News FROM IRELAND. Wherein is related these Particulars following. 1. A Proclamation from the Rebels. 2. The Marching of 30000 Rebels into the Province of Munster, under the command of six great Lords. 3. The Siege of Kingsale, and Bandon-Bridge. 4. Diverse skirmishes with the Rebels near Dublin. 5. Two several overthrows of the Rebels, given by the Scots and the English, the one at London Derry, the other at Newry. Sent in 2 Letters, one to Mr. Roger Cole in Iremonger-lane, from his Brother, M. Cole, merchant in Dublin, And the other from a Scotch Gentlewoman to her Husband, now resident in Shoe Lane. London, Printed for F. Coles. 1641. News FROM IRELAND. From Dublin the 23. February. 1641. Most dear Mother, AFter my humble duty remembered, &c. I wrote to you the last week by a friend bound for London, enclosed to my Brother Roger Cole, and enclosed a Proclamation set forth by the Lord's Justices and council here, showing the names of divers of the capital Rebels, and what reward shall be given unto him that shall bring in the heads of them or kill them, although they shall not be able to bring in their heads, yet a different reward to be given the doers of it, and since which time, Sir Phelom O Neale and the Lords of the English Pale, viz. the ancient English Inhabiting divers Counties about Dublin, bestowed on them by the Kings of England, of whom I wrote the names in my former letters, have made a Proclamation on their parts, that whosoever shall bring unto them the head of the Earl of Ormond our general, of Sir Charles Coote, Sir Simon Harcourt, and other colonels and captains of ours, shall have a very great reward, and the fine of each is expressed in the Proclamation, as yet they dare do any thing, for if we count the arm of the flesh to be strength, they are near 20 to one against us. There is of them gone into the Province of Munster above 30000 men, and some report they are complete in arms, and the Commanders are the Lord Montgarret, L. Dunboyne, L. of Icharin, L. Kihare, L. Brittis, and Lord of upper Ossery, and some affirm that my Lord of Muzgrave is general, they have driven the Lord President into Cork, and 14 or 1500 men with him, and have laid siege to Bandon-bridge, & Kingsale, of which we have certain news, but what mischief they have done to our English in all the country there about, we know not, but do grieve to think upon. All the Province of Connaght is likewise in rebellion, and Gallaway taken by them, only we understand that the Fort there is on our side, but hour long they can subsist without provision we know not, that is the most dangerous place in the Kingdom, because it is a good Harbour and lies open to Spain, and you know that spain hath ever been a harbour of Rebels against England, their Religion teacheth men so to be. I wrote you formerly that if we have not shipping in all the Ports of this kingdom, to prevent the coming in of arms to the Rebels, that all the aid England can send will do us little good, for you may please to consider the difference between their soldiers and ours, setting their Commanders a part: our men are for the most part poor men and weak in many respects, for he that is of any great means and great breeding in England, will not come over to be common soldier here, and those that are here they are (many of them) poor pilledged people, the better sort are gone for the most part into England: they are the most wise able and active men of this kingdom, and in battle they have a very great advantage against us, for they commonly place themselves hear unto some great Bog, and if they be put to the worse in 500 yards running they will get into the Bogs, where no horse can come near them, neither are our foot skilful to follow them: if it were possible there to compassed them in, it were to the purpose, but to meet with them on the other side of the Bog, it may be will cost our men (as in many places) 20 or 30 miles' march, and by that time they will be far from our Army. The Rebellion is so general, and their men so many, that if our Army here, which with my Lord Lieut. Regiment now landed, and the 4 or 500 horse now come (as is reported) will make hardly 8000 men, 1000 whereof are Inhabitants, and most of them householders, merchants and Tradesmen of this City, and their servants, who may not leave this city without great danger. I have two servants in the King's pay, and I stand with my own arms upon any service that shall be required, and will God willing, adventure my heart's blood for the cause in hand; I say if our Army here should adventure far into the country against them one way, they will escape our Army many ways, and come upon Dublin, which would endanger the loss of the whole kingdom, for all depends upon this place: For although we have no intelligence out of the North, whereby to write you of it, yet you may please to conceive, that where the Rebellion began, they will make sure something for themselves: I think there are none but Scots Inhabitants, very few English left to oppose them, we have no certain intelligence thence of the landing of any out of Scotland, but what we hear out of England; I wrote you of the going away of shipping from hence with provision for to relieve our soldiers in Tredath (or Droghedath) and was in hope that they had got in safe, but On Saturday we understood that they were not then gotten in, that the Rebels had sunk many boats and chained them together, and that captain Bartlet of the King's pinnace; intended to try the breaking of the chain, or if the springtide would bring water enough to carry them over the chain, and that captain Bartlet had taken one vessel loaden with Herrings, and sunk another being come from Wexford, thither with provision for the Rebels, I trust to hear good news from thence. We hear that there are two Priests at Nantz in France, buying of Powder and arms for the Rebels, I am much afraid that this South wind hath brought them in unto Wexford, for that town is in their own custody, I cannot hear whether Youghall and Dungarven be taken by them or not; but they have a very great Army gone that way; we are here in a very bad case for want of money, and we have had good hope to have had store out of England this wind, but there is not money to pay the soldiers that are now come over. We have great joy for the blessed agreement between the King and the Parliament. God who is the Author of peace and Unity, keep the devil and his instruments; the sour of sedition, and his children, from disturbing the same, that the King may be happy, God glorified, his Religion established, that truth and honesty may be in fashion, and superstition and lies may be put away from our Land, and the father of lies and Antichrist utterly banished. We have reported here, that my Lord Masgrave hath great forces apart, besides the Army that is with my Lord Mountgarret, but I think it is all one Army, and I marvel from whence they have their arms, except France should furnish them, brought into Wexford. I have written you what conflicts we have had about us with the Rebels, I think that in several battles; viz. at Glasnemoccy (so much reported of in the English Currants) was not above 6 men poor Rogues found in houses without fight, at the Grange 6 miles from this, I think were some 70 men slain, and many arms taken, at Sheourd 4 Colours were taken, and about 100 slain of them, and there we lost Sir Luciu● Cary, brother to the Lord Viscount Fawkland in England, he was Lieutenant colonel to Sir Charles Cootes Regiment; at Racoole there was about 50 men slain of them: at Fingles, about some 30 of them slain; and we lost but one ordinary soldier, and what men have been slain at Tredath, or Droghedah, we hear that this last voyage, we were like to lose a great boat load of provision, that went down to relieve the town, by being grounded, but that they had a piece of Ordnance aboard, which secured them till the tide came again, and slew many of the Rebels both horse and foot, of which I shall write more the next opportunity; In the mean time I humbly commend you to God, and rest, Your dutiful son, Robert Cole. The true Copy of another Letter that was sent from Irevine, the twenty seventh of February, 1641. Most loving Husband, MY love remembered to you, I do much wonder that since you went to London, I never received any Letter from you but one, which I wonder of you, being so long in London. Your brother Henry the writer hereof is come over with good news blessed be our God, for there hath been two great battles fought between the Rebels and our Scotchmen, the one at London-derry, the other at the Nenry, where the Lord hath given great victory; above 15. or 16, hundred slain of the Enemies in both the battles, captain Ellis with his company of 300. hath banished them from the band-fide, and captain Cunnighame met him at Ballachy, in March from the town of Coulraine, and with him and captain Play, 500 so that they are we hope from these three Counties, for we have intelligence by your brother, that there is brave Commanders beyond, as colonel Lestie, Major Lestie, that went from this town, Lieutenant colonel Brothwike, and captain Hamilton, who hath been very valorous, there hath been no loss on our side this great while, only one Robert Jake, and John Carfell, two of captain Ellis soldiers slain at the town, and your cousin John Vernet is hurt, and one that kept Sir John's Land in the Grange, the Lord of Antrims Country is silent now, but a while ago they made great stir as you writ, that Glenram and Enver was burnt, but it is not so, they are safe, Murno did not stay in Carikfergus above 48. hours after he landed, but marched towards Belfast, and from thence to Drummore, and as we hear by your brother of a certain, gave battle to one Patrick, Mac Cartane, and one Mac Gear, where he did kill many of them, being accompanied with my Lord of Ardes and his forces, with the loss of 14. men, and your brother says they are beaten from the Newrie, and the North part somewhat quieter than it was, blessed be our good God; we hear that England is like to be in a woeful case, and yet you never touch it in your Letter, I pray you do not so any more, we suspect the general himself will go over shortly if he had commission: men are levying very fast here. Thus to obey your desire, to write younewes, as you do not the like to me, but you may thank the clerk, I wrote, one to you before as well as I could, your father and mother remembers them, you and all your friends: your father is going over again, if he hear any further of any settling, your brethren that is with Master James Catwarthy are all well, Alexander your brother is newly come over, but is going back in all haste, he came for more arms, I pray you haste you home as soon as possible you can, and let me hear from you by every Post, I commit you to the Lord, and rest, Your loving Wife, Jane Glencorse. Irewine in Scotland, the 27. of Feb. FINIS.