The letter of Master Alexander Williams in Ireland to his father here resident in London. Williams, Alexander, fl. 1642. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A96585 of text R211831 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.6[11]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A96585 Wing W2640 Thomason 669.f.6[11] ESTC R211831 99870523 99870523 160872 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. 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. eng Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History, Military -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A96585 R211831 (Thomason 669.f.6[11]). civilwar no The letter of Master Alexander Williams, in Ireland to his father here resident in London. Williams, Alexander 1642 963 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs 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.