The Princes standard set up in the vice-admirall on the downes neere Sandowne Castle His Highnesse demand of twenty thousand pounds from the city of London, the declaration, and heads of two letters sent to the city, and read at a common councell, signed with the Princes own hand : also His Highnesse message to Sir Michael Lieusay of Kent ...

A FULL RELATION OF The whole proceedings at the Siege before DEALE-CASTLE.

SIR,

UPon our laying close siege to Deale-Castle, the Defendents by Grana∣does and red hot Loggets, fired part of the towne, which we could not quench before it had burnt downe sixteen houses, because the wind sate North-East, and

forced the flame upon the whole towne; we have raised a Fort between the Castle and the Sea, which will keep off any ships for coming to annoy us: We have also raised another Fort between this and Sandown-Castle, by which meanes no reliefe or Forces can land there. Friday last wee played with our Canon against the Castle, and every night they send many Canon shot unto us in the towne, which was such a terrour to the Inhabitants, that they have all forsaken their dwellings: there be in the Caastle about two hundred men, women, and children; when wee sent some Granadoes amongst them, upon sight of our giving fire, those in the Castle keeping a watch, presently perceived what was coming amongst them, up∣on which those, which were on the watch gave an alarum to the rest by the sound of a Bell, which when they heard the rest in the Castle got downe into the Cellar, and avoided the fury of the execution; those which were taken in the Princes Frigot the last week in the Isle of Thanet being examined say, that the Sea agreed not with the health of the Duke of Yorke, and thereupon he is returned againe into Holland: but others say, he is gone to strengthen himselfe in men and shipping; the Prince with a Fleet of ships hath rid within sight of this Castle, and hath set up his Standard in the Vice-Admirall, and divers ships sailing for Lon∣don have been stayed. The Earle of Warwick

hath also set up his Standard for the Parlia∣ment, but no action hath as yet happened be∣tween them, we have not lost above six or se∣ven men before Deale-Castle since our sitting downe before it, some execution hath beene made in the Castle, but what their losse is, as yet we know not: Captaine Green who com∣manded the Frigot before mentioned, which was taken by Sir Michael Lieusay's men in the Isle of Thanet, was to be tried for his life by a Coun∣cell of Warre, but the Prince sent a Trumpeter on shore in the interim with a white paper in his hat signed,

Charles, Prince of VVales.

In which paper his Highnesse required the said Captaine Green should be sent to him againe by exchange or otherwayes, and in it thought this motion will be granted: the Message was sent, as we understand, to Sir Michael Lieusay, of which I shall give you a further account by the next.

Sandwich, Aug. 2. 1648.

Your assured Friend, T. M.