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A38984 Exceeding good newes againe from Ireland, or, A true relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the rebels before Trobeda, sent in a letter to Sir Robert King Knight, at Cecill House in the Strand, bearing date February 28, 1641, printed by order from the Parliament, Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. : whereunto is added the copie of a letter written from Bruxels by the rebels agent there, unto the Lord Montgarret in Ireland, February, 24. 1641, which letter was taken by the scout-watch of Sir Richard Grenvil. Cherrey, Mack Me. 1641 (1641) Wing E3735; ESTC R5162 3,002 12

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Exceeding good Newes AGAINE FROM IRELAND OR A true Relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the Rebels before Troheda sent in a Letter to Sir Robert King Knight at Cecill House in the Strand bearing date February 28. 1641. Printed by Order from the PARLIAMENT Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. Whereunto is added the Copie of a Letter written from Bruxels by the Rebels Agent there unto the Lord Montgarret in Ireland February 24. 1641. Which Letter was taken by the Scout-watch of Sir Richard Grenvill LONDON Printed for John Thomas The Copie of a Letter written from Bruxels to the Lord Mountgarret in Ireland February 24. 1641 My deare Lord I Hope that I have obtained at last the Ayme of my Employment from my Lord Cardinall of Richleu to the perfect contentment of all your Lordships sworne to the maintenance of the Catholique League and for the good of my deare Countrey The said Cardinall by the meanes and continuall intercession of his Confessor Our right faithfull Patron hath granted and assigned us 7. Ships already to set Sayle under pretence it is given forth for Portugall but I trust your Lordship and co-partners shall find them nearer home laythey be not onely with Victuals but Arms of all sorts viz. 1500 Muskets 2000 Pikes 500 Bills and Halberts 600 Barrels of Powder 3. Tonne of Match 9. demy Sakers but also with great quantity of French coyn which the Friers of our Nation haue beg'd of all the Nobility and Gentry yea of all people whatsoever of abillitie through out France for the maintenance of the Catholique Cause with 2. Thousand Crownes of his Excelencies owne Guift The Colledge of the Fathers of the Order of Iesus at Antwerpe have likewise made a most charitable Collection and have intrusted it in the hands of Dominickc Galloway our Agent there for that Designe so that I hope nay assuredly beleeve that your Lordship shall have money enough to pay your poore Soldiers the Arrerages and to let them have 3. Moneths Pay beforehand I have likewise dispatched an able Messenger to his Hollinesse beseeching him in all Humillity to lend somewhat out of the Stocke of the Church towards the raising of succours for the advancement of the Catholique Cause and his owne Interest according as his Holinesse shall find convenient and requisite the Gonor of Dunkirke hath beene shewed a way and I trust intends to follow it whereby he will let let our ships laden with our Soldiers and Armes at ease depart yet keepe his credit both with the Governor of Dunkirke and my Lord his Master and to answer in any poynt of breach of League the French Gennerall Mounsiur De Boys hath promised upon the word of a Catholique that he will doe his best to arive with his Ships in the Haven of Dublin by the twentieth of March New-stile and those of Dunkirke if possible shall as neere as wee can about the same time put in at Corke under the conduct of Collonell Roach and young Patricke Co●piager our coutryman God almighty and the blessed Queene of Heaven at the intercession of our deare Saint St. Patricke guide conduct defend and prosper them so that they may find enough to doe for our Enemies so that our native conntry may be delivered from more then Turkish slavery of all Heritikes as well English as Scots I intreate you and all my couragious Lords to be in a readinesse and well appointed for the entertainment of this so able and considerable asistance and auxiliary Forces of our Friends so that we may obtaine the top of our desires and once be masters of of the Metropolitan of our native Realme which if it shall come to passe assure your selfe my Lord that our country entire through the asistance of the Mother of God our blessed sheild and eternall Queene of Heaven shall speedily be in your possesion and that all all Strangers and Heritikes either be chased out or destroyed and that which they have most unjustly and cruely refused to grant us by our right humble suplications thereto desired they shall be forced to give us yea and more too we trust by the puissance of our Armes and justice of our cause J understand for certaine from those that wish us well in England that it is impossible that the new Livetenant Liecester with his Army should be ready to take Shipping before Easter if therefore wee shall have wonne the garland before he imbarkes the English shall be discouraged your Soldiers fleshed with victory and enriched with Spoyle all our Catholique friends are encouraged to send us more plenty of Ayde you therefore my Lord with all your noble and resolute Fellowes and valiant and couragious countrimen follow my advice in this affaire set aside all Enterprizes but this and wholy endeavor and force and that obtained all is yours without it nothing long for the happy wished and joyfull carrying of which City all your Country-men that are persons Religious here abiding and other well-wishers offer their hearty vowes prayers most incessant and desires most ardent day and night at the foote of the Altar and at the Sacrifice of the Blessed Masse in the presence of all Saints both of men and women and my selfe principally Yours Honours most affectionate and faithfull servant and Minister and of all the true Catholique League till death Mack Me Cherrey Bruxels this present Feb. 24. 1641. New Stile Joyfull Newes from Ireland OR A true Relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the Rebels before Droheda c. Noble Sir IN my last Letter to you I signified to you the difficulties which were like to befall us by the relieving of Droheda but God by his infinite mercy hath freed us I may say miraculously from that hazard for when our men there were driveu to that extremity to eat horse-flesh 〈…〉 y Tichbourne sallied out of the Towne with 〈…〉 ●orty Mus●●●iers and forty horse and beat off 〈◊〉 ●undred of the Enemies killed above threescore of them recovered fourescore Cowes and Oxen and two hundred sheepe burned foure Townes and brought home two of their Coloures Besides I must relate unto you Gods aboundant goodnesse unto us in that the night before the reliefe and succours which we sent by Sea from Dublin to them should have entred into the Harbour of Troheda which was strongly fenced over with a Chain and severall boates there happened a storme which broke their Chainer and gave our men so free a passage as with little difficulty they came safely to the Towne The Rebels were gathered at Kilshalgham within seven myles of Dublin above two thousand men where they were settled in a very strong Wood My Lord of Ormond carried out part of our Army and beat them out of that great strength for they would not come into the Champaine and killed above a hundred of them without any considerable losse of our side onely Captaine Iames Rochfort a most gallant and couragious Gentleman This was an Act of great bravery wherein Sir Charles Coote did as he doth alwayes beyond expectation exposing his person to as much danger as any man living could and in truth he is a gallant man full of courage and good affections and deserves great incouragement from that side Our Souldiours are in great want of Money which c●uses a Generall want of all other necessaries Yet Notwithstanding GOD hath infused such courage into them for vndoubtedly it is his worke that they thinke there is no danger so great but they may attempt it Colonell Munke is arrived here with my Lord Lievtenants Regiment of fifteen Hundred Foot and Sir Richard Grenvill with nere foure Hundred Horse which puts much heart into us and makes us looke big upon our Neighbours yet we grieve we cannot be able to relieve our friends in other parts but I hope when our full succours shall come we shall not only defend this place but adde comfort to our poore distressed friends abroad The enemy though their numbers be very great even beyond beliefe yet their hearts begin to faint and I beleeve they repent their furious madnesse If my Brother be in London I pray you impart this Letter to him I would have written to him but that I thought he was at Chester or on his way thither By the next he shall heare from me at large and I shall likewise trouble you I must now only tell you that I thanke you for your care of those things which concerne me And that I am Sir your most affectionate Servant Ed. Loftus Feb. 27. 1641. Martii 7. It is this day Ordered forthwith that this Letter be published in Print H. Elsing Cler P. D. Com. FINIS