thought needfull with the ships that lay in the harbour at Kingsaile.
If this be so, it appears that of himself he hath given an absolute
Farewell to Expectations of successe which Ireland lately promised
him, from whence how farre the Army of the Parliament have
now advanced themselves, and with what Victory their Resolutions
and Indeavours have been crowned, shall be confirmed unto
you in these two following Letters.
SIR,
I Received two Letters from you within these five dayes, and had
writ to you by Captian Blackwell, but sicknesse prevented me, and
through the good hand of God, having some refreshment this day,
I hereby embrac'd the present opportunity to communicate the
great and notable works of our God, as they have been glorious and
wonderfully discovered before our eyes in this Nation, he hath
made his arm bare, that all men may see that these mighty transactions
and manifestations of power, is alone the out-going of a
mighty God; for truly we may say, the Lord is a Man of warre, the
Lord is his name: whatsoever he pleases, that he doth in heaven,
in earth, and every great deep, that he is terrible out of his holy
places, wounding Kings in his wrath, and the mighty in his sore
displeasure, saving his people with an out-stretched Arme from under
the power of their oppressors, when he bowes the heavens and
comes down,great mountains flye at his presence, a fire going before
him, devouring his enemies. Tremble, O earth, at the presence
of the Lord. You have heard how this fire hath devoured a
mighty enemy encamped before this City, who had over-flowed all
the bankes of the Nation,and were ready to devour this distressed
place; but God came at a needfull time,scattered, and by his immediate
hand; destroyed and dispersed that huge Host, as your Intelligence
hath truly informed you,whereby a safe landing was provided
without any interruption unto our Army : And after ten
dayes stay for the refreshing our Men and Horses, and fitting necessaries
for our march,the last of August we began our march towards
Drogheda, and the third instant we encamped before it onely
on the South side of the River, the greatest part of the Town being
on the other side: But a high mount, with a Fort upon it, the
pricipall place of strenght in the Town,being on this side, where
we lay six dayes for Gunns, and other accommodation, which came
to us by Sea: in which time the Enemie within was increased from