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A56531 A Perfect copy of a letter sent from Dublin relating the true condition of Ireland as it now stands with two proclamations published by the states there : brought over by the last post January 18, 1642. E. V. 1642 (1642) Wing P63A; ESTC R28767 2,306 9

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A PERFECT COPY OF A LETTER SENT FROM DUBLIN Relating the true Condition of IRELAND As it now stands With two PROCLAMATIONS Published by the States there Brought over by the last Post January 18. 1642. Printed by the Printed Copy First Printed at Dublin And re-Printed at London by G. C. 1642. A true Copy of a Letter from Dublin Mr. C. I Have no time to write largely for this sodaine sending for feare to lose the opportunity By the next you shall heare further I landed here upon Thursday Fifteen hundred men landed on Sunday under Sir Simon Harcolts command and when they came neere Land the Rebels did make fire on the top of Hils and Castles to give the rest notice of the English comming There is within three miles round about Dublin above twenty thousand of Rebels A great many of the Poore that were rob'd in the City die for hunger ten fifteene twenty in a day and God he knowes without wee have present help what will become of us These fifteene Hundred that came over went to the Masse Houses and tooke thence there Pictures and broke them al to pieces The Fryers Priests and many Papists are gone out of the City I beleeve to the Rebels Soe in great haste with my best wishes I rest E. V. THere are Lawes and Ordinances of Warre established for the good Conduct of the Souldiers by IAMES ORMOND and OSSORY Lord Viscount THVRLES Lord Baron of ARCLE Lieutenant Generall of his Maiesties Forces and One of the Lords of his Maiesties Privie Councell in IRELAND Which Lawes and Orders every Captaine in the Armie is to cause to be read in the head of their severall Companies forthwith and the chief Officers of every Regiment must see to the carefull performance and observation aswell of the Direction as of those Lawes and Orders By the Lords Iustices and Councell W. Parsons Io. Borlase WHereas by the frequent Concourse of people to this City of dublin the Country is deprived of Defence and left open to the spoyle of the Rebells now in Armes in this Kingdome the poore of those parts are distitute of succour and reliefe and divers other inconveniences doe and may thence arise unlesse some timely remedy be applyed thereunto we therefore doe hereby in his Majesties name charge and command all and all manner of persons other then such as have necessary cause to Dub in such as we the Lords Justices or our very good Lordl Iames Earle of Ormond and Ossory Lieutenant Generall of his Majesties Army in this Kingdome or Sir Charles Coote Knight and Baronet Governour of the Fortes in the City of Dublin shall approve and other then such as shall bring Corne and other provisions of Victualls to this City to be sold that they forbeare comming to this City or Suburbs upon paine of Death And whereas divers Cornemasters within fifteene miles of Dublin taking advantage of these times of disorder doe raise the rates and prices of their Corne to very excessive and unreasonable rates for reformation whereof and withall to provide so as those Corne-masters may have a reasonable price for their Corne we doe hereby in his Majesties name strictly charge and command them at their extreame perrils that they be carefull to send their Corne to this City to be sold at the rates viz. Wheat pease and beanes at twentie shilings a Dublin peck and Oats at six shillings eight pence a barrell beyond which rates we require them not to sell and above that rate we require all men not to buy and according to that rate and proportion the Bakers are required to make their size of bread And in case the Buyers or Sellors of Corne or the Bakers or any of them shall transgresse herein they shall receive such severe and exemplary punishment as is due to wilfull contemners of his Majesties authority And in case any Corne-masters within the said limmit doe forbeare sending their Corne hither to be sold other then so much whereof as may be needfull for substenance of themselves and their familie we will take such a course as shall be fit as well for punishment of their neglects as for preventing the Rebells from making use of the said Corne Given at His Majesties Castle of Dublin Orm●nd Ossory R. Dillon Ad Doftus Cha. C●ote Rob. Meredith I. Temple God save the King By the Lords Iustices A Proclamation for the Prorogation of the PARLIAMENT W. Parsons Io. Borlase WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty by his Commission under the great Seale of England bearing date at Westminster the fourth day of January in the sixteenth yeare of his Majesties Reigne hath given full authoritie unto Us the Lords Iustices joyntly either to continue and hold the present Parliament by prorogation or otherwise for such longer time or to determine the same as we should thinke meet And whereas the said Parliament is prorogued to the eleventh day of Jannuary next Now we taking into our serious considerations the present estate and condition wherein this Kingdome now stands weighing the manifold dangers and inconveniences that might happen by so great a Concourse of People to this Citie of Dublin from all the parts of this Kingdome as that Assembly of Parliament would necessarily draw together at that time And also the great danger of his Majesties loving Subjects in travelling hither from many parts of this Kingdome whereby also they should be drawne from the defence of their habitations and estates have thought fit and resolved to prorogue and we doe hereby prorogue the said Parliament from the said eleventh day of Iannuary unto the one and twenty day of Iune next following And to the end that aswell the Lords Spirituall and Temporall as the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of Parliament may spare and forbere their attendance accordingly we the Lords Iustices for their case have thought fit by this Proclamation according to the authority to us given by his Majesties said Commission to publist and declare the same so that they need not to appeare the said eleventh day of Iannuary at the Castle or City of Dublin but shall be discharged thereof against his Majesty Neverthelesse we the Lotds Iustices doe will charge and command them and every of them and all others to whom in this case it shall appertaine That they and every of them doe personally appeare and be present upon the said 21. day of Iune next comming at his Majesties Castle of Dublin to treat consult and conclude upon such matters as in the said Parliament shall then and there of the common Councell of the Realme by Gods favour happen to be ordained Given at Hls Majesties Castle of Dublin