A wildfire PLOT▪ Found out in IRELAND: showing How the REBELS would have consumed the City of Dublin with wildfire.  
Also how three Lords were taken Prisoners, and committed to the Castle.  
Also how the Scots have joined battle against the Rebels.  
Together with the names of those Lords which led the forces, and took the Rebels prisoners, with their nu●ber of forces, both of horse and foot.  
With the exact copies of two Letters, sent from two merchants in Ireland, one to Mr. Walterhouse, Citizen in London, and the other to a worthy Divine, concerning all the proceedings of the Plots, which the Rebels ever did intend to this very day.  
London Printed for Thomas Bates, 6641.   

A wildfire PLOT found out in Ireland.  
IF there were ever found deadly enemies to true Christian Religion, they are now found out in Ireland, that Mother of all treachery, and Nurse of treason. For their inveterate malice is now grown to the full perfection of disloyalty: and what they could not perfect in one nefarious plot, they did now intend to perform in another. Their late pretended Gun-powper plot is not unknown to all men, which they being frustrated of (having much powder by that means ready by them) did make therewith many balls of wildfire, with which they intended to burn the whole city of Dublin with a vast inflation. The number of all the Rebels are conceived to be for certainty about 30000. and their multitude increaseth daily: many of them lie in Caves of the earth, some others are in Dandalke, which they took the 30 day of October, others are in the counties of Vester, Canney and Cavin, but especially in the county of Manahom in great number: But not to wander thus from my intent, I will speak more largely of the wildfire, which they plotted very lately for the ruin of the whole kingdom. About the dead time of Thursday night, being th' 11. of Nov▪ 500 of them or thereabout, came out of the Caves in the earth with balls of wildfire in their hands, casting and tossing them over the city walls of Dublin. There were five houses burnt down thereby equal to the ground, & the fi●e took hold of many other houses, but (as it was God's great mercy) they were suddenly quenched by the great labour of the people, and thanks be to Almighty God, no more hurt was done by them.  
There was an English Merchant lived in one of those houses, that were burnt, whose estate, was supposed to be no less than 35000l & he lost most part of his estate there. The rest were all Protestants, men of very good fashion, and reputation: but by the reason of that calamity, now scarce worth any thing: all whose estates we do much deplore, and commiserate. But there are a 1000, men do guard the City day and night: who hearing of this combustion, did immediately march out of the Gates, and took three Lords, Lord Casmahawne, L▪ Mackamaveire, L. bohounes, with about the number of fifty other Rebels, whom they committed all to the Castle, the other fled, and ran about the fields and woods, & raised a great number of the Rebels presently; whowere about nine thousand the next day, and marched against the city: but the Lords and justices having some suspicion before thereof, did that very night send a Post into Scotland, & some English colonels, who very lovingly did assist them. There came from Scotland, & the Northern parts of England▪ 4000 foot men, & 400 horsemen, who did in some manner qualify them. Sir Francis Willobie Governor of the Castle comman●ed 50 pieces of Ordinance to be brought out, which were discharged against the Rebels, he had 200 men under him. My Lord Moor ●ame from Broghed● with 700 foot men, Sir H. Juckbourne with ten foot Companies in complete arms, Sir Charles Coot with 1000 foot. So that in all the number of the Rebels that were slain, were about 3000 and 80, besides many Armss, which the English, Scottish, and Irish protestants did take from them.  
The rogues are very resolute, for they put both man, women, and children to the sword, wheresoever they meet them, without any distinction of sex with cruel tyranny. But they very seldom appear armed; so that sometime they are not known, and so under pretence of Protestants, they cut their throats; for they bury all their armour in Caves in the woods, wherefore all things are most excessive dear in the city, neither can they scarce buy any thing for their money, for the Country dare not venture to bring in any Commodities to the City, for fear the Rebels should assault them, wholly in ambush almost everywhere thereabout. They dare nor travel in the day, much less in the night, for then the Rebels are most obvious, and do range more frequently about. So that things of mere necessity can scarce be had in the city to the great relief of the Inhabitants thereof.  
O egregious treachery! or rather treason to the King, and kingdom! These things would make a very Democritus to cry out in doleful exclamations. But let those that delight thus in such fire, fear lest they fall into an everlasting fire: and let them take heed lest a sudden fire descend from heaven, & consume them Praecipitiously, like as the fiery Serpents did the Israelites.   

The true copy of a Letter sent from Mr. Joseph Watson Merchant in Dublin, to Mr. Watterhouse Citizen in London dated November the 4. 1641.  
Mr. Watterhouse▪  
After our loves remembered unto you, hoping of your good health which the Lord in his mercy long continue: this is to certify you concerning our condition. I doubt not, but you have heard of the Papists which are risen in Rebellion, but God did deliver our City from their bloody device: else we had not a man of us been alive this day. For they had intended to take the Castle, where all the strength of the kingdom was, and then they would have ruinated us, and all the English in the kingdom; had not God miraculously delivered us. The discovery was but at ten of the clock on Friday night: and the next morning they might have took the Castle, had not one in company revealed it to the Lords: and though we seem to have been delivered, yet we are still in great fear; for we know not who are our enemies, and friends. Many enemies we have amongst us in the City, that should have been the first, that should have cut our throats, as it hath been in the Country in one of the best plantations of the English, that is now in the County of Manahom, and Cavin▪ and orher Counties. The whole County of Manahom the Irish thereof are in Rebellion, and many English are destroyed, & loit their lives, and all their means; some worth ● 1000 pounds over night, and not a rag to cover them the next day. There is by Relation, 500 people of them now in our City, all stripped of their clothes: no difference between rich and poor, only the Rich were worse dealt with. Now our Lords have sent out y●terday an Army down, & the Scots in the North parts are risen to meet them. But it is thought the Scots have met with them ere this, and have driven them from one place, but there are a great number of them, but not a quarter of them armed men, but they have good store of arms: we hope the Lord will stay them. Many of them are taken, and more every day, but it will be a great while before they be suppressed: and our soldiers prove many false, and still we every day & night watch them. There is above 500 men in arms watch our City every night, householders and other men, are I may say a 1000 We have in our out Stee●s 200. they would have set our town on fire, for they are mainly enraged,, and daily treacheries are found out, which is God's great mercy to us. By this means we have no trade in our City more than needs require, that is for victuals, and candles, & such like things, which men cannot be without, & we can get in no debts, for men will pay no moneys. For my part I shall be a great loser by these times, for we are at a great charge, it is one man's work to watch, and there is great distraction.  
Thus with my love to you, desiring your prayers, which I know are not wanting, for us, I ever rest  
Your loving Friend Joseph Watson.   

The copy of another Letter sent to a worthy Divine in this City &c.  
Worthy Sir.  
AFter my best respects recommended unto you I think it expedient to acquaint you of all affairs, that belong to our Irish business. My Lord Moor is in Dro●heda with 700. foot and a troop or two; Some of my Lords children are already come hither, and we expect my Lady Moor and their children this night: my Lord hath sent hither several trunks: they are this day put into the Castle to be safely preserved.  
There is 200. Soldiers in the Castle victualled for 12. months and about 50. pieces of Ordinance, mounted to keep the City in awe. Sir Francis Willoughby is governor, and Sir John Borlasse lodgeth therein.  
The Justices sit at Cork-house to free the Castle from recourse of people thereto. This morning have marched toward Drogheda 10. foot companies in complete arms, under the command of Sir Henry ●●ckbourn. Dandalk● was taken on Sunday. And the Scots and some English have come upon the Rebels, and have restrained the New●●e from the Rebels with the loss of a few men▪ 80▪ of the Rebels are slain, with good store of arms. The Scots and English from the North are 4000 foot, and 400, horse & their army increaseth: There are in the County of Cavan under the command of Sir Charles Coot a 1000 foot. We are in good hopes that the Lords of the Pole will prove true, for they are here offering their service daily. Great in number the Rebels are, and daily increasing both in Vester and Carney. My Lord Moor's troop have lately taken about 60. of the Rebels, and killed 3. or 4. and rescued 7. score head of cattle from them. We do not as yet hear of any rising in Mountser, or Lemster: so as we hope these broils will cease when the English army as well as the Scots fall upon them. Thus hoping I have satisfied you herein, I commend you to God and rest.  
Dublin Novemb. ●. 1641. Your loving Friend, H. L.