True newes from Ireland, sent in a letter to a friend at the Meare-maide in Cheap-side. Fletcher, Robert, with the Army at Dublin. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84648 of text R211792 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.6[2]). 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. 4 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 A84648 Wing F1361 Thomason 669.f.6[2] ESTC R211792 99870491 99870491 160863 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. A84648) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160863) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f6[2]) True newes from Ireland, sent in a letter to a friend at the Meare-maide in Cheap-side. Fletcher, Robert, with the Army at Dublin. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for I. Bull living in Grubstreet, London : 1642. Dated and signed at bottom of text: Your loving friend, Robert Fletcher. From Dublin Castle the 28. of March. 1642. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A84648 R211792 (Thomason 669.f.6[2]). civilwar no True newes from Ireland, sent in a letter to a friend at the Meare-maide in Cheap-side. Fletcher, Robert, with the Army at Dublin. 1642 648 4 0 0 0 0 0 62 D The rate of 62 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-05 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion True newes from IRELAND , sent in a Letter to a Friend at the Meare-maide in CHEAP-SIDE . THe Armie that went from hence is safely returned without any resistance , the Lord of Ormand marched as farre as Drogheda , and left with Sir Henry Tuchburne 500. men , and one battering peece , by which they are much strengthened . These Gentlemen of the Palle submitted themselves to the Earle of Ormond in his journey , viz. The Lord of Donsaney , and his sonne , Sir Iohn Nettorvill , George Talbot Gentleman , Garrat Ellnooze , of Balazeth Gentleman , Edward Dowdall and his sonne , Patrecke Fox , Robart Welch , George Dallahide , Mihell Burford , Pattrick Ba●nwell of Killegriwe , Iohn Hollewood , Collenell Baringham , William Weston Lievtenant , Collenell Read , the said Read and Barnell , and Mack-mogshan , that was first taken , were racked , and confessed much , Barnwell confessed that he was imployed to bring some Powder from Washfoord and that there is not a Papish within this Kingdome , worth Twentie Pounds per Annum , but knew of this rebellion . Yesterday our men were forth at a Castle sixe miles from hence toward Wicklovv , into which place the day before , a Troope of Horse had driven about three hundred Rebels , and there inclosed them till more ayde came to their assistance , but the forwardnesse of our men , and the want of Ordnance at the beginning procured us a great losse . Sir Simond Harcot , dangrrously wounded : In another Letter , that Sir Simon Harcot is shot in the belly , and is dead , and Sarjeant Major Bere and his Lievtenant of the Pyaneares are slaine together with seven or eight private Souldiers , but when the Ordnance was planted , and began to play the Rogues durst not looke forth , so that at the last we obtained the Castle , and killed both man and woman , and children to the number of three or foure hundred . Sir Henry Tuchburne and the Lord Moore hath done great service , they have placed Garesons at Platten Stamen , Gormonstone , and Buley , and have burnt all the a joyning Townes , so that the Rebels , have no harbouring places neare the Towne . Great store of Pilidges comes daily into the Towne of Drogheda the best Wheat is at two shillings sixe pence a Mesure , a Cow at five shillings , and a Horse at twelve and and all other provision at a reasonable Rate . Sir Henry Tichburne , and my Lord Moore hath bin forth ever since the nineteenth of this month , in which time they have not been ●dell , for ●hey have burnt slaine , and tooke the Towne of Atherdee , where they slew about 300. Rebells . This day there came a Post from them , signifiing they are now at Dundaleke , and have took the Towne , the Rogues run away sauing , A. C. which they slew Sir Phillem O Neale was there but he trusted to his accustomed weapon and most valerously betooke himselfe to his heeles : Our Armie there consist of a hundred and fortie foot , and two hundred Horse . Art Rue-Roe , Master Maghan , Tuslough : Oneall Barth of Athcame Barnwell of Rath●sket , and Fleming of Angooze with many others are prisoners in Drogheda . There is a great Army to goe forth hence shortly to scower the Countrey , which I beseech the Almightie to blesse and send them well home . Your loving Friend , Robert Fletcher . From DVBLIN Castle the 28. of March . 1642. London , Printed for I. Bull living in Grubstreet 1642.