Prince Roberts message to my Lord of Essex with an answer to his desires touching the construction of the lawes and certaine other points to the great satisfaction of all people : wherein is declared his wicked resolutions mask'd under the pretention of loyalty unto his Uncle, Our Kings Majesty : together with his desire of a pitch-field in Dunsmore-Heath with the true relation of his wicked and tyrannicall proceedings where hee goes : also the true relation of a challenge hee gave unto his excellencie &c together with the entertainment hee and his brother, Prince Mavrice, found in Shrewsbury by the trained bands and other pieus people there inhabiting : also the wonderfull mercy of God shewed towards His Excellencie in delivering his honour from a fatall conspiracy pretended against his person at Worcester.

A CONTINVATION Of certain Speciall and Remarkable passages from both Houses of PARLIAMENT, and divers other parts of the Kingdome, from Wendnesday the 5. of October till the Eight of October. 1642. Containing these particulars, viz.

• 1. A true Relation of the taking of a Shippe at Yarmouth comming from Hol∣land with great store of Ammunition, 150. Commanders, and 400. barrells of Powder and other provisions.
• 2. The intercepting of certaine Letters in the said shippe by an accident, and their bringing to the Parliament, by which it was enformed that there is a∣nother Shippe comming from the Queene with great store of provisions and Monies, And an Order sent to the Earle of Warwicke to use all possible meanes to intercept the same.
• 3. A true Relation of the Kings sending for the Masters of the Mint from the Tower, with an Order of Parliament against their going.
• 4. A true relation of his Majesties sending of the Lord Faulkland into Ireland, with a Relation of the Parliaments proceedings concerning the Earle of Leicester.
• 5. A vote of the House of Commons for the expelling of one of their members.
• 6. Of the Commitment of one Master Price to the Gatehouse for speaking of words against the Parliament.
• 7. A True Relation of Sir Ralph Hopton and some other of his confederates possessing themselves of Sir Nicholas Slanies Castle in Cornewell.
• 8. Of the Bill agreed upon by the Parliament for the Synod to meete by the fifth of November next.
• 9. Of the Parliamens sending into Ireland for the Earle of Antrim taken pri∣soner by the Scotts in the Noth of Ireland.
• 10. A true relation of the Earle of Stanfords securing of Hereford with 500. horse and 2000. foote.
• 11. A certaine relation of the Kings fortifying of Shrewsbury, and sending of Prince Rober with his maine forces to Bridge North and some further pro∣ceedings of that Army.
• 12. Of Captaine Stradlings making escape into Ireland.
• 13. The bringing of the High sheriffe of Lincolne to the Parliament.
• 14. The Examination of the keeper of the Gatehouse, concerning Captaine Leggs escape.
• 15. A relation of certaine Letters to the Parliament from Holland.