I Have not at this present to write at large of newes we have it now more cal­mer weather, since the Ships and Souldiers Ar­rived then formerly, God be thanked, and the Re­bels are quelld, Muskrey the great Rebell is gone for Limbricke, thinking there to have a place of refuge, that Citty stands out, and the Castle, the only strength of it is in dan­ger, in that the Boneadventure, and other Ships have bin there to relieve the Castle, my Lord President being at Corke as J heare intends to march into the Country, being [Page] now by the comming of the two last Regi­ments reasonable well provided, but the tar­dencie of their comming, will cost thrise as much as if they had come 2. Moneths past, the reason is as I conceive, that the protraction of time. I confesse the Rebels are all one, but increase of Armes comming over from France in Barques, and by that meanes every Moneth commeth Armes to furnish their naked and formerly unprovi­ded Rebels.

We have hope that Galway will be gai­ned, for we feare no forraigne Aide, for by all the Examinations, taken of French, Dun­kirkes, and others, I could not find the least breath of any thing by them, neither of Fleet from France or Spaine, that are inten­ded this way, but of one Fleet that was in the beginning of Aprill at Brest, and so in other Examinations, that they met them Southwest off the Seames tenne Leagues, and the other Fleet in Normandy; likewise that the Lord Muskrey curseth the Popish Priest that advised him to take up Armes.

[Page]Many thousands of the Rebels are slaine, and hanged, here is no quarter, but Fire and Sword Our Towne of Brandon hath done many brave exploits against the Rebels, and have taken many Castles.

Our Townesmen are now besieging Kil­brittane Mr. Chartis Castle, (God blesse and prosper their designe) I doubt that will not be taken without great losse of men, the Castle being strong and full of men.

Your Sonne Robert hath been a Trooper in Warres, and none so forward as he but I took him off, by reason that I wanted him aboard, and two dayes past he was at the taking of Sheriffe Longs Castle in Oyster Haven, the Bearer hereof informed me that Brandon men had kil'd 16. hundred of the Rebels, and lost not above 8. men, onely some few men maimed.

Likewise I am informed that upon the landing of the last Forces sent from England the Rebels fell upon them and slew 200 of them, but afterward they in requitall slew almost a thousand of them, putting the rest to flight.

[Page]The Lord Donluce Earle of Antrim, be­haves himselfe very valiantly, but at the [...]st he not putting himselfe forward, nor [...]sing the power he had in his owne Tenants a­gainst the Rebels, was termed a newtrall by the English Souldiers, which he hearing, de­siring to quit himselfe from such an igno­minious slander, and to give a testimony to the contrary, desired the Earle of Ormond, Lord Lievtenant Generall of his Majesties Forces, that he would grant him the com­mand of a Regiment, to which he would add such horse and foote as he could raise among his Tenants, promising upon his honour, to imploy them with the best advantage both to prejudice them, and preserve his owne men, which honourable request was gran­ted, which command he hath imploy'd so nobly, that he hath taken many prisoners of Note, and done the Rebels more mis­chiefe then any man of that Kingdome of late.

Likewise J am informed, that the Gene­rall of the Rebels Philomy Oneale, is private­ly [Page] fled from his Army, but of the truth I cannot speake, onely so it is rumoured here.

The Earle of Astry doth determine to lay downe his armes and to submit him­selfe to the Kings mercy, which makes us hope that we by Gods assistance shall quickly quell the Rebels.

This is all the Newes that J have at this time to send to you, onely J would intreat you to be solicitous in my busi­nesse to the Parliament. So J rest.

THe Earle of Corke and Colonell Mon­ro hath given the Rebels another great Overthrow, hard by Kingsaile, and hath taken two Castles from them, but the Rebels increasse abundance, and receive Ayd and Ammunition from forreign Parts daily, and commit most vild and cruell Outrages upon the poore Protestants, wheresoever they come.

The last Munday the Lord Moore and Sir Hen­ry Titchburne sallyed out of the Town, and fell up­on the enemies, and drove them out of their Tren­ches, and rais'd their Siege, slew above 100 of their men, and tooke many of their chiefe Offi­cers, and have relieved themselves bravely, and tooke 150. of their Muskets, and great store of Pikes, we having lost, as some affirme, few men. Here are some of our Captaines come by Land, so that this Newes is true, &c.