THE TRUE COPY OF A LETTER Importing divers passages of high and dangerous consequence.  
Written by one Master Tempest a grand Recusant, to his brother Master John Tempest, likewise a Papist and an Officer in the King's Army.  
Which Letter was intercepted at Manchester, and sent to a Member of the House of Commons to be made known to the House, and was accordingly read at the Committee for the safety of the Kingdom.  
WITH DIVERS REMARKABLE passages from Shrewsbury and Coventry concerning the King, with the proceed of his Army at this present.  
London, Printed for H. Tompson, 1642.   

THE COPY OF A LETTER OF Dangerous Consequence: Written by one Master Tempest a great Recusant, to his brother an officer in the King's Army.  
Brother john,  
I Can hear no particulars of your being (by my brother Thomas Medcafes relations) here in these parts, whom though I have not yet seen, this night (being to lodge here with us) to interrogate him more fully, only he reports you are all well, but was not in Prince Rupert his last exploit. I was last week but one near Chester, in hopes to have found you with His Majesty, but wholly lost that labour, but for some simple do, I saw in my return at the siege of Manchester, a weak Town, a strong Siege of 7▪ of 8000. Foot, and 6. or 700. Horse, with Canon enough to no purpose, and the poorest come off that ever was heard of. Our great affairs at York, not greatly better, young Hotham, and Sir Edward Rhodes plundering up and down without correction. Our Archbishop, Sir Dovoyne, Sir Andrew Young, Sir Ralph Hansbye, and others more sufferers I doubt by this, and with the nill doing of our greatest, the base hearts of Yorkshire lost to the King, but such heroic ones, as can take no new impression. All ours are well, and desire extremely to hear of you in more and particular relations then yet we have, which for God's sake choose some opportunities to do, and incite others we would hear of to do the like, especially Robin Grimshawe, and Stephen, to whom commend me, as I daily beseech heaven's best aid to defend and preserve you body and soul.  
Our Priests at Lancaster are all at liberty; Catholic Commanders admitted, and all well enough that way, God Almighty (as I hope he will the better) prosper the design.  
The brave General Revyne late out of Sweden now come to the King through us will make a brave conjunction with the bravest Prince Rupert, to advance his Majesty's just designs, and thus I fill up room with no news to move you fill the lines with some. Writ wherein I may help you and fear no failing; My brother Tempest is for London this Term, if the great designs may lead you thither, make best use of the time, to serve the aftertime, and when good booty befalls you, deposit wisely, or direct us how to befriend you. God almighty preserve you however.  
Your most aeffctionat brother, Geo. Tempest. Crickle this 10. of Oct. 1642.   

REMARKABLE PASSAGES FROM SHREWSBURY: Concerning the proceed of his Majesty's Army at this present.  
SIR,  
MY Respect unto you. I give you many thanks for your good Remembrance of me; I could not write to you an Answer by the same Carrier, because they did come of the latest unto me, and I was mightily employed about the King's business, I being an officer of the Mayors. The King did go from hence on wednesday last to Bridg-north, and some of his foot soldiers did march yesterday to Sturbridge in Worcester shire. The King is about 16000 strong of foot, besides Horse, and every day more and more come to him, by reason (as we are informed about us) the Parliaments forces do so plunder as they go. And the King hath Commanded that no plundering shall be at all, for he did cause Sir Robert Heath, who is now made Lord Chief Justice of England, to sit with a Commission of Oyer and Terminer in our Town where six of the King's soldiers were cast, for plundering and stealing.  
The Mint is come to our Town, and one Master bushel doth coin every day, for abundance of plate is sent in to the King from several Counties about us, and a great deal of Plate comes daily out of Wales and Cornwall to be coined here. Also the Press for Printing is come to this Town, and this day they are setting of it up in some vacant rooms in my house.  
Sir Richard Newport is made a Lord, he hath given the King 10000 pounds. The King would have Knighted the Mayor of our Town, but he refused it.  
The last Sunday the King took a Protestation and the Sacrament upon it in S. Mary's Church in our Town, to defend the true Protestant Religion, established by Queen Elizabeth, and his Royal Father.  
We hear His Majesty on Tuesday last with his Army were at Brumigham: Prince Robert demanding 2000 pound, or he would plunder the town; but most of the Inhabitants were (before) fled to Coventry. Upon Thursday he marched to Meriden, three miles off Coventry, and intends (as we are informed by divers reports) to march towards Banbury, and so to Oxford, for his resolution it is thought is to march to London, or to Windsor, or thereabouts. God of his mercy turn all to the good and peace of this Kingdom, and deliver us from the misery of Civil War. Thus with my love to all our friends, I rest,  
Yours to his power, Basill Waring. Shrewsbury Oct. 18. 1642.  
FINIS.