A PETITJON PRESENTED TO THE LORDS and COMMONS, BY The royal Party in the County of SUSSEX.  
Also two Votes agreed on by both Houses, For Col. WHALEY to prosecute all advantages against those now in arms in the County of ESSEX.  
WITH, A true Relation of a great Victory in NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, obtained by Col. wait Knight, a Member of the House of Commons.  
LIKEWISE, A. total defeat given to those forces in KENT, under Sir RICHARD HARDRESS at FEVERSHAM,( who formerly besieged DOVER Castle) by Commissary Gen. Ir●ton, and Col. Barkst●ad.  

Imprimatur G. M.   
LONDON, Printed for J. J. MDCXLVIII.   

A total deseate given to the Royalists in Kent, by the Forces of that Renowned general, THOMAS Lord FAIRFAX.  
In a Letter sent from Rochester, the 9. of june 1648. to a Friend.  
SIR,  
VPon the relieving of Dover Castle by colonel Rich, and colonel Hewson, That night b●ing the 6. of June, the Mayor of Dover in the name of himself, and the Jurates, Officers, an Inhabitants of Dover, sent a Trump●t to Col. Rich, for an Act of indemnity, and other things, lest they should oppose him. He denied to grant them any because they refused it, when they might have had it from the Parliament, and so marched into the town, expecting opposition, but the Mayor, and 300, more in arms, instead of resisting, betook themselves to the Fort, which was summoned as soon as our Guards wee set in the Town, and they im●eadialy y●elded. Whereupon he sent a Company of Foot to possess the Fort, where he found 70. Barrels of Powder, besides Ordnance, and arms; He sent another party towards Sandwich, which we hope by this time is surrendered, and another party to deal, and Sandon Castles, of which you will shortly have an account. In the mean time Col. Barksteads Regimen, and the horse sent from the general, unde come. general Jreton, towards Canterbury, marched their day near Feversham, met with a porty from Sir Rich: Hardresse,( who lately besieged Dover Castle,) Sir Thomas Palmer, sir William Man▪ and divers other Genr. of quality, desiring a Parley, which by reason that the Foot upon this expedition designed into Essex,( where there so general need) was condesended unto, and the matter of the artillery, instantly agreed to, but the Messenger came away before they were put into a form and signed; one A●●icle was concluded, That at six of the Clock tomorrow morning we were to enter the town, and all the arms and Ammunition are to brought into the Cathedrall. I for to acquaint you, that our party marched with Ladders instantly to storm the place when Messenger met them, and a party of the Enemies Horse, some 4 miles from the town, charged the van of our Horse, we killed one, and ●ooke 20. I doubt not but Kent will be soon reduced, which being known to the Ships, will be a great inducement to them to return to the obedience of the Parliament. His Excellency hath sent unto them by such * persons, who may probably prevail with them, assuring his endeavours for In●empnity: I am,  
R●chester, 9 june 12. 〈…〉 at night. Your humble Servant, William clerk,   

Orders from the Lord general for the bringing in of those Horses, taken taken from the Enemy in Kent, to the Quarter Master general, for use of the State.  
HIs Excellency the Lord Fairfax made these Orders concerning the Horse that were taken from ●he Enemy in Kent,, viz:  
I do hereby order and require, neither of Foot nor Horse, shall march with no more Horse, then what he is mounted on; and for those that have been lately taken as Prizes from the Enemy; as well every private soldier, as other of Horse or dragoons, they are to be disposed with speed and care for the public Service: to bee sent to the Quarter Master Ge●erall, and he to set some ma●ke on them for the States use: and to sand them in to my Secretary for what horses they so agree, and what prizes, as well saddles and other A●mes, which the Souldiers hath not use for: If any soldier or Office● shall refuse to obey this, they are to have such punishment, as the Articles of War●e doth provide to be inflicted, in case of opposition in that par●icular. This is to be observed from tuesday or Wednesday, at the farthest, being the 6. of june,  
The Malignant and papistical party in Essex grow very presump●uous; the Honest party hath withdraw themselves from them. The honest men and town of Colchester have turned Sir Charles Lucas forth, and do clearly st●nd for the parliament and Army, and do protest, they will not countenance no such papistical Malignants, but are a fortyfying the town, and standing upon their own guard. There is Sir John Hunnywood who hath raised and brought in 2000. Foot and Horse, of honest and well-affected men, who are come from about Cocksell side in Essex; yet that Malignant party, that is the remainder of Gorings, and they of Lucas F●ction, are very high, and have refused the Ordinance for indemnity: Upon which the Parliament hath Voted this Order to Col. Whaly, R●solved that t●is House doth declare, that Coll. Whaley, and the rest of the Parliament Forces, may pursue those that continue in arms in the County of Essex against the Parliament, and do Order that they forthwith pursue them, and p●osecuting their advantages upon them accordingly.  
His excellency hath sent over more into Essex, a brigade of 3000. foot and Horse to subdue the Enemy there, Col. Whaley and his party d●th keeps their rendezvous at Wallen Common, near Barnet wood, and Lucas and Gorings party is about Ingerston, they formerly refused the Ordinance for indemnity, but now it will not be granted unto them: It is much to be admired that there should be such a plague of judgement and blindn●sse fall upon, the people to think that Goring a●d Lucas two Papists, A●hists, or worse, that these men should sit in the behalf of the Essex Petition, where in the chief scope is a desiring of the fulfilling of the covenant: this is a most fearful spirit of madness which is fallen upon the people.  
Upon Friday last there came a very presumptuous Petition cut of Sussex, who there is no question but Goring and his complices ordered the dr●ft, he h●th been skulking thereabouts any time this 4. months, and his residence hath been much and often at a Parliament mans house, time will discover more: it is a shane to think how this Kingdom hath and is bought and sold.  
There hath been within these few dayes likewis●, a plotting contrivance of mischief in Hampshire, at Lomer Ash, where there was a great me●t●ng and concourse of people under p●etenc● of Petitioning, but that honourable Col. Norton, hath raised Regiment of horse, who soon prevented their mischievous intentions: The devil hath his game to play in every County throughout the Kingdom, a man would think, that this late passage in Kent, and the ch●stisement they have had in Wales by the Lieutenant Generalls work, somewhat upon their tempers, Col. wait, one of the Knights for the County of Rutland, hath suppressed the body of the enemy that was rising in Lincolnshire, Rutlandshire, and Northamptonshire, by a well-affected party, taken many pri●oners▪ most of which he hath discharged, except those which were the chief for them, he sent to the Parl. that he may have a Commission from my Lord general, to try them for their lives by Martiall Law, which was granted to them: The House ordered thanks to be sent unto him, for the exceeding good service he had done in those parts.  
FINIS.