Good and bad News FROM IRELAND.  
CONTAINING, 

1. A true and perfect Relation of the manner of the taking of the Fort and Castle of Limerike, who hath been besieged since a week before Easter, till the yielding of the same, which was the 23. of june. 1642.  
2. The Mariner how, and upon what condition they yielded it.  
3. Likewise good News from other parts of the Province of Munster, relating the two particular overthrows given to the Rebels, by the English forces in those parts.  
4. Together with the death of Sir William St. Leger, Lord Precedent of Munster, who died this month of June, and was buried on Friday was afortnight, to the great grief and sorrow of all the English in those parts.    
Which Relation was read publicly in the Honourable House of Commons,  
LONDON, Printed this 13th of july, 1642. for Francis Coles.   

Good and bad News from Ireland.  
WHen he came first into the Castle there were 200, able men, 60. of them were listed with Captain Courtney to be Warders, besides 28. of the old Warders, and daily there came in more for safeguard, and so in all there were 300. able men to bear Arms, and he verily believes there were men, women and children 300. more.  
He saith there was provision enough in the Castle brought in by the abler sort at first, but the most part of them that were Warders had small store of provision, being most of them men that had been stripped by the Irish, and poor Tradesmen that had little but from hand to mouth, and could not be suffered by the Town to carry any thing into the Castle, but such as could be gotten by favour and stealth.  
He saith there were in the Castle weapons for 200. men such as they were, but not above sixty Muskets and Calivers that were serviceable, the rest were petronels, Pistols, Carbines, brown Bills, and fowling pieces, three Demy-canons, two Sagars and one Minion.  
He saith that ever since Shrovetide the English were stripped, robbed, and killed in the Town, and all Letters were intercepted that came to the English by the Major, and many that came from the Lord Precedent to Captain Courtney, and sometimes the Castle people had liberty to go to the Market and bring provision into the Castle, and anon they were hindered; all this while they were making a chain thwart the River under the Castle, over against a place called Mock-beggar, the chain was made of long Aspen Trees fastened together with links of Iron, one end on Thomonside fastened to two Millstones, the other end to the Tower of the Key, the Castle perceiving that they intended to thwart the River, and so to hinder any relief to come to the Castle by water, shot at them, so for a time hindered them, but afterwards it was set down. He verily believes there was not above five or six firkins of powder, and some of that very bad at that time, which was about five weeks since, than the Town shot at the Castle, and presently as many English as were in the Town fled to the Castle for safeguard of their lives, and brought no provision with them which did much pester the Castle, and most of the rest of the English that stayed in the Town turned Papists, and so had some kind of protection. Then there was no quarter kept between the Town and the Castle, but shot passed betwixt them night and day, and some killed on both sides: In the Castle were killed one Thomas Young, john Slegg, john Wethers, one Leonard, and a boy, several women and children hurt and killed, the shot played so continually from St. Mary's Church, and other parts of the Town, that none could stay in the Castle-yard, and some few days after the Castle perceived the Town to begin a Mine near Saint Nicholas Church-yard, which they were in about three weeks, and the Castle within Counter-mined, and met the enemy, and the Castle men were beaten out by reason the enemies Mine was above the Castle Mine, so the enemy cast down water upon them, and so the enemy came under the Bulwark, and there set fire on the Timber that propped up the earth: within three days, part of the Bulwark fell down.  
There was another Mine within two pierch of that, upon the street, going from Newgate to the Castle, which the enemy intended to bring under the Curtain, next to the Bulwark, and with a countermine from the Castle was met, and the enemy forced out by the Warders and some of the enemyeskild, and so that Mine was destroyed.  
There was another Mine began next to the Town Wall, which was intended to be brought to the South platform, and went not fare with it, but the Water came in upon them, and then they took another way Eastward to come under the other Curtain, and brought in near the Curtain, but it is not yet fallen, but the enemy hath set fire to the underpropting, and certainly it will fall. He saith that there were 16. in the Castle went out at the Sally Port in the ni●gt before the enemy had turned the Mine, and before the water came in and wrought in that Mine a little hole, being not deep from the top of the ground, fell in amongst them, and beat them back to the Mine mouth, possessed themselves of two Iron Sakers, both of them being laden, the one they discharged, and the other they cloyed the Touchhole with an Iron nail, and so forced to leave their place, two of their ablest men being shot, William Manwaring shot in the thigh, and afterwards died; Robert Helmes shot in the Thigh, and is yet alive: and so not seconded with aid they retreated, and came to the Castle, before the Bulwark did crack, and before any fire was put to the Timber, that did underprop the wall. Garret Barey, and the Irish General, the Major sent to Captain Courtney persuading him to yield the Castle, or else no Quarter. Answer was returned that the Castle was kept for the King, and would not be yielded. Then the General sent another Letter, advising them to yield, and they should have Quarter, and go away with their wearing apparel. Answer was returned to the General, that if they did aim at the Arms in the Castle, and the goods that were there, they might get their lives if they could, for which they were resolved to stand as long as breathe lasted, whatsoever came of it; for the Arms they resolved to take that course, that they should not be serviceable for them, and to destroy their goods by fire: whereupon a parley was desired, than Mr. jones a Chaunler of Limrick, and Mr. Robert Lilies, were sent up to them, and then in fine it was agreed between the General Major and the Castle, and an oath taken for performing the conditions, the particulars whereof he knoweth not: part was, That all should leave the Castle; and carry their goods with them that were their own, but not other goods that were left there, and their persons to be protected for fourteen days, and to be safely conveyed to Cork, or Youghall: all this was concluded on Wednesday the one and twentieth of June, 1642. But before the Castle was yielded, one part of the Wall fell down, and about Wednesday following, at eleven of the clock, the Irish General, the Major, the Lord of Muskrey, Baron of Loglemay, and all the Irish Captains and Commanders came to the Castle, the gate being open to them, and they had access to the Captain: what passed betwixt them he knows not, but the Colours were possessed by the Rebels: every one striving by much ado to to carry away their goods, which they did, and then the captain went the same night, and lay there, and the next day went into the Town again. He faith the enemy hath excellent powder, it gives but small Report, but drives a Bullt with extraordinary force.  
The powder is made in Town by Doctor Higgins, Nich. Sower, john Arthur, Fitz john, and all St. Maries, and St. john's Churchare digged up three or four foot deep, for salt Peter, and some say they make 100 pound a week, some say less, the certainty of it he knoweth not.  
He saith that John Beech the Gunner, charging of the Cannon, and putting the powder, and some key shot, it fired at the mouth, killed the Gunner and three more, and William Bentley, and three more blasted with the powder. He saith there was killed and died in the Castle first and last 220. men, women, and children, buried in the Castle; most of them died of the Flux, and of-swelling under their feet: Divers came forth of the Castle very weak, and some died as soon as they were forth of the Castle. He saith, that when the Castle was yielded up, there was but a Ferkin and an half of powder left.  
The Bishop, Doctor Webb, being Bishop of Limrick, being in the Castle, died the day before it was yielded up.  
Sir William St. Leger Lord Precedent of Mnnster, died this month of June, and was buried on Friday was a fortnight to the great grief and sorrow of all the English in those parts.   

Another Letter from Youghall the fourth of july, 1642.  
Having this opportunity and some good news to communicate to you, I could not choose but acquaint you, that upon Wednesday last a party of 500 Musquetters, and 3. troops of Horse marched from the Camp of Duncrail into the County of Limrick to Shandrum, where 2500 Horse and foot of the Rebels, quartered, whom our men (dispersing their numbers) very valiantly assailed in their quarter, but not before they were provided for them, for they had long before taken the Alarm and had sent out a troop of their horse, and after that their whole body, whom our men declined till they came into good ground and then made a stand ready to receive them, but then they retreated to their quarter in the Town, and ours advanced both Foot and Horse, they entertained a pretty Skirmish with our foot, wherein we had 2. men lost and 8. hurt, at last the Lord of Dungarvans troop, commanded by Lieutenant Carleton, observing that they with guarded the entrance of their quarter, and not suddenly to be relieved, flew in and forced it, whereupon as their manner is, fell to their heels. and our hearse to execution for 2. mile's space, until they came to a wood, their common refuge, there fell of the enemy between 4. and 5. hundred, we took one Captain, and 12. others of quality, 6. Ensigns, 6. drums, 2. Bagpipes, 2. wagons, 120. Muskets and abundance of pikes, and some Ammunition, we had only 2. Horse's hurt, yesterday the Lord- Broghall with his troop. and between 2. or 3. hundred Foot going to relieve Sir Richard Osbond who was in great distress at his Castle, and was encountered by Sir Nickolas Welsh, (near Cappa) with three troops and 6. or 8. colours of foot. after an hour's skirmish they fell into disorder, brake, and fled: Our men did execution upon them until they got the wood to their shelter; they found 250. dead bodies, took 40. Muskets, abundance of Pikes, some powder and bullets, and a great deal of good cheer wherewith they intended tobe merry after they had wash their hands in English blood we lost one only Gent: Mr. Maynard eldest son to the Lady Maynard, whom we all much lament.  
I rest your assured loving friend, Th. Moor.  
FINJS.