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<P>A PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT Earle of ESSEX, &amp;c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the defence of the Prote&s;tant Religion, King, Parliament, and Kingdome. Together with A Letter from a Gentleman of quality re&s;iding in the Army, concerning the advancement of the Army towards <HI>Oxford.</HI></P>
<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>T. G.</HI> 1644.</P>
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<HEAD>ROBERT Earle of <HI>E&s;&s;ex,</HI> &amp;c. Captaine Generall of the Army imployed for the de|fence of the Prote&s;tant Reli|gion, King, Parliament, and Kingdome.</HEAD>
<P>_WHereas the&s;e Countries have beene very much afflicted and oppre&s;&s;ed by the enemy, and we are now come to relieve them of their hard bon|dage. It is therefore my expre&s;&s;e will
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and plea&s;ure, and I doe hereby &s;traight|ly charge and command all Officers and Souldiers of Hor&s;e, Foot, and Dragoons, belonging to the Army under my com|mand, that they and every of them doe forthwith after Proclamation hereof made, forbeare (notwith&s;tanding any pre|tence what&s;oever) to plunder or &s;poile any of the goods of the inhabitants of the&s;e Countries, or offer any violence or other prejudice unto them, upon paine of death without mercie. </P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under my hand and &s;eale <DATE>this 26 of <HI>May,</HI> 1644.</DATE></DATELINE> <SIGNED>ESSEX.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>A Letter from a Gentleman of quality re&s;iding in the Army, to his friend in <HI>LONDON.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_THe Armies are this day on their march. Ye&s;terday the Lord <HI>Roberts</HI> Mar&s;hall Ge|nerall of the field marched with a party of Hor&s;e and Foot (by his Excellencies order) and po&s;&s;e&s;t them&s;elves of <HI>Abington,</HI> which the enemy the day be|fore
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quitted, and retreated to <HI>Oxford;</HI> truely (ble&s;&s;ed be God) the enemy flies before us and dur&s;t not oppo&s;e. The Coun|trey where we now are, are in a very poore condition, and truly the enemy dealt &s;o inhumanely with them, that they have al|mo&s;t &s;tript them of all they had in this Towne; as I am infor|med, &s;ome of them ript up Sows bellies great with Pigges, and did other incredible acts of wor&s;e nature, be&s;ides ravi&s;hing three mayds; and when they had done this, they &s;aid they would do what other mi&s;chiefe they could, becau&s;e they had but a &s;hort time to raigne. Herein
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is his Excellencies Proclama|tion to &s;ave all that is left by the enemy, which is very little. I re&s;t,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your a&s;sured friend.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Blewbery,</HI> <DATE>May 26. 1644. in the morning.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<P><HI>Sir William Waller</HI> was this day at <HI>Sutton,</HI> which is between <HI>Oxford</HI> and <HI>Abington.</HI></P>
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