An exact relation shewing, how the governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the malignant party. Wherenpon [sic] he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their garrisons. Also a terrible combate fought in Bedfordshire betweene two knigts, the one sent in commission of array by the King, the other for the militia by the Parliament wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. Likewise, the Lord Brooke his resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton. Iohn, Brow. Cler. Parl.

An exact relation shewing, how the governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the malignant party. Wherenpon [sic] he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their garrisons. Also a terrible combate fought in Bedfordshire betweene two knigts, the one sent in commission of array by the King, the other for the militia by the Parliament wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. Likewise, the Lord Brooke his resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton. Iohn, Brow. Cler. Parl.

An exact relation shewing, how the governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the malignant party. Wherenpon [sic] he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their garrisons. Also a terrible combate fought in Bedfordshire betweene two knigts, the one sent in commission of array by the King, the other for the militia by the Parliament wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. Likewise, the Lord Brooke his resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton. Iohn, Brow. Cler. Parl.

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A TERRIBLE COMBATE Fought in Bedfordshire betweene two Knights

A RELATION CONCERNING THE giving up of the Castle of Portchmouth

THE LORD BROOKE HIS RESOLVTION AGAINST The EARLE of Northampton.

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AN EXACT RELATION SHEWING, How the Governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the Malignant Party. VVhereupon he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their Garrisons. ALSO A Terrible Combate FOVGHT IN BEDFORDSHIRE BETWEENE TWO KNIGTS, The one sent in Commission of Array by the King, the other for the Militia by the Parliament Wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings Commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. LIKEWISE. The LORD Brooke His Resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton.

Iohn, Brow. Cler, Parl.

August. 5. Printed for Io Hundgate, 1642.

A TERRIBLE COMBATE Fought in Bedfordshire betweene two Knights

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IT is much to bee wondered that thô our eares are continually taken up with harsh sounding passages, yet wee lye snugging in the feather bed of thought security. All is well or if the State be extreame sick, it will recover if we be without Gun-shot; Penny Pamphlets make us pound foolish: and if in the forehead of a booke wee are tickled with joyful News in a trice our herts begin to Caper within vs, cause easy beleife soone crepes into our breasts, when matters sutable to our minds, are acted; and to the pleasant Comedy of our desires archeived, our affections sing a Plaudite; Nay, so wedded are wee [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] to our one fancies, that wee will daunce after their pipe.

That discourse that carries alway with it a sting in the tale, nothing, or somthing, nere kin to nothing, moues us hopes future beguile vsefull feares and not what is produced or acted, terrifies us, but what may be, yet never had existence takes up lodging in our breasts, and as if what is thought only, is prophecy, the sun of peace wil at a wish vnmask it selfe to the view of this benighted Island.

Jf Hul or York speake to us in the languadg of blood, O then our joy bequeaths it selfe to sorrow which is thrust out of the portall of our lips only or if it finde intertainment in these inward Closets of ours yet our Hand must not wa [...]ke for redresse.

In Bedfordshire were exercised in Commission of Array two worthies, on it may bee worthy of pitty rather then praise, one beares the name of Dyer the other Lucas; each honored Knighthood, on office only disvnited. Notise indeed had they placed their Contris good above their owne according to their charg having set in posture their divers minded souldiers, of fowle [...] holding for the King the other for the Parliament [...] then the [...] Whereby [...] on for the King [...]

A RELATION CONCERNING THE giving up of the Castle of Portchmouth

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STill fearfull occurrents come dropping with our, teares and throng together as if each would be first, our safty is built on Castles in the ayre when the Castles of our Kingdome are surprised that Portsmouth with the fortresse thereof by the faithlesse Governour thereof, is given up to the King stuft with flocking Papists emptied of true hearted protestants.

They who stood for King & Parliament were vnhoused; and upon command spewed out, who leaned to the King solely were imbraced, which black deed the Bishop of Winchester applauding countenanced it with a Troope of Horse, with which he furnished His Majesty, a Iadish trick against the renowned Parliament and is imitated not lamented.

Warwicke Castle fe [...]es suggests if not Resigned, will bee possest by the adverse piety, as appeares by the Letters Patent of discovery.

For conspiracies swarme in the hive of our heartlesse Country. P [...]ay God such [...]ooded, [...] in our Kinglesse City.

[...] tribute to [...] [...] it with joy. They fled [Page] I will not word it thus that they turned fugitives for feare, or in that they faintly undertook and run through their Charge that their Will went not with their courrage, or that they disp [...]red through the weaknesse of their cause, but they vsed their supporters, as the best Weapons, else they had all receaued their presse-tokens for death; they were not afraid to fight but they were not ashamed to fly.

It may be they disdained and scorned to paint their Weapons in those they were of ability to discomfit, or else they shewed only what they could doe, but would not teach them their art; however it was there was, a surcease from Arms.

Now the Parliaments Handful feared not to follow the Chase; it forced not for if they had, For as if they had bin taught their Foot-doctrin in Ireland among the Rebels, they were little beholding to the earth, for their light carried burthens.

And now let us judge of causes by the effects: such events are dangerous, but succesful, Such Causes worke great impatience: but may beget a vnion.

Wee cannot bee swallowed up in deepe of dangers, when Our supposed enemies shallow Cause gives not heart and hand together in Marriage.

THE LORD BROOKE HIS RESOLVTION AGAINST The EARLE of Northampton.

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BEfore I can take my breath, as if our Kingdome were compassed with miseries, I am overtooke by the Post af an accident of the divers colour. The Lord Brook siding with the blessed Parliament, proved Loyal in spight of the enemy.

For after that rage and malice set their feet on the neck of goodnesse, his actions received a blot from the Lord Northampton, who, rather to be pittied then praised brusht him with an vnexspected affront: and would have crusht his proceedings to a non entity, which the Lord Brooke not brooking, Strok not sayle and now with thousands more Protest to be limed and adhere to the Parliament, mauger Norhamptons forces.

Wherupon there sprang a tumult, who for their quick appearance seemed to be create onely of the loud Alarum of his well couched [Page] speech. The Lord Brooks couragiously saw them stoop to his Iuges and become the Parliaments protectors, but cause they started at his Proclamations, to know whether he could bee acquanted with such loyalty as his, in a sweete phrase he be spake their company that were his concomitants, that they would welcome the Morning of the succeding day, though indeede most neded not have sleept and pawsed for a resolution, the day as longing to see such a contract, glorified that specticle for in the season prescribed, many bodies were assembled with one mind, and both Gentry and [...] unananimously sang a part in the Knights on [...] as if they could speak nothing but for the Parliament they bound themselues Prentises in their service.

The Lords and Commons doe declare, that a Garrison of Souldiers is at New-Castle Likewise Earl Rivers being put into the Commission of Aray, exercise it with much of our imprisoning all the that oppose him.

Iohn Brown Cler. Parl [...]

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An exact relation shewing, how the governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the malignant party. Wherenpon [sic] he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their garrisons. Also a terrible combate fought in Bedfordshire betweene two knigts, the one sent in commission of array by the King, the other for the militia by the Parliament wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. Likewise, the Lord Brooke his resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton. Iohn, Brow. Cler. Parl.

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— An exact relation shewing, how the governour of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the malignant party. Wherenpon [sic] he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their garrisons. Also a terrible combate fought in Bedfordshire betweene two knigts, the one sent in commission of array by the King, the other for the militia by the Parliament wherin is declared the mighty overthrow of the Kings commissioner, who with great losse was faine to fly for his life. Likewise, the Lord Brooke his resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton. Iohn, Brow. Cler. Parl., Brooke, Robert Greville, Baron, 1607-1643., England and Wales. Parliament..

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August. 5. Printed for Io. Hundgate,. [S.l.] :: 1642.. (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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