C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT  English royal blazon, surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Scottish unicorn, as well as the Tudor rose and Scottish thistle   

A CERTAIN Relation of the Earl of Ormonds nine day's passages at his last going into the Pale against the Rebels.  
And also Setting forth what prisoners he hath taken, and what Lords and Gentlemen of the Pale are come in and tendered themselves to his Lordship.  
Likewise what Towns he hath burnt, and what store of Pillage he sent and brought home with him. lately sent from an honourable person in Dublin, to a worthy Irish gentleman now in England.  
London Printed for john Franke. 1642.   

A Certain Relation of the Earl of Ormonds nine day's passages at his last going into the Pale against the Rebels. And all so setting forth what prisoners he hath taken and what Lords and Gentlemen of the Pale are come in and tendered themselves to his Lordship.  
Dated at Dublin the 24. day of March 1642.  

MVnday the seaventh of March 1641 the Earl of Ormand with 3000 soot and 500 horse marched to Feildstowne, where and at Kilsalghan his Lordship with the forces quartered that night.   

Tuseday.  
Tuseday the 8. of March they burnt both those Towns to the ground and burnt also Mr. Hores house where they found plentiful pillage, and so then they marched to Ratowth.   

Wednesday  
On Wednesday morning the ninth, they burned Ratowth and marched to Dunshaghlan that day being very foul and unfit for a long March, on that day Leive tenant Colonel, Read, and Birford, of Kielrow, his eldest son who rendered themselves to the Earl of Ormon as did also Mr. Patrick Barnwall, of Kilbrue the night before were sent by the Earl of Ormond in the Condition of prisoners with twelve horse to the Lords, justices, who denying them access to their presence Commanded their committal to the Castle where now they are, and still remain,  
On that day also Captain Roper Sir john Borldsse and Captain Bien arrived from Droghedah by Sea and brought us the glad news of those which were in Tredah, Garrisens' beating the Rebels from all their quarters round about Drogheda, in so much as the Rebels and with them the Arch-rebel Sir Phelim, Oneale have been Constrained shameful to forsake the siege and run away, leaveing not a man about the Town of Drogheda, and so the Lords and other Rebels of the pale thus abandoned by the Northern Rebels are forced to forsake their own habitations, and go along with the Northern Rebels or hid their heads some where else from their own houses, with which they have mournfully taken their last leave of as many think for ever seeing them or their own again.  
Sir Henry Tichburne hath burnt several Towns about him for three or four miles & brought to the Town in abundant store of Corn possessed himself of Brawly whereby he is Master of the harbour, and now open market is kept again in the Town, so as we have still more cause to join in due thankfulness to God for his still continued miraculous deliverances of us.   

Thursday  
On Thursday the tenth of March other twelve horses were returned back to the Earl of Ormond in lieu of the twelve he had sent the day before to guard the prisoners hither, but those twelve horse observeing some more strength in the way some six miles hence then they could safely encounter returned back to Dublin, again.  
Therefore on the next morning Friday the Eleventh, at four of the Clock 60 horse were sent in their rooms, not the Earl wanted any such accession of strength, but to pass strongly and unresistably in messages between the Lords justices, and the Earl whilst he was doing the work of burning that part of the Pale.   

Sunday  
On Sunday the Thirtenth, the Earl sent a guard hither with these prisoners following, Edward Dowdall of Muncklowne, Lawrance Dowdall his son, Nicholas Dowdall of Brownestowne, Gerrald Ailmer the Lawyer William Mallone of Lissmullen Stephen Dowdall of Glasslowne.   

Tuesday and Wednesday  
On Tuesday the fifteenth and Wednesday the sixtenth much pillage was sent home by the Army whereby the other side are made to see that now they have done pillaging as we degin to pillage them.  
The Earl having caused divers houses to be burnt and pillaged and amongst the rest some of the Lords houses of the Pale, he returned to Dublin with the Army having left 500 men and a Troop of horse, which he left with Sir Henry Tichburne at Drogheda the better to enable him, to burn spoil waste and destroy all the Rebels in the County of Lowsh and the other parts adjoining to Drogheda, wcich Sir Henry Tichborne hath already bhgun to do and, having 200 men which he left in Garrison at Mallahide, Sir john Nettervile also rendered himself in that journey to the Earl of Ormoud.  
Since that time Georg Devenish john Talbot of Robertstowne and Sir Audrew Ailemer rendered themselves to the Lords, justices, as also did the Lord Baron of Dunsany on the 19 of March, and that Lord and Sir john Nettervill and all the rest stand Committed to the Castle as Prisoners.   
W. L.   
FINJS