Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	sir_n	town_n	william_n	12,404	5	9.2693	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92120	15 Junii, 1648. The particulars of the fight at Colchester (sent in a letter to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons) was read in the house of Commons: in which letter it appears, the town is besieged, and five hundred of the enemies were taken prisoners, and six hundred left the town, sixty that were killed buried in one churchyard, besides what was slain in the other part of the town, Sir William Campion slain, one knight more, Col: Cook, Major Eyres, two other majors, and other officers, Mersey Fort taken, with two culverins, two sakers, and one drake, and Col: Steward, Col: Thornton and Sir Bar. Scudamore taken raising forces near Newmarket. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing R2328; Thomason E448_11	1,583	8

15 Junii 1648. The Particulars of the FIGHT AT COLCHESTER Sent in a Letter to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons was read in the house of Commons In which Letter it appears The Town is besieged and Five hundred of the Enemies were taken Prisoners and Six hundred left the Town Sixty that were killed buried in one Churchyard besides what was slain in the other part of the Town Sir William Campion slain One Knight more Col Cook Major Eyres Two other Majors and other Officers Mersey Fort taken with two Culverins two Sakers and one Drake and Col Steward Col Thornton and Sir Bar. Scudamore taken raising forces near Newmarket ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons June 17. 1648. June 15. 1648. To the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of COMMONS SIR THe Enemy still continues in Colchester The great ones had a purpose last night to escape as we hear for their goods are shipped and sent a party to possess Mersey Island Fort the better to secure their passage to Sea but this morning early our Horse and Dragoons possessed the Island and Fort and so hath prevented the Enemies flight by Sea and by Land their body cannot stir some Horse may perchance in the night escape and leave the rest to slaughter For such is the rage of the Soldier for the loss of their Commanders that they vvill hardly admit of quarter Many honest people though the meaner sort steal out of town hourly to us and all agree in one story That the Enemy knows not which way to turn himself that he is desparate and thinks to get Conditions for themselves by their having Sir William Masham and others of the Committee prisoners The General sent a Trumpeter to see Sir William Masham but they yet detain the Trumpeter The Townsmen say they had six hundred men run away that night the fight was we have Five hundred prisoners most taken from the Gates of the City The Enemy buried of their slain men Sixty in one Church-yard besides what was slain in the other part of the Town they say that Sir William Campion and one Knight more Col Cook and two Majors and other Officers were slain some prisoners we have taken since confess as much and many of quality wounded many of the prisoners of the Trained bands which this day the General released being sore wounded say That they vvent under Col Farre my Lord Warwicks Lieutenant Colonel that he lead them out into the field and into Mr. Grimstons house and when he and the men fled being galled with our Musketiers he got to the gate and caused it to be shut and left his men to be cut in pieces without the wall if our Soldiers had not been more merciful The General is close beleaguering the Town this day Col Ewers is come up with his Regiment and all our Train The General purposes to preserve the town from plunder and fire if it be possible though one Buxton and the Leomons and many more as those that come out inform encourages Goring and the Cavaliers to hold out Many an honest body is undone by them God is onely wise for who could have found out such a way to unite the honest party together against this bloody and common Enemy There are Four Colonels taken at Newmarket about to raise men for the King Col sir Bar Scudamore is one of them If the News of any Success this Army hath were acceptable you would send one weeks pay to an Army that hath not had a peny this Moneth J.R. The Generals Trumpeter is returned who left Sir William Masham and the other Gentlemen in a reasonable good condition he saith Sir William Campion and one Col Cook were buried this afternoon their corps attended by the Lord Goring Lord Capel Lord Louthborough Sir William Compion and divers others of quality They much lament the loss of Major Eyres whom they thought we had prisoner but he was slain Captain Zanchy vvho took in Mersey-Fort found two Culverins two Sacres and one Drake in it Captain Peacock and the Commanders of the Ships at Harwich have sent to the General to assist him in the Harbour of Coln River if the Fort at Mersey be ours of which the General hath sent them word Col Stewart and Col Thornton were taken with Sir Barn Scudamore FINIS