GOD'S PROVIDENCE to the distressed Protestants in IRELAND.  
OR, The last Proceed in the Province of MUNSTER.  
Attested by two Letters sent from Robert Pickering Clerk unto Sir Simon Harcourt, Sergeant Major of all the Horse there arrived.  
The one dated at Tologh, jan. 20. the other at Youghall, jan. 23. 1641.  
Wherein is truly related in what manner Youghall was taken by the Rebels, Barry, O donnel Swillian, and Sir Patrick Roach, and also in what distress the Earl of Cork was in.  
And how Youghall was taken again three days after from the Rebels, by Rich. Viscount Dungarvall, and the Earls of Barrimore and Kildare, and others of my Lord of Corks Tenants, to the number of 7000. my Lord of Cork, happily relieved, Sir Patrick Roach slain, with 900. with him, Barry the Rebel taken, hanged and quartered, his head set upon the Castle Gate, and quarters in other parts of the Town, By the last Post the 2. of February, 1641.  
London, Printed for john Thomas, 1641.   

Tallough 18. miles from Youghall, jan. 20. 1641.  
I Cannot hold on my wished story in that acceptable strain that may be desired, if not expected at the perclose of my last Letters, by tokens too omminous, I gave a touch that I suspected that which is now come to pass, and indeed the stream of our success here depends upon the Fountain of the happy harmony between King and Parliament at home, if that Fountain be either stopped or troubled, our streams must needs run weaker and weaker, until none at all: we want many hands, yea, and many too as will appear by the ensuing story, but if we cannot have them from England, it will be to no boot to expect them elsewhere, if there be any in England; that either maliciously or traitorously hinder aid from us, our bloods be upon their own heads, for without speedy supply, and that a very sufficient one, we cannot stand up long, the enemy's increasing, and like Hidra's heads appearing every where more and more.  
Munster where are more conspicuous plantations of English then of any other Province, as I am certified now shakes of the yoke likewise: Youghall a fair Town by report, and famous among those of traffic, as having a fair harbour, is now taken by Barry, Roach, and another of the Swillians, with five thousand in their company, none of the Town making any colour of resistance against them, although walled on the Land side, and my Lord of Cork there with 600 men, which is a sign that they were welcome unto the Town, men whatsoever they were to the Earl, my Lord had some small notice of their coming, and therefore got in all his men into the Castle very happily, and with what provision he could get either in the Town or about, with leave or without his Honour, by credible report hath been at great charge in fortifying of his-Castle which stands-upon a Rock, and is very strongly leased, but it is very greatly to be feared that he will want Victuals before be can obtain relief, for our parts he sent to Tallough an English plantation, where we than lay to present Sir Denis Butler, of whom we had certain intelligence that he was coming to burn and sack that Town, being a pretty Market Town all English, neither were we misinformed, for he came with 3000. men all in manner well appointed, he marched on one side the River, & we on the other, but it was our fortunes to be on the right side of Tallough, otherwise we should hardly have been so patiented, the River was but shallow and narrow, but our guides informed us that there was a Bogg between him and us, after we had passed the River, it might well be, for the Enemy seemed careless of us, and marched disorderly, seeming to give advantage that he might indeed take, but we being on that side the River that Tallough was of, and being certified by our guides, that if he would or meant to come to Tallough that he must come over to us except he would fly, and knowing that he came we were able to give him enough we the rather believed our guides concerning the Bogg, and let Butler alone, and recovered Tallough, standing 8. miles from Yoghall: From Tallough we sent (upon his own entreaty or rather urgent opportunity) John Douglas Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel with 500 tall Scots unto the aid of my Lord of Cork, more we could not spare, not knowing what course the Rebel Butler had steeted, how fare of he was, what force with him, what might come to him, Colonel Douglas desired that he and his Countrymen might undertake the charge of relieving the Earl, who proffered that he perfectly knew not only the common Roadway between Tallough and Yoghall but divers not ordinary cuts and cross whereby he not only trusted to endamage the Enemy, but to do the Earl good service. Sir- Simon had no reason but to hearken unto him, we being all strangers in that place; guide he would have none but his own footman an Irishman, whom I believe his Master had either trusted or employed so long upon Messages, viewing, discovering, that at length he found away to cut his Master's throat and all his Companies, within 3 miles of Yoghall, passing through a Volley, the one side a Wood, the other as it appeared a Mountain having marched some htlfe a mile in it: Butlers troops shown themselves both behind them in the Volley, charging with his horse, and likewise from the brow of the Wood fiercely playing with shot, Col. Douglas thought he had no other course to break as well the force of his horse, as to avoid the annoyance of his shot then to take the Mountain as he took it to be, but indeed a blind Bog as they call them, which here are most commonly Mountains, their nature is such (as our guides inform us) that if a man be still in going he may pass clean over them, but if he stand still never so little in one place, he sinketh in like a ship in the quick Sands, the enemies not unlike knew well the nature of the place, making no great haste to follow them, Douglas there makes a stand, thinking to bring his men into better order, and upon a sudden were up to the belly in water which Butler perceiving, came upon them with his horse, they being amazed and so encumbered were every man cut off.   

From Yoghall eight miles from Tallough, January 28. 1641.  
IN point of War as security may endanger great success so vigilancy and heedfullnesse many times freeth from great and eminent perils, the Earl of Cork seeing how the case stood with him, slept nor, and considering that as the case stood with him, he was not able to advantage himself by strength, he thought upon some other way, he called for one of his Footmen an Irishmen: that had served him long time, assured him upon his Honour, that if he would venture through the Rebels and make to Limcon, where he thought he should find his own Son, Rich. Viscount Dongarvell, and from thence to Lismor, to the Earl of Barrimore, and Kildare, and procure speedy relief, that he would give him an hundred pounds Sterling at his return, and an Annual Pension of twenty Marks for his life, the Footman desired to be let down the Castle wall about what time the Tide had ebbed three hours, or flowed one choosing to be let down from that part of the wall that regarded the Sea, because at that height he knew that no watch would be kept by the Rebels on that side, so that he might pass through (which he belike had often done in matters of lesser weight) without being spied, or if he were, he made it a Question whether any would venture after him, except they knew the passages of the Ford as well as he, his project being well liked of by the Earl, and all that could judge of it, about six or seven in the Evening the tide was Flowing as Dominick would have it, down he went in a knotted Rope the Earl first shaking him by the hand, and Dominick only speaking these words, I warrant you my Lord being down he gave the Rope three shakes and away, in that still and stealing manner, that they could not hear the water once stir, he came that Evening about nine of the clock unto Tallough, related unto Sr. Simon the Earl's estate, how he came forth and to what end, eat something with us and away to Lismore, eighteen long Irish Miles, from thence to Limcon nine Miles, Dominicke did his business so well, that on Thursday, the Earls, of Kildare and Barimore, with Captain John Paget, Captain Herbert Nicholas a Gentleman well experienced in the wars in the Queen's time, Captain Banister, Captain Duck, with four thousand men, the chiefest and most being my Lords Tenants.  
These marched by in good order and better resolution, vowing that they would either choir clear my Lord their great Landlord, or that Youghall should prove their grave, Sir Simon▪ himself, accompanied with these two Earls, with 300 horse, and left order with Sir Tho: Temple to follow with 200 more if occasion should so require, whereof he would do his best to give him notice, more force he would not join with them, because he was not nor could not be certified of Butler's proceed, whether he had any attempt either by himself or with some other upon Tallough, or that he was joined with the Rebels in Youghall, which afterward we found to be so, when this resolute crew came within a mile and half of Youghall, the Rebels united came out stoutly in battalia against us in number to our deeming some 6000. having the odds of us in number somewhat, although we had it of them in Arms and men, Sir Simon did not approve of charging them with horse at the first, because he was jealous of the ground, hearing of so miserable a chance of the Scots not 3. days before, but Captain Paget assured him that he knew the place perfectly, and that it was firm and sure both for horse and man, yet Sir Simon would not charge with horse but only flanked them, and brought up the foot in main Battalia, very stoutly commanding to give fire at such and such distance, the Enemy received the first and second Volley very manfully, and answered it very resolutely, but there was great odds in Arms, at the third Volley they began manifestly to fail: whereupon grew a difference between Sir Simon Harcourt, and Captain Paget crying now it's time for your horse, and Sir Simon commanding advance as you are horse time enough, whose command was followed, for the Van, winged with some 2. Hundred Horse, aside Marched up to the very beards of the Rebels, who dropped exceeding fast, not able to endure the fierceness of our Fire-men, which indeed were able men being a great many old Soldiers that had served in the beginning of King james his Reign, the Rebels not longer able to endure either our Shot or order, gave up openly, and not only retreated but plainly took themselves to their heels, casting away their Callivers, and other arms, to make the more speed, than cried Sr. Simon charge Cavaliers but not to far for fear of Bogs, which being done, there was execution both by Horse and Foot, some half a Mile, for the place is held as vile for Boggs and Marshes as any whatsoever in the Kingdom, whereupon Sr. Simon would by no means pursue fare with his Horse, and with the Foot it was no boot the Irish are to hard for all the world at that, there was slain upon the Ground Sr. Patrick Roach, second Son unto the Lord Roach, and one Macke Odonnell who was called by them the white Knight, with 900. others, Barrie being mortally wounded, was carried by us into Yogall, at whose Gates without confession we presently Hanged him, and some time after strooke of his Head, and pitched it upon the Castle Gate, his Quarters likewise in divers parts of the Town, he hath been a notable villain and at his execution professeth himself forrie that he had tortured no more of us, my Lord of Cork met us in the midst of the Town, and heartily congratulated us all for his keepers would wait no longer upon him, seeing they were likely to lose both Fees and Prisoner, the truth is when the Rebels issued out of the Town against us, they left Butler with 1500. to assault the Castle, who gave my Lord 3 furious assaults, and at the third by slings of Ropes and Ladders of Ropes, and other slight Wooden Ladders they being nimble got up 15 of them to the Batlements, but were sent down in greater haste than they came thither, Butler seeing that he could do no good upon the Castle, and knowing that all was lost abroad, left my Lord without takeing leave, and shifted for himself, Thus have we gotten Yogall again, and hope shortly to quiet Munster, whatsoever shall become of the other Provinces.   
FINIS.