THE Earl of Warwick's SUMMONS To the KING'S Fleet at Gowry, and Prince Charles his Answer. With His Lordship's REPLY. And a Declaration by the Hollanders, concerning the Prince and his Lordship. Also the taking of the Lord Jermin his ship, and another ship of the Irish Rebels, by the Earl of WARWICK. And a great VICTORY against the SCOTS. depiction of a seventeenth-century warship London Printed for R. Smithurst, near Pie-corner, 1648. HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE stylized depiction of the English royal blazon flanked by the English lion and Scottish unicorn, as well as the Tudor rose and Scottish thistle THE EARL of WARWICK'S SUMMONS TO The KING'S Fleet at GOWRY: AND Prince Charles His Answer. Sir, THe Lord Admiral with his fleet consisting of about 20 ships, hath now alarmed the revolted ships, and is labouring to reduce them, the particulars are thus. His Lordship called a Council of War of his Officers, (upon receit of the Ordinance for giving Indemnity to the revolted ships, the Officers and Seamen) And it was resolved to send them a summons, and therewith to offer them Indemnity accordingly. And we attended his Lordship hither for the reducing of them, And coming within 4 leagues of them, a summons was sent to them, they being then in Gowry and we also within those limits, offering to them that if they would come in, and surrender themselves, they or any of them and their Vessels, they should have Indemnity and favour, if not to expect none. But Prince Charles, Prince of Wales being newly come, they were all commanded to ships, and the ships to readiness, for the Prince had heard before that we were coming hither against them. The Prince sent us answer of a positive denial to come in, or do any thing in order to that summons, slighting the Indemnity offered. And declared resolution and those with him, for the restoration of the King his father to His Rights. In the mean time the Seamen of the Prince's ships drew off some Ordnance, out of their ships to plant them on the shore, to play against us, but the Hollanders declared a very great dislike of that, not thinking it fit to give any way to them to fortify upon their land. But this dispute reached not far, for the Prince of Orange, and his Council had so ordered it, that some were sent thither to act more subtly for the defence of Prince Charles and the ships, and Officers, and Seamen under him, and a Council sat for the effecting thereof. In the interim my Lord Admiral sent a reply to the Prince to let His Highness know the dangerous courses he is in, and those with him, and what an hopeful way the Kingdom of England, is now in to be settled, and all differences composed, and very good invitation to His Highness, and those with him to hearken to an agreement, and comply with the Parliament of England. But there is as yet no satisfactory answer, nothing visible but a countenance to stand out, and oppose, and addresses are made to the Prince of Orange, and the Estates, that they may be protected by them. Divers Hollanders are troubled, and vexed to see it, fearing that it may not be conducing to their Interest in their Liberties, to let such things be done. And there were many that did stir in it, and made some demur in the Declaration. But at last it was thought fit by the Prince of Orange and his Council, that the Agreement between the Nations of 1622. should be considered of, and in that one branch, that between England, Scotland, and Ireland, etc. there should be no Acts of Hostility, by, and in the others territories. And it was instanced that it was so Acted by England, when the Hollanders, chased the Spaniards about 10 years since, and they sailed to the Coasts of England, and there secured, so that the Hollanders were not admitted to act any hostility against them. Indeed that was a strange action, and so is this: for those Spaniards by all probability came to invade England, and had a design by conjunction with the English Papists, who had Collections, and good store of Treasure ready for them from all parts of the Kingdom. And had not the Hollanders met with them, and prevented it, they had (no doubt) attempted to have made a surprisal of England, and destroyed the Protestants. And yet for all that, when the Hollanders had fall'n upon them, and cut off, and spoilt some, and likely to give them an utter defeat, yet the Spaniards were by authority from England protected, and the Hollanders not suffered to do further execution upon them. And the Spaniards lay several days recruting their provisions in the Downs, many of them walking up and down the Country in Kent and other places to spy out the Country. And this for aught I know is as mad a business of the Hollanders to do any thing by way of protection to the revolted ships, whose principles are so positive against their interest. Yet it is carried by the major party (who at present prevail) that no act of hostility (according to the Articles aforesaid) be done here on either part. And so we (at present) prevented from doing what we would by the Hollanders means. They Declare themselves Newters, and that they will not meddle at all, neither on the one side nor on the other, between the King and the Parliament of England. And they have a fleet of ships put in (now) between our ships and the Princes, that so no hostile act may be done on either side. But the Officers and Seamen have differences amongst them, with the Prince, and that very great; only at present upon a little moneys paid to them, they are not so unruly altogether, since the Prince came, as they were before, and yet I do not hear that Prince Charles is aboard them. It is thought his Highness will not go aboard any of the ships, for fear that they should have some design to carry him away. We have just now intelligence that the Warwick Frigate hath had a fight with one of the Irish ships, and taken her, with ten piece of Ordnance, five barrels of Gunpowder, and good store of Merchandise, divers hundreds of Hides, and many thousand weight of Tallow. And there is also a little vessel taken that was (by the Lord Jermins' order) going with relief to his Islands, and all the Ammunition therein taken. Gowry this 24 of Septemb. 1648. Sir, MAy it please you, at present being arrived into Chester water, having been to the Northward, and came on yesterday out of the Bay of Carrickfergus, where upon Saturday was seven-night Col. Monk did surprise the Town and Castle of Carrickfergus, and the same day did surprise Belfast: I have brought over with me the General Major Monro Prisoner unto your Honours: Upon Thursday last when I received him aboard, Colonel Monk did march away toward Colrane, I pray God give him good success, he is in great want of men and money; here is one Captain Browf come over in charge with the General Major, to whom I refer you to further relation at his coming to you. Thus with my humble service presented unto you, I take leave and remain. From aboard the Swan Frigate in ChesterRiver 24 Sep. 1648. Your Honour's Servant to command, ROBERT CLARKE. FINIS.