SIn [...]e my last letter, you may be pleased to take notice of these particulars.

On Monday morning came three Gentlemen to our City of Dublin from Sir Henry Tichbourne, who brought a Message to the State, of agreat and happy victory obtained by the aforesaid Sir Henry against the Rebels in this manner following. The weeke be­fore Sir Henry Tichbourne with 2000 horse and foot marched to Ardee, and there put 400 of the Rebels to the sword, yet lost not one man of our side; from thence upon the Saturday following, he mustered up his Forces against a place called Dundalke, some 14 miles northward from Tredath, where the enemy was 5000 strong, and well fortified; At his first approach there issued out of the Towne 3000 of the Rebels, who all presented themselves in Battali [...], our For­lorne hopes of horse and foot, had no sooner fired upon them, but they routed the Rebels; Captaine Marro's Troope of horse setting on, killd great store [Page 2] of the Rebels, who thereupon retreated to the Town, made fast the Gates, and ran out at the other end to their boats, beforehand provided; our Army comming in fired the Gates, entred, and killed those within, Captaine Marroe followed the flying foe, and slew aboundance of them upon the strand, and it is reporte [...] by them, that if he had known the Foards and the River, he had cut them all off if he had gained the other side of the River, but being a stranger, could not doe it (wanting a guide) without endan­gering the Troope: There was slaine of the Rebels in this sudden skirmish not lesse then 1100, besides what they tooke prisoners. Sir Philomy O Neale fled with the rest of the Commanders; but 10 common Souldiers were lost of our side; Sir Philomy O Neale made speed away to a place called Newry, a chiefe Garrison of the Rebels. Sir Henry Tichbourne hath sent 600 men more to Dublin, intending that place shall be the next he begings withall, which is gran­ted, and to morrow there goeth to him 500 men, if not 5000, for whose safety and prosperity in the meane time, is the subject of our daily prayers that he may have as good successe, as in all his other de­signes from the first till this time; for no man was ever so beloved by his Soldiers, that protest to fol­low him while they can stand. Wee are in great hope hee will recover the Newry, very shortly; it is credibly reported, that they got 20000 pounds at least in pillage at Dundalke. The Lord make us thankefull for this weekely good newes, and con­tinue [Page 3] the same to his glory, and the good of his Church.

On Friday last in the afternoone one Barwell of Kilbrew, a Gentleman of the Pale of some estate, was racked, and confest enough to hang himselfe and others of his friends: upon the same day the English Souldiers entred a Masse-house where they were at Masse, tooke away their massing implements and stript their Priest; wee had newes that day also, that in the North about Donne, the Rebels killed most of the English prisoners they had, and fired the Towne.

Upon Saturday wee heard newes that the Lord Crunwels Troop in the North had killed some 60 of the Rebels; that day had wee newes of the Earle of Roscommons death, the Earledome is fallen to the Lord Dillon his son a Protestant.

Also wee had newes that the great Rebell Lord Mongarrat was sicke; the Countesse of Ormond and her children were sent for by Sea to a place called Carucke, the Rebels will part with her, but not with her children, but shee will stay, except shee may have her children with her, a good woman she is, and is reported, that before the Rebels tooke possession of her Castle at Kilbenny, wherein was 10 large and small brasse Peeces, she hath so conveyed them away, that the Rebels cannot at all as yet find them, on that day also the Lord Mac Guier was examined, and three of his footmen hanged.

Tuesday following, on the 29, we had a messenger [Page 4] that brought sad newes out of the Kings County, that t [...]e Rebels under the command of the Lord Demsie, h [...]d brought a great Peece against the Castle called Gass [...]ll, wherein was all the Lord Digbies Children, and the Lady Offalia, they tooke the Castle and put a great part of them to the sword, and the Lady and the Lord Digbies Children are taken prisoners. This was done on the 25. of March; very sad newes it was to us, for this Castle held out from the beginning as many more had there abouts, which is feared will be now all taken, and a great fault of this was for want of pay for our Souldiers, which hath stayed the jour­ney of our Army, which have beene going that way these three weekes, nothing but want of pay hindring them if you will tell it to Master Woodward you may, but it will be sad newes for both my selfe, and he lost goods and friends there.

We had the same day also newes, that a strong Castle in Wicklow called Carnow, that had held out from the beginning, was now because of their ex­treame distresse forced to yeeld it up upon quarter, at some of their lives.

On the next day we had againe newes, that the Castle of Gassell was onely hard besieged, and not ta­ken as it was reported, but could not well hold out, if some speedy supply were not sent.

The Rebels are gathered into a great body, some six miles of Dublin, [...]t a place called Leslop, and ano­ther great body of them on Wicklow side, some 12. miles of us, toward the King and Queenes Coun­tie.

What their intent is we yet know not.

I have no more at this present to informe you of, but all our loves to all our Friends, praying for the setling of peace and unity amongst you, and that it would please God to grant us that happinesse to hear of the healing of those distractions in your parts, till the next weeke I rest,

Dublin, the 10. of Aprill.