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A63665	A true relation of severall acts, passages and proceedings, done, undertaken, suffered and performed, by Captaine Robert Lawson, now one of the sheriffes of the city and county of London-Derry upon and since the first beginning of the great and generall rebellion in Ireland, in severall parts and places within the province of Ulster. With a true copy of his commission at Lysnegarvy, a copy of a letter to Sir Robert Stewart from the commissioners, and copies of his warrants to his two lieutenants and quarter-master to command in his absence, with a true copy of another commission for raysing of men in London-Derry, with a true certificate under the hands of the colonels, commissioners, and captaines in generall, touching his carriage in and about London-Derry, with his commission of agencie from the city of London-Derry during his abode in London.		1643 (1643)	Wing T2914B; ESTC R222394	10,563	16

hath supplied us being destitute of any meanes of sending intelligence to the State with a Ship though it was bound for France A true Copy of a Licence to transport my wife and goods to Derry KNow all men by these presents that we have licenced Captaine Robert Lawson to convey and bring his wife and family with their goods to the Towne of London-derry and doe therefore straightly require all his Majesties Officers and loving Subjects to assist and aid them in their journey with their said goods as they will answer the contrary at their perils Given under our hands at Carrickefergus the sixth day of November 1641. Arthur Chichester Arthur Tirringham A true Copy of London derry Commission VVHereas by his Majesties Commission under the hands of the Right Honourable Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlase Knights now Lords Justices of this Kingdome of Ireland and others of the Honourable Privy Councell of the same Kingdome to us and others directed bearing date the eighteenth day of November last past whereby we or any one of us joyntly or severally are required and authorised to levie arme and array all such forces both of foote and horse of the British Nation within the severall Counties of Tyrone London-derry Donnagall Cavan Armagh and Fermanagh all or any of them and also to divide distribute and dispose the said forces into Troopes or severall Companies and to appoint Officers and Commanders over them Now by vertue of the foresaid Commission we doe hereby nominate ordaine and appoint Robert Lawson Merchant and one of the Burgesses of the City of London-derry to be Captaine and Commander of one hundred men of the British Nation and he to appoint such Officers under him for the commanding and due ordering of his said company as he shall know and approve to be men of discretion care and trust to discharge the Offices whereunto they shall be elected and appointed by him And we doe hereby authorize the said Robert Lawson to joyne his said company with any other his Majesties forces for the defence of the foresaid City of London-derry or in pursuing slaying and destroying any of the Rebels and for the taking and surprising any of the Holds or Forts now possessed by them or any of them if occasion shall so require And we doe hereby require and command all such persons as shall be entred in the List and under the command of the said Robert Lawson to render all due obedience to him and his Officers as by them in point of Martiall affaires they or any of them shall be commanded and required as they will answer at their perils Given under our hands and seales at the City of London-Derry the fifth day of December 1641. John Vaughan Henry Vaughan Dudley Phillips To Robert Lawson Burgesse A true Copy of a Commission from the City of London-derry to London VVE the Major of the City of London-Derry in the Kingdome of Ireland and Sir John Vaughan Knight one of his Majesties Honourable Privy Councell of the said Kingdome and others the Aldermen and Captaine of the aforesaid City hereunto subscribing having important occasion at this present to imploy an Agent of especiall trust into England for the publike good and better safety of this City and the Countrey adjoyning in regard of the eminent danger the same are in in respect of the generall Rebellion of the Natives of this Kingdome Have thought fit to imploy the Bearer hereof Robert Lawson one of the Sheriffes of the said City and Captaine of a foote company of Souldiers now ingarrisoned in the same City to be our Agent in the foresaid businesse who intendeth by the assistance of Almighty God with all possible speede to passe into the Kingdome of England there to expedite our affaires and afterwards to make his returne hither We therefore doe pray and desire all his Majesties Officers Ministers and loving Subjects of any his Highnesse Realmes and Dominions to whom these Presents shall come to be seene to take notice hereof and to permit the said Robert Lawson to passe and repasse both by Sea and Land without trouble or molestation either in body or goods and to assist him if need require with Post-horses or any other thing need full in his journey and returne hither as they as every of them tender his Majesties service and the welfare of this part of his Majesties Kingdome in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the Seale of Maioralty of the foresaid City of be hereto affixed at the said City the 23. day of September Anno Dom. 1642. Annoque Reg. Car. 18. John Vaughan Henry Vaughan John Kilner Robert Thorneton Major Simon Pits Henry Finch A true Copy of a Certificate of the Commissioners Colonels Captaines and Commanders of Captaine Lawsons carriage in and about London-derry and Lisnegarvy and the Country adjoyning TO all Christian people unto whom these Presents shall come We Sir William Stewart Knight and Baronet Sir John Vaughan Knight two of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell of Ireland Sir Robert Stewart Knight and other his Majesties Commissioners Captaines and Commanders of the severall Regiments under the command of the said Sir William Stewart Sir Robert Stewart and Sir Ralph Gore Knight and Colonell lately deceased here under subscribing doe hereby certifie That whereas by vertue of severall Commissions to some of us and others directed from the Right Honourable the Lords Justices and Councell of Ireland bearing date the 27. of October last a Commission issued amongst others to Robert Lawson one of the Sheriffes of the City and County of London-derry to raise and arme a company and number of men to consist of one hundred and upwards for the safe keeping of the said City and County and the Countrey adjoyning and apposing the Rebels who thereupon with great expedition care and carriage raised armed and maintained from the first of December last past at his owne cost and charges one foote company of 150. foote and a Troope of eleven horse which have beene so lately mustered have by the Commissary with which company of foot being joyned with other companies within the City he hath carefully watched and guarded the said City being a place of great important and joyned with the other companies in repairing the decayed wals rampiers and gates thereof and hath also at all needfull times and upon all offered occasions by himselfe in person and with his company of horse and foote marched forth and joyned with our Regiments and given battell to the Enemies with us in the greatest services that have beene done in the Countries of Tyrone Donnegall and London-derry alwayes furnishing his men and carrying victuals and provisions for them without putting the Countrey to any charge having accompanied us at many good skirmishes set battels and hard encounters with the Rebels and some time adventured abroad and done good service with his owne company And we doe hereby sincerely acknowledge that the said Captaine Lawson with other the City companies have under God beene no small meanes for the preservation not onely of the said City but of this part of Vlster And that we without the assistance of the said City companies could not have so well subsisted And we doe further declare that Captaine Lawson hath taken great care in training and exercising his company that they are expert ready Souldiers and if it please his Majesty and his Honourable Court of Parliament so to esteeme of him and his company he hath well demerited good pay and reward as well for his service done in these parts as for the like by him done and performed at Lisnegarvy and the parts thereabouts at the first Insurrection of this Rebellion as is intimated and signified unto some of us under the hands of divers Honourable persons in this Kingdome which we have seene and perused and give good credit thereunto and we do also certifie on the behalfe of the said Captaine Lawson that he hath issued and delivered without any payment or satisfaction the number of 4000. Deale-boards together with Timber Iron and Nailes wherewith to erect and set up severall houses for the lodging and receiving of the Souldiers other poore distressed people within the City resorting thither for reliefe in the dead time of winter without which many of them otherwise had perished and beene lost the most part of the houses in the Suburbs being pulled downe in feare of the Enemies approach And having a Ship laden at Derry upon the first beginning of this Rebellion with a great quantity of Butter to be transported for France did afterwards unlade the same Butter and distributed the same by times by our order amongst the Souldiers and others for their reliefe without any payment By which meanes he lost 30. li. of Advance-money to the Master of the Ship the losse of the benefit of his markets abroad and preservation of his credit at home and abroad besides his losse at the Iron workes above Belfast amounting to a great value and his losse and dammage sustained by severall houses goods and commodities burned and consumed at Strabane of great worth and great debts abroad in the Rebels hands much on the behalfe of the said Captaine Lawson we doe certifie to be true besides other good services performed by his owne hands in killing and cutting of some of the Arch-rebels and in testimony of the truth hereof we have here under subscribed this 16. day of September Anno Dom. 1642. An. R. Car. Angl. c. decimo octavo Robert Thorneton Major Henry Vaughan Robert Culbreth Simon Pitts Henry Finch John Vaughan Robert Stewart Edward Maxwell Thomas Fairefax John Stewart William Stewart William Simpill James Gulbreth Thomas Dutton