GOOD NEWS FROM Lincolne-Shire.  
BEING A true Relation of the apprehension of Sir William Ballaudine, (Master of the Horse to the Prince Paltsgrave) Sarjeant Major Killaway, Sarjeant Major D●lman, and divers other Commanders who were going to assist the King against the Parliament; and are now ordered to be brought up to LONDON.  
ALSO The Abstract of an Oath of Association (or Confederacy) of divers illaffected persons in the County of York: with some of the neighbouring Counties, for the raising an Army of Horse and foot, under the Command of the Earl of Cumberland.  
Printed for William Gifford. Septemb. 5. 1642.   

JOYFUL NEWS FROM LINCOLNSHIRE: Being a true Relation of the apprehending of Sir William Ballaudine, (Master of the Horse to the Prince Paltsgrave) Sergeant Maior Killaway, Sergeant Maior Dolman, and divers other Commanders, who are ordered to be brought up to London.  
Also the Oath of Association of divers illaffected persons in Yorkshire with the neighbouring Countries, for the raising of an Army of Horse and Foot under the command of the Earl of Cumberland.  
Upon Thursday morning last, being the first of September, when the Committee for the defence of the Kingdom sat in the usual place, in the Court of Wards, information was given to them of a ship, that lately struck in at a Creek in Lincolnshire, where it hath not been known that any ship hath landed heretofore, and there landed out of the ship eleven men, and many trunks of a great weight, but the ship was launched forth again to the sea, and the Country risen and had taken ten of the men, but the eleventh being (as is reported) Gentleman of the Prince Paltsgraves' Horse was escaped away for the present, but was afterward apprehended: for upon Friday following the second of September, the Parliament received information by certain men that came out of Lincolnshire, that Sir William Ballaudine, together with Sergeant Maior Killaway, and Sergeant Maior Dolman, with divers other Commanders are taken in Lincolnshire, and commanded to be brought upon, because it is conceived they were going to the King to assist him against the Parliament. Many out of every Country (espeically those that are well-affected to the good of the Kingdom) are willing and forward to manifest their courage for maintaining the peace thereof against the disturbers of the same. One M. Hill the Undersheriff of Glourestershire, having ten more with him, met with Sir Ralph Dutton and ten Cavaliers, who were raising of men against the Parliament in that country, whereupon the said M. Hill, with the rest of his company, fell upon Sir Ralph Dutton and his Cavaliers, who so valiantly pursued them, that Sir Ralph Dutton was forced to swim the river Severne, and took two of the Cavaliers and brought them up to the Parliament, who had thanks returned them for their fidelity and pains, with further encouragement to send up all the malignant Cavaliers, and all those who should endeavour to put in execution the illegal Commission of Array, if they appear in that Country, and that all Countries shall do the like.  
Since Sir Ralph Dutton fled out of , he hath been very lately in Hereford-shire, where he thought to have raised five men for the King's service against the Parliament: and that he might the better effect his intended purpose, he hath employed several agents to assist him in the raising of them: but staying there in hopes of men till they could not raise money to defray ordinary expenses, they were forced to fly from thence without either.  
A thousand soldiers being lately sent from London into Hampshire, did pillage divers Papists houses by the way, and after they came thither: so that the Papists in those parts begin to fly, finding their plotting with Col. Goring to betray Portsmouth, is like to ruin the contrivers of that revolt, since all the Isle of Wight stands wholly for the King and Parliament.  
The Parliaments Forces by the assistance of the trained bands in Hampshire having besieged Colonel Goring in the town, and seized upon all his fortifications and other out works, daily plying him with then Ordnance, the town being divided, and keeping garrison one upon the other, insomuch that Colonel Goring finding small hope offecurity in the town, and seeing His Majesty's expected aid intercepted, hath thought it most requisite to make the best of a hard bargain, and having lost all but the last stake, well to husband it, lest in losing that he become a bankrupt.  
Wherefore he hath humbly presented his desires to the Commanders of the Parliaments Forces, wherein are contained these particulars.  
That although it were in his own power to keep the town against them, yet so fare he did pity the distressed estate of the town, that to prevent the effusion of blood he was willing to resign up the town, upon this condition, that upon the delivery of the said town, his life might be secured, and have free recourse to his Majesty.  
But they knowing that this request made by the Colonel was more for his own ends, than any intention of good service to the State, still proceed in making of works, the pioneers being very active in their designs. The soldiers likewise are very forward, and make several assaults, thinking to draw them out of the town: but they play least in sight, only playing with their Ordnance; but, the besiegers being entrenched, they do little hurt, only now and then a bullet lights in the trenches.  
I he Cavaliers made an attempt to sally out of the town upon some forces of ours came with provision, but being resisted, they were forced to fly, some of them taking the river, were forced to swim for it, being glad they could so esc ape away.  
Certain letters were taken which were opened, wherein there was a discovery of the intention of the Cavaliers to give an alarm by night from Chichester side, by that means to draw our Forces from before Portsmouth, thinking by that means to give the Colonel and his soldier's opportunity to escape: but their project being discovered, the Colonel remains our fast-friend, without any hope of deliverance. There is now a parley between those of the town and the Committee for the Parliament, and it is thought the town will yield without shedding of blood, if they agree not upon conditions, the soldiers are to fall presently upon the town. This is witnessed by William Iorden.  
There came Letters from Yorkshire to the Parliament on Thursday, signifying that the ill affected party of that county have entered into an Oath of Association with neighbouring Countries, and imposing upon the County, contrary to their consents, a charge to maintain an army of Horse and Foot under the command of the Earl of Cumberland, with an intent to disarm all well-affected persons in the Country that will not consent to their illegal actions, and endeavour the having of a Commission of Oyer and Terminer in His Majesty's absence, and a Council of War to be continually kept there, to keep the country in subjection.  
FINIS.