IOYFVLL NEWES FROM Portsmouth AND The Jsle of WIGHT:

THe evill affected Malignan: Party having long time endeavoured to possesse them­selves of HVLL to which end they perswaded his Ma­jesty to Leavie an Armie; and besiege it, but after some time spent in a tedious Siege, heing repelled by the governour of of the said Towne, they finding that their desires could not arrive at their wished ef­fect, [Page] they then began to cast about, striving to invent some new found Strattagem, and finding that none were so convenient for their purpose, as this ensuing one, they pre­sently put it in speedy execution; for know­ing [...]hat Collonell Goring had the com­mand of the Towne and Cinque-port of Portsmouth, and withall conceiving the great advantage that it would be to them if so be that they could obtaine rhey pre­sently endeavoured by theit power and por­licie, to winne the said Collonell Goring to their party, which as appeares ihey quickly effected; for the Towne and Fort (if report speake truth) is delivered to the King, by the consent of the said Collone [...]l Goring.

Neverthelesse the inhabitants of the town are resolved to stand firm in their obedience to the Parliament, and withall to oppose as far as in them lies, any forces that shall be brought in, that shalbe brought in, that shall take part with the malignant party against the king and Parliament. Likewise the in­habitants in the Isle of Wight doe declare themselves for the King and Parliament, wirhall promising to use their utmost endea­vours to prevent all designes that shalbe dis­cerned by them, and to stop the incoming of any forraigne forces, either from France or Spaine: withall promising the Earle of War­wick [Page] to send him what supplies of fresh vi­ctuall he should be pleased to accept of,

Which pofer was accepted of by the said Earle with many thanks, desiring them to continue firm to the Parliament, this being the time of their chiefest necessity, likewise promising his navy should be for the most part imployed to keep the incroaching ene­my from them, it being thought that if the French have any designe for or against Eng­land (their friends being already possest of Portsmonth) that they will first land in the Isle of Wight.

In the midest of these distractions and troubles, this is some comfort, that God dis­covers these plots and strattagems of those e­vill affected persons, that seekes to distroy both our Religion and Christian libertie, and doubtlesse did not God laugh them and their devises to scorne. So many plots and cunning devises as they Have, Had in agirati­on, and endevored to put in execution against the Parliament, could not by any humane Providence have been prevented. But God that fees the secreets of all hearts, hath dealt with us according to His mercyes, and not according to his Iustice, He hath delivered us from the snare of the Hunter. They that haue terrinized over the poore Israelites, are now themselves in worse case then Aegyptian [Page] bondage, those that haue been drunke with the Babilonish whoore, and haue surfeited on the blood of the Saints, they are now forced to drinke of the water of repentance, and to goe home by weeping Crosse: Therefore let us take up the Crosse of Christ cheerefully, let us sight for our Religion valiantly, let us pray earnestly to the Lord for the pardon of our sinnes, and to pray earnestly for our King and Parliament, that God would vnite their hearts as one, that the Church may be purged of all Romish Superstition and Idolatry, and let us obey the King and Parliament willingly and let us with them take up this resolution.

• 1 Let us with them resolve to liue and dy, in the defence of the true Protestant Reli­gion.
• 2 To maintaine the Kings Royall Preroga­tiue.
• 3 To defend and protect the priviledges of Parliament with the lawfull Authoritie of the same.
• 4 To uphold the Libertie and Proprietie of the Subiect.

This the High Court of Parliament do declare to be their Resolution. And this ought to be the Resolution of all those that desire to se religion and the Gospell flourish A happy vnion betweene the King and Parliament and Religious peace, to Gods glory His Maiesties [Page] Honour, and the comfort of all true hearted Subiects.

NEWES FROM HVL.

DIving into the center of these plots which have threatned the downfall of our depressed Common-wealth, I addressed my selfe as well to impeach the clouded enemy, as infuse com­fortt to our sinking spirits, to point out the un­willing truth with stragling penmanship.

We are daily eye-witnesses of seditious Pamphlets, which (as false alarms) either ter­rifie us at first view, with conceited flashes, or else house us in dangerous security by their sil­ver speeches, so that muffled with such penny stuffe, wee cannot judge of affaires without truths enemy, Partiality.

Alwayes are we stifled with the unsavoury sent of unfortunate progresses, which drives us into a medley, as whose reeling faith knowes not which way to incline, whether to King or Parliament.

Tha honourable Assembly in Parliament is envied against by some, as if those Pillars had [Page] Our Kingdome now is cut in twaine, two par­ties more indeed then enough, dwell among us: the one voluntiers stand to, the other Cavaliers, on whose forces depends the safety of our Com­mon-wealth, which I pray God may not turn to ruine, as they are thwarted, we may iustly feare the worst, for still ere they flurt each upon o­ther, not onely to the spoile of their persons, but the unresolved Realme. Some of their counter buffs we are struck with, which begin to totter with their stedfast fury. Many and sundry rimes have the Kings Cavaliers cast about for the sub­version of Hull, whose persisting exploits are in­interpreted in the language of Rebellion, how­ever they, by the benignity of Fortune, have be­have behaved thrmselves, or through cruelty of Fate, or knowledge is trusted with. Divers times have they in he eyes of the world, attempted Hull, but since they have not proecded Masters of their Art, they have canopied their plots with dark secresie. It was agitated amongst them that the onely way to crowne their actions was privately to creep into the heart of the town for the full possession whereof they with a mu­tuall consent intended intrinsically to maske them.