Myselfe amongst many others beinge tyed by your great favors, acknowledge it a dutie to give you advertisement of the accidents which happen in these partes; of one fortune made me partaker uppon my first landinge at Kensale, wher parte of our forces, to the number of, 600 foote & 80, horse, under the commande of Captain Flower, wear newly retorned from Karribry, beinge followed by Florence Mc Carty, who had drawen in Dermond O'Connoher with 2,000 to resist Her Majesty's forces; of which companyes, the day before my arivall, our horse had cutt of 50 foote yt laye in ambushe to discover which way we tooke; we being to martch unto Corke, and the enemy determininge to fight with us, had placed uppon a fourde in the waye, a regiment of 700, who beinge discovered, Captain Flower retired to a place of better advauntaidge, himselfe with the horse keeping the reare, which they charged very hotlye, owt of an assured hope to have gotten the daye, havinge two other regiments near at hande; but ther expectation was made voyde by some 80 shott that wear ambushed uppon our retiringe, who discharginge killed some and stroake such an amasemente in ye rest yt many castinge away ther armes betooke them to their heeles, but the horse pursewinge the occasion, beat them into their battaile; killed 200, five commanders, and divers gentlemen; we lost aboute 70 men & of horses kilde, and hurte above twentye. I cannott informe you of the strenth of the companyes having not yett vewed them, &c. &c. In the meane time I recommend my service & myselfe to your honorable regard, and so take humble leave.
Corke
Your Honor's most asseured and redy to be ommanded
HN: CUFFE.