Exceeding Joyfull NEWES FROM SCOTLAND Brought over By the Lord Mackland, and read in the Houſe of Commons upon Thurſday laſt, being the 18. day of this inſtant month of Auguſt, 1642.
WITH The PALIAMENTS Reſolution concerning the Yorkſhire propoſitions declaring their intentions for the ſending downe of Forces both of Horſe and Foot, for the ſafety of the ſaid County.
LIKEWISE The Reſolution of the Earle of Rutland, the Earle of Exceter, and the Lord Paget, with divers others that are come from His Majeſty, are reſolved to come to the Houſe again, if they may be received
Ordered that this be printed and publiſhed,
Auguſt 20. Printed for J. Horten.
VPon Thurſday laſt the Houſe of Commons entred in•o debate of ſome Propopoſitions ſent to the Houſe out of Yorkeſhire, for the defence and ſafety therof againſt the outrages of the Cavaleers, and having ſome while diſputed thereon, they reſolved ſome Troops of Horſe and Foot ſhould be forthwith ſent into that County
The Lord Mackland came out of Scotland and acquainted the Houſe of certaine buſineſſes agitared in their Aſſembly concerning the peace and union of the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland.
The Earle of Exeter, the Earle of Rutland, the Lord Paget, and divers others are come from His Majeſty, and are reſolved to come to the Houſe againe, if they may be received in.
THere hath been of late dayes many attempts made againſt the Forts and Caſtles that are the keyes of the Kingdome, as wee count them, and may juſtly torme them ſo, by reaſon that they are the ſtrong bolds that wee have for our defence, which attempts hath bin made2 by the Cavaleers the ſcum of the Countrey, who hath beene beaten often off by the Religious partie that ſtands for Gods true Goſpel, yet for all this they could not be at reſt and quiet, but muſt needs preſume to aſſault Windſore Caſtle the key and ſtrength of the adjacent Counties, but they and all their plots could not take effect, for they were ſoone diſcryed, inſomuch that if they had not betooke themſelve to flight, they had moſt of them been taken, yet ſtill muſt theſe blood-ſucking Rebels be in action, although they come by the worſt out, as may plainely appeare by theſe enſuing particulars:
The Cavaleeres and the reſt of thoſe perſons that are ill affected to the Parliament ſeeing that they could not bring to paſſe their wicked deſigns concerning Portſmouth on the 16. of this inſtant month of Auguſt they aſſembled together neere to the Ile of Wight, thinking to enter on3 the ſame in the night time, but they were diſappointed, for miſinformation had beene given to the Inhabitants of the ſaid land, and ſo by that means they could not bring their deſignes perfaction, and underſtanding alſo the number of Cavaleers, and the place where they lay, they appointed Captaine Johnſon a man of moſt puiſtant courage, to fally forth of the Town with 300. men very we armed, who comming to the ſaid place, where the Cavaleeres were billited, Captaine Iohnſon gave fire againſt them, the Cavaleeres ſeeing that, moſt furiouſly charged againſt the ſaid Captaine and his followers and hurt ſome two of his men, but at the laſt they bad the worſt out, for about 9. of the clock in the forenoon they began to ſhew themſelves in battell array, and after ſome parley they fell to it like furious Lions, and when they had felt the angry bullets on both ſides, they reſted for the ſpace of two4 or three houres, and then fell on againe with as much fury as they did at firſt, which skirmiſh continued a long time, the victory being very doubtfull on both ſides etch ſtriving for the day, which after, which after ſome continuance, it pleaſed God to give the Parliaments partie the day, and the Cavaleers fled, ſo many as poſſible could get away, but Captance Johnſon hath ſlaine and wound••〈◊〉great number of them, having not above 7. men of his ſide wounded.
The greateſt part of the adjacent Countries neere the Ile of Wight ſtand for the Parliament, and hath taken an Oath and proteſtation among themſelves to maintaine Gods true Religion, His Majeſties Honour, the priviledges of Parliament, and the Lawes and Liberties of the Subject, which Proteſtation was cheerefully taken amongſt divers poore Countrey fellowes.
It was alſo credibly reported to the5 Honorable Aſſembly, that the State of the Ile of Wight was very weake, by reaſon that they wanted Ammunition, and divers other things belonging to the ſaid Cattle, and that the walls or the Towne was much out of repaire, Whereupon the Houſe being willing to grant their deſires, forthwith reſolved that the Earle of Pembroke ſhould goe downe and have the charge of the ſaid Caſtle committed to his truſt, which was accordingly performed, and their Order unto the ſaid Earle for his ſpeedy ſetting forth.
From Cumberland it is credibly reported that the Cavaleers began to commit many outrages againſt the inhabitants thereof, and hath taken many Horſes and Cattell from them, and taking mary o-other things of great worth from them, and ſtill more and more to uſurpe•nd…e, till it pleaſed God to•••ue the inhabitants thereof with courage to withſtand them, and having reſolved amongſt6 themſelves to be eaſed of this great but then which was laid upon them they generally conſented in one voice together to raiſe all the powers they could for the ſuppreſſing of theſe wicked perſons, and having ſo done they marcht againſt them with a great number of men, and took divers of them priſoners and are now fully reſolved to kill and ſlay all thoſe that ſhall oppoſe them.
The Earle of Cumberland, Generall of His Majeſties Army doth perſiſt in his actions ſtill, and doth endeavour to put the Commiſſion of Array in execution, but the Lords and Commons have declared, that the County ſhall raiſe all the force they poſſible can to withſtand theſe perſons, that doth raiſe and endeavour to bring in a Civill warre in this Kingdome.
Ordered to be forthwith Printed and publiſhed.
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