THE wonderfull workes of GOD have and doe still appeare for that godly and valiant Army with Sir Thomas Fairfax, in the so farre re­ducing of this Kingdome to peace, in which God hath made his Excellencie a glorious Instrument.

And now since his Excellency came before Oxford, that work hath been carryed on with very great discre­tion; and although we have still gone on with the work in preparing to storme, and approaches made very neere to the enemy in severall places about the City, yet the Treaty hath still gone on, and the Enemy been every day more and more daunted and discouraged from resisting us, though the most pernitious nest in the Kingdome, and a place the most impregnable of any, and the persons desperate.

We have now gone through divers of the Articles, and (though with much difficulty) come neere to the end; but to God is all the praise to be given for this great work, for it could not be any wayes expected from the arme of flesh, especially from such a poore despised Army as that was at the first: but to the Lord be the glory of his owne works.

For the businesse of the Treaty for the surrender of Oxford,i t is certified thus: viz.

That the Commissioners sate late on Saterday, June 13, and have overcome all difficulties in the Treaty, there being onely circumstantiall things to be concluded on, which at the next meeting without peradventure will be finished: so that by Thursday next it is conceived they will march out of Oxford; they are already packing up in Oxford in preparation towards their march. His Excellencie upon a second humble Petition from Mistresse Chamberlaine of Sher­burne hath accepted of the surrender of Sherburne [Page 3]house in Oxfordshire; The Generall upon her first Petition advised her to addresse her selfe to the Parlia­ment, which it seemes she did; but by reason of other great affaires, obtained no positive Answer.

Although the House hath been a Garrison, yet nei­ther at our first comming to Oxford this time twelve­month, nor all this while we have been here hath any wayes annoyed our Forces, but on the contrary hath contributed in provisions to the maintenance of those Forces imployed about Wallingford, as other parts have done. This house being kept with some men and Armes in it by Master Chamberlaine, prevented the making of the same an active Gartison for the King, which would much have annoyed Henly and those parts: And have onely stood upon their Guards to defend themselves from Plunder, and never took any of the Parliaments Soldiers Prisoners, nor offered vi­olence unto them, nor raised Contribution of the Countrey. If this be the Gase, (as they alledge it to be) it is different from any other in the Kingdome.

The Enemy made a sally out of Farringdon with Clubs, but were beaten in, two of their Horses killed, and three men.