A True relation of certaine passages which Captaine Basset brought from the west parts of Cornewall : concerning some shippes which came from Bilbo in Spaine to goe to Ireland, but were driven into an iland called St. Ives, by reason of tempestuous weather : wherein was found great store of popish reliques, beside friers, priests, and Jesuites : there was also a ship which came from France to goe to Ireland, wherein was found divers commanders, and officers who are ordered by the Parliament to come up to London with a strong guard : likewise, three ships which are in Dunkerke laden with ammunition and men for Ireland : as also, severall propositions made by the citie of London, for the raising of a million of money for the speedy subduing of the rebels in Ireland, twenty members of the House of Commons having subscribed already for 20,000 pounds.
Published: (1642)