I Am very sorry that I o [...] ­ [...]ed the last weeks opportu­nity, which was by reason of the Carriers haste in going, and not my negligence in writing, but I will be sure not to be failing in this kind any more. I have received your last Letter, as also both the Letters mentioned in the same, and am very sorry that you have not received my answers thereunto, for I sent you answers to them particularly. In your last Letter you wish that your Regiment might come to Oxon to visit our traiterous malignant schol­lers, which if you did, or any else, you would be nobly entertained; the University affects Londoners so much, that I done say, they had rather have your room than your company; but if you doe presse them with your com­pany you shall have as good entertainment as their hostile preparations can afford you, [Page]for here is every day training of schollers, with other great preparations for your comming, so that now our schollers have exchanged exercising with their bookes in study, for the practise of their Armes in the field, but to say the plain truth, they imploy themselves better now then before, for be­fore, their whole time was spent in whoo­ring, drinking, and swearing, (fit souldiers for this chuse) but now great part of their time is spent in martiall exercises, but by no means will they wholly neglect the other. A while since the University hearing of some or the Parliament forces comming hither, in all hast a judicious Convocation was called, Powder and shot in readinesse provided, scouts sent out, the bridge blockt, strict watch set at the gates; and the City all in armes, but our couragious, valiant schollers most part fled, our great grave Doctors went as fast as they could, some run afoot, some rid to overtake them, not to bring them back or stay them, but much desired their company, most of them disguising them­selves for feare of them that intended not [Page]to trouble them, like the wicked in the Psalm, fleeing when no man pursued them: by which we may take notice what a scare­crow a bad cause and a bad conscience is, both which is apparent to all good Christi­ans, they fight to maintaine. We heare that the King will be here very shortly and set a strong guard on the University, and so to take his journey to Warwicke, and here is every day 500. Horse expected for the Lord Wilmot, who is now resident here to guard the University, so that here is like to be great opposition, but what are all these being the Lord is not with them, but against them? for the best things saith a Heathen are over­come by the greatest difficulties, for they are exceeding good things we expect, there­fore I cannot expect but the Lord will make us passe through some opposition to gaine them.

But I will acquaint you with some more Oxford courage, this day the Lord Lovelas and the Lord Wilmot being here, and hearing of the brave Cavaleers His Majesty was like to have from Oxford, came to see them train, [Page]the whole Company consisting of about 500, all being schollers, which the forena­med Lords seeing, and in so compleat armes acting their postures, they wonderfully ap­plauded this their designe, protesting they would make heroicke Cavaleers; and the schollers answering and protesting they would deserve their good opinion, and that the Round-heads should know, for against them they would spend every drop of blood in their veines, and they made no question but one of them were able to encounter with halfe a dozen Round-heads, if they had some there to try their courage once, for they feared not if all the World came a­gainst them, and many the like expressions; so that one would have thought if the great Twelfth Army were there, they would have conquered them all but in the interim while they were thus couragiously march­ing, every one looking like a son of Goliah, there came unexpected nows, that there were Troopers making towards them, but now see, the [...] courage of these before brave Cavaleers, for they hearing this news, [Page]the major part was in such haste to be gone, that they never staied to examine the truth, or whether they were for them or against them, but runne as hard as their heeles could carry them out of the field, leaving field and courage all at once; the rest being encourag­ed by the two Lords to stand and see the e­vent, staid, but with such courage, that each of them were like to fall down in the places where they stood, which did plainly appeare by their pale faces, so that I am confident had the imagined Troopers come in sight, they would have shewed them their backes, and made known what swift footmen they could (on such an occasion) be. Thus you see the stout courage of these our Oxford Cavaleers being thus terrified by imaginary feares; the Lord strike such terrour into the hearts of all that oppose his truth, which we have great hopes God will effect accordingly, if we con­sider the parties on both sides, for all men plainly see, that the opposers of the Parlia­ment are either Papists whose Religion is quite contrary to Gods Word, or Atheists who have no Religoin, except prophannesse be a Religion.