or such quantities of Victuall, Cloth and Silkes &c. as they insinuate,
nor the Designe against Dublin frustrated or much retarded, notwithstanding
Gualter Frosts attesting the Miracle.
In the Interim I have one knave more to adde to the other three
mentioned the last weeke and formerly, of whome it concernes the
Royall Partie to beware; and this is one Francis Townley (one well
enough knowne upon the Exchange) whose Actions (though otherwise
his name speakes him a Gentleman) have approved him a degenerate
traytor to the King, and an Enemy to his Party: for by his meanes
Mr. Ireland (the honest Hamborough Merchant named in the last) was
betrayed into the hands of the mercilesse Regicides, who detaine him
yet in Peeter-house, under the Tyrannicall lash of that barbarous Goales
[Symball] for no other cause then his honourable Mention of the
Murthered King and his affections and Loyaltie to this; [crimes of
that high nature they are indelible, and destructive to all men supposed
but guilty of either.]
Now as touching the Irish affaires, it is not denyed but that the Royall
Party have had a losse (whether by negligence or Treachery, as yet
not certainly knowne:) But that themselves have sustained none, and
wee in that proportion they print it, is as true as that the Juncto never
knew, or approved of Monkes Cessation, and intended Conjunction
with Oneale (which now they indeavour so much to wash their hands
of, as I shall tell you e're I conclude:) For by Letters from Chester
dated the eighth instant, which I have seene and perused, wee are thus
much informed; That 'tis very true a great Part of those Forces com,
manded by the Lord Inchequeene, which consisted wholy of the old
Covenanters and others formerly of their Partie, that had taken up
Armes upon the surrender of Garrisons; were many of them slaine
and taken prisoners upon their first approach at Rathmines and Baggotsrath,
and some peeces of Ordnance which were but newly drawne
downe thither, and not planted, lost; But most false that ever they engaged
the maine Body of the Marquesse's Army; much more that they
Routed him, as is written; or that hee is since gone so farre as Kilkenny,
as is reported. Though (say the Letters) wee believe hee drew off to
some convenient place and distance upon this occasion, and imbodied
to receive the Enemy, in case they had advanced, as they would have
it believed they did. What prisoners were taken on either side the
Letters mention not. But this they assure us, that 1200. (at the least)
of Jones's men lay dead upon the place, that 400. Horse were the most
that returned into Dublin, and they miserably wounded, as were also