Sad news out of KENT: Certified in a LETTER from CHATTUM: Of the Rising at Maydstone, Rochester, and other parts.  
Their Resolutions concerning their joining in arms.  
AND Their Intentions to Randezvouse at Blackheath.  
May. 24. 1648. Imprimatur, Gilb. Mabbott.  
LONDON, Printed for H. beck, and are to be sold in the Old Bayley. 1648.   

SAD news OUT OF KENT.  
Certified in a Letter from Chattum. OF THE Risings at Maydstone, Rochester, and other parts.  
SIR,  
I Am sorry that I have no better news to salute you with, then our sad divisions, by which we are much distracted, you may make as slight of it as you will in London, but I can assure you, I fear the conclusion will carry sorrow enough.  
The Petition is daily signed by additional hands, the number is great that have joined in it.  
Since their seizing of Rochester, and the Magazine,( which it was thought had been well over on the last Lords day at night, and that they would have been satisfied) they have increased, divers, both Gentlemen, Servants, Souldiers, and men of all sorts come in, and stand upon their defence  
There are also divers others, gathered at Maydstone, and in several other places of this County. And many of them are armed.  
They say that they will have the King to come to London, and a Treaty. And the Army of Sectaries( as they call them) disbanded.  
They have seized on a Packet of Letters, that came from the Committee of the Navy, and other Letters that were sent from the Vice-Admirall Rainsborough, to the Parliament, caused them to be opened, and red them, and delivered many of the Letters back again.  
They stop divers passengers, and examine them, but let them go again, without doing them hurt.  
But for Souldiers they put all out of the Country, and permit none except only such as comply with them.  
And they have prevailed so far with the Horsemen of the Country, that they are almost all the Troope gone in to join with them. And the Trained Bands are too could to oppose them. And they will grow now( for ought I see) too numerous, if speedy course be not taken.  
They intend their rendezvous, as is given out in these parts, next week at Black-heath, and the Committee know not what to do, nor where to sit in safety.  
Upon the rumour of Prince Charles his being come to Sandwich,( which was at first believed; and many labour still that it may carry credence) many came in out of a pretended affection to him, and it was rumoured that he was come over to join with them to release lease the King and bring him safe to London.  
But we are since satisfied that it is not Prince Charles, but a poor rascally fellow, not fit for Gentlemens company, The Officer of the ship that carried the Prince away, was to see him, & saying he was not the Prince, the fellow  told the Mayor that he came to kill him, and desired he might be secured, which was done accordingly, and others are committed also for saying that he is not the Prince.  
A great deal of money is sent in by several persons of the County to him, And he fairs like a Prince, And still stands stiffly in it, that he is Prince Charles. he came hither with poor clothes, and a course dirty shirt, but he had other apparel provided presently.  
If the Parliament sand for him, I know not whether those who are risen in this County will let him go, for( so far as I can understand) he was appointed by the Royalists, to encourage the Country, and join with them to disturb the Parliament.  
I pray God that this fire may bee quenched before the flames burn out so, that neither the Parliament nor the Country can be able to quench it,  
Oh Sir, That God would move all mens hearts to peace, and that we could all learn to lay aside malice, and self-seeking, and sin, and seek to God for peace, and labour together in love for the glory of God, the propagation of the gospel, the Amity of the kingdoms, and the ends of the Treaties and the solemn League and Covenant.  
These poor wretches( in this County) go on in an heady resolution, and they say they will have this and that, and they will because they will; but by what primum mobile they move God knows.  
There are in Rochester, and the parts hereabouts( I do verily believe) at the least a thousand that are risen, besides their interest in some Sea-men; and others at Maydstone, and other parts.  
Here are abundance of Ordnance, and many ships, a great number of arms, much powder in the Ships, the sovereign near; if some speedy course be not taken herein, it may be repented when it is too late. God sand us all well settled.  
Chattum May 23. 1648.  
FINIS,