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         Farres, Captain.
      
       
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             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.
             Farres, Captain.
             Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658.
          
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             Printed for Tho. VVatson and Iohn Fares,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Essex (England) -- History -- Sources.
        
      
    
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           A
           SPEECH
           Spoken
           vnto
           his
           Excellence
           the
           Earle
           Of
           WARWICKE
           ,
           BY
           Capiaine
           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
          
           ond
           the
           Parliaments
           forces
           ,
           and
           how
           the
           Cavaleers
           swore
           God
           damme
           them
           the
           Devill
           was
           in
           their
           powder
           .
        
         
           London
           printed
           for
           
             Tho.
             VVatson
          
           and
           
             Iohn
             Fares
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Captaine
           FARRES
           Speech
           to
           the
           Earle
           of
           VVarwick
        
         
           MY
           Lord
           ,
           I
           must
           desire
           your
           pardon
           ,
           if
           my
           words
           deliver
           too
           much
           truth
           ,
           and
           thereby
           offend
           :
           You
           have
           withdrawne
           from
           you
           the
           hearts
           of
           the
           Essex
           Souldiers
           ,
           who
           came
           with
           willing
           mindes
           to
           performe
           Noble
           service
           ;
           but
           the
           change
           of
           their
           Captaines
           hath
           also
           changed
           their
           affections
           ;
           neither
           will
           they
           be
           commanded
           by
           any
           other
           but
           those
           worthy
           Gentlemen
           in
           whose
           wisedome
           ,
           courage
           and
           fidelity
           they
           dare
           boldly
           confide
           .
           My
           Lord
           ,
           that
           action
           cannot
           thrive
           that
           is
           discouraged
           at
           the
           beginning
           ;
           and
           Souldiers
           doe
           not
           (
           like
           the
           Moone
           )
           decrease
           in
           honour
           ,
           and
           afterward
           shine
           with
           full
           glory
           .
           Honour
           is
           a
           tender
           thing
           ,
           and
           once
           lost
           ,
           is
           lost
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           bee
           restored
           .
           Though
           I
           complaine
           unto
           your
           Honour
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Captaines
           ,
           I
           doe
           but
           undergoe
           the
           hazard
           to
           expresse
           their
           discontent
           ,
           rob'd
           of
           that
           they
           held
           so
           deare
           ,
           their
           places
           being
           the
           reward
           
           of
           their
           own
           merit
           ,
           and
           sealed
           unto
           them
           by
           the
           constant
           love
           of
           the
           people
           .
           Our
           Essex
           Souldiers
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           are
           all
           men
           of
           able
           estates
           ,
           whose
           zealous
           affections
           to
           their
           King
           and
           countrey
           ,
           hath
           thus
           led
           them
           forth
           ,
           to
           give
           a
           cleare
           testimony
           of
           love
           and
           valour
           in
           their
           perfect
           service
           .
           Vnkindnes
           doth
           wound
           desert
           deepest
           ,
           and
           deserved
           honour
           is
           the
           reward
           of
           vertue
           ,
           that
           doth
           create
           and
           confirme
           courage
           ,
           and
           taken
           away
           ,
           a
           Souldier
           becomes
           a
           despised
           thing
           ,
           Consider
           therefore
           my
           Lord
           ,
           that
           a
           Captaine
           so
           well
           beloved
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           can
           suffer
           no
           iniury
           without
           mutinous
           repining
           ,
           from
           whence
           doth
           spring
           the
           greatest
           danger
           of
           an
           Army
           .
           I
           am
           engaged
           my
           Lord
           ,
           amongst
           the
           rest
           ,
           and
           must
           speake
           the
           truth
           before
           I
           goe
           to
           defend
           it
           ,
           drawne
           thereunto
           by
           my
           friends
           dishonour
           and
           my
           owne
           ,
           being
           discarded
           from
           those
           places
           which
           the
           people
           in
           their
           good
           affection
           had
           designed
           us
           .
           Lastly
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           if
           my
           speech
           seem
           to
           be
           of
           a
           course
           and
           rugged
           threed
           ,
           an
           iniured
           Souldier
           is
           farre
           from
           flattery
           ,
           and
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           ,
           we
           scorne
           that
           our
           hearts
           should
           give
           place
           to
           any
           Captaines
           ,
           in
           being
           right
           and
           true
           to
           our
           King
           and
           countrey
           ,
           this
           honour
           wee
           cannot
           lose
           ,
           living
           or
           dying
           :
           therefore
           think
           it
           a
           high
           indignity
           to
           resigne
           our
           Captainships
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           The
           Earle
           of
           VVarwicke
           his
           answer
           to
           Captaine
           
             Farres
          
           Speech
           .
        
         
           CAptaine
           ,
           your
           words
           are
           so
           farre
           from
           displeasing
           mee
           ,
           that
           I
           love
           your
           free
           Speech
           ,
           it
           being
           comely
           in
           a
           Souldier
           to
           deliver
           his
           thoughts
           without
           disguise
           of
           words
           ,
           and
           to
           utter
           Truth
           in
           a
           plaine
           and
           cleare
           manner
           .
           If
           your
           Essex
           Souldiers
           be
           offended
           at
           the
           election
           of
           other
           Capta●nes
           ,
           let
           them
           consider
           that
           the
           present
           occasion
           doth
           require
           men
           bred
           in
           warre
           ,
           and
           experienced
           in
           those
           affaires
           ;
           neither
           can
           the
           other
           Captaines
           grudge
           ,
           that
           the
           Common-wealth
           should
           receive
           benefit
           by
           their
           service
           ,
           since
           if
           this
           warre
           may
           thrive
           in
           the
           prosecution
           thereof
           ,
           it
           matters
           not
           who
           have
           beene
           principall
           actors
           therein
           .
           Their
           love
           unto
           their
           Countrey
           deserves
           highly
           to
           bee
           commended
           ,
           and
           their
           cheerfull
           undertaking
           to
           assist
           this
           action
           ,
           doth
           magnifie
           their
           brave
           resolutions
           .
           But
           give
           mee
           leave
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           those
           other
           Captaines
           nurst
           at
           the
           breast
           of
           Warre
           ,
           are
           growne
           exceeding
           quick-sighted
           in
           military
           discipline
           ,
           and
           being
           long
           trained
           up
           in
           the
           Schoole
           of
           Warre
           ,
           deserve
           to
           bee
           ranked
           in
           the
           chiefest
           File
           of
           
           Honour
           .
           In
           
             Holland
          
           they
           have
           hazzarded
           their
           lives
           ,
           and
           spent
           some
           blood
           to
           gaine
           a
           perfect
           knowledge
           in
           all
           warlike
           Discipline
           ;
           yet
           I
           preferre
           them
           not
           as
           men
           of
           greater
           ability
           ,
           much
           lesse
           loyalty
           then
           the
           other
           Captaines
           ;
           but
           antiquity
           of
           service
           ought
           to
           have
           some
           preheminence
           .
           You
           may
           informe
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Captaines
           ,
           whose
           mindes
           you
           have
           delivered
           ,
           that
           I
           beleeve
           them
           to
           bee
           men
           not
           inferior
           to
           those
           in
           courage
           ,
           but
           as
           knowing
           ,
           as
           full
           of
           
             Heroick
             Spirit
             ,
          
           as
           the
           other
           Captaines
           ,
           and
           would
           doe
           as
           far
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           their
           Countrey
           as
           the
           other
           ;
           yet
           since
           they
           and
           the
           other
           cannot
           serve
           both
           in
           the
           same
           places
           ,
           let
           them
           thinke
           it
           no
           dishonour
           in
           point
           of
           warre
           ,
           to
           suffer
           the
           Common-wealth
           to
           bee
           served
           by
           others
           as
           well
           as
           themselves
           :
           their
           free
           intent
           is
           as
           acceptable
           as
           the
           deed
           .
           There
           hath
           been
           alwayes
           contentions
           about
           such
           matters
           ,
           but
           without
           any
           disgrace
           :
           for
           I
           doe
           not
           accuse
           their
           sufficiencie
           ,
           but
           thinke
           them
           as
           worthy
           in
           all
           degrees
           of
           valour
           ,
           as
           the
           other
           which
           are
           elected
           .
           Perswade
           therefore
           the
           Souldiers
           to
           be
           well
           affected
           to
           those
           Captaines
           :
           for
           you
           and
           all
           men
           ought
           to
           preferre
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           before
           private
           respect
           ,
           or
           any
           particular
           places
           in
           the
           Warre
           ,
           since
           all
           our
           actions
           should
           move
           to
           one
           end
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           defence
           of
           our
           King
           and
           our
           Countrey
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           The
           Souldiers
           welcome
           to
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           
             WElcome
             as
             day
             ,
             when
             after
             a
             long
             night
          
           
             Of
             fearfull
             tempest
             ,
             land
             appeares
             in
             sight
          
           
             To
             the
             glad
             Mariner
             ,
             whose
             ship
             doth
             bring
          
           
             Rich
             fraight
             to
             shore
             ,
             &
             his
             own
             land
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             Such
             is
             the
             joyfull
             passion
             ,
             or
             more
             sweet
             ,
          
           
             When
             kindred
             friends
             ,
             and
             dearest
             lovers
             meet
          
           
             After
             great
             dangers
             past
             ,
             with
             welcome
             breath
             ,
          
           
             To
             tye
             loves
             knot
             ,
             which
             the
             pale
             hand
             of
             death
          
           
             Was
             thought
             to
             have
             unty'd
             ;
             and
             now
             ,
             though
             late
             ,
          
           
             Welcome
             home
             Souldiers
             that
             have
             scap'd
             warres
             fate
             .
          
           
             The
             aged
             persons
             now
             cast
             off
             all
             feare
             ,
          
           
             And
             have
             more
             joy
             then
             their
             weake
             age
             can
             beare
             ,
          
           
             Stooping
             beneath
             it
             ,
             while
             their
             sonnes
             doe
             tell
          
           
             Of
             
               Renton
            
             battell
             ,
             and
             what
             there
             befell
             ,
          
           
             While
             tides
             of
             passion
             in
             their
             besomes
             rise
             ,
          
           
             Of
             all
             that
             heare
             what
             they
             behold
             with
             eyes
             .
          
           
             Great
             is
             warres
             horror
             ,
             and
             the
             bare
             relation
          
           
             Doth
             stirre
             the
             minde
             to
             wonder
             and
             compassion
             .
          
           
             Friends
             now
             salute
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             meant
             to
             dye
          
           
             Within
             their
             armes
             ,
             whose
             loving
             company
          
           
           
             They
             wanted
             long
             ,
             despairing
             that
             they
             were
          
           
             Living
             ;
             for
             love
             is
             full
             of
             carefull
             feare
             .
          
           
             Frinds
             are
             so
             full
             of
             joy
             ,
             that
             both
             while
             dayes
          
           
             And
             nights
             are
             spent
             in
             stories
             to
             the
             praise
          
           
             Of
             our
             brave
             Souddiers
             ,
             that
             have
             done
             above
          
           
             The
             reach
             of
             Fancy
             ,
             and
             doe
             binde
             our
             love
          
           
             First
             to
             their
             merit
             ,
             while
             for
             service
             they
          
           
             Shall
             have
             a
             Kingdomes
             thankes
             besides
             their
             pay
             .
          
        
         
           ON
           Saturday
           the
           12
           of
           November
           ,
           Prince
           
             Robert
          
           using
           the
           advantage
           of
           the
           mist
           ,
           which
           was
           that
           morni●g
           e●treamly
           thicke
           ,
           brought
           up
           his
           Forces
           to
           Brainford
           ,
           where
           〈◊〉
           was
           most
           valiantly
           opposed
           by
           my
           Lord
           
             Roberts
          
           Regiment
           on
           the
           Bridge
           ,
           who
           beat
           them
           off
           ,
           and
           with
           great
           resolution
           maintained
           the
           Bridge
           till
           they
           had
           spent
           all
           their
           powder
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           at
           which
           time
           it
           pleased
           God
           that
           Colonel
           
             Hampden
          
           and
           Colonel
           
             Hollis
          
           Regiments
           came
           in
           ,
           who
           very
           manfully
           set
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           slew
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           a
           very
           few
           on
           our
           side
           .
           On
           Sunday
           the
           13.
           of
           November
           no
           feat
           of
           warr
           was
           done
           ,
           only
           there
           came
           up
           two
           small
           shipps
           to
           Branford
           ,
           who
           hearing
           the
           Cavaliers
           were
           there
           ,
           shot
           at
           them
           ,
           who
           were
           answered
           againe
           by
           the
           Cavaliers
           .
           This
           day
           also
           the
           ●●●ty
           sent
           89.
           
           Carts
           and
           VVagous
           laden
           with
           all
           mauner
           of
           provision
           ,
           unto
           the
           Army
           .
           There
           were
           taken
           prisoners
           also
           ,
           two
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Guard
           ,
           whereof
           one
           was
           shot
           in
           the
           legge
           .
           Sir
           
             Kenhelme
             Digby
          
           was
           taken
           as
           a
           Spy
           in
           viewing
           the
           workes
           at
           Mile-End
           .
           The
           Cavaliers
           in
           their
           fight
           on
           last
           Saturday
           ,
           were
           not
           afraid
           to
           sweare
           ,
           
             God
             damne
             them
             ,
          
           they
           beleeved
           the
           Divell
           was
           in
           their
           Powder
           ,
           their
           Bullets
           would
           not
           goe
           halfe
           way
           ,
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

