[Page 4] THe Letters this week by the Post, brings good News concerning the Disbanding of the Supernumerary Forces in several parts of England and Wales; who for a very great space of time have lyen in several counties upon Free­quarter; and in particular the Letters out of So­mersetshire certifie, that there is disbanded in that county all that Regiment of Foot under the com­mand of Colonel William Herbert, being Five hun­dred; and also one Troop of Horse consisting of about Seventy Horse. There is likewise disbanded in Glocestershire, and in the city of Glocester, Co­lonel Morgans Regiment of Foot, consisting of Nine Companies, with Officers and Soldiers; and another Regiment of Foot of Col: Kempson's, both Officers and Soldiers; and also one Troop of Horse which was raised by the Committee of Glocester; with th'other Supernumerary Forces residing in that county, to the very great ease and comfort of those parts, who have, during all the late Wars, lyen under very great burthens and Free quarter.

The Letters also from Herefordshire do certifie, That the Commissioners there have by the bles­sing of God, disbanded all Col: Humphreys Regi­ment of Foot, who were 1000. in number at the least; and that 300. private Soldiers of that Regi­ment, with some of their Officers, have listed them­selves [Page 5]to serve for the King of France; and are up­on their march to be transported out of this King­dom into France: And now in Herefordshire they are upon disbanding Col: Hoptons Regiment of Horse, which are near 500. good horse, and do all of them most willingly submit to their dibanding, according to the Ordinances of Parliament in that behalf; and the strong Castle of Hereford is Ga­risoned by three Companies of Foot of Sir William Constables Regiment: so that that county, who had so great Forces in the bowels thereof upon Free­quarter, by this means will enjoy a breathing space from those great inconveniencies which formerly they miserably languished under: That the two Regiments of Foot in Wilts and Worcestershire are disbanding, their Accompts being stated, and sent down with the Debenters of all Arrears due to the Officers and Soldiers of the said several Re­giments, and their two moneths pay is ready in the counties to be paid unto them; so that it is no way doubted, but that they will be all of them this week disbanded; together with the remainder of several Troops of Horse which are yet not dis­banded: but there hath lately been disbanded there­abouts, Col: Cooks Regiment of Horse, which were at first providing for Ireland, but now submitted to the Ordinances of Parliament for disbanding, who will no doubt be considered according to his me­rit by the Parliament, in some other honorable imployment or service for the Commonwealth.

All Letters out of the Northern parts do certi­fie, The disbanding of all the Horse and Foot [Page 6]Soldiers in Yorkshire, except the Foot in the town of Hull, and four Troops of Horse which were also in disbanding the last week, and so before this without question disbanded: By the happy dis­patch of this business, the county of York and other places are eased of Free quarter: And in effecting this work of disbanding these Northern Forces, Major Gen. Lambert hath given sufficient testimony of his fidelity to the Parliament, and good affection to the Countrey. And from Dur­ham the Letters impart, The disbanding of Major Sandersons Troop of Horse, and Captain Lilburns Troop of Horse, and Captain Blaxtons Company of Foot, and Captain Grays Company of Foot: The disbanding money of those two Troops of Horse, and two Companies of Foot which they received, was about Eight hundred pounds. The other particular Forces of Horse and Foot in the rest of the several Northern counties, are not come up this week by the Post, but are expected by the next: But the Letters of this week dated this in­stant February from Durham, impart, That divers Papists are said, by good hands, to go with some of the Scots that passed by into Scotland, and some of them (seeing the Parliaments Soldiers) told them, They must now alter their opinion, and be no longer for the Parliament, but for the King: Whereunto some of the Soldiers replied, How could they be for the King, when they had sold him away.

And as concerning the Supernumerary Forces in Northwales under the Command of Major Gene­ral [Page 7] Mitton, consisting for the most part of several Troops of Horse, they all express their willingness to submit to the several Ordinances of Parliament; and their disbanding money is sent down, with the several Warrants for the disbanding of them: So that we doubt not but by the next, the same will be actually performed. The Supernumerary forces in Cheshire, Lancaster, and the rest of the counties in that part of the Kingdom; and of Staffordshire, Notingham, Derby, Norfolk, Northampton, and Warwickshire, where many Companies of Foot, and some Troops of Horse that were maintained by the several counties are to be disbanded, of whom part is finished, and Warrants and money for the rest is provided and dispatched unto the Commissioners in the several counties; whereby in those and all other counties, the Supernumerary Forces are and will be disbanded, and the whole Kingdom eased of all Free quarter, which was too great a burthen to be long endured; and therefore the Parliament took the same into their serious thoughts, and hath hitherto had a happy progress, and their care will be to go on to do good unto the Kingdom, and to ease them in few moneths much more then they have done, in case new designs and devilish plots do not again break out to hinder their good intentions and resolutions.

I hear, that hitherto but little hath been done for the disbanding of the Supernumerary Forces in Southwales, under the Command of Major Ge­neral Laughorn, but the moneys are there provided, and the Warrants sent down, but Commissioners [Page 8]were wanting to perform that service; which the Parliament hath now supplied, by authorizing Baronet Richard Phillips, Col: Horton, Col: Edward; Prichard, Col: Tho: Carn, Col: Jones, Col: Lewis, and divers other Gentlemen of the several Coun­ties, speedily to disband the said Forces, and to take all their Accompts, and to pay them two moneths pay, according to former Instructions and Ordinances of Parliament made in that behalf; whereby those counties will finde great ease and contentment. I remember nothing more at present, but that the Forces in Plymouth remain undis­banded, although they were first taken care for; which, as I am informed, hath hapned by reason the six moneths Assessments of the county of De­vonshire hath been much retarded, both in asses­sing, collecting and paying it into the Treasurer Ge­neral of that county; whether by the default of the Gentlemen of that county trusted therein, or backwardness in the Inhabitants to pay the same, or what other obstruction hath hapned, is unknown to me, but I hope all will end well, which God grant, that this Kingdom may once again enjoy the blessed fruits of truth and peace.