War measures and troop movements amid Civil War actions
Parliament orders joint committees to prosecute the war with vigor. A Commons member advances 1000 pounds for Pembrokeshire relief, with reimbursement. News from the army reports the King marching west with riders toward Bristol, Fairfax pursuing, and Leicester secured. Carlisle reportedly ready to surrender with English garrison. various skirmishes and captures described near Newark and Northampton with local authorities restoring order.