A LETTER FROM An Eminent Person in the Northern ARMY: How Sunday night, March 5. 1647. A Party of Horse and Foot came to the walls of Carlisle, and having ladders, entered the Castle, broke open the Gaol, wounded the Governor, let out the prisoners, And retreated into SCOTLAND.  
WITH The proceed of the Parliament in SCOTLAND.  
ALSO A Letter concerning the Lord Inchequin  

March 13. 1647.  
Imprimatur  
Gil. Mabbot.   
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield, near the Queens-head Tavern. 164●. 1647   

The Copy of a LETTER FROM An eminent Officer at YORK, Dated March 11. 1647.  
Honoured Sir.  
I Received yours and thank you, and make bold once again, because I find no contradiction to trouble you with the sending the enclosed for Cap. Wisdom, who desires to present his service to you.  
Affairs here go on peaceably and silently, the work of Disbanding in these Northern Counties being finished, except only one Company of Foot in Westmoreland, which had also been done before now, with the rest, but that the money unsigned for their supernumeraries, fell short.  
Further Orders are lately sent again for the speedy disbanding of them also, which will suddenly be effected.  
The works about Skipton Castle in Craven are appointed to be demolished, of which the Country thereabouts are generally glad, in regard it hath been so ill a neighbour to them in the time of war, and are thinking, instead of demolishing the works only, to demolish the Castle also.  
The remaining Forces of these parts, appointed to stand, are also form Officers appointed, and Troops, and Companies closed according to directions to that purpose: And they are now upon their mustering, and nothing but quietness, as yet, appears in these parts:  
What the late business in Westmoreland and Cumberland, will amount to, we cannot yet perfectly discern, but for aught I see, it carries a very suspicious countenance, being upon this juncture of Disbanding: A party of Horse from hence will be sent to discover more perfectly the business, something more we understand of it, for last night we were informed by a good hand out of Cumberland, that Sir Philip Musgrave, and Sir Marmaduke Langdale are in Scotland, and that it is reported they have Commission for the raising of Forces in these Northern parts, the Troop of Horse that lately marched through Westmoreland, are informed to consist of 140. Some understanding men inform, that there is an intention of in-Garrisoning Carlisle and Barwick within 14 days by that party.  
Sunday night last, there came above 70 Horsemen with a small number of Foot, to the walls of Carlisle and having ladders entered the Castle, and broke open the Goal, released the Troopers and other prisoners, wounded the Gaoler and retreated towards Scotland.  
I have sent you two Letters which I received from Barwick and Cork.  
Signed by an eminent Officer of the Northern Army. York March 11. 1647   

THE Copy of a Letter from Cork in Ireland.  
Sir,  
I Lately writ a large Letter unto you with others, from your friends in Bandon, enclosed and sent by one Mr. Parsons a servant to major general Jepson, which I hope are delivered you.  
In that Letter I acquainted you, that my Lord had marched into the County of Limrick and Kerye and destroyed all he came at, disenabling them to aid the enemy: his men and horse being wearied out, he came home, but stayed not above fourteen days before he was forced out by wants, to look for a livelihood for his men another way, he marched to Caker Castle that was in some distress and releived it. That night being ready to lie down to sleep, he had intelligence that my Lord Taffe and others would be that night at Carrick, and some boats laden to go from Clomell to Waterford: My Lord presently made ready, and could at present get but 300 Horse, with those he went himself in person, and gave order for the rest of the Horse and Foot to follow him, he came before day to Carick, and with those few Troopers got over the Wale, took both the Town, Castle and the boat, but my Lord Taffe was not there. In the boat was good pillage. And my Lord broke two swords to preserve it, but could not from the Horse and Foot.  
After my Lord had put in a Governor and settled a Garrison, he marched to Calien and took the Town and two Castles there with the loss of a Captain and ten Soldiers which they paid dear for, for my Lord put above 300 of them to the sword.  
My Lord still lies there and hath destroyed home to the City of Kilkenny, and hath and will destroy all in both the Counties of Tipporary, and Kilkenny, which was the nursery and grainary of the Rebels, All this affords but a present livelihood for the men that are abroad with my Lord, and many of them daily die with cold, for want of clothing. The Irish know our wants as well as we ourselves, and are making ready all the force they can against us, and if we be not speedily supplied with men, money, , arms and ammunition I fear the whole Province will be lost, if we lose it, the getting of our town again, will cost more than the getting of the whole Province would now, for they are at present so much distracted, that if they saw but considerable supply come to us, the better sort would leave the Kingdom and run away, my Lord hath written several Letters to Colonel Jones to meet him with his Forces and hath received answer from him, but the great reins hath so swollen the Rivers that they cannot as yet meet, but I hope they will shortly, and then I hope you shall hear that Kilkenny is taken and some others places.  
Your humble servant, Tho. Dowrich. Cork 20 Feb. 1647.   

The Copy of a Letter from a Gentleman in Barwick.  
Sir,  
YOurs I received and do return thanks, I cannot enlarge myself for matter of news as yet, out of Scotland, only that the Parliament began last Thursday, nothing as yet done, the Earl of Stamford set out of this Town for Edinburgh last Monday, and Mr. Bryan Stapleton this morning, things as yet continue in their infancy, and very great hopes of an happy accommodation, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Sir Charles Lucas, Sir Lewis Dives with some others that served the King in these Wars, as I am informed lie lurking in a place called Preston Pannes about eight miles from Edinburgh, expecting God knows what. No news as yet appears from the Parliament at Edinburgh, but it is thought that a short time will produce much (God send good) and then you may expect to hear at large, from  
Barwick March the 8. 1647. Your real friend, RA. THORNEY.  
FINIS,