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lord_n	esq_n	honourable_a	william_n	13,106	5	9.6307	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80936	A letter from the Lord General Cromvvel, touching the great victory obtained neer VVorcester: superscribed for the Right Honorable William Lenthal Esq; speaker of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. Together with an order of Parliament for observing a thanksgiving to almighty God for the same. Friday, September 5. 1651. Ordered by the Parliament, that this order, and letter from the Lord General to the speaker of the Parliament, dated this third of September, 1651. be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1651 (1651)	Wing C7105; Thomason E641_5; ESTC R206704	1,288	7

A LETTER From the Lord General CROMVVEL Touching the Great Victory obtained neer WORCESTER SUPERSCRIBED For the Right Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England Together with an Order of Parliament for observing a Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the same Friday September 5. 1651. ORdered by the Parliament That this Order and Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament Dated this Third of September 1651. be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by John Field Printer to the Parliament of England 1651. For the Right Honorable WILLIAM LENTHAL Esq Speaker of the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England SIR BEing so weary and scarce able to write yet I thought it my duty to let you know thus much That upon this day being the Third of September remarkable for a mercy vouchsafed to your Forces on this day twelve moneth in Scotland we built a Bridge of Boats over Severn between it and Tame about half a Mile from Worcester and another over Tame within Pistol shot of our other Bridge Lieutenant General Fleetwood and Major General Dean marched from Vpton on the Southwest side of Severn up to Poyick a Town which was a Pass the Enemy kept we passed over some Horse and Foot and were in Conjunction with the Lieutenant General 's Forces we beat the Enemy from Hedge to Hedge till we beat him into Worcester the Enemy then drew all his Forces on the other side the Town all but what he lost and made a very considerable Fight with us for three hours space but in the end we beat him totally and pursu'd him up to his Royal Fort which we took and indeed have beaten his whole Army when we took the Fort we turned his own Guns upon him the Enemy hath had great loss and certainly is scattered and run several ways we are in pursuit of him and have laid Forces in several places that we hope will gather him up Indeed this hath been a very glorious Mercy and as stiff a Contest for four or five hours as ever I have seen both your old Forces and those new raised have behaved themselves with very great courage and he that made them come out made them willing to fight for you the Lord God Almighty frame our hearts to real Thankfulness for this which is alone his doing I hope I shall within a day or two give you a more perfect Account In the mean time I hope you will pardon SIR Your most humble Servant O. Cromwel Near Worcester September 3. 1651. 10 at night Friday September 5. 1651. THe Parliament being very sensible of the wonderful and seasonable Mercies God hath been pleased to vouchsafe unto this Nation by his great Blessing upon their Army near Worcester in Routing the Army of Scots on Wednesday last As is expressed in a Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament herewith Printed and intending to set apart a day of Solemn Thanksgiving unto God to be observed through this Commonwealth Do in the mean time Order That the Ministers in all Churches and Congregations within the late Lines of Communication and weekly Bills of Mortality on the next Lords day give Publique Thanks to Almighty God for this great Mercy And that the Lord Major of this City of London Do take care that timely notice be given to the said Ministers for that purpose and that the said Ministers do then read the said Letter Friday September 5. 1651. ORdered by the Parliament That this Order and the Letter from the Lord General to the Speaker of the Parliament Dated this Third of September 1651. be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cler. Parl. FINIS