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O you are welcome from the Army, what news?
VVhy our Army march'd untill they came unto the fron∣tiers of the Kingdome, where they found the Army of the Enemy ready to encounter them, the Lord General seeing they must of necessity fight a Bat∣tel, thought best to call a Council of VVar, that there might be nothing of
ill conduct laid to his chardge, but that all might be ordered by a wise and experienced Council, whereupon he made an election of Counsellors, joyning together three sorts, as grave, wife, and prudent men, subtill and politick men, and valiant, skillfull, martiall men, that the cold temper of the prudent, might allay the hot temper of the valiant, and that the politick might be as ingenious to serve them together by subtill devises, and to make traps of Stragems to catch in the Enemy, and at this Council many debates there were, but at last they did conclude a Battel must be fought; but first they did decree that all the women should be sent into one of their Garrison Towns, some two dayes journey from the Army, the reasons were, that if they should be overcome by their Enemyes, the women might be taken by their Enemyes, and made Slaves, using or abusing them as they pleased; but when the women were sent away, they did not shed tears of sorrow, but sent such vollies of angry words, as wounded many mens hearts; but when they were almost at the Town that was to be their aboad, the Ge∣nerals Lady, was so extremely incensed against the Counsellers, by reason they decreed her departure with the others, as she strove to raise up the Spi∣rits of the rest of her Sex to the height of her own; but what the issue will be I know not.
Have you been with the King?
Yes, I was sent to give him an account of the Army.