joyful news FROM THE ISLE OF ELY, DECLARING The manner of the apprehending of Bishop Wren, and his bringing up to London, together with his Treasure, on Thursday the first of September, by a Company of horsemen that went to search his house, being suspected to have store of arms and Ammunition, attested by George Hubbard, dwelling at Downham where the Bishops palace is, and now evidently appears by his apprehension.  
ALSO THE TRUE PROCEEDINGS AT portsmouth.  
OR, The humble desires of colonel Goring to the Forces of the Parliament: Wherein is declared, that he will deliver up the Town to them, provided they will grant him his life.  
Printed for W. B. Septemb. 2. 1642.   

joyful news FROM THE ISLE OF ELY: Declaring how a Troupe of Horse is gone into Cambridge shire to search the Papists Houses, among which D. Wren Bishop of Ely is like to suffer, being suspected to have store of Ammunition.  
ON monday the nine and twentieth of August a Troupe of well-affected Horsemen met together in Cumbridge-Skire near Cherrie-Hinton, with an intent to search all the Papists house● thereabouts, in which search they found but small store of arms and ammunition, at which they not a little wondered: but one among the rest  told them, they had mist one of the greatest Papists, of a little one, in the whole kingdom: and being asked who it was, he  told them it was D. Wren Bishop of Ely; and that it was not improbable that the Papists had made his house their Magazine, he being the chief author of these troubles in this kingdom.  
This being mentioned, they all agreed furnish themselves accordingly, with powder and shot, and forthwith to march thither, purposing to search out all his treachery, wit●all promising to clip his wings, if they could catch him.  
Moreover, it is reported by the Attester of thi● Relation, that the Bishop doth coun●ena●ce all outrag●s whatsoever, nay murder itself; for his Steward lately k●ld a poor man for demanding money for his labour, who after many reproachful and menacing words, had his brains beat●n out, and the Steward now lives under the Bishops protection.  
Likewise the said Bishop hath entertained all the deboist Cavaliers that inhabited in the college and towns ▪ being fittest for his purpose.  
The iceland of itself is very strong; but the chief Officers thereof are for the most part of the Bishops faction, his power having been formerly so great and uncontrouleable in the iceland: But there is great hope that they will stand firm to the Parliament: and the rather, because they hope that the Parliament will give them their fens again, and curb the undertakers, the country being almost undone for want of them.  
The Isle is furnished with store of good horses, and able men, but in their discipline ve●y rude, for want of expert Commanders. This is the truth,  
Attested by George Hubbard, inhabitant of Downham in the Isle of Ely.  
The truth and certainty of this attestation is ●ow most evident: for now after this relation of the Horsemen that were sent to search the Prelates house, he was brought up to London, together with great store of money, which the Priest had gathered together to further the designs of the malcontent and ill-affected clergy, as is probably conjectured. The just sum of his treasure is not yet certainly known. Ex aliis alia quaeras, if thou thyself hast better.   

THE TRUE PROCEEDINGS AT portsmouth. OR, The humble desires of colonel Goring to the Forces of the Parliament.  
Wherein is declared that he will deliver up the town to them, provided they will grant him his life.  
THe Parliaments Forces by the assistance of the trained bands in Hampshire having cooped up colonel Goring in the town, and seized upon all his out-works, daily plying him with their Ordnance, the town being divided, and keeping garrison one upon the other, insomuch that colonel Goring finding small hope of security in the town, and seeing His majesties expected aid intercepted, hath thought it most requisite to make the best of a hard bargain and having lost all but the last st●ke, well to husband it, lest in losing that he become a bankrupt.  
Wherefore he hath humbly presented his desire 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 far 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, then any intention of good service to the State, still proceed in making of works, the Pioners being very active in their designs. The souldiers likewise are very forward, and m●ke 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, onely now and then a bullet lights in the trenches.  
The 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 the● taki●g the river, were forc●d to swim for it, being glad they could so escape away.  
●ertaine 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 souldiers opportunity to escap●● but their project being discovered, the colonel remaines our fast-friend, without any hope of deliverance.  
FINIS.