AN ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE, That Eleven Thousand three Hundred Horse should be conducted by Sir Simon Harecolt into IRELAND. AS ALSO, Letters read in the Parliament, sent from the Mayor of Dublin and other Justices of the Peace, how Tredagl is besieged and Dublin in great fear of the Rebels. As likewise The Spanish Fleet overthrown in the Sea, going to assist the Rebels in Ireland. In a Relation of a great number of Spaniards that were resolved to go into Ireland, and help the Rebels to persecute the Protestants there more cruelly. Being the just Judgement of God on those bloody minded Tyrants, showing how in a sudden Tempest they were all Drowned in the devouring Sea. With the Copy of a Letter sent from the Spanish Fleet to the Lord Donmadoffe the Arch-Rebel in Ireland. London, Printed for WR 1642. THE SPANISH FLEET Overthrown in the Sea going to assist the Rebels in Ireland. Envy is the badge of ensuing cruelty, malice is the Typical Idea of tyranny, for when as intestine malice becomes inveterate, nothing can satisfy it, but blood, nothing can quench the aspiring flame of their ardent intentions, but the immolation of blood, nothing last can stop the impetuous violence of the swift running torrent of their greedy minds, but humane flesh. O horrid Tyranny, Yea where Envy is entertained in the habitacle of the mind, there men will not desist to plough over the Ocean, until they come to the object of their resolutions, where like in a luxurious harvest they will glut their hungry swords in humane flesh, and make drunk their thirsty spears with mortal blood, and cut down the trunks of living men, as the ravenous devours the trembling come. This malice I say, so tyrannical, so bloody, so nefarious have been lodged in the intestine breasts of the Spaniard a long time: who have always intended to depopulate, and subvert the British Nation to the utter demolition of Protestant Religion. But being oftentimes prevented in their designs, they have been more vehemently desirous to come to the object of their former intended conspiracies against the British Nation. Wherhfore having some opportunity in Ireland having there Rebels that would connive with them, and concur in a bloody Massacre they sent over before St. Patrick Devons with a numerous multitude of men to the number of above five thousand and more in Arms, Who went in a Navy into Ireland to the auxiliation of the Rebels. Where although at their first arrival Turone and his confederates joyfully entertained him with respective congratulation for his love: yet the Earl of clanrickard's afterwards saluted him with a valley of shot and slew most of his men that were under his command. Having such ill success in their first Navy, they congregated another three times greater than the former, to the number of fiveteene thousand men transporting with them many Arms and military Ammunition to re-asist the Rebels. Thus being armed as well internally in their resolutions as eternally, they took Shipping, and with great alacrity Navem ascenderunt, they thus proceeded to Ireland very jocund; having sent a Herald of Arms before to the Rebels giving them notice of their coming; but at length as they were all tuned in their luxurious thoughts of inhuman cruelty, a sudden and violent Tempest arose, which dissipated their ships, beat them vehemently upon a Rock, and their Navy being impetuously disjected in pieces, they were drowned in the alldevouring Sea. Thus we may see the just Judgement of Almighty God, whose omnipotency will not permit such ravenous Wolves to devour his little Flock. For although like the Egyptians they did follow us, as they did the Israelites, yet like Pharaoh, and all his Host, they were overwhelmed in the Sea. But not to digress from my intended Subject in a too errand deviation, I will recall my Pen to its former discourse. The Rebels being frustrated of their expectation in the Spanish Fleet, and perceiving they were all drowned in the Ocean, began to deplore and condole their inauspitious fate, greatly lamenting their disastrous fortune. But would to God, while they pampe forth gushing tears from their eyes, for the overthrow of the Spaniards, that it might swell to a Deluge, and like them, overwhelm themselves in the inundation of their own tears. But to omit the superfluous description of their grief, I will express the Letter which was sent from the Spanish Fleet by the Herald of Arms to the Lord Donmadoffe the Arch Rebel in Ireland. To the Right Honourable, and thrice Noble the Lord Donmadoffe in Clogam in the County of Manahom, etc. Right Honourable, THE plausible commendation of your magnanimous courage in prosecution of the Protestant party being oftentimes annunciated unto us, have at this time respectively induced us to present an auxiliary Army unto your honours gracious acceptance: which is the height of our ambition to obtain. We have maturely considered of the multiplicity of the numerous confronts given you heretofore by the Protestants, and of the abusive insultations which they have usurped over you, and sometimes over ourselves too: we therefore are resolved to vindicate both our own cause, and yours: which apparently shall be demonstrated, and sufficiently declared to the British Nation at our first arrival. My Lord, if your Honour would vouchsafe to concur with us in a conjunction of our Armies we doubt not but we shall subvert them at our first salutation, and become so victorious, that we may return with an Olive branch in our hands. In the mean time what we most implore in our ardent desires is your acceptance of our service: which if you grant, shall be a perfect Type of our obsequious opitulation and a sufficient Caractar of our ensuing victory. An Order from the Committee that 11300 Horse should be conducted by Sir Simon Harecolt. into IRELAND. As also, A Letter read in the Parliament, sent from the Mayer of Doublin and other Justices of the Peace, how Tredagh is besieged, and Doublin in great fear of the Enemy. THe Committee having maturely and judiciously considered of the extreme calamity, and great misery which the Protestants in Ireland daily undergo, by those bloody and inhuman Tyrants, the Rebels: who have neither mercy nor partiality in them: did forthwith Order, that present and auxiliary aid should be immediately provided for the assistance of the Protestant party; and they appointed moreover, That Sir Simon Harecolt should conduct eleven thousand and three hundred Horse for the same purpose. For they had divers Letters directed unto them from the Mayor of Dublin, and other Justices of Peace, intimating, That Tredagh was besieged by the Rebels, and Dublin likewise in great danger of their tyrannical inhumanity. Their proceed are so nefariously abominable, that they seem not only to be detestable in the sight of God, but also odious in the ears of Men. And whosoever truly perpends the Afflictions of the British Nation, and what calamity they are involved, cannot but eliciate tears from his heart, were it of a mere Adamantine Composition. Their inhumanity is not terminated in the limitation of humane lenity, but has been so merciless, that the Parliament have respectively been endued to send them an expedient and necessary auxiliation. FINIS.