HAving so fit an opportunity to present my service to you, I have thought good by this Bearer, to give you a reall Relation of all the emi­nent Occurrences, & proceedings that have passed since the death of Sir Simon Har­court, both neer Dublin and Waterford, as also, of what proceedings and victo­rious fortunes have attended my Lord of Cork, to the great dammage and disheart­ning of the rebellious Rout, as touching Dublin, that (God be thanked first, next the King and Honourable Parliament) is pretty well fortified, having received lately forces which were sent from Che­ster, with Ammunition of all sorts; in­somuch, that our party is pretty strong. It pleased God to blesse Sir Christopher [Page] Loftus (a noble Gentleman lately come out of the Low-countries, and now Com­mander of a Regiment of Volnnteers.) So that on the 15 day of this month, he gave them a mighty overthrow: it hapned that a number of the Rebels that were at Waterford, left only as a Garrison to guard the town, were gone out under the Com­mand of Mark-maroth, with intent to pil­lage some neer adjoyning Villages, and to fetch in Cattel, leaving not above 200. souldiers and two Corporals to guar [...] the town in their absence; which being done, and they busie at pillaging & bur­ning up the neighbor Villages, the report came to Sir Christopher, who then was marching with his own Regiment, and 500 horse with fire-locks, and 3 Towns of Scotch Dragoners, which he had sent out to scour the Countries, who returned with this News, that the Rebels were a­broad, and that as they conceived by their Number, Waterford must of necessi­ty be but weakly guarded.

Sir Christopher hearing this News, gave [Page] Command, that his Drums should be un­braced and that they should march with as much silence, as speed toward Water­ford, which was forth with accomplished, which plot took so good effect, that they passed the Centries which were without, they supposing they had bin their own men, which were abroad a pillaging.

They came even to the towne without any di­sturbance or suspect, till drawing nigh the Court of guard, they were discovered, who immediatly discharged vpon them, and retired to the Towne, giving an Alarum, but our, forces, especially our Horses followed them so close, and fired so fast vpon them, that of 50. persons their went but 8 to tell the news at Waterford. The Alarum being given the towne took Armes but in such rude combusti­on that twas to little purpose, for before that they could ioyn themselues into a body we had posses­sion of the court of guard, and had dismounted all their Ordnance, which being done our Drummers beate a parley, which they answered in our owne language, then Sr. Christopher sent out a corporall to informe them that if they that were governours of the town, would yeeld themselues to the Kings mercy, they should have all fayre quarter, but if not, He vowed to vse the vttermost of his power, to burne the towne vp: and to cut them off. They yeelded to the King, declaring to Sr. Christopher that twas force by the Rebels, not disloyalty made [Page] them revolt, since they were foret to make policy prevent a greater mischiefe, Sr. Christopher having taken good order for the security of his new pur­chase, he with the remainder of his men march­ched out again, to meet the plundering party, which by good fortune, [...]e meet with all just at the entry of the towne VVhose une [...]pected sight did so a­maze the Rebels that they grew desparate, charg­ing vs so fiercly that had not God fought for vs, we had vndoubtedly bin overthrowne.

Three times they charged vs fiercly, which we withstood, using our uttmost power, to mke good the passage. Their anger being allmost spent, then we began to play our parts and with our horse to circumvent them, which was immediatly performed, and they left no possibillity of escape, they were almost all cut off to the vallew of 1500 only some three­score which were taken prisoners elea­ven of which Officers though but Inferi­or, as Corporals, Seargeants, and the like thus was this great victory obtained by the valour of this noble and Heroicke gentleman and the town of Water-foord, brought into subiection, to the King, Hee lying with his men, in the town in man­ner [Page] of a Garrison. least that (as before) they would againe revolt.

Likewise, the Earl of Cork in his parts hath behaved himself very valiantly, and in a Battell fought on the 13. day of this month, took the Earl of Osmond prisoner who now remains in Cork Castle, til they have Order from the Lord Justices what to do with him; much more I could relate, but that I will refer it to my next opportunity, which with Gods assistance I will waite, giving you by it a true re­lation of our further proceedings till which time I rest. your friend