Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	raise_v	siege_n	1,147	5	9.1227	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96050	A letter sent from the Right Honorable, Robert Earl of Warwick: to the Right Honorable, the speaker to the House of Peers: concerning the present state and condition, with the manner of the raising of the siege, of Lyme: with a relation of divers other remarkable passages concerning the Queen, the Prince, and the Lord Hopton, with the delivering up of Weymouth to the Parliament. Printed according to order.	Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658.	1644 (1644)	Wing W1006; Thomason E51_9; ESTC R244	1,986	8

A LETTER Sent from the RIGHT HONORABLE ROBERT Earl of Warwick To the Right Honorable The SPEAKER to the House of PEERS CONCERNING The present state and condition with the manner of the Raising of the Siege OF LYME With a Relation of divers other remarkable passages concerning the Queen the Prince and the Lord Hopton with the delivering up of Weymouth to the Parliament Printed according to Order Printed for Richard Best June 18. 1644. A LETTER Sent from the RIGHT HONORABLE Robert Earle of Warwicke To the Right Honorable The Speaker to the House of PEERES May it please your Lordship EVer since my last accompt of the State of Lyme I have continued here for incouragement thereof and in the intervening time have observed these occurrences That the enemy hath in these five daies last past shot many vollies of great and small shot into the Towne which the besieged have received and answered with equall courage as before On the twelfth instant I furnished the Towne with ten barrells of Powder their store being neere exhausted On the thirteenth they tooke a prisoner who gave information that the Lord Hopton had been in the Leaguer last Sabbath-Day and demanded five men out of every Company which he promised to make good by an equall number of prest men but they were denyed him From thence as I heard by one of the Frigots that came from the West on Munday last he went to Dartmouth whether he came in on Thursday night with seven horse giving out that he was to raise an Army of fifteene thousand men The said thirteenth instant upon desire from the Counsell of Warre in Lyme I resolved to sent the Boates and small Vessells here to give an Alarme on the East part of Lyme for distracting of the enemy and drawing him off from the Towne notice being given of the souldiers affrightment with what was formerly done in the like kind which was yesterday put in execution accordingly the Seamen landing and marching up into the Country which caused the horse and foote that came downe to attend them to fly to the Hills and gave the Seamen opportunity to converse with many of the Country people who have appeared generally well affected to the Parliament in respect of the great pressures laid upon them by a beggerly and cruell enemy By some of them I received notice that the Lord Hopton had two daies before commanded all there abouts from sixteene to sixty to repaire forthwith to Dorchester with such armes as they could provide as also with victualls and money to withstand some forces expected there suddenly under command of his Excellency or sir William Waller and that some hundreds men had been prest for his service who had neare all of them made an escape Yesterday there came aboard me one Lieutenant Farre of the Lord Broghills Regiment and his Ensigne who had the night before they came into Lyme two and twenty of the souldiers under his care By him I received Intelligence that Prince Maurice had some notice of some forces comming to Dorchester That the Queen was about ten daies agoe brought to bed at Exeter of a Boy That many of the Princes Army were ready to come into Lyme as they could gaine a conveniency This morning about two of the clock my boate came from the Town with advice that the enemy was drawing off his great Guns and raysing his siege which by letters received this day from the Governour was confirmed The Prince withdrawing himselfe last night about five of the clocke and the Army stealing away about two of the clock this morning At noone I went on shoare and viewing the workes I found the enemy to be contrived with strength and much advantage but the Townesmen so slight that its neare a miracle they should hold out so long against so violent and resolved an enemy The truth is next to the protection of Heaven the courage and honesty of the Officers and Souldiers were in a manner their sole defence they being made instrumentall and through Gods blessing to the preserving of them in safety and cheerefulnesse When I came amongst the Officers I found them all worthy of precious esteem and modestly submitting to the many Inconveniencies which a long and hard Siege had contracted and that nothing is wanting to render them specially serviceable abroad but money for supply whereof they desired me to be an humble Remembrancer which I need not to second with any Argument besides their own merit whereof I know the Parliament will be very sensible considering the great Advantages that will depend upon their fidelity I received lately a desire from Plymouth to move the Parliament for some Money for their Garrison they having no defect to hinder their marching forth but of that and a Governour On Tuesday Sir Iohn Bamfield Colonell Carre and their Officers came into this road and went away in the Hector the same night And so that I suppose they are before this time safely landed at their intended Port I heard a report at Lyme this day that Weymouth is delivered up to the Parliament and some Carriages were observed this day to passe from that side towards Exeter How far that Report may be credited or another that Prince Charles was lately at Weymouth I know not But I have renewed my command at the Ships attending that Road to have a speciall eye on all Vessells that come from those parts Of these things I thought fit to give advertisement to your Lordship that the same may be communicable to the House of Peers of whose commands I shall be most faithfully observant Resting My LORD Your humble servant Warwick Aboard His Majesties ship James in Lyme road 15. Junii 1644. FINIS