Exceeding joyful News FROM IRELAND, Or a true discovery of the present Estate of that Kingdom at this present.  
Wherein is declared what Towns of Note, the English have taken from the Rebels in several Seiges since the last Forces went over.  
Namely, 

Limrick.  
Waterford.  
Wickloo.  
Ackloo.  
Clogham.  
Galway.  
Droghede.  
Kilkennie.  
Waxford.  
Colerane.  
Manahom.  
Garmaston.    
Also a true Relation, by what means the Castle of Limrick was taken by Captain Bartlet, a Scotchman, to the great wonder of all the English Army, the Forces in the Castle being seven thousand, and he but five hundred foot, and one Troop of Horse.  

Ordered to be printed,  
jon. Bron. Cler. Parl.   
London, Printed for T. Rider, Aug. 27. 1642.   

joyful News from IRELAND.  
SIR,  
THE season suiting my desire having found so fit an occasion to send to you, I thought good things being for the present so well with us, (by God's blessing, and the valour of our small forces) to give you a true information in what Estate the Kingdom is in at this present.  
Many Towns of indifferent strength we have taken from the Rebels. Namely these,  
Drogheda taken by Captain Christopher Loftus with the loss of twenty five men, the Rebels losing near three hundred.  
Likewise taken by the Lord More, who beat the Rebels, and took store of Munition which the Rebels were forced to leave behind them, by reason that the Town was too hot for them.  
Wickloo, and Waxford taken by young Charles Coote, son to that valiant (and deplored) Commander sir Charles Coote; Colorane taken by the Deputy Precedent of Munster.  
A●k●oo taken by the Lord Grandeson, who in that service was shot through the left thigh, entering a breach.  
Clogham was taken by Captain Gibbs, Manah●m was taken by sir Richard Greenevill, Galway and Garmaston having been besieged long by the Rebels, was relieved by the Earl of Ormond, Lieutenant General of his Majesty's Forces. As for Lymrick, that was a place which did do much hurt to our proceed, being so strongly fortified by the Rebels, that though our English forces had made many attempts against it, yet they were repulsed, and forced to recreate as vanquished.  
Nevertheless so it pleased God to bless us, that he put it into the heart of Captain Bartlet, a Scotch Commander, to frame a project, and to put that project in execution.  
For on saturday the 9th. of August, the said Captain Bartlet came to my Lord Lieutenant General, and desired him that he would be pleased to let him employ five hundred men, and a troop of horse, in a design against the Castle of Limrick, withal promising confidently, that he would take the Castle, or upon the failing thereof he would lose his head, the Lord Lieutenant being loath that a Commander of such worth should engage himself in a design of such probable danger, and improbable to prosper, used much persuasions, desiring him to avert his intention, since an attempt upon that Castle so strongly fortified must of necessity prove the ruin of him and his Company, withal intimating that if he should receive a defeat by the Rebels, and be lost in that design, it would give an occasion of encouragement to the Rebels, and be a means to dishearten the English, who were in great want of such noble and well disposed Commanders as himself.  
Notwithstanding all this the said Captain Bartlet would not be persuaded but that he should take the Castle, which the Lord Lieutenant seeing, gave way to his desire, withal giving command that five hundred of the properest and forwardest men should be assigned for him, and sir Richard Greenevills Troop of Horse, which he having received, marched presently away from the Army to a little village, which they had that day plundered, where he caused them to search for all the Trousers and habits of the Irish, with which he habited one half of his men, making them appear just like Irish Kemes, having so done, he out of that part of his men which remained elected thirty musquetiers which he placed, (being befriended by the darkness of the night) on the backside of the Castle in a deep ditch, giving them command not to stir till they see the Irish forces out of the Castle. Likewise his troop of horse he placed in a little grove, which was of one side of the Castle, some three Bows shots off, having thus placed his men, and giving them directions what they should do, he sent out those that were habited like Irish men, to walk round the Castle, and to wait till that he should come up to charge the Castle.  
The day appearing Captain Bartlet led on his men and beat a fierce alarm, which the Irish in the Castle seeing, began strait to arm themselves, but on the sudden they see the supposed Irish come to their rescue, for the disguised English seemed to charge Captain Bartlet very fiercely, only with powder to be shot, after a little time spent in this seemeing combat, the English falling down thick and threefold, lying as if they were dead, and the rest flying, which the Rebels seeing, strait issued out of the Castle, pursuing the English that fled, not once noting or meddling with those that lay on the ground as dead.  
Which the 30. Masquetiers seeing rose, and with all speed seized on the Castle, killing those that were the guard, who were unprovided of defence being overjoyed with their supposed victory.  
The Troop of horse clapped in between them and the Castle and the supposed dead men risen and charged them cutting them off without mercy, so that they at that time killed above 3. thousand of the Rebels, and took many prisoners, not losing above three men, only some few hurt, this is a real truth, and the true manner of his taking the Castle of Limrick, for which service he is so admired, that the soldiers are greedy to go with him upon the most desperate designs.  
Thus it pleaseth God to fight for us, and we doubt not (were the present distractions of England once composed) and more aid sent over, we should quickly reduce this Kingdom to its former obedience, and banish all those bloodthirsty Papists out of the Land.  
This is the sum of all that hath happened lately, or is worthy my pains or your knowledge.  
Only I desire you in requital to retain me the chief Heads of your proceed in England, for now English news is as much longed for here, as Irish news was lately in England.  
I received a letter from Chichester, which informed me that my Lord Deputies son was taken prisoner at Portsmouth, and sent up to the Parliament, pray send me word whether it be true or otherwise.   
FINIS.