Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	alderman_n	london_n	sir_n	5,348	4	6.2820	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96312	The state of Dublin, as it stood the 27. of December, and of other parts of Ireland. Being the copy of a letter sent from a good hand to an alderman of this city. By reading which you will finde the vanity and falshood of those vaine foolish pamphlets invented and published of late. With a strange and unheard of flocking together of severall kinde of birds over the city of Dublin on Christmas eve last.	Whetcombe, Tristram.	1642 (1642)	Wing W1639; Thomason E181_38; ESTC R212669	2,128	7

The state of DUBLIN As it stood the 27. of December And of other parts of Ireland BEING The Copy of a Letter sent from a good hand to an Alderman of this City By reading which You will finde the vanity and falshood of those vaine foolish Pamphlets invented and published of late With a strange and unheard of flocking together of severall kinde of Birds over the City of Dublin on Christmas Eve last Printed at London for Nath. Butter 1642. The copy of a Letter sent from Dublin Decemb. 27. 1641. by Tristrum Witcome a Factor there for a worthy Alderman of this City declaring in what state the City there stands With the strange and sudden departure of two Aldermen from thence and strange sight on CHRISTMAS Eve SIR OUr miseries are great our feares more if speedy reliefe doe not suddenly arrive hunger will certainly be more plentifull with us then bread for the Rebels who daily increase have blocked up all passage two wayes unto the City so that Southward from Doungarvil and Northeast from Clannoroe no provision of victuall can come at us neither can the present Garrison here be spired to cleare those parts It stands farre worse with this City God knowes then the world with you will beleeve otherwise they would not be so slow of their succours as to our woes we finde they are For the Rebels grow strong and withall so daring that they attempt the blocking up of the very harbour of Dublin and to that end are building two Sconces at the Havens mouth out of the command of the Castle whereupon they have already mounted twelve iron Peeces howsoever they came by them so that it they be not prevented and that with seasonable opportunity which God in his mercy grant they will not onely stop and hinder all our Posts and Missengers for England but likewise be able to debarse and affront what succours should come from thence to us The English not without just ground are in exceeding great jealousie and suspition of the Irish inhabitants of the City who although they make us faire countenance as whole visage and habits sort with ours yet their hearts and good wishes it is to be feared are with the Rebels Apparences are good proofs Vpon the Eve of Saint Thomas Decemb. 20. two of the Aldermen of Dublin Mr. Dominick Rooch and Mr. Patrick Copinger fled but of Dublin with their wives children and whole families whither God knowes but surely all is not well their houses being observed to stand shut up for the space of two dayes together without ingresse or egress of any either master servant or neighbour notice being thereof taken at last report being there of made unto the two Iustices it was thought fit by them to send officers and souldiers who upon command to open and none answering forced the doores but being entred found nothing within considerable in respect of their estates and qualities which giveth great cause of jealousie unto the said Iustices and to all loyall English that these Aldermen are not onely fled and stolne away to the Rebels but further have discovered whatsoever may be advantagious unto them as touching the state of the said City as likewise of carrying a heedfull and watchfull eye over the rest for it is greatly to be suspected that the Rebels have more intelligence in this City then stands for our profit seeing that they make daily approaches towards us sometimes in lesser bodies sometimes in greater sometime on horsebacke sometime onely with their foot now staying longer now retiring sooner now drawing nearer the City now retiring farther off as they that looked for some signe or token of advantage to be shewed out of the City and which increaseth our feares the more is that the two great Rebels that have the command of these rebellious troopes that now are nearest the City are Mack Odonnel and Charles Mack Cartie who have but too great alliance kindred cosin germans friends foster fathers or foster mothers or foster brethren in this City I am heartily sory of what you writ mee the last weeke that the King and the Parliament disagreeing about the pressing of men for Ireland for I am much afraid that if the Parliament will have no men to bee pressed for that service but what come hither to come voluntary I am afraid that our helpe will come too late if any come at all Although it be true that there hath beene divers skirmishes in the Country wherein God be praised our people have had the better yet we have lost men likewise and some brave and worthy Commanders and although wee bee weakned through victory yet weakned wee are by reason that we have no supply and are but few in respect of the enemy and their number daily increase A strange and wonderfull thing by Fowles A Most strange and unwonted accident happened in Dublin on Christmas Eve as ever was heard of the Crows Ravens and Sea Gulls about foure of the clocke in the afternoone being duske assembled in such a numerous manner hovering pewling and croaking in such a strange unheard of wise over the City that it amazed and affrighted all the inhabitants especially they continuing without departing in this sort untill six of the said evening a strange time of night for such rowle to bee abroad at at such a time of the yeare And which is more strange that could not be frighted nor scared away with all the reports of muskets and some great Peeces out of the Castle that were shot off for that purpose What this strange accident meanes or portends is not for mee to divine but surely by the knowledge of the oldest men in Dublin either English or Irish never the like was seene Concerning other matter of trade it behooveth rather to thinke of calling in if we can then of sending any thing else over Which if I can in any reasonable way accomplish you shall by Gods permission shortly see me in London till then desiring you and all our friends to implore the assistance of Heaven for us here I rest Your Servant T.W. FINIS