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<P>A TRVE AND SAD RELATION Of divers pa&s;&s;ages in Somer&s;et|&s;hire, between the Country and the Ca|valeers concerning the <HI>Militia,</HI> and the Commi&s;&s;ion of <HI>Array, Augu&s;t.</HI> 5. 1642.</P>
<P>Wherein &s;ome were &s;laine, others di&s;tracted, and the Town of <HI>Wells</HI> taken by the Ca|valeers, and &s;ince be&s;ieged by the Countrey.</P>
<P>With the Votes of the Lords and Com|mons concerning divers Delin|quents in that Action.</P>
<P><HI>Iohn Brown</HI> Cler. Parliament.</P>
<P>LONDON, Printed by <HI>A. N.</HI> for <HI>Ed. Blackmore,</HI> and <HI>Richard Lownds,</HI> 1642.</P>
<P>Augu&s;t. 9.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Long to hear from you, in regard I mu&s;t informe you of the great mi&s;ery this Countrey is in, the Cavaleers in <HI>Somer&s;et&s;hire</HI> have u|&s;ed violence on the Yeomanry, and have tur|ned them out of doores, and take their arms from them, the people &s;eeing it could not &s;uf|fer it, For if they prevaile now they think they &s;hall be &s;laves for ever. For the Lord <HI>Pawlet</HI> hath declared that it is not fit for any Country Yeoman to have above ten pound a yeere: the people murmured much at him: the malig|nant part have as it were proclaimed war al|ready, For place of Randevouz is <HI>Wells,</HI> this Week the people came in daily. For the <HI>Militia</HI> ye&s;terday was appointed, at the meeting there came in thirty thou&s;and, for the <HI>Militia,</HI> there is five hundred gone out of <HI>Bri&s;toll,</HI> they went ye&s;terday morning, and are not returned yet,
<PB N="2" REF="3">it is but twelve miles where the Army lies, there is like to be fearfull times here. There came in on Thur&s;day night again&s;t Friday, a hundred men for the <HI>Militia,</HI> they being few in re&s;pect of the malignant party, they went out of <HI>Wells,</HI> and killed &s;ome, and tooke the re&s;t, for the number it is but few that were killed, they are mercile&s;&s;e men, they care not what they doe: the Deputy-Lievtenants have demanded their pri&s;oners but cannot have them: they have all ihis night beene planting Ordnance again&s;t <HI>Wells,</HI> and wil certainly bat|ter down the town unle&s;&s;e they deliver them: there is like to be great bloud&s;hedding; the people have re&s;olued rather to lo&s;e their lives then to be &s;laves, the people have bin out this two dayes and two nights, and have not time to refre&s;h them&s;elves, the place to meet at is on Mendip: the Cavaliers faild their promi&s;e, and did not appeare ye&s;terday, in regard of the many that came again&s;t them: you would admire to &s;ee what weapons the people got for want of Armes: there is not two thou&s;and of the Advers party: the chiefe are the Mar|que&s;&s;e of <HI>Hartford,</HI> the Lord <HI>Paulet,</HI> &s;ir <HI>Ralph
<PB N="3" REF="3">Hopon,</HI> &s;ir <HI>Francis Dorington,</HI> &amp; Ma&s;ter <HI>Smith</HI> for the Pa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">liament, There is &s;ir <HI>Francis Poppam</HI> and his &s;onne, &s;ir <HI>Iohn Horner,</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Richard Col<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc;</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Sirood,</HI> Ma&s;ter <HI>Pine,</HI> &s;ir <HI>Edward Hun|gerford,</HI> &s;ir <HI>Edward Gainton;</HI> There comes in for their a&s;&s;i&s;tance, <HI>Gloce&s;ter, Wilts, Dor&s;et,</HI> and <HI>De|vo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter"></HI> &s;hires, Ma&s;ter <HI>Alexander Poppam</HI> be&s;tirres him&s;elfe bravely: our well affected people in the Town have &s;ent three or foure field peeces to him, and much Armes, Lord grant them a good &s;ucce&s;&s;e; This evening will produce much newes, I wi&s;h it may be for the be&s;t. I pray let me heare from you of that bu&s;ine&s;&s;e I wrote of, &s;o for this pre&s;ent I re&s;t,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Yours ever to be Commanded</HI> Io&s;eph Prowd. <HI>Bri&s;toll</HI></SIGNED> <DATELINE><DATE>Augu&s;t 5. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Die Veneris 5 Augu&s;t, 1642.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Re&s;olved upon the Que&s;tion by the Lords and Commons in Parliament.</HEAD>
<P>THat Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton.</HI> M. <HI>Tho. Smith, and</HI> Captaine <HI>Iohn Digby</HI> &s;hall be di&s;abled to &s;it as Members of the Hou&s;e of Commons during this Parliament.</P>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved, &amp;c.</HI> That Captaine <HI>Iohn Digby</HI> be forth with &s;ent for as Delin|quent.</P>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved &amp;c.</HI> That Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton,</HI> Mr. <HI>Tho. Smith,</HI> Sir <HI>Ferdinand Gorges,</HI> and Sir <HI>Francis Dodington</HI> be forthwith &s;ent for as Delinquents.</P>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved, &amp;c.</HI> That <HI>Richard Board. Hercules Whiting, Nicholas Dounton, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="2 letters">mes Stroud, Iohn Walker,</HI> and <HI>John Cooth,</HI> the Par&s;on of <HI>Shipton&punc; <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 word">.</HI> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="pdcc" EXTENT="1 letter">e forthwith &s;ent for as Delinquents.</P>
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<OPENER>ORDERED,</OPENER>
<P>THat the High Sheriffe of the County of <HI>Somer&s;et,</HI> and the Deputy-Lievtenants and Committees of the &s;ame County, and the Forces that &s;hall be &s;ent downe to the a&s;&s;i&s;tance of the &s;aid Deputy-Lievienants, and Comittee, be all required to u&s;e their be&s;t endeavours for the apprehending and &s;ending up to the Parliament the Delinquents voted of that County.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>August.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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