The Letter OF Master ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, In Ireland to his Father here Resident in LONDON.  
I do believe you do expect some news, which in brief I will relate unto you. I had been out with the rest of our Company diverse times to find some Rogues, but could not meet any till at last going to a Castle where we found it very strong and guarded with two hundred and fifty Rebels which we put all to the Sword, with the loss of some three men, and two great Commanders, and at another Castle a Mile beyond that, the very same day was I shot with a Bullet in the Shoulder, which will seem to you very miraculous, for the Bullet made a hole in my cloak, and a hole in my shirt, and wounded my Shoulder, yet never made a hole in my coat, but a dent which shoulder now is well. On Friday, we killed some fifty at another Castle, and on the very next day following the rogue's army marched the whole day of one side of us being ten to one against us, displaying their Colours in a most glorious way, making themselves sure of the victory, having cast lots the day before for our garments. Our Field pieces, and our Wagons marched so far with us, that we could march no farther, without giving them battle in the field, which we did and in a moment, put them to flight, being twelve thousand, and we scarce three thousand. And we killed of them that day some eight hundred, or very nigh one thousand, but it was God that did fight our battle for us.  
We have fired above an hundred Irish towns. It is for truth. From Dublin, 1642. May third   

Another from Dublin, this 30. of April, 1642.  
SInce my last, of the last week's Post, I have received yours of the twelfth present, and have answered as by the enclosed. For the affairs in general, God be praised, they go prosperously forward, From Youghall this week letters came unto Conne, that the rebels came up to the walls of Korke, and drove away the pray of the town, but my Lord Eusequeene and Sir Charles Uaverson, my Lord president yet being sick, followed them, recovered the cattle, and killed eighty of them, that the young Lord Brahal, the youngest son of the Earl of Kork, made a road into Roaches country, and there killed 400. or 500 of the rebels.  
That the second son, the Lord Killinmekey, being at Band sent out a squadron of Horse, upon some design up into Carbory, the rebels laid an Ambush and took 14. of them upon quarter, but no sooner possessed of their bodies, but they cut their throats under their tongue roots, and pulled out their tongues through it, othersome they pulled their eyes out, no sooner was this barbarous cruelty committed, but upon notice given to my Lord Tillinmequie, he presently sallied forth, with the strength he could make, the Rebels fled to some great Castle, and he pursued them, broke in, and killed 400. of them, And Muskerry himself as it is advised escaped from them, with great difficulty.  
That the Count of Kinsale is revolted, and that those English that were in it are all Butchered.  
From the North we hear the Scots are landed 4000 strong and are marching to the Newry, and Sir Henry Tishbourne on foot, with his army towards the Navon, where it is said the rebel makes great head.  
This day, thanks be unto God, part of our Army in this town, which marched out yesterday morning with two great pieces of Ordnance, a demi-cannon and Demiculverin are all safely returned from a Castle called Loisleipe, being one sir Nicholas White's who hath been these two months in the Castle of Dublin, there the Rebel had made himself very strong, being but six miles off us, and accounted to be one of the greatest Castles for strength in our parts, and accommodated with a most advantageous help of wood and river adjoining unto it, yet nevertheless after discharge of some forty great shot in the dark of the night by the help of several advantages, our men not being able to hinder their flight, they all stole away and left us the Castle, which is made a garrison, fifty soldiers left there, Sir Charles Coot still at the Nasse, and hath done several services there abouts since our armies coming home, one day last week the rebel took a Bog, his men stripped themselves of their breeches, and followed the Rebels into the Bog, there killed an hundred of them, as I was credibly told by a Lieutenant yesterday that was in that skirmish, and they Recovered that time 300. head of cattle, the Almighty God prosper and continue these happy progressions; I remain with my prayers for the establishment of true peace, and settled unity amongst them.   

London, Printed for Richard Lowndes, and are to be sold at his Shop next without Ludgate. 1642.