JULY 18. 1642.  
A perfect Diurnal OF All the proceed of the English and Scotch Armies IN IRELAND, From the 14 of June to this present.  
Sent over from Master Godwin, Master of the Ordnance in the English Army, TO A Merchant now dwelling in LONDON.  
London, Printed for Jo. Raworth. 1642.   

A perfect Diurnal of all the proceed of the English and Scotch Armies in IRELAND, From the Fourteenth of June, to this present.  
TUesday the Army marched forth, being about 5500 horse and foot, and 8 Field Pieces, under the conduct of the Lord Lieutenant General, with a design of supply to relieve the Lord Precedent of Connaught, the first night we quartered at Pierstowne, where we had notice that Sir Richard Greenfield had besett certain Rebels in a strong Castle, having lost many men before it, but for want of Ordnance could not take it, whereupon was sent him 3 of our best Field-peices for his assistance.  
On Wedensday the 15, we came within 2 miles of Trim, in these two days march we passed through an even Champion and rich soil, by many pleasant seats, too good for so barbarous and wretched a people as inhabited it. June the 16. our men having made a breach in the Castle, assaulted it, but found the Enemy desperately resolute, reviling and calling them English dogs, Parliament Rebels, Puritan rogues, and holding up some of their best apparel and linen at their sword points, and tops of Pikes, and setting fire unto them burnt them in our sight, saying, look you here you pillaging Rascals there is pillage for you, and when our Gunners shot, they cried shoot home you rogues, Captain granadoes, part of the house took fire, which some of them seeing, resolutely burnt their arms goods, and and fastly themselves therein, others cried for quarter, but none being granted but to the women and children, they resolutely defended themselves, and kept our men almost two hours at the breach at push of pike, throwing stones, slates, and hot liquor, in great abundance on them, spoiling many, yet our men encouraged by the example of Captain Statu●…, seconded him and ●…stantly forced an entrance, killing many in the 〈◊〉, and found many that had been killed by our shot, drawn into several corners, the rest crying out, and begging for quarter, were brought out and stripped by our men and immediately slain, being guessed in the total at 140 persons, besides the women and children who had their liberty, we lost about 30 men, and many wounded, among whom Lieutenant Colonel Kirk is chief, of whose recovery there is great doubt; lastly, having burnt the Castle, we lest it, and on Thursday marched through Trim a walled Town, standing preasantly on the Boyn, now fortified by Sir Richard Greenfield the Governor; thence we marched five miles to a strong and pleasant Town called Athboy, burnt, and forsaken by the enemy, that might we lay about Del●in Castle, likewise forsaken by the enemy: about this part of the country we recovered good store of cattle, and other booties. On Saturday the 18 day, we marched to Rathconnell twelve miles; on Sunday the 19 day we marched through molingar, burnt and forsaken by the enemy, in it we found beer, corn, and wool, hid under ground; this day a footman met us with a Letter from the Lord Precedent, that night we came to Ballimere 12 miles, 9 miles from Athlone, we found the Town and Church newly burnt, and a very strong Fort which the enemy had made, forsaken, to our no small wonder at their cowardice; the next day our General went to Athlone, accompanied with divers Commanders, taking with him a Convoy and the succours for the Lord Precedent, being 18 companies of foot, and one troop of horse, with two Field-pieces, and store of Ammunition: there met him young Sir Church Coot, whose wisdom and courage, by God's merciful blessing, had been the preservation of the English in that part of the country, as his deceased Father's industry and valour had been in this; great was the joy the Townsmen were in upon the arrival of our succour. In our return another way, we found two dangerous passages fortified and forsaken, the enemy supposing that we would have come that way from Dublin; for though they seemed to have Intelligence of our design and forces, as they often have had, yet they knew not but we would march the usual and direct road way, which if we had done, it had cost us the lives of many of our best men, they having placed their forts and redoubts accordingly, sometimes they came out of the Bogs, and slew the stragglers in the Rear, and many of our men were in this journey lost by marching disorderly, and straggling to pillage, the enemy still watching his advantages. The 24. being Friday, we came to Kilcock; 12 miles from Dublin, from which place a troop being sent with some carriage to quarter at Menooth, a mile from the army, passing through the narrow pace in the wood, certain companies of the enemy set upon them, slew one or two men, wounded divers horse, put the rest to flight and took the carriage, which they conveyed to Welshes Castle their place of retreat, where we hope shortly to find them to their cost. The 25. we passed through Menooth, in which stood a most stately house of the Earl of Kildares lately burnt, the Garrison placed therein, having their Sentinel stabbed, the house betrayed by the Earls Bailiff an Irish man, who suddenly set fire on it and let in the Enemy, but Lieutenant Boughton with the Garrison of 34. Musquetiers beat them out, and seeing the roof falling over his head, made a desperate sally, and valiantly retreated, maugre their continual assaults and skirmishes; to the next Garrison 4 miles off at Leslipp, on Saturday night we arrived safely (blessed be God) at Dublin, though the Papists there had raised reports backed with particulars, that we were all cut off and defeated, we are preparing for another Journey for the performance of some great design, (if want of money here and Union in England hinder not) on which I doubt not you will pray with us, that God will please to continue his gracious blessings, and prosper it. Amen.  
For other Intelligence there is little at present, only that Sir Francis Hambleton and the Lady Craig having kept their castles as long as they were able, through want of victuals and Ammunition were compelled to take quarter of Phel. O rely, all that were with them being about 800. Persons, being according to the agreement safely conveyed to the next English Garrison, some of them being arrived here.  
We are sending some Culverin and other necessaries for war as is said for Munster, but I suppose to meet our Army at Wexford; we have a report that the Irish in the North have had a great defeat by our forces, and also in Munster, and that the Lord of Ikerins is slain, the first is confirmed that S. Robert Steward fought with 600 two hours and defeated them, slaying 5000. at the least: this is now written for certain.  
A Party of 1500. went hence, took in 3 Castles, slew 400. men, brought 70. prisoners, this done chief by means of the Ordnance, not without the loss of some 30. of our men. This we esteem very good service.  
FINIS.