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<NAME>Paul Schaffner</NAME>
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<P>THE DECLARATION Of Lieutenant-Generall CROMWELL CONCERNING His pre&s;ent De&s;ign and Engagement again&s;t Col. <HI>Poyer</HI> and his Adherents in <HI>South wales,</HI> and his Re&s;olution and Prote&s;tation thereupon.</P>
<P>Delivered at the head of each Regiment upon <HI>Munday</HI> la&s;t&punc; being the 8. of this in&s;tant <HI>May,</HI> at a Randezvouz neer the City of <HI>Glouce<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="2 letters">er.</HI></P>
<P><HI>And the Souldiers Re&s;olution touching the Lieutenant Generall, and Collonel</HI> Poyer.</P>
<P>Al&s;o, very &s;ad Newes from the I&s;le of <HI>VVight,</HI> concerning the Kings Maje&s;ty.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>May</HI> 9. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>Imprimatur</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Gilb. Mabbott.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>G. Wharton,</HI> 1648.</P>
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<HEAD>A DECLARATION Of Lieutenant-Generall CROMWELL Delivered At the Head of each Regiment upon <HI>Munday</HI> la&s;t being the 8. of this in&s;tant <HI>May,</HI> at a Randezvouz neere the City of Glouce&s;ter.</HEAD>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Honoured Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>YOur la&s;t, dated the <HI>5.</HI> of <HI>May</HI> I received; for which I return you thanks, and according to my former obligements, to your vouch&s;afed clemency and goodne&s;s I can do no le&s;&s;e, then to impart my &s;elf at this pre&s;ent, and pre&s;ent to your view the&s;e en&s;uing lines, <HI>viz.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Sir,</HI> Upon <HI>Satterday</HI> la&s;t we received intelligence,
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that Lieut. Gen. <HI>Cromwel</HI> was vpon his march with a con&s;iderable party of hor&s;e and foot, and that he inten|ded to have a generall Randezvouz neer this city vp|on Munday and &s;o to advance with all expedition to|ward <HI>South-Wales,</HI> again&s;t <HI>Poyer</HI> and his confede|rates, which report was &s;oon made apparent; for vpon Munday morning about <HI>9.</HI> of the clock in the fore noon, we di&s;covered the Hor&s;e, and immediatly the Foot marched after them, who had a randezvouz within <HI>2.</HI> miles of this city, and continued in the field till about two of the clock in the afternoon; but in the intrim, &s;e|verall pa&s;sages worthy your ob&s;ervation, pa&s;sed a|mong&s;t them; for as each Regiment marched vp to the place appointed, they demean'd them&s;elvs &s;o civilly &amp; cam vp in &s;uch an excellent posture of Di&s;cipline, that it was admired; for as each Regiment came into the field they drew up into &s;everall di&s;tinct bodies, and &s;o &s;oon as the Rear was come up, and each Regiment pla|ced in order, Lieut. Gen. <HI>Cromwel</HI> rode to the head of each, making a &s;hort &s;peech touching their pre&s;ent De|&s;ign and Engagement, which done, he further declared, that he had often times ventured his life with them, &amp; they with him, again&s;t the common Enemy of this king|dome, and a farre more potent power and &s;trength then now they are to ingage withall; and therefore de&s;ired them to arm them&s;elves with the &s;ame re&s;olution as formerly, and to go on with the &s;ame courage, faithful|ne&s;&s;e,
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&amp; fidelity, as &s;undry times they had done, and vp|on &s;everall de&s;perate attempts and engagements &amp; that for his part, he prote&s;ted to live and dy with them: the Lieut. Gen had no &s;ooner declared him&s;elfe, but they all threw up their caps, giving a great &s;hout and hallow, cry|ing out with one unanimous con&s;ent, <HI>that they would ventrr their lives and fortunes under his conduct and command, again&s;t any enemy either dome|&s;tique or forraign.</HI> After the Lieut. Gen. had taken a view of each Regiment, hee gave Orders to march and accordingly about <HI>3</HI> of the clock they advanced: their number doth con&s;i&s;t of about <HI>6500.</HI> Hor&s;e and Foot, ex|ceeding well armed, and brave re&s;olute men.</P>
<P><HI>We doubt not but to hear of their happy &s;uc|ce&s;&s;e very &s;uddenly, for it is very probable, there will be &s;peedy action.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Divers of our Glo&s;terians li&s;ted them&s;elves at the Randezvouz, under the command of the Lieu. Generall, and there marched about 100. Volun|tiers with him from this City, with blew Rib|bands in their hats, which is all for rhe pre&s;ent; from</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your oblieged friend and &s;ervant, <HI>John Hancock.</HI></SIGNED>
<DATELINE>Glouce&s;ter <DATE>the <HI>8.</HI> of May, <HI>1648.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>

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<P>SIR, Upon the clo&s;e of this Letter, here arri|ved a Me&s;&s;enger from <HI>Swan&s;ey,</HI> who certified, that col <HI>Powel</HI> is retreated from thence with all his Forces, but upon what grounds we cannot learn, unle&s;&s;e it be occa&s;ioned by the advance of L. Gen. <HI>Cromwell</HI> that way, who now is upon his march. Col. <HI>Horton</HI> is &s;aid to be about 3000. and hath had &s;everall skirmi&s;hes with the enemy, but will not engage&punc; till the additional Forces come up.</P>
<CLOSER>Vale, vale.</CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Letters from the North.</HEAD>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Sir <HI>Arthur Ha&s;lerig</HI> is very diligent in fortify|ing of <HI>Newca&s;tle.</HI> Some Gentlemen of the&s;e parts are gone up to <HI>London,</HI> to acquaint the Parliament with the affairs and conduction of the&s;e Northern Counties, and we hear the <HI>Parl.</HI> are about to a&s;&s;o|ciate the&s;e Counties again, and to put 10000. men more into a po&s;ture of defence again&s;t the Cava|leer party, which are entred Berwicke, and begin to over&s;pread the Country. By the next, <HI>I</HI> pray, let us hear what news at <HI>London,</HI> for which you &s;hall command</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your affectionate friend, <HI>S. J.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Some Engli&s;h are already come to <HI>Barwick,</HI> their Leader is Sir <HI>Marmaduke Langdale,</HI> a great Malignant; but former|ly a Ju&s;tice of Peace in this County; they intend to forti|fie the town, that if they are put to the way, they may with the more conveniency run into Scotland: the coming of the&s;e Forces to Barwicke, is almo&s;t like to overjoy the malignants in the&s;e parts; &s;o that they begin to &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="UOM" EXTENT="1 letter">andalize the parliament, and u&s;e their endeavours to in&s;ence the coun|try both again&s;t the parliament and army; but the Forces appointed to &s;ecure the North may do much good, then the malignants wil be glad to pull in their hornes again, and may be made to repeat their mon&s;trous &s;landers.</P>
<P>A Committee hath already met to con&s;ider of the affairs of this and the Northern Counties, they have likewi&s;e ap|pointed a day and place of meeting; upon which time they will con&s;ult about the condition of the North, and of put|ting tho&s;e parts into a po&s;ture of defence: this is all for the pre&s;ent I can acquaint you with, only one thing I &s;hal fur|ther make mention of, that the Northerne Counties ingene|ral have joyntly declared, that they will ri&s;e as one man a|gain&s;t the Scotti&s;h Army, and that they wil u&s;e their utmo&s;t endeavours for the pre&s;ervation and defence of tho&s;e partes, again&s;t all oppo&s;ition what&s;oever.</P>
<P>Sir <HI>Marmaduke Langdale,</HI> &s;ir <HI>Charles Lucas,</HI> and &s;ir <HI>Tho. Til&s;ley,</HI> with divers other Royali&s;ts do increa&s;e, their num|ber is &s;aid to be about 600. Hor&s;e, they have lately po&s;&s;e&s;|&s;ed them&s;elves of the Town and Ca&s;tle of <HI>Carli&s;le,</HI> and are now very active in fortifying and &s;trengthning of the &s;aid place.</P>
<P>Divers of the Gentry in the&s;e parts re&s;ort vnto them, e|&s;pecially tho&s;e who have formerly engaged for the King, and Sir <HI>Marmaduke Langdale</HI> erects new Officers, and gives them <HI>Commi&s;&s;ions</HI> in Prince <HI>Charles</HI> his name. We heare that Sir <HI>Philip Mu&s;grave</HI> is with a party of 500. Hor&s;e between <HI>Carli&s;le</HI> and <HI>Appleby,</HI> and that he hath a de&s;ign for &s;urprizing of the &s;aid ca&s;tle.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Richmond <DATE>6. of May, 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>The Copy of a Letter from the I&s;le of Wight, touching the &s;tate and condition of the Kings Maje&s;ty.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>SInce my la&s;t, bearing date the 3. of <HI>May,</HI> here hath beene a great alteration in the&s;e parts, and the Inhabitants are much perplexed, occa&s;ioned by the great di&s;tractions both in the We&s;t and North of <HI>England;</HI> but that which doth the mo&s;t trouble Us, is, the great melancholine&s;s which hath now po&s;&s;es'd his Maje&s;ty; for indeed, he is not half &s;o mer|ry as formerly, and takes little delight in walking abroad, but gives his mind to much &s;tudy and reading. He di&s;cour|&s;es very little, unle&s;&s;e it be now and than with Sir <HI>Oliver Cromwell,</HI> which is all for the pre&s;ent, from</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your a&s;&s;ured friend to &s;erve you, <HI>F. W.</HI></SIGNED>
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<CLOSER><SIGNED>G. M.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DATELINE><HI>Newport</HI> <DATE>8. of <HI>May</HI> 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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