Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	john_n	london_n	sir_n	11,901	5	6.7349	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77796	A true copie of a letter sent from Mr VVilliam Bulwarke, a grand recusant in his Maiesties Army, to a friend of his, one Mr. Iohn Greenall in Drury Lane Which letter on the 16. of this moneth of November was intercepted, and in which is manifestly expressed the horrible designes of the Papists and cavaliers for the surprizing of the Citie of London, and the destruction of the Parliament.	Bulwarke, William.	1642 (1642)	Wing B5459; Thomason 669.f.6[92]; ESTC R212547	2,518	1

A true Copie of a Letter sent from Mr VVILLIAM BVLWARKE a Grand Recusant in his Maiesties Arms to a friend of his one Mr. Iohn Greenall in Drury Lane Which letter on the 16. of this Moneth of November was intercepted and in which is manifestly expressed the horrible designes of the Papists and Cavaliers for the surprizing of the Citie of London and the destruction of the Parliament SIR I had well hoped there should not have been any need of sending any more letters to our friends in London but in the stead of your enjoying me by paper that wee should have enjoyed one another in person where our loves should have feared neither interception nor suspition how soever I have ventured this last by the safest hand I could and I hope it will arrive as safe as it is meant What successe our designes had on last Saturday being the 12. of November you well understand all the hopes and promises from you and the failings of them we know not which way to impute either to your feare or to the misreport of what had happened in our Army This for a certaine that the Catholique cause could never find a better opportunity to advance it selfe had you but the spirits to conceive it The best Regiment that the Parliament had and stoutest was that day sorely distressed they had fire and water enough and from the fury of one element they plunged themselves into the mercy of the other The other Regiments that came in to their rescue were quickly weary of their taske In the mean time the City was in a tumult their Generals distracted their Forces scattered neither could there have been a greater advantage had we then but hands hearts to follow it This bearer can truly possesse you how sensible we are what a losse by your neglect the Catholique cause then received Let us understand by this bearer the reason of it and because his memory is but weake let us partake it in some letter We are sorry to understand of the Captivity of our friend who was taken at Mile-End do much lame at his ●ni fortune that so great a head should be overtaken by so weak agents Remember me kindly to your brother Nicol●s if no further good can be done with you advise him to haste to the army Our army is not so weak either in number or in courage as it is reported in the City and some three hundred of the Parliaments Forces are reported this day to be united to ours It is commonly reported that all the vaults and close wayes under ground from S. Pauls unto Westminster are discovered unto the inhabitants who have made it knowne unto the Parliament I pray be carefull to send direct word of it for upon that as you sufficiently know the chiefest of our designes depend Let me not faile to heare of you by the returne of honest Thomas for though we are so neer unto intelligence yet we heare nothing certaine some affirming one thing some another and oftentimes we have more newes from a Round-head then a Catholique I have no good newes from Yorke if you heare any I pray impart it We are now at Kingstone where we beleeve we shall reside a while Some of our Cavaliers did weare the Earle of Essex his colours and by that meanes we found an easier admittance into the towne Remember to fend me true word what is become of our friends in Summersetshire We hope within these few dayes to kisse the hand of the good Queen againe whose presence will be a great encouragement to the whole Army but especially to him who is Your most affectionate friend who prayes for the happines of your soule and body William Bulwarke This Letter was intercepted by one Thomas Harland and delivered to Mr. Greenall as from the abovesaid Messenger who although it seemes he something did suspect him did give unto it this reply as followeth SIR I am most sorry in hope to receive you to receive your Letter And I more wonder that you shou'd write now to me by such a Messenger in so dangerous a time whose face before I never saw nor ever heard of his name but because that you are p●eased to repose so much trust in him I have done so too and as necre as I can to give you satisfaction to the materials of your Letter If you knew in earnest how thin our numbers are here how much wee are of late discountananced and cryed downe there would remaine no further ground for your wonder of our neglect For my part the Catholique and our cause are growne so odious unto the Cirie with the most narrow eye they are so much sought after and sentenced that we scarce dare hold any commerce in private our numbers are every day grown lesse and lesse and I am almost afraid to see my own face in the glasse What could be expected where there is so little to be done and where if that little was done it would put the whole cause into a greater distresse and ieopardy then as yet it is The Forces of the Parliament were that night most carefull that no opportunity should be neglected the fields and the City were filled witharmed men and there wanted I beleeve no resolution to their numbers even their women forsooth were so full of courage that in that tumult and alarme they would seeme to put new courage into the men and were as busie in arming their friends as they were of late in assisting their workes against us To confirme your beliefe in this truth the other night there was a false an alarme raised I beleeve on purpose in the City and it is a wonder to consider what multitudes in every street were immediatly gathered together whereby their resolution by those who raised the coyle might easily be observed The day following our friends house on Clarkenwell Green who belonged sometimes to the Spanish Embassador was plundred by their Souldiers You would wonder to see how all his moveables were torne from him and made a prey to the violence and greedinesse of the Souldiers I much lament the taking of our brave friend at Mile-End and justly partake in his sufferings with you I heare nothing of the discovery of any vaults and I much wonder that you would intrust so great a secrer unto paper and from such a bearer who although hee told me his name was Thomas yet is not that Thomas I expected from you Our affaires at Yorke doe move but slowly forward neither doe I beleeve are there those Heroicke spirits which was conceived there had been If I be not much mistaken in your brother Nicolas who hath been lately there and last night intended to be with you can give you a true and exact rel●tion of all things that have happened there and the Countries thereabouts I am glad with you to partake of the good newes of her Ma●esties returne to England which in these manifold afflictions and daily feares which doe surround me brings some ease and comfort to Your true distressed friend Iohn Greenall Printed for Francis Wright 1642.