Saturday Septemb. 8.
Letters from Ireland advertize, that the Lord Governour is drawn out into the field
with a strong Army, and gallant Train, with which he marches towards Droghedah,
alias Tredah, neer unto which the Marq. Of Ormond is with his Army, who are
said to be about 15000. there are 2000 in the Town, which are old garrisond souldiers,
If the Marq. retreat, it is believed we shall lay siege to this place, it being the most considerable
Garrison that the Enemy hath.
Col. Tomlinson and Col. Ingoliby had this day Orders from the Councell of State
to take a Sufficient number of horse and foot, and to go down to Oxford, to quiet the
distempers begun there.
Mr. Den that (in the night) shot a man through with a brace of bullets in Shoo-la[unr]
was found guilty of the Murder at the Sessions in the Old-bayly, but was reprieved.
Bedford Septem. 10. Last night was brought to this Goal, two prisoners taken upon
pursuit by the Country, for robbing of some Souldiere of about 300. l. upon the way in
the day time; there were five of them apprehended which were in the fact, and are very
handsome Gentlemen, they will not confesse their names and therefore are supposed to
be Gentlemen of quallity, and 'tis conceived they are of the knot of Captain Hind, that
grand Thief of England, that hath his associates upon all Roads. They strewed at least
100.l. upon the way to keep their pursuers doing that they might not follow them.
By Letters further from Dublin thus: Sir, The Scots are very much Scattered, since
they were beaten off from Derry: We are sending a Regiment of Horse and Foot to
Sir Charls Coot, for his supply, and 'tis thought that with them he will be able to reduce
the North. There hath been an huge purge of the army which we found here: It was
an army made up of dissolute and debauched men. Six Foot Regiments are reduced,
and the Souldieers of them are cast into other Regiments to fill them up, The rule that
they took in the reducement was to begin with the thinnest Regiments, acd to joyn them
to the greater, and so the lot fell upon the Earl of Kildares, Sir Arthur Lofous, Sir John
Burlace, Col. Hungerfords, Col. Lugis and Col. Knestans Regiments to be reduced, Col.
Ponsonby's Regiment of Horse was also reduced and joyned to Col. Chidlley Coots
Regiment of Horse.
Derby Sept. 8. The Miners of this Country seem much discontented at some proceedings,
of Parl. and especially in their own business depending before them, there hath
been severall meetings of many of the chief of them, and we are informed it is about the
draught of a Declaration against the present Authority, upon publication whereof they
intend to be ready to maintain the same with their lives and fortunes, and likewise the
agreement of the people, and the Petition of the 11 of Sept. and likewise a Declaration
either of the City or some members thereof which I cannot yet inform my self of. They
say they have anns sufficient, and hearts answerable to their resolutions, unanimous and
very numerous I am sure they are, and if this fire should unhappily break out, it wold
not easily be quenched, without the ruin I fear of the Whole Nation, which the Lord
prevent and incline the hearts of all to justice love and peace.
Sunday Septem.9.
Six Souldiers came armed into the Church at Peters Pauls-Wharf. Mr. Williams
who had newly read the Book of Common-Prayer, was at that time gotten up into
the Pulpit to preach to whom they called, to come down out of the Pulpit, which he
did, and they followed him into the Vestry; then some cry'd out, saying, Let us make