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<NAME>Jayne Henley</NAME>
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<P>THE FULL TRVTH OF THE Welsh-Affaires.</P>
<P>Faithfully, and Impartially di&s;|covered in a LETTER, from a Gentleman of VVorth to his Couzen in LONDON.</P>
<P>Printed in the Year, 1648.</P>
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<HEAD>To the Reader.</HEAD>
<P>GOod Wine needs no Bu&s;h, nor the naked Truth any glorious dre&s;s: J &s;hall not therefore Gentlemen at pre&s;ent in|vite you to the peru&s;all of the&s;e few lines by any <HI>Seraphical</HI> expres&s;ions, or &s;well it out into a full &s;heet by any luxuriant additions; for J am confident, it will in this its own plaine dre&s;se, being (as it is) mo&s;t true, ef|fect my de&s;ires, and al&s;o the Gentlemans who &s;ent it, the publick acceptance and be|liefe, that &s;o a poore by lyes-abu&s;ed people may at la&s;t be undeceived, and the God|mocking Thing at <HI>VVe&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> detected in its forgeries.</P>
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<HEAD>THE Full Truth of the VVelsh Affairs; faithfully, and impartially di&s;covered in a Letter from a Gentleman of Worth, to his Couzen in LONDON.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>COUZEN;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Hope it is not too late to returne you thanks for your Letter: the bearer and J did not forget you, though not in &s;o good element. The next thing that J have to tell you, is, that I had vi&s;ited you long before this, but new, and unhappy Di&s;tracti|ons have faln in the&s;e di&s;tre&s;&s;ed parts of <HI>South Wales,</HI> the i&s;&s;ue whereof is my only let to &s;tay here, and lea&s;t it &s;hould be thought the VVell-affected are in a wo &s;e condition than they are; <HI>I</HI> will
<PB N="4" REF="4">give you a Summary of all the actions &s;ince the unhappy breach.</P>
<P>Our Forces of the <HI>Parliament,</HI> com|manded by Colonel <HI>Horton,</HI> con&s;i&s;ting of 4000. gallant men well appointed, advanced among&s;t the Rocks and Hills to &s;uppre&s;&s;e the in&s;urrection, but contrary to our a&s;&s;ured expectation, the knaves tooke foure of our be&s;t Troupes of Hor&s;e and Dragoones; which &s;o di&s;couraged our common Souldiers, that we made an honoura|ble Retreat, having a fortunate colour to &s;ave our Reputation, a private Gen|tleman neare the Towne of <HI>Brecknock</HI> on <HI>Gamri</HI> (&s;u&s;pected to be ill-affected) giving us occa&s;ion to come thither, to prevent his grand De&s;igne, (endea|vouring to &s;top our intelligence, and hinder our retreat, upon which wee were then) and to this effect he had got 167. men of all &s;orts to act his in|tentions,
<PB N="5" REF="4">which timely occa&s;ion wee gladly laid hold on, and chearefully marched to the Town of <HI>Brecknock,</HI> where mo&s;t gallantly wee tooke the Gentleman and his boyes; having re&s;ted a few dayes there, the knaves our Enemies had taken <HI>Swan&s;ey</HI> a Port Town, and in a very good order were marching towards the maine and &s;trong Ca&s;tle of <HI>Cardiff,</HI> which rouzed us very unwillingly towards that place, where for foure dayes we faced our new Enemies, but at la&s;t, Hor&s;e and Man being almo&s;t &s;tarved, which they laboured; we found an opportu|ty to fal very advantagiou&s;ly on them, which they made us repent, mo&s;t cou|ragiou&s;ly defending them&s;elves, and killing us, till at la&s;t their Ammunition was &s;pent, and the Hor&s;e at great di|&s;tance not able to come to relieve their Foot, which cau&s;ed them to the num|ber
<PB N="6" REF="5">of foure hundred to yeeld to our mercy; the re&s;t of the Army affrigh|ted, at this, fled. But this good News did not la&s;t long, for <HI>Chepstow</HI> was taken by &s;ome of thei<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> party, and 34000l. of mo|ny in it, and great &s;tore of Artillery, &amp; on <HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> night la&s;t, they took 500. of our Hor&s;e, which hath made, them: and almo&s;t undone us: They are ob|&s;tinate, and will all peri&s;h, if they can|not drive us to our owne Country; which we would do if we had Orders. I have no more, but my true love to you, and your good VVife; I re&s;t,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Your true Couzen,</HI> &amp;c.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><DATE>May 14^t^h^. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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