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A88714 The last and best newes from Ireland declaring first the warlike and cruell proceeding of the rebels who are all papists and Jesuits of that kingdome. Secondly, the entrance of some English and Scottish companies into the north-parts of Ireland under the command of these foure noblemen; the Lord Grandison, the Lord Chichester, the Lord Conway, the Lord Cromwell, also the late incounters which they have had with those rebels. Thirdly, how the rebels would have fired and burnt up the city of Dublin with wild-fire: and likewise the taking of some Irish Lords and other commaunders prisoners, both of horse and foot. Fourthly, divers letters from severall persons of good worth in Ireland touching the cruell proceedings of the rebells to this very day. Fifthly, Irelands complaint, and Englands reliefe sent by the honorable house of parliament to ayde and assist their brethren; together with the names of those commanders that are appointed for this religious designe. Sixtly, the proclamation made by the Lords and Justices of Ireland. Watson, Joseph, Merchant in Dublin. 1641 (1641) Wing L470; Thomason E177_10; ESTC R17935 6,343 9

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The last and best newes from IRELAND Declaring First the warlike and cruell proceeding of the Rebels who are all papists and Jesuits of that Kingdome Secondly the entrance of some English and Scottish companies into the North-parts of Ireland under the command of these foure noblemen the Lord Grandison the Lord Chichester the Lord Conway the Lord Cromwell also the late incounters which they have had with those Rebels Thirdly how the Rebels would have fired and burnt up the City of Dublin with wild-fire And likewise the taking of some Irish Lords and other Commaunders prisoners both of horse and foot Fourthly Divers letters from severall persons of good worth in Ireland touching the cruell proceedings of the Rebells to this very day Fifthly Irelands complaint and Englands reliefe sent by the honorable house of parliament to ayde and assist their brethren together with the names of those Commanders that are appointed for this Religious designe Sixtly The proclamation made by the Lords and Justices of Ireland London Printed for F. Coules and T. Bates 1641. The Coppy of a Letter sent from Dublin concerning the late proceedings of the Rebels in Ireland SInce the last time I wrot unto you there hath not beene any Towne taken by the Rebels but Dundalke yet there are and have bin divers Roberies done and committed in the Country this day about ten of the clock there marched 1000. foot with compleat Armes and part of two troopes of horse towards Drogheda with 4. fielde pieces and we heare that the Scots in our North parts are marching towards the Neury with 5000 foot well armed and foure Troopes of horse viz. The Lord Grandisons the Lord Chiehesters the Lord Conwayes and the Lord Cromwels so that we hope we are here all safe now the danger is past the Army being on foot Dated at Dublin Novem. 3. 1641. A true Relation of the last proceeding's in severall Provinces in the Kingdome of Ireland 1641. ON Saturday being the 6 of November a party of the Rebels were discovered by my Lord Grandison marching towards a Towne called Grage with an intent to plunder it but forces being sent under the command of my Lord Grandison intercepted their paslage being in Ambush in a wood called the Poal-Mounty a dangerous and obscure passage through which they were discovered and that my L. Grandison was too strong for them upon which sight the Rebels all run away some over Bogs others into the woods Tuesday the 9. of Novemb there was a skirmish betweene a party of the Protestants forces which gathered together in Dungarvin who hearing of some of the Rebels that were met upon a Heath neare adjoyning with intent to set upon some Village neare unto it these forces issued out and slew some 50. of them putting the reft to flight Many outrages are daily committed by the Rebels in severall places of the Kingdome which I cannot fully relate as yet only this the troubles of this Kingdom are great the multitude of out enemies daily increase and our forces are yet but small God inorease ours and send us peace A Proclamation made by the Lords Iustices and Councell in the Castle of Dublin William Parsons Iohn Burlacy Ad. Loftus G. Shirley L. Temple VVHereas a Petition hath beene prefer'd unto Us by divers Lords and Gentlemen of the English Pale in the behalfe of themselves and the rest of the Pale and others of the old English of this Kingdome shewing that whereas a a late conspiracy of Treason is discovered of ill affected persons of the old Jrish and that thereupon a Proclamation was published by Us wherein among other things it is declared that the sayd conspiracy was perpertrated by the old Irish Papists without distinction of any and they doubting by those generall words of Irish Papists they might seeme to be involved though they declare themselves confident that did not intend to include them therein in regard they are none of the old Irish nor of their faction or confederacy but they are altogether averse and opposite to all their designes and all others of like condition we do therefore to give them full satisfaction hereby declare and publish to all his Majesties good subjects in this Kingdome that by the words Irish Papists we intended only such of the old meere Irish in the Province of Vlster as have plotted and contrived and bin Actors in this conspiracy and others who adhere to them and that we did not any way intend or meane thereby any of the old English of the Pale nor of any other parts of this Kingdome we being wel assured of their fidelities to the Crown and having experience of the good affection and service of their Ancestors in former times of danger and Rebellion and we further require all his Majesties loving Subjects whether Protestants or Papists to forbeare upbraiding matter of Religion one against the other and that upon paine of his Majesties indignation Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin November 4 1641. A Letter sent by the Lord chief Iustices of Ireland Novem. 5. THe calamity of the English Irish Protestants in Ireland is great and the mischief that the Rebels have done are many and so much the more ought to be severely Executed by reason of a proclamation which the Rebels have put out commanding all those that are English protestants to be gone away immediately after the publishing thereof or otherwise to take what punishments the Rebels shall inflict upon them as they do with all cruelty and inhumanity they assaulted Treda and plundred the Town committing many out-rages therein as namely they entred violently into a house of Dr. Vshers there now L. primate of Ireland and carried away 4000. l. in plate and money but we hope shortly they will be suppressed A Wild-fire Plot found out in Ireland IF there were ever found deadly enemies to true Christian Religion they are now found out in Ireland that Mother of all treachery and Nurse of Treason For their inveterate malice is grown to the full perfection of disloyalty and what they could not perfect in one nefarious Plot they did now intend to performe in another Their late pretended Gun-powder Plot is not unknown to all men which they being frustrated of having much Powder by that meanes ready by them did make therewith many Balls of Wild-fire with which they intended to burne the whole City of Dublin with a vast inflation The number of all the Rebels are conceived to be for certainry about 30000. and their multitude increaseth daily many of them lye in Caves of the Earth some others are in Dundalke which they tooke the 30. day of October others are in the Countries of Vlster Canaugh and Cavia but especially in the Country of Manahom in great number But not to wander from my intent I will speake more largely of the Wild-fire which they plotted very lately for the ruine of the whole Kingdome About the dead time of Thursday night being the 11. of Nov. 500. of
them or thereabout came out of the Caves in the Earth with balls of Wild-fire in their hands casting and tossing them over the City Walls of Dublin There were five houses burnt downe thereby equall to the ground and the fire tooke hold of many other houses but as it was Gods great mercy they were suddainly quenched by the great labour of the people and thankes be to Almighty God no more hurt was done by them There was an English Merchant lived in one of those houses that were burnt whose estate was supposed to be no lesse then 35000l and hee lost most of his Estate there The rest were all Protestants men of very good fashion and reputation but by the reason of that calamity were scarce worth any thing all whose Estates wee doe much deplore and commiserate But there are a 1000. men doe guard the City day and night who hearing of this combustion did immediately march out of the Gates and tooke three Lords Lord Casmahowne L. Mackamaveire L. Bohoune with about the number of fifty other Rebels whom they committed all to the Castle the other fled and run about the fields and woods and raised a great number of Rebels presently who were about nine thousand the next day and marched against the City but the Lords and Justices having some suspition before thereof did that very night send a Post to Scotland and some English Colonels who very lovingly did assist them There came from Scotland and the Northern parts of England 4000. Foot-men and 400. Horse-men who did in some manner qualifie them Sir Francis Willoughby Governour of the Castle commanded 50. pieces of Ordinance to be brought out which were discharged against the Rebels he had 00. men under him My Lord Moore came from Broghedo with 700. Foot-men Sir H. Iuckbourne with ten foot Companies in compleat Armes Sir Charles Coot with 1000 foot So that in all the number of the Rebels that were flaine were about 3000. and 80. besides many Armes which the English Scottish and Irish Protestants did take from them The Rogues are very resolute for they put both man woman and children to the Sword wheresoever they meet them without any distinction of Sexe with cruell Tyranny But they very seldome appeare armed so that sometimes they are not knowne and so under pretence of Protestants they cut their throats for they bury all their Armour in Caves in the Woods wherefore all things are excessive deare in the City neither can they scarce buy any thing for their mony for the Country dare not venter to bring in any Commodities to the City for feare the Rebels should assault them who lye in ambush almost every where thereabout They dare not travell in the day much lesse in the night for then the Rebels are most obvious and doe range more frequently about So that things of meere necessity can scarce bee had in the City to the great reliefe of the Inhabitants thereof O egregious treachery or rather Treason to the King and Kingdome These things would make a very Democritus to cry out in dolefull exclamations But let those that delight thus in such fire feare least they fall into an everlasting fire and let them take heed lest a sudden fire descend from Heaven and consume them Praecipit●ously like as the fiery Serpents did the Jsraelites The true Copie of a Letter sent from Mr. Ioseph Watson Merchant in Dublin to Mr. Waterhouse Citizen in London dated November the 4. 1641. Mr. Waterhouse AFter our loves remembred unto you hoping of your good health which the Lord in his mercie long continue this is to certifie you concerning our condition I doubt not but you have heard of the Papists which are risen in rebellion but God did deliver our Citie from their bloudy device else we had not a man of us beene a live this day For they had intended to take the Castle where all the strength of the Kingdome was and then they would have ruinated us and all the English in the Kingdome had not God miraculously delivered us The discoverie was but at ten of the clock on Friday night and the next morning they might have took the Castle had not one in company revealed it to the Lords and though we seeme to have beene delivered yet wee are still in great feare for wee know not who are our enemics and friends Many enemies wee have amongst us in the Citie that should have been the first that should have cut our throats as it hath beene in the Countrey in one of the hest plantations of the English that is now in the Countie of Manahom and Cavin and other Counties The whole Countie of Manahom the Irish thereof are in rebellion and many English are destroyed and lost their lives and all their meanes some worth a thousand pounds over night and not a rag to cover them the next day There is by relation five hundred people of them now in our Citie all stripped of their cloaths no difference betweene rich and poore only the rich were worse dealt with Now our Lords have sent out yesterday an Army downe and the Scots in the North parts are risen to meet them But it is thought the Scots have met with them ere this and have ●riven them from one place but there are a great number of them but not a quarter of them armed men but they have good store of Armes We hope the Lord will stay them Many of th●m are taken and more everie day but it will be a great while before they be suppressed and our Souldiers many false and still wee everie day and night witch them There is above five hundred men in Armes watch our C●tie everienight Housholders and other men are I may say a thousand Wee have in our out-Streets two hundred They would have set our Towne on sire for they are mainly inraged and daily treacheries are found our which is Gods great mercie to us By this meanes wee have no trade in our Citie more than need requires that is for victuals and candles and such like things which men cannot be without and wee can get in no debts for men will pay no moneys For my part I shall bee a great loser by these times for we are at a great charge it is one mans work to watch and there is great distraction Thus with my love to your prayers which I know are not wanting for us I ever rest Your loving friend Ioseph Watson The Copie of another Letter sent to a worthy Divine in this Citie Worthy Sir AFter my best respects recommended unto you I think it expedient to acquaint you of all affaires that belong to our Irish businesse My Lord Moore is in Drogheda with seven hundred Foot and a Troop or two some of my Lords children are already come hither and we exp●ct my Lady Moore and the rest of the children this nignt My Lord hath sent hither severall Trunks they are this day put into the Castle to be