A speech spoken vnto his Excellence the Earle of Warwicke by Captaine Farres in the behalfe of the whole county of Essex ; with his Excellence his gracious answer thereunto giving all his souldiers generall satisfaction not long before they marched forth from London towards Branford ; as allso, a true relation of the last Battail at Branford the 12 of November, betwixt His Maiestyes army and the Parliaments forces ; and how the cavaleers swore God damme them the devill was in their powder. Farres, Captain. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A40963 of text R19072 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing F523). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A40963) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 62094) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 248:E127, no 9) A speech spoken vnto his Excellence the Earle of Warwicke by Captaine Farres in the behalfe of the whole county of Essex ; with his Excellence his gracious answer thereunto giving all his souldiers generall satisfaction not long before they marched forth from London towards Branford ; as allso, a true relation of the last Battail at Branford the 12 of November, betwixt His Maiestyes army and the Parliaments forces ; and how the cavaleers swore God damme them the devill was in their powder. Farres, Captain. Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658. 7, [1] p. Printed for Tho. VVatson and Iohn Fares, London : 1642. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. Essex (England) -- History -- Sources. A40963 R19072 (Wing F523). civilwar no A speech spoken vnto his Excellence the Earle of Warwicke, by Captaine Farres, in the behalfe of the whole county of Essex. With His Excelle Farres, Captain 1642 1504 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 C The rate of 27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-01 Celeste Ng Sampled and proofread 2007-01 Celeste Ng Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A SPEECH Spoken vnto his Excellence the Earle Of WARWICKE , BY Capiaine FARRES , in the behalfe of the whole County of ESSEX . WITH His Excellence his gracious Answer thereunto giving all his Souldiers generall satisfaction not long before they marched forth from London towards Branford . As allso A true relation of the last Battail at Branford the 12. of November : betwixt his Maiestyes Army ond the Parliaments forces , and how the Cavaleers swore God damme them the Devill was in their powder . London printed for Tho. VVatson and Iohn Fares . 1642. Captaine FARRES Speech to the Earle of VVarwick MY Lord , I must desire your pardon , if my words deliver too much truth , and thereby offend : You have withdrawne from you the hearts of the Essex Souldiers , who came with willing mindes to performe Noble service ; but the change of their Captaines hath also changed their affections ; neither will they be commanded by any other but those worthy Gentlemen in whose wisedome , courage and fidelity they dare boldly confide . My Lord , that action cannot thrive that is discouraged at the beginning ; and Souldiers doe not ( like the Moone ) decrease in honour , and afterward shine with full glory . Honour is a tender thing , and once lost , is lost for ever , and not to bee restored . Though I complaine unto your Honour in the name of the rest of the Captaines , I doe but undergoe the hazard to expresse their discontent , rob'd of that they held so deare , their places being the reward of their own merit , and sealed unto them by the constant love of the people . Our Essex Souldiers , my Lord , are all men of able estates , whose zealous affections to their King and countrey , hath thus led them forth , to give a cleare testimony of love and valour in their perfect service . Vnkindnes doth wound desert deepest , and deserved honour is the reward of vertue , that doth create and confirme courage , and taken away , a Souldier becomes a despised thing , Consider therefore my Lord , that a Captaine so well beloved of the people , can suffer no iniury without mutinous repining , from whence doth spring the greatest danger of an Army . I am engaged my Lord , amongst the rest , and must speake the truth before I goe to defend it , drawne thereunto by my friends dishonour and my owne , being discarded from those places which the people in their good affection had designed us . Lastly , my Lord , if my speech seem to be of a course and rugged threed , an iniured Souldier is farre from flattery , and I must tell you , we scorne that our hearts should give place to any Captaines , in being right and true to our King and countrey , this honour wee cannot lose , living or dying : therefore think it a high indignity to resigne our Captainships . The Earle of VVarwicke his answer to Captaine Farres Speech . CAptaine , your words are so farre from displeasing mee , that I love your free Speech , it being comely in a Souldier to deliver his thoughts without disguise of words , and to utter Truth in a plaine and cleare manner . If your Essex Souldiers be offended at the election of other Capta●nes , let them consider that the present occasion doth require men bred in warre , and experienced in those affaires ; neither can the other Captaines grudge , that the Common-wealth should receive benefit by their service , since if this warre may thrive in the prosecution thereof , it matters not who have beene principall actors therein . Their love unto their Countrey deserves highly to bee commended , and their cheerfull undertaking to assist this action , doth magnifie their brave resolutions . But give mee leave to say , that those other Captaines nurst at the breast of Warre , are growne exceeding quick-sighted in military discipline , and being long trained up in the Schoole of Warre , deserve to bee ranked in the chiefest File of Honour . In Holland they have hazzarded their lives , and spent some blood to gaine a perfect knowledge in all warlike Discipline ; yet I preferre them not as men of greater ability , much lesse loyalty then the other Captaines ; but antiquity of service ought to have some preheminence . You may informe the rest of the Captaines , whose mindes you have delivered , that I beleeve them to bee men not inferior to those in courage , but as knowing , as full of Heroick Spirit , as the other Captaines , and would doe as far in the defence of their Countrey as the other ; yet since they and the other cannot serve both in the same places , let them thinke it no dishonour in point of warre , to suffer the Common-wealth to bee served by others as well as themselves : their free intent is as acceptable as the deed . There hath been alwayes contentions about such matters , but without any disgrace : for I doe not accuse their sufficiencie , but thinke them as worthy in all degrees of valour , as the other which are elected . Perswade therefore the Souldiers to be well affected to those Captaines : for you and all men ought to preferre the good of the Common-wealth before private respect , or any particular places in the Warre , since all our actions should move to one end , which is the defence of our King and our Countrey . The Souldiers welcome to LONDON . WElcome as day , when after a long night Of fearfull tempest , land appeares in sight To the glad Mariner , whose ship doth bring Rich fraight to shore , & his own land to him . Such is the joyfull passion , or more sweet , When kindred friends , and dearest lovers meet After great dangers past , with welcome breath , To tye loves knot , which the pale hand of death Was thought to have unty'd ; and now , though late , Welcome home Souldiers that have scap'd warres fate . The aged persons now cast off all feare , And have more joy then their weake age can beare , Stooping beneath it , while their sonnes doe tell Of Renton battell , and what there befell , While tides of passion in their besomes rise , Of all that heare what they behold with eyes . Great is warres horror , and the bare relation Doth stirre the minde to wonder and compassion . Friends now salute , as if they meant to dye Within their armes , whose loving company They wanted long , despairing that they were Living ; for love is full of carefull feare . Frinds are so full of joy , that both while dayes And nights are spent in stories to the praise Of our brave Souddiers , that have done above The reach of Fancy , and doe binde our love First to their merit , while for service they Shall have a Kingdomes thankes besides their pay . ON Saturday the 12 of November , Prince Robert using the advantage of the mist , which was that morni●g e●treamly thicke , brought up his Forces to Brainford , where 〈◊〉 was most valiantly opposed by my Lord Roberts Regiment on the Bridge , who beat them off , and with great resolution maintained the Bridge till they had spent all their powder and 〈◊〉 , at which time it pleased God that Colonel Hampden and Colonel Hollis Regiments came in , who very manfully set upon them , and slew many of them , with the losse of a very few on our side . On Sunday the 13. of November no feat of warr was done , only there came up two small shipps to Branford , who hearing the Cavaliers were there , shot at them , who were answered againe by the Cavaliers . This day also the ●●●ty sent 89. Carts and VVagous laden with all mauner of provision , unto the Army . There were taken prisoners also , two of his Majesties Guard , whereof one was shot in the legge . Sir Kenhelme Digby was taken as a Spy in viewing the workes at Mile-End . The Cavaliers in their fight on last Saturday , were not afraid to sweare , God damne them , they beleeved the Divell was in their Powder , their Bullets would not goe halfe way , FINIS .