joyful AND WELCOME news FROM SHREWESBURY: Declaring the Proceedings of both Armies near Shrewsbury, with an exact Relation of a battle fought before the walls of the said Town, October 3. 1642.  
Also a true Relation of a battle fought in Wiltshire, by the earl of Pembroke, with 500. men, against the Lord Coventry, with 1000. Horse and Foot, Octob. 4. Wherein 40. Cavaliers were slain, 20. taken Prisoners, and all the rest put to flight, with the loss of 10. men. Brought by the last Post, Octob. 6.  
Likewise Prince ROBERTS Propositions to His Majesty concerning the knighting of certain Officers under His Command.  
Printed for Th. Rider. October 7. 1642.   

joyful news FROM SHREWSBURIE: Declaring the proceedings of both Armies near the said town, with an exact Relation of a battle fought there, Octob. 3.  
Also a true Relation of a battle fought by the earl of Pembroke in Wiltshire, with 500. men, against the Lord Coventry, with 1000. horse and Foot, October 4.  
HIs Excellency having left Ludlow in a good state and condition, commanded colonel Hales and Captain Brown to draw out a thousand Foot and six hundred horse, and four pieces of Ordnance, and forthwith to advance with all expedition towards Shrewsburie, which they accordingly did: but so soon as the cavaliers had information of their coming, they marched out of the town with about six thousand horse and Foot, and with all expedition they could came and met captain brown: but soon were their joys overwhelmed with sorrow: for before they had many blows, the earl of Essex came in with his Forces, which soon caused the Cavaliers to betake themselves to flight, the earl of Lindsey their chief general being sorely wounded, and 50. of the cavaliers slain, and not above nine of our men at the most. This was upon the fourth of October, and the day following it was expected that there would be a general meeting in the field of both Armies.  
Prince Robert, who hath since his coming into England been very active to levy men, and raise Forces against his Majesties great council; the high Court of Parliament, having had some opposition lately at Worcester by the Parliaments Forces, and gaining some honour by reason that it was his happy fortune to win the day, and to take 3. of our Colours, yet need he not boast of this: for in this skirmish he lost as many men as we, besides one of his chief commanders, Wilmot by name.  
His Highnesse having received this opposition at Worcester, immediately marched with all his Army towards Ludlow, and when he came thither, he with all expedition sent to the Kings most excellent Majesty; and in the message he sent he propounded these particulars, viz.  
1. That as he had formerly begun, in obedience to his sacred Majesty, to use his best skill and endeavours to aid and assist his excellent Majesty, and to preserve his royal Person in safety, so doth he hold the same resolution still.  
2. That seeing those noble and heroic spirits which he hath chosen to be Commanders under his Highnesse have so bravely behaved themselves, and have had such happy and fortunate success,  
Therfore he doth humbly desire, that His Majesty would be pleased to knight some of them which are now come to His Majesty, because it willbe a great encouragement to all the rest of the Army.  
There were lately certain Letters sent from Scotland to the Parliament, and red in the House of Commons, directed to the Lords and Commons now assembled in the high Court of Parliament of England, in manner of a Remonstrance, wherein they did declare the sense that they have of the great distractions and distempers of this kingdom, tending to the subversion of the long established government thereof, and the confusion of the whole State, and in the end would prove the destruction of that their kingdom of Scotland; and therefore the Lords and Commons of that kingdom are resolved to present a Petition to His Majesty, with such reasons as they conceive may move him to an accommodation of peace & agreement with both his Houses of Parliament; but if the same should be rejected, they are resolved to assist the Parliament with force of arms, to defend their just cause, and to bring all delinquents and incendiaries that have disturbed the peace of the kingdom, and caused these troubles, to condign punishment, which the House with great joy and much thankfulness accepted of.  

A true Relation of the battle fought by the Earl of Pembroke against the Lord Coventry in Wiltshire, October 4.  
THe right honourable, the earl of Pembroke, having( as he supposed) settled the County of Wiltshire in good order, he returned toward the Isle of Wight: before he came thither, he received information by Letters from some part of the county, that about 1000. Cavaliers were come into that county under the command of the Lord Coventry, whereupon he soon returned again, and brought along with him 300. horse and foot, and as he passed along, divers of the Trained Bands came in to assist him against the said Lord and his followers, and upon the 4. of October they both met in Wiltshire, and after some debate they charged one against another, the fight continuing fiercely on both sides, at last the earl obtained the victory, killing 40. cavaliers, and taking 20. prisoners, the Lord Coventry being forced to escape away disguised. The Earl obtained this victory with the loss of 10. men, and hath settled that county in a very good posture, and peaceable condition.   
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