What the nation needs to know

Forget all this talk of politics,armies and battles it appears that the readers of the "Argus Panoptes" have one major issue on their minds. They want to know ,indeed are demanding to know, what has happened to Prince Rupert's pet poodle "Boy"? By now all the nation will have heard the news that the Prince himself suffered a serious wound at the Thirsk fight against the Scots, (rumours are reaching our northern reporter that the Prince himself is now recovered and keen to rejoin the fight), BUT as yet no word has been heard about the fate of the much loved "Boy". Many readers have voiced the opinion that the Pictish hordes may well have eaten him! We all know that these Celtic wildmen have some strange habits. The "Argus" on behalf of our readers demand a statement from the King's spokesman or the Prince himself concerning the fate of this much loved pooch!