To the Right Honoble the at Beaumares these My Lord Captayne Bartletts ship being now furnished Yr Lops most humble servt Chester Jan: 13th 1643. Orl. Bridgeman. To the R. worshipfull these My verye lovinge Cozen You have receiv'd a letter from me, by the your verye lovinge freynd & Servaunt Jo. Eborac.1 1 John Williams, archbishop of York; who served first on one side and then on the other, during the Civil war. ARCHEOL. CAMB. VOL. I.] 00 To the right wor Bewmarish these My verye noble Cozen I received this Morninge a letter frỡ Mr Bridgeman The newes are not great. That Brerton & Middleton That the Welsh forces are gon to Wrexam from Chester to meet by the kinge, vpon his Allegiance, to feight That Essex mouinge that way, is wayted on by That Tattershall your kinsman's the E. of Lincoln's & the pluder of all that Coutrye in it. That the followed Fayrfax to Hull Gates, wth an Armye of Shipps. You have received letters fro My lord Capel lately: & I desire you to appoint a speedye meetinge, & to acquaint me therewth that I may be there. For if somwhat be not donne iu that Coutye, for the furtherance of his Mtyes Servis, I see great danger, hanginge over it. As esteemed an unkynde & suspected Countye. I leave you Noble Cozen in Gods ptection, and am Your verye lovinge freynd and cozen this 7th of Sept. 1643. Jo. Eborac. The seals to the two last letters are the same, viz. a signet or ring seal, bearing on a small shield a chevron between three Englishmen's heads two and one. My Lord For the Lord Bullkley This Present. I read yors of the bearer: & am sorrie for the carriage them awaie, but surelie Colonell Coote is to be blamed waite upon you and remaine Hallston 2 yor humble Seruant Tho. Mytton. of Dec. 1646. I hope there is no feare of anie enemie yet but it is not fitte that anie forces should be suffered to land at Holihead till they have made some of the deputie To the Right honōble the Lord Bulkley Right honōble This Present I have reed satisfaction from Cap. Symkis concerninge Oswallds Tree 21 of 8ber 1647. faithfull seruant Tho. Mytton. The seals of the two last letters are the same, viz. a double-headed spread-eagle. To the right Honble my lord Bulkley theese My lord I am very sensible, how much it import vs Ult. August Yor humble servt O. Wood. 1646. Denbigh 5o Junii 1654. In Answere to yor llpp's exposicons of the 4th day of this instant June we whose names are hereunto subscribed of the counties of Anglesey Carnarvon and Merioneth, haveinge taken into our serious consideracōn as well the unhappy condicon of or neighbors inhabitinge in the counties of flynt and Denbighe, as alsoe of owne poverty by want of trade and of the sale of or catle yett out of the abundance of or affeccon to his mats cause and yor llpp's pson notwithstandinge or great charge and or severall Garrisons withinge or counties as much as in us lyeth; assente that for the moneth of this instant June and July next these 3 counties shall pay the sume of five hundred pounds p moneth vz 500li upon the tenth of July, 500li upon the tenth of August, and for the moneth of August the sume of 600li upon the tenth of September followinge according to former divisions with consideracon of the present condicon of the counties of Denbigh and flynt beinge wasted and most impoverished by the enemies late incursions & spoile thereof, wch we looke shall not be any longer continued nor drawne in after tymes into example. And for the better enablynge us to pforme the same we desire that 1 This word is supplied by conjecture, the original contraction bein hitherto undecyphered. yor llpp will assente that wee bee freed from the free quarterings of all soldiers whatever, and to have a free trade by lande: and that yor llpp will endeavoure to pcure the same att Whyttchurch from the enimie by a drume with license for all such as trade with them to pcure their passes if they can and to return without pjudice. And that all future requiries except for the mayntenance of our owne_garrisons doe cease either in money or men or of armes, except Sr John Mennes his allowance, more pticularly that the ppocsicon of Prince Maurice his highnes of 500 men armed with or agreement thereupon, and alsoe the pposicon of yor llpp for men money and pvison be layed aside and not renewed, and that yor llpp doe assigne us all delinquents estates if any such be or happen within the severall counties, and vigorously assist us to get satisfaccon for the spoiles and losse we have received about Michās last by the takinge of or catle and other goods by his mats forces or comaunders thereof. And the better to enable or owne defence being subject to invasions by sea and lande yor Hpp will be pleased by severall orders under yor hande, that or armes, issued for the defence of the respective Counties of Denbigh and flynt, and there or elsewhere left seized or taken, may either be sente speedily to the governor of Denbigh to the pticnlar owners use or delivered to the owners. And that such as fayle may be pceeded ağt, and that yor Hpp will be pleased, for the pvencon of takinge away of or cattle or other goods by his mats forces, to sende yor orders into all Garrisons & Quarters within yor lorps comission, and alsoe to write yo lies to the severall Governors of Leichfield and Dudley Castle signifyinge That in case they detayne any of or catle or other goods yor Hpp must give us an allowance thereof: That thereby they may looke upon us with a better regard, And that yor Hpp will be pleased to pcure his māts tres or the Prince to those severall Garrisons in that behalfe. It is agreed that out of the above agreed contribucon that all souldiers passinge thorow any of the fỹ counties theire quarters bee discharged. |