fhould advance towards him. The Lord General, with his army, lyth at Kinton in the Vale, about four miles from the Lady Copes houfe. He marched not yesterday. If he advance towards him, he must come about the hill, near unto the Lord Spencers houfe Wormelaiton; and then the King may remove, as I conceave, towards Woodstocke and for Oxford, or fall back again to Worfter, one of which in probability he will doe; and therefore if it be for Oxford, then likely he intends for Winfor. Then if our Shire removed to Wickham, to be fomewhere upon the hills, they might much anoy him in his paffage amongst the woods and lanes: but I leave it to your better judgment. This day there came a loose fellow to Borftal: he fays he lay laft night at Merton, and is going to the King, for whom he will fight. Now Merton is in the way from Borftall to Woodstock, and three miles nearer; fo that I take him for a fpie, and have fent him to you to be fecured or otherwife, as you pleafe. Humbly taking leave, I reit Your fervant to be commanded, J. P. My Lady Dynham defires her fervice may be prefented unto you. -I have fent out scouts, and which way the King the King move I fhall informe you. Since the fealing of my letter, I entercepted Jo Bew of Oxford, travayling with a letter from Oxford to a fervant of the Kings. We brake open the letter; notwithstanding I thought fit to fend him and it unto you. No. V. To the Right wor". RICH. GRENVILE, High Sheriff of the County of Bucks. Sir, Prefent thefe. THAT you may not expect me this night, I have fent this meffenger to lett you know my journey is deferred by thofe those whom I should meet till Friday; foe that I hope to be with you on Thursday night. I pray let thofe writings which Ewan brought from Aylesbury be laid up carefully till then. At Bedford there was a new Commiffion for the Peace, wherein seven Juftices were left out, and the Lorde Bullingbroke and all his adherents. There was an order fent (as I heare) from the King to the Judge of Affize, to Bedford, requiring him to publish the illegality of the Commiffion of Array; which he refused to doe, but returned it to the Parliament; for which the Grand Jury were in confultation to indict the Judge, and to prefent the turning out of those Juftices for a greivance. But what is done I am not certain, for my intelligence came away before the affize ended. The Kinge hath been at Leicester, but we cannot learne what was done there yett. On Saturday night he came to Huntingdon, where he now is; and we heare that he intends to be at Sir Lewis Dives house, by Bedford, on Wednesday, and foe to come into the country, then for Woodffocke. What the meaning hereof is, and with what force he comes, I cannott yet learne; nor am 1 fure of the truth of his cominge. Throp, 25 July 1642. Yor, THO: TYRRELL*. * Sir Thof. Tyrell of Castle Throp, near Newport Pagnell, was a branch of the Tyrells of Thornton, near Buckingham. The Caftle Throp branch are wholly extinct. The Heiress of Sir Charles Tyrell of Thornton married Dr. Cotton; and their Heiress is mar ried to Thomas Shepherd, Efq. who now lives at Thornton. No. VI. [Endorfed by Mr. GRENVILE.] Rec. Nov. 4. 1642, from the CLOSE COMMITTEE." To our very worthy Frindes the Deputy Lieutenants of the County of BUCKINGHAM. Gentlemen, Chefham. WE perceive by your letter to Dr. Burgefs, that you are in expectations to be fet upon by fome of the horse commanded by Prince Rupert, and that you mean to stand upon your garde: we fhall take the fpeedieft course to releeve you with all the horfe and dragoons we have here ready; and wee hope my L. General Effex will be at St. Albans this night, from whence, we doubt not, but more powerfull fupplyes may be employed into these parts. So wee reft Your very loving Frindes, WARWICK, No. VII. [Endorfed by Mr. GRENVILE.] "Rec. Nov. 4, 1642, from his EXCELLENCY the LDi GENERAL." To the Deputy Lieutenants or Committee for the County of BUCKINGHAM. Gentlemen, I HAVE received certaine advertisement, that the King's forces are advancing towards London, and that the counties and places through which they paffe (being the first difarmed difarmed by them) are very much oppreffed with their cruelty and outrage. And because there is no way more probable for the fuppreffion of those infolencies than by calling in the aid of the Counties to joyne wth the Parliament forces in a body, to make refiftance either by giving battaile or otherwise, as there fhall be occafion, I have thought fitt to defyre you to use all poffible care and diligence to fecure the magazyne of the county; and that all fuch forces of horse and foot wthin the county as are raised or may be raised by you, doe forthwith marche towards the towne of St. Albone, in the county of Hertford, to-morrow, being the fifth day of November, and whither I am now advancing with the army under my command, and fhall be ready to affift you in whatsoever may moft conduce to the public fafety. From my Quarter at Wooborne, this 4th day of November, 1642. No. VIII. [Endorsed by Mr. GRENVILE.] Found in a Truncke at Lady CARNARVONS, when her "Houfe was fearched 30 November 1642.” [Directed] To his very much efteemed good Freind JOHN CART WRIGHT, Efqr. Good Sir, Thefe bee dd. IT was my happiness to wayte upon his Majeftie at your houfe at Ayno, when he was pleafed to grace it with his prefence. I heard much murmuringe that you weere not present to entertaine him: many threatened your perfon, others your goods, and fome your estate. 2 I was forry to hear fo many and fuch words utterd. I was bold to write to Mrs Cartwright of many particulars & paffages, informing her that the fhould doe well to write to you about it, & that he would prefently poit to Court about it, & ufe fuch freinds as the hath there, that all may not be begge tell he had made known to his Majeftie her deplorable eftate & condicen. She was pleafed to anfweere my letter, and therein thee défired. mee to move the Lords at a Councell of War, & alfo my Lord of Dorfett, in her behalfe, & her childs, & yours; which accordingly. I performed, & retorned their anfweres to her back agayne. I was comanded fuddenly to march towards Brageford, & this night retorned back to Oxford, where I find Mrs. Cartwright full of grief for your loffes. Shee hath gott fuch cattell and other goods of yours as thee could into her protection, which are fife heere; & fhee hath a warrant from his Majestie for others left behind, which thee fayth fhee will prefently fend for, & fo preferve fomething, which otherwite would have been loft. My Lord of Dorfett is pleafed to informe mee of a letter hee recieved from you, & he feemeth to bee very angry with you. I could with that you were heere to joyne with your fweete Lady to make your peace, which I know might it (yet) bee done, with those friends fhee hath heere at Court. I befech you pardon mee for my boldness thus much to interpofe betweene you & your Ladye: bee confident it is out of my refpects to you both, & knowing her zeale & fervencie to begg your pardon for what is formerly paft, as I am able to teftifye by fome former paffages & her tears. Though nothing could move you formerly, be pleafed yet to look back, & to knowe that ftill fhee is your wife, & what folemne proteftations you made in your marriage. Though now fhee hath many friends, yett till know the defireth your love, & that you would not ruinate yourselfe, your child, & her, with fome evil councell, but pleasd to post tether, wheere fhee is pleasd to use her best friends to affift you, & to bring you into favour. If you come not fuddenly it wilbe to late, & then not to be helpt. There is now a Proclamation of pardon ifluinge out into Oxfordshire, in which you are excepted, as I am informed; therefore confider what is your best courfe fuddenly. As yet I know Mrs. Cartwright may with her friends do you VOL. II. L L fervice |