The Cavaliers Advice to his Majesty, with his Majesty's Answer to their desires, together with his intentions for the avoiding of my Lord of Essex his approach near his Person.  
Also certain Propositions propounded by the Cavaliers unto his Majesty, with his Answer to the same; which being not correspondent to their desire, therefore many of them left him: all which truly gathered and compacted out of a Letter sent from Coventry to a Citizen of London.  
With the relation of Oxford Scholars, showing how many of them were taken, and how they were taken, by London Troopers: Together with the design they thought to have used at Christ-Church gate to our soldiers, and how they were prevented.  
Likewise the Resolution of two hundred Scots landed at Dover Castle, with their witty inventions used to the overthrow of many of the Cavaliers.  
Sept: 16th▪ Printed at London for Thomas Banks. 1642.   

THE Cavaliers advice to his Majesty, together with his answer to their desires. Also his Majesty's Intentions for the avoiding of my Lord of Essex his approach with certain Propositions propounded by the Cavaliers unto His Majesty, concerning the procurement of their general pardon, all which truly gathered and compacted out of a letter sent from Coventry, to a Cizen of LONDON.  
THe Cavaliers having Intelligence of my Lord of Essex, his coming towards them and knowing themselves to be fare to weak to oppose so great an Army as they suppose he would bring along with him, therefore they thought it meet amongst themselves to Petition. and desire his Majesty for the safety of their persons: to be pleased to take to his royal considerration for the obtaining of some means for their safer protection, and as for their parts they knew no better way than for his Majesty to Cross the Sea: and crave the assistance of foreign Forces, his Majesty hearing of their petition seemed much to dislike of it, alleging that were no better then for to avoid Scylla, and fall into Charybdis, therefore His Majesty after a small contemplation resolved them what he would do, which was to effect, that he would remove all his Forces by degrees unto Wales to Loyd-loo Castle, where he well knew he should find many faithful and trusty persons, especially my Lord of Carbery, and whatsoever power and Forces he could raise, likewise alleging that the mountains and hills would be cumbersome for my Lord of Essex and his horsemen to come over, especially with their Ammunition; but yet with all this the Cavaliers were not throughly satisfied, for their wicked guilty Consciences harboured still a jealousy of future dangers, therefore they urged certain Propositions to his Majesty, of which the chief were these three particulars. First, that if His Majesty would not with prone willingness condescend to their desire, he would be pleased to continue in the same steadfast resolutions (to wit) adventure and undergo all dangers whatsoever (without any yielding) as they would do, or that in case if his Majesty did unite himself with His both Houses of Parliament, he would be pleased to obtain them a general pardon for all crimes whatsoever that may be laid to their charge, the second proposition and demand was, that seeing they had adventured both their lives and fortunes in His Majesty's behalf and service to the prejudice and danger of their utter ruin, that His Majesty would be pleased in consideration thereof amply to reward them for their said adventure, and if that in case His Majesty were not of power sufficient to accomplish the same to so great a number, that then he would be pleased to give them way to satisfy themselves, to connive at their wickedness that they might pillage the houses of all those that should any way oppose his will and thereby satisfy themselves. The third and last was, that if His Majesty would not cross the Sea for his safety, he would be pleased to give way for the Irish Rebels to come over to assist his person. To their first demand His Majesty answered that he would willingly undergo and be equal sharers in all their dangers, but as for his yielding, ere he would see His 3. Kingdoms massacred, upon lawful & just considerations he was resolved to comply with his both Houses of Parliament, but with such an exception as that there should be a general pardon granted to all, or at least wise he would endeavour with his utmost power to procure the same, to their second demand he answered, that for their loyalty to him in adventuring their lives and fortunes in his behalf, it should not be unthought of, if ought in him might yield requital, yet would not he by no means consent to the rifling and pillaging of any of his Subjects houses without they were manifestly known to be Traitors to his Person, at their third and last demand, he seemed to be extraordinarily moved by reason of so unjust a Petition, therefore he gave to that a plain and flat denial, only for the safety of his person, his resolution was to go to Wales to Loyd-loo Chastle afterwards if he found not that a sufficient harbour, he would take to further consideration, concerning crossing the Sea, the Cavaliers at this being dismayed partly through fear of future dangers, and partly to avoid my Lord of Essex his approach, many of them fled away and forsook his Majesty, others more resolutely bend, kept still with his Person towards Wales, where 'tis reported his Majesty intends to take harbour. Likewise many of the Scots hearing of my Lord of Essex his intention came over to Dover Castle, with a desire to present their service unto his Excellency and their endeavours, for the assistance of his person, where they no sooner landed, but that they heard beating of drums by certain Cavaliers for the levying of men in his Majesty's service against the Parliament, they desirous to know further the Cavaliers intention, went to them under pretence of being assistance for them, but finding their resolutions to be so wicked, neither agreeable to the Laws of God, nor the laws of man, fell there upon them turning their faces about, so that the Cavaliers were greatly discomfited, and glad every man to run away, and shift for himself.  
Oxford Scholars in like manner had a great overthrow by the four hundred Troopers sent thither by the command of both the honourable Houses of Parliament, to search certain Delinquents & Cavaliers, and other illaffected persons which the Scholars there had harboured, for the Scholars before the said Troopers arrived thither were mighty unruly, beating the Townsmen away, so that they were fame to fly for refuge, some to Abington, some to Tame, others to Botley leaving all their goods behind them, but at the coming thither of the said Troopers they all returned and joined forces together. The Scholars had no intellgence of then coming until they were almost upon the skirts of the Town past Shotover wood, than they suspected their intentions, and caused the gates of every College to be shut, but the Troopers no sooner came over the bridge, but that they began to batter at Magdalen College, and Magdalen Hall being the two first in their way, but first demanding for Doctor Fruen, being Precedent of the College to have the gates opened, who the Scholars replied was out of town at Gloucester, for he is Deane of that Cathedral, yet nevertheless the gates were not opened for the present, till such time that the Soldiers began to batter the Chapel windows, whereof one window being at the East end of the Chapel of Dark work which was valued at an hundred pound, which was beaten down to pieces, with many other windows of thirty pound price; Upon this assault the gates were opened and entrance was given, and there they found certain Cavaliers in Scholars habits, who were known to be so by their Feathers, Buff Coates, and other Warlike habits found in their Chambers.  
Some nine or ten of the Scholars there behaved themselves very saucily towards the Soldiers, scoffing at them, and at the honourable Houses of Parliament, especially one Robinson a Demy of that College, he with the rest were taken Prisoners; they made search for Ammunition but they found none, only great store of Plate, among which a piece was termed by the name of the Parliament pot (given it seems by some of the Nobility at the last Parliament held there) which was valued to be worth threescore pound; all this while many of the Troopers were dispersed to several Colleges, some to new College, some to All-Soules, others to Bailoll, and Saint john's, they found some small store of Ammunition, which as it was thought was conveyed thither by Bishop Laud, for he hath been formerly of that College. In this house likewise one Painter a Master of Arts was found with a Libel in his pocket, made against certain men of that County that stood firmly affected for the Parliament, those that went to search jesus College found no Ammunition there, only the Doctor somewhat stern, and as they conceived by his discourse no extraordinary well wisher to the honourable Houses of Parliament; this College was not well fraught with Plate, all the store they had was conveyed and hid in the Mansiples house at Saint Giles Parish, who told the Soldiers at their approaching unto his house that they were all knaves, for which he was feign to fly for his pains. Also one Edwards a North-wales man, fellow of this House was taken prisoner for the abusefull terms he spoke in the behalf of a Cavalier that was a friend of his  
Some of the most ignorant Troopers went to the Schools taking it for a College, and there lay searching and tumbling too and fro of the Library Books; but all this while the chief of the Cavaliers were sheltered in Christ Church, where they had above the gate laid heaps of stones at their entering for to fall on the Troopers heads. Some others stood in study windows with Pistols in their hands, but our men having notice by the Citizens of all that they intended, went in at the back Gate opposite to Oriall College, and through Canterbury quadrangle, so that some of the Scholars and Cavaliers hastening to fly away, running through the other gate were cruelly wounded in their own Traps, and taken by our Soldiers thereby, to the number of two hundred, whereof fourscore are already sent to London, and imprisoned in several places, the rest are in hand hourly expected to come; many places of the Colleges are extremely pestered by our Soldiers, by reason of the Scholar's obstinacy, especially their Libraries and windows, and many of the Cavaliers are still lurking there in by places as well as the Colleges, which makes our Soldiers so long billet there without returning.  
FINIS.