A FVLL RELATION, Not only of our good success in general, but how, and in what manner God hath fought his own cause miraculously, manifesting his mighty power by delivering the Protestants, miserable distressed under a cruel and most inhuman Adversary.  
AS ALSO, The Names of the chief Commanders and Officers in this late expedition of 3000. foot and 500. Horse, under the command of the earl of Ormond, Lieutenant general, and others mentioned more particularly in the Relation.  
Published to prevent false and erroneous Copies which too often are set forth with mighty disadvantage to the Truth itself.  
LONDON, Printed G. Miller for W. Bladen, 1642.   

The Names of the chief Commanders and Officers in this late expedition of 3000. foot, and 500. Horse, under the command of the earl of Ormond Lieutenant general, are as followeth.  
THe chief Commanders were the earl of Ormond Lord Lieutenant general, next to him Sir Charles coat, of the foot there was 600. of the Lord Generals Regiment, then under the command of colonel monk, 100. of the Lieutenant Generals Regiment, then under the command of captain Brunt Moore 400. of the Lord Lamberts Regiment, under the command of Sir John Shurlock Lieutenant colonel, 700. of Sir Charles Cootes Regiment, under his own command 400. of the Regiment which was Sir Simon Harcotts, under the command of Sarjant mayor Paggett 600. of colonel Craffords Regiment, under his own command, 100. of the Fierlocks under the command of captain Sandford: The 500. Horse, were under the command of Sir Richard Greenfield, sergeant mayor of a Regiment of Horse, Sir Thomas Lucas commissary general of the Horse, captain Yarner, captain of the Lord Generals Troope, Sir George Wentworth, Sir Patrick Weymes captain of the Lord Lieutenant Generals Horses, captain Treswell, captain of the Lord Liles Troope, captain armstrong Quartermaster general, and captain Schoute, captain of 50. Volunteirs.   

A brief Relation of the prosperous success of our English Army, from their going out of Dublin, april 2. 1642. till the 17. of the same that they returned thither again.  
THe 2. of april being Saturday, our Army marched 6. miles to the town of Racoole where the two chief Commanders with the foot companies were quartered, and all the Horse except captain Schouts troope, which that night lay at Kilmanham a mile from Dublin and came to Racoole the next morning before the Army was ready to march, were quartered in several parts of the country thereabouts.  
On the 3. of april all the Army marched to the Naas being 6. miles the nearest way, but went on the left hand out of the way about 3. miles into the Country of Wicklow, burning houses, and killing such Rebels as they found straggling in the way, and coming within a mile of the Naas, one of our Trumpeters belonging to Sir George Wentworth his Troop, was shot by the Rebels out of the Castle of Tipper, in requital whereof some of our Souldiers blew up the Casile with 8 Rebels that were in it, with loss of 4. men, besides one that they lost in the way by pillaging. This night all the Army, except the Horse that were dispersed( as afore-said) were quartered at the Naas.  
On the 4. of april the Army having fired houses in the Naas, marched that day 8. miles to the town of Kilcullen, killing and hanging Rebels, and burning of houses, in the way the troops being quartered in several places distant.  
The 5. of april the Army marched 9. miles to the town of Athy, and in their way encamped near a Castle of Ballysanon, belonging to one Fitz Garrald a colonel of the Rebels, wherein there was 500 Rebels well armed, as was then informed, some of whom were seen on the top of the Castle, and their women all put out, and sitting upon the side of the hill under the command of their shot; there the Army remained about 3. houres, during which time the earl of Antrim, the duchess, and the earl of Castlehaven came in a Coach with 6. horses to the head of the Army, where they were received with 3. shot of the field pieces for their welcome. And for their greater honour the Lieutenant general stood by the boot of the Coach, while the Army both horse and foot marched by them, and valed their Colours towards them, in regard his Lordship was there present, and so the earl of Antrim and the rest in the Coach departed home; and the Army having no battering pieces without any assault upon the Castle, continued their march to Athy, burning houses and killing straggling Rebels, where they found the greatest part of the town all burnt by the Protestants the day before, to prevent the Rebels, who in great multitudes had entered in and were about to fire the Castle-church, and other places, wherein the Protestants to the number of three hundred besides children were preserved.  
The 6. of April 3. troops marched from Athy 7 miles to the Town of Caterlaugh, where Robert Harpoole, Walter Bagguall and other of the Rebels, had blocked up the Castle where the Protestants were, but upon the approach of our troops the Rebels burnt the town and fled away, but our troops in pursuit of them, slay about 60. took great store of Corn, Cattle and other provision with which they relieved the Castle; and having furnished them with ammunition, the said troops likewise relieved Sir Arthur Loftus Castle that stands upon the same river some 2. miles from Catherlagh.  
The same day others of the Army marched to the Castle of Ballitine in the possession of captain Grymes, who having, during the Rebellion, held the same against the Rebels, and therein besides Souldiers maintained 250. poor distressed Protestants at his own charge, was then besieged by the Rebels with a 11. colours and a 100. horse, that at sight of that party of our Army fled away: The same day in the morning Sir John Bowen came to our Army in Athy in as confident a manner, crying welcome, welcome Gentlemen, as if he had been an innocent person, but he being strongly suspected of disloyalty, was by Sir Charles coat committed to prison; and the same day part of our Army marched to his Castle of Ballyadams 4. miles from Athy, where his Lady entertained them liberally, and in show hearty with ale and cakes, from whence our Army driven about 200 head of cattle, and a 1000. sheep to Athy, and left the mayor, Sir Richard Greenfield with his troope there for a time in garrison; so that now the town of Athy being in great distress through want of meat and drink was partaker of such plenty, that a lamb Was sold for 3d.  
On the 7. of april, George Walker son of English Parents, then sovereign of Athy, with many other Rebels being hanged, all our Army except colonel Crafford and that part of his Regiment then under his command, and Sir George Wentworths troope marched towards Marryborowas fort of Lease, and in the way the chief Commanders with the foot companies lay at Stratbelly about 5. miles from Athy and the troops in several quarters thereabouts.  
The 8. of april, the Army marched to Maryborrow about four miles, except Sir Charles coat with his troop, the Lord Liles troop, Sir Thomas Lucas and captain Schouts troope that partend from the Army at Sir Robert Piggots house 2. miles before they came to the Fort and from thence marched 10. miles further to relieve the Protestants in the town of Ballanokell, which troops being informed that 300. of the Rebels were about a mile from Ballanokell marching from the Castle of Knockard belonging to Barnaby Dempsie towards Ballanokell to intercept our troops, S. Charles rid towards them and viewing, of them, led up the Lord Liles troope onely, being then in the vann, and fell upon them so courageously and unexpectedly that they were presently put to rout, and with that single troope, slay about 50. of the Rebels, took some of their arms and 2. Prisoners, and put the rest to flight, where our men could not follow them, they taking the Castle and bogs for their succour, wherein none of our men were lost or hurt, only one Calvin a Scottish Gentleman that was our guide, and not otherwise under command was shot in the arm: that execution being done, we matched into the town of Ballanokell, where we found 600. Protestants unspeakably rejoicing at our approach, they having before that lost 140 by the Flucks and other diseases through want of fire and other necessaries, which they could not procure before for want of ammunition; in this town they had banished away all Papists, because they found them perfidious and treacherous, and from hence the two prisoners being hanged, our troops the same night marched back to the said town of Maryborrow, whether they by reason of the darkness of the night and their carriage came not till 2. of the clock in the morning, in which town they found the poor Protestants in want of all outward comforts, and so unable to relieve the Army either foot or horse, there being neither bread nor drink, hay nor oats for many, in which town the 2. chief Commanders and the foot companies were quartered and the troops in places distant thereabouts.  
The 9. of april orders were given for all the troops to be in readiness the next morning at 2. of the clock in Marybrorow.  
The 10. of april being Easter-day, the said troops being in readiness according to order, Sir Charles coat with his troope, Sir Richard Greenfield, Sir Thomas Lucas, captain Yarner, captain armstrong and captain Schout with their troops, and about 20. musketeers with Carrages, marched towards bar against Parsonstowne 23. miles, they being in their way to relieve the Burr 13. miles from the fort, and the Castle of captain Peaslies, as also the said town of Burr; in which march S. Charles coat with 28. chosen out for to be the forlorn hope, marched first a good space before the said troops, and in their way through the woods of Mouatrath above 2 miles loag, whence it was impossible for us to march, had the Rebels expected our coming on that day, the forlorn hope was stayed in the said wood with a great three, which the Rebels had cut down and laid over cross a River, through which they were to pass, at which time the troops in the forlorn hope, by reason of the extremity of could and continual rain that fell that Morning till twelve of the clock, being slack to wade into the river to remove away the three; Sir Charles himself taking notice therof, entred the River first over his boots, and to the middle of his arms in water, laid hold of the three, at sight whereof every one striven, who could first be at the work, and so instantly cleared the passage, against the body of the troops approached; in these woods divers Rebels were to keep by the forlorn hope unexpectedly, and being examined by Sir Charles, were meritoriously not deprived only of their estates but lives also, the rest of the troops that followed, were encountered with such of the Rogues in the interim between the passage of the forlorn hope, and the rest of the troops make head with divers shot out of the woods, on each side with Rebels with twelve Carabines of Captain Schouts troope, sent out by their captain by order from S. Thomas Lucas were slain and put to flight, yet notwithstanding the forlorn hope having marched about a bow-shot from the said wood, were in their way at the side of a bog, beset by colonel Bryan, who himself upon a brave Horse with a buff-coat with silver lace, and his glittering pistol in his hand, with a file of Musketeers on foot that issued from the rest of the Rebels, strongly intr●nched in and Irish house in the bottom of a hill, called to the Cornet of Sir Charles coat his troope, who was then in the head of the forlorn hope, saying come hither, come hither read cap; at which time the said Sir Charles being gone back towards the body of our troope, the said Cornet with 8. Catrabines of the forlorn hope, rid down the hill towards the said Rebels, to charge upon them, but the said colonel with the rest of his Musketeers ran into their trenches, and immediately after the said Sir Charles having notice of the said rebel, he with the rest of the troops then behind, marched up to the top of the hill about Musket-shot, distant from the place where the Rebels were entrenched, and having drawn them into a body S. Charles himself with the same 8. Carrabiners of the forlorn hope, rid down the hill towards the Rebels, and coming near to the house he found no passage but through a narrow lane, where on both sides in the fields the Rebels lay in the ditches with their Muskets ready charged, to cut off as many as came that way, which they might do without fear of any hurt to themselves, whereupon he and the rest returned to the troops again, and the 6. trumpets being sounded on our side, to invite the Rebels to sight, they would not come out of their holes, until S. Charles with a Musket on his Shoulder on foot and a file of his own dragoners on foot with their Muskets marched down the hill, on the out-side of the lane, and fell upon the Rebels, beat them into the house and seattered them upon the bogs, where our men could not follow them, killed some of them.  
And thereby having cleared our passage, the said troops with the forlorn hope before them led up by the said Sir Charles about 12. of the clock, matched forward on the journey with much rejoicing, in regard at that instant the rain ceased, and the sun began gloriously to shine, and having marched about half a mile further, they perceived on the top of a Castle a little above Musket-shot from them, on their right hand many Rogues issuing out and returning in, and one of them with a rich suite, a glittering head-peace, and his drawn sword invited our men to fight with them; but our men going on their journey about half a mile farther, were to pass over a great bog through a narrow plash or Causie, where but one horse at a time could pass, which Causie the Rebels had barrow caded with a trench of Earth, out of which they shot fiercely upon us; but the Dragoneers of captain Armestrongs his Company, with 20. musketeers lead up by Sir Charles and the said captain driven the Rogues out, and killed 8 of them in the bog; besides their captain William Fitz patrick, brother to the great colonel, Fitz patrick, with a Lieutenant and a piper, and the rest vanished without any further resistance, and being pursued by our men many of them were slain as is conceived to the number of 40. up and down the bogs and sides thereof, and that without hurt of any of our men, only captain Amestrong was shot on his belly through his clothes, and shirt without danger, his skin not being broken. From thence our troops marched to Burrows burning all before them till they came there, and having relieved that Castle where the Protestants for 17. weeks before durst not issue out a stones cast to fetch in a stick of wood to burn, they marched towards the Burr, 10. miles further, whither they came not till 3. of the clock next Morning, in regard of the carriage which they carried along with them, and also of the great numbers of the Rebels which then were making head against us in the night we were constained to go far about there then the Rebels expected, and so relieved both Peslies house, and the Burr without any further resistance. At our coming into the Burr we found the Protestants there exceedingly revived at the sight of us; but in great want, there being neither provision for man or beast for any money except in the Castle, for some of the chief of their Commanders and their horses. About four of the clock order was given to our tropes to march back again, although out horses were almost spent, and ourselves wearied out for want of sleep so as in the night we could not see the Firmament, but like a wall before us, whereon the shadow of ourselves and horses in show appeared, the ground on which we rid seemed to move under us, however the command was reasonable and necessary, because we by staying might give the Rebels such advantage as no passage could be gained: And about five of the clock we marched from Burr, and about two miles off we for an houres time baited our horses with some oats in the sheaf, and they marched forward another way to the Burr by Sir Charles coat his house, called Castle cuff which the day before the Rebels, in revenge of the death of their captain Fitz patrick had burned, our Army being then to march through a wood, the rogues had gathered great forces together there, as also at the bog of Capper-beg to cut of all our troops, they being places of great advantage to them in regard our men could not march above 3. abreast, of which we having some intelligence by one of the Rebels which was taken prisoner, as he stood sentinel we put our troops in Battalia, and sounded our Trumpets together, in the mean while the rogues shot at us out of the bushes and thickets of the wood and the ditches many dangerous shots, where captain Yarner was shot in the head, but not much hurt more then the raising of his skin. Also captain Schouts, Quarter-master was shot on side of his breast, but preserved from hurt by his armor and Buff-coat, and the rest of the trope wonderfully delivered from their enemies, Whereupon the Rebels continually discharging upon us, our men seeing the great disadvantage they sustained by reason they could not see their enemies, to avoid them, or to charge upon them, they resolved to fight it out to the last man, leaving all their carriage and baggage behind them, with a guard till the event of the battle was known, and so they drew up our Horse from the causie or passage into a field or side of a hill in the wood on the right hand, to encounter the rogues, who discharged against them, out of the wood on their left hand, at which time Sir. Charles coat with the rest of the Captaines then present, having passed a few words in private conference, Sir Charles lead a party of dragoneers on foot, with their Muskets down the hill, over cross the Lane, who according to his directions, shot into the woods at random, until they entred into the same places out of which the Rebels discharged, whereby many of the Rebels were killed, and the rest disperse into other parts of the woods and bogs, without loss or hurt of any of our men; in the mean while our troope marched through the said wood towards the town of Ballycolly, alias Mountmelick, burning all before us on that side, and also the same day Lieutenant colonel monk issued, out of Maryborrow with about 500. foot and a 100. Horse to meet Sir Charles, and having marched towards Partnehinch to a strong Castle of one Daniels near thereunto, held by the Rebels, he found them there and at Partnehinch so strongly fortified with barracadoes and half moons, that they could do no good against the rogues, and so the day being far spent, he not expecting the coming of Sir Charles so late that night, marched back to Maryborrow, having slain several Rebels with loss of 2. or 3. of our men, burned several houses, which our troops in the Evening perceived, but could not tell whether our friends or enemies had done it, in regard none of our Army from Maryborrow, as we expected, met us, when our troops came to Ballycolly, they could not pass through the town, by reason the bridge was broken and the Rebels strongly fortified there, but were constrained both horse and carriage to march on the back side of the town on the right hand, about Musket-shot at the edge of the Evening over a deep ford and through a boggy wood, continuing near half a mile in length, where we stayed above an hour before we could get a guide to bring us out, and in the mean time set several houses in the Town and in the wood on fire, by the light whereof we got clear, and about half a mile from that place, in the way to Maryborrow, about 10. of the clock in a dark night, wee found the way barrowcadowed with Earth, and a deep ditch and 2. bogs before it, where we stood near 4. hours before it could be made passable, in which passage through the bogs 6. or 7. of our horses were lost, and all our cartiage with a guard, forced to stay in a dangerous manner till the next Morning, and the horse that got over this passage rid to the Town of Maryborrow in greater danger, though he knew it not then before, because they marched in several companies to Maryborrow consisting of 4. or 6, or 7. at a time, as also in the way there being a wooden bridge over a deep water, which bridge the Rebels had broken down, by reason whereof divers of our men had like to have been drowned, as also the Rebels had built a Sconce on the left hand on the side bridge, within half Musket-shot of it, in the nature of a half moon, where 30. men would discharge at once, there being no way for our men to avoid their shot, in regard the water is not passable any where, but betwixt the bridge and the said Sconce, however at last our men came safe to the rest of the Army at Maryborrow about 3. of the clock in the Morning, without loss of one man, wherein the great mercy and wonderful power of God is clearly seen if we consider these 3. particulars.  
First, the power of our enemies in that place, who withstood our Army and remained in their Forts securely till the Army that met us was returned back to Maryborrow.  
2. The weariness of our men, and weakness of our horse, who had marched 48. houres together without any rest more then three houres.  
3. The several advantages the enemy had against us in number and in places, as woods, waters, bogs, trenches and half moons, they having no cause to depart, but that the Lord by a causeless fear removed them out of our way, and hereby preserved us alive.  
On the 12. of april the troops were dispersed into their several quarters about Maryborrow as before.  
This day the Rebels with 34. Colours in sight, being at the Bridge of Mageny, two miles from Athy, which the Protestants formerly had broken down to prevent the incursions of the Rebels upon them, were repairing the same with 700. men, to make good the passage, intending to march over it, and unexpectedly to intercept our Army in their return from Maryborrow to Athy; but the Rebels were hindered by colonel Crafford, who upon notice given him, suddenly with about 30. Dragoners, and 30. Horse of Sir George Wentworths troupe marched thither, and beat the 700. Rebels off and from the Bridge, killed one or two of them without the loss of any of ours, onely one of ours was shot on the back and belly without any hurt, and so made good the Bridge till Evening, that he retreated back to Athy, in regard many of the Rebels on horseback had forded the River, and were like to have surprised him.  
On the 13th. of the same, the said troops with the rest of the Army there marched to Athy, where the foot were quartered, and the troops dispersed into several places distant from the town.  
On the 14 ●h. of April all the troops according to order marched to Athy, and from thence some of them with divers principle Officers, attended the Lord lieutenant general, and Sir Charles coat, to the said Bridge of Mageny, to view the Rebels Army then encamped on both sides, near to captain Erasmus burrows house, and from thence returned that night back again, resolving to march to Dublin without stirring out of the way, unless the Rebels did encounter us.  
On the 15 t● of April one brock an English Papist, of whom the corrupt part of the Protestant Clergy thereabouts made great use of in former times for vexing of the honest Clergy-men and their hearers, with divers other Rebels were hanged: The number of Rebels hanged during the time of our Army being there is conceived to be about 70. The same day our Army having left at and about Athy captain Erasmus burrows, captain Grimes, captain Thomas Welden, and the two captain Piggots with their Compaines, 300. whereof is part of our Army, we marched again with Sir John Bowen, Fitz Garrald of Timoga, Richard Grace of Mary-borrow, and captain Crosby prisoners towards Dublin. And in the way about two miles from Athy, the Rebels appeared in great multitudes, to the number of 800 foot, and three or four troupe of horse in a furious march, for three miles together on the right hand of us, there being a bog between us, labouring at the end of the bog to get the advantage of the ground and wind of our Army, which they accordingly did, and so at Black-hale Heath, on the lands of Killerush, about five miles from Athy, and a mile from the said Castle of Ballysanan, in the possession of colonel Fitz Garrat the rebel, and near unto the place where the earl of Autrim liveth, the Rebels made a stand, and set themselves in Battalia, with the advantage of two great ditches on each wing, so high that we could see no more then the heads of their pikes; and with such a hill before them, betwixt them and us, that we could scarcely see their Colours, as also with the wind on their backs, and a great bog about a mile behind them: And besides their multitudes they were exceeding well armed, all their horses and men fresh, whereas our men and horses were almost worn out, and were now to march against them up hill, and over ploughed land and ditches: However the earl of Ormond seeing them stand, did most courageously and instantly set our Army in Battell-aray, with their faces towards the Rebels.  
The Army of the Rebels was composed of the chiefest men in the Counties of Kilkeny, Queens County, Catherlagh, Wexford, Wicklow, Kildare, and other several parts in the Province of Lemster, and also in the Counties of Tipperary, and Waterford, in the Province of Munster. The chief Commanders were the Lord Mongarratt Pursell, baron of Laughmore, Hewmac Philem burn, Lieutenant general of the Limster forces, colonel tool, colonel S. Morgan Canaugh, Col●nell Moris Canaugh, Arthur Caanaugh, with colonel Bagnall, the Lord of Dun boyne, colonel Roger More, and many other of the principle Rogues: Those of Tripperary were commanded by Pursell, those of Wicklow by Hewmack Philem burn, those of Waterford by colonel Moris Canaugh.  
The Rebels having so stood for a quarter of an hour, our Army being prepared to encounter them, the forlorn hope consisting of 150. musketeers, who marched first up the hill fiercely discharging upon them, and was seconded by captain Sandford with his fire locks, that lead up the Right-hand-wing in the Vann, who followed him close, and charged them fiercely; The field-pieces likewise continually playing upon them, stroke the rogues into such a fear, that some of the Pikes began to retreat: At sight whereof a great shout was in our Army in derision, crying, O hone, O hone, O hone, and the Rebels still discharging, though faintly against our men. Sir Charles coat ordered the rear, consisting of 3. troops, viz. the L. Liles, Sir Richard Grienfields, captain Schouts, to stand on the right hand of the right wing of our fooot then in the Vann about musket shot from the left hand of the Rebels then in the Vann, and in like manner commanded the Vann, consisting of 6. troops more, viz. S. Thomas Lucas the Lieutenant general, ta'en Yarner, Sir George Wentworth, and captain Armestrongs were commanded to stand on the left hand: During which time, Sergeant mayor Pagett with 3. Compaines of the Regiment, heretofore under the command of Sir Simon Harcott, who lead up the left hand wing in the Vann, advanced boldly, and stoutly discharged upon the Rebels. And colonel Crafford also, with his part of Regiment, who marched in the body of the Vann, seconded him with such speed, courage, and resolution that he gained the front, and so our men approaching near unto the Rogues, and about 10. shot out of the field-pieces being discharged against them, they, although by reason of the hill had lost but few men, through fear fled away, after whom Sir Charles road with such speed that his can falling off, he would not spend time to put it on, but rid bare-headed after them. At this time of said 3. troops in the rear, lead by the mayor of the horse, and the 6. troops in the Vann lead up by by Sir Thomas Lucas, fell most furiously pell mell upon the Rebels, killing and destroying them till they were out both of themselves and their horses in doing execution upon the Rogues. The foot also pursuing them into several houses and cottages in which they fled for succour, killed about 100. of them, and so both horse and foot continued execution until the Rebels that were left alive were got out of reach into bogs and holes where we could not follow them, crying, O hone, O hone, O hone; some bewailing the loss of Fathers, some of Brothers, some of their Cousins, and others of their Masters and friends, in the which sight there was at the least 500 of the Rebels shine upon the ground, which have cost our Army a great deal of pains, the Rogues being long in dispatching, some of them abiding 2. or 3. shot before they would fall, besides many that ran away over the bogs in the crowd after they were shot by our horse and foot, which by some, according to intelligence from the Rebels, since the battle, are dead, to the number of 500. or 1000. more. We likewise took 15. of the Rebels colours, 10. of which was rent of standard, and secretly, though unadvisedly conveyed away by those of our men that took them, the other 5. were brought to Dublin, with three heads of the principal Rebels: In one of the Colours there is three Pictures, one of the Trinity in visible shapes, and of Joseph, and Mary and Christ, like a child in one place: The second is of Mary Magdalen: The third of S. patrick, however as those Pictures could not deliver them, so it is conceived the Lord Mongarratt durst not trust them, because he stood in a bog to see what would be the event of this battle. We took great store of arms from the Rogues, as Head-pieces, breast and back parts, arquebusiers, Muskets, Fowling pieces, Caleevers, Horses, Carrabins, Pistols, Swords, Skeens, Pikes and Darts in abundance, and althe Lord Mountgarrats carriage, and his 8. Oxen that drew it, his Sumpter and Sumpter horse, and Daughters clothes, with what store of powder and ammunition they had left this day. One of the Rogues being taken prisoner, and being examined by some of our Commanders, confessed that two dayes before, all the Commanders of the Rebels sate in council, and upon debate of many propositions, pro and con amongst other things, it was finally concluded and agreed, that upon the Conquest of our Army, of which they made no doubt, they were to give no quarter to any, except the Commanders of the field, being only the Lord Lieutenant general, the Colonels, Lieu. colonels and sergeant Majors, and all the rest, as well Captaines as others, to be put to present execution, and then after the said conquest they were to besiege the City of Dublin: The substance of which examination is confirmed by several Letters taken out of the pockets of colonel Moris Caanagh by one of captain Schouts troop who killed him, which Letter was delivered by the said captain unto the Lord Lieutenant general: It likewise appeared that the said Rebels on the day of battle perceiving the courageous marching of our Army were once before the battle, as the prisoner declared, resolved not to give battle that day; but when they observed our Army so, half an hour together marched fast, beyond their expectation, changed their mind, conceiving our Army was flying, and so gave us battle, intending to over-run us with their multitudes the first time they should find our Army disordered, they being for number near three men for one of ours, and this day did the goodness of God appear in the defence and preservation of his cause and people, by giving a few weak and wearied men and horse victory against the cream of all the Rebels forces, so well armed and strengthened with so many advantage, and that only with the loss of about 10. common souldiers, and hurt of one captain, and about 15. souldiers of whom there is no fear. This night the Vann of our Army lay at old Connell, the rest on the Corrough of Kildare all in the open field.  
On the 16 ●h. of April the Army marched to the Naas, where the chief Commanders with the foot were quartered, and the troops dispersed into several parts distant thereabouts.  
On the 17 ●h. of April being Sunday, Sir Charles coat with his Regiment and two troops, remained at the Naas, and the rest of the Army marched to Dublin in safety, with great joy to the Protestants, and grief to the Papists. From all which passages we have just grounds of thankfulness to God, yet no ground to conclude that the Rebels are vanquished, but contrariwise that their running into Woods, bogs, and Castles will prolong the war, and bring us all to ruin, unless this Summer in due time we be furnished out of England with great store of men and of money, to maintain garrisons in all places, to cut off these cowardly Rebels like snakes when they peep out of their holes, that so the Land may be inhabited, and the profit thereof reaped by his Majesties loyal Subjects, which otherwise cannot but in vain be expected.  
FINIS.