A NEW DECLARATION Of the last affairs in Jreland, showing the great overthrow given to the Irish Rebels.  
Also in what estate that Kingdom now stands.  
Read in the House of Commons, and ordered forthwith to be printed.  
Die Lunae 2, of May, 1642.  
It is ordered by the House of Commons that this be forthwith printed.  
H. Elsyinge. Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
LONDON, Printed by A. N. for John Frank, 1642.   

The Declaration of a great overthrow given to the Irish Rebels.  
SAturday, the second of April, the Earl of Ormond Lieutenant General with three thousand foot, and five hundred horse, with five field-Pieces, marched from Dublin, and quartered that night at Racoole.  
Sunday morning the third, after Prayers, the Army marched towards the Naase, burning several Villages of the Rebels in their march. Within a mile of the Quarter Captain Armstrong (Quartermaster General of the horse,) broughtword, that in a Castle (called Tipper, belonging to one Sutton, a Colonel (as they call them) amongst the Rebels; where the said Armstrong intended to quarter a horse troop, there were some Rebels: Whereupon the Lieutenant General, sent thither Sir George Wentworth's horse-troop then commanded by Captain Thomas Harman, with direction to surround the Castle, and one of the Trumpeters approaching nearer to the Castle than he had direction, was slain by a shot from the Castle. The Lieutenant General upon notice thereof, sent a party of foot under the command of Sir Charles Coot, who blew up the Castle, and therein a Popish Priest, uncle to the said Sutton, and some others, so returned back to the Quarter.  
Monday the fourth, the Army marched to Kilcullin, burning in their march, the Villages in the way which belonged to the Rebels, and quartered at Kilcullin that night.  
Tuesday the fifth, the Army marched from thence to Athy and in their way burnt the Castle, and Town of Kilrush, belonging to one Fitz Gerald, (a Colonel also amongst the Rebels) and relieved some Englishmen which had been long prisoners with the Rebels, one of them being an aged man, and a Minister.  
The Army came that night to Athy, before they got thither the Townsmen (not knowing they were so near them) and fearing the approach of the Rebels (who had the day before assaulted the Town) burned the most part of the houses of the Town, lest coming into the hands of the Rebels, they should thereby be the better enabled to annoy the Castle.  
Wednesday the sixth, the Army rested at Athy, and the Lieutenant General sent four troops of horse to relieve the Castles of Caterlagh, and Cloughgrenan, viz. his Lordship's troop commanded by Sir Patrick Wymes, Sir George Wentworth's troops commanded by Captain Harman, Captain Tho. Armstrong's troop commanded by himself, and part of Sir Charles Coot. When they came within sight of the Town, the Rebels observing their approach set the Town on fire and fled. Whereupon Cap. Harman (best knowing that Country, and which way they would take) did with his hors-troop pursue them, and killed 50 of them, the rest escaping into a Bog, brought in good store of cattle, and relieved the Castle, where there were 500 persons, who were exceedingly distressed having been a long time besieged by the Rebels, the troops returned that night to their quarter, having relieved both the Castles.  
The same day Sir Charles Coot was sent forth with a party of horse and foot, and relieved Cap. George Greham's Castle (called Ballylenon) wherein there were 300 persons. Castle Rebon was relieved the same day, by the Lord Lievtenant's and Sir Thomas Luca's troops, and a Castle near it called Bert, taken in, and eight Rebels found in it who were immediately hanged.  
Thursday the seventh, the Lieutenant General marched from Athy to Stradbally, and left at Athy Colonel Crauford and his Regiment, and Sir George Wentworth's Hors-troop for the Guard of the Town being a passage over the River of Barrow.  
Friday the eighth, the Army marched from Stradbally towards his Majesty's Fort of Maryburrough; That day Sir Thomas Lucas (Commissary General of the horse) accompanied with Sir Charles Coot, together with four troops of horse commanded by the Lord Lieutenant Lord Lisle, Sir Tho. Lucas, and Sir Charles Coot were sent to relieve Ballynekill Castle, with ammunition. In their march thither there sallied out of one of the Dempsie Castles (called Knockardnegurragh 300 of the Rebel's Captain Treswel commanding the Lord Lisles troop charged them and killed 60 of them, and put the rest to flight. In that service there was a Gentleman of the Scottish Nation (called Master Calvil) shot in the arm. Some Arms were then taken from the Rebels, which were left with the Earl of Londonderry's Uncle, at Ballynekil; that night those troops returned back to the Fort of Maryborrough.  
Saturday the ninth, the whole Army rested at the Fort of Maryborrough.  
Easterday the tenth, Sir Thomas Lucas Commissary General of the horse, accompanied with Sir Charles Coot together with six Horse troops, viz. The Lord lieutenants, Sir Thomas Lucas, Sir Charles Coot, Sir Richard Greenvile, Captain Armstrong, and Captain Schout's were sent with ammunition to relieve the Castles of Burros, Knoknemease, and Burr. In which days march, passing the river of the Noare, the Rebels shot at our Troops, but some of the horse beat them out of the woods, and killed some of them. near the Castle of Florence Fitz Patrick, there was a stone causeway through a Bog, where but two horses could march in front, where the Rebels had cast up a ditch on each side of the Causeway, and cut off some two yards in the length, at the entrance on the causeway, so to hinder our men's passage; which when our men observed, although the Rebels stood in their view, ready to play upon them with their shot, yet our men remaining resolute in the service they went about, deserted not that place, but alighted from horseback; and Sir Charles Coot in his own person with thirty of the Dragoons, (then become Musquetiers) did on foot charge the Rebels, so to force their passage, and did force it, being seconded therein by 30 of Sir Tho. Lucas horse, the rest of the horse coming on softly after. In that conflict, and execution done by the Horse, he that there commanded the Rebels in chief was slain, with forty of the Rebels. Captain Armstrong was slightly shot. The passage being so gained, the troops marched to Burros, the Duke of Buckingham's Castle, and there relieved all the English being in number about 300, who had been for a long time besieged by the Rebels, and were almost starved. From thence the troops marched forwards to the Burr, and in their way relieved the Castle of Knocknemease, and got to Bur about three of the clock in the morning, and relieved the Castle, and four o● 500 English therein, who had endured a long siege by the Rebels.  
Monday the eleventh, the troops in their return back marched through O Dunn's Country, and burned all the Country until they came to Castle Cuff, from thence marching to Portnchinch through Woods, and Bogs, the Rebels fell upon them, and Captain Yarner was shot in the forehead (of which shot he is well recovered) some of the troopers were hurt, and divers of their horses killed, and the passage of Portnchinch, was possessed by the Rebels, so that the troops were forced to swim the River of the Barrow. The Lieutenant General knowing that the troops were to return that way, and considering that it is a dangerous passage (he being himself indisposed by reason of sickness all Saturday and Sunday) sent thither 500 foot commanded by Colonel Monck, and the Lord Lisle's hors-troop commanded by Capt. Treswell, who burned all the Country, and kept the Rebels so busy in fight, who had entrenched themselves upon that passage, as gave our troops opportunity to pass safe over another passage, but were so ill guided in the night through the Bogs, that they were constrained to stay all that night in the Bogs until morning, and in this hard journey there were lost and made unserviceable above 100 horse, the horsemen having sat 48 hours on horseback, before they came back to the fort at Maryburrough. Also the Lieutenant General, upon Easter-day, sent his own hors-troope commanded by Sir Patrick Wymes to Ballinekill, to relieve the English that were there, who were in great distress for want of victuals, where the troop quartered that night.  
Monday morning the eleventh, Sir Patrick gave directions, that all the carts and horses that could be found there, should be made ready to bring in corn for the relief of the Castle, and with his troop brought in unto them 80 barrels of wheat and beer belonging to one Dempsie a notorious Rebel, which they took within Musket shot of his Castle.  
About five a clock in the afternoon there were 1000 of the Rebels, and two troops of horse that shown themselves upon a Hill (called Ballyoskill) within two Muskets shot, and did not advance. Sir Patrick Wymes burnt all the Villages belonging to Dempsie, and returned back that night with the troop to the Fort of Maryburrough.  
That night the Lieutenant General received intelligence by Letters from Coll. Crauford, That the Rebels with about forty Colours were encamped on both sides of the River of Barrow, and were there making up the bridge of Magainy, which had been in the beginning of the Rebellion broken by order from the State.  
Tuesday the twelfth, the whole Army lay still at the Fort of Maryborrough, to give rest to the troops, the better to prepare and enable them for service, seeing there was advertizement of the Rebels being encamped, so as might give them fight in their return.  
Upon Wednesday the 13, the Army marched through to Athy, and burned a great part of the Territory of Clamnalcero, a Country belonging to the Lord Dempsie in rebellion.  
Thursday the fourteenth, the Army continued at Athy, the Rebel's quartering on both sides the River at the Bridge of Magainy, within four miles of Athy, with about 7000 foot, and 200 horse amongst whom were (as we understood by some prisoners taken in the fight) the Lord Viscount Mount Garret, the Lord Viscount Ikerin, the Lord Baron of Dunboyne, the Baron of Loghmoe, and most of the principal rebels of the Counties of Wickloe, Wexford, Caterlagh, Kildare, Kilkenny and Queen's County, who drew up a part of their forces to a place called Tanckardstowne, near Grange melon, a Castle defended by Mistress Burroughs, and some Warders, which had been long besieged by the Rebels, where the Lieutenant General's hors-troop commanded by Sir Patrick Wymes, and Captain Armstrong's troop were quartered. From which Castle in the morning by directions from the Lieutenant General Cornet Butler, and Cornet Magragh, were sent to discover the Rebels; but they observing that part of the troops were a foraging sent over a troop of horse, each horseman carrying behind him a Musketeer, who crossed the River thinking to cut off both the Cornets, which Sir Patrick Wymes, and Captain Armstrong, being upon the top of the Castle observing, did in prevention thereof get together so many of the horsemen as were in the quarter, and charged the Rebels then in skirmish with two Cornets, and forced them back over the River, killed one of their horsemen, hurt divers of the rest, killed all the foot, and some were drowned in swimming back again. In this service Sir Patrick Wymes had his horse killed under him, and two of the Lieutenant General's troop were then shot.  
The same same day in the afternoon the Lieutenant General accompanied with Sir Charles Coot, Sir Thomas Lucas, Colonel Crauford, Colonel Monck, and other Commanders: and divers Volunteers with 200 horse went to view the strength of the Rebels, and in what manner they lay. Upon his Lordship's return to Athy, he then immediately called a Council of War: and having there imparted his observation concerning the Rebels, it was debated in Council, what resolution was fittest to be taken. And considering that our horses were exceedingly harased in their former long and troublesome marches for relief of the several places formerly mentioned; that many of the soldiers were sick; that our victuals were well near spent; that our store of munition was much exhausted in furnishing the several places we had relieved; that we had not heard from Dublin, nor they from us since we marched thence, by reason that all the ways were shut up by the Rebels that therefore we knew not but there might be cause for hastening thither, to prevent any inconvenience there that we were much 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the multitude of our carriages increased necessarily for carrying the Munition sent for relief of the said several Castles, and for carrying of our own provision of bread, lest the want there of might distress us abroad where we were not sure to be sufficiently provided, and for carrying our sick men, and many poor unserviceable English, whom we brought away from the Castles relieved, that the forces of the Rebel's loy upon a great advantage, and might at their pleasure get from us into a Bog, or Wood, both which lay very near them; that they might easily break down the bridge of Magainy, formerly mentioned, which they had newly made up, and lay between both parts of their forces: It was therefore resolved in Council that we would not go to seek out an enemy, especially they being so numerous, and having those other advantages of us, but would rather bend our course towards Dublin, yet for as if they hindered our march we would not dishonour his Majesty's army so, as to fly from those Rebels, but would endeavour (by the assistance of Almighty God) to force our passage in despite of them, with what hazard soever.  
In put suit of that resolution taken in the Council of War, we murched from Athy, on Friday the fifteenth of this month by six of the clock in the morning: Our numbers of able fight men (by reason of those we had disposed in several needful, and apt Garrisons, and by reason of our sick men) not exceeding 2400 foot, and about 400 horse who upon the first setting forth were put into this Order of marching. First, Corner Pollard with 30 horse, and 40 firelocks as a Vant Currlers and forlorn hope. In the next place the baggage belonging to the horse, than six troops of horse led by Sir Tho. Lucas Commissary General of the Horse in two Divisions; then followed the baggage of the foot Viures, and the animunition wagons.  
After it the Lieutenant General with a troop of Volunteers commanded by Cap. Edmund Matthew wherein were the Lord Dillon (eldest son to the Earl of Roscomon) the Lord Braba●on (eldest son to the Earl of Meath) Sir Robert Farrar, Colonel john Barry, Sergeant Major John Ogle, and divers other Gentlemen of good quality. After him followed four Divisions of foot, Each consisting of about 300, than marched the Artillery, and the Ammunition belonging to it. After them four other Divisions of foot, of 300 each. Then three troops of horse commanded by Sir Richard Greenvile; the Rear of the foot was commanded by Sir Charles Coot.  
When we had marched about a mile in this order, we discovered the Rebels on the right hand of Us, with all their strength of horse and foot, making all possible haste to overtake Us; or to prepossess a passage near to Bal●…sonnan, some five miles from Athy, which passage we could not avoid, having resolved to quarter at connel. Whereupon the Lieutenant General caused the pioneers to make ways into the enclosed grounds, that so the foot might march in the Flank of the baggage, aswell for the security of it; as to avoid the cumber thereof, in case the light armed Rebels should fall suddenly upon us, and commanded out Cornet Magragh with ●0 horse, and directions carefully to observe the Rebels march, and then he gave order to Sir Thomas Lucas, with all the hors-troops that marched in the Van (except his Lordships own troop, and the Volunteers) and a party of Firelocks to possess the foresaid passage, and to make it good till all the troops should come thither. Then his Lordship sent out other Scouts to bring in continual notice of the motions, and approach of the Rebels. By that time we had marched about two miles further, the Scouts came in, and brought in intelligence, that the Rebels were on the otherside of a Hill that had for a good while hindered our sight of them, and that they made extraordinary haste to overtake us, or to possess themselves of the passage before us. Hereupon the Lieutenant General hastened on the baggage, and gave the Conductors order to make no stand, till it were gotten beyond that passage.  
Presently after this Order given, he discovered divers of the Rebels Colours drawn up upon a Hill on the right hand; whereupon he instantly made a stand with the first four Divisions of foot, drew them up in order to fight, and faced the Rebels within two Muskets shot of them, leaving room for the other troops of horse and foot according to the ground, and the order he had designed to draw them up in, having formerly sent for them upon the first notice of the Rebels being so near us. In this order, and in expectation of the other troops we stood awhile; The Rebels likewise in the mean time drawing up, and ordering their troops. At length Sir Charles Coot, Sir Thomas Lucas, and Sir Richard Greenvile came with the troops under their commands (having by their diligence, and circumspection prevented the Messengers whom the Lieutenant General had providently, and with good judgement sent for them) and were by his Lordship immediately put into order described in the enclosed Card.  
In which order we advanced towards the Rebels till by the interposition of a hedge and hollow way, some of the Troops were forced to go about, and then drew up again in the same order, on the otherside of the Hedge, within almost Musket shot of the Rebels: Then were sent out parties of Firelocks, and Musquetiers to begin the fight. After they had given fire for a good space upon the Rebels, and the Rebels upon them Sir Thomas Lucas with all the Troops on the left wing, (viz.) his own Troop Captain Armestrong's and the Earl of Ormond's, (which last was commanded by Sir Patrick Wymes) and were led by Sir Thomas Lucas, the other division followed wherein were Sir George Wentworths commanded by Captain Harman, Sir Charles coot, by Lieutenant Devalier, and the Lord Lievtenant's by Captain Yarner, who commanded that Division, marched up in order towards two bodies of the Rebels consisting of three thousand, with a Troop of Horse on each Wing of the Rebels Divisions, they in the mean time giving fire in his face, and the other two bodies that were on their right Wing consisting of four thousand doing the like in his left Flank, when he was gotten within less than Carbin shot of them, divers of our Horse and Men, that were within being hurt he hastened, and charged them upon a good round Trot, and in the end routed them, and forced them to betake themselves to flight towards a Bog, they leaving behind them divers of their Colours and Arms; Sir Richard Greenvile then with three Troops (viz.) The Lord Lisle's, commanded by Captain Tr●swell, his own Troop, and Captain Schout's charged the left wing of the Rebels. Horse who were routed also, and betook themselves to flight as the others had done; During all which time our Foot gallantly advancing, gave fire incessantly upon the Rebels, our Horse then followed the execution bravely.  
And then also our foot still continued to give fire upon those routed men, which they did exceedingly well, until by the mingling of our men with theirs, in the pursuit, it became necessary (for the preservation of our own men so mingled with the Rebels) to forbear. And therefore the Lieutenant General commanded them to forbear, which then (and not before) they did accordingly. In all that time the body of 4000 of the Rebels, which was the right wing of their Army stood fast and moved not. In which wing the Lord Mount Garret, and Colonel Hugh Birne, and divers others of the principal Rebels were (as was told us by some Prisoners taken in the fight) Against that body; the Lieutenant General, with his Troop of Volunteers, and Sir John Shirlock, Lieutenant Colonel of the Lord Lambert's Regiment, with a division of 300. foot advanced, and sent out sixty Musquetiers, who gave fire upon the Rebels, and the Rebels on them, and on the Lieutenant General with the Volunteers.  
But in conclusion, that body which of all the Rebels had the confidence to stand longest, having seen all the residue of their Army routed, and the execution so sharply followed, they began to break, but being by their Officers rallied again, they gave fire again on the Lieutenant General, and those 300. foot of ours, who returned bacl to the Rebels such volleys of shot, as gave them little comfort to stand longer; but they chose rather to betake themselves to flight, yet disguising it by a seeming Retreat, until they got to the top of a Hill near them, and then they began to run with all speed possible to save their lives, to a bog not fare from thence, whither all the rest of the Rebels formerly Routed had betaken themselves, and where their Horsemen had run their Horses into the Bogs, an there for look them, and betook them to their heels, and thither they were pursued most fiercely by our horse and foot, who were so forward and fierce in following the execution, as the Lieutenant General had much difficulty to keep them from following even into the Bog, and no less difficulty to get them to retreat, so earnestly did they all desire to have the kill of more of the Rebels; But in the end they were persuaded to retreat. And then the Lieutenant General assembling the Army, commanded them to prayer●, And his Lordship (as did also all the rest) gave God public thanks for that Victory, which God in mercy had given us against those Rebels, whose numbers did as fare exceed ours, as our men did theirs in judgement, valour, and resolution. In that Battle were slain of the Rebels above 700. and amongst them many Colonels and Captains, and Men of quality, and about 20. of our men were slain, and about 40. hurt, some of whom have died since.  
Nor may it be omitted to do the Lieutenant General, that right which is due to him in this important service that he did in his own person, order the Battle and manner of fight in all the parts of it, and did it with very great judgement, laid hold quickly, and seasonably on all opportunities of advantage that could be gained, and spared not resolutely to expose his own person to hazard, equally with any other Commander.  
Sir Thomas Lucas manifested great courage, and very judicious Conduct, and the Officers led by him gave good Testimonies of alacrity, and undaunted resolution, As also did Sir Charles Coote, Colonel Crauford, Colonel Monck, Lieutenant Colonel Lofius; Sergeant Major Warren, Sergeant Major Pageat, Sergeant Major Willoughby, that led on the Foot. And likewise Sir Richard Greenvile, that Commanded the right wing of the Horse, and the Officers under his command, and indeed all the Officers, and even the common Soldiers acquitted themselves exceedingly well and commendably.   

Die Lunae 20 Maij 1642.  
It is Ordered by the House of Commons, that this be forthwith printed.  
H. Elsing. Cler. Parl. D. Com.