item: #1 of 5 id: A36362 author: Dorney, John, b. 1604 or 5. title: A Briefe and exact relation of the most materiall and remarkeable passages that hapned in the late well-formed (and as valiently defended) seige laid before the city of Glocester collected by John Dorney, Esquire, towne-clarke of the said city, who was there resident the whole siege and appled himselfe wholy to this businesse. date: 1643.0 words: 9126 flesch: 63 summary: In the afternoon a party of about 150. Musketteers commanded by Captain Gray sallied forth over the works at the little Mead , and fell upon the enemies quarters at the Kingsholme , marched up to their Main-guard , there killed Captain Rumney , and about 8. or 9. common souldiers , took 5. prisoners , and divers Armes , burnt their Main-guard , and houses they quartered in , and retreated without the losse of any . The rest did no other hurt then to houses , and that not much neither . keywords: august; canon; captain; citie; city; day; east; enemies; enemy; gate; horse; men; night; shot; towne; wall cache: A36362.xml plain text: A36362.txt item: #2 of 5 id: A40027 author: Foster, Henry. title: A true and exact relation of the marchings of the two regiments of the trained-bands of the city of London being the red & blevv regiments, as also of the three regiments of the auxiliary forces the blew, red, and orange who marched forth for the reliefe of the city of Glocester from August by Henry Foster ... date: None words: 7377 flesch: 52 summary: Thy right hand , O Lord , is become glorious in power ; thy right hand , O Lord , hath dashed in peeces the enemy . Our men pursuing them skirmished till nine of the clocke at night ; wee marched after them till twelve of the clocke at night : we lay all in the open field , upon the plowd-land , without straw , having neither bread nor water , yet God enabled our Souldiers to undergoe it cheerfully , there was not one feeble sicke person amongst us , but was able to march with us the day following . keywords: army; day; enemy; generall; horse; lord; miles; night; regiments; wee cache: A40027.xml plain text: A40027.txt item: #3 of 5 id: A83621 author: Committee for the Militia of London. aut title: The 21. of August. 1643. Whereas the Committee for the Militia in the city of London by vertue of an ordinance of both houses of Parliament ... have power to command the shutting up of all shops ... date: 1643.0 words: 924 flesch: 66 summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83621 of text R204136 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[33]). Title from caption and first lines of text. keywords: committee; london; text cache: A83621.xml plain text: A83621.txt item: #4 of 5 id: A86043 author: Dorney, John, b. 1604 or 5. title: At a Common Councell there held the two and twentieth day of August, 1656 in the time of Dennis Wise, Esq; mayor there. date: 1656.0 words: 1144 flesch: 62 summary: And in regard divers Gentlemen , and others , have expressed their willingnesse to contribute to so good a worke , It is thereupon thought fit and ordered by the said Mayor and Burgesses of the said City , that the Ruines and decayés aforesaid , especially such as are most needfull , be speedily repaired and amended ; And that for the better effecting thereof , the benevolence of such Gentlemen , and others , as are minded to be Benefactors to so good a Worke , be prayed and desired ; And to that end it is now further ordered , That Laurence Singleton , one of the Aldermen of the said City , Toby Iordan , Thomas Pierce of the same , Gentlemen , George Guinnet the elder , of Shurdington in the County of the said City Gentleman , Iohn Brewster of the City of London Gentleman , Iohn Singleton , Iames Commelin , Iohn Tomes , Godfrey Ellis , William Angell , Walter Harris , Iohn Donne , and Thomas Burroughes of the same City , Gentlemen , and Master Matthew Haviland , Master Iohn Wells , Master Iohn Langley , Master Thomas Tyther , and Master Robert Gyde of the City of London , and every of them be intrusted to be Collectors , and to make their addresses to such persons as in their discretions they shall think fit to represent the ruinous condition of the said Church unto , and to receive the subscriptions , or what shall be freely given and bestowed towards the repaire thereof , and from time to time to pay in and deliver what shall be by them so received , unto Dennis Wise of the City of Gloucester , Alderman , who is now also appointed to be Treasurer to receive the said money ; which said Treasurer is hereby ordered to issue out the same from time to time , according to such Order or Orders in writing , as he shall receive from the Mayor of the said City for the time being , William Cooke , Thomas Hodges , Christopher Gise , Richard Atkins of the County of the City of Gloucester , Esquires , Evan Seys , Thomas Pury the elder , Thomas Pury the younger , of the said City of Gloucester , Esquires , and Anthony Edwards , one of the Aldermen of the said City , or any three of them under their hands : Which said Mayor , William Cooke , Thomas Hodges , Christopher Gise , Richard Atkins , Evan Seys , Thomas Pury the elder , Thomas Pury the younger , and Anthony Edwards , are desired and intrusted to be Trustees and Overseers , to take care for the speedy repaire of the said Church , according as money shall come in for the doing thereof . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A86043 of text R211809 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[29]). keywords: city; mayor; text; time cache: A86043.xml plain text: A86043.txt item: #5 of 5 id: B06123 author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. title: [To the kings most excellent majesty. The humble address of your most loyal ... subjects ... of] Hereford date: 1681.0 words: 1787 flesch: 60 summary: Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 176240) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). keywords: majesties; majesty; subjects; tcp; text cache: B06123.xml plain text: B06123.txt