BRAVE NEWES FROM IRELAND: OF A REMARKABLE BATTLE FOUGHT by the Trained-Band of the Citie of Dublin, against six Regiments of the Rebels, Capta [...]n Hursey being chief Commander, Feb. the 5, 1641. Which Battle has caused many of the Rebels to revolt to the Protestants.
WITH, The Description of a valiant battle, performed by Captain Maggay, on the sixth of Feb. against divers of the Rebels in the Harbor of Dublin, with many other Remarkable Passages, and Renowned Exploits by the English Protestants the last two weeks. As it was taken out of a Letter sent to the Lady Knevit dwelling in Lincolns-Inne fields. Feb. 7. 1641.
Here also is related the great Overthrow given to Captain Maggrave by the English, with the number of them that were slain.
Brought over by the last Post, being the latest Newes which came from IRELAND.
Whereunto is annexed, a Petition which came from Ireland.
LONDON. Printed for I.G. 1641.
BRAVE NEWES FROM IRELAND.
I Cannot do no lesse for the former ingagements, the which I am ingaged unto your Ladyship, but to let you understand of the great dangers which I do fear we have run our selves into; I could have wished that we had kept our selves at London to our studies, and have followed the Law, and not the sword, but only we were expulst from all the Innes of Court there, and having no liberty at all, did force us to take this way in hand, to gain to our selves imployments, but I fear we have gone the wrong way to work in so doing; for if you and others do not make some speed to send us relief, we shall be utterly ruinated for ever; we thought when that we told your Ladiship of this designe, that we should have overcome them, and have wrought our desires in the interim; but now I fear it will not come to passe, because we have had a great overthrow [Page] by the English protestants, Insomuch that it hath dismaied our men, and made them revolt from us, because that we had a repulse from Dublin, after we had got into the Town, by the help of some Catholicks that lived in the Town, which brake down an old door in the Town wall, and so we got in, and were advanced in the streets before the alarum was given, but we were soon discovered, and lost 600, of our men in the fight, where wee thought to have had the best of it, wee had the worst: but the next day being resolved to recover our selves again, seeing an English ship strike on the ground in the harbor neer unto us, so that we fell upon her, accounting her our own; because we thought that shee was not able to help her self with her ordinance, but onely with a few muskets, the which our men seeing of it, they shot at them somwhat thick, and afterwards waded into the water to her, being not deep to board her, and apprise her, and to take the English prisoners. But the Captain of the ship being somewhat stout-hearted, and weighed not what our men did at him, till he saw his own time; but after he had got so many together as he thought good of, and our men looking when he would yeeld to them, suddainly he finding no wayes to relieve him, and cleer himself of us, he threw out Granadoes of fire upon us, and killed a hundred of our men, and seeing that we had lost so many men, we were forced to leave the ship with the losse of them, and venter no further that day.
But the next day, Captain Maggrave having some intelligence from a kinsman of his, which lived in Tredath, concerning the designe of the English, which did make us draw up our forces thither the next day, in hope to recover our selves again of our former losses, but the English did soon descrie us, and gave us a greater overthrow then we had before, with losse of men and ammunition and provision, so that we were driven back by force to take the Woods for our relief, untill some aid came into us.
Good Madam, I pray have me commended to my Father Jackson, and tell him that I would not have him come over as yet, although we have a want of him and some others, untill he doth hear from me again with better newes, and that shall be as soon as possible I can with all convenience, for all the Priests and Friers that are taken here by the English, they are worse used here then there, for the English officers have taken fiftie Friers and Priests, and hanged them all in one day, O horrid and bloody sight to see so many good and holy men cut off in one day without mercie, or any time of repentance, the which did make us to be amazed to see it, and could not in no wayes help them. O that our holy father would send us some relief in this our need, we do expect to have some from Spain very suddenly, if they be not hindred by the English on the seas.
We have sent unto [...]rance to desire some ayde from them with all speed, for that which was sent last unto us, was taken by the way, so that [Page] we are in great want; for we do hear, that there is great preparation made in England, and to bee sent over against us, with the help of the Scottish men on the other side: so that they do keep us in on every side, the which doth make us to desire aid from out brethren, to defend us in our design.
Madam, I hope when you are at your devotion, that you wil think of us, which doe stand to defend you and all the rest of our brethren and sisters here, and make way for relief for you, and all the rest which are to come over; therefore you might have that good devotion in you, to shew your forwardnesse above others, to bring this work to passe, as to move the fathers to have another collection among you the sooner for our relief; or else we shall be in want of moneyes, if it be not sent over very speedily and by some sure and private messenger: or else it will be intercepted by the way, as other things have bin before. So desiring you to shew this Letter unto some of our trusty friends, to move them to this good work: I do take my leave of you, and rest,
TO THE HONOURABLE THE House of Commons now Assembled in PARLIAMENT.
The humble Petition of Henry Beecher Gent, who hath formerly Petitioned this House in the behalf of the Inhabitants in Baltamore, Castle-Haven, and Crook-Haven, in Ireland.
THat your petitioner being possest of divers Lands, to the cleer yeerly value of 180. l. in the parish of Aphadown, within three miles of Baltamore: together with divers cattle and other goods, was by night suddenly assaulted in his house by some hundreds of those fierce and bloody rebels; That your petitioner having some maskets and other ammunition, and having by (accident) notice of their comming, did call in his Tenants, to the number of 20, and did there stand upon his guard, and in defence of himself and family, did kill one of the Cartis, a Gent. the leader of those Rebels, and hurt some others, and repulst them from his house, [Page] whereupon [...] next day they gathered together [...] greater numbers, and vowed the revenge of their Captains blood, by the death of your petitioner and his whole family. Of which passages, your petitioner receiving notice and information, and the enemy being within sight of his house, was forced wife, children, and servants, one by one, for fear of being discovered, to depart from his said habitation, leaving his lands, goods and estate unto the Rebels, who pursued your petitioner to Baltamore, but by the providence of God, your Petitioner hath escaped into England, but hath not wherewithall to maintain his family.
The Premises considered, your Petitioner humbly beseecheth this Honourable Assembly, that be may be employed in his Maiesties service in these parts, being born and bred there all his life, and acquainted with the dispositions of the people.
And your Petitioner shall pray, &c.