a good prize neer the Lands end, which is a ship that came from Holland towards
Waterford, for the Irish Rebels. It is a Flemish become of 300 Tun, burden, with
10 Guns laden with Wines, Tobacco, end rich Marchandise; which Cap. Pen hath
brought into Milford Haven, for the Parliament. And if there were more Ships,
more service might be done.
Milford Haven, Jan. 3. 1648.
Mr. Blackstone was ordered by the Commons to go to the Committee of the Revenue,
for monies to pay for making of the new great Seale. A Committee was chosen
to search the Lords journall book, and give account to the House what was done
this day. A Committee was chosen to consider with Col White about account of
The Commons ordered to referre it to the Committee of the Navy to consider
with the Lord Admirall, for a speedy convey for the Ships to the new found Land.
The Lords made some progresse into a Declaration, That all such Kings or others as
shall hereafter leavy War against the Parliament, it to be Treason.
Proclamation was made by order from the Lord Gen. for Malignants to depart the
City and parts adjasent.
The totall of all the Burialls this week in London, 203. whereof, of the Plague
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Wednesday Jan. 10.
THere met 4. Lords, The Earl of Denbigh Speaker, E. Pembrooke, E. Mulgrave, and
Lord Haward. Some debates were about a Peere of the Realm.
The Commons were acquainted, that Mr. Waller had been at the Chancery for an
Habeas Corpus for Mr. Pryn: Hereupon the House considered of the Answer that Mr.
Pryn sent by the Committee about his printed papers, and voted that Answer to be
a disowning of the Authority of the House.
Mr. Pryus whole businesse is to be debated on Saturday next, it is probable he will
be brought to the Barre,expelled the House, and sent to some secure prison,
An Ordinance was reported for setling of the Chancery and other Courts not by
the name and Authority of one, (as aforesaid) But Consilium Anglia or the like, after
debate thereon it was recommitted.
Right Honourable,
IN my last, I intimated to you, the Marching out of Coll. Castle. In this I am bold
to trouble you with an Account of that Expedition. The taking in of the Nabar and
Lagan Waters, and the razing of severall Costles there adjacent, very prejudiciall to our
quarters; together with the taking security of d[nl]ivers Gentlemen thereabout inhabiting,
for their faithfulnesse unto our Party : all which was fully accomplished, God blessing
our endeavours, to whom be the glory, who hath brought us home in safety. Since, Cvll.
Colome, with a considerable party of Horse and Foot is marched into County Kildare,
as whose returne, you shall not be wanting, the knowledge of what is done in that
negotiation also. Besides the Nabbar and Lagan, they tooke three other of the Robels
Houlds; And Coll. Colome hath given the Rebels an Alarms at Kilkenny, in the middest
of all their Christmas gambols.
Dublin, 27. Decemb. 1648.
SIR,
THe Duke of York accompanied with the Duke of Buckingham; Sir John Berkley,
Tom Killegrow, Crofes, and Sir Toby Mathews, (that old Hispanialised Jesuito)
tooke waters in the Prince of Oranges Yacke, did with others set forward
for antwirpe, and so to Brussels, aud thence to France. The Prince of Orange
gave his Naulum 20000 Guilders, whereof the poore Creditors, got little, unlesse
those who arrested his goods on Tuesday, which hindred his journey for that day,
being occasioned by Crafts, who took a Poore by the Beard that came to aske money.