Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Fragmented Civil War Update from Plymouth Armies

A fragmentary Civil War dispatch from Plymouth describes officers informing the State of the Lord Generals Arany at Lifithel and related West affairs. It notes prisoners sent to Ireland with Covenant, selection of Major Arwzdefl, and efforts to victual troops via Master Opeyque. Reports of scarce provisions, enemy pressure, and a failed land landing by the Lord Admiral on August 26. Further lines reference Sir William Waller, Kentish forces, and movements from Gloucester to Bath with 1400 horse and foot plus 500 from the Isle of Wight and additional troops from Chichester.