Warranted Tidings FROM JRELAND.  
WRITTEN By Master ROBERT PICKERING, Secretary unto the Right Worshipful, Sir SIMON HARCOURT, Sergeant-Major of all the Horse Troops there arrived.  
From Cork, january 16. 1461.  
London, Printed for nathanael Butter. 1641.   

Warranted Tidings, From Cork, in Ireland, the 16. of jaunary, 1641.  
COncerning (these particulars) the taking of the Town, and Castle of Enishannon from the Rebels, by Sir Simon Harcourt, and Sir Thomas Temple, with a notable Victory over the Rebel Maccartie at Enishannon Ford: Mack-Con the Rebel's attempt upon the Town of Bandon Bridge, and their happy Defeat by Sir Richard Grinfield.  
Sunday, jan. 16. Sir Simon Harcourt, and Sir Thomas Temple, hearing that the late risen Rebel, Dominick Mack Carty was drawing toward the Town and Castle of Enishannon: with intent to victual and man it better, as we conceived: considering how near that Castle stands unto Kingsale, lately recovered, and how bad an enemy likely to prove, if we should suffer the Rebels, not only to neastle there, but even to pass by our door, and to relieve them in a Bravado, desired of God dispensation for breach of the Sabbath, & after some short prayers, and recommending ourselves unto God: with refreshing our bodies with such food, as the condition of the time, and place, would permit: We advanced two hundred Horse, and fifteen hundred Foot, and five small field Pieces with this equipage; we came unto the ford of Enishannon, being very exceeding broad, but not very deep, hard chalky clay, being the siege of the Ford: An arm of the Sea flowing up from Kingsale, three Irish miles: we must needs pass this Ford unto Enishanon, other way there is none.  
Mounsieur Mack-Carty passed along the other side of the Ford upon the Strand, in passing good order, as ever saw Rebels, since I came over, his Horse being at least four or five hundred completely armed: his Foot two thousand, and about six or seven hundred completely armed with Pike, half Pike, Musket, or Calliver, (which makes me suspect something, seeing that a Rebel but lately risen, and of no great note, this being the very first exploit that ever he took in hand, as we hear of, should in so short a time be able to raise so many men, and in that manner to furnish them) we expected not, till he should bed us come over: but forthwith sent over our cavalry to charge him, and a little to stay his haste, and to persuade him to take us along with him to Enishannon: if we could not obtain so much as to be there before him: Sir Simons two hundred Horse were as good, and as serviceably fitted, as ever were horse, that went out of England and the Cavallieers that sat them, as experienced Fire-men: Yet their marching so fare in the water; and the enemy standing on the dry strand, much broke their charge, and advantaged the Enemies, who received their charge boldly, and answered it stoutly: at least whether that they wanted powder, or (which I rather believe) their powder was damp, being carried in bags by their side, (as their manner is) whether it was one or the other, their pistols would no longer fire, with Mack-Cartie perceiving, caused his cavalry to retire: and advanceth his Infantry against our cavalry: and not the worst in front you may be sure.  
We victualled and mannered the Castle with such provision and Ammunition as we could well spare, until we shall hear farther from you; and on Monday were back again at Kingsale.  
Tuesday the eighteen we heard news that Bandon Bridge was suddenly surprised by the Rebel Mac Con; and most fortunately relieved by Sir Richard Grenvill: a very fine English Town walled in, belonging unto the Earl of Cork: the manner thus: Sir Richard at his arrival to Cork, it being a thick and foggy air, was something ill disposed: Captain Thomas Finch, Captain of the Fort, persuaded him to take his Troop, and to scour the Country, passing as fare as Bandon, there to lodge a night or two, being a most sweet air, thereby not only to recreate himself, but also to revive the drooping hearts of his dear Countrymen, with the presence of so worthy a Commander: Sir Richard consented, and the next morning being Monday, Jan. 11. with fourscore Horse, and only thirty Musketeers, passed thither; when he came upon an hill, within a mile of the Town, he heard their Drum beat, and saw their colours fly, the Town standing in a bottom; likewise about some hundred shot play, wondering that they played so fast: within half a mile we heard lamentations of women, and crying out of children, we liked not that: Sir Richard caused his Trumpets to sound, his Horse and Muskets to order, and thus they all crying courage countrymen, a Grinfield, a Grinfield: we came to the gates, which by reason of the great confusion in the Town, were not opened scarce within a quarter of an hour.  
Being entered, they found the Enemy to have entered in the Low Town through the water, between two butts of wall; some forty were entered, and scirmishing with the Town's men: the rest to the number of six hundred, were passing the ford a main; when they saw our trumpets and such a number of fresh horse in that equipage, and the shot plainly increased, they in the passage retired with all speed they could make, into the wood and bog, some Two miles above the River, never staying for their fellows in the Town, who were all slain to the number of forty five; nine Bandon men were either slain or dangerously hurt: Thus was that pretty Town happily relieved, but all other news is not of this nature, I wish it were.  
Towns of greater importance are taken, that way we had sustained some harm, had not Sir Simon so wisely considered the Rebel's advantage, (having not only the strand, but divers high and broken sandy banks behind him shocked with his supplies) and caused his Infantry upon the falling back of his horse to come up ankle deep in water in one whole body and to pour in such a volley of shot into the Rebels gross, that they dropped wonderfully, neither could their shot at that distance reach our men, as appeared afterward, being most of them Calivers: Sir Simon perceiving how the game played, would not suffer his men to move any further, but to ply their shot at such distance, which he perceived sufficiently annoyed their Enemies, and did them much harm; At the third volley, the Enemy's Infantry gave over and retired to the banks upon their horse, how much they retired as near as could be guessed, ours at distance advanced, till at length, the Enemy gave the freedom of the strand: then after one volley more, our horse now under the command of Sir Thomas Temple, having recovered the strand also, as now our foot had already the banks. At last, having found where they got up two horse a breast, (the foot in the mean time awing the Enemy, fell upon them in such a fierce manner), that no resistance in a manner was made; there was dead upon the ground eight hundred horse and foot, with Mack Cartie and his two Bastard brethren, whose heads were straight way smitten off, and carried upon poles unto Enishannon.  
Wither being come, the Town made, nor could make no resistance; The Castle would not answer; whereupon Sir Simon with his five pieces battered the gate, and wicket, entered by force, found thirty desperate Villains in it, hanged some of them over the Castle wall, some in other parts of the Town.  
FINIS.