To my
highly honoured
Colonell Sir
Thomas
House
in Queene
Streete
I
Present
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Honoured Sir ,
You shall understand that this present
Monday morning, being the 26 of June, we received the sad tidings of Colonel Hamdens death; he died on Saturday night last.; it being to
all honest men a cause of much reluctation and sorrow this day likewise was
read in the howse a proclamation which came from
Oxford, granting pardon to all members of either howse
that would come in to Oxford within ten daies
excepting out of that pardon only 5 Lords and 13 Commoners the Earles of Essex Warwick Manchester Stamford and my Lord Say
and Seale; Sir John Hotham, Sir Ac: Haselrigg, Sir ffran: Popham, Sir Ed: Hungerford, Sir Hen: Lindloc??,
Mr Pym, Mr Strode, Mr Natha: Fiennes, Mr Alex: Popham,
Mr Hamden, My Lord Major Colonel Mann
the proclamation did seeme
to anihilate this Parliament; the Lords voted that
they would maintaine this Parliament with their lives
and sent it
downe at the conference; and do fixed a declaration
might be sett forth concerning this proclamation; our howse
did concur; my Lord General is yet at Tame; but we had this day an intimation
given us by Mr Pym that he would goe forward upon
some designe tomorrow : some commanders in the armie doe refuse the Covenant, I wish the number be not
many; I cannot write you any good newes our forces at
Leister have taken some of their Commanders ; my Lord Fairfax is in great want
of horse ; the Queene advanceth: the last night the
Cavaliers plundered Wickham and tooke a troope of my Lo: Generals horse; and this City tooke an alarum upon it and were up in armes
all night: Colonel Martin’s regiment is to goe downe to the armie with all
convenient speede: there is nothing yet done in your
Committee since you want although I pressed it for the other armies
which concerns Essex I will doe anything you shall command: I have nothing else
for the present thus in hast my humble service being presented to your selfe and my Ladie I take my
leave and with ease rest
June 26 1643 Yours to Serve
you
I beseech you present my
service to
Sir John and
his Ladie and all the rest
of the
Ladies./
Rob:
Goodwin