JOYFUL NEWS from Sea: Or good tidings from my Lord of Warwick, of his encounter with some Spanish Ships, with the happy success he obtained thereby. Also herein is declared what store of Ammunition, Money, and other necessaries for War, were by our English ships taken from them. viz. Muskets 500 Swords 507 Pikes and half Pikes 813 Dragoones 99 Arms for horse & foot 150 Pistols 200 Calivers 76 Ordnance pieces, and murderers 53 and 300000 pound in money. Manifesting to the whole Kingdom the wonderful work of God, in delivering those that are Traitors to the truth of his Word, and enemies to the true Catholic and Protestant Religion. Printed at London for William Ley. 1642. joyful News from Sea, Manifesting to the whole Kingdom the wonderful work of God, in delivering those that are Traitors to the true Catholic and Protestant Religion unto the hands of us his faithful servants, etc. MY Lord of Warwick (m●st like himself) careful and faithful ●n his undertaken Office, fea●ing ●he malicious intentions of foreign Nations, who daily strive to foot themselves in the heart of this Kingdom, and to undermine the whole Land with their Popish inventions) sent and scattered many of his best Ships unto several nooks and arms of the narrow Seas, two whereof, by name the Black Martin, and the Royal Lion, losing themselves from the rest of their fellows, coming some what near the Irish s●●●e, met with five other ships half a League's distance from them which were coming from Spain, and going either (as it was thought) with Ammunition, and Money to refresh and relieve the Rebels in Ireland, or else sailing towards England, here to egg and encourage on a Civil dissension, but our two ships perceiving their Flag to be unsuitable to ou●s, and greatly suspecting they had some bad intentions immediately discharged a warning piece, they relying on their number being 5. to two, would not veil bonnet to ours, resolved to try it out; our men on the other side depending on God (who is still helpful and assistant unto all those that rely on him) gave them an encounter, and being very hot in Battle immediately did sink two of their best ships, but one of ours (namely the black Martin) being mightily pestered and bruised, was (not long after) sunk; likewise the Royal Lion in the interim (although wounded) did so bravely belabour the other three Spanish ships, that they were quickly feign to yield and surrender up all they had for the safety of their lives; for our men having driven them somewhat near the shore, had present assistance by Merchants voyaging those ways; there were false Decks in one of the Spanish ships, by which many of our men were like to suffer, but having boarded her, there was a great sum of money found therein, which did near upon amount to three hundred thousand pound, the other two ships were extraordinary fraught with all manner of Warlike A●●●nitions, especia●●y Muskets, ●ikes, half 〈◊〉, Calivers, Dragoones, Swords, Armour for Horsemen and foot, Pistols, the particular sums of all which will more plainly appear in the ensuing lines. Muskets 500 Swords 507 Pikes and half Pikes. 813 Dragoones. 99 Armour for horse and foot. 150 Pistol 200 Calivers 76 Ordnance pieces and murderers 53 As for their number of men they did not fully amount to four hundred, who were all brought with their Ammunition to my Lord of Warwick, and being strictly examined by him, were found in many contrary Tales, upon which my Lord immediately sent tidings thereof to both Houses of Parliament, to inform them what he had done, what Ammunition he had received by those said Ships, and how the Black Martin was sunk in the enterprise, by which many of our men were shipwrackt. A true relation of Prince Robert his arrival to England the mischance that befell him coming, what forces and ammunition were brought with him, and his welcome to his Uncle our sacred King. PRince Robert in the midst of his voyage for England, was chased by two or three of my Lord of Warwick's ships, which indeed was ignorantly done, in respect it was not known what ships they were, where the Prince was from whence they came, whither they went, not upon what occasion; But having narrowly scaped, the Prince landed at Dover with a matter of two hundred men or upward, well moneyed, the sum (amounting to above 100000 pounds) that he carried with him with some other martial ammunition, for the young Prince having intelligence that England was like to be in an uproar, and that the King (his Uncle) did in some way stand in defect of men and money, brought with him the greatest store he possible could make shift for, the Ammunition he had was but little, of which most were swords and pistols, with a few pikes, all did not amount to the number of an hundred and fifty, with six pieces of Ordnance and 14 horses, one of which fourteen Prince Robert himself did ride upon, the horse being somewhat wild, and the Prince desirous with all speed to hasten to the King's Majesty his Uncle, set his horse so to it, that ere he came three miles from Dover he had a most dangerous fall, so that his shoulder thereby was put out of joint, and his arm extraordinarily sprained, but a Surgeon was quickly sent for, and a bonesetter, who by their vigilant industry soon made whole all those grieved parts, the Prince in such eagerness to see his uncle, took no more respite than three or four days, but that immediately he took horse again, and riding towards York, had intelligence by the way, that the King's Majesty was departed the●e hence to one Sir Thomas Lees, inhabiting within four miles of Coventry, so that the Prince was feign to return thither, no sooner had our King's Majesty intelligence of his coming, but that he went (accompanied with some of the Cavaliers) to meet him, who, when he met, he courteously embraced in his arms, and thanked him for that kindness. There is a ship well fraught with Ammunition and money that was intended for Portsmouth, but being shroudly chased by some of my Lord of Warwick's Commanders, was driven to Southampton, and is there now taken, the money and Ammunition is by my Lords command brought here to London. FJNJS.