A CONTINUATION Of our weekly INTELLIGENCE From His Majesty's Army. Dated Septemb. 12.  
Printed, September 16. 1642.   

Northampton, Septem. 12. My good Friend,  
I Sent fuller, but it was intercepted in the way; In brief, the King wants money, the pay is nothing but Dollars, the town is forced to take that for 6. s. which is not worth 5. s. besides the King called the Gentry of that Shire together, to desire of them 500 li. a relic of Ship-money left in the then high Sheriff's hands, the beginning of Parliament, the middle-sized Gentry, though they made appearance, were not called up, did not give their consent (being discontented) however the 500 li was taken; many of the King's servants go away for want of pay; for Ordnance there is no more noise of any, only I hear an inkling, as if they were making some Iron one's: for foot they have some more: The King desired to see them complete, there were of them nigh 3000. men and boys, but not above half armed, and 80. of them were hired for i. s. a man for a day, and to mend the matter, to deceive to the full, they gave up in a List to the King 5000. The Parliament Army disquiets Nottingham, and so they are resolved to go further off, to Derby first, and then Westward, or perhaps Northwest too therfrom, I do believe it is yet to be resolved, it is sure two pieces of Ordnance went to Derby on Wendsday last, some Arms and Ammunition, on Saturday it was expected more should go, and this day the King was to go, whether to return, it is not yet resolved, but it's most probable they will leave Nottingham, they threaten to pillage it before they take their leaves, and some Rascals talk of worse, but sure they dare not do it. The King summoned the trained bands of Nottingham shire, the appearance was thin, they told him, he never received so much loyalty and affection from any County; and though he called them to appear in person with their Arms, yet because of Harvest, and because of their Wives and Children, it should suffice to send him their Arms, and in the Word of a King to return them when he had settled His Kingdom in peace: They cried out, They would go with him: However their Arms were commanded to the Castle for that night, and next morning they were forced to return disarmed; so they served Leicester shire: I guess, his Counsels vary, and did he know how to bestow His Ordnance, he would be altogether in a flying posture, and turn his Foot into Dragooneers, which yet he may do, if Foot come in no faster; they will incline Westward, or Northwest, and in the way, get up what Arms they can, by speeches, and perforce. Derby was forced to resign some, that Shire is righter than most: we get nothing in the Counties by this deliberation, and I find, if they were not seeing people, they would to the Cavaliers, as Nottingham, and such Towns, when promises have been made in vain.  
Here are Letters come this day from Scotland, that tells us of a defeat given by General Lesly to 4000 Irish, who had raised a Fort near Charlmount, which he beat them from, notwithstanding it was a great advantage to them, and was maintained with indifferent courage, he went not forward against Charlemount for want of Ordnance: The Letters speak likewise of the resembling of the Counsel of Scotland, which will be the 21. of this instant, at which time most believe here, somewhat will be agreed for the furthering the peace of England: Here is Letters also, that 5000. Arms are come to Newcastle for His Majesty: Here are divers dangerous Books come, Printed at London, I wonder no more care is taken, some of them are enough to put the world into a combustion.  
Hence is dispatched a third Message to the House, you will see large expressions for the defence of the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom, and of the true Protestant Religion: Sir, the King's Majesty hath not a Subject that wishes him more happiness than myself, nor is willinger to believe he means as he saith, but when I consider what I have heard my Lord Keeper Coventry often say in Star-Chamber, That his Majesty had commanded him to say, that he would lose his life rather than leave his Religion, and yet all those times none were in favour about him for the transacting his affairs, but such as were agents for Spain and Rome, and none were preferred, but such as were Popish, and done somewhat by way of Innovation: And likewise for Laws the like Declarations have been made, and yet nothing hath been countenanced but that which was destructive to the Law: and now Sir, the principal transactors of his Majesty's affairs, and that Bias him, are such as are Popish, and enemies to Laws and Lawmakers: I shall leave the application to yourself, and conclude with this secret; Here is much whispering of Massacring the Puritan party, yea, some great ones have put it forward with much violence, but others have rejected it, not as barbarous, but as not advantageous to his Majesty's designs, things standing as they do.  
FINIS.