THere hath bin a Printed Paper lately published under the Title of a Declaration of Com­missary Generall Bhar, for his vindication of diverse dishonourable Calumnies, which he should have expressed, highly to the prejudice of both Nations in sundry particalars, The proofe of which, we leave to those Honourable Persons, whose reputation is of that value, not­withstanding the influence these barbarous lines hath upon them, as scornes to admit any compari­son with the basenesse of the subscriber.

In which Paper it is to be observed, That Commissary Generall Bhar, [in all his actions like himselfe] whereas he should haue vindicated his Honour by his Sword [my Lord Denbigh ha­ving adorned him with all the Ornaments of a Pultrone, as is to be seene under his hand and Seale, did send a Letter of complement to the Earle, thinking his Lordship (having so prodigal­ly affronted him before, would have returned one Answer sutable to his Letter: but my Lord, truly Noble, perfectly scorn'd it, and made his Major returne him this.

Sir, the Earle of Denbigh bid me let you know, that what he spoke or wrote, or shall speake or write, concer­ning you, he will Justifie, avouch, and maintaine.

This Major was neither Peere, nor Parliament man, so that Bhar might have put him to it; since his pretence was, he could not challenge a Peere of the Land, but it is well knowne, my Lord Denbigh is of such Gallantry, that he would wave any Priviledge what soever, for the reparati­on of the bleeding Honour of a Gentleman.

In the end of his Declaration, he subjoynes as followeth.

But of all these Calumnies and Lyes in generall, I am bound to say, that they are invented, forged, and vented by men, ill affected to the common good; who for sinister ends, endeavour to sowe division, and to rend in sunder the happy union of the two Nations, of which ravelling, some beginnings are already discovered in diverse Comman­ders, who have laid downe their Commissions, in his Excel­lencies Army, upon no other ground, but that it standeth not with their Honour, to serve where the robber of their Nations honour is tolerated.

Observe; Bhar would not challenge a Peere, and yet here he renders himselfe so considerable, that those whom he seares would question him guiltie, are sowers of Sedition, and Renters of the Vnion betwixt the two Kingdomes.

He accuses some Officers of ravelling, who for just reasons have layd downe their Commissions; and yet all this time his carriage to these Gentlemen hath been so submissively humble, that it can deserve no other Title but Sycophanticall basenesse.

He never had the courage to resent it, otherwise, then by stealing up a thing called a Declaration (his Person that day being invisible) thinking thereby to free himselfe of these just Titles, de­servedly put upon him in the Earle of Denbighes Letter, where he stands registred upon record, a most notorious Pultrone, a base and unworthy way to cloake his Cowardize: As who would stab a man behind, not daring to make appeare any former resentment. But the Gentleman is wise, he hath chosen the best of two evils; Not knowing otherwise how to avoyd personall hazard, but by throwing himselfe in the hand of Iustice, where (hee knowes) wee must leave him to his merited reward, which we doubt not time will suddenly bring forth.

  • Colonell John Middleton.
  • Colonell James Holburne.
  • Captaine Gilbert Carr.
  • Captaine James Innes.

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