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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071115.tech.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Good Nevves from Plymouth:
Being a true Relation
Of the death of Sir Ralph Hopton, and many of
his Commanders, vvho by treachery &s;ought to &s;urpri&s;e
the good Towne of <HI>Plymouth.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_ON <HI>Munday</HI> la&s;t there was a great Trea&s;on found out, which is, That Sir
<HI>Nicholas Slaning,</HI> being acquainted with one of the Ma&s;ter Gunners in
<HI>Plymouth,</HI> &s;ent him a Letter to this effect: That if he would charge his Guns
with <HI>Powder</HI> and <HI>Paper,</HI> and give fal&s;e fire, hee would give him an hun|dred
pound; this newes being brought to the <HI>Mayor</HI> of <HI>Plymouth,</HI> he pre|&s;ently
&s;end for the &s;aid Gunner, and impri&s;oned him, and wrote backe a Letter in the Gun|ners
name, that all &s;hould be effected according to Sir <HI>Nicholas Slanings</HI> de&s;ire; upon which
promi&s;e, Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton</HI> went on, and &s;et upon one of the out works, with confidence to
enter; but <HI>Plymouth</HI> men having charged their great Peeces with &s;mall &s;hot, di&s;charged up|on
them, and &s;lew eight hundred of their men, among&s;t whom Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton</HI> was one.</P>
<P>This is very certain, I heard two men take their oaths, that they being at <HI>Stratton,</HI> &s;aw a
Hor&s;e-litter, guarded with &s;ixty Hor&s;e, who &s;aid the&s;e words: <HI>If the Devon&s;hire-Rogues &s;hould
heare of Sir</HI> Ralph Hoptons <HI>death, wee are all undone.</HI></P>
<P>On <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> la&s;t, Bar. <HI>Northcot</HI> having gathered 8000. men from the North parts of
<HI>Devon&s;hire,</HI> the <HI>Parliament</HI> was &s;et on by the <HI>Cavaliers</HI> at <HI>Chafford,</HI> ten miles from <HI>Exeter,</HI>
where they had a fight, and &s;lew &s;ixe of the <HI>Cavaliers</HI> upon the place, and one <HI>Commander,</HI>
cou&s;in to Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton;</HI> Sir <HI>William Maulton</HI> with the lo&s;&s;e onely of one man, and one
hurt, the Lord be prai&s;ed for it: The <HI>Commi&s;sion</HI> of the <HI>Millitia,</HI> have by their <HI>Warrant</HI> ga|thered
all the Countrey together, which are to meet this day together in a Body at <HI>Brint,</HI> and
to morrow to advance to <HI>Plymton.</HI> There are in all of our men for certaine, 30000. which are
of good courage.</P>
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<P><HI>Divers Letter &s;peake the &s;ame thing, onely they differ in number, and &s;peake of 17000. armed
men in the field, and &s;everall Townes and in <HI>Exeter.</HI></HI></P>
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<P>London, <HI>Printed for</HI> Francis Wright, Frebr. 20. 1643.</P>
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