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lord_n	esquire_n	john_n	richard_n	12,495	5	9.7776	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84223	An examination examined: being a full and moderate answer to Maior Innes relation concerning the siege and taking of the town of Leicester by the Kings forces, the last of May 1645.	Temple, Peter, Sir, 1622-1692.	1645 (1645)	Wing E3713; Thomason E303_13; ESTC P1212; ESTC R200294	13,670	16

and Clergie divers Delinquents others of meane qualitie not capable of the sense of the Petition others setting their hands to blank papers and this businesse was formerly examined by a Committee of the House of Commons appoynted for that purpose The persons the Pamphleter Wee names to be added to the Committee if occasion serve and if we shall be thereunto called we shall give in our reasons and exceptions against them but we shall forbeare to Print them But because we desire the full satisfaction of all persons both Towne and Countrie that the Gentrie of best qualitie of Leicestershire have not beene neglected but put in to act as Committees for the Parliament wee have printed all the names contained both in the first and last Ordinance The first Committee for the Militia 16 Jan. 1642. Thomas Lord Gray 0 Sir Edw. Hartop Sen. Baronet Sir Arthur Hesilrige Baronet Sir Martin Lister Knight 0 Sir Thomas Hartop Knight 0 Sir Edward Hartop Knight 0 John Saint-Iohn Esquire 0 William Roberts Esquire Peter Temple Esquire 0 William Jervise Esquire Thomas Hesilrige Esquire † Richard Bent Esquire † William Danvers Esquire John Goodman Esquire 0 Symon Ridgley Esquire William Bembridge Esquire 0 Thomas Brudnell Esquire Thomas Babington Esquire 0 Thomas Merrie Esquire 0 Thomas Beaumont Esquire Arthur Stavely Esquire † Thomas Cotton Esquire William Hewit Esquire Richard Ludlam and William Stanley The Committee as now it is Thomas Lord Gray of Grooby Theophilus Gray Esquire Sir Arthur Hesilrige Baronet Sir Martin Lister Knight Sir Edward Hartop Jun. Knight Sir George Villers Baronet Sir Edward Hartop Baronet Sir Thomas Hartop Knight Sir Roger Smith Knight John Saint-John Esquire Thomas Babington Sen. Esquire William Bembridge Esquire Thomas Brudnell Esquire John Whatton Esquire Archdale Palmer Esquire Peter Temple Esquire Arthur Stavely Esquire Henry Smith Esquire Thomas Hesilrige Esquire Francis Hacker Esquire John Stafford Esquire John Browne Esquire William Hewit Esquire John Goodman Esquire Francis Smalley Gentleman John Swynfen Gentleman Valentine Goodman Gentleman John Pratt Gentleman Richard Ludlam Aldermen of Leicester William Stanley Aldermen of Leicester Edmund Cradock Aldermen of Leicester Those who are markt with Cyphers in the first Ordinance appeared not those who are crost went away and forsooke the service and gentle Reader judge if this last be a Committee of Gentlemen of the meanest qualitie and estates in Leicestershire doth not this Pamphleter deserve punishment for his slander shall we be all blamed if Gentlemen of the best qualitie will not act for the Parliament And now to wynd up all the Author drawes to his conclusion saying upon these considerations how much those Gentlemen of the Committee who have had the power of the Militia in their hands these ten moneths last past deserve to be rewarded for their service let the world judge and we also appeale to the honest impartiall Reader in this behalfe if there be in all this frivolous Pamphlet one error charged upon us and not fully answered as acting at the Committee much lesse a crime he charges us with committing hainous offences against the State he hath not so much as suggested much lesse proved one we have served the Parliament faithfully and honestly and doe justifie our whole proceedings and doe make our challenge even to malice it selfe who is a good accuser to come forth and prove but one offence though much below hainous we are not such fooles to expect reward nor to have our services confined within ten moneths what wee have done from the beginning of this Parliament was in obedience to God in dutie to our native Countrie and this Kingdome what wee expected that wee have that because we could not serve other mens turnes they would hate and reproach us our innocent sufferings are our incouragements and for rewards we have enough the Parliament prospers If ever this be replyed unto it will not be by men of honour for the Author concludes they are ashamed of ignoble actions amongst which we number slanders and spleenative aspertions wee resolve to trouble our selves no further till some one thing be proved against us and thus gentle Reader we take a civill leave and bid thee farewell Peter Temple Vic. Thomas Hesilrige Iohn Browne Henry Smith William Hewet Francis Smalley William Standley FINIS Printed at London for J. W. J. dwelling in the Old-Bayley