EXpect nothing from your Honours reall and faithfull Servant in this adverse time, but what brings comfort; In my last Expedi­tion against the Rebells, occasioned by sud­den Intelligence, I went forth with two thou­sand Foot, and three hundred Horse, being provided for ten dayes at no greater allowance [Page 4]then seven Ounces of Meale a day for a Soul­dier, our scarcity being so great, that for want of Victualls and Shoes wee were un­able to do the service wee wish, or your Honours expect from us; Neverthelesse our fortune was such, that with this small party, without Canon, for want of carriage Hor­ses, we beat Owen Maccart Oneale, Sir Philome Oneale, and Owen Maccart the Generall his son, being all joyned together with their Forces, and forced them to return upon Charlemount, after quitting the Generalls house to be spoil­ed and burnt by us, with the whole houses in Lochgall, being the best Plantation in Vlster, and straitest for defence of the Rebels: At the same time Colonell Hoome, with a party of five hundred men, was busied in beleaguering the Castle of Newcastle; the receit of all the Intel­ligence comes from England to the Rebells in Vlster, where it was my good fortune, in time of Treaty there, to trust a Barque come from the Isle of Man, with that treacherous Papist the Earl of Antrim, whose Brother Alexander was sent before to the Queens Majestie from [Page 5] York, to make way for the Earl, in negotiating betwixt Her Majesties Army in the North of England, and the Papists on the borders of Scotland, in the Isles of Scotland and the North parts thereof, and with the Rebells in Ireland; their Plot being set down by the Queens Ma­jesties consent, for the ruine of Religion, and overthrow of His Majesties loyall Subjects in all the three Dominions, as evidently doth appear by the Letters, Characters, Passes and Papers found with the Earl, directed by me to the Councell of Scotland and the Generall. It becometh me, as the servant of the Publique, intrusted with your Commission under the Great Seal of England, to inform truly your Honours of the great prejudice, the Cause in hand suffers by your Honours neglect of this Army being unable to do service as might be expected from them, if they received the half of the Allowance your Souldiers receive at Dublin, and had Allowance for some Horses for Carriage; in my opinion, in six weeks time we could settle Garrisons in Vlster, and thereafter oversway your Enemies elswhere, [Page 4] [...] [Page 5] [...] [Page 6]in any part within His MAjESTIES Do­minions, where your Enemies prevailed most.

Therefore my weak opinion is, this Ar­my be not neglected wherein consists so much of your peace and safety, having no friends you can repose in o more then in us, who is desirous to see Religion flourish, Rebells subjected to Obedience, and His MAjES­TIES Throne established, in despite of Pa­pists, and of wicked Councell mis-leading His Majestie to the ruine of His Domini­ons, who could be the happiest Prince in the World if the Lord could move his heart to harken to the counsell of those which shed their bloud for his honour.

The Earle of ANTRIM shall God wil­ling be kept close in the Castle of Carrickfer­gus, till I be acquainted from your Honors concerning him, what course shall be taken with him; and the Traitour conveyed him last away is to bee executed, since we can ex­tort no discovery from him then is contai­ned in the Papers sent to SCOTLAND: So [Page 7]recommending your Honours, and your weighty Affaires to the Direction and Pro­tection of the Almighty, desirous to heare from you, I remaine