October 9. 1645.

THREE LETTERS, Concerning his Majesties present CONDITION, One from Generall Pointz, TO THE COMMITTEE of DERBY.

And the other two From Gentlemen of quality, To Mr. WILLIAM LILEY in LONDON.

Published according to Order.

LONDON, Printed by Matthew Simmons for H. B.

SIR,

I Have here inclosed, sent you a copy of Major Ge­nerals Letter to us con­cerning the Kings moti­on, which wee received yesterday, and since we are certainly informed, that hee came to Lichfield on Thursday night, to Melborne on Friday night, and this morning is marched towards Newark, there being in his company, the Lord Loughborough, Gerhard, Langdale, and Vaughan; his number in the whole is about 2000. of which there is not above 1500. fighting men, whereof [Page 2]many of them ill horsed and armed, little ammunition, and no carriages, all which is confirmed by two Trou­pers which came this morning to us with their horses and armes from the Kings Rendezvouz; and further say, that Prince Maurice is gone back to Worcester, and Sir Jacob Ashley to He­reford: that most of the Kings Army are Irish and Papists, for the Prote­stants steale away daily; and so in hast, not to Iose this opportunity, do rest,

Your Reall Friend. Derby,
Octob. 4. 1645.

The Copy of Major Generall POINTZ his Letter.

GENTLEMEN,

SInce the great Victories God gave us neer Chester, I have past the River into Wales, because the King was in Denbighshire, raising that Countrey; and Prince Maurice, with Sir Ja­cob Ashley joyned with him; but up­on our approach, he fled upon Sun­day last from Denbigh to Cherick Castle; his motion from thence, is the way to Newark, which gives us to thinke, hee intends to recruit himself there, that hee may fall in­to these parts again, as the most con­siderable [Page 4]now to him, of which I thought fit to give you timely no­tice; that if any forces draw out of Newark, you with all speed fol­low them in the rear, and it shall be my part to follow the enemy so close, that they may not escape us. Circumspection is the thing most required of you, and all those parts, in which service, if you faile not, wee shall be able to give a good ac­count of the great trust committed to us; you may the better do this, because no enemy (if any) not considerable left behinde you For the Kingdomes sake faile not here­in, and you shall hereby oblige

Your Servant, Sed'nham Pointz.
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Postscript.

Since the writing of this Letter, I re­ceived intelligence, that the King is at Bridgenorth, and hath drawn all his Forces out of Worcester, Here­ford, Ludlow and Bridgenorth, which way he will bend, time will shew. I desire you to send mee all the Horse you can spare.

Elsmore, October 2. 1645.
M r. Lilly,

GOD be praised, wee are gotten well and safe to Leicester, and had the grant of a party of horse to convoy us to Notting­ham, but in the very interim newes was brought, that the King was at Dennington with all his bo­dy, in number about 2 or 3000. horse, all muti­nous and distracted, which for the present will occasion our stay here, till the wayes be cleerer, In the mean time I rest

Your loving Friend.
Leicester, October 4. 1645.
FINIS.

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