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B07102	Mercurius academicvs Tenth week (16-21 Feb 1646); Mercurius academicus (Oxford : 1645)	Little, Richard, fl. 1645-1646, editor.; Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670, editor.	1646 (1646)	Thomason 53.E.322[27]; ESTC P6060	5,398	9

MERCVRIVS ACADEMICVS The tenth Weeke MONDAY February 16. 1645. YOu have heard of Mr Richard Browne a man so called and but for Civility could not be so called having forfeited his Gentility and Christianity and exchanged both into Gentilisme by an Act as horrid as the Divell could tempt him to or himselfe consent to That of the Moors comes short of it they but laugh at the mischiefes they have done to make themselves merry but this man studies mischiefe acts mischiefe and glories in the act yet he is a Branch sprung from that Root a Chip hewen out of that Blocke an Englishman I blush at my Country extracted from a Moore listen to the Act and abhorre the Actor He was the cruell Ga●ler of many Loyall Prisoners not one but he hath used hardly enough If burthens of Irons Beds of Stone and halfe meales of Bread and Water be usage hard enough we can name the men he hath so served and some that by this usage he hath starved too but all this may be borne and therefore at last he hath outdone himselfe by making his Tortures as neare to those of Hell as possible For after he had by promise wooed one of his Prisoners to take the Covenant and could not by that meanes winne him to his Lure and make him as ●ad as himselfe he then frights him by Want by Blowes by Bol●● to swallow that Rateb●n● And the poore mans patience being overcome by these Extremities he takes the Covenant the Covenant he had no sooner so done which left s●ing enough in his Conscience but instantly saies Mr Browne so Sirrah now you may goe for a forsworne Rogue what I could not doe to your Body I have done to your Soule now Dye and ●e D●●●ed But soft Richard this was no sinne of wilfulnesse no sinne of malice no sinne of scorne or contempt● and therefore may be forgiven upon his Repentance your Maister may thanke you for acting his part so well yet our Revenge is not so high but that we wish you as much Repentance as this man in Oxford testifies for committing so great a sinne i● Mr Richard Browne solicited him scourged him to in Abingdon a little before he left his 〈…〉 Command there and wherein Colonell R●●●●borough scotn'd to succeed him least after-Ages should say ●e ●●● such a Wood●●●gers Deputy whose ●e●rt was a●●●●d as 〈…〉 and a great deale werse TUESDAY Feb. 17. Since whose departure three or foure of our Oxford Cavalty knockt at Abingdon doores to know how they did and neare Cullam Bridge met with two Ca●ts loaden the one with Cheese the other with Bread and Oats driving with such provision to that Garrison They seize upon both but finding the Horses too weake to draw another way as fast as their occasions required they turn'd both Teems into one wherewith they perswaded the ●●aines to drive that Cart which was loaden with Mans-meat and Horse-meat into Oxford And here you must take notice of the difference betwixt Loyall Subjects and Rebels For they have no sooner unloaden but they returne the Horses and Cart to their owner which that man who of late told you he did not use to sweare would not have done upon his Faith which is not so much his Oath as his ●doll because it is nothing ●● nothing worth being much a Kinne to the Publique Faith which hath not yet repayed one Do●● of those 〈…〉 it stand● engaged for which how or when those Patriots that love the Common-wealth so well and truly I beleeve they love it very well if wealth have his true and proper signification will discharge you may guesse at by a 〈…〉 Command issued from the New High and mighty States of England to the North perswading all men Malignants and all to stand upon their Guard against the Scots which gives some probability that the German Prophecy may outdoe Mr. Lillyes when it is fulfilled in Brittaine What Association begun Diff●ciation will end It hath commenced well in Scotland For if you divide it into foure parts you will find Montrosse Maister of three The Perfect Occurrences Tuesday Feb. 10. in his 7th N●m● for the year● 1646. ●ells us The Parliament was sitting at St Andrewes when the lust Letters c●●e from thence but may be risen since you may speake it indicatively And that on Thursday last when was that Thursday last● there was a generall day of Humiliation throughout all parts of Scotland within the Parliaments power there it was well remembred it being set a part for a solemne First for the acknowledging of the sinnes of the Nations before Almighty God and begging pardon for the sa●● and particularly for that so many of their Nation so many pray mark it doe joyne with and assist Montrosse in this Rebellion against the Church and People of God No man They assist Montrosse and the Church and People of God against this Rebellion but how soever we thanke you for so much truth WEDNESDAY Feb. 18. And shall requite you with as sad a truth our Oxford horse yesterday returned safe home having dispatcht the businesse they went for and somewhat more For meeting with a Party of Colonell Pyle's new raised Regiment they took eight and twenty of their Horse Armes and men and lodged them safe at Faringdon where they had no sooner taken their leave but they were faced by some hundreds of Rebels who upon the taking of eight of their fellowes prisoners thought it their best course to face about and so away which eight waited upon our Horse to this City and from one of them wee received severall Letters of Intelligence one of which Robert Gough by name seemes to give intelligence to the Moderate Intelligencer For in one of his Letters he relates the whole businesse but not the whole truth of Marleborough as he hath printed it Jan. 31. Num. 48. where he saies The Oxford Horse return'd with their Plunder having lost a hundred Horse whereas the very truth is as we told you Thursday Jan. 22. they lost but two Officers no Common Souldiers and as we are since informed one Mr Johnson a Chi●urgeon and therefore we desire the Moderate Intelligencer not to give too much Credence to this Robert Gough who in another of his Letters dated at Verulam and directed to London saies Interminis The Parliament would not grant a Treaty by Lords and therefore the King sent againe that He would come to London himselfe upon their ●a●e Conduct that He should returne againe to Oxford if they could not agree whereof the Parliament accepted but would not consent He should come into London but appointed Zion house for Him to come to to which place they will send to Him so they ordained a Committee to bethinke them how He should be entertained and to bring the Parliaments resolutions to Him After this with a great deale such stuffe he concludes only altering the Scene from Zion The King came to St Iame's house last night for certaine

and all the Coaches in the City met Him two miles out The Posts brought the Newes to Newbury even now to Dalbier and another Post went to the Kings Garrison as Dennington with the same Newes whereat the Ordinance in both places answered one another I need not give any observations upon this Letter but we shall goe on with truth THURSDAY Feb. 19. And assure you that three of the Rebels belonging to gaunt-Gaunt-house were taken napping at their Trade Plunder by 3 of our Oxford Gentry and committed Tuesday night to the Marshalls care all well clad well armed well lyned yet had nothing taken from them but their Armour it was to let them know they met with better and honester men then themselves These three were no good Omen to the 500 that came to Plunder Wood-stock on Tuseday night last the manner thus Towarde the evening at day they durst not have been so bold they came to the towne with White Colours in their hatt● but the Centry knowing full well that often times the black Divell transformes himselfe into an Angell of light would not be fool'd or frighted from his duty and therefore gave the Alarme but before the Gentlemen in the Garrison could march up the Rebels got into the towne and out of severall stables tooke ten Horses eight of which being past service were destined to the Dogges much good may they do them and out of severall houses got some Plunder● but they did not make hast enough away for by our Musquets and a Drake they were so well payed that a Lievtenant Colonell and nine others lay in the dirt and promised upon their death never to beare Armes againe against a gratious King five others being taken prisoners and five Horses of service exchang'd for our two the rest took their flight whether as yet we heare not it may be to Banbury for as much more the loyall Governour there whith his choyce and tryed Infantry no more fearing the Rebels under Colonell Whaley and all those Additionalls shall come to him then they did Colonell Nathaniell Fines the last year only the mischiefe is he hath no Father Lord Say to send his weeping Letters to for Recruites which in very good time he may need as much as the Rebels doe in South-Wales where the Lord Charles 〈…〉 goes on successefully and so will with God's blessing in spight of opposition untill that Country be reduced which promises very faire if you will not beleeve our report you will yet give some credit to an Expresse which as it came to our hands this day FRIDAY Febr. 20. We shall communicate without alteration of word or syllable it is a confirmation of our last and somewhat more If you please read it My Lord I Cannot omit to give your Lordship an accompt of the proceedings in these parts and how advantagions it is like to be to His Majesties Service the taking of Carlion with 140 Prisoners besides those killed and drowned which were not few in number I gave your Lordship knowledge in my Letter by a Servant of Sir But since the Forces ingaged themselves upon Newport Where 600 good men killed neare ●00 tooke 120 Prisoners with the towne and a●● Ammunition and Arms without the losse of one man only we had some 20 men searched by firing of three Barrells of Powder our men falling so violently on their maine Guard where their Ammunition 〈…〉 And upon this good successe the well affected of Glamo●gan-shire have taken the advantage of the time Mr of Weany and Sir being their Cheifes to raise an Army of 3000 men have taken Swan●ie and all the Shipping there with much Ammunition and Armes are now before Cardiffe have cut off their water blocked it up and if they have not reliefe from Sea doubt not but to be maisters of it within these few dayes My Lords Forces are at Newport and Carlion and have dayly correspondence with them and are ready upon all occasions to joyne The Country in both Counties commeth into my Lord with a pretty deale of forwardnesse and march and doe duetie There is somewhat more and of more concernment in the Expresse and will it may be becommunicated hereafter In the mean time we thought fit to give the Rebels thus much to chew upon and our friends as much to cheare themselves withall M. Lillye guest very unhappyly in his Februaries Observations me thinks we are sorrowfull on a suddain And so did his neighbour of the Starry Region ●●hn Booker in his Poetry upon this month Venus and Saturne in Conjunction Will much displease who e're it lights upon Pray Coelicus tell us did this Conjunction light upon these in South-Wales or upon those in the West of England For you will not deny but those of Gallantry in Corfe-Castle did light upon those Horse that lye so close before Corse-Castle that if other occasions ca●● them not off it is hoped they will take the Castle in short time saies the Perfect Occuryences Number 7. 1646. Thursday Feb. 1● If he had but added or in short time the Castle would take them he had spoke truth in spight of his teeth For of one whole Troop consisting of ●● but six escaped the rest both men and horse are kill'd and taken● or did this Conjunction light upon them before Dunstar-Castle which the Lord●oring●Horse saies the Moderate Intelligenter if we had no other authority we will acknowledge at this time to be true have releived and ●●● therein 25 Cowes 40 Sheep and four Barrells of Powder and spoyled our Mine in their retreat Yes so they did and in stead of ●●●sing 53 as he saies after Tuesday Feb. 10. they have took 35. or did this Conjunction light upon them at 〈…〉 The Moderate Intelligencer Saturday Febr. 7 ●ells us It is taken by the Lord Loughborough which we are willing to beleive from him but do not yet perswade any man to beleive it from us But this we would have you beleive from us that Captaine Dayrell went with a commanded party of 〈…〉 Horse to Stony-Stratford and there met with a party of Newport-Pagnell Horse took six prisoners ten Horses so that foure went home on foot and three horses laden with very good provisions but are better disposed of at Borstall amongst honest men then elswhere Howsoever it lighted upon some of them in those places before mentioned and in a smaller but very fine proportion somewhere else as SATURDAY Febr. 21. We receive it this day that upon Friday Febr. 20. Captaine Maisters who Commands Colonell Walters Troop understanding that a party of the Enemies were abroad plundering the Market folkes took with him a party of fourteen and comming too late at the place where they had been he took eight of his fourteen and advanced to a place called Balden where he met with Eleven Rebels and their Companions six plundred Calves so that in the whole there were 17 Heads whom he no sooner charges but they flye and put themselves into two Boates at Sandford to ferry for Abingdon the Captaine and his men loth to go back again with nothing swomme their Horses recovered one of their Boats and therein took three of the men prisoners with their horses and Arms and brought them into Oxford The Calves indeed were had safe to Abingdon and there we leave them And now desire the world to take notice of the cold zeale of the reformers at Westminster before whom was brought one Paul Best and accused of some Peccadillo's Blasphemie and Heresie denying the Trinity of Persons and the Deity of Christ and of the holy Ghost The Perfect Diurnall told us a fortnight since and more that they had committed him close Prisoner but yet we hear not of any other punishment we hope they will deal otherwise with him then Mr Richard Browne dealt with a Blasphemer at Abingdon one Haunch by name who by this Blasphemie became M. Brownes Favorite when the prisoners are called before Generall Brown he places some on his right hand like Sheep and some on his left hand like Goats I dare not repeat more of it nor doe I say more of it then to tell M. Richard that his great Sire for such a kind of sinne was devoured by Lice it may be he is destined to another end FINIS