LAMENTABLE news FROM IRELAND BEING, A true, perfect, and exact Relation of the Landing of 10000 men in that Kingdom, who are rumoured to be under the Command of the Lord George Digby who hath joined himself to the Rebels, who in their march toward Dublin, have fired two towns Racool and Sword, put both man, woman, and child to the sword.  
Also the sending forth of forces under Sir Thomas Moor to oppose the Rebels proceeding, his happy fight, and joyful victory, whereby their bloody proceedings were prohibited. Also, a strange Apparition of two Stars, which all the time during the Skirmish, appeared in a most glorious manner over the Protestant Army.  
LONDON, Printed for I. G. Smith, and A. Cot, 1642.   

Sad News from Ireland.  
Worthy friend Mr. Gates,  
Upon the 6. of this present May, there were landed at Waterford, 10000 men all accounted in warlike habit fitted for present service, which men, in this Martial array, provided with all kind of Ammunition, were supposed to be under the conduct and command of the Lord George Digby, and that he and the rest of these his Rebellious Confederates have joined themselves unto the Rebels now in Ireland. Immediately after their arrival in Ireland, they having had some Conference with the ringleaders of all these mischievous Designs, they marched toward Dublin, and in their march they gave most cruel and bloody testimonies of their devilish and inhuman intentions.  
In their march unto Dublin, they burned two stately towns, and put all the Inhabitants 〈◊〉 to the sword, their cruelty neither spa●ed the Infant for the cries of the bleeding Father or Mother, nor the Parents in Compassion to the Innocent Infant, but most malicioussy slrw all, both man, woman, and child; neither did their malice stay here, but did extend itself even unto the senseless stocks, for after they had pillaged and spoiled the Towns of all their wealth, and butchered the Inhabitants, at their departure they set fire unto the building, and burned them down to the ground.  
It was strange unto all our English Nation, that that nobly descended Lord Geore Digby should bid his farewell to his Religion, and allegiance unto this kingdom.  
The noise and shrieks of these so inhumanly butchered Protestants, and the flames of these so burned towns, could not long be convealed from Dublin.  
But with a speed as great as the mitery, it did soon arrive at Dublin, and cntred into the knowledh of Sir Thomas Moor, who was grieved at the soul at that heavy and bloody News, and being rather desirous to redress and save their survivers cries, forthwith desired that a general counsel might be summoned within the City, to advise what should be the most speedy and most convenient means of remedy. The agreement and consent being made for present forces, it was much dilated under whose command these Forces should be dispatched, but at the length it was agreed upon by the general consent, that Sir Thomas Moor should have the ordering and command of those present Forces. This Noble cavalier was now on fire until he came to action, and thought every minute a tedious Age until he came to face his enemy. At his first approach, the Enemy seemed very confident and resolute, and as if he had depended upon the merit of his cause, was bold and gave strong defiance unto the now approaching cavalier. It was no-now a time to debate the mattet in words; the quarrel, which nothing else could determine, their Swords now must decide. Without any further delay their Forces are brought up, the signal was given, and the Fight began. So hot and fierce was the first onset, that the Enemy would not now need the heat of those damnable flames which his devilish malice had kindled to warm himself. The Fight was violent and fitrce, and the true God of war was himself a spectator, and a just Judge of this cause; and after a tedious and after a tedious and bloody Skirmish, thought it fit, that those who by their practices had endeavoured to bring all to ruin and destruction, should now themselves, like waste and ruined buildings, lie in heaps and spectacles to the public contempt and scorn, as ways fit for their former cruelty.  
And here I cannot omit to inform the Reader, and let him understand of a most strange Apparition, which appeared in the time during this Skirmish, the time being rare as the sight, and the truth having been confirmed by many worthy Gentlemen, who were spectators thereof, and now are resident in this city. When both the Armies had joined in battle, it being about the mid season of the day, there appeared, to the Admiration and astonishment of all the spectators, two great Luminaries or stars, of more than an ordinary bigness, and during all the whole space of the battle, according to the motion of the Combatants, did mhve up and down sensibly, to the Apprehension of many thousand people. And as soon as the Fight was ended, these two stars shrouded themselves within the Clouds, and appeared no more. I have not made this Relation to win the Reader to a superstitious belief, but thus far I will be bold to say, that I ●eleeva they were great encouragements to their Cause, and might serve as testimonies of Almighty God's assistance.  
As I would not be too curious in my observations, so would I not be too careless in my respects; I would willingly shun both the censure of superstitious folly and negligent obstinacy, I do not belee●● my real assistance in the Apparition, yet I will not deny but they did appear by the special providence of God, and although as no re●ll assistants, yet may be thought good encouragements unto the Protestant Cause. These Apparitions are supernatural, and without a Providence to judgement, may be construed to arise by some extraordinary and special Cause.  
FINIS.