THe increase of misbegotten pamphlets hath made the Welch Mercury to be almost excluded out of their number, al­though her was alwayes carefull without favour or affection to deliver the most true and remarkable passages, as they fall within the compasse of her weekly Intelligences, and in this Orbe of truth (if her may obtaine leave to appeare againe in the in the world) her will move forward with the returning of the Sun, and begin the new yeare with such passages as her doe know are most worthy to bee preferred to your observation.

And to give her the better content, her will begin with her war­mest and best newes first. Her heare of a certaine truth, that the prave Sea-cole Towne of Newcastle is taken by our brudders of Scotland, and that Sir Thomas Glenham hath quit the Towne, and is gone to Yorke; but how, when and in what manner it is taken, her shall at this time forbeare to relate, till her has better information. But peleive her, 'tis very true, for her heard a pird sing so in a prin­ted paper on Friday last, and for her part, her will give credit to it unlesse her heare to te contrary.

From Plimmouth we heare that a work which much annoy'd the towne is taken from the enemy, was took an hundred prisoners, and Prince Maurice Trumpeter. The enemy hath now raised her siege foure or five miles back, and doth meane to give back untill her run away. The Cavalliers in their retreat was miserably pillage [Page]awl the Country, drove away awl Beasts, and cattles, and fired awl hay and corn, so that the Town though, freed from besiegers, is in want, and if no relief sent them come by Sea, was have hungry bel­lies, and was at last starve. Her know the miseries of War, and espe­cially of this uncivill war, killing was now great mercy, the Cavaliers like Canibals eate up the Kings subjects, and the King lookes on without Compassion, but

We hear that Collonell Boswell with eight hundred horse and foot, was go on a designe against Sir Thomas Holis house, near Bir­migham, when her came near the Knights forces was found a chal­lenge, the house was then demanded for the use of the King and Par­liament, but they answered her would not yeild while they had a man alive. Then Cannon plaid on them unhurt, being in low rooms. After the Church was taken, being defended by 40. stout French men and Irish men, who was taken prisoner and one woman, afterwards they assailed their workes, stormed the house, and entred in at the windowes, afterward was cry for quarter, which granted they shot two in the mouth comming in the window, and thereupon our soul­diers killed many of the Enemy. Was take in awl fourscore priso­ners, and great store of rich pillage, goods, money, and plate, good booties and good breakfasts are good for soldiers, and those that win gold should wear it, as the Proverb sayes of old.

And the same Collonell Boswell was since then faln upon Bewly, between Worcester and Warwickshire, and was take it and the Gar­rison, and great store of wealth and pillage, these forces and papists malignants wil be driven out of their dens, if her be closely followed as her do with those in her Country, her may be soon taken; her do daily catch prisoners, which are kept in severall prison; but in their papist charity they starve them at Oxford.

In the West Country (as her do hear) they presse very violently, but in vaine, eight hundred prest men after they were compleatly armed to assist the Lord Hopton, run away, and are awl gone to Poole Lime, and Dorchester, to fight for her King and Parliament, a good [Page]resolution and fit to be imitated; tis valour in her to run from the King to the Parliament, her Country men did so, and by often run­ning away got more honour then by fighting: The Irish souldier and the Welch souldier agree in this, they love eating better then fighting.

From Oxford her do hear and be informed, that there are great di­visions there between the French faction, the Spanish and the more moderate party at Oxford, her do hope these divisions will bring them at last to confusions, factious persons are only kept together by dissembling, but being offended, like Hoop-sticks in a saggot, they soon fall out.

Her be informed also from Oxford that awl the Cavaliers are turn'd Roundheads, and that indeed there are no other Roundheads but them; For first, they ride round about the Country, and plunder their round money, nay her round pottage dish and round washing Bowl, and now in a circular course of wickednesse, they have brought the year round, and begin again to fall roundly about their businesse, they are Popes Roundheads, for they thought to bring in Popery ve­ry roundly; and by their drinking, swearing and drabbing, they run roundly to hell, where the Divell shall make them dance round a­bout his Coale fire, and these are the true Royall Roundheads.

The Beshit of Canterbury his triall is deferred till Munday next, it is the Parliaments mercy to give him time of repentance, he thought to be Englands Pope, but his pride is falne: He came lately to the Parliament House, with a dejected countenance, and his favour that could raise dimnesse to dignities, and put in pillory the true profes­sors, was turnd pale, as if he looked for death, which he deserved.

The Governour of Oxford Collonell Aston is dangerously woun­ded, the Kings forces are indeed or may be all wounded, wounded in heart for infidelity to their Country, in conscience for advancing blinde Popery, in the head for setting up tyranny under the title of Prerogative, these bullets if they felt them would both hurt and heal them of their malignancy, but the Kings soldiers have their eyes in their pockets, they see nothing but plunder, an pillage, and popery, which doth lead them on to fight against the Parliament.

Her do understand that the Scots have entred this Kingdome, but they are wise and come on lento pede, marching in winter is dif­ficult. At Oxford to revenge their comming, they imprisoned the [Page]Marquesse Hamilton, and the Lord Louthian, and the Marquesse in thought to be strangled, poysoned, or removed to Bristoll. Lords be mercifull unto your selves and forsake Oxford, and come to the Par­liament as the Earle of Bedford hath lately done, and as Collonell Hinderson the Scotchman Governour of Newark, grown weary of service, endeavours by Letters to some Scotchmen of note in London, to make her peace with the Parliament; so do you malignant Lords shew her grandeur and greatnesse, in humble submission to the Par­liament.

Her be informed of the discovery of a new conspiracy plotted by Sir Basill Br [...]oke, a papist and prisoner in the Kings Bench, Read a Jesuite, Master Riley Scout-Master Generall of the City, and one Violet a malignant Goldsmith, who under pretence of peace conf [...] ­terated to raise sactions in the City, to impede the Parliament, and the Scots comming into the Kingdome: These men are of Oxford Tribe, and though tey be no Jewes, yet her be Shutasses, that would betray this City not for money, but for malice, but let them take heed that after triall they come not to Judas his end; was have no cood memory, else they might remember Challoner, and the other, whose plots condemned them to the Gallowes.

Arundell Castle was taken by Sir William Waller, and was take there Sir Edward Ford High-Sheriffe of Sussex, Sir Edward Bishop, Collonell Banfield, Lieutenant Collonell Rolles, Major Massey, Ma­jor Moulins and other Gentlemen, but Sir Edward Dering was not there. Was took also fifty Reformadoes, 1200. prisoners, and their Armes, divers Ensignes, four thousand pounds in money, and great store of rich prize and pillage. Upon the taking of this Castle, Hop­ton hath betook himselfe to Chichester or Winchester; and upon the report thereof Prince Ropert has took an ague, and te Cavaliers are sick of Sir VVilliam VValler, and the Cavaliers at Oxford curse him with Bell, Book and Candle; for Castles are now like Barbers Chastes: The Kings Souldiers are no sooner out, but the Parlia­ment souldiers are got in, was fery true caparison.

After Grafton house was took, her was hear that Collonell VVait was make divers encounters with the Garrison of Belvoir (whose name doth signifie in French a fair prospect, but now her saw nothing but souldiers) who of late peaten them, and killed rivers Gentlemen of quality, and was hurt Collonell Lucas their Governour, and was [Page]by taking 40. horse at one time, and twenty at another very weake, so that her Garrison of Belvoir may be easily stormed. The Kings party doth still decline, and was go Westward, they are driven from Town to Castle, and know not whether to run, but run abroad they do, and shark in comers and pillage. The Divell and the Cavaliers knowing their time is short, doe continually go about seeking whom they may devoure.

Was hear of his Majesties proclamation, calling the Members of the Parliament to Oxford, in which his Majesty makes great promise of oblivions or forgetfulnesses, which he need not do, for her know that the King hath too much forgot the Parliament, which he would now without fault forgive, and therefore doth promise her pardons, and creat satisfactions, in settling matters of Religion and Liberties, and to perswade her to this, it is intimated that a factious malignant party hath called in the Scots, who are comming to conquer the English: For the Welch Mercuries part, he had rather that England should be conquered by the S [...]gts who are Protestants, and men of conscience, then be conquered by Papists, Spaniards, French, Irish Rebels, Digby, Cottington, the Priests, Jesuites, Bishops, Deans, and the Devill and all.

From Northampton was lately goe out a troop of horse, and was take prisoner Generall Rivers; and killed his Serjeant Major who was not have quarter, and was take more seven or eight Gentle­men, yet AULICUS sayes we take no prisoners of worth, for he thinks none are worth taking prisoners but Kings and Princes, and therefore the Popish malignants keep the King prisoner at Ox­ford.

Her doe heare Mistresse Powell who was condemned to be hang'd for harbouring of Father B [...]ltaker the Augustine Fryer formerly executed at Tiburne, is now honoured by great Commanders at Oxford, indeed most of the Cavalliers are theeves and robbers, and therefore they may justly favour whores and theeves that come out of New-gate.

Oxford is now strangely metamorphosed, brazen faced Cavalliers doe lye in Brazen nose Colledge, blood thirsty souldiers in Al-souls, Commanders in Corpus-Christi Colledge, the King and the Queene are students of Christ-Church, and the Bishops and Jesuits are their Tutors; while there is more massing then dining and supping, espe­cialy [Page]among the common souldiers. But the truth is, they have not bin very merry this Christmas, for their losses have come very fast upon them, and in the Game of war the King hath lost more this Christ­mas, then in halfe a yeare before; and how can he shun it, when he will not cast out of his pack, the knaves of Diamonds, or ill coun­selling Courtiers, the knaves of Hearts, or the cunning Clergy-men, with the knaves of Spades and Clubs, which are the country and city malignants, let his Majesty therefore break up this game of warre and come to his Parliament, for he can win nothing but day­ly he looses the lives and hearts of his Subjects.

Was heare also that the Newcastle powers that were in Derby­shire, are drawing to the North to stop the progresse of the Scots, to whom her was beleive that the Irish will joyne, and other forces about Cheshire, her know that Malignants and the I­rish will hang together in their designes, although her bee taken and hanged together on Giblets.

Her heare the States of Holland are landed, they came on VVed­nesday last to Deal: they came as Ambassadours to treat with her Parliament, their Message her shall know hereafter, for her cannot know their minds till they have delivered it; but her is confident they come for good.

Her will now desire her Countrymen and all Welch Brittaines, to look upon her Welch Diurnall, which doth represent taking of Townes, prisoners, pillage, bloody onsets, and killing of men: and thus her Diurnall is a bloody picture of the weekly proceedings of this warre, which her wish may end in Peace, for her be weary of writing bloody truths, and therefore her will now conclude with a merry jest. One thing her had almost omitted in her Diurnall; and that is, Prince Ruperts white dogge pissed one night in his Masters shoe, whereupon he was by a counsell of warre condemned, but af­terwards reprieved againe, you shall find it reported in the next AVLICVS, for he is an old dogge at such lyes.