August 3: A true relation of such passages and proceedings of the army of Dublin, in the Kingdome of Ireland as hath happened from the seventh of July to this present. Shewing how unprovided the rebels are of powder, and if now there be not a speedy supply of men and moneys, to destroy these rebels, how the Protestants are like to suffer through the kingdome this winter, by reason of supplies of armes as are providing and expected from Rome and Spaine. Published to prevent false and erronious copies, which too often are set forth with mighty disadvantage to the truth itself.

A TRUE RELATION OF SUCH PASSAGES And Proceedings of the Army of DUBLIN, in the Kingdome of Ireland, as have happened since the 7^th. of July, to this present.

DUBLIN, July 7^th. 1642.

THis day some of our Armie marched from Dublin with two field peeces, west-ward; The Lord of Hosts de∣fend them, under the command of Colonell Gibson.

July 8. This day others marched towards the County of Wicklow under the command of Col. Crafford, with two battering pieces, and two field pieces towards a Castle of one Talbots, neer to Porescourt; where the Rebels had set at defiance Col. Crafford a little before, he going now to try their va∣lour, but before our peeces came neer to the Castle

by three miles, these Rebels fled away, and left be∣hind them some bedding and victuals to furnish our men for their Garrison in that Castle; but Colonell Crafford with two field pieces marched after them, the two battering pieces returned back to Dublin the same night.

This day was printed here three letters sent from Rome to the Lord Macquire, and Sir Philem O Neale, and other Rebels to encourage them in their Rebelli∣ous taking of Armes against the King of England, and to settle the Crowne on the House of the O Neales with earnest admonition for peace amongst them∣selves, promising aide from the Pope, and from Spaine.

July the 13^th. This day Colonell Crafford sent to have his Commission enlarged for a longer time, for his better service, having driven the Rebels out of Wicklow Towne and sent also for victuals and some peeces of battery which are sent in by Sea, but the Rebels run away from him and will not stay to try their manhood, and the justnesse of their cause.

July the 14^th. This day Colonell Gibson with his Armie returned to Dublin, who marched within ten miles of Kilkenie, where in all his march no one Re∣bell would stand to our men, nor all their great bo∣dies would once dare to oppose us; but in Castles the Rebels set our men at defiance, with all the spite and wicked language that could be uttered, which for want of battering peeces we were not able to tame, onely a Castle called Baltingglase, when our men came neer it, abound••nce of Rebels being there, the

Castle stands in a bottome, a River on the one side, which our men to passe over, close under the Castle, on the other side of the Castle hie ragged mountains and a wood, from whence the Rebels stocked in multitudes to the Castle, making shew to defend it, at which our worthy Colonell and coura∣gious Souldiers were not daunted, because the Castle was of no great strength, drawing with great shew our field peeces as though they had been battering pieces; the Rebels it seemeth were much daunted, for those Rebels on the mountaine discharged one mus∣ket, and one in the Castle seconded him, and all, both in the Castle, Town, mountains and woods betooke them to their heels and ranne all away, so that our men took the Castle and Towne, and set them all on fire, that there is no more lodging for them; In all this march, our men have done as much service as could by any Armie be done, by firing of all the Townes that had no Castles for their defence, and killing what they found out of Castles, which were many scattering Rogues, but for want of battering peeces many Castles of great importance to our great an∣noyance are full of Rebels, we being not able to help it for want of great peeces, which the Rebels know too well by the many spies they have dayly amongst us, so that nothing can be concluded either at Coun∣sell table, or Counsell of warre, but it is presently carried to the Rebels which we dayly find by wofull experience, but had we money, munition, and men we never had better incouragement, for it is credibly reported the Rebels want powder in these parts,

which if our shipping guard the Sea, that none come to them, we hope in Gods mercy they will not be a∣ble to stand against us; but we heare out of France great store is comming to them, which we trust in God by the care and vigilance of our shipping, will be prevented for comming into their hands, otherwise it will be a long and miserable warre, and a great ha∣zard of the losse of this Kingdome, and the ruine of all Protestants and of our profession.

July the 19. This day Colonell Crafford retur∣ned from the County of Wicklow to his garrison at Bullock, wherein he hath done good service by bur∣ning of above two hundred Townes wherein the Re∣bels did harbour themselves, and taking cattle and sheep from them, but the Rebels never stood to fight, although they shewed themselves in great multitudes but as our Armie came neer them, they run all away, our men beat them out of the woods, bogges, and mountains, wheresoever our men came, and yet these wicked Traytors upon all advantages, if they meet with a few of our men, and they many, would set up∣on them, by which we have lost three men, and in one night as our Troop horses were feeding, stole ma∣ny of them away, which losse is not small, but we hear their resolutions in not to fight in any battle, nor to stand to our men till winter, and then they purpose to plague us so that unlesse we have men and money whereby we may be able to get their corn and cattle from them, and so to starve them, little good will be done in this poor Kingdome, but they will put us to misery and great hazard to keep what we have, they

still steale our Cattle from us, within the liberties of our Citie by night round about us, The Lord in mer∣cy put in the hearts of all that have authority to pre∣vent these miseries poor Ireland is in.

I have written formerly, how they brag and boast themselves of his Majesties of favour.

Two of our Citie were tried at our Sessions for cur∣sing the Parliament of England, and our Armies, cal∣ling us all Rebels, and wishing the Divel confound us all; and they hoped in a short time that a Prote∣stant should not dare to speak a word against a Papist, but that we shortly should be all cut off; all which words are clearly proved, July 20.