PRINCE ROBERTS DECLARATION. TO The KING'S most Excellent Majesty, October 11. 1642. DECLARING His Resolution to leave the King's Army here in England, and with all expedition to go for Holland, having seriously considered of the present differences betwixt His Majesty and his two Houses of Parliament. ALSO The proceed of the Lord Willoughby of Parham, and Sir William Balfoure, who have joined their Forces with his Excellency. With the Proceed of both Armies near Shrewsbury, from the 8. of October to the 13.  
LONDON, Printed for Th. Tompson. October 13. 1642.   

PRINCE ROBERTS Declaration to the KING'S most excellent Majesty, Octob. 11. 1642.  
Declaring his Resolution to leave His Majesty's Army here in England, and with all expedition to go into Helland, having seriously considered of the present differences between His Majesty and His two Houses of Parliament. Also the proceed of both Armies near Shrewsbury from the 8. of October to the 13.  
UPon the 11. day of this month Prince Robert began to declare his Resolution to the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the rest of the Nobles that are now attending upon his royal Person, which was to this effect: That he had information by Letters from Holland, that his royal much discontented and troubled in mind for his residence 〈…〉 very desirous that, he should take his leave of his royal Uncle, the King of England, and to come to the Hague in Holland, whereby she might impart her mind unto him: he being willing to fulfil his Mother's desires, and sorry for his first coming over, declared his resolution to His Majesty, that he was now resolved to leave England, desiring His Majesty not to be displeased thereat; and that according to the utmost of his power, he would endeavour to send over such able Commanders as should finish what he had begun.  
His Excellency the Earl of Esser having left a strong garrison at Worcester and all other places which he thought might prove prejudicial to his Army, if that the malignant Party should take them into their possession, and having secured these places, he, advanced with his whole Army towards Shrowsbury, where the King's Majesty hath set down his resolution to meet which his Excellency and his whole Army: but the weather being somewhat vehement, insomuch as his Excellency could not march with his whole army fast enough towards Shrewsbury, therefore he sent Colonel Hollis, Colonel Hampden, and divers other Officers with three thousand horse and Foot before, by reason of the information which he had newly received, that some of the Parliaments Forces that lay near unto the said town of Shrewsbury were in great distress, because the King's Army were almost gathered to a head, and lay within five miles of the said town, and therefore expected they should suddenly have a battle with them, and not being able to encounter with them, because the Cavaliers did far exceed them in number, therefore forth with they dispatched Letters to the Lord General, desiring speedy aid from his Excellency, and according to their desires, he sent the aforenamed Eosses, which no sooner arrived there, but immediately they had a battle with the Cavaliers, being in number about seven thousand Horse and Foer, which were under the command of the Earl of Lindsey, and the Earl of Westmoreland, and our Forces were not above four thousand at the most: having joined themselves in battle with the enemy, continuing for the space of three hours, the enemy retreated with the loss of fifty men, and twenty three on our side.  
From Bridgnorth there is information by divers letters that the Lord Willoughby of Parham hath joined his Forces with his Excellency the Earl of Essex, and are in their march towards Shrewsbury, and by the way they found great opposition at Bridgnorth (which is a town about twelve miles distant from Shrewbury) by Prince Robert and divers olders of the malignant Party, whereupon there soon increased many dangers, and the inveterate malice of the Cavaliers there burst out, and began to give out many scoffing speeches against our soldiers, but they not brooking of such scandalous words, desired leave of their Officers to discharge against them; but at the first they seemed somewhat unwilling, and would not condescend thereunto, until they understood the pleasure of the Lord General; but after some consultation thereof, they sell to it pell mel, and in the space of five hours seventy of the Cavaliers were slain, and divers taken prisoners, with very little loss on our party: whereupon the enemy sounded a parley, and at the said parley it was concluded on, that a set day should be appointed for the meeting of both Armies.  
There are 340. soldiers come out of Herefordshire to his Excellency for the service of the King and Parliament, and that the city of Hereford had sent to his Excellency, signifying their good affection to the Parliament, and their desire to have that city secured against the Cavaliers, which they much feared would come, there being a malignant party in the city, those that were well-affection, durst not show their forwardness so much as they would, whereupon his Excellency sent one thousand foot, and four troops of horse to disarm the malignants, and to settle that City in a good posture of defence, and likewise ordered that a sufficient garrison should be left there for the safety and peace of those parts.  
Sir William Balfoure is gone to join his Forces with the L. General, and the Scots Commanders that proffered their service to the Parliament, are gone to his Excellency and entered into their placed  
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