I Have yours by Will. Lamb of Carcadia, and have fully enquired into your buſineſs, and there's no fear in the behalf of I. M. I have fraighted Mr. Hambleton with News, who will communicate all to you; what you write, let it be by Sea, for that is the ſafeſt way of Intelligence at preſent, and there's no fear of any ſtop of Trade that way. I commend the prudence of the Committee, to give leave now and then for a Ship of Corn to come to this Port, it will be a means to keep Trade open to our people: W. G. hath written about the other buſineſs you mentioned of 261. or elſe given L. private Inſtructions: We are adviſed the Earl of Kallendar is coming with the Artillery through Northumberland. I ſhall not need to tell you how forward the Commons are; but their voting will be according to our Armies marching; The Presbyterian Prieſts begin to comply with the Independents; and which are moſt violent, to tell you I cannot. 83. is not in town, but is gone to conſult with 219. the buſineſs I wrote to you of D. H. is almoſt perfected; the Furniture ſhall be ſent next Ship without fail, but the Earl of Warwicks inconſiderable Fleet lying in the River, by their ſearching of our Ships makes us more then ordinary cautious: I have no more, but wiſhing you to ſend me back the great Trunk that your Curtains and Vallens were ſent in, but to take leave and ſubſcribe my ſelf

HAving ſo truſty a Meſſenger and ſo ſure conveyance, I could not but adviſe you ſomething of the ſtate of our Affairs here: We are here in this City generally right, onely Skippon makes ſome diſturbance by Liſting Horſe and Foot, which though inconſiderable to what we have Liſted for us, yet we hope not onely to null his Liſting, but out him from his being General of this City; the Lords have already done ſomething, but wait for ſome further encouragement from hence; to which purpoſe the Common-Councel are about framing a Petition. I ſhall refer you to T. Hambleton for the buſineſs in the Weſt; for that in the North, its ours already, and Col. Matth. Boynton. Matt. ſhall be Sainted: 291 is not yet ready to be diſpatched; for Colcheſter, its in no great ſtraights, able to hold out this moneth. I hope you had mine by D. H. wherein I adviſed of the unfortunate ſucceſs of E. of Holland. H. We have no ſafer way for conveyance of Intelligence, then by Sea: I am in very much haſte, and have onely time to ſubſcribe my ſelf,

CHARLS, Prince of Great Britain, Duke of Cornwal and Albany, Higheſt Captain General under His Majeſty of all Forces both by Sea and Land, within the Kingdom of England, Dominion of VVales, and Town of Berwick: Whereas we hold it very convenient and neceſſary for His Majeſties Service, to Arm, or cauſe to be Armed, and ſet forth to Sea as many Ships and Veſſels of War as poſsibly can be, for the weakning and ſuppreſsing the Rebels uſurped Power, and for the effectual ſtoping and breaking of their Commerce and Supply by Sea: And foraſmuch as we have received ſufficient teſtimony of your abilities and experience in Sea affairs, and of your good affection to the King our Royal Fathers Service; we do by theſe preſents, by vertue of the Power and Authority given and committed to us from our moſt dear Father the Kings moſt excellent Majeſty, conſtitute, authorize and appoint you Captain Richard Green, to be Captain and chief Commander of the good Ship called the Chriſtopher of Sunderland, authorizing and commanding you, with the ſaid Veſſel compleatly manned and armed for the War, and with ſuch others as ſhall aſſociate with you for our dear Fathers Service, to do and cauſe to be done to the Rebels all poſsible damage and hoſtility in their Shipping, Commerce and Navigation; and in caſe of reſiſtance, to uſe your beſt vigilance and endeavors during the time of this Rebellion, to take, apprehend, ſink and fire, or otherwiſe to impair and deſtroy the Ships, Veſſels and men, their goods, and all things to them belonging, of all and every of thoſe His Majeſties Subjects, who are or ſhall be in Rebellion againſt Him, or of thoſe who ſhall be aiding, abetting or aſsiſting to them; and of all others who ſhall tranſport or convey any goods belonging to them, or which ſhall bring or carry any Arms, Ammunition, Victuals or Proviſions of Arms, or Warlike Proviſions whatſoever to them, or for their uſe, or to any City, Town, Port, Creek or place in their poſſeſsion, & out of his Majeſties obedience, contrary to His Proclamations made or to be made on that behalf: All which you ſhall and may do and perform by vertue of this our Commiſſion; as alſo to anchor, victual and refreſh in any His Majeſties Roads, Ports and Havens, and from thence again to put forth to Sea, and to bring the Prizes by you taken, the Papers and Evidences found on board, without breaking bulck into any Port or Haven within His Majeſties obedience and poſſeſsion, and to have the ſame adjudged as lawful Prizes, and the ſame to be divided, parted and ſhared, according to the ancient cuſtom of the Sea: And in caſe it ſhall ſo happen, that you cannot without eminent and apparent danger bring the Prizes ſo taken into ſome of His Majeſties Ports, without danger or hazard of having them ſurprized or taken from you again by the Rebels; then and in ſuch neceſsity you ſhall have free Power and Authority to carry ſuch Prizes into any Port or Haven of any His Majeſties Friends or Allies beyond the Seas in League and Amity with him, there to diſpoſe of the ſame: Except always, and reſerving to his Majeſty all Tenths heretofore uſed to be paid in caſes of like nature to the Admiral of England, and all cuſtoms and duties due or accuſtomably paid to his Majeſty for or upon any of the ſaid Prizes, which we will that you pay and juſtly accompt for to his Majeſty. Provided always, That before the ſaid Ship or Veſſel of War to be ſet out by you ſhall put forth to Sea, you ſhall enter into ſecurity with his Majeſty, according to the courſe of the high Court of Admiralty of England, in ſuch caution as ſhall be thought meet and neceſſary by the Judge of the Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty in the place from whence you ſhall put forth to Sea, That you will do, or ſuffer to be done no wrong or violence to any of his Majeſties Friends, Allies, or Loyal Subjects; but on the con rary, as occaſion and need ſhall require, to yield and afford them all favor, furtherance and aſsiſtance, excepting ſuch of them as ſhall be employed in aid and ſervice by the Rebels, or any of them: And we further charge & command all the inferior officers & their Mates, and all the Soldiers and Mariners of the ſaid Ship (whom we hereby likewiſe give you ful power to nominate and appoint) you to obey and obſerve as their captain & chief commander, and to receive, execute & fulfil readily ally our orders, commands, and all things tending to the good and advancement of his Majeſties Service; and you your ſelf likewiſe to accompliſh ſuch Orders and Directions as you ſhall receive from time to time from his Majeſty, from us, or from any other your Superior Officer for the time being touching the Premiſes; for which this ſhall be unto you, and to every one employed under you, a ſufficient Warrant and Diſcharge, the ſame being to continue in full force for the ſpace of one whole year, from the day of the date hereof.