A Continuation of the last Occurrences from IRLAND, OR, The copy of a Letter sent from lieutenant Haward, to Mr. Walter Fitz-Williams Esquire, lying near the privy Garden in White-Hall.  
Dated at Duncannon Fort in JRELAND, March. 29. 1642.  
Both Good and True.  
London, Printed for John Thomas, 1642.   

Good news from Jreland.  
Dear Friends,  
YOur courtesies hath so tied me that I cannot choose but intimate to you, of such Occurrences as hath hath happened to us since our departure from Bristol, from whence we departed with 200. men well appointed, and with Colours flying, arrived at the Fort of Duncannon, in the mouth of the River of Waterford, the 24. of the same, where we found the good Lord Esmond in safe possession of the fort, who had endured many a shroud Bickering all the Winter with a Hundred men; but many of them sick when we Arrived there, what joy was in the good old Lord, you may conceive, having had 1000 Men of the Enemies lying against daily for many months before, when we Arrived, The Lord Esmond granted a cessation of arms for 5. days, at the reuest of the Rebels, for he always kept them play, And after that they sent for a Truce for 14. days more, but my Lord refused, than they desired a Parley with 4. of our best men, with 4. of theirs, which we accepted of, and as we were marching towards them, came a Messenger desiring (from colonel Pierce Butler) that he might meet with my Lord, and confer with him, but we sent him word, that they had no man of quality, good enough for him to to confer with, yet if he would come to the Fort, he should speak with him, but we heard no more of them.  
The next day being the 22. of March, our soldiers being in much want of bedding or Bed-cloathes, and the Rebels Quarters being little more than Musket shot from us, we sallied forth, myself and two lieutenants more, with only 20. Musketeers a piece early in the morning, in hope to have driven them from their quarters, and burned it, but their numbers were to great for us, yet we fought with them about an hour, what hurt we did them we know not as yet, we had only one man of my Squadron shot into the shoulder, they having 9 Colours flying before us, but very slenderly armed, with some fowling-pieces, Pikes made of Dale boards, and some Darts, and of a certain they count their own cases desperate, not knowing whether to leap into the Fire, or the Water, the relieving of this Fort hath much appalled them, their general is the Lord mongarret.  
The 26. of this Month, we had another Skirmish, where without doubt we did them much harm, and received only the hurt of one man, being shot in the Face, the same day at night the Fellowship of Bristol arrived, being a Man of war, with a Pinnace, she having 24. Pieces of Ordnance, and the Pinnace 6. with 16. Oars, being appointed for this servece.  
And on Monday after we appointed to Batter down the town of Ballihacke, and passage of both towns upon the River of Waterfoard, and full of good Pillage that they have robed the English of, Waterford is revolted, and the River of Waterford is of that large extent, that it runs through 9 several Counties in 3. several arms, and all those 9 Counties are in Rebellion.  
Therefore I pray God put into the hearts of the King and Parliament, to furnish us always with a Ship of good force with a small Pinnace, and to furnish the Noble old Lord Esmond, with a Regiment, who is the last of those Valiant old soldiers that reduced this kingdom to Obedience, in Queen Elizabeth's days; And is much awed by all this whole country, none except the Lord President of Munster is able to do his Majesty like Service; We hear for certain by the country People that the Lord President of Munster hath burned Dungarvin to the ground, a seaport town within 12. Leagues of us, And slain 300. of one captain wife's Regiment, And driven Sir Nicholas Welch to Waterford the 28. of March, we removed the Rebels further from us, fired their Quarters, and burned some certain housess, and brought away their corn, we being not above 250 men have driven from these Quarters 9 Companies with their Colours flying, blessed be God that fighteth our battles, we are very prosperous at this present.  
The 29. of March we sent the great Ship and Pinnace to the passage, and Balihacke to batter it down the great Ship hath bestowed great store of great shot upon them, what further they have done we cannot know till to morrow, this is all I can acquaiut you with till my next Letter.  
My captain is come for England to move about a Regiment for my Lord Esmond, he being in hope to obtain a lieutenant colonel's place, he hath promised me to move for a company for me, he can now report sufficiently of my ability, I shall entreat you to assist him for me, i doubt not but in due season I shall be able to give you a testimony of thankfulness, thus having writ unto you by another Gentleman belonging to the Earl of Ormond, and fearing it might fail, I have written again with an addition of what hath happened since I writ that Letter, i will not fail you every opportunity of writing, I request I may be remembered to your little Gentleman Mr. Morgan, and that I may hear from you touching the affairs of of our Church and Common wealth, who together with his majesty God prosper, which God always bless and prosper you.  
Your true and faithful Friend Lazarus Hayward. Duncannon Fort, March, 29. 1642.  
FINIS.