Some particular animadversions of marke for satisfaction of the contumatious malignant with some other generall and remarkable observations, on the summons, of the late dissolved, and of this Parliament upon the Kings deserting the House, and his retreat to Yorke, 1642 ... : together with the severall fights ... betweene both armies, with the differences and divisions of the county of Pembrooke and the finall over-throw and beating out of Generall Gerrards last plundring army out of that county, and the miraculous reduction of all South Wales by Major Generall Laugherne ...
      
       
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             Some particular animadversions of marke for satisfaction of the contumatious malignant with some other generall and remarkable observations, on the summons, of the late dissolved, and of this Parliament upon the Kings deserting the House, and his retreat to Yorke, 1642 ... : together with the severall fights ... betweene both armies, with the differences and divisions of the county of Pembrooke and the finall over-throw and beating out of Generall Gerrards last plundring army out of that county, and the miraculous reduction of all South Wales by Major Generall Laugherne ...
             Batt., Gil.
          
           [6], 48 p.
           
             [s.n.],
             London printed :
             1646.
          
           
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           Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649.
           Macclesfield, Charles Gerard, -- Earl of, 1618?-1694.
           Laugharne, Rowland, d. 1676.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           Some
           particular
           ANIMADVERSIONS
           of
           MARKE
           ,
           for
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           contumatious
           MALIGNANT
           ,
           WITH
           Some
           other
           Generall
           ,
           and
           Remarkable
           observations
           ,
           on
           the
           summons
           ,
           of
           the
           late
           dissolved
           ,
           and
           of
           this
           Parliament
           upon
           the
           Kings
           deserting
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           his
           retreat
           to
           
             YORKE
             ,
          
           1642.
           
           But
           more
           particularly
           of
           the
           swift
           Motions
           of
           the
           Cornish
           Men
           ,
           and
           those
           of
           the
           South
           parts
           of
           the
           PRINCIPALITY
           ,
           in
           their
           inconsiderat
           and
           unnaturall
           taking
           up
           of
           Armes
           against
           their
           Conservatory
           ,
           and
           principally
           of
           the
           various
           Passages
           of
           the
           County
           of
           PEMBROOKE
           ,
           under
           the
           Tiranous
           Command
           of
           Generall
           GERRARD
           ,
           where
           the
           War
           hath
           bin
           most
           barbarously
           cruell
           .
        
         
           Together
           ,
           with
           the
           severall
           Fights
           ,
           Defeates
           ,
           Siedges
           ,
           Skirmishes
           ,
           Routs
           ▪
           Retreates
           betweene
           both
           Armies
           ,
           with
           the
           differences
           ,
           and
           Divisions
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           the
           finall
           Over-throw
           ,
           and
           beating
           out
           of
           Generall
           GERRARDS
           last
           plundring
           Army
           out
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           and
           the
           miraculous
           Reduction
           ,
           of
           all
           South-WALES
           ,
           by
           Maior
           Generall
           LAVGHERNE
           .
        
         
           With
           some
           humble
           Propositions
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           suppression
           of
           the
           Insolencies
           of
           the
           Souldier
           ,
           and
           speedy
           Reparation
           of
           such
           as
           have
           suffered
           in
           the
           losse
           of
           all
           their
           Estates
           for
           the
           publike
           Cause
           .
        
         
           Humbly
           adrest
           to
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           PRINTED
           ,
           Anno
           Dom.
           1646.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           For
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           ,
           LORDS
           the
           Peeres
           ,
           and
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           .
        
         
           THe
           Author
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           first
           part
           of
           his
           Animadversions
           touching
           the
           late
           motions
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           in
           the
           visible
           pursuance
           of
           Arbytrary
           power
           ,
           presents
           them
           not
           as
           newes
           to
           a
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           evidence
           whereof
           being
           obvious
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           onely
           hee
           ranckes
           them
           here
           in
           a
           new
           fyle
           ,
           for
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           incredulous
           Malignant
           ,
           not
           capable
           to
           owane
           his
           owne
           friends
           ,
           neither
           will
           be
           sensible
           what
           your
           indefatigable
           labours
           have
           beene
           ,
           or
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           pains
           you
           have
           taken
           ,
           during
           these
           
           foure
           yeares
           ,
           for
           Preservation
           of
           the
           common
           freedome
           and
           liberties
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           second
           part
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           narrative
           ,
           touching
           the
           Warre
           under
           the
           conduct
           of
           major
           Generall
           
             Laughorns
             ,
          
           it
           is
           offered
           to
           all
           of
           discerning
           Iudgements
           ,
           how
           mirakculously
           Gods
           speciall
           providence
           hath
           evidently
           appeared
           as
           well
           in
           that
           particular
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           as
           in
           the
           Generall
           prosperity
           of
           the
           Kingdoms
           armes
           .
        
         
           The
           conclusive
           part
           ,
           is
           both
           humbly
           monotory
           and
           petitionary
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           poore
           dessolated
           County
           ,
           with
           the
           parts
           adiacent
           may
           be
           timely
           taken
           into
           your
           compassionate
           consideration
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           speedy
           course
           taken
           therein
           as
           may
           best
           suit
           with
           your
           present
           great
           and
           urgent
           affairs
           :
           
           The
           distressed
           condition
           whereof
           (
           through
           
             Gerrards
          
           cruelties
           )
           is
           truly
           laid
           open
           unto
           you
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           way
           of
           this
           Counties
           repaire
           (
           in
           some
           competent
           measure
           )
           humbly
           presented
           in
           a
           few
           Propositions
           ,
           which
           may
           both
           rectifie
           the
           many
           grievances
           and
           dissentions
           of
           this
           County
           ,
           together
           ,
           with
           the
           disorder
           of
           the
           Souldier
           ;
           without
           other
           charging
           the
           State
           ,
           or
           farther
           troubling
           ,
           your
           important
           Consultations
           ,
           otherwise
           ,
           then
           in
           your
           timely
           designation
           of
           some
           honest
           and
           able
           Gentlemen
           ,
           (
           as
           your
           Commissioners
           ,
           
           to
           examine
           all
           grievances
           ,
           especially
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           suffered
           in
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           whole
           estates
           in
           the
           publike
           service
           ,
           and
           are
           at
           present
           reduced
           to
           extreame
           want
           and
           penury
           ,
           the
           care
           whereof
           in
           all
           humblenesse
           is
           desired
           and
           left
           to
           your
           pious
           providence
           ,
           least
           the
           constant
           party
           there
           should
           bee
           utterly
           disheartned
           ,
           and
           at
           such
           time
           ,
           as
           there
           may
           be
           present
           use
           of
           their
           farther
           service
           ,
           since
           probable
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           Irish
           Rebels
           (
           on
           their
           late
           victory
           )
           may
           thrust
           over
           such
           Forces
           into
           that
           County
           and
           
             Milford
             -
             Haven
             ,
          
           as
           may
           turn
           the
           Skales
           of
           your
           Victories
           here
           (
           if
           not
           timely
           prevented
           ,
           by
           garding
           those
           Coasts
           with
           a
           strong
           Fleete
           ,
           )
           both
           the
           Welch
           Nation
           ,
           and
           English
           Malignants
           in
           the
           generall
           (
           howsoever
           now
           mastered
           )
           retaining
           still
           their
           wonted
           hearts
           ,
           may
           in
           all
           likely-hood
           on
           all
           occasions
           joyne
           with
           the
           strongest
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           in
           all
           humilitie
           hath
           the
           Author
           taken
           the
           boldnesse
           to
           present
           unto
           your
           wisdoms
           the
           whole
           scope
           of
           his
           poore
           indeavours
           ,
           and
           humbly
           craves
           farther
           leave
           to
           concludewith
           the
           Oracles
           of
           two
           great
           Princes
           ,
           wishing
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           profit
           such
           ,
           as
           they
           most
           concerne
           .
        
         
           The
           strength
           of
           a
           King
           is
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           
           the
           foundation
           thereof
           ,
           is
           the
           people
           ,
           
           and
           woe
           unto
           them
           ,
           which
           devides
           the
           weale
           of
           a
           King
           from
           that
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           How
           guilty
           the
           Delinquent
           and
           malignant
           party
           have
           beene
           in
           the
           fomentation
           of
           the
           present
           devisions
           ,
           the
           appeale
           is
           made
           to
           their
           owne
           Consciences
           ,
           which
           have
           most
           unnaturally
           invaded
           the
           people
           in
           their
           representative
           ,
           and
           have
           indeavoured
           to
           deprive
           both
           King
           and
           Kingdome
           of
           their
           great
           Councell
           .
        
         
           
             Aequius
             est
             me
             tot
             ,
             
             &
             talium
             amicorum
             consilium
             ,
          
           
             quam
             tot
             &
             tales
             ,
             meam
             unius
             voluntatem
             sequi
             .
          
        
         
           How
           averse
           His
           Majesties
           great
           heart
           hath
           beene
           in
           following
           the
           vestigia
           of
           this
           famous
           Emperor
           and
           how
           fatall
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           let
           3.
           ruined
           Kingdomes
           be
           the
           Arbiters
           ,
           and
           his
           owne
           conscience
           the
           faithfull
           umpier
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             most
             constant
             and
             faithfull
             Servant
             ,
             Gil
             :
             Batt
             :
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Some
           particular
           Animadversions
           of
           Marke
           ,
           for
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           contumacious
           Malignant
           with
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Humbly
           adrest
           to
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           AFter
           so
           long
           a
           time
           in
           the
           mysterious
           s●erages
           of
           Court
           and
           State
           ,
           during
           the
           last
           ,
           and
           of
           this
           raigne
           ;
           It
           is
           now
           confest
           and
           knowne
           to
           all
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           that
           the
           late
           dissolved
           Parliament
           ,
           was
           assembled
           to
           one
           and
           the
           selfe
           same
           end
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           was
           (
           somwhat
           before
           )
           by
           the
           late
           Deputy
           
             Straff●rd
             ;
          
           only
           to
           raise
           mony
           for
           the
           managing
           of
           a
           most
           unnecessary
           and
           injurious
           Warre
           ,
           and
           as
           unadvisedly
           undertaken
           ,
           against
           the
           Scots
           without
           any
           respect
           to
           the
           generall
           Reformation
           here
           either
           in
           Church
           or
           State
           ,
           (
           both
           then
           growne
           sick
           even
           to
           the
           very
           highth
           of
           sundry
           and
           various
           distemperatures
           ,
           and
           as
           we
           may
           safely
           judge
           ,
           through
           the
           defects
           ,
           and
           want
           of
           the
           due
           effects
           ,
           of
           most
           of
           our
           latter
           Parliaments
           ,
           Courts
           ,
           which
           have
           ever
           bin
           the
           great
           and
           supreame
           regulating
           Councells
           of
           this
           glorious
           Monarchie
           ;
           As
           also
           in
           pursuance
           of
           the
           grand
           designe
           to
           make
           conclusions
           on
           the
           natives
           ,
           by
           stealing
           in
           upon
           them
           (
           by
           degrees
           )
           
           some
           innovations
           in
           their
           Church
           discipline
           ,
           as
           Tryalls
           ,
           or
           precursions
           ,
           to
           future
           incroachments
           ,
           to
           bee
           introduced
           in
           their
           Civill
           Administrations
           ,
           all
           conducing
           to
           bring
           in
           absolute
           power
           ,
           throughout
           the
           three
           Kingdomes
           ,
           in
           one
           compleat
           conformity
           to
           inthraldome
           .
           This
           Kingdome
           with
           that
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           (
           having
           by
           finenesse
           of
           wit
           and
           the
           contrivance
           of
           cur
           late
           Artizans
           of
           State
           )
           bin
           aforehand
           readily
           trained
           ,
           and
           inured
           to
           the
           impatient
           sufferance
           of
           Ship
           taxations
           and
           other
           arbitrary
           levyes
           ,
           whilst
           that
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           (
           different
           to
           the
           others
           in
           sundry
           poynts
           ,
           of
           their
           fundamentalls
           ,
           and
           the
           soveranty
           ,
           there
           some
           what
           incongruous
           to
           either
           )
           stood
           as
           a
           
             Remora
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           way
           of
           our
           grand
           Masters
           ,
           and
           Ingeneeres
           of
           Court
           ;
           The
           Scotts
           ,
           being
           a
           people
           ,
           quick-sighted
           and
           incompactible
           to
           indure
           all
           changes
           and
           Innovation
           in
           Government
           ,
           necessarily
           made
           the
           worke
           where
           to
           begin
           ,
           so
           much
           the
           more
           difficult
           ,
           in
           this
           ,
           that
           to
           reduce
           them
           to
           the
           like
           conformity
           ,
           might
           in
           the
           issue
           prove
           a
           dangerous
           ingagement
           of
           both
           Nations
           in
           a
           direfull
           warre
           :
           This
           being
           providently
           foreseene
           by
           the
           late
           .
           
             *
          
           Parliament
           and
           in
           common
           Prognostication
           ,
           of
           the
           best
           discerning
           judgments
           ,
           what
           the
           event
           of
           such
           a
           Warre
           would
           be
           (
           An
           assured
           weakning
           of
           the
           puysance
           of
           both
           Kingdomes
           .
           Yet
           our
           high
           bearing
           statists
           strong
           in
           their
           owne
           vaine
           Imaginations
           ,
           conceived
           it
           to
           much
           losse
           of
           reputation
           to
           sitte
           still
           with
           safety
           ,
           but
           after
           a
           just
           &
           
             *
          
           Royall
           pacification
           granted
           reperswaded
           the
           King
           topursue
           the
           designe
           ,
           in
           a
           second
           preparation
           of
           war
           ,
           contrary
           to
           his
           Majesties
           faith
           given
           to
           the
           
             Scotts
          
           Nobility
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           remaine
           as
           they
           were
           ,
           without
           infringment
           of
           their
           Nationall
           Covenant
           instituted
           by
           the
           late
           King
           1580.
           
           It
           is
           as
           precisely
           true
           ,
           that
           this
           Parliament
           (
           so
           much
           in
           the
           eye
           and
           
             odium
          
           of
           his
           Majesties
           aversation
           ,
           and
           of
           so
           terrible
           an
           aspect
           to
           the
           many
           Delinquents
           )
           was
           at
           such
           a
           time
           assembled
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           Kings
           hopes
           and
           designes
           ,
           (
           on
           the
           comming
           in
           of
           the
           
             Scotts
          
           at
           
             Newborne
          
           1640.
           were
           at
           an
           instant
           turn'd
           about
           to
           an
           after
           Game
           ,
           or
           to
           check
           at
           Chesse
           without
           either
           possibility
           of
           remotion
           to
           go
           on
           with
           safety
           ,
           or
           backward
           without
           extreme
           losse
           of
           honour
           at
           home
           and
           reputation
           abroad
           ,
           into
           so
           intricat
           a
           laborinth
           ,
           and
           toyle
           of
           embroylement
           ,
           had
           the
           Cabbinet
           Councell
           ▪
           then
           both
           ingaged
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           indangered
           
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           ;
           And
           at
           such
           a
           season
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           close
           of
           so
           long
           a
           calme
           of
           Peace
           and
           tranquillity
           ,
           as
           the
           three
           Kingdomes
           never
           yet
           attained
           unto
           ;
           both
           the
           late
           King
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           now
           regnant
           ,
           having
           alwayes
           beene
           in
           perfect
           peace
           and
           amity
           ,
           with
           most
           of
           the
           Princes
           of
           Europ
           neither
           ,
           for
           thirty
           six
           yeares
           to gether
           ,
           had
           they
           any
           other
           warres
           ,
           but
           vapours
           
             *
          
           or
           such
           as
           our
           of
           the
           voluptuousnes
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           &
           wantonnesse
           of
           the
           great
           privadoes
           of
           Court
           were
           as
           rashly
           undertaken
           as
           vainly
           prosecuted
           ,
           without
           either
           sufficient
           grounds
           ,
           or
           foresight
           of
           their
           issues
           ;
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           as
           wise
           men
           have
           long
           since
           observed
           ,
           that
           from
           the
           very
           first
           treaty
           with
           
             Spaine
          
           for
           a
           Mariage
           with
           the
           
             Infanta
             ,
          
           an
           
             *
          
           evident
           improsperity
           hath
           inseperably
           hanted
           the
           affaires
           of
           both
           Raignes
           .
        
         
           To
           speake
           in
           tearmes
           of
           plainenesse
           ,
           the
           principall
           Instruments
           of
           state
           in
           this
           Raigne
           never
           exceeded
           more
           then
           a
           *
           Triumviratora
           knot
           of
           some
           few
           (
           all
           others
           ,
           being
           but
           for
           stales
           ,
           or
           uses
           ,
           work-men
           ,
           (
           
             ordinis
             secundi
          
           )
           of
           a
           subordinate
           degree
           ;
           though
           all
           united
           ,
           Concentring
           ,
           in
           the
           advance
           of
           the
           grand
           designe
           ,
           and
           Master-peece
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           Absolute
           Soveraignty
           over
           the
           Vniversall
           people
           .
           ●
           men
           rather
           cryed
           up
           by
           ignorants
           ,
           and
           those
           of
           their
           owne
           followers
           and
           faction
           ,
           for
           persons
           of
           waight
           and
           of
           worth
           then
           parted
           ,
           and
           indowed
           with
           abilities
           in
           the
           true
           prackticke
           of
           State
           affaires
           ,
           either
           befitting
           Military
           employments
           ,
           or
           in
           times
           of
           peace
           ,
           with
           judgment
           and
           moderation
           ,
           so
           to
           manage
           the
           Royall
           and
           publike
           administrations
           ,
           as
           to
           conserve
           them
           in
           the
           same
           posture
           of
           felicity
           ,
           
           wherein
           ,
           (
           at
           their
           first
           arrivall
           to
           grace
           and
           favour
           in
           Court
           )
           they
           found
           them
           ;
           
           but
           only
           applying
           themselves
           ,
           rather
           to
           comply
           with
           the
           Kings
           inclinations
           ,
           (
           as
           having
           aforehand
           learned
           the
           Scope
           and
           measure
           of
           his
           propension
           )
           then
           by
           safe
           and
           honest
           Councells
           ,
           
             †
          
           to
           allay
           ,
           and
           divert
           ,
           the
           heat
           of
           his
           Majesties
           affectations
           ,
           in
           the
           advance
           of
           the
           Soveraigntie
           to
           some
           higher
           pitch
           and
           straine
           ,
           then
           other
           stood
           with
           his
           Oath
           and
           honour
           to
           affect
           or
           with
           his
           power
           to
           accomplish
           ,
           otherwise
           ,
           then
           with
           greater
           hazard
           ,
           then
           the
           acquision
           of
           them
           could
           bee
           possibly
           worth
           either
           in
           true
           valuation
           with
           himselfe
           ,
           or
           estimation
           of
           others
           of
           judgment
           and
           solidity
           to
           discerne
           the
           sequell
           ,
           and
           dangers
           insident
           to
           all
           innovations
           and
           changes
           in
           a
           long
           established
           
           Government
           :
           And
           thus
           were
           the
           Kings
           Councells
           carried
           along
           or
           (
           as
           we
           may
           better
           say
           )
           swayed
           by
           a
           few
           ,
           
             *
          
           unfaithfull
           to
           their
           master
           ,
           and
           perfidious
           to
           the
           State
           ;
           And
           by
           two
           of
           them
           [
           how
           soever
           we
           may
           hope
           ,
           they
           are
           now
           with
           God
           ]
           yet
           living
           of
           inexorable
           natures
           ,
           and
           of
           immoderate
           aspirations
           ,
           the
           other
           of
           another
           kinde
           of
           temper
           ,
           subtile
           ,
           untrusty
           ,
           and
           umbrating
           ,
           an
           affected
           wylinesse
           ,
           under
           the
           vayle
           of
           a
           Spanish
           garbe
           ,
           or
           Gravity
           :
           But
           joyntly
           all
           three
           ,
           bigge
           ,
           with
           Innovation
           [
           as
           if
           in
           want
           of
           other
           employment
           ,
           they
           had
           them
           studdied
           how
           to
           discompose
           the
           common
           tranquillity
           ,
           and
           by
           cutting
           out
           some
           new
           and
           destructive
           worke
           ,
           to
           thrust
           out
           the
           kingdomes
           into
           combustion
           ;
           The
           state
           of
           the
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Kingdomes
           affaires
           ,
           so
           lead
           on
           ,
           and
           to
           render
           them
           ,
           in
           plain
           Caractors
           of
           truth
           ,
           strenuosly
           inforst
           and
           driven
           on
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             paucis
             ,
             nec
             non
             honestis
             ,
             rerumque
             novarum
             cupidis
             ;
          
           Insomuch
           ,
           that
           when
           this
           Parliament
           was
           [
           out
           of
           necessity
           ]
           to
           be
           assembled
           ,
           neither
           the
           King
           ,
           nor
           those
           his
           seemingly
           wise
           and
           over-bold
           instruments
           could
           possibly
           discerne
           the
           way
           whither
           they
           would
           goe
           ,
           or
           how
           to
           drive
           on
           their
           designes
           ,
           with
           any
           warrantable
           hopes
           answerable
           to
           their
           expectation
           :
           In
           this
           perplexity
           and
           amidst
           the
           concussion
           of
           both
           Nations
           [
           before
           generally
           in
           good
           tearms
           of
           brotherly
           affection
           one
           with
           the
           other
           ]
           this
           so
           formidable
           and
           persecuted
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           that
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           were
           then
           thought
           fit
           to
           be
           assembled
           ,
           as
           the
           only
           means
           remaining
           ,
           both
           to
           recover
           ,
           and
           inlarge
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           to
           quiet
           the
           Kingdomes
           ;
           when
           at
           their
           very
           first
           sitting
           downe
           all
           former
           sterages
           of
           State
           and
           Court
           contrivances
           ,
           tending
           to
           the
           subversion
           of
           the
           fundamentalls
           of
           the
           ancient
           government
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Authors
           of
           the
           Scottish
           troubles
           ,
           and
           brochers
           of
           Innovation
           both
           in
           the
           Church
           and
           and
           Common-wealth
           we
           are
           all
           called
           to
           accompt
           [
           as
           the
           first
           and
           most
           proper
           worke
           of
           a
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ]
           and
           then
           (
           evident
           it
           was
           )
           that
           their
           future
           course
           would
           be
           to
           reduce
           all
           new-cut-out
           and
           indirect
           streames
           ,
           and
           straines
           of
           government
           into
           their
           old
           and
           usuall
           Channell
           ;
           A
           labour
           of
           a
           very
           high
           and
           difficult
           taske
           ,
           if
           considered
           what
           time
           had
           wrought
           through
           the
           long
           disuse
           of
           our
           Parliaments
           ,
           which
           had
           they
           been
           more
           frequently
           called
           ,
           would
           doubtlesse
           have
           stayd
           or
           thwarted
           the
           
             *
          
           Kings
           egar
           pursuite
           in
           new
           moulding
           the
           
           old
           frame
           into
           some
           other
           modell
           ,
           so
           long
           aforehand
           prepared
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           faire
           progression
           ,
           only
           by
           the
           Regall
           power
           ,
           whence
           it
           was
           apparent
           ,
           that
           the
           work
           became
           the
           more
           unweldy
           ,
           and
           the
           knot
           of
           Arbitrary
           contrivements
           ,
           then
           more
           hard
           to
           bee
           untyed
           by
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           then
           others
           formerly
           had
           ever
           bin
           accustomed
           unto
           :
           Wee
           need
           not
           presse
           this
           on
           the
           common
           beliefe
           ,
           that
           Parliaments
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           were
           otherwise
           pleasing
           to
           the
           late
           King
           ,
           then
           as
           the
           exegencies
           of
           his
           wants
           urged
           ,
           their
           summons
           to
           serve
           the
           present
           ;
           for
           replenishing
           of
           his
           empty
           Coffers
           ;
           nor
           that
           His
           now
           Majesty
           would
           ever
           have
           summoned
           this
           in
           being
           ,
           much
           lesse
           to
           make
           it
           perpetuall
           ,
           but
           meerely
           out
           of
           the
           extremity
           of
           inforcement
           to
           disingage
           himselfe
           of
           an
           incombrance
           ,
           from
           which
           ,
           without
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           there
           appeared
           then
           no
           
             medium
          
           to
           recede
           ,
           or
           any
           by
           way
           ,
           whether
           he
           might
           handsomly
           make
           his
           retreate
           ,
           wheras
           had
           it
           been
           his
           Majesties
           good
           fortune
           ,
           to
           have
           been
           faithfully
           councelled
           ,
           and
           at
           his
           first
           accession
           rightly
           instructed
           ,
           [
           as
           it
           was
           his
           ill
           fate
           alwayes
           to
           be
           misinformed
           by
           such
           of
           his
           
             *
          
           Ministers
           of
           both
           roabes
           ,
           as
           have
           had
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           eare
           ]
           of
           the
           nature
           and
           constitution
           of
           this
           Soveraignty
           and
           how
           much
           it
           imports
           ,
           a
           King
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           summon
           his
           Parliaments
           ,
           before
           he
           needs
           them
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           obliquities
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           Common-wealth
           requires
           them
           for
           the
           generall
           reformation
           ,
           and
           that
           when
           they
           are
           assembled
           ,
           how
           much
           it
           concernes
           both
           Prince
           and
           people
           ,
           that
           they
           be
           cherished
           and
           backt
           by
           the
           Royall
           authority
           ,
           as
           Courts
           which
           are
           the
           invincible
           pillars
           of
           the
           Royalty
           ,
           and
           onely
           buttrises
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           It
           could
           not
           possibly
           have
           fallen
           out
           ,
           that
           so
           great
           a
           fatallity
           should
           have
           befallen
           His
           Majesties
           perticular
           and
           the
           universall
           populacy
           of
           three
           so
           late
           flourishing
           kingdomes
           ;
           which
           as
           now
           they
           are
           wasted
           ,
           weakened
           ,
           and
           embroyled
           cannot
           be
           recovered
           not
           their
           ruptures
           handsomly
           made
           up
           untill
           [
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           ]
           a
           right
           understanding
           of
           each
           others
           right
           may
           be
           ,
           timely
           begotten
           between
           his
           Royall
           selfe
           and
           the
           great
           Councells
           of
           the
           Kingdomes
           ;
           
             *
          
           certain
           it
           is
           that
           (
           of
           all
           humane
           causes
           )
           the
           
             primum
             mobile
             ,
          
           of
           all
           our
           Tragicall
           sufferings
           ,
           was
           His
           Majesties
           aversation
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           inheritance
           of
           the
           kingdome
           (
           Parliaments
           )
           and
           the
           same
           which
           God
           ,
           men
           ,
           and
           the
           lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           required
           ,
           and
           
           would
           have
           at
           such
           a
           time
           to
           be
           summoned
           ,
           when
           long
           before
           it
           was
           resolved
           ,
           Parliaments
           should
           have
           beene
           coffind
           up
           ,
           in
           their
           last
           funerall
           rites
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           Royally
           intending
           to
           rule
           alone
           ,
           and
           without
           them
           ,
           so
           insearchable
           ,
           and
           past
           finding
           out
           are
           the
           wayes
           of
           him
           ,
           
             by
             whom
             Kings-Raigne
             ,
          
           and
           must
           stoope
           their
           wils
           to
           his
           ,
           who
           ,
           as
           well
           disposeth
           of
           their
           Scepters
           ,
           as
           of
           the
           hearts
           of
           their
           Vassalls
           :
           We
           ought
           not
           to
           question
           known
           truths
           without
           prejudice
           to
           the
           publike
           faith
           ,
           for
           it
           was
           written
           in
           large
           Caracters
           ,
           in
           the
           Kings
           aspect
           ,
           that
           the
           very
           
             principia
          
           of
           this
           Assembly
           ,
           and
           the
           tracts
           they
           walkt
           in
           ,
           were
           not
           only
           averse
           to
           his
           Royall
           inclinations
           ,
           but
           seemed
           to
           all
           
             *
          
           those
           which
           had
           a
           hand
           in
           leading
           on
           His
           Majesties
           designes
           ,
           to
           bee
           of
           a
           terrible
           continuance
           ,
           as
           evidently
           portending
           the
           assured
           ruine
           of
           many
           both
           of
           their
           hopes
           and
           fortunes
           :
           When
           certaine
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           the
           party
           adjuvant
           and
           delinquent
           might
           both
           stand
           up
           ,
           and
           shun
           the
           perrill
           ,
           then
           imminently
           hanging
           over
           their
           heads
           ;
           a
           course
           of
           necessity
           ,
           must
           be
           found
           out
           both
           how
           to
           quash
           this
           so
           furious
           a
           Parliament
           (
           as
           then
           it
           was
           apprehended
           it
           would
           be
           )
           and
           consequently
           to
           annihilate
           all
           others
           ,
           that
           in
           time
           to
           come
           might
           be
           summoned
           as
           obstackls
           ,
           which
           might
           in
           the
           future
           hinder
           the
           growth
           of
           absolute
           power
           ;
           Omiting
           perticularities
           ,
           It
           was
           then
           &
           now
           more
           manifestly
           known
           that
           the
           Court
           contrivances
           ,
           wherby
           to
           effect
           this
           great
           worke
           of
           annihilation
           ,
           were
           many
           contiguous
           dangerous
           in
           their
           a●tempt
           and
           more
           daring
           ,
           then
           ever
           have
           bin
           attempted
           on
           any
           of
           our
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           were
           beyond
           common
           expectation
           ,
           and
           the
           beliefe
           of
           all
           men
           of
           sober
           judgment
           ,
           could
           have
           bin
           enterprized
           ,
           against
           the
           great
           Councell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
           The
           wonder
           being
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           himselfe
           ,
           shou●d
           build
           his
           hopes
           on
           such
           feeble
           ,
           and
           uncertaine
           foundations
           ,
           as
           to
           set
           up
           his
           rest
           ,
           on
           an
           enterprize
           of
           so
           unlikly
           and
           improbable
           an
           archievement
           ,
           as
           to
           graple
           with
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           then
           contracted
           ,
           and
           compacted
           in
           its
           representative
           .
           But
           we
           passe
           over
           ,
           the
           ennumeration
           of
           the
           many
           various
           and
           sundry
           practises
           ,
           as
           in
           order
           of
           their
           invention
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           and
           without
           intermission
           they
           were
           put
           on
           the
           tryall
           of
           their
           execution
           ;
           though
           ,
           hitherto
           by
           divine
           providence
           they
           have
           proved
           ,
           fruitlesse
           in
           their
           effect
           ,
           yet
           most
           remarkable
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           on
           his
           Majesties
           
           recesse
           and
           deserting
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           the
           bulke
           of
           the
           Parliaments
           strength
           ,
           then
           much
           maimed
           ,
           lessened
           ,
           and
           weakned
           ;
           both
           in
           defect
           of
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           by
           so
           great
           a
           desection
           of
           the
           parts
           ,
           and
           tergiversation
           of
           the
           Members
           *
           (
           falcifying
           the
           trust
           of
           their
           Countries
           )
           yet
           that
           the
           remaining
           and
           trusty
           part
           should
           notwithstanding
           beate
           up
           ,
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           publik
           interest
           and
           amidst
           so
           many
           and
           powerfull
           Interjections
           slight
           &
           vilipend
           ,
           that
           ridiculous
           Conventickle
           ,
           or
           mungrell
           Parliament
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           trayterously
           opposed
           against
           this
           ,
           so
           legally
           assembled
           .
           It
           must
           be
           acknowledged
           that
           Almighty
           God
           stood
           with
           the
           cause
           and
           infused
           them
           with
           the
           spirit
           of
           courage
           ,
           and
           that
           his
           speciall
           providence
           ,
           had
           a
           high
           hand
           in
           the
           conduct
           of
           their
           preservation
           :
           But
           we
           must
           now
           looke
           back
           and
           shall
           only
           touch
           on
           the
           maine
           contrivances
           in
           their
           grosse
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           were
           at
           the
           Kings
           comming
           to
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           there
           set
           a
           foot
           first
           for
           raising
           of
           an
           Army
           whereby
           [
           on
           all
           formet
           failancies
           ]
           by
           force
           of
           Armes
           ,
           to
           over-power
           this
           Parliament
           and
           as
           after
           it
           was
           resolved
           ,
           to
           erect
           the
           Royall
           Stendard
           at
           
             Nottingham
          
           so
           to
           draw
           up
           the
           power
           of
           the
           people
           against
           themselves
           ,
           in
           their
           representative
           together
           with
           his
           Majesties
           Commissions
           of
           Array
           ,
           
             *
          
           dispatcht
           into
           severall
           parts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           as
           if
           some
           forraigne
           Enemy
           had
           then
           beene
           in
           preparation
           to
           invade
           the
           State
           ,
           pre-invaded
           ,
           and
           only
           by
           those
           ,
           which
           should
           have
           defended
           it
           .
           We
           shall
           but
           only
           mention
           those
           Commissions
           ,
           sent
           into
           the
           North
           and
           other
           those
           remote
           parts
           ,
           [
           thought
           then
           most
           apt
           to
           second
           his
           Majesties
           intentions
           ,
           and
           most
           out
           of
           the
           noyse
           of
           the
           people
           and
           hearing
           of
           the
           Parliament
           )
           ignorant
           in
           the
           right
           understanding
           both
           of
           the
           cause
           and
           artifices
           of
           Court
           and
           shall
           chiefly
           insist
           on
           those
           sent
           into
           the
           West
           ,
           as
           Commissioned
           to
           the
           Marquesse
           of
           
             Hartford
             ▪
          
           his
           Brother
           ,
           the
           Lord
           St.
           
             Maure
          
           and
           Sir
           
             Ralph
             Hopton
             .
          
           These
           three
           Lords
           about
           
             Iuly
          
           1642.
           comming
           out
           of
           the
           North
           ,
           came
           first
           to
           
             Marlborough
             ,
          
           summoning
           the
           Major
           and
           his
           Bretheren
           ,
           to
           repayre
           to
           their
           Lordships
           ,
           they
           shewed
           them
           their
           Commission
           of
           Array
           ,
           but
           found
           them
           more
           round
           then
           they
           expected
           ,
           the
           towne
           wholly
           standing
           up
           for
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           thence
           they
           bent
           their
           course
           immediatly
           towards
           
             Bath
             ,
             Bristoll
             ,
          
           and
           
             Wells
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Inhabitant
           ;
           were
           as
           averse
           to
           thir
           Commissions
           ,
           as
           to
           submit
           their
           head
           
           to
           the
           block
           ,
           though
           all
           three
           of
           them
           were
           in
           those
           Countries
           both
           powerfull
           in
           Tenancye
           ,
           and
           generally
           in
           the
           good
           opinion
           and
           affection
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           but
           no
           sooner
           ,
           appearing
           in
           this
           strange
           and
           unheard
           of
           errand
           ,
           but
           they
           became
           of
           despicable
           accompt
           ,
           as
           the
           sequell
           thereupon
           proved
           it
           to
           be
           most
           true
           ,
           for
           they
           were
           shortly
           after
           beaten
           ▪
           and
           chased
           away
           from
           
             Mendippe
          
           and
           
             Wells
             ,
          
           whence
           ,
           withall
           the
           strength
           they
           could
           possibly
           raise
           ,
           they
           retreated
           to
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Sherborne
          
           (
           his
           Lordship
           
             Cottington
             ,
          
           as
           one
           of
           their
           grand
           assistants
           ,
           not
           liking
           the
           businesse
           ,
           took
           an
           occasion
           to
           leave
           them
           the
           night
           before
           .
           )
           The
           Lords
           ,
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           Associats
           ,
           being
           there
           besieged
           ,
           shortly
           after
           made
           an
           eruption
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           confused
           march
           of
           flight
           ,
           [
           finding
           those
           parts
           to
           hot
           for
           their
           abiding
           ,
           and
           nothing
           conformable
           to
           their
           commissions
           ]
           haste
           to
           
             Myniard
             ,
          
           the
           whole
           Country
           rising
           upon
           them
           :
           whereupon
           dividing
           themselves
           ,
           
             Hopton
             ,
          
           tending
           towards
           the
           Cornish
           men
           [
           a
           sort
           of
           people
           Robustious
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           generall
           utterly
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           wayes
           and
           subtilties
           of
           Court
           ]
           neither
           understanding
           the
           true
           state
           of
           the
           Cause
           ]
           were
           easily
           seduced
           by
           him
           .
           The
           other
           Lords
           ,
           instead
           of
           better
           sanctuary-betooke
           themselves
           to
           Sea
           and
           came
           to
           
             Cardiffe
             ,
          
           thence
           to
           ,
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           and
           in
           all
           their
           fruitlesse
           journey
           visited
           most
           of
           the
           Townes
           of
           South-Wales
           ,
           working
           on
           the
           forwardnesse
           ,
           and
           facillity
           of
           the
           natives
           partly
           by
           their
           oratory
           ,
           and
           power
           of
           their
           Commissions
           ,
           [
           a
           people
           as
           easily
           to
           be
           seduced
           ]
           were
           for
           the
           Major
           number
           ,
           all
           soone
           won
           ,
           and
           led
           away
           with
           the
           name
           of
           the
           King
           ▪
           and
           his
           Authority
           abused
           ,
           without
           looking
           into
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           controvercy
           ,
           and
           how
           meerly
           it
           concerned
           them
           all
           to
           mind
           their
           owne
           preservation
           ,
           in
           that
           of
           the
           safegard
           of
           the
           common
           conservatory
           .
           The
           whole
           Country
           of
           
             South-wales
             ,
          
           
             *
          
           [
           some
           few
           Gentlemen
           heere
           and
           there
           excepted
           unanimously
           then
           rising
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           Only
           ,
           on
           the
           Lords
           Summons
           from
           
             Carmarthan
             ,
          
           to
           the
           more
           westerly
           Countrys
           ,
           some
           few
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Country
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           neither
           appeared
           or
           complyed
           with
           their
           Lordships
           ,
           but
           stood
           on
           their
           defences
           ,
           neither
           were
           they
           above
           eight
           or
           ten
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           which
           from
           the
           first
           beginning
           of
           the
           War
           ▪
           to
           the
           present
           stood
           firme
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           when
           the
           Lords
           by
           the
           aid
           and
           assistance
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Carberry
          
           and
           his
           party
           [
           powerfull
           
           in
           those
           parts
           ]
           conceived
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           then
           overcome
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           worke
           ,
           having
           forwarded
           and
           sent
           away
           ,
           considerable
           numbers
           of
           the
           natives
           ,
           to
           the
           King
           before
           the
           Battle
           at
           Edge
           Hill
           ,
           shortly
           thereupon
           [
           with
           such
           Regiments
           ,
           as
           by
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberys
          
           meanes
           were
           raised
           ,
           neere
           and
           about
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           and
           
             Brocknock
          
           )
           they
           marcht
           up
           to
           His
           Majestie
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           when
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
             Cardican
             ,
          
           and
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           fell
           in
           dispute
           ,
           between
           their
           Lordships
           of
           
             Carbury
          
           and
           
             Glamorgan
             ,
          
           His
           Majestie
           in
           conclusion
           ,
           was
           pleased
           to
           conferre
           that
           honour
           on
           his
           Lordsh
           .
           of
           
             Carbery
          
           as
           Commander
           in
           chiefe
           under
           his
           highnesse
           the
           Prince
           ;
           And
           
             Glamorgan
          
           then
           Commissioned
           ,
           for
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Hereford
             ,
             Menmouth
             ,
          
           as
           next
           adjacent
           to
           
             Ragland
             ,
          
           where
           hee
           had
           raised
           a
           considerable
           Army
           ,
           and
           lay
           down
           at
           
             Heynham
          
           two
           myles
           distant
           from
           the
           City
           of
           
             Gloster
             ,
          
           and
           about
           ten
           dayes
           before
           
             Easter
             ,
          
           1642.
           were
           all
           beaten
           and
           taken
           by
           Sir
           
             William
             Waller
             :
          
           The
           course
           ,
           which
           henceforth
           we
           intend
           to
           hold
           in
           the
           way
           of
           our
           Annimadversions
           ,
           is
           to
           present
           the
           principall
           Incendiaries
           ,
           with
           the
           active
           sticklers
           ,
           of
           every
           County
           within
           the
           circuit
           of
           South
           Wales
           ,
           as
           also
           those
           of
           quality
           which
           have
           stood
           firme
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           The
           late
           Bishop
           of
           
             Landaffe
             ,
          
           Master
           
             Henry
             Vaughn
             ,
          
           Master
           
             Francis
             Loyd
             ,
          
           (
           both
           shortly
           after
           Knighted
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           )
           the
           Atturney
           
             Lewes
             ,
          
           one
           Master
           
             Loyd
          
           of
           the
           frowd
           ,
           with
           some
           
             *
          
           Divines
           ,
           [
           which
           would
           have
           a
           share
           in
           the
           businesse
           ]
           all
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           were
           then
           noted
           as
           the
           most
           active
           sticklers
           ,
           and
           setters
           on
           of
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           both
           to
           embrace
           the
           employment
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           been
           the
           most
           vehement
           traducers
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           rest
           of
           other
           Counties
           ,
           together
           ,
           which
           such
           plundering
           Commanders
           ,
           as
           have
           assisted
           in
           this
           unnaturall
           War
           ,
           we
           shall
           impartially
           and
           in
           their
           due
           place
           aford
           them
           a
           room
           in
           our
           annimadversions
           ,
           with
           a
           mark
           on
           their
           foreheads
           to
           be
           known
           to
           posterity
           :
           Onely
           I
           crave
           leave
           first
           to
           declare
           the
           occasion
           of
           mine
           and
           some-others
           of
           my
           acquaintance
           ,
           comming
           in
           to
           these
           parts
           ,
           and
           how
           wee
           came
           to
           bee
           eye
           witnesses
           of
           much
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           here
           present
           in
           the
           way
           of
           our
           Observations
           :
           And
           it
           was
           thus
           ;
           certaine
           Gentlemen
           of
           ancient
           samiliarity
           ,
           chanced
           to
           meet
           at
           
             Newbery
             ,
          
           about
           the
           time
           that
           both
           Armyes
           
           quartered
           on
           all
           the
           Roads
           ,
           westerly
           from
           
             London
             ,
          
           shortly
           after
           the
           sight
           at
           
             Brainford
          
           in
           
             November
          
           1642.
           where
           wee
           fell
           into
           discourse
           ,
           where
           the
           safest
           place
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           might
           be
           ,
           to
           secure
           our selves
           from
           the
           fury
           of
           the
           Warre
           ,
           and
           our
           conclusion
           was
           ,
           that
           neare
           about
           the
           center
           of
           
             South-VVales
             ,
          
           either
           at
           
             Brecknock
          
           or
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           would
           be
           the
           place
           of
           our
           safest
           residence
           ,
           wherein
           (
           on
           the
           upshot
           of
           our
           accompt
           )
           we
           were
           much
           mistaken
           ,
           howsoever
           some
           of
           us
           about
           Easter
           following
           ,
           heareing
           of
           the
           drayning
           of
           Walles
           of
           Men
           and
           Armes
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Lords
           (
           fled
           thither
           as
           before
           )
           were
           all
           gone
           up
           to
           the
           King
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           we
           tooke
           our
           journey
           into
           those
           parts
           ,
           and
           liking
           not
           our
           stay
           at
           
             Brecknock
             ,
          
           where
           then
           Col.
           
             Harbert
             ,
             Price
          
           with
           one
           
             Iefferyes
          
           his
           Nephew
           ,
           
             Stedman
          
           &
           most
           of
           the
           Gentry
           of
           that
           County
           were
           in
           Armes
           for
           the
           King
           :
           we
           determined
           to
           move
           to
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           being
           there
           arived
           we
           found
           the
           town
           Garisond
           with
           2.
           or
           3.
           hundred
           Souldiers
           under
           the
           command
           of
           one
           Capt.
           
             Gwilliam
             ,
          
           thence
           wee
           resolved
           to
           remove
           some
           what
           farther
           ,
           and
           accidentally
           took
           up
           our
           Lodging
           at
           an
           English
           Gentlemans
           house
           ,
           who
           had
           there
           planted
           himselfe
           neare
           upon
           20.
           yeares
           before
           &
           one
           ,
           
             *
          
           that
           whilst
           our
           aboad
           was
           with
           him
           ,
           suffered
           in
           no
           small
           measure
           ,
           but
           since
           our
           departure
           miserably
           plundered
           on
           all
           sides
           ,
           and
           more
           by
           the
           Parliament
           party
           then
           the
           Kings
           though
           ,
           both
           a
           constant
           well-wisher
           to
           the
           Cause
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           uttermost
           of
           his
           power
           a
           knowne
           &
           willing
           Country
           but
           or
           thereunto
           ,
           here
           we
           had
           no
           sooner
           taken
           up
           our
           Quarters
           ,
           but
           wee
           understood
           that
           one
           Captaine
           
             Thomas
             Butler
             ,
          
           a
           Gentleman
           decayed
           in
           his
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           out
           of
           that
           vaine
           and
           common
           immagination
           of
           advancing
           his
           estate
           ,
           by
           siding
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           whether
           right
           or
           wrong
           ,
           it
           was
           his
           ,
           and
           the
           Generall
           understanding
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           that
           the
           sure
           and
           safest
           side
           must
           be
           the
           Kings
           .
        
         
           This
           silly
           and
           halfe
           witted
           Captaine
           was
           one
           that
           would
           be
           notable
           &
           the
           first
           in
           action
           ,
           had
           some
           what
           before
           raised
           120.
           loose
           fellowes
           ,
           of
           the
           very
           scum
           and
           vermin
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           had
           possest
           himselfe
           of
           the
           Town
           and
           Castle
           of
           
             Laherne
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           and
           within
           two
           miles
           of
           our
           then
           residence
           :
           We
           now
           proceed
           and
           shall
           purposely
           omit
           all
           passages
           acted
           by
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           
             Pembrookeshire
             ,
          
           
           concerning
           the
           former
           Commissions
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           Array
           and
           militia
           ,
           with
           their
           severall
           deputations
           both
           by
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           not
           much
           more
           pertinent
           to
           our
           purpose
           then
           to
           make
           our
           observations
           to
           ,
           to
           
             Vrluminos
             ,
          
           but
           shall
           only
           insist
           on
           those
           Commissions
           brought
           downe
           in
           the
           Lent
           following
           the
           battle
           at
           
             Edge-Hill
          
           by
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           as
           Commander
           in
           Chiefe
           of
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Carmarthen
             ,
             Cardican
             ,
          
           &
           
             Pembrook
             .
          
           These
           beginings
           in
           so
           remote
           parts
           where
           ,
           then
           there
           was
           no
           feare
           of
           other
           Enemies
           ,
           then
           of
           themselves
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ,
           the
           lesse
           need
           to
           raise
           forces
           ,
           and
           to
           Garrison
           Townes
           ,
           otherwise
           ,
           then
           out
           of
           their
           owne
           Levity
           to
           be
           men
           of
           action
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           Country
           where
           ,
           (
           if
           they
           would
           )
           they
           might
           have
           bin
           most
           secure
           ,
           had
           they
           had
           the
           grace
           to
           have
           knowne
           their
           owne
           happinesse
           ,
           or
           to
           have
           harkened
           to
           the
           advice
           which
           was
           then
           given
           them
           ,
           by
           us
           strangers
           :
           but
           they
           were
           generally
           resolved
           to
           be
           active
           ,
           
             *
          
           upon
           what
           grounds
           and
           reasons
           they
           would
           take
           up
           Armes
           ;
           was
           the
           least
           part
           of
           the
           dispute
           ,
           It
           being
           in
           every
           mans
           mouth
           that
           such
           as
           would
           not
           appeare
           for
           the
           King
           against
           the
           rogues
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           were
           Traitors
           to
           God
           and
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           that
           such
           as
           would
           ,
           we
           are
           sure
           to
           be
           well
           rewarded
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           expect
           a
           lesse
           compensation
           then
           to
           have
           good
           shares
           given
           them
           of
           the
           Parliament
           Members
           Estates
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           partakers
           ,
           whence
           we
           made
           our
           Iudgements
           ,
           and
           found
           it
           to
           be
           most
           true
           ;
           that
           it
           was
           not
           the
           cause
           (
           which
           they
           little
           heeded
           )
           but
           the
           hopes
           of
           gaine
           and
           advancement
           ,
           was
           the
           only
           Load-stone
           ,
           that
           drew
           their
           Iron
           into
           the
           Field
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           part
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           though
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           and
           distruction
           of
           themselves
           as
           the
           sequell
           ,
           since
           hath
           proved
           it
           to
           be
           most
           true
           ?
           The
           certaine
           Intelligence
           of
           these
           beginnings
           and
           preparations
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           together
           with
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberyes
          
           Commissions
           ,
           as
           Commander
           in
           Chiefe
           of
           the
           three
           Counties
           ,
           being
           then
           publikly
           knowne
           ,
           and
           signified
           ,
           by
           his
           Lordships
           letters
           to
           the
           Gentlemen
           in
           generall
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           much
           startled
           those
           few
           which
           stood
           immoveable
           ,
           in
           defence
           of
           the
           Militia
           ,
           and
           in
           defiance
           of
           the
           Commissions
           of
           Array
           .
           Whereupon
           ,
           Sir
           
             Hugh
             Owins
          
           Sir
           
             Richard
             Phillips
             ,
          
           old
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Rowland
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           the
           (
           now
           Major
           Generall
           )
           
           Mr
           ,
           
             Arthur
          
           
             *
          
           
             Owins
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Griffeth
             White
          
           Esquiers
           ,
           Captaine
           
             VValter
             Cunoy
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             George
             Addams
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Powell
             ,
          
           and
           his
           three
           Brethren
           ,
           Colonell
           
             Rice
             .
             Powell
             ,
          
           Capt.
           
             John
          
           &
           
             VVil
             .
             Powell
          
           Mr.
           
             Devoreaux
             VVyat
          
           with
           his
           2.
           
           Brethren
           Aldermen
           of
           
             Tinbye
             ,
          
           with
           
             Iohn
             Pryer
          
           Major
           of
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           being
           the
           only
           persons
           of
           any
           quality
           ,
           which
           stood
           first
           ,
           and
           ever
           since
           firme
           to
           the
           Parliament
           held
           a
           consultation
           amongst
           themselves
           what
           was
           to
           be
           done
           in
           the
           case
           ,
           though
           I
           verily
           beleive
           that
           there
           were
           many
           more
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           ,
           which
           wou●d
           have
           shewed
           themselves
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           right
           in
           their
           affections
           to
           the
           publike
           but
           that
           they
           shrunk
           in
           the
           wetting
           ,
           and
           so
           soone
           as
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberry
             ,
          
           first
           by
           his
           invitations
           and
           after
           by
           menaces
           ,
           made
           them
           to
           stand
           aloofe
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           conclusion
           to
           comply
           with
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Subscription
           ,
           and
           signing
           his
           pleasure
           under
           their
           owne
           hand
           writing
           as
           hereafter
           it
           will
           more
           manifestly
           appeare
           ,
           Howso
           ever
           the
           former
           Gentlemen
           ,
           well
           foreseeing
           the
           danger
           ,
           that
           attended
           them
           ,
           and
           considering
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           then
           no
           Commission
           ,
           directory
           from
           the
           Parliament
           ▪
           to
           warrant
           their
           undertakings
           ,
           it
           was
           privatly
           resolved
           ,
           betweene
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Arthur
             Owen
             ,
          
           and
           the
           now
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           to
           employ
           some
           trusty
           Messenger
           to
           my
           Lord
           Generall
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           to
           acquaint
           his
           Excellency
           of
           the
           true
           estate
           of
           their
           Country
           ,
           and
           to
           this
           charge
           one
           Captaine
           
             Phillip
             Bowin
          
           was
           designed
           and
           privatly
           sent
           away
           in
           the
           Lent
           time
           ,
           1642.
           who
           ,
           in
           the
           Easter
           weeke
           following
           returned
           with
           severall
           Commissions
           ,
           authorizing
           Mr.
           
             Rowland
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           as
           Colonell
           of
           a
           Regiment
           of
           foote
           together
           with
           another
           Commission
           ,
           to
           Sir
           
             Rich.
             Phillips
          
           Sir
           
             Hugh
             Ownis
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Arthur
             Owins
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
           
             Lewes
             Barlow
             ,
          
           as
           assistants
           to
           Colonell
           
             Laughorne
             ,
          
           with
           a
           speciall
           charge
           ,
           to
           defend
           their
           Townes
           ,
           and
           
             Milford
             ,
             Haven
             ,
          
           as
           a
           place
           of
           principall
           importance
           ▪
           to
           the
           uttermost
           of
           their
           power
           ,
           untill
           some
           other
           ayds
           might
           be
           sent
           unto
           them
           from
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           whereupon
           ,
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           they
           raised
           some
           50.
           or
           60.
           horse
           ,
           and
           two
           or
           three
           Companies
           of
           foot
           ,
           mand
           ,
           and
           fortified
           the
           Townes
           of
           
             Tinby
          
           and
           
             Pembrook
             ,
             Iohn
             Poyer
             ,
          
           Major
           of
           the
           place
           being
           very
           Active
           in
           the
           repaier
           of
           the
           walles
           ,
           then
           much
           demolished
           .
           In
           
           the
           meane
           time
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberry
          
           summoned
           in
           the
           principall
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           County
           to
           repaire
           to
           his
           Lordship
           as
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           and
           to
           comply
           with
           him
           ,
           as
           the
           Kings
           Generall
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           
             Cardican
          
           shires
           ,
           whither
           very
           few
           of
           the
           former
           Gentlemen
           ,
           did
           or
           would
           appeare
           ,
           whereupon
           divers
           Letters
           ,
           and
           Messages
           ,
           were
           sent
           by
           his
           Lordship
           to
           perswade
           them
           all
           to
           a
           Generall
           complyancy
           with
           his
           honour
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           much
           debate
           there
           was
           betweene
           his
           Lordship
           and
           the
           Gentlemen
           (
           discentors
           )
           concerning
           the
           government
           of
           that
           County
           :
           my
           Lord
           Generall
           
             Carberry
          
           by
           vertue
           of
           his
           Commission
           ,
           minding
           to
           have
           the
           sole
           command
           thereof
           ,
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           as
           he
           had
           (
           without
           dispute
           )
           of
           the
           other
           two
           Counties
           of
           
             Crdican
          
           and
           
             Carmarthin
          
           they
           to
           keepe
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           in
           their
           owne
           Command
           for
           King
           and
           Parliament
           .
           And
           when
           as
           divers
           and
           sundry
           treaties
           ▪
           Letters
           ,
           and
           Messages
           tooke
           not
           the
           effect
           ▪
           that
           each
           party
           affected
           :
           his
           Lordship
           in
           person
           ,
           about
           
             Iuly
          
           following
           1643.
           came
           attended
           with
           his
           friends
           and
           followers
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           that
           grave
           Gentlemen
           
             David
          
           
             *
          
           
             Ienkins
          
           as
           his
           assistant
           and
           Law-director
           ,
           all
           in
           the
           way
           of
           a
           millitary
           equipage
           ,
           and
           amounting
           in
           number
           to
           a
           little
           army
           ,
           to
           the
           
             Abby
          
           of
           
             Whitland
             ,
          
           on
           the
           very
           confines
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           whither
           the
           Gentlemen
           in
           generall
           were
           before
           summoned
           to
           give
           his
           Lordship
           meeting
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           the
           more
           newtrall
           and
           tymorous
           of
           them
           punctualy
           observed
           their
           time
           the
           rest
           aforenamed
           absenting
           themselves
           :
           In
           the
           conclusion
           and
           after
           a
           long
           debate
           ,
           certaine
           writings
           and
           agreements
           were
           then
           signed
           betweene
           them
           ,
           conducing
           to
           a
           compliancy
           with
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           
             *
          
           and
           for
           raising
           of
           a
           considerable
           summe
           of
           money
           to
           be
           presented
           to
           his
           Majesty
           in
           token
           of
           their
           obedience
           to
           my
           Lords
           eommand
           ,
           &
           shortly
           thereupon
           ,
           they
           again
           met
           his
           Honour
           ,
           both
           at
           
             Haverford-VVest
             ,
          
           and
           at
           
             Carmarthin
          
           where
           other
           Writings
           were
           signed
           betweene
           them
           ,
           the
           before
           absented
           Gentlemen
           ,
           for
           the
           Major
           part
           alwayes
           refusing
           to
           give
           his
           Lordship
           any
           meeting
           at
           all
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           ,
           they
           were
           particularly
           threatned
           by
           Judge
           
             Jenkins
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Atturney
           
             Lowes
          
           to
           be
           proclaimed
           Traitors
           ,
           and
           shortly
           thereupon
           ,
           Baronet
           
             Owins
          
           was
           by
           the
           Iudges
           in
           
             Haverford
          
           arrested
           of
           High
           Treason
           :
           In
           the
           conclusion
           it
           was
           there
           agreed
           
           that
           the
           Gentlemen
           Complyers
           ,
           
             vid.
          
           Sir
           
             Richard
             Philips
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Roger
             Lort
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Lewes
             ,
             Barlow
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Bowin
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Elliot
             .
          
           with
           
             Sir
             Hugh
             Owins
          
           (
           arreasted
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           should
           all
           attend
           his
           Lordship
           to
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           and
           in
           testimony
           of
           their
           submission
           were
           by
           him
           brought
           before
           the
           King
           to
           kis
           his
           Majestys
           hand
           .
           It
           is
           most
           true
           that
           my
           L.
           of
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           first
           used
           all
           the
           faire
           meanes
           he
           possibly
           could
           rather
           to
           winne
           them
           all
           to
           a
           complyance
           with
           him
           ,
           then
           by
           sorce
           to
           compell
           them
           ,
           but
           upon
           the
           upshot
           of
           their
           returne
           into
           their
           Countries
           :
           Sir
           
             *
          
           
             Hugh
             Owins
          
           much
           resenting
           his
           former
           Arrest
           at
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           made
           suit
           to
           the
           King
           for
           repaire
           in
           honour
           for
           the
           indignity
           offered
           him
           by
           the
           Iudges
           ,
           whereunto
           his
           Majesty
           replyed
           ,
           that
           right
           should
           be
           don
           him
           as
           he
           desired
           ,
           for
           you
           shall
           said
           the
           King
           be
           tryed
           by
           your
           Country
           ,
           according
           to
           law
           ,
           and
           so
           was
           he
           committed
           to
           the
           Custody
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Carberry
          
           as
           a
           Prisoner
           ,
           to
           be
           returned
           to
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           or
           as
           his
           Lordship
           should
           dispose
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           taking
           their
           leaves
           ,
           had
           Licence
           to
           returne
           to
           their
           homes
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           and
           during
           the
           space
           ,
           that
           these
           contrivances
           were
           in
           agitation
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           
             *
          
           &
           the
           summer
           well
           past
           over
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           and
           his
           small
           party
           were
           not
           Idle
           for
           howsoever
           ,
           their
           strength
           ,
           were
           not
           much
           considerable
           as
           being
           forsaken
           ,
           by
           so
           great
           a
           party
           of
           the
           Gentry
           ,
           yet
           had
           they
           by
           this
           time
           well
           fortified
           their
           Towns
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           and
           
             Tinby
          
           and
           stood
           upon
           their
           defences
           they
           being
           then
           of
           so
           inconsiderable
           a
           number
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           his
           Lordships
           power
           ,
           and
           the
           forces
           of
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           and
           
             Carmarthin
             ▪
          
           all
           at
           his
           devotion
           ,
           as
           also
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           divided
           in
           affection
           &
           in
           inveterate
           feuds
           ,
           and
           factions
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           and
           the
           High
           Sheriffe
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Albon
             Owins
             ,
          
           commanding
           the
           
             posse
             Commitatus
             ,
          
           and
           his
           two
           active
           Brethren
           the
           
             Harrold
             ,
          
           and
           Doctor
           
             Owins
          
           both
           vehement
           sticklers
           ,
           in
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           in
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           blasting
           and
           branding
           the
           names
           and
           fames
           of
           the
           Major
           Generall
           and
           the
           Gentlemen
           (
           incomplyants
           )
           as
           also
           ,
           all
           
             South-Wales
          
           wholly
           for
           the
           King
           .
           That
           it
           is
           one
           of
           the
           wonders
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           how
           they
           durst
           stand
           up
           as
           the
           did
           ,
           but
           rather
           a
           peece
           of
           a
           mirackle
           and
           to
           speake
           in
           tearmes
           of
           truth
           ,
           the
           immediate
           hand
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           that
           from
           such
           small
           beginnings
           ,
           
           so
           great
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           actions
           ,
           should
           in
           a
           nooke
           of
           a
           little
           County
           ,
           surrounded
           with
           powerfull
           enemies
           )
           be
           performed
           by
           a
           poore
           handfull
           of
           un
           armed
           men
           .
           I
           have
           hitherto
           only
           ,
           presented
           some
           passages
           ,
           and
           Intimations
           of
           disputes
           and
           treaties
           ,
           betweene
           his
           Lordship
           of
           
             Carberry
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Pembrooke-shire
          
           Gentlemen
           ,
           I
           now
           come
           to
           the
           active
           part
           ,
           and
           as
           my
           Lord
           Generall
           
             Carberry
          
           proceeded
           on
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Summer
           1643.
           when
           ,
           his
           Lordship
           had
           drawne
           together
           out
           of
           those
           Counties
           ,
           and
           the
           Garrisons
           a
           very
           considerable
           strength
           both
           of
           horse
           and
           foote
           ,
           and
           as
           we
           made
           computation
           of
           their
           numbers
           on
           their
           march
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           so
           few
           as
           3000.
           ablemen
           .
           With
           this
           Army
           ,
           his
           Lordship
           marched
           up
           to
           
             Haverford-West
             ,
          
           and
           open
           and
           spacious
           Towne
           ,
           but
           incapable
           of
           any
           defensible
           fortification
           yet
           as
           it
           was
           ,
           he
           raised
           works
           on
           the
           approaches
           ,
           and
           made
           such
           defences
           as
           the
           site
           of
           the
           place
           would
           permit
           ,
           and
           alter
           some
           short
           residence
           in
           the
           Towne
           ,
           he
           repaired
           to
           the
           pill
           ,
           where
           viewing
           the
           whole
           Haven
           of
           
             Milford
             ,
          
           he
           gave
           order
           for
           the
           raising
           of
           Fort
           ,
           which
           was
           exceedingly
           well
           chosen
           ,
           and
           commanded
           a
           good
           part
           thereof
           ,
           having
           before
           sent
           for
           Cannon
           to
           
             Bristell
             ,
          
           (
           then
           in
           his
           Majesties
           possession
           )
           which
           were
           timely
           sent
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           good
           proportion
           .
           In
           this
           fort
           ,
           his
           Lordship
           placed
           Mr.
           
             John
             Barlow
             ,
          
           a
           most
           Malignant
           Church
           Papist
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           ,
           who
           [
           about
           the
           first
           sitting
           downe
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ]
           entertained
           Sir
           
             *
          
           
             Toby
             Mathew
          
           when
           he
           tooke
           the
           survay
           of
           
             Milford
             Haven
          
           as
           Commander
           there
           of
           having
           man'd
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Pill
          
           Towne
           with
           500.
           good
           foot
           ,
           his
           Lordship
           headquarters
           being
           then
           at
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           not
           above
           five
           miles
           distant
           from
           the
           Fort
           .
           There
           was
           then
           but
           one
           small
           Ship
           of
           
             John
             Poyers
          
           the
           Major
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           in
           all
           the
           Haven
           which
           some
           what
           before
           he
           had
           surprized
           ,
           by
           a
           very
           bould
           and
           adventureus
           Stratagem
           ,
           and
           had
           taken
           out
           all
           her
           Gunns
           into
           the
           Towne
           and
           Castle
           ,
           [
           then
           utterly
           unprovided
           of
           Ordance
           ]
           the
           Ship
           being
           shortly
           after
           retaken
           by
           two
           men
           of
           War
           ,
           which
           his
           Majesty
           had
           then
           sent
           in
           ,
           for
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberries
          
           assistance
           ,
           and
           sure
           keeping
           of
           the
           Haven
           ,
           his
           Lordship
           next
           endeavour
           was
           then
           how
           to
           gaine
           in
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           a
           place
           of
           importance
           ,
           a
           Port
           Towne
           ,
           and
           accommodated
           with
           a
           very
           convenient
           and
           safe
           Harbor
           :
           To
           which
           purpose
           many
           Invitations
           
           were
           sent
           thither
           ,
           and
           many
           wyles
           used
           to
           perswade
           the
           Major
           then
           one
           Mr.
           
             Tho.
             Wyat
          
           a
           rich
           and
           wealthy
           Merchant
           ;
           to
           surrender
           the
           place
           ,
           but
           it
           would
           not
           be
           granted
           ;
           whereupon
           the
           Gentlemen
           ,
           grac●t
           ,
           as
           before
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           were
           imployed
           in
           the
           businesse
           ,
           to
           work
           the
           Major
           and
           Townsmen
           to
           deliver
           up
           the
           Towne
           to
           his
           Lordships
           hands
           ,
           and
           to
           open
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           matter
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           proceeded
           therein
           ,
           with
           no
           small
           sedulity
           though
           since
           ,
           they
           have
           beene
           all
           made
           Committees
           they
           utterly
           denigh
           any
           such
           thing
           ,
           It
           being
           well
           known
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           turn
           of
           the
           wheele
           ,
           they
           were
           much
           befriended
           in
           their
           re-integration
           with
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           consanguinity
           and
           alliance
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           had
           ,
           with
           Master
           
             John
             White
             ,
          
           a
           late
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           but
           thither
           they
           came
           and
           imparted
           their
           businesse
           to
           the
           Major
           and
           Townsmen
           ,
           with
           that
           writing
           ,
           
             *
          
           whereunto
           they
           had
           subscribed
           in
           complyance
           ,
           with
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           their
           declared
           unto
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           must
           consent
           ,
           and
           do
           as
           themselves
           had
           done
           before
           them
           and
           to
           yeeld
           up
           the
           Town
           ,
           unto
           his
           Lordships
           command
           ,
           and
           in
           so
           doing
           
             *
          
           some
           of
           them
           ingaged
           themselves
           ,
           on
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           whole
           estates
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           be
           re-delivered
           to
           them
           to
           bee
           kept
           for
           His
           Majesties
           use
           and
           service
           :
           Neither
           did
           others
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           leave
           off
           their
           solissitation
           when
           they
           could
           not
           prevayle
           ,
           but
           threatned
           the
           Major
           to
           block
           up
           the
           Town
           ,
           with
           Forts
           and
           Bulworkes
           at
           
             Holleway
          
           water
           so
           to
           deprive
           the
           townsmen
           of
           their
           market
           ,
           and
           Judge
           
             Jenkins
             ,
          
           spared
           not
           to
           send
           the
           Major
           this
           peremptory
           message
           that
           if
           hee
           did
           not
           speedily
           deliver
           up
           the
           place
           to
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           hee
           would
           have
           him
           hang'd
           at
           his
           owne
           doore
           ,
           wondring
           at
           his
           refractorines
           ,
           that
           since
           the
           whole
           County
           and
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           
             *
          
           had
           submitted
           ,
           hee
           alone
           ,
           and
           some
           few
           others
           ill
           affected
           to
           His
           Majesties
           service
           ,
           should
           obstinately
           stand
           out
           against
           the
           Generalls
           power
           :
           Moreover
           ,
           that
           the
           principall
           passages
           [
           of
           late
           so
           much
           contraverted
           and
           variously
           asserted
           ,
           on
           all
           sides
           ]
           and
           that
           the
           manner
           of
           yeelding
           up
           this
           Town
           ,
           with
           the
           lamentable
           (
           after
           )
           ruine
           thereof
           may
           bee
           laid
           downe
           in
           their
           naked
           truth
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           plot
           devised
           to
           raise
           a
           muteny
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           in
           which
           tumu●t
           the
           Major
           himselfe
           was
           compelled
           [
           for
           safeguard
           of
           his
           life
           )
           to
           take
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           to
           locke
           up
           his
           doeres
           ,
           so
           violent
           some
           there
           were
           ,
           which
           since
           (
           in
           exsknse
           of
           
           themselves
           )
           would
           lay
           all
           the
           blame
           of
           giving
           up
           this
           Town
           ,
           on
           the
           deceased
           Major
           ,
           whom
           they
           untimely
           hurried
           to
           his
           grave
           ,
           and
           since
           ,
           as
           Committees
           which
           would
           shew
           ,
           their
           power
           ,
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           sequester
           a
           dead
           mans
           estate
           (
           as
           a
           malignant
           of
           their
           own
           making
           )
           (
           though
           right
           must
           be
           done
           to
           others
           of
           them
           ,
           
             *
          
           which
           abhorted
           to
           consent
           or
           to
           have
           a
           hand
           in
           so
           an
           unjust
           a
           Vote
           )
           so
           it
           was
           ,
           and
           the
           plaine
           truth
           is
           ,
           their
           indeavour
           was
           that
           way
           to
           cut
           scores
           ,
           and
           to
           quit
           their
           debts
           they
           owed
           to
           the
           disceased
           Major
           ;
           as
           also
           to
           bereave
           his
           poore
           kindred
           with
           the
           poore
           of
           the
           place
           of
           their
           Legacies
           given
           them
           by
           the
           Majors
           last
           Will
           and
           Testament
           ,
           It
           being
           apparently
           known
           ,
           that
           the
           distressed
           man
           ,
           (
           long
           since
           at
           rest
           ,
           and
           at
           peace
           with
           God
           )
           upon
           an
           alarme
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           and
           the
           ringing
           of
           the
           Bell
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           Burgesses
           by
           their
           Oathes
           and
           custome
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           were
           to
           repaire
           to
           the
           Majors
           assistance
           ,
           hee
           had
           not
           (
           after
           the
           said
           mutiny
           )
           above
           three
           of
           the
           Townsmen
           ,
           that
           would
           stand
           firme
           unto
           him
           ,
           so
           cow'd
           and
           disheartned
           ,
           they
           were
           through
           the
           threats
           and
           practises
           of
           the
           adverse
           party
           ;
           Insomuch
           ,
           as
           being
           meerly
           forsaken
           of
           the
           Townsmen
           ,
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           and
           the
           whole
           County
           
             [
             Pembrooke
          
           excepted
           ]
           at
           his
           Lordships
           devotion
           ,
           and
           himselfe
           in
           utter
           dispaire
           ,
           longer
           ,
           to
           hold
           the
           Town
           :
           He
           ,
           with
           some
           others
           of
           the
           Aldermen
           ,
           conceaved
           it
           ,
           their
           safest
           way
           [
           as
           the
           cause
           then
           stood
           ]
           to
           addresse
           themselves
           to
           his
           Lordship
           then
           at
           
             Marrase
          
           within
           5.
           myles
           of
           the
           Towne
           with
           his
           Forces
           ,
           where
           they
           treated
           with
           his
           honour
           on
           these
           conditions
           ,
           that
           after
           his
           Lordships
           admittance
           with
           a
           convenient
           traine
           ,
           hee
           should
           re-deliver
           the
           place
           to
           the
           Majors
           Government
           :
           But
           no
           sooner
           had
           his
           honour
           the
           possession
           of
           the
           towne
           but
           hee
           drew
           in
           the
           said
           Captaine
           
             Butiers
          
           company
           ,
           some
           companies
           of
           Colonell
           
             David
             Guins
          
           Regiment
           ,
           with
           some
           other
           Commanders
           ,
           and
           made
           one
           Major
           
             Guin
          
           Governour
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           the
           poore
           Major
           being
           thus
           ,
           and
           after
           this
           manner
           dispossest
           of
           all
           ,
           and
           having
           with
           much
           suite
           obtained
           leave
           to
           repaire
           to
           
             Bristoll
             ,
          
           [
           where
           the
           best
           part
           of
           his
           debts
           ,
           and
           bills
           then
           lay
           indispaire
           of
           loosing
           ]
           continued
           their
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           Bath
           a
           very
           weake
           and
           disconsolate
           man
           ,
           untill
           on
           the
           first
           reduction
           of
           the
           whole
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           some
           of
           the
           old
           complying
           Gentlemen
           ,
           [
           made
           Committees
           on
           the
           reason
           aforesaid
           ]
           and
           
           most
           of
           them
           indebted
           unto
           him
           began
           to
           question
           his
           absence
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           his
           former
           yeelding
           up
           of
           the
           Towne
           to
           their
           ground
           work
           of
           voting
           him
           a
           Malignant
           ,
           which
           was
           attempted
           long
           after
           his
           descease
           when
           as
           (
           living
           )
           he
           could
           not
           be
           won
           by
           all
           his
           Lordships
           faire
           inducements
           ,
           neither
           overcome
           by
           threats
           ,
           and
           the
           subtlties
           of
           treaties
           ,
           nor
           corrupted
           with
           a
           bribe
           of
           700.
           l.
           neither
           yeelded
           he
           the
           Towne
           at
           all
           untill
           as
           foresaid
           he
           was
           both
           wrought
           upon
           by
           the
           Gentlemen
           complyers
           threatned
           to
           be
           hanged
           at
           his
           owne
           doore
           ,
           and
           a
           mutiney
           as
           aforesaid
           raised
           against
           him
           by
           a
           party
           in
           the
           Towne
           ,
           adheering
           to
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           I
           have
           the
           longer
           insisted
           on
           this
           particular
           of
           the
           Major
           of
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           honour
           dew
           to
           the
           dead
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           never
           in
           other
           esteeme
           then
           that
           of
           a
           Religious
           &
           honest
           man
           ,
           &
           one
           whose
           Purse
           was
           continually
           and
           gratis
           open
           to
           all
           the
           Gentlemen
           of
           his
           County
           on
           all
           their
           occasions
           ,
           as
           also
           to
           shew
           that
           there
           are
           some
           of
           the
           Committees
           of
           this
           County
           ,
           which
           are
           as
           others
           have
           bin
           in
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           high
           prohd
           ,
           Emperious
           and
           hauty
           ,
           which
           necessarily
           requires
           ,
           a
           present
           refinement
           ,
           for
           my
           owne
           particular
           I
           consesse
           that
           I
           have
           seene
           the
           man
           ,
           but
           never
           changed
           word
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           strangers
           sometimes
           made
           our
           aboad
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           sometime
           at
           
             Pembrook
             ,
             Haverford
             ,
          
           and
           at
           
             Carmarthin
          
           as
           wee
           thought
           most
           convenient
           for
           our
           safeties
           ,
           being
           loath
           to
           returne
           into
           our
           owne
           Country
           ,
           where
           we
           understood
           that
           the
           heat
           and
           seat
           of
           the
           Warre
           was
           then
           most
           violent
           ,
           but
           lead
           on
           by
           I
           know
           not
           what
           destiny
           to
           remaine
           in
           those
           parts
           we
           came
           at
           length
           to
           be
           eye
           witnesses
           ,
           and
           sensible
           objects
           ,
           of
           the
           most
           babarous
           ,
           and
           wastfull
           Warre
           ,
           that
           was
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           or
           could
           possibly
           befall
           a
           Country
           so
           indigent
           in
           money
           and
           destitute
           of
           men
           and
           meanes
           ,
           whereby
           an
           Army
           might
           long
           subsist
           ;
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           and
           his
           ravenous
           Army
           the
           first
           Summer
           of
           their
           comming
           into
           the
           Country
           ,
           dividing
           the
           spoyle
           of
           the
           whole
           County
           betweene
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           great
           in
           dammaging
           of
           no
           small
           number
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           and
           
             Cormarthin
             ,
          
           the
           Commanders
           having
           learned
           the
           way
           ,
           how
           to
           make
           any
           one
           in
           the
           repute
           of
           a
           rich
           man
           ,
           a
           Round-head
           at
           their
           pleasures
           ,
           I
           am
           bold
           to
           avoueh
           it
           for
           truth
           ,
           that
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Commanders
           ,
           the
           
           first
           yeare
           of
           their
           Incursion
           took
           not
           so
           few
           as
           20000.
           head
           of
           ruther
           Gattle
           ,
           nor
           lesse
           then
           60000.
           sheepe
           ,
           besides
           Swine
           ,
           Plate
           ,
           Money
           ,
           Household
           stuffe
           ,
           and
           other
           plunder
           out
           of
           that
           one
           little
           County
           .
           It
           being
           all
           Fish
           that
           came
           to
           their
           Nets
           the
           
             Gerrarrds
             ,
             Russell
          
           sonne
           to
           Sir
           
             VVilliam
             Ruffell
          
           late
           of
           the
           Navy
           ,
           
             Egerton
             VVhitly
             ,
             Price
             ,
          
           Sonne
           to
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Price
             ,
          
           a
           late
           Member
           of
           the
           house
           ,
           
             Slawter
             ,
             Rudde
             ,
          
           younger
           Sonne
           to
           Sir
           
             Rice
             Rudde
             ,
          
           and
           
             Lacy
          
           the
           Player
           ,
           with
           divers
           more
           ,
           (
           all
           excellent
           Commanders
           in
           the
           dissipline
           of
           plunder
           )
           weare
           noted
           to
           be
           the
           principall
           purveyors
           ,
           and
           Actors
           in
           the
           destraction
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrook
             Gehrard
          
           himselfe
           ,
           allwayes
           reserving
           the
           Creame
           ,
           and
           prime
           Cattle
           and
           plunder
           to
           his
           owne
           use
           .
        
         
           But
           leaving
           this
           digression
           the
           right
           course
           of
           our
           Relation
           ,
           calls
           us
           back
           to
           the
           latter
           end
           ,
           and
           period
           of
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberryes
          
           Command
           ,
           wee
           shall
           now
           proceed
           and
           shew
           that
           Major-Generall
           
             Laughorne
          
           (
           on
           the
           surrender
           of
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Tinby
          
           )
           with
           his
           small
           retinue
           ,
           seeing
           the
           distresse
           and
           danger
           they
           were
           in
           ,
           [
           Mr.
           
             Roger
             Lort
          
           having
           then
           fortified
           his
           house
           at
           
             Stackepoole
             ,
          
           whether
           for
           his
           owne
           defence
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           King
           we
           cannot
           determine
           )
           Captaine
           
             Smith
          
           then
           ariving
           in
           the
           Haven
           ,
           furnished
           him
           with
           a
           small
           proportion
           of
           pouder
           and
           Ammunition
           and
           presently
           departed
           for
           the
           Coast
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           when
           shortly
           after
           came
           in
           the
           Admirall
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           with
           two
           or
           three
           lusty
           Parliament
           Ships
           ,
           
             *
          
           his
           Majesty
           as
           aforesaid
           some
           what
           before
           having
           sent
           in
           two
           Ships
           for
           the
           assistance
           of
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           which
           perceiving
           what
           manner
           of
           Vessells
           were
           then
           arived
           ,
           the
           Kings
           Ships
           instantly
           ran
           under
           the
           Fort
           ,
           whith●r
           
             Swanlys
          
           greater
           Vessells
           could
           not
           come
           neare
           them
           
             Stackpoole
          
           house
           as
           aforesaid
           being
           fortified
           ,
           on
           the
           backe
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
             Trefloyne
             ,
          
           and
           
             Tinby
          
           before
           it
           and
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Carew
             ,
          
           Garisond
           ,
           on
           the
           North
           side
           ,
           and
           the
           Towne
           wholly
           surrounded
           with
           enemies
           and
           strong
           Garisons
           ;
           In
           this
           perplexity
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           on
           consultation
           with
           the
           Admirall
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           thought
           it
           his
           first
           and
           safest
           worke
           to
           take
           in
           
             Stackpoole
          
           to
           which
           purpose
           ,
           
           and
           that
           he
           might
           not
           leave
           any
           Garison
           behind
           him
           having
           a
           supply
           of
           Sea
           men
           from
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           to
           the
           number
           of
           80.
           or
           there
           abouts
           ,
           fell
           on
           the
           house
           ,
           which
           within
           a
           few
           Dayes
           hee
           tooke
           in
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           ,
           to
           
           inlarge
           his
           quarters
           ,
           fell
           presently
           on
           
             Trefloyne
             ,
          
           the
           Mansion
           of
           Master
           
             *
          
           
             Thomas
             Bowen
             ,
          
           and
           within
           a
           myle
           of
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           [
           whither
           his
           Lordship
           was
           then
           arived
           )
           and
           having
           beleagured
           the
           place
           and
           planted
           one
           peece
           of
           Artillery
           below
           the
           house
           to
           impeade
           the
           reskewes
           ,
           which
           he
           expected
           his
           Lordship
           might
           and
           would
           send
           out
           of
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           to
           the
           reliefe
           of
           the
           besieged
           ,
           he
           battered
           the
           place
           ,
           with
           another
           Gun
           ,
           and
           continued
           the
           assault
           ,
           from
           morning
           to
           night
           ;
           Captaine
           
             Martin
          
           a
           vaine
           obscene
           and
           talking
           fellow
           ,
           commanding
           the
           place
           ,
           seeing
           no
           reliefe
           to
           bee
           sent
           him
           from
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           within
           the
           night
           grew
           to
           capitulation
           ,
           which
           was
           presently
           agreed
           on
           ,
           and
           that
           himselfe
           and
           some
           few
           more
           ,
           should
           have
           leave
           to
           retreat
           to
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           with
           their
           horses
           and
           Armes
           ,
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           foot
           ,
           armes
           and
           horse
           ,
           to
           remaine
           to
           the
           discretion
           of
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           which
           were
           47.
           very
           good
           horse
           ,
           and
           about
           eighty
           Souldiers
           ;
           his
           Lordship
           all
           the
           day
           being
           on
           the
           Workes
           ,
           and
           looking
           on
           ,
           never
           came
           up
           to
           the
           reskew
           ,
           though
           within
           a
           mile
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           the
           tyde
           spent
           at
           
             Holloway
          
           river
           ,
           between
           the
           house
           and
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           and
           having
           more
           in
           numbers
           in
           the
           Towne
           by
           much
           then
           the
           assaylants
           ;
           The
           Major
           Generall
           having
           thus
           widned
           his
           quarter
           on
           both
           sides
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           he
           then
           undertooke
           ,
           as
           desperate
           an
           enterprize
           ,
           as
           ever
           Commander
           could
           have
           attempted
           :
           The
           Fort
           ,
           and
           Pill
           towne
           [
           as
           aforesaid
           ]
           being
           sufficiently
           mand
           and
           well
           fortified
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           Haven
           ,
           
             *
          
           stored
           with
           exceeding
           good
           Ordnance
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           quantity
           of
           Powder
           ,
           and
           his
           Lordships
           head
           quarters
           then
           at
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           but
           5.
           myles
           distant
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           back
           of
           the
           Fort
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           great
           perill
           ,
           of
           passing
           over
           the
           River
           ,
           [
           neer
           upon
           halfe
           a
           League
           over
           in
           breadth
           and
           on
           the
           Enemies
           side
           of
           the
           Haven
           ]
           yet
           by
           the
           help
           of
           the
           Shipps
           and
           boates
           ,
           he
           put
           over
           two
           peeces
           of
           Ordnance
           ,
           and
           having
           past
           over
           his
           little
           Army
           early
           in
           the
           morning
           his
           horse
           not
           exceeding
           80.
           the
           foote
           skarse
           400.
           hee
           planted
           his
           two
           Guns
           on
           a
           high
           hill
           over
           against
           the
           Fort
           ,
           wch
           playd
           over
           the
           Pilford
           into
           the
           middell
           thereof
           ,
           having
           before
           his
           comming
           over
           given
           order
           that
           our
           Demy
           Cannon
           planted
           at
           
             Popton
             ,
          
           on
           
             Pembrooke
          
           side
           of
           the
           River
           should
           also
           play
           over
           the
           wast
           of
           the
           Haven
           into
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           Fort
           ,
           all
           which
           Guns
           ,
           did
           very
           much
           annoy
           the
           Enemy
           then
           lodged
           in
           an
           open
           ,
           and
           
           desending
           Fortresse
           ,
           whilst
           himselfe
           in
           the
           head
           of
           the
           Pill-Village
           ,
           some
           20.
           score
           above
           the
           Fort
           ,
           placed
           all
           his
           horse
           in
           full
           shew
           and
           in
           open
           view
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           (
           then
           drawn
           out
           of
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           and
           within
           two
           myles
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           being
           400.
           
           Horse
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           and
           1000.
           foot
           all
           in
           two
           bodyes
           looking
           on
           that
           poore
           handfull
           of
           horse
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           ,
           set
           there
           ,
           of
           purpose
           to
           face
           the
           enemy
           ,
           whilst
           in
           his
           own
           person
           ,
           hee
           fell
           in
           ,
           with
           200.
           
           Musketteers
           ,
           on
           the
           Village
           ,
           having
           within
           it
           equall
           numbers
           ,
           to
           those
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           beate
           them
           at
           an
           instant
           out
           of
           their
           works
           ,
           took
           ,
           150.
           prisoners
           ,
           and
           as
           mauy
           Armes
           ,
           the
           rest
           runing
           down
           into
           their
           Fort
           ,
           were
           instantly
           pursued
           ,
           and
           within
           two
           houres
           both
           places
           taken
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Ordnance
           ,
           Powder
           ,
           and
           Ammunition
           ,
           together
           with
           300.
           prisoners
           more
           ;
           The
           Enemies
           body
           of
           horse
           and
           foot
           then
           commanded
           by
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Vaughan
          
           (
           in
           his
           Lordships
           absence
           )
           all
           the
           day
           long
           never
           advanced
           to
           their
           assistance
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           close
           of
           the
           evening
           ,
           retreated
           to
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           in
           a
           very
           great
           amasement
           
             John
             Barlow
             ,
          
           Captaine
           of
           the
           Fort
           the
           two
           Captaines
           
             Bradshawes
             ,
          
           with
           Leiutenant
           
             Paersons
             ,
          
           two
           of
           them
           old
           Souldiers
           were
           there
           taken
           with
           diverse
           other
           Officers
           ,
           
             Paersons
          
           an
           old
           stoutman
           ,
           at
           the
           first
           entring
           of
           the
           Fort
           being
           there
           mortally
           wounded
           was
           the
           next
           day
           sent
           to
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           where
           very
           nobly
           the
           Major
           Generall
           gave
           speciall
           order
           for
           his
           cure
           ,
           but
           shortly
           after
           dyed
           of
           his
           wounds
           ,
           the
           Fort
           thus
           taken
           ,
           the
           Kings
           shippes
           then
           lying
           dry
           on
           an
           ebbe
           tyde
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Fortas
           aforesaid
           ,
           were
           there
           also
           taken
           by
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           their
           Gunnes
           with
           those
           of
           the
           Fort
           amounting
           to
           the
           number
           of
           sixty
           odde
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           which
           plentifully
           furnished
           him
           with
           store
           of
           Artillery
           ,
           which
           he
           then
           exceedingly
           wanted
           .
           It
           is
           very
           remarkable
           ,
           what
           hapned
           the
           following
           evening
           ,
           (
           through
           the
           punick
           feare
           ,
           that
           then
           possessed
           the
           Enemy
           :
           the
           relation
           whereof
           may
           bee
           of
           some
           recreation
           to
           the
           Reader
           :
           The
           night
           being
           come
           on
           ,
           and
           the
           Major
           Generall
           and
           his
           men
           then
           over-watcht
           and
           tyred
           ,
           tooke
           up
           their
           quarters
           in
           the
           Pill-Village
           ,
           having
           sufficiently
           performed
           more
           then
           they
           expected
           they
           could
           possibly
           doe
           in
           so
           short
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           with
           so
           weake
           forces
           and
           the
           enemy
           ,
           though
           in
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           and
           within
           their
           works
           fresh
           and
           of
           good
           numbers
           ,
           yet
           extreamly
           timerous
           ,
           and
           
           doubtfull
           that
           the
           Major
           Generall
           would
           that
           night
           fall
           in
           on
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           standing
           on
           the
           way
           toward
           ,
           the
           
             Pil
             ,
          
           some
           halfe
           a
           mile
           distant
           from
           the
           Towne
           ,
           they
           heard
           a
           great
           noyse
           of
           running
           and
           cluttering
           ,
           under
           the
           place
           where
           they
           had
           taken
           up
           their
           standing
           ,
           which
           was
           no
           other
           then
           the
           running
           down
           of
           a
           heard
           or
           drove
           of
           Cattle
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           adjoyning
           mountaine
           (
           being
           sensible
           by
           natures
           instinct
           of
           the
           storme
           that
           immediatly
           followed
           )
           to
           take
           shelter
           under
           the
           Walls
           of
           an
           ancient
           
             Rudra
          
           of
           buildings
           standing
           in
           the
           bottome
           ,
           a
           little
           below
           where
           the
           Skouts
           stood
           sentinell
           ,
           They
           being
           amazed
           in
           the
           night
           darke
           ,
           and
           stormy
           tooke
           the
           Alarme
           for
           good
           ,
           ran
           into
           the
           Towne
           ,
           and
           crying
           out
           that
           the
           Major
           Generall
           with
           his
           whole
           Army
           ,
           was
           at
           hand
           :
           Whereupon
           in
           all
           post
           hast
           ,
           they
           all
           packt
           away
           in
           the
           night
           toward
           
             CARMARTHIN
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Vaughon
          
           in
           the
           heat
           of
           the
           feare
           ,
           in
           a
           very
           uncivill
           manner
           taking
           a
           long
           with
           him
           Sir
           
             Hugh
             Owins
          
           his
           Prisoner
           in
           his
           stockins
           ,
           not
           giving
           him
           time
           to
           pull
           on
           his
           Bootes
           and
           calling
           him
           Traitor
           ,
           avouching
           that
           that
           disaster
           befell
           them
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           non-complyance
           ,
           the
           good
           Lady
           his
           Wife
           not
           willing
           so
           to
           leave
           her
           Husband
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           perswaded
           to
           stay
           behinde
           but
           in
           her
           night
           Gown
           road
           all
           the
           night
           behind
           him
           ,
           the
           Enemy
           having
           made
           sure
           worke
           with
           their
           pouder
           had
           cast
           it
           into
           the
           River
           ,
           leaving
           their
           Cannon
           and
           the
           Towne
           to
           the
           discretion
           of
           the
           Major
           ,
           Generall
           ,
           who
           the
           day
           following
           ,
           entered
           with
           his
           Forces
           ,
           and
           quartered
           in
           their
           places
           .
        
         
           That
           part
           of
           the
           Country
           being
           then
           well
           cleared
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           (
           upon
           some
           small
           rest
           )
           drew
           up
           all
           the
           force
           he
           could
           possibly
           make
           to
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Tinby
          
           a
           place
           finely
           seated
           on
           a
           Rock
           ,
           or
           little
           premontory
           invironed
           on
           two
           sides
           with
           the
           sea
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           land
           side
           ,
           with
           very
           high
           thick
           ,
           and
           impregnable
           Wails
           ,
           Towers
           ,
           and
           platformes
           ;
           The
           Major
           Generall
           having
           the
           first
           day
           of
           his
           sitting
           down
           ,
           planted
           a
           Demi-Culvering
           ,
           2200.
           yeards
           distant
           from
           the
           North
           Gate
           of
           the
           Town
           ,
           with
           another
           some
           what
           lower
           but
           more
           wide
           and
           both
           on
           the
           declyning
           of
           the
           Wind-mi●l-hill
           ,
           over
           against
           the
           Towne
           ;
           the
           first
           played
           on
           the
           very
           Gate
           and
           entrance
           thereof
           ,
           [
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Gates
           having
           beene
           before
           barrocadoed
           and
           stopt
           up
           ]
           the
           other
           Gun
           planted
           more
           
           wide
           ,
           plaid
           both
           into
           the
           Haven
           ,
           and
           the
           Towne
           ,
           whilst
           the
           Ships
           being
           come
           about
           from
           
             Milford
             ,
          
           plaid
           all
           from
           seaward
           over
           the
           Towne
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           anoyance
           to
           the
           besieged
           ;
           more
           then
           the
           beating
           downe
           of
           some
           of
           the
           rooftes
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           houses
           :
           only
           the
           Demi-Culvering
           planted
           at
           the
           distance
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           that
           plaid
           on
           the
           Gate
           ,
           being
           attended
           with
           a
           very
           expert
           Cannon-neere
           ,
           the
           3d.
           day
           follwoing
           made
           a
           very
           forrunate
           shot
           ,
           and
           beate
           open
           the
           Wicket
           through
           the
           Portcullis
           at
           which
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           Foot
           ,
           then
           quartering
           in
           the
           
             Norton
          
           [
           even
           up
           to
           the
           Gate
           ]
           which
           is
           a
           long
           street
           or
           suburbe
           without
           the
           Walls
           ;
           taking
           the
           opportunity
           ,
           desperately
           ran
           in
           &
           presently
           possest
           themselves
           of
           the
           place
           the
           Governour
           
             Guin
          
           being
           slightly
           hurt
           before
           and
           in
           his
           Chamber
           ,
           not
           doubting
           of
           any
           such
           accident
           &
           hearning
           ,
           that
           the
           Souldiers
           were
           already
           entred
           ,
           ran
           into
           the
           Street
           ,
           and
           incountring
           them
           ,
           was
           there
           mortally
           wounded
           ,
           with
           some
           other
           of
           the
           defendants
           slaine
           in
           the
           place
           ,
           wherewith
           himselfe
           ,
           Colonell
           
             David
             Gwin
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Butler
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Lewes
             ,
          
           and
           Lieutenant
           
             Protherow
          
           were
           taken
           with
           all
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           to
           the
           number
           of
           300.
           or
           more
           ,
           
             Guin
          
           the
           Governour
           within
           foure
           dayes
           after
           died
           of
           his
           wounds
           ,
           and
           had
           an
           honourable
           interment
           given
           him
           by
           Captaine
           
             Phillip
             ,
             Bowen
             ,
          
           then
           commanding
           the
           Towne
           under
           the
           Governour
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Thomas
             Laughorne
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           very
           remarkable
           ,
           that
           a
           place
           of
           that
           strength
           ,
           and
           man'd
           with
           neare
           as
           many
           men
           as
           those
           [
           that
           had
           besieged
           it
           ,
           should
           so
           Miraculously
           be
           taken
           in
           ,
           so
           short
           a
           time
           ,
           where
           200.
           good
           Souldiers
           [
           the
           Towne
           Victuled
           ]
           are
           able
           to
           defend
           it
           against
           an
           Army
           of
           5000.
           resolute
           men
           ,
           yet
           thus
           much
           ought
           to
           be
           ascribed
           to
           the
           Townsmen
           ,
           that
           howsoever
           formerly
           they
           stood
           divided
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           as
           terrified
           with
           his
           Lordships
           continuall
           threats
           ,
           yet
           on
           the
           emperiuos
           demeanour
           of
           
             Guin
          
           the
           Governour
           ,
           and
           the
           insolency
           of
           
             Butlers
          
           Souldiers
           ,
           they
           to
           late
           found
           their
           error
           ,
           and
           foure
           dayes
           before
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           sitting
           downe
           sent
           him
           word
           of
           their
           good
           affection
           ,
           they
           had
           to
           do
           him
           any
           service
           which
           might
           conduce
           to
           make
           him
           Master
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           only
           this
           Intelligence
           was
           subscribed
           (
           
             Tinby
          
           )
           without
           any
           particular
           hands
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           which
           the
           Major
           
           Generall
           calling
           to
           mind
           at
           the
           first
           entry
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           out
           of
           noblenes
           ,
           and
           the
           desire
           he
           had
           to
           preserve
           the
           place
           from
           ruine
           ,
           offered
           the
           Souldiers
           200.
           l.
           out
           of
           his
           own
           purse
           to
           forbeare
           the
           plunder
           thereof
           ;
           but
           such
           was
           the
           greedinesse
           of
           Captaine
           
             Swanlyes
             sea
          
           men
           ,
           with
           some
           others
           of
           Capt.
           
           
             Poyers
          
           companie
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           pervaile
           but
           the
           towne
           ,
           and
           many
           an
           honest
           man
           were
           without
           mercy
           ,
           and
           respect
           of
           more
           than
           three
           or
           foure
           persons
           ,
           were
           generally
           plundered
           ,
           and
           utterly
           undon
           .
        
         
           The
           Major
           Generall
           thus
           miraculously
           prospering
           ,
           and
           his
           small
           numbers
           incouraged
           with
           good
           successe
           ,
           sent
           his
           summons
           to
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Carew
          
           foure
           myles
           distant
           from
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           
           where
           the
           Governour
           Capt.
           
             Edward
             Loyd
             ,
          
           a
           very
           busie
           active
           and
           violent
           man
           ,
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           surrendred
           it
           upon
           conditions
           that
           hee
           and
           his
           company
           might
           safely
           retreate
           to
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           whereby
           all
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           was
           then
           totally
           cleered
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ;
           the
           Major
           Generall
           after
           some
           pause
           and
           rest
           given
           to
           his
           tyred
           Forces
           then
           determined
           ,
           to
           invade
           the
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
             wch
             
          
           had
           so
           much
           indammaged
           that
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           through
           their
           pride
           ,
           and
           the
           contempt
           they
           had
           of
           so
           inconsiderable
           a
           party
           ,
           which
           had
           opposed
           the
           Lord
           Generall
           ;
           And
           the
           Summer
           1643.
           being
           well
           entred
           having
           disposed
           of
           his
           prisoners
           in
           the
           Towne
           ,
           and
           Castle
           of
           
             PEMBROOKE
          
           the
           principalls
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           were
           Colonell
           
             David
             Gwin
             ,
             Butler
             ,
             Lews
             ,
          
           two
           of
           the
           
             Bradshaws
             ,
             Edwards
             ,
          
           and
           
             Barlow
          
           all
           Captaines
           ,
           the
           last
           where
           of
           having
           beene
           Commander
           of
           the
           
             Pill-fort
          
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           on
           sute
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           wife
           ,
           [
           a
           Gentlewoman
           of
           honourable
           comportment
           ]
           and
           on
           his
           owne
           protestations
           ,
           and
           oathes
           made
           to
           her
           ,
           that
           thence
           forth
           he
           could
           remaine
           a
           quiet
           man
           and
           a
           true
           prisoner
           ,
           [
           after
           some
           time
           of
           close
           restraint
           ]
           had
           the
           free
           liberty
           to
           walke
           the
           towne
           but
           such
           was
           his
           ,
           and
           the
           perfidy
           of
           a
           Church
           Papist
           ,
           that
           shortly
           after
           ,
           taking
           his
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           night
           hee
           got
           over
           the
           Walls
           and
           for
           some
           few
           dayes
           hyding
           himselfe
           at
           one
           of
           his
           tenants
           houses
           ,
           journed
           directly
           to
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           where
           with
           great
           earnestnesse
           ,
           he
           petitioned
           the
           King
           ,
           that
           an
           Army
           under
           some
           more
           experienced
           Commander
           ,
           then
           his
           Lordship
           of
           
             Caerbery
             ,
          
           might
           instantly
           be
           (
           sent
           downe
           as
           well
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           incursions
           into
           the
           
           heart
           of
           South-Wales
           ,
           as
           also
           timely
           to
           reduce
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           to
           his
           Majesties
           obedience
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           at
           first
           absolutely
           denyed
           ,
           as
           a
           sute
           ,
           that
           then
           sorted
           not
           with
           the
           condition
           of
           his
           Majesties
           affaires
           ;
           but
           
             Barlow
          
           as
           obstinately
           perverce
           ,
           as
           persidious
           ,
           persisted
           so
           farre
           in
           his
           solicitation
           of
           her
           Majestie
           ,
           as
           that
           within
           a
           very
           few
           dayes
           after
           ,
           It
           was
           refolved
           by
           a
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           ,
           that
           an
           Army
           should
           bee
           sent
           downe
           ,
           and
           a
           way
           to
           be
           thought
           on
           ,
           how
           to
           raise
           such
           forces
           ,
           as
           might
           both
           master
           and
           ruine
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           to
           which
           command
           Colonell
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           was
           then
           designed
           as
           Generall
           and
           Commander
           in
           chiefe
           ,
           and
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Caerbery
          
           [
           then
           in
           a
           Cloud
           ]
           displaced
           :
           Whilst
           these
           solicitations
           of
           
             Barlowes
             ,
          
           with
           his
           consederates
           were
           in
           agitation
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           moved
           from
           
             Colby-moore
          
           with
           all
           the
           Forces
           he
           could
           possibly
           make
           ,
           and
           marched
           up
           to
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           an
           old
           open
           Towne
           ,
           but
           a
           strong
           Castle
           slighted
           somwhat
           before
           ,
           by
           the
           drawing
           away
           of
           Cap.
           
             Butlers
          
           company
           to
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           here
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           quartered
           for
           some
           few
           dayes
           ,
           whilst
           he
           sent
           a
           small
           party
           to
           
             Emblin
          
           Castle
           took
           it
           in
           and
           then
           drew
           off
           ,
           to
           Saint
           
             Cleers
             ,
          
           
           sixe
           myles
           short
           of
           
             Carmarthin
          
           where
           attending
           the
           comming
           up
           of
           more
           men
           ,
           with
           his
           ammuition
           ,
           he
           then
           marcht
           up
           within
           two
           myles
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           the
           height
           of
           his
           Army
           ,
           then
           strengthened
           with
           160.
           
           English
           ,
           Irish
           foot
           ,
           as
           had
           somewhat
           before
           fled
           out
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           into
           
             Milford
             ,
          
           as
           over
           powred
           there
           by
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           but
           good
           Souldiers
           which
           he
           entertained
           ,
           with
           much
           alacrity
           ;
           with
           these
           ,
           those
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           and
           80.
           more
           ,
           taken
           in
           by
           the
           Major
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           out
           of
           Captaine
           
             Butlers
          
           company
           taken
           as
           before
           at
           
             Tinby
          
           with
           some
           few
           sea
           men
           ,
           amounting
           in
           all
           neer
           to
           600.
           good
           foote
           ,
           and
           200.
           horse
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           hee
           in
           countred
           the
           enemy
           ,
           then
           drawne
           out
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           having
           then
           within
           it
           ,
           1000.
           foot
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           and
           neere
           upon
           400.
           horse
           ,
           made
           up
           out
           of
           the
           severall
           Counties
           adjacent
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           out
           of
           love
           to
           his
           Lordship
           and
           the
           desire
           of
           gaine
           and
           purchase
           to
           themselves
           ,
           were
           come
           up
           to
           joyne
           with
           his
           honours
           forces
           ;
           the
           Enemy
           very
           Souldier-like
           ,
           had
           a
           forehand
           lined
           the
           hedges
           on
           the
           high-wayes
           ,
           and
           approaches
           to
           the
           Towne
           ,
           with
           store
           of
           Musketteers
           ,
           which
           the
           Irish
           foot
           ,
           with
           other
           seconds
           ,
           beate
           from
           hedge
           to
           hedge
           ,
           firing
           in
           a
           new
           dexterity
           ,
           with
           their
           matches
           
           lighted
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           charging
           the
           Enemy
           twice
           for
           once
           .
           which
           they
           performed
           with
           much
           agillity
           ,
           getting
           still
           ground
           on
           their
           enemies
           ,
           and
           following
           them
           home
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           out
           workes
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           whilst
           the
           horse
           had
           also
           a
           very
           hot
           incounter
           ,
           Captain
           
             Lucas
          
           a
           Sea
           Captaine
           ,
           with
           some
           others
           being
           there
           slaine
           on
           the
           place
           of
           the
           Majer
           Generalls
           party
           ,
           but
           more
           of
           the
           Enemys
           slaine
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           wounded
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           the
           rest
           fled
           ,
           or
           in
           tearmes
           of
           more
           honour
           rather
           retreated
           into
           the
           Towne
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           following
           them
           close
           at
           their
           heeles
           ,
           came
           up
           even
           to
           the
           gate
           of
           the
           entry
           of
           the
           Market
           place
           ,
           where
           for
           an
           houre
           or
           there
           abouts
           he
           Trea●ed
           with
           the
           Townsmen
           ,
           concerning
           the
           delivery
           of
           the
           place
           whilst
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Vaughan
          
           and
           the
           chiefe
           Commanders
           promising
           the
           Townsmen
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           march
           out
           at
           the
           East-Gate
           ,
           and
           so
           wheele
           about
           and
           fall
           on
           the
           reare
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           horse
           all
           then
           in
           one
           body
           ,
           in
           
             Lammas
          
           street
           ,
           which
           is
           without
           the
           West
           gate
           ,
           and
           whither
           all
           the
           Generalls
           foot
           were
           then
           come
           up
           ,
           but
           
             nihil
             dictu
             facillius
             ,
          
           the
           brave
           wheelers
           about
           ,
           tooke
           the
           safer
           way
           of
           running
           away
           ,
           when
           the
           Generall
           made
           no
           more
           words
           ,
           but
           thrust
           in
           at
           the
           Gate
           with
           all
           his
           horse
           and
           foot
           ,
           where
           at
           his
           first
           entry
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Iohn
             Powell
          
           with
           some
           others
           were
           dangerously
           shot
           out
           of
           the
           Windowes
           ,
           and
           so
           being
           fully
           possest
           of
           the
           Towne
           he
           therequattered
           neere
           upon
           40.
           dayes
           ,
           paying
           for
           all
           he
           tooke
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           Towne
           and
           all
           the
           way
           of
           his
           Quarters
           in
           that
           County
           ,
           only
           on
           conditions
           betweene
           himselfe
           and
           the
           Townsmen
           that
           1000.
           l.
           should
           be
           collected
           amongst
           them
           as
           a
           benevolence
           to
           be
           given
           to
           the
           Souldiers
           for
           redeeming
           the
           Towne
           from
           plunder
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           regard
           that
           some
           of
           his
           Commanders
           were
           shot
           after
           they
           had
           entered
           the
           place
           ,
           600.
           l.
           there
           of
           being
           only
           paid
           ,
           the
           Generail
           and
           his
           Army
           spending
           that
           some
           double
           and
           treble
           before
           they
           retreated
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           the
           Townsmen
           for
           the
           most
           part
           weary
           of
           their
           guests
           ,
           and
           some
           which
           before
           were
           fled
           when
           no
           man
           thought
           them
           harme
           ,
           and
           were
           posted
           to
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           new
           Generall
           to
           hasten
           his
           comming
           to
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           where
           ,
           by
           lamentable
           experience
           ,
           they
           soone
           found
           ,
           and
           long
           after
           felt
           the
           difference
           of
           their
           so
           journers
           .
           The
           Major
           Generall
           
           shortly
           thereupon
           received
           certaine
           Intelligence
           of
           the
           advance
           and
           neare
           approach
           of
           the
           new
           and
           surious
           Generall
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           quartered
           at
           
             Brecknock
             ▪
          
           but
           34.
           miles
           from
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           who
           besides
           the
           horse
           which
           he
           brought
           out
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           all
           the
           way
           as
           he
           past
           the
           principallity
           he
           had
           raised
           what
           forces
           he
           could
           possibly
           make
           in
           the
           Counties
           of
           
             Brecknocke
             ,
             Monmouth
             ,
             Radnor
             ,
             Glamorgan
             ,
          
           and
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           Inforcing
           all
           men
           of
           abillity
           to
           beare
           Armes
           ,
           and
           to
           attend
           him
           ,
           and
           about
           Midsummer
           following
           was
           come
           up
           to
           
             La
             numdovery
          
           and
           
             Albermarlis
             ,
          
           within
           16.
           miles
           of
           the
           towne
           of
           
             CARMARTHIN
             .
          
           Hereupon
           the
           Major
           Generall
           held
           the
           place
           (
           with
           some
           better
           fortification
           )
           tenable
           ,
           [
           as
           that
           time
           would
           not
           then
           give
           him
           leave
           to
           perfect
           ,
           ]
           yet
           in
           as
           much
           as
           he
           knew
           the
           Towne
           and
           Coun●ry
           (
           generally
           )
           to
           be
           false
           and
           rotten
           hearted
           as
           also
           that
           should
           he
           have
           resolved
           to
           hold
           the
           Towne
           ,
           [
           as
           some
           are
           of
           opinion
           ,
           and
           do
           charge
           it
           upon
           him
           that
           he
           might
           have
           done
           ]
           yet
           a
           more
           weaighty
           reason
           prevailed
           with
           him
           ,
           timely
           to
           quit
           the
           place
           ,
           for
           that
           whilst
           he
           should
           have
           remained
           there
           ,
           
             Gerrard
          
           might
           match
           by
           and
           strike
           in
           betweene
           him
           and
           the
           whole
           Country
           of
           
             Pem.
             brooke
             ,
          
           whereby
           it
           would
           necessarily
           follow
           ,
           that
           his
           owne
           County
           ,
           the
           Townes
           and
           
             Milford-Haven
          
           would
           all
           have
           bin
           exposed
           to
           assured
           losse
           and
           ruine
           ,
           
             Gerrards
          
           numbers
           so
           much
           over-powring
           those
           of
           his
           ,
           not
           then
           exeeeding
           800.
           horse
           and
           foor
           ,
           therefore
           whatsoever
           is
           objected
           by
           some
           of
           the
           malitious
           Committees
           in
           prejudice
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           Councells
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           have
           stayed
           in
           an
           enemies
           Country
           without
           quarting
           on
           that
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           have
           held
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Carmarthin
          
           in
           spight
           of
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           &
           only
           by
           such
           as
           are
           malitiously
           disposed
           to
           detract
           from
           his
           worth
           ,
           and
           utterly
           
             Ignari
             Belli
          
           yet
           lowd
           and
           bold
           talkers
           ,
           It
           was
           doubtlesse
           ;
           a
           good
           and
           well
           advised
           resolution
           timely
           to
           looke
           to
           his
           owne
           towns
           &
           
             Milford-Haven
          
           upon
           these
           reasons
           he
           retreated
           to
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           where
           leaving
           100.
           good
           foot
           in
           the
           Castle
           ,
           under
           the
           Command
           of
           Captaine
           
             Iones
          
           a
           resolute
           Souldier
           ,
           within
           few
           dayes
           after
           made
           a
           faire
           retreat
           into
           his
           owne
           County
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           Cannon
           and
           Ammunition
           ,
           and
           giving
           order
           for
           the
           Guard
           of
           
             Tinby
             ,
             Carew
             ,
          
           and
           
             Pembrook
          
           made
           his
           head
           quarters
           at
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           all
           which
           he
           fortified
           and
           man'd
           as
           well
           as
           
           time
           ,
           and
           his
           smal
           strength
           would
           permit
           whereupon
           enters
           the
           plundring
           Gen.
           
             Gerard
          
           into
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pem.
          
           accompanied
           with
           Sir
           
             Hen.
             Vaughan
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Francis
             Lloyd
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Stepney
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             Barlow
             ,
          
           Major
           
             Hugh
             Butler
             ,
             Lloyd
             ,
          
           Young
           
             Rudd
             ,
          
           with
           all
           the
           remainder
           of
           my
           Lord
           of
           
             Carberies
             ,
          
           Commanders
           ,
           together
           with
           a
           rake-hell
           company
           more
           of
           plundering
           Captaines
           ,
           which
           before
           we
           have
           partly
           listed
           )
           taken
           out
           of
           divers
           of
           his
           Majesties
           quarters
           ,
           and
           with
           this
           gallant
           ,
           and
           plundering
           Army
           ,
           consisting
           of
           4000.
           horse
           and
           foote
           ,
           he
           continued
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           summer
           (
           as
           being
           absolute
           master
           of
           the
           field
           )
           wasting
           ,
           spoyling
           ,
           and
           firing
           all
           the
           chiefe
           seates
           ,
           and
           
             *
          
           Houses
           of
           the
           Gentry
           and
           Committees
           driving
           away
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           Cattell
           ,
           Sheep
           Horses
           ,
           Swyne
           ,
           and
           whatsoever
           else
           of
           valew
           ,
           much
           whereof
           was
           sent
           into
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           other
           places
           of
           the
           principality
           under
           his
           command
           ,
           and
           not
           a
           little
           sold
           ,
           spent
           ,
           and
           playd
           away
           at
           Dice
           ,
           and
           in
           deboshery
           ,
           and
           having
           incampt
           himselfe
           at
           
             Wiston
             ,
          
           (
           the
           mansion
           house
           of
           the
           
             Woogans
          
           three
           myles
           distant
           from
           
             Haverford
          
           )
           never
           attempted
           on
           other
           ,
           then
           ,
           then
           on
           some
           small
           peeces
           ,
           as
           
             Picton
             Carew
          
           and
           
             Roch
          
           Castles
           ,
           the
           seates
           of
           Baronet
           
             Philips
             ,
          
           and
           Master
           
             Walter
             ,
          
           the
           last
           whereof
           he
           caused
           to
           be
           fired
           ,
           without
           ever
           falling
           on
           any
           of
           the
           three
           
             *
          
           greater
           townes
           ;
           but
           only
           attending
           the
           depopulation
           and
           utter
           destruction
           of
           the
           whole
           County
           ,
           till
           about
           
             Bartholmew
          
           tyde
           following
           ,
           wanting
           provisions
           for
           his
           owne
           quarters
           ,
           hee
           withdrew
           his
           Army
           backwards
           ,
           towards
           
             Carmaerthin
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Abby
           of
           
             Whitland
          
           aforementioned
           ,
           where
           he
           incamped
           ,
           and
           thence
           summoned
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Laherne
          
           which
           Captaine
           
             Iohnes
             ,
          
           yeelded
           on
           conditions
           to
           march
           away
           ,
           with
           his
           men
           and
           Armes
           to
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           and
           presently
           thereupon
           summoned
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Emblin
             ,
          
           which
           was
           likewise
           surrendred
           unto
           him
           ,
           Colonell
           
             Russell
          
           then
           fortifying
           his
           own
           Castle
           of
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           and
           his
           brother
           Colonell
           
             Gerrard
          
           doing
           the
           like
           at
           
             Clogervrane
             ,
          
           4.
           myles
           distant
           each
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           were
           both
           in
           very
           short
           time
           made
           tenenable
           ,
           and
           very
           strong
           peeces
           ,
           the
           Generall
           then
           being
           called
           to
           the
           reliefe
           of
           
             Monmouth
          
           marcht
           thither
           with
           the
           best
           of
           his
           strength
           ,
           both
           of
           horse
           and
           Dragoones
           ,
           leaving
           the
           body
           of
           his
           Army
           at
           
             Whitland
             ,
          
           (
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           where
           about
           
             Michelmas
          
           following
           ,
           having
           eaten
           up
           all
           these
           Countries
           provisions
           ,
           they
           retreated
           to
           their
           winter
           
           quarters
           to
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           leaving
           only
           behind
           them
           those
           two
           well
           fortified
           peeces
           ,
           of
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           and
           
             Clogervrane
          
           on
           the
           South
           ,
           with
           the
           Castles
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           and
           
             Emblin
          
           on
           the
           North
           side
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           all
           newly
           and
           well
           fortified
           having
           very
           souldier
           like
           made
           (
           as
           hee
           conceived
           )
           all
           things
           safe
           untill
           in
           the
           spring
           following
           ,
           hee
           might
           re-invade
           the
           Country
           ,
           take
           
             Haverford
             ,
             Tinby
             ,
          
           and
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           so
           utterly
           destroy
           the
           whole
           County
           .
        
         
           The
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           being
           for
           that
           present
           ,
           then
           freed
           from
           this
           rabious
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           having
           a
           desolated
           Country
           open
           before
           him
           ,
           collects
           all
           the
           forces
           he
           could
           possibly
           make
           ,
           and
           fell
           in
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           Towne
           and
           Castle
           of
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           (
           much
           about
           the
           beginning
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           1644.
           )
           wherein
           ,
           
             Russell
          
           as
           aforesaid
           commanded
           and
           in
           his
           march
           thither
           ,
           with
           100.
           horse
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           with
           an
           intent
           to
           view
           this
           new
           fortified
           peece
           ,
           upon
           an
           open
           heath
           ,
           a
           myle
           short
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           he
           was
           desperately
           charged
           ,
           with
           a
           party
           of
           Horse
           ,
           commanded
           by
           our
           Leiutenant
           
             Appleby
             ,
          
           
           the
           Major
           Generall
           having
           a
           little
           before
           layed
           in
           Ambuscado
           the
           better
           part
           of
           his
           horse
           which
           made
           
             Apleby
          
           the
           more
           bold
           to
           charge
           on
           a
           few
           ,
           having
           reskews
           ,
           
           straglingly
           comming
           up
           the
           hill
           unto
           him
           from
           the
           Castle
           ,
           to
           his
           reliefe
           ;
           The
           incounter
           was
           for
           the
           time
           ,
           hot
           and
           fearce
           ,
           and
           diverse
           of
           both
           sides
           shot
           and
           wounded
           ,
           untill
           
             Apleby
             ,
          
           ingaged
           within
           the
           Ambuskado
           ,
           was
           there
           slain
           with
           15.
           more
           all
           of
           
             Russells
          
           Horse
           troope
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           them
           very
           stout
           and
           daring
           men
           ;
           the
           Generall
           ,
           beating
           the
           rest
           downe
           into
           the
           Towne
           ,
           in
           open
           sight
           of
           the
           Castle
           tooke
           full
           veiw
           thereof
           ,
           and
           retreated
           to
           his
           body
           quartered
           then
           5.
           myles
           behind
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           the
           first
           Sunday
           ,
           or
           2d
           of
           
             October
             ,
          
           came
           up
           with
           his
           whole
           Army
           ,
           and
           quartered
           at
           
             Lac●durnon
             ,
          
           within
           halfe
           a
           myle
           of
           the
           Castle
           ;
           The
           Generalls
           Forces
           being
           then
           augmented
           ,
           with
           a
           briggade
           (
           a
           little
           before
           arrived
           at
           
             Milford
          
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Colo-Beale
           and
           Leiutenant
           Colonell
           
             Carter
          
           designed
           for
           Sir
           
             Thom.
             Middleton
             ;
          
           with
           diverse
           others
           Voluntaries
           ,
           as
           Colonell
           
             Colmade
             ,
          
           Colonell
           
             Sheffeild
          
           Leiutenant
           Colonell
           
             Alen
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Alford
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Deverux
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Tindall
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Griffith
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Stapleton
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Beale
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Slowman
             ,
          
           with
           some
           other
           Commanders
           ,
           with
           the
           Irish
           foot
           ,
           commanded
           by
           
           Captaine
           
             Ades
             Slawman
          
           and
           Captaine
           
             Hughs
          
           all
           which
           the
           Munday
           and
           Tuesday
           following
           tooke
           up
           their
           quarters
           in
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Laherne
             ,
          
           consisting
           then
           of
           Horse
           and
           foot
           neer
           upon
           1600.
           where
           from
           the
           side
           of
           the
           Hill
           overlooking
           the
           Castle
           greene
           ,
           he
           planted
           one
           Demi-Culverin
           which
           played
           into
           their
           forts
           and
           out
           Workes
           of
           the
           Castle
           ,
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           Guns
           were
           planted
           in
           the
           adjacent
           houses
           ,
           played
           also
           into
           their
           Forts
           and
           Court
           of
           Guard
           ,
           the
           Demi-Culvering
           [
           for
           2.
           dayes
           together
           ,
           doing
           little
           execuction
           ,
           when
           on
           better
           advice
           ,
           it
           was
           drawne
           downe
           the
           hill
           ,
           and
           planted
           in
           the
           Towne
           gate
           ,
           not
           above
           100.
           yeards
           from
           the
           Draw-Bridge
           of
           the
           Castle
           ,
           over
           which
           in
           a
           spacious
           roome
           the
           Eenemies
           maine
           Guard
           lodged
           ,
           and
           on
           which
           the
           Demi-culvering
           continually
           played
           for
           three
           dayes
           together
           ,
           and
           by
           Saterday
           night
           following
           had
           made
           a
           very
           wide
           breach
           ,
           through
           and
           through-both
           sides
           of
           the
           roome
           over
           the
           draw
           bridge
           ,
           when
           the
           whole
           rooste
           fell
           together
           ,
           the
           one
           halfe
           into
           the
           Castle
           greene
           ,
           the
           other
           outward
           fild
           up
           ,
           the
           ditch
           under
           the
           bridge
           as
           if
           of
           purpose
           it
           would
           make
           faire
           entrance
           for
           the
           assaylants
           ,
           when
           ,
           about
           midnight
           the
           Major
           Generall
           gave
           order
           that
           400.
           
           Musketeers
           should
           attempt
           to
           enter
           ,
           which
           with
           great
           resolution
           they
           performed
           before
           the
           Defendants
           could
           have
           time
           to
           make
           the
           Gate
           defensible
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           only
           losse
           of
           8.
           men
           ,
           all
           the
           time
           of
           the
           siege
           ,
           which
           was
           not
           above
           6.
           or
           7.
           
           Dayes
           ,
           all
           their
           Outworkes
           being
           thus
           taken
           ,
           20.
           or
           there
           abouts
           slaine
           of
           the
           Enemies
           party
           ,
           the
           rest
           crying
           out
           for
           quarter
           had
           it
           granted
           ,
           when
           
             Russell
          
           the
           Governour
           within
           the
           Castle
           seeing
           no
           releefe
           to
           come
           unto
           him
           from
           
             Carmarthin
          
           as
           he
           expected
           ,
           yeelded
           the
           place
           by
           ten
           of
           the
           clock
           upon
           conditions
           that
           he
           and
           his
           Souldlers
           160.
           in
           number
           (
           excepting
           the
           prisoners
           )
           should
           have
           free
           liberty
           to
           Retreat
           with
           their
           Armes
           to
           
             Carmarthin
          
           leaving
           their
           Cannon
           and
           pillage
           to
           the
           Major
           Generall
           .
        
         
           The
           other
           Garison
           at
           
             Clogerverane
          
           being
           the
           night
           before
           assertained
           of
           the
           breach
           ,
           and
           likely
           hood
           of
           the
           surrender
           of
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Laeherne
          
           by
           one
           that
           had
           sent
           in
           the
           Intelligence
           to
           the
           Governour
           with
           advice
           ,
           how
           little
           account
           the
           Major
           Generall
           made
           of
           taking
           thereof
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           time
           they
           should
           think
           upon
           their
           Retreat
           ,
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           clock
           the
           next
           
           morning
           ,
           set
           fire
           to
           all
           the
           Out-houses
           ,
           burnt
           all
           their
           winter
           Provisions
           ,
           blew
           up
           the
           maine
           house
           ,
           left
           their
           Guns
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           hast
           made
           their
           retreat
           by
           the
           Mountaines
           to
           
             Carmarthin
          
           distant
           from
           the
           place
           about
           ten
           miles
           .
        
         
           The
           Major
           Generall
           after
           some
           rest
           ,
           then
           drew
           towards
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Cardican
             ,
          
           the
           seat
           of
           Sir
           
             John
             Lewes
             ,
          
           where
           one
           Major
           
             Slawter
          
           Commanded
           as
           Governour
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           a
           Souldier
           that
           stood
           much
           on
           the
           punctillios
           ,
           of
           honour
           spake
           big
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           within
           30.
           daies
           after
           or
           thereabout
           took
           it
           in
           by
           storme
           ,
           
           together
           with
           the
           high
           talking
           Governour
           ,
           and
           lodged
           him
           safe
           at
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           together
           with
           Captaine
           
             Thomas
             Vaughane
             ,
          
           and
           one
           Captaine
           
             Kemboll
          
           an
           
             Oxford
          
           Scholler
           and
           learned
           ,
           but
           a
           vehement
           and
           obstinate
           Cavalier
           ,
           and
           there
           left
           Colonel
           
             Rice
             Powell
             ,
          
           Governour
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           when
           within
           few
           dayes
           ,
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
          
           (
           unexpected
           )
           returnes
           ,
           (
           Colonell
           
             POWELL
             ,
          
           being
           skarse
           warme
           in
           his
           command
           ,
           )
           and
           being
           Master
           both
           of
           the
           Towne
           and
           Country
           ,
           laied
           close
           siege
           to
           the
           Castle
           ,
           then
           utterly
           unprovided
           of
           Victuall
           ,
           but
           Colonell
           
             Powell
             ,
          
           resolute
           to
           defend
           the
           place
           with
           100.
           good
           Souldiers
           ,
           fed
           on
           such
           meat
           as
           he
           found
           therein
           ,
           at
           the
           taking
           thereof
           (
           not
           above
           six
           dayes
           before
           )
           which
           was
           only
           Oten-meale
           some
           few
           ,
           Hearing
           ,
           and
           Water
           ,
           and
           with
           this
           food
           ,
           he
           stood
           it
           out
           full
           three
           weekes
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           stormes
           that
           were
           daily
           made
           on
           the
           place
           .
           The
           Enemy
           having
           broken
           down
           the
           middle
           Arch
           of
           the
           Greate
           stone
           bridge
           ,
           that
           parts
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
          
           from
           that
           of
           
             Cardican
             ,
          
           and
           having
           strongly
           Barrocadoed
           the
           Towne
           ,
           in
           severall
           places
           ,
           and
           blockt
           up
           all
           the
           fords
           on
           the
           great
           River
           ,
           that
           no
           possible
           reliefe
           could
           be
           sent
           into
           the
           Castle
           ,
           from
           
             Pembrookeshire
          
           side
           ,
           yet
           the
           Major
           Generall
           continually
           assaying
           to
           releive
           him
           ,
           having
           taken
           up
           his
           quarters
           at
           the
           bridge
           end
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           River
           ,
           and
           waiting
           all
           opportunities
           to
           second
           the
           Governour
           ,
           could
           not
           possibly
           come
           over
           ,
           untill
           that
           with
           much
           labour
           and
           diligence
           ,
           he
           made
           his
           way
           by
           beating
           downe
           of
           long
           pooles
           and
           Trees
           into
           the
           bottome
           of
           the
           River
           ,
           for
           the
           houlding
           in
           of
           such
           materialls
           ,
           as
           might
           fill
           up
           the
           Arch
           ,
           being
           of
           great
           widenesse
           ,
           and
           30.
           foot
           deepe
           to
           the
           bottome
           at
           full
           Sea
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           tides
           runs
           most
           forsibly
           at
           last
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           difficulty
           he
           fild
           up
           the
           Arch
           with
           
           brush
           Faggots
           within
           12.
           foote
           of
           the
           top
           of
           the
           bridge
           ,
           and
           having
           aforehand
           ,
           provided
           store
           of
           Ladders
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           dead
           time
           of
           a
           most
           tempestuous
           night
           ,
           he
           commanded
           300.
           of
           his
           Musketteers
           ,
           with
           some
           Sea-men
           ,
           which
           made
           great
           scruple
           to
           defend
           the
           Arch
           12.
           foote
           downe
           to
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           in
           the
           assent
           on
           the
           Enemies
           side
           of
           the
           River
           :
           Having
           the
           evening
           before
           ,
           shot
           in
           an
           Arrow
           into
           the
           Castle
           green
           ,
           with
           a
           little
           scrowle
           woond
           about
           it
           ,
           signifying
           that
           the
           same
           night
           ,
           
           and
           at
           such
           an
           houre
           ,
           hee
           would
           attempt
           to
           come
           over
           to
           his
           reliefe
           ;
           The
           distance
           of
           both
           Armyes
           divided
           by
           the
           River
           ,
           being
           much
           about
           Carbine
           shot
           ,
           the
           Castle
           somewhat
           neerer
           to
           the
           Major
           Generals
           Quarters
           and
           betweene
           both
           :
           This
           Arrow
           falling
           within
           the
           Castle
           greene
           ,
           was
           presently
           taken
           up
           by
           a
           Souldier
           and
           brought
           to
           the
           Governour
           ,
           who
           perceiving
           the
           contents
           of
           the
           scrowle
           ,
           with
           the
           word
           ,
           and
           advise
           to
           sally
           so
           soone
           as
           hee
           found
           them
           ,
           to
           charge
           the
           Enemies
           first
           Barracado
           ;
           It
           was
           happily
           and
           punctualy
           observed
           on
           both
           parties
           ,
           that
           no
           sooner
           had
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           put
           over
           his
           Musketteers
           ,
           and
           were
           fallen
           on
           the
           first
           work
           next
           to
           the
           bridge
           ,
           and
           had
           beaten
           the
           Guards
           from
           their
           defences
           ,
           and
           gone
           to
           the
           second
           ,
           but
           the
           Governour
           
             Powell
          
           instantly
           sallyed
           with
           most
           of
           his
           foot
           ,
           and
           some
           few
           Pickes
           (
           the
           Enemy
           being
           then
           ingaged
           ,
           before
           and
           behind
           ,
           were
           soone
           defeated
           ,
           and
           within
           one
           houre
           all
           the
           town
           taken
           ,
           they
           which
           eskapt
           ,
           running
           downe
           ,
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           where
           their
           maine
           guard
           then
           lay
           ,
           with
           most
           of
           their
           Ammunition
           ,
           which
           perceaving
           how
           the
           game
           went
           ,
           ran
           all
           away
           leaving
           all
           their
           Armes
           and
           Ammunition
           to
           the
           discretion
           of
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ;
           two
           excellent
           Demy-Culvering
           cuts
           of
           Brasse
           hee
           found
           in
           the
           Church-Yard
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           the
           Horse
           suddenly
           rallied
           ,
           the
           next
           morning
           he
           would
           have
           bin
           Master
           of
           all
           their
           greater
           Ordnance
           which
           were
           then
           at
           
             *
          
           
             Tregibby
          
           a
           myle
           from
           the
           town
           where
           the
           Generalls
           own
           quarter
           then
           was
           :
           we
           may
           not
           omit
           to
           present
           this
           of
           remarkable
           Observation
           ,
           that
           for
           nine
           
             Orten
          
           tydes
           together
           ,
           the
           worke
           in
           the
           Arch
           ,
           so
           fild
           up
           ,
           as
           is
           truly
           discribed
           )
           for
           a
           passage
           over
           of
           the
           Major
           Generals
           souldiers
           to
           the
           Governors
           reliefe
           ,
           stood
           immoveable
           till
           the
           very
           time
           that
           it
           was
           finished
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           fresh
           flouds
           by
           reason
           of
           extreame
           fowle
           weather
           ,
           
           were
           then
           very
           strong
           and
           forcible
           ,
           and
           the
           tyde
           there
           runing
           with
           great
           violence
           ,
           insomuch
           as
           the
           Major
           Gen.
           at
           first
           stood
           in
           much
           doubt
           that
           all
           his
           labour
           would
           prove
           fruitles
           ,
           howsoever
           it
           pleased
           the
           great
           providence
           so
           to
           Order
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           only
           stood
           to
           passe
           over
           his
           men
           ;
           but
           the
           next
           tyde
           carried
           all
           the
           work
           away
           ,
           to
           the
           admiration
           of
           the
           beholders
           :
           
             Gerrards
          
           Army
           thus
           routed
           ,
           and
           lessened
           in
           the
           losse
           of
           500
           of
           his
           best
           foote
           ,
           slaine
           and
           taken
           in
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           five
           hundred
           more
           running
           from
           him
           (
           as
           weary
           of
           the
           service
           )
           eight
           hundred
           Armes
           ,
           fifteen
           of
           his
           horse
           ,
           with
           some
           of
           his
           best
           Commanders
           ,
           either
           slaine
           or
           taken
           ,
           in
           great
           displeasure
           wrote
           an
           emperious
           and
           threatning
           Letter
           from
           
             Carmarthin
          
           to
           the
           Major
           General
           ,
           which
           he
           slighted
           with
           silence
           ,
           and
           after
           many
           and
           toylesom
           marches
           ,
           and
           watches
           in
           the
           dead
           time
           of
           a
           tempestuous
           Winter
           ,
           having
           for
           twenty
           dayes
           together
           little
           better
           quarter
           ,
           then
           hedges
           and
           ditches
           to
           repose
           himselfe
           and
           his
           wearied
           Souldiers
           ,
           yet
           loath
           to
           loose
           time
           ,
           or
           to
           give
           breath
           to
           a
           revengfull
           and
           furious
           Enemy
           ,
           after
           some
           short
           time
           of
           rest
           ,
           (
           first
           revictualled
           the
           Castle
           ,
           and
           replaced
           therein
           Colo.
           
             Powell
          
           as
           Governour
           of
           the
           place
           )
           lay
           downe
           before
           
             Emblin
             ,
          
           a
           little
           ,
           
           but
           a
           very
           strong
           place
           belonging
           to
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Carb●ry
          
           which
           for
           20.
           dayes
           together
           he
           closly
           besieged
           ,
           the
           house
           being
           very
           well
           both
           fortified
           ,
           and
           defended
           ,
           yet
           at
           length
           came
           to
           capitulation
           ;
           when
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
          
           having
           for
           two
           moneths
           together
           traversed
           his
           ground
           ,
           through
           many
           of
           the
           Kings
           Garisons
           and
           studying
           revenge
           ,
           had
           recruited
           himselfe
           both
           with
           good
           numbers
           of
           Horse
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           return
           inforcing
           all
           South-Wales
           Generally
           to
           rise
           with
           him
           ,
           his
           new
           Army
           ,
           amounting
           to
           1200.
           
           Horse
           ,
           and
           three
           thousand
           foot
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           came
           by
           great
           and
           nightly
           marches
           within
           seaven
           myles
           of
           
             Emblin
             ,
          
           before
           the
           little
           Army
           then
           before
           it
           ,
           had
           any
           certaine
           intelligence
           of
           their
           approach
           :
           The
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           being
           somwhat
           before
           gone
           to
           
             Haverford
          
           for
           the
           recruit
           of
           his
           Ammunition
           ,
           when
           in
           the
           interim
           ,
           on
           falls
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           on
           the
           besiegers
           [
           only
           seconded
           with
           some
           foure
           troopes
           of
           wearied
           horse
           )
           which
           understanding
           of
           the
           Enemyes
           neere
           advance
           ,
           yet
           they
           resolutely
           charged
           them
           in
           the
           very
           head
           of
           their
           Army
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           first
           and
           second
           charge
           ,
           put
           them
           to
           the
           shocke
           ,
           but
           being
           so
           unequally
           matcht
           ,
           and
           over-powred
           
           with
           numbers
           and
           the
           maine
           body
           of
           the
           Enemies
           foot
           in
           sight
           and
           marching
           up
           to
           the
           Reare
           of
           their
           Horse
           .
        
         
           Those
           few
           Troops
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           horse
           ,
           thought
           it
           a
           vaine
           indeavour
           any
           longer
           to
           stand
           them
           ,
           but
           shifted
           for
           themselves
           ,
           leaving
           their
           foote
           to
           the
           mercy
           of
           the
           insulting
           Enemy
           ,
           which
           notwithstanding
           stood
           it
           out
           long
           untill
           overborn
           with
           multitudes
           of
           the
           assaylants
           they
           were
           for
           the
           greater
           part
           either
           slaine
           or
           taken
           ,
           those
           resolute
           and
           expeirt
           Souldiers
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           being
           of
           that
           routed
           number
           .
        
         
           Vpon
           this
           most
           unfortunate
           defeate
           ,
           some
           of
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           (
           envious
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           atchievements
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           never
           did
           or
           durst
           draw
           sword
           in
           the
           Cause
           ,
           )
           have
           not
           forborne
           most
           unworthily
           tobrand
           his
           reputation
           ,
           malitiously
           laying
           the
           blame
           of
           this
           disaster
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           only
           for
           that
           he
           was
           not
           present
           in
           person
           ,
           when
           the
           defeat
           was
           given
           ,
           it
           being
           well
           knewne
           that
           the
           necessity
           of
           a
           speedy
           recrewting
           his
           Ammunition
           ,
           inforced
           his
           absence
           ,
           and
           that
           ●ll
           the
           forces
           he
           could
           then
           make
           ,
           could
           not
           countervaile
           the
           afifth
           part
           of
           the
           Enemies
           forces
           ,
           but
           to
           proceed
           ;
           on
           the
           news
           of
           this
           unfortunate
           losse
           ,
           let
           the
           most
           malitious
           of
           his
           enemies
           look
           upon
           his
           former
           &
           after
           dilligence
           and
           what
           he
           did
           on
           the
           instant
           of
           this
           losse
           ,
           when
           hapily
           some
           of
           them
           would
           have
           bin
           to
           seek
           what
           to
           have
           don
           ,
           otherwise
           then
           as
           they
           did
           ,
           (
           take
           their
           heeles
           and
           leave
           the
           burthen
           on
           his
           shoulders
           ,
           which
           never
           budg'd
           nor
           forsook
           his
           charge
           ,
           and
           the
           defence
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           let
           them
           remember
           when
           most
           of
           the
           Committees
           shifted
           for
           themselves
           ,
           whether
           at
           the
           instant
           he
           dispatcht
           not
           shipping
           ,
           such
           as
           were
           most
           fitting
           for
           
             Cardican
          
           River
           )
           with
           advice
           to
           Colonell
           
             Powell
             ;
          
           with
           all
           the
           expedition
           he
           could
           to
           embarke
           himselfe
           and
           his
           Souldiers
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           Ammunition
           ,
           and
           to
           slight
           the
           Castle
           which
           with
           celerity
           &
           great
           circumspection
           was
           timely
           performed
           ,
           and
           a
           Commander
           of
           worth
           with
           his
           full
           company
           and
           armes
           all
           preserved
           beyond
           expectation
           ,
           and
           before
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
          
           could
           imagine
           what
           might
           become
           of
           him
           ,
           safely
           arrived
           at
           
             Milford
             ,
          
           and
           came
           to
           the
           Major
           Generall
           at
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           they
           may
           remember
           if
           they
           pleas'd
           what
           a
           dead
           li●t
           was
           then
           left
           on
           their
           shouldiers
           ,
           when
           most
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           either
           fled
           their
           Country
           or
           stood
           off
           at
           Sea
           in
           a
           safe
           ship
           ,
           they
           alone
           
           with
           a
           handfull
           of
           men
           both
           stood
           to
           the
           work
           ,
           and
           preserved
           what
           possibly
           could
           be
           secured
           ,
           the
           one
           be
           taking
           himsefe
           to
           the
           Government
           o●Tinby
           
             ,
          
           the
           other
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           wherewith
           great
           and
           insupportable
           care
           and
           dilligence
           ,
           they
           so
           ordered
           the
           Townes
           ,
           that
           a
           royall
           Army
           (
           on
           six
           Monthes
           siege
           )
           might
           very
           well
           have
           spent
           their
           paines
           and
           lost
           their
           labour
           in
           attempting
           on
           either
           ,
           as
           
             Gerrard
          
           himselfe
           before
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           during
           his
           six
           weeks
           siege
           found
           that
           to
           be
           most
           true
           .
        
         
           The
           Major
           Generall
           had
           then
           in
           the
           Towne
           neere
           upon
           500.
           good
           foot
           ,
           and
           some
           3-Troopes
           of
           wearied
           horse
           ,
           the
           place
           well
           fortified
           ,
           but
           not
           Victualled
           for
           any
           long
           siege
           ,
           though
           
             Gerrard
          
           conceived
           that
           he
           had
           then
           neere
           finished
           the
           worke
           ,
           but
           there
           was
           another
           accompt
           to
           be
           made
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           second
           rekconning
           may
           be
           expected
           ,
           that
           he
           must
           make
           with
           men
           ,
           for
           his
           horrid
           and
           most
           abhominable
           cruelties
           .
        
         
           
             Gerrards
          
           indeavour
           first
           was
           then
           to
           block
           up
           the
           River
           that
           runs
           up
           to
           the
           Towne
           ,
           out
           of
           
             Milford-Haven
             ,
          
           To
           which
           purpose
           he
           attempted
           to
           raise
           a
           Fort
           on
           the
           entrance
           of
           the
           River
           ,
           which
           being
           made
           knowne
           to
           the
           Admirall
           
             Swanley
             ,
          
           he
           refused
           to
           hazard
           his
           shipping
           to
           come
           up
           in
           the
           River
           ,
           when
           Captaine
           
             Iohn
             ,
             Bwen
          
           accompanied
           with
           the
           Vice-Admirall
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Iohn
             Smith
          
           adventured
           to
           thrust
           in
           to
           the
           point
           of
           
             Pennermouth
             ,
          
           where
           ,
           with
           their
           Ordinance
           beating
           the
           Pioners
           from
           their
           Workes
           they
           utterly
           dissapointed
           the
           Generalls
           design
           ,
           whether
           upon
           made
           his
           appreaches
           ,
           neere
           ,
           and
           round
           about
           most
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           and
           after
           many
           and
           divers
           assaults
           ,
           had
           alwayes
           the
           worst
           of
           the
           bargaine
           ,
           he
           having
           then
           forcibly
           drawne
           to
           his
           assistance
           ,
           two
           new
           Regiments
           of
           very
           good
           foot
           ;
           all
           raised
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ▪
          
           where
           amongst
           other
           accidents
           ,
           this
           is
           an
           infallible
           testimoney
           of
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           ,
           both
           vallor
           and
           Vigillancy
           ▪
        
         
           The
           Enemy
           one
           night
           having
           a
           designe
           to
           burne
           the
           Mills
           standing
           on
           the
           North
           bridge
           and
           a
           little
           without
           the
           Walls
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           skanted
           then
           of
           men
           to
           supply
           the
           largen
           esse
           of
           the
           Workes
           and
           the
           Major
           Gen.
           unwilling
           to
           lessen
           ,
           &
           unman
           the
           Guards
           (
           the
           Enemy
           stormingsometimes
           in
           3.4
           .
           or
           5.
           places
           at
           once
           )
           put
           on
           a
           resolution
           ,
           to
           hazard
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           and
           to
           passe
           through
           the
           Ports
           ,
           and
           over
           the
           Bridge
           ,
           accompanied
           
           with
           Captain
           
             Smith
             ;
          
           Cap.
           
             Bowen
             ,
          
           and
           some
           other
           Gentlemen
           then
           in
           the
           towne
           ,
           where
           in
           the
           darke
           ,
           they
           fell
           on
           the
           party
           that
           were
           making
           their
           approaches
           towards
           the
           mills
           &
           being
           together
           by
           the
           eares
           ;
           the
           Major
           Gen
           was
           laid
           hold
           of
           and
           disarmed
           by
           one
           of
           the
           enemies
           Commanders
           ,
           the
           on
           tuging
           the
           other
           ,
           each
           of
           them
           striving
           to
           make
           the
           one
           or
           the
           other
           their
           prisoner
           ,
           when
           as
           the
           party
           not
           seconded
           with
           fresh
           men
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           fortunately
           got
           cleare
           ,
           and
           recovered
           over
           the
           bridge
           .
           Captaine
           
             Smith
             ,
          
           being
           there
           most
           unfortunatly
           slaine
           in
           the
           place
           ,
           Captaine
           
             Bowen
             ,
          
           Master
           
             Griffeth
             Lort
             ,
          
           with
           the
           rest
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           recovering
           the
           ports
           over
           the
           bridge
           ,
           others
           adventuring
           to
           goe
           through
           the
           River
           with
           great
           difficulty
           ,
           secured
           themselves
           within
           the
           gate
           ;
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           and
           during
           six
           weekes
           siedge
           ,
           with
           the
           slaughter
           of
           many
           of
           the
           assaylants
           ,
           the
           newes
           of
           the
           losse
           of
           the
           Field
           at
           
             Naseby
             ,
          
           came
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           with
           command
           from
           the
           King
           ,
           to
           come
           up
           speedily
           to
           his
           Majesties
           assistance
           ,
           who
           then
           loath
           so
           to
           quit
           his
           hold
           ,
           and
           to
           raise
           his
           siedge
           before
           the
           Town
           ,
           instantly
           marcht
           away
           with
           about
           2000.
           of
           his
           Horse
           and
           foot
           to
           
             Rugland
             ;
          
           having
           still
           the
           whole
           County
           at
           their
           devotion
           ,
           with
           divers
           Garisons
           in
           the
           Country
           ,
           as
           the
           Castles
           of
           
             Picton
             ,
             Carew
             ,
             Manner-byer
             ,
          
           and
           
             Lamphy
             ;
          
           but
           on
           a
           second
           and
           more
           strict
           command
           to
           march
           away
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           Army
           ,
           and
           to
           fire
           the
           Country
           ,
           having
           left
           behind
           him
           ,
           some
           1800.
           horse
           and
           foot
           ,
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Colonell
           
             Stradling
             ,
          
           as
           a
           sufficient
           power
           [
           as
           he
           supposed
           ]
           to
           master
           the
           Feeld
           ,
           who
           raising
           the
           siedge
           before
           
             Pemb.
          
           retreated
           ,
           and
           quartered
           at
           
             Haverford
             :
          
           intending
           before
           his
           departure
           utterly
           to
           lay
           wast
           the
           whole
           Country
           .
        
         
           From
           whence
           this
           new
           Commander
           Col.
           
             Stradling
          
           sent
           out
           his
           peremptory
           mandates
           ,
           on
           paine
           of
           death
           )
           to
           all
           Constables
           of
           the
           severall
           hundreds
           to
           bring
           in
           all
           sorts
           of
           labourers
           mowers
           ,
           and
           hookmen
           ,
           throughout
           the
           County
           ,
           to
           cut
           down
           and
           destroy
           all
           such
           corne
           ,
           as
           was
           not
           then
           come
           to
           maturity
           ,
           and
           to
           fire
           the
           rest
           then
           grown
           ripe
           and
           combustible
           ,
           It
           being
           then
           much
           about
           the
           beginning
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           1645.
           when
           diverse
           of
           those
           sad
           warrants
           came
           to
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           hands
           ,
           by
           such
           as
           fled
           to
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           some
           poore
           men
           ,
           loath
           to
           be
           the
           instruments
           of
           their
           own
           destruction
           
           were
           calld
           out
           ,
           and
           in
           most
           barbarous
           manner
           harg'd
           by
           
             Stradlings
          
           command
           ,
           The
           Major
           Generall
           thereupon
           called
           a
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           ,
           where
           it
           was
           presently
           determined
           that
           withall
           the
           Horse
           and
           Dragoones
           ,
           he
           had
           then
           at
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           he
           should
           instantly
           poast
           to
           
             Tinby
          
           (
           the
           way
           thither
           lying
           between
           the
           Enemies
           two
           Garisons
           of
           
             Carew
          
           and
           
             Manner-byer
          
           )
           and
           there
           to
           consult
           with
           the
           Governour
           Colo
           ▪
           
             Powell
             ,
          
           what
           was
           to
           bee
           done
           ▪
           in
           the
           case
           ;
           and
           being
           come
           together
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           imparted
           unto
           him
           the
           tenor
           of
           the
           said
           warrants
           ,
           which
           were
           no
           news
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           the
           night
           before
           receaved
           diverse
           of
           them
           ,
           by
           such
           as
           were
           fled
           to
           
             Tinby
             ,
          
           but
           there
           it
           was
           soone
           resolved
           ,
           that
           both
           Garisons
           shou●d
           joyne
           all
           their
           Forces
           ,
           and
           instantly
           to
           take
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           with
           what
           other
           Forces
           they
           could
           possibly
           make
           to
           give
           the
           Enemy
           battell
           ;
           wheresoever
           they
           could
           incounter
           him
           :
           To
           this
           purpose
           the
           randezvous
           was
           appointed
           at
           Saint
           
             Florence
          
           much
           about
           the
           middle
           way
           ,
           between
           
             Tinby
          
           and
           
             Carew
             :
          
           This
           resolution
           (
           as
           I
           am
           informed
           ,
           for
           we
           strangers
           were
           then
           all
           gone
           out
           of
           the
           Country
           )
           was
           taken
           about
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           
             July
          
           1645.
           on
           a
           Saterday
           ,
           and
           the
           Munday
           following
           ;
           both
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           and
           the
           Governour
           
             Powell
          
           happily
           met
           at
           the
           place
           appointed
           ;
           where
           they
           were
           informed
           that
           a
           brigade
           of
           the
           Enemies
           horse
           were
           then
           quartered
           ,
           at
           
             Martell-Twy
             ,
          
           about
           eight
           myles
           distant
           from
           Saint
           
             Florence
             ,
          
           hee
           so
           contrived
           it
           ,
           that
           sending
           a
           party
           of
           horse
           and
           Dragoones
           in
           the
           close
           of
           the
           evening
           ;
           recovered
           the
           place
           before
           day
           ,
           and
           took
           most
           of
           the
           Enemies
           horse
           ,
           with
           many
           prisoners
           ,
           before
           they
           could
           imagine
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           taken
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           loosing
           no
           time
           ,
           upon
           Intelligence
           ,
           that
           Captaine
           
             Edward
             Loyd
          
           [
           that
           mouthy-Malignant
           rayler
           against
           the
           Parliament
           )
           then
           quartered
           at
           
             Burton
             ,
          
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           the
           River
           of
           
             Milford
             ,
          
           he
           carried
           the
           businesse
           ,
           with
           such
           celerity
           and
           secrecy
           ▪
           that
           with
           great
           difficulty
           ▪
           he
           transported
           a
           party
           of
           Musketteers
           ,
           over
           in
           the
           night
           ,
           which
           surprized
           the
           Captaine
           with
           all
           his
           company
           and
           Officers
           in
           their
           beds
           [
           they
           not
           dreaming
           that
           the
           Major
           Generall
           could
           come
           over
           ,
           or
           was
           able
           to
           take
           the
           field
           ;
           ]
           and
           immediately
           thereupon
           marched
           away
           to
           seeke
           out
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           whereupon
           those
           allarme
           ,
           and
           the
           beating
           up
           of
           his
           quarters
           in
           severall
           places
           ,
           they
           drew
           out
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           strength
           
           into
           the
           field
           ,
           doubting
           (
           as
           it
           seemes
           )
           of
           their
           safety
           in
           
             Haverford
          
           (
           then
           sufficiently
           fortified
           )
           or
           that
           the
           Major
           Generall
           might
           have
           some
           further
           designe
           ,
           whereof
           they
           could
           not
           then
           make
           any
           certaine
           Iudgement
           ,
           the
           River
           lying
           between
           both
           their
           Armies
           ,
           The
           Enemies
           on
           
             Colby
          
           Moore
           ▪
           distant
           4.
           miles
           from
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           on
           the
           other
           side
           unknowne
           to
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           where
           he
           would
           and
           could
           quarter
           otherwhere
           ,
           then
           eight
           or
           ten
           miles
           distant
           〈◊〉
           from
           
             Stradlings
          
           quarter
           ,
           in
           such
           perplexity
           of
           his
           aboad
           did
           the
           Major
           Generall
           keepe
           the
           doubtfull
           Enemy
           ,
           when
           on
           the
           Wednesday
           following
           ▪
           the
           Major
           being
           come
           over
           with
           al
           his
           little
           Army
           ,
           appeared
           in
           view
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           neere
           unto
           stebadge
           where
           that
           gallant
           old
           Gentleman
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Laherne
             ,
          
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           Father
           was
           in
           the
           evening
           most
           unfortunatly
           shot
           and
           slaine
           in
           the
           place
           (
           as
           mistaken
           for
           an
           Enemy
           )
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Generalls
           owne
           Scouts
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           great
           dishartning
           to
           the
           Army
           &
           disappoyntment
           of
           that
           nights
           designe
           ,
           howsoever
           ,
           the
           Friday
           following
           their
           Rendezvouse
           at
           St.
           
             Florence
             ,
          
           the
           Major
           Generall
           viewing
           and
           facing
           the
           Enemy
           all
           the
           morning
           ,
           and
           observing
           their
           numbers
           of
           Horse
           and
           foot
           so
           much
           to
           exceed
           his
           owne
           ,
           thought
           it
           not
           fit
           then
           to
           hazard
           his
           handfull
           of
           men
           ,
           not
           above
           300.
           horse
           at
           the
           most
           and
           eight
           hundred
           foot
           ,
           the
           Enemies
           horse
           being
           full
           five
           hundred
           and
           neere
           upon
           double
           to
           his
           of
           their
           foote
           ,
           But
           drawing
           away
           ,
           hee
           found
           his
           Men
           so
           willing
           to
           fight
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           it
           to
           the
           hazard
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Enemy
           stood
           at
           the
           Gaze
           and
           moved
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           he
           presently
           gave
           order
           that
           160.
           of
           his
           Troopers
           should
           charge
           home
           on
           Stradlings
           whole
           body
           of
           horse
           which
           they
           did
           with
           such
           courage
           ,
           that
           on
           the
           second
           charge
           they
           tottaly
           routed
           a●l
           the
           enemies
           cavelry
           ,
           and
           following
           their
           good
           fortune
           ,
           continued
           to
           chase
           them
           ,
           six
           ,
           or
           eight
           miles
           together
           and
           untill
           the
           close
           of
           the
           evening
           ,
           having
           slaine
           and
           taken
           neere
           upon
           100.
           they
           retreated
           to
           their
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           whilst
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           ,
           with
           his
           owne
           reserve
           of
           horse
           and
           foot
           ,
           he
           fell
           on
           the
           enemies
           Body
           ,
           where
           he
           killed
           of
           them
           on
           the
           place
           120.
           and
           took
           of
           the
           remainder
           500.
           more
           of
           them
           Prisoners
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Armes
           ,
           cariages
           ,
           and
           Ammunition
           ,
           the
           residue
           both
           of
           their
           horse
           and
           foote
           fled
           towards
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           20.
           miles
           distant
           from
           
           the
           place
           of
           the
           battle
           .
           The
           Major
           Generall
           having
           thus
           by
           Gods
           great
           blessing
           obtained
           so
           miraculous
           a
           Victory
           ,
           ascribed
           the
           glory
           to
           him
           that
           gave
           it
           ,
           and
           therupon
           ,
           tooke
           up
           his
           quarters
           at
           
             Haverford
             ,
          
           where
           treating
           with
           his
           Prisoners
           ,
           and
           understanding
           in
           what
           distresse
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Youghall
          
           then
           stood
           ,
           he
           found
           most
           of
           them
           very
           willing
           to
           go
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           to
           renounce
           the
           retaking
           of
           Armes
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           whereupon
           ,
           having
           shipping
           ready
           in
           the
           Haven
           ,
           he
           gave
           present
           order
           for
           the
           embarking
           of
           400.
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           bee
           Landed
           with
           all
           expedition
           at
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Youghall
             ,
          
           whether
           it
           was
           their
           good
           happe
           timely
           to
           arive
           to
           the
           releife
           of
           the
           place
           ;
           and
           where
           they
           behaved
           themselves
           very
           manfully
           ,
           in
           sallying
           on
           the
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           beating
           them
           out
           of
           their
           Workes
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           the
           Major
           Generall
           following
           this
           Victory
           ,
           summoned
           the
           Enemies
           Garrisons
           ▪
           of
           
             Picton
             ,
             Carew
             ,
          
           and
           
             Mannerbyer
             ,
          
           then
           the
           only
           remainder
           of
           
             Gerrards
          
           great
           and
           plundring
           Army
           ,
           which
           by
           degrees
           ,
           and
           within
           a
           very
           short
           time
           were
           all
           surrendred
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           County
           againe
           totally
           cleared
           of
           the
           Enemy
           .
        
         
           The
           Major
           Generall
           then
           exceedingly
           tyred
           ;
           yet
           with
           as
           convenient
           speed
           as
           possibly
           he
           could
           drew
           up
           againe
           towards
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           (
           his
           owne
           County
           being
           then
           utterly
           unable
           to
           feed
           an
           Army
           )
           and
           on
           the
           same
           of
           his
           approach
           ,
           and
           the
           Enemy
           there
           of
           greater
           strength
           then
           his
           ,
           and
           within
           a
           strong
           and
           well
           fortified
           Towne
           yet
           in
           Civility
           were
           well
           pleased
           to
           dislodge
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           way
           to
           the
           Major
           Generall
           to
           enter
           ,
           at
           one
           end
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           whilst
           the
           Enemy
           marcht
           out
           at
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           The
           Towne
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           then
           weary
           of
           the
           Warre
           ,
           and
           resenting
           their
           former
           forwardnes
           ,
           but
           especially
           the
           insolency
           of
           
             Gerrard
          
           &
           his
           rapatios
           followers
           ,
           [
           when
           at
           first
           they
           might
           have
           beene
           securely
           quiet
           ,
           ]
           submitted
           themselves
           ,
           to
           the
           Major
           Generalls
           command
           ,
           who
           notwithstanding
           he
           had
           before
           taken
           the
           place
           by
           storme
           ,
           never
           plundered
           it
           ,
           nor
           any
           part
           of
           the
           County
           ,
           but
           onely
           the
           hundred
           of
           
             *
          
           
             Durtlesse
             ,
          
           a
           skirt
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           destinated
           as
           
           it
           seemes
           ]
           on
           both
           sides
           to
           utter
           ruine
           ,
           as
           a
           peece
           ,
           lying
           between
           two
           dissenting
           Counties
           :
           I
           am
           bound
           by
           the
           obligation
           of
           truth
           (
           which
           I
           have
           assumed
           without
           all
           partiality
           )
           to
           lay
           down
           all
           passages
           in
           their
           naked
           verity
           ,
           so
           neer
           as
           my
           own
           knowledge
           and
           other
           informations
           may
           warrant
           me
           ,
           and
           amongst
           many
           others
           here
           to
           leave
           this
           annimadversion
           ,
           of
           speciall
           marke
           ;
           
             Viz
             ,
          
           That
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
          
           was
           the
           most
           insolent
           and
           barbarous
           Commander
           ,
           that
           ever
           was
           employed
           in
           his
           Majesties
           service
           and
           in
           both
           his
           expeditions
           into
           those
           parts
           ,
           was
           accompanied
           ,
           with
           more
           dissolute
           and
           plundring
           Captaines
           then
           were
           in
           any
           of
           the
           Kings
           Armyes
           ,
           and
           with
           as
           desperate
           a
           crew
           of
           base
           and
           blaspemous
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           theevs
           then
           any
           throughout
           the
           Kingdom
           ;
           The
           E
           ▪
           of
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           his
           kindred
           ▪
           allyes
           and
           followers
           ,
           which
           at
           their
           first
           taking
           up
           of
           Armes
           ,
           were
           so
           sedulously
           forward
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           have
           all
           of
           them
           very
           good
           cause
           to
           verifie
           this
           assertion
           ,
           
             Gerrard
          
           sparing
           not
           ,
           to
           put
           on
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           his
           kindred
           all
           the
           skornes
           and
           insolent
           language
           ,
           that
           could
           have
           beene
           imagined
           to
           proceed
           from
           a
           Gentleman
           professing
           the
           way
           of
           honour
           ;
           telling
           
             Middleton
          
           the
           High-Sherriffe
           to
           his
           face
           ,
           [
           and
           on
           no
           just
           occasion
           ]
           and
           one
           that
           was
           as
           forward
           in
           his
           Majesties
           service
           ,
           as
           any
           ;
           God-dam-me
           ,
           thou
           art
           a
           Turd
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           hang
           thee
           ,
           and
           such
           fellowes
           as
           thou
           art
           ,
           at
           your
           owne
           doores
           :
           In
           short
           the
           welch
           Nation
           ,
           have
           had
           enough
           and
           more
           then
           their
           bellies
           full
           ▪
           of
           their
           unnaturall
           rising
           ,
           against
           their
           consernatory
           :
           yet
           thus
           much
           ,
           we
           must
           acknowledge
           ,
           as
           an
           advertisment
           in
           the
           eye
           ,
           of
           all
           men
           which
           were
           acquainted
           with
           the
           passages
           of
           those
           parts
           ,
           that
           my
           L.
           of
           
             Carbery
          
           in
           his
           owne
           nature
           ,
           (
           howsoever
           sufficiently
           active
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           at
           first
           set
           on
           by
           the
           
             *
          
           Lords
           ,
           and
           annimated
           by
           others
           aforementioned
           )
           was
           notstithstanding
           ,
           a
           moderate
           Commander
           ,
           and
           though
           timerous
           to
           be
           reputed
           a
           Traytor
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           should
           he
           not
           have
           complyed
           in
           the
           way
           as
           he
           did
           )
           as
           that
           was
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           vulgar
           understanding
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           and
           of
           men
           ,
           which
           dived
           not
           into
           the
           nature
           of
           the
           controversie
           was
           doubtlesse
           ,
           a
           private
           well-wisher
           ,
           to
           the
           cause
           ,
           and
           if
           all
           be
           true
           ,
           as
           that
           unworthy
           fellow
           
             *
          
           (
           and
           the
           first
           plunderer
           in
           the
           principality
           )
           openly
           averd
           ,
           and
           at
           
             Oxford
          
           accused
           his
           Lordship
           to
           have
           plaid
           fast
           and
           loose
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           though
           there
           he
           cleered
           himselfe
           
           of
           that
           imputation
           )
           yet
           in
           my
           own
           perticular
           ,
           I
           have
           very
           good
           reason
           to
           believe
           that
           in
           his
           heart
           hee
           wisht
           well
           to
           the
           State
           ,
           and
           was
           well
           content
           that
           the
           kingdoms
           forces
           might
           prevaile
           .
        
         
           We
           have
           a
           little
           digrest
           ,
           but
           we
           shall
           now
           goe
           on
           in
           our
           relations
           ,
           and
           shew
           ,
           that
           so
           soone
           as
           the
           Major
           Gene
           ▪
           had
           quietted
           and
           setled
           the
           County
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           with
           that
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           (
           where
           only
           Colo.
           
             Iames
             Lews
             ,
          
           Captaine
           
             Thomas
             Evans
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
             James
             Philips
             ,
          
           with
           some
           of
           the
           
             Lloyds
          
           (
           of
           any
           considerable
           qualty
           and
           active
           in
           the
           cause
           )
           were
           most
           cordiall
           ,
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Gentlmen
           generally
           retrograde
           ]
           The
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Countyof
           
             Brecknocke
             ;
          
           then
           much
           desired
           to
           associate
           with
           him
           ,
           to
           which
           purpose
           a
           meeting
           was
           appointed
           at
           
             Lanumdovery
             ;
          
           where
           in
           manifestation
           of
           their
           hartinesse
           ,
           they
           invited
           the
           Major
           Generall
           to
           quarter
           part
           of
           his
           Forces
           within
           their
           Countie
           ,
           (
           where
           Colo.
           
             Harbert
             Price
             ,
             Gefferies
          
           and
           diverse
           others
           were
           inveterate
           enemies
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           were
           constant
           associates
           both
           with
           his
           Lordship
           of
           
             Carbery
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Generall
           
             Gerrard
             ]
          
           whereunto
           the
           Major
           Generall
           
             Laherne
          
           condiscended
           and
           shortly
           after
           came
           accompanied
           with
           400.
           
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           ,
           and
           quartered
           at
           
             Brecknocke
             ,
          
           where
           ,
           having
           intelligence
           ,
           that
           ,
           that
           Irish
           Rebell
           and
           Traytor
           ,
           Col.
           
             Grady
             ,
          
           (
           a
           Commander
           ,
           that
           never
           gave
           quarter
           to
           any
           of
           the
           Parliament
           party
           )
           then
           quartered
           at
           
             Pembridge
             ,
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Hereford
             ,
          
           and
           neer
           upon
           30.
           myles
           distance
           from
           
             Brecknocke
             ,
          
           he
           gave
           present
           and
           private
           Order
           ,
           that
           100.
           horse
           and
           Dragoones
           should
           in
           the
           evening
           begin
           to
           march
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           compute
           the
           designe
           with
           the
           time
           as
           by
           the
           break
           of
           the
           next
           morning
           to
           fall
           upon
           
             Gradyes
          
           quarters
           ,
           which
           was
           so
           well
           performed
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           Majors
           men
           ,
           killed
           diverse
           of
           them
           in
           the
           place
           ,
           tooke
           60.
           of
           the
           Enemies
           horse
           and
           dissipated
           the
           remainder
           of
           
             Gradyes
          
           Regiment
           ;
           upon
           their
           returne
           to
           
             Brecknocke
             ,
          
           the
           Major
           then
           presently
           resolved
           to
           march
           ,
           and
           [
           unexpectedly
           lay
           down
           on
           the
           uttermost
           parts
           of
           the
           Countyof
           
             Cardican
             ,
          
           before
           
             Aberrustwith
             ,
          
           whither
           before
           he
           had
           given
           order
           ,
           that
           some
           Guns
           of
           Battery
           should
           be
           sent
           about
           unto
           him
           by
           Sea
           ,
           out
           of
           
             Milford-haven
             ,
          
           which
           being
           opportunly
           arrived
           .
           he
           battered
           the
           Castle
           ,
           for
           certaine
           dayes
           ,
           but
           with
           little
           effect
           ,
           the
           place
           being
           strong
           ,
           and
           well
           fortified
           ,
           the
           enemy
           at
           his
           first
           arrivall
           ,
           leaving
           the
           town
           ,
           retreated
           al
           into
           the
           Castle
           ,
           then
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Maj.
           
             Whitly
             ,
          
           one
           of
           
             Ger●●ds
          
           prime
           plunderers
           ,
           and
           having
           receaved
           intelligence
           from
           
           
             Glamor
             ganshire
          
           of
           the
           rising
           of
           Mr.
           
             Carne
          
           lately
           designed
           high
           Sheriffe
           of
           that
           County
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           held
           intelligence
           with
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           finding
           that
           he
           could
           do
           little
           good
           either
           by
           storme
           ,
           or
           battery
           on
           the
           place
           ;
           and
           having
           then
           received
           a
           second
           intelligence
           from
           some
           well
           affected
           Gentlmen
           of
           
             Glamon
             ganshire
             ,
          
           of
           the
           proceedings
           of
           
             Carne
             ,
          
           which
           had
           then
           raised
           3000.
           good
           horse
           and
           foot
           ▪
           and
           apprehending
           the
           consequence
           ▪
           that
           he
           meant
           to
           joyn
           with
           
             Ragland
          
           forces
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Papists
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Monmouth
             ,
          
           as
           also
           with
           Sir
           
             Jacob
             Ashley
             ▪
          
           this
           plot
           of
           all
           others
           being
           of
           a
           most
           dangerous
           Consequence
           if
           not
           in
           speedily
           nipt
           in
           the
           badde
           ,
           and
           that
           It
           manifestly
           appeared
           that
           this
           Army
           would
           in
           a
           short
           time
           be
           the
           most
           powerfull
           and
           formidable
           ,
           of
           any
           his
           Majesty
           hath
           had
           on
           foot
           ,
           if
           considered
           with
           all
           circumstances
           ,
           both
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Commander
           in
           chiefe
           ,
           and
           the
           men
           then
           to
           bee
           under
           his
           conduct
           ,
           and
           on
           a
           second
           consideration
           ,
           that
           within
           a
           few
           dayes
           ,
           they
           would
           or
           might
           have
           bin
           in
           the
           very
           heart
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           there
           ready
           to
           shake
           hands
           with
           the
           Irish
           Army
           so
           long
           expected
           ,
           and
           noysed
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           in
           readinesse
           for
           transport
           but
           taken
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           as
           that
           Army
           then
           was
           and
           might
           have
           bin
           augmented
           without
           the
           Irish
           assistance
           it
           could
           not
           have
           failed
           to
           have
           reduced
           the
           who●
           County
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           taken
           the
           Haven
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Townes
           ,
           (
           then
           slenderly
           man'd
           )
           together
           with
           the
           reducing
           of
           all
           the
           principallity
           to
           the
           irreparable
           losse
           of
           the
           State
           .
        
         
           The
           Welch
           Nation
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           Generall
           ,
           a
           people
           skarce
           patient
           in
           peace
           but
           impatient
           to
           be
           left
           out
           of
           action
           in
           times
           of
           Warre
           ,
           whensoever
           prosperity
           ,
           and
           the
           name
           of
           the
           King
           and
           his
           anthority
           ,
           shall
           offer
           opportunity
           ,
           and
           incouragement
           to
           their
           unconstant
           spirits
           to
           turne
           with
           the
           wheele
           ,
           upon
           these
           considerations
           ,
           the
           Major
           Generall
           ,
           thought
           it
           not
           then
           fit
           to
           protract
           time
           ,
           having
           first
           secured
           his
           Cannon
           ,
           and
           re-sent
           them
           to
           Sea
           and
           leaving
           his
           old
           Camerado
           Colonell
           
             Powell
          
           to
           block
           up
           
             Aberastwith
          
           with
           such
           Companies
           as
           might
           suffice
           to
           Master
           ,
           and
           keepe
           the
           Enemy
           from
           excursions
           ,
           he
           undertooke
           the
           most
           difficult
           march
           that
           could
           have
           beene
           chosen
           throughout
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           leading
           his
           little
           Army
           over
           as
           in
           accessible
           mountaines
           ,
           [
           as
           
             Hamball
          
           did
           when
           hee
           past
           the
           
             Alps
          
           into
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           and
           through
           the
           whole
           length
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Cardican
             ,
          
           part
           of
           Carmarthin
           to
           Brecknock
           ,
           where
           ,
           recruting
           his
           
           forces
           he
           marcht
           through
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           county
           then
           into
           Glamorgan
           ,
           and
           unto
           Cardiffe
           ,
           in
           the
           very
           center
           of
           that
           shire
           ,
           60.
           wel●h
           miles
           ,
           all
           within
           5.
           or
           6.
           dayes
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           where
           ,
           with
           his
           wearied
           forces
           for
           three
           dayes
           together
           he
           fought
           with
           the
           enemy
           ,
           kept
           them
           from
           uniting
           ,
           routed
           and
           beat
           them
           in
           all
           places
           ,
           and
           killed
           of
           them
           neare
           upon
           1000.
           stout
           and
           resolute
           Souldiers
           ,
           tooke
           many
           of
           their
           horse
           ,
           2000.
           
           Armes
           ,
           reduced
           the
           whole
           County
           ,
           and
           retooke
           the
           strong
           Towne
           of
           
             Cardiffe
             ,
          
           man'd
           with
           800.
           foot
           not
           without
           the
           losse
           of
           most
           of
           his
           owne
           Troope
           ,
           with
           130.
           of
           his
           old
           foot
           ,
           yet
           to
           the
           utter
           overthrough
           and
           disapointing
           of
           the
           Enemies
           designe
           (
           this
           County
           ,
           some
           few
           private
           men
           expected
           ,
           being
           totally
           falce
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           )
           and
           as
           we
           may
           justly
           say
           ,
           accomplished
           much
           ,
           to
           the
           admiration
           of
           the
           times
           .
           Though
           now
           it
           is
           this
           Gentlemans
           ill
           fate
           (
           as
           it
           hath
           ever
           bin
           of
           all
           notable
           Commanders
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           subject
           of
           detraction
           ,
           to
           be
           envied
           ,
           and
           basely
           traduced
           ,
           no
           rationall
           man
           knowes
           for
           what
           cause
           ,
           neither
           on
           what
           grounds
           ,
           more
           then
           this
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           he
           hath
           beene
           made
           the
           happy
           instrument
           of
           doing
           of
           that
           ,
           with
           little
           or
           no
           considerable
           assistance
           ;
           and
           with
           a
           poore
           handfull
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           through
           his
           patience
           ,
           Industry
           ,
           vigillancy
           ,
           indefatigable
           labour
           of
           body
           ,
           and
           continuall
           travell
           of
           minde
           for
           foure
           yeares
           together
           hath
           accomplished
           that
           ,
           which
           his
           shamelesse
           Enemies
           skarse
           ever
           durst
           to
           think
           on
           ,
           bu●
           never
           to
           undergoe
           the
           tenths
           of
           the
           burthen
           ,
           care
           and
           toyle
           ;
           which
           by
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           &
           to
           the
           shame
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           traducers
           ,
           hee
           hath
           nobly
           and
           faithfully
           performed
           ,
           both
           in
           saving
           that
           little
           County
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           from
           utter
           distruction
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           no
           small
           advance
           of
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           affaires
           .
        
         
           The
           premises
           considered
           :
           it
           is
           in
           all
           humble
           manner
           offered
           to
           this
           most
           honourable
           Court
           ,
           that
           some
           of
           the
           Committees
           ,
           have
           borne
           to
           high
           ,
           as
           conceiving
           that
           the
           whole
           power
           of
           the
           Parliament
           rested
           in
           their
           hands
           (
           I
           speake
           not
           of
           all
           ,
           for
           some
           of
           them
           have
           moderately
           carried
           themselves
           others
           so
           empeperious
           ▪
           as
           expecting
           that
           not
           only
           the
           Souldier
           ,
           but
           the
           Generall
           himselfe
           should
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           wholly
           ordered
           by
           them
           ,
           esteeming
           the
           expence
           of
           some
           small
           proportion
           of
           their
           Provisions
           ,
           and
           eating
           a
           little
           of
           their
           Grasse
           and
           Graine
           ,
           an
           affront
           done
           to
           their
           Authority
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           their
           persons
           ,
           not
           considering
           that
           where
           Armies
           are
           on
           foot
           ,
           liberty
           and
           the
           sword
           will
           
           beare
           the
           sway
           ,
           private
           Souldiers
           may
           happily
           obey
           their
           superior
           Officers
           .
           But
           to
           bee
           over-awed
           with
           more
           masterly
           Committees
           ,
           then
           their
           owne
           Commanders
           seemed
           ,
           to
           them
           ,
           which
           knew
           what
           did
           belong
           to
           the
           Disciplin
           of
           Warre
           ,
           somewhat
           of
           a
           strange
           nature
           .
        
         
           The
           difference
           extending
           to
           another
           kind
           of
           consequerce
           ,
           when
           the
           Souldier
           pressing
           for
           means
           were
           payd
           in
           the
           Coyn
           of
           bigge
           lookes
           ,
           and
           with
           acerbity
           of
           language
           [
           doe
           you
           know
           where
           you
           are
           ,
           and
           to
           whom
           you
           speake
           ?
           doe
           you
           understand
           whom
           a
           Committee
           represents
           ?
           A
           soft
           answer
           appeaseth
           wrath
           ,
           good
           words
           would
           have
           done
           wonders
           ,
           and
           have
           freed
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           from
           unhorsing
           on
           the
           way
           and
           to
           be
           told
           to
           their
           faces
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           fought
           in
           their
           defence
           ,
           during
           their
           stay
           in
           the
           County
           ,
           they
           expected
           pay
           or
           free
           quarter
           ,
           untill
           they
           came
           where
           they
           might
           have
           both
           on
           cheaper
           tearmes
           .
           We
           are
           bound
           impartially
           to
           deliver
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           most
           materiall
           passages
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           ignorant
           ,
           that
           discipline
           is
           the
           life
           of
           an
           Army
           ,
           but
           ill
           pay
           and
           fowle
           language
           the
           death
           of
           discipline
           and
           that
           souldiers
           ,
           will
           live
           ,
           wheresoever
           they
           are
           not
           provided
           for
           ,
           It
           is
           most
           true
           ,
           that
           the
           Committees
           being
           many
           and
           of
           the
           chiefe
           Gentrie
           of
           the
           Countrie
           [
           for
           the
           greater
           part
           ]
           held
           themselves
           ;
           free
           from
           quarter
           ,
           &
           had
           the
           faculty
           to
           help
           themselves
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           their
           poore
           neighbours
           ,
           which
           commonly
           were
           charged
           with
           more
           troopers
           ,
           then
           came
           to
           their
           shares
           on
           equall
           quarter
           ,
           whereas
           ,
           out
           of
           meere
           parcimony
           ,
           they
           preserved
           much
           of
           their
           own
           store
           ,
           of
           Corne
           and
           other
           provisions
           ,
           for
           the
           mercylesse
           Enemyes
           ,
           which
           had
           it
           bin
           timely
           disposed
           of
           ,
           either
           to
           their
           Garisons
           ,
           on
           the
           publike
           Faith
           ,
           or
           given
           freely
           to
           the
           souldier
           (
           who
           then
           was
           to
           fight
           and
           defend
           them
           as
           they
           might
           have
           done
           
             Gerrards
          
           Army
           had
           bin
           to
           seek
           of
           subsistance
           ,
           and
           o●
           much
           which
           he
           took
           ,
           or
           fired
           ,
           when
           most
           of
           the
           Committees
           fled
           to
           Sea
           ▪
           and
           left
           all
           to
           the
           futy
           of
           the
           Enemy
           :
           wee
           which
           were
           strangers
           ▪
           and
           eye-witnesses
           of
           these
           and
           many
           other
           carriages
           before
           wee
           left
           the
           Country
           ,
           very
           well
           saw
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           have
           bin
           otherwise
           mannaged
           ,
           then
           they
           were
           ,
           had
           not
           a
           kind
           of
           high
           and
           lofty
           bearing
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Committees
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           private
           spleene
           ,
           ●e●eds
           and
           factions
           amongst
           themselves
           bin
           the
           originall
           causes
           of
           their
           present
           differences
           the
           fault
           of
           their
           sufferings
           by
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           being
           most
           injuriously
           by
           some
           of
           them
           now
           layd
           to
           the
           charge
           of
           the
           Major
           
           Generall
           ,
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           omit
           ,
           here
           to
           advertise
           that
           the
           little
           Army
           ,
           which
           hitherto
           ,
           hath
           bin
           under
           his
           command
           ,
           never
           exceeded
           ,
           1800.
           horse
           and
           foot
           ,
           sometimes
           not
           above
           1000.
           in
           the
           beginning
           not
           500.
           and
           those
           made
           up
           principally
           of
           the
           Yeomandry
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           and
           of
           such
           Gentlmen
           and
           volunteers
           as
           out
           of
           zeale
           to
           the
           Cause
           ,
           and
           love
           to
           him
           &
           his
           family
           have
           faithfully
           stood
           to
           both
           ,
           whence
           we
           affirm
           that
           should
           the
           General
           )
           on
           every
           petty
           irregularity
           of
           the
           Souldier
           )
           have
           used
           severity
           answerable
           to
           the
           discipline
           of
           an
           Army
           well
           payd
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           mist
           of
           many
           followers
           and
           happily
           fayled
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           much
           which
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           hee
           hath
           accomplished
           ▪
           I
           speake
           not
           of
           the
           common
           souldier
           ,
           neither
           of
           those
           which
           ,
           were
           under
           the
           command
           of
           Capt.
           
             Poyer
             ,
          
           which
           in
           the
           Generall
           ,
           were
           of
           the
           very
           skum
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           and
           raised
           as
           aforesaid
           by
           Captain
           
             Butler
             ,
          
           both
           
             Poyers
          
           foot
           and
           horsemen
           ,
           with
           
             Swanleys
          
           Seamen
           ,
           (
           in
           the
           Generalty
           )
           were
           none
           of
           the
           honestest
           men
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           more
           attended
           plundering
           without
           distinction
           ,
           either
           of
           friends
           or
           foes
           ,
           then
           the
           publike
           service
           ,
           we
           would
           willingly
           forbeare
           to
           remember
           ,
           what
           the
           Committees
           both
           in
           their
           Articles
           ,
           and
           late
           printed
           Remonstrance
           have
           charged
           upon
           him
           but
           that
           truth
           ought
           to
           appeare
           ,
           and
           that
           from
           a
           poore
           groom
           then
           a
           Glover
           ,
           after
           a
           searcher
           in
           the
           customes
           ,
           and
           at
           best
           a
           constant
           taker
           ,
           and
           sure
           holder
           fast
           of
           what
           so
           ever
           fish
           ,
           that
           came
           to
           his
           net
           :
           he
           behaved
           himselfe
           like
           another
           ,
           
             *
          
           
             Jaques
             de
             Artivill
             ,
          
           not
           sparing
           to
           affront
           the
           best
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           County
           ▪
           and
           many
           more
           his
           betters
           ,
           when
           on
           the
           humor
           and
           his
           drinking
           mood
           ,
           he
           would
           find
           any
           occasion
           to
           pick
           a
           quarrell
           ;
           I
           plead
           not
           against
           his
           many
           services
           ,
           neither
           would
           ;
           that
           they
           should
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           but
           am
           humbly
           bold
           to
           advertise
           that
           neither
           some
           of
           the
           Committees
           ought
           to
           beare
           the
           sway
           which
           they
           have
           assumed
           ;
           no●Iohn
           
             Poyer
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Souldiers
           any
           longer
           suffered
           to
           robbe
           and
           plunder
           as
           they
           have
           done
           without
           a
           Parliament
           mus-rowle
           to
           put
           on
           his
           nose
           and
           an
           good
           Halter
           ,
           on
           such
           of
           his
           Souldiers
           ,
           as
           have
           often
           deserved
           it
           ▪
           Now
           to
           the
           end
           that
           this
           poore
           distressed
           and
           desolated
           County
           o
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           with
           the
           adjacent
           parts
           thereunto
           (
           all
           miserably
           destroyed
           by
           fire
           and
           plunder
           )
           may
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           recover
           and
           flourish
           ,
           as
           heretofore
           they
           have
           done
           and
           the
           Inhabitants
           inabled
           to
           live
           in
           peace
           and
           unity
           ,
           one
           with
           the
           other
           .
        
         
         
           I
           have
           humbly
           taken
           leave
           to
           extend
           my
           advertisements
           ▪
           as
           a
           conclusion
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           my
           observations
           ,
           submitting
           the
           whole
           to
           the
           wisdome
           ,
           and
           censure
           of
           this
           most
           honourable
           Court
           ,
           not
           expecting
           to
           give
           satisfaction
           to
           every
           humour
           ,
           concerned
           in
           our
           discourse
           ,
           as
           having
           therein
           ,
           tyed
           up
           my selfe
           ,
           to
           the
           line
           and
           levell
           of
           truth
           ,
           which
           as
           neere
           as
           possible
           ,
           either
           my
           owne
           knowledge
           ,
           or
           others
           informations
           could
           direct
           me
           ,
           hath
           beene
           impartially
           presented
           ;
           If
           in
           the
           circumstances
           ;
           of
           times
           ,
           and
           places
           ,
           mistakes
           of
           numbers
           or
           such
           like
           ,
           (
           the
           substance
           reserved
           )
           some
           what
           ,
           either
           hath
           bin
           omitted
           ,
           [
           happily
           mistaken
           ]
           as
           particulars
           without
           the
           testimony
           of
           my
           owne
           kenning
           .
           I
           ought
           nor
           wholly
           to
           be
           charged
           therewith
           ;
           since
           in
           all
           doubtfull
           and
           Ambiguous
           passages
           .
           I
           have
           taken
           paines
           ,
           and
           have
           made
           meanes
           for
           punctuall
           instructions
           ,
           and
           from
           such
           persons
           of
           worth
           ,
           as
           better
           knew
           them
           then
           a
           stranger
           (
           who
           nether
           was
           there
           in
           the
           very
           
             Principia
          
           of
           this
           horrid
           Warre
           ,
           nor
           privy
           to
           
             Gerrards
          
           last
           yeares
           incursion
           and
           cruelties
           into
           those
           parts
           ,
           [
           otherwise
           then
           by
           inquiry
           ]
           and
           could
           not
           obtaine
           so
           exact
           a
           delyneation
           ,
           as
           I
           desired
           ,
           and
           if
           their
           occasions
           would
           have
           permitted
           ,
           were
           willing
           to
           afford
           me
           ,
           which
           might
           have
           more
           compleated
           the
           relation
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           suffice
           that
           my
           aimes
           ,
           tends
           to
           the
           common
           good
           ,
           without
           either
           respect
           of
           private
           ends
           or
           selfe
           interests
           ;
           whatothers
           may
           be
           ,
           which
           here
           attend
           to
           make
           friends
           ,
           feweds
           ,
           sides
           ,
           and
           parties
           ;
           and
           in
           a
           malitious
           sedulity
           strive
           to
           compasse
           particular
           revenge
           ,
           under
           the
           umbrage
           of
           the
           publike
           service
           ,
           may
           be
           better
           discerned
           in
           their
           own
           faces
           ,
           and
           comportments
           ,
           then
           otherwise
           drawne
           in
           the
           formes
           ,
           and
           porttray
           of
           Pen-manship
           That
           the
           Committees
           [
           complaynants
           ]
           have
           suffered
           much
           canot
           be
           contraverted
           neither
           is
           it
           a
           part
           of
           the
           dispute
           in
           difference
           ,
           their
           losses
           being
           included
           in
           the
           Common
           callamity
           [
           my
           owne
           particular
           ,
           being
           of
           a
           sadder
           story
           ,
           then
           any
           of
           theirs
           ]
           only
           in
           the
           way
           of
           their
           complaint
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           evident
           ,
           that
           malice
           and
           envy
           ,
           hath
           shared
           with
           the
           most
           in
           their
           pursuit
           ,
           and
           happily
           may
           obstruct
           much
           of
           that
           compensation
           ,
           which
           they
           might
           have
           expected
           to
           receive
           from
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           especially
           in
           their
           traducing
           and
           blemishing
           of
           the
           Innocent
           ,
           with
           the
           nocent
           ,
           and
           those
           which
           have
           merited
           better
           things
           from
           them
           then
           to
           have
           durt
           cast
           in
           their
           faces
           ;
           herein
           J
           say
           I
           must
           leave
           them
           to
           themselves
           ,
           as
           men
           overballanced
           in
           their
           oppinions
           of
           their
           
           owne
           worth
           ;
           and
           since
           by
           the
           power
           of
           reason
           ,
           they
           have
           dispised
           to
           be
           perswaded
           ,
           there
           also
           J
           shall
           leave
           them
           to
           be
           invaded
           by
           the
           power
           of
           their
           owne
           abounding
           sence
           :
           sure
           J
           am
           that
           the
           Committees
           here
           residing
           ,
           have
           not
           taken
           the
           right
           way
           of
           their
           owne
           repayre
           ;
           nor
           for
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           neither
           in
           the
           manner
           of
           their
           adresse
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           measure
           of
           their
           complaint
           .
           I
           wish
           them
           all
           peace
           and
           happinesse
           ,
           with
           that
           great
           blessing
           of
           unity
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           without
           which
           neither
           families
           can
           subsist
           ,
           nor
           Kingoms
           stand
           ,
           otherwise
           then
           in
           a
           tortering
           and
           concussive
           condition
           .
           And
           since
           perswasions
           cannot
           prevaile
           to
           attone
           them
           ,
           when
           Almighty
           God
           hath
           sent
           the
           devouring
           and
           flaming
           sword
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           yet
           ,
           it
           availes
           nothing
           ,
           I
           crave
           the
           priviledge
           for
           the
           publike
           good
           ,
           and
           the
           present
           service
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           to
           say
           that
           the
           estates
           ought
           to
           interpose
           and
           to
           take
           present
           order
           therein
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           some
           speedy
           course
           may
           be
           thought
           upon
           ,
           how
           to
           reduce
           the
           old
           fewds
           ,
           and
           new
           factions
           of
           the
           Gentry
           to
           unity
           and
           Concord
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           common
           good
           and
           the
           particuarl
           advance
           of
           the
           service
           in
           those
           Countries
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           the
           insolencies
           of
           
             Iohn
             Poyer
          
           late
           Major
           of
           
             Pembrook
          
           with
           his
           Souldiers
           ,
           may
           be
           timely
           restrained
           from
           further
           plundring
           their
           friends
           instead
           of
           their
           foes
           ,
           and
           such
           of
           them
           as
           are
           able
           ,
           compeld
           to
           restirution
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           Genlemen
           and
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           three
           Counties
           ,
           especially
           such
           as
           have
           faithfully
           stood
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           may
           live
           peaceably
           in
           their
           own
           homes
           and
           without
           molestation
           suffered
           to
           begin
           the
           World
           a
           new
           ,
           on
           such
           relicts
           of
           their
           estates
           ,
           as
           hath
           bin
           by
           some
           few
           preserved
           from
           the
           fury
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           plunder
           of
           the
           Parliament
           party
           ,
           which
           as
           yet
           ,
           and
           untill
           a
           course
           be
           taken
           therein
           ,
           they
           dare
           not
           adventure
           to
           do
           or
           looke
           upon
           their
           owne
           homes
           and
           distressed
           Families
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           some
           severe
           and
           exemplaty
           discipline
           may
           be
           timely
           injoyn'd
           to
           the
           Chiefe
           Commanders
           ,
           for
           suppressing
           the
           boldnesse
           of
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           of
           such
           as
           are
           knowne
           to
           be
           old
           Theeves
           ,
           and
           new
           plundring
           Robbers
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           the
           factious
           Agents
           here
           residing
           ,
           may
           be
           sent
           home
           into
           their
           Countries
           to
           assist
           in
           this
           good
           worke
           and
           no
           longer
           suffered
           to
           foment
           divisions
           ,
           and
           under
           colour
           of
           publike
           employment
           spend
           on
           the
           Countries
           charge
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           That
           the
           many
           sufferers
           throughout
           the
           three
           Counties
           of
           
             Cardican
          
           and
           
             Carmarthine
             ,
          
           but
           especially
           that
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ,
          
           
           and
           those
           which
           have
           constantly
           stood
           to
           publike
           cause
           may
           be
           timely
           provided
           for
           ,
           before
           they
           starve
           ,
           or
           perish
           through
           the
           extreamity
           of
           want
           ,
           whereunto
           they
           are
           now
           reduced
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           That
           no
           pretendors
           to
           lesses
           may
           by
           favour
           of
           friends
           in
           Parliament
           preoccupate
           the
           estates
           ,
           or
           Fines
           of
           any
           Delinquents
           within
           the
           said
           Counties
           ,
           but
           that
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           preserved
           ,
           for
           some
           competent
           amends
           to
           bee
           made
           to
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           been
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           their
           numerous
           families
           ,
           utterly
           left
           without
           subsistence
           and
           meerly
           for
           the
           Parliaments
           sake
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           That
           some
           worthy
           and
           discreet
           Commissioners
           ,
           may
           be
           timely
           deputed
           to
           examine
           perticular
           greevances
           of
           all
           kindes
           ;
           but
           principally
           to
           inquier
           of
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           from
           little
           or
           nothing
           much
           inriched
           themselves
           ,
           by
           following
           of
           
             Gerrards
          
           Army
           ,
           and
           quarters
           ,
           and
           only
           to
           make
           prey
           on
           the
           well-wishers
           ,
           and
           pertakers
           with
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           utterly
           at
           present
           unable
           to
           come
           up
           and
           to
           tender
           their
           sad
           estate
           to
           the
           house
           :
           There
           being
           many
           of
           this
           sort
           ,
           throughout
           the
           3.
           
           Counties
           ,
           which
           have
           made
           up
           their
           fortunes
           ,
           by
           designing
           and
           pointing
           out
           many
           an
           honest
           man
           
             *
          
           and
           well
           willer
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           utter
           destruction
           ;
           which
           amongst
           the
           greater
           Delinquents
           ;
           would
           soone
           be
           found
           out
           ,
           as
           fittest
           to
           make
           part
           of
           the
           restitution
           to
           such
           ,
           as
           have
           bin
           only
           damnified
           by
           their
           procurement
           .
        
         
           That
           it
           may
           please
           this
           honourable
           Court
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           miserable
           condition
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             Pembrooke
             ;
          
           as
           also
           of
           the
           hundred
           of
           
             Durtlesse
          
           in
           the
           Countie
           of
           
             Carmarthin
             ,
          
           where
           the
           Inhabitants
           in
           the
           generall
           are
           utterly
           unable
           to
           put
           a
           Plow
           in
           the
           ground
           ,
           it
           being
           lamentable
           to
           behold
           ,
           30.
           myles
           together
           to
           lye
           in
           a
           manner
           utterly
           wast
           ,
           and
           here
           and
           there
           two
           or
           3.
           
           Cowes
           in
           harnises
           ,
           scraping
           up
           the
           earth
           to
           cast
           in
           a
           little
           corn
           ,
           when
           500
           good
           Plows
           have
           bin
           heretofore
           seen
           in
           the
           seed
           time
           merily
           to
           till
           the
           ground
           in
           plenty
           .
        
         
           Wee
           shall
           now
           in
           all
           humblenesse
           period
           our
           Animadversions
           ,
           with
           our
           hearty
           prayers
           to
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           that
           as
           in
           this
           monstrous
           unnaturall
           and
           sanguinary
           conflict
           ,
           he
           hath
           heitherto
           seconded
           your
           painfull
           indeavours
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           most
           miraculous
           manner
           ,
           extended
           his
           high
           hand
           ,
           throughout
           the
           whole
           progresse
           of
           this
           horrid
           War
           ;
           It
           may
           farther
           please
           him
           (
           on
           the
           prosperity
           of
           your
           Armyes
           ,
           and
           on
           His
           Majesties
           comming
           in
           ,
           after
           so
           long
           a
           range
           ,
           and
           fatall
           deviation
           ,
           so
           to
           conduct
           your
           future
           indeavours
           as
           in
           the
           first
           place
           Vnity
           ,
           and
           Concord
           between
           both
           Nations
           may
           be
           inviolably
           preserved
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           generall
           calamity
           may
           be
           timely
           closed
           up
           in
           a
           firme
           and
           well
           established
           Peace
           ,
           to
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           good
           of
           the
           Kingdomes
           ;
           As
           also
           that
           the
           licentiousnesse
           of
           the
           times
           in
           seditious
           speakings
           and
           loosenesse
           of
           the
           many
           disaffected
           to
           you
           and
           the
           publike
           ,
           and
           so
           long
           inured
           to
           rapine
           and
           plunder
           ,
           may
           be
           speedily
           restrained
           as
           in
           your
           great
           providence
           and
           wisdoms
           ,
           shall
           be
           thought
           most
           expedient
           either
           to
           employ
           some
           of
           them
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           them
           ,
           (
           not
           to
           bee
           trusted
           )
           caused
           to
           quit
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           least
           a
           worse
           thing
           happen
           unto
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           as
           opportunity
           may
           fall
           out
           ,
           they
           unhappily
           put
           you
           and
           the
           Kingdomes
           to
           an
           after
           War
           ,
           which
           that
           it
           may
           (
           by
           the
           same
           powerfull
           arme
           ,
           (
           which
           hath
           heitherto
           conducted
           your
           councells
           )
           be
           prevented
           ,
           shall
           be
           the
           continuall
           prayers
           of
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           born
           a
           share
           ,
           of
           your
           care
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           of
           his
           losses
           ,
           offers
           both
           this
           and
           himselfe
           to
           yours
           and
           the
           publike
           service
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A26825e-110
           
             The
             inveterate
             fewds
             and
             dissentions
             of
             this
             County
             ,
             hath
             beene
             a
             great
             hindrance
             to
             the
             publike
             service
             ,
             and
             if
             not
             timely
             composd
             ,
             may
             be
             of
             a
             more
             dangerous
             consequence
             
          
           
             King
             
               James
            
             his
             Speech
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             1609.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A26825e-340
           
             *
             The
             late
             Parliament
             distasting
             this
             Warr
             ,
             were
             resolved
             to
             give
             the
             King
             ten
             Subsidies
             for
             a
             peace
             ,
             rather
             then
             one
             for
             a
             Warre
             with
             Scotland
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             King
             on
             hearing
             of
             the
             Scotts
             allegations
             and
             absent
             from
             his
             ill
             Councell
             ,
             granted
             them
             his
             Royall
             pacification
             but
             on
             his
             returne
             out
             of
             the
             North
             ,
             1639.
             was
             trayterously
             councelled
             to
             renew
             the
             war
             by
             the
             Cabb
             .
             Councell
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             French
             and
             Spanish
             Warres
             
               prime
               &
               secundo
               Caroli
               .
            
          
           
             *
             As
             God
             prohibits
             all
             Mariages
             with
             adulterate
             ,
             and
             Idolatrous
             Princes
             ,
             Deu.
             7.
             so
             is
             it
             rarely
             seene
             that
             any
             blessing
             can
             followthat
             Prince
             which
             breakes
             over
             that
             law
             which
             God
             hath
             prescribed
             .
          
           
             Straford
             .
          
           
             Canterbury
             Cottington
             .
          
           
             †
             Both
             Stra.
             and
             Cant.
             
             Ieered
             and
             contemsptuously
             spoken
             of
             in
             the
             French
             Court
             ,
             for
             men
             insolent
             ,
             and
             of
             little
             reach
             especially
             by
             the
             Cardnall
             Rich●leu
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Vide
               Straford
            
             in
             the
             Juncta
             ,
             loos
             &
             absolvd
             from
             all
             the
             Reignes
             of
             government
             ,
             you
             are
             now
             to
             do
             what
             power
             will
             admit
             ,
             
               Idem
               ▪
            
             Archbishop
             by
             the
             laws
             of
             
               God
            
             and
             man
             you
             ought
             to
             have
             assistance
             and
             lawfull
             to
             take
             it
             :
             
               L.
               Cottington
            
             gave
             the
             same
             advice
             .
          
           
             *
             On
             the
             Scots
             Petition
             ,
             the
             Petition
             or
             the
             25
             ▪
             Lords
             ,
             and
             the
             Yorkshire
             Petition
             ,
             the
             King
             yeelded
             to
             summon
             a
             Parliament
             in
             both
             kingdoms
             during
             his
             residence
             at
             
               Yorke
               ,
            
             1639.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             King
             councelled
             to
             run
             the
             course
             of
             his
             future
             government
             ,
             
               Ala-Francoys
            
             Take
             notice
             saies
             
               Straford
            
             )
             my
             L.
             
               Cottington
               ,
            
             the
             King
             of
             
               France
            
             hath
             a
             wise
             Councell
             ,
             for
             he
             sends
             ,
             his
             Officers
             to
             search
             all
             Merchants
             books
             and
             finding
             the
             richest
             men
             ,
             hath
             his
             horse
             troops
             ready
             to
             leavy
             the
             assesment
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             base
             flattery
             of
             the
             Prelaticall
             Clergy
             both
             in
             their
             writings
             and
             Sermons
             for
             the
             upholding
             of
             absolute
             power
             in
             Kings
             directly
             opposite
             to
             divinity
             :
             The
             treachery
             of
             the
             Judge●
             in
             their
             extrandictiall
             sentences
             ,
             for
             the
             Kings
             raising
             of
             many
             at
             will
             and
             pleasure
             against
             the
             knowne
             laws
             of
             the
             land
             ,
             and
             dissonant
             from
             the
             constitution
             of
             this
             Soveraigntie
             :
             betweene
             both
             these
             the
             King
             hath
             bin
             insufferably
             abused
             ,
             and
             the
             Kingdomes
             extreamly
             ,
             both
             weakened
             ,
             and
             ruined
             .
             Those
             of
             our
             Princes
             which
             have
             cast
             themselves
             on
             their
             Parliaments
             never
             repented
             it
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             English
             Soveraignty
             not
             absolute
             ,
             but
             
               mixtum
               imperium
               ,
               Arist
            
             craticall
             and
             democraticall
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             Delinquents
             and
             Court
             Parasits
             conspire
             at
             first
             to
             quash
             this
             Parliament
             &
             consequently
             all
             others
             to
             come
             that
             might
             cal
             them
             to
             an
             accompt
             for
             their
             misbehaviour
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             strange
             and
             unheard
             〈…〉
             commissions
             of
             A●ray
             〈…〉
             the
             people
             against
             themselves
             .
          
           
             *
             A
             few
             Gentlmen
             only
             of
             the
             County
             of
             
               Pembrook
            
             withstood
             the
             Lords
             and
             the
             Commissioners
             of
             Array
             against
             the
             generall
             vote
             of
             all
             the
             principalitie
             .
          
           
             *
             No
             plot
             of
             Knavery
             without
             a
             Priest
             ,
             
               Lattermer
            
             in
             his
             Sermon
             before
             K.
             
               Edw.
            
             the
             sixth
             .
          
           
             *
             Mr.
             White
             of
             Castle
             Tough
             ,
             inforced
             to
             fly
             to
             Sea
             ,
             the
             Gentlewoman
             his
             Wife
             ,
             by
             the
             tyranicall
             insolency
             of
             the
             Souldier
             ,
             frighted
             to
             her
             Grave
             ,
             his
             Eldest
             Son
             barbarously
             imprisoned
             ,
             his
             second
             Son
             cut
             and
             ,
             mangled
             ,
             some
             of
             his
             servants
             wounded
             to
             death
             in
             their
             owne
             houses
             ,
             the
             rest
             with
             all
             his
             poore
             Tenants
             inforced
             to
             fly
             the
             country
             ,
             and
             his
             many
             children
             left
             utterly
             destitute
             of
             all
             meanes
             to
             keep
             them
             alive
             .
          
           
             *
             Jt
             was
             further
             commonly
             spoken
             ,
             by
             the
             best
             sort
             of
             the
             Gentlemen
             that
             the
             welsh
             were
             the
             true
             Brittaines
             ,
             and
             his
             Majestyes
             best
             and
             only
             Orthodox
             subjects
             ,
             and
             Pembrookshire
             men
             for
             the
             most
             part
             Saxons
             and
             Bastards
             .
          
           
             *
             Lately
             chosen
             Knight
             of
             the
             County
             of
             Pemb.
             
          
           
             *
             It
             was
             conceived
             by
             some
             knowing
             men
             ,
             that
             Ienkins
             was
             set
             over
             his
             Lordship
             of
             
               Carberry
            
             to
             overlook
             his
             actions
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             summe
             was
             2000.
             l.
             &
             it
             was
             collected
             and
             paid
             to
             his
             Lordship
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             Gent.
             hath
             bin
             strangly
             used
             and
             hurried
             up
             and
             downe
             ,
             and
             all
             to
             take
             him
             off
             from
             the
             Parliaments
             service
             .
          
           
             *
             His
             bastard
             Brethren
             .
          
           
             *
             Sir
             
               Toby
               Mathew
            
             a
             suspected
             Jesuit
             ,
             but
             a
             dangerous
             and
             active
             Papist
             ,
             about
             the
             beginning
             of
             this
             Parliament
             ,
             took
             survay
             of
             
               Milford-Haven
               ,
            
             to
             what
             end
             let
             the
             world
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             *
             This
             writing
             beares
             date
             17
             of
             
               August
            
             at
             
               Carmarvin
            
             as
             neere
             as
             I
             can
             remember
             .
          
           
             *
             These
             Gentlemen
             ,
             now
             utterly
             denigh
             their
             coming
             to
             
               Tinby
               ,
            
             though
             avouched
             by
             the
             testimony
             of
             ten
             of
             the
             chiefe
             of
             the
             town
             ,
             Sir
             
               Rich.
               
               Philips
            
             avouching
             that
             his
             name
             was
             or
             ;
             might
             be
             put
             in
             by
             some
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             on
             his
             Lordship
             of
             
               Carbery
               .
            
          
           
             *
             They
             denigh
             that
             
               Haverford
            
             was
             first
             yeelded
             up
             ;
             which
             is
             clearly
             false
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Master
            
             Roger
             Lort
             ,
             
               Mr.
            
             Geor.
             
             Adams
             ,
             
               Master
            
             Geor.
             Howard
             
               and
               others
               .
            
          
           
             *
             He
             avouches
             that
             they
             had
             not
             a
             man
             more
             then
             his
             owne
             meniall
             servauts
             ,
             and
             those
             only
             for
             defence
             of
             him selfe
             .
          
           
             Stackpoole
             the
             first
             siege
             of
             the
             Major
             Generall
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Trefloyne
            
             the
             second
             siedge
             he
             did
             not
             for
             tifie
             his
             house
             ,
             for
             it
             was
             taken
             by
             his
             Lordship
             of
             
               Carbery
               ,
            
             Mr.
             
               Bowen
            
             himself
             being
             at
             
               Pembrooke
               .
            
          
           
             *
             The
             Fort
             and
             Pill-Village
             ,
             his
             3d
             siedge
             .
          
           
             Carew
             yeelded
             by
             composition
             .
          
           
             The
             skirmish
             at
             
               Carmarvin
            
             and
             the
             Town
             taken
             by
             storm
             
          
           
             *
             One
             thousand
             houses
             at
             least
             barbarously
             burnt
             in
             the
             County
             of
             
               Pembrooke
               .
            
          
           
             *
             Haverford
             ,
             Pembr
             :
             
               and
            
             Tinby
             .
          
           
             The
             hot
             skirmish
             on
             
               Candauke
            
             Mountaine
             .
          
           
             Najor
             
               Philips
            
             and
             Captaine
             
               Rowland
               VVoogan
            
             with
             divers
             others
             of
             the
             Major
             Generals
             party
             sorely
             wounded
             in
             this
             incounter
             .
          
           
             Cardiean
             Castle
             the
             6.
             siege
             taken
             and
             rebesieged
             by
             Gen.
             Gerrard
             .
          
           
             The
             Seamen
             loath
             to
             go
             on
             untill
             the
             Generalls
             foote
             foot
             were
             first
             gone
             over
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             seate
             of
             Master
             
               James
               Philips
               .
            
          
           
             
               Emblin
            
             the
             7th
             siedge
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             chiefe
             sufferers
             in
             all
             the
             County
             of
             
               Carmarthin
            
             were
             .
             Mr.
             Evand
             Thomas
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Cradock
            
             a
             very
             dillige●●
             Preacher
             ,
             Mr.
             Tho.
             White
             ,
             Mr.
             Arthur
             Stafford
             ,
             Mr.
             Henry
             Lloyd
             ,
             Mr.
             Gunter
             ;
             all
             of
             the
             hundred
             of
             Durtlesse
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Richard
             Vaughan
             Vnkle
             to
             my
             Lord
             of
             
               Carberry
               ,
            
             Mr.
             Iohn
             ,
             and
             Ed.
             
             M●●sell
             with
             many
             more
             of
             inferior
             ranke
             ,
             especially
             Mr.
             Grindye
             ,
             the
             one
             Brother
             barbarously
             kild
             in
             his
             House
             by
             Captaine
             Ed.
             
             Lloydes
             Souldiers
             ,
             the
             other
             arraigned
             and
             condemned
             to
             be
             hangd
             ,
             drawne
             ,
             and
             quartered
             by
             that
             reverend
             Iudge
             Ienkins
             .
          
           
             *
             The
             Marquesse
             of
             
               Hartford
            
             and
             his
             brother
             the
             L.
             
               St.
               Maure
               .
            
          
           
             *
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             *
             A
             most
             turbalent
             factious
             Brewer
             in
             
               Artivill
               ,
            
             a
             great
             pertaker
             with
             
               Edw
               :
            
             the
             3d
             in
             his
             march
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             afterwards
             slaine
             in
             amutenie
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Vide
               ,
               Gerrards
            
             List
             of
             such
             Gentlemen
             as
             were
             by
             him
             appointed
             to
             be
             questioned
             for
             their
             lives
             and
             estates
             .