TO confirm the ancient report that the WELCH-MEN both for An­tiquity and fidelity, are the truest Brittaine, her vil declare unto you the noble resolution of Sir Richard Lloyd, one of the chief Com­manders of Flintshire, who having sent his Commission of Array unto Sir Thomas Middleton, offereth to come to him with fifteen hundred men, to doe service for the Parliament, and besides the Welchmen being now growne sensible, that it is the part of no true Subject, to bring fuell to main­tain the flames of this unnaturall warre, they doe continually flock in to sub­mit themselves in obedience to the Parliament, for the Welchmen are not so madde, but that her doe very well understand, that to side with the King, is to fight against her self, the Protestant Religion, and that ancient liberty of the Subject, which though often attempted by many Conquering Monarches, her hath so long time freely enjoyed in Wales.

But we cannot alwayes set fayre and loyall actions in the view of your eye, therefore behold the Citie of Bristoll in a lamentable condition, swarming with the Irish Rebells, who having mustered many hundred Protestants in Ireland, doe come over with a full intent to bathe their swords in the English blood, and to make this land a desolate Wildernesse, full of such wilde and bloody beasts, as they are. For one of them being lately (by a woman, who fled thither out of Ireland two yeers since) challenged for murthering five of her Children; he answered, That he had Commission for it, and if he had the [Page 2]like Commission, he would doe as much here. Her doe wonder, that the Vessels which bring over so many Hoggs-heads, or Doggs-heads of cruelty, are not cast away by the justice of the Windes, but it is likely, that being not borne under a drowning destiny, their fate will lead them on to hanging, according to their papisticall merits.

Sir William Wallers Army is now very well recruted, and strengthened by Colonell Muleyr, and Colonell Nortons Regiment of horse, and a thousand horse and Dragoones of Kent, and as many more out of Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. so that the Lord Hopton, if her were creat English Saint, pigger then Saint George, or Saint TAPFY, himself, could not encounter so many cruell, nay her may say, flying and stinging Fyery Dragons.

As the Welchmen, observing that matters were carried on to advance Popery and other ill purposes, are now awaked from her Dream and Visions, to see what fooles, nay Slaves they were like to be made, by joyning themselves to the Kings Army, and doe in considerations thereof, purpose with their best ser­vice to ayd the Parliament, so the Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmerland have been of late solicited with much importunity by the Lord Widdrington, and Sir Thomas Glenham, to assist them with supplies of horse or foot, and stand in their defences against the invasions of the advanced Scots, but those Coun­treys being as wise as WALES, have refused to send them any ayd, allea­ging that the Scots, at their last being there, carried themselves with more ci­vility, and in better fashions, then the plundering and armed Inhabitants of their own countrey. Hence you may discerne, that not the advance money doth make the Scots a man, but her cood manners, and true religions, doth make her company so much desired in England.

From the West her can inform you, that the Garrison Souldiers at Poole in Dorsetshire, made an Issue out as far as Preston and took there a French Cap­taine that commanded Sir Iohn Heales troop, and in the night, they fell upon Colonell Tregewells quarter at Shapwick, killed some men, took some Gentle­men prisoners, and some 40. horse, afterward they killed the Ambuscade that was set behind hedges, and beat them from Foole to Winborne; took one Cap­tain, one Ensigne, and some fourteen Prisoners: Would all the Garrison Soul­diers, that have more time to be drunk, then to doe any thing would shew her the like magnanimities and courage.

New-castle doth now repent her favouring and receiving of malignants: You may see what 'tis to have friendship with the Divell, had you kept them out, you had not now lamented the putting of them in. Though you are called Newcastle, yet you are an Old-castle, and should have had more wit, then to admit your enemy, Art thou not able to fall in pieces with age and griefe, to [Page 3]think of thy disobedience to the Parliament, and keeping the Coales from London? which doth shew that thy love to the City is very cold, and cold comfort thou shalt finde, I warrant thee in thy distresse, take heed thy new Governor doe not make thee the first slaved Town subjected to the Kings au­thority, when thy liberty shall be slavery, plundering thy policy, and thou shalt iudure whole chauldrons of misery; before thou hadst received malig­nants, thou hadst better have fired thy Coale-pits, and have burnt a happy Martyr for the Parliament.

The Marquesse of New-castle is advanced into Nottinghamshire, to joyne with the Kings forces. Her believe her Armies defire to make a malignant marriage, that the issue which their conjunction doth intend to produce, might be foure unhappy sonnes, Peter Popery, Perkin Prerogative, Simon Slavery, and Paul Prelacy, or Barnaby Bishop; and these being the Kings a­dopted Sonnes, should together with the King rule the whole land. And in­deed the Newcastles Army is falling to pieces, and therefore it had need to be joyned together with the Popish cement and glew of the Kings Army, for there are many stones at Oxford, as the Lord Cottington, Digby, and others, besides Prelates that doe all joyne together to build up the Roman Church in England, and would make the King the chiefe corner-stone, but though earth conspire and joyne forces, heaven can denounce their malig­nant purposes, and Newcastles Army shall be beaten awle to pieces, and upon the Scots advancing, not a man of them shall goe Scot-free.

The towne of Plymmouth is very well and safe, you may see by them what it is to have good in works, that is good Heart, for though they lost their Outworks, yet her doe still keep out their enemy, and make her for to pray to the Lady Mary and Saint Margery, and yet they cannot help her to take the towne, and the Parliament hath lately sent them ayde from hence, so that Prince Rupert, Prince Maurice, and awle the Masse-saying-Pre­lates at Oxford, may fling their caps at it, Father Francis, and Father. Ioseph, and all the Magicians in Oxford, cannot conjure the gates of the towne open for like a Maiden Towne she doth withstand the Cavalliors and neither by force nor flattery can be wonne from the Parliament.

It is reported that Sir William Waller hath given the Lord Hopton a great overthrow, and obtained a great victory against him, but can believe no such matter, those that are overthrowne horse and man in books are very well re­covered the next week. The warre is like a foot-ball-play, where one side [Page 4]doth give the other a kind of overthrow, and strikes up anothers heeles, but presently they rise up and give the other as creat a blow againe, Overthrowes are now very common, but let awle well affected persons strive that Papistry and Prelacy may be overthrowne in this kingdome, and let us pray that Peace may be againe established, least this kingdome be ruinated by these o­verthrowes, and besides, what victory is it for one subject to kill another? If the King would get a victory over himselfe, and banish from him all ma­lignant Counsellours, then we should heare no more of Sir Ralph Hopton and many other Lords and Knights, that now carry victory in their pockets, and plunders whole Countries, and burnes townes as the Kings forces did at Ockingham.

The Earle of Warwick doth desire of the Parliament forty small ships to surprise Sir Iohn Penningtons small frigots that doe bring over the Irish Re­bells, but who shall encounter those that are come over already, and the King send ships dayly for more, and as if his Subjects throates should not be cut sast enough, he sends dayly for those Butchers. The Irish faction doth in­deed rule very much at Court, and Rebels are in Oxford language called the Kings Catholick Subjects, plundering Cavalliers are Royallists, and Popish Bishops are the Kings Shaplins, would his Majesty would provide ships to send them all away to Rome, for here is no Roome for them in England, and therefore it were a happy turne if they were hanged or drowned, so that we were rid of their Popish company.

At Oxford there is creat plenty of food and cood dyet, but while they feast, they have by their plundering made the Country fast, who doe curse them to the bottomlesse pit of hell; but they need not doe so, for if swearing and prophane living can bring them on, they are in a faire way.

To refresh you after this tedious narration, you may understand that at Oxford the Bishops are turned Souldiers, and the Bishop of York hath got a company of souldiers to guard the Irish Rebells, and to bring them on by the Grace of the Pope, but her great preparations are but the fables of many reports, who come on purpose to Oxford to joyne with the malignants, for they have the Popes and the Kingdomes pardon. Is this the calling of Bi­shops to turne fighters for Roome, when they cannot preach for Roome, nor put poore Ministers in prison without Roome; now they will venter the Miter, and goe on with courage they know neither, either to the Divell, or the Pope, or both together.

There was a valliant German, Ionas Adruskey, called in English Van Drushe, who having shewed the height of the High Germanes valour, under the the Command of Sir William Waller, received two shots in his arme, and is now brought to London wounded, to the great grief of Sir William Waller, who had rather have lost his right hand; you see all true affected Persons are willing to loose their lives for the Parliament.

Her heare that the Earle of Manchester is raising creat many foot in the Northern associated Counties, and that Gainsborough and Newarke, and the other Malignant Towns thereabouts will (it is hoped) be faine stoope to the Command of the Parliament, for that the Earle of Manchester who is now at Cambridge will not stay there long, but as soon as her hath gotten up her considerable forces, her will march that way, and shew them what 'tis to be so rebelli­ous, and malignant against the Parliament.

And to this purpose he hath already two thousand foot at Lin­colne, to defend that City from the Popish Enemy, and hee hath left his cood Horse (which made the Cavalliers so flye before him at Bullingbroke Castle) in Lincolnshire at a Towne called Sheford, and there te valiant Captaine Cromwell, (as her know fery well) not above twelve miles from Newarke, and some of his horse have regained a prize of above three thousand sheep which the Ca­valliers had taken and were driving the said Cattell to Newark, and they then got all (much good doe it their good hearts) creat quantity of fine flexe wooll, which cood booties (put altogether) will both feed and cloath them.

Her bring not all te newes from England, Wales or Scotland, or from Ireland, her hath bin informed with some news from Holland. Secretary Nicholas hath written from Oxford, and require, his Maje­sties Agent at te Hague, to work, and indeavour by working with might and with mayne to hinder the comming of the Scots Am­bassadours into England, and her can con you the reason of it, which is, that they ferily beleive that the said Ambassadors will not comply with teyr purposes for they at Oxford will have him to be teir Am­bassadour, [Page 6]who did negotiate the marriage in England betwixt the Princesse Mary and the young Prince of Orange, but the States be wise, and know who to send, and they will have none for their Am­bassadour, but those that shall seek the Establishment of the True Religion, and see those Delinquents brought to Tryall, who for a while did hide their heads in that Countrey from the reach (as they thought) and the justice of the Parliament.

The times are doubtfull and dangerous; bloody and cruell, and why I pray you? that were a wise question, if well answered, some body hath done something, and something is come of that, which is a Childe that spoke it self a live to crying Warre, but now it will not be quieted, but will suck the Common-wealth dry of blood and money, Let us put this Childe of VVarre to nurse in other Coun­treys, for the Land is weary of the keeping of it; it is now three yeeres old, and doth doe many unhappy tricks, but you must par­don it, for it knowes not what it does, it will prattle, and say it stands alone for the King and Parliament, But I wish it might fall and be quiet, then should wee all rejoyce; The King and Parlia­ment would not strive about the divided Childe of the Common-wealth, and your VVelch Mercury would write no more the un­happy tricks of this childish warre, which her doth count day by day, and are heere set downe in her Diurnall.

From VVarre, much VVine, and bad VVomen, keep you all well affected Citizens.