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         Message to the Earle of Essex the morning before hee marched forth with his forces
         Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.
      
       
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             Prince Robert his speech to the Earle of Essex the morning before hee marched forth with his forces and his excellences answer thereunto : also the manner of his marching out with his forces from Northampton on Munday Sept. 19 and the numer thereof : likewise the manner of the disarming of the papists and ill-affected persons in Lincolnshire, by the Earl of Lincoln and gentry of the county, and causing them to subscribe for money and horse for the King and Parliament with the like proceedings in Yorkshire.
             Message to the Earle of Essex the morning before hee marched forth with his forces
             Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
          
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           PRINCE
           ROBERT
           HIS
           SPEECH
           TO
           THE
           
             EARLE
          
           OF
           ESSEX
           The
           morning
           before
           hee
           marched
           forth
           with
           his
           Forces
           :
           
             AND
          
           HIS
           EXCELLENCES
           Answer
           thereunto
           .
           Also
           the
           manner
           of
           his
           marching
           out
           with
           his
           Forces
           from
           
             Northampton
          
           on
           Munday
           
             Sept.
          
           19.
           and
           the
           number
           thereof
           .
           
             Likewise
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             disarming
             of
             the
             Papists
             and
             ill-affected
             persons
             in
          
           Lincolnshire
           
             (
             by
             the
             Earl
             of
          
           Lincoln
           
             and
             Gentry
             of
             the
             County
             )
             and
             causing
             them
             to
             subscribe
             for
             money
             and
             horse
             for
             the
             King
             and
             Parliament
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             proceedings
             in
          
           Yorkshire
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
             Septemb.
          
           21.
           
           Printed
           for
           
             T.
             Cook
             .
          
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           PRINCE
           ROBERTS
           MESSAGE
           to
           his
           Excellency
           the
           morning
           before
           hee
           marched
           forth
           with
           his
           Forces
           ,
           and
           his
           Excellencies
           Answer
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           Also
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           disarming
           of
           the
           Papists
           and
           ill-affected
           persons
           in
           
             Lincolnshire
             ,
          
           and
           causing
           them
           to
           subscribe
           to
           finde
           money
           and
           horse
           for
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           the
           like
           proceedings
           in
           
             Yorkshire
             .
          
        
         
           ON
           Munday
           the
           19.
           of
           September
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
          
           having
           received
           Letters
           from
           the
           Parliament
           to
           advance
           his
           Forces
           from
           
             Northampton
          
           caused
           Drums
           to
           be
           beated
           up
           at
           foure
           a
           clock
           in
           the
           morning
           ,
           to
           call
           the
           souldiers
           together
           ▪
           and
           about
           six
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           morning
           all
           the
           Colonels
           and
           Commanders
           attended
           on
           his
           Excellency
           ,
           signifying
           that
           their
           soulders
           were
           in
           a
           readinesse
           to
           march
           with
           his
           Excellency
           :
           which
           they
           had
           no
           sooner
           done
           ,
           but
           there
           came
           a
           Message
           from
           Prince
           
             Robert
          
           to
           his
           Excellency
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           intimating
           that
           he
           had
           received
           certain
           information
           ,
           that
           
           the
           said
           Earle
           of
           Essex
           was
           in
           a
           trayterous
           manner
           raising
           forces
           against
           his
           Majestie
           and
           had
           advanced
           forward
           and
           approached
           neere
           unto
           his
           Majesties
           person
           with
           force
           and
           Armes
           making
           warre
           against
           his
           Majesty
           and
           his
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           heard
           the
           said
           Earle
           intended
           to
           march
           tewards
           Coventry
           which
           if
           he
           did
           he
           would
           give
           him
           the
           meeting
           at
           Dunsmore
           Heath
           and
           would
           bee
           well
           provided
           against
           his
           comming
           thither
           .
        
         
           Whereuppon
           his
           Excellency
           retourned
           answer
           ,
           that
           the
           manner
           of
           his
           raising
           those
           forces
           that
           were
           then
           with
           him
           ready
           to
           march
           under
           his
           command
           was
           a
           thing
           not
           now
           to
           bee
           disputed
           upon
           betweene
           them
           ,
           the
           occosions
           ▪
           and
           legality
           thereof
           being
           already
           determined
           by
           both
           houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           neither
           had
           he
           undertaken
           that
           Comand
           with
           an
           intent
           for
           to
           leavy
           forces
           or
           make
           warre
           against
           his
           Majesties
           royall
           person
           but
           to
           obtaine
           a
           peace
           betweene
           his
           sacred
           Majestie
           and
           his
           great
           Counsell
           of
           Parliament
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           Majesties
           faithfull
           dutifull
           and
           most
           loyall
           Subjects
           against
           any
           persons
           whatsoever
           that
           should
           oppose
           and
           resist
           the
           same
           and
           that
           hee
           feared
           not
           to
           meete
           the
           said
           Prince
           in
           any
           place
           that
           hee
           should
           appoint
           or
           make
           choice
           of
           .
        
         
         
           And
           thereupon
           about
           ten
           of
           the
           clock
           the
           same
           day
           his
           Excellency
           advanced
           his
           Forces
           ,
           consisting
           of
           about
           two
           and
           twenty
           thousand
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           ,
           intending
           to
           march
           about
           eight
           miles
           that
           night
           ;
           which
           the
           Countrey
           people
           inhabiting
           thereabouts
           having
           intelligence
           of
           ,
           came
           in
           great
           multitudes
           to
           expresse
           their
           true
           love
           and
           unfained
           affection
           to
           his
           Excellency
           and
           his
           honourable
           Person
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           shew
           a
           testimony
           of
           their
           love
           and
           earnest
           desire
           of
           the
           good
           successe
           of
           that
           cause
           which
           he
           had
           undertaken
           ,
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Gentry
           of
           that
           County
           coming
           thither
           in
           great
           pompe
           and
           state
           to
           attend
           his
           Excellency
           ,
           and
           marched
           before
           him
           out
           of
           the
           towne
           ,
           and
           the
           meaner
           sort
           of
           people
           expressed
           themselves
           with
           great
           acclamations
           of
           joy
           ,
           to
           see
           his
           Excellency
           accompanied
           with
           such
           a
           number
           of
           brave
           ,
           resolute
           ,
           able
           men
           ,
           which
           number
           the
           countrey
           would
           have
           been
           glad
           to
           have
           doubled
           ,
           their
           affection
           was
           so
           great
           to
           this
           service
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           credibly
           reported
           ,
           that
           the
           Kings
           Majesty
           is
           gone
           into
           
             Staffordshire
             ,
          
           and
           from
           thence
           is
           intended
           to
           take
           his
           journey
           unto
           
             Shrewesbury
             ,
          
           because
           some
           of
           his
           carriages
           are
           gone
           thitherward
           already
           ,
           where
           also
           his
           Majesty
           expects
           great
           supplies
           of
           aid
           and
           assistance
           to
           come
           out
           of
           
             North-Wales
             ,
          
           about
           
           two
           thousand
           of
           them
           being
           come
           down
           into
           Shropshire
           and
           Cheshire
           already
           ,
           but
           none
           of
           them
           dare
           come
           into
           the
           town
           of
           Shrewsbury
           ,
           because
           the
           townsmen
           do
           threaten
           to
           beat
           them
           out
           againe
           if
           they
           come
           thither
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           to
           do
           by
           them
           as
           the
           Citizens
           of
           Chester
           did
           by
           three
           hundred
           Welchmen
           that
           the
           Lord
           Strange
           had
           bileted
           there
           ,
           who
           when
           they
           went
           forth
           of
           the
           City
           to
           exercise
           ,
           shut
           the
           gates
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           kept
           them
           out
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           reported
           his
           Excellency
           will
           march
           with
           Forces
           directly
           towards
           Coventry
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           passage
           thither
           hee
           is
           to
           march
           over
           Dunsmore
           Heath
           ,
           where
           it
           is
           conceived
           that
           the
           great
           Challenger
           Prince
           Robert
           will
           play
           least
           in
           sight
           ;
           for
           he
           knowes
           it
           is
           not
           firing
           of
           houses
           that
           will
           there
           serve
           his
           turne
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           way
           wherein
           he
           shews
           his
           greatest
           valour
           :
           but
           he
           might
           have
           done
           better
           to
           have
           retorted
           that
           peece
           of
           Art
           upon
           the
           Spaniard
           ,
           who
           by
           that
           meanes
           wrought
           the
           great
           ruine
           in
           the
           Palatinate
           .
        
         
           The
           Earle
           of
           Lincolne
           ,
           with
           many
           Gentlemen
           and
           Free-holders
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Lincolne
           ,
           considering
           the
           dangerous
           estate
           in
           which
           this
           Kingdome
           now
           stands
           ,
           have
           gathered
           together
           in
           that
           County
           ,
           and
           have
           searched
           all
           the
           Papists
           and
           ill-affected
           Protestants
           houses
           of
           any
           worth
           in
           that
           County
           ,
           
           and
           have
           not
           onely
           taken
           away
           their
           armes
           ,
           but
           have
           also
           forced
           them
           to
           subscribe
           to
           maintaine
           horse
           and
           moneyes
           for
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           so
           that
           this
           County
           is
           now
           secured
           for
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           Countrey
           being
           so
           much
           incensed
           against
           the
           Cavaliers
           that
           they
           say
           ,
           if
           any
           of
           them
           come
           againe
           thither
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           their
           executioners
           .
        
         
           In
           Yorkshire
           they
           are
           very
           quiet
           ,
           Sir
           Iohn
           Hotham
           having
           lately
           defeated
           some
           troops
           of
           the
           Earle
           of
           Cumberlands
           .
           The
           City
           is
           all
           for
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           they
           hope
           that
           other
           Countreyes
           will
           take
           warning
           by
           their
           ignorance
           for
           at
           the
           first
           they
           being
           ignorant
           of
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           devision
           betweene
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           and
           of
           the
           insolent
           behaviour
           of
           the
           Cavaliers
           had
           some
           relish
           of
           an
           indifferent
           good
           opinion
           of
           their
           cause
           which
           made
           many
           of
           them
           decline
           from
           the
           Parliament
           at
           that
           time
           which
           being
           now
           better
           informed
           are
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           although
           this
           County
           sends
           forty
           Members
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           not
           above
           three
           or
           four
           of
           them
           that
           hath
           continued
           firme
           and
           constant
           to
           the
           house
           yet
           now
           we
           hear
           diverse
           of
           them
           are
           changed
           in
           their
           opinions
           and
           would
           gladly
           be
           received
           againe
           into
           the
           house
           ,
           wee
           
           are
           here
           about
           to
           take
           the
           course
           amongst
           those
           that
           are
           Popishly
           affected
           and
           of
           the
           malignant
           faction
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           done
           in
           Lincolnshire
           and
           although
           we
           shall
           not
           tender
           any
           oath
           of
           association
           yet
           we
           intend
           to
           make
           such
           a
           tye
           between
           them
           and
           the
           Parliament
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           get
           off
           without
           forfeiture
           of
           that
           which
           they
           will
           be
           unwilling
           to
           loose
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

