Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	england_n	king_n	sir_n	18,841	5	5.6685	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92100	Prince Roberts declaration. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty, October 11. 1642. Declaring his resolution to leave the Kings army here in England, and with all expedition to go for Holland, having seriously considered of the present differences betwixt His Majesty and his two Houses of Parliament. Also the proceedings of the Lord Willoughby of Parham, and Sir William Balfoure, who have joyned their forces with his Excellency. With the proceedings of both armies neer Shrewsbury, from the 8. of October to the 13.; Declaratie van Prins Robert. English.	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1642 (1642)	Wing R2296; Thomason E121_46; ESTC R20629	1,880	10

PRINCE ROBERTS DECLARATION TO The KINGS most Excellent Majesty October 11. 1642. DECLARING His Resolution to leave the Kings Army here in England and with all expedition to go for Holland having seriously considered of the present differences betwixt His Majesty and his two Houses of Parliament ALSO The proceedings of the Lord Willoughby of Parham and Sir William Balfoure who have joyned their Forces with his Excellency With the Proceedings of both Armies neer Shrewsbury from the 8. of October to the 13. LONDON Printed for Th. Tompson October 13. 1642. PRINCE ROBERTS Declaration to the KINGS most excellent Majesty Octob. 11. 1642. Declaring his Resolution to leave His Majesties Army here in England and with all expedition to go into Helland having seriously considered of the present differences between His Majesty and His two Houses of Parliament Also the proceedings of both Armies neere Shrewsbury from the 8. of October to the 13. UPon the 11. day of this moneth Prince Robert began to declare his Resolution to the Kings most excellent Majesty and the rest of the Nobles that are now attending upon his royall Person which was to this effect That he had information by Letters from Holland that his royall much discontented and troubled in mind for his residence 〈…〉 very desirous that hee should take his leave of his royall Uncle the King of England and to come to the Hague in Holland whereby she might impart her minde unto him he being willing to fulfil his Mothers desires and sorry for his first coming over declared his resolution to His Majesty that hee was now resolved to leave England desiring His Majesty not to be displeased thereat and that according to the utmost of his power he would endeavour to send over such able Commanders as should finish what he had begun His Excellency the Earle of Esser having left a strong garison at Worcester and all other places which he thought might prove prejudiciall to his Army if that the malignant Party should take them into their possession and having secvred these places hee advanced with his whole Army towards Shrowsbury where the Kings Majesty hath set down his resolution to meet wich his Excellency and his whole Army but the weather being somwhat vehement insomuch as his Excellency could not march with his whole army fast enough towards Shrewsbury therefore hee sent Colonell Hollis Colonell Hampden and divers other Officers with three thousand horse and Foot before by reason of the information which he had newly received that some of the Parliaments Forces that lay neere unto the said towne of Shrewsbury were in great distresse because the Kings Army were almost gathered to a head and lay within five miles of the said towne and therefore expected they should suddenly have a battell with them and not being able to encounter with them because the Cavaliers did far exceed them in number therefore forth with they dispatched Letters to the Lord Generall desiring speedy aid from his Excellency and according to their desires he sent the aforenamed Eosses which no sooner arrived there but immediately they had a battell with the Cavaliers being in number about seven thousand Horse and Foer which were under the command of the Earle of Lindsey and the Earle of Westmerland and our Forces were not above four thousand at the most having joyned themselves in battell with the enemy continuing for the space of three houres the enemy retreated with the losse of fifty men and twenty three on our side From Bridgnorth there is information by divers letters that the Lord Willoughby of Parham hath joyned his Forces with his Excellency the Earle of Essex and are in their march towards Shrewsbury and by the way they found great opposition at Bridgnorth which is a towne about twelve miles distant from Shrewbury by Prince Robert and divers olders of the malignant Party whereupon there soone increased many dangers and the inveterate malice of the Cavaliers there burst out and began to give out many scoffing speeches against our souldiers but they not brooking of such scandalous words desired leave of their Officers to discharge against them but at the first they seemed somwhat unwilling and would not condescend thereunto untill they understood the pleasure of the Lord Generall but after some consultation thereof they sell to it pell mell and in the space of five hours seventy of the Cavaliers were slaine and divers taken prisoners with very little losse on our party wherupon the enemy sounded a parley and at the said parley it was concluded on that a set day should be appointed for the meeting of both Armies There are 340. souldiers come out of Herefordshire to his Excellency for the service of the King and Parliament and that the city of Hereford had sent to his Excellency signifying their good affection to the Parliament and their desire to have that city secured against the Cavaliers which they much feared would come there being a malignant party in the city those that were well-affection durst not shew their forwardnesse so much as they would whereupon his Excellency sent one thousand foot and foure troupes of horse to disarme the malignants and to settle that City in a good posture of defence and likewise ordered that a sufficient garrison should be left there for the safety and peace of those parts Sir William Balfoure is gone to joyne his Forces with the L. Generall and the Scots Commanders that profered their service to the Parliament are gone to his Excellency and entred into their placed FINIS