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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64016	Two letters from Rotterdam dated July 1, 4, stilo novo, 1642 : wherin is discovered a most divelish and desperate designe contrived by the Lord Digby, Captaine Hide, Sir Lewis Daves, Mr. Iermin, Mr. Percy, and other fugitive traytors in those parts, against the Parliament of England : with the names of the ships, number of men, armes, ordnance, bullets, powder, and match, with other ammunition now in readinesse, to be transported into the north : also, the names of the most eminent persons which are to come over in the aforesaid ships : and divers other matters of extraordinary note and consequence.		1642 (1642)	Wing T3462; ESTC R20166	2,963	10

TWO LETTERS FROM ROTTERDAM Dated July 14. Stilo novo 1642 Wherin is discovered a most Divelish and desperate designe contriv●d by the Lord Digby Captaine Hide Sir Lewis Daves Mr. Iermin Mr. Percy and other Fugitive Traytors in those parts against the Parliament of England With the names of the Ships number of men Armes Ordnance Bullets Powder and match with other Ammunition now in readinesse to be transported into the North Also The names of the most eminent Persons which are to come over in the aforesaid Ships And divers other matters of extraordinary note and Consequence Read in both Houses of Parliament and Published by Command Printed at London for Joseph Hunscot and John Wright July the 6. 1642. Worshipfull Sir SInce my last Per post many things of consequence have come to my hands The Ship Providence of the Kings with the Lyon which brought over the Ladies of honour to the Queene bring over for the North parts of England all these Gentlemen mentioned within the inclosed with three or fourescore more It is thought here they goe for Newcastle some of Prince Roberts men told me they were bound for Yorke they are all desperate in their way that whosoever they meet with if they oppose them to fight it out to the last man The Lyon hath 42. Guns the Providence hath 14. and is to take in two more which we know of now being within one mile of Rotterdam they are 12. foot long and shoot a Bullet of 44. l. weight every one there is fearefull of a desperate designe upon the premises you may please not to harbour any thought of faithfulnesse in the Officers of the Lyon for ●e have certaine intelligence of the truth hereof I my selfe went to the Helleford Sluce and saw Cavaliers there and going thither some whereof told me that they went in the Ship and named all the inclosed We cannot yet heare of any further pawning of the Jewels yet all men thinke they have gotten much money upon them for they have provided all sorts of Armes of proofe and others Some that had Pistols to make a●●●●ghe could not get them done till all their work was done which now is finished and they be all for a ●●ind much of their Baggage being laden at Brill aboard the Providence and at Helleford Sluce a board the Lyon the Scout of Crawling a small Towne neere Rotterdam told one of this Town that Prince Robert hath hired a Boyer to carry horse for England the Scout is the only Master of Horses in these parts One Isaack Light a Merchant of the Company hath bought 15000. weight of Powder and is now gon to Utrech to buy match all which presently to be shipt for England They give out it is for the Parliament and by their Order This Merchant late Factor for Master Christofer Tomlings Merchant of London and Thomas Ashton servant to Master Laurence Halsted of London hath shipt here 38. cases of Armes being but the remainder of 700. cases for which they obtained lycence to ship here and at Amsterdam we are informed that the greatest part of those are shipt in 3 Flemish Boyers or Hoyes now lying for a wind at the Tassell this information we had of one of the Custome-hou●● in Rotterdam upon occasion of a Merchants sight o● the warrant Yesterday a Jewell was sent to Rotterdam from the Haghe valewed at 40000. Guilders by a Jeweller here Master Percy Master Iermin Master W. Mount●gue and Master Davenant came into the Haghe this day seven night at 12. a clocke at night in the Queenes Coach and with her Footmen These are all that for present I shall write but shall informe you more by word of mouth if I can get passage one way or other Thus with my humble service remembred I take my leave and rest Yours to command Rotterdam primo Iuly 1642. Stilo novo Of all these we have sufficient proofe In one white of Dover ketch there are many Fats of Match with other provision of war I hope to be with you before this Letter Of the most materiall of these particulars by the advice of Friends I have informed the Earle of Warwick by this bearer the 38. cases are shipt aboard on Rich. Lindall a Hull man laden for London The Contents of the inclosed note Prince Robert Prince Maurice Lord Denby Lord Digby Oneale that Traytor Captaine Hide Sir Lewis Dives Colonell Wilson sent for out of Germany with very many other Gentlemen and Comanders and is credibly knowne that they haue all sorts of Armes for horse and that in great quantity there being a great Hoy or Boyer a Dutchman hyred and paid the freight before hand to carry the Armes and Prouision that Prince Robert and the rest from the Haghe haue made for their Transportation into the North and is vndertaken that this Boyer shall be conveyed aswell home as out Worshipfull Sir I Wrote to you on Tuesday last by a Merchant that had a Passe to come over land but least that should not come to hand though little hath hapned here since I cannot omit this Post The ship Lyon that brought over Ladies of Honour is now fitted to transport into England P. Robert Prince Maurice Lord Digby Lord Denby Collonell Cockeram Captaine Hyde Oneale Sir Lewis Di●es with 80 or 90 Cavaleeres more they have fitted themselves with armour of proofe and all other accoutrements of warre they have beene very merry and have drunke many healths to their good voyage and in their cups have made dividents of the Parliament mens lands they are very jocund and were all aboard yesterday morning the wind being then faire but held but a little space and now blowes very hard so that God hath now stayed them The Providence that lyes at Brill is to take in divers of them shee hath taken in much of their luggadge with two great Gunnes each 12 foot long and shoot a bullet of 44 pounds Also the Lyon at Helleford sluce hath taken in much luggadge there are 3 Boyes or Hoyes lying at Tassell laden with arms and 38 Cases of armour shipped in Richard Lyndall of Hull bound for London I heare they be all muskets and there are in that ship 700 Corslets besides this I was tould by one whose sonne sits in the Customehouse all these shipped here by a warrant which they had obtained for 700 Cases which a Merchant in this Towne saw and tould hee besides one of the Customehouse did confesse it true They give out diverse reports of staying of armes and of their declining their voyage But wee knowing their endeavour to worke with all deceivablenesse think them only tricks to confound our intelligence for wee see such as are laden here are not stayed Indeed for certaine the States Generall have given out a warrant of stay for armes But so they did when all the armes provided against the Scots were transported the Officers are corrupted There is a Boyer lying within a mile of this Towne to bee fraughted with horse for P. Robert a Merchant of this Towne saw the Shippers Charter party which is that he carry them to what part shall be appointed by him betweene Dover and Newcastle The Prince undertakes his safe-convoy out and home and Isaack Light a Merchant of the Company here hath bought 600 pound worth of pouder and much match where it is shipped we cannot yet heare they worke with much privacy Monday last there came a jewell from the Hage valewed at 40000 Guilders by the Jewellers they were offered 10000 Guilders upon it but would not and so it was returned againe We cannot heare of any further pawning of the jewels nor where they be Master Webster went with Sir William Boswell to the Queene Monday last Tuesday last was sevenighr at 12 a clocke in the night Master Piercy Master Germyn Master W. Montague and Davenant came into the Hage with the Queenes Coach and Footmen this I was told by one Master The Cavaleers doe boast that having a ship of 40 peeces of Ordnance and another of 16 Peeces that will fight till they sinke if any oppose them this is the resolution of Captaine Strachin Captaine of the Providence yesterday at Helleford Sluce arrived Gustavus Horne with the happy entrance of the King I hope the Captaine of her will not doe as the Captaine of the Lyon This being all of any moment that we heare here I humbly take my leave and rest Yours to command Rotterdam the 4 of July 1642. Stilo novo FINIS