May the Seventeenth, 1642.  
Admirable, Good, True, and joyful news from IRELAND.  
Being an Exact Relation of the last weeks passages in IRELAND, dated from Dublin May the 8. 1642.  
Wherein is showed how by the undaunted Valour and wisdom of Sir Charles Coot, the Town and Castle of Trim was taken from the Enemy, wherein 4000 of the Rebels were, besides 4. Lords of the Pale; who were glad to fly with as many more as could, the rest were taken prisoners, & about 200. or more killed.  
By which happy victory 40 Protestants obtained their freedom, who were before kept Prisoners by the Rebels in that Castle.  
Likewise a Relation of another great overthrow given to the Lord Misery, by the Lord President of MUNSTER.  
With the names of some other Forts and towns taken from the Rebels by the Protestant Army.  
Printed at London for John Wright, 1642.   

An exact Relation of The last weeks passages in IRELAND. Dated from Dublin May 8. 1262.  
ON Tuesday April 26 some foot and horse of the Protestant Army, with two large brass pieces were sent against the Castle of Leslep, and after some small opposition, the enemy departed out at a back way unknown, and left the Castle to us; some English men were found dead, killed by the Rebels, being before prisoners unto them: When they were forced out of the Castle they burned Leslep town and many Protestant houses. That day our men put a Garrison into the Castle, and returned home to Dublin.  
Wednesday the 27, the Lord foil, and the Lord Digby, with some horse Marched from the Naas, and Sir Charles Coot met them with some foot and pieces, who joining Forces made about 400 horse and 200 foot, and then Marched toward a place called Clancury, hanging some stragglers by the way; but about the foresaid town were some 400 Rebels gathered together. Sir Charles Coot thought of fighting, and drew out his men to that purpose, but these stood not, some few our men killed, with only the loss of a boy straggling behind: So we Marched on toward Sir Luke Fitz Garret his Castle, and sent for him, but he refused to come, we then coming not so near him as was intended, Marched on to Castle 〈◊〉 to the noble Sir John Geffard, where we found much good he had done to the whole Country, and in good time we relieved him, and that night the Commanders stayed with him: but billeted their men on Sir Luke's lands, who was well provided for conveniency; we rested all night quietly upon his land, though he wished us further off.  
Also that day many Priests about 17 were seized and clapped up in prison.  
Thursday the 28 the Lord More came to us; accompanied with a troop of horse, having some few days before gone out of Tredath, and dared the enemy to the Navan, killed and hanged some straggling Rogues, near 250. the main body of them would not stand. That day we had some foot and horse went toward a place called Bray, where they heard the Rebels to be busy, some few they hanged, and brought 11 prisoners took in a boat at Sea to Dublin.  
That day also we set forward to Philip's town, and took in the way a Fort of the Rebels called Baliboging with little trouble, they being given to running, we hanged some stragglers still as we went, as we did every day, towards 9 a clock in the morning we entered Philip's town with some opposition, but much in the Castle wherein were placed 70 musketeers who withstood us valiantly, but in vain, for we got it after two hours' fight, 30 of them killed and the rest taken by us and hanged, and their Constable of the Castle, among the rest one Conyars: we hanged many of the town, also in the town is a passage made by Art over a Bog, able to keep many men out with few, and no other way of passage towards the Queen's County, but much about; having taken it, we left some there to guard it, and passed presently toward Castle Gasell without opposition, for all their brags, only hagning stragglers, with much joy were we in that Castle received, which hath been drawn to many straits, but having relieved it we returned back to Philip's town, as being the safest place where we stayed all night, and in the morning burned the town and departed to the noble Sir John to Castle Jordan again; going within musket shot of Sir Luke's Castle, but he would not be seen, neither did oppose us, that night we stayed with Sir John, and did to Sir Luke as before, which he took patiently because he could not help it.  
Friday the 29 having relieved Sir John, we bent our course toward Trim, Sir John with his men accompanying of us 5 miles, and returned to his charge, leaving Trim to us: after we had parted with him, we met with a man which Sir Charles pressed to know how Trim was in strength, which for fear of hanging he confessed to have no less than 4000 in it, and 4 Lords of the Pale also, and that Navan had 7000, some were thinking these too many to encounter, but Sir Charles words were 30000 should not keep him from attempting to take the town, and so marched on, and when those in the town perceived Sir Charles resolution by their Scouts, when Sir Charles was within a mile of Trim, all these foresaid mentioned betook themselves to their heels, leaving only a few women and children, and the town to us. Sir Charles entered the place and went on to pursue them, killed some of the rear of them, and there a bullet past within three inches of his throat, but missed him, but the greater part of the Rebels with their nimble heels which is their advantage, outwent us, and got to the Navan and set fire of the Suburbs of it themselves, Sir Charles returned toward night to the town where he now is, and the second of May sent news of it to Dublin, desiring more strength to pursue the victory, with these merry words, that seeing he must at last die in the field, he might kill as many as he could before that time of them, who arrived in Dublin to do his arrant.  
In this exepdition at Philip's town and Trim were redeemed forty and more English prisoners and fired each day many places.  
Saturday the 30. some of our men scattered out without leave, to plunder some of the enemy's horse, who fell foul on them being few, slew four of our horsemen, not above five being there, and killed some Carmen, in all soldiers and others some twenty.  
Among the rest one Marham a Vintner, Clavells wife's father, and this way have we lost more in straggling, then in battle.  
This day we heard out of Munster, that the Lord President was indifferent well recovered, and had with Sir Thomas Vavasor chased the Lord Musery, and gave him an overthrow and burned a part of his Country.  
On Monday the second of May, we had news, the English under the Lord Conway, Marched towards the Newry, and the Scots to the relief of Coulerand.  
Tuesday the third we had news brought, that the Lord Conway on the one side, and Sir Henry Tichbourne on the other had taken the Newry, but as yet it is very doubtful how, either by fiight or the Enemies flying that it was taken, which make some doubt of the truth of it, but little hope can the Enemy have in holding of it: more of this next week: but it is from a friend who sent such word from Tredoth, but it was not taken so soon as you could hear it in London, as many Letters say from thence.  
This day at ten clock of came a Trooper & Messenger from Sir Charles Coot, and the Lord Digby, and Lord foil, that they had fired a great part of the Country, had relieved Castle Gassell, had destroyed Philip's town, a strong town and a bad passage, and had in their return home took the Castle and town of Trim, one of the places of most strength the Enemy had in those parts, have delivered many prisoners out of Trim and Philip's town, brought by the Enemy out of the North to be kept prisoners: this was an exceeding piece of service beyond our thought till we heard of it; in Trim were four Lords of the Pale that delivered themselves by their legs by running away; there is Sir Charles now placing a garrision, it makes the old Sir Charles young again to see God so bless him in his enterprises, but indeed most sincerely hath he gone on without by-respects, which is too much in some, and which daily doth us great harm. They hanged and killed some 200. or more, but the rest fled toward the Navan, and for fear our men should follow them, burned that town themselves and fled, as having no heart to stand.  
On the fourth day some Troops went to Sir Charles cut to Trim, to strengthen him there; where he is fortifying it, intending to prosecute his Victory forward while they are flying, and to take the Castle of Navan, which they as yet keep.  
Also this day had we two churchyards new made without the City, for such dying there is amongst soldiers, nay I dare say, twenty for one killed, most for want; this day in the morning were they Consecrated, our churchyards in the City are able to hold more.  
On the fifth day the Lord Moor departed to Tredath, with two troops of Horse.  
I am now called away in such haste, that I cannot stay to write the rest, till the next week I rest,  
Dublin the eight of May, 1642.   

In my last I acquainted your Lordship with a design then undertaken by my Lord Lisse, for the relief of the Lady Ofaly, which his Lordship hath prosecuted with so much judgement and good success, that not only her Ladyship is put into a condition of subsistence, in despite of what the Rebels were or are like to be able to do, but upon intelligence given him, he hath approved his first intentions, and taken in a town called Trim, from whence his Lordship sent hither a party of Horse, desiring to be enabled to follow his good fortune, by the sending to him one troop of Horse more, and 1200. foot, which is condescended unto, and the troops will be sent home on Saturday next, no man can observe his gallant inclinations, attended with his suitable events, with greater delight than I do, Nor shall be more ready to serve him to ward accomplishment of all his undertakings.  
May 14. 1642. Ordered that this be forthwith printed. H. Elsing. Cler. Part. de Com.  
FINIS.