BRAVE NEWS Of the taking of the City of Chitchester by the Parliaments Force, UNDER The Command of Sir William Waller, Upon Wednesday last, at 5. of the Clock, half an hour before it began to Rain;  
WHEREIN The Bishop, some Lords, and about fourscore Commanders are taken Prisoners.  
And OF THE MAINTAINING OF Bradford in Yorkshire by 40. Musquetiers, against 1300. Cavaliers;  
With the manner of the Fight, and how our men were Victors, To the praise of God.  
London Printed for T. Underhill, at the Bible in Woodstreet, Decemb. 30. 1642.   

Bradford, Decemb. 21. 1642.  
YOur solicitousness for my welfare made me impatient till I had informed you of it: our safety is included in this town's prosperity, and this town prospers wonderfully; our distractions were marvellously quashed, Delinquents apprehended, and town with parish united, in a resolution to stand upon our guard, and the Lord hath prospered us: The last Lord's day 13. Colours came against us, under the command of Col: Goring, Col: Evers a Papist, Sir William Savill, Sir Marmad: Langdale, and Sir John Gothricke, a Papist, etc. They appeared in Barker End about 9 a clock, when we had not in town above 40. Musquetiers; planted their Ordnance in William Cooks Barn, marched down the Causey with their foot, whilst their horse coasted about the town to hinder aid from coming in, possessed themselves of those houses under the Church, and from thence played hotly upon our Musquetiers in the Church till 11. a clock, about which time Hallifax men, and other neigh bours came in to our help; the Fight before hot, was then hotter: our men impatient to be cooped up in the Church, rushed out, forced a passage into the foresaid houses, and there our Clubman did good execution upon them: thereabouts the Fight continued till it was dark: many of theirs was slain, their best Cannoneer, 6. Commanders, they acknowledge 4. one of them (whose body we have) is discovered to be the Commander of the foot, and Artillery in this expedition, by a commission found in his pocket, many taken, a commander, for whom they sent their Trumpeter yesternight; they writ him a captain, he says he is a Sergeant Major; Ralph Atkison took him, got from him, 2. pieces, a Ring, and might have had more if he would: besides taken 24. common soldiers, about 10. horses, much powder, many muskets, some got 2. some 3. few that ventured came empty; wounded there are more amongst them, Sir Jo: Gothricke, as their Trumpeter confesseth, and some say Capt. nevill: nor can I hear that above 2. of our men perished by the enemy in the Fight; their Canons, 
One Captain Bins is dead since upon his wounds received at Bradford.  one of which shoots a 9 pound ball, played all that time upon the town, but hurt no man, praised be God, who hath delivered those that were ordained to death, etc.   

The last News from Chitchester, Brought by a special Messenger, concerning the taking of it, the 29. of Decem. 1642.  
THat after Sir William Waller with his men had besieged the City of Chitchester seven days and nights, and had given sever all assaults upon it, to the the loss of about twenty men of both sides; it was surrendered on Wednesday last, being the last Fast day (as a fruit of the prayers of God's people) at 5. of the clock in the afternoon upon composition, viz. 1. That the Town should let the Parliaments forces in. 2. That they should pay unto the Parliaments forces a months pay before hand. 3. That all the Commanders in the town, and chief Cavaliers should be seized upon, and to be at the disposal of the Parliament. 4. That the Town should not be plundered, whereupon the gates were opened, our men entered, and shut them again; which done, they first released the honest men which were committed to prison, who they employed in places of trust; and after that, seized upon the Brshop, those Lords, and other Commanders that are there, to the number of about 80. It is conceived they have found great store of money and plate, but how much, and how they served the common soldiers, together with other particulars not here mentioned, we may shortly expect to hear.  
One or two chief passages of providence I cannot omit. 1. That this victory was upon the Fast day, even before many Congregations had ended prayer, a good answer of our prayers, and so a good encouragement for us still to seek God's face and favour in behalf of this distressed Land. 2. Consider the great goodness of God to our soldiers; there fell not a drop of rain a that place all the while they were in siege about that Town, and that they took it but half an hour before this last great rain began: Oh the goodness of God What hard service would it have been for our men to have lain out night and day in the wet. For all these great merries, the Lord of Hosts be Praised, Amen.   

The Readers are desired by T. Underhill, Stationer, that if they meet with any thing in Print, either feigned, or scurrilous, with his name at them (as such things have been done with his name at them, to his great wrong not to believe that they are Printed or published by him, or by his means, but by ungodly fellows, who usurp his name, to credit their lies.