Ordered, that the Committees for removing obstructions in the sale of Bishops
Deans and Chapters lands, doc meet de die in diem (till those businesses formerly
referred to those Committees receive a dispatch) and report to the house their opinions
with all convenient speed.
Ordered that the 400 li. a yeer formerly allowed to Dr. Vsher Bishop of Ar[unr]
out of the Revenue, should be continued for six moneths.
The Commons ordered the Lord Lieutenant of Irelands Lifeguard of 50 to be
made up 70, and they to be payd (according to the former establishment) by the
Committee of the Army, and Mr. Owen to goe Chaplaine, and 100 li. per annum
to be allowed to his wife and children (to be payd quarterly) until the house shall
take further order, which was referred to a Committee to consider how it may be
setled.
From Ireland, the last told you that Ormond was drawn nerr Dublin, and Colonel
Jones retreated to that Town, and thus, The Marquesse his Army consisting of at
least 14000 horse and foot, the greater part English, especially of the horse, as he past
had Kildare delivered up being first battered and assaulted. Col. Jones marches out
of Dublin June 12. to meet him, intending to dispute passes, being 1000 horse, and
3000 foot, the first night he went six miles to Tatscool, the next day to Johns Town
two miles short of the Near, where he remaind till Sunday, upon intelligence that
the Generall had sent part of the Royall army round a mountain to get between
him and Dublin, which was no sooner discovered then to get time for an hasty return, whch was performed without losse notwithstanding the parsuit of the Enemy,
its true, some 600 of horse under Col Monk and others went to the Northwards
there being not provisions for them in the Town, and its thought some hundreds of
Foot escaped to the enemy, or went away, not willing to stay the siege. This entrance
was made Tuesday morning. Wednesday the Garisons in the County of
Wicklow came also in so that what with quitting and taking the Parliaments party
is reduced to Dublin, Dredah, Dundale, Trim, and London-derry, the first and last being
besieged. By the Marquis his comming up the hath got the greatest part of five
Counties from Col. Jones, which afforded him many thousand pounds contribution
besides quarterings upon occasion by which the Colonel is (as was feare[unr]) put to
receive all accomodations from England or by shipping, which must needs increase
his wants, and suddenly necessitate a surrender, if reliefe come not.
Sir Edward Askues Letter of the 23. speaks him in straits and that he desired that
Col. Venibles Regiment now at ware side may be sent to him, Sir Edward imployes
200 of his men daily at Gabaes to keep the River open. Col. Venibles Regiment
was Saturday to haye gone towards shipbord, himselfe is come post for London,
whether his men will go without some money is uncertaine, its possible they may
for they draw to the waterside, they are seven Companies of Hunckes Regiment,
and four of Col. Moors. Monday last came to this City the carts [unr] with Ammunition,
being 28 barrels of Powder, 2200 weight of March, and 500 Maskets.
Col. Jones finding the Marquis to draw neerer and neerer to the City did Friday
last order all the Roman Catholicks out of Dublin, that is say some, all that were in
a fighting capacity, not the women and children; and this purports his sears more