Exceeding Joyful NEWS FROM The Earl of Bedford, Lord General of the Horse, that is now set forth for the Defence of the Protestant RELIGION.  
Declaring the happy and fortunate Success of the Protestant Army at Siege-Moore in Sommersetshire, upon the 19 day of this instant month of August, who having received a Challenge from the Lord Paulet, Sir Ralph Hopton, and Sir John Stowell, daring them to meet them at the said Moor at the time and place appointed.  
Which said Gentlemen upon the 19 day assembled at Siege-Moor with a great number of men, where Sir Francis Popham, Mr. Pine, and Mr. Str●nd met them with 6000. Horse and Foot and after some parley concerning the King and parliament, they fell to blows, but after some 6, hours fight. Sir Francis obtained the Victory.  
The said Lord Paulet and his Accomplices stood for the Commission of Array, and Sir Francis and the rest of the Gentlemen for the Ordinance of Parliament.  
London Printed, for Thomas Berriman; dwelling in Great St. bartholomew's. Angust 23. 1642.   

Exceeding Joyful NEWS FROM FROM Sommersetshire.  
ON the 16. day of August, there was a meeting of divers Gentlemen at Sir john Stowell his house at Ham, where after much discourse amongst themselves, they contrived away how they might put the Commission of Array in execution, and suppress all those that should oppose them therein, Sir Ralph Hopton replied, that it were an easy thing to be done.  

First, considering my Lord Paul●ts powerfulness in the East part of the shire, and what mean Forces there abouts can arise to hinder his Proceed therein, the rather for his part in regard of Master Digbies assistance of Horse and Foot.  
II. For his own part he said he hath gotten the good will of the County thereabouts his quarter, notwithstanding Mr. Alexander Popham, or Sir john Horner, do they what they can.  
III. For jihn Stowel it was said his opposers were many, namely, Sir Francis Popham, Mr. Pine M. Coles, M. Newton, and divers others; yet they thought his part of the County were as easy to be brought under subjection, as any of them, all the rather, because he hath great Lordships and Manors about the West part of the shire, and that his Tenants, most of them holdeth their Lands by Rackrent; so that if they would not obey his command, he might out with them.  
IU. And lastly, for Sir Francis Dorington, Sir Ferdinando Gorge, and Mr. Smith, they said that they thought the Inhabitants of the City of Bristol, and Bath would help and assist them, notwithstanding Mr. Hollis or Mr. Stroud; after which agreement they concluded and prefixed a day, place, and hour, of meeting, which was the following, being ihe 18. of August.   
And that every one of these Gentlemen beforementioned, should make what expedition they could in Raising each feveral man's quarters, and to force their Neighbours and Tenants ●o be well armed with powder and shot, and the Pikes to be in the Arrear of the Musquetiers, and the Horse to be in Arrear of all the Pikes, which was about the number of five thousand soldiers, all o meet at a place called Siege-more, upon the Eleventh of August, about o●e of the clock, at the East part of said Moor, near adjoining to Donnington and Sommerton.  
Sir Francis Popham and his Son Mr. Pine, Mr Stroud, and the rest having had notice sent them by these Cavaliers, that at such a day, place, and hour, they would put the Commission of Array in execution, in defiance of them all, that if any offered to oppose them in the execution thereof, let them be assured ehey shall suffer for their attempt, though they hazard their Lives and Fortunes therein.  
The said Sir Francis with the rest of the Gent●y in the County, fearing no threaten, caused the drums to beat up, charging the Trained Bands to be in readiness, and every Captain of the train Bands to lead his Company to the said Moor at the day appointed, and about 6000 met at the place and hour, the Cavaliers themselves durst not venture near their soldiers, for fear of Treachery by their own Companies.  
For there was not a word of Command obeyed by the Cavaliers, upon which they all rid their ways, and took their commanding servants and Sir john Stowell dangerously shot in the breech, yet he got away before any could over take him, and the Country being thus met together on both sides, the one part to put the Commission of Array in execution the other the Militia, consented all in general to put the Militia in execution where they exercised for three hours' space, only three Captains in the Lord paulet's Regiment, and two Captains under M. Smith his Regiment, refused to put their soldiers in rank or file, or to exercise them.  
Whereupon they were apprehended and carried to prison, till Order from the Parliament.  
The Country since the last four Troop of Horse, sent by the Earl of Bedford, who is Lord Lieutenant of the shire, hath kept the Country in peace and quietness, for they are quartered within a mile of each Gentleman's habitation or mansion house.  
The City of Wells hath been much rifled and racked, and the Cavaliers have poled and pinched the poor of the City, and hath made such an obstacle of the town, that it is not 10000 l. will make satisfaction.  
The Town Goal are full of the meaner sort of people, and the chief Agents was wilfully let gone; after which there was Orders taken for by the Committee and Justices, having therefore maturely and judiciously considered, that the chief spring of all our miseries descends from those corrupt Fountains, have thought it meet and expedient that there should a troop of horse daily at the Lord Paulet his house, for the more security of the peace of the shire, and so about every of the said gentlemen's houses a Troop of horse for their apprehending, that thereby the Countymay be cleansed rome such corrupt members that contaminate the sanctity of the Lowes in an obstinate exulcecration: but it is to be feared they are gone out of the shire else they would have been taken ere this, in regard of their daily searches made about their houses, and in most parts of the shire.  
On Friday after the mustering of the trained Bands, there was a privy search at one Mistress Ward her house a widow woman, and a great Recusant for M. Smith near Bridgewater, and at Mr. Harvies house an Alderman sometime of Baidgewater, for Sir john Stowell, but no person found therein, but there was Ammunition and Armour found in widow Ward her house, for above 100 soldiers.  
A little boy seeing the Rifling of the House, said that his Father had a great company of such Ouns too; hereupon the Searchers went with the Child, and searched all that Village of Ware, and took from the widow Ward and near upon 400. Arms, and many sorts of Engines, the Tenants were all committed to safe custody: and this is all for the present I can certify you with all, till the next Post.  
The Captains of the City of London were appointed to attend the Committee for Defence of the Kingdom, to consider of fit and convenient places for the making of Outworks for the Defence and safety of the City of London, and the Suburbs thereof.   

Ordered to be forthwith printed.  
John Brown Cler. Parl.   
FINIS.