The letter of Master Alexander Williams in Ireland to his father here resident in London. Williams, Alexander, fl. 1642. 1642 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A96585 Wing W2640 Thomason 669.f.6[11] ESTC R211831 99870523 99870523 160872

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A96585) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160872) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f6[11]) The letter of Master Alexander Williams in Ireland to his father here resident in London. Williams, Alexander, fl. 1642. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Richard Lowndes and are to be sold at his shop next without Ludgate, London : 1642. Contains two letters, the first dated: "From Dublin, 1642. May third"; the second headed: "Another from Dublin, this 30. of Aprill, 1642.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History, Military -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Letter OF Maſter ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, In Ireland to his Father here Reſident in LONDON.

I Doe beleeve you doe expect ſome newes, which in briefe I will relate unto you. I had beene out with the reſt of our Company diverſe times to finde ſome Rogues, but could not meet any till at laſt going to a Caſtle where wee found it very ſtrong and guarded with two hundred and fiftie Rebels which we put all to the Sword, with the loſſe of ſome three men, and two great Commanders, and at another Caſtle a Mile beyond that, the very ſame day was I ſhot with a Bullet in the Shoulder, which will ſeeme to you very miraculous, for the Bullet made a hole in my Cloake, and a hole in my ſhirt, and wounded my Shoulder, yet never made a hole in my Coate, but a dent which ſhoulder now is well. On Friday, wee killed ſome fiftie at another Caſtle, and on the very next day following the Rogues Armie marched the whole day of one ſide of us being tenne to one againſt us, diſplaying their Colours in a moſt glorious way, making themſelves ſure of the victory, having caſt lots the day before for our garments. Our Field peeces, and our Wagons marched ſo farre with us, that we could march no farther, without giving them battle in the field, which we did and in a moment, put them to flight, being twelve thouſand, and we ſcarce three thouſand. And we killed of them that day ſome eight hundred, or very nigh one thouſand, but it was God that did fight our battell for us.

Wee have fired above an hundred Iriſh Townes. It is for truth. From Dublin, 1642. May third
Another from Dublin, this 30. of Aprill, 1642.

SInce my laſt, of the laſt weekes Poſt, I have received yours of the twelfth preſent, and have anſwered as by the incloſed. For the affaires in generall, God be praiſed, they goe proſperouſly forward, From Youghall this weeke letters came unto Conne, that the rebbels came up to the walls of Korke, and drove away the pray of the Towne, but my Lord Euſequeene and Sir Charles Uaverſon, my Lord preſident yet being ſick, followed them, recovered the Cattell, and kild eighty of them, that the young Lord Brahal, the youngeſt ſon of the Earl of Kork, made a road into Roaches Countrey, and there kild 400. or 500. of the rebels.

That the ſecond ſon, the Lord Killinmekey, being at Band ſent out a ſquadron of Horſe, upon ſome deſigne up into Carbory, the rebels laid an Ambuſh and tooke 14. of them upon quarter, but no ſooner poſſeſſed of their bodies, but they cut their throats under their tongue rootes, and pulled out their tongues thorough it, otherſome they pulled their eyes out, no ſooner was this barbarous crueltie committed, but upon notice given to my Lord Tillinmequie, he preſently ſallied forth, with the ſtrength he could make, the Rebels fled to ſome great Caſtle, and he purſued them, broke in, and kild 400. of them, And Muskerry himſelfe as it is adviſed eſcaped from them, with great difficultie.

That the Count of Kinſale is revolted, and that thoſe Engliſh that were in it are all Butchered.

From the North we heare the Scots are landed 4000. ſtrong and are marching to the Newry, and Sir Henry Tiſhbourne on foot, with his armie towards the Navon, where it is ſaid the rebell makes great head.

This day, thankes be unto God, part of our Army in this towne, which marched out yeſterday morning with two great pieces of Ordnance, a demicannon and Demiculverin are all ſafely returned from a Caſtle called Loiſleipe, being one ſir Nicholas Whites who hath beene theſe two moneths in the Caſtle of Dublin, there the Rebel had made himſelfe very ſtrong, being but ſix miles off us, and accounted to be one of the greateſt Caſtles for ſtrength in our parts, and accommodated with a moſt advantagious helpe of wood and river adjoyning unto it, yet nevertheleſſe after diſcharge of ſome forty great ſhot in the darke of the night by the helpe of ſeverall advantages, our men not being able to hinder their flight, they all ſtole away and left us the Caſtle, which is made a garriſon, fifty ſouldiers left there, Sir Charles Coot ſtill at the Naſſe, and hath done ſeverall ſervices there abouts ſince our armies comming home, one day laſt week the Rebell tooke a Bog, his men ſtript themſelves of their breeches, and followed the Rebels into the Bog, there kild an hundred of them, as I was credibly told by a Lieutenant yeſterday that was in that skirmiſh, and they Recovered that time 300. head of Cattell, the Almighty God proſper and continue theſe happy progreſſions; I remaine with my prayers for the eſtabliſhment of true peace, and ſetled Unitie amongſt them.

London, Printed for Richard Lowndes, and are to be ſold at his Shop next without Ludgate. 1642.