Mercurius Cambro-Britannus, THE BRITTISH MERCURY, OR THE VVELCH DIURNALL.

Communicating remarkable Intelligences, and true Newes to awle the whole Kingdome, from Friday November 11, till Munday the 20. 1643.

  • 1. Her tell of horrible creat Beast seen falling te Mountaine of Wales, te last creat light Night.
  • 2. Her told very true story of Carmarthanshires passages, and of Merlyns Pro­phecies.
  • 3. Her come fery late from Sir William Wallers Army, and tell her all the pro­ceedings at Bazing-House.
  • 4. Her show fery feelingly that all the hearts in Flintshire which before were hearts of Flint to te Parliament, be now become soft to them, and supple as teir owne gloves.
  • 5. Her tell certaine truth of a Mare in Pembrokeshire that sold a Coult with shooes on its feet, which Coult ere be long, her will bring up to London.
  • 6. Her be hartily sorry that her must speak the truth, and tell that the burning of Okingham &c. was occasioned by a Commission signed with C.R.
  • 7. Her make Declarations of te cood Protestants in Ireland, and would not serve Sir Ralph Hopton against te Parliament.
  • 8. Her show you all the marks of te old Great Seale, and Her tell you of the Ver­tue of te new.
  • 9. Her would have her know te creat paines her take in comming from Wales to acquaint you with her true Intelligence, and her beseech you therefore to take te paines to looke it over.

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LONDON, Printed by Bernard Alsop, Novemb. 20. 1943.

THE BRITTISH MERCURY, COMMUNICATING Remarkable Intelligences, and true Newes to awle the whole Kingdome, from Friday November 11. till November 20. 1643.

HEt hath waygated over all Walles, since her sent you in her last News, and her is since so pig with her new Remonstrances, her deliberations, and considerations, that her be scurvily afraid (if any true Brettayn will put her thought in presse) and give tem to her countrey men te Hawkers, they will sell themselves awle like Tevils by two farding, tree farding a peece, will prove a banck of good newes for awle te Nations in te Urlds.

Her have terefore bin prodigally carefull, wat with te cornes on te feet of her staffe, and te cornes on te toes of her feet to come now to you with creat deale paine, and though her feet be creat deale weary, her assure you, her prayne is good and true.

First, know he be mannerly and wise, for her scorne to tell her best newes at first, or wat was the mischance that came to her Daughter Thomsin dancing at te May-pole on a Sunday at Abercover, or when Iinkin up Vaughan with creat noyse and threatning, stole away her prowne bill, and go­ing home, put her into a yellow feare, which falling from behind, came trick­ling downe with creat hast. Her come laden with fresher newes from all te parts of Christendome in Wales. Her begin first with Flintshire. Her say tat all the Hearts of Wales in that countrey be awle now as soft as te fery moul­ten wax, and pecause tey are so often vexed with te steele of te Cavaliers, her be awle resolved to lend no more fire to burne her owne countrey and her pedigrees, but te Parliament shall find them all as supple as teyr own chivrell [Page 2]gloves. Her was in Carmarthenshire. Was all knew te prave bloud of Prophet Merlyn, her confesse, her found tem all naught tere, Her all dranke tere for te Prince of Wales, yet her must know (since good Metheglin begette cood spirit) her come at last to the Parliament, and by and by her be awle againe in remorse, and either stand for tem or against them. Was creat gate open, and by and by was creat gate shut, and then was creat gate open againe. Was all fery unruly, untill up Sampson up Price, up Hercules up Owen, up Hector up Llewellyn, up Prince Arthur up Howell, began to recite to her owne countrey­men some of her creat Prophet Merlyns own Prophecies, if her can remember them you shall have them presently, it was spoke (as her conceive) of her pre­sent times.

With fire and blood this Age is coverd o're,
(One thousand and six hundred left in score)
The Parliament in forty three that stood
Shall shake Church, Churches, and the Roman Rood.

Her would faine know of all her Malignants, if Prophet Merlyn was true Prophet or no, her told besides tat all te Provinces in Wales, and all to high Hill, should submit themselves and make legges to te quiet vales, and to te Peace, which te good and creat Parliament would make in England. Her told us besides of many shrewd and happy things which since have come to passe. Merlyn was Merlyn beleive it. But te last week as her past to countries for her recreation, and your information; Her mette with shrewsbury shentle­man, her fery owne cood Cosin, who told her (her know not what of te Lord Capell, and tat te creat Towne of Shrewsbury, and all te English lay on te Marches of Wales, were fery sick of te Army disease, and had gotte creat shaking Ague, and were like to dye of creat mischiefe, which te little hun­gry wormes had brought upon tem; And tat tere was no hope that te creat Towne of Shrewsbury should be releived, and tat te hearts of our countrey­men should be quieted, unlesse that her Lord Little-ton should come to pacifie her angry minds, for her did love her fery well before, but since her have renounced te faith of true Brittish shentleman, and have used the creat Seale (by Gar (her knowes) to fery bad uses) her have lost all hearts in Wales and England, and her know Chrisendome fery well, for her hath bin in her creat Grand-fathers chine in Holland, when te pigge to live in the bad Urld, her urind forth halfe of te great spirit of her Nephew, to come at the siege of Ostend.

Her delights not much in her owne pedegree though it bee fery famous, her have not leasure to tell tat which would fill te cheekes of Fame. Her comes onely with petty things, as te newes of Peace or te peace of Religion, or so which her knowes fery well tat no Welch Shentleman of her owne Nation with te King doe either much desire or expect, for her in Wales bee scouring of her old Murrions with ashes, and running over their rusty blades with Sea­cole dust, which by the care and thrift of some of her forefathers was provi­ded for te fodder of tis winters chimneyes. Yet her be so bold to advise tem to take notice, tat though awle her Bedlam Cosins in Pembrokeshire and in Tenbigh be so mad to forsake te Parliament, teir friends, and liberty, and run to cover temselves under te wings of te Malignants, who are ready to devoure tem, yet her is ferily perswaded in soule and conscience, her will awle have te leisure to repent tis ill bargaine contracted with te Cavalliers in Ireland, and tat te many Regiments which are now comming from Ireland to helpe his Majesty of England, will be a burden (if beaten by ill windes into our shores) too unsupportable for her and awle her good kindred to endure. Her tere­fore in good time advise those her good Cosins of Wales to desist; tat is in plaine Welch to shiet off awle tose pad neighbours who wish so ill to te ad­vancement of Wales, or te pad behoofe of any who are of Pendragons gene­ration.

Her was pesides in Anglesey, where whatsoever lookes her Countrimen have, tey have hearts for te Parliament, and will be ready on any advantage to testifie her most humble accommodations, obligations, and awle te grada­tions of truest devotion to them.

But harke you what: It was her fortune to come into Monmouth, and to visit Ragland Castle. Her found her owne Countrymen fery desolate and few in number. Her was bold to aske the cause. Her kinde Cousins awle te Shen­tlewomen told her, tat te good Lord of Worester since he was made Marquis. was so full of te bloody warre, tat tere was no sheese, or Mouse to feed on tat sheese in awle his Castle; her had hope of some tenants, but not onely tere but in Glamorganshire her can finde nether heart nor tongue to bid welcome, nor bone nor bit to give the Cavalliers a breakfast.

Her now like to Welch Divines, that make teyr prayer in te middle of teyr Sermon, will begin to make her Apology in te middle of her Booke. And in sober sadnesse, it may seem wondrous matter in tese sad times, that her dare appeare in Print every week, (for feare of te which, her hath this week adjourned her Welch Merury from Saturday to Munday, for though her be a Mercury (her will nere as her can) keep her constant seasons and revoluti­ons, moving alwayes in te Orbe of honest Mirth, and next to Truth, for [Page 4]though her seem sometimes merry, yet her may be true and and serious in her Resolutions. And why not, her pray you? marke and observe her intelligence according to teir order.

Her be glad in the first place that some be wiser then some, was proverbe true, for as her Countrey-men hath made Declarations of her wisdome by leaving te Kings Army, so te Irish forces peing creat thousands, have made manifestations, and resolutions, tat tey will never have copulation with Sir Ralph Hopton or any other against te Parliament, and thereupon they are gone to Bathe, and sent to the prave Sir William Waller for Officers to goe in and out before them. Was no doubt terefore but awse te Malignants will goe Westward, and downe te wind.

Her was heare of a creat House called Bazing House, pigger then all her Welch Tenements; and Sir William Waller layd close sieges to it, and sent out a number to hunt for te Malignant in te Kings Parke neate Bazing House, and to chase tem up and downe te Parke, as her doe te running Wat, was re­ported tat his good Vrship had taken te Out-works, but her sure was very hot fervice te last Sunday night, and te last Munday was hurt creat many men kill some, but Sir William Waller will take a time ere it be long, either by night or by day, to be eaven with them.

Te creat House of Bazing is mightily haunted with malignant spirits, and teyr chiefe is Captaine Royden. As for te Lieutenant Colonel! Mr. Peake, that had creat hope py his Valour to peake himselfe at least into a Knight, was killed dead as doore nayle, and was peake into her grave.

Her country-man ap Powell told her that her country-man told her coun­try-man, and her told her Brittish Mercury tat te North was in cood man­ners and conditions, and without complements, the Truth is tat a great part of te Earle of Manchesters horse is quartered about Newarke, and have dri­ven away all te Cattell, te beast, sheep, and Oxen, and lowing Cow towards Boston, and Lincolne, and was make Newarke and all te Inhabitants fery thin, and look like Mr. Rawbones. And Sir Thomas Fairfax was gone with thirty creat Troupes of Horse into Nottinghamshire, and was put New­arke and Newcastle into such terrours, tat her Newcastle will be as Sir Iohn Old-castle that could not stand it out to make his water against te wall, but dribbled in her breeches, and her verily believe tat te malignants will runne temselves into a loosenesse of smelling pudder when they find themselves so hard beset.

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Her asked her Cosin Morgan, a man of pigge credit, and rich in bearded Leeke, and bearded Coate, and her told her, and her swore to her to by Saint Taffy, that tere was create hope tat te Parliament forces was have pig successes, and tat her Garrison at Plimmouth have pravely defended temselves against te besiegers, and have come out against te enemy and peat tem from teyr out­workes, and have received te money sent from te Praliament, tis was fery good, te Gold and te Money was make her fery valiant I warrant, for gold, silver and Metheglin are te three Soules that doe make her Country-men have both being and vallour.

But her will tell her memorable news from Glamorganshire, was creat light night was seene not long agoe over awle Wales, and was so pright her be­lieve in her fery conscience it was not night, but day light sicke, and her Cosin up Ienkin was looking in her prospective-glasse to te creat high hill in Mon­mouth-shire to see what te matter was, and just here upon te somnet of all the hill, where it verged downe in the steepest Precipice, and looked point-blanck towards Hell, her saw creat Beast falling downe never to rise againe, and te hills round about did shake for feare, this was certainely about mid-night (as her can pring very good witnesse) and yet te light was so creat that her Cosin so farre off could see fery apparently just as it was, te creat Beast falling downe, and te creat Collar that. was about its neck, and did read the letters that was on the Collar, which was ANTICHRISTO.

Her have also some other strange newes to acquaint you with, her shall onely desire her may be priviledged to speake te truth which is: That in Pen­brokeshire as her was comming up to acquaint you wit her Intelligences, her saw in te way behind the hedge a Mare foling of a Coult, her staid a creat while to fee what Nature would send, at length her kenned prave new Colt come into te world, with new shooes on its feet, and the Nailes so closely and handsomely clinched, that her ferily beleeve, tat the best Farrier in the Vrld could not have set them better on. When ever te Colt grow a little older, her really intend to bring it up to London to make a show, and to get Portion by it for her daughter Thomasin, who (as her told you a little before) by great mischance was great with child, yet her must nor dissemble te feares which by reason of this Portentous birth, her Nation is in, viz. that the sad imployment for horse and the Iron age of Warre will continue.

Here by the way, heare one thing more that doth make her heart tremble and her eyes swimme in teyr owne teares, and tat was that at the firing and burning of Okeingham in Berkeshire her thinke it is, her is sure out tis in [Page 6]England, one of the Cavallier Captaines told te inhabitants tat he was come to fire te Towne, and putting his hand into his poke, he pulled out his Confes­sion which was signed with two great Letters C. R. was strange thing tat her King should put her hand to such a fiery Confession. Her selfe was also fear­full, and so was her father before her, to put her hand to Bond, or Pill, or any Obligation, but te King (and her pe sorry for it) is perswaded against his heart to have a hand in te fiting of Townes, and te destruction of his owne subjects.

Her had almost quite fogot to tell her te Remarkable Passages which her saw at Bath, which was tat creat many English Protestants are come out of Ireland, and quartered tere in tat City. Sir Raph Hopton sent tem from Bristoll some barrels af Beere, and halfe a Crowne a piece in money to drinke cood healths unto te King, and to make tem stand for te honour of te Crowne, but tey had more wit in teir owne crowne ten tey received profit by Sir Ralph Hoptons halfe Crowne, and returned answer, tat tey would not make Warre and fight against te Parliament, but was come to fight against te Papists, where­upon Sir Ralph Hopton crew into creat discontent, and sent tem command to deliver up teir Armes, but tey would not yeeld unto it, but will prove as true as her owne Countrimen of Wales, in standing with their armes and legges for te Parliament.

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