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<NAME>Elspeth Healey</NAME>
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<HEAD>A True Coppy of a Letter from the Right Ho|nourable Lady, the Lady ELIZABETH HATTON, left at the remove of her Honours Hou&s;hold from <HI>Stoke</HI> neer <HI>Wind&s;or</HI> (upon hea|ring of Prince <HI>Ruperts</HI> approach towards tho&s;e Parts) to be deli|vered to his EXCELLENCIE.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_THe great Honour and comfort I (though unworthy) have had in the knowledge and favour of that mo&s;t Excellent <HI>Prince&s;&s;e</HI> the <HI>Queen</HI> your Mother, made mee often joy in my con&s;tant re&s;olution to &s;erve her Maje&s;ty and all hers, by the be&s;t wayes and meanes in my power; and therefore mu&s;t be infinitely, or mo&s;t heartily &s;orry to flie from this dwelling, even when I heare Your <HI>Excellency</HI> is comming &s;o neere it, which how&s;oever, with all in or about it, is mo&s;t willingly expo&s;ed to your plea&s;ure, and Accommodation in particular, as it mu&s;t al&s;o ever be commanded by his Maie&s;ty. But <HI>Sir,</HI> let me humbly offer what my Age and experience of others wi&s;dome and ob&s;ervation hath offorded my under|&s;tanding; which concludes, that the Parliament is the only firme foundation of the greate&s;t e&s;tabli&s;hment, the King, his Po&s;terity, or Allies, can wi&s;h and attaine; the de|fence or con&s;ervation whereof, is no way to be effected but by its owne Body. And therefore if you &s;hould per&s;i&s;t in the unhappine&s;&s;e to &s;upport any advice to break the Parliament upon any pretence what&s;oever; you &s;hall concurre to de&s;troy the be&s;t ground-work for his Maie&s;ties pro&s;perity; whereon there is &s;o great dependance as makes my apprehen&s;ion withdraw my pen from your farther trouble, that gaines me leave to re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><SALUTE>Excellent Sir,
A true Beades-woman for his Maie&s;ties be&s;t pro&s;perity: And your mo&s;t humble Servant,</SALUTE>
<SIGNED>ELIZABETH HATTON.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Stoke the</HI> 24^t^h. <HI>of October,</HI> 1642.</DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P>London, Printed by R. B. for VVilliam Ley, 1642.</P>
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