item: #1 of 8
          id: A38992
      author: Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671.
       title: Exceeding joyfull nevves from the Earl of Stamford, and the Lord Wharton, and the Lord Kymbolton wherein is declared the proceedings of the Lord Whorton neer Kittermaster with 5 troops of horse against Prince Robert with 20 troops, October 18, and how Prince Robert were forced to retreat : also a famous victory obtained by the E. of Stamford neer Hereford with 1000 foot and 500 horse against 3000 cavaleers, with the number that were slain on both sides : also the Lord Kymbolton, his proceedings in Gloucestershire against the cavaleers likewise a true relation of His Masjesties marching from Shrewsbury towards Coventry with his main army, and how His Excellency is within one dayes march of His Majesty with all his forces / sent in a letter from His Excellencie to the House of Commons.
        date: None
       words: 1704
      flesch: 61
     summary: THe Earl of Stamford , according to the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament , having s●●led the Militia in Liecestershire , and clensed that Country of the Cavaleirs , But Prince Rob●●ving information that more Forces w●●● lomming to aid the Lord Wharton , he i●●mediatly marched away with all his Fo●●ces .
    keywords: army; cavaleers; dayes; earl; excellency; forces; hereford; horse; kymbolton; lord; majesty; prince; proceedings; robert; said; stamford; text; troops; wharton
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        item: #2 of 8
          id: A63717
      author: Birch, Robert, 17th cent.
       title: 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.
        date: 1642.0
       words: 3894
      flesch: 52
     summary: 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 .
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        item: #3 of 8
          id: A83135
      author: England and Wales. Parliament.
       title: Die Martis. 23 May 1648. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. For setling of the militia of the county of Hereford.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 941
      flesch: 70
     summary: And to appoint over them Colonels , Captaines , and other Officers from time to time by Commissions under the hands and seales of the said Commissioners , or any seven of them , as often as there shal● be occasion in that behalfe : And shall have power , and are hereby authorized by themselves , or thei● said Commanders and Officers to lead , conduct and imploy the said persons arrayed , and weaponed fo● the suppression of all Rebellions and Insurrections that shall or may happen within the County aforesaid This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83135 of text R210789 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[31]).
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        item: #4 of 8
          id: A86351
      author: Hill, Miles.
       title: A true and impartiall account of the plunderings, losses, and sufferings of the County of Hereford by the Scottish army, during their siege before the city of Hereford, Anno Dom. 1645. Since brought in by the country in writing. Published in this juncture of time for the undeceiving of the people, who may perhaps fancy to themselves some imaginable advantage by stickling for the Scots and their partizans in this nation. By Miles Hill, Gent.
        date: 1650.0
       words: 4613
      flesch: 19
     summary: no A true and impartiall account of the plunderings, losses, and sufferings of the County of Hereford by the Scottish army, during their siege Hill, Miles. 1650 4452 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 B The rate of 7 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. AN abstract taken of the losses dammages and plunderings of 106. small Parishes within the County of Hereford by the Scottish Army commanded by Generall Leven , in which the poor Inhabitants thereof lost , as by a true accompt ready to be attested upon oath , under the hands of the Officers and chiefe of every Parish , to the value of the summes underwritten at every Parish appearing , in which County are 70 Parishes more which suffered in the like nature asmuch if not more , as is verily believed , which brought not in their accompts to be put to publique view , by reason of some disaffected to the businesse being scottified persons ; in the prosecution of which were divers houses riffled , doors , Chests , and Trunks broken open , severall families undone ; most of all their Cattle , horses , and goods taken from them ; much mony plate , Jewels and all kind of rich houshold-stuffe , Rings , and other rich commodities , as wearing apparrel , linnen , books ; the Plate & linnen of divers Churches , neere all the horses , mares , & colts that ever they set their eyes upon as wel from friends as others ; which the Reader may see if he please in an Inventory , as it was taken and brought in writing unto Miles Hill Gentleman , at the City of Hereford , in the moneth of September 1646.
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        item: #5 of 8
          id: A89310
      author: Birch, John, 1615-1691.
       title: Severall letters from Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell Birch. Fully relating the maner of the taking of the city and garrison of Hereford, with the number slain on both sides, and the particular circumstances at the gaining thereof. With a perfect list of the names of the prisoners taken therein. Die Martis 23. Decemb. 1645. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that these letters, with the list, be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.
        date: None
       words: 2158
      flesch: 70
     summary: no Severall letters from Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell Birch.: Fully relating the maner of the taking of the city and Morgan, Thomas, Sir 1645 1735 6 0 0 0 0 0 35 C The rate of 35 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. Severall letters from Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell Birch.
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        item: #6 of 8
          id: A89313
      author: Birch, John, 1615-1691.
       title: Two letters sent to the Honorable W. Lenthall Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons; concerning the taking of Hereford on the 18. of this instant Decem. 1645. By Colonell Morgan Governour of Gloucester, and Colonell John Birch: wherein was taken, one hundred and twenty lords, knights and officers in commission, eleven pieces of ordnance, and great store of ammunition.
        date: None
       words: 1081
      flesch: 67
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A89313 of text R200476 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E313_11). 50 D The rate of 50 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: birch; colonell; commons; decem; esq; hereford; honorable; honorable house; house; knights; lenthall; morgan; ordnance; sir; speaker; text
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        item: #7 of 8
          id: A92762
      author: Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.
       title: A letter sent to the Right Honourable the Lord Digby, from Sir Barnabas Scudamore Governor of Hereford, concerning the late siedge of the citty of Hereford.
        date: 1645.0
       words: 3687
      flesch: 57
     summary: no A letter sent to the Right Honourable the Lord Digby, from Sir Barnabas Scudamore Governor of Hereford,: concerning the late siedge of the Scudamore, Barnabas, Sir 1645 3651 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 B The rate of 8 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A92762 of text R200289 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E303_4).
    keywords: a92762; answer; army; august; barnabas; bloud; cannon; citty; country; digby; enemy; england; english; fire; friends; gate; good; governor; great; hereford; honourable; horse; late; letter; leven; like; little; lord; losse; majesty; major; men; morning; owne; present; purpose; right; scudamore; selves; siedge; sir; text; thomason; walls; works
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        item: #8 of 8
          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: -sources; address; books; characters; creation; early; eebo; encoding; english; excellent; god; government; hereford; humble; image; kings; loyal; majesties; majesty; online; oxford; partnership; phase; sacred; subjects; tcp; tei; text; xml
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