O What a bloudy age is this! Nothing almost but news set forth in a red cha­racter, comes abroad to bee divulged unto the eye of the whole world. Trochery onely upon the Irish Stage doth act its part, Treason daily hath a pro­ceeding off-spring, begot upon the bloud-thirsty bodyes of Jesuiticall Papists, Peace is exiled, and Prorestants in Ireland seeke comfort, but cannot find it. Much Newes hath been brought over into England, and all hath bin nothing but a packet of cruelty: many times hath godlinesse bin expected, but the event hath bin bad, which doth cause great lamentation, and horror to all well-affected Protestants, whose unhappy estate, it is our piety to con­dole. Shall the Irish Seas be made partakers for ever of Ae­gypts Curse; shall the effusion of Protestants bloud bring it into a sanguine hue; shall Crimson never bee converted into a snowie dye, the great God of heaven forbid it.

Take comfort, take comfort, you which are of the house of Iuda: for although the Gentiles boast and brag for a time, they shall not doe it for ever: God suffers you to bee afflicted to try you, he lets you be wounded, but he will not suffer you to be eternally slaine. but Oh! ye miserable hap­py men of Ireland, give me licence to make your wofull for­tunes knowne unto the well-affected English, that they may haste to your Rescue, and manger the maliee of the Baby­lonish Whore, and set a period to your sorrow: and thus I begin.

VPon the 27. day of Novem. 1641. came this Newes unto England by his Majesties Post: how that the Papists in Ireland doe daily excrease their forces, and from other forraine Nati­ons doe ho rely receive ayd.

Vpon the 21. of the last month, being Novem. the Re [...]els hearing of the Red-shanks approach, seemed much perplexed, but were encouraged still to conti­nue in their b [...]oudy restitutions, by that Aruckhile, Sir Hugh Oneale, who hath stayned his Fathers for­mer service, which hee did for the prosperity of the renowned Queene Elizabeth: who although he were a Recusant, yet was he never knowne to be a Traytor unto her, but a true and loyall Subject: but this Sir Hugh Oneale, his Son being chiefe Commander of the Rebels, desired nothing but the sinall destruction of true Christian Protestants.

Hee gathered all his Companies together in the woods, and as the Redshanks entred into one place, they issued out into another, and having an Army of about 15 thousand, divided them into foure parts, and so whilst one part was resisted, th' other were doring mischiefe: their ayme hath alwayes bin at the de­struction of the County of Monno, there have they depopulated the Inhabitants, and destroyad fifteene Townes and three Castles by fire, the Protestants which have bin taken there, have bin put to unheard of torments, women have bin slain in their husbands armes, and husbands embracing of their wives, the braines of children they daily dash out, and in a most damnable manner trample them under their feet, & [Page]he accounts himselfe happy that can get a limbe to shew what he hath done, their skeanes they never sheath, unlesse it be in the body of some piout Pro­testants. And then doe they beare them up towards the Heavens, as if the King thereof would accept them as pleasing Sacrifices.

But oh! Now must I come to relate the bloudiest Tragedy that ever eye beheld.

Upon the 22. of Novemb; the Rebels made a privy search in the City of Armagh, that they might in a moment destroy all those which were true Prote­stants there.

And in the first place, they beset the house of Sir Patrick Dunson, who was alwayes knowne to bee an upright man, and a worshipper of the living God.

This Sir Patricke Dunson perceiving how his house was surrounded, and knowing what would pre­sently insue, called all his servants to prayers, the Rebels in the meane while being in number about five hundred, broke downe the Gate, which led unth his house, and as the said Knight was making his sup­plication to the Almighty God, they seazed upon him, his wife, children, servants, and goods, asking Sir Patrick if he would doe as they did. else should he be sure to dye, who answered them thus.

Which when the Rebels heard, they took his wife and ravished her, perforce, before his face, slew his servants, spurned his children untill they dyed, and then swore to doe the like to his wife, if that speedi­ly be would not recant his former words: but hee laughed them to scorne, saying, that their cruelty would be the meanes to bring them to eternall feli­city.

When they perceived, how he had derided their proffer, they did run upon him, and bound him with rowles of match fast to a board, so fast, that his eyes bursted out of his head, then did they cut of his eares, then his nose, then seered off both his cheekes; after that they cut off his armes, after that his legs, and yet (a wonderfull thing to heare) was not this good Knight dead, although he were in body so inhuman­ly mangled: will, eye and vitall spirits remaine; then did they cut out his tongue, and afterward to put him out of his paine, they ran a red hot Iron into his bowels, and so he dyed.

His Lady they killed not; but because she was a faire woman, did intend to keep her, that they might abuse her delicate body when they pleased: but God which bringeth all things to light, revenged the cause of this good Lady thus.

Sir Thomas Moore having intelligence, how that the Rebels were in the city of Armagh, with a thou­sand men marched to the Protestants rescue, brea­king downe the City gates, which were barred a­gainst him: which the Rebels hearing, prepared them selves for fight, but before they would setle their [Page]ranks, and foyles, they were all surprized by Sir Tho­mas Moore, and many of them were slaine, and the Lady redeemed; whom Sir Thomas Moore carryed home to his owne house.

But yet doe the Rebels commit very much slaugh­ter both by fire and sword: no sooner are they dri­ven out of one place, but they arise in another.

Wherefore let us all with an unanimous consent pray unto God, that he would be pleased to weaken their enemies, and confound their foes, that the pure milke of the Gospell may have its free passage amongst them: to which, let all true Protestants say, Amen.