Sir PHILIP STAPLETON Dead of the Sickness at CALAIS: AND The Names of others of the 11 Impeached Members that went over with him.  
AND Their Trunks, Chests, and Boxes of Moneys, and Jewels, found in the Ship by Captain BATTEN.  
ALSO Several PROPOSALS which they had to make to the Queen of England and to the State of FRANCE: Wither they are not now admitted to come AND Of their going to FLUSHEN, and the reasons thereof, Certified by a Letter FROM DOVER.  
Aug: 26 Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, 1647   

Sir Philip Stapleton DEAD Of the Sickness at CALAIS; AND The Names of others of the Eleven IMPEACHED MEMBERS THAT Went Over with Him. AND Their Trunks, Chests, and Boxes of Moneys and Jewels, found in the ship by Captain Batten.  
Noble Colonel,  
THE present accident suiting with this opportunity, invites me to communicate our intelligence (by a few lines) to you, concerning Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Waller, Sir Will. Lewis, and Sir John Clotworthy; with their retinue, who (since their leaving London) have been much crossed in their Designs.  
I am informed that their design was to pass into France and to St. Jermins' to the Queen's Court, and Prince Charles, carried on upon their old Principles, to advance the old design, by a new way, thus.  
These Oracles (in their eloquency) to labour by set speeches (upon advice amongst themselves) to address themselves first to the Queen of Great Britain, to work a good opinion in Her Majesty of them, and their intentions, and on what they have done, and (in like manner) to visit the Prince his Highness.  
Then if possibly they could prevail, to make the Queen, and the Prince, Instruments to the State of France to carry on their intended design; And by Her Majesty to be entertained as Agents in Her behalf to carry on this work by a Treaty with the State of France, And by solicitations with the King, and the Queen Regent, His Majesty's Mother.  
These Gentlemen, had hired a Ship, and were passing over, but about three Leagues from Calais, they were taken by Captain Peirson, and Captain Lambing, and were carried before Captain Batten, Vice-admiral of the English Navy at Sea  
Captain Batten, being acquainted with the taking of these Gentlemen, and they being brought to them, he went aside with them, and afterwards examined by what Authority they stayed them, They answered that they were impeached by the Army of high misdemeanours, since which they would have raised a new War against them, and were now running away, because they, and their power are subdued: And that they were stayed that Justice might be done upon them.  
Captain Batten said they had the Speakers pass, and they could not stay them, because of that: They replied that Mr. Nichols one of the eleven was stayed by the Army, and that the Army do require that they be all stayed, and secured, where ever they are found  
But Captain Batten told them that they had done that which they could not answer and that they should be questioned for it, and charged them to be gone, giving them a dismission,  
Some search was made by command from Captain Batten what was in their Chests Trunks, and Boxes, where were found moneys Clothes, Jewels, Papers, Books, and other necessaries, but nothing meddled with. Captain Batten had them aboard his ship, and to Dinner with him, Mr. Keme (Chaplain to the Vice-admiral said Grace.)  
But Sir Philip Stapleton was sick, which did again much trouble them, yet they all desired, Sir Philip Stapleton although so ill, to pass over to Calais with all speed.  
And accordingly a Vessel was dismissed with them, and a pass form Captain Batten the Vice-admiral, in which they were transported over.  
Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Waller, Sir William Lewis, Sir John Clotworthy, and some ten Gentlemen, whereof some are of the City of London, were landed safe at Calais in France: But Sir Philip Stapleton continued very sick and vomited often, and grew worse and worse, insomuch that they were much cast down about him, for afterwards he was come into Calais he was much worse than he was before.  
And the sickness being something hot in Calais they feared much lest it might not turn to the Plague, Doctors weet sent for, and all possible means that could be had to help him.  
But Sir Philip Stapleton is since dead there, and it is given out to be of the sickness, so that the rest of his Company are much dejected about it.  
And hereby their Designs are totally thwarted, so that, by reason of his dying of the sickness, they cannot be admitted neither to come to the Court of France, nor to the Queen of England, or Prince Charles  
Surely the Hand of God is mighty in these things, had we but eyes to see it, and hearts to believe the power of God in it.  
And Sir William Waller, Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy and the rest (seeing their intentions thus prevented) are gone to Flushen, where it is believed that they will put in for some Command if they can have employment suitable to their desires, as now being utterly out of hopes to carry on their former Designs any further.  
I am glad to hear of the good accord between the Parliament, the Army, and the City, God grant a settled and sure Peace.  
So prays.  
Dover this 23. of August. 1647. Your humble Servant, WILL. LAWCEY.   
FINIS.