BRAVE NEWS FROM IRELAND: OF A REMARKABLE BATTLE FOUGHT by the Trained-Band of the City of Dublin, against six Regiments of the Rebels, Captain Hursey being chief Commander, Feb. the 5, 1641. Which Battle has caused many of the Rebels to revolt to the Protestants.  
WITH, The Description of a valiant battle, performed by Captain Maggay, on the sixth of Feb. against divers of the Rebels in the Harbour of Dublin, with many other Remarkable Passages, and Renowned Exploits by the English Protestants the last two weeks. As it was taken out of a Letter sent to the Lady Knevit dwelling in Lincolns-Inne fields. Feb. 7. 1641.  
Here also is related the great Overthrow given to Captain Maggrave by the English, with the number of them that were slain.  
Brought over by the last Post, being the latest News which came from IRELAND.  
Whereunto is annexed, a Petition which came from Ireland.  
LONDON. Printed for I.G. 1641.   

BRAVE NEWS FROM IRELAND.  
Good Madam,  
I Cannot do no less for the former engagements, the which I am engaged unto your Ladyship, but to let you understand of the great dangers which I do fear we have run ourselves into; I could have wished that we had kept ourselves at London to our studies, and have followed the Law, and not the sword, but only we were expulsed from all the Inns of Court there, and having no liberty at all, did force us to take this way in hand, to gain to ourselves employments, but I fear we have gone the wrong way to work in so doing; for if you and others do not make some speed to send us relief, we shall be utterly ruinated for ever; we thought when that we told your Ladyship of this design, that we should have overcome them, and have wrought our desires in the interim; but now I fear it will not come to pass, because we have had a great overthrow by the English protestants, Insomuch that it hath dismayed our men, and made them revolt from us, because that we had a repulse from Dublin, after we had got into the Town, by the help of some Catholics that lived in the Town, which broke down an old door in the Town wall, and so we got in, and were advanced in the streets before the alarm was given, but we were soon discovered, and lost 600, of our men in the fight, where we thought to have had the best of it, we had the worst: but the next day being resolved to recover ourselves again, seeing an English ship strike on the ground in the harbour near unto us, so that we fell upon her, accounting her our own; because we thought that she was not able to help herself with her ordinance, but only with a few muskets, the which our men seeing of it, they shot at them somewhat thick, and afterwards waded into the water to her, being not deep to board her, and apprise her, and to take the English prisoners. But the Captain of the ship being somewhat stouthearted, and weighed not what our men did at him, till he saw his own time; but after he had got so many together as he thought good of, and our men looking when he would yield to them, suddenly he finding no ways to relieve him, and clear himself of us, he threw out Granades of fire upon us, and killed a hundred of our men, and seeing that we had lost so many men, we were forced to leave the ship with the loss of them, and venture no further that day.  
But the next day, Captain Maggrave having some intelligence from a kinsman of his, which lived in Tredath, concerning the design of the English, which did make us draw up our forces thither the next day, in hope to recover ourselves again of our former losses, but the English did soon descry us, and gave us a greater overthrow than we had before, with loss of men and ammunition and provision, so that we were driven back by force to take the Woods for our relief, until some aid came into us.  
Good Madam, I pray have me commended to my Father Jackson, and tell him that I would not have him come over as yet, although we have a want of him and some others, until he doth hear from me again with better news, and that shall be as soon as possible I can with all convenience, for all the Priests and Friars that are taken here by the English, they are worse used here then there, for the English officers have taken fifty Friars and Priests, and hanged them all in one day, O horrid and bloody sight to see so many good and holy men cut off in one day without mercy, or any time of repentance, the which did make us to be amazed to see it, and could not in no ways help them. O that our holy father would send us some relief in this our need, we do expect to have some from Spain very suddenly, if they be not hindered by the English on the seas.  
We have sent unto ●rance to desire some aid from them with all speed, for that which was sent last unto us, was taken by the way, so that we are in great want; for we do hear, that there is great preparation made in England, and to be sent over against us, with the help of the Scottish men on the other side: so that they do keep us in on every side, the which doth make us to desire aid from out brethren, to defend us in our design.  
Madam, I hope when you are at your devotion, that you will think of us, which do stand to defend you and all the rest of our brethren and sisters here, and make way for relief for you, and all the rest which are to come over; therefore you might have that good devotion in you, to show your forwardness above others, to bring this work to pass, as to move the fathers to have another collection among you the sooner for our relief; or else we shall be in want of monies, if it be not sent over very speedily and by some sure and private messenger: or else it will be intercepted by the way, as other things have been before. So desiring you to show this Letter unto some of our trusty friends, to move them to this good work: I do take my leave of you, and rest,  
Yours to command, Roger Hursey. From our Camp near Dublin, Feb. the 7. 1641.   

TO THE HONOURABLE THE House of Commons now Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
The humble Petition of Henry Beecher Gent, who hath formerly Petitioned this House in the behalf of the Inhabitants in Baltamore, Castle-Haven, and Crook-Haven, in Ireland.  
HUMBLY SHOWETH,  
THat your petitioner being possessed of divers Lands, to the clear yearly value of 180. l. in the parish of Aphadown, within three miles of Baltamore: together with divers cattle and other goods, was by night suddenly assaulted in his house by some hundreds of those fierce and bloody rebels; That your petitioner having some maskets and other ammunition, and having by (accident) notice of their coming, did call in his Tenants, to the number of 20, and did there stand upon his guard, and in defence of himself and family, did kill one of the Cartis, a Gent. the leader of those Rebels, and hurt some others, and repulsed them from his house, whereupon 〈◊〉 next day they gathered together 〈◊〉 greater numbers, and vowed the revenge of their Captain's blood, by the death of your petitioner and his whole family. Of which passages, your petitioner receiving notice and information, and the enemy being within sight of his house, was forced wife, children, and servants, one by one, for fear of being discovered, to departed from his said habitation, leaving his lands, goods and estate unto the Rebels, who pursued your petitioner to Baltamore, but by the providence of God, your Petitioner hath escaped into England, but hath not wherewithal to maintain his family.  
The Premises considered, your Petitioner humbly beseecheth this Honourable Assembly, that be may be employed in his Majesty's service in these parts, being born and bred there all his life, and acquainted with the dispositions of the people.  
And your Petitioner shall pray, etc.  
FINIS.