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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<P>The &s;econd INTELLIGENCE FROM READING. Dated from His Excellency HIS QUARTERS Before READING, <HI>April</HI> 24.</P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Samuel Gellibrand. April</HI> 25. 1643.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>SInce my la&s;t of the eighteenth of this in|&s;tant, divers things have faln out; the mo&s;t remarkable in their nature, and the mo&s;t certain in the truth, I &s;hall acquaint you with. From other parts that which we under|&s;tand, is this, That the Clo&s;e at <HI>Litchfield</HI> is &s;ur|rendred to Prince <HI>Rupert,</HI> but upon as good terms as could be expected; their Powder was &s;pent, which made them uncapable of re&s;i&s;t|ance; and after much mi&s;chief done to their enemies, many &s;lain, and more hurt, they had liberty to march away with Bag and Baggage; from whence we and our friends with us may conclude the hazard and difficulty of Sieges. Sir <HI>William Waller</HI> lies behinde Prince <HI>Maurice,</HI> ready to wait upon him as he moves this way: the la&s;t we heard of them, was, That Sir <HI>Wil|liam Waller</HI> was at <HI>Tewksbury,</HI> the Prince at <HI>Sudeley;</HI> but now we are informed Prince <HI>Mau|rice</HI> is come to <HI>Oxford,</HI> and our Quarters are in|tended. As for our own Affairs, they &s;tand thus: As for the Town, we under&s;tand the &s;tate of it to be full of wants, both of Pro|vi&s;ion
<PB N="4" REF="3">and Ammunition; the Welch-men have already fea&s;ted with a hor&s;e or two, and tho&s;e lean ones, in regard that hor&s;e-meat hath much failed of late, which occa&s;ioned an endeavour of the Hor&s;e to go away on Saturday night; but they were &s;topt by the Foot: So likewi&s;e for their Ammunition, they want Powder, but Bullets more, &s;hooting very &s;eldome, and very &s;trange Shot, as &s;tones, and &s;uch like. The Governour is by all &s;orts confe&s;&s;ed to be wounded; &s;ome &s;ay, &s;hot in the neck, others, brui&s;ed by the fall of a &s;tone from a hou&s;e; but he is &s;o ill, that he executes not his place, which cau&s;es much confu&s;ion and di&s;traction among them. Some of the Town have come out, and informed us to this purpo&s;e, and that they had an intent to leave the Town; which its like enough they would have done, had it not been as hazardous as their &s;tay, in regard of our Quarters. We took pri&s;oner on Sunday mor|ning a Servant of Sir <HI>Lewis Dyves,</HI> who was &s;ent to give the Town notice of Ammunition com|ing to them; he &s;wam over the River, and back again, but was intercepted, and the Supply was prevented by &s;ome Troops of Hor&s;e of ours, and Colonell <HI>Barclayes</HI> Regiment, and 200 of Colonell <HI>Holbornes,</HI> who lay in the way about <HI>Cave&s;ham:</HI> We likewi&s;e took a fellow equally guilty of folly and knavery; he was once of the Lord <HI>Roberts</HI> his Regiment, and ran away
<PB N="5" REF="3">to the enemy, and was now hired to blow up our Magazine, as him&s;elf confe&s;&s;es, but knew no way, as he &s;ayes, but to throw a light Match into a Barrell, &s;uppo&s;ing he &s;hould have found one open; he was to have had five pound for his pains; but now in&s;tead of that a halter. Ye&s;terday hearing that the King was advancing this way to the relief of the Town with what Force he could make up, which is not much in the ab&s;ence of his Parties: We &s;ent a &s;trong Partie of Hor&s;e and Dragooners, under the Command of Colonell <HI>Middleton,</HI> who at a place called Dorche&s;ter, 7 or 8 miles from <HI>Ox|ford,</HI> furprized the Kings Regiment of Foot, now again under the Command of Colonell <HI>Will. Vava&s;or,</HI> that man of Honour, by who&s;e lo&s;&s;e if we can gain &s;o much wi&s;dom as to tru&s;t no more of them upon their lo&s;t reputation, we &s;hall make a good Bargain; who, though he was not there pre&s;ent, his Captain Lievtenant was taken, the Standard again endangered, about 100 hor&s;e taken, and 60 or thereabouts (&s;ome &s;ay more) &s;lain, and about 50 Pri&s;oners; and Cap|tain <HI>Wat&s;on</HI> the Kings Gentleman Harbinger was taken providing for the Kings march that way; which it may be this defeat will a little retard, if not di&s;appoint; which yet we &s;hall provide for: The advantage could not with &s;afety be pur&s;ued, in regard of their whole Bo|dy was but two miles di&s;tant: But we are thank|full
<PB N="6" REF="4">for this, &amp; hope ere long to afford you more and better news. We received your provi&s;ions, which were very welcome; but there mu&s;t be &s;peciall care taken in laying a &s;etled way for Money, which mu&s;t hold us together. You think that victuals &s;hould &s;top mens mouths, but that alone will not &s;erve the turn. If God pro&s;per us in our endeavour again&s;t this Town, I hope the reputation of it will draw in both your good opinion and &s;upplyes. How&s;oever things fall out, timely care and provi&s;ion pre|vents di&s;tractions and di&s;couragements. We have &s;ome little addition of Dragoons coming from <HI>Bedford&s;hire,</HI> and are in Expectation of your gallant Sheriff, who hath a ju&s;t and great intere&s;t in our e&s;teem here. You have heard many reports, &s;ome &s;landers of my Lord <HI>Grayes</HI> forces, which I doubt not, but after their time allowed for their entrance, will &s;hew them&s;elves good men, as they look to be; they had the acce&s;&s;ion of a Regiment on Saturday. Sir <HI>John Meldrum,</HI> that diligent and adventerous Colo|nell is &s;ent to them with his Regiment, who we doubt not by his example and encouragement will do much good. It is &s;omething a hot &s;er|vice for young Souldiers, but cu&s;tome will make it ea&s;ie. I will detain you no longer; the next news I write, will be of moment; for doubtle&s;&s;e we &s;hall do &s;omething upon the
<PB N="7" REF="4">Town, or the King upon us, which we wonder He hath not done all this while.</P>
<P>The Lord direct and pro&s;per us, and guide our concerned friends to the under&s;tanding, and acting that which may be mo&s;t for our and their advantage. Farewell.</P>
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