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A96585 The letter of Master Alexander Williams in Ireland to his father here resident in London. Williams, Alexander, fl. 1642. 1642 (1642) Wing W2640; Thomason 669.f.6[11]; ESTC R211831 1,688 1

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The Letter OF Master ALEXANDER WILLIAMS In Ireland to his Father here Resident in LONDON I Doe beleeve you doe expect some newes which in briefe I will relate unto you I had beene out with the rest of our Company diverse times to finde some Rogues but could not meet any till at last going to a Castle where wee found it very strong and guarded with two hundred and fiftie Rebels which we put all to the Sword with the losse of some three men and two great Commanders and at another Castle a Mile beyond that the very same day was I shot with a Bullet in the Shoulder which will seeme to you very miraculous for the Bullet made a hole in my Cloake and a hole in my shirt and wounded my Shoulder yet never made a hole in my Coate but a dent which shoulder now is well On Friday wee killed some fiftie at another Castle and on the very next day following the Rogues Armie marched the whole day of one side of us being tenne to one against us displaying their Colours in a most glorious way making themselves sure of the victory having cast lots the day before for our garments Our Field peeces and our Wagons marched so farre with us that we could march no farther without giving them battle in the field which we did and in a moment put them to flight being twelve thousand and we scarce three thousand And we killed of them that day some eight hundred or very nigh one thousand but it was God that did fight our battell for us Wee have fired above an hundred Irish Townes It is for truth From Dublin 1642. May third Another from Dublin this 30. of Aprill 1642. SInce my last of the last weekes Post I have received yours of the twelfth present and have answered as by the inclosed For the affaires in generall God be praised they goe prosperously forward From Youghall this weeke letters came unto Conne that the rebbels came up to the walls of Korke and drove away the pray of the Towne but my Lord Eusequeene and Sir Charles Uaverson my Lord president yet being sick followed them recovered the Cattell and kild eighty of them that the young Lord Brahal the youngest son of the Earl of Kork made a road into Roaches Countrey and there kild 400. or 500. of the rebels That the second son the Lord Killinmekey being at Band sent out a squadron of Horse upon some designe up into Carbory the rebels laid an Ambush and tooke 14. of them upon quarter but no sooner possessed of their bodies but they cut their throats under their tongue rootes and pulled out their tongues thorough it othersome they pulled their eyes out no sooner was this barbarous crueltie committed but upon notice given to my Lord Tillinmequie he presently sallied forth with the strength he could make the Rebels fled to some great Castle and he pursued them broke in and kild 400. of them And Muskerry himselfe as it is advised escaped from them with great difficultie That the Count of Kinsale is revolted and that those English that were in it are all Butchered From the North we heare the Scots are landed 4000. strong and are marching to the Newry and Sir Henry Tishbourne on foot with his armie towards the Navon where it is said the rebell makes great head This day thankes be unto God part of our Army in this towne which marched out yesterday morning with two great pieces of Ordnance a demicannon and Demiculverin are all safely returned from a Castle called Loisleipe being one sir Nicholas Whites who hath beene these two moneths in the Castle of Dublin there the Rebel had made himselfe very strong being but six miles off us and accounted to be one of the greatest Castles for strength in our parts and accommodated with a most advantagious helpe of wood and river adjoyning unto it yet neverthelesse after discharge of some forty great shot in the darke of the night by the helpe of severall advantages our men not being able to hinder their flight they all stole away and left us the Castle which is made a garrison fifty souldiers left there Sir Charles Coot still at the Nasse and hath done severall services there abouts since our armies comming home one day last week the Rebell tooke a Bog his men stript themselves of their breeches and followed the Rebels into the Bog there kild an hundred of them as I was credibly told by a Lieutenant yesterday that was in that skirmish and they Recovered that time 300. head of Cattell the Almighty God prosper and continue these happy progressions I remaine with my prayers for the establishment of true peace and setled Unitie amongst them London Printed for Richard Lowndes and are to be sold at his Shop next without Ludgate 1642.