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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84104	A letter from His Excellencje the Earl of Essex to the gentlemen, freeholders, and other well-affected people in the county of Essex. Also, an order of the House of Commons in Parliament for a contribution for sick souldiers under the command of his excellencie. Together with two other orders of the committee of the House of Commons and Citie of London, for reducing Newcastle, and the parts adjacent. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament assembled, that these be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1643 (1643)	Wing E3317; Thomason E55_3; ESTC R22708	2,283	8

A LETTER From his EXCELLENCJE The Earl of ESSEX To the Gentlemen Freeholders and other well-affected people in the County of ESSEX ALSO An Order of the House of Commons in Parliament for a Contribution for sick Souldiers under the Command of his Exeellencie Together with two other Orders of the Committee of the House of Commons and Citie of London for reducing Newcastle and the parts adjacent ORdered by the Commons in Parliament Assembled That these be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edw. Husband June 17. 1643. A Letter sent from his Excellency the Earl of Essex to the Gentlemen Freeholders and well-affected people in the County of Essex HEaring of your readinesse to assist in this great cause with your persons and purses for the defence of Religion and Liberty and what ever is deare unto us and of your willingnesse to rise generally and to joyn with other Counties to deliver your selves from that slavery and misery that our enemies would bring upon us I do with much joy receive your resolutions and count it a speciall mercy of God that makes his people sensible of their dangers and willing to hazard their lives for him and do judge it the most hopefull means of concluding these unhappy distractions of the Kingdom Therefore I desire you to assure your selves of all assistance from me that the Army can afford and my earnest desire is to helpe you in it And I desire such may appear in this cause as have most interest in it such of whose constancy and courage wee may be assured men of Religious lives and affections fittest to bear Arms for truth of Religion Men of estates to defend those estates that the enemy seeks to devour The employment is not too mean for the best men and then we shall hope for successe when such put their hands to the work for assure your selves the loosnesse and inconstancy of the Souldiers amongst others is one cause of the continuance of the Warre I desire you to provide your selves as well as you can with arms and necessaries and to bring six weeks pay in your purses considering that the march is long and but a moneth of that may be spent in service when that time is expired we hope you may returne home with peace If we shall entreat your further helpe we shall provide for you as well as God will enable us Chuse Commanders your selves Colonells and Captains when we shall heare their names we shall send them Commissions and when you shall come near us we shall send some able and experienc't Commanders from our Army to assist you Doubt not of your Country in your absence we shall take a course for the securing and quieting of the Malignants your safety is in being in Arms it will be your happinesse to fight with your enemies at distance and so keep them from spoyling that as yet peaceable and flourishing County If God stirre the hearts of people to appeare generally and to prosper our endeavours wee hope the successe will be happy and comfortable Stoken Church 9. June 1643. Your assured Friend Essex Die Lunae 12. Junii 1643. WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God to send a visitation of sicknes amongst the souldiers in the Armie raised for the King and Parliament wherby the Lord Generall hath bin enforced to send backe many of thosefick Souldiers to be Billited in some remote houses and Towns some myles distant from London untill it shall please God to restore them health ability to return again to his Army wch Souldiers by reason of this their sicknes must needs be in great want of many things necessary for them in such cases although there hath been what could be conveniently spared sent them by the Parliament It is therfore Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament That there shal be a Collection made on Thursday next being the day appointed for publick thanksgiving in all the Parish Churches in and about the City of London contained in the weekly Bills of Mortality for and towards reliefe of the said distressed sicke Souldiers by the Churchwardens and other Officers of the said Parishes and the Monies by them so collected to be paid unto Wil Greenhill John Pocock John Randall and Rich Hutchinson Citizens of London or any two of them at Tallow-Chandlers Hal neer Dowgate in London on Saturday next to be distributed for the reliefe of the said sick Souldiers in such manner as the Committee appointed bythe House of Commons for maymed souldiers shall appoint And it is likewise hereby Ordered That all Ministers of the said severall parishes shall earnestly perswade the people to contribute to this so pious and honorable a work it being for those that have and will be ready again when God shall enable them to hazard their lives for the defence of all our lives Liberties and Religion Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. 13. June 1643. IT is this day Ordered That the Major of Boston Mr Edward Tilson Arthur Empson Thomas Welby Mr Ellis Mr Tooley Mr. Green Mr. Coney be assistants to this Committee for the Town of Boston parts adjacent in the County of Lincoln to do execute all the Instructions mentioned in the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament made this fifth day of Iune 1643. for the speedy raising of Forces for the Towne of Newcastl● and regulating the trade of coal there And it is further Ordered That Mr. Edward Tilson shall be Treasurer for the monys contributed raised in the sayd Towne County and is to keepe Books of Accompts of all mones received by vertue of the sayd ordinance and is to Receive such allowance for charges as by this Committee shall be held reasonable fit And all moneys by him the said Treasurer Received he is from time to time to give an Accompt chereof to this Committee ane pay the same as shal be directed by this Committee to such others as in the said ordinance is mentioned Edward Gilbert Clerke to this Committee 13. Iune 1643. At the Committee of the House of Commons and City of London for reducing Newcastle and the parts adjacent IT is this day Ordered That the Lord Major of London be desired to cause the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for Regulating the Coale Trade at Newcastle to be published by evry Minister in every Parish Churh in London and the Suburbs thereof upon Thursday next and the Committees in every VVard are appointed forthwith to take Subscriptions and Collect the Money according to the sayd Ordinance Edward Gilbert Clerk to this Committee FJNJS