THe extraordinary blessing of God upon the Forces under the Command of Sir William Waller, & Sir William Belfour, against the Army led by Sir Ralph Hopton, for the destructi­on of the Parliament, this City and Kingdome, in a Bat­taile neere Winchester, yesterday being Fryday, the 29 of March instant, which continued from eight a clocke in the morning untill night, wherein the enemy was absolutely routed, and pursued many miles with good execution, being signified unto mee by the most Honoura­ble Committee of both Kingdoms, requires a more solemne Thankesgiving then upon so short warning can bee performed; especially conside­ring that this mercy hath been beyond expectation cast in from hea­ven into our bosomes so soon after our late Fasting and humiliation after that sad blow about Newark; I do heartily (according to the or­der of the said Committee of both Kingdoms,) desire & require you to mor­row, being the Lords Day, to give notice of this goodnesse, to your Congregation, using your best endevours to quicken them to the highest pitch of thankfulnesse to the God of our Mercies, and to in­gage their hearts and hands yet further, To helpe the Lord against the Mighty, with their prayers and all others, helpes of Money, Armes, Horse, Men, or other provisions for the instant, making up and sup­plying of a body of Horse and Foot to go out and follow the enemy, to prevent the rallying of his men, or raising of new Forces to doe fur­ther mischiefe, that God may give a speedy end to the present Cala­mities, and restore a stable Peace in this afflicted Nation, to the com­fort of all Gods people in all the Kingdomes.

And what God shall move the hearts of men to subscribe and con­tribute, or what men they shall send out or maintaine, to this most necessary service, not onely my selfe, but the Committee of the Militia, do make it our joynt request that you, with some others well affected, would set down in writing, and return upon Monday morning next without faile, to the Committee of the Militia at Guildhall.