A FAMOUS BATTLE Fought by the Earl of Cork, the Earl of Ormond, and the Lord MOOR Against the Rebels in IRELAND WHEREIN Is showed the brave Valour of the Lord MOOR HOW HE RECOVERED DUBLIN FROM the Besiege of the Rebels, and by his policy undermined the ground, and laid 20. Barrels of Gunpowder in a Vault, and killed 2000 of the Rebels at that time.  
Also a great and bloody Battle betwixt the Earl of Ormond and Tyrone, and the number of men that were slain.  
Whereunto is added the treacherous Plots against Dublin, and how it hath been defended, and is now very strongly fortified  
As also of the great Guard that is daily set to defend London Derry, and of some plots lately intended against the same.  
With the Relation how some English forces are come upon the rebels and have slain many of them.  
LONDON, Printed for John Greensmith, 1642.   

A famous Battle Fought BY The Lord Moor, the Earl of Cork, and the Earl of Ormond, against the Rebels, December the 23. 1641.  
Upon the 23. of Decemb. the rebels prepared themselves for battle, and their intent was to beat down the famous city of Dublin: but first they came to Kilmanum and burnt down all the houses there, using unheard of torments to the poor protestants, but then about the space of two days after Tyrone was to bring an Atmy of ten thousand men to assault the aforesaid city of Dublin, & to march by Kilmanam, but the Lord Moor having intelligence of it, he caused the drums to beat up, to call his soldiers together, and then related to them what the rebels intent was: wherefore he made a proposition to them, which they very willingly agreed to it, that was, to undermined the ground by the way that they in ended to come, and to lay 20 barrels of Gunpowder in the same vault, the one end of it came to Kilmanum, and there by the policy that he used, the fire caught hold on the powder just as they were marching over the said place, and there at that instant were slain and wounded of the rebels about the number of 2000, which put them in a great perplexity, and caused them to retreat bacl upon the sudden. Then the Earl o● Cork and the Earl of Ormond pursued them, which the rebels seeing, resolutely withsthod them, and there a bloody ourtell did ensue, the rebels being in number 1●000. the Earl of Tyrone were their General: the Lord Moor and the Earl of Ormonds' force were 6000.  
The Earl of Ormond bringing up his men so courageously, that it was his hard fortune to receive a wound in the thigh with a bullet: but God be praised, he hath recovered it again. Tyrone had a great wound in the arm, but the good Lord Moor received no harm at all.  
In this great and victiorious battle were slain on the rebels side 4000 and of the protestants side nine hundred.  
Upon the 24 day of Decemb. the rebels renewed their forces, intending to assault the City of Dublin, but they were beaten back by that true, valorous, and experienced Soldier Captain Field, who hath been in the King of Swedlands wars these 16 years last passed.  
Then the rebels seeing that they could not gain the aforesaid city, by reason they were so often resistted, and beaten bacl therefore Tyrone devised another way to gain it by policle, as may appear by this ensuing story.  
Upon the 19 day of December, the rebels sent a great company of men with great store of monies about them to the city of Dublin, under pretence of being protestants, & that they were feign to fly from the County of Co●noham for safeguard of their lives, and to leave all their goods behind them, save only some monies which they brought with them.  
Therefore they desired, and entreated, that they might have Lodging, and they would pay for all things which they called for.  
Whereupon they were let in, and some Lodged in one place and some in another, where they behaved themselves well in an outward show, but treachery and cruelty lodged in their breasts; for they had taken an Oath before they came from the rebels to be true to them, and not to discover any of their sccrets or intents, but to kill all the protestants they possible could, after their time was expired.  
For they had so plotted together that when they were entered the City, after the space of fourc days they should kill all the protestants they possible could, the hour was set down which they should begin at, they having great store of pistols and bullets about them.  
Upon the 4. day towards evening, the rebels intended to approach near the city, & to enter into it by trecheny; for upon the third day three or four of them were talking together, saying, tomorrow night about twelve of the clock, we shall be abou● our blessed design of killing the heretics: but there was a poor man in the next room overhearing of them, who presently went to the Lord Chief Justice, and told them how it was.  
Whereupon there was a general search made throughout the whole city, and took and imprisoned all strangers which they found in every house & being examined before the Lord chief Justices, they confessed how it was, that when they were about this bloody massacre, he rebels were to come against the city, and to batter it down.  
The Major of  having some intelligence that the rebels were shortly resolved to assault it, did give str●ct command, that the city should be strongly guarded, and have a great fo●trfication set about it to defend it.  
At the publication of which warrant, each man prepared Arms to the same intent, & about the evening as many of the rebel's came supposing to have taken it▪ they very strongly defended themselves and the city and repelled the rebels, driving them back● wi●● great strength and courage, slaying many of ●hem, 〈◊〉 ●●k●ng 〈◊〉 other fly.  
The Redshanks likewise hearing how bloodily and inhuman●●● they did prosecute the protestants, came on the back side of Ireland, and slew many of them, not sparing either man, woman, or child, whom they suspeded to be rebels, but killing them all with courageous puissance.  
The City and Castle of Dublin is now is very strongly fortified, and they do work with home work, so that they now defend themselves from the rebels Tyranny very valiantly.  
For by the help of the Scots, that are on the back side, and other English men lately gone over on the front they do now massacre the Rebels notably, and have sufficiently kept and defended the Castle of Dublin from their bloody and inhuman designs.  
Thus we see that misery and calamity may sometimes continue, for a night, but joy & comfort cometh in the morning.  
For Almighty God will not suffer his people to perish altogether, but at length he riseth himself, and confounds all their enemies.   
FINJS.