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         Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.
      
       
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             A letter sent to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, of the late fight at Colchester, and, how the suburbs of the said town were fired by the Lord Goring, Lord Capel, Sir Charls Lucas, and the rest of the enemy. Printed by the command of the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons.
             Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.
          
           7, [1] p.
           
             Printed for Edward Husband, printer to the Honorable House of Commons,
             London :
             July 17. 1648.
          
           
             Signed at end: J.R., i.e. John Rushworth.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Colchester (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           SENT
           To
           the
           Honorable
           
             William
             Lenthal
          
           
             Esq
          
           Speaker
           of
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           Of
           the
           late
           Fight
           at
           Colchester
           ,
           AND
           ,
           How
           the
           Suburbs
           of
           the
           said
           Town
           were
           fired
           by
           The
           Lord
           
             Goring
             ,
          
           Lord
           
             Capel
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Charls
             Lucas
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Enemy
           .
        
         
           
             PRinted
             by
             the
             Command
             of
             the
             Honorable
          
           William
           Lenthal
           
             
               Esq
            
             Speaker
             of
             the
             Honorable
             House
             of
             Commons
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Edward
             Husband
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           
             July
          
           17.
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Honorable
           ,
           
             WILLIAM
             LENTHAL
          
           
             Esq
          
           Speaker
           of
           the
           Honorable
           House
           OF
           COMMONS
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           IN
           my
           last
           I
           intimated
           to
           you
           ,
           That
           we
           hoped
           to
           gain
           the
           Gate-house
           ,
           the
           works
           about
           it
           ,
           &
           church
           ;
           all
           which
           the
           Enemy
           had
           fortified
           very
           strongly
           ,
           and
           it
           pleased
           God
           this
           afternoon
           about
           Five
           of
           the
           clock
           to
           deliver
           all
           these
           places
           into
           our
           hands
           ,
           the
           maner
           was
           thus
           ;
           VVe
           discharged
           four
           pieces
           of
           Canon
           altogether
           ,
           
           vvhich
           much
           amazed
           the
           Enemy
           in
           the
           works
           ,
           and
           then
           discharged
           four
           more
           ;
           and
           immediately
           our
           Musquetiers
           fell
           on
           and
           storm'd
           the
           Gate-house
           with
           Ladders
           ,
           and
           threw
           in
           hand-Granado's
           :
           The
           Enemy
           opposed
           very
           stoutly
           for
           a
           while
           ,
           and
           threw
           down
           several
           of
           the
           Ladders
           ,
           but
           at
           last
           gave
           back
           ;
           some
           held
           out
           their
           Handkerchiefs
           ,
           others
           fired
           very
           fiercely
           :
           yet
           notwithstanding
           ,
           our
           men
           gained
           the
           work
           ,
           and
           part
           of
           the
           Gate-house
           ,
           and
           throwing
           in
           a
           hand-Granado
           ,
           where
           there
           was
           some
           of
           the
           Enemy
           stood
           to
           their
           Arms
           ,
           it
           hapned
           to
           light
           amongst
           their
           Magazine
           ,
           consisting
           of
           about
           four
           Barrels
           of
           powder
           ,
           and
           blew
           up
           about
           forty
           of
           their
           men
           :
           It
           pleased
           
           God
           that
           we
           had
           but
           one
           man
           hurt
           with
           that
           blow
           .
           All
           this
           evening
           our
           men
           have
           been
           digging
           ,
           and
           pulling
           out
           the
           dead
           bodies
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           finding
           here
           and
           there
           a
           Leg
           and
           an
           Arm
           by
           it self
           .
           There
           were
           in
           the
           whole
           number
           ,
           as
           some
           of
           the
           prisoners
           who
           had
           quarter
           confest
           Sevenscore
           ,
           and
           we
           had
           about
           Threescore
           prisoners
           ,
           not
           any
           could
           escape
           (
           we
           getting
           between
           them
           and
           home
           )
           so
           the
           rest
           were
           put
           to
           the
           Sword
           ,
           and
           destroyed
           as
           aforesaid
           .
        
         
           I
           send
           you
           herewith
           some
           poysoned
           Bullets
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           see
           how
           they
           still
           persist
           in
           their
           venemous
           disposition
           ,
           to
           shoot
           such
           things
           as
           may
           be
           sure
           to
           rancour
           and
           poyson
           the
           flesh
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Enemy
           vvas
           so
           enraged
           at
           this
           loss
           (
           having
           totally
           by
           this
           means
           shut
           themselves
           up
           vvithin
           the
           walls
           ,
           and
           not
           having
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Suburbs
           )
           that
           they
           set
           the
           Suburbs
           round
           the
           Town
           on
           fire
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           present
           there
           is
           the
           sadest
           spectacle
           to
           be
           seen
           ,
           that
           hath
           fallen
           out
           in
           this
           Age
           ,
           there
           being
           novv
           burning
           in
           a
           great
           Flame
           ,
           houses
           above
           a
           mile
           in
           length
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           violence
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           wonder
           to
           behold
           it
           :
           By
           this
           we
           conceive
           that
           they
           are
           desperately
           bent
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           onely
           destroy
           the
           Suburbs
           ,
           but
           even
           burn
           the
           Town
           also
           before
           they
           yield
           .
        
         
           I
           hope
           in
           the
           Lord
           he
           will
           enable
           
           us
           very
           shortly
           to
           gain
           this
           place
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           such
           Destroyers
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           Examples
           to
           posterity
           .
        
         
           
             Leaguer
             before
             
               Colchester
               ,
               July
            
             15.
             12
             at
             night
             .
          
           
             J.
             R.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

