THE NEWEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMY IN IRELAND.  
IN TWO LETTERS: The one from the Apothecary( formerly to the late Earl of Strafford) now to the said army.  
And the other from a good Hand.  
Both dated in Dublin, Febr. 1. 1642.  
LONDON: Printed February 17. 1642.   

Dublin February 1. 1642.  
WE have had hopes every wind would have brought us the glad tidings of a Peace be twixt King and Parliament, now we are left to ourselves to stand or fall, our Army is and hath been much discontented for want of pay, and Officers going over continually from us, yet amid all these fears, wants, and troubles, the Lord hath not forsaken us, he still goes out with our Armies, and fights our Battailes, and blesseth us beyond expectation: the Lord bless our Army that went eight dayes since to relieve Athlone in Connaught, some fifty miles from us, lately general Preston, who commands the Rebells forces, hath taken a town called the burr or Parsons town, being remote from us, and never relieved but once since the Rebellion, where were eight hundred persons, men, women, and children, who fought eight dayes with the Rebells, and then approaches came near to the walls, being no remedy, they had good Quarter; half their goods, money, plate, &c. and so are come to us: but it is reported, that general Preston intends to fight with our men( who are near a thousand horse and foot) the Lord bless them. Lately we received ill news for us from the King, viz. a Commission from the King to Treat with the Rebells, to hear the grievances: which causeth great discontent amongst us, and will, we fear, be the utter undoing of us: We are in great want, provision very scant: Our army of seven hundred horse and foot, going a Cow-catching into Wicklow amongst the mountaines and bogs, brought us home three thousand sheep, and six hundred head of Cattle, to the great joy of us all; Fresh-meate being wondrous scant; a quarter of small Mutton at ten shillings, eggs two pence a piece, and so all other things rateably.  
Now the Lord Lyle, and colonel Muncke, have undertaken to maintain two thousand men abroad in the Rebells country, and put the State to no charges, but the setting of them forth, and so to remain out all this Summer, which they may do: they are providing for it, and hand-Mills are making to grind corn for their men, and other things necessary for them: This design many are against, and would hinder it, if they could: We are afraid this treaty of peace will hinder it, No peace, no peace, to these rebellious Miscreants: This is our estate for the present: The Lord sand you an end, which we fear are but begun.   

Another from Dublin, Feb. 1. 1642.  
I Cannot but let you know our present misery, our Magazine for the army is almost spent, our money quiter gone; no pay for Souldiers, but what we( more then half pillaged people) do weekly pay; and the Merchants that have corn and herrings, deliver in; our plate( what is not sold) half is to be given in, and the rest, I suppose, will shortly be called for; and the next will be worse. The Enemy hath gotten the burr from our men, but have given them a faire quarter; some report that they are come away with half their money; it is thought there was not so little as 20000 li. in money there, all was lost for want of relief. I wrote you in my last, about 14. dayes since, that colonel Gibson, and colonel Crafford, were abroad with 500. men, or thereabouts, each, and their Armies went two ways; colonel Gibson about the country of Kildare, and that way; and returned home the 18. Jannar. without doing any thing; and colonel Crafford came home the 20. out of the County of Wicklow, bringing with him 5. or 600 Cowes, and 2000. sheep, he got that journey which he spent, and brought home at twice( it is thought) near 5000 sheep from the Rebells: Never had battle with the Rebells, although their Army being about 700. musketeers, 300. pike, and 300. horse, as it is reported, being often in sight of our Army, but as I am informed, they appointed a day to fall on our army suddenly, which was under command of colonel Crafford,( for colonel Gibson was far from him) but the night before( unawares to our Army) they were drawn very near, and lay all within a small compass together, and Captain Devalier with some 18. horse went forth and came in the morning on a town where were 300. foot, besides horse, of the Rebels that lodged there, and coming unawares( for they had no Sentinels abroad because they knew their plot was not known to our men) fell upon the town, and as many as could got away, supposing all our souldiers were come upon them: but finding the contrary, returned; notwithstanding captain Devalier got 5. or 6. good horses saddled with their holsters but not their pistols, and killed some men, and took a prisoner or 2. which  told him all their plot; after that they were discouraged from giving battle to our men, had not God wrought his work, our army had been endangered, and the last prey of cattle been lost. Collon. Crafford sent most of his men home, before he came himself, and the report was that he was coming himself: but in the night he and some 150. horse and foot, got to Sir John Hoys house, which the Rebels espied, but assoon as he and the foot were gotten in, he caused all the musketeers to cut off a part of their lighted matches,& gave to the Troopers, and they marched away with them burning in their hands, whereby the Rebels thought they were all gone, whereupon divers came to that house, and still as they came in they were cut off by our Souldiers there, so they were not discovered; so that all the cattle which they had sent over the River of Arklowe into the County of Welford for safety, they brought back again to feed in the County of Wicklowe, but the next night after came back again Captain Marrow with his troop toward the River of Arklow, and Col. Crafford from Sir John hoys house made forward the same way; coming very early in the morning towards Arklowe river they found the cattle that last c●me home, which was a great relief for the present, but that plenty is almost forgotten, being so many mouths that gapt for it; God knows what we shall do hereafter; I doubt not but others have written of our present estate, but the future is like to be worse God knows. The 25. went forth a Convoy to relieve my Lord President of Connoght, and to bring home what men are left alive, onely they will leave a small Garrison in the Castle of Athlowe, with my Lord, as many as may onely keep the Castle.  
Our army went forth hence not above 500. foot, and 150. horse, but some say that they were to have more men by the way from our garrison at trim, they have a great charge with them of Ammunition, I pray God sand them his special help from the enemy, they are much to be feared, general Preston being so strong at the Burr; I should think our misery should move England to make peace, sure I am that there is( in some that hinder it) a good affection to the Irish Rebellion; I pray God their counsel may not be followed, it is an easy matter to deceive an honest heart, who think others like himself: we are much amnoyed by the Rebels that lye at Manoth, in sight of Kildares Castle, and in the woods about it, we hear that general Preston hath sent up 1000. men to assist them that had it before, and to have the charge of that place( being but 10. miles from this place) but our welsh that hath kept it before, will not part with it to the Generals men, upon which there is some discord between them; In the mean time( had not this ill news come from England) our army should have this day gone thither to take up the matter, for it is good fishing in troubled waters; we had need make better use of our time then we have hitherto done.   
FINIS.