A message from the King of Scots, to his sister the Princess of Orange printed at The Hague : and a letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col. Blague and divers other officers, the raising of a new army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marquess of Argyle : with a letter from the Earl of Newcastle, ordered to be burned : also, a true relation of the sad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous town of Bilbo in Spain, shewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the mountains with such a strong torrent, that it broke down the houses, drowned all their mules, sheep and cattel, fill'd their iron-mines, over-turn'd their mills, brake down the wharf and carryed all their ships into the sea, dismanted whole woods, leaving not a tree standing, beat down the fowl in the air, and destroyed many families : sent to Mr. Jacob a merchant, living in Fleet-street.

A message from the King of Scots, to his sister the Princess of Orange printed at The Hague : and a letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col. Blague and divers other officers, the raising of a new army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marquess of Argyle : with a letter from the Earl of Newcastle, ordered to be burned : also, a true relation of the sad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous town of Bilbo in Spain, shewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the mountains with such a strong torrent, that it broke down the houses, drowned all their mules, sheep and cattel, fill'd their iron-mines, over-turn'd their mills, brake down the wharf and carryed all their ships into the sea, dismanted whole woods, leaving not a tree standing, beat down the fowl in the air, and destroyed many families : sent to Mr. Jacob a merchant, living in Fleet-street.

A message from the King of Scots, to his sister the Princess of Orange printed at The Hague : and a letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col. Blague and divers other officers, the raising of a new army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marquess of Argyle : with a letter from the Earl of Newcastle, ordered to be burned : also, a true relation of the sad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous town of Bilbo in Spain, shewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the mountains with such a strong torrent, that it broke down the houses, drowned all their mules, sheep and cattel, fill'd their iron-mines, over-turn'd their mills, brake down the wharf and carryed all their ships into the sea, dismanted whole woods, leaving not a tree standing, beat down the fowl in the air, and destroyed many families : sent to Mr. Jacob a merchant, living in Fleet-street.

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THE KING OF SCOTS MESSAGE TO THE Northern Counties, and his Siſter the Princeſs of Orange.

THE KING OF SCOTS MESSAGE TO THE Northern Counties, and his Siſter the Princeſs of Orange.

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Right Honourable,

WHereas it hath pleaſed God to honour the Parliaments Forces with extraordinary ſucceſs in England, as the effect of Gods mercy, and the conſequent of good Order and Diſcipline; ſo likewiſe His Divine Majeſty hath been pleaſed to add a further Trophie of Conqueſt to his Servants in Scotland; and to [Page] make them inſtrumental of breaking the hoſt and power of his Enemies. For on the 17 of this inſtant, we fell upon the Scots now Levies in the Weſt, and after a ſharp diſpute, gave them a great Defeat, killed about 300 on the place, and took divers priſoners. Yet notwithſtanding, we hear that the Marqueſs of Argyle is raiſing Forces, and ſo are divers Shires in the Weſt, and in the North. A good Force, and a good Councel might do well to reduce and ſettle this Land. As for their King, No man can tell what's become of him: ſo that its probable, his former demonſtrations will now produce a Verification; for upon his advance for England, He ſent a Letter to the Gentry of Cumberland, and Weſtmerland; intimating, That he had left Scotland, with a Reſolution never to return thither any more; and had caſt himſelf upon his good Subjects of England; leaving the event and ſucceſs thereof to God.

This week we received an Expreſs from the Low Countries, containing Occurrences of very great conſequence, printed at the Hague in Holland; a Copy whereof followeth:

THe King of Scots grows every day more formidable th [...]n other, and marched without oppoſition, in great haſt toward his chief City of London, being within a dayes march of it with four ſcore thouſand Horſe and Foot. This great news hath ſince been confirmed from Ter-Veer in Zealand, brought thither by an Expreſ [...] ſent by the ſaid King to his Siſter the Princeſs of Orange: with this addition, That on Thurſday the 28 of Auguſt, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, the ſaid King had made his Triumphant Intrado into London, whoſe he was received with the greateſt acclamation that poſſibly could be expreſſed: As alſo that two ſhips were arrived at Roterdam with Parliament-men flying to ſave their lives. The Engliſh at the Spa, and other places in Holland, have lately had a day of Jubilee; and to ratifie the truth of [Page] their frantique-joy, gave out, that the king of Scots had a more formidable power in England then ever his Father had; that he increaſed like a ſnow ball in his march (but I am certain he diſsolved as faſt in his Retreat) and that the Citizens in moſt places ſet open their Gates. From Ireland, We he [...]r that Limerick is even upon their knees: gladly would they accept of the firſt Offers of my Lord Deputy; for they have many diviſion among themſelves which will neceſſitate them to a ſurrender: On the 25 of Auguſt they made a ſally upon our Guards with 1000 foot, and 300 horſe: We had a diſpute with them for an hour, killed of them above 80, and wounded many: we have 9 ſlain, and 35 wounded: Clare Caſtle is blockt up, and Galloway much ſtraightned.

The Lord ſtill direct and protect the Parliament and council of State; and give the godly in the Land eyes to ſee, and hearts ſeriouſly to conſider what dreadful dangers, and grievous inconveniencies they have run themſelves into, by refuſing to own, and be faithfull unto thoſe whom God in much mercy hath ſet in authority over us, and under whoſe authority we may (if we will) lead a godly and peaceable life.

From Holland it is certified as followeth,

SIR,

WHen Captain Beck was at Rotterdam with his Ship, the Vice-Admirall of Holland was ready to come to ſea, but where it could not be told, nor at that preſent underſtood. There were two French Ships that did come in thither for convoy for France, and they had two convoyes granted them: And ſome of our friends there heard ſome diſcourſe between the French and Hollanders, to this p [...]rpoſe: The French men did ſay, That there was a Parliament Dog in the Harbour meaning Cap: Becks ſhip): The Dutch men anſwered, that they would hoyſt him in if they ſhould meet him at Sea: Cap: Beck was forc [...]d to come with his Convoy hither, and left them at the Brill.

From the Weſt-Indies we hear that the Lord Willoug [...]by ſeems to have an inclination for the ſurrender of that place.

Yarmouth 19 Septemb. 165 [...]

[Page]By Letters from Portſmouth we have received an account of the proſperous ſucceſs of the good ſhip called the Tyger: a Copy whereof followeth:

SIR,

THeſe are to acquaint you, That God by his good grace and hand of Providence, hath brought us out of the Straights in ſafety, unto the Port of Portſmouth, with the Angel Captain Rand, and the Bonadventure Captain Hoxton, and one Merchants ſhip in Convoy, laden with Currants and Silk: And likewiſe at the Bay of Bulls at my going into Cales, I had intelligence of a Frigot there riding, which came from France laden with linnen cloth, the which I did ſurpriſe: All her cloth being delivered, I found in her about 20000 Dollars of pieces of Eight, Spaniſh Moneys: beſides a good quantity of Bars of Silver, and ſome Barrels of Cochenel; and Bills of Lading aſſigned for St. Mallows and Roſs in France: Which moneyes, and the Silver, I have on board the Tyger, and as for the Frigot, ſhe hath ten pieces of Ordnance in her.

A Letter from the Governour of Stafford to the Lord Generall Cromwel, came as followeth:

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May it pleaſe your Excellency,

WE have purpoſely ſent up the bearer hereof to give you an account of the perſons both Engliſh and Scots with us here in the Gariſon, with the names and conditions of them, amongſt whom is Colonel Blague, formerly Governour of Wallingford, whom amongſt others, as they paſſed through this Country, was taken by this bearer & brought hither: alſo the Lord of Cleveland, Maj. Galbreth, with many other Officers, Gentlemen, and common ſouldiers, above three hundred.

Your Excellencies moſt humble ſervant, H. DANVERS.

My Lord,

YOur Lordſhips Letter by Creſwel is ſo nobly kind, friendly, and ſo wiſe councel, as it is too big for my pen, ink, and paper, only it hath made me all over thankfulneſs, and that is as much as I can either ſay or do. For my eſtate they are now ſelling of it, it is againſt all the old tenents that I ſhould be a traytor & rebel, and all my eſtate confiſcate, and I to be hanged without mercy. My Lady Oneal and my ſelf ſitting in councel, like provident parents, agreed upon a match between my ſon Harry and her daughter, and gravely articled, [Page] bought 18 peny worth of Ribond for the wooing the old Lady a lean Chickin in a pipkin for the dinner, with three preſerved Cheries, and 5 drops of Syrup by them for the banquet, &c. With other particulars of a very ſtrange nature,

Dated from Antwerp.

And ſubſcribed, W. Newcaſtle.

From the ancient and famous town of Bilbo, by letters to ſeverall London Marchants, it is certified, that there hath hapned a great inundation of waters; an exact Copy followeth:

Sir, On the 8 of this inſtant Aug. here hapned an accidence of very amazing conſequence, & as ſad an inundation as hath befel in any part of Europe theſe many years; the manner thus: It rained by fits almoſt 24 hours together, and very great were the ſhowers; ſo that at the laſt, there came powring down the Mountains ſuch a torrent of waters, that in 4 hours time the water was 16 foot high in our houſes: inſomuch that moſt of the goods in Cellars & Warehouſes were utterly ſpoiled: the ſtream was of ſuch a force, that it bare down many ſtrong houſes, and level'd them with the ground; & had it not bin for the great Church at the end of the bridg which did break the impetuoſity of the fall, it had undoubtedly ſwept away the whole town. It has drown'd all our Mules, Hogs, ſheep, and other cattel, fill'd our Iron Mines, over-turned our Mills, carryed away all our ſtores of Charcoal, broke down our Wharf, that there is no ſign of it left, carryed away all our ſhips, Barks, and Ligh [...]ers into the ſea, diſmantled whole Woods, that there is not ſo much as a ſhrub left, undermined the very graves, ſo as to give forth their dead, beat down the fowls in the air, yet hath not deſtroyed many perſons that we can hear of. This place is totally undone, and of the ſweeteſt place in Spain, is now become the noyſomſt in the world: we all gave our ſelves up for dead men, for we had no viſible refuge: the Lord give us hearts to be living Monuments of his praiſe. It is to be obſerved, that this hapned on a day dedicated to a great Romiſh-ſuperſticious Proceſſion; but now the Images and Altars in the Churches are all demoliſhed by the waters.

FINIS.

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A MESSAGE FROM The King of Scots, TO HIS SISTER The Princeſs of Orange.

Printed at the Hague. And A Letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col Blague, and divers other Officers. The raiſing of a new Army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marqueſs of Argyle; With a Lettter from the Earl of Newcaſtle; Ordered to be burned.

ALSO, A true Relation of the ſad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous Town of Bilbo in Spain; ſhewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the Mountains with ſuch a ſtrong torrent, that it broke down the houſes, drowned all their Mules, Sheep, and Cattel, fill'd their Iron-Mines, over-turn'd their Mills, brake down the Wharf, and carryed all their Ships into the Sea, diſmanted whole Woods, leaving not a Tree ſtanding, beat down the Fowl in the Air, and deſtroyed many Families.

Sent to Mr. Jacob a Merchant, living in Fleet-ſtreet.

Imprinted at London for Geo: Horton ▪ 1651.

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A message from the King of Scots, to his sister the Princess of Orange printed at The Hague : and a letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col. Blague and divers other officers, the raising of a new army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marquess of Argyle : with a letter from the Earl of Newcastle, ordered to be burned : also, a true relation of the sad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous town of Bilbo in Spain, shewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the mountains with such a strong torrent, that it broke down the houses, drowned all their mules, sheep and cattel, fill'd their iron-mines, over-turn'd their mills, brake down the wharf and carryed all their ships into the sea, dismanted whole woods, leaving not a tree standing, beat down the fowl in the air, and destroyed many families : sent to Mr. Jacob a merchant, living in Fleet-street.

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— A message from the King of Scots, to his sister the Princess of Orange printed at The Hague : and a letter to the Lord General Cromwel, concerning the Earl of Cleveland, Col. Blague and divers other officers, the raising of a new army in Scotland, for their King, by the Marquess of Argyle : with a letter from the Earl of Newcastle, ordered to be burned : also, a true relation of the sad and wonderfull inundation of waters that befel the famous town of Bilbo in Spain, shewing the manner how it rained for 24 hours together, the water powring down the mountains with such a strong torrent, that it broke down the houses, drowned all their mules, sheep and cattel, fill'd their iron-mines, over-turn'd their mills, brake down the wharf and carryed all their ships into the sea, dismanted whole woods, leaving not a tree standing, beat down the fowl in the air, and destroyed many families : sent to Mr. Jacob a merchant, living in Fleet-street., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685., Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676..

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