IT is apparent that Prince Rupert hath alwaies been since the first beginning of these Warres, and at this present doth continue very active in promoting, countenancing, and personally executing those de­structeve, dishonourable, and so much detested de­signes of pillaging and plundering the inhabitants of this Kingdome, alwaies expressing his vallour where he finds, or expects the weakest opposition, other­wise he had not so valliantly assaulted Cirencester, had not his ods in number, and times advantage given him a daring resolution.

Had he assaulted Bromisham, had it been a town fortefied, or had it had in it any considerable strength, but places weakest in themselves, and farthest from the reliefe of others, are onely made the subject of his vallour.

Let it be examined what honourable exploit he has performed since the begining of these Warres, that he should be so much cried up by his malignant and evil-affected admirers.

At the Battell at Edge-hill, when he should have guarded the Standard, he was a plundering the Wag­gons, it seemes he fought for the spoile, not for ho­nour and the cause, but happily should he have inga­ged himselfe in so hot a s rvice, he might have been forced to beare either the Bearer, or Standard com­pany, in death or restraint, therefore he made use of the old Proverbe, which concludes it good sleeping in a whole Skinne, had he been killed or taken there, tis probable Cirencester had escaped a plundering, Bromisham had not been fired, nor Lichfield endured so long a Siege, upon such an advantage, being a place remote from any place where any of the Parliaments Forces makes their residence, and they in themselves being but a handfull, in comparrison of his power, being seconded by multitudes of his malignant and evill affected Friends, and dependant Collegiats, up­on which advantage, it is no wonder if he valliantly venture to hazard his person at distance to give dire­ction to those, which are already practized in rob­bing and spoiling his Majesties loyall Subjects, and Liege-People.

But I know the malignants of this City, are so chai­ned to the errours of their Fore-fathers, that they thinke their own opinions orthodox, neither will they be drawn to believe ought that seemes contrary to their desires, they will not believe that Prince Rupert will remain at Liechfield, Redding being besiedged, and [...]ford so much distracted, to take off these ima­gin [...]tions, and to make the truth apparent, I will pro­duce the evidence of two or three witnesses, which in matters of Law doth determine the greatest differen­ces, much more then ought it to convince reasonable men, in a matter of such a nature as this is, concerning which I speake.

By Intelligence bearing date the 16. of Aprill, it is manifested that Prince Rupert came before Liech­field, and plaid against it five dayees and nights, that this is true, enquire of the Intelligencer.

By another Letter from the Army, it is certified that he was expected at Oxford, but they received certain intelligence that before Liechfield on the 16. of Aprill likewise.

And by this Letter which I have here published, at the desire of some Persons of very considerable qual­lity, and fidellity to the King and Parliament, which was sent from a Captain to his wife in London, bea­ring date the 17. of this instant Aprill, all which, al­though from severall places, and from severall Per­sons, differs not in the time nor method, all which may seem sufficient evidence to the most unbelieving man, however affected or infected with a spirit of ma­lignant infidellity.