Trve intelligence from Ireland being two letters sent from Dublin by men of good repute the 25 of Aprill 1642, by the last post : vvherein is related the victorious proceedings of the Protestants against the rebells in Ireland. 1642 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A64890 Wing V3 ESTC R19818 12607827 ocm 12607827 64285

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A64890) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 64285) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 251:E145, no 12) Trve intelligence from Ireland being two letters sent from Dublin by men of good repute the 25 of Aprill 1642, by the last post : vvherein is related the victorious proceedings of the Protestants against the rebells in Ireland. E. V. Lynne, M. 8 p. Printed for John Sweeting, London : the second of May, 1642. The first letter signed: E.V. The second letter signed: M. Lynne. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.

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eng Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641. 2006-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

TRVE INTELLIGENCE FROM IRELAND. BEING Two Letters ſent from Dublin by men of good Repute the 25 of Aprill 1642. by the laſt Poſt. VVherein is Related the Victorious Proceedings of the PROTESTANTS againſt the Rebells in IRELAND.

LONDON: Printed for John Sweeting, the ſecond of May. 1642.

SIR,

AT the going downe of our Armie into the Counties of Kildare, Carlow, Kings and Queenes Counties, under the command of the Earle of Ormond, Lievtenant Generall, and Sir Charles Coote, theſe things happened at their comming to Typper, they blew up halfe the Caſtle, with a Prieſt in it; it was Maſter Nicholas Suttons; they marched downe to Atly, releeved the Caſtle, and hanged the Governour, with ſome of the beſt of the Towne, and marched to Garlo, and releeved it, ſo to Mariborow in the Queenes Countie, releeved it, ſo to the Byror in Kings Countie, releeved it, which is fifty-five miles from Dublin; and ſo came to Athy, from thence they marched homewards to Kill uſh, in the Countie Kildare, where they had a Skirmiſh on Friday the ſixteenth of Aprill with the Rebells, the Lord Montgarret, Lord Viſcount Ekerion, Baron of Dunboyne, Richard Bu ler, the Earle of Ormonds brother, Sir Morgan Cavanaugh, Collonell Burne, Collonell Fits Gerald, Collonell Talbot, being the head Commanders, beſides Captaines, our Army killed five hundred and odde men, with the loſſe of ſixe of ours, and have brought from thence the head of Collonell Cavanaugh, and the Lord Montgarrets ſecond ſonne Edmond Butler with them, and tooke from the Rebells ſeven Colours, and hath placed a Garriſon of fifteene hundred foote, and three hundred horſe at the Na s, and returned to Dublin the 18 of Aprill, 1642.

VVEE have Newes that Rathgogan Caſtle is releeved, and quite defeated the Rebells before it, where there was to the number of fifty ſlaine; in their Retreat they were Incountred by ſome Companies from Millwalocke, but they were quite Routed by our Forces, ſlaying about an hundred and fifty, with the loſſe of none. The Lord Muskeys Army is routed from that quarter by my Lord Inchequid and Colonell Vavaſor, with onely two Troopes of Horſe and three hundred Muſquetiers. The maine body of the Lord Muskeys Forces conſiſt of 36 Colours; They ſent out ſome to give us Skirmiſh, but preſently packt up their baggage and fled. Our men purſued them two or three miles, charging fiercely upon their Reare, and Routed the whole Army; there were ſlaine about two hundred of their men, without the loſſe of a man.

SEven hundred Horſe are ſafely Landed here from you, ſome upon Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Munday, and the Lord Lile landed here, and Lord Digbie on Tueſday from Holy-Head. Vpon Munday one Maſter Ask his man was taken with Powder going to the Rebells, who was that night put upon the wracke, but was not ſtretcht; the next morning Alderman Bey was committed, as it is ſuppoſed, about that buſineſſe: that night another was taken with powder, and one James Cleare was committed for buying of Powder in Cheſter a little before this Plot was diſcovered; but it was not brought over, ſo when the Newes was come to Cheſter, the man that ſold it ſent for it backe from Warmingham; This was not well carried, for it was not knowne till now. This day one James Talbot was brought in, who was at the firſt of this Rebellion a great Favourite with the State, and made Sheriffe of a Countie; but in ſtead of executing that office made himſelfe a Captain with the Rebells.

Many other pretty things might I write, but it were not worth relating; The Souldiers are very unruly, and diſcontented for want of their pay, and wee are much burthened, for their being ſo much out of order, without wee have ſpeedy ayd and money, all things will not goe right. I pray God ſend us as good Newes from you, as you have from us, and grant that all things may be ſetled for the beſt. You may perceive how Gods providence is to us in delivering ſo few from ſuch a multitude of theſe rebellious Rogues. This day my Lord Lile went out to Leiſlipe, a houſe of Sir Nicholas Whites, there was none with him but onely a Troope of Horſe, the Rogues let them come within a Muſquet ſhot of the Houſe or thereabouts, a hundred Musquetiers came out ſome private way, and were like to compaſſe them round, then the Rogues out of the houſe did appeare when they thought the reſt had gone behinde our horſe, ſo upon that they were faine to Retreate, but in their turning Lievtenant Colonell Munke was like to be loſt, for a Bullet came through his Coate, and as neare to Sir Richard Greenfeild. My Lord Lile was like to have an ill welcome to Ireland. Farewell till the next Poſt, I remaine

Your loving Friend E. V. From Dublin 25 Aprill 1642.
From the Apothecary of the Armie in Dublin to his kinſman Mr John Lynne, Gentleman to the Earle of DANBY. Good Coſen;

GOD be praiſed, wee are ſtill living though made beggars; the Lord hath bleſt our Armies, and given us divers victories; and ſuch hopes, that thoſe Rebel s may eaſily be vanquiſhed, if ſuccour in any competent time be ſupplied: Wee have lately given them a great overthrow, our Armie being but 3500 foote and horſe, encountred their Armie, being eight thouſand, and made them run to their bogges and woods, and ſlaughtered eight hundred of them.

The Lord hath bleſſed us beyond expectation, given us great victories over our enemies; Wee have been beſieged that we durſt not ſtirre out a mile from Towne, now wee are able to march fortie miles with our Armie. Laſt Sunday being the 17 of Aprill, our Armie came home with victory attending them, having entertained a pitched Battell with the Rebells. In our marching home, being weary, having been out 12 dayes, flying up and downe the Countrey, met with ten thouſand of the enemy, who got the ground, winde, and all advantages of us; yet it pleaſed the Lord to give us victory, our number being not 4000 men, Sir Thomas Lucas Son the major of the horſe, gave the charge with his horſe, after the Ordnance had played divers times, & within an houre their Army was routed, and we ſlew ſome ſix hundred of them, ſome thinke a thouſand: the Lord be bleſſed for this extraordinary victory; they had reſolved to have killed every man of us, had we been beaten. The Lord proſper us, and goe out with our Armies, and bring us home againe.

Your loving kinſman till death M. L N •• . 25 of Aprill from Dublin Caſtle.
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