A certaine relation of the Earle of Ormonds nine dayes passages at his last going into the pale against the rebels.: And also setting forth what prisoners he hath taken, and what Lords and gentlemen of the pale are come in and tendred themselves to his lordshipp. Likewise what townes he hath burnt, and what store of pillage hee sent and brought home with him. Latly sent from an honorable person in Dublin, to a worthy Irish gentleman now in England.

A Certaine Relation of the Earle of Ormonds nine dayes passages at his last going into the Pale against the Rebells. And all so setting forth what prisoners hee hath taken and what Lords and Gentl∣men of the Pale are come in and tendred themselves to his Lordshipp.

Dated at Dublin the 24. day of March 1642.

MVnday the seaventh of March 1641 the Earle of Ormand with 3000 soote and 500 horse marched to Feildstowne, where and at Kilsalghan his Lordship with the forces quartered that night.

Tuseday.

Tuseday the 8. of March they burnt both those Townes to the ground and burnt also Mr. Hores house where they found plentifull pillage, and so then they marched to Ratowth.

Wednesday

On Wednesday morning the ninth, they burnt Ratowth and marched to Dunshaghlan that day being very foule and unfitt for a long March, on that day Leive tennant Collonell, Reade, and Birford, of Kielrow, his eldest sonne who rendred them selves to the Earle of Ormon as did also Mr. Patrick Barnwall, of Kilbrue the night before were sent by the Earle of Ormond in the Condition of prisoners with twelfe horse to the Lords, Iustices, who denying them accesse to their presence Commanded their Committall to the Castle where now they are, and still remaine,

On that day also Captaine Roper Sir Iohn Borldsse and Captaine Bien arrived from Drog∣hedah by Sea and brought us the glad newes of those which were in Tredah, Garrisens beat∣ing the Rebells from all their quarters round about Drogheda, in so much as the Rebells and with them the Arch-rebell Sir Phelim, Oneale

have bin Constrained shamefull to forsake the seige and run away, leaveing not a man about the Towne of Drogheda, and so the Lords and other Rebells of the pale thus abandoned by the Northren Rebells are forced to forsake their owne habitations, and goe along with the Northren Rebells or hide their heads some wheare else from their owne houses, with which they have mournfully taken their last leave of as many think for ever seeing them or their own againe.

Sir Henry Tichburne hath burnt severall Townes about him for three or foure miles & brought to the Towne in abundant store of Corne possessed himselfe of Brawly wherby he is Maister of the harbor, and now open mar∣ket is kept againe in the Towne, so as we have still more cause to ioyne in due thankfullnesse to God for his still continued miraculous de∣liverances of us.

Thursday

On Thursday the tenth of March other twelfe horses were returned back to the Earle of Or∣mond in lew of the twelue he had sent the day before to guard the prisoners hither, but those twelue horse observeing some more strength in the way some six miles hence then they could safely encounter returned back to Dublin, again.

Therefore on the next morning Friday the Eleventh, at foure of the Clock 60 horse were sent in their roomes, not the Earle wanted any such accession of strength, but to passe strongly and unresistably in messages betwene the Lords Iustices, and the Earle whilst he was doing the worke of burning that part of the Pale.

Sunday

On Sunday the Thirtenth, the Earle sent a guard hither with these prisoners following, Edward Dowdall of Muncklowne, Lawrance Dow∣dall his son, Nicholas Dowdall of Brownestowne, Gerrald Ailmer the Lawyer William Mallone of Lissmullen Stephen Dowdall of Glasslowne.

Tuesday and Wednesday

On Tuesday the fiftenth and Wednesday the sixtenth much pillage was sent home by the Army wherby the other side are made to see that now they have don pillaging as we degin to pillage them.

The Earle haveing caused divers houses to be burnt and pillaged and amongest the rest some of the Lords houses of the Pale, he returned to Dublin with the Army haveing left 500 men and a Troupe of horse, which he left with Sir Henry Tichburne at Drogheda the better to inable him, to burne spoile wast and destroy all the

Rebells in the County of Lowsh and the other parts adioyning to Drogheda, wcich Sir Henry Tichborne hath already bhgun to doe and, have¦ing 200 men which he left in Garrison at Malla∣hide, Sir Iohn Nettervile also ren••red himselfe in that Iorney to the Earle of Ormoud.

Since that time Georg Devenish Iohn Talbot of Robertstowne and Sir Audrew Ailemer rendred themselves to the Lords, Iustices, as also did the Lord Barron of Dunsany on the 19 of March, and that Lord and Sir Iohn Nettervill and all the rest stand Commited to the Castle as Prisoners.

W. L.