A full and exact RELATION OF THE Horrid murder committed upon the body of Col. Rainsborough, The persons that did it, and the cause thereof.  
Also the kill of Capt. Layton, and divers others: And a fight near Pontefract; with the relieving of Scarborough, and a Pinnace taken there.  
Likewise the List of the names of some Members of both Houses of Parliament, and chief Officers of the Army, against whom there is a Design to take away their lives.  
Certified by Letters to both Houses of Parliament.  
VIZ. 

His Excellency the Lord General.  
The Lord Say and Seal.  
The Lord Wharton.  
Lieut. Gen. Cromwell.  
Mr. Challenor.  
Mr. Pury.  
Mr. Corbet.  
major-general Skippon.  
Sergeant Wild.  
Colonel Hammond.  
Colonel Rich.  
Colonel Pride.  
Colonel Hewson, etc.    
nou: 3d London: Printed for R. A. 1648.   

A full Relation of the kill of Colonel Rainsborough, Capt. Layton, and others: with a discovery of a further Design to take away the lives of eighty other eminent Persons; and a List thereof.  
SIR,  
ACcording to your desire by the last Post, I shall weekly communicate unto you such Intelligence as is stirring in these parts; which at present may be truly represented thus. Sir Henry Cholmley, (with some Country Forces) for several weeks passed hath lain against Pontefract, to block up the enemy in the Castle, but wanting strength to keep them in so little room, the Pontefract-men did daily make several inroads upon the Country, took away their Cattle and other goods, brought them without let to the Castle, and then exchanged them for such other necessaries as they wanted, even with some of Sir Henry Cholmleyes' own men; and the Pontefract-men being strong in Horse, and very desperate, have made a practice to fall upon our Guards, and into our Quarters; and have done much execution amongst us: On Tuesday last they beat up our Quarters at a village six miles from Pontefract, killed Captain Layton, and two others, wounded many, and carried away 6. prisoners: they have also taken Mr. Clayton, Steward to the Lord General, and carried him wounded into the Castle; and many others, which I shall not here particularise: yet when those in the Castle, and the others which keep the next Guard, are making their markets, they drink one to the other, saying, Here is to thee brother Round-head: and the other replies, I thank thee brother Cavalier. Sir Arthur Ingram, who was lately taken by the Pontefract Forces, and imprisoned by them in the Castle, is gotten off; paying 1500. l. redemption: All this, and much more mischief having been done, to the intolerable sufferings and damage of the Country; it is now time to seek better to prevent it, and therefore we are strengthening the Forces so as to complete a Siege: Colonel Rainsborough for this purpose came into these parts by directions from his Excellency, but by reason of some difference between him and Sir Henry Cholmle●, he took up his Quarters at Doncaster, intending to stay there until the matter were decided: in the mean while the Devil appearing strong in his instruments, they consult together by a private and base way of revenge, to effect that by treachery which they could not otherways accomplish; and as executioners of this bloody design, came three men in the habit of Gentlemen, from Pontefract Castle to Colonel Rainesboroughs own Quarters early in the morning, and pretended they had a Letter for him from Lieutenant-generall Cromwell, whereupon they were no sooner gotten in, but they in a sordid manner stabbed him, dragged him to the chamber door, cut his throat, turned him down stairs, and escaped while those of the house were either in bed, or so much amazed at this horrid murder, that they knew not what they did: And we hear that the malice of that party stayeth not at this, nor will be satisfied only with this new manner of murdering one that was faithful to the Parliament, and a Member thereof, but have a further design to take away the lives of at least fourscore other eminent men, which have been active in the Parliaments service, for the good of their Country, which I pray God to discover and prevent, and unite the hearts of his People together, that the wicked One by sowing his seed of dissension may not gain advantage against his chosen: And so I rest,  
Doncaster, Octob. 30. 1648. Your affectionate friend, J. Barnard.   

Another Letter concerning the horrid murder committed upon the body of Colonel Rainesborough, with the last News from Scarborough.  
Honoured Sir,  
I must now be a Harbinger to bring sad news to you and the rest of our friends at Wapping, which I am sure cannot but with me condole the loss of our old acquaintance Colonel Rainsborough, who after a long preservation from the force of the Cannon and open hostility of the common Enemy, was at the last most unfortunately murdered in his Chamber, it being done in a base and unworthy manner; Some say it was to be farther avenged for the death of Sir Charles Lucas, and Sir George Lisle, and thereby think to mitigate the fact; but I will assure you they will find it otherwise: for the whole Soldiery with us lay this business much to heart, and although the loss of such an instrument as he, cannot be small: yet are we confident that we have this gain, that the hearts of all the well-affected party in the Kingdom will be the more firm in conjunction with each other; I hear his wife is now in London, I pray God give her strength to take it patiently, which is one general use we are to make of such trials and afflictions. And as for those that are such implacable enemies to peace, and secretly thirst after the blood of such as would live quietly in the Land, we hope care will be taken to preserve us from their malice, and to bring those to condign punishment which do justly deserve it, that they may be a terror to others from running into the like mischiefs: The enemy in Pontefract Castle have about sixscore horse well armed, which oftentimes sally forth, and do great mischief, and have (as some report) fitted themselves with all things for a twelve month's siege: the weak Leaguer by the new Militia of the Country hath so wasted the parts adjacent, that what with freequarter and large assessments, with the spoil made by the Enemy, the Inhabitants are very much impoverished; Here hath been levied for many weeks together the value of 30000. l. per mensem, but we have better hopes of those which are now coming to do the work, the Lieutenant General's forces being drawn near: and truly it is high time, for some further course to be taken not only against this Castle, but also against Scarborough, for the Enemy there have made divers late sallies forth, and have taken a Pinnace which was come into the Harbour with some Provisions, whereby some relief hath been gotten by the Enemy; but another course is taking with them also. Thus with my best respect to yourself, and all our friends, I remain  
Whetherby, 31. Octob. 1648. Your obliged friend, S. T.   

A List of the names of the chief of the Members of both Houses of Parliament, and Officers of the Army, against whom the design is discovered to take away their lives.  

His Excellency the Lord General.  
The Lord Say, and Seal.  
The Lord Wharton.  
Lieutenant-gen. Cromwell.  
Mr. Challenor.  
Mr. Pury.  
Mr. Corbet.  
Major-Gen. Skippon.  
Sergeant Wild.  
Colonel Hammond.  
Colonel Rich.  
Colonel Pride.  
Colonel Hewson.  
Colonel Okey.  
Major-General Lambert.  
Major Salway,   
and divers other Members of the House, and Officers of the Army, whose names cannot be here inserted.  
Moved in Parliament, that a Regiment of Horse and another of Foot come up, and be a Guard for the security of both Houses.   
FINIS.