shall henceforth be brought into England or be sold by any person
or persons, And if any person shall be found to bring in any of the
said Commodity into this Nation, that the ship wherein in same
is laden shall be sorfeited to the State, and a fine of two hundred
pounds be set upon his Head, one part thereof to redound to the
person, that shall discover the same, and the other part to redound
to the benefit of the State. It being put to the Question whither
the bringing in of Linnen Cloath from France should be prohibited.
It was carryed in the Negative.
The Act for the discharge of poore Prisoners for debt was this
day read but that hath bin to often read and as yet so little done for
the reliefe of the languishing Prisoner that I purposely omit it. It
was this day ordered that the Fee Farme Rents for Carlile shall be
remitted in regard of the great losses sustained in those parts since
firsts these Wars began.
From Milford Haven, It was this day certified that Captain Perris
had brought thither the joyfull tidings of the landing of the
Lord Governour of Ireland at Dublin with about three thousand
Horse and Foote transported in thirty Vessailes, the great Guns
round about the City in repeated vollyes resounding his welcome,
The Lord Lieutenant (it is said) made a speech unto the people,
declaring. That as God brought him hither in safety, so I doubted
but by the assistance of his mercy to advance therein the Preaching
of the Gospell and to restore all the people to their just Liberties,
And that all those affections were reall should find favour
and protection from the Parliament of England and receive such
endowments and gratuity as should be answerable to their deserts.
At which many of the people cryed out that they would live and dye
with him. It was also certified that on the same day that the Lord
Governour arrived at Dublin, Admirall Deane, and Lieutenant
Generall Ireton set forth from Milford Haven with threescore saile
of Ships, and steered towards Kingsale, And it is believed that before
this time he hath landed his forces thereabouts.
I told you in my last of the beating the Scots from London
Derry, It was this day certified, that on the next day after the Salley,
Sir Charles Coote summoned some Garrisons that were possessed
by them not farre from Derry, and that within two dayes after
or therebouts he had surrendred to him the Garrison of Newport
the Garrison of Mount-gavelin, Slagh-Castle, and the New-buildings,
with all their Ammunition and Artillery.