WHen her was a Student in te Vniversity of Oxford, nothing could be more welcome unto her, then to receive from her friends good newes, and halfe a piece of gold inclosed in a Letter, but now they write, and write, but send no gold in her Letter, but cold newes; would te warre might cease, that her pen might not travell from Towne to Town to heare matters, and shew all as the mayde did, who fell from her horse with her coat over her head, and discovered her naked belly, and more and more be­side, whereof her will not give you account.

But her will make more serious narrations, & from Shropshire bordering on Wales, tell you that which is sober cood newes, namely that Sir Thomas Mid­dleton a creat landed man in Wales, and Sir William Brereton have lately gone bravely on, and done matter of valour whereby to raise their fame, for they have lately taken Holl-Castle being the Earle of Bridgewaters house, both te Hall, and te Parlour, and te Kitching, and te fery house of Office, and more­over her have lately took the Towne of Roxford, whereby te passages into North-wales are cleered, and her may by day or te light of te moone safe­ly travell, te carrier may passe between te legs of te mountaine, te narrow way doth lye wide open like te whore to receive awle commers.

Her be no Prophet, yet her doe fery well remember that her cryed out alwayes against te Irish Rebells, comming to cut te Protestants throat, but [Page 2] Cassandra was creat Prophetesse, that foretold the destruction of Troy, yet was not believed, and so her words formerly were not regarded, but now her heare from Ireland that te souldiers are growne so fery bold, that they tooke mens clo [...]thes from their back, and hats from their heads; and it is thought te Irish Rebells comming into Wales on Saint Taffyes day, would take her hat with te Leek in it from her head, as they doe in Ireland.

And now her talke of Hull, the Earle of New-castle hath sent Sir Thomas Glemham to New-castle with a Regiment of foot to strenthen te Garrison, and hath put te Towne into his protection, which occasioned some discords be­twixt Sir Thomas Glemham, and the Major of New-castle and te souldiers on te reciving of teyr new Governour, began to mutiny for their pay due unto them, and would not be pacified, untill they were promised that te Sea-port should be open, and that they should have liberty to make mony by selling of the coale, which may be fery warme newes into the City of London, where they are faine to spend their mony in Ale-houses to warme their toes, and teyr hands, in te cold weather by the fire side.

By a ship which from forraigne parts arrived in Wales, her doe certainly understand that some grudgings hath begot a creat discontent betweene te Pope and te Divell, who doth intend to come against him with awle his black furies and infernall forces, but Cardinalls knowing that te Divell hath been alwayes assisting to te Pope and te Papists, as in te Powder Treasons and o­ther plots, they endeavour what they can to make te Pope consider that the Devill hath been alwayes his close friend, and that her had long since fallen out of her chaire of Supremacy, if her had not been held up by the immediate power of te Devill, and so the Pope and te Cardinalls are intended to make a new Peace with te Devill, for if te Popish malignant devillish Kingdome should be divided against it selfe, it could not stand.

Prince Rupert and his Cavaliers (as her doe hear) have done creat harm in Northamptonshire, by their pillaging and plundering, wheresoever they come, and doe every day take to the value of a thousand pound from te Inhabitants, for now her have got a custome of robbing, her cannot leave it; for robbing of mens houses is grown a common trade amongst Souldiers, and they are more to be blamed, that doe live by spoiling te Kings good Subjects, then those that doe steale for necessities, and what will be the funerall end of aul, but a generally desolations, which will come speedily upon this Kingdome, for no man possesseth te thing that he can call his owne, the subject having onely libertie to chuse whether he will begge or starve, when aul his coods have been taken from her by te Cavaliers.

O Saint TAFFY, who would have thought to have seen such ploody [Page 3]times and manners? For since the Cessation of Armes, they have Killed creat many true Protestants, and have made te hand of te King, and te hand of aul [...]e Commissioners, that signed and put creat Seal to te Articles of peace with te ploody Rebells, to be guilty of much creat deal of plood. And to shew her parbarous minds, being like Gripe te Usurer, that doth take and get aul: the Lord of Castlehaven hath taken in Irelaud thiry two Castles, and killed the men that were within them, and te Inhabitants of of Wichloe have drove from Dublin 400. Cowes, and have seized on merchandize, and took te own­ers prrisoners, and have sent them afterward home almost naked, and without hat, coat or dublet, that te cold might be guilty of their bloodshed, and to shew te Cruelty of te Barber or Chyrurgion, they cut off one mans nose or lips, and some of his skull, as if they would make him an Anathomy, and reade Lectures over him, as they doe in the Surgeons Hall. But indeed the Rebells endeavour is, to ruine and extinguish te Protestants quite out of te Realme.

Her doe love to see peace exceedingly both in the Common-wealth, and in her house, and there is a kinde of glimmering light of peace that doth breake through the Cloud of warre, for the French Ambassadour hath lately by his letter sent unto te Houses, moved for the procuring of a peace, and her do wish with aul te heart in her pelly, that there were peace between her King and Parliament, but how can that be by shedding of plood? if aul Protestants be brethren, must her kill one another, as Kain killed Abel at the beginning of the Wold? no, no, if her King and Parliament would agree, then her might live at quiet on her Mountains, & if her could see that day, her would have aul te bells to ring in Wales, make Bonfire of her bushes, and in Metheglin drink healths to her King, and to confusion of aul those that have hindred the agree­ment between the King and Parliament, for her be weary of writing of the Warre, and her is now tyred with fighting in te War.

Yer her will next present unto your knowledge a creat defeat given to a body of te Earl of Newcastles Army neer Thurland Castle, upon the edge of Lancashire. For the said Colonell Rigby, having not above 200. horse, and 300 foot forsooke the Castle, whereunto her had formerly laid siege, and advan­ted with her forces to encounter te enemy, being about 3000. horse and foot, and comming suddainly upon them, put te enemy into such a fright, that they were absolutely dispersed and routed, many killed, and about 400. taken pri­soners, among te rest, Colonell Huddleston their chief Commander, and after­ward her returned to Thurland Castle, which was presently surrendred and de­molished. Her doe wonder that te malignants dare so often appeare in te open field, unlesse te reason is, that the Northern people being rude by nature and education, have desires to be peaten into better manners, but indeed, for [Page 4]the true Cause, her must look up among te starres, and there behold te hand of Providence, letting victorious garlands fall down on te heads of te Parliaments Souldiers, for te truth of te Protestant Cause is creat, and shall in te conclusi­ons prevail over te Papists and malignants.

But all matters run not even in te affaires of Warr, for te creat work at Plymmouth called Mount Stamford, is taken by te enemy, and they doe want chiefly admonition, her should say Ammunition, which te Parliament will spe­dily send them. All te Townesmen have entred into a solemn Oath. to live and dye together, and to oppose te enemy, by standing it out to te last man, which is indeed as a prave Resolution, as if they had been aul descended from her auncient Prittish Worthy Owen Glendor, for he that would win a victory, or a faire Mistris, must alwayes stand stiffely to the matter.

Her have read, that in old times mighty Gyants live in inchanted Castles, and her doe now hear, that a creat company of Malignants live so strongly fortifyed in Bazing House, so that Sir William Waller hath drawn his foot for­ces from thence to Farnham Castle, for te walls be as thick as those of Plutoes Court, where he doth live with his malignant Queen Proserpine, and there be many malignant Ladies, and other women within the Castle, from the walls whereof, the women threw brickbats on our Souldiers heads; and bid te Souliers, Come up Round-heads if ye dare; and no doubt but her will hereafter come up, and take away aul her gold and silver that doth lie buried in te gound in te sheets.

From Scotland her be informed, that when they heard that te Article of ac­cord from te Parliameut, with te advance money, were put to sea; they pre­sently gave order to draw their Forces into Body, whereby they might be in te more readinesse to advance into England, so that they will make te Earl of Newcastle fly from place to place, like her young Goat chased by her little puppy dogge over te Mountain, for they will come to Newcastle and Hull, and other townes.

Her will now in a compendious manner tell you awle te remarkable passa­ges of this week handsomely packt together, because close doing is best un­der the sheet.

Prince Rupert doth goe in his plundering way, and hath made Northamp­tonshire as poore as Wales, and is now within foure miles of Northampton Towne with a strong Body of Horse.

Many Volantiers out of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are come to ayde Sir Thomas Fairfax,

Sir William Wallers Horse lye about te countrey to starve teyr pellies, and to keep awle provision from comming to relieve the malignant in Bazing House.

Sir Ralph Hopton is hopt on to Winchester, but is lame in men and Am­munition, and not able to meet with Sir William Waller.

The Bishop of Canterbury appeared before te Parliament, but her Counsell being no cood Doctors to cleere and purge him, he was sent back againe to te Tower.

The Earle of New-castles Army doth moulter away, and he is sick of te consumption of his Army; and the Gentry of te Northerne Counties stand for te Parliament.

Griefe it is to tell that his Majey hath sent for all te English Regiments in Ireland to serve against te Parliament, six Regiments are to be transported to Bristoll, and the Earle of Corke will bring foure other Regiments to main­taine tis unnaturall warre against te Parliament.

Sir William Waller (as her heare) lately took te Popish Lord Salton at New­bery. who comming from France, landed in Sussex, and with him four thou­sand pound was taken Prisoner, and his Lordship is brought up to London.

Vpon te newes of te Advance-mony sent into Scotland, they have drawne their forces into Poddies, and will speedily advance into England, then toward te malignants.

Tere was lately some skirmishes between te Parliaments forces and te Ca­valliers at Owlney, wherein te London Red Regiment were shrewdly put to it by te enemy, but yet they got honour, te only salve that cures te Souldiers wounds. Sir Ralph Hoptons Dragooners have lately met with Sir William VVallers Dragooners, by whom they were turned into flying Dragons, and were awle compelled to run away, for to chance of warre can put wings upon te shoulders of the most valiant Souldier, and make tem trust to their legs more then their Armes.

The Newes from Oxford is. that aul te affaires at Court are steered by te Cabinet Counsell, as Bristoll, Cottington, Digby, and some other creat Lords friends to te Irish Rebells, and preferred to the places of creat trust, that aul te world may see that te malignants designe is to extirpate the Protestants in Ireland, and to introduce Popery in England.

Yet te bad minds of te people are by a divine power soon changed into a better temper, for those two Irish Regements that came out with Colonell Vavasour and Paulet, are most of them returned to te Parliament about Glo­cester & Tewxbury; and creat shentlemen in te North Country have forsook te New-castle forces, and will no longer assist te King in regard of te cessation with te bloody Rebells in Ireland, for this cessation hath made creat souldiers fall away from te King, te cruell effects which will follow, being so cleerely manifested and knowne.

Her will now send you up some News from her own house in Wales, which her know to be true, and therefore it may be easily beleeved: and first her must inform you from te hall of her pigge-house, that all te guns & Pikes that hung again te wall, are awl taken down to serve for Arms, to set out her Countrey-men: Whereby the Story of te wise Solomon, giving judgment between the true mother and te Harlot concerning doviding of te child, may be plainly discerned, the Morall whereof is, That true love can admit of no destroying di­vision, and therefore such as have divided te Commonwealth into one part for te King, and the other for te Parliament, are false-hearted Subjects both unto te State, and te Church of England. Her must tell you also, that her creat house. keeping is become so poor and wretched, that te Mouse starve in te Buttery, and te Cavaliere may rise from her long table an hungry, and not be welcome neither; was strange alteration in Wales.

From her Kitchin her must inform you, that it hath not been warmed creat whiles: but will tell you News, that awl the Fat is in the fire (for her love Pro­verbs) that is, awl the fruitfulnesse of England will be consumed in te flame of te Civill war. And heark you, there are more Jacks then in her kitchin, that have turned from te Parliament to te King, and from te King to te Parliament. And moreover awl her Countrey, and indeed awl te Kingdom doth now keep-a continuall Shrovetide, all their words and actions are Fritters of fraud, seeth­ing in te creat skillet of malignancy, awl her Spit is turned into long-sword, wherewith her spit one another, as her doe Wodcock in her Countrey, one in te arse of another. Te Bishops and Lawyers were so sat, that awl their con­science dript from them, her was feed her self, let her flocke starve, creat pigg-bellys, love her kitchin better then te pulpit or te Commonwealth. Te malig­nants are like her half-baked Pyes, for between standing for te King & Parlia­ment they are luke-warme, and must come to te Oven, to make them hard and stiffe for Religion. The fury of te Irish Rebells is like her very hot boyl­ing pot of discention, and te skum of te Rebells fly over into England. But now from her study observe, it is worth notice, that awl her liberall Arts are turned into lying Arts, and her creat books of History of War between Pompey and Cesar doe blush in Vermilion to hear of te unnaturall war of te King against te Parliament. Her say also that her should tell her that no good Oratour doth or can write against te King and Parliament, for nihil dicendum est de principi­bus & Parliamento nisi bonum, we ought as te Frenchman saith, parley bien on parley rien, speak well, or speak nothing, and therefore to conclude well, Ʋi­vat Rex faustum & foelix sit Parliamentum, God save te King, and blesse the proceedings of te Parliament; her cood write Greek too, but her would not pose but please her Readers.