A true relation of the late expedition of the right honorable, the Earl of Ormond, and Sir Charles Coote, Knight, and Baronet, into the severall counties of Kildare, Queens county, Kings county, and the county of Catherlagh, made by a person of very good note, and a commander in that army. April. 29. Whereunto is added, an order by the House of Commons, for the relief of those voluntiers that do, or shall serve in the Irish warre. Hen. Elsinge, Cler Parl. D. Com.

SIR,

I Received your Letter this day, being newly come from the late Expedition with the Earl of Ormond, about some occasions from my Colonell, Sir Charles Coote who is at the Naas; and sent me about impor∣tant businesse to the State, and am I to return to morrow to him. We have banished, hanged, and killed all the Irish, and Papist in the Town of Naas, and placed a new Soveraign with eight Burgesses, and all other Officers in that Town, and left 50 families of poor stript Eng∣lish Protestants in the Town; besides many Tradesmen, all English Protestants; Sir Charles Coote has given them all, Cattle, Houses, and Land to relieve there present wants, he has behaved himself most gallantly, he is very cha∣ritable to the poor English. We continue a∣bout a fortnight at the Naas, to settle the poor English there, and to satisfie the Town, the which being done, Lievtenant Colonell Gib∣son is to be Governour thereof; From thence

we go to Trive, to settle it with English, as we have done the Naas: The particulars of our Journey, with the Earl of Ormond, I send you herewith, Videlicet.

April. 1642.

SAterday, an Army of 3000. horse and foot marched out from Dub∣lin, and that night went to Re∣coule. Sunday, (after the firing of their first quarter) they mar∣ched to the Naas, still firing as they went, by the way met with a Castle called Typper, one Suttons, wherein Rogues harboured, attemp∣ted the taking of it, and with the losse of two or three of our men, and some hurt, blew it up and those within it. Munday, April. 4. We marched to Kilculleyne, still firing, and kil∣ling such as we met. Tuesday, After the firing of that quarter, and the Towns round about, and on both sides the high way, we marched to Athy: And the next day being Wednesday, three Troops were sent to relieve Catherlagh and Cloghgrenon, when they came within half a mile of the Town, saw it firing, and

many of the Rebels flying, presently pursued them and kild at least 60. or 80. of them, and relieved those Castles, and came that night back to Athy, hanged the Soveraign, and di∣vers others, and left 700. of our men there. Thursday, April. 7. We marched to Stratbelly, by the way hanged some Rogues. Friday, 8. After the firing of that quarter, we marched to Maryborough, by the way with our horse, relieved Ballynakill, and other Castles, and killed 30. or 40. of the Rebels, staid there four dayes, in which time, Sir Charles Coote went out with horse and foot, relieved the Bur∣roughes, Parsons-Town, the Burgh, and many other Castles, killed, and put to flight many of the Rebels, brought home a great prey of Cattle to relieve the Fort, sent out 100. Mus∣kettiers to Munragh, to burn the houses and Cabines in the Woods, brought in provision for the Army, and killed that day about 20. Rebells Wednesday, April 13. We marched from thence, back to Athy, and with our house and foot, burnt many Towns round about, not before burned, hanged nine there, staid all Thursday there, where we had notice, that my Lord Mountgarrat was within two or

three miles of us, with an Armie of 1200. foot and horse, and intended to give us Battle, and left 3. Companies to Garrison there. Friday, April 15. In the morning marching from Athy, we discovered above a mile off us, 56. flying Colours, and a great number of horse & foot, who marched in sight, sometimes very neer us, of our right hand at least five miles toge∣ther, and at length within two or three miles of Kilculleyne at least 8000. of them, drew up against us in bodies, and we to them planted our Ordnance, marched up boldly to them, shot at them so thick and sure, that they were forced to leave their trenches, and betake them to the last refuge their heels, we fol∣lowed them so close with our horse and foot, that there could not be lesse then 300. of the commons that day killed; besides divers of their Commanders, and four of their Co∣lours taken, and their carriage with eight Oxen loaden with Powder, and other Ammu∣nition, divers Sumpters and Portmantuas of great value, and Pikes so thick, that they co∣vered the ground, besides of Muskets and o∣ther Peeces, at least 100. were found. And all this done (through the wonderfull preser∣vation

of the Almighty) with the losse of nine of our men, and two or three hurt. Saturday, April 16. We marched to the Naas, where Sir Charles Coote with a competent number of horse and foot, is left Governour, with Sir Arthur Lostus, his Lievtenant Colo∣nell for the present, to fit the Garrison; now raising Forts, filling the Town with Corne, and fe••ching in daily preyes of Cattle, hath banished the Irish thence, and planted many English people therein.

This is a very true Relation, for I writ it my self, and my self was all the time there. A. L.