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A93408	The last ioyfull newes from Ireland. Wherein is related, a most famous and victorious battell between the Protestants and the rebels, at Kilrush in the county of Kildare: at which place the English with 3000 foot and horse, valiantly set upon the enemies, being 12000 in number, killed neere upon 600 of them, tooke abundance of armes and ammunition from them, and brought 3 heads of their chiefe commanders to Dublin. Whereunto is added a letter sent from the Right Honourable Earle of Ormond and Offory, to his much honoured uncle, Sir Robert Poyntz, shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present, received June 21. 1642. Also an order of both Houses of Parliament, whereby Captaine Burrell, Thomas Lloyd, Gentleman, Iohn Smith, and Francis Dowet of London, gentleman, are appointed and approved of, to be commissaries to inroll and value the horse and armes, to be raised according to the propositions. Iohn Browne Cleric. Parliament.	Smith, Samuel, Waggon master.; Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1642 (1642)	Wing S4207; Thomason E152_8; ESTC R20537	3,086	8

Iune the 24. 1642. The Last Ioyfull newes from Ireland Wherein is Related A most famous and victorious Battell between the Protestants and the Rebels at Kilrush in the County of Kildare At which place the English with 3000 foot and Horse valiantly set upon the Enemies being 12000 in Number killed neere upon 600 of them tooke abundance of Armes and Ammunition from them and brought 3 heads of their Chiefe Commanders to Dublin Whereunto is added a Letter sent from the Right Honourable Earle of Ormond and Ossory to his much Honoured Uncle Sir Robert Poyntz Shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present Received June 21. 1642. Also an Order of both Houses of Parliament whereby Captaine Burrell Thomas Lloyd Gentleman Iohn Smith and Francis Douet of London Gentleman are appointed and approved of to be Commissaries to inroll and value the Horse and Armes to be raised according to the Propositions Iohn Browne Cleric Parliament London Printed for John Wright 1642. LAVS DEO From DUBLIN the seventeenth of JUNE 1642. Mr. Carswell MY kind love unto you remembred hoping in God of your good health as I was at present thanks be to God for it your letter dated the tenth of May I have received and of the 29 of March sin●e which time I have not received any from my Father and your selfe fearing two Letters are miscarried which you sent by Post As for the state and condition of this Kingdome it is very troublesome as yet and the wars are like to hold long in regard the Rebels will never stand long to Battell but flye to the Mountaines Bogs and Woods we having not men sufficient to meet them in severall places and to compasse them in and to leave Garrisons in every Towne of note For my part I doe continue in Sir Charles Cootes Regiment as Waggon Master to the Regiment And w●ereas my Father writeth for me to come over I cannot well get off as yet and if I should seeke to get off I should never get my pay which is due to me having received but 50 shillings this eight moneths but I am promis'd to receive part of it as soone as money cōmeth over businesse not agreeing well with the Parliament of England is a great hindrance to the proceedings here in Ireland and a discouraging of the Souldiers wanting their pay I believe I shall hardly get ●eave to come over as yet in regard they want Englishmen to be guides to the Army I am Garrison'd at the Na●s I have beene in the Country for six or seven weekes together where the Lord hath prospered us in all our proceedings the greatest number of the Rebels that I did see was at a place called Kilrush in the County of Kildare to the number of 12000. of them we having but 3000. Horse and Foot besides they having an infinite number which lay behind the Hill lying upon advantage to divide the spoyle thinking to have had the victory of us crying and shouting victory victory before they had obtained it It pleased God at very sight of our men being couragious although they had the Hill and Wind of us our Commanders marching up towards them daunted them and at two or three shots at each other the Rebels began to retreate and flye and to separate themselves and flye over Bogs and Hills our Horse pursuing them many of them were slaine in an houre and a halfe space we killed neere upon 600 of them and tooke aboundance of Armes and Ammunition from them and brought three heads of their chiefe Commanders to Dublin Thus Gods wonderfull providence in delivering us from the hands of our enemies we having had but foure or five men slain at that Battel many conflicts we have had with them since and still we had good successe thanks be to God for it I make no question but you have heard of the losse of our Colonell Sir Charles Coote that Noble Commander who by accident of my Lord Burlaces troopes was shot at Trime in pursuing the Rebels there who came to take Trim after he had recovered it from them he having but 150. men discomfited 3000. of them the losse of that man is much lamented among us all and especially true hearted Christians for God did prosper and blesse all his proceedings I am sure I have lost the best Master in Ireland if he had lived he had done much good for them that belonged to him and other people that were robbed thousands will misse him there was no man in Ireland did terrifie the Rebels so much as he and if it had pleased God to have spared his life he had quickly subdued thē the very name of him was a terror to them the Earle of Kildare hath Sir Charles Cootes Regiment how he will proceed against his Countrymen I know not as yet I pray God send my Lord Lieutenant safe over for we want him to settle businesses here since my Colonels death things goe on but slowly I pray God blesse and prosper the Parliament in their proceedings and that the King and they might agree both for the good of the Church and Common-Weale Yours Samuell Smith A Letter sent out of Ireland from the Right Honourable the Earle of Ormond and Ossory to his much Honoured Uncle Sir Robert Poyntz Shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present time and delivered to his Uncle here the 21 of Iune 1642. THe last Letter that I received from you was of the 7 of Aprill by one Veele to whom I shall be very ready to give my assistance towards his preferment when I have rid my selfe of a few former ingagements We are now in so good condition for matter of men that I know it will be wondred that wee doe no more with them but when it shall bee considered what men without money Meat or Cloathes are able to doe I hope we shall not be taxed with sloth having by many winter and uncomfortable Journeyes manifested our unwillingnesse to lye still it is true that our want of money was then as great as now but then the Hagards Barnes and Houses were full of all manner of Provision which now betwixt us and the Rebels are so wasted that the most fertill Countrey affords nothing but penary and desolation and the booty that heretofore gave edge to the souldiers and made them endure iudefatigably all manner of labour is for a great circuit about us either already taken by our men or removed into inaccessable places by the Rebels nor have wee carriage if there were plenty o● Victuall in the store to convey it with us forth of those limits already wasted if we march in such numbers as to considerable service and on the otherside if we lye still and eat● upon the Magazin we shall very suddenly waste it so that unlesse there be a speedy supply of at least victuall and carriages this army raised at so great charge to that Kingdome will be forced to dissolve or ruine of it self I have given you this short and true accompt of the state we are in because I hope you are at London where you may acquaint such of your friends as are of the Parliament with it as likewise that you might be able to say something in my excuse in case the blame of this dangerous losse of time should be laid on me for th ugh all this bee much fullier represented to the Commissioners appointed for the management of this War from the Lords Iustices and Councell yet many may be apt to censure mee that will not be called to the reading of that When I know you are at London you shall heare often and more particularly from me on Munday next I take a journey to Conaught where I will endeavor to doe some service before our provision he quite gone from thence you shall heare from me in the meane time I rest Dublin the 10 of Iune 1642. Your most affectionate Nephew and Servant Ormond Ossory Die Jovis 16 Junii 1642. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That Captain Burrell Thomas Lloyd Gentleman Iohn Smith and Francis Dowett of London Gentleman are hereby appointed and approved of to be Commissaries to inroll and value the Horse and Arms to be raised according to the Propositions Joh. Brown Cleric Parliamen Die Lunae 20 Junii 1642. THe Commissaries appointed for the inrolling and valuing of Horse and Arms according to the late Propositions and the above Order have resolved to attend the said Service without Moor gate under the City-Wall where they will be ready from Eight to Twelve every fore-noon and from Two till Six every afternoon dayly for the purposes afore said beginning on Tuesday the One and twentieth of this instant Iune 1642. Robert Burrell Thomas Lloyd Iohn Smith Francis Dowett FINIS