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True and remarkable passages from the last of October to this present day. From these severall places following; namely, from [brace] New-Castle. Durham. Rippon. The county of Lincolne. from Redding. Shrewsbury. Bristoll. Cornwall. Excester. Wherein are set down the daily machinations, and perverse practises of the malignant party against the Honourable the High Court of Parliament, with their ill successe in divers of their attempts and purposes. by W. D.
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True and Remarkable PASSAGES From the last of October to this present day From these severall places following namely From New-Castle Durham Rippon The County of Lincolne Redding Shrewsbury Bristoll Cornwall Excester Wherein are set down the daily Machinations and perverse practises of the Malignant Party against the Honourable the High Court of Parliament with their ill successe in divers of their attempts and purposes Novemb. 9th By W.D. LONDON Printed for Fr. Wright Remarkable Passages from the last of October to this pesent day Newcastle IT is rertainly peported here and we see it manifested before our eyes that my Lord of Newcastle our Governour does all he can possible to advance the Cause of the malignants against the peace of the Kingdome and Parliament borrowing here by a certaine compulsive way that they must lend spight of their teeths what monyes he can possibly get using indeed more rigorous exactions here then the Scots did during their abode with us the said Earle does what he can possible to incense the number of his forces taking as the Proverb is here Tag-rag and bob-taile men of all sorts and conditions especially Papists of which he had a considerable number among his regiment being rumour'd in the Bishopricke of Durham and this County to be eight thousand strong when indeed they cannot be foure thousand with the blacke Coats and all the Clergie especially in the Bishoprick like their leading Deane Doctor Cosens being most pertinacious malignants he has endevour'd to seduce all the Sailers that man the Coal-ships to his part proffering them double pay but those honest men are not to be won to imploy their hands to so bad a purpose resolving rather to follow their lawfull vocations then to be traytors to their Country we wish him so does all the poore and honest people hereabouts at the divell they make all things so deare with their rapine and devouring that we feare a scarcity if not a dearth in these plenteous parts Durham In this City drums are beating for Voluntiers for the Earl of Newcastle but hee can get but a few though the preachers exhort them to it in their pulpits So odious is the cause and the very name of Cavalier in these parts to all but some few malignants Rippon HEre wee are in great dread of my Lord of Cumberland and his Cavaliers who ride up and downe and plunder where soever they come sparing neither man in their rage nor woman in their lust some halfe a score of those rutters or rather roisters comming two dayes since to an honest gentlemans house a Kinsman of my Lord Farefaxes demanded of the gentlemen who unfortunately was at home whether hee would adhere to the King or Parliament the gentleman made answer hee would with all his heart serve them both but not the King against the parliament For the Parliament he was certaine it would do nothing against the King With which honest answer not nothing unsatisfied but inraged one of them calling him Traytor discharged his petronell quite through his body so that the good gentleman fell downe dead they immediatly forcing in to his house the defencelesse gentlewoman agast at her husbands death they tooke and heating a paire of tongs put them burning to her threat to make her confesse where the Plate and Money was which amounting to at least the value of two hundred pound they tooke away in most vilde manner using the sorrowfull gentlewoman they before her face forced her two daughters to satisfie their libidinous appetites And one of them proffering the like villany to the dairy maid a handsome lusty wench was by her stab'd to the heart A fit reward for such a monster After their firing the house they departed Their Generall though complaint was made by the poore gentlewoman against them doing her no Justice Alleadging hee could not finde certainly who they were God diliver us from the hands of such blood thirsty Cannobals Lincolne IN these parts about Bourne and Stamford as in other places of this County there is much sorrow and heavinesse for the death of my Lord of Lindsey slaine in the late battaile neer Keinton the malignants such as Master Harringtou Sir William Thâ—orold and the like striving what they can to seduce the people from their good affections to the Parliament about Boston they rejoyce as fast the said Lord having been a great and continuall enemy to that good towne that wishes the like end to all that disturbe and oppose the tranquility of this Kingdome Redding HEre wee have been in great feare this two or three dayes of Prince Robert and his Cavaliers who like torings Lions go about seeking whom they can devour plundering and pilaging the Countryes round about us No mans estate being his owne or secure from the fingers of those Harpies as yet he hath not approached us Wee could wish wee were of ability our selves to secure our towne against his invasion wee would give him as good a welcome hither as his ascociat my Lord of Darby had at Manchester but wee are not so well provided and could wish a good able garrison of the Parliaments Forces to secure our lives and liberties which else wee are fearefull will run into much danger by those malignants cruelties Shrewsbury THe garrison of welch and malignants in this towne doe great and daily mischiefes taking away both money and victuals and all other commodities from those that frequent this towne with merchandice so that the Countrey is afcaid to trade or trafficke to this towne at all whereby it is very likely to fall in so great distresse and want of provision They forrage on every side into the Countryes so that all people here about are in great and pitifull distresses hunger wee heare at last will drive these devilish miscrevants out of these quarters Marquis Herford it is here reported is gone into South-Wales againe where hee does all hee can possible to seduce those poore ignorant Mountayners who with a willing heart or at least by constraint come to wait upon their Prince whose governor the Marquesse is Sir William Plimhimmon a Knight of North-Wales being a constant stickler in his affaires he living neere Llannidlos in North-Wales and having a large extent of ground there the whole mountaines there abou ts being the said Sir Williams Inheritance God blesse us from the said Marquis and his crew of malignants for then our miseries will bee increase'd upon us Bristoll IN this rich and populous City we are here in no danger nor feare of any Keeping loyall hearts and valiant hands for the service of the King and Parliament our owne Forces in this City being sufficient to defend our selves against any enemie whatsoever Wee having fortified our towne with out-workes as hornworks and a sconce to Sommersetshire ward whence if wee have any we expect our enemies the malignants wee are in this towne eight thousand of sufficient able armed men whom we every day practise in the rudiments of war good store of excellent Ordnance brasse most of them at least thirty pieces of demy Canon Culvering and halfe Culvering mounted upon our workes powder shot and match with other Ammunition sufficient victuals wee need not feare the want of having the sea and seavern to friend to bring us in victuals There was a ship brought in hither the other day loaden with Ammunition and some spare Ordnance they reported they were bound from Nants in Brittaine for the low countries But certain they either were intended for the assistance of the Rebels in Ireland or for Milford Haven in Wales to the Marquis Hartford there being letters found about one of the Marriners were directed from one Master Walter Monto to the Lord Marquis howsoever wee made of the ship and Ammunition and have it in safe custody Till the. Parliament please to give order for its disposall Cornwall Sir Ralph Hopton with the friends and Forces of this towne of Okchampton my Lord Mohunes are very ripe hereabouts riding through this Dutchy of Cornwall with great clamor and outrage some honest gentlemen men interrested very sufficiently in the Flameries in this Countrey and very well affected to the Parliaments pleasure and the peace of the Kingdome being much disturbed by those malignants excursions and incurssions Sir Ralph Hopton and my Lord Mohuns Forces being not so formidable here as they are supposed to bee Beeing not above fifteen hundred hotse and two thousand foot poore Cornish men most of them that are duced into the quarrell against the Parliament and easily vanquish'd if wee had here any succour from the Parliament to joyne with our owne Countrey forces wee would live and dye in the cause Excester ALl the discourse here is of the Kings and Prince Roberts dissertion of your parts and their speedy march with their Cavaliers downe into our quarters where the enjoyning their Forces with those of Sir Ralph Hopton and my Lord Mohun is expected and certainly talked of For our parts wee know we can no wayes have a possibility of serving his Majesty better than in serving his high Court of Parliament so that our Maior and Aldermen with the intire body of the towne are resolv'd to stand for the common-Wealth wee already have made good the decayd wals fortified our town with good and hansome outworkes have Ordnance planted and indifferent store of Ammunition and some quantity of resolv'd Souldiers to stand for the King and Parliament Wee have thankes be to God but few malignants in our City And if the King come hither wee are resolv'd to give his Majesty entertainment as befits loyall Subjects but without admitting his Army of Cavaliers the disturbers of the publick peace and safety FINIS