Grant to passe the great Scale, for setling the place upon the said Colonell.
The house was informed that there remaines 6000 li. In arrears of the Receipts
of that County, and that the said summe ought to be accounted for by the last Receiver,
The house hereupon ordered that the former order of the Committee of
the Revenue for prosecuting the said account against the last Receiver should be
effectually done and a speedy account given thereof.
This day came Letters dated, Dublin June 29. thus: Our condition being dangerous
causeth sadnesse unto us every day the Enemy being stronger, and our men
many of them perfidious, most dishonorably berraying their trust, the L. M[unr]
with his Troop run to the Enemy, a Troop of Sir Tho. Armstrongs run away also, and
L. col. Yermonds troop, having at present neither money nor victuals convenient,
which makes them desert us extreamly; the Enemy hath besieged what Garisons
we have not sleighted Drogheda is in great danger of losing many others will be lost
for we cannot stir from [unr] City to help them, without better store of Forces for
their reliefe; Col. Trevor is gone to the Enemy, and many others of Col. Monks
quarters daily the enemy continues drawing neerer this place, hindring as formerly
all markets that we are brought very low every thing so deare, and the inhabitants
so taxed for support of the Souldiers as that they will be undone.
Out of Lancashire they write that Cap. Cooks troop of Horse, and Cap. Syddls
company of Foot are marched from Lancaster, castle into Yorkshire, in order to
the quitting of the Castle, which will be demolished, if the resolution taken concerning
it he not altered upon the Representation and Petition of the welaffected
inhabitants, which is comming up to be present up to Councell of State.
This day by a speciall hand we had Letters from beyond See, to this purpose:
Bruxels, July 1. The declared King of Scotland hath been Royally entertained
here, as at Antwerp, he is now gone for France, first to salute the King and Queen of
France, then to Campeigne to the Queen his mother, from theree to S. Jermins, where
its thought he will not carry long, but transport to Ireland.
His mother hath sent him two Ambassadors, viz. Piercy and Jermin to let him
know it is the advice of the councell in France, and also hers, to agree with the Scots
upon any terms: the siege of Cambray us certain is raised by reason of a German
who had one of the quarters before it, betrayed it to Duke Leopald for money, [unr]
of the French slain it that time.
In the county of Province in France the people are up against their Governour, is
those of Burdeaux were:
Hague, July 9, Upon complaint made on the behalfe of the declared King of Scotland
to the States Generall, of the burning or destroyning of the Antilope in the
harbour of Hellesourt sluce, by the Parliament ships: the States Generall hath so
far recented the action that it is ordered by them, That the said King have liberty
to act the same upon the Parliaments ships in any harbour of their Dominions.
We have news here that 11 Parliament ships that conducted a fleet of English in
the Sound, which went for the Eastland countrey, staying their for their return, the
king of Denmark sent ships to require the Custome due to him upon their return,
which being refused, they sought together, as first the English had the better of it,