item: #1 of 6
          id: A38666
      author: Eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties.
       title: Essex's excellency, or, The gallantry of the freeholders of that country being a short account of the brave British behaviour of those worthy freeholders, in the choice of their knights to serve in the next Parliament : together with the truly noble Lord Gray his speech at the close of their choice / published by an eye-witness of their most noble courage for the example of their neighbouring counties.
        date: 1679
       words: 5911
      flesch: 31
     summary: Book wherein their names were entered , can testifie there were as many Gentlemen of Estates , and men of quality appeared for the Collonel , as they had , and rather more , except Clergy , my Lord Howard , my Lord Gray , with Sir Eliab Harvey himself , and divers other Lords and Gentlemen , making up the numbers of Freeholders on the Collonel's side . A Mildmay and Honeywood ; which being done , my Lord Gray and the Sheriff dined at the Collonel's Chamber , with some other of his friends , and the People attended on Horse-back to wait on my Lord Gray and the Collonel , and Mr. Honeywood out of Town , which was done about five of the clock , with near five hundred Horse ; But I must not forget to relate one Passage which was committed by a person that was against the Collonel , and one that call'd himself a Gentleman , ) that while my Lord Gray and the rest were at Dinner , a little before they were taking Horse to go out of Town , a poor Country-man going along the Streets , by the Door where the Opposites lodged , and crying out , A Mildmay and Honeywood , he seeing the Country-man's Zeal , knock'd him down , and broke the Country-man's Legg , and afterwards fled to the Inn for shelter ; but the Country-man's friends acquainted the Lord Gray and the Collonel with the action , they immediately ordered the person that did the fact to be seized , which was done , and he committed to Goal , and ordered the poor man to be carefully lookt after ; which ill Action ought not to be laid to the charge of any but malicious persons ; and indeed so much of malice did appear by the words and actions of those that Polled against the Collonel , that a sober man would blush to hear ; and among the rest was given out , That no Gentleman , or like a Gentleman , would appear on the Collonel's side , which was so notoriously false , that by the very .
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        item: #2 of 6
          id: A40963
      author: Farres, Captain.
       title: A speech spoken vnto his Excellence the Earle of Warwicke by Captaine Farres in the behalfe of the whole county of Essex ; with his Excellence his gracious answer thereunto giving all his souldiers generall satisfaction not long before they marched forth from London towards Branford ; as allso, a true relation of the last Battail at Branford the 12 of November, betwixt His Maiestyes army and the Parliaments forces ; and how the cavaleers swore God damme them the devill was in their powder.
        date: 1642
       words: 1908
      flesch: 66
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A40963 of text R19072 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing F523). The rate of 27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: captaines; essex; farres; souldiers; text
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        item: #3 of 6
          id: A44993
      author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
       title: The humble petition and resolution of the county of Essex (presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, and read in both Houses the 17 of this present June, 1642 : with the answer thereunto annexed, and commanded by the Lords to be forthwith printed and published).
        date: 1642
       words: 1307
      flesch: 62
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A44993 of text R661 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing H3445). (Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, [no entry] 1642 909 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 C The rate of 11 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: lords; parliament; petition; text
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        item: #4 of 6
          id: A62716
      author: Essex (England)
       title: To the constables and overseers of [blank] By vertue of a warrant to me directed from the standing committee at Chelmsford ...
        date: 1642
       words: 832
      flesch: 64
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A62716 of text R220683 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T1393B). [London? : 1642] Title includes opening words of text. Place and date of printing from Wing.
    keywords: lands; pounds; text
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        item: #5 of 6
          id: A86030
      author: Glemham, Thomas, Sir, d. 1649.
       title: The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army. Likewise a great fight at Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire, betwixt the Parliaments forces and the Cavaliers, and the number that were slain and taken prisoners; as also, the taking of the said castle, with all the ordnance, armes, and ammunition. With a list of the chief commanders belonging to the Parliaments forces. Col. Fairfax. Col. Roads. Col. Bethel. Col. Aldred. Col. Legere.. [sic] Col. Cholmley. Col. Lassels. Col. Wastell.
        date: 1648
       words: 2362
      flesch: 69
     summary: The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army. The declaration of Sir Thomas Glenham, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, and Sir Philip Musgrave, in the north of England concerning the counties of Essex and Kent and their resolution and proceedings thereupon; as also touching the Army.
    keywords: castle; col; langdale; sir; text
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        item: #6 of 6
          id: B02602
      author: Hutchinson, Richard, Esq.
       title: The case of Richard Hutchinson, Esq; against Sir Eliab Harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for Malden, in the county of Essex, in the place of Sir Thomas Darcy, deceased. Appointed to be heard on the 10th day of January.
        date: 1694
       words: 1232
      flesch: 64
     summary: The case of Richard Hutchinson, Esq; against Sir Eliab Harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for Malden, in the county of Essex, in the place of Sir Thomas Darcy, deceased. The case of Richard Hutchinson, Esq; against Sir Eliab Harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for Malden, in the county of Essex, in the place of Sir Thomas Darcy, deceased.
    keywords: hutchinson; sir; tcp; text
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