Nevvs from the north: or, A true relation of the affaires in those parts, and in Scotland. Being a letter sent to a friend from Penrith in Cumberland, the 23. of June, 1648. And published for the satisfaction of those that desire to be truly informed of the present condition of those places.

Nevvs from the north: or, A true relation of the affaires in those parts, and in Scotland. Being a letter sent to a friend from Penrith in Cumberland, the 23. of June, 1648. And published for the satisfaction of those that desire to be truly informed of the present condition of those places.

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News from the North; OR A TRVE RELATION Of the Affaires in those parts, and in SCOTLAND.

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News from the North; OR A TRVE RELATION Of the Affaires in those parts, and in SCOTLAND.

Honoured Sir,

ALthough I have but little to acquaint you with since my last, yet because I would omit no opportunity of letting you understand our condition, I have directed these to your hands; providence hath so ordered it, that through exceeding unseasonablenes of the weather in these parts, and the continued expectation of assistance out of Lancashire, [Page] we have done little but secured our owne quarters at this Towne, which are now eaten up; to morrow or next day we advance towards Carlisle: the Lancashire▪ Foot and Horse (so they are called here) comming up to us as we expect, they are now but 16. miles from us, their number 2000. Horse and Foot; our Head▪quarters I presume will be about Berwick bridge three miles from Carlisle, it being judged the best place to enforce the enemy without the Towne to an ingagement or a flight, whose numbers are not above halfe so many as reported, all not exceeding 3000. in the field in these parts; some part of their Horse are advanced into Northumberland to Marpeth, between Anwicke and Newcastle; if our advance to Berwicke bridge doe not cause their retreat, ours setled there we intend to send after them. Many dayly come out of Scotland to us, both English and Scottish, but few Olive branches brought by either; the tydings sad relating to honesty, or honest men, some Ministers already executed, more imprisoned, all that indeavour to oppose or obstruct the present furious proceedings of the now [Page] prevalent party, are by power given to a Committee for that purpose to bee secured, their goods to be confiscated. Their oath is framed and urged already upon the Nobility and Peers, but none other; upon it Lowden the Chancellour, and Louthian, Warriston, and severall other Lords and Gentlemen are fled, but not knowne whether. Orders are issued out to all Ports to make stop of them; there was a purpose of the honest Gentlemen, and others well affected to honesty, in the West part of that Kingdome, to have embodyed to the number of 10000. but prevented by the advance of Leivtenant Generall Middleton thither, so as not above the number of 1500. got together, those he summoned and willed to return to their homes; this drew off most, yet fearing it was but a design to catch their persons, resolved to outbid all adventures, and would ot stir, 300. of these Leivtenant Middleton forced to a water side, that they must either yeeld or fight, the latter of which they chose & did it wth much courage, that they beat off his Horse, and put them to a rout and flight, thereby got opportunity to secure themselves in Galloway a [Page] garrison of Argiles, 500. more being all that stayd of the 1500. which had been old Souldiers, got into a Bog for their own preservation, which was after beset by the Horse, but as yet wee know not what is become of them. Argile hath been sent to by the now late Committee of Estates, to know the reason why his two Regiments now with him yeeld not obedience to the commands of the present officers of the Army; he replyed he would examine it, and shortly return them an accompt or a reason of it. Middleton, Bartlett, Ʋrry, (not Colonel Ʋrry) Gibbs of Essex, these all have accepted of Commands under the Generall Hamilton. Old Leven, David Lish [...]y, Holbourne, Carr a Collonel at Plimouth; Leivtenant Colonell Carr Leivtenant Colonell to Middleton, and severall, yea most of the Officers formerly imployed by themselves, and we in England have refused. Honest men say, never was there such a sad persecu [...]ion in that Kingdome, yet God hath exceedingly emboldened the spirits of the Ministry and others to withstand them, as if deliverance were behind the Curtaine for them; all confesse, no visible helpe to them but by this [Page] Army, or part of its suddain advance into that Kingdome, which how God may please in his wise providence to order I cannot tell; much hath God been pleased to teach them of a spirit of forbearance towards such as they deemed Brethren, confessing their error in their rigid pressing to a conformity. I am almost perswaded in my owne heart, God hath a designe in this to unite the spirirs of the Saints in both Nations each to other, by making them see a need of one another. It made my heart almost to bleed, to hear some of them confesse it was a wise dispensation of the Almighty, that they who had it in purpose, and indeavour to persecute others, should first taste of that cup, yea from the hands of such which they thought to have made instrumentall for the other, and that God should so order it, that those whom they judged could not upon prudentiall grounds be suffred to cohabit with them, or be so much as their neighbours, should now become the onely visible safety, or hopes of such under God to them. I have done with this; I have no further to acquaint you with, but the [Page] increase of the enemy about Pomfret, and their late indeavours to surprize Nottingham, Yorke, Hempsley, and Bolton Castles.

Sir,

I am your most affectionate Kinsman, H. H.

FINIS.

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News from the North: OR, A TRVE RELATION OF THE Affaires in those Parts, And in SCOTLAND.

Being a LETTER Sent to a Friend from Penrith in Cumberland, the 23. of JUNE, 1648.

AND Published for the satisfaction of those that desire to be truly informed of the present condition of those PLACES.

LONDON, Printed by Richard Cotes, 1648.

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Nevvs from the north: or, A true relation of the affaires in those parts, and in Scotland. Being a letter sent to a friend from Penrith in Cumberland, the 23. of June, 1648. And published for the satisfaction of those that desire to be truly informed of the present condition of those places.

H. H.

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Wing H41

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161900

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— Nevvs from the north: or, A true relation of the affaires in those parts, and in Scotland. Being a letter sent to a friend from Penrith in Cumberland, the 23. of June, 1648. And published for the satisfaction of those that desire to be truly informed of the present condition of those places., H. H..

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Printed by Richard Cotes,. London :: 1648.. (Signed on p.6: H. H.) (The word "published" is preceded by a square bracket.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 29".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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