Ioyfull nevves from Ireland, or, A trve relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the rebels before Drogheda sent in a letter bearing the date the 27 of February, to Sir Robert King Knight at Cecil House in the Strand. Loftus, Edward, 17th cent. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A48958 of text R21813 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L2831). 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. 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A48958) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 63403) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 250:E137, no 13) Ioyfull nevves from Ireland, or, A trve relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the rebels before Drogheda sent in a letter bearing the date the 27 of February, to Sir Robert King Knight at Cecil House in the Strand. Loftus, Edward, 17th cent. [2], 4 p. Printed for Iohn Franke ..., London : 1642. Signed: Ed. Loftus. Also appears in: Two letters of note / George Digby. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Drogheda (Ireland) -- History -- Siege, 1641. Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641 -- Sources. A48958 R21813 (Wing L2831). civilwar no Ioyfull nevves from Ireland, or, a true relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the rebels before Droheda, sent in a letter b Loftus, Edward 1642 733 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. 2000-00 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2001-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-06 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2002-06 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-07 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion IOYFULL NEVVES FROM IRELAND , OR , A TRVE RELATION Of the great overthrow which the English gave the Rebels before Droheda , sent in a Letter bearing date the 27 of February , to Sir Robert King Knight at Cecill House in the Strand . And ordered by the Parliament to be Printed . LONDON , Printed for Iohn Franke , and are to be sold at his shop next doore to the Kings head in Fleetstreet , 1642. Ioyfull Newes from Ireland , or a true relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the Rebels before Droheda . &c. Noble Sir , IN my last to you , I signified to you , the difficulties which were like to befall us by the releeving of Droheda , but God by his infinite mercy hath freed us ( I may say miraculously ) from that hazard : for when our men there were driven to that extremitie to eat horse-flesh , Sir Henry Tichbourne sallied out of the Towne with only fourty Musketiers , and fourty Horse , and beat off foure hundred of the Enemies , killed above threescore of of them , recovered fourescore Cowes and Oxen , and two hundred sheepe ; burned foure townes , and brought home two of their Collours ; Besides , I must relate unto you Gods abundant goodnesse unto us , in that the night before the reliefe and succours which we sent by Sea from Dublin to them , should have entred into the Harbour of Droheda , ( which was strongly fenced over with a Chaine and severall boates ) there happened a storme which broke their chainer , and gave our men so free a passage , as with little difficulty they came safely to the towne . The Rebels were gathered at Kilshalgham within seven miles of Dublin , above two thousand men , where they were settled in a very strong wood . My Lord of Ormond carried out part of our Army , and beat them out of that great strength ( for they would not come into the Champaine ) and killed above a hundred of them , without any considerable losse of our side , only Captaine Iames Rochfort , a most gallant and couragious gentleman . This was an act of great bravery , wherein Sir Charles Coote did , ( as he doth alwayes ) beyond expectation , exposing his person to as much danger as any man living could ; and intruth he is a gallant man , full of courage and good affections , and deserves great incouragement from that side . Our souldiours are in great want of money , which causes a generall want of all other necessaries , yet notwithstanding God hath infused such courage into them ( for undoubtedly it is his worke ) that they thinke there is no danger so great , but they may attempt it . Colonell Munke is arrived here with my Lord Lieutenants Regiment of fifteen hundred foot , and Sir Richard Greevill with neere foure hundred Horse , which puts much heart into us , and makes us looke big upon our neighbours , yet we grieue wee cannot be able to releeve our friends in other parts ; but I hope when our full succours shall come , we shall not only defend this place , but adde comfort to our poore distressed friends abroad . The enemy though their numbers bee very great , even beyond beleefe , yet their hearts begin to faint , and I beleeve they repent their furious madnesse . If my Brother be in London , I pray you impart this Letter to him , I would have written to him , but that I thought he was at Chester , or on his way thither ; By the next hee shall heare from me at large , and I shall likewise trouble you . I must now only tell you , that I thanke you for your care of those things which concerne mee , and that I am , Sir , your most affectionate servant , Feb. 27. 1641. Ed. Loftus , Martii 7mo . 'T is this day ordered forthwith That this Letter be published in Print , H. Elsing Cler. P. D. Com.