A continuation of the late proceedings of His Majesties army at Shrewsbury, Bridge-North, and Manchester: with a particular relation of the actions and strength therof, and likewise of the preparations of His Majesties removall towards London, York, or elsewhere. Written by a good hand from the army. Good hand from the army. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80387 of text R22673 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E121_38). 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'). 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A80387) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 124229) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 21:E121[38]) A continuation of the late proceedings of His Majesties army at Shrewsbury, Bridge-North, and Manchester: with a particular relation of the actions and strength therof, and likewise of the preparations of His Majesties removall towards London, York, or elsewhere. Written by a good hand from the army. Good hand from the army. 7, [1] p. Printed for M. Batt, London : October 12. 1642. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A80387 R22673 (Thomason E121_38). civilwar no A continuation of the late proceedings of His Majesties army at Shrewsbury, Bridge-North, and Manchester:: with a particular relation of th Good hand from the army. 1642 1177 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 B The rate of 8 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A CONTINVATION OF The late proceedings of His Majesties Army at Shrewsbury , Bridge-North , and MANCHESTER : VVITH A Particular relation of the Actions and strength thereof , and likewise of the Preparations of His Majesties removall towards London , York , or elsewere . VVritten by a good hand from the Army . London Printed for M. Batt , October 12. 1642. Shrewsbury , Octob. 8. 1642. Sir , I Received yours of the fourth of October , and thank you for your relation of the proceedings of the Parliament , which are welcome to all Loyall and true-hearted Snbjects ; There is daily here spred amongst us many lying and scandalous reports against that high and Honourable Court , to make it odious ; but certainly that cause must needs be bad , which makes use of lyes to support it . I shall give you the best Intelligence I can of the strength of his Majesties Army : It is related amongst us , that it doth increase daily , and as I am an eye-witnesse my self , and have it likewise from others ; It doth consist of six thousand Foote , three thousand Horse , and fifteene hundred Dragooneers , which , if supplies come not speedily in , must in few dayes muteny : The Countrey hath been in particular dealt with for lending monies , and Commissioners appointed for receiving thereof , and every man of any ability hath payed somewhat , who so refused , or gave not so much as was expected , was threatened to be plundered : This money is all spent , and what else his Majesties Plate could coyne , which I can assure you was not much : Now the Gentry and Usurers are againe sent to , to know what they will lend the King upon security , and great summes are demanded , but whether upon the former conditions we know not ; They have a saying amongst the Souldiers , that all rich men are Round-heads , and therefore they may bee bold with them , and certainly they make good their words , by their practise , for they have plundered many Gentlemens houses in these parts , and those too which were not so well affected to the Parliament , whereby men see now what is to be expected from them : We feare when his Majesty goes , which they say he will upon Munday or Tuesday next , we shall be ill dealt with by the common Souldiers , both in Town and Country ; We have had Warrants to send in Horses and Carts for his removall , which are come towards Salop , but whither his Majesty intends , is not certainly knowne , it is given out he intends for London . I pray God blesse him , and send him well thither in peace , but it is conceived by others , that he will march towards Yorke , and take Manchester in the way , where the new Earle of Darby hath had but ill successe , he hath lost above two hundred men . Last Tuesday he was faine to leave it , and it is given out for the reparation of his Honour , that his Mejesty sent twice for him . Had there not been some faint-heartednesse in some of the prime Gentry in Cheshire , who would stand as Neutrals , there had been as great an opposition there , as in any other County , and those Gentlemen have found but little favour , for they stand committed at Court , and their Houses have been plundered , the County is disarmed , and likewise at Wrexam his Majesty sent for the Inhabitants of Denbighshire , and Flintshire , and hath disarmed them : Most of our Gentry hereabouts are made Captaines , and resolve to goe with the Army , some that you know very well , that came to Salop this last night for that purpose , and in hope of plunder , for his Majesty we heare is in great want of money , and he is fallen into a barren part of the Kingdome for that , or any other provision fit for an Army , so that if the Mint at Salop do want supply , we feare it will goe hard with us , a Garrison of 2000. are sent to Bridge-North to relieve and keep that from the Earle of Essex his Forces , the like , or more , with some pieces of Ordnance are to be left at Salop for the same purpose : there are all sorts of Nations ( I thinke ) about the Court , and I admire the Papists doe so resort thither , since his Majesties Proclamation to the contrary : many of his Majesties Officers and meniall servants pray for peace , and it is verily beleeved his Majesty is graciously inclined to it , but the Cavaliers will not endure to heare of it , but rather will adventure upon most desperate things . I conceive it great pitty his Majesty should be brought into any streights ▪ God reward them that have been the occasion of it ; but this I am sure of , he is much abused by his plundering Cavaliers , who daily plunder and undoe men , and say they have Commission for it : They have plundered Master Nichols House , who is Sheriffe of Montgomery , and burned his writings , spoiled his house , sold his furnace , and the Iron of his Carts , it is much doubted these passages , and other the like , will withdraw the affections of his Majesties Subjects from him , this is the substance of all : Prince Robert and the Duke are yet in Salop , they lie at Master Jones house the Lawyer , it is reported here the Terme is adjourned , I pray let us heare if it be so . They tell us likewise that the Parliament Forces have had a great overthrow at Hereford , and that they are weake and dare not fight , but are returned backe towards London , and that one halfe thereof are against them utterly . I beleeve his Majesties Army , Horse and Foote , is above ten thousand , but it s feared the Voluntiers , not one of ten can give fire , many young boyes come in daily , to what number they may increase we know not ; the Horse of our County are gone to Bridge-North in his Majesties service , the Armes of severall Welch Counties are brought to Salop : Your last Letter came safe ; I desire to heare from you , which way my Lord of Essex intends . I suppose you heare more at London . My service . I rest , Yours . Octob. 8. 1642.