200 Muskettiers commanded by Major Fortescue which was for the Rear-Guard whose Rear was guarded by a forlorn hope of 50 Muskettiers commanded by Likewise those Foot were flanckt with three Divisions of Horse whereof Captain Vaughan commanded the Van-Guard Lievtenant Rogers the Battell and Lievtenant Hatcher the Rear-Guard Likewise before the Van-Guard of the Foot marched the Lord Rannelaugh leading a Troop of Voluntiers Likewise for the forlorn hope of the Rear Captain Pate commanded 40 Dragooners which were also assisted with 20 Fire-locks which done seeing not onely a strong enemy of above 2000 Foot and six Horse Troops before us and others at least 600 on our right hand and 600 more of Longford men at a distance on our left hand upon the Boggs not farre off from which were hastning up to second them as it is said 800 of the Realies and then unknown to us there was waiting upon our Rear 500 more which then newly possest Mollingar about half a mile behinde us to hinder our Retreat Then for to begin the Play the forlorn hope of 50 Shot advanced on right towards the Passe and so likewise did the left Wing of Shot to flank that the right Wing staying behinde contrary to command whose ground notwithstanding was made good by others Those together being advanced as farre as they could were seconded by severall Divisions drawn out of the Van-Guard which also disputing it with the enemy without any apparent good successe Sir Richard was enforced before the front of the rest of the Forces to say There was no other remedy now but we must resolve to tarry it or die because he saw great numbers of men approaching towards our right hand and likewise as many towards our left hand which if they should come to joyn with those before us would be too strong for us therefore now of necessity all must use their best endeavours to force thorow the Passe upon the enemy and

THE True State and Condition OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND Sent to the House of Commons from their Committee there Whose Names are signed thereto VIZ. Robert Reynolds Robert Goodwyn Both Members of the said House Also the true Relation of the great victory the Protestants in that Kingdom lately had against the Rebels there Sent in a Letter by Sir Richard Greenvill to the said Committee who hath since commended it to the House of Commons Together with a Letter from Sir Iohn Chicester of great consequence to Sir Iohn Clotworthy a Member of the said House All which are appointed by the House of Commons to be Printed to prevent false Copies and for the true satisfaction of all His Majesties loving Subjects ORdered by the Commons That these Letters and Relation be forthwith Printed and published Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. March 2. London Printed for Edw. Husbands 1642. Sir BY our four former addresses of the 2 of November 13 of December 17 of January and 2 of February we gave you faithfull accompt of the state of affairs here as they then stood and by our last Letter of the 2 of February we informed you of the Commission sent to the Lord Marquesse and others to meet with the chiefest of the Rebels and to hear and receive in writing what they could say or propound before the coming over of this Commission many ill Symptomes did appear but now things are grown to an evident cleernesse For upon Munday last a Letter was read at the Board from His Majesty without any Secretaries name subscribed the effect whereof was to this purpose That His Majesty took notice that they the Lords Iustices and Councell without His consent or Privity had admitted us to be present at their debates and did require them not to suffer us to be present with them any more as formerly we had been The Lords Iustices and Councell thereupon resolved to do accordingly And on Tuesday morning sent Sir Paul Davis to our lodging to acquaint us both with the Letter and the resolution they had taken upon it But because the words of the Message were not full enough as we conceived We desired their Lordships to expresse themselves cleerly whither we should be admitted or not For we were but servants to the Parliament and must give a strict accompt of our Actions to those which sent us thither Thereupon Sir Paul Davis returned to the Board and acquainted their Lordships herewith And after an hour came to us with a second Message which we immediately put down in writing viz. That the Lords Iustices and Councell had formerly acquainted us by him with a Letter they had received from His Majesty That they were resolved to obey His Majesties commands and therefore they could not admit us any more to be present as a Committee Sir you will easily imagine that affairs are steered here by the Court Compasse and if the design be to make peace with the Rebels that so this Army may be applicable elsewhere Our presence any longer at the Board will not further that design however The time we have there spent and the experience gained by that will perhaps be serviceable to you at our return which we now hasten as becomes us all we can And resolve to depart hence this week being retarded only to see the Lord Lisle in a good Posture for his hop full Expedition he being resolved to march on Tuesday next We conceive it very necessary to send a Ship of strength and trust to ride in Bullock-Road before Dublyn and another of lesse burthen to ride before Drogheda Sir We have to the utmost of our weak Abilities indeavoured to wade through the dangers and difficulties which on all sides do attend our imployment here but that which does exceedingly astonish us is That we have not been honoured with one Letter since our coming over We had almost forgot to tell you That the labour is on both sides the Sea to make the Rebels appear strong and considerable and to put difficulties and impediments upon our Military proceedings the better to bring on a most horrid pernitious peace which all good men here do abhorre and are resolved to abandon the Kingdom rather then to be exposed to an utter extirpation upon the next opportunity which those blo●dy but inconsiderabl● villains can lay hold of You may see their in-nate valour by our late victory over them upon Tuesday the seventh of February an exact relation whereof made by Sir Richard Greenvell who commanded in chief we send you here inclosed and you may see their inveterate malice who a week after this Commission came over and the day appointed for to hear their Complaints Did combine to make slaughter of a Convoy that passed by them without offering them any violence But were shamefully defeated of their expectation and hath so disheartned them that we are confident my Lord Lisle shall march where he pleases with his 2000 foot and 300 horse and what Religion or to the Crown of England do those shew that advise His Majesty to a dishonourabl● peace which those miscreants which will ere long if you do not exceedingly negl●ct this service disband starve and cut-throats among themselves Thus with our most humble and hearty Prayers to the Almighty for an honourable and speedy Accommodation we humbly take our leaves and remain Your humble and faithfull Servants Robert Reynolds Robert Goodwyn Dublin the 15 of Fe●ruary 1642. A Relation concerning the Fight that happenned at RATHCONNELL BY command from the Lord Marquesse of Ormond certain Forces of both Horse and Foot were sent unto Trym for the relief of Athlone with a direction unto Sir Rich●rd Greenvill to have the chief Command thereof which Forces arrived at Trym on Thursday 26 Ianuary and on Friday morning then following Sir Richard marched thence toward Athlone with about 900 Foot and also about 200 Horse and that night all lodged at Athboy Saturday the 28 being come nigh unto Ballinacur being a very strong passe we found the Enemy poss●ssing it with 300 men having cut off there a Bridge whereat Sir Richard commanded certain Dragooners to force that Passe and also sent a Party of Horse to second them which the enemy opposed untill some of the Horse found a place thereby where they leapt over a deep ditch of water which put them all to flight over a Bogge there by In which escape divers of the Rebells were slain and as it is said also one of their Commanders That night we lodged at and about Kilteenan Sunday the 29 marching forwards 4 of our Horse Scouts espyed 4 Horse Scouts of the Rebells on the top of a hill before them who seeing our Scouts hastning towards them withstood them being Country Gentlemen of good quality and being but 4 to 4 they encountred each other a while fairly with onely their swords untill one of the Rebells had both given and received a wound and was seized on by one of our

at Reconnell where the enemy had made himself very strong in good works They there being 6000 foot and 10 or 12 Troops kept the passage against our men whose number were not above a thousand foot besides my Lord Presidents men be brought from Cornaught with them and whose good fortune it was to have the Van and give the defeat Herein Colonell Greenvill hath behaved himself very well We have killed of the enemy 500 on the place amongst whom is the great Commander Plunket and another Colonell We have taken Prestons Sonne who was also a Colonell Prisoner and Bryan that was sent from you hither and proved Appostate hath lost his head in the skirmish We have many Captains and other inferiour Officers Prisoners also have brought home nine Ensignes If this be presecuted effectually as I hope it will The power and courage of that Rebellio●● blood must be exceedingly lessened But alas Brother our extremities for want of victuall is beyond Imagination And if present remedy be not provided effectually all the Officers will over to the King quit the Kingdom and the whole Design must be lost Now we are through the concurrance of most evident manifestations of Gods g●odnesse in a probable way of reducing these mis-creants for ever but if we are lost as we must be by pretermitting this present supply ten times over the expence if both bloud and Treasure which will now in appearance finish the work will not then put us in the State we are now possest off You cannot imagine to what heights all sorts of people are come unto being made desperate by the sufferings they have undergone and little hopes of being relieved as bad as things goe My Lord Lisle with Colonell Monck and Cromwell having 1500 foot and 300 horse some great and field Peeces Bend their course towards Athy which will induce Preston either to fight with them or quit Kilkenny At the same time my Lord More and Titchbourn intend to go forth with all their forces to East and West Meath and Cavan God send us his countenance and favour whilst we are in such neglects from man The King hath sent expresse order That your honest Committees shall not be admitted to the Counsell Table as formerly and I fear they intend to go hence immediately God knows what inconveniency will arise by their coming away though I must confesse They have but poor incouragement to stay We hear you have had good successe lately in Killultagh and at Ennes kellen but withall That your want of Victuall is like to put a soon end unto all controversies I am sure you hear from thence more particularly then we can When you represent your own necessities fail not to remember ours and God put you into the Posture to minister help unto us otherwise let 's know immediately That we may not dye in a ditch and starve which is the condition threatning us all I shall be more particular in my next if God continue us a being but now can adde no more onely my most humble Service to my deer Sister and that I am Your faithfull Servant and affectionate Brother John Chicester Dublin the 14 of Feb. 1642. I forgot to tell you that Captain Vaughan who brought this news was Knighted by the Iustices upon the report of it And that my Lord hath left sufficient strength in the Castles of Athlone Rosconian and the Bail of the old Souldiers who so long as their victuall can last will certainly give a good accompt of those strengths For Sir Iohn Clotworthy Knight in Castle-yard in Holborne FINIS