A PERFECT COPY OF A LETTER SENT FROM DUBLIN Relating the true Condition of IRELAND As it now stands. With two PROCLAMATIONS Published by the States there. Brought over by the last Post. January, 18. 1642.  
Printed by the Printed Copy, First Printed at Dublin. And reprinted at London, by G. C. 1642.   

A true Copy of a Letter from Dublin.  
Mr. C.  
I Have no time to write largely for this sudden sending, for fear to lose the opportunity. By the next you shall hear further: I landed here upon Thursday.  
Fifteen hundred men landed on Sunday under Sir Simon Harcolts command; and when they came near Land, the Rebels did make fire on the top of hills and Castles, to give the rest notice of the English coming.  
There is within three miles round about Dublin above twenty thousand of Rebels.  
A great many of the poor that were robbed in the City, die for hunger, ten, fifteen, twenty in a day; and God he knows without we have present help, what will become of us.  
These fifteen Hundred that came over, went to the mass Houses, and took thence there Pictures and broke them all to pieces.  
The friar's Priests, and many Papists are gone out of the City, I believe to the Rebels. So in great haste, with my best wishes, I rest  
E. V.   

THere are laws, and Ordinances of war established for the good Conduct of the soldiers dy James ORMOND and OSSORY, Lord Viscount Thurles, Lord Baron of ARCLE, Lieutenant general of his majesty's Forces, and One of the Lords of his majesty's privy council in IRELAND. Which laws and Orders every captain in the army is to cause to be read in the head of their several Companies forthwith, and the chief Officers of every Regiment must see to the careful performance and observation as well of the Direction, as of those laws and Orders.   

By the Lords justices and council.  
W. Parsons. Io. Borlase.  
WHereas by the frequent Concourse of people to this City of dublin, the Country is deprived of Defence, and left open to the spoil of the rebels now in arms in this kingdom, the poor of those parts are destitute of succour and relief, and divers other inconveniences do and may thence arise, unless some timely remedy be applied thereunto, we therefore do hereby in his majesty's name charge and command all and all manner of persons (other than such as have necessary cause to Dub in) such as we the Lord's Justices, or our very good Lordl James Earl of Ormond and Ossory, Lieutenant general, of his majesty's Army in this kingdom, or Sir Charles Coote Knight and Baronet, governor of the forts in the City of Dublin, shall approve, and other than such as shall bring corn, and other provisions of victuals to this City to be sold, that they forbear coming to this City or Suburbs upon pain of Death. And whereas divers Cornemasters within fifteen miles of Dublin, taking advantage of these times of disorder do raise the rates and prices of their corn to very excessive and unreasonable rates, for reformation whereof, and withal to provide so as those cornemasters may have a reasonable price for their corn, we do hereby in his majesty's name strictly charge and command them at their extreme perils▪ that they be careful to send their corn to this City to be sold, at the rates, viz. Wheat, pease and beans at twenty shillings a Dublin peck, and Oats at six shillings eight pence a barrel, beyond which rates we require them not to sell, and above that rate we require all men not to buy, and according to that rate and proportion the Bakers are required to make their size of bread, And in case the Buyers or sellers of corn, or the Bakers, or any of them shall transgress herein, they shall receive such severe and exemplary punishment as is due to wilful contemners of his majesty's authority. And in case any cornemasters within the said limmit do forbear sending their corn hither to be sold, other than so much whereof as may be needful for substenance of themselves and their family, we, will take such a course as shall be fit as well for punishment of their neglects, as for preventing the rebels from making use of the said corn.  
Given at His majesty's Castle of Dublin. 

Orm●nd Ossory.  
R. Dillon.  
Ad Doftus.  
Cha. C●ote.  
Rob. Meredith.  
I. Temple.    
God save the King.   

By the Lords, justices. A Proclamation for the Prorogation of the PARLIAMENT.  
W. Parsons. Io. Borlase.  
WHereas the Kings most Excellent Majesty by his Commission under the great seal of England, bearing date at Westminster the fourth day of January, in the sixteenth year of his majesty's reign, hath given full authority unto Us the Lord's justices jointly, either to continue and hold the present Parliament by prorogation, or otherwise for such longer time, or to determine the same as we should think meet. And whereas the said Parliament is prorogued to the eleventh day of Jannuary next, Now we taking into our serious considerations the present estate and condition wherein this kingdom now stands, weighing the manifold dangers and inconveniences that might happen by so great a Concourse of People to this city of Dublin from all the parts of this kingdom, as that Assembly of Parliament would necessarily draw together at that time, And also the great danger of his majesty's loving Subjects in travelling hither from many parts of this kingdom, whereby also they should be drawn from the defence of their habitations and estates, have thought fit and resolved to prorogue, and we do hereby prorogue the said Parliament from the said eleventh day of baptistry unto the one and twenty day of June next following, And to the end that as well the Lords spiritual and temporal, as the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Parliament may spare and forbere their attendance accordingly, we the Lord's justices for their case have thought fit by this Proclamation according to the authority to us given by his majesty's said Commission, to publist and declare the same, so that they need not to appear the said eleventh day of baptistry at the Castle or City of Dublin, but shall be discharged thereof against his Majesty. Nevertheless we the Lotds justices do will, charge and command them, and every of them, and all others to whom in this case it shall appertain, That they and every of them do personally appear, and be present upon the said 21. day of June next coming at his majesty's Castle of Dublin, to treat, consult and conclude upon such matters, as in the said Parliament shall then and there of the common council of the realm▪ by God's favour happen to be ordained.  
Given at Hls majesty's Castle of Dublin.