joyful news FROM THE KING. OR, The true proceedings of His Ma ties army At 

Notingham.  
Lichfield.  
Tamworth.  
Warwick.  
Coventry.  
Medingham.   Wherein is declared His Majesties ill success in all his enterprises, being repulsed by my Lo: Brooks, and the well affencted Protestants of the several places above mentioned.  
Published for the encouragement of all those that are Labourers in this blessed Harvest of Reformation.  
LONDON, Printed for Henry Fowler. Septemb. 3. 1642.   

joyful news FROM THE KING. OR, The proceedings of His Majesties army in several places.  

From Nottingham.  
THe County of Nottingham seem to be much discontented, that His Majesty makes their country a seat for war, insomuch as they afford him nor his followers any thing that they can with safety deny thē of: The Cavaliers having lately used the well-affected party very barbarously, seizing their goods, especially sheep and calves, with all sorts of provisions, which mak●… m●n that have power to stand upon their guard, and to ●… ke that by foul, which faire means cannot prevail. Many houses the Cavaliers have plundered, which causeth the country generally to hate them. they long for the arrival of his Excellence the earl of Essex, with whom tis thought they mean to join, and then they will cry down with the Cavaliers.   

From warwick.  
ON the Fast Eve, Prince Robert, Mr. Hastings and the Cavaliers came against warwick, but at their arrival Sr. Edward Peto gave them a very scurvy entertainment, giving them five shots to congratulate their welcome, but they were so pleased therewith, that Mr. Hastings swore Dam him, Sir Edward Peto was a devil of a Roundhead; many ways they endeavoured to gain the Castle pressing to gain the Bridge, but were bravely camest by the well affencted party of the town, by the assistance of Sr. Edward from the Castle, who played with his Ordnance upon them very fiercely, doing great execution at every shot. But before the Skirmish was ended my Lord Brooks came with his men having had intelligence of their design, and before they could get themselves clear of the Castle, he fell upon them, but they not liking his company, made away as fast as they could, certain poor men were slain, others wounded, and Prince Robert in great fear of being taken.   

From Litchfield.  
THe Cavaliers have made a petty rendezvous that town consisting of an abundance of deboist drunken fellowes, by reason of the college that harbours them, by which means many of the townsmen have suffered many oppressions( namely their arms taken away by the Cavaliers) but they having cleared the town of them are now in a pretty posture of defence, by which means they have opposed them and kept them out of the town.   

Coventry.  
COventry stands fast to the Parliament, being strongly fortified, and most of the Inhabitants well affencted people, and though the Cavaliers have endeavoured by many stratagems and plots to gain the town, yet they have been valiantly camest, and been forced to retreat with loss.  
My Lord brooks has a special eye to this place and watches the Cavaliers in all their proceedings, their only aim being to gain the city by reason that it is rich and well fortified.  
several tumults has been of late raised in the town by several deboist fellowes, that pretend themselves for the King, which being suppressed by the sheriffs, was turned out of the Gates, to seeeke their lodgings in a Hay-cock.   

From Tamworth.  
THe Cavaliers had possessed themselves of Tamworth, doing many outrages on several persons, which caused the town to sand privately to Adderson, Non-Eaten, and other adjoining towns, desiring them to come in to their assistance: which they did accordingly. For in the night they( to the number of 4000. well armed) stolen upon the town; at whose arrival the alarum being given, the town rose with them, seizing on such arms as the Cavaliers had left carelessly being drunk, and disordered, by which means they redeemed the town, took many of the Cavaliers prisoners, killed others, to the great joy of the town, and sorrow of the malignant party.   

Medingham.  
THe Cavaliers having been so bravely defeated at Tamworth, made head again, and went up against Medingham, a little town but very populous, intending to secure themselves, or at least to redeem what they had lost at Tamworth, but their hopes proved clean contrary, for in stead of getting what they expected, they lost more then before, for the inhabitants of the town having notice of their behaviour at Tanworth, and knowledge that they were driven from thence, put themselves into a posture of defence, for fear that they should come against them, and as they feared so it happened: for had they not prevented them by a timely fear, they had had cause to fear, and curse their untimely neglect.  
The Cavaliers come confidently upon the town, never dreaming of any danger, but instantly at their arrival at the entry of the Town, they met with such a welcome, that some of them lay tumbling on the Ground, and the rest ran away with a powder, leaving their friends behind to inquire the cause of their scurvy entertainment.  
Thus it hath pleased God to bless us in our proceedings, to the great encouragement of all the distressed Israelites in this part of the kingdom.   

Three Motives or Encouragements for all those that are or ought to be Labourers in this harvest of Reformation.  
BEfore I begin, I will declare what enemies thou art to fight with, and the cause why they are thy enemies, since the perfect knowledge of the justice of thy cause gives great encouragement to the action, and always crownes the actor with a wreath of glory.  
The enemies thou art to fight withall, are Court Parasites, Papists, both Gentry and laic, Prelates, and their adherents, the Courts, and Ministers of the Law, who have abused the Law, selling Justice to the adversary, and betraying the poor innocent to ruin and destruction; Projecters and Monopolizers, who for private gain have robbed thee of thy liberty: So that between the Prelate and the Projector, thou enjoyedst but the tithe, to whom the whole did belong.  
These actions of theirs made them labour to disaffect the King to Parliaments; but the necessity of the King, and the grievous oppressions that lay heavy upon the kingdom, enforced the calling of a Parliament, which was no sooner called; but dissolved. A second Parliament was likewise enforced, which being assembled, they did likewise endeavour to dissolve: but God being stronger then they, wrought for us, and turned their plots upon themselves, strengthening the Parliament in a miraculous manner, that they withstood all their plots and stratagems from the beginning to this day.  
And now having failed in all their attempts, they have now laid all at the stake, waging war against God and his Church, in which war they have almost involved this whole kingdom, if God stand not for us, for against all there is none to rise up, but onely the poor Protestant, armed with the justice of his cause, Religion and Law, in defence of which every one that would desire to be a Citizen of Jerusalem must valiantly venture his life and and fortune, against the usurping Romans abroad, and the seditious Jews at home.  
Let these three motives be as so many spurs to prick you forward to this service.  
1. Your Religion( which is Gods cause) lies at stake.  
2. The King and his posterity run an equal hazard.  
3. The Laws of the Land, liberty of the Subject, nay, the very being of the kingdom, are utterly in danger of subversion, should this Malignant party get the upper hand, Therefore let us all with one accord put on the Armuor of righteousness with the breast-plate of faith, and then doubtless God will fight with us, and if we lose our lives in this cause we may joyfully say with Saint Paul, We have fought a good sight, wee have finished our course, and in heaven wee shall receive a crown of glory.   
FINIS.