A True RELATION Of several OVERDO THROWS Given to the Rebels, BY Colonel Crayford, Colonel Gibson; AND Captain Greams. The Relation being sent from Dublin in two Letters, by the last Post, Septem. 13. 1642. Together with the Names of the chief of the Rebels that were slain at the said Overthrow.  
Sept. 26. London, Printed for joseph Hunscot. 1642.   

Dublin, Septemb. 13. 1642.  
Sir.  
I Have not written unto you these two last Posts, for that there hath been nothing done worth remembering, or acquainting you withal. The Earl of Ormond hath been sick of ●ate, and is now somewhat well amended, but doth not stir out of his chamber: This last week Col. Craford hath been in the County of Wicklow, relieved the black Castle of Wicklow, which was in great distress, saw multitudes of the Rebels on the hills, but none of them came near him; he went up to the hills, and charged them with his horse, but they would not abide him, but fled, and would not fight: It must be starving that must end the War, and therefore to begin that way, he hath fired all the Beer and Rye, which in this Country was already in Stack, and so returned.  
About the beginning of the last week, the Garrisons of Athie and Maryburrough, with the assistance of Captain George Greames, made out 400 foot, and 80 horse for to relieve the Burrs in Ossory, an house belonging to the Duke of Buckingham, in which were several English in great distress; it was no sooner resolved on, but two of our own soldiers, being of that County, Irish, fled, and gave them notice of our coming; the Lord of upper Ossory did prepare himself to give them resistance, with above 800 foot, and 60 or 80 horse, and on a straight, on a Bogside, set on our men; they received them with great resolution, and 40 of Captain Greames Troop charged and routed them, with the assistance of Musketeers which were sent to clear the passage, yet they stood again and in the sight our foot killed about 80 of theirs on the place; their horse retreated farther off, on the Bog side, made a stand; which being perceived by Cornet Wi●row, Cornet to Sir Adam Loftus, he rid up to them, and seeing them stand so confidently, at first conceived them to be some part of our horse; but coming more near, and discovering them to be enemies. taking the advantage of the place, charged them home; they had the Bog at their back, and could not flee▪ our horse so bestirred themselves, that they slew 40 of the●● best Freeholders', and amongst them a brother of the Lord of upper Ossory was slain, and Florence Fitz-Patrick● they say is dangerously wounded: this done, they marched quietly thorough the Country; the Freeholders' being slain the poor made no resistance; and in my opinion, if there were some course taken to take in the poor, their multitudes would quickly be lessened, and the poor might be serviceable for a while, and might be well ordered afterwards, when things are better settled with you.  
We are at this present making a great Trench about this City, to keep of the enemy for adventuring to fire us in the Winter. There is this morning a meeting of the Protestants of the best quality, of this City, on a Commission directed to them, to search the houses of all such as are Papists, or married to Papists, for Arms and 〈◊〉, and to take it from them and deliver it 〈…〉 as likewise to inquire what strangers or others are come to dwell in the City or Suburbs since the 〈◊〉 and twentieth of October last, and what Citizens have since that time gone out of the Cit●e and returned again, to inquire how many of the Town Papists are in the Army, and to consider of the plucking down of thatched houses in or near the City, with some other particulars which for the p esent I remember not: this Commission is to be put in execution weekly, and the Commissioners have power to examine on Oath, I believe it will be duly executed.  
So, praying God to compose the disorders with you, as the only probable way to make us happy, I rest  
Your assured loving friend, J. B.   

The Names of the chief of the Rebels that were slain.  
DErmot mac Teage fitz-Patrick, uncle to the Lord of upper Ossory, and Dermot Oge his son, Captain Lager, a Low Country Soldier, and Burk his Lieutenant; Captain Dermot mac a Boy; Patrick Cashin, of the Cross; Bryan Conner, heir to Patrick Conner; Capt. john Cashin, and Morgan Cashin, Gent. Will. Ocaroll, a chief Freeholder; Donnogh fitz Patrick, Gent. Also a younger son of Brian mac William; besides Lieutenant Bryan O More, prisoner at the Burrus, for the relief of which he was to be ransomed; moreover were slain Loughlin, and Patrick Castigan, Friar john Castigan; Patrick Hore, priest, Matthew Dulany, a sub-Sheriff; john Tebin, a Merchant of Kilkenny, besides Sergeant Bryan Burk, now prisoner at Athie.   

From DUBLIN, this thirteenth of SEPTEMBER, 1642.  
MOst loves and kind friend goodman Randall, my love remembered unto you and to my mother and to my wife, this in brief, I received your Letter from Robert wilson which you sent me, but at that time I lay very sick, for I came sick out of the Army.  
As for news, we were out the last bout two and twenty days, we were but seventeen Colours at the first, but afterwards there came nine Colours more to us, five from Dublin, and four with my Lord Moor from Tredagh, than we marched for Castle Sudden, where we made a Hundred shot with our great Ordnance and four, before we could take in the Castle, but we killed three hundred of the rogues and more, than we marched for the Castle of Newstowne, and the rogues run away, there we left a Garrison and likewise at Coakstoane, these Castles are near Dundalke within six or eight miles, than we marched for the Nubbar, near the Navan and Kells where there lay an Army of the rogues horse and foot, but we could not reach thither that night, but we lay a mile and a half short of the Nubbar, the next morning sent our forlorn Troop of horse and foot out, and the rogues were all run away, than we returned home for Dublin. We are going to entrench Dublin round about, they are gone forwards with the work already: The rogues hath burned Reamines, two miles from Dublin, as fine a house as any was in Ireland; There is five hundred Musquetiers gone for the Castle of Wicklow, Colonel Crayford is gone Commander of them, they took it from the English, but as yet they are not returned; But when we were at Castle Sudden, Colonel Gibson my Colonel Commanded in chief. Remember my love to my Children, Friends, and Neighbours, and to all my Noble friends at Sir john's in general, giving them thanks for their loves: And as for my coming home God knoweth when; but if God lend me life and send us money, I will be with you at Christmas or else near Shrovetide. I never received any means since I came in the Country, but one months' means, look not for any Money till I come myself, for if I had any, I know not who to send it by with trust; And thus I commit you to God.  
Your everloving Husband, till death, JOHN BACON.  
FINIS.