VPon the 17. of this pre­sent moneth of Ianuary, There came a Trumpe­ter from the Lord Gran­dison, who was for­merly taken prisoner at Winchester, by [Page] Sir William Belford▪ with a chaleng to the said Sir Willliam from Prince [...] which Chale [...] was to this effect, and agree­ing to these ensuing words.

Sir William Belford having thought the Lord Grandisons entreaty and ear­nest desire, granted him his liberty to take his pleasure where his Lordship thought fitting; the said Lord Gran­dison, promising upon his honour, to continue and remaine a prisoner to him, and at every 6. dayes end, to ap­peare in person before him▪ But pro­ving false and trecherous in this his promise, Sir VVilliam sence his com­ming to Windsor, sent one of his Trum­peters to the aforenamed prisoner; with a Message, claiming him as his owne, and according to his vow and promise.

This Trumpeter was detained and kept there by the Lord Grandison and Prince Rupert, and after 4. or 5. dayes present [Page] there, it was agreed and concluded of by the said Prince RVPERT, and the Lord GRANDISON; that a Challeng should be sent to Sir WILLIAM.

Which to give all good Christians and well affected people, that have a helping hand in this cause of Christ, I thought fit and meete, to set it here downe in briefe, in this following and reall relation.

The Lord GRANDISON ha­ing after some time spent in consul­tation upon the Message sent be Sir WILLIAM, he made it knowne to Prince RVPERT; where they both consulted together that these ensuing words would be sent to the party that were the Author of the Message, and it was performed ac­cordingly.

For a Trumpeter came from them, with a warrant under the hand of P. Rupert, wherein was this Chalenge.

[Page] Sir, I having received your Mes­sage, I could do no otherwise, but to send you this chaleng, for the repu­tation and vindication of my honour, and fidility; Wherein I do dare you (seeiug that you claime me as your prisoner) to meete at any place where you shall thinke fitting, there to encounter with me at a single Du­ell, or else to bring your Troope of Horse, and so to have a pitched Bat­tle to try the valour of us both, and our followers.

And I do promise, that there shall no man come with me, then you will appoint to come with you.

Sir William having received this chaleng, he was not a little over joy­ed, but immediately made his Ex­cellency acquainted with the same; And sent this answer by the Trum­peter that brought the chalenge.

That as the Lord GRANDISON had sent such a Message to him, dare­ing [Page] to meete him in any place where he did thinke fitting.

So he did send the like words to him; desiring and dareing the said Lord, or Prince RVPERT; or any other person of Honour in His MAIESTIES Army, either to encounter with him at a single Duell or else with their Troopes of Horse; And that although the Lord promis­ed to bring an equall number to Sir William.

He made answer, that he did not feare to meete him, if that he did bring five to one; And for his pro­mise, he did not value it at all.

Declaring, that he had stained his honour, and blemished his name, by proving Trecherous, and deceit­full.

This answer Sir William returned by the Trumpeter that brought the chaleng, a youth not above fifteene yeares of age, who came first unto [Page] Maiden-head, and there had a safe con­duct to Windsor, where the Trumpe­ter was had before my Lord Generall and after some examination of the youth, his Excelency gave him a twen­ty shillings peece, for his good beha­viour before him; and upon Tuesday last, the Trumpeter returned from Windsor, and came to Maiden-head, where he was blindfolded out of the towne, and is now gone to the Kings Army. By the next post, you shall heare what will become of this Chal­leng.