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         H. T.
      
       
         
           1688
        
      
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             Great news from Oxford, or, An exact account of the several transactions of my Lord Lovelace in a letter to a friend
             H. T.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Published by Richard Janeway,
             [London] :
             1688.
          
           
             Signed: H.T.
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           Lovelace, John Lovelace, -- Baron, 1638?-1693.
           University of Oxford.
           English letters.
        
      
    
     
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           Great
           News
           from
           OXFORD
           ,
           Or
           an
           Exact
           ACCOUNT
           ,
           Of
           the
           several
           Transactions
           of
           My
           Lord
           Lovelace
           ,
           In
           a
           Letter
           to
           a
           Friend
           .
        
         
           
             Loving
             Friend
             ,
          
        
         
           IN
           my
           last
           I
           acquainted
           you
           that
           one
           Thorp
           at
           the
           Mitre-Inn
           in
           Oxon
           ,
           was
           taken
           up
           for
           saying
           these
           words
           ,
           
             That
             he
             hoped
             by
          
           Christmas
           
             day
             to
             see
          
           Oxon
           
             laid
             in
             Ashes
             ,
             and
             that
             if
             it
             lay
             in
             his
             power
             be
             would
             wash
             his
             hands
             in
             the
             Earl
             of
          
           Abbington's
           blood
           ,
           or
           words
           to
           that
           effect
           :
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           let
           you
           know
           that
           the
           Mayor
           took
           Bail
           ,
           one
           Kimber
           ,
           and
           one
           Harding
           ,
           two
           Papists
           ;
           when
           the
           Rabble
           knew
           who
           was
           his
           Bail
           ,
           there
           rose
           about
           three
           hundred
           all
           with
           Clubs
           and
           Staves
           ,
           crying
           out
           ,
           
             No
             Popery
          
           ;
           and
           thenwent
           to
           all
           the
           Papists
           houses
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           and
           broke
           their
           windows
           ,
           but
           especially
           Thorps
           ,
           and
           his
           two
           Bail
           :
           That
           night
           these
           three
           went
           to
           London
           ,
           and
           it
           's
           thought
           ,
           to
           make
           complaint
           .
        
         
           Yesterday
           being
           Wednesday
           ,
           the
           5th
           of
           December
           ,
           there
           came
           in
           about
           eighty
           Horse
           ,
           stout
           Men
           ,
           well
           Armed
           ,
           commanded
           by
           Captain
           Winch
           and
           Captain
           Flyer
           ,
           going
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           reported
           ,
           into
           the
           West
           ,
           but
           Lodged
           at
           the
           Angel-Inn
           that
           night
           ,
           who
           came
           out
           of
           Herefordshire
           .
        
         
           About
           four
           of
           the
           Clock
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           came
           in
           my
           Lord
           Lovelace
           ,
           with
           about
           five
           hundren
           Horse
           ,
           the
           greatest
           part
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           East-gate
           there
           met
           him
           the
           Mayor
           and
           his
           Brethren
           all
           in
           their
           Formalities
           ;
           the
           Recorder
           made
           a
           Speech
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           marched
           up
           the
           Street
           in
           order
           as
           thus
           :
        
         
           First
           went
           my
           Lord's
           Sumpter
           Horses
           at
           a
           good
           distance
           ,
           then
           went
           the
           Mayor
           with
           the
           Mace
           ,
           and
           his
           Brethren
           all
           a-foot
           ,
           just
           before
           my
           Lord
           ,
           and
           next
           to
           his
           Lordship
           there
           were
           four
           Priests
           or
           Jesuits
           ,
           which
           he
           brought
           from
           Gloucester
           ,
           all
           pinioned
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           rode
           in
           order
           six
           a-breast
           up
           to
           my
           Lord's
           Quarters
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           Cross-Inn
           ,
           with
           a
           multitude
           of
           Spectators
           ;
           but
           about
           Eight
           of
           the
           Clock
           at
           night
           there
           came
           News
           that
           at
           a
           place
           called
           Benson
           ,
           and
           at
           Wallingford
           there
           was
           about
           1500
           Dragoons
           ,
           and
           both
           places
           not
           above
           ten
           Miles
           from
           Oxon
           ;
           so
           the
           Mayor
           raised
           all
           the
           Trained-Bands
           that
           live
           in
           this
           place
           ,
           but
           I
           suppose
           it
           was
           by
           order
           of
           my
           Lord
           ,
           and
           so
           ordered
           about
           twenty
           to
           be
           upon
           Magdalen
           Bridge
           ,
           and
           blockt
           up
           the
           said
           Bridge
           with
           Waggons
           and
           Carts
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           reported
           ,
           this
           day
           being
           Thursday
           ,
           they
           will
           pull
           up
           part
           of
           the
           Bridge
           .
           That
           night
           they
           pulled
           up
           a
           Bridge
           called
           Osney
           ,
           likewise
           kept
           a
           mighty
           strong
           Guard
           all
           the
           night
           ,
           but
           all
           was
           in
           safety
           as
           yet
           .
        
         
           This
           day
           being
           Friday
           ,
           about
           two
           of
           the
           Clock
           in
           the
           night
           the
           Trumpets
           sounded
           ,
           and
           there
           was
           cryed
           ,
           
             Arms
             ,
             Arms
          
           ;
           my
           Lord
           Riding
           up
           and
           down
           the
           Street
           ,
           encouraged
           all
           people
           to
           Arms
           ,
           which
           I
           think
           there
           could
           not
           be
           less
           in
           number
           than
           four
           hundred
           Musketeers
           ,
           and
           about
           three
           hundred
           of
           the
           Rabble
           with
           Clubs
           and
           Staves
           .
        
         
           At
           the
           same
           time
           Magdalen
           Bridge
           was
           broken
           down
           ,
           and
           besides
           ,
           the
           Waggons
           and
           Carts
           still
           remain
           upon
           the
           Bridge
           ,
           and
           about
           ten
           in
           the
           morning
           my
           Lord
           dismissed
           all
           the
           Foot
           ,
           to
           be
           ready
           at
           the
           beat
           of
           Drum.
           
        
         
           I
           should
           have
           told
           you
           that
           upon
           Thursday
           the
           Prince
           of
           
             Orange's
             Manifesto
          
           was
           proclaimed
           at
           Carfax
           by
           one
           Mr.
           Mordant
           ,
           my
           Lord
           
           Mordant's
           Brother
           .
        
         
           This
           day
           being
           Saturday
           ,
           Counsellor
           Pudsey
           brought
           into
           this
           place
           about
           twenty
           Men
           with
           Horse
           and
           Arms
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           there
           came
           in
           thirty
           Gentlemen
           with
           their
           Sumpter
           Horses
           ,
           supposed
           to
           come
           from
           the
           Prince
           ,
           but
           I
           cannot
           learn
           who
           they
           are
           :
           And
           in
           the
           Afternoon
           the
           Lord
           Lovelace
           caused
           the
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           to
           be
           drawn
           up
           ,
           and
           the
           foresaid
           Mr.
           Mordant
           proclaimed
           and
           her
           Declaration
           ,
           for
           all
           Papists
           to
           lay
           down
           their
           Arm
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
        
         
           
             This
             day
             being
             
               Sunday
               ,
               the
               9th
               of
               December
               ,
            
          
           nothing
           happened
           as
           yet
           ;
           but
           I
           am
           willing
           to
           let
           you
           know
           ,
           I
           am
           yours
           ,
           
             H.
             T.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Published
           by
           
             Richard
             Janeway
          
           in
           
             Queens
             Head
          
           Alley
           in
           Pater-Noster
           Row.
           1688.
           
        
      
    
  

