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A80115	A Collection of speciall passages and certaine informations of all the most memorable accidents, and remarkable truths, from London, Westminster, and divers other parts of this Kingdome, from Munday Octob. 17. till Tuesday Novemb. 1. 1642. With a summary collection of all the declarations, orders, messages, remonstrances, petitions, letters, and other passages that have been published by order of both Houses of Parliament. And what other relations of newes have been any other ways published within that time from all other parts. Collected for the satisfaciton of all those that desire to be truely informed.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing C5194; Thomason E242_2; ESTC R2829	21,616	17

A Collection of SPECIALL PASSAGES AND Certaine Informations of all the most memorable Accidents and Remarkable Truths FROM London Westminster and divers other parts of this Kingdome from Munday Octob. 17. till Tuseday Novemb. 1. 1642. With a summary Collection of all the Declarations Orders Messages Remonstrances Petitions Letters and other passages that have been published by Order of both Houses of Parliament And what other Relations of Newes have been any other wayes published within that time from all other Parts Collected for the satisfaction of all those that desire to be truely informed London Printed for Francis Coles Novemb. 2. 1642. THere was a Declaration published by Order of both Houses of Parliament setting forth the present condition of this kingdom That his Majesty by advice and assistance of the evill and wicked counsell about him hath raised an Army which are maintained with the spoyls of the Kings subjects giving them leave to exact monies by force plunder spoyl all sorts of people That this evil counsel doth not only hinder his Majesty from exercising the Iustice of a King towards his people but even that honour which is observed betwixt enemies That Sir Io. Hinderson a Papist one of the Kings party laboured with one David Alexander a Scothman to kill Sir Iohn Hotham but hee refusing his Maiesty sent twice for him to Beverly and when he came had publike talke with him and gave him a summe of money which he received That the said Sir Iohn Hinderson also conspired with the said Alexander to fire the Lord Generals Magazine but by great providence was prevented That such of the Trained Bands as refuse to serve his Maiesty have their Armes taken from them and that the Cavaliers by their cruell oppressions have so exhausted those Parts where his Maiesty hath been that they now perswade him to march towards London that so they might make the like spoyle in all those fruitfull Countryes in the way and satisfie their long expected hopes out of the rich wealth of the City of London To prevent all which miseries and dangers the Parliament doe conceive it fitting that good provision be made by loane and contribution to maintaine the Lord Generalls Army and that that Army doe alwayes attend the removes of the Kings Army to prevent them in their spoyles of the Country That those Countrys through which the Kings Army doth passe doe associate themselves and draw all their Forces together for their own defence according to the direction of their Deputy-Lievtenants and other Officers And that they have Powder Munition and Ordnance in readinesse upon all occasions That all those who in the City of London or else where shall weare any of the Kings Colours shall be examined and disarmed As also in that Declaration the Houses make severall excellent Queries concerning the grounds of this warre the result whereof in short is That it is not feare of some Innovation or alteration in Religion or Church Government that hath occasioned this warre for that the Parliament have fully declared that they intend to take away nothing but the Government of Bishops which have been so evidently mischievous and dangerous to the Church and State Nor is it to uphold the authority Prerogative and honour of the King as is so vainely alleadged by them But the true cause and matter of the quarrell is That Priests and Iesuites may domineere and govern in the Kings councell as formerly That the Bishops may suppresse powerfull preaching and introduce the Popish Religion under colour of the Protestant profession That the Earle of Bristoll Lord Digby Master Iermyn and other Traytors may govern the affaires of State and be distributers of Preferments That Delinquents may escape the Iustice of Parliament and triumph in the spoyles of honest men That through our troubles the Rebels in Ireland may prevaile That We may cease to be a free Nation and become the obiect of cru●lty and oppression at home and of scorne and infamy abroad c. With this Declaration there were certaine Votes published resolved upon the Question by both Houses of Parliament viz. That such persons as shall not contribute to the charge of the Common-wealth in this time of imminent necessity shall bee disarmed and their persons secured That the Fines Rents and Profits of Arch-Bishops Bishops Deans and Chapters and such notorious Delinquents who have taken up Armes against the Parliament or have been active in the Commission of Array shall bee sequestred for the service of the Common-wealth That the Kings revenue rising out of Rents Fines in Courts of Iustice compositions for Wards and all other his Maiesties reve●ues shall be paid into the usuall places of receipt but not issued forth or paid out but by order of Parliament There was also a Declaration published by order of the House subscribed by Colonell Sandis at the Randevouz at Worcester Octob. 11. in vindication of himselfe from those calumnious a persions cast upon him by the letters of the Lord Faukland and Secretary Nicholas who write that he was dead and a little before his death should say That death did not so much trouble him as that he had endeavoured to defend so bad a cause which he was drawne unto as well by his own ambition as by perswasions of others and that hee wished that all the Actions of the Parliaments Forces might hereafter prove unsuccesfull desiring God and the King w●uld so g●ve him for his great sin of Rebellion To which words the Colonell doth seriously pro●●●t that the apprehension of death did never so nearly touch him but that if God sh●ll ●nce restore his strength which in good measure he hath already done he will with as ●●ch alacrity and courage endevour to maintaine the cause hee hath undertaken with his dearest blood as ever he did nor was hee drawn into it by ambition or other perswasions the● s●ch as w re backed by the best of Arguments namely Religion the houour and security of the King the priviledge of Parliament and liberty of the subiect And that in his grea●est danger of death his conscience did clear him from the guilt of Rebellion or tumultuous thoughts And that the chiefest motive which carried him on to this Action was loyalty to hi● Soveraign and love to hi● Religion and Country c. By Letters from Cornwall it was informed that Sir Ralph Hopton with his Accomplices in Pendennis Castle hath made great spoyle in pillaging and plundering the Countrey that Sir Bevill Grevill Sir Nicholas Slany Sir Rich. Vivian and Master Arundell all Array men are th● chiefe Confederates and amongst them have raised about 2000 men which pu●s ●he Country into great feare that th●y have possessed themselves of Lanceston and Salt Ash and are now bending their Forces against Barnestable in Devonshire but they have provided themselves well against them by the meanes of Master Perd a Member of the House of Commons and have moun●ed 16. Peeces of Ordnance to defend the Towne

evidences the Parl. are fully convinced that the Kings Counsels resolutions are so engaged to the Popish party that all hopes of peace are excluded and that it is intended to give satisfaction to the Papists by the altering of Religion to the Cavalleers and other souldiers by exposing the wealth of the Kingdom to be sackt plundered by them That for the better effecting hereof great numbers of Papists have of late in shew conformed themselves to the Protestant Religion by comming to Church taking the Oaths of Allegeance Supremacy which their own Priesis have encouraged them to do And that at first his Maiesty would not seem to entertain any Papists in his Army But now Commissions have bin granted to raise an army of Papists Prests Iesuits have bin released out of prison All which is contrary to his Majesties solemn Oathes Protestations execrations so often taken to maintain Religion and the Lawes of the Land That Sir Io. Hinderson Collouell Cockram are sent to Hamburgh and Denmark to raise Forces for the King and that divers of the Rebels in Ireland named are about his Maiesty And divers others accused of Treason by this Parliament as the Lord Digby O-Neale Wilmot Pollard Ashbornham and others That divers Priests and Iesuites in forraign parts make great collections of money to further his Maiesties designes against the Parliament and great meanes are made to take up the differences betwixt some Princes of the Roman Religion that so they might ioyne their Force for the extirpation of the Protestant Religion in this Kingdome For all which reasons both houses doe declare That they will enter into a solemn Oath and Covenant with God to defend this cause with their lives and fortunes against the Kings Army and all of that party shall ioyn with them in this wicked design And that the parliament will Associate themselves and unite with the City of London and all other of his Maiesties Dominions to the end aforesaid And lastly the parliament doe declare that they doe expect our brethren of Scotland according to the Act of pacification will also ioyn with them in the said cause c. There was also a letter published by Order of the House sent from M. Copley Muster-Master Generall to the Earle of Essex Army who was sent by his Excellency to the Earl of Dorset the second time to move his Maiesty to receive the petition of the Houses by which letter the former passages of his Maiesties refusing to receive the petition is confirmed wherein is also set forth the desperate and wicked carriage of the Cavalleers about his Maiesty exclaiming against the parliament and all that seem well affected to them and sware heavie oathes that they have now taken a course with those Lords about the King that would not comply with them and have lockt up his Maiesties eares and tongue that he will neither heare nor speak to them and that the Earle of Dorset and some others were treacherous and cowardly and did discover the Kings intentions but now the King had learnt to keep his Councels from them and gave out other vile and approbious speeches swearing that they would neither give nor take quarter By an expresse from the Army it was informed that the King had left Coventry and lay the last night at Southam and intends to go this day to Banbury That the Lord Generall it marching close after his Maiesty and is within ten miles of him the Lord Generall once more desiring the Parliament that they would take care for the securing of the malignants in London in case his Maiesty should come that way This afternoone there were six of the Lords and twelve of the Commons met the City of London at a Common-Councell in Guild-hall and tendered them the oath of Association to be taken throughout the Kingdom The Earle of Northumberland made a Speech to the City declaring the cause of their comming and after him Mr Pym read the houses Declaration concerning the Oath of Association and the Oath it selfe and made a short Speech concerning it And after him the Earle of Holland made a most excellent and learned Speech with divers reasons and demonstrations exciting the City to the said businesse the Citezens were much taken with his brave expressions And the proposition was most cheerefully embraced by the City Munday the 24. of October THere was a Letter published which was written by one Master Tempest a Papist to his Brother an Officer in the Kings Army which Letter was intercepted and shewed to the Parlia●●nt The letter expressed divers scandalous relations and some truths viz. Concerning the seige of ●anchester that it is a very weake Towne and no considerable strength in it and that the Lord ●●ange Earle of Darby beseidged it with 8000. foote and 700. Horse and Cannon enough but ●he the pooreliest off that ever was heard on That concerning Yorkeshire Captaine Hotham 〈◊〉 Sir Edward Roades beare a great sway there dispight of the Archbishop Sir Devoyne Andrew Young and sir Ralph Hansby great malignants and that Yorkeshire in generall is 〈◊〉 to the King except some heroicke ones as he termes them that will take no new impressions That the Priests and Jesuites in Lancaster Goale are set at Liberty and divers Catholique ●●mmanders admitted and all wel enough that way That one Generall Reoyne lately come out of Sweden is gone to the King to joyne with ●●●nce Robert Also another letter from a Malignant in Shrewsbury who writes that the King went from ●●●ce on the Wednesday before from Bridge North and some of his forces to Sturbridge That 〈◊〉 King is 16000 strong That the King hath commanded his Army that they plunder not at all 〈◊〉 that he caused Judge Heath who he saith is now Lord Cheife Justice to sit with a Commis●●●● of Oier and Terminer whereat six of the Kings Souldiers were cast for Plundering and stea●●●g That the Kings Mint is now come to Shresbury and one Master Bushell doth Coyne every day 〈◊〉 that boundance of Plate is brought thither from severall Counties especially from Wales 〈◊〉 Cornewell and that also the Presse for Printing is come thither That Sir Richard Newport is made a Lord and hath given the King 10000 pound The King ●●uld have knighted the Mayor of Shrewesbury but he refused it That the Sunday before the King tooke a Protestation and the Sacrament upon it to defend 〈◊〉 Protestant Religion established by Queene Elizabeth and his Royall Father That Prince Robert on the Tuesday before had beene at Brumingham and demanded 2000. ●he Towne but the Inhabitants were fled to Coventry Vpon Thursday he marched to Mereden 〈◊〉 miles from Coventry and the King with him intending to goe to Banbury from thence to ●●ford and so London or Windsor c. There was a submissive and Petitionary Letter published sent from the Lord Littleton Lord ●●●per of the Great Seale the effect of which Letter in short was that their

lost of the Lord Generalls side but Colonell Essex ●●d the Lord Saint Iohn dangerously wounded There was a George found in the field by a com●●n souldier and bought by Captaine Skinner for twenty shillings which was sent to the Par●●●ment to view There was very many men of great quality slaine on the other side the Kings ●●t was most of them run away and the rest of the force very weake and should have beene ●●rsued by the Lord Generalls forces but they were necessitated to refresh their men for two or ●●●ee dayes and then God willing they intend to addresse themselves to finish the worke The Lord Generall did gallantly adventure himselfe that day in the front against the enemy posing himselfe to great danger Other Certaine newes for the day Severall orders were drawne up to be sent into all the Maritine Counties in this Kingdome ●●t they should place diligent watch over their Shipping and apprehend all persons that cannot ●●●duce their warrants from the Houses or Tickets from the Farmours of the Custome-house A Committee of the Commons were appointed to sit every afternoone to receive all dispatches ●●t come from the members of the House in the Countrey and to examine any delinquents and ●●●mit to custody if there be cause and to send such instructions and directions into the Coun●y as at any time they shall see needfull And an other Committee were appointed to take into consideration what moneyes horse and ●●te are raised in severall Counties and to take order for the advancing thereof and consider of ●●e Kings returne Saturday the 29. THere was a booke published of the severall speeches which were spoke by the Lords to the 〈◊〉 City of London at a common Councell in Guild Hall upon Thursday night the 27 of ●ctober The First that spoke was the Lord Wharton who made a full discovery to the City of the fight Kinton the substance in effect was the same that is formerly related only some passages were ●●rted which I shall nominate As 1. of the occasion why so many of the Lord Generals for●● were absent at the time of the fight which was for that a Regiment of foot and a troope or ●●o of horse was left at Hereford under the command of the Earle of Stamford to prevent the ●●elsh for falling in upon Gloucester shire and the river of Severne and so into the West also a ●●giment of the Lord Saint Iohns and Sir Iohn Merricks at Worcester which place is seated ●●on the river of Severne and intercepteth all force that commeth from Shrewsbury into the ●●est there was another regiment of the Lord Rochfords left at Coventry also Colonell Hamp●● and Collonell Granthams Regiment and ten or twelve troopes of Horse were a days march ●●inde by reason of the Lord Generals suddaine march who brought some powder ammunition ●●d artillery after the army so that at the time of the fight there was with the Lord Generall but ●●ven Regiments of foot and about forty Troopes of horse That the Lord Generall in his owne person came up to the charge at severall times once with ●●owne troope of horse and with his owne Regiment of foot which were raised in Essex That they tooke the prisoners afore named viz. the Earle of Lindesey Lord Willoughby his ●●ne Colonell Lunsford and his brother slaine Sir Ed. Stradling prisoner and divers others of ●●lity the Lord Awberney Colonell Vavasor and sir Edward Munroy a Scotch man of great ●●●litie That by all the information that can be gathered there were three thousand of the Kings ●●ne and but thace hundred of the Parliaments That by all that could be gathered there were ●●t twenty of our men killed with the Kings Cannon That Colonell Hampden Colonell Gran●●●●● and those other ten Troopes formerly spoke of came not to the Lord Generalls army 〈◊〉 about one a clocke at night That the Lord Generall kept the field all night and next day ●●●s but the Kings forces never appeared but some scattering men of three or foure troopes of none that came to bury their men and however it was fully reported there was no sign●● Munday or Tuesday c. After the Lord VVhartons M. Strode made a speech to the City confirming the former re●● made by the Lord VVharton further adding that the two regiments raised in London for the i● Bookes and Master Hollis and the one regiment raised in Essex for the Lord Generall w●●● chiefe men that wone the day that by these men that were ignominiously reproached by the 〈◊〉 of Roundheads did God shew himselfe to bee a glorious God I will adde one thing wh●● worth the observation that the same day that this fight was which was the 23. of October 1●●● the same day twelve moneth viz. 23. October 1641. did the Rebellion break forth in Ire●● After Master Strode the Earle of Pembrooke made a speech but the chiefe occasion of 〈◊〉 speech was concerning a letter which was intercepted writ from Secretary Nicholas to the E●●●● of Cumberland in the North dated the twenty foureth of October which letter was read ten●●●● to this effect The Scretary writes to his Lordship that the King takes speciall notice of his vigilancy 〈◊〉 care of the businesse in Yorkshire and the care he hath of the Lady Dutches of Buckingham that raised some 10000 horse and foote and have disarmed all such persons in Cornewell w●●● they esteeme to be disaffected to the King and are marching into Devonshire to doe the 〈◊〉 there and that they intend to meete the King at London That there is also in Wales about 〈◊〉 or seven thousand men raised for the King which are to be under Marquesse Hartford and be ●●dy to come to his Majesty But the Secretary writeth that hee hoped there will be no need their helpe for that he saith however falsely the King hath lately given the Earle of Essex 〈◊〉 a blow that they will make no hast againe to adventure themselves in that cause And that morrow being the 25 of October the King marcheth towards London by Oxford After the reading of this Letter the Earle of Holland made and excellent speech chiefely ●●●cerning the Letter shewing them what is threatned by it viz. A great Army of the King come against the City and commanded by such that intend no lesse then the utter destroying the City their persons and estates and this not all but that if they can destroy the City 〈◊〉 whole Kingdome must submitt and yeeld to them wherefore hee desires them to consider 〈◊〉 God hath kept the first blow from them delivered them as from an iminent danger by the 〈◊〉 power of his hand and let that be an encouragement to them to pursue all things that are for glory and the defence of Religion and cause Further adding that he only recommended 〈◊〉 unto them that it might hasten them forwards to the worke well knowing and resting cons●●●● that they are not wanting of piety courage and

resolution to defend themselves the Parlia●●●● and Kingdome c. After this the Lord Say and Seale made a speech further to second that businesse wishing t●● that they would not bee wanting to themselves and then there was no cause feare that d●●● which is threatned by the Letter nor any thing that can be done by the Kings broken Army those things that are falsly buzzed abroad by malignant party into the City there is no s●●● danger but in security in sitting still further adding that it was not a time for men to think being in their shoppes and getting a little money but let every man shurt up his shoppe and 〈◊〉 his Musquet and come forth freely to serve his God Religion Countrey and Parliament had divers other excellent expressions but they would be too tedious to relate here After this the Lord Wharton made a second speech to informe them of some passagas that had before omitted in his Relation of the fight which was that Prince Robert with his Tro●● whilst the Armyes were fighting fell to pillaging of the baggage and most barbarously 〈◊〉 Countreymen that came in with their Teemes and women and children that came with the which businesse the Lord Wharton urged to the Citizens as a motive to raise up their hearts of worke which was before pressed to them for that the cheife ayme of the Cavallsiers is p●●●● and baggage and plundering and the way by which they would come by it is murthering 〈◊〉 destroying wishing them to be of good courage for if the Enemy doe come the Lord Generall ●●ll not faile soone to be on the backe of them by which meanes they will be enforced to lye be●ixt two Armies which by Gods blessing will bring things to a very short Conclusion After this the Earle of Holland made a second speech further to incite the Citie to make ●●gilant and carefull preparations for their owne securitie and that they resolve and act both ●●gether telling them that it is conceived the Army would be at Oxford that night which place ●●ing within such a distance as within 3. daies they may march to London it being therefore ●ore than or little necessary to provide against this as a danger that may be suddainly upon us After the Earle of Holland to conclude all the Earle of Pembrooke made a second speech desire●●●g the Citty as a thing which would much conduce to the safety of the Citty to take care of the ●alignant party which is amongst them and now while they have time to secure them for if ●●ey be let alone till a time of distraction they will then appeare much more boulder then now ●●ey are c. Finis A Copy of a Proclamation was also published which was agreed upon by ●●e Lord Iustices and Councell of Ireland and published 19. August 1642. The effect whereof ●as to annull and make void all protections which have beene unduely granted to the Rebels 〈◊〉 certaine Commissioners in divers Counties in Vister and that they shall bee proceeded against ●●pprest and subdued as traitors and rebels to the King There was an other booke published called the second part of Vox populi Being the peoples ●●●port unto the King upon the severall appeales declared in his Majesties name an excellent ●●●ract but too large to be here inserted Other certaine newes for the day BY Letters from Holland it was informed that the Queene intends to stay there all this winter and that Colonell Goring is come to the Queene That the States of Holland doe de●●●re to hold a faire correspondency with the Parliament and that upon a late Assembly there The ●tates in generall have concluded for the more better preservation of the union and peace between ●ngland and them to stand as neuters and that no aid shall be sent from thence to assist neither ●●rtie By order of a Parliament a member of the House of Commons is to bee sent into Flan●en with a Declaration against their sending of aid to the Rebels in Ireland as being a breach of ●●eir treaty of peace with this kingdome The like thing is in agitation for the sending of a ●ember of Parliament into France for the same businesse It was informed that ●●e Lord Herbert at his house neare Lambeth hath about 400. Guns of a bigger bore than Mus●ets and some other Armes whereupon there was an order granted from the Parliament for the ●●arching of the said Lords house and to seize upon all armes shall be found there The Lord Major this day came to Westminster and had his Oath administred to him in the ●●uall way in the Exchequer Chamber but in a private manner That evening the Trained Bands of London according to an Order of Parliament apprehen●ed divers Malignants in severall wards in London some of them being Aldermen and other Citizens of good worth and divers of the Malignant Clergy and three parsons for the present are ●ecured in London house by Paules and Croseby house in Bishopps gate street On Munday and Tuseday there was noe booke or other relations published worth the nomi●ating from the Army it was informed that the Lord Generall is advanced from Warwick and ●n Munday came to Northampton and on Tuseday to Alisbury the Kings forces having pillaged ●nd spoyled Banbury have left the Towne and are now at Abington where they have made ●he like worke and at other Townes thereabouts the King as it is roported went from Oxford to Abington on Munday or Tuseday last but which wayes he intends to march is no wayes certain But you shall have some further relations for the two last dayes in the next Collection FINIS