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 particulars, the proofe of which, we leave to those honourable persons, whose reputation is of that value, not withstanding the influence of these barbarous lines hath upon them, as scornes to admit any comparison with the basenesse of the subscriber.

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.