The English and Scottish Protestants happy Triumph over the Rebels in JRELAND. Declaring the prosperity of the Protestant Party, and the disastrous Proceed of the adverse Irish Rebellion. In the besiege of Wicklow. The Earl of Kildare And the Lord Thomond. Slew Sergeant Major ●romlus. Captain Thosby. Captain Lothon. The Lord Plunket wounded in the left Leg. In the Siege of Colerane. The Earl of Baremore The Lord Brabeston, And E. of Eastmeath. Slew The Lord Freeman and 1300 more Rebels. The L. Scene being taken prisoner In the besiege of Kingsaile, The Earl of Fingale The Lord Donbengen. The Lord Astry. were overthrown, By the Earl of Ormond. The Lord Poor Earl of Valentia. Earl of Kildare. Being sent in a Letter from Robert Mason in Wicklow, to William Francis in London, and brought over by the last Post on Wednesday last, being the 1. of june, 1642. Together with an Order from both Houses of Parliament concerning my Lord Howard, and Ordered to be Printed. john Browne, Cler. Parl. London, Printed for J. Horton, 1642. June 4. The English and Scottish Triumph over the Rebels in Ireland, being sent in a Letter from Rob. Mason of Wicklow, to William Francis in London. Sir, I confess I have been silent these many Weeks, in not writing unto you the conditional estate of this Kingdom, but the reason of my silence was this, that I was once intended to have seen you rather in presence there in England then to write to you in absence, for the Rebels had besieged us ten days, which might beget in us a sufficient suspicion of danger, but we defended ourselves very strongly all that time, there being a continual vigiliae appointed, And we sent in the mean time private intelligence to the Earl of Kildare, who had pitched his Te●ts near Archloo, and to the Lord o● Thomond, near Garm●●ton who immediately prepared their Forces and assisted us; there was at the first skirmish some efusion of blood on both sides, and the Lord Pluneket on the Rebel's side had his left Leg beaten off, and Captain Thosby, Captain Lothon and Sergeant Major Bromlus were all slain on their part, whereupon the Soldiers began to recant but being closely followed they fled, and being pursued by the Earl of Kildare and the Lord Thomond, there were at least seven hundred slain, the other escaped by slight. Thus we were delivered from the ravenous intents of those bloody Cannibals the next day, there was a public thanksgiving to Almighty God for our deliverance. There were many other terrible Combats between the English and the Irish, but of late the Protestants have been very Victorious. I will describe the relation of two famous Battles between them, that are most memmorable. Colerane was taken by the Rebels, five Weeks since, and they held it in possession three Weeks and upwards, most inhumanly killing the Protestants, striping many naked both men and women, and turned them into the fields, whipping them cruelly, but the Earl of Barramore and Lord Brab●ston, Earl of Est-meath. united their Forces and came with Fifteen hundred men against the Rebels in Colerane, but the first day there was slain above a thousand Rebels, and the Lord Brabeston perceiving them almost tired, followed them very close, and at the first meeting slew the Lord Freeman and took the Lord Scane prisoner, than the other fled and left the town, which is now in the possession of the Protestants. The last Fight between the Protestants and Rebels was at Kingsaile, the Earl Fingale. the Lord Dunbowin, and the Lord Astry, came with four thousand against it and had almost (as I might say) taken Kingsaile, but they did not possess it long for the Earl of Ormond, the Lord Poor Earl of Valentia, and the Earl of Kildare, came with three thousand five hundred men, and regained what the other had taken beating them with great violence from the Town and slew the Lord Dunbowin, Captain Humphrey, and Sir Patrick Cocksquire, besides eighteen hundred more, that were slain by the Protestant party. Sr. you see how God fighteth for his children, and I hope by his divine providence and all conquering power, we shall overcome them all suddenly, but they have done, unknown mischief to our Country, and men that formerly lived in famous reputation, and of great ability are extremely impoverished by them the have taken many Towns, and the Protestants also have taken many towns from them, but the City of Galway is besieged with nigh 1700. men, and in danger to be taken, but withal we hear that the Earl of Ormond, and the Earl of Barramore, are in preparation to come against them. We have these strong Pillars of the Protestant Army. The Lord Ormond Earl of East-meath, The Lord Poor, Earl of Barramore, Earl of Valentia, Earl of Kildare, The Lord Brabeston, The Lord Thomond, these are those that have strongly and courageously resisted the Rebels, otherwise Jreland had been subdued long ago, but these have magnanimously opposed them, the Lord Antrim is slain by the Rebels, who was a Neutral. the Lord Macqueere is taken prisoner, and the lord Scane also by the Protestants, many other remarkable passages I could relate unto you, but partly time and convenience do not give me leave, and partly I believe you have heard of them already, but I hope I shall have greater opportunity to send you shortly very joyful and delectable News for I see that God doth greatly prosper the proceed of the Protestants, and confoundeth the strength of his and our Enemies, for which we praise and Magnify his holy and omnipotent Name, and do heartily beseech him in our supplications, that he would grant us Peace in this World, and eternal happiness in the World to come. Your Friend in all things to his power, Robert Mason. From Wicklow, May, 26. 1642. IT is Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in this present Parliament, that the Lord Howard of Carr shall attend his Majesty and present some reasons to him. john Browne Cler. Parl. FINIS.