A REMONSTRANCE OF the present estate of the King's army. Being an exact discovery of his majesty's strength, with the number of his forces, taken at the general Muster on Mervill-Heath the 6th. day of October.  
With many remarkable Passages contained therein.  
1. The two princes' troops.  
2. The Earls in their order.  
3. A List of the whole number presented to his majesty by the Lord Digby, Commissary general for his majesty's Army, which is 1950. Horse, and 6500. Foot.  
4. His majesty's honouring Prince Robert.  
5. The effect of two Letters, the one from marquess Hartford, the other from the Lord Mohone, touching Plymouth, and other Forts thereabouts.  
6. The releasement of captain Wingate, upon 500 l. ransom.  
London, Printed by Tho: faucet Octob. 12. 1642.   

A REMONSTRANCE OF The Estate of his majesty's Army at this present, being taken at the general Muster on Mervell Heath, Oct. 6.  
SIR, I have, (in lieu of your last news). sent you what happened in these parts concerning his majesty's Army.  
Upon Tuesday last being the 4th. of Octob. his Majesty came to Shrewsbury with a Guard of 500 Horse, and according to his summons, dated the 28. of Septem. Prince Robert and the rest of the Nobles, met his Majesty with their Forces, being a great company of brave gallants, his Majesty having had a view thereof, commanded them to depart to their Quarters for that day, and gave command to Prince Robert, and the rest of the Nobles, that he expected their attendance the Thursday following, with all their Force of Horse and Foot, for a general muster, which was consented unto, and so they departd for that day.  
Upon Thursday following between 8. and 9 of the clock, Prince Robert and Prince Maurice, with their Troops of Horse containing about 500 were the first that came into the field, and Prince Robert himself put the Horse in Battalia, and exercised them at least an hour, before any came after him, his Officers standing by all that time.  
Then the Earl of Newcastle was bravely mounted, and brought with him 300. Horse and 1500. Foot.  
The Earl of Lindsey with two hundred Horse, and one Thousand foot. The Earl of Darby, whose Companies attended his Majesty into the field, came almost with 700. Horse, and 4000 foot, the Earl of Cumberland came only with 250. Horse, a great number of Horse and foot he hath more, which lieth near Barwick upon the borders of Scotland, but by reason the Heath being his majesty's place of rendezvouz, & so far distant from the said Earls forces, they were excused, the certainty of the Earls forces we know not, but the report is he hath two or 3. or 5000. foot besides 800. Horse, but what number soever he hath, one half whereof are in several Goals in Yorkshire, for refusing to carry their arms and divers of which were violently rescued and taken out of several goals up and down the Country, and brought into Hull by Sr. John Hotham, my Lord marquess Hartford is expected hourly from SouthWales, who by report cometh with great forces of Welsh and Cornish, there was two Letters on this day presented to his Majesty, the one from marquess Hartford, the other from the Lord Mohone in Cornwall, hereupon there was a great disturbance, so that they were full two hours before they could rank them in order.  
Which when they had accomplished, the Commissaries of each Regiment, mustered the soldiers, and gave a list of the names of each regiment to the Lord Digby, Commissary general of his majesty's Army who presented the number of Horse and Foot then in the Field to his Majesty, being about the number of 1950. Horse and 6300. Foot. This is his majesty's complete number he hath upon all occasions about him, besides the Earl of Cumberlands Forces near Barwick, there is at Whitchurch in Shropshire divers Engines preparing by his majesty's engineer, but they have had little or no good success as yet, for some persons have spoiled at night, what he hath done in the day, divers of which have been imprisoned and severely punished.  
Prince Robert hath had many Titles of Honour conferred upon him in the Field, and one Mr Moor (or Morrice) was made Knight Banneret in the Field, and others at that present by his Majesty were Knighted, I cannot write you certainly of the gentlemen's names till the next Post, but for certain Prince Robert is made general of all his Army in the North, at which there is no little grumbling and murmuring thereat, and it is supposed that the Earl of Cumberland and the Earl of Lindsey will leave their command, if by the way of Petitioning to the Parliament, they might be received.  
I cannot give credit to the two Lords Letters, but somewhat I have heard from one of the Earl of Darby's Gentlemen, that the Lord marquess intendeth to land 2000 Horse and Foot at Appledore in Devon. where a Knight whose name I cannot well remember, but Greenvill a Cornish-Knight, hath a great company of Horse and Foot, in expectation of the marquess' Forces, to march to Plymouth and enter the two Forts Plymouth and Drakesford, or at Mountwise, Mountedgrombe, or at Lauceston-Castle in Cornwall, and for my Lord of Mohone his Letter, I cannot understand any thing therein contained, till the next return, and then I will write it at large, we are greatly burdened with soldiers, & shall be we fear it, this whole Winter, about 4. of the clock his Majesty went out of the Field, and the rest in order. Prince Robert brought up the rear, and went with his Majesty to Whitchurch, my Lord of Essex is not full 15. Miles from his Majesty, and his Majesty hath half ways between his, and the Earl of Essex his Army, a continual guar● of two Hundred Horse and Foot, which lieth centinel to prevent a sudden onse●.  
Captain Wingate is in consideration of 500 pounds ransomed, and on Friday last the 7th. of this month, was discharged out of Shrewsbury goal, and thus for the present, I rest.  
Your loving cousin, I. H. Whitchurch, the 7th of October, 1642.  
FINIS.