Some Special PASSAGES FROM .  
Concerning the proceed of the Right Honourable the LORD BROOKE.  
Sent in a Letter from Samburne, to a friend in London, being a true Relation of the distractions in those parts, this fourth of August 1642.  
London printed for john Bull. 1642.   

Some special PASSAGES FROM .  
Mr. john Gibbes,  
IT is here in Warwickshire, we are like to fall into great calamities and distresses, if the Lord above do not hold his holy hand over us; For you know that the Lord Brooke was made Lord Lieutenant for , in my Lord Comptons' place. Now any Lord Brooke being chose by the Parliament, and n●● by the King, My LORD Compton and my Lord Brooke are in great variance, for the King's Majesty hath given Warwick Castle unto the Lord Compton; Whereupon my Lord Brooke hath placed four great pieces of Ordnance in the Castle, one of them is placed upon the round Tower, the other is placed at the Gate, the other at Caesar's Tower, and the other over the Gate.  
Likewise my Lord Brook sent his warrants abroad in two or three hundreds of the Shire to gather the Train band together at Stradford upon Avon, and as many Volunteeres as every Constable could raise. So there were aimed to be very near two thousand of Volunteeres of Horsemen, and Foot men. I was there myself, I see it, but there were but very few train men would come in, because my Lord Brooks warrants did not give the Country satisfaction, for his warrants run in the name of the Parliament, and not one word of the King: So my Lord Brooke took distaste at the Constables, because they would not obey his first warrants, and then he made a new Proclamation that his warrants should go in the King's Majesty's name and the Parliaments, together and those Constable's that did not bring in their ●●aine Soldiers unto Stradford, he commanded them in his Proclamation that they should bring them unto Sutton Cofild, where there was a great meeting, the next Monday following, and so they did, and my Lord Brooke spoke in his Proclamation that he was, (and had taken his oath) appointed by the Parliament to fetch away the Magazine from Coventry, which my LORD Compton had laid there for the good of the Country and so within one day after he had been at Stradford, my Lord Brooke went unto Coventry unto the Major to demand the Magazine, he delivered it unto him, he brought it unto Warwick Castle with him, and there it is. It was two great Cart loads, and a Wagon loaded with Gunpowder bullets and match, now my Lord Compton within four or five days after (with threescore horsemen, with Hats and Feathers) went unto Coventry to know of the Major the reason why he had delivered the Magazine unto the Lord Brook his answer was thus because he shown his Commission from the Parliament; So the Major told my Lord Compton that the City would lay in as much of their own proper Cost and charges as my Lord Brooke took away, and so my Lord Compton was content with that promise: now my Lord Brook he is in great fears that my Lord Compton will come and cease upon the Castle, for the last Monday, my Lord Brooke did raise up three hundred men all with their muskets and swords to keep the Castle, he thinking my Lord Compton would come with his forces then, but he did not, so our men came all home again; for he had a great company out of our Town of Alcester and from Stradford and from Brummy chum side, and all the Country over, now my Lord Brooke sent one of his chief men that he keeps, unto Master Bridges of our town which is my Lords chief Steward, to certify Master Bridges that he would come unto dinner unto him, so there was greater providing for my Lords coming and about ten of the Clock in the morning my Lord's Post came unto Master Bridges to tell his LORD could not come at that time. But wished him to send him as many lusty men as the Town could spare and to bring their Arms with them: So the Constables went about the Town to get as many as they could so upon Thursday night the Bailiffs and Constables sent half a score, and all that go, my Lord hath promised them five shillings a week, and their beer and their lodgings, so upon Friday night last, my Lord sent another Post unto the Town for more men and so there went four more, and now this day there are more men to go out of our Town of Alcester, there was a hundred brave men went from Brummichum unto Warwick Castle upon Saturday with their Arms of Muskets and Swords; and a hundred more went from Stradford, Henly, and Cosill unto the Castle this last Sunday, for the King came unto Leicester upon Saturday last with his troop to demand the Magazine and the Arms of the Town, so the Major denied, and told the King that it should be kept for the good of his Majesty, and for the Parliaments good. I could tell you more, but I have not time, but in the next place I will tell you how the King is to come unto Warwick as this day, or to morrow with my Lord Comptons' forces to demand the Magazine, which my Lord Brook fetched from Coventry, and upon Friday next my Lord Compton meres at Stradford, he hath sent out warrants already to the high Constables, that all other Constables meet there to hear his Proclamation, concerning the settling of the Commission of Array for the which my Lord Brook will oppose, he says, if he lose his own heart blood, for he is a sworn man unto the Parliament, and he will oppose it, and then it is supposed and thought that the King comes unto our Town to demand the arms here, but they will not be delivered, but yet nevertheless the Town will be for the King in a fair way as long as they live, and so the King, it is supposed will go unto Worcester, from thence unto Ragnole Castle in Wales, where the Earl of Worcester dwelleth, and now I have writ so largely unto you how matters go with us, I would entreat you either in print or in writing, to send unto your friend what news you have in London, for here is nothing but providing of arms. The Lord Compton went last Friday with three hundred Horsemen to meet the King, now there is such providing in Warwick Castle for the Kings coming the like hath not been this many years, to receive him Royally, if he come in peace, if otherways, I am afraid we shall have a woeful time of it and so God of his mercy think upon us, I commit you unto God.  
This which I have written is very true.  
Samburne Your friend, Thomas johnsons'.  
FINIS.