Houses; some of them yielded to mercy: I promised them, I
would use my endeavours to intercede for their lives. I have
taken most of their horses, about 50 prisoners, among whom
ate Penruddock, Jones, and Grove, who commanded those
horse, each of them having a Troop, Wagstaff I fear is escaped,
he was with them, but at present I cannot find him, yet
hope to catch him assoon as daylight appears. I will raise
the Country to apprehend such straglers which for want of
Dragoons narrowly escaped me. My Lord, they are all broken
and routed, and I desire the Lord may have the glory.
I beseech your Highness to pardon this unpolisht account; I
can hardly indeed write, being so weary with extream duty,
but I hope by the next to send your Highness a more perfect
one, and a list of the Prisoners, many of them, I suppose, being
very considerable. Col. Shapcot of this County, was pleased
to march with me on this design, and was with me at the
beating up of their Quarters, and has shewed himself wonderfull
ready in every respect, to preserve the peace of this
County, my Lord I remain, May it please your Highness,
From Southmoulton March 15.
1654. about two or three a clock
in the morning.
Your most obedient and
most humble Servant,
Unton Crook.
From Amsterdam March 11.
Upon the 9 instant here arived a Merchantmantman from
Lisbone at the Texel, who assured us that there was a Messenger
coming from Lisbon for London, to bring the Ratification
of the Treaty lately made between England and Portugal.
By vessels come from New-Netherland in America, we
understand that the Swedes who are seated upon the same
Coast, in their Colonies, by the name of New-Sweden, have
made an atempt there on the Subjects belonging to this state.
A ship cald St John, ready laden, and bound for the American
sles, was burnt here in port, and not any thing in her
could be saved beside the men.
At the Hague things are represented as if there were great
inclinations to a change in England, and that for this cause
Charls Stuart went from Colen Febr: 24. in design to make
some advantage by the present occasion. But since that, we