THE LAST NEWS FROM IRELAND BEING A RELATION Of the Hostile and bloody proceed of the Rebellious Papists there, at this present. Wherein is declared the many, great, and cruel outrages committed by them, both with fire and Sword against the Protestants, in several parts of that Kingdom. Also the names of the Towns and Castles, they have surprised, taken, and burnt. With a full Discovery of their Traitorous and wicked intentions. Related in a Letter, and dated at Dublin, October, 27. 1641. And read in Parliament here, Novemb. 5, 1641.  
LONDON, Printed for JOHN THOMAS. 1641.   

THE Bloody Proceed of the Irish Rebels, related in a Letter, dated at Dublin the 27. of Octob. 1641.  
THere was on Friday last a cruel plot of Treason discovered, as great as the Gunpowder Treason, my Lord Matquers, and divers others taken and imprisoned in the Castle of Dublin, my Lord Lenricole came to this Town on Monday night, and is suspected, he is privately laid for, They plotted to surprise the Castle of Dublin on Sunday last in the evening at Prayer time; and to have killed the Warders and possessed themselves of the King's store, and then to have mastered the English, but God prevented their bloody intentions, the Rebels have done much hurt in the North parts of Ireland, they have burned Armagh, Longnall, the Nevery, and seek to make away my Lord Marre, but he escaped them to Tredath, they have burned Dundalke, they Massacre the English in those parts, men, women, and children, my Lord Blaney fled to this Town, but they have taken his Castles and all that belong to him, with his Lady and children, this City is all up in Arms, and all from 16. to 60. are warned to be in readiness, there was two Merchants in Christ's Churchyard killed by the Rebels, last Monday Mr. Champion and Mr. Hayward. I hear to day that the Lord Burlasses Troop will bring twelve of the Rebels that they have taken, The Nevery is taken and Dundalke is beaten down, they have lately killed one Mr. Iremonger, Attorney of the King's Bench, Belterbat is taken for certain, all being inhabited with English, they yielded upon composition, the Rebels are 5000 strong, whereof 2000 are armed with the Arms they took forth of the Nevery.   

A True and perfect Relation how this bloody and damnable Conspiracy was first discovered.  
THe Execution of their bloody Tragedy intended against the Protestants, both in Dublin, and other parts of the Kingdom, should have been on Saturday, but by God's great mercy & goodness, their Hellish and damnable intention was brought to light, being discovered on Friday night, by Sir John Clotworthies man, on Sunday after there was a great confusion in the City, where was joy mixed with sorrow, for our happy deliverance, yet were we much perplexed & troubled with the fears and terrors of our approaching Enemies, expecting every moment, when the City should be surprised and taken, such is the greatness of our fears, that we take no rest neither day nor night, these disloyal and wicked Rebels, have taken two Castles in the North parts of this Kingdom, besides two other Towns of great strength with much munition in it, and it is thought they still increase in great Multitudes, here is a Lord taken, and divers others of note, to the number of forty, all which are now in Prison, the Lords name is Maguere, these Papists or Rebels call it a Religious War, Ruin and Desolation they threaten to the poor Protestants, for they are ten to one, throughout this Kingdom, so that unless the King and Parliament help and relieve us, we shall utterly be destroyed and roted out of the Land, GOD in his mercy look upon us in these great straits and extremities, and deliver us out of the hands of these viperous and bloodthirsty people, who is satisfied with nothing but blood, they increase daily, committing most bloody and wicked outrages, their first intention was to murder the two chief justices, & all the Privy Counsel that were Protestants, likewise to seize upon all the King's Ports, Castles, and Magazines whatsoever, and to murder all persons that should oppose them in their intentions and designs.  

These are their pretences for the taking up of Arms.  
1. To have their Crown not to be dependant upon England, nor to be a conquered nation.  
2. To have their Irish Laws established, and such as should be made hereafter.  
3 To have free liberty of the exercise of Religion.   
The Lord Matquers is one of the chiefest amongst these Traitorous Rebels, and their intention was this.  

1. To murder the English and Protestants in the Kingdom of Ireland.  
2. To murder the 2. Lords chief Justices, & Privy Council at Dublin.  
3. To seize upon all the Kings, Castles, Forts, and Magazines throughout all the Kingdom of Ireland.  
4. The City and Castle of Dublin, First if they could get the Castle, they then would make the City yield presently, by shooting from the Castle the tops of the chinneys to affright them, but if that prevailed not, they would batter down their houses about their ears, the Lord chief Justices and privy Councillors, sat in Consultation all night, for the safeguard and security of the City, and Castle of Dublin, and the next morning they apprehended many of these Traitors, together with the Lord Matquers, who the day before, had forsaken his Lodgings, and hid himself in a Garret, there were found at his Lodgings great store of skeins, Hammers and Hatchets without halves, the same day news was brought to Dublin, that several places and Forts was seized upon in conno, and monno, and in divers other places, many Villages plundered, whereupon 500 horse and 500 foot were raised to guard the city. and 100 put into the Castle under the command of Sir Francis Willoughby, for the defence and safety of the Castle.   
This Conspiracy was first revealed to Sir John Burlacy, and other Justices of the Peace, by one who was servant to Sir John Clotworthy an Irish Knight, and a Parliament man.  
It is reported that some of these Rebels confessed they were to have an Army of 7000 men from several parts of Ireland, which should be all Papists and Jesuits, and to surprise all the forts and Castles about Dublin, and to cut the throats of the chiefest Noblemen, Gentry, and others of this Kingdom that then were present.  
The City of Dublin and the Towns and Castles adjoining is in very great danger, they are gathered to a strong head, still approaching nearer unto it, taking Towns and Castles in several Provinces where they fall, plundering all places they come into, the Murders and outrages daily committed by them, is great and intolerable, the Tyrannical power they exercise upon the poor Protestants, not to be parralleled, amongst Pagans or Infidels, so fare do these bloody Miscreants degenerate from the name of Christians; Thus much have I thought good to inform you of the miserable estate and condition of this Kingdom at this present.  
FINIS.