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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90482	A perfect relation of four letters of great consequence, read in the House of Commons, Octob. 11. and 12. 1. The King of Spaine his letter to his ambassadour, concerning the affairs in England. 2. Of the taking of five ships by the marchant adventurers, that were coming out of Spain to aid the rebels in Ireland, with great store of money, arms and ammunition. 3. Captain Thompsons relation to the House, of his taking Sir Edward Berkeley, and divers others in the county of Somerset, and his bringing of them up to London. 4. Secretary Nicholas his letter, concerning the Earl of Essex.	Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665.; Nicholas, Edward, Sir, 1593-1669.; Thompson, George, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing P1506; Thomason E122_1; ESTC R16885	1,794	8

A perfect Relation of four LETTERS OF Great Consequence Read in the House of Commons Octob. 11. and 12. 1. The King of Spaine His Letter to His Ambassadour concerning the Affairs in England 2. Of the taking of five ships by the Marchant Adventurers that were comming out of Spain to aid the Rebels in Ireland with great store of money Arms and Ammunition 3. Captain Thompsons Relation to the House of his taking Sir Edward Berkeley and divers others in the County of Somerset and his bringing of them up to London 4. Secretary Nicholas his Letter concerning the Earl of Essex October 14. Printed for Robert Wood 164● C R A RELATION OF The taking of five ships by the Marchant Adventurers that were comming out of Spain to aid the Rebels in Ireland with great store of money Arms and Ammunition O O Tuesday last Letters were read in the House of Commons intimating that the Marchant Adventurers for Ireland had taken five ships which were comming from Spain laden with Ammunition and other provision for warre that were comming towards Limbrick to aid the Rebels in Ireland and as it is credibly informed they took with the said ships and ammunition at least 30000. l in money Whereupon the House taking it into serious consideration that it is a Breach of the Treaty between Spain and England that they should send aid into Ireland to assist those that are Rebels to the Crown of England they sent to the Spanish Embassadour to desire him to send to His Master the Catholique King that He should prevent the comming over of any such aid and assistance into Ireland or any other part of His Majesties Dominions because it is plainly against the Articles of Peace between England and Spain And because the Dunkirks do rob and pillage our English Marchants and others of His Majesties good subjects and do use their uttermost endeavour to bring relief to the Rebels in Ireland the Parliament hath granted Letters of Mort to certain Merchants to send out ships to clense the Seas and to ceize upon all Pyrats or other ships sending aid to the Rebels in Jreland or against the Parliament and to take them as their lawfull Prize A Letter from the King of Spain to His Privie Counsell at Madrid in Spain when they were consulting of the Affaires of England and Germanie RIght Trust and well beloved Cosens and Counsellours we greete you well Wheras We had a hope by Our Agents in England and Germany to effect that great Work of the Western Empire and likewise on the other side to surprize Venice and so incerculing Europe at an instance and to enfold it in Our arms to make the easier Rode upon the Turk in Asia and at length to reduce all the World to Our Catholique Command And whereas to this holy end We had secret and sure plots and projects on foot in all Christendome and good Intelligence from all Courts Know ye that wee have received late and sad News of the apprehension of our most trusty and all Pentioner Barnevelt of the discovery of other our Intendments so that our hopes are for the present adjorned till after more convenient and auspicious time Wee therfore will ye presently upon sight hereof to break off your consultation and repair straight to Our presence there to take further directions and proceed as the necessity of the time and cause shall require Captain Thompsons Report to the House of of Commons October 12. On Wednesday Captain Thompson that hath done good service for the Parliament in Somersetshire came to the House certifying them that he had with much difficulty and danger taken Sir Edward Radgar Sir Edward Berkly and certain others of those that were the principall Incendiaries of discord in that County and that they were comming up with a guard to the Parliament and would be at London this night A Letter was intercepted going from Secrerary Nicholas to the E. of Newcastle affirming with confidence that Colonell Sands should acknowledg he was through mis-information and his own ambition drawn to side with the Parliament and that his conscience did satisfie he was ingaged in a bad cause and craved pardon of God and the King and would hereafter if he recovered turn against the Parliament This being made known to Collonell Sands at Worcester October 4. he did expresse much Indignation against the Secrerary and said that such perfidious persons as he was did make the King do th●t he would not doe and that it was false which the Secretary had written For he was so farre from repenting to lay down his life in this Cause in the King and Parliaments behalf that if he had tenne thousand lives he would sacrifice them all and was satisfied in his conscience that they were the Kings best subjects that stood with the Parliament to defend Religion Laws and Liberties and they the worst Subjects that did advise or assist his Majesty by force to destroy His Parliament and in them Religion Lawes and Libertie The Secretary further writ that the Essexians were but 8000. foot and 2000. Horse and that His Majesty had 5600. foot well armed besides the Lord Strange 3000. men and that His Majesty intends for London FINIS