Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	letter_n	sir_n	1,046	5	5.4825	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79532	Tvvo letters the one being intercepted by the Parliaments forces, which was sent from Sir Hugh Cholmley to captain Gotherick, imployed in the Parliaments service; advising him to quit Wrestle-Castle, or else to secure Captain Carter, and to make himself master of it, and keep it for His Majesties service. The other Captain Gothericks honest advice, in answer to the said Sir Hugh, detesting so treacherous and unworthy an act. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament. That these two letters be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsyinge, Cler. Parl. D: Com.	Cholmley, Hugh, Sir, 1600-1657.; Gordricke, William. Captain Gothericks honest advice in answer to Sir Hugh Cholmley.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing C3924; Thomason E60_4	1,590	9

TVVO LETTERS THE ONE Being Intercepted by the Parliaments Forces which was sent from Sir Hugh Cholmley to captain Gotherick imployed in the Parliaments service Advising him to quit Wrestle-Castle or else to secure captain Carter and to make himself master of it and keep it for His Majesties service THE OTHER Captain Gothericks honest advice in answer to the said Sir Hugh detesting so treacherous and unworthy an act ORdered by the Commons in Parliament That these two Letters be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D Com. Printed for Edw. Husbands Iuly 12. 1643. SIR I Am here at Weiton vvhere I am entertained vvith strange nevvs which is that Captain Hotham is prisoner in Hull Sir John Hotham driven out by the Townsmen and coming this day to Beverley was first stopped by Boynton then beaten from his horse wounded and sent prisoner to Hull your father and his other Officers are in the same condition I thought fit out of the acquaintance I have with you and love I bear to your Family to give you this Advertisement that you might the better think for your own safety which to my understanding cannot be but either by quitting Wrestle Castle and drawing as many men as you can after you or else seizing on Carter and making your selfe Master of that place which if you do not one of these assure your selfe you will be made a prisoner by Carter you may think this a Stratagem but upon my Faith I write nothing but what is averred by persons of credit which comes now purposely from Beverley to give me this Advertisement you have an opportunity both to secure your selfe and perform the duty you owe to His Majestie as a Subject and if in the mannaging of it I can do you any service you shall find me most really Sir Your affectionate Friend Hu Cholmley I Am now here at VVeighton but purpose this night to march God permitting with my Forces towards Beverley Jf you can certainly make your selfe Master of the Castle it will be the better course What you resolve on do presently for J am confident else Carter will have Jnstructions to seize on you To his much respected Friend Captain Gothericke at VVrestle Castle These Captain Gothericks honest advice in answer to Sir Hugh Cholmley SIR I am at Wrestle-Castle where I received your Letter I am so far from entertaining your Motion as I am thereby incensed to imagine you upon just grounds nothing my friend Sir my affection to you makes me acquaint you with our passage in my late observations which is that your fame in the rendring up your trust in Scarbrough hath left so ill a sent behinde in the opinion of the County as were able to deterre any honest man from treading your steps neither have I praysed be God so little of a Gentleman an honest man or a good subject as to be invited to treachery For your newes from HULL my Fa●her and the rest of the Officers are in the same station they formerly were in Sir JOHN HOTHAM by report is fled the Towne no man knowing of it For your advice to me I am assure your selfe sir more honest then to rescent it For Captaine CARTER he hath approved himselfe so reall to me in every thing as it would render me odious even to my selfe to entertaine your motion for the oppertunity to secure my selfe I am confident a good cause and a good conscience is the cheifest security both which if your advice or rather device were prosecuted I should be deprived of Give me leave J beseech you sir to certifie my advice by way of answer to you there can be no way more happy for you as J conceive more secure to your person estate or render you more a friend to your Country then to draw away with you those Protestants whom you misled by fair and specious pretences of being the KINGS friends when indeed it is to be the popish parties friends with whom as this so all trecherous plots are hatched and returne to that cause which you have deserted and which J am confident your conscience tells you is honest to wit the KINGS and Countries cause for which you have experience we did and still doe fight hereby you shall ingage him that really wisheth your conversion to professe himselfe continually Sir your Servant in Gods Cause William Gordricke VVrestle Castle 28. of Iune 1643. Sir I beseech you remember me to Captain Br Bushell who knowes my Resolutions to be as reall as I have aboue specified FJNJS