Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A92665
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A letter sent from the leagver before Hull.
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T. S.
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1642
(1642)
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Wing S168; Thomason 669.f.6[53]; ESTC R212418
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965
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a_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o leaguer_n before_o hull_n sir_n i_o put_v this_o letter_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o a_o quick_a passage_n leave_v it_o to_o take_v its_o fortune_n at_o the_o posthouse_n the_o news_n most_o speak_v of_o at_o this_o time_n be_v that_o sir_n john_n hotham_n by_o his_o vigilancy_n have_v obtain_v four_o great_a piece_n of_o ordâ—ance_n from_o the_o cavalier_n and_o take_v the_o lord_n faulconbridge_n a_o peer_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o mr._n bellassis_fw-la a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o prisoner_n at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o which_o person_n have_v be_v most_o active_a in_o this_o their_o native_a county_n by_o their_o example_n to_o draw_v on_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o gentry_n to_o engage_v themselves_o against_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o proceed_n thereof_o find_v both_o horse_n and_o man_n in_o this_o service_n against_o hull_n they_o be_v go_v over_o humber_n in_o a_o catch_n with_o these_o four_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n in_o hope_n to_o have_v land_v they_o in_o linconshire_n side_n and_o to_o have_v plant_v they_o there_o opposite_a to_o the_o battery_n at_o paul_n there_o be_v certain_a great_a saddle_n horse_n in_o the_o same_o catch_n and_o divers_a other_o gentleman_n young_a mr._n hotham_n as_o i_o hear_v make_v out_o of_o hull_n in_o a_o small_a frigate_n with_o four_o small_a piece_n and_o fifty_o musketeer_n and_o board_v they_o in_o their_o passage_n if_o the_o town_n hold_v out_o well_o till_o friday_n next_o the_o springtide_n will_v make_v the_o besieger_n leave_v their_o trench_n its_o pity_o if_o they_o have_v no_o fresh_a supply_n of_o man_n and_o provision_n send_v unto_o they_o whereof_o as_o yet_o we_o hear_v not_o but_o be_v confident_a the_o parliament_n will_v not_o be_v slow_a in_o their_o relief_n it_o concern_v they_o we_o be_v trouble_v at_o the_o great_a resort_n of_o papist_n hither_o we_o the_o more_o distaste_v the_o proceed_n because_o of_o their_o forwardness_n to_o interest_n themselves_o they_o and_o the_o entertainment_n of_o commander_n out_o of_o ireland_n some_o popish_a from_o beyond_o sea_n especial_o of_o the_o lord_n dillon_n and_o colonel_n taffote_n rebel_n come_v from_o ireland_n who_o be_v all_o active_a against_o hull_n much_o reflect_v upon_o his_o majesty_n often_o expression_n cool_v our_o affection_n and_o fill_v we_o with_o doubt_n one_o thornton_n a_o protestant_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n expel_v hull_n by_o sir_n john_n hotham_n be_v now_o make_v captain_n of_o a_o troop_n last_o day_n he_o with_o his_o soldier_n ride_v to_o anlaby_n a_o little_a way_n off_o hull_z there_o plunder_v and_o pillage_v lieutenant_n colonel_n legard_v house_n whereof_o legard_n hear_v plunder_v thorntons_n house_n at_o hull_n whereupon_o thornton_n drive_v legard_n ground_n of_o all_o his_o ox_n horse_n kine_n sheep_n etc._n etc._n then_o captain_n jefford_n with_o sixty_o musketeer_n make_v after_o thornton_n and_o his_o prize_n thornton_n perceive_v this_o flee_v and_o leave_v his_o booty_n and_o because_o his_o troop_n will_v not_o lose_v his_o company_n they_o ride_v after_o he_o jefford_n pray_v he_o if_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n that_o the_o soldier_n on_o both_o side_n may_v be_v dismiss_v and_o they_o two_o end_n the_o quarrel_n but_o thornton_n refuse_v declare_v it_o be_v a_o vain_a proposition_n you_o shall_v hear_v further_o as_o opportunity_n serve_v farewill_n from_o the_o leguer_n before_o hull_n july_n 13._o 1641._o you_o t._n s._n london_n print_v by_o t._n p._n and_o m._n s._n in_o goldsmiths-alley_n