A TRUE RELATION OF The late Expedition of the right honourable, the Earl of Ormond, and Sir Charles coat, Knight, and Baronet, into the several Counties of Kildare, Queens County, Kings County, and the County of Catherlagh, made by a person of very good note, and a Commander in that Army.  April. 29. 
Whereunto is added, An Order by the House of Commons, for the relief of those volunteers that do, or shall serve in the Irish war.  
Hen. Elsi●ge, clear Parl. D. come.  
London, Printed for Joseph Eurscott. 1642.   

SIR,  
I Received your Letter this day, being newly come from the late Expedition with the Earl of Ormond, about some occasions from my colonel, Sir Charles coat who is at the Naas; and sent me about important business to the State, and am I to return to morrow to him. We have banished, hanged, and killed all the Irish, and Papist in the Town of Naas, and placed a new sovereign with eight Burgesses, and all other Officers in that Town, and left 50 families of poor stripped English Protestants in the Town; besides many tradesman, all English Protestants; Sir Charles coat has given them all, Cattle, Houses, and Land to relieve there present wants, he has behaved himself most gallantly, he is very charitable to the poor English. We continue about a fortnight at the Naas, to settle the poor English there, and to satisfy the Town, the which being done, lieutenant colonel Gibson is to be governor thereof; From thence we go to Trive, to settle it with English, as we have done the Naas: The particulars of our Journey, with the Earl of Ormond, I sand you herewith, Videlicet.  

April. 1642.  
saturday, an Army of 3000. horse and foot marched out from Dublin, and that night went to Recoule. Sunday,( after the firing of their first quarter) they marched to the Naas, still firing as they went, by the way met with a Castle called Typper, one Suttons, wherein Rogues harboured, attempted the taking of it, and with the loss of two or three of our men, and some hurt, blew it up and those within it. monday, April. 4. We marched to Kilculleyne, still firing, and killing such as we met. Tuesday, After the firing of that quarter, and the Towns round about, and on both sides the high way, we marched to Athy: And the next day being Wednesday, three Troops were sent to relieve Catherlagh and Cloghgrenon, when they came within half a mile of the Town, saw it firing, and many of the Rebels flying, presently pursued them and killed at least 60. or 80. of them, and relieved those Castles, and came that night back to Athy, hanged the sovereign, and divers others, and left 700. of our men there. Thursday, April. 7. We marched to Stratbelly, by the way hanged some Rogues. Friday, 8. After the firing of that quarter, we marched to Maryborough, by the way with our horse, relieved Ballynakill, and other Castles, and killed 30. or 40. of the Rebels, stayed there four dayes, in which time, Sir Charles coat went out with horse and foot, relieved the Burroughes, Parsons-Town, the Burgh, and many other Castles, killed, and put to flight many of the Rebels, brought home a great prey of Cattle to relieve the Fort, sent out 100. shoemakers to Munragh, to burn the houses and cabins in the Woods, brought in provision for the Army, and killed that day about 20. Rebells Wednesday, April 13. We marched from thence, back to Athy, and with our house and foot, burnt many Towns round about, not before burned, hanged nine there, stayed all Thursday there, where we had notice, that my Lord Mountgarrat was within two or three miles of us, with an army of 1200. foot and horse, and intended to give us Battle, and left 3. Companies to Garrison there. Friday, April 15. In the morning marching from Athy, we discovered above a mile off us, 56. flying Colours, and a great number of horse & foot, who marched in sight, sometimes very near us, of our right hand at least five miles together, and at length within two or three miles of Kilculleyne at least 8000. of them, drew up against us in bodies, and we to them planted our Ordnance, marched up boldly to them, shot at them so thick and sure, that they were forced to leave their trenches, and betake them to the last refuge their heels, we followed them so close with our horse and foot, that there could not be less then 300. of the commons that day killed; besides divers of their Commanders, and four of their Colours taken, and their carriage with eight Oxen loaden with Powder, and other Ammunition, divers Sumpters and Portmantuas of great value, and Pikes so thick, that they covered the ground, besides of Muskets and other pieces, at least 100. were found. And all this done( through the wonderful preservation of the Almighty) with the loss of nine of our men, and two or three hurt. Saturday, April 16. We marched to the Naas, where Sir Charles coat with a competent number of horse and foot, is left governor, with Sir Arthur Lostus, his lieutenant colonel for the present, to fit the Garrison; now raising Forts, filling the Town with corn, and fe●ching in daily preys of Cattle, hath banished the Irish thence, and planted many English people therein.  
This is a very true Relation, for I writ it myself, and myself was all the time there. A. L.    

Die Veneris, 29. April. 1642.  
IT is this day declared, and so Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, That all such Persons as shall serve the King and the Common-wealth, in the war as volunteers, and receive wages, after they have received it, They are within the words and intention of the Law, that provide for the relief of maimed Souldiers.  
Hen. Elsinge, clear. Parl. D. come.  
FINIS.