The last Joyful NEWS from IRELAND.  
Being the Copies of two several Letters sent from Dublin the 28. of April, 1642: To a Noble person in this City.  
Being the Relation of a Renowned Victory obtained against 12000 Rebels, under the Command of the Lord Montgarret, and the Lords of the Pale, where divers of the Rebels were slain, and but 40. English.  
This Victory was obtained by these Worthy Champions. 

The Earl of Ormond.  
Sir Charles Coote.  
Captain Skoute.  
Captain Lucas.    
Likewise the Names of the chief Commanders of the Rebels that were taken, and lost their Heads. 

Colonel Arthur Cavenaugh.  
The Lord Montgarrets Son:  
Colonel Sutton.  
Colonel Birne.    
Also a true intelligence of an English Ship taken at Galway with 8. pieces of Ordnance and other Munition, with the surprisal of the Lord Montgarrets Wagons, with great store of Victual and Munition.  
Whereunto is annexed an Order of the House of Commons for the providing for Soldiers, employed in the Irish Wars.  
Hen. Elsing, Cleric. Parl. D. Com.  
London, Printed by T. Faucet, 1642.   

The Copy of two Letters sent to a Gentleman of worth here in London, from Dublin by the last Post.  
SIR,  
YOur Letters the 29. of March, I received the 14. of April: I must tell you of all is nought with us for want of money, here landed yesterday 400 Dragoners, and it is reported that 300 more goes to Tredaugh, yet I am not very sure of it, our Soldiers have no shoes, so that they cannot travel , and there is but 12000. l. landed, which will not pay the Soldiers for a week.  
The 12. of April the Earl of Ormond, Sir Charles Coote, and Sir Thomas Lucas with others went forth with 4000 foot and 300 horse to go 40. mile's compass Southward and South-west, and to do all the spoil they could, killing of man, woman, and child, to burn all places with Corn and Hay, but whether they be gone, we yet know not, 'tis said they went to Catherlo, Trim, and Marronborough, from whom we have not heard these 14. days, neither can they send, unless by a good Convoy, for the Rebels lie upon every passage, and they that do most hurt, are the Churls who go to Plough all day, but in the night they kill every body they can take, as we have good proof of, and when they ●●●t ●●…ough if they see alone man they fly to him, strip and kill him, you wou●d wonder to see the Desolation there: All things is exceeding dear, Beese at 40. s. the quarter, the Carcase of a Calf at 34. s. Mutton at 6. s. the quarter, Lamb at 3. s. the quarter, an Egg at 1. d. yet had we money we cared not.  
The Rebels are strong, and now they have store of ammunition and Arms; an English Ship is put in at Galway laden with Salt, so the Townsmen went out to buy it, but in conclusion took the Ship with 8. pieces of Ordnance, and 6. Barrels of Powder, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Martin Lawyers, were the greatest Actors in all this Treason: The Fort of Galway is in great distress for want of Munition and Arms: The Justices have sent one of the King's Ships that brought us Victuals and Ammunition, to carry all necessaries unto them, but God knoweth whether it will come to them in due time, for they must have many several winds: We hear that a Ship is put into Limerick, and brought 300 Barrels of Powder, with store of other provision, and one other small ship to Baltimore, which this ship hath taken, and lest it at Kinsale, but the Birds were flown, and there landed 40. Commanders, and Munition, another was landed at Dungarven, and put a shore Commanders and Munition, and another at Waxford with men and Munition.  
The Lord Montgarret and the Earl of Ormonds' Brother sent to our Army, that they would fight with them before their return: Sir Henry Titchbourne is yet at Dund●lke, and doth great matters with a few men: The Lord Moor was at Dublin the last week, but stayed not & went thither again, carried 100 horse & 200 foot, but they had no shoes, so that they cannot do much good: We hear not of any Scots yet landed in the North, Mr. Hill keepeth Carrickfergus, and hath raised 500 horses, and done much good service, and now 'tis said he must lose all his men and the charge he hath been at in raising them.  
The Lady Hoy, the Lady Davis, the Lady Loftus, their Children and many more are newly landed from Chester: We cannot yet learn what is become of Colonel Plunket.  
The Earl of Clanrickard cannot do any thing, for he hath not 40. men that will stick to him, The Townsmen of Galway did offer to seize upon the Fort, but when they did see 3. or 4. of their men fall, they all ran away, So far you well.  
P. R. From Dublin the 25. of April, 1642.   

SIR,  
YOu may remember, that on the 12. of April, the Earl of Ormond, Sir Charles, Coote, and Sir Thomas Lucas, went forth with 4. thousand Foot, & three hundred Horse, to go to relieve some Castles 40. or 50. Miles from Dublin, and now it is fit I give you an account of what they have done, and I do not doubt but if Henry Rolls, were torelate the business to the Lords in England, they would give him a Pension: First, I must tell you our Army relieved Catherlew, Mariborough, and Goshell, and brought the Ladies and Gentlewomen away, than the Borr, where Master William Parsons lives who hath defended the place very bravely to his eternal Fame. From thence to Athy, relieved that, hanged the Portriffe at his own door, and so in a manner we have done Mr. Grace, the Portrive of Mariburow, for he is brought to Dublin to be hanged here: At Athy the Earl of Ormond had notice, that the Lords of the Pale, and some of Munster, with the Lord Mongaret, with about 12000. Horse and Foot intended to fight with him, whereunto the Earl prepared to fight, and they sent him word that they would fight with him, to which his Lordship returned answer that they durst not, Sir Charles Coote went up and down whistling and Laughing, making no great account of the Rebels cracks or brags, but in earnest they appeared from behind a Hill, and spread the hill all over, with 6. great Bodies of men, well armed and excellently well accommodated, Our men charged the first with their shot, the Earl of Ormond led the Vautguard of the horse (Captain Skout) after our men had fought a good ●oure, spying some advantage, broke in upon a Body of their men, whom they found more like a Devil than a man, and took 2 Colours, which was brought home with him in Pomp, the Fight began much hotter, but we had 6. Pieces of Ordnance, which when they played upon them, the shot did so wonderfully affright them, that they threw away their Arms, and happy was he that could run fastest, our Horse followed, and our Foot, and by report there was of the Rebels slain 1200. or more as some say, we took 60. brave horse, and many are run into the Bogs that cannot be got forth, the slaughtered Rebels lie so thick in the field, that our men could not pass by them, one said they lay like a sheet upon the ground, all stripped, and our men by report have got 300. l. among the dead, body's, our men have brought home all the Lord Mongarets' provision, hsi Wagon drawn with 8. Oxen, three Barrels of Powder, with Bullets and match and many good things, 4. Colours, 4. Heads (but never a Calf's head) viz. Colonel Art. Cavenaugh, his head, the Lord Mongarets' Son's head, Colonel Suttons and Colonel Birneses heads, but not the great Colonel Birne: The Earl of Ormonds' Brother encountered the Earl, and each discharged there Pistols but did no hurt, but the Earl changed his horse and followed him, but the Troop brought the Earl bacl, who otherwise might have been entrapped, God by praised we have not lost an Officer, nor 40. men  
This Battle was fought on this side Athy, some 4. Miles, at a Place called Balleshamgh, many of our Colours are shot twice or thrice, some Five times, and as you have power, persuade your Friends to send us some more money, and Shoes, without which the Soldiers cannot march or stand, and with speed. Sir Charles Coote doth intent to stay at the Naas, so doth Sergeant Major Panet, with half the Army, to do some Service in those parts, Our Army came bacl to Dublin the 27. of April, 164●. So I rest.  
Your Servant P. R.   

Die Veneris, 29. April. 1642.  
IT is this day declared, and ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that all such Persons as shall serve the King and the Common wealth, in the War as Volunteers, and receive Wages, after they have received it, they are within the words, and intention of the Law, that provide for the relief of maimed Soldiers.  
Hen. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
FINIS.