VVorse and worse NEVVES FROM IRELAND BEING THE COPPY OF A Letter read in the House of Parliament, the 14. of this instant Moneth of December, 1641.
Wherein is contained such unheard-of Cruelties, committed by the Papists against the Protestants, not sparing Age nor Sex, that it would make a Christians heart to bleede.
LONDON, Printed for Nath: Butter. 1641.
A COPY OF A LETTER. Read in the House of Parliament, the 14. of this Instant Moneth of December 1641.
ALL I can tell you is the miserable estate wee continue under, for the Rebels dayly increase in men and munition, in all parts, except the Province of Munster, exercising all manner of cruelties, and striving who can be most barbarously exquisite in tormenting [Page 2] the poore Protestants, wheresoever they come; Cutting off their privie members, eares, fingers, and hands, plucking out their eyes, boyling the heads of little Children before their Mothers faces, and then ripping up their Mothers Bowels; stripping women naked, and standing by them being naked, whilest they are in Travell, killing the Children as soone as they are borne, and ripping up their Mothers bellies, as soone as they are delivered; driving men, women, and children, by hundreds together upon Bridges, and from thence cast them downe into Rivers, such as drownd not, they knocke their braines out with Poles, or shoot them with Muskets, that indeavour to escape by swimming out; ravishing wives before their husbands faces, and Virgines before their Parents faces, after they have abused their bodies, making them renounce their Religion, and then marry them to the basest of their fellowes:
[Page 3]Oh that the Lord, who hath moved the Kingdomes of England and Scotland, to send reliefe to these afflicted Protestants, would likewise stirre them to effect their undertaking, with all possible expedition, least it be too late.
Some of the persons particularly mentioned to have suffered, who are knowne unto you, are, Master German, Minister of Brides, his Body mangled, and his members cut off, Master Fullerton Minister of Lughall, Simon Hastings his eares cut off, Master Blandry Minister, hanged, his flesh pulled off from his bones, in the presence of his wife, in small pieces, he being hangd two dayes before her, in the place where shee is now prisoner. Abraham Iames of Newtowne, in the Diocesse of Clohor, cut in pieces, and it is reported that the Bishop of Clohor is turned to the Rebels, thus moving pardon in presuming to trouble you at this time in your [Page 4] publicke imployments, doe with humble remembrance of his best respects to you, and your vertuous Lady, remaine
THis Letter was read in the House of Comons, upon the 14. day of this Moneth, and also read againe before the Lords, at a Comittee of both Houses, and humbly prayd to have the same entred in the Iournals of both Houses.
The said House of Commons likewise desired the Lords to joyne with them, to petition his Majestie, to take off the reprieve from the seven condemned Priests, and that they might be forthwith executed according to their Iudgement, and the Law