THE Truest Intelligence from the Province of Munster, in the Kingdom of IRELAND. EXTRACTED Out of several Letters of very serious importance lately sent from Mr. Tristram Whitcombe Sovereign of Kinsale, and divers other worthy Gentlemen of good repute, rank and quality. NEWLY Written, published and really averred by one Mr. I. P. who was sometime a Minister amongst them, having lately escaped from thence, and sustained great losses by the insolency of those bold, bloody and barbarous Rebels. Wherein is contained The miraculous mercies of Almighty GOD towards the Protestants of that Kingdom in general, and to that Province in special; manifested by the cutting off of above 2000 of the Rebels by 900. of our Forces, and the late surprisal of many more of them by Policy at Sea.  
LONDON, Printed by John Hammond, and Math: Rhodes. 1642.   

The truest INTELLIGENCE FROM IRELAND:  
IRELAND, for this present last Year, hath been the bloody Stage whereon the horrid and never the like heard of Tragedies have been really to the life (or rather to the death) acted.  
The Romish Rebels have been so impious in their cruelty, and so cruel in their immanity, that they have not spared Men, Women nor Children: the very Turks and Mahometans were never so sanguinean as those Tigers have been. They have ravished Matrons, vitiated Wives, destoured Virgins, fired Cities, and (which was the ground of all their insolences) they are damnablly perjured; as having falsified their Oaths both to God and man. Their Attempts, Plots, and Conspiracies have been so heinous and facinorous, that my tongue is not able to relate them, much less my Pen to express them; (yet I hope by God's assistance they will be ere long written in their own blood.)  
Quis talia fande  
Temperet à lachrimis?  
Who now sorbeares  
Relating such things to shed brinish tears.  
What hideous and most barbarous Massacres, they have perpetrated and committed contrary to the Rules of Religion to God, loyalty to the King, and charity to their neighbours, the History of these times doth sufficiently testify.  
Audax omnia perpeti  
Geas, Hyberne, ruit per vetitum nefas.  
Bold Ireland rushes on  
To act all mischief she leaves none undone.  
But to come to the Subject matter of this ensuing It pleased Almighty God on the 10th. day of july last month that the Forees lately sent out of England under the Command of the Lord Forbes were safely arrived at the Town of Kinsale; in the County of Cork, and Province of Munster; seven hundred of them, and a hundred Seamen forthwith marched with some Conductors of the said, Town towards the famous Town of Bandonbridge, with a relief sent by the Honourable Houses of Parliament of Arms for 500 Men, 50. Bartels of Powder for Bandon, and hundred and fifty pounds in money for the poor of the said Town, which the aforesaid Forces did faithfully and happily deliver, according to the Order of the Honourable Court of Parliament: and having further instructions for the relieving of Raph-barry Castle near Resse in the said County, about ten miles from the aforesaid Town, they marched from Bandon with near about a hundred horse and foot of the Town Soldiers, together with their own eight hundred; in which march, they met with a booty of 500 Cows and abundance of Sheep; for the guarding of which, they left behind them 300. Men, who upon the departure of the major part of the said men, advaincing towards Raph-barry Castle for the relief thereof; were set upon by Mecharty Reach, Tiego O downy and other Archrebels of those parts of Munster, who were in number about 5000. lying close in by-nookes and corners, until the greater part of our Forces were cut of fight and hearing of playing off the Enemy's Muskets) who tell so hot upon our 300. Men, having the advantage of above ten to one against them, that they much endangered the lives of the 300. Men.  
But that GOD that shows himself most gracious when his Servants are most necessitated, was pleased to put such courage and Power into the hearts and hands of our English, that they held our so stoutly, that with the loss of Captain Weld●n and hi● Company, (save only the Lieutenant, and thirty men of Bandon-bridge soldiers, they cut off the Enemy above five hundred, and continued the fight ●●●ill the remainder of the forces which went up to relieve Raph-barry Castle were returned unto them. Then recovering new spirits, the surviving Soldiers fell on the Enemy so eagerly and und●tin●edly with the assistance of their fellow-forces, that they slow at the least twelve hundred: For having surrounded and encompass them the Enemies could hardly betake themselves to their heels, as they usually do and have formerly done, after the first or second shot (unless they should expose themselves to the mercy of the water somewhat near the place of their sight as they intended for the recovering of a certain Island to avoid the ●ury of our Forces) Many of the Rebels were constrained after the violent and revengeful pursuit of our Army to trust to the courtesy of the meecilesse waters wherein there could not be less than five hundred swallowed and overwhelmed (like proud Pharaoh and his hosts) in an ingurgitative neck of that none sparing Ocean.  
Thus by this true Relation you may evidently perceive Gods great mercy to his servants, and his just lugment towards his, and their Enemies; of which we ought all to take special notice, and to render him due thanks, to whom the honour belongs; saying as that renowned and victorious King Henry the fist sometimes said at his triumph after his Battle at Agincourt over the French, who were more than ten to one against him, commanding all his Soldirs to acknowledge upon their knees those words of the Psalmist, Non no●is Domine non vobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam; Not unto us Lord, not unto us; but unto thy Name give the glory.   

Another remarkable Passage concerning the happy Proceed of our last Forces by SEA, as followeth.  
ONe of our Ships lately sent forth to the Coasts of Ireland, ventured upon this ensuing Stratagem into the harbour of Baltemore. They put up the Dunkirkers Colours, as if they had come with Ammunition and Arms for the Rebels; which the Rebels being very proud of and confident that they were (as our men pretended to be) both by their Colors, and the Irish-language which some of them spoke, were drawn on Shipboard, in particular Durmod Glack, Florence Macharty, Archrebels with divers other the principal of which they saved alive, the other they hanged up presently.  
Thus we see that by the divine providence, our policy and weak means do prosper to the astonishment and destruction of our Enemies, and to the perpetual exultation and obligation of all true Protestants; who ought not for all this to tempt GOD by neglecting means in due time of sending over sufficient Ammunition, money and men to succour our distressed friends in Ireland, and suppress their Enemies who (with GOD'S blessing on these meane●) may be quickly extirpated, or reduced to their obedience to the Crown of England.  

The Author's Animadversion and Conclusion.  
MY humble A●●●ce is, Sa●v● melior● jud●cto; That ●● there must needs be fight at home (which God in his infinite merey●●vert) that we would shot the Door, which is the Kingdom of Ireland instanced after the old Proverb.  
He that will for England 〈◊〉,  
Must●in Jreland first ground hope.  
Lest fight amongst ourselves the Door being open, the Irish or some foreign Enemy, or both invade and subvert us. For the preventing whereof, it is necessary to send with all expedition (for, 
I●●●te 〈…〉 post●est occasio calva.  
Occasions lock is just before,  
Which being passed gives no hold more)  ●●on●derible Army of faithful resolute Soldiers, very well accoutred and ●ovided and no loss experienced in those parts whither they are sent to recover the Corn and Cattle into our Forces hands for their Winter support, and to make impregnable Fortifications upon the several harbours of that Kingdom where there are none, before the raging 〈◊〉 and tempestuous storms of that frigid Santon appear, when Ships cannot play upon that dangerous Coast, to prevent a future supply from these Rebels Adherents, and then (by the help of the Lord of Hosts whose Spirit will set up his Standard against his and their Enemy's 〈◊〉 the malice and might of the Devil the Pope and all their cursed complices, and maintain this own cause) We need not doubt of a speedy and happy Conquest of that rebellious and Unfortunate Kingdom. But haply it will be objected that England's necessity calls for charity first at home. To this I answer, First by the Rule of Piety the way to gain a pacification with God and then with the King and so peace among ourselves, is by Repentance, Fasting, Prayer, and the practice of Mercy in releasing the oppressed in relieving the distressed, Jsay 58. from the 6th. verse to to the end. Secondly by the Rule of Policy, trading now being de●●, and the 〈◊〉 part of this Kingdom living upon manual labour, it is more than probable that (wanting employment here to maintain themselves and their great charge, as many of them undergo, they will take unlawful ways of subsisting, and so endanger the Kingdom; and therefore may well be spared hence, and be better maintained in the opportune regaining of Ireland, which is the preserving of England, then suffered to be their own carvers here it distractions continue, (which God forbidden) to the hazard of this Kingdom, Thirdly, the Men that are or shall be sent over with expedition into Jreland (the now miserable seat of war) they being a considerable strength, will be able to effect the Conquest sooner and at much less charge to to this Kingdom then otherwise; and upon occasion of foriaigne Invasion which we may justly scare, the ●urke, having got all that he hath in Europe by Civil Dissensions and differences between the Christian Princes, the men sent over into Jreland (being trained up in the School of war, and fleshed with the blood of their enemies) shall by their skill, courage and experience do twice so much beneficial Service as raw unexperienced and freshwater Soldiers: so that the present rending over of a considerable number of men well appointed for Jreland, can be no prejudice, but rather an extraord 〈◊〉 advantage to this Kingdom.   

Ordered, that this be printed and published.  
john Browne, Cler. Parl. D. Cous.  
FINIS.