UPon the eight and twentieth day of September, when the honourable Houſes of Parliament were aſſembled, they received information by Letters from the Earle of Warwick, which was to this effect: That being reſident with his charge in the Navie, wherewith he was intruſted by the Parliament, for the ſecurity and peace of the Kingdome, he diſcovered two ſhips afarre off, which were coming towards the coaſt of England from Denmark, full fraught, and when they perceived themſelves to be diſcovered by the Engliſh Fleet, which drew ſomewhat nigh to them, and ſeeing it were in vaine to think to ſave themſelves by flight, and that they were no way able to defend themſelves if they ſhould run the hazzard of an encounter with the Engliſh Fleet, without any oppoſition or reſiſtance they ſuffered themſelves to bee boarded by the Earle of Warwick, who found them to be laden with good ſtore of ammunition and money, which mounted to the value of an hundred thouſand pound, he ſeized upon them and their treaſure, that they might not be imployed againſt the Parliament, and hath ſent them guarded wi h two other of his ſhips up to London for the ſervice of the King and Parliament.

Notwithſtanding theſe and other the like meanes of aſsiſtance uſed for the upholding and maintaining of the malignant and ill-affected party of the Kingdome againſt the Parliament, yet have we no cauſe of diſcouragement, becauſe of the neere union between the two nations of England and Scotland, from whom (upon Friday laſt) Letters were read in the Houſe of Commons, directed to the Lords and Commons now aſſembled in the high Court of Parliament of England, in manner of a Remonſtrance, wherein they did declare the ſenſe that they have of the great diſtractions and diſtempers of this Kingdome, tending to the ſubverſion of the long eſtabliſhed government thereof, and the confuſion of the whole State, and in the end would prove the diſtruction of that their Kingdome of Scotland; and therefore the Lords and Commons of that Kingdome are reſolved to preſent a Petition to His Majeſty, with ſuch reaſons as they conceive may move him to an accommodation of peace & agreement with both his Houſes of Parliament; but if the ſame ſhould be rejected, they are reſolved to aſsiſt the Parliament with force of armes, to defend their juſt cauſe, and to bring all delinquents and incendiaries that have diſturbed the peace of the Kingdome, and cauſed theſe troubles, to condigne puniſhment, which the Houſe with great joy and much thankfulneſſe accepted of.

On the 22. of September the great Rebel Oneal came before Munſter with neer 15000. men, threatning ruine and deſtruction to all that ſhould any way reſiſt them, pretending withall, that he had the Kings authority for what he did: but I conceive that is but a counterfeit ſhew and falſe pretence, wherewith he beguiled the ignorant Iriſh, taking example, as I conceive, of the malignants of your Kingdome, who colour all their vvicked and malicious deſignes under a pretence of ſtanding for His Majeſty, and the defence of the true Proteſtant Religion, when indeed their ends are like his, tending to nothing but ruine. But we, being acquainted with his trecherous actions, and knowing that our chief ſecurity conſiſted in Gods protection and our own timely prevention, gathered our ſelves together under the command of our Vice-Preſident: and though we were but a ſmall number in compariſon of his forces, yet being put into a martial equipage, we fronted boldly, without demanding the cauſe of his preſent arrivall.

This ſudden and unexpected charge proved very advantagious to us, and diſadvantagious to them: for inſtead of making good their ground, they loſt their order, which by the continuall motion and ſtriving of the groſſe body, was rather more diſordered, then any way recovered, by which meanes our men did very great execution upon the army of the Rebels, routing of their maine Batalia. To be ſhort, we ſlew above 700. Rebels, and loſt not above 25.

On the firſt of October the Parliament received Letters from the Earle of Bedford, informing them that the Marqueſſe of Hartford, the Lord Pawlet, and the reſt of that company, except Sir Ralph Hopton vvhich is departed from them, and eſcaped privately (as it is thought) backe againe into Somerſetſhire, vvere cloſely follovved by the ſaid Earle to Minyard, vvhere hee finding of ſome ſmall Coale-ſhips, notvvithſtanding the Earle of Bedford having uſed all poſsible meanes to prevent his paſſage over Severne, he vvas gotten over the river, and is eſcaped into Wales, but that the Earle of Bedford in his purſuit after them, had taken M. Pallart, Sir Henry Berkley, and two of his brothers, Sir Charles and Sir John Berkley, which the ſaid Earle is ſending up to the Parliament. The Earle is now diſarming of the Papiſts and Malignant Party of that County, and placing ſufficient Garriſons for the preſervation of the peace of that County.