An exact relation of foure notable victories obtained by the Parliaments forces: being informed to the Honourable House of Parliament on Satterday last, being the 24. day of this instant February, 1644. Viz. I. The taking of 3000 pound in money, besides plate and jewels, with a convoy of sixty horse; going from Prince Rupert to Weymouth. II. Collonel Mittons taking of one collonel, many captaines and other officers, and 60 common soldiers prisoners; with the routing two regiments of Irish rebels newly landed, and taking their bag and baggage. III. A defeat given to the Newark forces, occasioned by a discovery of a dangerous plot, for betraying the town of Nottingham; with the manner of drowning many of them, and taking others prisoners. IV. The taking of twelve ships by the Earle of Warwicks ships, which were imployed against the Parliament, under the command of Browne Bushell; with a relation of what store of ordnance, ammunition and treasure was therein. Published according to order.

The third Victorie. Of a defeat given to the Newarke Forces, with the drowning many of them, and taking others Prisoners.

THere being a party in the Towne which had con∣spired with the Cavaliers for the betraying there∣of (most of them being Malignants which were disar∣med) they had devised a way to convay Armes to them,

under the colour of bringing corn and provision to the Town, and all things being agreed upon, both touching the manner of the execution of the Plot, and the time when their bloudy designs should be acted; divers loads of corn (to the outward appearance) were by persons in the habit of Conntry men brought thither, and being examined what was in the sacks, they said that there was nothing but wheat and other grain, but (upon some cause of suspition) they were not suffered to passe without further search, and were commanded to shoot the sacks, and amongst the corn in the sacks, there were swords, Pistols, and other Amunition. But I should have told you in the first place, of certain persons that were taken upon suspition before in the Town, and after examina∣tion and nothing confessed, there was other means (lesse pleasing) used to make them utter the truth, and after∣wards one of them confessed that they were Spies, but would confesse no more; whereupon they were tyed neck and heels together, which made them within few houres confesse the truth of the Plot, for otherwise in all probability, the sacks had not bin so strictly searched. And so being returned againe to the place where I left off, I shall go on in declaring, that after the Swords, Pi∣stols and Ammunition were found as aforesaid, the par∣ties which brought the same, were taken and carried in∣to the Towne and kept in safe custody, and no persons suffered to go out of the Town for fear of giving intel∣ligence that their Plot was discovered, which was sud∣dainly to be put in execution; and at the hour appointed, at a place where the Enemy were to come over the Ri∣ver

of Trent, they were so bravely assaulted by the Not∣tingham Forces, that many of them were killed, and about thirty of them drowned in the River, divers Pri∣soners taken, and the rest put to flight.