Before the late Troubles three Pirates entered into this Haven, landed two Pieces of Artillery upon the Shore; under whose Protection, and that of two of their Ships, the third took the Benefit to be careen'd, and continued there for fifteen Days, in fpite of all the Strength and Endeavour, the whole County could make to expel them. Having finished their Work at their Leifure, they quitted the River, and landed in fome of the adjacent Islands, where they furnished themselves with as many Muttons and other Provifions as ferved their Turn, and failed away without the least Prejudice received.

If fo few Ships were able to commit fo evident Infolences without Controul, let us consider, what might be acted by a whole Navy landing there to the Detriment of the Country, which by fortifying of the Haven might undoubtedly be prevented; otherwise an hoftile. Fleet entering there, may easily seize the Haven and fortify it, plunder and burn all the Towns and Villages in the Country, and retire at their Pleasure, before any Shipping could be fent from the Thames or the Downes to encounter them, three several Winds being requifite

to fail with into thofe Parts from the east of

England.

A deplorable Inconvenience through the Defect of Fortification to this Haven happened in the time of the late Troubles. His Majefty's Forces being fuperior in the Field in that Country, the adverfe Strength confined within the Walls of Pembroke, one Swanley Captain of the Swallow-Frigate, in the Enemy's Service, entered the Haven, who joining his marine Forces to thofe of Pembroke, they unitedly took the Field; and finding the Royalifts carelefs, as contemning their weak Number, fought them in the plain Field, and routed them; through which Misfortune the Royalifts were beaten quite out of the Country, and fhortly after out of all Wales, through the Benefit of that Victory; when, had the contrary happened, Wales had continued a firm footing for his Majefties Army, and an advantageous Retreat, upon all finifter Events.

Now we have difcovered the Inconveniencies Milford Haven is fubject to, for the want of all Fortification, we fhall manifeft the Adages the Town and Haven of Tenby and Iland of Caldee afford. The Town, ftand

ing upon a Plot of high Land, with a small Castle at the Extremity of it towards the Sea, may be made as impregnable to the Landfide, as it is inacceffible on the Seafide, being a very high Rock and a moft formidable Precipice, if at the narrow Juncture of it toward the Land (it being there not an hundred Paces broad) it were separated from it. That Side, which flanks on the Sea and Haven, needs no Art to fortify it, Nature having fupplied that with the Inacceffibility of the Precipice. The oppofite Side landward is oblique, and, with no great Coft or Labour, might be made as infcalable as the other. The Kay, though but little, is capable to receive Ships of great Burthen, and fecure from all Winds, except that of the north-east. Those Ships, which cannot arrive thither to receive Shelter upon Occafion of Diftrefs, fhall receive it between Caldee and the Land, where there is good Anchorage, and Security from all Winds. This Place lies fo conveniently for the Dif covery of all Ships, that fhall fail between it and the Lands End of England into the River of Severne, that no Ship in the Day time, can pass unken'd; and those, that harbour there, VOL. I. Ee

can easily interrupt all the Commerce of foreign Parts with Bristol, Glocefter, Cheptow, and all the reft of the Towns within the Severne; fo that the Confequence of this Place will not be inconfiderable, did the Realm (which God forbid) fall again into a Relapse of Difobedience,

OBSERVATIONS

UPON THE

LONG PARLIAMENT

OF

CHARLES the First.

A

FTER the King in the long Parliament had past the Act of Continuance, he was forced in a few Months to prorogue and diffolve himself from them, who never left, until they had adjourned him to another World. For the Members of the House of Commons are but a kind of Botchers and Members of decaying Governments, which they sometimes dress and (turn; but have nothing to do with those that are firm and substantial. They meet to reform the Mifcarriages of others; but are