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<P>A
CONTINVATION
<HI>OF</HI>
The late proceedings of His Maje&s;ties Ar|my
at <HI>Shrewsbury, Bridge-North,</HI> and
<HI>MANCHESTER:</HI>
VVITH A
<HI>Particular relation of the Actions and &s;trength
thereof, and likewi&s;e of the Preparations
of His Maje&s;ties removall towards</HI>
London, York, <HI>or el&s;ewere.</HI></P>
<P>VVritten by a good hand from the Army.</P>
<P>London Printed for <HI>M. Batt, October</HI> 12. 1642.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Shrewsbury,</HI> <DATE><HI>Octob.</HI> 8. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Received yours of the fourth of <HI>Octo|ber,</HI>
and thank you for your relation
of the proceedings of the Parlia|ment,
which are welcome to all
Loyall and true-hearted Snbjects;
There is daily here &s;pred among&s;t us many lying
and &s;candalous reports again&s;t that high and Ho|nourable
Court, to make it odious; but certain|ly
that cau&s;e mu&s;t needs be bad, which makes u&s;e
of lyes to &s;upport it. I &s;hall give you the be&s;t In|telligence
I can of the &s;trength of his Maje&s;ties
Army: It is related among&s;t us, that it doth in|crea&s;e
daily, and as I am an eye-witne&s;&s;e my &s;elf,
and have it likewi&s;e from others; It doth con&s;i&s;t
of &s;ix thou&s;and Foote, three thou&s;and Hor&s;e, and
fifteene hundred Dragooneers, which, if &s;upplies
come not &s;peedily in, mu&s;t in few dayes muteny:
The Countrey hath been in particular dealt with
for lending monies, and Commi&s;&s;ioners appoint|ed
for receiving thereof, and every man of any
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ability hath payed &s;omewhat, who &s;o refu&s;ed, or
gave not &s;o much as was expected, was threaten|ed
to be plundered: This money is all &s;pent, and
what el&s;e his Maje&s;ties Plate could coyne, which
I can a&s;&s;ure you was not much: Now the Gen|try
and U&s;urers are againe &s;ent to, to know what
they will lend the King upon &s;ecurity, and great
&s;ummes are demanded, but whether upon the
former conditions we know not; They have a
&s;aying among&s;t the Souldiers, that all rich men
are Round-heads, and therefore they may bee
bold with them, and certainly they make good
their words, by their practi&s;e, for they have plun|dered
many Gentlemens hou&s;es in the&s;e parts,
and tho&s;e too which were not &s;o well affected to
the Parliament, whereby men &s;ee now what is to
be expected from them: We feare when his Ma|je&s;ty
goes, which they &s;ay he will upon Munday
or Tue&s;day next, we &s;hall be ill dealt with by the
common Souldiers, both in Town and Country;
We have had Warrants to &s;end in Hor&s;es and
Carts for his removall, which are come towards
<HI>Salop,</HI> but whither his Maje&s;ty intends, is not cer|tainly
knowne, it is given out he intends for <HI>Lon|don.</HI>
I pray God ble&s;&s;e him, and &s;end him well
thither in peace, but it is conceived by others, that
he will march towards <HI>Yorke,</HI> and take <HI>Manche|&s;ter</HI>
in the way, where the new Earle of <HI>Darby</HI>
hath had but ill &s;ucce&s;&s;e, he hath lo&s;t above two
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hundred men. La&s;t Tue&s;day he was faine to
leave it, and it is given out for the reparation of
his Honour, that his Meje&s;ty &s;ent twice for him.
Had there not been &s;ome faint-heartedne&s;&s;e in
&s;ome of the prime Gentry in <HI>Che&s;hire,</HI> who would
&s;tand as Neutrals, there had been as great an op|po&s;ition
there, as in any other County, and tho&s;e
Gentlemen have found but little favour, for they
&s;tand committed at Court, and their Hou&s;es have
been plundered, the County is di&s;armed, and
likewi&s;e at <HI>Wrexam</HI> his Maje&s;ty &s;ent for the In|habitants
of <HI>Denbigh&s;hire,</HI> and <HI>Flint&s;hire,</HI> and hath
di&s;armed them: Mo&s;t of our Gentry hereabouts
are made Captaines, and re&s;olve to goe with the
Army, &s;ome that you know very well, that came
to <HI>Salop</HI> this la&s;t night for that purpo&s;e, and in
hope of plunder, for his Maje&s;ty we heare is in
great want of money, and he is fallen into a bar|ren
part of the Kingdome for that, or any other
provi&s;ion fit for an Army, &s;o that if the Mint at
<HI>Salop</HI> do want &s;upply, we feare it will goe hard
with us, a Garri&s;on of 2000. are &s;ent to <HI>Bridge-North</HI>
to relieve and keep that from the Earle of
<HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI> his Forces, the like, or more, with &s;ome
pieces of Ordnance are to be left at <HI>Salop</HI> for the
&s;ame purpo&s;e: there are all &s;orts of Nations (I
thinke) about the Court, and I admire the Papi&s;ts
doe &s;o re&s;ort thither, &s;ince his Maje&s;ties Procla|mation
to the contrary: many of his Maje&s;ties
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Officers and meniall &s;ervants pray for peace, and
it is verily beleeved his Maje&s;ty is graciou&s;ly in|clined
to it, but the Cavaliers will not endure to
heare of it, but rather will adventure upon mo&s;t
de&s;perate things. I conceive it great pitty his
Maje&s;ty &s;hould be brought into any &s;treights&punc;
God reward them that have been the occa&s;ion of
it; but this I am &s;ure of, he is much abu&s;ed by his
plundering Cavaliers, who daily plunder and un|doe
men, and &s;ay they have Commi&s;&s;ion for it:
They have plundered Ma&s;ter <HI>Nichols</HI> Hou&s;e, who
is Sheriffe of <HI>Montgomery,</HI> and burned his wri|tings,
&s;poiled his hou&s;e, &s;old his furnace, and the
Iron of his Carts, it is much doubted the&s;e pa&s;&s;a|ges,
and other the like, will withdraw the affe|ctions
of his Maje&s;ties Subjects from him, this is
the &s;ub&s;tance of all: Prince <HI>Robert</HI> and the Duke
are yet in <HI>Salop,</HI> they lie at Ma&s;ter <HI>Jones</HI> hou&s;e
the Lawyer, it is reported here the Terme is ad|journed,
I pray let us heare if it be &s;o. They tell
us likewi&s;e that the Parliament Forces have had
a great overthrow at <HI>Hereford,</HI> and that they are
weake and dare not fight, but are returned backe
towards <HI>London,</HI> and that one halfe thereof are
again&s;t them utterly. I beleeve his Maje&s;ties Ar|my,
Hor&s;e and Foote, is above ten thou&s;and, but
its feared the Voluntiers, not one of ten can give
fire, many young boyes come in daily, to what
number they may increa&s;e we know not; the
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Hor&s;e of our County are gone to <HI>Bridge-North</HI> in
his Maje&s;ties &s;ervice, the Armes of &s;everall
Welch Counties are brought to <HI>Salop:</HI> Your la&s;t
Letter came &s;afe; I de&s;ire to heare from you,
which way my Lord of <HI>E&s;&s;ex</HI> intends. I &s;uppo&s;e
you heare more at <HI>London.</HI> My &s;ervice.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>I re&s;t,</HI>
Yours.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><DATE><HI>Octob.</HI> 8. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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