Exceeding happy news FROM IRELAND. Being a true Relation of many passages of great Consequence very joyful and delectable to all true hearted Protestants. Wherein is declared five several matters of great Consequence. 

1. That the Earl of Cork is gone into the North of Ireland, putting all to Fire and Sword.  
2. That Information is given by certain Frenchmen, who declared that the Rebels had received certain arms from France by stealth, but at this present there was no Fleet at Sea, of any Nation that way bound.  
3. A true Declaration of what Victories have lately been obtained by the Lord Don luce, Earl of Antrim.  
4. An Information that Philomy Oneale is secretly fled.  
5. That the Earl of Astry is desirous to lay down his arms and yield to the King's mercy, and curses those that advised him first to rise in Rebellion.    

Being the Copies of two Letters sent from Ireland, the one from Mr. William brooks a Justice of Peace, to his Wife an Inhabitant in Ratcliff. The other Letter sent to Mr. Hunt now resident in London. Read in the Honourable House of Commons, And Ordered to be Printed.  
Hen. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
London, Printed by T. F. for I. R. June 16. 1642.   

Exceeding joyful news From Ireland.  
Loving Wife,  
I Have not at this present to write at large of news we have it now more calmer weather, since the Ships and soldiers Arrived then formerly, God be thanked, and the Rebels are quelld, Muskrey the great rebel is gone for Limbricke, thinking there to have a place of refuge, that city stands out, and the Castle, the only strength of it is in danger, in that the Boneadventure, and other Ships have been there to relieve the Castle, my Lord President being at Cork as i hear intends to march into the Country, being now by the coming of the two last Regiments reasonable well provided, but the tardency of their coming, will cost thrice as much as if they had come 2. Months past, the reason is as I conceive, that the protraction of time. I confess the Rebels are all one, but increase of arms coming over from France in barks, and by that means every month cometh arms to furnish their naked and formerly unprovided Rebels.  
We have hope that Galway will be gained, for we fear no foreign aid, for by all the Examinations, taken of French, dunkirks, and others, I could not find the least breath of any thing by them, neither of Fleet from France or Spain, that are intended this way, but of one Fleet that was in the beginning of April at breast, and so in other Examinations, that they met them Southwest off the seams ten Leagues, and the other Fleet in Normandy; likewise that the Lord Muskrey curseth the Popish Priest that advised him to take up arms.  
Many thousands of the Rebels are slain, and hanged, here is no quarter, but Fire and Sword Our town of Brandon hath done many brave exploits against the Rebels, and have taken many Castles.  
Our townsmen are now besieging Kilbrittane Mr. Chartis Castle, (God bless and prosper their design) I doubt that will not be taken without great loss of men, the Castle being strong and full of men.  
Your son Robert hath been a Trooper in wars, and none so forward as he but I took him off, by reason that I wanted him aboard, and two days past he was at the taking of sheriff Longs Castle in Oyster Haven, the Bearer hereof informed me that Brandon men had killed 16. hundred of the Rebels, and lost not above 8. men, only some few men maimed.  
Likewise I am informed that upon the landing of the last Forces sent from England the Rebels fell upon them and slew 200 of them, but afterward they in requital slew almost a thousand of them, putting the rest to flight.  
The Lord Donluce Earl of Antrim, behaves himself very valiantly, but at the ●●st he not putting himself forward, nor ●●sing the power he had in his own Tenants against the Rebels, was termed a neutral by the English soldiers, which he hearing, desiring to quit himself from such an ignominious slander, and to give a testimony to the contrary, desired the Earl of Ormond, Lord lieutenant general of his majesty's Forces, that he would grant him the command of a Regiment, to which he would add such horse and foot as he could raise among his Tenants, promising upon his honour, to employ them with the best advantage both to prejudice them, and preserve his own men, which honourable request was granted, which command he hath employed so nobly, that he hath taken many prisoners of Note, and done the Rebels more mischief than any man of that kingdom of late.  
Likewise i am informed, that the general of the Rebels Philomy Oneale, is privately fled from his Army, but of the truth I cannot speak, only so it is rumoured here.  
The Earl of Astry doth determine to lay down his arms and to submit himself to the King's mercy, which makes us hope that we by God's assistance shall quickly quell the Rebels.  
This is all the news that i have at this time to send to you, only i would entreat you to be solicitous in my business to the Parliament. So i rest.  
Your loving Husband. William Brooke. Kingsale this 10. of June, 1642.   

A Letter sent from Ireland, and read in the House of Commons.  
SIR,  
THe Earl of Cork and colonel Monro hath given the Rebels another great Overthrow, hard by Kingsaile, and hath taken two Castles from them, but the Rebels increasse abundance, and receive aid and Ammunition from foreign Parts daily, and commit most vild and cruel Outrages upon the poor Protestants, wheresoever they come.  
The last Monday the Lord Moor and Sir Henry Titchburne sallied out of the Town, and fell upon the enemies, and drove them out of their Trenches, and raised their Siege, slew above 100 of their men, and took many of their chief Officers, and have relieved themselves bravely, and took 150. of their Muskets, and great store of Pikes, we having lost, as some affirm, few men. Here are some of our captains come by Land, so that this news is true, &c.  
With my true love, I rest, Your loving friend. R. H.   

Ordered that this be printed and published.  
H. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
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