The last and truest intelligence from Ireland being a true relation of the taking of a castle from the rebels, called the Castle of the Knights of the Elms, on the river of Limbrick, by the souldiers of the Englishe fleet, who took in the castle 1000 bushels of wheat, 4000 weight of butter, with great store of barley, malt, and salted beefe, Septemb. 28 : also the taking of a French ship on the river of Limbrick which brought ammunition and other provision from S. Mallos to assist the rebels : wherein the English fleet took 120 barrels of powder, ammunition for 500 men, 35 butts of sack, with great store of salt : set forth in the true copie of a letter / sent to M. Barnet, pewterer in Fanchurch Street, Lon. from M. Owen Cox ...
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             The last and truest intelligence from Ireland being a true relation of the taking of a castle from the rebels, called the Castle of the Knights of the Elms, on the river of Limbrick, by the souldiers of the Englishe fleet, who took in the castle 1000 bushels of wheat, 4000 weight of butter, with great store of barley, malt, and salted beefe, Septemb. 28 : also the taking of a French ship on the river of Limbrick which brought ammunition and other provision from S. Mallos to assist the rebels : wherein the English fleet took 120 barrels of powder, ammunition for 500 men, 35 butts of sack, with great store of salt : set forth in the true copie of a letter / sent to M. Barnet, pewterer in Fanchurch Street, Lon. from M. Owen Cox ...
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           The
           Last
           and
           Truest
           INTELLIGENCE
           
             FROM
          
           IRELAND
           :
           BEING
           A
           true
           Relation
           of
           the
           taking
           of
           a
           Castle
           from
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           called
           the
           
             Castle
             of
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             Elms
             ,
          
           on
           the
           river
           of
           
             Limbrick
             ,
          
           by
           the
           souldiers
           of
           the
           English
           Fleet
           ,
           who
           took
           in
           the
           Castle
           1000.
           
           Bushels
           of
           Wheat
           ,
           4000.
           weight
           of
           Butter
           ,
           with
           great
           store
           of
           Barley
           ,
           Malt
           ,
           and
           salted
           Beefe
           ,
           
             Septemb.
          
           28.
           
        
         
           ALSO
           The
           taking
           of
           a
           French
           ship
           on
           the
           river
           of
           
             Limbrick
          
           which
           brought
           Ammunition
           and
           other
           Provision
           from
           
             S.
             Mallos
          
           to
           assist
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           wherein
           the
           English
           Fleet
           took
           120.
           barrels
           of
           Powder
           ,
           Ammunition
           for
           500.
           men
           ,
           35.
           
           Butts
           of
           Sack
           ,
           with
           great
           store
           of
           Salt
           .
        
         
           Set
           forth
           in
           the
           true
           copie
           of
           a
           Letter
           sent
           to
           M.
           
             Barnet
          
           Pewterer
           ,
           in
           
             Fanchurch
             Street
             Lon.
          
           from
           
             M.
             Owen
             Cox
          
           Master
           of
           one
           of
           the
           ships
           for
           the
           Irish
           Expedition
           called
           the
           Arkelles
           .
           Dated
           ,
           Septemb.
           29.
           
        
         
           Printed
           for
           
             A.
             Wildgoose
             .
          
           October
           17.
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Truest
           and
           last
           INTELLIGENCE
           FROM
           IRELAND
           :
           Being
           a
           true
           Relation
           of
           the
           taking
           of
           a
           Castle
           on
           the
           river
           of
           Limbrick
           from
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           by
           the
           souldiers
           of
           the
           English
           Fleet
           ,
           wherein
           they
           took
           1000.
           bushels
           of
           Wheat
           ,
           4000.
           weight
           of
           Butter
           ,
           besides
           great
           store
           of
           Barley
           ,
           Malt
           ,
           and
           salted
           Beefe
           ,
           Septemb.
           28.
           
        
         
           
             M.
             Barnet
             ▪
          
        
         
           IT
           was
           my
           promise
           to
           let
           you
           understand
           the
           proceedings
           of
           this
           our
           expedition
           ,
           but
           finding
           no
           convenient
           opportunity
           to
           write
           ,
           nor
           conquest
           worth
           the
           writing
           
           till
           now
           ,
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           the
           better
           be
           excused
           .
           What
           hath
           been
           done
           since
           our
           Fleet
           came
           together
           ,
           you
           shall
           understand
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           9.
           day
           of
           August
           we
           arrived
           before
           Galloway
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           strongest
           towne
           they
           have
           ,
           except
           Limbrick
           ,
           and
           there
           laid
           siege
           to
           it
           :
           so
           the
           Lord
           of
           of
           Clenrikard
           came
           downe
           and
           conferred
           with
           our
           Lord
           Forbes
           ,
           and
           the
           Merchants
           of
           the
           towne
           :
           they
           strongly
           replied
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           the
           Kings
           loyall
           subjects
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           offended
           in
           the
           least
           thing
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           souldiers
           in
           the
           Kings
           Fort
           had
           done
           them
           wrong
           :
           but
           had
           the
           King
           sealed
           to
           our
           Commission
           ,
           we
           should
           have
           found
           enough
           against
           them
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           truly
           have
           made
           an
           onset
           upon
           the
           towne
           :
           wee
           were
           so
           neere
           the
           towne
           with
           our
           garrison
           ,
           that
           we
           could
           heare
           them
           plainly
           call
           our
           Parliament
           rogues
           ,
           Parliament-dogs
           ,
           and
           Puritan-Dogs
           :
           so
           you
           may
           very
           well
           conceive
           what
           subjects
           they
           are
           .
           On
           the
           third
           and
           fourth
           day
           we
           
           re-fetcht
           aboard
           our
           souldiers
           ,
           and
           the
           sixth
           day
           wee
           set
           saile
           from
           Gallaway
           to
           go
           to
           Limbrick
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           ninth
           day
           we
           arrived
           in
           Limbrick
           river
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           two
           and
           twentieth
           day
           we
           laid
           siege
           to
           the
           Knights
           of
           the
           Elmes
           Castle
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           in
           English
           ,
           the
           Knights
           of
           the
           valley
           ;
           the
           which
           Castle
           we
           plaid
           upon
           two
           dayes
           and
           two
           nights
           with
           two
           Demi-Canons
           :
           so
           the
           second
           day
           we
           entred
           the
           Castle
           ,
           slaying
           all
           we
           found
           alive
           :
           but
           when
           we
           came
           to
           burie
           them
           we
           found
           but
           eighteene
           or
           twentie
           ,
           the
           rest
           made
           an
           escape
           and
           got
           into
           the
           woods
           :
           there
           came
           a
           great
           army
           of
           the
           Irish
           within
           sight
           of
           the
           Castle
           ;
           there
           marched
           out
           betwixt
           four
           and
           five
           hundred
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           began
           to
           approach
           ,
           the
           Irish
           men
           fled
           ,
           and
           durst
           not
           stand
           :
           We
           tooke
           in
           this
           Castle
           a
           thousand
           bushels
           of
           Wheat
           ,
           three
           or
           foure
           thousand
           vveight
           of
           Butter
           ,
           besides
           Barley
           ,
           Malt
           and
           salt
           Beefe
           :
           this
           Castle
           vve
           took
           on
           the
           three
           and
           tvventieth
           of
           September
           
           vvith
           the
           losse
           of
           five
           men
           ,
           a
           Trouper
           and
           a
           Footman
           in
           the
           pursuit
           after
           the
           first
           landding
           ,
           and
           three
           other
           after
           vve
           came
           under
           the
           Castle
           vvals
           ,
           tvvo
           common
           souldiers
           ,
           and
           the
           Master
           of
           Captaine
           Thompsons
           ship
           :
           after
           they
           vvere
           under
           the
           Castle
           vvals
           ,
           they
           vvent
           off
           againe
           ,
           and
           so
           vvere
           shot
           from
           the
           castle
           out
           of
           one
           of
           the
           lovver
           holes
           :
           but
           vvhen
           vve
           entred
           the
           castle
           ,
           vve
           lost
           never
           a
           man
           :
           and
           for
           their
           men
           ,
           vve
           knovv
           not
           the
           number
           vve
           slevv
           before
           the
           castle
           vvas
           taken
           ,
           for
           they
           buried
           their
           dead
           out
           of
           our
           sight
           .
           We
           had
           a
           very
           hard
           siege
           of
           it
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           foulenesse
           of
           the
           vveather
           ,
           I
           think
           they
           did
           set
           all
           the
           divels
           they
           serve
           to
           vvorke
           ;
           for
           it
           did
           raine
           and
           blovv
           all
           the
           time
           ;
           vve
           vvere
           in
           the
           cold
           exceedingly
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           regard
           my
           Lord
           hath
           given
           us
           ten
           days
           to
           rest
           our selves
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           goe
           to
           some
           other
           castle
           upon
           this
           river
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           TRUE
           RELATION
           of
           the
           taking
           of
           a
           French
           ship
           which
           came
           from
           S.
           Mallos
           with
           provision
           to
           assist
           the
           Rebels
           on
           the
           river
           of
           Limbrick
           with
           120.
           barrels
           of
           Powder
           ,
           Ammunition
           for
           500.
           men
           ,
           and
           35.
           butts
           of
           Sack
           .
        
         
           AS
           we
           passed
           along
           the
           foresaid
           river
           of
           Limbrick
           ,
           We
           took
           on
           the
           river
           a
           French
           Ship
           that
           came
           from
           S.
           Mallos
           ,
           vvhich
           had
           in
           it
           an
           hundred
           and
           tvventie
           barrels
           of
           povvder
           ,
           and
           Armes
           for
           foure
           or
           five
           hundred
           men
           ,
           as
           Muskets
           ,
           Pikes
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           ,
           besides
           thirty
           and
           odd
           butts
           of
           sack
           ,
           and
           great
           store
           of
           falt
           ,
           vvhich
           hath
           been
           very
           helpfull
           unto
           us
           .
           M.
           Barnet
           ,
           I
           do
           intreat
           you
           that
           you
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           remember
           me
           in
           your
           prayers
           ,
           for
           God
           hath
           been
           very
           mercifull
           unto
           me
           in
           giving
           mee
           my
           life
           ,
           for
           I
           was
           at
           push
           of
           Pike
           with
           them
           in
           the
           castle
           an
           houre
           
           and
           an
           halfe
           before
           I
           entred
           in
           ,
           and
           then
           was
           faine
           to
           enter
           in
           at
           a
           small
           hole
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           I
           could
           do
           to
           creep
           in
           at
           with
           my
           armes
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           harme
           at
           all
           ,
           I
           praise
           God
           for
           it
           .
           Thus
           hoping
           you
           will
           not
           be
           unmindfull
           of
           me
           ,
           I
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             From
             the
             River
             of
             Limbrick
             ,
             
               Septemb.
               29.
               1642.
               
            
          
           
             Yours
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Owen
             Cox.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .