October 9 1645.  
THREE LETTERS, Concerning his Majesty's present CONDITION, One from General Pointz, TO THE COMMITTEE of DERBY.  
And the other two From Gentlemen of quality, To Mr. WILLIAM LILEY in LONDON.  
Published according to Order.  
LONDON, Printed by Matthew Simmons for H. B.   

SIR,  
I Have here enclosed, sent you a copy of Major General's Letter to us concerning the King's motion, which we received yesterday, and since we are certainly informed, that he came to Lichfield on Thursday night, to Melborne on Friday night, and this morning is marched towards Newark, there being in his company, the Lord Loughborough, Gerhard, Langdale, and Vaughan; his number in the whole is about 2000 of which there is not above 1500. fight men, whereof many of them ill horsed and armed, little ammunition, and no carriages, all which is confirmed by two Troupers which came this morning to us with their horses and arms from the King's Rendezvouz; and further say, that Prince Maurice is gone back to Worcester, and Sir Jacob Ashley to Hereford: that most of the King's Army are Irish and Papists, for the Protestants steal away daily; and so in haste, not to Iose this opportunity, do rest,  
Your Real Friend. Derby, Octob. 4. 1645.   

The Copy of Major General POINTZ his Letter.  
GENTLEMEN,  
SInce the great Victories God gave us near Chester, I have passed the River into Wales, because the King was in Denbighshire, raising that Country; and Prince Maurice, with Sir Jacob Ashley joined with him; but upon our approach, he fled upon Sunday last from Denbigh to Cherick Castle; his motion from thence, is the way to Newark, which gives us to think, he intends to recruit himself there, that he may fall into these parts again, as the most considerable now to him, of which I thought fit to give you timely notice; that if any forces draw out of Newark, you with all speed follow them in the rear, and it shall be my part to follow the enemy so close, that they may not escape us. Circumspection is the thing most required of you, and all those parts, in which service, if you fail not, we shall be able to give a good account of the great trust committed to us; you may the better do this, because no enemy (if any) not considerable left behind you For the Kingdom's sake fail not herein, and you shall hereby oblige  
Your Servant, Sed'nham Pointz.  
Postscript.  
Since the writing of this Letter, I received intelligence, that the King is at Bridgenorth, and hath drawn all his Forces out of Worcester, Hereford, Ludlow and Bridgenorth, which way he will bend, time will show. I desire you to send me all the Horse you can spare.  
Elsmore, October 2. 1645.   

Mr. Lilly,  
GOD be praised, we are gotten well and safe to Leicester, and had the grant of a party of horse to convoy us to Nottingham, but in the very interim news was brought, that the King was at Dennington with all his body, in number about 2 or 3000. horse, all mutinous and distracted, which for the present will occasion our stay here, till the ways be clearer, In the mean time I rest  
Your loving Friend. Leicester, October 4. 1645.   
FINIS.