A CERTAIN relation of the Earl of Ormonds' proseeding in IRELAND, Showing what Prisoners he hath taken, and what towns he hath burnt and what store of Pillage he hath sent, and brought home with him.  
Also the manner of the Enemies besieging Bandonbridge, with 12000. men, and how that there were slain 2000 of them, the rest put to flight by the Earl of Cork sons and Sir Charles Vavarsour.  
Being a Letter sent from Sir Robert Trevers to Sir. william Dike, living in theamestreet in London  

june 3.  
Ordered to be forthwith printed.   
London Printed for john Blading 1642.   

A Certain relation of the Earl of Ormonds' victories of late.  
Worthy Sir  
I Know you cannot but much desire to here from your friends especially having left them in this miserable distracted Kingdom, where nothing is frequent but tumults and bloody masacres; yet in the midst of these it hath pleased Almighty God to bless your friends with health: I know you expect some news from hence, and God be praised, I never had more cause, nor betternewes to certify you of, which hath conduced to the glory of Almighty God, and the comfort of all us poor distressed Protestants, against whom that devoving beast of Rome, hath advanced her Force.  
About the beginning of this month O Sulivan Bear, came from the Western parts with twelve thousand men, and came to Timoleague, where Doctor Roger O Shahqns dwells and pillaged the town, and killed a great many of the English barborously, ravishing these Wives and Daughters, taking the prey of all the town, marched away and came to Macharta Reh a great Rebel who had 12000 men, joined their Forces, marched to Band●nbridge, and there besieged the town and us in it, threatening to put us all to the sword if we did not presently render the town, so these Rebels and their Forces continued before the town strictly besieging us, and daily shooting at the town, the space of four days, in which time we had dispatched certain Messengers to my Lord Precedent of Munster to Cork, who hearing of our distress, sent Sir Charles Vavasour, who came in the night with only 500 men and some other English Commanders, and two pieces of Ordnance, who made an assault upon them before it was light (they not expecting any such thing) which being so suddenly performed, did so distract and amaze the Rebels that they seemed to be men without life, and we hearing this Alarm in the town, having 2000 men in readiness under the command of the Right Honourable the Lords of Cenelmuch & Brahull, both my Lord of Corks sons (as having before had intelligence of the stratagem) did issue out upon them, and valiantly assailed them, who at the coming of the town Forces, they were absolutely routed, and every man began to provide for his safety by flight, nor could the threats nor persuasions of their Commanders cause them to stay but they all run away, and left their chief Commander O Sulivan Bear, who was there taken prisoner, yet for all their haste there were at this bickering slain and wounded on the Rebel's part to the number of 2000 men we losing but twenty men beside some prisoners that were presently conveyed to Cork to my Lord President, who presently caused them all to be hanged. Thus we daily see by experience how mightily God fighteth for us, to whom be praise and glory for evermore.  
On Wednesday morning the 21. of Mây they burnt Ratowth and so marched to Lonshaglan that day being very foul and unfit for a long march, on that day Lieutenant Colonel Read, and Birssad of Kilrow, his eldest Son who rendered themselves to the Earl of Ormond, as did also Mr. Patrick Barnwall, were sent by the Earl of Ormond in the conidition of prisoners with twelve horse to the Lords 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 Borlasse and Captain Bien arrived from Droghedah by Sea and brought us the glad news of those which were in Tredah, Garrisons beating the Rebels from all their quarters round about Drogheda, in so much as the Rebels and with them the Arch-rebel Sir Phelim Oneall have been Constrained shameful to sorsake 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 be 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, of which they have mournfully taken their last leave so as many think ever to see them or their own again  
Sir Henry Tichborne hath burnt several Towns about him for three or four miles and brought to the Tow 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 Goq for his still continued miraculous deliverances of us.  
On Thursday the 22. of May other twelve horses were returned back to the Earl of Ormond in leiu 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 being Friday at four of the Clock 60 horse were sent in their rooms, the Earl wanted not any such accession of strength, 28 put 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.  
On Sunday the 25. the Earl sent a guard hither with these prisoners following, Edward Dowdall of Muncklowne, Lawrance Dowdall hi● son Nicholas Dowdall of Brownestowne, Gerrald Ailmer the Lawyer William Mallone of Lissmulen Stephen Dowdall of Classlowne.  
On Tuesday the 27. and Wednesday much pillage was sent home by the Army whereby the other sibe are made to see that now they have done pillaging as we begin 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, which Sir Robert Travers hath already begun to do and, having 200 men which he left in garrison at Millakide, Sir john Netervile also rendered himself in that journey to the Earl of Ormond.  
Since that time Georg Dovenish john Tal●● of Robertstowne and Sir Andrew Aileaner rendered themselves to the Lords, justices, as also did the Lord Baron of Dunsany on the 27 of May, and that Lord and Sir john Nettervill and all the rest stand Committed to the Castle as Prisoners.   
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