A BLOODY SLAUGHTER AT PEMBROOKE-CASTLE IN WALES WHERE Colonel POYER opposeth the Parliament, and hath killed and wounded 11 men, batters down the houses in the Town, and refuseth to submit to the Ordinance of Parliament.  
WITH The Treaty of Colonel Fleming, and the Gentlemen of the County with him, The danger of Tinby Castle to revolt from the Parliament.  
AND A Declaration from the Chief Officers under Major General Laughorne, Subscribed by their own Hands.  
March 21. 1647. Imprimatur Gil. Mabbot.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield, near the Queens-head Tavern. 1648.   

The Copy of a LETTER FROM PEMBROKE: Concerning The Transactions in reducing of Pembroke CASTLE.  
Sir,  
Colonel Fleming, received Letters and Orders from the Parliament and his Excellency, and upon receipt thereof, (after advice with his Officers) he sent a Drum, with the Ordinance of Parliament, and the summons; as the last to be sent to him, to deliver up Pembroke Castle, within twelve hours, or he and all with him to be proclaimed Rebels and Traitors.  
An answer was hourly expected by Colonel Fleming, but came not within the time limited. Yet at last the Drummer returned not with Colonel Pours consent, to surrender, but with Propositions to this effect.  
1. That 1000 li. might be paid unto him, which he saith she hath disbursed.  
2. That the Officers and Soldiers he paid part of their Arrears, according to the proportion of others, and sufficient security for the rest.  
3. That the Governor (and also the rest of the Officers and Soldiers have liberty to go whither they will, with security.  
And so fare is Colonel Poyer from surrendering of the Castle, that he hath discharged several pieces of Ordinance upon the Town, and battered several houses, to the great prejudice of the Inhabitants.  
He also made shot by divers Ordnance, with small shot at the Soldiers, and hath wounded eleven, some of which is feared to be mortal.  
After this Colonel Fleming, (with the advice, and upon the desires of the Gentlemen of the Country) treated with him, and promised to give him 200 li. in moneys. And to have the same terms for himself, and the Officers and Soldiers with him, as other supernumeries, that are, or have been disbanded elsewhere.  
Also that his Arrears should be Audited, and security given to him, for payment of what shall be upon account due to him.  
And it was also further offered unto him. That he should have the security of the Gentlemen of the County, whom he hath much oppressed: that they would relinquish all suits and actions in law against him.  
But all these fair offers from Coll. Fleming, and the Gentlemen of the County could not, prevail with him, but he put out his flag of defiance, and will not yield.  
There is some fear of Tinby Castle to revolt from the Parliament.  
Captain Penn (according to the Order of the Committee of Safety) hath prepared assistance for Col: Fleming, with Ammunition and other necessaries for the refusing of him.  
Pembroke March 15. 1647.   

A DECLARATION IN Vindication of the Officers and Soldiers under the Command of Major General Laughorne, from divers false reports, and slanderous aspersions cast upon them.  
FOR the clearing of ourselves and the rest of the Commanders, Officers and Soldiers under the command of Major General Laughorne, from such false reports and scandals as are raised upon us: And for the satisfying of the Public, we have thought fit to declare that our intentions are real to submit, and yield obedience to the Ordinance of Parliament, and his Excellencies Order thereupon for disbanding, and are resolved accordingly to disband at such time, and place as the Committees of the several Counties shall think fit, and appoint, (so that the Forces be altogether) and on the delivering us our Debenters, and our payment of the two Months pay complete in the said Ordinance allowed: And notwithstanding the scandalous reports bruited through the Counties that we endeavoured to seize upon and imprison the persons of some of the Commissioners and Treasurers appointed for the service of disbanding. And that the Forces that are lately sent into the Garrison of Tinby are intended shall hold the said Garrison against the Parliament and his Excellency, And also that others of our forces are intended to resign Poyer in the castle of Pembroke, we for manifestation of the truth do further declare that it was never in our intentions to seize upon any one or more of the Commissioners or Treasurers, nor shall we ever presume to attempt it. Neither had we ever the least thought or intention to strengthen that Town of Tinby against the State, and his Excellency; But we do engage ourselves, that when and wheresoever the said Commissioners shall please to appoint a Randezvous for the disbanding the Forces together, That the Soldiers that are now in Tinby, shall likewise appear before them to disband.  
And for Colonel Poyer, we declare ourselves innocent of his actions, as may appear by our former desires to his Excellency, for power to reduce him to the obedience of the Parliament.  


Pat: Cousin  
Will: Shuttleworth  
Rich. powel  
Hugh Laughorne  
Ad. Beale  
Hen. Addys  
Phi. Bowen  
Wil Marichurch.   Carmarthen the 10. of March. 1947.  
FINIS,