there will be fighting work enough for Cromwell, and it is to be
feared,misery enough to poor England; for rather then these
Trayterous Cromwelians will fall, all shall fall with them,
which makes them now busy about a new Ingagement, which
they will force upon the People, and have Ordered to be entred,
and subscribed by all Persons living within this Nation
upon forfeiture of Lives and Estates; this is Freedom for
Englishmen, new Liberty! neither rest they here, for they are
now about to divide the Land into so many Provinces, and set
a King over every Province, one of their own Creatures; Lilburn
king of one, Pryde of another, Martyn of another, and the
Devill Counsell of State over them all; and then Pipe Rebell
dance Knave, if we have not a Land well govern'd, the Devill's
an Asse.
The New Disease still much afflicts Crumwells Army, taking
away many of the most active Rebells, not a whit sparing
their common Souldiers, Colonell Horton is lately dead thereof,
and that grand Machiavel Com. Generall Ireton reported
to be buryed here privately in the night; so that it is a good
signe, when our Foes decrease any way, Liev. Collonel Oconelly
is payd his Arrears, and so is Major Johnson, and Captaine Roper,
who were all killed by Colonell Trevor in the North of
Ireland.
Prince Rupert lies with one squadron of his Ships in the
Northern Seas, about Newcastle and Humber, where they enter
into their Harbours, and carry away the best Prizes without
any great resistance, they this last week have taken foure good
ships on that coast; and two of the Kings Pinnaces ran in at
Lee, and carried out with them two of their richest Vessels, the
Prince is reported to be about 24.sayl, compleatly man'd and
Victualled for sixe Moneths, and his Marriners paide (besides
their Arreares) three Moneths in hand, his sea-men being the
most skilfull, and stoutest men that saile upon the Ocean.
The Generall Officers of the Army had a debate on Saturday
last with a Committee of the Counsell of State, about the
speedy raysing of 800 Horse and 5000 Foot out of the Army,
for Recruits for Ireland; which argues that their losses there
have not been so few as themselves report.