An Account from Chester of Souldiers Shipped from thence to Ireland.
The Port at Coventry intercepted a Pacquet of scandalous Books, intituled, The Character of K. Cromwell, The Woodstock Skuffle, &c.
Letters, that Montross having sollicited the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein, for 6000 Men to be levyed in their Dominions for Prince Charles, and for a place of Rendezvous, and-Free Quarter in Holstein, and for Shipping, and Money to transport them, was put off by them, without obtaining any of his Requests to them.
That from thence he went to Stock-Holm to Sollicite the Court of Sweden for their Assist∣ance.
One Hammond a Trooper, according to the Sen∣tence of the Councel of War, was shot to death, for killing one of his fellow Souldiers. He disco∣vered matters of concernment to Mr. Knight, the Generals Chaplein, who went with him to the Execution.
(19) C. Bampfield, an Agent for Prince Charles, and that had a hand in the escape of the Duke of York, was apprehended and brought to Whitehall, and examined by the Couucel of State, and by them committed fo the Gate-house.
Letters from Guernsey, complaining of the want of Ships, for securing that Island, and rela∣ting the French News.
From Dunstar Castle, That Recruits for Ire∣land were raising there by Captain Desbo∣rough.
From Scarborough, of a Vessel loaden with Corn from Jerzey, forced in thither by Storm, and se∣cured by the Garrison.
From Plymouth, an account of Recruits to be Shipped for Ireland.
From Berwick, That notwithstanding the late Seizures, and Confiscations of Corn, carried by the Scots thither, yet they were stil supplyed for their Money.
The Scots published a Proelamation for re∣straining the Exportation of Victual out of that Kingdom.
(20) Some Stage Players in St. John-Street, were apprehended by Troupers, their Cloaths taken away, and themselves carried to Prison.
Several Returns were made of Subscriptions of Regiments, and Garrisons, to the Ingage∣ment.
Letters from Rye, of the dearness of Corn there, it was desired to have a Magazine there, because of the appearance in Arms in France.
[21] The General Councel of the Army made several Resolutions touching the Souldiers purchasing of the Kings Lands, and sent Instructi∣ons about it to the several Regiments and Garri∣sons.
Letters from Plymouth, of the Shipping from thence, of Sir Hardress Waller, with his Compa∣nies, and other Recruits of Ireland, all which went with great willingness.
From Ireland, that the Lord Lieutenant was still before Waterford, had Summoned them, but they refused to surrender, but the Inhabitants, to saveingly comply.
their Estates which are very great, would wil-
That Preparations were made to storm, and 1200 Horse, and Foot came from Cork to assist the Lord Lientenant, that the Enemy avoided fighting, as much as they could, and gave out that the Prince would be shortly with them from Jersy.
[22] At Tyburn, eighteen were executed for Robbery, Burglary, and Murder, one Captain Reynolds, who had been of the Kings Party, as he was going to be turned off the Ladder, with the Rope about his Neck, cryed God bless King Charles, Vive le Roy.
The Commissioners for Articles gave Relief to Sir Allen Apsley, Governour of Barnstable, who was sued contrary to those Articles, upon the Surrender of it.
The Cittizens, at the choice of the new Com∣mon Councel Men, elected Collonel Pride, and Lieutenant Collonel Lilbourn, to be two of the new Common Conncel Men.
[24] The General and his Officers consider∣ed which Garrisons were sit to be reduced, to case the Nation in point of charge.
Letters from Portland, that C. Cox with his Men, were under sail for Ireland, with a fair Wind.
From Newcastle, that the Pyrats lay lurking up and down in those Seas, and did great mischief. That one of them went into the River Tees, and took out of a Vessel, as she lay on ground, 200 Firkins of Butter, and went on shore, and took divers Gentlemen, but being pursued by a Par∣ty of Foot from Hartlepoole, they left the Gentle-men behind, and got to their Ship.
From Edenburgh. That the Scots will do no∣thing, till they hear from the Lord of Libburton. That Montross is expected in Scotland, which bred a Jealousy in their Army, which some would have purged.
That Montross by his Declaration, threatens to invade the North Parts of Scotland, and to be revenged for the Death of the King, and layes it to their Charge that they have sold him.
From Hallifax, That some of the Clergy tam∣pered with the Souldiery, not to subscribe to the present Government.
An Account from several places of the Souldi∣ers signing the Ingagement, but that divers Mi∣nisters refused to sign it.
[25] Christmas-day, the House sate, and Let∣ters came from Chester, That from the north of Ireland, they understood that about 4000 Horse and Foot of the Enemy, who came to relieve Car∣rickefergus, were routed by Sir Charles Coot, and C. Veneables.
That the Irish were commanded by Monroe, the Lord of Ardes, and the Earl of Claneboy, that 1000 of them were killed, and 500 Horse taken, and but 200 of the Parliaments Forces did fight, that Claneboy was slain, or sunk in a Bog being cor∣pulent, and C. Montgomery, and C. Hamilton ta∣ken Prisoners.
From Trym, That Mr. Stanly with 40 Horse, set upon 60 of the Enemy, killed about 10 or 12 of them, all Reformadoes, took the L. C. that com∣manded them, and one more, and many Horse.
Other Letters of the defeating of the L. of Ar∣des, Claneboy, and Monroe, by Sir Charles Coot, and C. Vaneables, that they took all their Arms, Am∣munition, Bag, and Baggage, killed C. Henderson, and 1400 more, C. Hamilton, and most of the Foot Officers.
That the Horsemen lost their Horses, and be∣took themselves to Boggs, That the English lost but one Corporal, and three Souldiers.
[26] Other Letters confirming the Victory against the Lord of Ardes, and the rest. And