joyful News FROM LICHFIELD, BEING The true Copy of a Letter sent from a Captain in LICHFIELD to his wife in London, Dated April 17.  
Wherein is contained the proceed of Prince Rupert against the Parliaments Forces in the said town: CONTAINING 

1 The manner of Prince rupert's assaulting Lichfield.  
2 His endeavouring to undermine the wall with pick-axes.  
3 How he attempted to scale the walls of the close, and what men he lost in that attempt.  
4 How he was repulsed by the Parliaments Forces, and how they rung the bells in defiance of him.  
5 A Postscript annexed to this Letter, declaring Prince rupert's death upon great probabilities.    
Published at the desire of those that upon occasion will justify the truth of what is herein contained.  
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Watson. 1643.   

True Intelligence FROM LICHFIELD Declaring the proceed of Prince ROBERT, against the Parliaments Forces, with the true estate of the Siege, etc.  
IT is apparent that Prince Rupert hath always been since the first beginning of these Wars, and at this present doth continue very active in promoting, countenancing, and personally executing those destructeve, dishonourable, and so much detested designs of pillaging and plundering the inhabitants of this Kingdom, always expressing his valour where he finds, or expects the weakest opposition, otherwise he had not so valiantly assaulted Cirencester, had not his odds in number, and times advantage given him a daring resolution.  
Had he assaulted Bromisham, had it been a town fortified, or had it had in it any considerable strength, but places weakest in themselves, and farthest from the relief of others, are only made the subject of his valour.  
Let it be examined what honourable exploit he has performed since the beginning of these Wars, that he should be so much cried up by his malignant and evil-affected admirers.  
At the Battle at Edge-hill, when he should have guarded the Standard, he was a plundering the Wagons, it seems he fought for the spoil, not for honour and the cause, but happily should he have engaged himself in so hot a s rvice, he might have been forced to bear either the Bearer, or Standard company, in death or restraint, therefore he made use of the old Proverb, which concludes it good sleeping in a whole Skin, had he been killed or taken there, 'tis probable Cirencester had escaped a plundering, Bromisham had not been fired, nor Lichfield endured so long a Siege, upon such an advantage, being a place remote from any place where any of the Parliaments Forces makes their residence, and they in themselves being but a handful, in comparrison of his power, being seconded by multitudes of his malignant and evil affected Friends, and dependant Collegiates, upon which advantage, it is no wonder if he valiantly venture to hazard his person at distance to give direction to those, which are already practised in robbing and spoiling his Majesty's loyal Subjects, and Liege-People.  
But I know the malignants of this City, are so chained to the errors of their Forefathers, that they think their own opinions orthodox, neither will they be drawn to believe aught that seems contrary to their desires, they will not believe that Prince Rupert will remain at Lichfield, Redding being besieged, and ●●ford so much distracted, to take off these imagination's, and to make the truth apparent, I will produce the evidence of two or three witnesses, which in matters of Law doth determine the greatest differences, much more than ought it to convince reasonable men, in a matter of such a nature as this is, concerning which I speak.  
By Intelligence bearing date the 16. of April, it is manifested that Prince Rupert came before Lichfield, and played against it five dayees and nights, that this is true, inquire of the Intelligencer.  
By another Letter from the Army, it is certified that he was expected at Oxford, but they received certain intelligence that before Lichfield on the 16. of April likewise.  
And by this Letter which I have here published, at the desire of some Persons of very considerable quality, and fidelity to the King and Parliament, which was sent from a Captain to his wife in London, bearing date the 17. of this instant April, all which, although from several places, and from several Persons, differs not in the time nor method, all which may seem sufficient evidence to the most unbelieving man, however affected or infected with a spirit of malignant infidelity.  

The Copy of a Letter sent from a Captain in Lichfield to his wife in London, bearing date April 17.  
ALL the news I can write is, how bravely our men behave themselves at LICHFIELD, in the Close, against Prince RUPERT, he hath fought against it ever since the tenth of April, and can do no good against it: he hath lost many men, but we have lost none as yet; he lay shooting against it for five days, and could not make a breach, whereupon he caused the Colliers to come in, and they brought with them all their pick-axes to undermine it, but could not for the rock and the water; so that failing, he sent for all the ladde●s within ten miles, intending to scale the walls, which work he put in execution, but could do no good that way: but in the scalling of the walls our men killed eight of his men, and took one, and that which they took they with advice hanged him three yards from the wall like a sign, and bid Prince RUPERT shoot him down, than Prince RUPERT swore, GOD damn him he would not give one man quarter, yet did not make a shot; but yet the next day Prince RUPERT sent to the Close to know if they would yield it upon quarter, and to have their goods: they sent this answer to prince RUPERT, that before they would yield it up, they would all die, and withal asked the Trumpeter that came to offer them quarter, why prince RUPERT did shoot no faster; and if he wanted powder, they would lend him a barrel: then prince RUPERT swore GOD damn him many times together, he would have the Close, or else he would stay till Michaelmas, after this he caused all his Ordnance to be charged, and shot all together at the wall, but hurt not: then our men did ring the bells in the Close in defiance of them. This is all the news I have to write.  
Since I writ this Letter I think prince RUPERT is slain, but I do not know the certainty of it.  
Thus with my love to you, etc. Lichfield April 16. 1643.  
Although this Postscript carry not that certainty and efficacy that happily is expected by some, and desired of most men, especially those that wish well to the propagation of the Gospel, (to which we have cause to believe him an Enemy) and the Peace of the King, Parliament, and Kingdom, yet let it not be concluded as a matter infallible, for believe it for a truth, the Captain that sent this Letter, is a man of that conscience and honesty, that he would not have mentioned any such thing, had he not had some special probability thereof.   
FINIS.