Good News From IRELAND.  
OR A True Relation of a great Victory obtained by the Protestants in the Province of Munster in Ireland.  
Where 400. Horse and 1600. Foot under the Command of the Lord Inchequeene, and the Earl of Corks Son, overthew the Army of the Rebels consisting of 10000 Horse and Foot.  
Also the number of the Rebels that were slain in the Battle, with the surprising of three Pieces of their Ordnance, one of which was called the Elizabeth of Limericke, with 7. Barrels of Powder and Match.  
Likewise a Confirmation of the Earl of Corks Son, slain in this service.  
Sent in a Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Broket, Governor of Kinsale, to his Brother Mr. Samuel Broket Grocer on Snow-hill London, Septemb. 29. 1642.  
With an Order of both Houses of Parliament, for raising 1000 Dragoneers in LONDON.  
Hen. Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D.C.  
London, Printed for I. Thomas, Octob. 6. 1642.   

Good News from JRELAND, October 3. 1642.  
BROTHER,  
THis is to acquaint you, how we drew all our forces we had in Munstor together, to give the Rebel's Battle, who were coming to lay their siege before Cork; And being very strong, having with them the best Demi-canon that was in the Castle of Limericke, and 2. Sakers, the one of brass, and the other of Jron, with the which they have taken the Castle of Ashketon, my Lady Dudleys' Castle, and all the Castles within 20. miles of us, in the province of Munster, and the Lord Muskery, L. Roch, General Barry, Purcell, and all the rest of the Rebels Cavalrye, did engage all the honour and credit, and the Major of Limericke also, to the value of many Thousand pounds, for the safe return of the aforesaid Guns into Limericke again. Upon Wednesday the last of August, Orders came from my L. Jnche queen to Kinsale, that 100 men might be chosen presently to march, with the which 100 men, I was by my Lord Inchequeene commanded to go withal, upon Thursday the 1. day of September I marched from Kinsale by 3. a clock in the morning, and came to Cork by 12 of the clock and was commanded to march through the Town to a place where my Lord Inchequeen himself mustered his forces, to know how strong we were for present service after that we presently marched away and came to Mallow that night, being 12 miles from Cork, and upon Friday the second of September, we marched to Butfoard, being 4 miles further where we met together with all the forces we could make in the whole Province of Munster, viz. from Kinsale, Bandonbridge, Cork, and Youghall, and we were found strong about some 400. horse and 1600. foot, and our horse was very ill horsed and armed, yet nevertheless, my Lord, and all of us did put on our resolution to fight, the Rebel's Camp was then within four miles of us, and did lie in such a place, where they had a bog about them, they being of horse and foot about ten thousand strong, all very well armed, they having 3 times as many Musketeers as we had, also better horse, and better armed then our horse by fare.  
The enemy likewise had 100 Muskets that they wanted men to carry them, but they made an account to have gotten all Munster before Michaelmas day. This day above mentioned, we saw some 600. of the Rebel's Horse, on Saturday being the 3. of September, about 4. of the clock in the morning, we marched towards them to Pristcarel, where they were strongly encamped having made a strong Fort, with the great Piece called the Elizabeth of Limericke mounted thereupon, and hard by that they had a Battery, where the 2. other Guns were mounted, and a great high ditch round about this Fort, and the Battery, and within a Musket shot from thence, they had a Brestworke, and within half a Musket shot from the fort, they had a strong Castle which they took but the night before, and between these, a fortification of great strength, there the Rebels stood in battle array.  
And this Saturday Morning about Eight of the Clock, our Field pieces played upon them; And their pieces played upon us.  
And thus continuing till about nine of the clock in the morning, our horse and 500 Musketeers did charge the body of the Rebels, and I was (my self) commanded to charge upon a forlorn hope only with a 100 Musketeers, our Horse was once beaten to a retreat, in which time, we all thought to have had the worst of the day, but we stood to it with 500 Musketeers, and having by the Almighty providence of God, the Sun and the Wind on our backs, blinded them so with the smoke of our guns, that thereby both their horse and foot confnsedly made their retreat, upon the which, all our horse charged most bravely the second time upon them, and likewise so did these 500 Musketeers, and did put them all to flight, into, and over the bogs; and moreover they did forsake their Brestworke, Battery, Fort, and Castle, where we took the great gun called the Bess of Limericke, being of 6.80 weight, and the other 2. sakers, with some 5. barrels of powder, and 2. barrels of match, all the hands of our side that came to fight that day was only 500 musketeers at the most, and hardly 400. horse, we hold it, (for which we give God wany thanks) the greatest overthrow that ever the Rebels hath had, they being so mighty and strong, and we so weak; we slew above 1200. of them, being all most of their chiefest Commanders, and we lost but 12. at the most, only the greatest loss that we had, the which did encourage the Rebels very much before we came to the battle, that the Governor of Bandonbridge, was killed out of an Ambush, and stripped naked, he was the Lord of Kinealmekie, the Earl of Corks Son.  
We took Colonel Butler prisoner, Pursell is shot, and they say my Lord Muskery, I saw General Barry run hard for it upon his white horse, and the Major of Limericke with him, all the forces that we left behind us in all our Garrisons in Munster, was not above 2 or 300 men, able to pass upon duty, therefore all the province of Munster stood upon us then, & now we stand in a great deal of extremity, for want of more forces, for about 5000. horse and foot would clear this province and preserve it, our company here have recruted, and the soldiers and Officers in general do stand in great need of their pay, and we stand in great doubt, that we shall be in great want of Victuals before winter is half done, becaveses we are not strong enough to fetch it in, this was the great work of the Lord who did direct and fight for us, that his power and providence in his own cause might be the more clearly discerned by us, for they had all taken the Sacrament to fight it out to the last man, also it was reported the Friars had given many of them charms to keep them shot-free, so in every thing it is plain, the Lord was our deliverer, and we shall I hope in few days be able to gather some relief for our Towns, so I Rest.  
Kinsale, Sept. 19 1642. Your Loving Brother, William Broket, Governor of Kinsale.  
THis Letter Was brought over by Master Edmond Broket September 29. 1642. Who is Ensign to his Brother Lieutenant Colonel Broket Governor of Kinsale, and Brother to Mr. Samuel Broket Grocer at the Maidenhead upon Snow-Hill, who can attest the truth of this Relation, and desires it may be Printed and published, That it might communicate to the High Court of Parliament.   

DIE LUNAE OCTOBER, 4. 1642.  
IT is this day Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: That such persons as will advance Horses and Arms towards the furnishing of the Thousand Dragoneirs, mentioned in an Order of both Houses of Parliament, made the 29. of September last, shall have the Public Faith for their security for the prices thereof, with such other Recompense as the Subscribers of the 16000 pounds mentioned in the same Order are to have, and that Master Maximilian Bard and others already appointed; for buying Horses for the said Thousand Dragoneirs, or any three of them shall be persons appointed for the vale wing and prising of the said Horses and Arms so to be advanced. And the Horses are to be brought to moorfield's, there to be viewed and prized.  
Hen: Elsinge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
FINIS.