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<DIV1 TYPE="letters">
<PB N="1" REF="1" MS="y">
<HEAD>The Packet of Letters: <HI>OR,</HI> An exact Collection of all the Letters, Me&s;&s;ages, and Summons, with their An&s;wers, which have any relation to our pre&s;ent Ingagements: Al&s;o the mo&s;t remarkable Pa&s;&s;ages and Letters, &s;ent from beyond Seas to this KINGDOME.</HEAD>
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<P><HI>Printed and publi&s;hed, for the better under&s;tanding of all Occur|rences, Pa&s;&s;ages, and Accounts, both at home and abroad.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>Containing Letters this week, from</HEAD>
<ITEM>Venice.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Newca&s;tle.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Coloneil Morgan.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Marq. of Worce&s;ter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ireland.</ITEM>
<ITEM>France.</ITEM>
<ITEM>London.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The King to the Prince.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Flanders.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Yorke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Oxford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ragland.</ITEM>
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<P>Iune 26. <HI>Publi&s;hed according to Order.</HI></P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From Venice.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_SInce my la&s;t, it hath plea&s;ed Almighty God, &s;o to pro&s;per the ingagements of our Chri&s;tian Ar|my, that be&s;ides the hopes of regaining the Garri&s;on of Canea, we have taken from the Turks the I&s;land of Metellin, and 20. of their Gallies at that famous Gulfe of Lepanto. And now we are confident that that God whom we &s;erve, as he can, &s;o he will deliver us out of the devouring talents of this Anti|chri&s;tian. We heare the Pole will not let him &s;leep on the one &s;ide, and the Per&s;ian pricks him up on the other. And for our
<PB N="2" REF="2"> parts, we are not idle: Our Generali&s;&s;im<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">, together with our famous Moro&s;ins, are gone towards the Dardanels of Con&s;tanti|nople, and we make no doubt, but before their return, that &s;er|vice &s;hall be crowned with victory; it is thought by this time they have met with the Turki&s;h Navy newly come from Canal; and de&s;ire nothing more then to fight with them; the Lord of Ho&s;ts prottct them, guide them, and direct them in their under|takings, and grant that the &s;words that are now drawne again&s;t good friends in Europe, may onely have their points directed to the heart of this Antichri&s;tian Turk, and help their brethren.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Servant, T. W.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<OPENER><DATELINE>From Newca&s;tle.</DATELINE>
<SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THere have been diver&s;e conferences between His Maje&s;ty and mo&s;t of the nobility of Scotland concerning a well-grounded peace; in which they moved His Maje&s;tie to take the Covenant, cnofirme the Directory, &s;end for the Prince, and con&s;ider of Ire|land: to all which His Maje&s;ty replied, that for &s;ome &s;cruples be&s;t known to him&s;elfe, he could not con&s;ent to the&punc; Covenant, nor confirme the Directory. Mr. Hinder&s;on &s;trove by all meanes to &s;tave him off from building his Arguments upon the rotten Maximes of a Monarchie, but could not prevaile for the pre&s;ent. The whole Committee hearing this, upon their bended knees, and with teares in their eyes, be&s;ought His Maje&s;ty that he would be plea&s;ed to put an end to the&s;e mi&s;erable di&s;tractions, and con|di&s;cend: His Maje&s;ty ob&s;erving their po&s;ture, hearing their &s;pee|ches, and beholding their teares, was exceedingly moved to the &s;ame pa&s;&s;ion, but not to the &s;ame compa&s;&s;ion they expected; yet he told them, he had &s;ent &s;uch faire Propo&s;itions to the Parlia|ment of England, that it was beyond his imagination to correct them, and that he verily believed, they &s;hould make <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> happy con|clu&s;ion. He al&s;o then cleared him&s;elfe concerning the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e in Ireland, and prote&s;ted to di&s;charge all a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ts of ho&s;tility where his power could extend. We hear he hath a great mind to &s;ee Mon&s;&punc; Moutril returne before he conde&s;cend to any thing: The Mar|que&s;&s;e of Argile (it is reported) will &s;hortly be at London, and
<PB N="3" REF="2"> then I hope wee &s;hall heare of &s;ome good conclu&s;ion. In the meane time I re&s;t, Sir,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your true Friend, L. C.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From Colonell Morgan. A Summ<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ns.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Am commanded by his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, to &s;um|mon you to &s;urrender unto me for the u&s;e of the Parliament, the Ca&s;tle of Ragland, with all the Armes, Artillery, Ammuni|tion, and all manner of military provi&s;ion therein, which I con|ceive you have no rea&s;on to hold, being out of all hopes of re|liefe, and that all or mo&s;t of the Kings Garri&s;ons are &s;urrendred into the hands of &s;uch as the Parliament hath appointed, to keep them for their &s;ervice; and Ragland Ca&s;tle being one of your la&s;t, if you refu&s;e&punc; to &s;urrender <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> upon this Summons, the Coun|ty will witne&s;&s;e again&s;t you to be the di&s;turbers of the peace of this Kingdome, and deprive your &s;elfe and all with you from tho&s;e honourable conditions which you may now receive from</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Servant, Tho. Morgan.</SIGNED> For the Governour of Ragland, the&s;e.</CLOSER>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>The Marque&s;&s;e of Worce&s;ters An&s;wer.</HEAD>
<LETTER LANG="eng">
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Have received your Letter, by which you manife&s;t that you have received command from Sir Thomas Fairfax to &s;ummon this place, to be delivered up unto you with all, &amp;c. In the fir&s;t place, I know not the rea&s;on, having not to the be&s;t of my know|ledge given ju&s;t cau&s;e of offence to the Parliament, nor by any Law of the Land forfeited my inheritance, which is none of the Kings to give or di&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">&s;e of; but the Forces I have here are the Kings, which he may di&s;po&s;e of at his plea&s;ure; and therefore if you plea&s;e to affoord me the civill courte&s;ie, that I may have rea|&s;onable time to &s;end to His Maje&s;ty, to have leave to give you contentment, I &s;hall be ready to give you any rea&s;onable &s;atisfa|ction; for loath would I be to live the houre that it may ju&s;tly be &s;aid, that I have fal&s;ified my tru&s;t repo&s;ed in me: if otherwi&s;e, I am of beliefe, that God is of more &s;trength then all humane
<PB N="4" REF="3"> force, and therefore mu&s;t rely upon him for aid and a&s;&s;i&s;tance: what honourable termes you meane I am ignorant of, and when I &s;hall receive His Maje&s;ties an&s;wer, you &s;hall not find him ob&s;ti|nate that de&s;ires to be e&s;teemed</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Friend and Servant, H. Worce&s;ter.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</LETTER>
<P>There have been divers other pa&s;&s;ages between this Marque&s;&s;e and Col. Morgan, of late, concerning the &s;urrender of this Ca|&s;tle, but partly for brevity, and partly becau&s;e they are el&s;where printed, I omit them.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From Irel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">nd.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Make no que&s;tion, but before this time, you are made privie to that great mi&s;-fortune which hath befallen our Army &s;ince my la&s;t, in the Province of Ul&s;ter, and therefore I &s;hall for the pre|&s;ent forbeare, onely thus much, we lo&s;t not &s;o many in number as the report is; though more of eminent per&s;ons then they &s;peak of; our onely hopes are now, of a happy reconciliation betwixt His Maje&s;tie and his Parliament, and the Scots in England, that &s;o we might be able to cry quittance with the&s;e mercile&s;&s;e Rebels; O that they would at la&s;t forget their honourable termes, and private intere&s;t, and remember our bloudy wounds, which &s;till do cry for vengeance! Sir Charles Coot, in the Province of Co|naught &s;till &s;tands upon his legs, and we hope may march on &s;uc|ce&s;&s;efull, if England, and Scotland, affoord but timely recruits, but if otherwi&s;e it fall out, then take my word for it, wee &s;hall finde it as hot a piece of &s;ervice to regaine that Kingdome, as any we have undertooke &s;ince the&s;e mi&s;erable times: The truth is, we heare (and not without great joy) of an addition of 5000. Foot, and 1500. Hor&s;e to the&s;e, fir&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> intended for this &s;ervice, and of moneyes accordingly, which if we finde it to be true, wee make no doubt of as good if not better condition, then wee had before this fatall overthrow.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Yours to command, G. L.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<PB N="5" REF="3">
<HEAD>From France.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>MY &s;ervice pre&s;ented, the&s;e are to let you know, that the Court at Amiens is now exceeding full, both of French and Strangers, among&s;t whom our two Engli&s;h gallants Dig<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">y and Jermyn are not a little looked upon by her Maje&s;tie of England, they being as it is reported, her chiefe Volentiers to the State of France, for a &s;olemne Emba&s;&s;age to be &s;ent to the Parliament of England in her behalfe; what Letters Mou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">eur Montrill hath brought unto her, we cannot yet learn, we onely wonder at his &s;peedy returne, but mu&s;t &s;ay nothing. The Emba&s;&s;ador will be a|mong&s;t you &s;hortly, and then you will know further. The Queen hath &s;ent for the Prince, and exceedingly de&s;irs his company, ei|ther at Amiens or at S. Germans with her, but wee hope he will bee &s;o wife as to follow the &s;teps of his Father if he co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e to Lon|don, rather then the in&s;tructions of his Mother&punc; For French Newes we heare, that the Army of Prince Thomas of Savoy growes very potent, as al&s;o that the French Army in generall hath no need of any thing, i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> is &s;aid, they make the Spaniards &s;hake their heads and &s;ometimes their heeles, when they can meet together, their ayme is onely at the Kingdome of Naples&punc; prote&s;ting no di&s;turbance to his Holine&s;&s;e, and fir&s;t of all the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> intend to begin with the Citie of Gends, &amp;c. Thus I take my leave and re&s;t, Sir,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your &s;ervant, I. R.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From London.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>ALL the newes I have to tell you at pre&s;ent is, that the Presby|t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">riall Government <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;peedily to be e&s;tabli&s;hed in the Chur|ches in and about London; the Militia is ordered to be in the Par|liaments hands for 20 years; and (as we heare) the King is com|ing to us, but as yet there is no certainty upon what cond<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">s. The Marque&s;&s;e of Argile communicated the intentions of the Scots, in this particular, to the Hou&s;es of Parliament, o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Thur&s;|day, being ye&s;terday, together with many other things, which as yet we are ignorant of; we make no doubt but their a me<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">re
<PB N="6" REF="4"> good and hone&s;t, though &s;ome will &s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">rcely believe &s;o; there is <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> book intituled Scotch Papers, read it for your better &s;atisfaction. L. Col. Lilburne is clo&s;e pri&s;oner in Newgate for &s;ome unbe&s;eem|ing words and actions in contempt of the Hou&s;e of Peeres. Ma|&s;ter Hud&s;on hath beene examined concerning the King, and the manner of his going to the Scots. Now there are divers reports in the town concerning diver&s;e merry pa&s;&s;ages which befell His Maje&s;ty in that journey; therefore give me leave to relate &s;ome of them as I heard them.</P>
<P>MA&s;ter A&s;hburn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">am the Gentleman, and M. H<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">d&s;on, being at dinner, and their &s;ervant Charles attending on them, at a place called Barnet, about ten miles from London, the Landlord of the hou&s;e looked very z<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">alou&s;ly at the &s;erving man, and thought with him&s;elfe he &s;hould know him, which being perceived by the King, he takes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">n op<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">rtunitie to goe forth, where the Oa&s;tler e&s;|pying him, came to him, and (being a merrie f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">llow) gives him <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> good cl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">p over the &s;houlder, and de&s;ired him to drinke <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> cup, the King conde&s;cended, and there they drunk a health to his Maje&s;ty in the fir&s;t place, then to the Q<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">een, and the Prince, &amp;c. but my Gentleman fearing the wor&s;t, as al&s;o hearing of the bad newes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> London, packed up, and away they went. In another place, A&s;h|burnham being &s;omthing plea&s;ant, but His M<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">j<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;tie &s;omthing &s;ad&punc; they called for a cup of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">eare, which being brought in by a prit|ty hand&s;ome maid, M. A&s;hburnham told her he would help her to a rich h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">sband, and de&s;ired her to tell him what &s;he thought of his man, doe, you thinke (quoth the maid) that I will have &s;uch a dumb dog as this, that can &s;ay never a word for him&s;elfe? Nay, faith I warrant you, and away &s;he goes. This is all for the pre&s;ent, from</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your ever loving Friend, W. H.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From the King, to the Prince.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>CHARLES,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THis is rather to tell you where I am, and that I am well, then at this time to direct you in any thing, having writ fully to your Mother what I would have you to doe, whom I command you to obey in everie thing, Religion onely excepted, concerning
<PB N="7" REF="4"> which, I am confident &s;he will not trouble you, and &s;ee that you go no whither, without her, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">r any particular direction, let <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">e <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">are of<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">en from you, So God ble&s;&s;e you.</P>
<CLOSER><POSTSCRIPT>
<HEAD>Po&s;t&s;cript.</HEAD>
<P>If Iacke A&s;hburnham come where you are, command him to wait on you, as he was wont, u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">till I &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ll &s;end for him, if your mother and you be together, if &s;he will, he mu&s;t wait on her.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From Yorke.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>VVE are all exceeding glad to heare that his Maj<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ti<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> will bee a|mong&s;t us &s;ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">tly, yet withall we a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> as &s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">ie on the o|ther &s;ide, to heare that the Scotti&s;h A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">y comes along with him, for I am confident if ever they come among&s;t us again in York|&s;hire, we &s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ll ce<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">tainely <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e all <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">nd <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ne, wee know them (God w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">t) too w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ll to b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 span"> the contr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ry&punc; yet, we hope the be&s;t, and per&s;wade our &s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">v<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">s that Hi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter"> Maje&s;ties Per&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">y &s;omthing re&s;traine their in&s;ol<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 span"> I mu&s;t al&s;o confe&s;&s;e the be&s;t of them will be per&s;waded with rea&s;on, but the re&s;t are devili&s;h, yet wee hope the goodne&s;&s;e of the one being Commanders, will pre|vaile again&s;t the wickedne&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e of the othe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">, being but common-&s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ldiers. Al&s;o Generall Po<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 span"> is &s;o gallant a man, that wee re&s;t confident he will &s;ee all well; we are now (thanks be to God) in a pritty good condition, e&s;pecially in the Ea&s;t Riding towards Hull, and this is the greate&s;t Newes and the be&s;t that for the pre&s;ent I can tell you, if the King comes, I will &s;end you word, and of all proceedings, till which time I re&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc;</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Yours to command, T. L.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="letter">
<HEAD>From Flanders.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>ALthough the French be too hard for us in Italy, yet we are e|ven with them <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">e in Flanders: For &s;ince our &s;trengthening of S. Omer and completing the new dike, wee have had a &s;ight with them, and in fine after a hot di&s;pute on both &s;ides, wee had the glory of an ab&s;olute victory: there were &s;lain and taken pri|&s;oners between 7 and 8 thou&s;and French, and on our &s;ide not a|bove one thou&s;and in all; the particulars I will &s;end you more at large hereafter; we have &s;ince rai&s;ed the &s;iege at Cortnick, and have hopes of rega<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="2 letters">ing the Ca&s;tle at Lann<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">y. I am</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Yours, T. M.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<PB N="8" REF="5">
<HEAD>From Oxford.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIr,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>the&s;e are to confirme both you and all others, who de&s;ire &s;atisfaction in this particular, that the Garri&s;ons of Oxford, and Farringdon, are now delivered up into the hands of his Ex|cellency Sir Tho. Fairfax, for the u&s;e of the Parliament, they en|joying as honourable Articles, as po&s;&s;ibly they could de&s;ire: ma|ny hundreds of them came out on Munday, and as many of ours went in, but now they are all packing up as fa&s;t as can be; This piece of &s;ervice we hope hath put an end to our Engli&s;h war, and will prove the cau&s;e of a better condition to incounter Ireland then otherwi&s;e could po&s;&s;ibly have been expected.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Yours to command, H. S.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>From before E<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">gland.</HEAD>
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<P>SIR, Since the&s;e divers Letters and Summons which have pa&s;t betwen the Marque&s;&s;e and Col. Morgan, concerning the &s;urren|dring of this ca&s;tle, there hath fallen out a &s;curvey piece of &s;er|vice for our men, the enemy making readie 80. Cura&s;iers and as many Firelocks, together with 200. foot, &s;allyed forth of the ca&s;tle on Fryday la&s;t, and fell dangerou&s;ly upon Col. Kerls Quar|ters, yet notwith&s;tanding God a&s;&s;i&s;ting us, beat them in againe. Capt. Temple, and Capt. Cro&s;&s;e, have de&s;erved well in this en|counter, we lo&s;t &s;ome men and had manie wounded, 14. of the e|nemies &s;laine upon the place, &amp;c. we hope another Summons will let them &s;ee their error in holding out &s;o long to their grea|ter ruine, I pray God they take example by Oxford and Farring|don, and prevent it in time: Thus I re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Yours ever, T. D.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>We heare &s;ince the writing of the&s;e Letters, that His Maje&s;ty hath conde&s;cended to all things formerly de&s;ired, and that an ab|&s;olute peace is expected by both Kingdoms. Likewi&s;e that Prince Rupert and P. Maurice lay at Maidenhead on Wedne&s;day night, and came on Thur&s;day to Oatlands; but Sir Tho. Glemham and &s;ome other Lords are &s;till in Oxford.</P>
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<P>Printed for <HI>Thomas Bates</HI> at the Maidenhead on Snow-hill.</P>
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