A LETTER From the Isle of nought, OF THE.  
design to have gotten the KING from the Isle of Wight. The Iron bar of the Window broken, and two Horses and a Boat ready to carry his Majesty away.  
Mr. Douset, Mr. Osburne, and others committed to prison.  
AND A Great Victory against the Cavaliers that rise in the West, many killed and taken, and divers drowned.  
With the particulars of the said Fight, certified in a Letter to a Member of the House of Commons.  

June. 1. 1648.  
Imprimatur,  
Gilb. Mabbott.   
LONDON, Printed for H. beck, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley. 1648.   

A Letter from the ISLE of WIGHT Concerning The KINGS Majesty.  
Right Honourable,  
HEre was a notable design to have conveyed his Majesty away from hence, whither, God knows, some suppose it might be to the Navy, expecting it would engage all, or most part of the Seamen,( upon this intervaile of disorder) suddenly.  
Others think that his Majesty should have gone from hence to Kent, to set up his royal Standard in the head of those that are risen for him, and that thereupon divers Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen should presently have come in, received Commissions, and engaged their Interests.  
But what ever the intentions were, the defigne is( in this particular) prevented, and his Majesty is still safe in this Castle.  
Two Souldiers of the Guard acquainted colonel Hammond the governor, that they and one of their fellow Souldiers( of the Guard also) had been treated with, and persuaded to make engagements to some that were to convey his Majesty away: and that all things were ready for the speedy execution thereof.  
Coll: Hammond,( upon examination hereof) was acquainted that two of the Gentlemen appointed by the Parliament, and the Lord general; were complotters in this design. Viz. Mr. Douset, formerly a page. of the back-staires, and after Gentleman of the Wardrobe, and M. Osburne Clerk of the Kitchen, both of them formerly servants to two Peers of the realm.  
There was( also) a Barber( an Inhabitant here) and some Gentlemen of this Isle, that had joined in the managing of this business, and they with some Seamen, and the aforesaid three Souldiers( two of which discovered it to the Governor) were to do the work.  
There are divers of them apprehended, and sent to prison by the governor, who waits for Instructions from the Parliament, and the Lord general, what to do therein.  
Upon further search into the business, colonel Hammond hath found out all the design how His Majesty should have got away, which was thus.  
The King was to have gone out at a back window, where His Majesty and a guide were to take horse, and the Guards being prepared to let him pass( upon an item given, who should have been well paid) His Majesty was to ride with His said guid to a private creeke where a boat and watermen were ready to carry him away.  
And this was brought so near to a conclusion, that His Majesty was in a withdrawing posture, and had spent some time in privacy( I suppose) writing.  
And Iron bar of a back window, was eaten through with some mercury water, but not easily to be discerned; yet could with pleasure be drawn aside, but it was a pair of stairs high from the ground.  
Under that Window there were tied two Horses, ready bridled and saddled, and a Boat was in one of the creeks of the iceland, and had it not been discovered by the souldiers, I do not know what could have prevented His Majesties going away.  
Carisbrooke Castle May 30. 1648.   

Sir,  
I Have received your Letter, and give you thanks for your remembrance of me. The next day after my last writing, we were suddenly in great fears and dangers, by the rebellious risings about Pensaner, in the suppressing of which tumults, Mr. Seyntaubin shewed himself both discreetly and valiantly. I shall give you a perfect narrative of the business. This Tuesday night 16 of May, the Rebels began to gather between Pensaner and Gulbal, under the command of mayor gross, Cap. Maddern, Cap. Pike, Cap. Trisilian, Cap. Colman, and Cap. Jones, they were at first about 200. Mr. Seyntaubin hearing of it, hasted to Market Jew, and with Mr. Ceely, and Mr. Sheerwood, had a parley with gross, and some others, they pretended that they were wronged, and threatened, by the Mount Souldiers, and took up arms to defend themselves, but this was a mere pretence. Mr. Seyntaubin in the mean time had sent Eastward for the Forces, and put off the parley until Saturday morning, and this Friday went unto St Ives, to quiet them who were suspected to have a hand in the confederacy. On Saturday Evening the Eastern forces came unto Helston, with the sheriff, and Col. Bennet; but I should have  told you, that on Thursday Evening came 30 Souldiers from the Devizes unto our Town, intending to march unto the Mount to secure it, but being so small a party, would not adventure further, I persuaded them to stay with us all that night to secure our Town, of whom I was much afraid, and not without cause, for our cavaliers had two dayes before vapoured most terribly, and am confident had risen that night, if those 30 Souldiers had not stayed with us, for since I have preached out the business, and have found, by the confession of two, that John Pierce, who was Sergeant unto Collins, had warned all the rogues to be ready at an houres call, and had listed 40. This Saturday night our Forces marched out of Helston unto Breague, being about 400 horse, and but 120 Foot, under the command of Cap. Wilson, a brave stout man and so are all his Foot, the Horse were the Sheriffes Troop, Cap. Glyns Troop, Cap. Rawlins Troop, with others. The Sunday night they advanced Westward, and the Monday morning I went after them. The Rebels were increased to the number of 300. and had fortified Pensaner Town. monday about one of the clock our Forces fell upon the Town most resolutely, and after half an houres skirmish, stormed the Town and took it, we lost some five or six men, the Rebells lost many, Cap, Jones, Cap. Tristlian taken, the rest of the Commanders fled, and not yet discovered, many of the common Souldiers taken, the whole Town plundered, unless it were Gubbs and one or two more, the Souldiers had never such plunder since they were Souldiers, the Town is utterly undone, this misery they have brought upon themselves by setting up a May-Pole, which was the occasion of all this. As soon as this was ended,( and it was Gods great mercy that they were so soon routed) a Post came unto us that Mullion was up in arms, for Cap. Pike the monday went from Pensaner by Boat, landed upon the Sand by the Looe, and went unto the South to raise them, and their plot was to come in the rear of our Forces that Evening, I posted home, and caused bonfires and the Bells to be rung out for joy of our Victory, tidings came to our Town, that there were 120 in arms in Mullion Church yard, under the conduct of one Glover and Slavill, our Town was in a pitiful fright, we procured a watch, and all that we durst trust were not above 20, & all the Muskets were but 15. The Mayor, myself, and the rest of our Magistrates, watched in person all night, our Mayor hath shewed himself honest and diligent. Tuesday about mid-day, tidings came to us, that there was a great body of Rebels at Mangou Church town, for it appears that they had marched from Mullion unto St. Keveme that night, and had gathered about 300 Foot and 40 Horse, and was come unto Mangou, our Town was struck in amazement, for our Forces were not yet advanced from Pensaner, we had sent Letters unto them the Monday night I bestirred myself, and got some 15 Horse, among whom was Mr. burgess and his Son, Alex. Penkillicke, and others, we marched toward Mangou, and at John Bassets house we had intelligence, that the Rebels force was at Church-Town. We retreated to the downs, and at last we espied 3 of their Scouts bravely horsed, we suffered them to come on half a mile in the Downs then we pursued them, they fled into the Lanes, where we durst not follow them for fear of an ambuscado in the hedges, in the way to Week they had set 4 musketeers. In our Retreat they followed us again, 6 of us resolved, if our Horses could do it, to recover them, we spurred on, the Rogues fled, we followed them into the Lane, but at last we stood, and then they stopped, we discovered one of them to be Calenso, we fired on them, and so Retreated unto the middle of the Downs, our purpose was to scout on the Downs, that they might not advance to our town, by this time about six of the clock, wee had notice that our Forces Horse and Foot, were come to Helston, they sent for us and we returned, they presently advanced, and charged on to Mangou Church-Town, where they killed this Calenso, and some others: The Rebels had made their stand at Trevilians barn, on the top of the hill above gear Bridge, our Horse and Foot fell on bravely, routed them with the hurt only of one man, pursued them all this last night unto St. Kevern, and all the South, have killed many, and taken many, and are yet in the chase. What the full issue of this is, as yet I cannot writ you, the Post stays, and I am weary with watching. God hath been very gracious to us in scattering our Enemies, this was a great plot, for the whole County to rise, and had we not fallen on so soon on Pensaner, we had all been ruined. The Lord watch over us and preserve us, and unto him be all the glory.  
Many of the Cavaliers that fl●d after they were routed, seeing themselves so close pursued, joined hand in hand, and leaped into the water.  
Helston this 29 of May, 1648.  
FINIS.