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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52213	Newes from sea, concerning Prince Rupert, Capt. Pluncket, Capt. Munckel, and others with some transactions betwixt the King of Portingal, and them, together with the taking of certain ships : and a relation touching the strange newes of the Barbadoes : also, the discovery of a plot in the isle of Silly [sic], for destroying of the English ...		1650 (1650)	Wing N1000; ESTC R41548	3,022	9

Newes from SEA CONCERNING Prince Rupert Capt. Pluncket Capt. Munckel And others WITH SOME TRANSACTIONS BETWIXT THE King of Portingal AND Them Together with the taking of certain Ships and a Relation touching the strange Newes of the BARBADOES ALSO The discovery of a Plot in the Isle of Silly for destroying of the English and the principall Actors tryed by a Councell of Warre LONDON Printed for J. C. and are to be sold at the Royall Exchange in Cornhill and in the Old-Bayley 1650. A LETTER FROM PLYMOVTH Dated the 10th day of May 1650. HE that by himself or by any other beginneth any dangerous enterprise without foreseeing the end and Issue thereof bringeth himself and others into peril This hath been a received maxim and newly verified by the late overthrow given to the forces lately landed in Scotland reported to be of Montrosses party consisting chiefly of Sweads and Danes of which their is intelligence come hither this day that they have received a great overthrow by a party of Lieut. Gen. David Lestlies who saith some Letters have routed killed and taken at least three thousand amongst whom Hurry himself is reported to be one of the Prisoners taken and others of great quality which comming from such hands as we have no cause to question the truth thereof puts me in mind of an old Proverb viz. That they which take upon them more then of right belongeth commiteth a great error and seldom escape unpunished Foure Straights Ships are come into this Harbor besides two East-India Ships hereafter mentioned the Seamen report that many Pyrats infest the narrow Seas the clearing of the Coasts of such implacable Enemies would be a great incouragement to Merchants and therefore we are very joyful to hear that there is a gallant Fleet prepared by the Parliament and as we are informed is already fallen into the Downes the knowledge whereof strikes a terror into the Enemy who having persisted in their obstinacy deserve not the least favour for how can it be safe for the Commonwealth not to revenge such injuries done to the State A Master of one of these Ships saith that he heard that there was with Prince Rupert at Lisborne Capt. Pluncket Gapt. Muckell and several others eminent for their Rebellious actings against the Common-wealth of England but what hath been done since the King of Portingall refused to protect them he knoweth not for that it is some weeks since he had this Intelligence Truly Sir it is not onely my opinion but the judgment of many others well wishers to the peace and tranquility of this Nation that if men would consider how much it gives advantage to the common Enemy which study nothing so much as to find an advantage to bring us into new miseries there would not be such divisions amongst men but every one should rather joyn together as one for defence of the whole body and lay aside back-bitings and reproachful speeches which are oftentimes the cause of much evill and draweth others to do some things which may be thought unreasonable These kinds of distempers are commonly moved first in disquiet spirits who ordinarily crave more then is fit to be granted looking rather on what they fancy to be good or in their own private judgments imagine to be evil then to inform themselves that the first degree to attain vertue and honesty is to obey the Lawes and reverence those that are in Authority over us and for want of a due observation hereof many have plunged themselves into eminent dangers and cause feares and jealousies where needeth not any for as all men ought to be governed by Lawes and certain Rules so ought there to be some persons that shall put those Lawes in execution and thereby govern the people Scipio saith it is the Saylors endeavour to get a faire passage the travel of the Phisician tendeth to health and a Captains labor is for victory so should it be the glory and vertue of every privat man to be dilligent in his Calling and not to meddle with those things that are too high for him This advice I have thought good to remember you of yet it is not because you have occasion to make use thereof in your own particular but to the end you may as oppertunity is ministred perswade with others whom you find averse and obstinate and would stir up such Coales which should not onely set their Neighbors but their own house on fire I shall return again to our Intelligence Two gallant Ships are arrived in this Harbor appertaining to London Marchants they are richly laden and intend by the next fair wind to hoist sail for the port of London to which place we make not any question but they may come with safety The Sea-men in the said Ships express a very good affection to the Parliament of England and say that they will willingly sacrifice their lives upon occasion for defence of this Common-Wealth under the present Government without King or House of Lords which is the more remarkable in respect the said words were uttered before they heard of the Engagement or had it tendered unto any of them These Seamen are come home very rich and do much lament the loss of some of their Country men whom they hear to be lately taked by the French yet if any such thing hath been done the Parliaments and cheif Governors of that Nation are said to be no abetters or countinancers thereof pressing rather a desire of a continuance of a League and friendship then to grant Letters of Mart. The last Ship taken was of a considerable value and was not taken without a hot fight and the loss of many men and although in the combate the French as such as were with them men of War and of greater force then their competitors might get the better at first yet be it known unto the whole world that the enterprises of Pirats and banished persons are dangerous and seldom come to a good end About three days since here arrived a man of War which bringeth intelligence that as they stroke into harbor on the Coast of Holland they heard it related that the King of Portingal had given P. Rupert a day certain to put forth to Sea not permiting him to stay beyond the time limited in any of his Harbors and the time being expired it is reported that there hath been a great fight betwixt him and Collonel Blake in which conflict the victory is given to the said Collonel Blake and 5 of P. Ruperts Ships are said to be sunk and taken without the loss of one of ours but of this I suppose you have better intelligence at London then any with us Having taken liberty thus freely to discourse of such things which either hapen here or are credibly informed by good hands give me leave to enlarge my self a little further in acquainting you what we hear concerning a plantation belonging to the Common-wealth of England called the Barbadoes about which I received a Letter the last night what your intelligence was at LONDON which came onely from a privat hand and renders no reason but Common fame yet for that I have heard that vulgar reports are not always so much to be slighted as that no answer at all were necessary to be returned I shall make bold to inform you in breif what is related here by the Sea-men touching that business which say they is only thus An unskilful Pilot missing his compass and thereby failing of the intended harbor to vindicate his own reputation perswaded the Marriners that the Island was removed out of the place in which it formerly stood And how far his Rhetorick might sway their beleif in this kind I know not but of this I am sure that it gains little credit of any others that hear thereof POSTSCRJPT SInce the writing of these lines newes is come hither that there is a great difference betwixt the English and the Irish in the Isle of Silly and that Noy could hardly appease the same without blowes A Collonel and some others were tryed by a Councel of Warre for having a hand in a plot to cut off the English who are fewer in number then the Irish This broyle is like to take some further rooting there and probably will work such division that will not quickly be reconciled if that young Preston carry not the Irish back into their own Countrey The Souldiers there are reported to be generally very poor the Island affording little accomodation either for back or belly and they that go abroad in vessels to fish or theeve for the rest will be sure to have the best share Vale.