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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75497	An Apologie and vindication (from all false and malignant aspersions) for his excellencie, the right honourable, and most noble, Robert D'Evreux, Earle of Essex, and Ewe, Viscount Hereford, Baron of Chartley, Lord Bourchier and Lovain, inheritour of all his thrice noble fathers honours and vertues: now Lord Generall of all the forces in arms in England and Wales, for the present high and honourable court of Parliament, in defence of the true Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the subject. VVith a true and briefe chronologie of what successefull things have been done, since his excellencie entred into action; and went from London, which was in Aug. 1642. untill this present year, 1644.		1644 (1644)	Wing A3541; Thomason E4_25; ESTC R12626	10,986	26

AN APOLOGIE AND VINDICATION From all false and malignant Aspersions For His EXCELLENCIE the right Honourable and most Noble ROBERT D'EVREUX Earle of Essex and Ewe Viscount Hereford Baron of Chartley Lord Bourchier and Louain Inheritour of all His thrice Noble Fathers Honours and Vertues NOW LORD GENERALL of all the Forces in Arms in England and Wales for the present High and Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT in defence of the true Protestant Religion Laws and Liberties of the Subject VVith a true and briefe CHRONOLOGIE of what successefull things have been done since His EXCELLENCIE entred into Action and went from London which was in Aug. 1642. untill this present year 1644. LONDON Printed by Thomas Harper and are to be sold at his house in Little Britaine 1644. An APOLOGIE for His EXCELLENCIE Robert EARLE of Essex c. LORD GENERALL of all the Forces now in action for the KING and PARLIAMENT I Have hardly read or heard of any great and famous men but they have beene subject to detraction by some malevolent and censorious petulant peoples tongues no Age being without such Animalls And as this most Noble and thrice Honourable his Father was which caused him to pen and publish his precedent Apologie And even so may we not eft-soones heare the malignant mutterings of some men uttering and vapouring detracting aspersions and speeches of this most worthy Noble and Heree Robert Earle of Essex c. And although his Excellencies severall actions in severall places speake and proclame his Honour Valour and Apologie yet because the mouths of many Malignants are subject to calumniate this thrice Noble Generall I take leave to commemorate his Apologie and Vindication as followeth And first there is a small Tract entituled A Remonstrance to vindicate his Excellencie Robert Earle of Essex from some false aspersions cast open his proceedings to the 17 of August 1643. published and Printed yet though I confesse it to be written by some ingenious Pen-man I doe and will forbeare to transcribe it because I will not be guilty of the aspersion of ploughing with another mans Heifer But I will set down ingenuously the very truth upon mine owne observation gathered as I may say out of the very bowells of truth The 12 of July 1642. both the most Honourable Houses of Lords and Commons chose and voted Robert Earie of Essex c. Lord Generall of their Army and that they would live and dye with him About the midst of August 1642. our generous Generall passed and rode with a gallant company of Lords and Captaines through London and the same night went to St. Albanes or Dunstable and not long after his Excellencie passed into Northamptonshire sent some Troops with Amunition into Northampton Towne and into the City of Coventrie and for a time made his abode and Rendez-vouz in the strong Towne of Northampton daring which time some of his Excellencies Forces by his directions namely two Troops of Horse under the Lord Say's two sons from Banbury pursued divers Cavaliers as they fled from Oxford towards Worcester and tooke 8 of them prisoners which was about the midst of Septem 1642. Then some of his Excellencies Forces hearing at Coventrie and knowing the Cavaliers had taken Killingworth Castle within 4 miles of Coventry and there began to fortifie themselves set upon them had a great skirmish slew many of them and rescued the Castle from them which ever since hath been and is kept and fortified by some of the Coventry souldiets for the King and Parliament and it is a very considerable place both for the safety of Coventry and Warwicke it standing in the very midway betwixt the said City and Towne And about the same time his Excellencie tooke occall on to write a serious letter unto the then Lord Major of London which is here inserted to the Readers view as followeth A Letter sent from his EXCELLENCY Robert Earle of Essax to the Lord Major of LONDON My Lord and Gentlemen I Received so great expressions of affections both to the Cause and to my selfe from the City of London at my departure from you that I cannot dispaire but to obtaine my saite from you that shall be an advantage to the Common-wealth upon a true judgement of the condition of our affaires and of that of the Enemy I am confident that we may bring this businesse to a quick and happy conclusion God doth blesse us with so good successe daily and the other part by their plundering and burning of Townes and houses grow so odious that they grow weaker we stronger every where yet are we in one great streight and such one as if be not speedily remedied may dash all our hopes and endanger that peace and liberty which we so much labour for our treasure which must maintain our Army growes near an end and you well know our Army consists of such as cannot be kept one day together without pay what a ruine it would bring upon us all if a disbanding should happen I leave to your judgements My desire unto you is That you would supply us with a speedy loane of one hundred thousand pounds which I am confident would with Gods blessing bring these unhappy distractions to an end quickly Your City hath hitherto had the honour next to God to be the chiefest safety of the Kingdome and Parliament this will render you to all posterity the finishers of this great worke If any thing of particular love or respect to me may be any argument here in I shall take it for the greatest honour that hath befalne me and will oblige myselfe to acknowledge it by the utmost and most faithfull endeavour of Your faithfull friend ESSEX From the Rendezvouz at Northampton 15. Sept. 1642. THus much gentle Reader you have heard issuing from his Excellencies owne Pea whose actions since that time have daily spoken and told his valour and wisdome insomuch that I shall need to say little more thereof witnesse Keinton Field Redding Northampton Coventry Warwick Bedford Newport Ouborne Oulney and divers other places in Northamptonshire Warwickshire Glocestershire Berkshire Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire His Excellencie often frequenting the Parliament House to consult in his most serious enterprises his care of regulating and reducing his Army to good Commanders Officers and well disciplined Souldiers though it is a hard taske to a Generall and Commander in chiefe to doe yet who knoweth not that will be acquainted with the truth his Excellencie hath frequently done it and therein he hath taken as I may say Indefatigible labour insomuch that we may verily hope and beleeve that Gods blessing goeth along with his Excellencies Valour and Wisdome And let us not be unmindfull of giving God the glory and thanks since August last for the victorious atchievements we have had at Glocester at Newbery and other places And albeit the sad newes of raising our siege at Newarke did much deject our hearts yet how soone after did the Lord of Hosts whose Cause our