Two intercepted letters from Sr. William Brereton to the Earle of Essex and M. Pym concerning the rebels affaires in the North : the originalls whereof were sent by an expresse to the Earle of Essex according to His Majesties direction this 8. of July, 1643. Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A29310 of text R35380 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B4373). 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. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A29310 Wing B4373 ESTC R35380 15271934 ocm 15271934 103331 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A29310) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 103331) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1144:15) Two intercepted letters from Sr. William Brereton to the Earle of Essex and M. Pym concerning the rebels affaires in the North : the originalls whereof were sent by an expresse to the Earle of Essex according to His Majesties direction this 8. of July, 1643. Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661. [2], 5 p. Printed verbatim according to the originalls by Leonard Lichfield ..., [Oxford] : 1643. Place of publication suggested by Wing. Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library. eng Brereton, William, -- Sir, 1604-1661. Essex, Robert Devereux, -- Earl of, 1591-1646. Pym, John, 1584-1643. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. A29310 R35380 (Wing B4373). civilwar no Two intercepted letters from Sr William Brereton to the Earle of Essex, and M. Pym; concerning the rebells affaires in the North. The origin Brereton, William, Sir 1643 727 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 C The rate of 14 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2005-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-07 Simon Charles Sampled and proofread 2005-07 Simon Charles Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion TWO INTERCEPTED LETTERS From Sr WILLIAM BRERETON to the Earle of ESSEX , and M. PYM ; concerning the Rebells affaires in the NORTH . The Originalls whereof were sent by an Expresse to the Earle of ESSEX , according to His MAJESTIES direction , this 8. of Iuly , 1643. Printed Verbatim according to the Originalls , BY LEONARD LICHFIELD , Printer to the Vniversity . 1643. May it please your Excellence . I received this day a Letter from Captain Duckenfield , and another from Captain Booth , importing that my Lord Fairfax and the Lancashire Forces ( being joyned and encountring with the Lord Newcastle ) were routed and pursued to Bradford , which Towne also was taken by the Earle of Newcastles Forces , and Leedes besieged , whereby the Earle of Newcastle is possessed of all Yorkshire , except Hull and Leedes . The Lancashire Forces being also defeated ( as I am informed ) there remaines very few , except those small forces We have , ( which are more then sufficiently matched with the Lord Capell ) to make opposition and resistance , unlesse your Excellence in your Wisdom think fit some wayes to provide for the prevention of so great a danger , as may ensue upon gathering and increasing of his Forces , by subduing and spoyling the Country . I hope your Excellence will excuse and pardon what was intended for the assistance of my Lord Grey , being necessarily employed for the defence of these parts . But if your Lordship Command otherwise , I shall account it a part of my duty to obey your Excellency , to whom I will alwayes professe to remaine . Stafford , Iuly . 4. 1643. Your Excellences most humble servant WILL : BRERETON . My Lord Fairfax and his Son it is said are in Leedes , where I heare they are distressed . Superscribed , For his Excellence the Earle of Essex , these humbly present Speed . Sir , I Can doe no lesse then account it a part of my duty to Communicate unto you what I received yesternight from Captain Duckenfield , and others , touching the bad successe of the Lord Fairfax , and the Lancashire men in their encounter with the Earle of Newcastles Forces , being routed and pursued to Bradford , which Towne was by the Enemies Granadoes set on fire and taken : the report whereof struck such a Terror into the Hallifax men , as that thereupon they deserted the Town , whereby the Earle of Newcastles Forces are become possessed of all that great County of Yorkshire , except Hull and Leedes , whither the Lord Fairfax , and Sir Thomas Fairfax are escaped , and wherein it is said they are besieged and distressed . It is not to be expected that there can be prevention given to the progresse , advance , and encrease of this Army , unlesse some considerable force can be sent downe to joyne with the Country , and to assist and make head , there being no more in these parts to resist , but only those small forces we have , which are sufficiently tasked with my Lord Capells Forces . Me thinkes therefore it were high time that you should have sent before this to have entreated the assistance of the Scots , whereby prevention might have been given to the losse of many 1000 mens lives , and many 1000 pounds worth of Treasure and Goods , whereof the Enemy is become possessed , & will be exceedingly strengthned , if you doe not hasten to call them in to our Assistance . And if this be not done it is feared that the whole Kingdom may be endangered , and certainly all the Northern parts Ruin'd and spoyl'd . I beseech the Lord direct you herein to such Resolution as may be most for his own glory , and the rescuing of his people out of the hands of their oppressors , so prayeth ▪ Your most faithfull friend and Servant STAFFORD , Iuly 5. 1643. Superscribed , For the much honoured M. PYM these Speed Speed . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A29310e-110 Halifax is deserted by Our men , & the Earles Forces possessed thereof .