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A84241 Exceeding joyfull newes from His Excellence the Earle of Essex. Declaring his proceedings since his setting forth from London. Likewise a famous victory obtained by His Excellence in Leicestershire against the cavaleers, with the manner of the fight. Also declaring a great conspiracie against his Excellence at Northampton, Sept. 11. there being a bullet shot into his chamber where hee lay. Sent in a letter from a well-willer of the Earle of Essex. Well-willer of the Earle of Essex. 1642 (1642) Wing E3745; Thomason E117_13; ESTC R18145 1,877 9

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EXCEEDING Joyfull Newes from HIS EXCELLENCE The Earle of ESSEX Declaring His Proceedings since his setting forth from London Likewise a Famous Victory obtained by His Excellence in Leicestershire against the Cavaleers with the manner of the Fight Also declaring a great Conspiracie against his Excellence at Northampton Sept. 11. there being a bullet shot into his Chamber where hee lay Sent in a Letter from a well-willer of the Earle of Essex LONDON Printed for Thomas Cooke Sept. 15. Joyfull Newes from His Excellence the Earle of ESSEX THe Earle of Warwicks proceedings and fortunate successe at Sea is very joyfull and delectable to all true Christians as will appeare by these particulars following for it hath been often times specisied unto divers worthy persons of this Realme from many of their Friends that have now offices under his Lordship of his brave and heroicke actions against the Malignant party that now lye lurking in many corners of the Sea and of his brave adventures in divers places thereabouts as Humber and the Irish Seas and the courage that all the Seamen and Mariners take against all such persons vowing to lose their lives in the defence of his Majesties person the Honourable Court of Parliament and the Lawes and liberties of the Subjects of England and that they will sight it out to the last man whosoever they encounter with being resolved never to yeeld unto Englands Foe or Enemie The Honourable Court of Parliament the great Councell of this Kingdome upon Munday last received advertisement and information of the proceedings of Captaine Kettleby and Captaine Stradling upon the Irish Seas to the hazzard of that Kingdome and the utter ruine and destruction of all the true Protestants in that Kingdome therefore the Honourable Court of Parliament having taken into serious consideration the proceedings of these Pyrars and resolved to send a Message to the Earle of Warwicke and in the same propounded these following Propositions Whereby he might destroy those wicked and cruell persons who continually lye in waite to destroy and ruine the true Protestants both in England and Ireland That they having had information of the proceedings of the aforesaid Captaines and that they had taken an English Ship that was going with Beefe to the distressed Protestants having in the same divers suites of clothes to cloath the poore Souldiers that are now in a miserable and naked condition therefore they desired the said Earle of Warwicke to send some of his Ships to the Irish Seas for the apprehending of those wretched and Malignant Persons which questionlesse hee will suddenly doe and I pray God that all such and the like persons as they are may be catcht in their owne snares but because I am loth to leave and conclude with these sad tydings I am therefore resolved to lay open to the Readers view many joyfull and remarkable passages which hath hapned since his Excellence the Earle of Essex setting forth from London upon Friday night last His Excellence tooke up his lodging at Saint Albans and from thence upon the next day being Saturday he tooke his Journey towards Northampton and as it is credibly reported he arrived there that night and from thence his resolved to march into Leicestershire intending to scour that Countie of all those Cavaleers that doe now in a most tyrannicall way execute the poore distressed Inhabitants taking from them Horses Kine Sheepe and all other kinde of Cattell but it is thought that when he appeares in that County that many of the Cavaleers will betake themselves to flight as divers of their Companions hath done in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire for when that they heard that His Excellencie the Earle of Essex was marching and comming neere those places where many was billited they duest not withstand him but betooke themselves to their heeles and so they doe in many other places when they heare that the Lord Generall is neer The County comes in very fast to aid and assist his Excellence and such is the courage of him that I hope the Lord of Hosts will crowne him with Fame and Victory and make him able to resist all that shall oppose him for he is resolved and thereupon set downe his Resolution to lose his dearest blood in the maintenance of that cause which he hath undertooke being comfortable tidings and happy intelligence for all those that wisheth well to this happy Reformation that wee have such a worthy Generall that doth not thinke his deare blood too much to be spilt in our cause and I hope that he will make Englands foes in a short time feare and tremble at his very Name as they did his Fathers before him in forraign Countries God grant him happy and fortunate successe in this his constant Resolution and let all good Christians daily send their prayers to the Almighty for his preservation from all treacherous conspiracies that so we may have joy and comfort from him as our Predecessours have had from his Father a man who was infinitely beloved throughout all England Septem 11. the Earle of Essex came to Northampton which was great joy and comfort to us all but in the night there was a Pistoll Bullet shot in at his Chamber window which mist him narrowly that caused the Towne to be up in Armes on a sudden but who it was that did it we cannot finde as yet my Lord Wilmor and the High Sheriffe of Leicester wee have taken prisoners upon Friday last FINIS