A After a long and tedious Siege of this Towne and Castle of Tenby, Finding a most resolved and stubborn Enemy; but God did so enable us, that we were no way discomfited. Upon the 14. of May, wee Stormed the Town in one place, and were repulsed, then our men fel on a certain Work, where there were some slain, and 30. taken prisoner of the Enemies: presently after this, they did very humbly seek from time to time, whereby they may March out upon Conditions, but our honourable Collonell Horton would give no eare to them, knowing the Serpen­tine Malvolency of their natures, especially of that [Page 3] proud and insolent Col. Powel, that shamefull Apo­state, who indeed deserves no mercy at all, but that he should be cast into that Curr [...]nt of the Fludgate of Justice, and made exemplarie to posteritie, and to all perfide [...]us villains.

This nest of verment did not desist from creeping and c [...]auling, untill they were not able to subsist no longer and then they were foret to strike sayle, and submit to mercy, and out pleasures.

On Wednesday last May the 31. 1648, we had an humble suite from this proud Powel, to desire that Noble Col. Horton to take them into protection and mercy: upon which they did freelie and willinglie surrender a [...]l▪ both Men Armes, and Ammunition, there are most part of the Gentlemen in Southwales, that were in this Rebellion against the Parliament, and their Armie; were the chiefe Ringleaders and complicises of these base Appostates, as namely, Laughorne and Powel, as I writ you before, there are a great many Gentlemen of qualitie, there be in all taken of Souldiers & Gentlemen, between 5. or 600 who are now prisoners in Tinby under Col. Horton.

I praise God the Lieut. Gen. is gallant and well, he hath subdued all the Rebellious party in South­wales, except Pembrooke Castle, of which you shall heare more presently, All the Gentlemen of South­wales are come into him, I mean all those that were not ingaged, and they hold a verie faire, and I believe a reall correspondencie with him; for the common people that are the Natives of Wales, he did consider they were but a seduced ignorant people, and they have promised never to take up Armes more, but for [Page] your arch Caveleering Rogues that were privatelie invited from London, Worster Chester, and other parts of the Kingdom, meerly to haighten the mischiefe in Wales, they are kept Prisoners, and it is intended the [...] shall be sent to the West india, for p [...]evention of further mischiefes here. There be severall Counties in Northwales that have ass [...]siated, and are reso [...]ved to live and dy with the Parlament and Army, a [...]d all the Gent. of the whole Counties of Northwales hold a verie fair Corespondencie with L. G. Cromwel and have recourse to him daily, the L. G. is now be­fore Pembrook Castle, and hath taken a Villedge that doth Command the Town, and part of the Castle, on which we have planted Batteries, which play in­to the Town daily, I do not qu [...]stion but we shall give a verie good account of it verie suddainly; the greatest part of our forces are in a Capacitie to march, either North, South or East, according as the Parl. and my Lord Gen. shall appoint, because they may be verie well spared here.

One thing I had almost forgot, they in Pembrooke are faine to feede their Horse and Cowes with the Thatch of their houses; Poyer pretends his old prin­c [...]ples still, and doth protest he was not confederate with Laughorn nor Powel in that Rebellion of South­wales: Now he is under the lash, he makes show of these Cullers; It is admired by the wel aff [...]cted in these parts, that, that Ordinance of Parl. is not put in execution against all those that shall take up Arms since the deliverie of Oxford, contrarie to the consent of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parl. or without Comm [...]ssion from his Excellencie, Sir. Thomas Fairfax Captain Generall, &c.

[Page 4] I pray Sir send me down some of these Ordinances of Parliament, and it were well they were dispersed throughout the whole Kingdome, to the Committees of each County, it would be a great meanes to prevent the insurrections and rebelli­ons that are in many Counties of this Kingdome; You may imagine my haste by the rudenesse of my pen, I love you, and will be your faithfull friend

LAngdale and Musgrave are in a dis­pairing condition, they have beta­ken themselves to Carlile, Duke Ha­milton hath frustrated them them of what [Page 5] he promised and they expected: Major Generall Lambert is in a very gallant con­dition, he is able now to march 7000 into the field, he hath regained Skipton Castle, which was surprised by the Enemy. Lang­dales men do melt from him daily, I do not fear before many dayes, but you will hear of the dissipating of that Enemy: yet notwithstanding, wee have some ill newes, which may prove to the best.

Many of the North being ill affected, they did so connive at a party of Langdales that marched obscurely in the night, upon the Moors out of Cumberland into York­shire, having some private engagements from some perfidious men that were in trust in Pomfret castle. One morning, there were a certain number of carts, pretending to lay in provision for the Castle, there were some 20 men came in Frocks with daggers and pistols under their frocks, who surprised the Guard; then they had a par­ty of horse with Muskateers behinde them which alighted presently, and flanked the horse, and so surprised the Castle.

[Page 6] Iune the 6. being Tuesday, Coll. Rich, Major Husbands, with their Horse, and that valiant, and ever to be honoured, Coll. Hewson, fell upon the Enemy that had besieged Dover Castle, where there were some contest, not many slaine. Taken Priso­ners by his Excellency, my Lord Fairfax Forces, of the Enemy befoe that place of Dover Castle, 300 Men, 400. Horse, releeved the Castle, and made all cleere and free, beaten the remainder of the Ene­my into Sandwich. This day being Tuesday, like­wise he sent a commanded Party of Foot, which landed in Essex, to joyne with the Commanded party of Horse, under the Command of Col. Whae­ley, the appearance of which made the Essex Calves, and the Kentish Elves, runne away in the night from Bow-bridge, and disperst themselves in­to the Countrey, who are now persued into Essex, by his Excellencies Forces under the command of Collonell Whaley. June 7. being Wednesday his Excellencie Marched from Rochester towards Lon­don, and it is thought, will bee at Ellton this night.