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A true relation of the severall passages which have happened to our army since it advanced towards Glocester with the manner of the reliefe of the same related in a letter / from a Friend in the Army to an honourable person here in the city ; likewise an abstract of severall remarkable passages which happened at Glocester between the towne and the enemy in the time of the siege collected by an eye witnesse.
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Friend in the Army.
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1643
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Wing T3047
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a_o true_a relation_n of_o the_o several_a passage_n which_o have_v happen_v to_o our_o army_n since_o it_o advance_v towards_o gloucester_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o same_o relate_v in_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o friend_n in_o the_o army_n to_o a_o honourable_a person_n here_o in_o the_o city_n likewise_o a_o abstract_n of_o several_a remarkable_a passage_n which_o happen_v at_o gloucester_n between_o the_o town_n and_o the_o enemy_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n collect_v by_o a_o eyewitness_n this_o be_v license_v and_o enter_v into_o stationer_n hall_n book_n according_a to_o order_n london_n print_v by_o g._n dexter_n for_o stephen_n bowtell_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bible_n in_o popes-head-alley_n anno_fw-la 1643._o sept._n 14._o a_o true_a relation_n of_o the_o several_a passage_n which_o have_v happen_v to_o our_o army_n since_o it_o advance_v towards_o gloucester_n sir_n colonel_n harvy_n be_v for_o present_v so_o busy_v in_o serve_v of_o you_o as_o that_o he_o can_v serve_v you_o in_o this_o way_n of_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o service_n and_o therefore_o to_o neglect_v the_o city_n he_o will_v not_o his_o desire_n be_v that_o by_o my_o pen_n your_o honour_n with_o the_o court_n of_o militia_n may_v receive_v knowledge_n of_o the_o duty_n he_o adventure_n and_o spend_v himself_o in_o for_o the_o kingdom_n good_a thus_o then_o brief_o of_o the_o occurrence_n in_o his_o march_n from_o ockingham_n to_o tame_a which_o in_o the_o way_n befall_v his_o cornet_n who_o come_v off_o from_o the_o enemy_n by_o who_o he_o be_v set_v upon_o his_o last_o letter_n to_o you_o give_v a_o sufficient_a relation_n what_o occurrence_n since_o that_o worthy_a your_o knowledge_n have_v come_v to_o hand_n shall_v now_o offer_v themselves_o naked_o to_o your_o view_n thus_o therefore_o from_o tame_a the_o 31._o of_o august_n we_o advance_v to_o â—usset_a thorough_a and_o in_o a_o fair_a champion_n beyond_o bâ—siter_n find_v the_o lord_n 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