Major Gen: Poyntz's LETTER TO The Honourable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honourable House of COMMONS: OR, A true Relation of the Storming and taking of all the Works and Stables of BELVOYR-CASTLE.  
Together with a Letter from Adjutant Gen: Sandys, concerning the same Fight, wherein the Enemy had no Quarter granted them.  

ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That these Letters be forthwith printed and published.  
H: Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
London, Printed for Edw. Husband, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple, November 25. 1645.   

To the Honourable, W: Lenthall Esq; Speaker of the House of Commons.  
SIR,  
THe last night I drew up these Forces with me before Belvoyre Castle, and sending in a Summons, the Governor returned me this Answer; Sir, I am no less distrustful of Providence than you are: and return you Answer, That I was not placed here by the King to surrender to Rebels; And for the effusion of blood you mention, the crime will be your own, not mine; Therefore I will not give one inch of ground I am able to maintain with my sword, against all your attempts made against this place, and your Servant Jervace Lucas; whereupon my men being in readiness, we stormed their works in four several places, and after an hours dispute entered, and possessed ourselves of all their Works and Stables, so that in a short time I hope to return you a good account of that place: I cannot as yet, hear any thing of the Foot ordered to me out of the Eastern Garrisons, so that my going against Newark is much retarded thereby, and out of York there is neither horse nor foot as yet appears: I shall, according to the trust repofed in me, use my best endeavour for the Public, and ever remain, Sir,  
Your faithful and humble Servant, Sednham Poyntz. Botsford, 21. Nou.   

SIR,  
I Am extremely tired with the last nights storming, and being assured that you will have a more particular Relation from others, but I shall say thus much, the Works were the strongest I have seen in England, and gallantly defended, and our men at first discouraged so much, that the General, myself, and some other Officers were fain to keep the men at the Works with our swords: we had one Major and two Captains wounded, and two Ensigns killed; the number of Soldiers lost I yet know not, they had no more quarter than their bold answer to our Summons deserved: we have possessed ourselves of the Spring that supplies them with water, and doubt not but fuddenly to reduce it. I am in haste, and rest  
Your Servant, Richard Sandys. Botsford, 21. Nou. 1645.  
FINIS.