The last ioyfull newes from Ireland. Wherein is related, a most famous and victorious battell between the Protestants and the rebels, at Kilrush in the county of Kildare: at which place the English with 3000 foot and horse, valiantly set upon the enemies, being 12000 in number, killed neere upon 600 of them, tooke abundance of armes and ammunition from them, and brought 3 heads of their chiefe commanders to Dublin. Whereunto is added a letter sent from the Right Honourable Earle of Ormond and Offory, to his much honoured uncle, Sir Robert Poyntz, shewing the true estate of the Kingdome of Ireland at this present, received June 21. 1642. Also an order of both Houses of Parliament, whereby Captaine Burrell, Thomas Lloyd, Gentleman, Iohn Smith, and Francis Dowet of London, gentleman, are appointed and approved of, to be commissaries to inroll and value the horse and armes, to be raised according to the propositions. Iohn Browne Cleric. Parliament.

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"Laus Deo" (p. 1-3) signed: Samuell Smith. At head of t.p.: Iune the 24. 1642. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.