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<HEAD>THE COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN FROM HIS EXCELLENCY, TO THE COUNTY OF <HI>WARWICK.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Have advi&s;e that the Kings Forces are upon their March towards <HI>Coven|try,</HI> I need not minde you of the lamentable di&s;tre&s;&s;es which mu&s;t at|tend every man which falls into their hands, and the particular danger, if the City of <HI>Coventry</HI> be taken; therefore that all the Kingdome may know that the profe&s;sions of your love to Religion, Liberty, and Coun|trey are not in vaine, be now encouraged to &s;hew your &s;elves gallantly for the defence thereof, and rai&s;e all the Trained Bands and Voluntiers of your County to defend the City of <HI>Coventry,</HI> and your County from any violence by oppo&s;ing their comming thither: I have al&s;o written to rai&s;e up the County of <HI>Northampton</HI> for your defence; I have al&s;o written Letters to the Counties of <HI>Leice&s;ter</HI> and <HI>Darby,</HI> to advi&s;e them al&s;o to gather head, to hinder their pa&s;&s;age into your countrey: And now being confident that upon the receipt hereof, that you will in&s;tantly fall upon the worke, le&s;t delayes herein may become your owne prejudice, I bid you Farewell, re&s;ting</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Worce&s;ter, <DATE>October 2. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE> <SIGNED>Your mo&s;t a&s;&s;ured Friend,ESSEX.</SIGNED>
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<P>Gentl: If upon your ri&s;ing I may perceive your carefulne&s;s for your own pre&s;ervation, and give me intimation thereof, I &s;hall doe my part to give you &s;uch a&s;&s;i&s;tance as &s;hall become me, and may be &s;utable to the occa&s;ion.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>October 10. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE><LB>
<SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Received your Letter the la&s;t weeke, and I ble&s;&s;e God for the good newes that it brought with it, concerning <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> Victory of <HI>Manche&s;ter</HI> men, which &s;hewes that the cau&s;e, and not the &s;trength of Armes mu&s;t winne the day. VVee have Intelligence here, that to morrow both the Armies pitch for Battell, I &s;hould be glad to heare of peace; But if His Maje&s;ties heart be &s;o hardened, that we mu&s;t have VVar, I pray God that the right &s;ide may bring away the Trophy. I have inclo&s;ed a true Copy of a Letter that his Excellency writ to the coun|ties of <HI>Darby,</HI> and <HI>Warwicke;</HI> My Lord <HI>Say</HI> &s;ent it to our Quarter Se&s;sions, with a Let|ter of his owne, to advi&s;e the Countrey to be ready in Armes to hinder their comming among&s;t us, for it is their con&s;tant cour&s;e every night, to ride out by two or three hun|dreds, and to pillage and plunder Townes and Villages.</P>
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<P>London Printed for <HI>H. Blunden,</HI> October 13. 1642.</P>
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