A letter from His Excellency Robert Earl of Essex to the Honourable House of Commons concerning the sending of a commission forthwith to Sir William Waller : wherein His Excellency declareth himself to be confirmed in the justnesse of the cause, so long as he hath one drop of blood in his veins.
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
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A letter from His Excellency Robert Earl of Essex to the Honourable House of Commons concerning the sending of a commission forthwith to Sir William Waller : wherein His Excellency declareth himself to be confirmed in the justnesse of the cause, so long as he hath one drop of blood in his veins.
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
7 p.
Printed for Laurence Blaiklock,
[London] :
January 13, 1644.
Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
eng
Waller, William, -- Sir, 1597?-1668.
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A
LETTER
From
His
Excellency
,
Robert
Earl
of
Essex
,
To
The
Honorable
House
of
Commons
:
CONCERNING
The
sending
of
a
Commission
forthwith
To
Sir
William
Waller
:
Wherein
His
Excellency
declareth
himself
to
be
confirmed
in
the
justnesse
of
the
Cause
,
so
long
as
he
hath
one
drop
of
Blood
in
his
Veins
.
Published
by
Authority
.
Printed
for
Laurence
Blaiklock
.
January
13.
1644.
A
LETTER
From
His
Excellency
ROBERT
Earl
of
ESSEX
,
To
the
Honorable
House
of
Commons
:
SIR
,
I
Received
an
Order
the
last
night
,
to
desire
me
forthwith
to
send
a
Commission
to
Sir
William
Waller
,
to
command
the
Forces
of
Kent
,
Surrey
,
Sussex
and
Hampshire
,
according
to
an
Ordinance
of
both
Houses
;
I
am
so
ready
for
the
advancement
of
the
present
service
he
is
now
ingaged
in
,
and
my
will
to
satisfie
the
desire
of
the
Honorable
House
of
Commons
,
as
that
I
have
sent
down
a
Commission
accordingly
:
But
finding
expressions
in
that
Order
that
might
intimate
a
neglect
in
me
,
and
being
confident
of
mine
own
Integrity
to
serve
both
Houses
,
and
to
preserve
the
good
opinion
of
the
house
of
Commons
,
I
shall
acquaint
you
that
I
sent
a
Commission
by
Mr.
Nicolls
,
which
he
kept
some
dayes
,
and
then
wrote
earnestly
to
mee
for
another
more
ample
;
I
wondring
why
hee
should
keep
it
so
long
,
and
then
send
for
another
,
deferred
my
Resolution
,
untill
I
came
up
;
But
this
Order
intervening
,
prevented
mee
of
asking
the
reason
:
It
is
true
,
the
Commission
was
not
according
as
I
usually
grant
them
(
but
it
gave
him
full
Authority
for
the
present
service
.
)
For
the
Reasons
of
my
Limitations
in
the
former
Commission
,
I
forbear
to
give
them
;
But
whensoever
the
Houses
shall
command
me
,
I
shall
be
ready
to
make
it
appear
,
I
did
no
more
then
I
ought
to
do
,
having
received
so
great
a
Trust
from
the
Parliament
,
in
the
discharge
of
my
duty
,
and
then
to
submit
to
their
further
pleasures
.
Sir
,
I
shall
desire
you
to
beleeve
,
it
shal
be
my
greatest
care
,
so
to
carry
my self
,
as
that
I
may
give
a
reall
accompt
of
my
Actions
,
whensoever
it
shall
please
the
Parliament
to
require
it
.
The
charge
I
took
,
was
not
by
my
seeking
(
I
knowing
my
own
imperfections
)
but
not
in
the
least
way
of
Fidelity
and
constancy
,
and
it
was
a
great
incouragement
to
me
,
the
noble
and
free
offers
of
both
Houses
,
To
live
and
dye
with
me
;
which
hath
put
a
great
confidence
in
me
,
that
I
shall
never
want
your
just
Protection
and
Assistance
;
And
that
you
will
take
care
of
that
Army
that
hath
shewed
so
much
Faithfulnesse
and
Resolution
in
your
services
,
and
that
God
hath
been
pleased
of
his
infinite
goodnesse
so
to
protect
;
And
for
my
own
part
,
I
am
every
day
so
confirmed
in
the
justnesse
of
the
Cause
,
that
let
the
strength
I
have
be
never
so
weak
,
I
shall
never
desert
the
Cause
,
as
long
as
I
have
any
Blood
in
my
Veins
,
untill
this
Kingdom
may
be
made
happy
by
a
blessed
Peace
(
which
is
all
honest
mens
Prayers
)
or
to
have
an
end
by
the
Sword
,
which
is
the
intention
of
Your
assured
Friend
,
ESSEX
.
Essex-house
,
this
2.
of
Jan.
1643.
FINIS
.