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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE EXAMINATION OF
IOSVAH HILL, taken at <HI>NORTHAMPTON,</HI> in the Pre&s;ence
of the EARLE of ESSEX, Generall of the Army, <DATE>the 14^t^h of September.</DATE></HEAD>
<P>_THe King &s;ent a Letter to Ma&s;ter Major of <HI>Nottingham,</HI> requiring one thou&s;and pound: And parti|cular
Warrants to divers private men for two hundred pounds a man, And other &s;everall Summes.
If this was not paid, the Cavaliers threatened to plunder.</P>
<P>After, His Maje&s;ty was plea&s;ed to &s;end the Lord <HI>Newarke</HI> to Ma&s;ter Major to double the thou|&s;and
pound.</P>
<P>Captaine <HI>Legg</HI> &s;aid, that he thought <HI>Nettingham</HI> men were A Generation of Devils: And &s;aid, if he knew a
Round-head, he would knocke him over the pate.</P>
<P>The Hou&s;e of one Mi&s;tre&s;&s;e <HI>Piggot</HI> was plundred by Warrant from His Maje&s;ty.</P>
<P>The Trained Bands of the County of <HI>Nottingham</HI> being &s;ummoned in by Warrant from the Lord <HI>Newarke,</HI>
were all di&s;armed by Cavaliers: Threatening any one that refu&s;ed, to pi&s;toll him.</P>
<P>Serjeant <HI>Bowne,</HI> and Alderman <HI>Toplady,</HI> have u&s;ed all po&s;sible endeavours to have taken away the life of one
Ma&s;ter <HI>Hooper,</HI> Steward to the Counte&s;&s;e of <HI>Clare,</HI> in charging of him with high Trea&s;on, for not delivering up
the Armes of his Lady.</P>
<P>There were in and about <HI>Nottingham</HI> near 500 Iri&s;h, very many Commanders, Iri&s;h and Papi&s;ts, and increa&s;ed
daily.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>September 14th</DATE></DATELINE> <SIGNED>IOSVAH HILL.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>September 9^t^h 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_THe&s;e are to certifie all tho&s;e whom it may concerne, That I <HI>Augu&s;tine Harper</HI> of <HI>Market Harborow,</HI>
being taken by the Cavaliers, who tooke away my Mare, Saddle and Bridle, and all the money in my
pur&s;e, and being brought before the Lord of <HI>Carnarvan</HI> to be examined. Notwith&s;tanding, they had no
ju&s;t occa&s;ion again&s;t me, did abu&s;e me with ill Language, calling me Round-headed Rogue, and that I
was an enemy to the King, to which I an&s;wered, That I was as good a Subject to his Maje&s;ty or his Lord&s;hip,
he called for a Booke, and &s;aid, he would try that, and did tender me an Oath, whether I would fight for the King
again&s;t the Parliament, which I refu&s;ing to take, was committed to the cu&s;tody of the Cavaliers.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Augu&s;tine Harper.</SIGNED>
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<P>Witne&s;&s;e to the &s;ame,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Andrew Gill.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Ordered to be printed, together with the Examination of <HI>Augu&s;tine Harper</HI> taken at
<HI>Northampton,</HI> <DATE>9<HI>^t^h SEPTEMBER.</HI></DATE></P>
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<P><HI>LONDON, Printed for</HI> Edward Husbands, <HI>and</HI> John Franke. 1642.</P>
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