A TREACHEROUS PLOT OF A confederacy IN IRELAND, With the Rebels at Calway, with furniture of Guns, and Ammunition for war.  
Brought over in ships of salt, but being discovered, were prevented and the names related of the chief Agents. With a Relation of the Rebels, in the Province of Connoge, who were discomfitted, and about 100 of the Rebels slain, and 20 of them taken prisoners, who afterwards beset the Earl of Clanrickets house, and slew 30 of his company, but by other aid were afterward driven to fly into the woods. With their cruelty to Sir Thomas Nevil, whom they hanged on his own grounds, and cut him all to pieces, with many other lamentable Relations.  
The Report whereof being sent over by Mr. August, Minister of God's Wood in the County of Lymbricke.  
London, Printed for James Salmon and are to be sold in Grubstreet, near to the Flying Horse. 1641.   

THE treacherous Plot of confederacy in Ireland.  
THe Rebels have done much harm in the Country of Calway, in the province of Conog where they spare no cruelty to any Sex, estate or degree whatsoever, and that even upon the Lord's day: on which day if they are not shedding of blood, they have meetings of plays, gaming, pastimes, bagpipes, drinking, and abominable venery, and wantonness in every place where they come.  
Upon St. Andrew's day last, being the 30 of Nov. 1641. there pitched about the number of 300 Rebels in arms near Logreags, and Artaure, who marched with Spanish colours, and arms in their ancient, and 100 more pitched near Temenage, who hovered up and down about the woods and villages thereabouts, seeking an opportunity to work their wicked designs.  
Their intent was (as it was conceived) to march to Vort Omnie to surprise the Earl of Clanrickard's house, and to take away, and overthrow his forces; which consist of an hundred horse, and as many foot, which is the best strength thereabouts: but it seems that their intent was as well to surprise the Castle of Logrags, and the Fort of Callway also, as well as the forces of the said Earl, but they were preverted at that time.  
The said Castle of Logerage, and the Fort of Calway were in great danger to have been betrayed into the hands of the Rebels, by some popish soldiers, with certain popishly affected Gentlemen and merchants that were inhabitants there.  
They conspired a plot with the Rebels, in which plot they intended a bloody design in cruel manner, against the Castle, Fort, and towns thereabout, wherein had they accomplished their designs, they would, as it is justly feared, been as cruel to the Protestants there, as they are in other places thereabouts.  
To contrive this Plot covertly and suttlely not to be taken notice of, they had contrived a way to strengthen themselves with Ammunition from France, for there were there enhabiting certain merchants, whose ships were come from thence laden with salt: The coming of which ships, as it doth appear, were an Item to the Rebels, to give them notice of the time, which caused them then to march into those parts, as it is conceived. These ships being laden with salt, were presently gone about to be unladed, to which Office, were picked out by the merchants, such who they thought fittest for that secrecy: yet were there discerned by the Officers, to be brought from the ships, muskets and swords: which being discovered to the Protestans there, the matter was further sought into, and it was found, that there were brought over from France, buried in the salt, beside the said muskets and swords, divers other Ammunition for war; brought over, as is conceived, for to strengthen the Rebels against the Protestants, or at least the Papists thereabout to assist them in the betraying up of those places into their hands by the said forces, by which means, both the Fort and Castle, and all places thereabouts were in great danger.  
About this time, the ships being well nigh unla-which was about St. Andrews day, as before, the rebels marched about these places, where they began to insult and fall upon the people, putting many to the sword, so the Protestants at Callway, & thereabouts, seized on the Ammunition, and strengthened themselves: whereby they fell upon the Rebels, and there was a great battle fought between them, which wrought a great fear to all people thereabouts: but there came in good aid to the Protestant side; so that in that fight they received not much hurt, only somewounded. But of the Irish rebels there were taken twenty, which were sent to the States to be censured, and above an hundred slain, and wounded so sore, that they are not likely to live, and the rest returned back again, and fled for their lives to another part of the running camp.  
The next day they returned again with a greater Force, but marched two or three miles from Logrags on the other side toward the Earl of Clanrickard's again, against whom they have long conspired, and they marched so furiously in the night, that they were come to the said Earl of Clanrickard's before they were taken notice of, or their return known: so that in the morning ere they were aware, the house was beset with the Rebels, who began to pull down the walls, and discharged against the house, which they could not come near, because the wall is so large about the house, so the forces of the Earl prepared themselves, & came forth against them; but the Rebels being too strong for them, slew about 30 of their company in a short space, and discomfitted the Lord and his company exceedingly, so that they were all in great fear.  
But it pleased God to send them up relief from the town, & some other Protestants that came in from other places thereabouts to relieve them, whereby the Rebels were so beset on a sudden, that they were fain to fly, and take the woods.  

The Names of the most notable Agents in the Plot. Are  
Teg Borke, Gentlemen.  
Darmod Okelley, Gentlemen.  
John Lench, merchants.  
Thomas Athie, merchants.  
Francis Kinvin, merchants.   
The Earl of Torent is in great danger to be surprised; for there is great wait laid for him by an Army of Rebels, that came out of the Country of Cork, and the Country of Lymbicke: but we hope that they will not be able to prevail against him: for he is strongly fortified with 100 horse, and 300 foot, who are provided for that place where he is, who guard the Castle, and are appointed for the defence of the town.  

The Names of the chief Rebels in those parts, are  
Gatell,  
Markardy duff of Bendaffe.  
Daniel O donoham of the Lepo.   
The other part of the Rebels do march towards Kingsale Castle, and the newfort, which may prove of the most dangerous consequence of all, in case they should once be settled there; for from thence they can soon have wealth, ammunition, and relief from Spain, which is much suspected, and feared, for that is the chief Castle of all the Western parts of Ireland for strength, and conveniency, and lieth upon the Sea-coast, where relief may come in from Spain with little trouble, which God prevent them of.  
The Rebels took Sir Thomas Sevell, and hanged him upon a tree in his own grounds, and cut his flesh in pieces, carrying pieces thereof up and down in their hands, saying, this is the flesh of one of the R●lers against our holy Father the Pope.  
These, and such like, are the miseries of that kingdom of Ireland at this time: God in his mercy send them comfort.  
FINIS.