A true RELATION OF The Miseralble Estate THAT Ireland now standeth in.  
MANIFESTED By a Letter sent from the Lord Dungarvan Son to the Earl of Cork: TO Sir Arthur Magennis, a worthy Knight in ENGLAND.  
Wherein is showed the great distress of the Protestants there inhabiting:  
Likewise the preparation for Ireland, by assent of both Houses of Parliament.  
With the great comfort that they daily receive by means of the valour of Sir SIMON Harcourt.  
With a list of the Ships, men, money & Ammunition sent for the present relief of the poor distressed Protestants of IRELAND.  
LONDON Printed by John Hammond. February 9 1642.   

THE true copy of a Letter sent from the Lord of Dungarvan, son to the Earl of Cork, to Sir Arthur Magennis, a worthy Knight in ENGLAND.  
SIR,  
I Would have made you acquainted with the troubles which daily increase more and more to our great sorrow: the distressed estate of our County of Cork is grievous to express; but opportunity hath not so well fitted, as to give you a more timely relation thereof. The rebels have so far encroached into the body of our County, that they are become Masters of the most part thereof, divers Lords being newly revolted to them. Amongst the rest, the Lord ANTRIM, within the Province of Munster, about a fortnight agone, is revolted, with many soldiers that were under his command, and have committed great slaughters on the Protestants, with extreme cruelty, and inhuman massacres, yet have they been valiantly resisted by Sir Simon Harcourt, and his Forces: who hath proved himself a stout soldier, and faithful subject to the King of England; and hath taken from the Rebels divers Forts and Castles, and keeps the same well manned with good Garrisons.  
Our army set forwards towards the Rebels, to give them an encounter on Wednesday last was a seven-night; but they hearing thereof, withdrew themselves to the confines of our County, where they have mustered their Army, and raised it there to twenty thousand; which being perceived, we desired to join with Sir Simon Harcourt and the Scots in those parts, which they accepted: and marching towards the Rebels, they took the Field, where was a battle fought between us; where (God be praised) we lost but one hundred men, whereof our greatest loss was the Lord Fawklands brother: and the adverse party lost above three thousand five hundred, as we conceived: upon which they drew back to their Trenches, the skirmish holding some eight hours, our force being not so strong as we wished we were enforced to retire to strengthen our army, in which time the rebels replenished, and augmented theirs, but we failed in our expectation, for many of our soldier's sides with the rebels revolted from our command by which means we were so weakened that we could not again take the field without apparent danger of the loss of our whole army; the rebels being six to one, upon which we were enforced to retire to a town near adjacent in which was a good castle, fortifying the same as well as we could for our security, there intending to stay till we have aid from England or Scotland which we daily write for, and without which not only this County, but even the whole kingdom of Ireland is without all hope utterly lost: many Bishops are also revolted, Aid is daily sent from forram parts so that they are increased to that strength that they are able to bring 50000 fighting men in the field: They have put hard for Cork and have entrenched themselves near Dublin, divers great personages in that city have also revolted, they have set forth proclamations declaring, they take arms for their King and are the Queen's army, for a toleration of their Religion, and for the defence of the laws of that land, so far, as they serve their desires and wills, I therefore conceive that perpetual war is to be expected in Ireland, till they are fully vanquished, and subdued, and not then free from Mutinies and Insurrections, Except all Papists be banished that Land, and the kingdom, inhabited with nations in subjection to the King of England, as are Protestants.  
We expected aid from England, both of Men, Ammunition, and money, before this time; but the distractions and divisions in that kingdom, we conceive hath hindered their proceedings in their intentions therein; Here are 3000. Scots arrived, of which we are right glad, and we expect assistance from Denmark, which when we have, and also from England, I make no doubt, but by the blessing of God, Ireland will again be reduced to their due subjection to the crown of England, which is all the news opportunity will give me leave to write at this time.  
Dungarvan. January 30. 1641.   

The strength and preparation for Ireland, by the assent of both Houses of Parliament.  
THE Parliament being touched with their wonted lenity, and commiseration of the afflicted, and premeditating the distressed estate of our poor Brethren in Ireland, by their receiving daily intelligence of the bloody Massacrees, and inhuman butcheries daily committed by the rebels, seriously considering, that without some speedy aid and relief, that whole kingdom would be in danger of losing, the rebels therein, having already dirogated, nay almost usurped his majesty's Prerogative, slain, and put to the sword his majesty's most true and loyal subjects of the Protestant Religion, confiscated their estates, and what not, that might avail to the ruinating of a State, They have provided in their defence, and the repulsings of the rebellious enemy, 36. Ships loaden with men, ammunition and victuals, who are now ready for Transportation at Westchester, 18 of the said Ships being his majesties, to guard the narrow seas, so that by these, and such like preparation, it is expected our friends shall be strengthened, and our foes defeated in their pernicious designs.  
FINIS.