ANOTHER FIGHT AT COLCHESTER, AND The storming of the Town on Friday night last, by the Parliaments Forces, and the success thereof.  
TOGETHER, With the proceed of His Majesty's loyal Subjects; in the Counts of Northempton, Liecester, and Rutland, touching their raising of six Regiments for the defence of King, Parliament, and Kingdom.  
Likewise, a great Fight in Scotland, between Duke hamilton's Forces commanded by the Eatie of Calendar Lieutenant General, and the M●●qu●ff or A●gyles Party, with the number sl●n and taken prisoners, the Lord Chancellors escape, and hundreds fled to the Mountains.  
Also, Duke Hamiltons' Speech to the Estates of Scotland, concerning the advancing with his Army into England.  
LONDON. Printer for G W. 1648.   

Two Fights, the one in the North of England near Carlie, the other in the West of Scotland.  
Right Honoured:  
MAjor Gen. Lambert, taketh all opportunities to engage Langdale to fight, but can by no meants faciliate the same, the Enemy still keeping off, and retreating from our Van; But Major Gen. Lambert pursues, and upon the 13. 14 and 15. of this instant, drew up his Army, within 6. miles of Carlisle, and faced the Town, our Trumpeters sounded a Challenge, but the enemy refused to fight, and would not engage: whereupon a party of our horse advanced towards them, and charged a body of Langdales, and after some dispute worsted them killed 7. or 8. took 20. prisoners, and put the rest to flight, their main body not all this while once moving towards us: The Major Gen. seeing no probability of engaging the Enemy, after some consultation with his Offices, drew off his Army, and marched as far as Perith, where (at present) they remain in an excellent postute of Discipline. We expect action very suddenly.  
From Scotland we hear, that the marquis of Argile, the Lord Eglenton the Lord Castles, and some others in the West of Scotland, are very active in raising of an Army to oppose Duke Hamilton; but to blast the Bud, before it comes to two much maturity, a party of the Hamiltonians commanded by the Earl of Calendar, the Lieut. Gen. is advanced against them, and (as we hear) have fallen upon the Earl of Castles quarters, killed some of his men, and took some prisoners, but with great loss; for by a Messenger from Edinburgh, it is intimated, that the Lord Exlinton, upon notice thereof, fell upon their Rear, and after a very sharp encounter, worsted a party of the E. of Calendars horse, killed some, and took divers prisoners; but the Hamiltonians over pouring them with horse, it is feared, they will have the worst out, as appears by this ensuing abstract.  
Sir, Since the E. of Calendars advance into the West of Scotland, the nearer part of the West is come in, and so submit to the Levy, and by their extreme cruelty to the Country as they go, they are forced to obedience. Argile and the rest must upon necessity yield, by reason they have no horse to withstand them; all the men in many of his Towns have left their houses, and are fled into the Woods and Mountains, to hid rather than to engage, 3500. Horse 6000. Foot, 500 Dragoons of Hamiltons' party are in a marching posture, besides the Cavallering party about Barwick and Carlisle, which will be all one, and without qustion ready to join.  
The L. Lodian Chancellor of Scotland, the L. Car, the Lord Wariston, and divers others, are gone to the Navy of Argile, to assist him in the raising of forces against the Royal party. The Ministers and 15. of the Committee about Glasco that came with a Petition are imprisoned, and their houses plundered, the Lord Elcoe in Fife his Tenants plundered for not rising, Belmorino his Tenants plundered and 2 killed.  
There remains little possibility of the Commissioners of the Parl. of England to do any good by their longer stay; for all their friends are, or presently will be withdrawn: If D. Hamitons' party can make good their design by force, they will never hearken to any other means; but if at this day there had been bu● 4 or 5000. Horse and Foot upon the borders, in all probability England would not this year be troubled with an Army from Scotland; but the expectation of them to make a diversion, hath occasioned some honest people in the West to draw together; but the Lord Calendar with a great body of horse and foot, is like utterly to destroy them; some have been imprisoned already, and this week many hundreds plundered and utterly ruined, for refusing to join with them: the Lord Wariston was plundered upon Saturday night last, and it is thought that both he and the Lord Chancellor will be put out of their places, an ●imp●isoned ere long: when it was debated in the Parl. in answer to several Petitions, which desired that there might be a Treaty with England before they proceeded to their Levy; Duke Hamilton answered, that so many Horse were raised already, that no such thing could be harkened to before they had brought their Horse into England to quarter them.  
And thereupon he had an order to have a Rendezvous upon the borders when he thought fit which will be as soon as they have done their work here; who having above 3000. horse already, though they have no foot besides the old Army, yet they will soon both ruin all the considerable men, who dare oppose them, and force the rest to rise in a very short time. The Parl. of Scotland have passed an oath that all should subscribe; it is that they should obey, and in their places execute all the Acts of this present Parl. the Committee came from the Committee of Estates, to tender it this day to the L. Chancellor, but he was first got away, and the L. Wariston is also out of the way, all his goods having been taken away first: There is raised besides the old Army, above 40. new complete Troops, they have but a few foot as yet, but they rise a pace; for they who refuse have good store of Soldiers upon them; the Commissioners of the Kark did make an Act, That if any Minister should not warn the people, and tell them of their hazard if they did engage, they should be suspended; the Parl. did make an Act, That those Ministers that should approve of the engagement, should have their stipend sure to them while they lived, whether they did preach or n●: They have given power to the Committee of Estates, to put any Officer or Minister of State out of his place, that shall not obey the Orders, and they shall put others into their places and offices: this is chief intended against the L. Chancellor, and the L. Wariston; they have also made an Act, that they who will not obey the Act of Levy, their goods shall be forfeited, and their persons secured.  
Kendal in Westmoreland 21. june 1648.   

Sir  
I Thought it fit in my last, to let the House know the readiness of the County of Licester, and how forward they were for common safety; and now since they have put themselves (by the advice and appearance of my Lord Grey, and indeed whose interest doth the business) into such a for●eidable posture; that I think they maybe the pattern to the rest of the Counties of England, for they have chosen their Officers, and form their Regiments, viz. fix Regiments of Horse and Dragoones, three hundred in each; the Foot are not as completed; my Lord Grey is chosen Commander is chief, so that now there wants nothing but power from the House, to enable my Lord Grey to give Commissions to the Officers thus chosen by the Country; I can assure you they are all right men, and when this is done, they will be in a marching posture will in 3. dai●s upon their own charge, when they shall be commanded. We in Rutland and Northamptonshire shall join with Leicester, in an Association upon the same way & grounds as they do, & it is in some forwardness; I can assure you it is so in Rutland, and the honest party in Northamptonshire are going about it, and do not question but to ●ffect it; for both Presbyter and Independent join no● cordially in that County, & indeed it is so in every place where I come? This I thought fit to make known unto you, and to desire you and our friends to take the first opportunity to effect this considerable work.  
Market harbour the 22. of june 1648.  
Whereas the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled did upon the Twentieth of May, 1642. for the preventing of the late War, pass these three Votes.  
1 That it appears, that the King (seduced by wicked Council) intends to make War against the Parliament, who in all their Consultations and Actions, have proposed no other end unto themselves, but the care of the Kingdoms, and the performance of all Duty and Loyalty to his Person. 2. That whensoever the King maketh War upon the Parliament, it is a Breach of the Trust reposed in him by his people, contrary to his Oath, and tending to the Dissolution of this Government. 3 That whosoever shall seve or assist Him in such Wars are Traitors, by the Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom, and have been of adjudged by two Acts of Parliament, and aught to suffer as Traitors, in Richard. 2. 1 Hen. 4.  
And whereas there over now at this time divers persons in Arms, who endeavour to raise War against the Parliament; The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for better informing of the Subjects of this Kingdom in their Duty, do now at this time Declare, That it doth appear, that divers who have assisted the King in the late war against the Parliament, is also divees others do endeavour to seduce the people, and do actually Levy War against the Parliament.  
That whosoever shall make war against the Parliament of England, or assist in such war, are Traitors, by the Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom. & have been so adjudged by two Acts of Parliament, and aught to suffer as Traitors, 11 Ric. 2. 1 Hen. 4.  


H: Elsyage, Cler.  
Parl. D. Com.    
On F●●day last our Soldiers thinking they lay too long idle before so fli●ght a Town (without Order) fell suddenly on the Enemy and began very fearsely ●o Storm it, but the Enemy being better provided than they expected, galilantly defended the place, whereupon our Soldiers seeing their was no good to be done for present, made good their retreat with little or no loss at all.  
FINIS.