AN EXACT RELATION showing, How the governor of Portsmouth Castle delivered it up in the name of the King to the Malignant Party. Whereupon he thrust out the Protestants placing ill affected persons in their Garrisons. ALSO A Terrible combat fought IN BEDFORDSHIRE between TWO KNIGHTS, The one sent in Commission of Array by the King, the other for the Militia by the Parliament wherein is declared the mighty overthrow of the King's Commissioner, who with great loss was fain to fly for his life. LIKEWISE. The LORD Brooke His Resolution concerning the Lord of Northampton.  
John, Brow. Cler, Parl.  
August. 5. Printed for Io Hundgate, 1642.   

A TERRIBLE combat Fought in Bedfordshire between two Knights  
IT is much to be wondered that tho' our ears are continually taken up with harsh sounding passages, yet we lie snugging in the feather bed of thought security. All is well or if the State be extreme sick, it will recover if we be without Gun-shot; Penny Pamphlets make us pound foolish: and if in the forehead of a book we are tickled with joyful News in a trice our herts begin to Caper within us, cause easy belief soon crepes into our breasts, when matters suitable to our minds, are acted; and to the pleasant Comedy of our desires archeived, our affections sing a Plaudite; Nay, so wedded are we to our one fancies, that we will dance after their pipe.  
That discourse that carries always with it a sting in the tale, nothing, or something, ne'er kin to nothing, moves us hopes future beguile useful fears and not what is produced or acted, terrifies us, but what may be, yet never had existence takes up lodging in our breasts, and as if what is thought only, is prophecy, the sun of peace will at a wish unmask itself to the view of this benighted Island.  
If Hul or York speak to us in the languadg of blood, O then our joy bequeathes itself to sorrow which is thrust out of the portal of our lips only or if it find entertainment in these inward Closets of ours yet our Hand must not wa●ke for redress.  
In Bedfordshire were exercised in Commission of Array two worthies, on it may be worthy of pity rather than praise, one bears the name of Dyer the other Lucas; each honoured Knighthood, on office only disvnited. Notice indeed had they placed their Contris good above their own according to their charge having set in posture their divers minded soldiers, of foul 〈…〉 holding for the King the other for the Parliament 〈◊〉 than the 〈…〉 Whereby 〈…〉 on for the King 〈…〉   

A RELATION CONCERNING THE giving up of the Castle of Portchmouth  
STill fearful occurrents come dropping with our, tears and throng together as if each would be first, our safety is built on Castles in the air when the Castles of our kingdom are surprised that Portsmouth with the fortress thereof by the faithless governor thereof, is given up to the King stuffed with flocking Papists emptied of true hearted protestants.  
They who stood for King & Parliament were unhoused; and upon command spewed out, who leaned to the King solely were embraced, which black deed the Bishop of Winchester applauding countenanced it with a troop of Horse, with which he furnished His Majesty, a jadish trick against the renowned Parliament and is imitated not lamented.  
Warwick Castle fe●●es suggests if not Resigned, will be possessed by the adverse piety, as appears by the Letters Patent of discovery.  
For conspiracies swarm in the hive of our heartless Country. P●ay God such ●ooded, 〈…〉 in our Kinglesse City.  
〈…〉 tribute to 〈…〉 〈…〉 it with joy. They fled I will not word it thus that they turned fugitives for fear, or in that they faintly undertook and run through their Charge that their Will went not with their courage, or that they disp●●red through the weakness of their cause, but they used their supporters, as the best Weapons, else they had all received their presse-tokens for death; they were not afraid to fight but they were not ashamed to fly.  
It may be they disdained and scorned to paint their Weapons in those they were of ability to discomfit, or else they showed only what they could do, but would not teach them their art; however it was there was, a surcease from Arms.  
Now the Parliaments Handful feared not to follow the Chase; it forced not for if they had, For as if they had been taught their Foot-doctrin in Ireland among the Rebels, they were little beholding to the earth, for their light carried burdens.  
And now let us judge of causes by the effects: such events are dangerous, but successful, Such Causes work great impatience: but may beget a union.  
We cannot be swallowed up in deep of dangers, when Our supposed enemies shallow Cause gives not heart and hand together in Marriage.   

THE LORD Brook HIS resolution AGAINST The Earl of Northampton.  
BEfore I can take my breath, as if our kingdom were compassed with miseries, I am overtook by the Post of an accident of the divers colour. The Lord Brook siding with the blessed Parliament, proved Loyal in spite of the enemy.  
For after that rage and malice set their feet on the neck of goodness, his actions received a blot from the Lord Northampton, who, rather to be pitied then praised brushed him with an unexpected affront: and would have crushed his proceedings to a non entity, which the Lord Brooke not brooking, struck not sail and now with thousands more Protest to be limed and adhere to the Parliament, maugre Norhamptons' forces.  
Whereupon there sprang a tumult, who for their quick appearance seemed to be create only of the loud Alarum of his well couched speech. The Lord Brooks courageously saw them stoop to his juges and become the Parliaments protectors, but cause they started at his Proclamations, to know whether he could be acquanted with such loyalty as his, in a sweet phrase he be spoke their company that were his concomitants, that they would welcome the Morning of the succeeding day, though indeed most needed not have steeped and pawsed for a resolution, the day as longing to see such a contract, glorified that specticle for in the season prescribed, many bodies were assembled with one mind, and both Gentry and 〈…〉 unananimously sang a part in the Knights on 〈◊〉 as if they could speak nothing but for the Parliament they bound themselves prentices in their service.  
The Lords and Commons do declare, that a Garrison of soldiers is at Newcastle Likewise Earl Rivers being put into the Commission of array, exercise it with much of our imprisoning all the that oppose him.  
John Brown Cler. Parl●  
FINIS.