THe Papists, and that Rebellious nest of Vipers in Ireland, (whose bloody de­signes are not limi­ted with humane ter­minations, but so laxe, that they are al­together irregular) have plotted and dai­ly studied to supplant the very roote, and glorious foundation of the Protestant Religion to the vtter demolition of Christianity. And being impartiall in their viperous Tyranny, they have not spared a­ny Sixe, or degree whatsoever, but as if they meant to make the Protestāts fit sheaths for their Swords, even so they have bloodily pierced them with the same. Thus they have continued a long time in their Rebellious proceenings, and have brou [...]ht hereupon the manifold distresse, and condoleable calamity of the poore Jnhabitants in the City of [Page] Dublin, and elsewhere to such miserable calamity, that it makes even my pen to tremble in expressing it, and J am sure it would pierce an heart of Ada­mant to heare the Relation thereof.

But I will not digresse too farre from my intent, and Subject in a preliminary deviation, for it is not vnknowne to the world, what inhumanity, and tyrannicall cruelty they have shewed to the Prote­stants there, who doe groane vnder their nefarious oppressions, and divelish machinaeions. What shall I need to describe tho murders, cruelties, and ince­stuous rapes, that they daily commit. What shall I need to relate the Tyrants names, who are the Actors in this io ernall, and stupendious Tragedy? These things the world are troubled with enough daily, and I would to God they were not too much (I suppose) troubled with many things in this re­gard, especially those whom we may lawfully de­nominate to be Poetarum figmenta, the appellation J am sure is correspandent enough to their deliti­ons, J had almost said Fictious Fancies. For my part it is not my intent to delude the world with a fa­bulous errour: for that, which here after I am to relate, is not onely reall, and credible, but also war­rantable, and Privilegious, as appeare by many Letters sent unto Merchants, and other sufficient Citizens in this Honourable City of London, who are ready to testifie the srm [...].

The Scots having taken into their Christian Com­misseration the extreame misery, and calamity that [Page] the Protestants in Jreland are daily involved in, and the danger that the City of Dublin is in, did of toeir owne, free, and spontaneous will collect a number of themselves to goe Voluntarily in Ireland to helpe and relieve the said poore Protestants. They gathered together the number two thousand 500 and 50 or thereabouts, and went vnder the command of Colonell Hayse, thus they marched with great alacrity into Ireland, and as they went, they still met with many Rebels wandring about the Territories of Scotland, and after some private inquisition, they hearing that they had stolne both Cattell and other things from them, and pillaged many places thereabouts, did slay whomsoever they did meet, and supposed to be Rebels. Thus they marched on, and did kill many by the way, proceeding with great Magnanimity.

At length they came vnto a Towne named Pu­ragh, where they found very nigh a thousand Re­bels residing thereabouts, which Towne they had takeu before from the Protestants, and inhabited there, but the Scots entred violently upon them, and slew all that they could find, and withall they pillaged the same, some part thereof they burnt, when as they could not have free entrance into it, and the rest they all pillaged. Here they stayed that night, and a great watch was set round about the same, and espyes in most places thereabouts, for feare the Rebels should at any time of the night assault them vnawares.

Jn the morning every man couragiously prepa­red [Page] himselfe for B [...]tt [...]ll, the colours were display­ed, Trumpets sounded and Drums beaten, and soe they marched out of the said Towne, of P [...]ragh onwards unro Dublia. the number of the Scots that were slaine at that time were not aboue thirty at the most, or thereabouts, but there were at the least 2000. slaine in all of the Rebells with those that they killed by the wayes that they came from Scotland. and those in the Towne of Puragh. thus they still went on Magnanimously, and with great puissance, whenas after they were 2 Mills and 3 halfe of the Towne they mett with a Troope to the number of 200. or rhereabouts who had a droue of Cattell with them, these the Scotts im­mediately besett round about, some they killed, and others they tooke, soe that not one man esca­ped from their hands, but those that they tooke they enquired of them whither they went, and they did tell ehem to the Towne of Puragh. they asked then from whence that droue of Cattell came or by whome they were sent, but one man amongst the rest, related unto them every particular thing concerning the same, that they had taken the said herd from some Protestant Shepherds, and the like, whereupon without any longer inquisition, or delay they slew those that remained of the Re­bells, and did driue the Cattell before them, when they had travelled a litle farther they mett with many more, some with 40 in a Company some with more, and others with lesse, all which they slew incontinently, and soe continued in their pro­ceedings [Page] towards the City of Dublin, to the reliefe of the Protestants there, whose couragious procee­dings I beseech God to blesse, and favour, to the great honour of his name, the propagation of his Gospell, and the flourishing prosperity of Prote­stant Religion, that the firme roote and radicate foundation there be not extirpated by such wick­ed, cruell, impious, Savage, inhumane, irreligious, and Tyrannicall Rebels. Wherefore J beseech the divine providence to be propitious unto them, that their number may be encreatsed, and some greater ayd be sent suddenly vnto them in an auxiliary o­pitulat on That, being conjoyned in an vnnanimos [...] cournge, and concatenation of minds they may vtterly expell, and exenterate those refarious Wolvns from Gods little flocke.