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A63717	Birch, Robert, 17th cent.	A True relation of the proceedings at Hereford by the Lord St. Iohns and his regiment there, of the Kings comming thither and his intertainment, and the late proceedings at Manchester with the cashiring of the Earle of Derby and his forces from before that town : from the fourth of October to the eighth, upon which day they left the siege, 14 Octob. 1642.	1642.0		.xml	application/xml	3894	101	52	FRiday the seventh of October last , the Lord St. Iohns with his Regiment of Horse and Foot came before Hereford , and the said Lord commanded Captaine Cooper to demand entrance into the Town in the name of the Parliament , and yeeld up the possession thereof to the said Lord St. Iohn for the use of King and Parliament , which Captaine Cooper performing accordingly , Answer was returned by the Recorder in the name of the Major , Aldermen and Townesmen , that his Lordship was right welcome to their towne , rendring many hearty and humble thankes to the Parliament for their care of their peace , and safety against all attempts of the adverse party that may be made against them , by sending to their assistance such a worthy and noble person so well affected to their proceeding , and the peace of this Countrey , in whom they may safely confide and rely upon ; Giving many assurances by Protestations of the good affection of that City to the King and Parliament , therewith causing the Gates to be opened , and the said Lord with his Forces permitted entrance , & with much joy were by all the wel affected Townsmen received ; But for those that were ill affected , and such Welch Cavaliers as before were by the private means of the said ill-affected persons in the town received into the same , secretly in the night made their escape , and are fled to Marquesse Hartford , and his Complices into Wales ; after which the next day the Lord St. Iohn fortified the City with his souldiers , and prepared to plant Ordnance for the preservation of the towne against any assault of the adverse party that shall bee made against it , they daily expecting ( according to a late information they received ) the comming of the said Marquesse Hartford , Lord Herbert , sonne to the Earle of Worcester ; who hath raised divers Welchmen in Wales ; the Lord Seymour , the Earle of Darby , who all of them with their respective Forces intend to March thither to besiege the towne , and regaine the possession thereof for the use of his Majesty , upon which the Lord St. Iohn sent Letters to the Earls Excellency the Lord Generall for to send him some troops of Horse and some Foot for his assistance ; The Parliament having lately sent a message to his Majesty to desire his consent for the sending of Master Goodwin and Master Reynolds into Ireland to view the state of things there , Secretary Nicholas by Command , from his Majesty sent a letter to the Houses informing them that his Majesty doth expresly Command that the Parliament do not send any of their members into Ireland for the end aforesaid , whereupon after some debate of the busines , the Houses ordered that the said Gentlemen should be forthwith sent over into Ireland by the authority of Parliament and to have instructions from the Houses to enquire into the state of things there , there was a letter then also read in the Commons comming from Ireland by which it was informing by what cunning and deceitfull meanes , the Papists and Iesuits have incensed the Armies against the Parliament , telling them that the Rebells have the Kings hand and seale for what they doe , and that if they sett themselves against the Kings authority , they will incense his Majesty above what the Parliament are able to defend them , his Majesty having disclaimed the courses of the Parliament and resolved to grant pardon to none that hould Armes by the authority of Parliament , ( as they pretend our forces there doe ) without the Kings consent .	cache/A63717.xml	txt/A63717.txt