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A93146	True and happy news from Ireland, being the coppy of a letter vvritten from Sir W. Saintliger lord president of Munster, to the lord lieutenant of Ireland. Relating severall vallorous defeats given to the rebels, wherein many of them were slaine, the rest put to flight and much pillage taken. Read in the honorable House of Commons on Tuseday Aprill 25. 1642. Martis 25. Aprill. 1642. It is this day ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that this letter bee forthwith published in print. H. Elsinge Cler. parl. Com.	Saintliger, W., Sir (William), d. 1642.; Leicester, Robert Sidney, Earl of, 1595-1677.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing S338; Thomason E144_21; ESTC R14887	3,283	8

True and happy News From IRELAND Being the Coppy of a Letter VVritten from Sir W. Saintliger Lord President of Munster to the Lord Lievetenant of IRELAND Relating severall Vallorous defeats given to the Rebels wherein many of them Were slaine the rest put to flight and much pillage taken Read in the honorable House of Commons on Tuseday Aprill 25. 1642 Martis 25. Aprill 1642. It is this day ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament that this Letter bee forthwith pub●●shed in print H. Elsinge Cler. parl Com London printed for Iohn Wright 1642. TRUE AND HAPPY NEVVES FROM Ireland Right Honorable my very good Lord. SInce my last by my Lord of Dungarvan my owne indisposition and imbecility hath been such as in mine own person I have not beene able to attempt any thing but have by my sicknesse beene confined to my chamber but the forward earnestnesse and zeale to the service in my Lord of Inchonqid Collonel Vavasor Captain ●●rpson and the rest of the Officers of the small Army here hath accomplished some exploits whereof you may please to receive the ensuing relation I being besieged on the north side of the City by my Lord Mu●kry M. Carty Lea●h and all rest of the western forces and having notice that my Lord Roche my Lord of Ikarne Donbay the Baron of Loghmay M. Richard Builer and all the tipperary forces were drawing up to beleager me on the south I dispatched away the two Troops then newly landed under the command of my Lord Inchequid and Captain I●phton into the Lord Roches Country in expectance to divert him from his intended course hith●rwards which sorted to so good purpose as that I since understand the tipperary forces have forsaken him and that he remains himselfe upon his keeping in his owne Country During the stay of these Troops there they were desired to the reliefe of a Castle called Rathgogan by one M. Meade which M. I●phson having performed with a Squadron of each Troop and 80. Musqueters drawn out of his house and mine In his retreat he was encountered by two or three Companies from Mimeallock on whom he with a horse and another officer with a Foot charged in severall places and routed them slaying about 150. beside 50 slain in relieving the Castle On the thirteenth of this instant my Lord of Muskry who hath kept this Camp a long time at Rochforts Towne three miles from this City caused a part of his Army to chase home our scouts to the very suburbs where in a bravado they made a stand whereat my Lord Inchequid Colonell Vavasor and the rest of the Officers being much incensed obtained my leave to issue forth immediately with 300 musqueteers and two Troops of Horse upon the sallying out they found the enemy retreated and pursued him to his quarters where the main body consisting of 36 colours as they were numbered forthwith appeared and after severall parties sent from the maine body to skirmish with our men had beene beaten backe they began to pack up their Baggage and forsooke their Camp after whom our men made all the speed they might and having chased them two or three miles charged upo● the Reare routed the whole Army which betooke it selfe to flight over a bog unpasseable for our horse and took all their carriage and luggage wherof the Lord of Moskeries own armour Tent and Trunks were a part slew about 200 of their men that tooke to firm ground and retired without losse of a man Wherby it is very easie to observe with what facility the enemy might now be dealt withall before he can recollect himselfe anew or receive forrain supplies which they daily and hourely expect and being once come to their hands it will not then be trebble the charge and expence both of bloud and treasure that will suppresse them which now would reduce them to a very great straight And therfore I do most humbly beseech your Lordship that speedy supplies of men monies armes munition and artilery with all necessaries depending thereon as Conducters Pyoners Mattrosses Carriages Tackle Horses and Oxen for draught and all other appurtenances may either be sent over or Comission and meanes to raise and maintaine them here here being but one Canonere and one Clerke of the store in this Province without these your Lordship knows that it is to no boote to march into the field where if the enemy be not too hard for us he will certainly retire to his holds and so secure himselfe against our forces The necessary use of Fire locks and Dragoones and of a competent supply of victuall the stocke of this Country being totally wasted will deserve serious consideration and if I had beene so fortunate as to have received any succours by those late Easterly winds it would have so discouraged the enemy now newly routed and animated the Protestant party as that I am very confident by Gods assistance I should have given your Lordship a good account of the quiet of these parts Whereas the observing that this faire opportunity hath conveied us no reliefe do begin to muster up their forces afresh and to take heart at the apprehnsion of our being deserted in England and left wholy to our selves wherein I cannot sufficiently expresse how miserable our conditions is for having from the beginning of these troubles supported the forces mentioned in the inclosed list with moneys gained upon severall hard termes and ingagements besides what I have impressed to the succour sent thence I was at last constrained to seize upon 4000. pounds b●longing to Sir Robert Tynte ready to be transported out of the kingdome and which he refused to lend upon the publique faith of this state which neverthelesse I gave him upon the seisure meerely to preserve the Army from disbanding which otherwise it must have undoubtedly done And therefore I humbly desire that mony may be sent over not onely to discharge that and other engagements amounting to 4000 pounds more but that there may be order taken for the entring of those men into pay and continuing them therein ever since the beginning of the present troubles which I raised at first by direction from the Lords Justices for this service and that the same course may be taken for them as for the rest The heighth of insolency and arrogancy in the enemy will appeare by the inclosed Remonstrance which they sent me after a motion made for a cessation which in the condition I was in I had some inclination to condiscend unto in case it had beene sought for in befitting termes to which purpose I willed them to adresse their humble Petition to his Majestie and in case I did approve thereof I would give way thereunto and to a cessation untill his pleasure were knowne whereupon they transmit me that whereof the inclosed is a copy at which I tooke iustly as I conceive such offence as caused me to returne them the inclosed answer which I should have seconded with such further testimonie of my aversion to their insolency as would tend much to their disincouragement were I enabled with any reasonable strength so to doe which I earnestly desire I may be and with instructions what hand to carry in the procecution of them and how to manage the warre against them for that every day they encrease in insolency and riot hanging such prisoners as are not able to pay ransome ransoming others hanging old women and stripping all they can lay hold on All that is lest in this Province is the City of Corke the Townes of K●ngsale Youghall and Bandonbridge the Cities of Limricke and Waterford being f●llen into defection save that the Fort in the former is able to command the Towne if prouided with Munition wherewith I have sent to supply it For persons in Action it is farre lesse difficult to nominat those that adheare to the Crown which are the Earle of Barrimore an industrious servitur the Lord Viscount Killmallocke Sir Andrew Barret and Edmond FitzGerald of Ballmarter commonly called the Senescall of Imockilly by whose care and countenance ioyned with my L. Barrimores that barrony of Imockilly is kept in due subiection and the passage betwixt this City Youghall thereby open But whilst we stand on these unable tearmes to stirre out of these walles the enemy is at liberty to range and forrage over all parts of the Countrey And indeed our wants of money are so great and pressing as that for defect of entertainement and encouragement the officers both of Horse and F●ote daily flocke unto me and importune to be dismissed left at liberty to seeke their preferment in England and so soone as this little which is left me to feede the souldiers with from hand to mouth is spent I know no way to prevent their sudden disbanding and therefore I do againe beseech your Lordship to endeavour that I may not bee exposed to the dishonour and misery of being abandoned by the Kings forces and left my selfe single to the mercy of the enemy but that monies may bee speedily transmitted unto me with directions what pay to allow the horse-men and officers of the foote with an overplus of money as I have formerly desired for extraordinary and emergent occasion about either the Ordnance or Forts whereas yet nothing is in a right posture but things onely shuffled together for a shift by reason wee had not wherewithall to the worke as it ought Your Lordships most humble servant W. Saintleger FINIS