A
LETTER
SENT
OVT
OF
Ireland
from
the
right
Honorable
Earle
of
ORMOND
and
OSSORY
,
To
his
much
Honored
Uncle
,
Sr.
ROBERT
POYNTZ
,
Shewing
the
true
estate
of
the
Kingdome
of
Ireland
at
this
present
time
,
and
delivered
to
his
Uncle
here
,
the
21
,
of
Iune
,
1642.
THE
last
Letter
I
receaved
from
you
was
of
the
7th
of
April
,
by
one
Veele
,
to
whom
I
shall
be
very
ready
to
give
my
assistance
towards
his
preferment
,
when
I
have
rid
my selfe
of
a
few
former
ingagements
.
Wee
are
now
in
so
good
condition
for
matter
of
men
,
that
I
know
it
will
be
wondred
that
we
do
no
more
with
them
;
but
when
it
shall
be
considered
what
men
without
Money
,
Meate
,
or
Clothes
,
are
able
to
doe
,
I
hope
we
shal
not
be
taxed
with
sloth
,
having
by
many
winter
,
&
uncomfortable
journies
,
manifested
our
unwillingnesse
to
lie
still
;
it
is
true
that
our
want
of
money
,
was
then
as
great
as
now
,
but
then
the
Hagards
Barnes
,
and
Houses
,
were
full
of
all
manner
of
provision
,
which
now
betwixt
us
,
and
the
Rebells
are
so
wasted
,
that
the
most
fertill
Country
affords
nothing
but
penury
,
and
desolation
,
and
the
booty
that
heretofore
gave
edge
to
the
Souldiers
,
and
made
them
indure
indefatigably
all
manner
of
labour
,
is
for
a
great
circuit
about
us
,
either
already
taken
by
our
men
,
or
removed
into
inaccessable
places
by
the
Rebells
;
nor
have
wee
carriage
(
if
there
were
plenty
of
victuall
in
the
store
)
to
convey
it
with
us
,
forth
of
those
limits
already
wasted
,
if
wee
march
in
such
numbers
as
to
considerable
service
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
if
wee
lie
still
,
and
eate
upon
the
Magazin
,
wee
shall
very
sudainly
wast
it
,
so
that
unlesse
there
bee
a
speedy
supply
of
at
least
victuall
,
and
cariages
,
this
Army
raised
at
so
great
charge
to
that
Kingdome
,
will
bee
forced
to
dissolve
or
ruine
of
it selfe
;
I
have
given
you
this
short
,
and
true
accompt
of
the
state
wee
are
in
,
because
I
hope
you
are
at
London
,
where
you
may
acquaint
such
of
your
friends
as
are
of
the
Parliament
with
it
,
as
likewise
that
you
might
be
able
to
say
something
in
my
excuse
,
in
case
the
blame
of
this
dangerous
losse
of
time
should
be
laid
on
me
;
for
though
all
this
bee
much
fullier
represented
to
the
Commissioners
,
appointed
for
the
management
of
this
War
,
from
the
Lords
Iustices
,
and
Councell
,
yet
many
may
be
apt
to
censure
mee
,
that
will
not
be
called
to
the
reading
of
that
.
When
I
know
you
are
at
London
,
you
shall
heare
often
,
and
more
particularly
from
me
,
one
Munday
next
I
take
a
journey
to
Conaught
,
where
I
will
endeavor
to
doe
some
service
before
our
provision
be
quite
gone
,
from
thence
you
shall
heare
from
me
,
in
the
meane
time
I
rest
Dublin
the
10.
of
June
1642.
Your
most
affectionate
Nephew
,
and
Servant
,
ORMOND
OSSORY
.