A LETTER Sent from his Excellency, ROBERT Earl of ESSEX, &c. to the Lord MADOR of London.  
My LORD and Gentlemen,  
I Received so great expressions of affections both to the Cause, and to myself, from the City of London, at my departure from you, that I cannot despair, but to obtain my suit from you, that shall be an advantage to the Common wealth; upon a true judgement of the condition of our affairs, and of that of the Enemy; I am confident that we may bring this business to a quick and happy conclusion, God doth bless us with so good success daily; and the other part by their plundering and burning of towns and Houses, grow so odious that they grow weaker▪ we stronger everywhere; yet are we in one great straight, and such a one, as if it be not speedily remedied, may quash all our hopes, and endanger that peace and liberty which we so much labour for; our treasure, which must maintain our Army▪ grows near an end; and you well know our Army consists of such as cannot be kept one day together without pay: what a ruin it would bring upon us all, if a disbanding should happen, I leave to your judgements: My desire unto you is, that you would supply us with a speedy loan of one hundred thousand pounds, which I am confident would (with God's blessing) bring these unhappy distractions to an end quickly: your city hath hitherto had the honour, next to God, to be the chiefest safety of the kingdom and Parliament; this will render you to all posterity the finishers of this great work. If any thing of particular love or respect to me may be any argument herein, I shall take it for the greatest honour that hath befallen me, and will oblige myself to acknowledge it by the utmost and most faithful endeavour of  
From the rendezvouz at Northampton, 15. Septem. 1642. Your faithful friend ESSEX.   

Septemb. 19▪ 1642. London, printed for William Gay.