I Hope that I have obtained at last, the Ayme of my Employ­ment, from my Lord Cardi­nall of Richleu, to the per­fect contentment of all your Lordships, sworne to the maintenance of the Catho­lique League, and for the good of my deare Countrey. The said Cardinall by the meanes and continuall in­tercession of his Confessor.

(Our right faithfull Patron) hath granted and assig­ned us 7. Ships already, to set Sayle (under pretence it is given forth) for Portugall, but I trust your Lord­ship and co-partners shall find them nearer home, lay­they be not onely with Victuals but Arms of all sorts viz. 1500 Muskets, 2000 Pikes, 500 Bills and Hal­berts, 600 Barrels of Powder, 3. Tonne of Match 9. de­my Sakers, but also with great quantity of French coyn, which the Friers of our Nation haue beg'd of all the Nobility and Gentry, yea of all people whatsoever [Page] of abillitie through out France, for the maintenance of the Catholique Cause, with 2. Thousand Crownes of his Excelencies owne Guift, The Colledge of the Fathers of the Order of Iesus, at Antwerpe, have like­wise made a most charitable Collection, and have in­trusted it in the hands of Dominickc Galloway, our A­gent there for that Designe, so that I hope, nay assu­redly beleeve, that your Lordship shall have money enough to pay your poore Soldiers the Arrerages, and to let them have 3. Moneths Pay beforehand, I have likewise dispatched an able Messenger to his Holli­nesse, beseeching him in all Humillity to lend some­what out of the Stocke of the Church, towards the raising of succours for the advancement of the Catho­lique Cause, and his owne Interest, according as his Holinesse shall find convenient and requisite, the Go­nor of Dunkirke hath beene shewed a way (and I trust intends to follow it, whereby he will let let our ships laden with our Soldiers and Armes at ease depart) & yet keepe his credit both with the Governor of Dun­kirke, and my Lord his Master, and to answer in any poynt of breach of League, the French Gennerall Mounsiur De Boys, hath promised upon the word of a Catholique, that he will doe his best to arive with his Ships in the Haven of Dublin, by the twentieth of March, New-stile and those of Dunkirke (if pos­sible) shall as neere as wee can about the same time put in at Corke, under the conduct of Collonell Roach, and young Patricke Co [...]piager our coutryman, God almighty and the blessed Queene, of Heaven, at the intercession of our deare Saint, St. Patricke, guide conduct, defend, and prosper them, so that they may [Page] find enough to doe for our Enemies, so that our na­tive conntry may be delivered from more then Tur­kish slavery of all Heritikes, as well English as Scots, I intreate you and all my couragious Lords, to be in a readinesse, and well appointed for the entertain­ment of this so able and considerable asistance, and auxiliary Forces of our Friends, so that we may ob­taine the top of our desires, and once be masters of of the Metropolitan, of our native Realme, which if it shall come to passe, assure your selfe my Lord that our country entire through the asistance of the Mo­ther of God (our blessed sheild) and eternall Queene of Heaven) shall speedily be in your possesion, and that all all Strangers and Heritikes either be chased out or destroyed, and that which they have most un­justly and cruely refused to grant us by our right humble suplications thereto desired, they shall be for­ced to give us (yea and more too we trust) by the puis­sance of our Armes, and justice of our cause.

J understand for certaine from those that wish us well in England, that it is impossible that the new Livetenant Liecester, with his Army, should be ready to take Shipping before Easter, if therefore wee shall have wonne the garland, before he imbarkes, the Eng­lish shall be discouraged, your Soldiers fleshed with victory and enriched with Spoyle, all our Catholique friends are encouraged to send us more plenty of Ayde, you therefore my Lord with all your noble and reso­lute Fellowes, and valiant and couragious countri­men follow my advice in this affaire, set aside all Enterprizes but this, and wholy endeavor and force [Page] and that obtained, all is yours, without it nothing long, for the happy, wished, and joyfull carrying of which City, all your Country-men that are persons Religious here abiding, and other well-wishers, offer their hearty vowes, prayers most incessant, and desires most ardent, day and night, at the foote of the Altar, and at the Sacrifice of the Blessed Masse, in the pre­sence of all Saints both of men and women, and my selfe principally.

IN my last Letter to you, I signified to you the difficulties which were like to befall us by the relieving of Droheda, but God by his infinite mercy hath freed us (I may say miraculously) from that hazard, for when our men there were driveu to that extremity to eat horse­flesh; [Page] [...]y Tichbourne sallied out of the Towne with [...] [...]orty Mus [...]iers, and forty horse, and beat off [...] [...]undred of the Enemies, killed above threescore of them, recovered fourescore Cowes and Oxen, and two hundred sheepe, burned foure Townes, and brought home two of their Coloures; Besides, I must relate unto you Gods aboundant goodnesse unto us, in that the night before the reliefe and succours which we sent by Sea from Dublin to them, should have entred into the Harbour of Troheda) which was strongly fenced over with a Chain and severall boates) there happened a storme which broke their Chainer, and gave our men so free a passage, as with little diffi­culty they came safely to the Towne. The Rebels were gathered at Kilshalgham within seven myles of Dublin, above two thousand men, where they were settled in a very strong Wood, My Lord of Ormond carried out part of our Army, and beat them out of that great strength (for they would not come into the Champaine) and killed above a hundred of them, without any considerable losse of our side, onely Cap­taine Iames Rochfort, a most gallant and couragious Gentleman. This was an Act of great bravery, where­in Sir Charles Coote did, (as he doth alwayes) beyond expectation, exposing his person to as much danger as any man living could; and in truth he is a gallant man, full of courage and good affections, and deserves great incouragement from that side. Our Souldiours are in great want of Money, which c [...]uses a Generall want of all other necessaries, Yet Notwithstanding GOD hath infused such courage into them (for vn­doubtedly it is his worke) that they thinke there is no danger so great, but they may attempt it.

[Page] Colonell Munke is arrived here with my Lord Lievtenants Regiment of fifteen Hundred Foot; and Sir Richard Grenvill with nere foure Hundred Horse, which puts much heart into us, and makes us looke big upon our Neighbours, yet we grieve we cannot be able to relieve our friends in other parts; but I hope when our full succours shall come, we shall not only defend this place, but adde comfort to our poore distressed friends abroad.

The enemy though their numbers be very great, e­ven beyond beliefe, yet their hearts begin to faint, and I beleeve they repent their furious madnesse.

If my Brother be in London, I pray you impart this Letter to him, I would have written to him, but that I thought he was at Chester, or on his way thither; By the next he shall heare from me at large, and I shall likewise trouble you.

I must now only tell you, that I thanke you for your care of those things which concerne me, And that I am, Sir,