True and remarkable passages from the last of October to this present day.: From these severall places following; namely, from [brace] New-Castle. Durham. Rippon. The county of Lincolne. from Redding. Shrewsbury. Bristoll. Cornwall. Excester. Wherein are set down the daily machinations, and perverse practises of the malignant party against the Honourable the High Court of Parliament, with their ill successe in divers of their attempts and purposes. by W. D.

Remarkable Passages from the last of October, to this pesent day.

Newcastle.

IT is rertainly peported here, and we see it manifested before our eyes, that my Lord of Newcastle our Go∣vernour does all he can possible, to advance the Cause of the malignants against the peace of the Kingdome and Parliament, borrowing here, by a certaine compulsive way, that they must lend spight of their teeths, what monyes he can possibly get, using, indeed, more rigorous exactions here then the Scots did during their abode with us: the said Earle does what he can possible to incense the number of his forces, taking, as the Proverb is here, Tag-rag and bob-taile, men of all sorts and con∣ditions, especially Papists, of which he had a conside∣rable number among his regiment, being rumour'd in the Bishopricke of Durham and this County, to be eight thousand strong, when indeed, they cannot be foure thousand, with the blacke Coats and all: the Clergie especially in the Bishoprick, like their leading Deane, Doctor Cosens, being most pertinacious malignants; he has endevour'd to seduce all the Sailers that man the Coal-ships, to his part, proffering them double pay, but those honest men are not to be won to imploy their hands to so bad a purpose, resolving rather to follow their lawfull vocations, then to be traytors to their Coun∣try; we wish him. (so does all the poore and honest people hereabouts), at the divell, they make all things so deare with their rapine and devouring, that we feare a scarcity, if not a dearth in these plenteous parts.

Durham.

In this City drums are beating for Voluntiers for the Earl of Newcastle, but hee can get but a few, though the preachers exhort them to it in their pulpits. So odious is the cause, and the very name of Cavalier in these parts, to all but some few malignants.

Rippon.

HEre wee are in great dread of my Lord of Cumber∣land and his Cavaliers, who ride up and downe, and plunder where soever they come, sparing neither man in their rage, nor woman in their lust: some halfe a score of those rutters, or rather roisters comming two dayes since to an honest gentlemans house, a Kinsman of my Lord Farefaxes: demanded of the gentlemen who unfortunately was at home, whether, hee would adhere to the King or Parliament the gentleman made answer, hee would with all his heart serve them both, but not the King against the parliament For the Parliament, he was certaine it would do nothing against the King. With which honest answer not nothing unsatisfied, but inraged, one of them calling him Traytor, discharged his petronell quite through his body, so that the good gentleman fell downe dead, they immedi∣atly forcing in to his house, the defencelesse gentlewo∣man agast at her husbands death, they tooke, and heating a paire of tongs, put them burning to her threat, to make her confesse where the Plate and Money was, which a∣mounting to at least the value of two hundred pound, they tooke away: in most vilde manner using the sorrowfull gentlewoman they before her face, forced her two daugh∣ters to satisfie their libidinous appetites. And one of them proffering the like villany to the dairy maid, a handsome lusty wench, was by her stab'd to the heart. A fit reward for such a monster. After their firing the house they depar∣ted. Their Generall, though complaint was made by the

poore gentlewoman against them, doing her no Justice, Alleadging hee could not finde certainly who they were. God diliver us from the hands of such blood thirsty Can∣nobals.

Lincolne.

IN these parts about Bourne and Stamford, as in other places of this County, there is much sorrow and hea∣vinesse for the death of my Lord of Lindsey, slaine in the late battaile neer Keinton: the malignants, such as Master Harringtou, Sir William Th••orold, and the like, striving what they can to seduce the people from their good affe∣ctions to the Parliament, about Boston they rejoyce as fast, the said Lord having been a great and continuall enemy to that good towne, that wishes the like end to all that di∣sturbe and oppose the tranquility of this Kingdome,

Redding.

HEre wee have been in great feare this two or three dayes of Prince Robert and his Cavaliers, who like torings Lions go about seeking whom they can devour, plundering and pilaging the Countryes round about us: No mans estate being his owne, or secure from the fingers of those Harpies: as yet he hath not approached us. Wee could wish wee were of ability our selves, to secure our towne against his invasion, wee would give him as good a welcome hither, as his ascociat my Lord of Darby had at Manchester, but wee are not so well provided, and could wish a good able garrison of the Parliaments For∣ces, to secure our lives and liberties, which else wee are fearefull will run into much danger, by those malignants cruelties.

Shrewsbury.

THe garrison of welch and malignants in this towne doe great and daily mischiefes, taking away both money and victuals and all other commodities from those that frequent this towne with merchandice, so that the Countrey is afcaid to trade or trafficke to this towne at all, whereby it is very likely to fall in so great distresse and want of provision. They forrage on every side into the Countryes, so that all people here about, are in great and pitifull distresses, hunger wee heare at last will drive these devilish miscrevants out of these quarters. Marquis Herford, it is here reported is gone into South-Wales a∣gaine, where hee does all hee can possible to seduce those poore ignorant Mountayners, who with a willing heart, or at least by constraint, come to wait upon their Prince, whose governor the Marquesse is, Sir William Plimhimmon a Knight of North-Wales, being a constant stickler in his affaires, he living neere Llannidlos in North-Wales and having a large extent of ground there, the whole mountaines there abouts being the said Sir Williams In∣heritance. God blesse us from the said Marquis and his crew of malignants, for then our miseries will bee in∣crease'd upon us.

Bristoll.

IN this rich and populous City, we are here in no dan∣ger nor feare of any, Keeping loyall hearts and va∣liant hands for the service of the King and Parliament: our owne Forces in this City being sufficient to defend our selves against any enemie whatsoever. Wee having fortified our towne with out-workes, as hornworks and a sconce to Sommersetshire ward, whence if wee have any we expect our enemies the malignants, wee are in this towne eight thousand of sufficient able armed men,

whom we every day practise in the rudiments of war; good store of excellent Ordnance, brasse most of them, at least thirty pieces of demy Canon, Culvering and halfe Culvering, mounted upon our workes, powder, shot and match, with other Ammunition, sufficient victuals, wee need not feare the want of having the sea and seavern to friend to bring us in victuals. There was a ship brought in hither the other day loaden with Ammunition and some spare Ordnance, they reported they were bound from Nants in Brittaine, for the low countries. But cer∣tain they either were intended for the assistance of the Rebels in Ireland, or for Milford Haven in Wales to the Marquis Hartford there being letters found about one of the Marriners, were directed from one Master Wal∣ter Monto to the Lord Marquis howsoever wee made of the ship and Ammunition, and have it in safe custody, Till the. Parliament please to give order for its disposall.

Cornwall.

Sir.

Ralph Hopton with the friends and Forces of this towne of Okchampton my Lord Mohunes are very ripe hereabouts, riding through this Dutchy of Corn∣wall with great clamor and outrage some honest gen∣tlemen, men interrested very sufficiently in the Flame∣ries in this Countrey, and very well affected to the Parli∣aments pleasure, and the peace of the Kingdome, being much disturbed by those malignants excursions and in∣curssions, Sir Ralph Hopton and my Lord Mohuns For∣ces, being not so formidable here as they are supposed to bee. Beeing not above fifteen hundred hotse, and two thousand foot: poore Cornish men most of them that are duced into the quarrell against the Parliament, and easi∣ly vanquish'd if wee had here any succour from the Par∣liament to joyne with our owne Countrey forces, wee would live and dye in the cause.

Excester.

ALl the discourse here, is of the Kings and Prince Roberts dissertion of your parts, and their speedy march with their Cavaliers downe into our quarters, where the enjoyning their Forces, with those of Sir Ralph Hopton, and my Lord Mohun is expected and cer∣tainly talked of. For our parts wee know we can no wayes have a possibility of serving his Majesty better than in serving his high Court of Parliament, so that our Maior and Aldermen with the intire body of the towne, are resolv'd to stand for the common-Wealth. wee alrea∣dy have made good the decayd wals, & fortified our town with good and hansome outworkes, have Ordnance plan∣ted, and indifferent store of Ammunition, and some quantity of resolv'd Souldiers to stand for the King and Parliament. Wee have, thankes be to God but few ma∣lignants in our City. And if the King come hither, wee are resolv'd to give his Majesty entertainment as be∣fits loyall Subjects, but without admitting his Army of Cavaliers, the disturbers of the publick peace and safety.

FINIS.