A letter sent out of Ireland from the Right Honorable Earle of Ormond and Ossory, to his much honored uncle, Sr. Robert Poyntz shewing the true estate of the kingdome of Ireland at this present time, and delivered to his uncle here, the 21, of Iune, 1642.

Author: Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.1642

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A LETTER SENT OVT OF Ireland from the right Honorable Earle of ORMOND and OSSORY, To his much Honored Uncle, Sr. ROBERT POYNTZ, Shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present time, and delivered to his Uncle here, the 21, of Iune, 1642.

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A LETTER SENT OVT OF Ireland from the right Honorable Earle of ORMOND and OSSORY, To his much Honored Uncle, S^r. ROBERT POYNTZ, Shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present time, and delivered to his Uncle here, the 21, of Iune, 1642.

THE last Letter I receaved from you was of the 7^th of April, by one Veele, to whom I shall be very ready to give my assistance towards his preferment, when I have rid my selfe of a few former ingagements. Wee are now in so good condition for matter of men, that I know it will be wondred that we do no more with them; but when it shall be considered what men without Money, Meate, or Clothes, are able to doe, I hope we shal not be taxed with sloth, having by many winter, & uncomfortable journies, manifested our unwillingnesse to lie still; it is true that our want of money, was then as great as now, but then the Hagards Barnes, and Houses, were full of all manner of provision, which now betwixt us, and the Rebells are so wasted, that the most fertill Country affords nothing but penury, and desolation, and the booty that heretofore gave edge to the Souldiers, and made them indure indefatigably all manner of labour, is for a great circuit about us, either already taken by our men, or removed into inaccessable places by the Rebells; nor have wee carriage (if there were plenty of victuall in the store) to convey it with us, forth of those limits already wasted, if wee march in such numbers as to considerable service; and on the other side, if wee lie still, and eate upon the Magazin, wee shall very sudainly wast it, so that unlesse there bee a speedy supply of at least victuall, and cariages, this Army raised at so great charge to that Kingdome, will bee forced to dissolve or ruine of it selfe; I have given you this short, and true accompt of the state wee are in, because I hope you are at London, where you may acquaint such of your friends as are of the Parliament with it, as likewise that you might be able to say something in my excuse, in case the blame of this dangerous losse of time should be laid on me; for though all this bee much fullier represented to the Commissioners, appointed for the management of this War, from the Lords Iustices, and Councell, yet many may be apt to censure mee, that will not be called to the reading of that.

When I know you are at London, you shall heare often, and more particularly from me, one Munday next I take a journey to Conaught, where I will endeavor to doe some service before our provision be quite gone, from thence you shall heare from me, in the meane time I rest

Dublin the 10. of June 1642. Your most affectionate Nephew, and Servant,

ORMOND OSSORY.

London, Printed for Thomas Whitaker.

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