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Some speciall passages from Warwickshire. Concerning the proceedings of the Right Honourable the Lord Brooke. Sent in a letter from Samburne, to a friend in London, being a true relation of the distractions in those parts, this fourth of August 1642.
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Johnsons, Thomas.
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Wing J851; Thomason E109_3; ESTC R6776
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Some Speciall PASSAGES FROM WARWICK-SHIRE Concerning the proceedings of the Right Honourable the LORD BROOKE Sent in a Letter from Samburne to a friend in London being a true Relation of the distractions in those parts this fourth of August 1642. London printed for Iohn Bull. 1642. Some speciall PASSAGES FROM Warwick-Shire Mr. Iohn Gibbes IT is here in Warwicke-Shire wee are like to fall into great calamities and distresses if the Lord above doe not hold his holy hand over us For you know that the Lord Brooke was made Lord Lievtenant for Warwick-Shire in my Lord Comptons place Now any Lord Brooke being chose by the Parliament and nâ—â— by the King My LORD Compton and my Lord Brooke are in great variance for the Kings Majestâ— hath given Warwicke Castle unto the Lord Compton Whereupon my Lord Brooke hath placed foure great peeces of Ordnance in the Castle one of them is placed upon the round Tower the other is placed at the Gate the other at Caesars Tower and the other over the Gate Likewise my Lord Brooke sent his warrants abroad in two or three hundreds of the Shire to gather the Traine band together at Stradford upon Avon and as many Volunteeres as every Constable could raise So there were aimed to be very neare two thousand of Volunteeres of Horse-men and Foote men I was there my selfe I see it but there were but very few traine men would come in because my Lord Brookes warrants did not give the Country satisfaction for his warrants runne in the name of the Parliament and not one word of the King So my Lord Brooke tooke distaste at the Constables because they would not obey his first warrants and then he made a new Proclamation that his warrants should goe in the Kings Majesties name and the Parliaments together and those Constâ—bles that did not bring in their â—â—aine Souldiers unto Stradford he commanded them in his Proclamation that they should bring them unto Sutton Cofild where there was a great meeting the next Munday following and so they did and my Lord Brooke spake in his Proclamation that hee was and had tooke his oath appointed by the Parliament to fetch away the Magazine from Coventry which my LORD Compton had laid there for the good of the Country and so within one day after he had beene at Stradford my Lord Brooke went unto Coventry unto the Major to demand the Magazin hee delivered it unto him hee brought it unto Warwicke Castle with him and there it is It was two great Cart loades and a Waggon loaded with Gun-powder bullets and match now my Lord Compton within foure or five dayes after with threescore horse-men with Hats and Feathers went unto Coventry to know of the Major the reason why hee had delivered the Magazine unto the Lord Brooke his answer was thus because he shewed his Commission from the Parliament So the Major told my Lord Compton that the City would lay in as much of their owne proper Cost and charges as my Lord Brooke tooke away and so my Lord Compton was content with that promise now my Lord Brooke he is in great feares that my Lord Compton will come and cease upon the Castle for the last Munday my Lord Brooke did raise up three hundred men all with their muskets and swords to keepe the Castle he thinking my Lord Compton would come with his forces then but he did not so our men came all home again for hee had a great company out of our Towne of Alcester and from Stradford and from Brummy chum side and all the Country over now my Lord Brooke sent one of his chiefe men that he keepes unto Master Bridges of our towne which is my Lords chiefe Steward to certifie Master Bridges that hee would come unto dinner unto him so there was greater providing for my Lords comming and about tenne of the Clock in the morning my Lords Post came unto Master Bridges to tell his LORD could not come at that time But wished him to send him as many lusty men as the Town could spare and to bring their Armes with them So the Constables went about the Towne to get as many as they could so upon Thursday night the Bayliffes and Constables sent halfe a score and all that goe my Lord hath promised them five shillings a weeke and their beere and their lodgings so upon Friday night last my Lord sent another Post unto the Towne for more men and so there went foure more and now this day there are more men to goe out of our Towne of Alcester there was a hundred brave men went from Brummichum unto War-wicke Castle upon Saturday with their Armes of Muskets and Swords and a hundred more went from Stradford Henly and Cosill unto the Castle this last Sunday for the King came unto Lecester upon Saturday last with his troope to demand the Magazine and the Armes of the Towne so the Major denyed and told the King that it should bee kept for the good of his Majesty and for the Parliaments good I could tell you more but I have not time but in the next place I will tell you how the King is to come unto War-wicke as this day or to morrow with my Lord Comptons forces to demand the Magazine which my Lord Brooke fetcht from Coventry and upon Friday next my Lord Compton meeres at Stradford he hath sent out warrants already to the high Constables that all other Constables meete there to heare his Proclamation concerning the settling of the Commission of Aray for the which my Lord Brooke will oppose he sayes if he lose his owne heart bloud for hee is a sworne man unto the Parliament and hee will oppose it and then it is supposed and thought that the King comes unto our Towne to demand the armes here but they will not be delivered but yet neverthelesse the Towne will bee for the King in a faire way as long as they live and so the King it is supposed will goe unto Worcester from thence unto Ragnole Castle in Wales where the Earle of Worcester dwelleth and now I have writ so largely unto you how matters goe with us I would entreat you either in print or in writing to send unto your friend what newes you have in London for here is nothing but providing of armes The Lord Compton went last Friday with three hundred Horse-men to meete the King now there is such providing in Warwicke Castle for the Kings comming the like hath not beene this many yeares to receave him Royally if hee come in peace if otherwayes I am afraid wee shall have a wofull time of it and so God of his mercy think upon us I commit you unto God This which I have written is very true Samburne Your friend Thomas Iohnsons FINIS