WELCOME NEWES FROM IRELAND, OR A VICTORIOUS BATTELL OF THE PROTESTANT ARMIE.

Fought betweene these three Noble and Magnanimous Pillars of Ptotestant Religion.

  • The Earle of Wormouth.
  • The Lord Balteamoure.
  • And Captaine Kembden, lately come from the King of Swedlands service.

Against the whole Army of the Rebels in the Westerne parts.

Shewing in a most true and reall Relation the manner how this Battel was fought, continuing for the space of two dayes and one [...]ght, with the number of the men that were slain, and the names of those Lords which they tooke prisoners, A so a true Discovery of that great Conspiracy against the City of Westche [...]ter, and some ships there.

Brought over by Mr. William Damon, an eye-witnesse to the same.

LONDON, Printed for IOHN GREENSMITH, 1642.

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THE PROTESTANTS Victorie, And the papists of Irelands Overthtow.

COurteous Reader, here in this small trea­tise I [...]hall present vnto thee such joy­full newes, [...]o such an unequall battell, which is as followe [...]h.

Vpon the [...]8 of December, Coronell Neale chiefe Generall for the Rebels, having renewed his forces two dayes before, marched from the North west parts to the County of Connoham, and there caused the drums ro beat up throughout his whole Army, to call his officers and souldiers together, who when they were gathered toge­ther, and set Warlike manner, he then spake to them to this effect.

The noble Earle of Wonmorth caused a value of shot to be made against them, which the re­bels answered againe most furiously; then the two Lords marched about with their Army, stri­ving for the wind which at last they obtained, and for the space of two days and one night they fought most furiously one against th'other, not ceasing all this while to take breath, the conque­ring sword hanging over their heads, not know­ing to which side the victory would fall too, till that noble and valiant souldier Captain Kembe, came with his f rces which were 1000. foot and 200. ho se, who played against them with such courage, that he crused them to retire back then t [...]e Lord Baltamore caused his Ordnances to be planted against them, who killed them so fast. with Chain-shot, t [...]at in the space of three hours were sl [...]ine on the rebels 2000. and three great Commanders taken p [...]isoners, in all were slaine of the rebels 6000, of the protestants foureteene hundred.

The Earle of Wormoth hath also took again the Castle which belonged to Captaine Hall, which the rebels took Decemb. 1. 1641.

Then the protestant Army marched backe to the province of Manster, where they expect ano­ther battell daily.

They have also won a great part of the Coun­ty of Connoham, which the Rebels tooke at the [Page]beginning of their rebellion, then the protestant party marched towards the Covnty of Corke, and tooke the great Castle called Irelands Suc­cour 'and killed of the rebels 200, and took great store of Ammunition from them, that came from Sptine two dayes before, and now at this pre­sent, they hath entrouched themselves about it, expecting every day the comming of the rebels to assault them.

FINIS,
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