The last and best newes from Ireland: declaring first the warlike and cruell proceeding of the rebels who are all papists and Jesuits of that kingdome. Secondly, the entrance of some English and Scottish companies into the north-parts of Ireland under the command of these foure noblemen; the Lord Grandison, the Lord Chichester, the Lord Conway, the Lord Cromwell, also the late incounters which they have had with those rebels. Thirdly, how the rebels would have fired and burnt up the city of Dublin with wild-fire: and likewise the taking of some Irish Lords and other commaunders prisoners, both of horse and foot. Fourthly, divers letters from severall persons of good worth in Ireland touching the cruell proceedings of the rebells to this very day. Fifthly, Irelands complaint, and Englands reliefe sent by the honorable house of parliament to ayde and assist their brethren; together with the names of those commanders that are appointed for this religious designe. Sixtly, the proclamation made by the Lords and Justices of Ireland.

A Wild-fire Plot found out in Ireland.

IF there were ever found deadly enemies to true Christian Religion, they are now found out in Ireland, that Mother of all treachery, and Nurse of Treason. For their inveterate malice is grown to the full per∣fection of disloyalty: and what they could not perfect in one nefarious Plot, they did now intend to performe in another. Their late pretended Gun-powder Plot is not unknown to all men which they being frustra∣ted of (having much Powder by that meanes ready by them) did make therewith many Balls of Wild-fire, with which they intended to burne the whole City of Dublin with a vast inflation. The number of all the Rebels are conceived to be for certainry about 30000. and their mul∣titude increaseth daily: many of them lye in Caves of the Earth, some others are in Dundalke, which they tooke the 30. day of October, others are in the Countries of Vlster, Canaugh and Cavia, but especially in the Country of Manahom in great number: But not to wander from my intent, I will speake more largely of the Wild-fire, which they plotted very lately for the ruine of the whole Kingdome. About the dead time of Thursday night, being the 11. of Nov. 500. of them or thereabout, came out of the Caves in the Earth, with balls of Wild-fire in their hands, casting and tossing them over the City Walls of Dublin. There were five houses burnt downe thereby equall to the ground, and the fire tooke hold of many other houses, but (as it was Gods great mercy) they were suddainly quenched by the great labour of the people, and thankes be to Almighty God, no more hurt was done by them.

There was an English Merchant lived in one of those houses that were burnt, whose estate was supposed to be no lesse then 35000l and hee lost most of his Estate there. The rest were all Protestants, men of very good fashion and reputation: but by the reason of that calami∣ty, were scarce worth any thing: all whose Estates wee doe much de∣plore, and commiserate. But there are a 1000. men doe guard the Ci∣ty day and night: who hearing of this combustion, did immediately march out of the Gates, and tooke three Lords, Lord Casmahowne, L. Mackamaveire, L. Bohoune, with about the number of fifty other Re∣bels, whom they committed all to the Castle, the other fled, and run a∣bout the fields and woods, and raised a great number of Rebels pre∣sently; who were about nine thousand the next day, and marched

against the City: but the Lords and Justices, having some suspition be∣fore thereof, did that very night send a Post to Scotland, and some English Colonels, who very lovingly did assist them. There came from Scotland, and the Northern parts of England 4000. Foot-men, and 400. Horse-men, who did in some manner qualifie them. Sir Francis Willoughby Governour of the Castle, commanded 50. pieces of Ordi∣nance to be brought out, which were discharged against the Rebels, he had 00. men under him. My Lord Moore came from Broghedo with 700. Foot-men. Sir H. Iuckbourne with ten foot Companies in com∣pleat Armes, Sir Charles Coot with 1000 foot. So that in all the num∣ber of the Rebels that were flaine, were about 3000. and 80. besides many Armes, which the English, Scottish, and Irish Protestants did take from them.

The Rogues are very resolute, for they put both man, woman and children to the Sword, wheresoever they meet them, without any di∣stinction of Sexe with cruell Tyranny, But they very seldome appeare armed; so that sometimes they are not knowne, and so under pre∣tence of Protestants, they cut their throats; for they bury all their Armour in Caves in the Woods: wherefore all things are excessive deare in the City, neither can they scarce buy any thing for their mo∣ny, for the Country dare not venter to bring in any Commodities to the City, for feare the Rebels should assault them, who lye in ambush almost every where thereabout. They dare not travell in the day, much lesse in the night, for then the Rebels are most obvious, and doe range more frequently about. So that things of meere necessity can scarce bee had in the City to the great reliefe of the Inhabitants thereof.

O egregious treachery! or rather Treason to the King, and King∣dome! These things would make a very Democritus to cry out in dolefull exclamations. But let those that delight thus in such fire, feare least they fall into an everlasting fire: and let them take heed, lest a sudden fire descend from Heaven and consume them Praecipit••∣ously, like as the fiery Serpents did the Jsraelites.