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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57899	A Chaleng sent from Prince Rupert and the Lord Grandison to Sir Wjlljam Belford at Windsor, Janvary the eighteene, 1643 by a trumpeter not aboue 14 yeares of age : wherein is declared how Prince Rvpert and the Lord Grandison doth dare the said Sir William, to meete them at any place whatsoever to fight a single dvell, or else to bring his troope of horse, to end the contreversie : likewise, Sir William his answer to the said chaleng.	Balfour, William, Sir, d. 1660.; Grandison, William Villiers, Viscount, 1614-1643.; Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1643 (1643)	Wing R2287; ESTC R5937	1,566	8

A CHALENG SENT From Prince Rupert and THE LORD GRANDISON TO SIR WILLIAM BELFORD AT WINDSOR IANVARY THE Eighteene 1643 by a Trumpeter not aboue 14. yeares of Age WHEREIN IS DECLARED how PRINCE RVPERT and the Lord GRANDISON doth dare the said Sir WILLIAM to meete them at any place whatsoever to fight a single DVELL or else to bring his troope of horse to end the controversie Likewise Sir WILLIAM his answer to the said CHALENG Published by the entreaty of all the Officers and Commanders in his Excelencies Army LONDON Printed for Thomas Greene 1643. A Chalengc sent from Prince Rupert AND THE Lord Grandison TO SIR William Belforde at WINDSOR Ianuary 18. 1643. VPon the 17. of this present moneth of Ianuary There came a Trumpeter from the Lord Grandison who was formerly taken prisoner at Winchester by Sir William Belford with a chaleng to the said Sir Willliam from Prince 〈…〉 which Chale●● was to this effect and agreeing to these ensuing words Sir William Belford having thought the Lord Grandisons entreaty and earnest desire granted him his liberty to take his pleasure where his Lordship thought fitting the said Lord Grandison promising upon his honour to continue and remaine a prisoner to him and at every 6. dayes end to appeare in person before him But proving false and trecherous in this his promise Sir VVilliam sence his comming to Windsor sent one of his Trumpeters to the aforenamed prisoner with a Message claiming him as his owne and according to his vow and promise This Trumpeter was detained and kept there by the Lord Grandison and Prince Rupert and after 4. or 5. dayes present there it was agreed and concluded of by the said Prince RVPERT and the Lord GRANDISON that a Challeng should be sent to Sir WILLIAM Which to give all good Christians and well affected people that have a helping hand in this cause of Christ I thought fit and meete to set it here downe in briefe in this following and reall relation The Lord GRANDISON haing after some time spent in consultation upon the Message sent be Sir WILLIAM he made it knowne to Prince RVPERT where they both consulted together that these ensuing words would be sent to the party that were the Author of the Message and it was performed accordingly For a Trumpeter came from them with a warrant under the hand of P. Rupert wherein was this Chalenge Sir I having received your Message I could do no otherwise but to send you this chaleng for the reputation and vindication of my honour and fidility Wherein I do dare you seeiug that you claime me as your prisoner to meete at any place where you shall thinke fitting there to encounter with me at a single Duell or else to bring your Troope of Horse and so to have a pitched Battle to try the valour of us both and our followers And I do promise that there shall no man come with me then you will appoint to come with you Sir William having received this chaleng he was not a little over joyed but immediately made his Excellency acquainted with the same And sent this answer by the Trumpeter that brought the chalenge That as the Lord GRANDISON had sent such a Message to him dareing to meete him in any place where he did thinke fitting So he did send the like words to him desiring and dareing the said Lord or Prince RVPERT or any other person of Honour in His MAIESTIES Army either to encounter with him at a single Duell or else with their Troopes of Horse And that although the Lord promised to bring an equall number to Sir William He made answer that he did not feare to meete him if that he did bring five to one And for his promise he did not value it at all Declaring that he had stained his honour and blemished his name by proving Trecherous and deceitfull This answer Sir William returned by the Trumpeter that brought the chaleng a youth not above fifteene yeares of age who came first unto Maiden-head and there had a safe conduct to Windsor where the Trumpeter was had before my Lord Generall and after some examination of the youth his Excelency gave him a twenty shillings peece for his good behaviour before him and upon Tuesday last the Trumpeter returned from Windsor and came to Maiden-head where he was blindfolded out of the towne and is now gone to the Kings Army By the next post you shall heare what will become of this Challeng FINIS