Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Oxford December 1645 Civil War Update Amid Stalemate

Letters from Oxford dated December 26 1645 describe treachery attempts to betray the Royalist defense at Exeter and Plymouth as Parliament forces block Excerer and march from Tiverton toward Crediton. Reports cite a large money bribe offered to a governor to surrender and the treachery being punished by martial law. Other dispatches note commissions managing Newarke and funds for armies, with Parliament debating peace terms and the City of London’s security.