YOu have heard of Mr Richard Browne , a man so called , and but for Civility could not be so called , having forfeited his Gentility and Christianity , and exchanged both into Gentilisme , by an Act as horrid as the Divell could tempt him to , or himselfe consent to : That of the Moors comes short of it ; they but laugh at the mischiefes they have done , to make themselves merry : but this man studies mischiefe , acts mischiefe ▪ and glories in the act ; yet he is a Branch sprung from that Root ; a Chip hewen out of that Blocke ; an Englishman ( I blush at my Country ) extracted from a Moore ; listen to the Act , and abhorre the Actor : He was the cruell Ga●ler of many Loyall Prisoners ; not one but he hath used hardly enough , If burthens of Irons , Beds of Stone , and halfe meales of Bread and Water , be usage hard enough : we can name the men he hath so served , and some that by this usage he hath starved too ; but all this may be borne : and therefore at last he hath outdone himselfe , by making his Tortures as neare to those of Hell , as possible : For after he had by promise wooed one of his Prisoners to take the Covenant , and could not by that meanes winne him to his Lure , and make him as ●ad as himselfe ; he then frights him by Want , by Blowes , by Bol●● to swallow that Rateb●n● ; And the poore mans patience being overcome by these Extremities , he takes the Covenant , the Covenant ; he had no sooner so done , which left s●ing enough in his Conscience , but instantly saies Mr Browne , so Sirrah , now you may goe for a forsworne Rogue , what I could not doe to your Body ▪ I have done to your Soule : now Dye and ●e D●●●ed ; But soft Richard , this was no sinne of wilfulnesse , no sinne of malice , no sinne of scorne or contempt● and therefore may be forgiven upon his Repentance , your Maister may thanke you for acting his part so well ; yet our Revenge is not so high , but that we wish you as much Repentance as this man in Oxford testifies , for committing so great a sinne i● Mr Richard Browne solicited him , scourged him to , in Abingdon , a little before he left his 〈…〉 Command there : and wherein Colonell R●●●●borough scotn'd to succeed him ▪ least after-Ages should say ●e ●●● such a Wood●●●gers Deputy , whose ●e●rt was a●●●●d as 〈…〉 and a great deale werse :

Since whose departure three or foure of our Oxford Cavalty knockt at Abingdon doores , to know how they did ; and neare Cullam Bridge , met with two Ca●ts loaden ▪ the one with Cheese , the other with Bread and Oats , driving with such provision to that Garrison : They seize upon both ; but finding the Horses too weake to draw another ▪ way as fast as their occasions required , they turn'd both Teems into one , wherewith they perswaded the ●●aines to drive that Cart which was loaden with Mans-meat and Horse-meat into Oxford ; And here you must take notice of the difference betwixt Loyall Subjects and Rebels : For they have no sooner unloaden , but they returne the Horses ▪ and Cart to their owner , which that man , who of late told you he did not use to sweare , would not have done upon his Faith ▪ which is not so much his Oath , as his ●doll , because it is nothing , ●● nothing worth , being much a Kinne to the Publique Faith , which hath not yet repayed one Do●● of those 〈…〉 it stand● engaged for : which , how , or when those Patriots that love the Common-wealth so well , ( and truly I beleeve they love it very well , if wealth have his true and proper signification ) will discharge , you may guesse at by a 〈…〉 Command issued from the New High and mighty States of England , to the North , perswading all men , Malignants and all , to stand upon their Guard against the Scots : which gives some probability , that the German Prophecy may outdoe Mr. Lillyes , when it is fulfilled in Brittaine ; What Association begun , Diff●ciation will end .

It hath commenced well in Scotland ; For if you divide it into foure parts , you will find ( Montrosse Maister of three , The Perfect Occurrences , Tuesday , Feb. 10. in his 7th N●m● ▪ for the year● 1646. ●ells us , The Parliament was sitting at St Andrewes , when the lust Letters c●●e from thence , but may be risen since ▪ ( you may speake it indicatively ) And that on Thursday last ( when was that Thursday last● ) there was a generall day of Humiliation throughout all parts of Scotland , within the Parliaments power there ▪ ( it was well remembred ) it being set a part for a solemne First , for the acknowledging of the sinnes of the Nations before Almighty God , and begging pardon for the sa●● : and particularly for that so many of their Nation ( so many , pray mark it ) doe joyne with ▪ and assist Montrosse in this Rebellion against the Church and People of God : ( No man ; They assist Montrosse and the Church and People of God against this Rebellion : ) but how soever we thanke you for so much truth .

And shall requite you with as sad a truth ; our Oxford horse yesterday returned safe home , having dispatcht the businesse they went for , and somewhat more : For meeting with a Party of Colonell Pyle's new raised Regiment , they took eight and twenty of their Horse , Armes , and men , and lodged them safe at Faringdon ; where they had no sooner taken their leave , but they were faced by some hundreds of Rebels , who upon the taking of eight of their fellowes , prisoners , thought it their best course to face about , and so away : which eight waited upon our Horse to this City ; and from one of them , wee received severall Letters of Intelligence : one of which , Robert Gough by name , seemes to give intelligence to the Moderate Intelligencer ; For in one of his Letters he relates the whole businesse ( but not the whole truth ) of Marleborough , as he hath printed it , Jan. 31. Num. 48. where he saies , The Oxford Horse return'd with their Plunder , having lost a hundred Horse : whereas the very truth is , ( as we told you Thursday , Jan. 22. ) they lost but two Officers ; no Common Souldiers : and as we are since informed , one Mr Johnson a Chi●urgeon : and therefore we desire the Moderate Intelligencer , not to give too much Credence to this Robert Gough : who in another of his Letters dated at Verulam ▪ and directed to London , saies Interminis ; The Parliament would not grant a Treaty by Lords , and therefore the King sent againe that He would come to London himselfe , upon their ●a●e Conduct that He should returne againe to Oxford , if they could not agree , whereof the Parliament accepted , but would not consent He should come into London , but appointed Zion house for Him to come to , to which place they will send to Him : so they ordained a Committee to bethinke them how He should be entertained , and to bring the Parliaments resolutions to Him ; After this , with a great deale such stuffe he concludes , only altering the Scene from Zion ; The King came to St Iame's house last night for certaine , and all the Coaches in the City met Him two miles out — The Posts brought the Newes to Newbury even now to Dalbier , and another Post went to the Kings Garrison as Dennington with the same Newes ; whereat the Ordinance in both places answered one another . I need not give any observations upon this Letter , but we shall goe on with truth ;

And assure you that three of the Rebels belonging to Gaunt-house , were taken napping at their Trade ( Plunder ) by 3 of our Oxford Gentry , and committed Tuesday night to the Marshalls care ; all well clad , well armed , well lyned , yet had nothing taken from them but their Armour ; it was to let them know , they met with better and honester men then themselves : These three were no good Omen to the 500 that came to Plunder Wood-stock on Tuseday night last , the manner thus : Towarde the evening , ( at day they durst not have been so bold ) they came to the towne with White Colours ▪ in their hatt● ; but the Centry , knowing full well that often times the black Divell , transformes himselfe into an Angell of light , would not be fool'd or frighted from his duty , and therefore gave the Alarme , but before the Gentlemen in the Garrison could march up , the Rebels got into the towne , and out of severall stables tooke ten Horses , eight of which being past service were destined to the Dogges , ( much good may they do them ) and out of severall houses got some Plunder● but they did not make hast enough away ; for by our Musquets and a Drake , they were so well payed , that a Lievtenant Colonell , and nine others lay in the dirt , and promised upon their death never to beare Armes againe , against a gratious King , five others being taken prisoners , and five Horses of service exchang'd for our two , the rest took their flight , whether as yet we heare not ; it may be to Banbury for as much more the loyall Governour there , whith his choyce and tryed Infantry , no more fearing the Rebels under Colonell Whaley , and all those Additionalls shall come to him , then they did Colonell Nathaniell Fines the last year ; only the mischiefe is , he hath no Father Lord Say , to send his weeping Letters to , for Recruites ; which in very good time he may need as much as ▪ the Rebels doe in South-Wales , where the Lord Charles 〈…〉 goes on successefully , and so will , with God's blessing , in spight of opposition , untill that Country be reduced ; which promises very faire : if you will not beleeve our report , you will yet give some credit to an Expresse , which as it came to our hands this day ▪

We shall communicate without alteration of word or syllable ; it is a confirmation of our last , and somewhat more : If you please read it .

We receive it this day ; that upon Friday Febr. 20. Captaine Maisters ( who Commands Colonell Walters Troop ) understanding that a party of the Enemies were abroad plundering the Market folkes , took with him a party of fourteen , and comming too late at the place where they had been , he took eight of his fourteen and advanced to a place called Balden , where he met with Eleven Rebels , and their Companions , six plundred Calves , so that in the whole there were 17 Heads , whom he no sooner charges , but they flye , and put themselves into two Boates at Sandford , to ferry for Abingdon ; the Captaine and his men ; loth to go back again with nothing , swomme their Horses , recovered one of their Boats , and therein took three of the men prisoners with their horses and Arms , and brought them into Oxford ; The Calves indeed were had safe to Abingdon ; and there we leave them . And now desire the world to take notice of the cold zeale of the reformers at Westminster ; before whom was brought one Paul Best , and accused of some Peccadillo's , Blasphemie and Heresie , denying the Trinity of Persons , and the Deity of Christ , and of the holy Ghost : The Perfect Diurnall told us a fortnight since , and more , that they had committed him close Prisoner , but yet we hear not of any other punishment : we hope they will deal otherwise with him , then Mr Richard Browne dealt with a Blasphemer at Abingdon , one Haunch by name , who by this Blasphemie became M. Brownes Favorite ; when the prisoners are called before Generall Brown , he places some on his right hand like Sheep , and some on his left hand like Goats ; I dare not repeat more of it ; nor doe I say more of it then to tell M. Richard , that his great Sire for such a kind of sinne was devoured by Lice : it may be he is destined to another end .