LIevtenant Colonel Monk, being gone to Lyslip (a Castle upon the Siffie, 17. miles from Dublin) with a thou­sand men, and having battered the Castle all day with two great peeces of Ordnance, without making a breach; in the night time the Rogues all ran away, the Castle being not beset round about by our people but a way left open, by which they did escape. Their flight being perceived as soon as they were all gone, and not tilthen the firelocks and Dragoneers made after them, and killed some of them, the rest flying into a wood, whether our men did not thinke it fit to venture after them.

The next day morning, Wednesday, 27. Aprill, our men returned to Dublin, having left a Garrison of an hundred men in the Castle.

Friday, 29. Aprill, some of our foot and horse having gone a forraging six or seven miles off, wide of Swords, were unexpectedly set upon by a company of the Rebels who killed diverse of the Carmen and their wives and two Troopers, the rest with all speed retiring to Dunsaghlin, where a Troope of ours lay in garrison, by whose helpe they fetched off the dead bodies, and burned the towne and Castle whereout the mischiefe had been done, the rogues by that time being all fled away.

This weeke, the Ministers in towne having petitioned to the Lords that all the Friars, Nuns, and Priests about Dublin, might be imprisoned, that they might serve as hostages whereby to release those of their coate, who still in great numbers are in the hands of the Rebels in severall parts of the Countrey. A Commission was granted to that purpose, and put into the hands of Captaine Ipslea (after that severall other Captaines had refu­sed it) who with great diligence executed it, apprehending as many as hee could find out, and committing them to the Marshallsies.

Sir Charles Cootes Expedition.

My Lord Lile and my Lord Di [...]bie being gone to the Mace on thurs­day, 28. Aprill, with three troopes: Sir Charles with them, and three troopes more, and eight score foote (partly Musketeers, and partly Fire­locks) ma [...]ched out the same night, carrying good store of Amunition with him for the place to be relieved, not in Carts and Wagons, but upon [Page] horse, for the more expedition, that night they marched ten miles, and the next day they came to Castle-Iordains ten miles further: In which place sir Iohn Gilford, with my Lady Iepson his mother, had defended them­selves against ehe Rebels, and a great many of their English neighbours, e­ver since the rebellion.

Saturday morning they went from Castle-Iordain to Geshell, where my Lady of Ofaly, mother to the Lord Digbie, very couragiously had held out all this while. In their march thither comming to Philips town, they found the towne emptie, all the men and women to the number of three score, having retired themselves within the Castle, out of which the Re­bels with their peeces continually playing upon our men who marched up to them through a broad open street, where the [...] had a very faire aime at them, yet did them no other hurt, than that they shot one souldier through the body. Our men being come under the walls, and out of danger of their shot, broke open their gates with their Muskets: and harming none of the women (which they observed in all this journey) of the men they hanged some, and the rest they carried prisoners with them, and among them one Conne, a great man among the rebels in those parts.

That night having lodged there, the next day being, Sunday the first of May, they marched to Geshell, and having relieved that place, returned the same day to Castle-Iordaine, from whence the next day (having first hanged all the prisoners brought from Philips town) they marched to Trim­me. A mile at this side of Trime, a troop of the Rebels of the matter of an 100. Horse met them 2. ort 3. of the Lords of the Pale being amongst them, for they came so neare that they could perfectly be discerned, but before our men could come to charge them, they turned their bridles and rid a­way with full speed, neither could our men pursue them, having lost too much time in the passing of a brooke, betweene them and the rebels, hav­ing a verry narrow ford. Therefore omitting them, they marched up to the towne, and entred it without resistance, three or foure hundred of the Rogues, who lay there, having forsaken it immediately before, having set a fire some houses, and Reekes of Hay and corne, that under favour of the smoke they might get away the more freely. A few rogues that were found loytering in towne, were knockt Down: and all the women and children, whereof there was there a great number, Sir Charles comman­ded upon paine of death to leave the towne within two dayes; intending forthwith to plant it with English, in the same manner as he hath done at the Mace. Our souldiers got a great deale of good pillage here, Sir Charles being come so unexpectedly upon them, as they had no leisure to convey away much. Th [...]s Town is seated upon the Boin, the same river that geoth down to Droughda from whence it is distant 15. miles, and twen­ty from Dublin: standing in a very pleasant and fruitfull countrey, and was the resinence of sir Hugh de Laar, the first conquerour of Meath. It [...]ath abundance of stone houses and castles in it, and may easily be forti­fied; being of great consequence for the securing of all Meath and Fin­gall. At the Navan a towne upon the same river, halfe way be­tweene Trimme and Droghda, were the matter of two thousand rebels at that time, when Trime was taken: who hearing thereof, were so possest [Page] with terrour, as thinking themselves nothing secure so neere sir Charles (whose very name is exceeding terrible to the Rebels) although th [...] towne might easily have beene made good by a farre lesse number than theirs, and against farre greater forces than those which wee had then at Trime; they forsooke the towne, and fired it. This little armie fired but a few places, till they came to Philips towne, but from thence to Geshell, and from Geshe [...]l to Trim, they fired all the countrey as they went, and in the whole journey they killed as many men as fell in their hands, but those were not very many, all being fled before them. From Trime sir Charles sent 50. Dragoneers to Dublin on tuesday the third of May, with Conner the rebell prisoner; and to demand some forces to lye in Garrison at Trimme: whereupon it was ordered by the State, that one thousand foot should be sent thither, not any whole Regiment, but companies out of the three severall Regiments of my Lord Lievtenant, sir Simon Harcourt, and Colonell Crafford: which forces are to march thither to morrow, Sa­turday, 7. May.

The taking of the Nevvrie and Carlingford.

The joyfull newes of Sir Charles COOTS prosperous proceedings, brought to us on Tuesday Evening, the third of May, was the next day, seconded with as good newes from the North. For on Wednesday Eve­ning came to Towne Captaine Cadogan with twelve Horse, being that morning come from Dundalke, and brought along a Message from the Newrie, sent by my Lord Conway, to the Lords Iustices and Counsell: Whereby wee undestood that my Lord Conway with an Army of partly English, and partly Scotch, being come to the Newrie on Saturday 19. April, found the Towne empty, the Rebels being fled out of it upon the approach of our forces, and fired it before they went. The Castle was kept by a Garrison, but the Ordnance being placed against it, they were soone daunted out of their resolution, and came to Parley; Wherein at first they talked very bigge, and of marching out not onely with their goods but with their Armes also, their pieces charged, their matches bur­ning, bullets in their mouthes, and their Colours flying: but were glad to come to a composition for their lives onely, and to march out with nothing but white staves in their hands. And thus much it selfe would not have beene granted them, but in regard of our Prisoners with them (Sir Edward Trevor, Sir Charles Po [...]ns, and a many more, both men and women, most of them of good qualitie) whom all they would have knocked on the head, if they could not have obtained quarter for them­selves.

About this same time the Rebels left Carlingford (a Towne seated neer the mouth of that Bay, whereunto the little River running by the Newrie, dischargeth it selfe) and fired it, leaving a Garrison in the Castle: under which Castle a Ship, sent from Knockfergus by My Lord Conway, at the [...]ime of his comming away, with command to waite on him in that haven, [Page] coming to Anchor the same time that the Newrie was taken, they hung ou [...] French Flags: Whereupon some of the Rebels being come abord, they told them that they were sent by the French Cardinall to relieve them with Armes and Amunition, and that they would deliver it, if some of their principall men would come to receive it. This newes being brought to the Castle, the Commanders of the garrison went abord, whom the Cap­taine having laid by the heeles, went a shore with a good number of his Souldiers, to take the Castle, now deprived of its Commanders. Iust as he was landed, and putting his men in order, there appeared Sir Henry Tich­burne comming downe the Hill with an Army, who knowing nothing of what was past either there or at the Newrie, was come thither with an in­tent to make himselfe Master of that place. The Captaine [...]artled at that sight, as thinking they had beene enemies, began to retreate, and went to get himselfe to his ship againe: When Sir Henry still approching, they perceived them to be their friends, and so both met with great joy on both sides, and mutuall congratulations, and having put a garrison into the Ca­stle, the Captaine returned to his Ship, and Sir Henry to Dundalke.

An Ext [...]act of a Letter from Deane Barnard to me, dated at Droghda, 28 of April, of some exploits there about.

The last weeke Sir Henry Tichburne marched out from Dundalke three or foure miles to Bates Wood, where he had bin informed of Collo Mac­brians lurking with a hundred men, burnt the Towne, and killed about one hundred and fiftie Rebels, without the hurt of one man of ours. Ye­sterday Captaine Gibson with some foote and horse marched out from hence, neere a dozen miles, killed about a hundred, fired all the Countrey, and returned without the least dammage to any▪ yet they appeared in di­verse little bodies. We have now setled another Garrison at Mellifont, and make some worke that wayes also.

Of the proceedings of Connaught.

The same day, that we heard the Newrie was taken, news also came out of Connaught, whereby wee understand, that matters there also begin to goe very well on ouo side, and that my Lord President about Atl [...]ne, Sir Charles Coote the younger (old Sir Charles his eldest sonne) about Ca­stle-Coote, and the Garrison of Elfin, did bestir themselves bravely, had beaten the Rebels severall times, and with small numbers had given to great bodies of theirs man [...] a notable overthrow; so that now they dare not come neere them in many miles: but our people many times march out against them.

The Citie of Gallowa having temporised a great while, at last run in­to open Rebellion, and besieged the Fort: upon notice whereof the State sent a ship from hence to go and relieve it with amunition, and other ne­cessary provision, this ship safely arrived there, and put those things into [Page] the For [...], the Townes-men vaine in having indeavoured to hinder it with their Ordnance, and while, they were discharging their Canon at her, one of the peeces broke asunder, and few the matter of Twenty men of their owne, and amongst them one Sir Thomas Blake, a man of great note at Galoway.

This s [...]me weeke wee also heard out of Mounster, and of the brave [...]ats, which Sir Charles Vavasour and my Lord of I [...]chequeen had done upon the Rebels; and how fallying out of Corke, with only 300 men, they had put my Lord of Muskerrie, with an Army of 3000. men to the worst, and killed a great many of the Rebels: whereof I will say no more because I know you have had that newes in London a good while since, and before we had it here in Dublin.

THese occurrences have hapned, and come to our certaine know­ledge, first out of Connaght, That the Noble Earle of Clan [...]c [...] ­ard standeth loyall and right to the King, and hath relieved the Fort of Galolway:

2 Out of Munster that Muskerry hath been met with by our forres and is shot into the shoulder, and that Captaine William Iephson hath relieved the CASTLE of Rothgogan, upon whom 500. of the rogues approa­ched, supposing to devoure him, but he by a dissembling flight, drew them into a plaine, and slew 240. of them, and tooke the Lievetenants, and En­signes Prisoners.

Thirdly, Out of Vlster, and the parts of Lynster, bordering upon it, That the Lord Conway attended with the Scottish Major, together with their forces, have taken the Newry, and a Castle adjoyning thereto, called Narrowater Castle, whence were delivered Sir Edward Trever, S. Charles Peynes, Captaine Smith, and others, &c. And that an English Sea Cap­taine, by a witty policie putting forth the Spanish Colours, hath gained Carlingford; when they saw the Colours, twelve of the chiefe Comman­ders of the Rebels went aboord, in hope to have Ammunition; but as soon as they were aboord they put them in hold, and sending his Musketiers on shore, took the town: Sir Henry Tichborne being in Dundalke, having intelligence that there were 300 Rebels in a Wood call d Babes Wood, beset the Wood with Horsemen and Pikemen, and sent his Muskettiers in­to the Wood, and some of the Rebels got into Trees, and others fled out, but there did not escape above fifty men.

Fourthly, That the Lord Lisle, and others, marched with Troopes of [Page] Horse, a small number of Dragoneers, and a few Firelockes to Philips-Towne in the Kings County; they tooke the Fort, and sacked the Towne, and burned it. In their returne Sir Charles Coote closed with them at the Naas, where he hath beene since the battaile: they all marched to Tryme, where the Lords of the Rebels were; namely, the Earle of Fingall, Gor­monston, Slany, Trimbleston, and Nettervyle; who upon their approach fled, but without losse, onely of foure men, Mackham is slaine with some few that went with him.

The Lord Ravellogh hath slaine O Connor Dunne his eldest sonne, and taken foure Colonels, and hath got good store of Corne, and hath got two hundred pound, for ransoming a Merchant of the worshipfull Towne of Athlone. Sir Charles Coote junior, who followes his Fathers steps, met with his forces, and made his worke with fire and sword amongst the ene­mies on that side.

Since which time, Sir Charles Coote is killed accidentally by one of his owne Lievtenants, who when hee perceived the accident, hee would have runne himselfe upon his owne Sword, had not a Captaine prevented him.