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Mercurius cambro-Britannus, the Brittish mercury, or, The Welch diurnall communicating remarkable intelligences and true newes to awle the whole kingdome... [6th-13th January 1644]
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of repentance he thought to be Englands Pope but his pride is falne He came lately to the Parliament House with a dejected countenance and his favour that could raise dimnesse to dignities and put in pillory the true professors was turnd pale as if he looked for death which he deserved The Governour of Oxford Collonell Aston is dangerously wounded the Kings forces are indeed or may be all wounded wounded in heart for infidelity to their Country in conscience for advancing blinde Popery in the head for setting up tyranny under the title of Prerogative these bullets if they felt them would both hurt and heal them of their malignancy but the Kings soldiers have their eyes in their pockets they see nothing but plunder an pillage and popery which doth lead them on to fight against the Parliament Her do understand that the Scots have entred this Kingdome but they are wise and come on lento pede marching in winter is difficult At Oxford to revenge their comming they imprisoned the Marquesse Hamilton and the Lord Louthian and the Marquesse in thought to be strangled poysoned or removed to Bristoll Lords be mercifull unto your selves and forsake Oxford and come to the Parliament as the Earle of Bedford hath lately done and as Collonell Hinderson the Scotchman Governour of Newark grown weary of service endeavours by Letters to some Scotchmen of note in London to make her peace with the Parliament so do you malignant Lords shew her grandeur and greatnesse in humble submission to the Parliament Her be informed of the discovery of a new conspiracy plotted by Sir Basill Brâ—oke a papist and prisoner in the Kings Bench Read a Jesuite Master Riley Scout-Master Generall of the City and one Violet a malignant Goldsmith who under pretence of peace confâ—terated to raise sactions in the City to impede the Parliament and the Scots comming into the Kingdome These men are of Oxford Tribe and though tey be no Jewes yet her be Shutasses that would betray this City not for money but for malice but let them take heed that after triall they come not to Judas his end was have no cood memory else they might remember Challoner and the other whose plots condemned them to the Gallowes Arundell Castle was taken by Sir William Waller and was take there Sir Edward Ford High-Sheriffe of Sussex Sir Edward Bishop Collonell Banfield Lieutenant Collonell Rolles Major Massey Major Moulins and other Gentlemen but Sir Edward Dering was not there Was took also fifty Reformadoes 1200. prisoners and their Armes divers Ensignes four thousand pounds in money and great store of rich prize and pillage Upon the taking of this Castle Hopton hath betook himselfe to Chichester or Winchester and upon the report thereof Prince Ropert has took an ague and te Cavaliers are sick of Sir VVilliam VValler and the Cavaliers at Oxford curse him with Bell Book and Candle for Castles are now like Barbers Chastes The Kings Souldiers are no sooner out but the Parliament souldiers are got in was fery true caparison After Grafton house was took her was hear that Collonell VVait was make divers encounters with the Garrison of Belvoir whose name doth signifie in French a fair prospect but now her saw nothing but souldiers who of late peaten them and killed rivers Gentlemen of quality and was hurt Collonell Lucas their Governour and was by taking 40. horse at one time and twenty at another very weake so that her Garrison of Belvoir may be easily stormed The Kings party doth still decline and was go Westward they are driven from Town to Castle and know not whether to run but run abroad they do and shark in comers and pillage The Divell and the Cavaliers knowing their time is short doe continually go about seeking whom they may devoure Was hear of his Majesties proclamation calling the Members of the Parliament to Oxford in which his Majesty makes great promise of oblivions or forgetfulnesses which he need not do for her know that the King hath too much forgot the Parliament which he would now without fault forgive and therefore doth promise her pardons and creat satisfactions in settling matters of Religion and Liberties and to perswade her to this it is intimated that a factious malignant party hath called in the Scots who are comming to conquer the English For the Welch Mercuries part he had rather that England should be conquered by the Sâ—gts who are Protestants and men of conscience then be conquered by Papists Spaniards French Irish Rebels Digby Cottington the Priests Jesuites Bishops Deans and the Devill and all From Northampton was lately goe out a troop of horse and was take prisoner Generall Rivers and killed his Serjeant Major who was not have quarter and was take more seven or eight Gentlemen yet AULICUS sayes we take no prisoners of worth for he thinks none are worth taking prisoners but Kings and Princes and therefore the Popish malignants keep the King prisoner at Oxford Her doe heare Mistresse Powell who was condemned to be hang'd for harbouring of Father Bâ—ltaker the Augustine Fryer formerly executed at Tiburne is now honoured by great Commanders at Oxford indeed most of the Cavalliers are theeves and robbers and therefore they may justly favour whores and theeves that come out of New-gate Oxford is now strangely metamorphosed brazen faced Cavalliers doe lye in Brazen nose Colledge blood thirsty souldiers in Al-souls Commanders in Corpus-Christi Colledge the King and the Queene are students of Christ-Church and the Bishops and Jesuits are their Tutors while there is more massing then dining and supping especialy among the common souldiers But the truth is they have not bin very merry this Christmas for their losses have come very fast upon them and in the Game of war the King hath lost more this Christmas then in halfe a yeare before and how can he shun it when he will not cast out of his pack the knaves of Diamonds or ill counselling Courtiers the knaves of Hearts or the cunning Clergy-men with the knaves of Spades and Clubs which are the country and city malignants let his Majesty therefore break up this game of warre and come to his Parliament for he can win nothing but dayly he looses the lives and hearts of his Subjects Was heare also that the Newcastle powers that were in Derbyshire are drawing to the North to stop the progresse of the Scots to whom her was beleive that the Irish will joyne and other forces about Cheshire her know that Malignants and the Irish will hang together in their designes although her bee taken and hanged together on Giblets Her heare the States of Holland are landed they came on VVednesday last to Deal they came as Ambassadours to treat with her Parliament their Message her shall know hereafter for her cannot know their minds till they have delivered it but her is confident they come for good Her will now desire her Countrymen and all Welch Brittaines to look upon her Welch Diurnall which doth represent taking of Townes prisoners pillage bloody onsets and killing of men and thus her Diurnall is a bloody picture of the weekly proceedings of this warre which her wish may end in Peace for her be weary of writing bloody truths and therefore her will now conclude with a merry jest One thing her had almost omitted in her Diurnall and that is Prince Ruperts white dogge pissed one night in his Masters shoe whereupon he was by a counsell of warre condemned but afterwards reprieved againe you shall find it reported in the next AVLICVS for he is an old dogge at such lyes FINIS
Mercurius Cambro-Britannus THE BRITTISH MERCURY OR THE WELCH DIURNALL Communicating remarkable Intelligences and true Newes to awle the whole Kingdom from Ian. 6. to the 13. of the same 1643. 1. Of the taking the Towne of Newcastle by her prethren of Scotland and of Sir Thomas Glenham his going to Yorke and who it was that brought this warm newes to the City 2. Of the enemy retreating backward from Plymmouth her hope to take it the cleane contrary way 3. A description of the taking of Sir Thomas Holts house by Colonell Boswels forces and was since fall upon Bewly with pretty observations thereon 4. Of the pressing in the West Country and of the prest souldiers running from the Lord Hopton to assist the Parliament 5. Of creat divisions and discords at Oxford that aul the Cavalliers are turned Round-heads 6. The Bishop of Canterbury comming to hic haec hoc lay her on the blocke and bring her first to triall 7. The Governour of Oxford Aston wounded and a great many of the Kings souldiers wounded in the eyes 8. the Scots are comming with a powder and of the Marquesse of Hamiltons four or five supposed Deaths And of the Lord Louthian 9. Of a divevellish plot against the City and her description of the matter and the ill manners of it 10. Of Prince Ruperts taking an Ague upon the report of the surrender of Arundell Castle 11. Of the taking of Grafton house her pillage and the weakensse of Belvoyre her Garrison 12. His Majesties Proclamation and his Majesties forgetfull promises and undeserved pardons 13. Of the present bad condition of Oxford and of foure Kraves that disturbe the whole Commonwealth Printed by Bernard Alsop And published according to Order THE BRITTISH MERCURY COMMUNICATING Remarkable Intelligences and true Newes to awle the whole Kingdom Munday Ianuary the 13. 1643. THe increase of misbegotten pamphlets hath made the Welch Mercury to be almost excluded out of their number although her was alwayes carefull without favour or affection to deliver the most true and remarkable passages as they fall within the compasse of her weekly Intelligences and in this Orbe of truth if her may obtaine leave to appeare againe in the in the world her will move forward with the returning of the Sun and begin the new yeare with such passages as her doe know are most worthy to bee preferred to your observation And to give her the better content her will begin with her warmest and best newes first Her heare of a certaine truth that the prave Sea-cole Towne of Newcastle is taken by our brudders of Scotland and that Sir Thomas Glenham hath quit the Towne and is gone to Yorke but how when and in what manner it is taken her shall at this time forbeare to relate till her has better information But peleive her 't is very true for her heard a pird sing so in a printed paper on Friday last and for her part her will give credit to it unlesse her heare to te contrary From Plimmouth we heare that a work which much annoy'd the towne is taken from the enemy was took an hundred prisoners and Prince Maurice Trumpeter The enemy hath now raised her siege foure or five miles back and doth meane to give back untill her run away The Cavalliers in their retreat was miserably pillage awl the Country drove away awl Beasts and cattles and fired awl hay and corn so that the Town though freed from besiegers is in want and if no relief sent them come by Sea was have hungry bellies and was at last starve Her know the miseries of War and especially of this uncivill war killing was now great mercy the Cavaliers like Canibals eate up the Kings subjects and the King lookes on without Compassion but O misâ—reri tui Rex Regni indigna serentis O King the Kingdome and the City Vnworthily opprest now pitty We hear that Collonell Boswell with eight hundred horse and foot was go on a designe against Sir Thomas Holis house near Birmigham when her came near the Knights forces was found a challenge the house was then demanded for the use of the King and Parliament but they answered her would not yeild while they had a man alive Then Cannon plaid on them unhurt being in low rooms After the Church was taken being defended by 40. stout French men and Irish men who was taken prisoner and one woman afterwards they assailed their workes stormed the house and entred in at the windowes afterward was cry for quarter which granted they shot two in the mouth comming in the window and thereupon our souldiers killed many of the Enemy Was take in awl fourscore prisoners and great store of rich pillage goods money and plate good booties and good breakfasts are good for soldiers and those that win gold should wear it as the Proverb sayes of old And the same Collonell Boswell was since then faln upon Bewly between Worcester and Warwickshire and was take it and the Garrison and great store of wealth and pillage these forces and papists malignants wil be driven out of their dens if her be closely followed as her do with those in her Country her may be soon taken her do daily catch prisoners which are kept in severall prison but in their papist charity they starve them at Oxford In the West Country as her do hear they presse very violently but in vaine eight hundred prest men after they were compleatly armed to assist the Lord Hopton run away and are awl gone to Poole Lime and Dorchester to fight for her King and Parliament a good resolution and fit to be imitated t is valour in her to run from the King to the Parliament her Country men did so and by often running away got more honour then by fighting The Irish souldier and the Welch souldier agree in this they love eating better then fighting From Oxford her do hear and be informed that there are great divisions there between the French faction the Spanish and the more moderate party at Oxford her do hope these divisions will bring them at last to confusions factious persons are only kept together by dissembling but being offended like Hoop-sticks in a saggot they soon fall out Her be informed also from Oxford that awl the Cavaliers are turn'd Roundheads and that indeed there are no other Roundheads but them For first they ride round about the Country and plunder their round money nay her round pottage dish and round washing Bowl and now in a circular course of wickednesse they have brought the year round and begin again to fall roundly about their businesse they are Popes Roundheads for they thought to bring in Popery very roundly and by their drinking swearing and drabbing they run roundly to hell where the Divell shall make them dance round about his Coale fire and these are the true Royall Roundheads The Beshit of Canterbury his triall is deferred till Munday next it is the Parliaments mercy to give him time