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The last trve intelligence from Ireland, dated in Dublin 16 March, and received in London 28 March 1642
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Cole, Robert, 17th cent.
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THE LAST TRVE INTELLIGENCE FROM IRELAND Dated in Dublin 16. March and received in LONDON 28. March 1642. LONDON Printed for H. Blunden 1642. DVBLIN THE 16th March 1641. Sir I Have not else to present you withall other then the passages of the times which I know you much desire to hear of in regard I know your affection is such to the prosperitie of Gods Church and People that ye wait to hear after it as old Ely did for return of the Ark And therefore for your further satisfaction that although we are farre asunder yet we may be thankfull and rejoyce together for all the good that God hath done for his Israel I wrote to you heretofore at large but the last week I writ onely to my Brother Joh. Cole knowing that you will be partaker of what I writ to him I therefore shall fall upon what since is done onely the manner of the taking of Mackmaghan whom I mentioned in my Letter he had stript himself from all his clothes and lay down as a dead man amongst those that were slain besmeerd with blood but not wounded with a Fryars girdle girt about his naked bodie which Captain Byron beholding bid one of his men take it from his body and perceiving a great head of haire newly come from under the Barbers hands bid his man to cut it off which his man taking ayme laid his sword once or twice on his neck whereupon Mackmaghan suddenly rose up and desired quarter and that if they would spare his life he would release my Lord Blanys wife and his children which he told them were his prisoners so I hear now but I beleeve it not that my Ladie Blany and her children are come up to our Camp and are to be in Town with our Armie this night This Mackmagham titles himself Baron of Manahan as Sir Pyealam O Neale doth title himself Earl of Tyrone We understand that upon the getting in of the last shipping to Tredath with provision for relieving of the Town that the Rebels were so much discouraged at it that Collonel Relys Souldiers lying on this side of Tredath ran most of them from him into the North which Sir Henry Tichborne Governour of Tredath hearing of went the bolder on Sir Phealum O Neale and Mackmaghan on the other side so that when he had put them away the countrey people presently brought him in store of provision of all sorts The 11. present the Earl of Ormond our Lieutenant Generall went from Garrets Towne where all the Foot Company lay because of the bad weather they had with 700 horse unto Tredath where my Lord Moore and Sir Henry Tichbourne made him and all his Company very welcome Whiles my Lord was there came in divers Gentlemen of the Countrey and submitted unto him Master Barnwell of Kilbene Sir Iohn Newtervill son and heire to my Lord Viscount Newtervill Edward Dowdall of the Mountyne that was Regester of the Chancery who had changd his Religion and his alleageance upon a sudden became Captaine of a Troope of Rebells there came in also and submitted at Tredath and to my Lord in the Countrey Master Garret Elmor and his two sons Master Talbut of Roberts Towne and divers others and are many of them brought and imprisoned in the Castle every of them submitting themselves The Earle of Fingully wrote a submissive Letter to my Lord of Ormond and promised to come to my Lord and 100 more Gentlemen with him but my Lord went to meet them but they kept not promise Whereupon our Souldiers our Horsemen rid thither to Killeene the Earle of Fingully and burnt it and all other places belonging to him wheresoever they came And from Garretts-Towne our Armie removed to Baleoddry and when they came thence they burnt it and from thence they sent out to my Lord of Germenstowne but I heare not what is become of my Lord of Germenstowne nor my Lord Newtervill but I heare their Horses were left without any either men and much goods I heare that they have onely spoyled the waste houses about those Castles but the Castles they have preserved And from Ballroddry they came yesterday morning purposing to come home neere the Sea side they intended last night to lie about Sword which is six miles from this place and in their way to burne Colonell Luke Newtervils house and comming by Malehide Master Talbut of Malehide did submit himselfe You may please to take notice that the furthest place that our Footmen went was to Garretts Towne Which is but thirteene miles from hence and there they lay some dayes because of the extremitie of the weather but our Horse did scowt abroad further and did much mischiefe to the Rebells by firing their Townes and houses But in all this time they have not had so much as the sight of the enemy In so much that I heare that my Lord of Ormond was resolved once to follow them into the North as farre as the Newry where their great Magazine or store lyes I am perswaded they have much money there And I am afraid that the Army expected out of Scotland will fall upon it and get all the booty I heare that our Lord Iustices did hinder our Armie going thither fearing the Enemy should lie somewhere hereabout stronger then we are Wee heare that Colonell Birne and Colonell More have left the Castle of Leastip for most of their men fled from them upon the report that was amongst them of the comming of our Armie thither and have told their Souldiers that they have three shippes loaden with Ammunition come in for them to Wexford and they are gone to leavie more money on the Countrey to raise 1000. l or send for more Armes I beleeve it is to put money in their Purses to get them out of the Kingdome God grant that our shipping may meet with them The passage betweene this and Tredath by Land is almost free for a single man Arm'd to passe Our Army have sent three hundred of their men to Tredath and one battering Piece of Ordnance Vpon our Armies return that is abroad under Command of the Earle of Ormond Colonell Harcot Lord Lambert and Sir Richard Grinfield those which are here are to goe forth under Command of Sir Charles Coote and Colonell Crayford and it is thought they shall goe towards Leastip and to Kilkock and so downe to the Queenes Countrey I thinke they may goe through the Kingdome without any opposition for they have wounded their own Consciences and God their hearts and they will never adventure the rest of their bodies for now they see their estates gone they have not any thing else to preserve Wee heare that my Lord President of Mounster hath joyned his Forces with Sir Charles Vaviser and is gone out against my Lord Mountgarrett and his Armie and that my Lord Muzgrave is not at all in Rebellion Wee heare also that Lymerick and the Fort there is safe on our side and the Lord our God being also on our side I trust will send us peace although the Enemy be yet very strong Some report that the Towne of Gallaway is not revolted I trust that God will so prosper us that I shall by the next Post write you better newes Wee heare that in the North our friends hold what is their owne and in every Battle put the Rebells to flight I trust that the Scotts Armie will not now come over if they be not alreadie come for it will grieve our Souldiers to loose their expected Bootie for all the toyle they have had this Winter yet we are beholding to them for their forwardnesse to come over Thus for present I humbly take leave resting ever Your dutifull and obedient Sonne ROBERT COLE FINIS