A relation touching the present state and condition of Ireland. Collected by a committee of the house of Commons, out of severall letters, lately come from the Lords Justices of Ireland and others, and printed by order of the said house. And also the examination of Hubert Petit, taken the 19. of February, 1641. by the direction of the Lords Justices, and counsell of Ireland.

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Title: A relation touching the present state and condition of Ireland. Collected by a committee of the house of Commons, out of severall letters, lately come from the Lords Justices of Ireland and others, and printed by order of the said house. And also the examination of Hubert Petit, taken the 19. of February, 1641. by the direction of the Lords Justices, and counsell of Ireland.
Author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
Publication: London :: Printed by E.G. for Richard Best, and are to be sold at his shop within Grayes Inne Gate,; 1641 [i.e. 1642]
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From Dublin the fifth of March. 1641.

SIr Henry Titchborne and the Garrison at Drogheda, have most nobly behaved themselves against the Common Enemy their beseigers, and the beseigers grow very impatient of their stay there, and wil (as is conceived) raise from that seige be∣fore ten dayes come about.

The Lords of the Pale doe now wish they had never entred into this action, and it is thought they will very shortly and speedily be overcome, and their Country laid wast.

The Lord Caulfeild was most barbarously and inhumanly murthered, at sir Phelim Oneale his house where he was a prisoner, he was shot dead with a brace of Bullets by a foster brother of sir Phelim Oneales, when sir Phelim was from home. Sir Phelim Oneale at his returne home caused his foster bother, and 2 or 3 villeins more to be hanged, who were conspirators in the death of the Lord Caulfeild.

Our friends in the County of Roscoman doe stand stiffly to their tackli••g, and the Garisons of the Boyle of Carrick Drumtursky, of Iames Town, of Elphim, and of Castle Cook doe oftentimes meete altogether at a place appointed, and agreed upon by themselves, and doe burne and spoyle the Enemies Country very notably.

Mr Dermot, and William Omolloyes eldest sonne are taken prisoners by Cap∣taine King, and doe remaine in the Boyle.