A true relation of the late occurrences in Ireland in two letters; one brought over by a noble gentleman, Sir Hards Waller, of a sharpe skirmish there happened the 29. of Iune last, betwixt the Right Honourable the Lord Inchguin, Captain William Jephton, and Sir William Courtney, of the English party, and the rebels on the other side in the province of Munster, dated from Ireland the 8. of this instant Iuly. The other dated the fourth of Iulie from I.H. to his uncle W.E. wherein relation is made of three severall defeats given to the rebels by the Lord of Kelonmikie, the Lord of Broughall, and others. With the taking of 6. ensignes, 8. drums, and armes for 500. men, with great store of bootie.

To my loving Vncle Master VV. E.

Most deare and loving Vncle:

HAving the conveniency of sending by this Bearer, I am bold to write of our last Oc∣currences in these parts.

The 29 of June, wee marched with our English forces being four hundred foot, and four Troops of Horse towards the Enemy, and having dis∣covered them, wee found them to be three thousand Foot and Horse, and yet we gave them battail, and such was the goodnesse of God unto us that wee forced them to retreat into a Town, where continuing our pursuit beat them out a∣gain, and forced them utterly to flight, in this service our Horse and Foot killed six hundred of them, took their Am∣munition

and Waggons, & having pillaged their Town, we burnt it to the ground, and brought away six Ensignes, eight Drums, and took Arms for five hundred men, had we been furnished with sufficient forces, wee might have saved the Town and left a Garrison in it, which (through Gods assi∣stance might have much advanced the service.

The 30 of June, my Lord Keloumikie, (son to the Earle of Gork) his Horse being in number but 38, marcht out of Bandonbridge, and in the compasse of six miles brought in a thousand sheep and foure hundred head of Cattle, but in their return, the Rebels (being one thousand strong) were got between our men and the Towne, yet they kept their pray, brought it into the Town, and kild threescore and ten of the Rogues with the losse of two men.

The third day of July, my Lord of Broughall marched out to relieve Sir Philip Percivals Castle, with his owne troop onely, and two hundred and fifty foot, and was en∣countred by a thousand of the Rebels horse and foot, who after a fierce assault kill'd one hundred of the Rebels, and relieved the Castle, and in their returne skirmished againe with the Rogues, and kill'd one hundred and fifty more of them, with the losse of two men onely, blessed be God who putteth courage into the hearts of our men, teaching their hands to warre, and their fingers to fight, and giveth them victory, wee have taken of late many brave Castles with much provision.

Surely according to these experiments of Gods won∣derfull assistance to our poore forces, it may well be hoped that if we had money to pay our Souldiers, five thousand foot with a proportionable number of horse would enable us to bid our friends welcome, and to repell enemies, and therefore I earnestly beg of God to compose the unhappy

distractions of England, that the wished, and long expected assistance may come.

This morning wee have intelligence that my Lord Presi∣dent of Munster is dead, and now my Lord of Corke sends a ship to certifie the State of England, by which this is con∣veyed, I have not time, and therefore crave pardon for not expressing the passages more at large.

Thus with my duty and best respects to you, and the rest of my friends I remayn;

Your dutifull Nephew I. H.

Youghall, the fourth of Iuly, 1642.

FINIS.