Tuesday May 3. 1642. Numb. 3.  
occurrences From IRELAND From the 2. of April, to the 22. Being a Copy of a Letter from Dublin, by an Officer of the Regiment, commanded by colonel monk, Written to a private friend of his in London.  
Relating all the several passages of the English forces in those parts against the Rebels.  
Also relieving of divers Castles, and the bringing in of the heads of the Lord Dunboynes brother, colonel barn, and colonel Butler, with divers other matters of note.  
LONDON, Printed for Henry Twyford. 1642.   

Good and true news from Ireland.  
VPon the second of this month with 2500. foot and 4. or 500. horse, wee marched from this town to relieve some Castles and towns in the queens County, and the County of Kildare; in all our march we burned houses and corn for three miles round us, we met with no enemy that did oppose us, but upon the second daies march, quarter Mr. General Logde, and about 100. horsemen,( my self being there) riding before to take quarters, wee met with one Suttons Castle a rebel, being a mile from the Maas, 60. of us went into the court, where we found 5. or 600. good poultry, we killed as many as served our turns, and took out of the stables three good horses, and the people of the Castle never sent shot amongst us, though indeed they might have cut most of us off, considering how careless we were of ourselves in running after the poultry, but afterwards a troope of horse going into the court, they shot the trumpeter dead, upon this 200. musquetteers were drawn out and played before the Castle three houres, we lost four men, and ten shot, at last wee were forced to blow up the Castle( being ten a clock at night) two men and one woman were saved, and the next morning hanged, the next day wee relieved the English in Athy, and made it a garrison, we hanged the mayor of the town, and divers others of good quality; the same day we relieved captain Grymes Castle, and left him ammunition and men; within two dayes wee marched to the Fort of Least, where the poor people received us with joyful tears, having been much oppressed by the Rebells, and almost starved within the Fort; the enemies are very strong in those parts, two daies after we came to the Fort, the Rebells had got upon a ford between Sir Charles coat and the Fort, he having 200. horse with him, burning the Country about, but my Lord of Ormond hearing of it, sent my colours with 600. musketeers, and some few firelocks to clear the ford; we fought with the Rebells three or four houres, wee had shot dead six men, and fourteen or fifteen shot; this time we kept the Rebells doing: Sir Charles coat and his horse was got seven miles higher by the river side, where it was foarable, and by this means was freed, otherwise had been lost; when we had strengthened the Fort of Least with men, munition and money, wee were resolved to march to Dublin, but the Rebells had sent us word they would prevent us, having gathered together the strength of three Counties at least, to the number of 10000 men. Their purpose was to stop our passage upon a ford, we had not that day marched three miles till we discovered many of their colours, they marched very fast to meet us, we being at a halt, stayed till they came just against us, but there was a bog between us, so that we could not meet till we had marched four miles, all this way our van and theirs marched in one breast, onely some 600. of our men were commanded before to clear our passage, and was got over the ford before we came half an hour, when we came to the end of the bog the Rebells fact us, my Lord of Ormond presently drew our men in battalia, and fronted the enemy with our small number as there was occasion; the Rebells all this while was very busy preparing to fight, we had four troops of horse on the right wing of our army, and four of the left wing, my colours that day commanded our right wing division, which indeed was against their battalia; being ready, we marched in the plain field till we came less then half musket shot of them before wee gave fire, our five field pieces were planted by a ditch side, within musket shot of the enemy: the enemy had all advantages the place could afford them, first, they had the wind, then the hill, and a strong ditch of a mile long, that no breast work could be better, wee could see nothing but the very tops of their heads, so soon as the field pieces were shot( though they did no execution) our men fell on like so many Captaines, cheering themselves with shouts, and powring milions of shots to the Rebells, all this while I dare say, we killed not ten Rebells, by reason of their strong work, it was the goodness of the Almighty who preserved us this time all with life, unless six men which dyed in place, though indeed they might easily killed abundance of us being within pistol shot of them, and in the open field, then the rogues run, and upon the pursuit were killed near 500. of them, they had a bog near them, where run a main, had we had one mile of good ground more, our horse had got between them and the bog, and our musketeers in the rear, we had cut off every foot man of theirs, their horse they rid into the bogs, and there stabled, then some fifteen of them got out, I got some twelve or fourteen pound in pillage, wee killed the Lord Dunboynes brother, colonel barn, and colonel Butler, and brought their heads along, this being done, every one of us fell on our knees, and gave God thankes for a safe deliverance, and so wee marched.  
Sir, I thank you for my Letter, which I received the day after I came home: wee are going on monday to a very strong Castle seven miles from this town, where we expect very hot service, the Rebels being strong. I will writ you the effect of it by the next Ordinary. The Lords Justices use us very unkindly, they will not give us neither seven dayes, nor fourteen dayes, nor twenty eight dayes pay, but some small imprests, hardly enough to keep life and soul together. And for the private Souldiers, my Lord Parsons Ammunition beef hath almost killed half of them. In the Rebels Proclamation they spoken of great sums they would give to any that should bring in the Lord of Ormonds head, Sir Charles coat, the Treasurer, and divers others of the council: But when they spoken of the two Lords Justices, Lord Parsons and Burlace, they would not give two pence for theirs.  
Dublin April 22. 1642. With my service to yourself I rest your assured servant to command. R. C.   

Another Letter to a special friend, dated April 22. 1642.  
AT my coming to Dublin, the Army was abroad; but on Sunday last returned with victory in great Triumph, having given the Rebels battle the Friday before; who met them some seventeen miles from Dublin, with at least ten or twelve thousand horse and foot, having great advantage of the English Army, both by gaining the Hill, the wind and sun: But after our field-pieces had discharged their ranks, our horse broke in upon them, and killed five or six hundred of them, the rest fled away over bogs, where they lost many of their horse. In this defeat we got five of their Colours, took some of their Baggage, wagons and Carts, three of their chief Commanders heads were brought to Dublin, Sir Morgan Cavenan, the Lord Mount Garrets son in Law, and another Colonels head, Sir Charles coat being left behind at the Neast, about twelve miles from Dublin, with about 1500. of our Army conceiving the Rebels would follow him: Our northern Army, under the command of Sir Henry Titchbourne, and the Lord Moore have taken Dundalke from the Rebels, where they put almost all the whole town to the sword. The war is now become so bloody, that there is no quarter given on any side. Wee hear he hath taken in the Newry. Three or four thousand Scots are landed, also more Northerly. The next opportunity expect a continuation.  
FINIS.