Mercurius Cambro-Britannus, THE BRITISH MERCURY, OR THE WELCH DIURNAL.  
Communicating remarkable Intelligences, and true News to awl the whole Kingdom, from jan. 6. to the 13. of the same, 1643.  

1. Of the taking the Town of Newcastle by her prethrens of Scotland, and of Sir Thomas Glenham his going to York, and who it was that brought this warm news to the City.  
2. Of the enemy retreating backward from Plymmouth, her hope to take it the clean contrary way.  
3. A description of the taking of Sir Thomas Holts house, by Colonel Boswels forces, and was since fall upon Bewly, (with pretty observations thereon.)  
4. Of the pressing in the West Country, and of the pressed soldiers running from the Lord Hopton to assist the Parliament.  
5. Of create divisions and discords at Oxford, that aul the Cavaliers are turned Roundheads.  
6. The Bishop of Canterbury coming to hic haec hoc, lay her on the block; and bring her first to trial.  
7. The Governor of Oxford Aston wounded, and a great many of the King's soldiers wounded in the eyes.  
8. the Scots are coming with a powder, and of the marquis of Hamiltons' four or five supposed Deaths. And of the Lord Louthian.  
9 Of a divevellish plot against the City, and her description of the matter, and the ill manners of it.  
10. Of Prince rupert's taking an Ague upon the report of the surrender of Arundel Castle.  
11. Of the taking of Grafton house, her pillage and the weakensse of Belvoyre her Garrison.  
12. His Majesty's Proclamation, and his Majesty's forgetful promises, and undeserved pardons.  
13. Of the present bad condition of Oxford, and of four Kraves that disturb the whole Commonwealth.   
Printed by Bernard Alsop, And published according to Order.   

THE BRITISH MERCURY COMMUNICATING Remarkable Intelligences, and true News to awl the whole Kingdom, Monday january the 13. 1643.  
THe increase of misbegotten pamphlets hath made the Welsh Mercury to be almost excluded out of their number, although her was always careful without favour or affection to deliver the most true and remarkable passages, as they fall within the compass of her weekly Intelligences, and in this Orb of truth (if her may obtain leave to appear again in the in the world) her will move forward with the returning of the Sun, and begin the new year with such passages as her do know are most worthy to be preferred to your observation.  
And to give her the better content, her will begin with her warmest and best news first. Her hair of a certain truth, that the brave Sea-coal Town of Newcastle is taken by our brudders of Scotland, and that Sir Thomas Glenham hath quit the Town, and is gone to York; but how, when and in what manner it is taken, her shall at this time forbear to relate, till her has better information. But peleive her, 'tis very true, for her heard a pird sing so in a printed paper on Friday last, and for her part, her will give credit to it unless her hair to te contrary.  
From Plymouth we hear that a work which much annoyed the town is taken from the enemy, was took an hundred prisoners, and Prince Maurice Trumpeter. The enemy hath now raised her siege four or five miles back, and doth mean to give back until her run away. The Cavaliers in their retreat was miserably pillage awl the Country, drove away awl Beasts, and cattles, and fired awl hay and corn, so that the Town though, freed from besiegers, is in want, and if no relief sent them come by Sea, was have hungry bellies, and was at last starve. Her know the miseries of War, and especially of this uncivil war, killing was now great mercy, the Cavaliers like Cannibals eat up the King's subjects, and the King looks on without Compassion, but 
O mis●reri tui Rex Regni indigna serentis:  
O King, the Kingdom and the City.  
Unworthily oppressed, now pity.   
We hear that Colonel Boswell with eight hundred horse and foot, was go on a design against Sir Thomas Holis house, near Birmigham, when her came near the Knight's forces was found a challenge, the house was then demanded for the use of the King and Parliament, but they answered her would not yield while they had a man alive. Then Cannon played on them unhurt, being in low rooms. After the Church was taken, being defended by 40. stout French men and Irish men, who was taken prisoner and one woman, afterwards they assailed their works, stormed the house, and entered in at the windows, afterward was cry for quarter, which granted they shot two in the mouth coming in the window, and thereupon our soldiers killed many of the Enemy. Was take in awl fourscore prisoners, and great store of rich pillage, goods, money, and plate, good booties and good breakfasts are good for soldiers, and those that win gold should wear it, as the Proverb says of old.  
And the same Colonel Boswell was since then fallen upon Bewly, between Worcester and Warwickshire, and was take it and the Garrison, and great store of wealth and pillage, these forces and papists malignants will be driven out of their dens, if her be closely followed as her do with those in her Country, her may be soon taken; her do daily catch prisoners, which are kept in several prison; but in their papist charity they starve them at Oxford.  
In the West Country (as her do hear) they press very violently, but in vain, eight hundred pressed men after they were completely armed to assist the Lord Hopton, run away, and are awl gone to Poole Lime, and Dorchester, to fight for her King and Parliament, a good resolution and fit to be imitated; 'tis valour in her to run from the King to the Parliament, her Country men did so, and by often running away got more honour than by fight: The Irish soldier and the Welsh soldier agree in this, they love eating better than fight.  
From Oxford her do hear and be informed, that there are great divisions there between the French faction, the Spanish and the more moderate party at Oxford, her do hope these divisions will bring them at last to confusions, factious persons are only kept together by dissembling, but being offended, like Hoop-sticks in a saggot, they soon fall out.  
Her be informed also from Oxford that awl the Cavaliers are turned Roundheads, and that indeed there are no other Roundheads but them; For first, they ride round about the Country, and plunder their round money, nay her round pottage dish and round washing Bowl, and now in a circular course of wickedness, they have brought the year round, and begin again to fall roundly about their business, they are Pope's Roundheads, for they thought to bring in Popery very roundly; and by their drinking, swearing and drabbing, they run roundly to hell, where the Devil shall make them dance round about his Coal fire, and these are the true Royal Roundheads.  
The Beshit of Canterbury his trial is deferred till Monday next, it is the Parliaments mercy to give him time of repentance, he thought to be England's Pope, but his pride is fall'n: He came lately to the Parliament House, with a dejected countenance, and his favour that could raise dimness to dignities, and put in pillory the true professors, was turned pale, as if he looked for death, which he deserved.  
The Governor of Oxford Colonel Aston is dangerously wounded, the King's forces are indeed or may be all wounded, wounded in heart for infidelity to their Country, in conscience for advancing blind Popery, in the head for setting up tyranny under the title of Prerogative, these bullets if they felt them would both hurt and heal them of their malignancy, but the King's soldiers have their eyes in their pockets, they see nothing but plunder, an pillage, and popery, which doth lead them on to fight against the Parliament.  
Her do understand that the Scots have entered this Kingdom, but they are wise and come on lento pede, marching in winter is difficult. At Oxford to revenge their coming, they imprisoned the marquis Hamilton, and the Lord Louthian, and the marquis in thought to be strangled, poisoned, or removed to Bristol. Lords be merciful unto yourselves and forsake Oxford, and come to the Parliament as the Earl of Bedford hath lately done, and as Colonel Hinderson the Scotchman Governor of Newark, grown weary of service, endeavours by Letters to some Scotchmen of note in London, to make her peace with the Parliament; so do you malignant Lords show her grandeur and greatness, in humble submission to the Parliament.  
Her be informed of the discovery of a new conspiracy plotted by Sir Basill Br●oke, a papist and prisoner in the King's Bench, Read a Jesuit, Master Riley Scout-Master General of the City, and one Violet a malignant Goldsmith, who under pretence of peace conf●terated to raise sactions in the City, to impede the Parliament, and the Scots coming into the Kingdom: These men are of Oxford Tribe, and though tey be no Jews, yet her be Shutasses, that would betray this City not for money, but for malice, but let them take heed that after trial they come not to Judas his end; was have no could memory, else they might remember chaloner, and the other, whose plots condemned them to the Gallows.  
Arundel Castle was taken by Sir William Waller, and was take there Sir Edward Ford high-sheriff of Sussex, Sir Edward Bishop, Colonel Banfield, Lieutenant Colonel Rolls, Major Massey, Major Moulins and other Gentlemen, but Sir Edward Dering was not there. Was took also fifty Reformadoes, 1200. prisoners, and their Arms, divers Ensigns, four thousand pounds in money, and great store of rich prize and pillage. Upon the taking of this Castle, Hopton hath betook himself to Chichester or Winchester; and upon the report thereof Prince Ropert has took an ague, and te Cavaliers are sick of Sir William Waller, and the Cavaliers at Oxford curse him with Bell, Book and Candle; for Castles are now like Barber's Chastes: The King's Soldiers are no sooner out, but the Parliament soldiers are got in, was ferry true caparison.  
After Grafton house was took, her was hear that Colonel Wait was make divers encounters with the Garrison of Belvoir (whose name doth signify in French a fair prospect, but now her saw nothing but soldiers) who of late beaten them, and killed rivers Gentlemen of quality, and was hurt Colonel Lucas their Governor, and was by taking 40. horse at one time, and twenty at another very weak, so that her Garrison of Belvoir may be easily stormed. The King's party doth still decline, and was go Westward, they are driven from Town to Castle, and know not whether to run, but run abroad they do, and shark in comers and pillage. The Devil and the Cavaliers knowing their time is short, do continually go about seeking whom they may devour.  
Was hear of his Majesty's proclamation, calling the Members of the Parliament to Oxford, in which his Majesty makes great promise of oblivions or forgetfulnesses, which he need not do, for her know that the King hath too much forgot the Parliament, which he would now without fault forgive, and therefore doth promise her pardons, and create satisfactions, in settling matters of Religion and Liberties, and to persuade her to this, it is intimated that a factious malignant party hath called in the Scots, who are coming to conquer the English: For the Welsh Mercury's part, he had rather that England should be conquered by the S●gts who are Protestants, and men of conscience, then be conquered by Papists, Spaniards, French, Irish Rebels, Digby, Cottington, the Priests, Jesuits, Bishops, Deans, and the Devil and all.  
From Northampton was lately go out a troop of horse, and was take prisoner General Rivers; and killed his Sergeant Major who was not have quarter, and was take more seven or eight Gentlemen, yet AULICUS says we take no prisoners of worth, for he thinks none are worth taking prisoners but Kings and Princes, and therefore the Popish malignants keep the King prisoner at Oxford.  
Her do hear Mistress powel who was condemned to be hanged for harbouring of Father B●ltaker the Augustine Friar formerly executed at Tyburn, is now honoured by great Commanders at Oxford, indeed most of the Cavaliers are thiefs and robbers, and therefore they may justly favour whores and thiefs that come out of Newgate.  
Oxford is now strangely metamorphosed, brazen faced Cavaliers do lie in Brazen nose College, blood thirsty soldiers in Alsouls, Commanders in Corpus-Christi College, the King and the Queen are students of Christ-Church, and the Bishops and Jesuits are their Tutors; while there is more massing then dining and supping, especially among the common soldiers. But the truth is, they have not been very merry this Christmas, for their losses have come very fast upon them, and in the Game of war the King hath lost more this Christmas, then in half a year before; and how can he shun it, when he will not cast out of his pack, the knaves of Diamonds, or ill counselling Courtiers, the knaves of Hearts, or the cunning Clergymen, with the knaves of Spades and Clubs, which are the country and city malignants, let his Majesty therefore break up this game of war and come to his Parliament, for he can win nothing but daily he loses the lives and hearts of his Subjects.  
Was hear also that the Newcastle powers that were in Derbyshire, are drawing to the North to stop the progress of the Scots, to whom her was believe that the Irish will join, and other forces about Cheshire, her know that Malignants and the Irish will hang together in their designs, although her be taken and hanged together on Giblets.  
Her hear the States of Holland are landed, they came on Wednesday last to Deal: they came as Ambassadors to treat with her Parliament, their Message her shall know hereafter, for her cannot know their minds till they have delivered it; but her is confident they come for good.  
Her will now desire her Countrymen and all Welsh Britons, to look upon her Welsh Diurnal, which doth represent taking of Towns, prisoners, pillage, bloody onsets, and killing of men: and thus her Diurnal is a bloody picture of the weekly proceed of this war, which her wish may end in Peace, for her be weary of writing bloody truths, and therefore her will now conclude with a merry jest. One thing her had almost omitted in her Diurnal; and that is, Prince rupert's white dog pissed one night in his Master's shoe, whereupon he was by a counsel of war condemned, but afterwards reprieved again, you shall find it reported in the next AULICUS, for he is an old dog at such lies.  
FINIS.