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A Perfect Diurnall
OF SOME
PASSAGES
IN
PARLIAMENT
And daily proceedings of the Army under ha
Excellency the Lord FAIRFAX.
From Munday the 8. of January till Mund. The 15 of January. 1648.
Collected for the satisfaction of such as desire to be truly informed
Printed by F. Land E.G. for Francis Coles and Lawrence Blaick lock.
And are to be sold at their shops in the Old-Baily, and at Temple-Barre.
Beginning Munday January 8:
THis Day a Letter was read in the House of Commons
from Sir Charles Coot, from London-Derry in Ireland, giving
an accompt of the present affaires and condition of
the Parliaments Forces under his command, which was to
this purpose. That a while agone he marched forth with
the Forces of the Province of Connought, from his Head-quarters,
to the Town and fort of Slige, seventy miles into
the Enemies Country, to a place called Shrewell in the
County of Galloway: that after a little conflict with the
Rebells, some of them, were killed and that his party burned
great store of their corn, preyed the Countrey all along, brought away one
thousand of their Coves,and returned without losle: That from thence he returned
to London-Derry to his command, where he apprehended Sir Robert Steuart, and
have since sent him over into England with a charge against him. That since this
he hath possessed him selfe of kilmore, and fourteen great Guns, which Sir Robert
Stuart endeavored to block up both by Sea and Land, whereby to starve and take the
the City at pleasure, in stopping and offering to sink the ships with the late provisions
of Parliament, sent thither for releife of the City: and severall other Vessells
from England and Scotland which he would not suffer to passe or traffique with the
City until it was necessitated to grant him advantagious conditions: He also intimated
of his seizing of Lefford Fort, Castle Derrige and Castle M. Gra the fishings of