A letter sent from Portsmouth, from a very worthy person there, to a friend of his in London.
         N. L.
      
       
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         ESTC R211399
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             A letter sent from Portsmouth, from a very worthy person there, to a friend of his in London.
             N. L.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1659]
          
           
             Signed: N.L.
             Dated: Portsmouth, Decemb. 20. 1659.
             Describing the raising of the siege at Portsmouth.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "xber [i.e., December]. 22".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Portsmouth (England) -- History -- Siege, 1659 -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           Sent
           from
           PORTSMOUTH
           ,
           From
           a
           very
           Worthy
           Person
           there
           ,
           To
           a
           Friend
           of
           His
           in
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THough
           when
           I
           left
           the
           Town
           ,
           I
           was
           so
           unhappy
           as
           not
           to
           see
           You
           ,
           yet
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           make
           my self
           happy
           in
           Writing
           to
           You
           ;
           And
           that
           will
           Inform
           You
           how
           the
           Lord
           hath
           wonderfully
           appeared
           in
           the
           business
           with
           Us
           at
           
             Portsmouth
             .
          
           This
           morning
           five
           Troops
           of
           Horse
           ,
           and
           five
           intire
           Companies
           of
           Foot
           Revolted
           from
           the
           
             Wallingford
             Party
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Interest
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           :
           We
           sent
           out
           a
           Party
           to
           look
           upon
           the
           Enemy
           ;
           and
           having
           good
           Intelligence
           amongst
           them
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           the
           whole
           Companie
           came
           in
           ,
           some
           few
           Officers
           only
           excepted
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           Siege
           is
           Raised
           ,
           and
           the
           Town
           at
           Liberty
           without
           a
           drop
           of
           Blood
           :
           The
           Garrison
           is
           exceeding
           Strong
           ,
           and
           Your
           Friends
           here
           in
           great
           heart
           ,
           and
           great
           hopes
           (
           by
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           )
           to
           Redeem
           the
           Publique
           Liberty
           :
           And
           believe
           me
           ,
           as
           
             Monck
          
           is
           very
           Considerable
           in
           the
           North
           ,
           so
           this
           Place
           will
           be
           in
           the
           South
           .
           Sir
           
             Arthur
             Haslerig
          
           and
           Colonel
           
             Morley
          
           have
           behaved
           themselves
           very
           Gallantly
           .
           The
           Isle
           of
           
             Wight
          
           is
           most
           part
           come
           in
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           
             Cowes
          
           Castle
           ;
           a
           Party
           is
           sent
           to
           reduce
           it
           ;
           and
           by
           this
           I
           dare
           say
           you
           may
           aver
           that
           is
           reduced
           also
           .
        
         
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           We
           shall
           have
           a
           suddain
           Opportunity
           to
           Write
           again
           to
           You
           ;
           and
           as
           any
           thing
           happens
           here
           ,
           You
           shall
           be
           certain
           to
           receive
           it
           from
           ,
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           
             Your
             Most
             Real
             Servant
             ,
             N.
             L.
             
          
           
             Portsmouth
             ,
             
               Decemb.
               20.
               1659.