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NEVVES FROM
atrve relation
Of the great overthrow which
the Englifh gave the Rebels before Dro-
beda3\\cnt in a Letter bearing date the 27 of
February,to Sir Robert King Knight
at Cecill Houfe in the
Strand.
And ordered by the Parliament to be Printed.
LONDON,
Printed for John Franke, an d arc to be fold
at his ft op next doore to the Kings
head in Fleetfireet ,1642.
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Joy full Newes from
or a true relation of the great overthrow
which the Engltfh gave the Rebels before
DrohesU.
Noble Skr......
Nmy laft to you, I figni-
fied to you, the difficulties
which were like to befall
us by the releeving of
Drobeda, but God by his
infinite mercy hath freed
us (I may fay miraculoufly) from that ha¬
zard : for when our men there were dri»
ven to that extremitie to eat horle-flefh,
Sir Henry Ticbbourne (allied- out of the
Towne with only fourty Musketiers, and
fourty Hor(e,and beat off foure hundred of
the Enemies, killed above threefcore of
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©fthem,recovered fourefcore Cowes and
Oxen, and two hundred fheepe; burned
foure townes, and brought home two of
their Collours; Befides, 1 muft relate unto
you Gods abundant goodnefle nnto us, in
that the night before the reliefe and fuc-
cours Which we fentby Sea from Dublin
to them, fliould have entred into the Har¬
bour of Droheda, ( which was ftrongiy
fenced over with a Chaine and feverall
boates) there happened a ftorme which
broke their chainer, and gave our men fo
free a paflage, as with little difficulty they
came fafely to the towne. The Rebels
were gathered at l\jijhalgham within fe-
ven miles of Dublin,above two thoufand
men, where they were fettled in a very
ftrong wood. My Lord of Carried
out part of our Army, and be lt them out
of that great ftrength (Tor they would not
come into the Ghampaine) and k il led a-
bove a hundred of them, without any
confiderable lofTe of our fide, only Cap-
taine lames ^ochfort, a moft gallant and
couragi.
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couragious gentleman .This was an ad of
♦ great bravery, wherein Sir Charles Coote
did, ( as he doth alwayes) beyond expe-
dation, expofing his perfon to as much
danger as any man living could; and in-
truth he is a gallant man, full of courage
and good affedions, and delcrves great
incouragement from that lide. Our loul-
dioursarein great want of money,which
caufes a generall want of all other necefla-
ries, yet notwithftanding God hath in¬
filled fuch courage '.into them (for un¬
doubtedly it is his worke) that they
thinke there is no danger lb great,but they
may attempt-fit.
Colonel! Munke is arrived here with
my Lord Lieutenants Regiment of fifteen
hundred foot, and SirJRtcbard GreeYill
with neere foure hundred Horfe, which
puts much heart into us, and makes us
looke big upon our neighbours, yet we
grieue Wee cannot be able to releeve our
friends in other parts; but I hope when
our fullfuccours fhall come, we fhall not
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only defend this place, but adde comfort
to our poore diftrefled friends abroad.
The enemy though their numbers
bee very great, even beyond beleefe, yet
their hearts ;begin to faint, and I belecvc
they repent their furious madnefle.
If my Brother be in , I pray you
impart this Letter to him, I would have
written to him, but that I thought he was
at Chefler, 'or on his way thither • By the
next hee fhall heare from me at large, and
I fhall likewifc trouble you.
I muft now only tell you, that I thanke
you for your care of thole things which
conccrne mee, and that I am, Sir,
your moft aflfedtionace
fervant,
Ltb,%y. 1641. Ed.Loftn Mjirtii 7®°.
Tis this day ordered
forthwith
That this Letter be publifhod
in Print,
H, Slfing Cler. P.D. fivt.