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<NAME>Emma Leeson Huber</NAME>
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<HEAD>The true Copy of a Letter &s;ent from Port&s;mouth
by GEORGE GUILLIMS to Mr ROBERT VVHITNEY dwelling
in Hereford&s;hire; and intercepted among&s;t others
by &s;ome of the PARLIAMENTS Troops:</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">VVhereby it doth plainly appeare that the Papi&s;ts or Malignant
Party, doe &s;eeke out all wayes and meanes to work the ruine and
de&s;truction of the Prote&s;tants.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Noble Ma&s;ter,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_HAving ever been ambitious to &s;erve you, and alwayes de&s;irous to have you with us, I have
thought it part of my love and &s;ervice to acquaint you with our proceedings here in <HI>Port&s;mouth;</HI>
where Colonell <HI>Goring</HI> our Generall hath declared him&s;elfe for the King, and the whole
Towne and Garri&s;on; Colonell <HI>Goring</HI> hath a Commi&s;&s;ion, for the rai&s;ing of Hor&s;e and Foot
from the King: And if you plea&s;e to bend your &s;elfe this way, 'twill bee as honourably and
well taken, as if you &s;hould bend your cour&s;e to the North: al&s;o if you intend to meet the
King, I think you will a&s;&s;oone doe it here as any where, for his Maje&s;ty is here expected; The
condition is thus, If you rai&s;e hor&s;e and bring them in here, levie money there is as yet none allowed, but this be
&s;ure, you &s;hall receive your own entertainment as Captane; you &s;hall have conduct money, and halfe a crown
a day for every hor&s;e; here you &s;hall finde all your old friends, Captain <HI>Donnell</HI> Lievtenant Colonell, Captaine
<HI>Bellinghim,</HI> Captain <HI>Burge&s;&s;e,</HI> my &s;elfe, with many others of your acquaintance: &s;tirre up your &s;elfe and write to all
your friends, and try how &s;trong you can make your &s;elf, you may write to Mr <HI>Manington</HI> and the re&s;t of your
friends the Catholiks and Divines about you, and &s;ee if they will furni&s;h you with each a hor&s;e and a man; as for
Armes here is none, therefore you mu&s;t furni&s;h your &s;elf at <HI>Bri&s;tow</HI> or otherwhere, for all other things, Ammuniti|on
and Artillery here is enough; you mu&s;t provide your &s;elfe with two Trumpeters, if they be three they &s;hall be
welcome; as for Armes you will have them better cheap and with le&s;&s;e trouble at <HI>Bri&s;tow</HI> than at <HI>London.</HI> Send
this newes with all &s;peed to Captaine <HI>Charles Price,</HI> and tell him that the Lord <HI>Wentworth</HI> is our Generall of the
hor&s;e, and &s;ee what hor&s;e he will &s;et you forth with, for I doubt not, but he will forward you in the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e; the
journey is not long, <HI>Chiche&s;ter</HI> is in the midway, but faile not to &s;end away a tru&s;ty Me&s;&s;enger whether you
will come or no, that the place may be kept open for you, for I have engag'd my &s;elfe that there &s;hall be an an&s;wer
in fourteen dayes. Thus hoping of your re&s;pect to my care I re&s;t with my true love, and Captaine <HI>Burge&s;&s;e</HI> his
re&s;pect,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your ever loving Servant to command
George Guillims.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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