A letter written by Sir Richard Grenvile (under his own hand) to an honorable person in the city of London, concerning the affairs of the west. Published by authority. Grenville, Richard, Sir, 1600-1658. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85684 of text R200757 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E333_18). 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 A85684 Wing G1942 Thomason E333_18 ESTC R200757 99861416 99861416 113550 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. A85684) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 113550) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 54:E333[18]) A letter written by Sir Richard Grenvile (under his own hand) to an honorable person in the city of London, concerning the affairs of the west. Published by authority. Grenville, Richard, Sir, 1600-1658. 7, [1] p. Printed for Edward Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons., London: : April 17. 1646. The letter is dated at end: 9. April, 1646. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Personal narratives -- Early works to 1800. A85684 R200757 (Thomason E333_18). civilwar no A letter written by Sir Richard Grenvile (under his own hand) to an honorable person in the city of London, concerning the affairs of the we Grenville, Richard, Sir 1646 716 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 C The rate of 28 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A LETTER Written by Sir Richard Grenvile ( under his own hand ) To an Honorable Person in the City OF LONDON , Concerning the Affairs of the WEST . Published by Authority . LONDON : Printed for Edward Husband , Printer to the Honorable House of Commons . April 17. 1646. A LETTER Written By Sir Richard Greenvile , under his own hand , to an Honorable person in the City of London , Concerning the Affairs of the WEST . Right Honorable , FOrmer obligations have moved me to represent unto you my affectionate service : I am now at Nantes in France , and about to depart hence toward Italy for the war against the Turk ( not much unlike the unhappy war of England . ) My Lord , I truly value you in the number of my best and honorable Friends , and therefore have presumed to send you herewith a narrative truth concerning the former proceedings of the affairs of the VVest of England , though not so particular , as the evil managing thereof deserved : since which , an unhappy Ieast chanced at Peurin ( a town nigh Pendennis castle in Cornwal ) for Hopton with his new forces ( lately before ) taking a strange affright at a party of the Parliaments forces at Torrington in Devon , and flying into Cornwal with his men dispersed several wayes , like a wildegoose chace ; the sad News thereof made the Prince command the Earl of Branford and Lord Culpepper with all speed to meet the Lord Hopton and Lord Capel at Wadebridge , nigh the heart of Cornwal , to advise on affairs for the safety of the VVest ( I think to shut the stable door when the horse was gone ) but Culpepper in his haste and way , finding some Gentlemen merry and drinking in Peurin town , he would needs make one amongst them , and so did , till night came , and then Bacchus prevailing , Culpeppers Eloquence displeased Mr. Slingsby , by which grew a quarrel betwixt them two onely , and at bare fistycuffs they were a good space , till the company parted them , and then Culpepper and Slingsby , in the Moon-shine , got them into the garden , and like two Cocks at the end of a Battel , not able to stand wel , offer'd & peck'd at one another , till the weight of Slingsbies head drew him to the ground , which advantage Culpepper took hold of , and by it got Slingsbies sword , and then like St. George , made more such triumphant flourishes over Slingsby , then a German Fencer at the begining of a Prize ; but by good fortune , the rest of the associates came in , and easily perswaded the Duellists to end the quarrel by the cup again , which service continued till the next day , with divers and several bouts at fistycuffs : the next day ( about ten of the clock ) they having red Herrings and mustard for Breakfast , Culpepper again gave Slingsby distaste , whereon he threw a dish of mustard in Culpeppers face ( taking his Nose for a red Herring ) which procur'd another grievous incounter , in such sort , that the Market people ( to part the fray ) thronged the house full , whereby that also was taken up , and the saucy Lord fain to get his mustard-Face , Eyes , Beard , Band , and Coat wash'd ; and about four of the next evening , Culpepper rid on in his hasty journey to overtake the Lord of Branford , who rid chafing & staying for him above twenty four hours in his way . Such a Privie-Councellor will soon finish his Masters businesse one way , preferring his own delights before the important businesse ▪ that concerns the safety of the Prince , &c. This story is indeed very true in every particular , and so I leave it with you , and depart ▪ Your Lordships humble Servant , R : GRENVILE . Nantes in France , 9. April , 1646. new stile . FINIS .