THE LATE PROSPEROUS PROCEED Of the Protestant Army against the Rebels in IRELAND.  
Being a true and perfect Relation of a great and happy Victory obtained by the marquis of Ormond, the Lord Lile, Sir Richard Greenvile and their Forces, over General Preston and a great body of the Rebels; In which Battle their whole Amry was totally routed, about forty of their chief Commanders slain, and at least 2000, common Soldiers, to the great encouragement of the one, and terror of the other.  
As it was sent in a Letter from a Doctor of Physic in Dublin, and received here, April 11. 1643.  
LONDON: April 12. Printed for John Wright, in the Old-Bailey. 1643.   

Good news from IRELAND.  
Worthy Cozen.  
I Know you expect a Relation of what we did in our late proceed against the Rebels in these parts; I am now returned from the field, where we have sufficiently dispersed the Rogues, and where out of a curiosity to see what people did, I might as well have put a period to my life as any amongst them, but being as I was an Eye witness of all, I can the more truly inform you thereof, the particulars of our success in brief was this: First▪ We commoned Martin Castle, and they yielded, but marched off without their Arms, It had good store of Corn but was not very strong, than we marched by Baly-Shannon and the Rogues appeared and shot at us from a fare, but hurt none of us. That night we marched by Tinmo-Linne, where they by ●●●t defied us, and some Horsemen being drunk came out in a bravado, but Captain Treswell snapped one of them, and the rest retired into the Castle, we took this Castle upon the non-slot, it being manned by very desperate fellows of which some scorned to ask quarter of Parliament Rogues (as they called us) & those maintained a steeple by themselves till it was all battered to the ground, & they buried in the ruins, such as asked quarter were promised. it by the common soldiers which knocked them on the head as fast as they came down for their , such as had quarter given by Officers had it observed there were few of those I think about four, we killed here, two hundred and in the rage of the soldiers, some women and children were killed I was heartily sorry to see it. The soldiers c●me to be so enraged for the death of Lieutenant Oliver, a very gallant man slain by a stone from the battlements▪ we lost here ten men and had many hurt. At this time we took in a Paltry Castle at moon, there they went without Arms also, than we marched thence having stayed before Tinmolin two days and on the way Captain H●rm●n met us who told us how near Carlo he had notice of some of the Rogues which were gathered together and marching to General Preston, they were about four hundred of which he killed two hundred and took one Captain and twenty prisoners, he lost never a man in the business.  
Thence we marched onward (as General Preston might judge by our course to Washford) and in the way took a Captain of Horse of the Enemies, one Mosterson, Captain Pollard took him: but the next morning about two of the clock, we couzined his expectation and went to Rosse, they never expected us that way, for we saw them run out of their towns just as we came to the townesside, and all the way till then we found the towns empty. We took early in the morning two or three spies; who told us that General Preston quartered that night behind the next hill which was but two miles off; our forlorn hope road up to the Walls of Rosse and were hearty bid welcome by them that kept the Fort for they took them for some of General Prestons' Horse, they might easily have kept the Port till fresh horse had relieved them, and so have taken the town without loss of time or men, if they had known so much. This opportunity miss made the Lord Lile and Sir Richard-Greenvile chafe inwardly, it was so long ere the Foot came up and the Ordnance were planted, that General Preston from the other side of the water presently filled it with men: when we had made a breach we could not enter, we had left both our hand Grenadoes and scaling ladders at home which was a foul fault. We had two Majors shot, two or three Gentlemen of Companies killed, and 17, or 18. common men, & above 40. shot. This made us all very melanchollique but the marquis of Ormond hearing that General Preston lay very near us, raised the siege, and we marched from Rosse to old Rosse that night to look for him, we saw many of his Horse but they would not stand as soon as we were risen from Rosse, the men within the town quit the town, and joined with General Preston.  
The next day we marched all the morning within sight of one another but could not come together for a great bog: but about three of the clock we joined. The enemy made five thousand shot upon the forlorn hope led on by Captain. Atkins and at the horse which stood in order behind them and killed not one man, in this time our Ordnance were drawn up (which by the assistance of some seamen which were forced to leave their Ships in the River, and guns also were so well plied) that they made great slaughter. Then they marched with as much resolution as men could possible up toward the Ordnance but so many fell by the way that they began to rout, than the Lord Lile with his Horse encountered their Horse which advanced also to meet him, and truly he and Sir Richard Greenevile behaved themselves so, that many of them fell in the Skirmish, a great many of their prime men were taken Prisoners, they fought gallantly for an hour and half, their Horse till this instant (having never done any thing remarkable) fought bravely, their Nobility and chief gentry road as volunteers in Troops, and like men they fought, but it pleased God not to prosper their endeavours; There were killed in this fight Colonel Thomas Butler, Captain Edward Butler and divers other of the Butlers, Sir Beverly Britton was slain and Sir Morgan Cavanah Captain Scarlough Captain of Horse, and (to be short) about Thirty of their prime men, Cullein the Lieutenant general of the field, Sergeant Major Butler Lieutenant Butler, Captain Fitzgerald and three or four more of their Captains taken Prisoners they never met such a counter buff since the rebellion. We were indifferent well revenged for Rosse, the force of the enemy is judged and confessed to be about seven thousand the slain in the place scarce two hundred. I viewed the field from one end to the other, but they were above sixscore of them Gentlemen, and prime men that scorned to run away, a great many died, as they marched away as we in our next days march found upon the wa● and in Hedges, we lost never an Officer and had but one hurt, that was Sir Thomas Lucas a Privy Counsellor, we lost about 15. men, but many were wounded. The next day at night, General Preston quartered within half a mile of us, but he had a great river betwixt us and him, he could not get 2000 together, the next day had he not cut of the bridge we had been with him again, as we understood by such as run from him to us, so great a fear had possessed his Soldiers that he could scarce keep the few he had together. I had omitted one thing, as Sir James Dilhon was bringing his Forces to join with General Preston, Major Pigot. (I ween) did as much for him as Captain Harman had done for those at Tullo, near Carlo: he killed above 200. of them. That Dilhon is a Puppy, he hath ever been beaten by all that have fought with him most strangely. Now we marched homewards, and in our return did nothing save taking in two Castles, nor had any hurt done to us save seven or eight Oxen stole one night, and another night they fell upon the horse quarter, and killed one Cope a Gentleman, and took two or three horses. You have the total surely.  
I have done with William Robinson, and shall make an end with you to if you fail me one Posh. If my brother be not able to return me of his own money, he is in slender condition, and I am (for a trick that I know) in much worse. I see plainty Ireland will be won if we can get any money to subsist by, it is pity so brave an Army should be starved. I thank God the best people here value me beyond my desert fare, and I find much civility from all, and I doubt not Cousin but very shortly I shall be able to requite those courtesies which you have showed.  
Your poor friend and Kinsman E. E. Doctor in Physic. Aprilis Primo, 1643.  
FINIS.